1.When asked about the ongoing uproar involving U.S.President Bill Clinton,most people say the Eu@huN*/
affair involves a purely private matter.But many other people regard his actions as deplorable.I eEv@}1~
personally think the president committed impeachable offences. `3WFjU 5a
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should be limited.Others argue that the opposite is true.There is probably some truth to both ijK"^4i
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social stability.They believe that strict limits should be placed on migrants entering China's 1Vrh4g.l
cities.But people who favor the influx of the cheap labor force,on the other hand,maintain that g+Sbl
migrants are needed to support the massive urban infrastructure construction program. Vr`R>S,-
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 R6kD=JY/!
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 "!ug_'VW
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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 t\~P:"
仅植树造林就能解决问题表示怀疑。 ~=6xyc /c
5.Most people are of the opinion that wealth provides solutions to all problems.But in spite of v1+3}5b'uF
the material benefits wealth provides,I believe one should abandon the pursuit of materialism and l1OE!W W
instead concentrate on the pursuit of happiness. +./H6!
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该放弃物质至上的追求，而是集中精力追求幸福。
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conducted exhaustive research regarding the subject,little evidence exists to support the claim. fk6%XO
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7.An increasing number of people are joining the"Information Age"via the Internet.In reaction u~7hWiY <2
to the phenomenon,some say the Internet has removed barrters and provided people with I7 |Pi[e
immediate access to the world.But do they raelize that rapidly advancing information technology Vd,jlt.t
can also lead to intrusions of privacy? QdH\LL^8R4
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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？ #>b3"[ |
8.The use of guanxi is a widespread method for conducting business,but is it a wise one?The "pi=$/RD9
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 0=@?ob7
种做法明智吗？现在，越来越多的人对这种方法提出了质疑。
