Writing Feedback / [Toefl]-The food we ate in the past was healthier than the food we eat today [2]

This is my second practice...and i will take the exam on 24 march... i really hope someone could help me correct it and provide me some advice.

thank you soooo much!!

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In the past decades, food and health have received a lot of attention. While some people claim that the food we ate in the past was better, I hold the opposite opinion.

Some people may argue about the environment, because the degree of contamination was much lower in the past and the growing environment for crops was better. But a good environment is no guarantee of the eating quality. Given the fact that the equipment for food preservation was simple and crude and the food hygienic standard was lower in the past, it's hard to say the food we ate was healthy. For example, just ten years ago, most people in my hometown were not able to afford refrigerators to preserve food. Considered that salt can prevent food from decay, people at that time prefer to have cure food and that have been proved bad for health. However, with the rapid development of technology, today we have more advanced equipment to preserve food from decaying and the logistical system for food transportation simplifies the conveyance process, which promised the freshness of the food. High technology leads to a more convenient and healthier life.

Some people may argue that food diversification leads to a worse lifestyle, because lots of young people choose to have fast food and that's bad for health. But we should admit that people live in modern times pay more attention to the nutrient arrangement and absorption value of food and drink, because even fast-food restaurants begin to provide menus that reflect how much creoles contained in their foods. There are more nutritionists than before who teach people not only how to arrange different food materials but also how build up a well-balanced diet that can help to fortify the body against disease. For example, more and more specialists encourage people to have organic foods, which have been proved to have more nutritious than conventionally grown food. What's more, some colleges start to create characteristic curriculum such as food research to help students construct good eating habit.

Last but not least, there are more health-care foods that specialized in particular health problems than before. For example, diabetic foods, which contain little sugar or no sugar, are especially for diabetic patients and good for their health.

All in all, with the more advanced science and technology and better eating habits, as well as more health-care foods in this day and age, there is no doubt that the food we have today is much healthier.

Writing Feedback / dressing style is not a good indication of character [2]

I'm preparing for ibt. and i feel sooooo worried about the independent writing. this is my first practice and i'd be really appreciate if someone could help to correct it.

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Some people take first impression as a key factor to be success, thus they insist that the style a person is dressed can reflected his/her character or personality. However, I hold the opinion that it's not sensible to judge a person by his or her outside appearance.

First of all, one dressed in nice clothes does not mean he or she is a decent person. Since there are so many kinds fashion magazines, which specialized in teaching people how to pick up clothes and how to make a better outward appearance, it's hard to tell whether a person with a good dressing style is his or her own style. It's easy to mock others' to make a tidy external feature. For example, one of my neighbors always wears white shirt and looked very nice and tidy, everyone in our community considered him as a high-quality person. However, he was arrested one day and was accused for robbery. Although it is a way to judge a stranger by his good looking at first sight, it's not always right. One's character is mostly depended on his or her spirit and ideas.

Also, it requires lots of time and money to make a person looked well. If one really likes to establish his or her own personal dressing style, he or she should not only spend money on clothing, but also contribute large time on choosing clothes. Thus, the person will have less time to read or to enjoy other things in daily lives. That's why some people think it's a waste of time to pay too much attention on outward appearance. In my case, I think it's much better to read a meaningful and interesting book rather than standing in front of a large and ornate wardrobe or looking for fashionable clothes in shopping malls. Compared with trying hard to make a good looking to please others, spending time on cultivating an interest is much easier to make a colorful life. Let alone that outside appearance cannot maintain a good impression. A welcomed person is one who has profound knowledge, experience and warm heart, which cannot be judged by the first sight.

Last but not least, dressing style is sometimes depended on one's occupation and situation. For example, I worked for a law firm two years ago, and all members in our law firm are required to wear suits. It was not proper to wear jeans and T-shirt to meet clients. However, I'm now working for an IT company, all of my colleagues dressed in casual styles.

All in all, a nice person cannot be equaled to a good dressing style. One should pay more attention to build up a profound inward world.