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Unit 3 Famous Brand Names1.Can you name some famous brands? Why do people like them?NIKE / Lenovo / apple / nokia / haier /haisen /Samsung/and so onPeople pursue the famous brands for some reasons.Firstly, they believe that famous brands are general have higher quality.Secondly, they want highlight their noble status by buying some famous brands like LV, Armani.Thirdly, they think designer things are more comfortable.Moreover, they like the styles of these brands.2.Do you think college students should pursue famous brands? Why or why not?I think as a college student, we should not to pursue the famous brands. The reason are as follows:Most of famous brands are far beyond our consumption ability.Beside, it is not the famous brands but the people’s character that really make him high class.Meanwhile, this action may bring a bad atmosphere of competing with each other.3.Some famous brands have a very long history. Why are they so popular amonggenerations of people?//I think is it reputation and Spirit of Innovation.Firstly, if a brand had good reputation ,everyone would consider buying it. For example American mothers like to use Ivory Soap for a long time, because it’s reputation for being safe.Besides, Some famous brands have the Spirit of Innovation..They always create different styles of products to adapt to different customers, so they are always popular among generations of people.4.How can a national famous brand build its name in a foreign country?A national famous brand is not easy to be built, it needs to have some factors,Firstly, it should possess extremely high quality.Secondly, there should be a good advertising for it..For example: Haier has been built it national famous brand, what they do to outflank American’s there majo r appliance makers by competing on image rather than price5.Why do many people choose pirated stuff of famous brands instead of thegenuine? What do you think of it?Because pirated stuff have the same property but lower price as the genuine. First of all, I buy pirated stuff too since there are too much pirated stuff .However, I do not think that is right, because pirated stuff Offend copy rights and benefit of the inventor.6.According to you, what kind of things are worth spending money on?Firstly, we should buy things that are useful for us. If things we buy were not appropriate to us, it is a waste of money though they are really good.Secondly, we should buy products that possess good reputation. We should not buy some bargains but ignore their quality.Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic:What are the secrets of business success?1. KnowledgeA strong body of knowledge about the area in which you wish to succeed is often one of the key building blocks of success.2. Natural talent and work hardIt is not enough to possess just natural talent. Only by working hard now, can you be successful in the future3. Clear goals and planningMuch like a trip, it’s a lot easier to get where you want to go if you know where you’re going and spend the time to plan the route you’ll take to get there4. LuckLuck and opportunity also play an important role in success - sometimes things just click due to forces outside your control.5. CooperationAlong with luck comes cooperation - the fact that others are working in small ways to help you succeed rather than hinder you.。

大学英语（三）口语考试题（附参考答案）2021级口语考试题目Answer the following question within 3 minutes.1. Should people improve their appearance through plastic surgery? Some suggested ideas:★Negative:(1) We should not attempt to change nature.(2) Most employers need skilled employees rather than good-looking ones.(3) One’s inner beauty or qualities like honesty, faithfulness, diligence and sense of humor are more important than one’s appearance.2. Many college students choose to take part-time jobs in their spare time. What do you think may be the advantages of it? :★taking part-time jobs may have at least three benefits for college students in my eye. First and foremost, students can promote their study through part-time jobs. For instance, if a law student finds a part-time jobin a law firm, his 1Practice will enable him to better understand what he has learned from books. What’s more, the part-time job can offer him opportunities to gobeyond what has been taught in class, and he will learn something that doesn‘t exist in books but in practice.Moreover, students can accumulate work experience through part-time jobs, which will benefit their future job-hunting. Part-time jobs act as warm-up exercises for students to take full-time jobs after graduation and help themto prepare for future careers. In addition, graduate students lacking in practical work experience are often disfavored in job-hunting markets.Last but not the least, part-time jobs can partly rel ieve students’ financial burden, especially those who are from poor families.3. Students spend a lot of time watching all kinds of TV programs during their holidays, ranging from TV series to Talent Show. But it may he harmfulif we watch TV too much. Could you give some reasons? :★The most important reason why watching TV is bad is that it influences how much family members communicate. Parents, grandparents, and other family members have a lot of wisdom to share. This wisdom, however, is often ignored by young people who watch TV.Furthermore, it reduces children’s study time.Finally, TV programs can be a bad influence. Some shows include inappropriate language and too much violence. Many researchers say children do repeat what they see on TV.4. Please describe what kink of people you expect your dream lover to be. :★He or she should be a loving and caring individual. Not only does he or she love her family, but he or she is warm-hearted to help those around or even someon e who they don’t know.He or she should be loyal to their nation, their family and their career. Hard-working is an indispensable quality.He or she is supposed to know romance, tolerance and humor. If he is a handsome or she is a beautiful, that would be better. Someone who is good at cooking is always welcome.5. What are the pros and cons of exercises? / What are the advantages and disadvantages of exercises? :● Pros of exercises:1) It improves appearance. Through exercise, you can get a nice figure. 2) It strengthens the heart. 3) It can improve your health.4) It can enhance your mood and reduce depression and anxiety. ●Cons of exercises:1) It may affect one’s personal life. Some people are so obsessed with exercise that they give little time and attention to other aspects of their personal lives.2) If we do exercise in a wrong way, it can actually harm our body. Some work out hard and pull their muscles; some even hurt a joint or break a bone.6. Many college students and high school students choose to study abroad after their graduation. What is your view of studying abroad? :▲T(e students who bh?os? to study a broad believe that overseas studY will ��e vgry rew��rding. 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2022中国海洋大学大学本科英语三听力原文Text 1M：I’ve got two tickets for the movie.Would you like to go with me?W：I’m sorry.I was asked to have a discussion with my cousin about his son’s education.Text 2M：How much are the tickets?W：4 dollars for adults and children are half－price.M：OK.I’d like two adult tickets and two children’s tickets.Text 3M：Why didn’t you attend the class?W：I’m sorry.But my brother was hit by a car and I had to care for him in the hospital.Text 4M：Hi，Maria.I’ve heard there is an interesti ng film.Shall we see it tonight?W：I’d like to.But Mr.Black told me to type some important notices and send them to him by 9：00 pm.M：The job is the most important.Text 5W：Manhattan Square，please.M：All right，madam.When are we supposed to be there?W：I’d like to go around the city，if you don’t mind.Text 6M: Hello! This is City Police Station.W：I need help.My house has been broken into.M：Can you tell me some details?W：When I came home，I found my door broken，and my money，my jewelry，and my camera were gone.M：Was there anybody home?W：No.My son，husband，and I all happened to be out having our dinner after work.M：What is your address?W：No.13，Downing Street.Could you come over at once?M：OK.Don’t worry，madam.We’ll be there in 10 minutes.Text 7M：Hi.What can I do for you?W：I’m hunting for a part－time job.M：Then，you’ve come to the right place.Our office isaimed at helping those like you to find jobs.W：Glad to hear that.I really need to earn some money for my education.M：How many hours would you like to work?W：Ten to twenty hours a week.M：And when are you free to work?W：Every weekday since noon.And I wouldn’t mind working on weekends.M：Great.Now please fill out this form.W：When can I get to work?M：I will call you tomorrow.W：Thank you.Text 8M：This is Henry.I’d like to make sure when we can expect you for a get－together.W：Er...What party is it?M：Our former classmates are planning a get－together.W：Oh，that’s good.M：Are you free these days?W：A little busy somehow.M：Can you come this Saturday evening?W：I’m very sorry，I’ve promised to go to the movieswith my daughter.M：Well，how about Sunday then?W：That sounds fine.M：Good.Shall we make it at a quarter to seven?W：I’m sure to be there.Shall we have a dance after that?M：It’s up to you.I’ve learned a new dance these days.Then we can share it.W：That’s great.Text 9W：I’ll take part in a very important party for my friend Amy.M：Really?W：Amy has just been awarded the first prize for her English speech.M：Great.W：Today is her 26th birthday.M：Then you must buy a gift for her.W：What do you think I should buy for her?M：A birthday cake.W：No，she has got one from her boy friend.M：Then，what else?W：I think an MP3 player will be OK.M：Hasn’t she had one already?W：But it is broken.She likes music.I think it’s the best for her.M：You’re right.Then shall I drive you there?W：No.I’ll do it myself.You have to care for my pet dogs and cats.Text 10Hello，everyone.Welcome to our hospital.Now I’m going to tell you something about my hospital，Friendship Hospital.It looks very new and modern.But it has a history going back to three quarters of a century.It was designed to sleep 200 patients，and then 400.With the development of the new building blocks，it can now sleep 900 patients.It started its life as a general hospital.But now it has developed its new departments and become the teaching hospital that is famous all over the area.It has created new fields for treating heart diseases and eye diseases with a lot of experienced and famous doctors.During the teaching process，it includes a school of baby nursing.In 2001，the President along with the mayor visited the children from flooded areas，and on Christmas Day last year，the Prime Minister had lunch with the patients，talking about their life after the AIDS disease.Ⅰ.听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

