2008.01.

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The government should focus more on environmental problems and less on economic development.
2008.01.18
People are happier when they finish a challenging or difficult job than when they complete an easy
task.
2008.01.27
Successful people accept new things and take risks rather than hold on to the things that they have
done well.
2008.02.01
Being creative is more important in finding the best solution to a problem than planning carefully.
2008.02.08
Advertisements targeting children aged between 2 and 5 should be banned.
2008.02.15
It is important for families to have meals together regularly.
2008.02.23
Technology makes people's lives simpler rather than makes people's lives more complicated.
2008.03.01
To solve the present and future problems, it is necessary to understand the past.
2008.03.07
People today spend too much time on enjoyment. We only do what we like to do rather than what we
should do.
2008.03.14
The environmental issue is too complex to be solved by the individuals.
2008.03.29
It is important to have rules about the types of clothing that people wear at work and at school.
2008.04.26
The government should give priority to improving healthcare than to solving environmental
problems.
2008.05.03
Technology has made children less creative than children were in the past.
2008.05.09
The government should spend more money on improving access to the Internet than on the public
transportation.

2008.05.16
Telephone has greater influence on people's lives than TV.
2008.05.30
People today are not as friendly as people were in the past.
2008.06.06
Playing computer games is a waste of time for children.
2008.06.21
Good looks and clothing are more important for success than good ideas.
2008.06.28
People should live in a city or a country all their lives instead of moving to another place.
2008.07.11
Today, parents do not understand their children as well as the parents did 50 years ago.
2008.08.02
It was easier to achieve success in the past than it is today.
2008.08.08
All university students should take basic science courses regardless of their field of concentration.
2008.08.16
Most businesspeople are motivated only by the desire for more money.
2008.08.23
A serious and strict teacher is more effective than a teacher who is humorous and easygoing.
2008.09.05
Which source is more dependable for news, TV or newspapers?
2008.09.21
Children should play and study rather than learn how to do household chores.
2008.09.27
Printed books have greater effects on society than TV does.
2008.10.12
In order to succeed, we should be more like others than be different from others.
2008.10.17
People benefit more from traveling in their own country than traveling in a foreign country.
2008.10.25
Students who can keep their own rooms organized are more likely to succeed.

2008.10.31
It is more fun to see a movie in the cinema with other people than see a movie at home.
2008.11.08
Scientists should be responsible for the negative impact that is brought by their discoveries or
inventions.
2008.11.14
Children should only play sports for fun rather than play sports in competitions or contests.
2008.11.22
Students are more influenced by teachers than by their friends.
2008.12.05
Sports teach us lessons about life.
2008.12.07
Spending time alone is the best way to relieve stress.
2008.12.10
People who have interest in different things cannot be friends.
2008.12.12
Sports and exercises are more important to elderly people than to young people.
2008.12.20
People should be allowed to use cell phones on public transportation such as buses and trains.
2009.01.10
Improving schools is the most important factor in the successful development of a country.
2009.01.17
Advertising is the most important cause of unhealthy eating habits.
2009.02.14
In order to become well-informed, one has to get information from different news resources.
2009.02.21
Newspapers and magazines are the best ways to learn about a foreign country.
2009.02.27
A job with more vacation time but a low salary is better than a job with a high salary but less vacation
time.
2009.03.07
It is better to use ones own knowledge and experience to solve problems than to get advice from
others.

2009.03.14
It is better to spend money on traveling and vacation than to save money for the future.
2009.03.21
To remain happy and optimistic when you fail is more important than achieving success.
2009.03.29
Twenty years from now on, students will not use printed books anymore.
2009.04.03
The best way to improve education is to raise teachers salaries.
2009.05.09
To become financially responsible individuals, people should be taught how to manage money at a
young age.
2009.05.15
Professional athletes who receive high salaries, such as football or basketball players, deserve what
they get.
2009.05.30
Younger school children (aged five to ten) should be required to study art and music in addition to
math, language, science and history.
2009.06.05
Solving environmental problems is the best way for the government to improve public health.
2009.06.12
University students should take part-time jobs.
2009.06.20
Successful leaders should make others part of the decision-making process.
2009.07.25
Movies and TV programs made in ones own country is always more interesting than those made in
other countries.
2009.08.07
Parents should allow children to make their own choices rather than determine their childrens future
for them.
2009.09.19
It is more important for the government to spend money on art museums and concert halls than on
recreational facilities such as swimming pools and playgrounds.
2009.09.25
Do you prefer to take a low-paid but secure job or a job with a high salary but easy to lose?

