2014年6月托福独立口语机经预测及参考答案
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2015年6⽉14⽇托福⼝语考试真题(⽂字版) Task1:同意不同意学校不让学⽣把电脑带到教室说优点或缺点 解析:乍⼀看这道题并不常见,很多学⽣在考场上可能会觉得难以下⼿。
其实稍微分析⼀下就会发现,这道题可以套⽤机经的⼀道题⽬Do you agree or disagree that Internet could help with students’ study. 同时,这样问到advantage和disadvantage的题⽬,不要认为优缺点要对半分析,我们还是要有所侧重,有⼀个preference出来,才能让观点显得更加清晰,有条理。
最近机经中经常出现Internet和high technology的重要性的事情,要注意限定条件,是help study, entertainment 还是communicationalway. 即便这个题⽬已经看过⼏百遍,考试的时候也要仔细再读⼀次,以免出现看到“talk about themusic you dislike”的事件。
Task2:有些⼈选择夏天上课有些⼈选择去havearest或者trip,你选哪个? 解析:⼜是summer break的题⽬,这类题⽬我们见过很多了。
或是take part timejob, 或是参加summer school,这次⼜是trip,但⽆⼀例外都是与have a rest 做对⽐。
“学⽣总是很忙的” 这是托福考试的规律,连⼀个假期都不得安宁,还得做opinion,哭瞎。
因此在这两个选项当中,有⼀些常见的观点可以很容易给出来,⽐如havea rest : relax - release study pressure + adjust condition for future studylife ; trip: broaden horizons + make friends + experience basic life skillsetc. 刚才的观点属于选择A,理由A+和A++的组织⽅法。
2014年6月21日托福全真试题(内地考)Reading①Climates have a lot of things to do with people’s life.The N’s tribe is one of the most obvious examples to show us how clima tes can affect people’s life.This N’s tribe used to live in the younger dry times and they lived i n a wild life style.However,climates was gonna change and it turned dry.The river and the source of water turned dry day by day with the games turned less and less.The drought made the N’s trib e difficult to find any food to make a living in a wild life style.So that people needed to invent much more precise hunting skills in order to make a living.In order to hunt more for food,they invented new tools,like the arrowhead.But they still could not get enough food so that they moved,then settled and tried to find new ways to live on.They happened to start to cultivate rye crop,and “tamped” wild rye generally.This became a new food resource for them and support them for a short period.Archaeo logists found the rye in a small village at around 11100 to 11020 B.C,which is the first man-made rye in our history.But this did not work for too long because of the growing human beings.The amount of people were growing bigger and bigger so that they could not just live on those small amount of rye.In order to solve this problem, they bronzed their scale of hunting and started to plant more grains.Even so,this still could not support their life or satisfy their demand.So they just changed from settling down back to nomadism.As a related consequence of that was the domestic rye went back to wild.The N’s tribe used to live in woodland where their ancestor lived for hundreds of years.Because of the change of the climate,the turning from humid to drought,with the process of arid of the water source,they could not make a living just in woodland.So they moved to Jordan river,where there were fertile soil and full source of water.②MetamorphosisIt is acknowledged that amphibious animals have to go through the stage of metamorphosis before they evolve into mature ones. There exists some protection actions, which are called metamorphosis, during the process of transforming into pupil from juvenile, and moreover, the process of metamorphosis always lasts for several hours or even several days. Then they will finally turn into the adult. For instance, tadpoles can evolve into frogs and larvae can evolve into butterflies, and all of these action can be assorted as the metamorphosis.The things in the nature always possess the reasonable advantages because of which they could survive in the process of natural selection. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the metamorphosis? As for the advantages, they can assign their life cycle effectively, with the consideration of different environment. But also due to the ability of doing effective plan, they have to consume a large amount of energy to support their behavior. Why do they choose this approach with such vast energy being consumed?Let us take the metamorphosis of frogs as an example. Mostly, the spawns of frogs are always born in a fierce environment, which is not suitable for their survival and development. That is why the frogs are inclined to consume most of their energy on the life cycle containing the reproduction and laying eggs stages. It is the same with the situation of the butterflies, that is to say, they also choose the stage which is considered as most significant to consume their energy.However, it is difficult for all these animals to go through this stage, since some of them will be given birth in a mild environment, in which , they possess sufficient water and food to support their life, and in addition, the climate or temperature are also suitable for their survival. In this situation, these animals will ignore the stage of metamorphosis.So with the explanation above, we can conclude the situation of possessing metamorphosis. If the juveniles of animals are born in a fierce environment, in order to survive, they have to go through metamorphosis, if not, they are likely to ignore the metamorphosis. Owing to the fact that, the environment in which these animals live in can change with the time passing by, they probably change the stage with the changing climate.③Coral reefGenerally, the coral reefs always can be assigned as three types: atoll, barrier reef and fringing reef, and all of these organisms let the sea world become a colorful one. Some scientist claim that the atoll always get together near the Indian Ocean, which contains huge lagoon. As for the barrier reef and the fringing reef, we can find them everywhere, and they are difficult to be distinguished from each other by scientist, that is why they are usually considered as the same kind.Referring to the Darwin suppose, the atoll which lives in the volcanic island can gradually transform into barrier reef with the force produced by precipitation of sea water, ultimately turning into the fringing reef. This theory not only provides an explanation to the formation of lagoons, but also clarify the reason of its existence. However, this theory cannot explain all the formation of barrier reef and fringing reef, since the natural phenomenon has various reasons and the slow process of precipitation is necessary.With the time passing by, many scientist has queried the Darwin suppose, with some evidences as well as analysis brought about, however, one specialist drilled the limestone which was more than 3000 miles deep, figuring out the atoll layer on the volcanic island, which support the Darwin suppose directly. It also attracted thousands of scientist put weights on researching it.Even though this scientist has provided us with strong evidence to support the ancient theory, we cannot easily conclude the explanation of the formation due to the complicated natural situation. If one day, specialist can collect all of the documentary of these formations, we maybe can get one conclusion and give the through explanation of this phenomenon.Considering the atoll can be found in a dense area and easy to discover as well as analyze, scientist have some significant materials for individuals. It is acknowledged that the atoll cannot form in the ocean in which the precipitation is quick and to some degree, it may be difficult for them to find the barrier reef or fringing reef.ListeningConversation 1Student: Hi professor, could I come in?Professor: Of Course. How is your preparation for the portfolio?Student: Actually this is why I am coming here today. I am here to ask you about some advice.Professor: I have seen it and I think it was quite amazing.Student: Oh thanks f or the compliment! I kind of trying to combine music and art together, you know…to create a new form. I really want to do something new.Professor: Yes I noticed it. Why don’t you keep doing research on the project you are doing now? I guess it will help y ou to apply to art schools.Student: I will, but now I am quite confused about the final paper. Can I write something about my project?Professor: Oh actually I would like you to do a summary about what we mentioned in the class. Edward Monte…Student: You mean a review?Professor: Not exactly, just a summary of his life and work.Student: That is not hard I guess.Professor: You can also write things what we discussed in the class. It is your option. I will give you some detail in the next class.Student: OK. Thank you professor. Well…back to me portfolio, do you think I need to add something?Professor: Yes, maybe more conception. You can come back when you finish it.Student:Thank You!Lecture 1The extreme Arctic climate makes the region a forbidding place to travel and a challenging place to live. Even so, people have found ways to explore and live in the Arctic. Indigenous peoples have lived in