托福口语部分12月预测题

Task 1

1. If a mayor is to be selected from the following candidates, who all have no political experience but are successful in their own field, which one do you think is the best candidate for mayor?

1) A university professor

2) A businessman

3) A doctor

2. A friend of yours is looking for a new place to live and has asked for your advice. What do you think is the most important characteristic of a good neighborhood? Use details and examples to explain your answer.

3. Which of the following activities would you do with friends rather than alone? A. Taking a walk; B. Watching a movie; C. Travelling.

4. What do you think is the most significant benefit that the Internet brings to our life?

5. Parents need to make sure their children lead healthy lives. What can parents do to help their children have healthy lifestyles?

6. Talk about a time when a friend or family member helped you in the past. Describe how the person helped you. Then explain why this was important to you.

7. If a foreigner comes to your country, what would you advise him to take home?

8. Which of the following jobs or careers do you think would be the most rewarding? A) University professor B) Environmental scientist C)Newspaper  journalist

9. What advice would you give a friend who just got a job? Explain what the suggestion is and its importance. Please include specific details.

10. Describe the differences between two cities you've visited.

11. Describe the disadvantages of moving to a new place.

12. If you are a teacher of a tutor group and you are going to take students to a study trip, where would you take them to? A science museum, a local farm, or a theatre performance?

13. Which class would you choose to attend if it is free: improve the skill of public presentation, how to start a small business, improve photographic skill?

14. People set a variety of goals for themselves throughout their lives. Describe one goal you would like to achieve in the future and explain why this goal is important to you.

15. Describe one or two ways your life may change five years from now.

16. Describe one thing you didn't want to do but you were asked to do. How was the result?

17. What do you think is the most important thing that parents should teach their children? Please include details in your response.

18. Which type of movie is not enjoyable for you to watch: action, romance or science fiction movies?

19. Describe one of the most popular websites in your country. Explain why it is popular with details or examples.

20. Which of the following choices do you think has the greatest impact on environmental protection?

1) governmental regulations; 

2) environmental awareness groups; 

3) individual efforts

21.Your friend is coming to your country for studying, but he or she is worried about the cost. what are the advices you can offer?

22. changing its food service to include more healthy food with lower calories. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of this change?

23. Your university is planning to replace paper books with electronic books, what is the advantage and disadvantage of this plan?

24. Which one do you think is the most effective way to learn? Taking notes, discussing with classmates, repeating and reciting.

25. Which of the following qualities do you admire the most (or would be most interested in getting?) Art skills, language skills or sport skills? Use details and explanations in your response.

26. Which of the following quality is the most important for someone to be successful? Being highly motivated, hardworking or intelligent.

27. Which of the following library volunteer work would you choose? Helping people find the right material, reading to kids, or keeping bookshelf organized?

28. Some schools require students to finish a reading list during school breaks. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of this requirement.

29.Some people prefer to learn about current events from watching television news programs. Others prefer to read about current events in newspaper or on the Internet. Which do you think is better and why.

30. If you can have a part time job at the university, what position would you choose: a lab assistant, a campus tour guide or a library assistant? Please give specific reasons. 

31. Which one of the following characteristics does your friend value most: cheerfulness, kindness or intelligence? Please choose one and use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. 

32. Do you agree or dis agree the statement that we should let children use the computers or other electronic devices as early as they can? 

33. Which kind of extracurricular activity would you like to attend if you have a chance: writing essays for students’ newspaper, joining a hiking club or working in the dormitorial discipline committee? 

34. Describe the most important decision that you have ever made. Please include specific details in your answer. 

35. Describe a gift you would like to give to someone. Please answer the question with specific details. 

36. How can you ensure that you can finish the assignment on time when the studying workload is heavy? Please include details in your answer. 

38. What’s your favorite school subject? How does it become your favorite? Please give your answers with specific details. 

39. Describe a friend of yours. Explain how you become friends. Please include details in your response. 

40. Describe an interesting style of clothing in your country. Please use specific details.

41. Which of the following do you think benefits students more: going to field trips, tutoring or doing class presentations?

