a. Actout a scene from a play (with a partner)
b. Explainyour review of a novel you recently you read
c. Reada selection of poem
2. Which of followingaspects do you think contributes most to country's success
a. manybusiness opportunities
b. well-roundedmedical care system
c. adeveloped educational system
3. Someone choose to work in a small companyor organization with a few workers. Others prefer to work in a large company ororganization with thousands of employees. Which do you think is better?
4. Many people think that students studycourse materials more effectively by taking exams, while others think thatstudents learn more effective through doing other activities such as writingpaper or completing projects, which do you think is more effective for studentsto learn.
5. Imagine that you have been accepted by twodifferent universities, one university is well-known for its excellent academicprogram, but it’s expensive, while another is less well-know, but has offeredyou with scholarship to pay for your intuition fee. Which university would youprefer, explain why.
6. You live in a crowded city with only onegreen space-the city park. The government recently proposes to build a housingcomplex on this only green space. Do you think this is a good idea?
7. If you are to choose between two apartmentsto live in next semester, one apartment is near the campus but slightlyexpensive, the other is a little far from the campus but cheaper, which one doyou prefer and why?
8. Some studentsthink that they are graded by participating in the discussion class, whileothers think that they are graded only by written work, such as paper. Whichopinion would you prefer and give your reasons.
9. Do you agree or disagree with the followingstatement? With the popularity of the technology that focuses on entertainment,people read fewer books than before.
10. You have been very busy and unable toprepare for the exam tomorrow. You can either stay up late to study and sleepless or just study less and get full night’s sleep. Which will youchoose?
11. Some people believe that we should notdiscuss about the private activities of the popular people, like movie starsand singers. Do you agree? Why?
12. Some people believe old people should nottake risk and participate adventurous events as the young people. Do you agree?Why?
13. Which one do you agree? Children born withtalent should be treated in a different way or they should be treated in thesame way as average children.
14. Some people prefer to give their opinionsimmediately. Others prefer to wait and listen to others’ opinions before givingtheir own. Which one do you think is bett
15. Recall an argument that you have ever hadwith others and describe the details of the conflict.
16. The university wants to provide studentmore entertainments and three choices provided below, which do you prefer andwhy.
a. theaterperformance by the student actors
b. concertprovided by professional musician
c. lecture from a professor
17. There is going to have students’ TV show.Which show would you like to watch. Please Give your reasons.
a. Interviewschool leaders
b. Students’debate on political and social topics
c. Comedyabout school life
18. The university decides to remodel thedormitory and add a new space to it. Which space do you recommend to add inyour dormitory?
a. Cafe
b. Studyroom
c. Gameroom
19. Our degree requires you to take onecourse, which one would you choose?
a. Energy andenvironment
b. Healthand nutrition
c. Solarsystem
20. Which of the following areas of currentevents do you most like to read?
a. Politics
b. Sports
c. Artsand films
21. The university currently requires all thestudents to take the physical education course to get graduate. Which of thefollowing choice will you choose?
a. soccer
b. dancing
22. The university international office isgoing to hold a social events. Which one of the following choices do you thinkis the best?
a. internationalfood fair
b. internationalmusic festival
c. internationalfilm festival
23. Your university has acquired a piece ofland next to the campus. There have been three options for the use of the land.Which do you prefer? Why?
a. theathletic facilities and stadiums.
b. a parkwith nature trails
c. centersfor students and hotel for campus guests
24. If universities are given financialsupport to develop researches, which one do you think would receive morebenefits.
a. Topredict weather more accurately.
b. To cleanrivers and ocean.
c. To dealwith out space.
25. People are encouraged to use reusable bagsand bring their own bags when going shopping, and there will be a fee imposedto plastic bags. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of thispolicy.
26. Among the following jobs, which one do youis most interesting one and why?
a. airplanepilot
b. actor
c. detective
27. Which of the following creative activitiesdo you feel like to get involved in? Choose one and explain why.
a. Potterymaking
b. Writing
c. Artcreation
28. If you are going to have an interview witha famous people in your community, which of the following people will youchoose?Give detailed information to support your answer and explain why.
a. businessman
b. professor
c. artist
29. If the government is going to invest inthe following fields, which of the following do you think is the most worthyone?
a. landexploration
b. education
c. health care
30. A photography club is planning to hold anactivity.
a. goingto an exhibition
b. listeningto a lecture
c. takinga trip
31. Some people want to change theirappearance, even by surgery. Do you agree or disagree? Give your reasons.
32. Some people prefer sending messages whileothers prefer making phone calls directly, which one do you prefer?
33. Parents should teach their kids to learnhow to manage money, and what do you think is the most important thing for it,and explain why it’s important.
