2.家庭、朋友与周围的人（Family, friends and people around）
3.周围环境（Personal environment）
4.日常生活（Daily routines）
5.学校生活（School life）
6.兴趣与爱好（Interests and hobbies）
7.个人感情（Emotion）
8.人际关系（Interpersonal relationships）
9.计划与愿望（Plans and intentions）
10.节假日活动（Festivals, holidays and celebrations）
11.购物（Shopping）
12.饮食（Food and drink）
13.健康（Health）
14.天气（Weather）
15.文娱与体育（Entertainment and sports）
16.旅游和交通（Travel and transport）
17.语言学习（Language learning）
18.自然（Nature）
19.世界与环境（The world and the environment）
20.科普知识与现代技术（Popular science and modern technology）
21.热点话题（Topical issues）
22.历史与地理（History and geography）
23.社会（society）
24.文学与艺术（Literature and art）
1.个人情况（Personal information）
Sample 1
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I’m *** from Anhui Province. It's my pleasure to be here in front of you to introduce myself. I’m now studying in Grade 3 in No.1 middle school of my hometown and I'll finish my study here this summer.
About my character, I can’t describe it well, but generally speaking, I am a hard-working student especially when I do the things I am interested in. And I am optimistic and confident. Sometimes I prefer to stay alone, reading, listening to music, but I am not lonely, in my spare time, I often go shopping with my friends, surf on the Internet and do some sports, such as running, table tennis and roller-skating. I even got the 4th place in the 1500-meter race in my school sports meeting, which was a very glorious memory. But now since I’m faced with National College Entrance Examination, I can’t spend too much time doing sports. But this busy life has also taught me how to balance between study and entertainment. Also I love English very much. I often write compositions to improve my written ability, but I know my English is not good enough; I still need to make an effort.
This is a brief introduction of myself. At last I really look forward to being admitted and becoming part of the NUS team. Thank you very much.
Sample 2
Hello everyone. My name is***. I am a student of Grade Eight . I am an outgoing, lovely boy and I am so welcomed by my friends and my classmates.
I have a best friend, Xiaohai. He is very interesting too. He often tells funny stories and always makes me laugh. We often play together. I like action movies. I think they are exciting and interesting. I often go to the movies with my friends on weekends. I can also play the violin and have won many prizes in the competitions. I take violin lessons twice a week. It is a little hard for me but I am very happy, because I have a dream. I want to be a great violinist one day.
Thank you.
2.家庭、朋友与周围的人（Family, friends and people around）
Sample 1
My Friend
Liz is my classmate. We are both 17 years old. She is my best friend in the class. I really like her. I think she is the smartest girl in my class. She can do everything well. She has a lot of interesting ideas. When I have a problem, I often ask her for help. She often says, "Don’t worry! Let me think." Then she gives me some good ideas.
She is a very kind girl. She likes to help others. When others in my class have a problem, they go to her for help too. She always helps them.
Sample 2
My Family
I have a happy family. My family has five people: grandpa, grandma, father, mother, and me.
My grandparents live in countryside. They have six rooms. The room is big. There are two apple trees in the ground. They have sixteen goats and three cows. The goat is white. The cow is yellow. They are healthy.
My parents and I live in city. My father is a worker. His work is hard. My mother is a high school's Chinese teacher, She take bicycle go to work at seven o'clock. In the afternoon, she doesn't go home. In the evening, she makes supper. The food is delicious. I am a student. I have Chinese, math and English everyday. That is boring. I have many friends. After class, I play with my friends.
We are tried, but we are very happy. I love my family.
Sample 3
My Father
There is always a brilliant image living in my heart. That is my dear father. Seen through the eyes of many other people, father seems to be a very ordinary person. But he is quite extraordinary in my eyes, I have never lost my wonder at his good-personalities such as diligence, devotion, care, optimism ever since my childhood.
Being a farmer, father works very hard in the fields all the year round. He works from dawn till dusk every day and even till midnight when it is the harvest season. He seldom enjoys leisure with other farmers even if the farm work is not much. He chooses to live a busy life with reluctance to stop for a while.
Father devotes all himself to our family. As we are poor, he always tries his best to support our family and afford the tuitions for my brother and me. For the whole family, for brother and me, he never stops working laboriously in the fields throughout the year. Now he has got a wrinkled face and white hair because of excessive hard work, looking much older and weaker than any other person of his age. In spite of all this, father never complains to us. It is his full devotion that we're living a better life now. It is his full devotion that both my brother and I are able to study at college.
Father shows much care to us children and my mother as well. Whenever there is any delicious food on the table, he just leaves it to us while he takes the simple one himself. If my brother and I fall ill, he will not hesitate a moment to get some medicine for us or take us to see the doctor. My mother suffers a bad disease. Father looks after her very carefully. He never lets mother do any heavy work both at home and in the field. Mother appreciates him m much that she often praises him as a model husband before others.
Father is a person full of optimism. He never complains about our poor life. He is never frustrated by trouble. He often tells us that everything will be all right if we have enough confidence in life. Due to his optimism, we are all confident to face our life and work.
We all think that father is not in the least an ordinary man. He plays an extraordinary role in my family. We can't have anything without him. Now I'm pursuing further studies at college far away from father. I miss him very much. And I often see him in my dreams. His great image is deeply carved in my mind.
3.周围环境（Personal environment）
Sample 1
Personal Responsibility and Social Environment
The concept of responsibility is a necessary fiction. Although societies must hold their individuals accountable for their own actions, people’s behavior is largely determined by forces not of their own making."