the Arctic for thousands of years. Explorers, adventurers, and researchers have also ventured into the Arctic to explore its unique environment and geography.Residents of the Arctic include a number of indigenous groups as well as more recent arrivals from more southern latitudes. In total, only about 4 million people live in the Arctic worldwide, and in most countries indigenous people make up a minority of the Arctic population.Archaeologists and anthropologists now believe that people have lived in the Arctic for as much as twenty thousand years. The Inuit in Canada and Greenland, and the Yu'pik, Iñupiat, and Athabascan in Alaska, are just a few of the groups that are native to the Arctic. Traditionally, Arctic native peoples lived primarily from hunting, fishing, herding, and gathering wild plants for food, although some people also practice farming, particularly in Greenland. Northern people found many different ways to adapt to the harsh Arctic climate, developing warm dwellings and clothing to protect them from frigid weather. They also learned how to predict the weather and navigate in boats and on sea ice. Many Arctic people now live much like their neighbors to the south, with modern homes and appliances. Nonetheless, there is an active movement among indigenous people in the Arctic to pass on traditional knowledge and skills, such as hunting, fishing, herding, and native languages, to the younger generation.Arctic people today face many changes to their homes and environment. Climate change is causing sea ice to melt and permafrost to thaw, threatening coastal villages with bigger storms and erosion. And the declining sea ice means that the Arctic Ocean could open up for commercial shipping or tourist cruises.Lecture 2The deep sea is cold, dark and under enormous pressure and the fishes that live there have adapted in strange and wonderful ways to this environment.Many deep sea creatures give out blue light, called bioluminescence, but the stoplight loosejaw is unusual as it emits red light as well. This is invisible to both its prey and its predators, and probably acts like a torch, to search out shrimps and small fishes. It may also be used to communicate with other stoplight loosejaws.The range of animals that live on the deep seabed has only recently been uncovered. They may live thousands of metres down, but they are as diverse as the inhabitants of a tropical rainforest or coral reef. Here are some of them.The oarfish has a flattened, snake-like body that grows up to almost 10m long. It has a bright red dorsal fin and a crest of long stiff rods, or fin-rays, on the top of its head.This strange and harmless fish is seen occasionally at the surface and may even be washed on to the shore. Because we see it so rarely, little is known about the oarfish's lifestyle. Its stomach contents reveal that it feeds mainly on tiny animals that drift through the water.Oarfish occasionally appear around Britain and one was caught by an angler in Yorkshire a few years ago. Sadly it was eaten before the Natural History Museum could get to it.There may be giants in the deep sea that we do not yet know about. In 1976, American scientists working in the Pacific hauled aboard a shark 4.5m long, previously unknown to science. If such a large and relatively shallow-living fish could remain totally unknown for so long then the deep ocean may still hold many surprises.Conversation 2Student:Hi, I kind of lost my ID card, I am really in a mess now. I was told that you can help me with this.Teacher: ID card? I am sorry but I think you are coming to a wrong place. You can go downstairs. They will help you.Student: Well…ehh…OK. I also lost my bike actually. I put it outside the dorm in March…I think it has been taken away by school.Teacher: Now is September. Why you wait so long to get it?Student: I just…well I have been busy… I…Teacher: I can be quite sure that we have no methods to find it anymore.Student: What? I cannot believe it. You should keep it until I get it don’t you think so?Teacher: You have to know that we don’t run warehouse here. We normally clean it every summer vacation.Student: So what could I do now? You cannot treat my stuff as garbage.Teacher: I am sorry but rules are rules.Student: I can’t believe it I…Teacher: How new is your bike?Student: It is not brand new but it was in a very good condition.Teacher: It might already belong to somebody who needs it. I am sorry but there is nothing I can do for the moment.Lecture 3Galaxies are the basic unit of cosmology. They contain stars, gas, dust and alot of dark matter. They are the only `signposts' from here to the edge of the Universe and contain the fossil clues to this earlier time.The physics of galaxy formation is complicated because it deals with the dynamics of stars, thermodynamics of gas and energy production of stars. For example, stars form from gas clouds, but new stars heat these clouds, which dissipates them and stops the formation of other stars. After recombination, density enhancements either grew or dispersed. According to our hybrid top-down/bottom-up scenario, an assortment of enhancements formed of various sizes. Small, dense ones collapsed first, large ones formed slower and fragmented as they collapsed.As the gas in the protogalaxy loses energy, its density goes up. Gas clouds form and move around in the protogalaxy on orbits. When two clouds collide, the gas is compressed into a shock front.The first stars in a galaxy form in this manner. With the production of its first photons by thermonuclear fusion, the galaxy becomes a primeval galaxy.After their formation, galaxies can still change their appearance and star formation rates by interactions with other galaxies. Galaxies orbit each on in clusters. Those orbits can sometimes cause two galaxies to pass quite close to each other to produce interesting results.Solid objects, like planets, can pass near each other with no visible effects. However, galaxies are not solid, and can undergo inelastic collisions, which means some of the energy of the collision is transferred internally to the stars and gas in each galaxy.Lecture 4Leonardo was notorious for incorporating landscapes behind his subjects in the foreground, utilizing dramatic chiaroscuro and rugged terrain, possibly as psychological cues. As the Renaissance revived the classical ideals, naturalistic elements like scenery and landscape sparked a new interest in studying Nature and its importance.Derivative of the Dutch word, idealized landscapes truly began in the Netherlands, the location of a steadily growing population of Protestants that wanted a secular option to the contemporary religious subject-matter. Aelbert Cuyp was one of the most poetic, drawing from his surroundings to paint bright and imaginative scenes. By the seventeenth century, the landscape was perfected, displaying an idealized, classical harmony where Nature was balanced and serene, evoking a classical simplicity. Landscapes were still not the highest form of painting recognized by the royal academies, but they remained popular, steadily growing in importance. Finally, late in the eighteenth century, the Academy recognized landscapes as historic and important, documenting nature as an educational study.By the late nineteenth century, some of the world’s most beloved landscapes were being painted by artists like Van Gogh and M onet, practicing the technique of en plein air, or painting outdoors. Now that pre-mixed boxed paints were readily available, the artists could travel outdoors to paint amids a more natural setting, further developing the quickly changing social customs and the idea of the weekend. The bourgeoisie could take the train to the countryside on the weekends, escaping the drab of the city. Moments like these were captured by the Impressionists and their contemporaries, documenting this new lifestyle in paintings of landscapes and social scenes. Their modern masterpieces broke ground for today’s contemporary landscape artists.Speaking1、Describe a subject of academy you enjoy learning and explain why you enjoy it.2、Do you agree or disagree: Children should help their parents with house chores when they are old enough?3、R: There is a proposal that the theater assistants should be paid and trained.L: The man holds a positive attitude towards it.1) Firstly, he says that most assistants have their main job. For example, one of his friends gave up the rehearsal because it conflicts with his boss’s job.2) Furthermore, he says the training will help the assistants work better. Some professional staffs teach the assistant how to use the equipments will also improve the quality of the play.R: The term is the