中国海洋大学本科英语lll考试试题及答案中国海洋大学本科英语III考试试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. What does the abbreviation "UN" stand for?A) United NationsB) Union of NationsC) United Nations of AmericaD) None of the above答案：A2. Which of the following is not a form of renewable energy?A) Solar energyB) Wind energyC) Fossil fuelsD) Hydropower答案：C3. The phrase "break the ice" is used to describe:A) Starting a conversationB) Ending a relationshipC) Cooling down a heated argumentD) Freezing water答案：A4. In English grammar, which word is used to connect two independent clauses?A) ConjunctionB) PrepositionC) ArticleD) Adjective答案：A5. The verb "to be" in English is used to indicate:A) PossessionB) ExistenceC) ActionD) Condition答案：B6. Which of the following is not a method of communication?A) WritingB) SpeakingC) PaintingD) Listening答案：C7. The word "facetious" is closest in meaning to:A) SeriousB) HumorousC) AngryD) Sad答案：B8. The idiom "let the cat out of the bag" means:A) To reveal a secretB) To adopt a petC) To be carelessD) To be sneaky答案：A9. In English, the word "peruse" means:A) To glance at quicklyB) To read thoroughlyC) To ignoreD) To skim through答案：B10. The phrase "a piece of cake" is used to describe something that is:A) DifficultB) ExpensiveC) EasyD) Tasty答案：C二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. The capital of Australia is ________.答案：Canberra2. The largest ocean on Earth is the ________.答案：Pacific Ocean3. The chemical symbol for gold is ________.答案：Au4. The first woman to win a Nobel Prize was ________.答案：Marie Curie5. The term "Middle Ages" refers to the period between the________ and the ________.答案：fall of the Roman Empire; Renaissance6. The process of photosynthesis in plants is carried out in the ________.答案：chloroplasts7. The first African-American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature was ________.答案：Toni Morrison8. The theory of relativity was developed by the physicist ________.答案：Albert Einstein9. The largest continent by area is ________.答案：Asia10. The first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth was________.答案：Sputnik 1三、阅读理解（每题3分，共30分）（阅读材料略）1. According to the passage, what is the main cause of deforestation?答案：Agricultural expansion2. What is the primary function of the rainforest mentioned in the text?答案：Absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen3. How does the author describe the impact of deforestation on wildlife?答案：It leads to habitat loss and endangers many species.4. What is the significance of the Amazon rainforest?答案：It is often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth."5. What measures are suggested by the author to protect the rainforest?答案：Implementing sustainable logging practices and creating protected areas.6. What is the author's opinion on the importance of preserving the rainforest?答案：It is crucial for maintaining the Earth's ecological balance.7. What is the main threat to the coral reefs mentioned in the text?答案：Climate change and pollution8. How do coral reefs benefit marine life?答案：They provide shelter and breeding grounds for many species.9. What is the current trend in coral reef health?答案：A decline due to various environmental pressures.10. What action can individuals take to help protect coral reefs?答案：Reducing carbon footprint and supporting conservation efforts.四、作文（30分）请根据以下提示写一篇不少于200字的英语短文。

Unit 6 Travel around the world1.What attracts you most when you visit a new place?To me, special snacks are the most attractive. I want to taste what I have ever had. I think food is a part of local culture. I’d like to have a feast in a new place.2.People travel for various reasons. Please talk about some of them.I love traveling. Traveling not only broadens my horizons but also opens my eyes to the world. What'smore, it refreshes me. Just forget all trifles and burdens that I have in my mind. Experience is a type of living knowledge.3.What is your favorite way of travelling, alone or in a group? Why?I’d like to travel with my family.in my view, my parents must expect to have more time with me ,I should spend more time with them. Moreover, I have common conversation topics with my parents, we will have a good time when we are together. What is more, it can vastly strengthen our relationship.4.Introduce a tourist attraction that you have beenI have been to Suzhou gardens. Suzhou in Jiangsu Province is a famous historic and cultural city that ismore than 2,500 years old. Suzhou features more than 200 ancient gardens. The small private gardens are especially famous nationwide and reflect architectural styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.Lijiang ancient city, located in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, is an ancient town inhabited mainly by the Naxi minority people. The town was founded in 1127. The roads in the town are paved with colored pebbles produced in Lijiang, and there are many stone bridges and memorial archways built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Most of the residences are made of earth and wood. Palace murals depicting religious themes were painted during the Ming Dynasty. The traditional Dongba Culture of the Naxi ethnic group has been preserved in Lijiang.5.If you had $1000, where would you go on holiday? How about if you had$10,000, or $100,000？If I had $1000, I would go to HunlunBeier Grassland. Because I want to stay in a quiet and vast place for few days.If I had $10,000, I would go to Beverly Hills. Because I heard that the view from the top of Beverly Hills is very beautiful .If I had $100,000, I would go to Europe. Because there are the most of beautiful sceneries6.Which scenic spot do you think can best represent the culture or lifestyle of yourhometown? Why?Well, I come from Linyi. When I referred to Linyi, what you thought firstly is Yimeng Mountain, yes, Yimeng Mountain is representative of my hometown.Firstly, during the anti-Japanese war and the war of liberation, the mountain is a holy place of revolution, which contribute to the victory of the war.Secondly, there are many famous historical celebrities in Yimeng Mountain area, like 王羲之、王献之、诸葛亮、孟子and so on。

大英三（3学分）口语考试话题、词组、翻译1) Which life do you prefer, country life or city life? And why?（U1）2) Talk about changes in Chinese family life.（U1）3) Talk about the Civil-rights Movement in the U.S.（U2）4) Why it is believed that much remains to be done before black Americans enjoy full equality? （U2）5) What do you think has led to deterioration in security in many parts of the world?（U3）6) Prevention or punishment, which do you think is the better alternative in ensuring citizen safety?（U3）7) What role do you think imagination plays in promoting the advancement of science and technology? （U4）8) Why do you think it important that scientists should possess creative powers? （U4）Unit 1 Unit 2get byjust aboutget throughon balanceat that pointaside fromcut backdine outon a small/large scaleas a resultat one timeget alonggo within additionmake sensemiss out(on sth.) relate totake overwhip up Stand up (for)Be intent on(sth/doing sth) On the sideClose in (on/around)As forMake the best ofAt riskIn the eyes ofPass forLead toUsher inBe tired ofPush (sb) about/ around Lie in honor/ in stateUnit 3 Unit 4On the latchClose upHook up toBuild in/intoPut upWithout/with not so much as Stand forBe bathed inWith/by a small/large margin In a rowDoze offCome to a conclusionNot give a fig for (sb./sth.) Believe inBeyond (any) doubt(never) get anywhere/get nowhere At the turn of the centuryIf anythingaim attake the plungepull inin one’s favorbreak inin/under the/no circumstances count ondraw the line at sth./doing sth. on the line Not amount to much Contrary toExcel at/inCome byFind outUnit 5under wayput awayget to sth. / doing sth.and the restin quest ofturn overtake…for grantedat seaon sb’s behalf / on the behalf of sb. be exposed tobe immersed inin partin turnfor pete’s, god’s, etc. sakebring back in a flashgo aboutlong for sth. / to do sth.in secretcut offhome in (on sth.)out on a limbon a daily/weekly, etc. basis (right) off the batpart withjot downon averagereach out (to sb. / sth.)TranslationUnit 11）我们的计算机系统出了毛病，但我觉得问题比较小。

Unit 1 Discovering yourselfSection One Each of the students will be asked one question.1. How would you sum up yourself in six words?(independent,adaptable,sensitive,quite,sensible,strong-willed)2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?(I do believe I possess lots of strengths.First,I have formed a habit of studying under great pressure.I am hard working.Second,I am independent,and always try to use my own methods to solve problems.Besides,I am self-motivated.I can adapt to the new environment.As for weaknesses,I lack a sense of humor and sometimes I may be so quite that seems not to be easily communicated.I would prefer to stay at home instead o f going out.And I’m not sure whether it’s a advantage or disadvantage.I’m a little stubborn.)3. Do you think the major you chose suits your personality? Why?(Yes,I do.I major in educational technology profession,which in fact is not my initial choice.But now I think I’m interested in it.The profession studies how technology can be applied to education,including both theory studying and technology practice,which I think suits me well.I am serious and patient.)4. What is your greatest achievement so far?(One of my most satisfying achievement: Once I volunteered in a nursing home.I always smiled warm and provided generous service for each person, working hard to complete all the work. They say I am a kind-hearted, caring, and responsible good girl.I think these are all praise for the character recognition of my work, I really think this is a sense of accomplishment, I will make persistent efforts.)5. How do you see yourself in ten year’s time?(Next two years,I will study hard in order to be admitted to graduate.Then,I will pay more attention to employment information.As for occupation,I have not determined.I might go to education development,may also to accounting.)6. How do you understand the message “life is short; act now” in Active Reading Two?(Those plans that you have on the back burner,you know,the great things you are going to do with your life when the time is right?Well,the time is never quite right.It needs to be brought forward and done now,this minutes,pronto,in a hurry.Putting your dreams on the back burner until the circumstances are right means that they will probably never be realized.Our only regrets in life are the things we don’t do.We owe it to ourselves to go out and do them now before it is too late.Tomorrow is a lie.There is only a promissory note that we are often not in a position to cash.It doesn’t even exist.Tomorrow is just another version of now.Act now or your time will elapse .)Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic:How to get a balance between enjoying life now and preparing for the future? (First of all,I think it is necessary for us to figure out what we want to do in the future and we now need to work hard to prepare for our plans.However,our allotted time is finite,so we need to make good use of it.I mean,we not only live for the future,butfor now.Preparations will not take the whole part of your life.Sometimes we should put our dreams on the back burner and use our spare time to do things we want to do for the present.Because time is ticking away.To some extent,our life is like a salad bowl in the buffet.We should carry as much into the bowl as we can if we are ingenious enough.So we can try our best to make the best of time and we can enjoy our lives while preparing for the future.)Unit 2 Childhood memoriesSection One Each of the students will be asked one question.1. Would you please talk about what you were like as a child?(When I was a child,I don’t possess the quality of thought,reason and understanding.And I was easily angered,cry frequently and was incapable of understanding the external difficulties facing my family.Because I could not be reasoned with,and didn’t understand,my parents treated me with a great of tolerance and leniency.It’s only when I was o lder and began to acquire thought that parents attempted to teach me or discipline me.)2. Please talk about an important person from your childhood.(My grandma used to live close by.She was a marvelous cook and there would always be something happening in the kitchen.When a festival was approaching,she used to be busy all day preparing a family dinner for the evening.As a child,I would often stay with my grandma and I was her helper.I would watch her every move and she would describe everything she was doing in detail so that I would learn.)3. What do you think are the advantages of being a child today, in contrast with when you were a child?