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1.WhataFirefighter'sJobIsLike①Thedamagethatafirecancauseisobvious/andthisiswhythefirefighters'jobsaresoimportant./②Firefightersareusuallythefirstonesrespondingtoanytypeofemergencyandperformmanytasks,/whichincludeputtingoutburningbuildings,/helpingoutwithmedicalemergencies,vehicleaccidentsandmanyotherincidents./③Theymustmakesuretheirequipmentisclean/andalltheitemstheyuseareinproperworkingorder./④Keepingtheirskillsuptodateisnecessary./⑤Therefore,theywillbecontinuallytrainedwithnewequipmentandtechniques./⑥Becauseoftheextremeconditions/andalsothestressassociatedwiththeemergencysituationsthatarise,/thefirefightersdefinitelyneedtostayinshapefortheworktheymustdo./⑦Theywillstayinthefirestationwhileonduty./⑧Unlesstheyneedtoworkonthetrucksorrespondtoacall,/theycaneat,sleep,showerandwatchTVatthefirestation,justlikeathome.(160words)2.Aliens①Foralongtime,alienshaveoftenbeeninthenews./②Theyhavealwaysbeensurroundedbymystery/andinterestofpeopleallaroundtheworld./③Peoplehaveclaimedtohavebeenabductedbyaliens./④Somehaveclaimedtohaveactuallyseenthem./⑤Butisthereasoundproofthatcanprovealienstobereal?/⑥Aliensightingshavemostlybeenaccompaniedbysightingsoflightsinthenightsky./⑦Someofthemhavealsobelievedthat/thelightscamefromthespaceshipsusedbythealiens./⑧Disk-likeobjectstravelingacrossthesky/haveoftenbeentakenasaliens'vehicles./⑨Attimes,peoplehavefoundbloodorhairatthelocations/wherealiensweresighted./⑩Researcherssayaliensightingscouldhaveprobablybeenaresultofhumanimaginationaccompaniedbyfear,/andsomeofthesesightingsmighthavebeenaresultofcertainastronomicalphenomena.(145words)3.ComputerEyeglasses①Ascomputersbecomeamoreandmorevitalpartoftoday'slifestyleandpractices,/newmedicalconditionsaredevelopingasaresultoftheirusage./②Themostcommontodateiscomputervisionproblems,/whichincludeeyepain,tiredandburningeyes,wateringordryeyes,eyestrain./③OneWouldneverimaginethatsuchausefulandinnovativetoolcouldcausesomuchphysicaldiscomfort!/④Asaresultofthese,scienceprofessionalsseizedtheopportunity/tocreatecomputereyeglassestoeasethesecommonconditions/andmakecomputerusagelesspainfulandmorecomfortable./⑤Thecomputervisionproblemsaffectadultsaswellaschildren./⑥Althoughchildrennormallyhavedifferentrequirementsfornearanddistancevisionglasses,/computereyeglassescanbeuseduniversallyforbothgroups./⑦Pleasenotethatnearanddistancevisionglasses/shouldnotbeusedasreplacementsforcomputerglasses./⑧Theydonotservethesamepurpose,/andinsomecaseswillcausemoreharmthangood.(158words)4.LaborDay①InternationalLaborDay,alsoknownasInternationalWorkers'Day,/isscheduledforMay1stofeachyear./②Itisaholidayincelebrationoftheeight-hourworkday./③Itevolvedfromeffortsofthelaborunionmovement/tocelebratetheeconomicandsocialachievementsofworkers./④Itiscelebratedasanationalholidayacrossmanycountriesaroundtheworld./⑤Theideaforaworkers'holidaybeganinAustraliain1856/butwascelebratedonMay1stin1886inChicago./⑥InChina,LaborDaywasextendedtothreedaysduringthe1990s./⑦TheChinesegovernmentmadeitaseven-dayholiday/bymovingthepriorandupcomingweekendstogetherwiththesethreedays./⑧ThisholidayallowedmillionsofChinesepeopletotravel/ortakeotheractivitiesduringthisperiod./⑨However,ChinahasreducedtheGoldenWeekholidaydowntoonedayin2008,/whileatthesametimerevivingsometraditionalholidayssuchasMid-AutumnFestival.(158words)5.NegativeEffectsofTelevision①Spendingtoomanyhourswatchingtelevisionwastestheprecioustime/thatcanratherbespentinfruitfulandhealthyactivitieslikeexerciseorreading./②Italsousesupthetime/thatyoucanratherspendwithyourfamilyandfriends./③Chattingwithyournearones,spendingtimewithyourcloseones/isabetterwayofspendingtimethanwatchingTV./④Peoplewatchingtelevision,especiallychildrenandyoungsters,/startidentifyingwithwhatisshownonTV./⑤Theyrelatetotelevisionshowsandfilmstosuchanextentthat/theygetboredoflivinganormalandsimplelife.!⑥Theyareeagerforfameandmoney;/theylongforlivingthelivesoftheirfavorite'IVcharacters./⑦Thismayleadtoahighamountofdissatisfactionfortherealworld./⑧AsreallifeisthecontrastofthelifeshownonTV,/suchTVaddictsbecomehungryforpower,moneyandstatus.(151words)6.FamilyLifeinIndia①FamilylifeisequallyvariedinIndianstates./②Indiaisacountrywithmanystates/inwhichpeoplearefromdifferentcultures,andsoon./③Thelanguages,clothing,customs,andtraditionsofpeopleareinfluencedbytherespectiveregionstheylivein./④MostofthefamiliesinIndiaareextendedones,/inwhicheverymemberhashisorherownrole,ofteninfluencedbyageandgender./⑤ChildrenarecherishedandconsideredasgiftsfromGod.!⑥Childrencanlookforwardtocontinualfamilysupportthroughouttheirlives./⑦However,theyareexpectedtorespecttheireldersandparents,theirwishesandfamilyrelationships./⑧ThefamilystructureinIndiaistypical,/inwhichtherearemanyweddingcustoms,/whichhavetobestronglyfollowedbypeople./⑨Religion,socialstatus,traditionalpractices,andregionaldifferencesinfluencefamilystructures./⑩Indiansaremoreemotionallyattachedtothemembersoftheirfamily./⑾Husbandsandwivesarenotallowedtoopenlydisplaytheiraffectionforoneanother.(160words)7.Society'sInfluenceonEducation①Societyplaysanimportantr