34. Describe a behavior that many people maydo in public that you find inconsiderate.
35. Some people like participating inperformance like theatrical or musical show. Others prefer to be in audiencewatching those plays. Which do you prefer?
36. Some students like teachers who oftensupervise their study and work, while others like teachers who allow them tostudy independently and check their work occasionally. Which one do you prefer?Explain your reasons.
37. Some students enjoy decorating theirsurroundings; other choose to keep their surroundings simple and free of anydecorations. Which do you prefer and why?
38. The university is going to increase theprice junk food, to make more money, and use the money to add more kinds ofhealthy food. Do you agree or disagree?
39. When giving feedbacks to students, someteachers would like to talk to their students in person, while some teacherswould give written comments to students. Which do you prefer and why ?
40. Children will be unwilling to learnmusical instrument since they need to keep practicing. What should parents do?
a. Forcechild to learn musical instrument.
b. Let childchoose whether to learn musical instrument.
41. Do you agree or disagree that governmentshould pass a law to fine people who use mobile phones when crossing thestreet.
42. What do you think of the idea? Childrenshould listen or read news at an early age?
43. Some parents think they should protectstudents from making mistakes. Some think they should let them make mistakes.What do you think?
44. A big cooperation is planning to invest ina factory in your hometown. This factory will create many job opportunities forpeople, but also bring a lot of pollution at the same time. Do you agree ordisagree?
45. Describe one advantage or disadvantage ofbuilding universities in small town or rural areas.
46. What do you think about smartphones tostudents? Here are three benefits of smartphones to students, which do youthink is good to students?
a. Takingphotos
b. Listen tomusic
c. Recording courses
47. Your foreign friend is considering comingto you country to visit, but he/she doesn’t know how to plan the trip. Whatsuggestions do you give him/her?
48. Your university decided to allow localcommunities to listen in the campus, they could enter into the class, but can’task questions and don’t have assignments. Do you agree or not agree?
49. Some professors prefer to answer students’questions in the end of the lecture, and others stop at different points toanswer students’ questions. Which style do you think is better forlearning?
50. In stead of printing books in paperversion, the university decides to release only online version of textbooks.Discuss at least an advantage and disadvantage of this change.
51. If your friend has a chance to studyabroad for 1 year, but when he/she comes back, he/she will have to study for anextra year in school to get a degree. What would you recommend him/her todo?
52. Professors shouldn’t allow students torecord class lectures. Do you agree or disagree with this policy?
53. Nowadays teachers tend to leave homeworkas group assignment rather than individual assignment. Discuss one advantageand one disadvantage of this.
54. Some countries have approved “home school”as part of education. What is your opinion on this?
55. Nowadays universities usually hold examsin the class, and recently some universities allow students to take exams athome. Talk about its advantages or disadvantages. Give specific reasons tosupport your answer.
56. Teaching is a challenging profession. Eventhe best teacher can make mistakes. What are the common mistakes a teacher canmake?
57. Your friend has a close family member whois sick and you would do something to comfort her. Describe what would you doto comfort her family member’s illness and explain why you think it is helpful.Use specific examples and details to support your opinion.
58. Do you like to make a plan with friendsabout social activities in advance or plan it when you attend it?
59. Which of the following three activities doyou prefer to do with a group of people rather than alone?
a. Eat ameal
b. Listen tomusic
c. Do homework
60. There are many disagreements betweenfriends. Which is one of the effective ways to resolving the disagreements. Useyour examples and details to explain.
1. Do you agreeor disagree: It is impossible to be always completely honest with your friends?
2. Movies areworth watching only when they teach something about real life.
3. Do you agreeor disagree with the following statement : Sometimes people think nowadays themedia (TV, newspaper, Internet) are less concerned about the accuracy of newsthan in the past, and the incorrect information may cause more problem to thepublic.
4. Agree ordisagree?Nowadays it is not important for people to have regularly family mealstogether.
5. Do you agreethat it is better to work for business owned by someone else than to work forthe business owned by one's own family.
6. Do you agreeor disagree with the following statement. It is better to make friends withintelligent people than with the people who have a good sense of humor.
7. Children relytoo much on the technology, like computers, smart phones, video games for funand entertainment. Playing simpler toys or playing outside with friends wouldbe better for children’s development.
