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Composition Section
1.Some peope think that parents should plan their children's leisure time carefully.Other people believe that children should decide for themselves how to spend their free time,Which idea do you agree with?Give reasions for your choice.
for 1)Children can not control themselves very well to do something too emot ional or dangerous.
2)By helping Children to arrange their spare time, parents can lead them to form good habit
3)Parents can teach their children something that they specialize in.
4)It can improve the understanding and communication between parents and children
against 1)Children can make full use of their talent and creativity .
2)It can help children to form a independent personality
3)Too much interference from parents may lead to generation gap.
2.People should be realistic rather than romantic in order to live a better life.Do you agree or disagree with the statement.Use specific reasons to support your answer.
for 1)People have to be realistic to adapt to the society
2)only on the basis of real life can romance occur
3)to be realistic does not mean to sacrifice the enjoyment of life
against 1)Romance is a great factor that is involved in the so called "better life"
2)It can enhance you passion towards work to be more romantic.
3)Romance is always a key point to settling many things.
3.People should never be satisfied with what they have,they should always want something new or something different.Do you agree or disagree with the statement.Give reasons for your choice.
for 1)people's ambition is a great impetus to their work
2)no progress would be made if all were satisfied with what we have now
3)It is a source of creative thoughts.
against 1)As a man,we should not be avaricious.
2)craving for material things may lead to crimes
3)what people have already had may be most valuable for them.
4.Some people think that the family is the most important influence on young adults.Other people think that friends are the most important influence on young adults.Which view do you agree with?Use examples to support your position.
for 1)Everyone has to spend their early time with their parents, and it is just the period for them to form their character.
2)Family member may always give you the most sincere advice.
3)Influence from friends is not a stable factor comparing with the one from family.
against 1)It is sometimes difficult to communicate between the parents and the child due to the generation gap
2)Different friend has different opinion, this influence may be more comprehensive.
3)People always spend more time with their friends in life than with theeir parents. so influence from friends may be greater.
4)People can be independent from their family, but they can never be independent from their friends.
5.Some students participate in school activities such as clubs and sports.Other students do not take part in such activities because they spend more time on their studies.Tell why you think the two groups of students spend their time differently?Which type of student do you prefer to be?Explain why.
for 1)they help you to gain social experience
2)sports help to improve your physical make-up
3)Experience is very important, it add to one's capacity.
against 1)student's main task is studying and we should not devote too much time on other activities.
2)some activities are poorly organized and are just a waste of time
3)it is important for a future engineer or scientist to grasp as much knnowledge as he can.
6.Travelling is more important than reading books in order to understand the people and the world.Do you agree or disagree with the statement.Use specific reasons to support your answer.
for 1)You can get in touch with the real people and scene.
2)The books people read are also from other people's real experience.
3)The knowledge obtained by travelling is more impressive.
against 1)People can not have enough time to experience everything by themse lves, so reading books must be a good method to get knowledge
2)You may not have the same insight as the book writers.
3)To obtain knowledge by reading books is more systimatic
7.Some people like different friends.Others like similar friends.Compare the advantages of these two kinds of friends.Which kind of friend do you prefer. Explain why?
for 1)Different friends provide you different opinion.
2)Trying to get on well with all kinds of people is an important ability
3)Friends with different character may urge you to improve yourself
against 1)It is easy to get on well with each other.
2)You may be more consistent in thought and opinion.
3)Similiar friends may be your future partners.
8.After they complete their university studies,some students live in their hometowns,others live in different towns or cities.Which do you think is better...living in your hometown or living in different towns or cities.Give specific reasons for your answer.
for 1)As people are more familiar with their hometowns, it enable them to make greater contributions.
2)You need no adaptation period before work.
3)I think it is a duty for people to serve their hometown first after graduation.
against 1)People should select a place where they can serve the society best , but not limited in their hometown.
2)Newly graduated people can strengthen their survival ability by working away from hometown.
3)It is good for people to learn other culture and custom by working awaay from their hometown.
9.Some people believe that newspaper are the best source of news.Others thin k that the news is presented better on radio or television.Which of these sources of news do you prefer?Use specific examples to support your choice.
for 1)Newspaper is a mature traditional media which has been tested by the time.
2)it is more convenient to review the very news you are interested in.
3)News stand is available nearly everywhere.
against 1)Radio and television provide much more vivid information of the news
2)Getting information from radion and television in more flexible
3)The multimedia methods provided by the radio and television is the tenndency for future.