subject-expectancy effective, it means that the thoughts of people will depends on what they already know.L: (The professor) Well, today we will talk about the subject-expectancy effective. I will give some examples to illustrate this term. For instance, a manager told a group of officers that they will be offered more works and they should be more concentrated on it. However, the amount of works was the same as the amount before the officers were told, the results showed that the officers work harder before they were told, just because they knew there will be more works. Another experiment is a company gave their fatigue and tired workers a kind of vitamin which can energy people up, but actually the pills are normal placebo, the results showed that the work efficient improved after works took the fake vitamin.5、The girl’s parents will come to her apartment this weekend, but her apartment is in a mess.Two suggestions, 1) The girl’s parents will arrive in the evening, but she has a chemistry meeting in the afternoon. She coul d skip that class to clean her apartment, but this class is quite important and if she skip it, she can not make it up.2) She can go back to apartment immediately after the class and clean quickly after the meeting, although the room will not be that clear, her parents will understand her. Above all, her parents know that she is a lazy girl who do not like to clean up.6、Birds migration at a long distance.1) First reason is that birds will eat enough food to store energy. For example, humming bird eat much food to store energy a few weeks before the migration, the food they eat will turn into body fat and its weight can added at least 40%2) Second reason is to take advantage of the air flow. For example, hawk can save energy by soaring-flying without flapping wings by thermals.WritingIntegrated WritingReading:Three benefits of establishing an international fund to preserve forests.Preventing agricultural damage.2) Developing forest village.3) Promoting the biodiversity.Listening:Disagree.1) The limited farm land has nothing to do with food demand, so the farmer will use more intensive farming ways, thus making harmful damage to lands.2) The money goes to real landowners and central government but not people who live in the forest village.3) Not all trees will help improve the biodiversity. For example, only signal species like robber trees and oil palm trees are in the forests which are for commercial usage. There is no positive impact on biodiversity.Independent Writing:People who cannot accept criticism from others will not be successful at working in a group.[文档可能无法思考全面,请浏览后下载,另外祝您生活愉快,工作顺利,万事如意!]。
2014年8月16日托福口语真题及答案解析
2014年8月16日大陆托福口语都考了哪些题目?以下为大家搜集整理了2014年8月16日托福口语真题回忆(托福阅读机经),其它科目详见:2014年8月16日托福考试真题及答案解析(汇总)。
Task 1: Talk about an activity you enjoy doing with your family. Why do you enjoy this activity?
Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the statement that playing video games is a waste of time.
Task 3
学生建议学校取消停车场因为它占地大,取消的话会给学生带来很多好处。
女生同意。
取消的话学生会有很多绿地来hang out,而且这样可以缓解交通问题,方便学生骑自行车。
托福独立题口语机经(练习用)说明:这个题库中的话题,都是机经原题。
题库必须在背熟口语独立素材中每个分类的句型和素材后再使用。
尝试把背过的素材结合到这些新题中。
另外不要把重心永远放在素材上,功能句型和素材同等重要!休闲类1. Describe your least liked music. Please explain the reason.2. Which of the following activities do you consider the most enjoyable for a Saturday afternoon? ①play sports game ②be with friends③cook at home3. Which of the following activities do you prefer the most on a Saturday afternoon: doing exercise, watching TV, or staying with your family?4. When you're visiting a city you've never been to, how would you like to tour around? A. sign up for a well-organized trip B. visit history museums C. walk along the streets5. Do you agree with the statement: employees should be allowed to listen to music at work?6. What do you care most about a tourist attraction: low cost, goodweather, various activities? 7. Students attenddifferent clubs in universities, such as science club, hiking club, etc. Which one are you interested in?8. Some people prefer to spend their free time with a group of friends. Others prefer their free time with just one person at a time. Which do you prefer?9. Some countries now take measures to attract a large amount of foreign tourists to their tourism sites. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of attracting a large amount of foreign tourists to tourism sites, give exles to illustrate your points.10. Do you like to spend your vacation in cities orin the countryside?11. When going on vacation, do you prefer to have outdoor activities or indoor activities? Please include exles and details in your answer.12. Do you prefer to participate in activities alone, or with a team or group? 13. Do you like to travel alone or travel with your family members? Explain why.14. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Watching television is not a good way to spend one’s time.15. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Artists and musicians are important to society.16. If you have time, would you choose to learn toplay a new musical instrument or learn to play a newsport?17. Which do you prefer, card game or puter game?Please include specific reasons and details in your response.18. Describe an activity you enjoy doing in yourschool recently. Why do you enjoy it? Please includespecific reasons and details to support your response.19. Describe an activity you enjoyed doing with your family when you were a child. Explain why it was so enjoyable.20. Do you like to travel alone or with your family members? Explain with specific reasons and details.21. Which of the following activities would you dowith friends rather than alone? A. Taking a walk B.Watching a movie C. Traveling.22. When going on vacations, some people prefer to gocing in tents, while others prefer to stay in hotels.Which do you think is better?23. When on a trip, some people like to keep ajournal and take pictures; some people just enjoy the journey without recording. Which do you prefer and why?24. Imagine a trip that will happen in your future. Please include specific details in your answer. 25. Would you like to spend time with family or friendsrather than being alone and why? 26. Do you like to go to the same place for your vacation, or different places and spend little time at each place for you vacation?经历类1. Describe a day that you enjoyed the most specialto you. Include reasons and details to support your response.2. Describe a special experience that has changed you in a positive way. Explain how it changed you.3. Describe an important day in your life. Explain why it is so important to you.4. Describe a time when you tried to do somethingthat you had never done before. Explain what you did and why you did it.5. Describe a day that you enjoyed the most or wasthe most special for you. Give specific reasons anddetails to support your response.6. Describe a celebration you recently attended. Didall people have a good time on that day? 7. Describethe most disappointing experience in your life.8. Describe something you remember in a cafe or a restaurant and explain why you remember it.9. Describe the most important decision that you haveever made. Please include specific details in your answer.10. Describe a special event or occasion that youhave participated with your family or friends.科技类1. With the development of technology, some peoplebelieve students will study on the Inter in the future,while others believe that students should still study in buildings. Which do you agree with and why? Use detailsand exles to explain your opinion. 2. Do you agree or disagree that cellphones have had a great impact onpeople’s life? 3. Do you like to work with or without puters and other technology?4. What is the purpose of your phone 1.listening to music 2.recording lectures?5. Do you agree or disagree with the statement thatwe should let children use the puters or other electronic devices as early as they can?6. Describe one case of your using the inter and howit benefited you.7. Imagine that you have to give up watching TV forone month, would this be difficult for you? Explain why.8. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Technological devices have brought distance between people. Please use details and exles in your response.9. Describe what your life would be like if you were banned from using cellphone for a month. Please include details and exles in your response.10. Which technology has made the greatest impact on people’s life in your country: airplane,puter or television?11. How has the availability of the worldwide Inter changed people’s life? Please use specific reasons and exles to support your response.12. Talk about how cell phone has changed people's lives. Explain you answer in details. 