2012年公共英语三级口语必考话题(4)

　　16. How different is your life from the lives of your parents?
　　It‘s very different. I have had many more opportunities and a much more comfortable life than they had. I remember my father telling me stories about having just one egg to eat each week， and that was the highlight of his week. I can’t really imagine life like that， so I‘m grateful that I have a better life than my parents did. I appreciate their hard work to get us to this point in our lives.
　　17. Who does most of the shopping in your family?
　　Well， I do most of the grocery shopping because there’s a market very close to my work. It‘s very convenient for me to pick up milk or eggs or what ever on my way home from work. But， my wife also enjoys shopping very much. She usually does a lot of the clothes shopping for my son and me.
　　18. Are you a good cook?
　　a. Yes. I learned everything from my mother who was really famous in our hometown for her cooking. I suppose she learned how to cook from her mother as well. I think that’s how I won my husband‘s heart， by being such a good cook. He really appreciates good food， and I enjoy cooking for him.
　　b. No. I’m a terrible cook. No one has ever taught me how to cook. I barely know how to boil an egg. Well， I do know how to make instant noodles， but it‘s just a matter of pouring boiling water on them and waiting for some time. I don’t like cooking either， but I do like eating. I suppose I‘ll have to marry someone who is a good cook.
　　19. Do you have a lot of friends?
　　It depends on what you mean by “a lot”。。. I do have one or two very close friends， which is all that I need. I don’t have any trouble making friends， and I do have many good friends and acquaintances. But， really I feel most close to just one or two friends.
　　20. Why did you choose software development as your major?
　　Because I‘d always enjoyed working with computers and I was always good at math and logic. I was fortunate to have a computer in my home when I was in high school， and I spent quite a lot of time just playing around on the computer. My parents bought me all sorts of books on computer programming，and I just started to read them and pick up the ideas in them.