10.Some people learn best when a classroom lesson is presented in an entertaning,enjoyable way.Other people learn best when a lesson is presented in a serious,formal way.Which of these two ways of learning do you prefer?Give re asons to support your answer.
for 1)It is more attractive to have entertaining and enjoyable lesson.
2)It can inspire people's imagination and creativity.
3)Enjoyable lessons may improve the relationships between the teacher and student.
against 1)To have formal lessons is more systimatic.
2)Too enjoyable lesson may distract people's attention from the main stream
3)For some certain courses, it is most important to be serious.
11.Some people say that the best preparation for life is learning to be cooperative.Others take the opposite view and say that learning to be competitive is the best preparation.Tell which one you agree with and explain why.
for 1)in the modern society,many jobs can not just be finished by one man and require cooperation
2)competition can sometimes be agrressive and harmful to the individuals
3)cooperation folsters good relationship between people
4)cooperation leads to high efficiency
against 1)being competitive urges everyone to improve himself all the time
2)the pressure it exerts on you makes you work harder,thus creat a high efficiency
3)it helps to make you more self-dependent
4)there are times when no help is available
12.Some people pay money for the things they want or need.Other people trade products or goods for what they need.Compare the advantages of these two ways of obtaining things.Which way do you prefer?Explain why.
for 1)trading with money is much more efficient
2)you needn't carry heavy goods to get what you want
3)Goods to goods trading is too primitive.
against 1)money is easily stolen
2)it is sometimes unreliable since there are so much fake money in circulation
3)the direct exchange cleverly avoided the exploit of the merchants
13.Some people believe that growing up in a large family,with several sisters and brothers,offers more advantages than disadvantages.Other people think that being the only child is more advantageous.Write a short essay in which you discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each position.Explain which position you support.
for 1)Growing in a large family with other children could form the people's cooperative spirit
2)Child will not feel lonely with so many brothers and sisters
3)Children will be more responsible
against 1)Parents will concentrate in the singleton's education
2)Parents have a much lighter burden to raise only one child
3)Children will learn to be more sociable in order to make friends
14.Some people think studying in a university is worthwhile only because you can get a degree.Do you agree or disagree with the statement?Give specific reasons to support your answer.
for 1)It is agreed that University education is not a profession education, so its most important use is to get a certificate
2)it may help you to find a good job
3)it is the warrenty of the high salary when seeking job
against 1)The main purpose of studying in college should be obtaining knowle dge but not getting a degree only.
2)To get a degree can not prove your real ability
3)If you only run for the degree in college, you must be very negative.
15.Inventions such as eyeglasses and the sewing machine have had an important effect on our lives.Choose another invention that you think is important.Give specific reasons for your choice.
Answer : Computer.
1) enhance the human working efficiency and widen the human working field.
2)Revoloution in people's way of thinking
3)shorten the distance between people
16.Someone thinks that playing a game is fun only when you win.Do you agree or disagree with the statement.Use specific reasons to support your answer.
for 1)Being winner can add to people's sense of achievement
2)The purpose of game it to tell who is better.
3)To desire winning is a motivation for people to make progress.
against 1)The purpose of game not only lie in the result, so even lose, the game can be still meaningful.
2)The experience of a game may be more important than the result, so people can find fun during this course.
3)Too much emphasis on the result may add to one's burden.
17.A research center is going to be established in a university.There is an argument whether to establish an agricultural research center or a business one.Which do you think is better.Use specific reasons to support your answer.
for 1)Agriculture is the basic of a country, it is most essential and import ant.
2)Agriculture is more substantial to be researched
3)The university should encourage people to devote themselves in agric ulture---this basic for any country.
against 1)Business is more prevalent
2)To establish a business center can mostly add to a university's reputation
3)It can attract more good students and teachers to join the school
18."Fiction(such as short stories or novels)can teach us more about life than textbooks can".Do you agree or disagree with the statement?Use specific examples to support your answer.
for 1)these came mostly from the real life, it is more vivid than textbooks.
2)It provides you many aspects the textbooks might neglected.
3)More personal experience are involved in fictions
against 1)Textbooks consist of selected words, it is deliberately prepared for us to learn
2)Reading fiction may waste too much time
3)Textbooks involves more general knowledge rather than a certain aspectt,thus enable you to see things more comprehensively
19.Living in big cities has some advantages than living in small towns or countryside.Do you agree or disagree with the statement.Use specific reaons to support your answer.
for 1)Convenient in shopping and transportation.
