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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Use reasons and specific examples or details to support your answer.
You should write a minimum of 300 words within 30 minutes.
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20130615>The way a person dresses is a good indication of his or her personality and character.
20130508>It is more fun to see a movie in the cinema with other people than to see a movie alone at home.
20130526>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.
20130518>The government should support scientific research even if the research does not have any practical use.
20130511>People often buy products not because they really need them but because other people have them.
20130420>It is more important for the government to spend money on art museums and concert halls than on recreational facilities such as swimming pools and playgroundsd.
20130414>Which of the following do you think contributes the most to an enjoyable vacation?
1. Good food.
2. Good location.
3. Good friends to travel with.
20130317>A leader should admit if they made a bad decision.
20130316>Movies and TV programs made in one's own country are more interesting than those made in other countries.
20130303>Young peop0le today are more likely to give time and effort to improve the world than young people were in the past.
20130302>The world is busy and crowded, so we should not expect people to be polite to others.
20130127>The place that people choose to live has more effects on happiness than the job that people choose.
20130126>Young people today are more likely to help others than young people in the past.
20130113>It is important to make sure that others know your strengths and accomplishments; if not so, you will never be successful in life.
20130112>An effective leader should try to make others feel that they are part of the decision making.
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20120108>The food we ate in the past is healthier than the food today.
20120114>All school teachers should be required to take courses every five years to upgrade their knowledge.
20120206>People should have goals that are challenging rather than goals that are safe and practical.
20120211>Talented people's leadership is inborn and cannot be learned by people.
20120217>Some people prefer to buy new technological devices immediately when they become available.
20120224>In a team, those who do not accept others' criticism cannot succeed.
20120304>Employees who always follow their supervisors' instructions are more valuable to their companies than employees who try to find new or better ways.
20120310>If you need to discuss upset or controversial problems with others, will you use e-mail or text messaging, or will you use telephone or voice messaging?
20120323>The government should focus its budget more on environmental protection than on economic development.
20130324>If parents want their children to perform well in school, they should limit the hours their children spend on watching TV and movies.
20120414>It is important for the government to protect animals and green areas for future generations.
20120427>Students are more interested in politics today than before.
20120428>People should know about events happening around the world even if they have little influence on their daily lives.
20120512>It is better to choose a university whose graduates have good job opportunities than a university where there are famous professors.
20120520>The main purpose for people who have jobs is for money rather than social status.
20120526>Teachers had a greater influence on young people in the past than they do today.
20120609>It is often not a good thing to move to a new city or a new country because of the loss of old friends.
20120615>The most important characteristics for a politician or leader should be communication skills.
20120617>Should parents help children do their work or encourage children to do their work independently?
20120630>The best way to learn about a foreign country is to read newspapers and magazines from that country.
20120714>It is better for your friend to ask you for help (suppose you are good at the subject) than to turn to a tutor when he or she finds it hard to pass an examination.
20120715>It is important for the government to provide money for beautiful things and not just for practical things.
20120722>Compared with people who live in cities, people who live in rural areas can take better care of families.
20120728>Which job do you prefer, some jobs that pay higher salaries to employees but require them to live away from their families and friends; or some jobs that pay lower salaries but allow employees to live closer to their families and friends.?
20120819>Cars (automobiles) have greater influence (effects) on society than airplanes.
20120825>For the development of a country, it is more important to spend money on education of very young children (5-10 years old) than to spend money on universities.
20120826>Parents should allow their children to make mistakes and let them learn from their own mistakes.
20120902>Competitions with friends usually have negative effects on friendship.
20120906>The advice from our grandparents have no use for their grandchildren because the world changed a lot during the past 50 years.
20120916>The most important investment for a big company is to improve the efficiency and proficiency of its employees.
20120920>Students are more interested in politics today than before.
20121013>Nowadays, it is much easier to achieve success with help from one's family than before.
20121014>If parents want their children to perform well in school, they should limit the hours that their children spend on watching TV or movies.
20121019>Reading a student does on his/her own is as important as, or even more important than reading a student does when it is assigned by teachers.
