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TOEFL

WRITING

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TOPICS

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MODEL

ESSAYS
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WRITING TOPICS
Topics in the following list may appear in your actual test. You should become familiar with this
list before you take the computer-based TOEFL test. Remember that when you take the test you will
not have a choice of topics. You must write only on the topic that is assigned to you.
185 You have enough money to purchase(mua, tậu) either a house or a business. Which would
you choose to buy? Give specific reasons to explain your choice.
184 Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which
do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
183 Films can tell us a lot about the country where they were made. What have you learned
about
a
country from watching its movies? Use specific examples and details to support your response.
182 Many people have a close relationship with their pets. These people treat their birds, cats, or
other animals as members of their family. In your opinion, are such relationships good? Why or why
not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
181 In your country, is there more need for land to be left in its natural condition or is there more

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many people? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
168 Many students choose to attend schools or universities outside their home countries. Why do
some students study abroad? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.
167 Your school has enough money to purchase either computers for students or books for the
library. Which should your school choose to buy - computers or books? Use specific reasons and
examples to support your recommendation.
166 People recognize a difference between children and adults. What events (experiences or
ceremonies) make a person an adult? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.
165 You have decided to give several hours of your time each month to improve the community
where you live. What is one thing you will do to improve your community? Why? Use specific reasons
and details to explain your choice.
164 People do many different things to stay healthy. What do you do for good health? Use
specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
163 Is the ability to read and write more important today than in the past? Why or why not? Use
specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
162 Some famous athletes and entertainers earn millions of dollars every year. Do you think these
people deserve such high salaries? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
161 People remember special gifts or presents that they have received. Why? Use specific reasons
and examples to support your answer.
160 When people need to complain about a product or poor service, some prefer to complain in
writing and others prefer to complain in person. Which way do you prefer? Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer.
159 The twentieth century saw great change. In your opinion, what is one change that should be
remembered about the twentieth century? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice.
158 When famous people such as actors, athletes and rock stars give their opinions, many people
listen. Do you think we should pay attention to these opinions? Use specific reasons and examples to
support your answer.
157 In the future, students may have the choice of studying at home by using technology such as
computers or television or of studying at traditional schools. Which would you prefer? Use reasons and

144 Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? Use
specific reasons and details to support your choice.
143 Some people believe that students should be given one long vacation each year. Others
believe that students should have several short vacations throughout the year. Which viewpoint do you
agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
142 A gift (such as a camera, a soccer ball, or an animal) can contribute to a child's development.
What gift would you give to help a child develop? Why? Use reasons and specific examples to support
your choice.
141 If you could make one important change in a school that you attended, what change would
you make? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.
140 Some items (such as clothes or furniture) can be made by hand or by machine. Which do you
prefer - items made by hand or items made by machine? Use reasons and specific examples to explain
your choice.
139 What do you consider to be the most important room in a house? Why is this room more
important to you than any other room? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
138 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to be a member of a group
than to be the leader of a group. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
137 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? High schools should allow students to
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study the courses that students want to study. Use specific reasons and examples to support your
opinion.
136 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing a game is fun only when you
win. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
135 Some high schools require all students to wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit
students to decide what to wear to school. Which of these two school policies do you think is better?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
134 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should be required to help
with household tasks as soon as they are able to do so. Use specific reasons and examples to support
your answer.
133 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A person's childhood years (the time

they have; they always want something more or something different. Use specific reasons to support
your answer.
121 Some people trust their first impressions about a person's character because they believe
these judgments are generally correct. Other people do not judge a person's character quickly because
they believe first impressions are often wrong. Compare these two attitudes. Which attitude do
you agree with? Support your choice with specific examples.
120 Decisions can be made quickly, or they can be made after careful thought. Do you agree or
disagree with the following statement? The decisions that people make quickly are always wrong. Use
reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.
119 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People behave differently when they
wear different clothes. Do you agree that different clothes influence the way people behave? Use
specific examples to support your answer.
118 Some people enjoy change, and they look forward to new experiences. Others like their lives
to stay the same, and they do not change their usual habits. Compare these two approaches to life.
Which approach do you prefer? Explain why.
117 Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends who
are similar to themselves. Compare the advantages of having friends who are different from you with
the advantages of having friends who are similar to you. Which kind of friend do you prefer for
yourself? Why?
116 People learn in different ways. Some people learn by doing things; other people learn by
reading about things; others learn by listening to people talk about things. Which of these methods of
learning is best for you? Use specific examples to support your choice.
115 Some people prefer to plan activities for their free time very carefully. Others choose not to
make any plans at all for their free time. Compare the benefits of planning free-time activities with the
benefits of not making plans. Which do you prefer - planning or not planning for your leisure time? Use
specific reasons and examples to explain your choice.
114 Some people think that the family is the most important influence on young adults. Other
people think that friends are the most important influence on young adults. Which view do you agree
with? Use examples to support your position.
113 Some people think that your community would be a good place to locate the university.