8. Agree ordisagree? It is better for the younger people to take risk and explore newthings than the older people.
9. Universitiesshould spend more money on facilities (such as computer lab and technology ingeneral) rather than on hiring some famous professors.
10. Do you agreeor disagree with the following statement?People who develop many differentskills are more successful than people who just focus on one skill only.
11. Students donot respect teachers as much as they did in the past.
12. Do you agreeor disagree with the following statement: After high school, students shouldhave at least one year to work or travel. It's better than attending universitystraight away.
13. Do you thinkthe students should spend more time learning technology or music and art?
14. Manyfilmmakers made movie based on books. When a movie is produced based on books,some people prefer to read books before watching films, other people choose towatch movie first. What do you think?
15. Some peoplelike to buy and eat their meals at restaurants frequently, while others like todo this at home. Which do you prefer? Why?
16. At someuniversities, students take part in making decisions about the issues thataffect daily life of everyone on campus, such as how many hours that thelibraries should be open each day or what kinds of food should be served in thecafeteria. But at some universities, experts are hired to make this decisions,students almost never involved. Which approach do you prefer and why.
17. people in thepast were friendlier than they are today.
18. Some peoplethink that we should keep away from others to improve our relationship, becausebeing away from people reminds us of how important they are. Others think weshould always stay with others to have good relationship because we cancommunicate with them more often. What do you think?
19. Do you agreeor disagree: people would meet many problems in their daily life and they wouldsolve them by themselves or from the help of their families; the help from thegovernment is not necessary.
20. Some believethat one should spend more time being far away from the people we care about,because it is necessary for people to understand the importance of relationshipof people we care about, while others think being away from people we care aboutcan damage our relationships with them.
21. Some peoplethink it is the best approach for students to learn if school start the day atan early time in the morning. But someone think the school should start the dayat late time. Which one do you prefer? Use specific reasons and detailedexamples to support your answer.
22. Which one ofthe following values is the most important to share with a young child(5-10years old)?
a. being helpful
b. Being honest
c. Being well organized
23. School teachershave found that this year more and more students copy homework from others,which one of the following choices is the best way to reduce this phenomenon?
a. parents should supervise their children's study and homework and sightheir names to prove that their children do not cheat.
b. teachers should punish those children who copy homework from others.
c. teachers should assign homework that cannot be easily copied.
24. If peoplewant to contribute to the society, which of the following is the best way?
a. riding bicycle or walking on foot
b. recycling the waste
c. buy local organic food
25. Your friendshave the opportunity to choose either one of two types of majors (fields ofstudy), which one of the following two majors do you think is a better choice,and why?
a. A major that would allow him to finishyears of study and get a degree sooner (so that he would begin to workfull-time quickly).
b. A major that requires many years of studythat would provide him with more employment opportunities and offers in thefuture. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Be sure touse your own words. Do not memorize some certain examples.
26. Some youngpeople are free in the evenings or have days off at school, which way can bringthem the most benefit?
a. to accumulate work experience by a part-time job or volunteering in acommunity
b. learning to play a sport
c. learning to play a musicalinstrument
27. As a studentof university that has a long break between university semesters, theuniversity requires all students to do one of the following for one monthduring the break:
a. Students must take a course on thesubject that has no direct connection to their majors of study ( For example, astudent majoring in engineering may take course in fine arts or socialscience.)
b. Students must volunteer to work in theuniversity’s city or their hometowns to improve some aspects of life of thecity or their own town. (For example, students may help local primary schoolchildren with their homework.)
Which one do youthink is more beneficial for students in their university? Why?
Given detailedexamples and reasons. Use your OWN words, do NOT use memorized examples.
28. A city wantsto help teachers of its high school students (age14-18) improve their
teaching. It isconsidering two plans:
a. Choose a small group of excellentteachers; these teachers will attend a class led by an expert for additionaltraining in how to teach effectively, and they will then come back to theirschools and provide that training for other teachers in school.
b. Provide additional training in teachingeffectively for high school teachers, using online material that each teacher willstudy individually.
29. Theuniversity has provided students who are going to enter university with twosummer vocation programs. Which one do you think is better for students?
a. Take some college courses in advance.e.g. some courses that are related to students' major.
b. Visit some history museums or historicalrelics.
30. Which one doyou think is the most important factor for a student to success at college oruniversity?
a. Tutors in university.
b. The encouragement from family and friends.
c. High-quality education from highschool.
31. Which one isthe most important factor to help you work productively:
a. Having an environment free of noise and distractions;
b. Knowing that you will receive a reward;
c. Doing something you are interestedin.