42. Which brings you more pleasure? Spending time with friends, studying by yourself, or doing sports?

43. Your friend studies in a business school now, but he likes playing musical instrument. What suggestion would you give to your friend: To keep studying business, or to learn to play music?

44. Which of the following art classes would you be more interested in taking? Wood sculpture, painting or photography?

45. Talk about a hobby of yours, give examples and details in your response. 

46. Which of the following do you think is the best way to get to know a new school, joining a one-day campus tour, spending a weekend on campus playing field, or auditing lectures?

47. Which of the following hospital volunteer works would you be interested in doing? Take care of patient's family, talk to patients, or read to patients?

48. Which of the following activities would you rather be doing on weekends, watching TV, spending time with families, or working out in the gym?

49. If you have a chance to learn something new, which of the following would you choose to learn: flying an airplane, playing a sport or playing a musical instrument?

50. Nowadays many people move to cities to work and study. What advantages does moving to cities bring to people?

51. Which of the following is the most effective way of learning: studying from textbooks, having a discussion with a group or reading articles written by others.

52. If you can have a part-time job at the university, what position would you choose? A lab assistant, a campus tour guide or a library assistant?

53. Which of the following activities would you do with friends rather than alone, taking a walk, watching a movie, or traveling?

54. Talk about what you like to do during spare time. 

55. Your friend has a bad eating habit. What suggestions would you like to give the friend?

56. Which of the following jobs would you like to do? Actor/actress, computer programmer, or business owner. 

57. Which of the following three activities you would 

58. Which of the following library volunteer would you want to choose to do? Helping people find the right material, read to kids or keeping bookshelf organized.

59. Some people prefer to share a large house with other students; others prefer to live in a smaller apartment alone. Which one do you prefer?

60. Some students prefer to study nine or ten months a year; others choose to be in school the whole year. Which do you prefer and why?

61. Do you agree or disagree: protecting the environment is as important as economic development.

62. Emailing and texting takes a major place in contacting people in modern times. However, face-to-face talk could be a more effective way of communication. Which way of 

63. Which of the following is the best way to spend your weekends, exercising, cooking, or visiting your friends?

64. Which of the following activities would you be more interested in doing? Teaching children, teaching adults to use computers or cleaning city park.

65. Which one of the following would you like to do at weekend? Stay with your family, go to the gym or watch TV?

66. If you can learn a new ability, which one do you prefer? Why? Play a new kind of sports, fly a plane, play a new kind of musical instrument?

67. Which of the following three do you think is the most important for a great working environment? Friendly coworkers, flexible hours or a helpful boss?

68. If you were making a donation, which of the following organization would you make your donation to? Environmental protection group, city library, or animal shelter?

69. What should parents do to help their children to succeed in school?

70. Among the following types of books, which do you dislike the most? Romantic books, science fiction, or biography.

71. Some school prevents students from watching TV. What are some advantages and disadvantages?

72. Talk about your favorite book when you were a child. Explain why you liked to read it in details. 

73. Your friend plans to go to your country to study but has concern about expenditure. What is your advice to your friend?

74. Nowadays, "quiet carts" can be found on trains, in which people forbidden to use their cellphones and computers, or talk loudly. What is your opinion on this policy?

75. Talk about the things students can do to deal with homesickness.

76. Your friend often feels nervous when speaking in front of a large group of people. What suggestions would you give him?

77. Talk about a kind of music you enjoy the least, explain why you don’t like it.

78. Which of the following community service would you choose to do? Working with children, cleaning the city park or planting a campus garden.

79. Describe a change that happened in your country, and how it has affected people’s life. Explain your answer in details.

80. Talk about a piece of art work that you like the most, it could be a photograph, painting or song.

Task 2 　

1. Do you think it’s necessary for children’s growth for them to live far away from home and stay with relatives or friends during school breaks?

