teams is match held between ?How many football stars are there in the match ? how can we get there ?
22. Renting an Apartment
You have just arrived in Arizona State University. You have read the ads about several large apartment buildings which are very close to the campus. You make a call to ask about the following information: Monthly rent Necessary documents Required deposits Gas and electricity bills Car park Sports facilities
Hello , I’m calling to know about your apartment . how much is the monthly rent ? is that include gas and electricity bills ? how much is the deposits required ? where can I park my car ? how is the sports facilities ? what documents is required to rent the apartment ?
Section 3 （一段简单的话题讨论-相当于命题作文-80~100字左右。）
Explaining personal opinions
In this section, you are required to explain your point of view on the following topics: 1
Students in China used to enjoy free higher education, but now they have to pay tuition as well as rent for accommodation. Should students in China enjoy free higher education? What is your opinion? 参考答案： Nearly every country in the developed world, and more and more in the developing world, provide free primary and secondary education. Such education is generally uncontroversial and accepted as necessary by both liberals and conservatives around the world. In the case of university education, however, there is a great deal of disparity between countries’ education policies. In many states students must pay fees to attend university, for which they may seek student loans or grants. Often states offer financial assistance to individuals who cannot afford to pay fees and lack other methods of payment. In other states, university education is completely free and considered a citizen’s right to attend. Debates center on the issues of whether there is in fact a right to university education, and on whether states can feasibly afford to finance such education.In my opinion,we should try our best to provide the fee,if we could not afford it we should apply for the loan for our education.it can develope our Financial capacity. 2
The internet is now playing a very important role in our daily life and work. While it is making our life and work enjoyable and efficient, it also brings us problems. What is the negative side of the internet? Should children not be allowed to visit the internet? What is your opinion on this?
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参考答案 ；before talking about the negative side lets say that internet is of the greatest things of this century,however it has lots of positives side and negatives side,for me the negatives side of internet is when people take your picture and do bad thing with it,most people use internet to watch sex movie and so on, i think we must use internet to discuss about about interesting by sharing our ideas,and make good reseach about some interesting subject. 3
In school education, the teacher or the student himself may be responsible for the success of a student. Which of the two is more important? Or are they equally important? Give us your views.
参考答案the most important is certainly ourselves,because learning is our own business,teachers is the commentor who is help us to achieve the goal.but the teacher is also significant.if we are unfortunately encounter some seriously teacher which not onli affect our study but also influence our Morality.but if we want to make some difference ,the only way is by ourselves.in elementary education the teacher may play a more important role we enter the university our self-learning ability is cultivated,so we could address more and more difficult without teacher's assistance or with a little. 4
It is said that one aims at a wealthy life (having a good income and being able to afford good things in life), and important life (a life of achievement that brings one respect), or a family life (a life completely centered on one’s family). What is your choice? What do you consider important in life?
参考答案I want to live a important life and family life.the respected feeling is so important which could make a profound 、impression .the money always unenough ,but the impression is forever.the scientist leave us so many inventions or laws which is helpful to us that we could construct the world beautifully.our family is a group of person we everyday meet,our mon and dad give our lives and educated us patiently.we must cherish the unique relationship.the affection between us is not obvious,however the Blood relationship could not be cutted. 5
What can be done to reduce the traffic jams in big Chinese cities? 参考答案：
In my opinion,the first thing we can do is to limit the number of cars.Firstly,People have to apply for a certificate if they want to buy a car .And the number of
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certificates is limited.Not everyone can get one.secondly,the government would impose a high tax on cars.,so those who want to buy cars will have pay three or four times more than they are paying now.
The second thing we can do is to encourage people to use the public transportation.Firstly,the government should build more advanced efficient public transportation,which makes the people feel convenient and comfortable.Secondly,the government may develop a series of preferential policies for those who use the transit system.For example, the public transportation is fee for the elderly and children.People can get more benefits if they use the public transportation by ID cards.