32. Which of thefollowing three activities do you prefer to do with a group of people ratherthan alone?
a. Eat a meal
b. Listen to music
c. Do homework
33. Students in auniversity club want to help others, but they can only choose one project ayear, which one of the following is the best?
a. Help those students in a nearby primary school with reading andmathematics;
b. Help people who cannot afford to build or rent a home to build a house;
c. Visit and assist elderly people withdaily tasks.
34. Do you agreeor disagree with the following statement:It's a waste of money for Governmentto fund space travel or space exploration. Give specific examples and detailsto support your answer.
35. The governmentwant to improve education levels. Which of the following do you think is thebest way?
a. hire more teachers to teach in a small class
b. preschool education beforekindergarten
c. to provide some training courses so thatteachers can be more professional
36. Do you agreeor disagree: Internet should be like other services, such as roads, andgovernment should provide it to the public with no cost.
37. Thegovernment can take a variety of actions to help protect the environment. Whichone of the following do you think is the most important for the nation’sgovernment to take to protect the environment.
a. Fund the research to develop environmentally friendly energy sources suchas solar and wind energy.
b. Preserve the natural places like forests and protect the animals thatlive there.
c. Enforce laws to prevent the pollution ofair and water by large companies.
38. Governmentand corporations should share their scientific discoveries with the rest of theworld as much as possible.
39. Students aged13-18 are taught different subjects by different teachers while youngerstudents are taught by only one teacher all day long. Some people suggest itwould benefit young students to be taught by different teachers. Do you agree withthis view? Why or why not?
40. Sometimes weare assigned to work in a group on a project. Do you agree or disagree with thefollowing statement? The group will be helped more by person who will bewilling to do what other group members want than by person who often stronglyinsists that things should be done in a way that is different from what thegroup wants to do.
41. Nowadays, theability to cooperate is more important than past.
42. Do you agreeor disagree: The way people dresses is a good indication of his or herpersonality or character.
43. Do you agreeor disagree with the following statement: Universities should require everygraduation students to take public speaking courses. Give specific examples anddetails to support your answer.
44. At work orschool, you might encounter a problem that requires creativity -for example,you are given a task to complete that is very different from other tasks youdo. In work or school situation that requires you to think creatively, wouldyou prefer to work alone or with others? Why?
45. If you aregoing to graduate from the university and have to choose the final course,which professor will you choose. The one you used to sign up for courses or theone you have never learned from before?
46. Do you agreeor disagree with the following statement? It is important to read or watch thenews presented by people whose views are different from your own or presentedby people whose views are similar to your own?
47. Do you agreeor disagree: young people should try many different kinds of jobs or careerbefore they decide the long term career of their life.
48. Do you agreeor disagree with the following statement?Competition among friends usually hasa negative effect on friendship. Use details and examples to support youropinion.
49. In order tobe successful, a person must be open to new ideas and willing to change his orher mind.
50. Do you agreeor disagree with the following statement: children should spend most of theirtime on studying and playing, they shouldn’t be required to help family withhousehold chores, such as cleaning and cooking.
51. High schoolstudents should be required to study many different subjects at same time orthey should study only three or four subjects at a time.
52. If you wereoffered two jobs, one has average paid and you work normal hours (40 hours aweek), the other one has much higher salary but you need to work long hours.Which one would you choose? And state your reasons.
53. Taking a lotof time to make an important decision is viewed as a bad quality for a personto have. But now it’s considered as a good quality of a person. Do you agree ordisagree with the statement?
54. Do you agreeor disagree: it is better to use your own knowledge and experience to solveproblems than to ask other people for advice.
55. Someteenagers took part in kinds of activities, such as musical classes, sportsclasses and so on, but others only focus on one activity which is important tothem, which idea do you support, provide ideas and give some examples.
56. Nowadaysmedia (TV, newspapers, Internet) are less concerned about the accuracy of newsthan in the past, and the incorrect information may cause more problems to thepublic.
57. Do you agreeor disagree with the parents should let children make mistake and let themlearn from their own mistake.
58. Manycompanies sell products or services but at the same time cause environmentaldamage. Someone said it can be stop by ask them to pay penalty, such as ahigher tax when they cause the environmental damage. Others said there arebetter ways to stop them from harming environment. What do you think is thebest way to prevent the environment from deteriorating?
59. When parentscannot afford time to accompany with their children, they could choose to sendtheir children to child-care center where many children are cared together; orthey could send their children to an individual caregiver. Which one is better?
60. Do you agreeor disagree with the statement? All university students should be required totake history courses no matter what field they study in.
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