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2010

15/1 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: In order to become financially

responsible adults, children should manage their own money at the young age.

- Agree

Topic:- Teach young people the difference between wants and needs. Set limits on spending.

Example: little child buy an unnecessarily expensive doll => can’t buy ticket to a concert - Allow for mistakes as young people learn to manage money. Help them learn from the inevitable

misjudgments.

Example: Involve your child in family decisions about money. Start when they’re small with specificissues and gradually engage them in more and more decisions.

16/1 - Children should choose jobs that similar to their parents' jobs or not ?

Disagree

Topic: Since we all have different skills, interests, experiences and expectations, there’s no one careerthat’s best for everyone. 1. We all have natural talents, certain tasks that come easy to us. If tasks do not fit you it will be difficult

for people to improve their talents.

Example: getting into a career as a result of family pressure and not personal passion could end in

disaster.

2. In the modern world with a vast cornucopia of new jobs, and dramatic changes within many careers,

the process by which parents gently steer their children into the same career is under threat.

Example: military

17/1 - Should do one project then begin new or should do 2 or more projects at the same time

Topic: When our mind is focused, our energies are not dissipated on irrelevant activities or thoughts. 1.

1. This skill is essential for every kind of success. Without it, our efforts get scattered, but with it, we can

accomplish great things.Example: concentration generates energy that helps you accomplish work more effiently. Your mind is

freed from other ideas so that you can fully develop one.

2. Multitasking have bad impact on your concentration.

Example: decreases the ability to concentrate

22/1 - Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: People who go outside are more

successful and happier than people who stay in villages.

Topic: Since living in cities has more benefits than living in village, living in city promises a successful life

1. Chances are more opened in city, young people can have more opportunities to follow their interest.

Ex:

2. Urban life provides us with all sorts of entertainments: televisions, radios, movies, theatres, concertsand famous recreation centers.

Ex:

30/1 - Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The government should support

scientific research that does not have any practical use.

Disagree



Topic: Talking about science, scientific research sometimes do not show up their practical uses

immediately. However, we cannot foresee all of their potential in the future.

1. Celebrating scientific discovery is always a good way to satisfy human knowledge about the world. It

can be served as a path to the understanding of the outer world.

Ex: NASA discoveries

2. There are some creative ideas that seem to be impractical at first but turn into scientific

breakthrough.

Ex: the invention of x-ray

13/2 - Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: People holding different views cannot

achieve success as a team.

Topic: This kind of team can success despite some minor problems

1. A team with members holds different view point can boost idea. Diversified group of people will

generate competitive working environment

Example: Apple

2. People with different view point and experience can challenge the feasibility of the plan to avoid

unexpected disadvantages.

Example:

27/2 Children should only play sports for fun. They should not play sports for competitions and

contests. Agree or not? Why?

Topic: Playing sport offers children more than physical benefits. Sports typically help kids

academically and socially as well. For this reason, playing sport should only be consideredas fun activities rather than competitive activities.1. Because playing sport is a good way to reduce stress and studying pressure. If children

are forced to compete, it will put them under much more pressure.Example:2. Children may easily give up sports after they lose. However, sport is not just about win or

lose. Children need regular exercise then they can practice when they are older.

27/2 - Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: All high-school students should take

basic economic courses.

Topic: As economy is playing a important role in human society, learning basis economic concept is

needed whether they follow a career path relating to economical issues or not

1. Basis economics has tangible benefits in daily life. It helps us to catch up with all of the

6/3 - Which is better, challenging plans about one's future or practical plans about one's future?

12/3 - Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: If parents want their children to do well at

school, they should limit the time their children spend on watching TV.

13/3 - Một số người cho rằng "printed books have had a greater effect on society than television hashad. Bạn đồng ý hay không đồng ý?

20/3 - Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: 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.



27/3 - Scientists are not responsible for any negative impact of their discoveries. Agree or not ?

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: In order to make ourselves happy, we should

learn how to make others happy first.

10/4 - Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: People should have hobbies and do

physical activities that are very different from their own work.

24/4 - Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The way a person is dressed in is a good

indication of his/her character or personality.

8/5 - Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The best way for parents to teach their

children about responsibility is to have them care for animals.

14/5 - Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: We need to have different sources of

news and information to know which one is the real one or who is telling the truth.

16/5 - Do you agree or disagree:

Improving university is most important factor for a successful development of a country.

26/6 - do you agree or disagree : business people work only for earning money?

24/7 - Do you agree or disagree: neat and well-organized students will be successful

Students who keep their rooms neat and organized tend to be more successful than those who do not

14/8 - Students should not work at part-time jobs while attending university.

2009

20/12/09 - The ability to read and to write is more important than it was in the past. Do you agree withthis statement

5/12/09 + 21/07/07 - Modern society has become more complex, so it is essential for the young people

to have the ability to plan and organize.

14/2/09 - Agree or disagree: To be well-informed, a person should get information from many different

news resources.

25/10/09 + 12/10/08 - Agree or disagree: visiting museums is the best way to study about a country.

31/10/09 - Do you agree that: it is often a bad thing to move to a new town/coutry because people lost

their old friends.

30/08/09 + 22/06/08 - Do you agree or disagree that the most important thing that government can do

in improve health care is to clean the environment.

8/8/09 + 28/10/07 - Teacher should be paid according to how well their students perform. Agree or

disagree?



25/7/09 - Being creative, rathan than planning carefully, will bring about best solution to a prob.

Agree/disagree?

