Today, a shopping pattern can be observed that a growing number of individuals utilise credit cards or bank loans without limitation to deal with personal debts that they can't afford. These consumers turn out to be so-called card debtors  due to impulsive shopping and inappropriate use if credit cards and loans. For example, quite a few consumers own a lot of debts and even go bankrupt just because they unwisely/irrationally make excessive purchases such as luxuries or mansions that they are unable to pay for. In light of such a phenomenon, as a result, some economic experts argue that the government  should enhance the criteria in an attempt to assist consumers reduce shopping desire and cut down on unnecessary expenditures so that those who are addicted to overconsumption can better manage their impulsive consumption, whilst others hold different/opposing views/beliefs.

Pros:

in terms of individuals/as far as individuals are concerned,

consumers will both cautiously and carefully put their salary/money to good use, arrange their financial expenditures and live on budget management. Besides, the extravagant /luxurious life styles would be discouraged.

in terms of the government/state/society,

Test 2 Passage 3 Have Teenagers always existed?

Q. 27-30: D A B D

Q. 31-36

31. YES  32. NO  33. NO  34. YES  35. NOT GIVEN  36. NOT GIVEN

Q. 37~40: D A B E

1.

Nowadays, a growing number of people are depending on credit cards or loans to manage their personal heavy debts that they in fact cannot afford to pay.

Or:

Today, it has long been a controversial issue whether to make borrow vast sums of money more difficult.

2.

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Yogurt Making

1. Provided is the diagram revealing how yogurt is produced. / Given is the diagram depicting the process of making yogurt. To start with, milk is heated up to 90℃(or 200℉).

2. The milk is maintained at this temperature for 10-30 minutes because the longer it is kept, the thicker the milk will be. / The milk is kept at this temperature in order to make it thicker.

3. The following/subsequent stage is to cool the milk to 44℃(or 112℉). 或 Next comes the cooling stage, where the milk is cooled down to 44℃(or 112℉).

4. After that, manufacturers / producers add yogurt starter (live bacteria) to the milk. 5. The yogurt is kept at 37℃(or 100℉) for hours in order to incubate. Incubation will be stopped/ended by moving /taking yogurt to a cool place.

Airline emissions scheme could lead to higher fares

Europe’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) extended to the aviation industry last week, requiring all airline carriers landing in the 27-nation European Union to monitor their carbon emissions.

Under the scheme, each airline is allowed a specified amount of CO2 emissions. If the airline emits more than that amount, it must purchase carbon allowances. If it emits less than its limit, it can sell its extra allowances to other heavy carbon emitters, such as other airlines, steel makers, refineries or power plants.

Airlines in Europe and around the world are squawking about the measure, saying that the scheme will increase costs -- which they intend to pass along to their customers by raising fares. The airlines say the scheme could add about one billion euros to their costs this year, tripling to nearly three billion euros by 2020.

Led by Delta Air Lines, US carriers increased fares for European flights by $6 roundtrip last week to cover the initial costs of compliance. Although British Airways has not raised fares yet, a spokesperson said, “We will keep a careful watch on the extra costs which the start of ETS will bring and what effect it will have on our business.” Lufthansa has warned that it might increase its fares, too. Chinese airlines are refusing to comply, saying that the scheme could launch a trade war.

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What are the most significant negative consequences of the massive expansion of car ownership?

One of the factors
that distinguish developed from developing economies is mass car ownership.
Cars undoubtedly have practical benefits for the individuals who own them. They allow for more

The charts show how much a UK school spent on different running cost in three seperate years: 1981, 1991 and 2001.

In all three years, the greatest expenditure was on staff salaries. But while other workers' salaries saw a fall from 28% in 1981 to only 15% of spending in 2001, teachers pay remained the biggest cost, reaching 50% of total spending in 1991 and ending at 45% in 2001.

Expenditure on resources such as books had increased to 20% by 1991 before decreasing to only 9% by the end of the period. In contrast, the cost of furniture and equipment saw an oppositetrend. This cost decreased to only 5% of total expenditure in 1991 but rose dramatically in 2001 when it represented 23% of the school budget. Similarly, the cost of insurance saw a rising trend, growing from only 2% to 8% by 2001.

Overall, teachers' salaries constituted the largest cost to the school, and while spending increased dramatically for equipment and insurance, there were corresponding drops in expenditure on things such as books and on other workers' salaries.

"Mental Attitude" Sample passage

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Pie Chart Model 3

The pie chart reveals the kinds of fruit that primary school children prefer in New Zealand.

In general, the two most popular fruits are bananas and strawberries. bananas are the most popular fruit of all, because they make up the largest proportion of the pie chart, at 34 percent. Primary school students also like strawberries very much and they account for 27% of the preferences.  Oranges and apples represent 15 and 14 percent of  the chart respectively, so they are less popular than the first two. The least popular fruits in the survey are peaches and kiwi fruit.  7 percent of primary school children like peaches and merely 3 percent choose kiwi fruit as their preferred fruit.

Line Graph Model 3

The graph depicts the average gloabal sea level increase, measured in millimetres, for the years 1997 to 2005.