Computer: Wildlife and People

1. Tourism is becoming easily source of revenue for many an(prenominal) countries. dissertate the advantage and disadvantage of exploiting this resource. 2. What is your conviction about the advantages and disadvantages of fast food? (2002,102003,12004,4) 3. In 1995,an Englishman killed a burglar who broke into his ho mathematical function. He was sentenced. Do you hold he should be sentenced ? How stomach we protect our billet? 4. With the suppuration of a market economy. Advertisements make up capture a dominant feature in television industry, despite the rich in influenceation brought by television.There steady exists strong criticism against television advertisement. Write an impostureicle analyzing the positive and negative cause of television advertisement. 5. version000121(2005? G ) few multitude mean that inspectors to different countries imitate local rule and behaviors. Some tidy sum resist. They animadvert the host country should welcome elaborati on different. Discuss the two views and entrust your knowledge opinion. 1. Some pile think that tidy sum at the age of 55 and over should be encouraged to retire in order to give opportunities to a take to the woodser generation. Do you look into or resist? 2.A report indicates that without delayadays children atomic number 18 becoming more than than and more lazy, fat and unsociable. Give the reasons for this and a proposal for a solution. (2003) 3. Computers argon widely used for education and rough people think that t each(prenominal)ers leave al unmatchable non play cardinal role in the classroom. Dis hold back or agree? 4. plenty use estimators when they work, go banking and so on, scarcely some argue that it provide light up people isolated and decrease their neighborly skills. To what finish do you agree or disagree? 5. Some people think that traditional techniques and modern technology are incompatible. To what intent do you agree or disagree? . Oriental session 7. Some people think that strong tradition lav civilize a country and the regimen should subsidize musicians, artists, actors and manoeuvre companies. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? what should government do? 8. Is it possible for a woman to be a good m different and a successful career woman at the same while? some people agree that government should pay some gold to women so that they seat stay at home to look after their children. Do you agree or disagree? 9. Modern technology, such(prenominal) as fertilizer and machinery has diverged our man so much. What are the advantages and disadvantages? Discuss 10.There have been many technological maturations in the 20th century. For example, calculator and electric power. Choose either of them, describe the change it has brought about and con prevail whether all the changes are positive. 11. What are the purposes of bums, such as museums and how should they be funded? 1. A. Television is the most touristy form of entertainment in the modern house give suck. ( )people of all ages use this medium to entertain themselves for an average of four hours a day. ( )thus, television has had a tremendous influence on its viewers, especially children. )scientists now say that children muckle be negatively effected by constantly watching television. ( )? I take their side. B. We hear a lot about negative effects of television on the viewers. Obviously, televisions throne be harmful if it is watched constantly. However, when television is watched in moderation, it is extremely valuable,( )as/for it provides relaxation entertainment and education. 2. Some people think that the government should non put m unitaryy in building theaters and sports stadium, they should spend more m stary on education and medical care. a.Theaters and sports stadium are the most popular places in the modern society. People of all ages love to entertain themselves and sleep together the relaxation. Pl us, as the desire for music and sports is increase, the government ought to spend more money on that. b. Most people hold the point that theaters and sports are losing their immenseness as time passes by. It is no denying that modern people are leading an increasingly busy life. Neverthe slight, not a virtuoso place can replace the status in helping people develop their physical body and mental condition like theaters and stadium. 1. We are now living in eminent maturation creative activity. Great changes have taken place. The computer was born in 1946 in America and was named ENTAC by researchers. Its development is very quick. It had made greater progress recently and plays a more important role in our society. ( ) It is of great value to master necessary computer be intimateledge In world at once. ( )? That is to say, one can never live without sufficient familiarity of computer. As what happens in Britain, a college graduate even from Cambridge University may face a difficulty in finding a job if he or she does not know how to manage computers.It is true in other countries. Therefore, it bequeath be very hard to live free from contact with computers. From the above, in end point, in short, all in all, on the whole, in one phrase some people title of respect that disadvantages of cars are more than advantages, do you agree or disagree? 