the Terminal of Beijing Daxing International Airport I’d like to talk about the terminal of Beijing Daxing international airport. The airport was put into use on September last year. It’s located at the frontier between Beijing and Hebei province, about 50 kilometers south of Ti'anmen square, so we can reach there with 30 minutes by high-speed train, by subway or by taxi. The terminal is the world’s largest single-structure airport terminal, 700,000 square meters, as big as about 100 football fields. It takes only 5 years from construction to operation, which is considered to be a miracle. The building is designed by the famous architect Zaha-Hadid and her team workers. They say that the design inspiration is draw from phoenix, a holy bird in Chinese legend. But someone says that from above it looks more like a starfish, a big six-armed alien starfish. It is a four-stories building, supported by 8 C-shaped columns. This design provides a direct and clear line of sight to where you need to go. The security check and immigration inspection are in the central part of the starfish and there’re more that eighty departure gates at the six arms, so it takes passengers no more than 8 minutes to walk to any of them. It’s really convenient and efficient. By the way, the terminal is an energy-efficient building. The big windows and skylights bring tones of natural light in, which helps save a great deal of power for lighting. Photovoltaic power generation and rainwater collection equipment are implemented. And many kinds of energy management technology are introduced and used in the building. For example, through energy management software，offices can monitor energy consuming and find procedures that can be improved to save more power. It’s really an excellent masterpieces, both aesthetically and pragmatically.

Is punishment necessary to help children learn the difference between right and wrong? Education, especially early childhood education, has always been a hot topic currently. Some people argue that punishment is an indispensable part of both parenting and teaching to instruct children to distinguish between right and wrong. Personally, I barely agree with this opinion. Almost every kind of punishment is time-consuming and counterproductive. First of all, corporal punishment has a detrimental impact on children not only physically, but also psychologically. And it may even bring trauma to children. Moreover, children who suffer from physical abuse are more likely to develop a tendency of violence, thereby breaking the law when they grow up. Secondly, verbal abuse contributes to the scarcity of self-confidence. At the same time, as children's behavior stems from imitating their parents, youngsters, treated with hurling insults and threats, tend to lack communication skills and thus are isolated by peers. If there is a sort of so-called "proper" punishment, it should be combined with rewards. Children can typically not distinguish between right and wrong, because we human being acquire knowledge about values and justice instead of being born with it. Parents and teachers, wanting children to behave well, are well-advised to make an arduous effort to impart what is correct and what children with perfect performance would be awarded. Instructed appropriately, children can always meet the expectation of their instructors. In case of children failing to act properly, rewards should be deprived as retribution. Positive behaviors would be reinforced by the formed benign cycle. To summary, I, as a mother of a five-year-old boy, insist that only the punishment properly combined with rewards can play a positive role in teaching children to learn the difference between correct and incorrect.

Some people believe that computers have negative effects on children. To what extent do you agree or Currently, the computer is playing an increasingly significant role in our life. It is argued by some people that computers have influenced children’s development negatively. Overall, I agree with this viewpoint. The merits of this opinion are obvious. Primarily, playing computers have a damaging impact on children’s physical health. Specifically, it diminish children’s time for outdoors activities that benefit their strength, flexibility and endurance, and lead to a sedentary lifestyle, which makes children more vulnerable to obesity and heart diseases. And staring on the screen may result in a bad eyesight. Furthermore, the contents in computers can be harmful to children’s mental development. For instance, there is a proliferation of violent and pornographic videos and pictures, driving up the youth crime rate, because teenager cannot distinguish between right and wrong. This point can be confirmed by the fact that an increasing number of adolescents are overly dependent on computers. They live in that virtual world, where they can get a sense of accomplishment, and are deprived of the opportunities of communicating with others in real life. I admit that it may be true that some children can profit from computers. For example, the extensive use of the Internet enables children to have access to more study resources. Nonetheless, the materials that can be downloaded from the Internet may be misleading, which might confuse students. Therefore, libraries should introduce more dependable resources, both books and multimedia materials, so that children can get whatever they want off the Internet. In conclusion, I am convinced that computers have more negative effects on children than positive ones. And I believe that it would be well-advised for parents and teachers to restrict the availability to computers and assist children to prevent themselves from being addicted to computers and to strike a balance between the virtual world and the real life.