2)You can know all kinds of highly educated people
3)have more chance in job hunting
against 1)aloof from the city noise
2)good to one's health
3)get to know more rustic people
20.Some university students want to live in a room alone.Others prefer having roommates.Which do you like better,living alone or living with roommates? Give specific examples to support your answer.
for 1)The evironment is much quiter for study.
2)Your living rhythm will not be disturbed by others
3)You may learn to live more independently
against 1)Your roommates and you can help each other when in trouble.
2)Your roommates can share some rent and utilities for you
3)It is more safe when having someone living with you
21.Some people like to travel alone,other like to travel together with several friends.Which do you prefer,Why?
for 1)You can schedule the journey all by yourself.
2)You can stay somewhere as long as you like and enjoy the views to the heart of your content.
3)You can stay at a cheaper hotel or an expensive one according to your financial condition.
against 1)You may feel lonely during the trip
2)It is sometimes dangerous to go somewhere alone,but you can go there with your friends
3)when emergence occur(such as wallet stolen),your friends can give you a help in need
22.Which is more important for you in your life?Knowledge from books you read,or personal experiences in reality.Please use details to explain your answer.
for 1)Knowledge from books are more comprehensive than that derived form personal experiences.
2)Knowledge from books have been tested by thousands of people.
3)It can be easily obtained through reading
against 1)Under certain circumstances,personal experiences are more useful.
2)knowledge from books will not work until you know how to apply it.
3)many daily skills are not available from textbooks.
23.Newspapers contain many information topics such as sports,current event,business and entertainment.Which topic do you like to read most often.Give reaons to explain your answer.
Answer : current event
1)it can let know what's going on throughout the world.
2)it can enlarge your knowledge
3)it can help you to judge thing by yourself
24.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People should always show their strong emotions(such as excitement,anger,or joy).Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
for 1)It is bad for one's health to conceal one's feeling.
2)People should be direct in doing things
3)It is the easiest way to express your feelings and ideas
against 1)It is inpropriate to show someone's strong emotions on certain occasions.
2)People should learn to control themselves.
3)Showing strong emotions will leading to controversies when you change your mind
25.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Dissatisfaction leads to progress.Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
for 1)Only when people are not satisfied are they motivated to work.
2)People seek ways to make their life a better one.
3)Looking into the source of dissatisfaction will always come up new ways to solve the problem
against 1)Only when they are satisfied can people concentrate on their work
2)Dissatisfaction leads to social crimes
3)Craving for material things,which is a menace to human marality, derivves mostly form dissatisfaction
26.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement.A student's main purpose in getting an education is to earn a lot of money.Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
for 1)Earning a lot of money is a recognition of your own ability
2)Money can provide you many things and make your life a better one.
3)Earning money also do good to the society.
against 1)Money does not mean everything.
2)Students should contribute to their country without asking how they will be paid.
3)You will be greatly depressed when you find out that you can not reachh your goal
27.Some students like to attend a large university that has many students.Others prefer to attend a small university that has fewer students.Which type of university do you prefer?Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
for 1)You have more chance to know more outstanding people
2)Big university is like a small sociaty, so it is a preparation for fut
re work
3)The bigger the university is the more chances there are
4)It provides you more choices when selecting a course or joining a club
against 1)You will not be bothered by too many activities as in large university
2)Small universities are easy to manage and thus many things are well organized
3)Opinions and actions will be more consistent in a small university
28.Some students like to have outdoor activities.Others like indoor activities.Which do you prefer?Give specific reasons and examples to illustrate your
answer.
for 1)You can breathe fresh air outdoors
2)You can enjoy the nice scenary of nature
3)You have a wider space for your excercise.
4)You can choose the environment as you like.
against 1)Indoor activities will not be affected by weather
2)It provides you many facilities which are not available when outdoors
3)You can go to the gymnasm at anytime while you certainly can't go outddoor activities during rush-hours.
29.How do movies or TV influence people's behavior?Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.
Answer : it has a bad effect
1)there's too much voilence on movies and TV
2)many stories are unreal yet some people consider them true and imitatee th
e heroes.
