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Test Dates

獨立寫作題目

1/7

You are helping to select a leader for a student organization or a group. Do you think a person's honesty is the most important characteristic for being a leader?

(Agree/Disagree)

1/14

The university requires all students to do one of the following for one month during the long break between semesters. Which of the following would you choose to do?

1. Students must take a course on the subject that has no direct connection to their majors of study.
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 hometowns.

(Prefer A/B)

2/18

Sometimes we are assigned to work in a group on a project. The group will be helped more by a person who will be willing to do what other group members want than by a person who often strongly insists that things should be done in a way that is different from what the group wants to do.

(Agree/Disagree)

2/25

The way people dress is a good indication of his or her personality or character.

(Agree/ Disagree)

2/26

Parents should encourage their children to do their school work independently rather than help them with their school work.

(Agree/Disagree)

3/4

Nowadays, many movies or films are based on books. Some people prefer to read the original book before they watch the movie, while others prefer to watch the movie before reading the book. Which one do you prefer?

(Prefer A/B)

3/11

It is better to relax through watching a film and reading a book than doing physical exercises.

(Agree/Disagree)

3/25

Which one of the following is the most important in helping students to study in colleges and universities?

1. Having access to the university tutors who can provide individual instructions for the students who have difficulties in their studies
2. Having the help and encouragement from the family and friends
3. Having excellent teachers in high school who can help students before the university

(Prefer A/B/C)

4/1

You have long been friends with someone. If he or she does something that you don’t like, should you still be friends with him or her?

(Prefer A/B)

4/15

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

(Agree/Disagree)

4/23

Some young people are free in the evenings or have days off at school. Which way can bring them the most benefit?

1. To accumulate work experience by a part-time job or volunteering in a community
2. To learn to play a sport
3. To learn to play a musical instrument

(Prefer A/B/C)

5/6

It is impossible to always be completely honest with your friends.

(Agree/Disagree)

5/13

Which of the following values is the most important to share with a young child aged 5 to 10?

1. Being helpful to others
2. Being honest
3. Being well-organized

(Prefer A/B/C)

5/20

At some universities, students take part in making decisions about the issues that affect the daily life of everyone on campus, such as how many hours the libraries should be open each day or what kinds of food should be served in the cafeteria. But at some universities, experts are hired to make these decisions and students are almost never involved. Which approach do you prefer?

(Prefer A/B)

5/27

Which of the following values is the most important to share with a young child aged 5 to 10?

1. Being helpful to others
2. Being honest
3. Being well-organized

(Prefer A/B/C)

6/3

People easily learn from the friends beside them.

(Agree/Disagree)

6/10

Some people like to buy and eat their meals at restaurants frequently, while others like to do this at home. Which do you prefer?

(Prefer A/B)

6/25

It is better to work for business owned by someone else than to work for the business of one’s own family.

(Agree/Disagree)

7/1

Which of the following do you think can we do to best improve the environment?

1. Ride bikes to work/school
2. Recycle and reuse trash
3. Eat organic food with no pesticide

(Prefer A/B/C)

7/2

A city wants to help its teachers of high school students (age 14~18) improve their teaching. Which of the 2 plans would you support and why?

1. Choose a small group of excellent teachers to attend a class led by experts for additional training in how to teach effectively. Then, they can go back to their schools and provide that training to other teachers.
2. Provide on-line courses for teachers to train themselves individually.

(Prefer A/B)

7/8

Some people think that we should keep away from others to improve our relationship, because being away from people reminds us of how important they are. Others think we should always stay with others to have good relationship because we can communicate with them more often. What do you think?

(Prefer A/B)

7/15

Students aged 13-18 are taught different subjects by different teachers while younger students are taught by only one teacher all day long. Some people suggest it would benefit young students to be taught by different teachers. Do you agree with this view? Why or why not?

(Agree/Disagree)

8/5

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8/12

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8/26

Nowadays, it’s easier to maintain good health than it was in the past?

