51. 句型：my job involves …; my main job is …
my botany teacher
in my life, i have met many teachers who are really worth recalling. but the most respectable teacher is my botany teacher, mr. wu.
what frequently bring back my memories of the teacher are his professional and personal qualities. i remember that we always anticipated his class with great eagerness because he would always introduce us many vivid things about plants with so much life and enthusiasm. in this way, he has led us into a wonderful plant kingdom. after class, he would always research all kinds of plants. he sometimes tells us: “my job involves teaching and researching and i love it! my main job actually is to lead you to get into our nature. personally, i am still fascinated with any plant that grows, just like a child! i will always go to see them in the fields whenever i am free. i view plants as one part of our lively nature, and i’d like you to love nature through my telling you something about plants.”
this is mr. wu, who has helped us learn to love nature. although it has been nearly 1 year since i attended his last class, i often think of him, and i know he has already stayed in my heart.
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52. 句型：i plan to …
my future plans
future plans are quite important for us to make progress, for they can give us a definite road to fulfill our dreams. now, i am a freshman majoring in physics, my future plans are as follows:
in the following four years, i’m going to work hard and i plan to study as much as possible in this field. besides, if possible, i would like to study something in education and psychology. in that way i could develop a greater ability of teaching well in my future teaching career.
four years away, i would still like to be in my physics study, exactly, i’d like to be enrolled in a good graduate school and further my study. the only change i want is to be more knowledgeable, proficient and efficient in physics.
in the future, i would like to be a teacher in a middle school where i would be sharing my knowledge and experience with my students. i would like to not only teach them well, so that they could get good scores, but also lead them to an appreciation of the profound beauty in physics and try my best to arouse their great interest in exploring something deeper in this field.
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53. 句型：i prefer to …
my free time
it is true that all work and no play make jack a dull boy. in view of this, i prefer to make good use of my free time to refresh myself, so that i could study more efficiently on weekdays.
roughly speaking, there would be no lessons for me on saturdays. namely, saturdays are my free time. i usually get up at 7:00 on saturday mornings and go running for about half an hour. after having breakfast, i would always spend a whole morning in the library reading what i like. saturday afternoons are often used as my net time. i would go into a net bar to watch an interesting film and surf on the internet to get the information i want or chat online with my friends. i usually telephone to my family on saturday evenings or talk with my roommates about everything we like. more often than not, i would keep a diary to collect myself and make plans for the next week.
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7. i’m crazy about …
8. i’m mad about …
9. i’m a … fan …
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54. 句型：thanks to …
taiyuan’s weather
weather affects our life in many ways. it can influence our moods. good weather makes us happy and high-spirited, while bad weather often makes us feel depressed. luckily, i live in a city always with good weather and the city is taiyuan.
taiyuan is the capital city of shanxi province and located in the north of china. thanks to such a location, taiyuan has a generally mild climate, which actually varies from season to season. in spring, taiyuan is characterized by beautiful sunny days with clear blue skies, of course, there will be rain, but rarely, just as the chinese saying goes, rain in spring is as precious as oil. in summer, it is relatively hot. the sunshine is sufficient for the plants to grow. on the other hand, the rain is also enough. autumn is a fine season in taiyuan. the sky looks high and blue; the wind is mild and clear. autumn is also a season of harvest. all sorts of agricultural products will then appear in the market. winter may be the hardest season for people in taiyuan. it is cold here, but not very much. sometimes, it will snow, which decorates taiyuan greatly. personally, i really love cold weather and particularly enjoy it when it snows! to me, winter is also a season of hope, because it will always remind me of what shelley has told us, “if winter comes, can spring be far behind?”
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55. 句型：it has something to do with …
on punctuality
to be or not to be punctual is a habit. we often fail to appreciate the influence of habit in our life. habit is working for or against us every minute of the day. it has much to do with our future. so when we are young, we should try to be punctual every time and never be late, for the habit is much easier to acquire in youth than when we are older.
punctuality is an important constituent of good character. a person who is always on time for his appointments shows real consideration for others. a person who is always late shows selfishness and thoughtlessness, and he is not a person that most people want for a friend. a few minutes’ delay may not be a serious matter, but it may have bad results. getting up ten minutes later than usual may upset the plan of the day. calling on a friend five minutes later than the appointed time may cause him some unexpected trouble. one delay after another makes a man unable to exert himself. it also proves him to be untrustworthy.
since punctuality is a good habit and a nice virtue, we should pay much attention to it and make much effort to cultivate this good habit so that we may have a strong sense of punctuality and do whatever we are supposed to do on time.
