在苏州的生活 我是国际商务的学生，所以我在苏州学习期间认识了来自不同国家的同学们。 我觉得印尼同学们最活泼。为了迎合印尼的口味，每逢去食堂吃饭的时候，他们带辣酱包。韩国同学们也很喜欢吃辣。我经常跟他们吃饭，因此我慢慢习惯了吃辣。其次，我在苏州吃了各式各样的中国菜：广东菜，四川菜，江苏菜，浙江菜，但是要让我说出哪些菜好吃，那些菜不好吃，我还真说不出来。 给我印象最深的就是苏州独特的魅力。即使我不经常去城市中心，但是我觉得大学周围很美丽。我最喜欢的地方是半月湾，是安安静静的。去中国以前，我就听说苏州是中国最漂亮的城市之一。到了苏州才发现了，果然如此。 总的来说，在苏州学习带给我很多收获，不仅认识了新朋友，而且还欣赏了美丽的风景。我希望能在苏州学习下去。

法语的文字 在我的国家里，官方语言是法语。法语用一个字母表，它只有26个字母。法语的字母表跟英语的字母表一样，但是法语有特别的符号，比如 é，è,ë, ê ，这个符号都有自己的读音。而且，两个字母能构成一个新的读音。比如 “a” 和“i“一起构成 ‘é’ 的读音。 其次，有的法语词语只要加另一个字母能构成别的词语。比如，“ver” 表示“蠕虫”的意思，‘vert’表示“绿色”的意思和 “vers”表示“向”的意思。这个词语的读音完全一样，但是意义不同。因为法语的文字有点复杂，所以我小的时候，我妈妈每天都让我听写了。 很多外国人觉得法语听起来很浪漫，因此法语是外国人最想学习的语言之一。 从过去到现在，法语的变化比较多。字母表没改变了，但是人们用的词语不同。高中法语课的内容经常是读古老的法语书，大部分学生很讨厌法语课因为他们看不懂这本小说。

法语的文字 在我的国家里，官方语言是法语。法语用一个字母表，它只有26个字母。法语的字母表跟英语的字母表一样，但是法语有特别的符号，比如 é，è,ë, ê ，这个符号都有自己的读音。而且，两个字母能构成一个新的读音。比如 “a” 和“i“一起构成 ‘é’ 的读音。 其次，有的法语词语只要加另一个字母能构成别的词语。比如，“ver” 表示“蠕虫”的意思，‘vert’表示“绿色”的意思和 “vers”表示“向”的意思。这个词语的读音完全一样，但是意义不同。因为法语的文字有点复杂，所以我小的时候，我妈妈每天都让我听写了。 很多外国人觉得法语听起来很浪漫，因此法语是外国人最想学习的语言之一。 从过去到现在，法语的变化比较多。字母表没改变了，但是人们用的词语不同。高中法语课的内容经常是读古老的法语书，大部分学生很讨厌法语课因为他们看不懂这本小说。

消费观念- 年轻人和父母的区别 现在，我的国家的年轻人的消费观念跟他们的父母一代的消费观念一点儿也不同。因为大部分年轻人很擅长网购，所以他们很少逛街。在网购的时候，他们喜欢就买，把不必要的商品也出手。从积蓄来看，这种观念太疯狂了。他们的父母常常不理解年轻人为什么怎么做。父母的想法更传统。在他们的看来，现在的年轻人太冲动了，他们的生活不怎么稳定。父母一代为买东西考虑很久，如非必要不要买。总的来说，两年代人的消费观念一点儿不一样。不过，有的年轻人不喜欢网购，有的老人是网购迷。

学习压力和解压方式 我以前遇到了不少学习压力。来中国以前，我学了医学两年。那个时候，我每天很早起床，很晚去睡觉。即使学习很疲倦，我也常常失眠了。因为学习压力太大，所以我很少做运动。那个时候，我没照顾自己的身体，甚至把晚饭也不吃。这段时间，除了身体以外，心理也感觉不舒服。压力受不了的时候，我跟我的哥哥吐苦水，真有助于解压。总的来说，学习压力很正常。幸好我找到了我的解压方式，不然不知道怎么办了。

