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In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words. Nowadays, youths have variety of choices when they graduate from senior school due to the developing society. Whether continue study or have a rest such as travel or work! has provoked the topic of discussion. "n this essay, " will discuss #oth pros and cons, and my own perspective of this topic. $here are some reasons why adolescents should #e encouraged to work or travel after they finish studying in high school. "n the first place, travelling and working increase the experiences of themselves. %e it further study or work, these experiences would assist in their future lives. $he social experience is priceless, which cannot learn from classes. &efreshing from the intense study is also important. 'or instance, in my country, the competition #etween students is extremely fierce. (oungsters need a #reak to improve the efficiency of study. )eeting new people is another element. *umanity need communicate with others to maintain vitality. $o contrast, some draw#acks exist as well. )ost parents are reluctant to let their children escape study for a year, it is +ust waste of time. ,ne year is too long to rest, it +eopardi-e the capacity of learning. 'urthermore, despite of most senior graduates are adults, they are not mature enough to face difficulties independently. $hey are no incredulous to others, the a#ility of discrimination is weak. $here is another phenomenon. .ome students do not want to study any more when they finish their vacation or internship. $hey are satisfied with their temporary situations and do not want to change again. 're/uently, the disposa#le income of senior school graduates cannot fulfill their survival needs0 therefore, low degree individuals should improve their knowledge at first. ,verall, although a gap year can #e refreshing and increase maturity, many students cannot afford it and it can affect their learning. "n my opinion, knowledge is important, however, experience is much more indispensa#le. $hey are adults0 they are a#le to decide their own future. $hus, " #elieve students should #e encouraged to have a #reak for one year to increase their experiences. 2. Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.

.omeone love to stay in a traditional house, #ut " choose a modern house for living and working purpose. $he principle reason why " prefer to live in a modern house rather than a traditional one is that living in a modern apartment #uilding offers many conveniences. Nowadays, most modern apartment #uildings have such facilities as swimming pool, tennis courts, gyms, and so on, which are availa#le to the residents. )oreover, shopping mall, restaurant, )ovie $heater, #ookstore

and many other points of interest are likely to #e located within walking distance. "n addition, most modern apartment #uilding is conveniently located to provide easy access to pu#lic transportation. $hese facilities save residents a lot of time and allow them to live in more comforta#le circumstances. .econdly, a modern apartment gives residents a sense of security. 1 sense of security is one of the distinctive features preferred #y people who live in a modern apartment #uilding. 1n apartment usually has full2time security guards who are positioned at the front desk. $hey usually patrol and inspect property and protect residents against fire, theft, and illegal activity. "n addition, they offer additional security to the residents #y driving away suspected criminals and merchants of all kinds. $herefore, people are likely to en+oy a sense of security provided a modern apartment #uilding. *owever, traditional house is suita#le for country side where there have enough area to #uild and material is not too expensive. )any people who were retired and want to relax without working often choose traditional house. "n reality, spas in crowed cities are often designed follow traditional style, #ecause their customers want to get far away from working and feel relaxing. "n short, my preference is to live in a modern apartment #uilding. 1 modern apartment #uilding offers many advantages that cannot easily #e a#andoned. 1 modern apartment #uilding offers more conveniences and security and thus improves the /uality of our lives. 1 traditional house might #e great when " am older, #ut for now, nothing is #etter than a modern apartment #uilding.
3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? usinesses should do anything

they can to make a profit. Use specific reasons and e!amples to support your position.

$he main purpose of every #usinessman is to make profit. While some people think that #usinesses should do +ust anything they can to achieve this o#+ective, others take certain things into consideration #efore making decisions that will help make their #usinesses to grow. "n my opinion, #usiness should not do +ust anything they can to make profit. 'irst and foremost, #usinessmen should think of their customers #efore making certain decisions. 'or a #usiness to flourish, it must have as many customers as possi#le. )aking +ust any decision, like illegal price increase will scare them, and many of them will turn to vendors with afforda#le prices. $his is what many #usinesses do and lose many customers, which in effect leads to the failure of the #usiness. .econdly, the environment where a #usiness is located should #e considered #efore making some decisions for the #etterment of the #usiness. $here are areas with similar #usinesses, and the people concerned should #e aware of this #efore concluding on what they want to do for the smooth functioning of the #usiness. $hey should make sure that the prices they reveal in their adverts do not exceed those of other #usinesses else, it will instead have a negative effect to their #usiness. 3astly, #usiness owners should not ignore how the conse/uences of the decisions they take will affect their employees. )any #usiness men employs a num#er of workers and any decision they take affects them in one way or the other. $aking this into consideration, when employers take

decisions like0 making promotions, they should not forget that they have to pay their workers at the end of the month. "n conclusion, there are many things #usinessmen have to do in order to make profit, which is the main goal of every #usiness, #ut a num#er of things should also #e taken into consideration #efore enforcing certain decisions. $hese include the customers they serve, the environment of the #usiness, and the workers under them. ". #ome people say that computers have made life easier and more convenient. $ther people say that computers have made life more comple! and stressful. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and e!amples to support your answer.

