SinceweenteredGradeThree，insteadoflearningfromtextbooksandotherlanguagesources,studentsinmyclasshavebeenguidedbytheteachertopracticealargeamountoftestpapersoverandoveragain.Opinionsaredividedinourclass.(过渡句）Somestudentssubscribeto（赞同）theviewthatitisessentialtopracticelargequantitiesoftestpapers.Asasayinggoes,“practicemakesperfect.”LargequantitiesofpracticecanhelpthestudentstoachievehighergradesintheNMET.Inaddition,practicingtestpapersisalsoawaytolearnEnglish.However,someotherstudentsobjecttothispractice,arguingthatRatherthanlearnhowtouseEnglish,practicinglargequantitiesoftestpapersonlyhelpsstudentslearnhowtopassexams.Thereisasayingthatgoes,“Giveamanafish,andyoufeedhimfortheday;Teachamantofish,andyoufeedhimfortherestofhislife.”Therefore,teachersaresupposedtoteachstudentshowtofishinsteadofgivingthemfishtofeedon.Onapersonalnote,“Everycoinhastwosides.”Althoughpracticinglargequantitiesoftestpapersisofgreatvalue,itisnotwithoutitsproblems.Itisboringandawasteoftimeforustopracticethetestpapersoverandoveragain.Overdoneisworsethanundone.Therefore,itisamusttodealwiththetestpapersinasmarterway.Tostartwith,wearetofindoutourweaknessesthroughpropertestpapers.Furthermore,wearesupposedtodosomerelevantexercisesaimedatpolishingupourweakpoints.Notonlycansuchpracticesaveusalotoftime,butitwillhelpuslearnefficiently.Afterall,whenitcomestostudy,wecanneverattachtoomuchimportancetoefficiency.Recently,theairqualityinChinahasraisedwidespreadconcern.Asisindicatedinthepicture,anoldmanandhisgrandsonaretakingawalkinthestreetwithmaskscoveringtheirmouths.Asthehazeisbecomingheavierandheavier,theyfindithardtoseethebuildingsandtreesaroundthemclearly.WhatthepictureconveyedhereisthatairpollutionisquitesevereinChina.Manyfactorsaccountforthisphenomenon.Inthefirstplace,vehiclessendinglargequantitiesofpoisonousgasesareamajorsourceofairpollution.Furthermore,factorieshavebeenreleasingagreatdealofsmoke,whichisresponsiblefor/contributesgreatlytothepoorairquality.Besides,burningmaterialslikecoaloroilforhomesandofficesisanothermajorcontributortoairpollution.Personally/Onmypersonalnote,hesevereproblemshouldsetalarmbellsringing,Inabidtobettertheairquality,it’shightimethateffectiveandtimelylawsshouldbemadetoguaranteegoodairquality.Forcitizensridingandpublictransportsarewiseoptions.I’mfirmlyconvincedthatwiththejointeffortsofgovernmentandthecitizens,thereisnodoubtthatairqualitywillbeimproved.
