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1、TPO13 months ago, I read a book called The Five People You Meet in Heaven written by Mitch Albom. It recounts the life and death of a simple yet dignified old man, Eddie. After dying in a accident trying to save a little girl in an amusement park, Eddie finds himself in heaven where he encounters fi

2、ve people who have significantly affected his life. The 5 lessons Eddie learnt about brotherhood, sacrifice, forgiveness, love and purpose of life have also enlightened me. That book changed my attitude towards life and death. It taught me to cherish life more than ever. This is indeed a controversi

3、al issue. Form my point of view; TV has far more pros than cons. Firstly, television has long been regarded as a tool to disseminate in formation and knowledge. People watch news on TV to know about whats happening in the country and the world. Children watch Animal World or National Geography to ga

4、in more knowledge. At the same time, TV is also the most prevalent and effective device to entertain the masses. Although theres no denying that TV sometimes delivers negative information to people, the public or government censorship can ensure the quality of our TV programs today. Therefore, gener

5、ally speaking, TV has had a positive influence on society.The first reason given by Paul (if you cant remember the name, you can just omit this) in the letter against the purchasing of the new sculpture is that he assumes the financial difficulties faced by the university makes the sculpture too cos

6、tly to buy. However, the woman disagrees because most of the price of the sculpture is paid by a donor. Hence the university will only bear a small sum of money. Besides, Paul also suggests that the huge sculpture will occupy the space in the campus which is supposed to be reserved for students acti

7、vities. The woman dismissed this point because she knows that Paul is just reluctant to find another place to play soccer with his friends if the lawn they used to play on is occupied by the sculpture. Further more, the woman thinks that the sculpture is a nice art that can actually make the campus

8、prettier.Group think means that the individuals in a group all agree about something which may not be correct. They are under pressure to conform and make irrational decisions that they seldom make alone. The professor gives an example of him working in a computer company years ago. At first, his co

9、worker and he suggested a proposal to up-grade the outlook of their product. The supporters changed their minds as soon as they realize that the senior managers did not like the plan. His partner also gave up the original thought because he was afraid that if he insisted, he will leave bad impressio

10、n on others. Despite the consensus we had reached about the proposal, our ultimate product was a failure. Therefore group think sometimes will results in negative resultsTPO2Ioften go to the basketball court near my apartment. Its very important to me because I play basketball there everyday and bas

11、ketball is my favorite sport. Ever since I was a little boy, I have been playing in that court with my friends. When in junior high, I practiced shooting and dribbling in that court nearly everyday till late at night. Besides, the court is the reminder of an awful lot of my valuable memories. I stil

12、l can remember that how I started out shooting badly and then after several weeks practice, I could shoot well and dribbled well. I can also remember many friends with whom I played basketball and form teams. Without that court, I couldnt possibly make so many friends. So its very important to me.We

13、ll, I think taking a wide variety of courses is better for students. Because, first of all, I think undergraduate study is meant for broadness. Students had better broaden their horizon and prevent themselves from being narrow-minded. Second of all, I think before students find their “true love”, I

14、mean, the subject they really want to go deep into, they should probably extend their study field and taste different subjects in various areas so as to identify the “true love”. Take myself as an example, my major is software engineering in the college, but I took various courses outside my major f

15、ield. Then I found out that I was more interested in literature than in computer and software. So literature is my “true love”.The universityhas decided to stop its free bus service because not very many students ride the bus and plans to use the money saved to expand the overcrowded parking lots. B

16、ut the man in the conversation doesnt like the plan. As for the point about few students riding the bus, the man says its because the bus routes are out of date. The bus only goes through the places that are too expensive for students to live. If the buses change route and the man thinks there will

17、be plenty of students taking those buses. The man also disagrees with the universitys plan to expand the parking lots. He thinks the plan will encourage more students to drive, which will add noise and create more traffic. Then theyll need more parking space. He thinks the university should make it

18、easier for students to take the public buses not the other way around.The principleof audience effects is that individuals performance is affected by the knowledge that others are watching them. The professor uses examples of tying shoes and learning to type to demonstrate that we actually increase

19、our speed of performing if we know that we are being observed. In the example of tying shoes, one group of college students was told that they were being observed, the other didnt know they were being observed. The students who knew they were being watched tied their shoes much faster than the other

20、 group. And in the example of learning to type, when we are conscious of being observed, we will increase typing speed. We type faster than we do alone. Also, other behavioral pattern will increase, like making mistakes. So when we type faster when we know we are being observed, we also make more mi

21、stakes.The professorasks the woman to attend a field trip, but the woman has already promised another professor to help set up a museum exhibition next week. And this is the problem. The professor offers two possible solutions. The first is that she can talk to the other professor to see if there is

22、 someone else who can replace the woman to help set up the museum exhibition. The second is that the woman finishes setting up the museum before they set out the field trip. Actually, I think the woman should choose the second solution, because she has already agreed to help the other professor and

