66 Do you agree or disagree with the followingstatement? Business should do anything they can tomake a profit. Use specific reasons and examples tosupport your position.

　　After I get my degree, I plan to start a business. My goal is tomake money, a lot of money. However, I can’t forget that thereare more important things in life than earning a profit. I mustconsider the people I work with, the customers I serve, and thecommunity I live in.

　　My colleagues are a very important part of my business. Without them, I would not have abusiness. I depend on them to help me carry on the day-to-day operations. I depend on them fortheir advice on what to sell and how to sell it. I must compensate them for their work. I can’t takelarge profits without sharing with the people who made it responsible.

　　Similarly, I would not have a business without my customers. I can never forget that they couldtake their business elsewhere. I must give them good value for their money. I can’t overchargethem. I must also remember that money is as important to them as it is to me. I want mycustomers to trust me and keep coming back.

　　My employees and I all live in the same community as our customers. We are apart of the social lifeof our community. We can’t ignore it. We must play an active part in it. I feel it is important thatsome of the profits my business earns from the community be returned to the community. Weneed to support community programs like summer jobs for high school students, campaigns toclean up the parks, and efforts to make the shopping area more attractive.

　　A business must make profits, but we all—workers, customers, community—must profit from asuccessful business.
 

　　67 Some people are always in hurry to go places and get things done. Other peopleprefer to take their time and live life at a slower pace. Which do you prefer? Use specificreasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Life is short. Haste makes waste. What’s your hurry? These three sayings characterize the way Imanage my day to day chores. I don’t want to rush through things; I prefer to take my time.

　　Life is short. You never know what may happen tomorrow so it is important to enjoy today. Ofcourse, some people will say that’s why it is important to cram a lot into a day. But then, howwould you possibly have time to enjoy all of those experiences. By doing a few things slowly anddoing them well, you can savor the experience.

　　Haste makes waste. We are not machines. We can’t rush through things mechanically. If we do, we might forget something; we might take shortcuts. By taking our time, we can do a chorecarefully, completely, and correctly.

　　What’s your hurry? Where’s the fire? I don’t see any need to rush to the next experience. There’sstill a lot to see and learn form the chores around you. Taking care of your baby brother forinstance can be very rewarding. You could simply keep him near you while you watch TV and writea letter and talk on the phone. Or you could devote your whole attention to him and observe hisreactions to his environment. You can observe carefully, If you are trying to do four things at thesame time.

　　To twist a common saying, “Don’t just do something, sit there!” Take life easy and savor eachminute. Life is shorter than you think.