托福口语—第1题

一、Person

The person I admire most is Newton, who is considered an outstanding scientist in the world. His achievement in physics was so great that he gained the praise from all the word. 品质1

聪明 仔细 敢于决策：As one successful person, he is intelligent enough to learn from others, careful enough to analyze different problems and decisive enough to make the final decisions.

热情 责任：Meanwhile, it is him who let me realize one should be passionate about work and be responsible for what to do.

自律：I also admire his self-reliance to achieve the dream.

毅力 鼓励了我：When I was in troubles or difficulties, his perseverance came to my minds and thus encouraged me to persist on my goal until one day it came true.

From the above, that is why I admire him most. Thank you. Due to the above reasons, that’s why I like film of comedy most. Due to the above statements, I think magazines are the best choice. Due to my above statements, I am eager to go there. All above must be the philosophy of A.

二、character 品质2

真诚：He should be frank and sincere. I hope he would communicate with people by true heart so that everybody is willing to share the real feeling with him.

支持 贴心 信任：He should be supportive，obliging and worth the trust.

耐心 善心：He should be patient and kind-hearted. When I am depressed or sad, he would stay with me and encourage me all the time. 助人为乐：

He’ better always be willing to offer a hand to help people who are in trouble. And I hope

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he would like to encourage anybody who is frustrated or sad by whole heart, you know, instead of punishing or ridiculing them.

Whenever you are in trouble, he is always the first one who comes up and gives you the shirt off his back. Once my computer was attacked by Trojan horse, it is him who spent four hours to help me get rid of it. 替他人考虑

He is considerate and shows much care and concern about others. He is always trying to look at things from your angle and not to hurt you or upset you. For example, knowing that I am taking a nap or reading books, he would turn down the volume of the CD player. 承诺守信

He is a man of his word and he never breaks his promise. I remember once I asked him to pick up my cousin when I couldn’t come back. He did so even though he had caught a bad cold. I said thanks and sorry but he said it’s ok because he promised me. It is the characteristic of keeping faith enabled him to win my complete trust. 树立榜样

Since he is the role model for us, he needs to speak and behave appropriately. No one can deny that a good example can exert an profound influence on the people.

He should be well-behaved. He’d better behave appropriately so as to set an ideal example which can lift us to new heights. 2工作

忠实于工作：He should be significantly faithful and dedicated to his work/study. He’d better take actions well and finish the work efficiently. His final performance will always gain the praise.

能力胜任：The great ability is also an indispensable quality that A should possess. It is necessary for him to be competent and qualified so as to accomplish the work accurately and timely.

热情乐观：He should be passionate and optimistic. Great passion can make one person work positively and strive for better performance, which will definitely promote the efficiency. 3领导与组员

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组织决策：A good leader should posses the great ability of organization and can make decisions towards the true direction

有效表达：He should be expressive to convey his ideas effectively and efficiently. He is supposed to speak loud and clear and be able to put difficult things in a way that is easy to understand. Only in this way can we fully comprehend his idea and better do our own job. 容忍他人错误

He should tolerate relatively small mistakes committed by others. Making mistakes is somehow inevitable. As long as it’s unintentional, he is supposed to forgive it. The tolerance will breed gratitude from others. 4 演员与歌手

演技/声线：I love him(Brad Pitt/Brian Kennedy/You raise me up/ Elvis Aron Presley/ Blue Suede Shoes) most because of his wonderful acting skills/voice. He has played so many remarkable and different types of roles/songs throughout his career. Not mention that nearly every character/song leaves me deep impression.

努力佳绩：He（Lin Dan） is extremely hard-working. He has been awarded several great prizes in the world. But he never satisfies about these achievements and tries to create more good work for us.

In addition, his handsome appearance and wonderful voice really fascinates me a lot. What impresses me most is / He has a great influence on me because of his character and spirit.

信仰勇气

You’ve got to have faith and courage; the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. In this rapid developing society, if we’re easily freaked out by various challenges, then there’s no way we can succeed.

三、Things

My favorite A(书、电影、电视剧) is called the life of the scientist Tesla. This A tells a wonderful story about Tesla who devoted all his life to the research of electricity and made great contributions to our human beings. I am deeply impressed by its particular framework, lively

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character as well as the vivid description.

教育意义——为梦想而努力：This story is full of educational meaning. The hero in this B is just like a mirror which reflects what we all need to remember: never give up until the final success and your dream will no doubt come true. I’ve stuck on this wisdom all the time for this let me firmly believe that nothing is stronger than our human belief. 促进1

欢乐与放松：It is really funny that this book/movie/music brings me lots of joy and laughter. The optimistic attitude towards the future life revealed in this book encourages me so much, making me always feel hopeful and passionate. To emphasize, it gives me the power to chase my dream.