2009.10.17
Movies and televisions should always show audience that good people are rewarded and bad
people are punished.
2009.10.24
Parents should help their children prepare for future life through encouraging them to take part-time
jobs.
2009.10.31
It is not good to move to a new city or a new country because you will lose old friends.
2009.11.07
To achieve successful development of a country, a government should focus its budgets more on
young childrens education rather than on universities.
2009.11.20
Parents should give money to their children for their high marks at school.
2009.12.04
People should buy things that are made in their own country, even if the price of these products is
higher than that of the products made in other countries.
2009.12.11
Parents do not understand their children as well as the parents did 50 years ago.
2009.12.19
People would be happier with fewer possessions.
2010.01.15
In order to become financially responsible adults, children should manage their own money at the
young age.
2010.01.22
People who go outside are more successful and happier than people who stay in villages.
2010.01.30
The government should support scientific research that does not have any practical use.
2010.02.13
People holding different views cannot achieve success as a team.
2010.02.27
All high-school students should take basic economic courses.
2010.03.06
Which is better: challenging plans about one's future or practical plans about one's future?

2010.03.12
If parents want their children to do well at school, they should limit the time their children spend on
watching TV.
2010.03.20
People can solve important problems by themselves or with the help from their family members so
there's no need for the government to help them.
2010.03.27
In order to make ourselves happy, we should learn how to make others happy first.
2010.04.10
People should have hobbies and do physical activities that are very different from their own work.
2010.04.24
The way a person is dressed in is a good indication of his/her character or personality.
2010.05.08
The best way for parents to teach children about responsibility is to have them care for an animal.

2010.05.16
Improving schools is the most important factor in the successful development of a country.
2010.05.22
The government should spend more money on improving access to the Internet than on the public
transportation
2010.06.12
People should take a secure job immediately when finding one instead of waiting for the job that they
find more satisfying.

2010.06.19
If you need to discuss upsetting or controversial problems with others, will you use e-mail/text
messaging OR use telephone/voice-messaging?
2010.06.26
It is more likely for people with more skills to succeed.
2011.01.15
Some people think university professors should spend more time doing research while others think
they should spend more time educating students. What is your view?

2011.01.21
Do you agree or disagree the following statement? The rapid growth cities todays should have a
positive effect of the development of the society.
2011.01.29
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Because the world is changing so quickly,
people now are less happy and less satisfied than people in the past.

2011.02.05
The most important characteristic for politician is to accept responsibility for mistake.
2011.02.11
Parents should allow children to make and learn from their own mistakes.
2011.02.26
Young people nowadays have no influence on decisions that determine the future of the society as a
whole.
2011.03.05
The most important problem that affects the society today will be solved during our lifetime.
2011.03.11
Although new technology and science will continue to advance and improve peoples life, the most
significant improvement has been made.
2011.04.15
It is more important to have more facilities rather than hire more teachers?
2011.04.30
It is important to know about what is happening around the world, even if it does not affect your
personal lives.
2011.05.13
One of the ways that parents can help children be ready for adult life is to ask them to do a part-time
job.
2011.05.28
One can learn a lot about the person from the type of friends the person has.
2011.06.10
It's more important for the government to build new housing than preserve old and historical building.
2011.06.25
When a new technological devices become available. Some people buy it right away, while others
will wait until many have acquired it. Which do you prefer?
2011.07.08
The friends that you can have fun with are more important than the friends that you can get help
from?
2011.07.23
When teachers assign projects on which students must work together, students will learn much more
effectively than ask them to do alone.
2011.08.05
If one of your friends needs assistance in a one of the courses you are good at, it is better for him to
turn to you for help or ask for a tutor?