30/06/09 - Technology designed to make people’s life simper but turned out to more complicated, doyou agree or disagree?

27/06/09 For future career success, is relate well to other people more important than studying hard at

school

21/06/09 Do you agree or disagree, technology make people's lives simpler in turn tomake people's lives

more complicated.

7/06/09 Agree with independent composition of people's lives after two decades there will be more

leisure time.

31/05/09 Do you agree or disagree with the statement: people will spend less time on cooking food. Use

specific reasons and examples to support your idea.

16/05/09 Agree or disagree that: the school allow students to learn at least one course of culture of a

country rather than their own

9/05/09 Do you agree the statement that in order to become a financially responsible adult, people

should be taught how to manage money at a early age.

29/03/09 In 20 years from now on, students will not use printed books anymore.

22/3/09 Governments should focus more on preservation of environment rather than economic

development

14/03/09 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: It is better to spend money on

traveling and vacation than to save money for the future.

7/03/09 It's better to use own knowledge and experience to solve question, or ask other people for

advice?

28/02/09 Agree or disagree: Teachers should be paid at least as much as doctors, lawyers or business

leaders are paid.

22/12/09 + 5/10/07 The purpose of television is to educate, not to entertain. do you agree with that?

14/02/09 Whether or not agreed to become well-informed must get information from different news

sources.

24/01/09 Do you think there is no common interests and personality can become each other's friends?

18/01/09 agree or disagree: it is important for families to regularly eat their meals together.

17/01/09 .Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The advertising is the main cause of



unhealthy eating habits.

10/01/09 Dis/Agree: People should not pay to use public transportation?

5/01/09 Agree not to agree: humorous friend and intelligent friend of a friend than a clever friend of

humor important.

2008

21/12/08 Disagree or agree: television advertising directed toward young children should be allowd

20/12/08 + 12/12/07 Would you not agree that interest in different people with different personality

not suited to make friends.

13/12/08 + 18/05/07 In your opinion, which one is better, to spend money on sth last for a long time,

such as valuable jewelry, or spend your mondy on short term pleasure such as vacation?

If you have the money, is relatively long lasting time to buy things such as a expensive piece of jewelry

or spend on a short-term pleasure, such as a vacation?

06/12/08 (15/09+ 24/06/07) Do you prefer to finish a project completely then to another one or do two

or several projects at a time?

5/12/08 Do you agree or disagree with the statement: Playing sports can teaches us the lesson of life

30/11/08 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

People do not work because they have enough money are rarely happy

23/11/08 + 3/11/07 Student nowadays are influenced more by teachers than friends. Agree or dis?

22/11/08 Instead of spending money on exploration of outer space, government should spend money

on environment

9/11/08 + 21/04/07 Movies and television have more negative effects than posiive effects on the way

young

1/11/08 After completing high school, students should take at least a year off to work or travel before

going to university. Agree or disagree?

26/10/08 + 3/02/07 Do you agree or disagree: People can learn more from watching television than

reading books.

18/10/08 The domestic traveling good overseas traveling is good?

12/10/08 Do you agree or disagree: museums is the best way to know a country.

28/09/08 The only effective way to encourage energy conservation si by increasing prices of gasoline

and electricity



21/09/08 + 11/08/07 The child should be plays with the study makes housework household chores?

6/09/08 + 12/09/07 CELL PHONE SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE IN PUBLIC

TRANSPORTATION

5/09/08 Newspapers can truly help people understand world events. Televison news doesn't provide

enough information.

24/08/08 + 14/07/07 Agree or disagree? A strict teacher is better than a teacher uses humor and is

easygoing.

17/08/08 + 28/04/07 Do you agree or disagree, It is important to know the events anything anything, is

above that meaning in any case

8/08/08 + 7/07/08 Whether to agree, even if scientific class not in a university student's specialized class

schedule, should also probably study?

3/08/08 Whether to agree with the following viewpoint: In the twenty years,people will lead a more leisure life.

12/07/08 The human dispatches a vehicle who in the traffic peak wants to make a payment, reduces

traffic jam like this advantageously

22/06/08 do you agree or disagree that the most important thing that government can do in improve

health care is to clean the environment

7/06/08 playing computer games is wasting time . Children should not allowed to play them

31/05/08 you thought that solves a problem to held responsible other people's desires to improve or todepend upon own experience.

it is better to use your own knowledge and experience to solve problems than get advice from other

people.

17/05/08 movie entertain or serious is good

10/05/08 Governments should spend more money in support of arts than in support of athletics such as

state-sponsored Olympic teams

4/05/08 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The family is the most important

influence on young adults. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. )

Agree or disagree, Technology cause children show less creative than they were in the past.

27/04/08 + 13/01/07 Whether you did agree 11 months are more effective education.

15/03/08 Is it more important to use land for human use such as farming, industry than to save for

endangered animals.

8/03/08 do you agree with the following view: people today spend too much time on their enjoyment --



waht they like to do --rather than what they should do?

2/03/08 Do you agree or disagree the following statement: It is best to travel with a group led by a tour

guide.

24/02/08 Energy (sun, wind.)will soon replace fossil fuel (gas, oil, coal), agree or disagree?

16/02/08 A or D: Grades(marks) encourage students to learn?

2/02/08 Making decision on one's own or having others make decision for us.

19/01/08 In some high schools and universities, the students have group works, giving the members of a

group the same grade(credit), do you think it can evaluate the students?

13/01/08 + 21/10/06 College or university, whether can open difficultly to have the challenging class,

agreed that did not agree.

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