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UnderBritishandAustralianlawsajuryinacriminalcasehasnoaccesstoinformationaboutthedefendant’spastcriminalrecords.Thisprotectsthepersonwhoisbeingaccusedofthecrime.

Somelawyershavesuggestedthatthispracticeshouldbechangedandthatajuryshouldbegivenallthepastfactsbeforetheyreachtheirdecisionaboutthecase.

Doyouagreeordisagree?

Givereasonsforyouranswer.

Someemployersrewardmembersofstafffortheirexceptionalcontributiontothecompanybygivingthemextramoney.Thispracticecanactasanincentiveforsomebutmayalsohaveanegativeimpactonothers.

Towhatextentisthisstyleofmanagementeffective?

Aretherebetterwaysofencouragingemployeestoworkhard?

Inthepast,sportingchampionsusedtobemotivatedprimarilybythedesiretowinamatchortobreakworldrecords.Thesedays,theyaremorelikelytobemotivatedbyprizemoneyandtheopportunitytobefamous.

Whatmessagedoesthissendtoyoungpeopleandhowdoesthisattitudetosportaffectthesportsthemselves?

Givereasonsforyouranswers.

“Failureisproofthatthedesirewasn’tstrongenough.”

Towhatextenddoyouagreewiththisstatement?

Givereasonsforyouranswer.

Tobelabeleda“workofArt”,apainting,sculptureorotherartformshoulddisplaycertainqualitiesthatareunique.However,overthepastcenturytherehasbeenadeclineinthequalityofprize-winingartworkanditisnowpossibleforquiteordinarypiecesofarttobelabeled‘masterpieces’whilsttrueworksofartassunnoticed.

Doyouagreeordisagree?

Givereasonsforyouranswer.

Popularhobbiesandinterestschangeovertimeandaremoreareflectionoftrendsandfashionsthananindicationofwhatindividualsreallywanttodointheirsparetime.Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisstatement?

Givereasonsforyouranswer.

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Itisgenerallybelievedthatsomepeoplearebornwithcertaintalents,forinstanceforsportormusic,andothersarenot.However,itissometimesclaimedthatanychildcanbetaughttobecomeagoodsportspersonormusician.

Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.

Somepeoplebelievethatthereshouldbefixedpunishmentsforeachtypeofcrime.Others,however,arguethatthecircumstancesofanindividualcrime,andthemotivationforcommittingit,shouldalwaysbetakenintoaccountwhendecidingonthepunishment.

Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.

Asmostpeoplespendamajorpartoftheiradultlifeatwork,jobsatisfactionisanimportantelementofindividualwellbeing.

Whatfactorscontributetojobsatisfaction?

Howrealisticistheexpectationofjobsatisfactionforallworkers?

Somepeoplethinkthatuniversitiesshouldprovegraduateswiththeknowledgeandskillsneededintheworkplace.Othersthinkthatthetruefunctionofauniversityshouldbetogiveaccesstoknowledgeforitsownsake,regardlessofwhetherthecourseisusefultoanemployer.

What,inyouropinion,shouldbethemainfunctionofauniversity?

Somepeopleprefertoliveinahouse,whileothersfeelthattherearemoreadvantagestolivinginanapartment.

Aretheremoreadvantagesthandisadvantagesoflivinginahousecomparedwithlivinginanapartment?

Somepeoplefeelthatentertainers（e.g.filmstars,popmusiciansorsportsstars）arepaidtoomuchmoney.

Doyouagreeordisagree?

Whichothertypesofjobshouldbehighlypaid?

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Somepeoplebelievethatvisitorstoothercountriesshouldfollowlocalcustomsandbehavior.Othersdisagreeandthinkthatthehostcountryshouldwelcomeculturaldifferences.

Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.

Somepeopleprefertospendtheirlivesdoingthesamethingsandavoidingchange.Others,however,thinkthatchangeisalwaysagoodthing.

Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.

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Universitiesshouldacceptequalnumbersofmaleandfemalestudentsineverysubject.

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?

Insomecountriesyoungpeopleareencouragedtoworkortravelforayearbetweenfinishinghighschoolandstartinguniversitystudies.

Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesforyoungpeoplewhodecidetodothis.

Somepeoplethinkthatasenseofcompetitioninchildrenshouldbeencouraged.Othersbelievethatchildrenwhoaretaughttoco-operateratherthancompetebecomemoreusefuladults.

Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.

Researchindicatesthatthecharacteristicswearebornwithhavemuchmoreinfluenceonourpersonalityanddevelopmentthananyexperienceswemayhaveinourlife.

Whichdoyouconsidertobethemajorinfluence?

Somepeoplebelievethatchildrenaregiventoomuchfreetime.Theyfeelthatthistimeshouldbeusedtodomoreschoolwork.

