080705
　　Some people think students should learn more practical courses like computer, but others think they should learn more about theoretical courses like geography and mathematics. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
　　翻译：
　　一些人认为学生应当学更多的实用课程，比如计算机；但另外一些人认为他们应当学更多的理论课程，比如地理和数学。讨论两种观点并给出你自己的观点。
　　080712
　　Some people support development of agriculture, like factory farming and scientific creation of fruits and vegetables, while others oppose. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
　　翻译：
　　一些人支持农业的发展，像工厂化农业经营和水果和蔬菜的科学创造，而另外一些人反对。讨论两种观点并给出你的观点。
　　080724
　　Some people think that in the modern society individuals are becoming more dependent on each other, while others say that individuals are becoming more independent of each other. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
　　翻译：
　　一些人认为在现代社会中，个体正变得更加彼此依靠，而另外一些人说个体正变得更加独立于彼此。讨论两种观点并给出你自己的看法。
　　080726
　　Some people think the main benefit of international cooperation is in protection of the environment, while others think that the main benefit is in the world business. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
　　翻译：
　　一些人认为国际合作的主要好处在环境保护方面，而另外一些人认为主要好处在世界商业方面。讨论两种观点并给出你的看法。
　　080809
　　In some countries, governments are encouraging industries and businesses to move out of large cities and into regional areas. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh its disadvantages?
　　翻译：
　　在一些国家，政府正鼓励工业和商业移出大城市进入地方性区域，你是否认为这一发展的优点超过缺点？
　　080816
　　Giving the detailed descriptions about the crime in the newspaper and on TV brings argument. Someone said it has a bad consequence for the society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
　　翻译：
　　在报纸和电视上给出关于犯罪的详细描述带来争论。有人说这对社会有着不良影响。你在何种程度上同意或是反对？
　　080821
　　Some people think that international travel makes them prejudiced rather than broad-minded. Give the reason why people cannot benefit from travel and how to improve the understanding of countries you visit.
　　翻译：
　　一些人认为国际旅行使他们带有偏见而不是心胸开阔。给出为什么人们不能从旅游中获益的原因和如何增进对你所访问国家的了解。
　　080830
　　Some teachers say students study more effectively in a group, while others claim it is better to study alone. What are the benefits in the both sides and which do you think are more effectively?
　　翻译：
　　一些教师认为学生在小组中学习更有效率，而另外一些人声称独自学习更好。两种方法都有哪些好处？哪一种你认为更有效率？
　　080906
　　Once children start school, the teachers would have more influence in their intellectual and social development than parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
　　翻译：
　　一旦孩子开始上学，老师对他们的智力和社交的发展比家长有更多的影响。你在何种程度上同意或者反对？
　　080913
　　Some believe that environment protection is very important but they do not do anything about it. Why is it happening? How to solve the problem?
　　翻译：
　　一些人认为环境保护很重要但是他们没有为此做任何事。为什么会这样？如何解决这个问题？
　　080918
　　Some people think that it is not effective to send criminals to prison, while many argue that education and job training should replace the former to deal with criminals. To what extent do you agree?
　　翻译：
　　一些人认为送罪犯去监狱不够有效，同时许多人争论说教育和工作培训应当替换前者来处理罪犯。你在何种程度上同意或反对？

080927
　　Poor students or students who come from rural areas find it is difficult to access to the university education. Some people think that universities should make it easier for them to study at. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
　　翻译：
　　贫困学生或那些来自偏远地区的学生发现他们很难接触到大学教育。一些人认为应当使他们更容易在大学学习。你在何种程度上同意或反对？
　　081011
　　Society is based on rules and laws. It could not function if individuals were free to do whatever they wanted. To what extent do you agree or disagree？
　　翻译：
　　社会是基于法规和法律的。假如个体可以自由地做他们想做的任何事，社会将无法运转。你在何种程度上同意或者反对？
　　081023
　　Nowadays, many people study through distant learning programme (study at home via course material from mail, internet or television). But some people believe such education cannot be compared with learning in college or university. Do you agree or disagree?
　　翻译：
　　今天，许多人通过远程学习项目来学习（即在家学习，通过邮件、互联网和电视获取课程资料）。但是一些人相信这种教育无法跟在大学中的学习相提并论。你同意还是反对？
　　081025
　　Economic progress is a way to measure the success of one country. What other factors should be considered? Within these factors, do you think anyone is more important than the others?
　　翻译：
　　经济发展是衡量一个国家成功的量度之一。哪些其它因素应当被考虑？在这些因素中，你是否认为某个因素比其它因素更重要？
　　081108
　　In some societies, fashion becomes more and more important for people to choose clothes. Why? Do you think it is a positive development or negative development?
　　翻译：
　　在一些社会中，时尚在人们选择衣服时变得越来越重要。为什么？你认为这是一个积极的还是消极的发展？
　　081115
　　More and more people work from home, and more and more children study from home, since computers are cheaper and more accessible. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages and give your own opinion?
　　翻译：
　　因为电脑越来越便宜和容易获得，越来越多的人在家工作，越来越多的孩子在家学习。讨论其优点和缺点并给出你自己的观点。
　　081120
　　As we know, international travel has become cheaper. More and more countries open their doors and more tourists go abroad for traveling. Do the advantages of the increased tourism outweigh the disadvantages?
　　翻译：
　　众所周知，国际旅行已经变得越来越便宜，越来越多的国家敞开它们的大门而更多的游客出国旅行。发展旅游业的好处是否超过不足？
　　081129
　　Some people think modern children’s games are much better than traditional children’s games. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
　　翻译：
　　一些人认为现代孩子们的游戏比传统孩子们的游戏好很多。你在何种程度上同意或者反对？
　　081204
　　With global trade increasing, many goods, on a daily basis, are transported to a long distance. To what extent do you think its benefits exceed its drawbacks?
　　翻译：
　　随着全球贸易的增加，每天都有很多商品被运输很远的距离。你在何种程度上认同它的优点超过缺点？
　　081206
　　Memorization of information by frequent repetition (rote learning) plays a role in most education system. Does the usefulness of this method outweigh its limitation?
　　翻译：
　　通过经常性重复来背诵信息（背诵学习）在大多数教育体系中扮演着角色。这种方法的实用性是否超过其局限性？
　　081213
　　Some people believe that a country can benefit a lot from the fact that many students graduate from universities. Others believe that sending a large percentage of young students to university is the way which leads to future highly rate of unemployment. Discuss both views and give your own opinion?
　　翻译：
　　一些人相信许多学生从大学毕业这一事实会让一个国家受益良多。另一些人相信送很大比例的年轻人去上大学是会导致未来的高失业率的方式。讨论两种观点并给出你自己的看法。
　　081220
　　Now, a lot of charities and organizations have publicized their activities and set up a number of days to name the special day, like National Children’ Day, National Non-smoking Day ... Why do they do so and what the effect will be?
　　翻译：
　　如今，许多慈善机构和组织已经公开了它们的活动并把很多日子命名为特殊日，像国家儿童节和国家无烟日。它们为什么这样做？这样做的后果是什么？