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Topic 114: It is argued that university students should study a full range of subjects, instead of some specific subjects. To what extent do you agree or disagree?Since the second half of the last century, there has been a switch from the traditional manufacturing economy to a knowledge economy. Much of the world has placed a premium on the knowledge and skills one can obtain from higher education. Some academics suggest that university students should widen their study from a limited range of subject orientation to a high complexity of subjects. This proposed change merits serious consideration. From a social aspect, current employers show a tendency to recruit youngsters who can do a various array of jobs within a single position rather than job specialists. A clerk working for a bank, for example, is required to possess a collection of skills, ranging from those learnt in the field of finance, accounting and economy to those in other relevant subjects, such as management, communication and sociology. As the job market is becoming increasingly competitive, students who dabble in different specialised areas and have experience in interdisciplinary study are expected to be in a preponderant position. From students' perspective, learning different subjects can be both personally fulfilling and skill-enhancing. Many students tend to perceive it as unwieldy when studying several subjects they have no experience in. This challenge, if overcame, leaves individuals more room for skill enhancement. For example, extra learning requires students to take in essential information within a time frame. In coping with this task, students have to develop outstanding time management skills and show expertise in juggling different jobs at a time. With know-how, they are more adjustable in this fast-changing social setting. According to the above advantages, learning different subjects does good to university students. Not only does it make students time-conscious and versatile, but also helps students to match the needs of a fast-changing and competitive society. 1. place a premium on 2. merit consideration = deserve consideration 3. preponderant = advantageous 4. fulfilling = rewarding = pleasing = satisfying 5. unwieldy = unmanageable 6. take in = absorb = assimilate 7. juggle = fit in = manage = organise = cope with = deal with 8. know-how = knowledge = area of knowledge = area of study 9. adjustable = flexible = adaptable 10. versatile = multitalented = all-round Verbs 1. Abandon + attempt, career, child, convention, effort, homestead, hope, idea, pet, policy, principle, proposal, rationality, search, tradition, vehicle, wife 2. Absorb + culture, idea, information 3. Abuse + alcohol, authority, drug, power, substance 4. 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Bear + burden, cost, fruit, grudge, hallmark, resemblance, responsibility, similarity 19. Boost + confidence, economy, image, income, morale, performance, profit, value 20. Break + contract, deadlock, habit, law, promise, record, rule, silence, tradition 21. Cancel + agreement, appointment, booking, holiday, meeting, trip, visit 22. Catch + attention, breath, bus, cold, disease, eye, fire, flight, glimpse, plane, train 23. Cause + accident, change, concern, damage, difficulty, harm, loss, pain, problem, trouble 24. Celebrate + achievement, anniversary, birthday, centenary, day, event, festival, holiday, occasion, success, victory, wedding, year 25. Challenge + authority, claim, decision, idea, notion, view 26. Change + attitude, behaviour, direction, face, habit, mind, situation, subject 27. Collect + data, evidence, information, rent, tax, thought 28. Combat + crime, crisis, disease, drug, inflation, problem, tragedy, terrorism, violence 29. 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Maintain +balance, contact, control, environment, interest, momentum, position, quality, relationship, standard, status, tradition 102. Make +arrangement, attempt, call, change, choice, comment, contribution, decision, difference, distinction, effort, mistake, money, noise, progress, speech, statement, trip 103. Match +description, expectation, need, pace, performance 104. Meet +challenge , criteria, deadline, demand, friend, goal, need, objective, obligation, requirement, standard, target 105. Merit +attention, consideration, mention 106. Nurture +child, hatred, ideal, relationship, talent 107. Obey +command, instruction, law, obligation, order, parent, rule 108. Obtain +advice, benefit, consent, degree, detail, evidence, information, permission, result, service, solution 