generally agreed that society benefits from the work of its members. Compare the contributions of
artists to society with the contributions of scientists to society. Which type of contribution do you think
is valued more by your society? Give specific reasons to support your answer.
103 In your opinion, what is the most important characteristic (for example, honesty,
intelligence,
a
sense of humor) that a person can have to be successful in life? Use specific reasons and examples
from your experience to explain your answer. When you write your answer, you are not limited to the
examples listed in the prompt.
102 Schools should ask students to evaluate their teachers. Do you agree or disagree? Use
specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
101 Some people like doing work by hand. Others prefer using machines. Which do you prefer?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
100 Some people think that governments should spend as much money as possible on developing
or buying computer technology. Other people disagree and think that this money should be spent on
more basic needs. Which one of these opinions do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to
support your answer.
99 You have been told that dormitory rooms at your university must be shared by two students.
Would you rather have the university assign a student to share a room with you, or would you rather
choose your own roommate? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.
98 If you were asked to send one thing representing your country to an international exhibition,
what would you choose? Why? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice.
97 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers should be paid according to
how much their students learn. Give specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
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96 People have different ways of escaping the stress and difficulties of modern life. Some read;
some exercise; others work in their gardens. What do you think are the best ways of reducing stress?
Use specific details and examples in your answer.
95 Some people think governments should spend as much money as possible exploring
outer

83 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Modern technology is creating a single
world culture. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
82 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Advertising can tell you a lot about a
country. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
81 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Technology has made the world a
better place to live. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
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80 Describe a custom from your country that you would like people from other countries to
adopt. Explain your choice, using specific reasons and examples.
79 Your city has decided to build a statue or monument to honor a famous person in your
country. Who would you choose? Use reasons and specific examples to support your choice.
78 Is it more important to be able to work with a group of people on a team or to work
independently? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.
77 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Boys and girls should attend separate
schools. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
76 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should begin learning a
foreign language as soon as they start school. Use specific reasons and examples to support your
position.
75 Some universities require students to take classes in many subjects. Other universities require
students to specialize in one subject. Which is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support
your answer.
74 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to travel is in a group led
by a tour guide. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
73 Some people say that computers have made life easier and more convenient. Other people say
that computers have made life more complex and stressful. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons
and examples to support your answer.
72 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Grades (marks) encourage students to
learn. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
71 Which would you choose: a high-paying job with long hours that would give you little time
with family and friends or a lower-paying job with shorter hours that would give you more time with

they are for children. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
59 Some people are always in a hurry to go places and get things done. Other people prefer to
take their time and live life at a slower pace. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples
to support your answer.
58 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Businesses should do anything they
can to make a profit. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.
57 Some movies are serious, designed to make the audience think. Other movies are designed
primarily to amuse and entertain. Which type of movie do you prefer? Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer.
56 A company is going to give some money either to support the arts or to protect the
environment. Which do you think the company should choose? Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer.
55 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A person should never make an
important decision alone. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
54 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One should never judge a person by
external appearances. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
53 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The most important aspect of a job is
the money a person earns. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
52 What change would make your hometown more appealing to people your age? Use specific
reasons and examples to support your opinion.
51 Some people believe that success in life comes from taking risks or chances. Others believe
that success results from careful planning. In your opinion, what does success come from? Use specific
reasons and examples to support your answer.
50 Some people like to do only what they already do well. Other people prefer to try new things
and take risks. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
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49 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Face-to-face communication is better
than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls. Use specific reasons and
details to support your answer.
48 People work because they need money to live. What are some other reasons that people work?

