以下的红色字体是第二部分在今年第一季度全国范围里各考点出现频率最高的普通话题（新话题除外），相对应的黑体字就是第三部分的问题，请同学们把这些话题用自己的话通过镜子学习法和TSE 方法来练习。
　　1. Someone you would like to spend time with
　　What kind of people do you like to be friends with?
　　What kind of people don't you like to be with?
　　Compare the things you do with your family with the things you do with your friends.
　　Do you think people can make real friendships on the internet?
　　Compare the friendships that people have at work with the friendships people have at school.
　　2. An old person
　　Who do old people today live longer than in the past?

　　what are the good advantages of being a eldly?
　　What are the jobs that suitable for the old but not for the young?
　　3. a place where you have worked or studies before?
　　What facilities do you think a good school should have?
　　In general, what do you think are the factors that influencea person's working (or studying) conditions?
　　Do you prefer to study at school or at home?
　　In the future, what changes do you think we will see in schools?
　　Do you think being a housewife should be considered to be 'work'?
　　4. a place where has a lot of pollution
　　What are the different kinds of environmental problems that exist right now?
　　What do you think is the most serious environmental problem in China?
　　Do you think it is the government's responsibility to solve environmental problems or is it the the responsibility of each individual?
　　What do you think China's environment will be like in the future (e.g., 20 or 50 years in the future)?
　　Do young people & older people have the same attitudes towards waste disposal?
　　Do you think that advertising leads to the production of more garbage in society?
　　5. an important letter that you received.
　　Do you often write letters to your family and relatives?
　　Do people today write letters by hand as much as they used to do many years ago?
　　What is the value of reading letters that famous people in history have written?
　　Is the handwriting of children today as good as it was many years ago?
　　6. TV program
　　what kind of TV program are popular with adults?
　　what kind of TV program are popular with children?
　　How do (or can) TV programs influence children?
　　Do you think parents should supervise what their children watch on TV?
　　Compare the TV program nowadays and in the past?
　　How has television affected(or, changed) society?
　　7. A place with a lot of water
　　Why people like going to place with water
　　what kind of activities are available there?
　　water pollution...what should the government do...?
　　Do you think it's important to try to save (conserve) water?
　　Do you think people use more water today than they did before?
　　What are the reasons for water shortages in (parts of ) China?
　　8. Family event
　　Do you think (most) people spend too much on weddings?
　　Compare modern weddings in China with traditional Chinese weddings (i.e., weddings many years ago).
　　Do you know of any differences between weddings in China and those in the West
　　Can you think of any other important family events in China, besides weddings?
　　Do you think strong families are important for society?
　　9. A city you visited
　　What kind of people do you think would like to live in big cities ？
　　Do you prefer living in a city or a small town?
　　Why are people migrating from the rural to the urban areas of China?
　　What's the advantage for a family to live in a big city?
　　What are some of the (serious) problems associated with living in big cities?
　　10. Second foreign language you want to learn
　　Do many people in China study a second foreign language?
　　Why do you think some people are better than others at learning a foreign language?
　　Who do you think is better at learning a language, boys or girls?
　　Do you think it's important (or, a good idea) to have one main world language? (= 'a universal language')
　　What would be the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language?
　　Do you think it's possible to learn a foreign culture without learning the language?