Should I use present tense or past tense? I had a trip to visit the former residence ( 故居 这样说对吗）of Laoshe -- a famous Chinese writer. It is a courtyard buliding, which is usually called Siheyuan..... Or It was a courtyard buliding, which was usually called Siheyuan.... That was such an amazing trip!

describe an exciting sport I want to talk about the basketball. Although I am not a ball games buff, some of my friends are really crazy about the basketball. Last spring, my husband invited several friends to our home to watch the live broadcast of the NBA final together. It was the game between the Miami Heat and the Spurs. They were so excited that I was affected by the enthusiasm and the fanaticism. Basketball originated in America more than one hundred years ago and is well-liked all over the world now. It is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. There are several alternate players in each team. The ball can be advanced on the court by bouncing it while walking or running or throwing it to a teammate. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Basketball is a kind of sport that requires good body condition and over-all physical quality, like speed, strength, observation and physical coordination. At the halftime interval, there are usually cheerleaders dancing, which makes the atmosphere more exciting.

Describe a time when you had a disagreement with a friend. I have lots of friends from different backgrounds. Basically, the conversations among us are pleasant. Occasionally, we have some disagreement towards some issues. But I like these disputes. I enjoy sharing ideas with friends. Tracy and I were pretty close back in the university. We used to exchange words on many issues. When we are in the second year, we had a fierce debate on whether the designers should design according to customers specific demands or just following the designers' heart. She was in favor of the latter because she believed that design was kind of an activity of art. It was about creativity and imagination. It should reflect the designers' individuality. While I supposed that design was a part of social behaviors and a product should have some specific functions to serve customers. Actually, both of us were one-sided. After further study, we reached an agreement that both the customers' demands and the designers' individuality should be considered in a design project. Personally, it is good to have conversation like this. It makes both of us articulate and think more thoroughly.

Should I use v-ing or not? My parents encouraged me to help others when I was little. There're many things that I could, such as offer ( or offering) my seat to someone in need when I took public transports and help (or helping) my classmates with their homework. In this sentence, should I use offer & help or offering & helping?

Describe a family photo I want to describe a photo that I love most. It is a photo of my husband, my baby and me. It was taken about a couple of months ago when we travelled to the city of Xiamen. The baby was just about three months old and anybody else told us that it’s an impulsive decision to take him driving to such a remote place. But we did it without any problems. The trip was amazing and we took lots of photos. In most of those photos, the baby was asleep in his father’s arms. When we were wandering alongside the lanes on the Gulangyu Islet, he waked up and looked around. The tiny island was so beautiful with those distinctive traditional buildings and there were many kinds of flowers that I had never seen before. It was in such amazing scene that that photo was taken with the baby opening his sparkling eyes. After I returned home, I attached this photo on my bedroom wall. It captures such a precious moment.

describe an environmental law I work in a private enterprise associated with waste water, so I want to talk about the Water Pollution Prevention Law in China. It was first passed in the 1980’s by the National People’s Congress, but then it was revised many times. The latest change to this law, as far as I know, took place in 2008, which was about the punishment of illegal discharge of sewage. Then, let me talk about the contents of this law. It is made up of eight parts, or eight chapters, including the general principles, the rules about water monitoring, the rules about pollution prevention, discharge standards, and so on. It is an important law as water crisis is exaggerating in China, and the government is taking actions to prevent and control water pollution. But at present, there’re still some companies choosing pay the penalty fees instead of treating the polluted water. I think the punishment should be more detailed and harsher.