What Chinese food woul you recommend to your foreign friend who is coming to China? The food I want to recommend to her is Huoguo, which has long enjoyed great popularity in China. I recommend it for the following two reasons. First, unlike a specific dish, such as Gong Pao chicken or dumplings, Huoguo can offer more options. You see, basically it is just a big pot containing spicy or delicate sauce in which you can boil any vegetables or meats you want. So Huoguo is a good choice especially when I’m uncertain about what my foreign friend will like most. Second, having Huoguo can solidify the connections between people because they tend to feel rather relaxed in the atmosphere of hot water. I will introduce some other friends to my foreign friends and we will have a pleasant conversation.

Will you suggest you friend to accept a job tht is far away from his or her home? Actually, my viewpoint will be dependent on how the job is. If the job offers a significantly high salary, say, 10000 yuan a month, or the company is a public one, then I will advice my friend to take it. You know, we 80’s are facing intense pressure of buying houses and getting married. How can we do that without money? However, if the job does not comprise a tempting payment or a promising prospect, then I’ll suggest my friend to find a job near her home. This will save her the expense of renting and commuting. Besides, living with family is also good for her mental health. This is my answer to your question.

Do you suggest children should be paid to do housework? I don’t think it’s sensible for parents to pay children directly for the housework they do, but some sort of prize can be given as appreciation. Here is my reasoning. On one hand, being paid for doing chores will reduce their sense of responsibility. Children will not take mops or washing dishes until they are offered a good price. This kind of overemphasizing on money is very adverse for their mental development. On the other hand, however, to motivate children to share more housework, parents can provide them with some periodical prizes, such as Barbie dolls or Spiderman toys. These are more likely an expression of praise rather than direct payments.

Describe an tool or object that you rely on often in your daily life. One of the objects I use often in my daily life is my thermal mug. It’s a big one, with a capacity about 1200 milliliters. I like it out of two reasons as follows. First, I really like drinking water. Actually I can drink as much as 2000 milliliters per day. My thermal mug makes warm water handy for me where I am. Thus it also offers some kind of psychological security. In addition, having a thermal mug can also save a lot of money. It normally costs at least 8 yuan to buy a cup of coffee or tea and it means I will have to spend more than 24 yuan solely on drinking when I go out, which is apparently uneconomical. That’s why I like my thermal mug so much.

Describe a wonderful period of time in your life. As soon as I was employed as a youth English teacher, I was sent to participate in a 20-day New Employee Orientation program. That period of time is really wonderful for me, and I will illustrate this in two aspects. First, this period prepared me well for my job. It introduced me the history and mission of my school, broadening my knowledge about teaching methodology and enabling me to play roles in class dramas vividly, which is much demanded by my job. Also, thanks to the period, I gained precious friendship with my colleagues and trainees from other schools, which proved to be a great support system for my work. In conclusion, I really appreciate this period of my life.

Do you believe that people in the future will read fewer books? I don’t think people in the future will read fewer books, and here is my reasoning. First, technology has increased the accessibility of books on a large scale. Those once expensive books now can be downloaded totally for free, allowing people even in rural areas or harsh poverty to read as many books as they want. Second, surely more innovations will appear in the future, but those eternal inquiries, such as ‘What’s the origins of cosmos’, will go on. To find answers to these questions, people need to refer to those profound books written by the best intellectual of that era. That’s why I don’t think the number of boos read by people in the future will decrease.

Do you prefer to be friends with those who are similar or dissimilar to you? Surely I’ll choose those who share the same opinions as I do to be friends, here is my reasoning. First, this will cut the cost of communication. Holding different opinions with my friends means I have to discuss with them or worse, dispute. I’ve been exhausted enough by job and study , and certainly I don’t expect to waste my energy on this. Second, sharing the same opinion enable my friends and I to share same experience all the time. For instance, my friend Xiaoxue and I rode Ferris wheel last week. Had she had a fear of heights or disliked taking any risks, I would have to ride alone, which would definitely be less funny. Thus, I will always make friends with those who have the same thoughts as I have.

Whic will you choose? To study for several short times or for a long time during a week? Personally speaking, I prefer to study for several short times during a week, here is my reasoning. To begin with, students will feel very tired if they study for a long period of time. Research shows that study efficiency begins to decrease after three hours’ successive study. Second, studying for several short times enable students to take care of other necessary things , such as taking part of club activities, doing community service, which are of equal importance to academics. In addition, interspersing my study plan with some refreshing activities such as playing tennis and chatting with friends will reduce stress and improve study efficiency. In conclusion, I’d like to study several short times during a week.

Whether or not a school is successful solely depends on how many textbooks the school has？ In my view , textbooks are important for laying the foundation of the whole teaching activity. But a school’s success is dependent on several other factors as well. First, a strong leadership is a must. A good principal is able to develop a vision of what that school should be, which will serve as a guide for the school. He often keeps an open heart to the mistakes made by teachers and encourage them to continue their innovation. All this is necessary for building a school that is both effective and creative. Second, monitoring students progress is also indispensable. Keeping records of students’ performance on homework and tests helps to analyze students’ strengths and weaknesses. Thus, I don’t think the number of textbooks is the only factor affecting a school’s success.