109. Offer +advice, assistance, chance, choice, discount, explanation, help, job, money, opportunity, resistance, service, support 110. Offset +advantage, benefit, cost, decline, demand, effect, gain, growth, impact, increase, loss, problem, profit, reduction, revenue, sale, tax 111. Oppose+ change, idea, law, move, plan, policy, proposal, view 112. Overcome+ barrier, challenge, crisis, difficulty, fear, hurdle, limitation, obstacle, odds, opposition, prejudice, problem, resistance, shyness 113. Overtook+ achievement, fact, factor, importance, link, need, point, premise, self-esteem 114. Perform + ceremony, dance, duty, experiment, function, job, operation, play, procedure, rite, ritual, role, service, task, test, work 115. Place + advertisement, bet, blame, burden, emphasis, importance, limit, order, restriction, strain, trust, value 116. Play + card, football, game, golf, match, music, part, piano, role, rule, toy 117. Pose + challenge, danger, dilemma, hazard, problem, question, risk, threat 118. Possess + ability, characteristic, knowledge, power, quality, skill, strength, wealth 119. Predict + behaviour, change, future, growth, market, outcome, result, success 120. Preserve + balance, character, effort, environment, family, heritage, identity, independence, integrity, life, tradition, unity, value 121. Prohibit + act, activity, discrimination, drinking, gambling, smoking, substance, abuse, use 122. Promote + change, development, education, effort, growth, health, idea, policy, welfare 123. Protect + children, copyright, environment, law, privacy, property, public, right, species 124. Provide + answer, assistance, basis, care, clue, detail, evidence, example, explanation, help, incentive, information, insight, opportunity, protection, service, support 125. Provoke + action, anger, backlash, controversy, criticism, debate, discussion, interest, opposition, outcry, protest, reaction, response, thought, violence, war 126. Pursue + aim, argument, career, end, goal, idea, interest, issue, matter, objective, question, study 127. 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Relieve + anxiety, boredom, burden, duty, monotony, pain, poverty, pressure, problem, responsibility, stress, symptom, tedium, tension 135. Remove + barrier, obstacle, restriction, rule, stain 136. Repair + belief, car, damage, dwelling, injury, make-up 137. Repeat + behaviour, habit, history, mistake, pattern, procedure, question, success 138. Replace + battery, car, staff, system, tyre 139. Resist + change, idea, impulse, pressure, temptation, urge, will 140. Resolve + ambiguity, conflict, contradiction, crisis, difference, difficulty-, dilemma, dispute, issue, matter, problem, question, situation, tension 141. Respect + decision, law, privacy, view, wish 142. Restore + balance, building, confidence, control, faith, glory, health, life, order, peace, position, power, pride, reputation, sight 143. Retain + atmosphere, character, control, dignity, employee, grip, identity, independence, interest, position, post, power, right, status, title 144. Reverse + change, decision, decline, direction, order, policy, role, situation, trend 145. Review + decision, evidence, option, policy, progress, situation, study, work 146. Satisfy + appetite, condition, criteria, curiosity, customer, demand, desire, hunger, need, requirement, taste, test 147. Set + agenda, date, example, fire, goal, limit, objective, pace, precedent, price, record, scene, sight, stage, standard, target, task, tone 148. Share + belief, blame, concern, experience, house, idea, information, interest, life, responsibility, room, sense, view 149. Shift + attention, balance, blame, burden, demand, emphasis, focus, gear, ground, position, power, responsibility 150. Solve + crime, crisis, difficulty, issue, problem, puzzle, question, riddle 151. Spend + afternoon, amount, day, evening, fortune, hour, life, money, month, morning, night, time, week, weekend, year 152. Spoil + appetite, chance, child, choice, day, fun, view 153. Stimulate + ability, activity, brain, demand, development, economy, growth, hormone, industry, interest, investment, research 154. Strengthen + ability, argument, bond, commitment, control, effort, family, force, law, link, muscle, position, power, presence, relationship, role, squad, tie 155. Supply + electricity, energy, equipment, food, gas, goods, information, material, power, product, service, water 156. Support + claim, effort, family, hypothesis, idea, plan, proposal, view 157. Suppress + anger, attempt, drug, effort, emotion, evidence, rebellion, smile, truth, uprising, urge 