answer.
35 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Attending a live performance (for
example, a play, concert, or sporting event) is more enjoyable than watching the same event on
television. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
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34 Businesses should hire employees for their entire lives. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific
reasons and examples to support your answer.
33 You have received a gift of money. The money is enough to buy either a piece of jewelry you
like or tickets to a concert you want to attend. Which would you buy? Use specific reasons and details
to support your answer.
32 Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or is it better to save your money for some
time in the future? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
31 Some people spend their entire lives in one place. Others move a number of times throughout
their lives, looking for a better job, house, community, or even climate. Which do you prefer: staying in
one place or moving in search of another place? Use reasons and specific examples to support your
opinion.
30 It has recently been announced that a new high school may be built in your community. Do
you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details in your answer.
29 Some people believe that the Earth is being harmed (damaged) by human activity. Others feel
that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons
and examples to support your answer.
28 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television, newspapers, magazines,
and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures
and celebrities. Use specific reasons and details to explain your opinion.
27 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should sometimes do things
that they do not enjoy doing. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
26 It has recently been announced that a new movie theater may be built in your neighborhood.
Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
25 It has recently been announced that a large shopping center may be built in your
neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support

13 Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. Other people prefer to prepare and eat
food at home. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
12 Many people visit museums when they travel to new places. Why do you think people visit
museums? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
11 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Universities should give the same
amount of money to their students' sports activities as they give to their university libraries. Use specific
reasons and examples to support your opinion.
10 When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success." Do
you agree or disagree with the quotation above? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your
position.
9 Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which place
would you prefer to live in? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
8 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed
communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
7 How do movies or television influence people's behavior? Use reasons and specific examples to
support your answer.
6 If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change? Use
reasons and specific examples to support your answer.
5 A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community. Discuss
the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose
the factory? Explain your position.
4 It has been said, "Not everything that is learned is contained in books." Compare and contrast
knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source
is more important? Why?
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3 Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
2 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use
specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
1 People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences,

Second, attending college or university can change our life. For example, to myself, I am a
student from countryside. I am one of the few people who can attend college or university. Most of
those who have not studied in college or university go to work early in a small factory in a small town
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or on a farm in their hometown. Just because I have taken higher education, I can get better
chances to
study or work in the capital of our country where a lot of people want to go to. Why? Good education
gives me chances to change my life.
The third reason for attending a college is to increase knowledge. Study is a so interesting thing
that it make our life rich and colorful. It expands our eyesight by informing us with lots of new things
what we cannot gain from our common life or experience. On the other hand, by attending college or
university, you can learn the knowledge or skill necessary for your future work.
People attend college or university for various reasons. Some may attend for new experiences,
and others may think about other things. What I have mentioned is just very few of them.
(Essay ID: 404. This is a 5 point essay)
Topic: 1
Mr.Taoxingzhi, the most famous educator in China, once said: the biggest misfortune in one’s life
is that one does not receive a uniniversiy education. Needless to say, a university degree often helps a
person achieve his goal with more ease. However, do we attend university just in
pursuit
of a degree?
Does a university only provide us nothing benefieial besides a paper-made diploma? As far as I am
concerned, we enjoy a university education in the following aspects which attribulates us to a
university education:
Firstly, with the knowledge learned in a university,we will have a deep understanding with our
society. It is ture that genuine knowledge comes from practice, but it can not be denied
that genuine
knowledge, tells us how to practise. A thorough study in a college or university, of course, enables us to
realize how the society works and how to cope with certain problems arising from
it in

