Describe an interest or hobby that you particularly enjoy: 1)What this interest or hobby is? 2)How long have you been doing it? 3)What effect has it bro...
Do you often read newspapers? What’s is your reading everyday?( how frequent do you read? what do you like to read the best , I read newspapers everyd...
Clothes: You like what clothes? Clothes aren’t only used to keep us warm. It has become a important part of modern civilization. Different nations have...
Right and left-handedness in humans Why do humans, virtually alone among all animal species, display a distinct left or right handedness? Not even our...
In the earliest stages of man’s development he had no more need of money than animals have. He was content with very simple forms of shelter, made his...
The diagrams show data for a flu epidemic which hit a large country town in 1996. Figure 1 gives the number of persons who died; Figure 2 shows the perc...
Handicraft: The handicraft that I would describe to you is of an extreme artistic importance in our country. Many foreigners buy it when they come to c...
TV Programme I seldom watch TV, because I have a computer and most of my free time is spent in front of the computer browsing the websites and chatting...
People!! Sun Jihai has long been regarded as one of China's best defenders. He studied in Brazil as a teenager in early 1990s and started his professio...
Describe a Chinese dress: Qipao (Ch'ipau) is one of the most typical, traditional costumes for Chinese women. Also known as cheongsam, it is like a won...
IELTS SPEAKING TEST 1.Yourself 1)What’s your surmane(last name family name)? My last name is X. 2)What’s your full name? My name is X X. 3) What’s y...
1 Some people think scientific research should be carried out by the government instead of private companies. To what extent do you agree? 2 The govern...
★Time to cool it Dec 13th 2009 From The Economist print edition 1 REFRIGERATORS are the epitome of clunky technology: solid, reliable and just a littl...
★Seeking an energy holy trinity Jan 10th 2009 From Economist.com 1 NEELIE KROES, the European Union's competition commissioner, did not mince her word...
Published: February 5, 2009 New York Times 1. Internet security experts have long known that simple passwords do not fully defend online bank accounts ...
★ Hackers target the home front Thursday February 15, 2009 The Guardian 1. One of the UK's leading banks has been forced to admit that organised hacki...
★ Next Year Marks the EU's 50th Anniversary of the Treaty A. After a period of introversion and stunned self-disbelief, continental European governmen...
★Selling Digital Music without Copy-protection Makes Sense A. It was uncharacteristically low-key for the industry's greatest showman. But the essay p...
★new weapon to fight cancer 1. British scientists are preparing to launch trials of a radical new way to fight cancer, which kills tumours by infectin...
★How a Frenchman is reviving McDonald's in Europe A. When Denis Hennequin took over as the European boss of McDonald's in January 2009, the world's bi...
★Sun's fickle heart may leave us cold 25 January 2009 From New Scientist Print Edition. Stuart Clark 1 There's a dimmer switch inside the sun that cau...
★Food agency takes on industry over junk labels Felicity Lawrence Thursday December 28, 2009 The Guardian 1. Consumers are to be presented with two ri...
★ Search begins for 'Earth' beyond solar system Staff and agencies Wednesday December 27, 2009 Guardian Unlimited 1. A European spacecraft took off to...
★Don't wash those fossils! Standard museum practice can wash away DNA. 1. Washing, brushing and varnishing fossils - all standard conservation treatme...
★The Triumph of Unreason A. Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best inte...
" ★Why did a promising heart drug fail? Doomed drug highlights complications of meddling with cholesterol. 1. The failure of a high-profile cholestero...
" ★ Rogue theory of smell gets a boost Published online: 6 December 2009 Rogue theory of smell gets a boost 1. A controversial theory of how we smell,...
" Published online: Nov 9th 2009 From The Economist print edition How shops can exploit people's herd mentality to increase sales 1. A TRIP to the supe...
