期中口语考试备选文章

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Have you ever felt that older people didn’t understand your problems? Do you feel like younger people have no sense of what’s really important? That’s probably because there’s a generational gap of experience. Because they’re older, or younger, it seems you share no common ground. Actually, each generation, when interacting with each other, has a wealth of information to pass on to the others. For instance, older generations can offer great life experience and general knowledge about society to younger generations, while younger generations can update the older generations with current fashion and technology trends. This is, of course, not always the case: sometimes the older people can be very familiar with current trends while the young people can be fascinated by old music and culture.

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There are not too many of us who haven’t at some stage of our lives had some unhealthy or bad habits. Probably the most common one that can severely impact on our health is, of course, smoking. Many people who start smoking think that they will be able to stop whenever they want, but it’s not that easy. It is an unhealthy habit that takes great willpower to break. Without question, your mind plays the biggest part in any change you want to make. If you are tempted to smoke, or have already started smoking, say to yourself that quitting smoking is a challenge. It will help you brave it, and after beating this challenge you’ll be ready to take on other challenges.

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Thanks to the continued improvement of mobility, more and more people find it an easy and, more often than not, rewarding experience to travel. First, they travel for further studies. For instance, in order to find a better job after graduation, many Chinese students even feel obliged to pursue studies in foreign countries that can be several thousand miles from their hometown. Second, they travel for business opportunities.. Third, they travel for pleasure. Coupled with the improvement of living standards, people tend to spend their holidays or annual leaves by traveling to other places within their countries or even to a faraway foreign land. As found by many, a pleasant journey often ends up as a learning process also.