What are some ways that education has been improved in your country?

　　Give details and examples in your response. Begin your response after the

　　beep.

　　The education in China has improved greatly in the past twenty years. The government has done a lot of things to improve education. One of the ways that education has improved is through government regulated standards. Requirements for better teachers and a higher level of achievement for graduating students has helped improve the situation drastically. For example the English requirement for the college entrance exam has greatly improved the overall education of English in China. The government has also created many programs to send more teachers to rural areas. Where previously you could only advance your education in larger cities, now many more students in rural areas can continue their education past primary school. In addition, the law now requires that everybody must attend school up to ninth grade.

　　T2: 手机与商业成功

　　2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Cell phones are necessary in order to run a successful business.

　　Of course cell phones are necessary to run a business. In fact, I think cell phones are a vital to success. Communication is an important part of business. Making yourself available for clients is a top priority. In today’s fast-paced world, a client who has trouble reaching you will not be your client for long. My father, for example, is always contacted by his clients. If a client has an emergency, they must be able to contact him right away. Before when his office only had landlines, he always was worried about missing a call. With his cell phone, he is able to leave the office and accomplish more work and he doesn’t have to worry about missing important phone calls. Cellphones keep your business from falling behind the competition.

　　T3: 宿舍加冰箱，有人不同意

　　阅读说有个学生写了一封信要改善学生公寓的厨房，可以再加一个冰箱 同时用kitchen的时候可以弄一个sign up sheet，这样学生可以提前去预约那个地方。 听力男生不同意。1 厨房本来就小 再加个冰箱会挤 2并且学生很忙不知道什么时候会饿 their plan change all the time学生一天到晚忙学习，没有那种闲工夫。

　　T4：公司高效工作的方法

　　circle control，就是说公司会把他们的人员分成小的group让他们做事更加有效率。听力里教授举例一个汽车公司。之前一直亏本。但是后来用了这种方法变成小的团队还有supervisor。团队的人可以很快的知道自己的不足。比如例子是一个公司效益很低 后来发现是因为工厂的灯不行灯换了就好了。这样节省时间，也能赚更多钱

　　T5：学生搬出宿舍后遇到的问题

　　学生付不起自己的房租了自从由学校搬到外面去之后。不过他有两个办法，一是找一个室友，一起分担房租，但是自己的隐私就没有了，不能想听音乐的时候就听音乐，打电话什么的各种不方便。第二种方法就是，他可以去他们家楼下的餐馆打工可以赚钱来付房租。不过只能在星期五和星期六的晚上，但是那个时间是他会和他朋友出去玩的时间，那样他就没有social activity的时间了

　　T6：种树的优点

　　城市种树的benefits，一是可以减少空气污染，因为可以吸收汽车排出的二氧化碳，并转换成能量，二是能够防水，因为树可以让雨水不那么快的落在地上很快的挥发带来湿度，这样地上就不会聚集水太快，从而防止城市内涝。