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1、WRITING TOPICSTopics in the following list may appear in your actual test. You should become familiar with thislist before you take the computer-based TOEFL test. Remember that when you take the test youwill not have a choice of topics. You must write only on the topic that is assigned to you.185 Yo
2、u have enough money to purchase either a house or a business. Which would you chooseto buy? Give specific reasons to explain your choice.184 Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Whichdo you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your ans
3、wer.183 Films can tell us a lot about the country where they were made. What have you learned abouta country from watching its movies? Use specific examples and details to support your response.182 Many people have a close relationship with their pets. These people treat their birds, cats, orother a
4、nimals as members of their family. In your opinion, are such relationships good? Why orwhy not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.181 In your country, is there more need for land to be left in its natural condition or is there moreneed for land to be developed for housing and
5、industry? Use specific reasons and examples tosupport your answer.180 Movies are popular all over the world. Explain why movies are so popular. Use reasons andspecific examples to support your answer.179 What are some of the qualities of a good parent? Use specific details and examples to explainyou
6、r answer.178 The 21st century has begun. What changes do you think this new century will bring? Useexamples and details in your answer.177 A friend of yours has received some money and plans to use all of it either * to go onvacation * to buy a car Your friend has asked you for advice. Compare your
7、friends two choicesand explain which one you think your friend should choose. Use specific reasons and details tosupport your choice.176 Holidays honor people or events. If you could create a new holiday, what person or eventwould it honor and how would you want people to celebrate it? Use specific
8、reasons and details tosupport your answer.175 Some students like classes where teachers lecture (do all of the talking) in class. Otherstudents prefer classes where the students do some of the talking. Which type of class do youprefer? Give specific reasons and details to support your choice.174 Eve
9、ry generation of people is different in important ways. How is your generation differentfrom your parents generation? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.173 It is sometimes said that borrowing money from a friend can harm or damage the friendship.Do you agree? Why or why not? U
10、se reasons and specific examples to explain your answer.TWE Essays 3/2923172 When students move to a new school, they sometimes face problems. How can schools helpthese students with their problems? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.171 Imagine that you are preparing for a tri
11、p. You plan to be away from your home for a year. Inaddition to clothing and personal care items, you can take one additional thing. What would youtake and why? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.170 Groups or organizations are an important part of some peoples lives. Why are gr
12、oups ororganizations important to people? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.169 People listen to music for different reasons and at different times. Why is music important tomany people? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.168 Many students choose to atten
13、d schools or universities outside their home countries. Why dosome students study abroad? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.167 Your school has enough money to purchase either computers for students or books for thelibrary. Which should your school choose to buy - computers or
14、books? Use specific reasons andexamples to support your recommendation.166 People recognize a difference between children and adults. What events (experiences orceremonies) make a person an adult? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.165 You have decided to give several hours of
15、your time each month to improve the communitywhere you live. What is one thing you will do to improve your community? Why? Use specificreasons and details to explain your choice.164 164. People do many different things to stay healthy. What do you do for good health? Usespecific reasons and examples
16、 to support your answer.163 Is the ability to read and write more important today than in the past? Why or why not? Usespecific reasons and examples to support your answer.162 Some famous athletes and entertainers earn millions of dollars every year. Do you think thesepeople deserve such high salari
17、es? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.161 People remember special gifts or presents that they have received. Why? Use specific reasonsand examples to support your answer.160 When people need to complain about a product or poor service, some prefer to complain inwriting and ot
18、hers prefer to complain in person. Which way do you prefer? Use specific reasonsand examples to support your answer.159 The twentieth century saw great change. In your opinion, what is one change that should be remembered about the twentieth century? Use specific reasons and details to explain your
19、choice.158 When famous people such as actors, athletes and rock stars give their opinions, many peoplelisten. Do you think we should pay attention to these opinions? Use specific reasons and examplesto support your answer.157 In the future, students may have the choice of studying at home by using t
20、echnology such ascomputers or television or of studying at traditional schools. Which would you prefer? UseTWE Essays 4/2924reasons and specific details to explain your choice.156 You have the opportunity to visit a foreign country for two weeks. Which country would youlike to visit? Use specific re
21、asons and details to explain your choice.155 Plants can provide food, shelter, clothing, or medicine. What is one kind of plant that isimportant to you or the people in your country? Use specific reasons and details to explain yourchoice.154 In some countries, people are no longer allowed to smoke i
22、n many public places and officebuildings. Do you think this is a good rule or a bad rule? Use specific reasons and details tosupport your position.153 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A zoo has no useful purpose. Usespecific reasons and examples to explain your answer.152 Many
23、parts of the world are losing important natural resources, such as forests, animals, orclean water. Choose one resource that is disappearing and explain why it needs to be saved. Usespecific reasons and examples to support your opinion.151 What is the most important animal in your country? Why is th
24、e animal important? Usereasons and specific details to explain your answer.150 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Watching television is bad forchildren. Use specific details and examples to support your answer.149 Imagine that you have received some land to use as you wish. How