(Even in such a relatively short period of time,just from my childhood to now,not only education resources,the rapid development of human civilization has also a wealth of material wealth.So today children have more abundant materials than our.For example,they have more clothes,books,food,toys and so on.Apart from these,they contact with digital products from a very early age due to the development of technology,while when I am a child,digital products are rare and expensive.They also have better medical condition.)4. What do you think the disadvantages are?(They have more pressure.Take an example,my brother is in the first primary school.I notice that he should learn much more things than I did when I was a child.He have to go to many after-school classes and have much homework.Fortunately,he is willing to do these.I think lack of spirit of living painly and working hard is also the disadvantage.)5. what do children do today which you wish you could have done? What do they do which you disapprove of?(Today’s children can come online at any time.They can watch animation whenever they want on the web.With the development of transportation vehicle,they can easily travel to anywhere.But they always stay at home and lack of friends.They eat lots of junk food,which is bad for their growing.When they meeting difficulties in homework,they always ask for help without deeper workmakes them more convenient to find the answers.They lack of independent thinking.)6. What important events in childhood can affect people when they’re older?(In my opinion,parents plays a very important part in our childhood.Firstly,parents are children’s first teachers.Before the children attend to school,the parents have already taught them a lot of knowledge.In China,the pre-school education plays a more and more important role.Parents buy many books and learn more than one hundred poems before they go to school.The parents pre-education helps the children to be easily success in school.Further more,parents not only teach the knowledge but also teach the learning habits.The good habits could affect the children for the whole life.)Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic:What are the responsibilities of the following in bringing up children?The family school society the government(Family:Parents are children’s first teach ers.Before the children attend to school,the parents have already taught them a lot of knowledge.In China,the pre-school education plays a more and more important role.Parents buy many books and learn more than one hundred poems before they go to school.The parents pre-education helps the children to be easily success in school.Further more,parents not only teach the knowledge but also teach the learning habits.The good habits could affect the children for the whole life.School:School should implement the national education policy to let children to all-round development,not merely intellectually but also morally and physically.Society:Effects made by social on children’s growth can not be ignored.There need a good social environment for children’s growt h.Government:Government should formulate a series of policies and pay more attention.)Unit 3 Art for art’s sakeSection One Each of the students will be asked one question.1. Do you like listening to music? Why or why not?(Yes,I do.Sometimes I listen to music before I go to sleep just to listen for the sheer pleasure of the musical sound itself.I hear music without thinking,without considering it in any way.It makes me relax.Sometimes I listen to music while doing something and absent-mindedly bathes in the sound.A kind of brainless but attractive state of mind is engendered by the mere sound appeal of the music.When I am sad,music can comfort me ,making me calm down.)2. Would you pay a lot of money for a piece of art? Why or why not?(No,I wouldn’t.First,a piece of art is usually so expensive that I cannot afford it.What’s more,there are too many fake and shoddy products on market and I am not able to identify with them.The most important thing is that I think even if the piece of ar t fascinates me a lot,this doesn’t mean that I must posses it.)3. Do you agree that one picture can be worth a thousand words?(Yes,I do.Just like the painting Girl with a Pearl Earring ,after more than a century of study,the work poses some fascinating questions.Who is the young woman?Is the painting a portrait of a real person?How old is she meant to be and so on.Another example,Leonardo da Vinci’s painting ,the Mona Lisa,appears to be a simple likeness of a woman with an enigmatic smile,yet which contains levels of meanings and questions.)4. How are paintings different from photographs?(Well,they are both different kinds of art forms with different techniques.Paintings take much longer to complete and they can use a wide variety of styles:Some styles are quite representative of the subject,while others are much more abstract.Photographs generally show the subject as it is,but there are different ways of taking photos so some photos appear more realistic than others.)5. Can young artists make a living from their art in China?(I think not all young artists in China could make a living from their art.I am sure it is not easy for them to sell their work.I suppose it depends on whether their work is popular or not.It also rely on some opportunities.)6. Do you think traditional Chinese art forms like Peking Opera have to be modernized to remain popular?(As we all know,compared with the heyday of its own,not only the number of employees,company scale,quantity,but also the repertoire performances have been at a historic low level.A lot of wonderful performance repertoire and performance skills due to various reasons,such as the lack of the old artists to teach and checks,to lost or reduced quality.This is the fact that does not dispute.On the one hand,Peking Opera needs to develop,but not to lose the essence.On the other hand,people need to improve the ability of aesthetic appreciation.)Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic:Which do you think is the greatest form of art? Any why?(I think music is the greatest form of art.1:We listen to music while doing something else and absent-mindedly bathes in the sound.2:A kind of brainless but attractive state of mind is engendered by the mere sound appeal of the music.3:The sound appeal of music is a potent and primitive force.4:If it is a great work of art,don’t expect it to mean exactly the same thing to you each time you return to it.5:A piece of painting,a film,a dance,may not fascinate you.But when the music starts,nearly everyone is attracted.6:For my view,I don’t think there is another form of art having charming magic power like music.)Unit 4 Changing TimesSection One Each of the students will be asked one question.1.New technologies have made some jobs disappear. Give examples to illustrate.(Blacksmith,telephone operator,telegraph operator,traditional drum players. With the development of new technologies, human instead of machines. Machine production is much more efficient than artificial production.)2.Which recent technological changes have made your life easier?(I think it’s the smart mobilephone.It makes the communication between my family and I,my friends and I more convenient.I can get the information whenever and wherever possible.Everything seems to be done by smart mobilephones.I can do shopping,ordering tickets and so on.There is a scientific experiment indicating that one can live without going out only throughout his smart mobilephones. Is it so amazing?)3.New technologies must have brought some changes to your life or study. Do youthink the changes have positive or negative effects?(They do brought some changes to my life and study,causing both positive and negative effects.My life has becoming more convenient.For example,I can order food through my phone.It saves my time and I can eat whatever I want to eat .But meanwhile,I am becoming lazier,which is bad for my health.I am able to travel to wherever I want to go. I major in educational technology profession and I study how to promote education using new technologies.In fact,people now could study whenever and wherever possible.)4.What are the advantages of a more traditional way of life?(It does benefits to environment and could reduce waste of energy resource.People could live in a more quite society avoiding too much disturbing,pressure and become healthier.The rapid development of technology makes people restless.And there is a lack of face-to-face communication,instead of the silent Internet communication,which makes people become strange between.Another example is that we can improve our handwriting without writing on computers.Living a more traditional life allows people to close to nature. )5.Do you think the times we live in today in China is exciting or boring? Explain yourviewpoint.(I think our supposed exciting times are really rather dull.We live in a world of unprecedented,dazzling change.Technological innovations are fundamentally reshaping our lives in ways we can barely comprehend.For all our enthusiasm about the Internet and the iPod,meanwhile,we simply do not live in an age of great technological innovation.Most of the technologies we use every day were invented decades ago.We are always being told that the Internet has opened up the world,but the brutal truth is that most of us use it to do remarkably old fashioned things,whether ordering books or writing to friends.)6.Is globalization a good thing? Why or why not?(Yes,I think it’s a good thing.Because globalization creates conditions for widening international exchanges,strengthening mutual understanding between nations,expanding cultural,educational,and scientific cooperation between nations and countries,enjoying the cultural achievements of people around the world which encourages the process of modernization and the enrichment of national culture.) Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic:Discuss whether or not you think modern technology makes our lives better.(I don’t think modern technology makes our lives better.Modern science and technology has brought so many benefits for us.Mobile phone makes our communication more convenient .Transportation tools updated to provide the security for our outing.Unlimited information is provided by network .But everything has two sides.Modern technology also brings a lot of trouble to us.For example,with the increasing number of cars,the number of traffic accidents are also increasing.The exhaust fumes from cars are poisoning the air of our cities.It’s also bad for work brings people convenient lives.however,many things are at risks at the same time,such as personal information.Many people are indulged in the network.Quite lives are disappearing,because you can be found anytime.Take me as an example,sometimes I study on Internet,but actually I waste much more time than before watching movies,shopping on the line and doing many other recreational activities.Because I often type online, my handwriting becomes terrible.At the computer all day,my eyesight also dropped.Convenient life makes me lazier,and I lack of exercise.In order to master those high-technology,we need to spend too much time,which I think it’s a kind of pay for us.)Unit 5 A place in societySection One Each of the students will be asked one question.1.How important is cultural awareness in an international business deal?(Having cultural awareness can break through state and national boundaries and enhance the cooperation.It also contributes to avoiding collision.What’s more,they can learn from each other.For example,Western enterprise can absorb oriental culture of harmonious,the team spirit,and oriental country enterprise can also learn western culture to encourage competition,encourage self value realization components.)2.Do you think it’s important for people to put something back into society?Why/Why not?