2011-2012托福写作真题(截止至1222)-(1)

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The food we ate in the past was healthier than the food we eat today. (Food)
11.1.22ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: For parties celebrating occasions such as graduation or birthday, it is better to invite a lot of people instead of only inviting friends and family members.（Family & Friends)
11.1.30ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The world is changing quickly. People are less happy than before.
11.2.12ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: In a busy and crowded world, we should not expect people to be polite to others. (Old vs. New)
11.02.20ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
People who move out of their native village or town are happier and more successful than those who stay in native village or town for all their life. (Success)
11.02.26ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Young people do not have any influence on decisions that may affect the future of the world. (Young vs. Old)
11.03.04NA
The most important problems in today’s world will be solved in our lifetime.
11.03.11NA
Although science and technology will continue to improve, the most significant improvement for th e quality of people’s lives has already taken place.
11.03.12ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: People should buy things made in their own country, even if the price is higher than the things made elsewhere. (Money)
11.03.13ML
Some people think children should spend most of their time in studying and playing while others think they should help their parents with the household chores. What is your opinion? (Family)
Movies and television have more negative effects than positive effects on the way young people behave.
11.03.20ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: People would be happier if they had fewer possessions. (Money)
11.03.26ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Young people should try different jobs before they decide which job they should take. (Work)
11.04.02
Which kind of universities do you prefer, universities whose graduates can find good jobs or universities where there are famous professors? (Education)
11.04.09ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The government should spend more money on art museums than on playgrounds. (Government)
11.04.15NA
Comparing to hiring famous teachers, school should pay more attention to improve facilities. 11.04.22 NA
Which kind of universities do you prefer, universities whose graduates can find good jobs or universities where there are famous professors?
11.04.23ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A job with more vacation time but a low salary is better than a job with a high salary but less vacation time. (Employment)
11.04.30NA
It is important to know about what is happening around the world, even if it doesn’t affect your personal lives.
11.5.14 ML
Do you agree or disagree: it is easier for people in the past to identify which type of career or job has a secure or successful future.
11.5.28 ML（2011.5.28 NA）
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A person's clothes reveal a lot about his personality.
11.5.29 ML（2009.10.10 ML）
Do you agree or disagree: it is easier to achieve success today than in the past.
11.6.11 ML (2010.7.10 NA)
Do you agree or disagree with the statement: although a lot of people know the environmental situation (global warming etc.), however, the present situation is unlikely to change in the future, 11.6.25 ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Movies and televisions should always show audience good people are being rewarded and bad people are being punished.
11.7.8
The friends that you can have fun with are more important than the friends that you can get help from?
11.7.9
People should take time to relax with hobbies or physical activities that are very different from what they do at work.
11.7.23
Teachers should give students more group assignments because students work more efficiently in groups.
11.7.31
Physical exercise is much more important for the old than the young.
11.8.5
If one of your friends needs assistance in one of the courses you are good at, it is better for him to turn to you or ask a tutor for help?
11.8.13
The young people today are facing more personal and work-related challenges than their parents did fifty years ago.
11.8.20
The most important investment for a company is to spend money to improve the work skills of its employees.
11.8.21
For the successful development of a country, the government should focus its budget on young children’s education rather than on universities.
11.8.27
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Patience is usually not a good thing; we should take actions at once.
11.8.28
Movies are worth watching only when they teach something about real life.
11.9.8
The rapid growth of cities has a mostly positive impact on the development of the society.
11.9.24
Educating children has become more difficult task because now children spend more time on cell phones, online games and social web site.
11.9.25
It is easier for parents to raise their children than 50 years ago.
11.9.28
In order to solve the problems of the present and the future, people should review the past.
11.10.16
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Young people today are less dependent on their parents than in the past.
11.10.20
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Printed books have had greater effects on society than television has had.
11.10.22
Famous entertainers and athletes deserve to have more privacy than they have now.
11.10.27
Most business people are motivated by the desire for money.
11.10.30
The most important characteristic of a good political or business leader is an ability to accept the responsibility of the mistakes.
11.11.5 NA
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should spend money on traveling and vacation rather than save money for future use.
11.11.12 ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? More and more people are spending much money on animals though there are also many places are worth using.
11.11.13
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One can learn a lot about a person from the types of friends the person has.
To improve the quality of education, university should spend more money on professors’ salary.
11.11.19 NA
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 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?
11.11.20 ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The most important characteristic for a politician or a leader is good communication skill.
11.11.26 ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better for people to work at home with a computer than at their own office?
11.12.2 NA
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People who cannot accept the criticism from others will not be successful at working in a group.
11.12.9 NA
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Your job has more effect on your happiness than your social life does.
