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1. What do you know about Oxford University? (1A)What do you think of your university life here?Oxford University is the oldest university in Britain and one of the most famous universities in the world. It is situated to the northwest of London. The 35 colleges in Oxford are governed by its own head. Almost a quarter of the whole students are from overseas and more than 130 nationalities are represented. Each student is assigned to a tutor to supervises their program of study,primarily through tutorials. Oxford also grants higher degrees,diplomas,and certificates in a side variety of subjects,of course there are usually strict requirements. To maintain and develop its historical position as a world-class university. Oxford University will provide the facilities and support for its staff to pursue innovative research.Tianjin Normal University is my dream university. There are many students from different provinces. We can make friends with many people who have different life style,but it must have some quarr els during the university life,but it doesn’t matter.I like the scenery in our school.It is very beautiful.And the climate is not very cold in winter.Every four students in a dormitory,the environment in the warm and sweet room is good.The food in the mess is delicious but a little expensive.My favorite place is our library.It looks very large,and I usually go to the library to study.I enjoy the atmosphere.I believe my four years in TJNU is happy.2. How to seek jobs on the Internet? (2A)How to prepare for a job interview?There are many website for searching jobs.You can log on the home page and input some key words about district、major、age and your requirements.The website will offer you some jobs which are matching your requirements.Then you can send your CV to the company and wait for the reply.First,you can understand the history of the company.And focus on the company condition recently.Second,you should prepare some professional knowledge about the job that you apply for.Third,simulate an interview,consider the problem they will ask you and think the best st,before the interview,have a rest,make sure that you look full of energy,and keep smile to the company.3.What is your dream job? What is your ideal employer? (2B)What should you do to prepare for your dream job?(1) I have many dream jobs ,but as the age increasing. I realized my real dream job—teacher. Luckily, I have the suitable major to my dream. And now, I am trying for it, because I know “Hope is a good thing and maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever done .My ideal employer must have the abilitys to work well with other workers and Be welling to learn and peogross,and have good analytical capability,willing to work under pressure(2)For me, It’s a nearest opportunity to my dream, I will make preparation to facethe interview.bsically to say, the self introduction is essential portion of the process, and I will tell my advantages adequately4.What is public service advertisement? (3A)Do you think public service campaigns are necessary?(1)The public survice advertisement have a good advantage of spead the historal tradiontal and culture, We can watch public survice advertisement by TV, radio and newspaper, but the most important media is TV. By watching TV, it can change people’s behaviours and revolution..(2)Yes, I think the public survice compaigns and is neccessary ,it’s a style to show the passion to life.5、What are the uses and abuses of advertisements?The uses of advertisements are undisputed. First, large companies depend heavily on advertisements to make their products known to the consumers. The people or firms that advertise on magazines benefits both parts. However some magazines seem to lose their original purpose after a while because they have too many advertisements. Second, advertisements enable people to widen their choices and chances in whatever they wish to obtain or discard. The most common form of abuse of advertisement is misleading the public. Some advertisements blatantly ignore facts and promote their products nonetheless. What’s worse, advertisements always come just before the most exciting part of a program!Do you think advertising is an effective way to publicize products?No. I don’t think so. Some adverti sements are beautiful lies. Many people might be taken in. Maybe the advertisement is so attractive that you can’t help buying one. But you don’t know how much of what they advertise are based on truth. The virtual product on TV is not the same as the real one in life. You can never imagine what you buy.6.Please retell the story Death of a Dream.The 18 members of the United States figure skating team would fly to Brussels,Belgium.Then they were to go on to Prague, Czechoslovakia, for the world ice skating championships. Sabena Flight 548 took off at 7:30 pm on February 14,1961. The flight across the Atlantic was pleasant. But there was something going wrong in the cockpit during the last few minutes before the scheduled landing. Just before 10:00 am, the piolet lowered the wheels of the jet and began his approach to land. But, at the last moment, he pulled the plane up. The piolet came in a second time, flying about 500 feet over a farm. And then he suddenly increased his speed and pulled the plane into a steep climb. Unfortunately, the plane fell back to the ground and explode at 10:05 am. The hopes and dreams of these athletes had ended in a flash.How do you feel when you hear of, or read about , an air disaster?It is really a pity and I feel very heart-broken.7.WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BIIL GATES ?BILL GATES is the head of the software company Microsoft and one of the world'swealthiest men. He was born on October 28,1955 and grew up in Seattle He began to write computer programs when he was 13 years old. He entered Harvard University in 1973. However , he dropped out of Harvard in 1975 . At the same time ,GATES and PAUL ALLEN founded Microsoft . In June , 2006 , GATES annouced that he would be transiforming from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION . He is a successful example for many young people to follow .WHAT HIS ADVICE TO STUDENTS ?BILL GATES suggests that students should go to the college .He discourages students to drop out of school . He suggests that having a diploma certainly helps somebody who looking for a job . He thinks it is fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance,language or any other discipline, but not if it jeopardizes breadth.8.DO YOU THINK BILL GATES A SUCCESSFUL MAN ? WHY ?Yes, I do.On one hand , he achieved his dream that everyone can own their private computer . He created a lot of value to the world . He opened anew era.On the other hand, he helped many people. He gives hope to many people, even change some poor children's fate.WHAT FACTORS ARE IMPORTANT TO ONE'S SUCCESS?I think the important factor is a good attitude. As the saying goes"Attitude is all". If a person always keeps a positive and confident attitude, he will always have passion to face to new challenges and keep trying to reslove difficulties!So moreover,knowledge is power! Once you have knowledge, you may have a good education, strong abilities and better accomplishments of moral quality.Another factor which plays a vital role in success is diligence.Life is short and we have many things to do. Without diligence, no one can achieve anything.9.Retell the story Never Give Up about Paul Wylie. (6A)What do you usually do when facing difficulties?