一. preference类
1. To educate children, do you think we should praise their good behaviors or should punish their bad behaviors? Explain why with specific details and examples.
2. Some people like to make friends with people who share similar ages while others prefer to make friends with people who are either older or younger than them. Which one do you prefer? Why?
3. Some people prefer to do simple task first and then finish the difficult one while some other people prefer to do difficult before they do simple task. Which method do you prefer? Why?
4. Many people like doing extreme and challenging activities such as climbing or sky-diving. While some people believe that taking part of this kind of activities is foolish, some other people still believe that it is brave to do these things. Which opinion do you support?
5. Some people believe it is fine to take pictures of paintings in the museum or the gallery while other people thought it is inappropriate to do so. Which opinion do you agree with?
6. Some people like to make decision base on their own experience while other people prefer to ask for help from their friends or family members. Which one do you prefer? Please include specific details in your answer.
7. Some people prefer to be independent during their working process and finish the task by themselves while other people often request help and instructions from their colleagues, hope they can tell them how to do the task. Which method do you prefer? Why?
8. You are going to attend a job interview in a company that is far away from the campus. You could either take the interview in person or do a telephone interview. Which option do you prefer and why?
9. Some professors prefer to answer students’ questions in the end of the lecture while some other professors choose do it during the teaching process. Which one do you think is better, why?
10. If the university provides $5000 scholarship, do you think they should reward the students with high academic performance or help the students who need financial aids?
二. agreement类
1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Students should watch experiment videos rather than do experiment in person.
2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is totally acceptable to use other’s influence to get a job.
3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents should teach children to be independent when they are young.
4. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? We should help our friends only when they ask for help.
5. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Ordinary person are more qualified to be a leader.
6. Do you agree or disagree that parents should control and limit their children’s socialization on social media.
7. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: people should participate in activities which they are not very good at.
8. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is disrespectful to take photos of stranger without their permission.
9. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? People should read everyday news to know what happened in the world.
10. Some people believe that the decision made by a group of people is better than the one that made by individual. Do you agree or disagree with this idea?
