托福写作新题库.docx

托福独立写作新题库—188题库

一、 教育类
1. Teachers are appreciated and valued nowadays not as much as they were before.(Students nowadays do not respect teachers as much as they did in the past.)难度4考频4
2. University should spend more money supporting social activities rather than improving the food students eat.难度4考频3
3. When you are assigned an important presentation for work or school, you prefer to work on it right away so that you can work on it a little bit every day, or wait until you have a good idea about the presentation?难度5考频3
4. Some students prefer to have their final grades determined by numerous small assignments, whereas others prefer to have their final grades determined by only a few large ones. Which do you prefer and why?4/2
5. In order to attract good students, many universities spend a lot of money in society activities.3/3
6 The student should be required to take history courses in the university no matter what their field of study is.5/3
7 Students can get as much benefits from participating student organizations or club activities as from their academic studies. 4/3
8 Students can use their mobile phones to surf on the Internet or listen to the music while studying.3/4
9 Teachers' performance should be evaluated by students rather than by other teachers.3/4
10 All school teachers should be required to take courses every five years to update their knowledge.3/3
11. Children should play and study rather than learn how to do household chores.3/4
12. some people think that it is an important part of children's education to go on field trips(eg. Museums).other people think a child's time is better spent in classroom at school.3/2
13. A high school has decided that all students must take a class in which they learn a practical skill. School administrators are trying to decide whether to hold a class in cooking, managing personal finances or auto repair. Which do you think the school should require students to take? Why?4/1
14. The most important investment that can be made to the education of children aged from four to seven is giving them a computer.3/2
15. Which is more important: having more facilities or hiring more teachers?3/4
16. Teachers had a greater influence on young people in the past than they do today.3/3
17. If your teacher says something incorrect in a class, what will you do?3/2
　　1.)Interrupt your teacher right away;
　　2.) keep silent;
3.) correct your teacher after class.
18. Students are more interested in politics today than before.4/1
19. The best way for a teacher to let student become interested in a subject is to help them know how to use it in their lives outside school.3/3
20. Online games，cell phones and networking Web Site make educating children a more difficult task.2/3
21. If one of your friends needs assistance in a one of the courses you are good at, it is better for him to turn to you for help or ask for a tutor?3/1
22. When teachers assign projects on which students must work together, students will learn much more effectively than ask them to do alone.3/2
23. What kind of universities do you prefer, universities whose graduates can find good jobs or universities where there are famous professors.3/3
24. Some people think university professors should spend more time doing research while others think they should spend more time educating students. What's your view? 3/4
25. To improve the quality of education，universities should spend more money on professors' salaries. 3/4
26. Do you agree with the viewpoint that people are now easier to become educated than in the past?3/3
27. If children want to do well in school, parents should limit the hours of watching TV programs or movies.3/2
28. Do high school students should take a course on basic economics?4/1
29. University students should take part-time jobs.2/2
30. Younger school children (aged five to ten) should be required to study art and music in addition to math, language, science and history.4/3
31. Students are more influenced by teachers than by their friends.3/3
32. Children should only play sports for fun rather than play sports in competitions or contests.4/2
33. A serious and strict teacher is more effective than a teacher who is humorous and easygoing.3/3
34. Playing computer games is a waste of time for children.3/2

二、人生&成功类
35. In order to succeed, people should be more like others than be different with others.4/4
36. Students who keep their rooms neat and organized are more successful than those who do not.5/4
37. People who go out to live out of their native village or town tend to be more successful and happier than people who don’t.3/2
38. People who cannot accept the criticism from others will not be successful at working in a group.(In a cooperation of team, the people who cannot accept criticize couldn’t be successful.)4/5
39. It is better to wait in patience than take action?4/4
40. The most important characteristic of a successful politician or leader is good communication skill.3/3
41. For future career success, is relate well to other people more important than studying hard at school?4/1
42. It is more likely for people with more skills to succeed.3/4
43. Successful leaders should make others part of the decision-making process.4/2
44. To remain happy and optimistic when you fail is more important than achieving success.5/3
45. It was easier to achieve success in the past than it is today.3/3
46. Good looks and clothing are more important for success than good ideas.4/3
47. Is necessary for people to let others know the strengths and accomplishments to get succeed?4/2
48. Successful people accept new things and take risks rather than hold on to the things that they have done well.3/2

49. Should people stick to your challenging dream or pay attention to carry out your real dream?5/2
50. Talented people's leadership is inborn and can't be learned by people.4/3
51. In order to become financially responsible adults, children should manage their own money at the young age.3/2
52. People should state their honest opinions even though they know others will disagree with their views.4/4
53. You are helping to elect a student leader for a student organization or a club. Do you agree or disagree that honesty is the most important thing to consider in deciding whom to vote for?3/2
54. Since people care public recognition more than money. They will work harder after their efforts are recognized--even if there is no more money given.3/4
55. The way a person dresses is a good indication of his/her personality and character.5/3
56. Do you agree that people will feel happier if they have fewer possessions?4/3
57. People can achieve happiness if they can make others happy. (The best way to achieve happiness is try to make other people happy.)5/3
58. In the past, it was easier for people to identify what types of career or job would lead to a secure, successful future.4/2
59. The most important characteristic for politician is to accept responsibility for mistake.3/2
60. It is better to finish a project and then start another one than to do several things at the same time.3/2
61. Spending money on traveling&vacation vs. saving for future.3/5
62. To solve the present and future problems, it is necessary to understand the past.4/2
63. Being creative is more important in finding the best solution to a problem than planning carefully.5/2
64. It is better to use one’s own knowledge and experience to solve problems than to get advice from others.4/3
65. Sports teach us lessons about life.4/2

