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2004
Task Three: Making a comment on a given topic
Directions: Please read the following passage carefully and then express your views
on
the
given
event.
You
will
have
four
minutes
for
preparation.
The
time
limit
for
your comment is three minutes.
China鈥檚 Employment Market Challenging by More Graduates
With
the
expansion
of
enrollment
in
China鈥檚
higher
education
institutions
that
began
in
1999,
the
employment
market
is
now
flooded
with
university
graduates.
Despite
these
huge
increases
in
the
number
of
students,
statistics
show
that
the
percentage of China鈥檚 population that has received higher education is only around 5
percent of the nation鈥檚 total, lagging far behind the developed countries. Undoubtedly,
as
more
and
more
people
receive
higher
education,
today鈥檚
university
and
college
students will face increasingly intense competition in the market.
2005
Suggestions for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
As
soon
as
the
curtain
came
down
on
the
28
th
Olympic
games
in
Athens,
the
world鈥檚 focus shifted east to Beijing. The Olympics can be seen as away for a nation
to exhibit itself to the world. Beijing is now busy preparing itself to hold the Olympic
Games.
What
suggestions
can
you
offer
to
the
Olympic
organizing
committee
to
ensure a successful 29
th
Olympic Games?
2005
Should firecrackers and fireworks be allowed during the Spring Festival?
In many big cities, firecrackers and fireworks have been banned for a number of
years because of safety and environmental concerns. Recently, however, some people
have
suggested
that
the
government
should
lift
the
ban
during
the
Spring
Festival
because,
in
their
opinion,
firecrackers
and
fireworks
are
an
integral
part
of
the