2. Some people prefer to wash dishes by a dish washer. Others prefer to wash dishes by hands. Which do you prefer and why?

3. Do you think it is a good idea for parents to give kids monetary reward if they have good grades in school?

4. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? University students who are caught cheating in exams should be asked to leave school.

5. When going on vacations, some people prefer to go on camping in tents. Others prefer to stay in hotels. Which do you think is better?

6. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People today do not need to worry about memorizing the dates of important historical events, because they can easily look up the dates online.

7. Some people do not enjoy shopping and shop only when they have a specific purchase to make. Others like to go shopping for pleasure whether or not they have something to buy. Which do you prefer and why?

8. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should be required to learn practical skills in school, such as cooking or person finance, in addition to academic subjects.

9. Some students prefer test questions that ask for opinions while others prefer those objective ones that have a correct answer. What do you think? You would use past experience to support your response.

10. Some people speak out in class; others prefer to listen and quietly observe. Which do you think leads to greater success in school?

11. If you have a school or work assignment, which do you prefer doing: whether writing a report or giving a speech in front of a large amount of people?

12. Do you prefer to live in a residence where there are strict rules (such as rules against making loud noises at night), or do you prefer to live in a residence without strict rules?

13. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A boss or a manager should not form close friendship with their employees.

14. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Government should not allow violence and bad language in television programs.

15. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Wealthy people should be required to help poor people.

16. Some people like to get advice from parents or grandparents. Some people like to get help from their peer. Which do you prefer and why?

17. Some people think in the future students will have classes on the Internet instead of in a building, but some think students will still have classes in a building. What do you think?

18. Some people believe that it is better for children to grow up in big cities. Others believe that it is better for children to grow up in small towns or rural areas. What is your opinion?

19. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Some people think the stories of famous people on TV have no relevance to ordinary people.

20. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If you want to succeed in business, being outgoing and friendly is very important.

21. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Building zoos helps to protect animals. Please give your answer with specific examples and details.

22. Some people prefer to live in places where climate does not change very much, while others prefer to live in places where climate changes with seasons. Which one do you prefer? Why?

23. Some people choose to go to school which is close to home so they can keep their old friends. However other people like to study far away from home so they can make new friends. Which do you prefer and why?

24. What kind of job will you choose? To choose a job through which you can get a lot of money or to choose a job through which you can get great personal satisfaction? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

25. Some people prefer to write many short assignments for a semester, other prefer to write one or two long assignments for a semester. Which do you prefer? Explain why.

26. Do you agree or disagree with the statement that parents are the best teacher for children? Give specific reasons and details in your response.

27. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: 16-year-old kids are not mature enough to drive? Please use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

28. Advertisement have too much influence on consumers’ choices. What’s your opinion on it? Please give reasons to support your response.

29. Some people prefer to celebrate special occasions like birthdays with their friends, others prefer to be alone at such occasions. Which do you prefer? Use examples and details to support your response.

30. Some people prefer to watch a sport game from the audience seat, others prefer to be in the sport field and complete with others. Which do you prefer to do?

31. When learning to use a new product, some people prefer to read the instruction manual. Others prefer to figure out how to use the product on their own. Which do you prefer and why? Give details and examples to support your response.

32. Some people prefer to watch movies in theatres, others prefer to watch movies at home. Which one do you prefer? Explain your answer in details.

33. Do you like jobs with opportunities to interact with people, or do you prefer to work without contact with real people? Please explain preference with specific reasons.

34. Some parents do not agree with the way teachers are teaching their children. Do you think that parents should express their disapproval to teachers?

35. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People in the past are more interested in improving their neighborhood (the area where they live) than now.

36. Do you agree or disagree that assignments handed in after the deadline should receive a lower score? 

37. Do you agree or disagree with the statement that the most important class can't be learned in the classroom?

38. If the following two things overlap with each other, which would you prefer: dinner together with your family or attend your friends’ party on the weekend? 

39. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It's impolite to make calls or send text messages on a diner table. Explain in details. 

