Topic 1: Does increasing travels between countries enable people to learn different cultures or to

Topic 12: The advocates of international aid believe that countries have a moral 
obligation to help each other, while the opponents consider it unnecessary, because 
money is misspent by the governments that receive it. Discuss these two points of view 
and give your opinion.
 
 
(humanitarian aid), (a moral imperative),
(relief) (show respect for life);
(peace and security), (cultural, economic and social interaction), (ease tension), ( involvement in 
the global economy) ;
(combat corruption), (increase accountability), (transparency and the involvement of the private 
sector and civil society)
(combat corruption), (increase accountability), (transparency and the involvement of the private 
sector and civil society)
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1. Misspend=mishandle=misuse=abuse 
2. Recipient=receiver=beneficiary
3. Withhold=suspend=defer
4. Provision=supply
5. Unrest=turmoil=conflict=turbulence
6. Result from=stem from=be caused by
7. Open up=increase=raise
8. Shake off=get rid of
9. Pitfall=drawback=downside
10. Venal=corrupt
11. Isolated=exceptional
12. Tie=bond=link
13. Endeavor=attempt=effort:
 
 
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Topic 13: Some people think the government should pay for health care and 
education, but there is no agreement about whether it is the government's 
responsibility. What is your opinion?
 
(ease the burden of tuition fees), (raise literacy rate or standards of literacy );
(fund of staff and faculty, course offerings, lab equipment, computer systems, libraries, facility 
upkeep) ;
(skilled and experienced workers); (levy income taxes) (provide care for the sick, the elderly, the 
retired, the disabled, the children of the working parents, and so forth) ;
(universal access to healthcare services), (ensure social equality); (publicly-funded health care),
(improve the quality of service), (increased emphasis on preventative and primary health care),
(reasonable pharmaceutical prices)
(not market driven), (cost efficiency), (a greater likelihood of lower-quality health care and 
educational services), (long waiting lists for access to some medical treatments, especially those of a 
specialized or advanced nature) ;
(less motivation for innovation and invention) ;
(provide no incentive to enter the profession and fail to attract more qualified individuals who would 
otherwise choose a different profession) ;
(speed driving, overeating, excessive drinking), (compulsory education);
(ease financial burden)
Not surprisingly, health care and education are two areas of government priority in most, 
if not all, of the countries around the world. However, many tend to see the both areas as 
citizens' individual responsibilities. This belief is partly right. The government and the 
citizens should be jointly responsible for the cost of education and health care service.
The first point to note is that government funding for education is of great benefit to 
families with children and the society as a whole. There are occasions on which parents 
cannot afford the cost of their education and their savings are meager, compared with the 
formidable tuition fees being charged by a tertiary institution. Poor academic experience can 
impair one's employability and put him or her into a seriously disadvantaged position. 
Government spending addresses this issue by providing aspiring students with access to a 
comfortable learning experience. In this knowledge-based society, possibly nothing is more 
valuable than the access to education. 
Similarly, an individual should receive health care treatments, especially lifesaving ones, 
whether he or she has the means to pay. Access to health care is a basic human right and a 
measure to ensure a decent standard of living. In the event of the need for urgent or 
emergency treatment, government spending enables sufferers to receive immediate health 
care services. This is the fulfillment of the government's responsibility to its members. 
Needless to say, health care treatment costs are, in general, unaffordable to low income 
families, Government's financial support is therefore required.
Despite these facts, it is immoral that individuals shirk responsibility and try to pass all 
medical costs on to the government. In view of the fact that the government raises financing 
primarily from taxpayers' income, individual's over-exploitation of a health care system will 
in fact add a heavy burden on those hardworking and good-hearted citizens. Particular 
attention should be paid on those people whose health problems are attributed to their poor 
personal living habits (smoking, drinking, substance use or inactive lifestyle), in such cases, 
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they should not be entitled for public medical services. 
As suggested above, education and healthcare services are of primary importance to 
citizens, and the government has the responsibility to ensure that those services are available 
and affordable. However, it is not to say that the government should bear the costs of all 
healthcare and educational services that the citizens currently enjoy. 
1. Formidable=remarkable=astounding= daunting
2. Employability=the ability to find a job
3. Aspiring=promising=aspire
4. Standard of living=living standard=level of affluence= level of comfort
5. Sufferer=victim=patient
6. Good-hearted=charitable=benevolent=generous=altruistic
7. Bear=assume=shoulder=take on
 
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