1.When asked about the ongoing uproar involving U.S.President Bill Clinton,most people say the UF89gG4
affair involves a purely private matter.But many other people regard his actions as deplorable.I ,*x/L?.Z!
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should be limited.Others argue that the opposite is true.There is probably some truth to both ^foCcO
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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。 {Rxb_9
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to the rising migrant population argue that increasing numbers lead to rising crime rates and harm _a`/{M|
social stability.They believe that strict limits should be placed on migrants entering China's dd6l+z
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危害社会稳定。他们主张应该严格限制进入中国城市的流动工人。但是,另一方面,支持廉价劳动力流 7s0y.i~
入的人主张,为了支持大规模的城市基础设施建设规划,流动人口是必需的。 (ze9-!%
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afforestation alone will solve the problem. @zt "Y~9i
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 Gch3|e
仅植树造林就能解决问题表示怀疑。 n2'XWbMaL
5.Most people are of the opinion that wealth provides solutions to all problems.But in spite of 2,h]Y=.s
the material benefits wealth provides,I believe one should abandon the pursuit of materialism and m'ZxmsFo
instead concentrate on the pursuit of happiness. {~Q}{ha
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 jnFN{(VH
该放弃物质至上的追求,而是集中精力追求幸福。 z<cPy)F]"
6.Many people believe that capital punishment deters crime.But although criminologists have vsB3n$2@u
conducted exhaustive research regarding the subject,little evidence exists to support the claim. bWZzb&
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7.An increasing number of people are joining the"Information Age"via the Internet.In reaction W#x~x| (c
to the phenomenon,some say the Internet has removed barrters and provided people with 7U&<{U<
immediate access to the world.But do they raelize that rapidly advancing information technology ZYTBc#f
can also lead to intrusions of privacy? 'H1k
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8.The use of guanxi is a widespread method for conducting business,but is it a wise one?The RAxp2uif
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 StLbX?d 6
种做法明智吗?现在,越来越多的人对这种方法提出了质疑。