158. Suspend + action, decision, duty, flight, licence, operation, order, payment, sentence 159. Sustain + ability, conscience, damage, effort, growth, interest, level, life, population 160. Take + action, approach, breath, chance, job, lead, opportunity, photograph, responsibility, risk, role, step, turn, view 161. Teach + child, class, course, language, lesson, skill, student, subject, technique 162. Transfer + benefit, data, fund, information, ownership, responsibility 163. Transform + city, country, economy, face, image, landscape, life, opinion, situation 164. Trigger + action, change, debate, event, problem, reaction, response, war 165. Understand + idea, meaning, nature, need, problem, process, reason 166. Undergo + change, course, development, examination, experience, operation, period. procedure, process, revolution, surgery, test, training, transformation, treatment, trial 167. Undertake + action, analysis, development, duty, exercise, initiative, investigation, operation, programme, project, research, responsibility, study, survey, task, training 168. Utilise + assistance, power, resource, service, talent, time 169. Win + battle, championship, competition, contest, contract, heart, majority, match, prize, race, scholarship, support, title, tournament 170. Withdraw +candidacy, cash, decision, money, service, support Adjective 1. Abstract + art, concept, idea, painting, principle, theory, thought, work 2. Abundant + evidence, flower, supply, wildlife 3. Accurate + description, information, method, prediction, representation 4. Active +involvement, life, member, part, participant, participation, role, support 5. Adequate +income, information, preparation, protection, supply, support, time, training 6. Adverse +circumstance, consequence, effect, event, impact, reaction, weather 7. Aggressive +action, approach, behaviour, campaign, child, expansion, growth, stance, tendency 8. Alternative + approach, arrangement, energy, explanation, lifestyle, manner, method, route, scorn, solution, suggestion, therapy, treatment, view, voice 9. Ample +evidence, justification, room, scope, space, supply, time 10. Apparent +attempt, change, discomfort, evidence, failure, fear, harm, reason, success, winner 11. Appropriate +action, advice, behaviour, gift, level, measure, place, response, time 12. Basic +concept, idea, information, necessity, need, requirement, salary, skill 13. Broad +base, category, consensus, context, definition, field, framework, issue, outline, perspective, policy, question, range, sense, view 14. Classic + book, clothing, example, film, statement, symptom, work 15. Classical +architecture, art, ballet, dance, economist, education, liberal, literature, model, music, study, style, times, work, world, writer 16. Comfortable +bed, chair, clothes, home, hotel, lead, life, lifestyle, lounge, place, position, restaurant, retirement, room, victory, win 17. Complex +issue, problem, process, relationship, structure, system 18. Complicated +case, matter, process, relationship, structure, system 19. Considerable +advantage, amount, attention, effort, experience, improvement, influence, pressure, progress 20. Contemporary +art, artist, culture, dance, history, issue, music, society, world, writer 21. 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Dominant +class, culture, factor, feature, idea, ideology, issue, player, role, theme 40. Dramatic +change, decline, drop, event, fall, growth, improvement, increase, reduction, reversal, rise, shift, turn 41. Dynamic + aspect, element, environment, leadership, nature, people, relationship 42. Economic + activity, aid, benefit, boom, climate, collapse, crisis, decline, depression, development, downturn, environment, factor, growth, history, impact, incentive, issue, life, miracle, performance, policy, power, problem, progress, prosperity, recession, recovery, reform, situation, strategy, tie, trend 43. Effective + action, communication, control, deterrent, interaction, management, means, method, solution, treatment, use, way 44. Efficient + management, manner, method, service, solution, use, way 45. Emotional + abuse, attachment, development, distress, disturbance, impact, life, maturity, need, outburst, pain, power, problem, state, stress, support, trauma 46. Empty + bottle, glass, hand, house, lot, place, plate, promise, road, room, seat, space, stomach, street, word 47. Enormous + advantage, amount, change, cost, difference, difficulty, effort, growth, impact, importance, influence, interest, popularity, potential, pressure, variety 48. Environmental + activist, awareness, benefit, catastrophe, change, concern, consequence, consideration, control, cost, damage, degradation, destruction, disaster, factor, impact, improvement, issue, law, management, matter, performance, policy, pollution, pressure, problem, project, protection, quality, regulation, standard, study 49. Essential +characteristic, component, element, feature, part, point, role, service, tool 50. Ethical + code, concern, consideration, dilemma, implication, issue, lapse, principle, problem, question, reason, standard, value 51. Ethnic +background, community, conflict, difference, diversity, division, group, identity, minority, origin, tension, violence 52. 