1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Teachers were more appreciated and valued by society in the past

than they are nowadays.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Keyword cheatsheet:
Advanced technologies
Electronic devices
Authority of teachers
Respect
Critical thinking
Career

先进教育科技的普及让好老师的显得愈发重要
The prevalence of advanced educational technologies such as onlin
e programs and artificial intelligence educator make the position of r
eal and able teachers all the more important.
普及教育科技的目的是什么？
The purpose that the majority of online educational institutes have i
s not to promote easily accessible courses to the public, instead, th
ese curriculums are merely a way for these companies to generate
profits.
老师与预录制课程的区别是什么？
In such case, the advantage of a real teacher is made apparent in t
hat they have an interactive element that pre-recorded online cours
es don’t have.

老师让我们在求职市场中更加有竞争力
In addition, the presence of teachers allow us to be more competitiv
e and more competent in the job market.

职场中需要什么样的人才？
To comply with the higher demand of social development, employer
s have to find someone who has qualification of higher education in
certain professional domains.

老师在其中扮演的作用是什么？
The teachers are exactly the person who gives us this kind of degre
es certification by means of lectures, tutorials and final thesis.

2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Famous entertainers and athletes deserve to have more privacy

than they have now.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Keyword cheatsheet:
Performance
Ordinary people
Negative influence
Scandals
The public
Human rights

一个不受干扰的私人环境实际上是对这些明星最好的支持
Contrary to popular belief, a private and uninterrupted environment i
s actually the best way to support those celebrities. The reason why
public so eagerly want to know their privacy is probably out of their f
anatic love.
为什么有些人想知道明星的私事？
如果这些人改变行为，明星们会如何反应？
If this people change their behaves, those celebrities will be much a
ppreciated, and as a result, they are supposed to spend more time
and energy on improving their career performance.

一些丑闻的暴露不仅对明星的职业生涯是毁灭性的，同时也对公众造
成及其负面的影响
明星也是人
年轻人会对丑闻如何回应？
In addition to that, the exposure of some scandals not only is destru
ctive to celebrities’ professional career but it also has extremely neg
ative influence on the general public. As we all know, behind the gla
morous appearance, celebrities is no different to ordinary people, th
ey also could make mistakes as we all do. However under the spotli
ght, their mistakes are exaggerated. In fact, their wrong decisions s
et a bad example for teenagers.

3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Keyword Cheatsheet:
Disastrous experience
Convenient
Unrivaled experience
Time and energy consuming
Personalized and fun
Comfort zone
Economical

跟团游表面上划算还省心，实际上体验是毁灭性的（很糟糕）
旅游中介的盈利模式是什么？
这种模式对游客造成什么样的影响？
It may seem that packaged tour is convenient and economical, but i
n reality, the experiences it brings is disastrous, leaving a lot people
a lifetime of regrets and mental damage. Those services that travel
agencies advertised are not real, instead, they are actually an appro
ach to attract new customers. They make profits by forcing custome
rs to purchase certain goods in tourist location. And this could limit t
heir personal freedom, even their human rights.

独自旅行能够带来无与伦比的体验
跳出舒适区能够人带来什么样的感受？
On the other hand, solo tour can bring us unrivaled experience that
packaged tour simply can not provide. Traveling all by oneself or wit
h other partner may require you to arrange everything from booking
tickets to navigating inn a completely strange area. However, this ki
nd of action allow you to jump out of the comfort zone, which could l
ead to more enjoyable and impressive travel experience
4. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

In twenty years there will be fewer cars in use than there are today.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Keyword Cheatsheet:
Awareness to protecting environment
Traffic problems
New energy sources
Substituted
Purchasing power

20 年后，人们对保护环境的意识将会上升到一个新的层次
为什么人们对环境的意识将会上升？
这对车辆的数量会产生什么影响？
After two decades, people’s awareness of protecting environment w
ill reach a new level. With the current pace of exploiting the ecosyst
em, we can image that people in twenty yeas later will face a more
critical environment issues, so, they have to solve those problems w
ith every possible measures. This include reducing the production o
f cars that runs on fossil fuel to reduce the emission of carbon dioxi
de.

在可以遇见的未来，车辆将会被新型载具所替代
这种载具是什么样子的？
它们是否是汽车的有力竞争者?
In addition, in the foreseeable future, the majority of cars will probab
ly be substituted by new type of vehicles. Those vehicles may not d
epend on highway and roads, and instead propelled by jet engine,
making it more efficient at navigating in urban areas. If this kind of v
ehicles were prevalent among families, it is reasonable to believe th
at the market share of car will dramatically decrease.
5. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Always telling the truth is the most important consideration in any

relationship between people.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Keyword Cheatsheet:
Reasonable
Respect
Foundation of friendship
Expose
Destructive
Self-image

（让步）说谎在一些场合可能会是合理的，甚至让别人对你刮目相看
说谎容易还是说真话容易？
如果一个人习惯说谎，会对他的人格产生什么样的影响？别人会如何
看他？
It is reasonable to argue that in certain occasions, telling a lie may b
e the appropriate things to do, it may even impress others. It is alwa
ys much easier to tell a lie than to be honest. However, if one indivi
dual be accustomed to telling a lie, he or she will probably fall into a
vicious cycle, and eventually become a deceiving character, whom
nobody want to interact with.

任何谎言，不管多么缜密精心准备，最终都会被揭穿
Murphy’s Law -> if anything can go wrong, it will
当谎言被发现时，会产生什么样的影响？
More importantly, any lies, no matter how meticulously prepared, wil
l eventually be exposed one day. According to Murphy’s law, if anyt
hing can go wrong, it will, which means that when you tell a lie, you
leave a vulnerability and there will always be a possibility that it is di
scovered by someone in the future. If this kind of situation happens,
the lies you told backfire on you and you not only lose the trust of yo
ur friends and families, but also destroys your personal image.