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Table of Contents Topic 1 Why go to university? 1 Topic 1 Why go to university? 2 Topic 1 Why go to university? 3 Topic 1 Why go to university? 4 Topic 2 Are parents best teachers? 5 Topic 2 Are parents best teachers? 6 Topic 2 Are parents best teachers? 7 Topic 2 Are parents best teachers? 8 Topic 2 Are parents best teachers? 9 Topic 2 Are parents best teachers? 10 Topic 3 Has the ease of cooking improved life? 11 Topic 3 Has the ease of cooking improved life? 12 Topic 3 Has the ease of cooking improved life? 13 Topic 4 Experience is the best teacher 14 Topic 4 Are books more important than experience? 15 Topic 4 Are books more important than experience? 16 Topic 4 Not everything that is learned is contained in books 17 Topic 4 Are books more important than experience? 18 Topic 4 Are books more important than experience? 19 Topic 4 Are books more important than experience? 20 Topic 5 Should a factory be built in your community? 21 Topic 5 Should a factory be built in your community? 22 Topic 5 Should a factory be built in your community? 23 Topic 6 What would you change about your hometown? 24 Topic 6 What would you change about your hometown? 25 Topic 6 What would you change about your hometown? 26 Topic 7 How do movies or TV affect people? 27 Topic 7 How do movies or TV affect people? 28 Topic 7 How do movies or TV affect people? 29 Topic 7 Movies influence people 30 Topic 7 How do movies or TV affect people? 31 Topic 8 Has TV destroyed communication? 32 Topic 8 Has TV destroyed communication? 33 Topic 8 Has TV destroyed communication? 34 Topic 8 Has TV destroyed communication? 35 Topic 8 Has TV destroyed communication? 36 Topic 8 Has TV destroyed communication? 37 Topic 8 Has TV destroyed communication? 38 Topic 8 Has TV destroyed communication? 39 Topic 9 A small town vs. a big city 40 Topic 9 A small town vs. a big city 41 Topic 9 A small town vs. a big city 42 1 Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 9 A small town vs. a big city 43 Topic 9 Country and City 44 Topic 10 The importance of hard work 45 Topic 10 Luck and hard work 46 Topic 10 Does luck has anything to do with success? 47 Topic 11 Sports or library? 48 Topic 11 Sports or library? 49 Topic 11 Sports or library? 50 Topic 12 Why people go to museums? 51 Topic 12 Why people go to museums? 52 Topic 12 Why people go to museums? 53 Topic 13 Do you prefer to eat out or eat at home? 54 Topic 14 Should university students be required to attend classes? 55 Topic 14 Should university students be required to attend classes? 56 Topic 14 Should university students be required to attend classes? 57 Topic 15 What are the qualities of a good neighbor? 58 Topic 15 What are the qualities of a good neighbor? 59 Topic 15 What are the qualities of a good neighbor? 60 Topic 15 What are the qualities of a good neighbor? 61 Topic 15 Qualities of a good neighbor 62 Topic 16 Should a new restaurant be built in your neighborhood? 63 Topic 16 Should a new restaurant be built in your neighborhood? 64 Topic 17 Do you learn better by yourself or with a teacher? 65 Topic 17 Do you learn better by yourself or with a teacher? 66 Topic 18 Important qualities of a good supervisor 67 Topic 18 Important qualities of a good supervisor 68 Topic 19 Highways or public transportation? 69 Topic 19 Highways or public transportation? 70 Topic 20 Should children grow up in the countryside or in a city? 71 Topic 20 Should children grow up in the countryside or in a city? 72 Topic 20 Should children grow up in the countryside or in a city? 73 Topic 20 Should children grow up in the countryside or in a city? 74 Topic 21 Why are people living longer? 75 Topic 21 Why are people living longer? 76 Topic 22 Important qualities of a co-worker 77 Topic 23 Should teenagers work while they are students? 78 Topic 24 The advantages about living in my city 79 Topic 25 Does the neighborhood need a new shopping center? 80 Topic 26 Should a new movie theater be built in your neighborhood? 81 Topic 26 Should a new movie theater be built in your neighborhood? 82 Topic 27 Should people do things that they do not like? 83 Topic 27 Should people do things that they do not like? 84 Topic 28 Has the media paid too much attention to celebrities? 85 Topic 28 Has the media paid too much attention to celebrities? 86 Topic 28 Has the media paid too much attention to celebrities? 87 Topic 29 Has human harmed the Earth or made it a better place? 88 2 Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 29 Has human harmed the Earth or made it a better place? 89 Topic 29 Has human harmed the Earth or made it a better place? 