In addition, college education is a wonderful experience in one’s life. Only in a college one can
be taught by the finest scholars and meet with the most intelligent people in the nation. Education
can also bring happiness to the student. When a student has conquered a difficult mathematical
problem, he savors the joy which learning has brought to him, and feels that he is the happiest man in
the world.
Of course, learning in a campus does not mean as much for everybody, but it does mean a lot to
me. I was brought up in a knowledge-respecting family. My farther is an engineer and my mother is a
teacher in a primary school. They are both university graduates. My father, being the most influential
person in my life and the son of a poor Chinese farmer, did change the destiny of his own by learning
hard to earn a university degree. Therefore he firmly believes that “knowledge can change one’s
destiny and university is the best place to achieve one’s goal”. Of course this influenced me. I strongly
believe that attending university is the best choice for me. I do not have a bit of hesitation to attend a
university.
(Essay ID: 72 )
Topic: 1
Why do people need to attend colleges or universities? Different people have different answers to
this question. I believe that the three most common reasons are to prepare for a career, to
have
new
experiences, and to increase their knowledge of themselves and the world around them.
Career preparation is becoming more and more important to young people. For many, this is the
primary reason to go to college. They know that the job market is competitive. At college,
they can
learn new skill for careers with a lot of opportunities. This means careers, such as information
technology, that are expected to need a large workforce in the coming years.
Also, students go to colleges and universities to have new experiences. This often means having
the opportunity to meet people different from those in their hometowns. For most students, going to
college is the first time they've been away from home by themselves. In addition, this is the first time
they've bad to make decisions on their own. Making these decisions increases their
knowledge of themselves.

their studying in the college and also some people wish to exchange their present situation through
studying in the college. In my opinion, no matter what reason people study in the college for, studying
in the college is just a preparation for their future life.
First of all, students can learn new knowledge and experiences from the studying in the college.
There are many teachers, professors with abundant teaching experience who teach students lots of new
knowledge and help them to solve the problems in their study. With their help, student can learn a lot
of useful basic and professional knowledge which is very helpful for their future work. and study. After
they finish their study in the college, students go to work in the society and contribute to the different
fields.
Secondly, students can learn how to arrange their own time reasonably. Before their studying in
college, their life often arranged by their parents and their study often arranged by their
teachers. It
is
very different for them to live and study in college, because students studying in college have to
arrange their life and study by themselves. They have right to arrange their part time, such as when to
get up, when is the sport-time, when to finish the assignment etc. This is very important experience for
students' work and life in the future.
Secondly, studying in the college make students having opportunity to live with other student and
learn how to cooperate with other people. Usually, people often have uncomfortable feeling
to live
with
a stranger, because they do not know each other and perhaps their habit and personality
are different. But for the long run, it is good for them. They have to cooperate with each other and
solve a lot of problems they will face together. Gradually, they can learn how to care and understand
other people. It is a preparation for students to go to cooperate with other people in
the society.
All in all, students not only can learn lots of new knowledge from the books but also can learn
much more necessary experience such as how to arrange time and how to cooperate with other people.
It is ver important for their future work and life.
(Essay ID: 335 . Sample essay provided by Erin Billy of www.TestMagic.com)

are
the
most suitable spot to absorb knowledge, which mostly determines your career development. With
the development of the society, "knowledge is power" has been a rule: the more knowledge one
possesses, the more easily he succeeds in his career. For instance, it is often reported that MBA
graduates in famous universities, such as Harvard, will acquire high start payment when the companies
employ them for the first time. After several works, abundant working experience and solid knowledge
base will make them further develop in the manager class.
Another reason is that universities will provide one with not only knowledge but also many other
abilities, including communication ability, corporation ability, and independency ability etc, which are
beneficial to future career. At the same time, he can make friends with his schoolmates and deals with
all kinds of people, who often become his colleagues or business partner in the future. Furthermore, in
this way, his view will be widened and abilities will be improved. When he goes off the campus, he
always has stronger competition ability than those who do not go to the universities.
Last but not the least one is that in contrast, history illustrates that people refused by the
universities have few opportunities to succeed in their career development. Because of their low
educational level, most companies would rather employ them as physical workers than mental workers.
in this way, the development of technology and science will fall them into disuse. Such as in many
manufacturing factories now, there are automatic machines as substitute for workers.
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In a word, of many reasons for people to go to universities, career preparation has been the most
primary. When education background becomes more important in career development, it will attract
more people to do so for a long period.
(Essay ID: 389. This is a 5 point essay)
Topic: 1
There are many people want to go to university or college every year and they decide to do so for
many different reasons. I believe there are three common reasons are to prepare for career, increase
their knowledge and get new experience.
Prepare for career is very important for young people nowadays. In a competitive society, if they
have not a good educational background, they will not get a good opportunity in their career or even