.ome people say that the invention of computers is one of the greatest humankind4s inventions. *owever, other people think that computers make their life more stressful. " agree with those people who think that computers #rought many #enefits and play a very important role in our modern life. 'irst of all, every company nowadays uses a computer to store its data and make different kinds of operations. "t is very difficult to imagine life without computers. 1 company would have to store millions of papers and documents. )oreover, a customer would have to wait hours to check his #alance or get a piece of information a#out his transactions at his #ank, while an employee was looking trough those papers. 1nother important aspect of this is that people are a#le to type all their information, make corrections, print or send documents using computers. "t makes life much easier. ,ne can spend the rest of the time watching $5 with his family or working on something new. .econd, computers provided a great means of communication 2 the "nternet. "t might #e the easiest and cheapest way to get in touch with relatives, friends, #usiness colleagues, etc. Nowadays the world #ecomes smaller and smaller. When " was a little girl, " could not imagine that it would #e possi#le to communicate with people from all around the world in so easy way. 1 person can get latest news, #ecome friends with someone from another country, find his old friends, ask for a piece of advice, etc. 'inally, in addition to these practical #enefits people can shop without leaving their house. $hey +ust use an "nternet access, a computer and their cards to make a payment. "t is kind of difficult to imagine that a few years ago people had to spend their time in lines #uying tickets. Now, a person can choose a destination, company, date and time and get tickets delivered to his door. $o sum up, " #elieve that computers made our lives easier. $hey change our attitude towards life. " think with the invention of computers people #ecame closer and friendlier. %. #ome people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students. $thers believe that higher education should be available only to good students. Discuss these views. Which view do you agree with? &!plain why.

6eople learn through their entire lives. $hey constantly improve their knowledge and gain new experience. " think that a college or university education should #e availa#le to all students #ecause every person has the right to choose the way to self2perfection. %elow " will give some reasons to support my position. 'irst of all, every person should have the chance to get a higher degree, gain new knowledge and experience. *owever, some people #elieve that higher education should #e availa#le only to good students. " think it is silly. "t is like to make unavaila#le travelling for one who does not have "7 high enough. .econdly, some young people do not do well at school #ut they have great personality and a#ility to learn. $hey are self2confident, persistent and patient. With these /ualities they can get higher grades than their classmates who are talented #ut la-y. "magine for example situation when a teenager gets high grades #ecause his or her parents constantly make him or her study and help to do most of the homework. "n this case a child is good at school #ut " think a college can show the opposite results. 'inally, it is a discrimination against students to make availa#le higher education only for good ones. .o, if a student does poor and gets low grades he or she should #e sent down. %ut if a person has never #een given a chance to try at college what one can do in this case8 $o sum up, " think that all young people should have the chance to get a higher education. $o take or not this chance must #e up to them. '. #hould governments spend more money on improving roads and highways( or should governments spend more money on improving public transportation )buses( trains( subways*? Why? Use specific reasons and details to develop your essay. )any governments ponder these days on whether to improve roads and highways or spending huge sums of money on improving pu#lic transportation like #uses, trains and su#ways. " #elieve that #uses, trains and su#ways can only function well when roads and su#ways are improved. "n the following paragraphs, " will explain why governments should spend money on roads and highways first rather than on pu#lic transportation. 'irstly, in the a#sences of roads and highways, one will not talk of pu#lic transportation. %uses, trains and su#ways transportation have #een made availa#le #ecause there are roads and highways. "n my country, the nature of roads and highways is very poor and the outcomes of the state of these roads are the numerous accidents that occurred everyday. .o, if the government improves the state of these roads and highways first, it will #e creating a healthy environment for pu#lic transportation. .econdly, the growth of a country greatly depends on its roads and highways systems. 'or example, in an under developed country like 9ameroon, almost all companies need raw materials which are mostly found in the royal areas. $hough they have good vehicles to transport these products, it is not easy #ecause of the nature of the roads and highways linking the ur#an areas and the cities. 3ikewise, if more money was spent on highways and roads, fewer vehicles could

#e used to transport huge amounts of raw materials to the ur#an areas. 'urthermore, some countries now have to #uy specific type of cars #ecause of the poor state of roads and highways. 1 very good example is my country is where one has to #uy a :;x;: vehicle if he or she intends to travel to most locations of the country. $his vehicle is very expensive and does not make things easy for citi-ens of a country. %y this, improving on the state of roads and highways will permit citi-ens not to #other choosing a particular type of pu#lic transportation to use. 'rom the a#ove explanation, if governments improve their roads and highways first, it will make life worth living for people in royal areas, companies, and a#ove all #oost the economy of governments. .o, governments should think of improving their roads and highways first and pu#lic transportation later.

+. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? ,arents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and e!amples to support your answer.