90 Topic 29 Has human harmed the Earth or made it a better place? 91 Topic 29 Has human harmed the Earth or made it a better place? 92 Topic 30 Should a high school be built in your community? 93 Topic 30 Should a high school be built in your community? 94 Topic 31 Do you prefer to stay at one place or move around? 95 Topic 31 Moving vs. staying at one place 96 Topic 31 Is it better to move around than to stay in one place? 97 Topic 32 Do you spend money or save them? 98 Topic 32 Do you spend money or save them? 99 Topic 33 A piece of jewelry vs. a concert 100 Topic 33 A piece of jewelry vs. a concert 101 Topic 33 A piece of jewelry vs. a concert 102 Topic 34 Should business hire employees for their entire lives? 103 Topic 34 Should business hire employees for their entire lives? 104 Topic 34 Should business hire employees for their entire lives? 105 Topic 35 A live performance vs. television broadcast 106 Topic 35 A live performance vs. television broadcast 107 Topic 35 A live performance vs. television broadcast 108 Topic 36 Which transportation vehicle has changed people's lives? 109 Topic 36 Which transportation vehicle has changed people's lives? 110 Topic 37 Is progress always good? 111 Topic 37 Is progress always good? 112 Topic 38 Is learning about the past useful? 113 Topic 38 Is learning about the past useful? 114 Topic 39 Can new technologies help students? 115 Topic 39 Can new technologies help students? 116 Topic 40 Never, never give up 117 Topic 40 Never, never give up 118 Topic 40 Never, never give up 119 Topic 41 Should we save land for endangered animals? 120 Topic 41 Should we save land for endangered animals? 121 Topic 42 What is a very important skill a person should learn? 122 Topic 42 What is a very important skill a person should learn? 123 Topic 42 What is a very important skill a person should learn? 124 Topic 42 What is a very important skill a person should learn? 125 Topic 42 What is a very important skill a person should learn? 126 Topic 43 Why are people attracted to a dangerous sport? 127 Topic 43 Why are people attracted to a dangerous sport? 128 Topic 44 Travel with a companion vs. travel alone 129 Topic 44 Travel with a companion vs. travel alone 130 Topic 45 Getting up early vs. staying up late 131 Topic 45 Getting up early vs. staying up late 132 Topic 45 Getting up early vs. staying up late 133 Topic 46 Important qualities of a good son or daughter 134 3 Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 46 Important qualities of a good son or daughter 135 Topic 46 Important qualities of a good son or daughter 136 Topic 47 A large company vs. a small company 137 Topic 47 A large company vs. a small company 138 Topic 48 Why people work? 139 Topic 48 Why people work? 140 Topic 48 Reasons for work 141 Topic 49 Face-to-face communication vs. emails or phone calls 142 Topic 49 Face-to-face communication vs. emails or phone calls 143 Topic 49 Face-to-face communication vs. emails or phone calls 144 Topic 50 Doing same things vs. trying new things 145 Topic 50 Doing same things vs. trying new things 146 Topic 50 Doing same things vs. trying new things 147 Topic 50 Doing same things vs. trying new things 148 Topic 51 Taking risks vs. planning 149 Topic 51 Taking risks vs. planning 150 Topic 51 Taking risks vs. planning 151 Topic 51 Careful planning 152 Topic 52 What change would make to your hometown? 153 Topic 52 What change would make to your hometown? 154 Topic 53 Is money the most important aspect of a job? 155 Topic 53 Is money the most important aspect of a job? 156 Topic 54 Should one judge a person by external appearances? 157 Topic 54 Appearance 158 Topic 55 Should one make an important decision alone? 159 Topic 55 Decision 160 Topic 56 Arts or environment? 161 Topic 56 Arts or environment? 162 Topic 56 Arts or environment? 163 Topic 57 Serious movies vs. entertaining movies 164 Topic 57 Serious movies vs. entertaining movies 165 Topic 57 Serious movies vs. entertaining movies. 166 Topic 58 Can business do anything they want to make a profit? 167 Topic 58 Can business do anything they want to make a profit? 168 Topic 58 Can business do anything they want to make a profit? 169 Topic 59 What's your hurry? 170 Topic 59 Get things done 171 Topic 60 Are games important to adults? 172 Topic 60 Are games important to adults? 173 Topic 60 Are games important to adults? 174 Topic 60 Are games important to adults? 175 Topic 60 Are games important to adults? 176 Topic 61 Should parents make decisions for their teenage children? 177 Topic 61 Should parents make decisions for their teenage children? 178 Topic 62 What do you want most in a friend? 179 Topic 62 What do you want most in a friend? 