（1）Paul Wylie was a famous skater from America. But before his success, he was a nobody who choked at big events, the recipient of advice from judges, the target of loaded questions from reporters. However, he nerver give up though facing these trouble. He decided his goal and tried his best to achieve it. Finally, things definitely changed in 1992, his skating career rewritten and beautiful, he got the silver medal he dreamed before.（2）In my opinion, keep calming is the best choice when coming across difficulties. Then making efforts to find the solution of the problem. From Paul Wylie, I know the importance of perseverance. Heroes who refuse to give up in front of difficulties.10.In Things I Learned from Dad, three successful people reveal how fathers shape their destiny. What have they learned? (7A) What kind of father do you hope to have? （1）Rebecca Lobo learned the importance of loving from his Dad. When he was very young, he just know his mom and Dad loved each other. And his mom battled breast cancer when he was in college, despite his father's worry, Dad was a pillar of strength for them and especially for his mom. Dad loved mom very much, which made mom feelhappiness forever.Richard Branson learned encourage from his father. His father was a struggling lawyer, but the author always knew his Dad was special. Dad nerver criticized, but used praise to bring out their best. He'd say, "If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water, they die."John Lewis learned having hope from his father. When he was young, he used to complain about everything he didnt like. One day, his father told him, "Son, we have to do this in order to make things better. Hang in there and things will improve." His Dad was an optimist by nature, and he instilled in John this concept of hope about future.（2）I like the concept of the first father, because I also think being loving is the biggest strength when we facing difficulties and problems.11. Talk about your major.If you were given another chance, would you like to change your major（1）As we all know,a major is an academic discipline,a field of study,a branch of knowledge. I major in primary school education. This specialty aims at learning how to teach primary school students. That means not only should we pay attention to the literature,but also we should be concerned with the psychology of children. In addition,we need much practices,spending our time with children. The more we get to know them,the better we can teach them,I think.(2) If I have another chance,I won’t change my major. For me,staying with chidren is an interest ing thing. You can feel energetic and keep it for a long time. And we can’t deny that children always have some magical ideas,sometimes we can learn from it.12 Now many students choose to study abroad. ？What do you think of this phenomenon？I think,with the globalization tendency is strengthening increasingly,studying abroad must become a trend. For the students who study abroad,they can experience a new surrounding through the eyes of a tourist as well as local. It is imaginable that there must be pros and cons. Let me show you the pros first. Studying abroad might be a once-in-a-lifetime chance,and this can fulfill your life-changing experience. Also, you can meet new people and make friends. Of crouse,learning about a new culture is important. For sure,every coin has its back. The costs of studying and living abroad might be high. Some people may be hard to adjust a new set of environment. All in all,I think the pros have it. After all,studying abroad is a great opportunity for anybody. It’s a great wa y to travel and learn,and build a global network.13.which english skill do you think is the most important for a college student, listening. speaking.reading or writing？From my perspective, the most siginificant skill is speaking, which has a vital effect on our daily life. According to speaking , we can express our ideas and opinions at once, which is superior to other skill. Apart from that, among the skills, it is the speaking that's used more universally in communications. Finally, there is no denying the fact that we will doless listening.reading and writing when we graduate from college, however, we will do more speaking to communicate with others in society. All above, I think speaking is the most important skill for our college students.14.What do you know about Thanksgiving Day?Why should we show ouru gratitude to others? How to show our gratitdeThanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated in much of north america, generally observed as an expression of gratitude, usually to god. The most common view of its origin is that it was to give thanks to god for the bounty of the autumn harvest. In the United States, the holiday is celebrated on the fourth thursday in november. In canada, where the harvest generally ends earlier in the year, the holiday is celebrated on the second monday in october, which is observed as columbus day or protested as indigenous peoples day in the united states.Thanksgiving Day is traditionally celebrated with a feast shared among friends and family. in the united states. It is an important family holiday, and people often travel across the country to be with family members for the holiday. The thanksgiving holiday is generally a "four-day" weekend in the united states, in which americans are given the relevant thursday and friday off. Thanksgiving Day is almost entirely celebrated at home, unlike the fourth of july or christmas, which are associated with a variety of shared public experiences .On Thanksgiving,people enjoy along day of cooking,eating and talking.The traditional meal almost always includes a turkey with a bread mixture cooking inside.Other traditional thanksgiving foods served with turkey are sweet potatoes,cranbeerries and pumpkin pie.Stores are said to sell more food at Thanksgiving than at any other time of the year.And many people eat more food at Thanksgiving than at any other time of the year.。