22005 version00110 more of the worlds languages and cultures are dying out. Give possible reasons and your recommendations. 1. 2. Dear Mr. Wang I am awfully sorry about what my dog did to your garden the day before yesterday, I want you know how badly I feel about it. I assure you that it will not happen again. , , , , , , , , ) Being sorry is not enough. But we honestly thank you for macrocosm so generous with us and our dog. Yours sincerely Lynn 3. thank you from the bottom of my heart thanks a million I sincerely appreciate umpteen thanks for your kindness Write a letter to thank your fri ends for caring for you when you were in hospital after an accident. 4. Write a letter to Mr. Wang who works in administration office to ask for an increase in financial aid. Dear Mr. Wang I am writing to you to see whether or not I can get an increase in financial aid.As the administration office had done a lot in helping people with financial need. I tend to ask another help from you. 5. you have come back to your hometown after the first term in Canada. Write a letter to your good friend, Mike, inviting him to visit your hometown in brotherhoodmer vacation. One of your friends invites you to visit his hometown. But you have made your plans. Write a letter to refuse his invitation. Version 00113 Some people think that university should not provide theoretical familiarity, but to give hard-nosed training beneficial to the society.Do you agree or disagree? Use your own experience and knowledge to fend you idea. 5 Most universities and colleges spend rather long period in funda mental theories and elementary telephone circuit. But students regard these kinds of knowledge useless, and pay less attention to it. Some people think that university should not provide theoretical knowledge, but to give practical training beneficial to the society. As for me, I think this view is reasonable in some aspects. First of all, the theoretical knowledge just handles problem is an abstract concept. It must combine with real job.For instance, as everyone know, with the development of society, work position more and more need experienced and technical talent, especially in Shanghai of China, one of the biggest city throughout the world. So, more fling practice training to university students can help them to adapt to the society better. Therefore, the theoretical knowledge losing contact with reality is nonsensical. Secondly, the theoretical knowledge comes from practice. Any theoretical knowledge is obtained form the work of practicing. The universities provide practical training to students, making them chthonianstand the theoretical knowledge deeply.Just because of this, our universities believe that students should participate in social work at least one year in the four years in order to get practical training. However, the theoretical knowledge is the essence of practice, and it is the important course that we cant ignore likewise. So, theoretical knowledge and practice have the equal status in our study. In a word, theoretical knowledge and practical training is all our require courses. We should study theory knowledge, and then apply it to practice. , , , , version 00121(2005? G )Some people think visitors to other countries should imitate local tailored and behaviors. Some people disagree. they think the host country should welcome culture different. Discuss the tow views, and give your own opinion. 4 Recent years, because traffic is handy day-by-day, people have more chances to travel around the world. The plane can make us reach any corner of the earth in a short time. Some people think visitors to other countries should imitate local custom and behaviors, but some people disagree. As far as I am concerned, necessary imitation is, in contrast, a wiser choice.As a famous saying goes, do as they do when in Room. The knowledge of local custom can help outside people adapt to the new environment quickly. For instance, a Chinese student came to Britain, he can imitate British life style. In this way, he can understand British habit more thoroughly, thus, make himself live a more comfortable life in Britain. In addition, the ethnic uniqueness that should be maintained need more attention. If people did not adhere to their national symbol especially in foreign country, these treasures would disappear. polish off American hug for instance.Opposed to it, Chinese people greet each other with a formal handshake instead of warm hug. Because of this, different countries know each other to a greater extent. On the other h and, it is generally believed that outside cultures take a prodigious role in shaping the new world. Without taking back foreign customs home, a traveler can do nothing to help promote his or her countrys civil variety, In conclusion, according to the above reasons, the transformation to total reference to foreign customs gain an upper hand over the persistence in cultural individuation abroad. Version 00110many world languages and cultures are dying out. Give possible reasons and your recommendations. Nowadays, international communicating has become more and more important. But many world languages ad cultures are dying out. In this essay, we will examine the problem of languages and culture dying and the solutions. Firstly, as the technology improves, people around the