180 4 Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 62 What do you want most in a friend? 181 Topic 62 Friends 182 Topic 63 Are difficult experiences valuable lessons for the future? 183 Topic 63 Are difficult experiences valuable lessons for the future? 184 Topic 63 Are difficult experiences valuable lessons for the future? 185 Topic 64 Self-employed vs. employed 186 Topic 64 Self-employed vs. employed 187 Topic 64 Self-employed vs. employed 188 Topic 65 Should a city preserve or destroy its historic buildings? 189 Topic 65 Should a city preserve or destroy its historic buildings? 190 Topic 65 Should a city preserve or destroy its historic buildings? 191 Topic 66 Are classmates a more important influence to a child? 192 Topic 66 Are classmates a more important influence to a child? 193 Topic 67 Inexperienced, cheap workers or experienced workers? 194 Topic 67 Inexperienced, cheap workers or experienced workers? 195 Topic 68 Is daily homework necessary? 196 Topic 68 Is daily homework necessary? 197 Topic 68 Is daily homework necessary? 198 Topic 69 What subject will you study? 199 Topic 69 What subject will you study? 200 Topic 69 What subject will you study? 201 Topic 70 Have automobiles improved modern life? 202 Topic 70 Have automobiles improved modern life? 203 Topic 70 Have automobiles improved modern life? 204 Topic 70 Have automobiles improved modern life? 205 Topic 70 Have automobiles improved modern life? 206 Topic 71 A high-paying job vs. quality spare time 207 Topic 71 A high-paying job vs. quality spare time 208 Topic 72 Does grades encourage students to learn? 209 Topic 72 Does grades encourage students to learn? 210 Topic 72 Does grades encourage students to learn? 211 Topic 72 Does grades encourage students to learn? 212 Topic 73 Has computer made life easier? 213 Topic 74 Is it better to travel with a tour guide? 214 Topic 74 Is it better to travel with a tour guide? 215 Topic 74 Is it better to travel with a tour guide? 216 Topic 74 Is it better to travel with a tour guide? 217 Topic 74 I prefer traveling alone 218 Topic 75 Multiple subjects vs. one subject 219 Topic 75 Multiple subjects vs. one subject 220 Topic 76 Should children start learning a foreign language early? 221 Topic 76 Should children start learning a foreign language early? 222 Topic 77 Should boys and girls go to separate schools? 223 Topic 77 Should boys and girls go to separate schools? 224 Topic 78 Teamwork vs. working independently 225 Topic 78 Teamwork vs. working independently 226 5 Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 79 Who would you choose to build a statue for? 227 Topic 80 Describe a custom from your country 228 Topic 81 Has technology made the world a better place to live? 229 Topic 81 Has technology made the world a better place to live? 230 Topic 81 Has technology made the world a better place to live? 231 Topic 81 Has technology made the world a better place to live? 232 Topic 81 Has technology made the world a better place to live? 233 Topic 81 Has technology made the world a better place to live? 234 Topic 82 Can advertising tell about a country? 235 Topic 82 Can advertising tell about a country? 236 Topic 83 Is modern technology creating a single world culture? 237 Topic 83 Is modern technology creating a single world culture? 238 Topic 84 Has the Internet provided a lot of valuable information? 239 Topic 84 The Internet 240 Topic 85 A one-day-visit to your country 241 Topic 86 A time and a place in the past 242 Topic 86 A time and a place in the past 243 Topic 86 A time and a place in the past 244 Topic 86 A time and a place in the past 245 Topic 86 A time and a place in the past 246 Topic 86 Visiting modern times 247 Topic 87 What is an important discovery in the last 100 years? 248 Topic 87 What is an important discovery in the last 100 years? 249 Topic 88 Has telephone made communication less personal? 250 Topic 89 What person in history you would like to meet? 251 Topic 89 What person in history you would like to meet? 252 Topic 89 What person in history you would like to meet? 253 Topic 90 What famous entertainer or athlete you would like to meet? 254 Topic 90 What famous entertainer or athlete you would like to meet? 255 Topic 90 What famous entertainer or athlete you would like to meet? 256 Topic 91 What question you will ask a famous person? 257 Topic 92 Dynamic weather 258 Topic 92 One-season or four-season climate 259 Topic 92 One-season or four-season climate 260 Topic 93 What are important qualities of a good roommate? 261 Topic 93 What are important qualities of a good roommate? 262 Topic 94 Does dancing play an important role in a culture? 