來源：環(huán)球教育網(wǎng) www.ielts.com.cn 2005-10-19

　　Some people think that the amount of time and money spent on the protection of wild animals would be better spent on improving the well-being of humans. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　for:
　　alleviate/eliminate poverty, combat diseases,
　　According to UN’s statistics, hundreds of refugees in Africa die of starvation every day.
Today when the global economy is in depression how will you make the choice to protect wild animals with an empty stomach or to solve our own problems?

　　Against:
　　Tens of wild bears had been illegally captivated and had their bile wretchedly extracted twice a day.
Rescue, animal conservationist, barbarity, merciless, deforestation, pollution, equilibrium of ecosystem, economic benefit, natural reserves, tourist exploitation,
God created animals before man. All men dream of heaven, and subtly speaking, heaven is not a place but a feeling. This feeling surely is concerned with cats’ puzzing, birds’ chirping and all the other sounds and sights from animals.
Endangered wild animals are an important part of the biodiversity of our planet.