world are relying more and more on electronic devices to communicate with each other. Take internet for example. In order to make international conversations, people attempt to talk and escape e-mail with the co mmonly-spoken language, say, English.As a result, cultural uniqueness will fade away gradually. Secondly, some of the world languages and cultures are not being learned widely by children. As what happens in China, Chinese youngsters tend to avoid speaking as their elders do. Because of their contact with foreign cultures, they privilege imitating some odd sayings and behaviors. That is also the way capital of Red China opera is dying out. In order to solve the problems illustrated above, I offer two solutions in this special occasion. For one solution, people efficiency record the culture and languages on books or tapes, making sure our descendants can learn or use them in the future.The consequence solution is to increase the awareness of the importance of national cultural identity among young people. From the above analyses, the important thing is to learn the elders tongue and culture before it is too late. Otherwise, we will lose them. V120 What are the purposes of places s uch as museums and how should they be funded? As we all know, museums are unreplaceable places for tender beings. However, more and more museums have to face the serous economic problem nowadays. Therefore, many people disbelieve museums significance. On the contrary, I am a firm believer that museums is still of great importance.Firstly, museum is considered the diachronic symbol that it exhibits traditional culture of a nation. Nations of inequality have different culture and history. Taking the history and revolution museum for example. The museum is the best way to let the Chinese youngsters enjoy their ancestors history and let visitors and foreigners know what china was like century ago. Secondly, museum could help improve peoples love for art and beauty. As a result, museums aiming to exhibit artist paintings, photos and the like can never be replaced. For instance, the greatest art museum in Paris represents things alike every year.Without it, we would not have a so ke en taste for beauty. For one solution, the government ought to buy all museums. If museums belong to government, it means main economic problem of museums is solved. The second solution is that society ought to donate lots of money to maintain development of museum. The museum protects out history and culture, so we have obligation to support progress of museums. each in all, it is museums, along with other institutes, that enrich our dull lives. solely by permanently funding them can we share the magnificence. V105Some people claim that the disadvantages of cars are more than the advantages, do you agree or disagree? With the development of science and technology, the cars have already become the important component in our daily life gradually. Cars make our life convenient and swift. However, too many cars have caused very serious social problems. Some people claim that the disadvantages of cars are more than the advantages. I doubt it. Since one century ago, the auto industry ha s been positive at full speed worldwide, and has brought the enormous progresses to our life. For example, the car is the most convenient tool of transportation.We can be on and off duty by car every day we can go to travel by car on the vacation we can utilize the cars to deal with some emergency too. The car is contend an important role in our daily life. They make our rhythm of life windy and faster and make our business become more and more efficient. On the other hand, the development gives people countless employment opportunities too, such as manufacturing industry, repairing industry and maintaining industry. We are enjoying the convenience that the cars bring to us at the same time we can utilize the auto industry to support ourselves.However, we ca not ignore that too many cars cause enormous social problems, for example, traffic jam, air pollution, traffic accident, to which we have to find a solution. In a word, the cars have brought enormous change to our life. The a dvantages are far more than the disadvantages. The graphical record below shows the percentage of people unable to find work in three major countries from 1983 to 1992. pic The line graph shows a comparison of unemployment rates in Japan, the linked Kingdom and Canada between 1989 and 1992. In Japan, the percentage of unemployment from 2. 3%to 3%between 1983 and 1986.After that, the percentage started decreasing with pocket-sized fluctuation and returned to the passkey value in 1992. ( , , ) In 1983, the percentage of umemployed people was 12% in Canada and 13% in the UK. ( )These values decreased dramatically and at a constant rate over the next few years. ( )and unemployment reached the final percentage in Canada with about 7. 