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56. 句型：we can turn to sb. for …
getting along with my classmates
as a human being, one can hardly live without any friends. friends play a very important part in our life. in school, classmates are our main friends. if we have trouble, we can turn to our classmates for advice. if we want to take part in a sport that needs two people or more, we can invite our classmates and have a good time. in short, we need get along well with our classmates and build deep friendship with them.
what is true friendship? in my opinion, a friend in need is a friend indeed. true friendship can encourage us when we are in difficulties. a true friend shares our joy and happiness as well as trouble and anxiety. when we need a friend, he will spare no efforts and give us a hand. of course, we do the same to him.
i wish to make as many friends with my classmates as possible. if i get on well with my classmates and make good friends with them, my college life will be surely full of joy and happiness.
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2. we can fall back on sb. for…
3. we can seek help from sb. for…
4. we can rely on sb. for…
57. 句型：personally, …
food in my school canteen
i am a student in taiyuan normal university and i usually have meals at the school canteen. the food here is cheap and delicious and there is always a variety of things to choose from.
for breakfast, i usually have bread and soybean milk. for lunch, i always have rice with one meat dish and one vegetable dish which is rich in vitamins and minerals and low in calories. for supper, i usually have steamed bread and one vegetable dish and porridge. personally, i like to eat at school, partly because i can use my own bowl and chopsticks and the like, which are surely very clean; partly because eating here is much cheaper than eating out and i can save money to buy other necessary things.
of course, there is still much room for improvement as to the canteen service. nearly every noon when the morning classes are just over, there will be long queues before every window because everybody then is hungry and rushes there. more often than not, i’m starving and sometimes the food will be sold out when it’s still not my turn and i have to eat out. in view of this, i deeply hope that our school would take steps to improve the condition and i believe everything will be better soon.
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my university life
i am a sophomore from chemistry department. looking back on the past year, i think a lot.
the first day i entered our university, to be honest, i felt a little bit disappointed. chemistry department belongs to the southern campus, which is located in the suburban area of taiyuan. the campus is small and a little bit far from the downtown area. it causes some lack of convenience.
however, as the days passing by, i gradually got used to the life here and even began to love it. what’s more, i have learned how to live a life of my own. for me, university life is a new experience. i have never lived far away from my parents before coming to university. i have always had my parents to depend on for advice and guidance, but when i came here, life began to change.
i must take on responsibility for my own action. i have to depend on myself to get up on time in the morning for class, to eat properly, to keep my clothes clean, and to make an appropriate schedule for study and relaxation. i also have to learn to take care of my money, making sure to preserve enough for both necessities and fun.
at the beginning, i would feel frustrated when i met with something difficult. luckily, my roommates are very kind and they always encourage me. after a couple of months, i became optimistic and able to deal properly with many problems, so much so that i could concentrate on my study.
now, i no longer complain about my campus, instead, i consider it as an ideal place for study. i find that i have grown up during the past year. i am very much confident of my future and deeply believe that a much brighter tomorrow is waiting for me.
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where to live
there are undeniable advantages of living in a big city as well as in a small town. the former offers more excitement and convenience while the latter offers a cleaner, quieter and often friendlier environment to live. however, despite the advantages of small town life, i prefer to live in a big city for several reasons.
first, life in a city is more convenient. more goods are available and stores stay open late. also, there is better public transportation so it is easier to get around. i can find almost anything i want easily in a city. second, there are more ways to spend leisure time in a city. finally, a city offers more opportunities for education and career. a city often attracts the best teachers and the best companies. there is also a wider choice of jobs so it is easier to move up the career ladder.
for all of these reasons, i prefer to live in a city. although sometimes i miss the fresh air and quiet life of a small town, nothing can make up for the opportunities that the city offers me. if one wants to be successful, i believe the ideal place to live in is a city.
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the advantages of internet
with the arrival of the knowledge economy era, internet as a new medium has come into our life. nowadays, getting on line and surfing the internet for information have become popular in china, especially among college students and other youngsters. why is internet getting so popular in such a short time?
the popularity of internet results from its great convenience and easy accessibility to information. thanks to the internet, the world of information is just a click away. e-mail is another contributing factor to its popularity. it can transmit letters quickly, safely and accurately. besides, the internet has some other uses. doctors may use it to diagnose and treat their patients by discussing or exchanging experiences with doctors in other parts of the world. students may obtain knowledge from a national long-distance education system via the internet. finally, businessmen can conduct e-commerce or e-business on the net.
with so many advantages, there is no doubt that more and more people will be wired to the internet—the information expressway. in short, with its high speed and efficiency, the internet will be more popular in the near future.
