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with staying at home and are driven to reach their individual goals. I also love my
profession and would not like staying at home and only doing homework. But
nevertheless I think it is important to be conscious about what we eat. It is also a fact that
fast food can lead to difficult health problems. In addition many people suffer from
obesity. When I cook my own meals I can decide what ingredients I use. Another reason
why I prefer to prepare food at home is that there is time to sit together with the family. It
is a fix time of day where we all sit together at the table. In my opinion this daily routine
is very important for children and helps to rise a feeling for the family, Although I know
that it is not always possible to prepare my own meals and we of course sometimes have
lunch or dinner at a restaurant or a food stand, in generally I prefer to prepare food at
home for this reason.

Essay 134 Topic 14 Should university students be required to attend classes?

Have you ever written an essay overnight? Have you ever had to bear a sleepy body for a
required class that needed you sign up the next morning? Have you ever depended on
coffee to keep alert in a tedious lecture? If you have such experiences, you will find that
for a university student, more options is serious needed. So,in my opinion, I agree with
that going to classes should be optional for students.

First of all, the goal of university education is to help students gain some practical
knowledge that they interest in. If attending some specific classes is a burden for
students, university education may be described as a failure to some extent. So why not
give more optional ways to students. The more optional the better it is. After all, there is
no the only way in our life.

Further more, the valuable resources in university should be fully used. In addition to
attend classes, you can absorb what you really want in library, on Internet and so on. I
can still remember my roommate Lee. He never attended a computer course in university.

Most important, a good neighbor should be well-bred. She will not play music loudly at
midnight to disturb your sleep. She will not threw waste paper or banana skin from the
balcony to your yard if you live on the first floor. Nor will she come to your room
without knocking at the door. You find yourself living in a quiet and clean environment
suitable for your life, study, and work.

From what has been discussed above, the major qualities I think a good neighbor should
be warm-hearted, helpful, and well-bred. If you have a good neighbor like that, cheer
your lucky. If not, try to find one for yourself. But do not forget to be a good neighbor
yourself.
Essay 136 Topic 14 Should university students be required to attend classes?

In collages, students have more right to choose whether they need to attend classes or not.
Some students think that classes are not necessary for them since they can read any
materials by themselves. Others claim that attending classes is still vital because it cannot
only increase student`s knowledge but also develop student`s personality. In my view, I
agree that attending classes is still important for student`s lives.

First, while attending classes, students can get some extra knowledge that they probably
cannot find in any books. Teachers always add their own knowledge into their classes.
Some knowledge comes from their real experience while others come from reading
various kinds of books. Therefore, for students, attending classes seems to be a shortcut
for them to learn and get much knowledge since they cannot get such large amount of
knowledge from reading only one or even a few types of books.

Moreover, attending classes is also a good way for students to practice their
responsibilities. After student enrolled in some classes, they need to force themselves to

optimal situations for learning, in favor of loneliness for having better focus on the
teaching materials or relative reading.

One other reason I think will remove any doubt on the matter is the overall time spend for
attending classes during one semester; as long as I know, each credit of a course is
equivalent to one hour of class attendance in a week. So, for a regular 3 credit university
course, a registered student is required to spend just three hours in potentially more than
30 hours of official university hours in one week. Is this time really so much that a
student decides to save it for - in the best conditions - self studies? Does this student learn
subjects as efficiently when he is studying by himself, as in a live class? What does he do
when facing a contradiction or even when a question rises in his mind that hinders his
normal progress?

Another benefit of attending the classes is that students have to get themselves with the
class by reviewing the subjects covered in each session and ask their probable
misunderstandings or questions in the next session. By being with the class, the amount
of materials to be studied at the end of the semester for the final exams, which are very
common, is reduced and made easy in study.

Considering these normal conditions, I think if a student really is to study and learn the
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required subjects, the best way would include attending the official class sessions. But if
this is not the case and he need not get the best from his course, he can cram for the final
exam just a few hours and hopefully get a pass mark!
Essay 138 Topic 14 Should university students be required to attend classes?


For most of students in the universities, class lectures is the most important way to gain
knowledge especially when someone just enter a brand new study field. As we know,
each course has its own properties which means the way to understand and the way to
remember are different. For example, a math course is full of logical analyze, and the
teacher`s lecture give student the best and concise ideas to understand it. Furthermore,
leading students to the right method of thinking. Obviously, it will save much time. In
class lectures facilitate the study for some students with some difficulties.
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On the contrary, some advanced students want to launch their own schedule and
challenge themselves in order to develop their self-learning abilities which is useful in
their future work environment. Not attending class, which gives them more time to study
alone and think alone, results in increasing their competence to work independently. That
is what the best universities want to give to their students. Since different courses have
different configurations, students should study each course in the different way. For
example, English is a time consuming course. We do not need lots of understanding, but
we need to use much more time on remembering and practicing. A English textbook
shows all of the detail and explanation, so it is easy to obtain each knowledge point.
Therefore, self study on this subject is advisable. Attending classes have advantage and
disadvantage, which mostly depend on the students` abilities and penchant. The course
character is another considerable factor. Students need to balance their study life in the
university, choosing the best way to study for their future. In conclusion, I do not want to
see the universities have the attending class requirement as a policy.

Essay 140 Topic 15 What are the qualities of a good neighbor?