7% in 1988-1989,and in the UK with 7% in 1989-1990. ( )( )The unemployment rates of the two countries reaches the same point between 1988 and 1989. And then the figures( ))started increasing in both countries . n 1992,Canada reached its original valu e. Meanwhile, UK reached 10%, three points below the original percentage in 1983. ( ) From the above analysis, the unemployment rate was more stable than those of UK and Canada. ( ) The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1950, 1970, and 1990. pic The bar chart represents a contrast in terms of bus, car, hertz, foot in years of 1950, 1970 and 1990. From 1950 to 1990,the percentage of people who travel( )by bike and on foot decreased from 27%to 7% and 33%to 10% respectively.Similarly, the percentage of people taking bus dropped after 1970 but increased before that. However, cars percentage use sharply boomed year after year. ( ) Traveling by bike or on foot were most popular in 1950. but percentage of car users was far more smaller. After two decades, with the decrease of bike users and travelers on foot, bus and car gain a lot of popularity. Bus reached its peak at 27%. in 1970,over one out of three( )people drive to and from work. ( , ) All in all, as the economy increases gradually, people select to go to work and come home by driving rather than taking bus or walking. The table below shows information on income, taxes and prices in five cities around the world. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. City Average hourly rent Tax as % of wage Monthly rent for 4-bedroom flat Athens ? 4 18. 9% ? 700 Geneva ? 13 26. 6% ? 1, 300 Hong Kong ? 15% ? 2, 400 London ? 7 31. 3% ? 1, 200 capital of Japan ? 12 19. 3% ? 5, 300 This table graph demonstrates a comparison of wages, taxes and rents in five important cities, Athens, Geneva, Hong Kong, London and Tokyo. Geneva and Tokyo offer the highest average hourly wage,13 and 12 pounds respectively.Within expectation, the tax as percentage of wage is also high. However, the rent in Tokyo is much more than that in Geneva. On the contrary, the lowest wages are offered by Hong Kong and Athens,3 and 4 p ounds respectively. It is not surprising that the taxes are correspondingly lower than the rest. The difference between the two cities is the rent, with the lowest 700 pounds in Athens and more higher 2400 pounds in Hong Kong. ( , ) With the average rent and wage, London has the highest tax ( ) In conclusion, in terms of living cost, living in London might harder than the others. ( ) The two pie charts below show the types of communion used in 1962 and 1982. pic pic The two pie charts demonstrate a comparison in different patterns of communication which were used in 1962 and 1982. As what has been shown in the two charts, the percentage of letters drastically decreased from 50% in 1962 to 10% in 1982 respectively. The figures of phone and computer usage, on the contrary, increased correspondingly at a high rate. The percentage of computer communication in 1982 was exactly twice that in 1962. Similarly,the popularity of phone in 1982 can also be suggested by its rise-25% from the original value,35%.In conclusion, communication devices, as economy and technology are being enhanced, have changes greatly. High-tech ways will gradually take the place of private and traditional ones. 1. 21 discuss? With our entrance to 21st century, there rises the controversy of whether our future would turn to the bright one. Many people claim that 21st century would be taken into a positive way through scientific and technological advance while a great number of pessimists argue that our future is threat123d by lots of ongoing disasters. As for me, I prefer a balanced view that there will be crisis and opportunities.On one hand, we have reasons to be optimistic. For one thing, the development of information technology will make it possible to for all the people in the world to communicate with each other easily. Take the internet as an example. A simple click on the mouse could lead you to every place and mortal all over the world. For another, as the medical treatment deve lops, it could be expected that there will be cure for such deadly diseases as crabby person and AIDS and that human beings would be able to enjoy a long life expectancy. Moreover, with the ongoing mechanization, an increasing amount f dangerous and heavy-labor work would tend to be taken by the robot. In this case, man can work in more safe and comfortable conditions, as well as enjoy more leisure time. On the other hand, it can be foreseen that there may be crises in the future. First, people will run high jeopardize of psychological problems for dealing with computers in long-term is likely to cause the loneliness and infantile autism. Consequently the rate of suicide would experience a sharp rise. Besides, there is possibility that the robot would take over the earth, enslaving our mankind who is originally its creator.Furthermore, it is not impossible that a global nuclear war would break out. As a result, none of all creatures on the earth can escape this disaster so that fr om then on the civil history comes to an end. From the discussion above, it can be concluded that we would confront both opportunities and crises. The advanced science and technology could obtain merit and drawback. So what I hope to see in the future is that we can enjoy healthier and longer life and that more and more science and technology will be employed in the peaceful way. 2.Some people claim that the increasingly frequent business and cultural communications are positive whereas others hold a different opinion. Discuss. Although a slight mention of the past idyll life arouses a nostalgia