Howdoyouthinkchildrenshouldspendtheirfreetime?

Nowadaysweareproducingmoreandmorerubbish.

Whydoyouthinkthisishappening?

Whatcangovernmentdotohelpreducetheamountofrubbishproduced?

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Comparetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthreeofthefollowingasmediaforcommunicatinginformation.Statewhichyouconsidertobethemosteffective.

Comicsbooksradiotelevisionfilmtheatre

Happinessisconsideredveryimportantinlife.

Whyisitdifficulttodefine?

Whatfactorsareimportantinachievinghappiness?

Creativeartistsshouldalwaysbegiventhefreedomtoexpresstheirownideas（inwords,pictures,musicorfilm）inwhicheverwaytheywish.Thereshouldbenogovernmentrestrictionsonwhattheydo.

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?

Inmanycountriesschoolshavesevereproblemswithstudentbehavior.Whatdoyouthinkarethecausesofthis?

Whatsolutionscanyousuggest?

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PopulareventslikethefootballWorldCupandotherinternationalsportingoccasionsareessentialineasinginternationaltensionsandreleasingpatrioticemotionsinasafeway.

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?

Whenacountrydevelopsitstechnology,thetraditionalskillsandwaysoflifedieout.Itispointlesstotryandkeepthemalive.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?

Inmanycountrieschildrenareengagedinsomekindofpaidwork.Somepeopleregardthisascompletelywrong.Othersconsideritasvaluableworkexperience,importantforlearningandtakingresponsibility.

Whatareyouropinionsonthis?

Improvementsinhealth,educationandtradeareessentialforthedevelopmentofpoorernations.However,thegovernmentsofrichernationsshouldtakemoreresponsibilityforhelpingthepoorernationsinsuchareas.

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?

Somepeoplebelievethatchildren’sleisureactivitiesmustbeeducational,otherwisetheyareacompletewasteoftime.

Doyouagreeordisagree?

Itisgenerallyacceptedthatfamiliesarenotascloseastheyusedtobe.Givesomereasonswhythischangehashappenedandsuggesthowfamiliescouldbebroughtclosertogether.

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‘Fatherhoodoughttobeemphasizedasmuchasmotherhood.Theideathatwomenaresolelyresponsiblefordecidingwhetherornottohavebabiesleadsontotheideathattheyarealsoresponsibleforbringingthechildrenup.’

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?

‘Preventionisbetterthancure.’

Outofacountry’shealthbudget,alargeproportionshouldbedivertedfromtreatmenttospendingonhealtheducationandpreventativemeasures.

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?

Withoutcapitalpunishment（thedeathpenalty）ourlivesarelesssecureandcrimesofviolenceincrease.Capitalpunishmentisessentialtcontrolviolenceinsociety.

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?

Topositionofwomeninsocietyhaschangedmarkedlyinthelasttwentyyears.Manyoftheproblemsyoungpeoplenowexperience,suchasjuveniledelinquency,arisefromthefactthatmanymarriedwomennowworkandarenotathometocarefortheirchildren.

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?

Somegovernmentssayhowmanychildrenafamilycanhaveintheircountry.Theymaycontrolthenumberofchildrensomeonehasthroughtaxes.

Itissometimesnecessaryandrightforagovernmenttocontrolthepopulationinthisway.

Doyouagreeordisagree?

Givereasonsforyouranswer.

MillionsofpeopleeveryyearmovetoEnglish-speakingcountriessuchasAustralia,BritainorAmerica,inordertostudyatschool,collegeoruniversity.

WhydosomanypeoplewanttostudyinEnglish?

WhyisEnglishsuchanimportantinternationallanguage?

Givereasonsforyouranswer.

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Therearemanydifferenttypesofmusicintheworldtoday.Whydoweneedmusic?

IstheretraditionalmusicofacountrymoreimportantthantheInternationalmusicthatisheardeverywherenowadays?

Shouldwealthynationsberequiredtosharetheirwealthamongpoorernationsbyprovidingsuchthingsasfoodandeducation?

Orisittheresponsibilityofthegovernmentsofpoorernationstolookaftertheircitizensthemselves?

Newseditorsdecidewhattobroadcastontelevisionandwhattoprintinnewspapers.Whatfactorsdoyouthinkinfluencethesedecisions?

Dowebecomeusedtobadnews?

Woulditbebetterifmoregoodnewswasreported?

Presentawrittenargumentorcasetoaneducatedreaderwithnospecialistknowledgeofthefollowingtopic:

Theideaofhavingasinglecareerisbecominganoldfashionedone.Thenewfashionmilbetohaveseveralcareersorwayofearningmoneyandfurthereducationwillbesomethingthatcontinuesthroughoutlife.

Wearebecomingincreasinglydependentoncomputers.Theyareusedi