放松：Indeed, after one day’s busy/exhausting work, It relaxes me so much（because of the interesting and vivid description/ lyric）. It can definitely drive away my lassitude and help me relieve the pressure from work and study. What’s more, it even puts me in a better mood and wards off the depression and pessimism. All bad things in daily life are left behind just （because of the wonderful story/melody）. 镇定：It helps me calm down.

My friends and I try to see every episode and it is really attractive.

My favorite kind of movie is comedy. To begin with, comedy movies are designed to entertain us by humorous jokes and actions.

Rock music is my favorite. I always feel relaxed and have a greater efficiency after listening to the rock music.

My favorite jewelry is a jade pendant. 健康

It can improve health condition as well as enhance our ability to respond quickly. I also promote my speed, strength and flexibility through that. Besides, as long as we keep doing it frequently, we can effectively lose weight and keep ourselves in good shape. In addition, it can better prepare us for any physical challenge in the future.

Before……I often got sick, depression and hot temper, but now, everything is getting much

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better. 学习

As the saying goes, “Knowledge is power”, sufficient knowledge can carve out a way to success. With more knowledge, we would have a broader horizon and can figure out some possible solutions when we encounter a problem.

With the help of this, I can concentrate on study, and learn all kinds of useful knowledge more effectively and efficiently. I’ll have an easier access to a huge amount of information ranging from history to biology.

With the language surroundings, it will be easy for me to polish my speaking and listening skills. This can render me a good opportunity to practice my English, and eventually put me in a favorable position in the upcoming competition. 理解文化与生活

It can definitely help me improve the understanding of culture, custom, history and many interesting stuff about a different country. The deeper insight into these can not only broaden my horizon but also help me comprehend the living style and thinking mode of local people.

I can have a better understanding of the meaning of life/career/education and the importance of dream and future. So I will pay more attention to my family/friends/work/academic performance and also make great contribution to our society in the future. 有利于结交朋友

I would be able to make friends with those who share the same love for this. Perhaps we can have a little get-together. We can talk, laugh, I mean, exchange our ideas and share our feelings. We all feel like one big family.

My favorite dish is the Chinese Hot pot, especially the hot pot named the Grand Mansion Gate. First of all, that is a famous traditional Chinese food which is made by several special processes. It has got all kinds of flavors, beef flavor, pork flavor, chicken flavor and so on. One thing I like the most is the caraway there, it really help enrich the taste. The Hot pot is great in color which stimulates our appetite.

It is also nutritious which has a lot of body-building nutrition and vitamin we really need.

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This just reflects the most important characteristic of the Chinese dishes: healthy, well-balanced, and good in color, flavor and taste.

If a foreign friend comes to my place, I will treat him with my favorite food, dumplings.

I prefer magazines to novels or poems, especially monthly magazines, because they are just like colorful flowers in a garden.

Firstly, magazines are definitely rich in content and varied in style. Containing different themes and subjects of different writers, a magazine is always a mixture, which could help me absorb nourishment of different types.

信息：Secondly, magazines are full of latest information about new trends and wonderful ideas, such as the introduction of new books and fashion designs in this season.

Thirdly, magazines are designed to entertain readers so I could gain lots of fun. This is suitable especially when I don’t have enough time, such as a short break during a long meeting.

Undoubtedly, the most popular sport in my country is the table tennis.

The reasons why it is so popular may base on the following aspects. /The reasons why I am passionately fond of t that are based on the following aspects.

First and foremost, it is easy and convenient to carry out. All you need is a Ping-Pong ball and two bats. It is not costly and charges less. It is also not of great intense, so it can be well controlled by all ages of players. Thus it becomes so prevalent.

In addition, it has great benefits to our body. It can improve my health condition as well as enhance my ability to response quickly and flexibility. I always feel relaxed and have a greater efficiency after doing that.

I began to learn this sport when I was only ten years old. And after three years’ hard practice, I made a great progress and could play it skillfully. Then the memorable moment was that I won the first prize in the competition which was held in our school.

The most important letter in my mind was a letter applying for the job of a school teaching assistant.

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I had seen this job advertised in the campus BBS. I composed the letter carefully enough by whole heart. I listed the details of my specialties, education background, working experience and other important related information. In this letter, I wrote that I got a part-time job before and thus was skilful in this area. I believed I was really qualified for this and pretty confident to be hired. I was quite pleased when I finished writing and looked forwards to get the reception. Thankfully, they finally selected me and of course I did my best to do the job. Thus, this letter leaves me great impression. 促进2 省时

It is convenient and I would be able to save tons of time. It’s such a time saver.

