Test of Spoken English (TSE)华中科技大学英语口语考试

T est of Spoken English (TSE)1. Enjou your feelingsIn our life,it can’t be ignored to meet with anger,sadness,happiness and so on.When we keep company with others,every action is a reflection of our feelings.As though there is a relationship between reason and emotion,who can promise to control them freely by themselves,especially in a dabate?For example ,in a debate,your partner disagrees with you in some views,and you are of confidence on what you insist on.Then a long discussion without any results will be easy to make you flare up.The multinational you are doing your field project at offers you a job at a good starting salary ,then you will be on top of the world .No matter what you are doing ,such ad walking,eating,talking,even sleeping ,you cann’t help to smile.So,just enjoy your feeling,either sorrow or happiness.Question:How will you do when you want to cry ,let it go or prevent it?If I were in that case,I would cry to my heart's content in a quiet place without anyone around.In my eye’s ,cry is just a way to release my inner emotion,not a representation of weakness or somethings else.There is no reason for me to prevent it.2. Beauty can be boughtNowadays ,we can buy manythings,including beauty.Beautiful clothes of big-name brand dress us fashionable,and expensive skin care products make us look more beautiful.What’s more ,pastic surgery can even improve one’s appearance greatly.There is no doubt that such treasures for beauty costs a lot of money.But what it matters for a girl or boy loving beauty? Not only the young ,bu also the adultso afford much for beauty,Beacause an employee with a beautiful appearance will be more competitive in the job market and be so faced（有面子）.If I had a lot of money ,I would pay more for something that will make my heart more beautiful.For example,I will do something polished（优雅的）,such as playing piano and golf for myself.For society,I will pick up much money to those in need.In my opinion,those with beautiful heart is the most beautiful,no matter how much money it costs.3. Watch out when nature strikes back.As we all know,there are many natural disasters taking place on the earth.Once occur ,they will cause lots of damage.Take the earthquake of Japan as an example.The road is destroyed.The buildings are falling down.Further more it may cause tasunami and a nuclear leakage accident.Because of these, tens of thousands of people lose their life and thousands of homeless people.For example ,Theren is an awful affair that a great earthquake hit Japan this year.What is worse,the earthquake led to a nuclear leakage accident which really destroyed the environment around.Even though we can’t prevent it from taking place,we can decrease the lose.Many unusual phonomenna will occur before the earthquake,.For example,lots of frogs will appear on the road,and dogs will bark unusually.From these,we can predict its coming . Although the disasters is terrible,it is no use to complain and be afraid when nature strikes back.What we need to do is to bravely face up with disasters.4. Is work just another four-letter word?It’s not far away for us to be fresh from our college .And we have to face up with the job market.What I want to say is the attitude to work: work isn’t just another four-letter word. Itmeans that work is action ,not a word.No matter whether we are diligent or efficient, manifesting（/'mænifest/ 表现出）an excellent ability to prioritize([prai'ɔritaiz] vt. 把…区分优先次序) and to work under pressure.,there is no doubt that we keep getting along well with our colleagues, demonstrating a good spirit of teamwork.And we should perform well to get promotion,take on some new responsibilities.Only do we really do something ,will we get something in the work.Arguments for “Live to Work”Some people live to work. They want to have a fulfilling profession.Work that is worth doing gives mental satisfaction to the doer, and brings social and personal esteem.One should always enjoy what one does even if the salary is low. It is our duty to contribute to society.Whatever one does is a creative experience, even cooking, sewing, and other “do it yourself” activities.We shouldn’t regard work merely as a money-making process. We should take a wider perspective on work.To work is a human need and a unique human characteristic.Only when we live to work do we live nobly.Arguments for “Work to Live”Some people work to live. Work is a means to an end. It is only a way to make money.People who works to live has a very strong sense of responsibility for his/her family and himself/herself as well.Work should not rule one’s life. As soon as one arrives home from work, one should forget about the office.For most people the major reason for working is that people need to keep themselves alive, to pay for somewhere to live, to pay for food and children education.Making money, not work itself, is gratifying and exciting. People’s lies are actually geared toward this because the amount of money one earns symbolizes his/her position in society.If people live to work, they will become work addicts. For them, work becomes an end in itself, a way to escape from their family, inner life, and society.Tips: proverbsAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Many hands make light work.Too many cooks spoil the broth (soup).A bad workman always blames his tools.Make hay while the sun shines.Work makes the workman.Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit.A work ill done must be twice done.5. Distant pastures(['pɑ:stʃə] n. 牧场；牧草) are always greener.(这山望着那山高)Distant pastures are always greener than here.Maybe It tells us that something wecan’t get is the most precious.For us, this idiom is a perfect reflection on our envy of our neighbor, so to speak. It’s the self-pitying sentiment(态度) we often entertain, that jobs and station in life in general are imperfect, inadequate and intolerable while other people seem to have all the fun.Job-hunters, for exa mple are often described as looking for “greener grass”, or “greener pastures”.They are always worried the job doesn’t satisfy their ambition,and wish another job with more salary.Actually ,there isn’t wrong for anyone to follow the better,or search the preferable.What we need to do is to control the ambition,and enough is enough(适可而止).In a word, value what we have here and now,and we will live with each other in harmony.QUESTION:After finishing undergraduate studies, would you like to find a job or pursue a postgraduate degree?Some students prefer to look for a favorable job, through which they can gain useful experience that they cannot get from books. When they move on to a higher level job one day, then, they will already have experience in that field. At work, they can give full play to their practical abilities, and may be promoted to department manager by the time their classmates complete their Master’s degree programs.On the other hand, some students are not eager to take up a job and prefer to continue to study towards a Master’s degree or even a PhD. And we all know, knowledge is power. Although not everything you learn will be directly applicable at work, knowledge does improve your character overall. In the long run, those who acquire more knowledge will benefit from it.Tips:(Humor)One of the most tactful men I ever knew was the man who fired me from my first job. He called me in and said, “Son, I don’t know how we’re going to get along without you, but starting Monday, we’re going to try.”6. The truth can be stranger than fiction.The truth always incites(勾起) curiosity among us，and leaves suspended interest to us.There are many truths can be interesting.For example,Is it really bad luck ,how the Stonehenge was constructed,is there any relationship between superstitions(迷信) and real life,or whether ETs exist?Actually, many of those are still unanswered,due to the limit of technology.Tips: Two brothers were watching a horror film on video late one night. One brother dozed off and dreamed that he was being chased by the crazy man from the movie, who was trying to kill him. In the dream, he hid in a cupboard. There was no sound except his heart pounding, and he had no idea where his crazed captor was. He was terrified! At that moment, the video finished, and his brother put his hand on the shoulder of his sleeping sibling to wake him. The shock at that tense moment was enough that the sleeping brother suffered a massive heart attack and died instantly.。