long time. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It's better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.

Finally, collect what can be recycled in your classroom or in your neighbourhood and sell them. We should also buy things made from recycled materials.

In a word, I think, one thing we should keep in mind is that no matter what a small effort we make, it do make a difference.

(五)

Nowadays, more and more young people prefer to order take-out food rather than cook at home. Some people say that they have little time to cook, and the take-out food service may allow them to eat without going out. The take-out restaurants provide customers with so many kinds of dishes that people can easily find the food they like at very good prices.

But others think that the food we order from the restaurant or online can't be as clean as we thought. Food cooked by ourselves may be less delicious but safer and healthier. And cooking at home helps us develop the ability to take care of ourselves. More importantly, plastic boxes and bags won't be used when we eat at home.

As for me, health is more important than anything, so cooking at home is the best way to deal with three meals every day.

(六)

There are frequent examinations before high school entrance examinations in my school. Some students think that it is necessary, but others don't think so. I think they are both reasonable, but I have the view of my own. In my opinion, frequent examinations can help us know how we have studied and find out what we haven't mastered in our studies so that we can improve the way of learning. Besides, examinations can encourage us to study even harder, so we can make more progress. However, too many examinations will disturb our revision and make us feel tired and tense all the time. So I think necessary examinations are useful, but too frequent examinations are harmful.

(七)

How to Be a Popular Student

Hello, everyone! I am Wang Hua.

We all hope to be popular with our classmates and teachers. What should we do then? To be a popular student, we should dress neatly and always wear a smile on the face. We should

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be honest. No one likes a student who often tells lies. We should care about others. We should be willing to help others. We should learn to share good things with others as well.

To be a popular student, we are supposed to regard the class as our big family and try our best to take an active part in all our class activities. And we ought to be strict with ourselves in everything we do at school.

All in all, being a popular student among the classmates and teachers comes naturally to those who keep improving their personal qualities.

That's all. Thank you for your listening.

(八)

How to Behave Well

Good behavior is important in modern society. As middle school students, we should behave well.

First of all, I think we are supposed to do everything on time and keep promises. Never tell lies to others or say dirty words. Besides, we should be polite to others and help the people in need.

Further more, we aren't supposed to talk loudly in public. Don't throw litter around or spit everywhere, and remember to obey the traffic rules.

If everyone can be a well-behaved person, our society will become more and more harmonious.

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