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　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

　　The people in the past were friendlier than people today.

　　I agree:

　　1. The quickening pace of life and busy work make people less friendly in daily life. (工作的压力使得人们很疲惫，而且也没有很多的空闲时间，因此大家生活中都很匆忙，很少见面停下了打招呼，人际关系疏远)

　　2. The fierce competition at work makes people less friendly. (在现代社会中，人与人之间的激烈竞争会疏远同事之间的关系，使得人际关系没有以前那么和谐)

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　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

　　In the past, people were more interested in improving their neighborhoods than they are now.

　　I disagree:

　　1. More people have access to higher education and thus are aware of the importance of improving their neighborhoods. (人们接受高等教育后素质得到很大的提高，能够理解自己是社区的一份子，应该为社区做出一份贡献)

　　2. The Internet provides adequate useful information for people to know how to improve their neighborhoods. (网上会有很多世界各地人们改善社区的例子，会给现在的人们带来灵感和动力)

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　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

　　One quality that a successful leader must have is to make decision quickly; when a leader takes too much time to make decisions, he will be seen as ineffective to the people he lead.

　　I agree:

　　1. Making decisions quickly enables a leader to grasp every opportunity. (机会往往转瞬即逝，领导者应该具有当机立断的能力去判断形势做出决定)

　　2. The ability to make decisions quickly shows the accumulation of experience and superior capability of a leader. (领导者之所以能够领导一群人，是因为他之前有丰富的经验很超凡的能力，这可以通过他做决策的速度体现出来。一个有着丰富经验和很强能力的领导者能够快速看透问题的本质，抓住问题的关键)