such, buildingtheatresandstadiums,whichspurinterestintheartsandsports
respectively,actuallywould bepracticallyidenticaltospendingmoney onmedicalcare
andeducation!
NowIrealizethequestionspecificallyaddressesthebuilding oftheatresand
sportsstadiumsby government.Somepeoplewouldcontendathleticsandthearts
canstillbeenjoyedand practiced
withoutsuchconstructions.Iwould hazardthatthesebuildingsstandasthealtarstothe
sportsandartsworlds,inspiring
would-beathletesand performers.Withoutsuch venueswherewouldsportsspectators
andmusicaficionadosbeabletoenjoy
theseevents?Nowsomeotherpeoplewouldalsosay businesscouldsupporttheir
construction, butweknowtheavariceofbusinesscould verylikelyjeopardizethelofty
spiritofathleticsandtheartsjustaswell.Therefore,allowing governmenttoretain
somesayinthematteron behalfofthepeoplewould, I believe, beinthebestinterest
ofthe people.
Inshort,aslongasthegovernmentdoes no go overboardinitsexpendituresforthese
buildingsand usessuch venuesforthebenefitofall,then,asmentionedabove, people
willbenefitintermsofboth
medicalcareandeducationaswell.Thisis nottosaythegovernmentshould neglect
medicalcareandeducation, butrathertothink ofthisnotasaneither-orchoicebut
asawin-winsituationforall.( 434 words)
Sample 53
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Somepeoplethinkthatitisimportanttohaveasinglelanguageasan
internationalofficiallanguage.Othersthinkthatitwillmakeitdifficultto
identifycountriesandcausealossofculture.
Whatareyouropinionsonthis?
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.
Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourown
knowledgeorexperience.
modelanswer:
Withtheadventofglobalization, acommonlanguagetofacilitatetradeand
communicationseemsinevitable.Some opposethedevelopmentofasingle
languageonthegroundsthatitmayleadtoculturalerosionandalossoflocal
linguisticknowledge.Yet,Iamofthe
opinionthatitispossibleto usean officialinternationallanguageandstillretain