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Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems.To what extent do you agree or disagree?What other measures do you think might be effective?

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Raising the price of petrol is regarded as the best way to tackle increasingly serious traffic problems and environmental pollution. I tend to disagree with this view.
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Some people believe that increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. I disagree, because city planning and using environmental-friendly energies are better ways, at the same time, high price of petrol will lead to other issues.
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Today’s food travels thousands of miles before it reaches customers. Why is this so? Is this a positive or negative development?

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The use of personal cars has increased more than ever before but this use of cars causes many problems. What are those problems? In order to reduce these problems, should we discourage people to use cars?

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Pollution of rivers, lakes and seas is a major concern for people who seek to protect the environment. What are the possible causes of water pollution, and what effects does this have on animal life and human society?

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Environmental problems such as pollution and climate change affect all the people in the world. Although global decisions are made to reduce these problems, the solutions are not effective. Why are the solutions ineffective? How can these problems be solved?

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The unlimited use of cars may cause many problems. What are those problems? In order to reduce the problems, should we discourage people to use cars?

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Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems.To what extent do you agree or disagree?What other measures do you think might be effective?

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