(Yes, I do.First,Everyone should have a sense of social responsibility.It can make people full of energy and help people to live a positive life.Everyone will actively promote themselves.For our society,only through the joint efforts of all will our society get better development.)3.What is Individualism?(Societies which the interests of the individual prevail over the interests of the group are called individualist.Neither practically nor psychologically is the healthy person in this type of society supposed to be dependent on a group.)4.How do you understand the term of Collectivism?( Societies which the interest of the group prevails over the interest of the individual.That is called social collectivist.It dose not refer to the power of the state over the individual but to the power of the group.Between the person and the in-group a dependence relationship develops.)5.Which kind of societ y is stronger: an “individualist” or a “collectivist” one? Why?(I think an “individualist” society is stronger.Because in these society,people are more independent.“Individualist”society relieve people from a lot of unnecessary burden so that they can focus on the better development of their own. People in “collectivist”society,have to adjust to the group,which I think ,is a waste of time and energy.People can not give full play to their talents.Western countries are mostly the “individualist”society and it is undeniable that they are stronger.)6.Have you ever volunteered for any kind of charity work? /Have you ever done anyvoluntary work? What did you do? How did you feel afterwards?(Yes,I did.I did volunteer jobs for International Horticultural Exposition 2014 Qingdao on last September.During the 21 days of work,I answered the traffic hotline phones to offer the transportation routes.We were happy ,sharing our photos when working on Internet everyday.A deep friendship was built between us.The volunteer job impressed me a lot.I felt the importance of cooperation and experienced the happiness of dedication.Life is happy in a united collective.People feel good when they are useful to society.)Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic:What forms of prejudice are you aware of in society? Which do you think are the most harmful, and why? What can be done to overcome them?(gender prejudice,racial prejudice,national prejudice,regional prejudice,age prejudice,image prejudice,class prejudice,job prejudice,disease prejudice,gay prejudice.I think racial society is the most harmful.Because it leads to ethnic conflicts,social unrest and even causes war.The development of economic globalization and the democracy of the world will also be influenced.The civil quality of the whole world needs improving.Better and further education should be ernment must also make some policy against the prejudice.Yellow and black people need to be confident.People should form correct values and have correct understanding of AIDS and mental disease.People need to respect the gay people.)Unit 6 Streets full of heroesPart I Reading aloudPart II DiscussionSection One Each of the students will be asked one question.1. How much do you know about 9/11? (when, where, and what)(9.11 terrorist attacks occurred in America in the United States Eastern Time,September 11 morning,seemed to a series of coordinated suicide.Including New York landmarks,the World Trade Center towers six buildings were completely destroyed and the other 23 high-rise buildings had been destroyed.In fact,911 is the police emergency number,the terrorists provoked the American government,which they choose the day.911 now known to the world is not only seemed as a tragedy but a day of utmost humanity and heroism.There had been a lot of heroes such as the firefighters mentioned in the text. )2. Under what circumstances can ordinary people become heroes?(There is an old saying that“Heroes emerged in troubled times.”I don’t deny it.But everyone is eager for peace.In fact,ordinary people can become heroes under many circumstances.When you walk in the street,seeing someone who needs to be helped ,you give her or him your hand.You can be called a hero from a certain point of view.And when in a team,you bear your responsibility well and help other partners to make your team a success.You also can be called a hero.I think that there are many definitions of heroes.As long as you live a positive life and try your best to help others and make contributes to the society,you are a hero.)3. What are the qualities that make a hero? List them in sequence of importance and explain why.(I think the first most important quality is that he should have a big heart,that is ,a kind heart.It contains of the sincerity of purpose,simplicity of heart,an unconscious desire not to hurt people.A big heart will help him to win over the naysayers.The second most important quality is that he should have diligence,perseverance,courage and so on.A person with these qualities is likely to be succeed.The third most important quality is that he should have a certain capacity.A person mastering a lot of knowledge could have a wide vision.)4. Would you like to name some Chinese and Western heroes? Why are they heroes in your eyes?(In China,I think Premier Zhou Enlai is a hero.He contributed a lot for the foundation and development of the People’s Republic of China.He spent all his life in selfless service to the people.Luxun is another Chinese hero.His work stood out like a lighthouse,providing a guiding light for Chinese youths who were passionate about China’s future.Now,his articles have been translated into many languages and are affecting a growing number of people.In western,there are also many heroes.The firefighters in the 911 terrorist attacks are heroes.They rescued lots of people and some of them even sacrificed their precious lives.Eleanor Roosevelt,first lady of the world is also a hero.She had a big heart and helped her wheelchair-bound husband to manage the affairs of the US.She concerned for women’s issues,labor issues,youth and civil rights issues.)5. Which one fascinates you more, the unsung hero in life or larger-than-life hero in films? Please give your supporting opinions.(The unsung heroes in life fascinate me more.These heroes are in real world.People’s life have a little bit difference because of them. They do what they could silently.And I always believe that ordinary people could also be rger-than-life heroes in films may be very famous and seem to be mixtures of all kinds of great qualities ,such as superman,but they are fictional people and have been exaggerated.I don’t like imaginary things.)6. Which kinds of qualities would you like to develop yourself in order to make youa hero one day?(I think the first most important quality is that I should have a big heart,that is ,a kind heart.It contains of the sincerity of purpose,simplicity of heart,an unconscious desire not to hurt people.A big heart will help me to win over thenaysayers.)Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic:Heroes are everywhere. They are in literature. They are in films and video games. They are in real life. What are the differences of them? Which type of hero is easier for people to identify with? Who is your ideal hero?(Differences:1:Heroes in films and literature are fictional and exaggerated,except in some documentaries.2:Heroes in films and literature often have halo around their head.While heroes in real life are much ordinary even nameless.3:Heroes in films and literature do great things.Their work may change his or her nation or the whole human world.Some heroes in real life are the same,but some of them do tiny things.I think heroes in films and literature are easier for people to identify with.Because they have distinctive qualities and are known to most people.Luxun is my ideal hero.His work stood out like a lighthouse,providing a guiding light for Chinese youths who were passionate about China’s future.Now,his articles have been translated into many languages and are affecting a growing number of people.)Unit 7 The Secret Life of SciencePart I Reading aloudPart II DiscussionSection One Each of the students will be asked one question.1. Do you have bad lucks in your life? Do you ever get the expression that you are born unlucky?(Yes,I do.Just in the last term,there is a disaster happened to me,which had caused a series of problems afterwards.That is,my bag was stolen when I had my lunch in the school dinning hall,with my purse,my keys,my math book,my exam review materials,students scoring forms,a teacher’s recorder,and some important receipts received when I was doing a part time job in it.Fortunately,I still remained calm then so that I didn’t affect the next final exams because of the incident.But actually it did caused a lot of trouble.In order to solve the problems,I spent lots of energy.However, I never got the expression that I was born unlucky.Though sometimes it happens to some of the unlucky things I cannot control but I always believe that there must be some good things waiting for me.When facing doom,what I could do is being calm and seriously reflect on the reasons.I would take it as my challenge.After overcoming the problems I will grow.)2. Is bad luck an acceptable explanation for when things go wrong?(No,it isn’t.I believe that everything happens for a reason.Most people owe it to bad luck when to ast lands butter side down.But why don’t you take it carefully?When facing doom,what we should do is reflecting on the reasons,such as carelessness,thoughtlessness,improper methods,wrong time and and so on.There need a positive attitude to solve the problems.One who attributes failure to bad luckis bound to suffer some depression and it is useless.)3. Are there any non-scientific ways people use to avoid bad luck? What are they if yes?(Yes there are.For example，“Red”in Chinese culture tends to ward off evil influence,so does some auspicious designs such as Pixiu.Number 6,8,9 means fortune while number 4 means misfortune.People follow the advises of fengshui masters when they move into a new house.Although these are called superstition,but lots of Chinese still do that.And I believe that foreigners also do similar things.）4. How do you explain that bad things come in twos?(For one thing there is a very close connection between people’s perception of bad luck and interesting coincidences.For another,when it comes to bad things come in twos,what may be most important of all is the duration and memorability of the first event.The longer the first bad event sticks in the front of your mind,the more opportunities you will have to experience two more bad events.What’s more,there is one rational reason why bad events might cluster together.It is related to probability and independence.)5. Why do people everywhere sing? Do you think music can be more expressive than words?6. Do you think music can literally change the way you think?Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic:Do you think some people are luckier than others? Please make full use of examples and stories or scientific theories to support your viewpoint.(No,I d on’t.There is a saying goes”Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”No one born totally lucky.Even though one is seemed to be very lucky on some things,while he or she might feel depressed on the other things. Many people think that the emperors were born lucky.Indeed,they also born unlucky,because they had to endure great pressure and were deprived of freedom.Another example,lots of successors pay more effects than ordinary people.The famous inventor Edison did thousands of experiments before the invention of electric lights.The American president Lincoln,suffered 10 failures before moved to the white house.I hold to the belief that “Fortune only similes to those who try hard.)。