25、would you use this land?Use specific details to explain your answer.148 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing games teaches us about life.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.147 Your school has received a gift of money. What do you think is the best way
26、for your schoolto spend this money? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.146 Some people prefer to spend their free time outdoors. Other people prefer to spend theirleisure time indoors. Would you prefer to be outside or would you prefer to be inside for yourleisure activities? Us
27、e specific reasons and examples to explain your choice.145 Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things that we really do not need.Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve our lives. Whichviewpoint do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples
28、 to support your answer.144 Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? Usespecific reasons and details to support your choice.143 Some people believe that students should be given one long vacation each year. Othersbelieve that students should have several sho
29、rt vacations throughout the year. Which viewpointdo you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.142 A gift (such as a camera, a soccer ball, or an animal) can contribute to a childs development.What gift would you give to help a child develop? Why? Use reasons and specif
30、ic examples tosupport your choice.TWE Essays 5/2925141 If you could make one important change in a school that you attended, what change wouldyou make? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.140 Some items (such as clothes or furniture) can be made by hand or by machine. Which do y
31、ouprefer - items made by hand or items made by machine? Use reasons and specific examples toexplain your choice.139 What do you consider to be the most important room in a house? Why is this room moreimportant to you than any other room? Use specific reasons and examples to support youropinion.138 D
32、o you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to be a member of a groupthan to be the leader of a group. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.137 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? High schools should allow students tostudy the courses tha
33、t students want to study. Use specific reasons and examples to support youropinion.136 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing a game is fun only when youwin. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.135 Some high schools require all students to wear school uni
34、forms. Other high schools permitstudents to decide what to wear to school. Which of these two school policies do you think isbetter? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.134 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should be required to helpwith household
35、tasks as soon as they are able to do so. Use specific reasons and examples tosupport your answer.133 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A persons childhood years (the timefrom birth to twelve years of age) are the most important years of a persons life. Use specificreasons and ex
36、amples to support your answer.132 If you could invent something new, what product would you develop? Use specific details toexplain why this invention is needed.131 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only people who earn a lot of moneyare successful. Use specific reasons and exam
37、ples to support your answer.130 Some young children spend a great amount of their time practicing sports. Discuss theadvantages and disadvantages of this. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.129 A university plans to develop a new research center in your country. Some people wan
38、t acenter for business research. Other people want a center for research in agriculture (farming).Which of these two kinds of research centers do you recommend for your country? Use specificreasons in your recommendation.128 Some people say that physical exercise should be a required part of every s
39、chool day. Otherpeople believe that students should spend the whole school day on academic studies. Whichopinion do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.127 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Reading fiction (such as novels andTWE Essays 6/2926s
40、hort stories) is more enjoyable than watching movies. Use specific reasons and examples toexplain your position.126 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? There is nothing that young peoplecan teach older people. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.125 Do you a
41、gree or disagree with the following statement? All students should be required tostudy art and music in secondary school. Use specific reasons to support your answer.124 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is more important for students tostudy history and literature than it is
42、 for them to study science and mathematics. Use specificreasons and examples to support your opinion.123 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should read only those booksthat are about real events, real people, and established facts. Use specific reasons and details tosuppor
43、t your opinion.122 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People are never satisfied with whatthey have; they always want something more or something different. Use specific reasons tosupport your answer.121 Some people trust their first impressions about a persons character because
44、they believe thesejudgments are generally correct. Other people do not judge a persons character quickly becausethey believe first impressions are often wrong. Compare these two attitudes. Which attitude doyou agree with? Support your choice with specific examples.120 Decisions can be made quickly,
45、or they can be made after careful thought. Do you agree ordisagree with the following statement? The decisions that people make quickly are always wrong.Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.119 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People behave differently when
46、 theywear different clothes. Do you agree that different clothes influence the way people behave? Usespecific examples to support your answer.118 Some people enjoy change, and they look forward to new experiences. Others like their livesto stay the same, and they do not change their usual habits. Co
47、mpare these two approaches to life.Which approach do you prefer? Explain why.117 Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends whoare similar to themselves. Compare the advantages of having friends who are different from youwith the advantages of having friends
48、who are similar to you. Which kind of friend do you preferfor yourself? Why?116 People learn in different ways. Some people learn by doing things; other people learn byreading about things; others learn by listening to people talk about things. Which of these methodsof learning is best for you? Use specific examples to support your choice.115 Some people prefer to plan activities for their free time very carefully. Others choose not tomake any plans at all for their free time. Compare the benefits of pl