whn askd such a qustion: which is bttr, to gt scors or to gt abilitis, many studnts' answr lik min would b that to gt abilitis is bttr than to gt scors. to mak it clar, w hav to compar th both sids.two diffrnt aims lad to two diffrnt mthods and two diffrnt rsults. if w ar agr to gt good marks, our tachrs would tak a cramming-duck hand to forc us to do much hard work. w hav to larn by hart a lot of liflss knowldg. w hav to rcit many many poms and txts. w hav to carry a havy school-bag. w hav to do much homwork aftr school. all of what w do is mrly for a singl purpos----to pass xaminations. as a rsult w cannot njoy any thing. w hav no fr tim. w hav no holidays. w hav no gams and plays. w hav no plasur. w hav no childhood. in th nd w hav no skills or capabilitis xcpt som dad knowldg from books. w ar not abl to wash our cloths. w ar not abl to cook mals. w ar not abl to labour in th filds. w ar not abl to oprat machins in th factoris. in a word w cannot do any practical work.on th othr hand, if w intnd to gain abilitis, our tachrs will tak flxibl and varid masurs in thir taching practic. thy will provid for all th studnts chancs to shar qual ducation and w studnts ar supposd to njoy all-round dvlopmnt. whil w larn knowldg from books, w ar showd how to us computrs, how to mak a radio or rcordr, how to mak xprimnts and rsarchs in scincs; how to play th piano or violin, how to sing or danc, how to draw or paint picturs and portraits; how to prpar a dish or how to mak brad; how to plant trs and grass, how to go in for farming by mans of scintific mthods; how to do businss and how to kp in touch with othrs. all in all, w can play an activ part in our studis. at last w will mastr not only book knowldg, but also th othr thr abilitis----living ability, working ability and mabagabl ability. thus, w will srv th popl bttr.by comparing th two idas, w can com to a clos that th purpos to gt scors is far wors than th aim to gt vanous abilitis. only whn w know wll both scintific knowldg and practical skills, can w liv happily and work wondrfully in th socity in th coming futur.