Writing prompt: Is English Listening Examination in Gaokao Necessary?

Student essay:
We had a heated discussion on whether the listening component of the gao kao should be canceled.Different people,however,hold different opinions on this problem.
There are some people who think the listening examination shouldn't be canceled.In their opinions,listening is so important as one of the four basic skills that we cannot ignore and it povides us with a way to get more information in our daily life.What's more,with the development of the international cooperation,the skill of listening and speaking should be improved.
However,each coin has two sides.It goes without saying that some people don't agree with them.They suppose that the listening examination should be canceled because it's unfair as the listening effects in different places are also different.In addition,the levels of English teachers and the voice equipments have a large difference between urban and rural.Besides, not everyone has to communicate with foreigners face to face.
In short,whether we should cancel the listening exam have not arrived at any agreement yet.

Corrected essay:
We had a heated discussion on whether the listening component of the gao kao should be canceled. Different people, however, hold different opinions on this problem.
There are some people who think the listening examination shouldn't be canceled. In their opinion, listening is so important as one of the four basic skills that we cannot ignore and it provides us with a way to get more information in our daily life. What's more, with the development of international cooperation, the skill of listening and speaking should be improved.
However, each coin has two sides. It goes without saying that some people don't agree with them. They suppose that the listening examination should be canceled because it's unfair as the listening effects in different places are also different. In addition, the levels of English teachers and the voice equipment have a large difference between urban and rural areas. Besides, not everyone has to communicate with foreigners face to face.
In short, whether we should cancel the listening exam has not arrived at any agreement yet.