however, there are drawbacks to owning a car. for one thing, with the increase in car ownership in recent years, the roads are becoming more and more crowded, often making the journey to work more of a nightmare than a dream. for another, it is not cheap to run a car, as the prices of gasoline and repairs are constantly rising, not to mention the prices you have to pay for a licence and insurance coverage.

　　having considered both sides of the argument, i have come to the conclusion that the advantages of owning a car outweigh the disadvantages. therefore, it seems to me that china should increase its output of automobiles and enlarge the private car market. the result would be that cars would become cheaper, while at the same time the extra demand would encourage the auto industry to produce more efficient and family-oriented vehicles.

　　on developing tourism

　　tourism, a "smokeless industry", is developing rapidly in china. with the open and reform policy being carried out, thousands upon thousands of foreign visitors are crowding into our country. the are eager to see this old mysterious land with a splendid culture of more than 5000 years. tourism brings china a lot of benefits. first it enables the chinese people to know more about the outside world and promotes friendship and mutual understanding. second , it is financially beneficial to china, which needs more foreign currencies for its modernization program. tourism, however, gives rise to a number of problems. for instance, it becomes a burden to our inefficient transportation system. besides, the living standard of the average chinese is still not high enough to be able to afford the many different sorts of expenses during long distance travels. as for me, i believe that with t