I believe that in every community very special relationships occur between neighbors.
After our family and friends, neighbors are the closest people we have around us. In my
opinion, the qualities of a good neighbor are helpfulness, tactfulness and lack of unsound


Firstly, a good neighbor should be warm-heated. I used to live in a small alley, where
there were quite a few warm-hearted persons. Wherever I come across them, they never
fail to say hello to me. I also enjoyed exchanging greeting with them, telling them how
things were going with me, what`s new on me, and sometimes handling home-made
refreshments for them to share with me. Can you imagine what it will be like if you lived
in an apartment where people never said a word to each other or even didn`t know each
other`s names? I will never forget granny Wang`s benevolent smiling face and uncle
Lee`s deep loving voice.

Secondly, a good neighbor should be helpful. Everyone will encounter some
inconvenience in his or her life. When you are in dilemma, a good neighbor may be the
most helpful person to turn to for help. Suppose you have to go on a long journey to
Africa, and you need someone to look after your pet. You may naturally think of Mr.
Zhang, a good neighbor who is always willing to help you when you are in such a
situation.

Thirdly, a good neighbor should be considerate for others. He or she will never dance or
play music loudly at midnight. Of course, he will never throw waste paper or banana skin
from the balcony to your yard if you live on the first floor. Nor will he stay in your house
till very late in the night since he knows you have to get up early next morning. You will
find yourself living in a quite and clean environment suitable for your life, study and
work.

Finally, I would like to mention that do not forget to be a good neighbor yourself. Your
neighbor will treat you exactly the same way you treat them. So be a good neighbor
yourself first, and you will find other people are all qualified good neighbors.

The above-mentioned are the major qualities I think a good neighbor should possess. If
you have some good neighbor like that, my congratulations!

He must also be gregarious and should frequently participate in social affairs. In short
words, I would say that a good neighbor is the one who is sociable and with good
manner.

Essay 143 Topic 15 What are the qualities of a good neighbor?

"Good morning", my neighbor Ann gave me a sweet smile with her greeting when she
saw me out of home. "Save your energy, I`ll keep the door for you. " my neighbor Jim
kept the door of the elevator when he saw me heading to the elevator. Such small but
friendly things happen to me everyday, because I am lucky to live in a friendly apartment
building. My neighbors are polite, helpful and responsible persons, and I have no doubt
that they are good neighbors.

A good neighbor is a polite neighbor. When you meet her, for example, she will say hello
to you with a smile face. When you walk after her, she will hold the door for you. When
your kids wave to her, she will begin a small friendly conversation with the kids. Polite
neighbors give you a good mood in your every day`s life.

A good neighbor is a helpful neighbor. For instance, when you take heavy grocery and
try to keep yourself in balance, he will give you a hand. When you left your laundry in
the washing machine, he will remind you or post a note in the laundry room. When your
car is in repair, he will voluntarily give you a ride to shopping mall. Helpful neighbors
help you to solve some problems in your life.

A good neighbor is a responsible neighbor. She will not listen the loudly music in the
midnight, because she know she has the responsibility to keep a quiet circumstance for
her neighbors to sleep well. She will call police when she sees something strange in the
neighborhood, keeping a good security for the neighborhood. She will actively involve in
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child with their neighbor.

Last but not least neighbors could become good friends. When one of the neighbors make
a party and make a lot of noise, which disturb his/her neighbors, he/she could invite them
to the party. In this way the reasonable neighbor could cancel their bust of indignation
and make new friends.

In conclusion neighbors are a piece of big puzzle called city, we could compare each of
them but we could not change them. All we have to do is to keep a positive attitude,
respect neighbors` privacy, and be patient to your neighbors.

Essay 145 Topic 16 Should a new restaurant be built in your neighborhood?

It is not strange that somebody will agree to this plan. They may think that it would be
convenient to take breakfast or supper. But, if I hear of that there will be a restaurant built
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in my neighborhood, I would definitely oppose the plan.

Among countless factors there is only one aspect that I would never stand, it is the noise.
My family used to live beside a restaurant, I could never bear the noise any more. Every
night, at about 3 am, they were importing material such as meat, rice and some other stuff
that is used in restaurant. My whole family was woken up by the noise they made.
Besides, during the daytime there were always lots of guests talking. And sometimes
there were some drinkers shouting singing and maybe fighting. There goes the sleeping.
It is really a nightmare. The noise was everywhere all the time. For this single reason I
would never support.

However here is another reason which is dirty surrounding. Whenever you went out of
your house, there were only oil on the ground, used tissues and unfinished food


Essay 147 Topic 17 Do you learn better by yourself or with a teacher?
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I understand that their is no one best way to learn, however, I believe that learning is
more effective and efficient when a teacher is present.

One of my past professors always said that “you simply cannot learn if you do not ask
questions. ” I agree with my professor completely. No matter what you`re trying to learn,
it always helps to have an expert on hand to answer questions when you get to a
confusing aspect. There is nothing more frustrating than studying for hour upon hour only
to become stumped. Having a teacher present can alleviate this shortfall and make
studying more efficient and effective.

A teacher`s assistance in learning material can also attribute to retaining learned material.
I have noticed on numerous occasions that I am able to recall information much easier if
it was obtained through my auditory sense. I can remember several test-taking situations
where I have been able to recall a professor`s lecture, as if he/she were instructing me on
how to complete the test.

In the end, I understand that there is no one best way to learn. Personally, however, I
believe that learning is more effective and efficient in the presence of a teacher. Having a
teacher present will avoid the frustration caused by “sticking points” and will allow for
easier recollection of concepts learned.