13. Talk aboutthe ways inter has benefit people's lives. Explain your answer in details.生活类1. Do you agree or disagree with the statement that people live healthier lives than 100 year ago?2. Do you prefer to eat in a fast food restaurant or do you prefer to have food in another kind of eating place? Explain with specific reasons and details.3. If you were given an empty piece of land, wouldyou rather using it to build a garden or a playground for children?4. Would you like to live in a modern building or a rather historical one?5. If you were asked to do munity service, which ofthe following activities would you like to choose and why?①Help children with their homework. ②Teach a dults how you use puter. ③Clean the munity park.6. Some people think wearing fashionable clothes is important, while others not. Which do you agree with andwhy? Use details and exles to explain your opinion. 7. Are people at the age of 18 mature enough to vote?8. Which of the following volunteer organizations would you like to join: An environmental group, a local library, or an animal secure center?9. Some people prefer to wash dishes by a dish washer. Others prefer to wash dishes by hands. Which do youprefer and why?10. When people make a decision, some people wouldlike to seek advice from other people while others liketo make the decision based own their own experiences and knowledge. Which way do you prefer?11. Some people prefer to share a large house with other students, while others prefer to live in a smaller apartment alone. Which do you prefer and why?12. Do you agree with the statement: it is easier for people today to lead a healthy life than people 100 years ago?13. If someone gave you a piece of land, would youuse it to grow flowers and vegetables or build a playground for children?14. Describe an interesting style of clothes in your country.15. Which shop do you prefer, large department storeor small boutique? Please give your answer with specific exles and details.16. Nowadays, 'quiet cars' can be found on trains, in which people are forbidden to use their cell phones, puters, or talk loudly. What is your opinion about this policy? 17. How do you usually reward yourself afterhard work?18. When a friend is ing to visit your place, do you prefer a surprise visit or to be informed ahead of time?19. Do you prefer to live in a residence where there are strict rules (such as rules against making loudnoises at night), or do you prefer to live in a residence without strict rules?20. Nowadays many people move to cities for work and study. What advantages does moving tocities bring to people?21. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? School should ban all junk food, such as hamburger, soda or sugar from school properties.22. Do you agree or disagree: people should always tell the truth?23. Many people have pets, like cats and dogs. Do you think that raising pets is good, why? Please include reasons and details to support your response.24. Some people prefer to make decisions quickly. Others prefer to take their time to make decisions. Which way of decision-making do you prefer and why?25. Which one of the following activities do you prefer to do by yourself rather than with a group of people: study, exercise, or shopping? Please include specific details.26. Some people prefer to live in a place most of their life. Other people prefer to move to different places. Which do you prefer and why? Use specific reasons and exles to support your response.27. What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating in a fast-food restaurant? Please include specific reasons and details in your response.28. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement, it is better to live close to parents than far away from them.29. Many people have pets, like cats and dogs. Do you think that raising pets is good, why? Please include reasons and details to support your response.30. Some people consider going to the gym a priorityin their life, while others go to the gym only when they have time. Which do you think is better and why?31. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The way people dress themselves reveals their personality.32. In your opinion, what food do you suggest the university cafeteria should add to its menu to attract more people?33. In your opinion, should people be encouraged to visit science, art and history museums? 34. Where would you choose to live: a place close to your school or workplace, a place close to your parents’ home, or aplace close to a transportation hub? Explain why.35. You can contact your family and friends by letter, email or telephone. In your opinion, which method of munication is better than the others and why?36. Where would you choose to live: a big and newplace far from your college or a small and old place near your college?37. What are the benefits of chatting with olderfamily members? Give specific details in your answer.38. When things at home such as furniture are broken, do you prefer to have them repaired in a shop or fix them by yourself?39. Where would you choose to be your home: a noisy place close to shops, restaurants and transport hub or a quiet place far from everything?40. Nowadays many people find their social work onthe inter, do you think it is a positive trend?41. Some people would borrow money to buy things they need. Others would save up money until they can afford it. Which do you prefer and why? Please include exles and details in your answer.42. Describe your favorite area in your city. Please offer your explanation and details.43. Talk about one activity that you will do in the near future. Explain why you want to do this activity.44. When it is a nice day, what kind of outdoor place would you like to go for physical exercise? 45.Describe your favorite room in your home. Explain why youlike it so much.46. Among the following three types of work, whichwould you enjoy doing the most? Helping children with munication problems, doing munity work, growing plants inthe garden. 47. Your city is planning to spend moremoney on the following projects, expanding tourism,building city parks, and improving public transportation system. Which do you think is the most important?48. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Instead of always being busy, people shouldhave a relaxed lifestyle.49. What do you do to keep yourself healthy? Explainhow it helped you. Please include reasons and details inyou explanation.50. Some people prefer to celebrate their birthdaysor holidays in a party. Others prefer to celebrate their birthdays or holidays quietly. Which do you prefer andwhy? Please include details and exles in your explanation.51. If a foreign friend es to your country, what kind of food would you remend and why? You would use past personal experience to support your answer.52. Some people prefer to listen to music while they are studying or working. Others prefer to stay in a quiet place while they are studying or working. Which way do you prefer and why? Include reasons and details in your response.53. Some people answer the phone or text a message in the middle of a conversation. What do you think of this behavior? Is it good or not?54. Some people always try the food that they have never tasted before while others don't. Which do you prefer?55. Some people prefer to have fast food; others do not prefer to have fast?56. What is the one style of clothing that the students in your school tend to wear? Why do you likethis style of clothing? Include specific reasons and details in your response.57. Some people prefer to wash dishes by a dish washer. Others prefer to wash dishes by hands. Which do you prefer and why?58. Which form of transportation is more enjoyable? Train, automobile or plane. 59. Do you think that people will read fewer books in the future?技能类1. Do you agree or disagree with the statement that young children should learn to draw or paint?2. Which of the following new skills would you like to acquire: repairing things, doing sports, playing an instrument, flying a plane?3. Which of the following skills would you choose to learn if you had a chance: 1. playing the piano2.swimming3.car repairing? Explain why.4. Describe the steps, through which you once learneda new subject and explain how you learned it. Please include details and exles in your response.学业类。
