Granted,mycounter-argumentsare perhapsassimplisticastheoriginalassertion
itself, butwithoutqualifyingtheassertionwith greatersupportingevidence or
backgroundinformation, bothsidescan beargued.Nevertheless,evenafterthoroughly
consideringtheargument, I believeIwouldstilladheretomy
viewpointthattheassertionlacksmeritfortheaforementionedreasons.Besides,whenI
am 55 Ido notfancytheideaofbeing
putoutto pasture.IthinkIwillstillbefull ofvitalityand haveadesiretowork,so I hope
myworkplacewillviewmeasatreasurehouseofvaluableexperienceto passalongto
thenextgenerationand keepmeon untilIamatleast 65 ifnotolder.
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Sample 52
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Somepeoplesaythegovernmentshouldnotputmoneyintobuildingtheatres
andsportsstadiums;theyshouldspend
moremoney onmedicalcareandeducation.
Towhatextentdo youagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.
Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourown
knowledgeorexperience.
modelanswer:
Whatwouldtheworld belikewithoutShakespeareortheOlympics?Whilemedicalcare
andeducationareperhapsthe highestcausestowhichmoneycan becontributed,the
artsandathleticsareinsomewaysjustasvaluable.So,toaskthe
governmentto notextendsupporttothesetwoareascould bejustasdetrimentaltothe
welfareofsocietyasthelack ofsufficienthealthcareandeducation.
TheRomansbelievedin“menssanaincorporesano”.Inshort,thatthereisindeed
acorrelation betweenahealthy bodyand healthymind.Whenweare healthy,we
feelbetterandsoaremore
likelyto beproductiveacademically.Plus,thepracticeofsportscanalsoteach usthe
verysamedisciplineweneedforourstudies.Whyevenabriskwalk or
watchinganexcitingathleticmatchcanrefreshthemindforgreaterwork.Moreover,
sportscanservetocreate healthierbodies,whichinturnwouldserveasaformof
“preventivemedicine”therebycutting down onmedicalcosts.Inthesamevein,thearts
areknownto
induceasenseofwell-beingin performersandaudiencealike,reducingmental
problemsandtheirassociated physicalmanifestationsandagain,medicalcosts.As