Model 16 Spare Time in University

While in university，students have plenty of spare time. Each week besides the twenty to thirty hours of classes and some additional hours for homework and self-study，all the other time is left to the students themselves.

University students usually take part in various extracurricular activities. Some stay in the dormitory，reading books or listening to music. Some go to the playground and take part in all kinds of sports， such as football，basketball and table-tennis. Some others join student societies or clubs，such as the photography association and the drama club，in which they can find friends with similar interests and hobbies. And still some others will take a part-time job.

As a college student，I spend my spare time in several ways. To begin with，I enjoy reading English novels and listening to English songs. In this way，I can appreciate the beauty of English language. Besides

，I like swimming and table-tennis. Physical exercises help to strengthen

my muscles and build my body. Moreover，work as a private tutor for about four hours on weekends every week. The job helps me keep in touch with the outside world.

Model17 Punctuality

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.

An unpunctual man，on the other hand，never does what he has to do at the proper time. The unpunctual man is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters，or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of lack of it. He knows that he can not get through his immense amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every appointment promptly and deals with every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointment is a sign of disrespect towards others. Unpunctuality，moreover，is very harmful when it comes to doing one s duty. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men. And the up punctual man is a source of annoyance both to others and to him-self.

Model 18 The Chinese New Year

There are still many people celebrating the Chinese New Year in a traditional way，despite the fact that they are now living in a modern society.

Although most of them have ceased pasting their doors with red paper scrolls on which are written lucky words，they still hate breaking things and hearing unpropitious words on New Year s Day.

Although in some parts of the country there is no sound of fire-crackers，which in the old days，was believed capable of driving all kinds of evil spirits away，they can enjoy various kinds of celebrating programs from TV for fun. Now they tend to wish a Happy New Year to each other by telephone instead by walking door to door.

This festival continues for six or seven days and is considered the biggest Chinese festival.

Model 19 On Happiness

Happiness is something which every one longs for and is sought by him，and yet few find true happiness. True happiness can only be obtained by proper means.

In the first place，true happiness comes from hard work. How happy a student is when he has passed his examinations. His happiness is the result of his hard and diligent study. In society，the same principle holds true. It is these who work hard，not those who are idle and lazy that get the reward of life in the end.

In the second place，happiness comes from frugality. There are people who spend their money lavishly. It makes them happy only temporarily. Frugality makes a poor man rich. Extravagance makes a rich man poor.

Thirdly，happiness can be obtained through willpower. There is nothing hard in this world but person lacks a strong will. Many a great man and woman perform meritorious service to his country and is deservedly respected by his or her people simply because he possesses an iron will and steady effort. Willpower，therefore，is essential to happiness.

Model 20 On health

As the proverb says，“No one knows the value of health until he losses it.” In other words，nothing is more valuable than health. It is clear that health is the foundation of one s future success. If you become sick，it is nearly impossible to pursue your career effectively，much less make your ideals come true. On the other hand，if you are healthy，you can go all out to overcome the obstacles that lie ahead of you.

Since health is the resource of our energy，what should we do to maintain and enhance our health? First，we should exercise every day to strengthen our muscles. Second，we might as well keep good timetable. If we get up early，we can breathe fresh air and see the sunrise. This habit can do wonders to our health. Third，“Prevention is better than cure.” If we pay close attention to our health，we can avoid getting sick，or at least cure ourselves of a disease while it is still in its early stage.

In conclusion，health is most important. Without good health，we could achieve nothing. If we always keep fit，we have already possessed the key to success.