1 New Socialist Countryside in the FutureWith the efforts and support from the government in many aspects, a new socialist countryside will appearin China. There will be more new farmers with the basic knowledge of science and technology, laws andmanagement. Many farming techniques will have been modernized. With the help of scientists, farmers will usethe latest technologies to increase agricultural production without harming the environment. As a result, the yearly income of the farmers will be increased and their housing conditions will be improved as well. People in the new countryside will enjoy a clean, tidy and orderly environment. Besides, the government will provide freecompulsory education for rural kids and also perfect medical care system for farmers.As students, we should study hard to be well prepared for the future construction of the new socialist countryside, thus making our country more beautiful and powerful.2 One possible versionThe students of our school had a discussion about whether listening test in the National Matriculation EnglishTest should be. kept or canceled. Some students think that listening test should not be canceled. They insistlistening is among the four basic skills. We therefore can not ignore it. Besides, listening is one of the importantchannels for us to get information from the outside world. $o it should be strengthened today when internationalcooperation is becoming more and more frequent. But others don' t agree. They think not everyone has to communicate with foreigners in the future. Moreover, listening test is unfair to the students in the areas where radio signals cannot be picked up effectively. And for certain reasons, there is a big difference in te...