6 It was reported that the May Day golden week this year saw a reduction in the number of tourists. What do you think were the reasons? 7 Many parents complain that their children are having too much school work. Do you think that is true? How can parents help their children? 8 What can the government do about factories that seriously pollute the environment? 9 With the practice of May Day holiday, National Day holiday, and the Spring Festival, more and more people choose to travel to famous tourist attractions instead of staying at home. Enjoying the beautiful natural scenery is a great treat, but many tourist attractions raise the entrance fees considerably. Do you agree to it? Why or why not? 10 In recent years, China’s economic development has gained speed and great achievements have been made in this respect. But, while making profit, people often neglect environmental protection, even destroy the ecological balance. Do you think China should develop its economy at the cost of environmental destruction? State your point of view. 11 Each year around March 15, consumers focus their attention on fake products that do great harm to our daily life. More seriously, academic plagiarism has become rampant both in China and overseas, and eroding people’s trust in intellectual circles. In your view, what are the reasons for academic plagiarism? And how can scholarly dishonesty and cheating be prevented? 12 With the improvement of the living standard, private cars have become an important aspect of people’s life in many parts of the county, especially in large cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou. What changes do private cars bring about to our life? And what problems do they cause? In your opinion, how to solve those problems?
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13 Parents are now attaching greater importance to their children’s education. Many choose to find a private tutor, or even several private tutors for their child. Do you agree to it? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so? 14 Please comment on the latest changes in housing conditions in Chinese cities. 15 Please comment on the benefits of sending scholars/university teachers abroad. 16 What are the alternatives of junior high school leavers in terms of education and training? 17 What can the government do to help the laid-of workers in finding ways of supporting themselves and their families? 18 Nowadays, while some parents are wishing to have more children, more and more young couples are choosing to go without a child. What is your view about such a phenomenon? 19 It is commonplace these days for people to change their jobs. Which do you prefer, to have a stable job or change jobs frequently? Explain your reasons. 20 It is suggested that students rate (evaluate) their teachers and teachers subsequently get paid according to students’ rating. Do you agree with this idea? Why or why not? 21. Some people think the Internet-based learning will one day replace school education. What is your opinion about this claim? No;
Reasons: 1. can’t really enjoy the atmosphere and school culture, 2. can’t take part in school activities
3. no feedbacks and reactions between teachers and students 4. do harm to the health
5. no friends, not good for the development of personality, 6. have no chance to do handwriting
YES： Maybe, even, one day, the knowledge we need can be downloaded to our brain.All we need is to choose our desired knowledge, this is the power of science and technology, everything is possible. School education is replaced by the Internet-based learning has a certain trend, this will be a long process, but, one day, the Internet-based learning will also be replaced too, let us wait to see.
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22. Young couples today are so busy with their work that their children are often brought up by the grandparents. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages? I think the advantages: Grandparents have enough time and experience to take care of the children. The children will be careful care, healthy growth with no family violence, not to be ignored. They may have a wonderful childhood.But, Parental love is irreplaceable. Lack of parent elements in their growth, will make their character, outlook on life and values have some degree of deficiency, perhaps they themselves are not aware of these. when they see other children have parents, how they would feel? With one or two surface occasionally, their feelings of parents and parents of their love, have only vague.
23. House prices are rising sharply throughout China, creating greater financial difficulties for ordinary citizens. How do you think this situation can be improved? 房价的飞涨只是中国经济各方面失衡的一个缩影。要想解决这些问题，政府需要改变现有卖地政策，采取经济措施抑制通货膨胀，少发点纸币，同时，提高公民收入水平，消除严重的两级分化，打击贪污腐败以及既得利益体的阻挠，增加房源以及种种措施。
I think that Soaring house prices is only a microcosm aspects of China's economic imbalances. To solve these problems, the government needs to change the existing land policy, and take economic measures to curb inflation, distribute less money, and at the same time, improve the level of citizen’s income, eliminate the serious polarized, fight againest with corruption and resistance of vested interests body, increase housing and a variety of other measures. 24. University graduates are now finding it more and more difficult to get a proper job. What suggestions do you have to help solve this problem? 我想，工作难找是因为市场岗位需求量无法跟得上毕业生的数量的增长。曾经为了提高国人素质，全民教育的需要，采取了扩招政策，学生数量的无计划增长使得就业难问题随之而来。如今，我们应该转以提高数量为目的的扩招为提高质量为目的的精英教育。
I think the reason why we find work so hard is that market demand is unable to keep up with the increase of the number of the graduates. Once in order to improve the quality of the people, the need of universal education,we have taken the enrollment expansion policy, unplanned growth of the number of students brings about difficult employment problems. Now, we should
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