3)people bacome easily indulged in watching movies or TV programs
30.Some people like to buy books to read,others like to borrow books from libraries or from other people.Compare the advantages of these two ways of reading.Which do you prefer?Why?
for 1)You can write some comments on the books
2)You can take the book to anywhere you wish
3)You needn't hurry to finish reading the book
against 1)It obliges you to finish reading the book within a certain time
2)A considerable amount of money is saved
3)You needn't bother to look for the books you want
4)It is not easy to tell whether a book is good or bad at the first sighht.
31.Some universities arrange a long period of vacation for students in the school year,others arrange several short vacations.Which kind of vacation do you prefer-a long vacation or a short one?Give specific reasons and examples for your answer.
for 1)It enables you to do more things as you like
2)Some activities can not be accomplished within a short period of time
3)Long holidays provide you a long relaxation
against 1)It gives you relaxation more often
2)You may have more chances to have vacations at different times
3)You will not forget your classes after a short time
32.Some people like to communicate by telephone,Other people like to communi cate by letter.Which do you prefer to communicate-by phone or by letter? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.
for 1)Direct
2)By voice , people can feel what is the other side feeling
3)It can help people to deal with some urgent matter.
against 1)Letter is more implicative which contains more feeling
2)letter has the value of being collected
3)Sometimes letter can avoid direct conflict by words
33.Some people like to listen to classical music,others like to listen to popular music(including popular songs).Which kind of music do you prefer?Give specific reasons for your answer.
for 1)Classical music has more content.
2)it is a way that composers express their thought by such a abstract wa
3)A lot of pop music is too commercialized,while classical music never be so.
against 1)Pop music is very natural
2)it's a free expression of feeling
3)it require little professional knowledge to enjoy it
34.Games teach people about life.Do you agree or disagree with the statement ?Give specific reasons for your answer.
for 1)Games are an illusion of life
2)You can experience different lives in games
3)It requires your intelligence and skill when playing games.
against 1)Games are not practical.
2)It can add to people's sense of lose.
3)destory people's common sense
35.Many important natural resources such as water,forests,oil,etc,are running out in the world today.What should we do to protect them?Give specific examples to support your idea about one kind of these resources.
Answer : appealing to the society to get a common recognition. stick to sustainable development.paying more attention to environment protection.
36.When people succeed,it is because of hard work,luck has nothing to do with success.Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above?Use specific rea sons and examples to explain your position.
for 1)Hard work is the basis of success
2)Without hard work,you will not grasp the chance even it is before your face
3)God is equal to everybody,and luck is something unpredictable
against 1)when no one knows the result of choice,a good luck is crucial in making a decision
2)luck can greatly reduce the difficulties to succeed
3)It brings you chances that enables your success
37.Sometimes it is fun to think of living in another time and place.If you could experience a different time and place,what time and place would you choose?Use reasons and specific details to support your answer.
answer : I would live in Europe in 19th century, for I am a classical music fan, I really want to know composers like Rachmaninoff and Gustav Mahler.
38.Neighbors are the people who live near us.In your opinion,what are the qualities of a good neighbor?Use specific details and examples in your answer.
1)understanding
2)considerate
3)never interfere other people's privacy
39.Some people like to eat at home and prepare food for themselves,others like to eat outside in testaurants or foodstands.Which way of eating do you prefer?give specific reasons and examples to illustrate your answer.
for 1)cheaper
2)it can meet one person's certain need
3)convenient
against 1)convenient
2)release the people who is in charge of cooking and let every one enjoy the meal equally
3)Contribute in encouraging the service trade.
40.Some say that the world would be a better place now if the automobile hadnever been invented.Decide if you agree or disagree with this statement and give specific reasons for your decision.
for 1)Automobiles destory the enviroment
2)Automobiles destory the human harmony
3)Automobiles' over productivity make a lot of people suffer from it.
against 1)Automobiles have brought a lot of conveniences to out life
2)It contributed greatly in the world's development
3)Though it has some disadvantages, the right attitude towards this probblem should be positive , such as to improve it, but not to deny it entirely
41.Some people say that the best way to raise children is to encourage them to be independent thinkers.Others disagree and say that children need to be taught discipline in order to become successful.Using specific examples,disc uss these two opinions.State which one you agree with and why?
for 1)To be outstanding, Children must have their own opinion.
