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2010.05.08NA(北美)

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way for parents to teach their children about responsibility is to have them care for an animal.

There are many ways that parents can teach their children responsibility, such as chores and extra-curricular activities. But one of the most effective ways to teach children responsibility is to let them take care of their own pet.

No matter what kind of pet, giving children the responsibility of taking care of a pet teaches them how to be independent and self-reliant. Instead of depending on their parents to feed the pet, children realize that the pet will go hungry if they do not feed it. This is better than giving chores, like sweeping the floor, because if a dog is hungry, it will demand food. Children can easily ignore an unswept floor. Sometimes when parents take care of all their child’s needs, then the child does not learn how to be independent and how manage without his parents around. Having a pet makes children learn about these responsibilities.

Raising a pet also teaches children how to keep a schedule and plan ahead. Pets need to be fed morning and night and sometimes their cages need to be cleaned once a week. The requirements for taking care of a pet automatically teach children how to arrange their schedule. For example, if the family is going on a trip, the child must plan ahead and find a neighbor or friend to feed the dog while they are away. Pets help

teach children how to manage time.

In addition, being responsible for a pet also teach children how to take care of the world. Humans have a great responsibility to take care of all the world’s creatures, not just pets. If a child has a pet, he can learn firsthand about the responsibility. Children become attached to their pets and when pets die, they come to understand the meaning of death. With this emotional connection to animals, children learn how to be more understanding when it comes to environmental issues that threaten animals and their habitats.

When a child learn how to be take care of a pet, he learns how to be responsible. Taking care of a pet teaches children independence and self-reliance, time management skills, and how to take care for the environment.

2012.11.7NA（北美）

People can learn about a person from the books and movies that the person likes. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

People often say that you can tell a lot about a person from his or her interests. One of the best ways to learn about people is through the types of movies and books they enjoy.

First, if you know what kinds of books or movies a person likes, you can learn about his or her interests. For example, if a person’s favorite movie and book genre is science fiction, you know that she is interested and knowledgeable about technology and science. If you meet somebody who loves French films, you can guess that he knows French and is probably a Francophile of some sorts. Knowing somebody’s interests is a way you can know somebody better.

Also, you can discern an individual’s personality from the type of movies and books he or she prefers. Depending upon the genre, you can tell if a person is serious or humorous. My brother, for example, is one of the funniest people I know. One look at his movie collection and you can tell that he has a good sense of humor. Name any major comedy from the past twenty years, and chances are that he has the DVD. My sister, on the other hand, is very creative and artistic. One look at her DVD rack or bookcase and you can tell she thinks outside the box. She definitely has the strangest collection of interesting books and creative movies.

Finally, you can learn about person based on the books and movies he or she likes, because knowing somebody’s interests is a good way to have a conversation with a person. I travel a lot, and I often strike up a conversation with passengers sitting next to me on the train or plane by talking with them about books and movies. Usually the conversation starts with small talk about the latest movies or current books we are reading. Then we go into a more detailed conversation based on some shared ideas about a certain movie or book. Through this conversation, which was started by talking about movies and books, I can learn more about a person.

There are many ways to get to know somebody. Knowing a person’s interests is a way to understanding their personality and it also helps facilitate conversation between people. One of the easiest way to learn about a person is to know about their taste in movies and books.