1. The rules that the whole society today expects young people to follow and obey are too strict.

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

　　3. Young people today are more likely to help others than they were in the past.

　　4. It is better for colleagues or classmates to communicate in person than through emails in order to do a project.

　　5. Young people today are less dependent on their parents for making decisions than they were in the past.

　　6. In times of economic crisis, local governments often reduce the money they spend in some areas. In your opinion, if a local government is facing economic problems, which of the following areas should it spend less money on? a. libraries; b.public transportation; c. police.

　　7. Taking children to field trips (for example, to a museum) is a better way of education than learning at school in a classroom.

　　8. Movies and television have more negative effects than positive effects on the behaviors of young people.

　　9. People spend too much money on their pets even though there can other good ways to spend money.

　　10. People who cannot accept criticism from others will not be successful at working in a group.

　　11. It is important for government to provide money for beautiful things and not just for practical things.

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

　　13. It is better to finish a project completely and then do another project than do two or more projects at the same time.

　　14. Being creative, rather than planning carefully more often results in the best solution of a problem.

　　15. People should know about events happening around the world even if they have little influence on their daily lives.

　　16. Your community has a piece of land and is considering introducing a business to this land. Which business would you prefer? a. a shopping mall b. a performing art center c. a hotel.

　　17. Which do you think is the best way for a student to make friends? a. joining a sports team; b. participating in community activities; c. traveling.

　　18. When you have a friend for a long time, whether you will continue the friendship even he or she does something you do not like.

　　2017.1.14 托福独立写作试题回顾与解题思路

　　As a student of university that has a long break between university semesters, the university requires all students to do one of the following for one month during the break: (1) Students must take a course on the subject that has no direct connection to their majors of study (for example, a student majoring in engineering may take course in fine arts or social science). (2) Students must volunteer to work in the university’s city or their hometowns to improve some aspects of life of the city or their own town (for example, students may help local primary school children with their homework). Which one do you think is more beneficial for students in their university? Why?

　　<解题思路>

　　这是一题 “选择较优型” 的试题。两个选项都不是很难