UNIT31. He is very ____ and well-qualified, so he should reach the top of hisprofession.A. ambitiousB. urgentC. proudD. jealous2. China has been following the foreign policy to develop relations withother countries on the ____ of the five principles of peacefulco-existence.A. groundB. foundationC. basisD. bases3. The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for thenext year was optimistic. T hey expect increased tax ____.A. fundsB. incomeC. paymentD. revenues4. The toy maker produces a ____ copy of the space station, exact in everydetail.A. minimalB. minimumC. miniatureD. minor5. Do you have any ____ about what living beings on other planets wouldbe like?A. idealB. comprehensionC. notionD. intelligence6. The clothes a person wears may express his ____ or social position.A. curiosityB. statusC. determinationD. significance7. The Prime Minister frequently wandered from his text to ____ on a point that had obviously caught his audience’s interest.A. elaborateB. interruptC. stressD. explain8. The foreigner tried to make himself understood ____ body language.A. in terms ofB. with regard toC. in relation toD. by means of9. Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical ____.A. facilitiesB. apparatusC. equipmentD. appliances10. The kitchen was small and ____ so that the disabled could reach everything without difficulty.A. conventionalB. compactC. compatibleD. concise11. The pressure to ____ causes Americans to be energetic, but it alsoputs them under a constant emotional strain.A. competeB. conductC. complimentD. compact12. The costume party, ____ by many famous companies of the city, provedto be a successful activity organized by the Student Union.A. generatedB. sponsoredC. proclaimedD. originated13. This book is expected to ____ the best-seller lists.A. promoteB. prevailC. dominateD. exemplify14. The old man ____ from town to town with nowhere to go and nothing todo.A. flowsB. floatsC. fluctuatesD. flees15. As an industry, biotechnology stands to ____ electronics in dollarvolume and perhaps surpass it in social impact by 2020.A. competeB. contestC. rivalD. strive16. The patient has been ____ of the safety of the operation.A. assuredB. guaranteedC. entrustedD. confirmed17. Many of the earliest ____ into the United States established largeplantations.A. emigrantsB. emmigrantsC. immigrantsD. migrants18. In that poor country, survival is still the leading industry; all else is____.A. luxuryB. accommodationC. entertainmentD. refreshment19. His stories ____ new worlds of the imagination.A. worked upB. stirred upC. opened upD. signed up20. Their views lie outside the ____ of current medical opinion.A. mainstayB. trackC. coreD. mainstream21. If the physical, psychological and environmental demands on workers____ their capabilities, hazards arise.A. precedeB. succeedC. proceedD. exceed22. Every member of society has to make a ____ to struggle for the freedomof the country.A. pledgeB. warrantyC. resolveD. guarantee23. Being granted a yearly bonus can be ____ to getting a raise in pay.A. comparativeB. contrastiveC. comparableD. constructive24. A scientist must be ____ in making experiments.A. rightB. preciseC. appropriateD. approximate25. The sofa can be ____ into a bed when you need to accommodate guests.A. transferredB. transmittedC. transformedD. converted26. Moore____ $100,000 to the orchestra at the fund-raising dinner.A. beatB. institutedC. pledgedD. evaporated27. The painter’s_____ for painting the whole house was $1,000.A. evaluationB. estimateC. assessmentD. judgment28. Florida was a key state in his ______ for re-election.A. advertisementB. campaignC. mass mediaD. intonation29. I spent the day on the beach, lying under a beach _____, reading.A. proctorB. notionC. umbrellaD. scene30. That staff member’s performance is so good that I have decided to givehim some _____ suits as prizes, which would come in handy for a salesman.A. brand nameB. HalloweenC. humidityD. invisibility31. Nowadays, some Chinese people hesitate in consuming the goods______in China; for example, a lot of mothers buy only imported formula for their babies.A. immigratedB. manufacturedC. detectedD. discovered32. When it comes to buying gifts for Western friends, I recommend puresilks embroidered with _______patterns.A. elaborateB. explicitC. eccentricD. undesired33. C hina has experienced a ______ growth in the cellular phone users in thepast decade.A. friendlyB. manufacturingC. phenomenalD. institutional34. By the time he started dating, his mother had saved a ____ amount of money.A. modestB. shabbyC. dozenD. billion35. Electric cars are being ___ as safe for the environment, i.e.,environment-friendly.A. patternedB. marketedC. floatedD. earned36. An entrepreneur would know that many products that had great salespotential still failed owing to poor ____.A. marketingB. expendingC. succeedingD. inspiring37. We should feel guilty about buying pirated products because piratedstuff _____ companies that produce the real thing.A. manufacturesB. promotesC. undercutsD. underlies38. To this day, Tide remains a Proctor & Gamble ______ product; this isalso true in China.A. realB. backboneC. fakeD. pirate39. The British Queen is the _______ of German president.A. counterpartB. opponentC. rivalD. equivalent40. The students were advised that prospective employers would ______ onill-grooming and casual clothing.A. modelB. frownC. phenomenonD. imagine41. She seemed the perfect match for P rince Charles — young and pretty with a_____ reputation.A. instrumentalB. marketingC. spotlessD. valueless42.The Democratic found themselves ____ by the Republic on the issue of lawand order.A. outflankedB. reactivatedC. marketedD. installed43. The big supermarkets all have their loyalty schemes, hoping theircustomers can remain _____ when they shop.A. stagnantB. indifferentC. ambitiousD. loyal44. The company has recently built a cruise ship______ extensive spa facilities.A. expendingB. featuringC. dominatingD. recruiting45. Personally, I believe Chunlei Project is an education ______that willbenefit future generations, since mothers’ roles are crucial to children’s education.A. initiativeB. expenseC. budgetD. campaign46. When he found the host team beaten, the football fan threw the beerbottle at his TV set, ______ it into pieces.A. shockingB. convertingC. smashingD. lumbering47. As a man of_____talent, Steve Jobs is admired by young people allover the world.A. exclusiveB. extravagantC. upstandingD. exceptional48. Despite the efforts to “cool down” the real estate market, themunicipal governments still get some ______figures for the same period of time last year.A. comparableB. mysteriousC. slimD. expensive49. Unfortunately, the company that had been _____to build the models wentbankrupt last month due to cash flow problem.A. concentratedB. contractedC. saturatedD. condensed50. T he program is ______ at improving the health of women of all ages.A. targetedB. gazedC. anticipatedD. deforested。

中国海洋大学大英3口语Unit 1 Caring for Our Earth“If it exists, it must be possible”, asserts Amory Lovins, co-founder and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute think tank. He is talking about my company. Fellow industrialists, I dare say, thought my ambition impossible to realize when fourteen years ago I described my aspirations for Interface Inc. to turn into what it actually is becoming today. Indeed, around then, the CEO of a major competitor looked at me in the eye, and said, “Ray, you are a dreamer.” Yet, as Amory says, “If it exists …”The “impossible” that exists today is a petroleum-intensive carpet manufacturer (for both energy and raw material) that has reduced net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 88 percent, in absolute tons, and its water usage by 79 percent since 1996, even as sales have grown by two-thirds and earnings have doubled. In 1994 Interface set out on a mission “to be the first industrial company that, by its deeds, shows the entire industrial world what sustainability is, in all its dimensions: people, process, product, profit, and place.” Our definition of sustainability is to operate our petro- intensive company so as to take from the Earth only that which is naturally and rapidly renewable, and to do no harm to the biosphere.Cumulatively, we have avoided $372 million in costs by eliminating waste, in a quest that is half way to achieving waste-free perfection by 2020. We define waste as any cost that does not add value for our customers. This translates ambitiously into doing everything right the first time, every time. We even define energy that still comes from fossil fuels as waste, something to be eliminated. Indeed, while offsets have a critical role to play inhelping Interface (and, indeed, all of us) to reach our sustainability goals, we will not achieve them until we begin to redefine fossil fuel energy in this way. Sounds incredible? Remember, “If it exists …”1.What types of energy are popular in your country? For example, coal, gas, nuclear power. Whatdoes your house or apartment use?Coal and gas. We usually get heat by burning coal in winter although it’not a n environmental way. And natural gas is alsoa good choice to cook.2.Does your community offer a recycling program? Do you think recycling is an importantservice for communities to provide? Why or why not?Yes, they provide us green bins and call on us to sort and recycle as well as reuse. And they also offer a recycling program.I think recycling is an important service for communities to provide. Thanks to it, we don’t have any more unnecessary waste.3.In your opinion, what can cities like Beijing and Qingdao do to improve their air quality?(1)plant more trees to purify air.(2)limit private vehicles and call on people to use more public transportations.(3)make laws and reduce industrial emission to a minimum.4.How are products packaged in our country? For example, how do you usually buy milk,electronic equipment and clothing? Are they good for our earth? Why or why not?In our country, most products are packaged with plastic or paper wrapper.But they are not good for our earth. Because plastic bags can not disappear by natural decomposition.Ifpeople throw away plastic bags, it’ll ca use the white pollution to our environment. If plastic bags are burned , they will fill air with toxic fumes. Many trees also disappear as a result of paper wrapper’s overusing.5.Do you agree that our country will be short of fresh water in the future? Why or why not?NO, I don’t agree. Although there are some rivers polluted with the developing of our country, the government has make laws and try their best to stop pollution. And we will see the effect several years.6.What should be done in order to prevent the climate change?Climate change is caused by greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. In order to prevent the climate change, we must reduce the emission of these gases. So we can plant more trees and develop new energy like windy energy or solar energy to replace traditional fossil fuels.Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic:Global warming may be the most harmful environmental problem human beings have created. Please discuss its causes, consequences and what we can do to reduce it.It is caused by the greenhouse effect. The sun heats the earth surface, the earth radiates the energy back out into space, so the radiation gets trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases. This trapped radiation warms the atmosphere, and so it goes back down to the earth, making it hotter than normal. This is greenhouse effect. This effect is caused by greenhouse gases like methane and CO2 in stratosphere. Because of human activities and especially theburning of the fossil fuels.Global warming can bring many disasters. For example, droughts, hurricanes, bushfires, shrinking polar ice and coastal flooding. Ice cap’s melting, sea level’s rising, means cities such like London, New York, Sydney and T okyo will be soon merged.So we can plant more trees and develop new energy like windy energy or solar energy to replace traditional fossil fuels.Unit 2 Nobel Prize WinnersAlbert Einstein was more than just curious though. He had the patience and determination that kept him at things longer than most others. Other children would build houses of cards up to 4 stories tall before the cards would lose balance and the whole structure would come falling down. Maja watched in wonder as her brother Albert methodically built his card buildings to 14 stories. Later he would say, “It?s not that I?m so smart, it?s just that I stay with problems longer.”One advantage Albert Einstein?s developing mind enjoyed was the opportunity to communicate with adults in an intellectual way. His uncle, an engineer, would come to the house, and Albert would join in the discussions. His thinking was also stimulated by a medical student who came over once a week for dinner and livelychats.At age 12, Albert Einstein came upon a set of ideas that impressed him as “holy.” It was a little book on Euclidean plane geometry. The concept that one could prove theorems of angles and lines that were in no way obvious made an “indescribable impression” on the young student. He adopted mathematics as the tool he would use to pursue his curiosity and prove what he would discover about the behavior of theuniverse.He was convinced that beauty lies in the simplicity. Perhaps this insight was the real power of his genius. Albert Einstein looked for the beauty of simplicity in theapparently complex nature and saw truths that escaped others. While the expression of his mathematics might be accessible to only a few sharp minds in the science, Albert could condense the essence of his thoughts so anyone could understand.7.Have you ever thought to win a big prize in the future, and what do you plan to do to achievethe goal?Yes, I have. To achieve the goal, I plan to study hard to get my master degree and then go aboard for further study as well as PHD.8.How many Nobel Prize Winners do you know? Who do you admire most? Why?KofiAnnan(peace)，AlbertEinstain(physicis), MoYan(literature)，MarieCurie(chemistry) MoYan is the first Noble Prize winner who come from China. I think all of the Chinese are proud of him.9.What would you do if you were awarded the Nobel Prize?When I get the prize, I would be very famous and rich. I thinkI will go further on my study’s way.10.What do you think is the most important quality of a successful scientist?First，good scientists have the passion of exploring science. Second, they always work with careful and practical attitude. The last but not the least，they are very smart，talent is very important.11.Einstein once said: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”How do you understand this statement?We study and learn constantly day after day like keeping move by bike. But one day, if we don’t learn new things, we will be abandoned by the world we had sought for.12.How could you find the beauty of simplicity in the apparently complex nature? Could you givesome examples?It is important to view the nature scene with the appreciative mind.For instance,I would appreciate my surroundings when I’m relaxed and happy,but on the contrary,I would ignore the things around me.What preparations should a university student make for future success?First, they must work hard and finish their study with excellent achievement. Second, they can develop some interests or master some skills as an advantage in their future’s competition. Third, they must make many friends for their future.Unit 3 Famous Brand NamesPart I Read the following passage aloud.American mothers have long believed that when it comes to washing out the mouths of naughty children, nothing beats Ivory Soap. This is because its reputation for being safe, mild, and pure is as solid and spotless as themarble of the Lincoln Memorial. It doesn?t even taste all that bad. And should you drop it into a tubful of cloudy, child-colored water, not to worry — it floats.Ivory Soap is an American institution, about as widely recognized as the Washington Monument and far more wellrespected than Congress. It had already attained this noble status when Theodore Roosevelt was still a rough-riding cowboy in North Dakota. Introduced in 1879 as an inexpensive white soap intended to rival the quality of imported soaps, it was mass marketed by means of one of the first nationwide advertising campaigns. People were told that Ivory was “so pure that it floats,” and the notion took hold. As a re sult, at least half a dozen generations of Americans have gotten themselves clean with Ivory.So many hands, faces, and baby bottoms have been washed with Ivory that their numbers beat the imagination. Not even Proctor & Gamble knows how many billions of bars of Ivory have been sold. The company keeps a precise count, however, of the billions of dollars it earns. Annual sales of Ivory Soap, Ivory Snow, Crest toothpaste, Folger?s coffee, and the hundreds of other products now marketed under the Proctor & Gamble umbrella exceed thirty billion dollars.13.Can you name some famous brands? Why do people like them?Nike，Anta，LV，Lenovo，Toshiba…There are many reasons why any people like the famous brand. First，the famous brand products have the high quality and safety. Second，the famous brands always represent the good status. Third，famous brands company have the promise to repair the products if there are something wrong with the products14.Do you think college students should pursue famous brands? Why or why not?I don’t support it. Because we don’t make money by ourselves now，and we can’t waste themoney. And the corre ct shopping style should be that“buying what we need，what have the high quality with a good price”15.Some famous brands have a very long history. Why are they so popular among generations ofpeople?First, they have high quality. Second, the first impression is the strongest, so the famous brands with a very long history give us deep impressions that they are best. Third, many businessman see the honesty like their lives, so they are popular among people.16.How can a national famous brand build its name in a foreign country?For example，for the Haier company. First，the leader made a right strategy. Second，they sold they products with high qualities and function in a low price to attract consumers to buy their products. Third，they innovate some new products that other manufacturers don’t have.17.Why do many people choose pirated stuff of famous brands instead of the genuine? What doyou think of it?Many people can’t afford the expensive famous brand, but they want to buy them to show that they are in fashion and have the high social status. According to the psychology of the consumers ，manufacturer made the piracy of famous brand and sold them at a low price，so they can earn a lot of money.18.According to you, what kind of things are worth spending money on?I think that something we really need are worth spending money on .We also can spend money on something we cherish or love.What are the secrets of business success?First, products with high qualities. Second, an honest attitude towards the consumers. Third, good innovation ability. Last, united staff.Unit 4Cloning and EthicsAntinori shot to fame seven years ago helping grandmothers give birth using donor eggs. Later he pioneered the use of mice to nurture the sperm of men with poor fertility. He is clearly no ordinary scientist but a showman who thrives on controversy and pushing reproductive biology to the limits. And that of course is one reason why he?s seen as being so dangerous.However, his idea of using cloning to combat infertility is not as mad as it sounds. Many people have a hard job seeing the point of reproductive cloning. But for some couples, cloning represents the only hope of having a child carrying their genes, and scientists like Antinori are probably right to say that much of our opposition to cloning as a fertility treatment is irrational. In future we may want to change our minds and allow it in special circumstances.But only when the science is ready. And that?s the real problem. Five years on from Dolly, the science of cloning is still stuck in the dark ages. The failure rate is a shocking 97 percent and deformed babies all too common. Even when cloning works, nobody understands why. So forget the complex moral arguments. To begin cloning people now, before even the most basic questions have been answered, is simply a waste of time and energy.This is not o say that Antinori will fail, only that if he succeeds it is likely to be at an unacceptably high price. Hundreds of eggs and embryos will be wasted and lots of women will go through difficult pregnancies resulting in miscarriages or abortions.A few years from now techniques will have improved and the wasteful loss won?t be as excessive. But right now there seems to be little anyone can do to keep the cloners at bay.1.Do you want a clone of yourself? Explain.Yes, I want clones of myself. Then, they can do everything for me. One go to school and one earn money, others can play computer games with me or do other things.2.What kind of people are in favor of cloning science?The people who can’t have a baby by pregnancy. Th e scientists who want to find a way to translate the organ by the cloning science to help the patients.3.Do you think a cloned Einstein would be a great person? Why or why not?NO, a cloned person only have the same gene as the body. What matters they will be a great man or not are not only gene, but also the surrounding they live, the things they face, the education they have and so on. So a cloned Einstein would not be a great man4.Do you think cloning is against ethics? Why or why not?Yes, I do. Cloning against traditional way of having a baby. And it will challenge the traditional view on ethics. Also the cloning baby may be the hot topics among people.5.Can cloning prolong people's life? Why or why not?Yes, it can. When we get hurt or serious disease, our bad organs will be replaced by clones.6.Should we legalize cloning? Why or why not?NO,Cloning people violate ['vai?leit]违背the ethics['eθiks]伦理.Second，the successful probability of cloning is very low，and the cloning animals have the short life.What’s mor e,there are many unknown problems we don’t know if the cloning babycome to the world.What are the pros and cons of cloning?Pros ：help couples who can’t pregnant to have babies.Protecting the endangered animals to increase their population.Finding new ways to cure some diseases.Cons：high cost ，against nature，the technique is not perfect now…Unit 5 Lifelong EducationI?d like to take some calculus, too. I have absolutely no ability in that direction and not much interest, either, but there?s something going on in mathematics that I don?t understand, and I?d like to find out what it is. My report cards won?t be mailed to my father and mother, so I won?t have to worry about marks. I bet I?ll do better than when they were mailed.There are some literar y classics I ought to read and I never will, unless I?m forced to by a good professor, so I?ll take a few courses in English literature. I took a course that featured George Gordon Byron, usually referred to now as “Lord Byron”, and I?d like to take that o ver again. I did very well in it the first time. I actually read all of Don Juan and have never gotten over how great it was. I know I could get an A in that if I took it over. I?d like to have a few easy courses.My history is very weak, and I?d want several history courses. I?m not going to break my back over them, but I?d like to be refreshed about the broad outline of history. When someone says sixteenth