In the title statement, the speaker holds the contention that the concept of individual responsibility is no existence but a fiction. Moreover, the speaker says that the behaviors of human beings are fundamentally determined by the environment which out of their control. Admittedly, one‘s actions are deeply influenced by laws, societies, schools and families and other exterior forces; individual responsibility exists and functions as a significant role to rule people‘s behaviors as well. On one hand, the highest social animal as human being is, any individual has his specific role in a certain society. And this specific role gives one social identity and individual responsibility through education in schools and influence of ethical and moral standards. Though some times one would feel that the certain responsibility is obligation from the society and organizations rather than his ‘individual responsibility‘ at first, in most cases, the accountability would presumably become one‘s own eventually followed by the final identification of his specific social identity, and then direct one‘s behaviors without the force from the exterior world. For example, a soldier would think it is his duty to obey the rules without any hesitation; a surgeon would consider healing the patients as his accountability; and a historian would feel it is his responsibility to discover what is behind the historical descriptions. In fact, different careers and roles form diverse individual responsibilities, which result in individuals’ voluntary behaviors.
On the other hand, there are not only specific individual responsibilities in diverse areas but also some fundamental values and accountabilities, which we all human beings cherish. From the moment one can speak or even is born, the society begins to instill the moral and ethical standards, which is so called humanity in every one‘s mind. The older one is, the deeper influence the humanity would be. When one is just a little child, he would go directly to what he like and claim it. Then when he is old enough, he would realize that it is incorrect and ashamed. And because of the awareness of what is right and wrong, one would probably never do any misdeed again. Actually, humanity is just the common individual responsibility shared by all of us.
Sample 2
Man and His Environment
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to improve his way of life. With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth. He has transformed woodlands and prairies into farms and made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation purposes or hydroelectric power. Man has also modified the face of the earth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to build roads and railways.
However, man's changes to the physical environment have not always had beneficial results. Today, pollution of the air and water is an increasing danger to the health of the planet. Each day thousands of tons of gases come out of the exhausts of motor vehicles. Smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas and the surrounding areas of the countryside. The pollution of water is equally harmful. The whole ecological balance of the sea is being changed and industrial wastes have already made many rivers lifeless.
Now environmental protection is more pressing than ever before. As we know, massive destruction of environment has brought about negative effects and even poses a great threat to man's existence. Indifference to these problems will mean committing suicide. Therefore, effective measures should be taken and laws passed to conserve environment. Otherwise, man is certain to suffer from the serious consequences caused by this lack of care for his living surroundings.
4.日常生活（Daily routines）
Sample 1
My Daily Life
My daily life is extremely monotonous; I try hard to adapt myself to it. Why? Because I want to be a good student. I wish to render service to my country.
I get up at six every day. I dress myself quickly and have breakfast at half past six. After breakfast I go to school.
I have four lessons in the morning and three in the afternoon. I study hard and always help my classmate with their lessons. I have lunch at school. School is over at five.
After supper I read newspapers or watch TV for half an hour. I prepare my lessons between half past seven and nine. I go to bed at nine.
The above is a brief account of my daily life on weekdays. There is no school on Sundays. I usually review my lessons in the morning and call on some friends or to go to see a film in the afternoon.
Sample 2
My Daily Life
Everybody has her or his own daily life. Then, I will tell you bout my daily life. Every morning, I read books for an hour and go to school after breakfast. At noon, I always have a rest and it's good for me to study. In the afternoon, I go to school. After shcool, I do my homework at first. Next, I eat dinner with my parents. Though it isn't good to talk during the meal, but we always talk to each other and we all feel happy. I can watch TV for about an hour. After it, I read some books and go to bed.
5.学校生活（School life）
Sample 1
My School Life
Everyday we go to our beautiful school in spite of rain or shine. We’ll spend a whole day in school.
In the morning, we come to school. Most of us get up earlier to avoid our names to be listed. But of course, there are few students who have no time concept and are always late.
With the ring for break throughout the schoolyard, we all become as lively as monkeys! Some of us run or jump in the playground, some skip ropes, play badminton, kick shuttlecock, read some books and the others sit around and chat with each other cheerfully . Recently, we’ll have a sports meeting in our school. So some of the students are very excited about that and they practice a lot.
Once the bell for class rings, we clean up our dresses, wipe off sweat, go back to the classroom and wait for the teacher。In class, we pay much attention to the teacher and take notes. If we have problems and cannot find the correct answers, we will rise up our hands and ask the teacher. When the teacher asks us some questions about the lesson, we will think about them carefully and try to answer the questions actively. Sometimes we don’t know the answers， we would listen to what the teacher explains carefully. Anyway we cannot waste a bit of time in class, otherwise we will not learn anything or pass the exam.
At noon, some of us go home for lunch. And the others have lunch at school. The school lunch is not delicious enough. But the advantage is that we have many more choices and we can choose what we want by ourselves. There’re many kinds of food, such as beef noodles, hot dogs, fish, chicken, vegetables and so on. After lunch, my good friend and I often chat with each other and take a walk in the campus. After that, we have a noon break. At this time, we should keep quiet and study by ourselves or have a rest. Boys often feel tired and have a rest because they play basketball before. But we girls usually go over the lessons.
When a school day finishes, we may go home. But some of us on duty must do some cleaning in the classroom, and others would like to play basketball and do some after-school activities before we go home and do our homework.
In a word, although days in school are the same, but we not only learn book knowledge, but also exercise our other abilities. So I think our school life is rich and colorful. How I love my school life!
Sample 2
Our School Life
I don＇t think our school life is colorful. Because we’ve got so many classes every day. I wonder whether we can change our school life someday. You see, from Monday to Friday, I have to stay at school. the only relaxation is to listen to the radio or play ball games. At weekends, we need to go to school to have classes, too. I know it＇s very important for us to study well now. As the saying goes, "All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.” I want to step into the nature. I hope we will have
More activities such as visiting museums, taking part in different kinds of contests, attending some lectures and so on are my dream.
6.兴趣与爱好（Interests and hobbies）
Sample 1
My Interests
I have a wide range of interests and enjoy doing many things in my free time.
I am a lover of reading. I often read after in my spare time. I read many kinds of books and newspaper. I like the stories and news in them very much. There are a lot of knowledge and interesting things also.