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Just as the saying goes: "There is no place like home." And I think there is no teacher like our
parents. They are the best teachers in our life.
(Essay ID: 276. This is a 5 point essay)
Topic: 2
Some people believe parents maybe a very important teacher for children, but will be taken place
by teacher after children go to school, however, I believe parents always are the best teacher no matter
how many knowledge children have acquired from school, the reasons why I think so go as follow.
First ,children always imitate their parents from birth, so the parents' influence on children is
great. For example, researchers said that parents' expression can influence the growth of their children'
character, if parents always smell and watch their child while he is playing, the child' confidence will be
greater than other child whose parent always leave him alone at home.
Second, parents are also the best teacher for children in emotional area. For example, If a child
feel oppression or feel frustrated in school, he always not talk to his teacher, at this time, parents can
help him and child are also willing to tell his inner feeling to his parents.
Third, although child get many knowledge from teacher, basic skills in his whole life are come
from his parents. For example, our basic language skill, basic realize skill and even basic sport
skill are all acquired from parents. Because of this basic skill parents teach their child, the influence of
parents will follow the child's whole life.
All in a word, the effect parents take on the child's education process is greater than any teachers
in school, they are the best teacher.
(Essay ID: 261. This is a 5 point essay)
Topic: 2
Parents influence greatly their children for a lifetime. I think people are molded by two factors,
family and the society that they are in. From birth, humans are influenced by the surrounding people
for their characteristics. Parents take a big role in bringing up children, which affects their lives for a
long time.
In early infanthood, babies are looking to moms and dads to learn basic manners to be accepted in
society. Some of these manners include not running around in restaurants or hitting other kids. As they
grow up, they learn more from parents about social etiquette, which makes them

friends would be the best teachers. Adolescents are notoriously rebellious in many cultures and may
automatically reject any advice from their parents. My first marriage for instance, was solely a matter
of doing the opposite when my parents tried to intrude in offering their advice. So in such matters,
parents should be much more flexible and be rather the partners with their children. So we can see that
being a teacher of growing child become more and more complicated case as the time passes and many
parents are simply not able to meet the increased demands.
On the other hand, I would say that parents are not professional teachers and they tend to be very
biased by their love of their children. So wishing good things and an easy life may prevent children
from maturation. In any case, parents usually can present only one viewpoint of
the
world, while good
teaching should be based on different attitudes. Thus, when children go
to school
and have a great
diversity of teachers, they learn much more than their parents could probably give them. Furthermore,
once our parents get older, they become more conservative and cannot always be objective in regard to
modern trends and fashions. Thus we need to take their advice with caution during that period.
However, some kind of intuition which I believe shared between relatives about what everybody needs
and great love which exists in a families still
makes our parents very good teachers and advisers at any time.
In short, while parents are not the ideal teachers, and well-rounded children will generally need a
great diversity of teachers in their lives in order to have a more accurate view of the world, parents are
generally the most committed of all teachers and have the greatest emotional investment in their
children and their future.
(Essay ID: 74 . Sample essay provided by Erin Billy of www.TestMagic.com)
Topic: 3
Man, through the ages, has undergone many changes, from a period when he hunted for his food
to the present era when man is dependent on preprocessed foods. During this period not only has man
changed his mode of eating but his whole lifestyle as well. In pursuit of more in this competitive world,
man no longer has time as he once had. He is caught in a race against the clock. A person who finishes

