each other.Inthefinalanalysis,aclosefamilyrelationshipcansurely be
maintainedaslongaswerealizethesignificantroleitplaysin ourlivesandattach
importancetoit.
Sample 126
Ithasbeenmorethan30 yearssincemanfirstlandedonthemoon.
Somepeoplethinkthatspaceresearchis awasteofmoney.
Discuss.
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.Youshouldspendabout 40 minutes onthistask.modelanswer:
Foroverfifty years,anumberofnations havebeeninvolvedintheexploration of
outerspace.Thisresearch hasbeen verycostly, ofcourse.Hasthismoney been
well-spentorwasted?
Somepeoplebelievethatallormostspaceresearchshould beeliminated becauseof
itsincredibleexpense, notonlyintermsofmoney, butalsointermsofscientificand
humanresources.Thesepeoplepointoutthefactthatitcostbillionsofdollarstosend
astronautstothemoon, butallthey broughtbackweresomeworthlessrocks.These
peoplesaythatthemoneyandeffort nowbeingwastedin outerspacecould bespentfor
homelesspeople,improvingthe
educationsystem,savingtheenvironment,andfindingcuresfordiseases.
However, otherpeoplebelievethatspaceresearch hasprovidedmany benefitsto
mankind.They pointoutthathundredsof usefulproducts,frompersonalcomputersto
heartpacemakerstofreeze-driedfoods,arethedirectorindirectresultsofspace
research.Theysaythatweatherandcommunicationsatellites,whicharealso products
ofspaceprograms, have benefited peopleallovertheglobe.Inadditiontothese
practicalbenefits,supportersofthespaceprogrampointtothescientificknowledge
thathasbeenacquiredaboutthesun,themoon,the planetsandeven ourownearthas
aresult ofspaceresearch.
Iagreewiththosepeoplewhosupportspaceresearchandwantittocontinue.
Spaceresearch,asshown, hasalready broughtmany benefitsto humanity.Perhapsit
willbringevenmorebenefitsinthefuture, onesthatwecan notevenimaginenow.
Moreover,justasindividual peopleneedchallengestomaketheirlivesmoreinteresting,
Ibelievethehumanraceitselfneedsachallenge,andIthinkthat
thepeacefulexploration ofouterspace providesjustsuchachallenge.
Sample 127
Somepeoplebelievethatchildrensleisureactivitiesmustbeeducational,
otherwisethey areacompletewasteoftime.
Do youagreeordisagree?