1.It is as important for students to read books of their own choosing as it is for them to read books assigned to them by teachers.
2.Students should spend a year to travel or to work before their go to colleges or universities.
3.Parents should help children do their work rather than encouraging them to do the work on their own
4.If parents want their children to perform well in school, they should limit the hours that their children spend watching TV.
5.Some people think teachers giving time to students during discussions in class will help them to learn. Others think it unnecessary to give students time to discuss in class. What is your opinion?
6.Schools have always offered students three types of after-school activities. But due to recent limited budgets, they can only support one kind of activities. Which one would you choose? Why?
1)Sports 2)Arts 3)Volunteering (eg. for the community)
7.In order to succeed in doing a new job, the ability to adapt oneself to the new environment is more important than the excellent knowledge of this job.
8.The most important quality for a politician or leader to have is good communication skills.
(部分节选)