I am also a music lover. I like all kinds of music. I often listen to the music programs on radio. Although I can’t sing English songs well, I like them a lot.
I like sports as well. I often play badminton after classes in the afternoon. I often run in the morning. When I am doing sports, I forge all my trouble and worry. Of course, sports can also help me in building my body.
In short, I enjoy my life here in school. Reading books, listening to music and doing sports are very helpful to my health and my studies.
Sample 2
My Hobby
I am a 17-year-old student in Senior Grade 3. Though I am occupied with my study, I would like to spend time on my hobbies, such as playing the piano, surfing the Internet.
One of my favorite hobbies is reading. Reading has been in my life for many years, since I began to learn characters. It can not only kill the time, but also, more important, help improve my comprehension ability. When reading, I can learn a lot. Reading Shakespeare’s works, I know how Hamlet looks like. Reading Socrates, I can see how great ancient Greek philosophers are. Reading Lu Xun, I come back to the old time of China.
Reading really affects my life.
Sample 3
Interests and hobbies
According to the survey I did in my school, I conclude the main hobbies and interests of students. Over 50% students like playing musical instruments in their spare time。 Next ,36% students like surfing the Internet, reading takes possession of 8%, and to my surprise, only 3% of the students like doing sports.
I think playing the musical instrument is good, because it can cultivate people's characters, surfing the Internet can let us know about the latest news and current affairs in the world. However, few students pay attention to reading and doing sports, I think this situation needs to be improved, because reading is still the best way to gain knowledge, and we need to do proper sports to keep healthy.
7.个人感情（Emotion）
Sample 1
Emotion and Health
Emotion can be defined as a strong human feeling such as delight, excitement, love, hate, anger, fear, depression, stress, uneasiness, and many other similar mental activities. Emotion affects not only our mental health but also our physical health, and this belief is widely accepted by countless psychiatrists and medical workers.
Emotion is usually categorized into two types: positive emotion and negative emotion. The former refers to emotions such as delight, joyfulness, pleasure and so forth, while the latter refers to fear, frightening, anger, stress, depression and many other psychological responses. A Chinese traditional medical theories view is that “excitement does harms to the heart, anger to the liver, depression to the lung, and fears to the kidney”. Modern medicine has also found a direct and close relation between emotion and physical health. For example, a person feeling fearful and frightened may feel sweating, thirty, quick heart-heat; in the same way, a person feeling distressed for a long period may feel dizzy and develop hypertension and heart deceases. In addition, indigestion, insomnia, suicide, and several kinds of skin deceases have also found their links to negative emotions like depression, disappointment, fear and uneasiness. On the other hand, a person with positive emotion is usually more immune to the attack of diseases. A happy patient with lung cancer may live longer than a sad and disappointed patient. The above shows that emotion can be so influential to one’s health, mentally and physically.
To maintain healthy, therefore, one should keep happy, never become sad and disappointed to failure, setback, or any other undesired results. Only by doing so can one makes his life happier and better.
Sample 2
Love
Love is the most beautiful language in the world. We can wipe our tears away when we cry. It can bring happiness to us when we feel lonely. It can even give us confidence when we have problems. I often listen to some pop songs, and most of them are about love. The singers sing these songs loudly. I think that’s very real. They express their feelings directly. It shows that they love.
The happiness of loving and being loved is very wonderful. Let’s try to love each other so that the world will be full of love.
8.人际关系（Interpersonal relationships）
Sample 1
On the Interpersonal Relationship in the Modern World
The picture is talking about a story about neighborhood. Two ladies living in the opposite apartments say "hello" when they happen to meet each other in the corridor. One of them says, "I moved here 5 years ago, but I never met you before. Could I ask your name please?" The other says," I have been here for 6 years. How should I call you?"
It seems very ridiculous that people living so near don't know each other for such a long time. However, this kind of story is performed everywhere. It is the exact reflection of interpersonal relationships in the modern world. In the modern world, most people live in apartments. They close their doors and never go out as soon as they get home from work. If they live alone, they will kill their time by watching TV or reading magazines. They don't have any connections even with their closest neighbors, who seem no different from people they meet everyday in the street. They become more and more indifferent.
This phenomenon is no good to us, or to our society. People will feel lonely more and more. The world becomes so indifferent. Interpersonal relationships are not harmonious. It's time that we took some measures to improve it. People living in the same zone can be organized to have some activities together. We should call on people to be friendly to each other. As a popular song says," If everybody gives a little love to each other, the world will become the sea of love."
Sample 2
The Importance of Interpersonal Communication
Everyone needs to communicate with others in his life. When we are at home, we must talk with our parents and other relatives; when we are at school, we must study with classmates and teachers; when we are at work, we must have dealings with bosses and colleagues. Because we are members of this society, we must contact many other people every day.
It is important to communicate with others. Appropriate interpersonal communication can eliminate misunderstanding, maintain and strengthen social relationships, reach an agreement, promote study and work, improve social fashion, and so on. Through interpersonal communication, we can make people much closer and make our society much more beautiful. Obviously, interpersonal communication is very important for us. We should communicate with others actively instead of isolating ourselves from other people.
Interpersonal communication is very important to us. First, it is essential for our physical well-being. Lack of communication shows a wide range of medical hazards. Socially isolated people are found to be two or three times more likely to suffer from poor health than are those with strong social ties. Steady interpersonal communication contributes to the longevity of our lives. Second, interpersonal communication enables us to have a sense of our identity. Deprived of communication with others, we can hardly have a clear idea of identity. Our sense of identity comes from the way we interact with other people. We decide what we are like based on how others react to us. In our life we need to feel a sense of belonging to some personal relationship. We need to influence others and feel some sense of power over our world. We need to care for others and know that they care for us, thus to have a sense of affection and friendship. Fourth, interpersonal communication is the means of important information in every respect, which makes us well informed and helps us to grow.
