It is more important to keep your old friends than it is to make new friends. In our daily life, we frequently encounter different people and some even gradually become new friends. Then, some people claim that we should spend more time making new friends than keeping old ones. As far as I am concerned, even though new friends can bring us fresh visions about life, old friends matter more, thus, keeping old friends around us is even more significant. First and foremost, for me, old friends are just like my family members, with whom I can always talk about everything and feel very relaxed, without being afraid of making them unhappy. In contrast, making new friends can be a long process. At the very beginning, I need to pay so much attention to not offending him or her and taking all their hobbies or dislikes into consideration when going out... This just makes me exhausted. If keeping old friends can be compared to staying at the comfort zone, then, I would not like to get out of it. With tiring work, living pressure and worries, life is already so hard. So, why not spend more time on the "old friend comfort zone"? In addition, it is always old friends that I can count on. I remember one time when I was badly injured in a car accident. The only person I called was my best friend Nancy, who I have known for ten years. After answering my call, Nancy immediately rushed out of the office, appeared in front of me soon, and sent me to the hospital... Without her, I couldn't have survived. A friend indeed is a friend in need. my reliable old friends are always my friends in need. Obviously, I need to spare more time with my dear old friends and give them a hand when I am needed. Rome was not built in one day, neither was the friendship. So, isn't is more worthwhile to keep old friends than spending extra time and energy to make new friends?

Some people prefer to spend their free time with their family or friends. Others prefer to spend their free time alone. Which do you prefer? Please explain why and use details to support your answer. If I had to choose to spend my free time alone or with my family or friends, I would choose to be with my family or friends. First of all, during my daily life, my job occupies overwhelmingly most of my time, so I rarely have the opportunity for my families or friends. So, I will definitely seize every opportunity to keep company of them, which helps bond us more together. Secondly, being with families and friends can actually make me happy while being alone only makes me lonelier and more frustrated. By sharing my life with my families or friends, I can get encouraged, thus have more energy to get back to work or face the new challenge in my life.

When I am in an unfamiliar place When travelling in an unfamiliar place, I always prefer to use smartphones or other devices to find places. The reasons are as follows. First and foremost, it can save a lot of time. Isn’t it a good idea to spend more time in enjoying the historic site itself rather than wandering around and looking for the direction? In addition, even local people can get wrong about the direction, but we can always trust the accuracy of these devices, with which we can always find the right place. Therefore, instead of exploring by myself or asking others, I would like to rely on smartphones or other navigational devices.

Going camping in an unfamiliar city is very a popular topic these days. Comparing with staying in a hotel, I would also follow this trend. Why camping? Because camping is a very interesting and unforgettable experiences for a trip! Imagine, at night, I can enjoy stars twinkling, and maybe have close contacts with some adorable animals, like squirrels. Staying in a tent is like immersing oneself in a wild nature. People nowadays have rarely this kind of experience. It is much better than staying in a tedious hotel, which will just make the whole travel experience monotonous. So I would say, I will seize this chance and embrace the beautiful nature!

Your professor has offered you the opportunity to help him with some important researchthis weekend. However, you have made plans to travel to your hometown this weekend toattend your sister's birthday party. What will you do? I will choose to help my professors instead of visiting my sister. Because for me, researches are more important, especially, this kind of opportunity is relatively rare, thus very precious, by helping my professor in his researches, I can have a thorough knowledge about how to implement researches, which will benefit me for future studies. At the same time, I will apologize to my sister, sincerely explain to her reasons and send her a well-prepared gift. After all, I can always visit my sister when I am free, however, I do not often have the chance to assist professors in important researches. That’s why I will spend the weekend on researches rather than a birthday party.

Studies or sister? Your professor has offered you the opportunity to help him with some important researchthis weekend. However, you have made plans to travel to your hometown this weekend toattend your sister's birthday party. What will you do? I will choose to help my professors instead of visiting my sister. Because for me, researches are more important, especially, this kind of opportunity is relatively rare, thus very precious, by helping my professor in his researches, I can have a thorough knowledge about how to implement researches, which will benefit me for future studies. At the same time, I will apologize to my sister, sincerely explain to her reasons and send her a well-prepared gift. After all, I can always visit my sister when I am free, however, I do not often have the chance to assist professors in important researches. That’s why I will spend the weekend on researches rather than a birthday party.

Cher Monsieur Lesage, Merci de vos messages, qui font chaud à mon cœur ! Cependant, mon grand-père n'a pas pu survivre de cette épidémie. Il est passé dans l'autre monde le 1 janvier. C'est une grande blessure pour toute ma famille. A l'âge de 84 ans, mon grand-père était en très bonne santé : il jouait du ping-pong tous les jours, et il a pu même sortir avec nous, pour monter dans les montagnes, à une même vitesse. Il avait toujours une grande curiosité dans la vie. Tous les jours, il lisait les journaux et les actualités nationales et internationales sur Internet, en prenant les notes. Il était quelqu'un de si gentil, si positif, toujours souriant, toujours curieux pour tout. Mais cette année dans la fête du printemps, je ne le verrai jamais... Pourtant, la vie continue, nous devons vivre avec ses forces, son attitude positive pour la vie, son enthousiasme... J'ai l'impression, qu'en Chine, la vie commence à revenir à la normale : les magasins sont à nouveau pleins, il y a des embouteillages, les gens font la queue pour les visas des entrées et sorties, et les voyageurs chinois envahirons très bientôt partout dans le monde... Même si le virus circule et circulera pour peut-être toujours. Le monde de 2023 sera-t-il meilleur ? Je ne sais pas, qu'en pensez-vous ? A l'approche de la fête du printemps, je vous souhaite une bonne année chinoise ! Bien cordialement,

Who has more influence about changing a society, government or individuals? This debate is recurrent and different people hold different opinions. Some agree that only the government can make significant changes in society, while others take the opposite side, thinking that individuals may exercise more influence. I may opt for the second point. First and foremost, it is obvious that governments play a significant role in the whole society. Sometimes a mere decision made by US government can cause a earthquake in the international community. So, can we abruptly conclude that individuals are just ephemeral lives, who matter little to the whole history? The answer is absolutely not. Please imagine: without Edison, we probably lived today in darkness at night; without Wright Brothers, nowadays, to travel from China to the United States, it would take more than a month. Actually, not just those great people have had great influence in the society. History of humanity is made of millions of individuals’ histories and everyone plays his own part in it.