263 Topic 94 Does dancing play an important role in a culture? 264 Topic 94 Does dancing play an important role in a culture? 265 Topic 95 Should government spend money exploring outer space? 266 Topic 95 Should government spend money exploring outer space? 267 Topic 96 The best way of reducing stress 268 Topic 97 Teachers' pay 269 Topic 98 What would you choose to represent your country? 270 Topic 99 Would you rather choose your own roommate? 271 Topic 100 Computer technology or basic needs? 272 6 Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 100Computer technology or basic needs?273Topic 101Doing work by hand vs. by machine274Topic 102Should students evaluate their teachers?275Topic 103What characteristic makes people successful?276Topic 103What characteristic makes people successful?277Topic 104Contributions of artists vs. scientists278Topic 104Contributions of artists vs. scientists279Topic 105University housing vs. apartment280Topic 105University housing vs. apartment281Topic 105University housing vs. apartment282Topic 106Means of transportation283Topic 106Means of transportation284Topic 107Should higher education be available to all?285Topic 107Should higher education be available to all?286Topic 108 The best way of learning287Topic 108 The best way of learning288Topic 109Follow the customs of the new country289Topic 110Being alone vs. with friends290Topic 110Being alone vs. with friends291Topic 110Life without friends?292Topic 111Spend time with one or two friends, or many friends?293Topic 112How should children spend their time?294Topic 112How should children spend their time?295Topic 113A new university in the community296Topic 114 Who influence more, family or friends?297Topic 115Making plans for free time298Topic 115Making plans for free time299Topic 115Making plans for free time300Topic 116 Which methods of learning are best for you?301Topic 116 Which methods of learning are best for you?302Topic 117Different friends or similar friends?303Topic 118New experiences vs. usual habits304Topic 119Do clothes make a man?305Topic 119Do clothes make a man?306Topic 120Are quick decisions always wrong?307Topic 120Pride and Prejudice308Topic 121Can we trust first impressions?309Topic 121Are first impressions trustworthy?310Topic 122Unleash your desires!311Topic 122Should people satisfy with what they have?312Topic 122Should people satisfy with what they have?313Topic 123Non-fictions vs. fictions314Topic 124Social science vs. natural science315Topic 125Should art and music be compulsory subjects?316Topic 125Should art and music be compulsory subjects?317Topic 125Should art and music be compulsory subjects?3187 Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 126 Can young people teach older people? 319 Topic 126 Can young people teach older people? 320 Topic 126 Can young people teach older people? 321 Topic 126 Can young people teach older people? 322 Topic 127 Reading fiction vs. watching movies 323 Topic 128 Physical exercise vs. academic study 324 Topic 129 Business research vs. agricultural research 325 Topic 129 Business research vs. agricultural research 326 Topic 129 Business research vs. agricultural research 327 Topic 130 Should children spend much time on sports? 328 Topic 130 Sports - success all the way 329 Topic 131 Money and success 330 Topic 131 Money and success 331 Topic 132 What new product would you develop? 332 Topic 132 What new product would you develop? 333 Topic 132 What new product would you develop? 334 Topic 133 Are childhood years most important in one's life? 335 Topic 133 Are childhood years most important in one's life? 336 Topic 134 Should children be required with household tasks? 337 Topic 134 Should children be required with household tasks? 338 Topic 135 Should high school students wear uniforms? 339 Topic 135 Should high school students wear uniforms? 340 Topic 135 Should high school students wear uniforms? 341 Topic 135 Should high school students wear uniforms? 342 Topic 136 Is winning the most important aspect of playing a game? 343 Topic 136 Is winning the most important aspect of playing a game? 344 Topic 136 Is winning the most important aspect of playing a game? 345 Topic 137 Should high schools allow students to choose subjects? 346 Topic 138 Member vs. leader 347 Topic 138 Member vs. leader 348 Topic 138 Member vs. leader 349 Topic 138 Member vs. leader 350 Topic 138 Member vs. leader 351 Topic 139 What is the most important room in a house? 352 Topic 139 What is the most important room in a house? 353 Topic 140 Hand vs. machine 354 Topic 140 Hand vs. machine 355 Topic 140 Hand vs. machine 356 Topic 140 Hand vs. machine 357 Topic 141 What do you want to change about your school? 