【正文】 population, and among them, three million people die from smokingrelated diseases every year. The fact that the output of tobacco production is reduced from billion pounds in 1994 to 142 billion pounds in 1995 also suggests that people have e to realize the negative effects of smoking. Secondly, tobacco consumption is extremely wasteful of money. As is indicated in the pictures, 200 billion US dollars is lost due to smoking each year. Obviously, the total loss of money around the globe substantially exceeds the gain in the industry. In conclusion, as the economic development aims at making our life better, we cannot sacrifice our health for shortterm financial benefits. If we have to spend more and more money providing medical services for those who suffer from smokingrelated illnesses, the notio n of promoting economy via tobacco production is not justifiable. It is high time that we fought for the total tobacco ban. As can be seen from the humorous cartoon, a hen, while laying eggs, is proudly promising that her eggs are all normal and ovalshaped rather than twisted. Besides, they all consist of shells, egg whites and yokes. Since the hen is emphasizing a simple fact known to everyone, the promise sounds rather meaningless and queer. Undoubedly, the drawing has symbolically revealed a serious problem in our daily life, the widespread meaningless promises made by people from all walks of life. In particular, some profitdriven enterprises take advantage of such promises to win people’s trust and favor. Although their products have nothing to remend, they present misleading advertisements and deceptive descriptions to exaggerate their ordinary work. Similarly, some individuals, obsessed with fame and success, try every means to publicize their deeds, but actually they are just assuming their 愛(ài)上你視頻網(wǎng)： 天天好資料，免費(fèi)下載 duties. Such empty promises and boasts will definitely do great harm to people as well as to the society. Hence, Measures should be taken to terminate the ridiculous practices. For one thing, authorities should establish some regulations to prohibit enterprises and people from making such promises. For another, people should get ready to pass criticism upon empty promises anytime and anywhere. After all, it is imperative to develop our society by performing hard work instead of talking nonsense. (215) 9. The two charts show that the increase in the . population has been acpanied by a corresponding decline in the number of wildlife species. Far too many species have been lost already. This poses a danger to the ecological balance. As the human population expands, wild animals in mounting numbers are hunted for food, or because they are thought to present a threat to man. But studies show that one of the primary causes of the disappearance of wildlife is pollution, which is one of the consequences of population growth and economic development. This makes us wonder if men are able to share this pla in harmony with other life forms. In my opinion, it is imperative for us to take steps to reverse the disturbing trend illustrated in the charts. One measure would be to forbid the building of cities in areas where wild life is threatened with extinction. But, more importantly, men must learn to stop polluting the environment, or he himself will be extinct. （ 167） 10. As is shown in the pictures, we can see clearly that with the increase of mercial fishing, the number of fishes sharply decreased. In one picture, there were various kinds of fish and only one fishingboat in 1900. On the contrary, in 1995 there was only one fish, but many fishingboats. The purpose of this picture is to show us that due attention has to be paid to the decrease of ocean resources. Owing to overfishing, the number of fishes has obviously decreased. If we let this situation go as it is, we won’t know where fish is in the future. By that time, our environment will suffer a great destruction. Therefore, it is imperative for us to take drastic measures. For one thing, we should appeal to our authorities to make strict laws to control mercial fishing. For another, we should enhance the awareness of people that the ocean resources are very vital to us. Only in this way can we protect our ocean resources. Also, I believe that we human beings can overe this difficulty, and we will have a bright future. 1 When we use the word “l(fā)ove”, we do not simply mean an attraction to a person of the opposite sex, which is a very narrow definition of the word. The picture below illustrates the real meaning of love, by stressing the fact that love is emotional strength, which can support us no matter how dark the world around us bees. In fact, throughout history people of many different cultures have regarded love as the noblest of human emotions. As an example of the power of love, we should remember how the Chinese people of all nationalities respond to the call to help the victims of natural disasters every year. Although their 愛(ài)上你視頻網(wǎng)： 天天好資料，免費(fèi)下載 ines are still low by international standards, people all over the country do not hesitate to donate whatever they can—— be it money or goods—— to help their needy fellow citizens. Moreover, they do this with no thought of gain for themselves. In my opinion, the best way to show love is to help people who are more unfortunate than we are. We should always be ready to give a helping hand to those who are in trouble, no matter whether they are family members or plete strangers. In this way, we can help to make the world a better place, for, as the picture shows, the darker the shadows of sorrow bee, the more brightly the lamp of love shines. （ 232） 12. The picture vividly depicts a lovely American girl in traditional Chinese costume with a sweet smile on her face. She wears ribbons, necklaces and other accessories that ar