范文二十八

A Letter of Advice/Suggestion
You have a friend who is about to enter university, and he wants you to advise him on which subject to specialize in – history, in which he is very interested, or computer science, which offers better job prospects.

Dear John,

You have asked me for my advice concerning whether you should study history or computer science at university, and I will try to make some useful suggestions.
You must keep in mind that, above all, your university training is a preparation for your future career. Therefore, your first consideration should be to study a subject which will best equip you to earn a living. There is no doubt that the field of computers offers far job opportunities than history.

Besides, we are now in the age of the high - technology revolution. For the foreseeable future, not only will it be necessary for everyone to be computer - literate, it will also be necessary for them to be equipped with computer skills merely to earn a living! History, I'm afraid, however fascinating it may be, offers few career prospects.

Of course, you don't have to devote all your time at university to studying computers and nothing else. On the contrary, I would recommend that you keep up your reading of history in your spare time. That way, you will find that your leisure hours are enriched while you prepare yourself for a worthwhile career in computers.

Yours sincerely,

James

范文二十九

Private Colleges

Li Ming, one of my former classmates, went to a private college after his failure to pass the College Entrance Examinations last year. Li Ming's case is not unique, and thousands of middle-school graduates are admitted by hundreds of privately-funded colleges each year. The rapid growth of these schools has its own root.
The reasons lie in many ways. Firstly, state-owned universities are not sufficient to take in all the high-school graduates, and therefore a great number of students are denied the chance to go to college. A recent survey shows that only about 30% of the graduates from high schools can continue their education. Secondly, the rapid economic growth creates a huge demand for well-educated people. To meet the social needs, our government encourages the establishment of new colleges with individual or collective funds. Thirdly, many Chinese families are able to afford higher tuition fee needed to go to a private college. The expense of about 5,000 yuan each year is not beyond the income of most families.
In spite of the higher tuition fee, private colleges provide a large number of young people with access to higher education. They are, in a sense, doing a great favor to the improvment of civilization, and will move towards greater prosperity.

范文三十

Why Do People Like to Try Their Luck on Lottery?

As a lucky dog, my uncle, who won the first prize of a car on lottery, is the envy of a good many people. Though he has a good company in lottery, few is as lucky as he is. However, there are still many people fond of trying their luck on lottery tickets.
Seemingly, winning a "big" prize is not the primary reason for the majority of lottery-goers to do so. A recent poll says that most of the goers think of the activity as an interesting means to make donations. In this way, they offer their help willingly and happily. Another factor is that all the people can afford dozens of lottery tickets. Usually, the face value of one ticket is two yuan RMB.
Owing to the participation of so many people, our society benefits a lot from this kind of public drive. A great deal of money is accumulated through the drive to help the disabled or promote our welfares. Heavy financial burden on the government is somewhat lightened. Thus, it is safe to say lottery does no harm to the luck-triers but much good to the nation.

范文三十一

Love on Campus

According to a recent survey, roughly six out of every ten college graduates have the experience of dating with the opposite sex. The number is not a surprise at all, considering that the age of college students is usually between 18 and 24. What is really worth bothering to care for, however, is the serious problems love affairs have presented.
The alarming one is the increase in violent incidents owing to love on campus. When failing to win desirable affection from their lovers, some girl students tend to commit suicide while boys turn to knife and poison for revenge. Besides, it is a painful fact that boys obtain money needed for their love in an improper way. To please their girl friends, boy students always dress smartly, shop generously and eat out frequently; but when finding no other quicker way to make the money needed than by stealing or cheating, they are on the way to imprisonment. Another sensitive problem is the growing pregnancy rate among girl students. The young students are subjected to blame for being too young to put themselves under sensible control, but school authorities cannot escape their share of responsibility.
With regard to universities, they should offer more than practial lectures on education of love; for example, debates about love on campus should be regularly held among the students, thus making themselves clear about the rights and wrongs of their action. Also, they should appoint some special instructors whose job should center round psychology of students in love as well as those with troubles in love affairs. In short, schools should stop acting as onlookers or critics in dealing with those students, and perform full responsibilities as an institution of developing well-rounded talents.

范文三十二

What Will College Students Come to Be?

China, like many other countries in the world, adapts written or oral examination as the only way to measure a student's school work. Undoubtedly, this practice has worked well in the selection of talents and helped a lot in the promotion of China's science and economy. However, focusing too much of their heart on high marks, college students bred in such an atmosphere may turn out to be graduates with flaws in character.
To be frank, some problems have arisen along with it. The primary one is the neglect of cultivation of students' creativity and innovativeness. Some, though excellent in examinations, are not able to perform given tasks very well or to work out something original as they have been closely confined to their texbooks. Another one is the failure to produce men of fine morals. No matter how well they do in their school work, some of them are fascinated only with their own interests and work every way to climb to power, usually ending up corrupt officials or even criminals.
Today, it is a major concern as to how to improve the students' qualities in the course of their higher education. One way to achieve the goal, in my opinion, is to offer students more chances to deal with practical world as well as theoretical books and ideal marks. Another is that some standards should be drawn up to judge a student's moral performance, to which more, or at least equal significance must be attached in evaluating his or her growth. With education on all sides being enforced, our young college students will grow up to be qualified not only in their fields but, more importantly, in moral cultivation.


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