23、the other professor is counting on her. Its possible that there is no one else who can take her place. So shed better finish the task first before she goes to the field trip.Theprofessor talks about two definitions of money, a broad one and a narrow one. By the broad definition, money is everything

24、with which we can make purchases. For example, coins and bills can be money, because we can use them to buy goods such as vegetables and pay for services such as taxi. But in a barter system, vegetables can be money, because farmers can give drivers vegetables in exchange for a drive. By the narrow

25、definition, in a society, the legal tender is money. For instance, in the US, drivers and farmers must accept dollars as payment. People can use dollars to pay for taxi and buy vegetables because dollar is the legal tender in the US. So, dollar in the form of coin and bill is money.TPO3I think a goo

26、d parent should be patient. Because children are always confused with the things around them, they ask questions every now and then. A good parent should be patient enough to give them answers. When i was very young, I always asked questions like “Why can airplanes fly?”,“Why cant we fly?” and “Why

27、the earth is a globe?”. My parents answered these questions patiently and if they couldnt, they would buy books that have the answers to my questions. I also think a good parent should be open-minded. In other words, they should respect their childrens decisions when their kids are growing up. My pa

28、rents always show their respect to my decisions. My major in the college is software engineering, but I decided to be an English teacher after graduation. My parents respected my decision and allow me to pursue my own interest. Thanks to my parents, I am patient and I respect other people.I prefer t

29、o work on assignments individually. There are two reasons. The first is that I like to be in a quiet place while studying. If I study in a group, I will always be interrupted by group members who talk about irrelevant things. Then its possible that I cant even finish the assignments. Once, I attende

30、d a group discussion. Many people were not even discussing. They were just talking about NBA games. When it ended, I got nothing from it. The second reason is that Id like to think independently. Studying individually gives me enough time to develop my own ideas. When studying in a group, I will alw

31、ays be distracted by others opinions and thoughts. So sometimes many assignments are not done by myself but by other group members. Like last week, I worked in a group to solve math problems. It turned out that many problems were solved by others not by myself. I felt very unhappy about it.Dining se

32、rvices will not serve hot breakfast food anymore. They only serve cold breakfast food. The woman in the conversation thinks the change is ridiculous. First of all, she thinks whether something is hot or cold doesnt necessarily mean it is healthy. She says that in a really cold morning, a nice warm o

33、melet is obviously better than a bowel of cold cereal. Secondly, she thinks the change will not help save money. Because if the students cant get what they want from dining hall, they will go off-campus. Then they have to pay off-campus price, which is more expensive. So this change will not help sa

34、ve money but actually end up costing more.CognitiveDissonance is a kind of mental discomfort people feel when they experience contradictions between their actions and their beliefs. The professor uses his own experience to illustrate this phenomenon. When he was in high school, he was addicted to vi

35、deo games. He didnt do well in study and even failed in chemistry. He knew he should study well in order to find good jobs and have a good career. But he just couldnt give up video games. And this was his conflict. His solution was to change his perspective. Chemistry was the only class he did badly

36、. He was pretty sure that he wanted to be a sociologist and being a sociologist doesnt need to be well in chemistry. So he reinterpreted his understanding of doing well in school. Initially, he thought he should do well in all subjects to be successful in school. But then, he thought he should only

37、do well in the subjects that are directly related to his future career. So he changed his belief to eliminate the conflict.Thewoman won an award and is invited to attend the award ceremony. But her biology exam is scheduled at the same time. So she is struggling about what to do. There are two possi

38、ble solutions. The first one is that she could write a 5-page paper instead of taking the exam. But she thinks writing a paper will take more time than preparing for and taking an exam. Shes got many other things to do. The second solution is that she could ask someone else to receive the award on h

39、er behalf. But her parents were really looking forward to seeing her on the stage. Still, shes struggling. Well, I would recommend her to choose the first solution. Since she doesnt want to disappoint her parents, she has to try harder to win the time to attend the ceremony even though itll take her

40、 more time to write the paper. Its the trade-off.The professor talks about two kindsof persuasive strategies in advertising. The first strategy is repetition. When a slogan is repeated enough times, we tend to believe what the slogan says. The example is a car commercial. A guy is driving around and

41、 keeps stopping to pick up different people, each time a narrative says“Plenty of room for friends”,“Plenty of room for family”and so on. If we hear the slogan so many times, we tend to believe the car is spacious even if its not. The second strategy is using celebrities. We believe celebrities are

42、trustworthy. For example, in a car commercial, If a famous race-car driver is shown in a car and says“I like my car fast.”, people will believe the car is fast even if its actually not a very fast car.TPO4I miss food most when I am away from my home, particularly the noodles cooked by my father. Whe

43、n I was in high school, my father always cooked noodles for me at night. Every day after evening self-study classes, I came home and had the noodles. The noodles were delicious, coz you know, after long-time study, its easy to be tired and hungry. So the first thing I did when I got home at that tim

44、e was to eat noodles. Sometimes, my father would add beef to the noodles and beef is kind of my favorite meat. The most important ingredient of the noodles is the specially-made sauce. Sadly, I dont know how exactly my father makes the sauce. But whenever I go back home, I need to have the noodles c