2014年独立口语汇总1月12日Describe how your study habits different from others you know(Describe a good study habit of yours which is different from others)1月18日Your friend is concerned about a presentation that he has to give to the class. What advice would you give to help your friend to prepare for the presentation.2月22日Which means of transportation do you think is the most enjoyable? Bicycle, automobile or train?3月1日Describe an interesting style of clothing in your country3月2日A high school is planning to organize an after school activity for its students, what kind of activity would you recommend and why?3月15日Talk about a type of community work you want to take part in3月16日Talk about a friend that is special to you. Explain why this person is special to you.3月22日A: Which quality do you think students should have? Hard work, intelligence or self motivation.B: talk about an important friend of yours3月23日talk about an activity you would like to participate in the near future, explain your answer in details.4月12日A:How cell phones changed people’s livesB:talk about the ways internet has benefit people’s lives4月19日Talk about an important decision that you have made.Explain why this decision was important for you in details.4月27日describe a person you want to learn more about, explain why you want to know more about this person in details.5月11日talk about an activity you enjoyed doing with your family when your were a child5月17日talk about a special event you recently participated in.5月24日your friend often feels nervous when speaking in front of a large group of people. What suggestions would you like to give to this friend of yours.5月25日talk about two singers who are popular in your country. Explain why they are popular and how they are different.6月15日talk about a gift you gave to someone, and explain why you gave it to him/her.6月21日describe a subject you enjoy learning6月28日what kind of strategy do you use to handle an overwhelming important of work6月29日which of the following periods in life do you think is the hardest being a kid , ateenager or an adult7月6日talk about something you didn’t want to do, what was it? What was the result of it?7月12日describe a subject you like8月16日talk about an activity you enjoy doing with your family8月23日A: your university is going to replace paper books with electronic ones, what are the advantages and disadvantages of this plan?B:the university dinning hall is going to provide healthy food with lower calories8月30日1,your friend always shows up late for appointment. What suggestion will you give to avoid this kind of problem?9月14日talk a friend of yours and how you met this person9月21日Talk about a type of clothing that is popular in your country.9月27日A:Which of the following community service would you choose to do? Working with children, cleaning the city park or planting a campus garden.B:Describe a change that happened in your country, and how it has affected people’s life. Explain your answer in details.10月11日Which art form influence you the most?painting,poem or song?10月18日Which type of clothes do you prefer?10月26日Nowadays robots are widely used in society. What are the benefits or risks of this?11月2日Which type of film you dislike?action? romantic? science fiction?11月8日Talk about the most important characteristics of a good apartment or house. Explain your answer in details.11月9日Do you think college students should be allowed to keep pets in their dormitory?11月15日what kind of music do you like?11月23日Describe a person you want to learn more about, explain why you want to know more about this person in details.11月29日Which one of the following activities do you prefer to do by yourself rather than with a group of people?1.study 2.exercise3.shopping. Please include specific details.12月6日If you work as a volunteer at a local hospital, which work do you prefer to do: 1. Read to the patients 2. Talk with the patients 3. Take care of their friends and families.12月13日Which of the following activiti es do you think is the most beneficial for a child’s growth? Doing team sports, talking with others or traveling?12月14日Do you think it’s a good idea that some schools to require students to finish 40 hours of community service each year.12月21日Some schools require students to take part in community service activities after school. Which of the following do you think is the best activity for students? 1. Planting flowers in the community 2.Doing cleaning-ups in the garden 3. Recycling waste.12月27日University students often feel home sick when they are away from home. What do you often do to deal with home sickness?12月28日Your friend often feels afraid when speaking in front of a large group of people. What suggestions would you like to give to this friend of yours?。
新托福口语考题回顾朗阁海外考试研究中心 杨超考试日期:2014.06.21 是否重复Q1=090920CNS1, Q2=090920CNS2, Q3=100410CNS3, Q4=110731CNS4, Q5=120505NAS5, Q6=090920CNS6 题号内容 Question 1 Describe the favorite academic subject you have studied. Explainwhy it is your favorite subject. Include reasons and details to supportyour response.Question 2 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Childrenshould be required to help with household tasks as soon as they areold enough to do so. Use specific reasons and examples to supportyour answer.Question 3Reading part Listening part【学生倡议】:学生写信建议theater department should pay assistants and give them specific trainings, 以提高效率。
【学生态度】:男生表示同意,因为: 1. 如果不给钱,学生还要做别的工作赚钱;2. 现在的assistant job 越来越复杂,而且training 对equipment 有好处,还能提高效率。
对话内容:女:你怎么看?男:当然好,原来大家是义务的,所以另有一份真正的工作(real job ),如果有冲突就只能选择real job, 现在付钱就可以更好地工作了。
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2014年6月托福独立口语机经预测及参考答案(上)/201406tfdlkyycjckdas.html2014年6月托福独立口语机经预测及参考答案(中)/201406tfdlkyycjckdaz.html2014年6月托福独立口语机经预测及参考答案(下)/201406tfdlkyycjckdax.html下载后,按住Ctrl并右击文字即可进入!080427CN=070113CNS1: Describe your favorite room either of your own house or in other places and explain why.My favorite room in my house is the den! Before moving in a couple years ago with my family, I had never lived in a place with a den before. There’s something so fun about having a special little room placed off to the side of everything else. It’s cozy and intimate. The simple act of watching movies on a stormy night becomes heightened, like the room’s only purpose is to provide enjoyment. The den in my house also has a door that opens right to the backyard. On nice days, I leave that door open and let the cool breeze and sound of chirping birds into the room. I love it. It’s such a peaceful part of the house!S2: 13年9月28日已考090118CN=080215NAS1: Among the following three professions, which do you think make the biggest contribution to society? Teachers, famers, doctors.I think teachers make the biggest contribution to society. If you’re thinking of it from the base level of young children, four and five year-olds who have not yet entered school, how do they eventually become doctors? How do they become business leaders and scientists and writers and chefs and engineers? They have to be taught! They not only have to be taught the specifics of their field when they’re old enough, but they have to be taught general information throughout their childhood to even get them to the point of having a career. No matter what a person eventually contributes to society, there’s a good chance that at some point in their life they were inspired and taught by a teacher!S2: Do you agree or disagree with the following question. In order to stay happy, you must have ajob that you love doing.I kind of agree with this. I don’t think you have to do a job that you love in order to stay happy. I mean, it is possible for a person to be happy even if he or she is doing something that’s not completely enjoyable. If you’re a struggling sculptor, for instance, who is working at a grocery store to be able to pay your rent, I don’t think that’s a reason to be unhappy! Sometimes you need to take any job you can; there’s no shame in that. Just continue to work on your sculptures on the weekends and never give up on your passion. Keep it alive. And maybe someday you will find steady work as a sculptor. It’s completely possible!090329CN=070804CNS1: Describe a day that you enjoyed the most or was the most special to you. Include reasons and details to support your response.My 6th birthday was a really great day. A whole bunch of my classmates and I went to the petting zoo and played with all the animals. We got to pet the goats and rabbits and feed them little handfuls of food. Then, the best part, all of us kids got to take turns riding a pony around the barnyard! I still remember her name was Sheba and she was gray with pretty, almost silver speckles. I’m sure she was walking pretty slowly in her little circle, but to a six year-old it was like a rollercoaster ride! Then my parents brought out the ice cream cake. It was so delicious! I still enjoy birthdays now, but something about birthdays when you’re a little kid is just extra exciting. Those are some