,#viously, the first teachers we have in our lives in most cases are our parents. $hey teach us to speak, walk, ride a #ike, #ehave ourselves etc. 'rom my everyday experience and o#servation " can totally agree with the statement that parents are the #est teachers. "n the following paragraphs " will try to support my answer with some reasons and examples. 'irst of all, " would say that parents are our very first teachers. $hey with great patience pass down the essential knowledge that we need in order to +oin :the real world:. 9hildren often copy their parents4 ha#its and traits #ecause children are sure that parents do only right things. ,ften children4s first wish is to #e like their mother or father. 6arents are the #est teachers #ecause they wish their children a success and they do not teach them #ad things. *owever in order to succeed in today<s world children need more than +ust to know good manners and #e a#le to read and write. $hey need real teachers who would teach them logic, mathematics, literature, foreign language, management etc. )oreover, they need to communicate with the children of the same age. 1dolescence is a period when children learn more from their friends then from their parents. 1t this age many young people re+ect their parents4 advices and warnings. $hey #egin to learn from their own experience, make conclusions and analy-e their first mistakes. "t is very important for parents in this period to #e supportive and patient. 9hildren may slam door and refuse to do some things #ecause they want to feel independence. 1nother important aspect of this is that parents are the first people who must worn their children a#out the danger of drugs and cigarettes and how to avoid and say :No: when they need to. "n the modern world parents must talk with their children a#out everything #ecause it can save their life and make them happier. .o, the role of parents is really important #ecause it gives the strength and understanding the real world. "n conclusion, " think that parents are the #est teachers #ecause they give their knowledge that cannot #e taken from #ooks when it needs to #e known #y children. -. In general( people are living longer now. Discuss the causes of this phenomenon. Use specific reasons and details to develop your essay.

1t the moment, we can notice that people are living longer than #efore due to several causes. "n my opinion, " strongly #elieve that those outstanding causes are the advancement of medical therapy and technology and the human knowledge of health care. $he advancement of medical therapy and technology nowadays is an important cause for people to live longer. "n the past, medical therapy and technology did not #e developed as well as that of today. We could discover that in the past, some diseases such as smallpox or malaria were deadly to people and could make them dead, #ut these diseases can #e easily treated now owing to the advancement of medical treatment. )oreover, some sophisticated technology is invented for

medical treatment. 'or example, laser technology is widely used for surgery today. 6atients would get extremely #enefits from this technology due to its efficiency and precision. "n the previous time, if we had to have surgery, we would have #een very anxious a#out it. *owever, at present we would feel more comforta#ly #ecause of the new surgical technology. $his advancement can save people<s lives a lot. $oday, people have more knowledge of health care than #efore due to their education and some mass media. .ome mass media launch a #eneficial campaign against drugs and smoking, so most people know a#out their danger. )oreover people nowadays also know how to select advantageous food for their health. 'or example, if they have some diseases, they will know which kind of food would #e harmful to their health and they should avoid it. 1t present, most people have their health checked regularly. "f physicians find some irregular in their patients, they would #e precautious to their patients #efore that symptom would #e more dangerous. "n conclusion, for the a#ove significant reasons= the advancement of medical treatment and technology and the human knowledge of health care, " personally #elieve that not only people are living longer now, #ut they will also live longer and longer in the future. .. /ou 0ave the $pportunity to 1isit a 2oreign 3ountry for 4wo Weeks. Which 3ountry Would /ou 5ike to 1isit? Use #pecific 6easons and Details to &!plain /our 3hoice.

$ravel can #e a lifesaver in today<s #usy world. " strongly #elieve that if " had a two weeks travel opportunity, my choice dou#tless would #e $urkey, #ecause, "stan#ul, one of the ),.$ ama-ing cities in the world, is in this country. %esides that, " would have no language pro#lems there, and would have a chance to visit my childhood friend. "stan#ul, a +unction #etween east and west, is the most important motive that drives me to choose $urkey for travelling. "t unites >uropean and 1sian cultures %( itself and creates a #reathtaking view that everyone can en+oy. $he most vivid example of this unity is 1yasofya museum that unites the ancient Greek and medieval $urkish ornaments #y astonishing all tourists. $his city is also a >uropean capital of culture 20?0, and it would open up possi#ilities for me to attend in many events that W,@3A #e em#edded in my memory forever. " #elieve that it would #e at least a sin to miss out this chance to travel $, such a great city. $urkey is also a fraternal country with my motherland and our languages are almost the same due to $*>) stemming from the same source. 1t this point, " would have no difficulties while speaking to local people in $urkey. $his is a very considera#le point, #ecause #eing a#le to $13B to indigenous people #y myself rather than #y translators, would make me feel free in 1 foreign country. We share many similarities, not only in language, #ut also in culture. 1s our ex president once said= CWe are ,ne Nation2$wo .tates.D 'inally, travelling to $urkey would #e a great opportunity to see my #est friend again after a long period of time. .he married to a $urkish man and settled their two years ago, so this chance would ena#le me to visit her, and to share things together. We would also speak a#out memories, and visit to different parts of $urkey together W"$* her guidance.