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Final +analysis, approval, decision, draft, exam, outcome, phase, product, report, result, round, say, score, section, stage, version, word, year 62. Flexible +approach, labour, response, schedule, system, work, workforce 63. Fresh +air, approach, breeze, evidence, face, flower, food, fruit, idea, look, meat, water 64. Functional +ability, area, aspect, form, importance, language, significance 65. Fundamental +aspect, assumption, cause, change, component, conflict, difference, distinction, error, flaw, importance, issue, mistake, point, principle, problem, question, reason, right, shift, tenet, value 66. Genetic + change, defect, disease, disorder, engineering, factor, inheritance, makeup, marker, mutation, predisposition, relationship, trait, variation 67. Genuine + attempt, concern, desire, effort, experience, grievance, interest, sense 68. Global +climate, competition, economy, environment, market, perspective, population, trade, village, warming 69. 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Passive +acceptance, audience, consumer, recipient, resistance, role, smoking 97. Permanent +basis, change, damage, employment, feature, job, memorial, resident 98. Personal +assistant, belonging, care, choice, contact, detail, development, experience, freedom, growth, hygiene, income, information, interest, knowledge, life, matter, opinion, possession, preference, problem, property, reason, relationship, responsibility, statement, taste, use, view 99. Physical +abuse, activity, appearance, characteristic, condition, contact, disability, education, environment, evidence, examination, fitness, harm, health, injury, need, pain, presence, problem, reality, strength, symptom, violence, world 100. Pleasant +atmosphere, change, childhood, drive, environment, evening, experience, holiday, meal, memory, place, smile, surprise, surrounding, voice, way 101. Political +action, arena, asylum, career, climate, context, elite, group, implication, issue, leader, life, opponent, party, power, pressure, reason, reform, situation 102. Positive +approach, aspect, attitude, change, contribution, effect, experience, feedback, image, impact, influence, outcome, reaction, relationship, response, role, sign, value, view, way 103. Potential +benefit, buyer, client, conflict, customer, danger, impact, investor, market, problem, purchaser, risk, source, threat, user, value 104. Profound +change, consequence, effect, impact, implication, importance, influence, shift, transformation, understanding 105. Prospective +buyer, candidate, client, companion, customer, donor, employee, employer, homeowner, investor, member, parent, partner, purchaser, student, tenant 106. Practical +advice, application, approach, aspect, consequence, consideration, difficulty, effect, experience, help, implication, importance, information, issue, joke, knowledge, matter, necessity, problem, purpose, reality, reason, skill, solution, support, training, use, value, way, work 107. Professional +advice, career, competence, conduct, development, education, job, judgement, life, practice, qualification, responsibility, service, skill, standard, training 108. Psychological +advantage, barrier, damage, disorder, distress, effect, factor, harm, impact, need, problem, state, stress, support 109. Profitable +business, company, market, product, use, year 110. Public +access, attention, building, concern, debate, education, enterprise, eye, fund, health, holiday, image, interest, money, perception, policy, pressure, sector, servant, service, spending, transport 111. Quick +action, buck, decision, learner, reaction, response, sale, succession, wit, word 112. 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Nowadays many young people get involved in criminal activity. Why is this happening? Give reasons followed by examples and suggest preventive measures to eliminate this problem.
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