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1. Computer technologies are more accessible and ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

cheaper, as the result, more adults work at home and ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
children study at home. Is this a positive or negative ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
development? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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2. Traffic and housing problems in major cities could be ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
solved by moving large companies and factories and their ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
employees to the countryside. Do you agree or disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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3. Nowadays, people move to big cities. Why do you think ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
this happening? Is this trend a bad or a good thing? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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4. Do the advantages of private means of transportation ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
such as cars and motorbikes outweigh the disadvantages, ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
compared to public transport (trains, buses and taxis)? Give ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
reasons for your answer and include relevant examples ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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5. Some people believe that students who want to attend ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
colleges or universities after graduation from high school ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
should spend one more year taking a job to gain work ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
experience or travelling to enlarge their vision. Discuss the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
advantage and disadvantage of this practice. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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6.Today, food travel thousands of miles from the farm to the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
consumer. Why is this? Is it a positive or negative trend? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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7. Research suggests that the majority of criminals who ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
were sent to prison would commit crimes when set free. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
What do you think of this case? What should be done to ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
solve this problem? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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8. Many species and plants are declining in the world. What ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
are the reasons? What are the effective measures to solve ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
this problem? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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9. Scientists have found the environmental problems are ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
still serious because many people have not changed their ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
lifestyle. Why do they refuse to change their lifestyles and ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
how do we encourage them to? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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10. When designing a building, the most important factor is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
the intended use of the building rather than its outward ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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appearance. To what extent do you agree or disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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11. Countries should try to produce all the food and import ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
as little food as possible. To what extent do you agree or ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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12. International travel is becoming cheaper, and countries ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
are opening their doors to more and more tourists. Do the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
advantages of increased tourism outweigh its ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
disadvantages? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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13. The government should control the amount of violence ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
in films and on television in order to decrease the level of ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
violent crime in the society. Do you agree or disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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14. There is a trend of increasing competitiveness in today's ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
society. In your opinion, is it a good or bad development? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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15. Some people think that men and women have different ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
qualities that some certain jobs are suitable for men and ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
some jobs are suitable for women, to what extent do you ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
agree or disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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16. Air travel can only benefit the richest people in the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
world. The ordinary people can get no advantage with the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
development of air travel. To what extent do you agree or ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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17. Some people think that machine translation is highly ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
developed in today's society. Therefore, it is not necessary ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
for children to learn a foreign language. What's your ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
opinion? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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18. Nowadays, sending children to boarding school is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
becoming increasingly popular. Some people think that it is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
beneficial for students to go to private secondary schools. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
What is the reason? Do you think it is a positive ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
development? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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19. An increase to the production of consumer goods ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
results in the damage to the natural environment. Why is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
this the case? What can we do to reduce this problem? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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20. Some people have benefited from modern ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
communications technology, but some other people have ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
not benefited from; To what extent do you agree or ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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21. Many people are moving to cities recently. Discuss the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
cause and is this a good trend? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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22. More and more students choose to move to other ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
oversea countries to have the higher education. Does the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
trend bring more benefits than disadvantages? What is your ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
opinion? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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23. As the number of cars increases, more money has to be ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
spent on road systems. Some people think the government ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
should pay for this. Others, however, think that the user ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
should cover the costs. Discuss both views and give your ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
opinion ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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24. Sport today is turning into a business and there are ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
companies involved that sponsor sports with ever growing ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
prize money for the sportsmen as a part of their advertising. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Some people agree to this because it has a good effect on ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
the world of sports, others disagree. Discuss and give your ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
opinion. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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25. In some developing country, children in rural areas still ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
don't have the access to education. Some people believe ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
that we should provide more schools and teachers, some ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
think we should provide computers and Internet access in ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
priority. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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26. News media are important in modern society. Why are ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
they important? And are their influences generally positive ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
or negative? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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27. Early technological developments brought more benefits ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
and changes to people’s life than the recent technological ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
developments. To what extent do you agree or disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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28. Some people think the developments of technology ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
make people’s life more complex, so we should make the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
life simpler without using technology. To what extent do you ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
agree or disagree?