三、社交生活类
66. Which of the following do you think contributes the most to an enjoyable vacation?3/3
　　Good Food
　　Good Location
Good Friends to travel with
67. In the past people are more friendly than that today.4/2
68. It is impossible to be always honest to your friends.4/4
69. It's almost always better that shopping at one large store to buy all things you need at the same time than at several small specialized stores. 3/2
70. Which is a better friend, the intelligent one or the one has a good sense of humor?3/3
71. Which way do you think is the best for a student to make new friends. A. joining a sports team, B. participate in community activities, C. traveling 3/3
72. The friends that you can have fun with are more important than the friends that you can get help from?3/4
73. Two people can still become friends if one of them has more money than the other one does.3/3
74. To celebrate some major events such as birthday or graduation，organizing big party with a lot of people is better than small party with only families and close friends.4/3
75. It is not good to move to a new city or a new country because you will lose old friends.3/4
76. People who have interest in different things cannot be friends.3/3
77. Spending time alone is the best way to relieve stress.3/2
78. It is more fun to see a movie in the cinema with other people than see a movie at home.3/3
79. Young people are more willing to help others than those in the past years.3/2
80. Is there a good reason to be impolite (rude) to another person?4/3
81. It is important to know about what is happening around the world, even if it does not affect your personal lives.4/2
82. People should take time to relax with hobbies or physical activities that are very different from what they do at work.3/3
83. Do you agree that watching sports on TV and following sports team have some negative impacts on people? 3/2
84. People rely on their neighbors less now than they did in the past.3/2
85. We can learn about a person from the books and movies that person like.3/3
86. Which of the following factors is most important for you? living in an area not expansive, living close to relatives, living in an area with many shops and restaurants.3/3
87. Some people like to record their life by sharing pictures and other information on social-networking sites. Others keep this information to themselves and never share it online . Which do you prefer and why?3/3
88. When making major purchase(eg. Car or laptop), our decision can be influenced by different sources of information. Explain how each of the following source of information can influence your decision.1)recommendations from friends or colleagues 2)information from media(eg. TV, magazines, newspapers) 3)recommendations from the sales person in the store 3/3
89. If people are on vacation, they should leave their mobile phones at home. 3/2
90. More and more people are spending money on their pets, even though there can be other good ways to spend money.3/2
91. If you need to discuss upsetting or controversial problems with others, will you use e-mail/text messaging OR use telephone/voice-messaging.3/3

四、工作类
92. An effective leader should try to make others feel that they are part of the decision making process. 4/2
93. Your job has more effect on your happiness than your social life does.3/4
94. Your job has more effect on your happiness than your living environment does.3/3
95. The best leaders are those who are willing to admit when they made bad decisions.4/2
96. Employees should follow the orders rather than proposing new ideas.3/2
97. It is better to work at home by using one's own computer and telephone than to do the same work in the company's office. 3/4
98. Some jobs can pay high salaries but require employees to leave their family and friends. Some jobs pay few salaries but allow employees staying with family and friend. Which job do you prefer? Why?3/3
99. The ability to adapt to the environment is more important than excellent knowledge for job.4/2
100. The most important investment for a company is to spend money to improve the work skills of its employees.3/3
101. It is more enjoyable to have a job, and you work only three days a week with long hours rather than work five days a week with shorter hours.3/2
102. People should take a secure job immediately when finding one instead of waiting for the job that they find more satisfying.4/3
103. Do you agree that people should have hobbies and do physical activities that are very different from one’s work? 3/3
104. Do you prefer to take a low-paid but secure job or a job with a high salary but easy to lose? 4/2
105. A job with more vacation time but a low salary is better than a job with a high salary but less vacation time.3/3
106. People are happier when they finish a challenging or difficult job than when they complete an easy task.4/2

五、社会类
107.Younger people spend more time on improving the world than in the past. 4/2
108. The personal and work-related challenges that young people face today are not very different from the challenges their parents and grandparents faced in the past.3/3
109. Is it as important for older people to study or learn new things as it is for younger people? 3/3
110. Do you agree or disagree young people today are better able to make decisions for their own life than in the past? 3/3
111. The rules that the whole societies today expect to young people to follow and obey are too strict.4/4
112. Do you agree with the statement that the opinions of celebrities, such as famous entertainers and athletes, are more important for the young people than they are to the older people.3/4
113. Young people nowadays have no influence on decisions that determine the future of the society as a whole.3/2
114. Young people today are less dependent on their parents than in the past.3/3
115. Sports and exercises are more important to elderly people than to young people.3/2
116. The advices from our grandparents have no use for their grandchildren because the world changed a lot during the past 50 years.3/4
六、其余
117. People often buy products not because they really need them but because other people have them.4/2
118. Do you agree or disagree it is important to have rules of clothing people are allowed to wear to work and school?3/2
119. Compare with the people living in cities, the people living in village and farm area are more satisfied with their lives. 3/5
120. society benefits more from works of great artists than from political leaders.4/3
121. Nowadays, neighbors depend on each other less than the people in the past. 3/4
122. Is it easier to maintain good health than in the past?3/3
123. Which of the following should you change to improve your health1.) The kind of food you eat2.) The amount of exercise3.) The amount of stress. 3/2
124. People can solve important problems by themselves or with the help from their family members so there is no need for the government to help them.3/3
125. Improving schools is the most important factor in the successful development of a country.3/2
126. Famous entertainers and athletes deserve to have more privacy than they have now.3/3
127. Automobile has had greater effects on society than airplanes.3/2
128. The most important proble