1.  Argumentation –政府类 
Some people think it is the responsibility for government to ensure that people have healthy lifestyles. Others think people should have a freedom for their own lifestyles decisions. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
 
The issue of whether government should hold responsibility for people’s healthy lifestyle has sparked off an intense debate. To my mind, governments should respect people’s rights on deciding their lifestyles.
Advocates of government’s dominant role in people’s lifestyles claim that the functions of a government and the costs of unhealthy lifestyles determine that governments have an obligation to make sure that people have healthy lifestyles. To begin with, the purpose of establishment of a government is to fulfill the essential function of maintaining social stability. Simultaneously, healthy lifestyles of citizens lay the foundation of social order. Hence, ensuring that people have healthy lifestyles is conducive to social harmony as well as performing of government’s functions. In addition, without proper lifestyles, individuals and societies alike would fall victim to its destructive influence. It is not uncommon that a considerable extension of unhealthy lifestyle is associated with some undesirable consequences. Drug and alcohol abuse is a good case in point. If local governments do not limit the misuse of drug and alcohol, an increase in crime rate and widespread vandalism will ensue.
On the other hand, opponents argue that it is pointless for government to interfere in civilian private life. First of all, healthy lifestyle is an abstract concept and by no means confined to a defined as well as unique prescription. That means it is costly and even impossible for government to ensure that people have lifestyles in conformity with the definition set by the government. Even if the government can do so, it inevitably leads to stifle the expression of diverse personality. Furthermore, government’s intervention in personal lifestyle, in no small measure, deprives people of freedom of choices. This is especially unacceptable in modern democratic countries because it run counter to the spirit of democracy that human rights should deserve full consideration and respect. Any obstacles to the realization of reasonable human rights are unwarranted by the public.
To conclude, I concede that government can play a dominant as well as favourable role in the daily life of citizens. However, this does not necessarily mean that government can interfere with people private life. I believe that civilians are entitled to live in a way that they wish and have a freedom of choice in terms of their lifestyles.
考官评分：7，8，8，8  总分：7.5


 词汇：
ensure [ɪn'ʃɔː; -'ʃʊə; en-] vt. 保证，确保；使安全
spark [spɑːk] n. 火花；朝气；闪光vt. 发动；鼓舞；求婚vi. 闪烁；发火花；求婚
advocate ['ædvəkeɪt；-ət] n. 提倡者；支持者；律师vt. 提倡，主张，拥护
dominant ['dɒmɪnənt] n. 显性adj. 显性的；占优势的；支配的，统治的
claim [kleɪm] n. 要求；声称；索赔；断言；值得vt. 要求；声称；需要；认领vi. 提出要求
obligation [ɒblɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n] n. 义务；职责；债务
to begin with首先；本来
fulfill [ful'fil] vt. 履行；实现；满足；使结束（
essential [ɪ'senʃ(ə)l] n. 本质；要素；要点；必需品adj. 基本的；必要的；本质的；精华的
simultaneously [,sɪml'teɪnɪəslɪ] adv. 同时地
conducive [kən'djuːsɪv] adj. 有益的；有助于…的
lay the foundation of打下……的基础；奠定了……的基础
in addition另外，此外
proper ['prɒpə] adj. 适当的；本身的；特有的；正派的adv. 完全地
individual [ɪndɪ'vɪdjʊ(ə)l] n. 个人，个体adj. 个人的；个别的；独特的
victim ['vɪktɪm] n. 受害人；牺牲品；牺牲者
associate [ə'səʊʃɪeɪt; -sɪeɪt] n. 同事，伙伴；adj. 副的；联合的vt. 联想；使联合；使发生联系vi. 交往；结交
undesirable [ʌndɪ'zaɪərəb(ə)l] n. 不良分子；不受欢迎的人adj. 不良的；不受欢迎的；不合需要的
alcohol ['ælkəhɒl] n. 酒精，乙醇
vandalism ['vænd(ə)lɪz(ə)m] n. 汪达尔人作风；故意毁坏文物的行为；
ensue [ɪn'sjuː; en-] vi. 跟着发生，接着发生；继起vt. 追求
opponent [ə'pəʊnənt] n. 对手；反对者；敌手adj. 对立的；敌对的
pointless ['pɒɪntlɪs] adj. 无意义的；钝的；不尖的；不得要领的
interfere invt. 干涉，干预
prescription [prɪ'skrɪpʃ(ə)n] n. 药方；指示；惯例adj. 凭处方方可购买的
conformity [kən'fɔːmɪtɪ] n. 一致，适合；符合；相似
inevitably [ɪ'nevɪtəblɪ; ɪn'evɪtəblɪ] adv. 不可避免地；必然地
conformity [kən'fɔːmɪtɪ] n. 一致，适合；符合；相似
stifle ['staɪf(ə)l] n. （马等的）后膝关节；（马等的）[动] 后膝关节病vt. 扼杀；使窒息；藏匿vi. 窒息；被扼杀
furthermore [fɜːðə'mɔː] adv. 此外；而且
intervention in对……的干预
deprive [dɪ'praɪv] vt. 使丧失，剥夺
unacceptable [ʌnək'septəb(ə)l] adj. 不能接受的；不受欢迎的
democratic [demə'krætɪk] adj. 民主的；民主政治的；大众的
run counter to违反；与…背道而驰
deserve [dɪ'zɜːv] vi. 应受，应得vt. 应受，应得
obstacle ['ɒbstək(ə)l] n. 障碍，干扰；妨害物
unwarranted [ʌn'wɒr(ə)ntɪd] adj. 无根据的；无保证的
concede [kən'siːd] vi. 让步vt. 承认；退让；给予，容许
necessarily ['nesəs(ə)rɪlɪ; ,nesə'serɪlɪ] adv. 必要地；必定地，必然地
entitle [ɪn'taɪt(ə)l; en-] vt. 称做…；定名为…；给…称号；使…有权利
in terms of依据；按照；在…方面；以…措词