and reminiscent beauty, which is unexceptionally characterized by isolation and somewhat disconsolation, various and frequent communications in business, education, scientific research, and even the daily life are flooding the existent values, ideas, and ideals. Inevitably, this social phenomenon provokes a storm of commendation and criticism as well.Frequent communications in various field s among cultures and people undoubtedly realise individuals life. Almost every citizen becomes the beneficiary of the communications. People around the world today are able to enjoy otherwise unavailable products and services. For instance, it is due to the international communication in business that people in China can enjoy such high quality products as Mercedes Benz from Germany, Titoni watch from Switzerland, and IBM computers. All these cases demonstrate one thing communications contribute to human beings.Not only are diverse array of communications in the international spectrum positive to individuals, they also have been exerting significant favorable influences on family life. It was virtually incredible to imagine an international family five decades ago, but today on account of the rapid development of communications and transportations, ghostlike and racial discriminations have almost entirely gone with the wind. It is no longer an abnormal thing that a Chinese husband gets married with a Japanese wife.Such international family, as scientific research warrants, is a welcome development in terms of both biological and political elements. In fact, the advantages of communications are also shaping and reflecting the general human civilization development. If God, as Bible says, created different languages among men, then men all over the world today are able to work together, pray together, and struggle for freedom together. The communications are actually a process of globalization. This is the trend of sustainable development. With communications, people become brothers and sisters rather than enemies.With communications, there will be peace rather than war. With communications, the mundane mortals will eventually retrieve the paradise that our forefathers lost and get renascence. Admittedly, the communications might have some negative influences. But the advantages far surpass the disadvantages. Therefore, the communications should be advocated and encouraged with the utmost enthusiasm A,B Wild animals have no place in the 21st contrary, and the protection for them is a neutralise of resource. To what extent, do you agree or disagree with the above statement?Humans share the planet with the trigger-happy animas who have contributed a lot to our society and economy. But today, the world is poised on the brink of the largest wave of extinctions. So we have to do something to protect maddened animals. Firstly, faming to feed the growing human population is one of the chief cause of extinction. From this millions of hectares of forests and natural vegetation have been cleared for agricultural use. Secondly, excess mining has undo the habitat of wild animals. Then came the threat of illegal logging, poaching and smuggling.Wild animals are now facing severe problems, but fortunately more and more people begin to realize the value of wild animals to our human-beings environment. As we know, wild animals together with wild pl ants consist of a complex ecosystem, which is significant to our natural environment, providing mop water, clean air and various resources. They are so connected and interacted that even extinction of several species will lead to a disaster to the whole ecosystem. Furthermore, the variety of species and genes excogitation wild animals are critical resources that could be utilized in each countrys development, especially in science and medical.In history, many ideas of famous inventions originated form animals such as ultrasonic fro bat. Moreover, there are still so many undiscovered fields of science, maybe we can get use of one kind of wild animals one day. Before this, we had better keep them protected, particular to some rare species. Someone said safeguard of wild animals is a mess up of resource, but I do not agree. It seems that we would spend some time, wealth and manpower on this meaningless thing. Actually we also do this for human being ourselves.Wild animals have no pl ace in the 21st contrary, and the protection for them is a waste of resource. To what extent, do you agree or disagree with the above statement? With the rapid progress of society, peoples living standard is dramatically improved, with more convenience and resource coming to us. However, our living environment at the same time is getting more polluted. One effect of this phenomenon is that there is not enough s stair for wild animals to survive, and many people hold an opinion that it would be a waste of resource to protect wild animals.Nevertheless, I think exactly the opposite way. The environment is a comprehensively biological life cycle, with human beings, animals and plants playing affecting each other accordingly. Wild animals occupy an essential position in the life cycle. Lets look at a very simple example. Although snakes are very dangerous and frightening, they can catch mice, and mice can destroy the crop as well as sanitary surroundings. Here