In this fast-paced society, we all do our utmost to keep up with time. With the time it saves for us, we can do various meaningful things thus make the most of precious time which elapses every second

I think spending the time saved on reading books on history or chemistry/doing exercises is considered to be the better way for me to relax/learn more knowledge. 便宜

It can save me a large sum of money. I’m not saying living a frugal life is what I pursue, but I think to save the money rather spend that without stint is a good idea. Only in this way can spend the money on the most important place, like purchasing books or helping needy people

It’s cheap and economical. It can help me save a lot of money to buy books or to travel with my friend Jane.

Compared to other means of transportation, subway charges less and the price is reasonable for most citizens. 安全与隐私

The most important point is that it’s much safer. The possibility of being stolen or robbed is relatively small.

This can help me protect my privacy. You know, being attended sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. Sometimes I just need some private time and deal with my personal stuff like calling my friends and writing the letter to my mom.

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Meanwhile, with a safe environment, I can better concentrate on my study without worrying about possible jeopardy. 便于携带：

It is not heavy or big like the others; it’s so portable that I can take it anywhere. For instance, I always bring it on the bus, in the library or in the dining hall. You see, the convenience is undeniable.

交流带来的好处：

I can make more friends with the same interests/ in different backgrounds/ from different countries such as Canada.

We could have pleasant conversation not only about the academic information such as history, biology and economics, but also about the international events.

During the process of communication, I can learn some useful interpersonal skills or personality such as honesty and persistence from others. This can help me cooperate with others more effectively, and offer me more opportunities to make new acquaintance. And I can also learn some useful interpersonal skills or personality such as honesty and persistence. And with more partners, I am more likely to succeed in the future. 与家人共享天伦：

More importantly, I can go home more frequently and visit my parents and grandparents. My mom will prepare me the food I like the most; my father will talk to me and help me figure out a way to solve the problem I encounter at school. My feeling can be best described by an old saying, “East, West, home is the best”

四、places

I would prefer to choose the Republic of Maldives (country)/ Miami/Xiamen (city). The Qing Cheng Park/ forest (place).

风景：First of all, which attracts me most is the charming scene there. The charming scene is so appealing and I enjoy that so much.

I am fascinated by its beautiful view: imagine once you open your eyes (in the morning), you

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can feel the warm sunshine, comfortable beach as well as appreciate the green trees, colorful flowers and limpid rivers. The fresh air, gentle breeze and birds’ singing make my mood turn so better.

Boating on the lake of the park, admiring the fantastic scenery and feeling the lovely breeze, you will be very enjoyable and restful.

All these beautiful things help me release the pressure and become really comfortable.

In addition, the restaurants there also impressed me deeply. They offered delicious seafood such as lobsters and fishes. 环境

The amazing part is its picturesque view and enjoyable surroundings. Having a walk beside the lake and rockery, I can smell the fragrance of grass and the flowers and hear the cries of the birds and feel the bracing breeze on my face.

I can totally relax in such environment. I’m fascinated to the harmonious atmosphere which could make me refreshed and energetic. I can release my emotion, pressure and uneasiness through it, and have a temporary escape from the academic workload such as assignment and examination.

I live in Beijing which is the capital of China. As far as I am concerned, Beijing is a wonderful place and it is really comfortable to live in.

名胜古迹：Here are many different places of great interest, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and the Imperial Palace. These are all really attractive and fascinating to people around the world. The most wonderful thing is that many families form one team and visit this beautiful country together during the vacations.

生活便利：Living in this city makes life easier. I can buy all stuff I need and I have an easy access to theaters and cinemas where I can relax myself. Moreover, I can find the hospital nearby whenever I don’t feel well. To put all into a nutshell, it’s convenient. 友好的人们：In addition, People in Beijing are really friendly and helpful. I feel truly pleasant for living with such lovely citizens. The transport network also set convenient ways for our residents.

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I would like to talk about the Imperial Palace/Temple of Heaven in Beijing which is the capital of China.

I am fond of it based on such following reasons:

This ancient building records the history path which tells us the legends of our ancestors. And it is really good for young people to get familiar with that as well as learn some useful knowledge. I remember the time I came there I was surprised by all these and harvested a lot. I told myself I should try my best to absorb the essence and make these known by the world. Furthermore, these are also the symbols of our Chinese brilliant and classic culture. This building is ingenious and complex in design.