of my best memories.S2: Some people prefer to have classes during the day and do part-time jobs in the evening while others prefer to have classes in the evening and do part-time jobs during the day. Which do you prefer?I prefer to have classes during the day and a part-time job in the evening. That’s mainly because if I’m in a lecture class in a warm dark room and it’s getting later into the evening, there’s a very good chance I’m going to be falling asleep at my desk! That’s not helpful to my studies and it definitely doesn’t make my professors happy if they notice. So, I much prefer to go to class in the daytime when the sun is shining and I’m wide awake. I might still be sleepy at my evening job, but at least there I’m continually engaged by my co-workers and customers. They kind of keep me alert. I’m talking to people and not just sitting in silence. I feel like everything just works out better that way.090516CN=071017CNS1: Describe the most important decision you have made. Explain why this decision was important to you.When I was eighteen, I had to decide whether to go to college near my home or on the other sideof the country. It stumped me for several weeks, honestly. I was about to start my adult life; whatever I chose could drastically alter my future! Was I going to have the comforts of home or the adventure of a new place? Eventually, I decided to attend the college across the country. I realized that, no matter what, things were going to change when I went to university. I might as well embrace those changes and experience a brand new town and people. The great part is that my home is still there, waiting for me! I just have more life experience and stories to tell now.S2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All students should be required to study art and music in secondary school.I quite disagree with the idea that all high school students should be required to study art and music. I admit that art and music open the door of creativity for students, which may benefit their whole life. However, with all the expectations that parents and teachers place on them, today’s high school students are already having a stressful life. Adding another compulsory course into the fully-packed school curriculum would only make their life busier and less enjoyable. Furthermore, studying art and music is costly because you have to purchase paint, canvas, instruments, and so on. This could be a burden to some of the parents.090517NAS1:Question:Some schools require students to take part in community service activities after school. Which of the following do you think is the best activity for students? 1. planting flowers in the community 2.doing clean-ups in the garden 3. recycling waste.sample answer:There are 2 reasons why planting flowers is the best community service activity for students. First of all, flowers make the community more beautiful. Most people love to look at and smell flowers, especially in the spring and summer. And whenever community members see the flowers that the students planted in their town, they will fondly remember the students who planted them. The second reason is that it brings people together. When students plant the flowers they will probably work alongside townspeople. By working together as a team, students will understand the importance of being part of a community. They will also learn that making contributions to their community makes everybody happier and more productive.S2:Question: Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Teachers should make their lessons fun.I definitely think that teachers should make their lessons fun. The main reason is that if lessons are fun, students will want to learn. When students enjoy their lessons, they are more likely to come to class, talk to their classmates, and do their homework. On the other hand, if lessons are boring, students will probably be absent more often, not participate in class activities, and not do their homework. From my experience as a student, I know this is true. I never used to like studying world history because I always had boring teachers. But a few years ago I had a professor whoalways delivered creative and fun lessons. I loved studying with him, and so did my classmates, and by the end of the semester we had learned so much.090613CN=070728CNS1: Describe the changes in your life five years from now on. Include specific examples and details in your explanation.In five years’time, I hope to have moved to the country. Living on a small farm would be ideal. I want to raise chickens and grow vegetables and be able to drink my coffee out on my front porch in the morning in complete peaceful silence. Hopefully by then I will have submitted some of my photographs to magazines and had them published; that’s been a dream of mine for a long time. I also think I will be more relaxed in five years. I was kind of an anxious teenager, but have started to calm down more recently. That will continue, I think. I’ll keep meditating and practicing tai chi and just feel more at peace with everything. I also hope to have paid off my student loans by then! That will definitely help me to be less stressed!S2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Power and money is the symbol of success.I disagree with this. Of course, it can be very nice to have power and money. Some people out there have the whole package: power, money, family, good health, and so on. They could definitely be called successful in their life. But to aim for only power and money seems kind of shortsighted. I’ve known too many cold, shallow people who have a good job and are quite wealthy, but shut out others and don’t even seem to enjoy themselves. They become selfish and strange and still oddly unsatisfied. Meanwhile, there are many people who may not be rich, but they make the best out of everything. They find joy in their loved ones and hobbies. When they do have money to spare, they appreciate it. They’re happy, and I think that’s what true success is.091101CN=070817NAS1: What is your favorite outdoor place to do exercise in a nice day?There is a park a few blocks away from my house where I go running quite often. It’s pretty simple: just a large field with a track going around it. But the atmosphere of the park is just so quiet and comforting. It’s tucked behind this big hundred year-old building and almost seems hidden. On the other side of the park, a tall hill covered in pine trees casts its shadow over you. You feel closed-in and cozy. Many times when I’ve gone running there, I’ve seen deer and rabbits eating the grass and casually walking across the track. They seem to enjoy the park just as much as I do! It’s such a lovely place. I can’t believe more people don’t know about it.S2: Some people like to have a break or get a job during summer vacation. Others think it is betterto take a class. Which do you prefer and why?I try to take on a part-time job during my summer vacations, if I can. Sometimes it will only be for one day a week. It’s just always helpful to get the work experience and keep myself on some sort of productive schedule. I’m much less likely to take a class during the summer. I’m often so exhausted from all the homework and tests and papers from the school year that I truly need to get away from it for a while. I need to recharge. That way, I can start the new school year with a good attitude, not feeling like I’m going to crash and burn immediately. So my summers are an easy blend of relaxing and working a simple job. I find that it helps make the rest of the year more productive and fulfilling.091114CN=080329NAS1: Describe a most unforgettable success in your life. Explain why it was important to you. Include reasons and examples to support your response.Many years have passed, but till today, I still could not forget the challenging experience when I successfully found my first job as a journalist. You know I have dreamed to be a journalist since I was a child. And I went to study journalism in a university because of that. But when I graduated, I found it was very difficult for a female to be a journalist nowadays, for the job is really a tough one. But I overcame it by proving I could persist in the tough work no less than men, and then I got it. I wrote articles critically and always accepted new ideas around U1e world. I am proud of my achievements in news press.S2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is never too late for an old person to receive higher education and to get a university degree. Use specific reasons to support your answer.From my perspective, I totally agree with the statement that people are never too late to receive university