it is low-cal to understan d that if there are not enough snakes, the number of mice would grow rapidly, doing more harm to us. Then , should not we protect the snake?Actually, we are providence resource by doing this because trying to save something that is already destroyed seriously costs more. Secondly, in present, quite a number of problems such as desertification and rivers alter up, caused by excessive exploitation of natural resource, have arisen an increasing number of people aware of environment protection. More and more places, I think, should be mean for wild animals in 21st contrary. Thus, it is obviously noticed that more trees are planted and more wildlife conservation areas are planned, ensuring that wild animals will be under protection.As we can see from the improvement, in the 21st contrary, wild animals would be leading a happy life. To sum up, we cannot live without wild animals due to their profound effects on us. For this reason, we should try our best to protect them. Lets remember one thingprotecting wild animals is equivalent to protecting ourselves. Wild animals have no place in the 21st contrary, and the protection for them is a waste of resource. To what extent, do you agree or disagree with the above statement? Biological conversion has never been as threatened as it is today as a result of the process of human civilization.The various forms of pressure created by human operation have destroyed natural balance, led to the deterioration of natural habitats, genetic erosion and the rarity, even disappearance, of a number of plant and animal species. As the pace of civilization accelerates, more people, taking more space, needing to use more natural resources, engaging in ever-growing consumption, impose sever deterioration on the habitat of animals. An increasing number of people come to realize that the disappearance of animals will result in serious threat to the equilibrium of ecosystem.Simply put, the extinction of hawks, rat-eating bird seen in many regions, will result in the rapid propagation of rats. And rats, further, will destroy the prairies and threaten the other animals like gazelles, zebras, and others, who live on grass and green lands. The coexistence of animals and human beings creates perfect harmony and brings about vividness to our planet. It is hard to imagine what our world would be like without animals. Sociologists also point our that the disappearance of animals can cause social and economic problems. Animals trade, as a supporting sector to the world economy, was very active before.However, the situation is beyond control since animals trade is very profitable and alluring. Many species cannot escape the adversity of being killed. Certainly, our diet cannot be without meat. There are living stocks, which can provide us with sufficient and nutritious produce. Therefore, we need not to resort to wild animals, especially the endangered ones. To protect animals is to protect our living environment. Every indiv idual should join efforts to keep the diversity of animals. The gap of living in cities and the countryside is larger and larger. What are the reasons in your country and how to reduce the differences?As the step of economic development accelerates, the gap between the city and the countryside becomes more and more apparent , which arouses colossal concerns. Take a further look at the phenomenon, there are three major causes. Firstly, the insufficiency of investment in the agrarian areas accounts chiefly for the issue. China, for example, covers a very large area. Due to the emphasis on the development in the coastal areas, the government devotes more investment in the large cities, such as shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. The investment, undoubtedly, is repaid by the threefold increase of economy and commerce in these cities.However, this is not the case in the rural area and the western regions. The leave out of investment barriers the productivity and economic development a nd sharpens the gap between the city and the countryside. Secondly, the low education level in the rural areas contributes partly to the gap of living. information is the prime force of productivity. Keeping this in mind, many countries and governments give priority to the development of education. Chinas education witnessed a rapid growth in the past decade. However, the education level in the countryside still keeps very low.The enrollment of primary schools and secondary schools is much lower compared with the advanced regions, not to mention the developed countries in the world. Without good education, the development of economy and technology would be dream difficult to be realized. Finally, the influx of migrant workers to the cities form the countryside deteriorates the undeveloped conditions in the rural areas. The life style in the urban areas is very winive to the people in the countryside. To seek more working opportunities, many people abandon the full-bodied lands an d leave them uncultivated.If the situation continues, it will lead to serious unbalance of economic and regional development. To sum up, only when the government renders more concerns over the issue can the gap between the cities and the countryside be bridged. The gap of living in cities and the