Task 1
　　1）二季度柱狀圖獨(dú)領(lǐng)風(fēng)騷，非數(shù)字圖趨勢減弱。
　　二季度一半的Task1是柱狀圖；一季度平均每個(gè)月考一次非數(shù)字圖，而整個(gè)二季度只考了一次非數(shù)字圖。
　　2）組合圖表減少。
　　二季度只考了一次組合圖表，即不同圖表組合在一起。
　　Task 2
　　1）教育一枝獨(dú)秀，三大主題不變。
　　2007年，教育類9次/總36次（25%）；2008年上半年教育8次/總23次（約35%），平均每個(gè)月考一次，教育類主題一只獨(dú)秀，仍需持續(xù)關(guān)注。其它兩大主題政府功能和交通環(huán)境能源也有不俗表現(xiàn)，占所有考題的1/5。
　　2）抽象話題卷土重來，科技話題漸行漸遠(yuǎn)，媒體春風(fēng)不在。
　　抽象話題07年一年沒考，但是今年已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)兩次，與06年持平，比如
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　　“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life.” How important is it for individuals and countries to think for future rather than focusing on the present?
　　而前兩年的常規(guī)主題，比如科技發(fā)展，今年上半年只出現(xiàn)了一次，而去年的熱點(diǎn)話題媒體，今年上半年尚未出現(xiàn)，下半年需要重點(diǎn)關(guān)注。
　　3）主題多樣化、綜合化。
　　體育話題，之前只考過一次，今年奧運(yùn)年再度出山。
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　　Some people think that the fittest and strongest individual and team can achieve success in sports, while others believe that success depends on mental attitude. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
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　　Some people think that national sports teams and individual men and women who represent their country should be financially supported by the government. However others argue that they should be funded by non-government sources (e.g. business, companies). Discuss both views and give your opinion.
　　題目綜合，比如科技與老人。
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　　Mobile phones and the internet are very useful. However, it is rare for the old people to use them.
　　In what ways can mobile phones and the internet be useful to the old people?
　　What could be done to encourage the old people to use mobile phones and the internet?
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　　There are social, medical, and technical problems associated with the use of mobile phones. What forms do they take? Do you agree that the problems outweigh the benefits of the mobile phone?
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　　In many countries, the proportion of older people is steadily increasing. Does this trend have more positive or negative effects on the society?