To sum up, interpersonal communication is just as necessary as water and air to us in our work and life. We should pay great attention to the amount of interpersonal communication as well as to the ways of doing it. Proper and skillful interpersonal communication will satisfy our physical needs, psychological needs, social needs and practical needs.
9.计划与愿望（Plans and intentions）
Sample 1
My Vacation Plans
Tomorrow is National Day. We have a small holiday. I am planning a relaxing vacation. Tomorrow I maybe am going to Hangzhou with my cousins. Because it isn’t far from there and Hangzhou is a good place to have fun and we aren't spending too much money. Tomorrow the weather is a beautiful sunny day and also warm. We are going there by car. It takes around two hours. We don’t like going away for too long. We are going sightseeing going shopping, taking walks and so on. Maybe going fishing or playing… We can do many things. It’s wonderful! The other days, I’m staying home and doing my homework, studying some subjects, I am also listening to some songs, reading some great books or some English stories. I can do my favorite things, too.
I hope I can have a good time during my vacation.
Sample 2
My Dream
Everyone has a dream. Now I'll talk about my dream. What is my dream? I often ask myself. When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a soldier with a gun so that I could defend our motherland.
Now I am a young boy with a new dream——to be a doctor. I want to be a famous doctor, helping the sick and saving their lives. Why has my dream changed? Well, at the age of 11 I was ill, badly ill. I was told that I had cancer. I had to leave both my school and my friends and go to the hospital. Every day I suffered the troubles caused by this illness.
I also saw some people who were suffering and dying of ill-nesses. I made up my mind to become a doctor, so that I can help the sick people and cure them of their diseases. China is a developing country. She needs good medicine and good doctors, especially in the countryside and lonely villages.
I want to try my best to help the poor sick people of our country. I want to let them have an opportunity to receive excel-lent treatments for their illnesses without having to pay much or any money.
I'll do every bit to cure the incurable. I hope to see a world where there is no cancer, no Aids, no fatal diseases. I'm confident that through the joint efforts of you and me, man will put an end to his bodily sufferings and this dream of mine will one day be brought into reality.
10.节假日活动（Festivals, holidays and celebrations）
Sample 1
Spring Festival and the Christmas
Every nation has its own folk festivals. Those festivals give people a chance to be away from their regular work and everyday worries to enjoy themselves and to develop kinship and friendship. The Spring Festival is the chief holiday in China while Christmas is the most important red letter day in the western world.
The Spring Festival and Christmas have much in common. Both are prepared beforehand to create a joyous atmosphere； both offer a family reunion with a square feast： and both satisfy the children with new clothes， lovely presents and delicious food. However， the Chinese Spring Festival has no religious background while Christmas has something to do with God and there is Santa Claus with white heard to bring children presents.
The westerners send each other Christmas cards for greetings while the Chinese people pay a call on each other.
Nowadays, some of the Chinese youth has begun to celebrate Christmas， following the example of the westerners. Perhaps they do so just for fun and out of curiosity.
Sample 2
Traditional Chinese Festival or Fashionable Western Festival？
Down through the 5,000 years of its civilization, the Chinese nation has created an immense wealth of traditional festivals, such as Lantern Festival, New Year's Day, Teacher's Day, Spring Festival, etc. Here I would like to introduce Spring Festival for you.
Firstly, to all the Chinese, Spring Festival is a new beginning more than an end of the year. People send the best wishes to each other with hoping for a better life in the new-coming year. They hold the best performance to congratulate for the great contribution they've got and pray for a more promising life.
Secondly, Spring Festival means a family union for the Chinese. No matter where they are and no matter what they are doing, people will stop every activity to return home for a family union. At that moment, the emotion conquers everything. It is the same with people who have changed their nationality. They also celebrate the Spring Festival in other countries.
Every festival has its own special meaning. With the growth of our nation, Chinese festival becomes more and more fashionable and international. Colorful activities are organized in areas inhabited by Chinese people and even by people abroad.
11.购物（Shopping）
Sample 1
Internet Shopping
Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. It offers a lot of advantages. The most important one is convenience. You can shop whenever you like because the online shops are open 24 hours a day. And you don’t have to queue with others. And it is often cheaper to buy goods through the Internet and it is also easy to find what you are looking for.
There are some disadvantages, too. You can not see the products or check their qualities. Besides you can not enjoy walking around the shops and talking with your friends.
Sample 2
Modern Shopping
Nowadays, with the development of the society, our life is becoming more and busier and our daily life is also becoming more and more convenient and interesting. Traditional shopping is to modern life what carriage is to modern transport. The ways of traditional shopping are on longer what everyone would like to choose. Sometimes, people would rather chose modern shopping than traditional one. Modern shopping can be done on TV shows, Internet and so on.
For example, if you see something you like very much when watching TV. It is unnecessary for you to spend much time going all over of the supermarkets. What you have to do is calling the certain number while you only need stay in front of your screen.
So, my deal friends, can I invite you to go shopping with me? Not traditional shopping but modern one. All in all, we believe, with the development of the society, our future can become more and more beautiful.
Sample 3
Shopping Center
The department center I often go is the exclusive agency of Anta sport, which is one of the most famous sport products in china. Especially that advertisement title is keep moving I feel so wonderful. So I often go to that place once per month.
It’s very simple to find the Anta department center when you arrive at the centre of the city. There are many chains of department center for you choice what you need.
Although the shops sell something different, yet there is a similarity among them. On the other hand, there are often discounted products for you choice, but the quality of products is not bad, because my former shoes had worn two years, that hadn’t any problem. Especially, their service is excellent, for example the waitress will keep angel smile no matter how you choose any products repeatedly.
I guess that is why I often go there. Another important factor is that I am fond of their patient service. Finally, I wish this brand would be better in future.
