For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org would prefer to live in a university dormitory, because I would closer to my classes, it would be so much convenient for doing research after classes, and I would more easily attend university events. There are more advantage not to living on campus. For instance, when living off campus, the student does not have to be around twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week. After classes, he can, thankfully, leave the university for the rest of the day. Furthermore, when living in an apartment, the student is much closer to the movie theatres, the shopping centers, and the restaurants. Then he can enjoy his life if he lives in outside campus. However, there are also advantages to living in a university dormitory. For example, the student is much closer to his classes. Moreover, if he lives right on campus, the student will find it much easier to do research in the evening. All that he has to do, after classes, is return to the dormitory, have a supper, have a nap, and then head out to the university library. It would be much more difficult to do this if he were living in an apartment in town. Finally, if he lives on campus, he will find it much easier to attend university events and participate the student activities. Personally, I believe that the advantages of a student's living in a university dormitory exceed the advantages of his living in an apartment in the community. For one thing, the student would be much closer his classes. Moreover, he would find doing research in the evening much easier. Finally, the student could easily participate the university activities. Essay 537 Topic 106 Methods of transportation The transportation is well developed in my city, there are several choices to make a travel to a place 40 miles away from my home, by train, bus, my car and the bicycle that I bought newly. But I prefer to choose my new bicycle as a transportation means for this travel. Firstly, I am an environmentalist and hate to use those modern machine which is not friendly to environment. Either train, bus or my personal car consume gasoline or other resource which is being depleted by human beings, they will also cause the environmental problems, such as air pollution and noise making. Bicycle is no harm to environment and it shall be promoted for short traveling by all of us. Secondly, it is more economic, convenient and safe for such a short traveling to those cycling lovers like me. Cycling will be much enjoyable, because I can stop to view the scenery whenever and wherever I would like to. Bicycle can access those places that either train, bus or car could not reach. Furthermore, there are no parking problems and safety would be ensured if I am careful enough. But for other transportation means, my safety will very much depend on others. Thirdly, I cannot only enjoy the traveling by bicycle, but also can exercise myself physically. I worked at office and always be busy with my work, the little exercise make me feel exhausted. So I should take this chance to exercise myself and to challenge the my physical limit. As above-mentioned reasons, I will try to make short traveling by bicycle as possible as I For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org can, instead of those modern transportation means. Essay 538 Topic 106 Methods of transportation Transportation has been well developed over thousands of years. Despite of this, people always puzzled when encountered with short distance trip. 40 miles, for instance, is till hard to choose. Due to different transports bring various advantages and disadvantages. There are three sort of traffic tools ideal to cope with the short distance trip, coach, private car, and train. To be honest, I prefer train most in my point of view. In the following discussion I will reason and provide evidences to support my opinion. It is quite easy for average people to choose driving a car. Obviously, this is the most convenience way to have a short trip. Even though, it still has some hidden problems. Firstly, once you face a traffic jam you will have no idea what to do but wait. Secondly, looking for toilet can be another big problem. Taking coach can be the cheapest approach I suppose. Similar as driving a car, coach still cannot avoid the fate of traffic jam. Besides, since you want to purchase a ticket, you have to book it in advance. At same time, unlike a private car, a coach cannot stop at your desire destination directly. In particular, if you want go to Oxford, wait a minute, you have to stop at Coventry and Reading by sequence. Eventually, may I introduce my favorite, train, which is the brilliant traffic tool. In the first place, it is quiet and nice. The large seats, bright windows with marvelous view, well-controlled air conditioning and even the convenience store can provide you absolutely comfortable environment. In the second place, it is fast. You only need to spend two hours on the train to travel from Birmingham to London, and train stations always linking with underground, bus stations and taxi stop. Last but not least, taking the train is convenient and cheap. People always regard train as some thing inconvenient and expensive. In fact, there is only about 10 to 15 minutes between two trains with same destination. As well as this, if you book the seat 5 days in advance you can have quite cheap price. To sum up, I must admit that everyone has his taste. For people like me have no driving license, taking a train could be a fairly good idea. Although, coach and private car have some advantages, train would always be my first choice. Essay 539 Topic 106 Methods of transportation I prefer metro as my first choice Provided I traveled from home to some other place, I would undoubtedly take metro as For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org my first choice. Compared with other mass transportations, metro has its own merits which could not be surpassed by others. There are numerous reasons why I emphasized on my idea. However, I herein explain