40. Agree or disagree: when reaching 65 years old, people should not be allowed to work anymore. 

41. Some people prefer to live in old buildings; others prefer to live in new and modern buildings. Which do you prefer and why?

42. Do you agree or disagree: children should learn to draw or paint.

43. Do you agree or disagree: Cellphone has greatly improved our lives.

44. Some people like to take less informative but interesting lectures; others like to take boring but more content rich lectures. Which do you prefer?

45. Do you agree or disagree: Students should work for a year before entering college.

46. Do you agree or disagree: all students should attend social activities such as join a club or a sports team in school.

47. Do you like talking to people face to face, or sending text messages or emails?

48. Do you agree or disagree:  Newspaper is better than other media such as TV.

49. Some people prefer to work in an office. Others prefer to work from home. Which do you prefer?

50. Do you agree or disagree: People’s personality never changes.

51. Some students prefer to learn new materials by taking notes of all the things they heard from the teacher in class. Others prefer to learn new materials by taking few notes. Which way do you prefer?

52. Some people prefer to be a leader in a group project, while others prefer to be a supporting member in a group project, which one do you prefer and why?

53. When traveling, do you prefer to stay at one place for a long time or spend less time but visit more places? Explain your answer details.

54. Do you agree or disagree: all children under the age of 16 should attend school. Explain your answer in details.

55. While traveling, some people prefer to go to new places; others prefer to visit familiar places. Which do you think is better? Explain why.

56. Some people prefer to do team sports; others prefer to do individual sports. Which do you prefer and why?

57. Do you agree or disagree: students should have class discussion.

58. Do you agree or disagree: It's a good idea for first year students to join a sport club of any other kind of campus organization.

59. Do you agree or disagree: University education is more important than it was in the past

60. Do you agree or disagree: it is better to live close to parents than far away from them.

61. Do you agree or disagree: parents should not allow their children to participate in any form of sport (football, basketball, ice hockey...) in order to protect their health and from any form of injuries.

62. Do you agree or disagree: employees should be prohibited to listen to music at work. 

63. When learning to use a new product, some people prefer to read the instruction manual. Others prefer to figure out how to use the product on their own.

64. Do you prefer to live in an area where the climate remains the same all year around or an area with more diverse climate?

65. Do you prefer to sit in the front of a class or at the back of the classroom and why?

66. Some people prefer to plan what to do in their free time ahead of time; others prefer to not having such plans. Which do you prefer? Explain why.

67. Some people prefer to own cars; others prefer to use public transportation. Which do you prefer?

68. Some people believe that it is important for young people to have a part-time job as a working experience, while others think they should spend more time on their studies. What is your opinion and why?

69. Do you agree or disagree: students should be allowed to carry their cellphones at all times.

70. Some people prefer to buy innovative high-tech products like cellphones and computers when they first came out; others would buy them after the price has been decreased. Which do you prefer? Explain why.

71. Do you agree or disagree: parents are the best teacher for children? Give specific reasons and details in your response.

72. Do you agree or disagree that teachers should encourage students to have class discussions during class? Give specific reasons and details in your response.

73. Some people like to study from an old and experienced professor; others prefer to study from a young and inexperienced professor. Which do you prefer?

74. Which do you prefer? A job in a distant city with a high salary, or a job in your current city with a lower salary.

75. Some teachers like to give class assignments in person; others like to give assignments by email. Which do you think is better?

76. Some people think that teachers should assign homework to students during the class, but others say that teachers should assign homework to students after class using email. Which one do you think is better? Why?

77. Do you agree or disagree: it is more enjoyable to read fiction books than non-fiction books.

78. Some people prefer to start doing a project as soon as possible; others prefer to put things until a later date. Which do you prefer to do?

79. Do you agree or disagree: Children can learn better from teachers who are kind and friendly.

 

80. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People will read fewer books in the future.


托福写作部分12月预测

Society & Relationship

1.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

People should know events happening around the world even if they have little to do with daily life.

