1.When asked about the ongoing uproar involving U.S.President Bill Clinton,most people say the HoE@t-S
affair involves a purely private matter.But many other people regard his actions as deplorable.I x~3N})T5
personally think the president committed impeachable offences. W %Jw\ z=
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涉及北京机动车使用量增加这一问题，有的人认为应该限制使用。另一些人持相反意见。也许双方的观 (.r9b l
点都有一定道理，但是，无论车辆多少，必须对废气排放实行控制。 Z9S5rPHEL
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social stability.They believe that strict limits should be placed on migrants entering China's aL?+# j^"
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migrants are needed to support the massive urban infrastructure construction program. lk/T| 0])
目前，针对流动工人的问题展开了普遍的争论。反对流动工人增加的人认为这会导致犯罪率升高，从而 9x4%M&<Z9a
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4.It is widely acknowledged that extensive deforestation contributed to heavy summer flooding. N+0[p@0
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afforestation alone will solve the problem. ICvl;Q
人们普遍认为过度砍伐造成了夏季特大洪水。专家认为中国必须推行大规模的植树造林计划。但我对仅 m/E$0tf
仅植树造林就能解决问题表示怀疑。 Qk5pR oL_
5.Most people are of the opinion that wealth provides solutions to all problems.But in spite of g]$e-X@k
the material benefits wealth provides,I believe one should abandon the pursuit of materialism and [{& GMc
instead concentrate on the pursuit of happiness. p+.xye U(
大多数人认为财富为所有问题提供解决的办法。但是，我认为，尽管财富提供物质上的利益，一个人应 Xh5&J9pw
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很多人相信极刑能阻止犯罪。但是，虽然刑事学家就这一课题做了详尽的研究，几乎没有证据能支持这 uge~*S
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7.An increasing number of people are joining the"Information Age"via the Internet.In reaction [@_IUvf^.
to the phenomenon,some say the Internet has removed barrters and provided people with !_
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immediate access to the world.But do they raelize that rapidly advancing information technology vB?(|
can also lead to intrusions of privacy? f,(@K%
越来越多的人通过互联网进入了“信息时代”。针对这一现象，一些人认为互联网消除了障碍，为人们 ( ah^</
提供了与世界即时链接的途径。但是，他们有没有意识到迅速发展的信息技术也能导致侵犯隐私？ J/k4CV*li(
8.The use of guanxi is a widespread method for conducting business,but is it a wise one?The 8
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method is now being challenged by more and more people.利用关系是做生意的普遍做法，但这 xRrKrs &eE
种做法明智吗？现在，越来越多的人对这种方法提出了质疑。