some pertinent ones. What I matter most is its high efficiency. As we see, increasingly autos are running on the main roads of the cities. That doings cause more frequent traffic jams. Owing to that, if you want to cover a relatively long distance in a city, it is an absolutely boring thing. For instance, in Peking, during the rush hours of morning and afternoon, it is unlikely for you to cover ten kilometers in an hour by a bus. However, taking a metro would successfully solve the problem. Benefiting from no traffic jams, a metro run as an express train which would send you home in a short time. Secondly, metro provides us a comparatively comfortable environment. In the underground, which functions as an excellent air-conditioner, people would feel cool in summer and warm in winter. In addition to that, there are a number of bookstores and grocery shops, where we can readily shopping after our whole day`s work. Last but not least, we should not gainsay that metro also has the superiority on price. In Peking, the single price-Three Yuan for all distances makes the metro acceptable for mass. Personally, I consider that the price is quite reasonable for many blue-collar workers and our college students. Due to the mentioned reasons, which correlate with each other to generate a complete whole that would be superior to any each of these, I can safely conclude that metro should be the first choice for mass transportation. Essay 540 Topic 106 Response to Topic 106 Transportation is one of the basic need of today's life. This new method of transportation has not only reduced the distance of the places but also the precious time which was not available in ancient times. Technology has raised the means of transportation even more up to the skies. To travel a place or destination having a distance of 40 miles one could have any means of transport in today's world. If we consider some of the following means of transport we can come up with the following points: 1) Car is one of the most popular means of transport and is usually known as "personal" cars. Many people like to have their own means of transport and car is one of the top demand in day todays' life. Car not only serves as a means of transport but also one feels comfortable while driving. It not only reduces the distance but can also preserve time and can cross 40 miles in few minutes. 2) Motorbikes are also another means of transport. Basically, this type of transport is based on the choice of the people. Some would like to ride a motorbike just to fulfill their desire of riding it. But traveling by motorbikes are second to travel by a car. 3) People who do not have enough money to afford a car has to travel either by a bus or by taxi or any other means of transportation. Traveling by a bus also has an advantage for For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org reaching a destination. One do not have to care any type of accidents or need to pay full attention to abide by the traffic rules which is one of the foremost regulation of a car driver. Therefore, a person traveling by bus may enjoy the travel and also tention-free of any avoidable mistakes. 4) Trucks are also a means of transport but one might hardly choose to drive a truck. Because of its' low speed and a lot of effort to drive on road is quite difficult than any other vehicles. But one who has enough moeny to drive a truck may buy either because of his desire to drive or one may not have any other means to travel. In my conclusion, I would prefer driving a car. It not only serves a driver for making him reach to his destiny but it can also serve others to reach their destination like giving a lift to someone who is in need of it. Moreover, car not only drives 40 miles, one can go anywhere traveling more than 40 miles. Every one will prefer those means of transportation which will benefit them because in todays' life, transportation has become a basic need of people. Essay 541 Topic 107 Should higher education be available to all? Before discussing this topic, we should consider how higher education was originally designed. Why is not university education compulsory? What kind of study does university provide? I believe that Studying at university ought to be available for only those who want to academically specialize themselves in a specific field, unlike most of today`s university students. However, why do some people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students? Since the number of universities has increased, universities have been plunged into changing their function: teaching academic theory to training practical skills. That has been the way for them to attract prospects and survive. The fact is that it is really hard for each university to keep getting enough students. Today`s higher education just emphasizes that it enables students to stand on a better starting point for job hunting. Whereas, as there are some special facilities for job training at the higher education`s level, the function of university should not be changed anymore and I think we should reconsider how higher education should be. I really doubt how many students are purely seeking to satisfy their academic curiosity at university. It is pitiable that university graduates are no longer specialized intellects. Making higher education available to all students is no more than making the phenomenon worse. Essay 542 Topic 107 Should higher education be available to all? This is a very flexible topic to argue upon. Both the sides have their own advantages and disadvantages depending upon the way in which we view the situation. But I would like to argue that a college or university education should be available to all students, rather than to only good students. I have exemplified my argument with the following facts and examples. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org When a child joins in an elementary school for the fundamental coaching, it does not know the importance and wants to ignore the studies. But as it grows up, due to competition, he or she starts to concentrate on his or her studies and starts learning practically. Some students may be bright while the others may be feeble. Actually, most of the students tend to pick up only late when he understands his own interested subject. Since the students tend to learn more practical things in college, if he is devoid of such education, then how can he identify his own talent? Also, real competition is faced by a student in his college or university. This helps the student to tune himself to all kinds of situations like embarrassment, happiness, anger, placidity, resentment, and kindliness etcetera. Finally, when he finishes the education period, he can adjust to the society easily. Only after identifying himself, the student can thrive well as a brilliant student. Until then he will remain as a dull one only. Hence we should not decide on the basis of his grades alone as him to be a dull student. On the other hand, if a dull student is not given a college or university education, he is devoid of giving an opportunity to find his area of interest and hence he will remain dull for ever. Hence, I conclude that a college or university education is a mandatory thing for each and every student, whether he or she is bright or dull in his studies. Essay 543 Topic 107 Should higher education be available to all? The issue of who should attend college appears to be a controversial one. Some people believe that it should be available to good students only, for it would provide the society with excellent specialists, raise the prestige of universities and be beneficial to the students themselves. However, after careful thought, I am inclined to support those, who think that high education must be available to everyone, who chooses to have it. First, the system of determining whether a student is capable or not is not perfect. Many outstanding scientists, like Einstein, were doing extremely bad at school. It is also not uncommon that a smart teenager is neglecting the studies because of the physiological problems of the age. Second, the practice of selecting the students on the basis of the school grades only, would lead to a huge discrimination of many young people, and would deprive them a chance to improve their lives and pursue the careers they are interested in. I believe, it is absolutely out of the question in the modern society. Finally, if the universities and colleges were highly selective, they would sooner or latter For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org end up being corrupted, because it is a fate of any closed and prestigious institution. To conclude, I want to note that although the arguments of ?high-education-for-good- students-only?supporters sound very reasonable, I am convinced that the higher education must be available to all, who want to get it. Essay 544 Topic 107 Should higher education be available to all? If we only allow access to college or university to good students, we, may have an economical advantage but we, apparently, destroy the future of those who have lower marks. A student`s life should be of prime concern and I believe that all students should be eligible for higher education. To begin with, good study does not guarantee the qualities of a good specialist on field. A good student knows how to focus on all of the subjects of the learning program and have good marks in all of them, which gives him a good general preparation. In contrast, a good specialist has to be perfect in a specific branch and go further than the learning program prescripts. Thus, if we reduce the number of students in colleges and universities by only accepting good ones, the economical advantage for the whole society is not evident. On the other hand, a ediocre?student, some times, is driven by a passion to specific discipline or subject and finally becomes a veritable specialist. While total time of education is limited, this passion results in worse marks in other disciplines. But it does not mean that this student really is mediocre. When we accept all students to higher education we spend more for education but encourage development of person for the good of the whole society and, maybe, obtain a good specialist. Finally, some talented persons do not match to ordinary system of education. They are considered as very bad students. The classic example is that of Albert Einstein, the famous physicist, who had serious problems with arithmetic in high school. We could continue with examples of our days by mentioning extraordinary computer and electronics designers with similar problems. Availability of higher education has crucial meaning for the future of all students. Notions of  good student?and ad student? based on the marks, are not sufficiently sophisticated to define destiny of them. Consequently, all students should have access to colleges or universities. Essay 545 Topic 107 Should higher education be available to all? Nowadays, one of the most heated discussions is whether to let all the students receive higher education or just let good students do. This is something of a dilemma faced by many people. However, given the advantages and disadvantages on both sides. We have to say, higher education available only to good students is a better choice. