( 300 words)
Sample 112
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Somepeopleinsistthatseniorworkers
65 orovershouldretirebutothersbelievethattheyshouldcontinue
working. Whatisyouopinion?
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.
modelanswer:
Overthepastfewdecades[Inthepast],therehavebeenmanyadvancesinmedical
technology.Becauseofthis,senior
citizensarehealthierandmoreactivethan beforeandmaychoosetowork beyondthe
ageof65.Nowadays, however,therehas beenagrowing debateastowhetherornot
thesepeopleshouldretirein orderto
createjobsfortheyoungergeneration.Despitetheadvantagesofearlyretirement,I
strongly believethatitisbetterfor
seniorworkerstocontinueworkingaslongastheyarephysicallyandmentally
capable.
Thosewho believethatseniorworkers needtoretireforyoungergeneration base
theircaseonthefollowingarguments.First,theunemploymentrate,especiallyfor
collegegraduates, hasneverbeenso highsoitistoday.Thisislargely duetotheslow
economy.Therefore,firingsomeelderlyworkerswhoarewell-paidwouldallowthose
unemployed young peopleto havegood opportunitiesto getajob.Inaddition,replacing
olderworkerswith young peoplewould bring greaterbenefitstocompanies
[=employers].Thisis becauseyoungstersarebetteratadaptingthemselvestofast
changinginformation basedsociety.Theyaregenerally betteratcomputersand
speakingforeignlanguagesthantheiroldercounterparts.
Nevertheless, peopleshould notignorethefactthatseniorcitizenshavebeen playing
vitalrolesbothathomeandatworkfortheirentirelives.To beginwith,ayoung
person'sneedforajobisnomoreimportantthanan olderperson's.Both havea
responsibilitytosupporttheirfamilies.Sadly,fewseniorscanaffordearlyretirement.
Besides,seniorworkers providethewisdomandexperiencethat youngemployees
cannotoffer.Thereisstrong[=acute]possibility ofsituationsarisingthatrequirethe
knowledgeofskilledsenioremployees.
Insummary,theadvantagesofkeepingseasonedworkersfaroutweighits
disadvantages.Therearehigh hopesthatemployersexercisewisdom[=caution]in
dealingwiththisissue.
( 310 words)
Sample 113
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.