11.12.10. ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Increasing teachers’ salary can improve educational level.
11.12.11 ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Improvement of schools is the most important factor for the development of a nation.
11.12.17 NA
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is impossible to be completely honest with your friend.
11.12.18 ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better for government to spend money on building future housing or preserving historic or traditional buildings and homes? 12.1.8 ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People would be happier if they had fewer possessions.
12.1.14 ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All school teachers should take course every five years to update their knowledge.
12.2.5 ML
People should have goals that are challenging rather than goals that are safe and practical. 12.2.11 ML
Do you agree or disagree. Talented people's leadership is born naturally and can't be learned by people.
12.2.17 ML
Some people prefer to buy new technological devices; others choose to buy them when they are in common use. Which do you prefer?
Describe the differences between two singers that you are familiar with. Include reasons and examples to support your response.
12.2.24 ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In terms of teamwork, those who can’t take any criticism from other people can never succeed.
12.2.25 ML
Can two people be good friends if one person has more money than the other?
12.3.4
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Employees who always follow their supervisor’s instructions are more valuable to their companies than employees who try to find new or better ways?
12.3.10
If you need to discuss upsetting or controversial problems with others, will you use e-mail/text messaging or use telephone/voice-messaging?
12.3.18
Do you agree or disagree with the statement: There is never a good reason to be impolite (rude) to another person.
12.3.24 ML
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If parents want their children to do well at school, they should limit the time their children spend on watching TV.
12.4.14
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is important for government to protect animals and wilderness areas for future generations.
12.4.22
Do you agree or disagree that it is more important for universities to spend money on facilities (such as libraries, computers and technology) rather than on hiring famous teachers?
12.4.28
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: It is important to know about events happening around the world; even it is unlikely to affect your daily life.
12. 5.12
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to choose a university which has a good prospective of employment than the one with famous professors.
12.5.20
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 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.
12.5.26
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers had greater influence on young children in the past than today.
12.6.9
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is often not a good thing for people to move to a new town or a new country because they will lose their friends.
12.6.15
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The most important characteristic for a politician or leader is good communication skills.
12.6.17
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Rather than help their children do school work, parents should encourage their children to do work independently.
12.6.30
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to learn about a foreign country is to read the newspapers and magazines from that country.
12.7.14
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If your friend need extra help in schoolwork, suppose you are good at the subject which your friend needs help, it is better for your friend to ask you for help than get help from a professional tutor.
12.7.15
Is it important for government to provide money for the things that are beautiful than things that are practical.
12.7.22
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People can take care of their family members better when they live in big cities than in the countryside.
12.7.28
Some people prefer to live away from family and friends with high salaries; other people prefer to stay with your family and friends with less pay. Which is better for you?
12.8.19
Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Car has had a great effect on the society than the airplane.
12.8.25
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The opinions of celebrities, such as some entertainers or athletes, are more important to younger people than to older people.
12.8.26
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents should allow children to make mistakes and let them learn from their own mistakes.
12.9.2
Competition among friends usually has a negative effect on the friendship.
12.9.8
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The advice from grandparents has no use for their grandchildren because the world has changed a lot during the past 50 years.
12.9.16
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The most important investment for a company is to spend money on improving the work skills of its employees.
12.9.22
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Although science and technology will continue to improve, the most significant improvement for the quality of people’s lives have already taken place.
12.9.23
The most important problems affecting our society today could be solved within our lifetime. 12.10.13
Nowadays， it is much easier to achieve success with help from one's family than what is like before.
12.10.14
To make children do well in school, parents should limit the hours that children spend on watching TV or movies.
12.10.19
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Reading a student does on his/her own is as important as, or even more important than reading a student does because it is assigned by teachers. 学生自己读的书和老师布置的一样重要还是更重要。

12.10.27
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The most important problems affecting our society today can be solved within our lifetime.
12.10.28
All scientific discoveries should be shared among all scientists all around the world；the government and businesses should not keep any discoveries in secret.
12.11.2
Out of the following three things, which one would you prefer to regulate in order to improve your health? 1. The kind of food you eat. 2. The amount of exercise. 3. The amount of stress in your life.
12.11.10
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to increase students' interest in a subject is to teach them the significance of the subject outside of school.
12.11.18
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The main role of a university professor is to educate students rather than to do research.
12.11.24
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is easier for more people now than in the past to get education.
12.11.30
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A university should focus more on its facilities, such as libraries, computers or laboratory, rather than on hiring famous teachers.
12.12.2
Do you agree or disagree: movies and television have more negative effect than positive ones on young people's behavior.
12.12.8
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Patience is not usually a good thing and we need to take actions at once.
12.12.22
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 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. Use specific examples to support your answer.。