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2016年11月19日托福考试独立口语机经 托福报名英文地址

1.Your friend is always late for group events, what suggestions do you have for him?

I would have he following suggestions, first off, he should plan things ahead and do things as early as possible. For example, if you have an appointment with a friend, try to be 10 or 15 minutes early and use the time for a specific activity, such as writing notes to people, reading a novel, or catching up with friends on the phone. This strategy can help convert dreaded wait time into time that is productive and pleasurable, and this gives one an incentive to be on time.

2.Describe a serious problem that your country is facing. Explain why it is so serious.

Personally, I think environment pollution is an enduring problem that we have today. Vehicle emission and poisonous gas discharged by factories are major factors causing the air pollution. Sometimes, the smog and haze in big cities are so serious that people can barely breathe. Actually,  haze and fog have negative impact on people's mood and citizens suffer from dizziness and depression when they suffer from serious haze several days in a row. Also, haze and fog can cause a series of diseases, like heart disease, stroke, respiratory illnesses, birth defects and cancer.

3.Which of the following activities should the university give rewards to its high performance? (1). Volunteer service (2).Athletic achievement (3). Academic performance

Well, personally, I would say school should reward students who are active in doing social volunteer work. Actually, university is not merely about sports and academics, and frankly, we have paid too much attention in these areas and it seems like we downplay the importance of volunteering. Voluntary activities should be a big part of university life, one should be compassionate about others, especially the unlucky ones. One will feel like they are needed by the community and having something to offer back to society gives them a sense of purpose.

4.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 dormitory discipline committee?

Personally, I would like to join a hiking club. First off, if I hike in the mountains, I can get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and escape from the concrete jungles, busy street and the crowd.  I can get close to mother nature, so I can keep myself refreshed. At the same time, I get a chance to breath fresh air and enjoy the breeze out in the wild. Additionally, one can do other interesting activities outdoors, like go fishing, setting up a camp fire and stuff like that. Hiking club can help me to bond with friends and people who have the same interest and hobby.

5.Some people prefer to make detailed plans for the future. Others prefer to concentrate on present things and don't make any plans at all. Which way do you prefer? Please use specific reasons to support your answer.

Well, personally, I prefer to make plans about things in life. To begin with, if I don't make plans ahead of time, there will be obvious drawbacks. It might throw me off my tight schedule, you know, as a college student, sometimes, I am overwhelmed with all kinds of assignment, like presentations, group projects and stuff. Additionally, if I don't make a plan, things might not work in a way I want it to be. For example, if I just randomly decide to travel together with my friends without careful planning, we might not even have a hotel to live in since it might be booked out. So, we'd better make a plan, book the hotel and figure out the itinerary.

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

I disagree that rich people should split their wealth with the poor. Firstly, one's wealth should only be acquired according to the work he has done, People should not be given things they don't deserve. Everything happens for reason. It is the same with people's wealth. Redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor causes unfairness. This might cause social instability. Secondly, split the wealth of rich people to the poor people is just a convenient way to make the wealth of the society seem more evenly distributed. But it cannot work out in the long-run. the government should develop comprehensive welfare system for the society to make it work. ?

7.Describe a character in a book, film, or poem, explain why you like him or her. Please use specific details.

I would like to talk about the main character in movie Forest Gump. Actually, the movie stars Tom hanks. This movies won many Oscar awards and it is regarded as one of the greatest movies of all times. Forest Gump is a simple minded person, and he only got an IQ of 75, which is way below average. Despite of the setback, he is actually a very optimistic person, as can be show in the catchphrase, My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. The movie depicts a period span 30 years, and in these many years, Forest Gump achieved fame and financial success, of course, it is not possible for him to achieve that without his determination, willpower and perseverance.

8.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.

Personally, I prefer to take a job that gives me great personal satisfaction. Money is not the most important motivation for me even though I need to pay my utility bills and all other living expenses. Cuz, one has to work on a profession for a few decades before retirement, a job with high salary might not be the one you really like. One might suffer from constant depression and pressure doing that kind of job and it will be detrimental to both their physical and psychology healthiness. The truth is that one get bored and fed up with the job if your greatest motivation is money, after all, the experience is more valuable than salary.

9.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?

Personally, I like to live in a place where there are distinctive seasons, cuz I enjoy the characteristics of every single season, it will be really boring just living in the same season without any change. In spring, the weather is mild, I got to enjoy the breeze when I do some jogging, it is warm enough and not being sickly hot, and in fall, the landscaping is beautiful with the colorful leaves. If you ever got a chance to pass a farm with peaches trees and tomatoes, you can smell the freshness of the fruit, plus, I can get a chance to enjoy the snow during winter, like do some snow skiing, and stuff, that will be great fun.

10.Do you prefer to learn from people and events in the past or people and events that currently exist? Explain with specific reasons and details.

Personally, I think it is better to learn from events in the past, actually, learning history from ancestors is a great way to learn the mindset, ideas, and attitudes of the past, and this gives us a chance to learn from who we came from and find one's identity. Additionally, we can draw upon the ancient philosophy to make today's world a better place, like ancient Chinese philosophy can gives us some insight on how to live harmoniously with the mother nature and stop polluting the environment, to help the preserve the endangered species, and stuff like that.