TOEFL speaking part 1

1: Which do you prefer, going to an art museum alone or with friends? Explain your response with details and examples.

2: Agree or Disagree: Should graduate students teach low-level courses or be assistants to professors? Explain your response with details and examples.

3: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? With the increasing popularity of technology, parents should control their children's use of gadgets.

4: Do you think it is a good idea to select government leaders from the masses and ordinary citizens? Explain your response with details and examples.

5: Do you agree or disagree that daily homework is necessary for students? Use details and examples to support your explanation.

6: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should spend time watching the news from other countries.

7: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Good luck is as important as hard work in achieving success.

8: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Some people think it is better to read or watch negative news than positive news.

9: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Schools should record large lectures and upload them to the school website for students to watch.

10: Should the school spend the same time teaching our own country's history as the world history? Explain your response with details and examples.

11: Some people think that risk-taking activities such as rock-climbing and skydiving require a lot of bravery, while others think this is not brave but simply foolishness. Which view do you agree with and explain why? Explain your response with details and examples.

12: Which company do you prefer to work with, a company in which you work independently, or a company with a tutor to help you?Explain your response with details and examples.

13: Some people want to change their appearance, even by surgery. Do you agree or disagree with this trend? Explain your response with details and examples.

14: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Friends should be able to have different opinions and maintain a good relationship. Explain your response with details and examples.

15: If you are going to travel to a new country for a week, do you prefer to travel to a major city in the country or to several different places? Explain your response with details and examples.

16: Do you prefer a high-paying job in a controlled and strict company or an average-paying job in a relaxed and free-spirited company? Explain your response with details and examples.

17: If the school decided to close the computer lab because all students have their own laptops. Do you agree or disagree with the decision? Explain your response with details and examples.

18: Some people think historical sites should be open to the general public, but others think historical sites should only be open to experts and researchers. Which do you think is better? Explain your response with details and examples.

19: Some people think that parents should allow their children to make mistakes, while others think they should not. With which view do you agree?

20: Imagine that two different universities have accepted you. One university is well known for its excellent academic program, but it is expensive. In contrast, another is less well-known but has offered you a scholarship. Which university would you prefer and explain why?

21: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is not acceptable to interrupt people when they are talking. Explain your response with details and examples.

22: When it comes to buying daily necessities, some people prefer to shop for the things they need at that moment, while others prefer to go to a supermarket and buy everything all at once for storage. Which do you prefer and why?

23: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is impolite to take pictures of strangers without their permission. Explain your response with details and examples.

24: Do you agree or disagree with this school's policy? Parents are not allowed to check their children's grades without permission from their children. Explain your response with details and examples.

25: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Employees shouldn't send personal texts or emails during work hours. Explain your response with details and examples.

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26: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children at early age should learn independent living skills. Use specific reasons to support your answer.

27: What kind of background is better for government leaders? Law, military, or business. Explain your response with details and examples.

28: More and more people tend to post their personal information online. Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of it?

29: Your friend has a bicycle, but now he wants to buy a car, so he will take a part-time job to earn money. What is your opinion?

30: Some people prefer to do difficult tasks at first before finishing easy ones, while others prefer to do easy tasks before completing difficult ones. Which one do you prefer? Please use specific reasons and examples to support your response.

31: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? You have to be completely honest with your close friends?

32: Some believe that students should choose what courses to study by themself, others believe that students' professors should make the decision for students. Which opinion do you support and why?

33: Besides getting jobs after graduation, what else benefits do you think students can get from a college education? Explain your response with details and examples.

34: Some people sell the gifts their friends gave them or give the gifts to others. Do you think this is a good idea and Why?

35: Is it better to praise a good behavior than criticize a bad one? Explain your response with details and examples.

36: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Universities should require first-year and second-year students to live on campus.

37: You and your friends have a misunderstanding. Do you prefer to talk about it in a public place or a private place? Explain your response with details and examples.

38: If you will choose a new roommate, which of the following qualities do you think is the best: quietness, friendliness, cleanliness? Explain your response with details and examples.

39: Some people think we should positively act when dealing with difficult situations in our lives. Do you agree with it?

40: Your university decided to let students open their own Cafe. Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this decision.

41: Some like to play board games or card games, while others like to play video games by using phones or computers. Explain your response with details and examples.

42: Where do you like to study? At home, in a library, or at a coffee shop. Explain your response with details and examples.

43: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Video games are completely worthless to children.

44: Which way do you choose to fulfill the final exam? Research paper, oral exam, or paper examination.

45: Your university is going to give out a scholarship of 5000 dollars. Who do you think should receive the scholarship, students with high academic performance, or students who need financial aids? Explain your response with details and examples.

46: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? We can judge a person by the appearance at first glance.

47: We should be humor or serious attitude when facing difficulties? Explain your response with details and examples.

48: Do you choose to send your child to school or homeschooling? Explain your response with details and examples.

49: Which of the following is the most important for the recruitment of new employees? Level of education degree, work experience, and interview performance.

50: Would you prefer to decorate your room with objects like paintings and pictures or leave the wall blank and simple? Explain your response with details and examples.

51: Do you think it is better to make friends at similar ages, or different ages? Explain your response with details and examples.

52: A library is a place for quiet reading or a place to meet and communicate. Which would you choose?

53: What is the most common mistakes that parents make in the process of raising kids?

54: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents should not let children choose jobs that are difficult to become successful.

55: If your good friend plans to keep a pet, what advice will you give him?

56: Your friend wants to build up a restaurant. Please give some suggestions. Include specific reasons and details in your explanation.

57: Do you prefer to finish things early or wait until the deadline is almost there? Explain your response with details and examples.

58: Instead of printing books in paper version, the university decides to release only an online version of textbooks. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this change.

59: Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being active on a social website?

60: Which of the three qualities is the most important for starting a business? Creative, being friendly and outgoing, and well-organized.

61: Parents should let their children deal with difficulties from an early age. Do you agree or disagree with it?

62: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The important business meeting should be face to face rather than using e-technology.

63: Should parents lead their children to watch TV, or children should choose shows by themselves? Explain your response with details and examples.

64: Which one do you think is better to help do research: internet or academic books? Explain your response with details and examples.

65: Do we should choose the major for job hunting or just for our interests? Explain your response with details and examples.

66: Some people want to have a relaxed and unhurried life, do you agree with it?

67: In city development, should we keep old buildings or replace them with a new building? Explain your response with details and examples.

68: Do you prefer to get advice from family and friends or learning through personal experience? Explain your response with details and examples.

69: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Students should wear uniforms in school.

70: High salary job or top personal satisfying career, which is your choice?

71: A student should do a part-time job or summer intern. Do you agree or disagree with it?

72: Some people believe that we should give a hand in severe cases without hesitation; others argue that you should ensure not to cause new troubles. Explain your response with details and examples.

73: Do you want to be a leader or to be a follower? Explain your response with details and examples.

74: What is the most important invention of the last 100 years? Explain your response with details and examples.

75: Should mobile phones be forbidden in some places? Explain your response with details and examples.

76: Which is a common choice for your party: restaurant, cafe, or home? Explain your response with details and examples.

77: What is the most efficient transportation in your country? Explain your response with details and examples.

78: Should the government pay bills for museums? Explain your response with details and examples.

79: Big city or small town, in which do you prefer to live? Explain your response with details and examples.

80: Magazine, novel, poem, which do you prefer to read? Explain your response with details and examples.