I guess I like the kind of café/restaurant with the following features.

As I like something tasty from inside and pretty from appearance, the food there should be delicious. In addition, I hope this place can provide various kinds of dishes so as to supply different kinds of nourishments.

服务：The service there should be considerate and the atmosphere should be very comfortable. The waiters and waitresses are nice and patient, always smiling. It had better has some light music and thus help me feel relaxed.

Those aspects I’ve mentioned above are the standards I care when I choose to go to a place.

The school I'd like to talk about is Beijing New Oriental School / Xiamen University where I took my TOEFL course.

Why I like this school so much is that I can meet almost the best teachers in our country. They are so talented, knowledgeable and humorous. All these are so fascinating and attract me a lot. I can meet people from different parts of our country and make good friends with them. 朋友的好处：We have a lot in common and share the new information, valuable experience as well as wonderful chances together. We always discuss different topics and thus make our study more interesting and efficient. You can hardly imagine how we overcame so many difficulties. Living on this campus also offered us enough time to communicate and we all became more passionate and optimistic. These points above are what I mainly want to cover.

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Personally, my favorite room is my bed-room because it is pretty as well as comfortable. Firstly, my bed is big, soft and I can relax myself very well. The bedroom belongs to my own and is very quiet.

专心：I can concentrate my attention on my work without disturbance. I will always feel no confined and full of energy.

装饰：In addition, all the decorations here are harmonies and the atmosphere is comfortable. These provide me lots of satisfaction and pave an easy way for me to be in a good mood.

五、traffic

In my point of view, subway is the most efficient transportation in our country.

速度快：High speed is its obvious characteristic. It moves much faster than those buses and taxis etc. 覆盖广泛：

In addition, the subway system often covers the most important blocks and areas of each city, thus it helps us save time and get the destination efficiently.

不堵塞不污染：And it won’t cause any traffic jams or heavy air pollution. So it is convenient and environmental-friendly. 不堵塞

Since there is no traffic jam in subway lines, passengers can perfectly avoid the unpleasant traffic congestion. On one hand, it will save us time. On the other hand, it’ll make it easier for us to make plans and schedules. In contrast, other vehicles running on the roads and streets are extremely subject to traffic conditions. 不污染

It is more eco-friendly, because it’ll create little harmful carbon dioxide to the air. With help of this, we can better protect our planet and prevent our environment from pollution such as global warming, acid rain and ozone layer. No one can deny that it is significant nowadays when we’re facing ecological crisis.

Bicycle is the most enjoyable means of transportation.

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As bicycle is driven just by human force, it is really environmental-friendly. Using bike can avoid heavy traffic jams, which are so annoying and led to many troubles.

健康：More importantly, riding a bicycle regularly can improve my health condition and keep me in good shape. 促进就业

It will contribute to the increase of employment rate. I mean, it can provide the local people with a large amount of jobs. As a result, it would in turn bring benefits to the social stability and economic development. 六 日期

The most impressive one is Chinese New Year Festival. Firstly, it is time for the family union. Every year during the New Year Festival, the whole family is gathering together to celebrate the coming of a new year. Usually, the whole family would have a big dinner together sharing the happiness with the whole family. After dinner, it is time for children to play interesting games such as the firework which is so beautiful and gorgeous. Meanwhile, having a long vocation during the New Year Festival is really nice. Can you imagine the scene that we enjoy a great trip to some attractive places with our best friends？ You know that is absolutely wonderful.

校庆经历

I’ll never forget the centennial celebration of my university.

It was held in April, 2011, which was really incredible. Our school held a splendid performance on the campus. Many celebrities were invited, including important leaders, famous professors, successful businessmen, authoritative politicians and famous stars. The performance was quite wonderful, you know, there were many different kinds of songs, dances and stage plays. Whatever you wanted can be found there. This centennial celebration is fantastic and unforgettable. We enjoyed that so much and felt so excited as well as proud of our university. .

We may get together to dance, sing, and eat delicious foods. Everyone immerses totally in the great joy.

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认错人经历

The most embarrassing moment I have ever experienced is that I mistook a person as my best friend Johnny.

It was a really fine day. I was going shopping with my brother. We were talking about a pair of sports shoes which he hesitated to buy. Suddenly I noticed a guy who was not far away in front of us. He wore a black jacket and a blue hat. In my memory, Johnny used to seem like this. In addition, this guy almost had the same height and body type as J did. This made me so exciting and I believe it should undoubtedly be J. Then I walked there and caught up with him. To my great surprise, it was a middle-aged man, nearly ten years older than J!I was so embarrassed, and apologized for my mistake. And that was my most embarrassing moment I have ever experienced.