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61. 句型: be vital to…
what makes life happy
everyone wants to be happy. but people have different ideas about what makes life happy. some people think that money may make them happy. some believe that good health means happiness. and some think that only success in their career can please them. it seems to me that the following factors may bring us happiness.
first, diligence can bring happiness to those who yearn for success in their work, as the proverb goes, “diligence is the mother of success.” industrious people value time, treasure life, plant the seeds of success, and harvest happiness. idle people, on the other hand, kill time, waste time, plant the seeds of failure, and harvest sadness.
second, perseverance contributes to happiness, for if you want to succeed in doing anything great, you must have perseverance in face of repeated failures as the proverb goes, “perseverance is vital to success.”
third, honesty can greatly affect the way a person who learns, works and looks at life. honest people treat their work and others honestly, and their reward is the peace of mind and happiness.
finally, good health means happiness because it can secure a smooth life and provide full energy for people to devote themselves to their study and work. only in this way can the people achieve success and happiness.
the above principles may guarantee happiness if you stick to them.
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62. 句型： bear in mind …
the importance of interpersonal communication
entering the 21st century, man is now in an age of information knowledge. in such an age, interpersonal communication plays an increasingly important role and all people have to communicate with others.
why is interpersonal communication so important? first, interpersonal communication is just like a bridge of understanding between people. it helps people understand each other better. for example, in a family, communication makes the family members understand each other better and get closer. in the workplace, communication between the employer and the employee creates a friendly and helpful working environment. second, it helps people get more information and knowledge. third, without interpersonal communication, our life would become a desert of emotion and friendship.
in a word, we’d better bear in mind the importance of interpersonal communication and practice it, for communication between people makes our life lively and interesting.
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63. 句型：tend to …
on the force of habits
habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. the more we do a thing, the more we tend to like doing it; and if we do not continue to do it, we feel uncomfortable. once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to shake it off. this is called the force of habits.
there are good habits which, when formed in early life, are great blessings. many great people declare that they owe most of their accomplishments to the formation of certain good habits in their early life, such as early rising, punctuality, and doing physical exercise. however, bad habits do no good to people. instead, some bad habits such as smoking, slovenliness are rather harmful to people both mentally and physically. and what is worse, bad habits are easy to form, but extremely difficult to get out of. for instance, many people swear to give up smoking repeatedly, but fail in the end.
therefore, it is advisable for us to develop good habits if we want to have a meaningful life. and we should try to break away from bad habits.
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64. 句型：consist of …
taiyuan normal university
taiyuan normal university is my university, which is located in taiyuan, the capital city of shanxi province. it consists of three parts, namely, the northern campus, the central campus and the southern campus. of all the three campuses, the central campus is the biggest one and most of the administrative units are situated here.
taiyuan normal university is a full-time normal university, aiming at educating the future teachers for our country. the motto of our university is “believe in virtue, study in wide range, unite in spirit, create in life”, which has been leading us to an increasingly bright future.
there are altogether 17 departments and 36 majors in our university. more than 10,000 students are studying here. on weekdays, you could easily find many students in classrooms, libraries and lecture theaters. it has been said the students here are well known for their working hard throughout taiyuan. on the other hand, the teachers here are also very industrious. they teach well and treat their students well, too. besides, they have to spend time and effort researching in the field of their study, which has been improving their professional qualities a lot.
taiyuan normal university has educated a good number of qualified students, which is a great contribution to our society. with the arrival of the knowledge economy era, our university has been adjusting its policy for a better improvement. recently, a team of famous experts will come to our school to evaluate our work and study. i deeply believe that our school will surely give them a satisfying answer, as long as we unite in spirit and work hard.
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traveling
it is exciting to visit different places. as we travel, we will see beautiful sceneries typical of the region, meet and make friends with different people and get to know the custom of the local people. today people are so fond of traveling that tourism has become one of the fastest growing industries in most countries.
the main reason why people travel is, perhaps, for pleasure. for example, having worked hard throughout the weekdays, people will find a weekend trip to the nearby mountains or beaches a real relaxation. for another example, spending an annual holiday traveling abroad is an especially satisfying experience for those who do not have much opportunity to go abroad. when people return from their travel, they will generally feel fresh and energetic, ready to work harder. another reason is for learning. we may have read or heard about something but we can never get a deep understanding of it until we see it for ourselves.
in my opinion, the biggest advantage of traveling is we can learn much during our travel about the geography, biology, and history of the places we visit. therefore, we’d better make use of every chance to travel so as to gain something meaningful.
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66. 句型: look forward to …
the advantages of watching tv
first of all, watching tv is a good relaxation. after a day of hard work, we look forward to a good relaxation. watching tv can meet our requirements by easing our minds and comforting our physical bodies because the pleasant music and pictures can keep us away from tension and fatigue.
besides, watching tv is entertaining. there are so many kinds of entertainment, such as sports activities, performances, plays and movies, etc. in the world. of course, it is impossible for us to be on every spot, even with the best means of transportation of our time. however, tv can bring them right in front of us and with them our life is full of joys.
above all, watching tv is educational. education tv service offers teaching programs on all subjects for people of different professions as well as for students, children and aged people. no doubt, it provides the widest education and has the largest audience. every one of us, more or less, is benefited from watching tv. indeed, tv has great influence on people’s life, work and study.
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