2011.08.20
The most important investment for a company is to spend money to improve the work skills of its
employees.
2011.08.27
It is better to wait in patience than take action?
2011.09.16
Children should do jobs that are similar to those of their parents. Use specific reasons and examples
to support your answer.
2011.09.17
Automobile has had greater effects on society than airplanes.
2011.10.22
Famous entertainers and athletes deserve to have more privacy than they have now.
2011.10.29
It is much easier to achieve success with help from one's family nowadays than before.
2011.11.19
Some jobs can pay high salaries but require employees to leave their family and friends. Some jobs
pay few salaries but allow employees staying with family and friend. Which job do you prefer? Why?
2011.12.2
People who cannot accept the criticism from others will not be successful at working in a group.
2011.12.9
Your job has more effect on your happiness than your social life does.
2011.12.17
It is impossible to be completely honest with your friend.
2012.01.13
Which following statement would you change to improve your health: 1. The kind of food you eat. 2.
The amount of exercise. 3. The amount of stress.
2012.01.21
The opinions of celebrities, such as certain entertainer or athletes, are more important for younger
people than older people.
2012.01.28
The reading that a student does on his or her own is as important as or more important than a
reading assigned by professors.
2012.02.03
Government should share their scientific discoveries with others.

2012.02.11
Talented peoples leadership is born by nature and cannot be learned by people.
2012.02.18
Working at home using computers or telephones is better than working in the office.
2012.03.03
Employees should follow the orders of their bosses rather than propose new ideas.
2012.03.09
Young people now are more willing to help others than those in the past.
2012.03.29
Government should focus more on preservation of environment rather than economic development.
2012.04.14
It is important for government to protect wild animals and wilderness areas for future generations.
2012.04.20
Which following statement contributes most to an enjoyable vacation: good food, good location or
good friends to travel with?
2012.04.27
People now are more interested in politics than those in the past.
2012.05.05
Which of the following statement do you think is the best to make new friends: 1. Joining in a sport
team. 2. Participating in community activities or traveling?
2012.05.25
Our society today is so busy and crowed that people do not need to be polite to each other.
2012.05.26
It is easier to maintain good health than in the past.
2012.06.08
People care more about public recognition, even though more money is given, public recognition can
still make people work harder.
2012.06.15
2012.06.23
All school teachers should update their knowledge every five years.
2012.07.06
Participating in activities in organization and clubs is as important as academic study for students.
2012.07.28
When you are assigned an important presentation for work or school, you prefer to work on it right

away so that you can work on it a little bit every day, or wait until you have a good idea about the
presentation?
2012.08.04
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Teachers now have more influence on their
students than they were in the past.
2012.08.17
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: People show less respect to teachers than
they did in the past.
2012.08.25
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: To achieve successful development of
country, a government should spend more money on young childrens education (5-10) rather than
on university.
2012.09.07
University should spend more money supporting social activities rather than improving the food
students eat.
2012.09.15
Teachers performance should be evaluated by students rather than by other teachers.
2012.09.27
Your job has more effect on your happiness than your living environment dose.
2012.09.29
The best leader should admit if they made a bad decision.
2012.10.06
Nowadays, neighbors depend on each other less than the people in the past.
2012.10.12
The rules that the whole societies today expect to young people to follow and obey are too strict.
2012.10.19
Younger people spend more time on improving the world than in the past.
2012.10.27
Although childrens decisions were often made by parents in the past, it is better for children to make
decisions nowadays.
2012.11.03
Parents should spend more time playing games or doing sports with their children or they should
spend more time helping their children with their schoolwork.
2012.11.16