20121028>Governments and corporations ould share all of their scientific discoveries with the rest of the world.
20121102>Which one of the following would you prefer to regulate in order to improve your health.
1. The kind of food you eat.
2. The amount of exercise.
3. Reducing the amount of stress in your life.
20121110>The best way to increase students' interest in a subject is to teach them the significance of the subject outside of school.
20121118>The main role of a university professor is to educate students rather than to do research.
20121124>It is easier for more people now than in the past to get an education.
20121202>Movies and television have more negative effects than positive ones on young people's behaviors.
20121208>Patience is usually not a good thing and we need to take actions at once.
20121222>It is better to choose a friend with whom you can have fun than to choose a friend that will help you when you are in need.
TOEFL 2009 China 谢振礼
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20090830>The most important thing that the governments should do to improve health care is to clean the environment.
20090911>Only movies that can teach us something about real life are worth watching.
20090912>Children should study and play other than help with household chores.
20090919>It is more important for the government to spend money on art museums and concert halls than on recreational facilities such as swimming pools and playgrounds.
20090920>People were friendlier in the past than they are today.
20091010>It was easier to be successful in the past than it is today.
20091017>Movies and television should always show audience that good people are being rewarded and bad people are being punished.
20091024>One of the best ways for parents to help their teenage children prepare for adult life is to encourage them to take the part-time job.
20091025>Visiting museums is the best way to learn about a country.
20091101>Getting advice from friends who are older than you is more valuable than getting advice from friends at your age.
20091107>For successful development of a country, a government should focus its budget more one very young children's education than on universities.
20091108>Good looks and dresses are more important for success than good ideas.
20091113>A big party inviting many people is better than a party inviting merely close friends and family members.
20091204>People should buy things made in their own country, even though the price is higher than that of same things made somewhere else.
20091205>Modern society has become more complex, so it is essential for the young people to have the ability to plan and organize.
20091212>Parents cannot understand children today as the parents understood children 50 years ago.
20091219>People would be happier if they had fewer possessions
TOEFL 2010 China 谢振礼
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20100115>In order to become a financially responsible adult, people should be taught how to manage money at an early age.
20100117>You should prefer to finish a project completely and then to another one, other than do two or several projects at a time.
20100130>Physical exercise is more important for older people than for younger people.
20100207>In order to be successful, it is better to be like others than to be different from everybody else.
20100213>People hold different views cannot achieve success as a team.
20100221>It is necessary for teachers to take courses every five years to upgrade their knowledge.
20100227>Children should play sports only for fun, and should not attend competitions and contests.
20100306>In order to solve the problem in the present and future, it is necessary to understand the past.
20100312>To make children do well at school, parents should limit the time that children spend on watching television and movies.
20100313>Printed books have greater influence on people's lives than television.
20100320>Some people think that they can solve important problems on their own or with help of their families. Therefore, people do not need the support of the government.
20100410>If you cannot say something nice to someone, you should say nothing at all.
20100423>The way a person dresses is a good indication of his or her character or personality.
20100424>Scientists should be responsible for negative impacts of their discoveries.
20100508>The best way for parents to teach children is to let them have an animal.
20100514>To be well-informed, one should get information from different news sources.
20100515>Improving schools is the most important factor of the successful development of a country.
20100522>The government should put more money on Internet access rather than on public transportation.
20100612>People should get a secure job right away rather than wait for a more satisfying job.
20100613>It is better to spend money on traveling and vacation than to save the money for the future.
20100619>If you need to discuss upset or controversial problems with others, it is better to use e-mail or text messaging than to use telephone or voice messaging.
20100625>People who have several skills are more successful than those who only know one skill.
20100710>Professional athletes such as football players and basket players deserve high salaries to be paid.
20100723>The challenges that young people face in their work or from their own life have no difference with those that their fathers or grandparents one faced.
20100724>Students who keep their rooms neat and organized are more successful than those who do not.
20100814>Students should work at part-time jobs when attending the university.
20100821>Telephone has a greater influence on people's lives than television has.
20100828>Movies and TV programs made in one's own country are more interesting than those made in other countries.