(Agree/Disagree)

8/27

Sometimes people think nowadays the media (TV, newspaper, the Internet) are less concerned about the accuracy of news than in the past, and the incorrect information may cause more problem to the public.

(Agree/Disagree)

9/9

Your friends have the opportunity to choose either one of two types of majors (fields of study), which one of the following two majors do you think is the better choice, and why?

1. A major that would allow him to finish years of studies and get a degree sooner (so that he would begin to work full-time quickly)
2. A major that requires many years of study that would provide him with more employment opportunities and offers in the future.

(Prefer A/B)

9/17

Sometimes people think nowadays the media (TV, newspaper, the Internet) are less concerned about the accuracy of news than in the past, and the incorrect information may cause more problem to the public.

(Agree/Disagree)—重複8/27

A city wants to help its teachers of high school students (age 14~18) improve their teaching. Which of the 2 plans would you support and why?

3. Choose a small group of excellent teachers to attend a class led by experts for additional training in how to teach effectively. Then, they can go back to their schools and provide that training to other teachers.
4. Provide on-line courses for teachers to train themselves individually.

(Prefer A/B)—重複7/2

9/24

It is better to work for business owned by someone else than to work for the business of one’s own family.

(Agree/Disagree)—重複6/25

Which of the following values is the most important to share with a young child aged 5 to 10?

4. Being helpful to others
5. Being honest
6. Being well-organized

(Prefer A/B/C)—重複5/27

9/30

Companies should pay for employees to get university degree?

(Agree/Disagree)

10/14

Some people think that success is the most important in their life. Others think that it’s more important to be happy when they fail.

(Prefer A/B)

10/15

Which of the following values is the most important to share with a young child aged 5 to 10?

7. Being helpful to others
8. Being honest
9. Being well-organized

(Prefer A/B/C)—重複5/27, 9/24

10/21

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

(Agree/Disagree)

10/29

Universities should require every graduation student to take public speaking courses.

(Agree/Disagree)

11/4

High school teachers (teachers of students ages 14-18) spend most of the class time lecturing (speaking) while the students listen and take notes. Other high school teachers spend most of class time on discussions and projects in which students are highly involved in and exchange their ideas. Which of these two approaches do you think is more effective for student learning and why?

(Prefer A/B)

11/11

Parents give their children weekly money(allowance) to buy whatever they want. Some people think this can cause bad habits and ideas about money in children. Others think the opposite. What’s your opinion?

(Prefer A/B)

11/12

Older teenagers (16-19) should be allowed to work at paid part-time job.

(Agree/Disagree)

11/18

The government can take a variety of actions to help protect the environment. Which one of the following do you think is the most important for the government to do?

(A) Fund the research to develop environmentally friendly energy sources such as solar and wind energy.

(B) Preserve the natural places like forests and protect the animals that live there.

(C) Enforce laws to prevent the pollution of air and water by large companies.

(Prefer A/B/C)

11/25

The more money a person has, the more he or she should give away to charities.

(Agree/Disagree)

11/26

In the past people ate food that was better for their health than they do today.

(Agree/Disagree)

12/2

If there’s a way to improve yourself, which one among the three would you prefer?

1. take more exercise
2. eat more healthy food
3. reduce the amount of stress

(Prefer A/B/C)

12/9

Which one do you think is the most important for high school teachers (whose students aged 15 to 18)

1. The ability to give students advice to plan for their future
2. The ability to find which students need help and provide them with help
3. The ability to encourage students to learn by themselves outside of the classroom;

(Prefer A/B/C)

12/16

The most important ways to improve the people’s health is to clean the environment.

(Agree/Disagree)

12/17

If your friend spends too much money, which of the following ways do you think is the best to help him/her reduce spending?

1. Find a roommate to share the rent
2. Don’t buy the latest cell phone models (or buy new models less frequently)
3. Buy cheaper food and cook at home (instead of dining in restaurants)

(Prefer A/B/C)