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org It is an obvious fact that according to the current education conditions, such as teaching equipment, teacher resources, college or university can only accommodate a certain amount of students, by which means can assure of the education quality. It is impossible for all the students to rush into colleges. In order to select good students to receive higher education, college entrance examination system has established. This choice has brought another fact to students. That is, they have to realize that only by hard striving, can they receive higher education. Bearing this in mind, students have more spiritual power to study harder. Because we all know, mental stimulation is a must, and only those who survive in this severe competition can open the door to higher education. Here I have to say, receiving higher education is not the only way for students. After graduation, some of them can look for a job or go into business. This can help them gain more social experiences. Experience is also great teacher and educator for one`s lifetime! Gaining knowledge from experience in the society is as important as, if not important than, gaining knowledge from class and books. Whereas, another important fact that we have to keep in mind: society cannot develop without educated talents. The higher the average education level is, the faster the society will develop. Knowledge is power! Those who cannot enter university or college can still go to technical schools to equip themselves with specialized knowledge. Finally, the point I am trying to make is that, higher education should be available only to good students but that does not mean the rest have to stop learning. As lifelong learners, all the students should gain more knowledge from time to time by all means possible! Essay 546 Topic 107 This is a very flexible topic to argue upon. Both the sides have their own advantages and disadvantages depending upon the way in which we view the situation. But I would like to argue that a college or university education should be available to all students, rather than to only good students. I have exemplified my argument with the following facts and examples. When a child joins in an elementary school for the fundamental coaching, it does not know the importance and wants to ignore the studies. But as it grows up, due to competition, he or she starts to concentrate on his or her studies and starts learning practically. Some students may be bright while the others may be feeble. Actually, most of the students tend to pick up only late when he understands his own interested subject. Since the students tend to learn more practical things in college, if he is devoid of such education, then how can he identify his own talent? Also, real competition is faced by a student in his college or university. This helps the student to tune himself to all kinds of situations like embarrassment, happiness, anger, placidity, resentment, and kindliness etcetera. Finally, when he finishes the education period, he can adjust to the society easily. Only after identifying himself, the student can thrive well as a brilliant student. Until then he will remain as a dull one only. Hence we should not decide on the basis of his grades alone as him to be a dull student. On the other hand, if a dull student is not For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org given a college or university education, he is devoid of giving an opportunity to find his area of interest and hence he will remain dull for ever. Hence, I conclude that a college or university education is a mandatory thing for each and every student, whether he or she is bright or dull in his studies. Essay 547 Topic 107 Before discussing this topic, we should consider how higher education was originally designed. Why is not university education compulsory? What kind of study does university provide? I believe that Studying at university ought to be available for only those who want to academically specialize themselves in a specific field, unlike most of today`s university students. However, why do some people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students? Since the number of universities has increased, universities have been plunged into changing their function: teaching academic theory to training practical skills. That has been the way for them to attract prospects and survive. The fact is that it is really hard for each university to keep getting enough students. Today`s higher education just emphasizes that it enables students to stand on a better starting point for job hunting. Whereas, as there are some special facilities for job training at the higher education`s level, the function of university should not be changed anymore and I think we should reconsider how higher education should be. I really doubt how many students are purely seeking to satisfy their academic curiosity at university. It is pitiable that university graduates are no longer specialized intellects. Making higher education available to all students is no more than making the phenomenon worse. Essay 548 Topic 107 This is a very flexible topic to argue upon. Both the sides have their own advantages and disadvantages depending upon the way in which we view the situation. But I would like to argue that a college or university education should be available to all students, rather than to only good students. I have exemplified my argument with the following facts and examples. When a child joins in an elementary school for the fundamental coaching, it does not know the importance and wants to ignore the studies. But as it grows up, due to competition, he or she starts to concentrate on his or her studies and starts learning practically. Some students may be bright while the others may be feeble. Actually, most of the students tend to pick up only late when he understands his own interested subject. Since the students tend to learn more practical things in college, if he is devoid of such education, then how can he identify his own talent? Also, real competition is faced by a student in his college or university. This helps the student to tune himself to all kinds of situations like embarrassment, happiness, anger, placidity, resentment, and kindliness etcetera. Finally, when he finishes the education period, he can adjust to the society easily. Only after identifying himself, the student can thrive well as a brilliant student. Until then he will remain as a dull one only. Hence we should not decide on the basis of his grades alone as him to be a dull student. On the other hand, if a dull student is not given a college or university education, he is devoid of giving an opportunity to find his For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org area of interest and hence he will remain dull for ever. Hence, I conclude that a