Some people think that the best way to ensure road safety is to increase the minimum legal age for driving cars or riding motorbikes. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The number of motor vehicle crashes related to juveniles has risen significantly so that many people are longing for a minimum-driving age increase on commuters. While I agree that this new policy might have some positive impacts on improving the road safety,. I believe that other methods are no-less-important.

On the one hand, I agree that increasing legal minimum age can help reduce road casualty rates. Firstly, young people can be seen as reckless drivers because they are not mature enough, and the lack of experience makes them not be able to handle difficult situations when driving. Secondly, their body and mind are changing rapidly, and they have too many distractions that they cannot concentrate in on one task, such as texting while driving or driving while intoxicated. This may result in deadly accidents. Thirdly, there was a greater number of road incidents in relating to this age group compared to others. In Australia, for example, young people under 20 years of age represent only 5% of all license holders, yet they are involved in approximately 15% of all motor vehicle crashes.

However, I would like to argue that there are other better approaches to reduce road accidents. Strict punishments and tightening the traffic laws can certainly help to encourage people to drive more safely. Penalties such as heavy fines, license suspension and even prison sentence can act as a deterrent, meaning that people would avoid repeating the same offence. For instance, in the United States, if a person is found drunken while driving, he might be arrested. Furthermore, it is vitally important to educate people properly before they start to drive, and this could be done in driving courses and classes teaching traffic rules as compulsory programs.

In conclusion, although increasing the minimum age for road users has its own merits, I do not believe that this approach outweighs all other measures.

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Some people think that there should be some strict controls about noise. Others think that they could just make as much noise as they want. Discuss both views and give your opinion.Noise can come from different sources, and it can have positive or detrimental effects on people’s lives. While some people think that the levels of noise being created should be strictly controlled, I believe that people should have the right to produce as much noise as they want.On the one hand, I believe noise should be under control for the sake of the whole society. The reason for this is that noise is a kind of pollution which can have some negative effects onaffect other people's to health, life and productivity of other people. For example, children who have prolonged exposed exposure to airport noise might have their reading ability and long-term memory impaired, and those working in noisy office environments have also been found to be less cognitively motivated and to have higher stress levels. Furthermore, noise pollution causes many predictable health problems including hearing loss, chronic stress, and sleep disturbances to heart disease, hypertension and stroke. On the other hand, there are many supporting ideas that people should be allowed to generate as much noise as they want. Firstly, the freedom to generate noise is one of basic human rights, so restrictions would make everyone feel uncomfortable, which would lead to the low quality of people’s life. Secondly, making noise such as speaking out loud or singing out loud is a feasible way to reduce stress level, and it can help people escape from the hustle and bustle of big cities. So making noise is considered as an useful therapy. Thirdly, individuals can minimize the adverse effects of noise on others by installing soundproof windows, doors and walls, therefore, reduce the levels of noise released in public places.In conclusion, although there are some reasons why the authorities should introduce laws and regulations restricting the level of noise created, I believe that people should have the right to make noise because making noise is proved necessary for their lives and a variety of methods can be adopted to considerably reduce the level of noise generated.

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The table below show changes in the numbers of residents driving their cars to work in different areas of Vietnam between 2004 and 2014.

Area 2004 2014 Percentage Change (%)

Hanoi 10,100 25,250 150

Ho Chi Minh 20,000 45,000 125

Da Nang 4,000 8,600 115

Hai Phong 4,000 8,400 110

Nha Trang 1,000 1,850 85

Vinh 200 340 70

Quang Ninh 800 1,320 65

The table compares the numbers of people who drove to work by their cars in seven areas of Vietnam from 2004 to 2014.It can be seen that the number of Vietnamese commuters who travelled to work by their cars rose considerably over the 10-year period. Interestingly, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh had by far the highest number of driving commuters in both years.In 2004, 20 thousand residents of Ho Chi Minh commuted by cars, and this figure rose to 45 thousand in 2014, an increase of 125%. Although Hanoi had the second highest number of commuters in each year, the percentage changed, at 150%, was the highest of the seven areas shown in the table.Da Nang and Hai Phong saw an equal number of people who driving their cars to work, with 4 thousand in 2004, but the figures by 2014 had increased to 8600 and 8400 respectively. Vinh was ranked seventh Vietnam’s seventh city in terms of total numbers of commuters who travelled to work by cars in Vietnam, with 200 in 2004 and 340 in 2014.

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The table below shows the monthly expenditure of an average Australian family in 1991 and 2001.

1991 2001

Australian Dollar Per Month

Food 155 160

Electricity and Water 75 120

Clothing 30 20

Housing 95 100

Transport 70 45

Other goods and services 250 270

Total 675 715

The table illustrates changes in the spending of an average Australian household between 1991 and 2001.

Overall, it is clear that Australian household spending was higher in 2001 than in 1991. Also, the largest expenditure was on food and other goods and services, with the total number combined accounted for more than half of the total spending.

The amount of spending on electricity and water saw a dramatic increase over ten year period from 75 AUD to 120 AUD. In terms of expenditure on non-essential goods and services, the rising trend was less obvious with a minor increase of 20 AUD. At the same time, the amount of money spent on housing and food rose slightly from 95 AUD to 100 AUD and 155 AUD to 160 AUD respectively.

However, there was a small decrease in spending on the other two items. Australians spent one third less on clothing, which fell from 30 AUD to 20 AUD. Similarly, expenditure on transport decreased from 70 AUD in 1991 to 45 AUD in 2001.

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