托福写作例子集粹（一）

　　1. People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge) Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Career preparation:

　　a) Courses designed to meet the market requirement

　　b) Instructors are knowledgeable and have hands-on experience

　　c) Classmates and friends are invaluable resources for the future career

　　2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Agree. Parents are the best teachers

　　1) Parents know us most because of relations and time that we stay together

　　2) The earliest education came from parents when we were little kids. We are more likely to accept the instructions from our parents.

　　3. Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Yes.

　　1) Save time

　　2) Nutrition balance

　　3) More convenient---- everyone can cook

　　4. It has been said, "Not everything that is learned is contained in books." Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?

　　Comparison and contrast:

　　From Books: wide, systematic, scientific but hard to be used and not impressive

　　From experience: direct, impressive and

　　practical but limited

　　Choose book:

　　1) Save time;

　　2) Avoid making same mistakes.

　　3) Systematic knowledge.

　　5. A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position.

　　Advantages:

　　1) employment opportunity

　　2) economic boom

　　Disadvantages

　　1) pollution

　　2) safety problems

　　6. If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

　　Change pollution:

　　1) For people's health

　　2) Attract more investment

　　3) Living environment

　　7. How do movies or television influence people's behavior? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

　　1) The sources of 'information

　　2) More entertainment

　　3) People, especially young people, mimic movie/television stars' behavior

　　8. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

　　Disagree.

　　1) Friends: television programs are an important source of topics

　　2) Family: the family will watch TV together and has more time to communicate

　　9. Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which place would you prefer to live in? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

　　In a big city

　　1) More working opportunities

　　2) More information

　　3) More convenience

　　10. "When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success." Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your position.