college or university education is a mandatory thing for each and every student, whether he or she is bright or dull in his studies. Essay 549 Topic 107 Before discussing this topic, we should consider how higher education was originally designed. Why is not university education compulsory? What kind of study does university provide? I believe that Studying at university ought to be available for only those who want to academically specialize themselves in a specific field, unlike most of today`s university students. However, why do some people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students? Since the number of universities has increased, universities have been plunged into changing their function: teaching academic theory to training practical skills. That has been the way for them to attract prospects and survive. The fact is that it is really hard for each university to keep getting enough students. Today`s higher education just emphasizes that it enables students to stand on a better starting point for job hunting. Whereas, as there are some special facilities for job training at the higher education`s level, the function of university should not be changed anymore and I think we should reconsider how higher education should be. I really doubt how many students are purely seeking to satisfy their academic curiosity at university. It is pitiable that university graduates are no longer specialized intellects. Making higher education available to all students is no more than making the phenomenon worse. Essay 550 Topic 108 The best way of learning about life Some people believe that the best way of learning life is by listening to the advice from family members and friends. Other people hold a different view that the best way of learning about life is from ones` personal experience. In my view, I agree the latter view based on my years of observation. The main reasons are listed as below. First, the advice from family members and friends always rely on the situation happened in the past. Things are changed and the presuming past events cannot ensure that it could occur in the current new situation. To illustrate this matter, there is an example that my parents persuaded me to stay in the physiology institute and not change my job to a pharmaceutical company. They claim that the job in institute is stable and promising, they reason that they worked in the same institute until they retired. From their experience, the work was very good in their times. However, I did not take their advice since I find there are lots of chances outside the institute. Second, why I have such a view is that we have to make our own decisions in many occasions in our lives. The other people`s advice can only be used for reference. As people are different in many aspects, even they are your close friends or parents, they are not yourself and they cannot make decisions instead of you. For instance, your friend is good at mathematics and can get good scores after only one-day preparation before the For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org exam. However, you cannot follow her study method since you are not expertise in this subject, therefore, you should spend more time on your preparation to get the same score. Admittedly, the advice from the close friend and family members do help us in some occasions and give us many valuable references. It is less useful than the advice directly from the life. Based on the above-mentioned reasons, I shall say that I find the best way of learning life is from personal experience. Essay 551 Topic 108 The best way of learning about life When it comes to the issue of the understanding of life, some people suggest that the best way to learn about life is getting others` opinions, while other people maintain that the best way is learning person experience. In my point of view, the latter opinion carries more weight. In the first place, learning from successful experience is beneficial for people. For instance, a student who is preparing for an important exam can think of the past exams which he did very well, and this student can review more effectively if he learn from this experience. Moreover, the student can acquire the understanding of life that people who work effectively can be successful. In the second place, learning from the failures of person experience can greatly help people understand life. A case in point is that, losing money because of unwise investments is part of many businessmen`s experiences. If a businessman is going to invest a big project, he can look back at his experience of losing money and find out why he lost money. As a result, he probably will plan his investment more carefully this time so that he will not make the same mistake. Learning from those failures can help people learn how to make wise decisions in life, and people can understand that avoiding mistakes is one of the keys to success of life. In conclusion, though learning from one`s personal experience may have a few drawbacks, it may not take into account other peoples` opinions, for example, generally speaking, its advantages far outweigh its disadvantages, because both successful experience and setbacks help people understand their lives better. Essay 552 Topic 109 Follow the customs of the new country vs. keep one`s own customs The world has continuously grown smaller and people in general have a tendency to move around more than before. Some people wish to be integrated in their new environment and thus they choose to follow the local customs at a high level. Others try as much as they can to keep their values from their home country and the way of living they are already used to. Often this will appear when people have been forced to move to . he were living in an apartment in town. Finally, if he lives on campus, he will find it much easier to attend university events and participate the student. leave the university for the rest of the day. Furthermore, when living in an apartment, the student is much closer to the movie theatres, the shopping centers,