1.With time going by£¬ styles of art changed beyondrecognition. People got rid of the pessimistic attitudes and adopted a more optimistic attitude to life. Rich people paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves as well as their luxury houses and possessions. Let’s come straight to the point£º they wanted to show off their social class. There usually exist some people enjoying making themselves distinguished from others even though sometimes what they do may seem abnormal.

2.During the holiday£¬ I was reunited with my friends£¬ including Julia£¬ whom I had lost touch with since last May. When knowing Julia failed to get through the midterm exam£¬ I felt sad for her because she told me she had been cramming for the exam all week. But I anticipated that. I knew she sometimes was no more careful thanJane. Maybe that was why they both failed to get a good result in the exam.