countryside is larger and larger. What are the reasons in your country and how to reduce the differences? When you look back to the last contrary, surprisingly you will find that not only had all worlds largest populated cities experienced different population growth rates, but also the difference between the city and the ountryside had grown accordingly. Two reasons of mine can examine the tendency as following. The glamorous city life allures lots of human resources to hunt to the city, taking major contribution to the gap. In the city, there are many advantages to attract those talented people to settle downmore job opportunities, cultural activities, sporting events, if you name them. Therefore, even those well-educated people who are originated from the country intend to lead a dynamic city life instead of move to face the static country view.If the rural government can work out some favorable policies such as low prices of land intermeshed for industrial uses, with the combination of low cost of workforce, investors are willing to establish factories in the countryside. The improvement of employment situation will enormously help powderpuff back some intellectuals and lessen the gap. (104words) In the second part, I would mention the factor of transportation. Supporting sentences the vital resistance of economic development in the countryside is the awkward transportation. It has been witnessed in China that almost all leading cities are scattered along the coastline.They take advantages of sea, air and other sophisticated transport facilities to enjoy high economic growth rates. I suggest that the central government should fund on infrastructure for the wh ole nation, including rural areas, to build up a nationwide transport network. Consequently, tourism as well as housing in the countryside will be boosted, and the difference between the city and the country would be minimized. (94words) To sum up, intelligent resources would determine who is the winner or loser of the intense competition moreover, transit system also play an important role in developing economy.If both issues were tackled properly in the countryside, gap between the city and the country would never be overwhelming. 2007 3? 10? TASK 1bar , , 7 TASK2 With the increase in use of mobile phones and computers, less people tend to write letters. The skill of writing letters will disappear completely. To what extend do you agree of disagree? How important do you think is letter writing ? 3? 3? task 1 ,overseas and UK visitors in London from 1996 to 2001. task 2 , , 2? 10? task1 how waste recycled to garden fertilizer task2 maintaining public libraries is a waste of mone y because computer technology services the function. do you agree or disagree? 2? 3 TASK1TABLE. TASK2Who will be responsible for the environment, individual? or government? you opinion? 1? 20 table, 8? ( 8? ) motor vehicle? 1990 2000 It is believed that government should pay for health care and education instead of the public. However, some people debate that it would be a large cost and it is not necessary. Whats your opinion? 1? 13? 1? TABLES 1? 6 ,TABLE 1900 ? 2000 , , , 2006 1? 7? People believe that they should be able to keep all the money they earn and should not pay tax to the state. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 1? 14? There are social, medical, and technical problems associated with the use of mobile phones. What forms do they take? Do you agree that the problems preponderate the benefits of the mobile phone? 1? 21? At present, science has been developing at a high speed, but people still have a high opinion of artists.What can the arts tell us of the l ife that science cannot? 2006? 2? 11? In many countries, the proportion of older people is steadily increasing. Does this trend have more positive or negative effects on the society? 2? 18? Some people believe that air travel should be restricted because it causes serious pollution and uses up the worlds fuel resources. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 2? 25? More and more measures to improve the security in the urban area have been introduced because of the increased crime. Do the benefits of the measures preponderate the drawbacks? 3? 11? In many countries, more and more young people are leaving school and unable to find jobs after graduation. What problems do you think youth unemployment will cause to the individual and the society? Give reasons and make some suggestions. 3? 18? VS Some people think that teachers should be responsible for teaching students how to judge right and wrong and how to behave well. Some say that teachers should only teach students about a cademic subjects. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 3? 25? Long distance flight uses more fuel than car and brings pollution to the environment.We should discourage non-essential flight rather than limit the use of car. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 06/ 04 / 08 Space travel to the moon, cited as a big step for the mankind. Some people think it made small difference to our daily lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 06/ 04 / 22 VS History is little or nothing to tell people. Others believe people must study history to understand the present. Please discuss. 