12. 饮食（Food and drink）
Sample 1
Fast food
Fast food is being more and more popular in, especially among children and teenagers
There are several reasons for its popular First , it is very convenient and saves a lot of time You just go into a fast food restaurant , order your food , and your food is ready in time Second , you can either eat it there or take it away Third , the environment of fast food restaurants is both clean and comfortable. Fourth, it has excellent service, and the quality of food is guaranteed However, it terns of nutrition, IT is usually not a balanced diet and low in nutritional value.
Fast food is only a good choice when you are in a hurry and turn to it once in a while. But for people, especially children, eat fast food as little as possible.
Sample 2
Do you like Chinese food or fast food?
As an import, fast food has come to China since last 80s. Now, fast food is becoming more and more popular in public, especially children, teenagers and travelers. It has become the first choice for their outside repast.
Why has fast food done so well only through 20 years? I think there are several reasons for its popularity. In the first place, fast food is really very fast as its name indicates. Some world-famous fast food chains, like KFC and McDonald’s, restrict the time for preparing food. In the next place, it is cheaper than restaurant while cleaner than small eateries. Thirdly, fast food chain can provide food of relatively uniform size, volume or even shape all over the world because of its strict standard. Last but not the least is fast food chain often uses some finesse to attract customers, for instance, presenting food or toys with suit, providing all kinds of vouchers, etc.
However, there’re also deficiencies restrict fast food’s further development. The most vital question is fast food containing high caloric and inadequate supplying of nutritive elements according to the healthy food’s requirement. So, if fast food could provide better food and better service, meanwhile make up its deficiency, the Chinese market—the largest in the world—will open up more broad prospects for its development.
13.健康（Health）
Sample 1
Sports and Health
A healthy body is necessary for a healthy mind. As is known, to have a sound mind, we must first have a sound body. This is of vital importance. Only by keeping ourselves healthy and strong can we feel energetic and vigorous in studying and working and live a happy life.
To keep ourselves fit, physical exercise is the best way. In taking part in out-door sports, we are closer to nature and can take in fresh air. The beauty of nature will keep us clear-headed, which is essential to our health. Besides, sports stimulate the circulation of blood and help to excrete the wastes in the body. Sports can also work up our appetite and activate our digestion. As a result, we can become strong-bodied.
A healthy body is the prerequisite for a healthy mind. As we know, the physical health is of great importance to our sound mind. Without it, the health of our minds is just like castle in the air. Only with a healthy and strong body can we live energetic and vigorous life.
The most efficient way to keep ourselves fit is exercise. In taking part in out-door activities we can breathe the fresh air in nature. In addition, it can stimulate the circulation fo blood and sped up the excretion of the wastes in our bodies. Sports will work up appetite and do good to our digestion. In the same time, we become closer to nature which will help us keep a clear mind in thinking. So naturally we will have a strong and healthy body.
As far as I am concerned, I am always very active in taking part in various physical exercise and I enjoy good health. I will keep up taking exercise to have a longer and better life.
Sample 2
Good Eating Habits, Good Health
We all know "Good eating habits lead to good health." So it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits. However, many students still have bad eating habits. Some go to school without breakfast; some like to eat snacks all the time; some always like to eat the same food; and still some eat or drink too much. All these habits are bad for our health.
To keep fit, we should eat all kinds of healthy foods: rice, fish, meat, vegetables and fruit. Besides, we’d better have meals at the right time.
In my opinion, we should develop healthy eating habits to make ourselves stronger.
Sample 3
How to keep healthy?
The desire for good health is universal. In our competitive society it is important to maintain good health. On the one hand, people with good health can do work with full confidence and their progress in work in turn contributes to their health and happiness. On the other hand, a sick person is usually not interested in everything around him and therefore he loses many opportunities to become successful.
There are many ways to keep it. Firstly, it is very important for us to take more fruits and vegetables because they provide vitamins and they help in the process of digestion. Secondly, we have to keep a balanced diet and maintain regular eating habits. Proper nutrition is important for good health. Avoid food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein. Thirdly, we’d better do morning exercise every day, do sports frequently to make our bodies strong. Besides, we have to avoid too much work pressure. Getting too tired all the time may definitely weaken our defense system, making us get sick easily. Finally, we have to get rid of those bad habits that damage our health, such as drinking and smoking.
As for me, I like playing tennis in the morning. I also attach much importance to enough sleep and relaxation. I believe this will ensure my good health for the rest of my life.
14.天气（Weather）
Sample 1
Today’s Weather
Today is August 23rd, 2009. In the world, different city has different weather. Beijing is cloudy and hot. It is kind of terrible. Tokyo is cloudy and hot, too. Sydney is sunny and warm. It is great. Paris is cloudy and warm. It is humid. London is rainy and warm. It is pretty good. Moscow is rainy and cool. It is not bad. New York is sunny and hot. It is very terrible.
What is the weather like in your place? Can you write to me soon?
Sample 2
Weather Forecast
Weather forecasts are of great help to us. In rural areas, farmers show much concern about the weather. They want to know when it will rain, when it will snow and whether their crops may be injured by frost or hail. Usually the weather forecasts can help them to learn the information they need and enable them to avoid heavy losses. In cities, people benefit from weather forecasts. They will early umbrellas or raincoats with them as they go to work or to school. They will change their clothes when weather changes. And weather forecasts mean even more to pilots of airplanes, drivers of cars, captains of ships and military leaders.
Usually weather forecasts are correct, and therefore they enjoy the trust of most people. But weather is affected by a lot of factors and is very hard to be forecast very exactly each time.
We are grateful to those who let us know the weather in advance, for they work day and night to collect and analyze various data. Some of them have to do their job at observation posts in high mountains in terrible surroundings for working and living.
Sample 3
Weather
Weather affects all of us in one way or another, directly or indirectly. For example, good weather makes people happy. Bad weather makes people sick and depressed. Be sides, on a fine day, one can go out for a walk or play a game in the open. On a rainy day, however, he can only stay indoors, in a word; weather is part of life for all of us.