century to me, I?d like to be able to associate it with some names and events. This is just a li ttle conversational conceit, but that?s life.If I can find a good teacher, I?d certainly want to go back over English grammar and usage. He?d have to be good, because youmight not think so sometimes, but I know a lot about using the language. Still, there are times when I?m stumped. I was wondering the other day what part of speech the w ord “please” is in the sentence, “Please don?t take me seriously.”1.Do you think education is important in your life? Can you cite some examples to illustrate yourviewpoint?Yes. First, we can get advantage from it when seek for jobs. Second, the education we get in schools will influence us all one’s life.2.Is college education the only way to success? Is it worth the price?No, it is not the only way to success. Man y people who don’t have college education have succeeded. For example, Yao Ming, who is a famous star without college education. Jay chou also succeed without college education. They succeed because of their talent and opportunity. But as for ordinary people, they need go to success by college education.3.If you had chance to continue learning after graduation, what subject do you like to choose?Why?P hilosophy. I think it’s a very mysterious course. It can help us to form cosmis view and expand our thought.4.Is college education satisfactory from your own experience?I am satisfied with my college life. I have many freedom to do what I like，and I havelearned a lot from the class, and I also attracted by some courses.5.Do you think college education means more than study?I think the college education contains a lot. First, we needstudy to get the professionalknowledge，but we also need to learn how to cooperate with others. We should take part in some activities to get some skills and enrich our minds.6.There are some graduates going to the technical school to study again. What do you think ofthat?I think it is not a good phenomenon, this scene will lead more students to give up going tocollege instead technical school.For what purpose(s) would an adult return to college? What do you think of this?First, to finish their college dreams. Many people dropped out because of poverty in that time, and now, they can afford. Second, some people want to get more knowledge and improve their ability.Unit 6 Travel around the worldShe knows every nook and cranny in and around Cairo — no easy feat. Cairo with its complex system of streets and lanes, its quarters and markets is like a labyrinth invented by ancient storytellers. Hundreds of mosques —many of which are masterpieces of Islamic architecture, old neighborhoods with houses boxed together, huge apartment buildings on the outskirts and the Nile calmly running through it; all are part of this overcrowded city.With a mild sense of humor around a deep core of understanding of human nature, Nagat takes control of my sightseeing schedule. Every morning punctually at nine o?clock, I c an depend on seeing her short, solid frame outside the hotel lobby, her round face turning into a big smile as soon as she seesme coming down the stairs. Most every day, she wears an earth tone-colored Jellaba. Her movements are energetic and she doesn?t waste any time. Her determined approach seems to have grown on a bed of economy, on the necessity to get as much done as she possibly can.What becomes clear to me soon as she drives me from museum to pyramid, from one part of town to the opposite, is this: she is a true exception here. Wherever we stop, be it for a cup of tea during a break or upon arriving at a historical site where her male colleagues gather in the parking area —everywhere, she is being noticed. Men walk up to her in the car with questioning faces. As she tells me, they all have one question first of all: “Are you a taxi driver?” She then explains in a few short sentences, and I see the men?s faces soften, smile and respectfully and kindly chat with her. This scene repeats itself over and over again. I get the sense that she invites goodwill from the people she meets.1.What attracts you most when you visit a new place?Food, I prefer delicious food to scenery2.People travel for various reasons. Please talk about some of them.Traveling can help us release the pressure. And we can know many different culture via visiting the place. And it’s a good way to feel the glamour ['ɡl?m?]魅力of the nature3.What is your favorite way of travelling, alone or in a group? Why?I think go travelling alone have more freedom, I can do what I like. But I think grouptravel is more interesting，because we can share the happiness with our friends anytime，and if we meet sometroubles，we can solve it together and take care of each other.4.Introduce a tourist attraction that you have beenThe most beautiful place I have been is Zhangjiajie in Hunan province. The scenery is really good，and there are many strange mountains which will give you a big shock.5.If you had $1000, where would you go on holiday? How about if you had $10,000, or$100,000？If I have 1000$, I will go to Hong Kong. $10000, European, $100000, around the world. 6.Which scenic spot do you think can best represent the culture or lifestyle of your hometown?Why?My hometown is Lan Zhou, what represent the culture of it is that : A river, the yellow river is citizen’s mother river. A book, a magazine named READER. A bowel of beef noodles.A lot of people after travelling often say: Travelling means sort of suffering. That implies they don?t eat well, slee p well, and they are very tired on the trip. Do you agree with it ? Give your reasons and explain.Unit 7 Drug AbuseIt was 3 a.m., and most of the men had been up since the morning before. But none of them would sleep that night either. They had a big day ahead of them. Hours earlier, White had been in his office, preparing warrants. Meanwhile, the New Haven Airport had quietly filled with federal agents, flying in from New York and Washington, DC. They had then gathered at the western corner of the ci ty. The team?s field headquarters that night would be an empty building on the very edge of town. The 300-man team of federal agents, state police, and local police had gathered to discuss the next step in the war on drugs.White listened as his friend Kevin Kline, an FBI special agent and one of the original members of the task force, was speaking to the law enforcement army. Kline laid out the battle plan for the morning?s drug bust: the agents were to organize themselves into squads, forming arrest teams and back-up crews. The teams assigned to carry out raids received arrest packets containing the names, addresses, and photographs of all the suspects, as well as search warrants issued by the federal court. At 5:30 a.m., the teams were to split up, each reporting to their designated sites to prepare for the final stage of the operation: making the arrests.As he listened, White asked himself the same question that everyone else in the room must have been thinking. Could the team pull off a successful bust? Born and raised in New Haven, White still remembered a time when New Haven was considered a peaceful town. In 1960, only six murders, four rapes, and 16 robberies were reported. But soon, the drug gangs set up shop, and the turf wars began. With the gangs came gang violence: drive-by shootings, innocent victims killed, murders in broad daylight. In 1990, there were 31 murders, 168 rapes, and 1 784 robberies. “Back then it was hell,” White recalls. “I thought, …What are we doing??”1.What do you know about drugs and drug abuse?Some people are able to use recreational or prescription drugs without ever experiencing negative consequences or addiction. For many others, substance use can cause problems at work, home, school, and in relationships, leaving you feeling isolated, helpless, or ashamed.2.What kind of people are easier to turn to drugs? Why do people use drugs like Ecstasy?Many young people don’t realize the bad effects of thedrugs.And they are easy to be influenced by other people who take drugs. Some people who are negative are more likely to take drugs to find the bliss.3.How do drugs affect the drug takers? What do drugs like Ecstasy do to the people who takethem?The drugs effects people’s organ and have a bad influence on the nervous syst em. What’s worse，the drugs will result in death. Many young people take the Ecstasy will feel very excited and happy，and they can’t control themselves.4.How should you avoid doing things that appear to be pleasant at first but will turn out to bereally harmful? (e.g. drug abuse, smoking, alcoholism, addiction to computer games, etc.)Realize that abusing drugs may lead to devastating events in people's lives. Think about what other things in life you can achieve such as activities that are more fulfilling than drugs.Examine all activities broadly, to help you Discover What You Really Want from a New Career.5.Have you ever heard of the war on drugs?War on drugs is a term commonly applied to a campaign of prohibition, military aid and military intervention, with the stated aim being to define and reduce the illegal drug trade.6.Who should be responsible for drug abuse?First, the government should establish and refine medicines regulations and policies easily abused; Meanwhile, manufacturers and distributors have sold legally to prevent the spread of drugs.Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic:If one of your friends were doing drugs, what would you do to help him out?1.First and foremost, your friend must acknowledge that using drugs is in fact a problem. Without acknowledging that a problem exists, there will never be a solution. Depending on the stage of drug use--experimental, social, habitual, dependent--your friend may not see a problem at all. This is where you must define the problem(s) for your friend.2.Take action! Your friend must decide to stop using drugs. Only he/she can do that. People are motivated by either pleasure or pain. Determining which is the motivator for your friend will help narrow the focus of effort. Cause pain if your friend uses drugs, try to give pleasure tohim/her.3.Get help. Heavy drug use requires professional help to stop initially, and for the long term. You can help by taking them to a clinic or a professional; help them change their environment to get rid of the temptation.4.Be a positive force in your friend's life. Let your friend know (by word anddeed) that you are there for support. Help your friend remained focused on the positive goals that don't include drugs. Reinforce your friend's good behaviors without drugs. Don't abandon your friend when they slip up.11. 年轻人有时会抱怨无法和父母沟通。