45、ooked by my father.I prefer to take academic courses on the Internet. Since the courses are offered online, I dont have to live near campus. All I need is a computer and a well-connected Internet. I can study at home and anywhere convenient. Besides, I dont have to worry about my housing, nor do I n

46、eed to drive back and forth. So it saves me money and time. Also, its easier to record online courses so I can review the part I dont understand. With the recorded courses, I can have a good review before final examination.The Computer Department proposes to add evening computer classes because dayt

47、ime computer classes have become overcrowded. But the man in the conversation thinks its a bad proposal. The man says that most of the students have already got their own plans in the evenings. They have jobs, family, clubs and social events so they wont have time to attend the evening classes. The

48、man also says that its actually going to cost more to open evening classes than to simply buy more computers, since to open new classes need to hire new teachers. However, computer is not expensive now. Plus, the computer classrooms are big enough to hold more computers. So he thinks buying more com

49、puters is a better way to solve the problem. The professor uses his two experiences to illustrate the relationship between verbal and nonverbal communication. In his first experience, his uncle visited him. Since he hadnt seen his uncle for a long time, when he saw his uncle, he said“What a surprise

50、！” and because he was so happy that he jumped like a little boy and had a huge smile on his face. His uncle felt good because of his words and actions. Since the professors verbal message agrees with his nonverbal signals, the verbal message is enhanced. In his second experience, when he was showing

51、 his daughter how to use ahammer, he smashed his thumb. He said to his daughter “Dont worry, honey. Its nothing.” but at the same time he was shaking his hand and his face was contorted. His daughter kept asking him if he was okay. Because the professors verbal message doesnt agree with his nonverba

52、l message, the communication is totally different.The man didnt take his class schedule with him and its his first day in the college, so he couldnt find his classroom. The woman offers two possible solutions. The first solution is that he can go to use the computer in the computer center to check t

53、he schedule. But itll take sometime to go there and he doesnt want to be late for his first class. The second solution is that he can just go to big classrooms in the building to check which one is the class he is going to take. But he thinks itll be embarrassing if he goes into a classroom and asks

54、 if he is in the right room. I would recommend he to go to the computer center, since he didnt take his class schedule, its necessary to check all classes for the whole day. Maybe hell be late for his first class, but at least he wont feel embarrassed for the rest of the day.In the lecture, the prof

55、essor says in order for art to express meaning or emotion, artists need to combine various visual elements such as color and texture. Different colors can evoke different moods. Red is a strong color so it evokes strong emotions such as extreme joy, excitement and anger, whereas blue is a cool color

56、 so it evokes calming effect. As for texture, a rough texture can evoke strong emotions and strength, while a smooth texture is more calming and less emotional. Artists need to combine these elements to express meaning or convey message. For example, if a painting uses strong colors such as red and

57、orange and uses brush strokes to give a rough texture, it will convey a wilder and more chaotic emotion in a viewer than a painting with soft colors and smooth texture.TPO5When I was a child, I enjoyed going to an Internet Bar. It is still open now. Its only 5-minutes walk away from my home and sits

58、 beside the street. The internet bar is not very big. It only has two rooms and each is full of computers. In summer vacations, My friends and I usually went there early in the morning playing many computer games such as Age of Empire, Star War and Counter Strike. The owner of the bar is a very kind

59、 person. He opened the door very early in the morning just for us. My friends and I occupied a room, sit side by side and yelled to each other when we were playing games. It was a lot of fun. I strongly disagree with the statement that studying math or science is more important than studying art or

60、literature. Of course, math and science are very important. But it is meaningless to say that they are more important than art or literature. We admire Newton for his scientific achievements such as Newtons first law. We equally admire Leonardo for his art accomplishments such as Mona Lisa. These tw

61、o people are not comparable because they are in two different fields. So some people may like studying science. Some may like studying literature. They all make contributions to the human civilizations. So math or science and art or literature, they are equally important. The man thinks its a great

62、idea to let the culinary students to cook meals in the Campus Dining Club. His first reason is that its good for students in the culinary program. His cousin is in the program and says preparing meals for a large number of people is very different from just cooking in the classes. Because cooking in

63、 classes, you can just take time, but cooking for many people, you have a lot of pressure and might make mistakes. So its a very a good practice for them. His second reason is that even with the extra cost, the meals provided by these students are still much cheaper than that of the fancy restaurant

64、s in the town. But the food will be equally good. He thinks itll be worth it.Target marketing is a strategy of advertising to smaller, specific customers. The professor uses a cell-phone company as an example. If the company wants to sell phones to young people, itll choose to put a TV commercial in

65、 the programs that young people like to watch and in the commercial, the phone is shown to be cool and has a bright color. Also, in the commercial, kids are having a good time with their friends. If the company wants to appeal to businessmen, itll put a different TV commercial in a business program. Besides, the commercial will show how the cell-phone can handle all business efficiently and can save money. So i