358 Topic 142 What gift would you give to help a child develop? 359 Topic 142 What gift would you give to help a child develop? 360 Topic 142 What gift would you give to help a child develop? 361 Topic 143 A long vacation vs. several short vacations 362 Topic 143 A long vacation vs. several short vacations 363 Topic 144 A traditional house vs. a modern apartment 364 Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 144 A traditional house vs. a modern apartment 365 Topic 145 The role of advertisements 366 Topic 145 Advertising 367 Topic 146 Outdoors vs. indoors 368 Topic 146 Outdoors vs. indoors 369 Topic 147 How should your school spend a gift of money? 370 Topic 148 Does playing games teach us about life? 371 Topic 149 How would you use a free gift of land? 372 Topic 149 How would you use a free gift of land? 373 Topic 149 How would you use a free gift of land? 374 Topic 150 Is watching TV bad for children? 375 Topic 150 Is watching TV bad for children? 376 Topic 150 Is watching TV bad for children? 377 Topic 150 Is watching TV bad for children? 378 Topic 151 What is the most important animal in your homeland? 379 Topic 152 Why should forest be saved? 380 Topic 152 Why should forest be saved? 381 Topic 152 Why should forest be saved? 382 Topic 153 Is a zoo useful? 383 Topic 154 Is it right to ban smoking? 384 Topic 154 Is it right to ban smoking? 385 Topic 155 What plant is important to the people in your country? 386 Topic 156 Which country would you like to visit? 387 Topic 157 Computers vs. traditional schools 388 Topic 157 Computers vs. traditional schools 389 Topic 158 Are celebrities opinions right? 390 Topic 158 Are celebrities opinions right? 391 Topic 159 What change should be remembered? 392 Topic 159 What change should be remembered? 393 Topic 160 Complain in writing vs. complain in person 394 Topic 161 Why people remember their gifts? 395 Topic 162 Do starts deserve high salary? 396 Topic 163 The importance of reading and writing 397 Topic 164 What do you do for good health? 398 Topic 165 What is one thing to improve your community? 399 Topic 166 What events make a person an adult? 400 Topic 166 What events make a person an adult? 401 Topic 166 What events make a person an adult? 402 Topic 167 Should the school purchase computers or books? 403 Topic 168 Why study abroad? 404 Topic 168 Why study abroad? 405 Topic 169 Why is music important to many people? 406 Topic 169 Why is music important to many people? 407 Topic 169 Why is music important to many people? 408 Topic 170 Why are groups or organizations important to people? 409 9 Topic 169 Melodic Memories 410 Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 171 What one thing would you take for a trip? 411 Topic 171 What one thing would you take for a trip? 412 Topic 171 What one thing would you take for a trip? 413 Topic 171 A picture 414 Topic 172 How can schools help new students with their problems? 415 Topic 173 Does borrowing money from friends harm friendship? 416 Topic 173 To borrow or not to borrow 417 Topic 173 Money and friendship 418 Topic 174 How is your generation different from your parents'? 419 Topic 175 Should students do some of the talking on classes? 420 Topic 176 What holiday would you create? 421 Topic 176 What holiday would you create? 422 Topic 177 Island Hopping or Road Rage? 423 Topic 177 A vacation or a car? 424 Topic 177 A vacation or a car? 425 Topic 178 What changes will the 21 st century bring? 426 Topic 178 What changes will the 21 st century bring? 427 Topic 178 What changes will the 21 st century bring? 428 Topic 179 What are qualities of a good parent? 429 Topic 180 Why movies are so popular? 430 Topic 181 Should lands be developed? 431 Topic 182 Is human relationship with pets useful? 432 Topic 182 Is human relationship with pets useful? 433 Topic 182 Is human relationship with pets useful? 434 Topic 182 Is human relationship with pets useful? 435 Topic 182 Is human relationship with pets useful? 436 Topic 183 What have you learned about a country from its movies? 437 Topic 183 What have you learned about a country from its movies? 438 Topic 183 What have you learned about a country from its movies? 439 Topic 183 What have you learned about a country from its movies? 440 Topic 183 What have you learned about a country from its movies? 441 Topic 184 Self-study vs. group study 442 Topic 184 Individual learning vs. group learning 443 Topic 184 Individual learning vs. group learning 444 Topic 184 Individual learning vs. group learning 445 Topic 185 A house or a business? 446 Topic 185 A house or a business? 447 Topic 185 A house or a business? 