2)It is a necessary skill to survive later in the real society
3)Thinking independently can contribute in a child's brain functional formation.
against 1)Children are ignorant, they need parents' guide
2)Forming good discipline in one's early teen will make them benefit from it their whole life.
3)It is a shortcut to gain good experience from adult.
42.Some people like to work or study at night,others like to work or study during the day.Which do you prefer-work or study at night or during the day?Give specific reasons and examples to illustrate your answer.
for 1)Easy to concentrate without all the noise
2)Have relatively longer integrate time
against 1)Can discuss with other people
2)Using all kinds of resources , including library
3)more efficient
43.Some people like to study alone,others like to study with several people together.Which do you prefer-study alone or study with other people?Give specific reasons and examples to illustrate your answer.
for 1)Easy to concentrate, avoiding interference from others
2)To study by oneself can improve one's thinking ability
3)The knowledge obtained by oneself is more impressive
against 1)people can discuss together, using talent together
2)may be more efficient
3)It can help people to form a cooperative spirit
44.Some people like to use computers to type letters,others like to write letters with a pen.Which do you prefer and why?
for 1)faster
2)easy to edit and decorate
3)when accessing internet, it may have much higher efficiency.
against 1)You can write it any time.
2)Real letter seems to be more emotive
3)it is more reliable safe , not easy to be keeked.
45.Some companies like to employ younger and enthusiastic people,other companies like to employ older and experienced people.If you were a boss,which kind of people do you like to employ.Give reasons and specific examples to illustrate your answer.
for 1)I think the key factor of success of a company is to be aggresive, that's just what young people have.
2)Old people may be too conservative , but in modern competition, it is ery important to take the lead without being too conservative.
3)Most young people have more vigorous body to work, adapting to hard work
against 1)Experienced old people may have more comprehensive point of view of a certain thing.
2)It is easy for young people to be too rush to make decision.
3)Old experienced people may act calmer when meeting with difficulties.
46."It's better to make wrong decision than make no decision at all."Do you agree or disagree with the statement.Give reaons or specific examples to ill ustrate your answer.
for 1)Wrong or right is the result, so if you never try to do one thing , you would never know the result.
2)Experience is very important, so even if you fail in something, you stll have the very valuable part of the experience.
3)Wrong decision is the irresistable path to right decision.
against 1)Wrong decision is very dangerous, it may lead to irreversible loss.
2)Making no decision may sometimes be a clever method to avoid direct collision with some already known difficulty.
3)Sometimes, wrong decision may harm other people.
47.Some people tend to work only for money,while others believe that people should enjoy what they do.Which opinion do you prefer?Explain why?
for 1)In this money oriented society, it is a must to work for money first.
2)People earn money not onlyfor themselves but also for their family.
3)Money is still a important standard to evaluate one person's achieve ment.
against 1)The purpose of life is to have a sense of accomplishment,so it is very important to enjoy what you do first.
2)Enjoying the work is the premise of one's happiness.
3)If you enjoy what you do, it is the most powerful energy to lead you tto success.
48.Some people tend to study a subject in a very intensive way over a short period of time,while others tend to study a subject constantly over a long period of time.What do you think is a better way of learning?Explain why?
for 1)When people concentrate in one question, they have the highest efficiency and most probably to make break through.
2)Using a certain period of time to study one subject will leave you a deper impression than to study it constantly.
3)People shouldn't spend too much time on a single subject, it is always required in real work.
against 1)If you study a subject constantly, you may have more chance to have a more comprehensive answer.
2)It is demonstrated by the history that the more difficult the subject was the more time was spent to study it .
3)It is a good habit to think over a subject very often, because it can contribute in developing the brain.
49.Should the money invested into a university be used to improve the library or to improve the physical training facilities?What do you think?Why?
for 1)The quality of the library is one of the most important factors to evaluate a university.
2)Improvement to the library can help the students to obtain more usefulknowledge and information.
3)To strengthen the library will attract more outstanding students and teachers to go to the university.
against 1)It is helpful to improve the students' health
2)It is a symbol of a University's integrate strength
3)By attending more sports, students will form a unitive spirit.
50.Should the money invested into a university Library be used to buy books or to buy computers?What do you think?Why?
for 1)It is reliable for the readers, there is not such problem as computer virus.
2)Easy to take the book with the reader.
3)It is still a important factor to evalue a library by its number of books in stock.
against 1)Larger storage
2)Faster speed
3)Through Internet, the content of the books could be much wider spread.
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