论文考试经历

The July month in last year was the most difficult time I have ever experienced.

For one respect, I had to write a very long and complex paper which should to be submitted at the end of month. And to make this better, I had to do many biological experiments as well as operated the computer programs.

For another respect, I also had to make preparations for the nearly driving tests to get the final certificate. It seemed so hard for me to learn all the skills.

My friends inspired me a lot and encouraged me so much to overcome the tough these days. Finally, I successfully made all tasks done.

翻译员经历

Last year I was appointed to be an interpreter for the visiting scholars and delegates who came to our university. Actually, it was so surprising that they were from the remote country Sweden. Then, my responsibility was to make an introduction about our history, constructions and beautiful scenery in our university. Although I didn’t have enough experience about how to be a translator, I tried to learn as soon as possible and did my best to know the social manners, background culture, detailed materials and some related vocabularies. Finally, I prepared pretty well and communicated with them fluently. That was quite an amazing experience and I was excited that I

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had well done such a great job.

未来的志向

I have always had the burning ambition to be an urban planner.

The most important decision I’d ever made was to be an urban planner.（in the university） I want to participate in urban planning so as to make our city more brilliant and appealing. With the rapid development of society and economy, more and more buildings have been built. However, these make the city crowded and disordered. Therefore, the role of an urban planner to design the overall city is actually of significant meaning. To be frank, I like the feeling of being a creative, passionate and full of energy.

Being a highly motivated person, I am confident that I own the ability to make the dream come true. And you will certainly see my great first plan one day. 插图

There are a great many beautiful and delicate pictures to illustrate the words and make it more understandable. With those wonderful pictures, learning can be real fun and easy! 增加幽默感

The humorous style could also develop my sense of humor. This will make others more willing to listen to my stories and bring fun to my life and the lives of others. Consequently, it can improve my interpersonal skills and make me more popular.

According to the New York Times in 2010, people who __ are more likely to achieve success/ lead a happy campus life/ have a wonderful family in their later time. I certainly want be a __ person/ I think is a kind of ___, so I’d like to ______.

You know, I’m pissed off by those behaviors and can not stand them at all. So I have no choice but to_____. 电脑：

It can help me to finish my work paper, make presentation slides, analyze the lab data and download important materials for study. I can surf on the internet to get latest news and useful

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information, or sometimes I will chat with my good friends who live a little far away from my house. I can hardly imagine how the life will be like if one day I lose my beloved computer. 网络：

We can have an easy access to a huge amount of information on the internet. The internet is a vast ocean of knowledge in both natural sciences and social sciences. Search engine like Google can lead us to the information we need in no time and considerably broaden our horizon 汽车：

The worst invention is Automobile.

A great many accidents caused by automobiles have injured or sometimes even killed thousands of people. These accidents would happen much less if cars were not invented. In addition, the exhaust gas from cars has caused so much pollution.

What’s more, taking automobiles to work or school make us exercise less. And these bring bad effects to our health condition and make us more vulnerable to diseases.

The favorite toy when I was a child was

I love my cat very much.

First of all, cat is one of the tamest animals in the world and it has a wonderful voice which sounds like a charming song. It has a soft and glossy fur which feels comfortable. And it always looks like an elegant princess because its footsteps are silent. It is definitely a good companion.

My favorite weather is the sunny day of spring. （Favorite season is spring） The worst weather would be the cold day of winter. (The worst season is weather) 风景 朋友 运动

My favorite fowler is carnation.

Getting one bunch of these gardenias in the room, you will find its beautiful color and pleasant smell. 放松

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Also, it represents love and best withes for my family or friends. 朋友

Personally, my favorite color is green.

Green represents spring, nature and hope in our country. I like green forests and grasslands in spring very much. 放松

Also, green means health. You know, green food is clean, healthy and nutritious. 健康

Banana is definitely my most favorite fruit.

First of all, banana is delicious as well as nutritious. Banana is full of carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals, which are really helpful for our human beings. Its good appearance, taste and nutrition make it the miracle food for infants and adults.

Personally, my favorite clothing is sportswear.

In my spare time, I like walking in a park or playing games. This time, I usually wear a sportswear as it makes me feel relaxed and helps me relieve the pressure from work and study. When I participate in my favorite game, say the football. I always wear a suitable sportswear which is ventilated and comfortable. It is related to my success, because it helps me perform my best.

What’s more, my friends share the same love of the sportswear. 介绍一句 放松 朋友

朋友都喜欢 共同的爱好 促进友谊

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