06/ 04 / 29 Some people believe that national sports teams and individual men and women who represent their country should be financially supported by the government.Others think they should be funded by non-government organizations (business, scholarship). 06/ 05 / 13 Housing shortage in big cities can cause severe consequences. Only government action can solve this problem. To what extent do y ou agree or disagree? 06/ 05 / 20 Do the problems brought by international travel outweigh the advantages? 06/ 05 / 27 Some people think that the use of animal for experimentation is cruel. Other think it is good for the development of science. Discuss the two sides and give your opinion. 06/ 06 / 10 Nowadays some people like to give help to the local community or provide people with direct help. Other people prefer to give money to national and international organizations. Discuss both of the two ways and present your own opinion. 06/ 06 / 17 The best way to solve the worlds environmental problems is to increase the price of fuel. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Use your own experience and give an example to support your idea. 06/ 06 / 24 Some people think that it is beneficial for students to go to private secondary schools, but other people think that it can have a negative effect.Discuss the two points and give your own opinion. 06 / 07 / 08 In a modern society, it has been observed in some countries that the elderly are not duly respected. Discuss the reasons why this has occurred and the effects it might have on our society. 06 / 07 /22 Is it better for students to live at home with their parents or in school accommodations? Give your own opinion on the issue. Use your own experience or an example to support your idea. 06 / 07/ 29 Earlier technological development brought more benefits changes to the life of quotidian people than the recent technological development will.To what extent do you agree or disagree? 06 / 08/ 05 Some people think museums should be enjoyable places to attract and entertain young people. Other think the purpose of museums is educate, not entertain. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. 06 / 08/ 12 In order to learn a language well, we should also learn about the country as well as the cultures and lifestyles of the people who speak it. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 06 / 08/ 26 Multi-cultura l societies, which are a mixture of different ethnic groups, bring more benefits than drawbacks for a country.To what extend do you agree or disagree with this conclusion? 06 / 09/ 02 In some countries, advertisers increase the amount of advertising which try to persuade children to buy snacks, toys,and other goods. Parents object such pressure on children. But some advertisers claim that there is useful information in these advertisements. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 06 / 09/ 16 Some people think the students should take the subjects which are dogged by the government in the university. Others think that students can apply for the subjects they prefer.Discuss the two situations and give your opinion. 06 / 09/ 23 Young adults should undertake unpaid work to help people in the community. Do you think it brings more drawbacks to the community and the young adults than benefits? 06 / 10 / 14 Some people think the main purpose of schools is to turn the children into g ood citizens and workers, rather than to benefit them as individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 06 / 10 / 22 The speeding up of life in many areas such as travel and communication has negative effects on society at all levelsindividual, national and global.To what extent do you agree or disagree? 06 / 10 / 29 Some people think that increasing business and cultural contacts have positive influences on development others think that it has negative effects on national identities. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 06 / 11/ 04 Some people think that good health is very important to every person, so medical services should not be run by profit-making companies. Do the disadvantages of private health care outweigh the advantage? 06 / 11/ 18 Some people think secondary students should study international news as a school subject, but others argue that it is a waste of their valuable school time. Whats your opinion? 06 / 11/ 25 Exposure to interna tional media, e. g. films, TV and magazines, has an impact on the local culture. Please discuss whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. 06 / 12/ 02 Throughout the history, male leaders often made the society more violent and conflicting. If women governed the world, it would be a more peaceful world. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give an example to support your idea. 6 / 12/ 09 Modern buildings are appearing in large numbers, some people believe that we should build our buildings in traditional styles. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 06 / 12/ 16 Some people believe that in the flesh(predicate) happiness is directly related to economic success. Others believe there are other factors. Discuss the two sides and give your opinion 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 % of people unable to work (UNEMPLOYMENT RATES) United Kingdom Canada Japan 1962 P 35% C 15% L 50%