2012.11.17
People learn about one person from books and movies that they like.
2012.12.01
People live in countryside are happier than people live in the city.
2012.12.08
Students can use their mobile phones to surf on the internet or listen to the music while doing their
homework.
2012.12.14
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Nowadays advertising is more honest than it
was in the past.
2013.01.12
Do you agree or disagree with the statement: In modern times, parents will learn more from children
than children learn from parents.
2013.01.26
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In order to be successful, businesses must
put more money in advertising.
2013.02.23
In order to attract good studentsmany university spent a lot of money in society activities.
2013.03.02
People should state their honest opinions even though they know others will disagree with their
views.
2013.03.22
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Though modern agricultural practices
damage the environment, feeding the worlds growing population is more important than protecting
against environmental damage.
2013.04.06
Teachers are appreciated and valued nowadays not as much as they were before.
2013.04.27
The best way to reduce air pollution is that government to raise the cost of fuelpetrolof the cars.
Do you agree this statement or not. Explain your position.
2013.05.31
The most important thing people learnt is from families.
2013.06.08
Some students prefer to have their final grades determined by numerous small assignments,
whereas others prefer to have their final grades determined by only a few large ones.

2013.06.22
Is it as important for older people to study or learn new things as it is for younger people?
2013.07.13
When choosing living place, which factor is the most important one for you?
living in an area that is not expansive
living close to relatives
living in an area with many shops and restaurants.
2013.07.26
If your teacher says something incorrect in a class, what will you do?
interrupt your teacher right away
keep silent
correct your teacher after class
2013.08.10
Some people like to record their life by sharing pictures and other information on social-networking
sites. Others keep this information to themselves and never share it online.
2013.08.31
Government should support scientific researches which do not have practical uses.
2013.09.07
When making major purchase(eg. Car or laptop), our decision can be influenced by different sources
of information. Explain how each of the following source of information can influence your decision.
1)recommendations from friends or colleagues
2)information from media(eg. TV, magazines, newspapers)
3)recommendations from the sales person in the store
2013.09.13
Children should play and study rather than learn how to do household chores.
2013.09.27
Using clean energy to protect the environment, but the traditional energy sources such as coal and
oil is less expensive.
2013.09.28
Society benefits more from works of great artists than from political leaders.
2013.10.05
Some people think that it is an important part of childrens education to go on field trips(eg.
Museums).other people think a childs time is better spent in classroom at school.

2013.10.11=2013.09.07
When making major purchase(eg. Car or laptop), our decision can be influenced by different sources
of information. Explain how each of the following source of information can influence your decision.
1)recommendations from friends or colleagues
2)information from media(eg. TV, magazines, newspapers)
3)recommendations from the sales person in the store

2013.10.19
A high school has decided that all students must take a class in which they learn a practical skill.
School administrators are trying to decide whether to hold a class in cooking, managing personal
finances or auto repair. Which do you think the school should require students to take?
2013.10.25
You are helping to elect a student leader for a student organization or a club. Do you agree or
disagree that honesty is the most important thing to consider in deciding whom to vote for?
2013.11.09
Busy parents have less time to spend with their children. Some people think time should be spent to
play games or sports. Others think time should be spent by doing something together related to
schoolwork.
2013.11.16
The government is not educating people enough about the importance of good and healthy life style.
2013.11.22
Scientists have been working to make technology easier and human friendly. How do you think
technology had affected our lives?
2013.12.06
The most important investment that can be made to the education of children aged from four to
seven is giving them a computer.
2013.12.07
If people are on vacation, they should leave their mobile phones at home.
2013.12.14
The more money people have, the more they should give away to charity.
2013.12.20
Should government spend money on public parks for everyone or build a sport field for students?
2014.01.17
Do you think classmates or colleagues should work on projects in person or by e-mails. Why?
2014.02.28
Nowadays people are more willing to help the people who they dont know (for example, giving food
and clothes to the people who need them) than they were in the past.
2014.04.05
People in the past are more interested in improving their neighborhood (the area where they live)
than now.
2014.04.19
In order to be successful, businesses must put more money in advertising.

2014.04.27
Your job has more effect on your happiness than your social life does.