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01. Yes, I often spend time alone. Currently, I’m preparing for various exams, and studying alone helps me stay more focused and efficient. Moreover, I feel more relaxed when I’m by myself—I’m an introverted person, so prolonged social interactions make me feel quite stressed.
2. The last time I was alone, I was studying—specifically preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam. Back then, I was trying to understand those hard-to-comprehend sentences, memorize them, and at the same time figure out how to organize and present them in a structured way during the exam. This is basically what I do most often when I’m alone lately.
3. Yes, I really enjoy spending time alone. I find it peaceful—I can focus on my own things without being disturbed by others. During this time, whether I want to finish something efficiently, or relax by drawing or listening to music, I feel really happy and comfortable, compared to socializing with people.
4. I barely have any free time right now because I’m preparing for quite a few important exams, so I have a really tight schedule. Even spending an entire afternoon going out to eat or hang out with friends feels quite luxurious to me—my time is really limited, and these exams mean a lot to me.
5. In my free time, I love doing sports, especially hiking. Whenever I have a spare moment, I go hiking in the nature park near my home. First, it helps me relax—after hiking, I feel my stress vanish into nothing, and I get the motivation to keep studying again. Second, it helps me exercise; a healthy body is a prerequisite for studying and working well. Besides, it prevents us from getting sick and greatly improves our quality of life.
6. I think I have more time to rest on Sundays, because I treat the last day of every week as a day off. It allows me to readjust my state and get ready for a more focused week of studying ahead. So I usually choose to do some exercise on Sundays, or catch up with friends and go out to have fun to maintain our relationships.
7. Of course. After all, we’re not machines—we can’t work around the clock. Better rest paves the way for better progress. Only when we rest well can we maintain good physical and mental health, and only then can we truly unlock our potential, create more value, and push beyond our limits.
8. In fact, I almost never do this. I’m not good at cooking, and my dad is really skilled at it—so he often thinks I’m just getting in his way and would rather I not interfere with his cooking. Besides, I’ve been preparing for many exams lately, so I usually don’t have time to help out either.
9. When I was a kid, I did help with house cleaning. I often swept and mopped the floor, or cleaned the windows at home while my parents were at work. When they came back, they would praise me, and that made me feel really proud and accomplished.
10. Yes, I have breakfast at home every day. Sometimes it’s an egg, sometimes a glass of milk—simple as it is, I never skip it. I think it’s a good habit: it provides energy for our work in the morning, keeps us more focused and efficient, and it’s also good for our health, especially for protecting our stomach.
11. Yes, I really want to learn how to cook well. I’m a big food lover, so I hope I can make the dishes I like with my own hands. Moreover, I also want to share the food I cook with my family and friends—it brings me a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, and I also want to do something helpful for my family.
12. I definitely keep my room clean and tidy. My mom has extremely high standards for household hygiene—she always keeps the house neat and clean, and sorts all items into their corresponding cabinets and drawers. That’s why our home is very organized.
13. Actually, I don’t like doing any housework. But if I have to choose, I prefer organizing things. Sorting items by category or color and putting them in order makes everything neat, which looks very satisfying to me—this process is actually quite stress-relieving. The housework I hate the most is washing dishes, because I really dislike the oil on the dishes that makes my hands greasy.
