Sample Essays For toefl

thing. What would you take and why? Use specific reasons and details to support your 
choice. 
 
172) When students move to a new school, they sometimes face problems. How can 
schools help these students with their problems? Use specific reasons and examples to 
explain your answer. 
 
173) It is sometimes said that borrowing money from a friend can harm or damage the 
friendship. Do you agree? Why or why not? Use reasons and specific examples to 
explain your answer. 
 
174) Every generation of people is different in important ways. How is your generation 
different from your parents’ generation? Use specific reasons and examples to explain 
your answer. 
 
175) Some students like classes where teachers lecture (do all of the talking) in class. 
Other students prefer classes where the students do some of the talking. Which type of 
class do you prefer? Give specific reasons and details to support your choice. 
 
176) Holidays honor people or events. If you could create a new holiday, what person or 
event would it honor and how would you want people to celebrate it? Use specific 
reasons and details to support your answer. 
 
(a) Most countries already have many holidays. In my country, Taiwan, we have nineteen 
official holidays. However, I believe that my new holiday, "Walking Day" would be very 
beneficial and should be added to the nineteen holidays Taiwan already has. In this essay, I 
will outline the three main reasons why "Walking Day" would be a very good holiday. 
First, walking is good exercise. As we all know, people all over the world are becoming 
busier and busier. They are studying more and more so that they can have better jobs. 
When they work, they are working more and more. As a result, people have less time for 
other important things in their lives, including exercise. We can read reports in the 
newspapers everyday about people who have worse health and complain about poor health 
condition. Exercising more could reduce many of these problems and walking is one of the 
best and simplest exercises for people.
Second, by walking, we can reduce pollution and thereby protect the environment. As 
technology improves all over the world and people have more and more money, they are 
starting to use this money to buy automobiles. As a result, people are using public 
transportation less and less. Driving one's own car every day has had a very large impact