448 Topic 185 A house or a business? 449 Topic 185 A house or a business? 450 10 Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 1 Why go to university? I strongly believe that everyone should attend university. Entering university is at the same time a so much promising step into a world of opportunities as long as it is accompanied by a strong will and desire for distinction. The quality and diversity of opportunities and the spread spectrum of choices higher education can provide us is the core motive for everyone intending to attend university. I will try to examine below the specific reasons for entering university according to which I think are the most common viewpoints nowadays. First let us look at what a person can typically gain from a successfully study at a university. It is a diploma and/or a degree. This is by default leading to a more distinct, respected, well-paid profession. Nowadays unemployment crisis is troubling not only the poor countries but the developed western countries as well, so that the ease of finding a job may play an important role in the decisions people are making. Another important reason is that people want to get more education. University provides a higher level of education and has all these resources and facilities for people who crave knowledge. Learning is the key to everything that we want to improve. So, higher education helps us widen our understanding and increase our intellectual ability. Apart from the points I made above there is also a well known fashion all over the world that is called career preparation. Many people attend university in order to seek either a career in science and technology or a career in business. It is believed that the ideas, opportunities, qualifications, in-depth knowledge and expertise in science areas often make attending university imperative. Many times a four-year study at a university may only be the beginning of a sequence of moves someone can make in order to accomplish what he thinks best for his career. Finally, I cannot oversee the fact that many times studying at a university also means living in a city far from home. New responsibilities always appear but they do not become serious drawbacks. In contrast, the new sense of freedom and independence a young man can experience or thinks he will is thought of as something of great importance. One thing is for sure though, there is chance for everyone in the community of a university to meet people, make new friends and know individuals of great importance. Last but not least I wish to say that the purpose of university is to harvest knowledge and to being educated, so it is obvious that everyone can find a reason for attending university. TOEFL TWE Sample Essays 1 ToeflEssays. com Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 1 Why go to university? University is no longer a fresh word to people nowadays. Since the beginning of this century, more and more youngsters choose to enter university after they have completed the study in high schools rather than to join the army or become an apprentice. Therefore, it is kind of interesting to find out the reason behind. First of all, students can only learn fundamental knowledge during high school while they are able to focus on their own interested majors in universities. This period is the key to knowledge accumulation, which will contribute a lot to the future of an individual. Moreover, university is no doubt the symbol of high education. It offers more than pure knowledge. A degree from a university gives people certain identity that makes them stand out among their competitors. It can be seen from the fact that most international companies will only hire those who have at least a Bachelor's degree in China. But, as far as I know, sincere dreams might also be the reason for university or college. For instance, in the 60s and 70s, people in China experienced hard times. Many of them had to give up advanced education and take up the burdens of life at their early age. Now, as they became parents or even grandparents, their dream for university education had no doubt realized by their younger family members. Those young people, as reported, often study very hard in order to fulfill the expectations of two generations. There is no doubt that university can be the turning point of one's future, because higher education will provide people with not only knowledge prepared for their careers, but also the fulfillment of their life goals. Meanwhile, the society has improved its strength to sponsor higher education. Compared with the past, people now attend universities also because they are able to secure various scholarships