20100911>Parents nowadays pay more attention to children's education than parents in the past.
20100912>People should not pay for the public transportation.
20100918>The effective leader tries to make others feel that they have been part of decision making.
20100926>Technology which makes people's lives simpler in turn makes people's lives more complicated.
20101009>It is more important to remain happy and optimistic when you fail.
20101017>It is better to relax by a movie or reading a book than doing physical exercise.
20101022>The advice from our grandparents has no use for their grandchildren because the world changed a lot during the past 50 years.
20101023>It is important for people to present their talents and abilities to influential or potential employers.
20101113>The best way to improve the quality of education in a country is to increase teachers' salaries.
20101114>Parents should help determine the future of their children, and children are not allowed to make their own choices.
20101121>Younger school children (ages from five to ten) should be required to study art and music in addition to math, language and history.
20101127>Newspapers and magazines are the best way of learning about a foreign country.
20101204>Students should spend a year to travel or to work before they go to colleges or universities.
20101211>It is more enjoyable to work three days one week with longer work time each day than for five days one week with shorter working time each day.
20101212>Being creative rather than planning carefully will come up with best solution to a problem.
20101219>Sports teach people good lessons.
TOEFL 2011 China 谢振礼
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20110108>The food we eat today is much healthier than in the past.
20110115>In the past people ate foods that were better for their health than what people eat today.
20110122>A big party inviting many people is better than a party inviting merely close friends and family members.
20110211>Parents should allow their children to make mistakes and let them learn from their own mistakes.
20110212>In such a busy and crowded world, people should not expect others to be polite to them.
20110220>People who go outside are more successful and happier than people who live in villages.
20110226>Young people have no influence on the important decisions that will determine the future of society as a whole.
20110312>People should buy things made in their own country, even though the price is higher than that of same things made somewhere else.
20110313>Children should study and play, other than help with household chores.
20110320>People should be happier if they had fewer possessions.
20110326>Do you think that young people should take several different kinds of jobs before they take a career in a long term?
20110402>Which kind of universities do you prefer, universities whose graduates can find good jobs or universities where there are famous professors?
20110409>It is more important for the government to spend money on art museums and concert halls than on recreational facilities such as swimming pools and playgrounds.
20110415>Universities should spend more money on improving facilities (e.g. labs and general equipment) than on hiring famous professors.
20110423>A job with more vacation time is better than a job with higher salary but less vacation time.
20110514>In the past it was easier for people to identify what types of career or job would lead to a secure and successful future.
20110528>The way a person dresses is a good indication of his or her personality or character.
20110529>It was easier to be successful in the past than it is today.
20110611>Even though many people from different countries care about environmental problems (pollution and global warming), the environmental problems cannot be improved in the future.
20110619>High school students should take a course on basic economics.
20110625>Movies and television should always show audience that good people are being rewarded and bad people are being punished.
20110709>People should have hobbies and do physical activities that are different from their work.
20110723>It is better to study alone than to study with a group of students.
20110731>Physical exercise is more important for older people than for younger people.
20110805>It is better for your friend to ask for your help (suppose you are good at the subject) than to turn to a tutor when he or she finds it hard to pass an examination.
20110813>Personal and work-related challenges we face now are different from those our parents and grandparents faced when they were young.
20110820>The most important for a big company is to improve the efficiency and proficiency of its employees.
20110827>In some circumstances, patience is not a good thing and instead we should take action at once.
20110918>The rapid growth of cities in today's world is a mostly positive development for the society.
20110924>Educating children has become a more difficult task because now children spend more time on cell phone, online games and social web sites.
20111016>Young people are less dependent on their parents than in the past.
20111020>Printed books have greater effects on society than television has.
20111022>Famous entertainers and athletes deserve no more privacy than they have now.
20111113>One can learn a lot about a person from the types of friends that person has.
20111120>The most important characteristic for a politician or a leader is good communication skill.
20111126>Working at home with a computer and a phone is better than working at a company's office using the same devices.
20111210>Is it the best way to improve the quality of education in a country if teachers' salaries are increased?
20111211>Improving schools is the most important daactor in the successful development of a country.
