参考答案：Topic A：Importance of Good Living Habits
—With the ever-faster pace of modern society，our living habits have changed a lot．We spend more time working and play less．
—That is true．But however the life style changes．I think the most important thing is to establish good and healthy living habits．Good living habits enable you to be both healthy and wealthy．
—That is a really interesting point — healthy and wealthy! But in what ways, in your opinion
—It’ll be very easy to understand. Research shows that more and more people are dying of diseases resulting from unhealthy living habits such as heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes.
—As far as I know, they’re all caused by improper eating habits instead of all the ways of living.
—You are right. That’s what most people think, but many other aspects of living also count a lot, for example, physical exercises.
—Yeah, I see your point here. You mean despite our bad eating styles nowadays, people could reduce their chances of developing diseases through other ways.
—Exactly. Good living habits could greatly improve or change your state of health. Actually today’s diseases are not totally caused by working pressures or problematic eating habits or the food. Anything people do or eat are risky and these risks could be reduced or avoided.
—Today people’s living standards have improved a lot, but more problems are coming along due to bad living habits. People should eat properly, do enough exercises, take enough rest, and more importantly, keep a good mood.
—So you see good living habits could keep you healthy. And with good health people could pursue their dreams full of energy and vitality as well as sound mentality.
Topic E: Keeping Pets
—Nowadays there are various kinds of ideas about the practice of keeping pets in the family. You know, we are more cautious of keeping dogs especially alter the attack of SARS.
—That’s for the prevention of people’s affection by some diseases which spread through animals, of course. But I think whatever happens, we should keep certain pets as our friends and companions.
—But that will also increase the risk of being affected by the diseases they will spread. If people are lonely or need friends, they could turn to other ways, of course. Why pets
—Because pets are living creatures and sometimes they know how to communicate with you, sensing your feelings and moods.
—Do they really understand I don’t think so.
—You see, pets sometimes — most times I should say- seem to really understand how you are feeling and what you want to do. Let’s take dogs for example. When you are happy, they will wag their tails and bark cheerfully; when you are in a sad mood, they will lower their heads and keep silent.
—But that doesn’t necessarily mean dogs could really understand people’s intentions. Loneliness or sadness might not be driven away just because you have a dog or cat around.
—Why not You see, my grandpa has a pet cat and when he is in high spirits the cat will jump all around, seeming to share his happiness, but when Grandpa is depressed the cat will crouch at his feet or follow him wherever he goes. My grandpa always feels happy if the cat is with him and a little depressed if not. So A think keeping pets is a good and healthy practice, especially for old people and those living by themselves.
—Maybe keeping pets will benefit people in some aspects and to some extent. But that doesn’t guarantee its all-round advantages. You know people will get some lethal diseases when being bitten by pets or being infected by the virus or parasite they might carry.
—But those risks could be effectively reduced.
— How
—By giving pets inoculations regularly and washing them frequently.
—Maybe your ideas will be effective to some degree, but I don’t think they could be carried out effectively.
—Of course there’s much remaining to be done. Kceping pets is a good choice for some people anyway.