and supports from different channels. A very good example is that many Chinese students are now studying in the U. S. Their incentive for application should be attributed to not only to their own performance but also the comprehensive education frameworks in the U. S. Broadly speaking, people who study in universities have their hopes: to fulfill themselves. At the same time, our society generously provides such an environment for people to achieve such goals. Therefore, when we see more and more fresh smiles on the campus of universities, let us just wish them a promising future. TOEFL TWE Sample Essays 1 ToeflEssays. com Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 1 Why go to university? People attend college for various reasons. Some people consider college as a challenge and others take it as a new experience. In my opinion, I think that people attend college to increase knowledge, meet new people and develop a career. Studying at a college can benefit a person greatly since it augments a person's knowledge, aids in developing a career and gives a chance to meet new people of different backgrounds. Knowledge is such a powerful tool that possessing it can diminish nearly all life problems. A college or a university is the place where one can gain knowledge and become valuable to the society. An individual can acquire knowledge about a wide variety of subjects. When my brother was in college, he learned about bacteria and viruses. He had learned that at high school a little bit, but in college he studied it in depth. In addition, he also learned how deal with life problems in college. Developing a career is a very important stage in our life. Most students, after graduating from high schools, go to colleges or universities to be trained and educated. Some major in various subjects while others go for professional degrees. Universities help students in achieving their goals by preparing them for the career they have picked. If I go to a medical school, I know that the school will prepare me well enough for me to become a successful medical doctor. Interacting with new people is always a challenge. A university is a place where people from different backgrounds get opportunities to interact with each other. Information about different cultures, different life styles and certain types of food is shared among students. My father used to study at a university, and he told me about all the different cultural backgrounds of the students there. A college or a university is the place where dreams can be fulfilled. The subjects such as how to deal with life, how to interact with people and how to become independent are taught and experienced there. A college or a university makes an individual complete and help him/her to lead a successful life. TOEFL TWE Sample Essays I ToeflEssays. com Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 1 Why go to university? A university degree often helps a person achieve his goal with more ease. However, do we attend university just in pursuit of a degree? Does a university only provide us nothing beneficial besides a paper-made diploma? As far as I am concerned, we enjoy university education in the following aspects: Firstly, with the knowledge learned at a university, we will have a deep understanding of our society. It is true that genuine knowledge comes from practice, but it cannot be denied that genuine knowledge tells us how to practice. A systematic study in a college or a university, of course, enables us to realize how the society works and how to cope with certain problems arising from it in a more efficiently, and more skillful way. Second, a university education usually makes it possible that we get hold of a decent job. As a result of the accomplishment of a four-year study, it is not difficult for us to find a good job in most cases. How can we imagine that a graduate majoring in astronomy has to be a vendor in the street! No doubt, he/she should sit in his/her laboratory, doing research on aircraft science before a computer. Obviously, a university education assures him/her a decent job. Last, but not the least, we can help others much better if we put what we have learned at a university into practice. A university education fortifies our values, enhance our skills, and broaden our horizons. With those, we are more capable of giving a hand to those who are in need of help than ever before. Knowledge is power. When achieving a degree at a university, we can get a better understanding of the society, find a decent job in an easy way, and help others better. All of those are due to the knowledge learned at a university. TOEFL TWE Sample Essays