2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The rules that the whole societies today expect young people to follow and obey are too strict. 

3.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 

It is important for everyone to know about what happening all around the world even though the events have not affect our daily life.

4.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Nowadays people are more than willing to help the people who they don't know (for example, giving food and clothes to the people who need them) then they were in the past. 

5.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The opinions of celebrities, such as certain entertainers or athletes, are more important for younger people than old people.

6.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The ability to maintain a small number of friends for a long time is more important to happiness than the ability to make new friends easily. 

7.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 

It is often not a good idea to move to a new city or a new country because you will lose old friends.

8.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 

Nowadays it is not important for people to have regularly family meals together. 

9.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 

It is better to make friends who are intelligent than with a good sense of humor.

10.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 

Getting advice from friends who are older than you is more valuable than getting advice from friends your same age.

 

Education & Success

1.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Younger school children should be required to study art and music in addition to study math, language, science, and history. 

2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Busy parents have less time to spend with their children. Some people think time should be spent to play games or sports. Others think time should be spent by doing something together related to schoolwork. 

3.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Rather than help their children with schoolwork, parents should help children to work independently. 

4.Some people believe going on field trips is better for children’s education (eg. go to museum), while others think it is better for children to study in the classroom at school, which one do you prefer and explain why. 

5.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Teachers should be paid at least as much as doctors, lawyers or business leaders are paid.

6.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

University students should be required to take history courses no matter what field they study. 

7.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

After high school, students should have at least one year to work or travel. It's better than attending university straight away. 

8.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

It is easier to be well educated today than it is in the past. 

9.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Students are more interested in politics today than they were in the past.

10.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

In the past young people depended on their parents for making decisions. Today, young people are better able to make decisions on their own.

11.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The best way to improve the quality of education in a country is to increase teachers’ salaries.

12.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The most important thing people learned is from families.

13.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Students should be encouraged to take courses like science, technology, engineering and math that are likely to lead to job opportunities rather than subjects they might be interested in. 

14.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

In modern times, grandparents cannot give their grandchildren useful advice because the world of today and the world of 50 years ago are too different.

15.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The most important investment for a big company is to improve the efficiency and proficiency of its employees.

16.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

People who develop many different skills are more successful than people who focus on one skill only.

17.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

If you are selecting a leader for a student organization, honesty is the most important to consider in deciding whom to vote for.

18.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The most important characteristic to a successful politician or leader is good communication skills. 

19.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

In order to be successful, a person must be open to new ideas and willing to change his or her mind. 

20.Some people think that success is most important in their life. Others think that it’s more important to be happy when they fail. Who do you agree with and why?

 

Technology & Media

1.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Some people like to keep records or experiences by exposing photos on social networking sites. Others do not like to create such records. Which way do you prefer？

2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

When working on a project, it’s better for classmates or colleagues to communicate face to face than sending emails.

3.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Some people prefer to buy technological devices as soon as they are available to the public. Others prefer to wait until many people have used them. Which do you prefer?

4.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Internet is as important as other service such as building roads that government should make Internet access to all the citizens at no cost.

5. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Nowadays, children rely too much on the technology, like computers, smartphone, video games for fun and entertainment; playing simpler toys or playing outside with friends would be better for the children's development. 

6.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

If people are on vacation, they should leave their mobile phones at home. 

7.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 

Government should support scientific researches which do not have practical uses. 

 

Leisure & Culture

1.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Your job has more effect on your happiness than your social life does.

2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

It is better to relax by watching a movie or reading a book than relax by doing physical exercise. 

3.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

People nowadays spend much more time than they should using text messages and new technologies such as social media to communicate with each other. 

4.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Playing sports teaches people important lessons about life. 

5.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

It is better to spend money on traveling and vacation than save money for the future. 

6.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

People will spend less time cooking and preparing food in twenty years than they do today. 

7.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

 

Taking a lot of time to make an important decision is often considered as a bad quality for a person. However, some people think that it is a good quality for a person.