介绍一个城市：旧金山 老师您好，今天我要介绍一下一个城市：旧金山。 旧金山在加利福尼亚，美国。从三岁起，我就每年和我家人一起去旧金山旅游了。所以我在这个城市度过了很多愉快的时光。我即使去了很多次，也想回去。 首先，我要讲的是旧金山的风景。这个城市在海边，所以自然风景有独特的魅力。 旧金山也有 人文景观。 最吃香是金门大桥。大部分人说，看到旧金山的风景让他们感觉特别轻松。 其次，我想介绍一下旧金山人的风俗习惯。当地的特色菜是蛤蜊杂烩。因为旧金山人口很多样，所以旧金山人可以欣赏各种各样的菜。例如，中国菜。在旧金山，有旧金山唐人街。 是世界最大的中国小区。 加利福尼亚的天气特别好，旧金山反而经常雾茫茫的，有一点冷。甚至夏天的时候也要穿夹克。 总的来说，旧金山是一个很有魅力的城市。我在旧金山有最幸福的回忆。

Why is the population of sea otters declining? Hi, this is a TOEFL exam practice. Please let me know if you see some mistakes, thank you! The sea otter is a small mammal that usually lives along the west coast of the American continent from Alaska to California. It represents an important part of the west coast's ecosystem. However, a few years ago, the population of otters began to drop. The lecturer doesn't agree with the text. In her opinion, the main cause of the disparition of sea otters is not pollution, it's predators attacks. Her first argument is that there were no discovering of dead sea otters washed up on shores. This means that the cadavers are disappear immediately, which would be the case if the otter were eaten by a predator. Her second argument highlights the fact that orcas are the main predators of not only sea otters, but also sea lions and seals. Because the humans along the coast hunt whales, the orcas had to limit their diet to these three types of mammals. This contradict the argument in the text that states that the drop of population of these three species is the consequence of oil rigs and chemical pollutions. Finally, the lecturer doesn't believe that the uneven concentrations of chemicals in the ocean is the reason that some locations have less otters than others. She thinks that there are more otters in shallow and rocky waters, where the orcas don't have access.

Should children be allowed to play computer games? I'm practicing for the TOEFL exam, please don't hesitate to correct my mistakes :) During the past decade, computer games have become an important part of most children’s lives. This naturally came with the rise of technologies. Now, we can ask ourselves the effects of these games on children’s lives : are they a bad influence on children, should they even be allowed? I have played a few computer games in my childhood and all through middle and high school. However, I can’t deny the fact that many of these games are a waste of time. Indeed, there are way more interesting things to experience outside than to sit for hours in front of a screen. It’s a really parents-like way of thinking but I have to agree with them on this. Computer games can easily become addictive and in no-time, we become detached of the outside world. I guess that sometimes, we all need a little escape from reality, but at this point, it is so time consuming that it isn’t an escape anymore, it’s the main part of our lives. This has a lot of negative impacts on children’s studies, mainly because it affects their sleep. I didn’t experience it myself but my cousin did. From the age of 9, he had a computer in his room and spent all his nights playing computer games. This resulted in really poor grades. I hope I didn’t come on too strong as a computer games hater. I actually think that not all games are bad and should be forbidden. There are in fact some great games that children would actually benefit from. I’m not talking about math games and other games that are just an awful gift to give a child. For instance, one of my favorite game growing up was SimCity. I spent quite a lot of time figuring out how to make my city thrive, while still taking into account the finances, the environment and the job market. To put it in a nutshell, I would say that computer games are just a modern way of divertisement. It came along with the rise of computers and we should learn to accept it, not to demonize it. Some computer games have a bad influence on children but it’s the role of the parents to control what their children do during screen time.