KEY TO SPEAKING INTERVIEW Should children live in boarding school? Well, this experience has both advantages and disadvantages On one hand, by living here, children learn to be independent Meanwhile, those living with their family have to depend on family for any decision they make Besides, surrounded by new friends, children can enlarge relationship Some of them could be great shoulders for them to cry on in the future In addition, they can accumulate important living skills like finance management or communication However, it cannot be denied that living here makes them lonely Away from family, they may feel vulnerable to social evils as well Besides, some families may find this experience rather exorbitant Should farmers use chemicals to increase yields? Chemical usage has both pros and cons First, it is true that by using certain chemicals, farmers can increase productivity and generate a greater amount of profit Besides, according to several studies, certain chemicals, which are carefully controlled by scientists, prove safe to customers In addition, these chemicals can erase dangerous pests or weeds that harm crop rotation Nevertheless, it is believed that these chemicals, if not well tested, can put people's health in danger Some problems like genetic mutation or cancer are caused by the excessive usage of chemicals in farming products In addition, they may cost a huge amount of money Environmentally speaking, they cause soil erosion, degrading land quality and affecting crops in the long term Education is a life-long task? When we are little children, we are supposed to learn to have enough skills for future work No sooner we graduate from university than some people think that we should stop learning However, in a knowledge-based society like today, we need to study continuously to get promotion and gain higher salaries The work environment is very competitive, which means that knowledge and perfection are important Reaching the twilight years, the old are believed to learn as well Can you imagine that young generation grow up and look down on the old for lack of knowledge and experience? The old may feel despised and find that they need to learn to keep pace with youngsters Should citizens pay tax? Tax payment is compulsory for various reasons First, without tax payment, how could governments have enough money to upgrade infrastructure and facilities like road-building and riverclearing? In addition, it is ridiculous when each citizen enjoys this service but has no responsibility to pay for it In developed countries, in order to achieve significant development, all of their citizens learn to be willing to pay tax to governments Besides, if each nation wants to have high-skilled labor to produce the best items, education investment with qualified teachers and the most modern equipment is necessary But to obtain this goal, governments have to allocate a certain part from tax payment obviously Furthermore, when it comes to epidemics in rural areas that take lives of people, governmental money taken from tax is essential to provide immunization programs for citizens What is your favorite competition? I recalled a competition I participated in at secondary schoolthat was an English speaking contest Never did I have enough confidence to take part in such a competition because at primary school, my English remained limited, but after entering secondary school, I saw improvement During the time the contest took place, I was so nervous due to some difficult questions I nearly wanted to give up on it, but no sooner did I see my mother smiling at me outside the room than I regained my confidence and took all my courage to continue doing it Luckily I got the second place, despite not being the winner of the competition What I learnt from it was that knowledge was part of success, yet belief and confidence were more crucial In addition, I strongly realize that failure is not a disaster, but mother of success Since the first time competition, I dare to enter into more contests than ever I recommend that young generation should join in more competitions to train their skills like concentration, patience, courage and to recognize their strengths and weaknesses as well How does technology affect food industry? Technology has both positive and negative effects on food industry On one hand, with cutting edge technology, people can quicken the process of cooking food Micro-oven can shorten the process to only one minute, for example Besides, delivery of food is much more convenient Food can be transported to any place through the support of airplane, train and other means of media Furthermore, chemicals are used to increase agricultural yields for farmers Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that packaged food contains a high amount of cholesterol In addition, it can adversely affect relationship between people By cooking ourselves without much support of high technology, people can spend time together talking, chatting and sharing experience This cement our relationship ... mutation or cancer are caused by the excessive usage of chemicals in farming products In addition, they may cost a huge amount of money Environmentally speaking, they cause soil erosion, degrading land... of cooking food Micro-oven can shorten the process to only one minute, for example Besides, delivery of food is much more convenient Food can be transported to any place through the support of. .. 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