The first thing that many people do after getting up is to see what the weather is like. With knowledge of the weather people can arrange work and life of the day. If it is fine, he may decide to go on a picnic. If it is cloudy, he will have to take a raincoat or an umbrella with him when he is leaving the house. Whatever the weather may be, one tends to adjust his activities to it accordingly.
In order to know what the weather will he, special people are hired 1o provide this information. They collect data, analyze them and predict the weather of the coming day. This information, which is announced on the radio or on TV, is usually very accurate. Thanks to the efforts of those professionals, we can always know the weather in advance and get prepared for it.
15.文娱与体育（Entertainment and sports）
Sample 1
My favorite Sport.
There is no doubt that basketball will be my favorite sports in my entire life. I have been watching NBA for at least 6 years, playing basketball for 8 years, and playing basketball computer games for 5 years. I like basketball, when I am watching basketball, I like the way players are fighting for a position, the impressive dunk over people, the last moment of the shot to decide the result of the game. When I am playing basketball, I regard basketball as a kind of exercise and entertainment. As soon as I catch the ball, I need to arrive at a decision in transient period, to shoot, to drive, or to pass the ball to my teammate in order to benefit our team. When I am playing basketball games like NBA 2K9, I need to draw a set of strategies in order to let my players play more effect.
From what I have discussed above, I can assert that basketball have been a part of my life. If there is no basketball, for me, life will lose a lot of fun.
Sample 2
Dangerous Sports Should Be Banned
When we speak of the ancient Romans, we can’t help thrilling at the slaughter in their arenas which they took as entertainment. Well, any way, this happened 2,000 years ago.But are modern people less blood-thirsty? Why do boxing matches attract such universal interest? Don’t the spectators hope to see some violence?
It is really incredible that in this age we should still allow hunting and bull-fighting, that we should be prepared to sit back and watch two men fight each other in a boxing ring, that we should be relatively unmoved by the sight Of one or a number of racing cars Crashing and bursting into flames. People take part in violent sports because of the high rewards they bring. Spectators are willing to pay vast sums of money to see violence. A lot of people are disappointed if a fight is over in two rounds instead of fifteen just because they have been deprived of the exquisite pleasure of witnessing prolonged torture and violence.
Why should we ban violent sports since people enjoy them so much? The answer is simple, they are uncivilized. If we banned dangerous and violent sports, we would be moving one step further to improving mankind.
Sample 3
Is reading fiction more enjoyable than watching movies?
Billions of dollars are spent on entertainment every year, in every country in the world. Much of this money is spent on either movies or fictional books, as these two types of entertainment are found to be most enjoyable by the masses. Which, however, is more enjoyable? I posit that these mediums cannot be compared so easily, as they both have their strong points in regards to entertainment.
When one reads a fictional book, one is able to let his/her imagination run wild. Everything from the setting to the character descriptions is left up to the reader's mind, and therefore can be quite enjoyable. Depending on the novel, of course, one can imagine far away places just by the description read in the novel. Books are also an excellent form of entertainment as they are portable. If one is on a long commute to work, which is common in Beijing, one can bring along a favorite novel, effectively taking his/her entertainment with him/her. Books can be enjoyed in any setting. They can be picked up on a whim, and put down again to return to at a later time.
Movies, of course, also have their own benefits. Movies allow the viewer to be completely engrossed in the plot. There is no need for thinking, as everything is presented to you in a straightforward form. One never has to ponder what a place or a person looks like; the information is all accessible to the viewer. This can be an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on what one is looking for in his/her entertainment.
In a society where we want everything faster, better and more exciting, perhaps movies are a more relevant medium. However, movies demand at least an hour and a half of one's time. Books are available to their consumers whenever there is time, which is also an important feature. In conclusion, I believe that neither books nor movies are a more enjoyable form of entertainment. In some cases, I prefer to read a book. In others, a movie is vastly more enjoyable. It is up to the consumer to decide.
16.旅游和交通（Travel and transport）
Sample 1
I Love Travel
As for this essay, I want the person who likes travel to read. And, I also want the person who yearns to the solitary journey to read.
I like travel very much. I often go to travel. It meets a lot of people when traveling. It can touch not only the person but also the region. Therefore, it comes to want to go even times how many.
I was traveling and all the people met had a very warm mind. It was very kind. There is a person who taught variety of land, too. I do not think meeting with two another degrees in the person. However, I do not think that I forget. Because, The reason is that there are a lot of very good memories.
Therefore, travel is not stopped. It went to not only the country but also foreign countries. The communication of the intention can have been done with the person in the country though the word did not run well. However, I thought that the handicap of the word was large. I thought it was good if the word could be understood more many times. Therefore, I think that I should study the language study more. It can meet the one different according to the land when traveling. The tourist spot is, and there is a lot of one not so either. There are a lot of very good points of the place taught to the person in local. Therefore, it is always made to speak. I have not traveled still alone. I want to go out to travel alone sometimes. How about you? Traveling with someone is also good. However, I yearn to the solitary journey very much. It is not, and yearns for the destination to free travel. I want to go out to unrestrained travel some time.
Finally, I yearn to the solitary journey. However, I do not hate tour travel. I think that there is a merit also in the tour. I think that traveling with the person who does not know also has the enjoyment. However, I like independent tour more. Which do you like?
Sample 2
The Public Transport in Shanghai
In Shanghai, there're mainly four means of transportation, the underground, taxis, buses and electric bikes.
The underground is much faster than taxis and buses. Buses are the cheapest but the slowest of the four. Taxis run more quickly than buses, but they are more expensive. Now, more and more people choose to use electric bikes.
The electric bike is both clean and mobile. It also saves money. It is the most convenient means of transportation.
