2004-2015英语专业八级口试历年真题话题汇总.docx

历年真题Topic汇总2004Task Three: Making a comment on a given topicDirections: Please read the following passage carefully and then express your views on the given event. You will have four minutes for preparation. The time limit for your comment is three minutes.China’s Employment Market Challenging by More GraduatesWith the expansion of enrollment in China’s higher education institutions that began in 1999, the employment market is now flooded with university graduates. Despite these huge increases in the number of students, statistics show that the percentage of China’s population that has received higher education is only around 5 percent of the nation’s total, lagging far behind the developed countries. Undoubtedly, as more and more people receive higher education, today’s university and college students will face increasingly intense competition in the market.2005Suggestions for the 2008 Beijing OlympicsAs soon as the curtain came down on the 28th Olympic games in Athens, the world’s focus shifted east to Beijing. The Olympics can be seen as away for a nation to exhibit itself to the world. Beijing is now busy preparing itself to hold the Olympic Games. What suggestions can you offer to the Olympic organizing committee to ensure a successful 29th Olympic Games?2005Should firecrackers and fireworks be allowed during the Spring Festival?In many big cities, firecrackers and fireworks have been banned for a number of years because of safety and environmental concerns. Recently, however, some people have suggested that the government should lift the ban during the Spring Festival because, in their opinion, firecrackers and fireworks are an integral part of the traditional Chinese New Year celebration and, without them, the Spring festival lacks a true festival atmosphere. Some cities have thus lifted the ban but many others have not. Suppose you were the mayor of a big city, where people’s views on this issue could not be reconciled. What do you think the government shoul