education to get a degree. I have two reasons for holding my opinion. First of all, from university we can learn a lot. Besides the knowledge from the textbooks, we also learn skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills. With these knowledge and skills we can survive in today's fierce job market and get a satisfying job after graduation. What's more, we can meet new people who are important human resources for us to have a better career. We can cooperate with each other so to succeed in the future. Those classmates we met in college can become our future human resources for many years. So, all in all, I agree with this statement.100123CN=080314NAS1: What's your favorite toy or game in your childhood?My favorite toy when I was a child was a stuffed teddy bear that named Rudolph. My grandma bought him for me when I was 2 years old. I have a lot of memories of this stuffed animal, and Istill have him on my bed to sleep with every night. As a child, I used to bring Rudolph everywhere with me, and I still remember one instance: I had been shopping with my grandpa and I accidentally left Rudolph at the store, not realizing it until we got home. My grandpa drove me back to the store to get him, and I never forgot that. I’ve always felt like I’d only be able to get to sleep if Rudolph was by my side.S2: Do you like to be taught by experienced teachers or by new teachers?I think in most of the cases I would like to be taught by a veteran teacher rather than a rookie teacher. Think about visiting a dentist or seeking advice from an attorney, I'm sure many people would prefer the most experienced because they are more likely to possess well-developed skills and hands-on experience to provide what you need. New teachers may be well trained in terms of teaching methodology, but it is only through the real-world application of these theories that teachers reach their full potential, and that takes time. My own experience also proves this. From high school to university I've always done much better in subjects taught by experienced teachers than in those taught by new teachers.100227CN=081114NAS1: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is good for students to attend a university or college in a foreign country. Explain why.Studying overseas has a number of advantages. Firstly, it may give students access to knowledge and facilities such as laboratories and libraries which are not available in their home country. Furthermore, by looking abroad students may find a wider range of courses than those offered in their home country, and therefore one which fits more closely to their particular needs. Finally, students learn to be independent and more adaptable to a new environment. These are important qualities for future success. So I would say it is good for students to study in a foreign country.S2: 13年3月30日已考100410CN=090313NAS1: Describe a gift that you want to give to someone.If I were to give someone a gift, I would choose something that is personally hand-made. A photo calendar would be a good choice because it's not only memorable but also useful. It's easy to make your own photo calendar as a gift. There are many websites where you can print out a calendar using a template but customize the photos in the calendar. So I would upload some of the nice photos I took recently, especially those that would remind us of the sweet memories we shared, like the pictures of a beach or a party we went to together.To make it even more personal, I would write on each page of the calendar a few words expressing how I cherish our friendship.S2: Is it easier to be a teacher than to be a student?I've never been a teacher before but I guess it must be more difficult than being a student. First, being a teacher, especially a professional and well4 1iked one, you have to possess an abundance of knowledge and skills in at least one subject. To achieve this, a teacher often has to spend years studying teaching methodology and even more years practicing and improving their skills or teaching. Also, teachers have much greater responsibility and thus more pressure than students do. Teachers often try very hard to meet the great expectations or both the student, and their parents, as well as the high standards set by school management and the general public. This could lead to high levels of stress for teachers.100424CN=081108NAS1: Describe your favorite teacher. Explain why you like him or her. Include reasons and details to support your response.My favorite teacher is Miss Yang, a 30.-year-old young woman who is now teaching me English in a training school. I like her because she is NOT like a teacher in a traditional sense. You know what a stereotyped teacher looks like - serious, strict, sometimes intimidating. But Miss Yang is different. She is full of energy in the classroom, always smiling. She uses humorous language and dramatic body gestures to capture the attention of every student, so no one falls asleep during her class, no matter how uninteresting the topic was. I like her also because she is a responsible teacher. She would correct each little mistake that 1 made in my written essay. I know that must have been time-consuming.I prefer to take time and think carefully before making the final decision. I don't like risks or surprises, so I need to evaluate the risks associated with each alternative before making a decision, and once I've made one, I know it's final and I won't change it or regret having made it later. Also, for some important decisions, I need to consult other people for their opinion. For example, if I am making decisions about which university to apply for, or even whom to marry, I would certainly discuss this with my parents or my best friends. I need time to make sure the decisions I've made is the right one.100710CN=090515NAS1: Describe a time when you tried to do something that you have never done. Explain what you did and why you did it.Talking about something I tried to do for the first time. I can't help but think of last summer when I did my first bungee jumping in Macao. l travelled there with my friends and we were visiting theMacau Tower when we came across this big bungee jumping sign. It took me a while to collect enough courage and finally make the decision to have a try because 1 was not an adventurous person at all. ButI thought I should do something that could make me proud of myself, so I gave it a shot. I was connected to a large elastic cord. After making sure everything was OK, I jumped off the platform.I think it was 200 or 300 meters high. The free falling lasted about 20 seconds but for me it was close to forever.S2: Some people prefer to do one job or project at one time. Other people prefer to do several jobs or projects at the same time. Which do you prefer and why?I think it's better to focus on doing one thing at a time, rather than handling multiple tasks at the same time. The human brain is not a computer after all; it really can't think of that many things in parallel. If you are hungry and thinking about donuts, then you probably will not be able to focus on solving a math problem. So if you dedicate all your thoughts to only one task, you will get it done more quickly and accurately, whereas if you split your time and effort between different tasks, you run the risk of not completing any one of them with good quality. This is why at the end of each term I would cancel another activities and focus on preparing for the exams only.100821CN=080516NAS1: 13年3月24日已考S2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should be required to help with household tasks as soon as they are old enough to do so. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.100926CN=090621CN=080223NAS1: Describe a character in a book, film, or poem, and explain why you like it.I really like the character of Forrest from the movie Forrest Gump. I get the feeling that he sees some things clearer than anyone else, like when he knows that it’s not good for Jenny to be in an abusive relationship, or that Lieutenant Dan is still the same person he was before his injury and can still lead an accomplished life. He has such a pure heart and that’s very admirable. Forrest Gump is always himself; he doesn’t let the world tarnish him. Sometimes he’s in silly situations and sometimes he’s in upsetting situations, but he just continues to do what he thinks is right.S2: 130901已考101121CN=090530NAS1: Talk about an activity you enjoyed doing with your family when you were a child. Describe the activity and explain why it was enjoyable to do this activity with your family.When I was a kid, my family and I used to go hiking in the summertime. We would wake up really early, when it was still dark, and my mom would make us blueberry pancakes in the shapes of different animals. The smell of brewing coffee filled the whole house and I loved that. Then we’d head out to one of the nearby trails. There were tons of them within an hour of our house; it was really nice. I don’t remember the individual names of the trails anymore, but they were all dense with pines trees and absolutely gorgeous. My mom and dad would lead the way, with my brother and I lagging behind and telling jokes to each other as we hiked. One place in particular had a waterfall at the top of the trail. That was my favorite. We would picnic up there and I would feel so peaceful and connected to everything, there with my family in the vast wilderness. Those are great memories.S2: Some students prefer to study or work on difficult class assignments early in the morning. Other students prefer to do this type of work in the evening. Which do you prefer and why?I prefer to study and work on assignments early in the morning. In the evening I like to be able to relax and settle into my routine before going to bed. I’ll watch some TV, drink some tea or hot chocolate…I want to be at ease and free of burden, not stressing out over homework and deadlines.I sleep much better that way. Even the darkness of the evening makes me drowsy; I feel like my work would suffer if I tried to do it then. But in the mornings I’m alert and ready to go. I have a new, energized sense of determination and I work much faster and more productively. The key is to do each homework assignment a couple days ahead of schedule, so that I’m not scrambling to complete it just a few hours before it’s due!110108CN=091211NAS1: Talk about a type of movie you do not like. Explain why you do not like this type of movie.I'm not really a fan of romantic comedies. I feel like there's so much potential for a cute, charming, funny story of two people falling in love, but the majority of the time the movies are overall failures. The women are always rigid workaholics, the men are always too perfect and bland ... Everyone is just a lame stereotype that I can't connect with. And the situations they get themselves into are so stupid. There's a wacky misunderstanding, a frantic rush to an airport, a reunion in the rain. It's so predictable and obvious how everything is going to turn out that 1 just can't make myself care. Movies like that make romance look stale and corny. They're not funny, either. They're just awkward.S2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Students should do part-time jobs before attending college.I think having a part-time job before going to college is probably a good idea. First of all, it will help you transition into living a more independent life. The responsibilities you'll have at your job, even things like getting yourself there on time, will prepare you for the increased responsibilities of college and possibly living away from home. It can be quite a shock going from being a sheltered kid to being an adult with deadlines and precise schedules. A part-time job while still a teenager can make it easier. Also, that work experience is only going to help you in the future. Even if you're just working at a fast food restaurant, you will gain customer service experience that will help with job searches both during and after college.110212CN=091010NAS1: Describe a special experience that has changed you in life. Give reasons why it changed you with examples/details.I've never been a fan of thunderstorms. I have this irrational fear that lightning is going to hit my house or electrocute something I'm touching ... I just get scared and wait anxiously for the storm to pass I But once when I was a teenager I was babysitting my young cousin and, lo and behold, a storm started up outside. It was bad, with trees bending in the wind and the rain pelting the windows nonstop. Thunder was rumbling really loudly and my cousin, Theo, told me that he was scared. For a second I didn't really know what to say. But then I decided I had to be the adult and assuage his fears rather than linger on my own. I built a little makeshift tent in the living room with a blanket and a few chairs and had Theo climb in there with me. We sang songs to distract ourselves from the storm and soon enough he was perfectly fine. I felt really proud that day, like I was on the road to maturity.S2: Do you prefer to learn from current people and events or from people and events in the past?I prefer to learn from people and events in the past. I feel like, when events are current, we sometimes can't properly understand them. We're just living them, day-to-day, perhaps without seeing the big picture. We can't see the forest for the trees, as the saying goes. There needs to be that distance of time in order to have proper comprehension. It is only then that the themes and patterns emerge and we can learn what sorts of things work and what sorts of things are harmful, or what is right and what is wrong. I would feel much more confident proclaiming something from twenty years ago as wise o r a brilliant idea over something contemporary, where I'm still not even sure what all of its results and ramifications will be.110220CN=090919NAS1: Describe a tool or object that you rely on often in your daily life. Explain why it is important to you. Include reasons and examples to support your response.Answer 1 (object): I would be lost without my coffee cup! When I was a teenager, coffee wasn'treally a necessity for me. Then I went to college and was suddenly falling asleep in class! This was happening nearly every day; it was horrible! I guess the combination of increased homework and having fun in the dorms was making me stay up way too late. Anyway, the solution that I came to was to always, always have coffee with me. Every morning I make strong, black coffee and fill my portable coffee cup to the brim. I take it with me everywhere I go, from my dorm to my classroom to the library.Answer 2 (tool): Well, the object I'd like to talk about is my electronic dictionary. My father gave it to me as my birthday present. It is very smart and can be carried about very easily. It includes several major dictionaries such as the Oxford English Dictionary, the Contemporary Longman Dictionary, the Collins English Dictionary, etc. It's quite extensive and can contain up to 500,000 headwords and definitions.It has a lot of useful features. I can look up the pronunciation of new words. It also includes a lot of sentences so t can learn how to use the word in my daily conversation and in my writing. It is very useful in helping me prepare for my Toefl test.S2: Some people prefer to solve a challenge all by themselves. Others prefer to depend on other people's help. Which do you prefer and why? Include details and examples in your explanation. Answer1 (giving reasons): Whenever I face a challenge, I would boldly confront this challenge and try to overcome it as best as I could, by myself. I think being able to solve a difficult problem w1thoot the help of other proves that you are an independent and competent person, which will win you respect and trust from people around you. Also, you can feel a much greater sense of fulfillment and excitement after successfully dealing: with a challenge all by yourself than with others' help. Finally, in many cases there is no one to turn to when you need help because either people are unwilling to help or they are not competent enough to do so.Answer2 (giving detailed example): I usually prefer to solve challenges by myself. I ask friends for advice some times, but ultimately nobody knows my situation as well as I do. Last year, for instance, I thought my biology professor was grading our tests way too harshly. My roommate was absolutely sure that I needed to confront him and that he was an unqualified teacher. But I held back, because I interacted with the man every day and could tell he was realty nice. So instead I asked his teaching assistant what we could expect for the rest of the semester. She assured me that everything would get much easier. That made me feel better and I was glad that everything would get much easier. That made me feel better and I was glad that listened to my intuition, because I knew the situation better than my roommate did.110312CN=091204NAS1: Which person do you want to know more about? Explain why.Answer 1 (Qin Shi Huang): The person I have always wanted to learn more about is Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. Although I've read plenty of information about him in textbooks, historical novels and films, there are still a few unsolved mysteries that I am very。