17.语言学习（Language learning）
Sample 1
Why We Learn English
Learning English is much more than a fad; it is really a must! Let＇s take a look around us: the latest information around the world is written in or translated into English. To keep up with the ever-changing world, we must be equipped with a good command of English. From a more practical point of view, armed English is one of the most important required subjects for the university and high school entrance exam. To do well on the exam, we must, again, study hard to score high in the subject.
Frankly, my English is not good. But I have been doing my best to improve my English in order to pass the college entrance examination .In my case, I force myself to memorize at least a few new words every day because a large vocabulary is essential in learning English well. Second, I review some grammar rules every week, which helps me make fewer mistakes in writing English. Third, I read short articles and then write an English composition every other day. I hope to get high marks in both reading and writing. Now my English is improving day by day, and I hope I can do well in the English test for the coming college examination.
Sample 2
How to Learn English Well
English is important in the modern world. It is spoken all over the world. But a few students don’t learn English well. So they want to drop English. I suggest that you shouldn’t give up English, because English is used in many countries as the first or second language. Most business letters are written in English. It is helpful for you to work in the future. If you don’t know English, you will fall behind others in future.
How can you learn English well? First, you should persevere. It’s true that English is sometimes really very difficult for us. But if you have a good method of learning, I think you will be good at it. Both English listening and speaking are the most difficult for almost every beginner. Sometimes, it seems impossible to learn. But I think if you do a lot of practice, you will make progress, you should speak more and listen more often. You’d better speak English with your classmates as often as possible not only in class but also out of class. I advise you to buy a radio, so you can listen to some English programmes over the radio. Then you will travel in the world of English If you do that, you’ll be able to learn English well easily, and you’ll like English very much.
I hope all of you will become good at English step by step.
18.自然（Nature）
Sample 1
Nature
Living in the concrete jungle, we have to admit that our busy. Extravagant lives are corroding our souls little by little. Only by being close to nature can we recover our vitality and go back our true selves. Breathing in fresh air, smelling the fragrance of flowers and listening to the sounds of birds and streams, we can release our tensions and listening to the sounds of birds and streams, we can our tensions and cleanse our minds of the tiresome things around us. Form the journey of water; we can understand the circle of life. Also, we can learn to be kind people from the peace of mountains. We can learn a lot as we enjoy the cozy atmosphere of nature. We may consider nature as a Great book, and noting in the can delight us as much as it!
Sample 2
Protect Endangered Animals
We are living in a environment that animals and human are coexisting. It is very important to really live peacefully with animals then.
As the environmental pollution is spreading over this only world we are living, many precious animals are dying out that could not be saved anymore. We need to do the following to change the situation.
For example, join a local, national or global conservation organization. Some organizations focus on one particular endangered animal while others focus on broad efforts for all endangered species. You can "adopt" an animal through these organizations, which makes a great gift idea as well.
As long as everyone is trying, these endangered animals could be saved.
19. 世界与环境（The world and the environment）
Sample 1
Environmental Pollution
I read a piece of news recently. It says that in Japan businessmen are selling fresh air to customers. And now it is becoming more and more popular. Why? --Fresh air is getting less and less in Japan, and so is it in the U. S. A.
In fact, environmental pollution is a very serious problem the whole world is facing. It is mainly caused by the waste products released from artificial substances, industrial production and increased consumption of goods. Bedsides, the use of chemical substances in agriculture also causes environmental pollution. Look at the sky, you can see that dense smoke is being released from the high and big chimneys; those dirty and poisonous substances are flowing into the rivers that we use for drinking water and millions of tons of waste products are heaping around us.
How to change this condition? More and more countries are trying to work out some effective means to bring it under control, but no great success has been made.
Sample 2
Economic Development and Environmental Protection
Some people believe that economic development should never be at the cost of the environment. They think the present serious environmental problems are largely caused by rapid economic development. For example, land resources are shrinking because of the industrial development and the expansion of cities. Deserts are spreading because of over grazing, poor fanning, tree cutting, and strip mining. Our air and water supplies are being polluted by poisonous gasses and waste products. It is important, therefore, that we should take another look at the way in which our industries and cities are developing.
However, other people think it unnecessary to consider environmental problems now and our first priority should always be given to economic development. They believe that environmental problems are inevitable and unavoidable in the process of economic development. They are only the by products of economic development, which can be dealt with later when we have the time and money.
I think the second idea is completely wrong. Our ultimate aim in economic development is to provide a comfortable and happy life for our people. What is the point of economic development if we achieve it at the cost of our environment? There has been much evidence to prove that a balance between the two helps more rapid and continuous development.
20.科普知识与现代技术（Popular science and modern technology）
Sample 1
Science makes Our Life Easy
With the development of science and technology, mobile telephone becomes more and more popular. Even the students on campus begin to use mobile telephone. Is it a good or bad thing? Mobile telephone, on the one hand, is good to the students. For one thing, it enables them to keep in touch with their friends and family more conveniently and quickly. For another, it can make the students fashionable and proud. On the other hand, mobile telephone has a negative effect on the students. First, it will cost them more money than before. Second, it will distract them from their study. Third, it will sometimes become a nuisance especially when it rings in class or in the library.
In my opinion, it is not good for the students on campus to use mobile telephone. Since the students’ main purpose on campus is to study, they should pay much attention to their study. If they want to use mobile telephone, they can use it after graduation.
Sample 2
The pros and cons of cell phones
Cell phones have become increasingly popular in China these days. Wherever you go you can see people using cell phones. Many college students, even high school students, have cell phones.
Cell phones have brought people a lot of benefits, but the most important is that they are convenient. With cell phones in their hands, they can keep in touch with anybody they want. If they want to get some information from the Internet, they can easily have their dream realized via cell phones too. Furthermore, if someone has a heart attack or a traffic accident, a call to emergency hospital or to the police can quickly bring him the help he wants.
However, cell phones can also bring people problems. The most serious is the electric wave radiation which is thought to be harmful to users’ brains. Another problem is that when people are having a meeting or having a class or at a concert etc, the ring of the cell phone may interrupt others. So I think people should use cell phones as little as possible and turn them off when they are attending important meetings or attending classes.