全新版大学英语3口语题目及参考回答全新版大学英语3口语题目及参考回答Unit 2Topics for Discussion1.Why do so many migrant workers (民工) move from the country to the city?The city has more opportunities for migrant workers to earn money.Working in the city can earn far more money than working in the country.Migrant workers want to provide their children a better studying condition.Some migrant workers find people around them are moving to the city, and then they’r e just following the general trend.2.Why are tourists willing to pay for a night in a farmer’s house instead of a hotel?The cost of staying a night in a farmer’s house is far more less than staying in a hotel.Although living condition of a farmer’s hous e is poor than a hotel, many tourists don’t have high demands on living condition.Living in a f armer’s house, tourists can get some useful information about the local conditions and customs through talking to the famer.3.Do you plan to further your study as a postgraduate or finda job right aftergraduation? Why? (Which seems to be more important to you: school education or what you learn in the real world?) Yes, I plan to find a job right after graduation.Having a job after graduation means I can make money on my own and it can help me live independently I don’t want to ask my parents for money aft er graduation.What I learn I the real world is more important to me. For it not only helps me know the real world better, but also helps me quickly adapt to the society.After working for several years, I would know whether I need to pursue a higher certification.Because I also can get my master degree when I having a job.4.Why do you think many youngsters choose to study abroad? What are thebenefits and what are the possible problems for studying abroad?Benefits:Studying abroad can give youngsters a chance to see the world again in a global vision.Studying abroad can improve their language ability and let them grasp the advanced technologies.Studying abroad can let youngsters make friends with people from different countries with different background.Studying abroad can help youngsters build their own life and live independently.Problems:Studying abroad would give families a big financial burden and is not suitable for low-income families’ children.Studying abroad means youngsters have to face the living pressure on their own because most of them have no relative abroad.Youngsters’ studying abroad separates them and their families. So youngsters always miss their families and feel lonely.Unit 3Topics for Discussion1.In our families, what do we do to try to prevent burglaries? For example, isthere a burglar-proof door to your apartment?Yes, there is. Having a burglar-proof door is a common way to prevent burglaries. People always feel dangerous in this high crime rate society, so almost everyone’s apartment has a burglar-proofdoor.Lock our doors even when we are going out just for a few minutes, because we need to keep alert all the time.Burglar alarm system is also a good way to prevent burglaries. If a thief enters your house, this system would call the police and your possession will be in a safe condition.2.In our contact with the outside world, what precautions do we take to steerclear of danger? For example, do you speak to strangers?Yes, but I seldom speak to strangers because when I was young, my parents always told me not to speak to strangers for they maybe have an evil thought on you.When we’re surfing on the Internet or chatting online, we shouldn’t tell strangers our personal information, especially our bank account number and password.If we plan to travel on holidays, we’d better not go to an unfamiliar place alone. When we are ona trip, we have to pay more attention to our valuables. And we need to always keep our cell phonein a good condition. Because if we are in danger, a good connection on the phone can help us get out of trouble easily.3.What do you think can be done to improve older people’s lives if their childrendo not live with them?Older people can keep a pet. If they feel lonely or miss their children, they can talk to their pets.Although animals cannot talk to us, they do can share our happiness and sorrow for they have emotion, too.Older people can learn how to surfing on the Internet and chatting with others so that they can see their children and talk to them on the computer if both of them have a web camera and a microphone.Older people need to take part in some activities which can widen and intensify their relations.They also could do regular exercise such as jogging and playing badminton, etc. To the older people, stay healthy is the most important.4.What should be done to help unemployed people?Re-training programs should be organized to help the unemployed people to learn new skills and help them keep up with the changing society. Solving the unemployment problem needs the effort of the whole society, including our government; the unemployed people themselves and all those who are ready to offer their help.Our government should take some necessary measures to create more opportunities of employment for these people.Unit 4Topics for Discussion1.What should I thank my parent(s) / teacher(s) / friend(s) for? If you have,what have you done? If you ha ven’t, what do you plan todo?I should thank my parents for bring me this world, giving me life and educated me.I should thank my parents for brought me up from a child who doesn’t know anything to a manwho will build his own career.I should thank my parents for giving me the chance to experience the richness of the world.I should thank my teachers for giving me the knowledge and improve our ability.I should thank my teachers for teaching me the principle of life such as honesty, responsibility,tolerance and never give up.I should thank my friends for giving me the courage to overcome difficulties when I am in atough time and my mood fall down to the bottom.I should thank my friends for bringing me tears and happiness during my growth, lighten thedarkness in my life.To my parents, what I have done at this moment is that to care for them by giving them a call every week. I also should work hard, have a regular exercise and build a strong body. In the future, if I work in another place and cannot live with them, I plan to back home regularly and spend more time to keep them company.To my teachers, what I have done is that sending greeting cards at Spring Festival and sending them greeting messages at Teachers’ day. I plan to write letters to them in my free time.To my friends, what I have done is that keeping in touch with them and sending them a greeting message or a gift at theirbirthday. I think our friendship will last not because the money or the benefits but the time we spend together and the precious memory in our mind.2.Are holidays a good time to express gratitude? Which holidays are the mostappropriate?Yes, holidays are a very good time to express gratitude.If I want to express gratitude to my parents, Mother’s day and Father’s day are the most appropriate. If I want to thank my teachers, I think Teacher’s day is the most appropriate. If I want to show my gratitude to my lover in t he future, the Valentines’ day is the most appropriate.But if I miss all of these holidays to express gratitude to them,I think the Spring Festival is also a good time to show my thanks.3.Do you think it is necessary for the Chinese to celebrate Western festivals?No, I don’t think so for it is not necessary. But I don’t mean that we cannot celebrate these Western festivals. I don’t think it’s necessary to find a definite answer to whether we Chinese should celebrate the foreign festivals or not. We ought to respect others’ decision instead of interference in their choices. It’s not a bad thing for the people to take advantage of the western festivals, entertaining themselves, getting together and exchanging greetings.But as we all know that we have a lot of traditional festivals are now forgotten by some people of our generation. They have lost their interest in our traditional festivals such as Tomb-sweeping day, Dragon-boat festival, Double Ninth Festival, etc. In general, the Chinese young men almost don’t know the profound implications of our traditional Chinese festivals. Insteadthey are familiar with the western festivals and go after them like a flock of ducks. Obviously, this is a situation that we do not want to see.I think i t is right to lay emphasis on our traditional festivals but it’s not proper to reject the foreignones on this account. In fact, western festivals like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, which have taken root in our country and becoming popular festivals among our people.They are a good time to express our gratitude to our relatives.All in all, it’s natural for the Chinese people, especially our young people, to take part in the western festival activities, relaxing and relieving themselves. I think if you are interested in the celebration of the western festivals, just join it and enjoy yourself. If you are not interested in it, you can ignore them but don’t complain and make criticism.4.It is sometimes claimed that many festivals have been created just toencourage people to spend money. Do you agree?No, I don’t agree with that.It is common knowledge that every nation has its own special festivals with colorful backgrounds, which are closely connected with its special history or excellent culture. So festivals are the products of the sedimentary accretion of a nation’s culture over thousands of years. Some people think so, as you just said, is probably because people often spend much money during a festival.Well, I think people spend more money during a festival than at normal times is reasonable because it needs money to buy different things to celebrate a festival. To the businessmen,festivals are a good time to increase income. To the consumers, they also are willing to pay at thisspecial time. The view that festivals only have been created to encourage people to spend money is too simple and too narrow. I think people spend more money during a festival is a win-win situation to the whole society.Unit 5Topics for Discussion1.Is it enough to help only those people we know?Well, I think that depends.The pre-requisite of helping others is that you are a man who can offer help. The most important thing to measure it’s enough or not is that your personal ability. If you are a man who needs help, there is no need for us to talk about this issue. If you are a merchant who has a high income, I think it’s not enough to help only those people you know. If you are a student who has no income and needs parents’ money to live, I think it’s enough to help those people you know. Using one sentence to conclude my idea is that ‘w ith great power, comes great responsibility’.2.What is the relationship between one’s attitude to life and one’s fate? Does theformer determine the latter or is it the other way round?Well, I think our life is truly in the hands of fate from the day we are born because we cannot choose our parents and it has no relationship with our attitude to life. But when we are born to the world, we get the chance to choose the attitude to life which will partly determines our latter life.As time goes by, the attitude you choose will show an impact on your life and your fate will be changed to some degree. But your attitude to life is only one cause to your fate, not the directcause.Yes, to a large extend, I think the former determines the latter. Because what you did in the former has a direct impact on your latter just like if I keep doing exercise for one hour, of course,I will have a strong body one or two years later. But if I am a good student in the university, doesthat mean I will have a high paid job in the future? I think it also related to your personal fate. 3.Do you think success is due more to luck and opportunity or to diligence? Why?In my opinion, luck, opportunity and diligence are all important to success, but success is due more to one’s diligence.Generally speaking, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone in our society, but only those who are prepared adequately and diligent can make use of them to achieve their purpose.Opportunities only come to the well-prepared person who bears perseverance and perspiration and it can be created by diligent people. Diligence is the fundamental pre-condition, which can change opportunity into success. Diligence is the first key factor to success, that is, to be diligent means to work with full energy and think with full effort. To be diligent means to practice with complete dedication and constant searching for a better method. Diligence helps us remove ignorance, overcome difficulties, and enlighten our minds. There is no doubt that if you want to achieve something or intend to fulfill one of your ambitions, you must work hard, make efforts and get prepared. Otherwise, you will take no advantage of opportunities when they come to visit you.。