minutes, whereas before it could have taken us maybe hours to prepare this kind of meals. I would
accept that this so-called improvement has changed our lives, but I believe that there are some
drawbacks as well.
It is true that these kinds of food do not involve hard work to prepare, but food that is easy to
prepare generally has some artificial ingredients mixed in it that makes it "easy-to-cook". If we
take
time to read the ingredients, we would definitely come across words like preservatives or artificial
flavorings. It was just a couple of days ago that I came across a newspaper article which stated that
someone was poisoned because he ate this type of food. He was hospitalized for almost a month.
Not having to cook has also taken the fun out of cooking. Cooking is an art, but in today's world,
this is no more true. People are so busy with their work that they just rely on this simple foods. The
invention and production of this foods have made people lazy not only for cooking but also for a well
family get-together. It was not like former times when families would sit together and eat freshly baked
food. Instead, they are getting these artificial things with minimal nutrients in them.
Cooking in the yesteryears was much better than today's. People would spend more time in the
kitchen, preparing the food in the way that they liked it. This brought families closer together and also
contributed to the high quality and nutrition of the food. Granted, people are busier nowadays and do
not have as much time as they did in the past, but I believe that people have forgotten the importance of
healthy, fresh food and of the time a family spends together preparing the food. So,
I would say that having food that is easy to prepare has had many disadvantages.
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Topic: 3
It can not be doubted that our eating style has encountered a revolutionary change in the last few
decades. It is the change in the type of food that has had the greatest influence. Not only have the
recipes of certain food types have been altered, but also absolutely new ones have been created.
Examples include yet are not restricted to beef hamburgers, potato chips, and cola drinks. All of these
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changes contribute to making food preparation as fast and easy as possible. It cannot be neglected that
modern cooking facilities play a dramatic role in this trend.
Some people regard this trend as a spoiler of our lives. Their argument focuses on two main

a short time. People used to spend hours preparing an oven-cooked meal, and now they can use that
time for other, better things. Plus, there are all kinds of portable, prepackaged foods we
can
buy. Heat
them in the office microwave, and lunch at work is quick and easy.
Food preparation today allows for more variety. With refrigerators and freezers; we can preserve
a lot of different foods in our homes. Since technology makes cooking so much faster, people are
willing to make several dishes for even a small meal. Parents are more likely to let children be picky,
now that they can easily heat them up some prepackaged macaroni and cheese on the side. Needless to
say, adults living in the same house may have very different eating habits as well. If they don't want to
cook a lot of different dishes, it's common now to eat out at restaurants several times a week.
Healthful eating is also easier than ever now. When people cook, they can use new fat substitutes
and cooking sprays to cut fat and calories. This reduces the risk of heart disease and high cholesterol.
Additionally, we can buy fruits and vegetables fresh, frozen or canned. They're
easy to
prepare, so
many of us eat more of those nutritious items daily. A hundred years ago, you couldn't imagine the
process of taking some frozen fruit and ice from the freezer, adding some
low-fat yogurt from a plastic cup and some juice from a can in the refrigerator, and whipping up a
low-fat smoothie in the blender!
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Our lifestyle is fast, but people still like good food. What .new food preparation technology has
given us is more choices. Today, we can prepare food that is more convenient, healthier, and of greater
variety than ever before in history.
(Essay ID: 75 )
Topic: 4
There are two main channels for people to learn knowledge –from books and from experience.
Generally, knowledge gained from books is theoretical, that gained from experience is practical. It is
difficult to answer which is more important to we people. It depends on the phases and events of our
learning. Knowledge learned from books is instructive, which perhaps cannot learn directly from

Topic: 4
We gain our knowledge about the world and our life from two sources: from experience and from
books. These two resources are both important, but which of them is more important?
Knowledge from books forms a very important part of our knowledge structure. In schools and
colleges, we learn knowledge which is fundamental to our future career. We learn
knowledge from
books in order to make our contributions to this society in the future. A student learns mathematic
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equations and other scientific knowledge and become a scientist or engineer. We will be illiterate and
ignorant without learning knowledge from books. Moreover, we acquire knowledge about life and the
world by reading books, magazines and newspapers. This is
also very
important as we cannot
experience everything all by ourselves. Therefore books are a very important source of knowledge.
On the other hand, we can't learn everything from a book. “Experience is the best teacher” is an
old cliché, but I agree with it. The most important, and sometimes the hardest, lessons we learn in life
come from our participation in situations. We learn how to get along with others or how to have self-
respect from our experience, not from books. We cannot learn emotional feelings, such as love and
care, through books; they come from our real life experience. Knowledge from experience is also a
very important supplement to knowledge from books.
Needless to say both learning sources, books and experience, are very important to us. But in my
opinion knowledge from experience is more important, because without knowledge from experience, it
is impossible to get a real understanding of knowledge from books, and how
to apply
this knowledge to
real world situations.
(Essay ID: 77 )
Topic: 5
I have been living in a peace and quiet town for about 10 years. All people around here is so kind,
and the landscape is so beautiful that I love this town very much. Recently I heard news that a company