Just as the saying goes, every coin has two sides. We should use the cell phones in the right way.
21.热点话题（Topical issues）
Sample 1
The Ban on Using Plastic Bags
In order to solve the white pollution, a law of the ban on using plastic bags is coming.
Since the first June, all the market will not be allowed to offer the plastic bags for free. As far as I know what good news it is. Because recently I read a report about the environment. According it, the citizens of our country use nearly 3 billion plastic bags on average everyday, so that China has become one of the countries which have a large quantity of white pollution. If the condition lasts longer I can't imagine how terrible it will be. The earth is the only home we have and everyone ought to contribute to the activity.
Therefore in my view it is really necessary to limit the use of plastic bags.
Sample 2
Earthquake
Now the most important and sad thing during the whole county is the earthquake happening in Qinghai province Yushu city.
It is not long away from the Wenchuan earthquake, Haiti earthquake and all the scenes made us feel close but sorry.
Some people is saved but some died for ever, some lose family and some lose health. The natural disaster is cruel but actual which made us scared but contemplative.
We human being always think us the dominator of the nature, try to amend the rule of nature ,destroy the root of life and finally we have to repay for what we have done, such as global warming , worse weather, extinct species and energy sources.
Maybe we should learn lessons form the alarms such as frequent Earthquake, abnormal weather, worse habitation. Hope we can live to 2012.
22.历史与地理（History and geography）
Sample 1
My Hometown Mount Lushan
My hometown is Mount Lushan. Have you ever been there? Mount Lushan is very famous for its beautiful scenery, excellent climate and long history.
Mount Lushan stands on the south bank of the Changjiang River and the north bank of the Poyang Lake. It has many nice scenic spots, such as the Flower Path,the Five-Old-Man Peak, the Three-Step Waterfalls and so on. Thousands of people from other parts of China and foreign countries come here every year, especially in summer.
Summeron Mount Lushan is very cool. It can＇ be called a huge natural air-conditioner in summer; Winter here is nice, too. Heavy snow falls every year. There is a popular saying: "Mount Lushan in summer is green like a clear fountain, and in winter is white like a white jade."
I’m sure you will have a wonderful time in my hometown.. Mount Lushan.
Sample 2
The Introduction of Anqing City
Anqing is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders Lu'an to the north, Chaohu to the northeast, Tongling to the east, Chizhou to the southeast, and the provinces of Jiangxi and Hubei to the south and west respectively.
The prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 county-level city and 7 counties.
History
The city was founded during the Han Dynasty in the second century BC. In the Middle Ages it received the name of Anqing. From 1853 to 1861 it was held by the rebels of the Taiping rebellion. Several years later Anqing was a centre of the weapon industry.
Tourism
The Zhenfeng Pagoda, dating built in 1570 during the Ming Dynasty, is located in Anqing on the banks of the Changjiang(Yangtze) river.
The Zhenfeng Pagoda is a pagoda first built during the Ming Dynasty in 1570. Due to its location near a bend of the Yangtze River, the pagoda was used as a lighthouse in the past, and contains niches for lanterns. After being built, the pagoda was initially called the 'Ten-thousand Buddha' pagoda due to its interior containing over six hundred Buddha statues.
Economy
Anqing is important for the industries of petrochemical, textile, automobile fittings, food and tea.
23.社会（society）
Sample 1
Build a Harmonious Society
Our government is going to build a "harmonious society". I think it is everyone's duty to work hard to achieve this goal.
As high school students, what should we do?
First of all, we should love our motherland. Let's take a great interest in the development of our hometowns and take an active part in our school's activities.
Secondly, let's fill the world with love. We should show our respect for old people, our parents and our teachers. We should also care for each other and help those in need. Most important of all, all of us must be faithful and honest in our daily life.
Finally, let's work together to save energy and protect our natural environment, including animals, trees, flowers and grass.
As for myself, I will study even harder and try my best to do all the above.
Let's start right now and spare no effort to do a little bit every day, every hour, and every minute!
Sample 2
How to Build an Economized Society
Our government is aiming to build an "economized society". I think it is every citizen's duty to work hard to achieve this goal.
To build an economized society, we must keep the following points in our minds. Firstly, make sure that the lights and the electric fans are turned off when there is no one in the room. Set the room temperature at above 26℃. Remember to turn off the computer when you are not using it. Secondly, try to form the habit of turning off the tap after it is used. Use basins when washing faces or vegetables. Thus the water can be used again to clean toilets or water flowers. Thirdly, it will be good enough to use a basket instead of plastic bags when you go to the market. As we know, a basket can be used many more times.
In a word, we should try our best to build an economized society.
24.文学与艺术（Literature and art）
Sample 1
Dear Tom,
In order to increase our knowledge and broaden our vision about arts, our school has started music appreciation, calligraphy, painting and sculpture classes for us. The teaching methods are unique and suitable for art study. For example, in theory classes, our teachers show us some important achievements and let us analyze them with their help so that we can understand the inner meaning of the works. As a result, our appreciation is improved. Also, we are required to be active through the whole class, because you can’t learn the subjects well with only a teacher’s explanation. Different from the theory classes, the practice courses give us more opportunities to paint and write. What’s more, various artists can give us lectures every month. Besides, many students’ works can be shown in our school’s art gallery to show the progress and achievement made by the students.
I feel the courses and the teaching methods in our school are good and will help us carry on in study and in life. We hope you will attend our school.
Yours,
Li Hua
Sample 2
I Love Literature
I love literature. In my opinion, reading as more as possible literature works does have many advantages: First of all, the works entertain the readers and make people enjoy their lives; secondly, they inspire their readers to study and work harder; thirdly, reading literature will improve readers in their language using ability.
In a word, reading literature is useful ,and it is a good habit, I love literature!下载本文