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29. Police in some countries like England don't carry guns. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Some people don't approve of this because they think that ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
police with guns gives them security. Others think that ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
police carrying guns decreases crimes. What is your ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
opinion? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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30. Money for postgraduate research is limited. Some ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
people, therefore, think that financial support from ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
government should be only provided for scientific research ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
rather than research for less useful subjects. To what extent ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
do you agree or disagree with this opinion? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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31.Advertising encourages people to buy in quantity rather ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
than to promote its quality. To what extent do you agree or ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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32. Some people of the believe that universities should only ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
offer places to students with high marks. While others ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
believe that people of all ages should be allowed in even if ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
they don’t do well in school. Discuss both views and give ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
your opinion. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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33. Some people claim the best way to reduce the poverty ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
in developing countries is to provide at least 6 years free ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
education. Do you disagree or agree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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34. Nowadays, international tourism is the biggest industry ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
in the world. Unfortunately, international tourism creates ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
tension rather than understanding between people from ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
different cultures. To what extent do you agree or disagree ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
with this opinion? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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35. Young people are often influenced in their behaviours ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
and situations by others in the same age. This is called ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
"peer pressure". Do the disadvantages of peer pressure ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
outweigh the advantages? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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36. Some people think governments should spend money ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
on faster means of public transport. However, others think ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
money should be spent on other priorities (eg cost, ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
environment). Discuss both views and give your own ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
opinion. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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37. The increased world demand for oil and gas has made it ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
necessary for locating these sources in remote and ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
untouched natural areas. Do you think the advantages ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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areas? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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38. Natural resources such as fresh water, oil and forests ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
are disappearing from earth. Why is this happening? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Suggest a solution for this problem. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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39. In many places, people's lifestyles have changed ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
rapidly. This affects family relationships. Discuss whether ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
these developments outweigh the disadvantages. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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40. The professional workers such as doctors, nurses and ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
teachers should be paid more than the sports and ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
entertainment stars or personalities. Do you agree or ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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41. Children are learning things by watching TV and ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
movies. What are advantages and disadvantages of this ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
method? Give reasons and examples. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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42. Some say young people should choose the career they ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
want to follow on their own. Others on the contrary say that ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
the choice should be made by teachers and parents in ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
order to be realistic and think about their future. Discuss ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
both views and give your opinion. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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43. There is a common phenomenon that products are ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
commercially over-packaged or over-advertised. Who ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
should be responsible for this? The manufactures or the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
consumers who tend to buy the products? What is your ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
opinion? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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44. These days an increasing number of developing ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
countries are improving their tourism industries. Why do you ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
think this is the case? Is this a positive or a negative ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
development? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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45. Nowadays, some charities and organisations have to ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
publicize their activities for giving a name to a particular ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
day, such as 'National Children’ Day, for encouraging ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
treatment of children. 'National Non-smoking Day', for ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
encouraging person to give up smoking. Why do they do ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
so? What are its effects on the society? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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46. Some people prefer to provide help or support directly ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
to the local community. Some prefer to give money to ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
national or international charitable organizations. Discuss ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
both sides and give your own opinion. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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47. Some people think they should keep all the money they ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
earn without paying taxes, others disagree. Discuss both ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
views and give your own opinion. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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48. Cycling is healthier and better for the environment, but ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
is not popular in many places. Why is this the case and how ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
should the popularity of cycling in such places be improved? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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49. The qualities a person needs to become successful in ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
today's world cannot be learned at a university or any ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
similar academic institution. To what extent do you agree or ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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50. An increasing number of people today change their ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
career and place of residence several times during their ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
lives. Is it a positive or a negative development? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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51. Due to the new technologies and the Internet, radio is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
going to disappear in a few years. Do you agree or disagree ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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with the statement? Give your own opinion. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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52. Cooking at home is a waste of time, while going to fast ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
food restaurants is easy and not stressful. Do you agree or ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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53. People will live better in the next 100 years. Others ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
disagree. What's your opinion? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
54. Some people think we should select school pupil ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
according to academic ability, and some believe different ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
abilities should be educated together. Discuss your opinion. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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55. Some say old people should continue to work, if their ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
condition allows them to do so. To what extent do you agree ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
or disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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56. Some people view giving presents as an important way ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
to show care to family and friends, others think there are ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
more important things that can be done to show care and ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
appreciation. Do you agree or disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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