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由于今天是写作任务第一天，可能很多朋友还不熟悉独立写作流程，所以首先介绍一下独立写作部分：（一段简短的英文介绍段子，考验你阅读能力的时刻到啦！）

The Independent Writing Topics

The following is a list of the actual Independent Writing topics that were eligible for use on former versions of the TOEFL test.You will see topics very similar to these on the TOEFL iBT. Whatever the topic,you will be askedto give your opinion and to support your opinion with specific reasons and examples. It does not matter whetheryou agree or disagree with the topic; theraters aretrained to accept all varieties of opinions.Whatmatters arethe skills discussed in the previous section: your abilityto respond directly to the question, to take a clear position, and to write anessay characterized by good organization, proper use of supporting examples,sentence variety, and correct sentence structures.None of the topics requires specialized knowledge.Most topics are general and are based on the common experience of people ingeneral and students in particular. What should you do with this list oftopics? To prepare for the Writing section of TOEFL iBT, you should choosetopics from the list andpractice writing essays inresponse. Make sure you time yourself, taking 30 seconds to read thequestion, plan your work, and write your essay. After completing the essay,read it over and compare it with the scoring guide. Or better yet, have afriend or teacher evaluate the essay against the scoring criteria and give youfeedback.

1. People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increasedknowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specificreasons and examples to support your answer.

精选例文讲解

Topic 1 Why go to university?

University is no longer（不再是）afresh word to people nowadays. Since the beginning of this century, more andmore youngsters choose to enter university after they have completed the studyin high schools rather than to join the army or become an apprentice（学徒）.Therefore, it is kind of interesting to find out the reasonbehind.（开头简述大学的现状，说明上大学是一种社会驱使，同时通过最后一句引出下文寻找原因）

First of all, students can only learnfundamental（基本的）knowledge during high school while they are able to focus on their owninterested majors in universities. This period is the key to knowledgeaccumulation, which will contribute a lot to the future of an individual.Moreover, university is no doubt the symbol of high education. It offers morethan pure knowledge. A degree from a university gives people certain identitythat makes them stand out（突显，引人注目）among their competitors. It can be seenfrom the fact that most of the international companies will only hire those whohave at least a Bachelor's degree.（论述第一段提出了上大学的重要性，不仅是积累知识的关键时期，而且也是高等教育的一个象征，能让学生变得更有竞争力。注意文中的连接词Firstof all, Moreover..;一些灵活变换的句式，如it can be seen from the fact that;以及代词的使用）

Sincere dreams（天真的梦想）mightalso 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（当作）theybecame parents or even grandparents, their dream for university education had nodoubt realized by their younger family members. Those young people, asreported, often study very hard in order to fulfill（实现）theexpectations of two generations.（本段中的一个很大的特点就是插入语用的非常灵活【注：两逗号之间的内容删除不影响句子结构即为插入语】；此段主要在陈述上大学的另一个主要原因是长辈当年没有上成大学，造成的对大学的向往以及对后代的期待综合在一起的原因）

There is no doubt that university can bethe turning point of one's future, because higher education will provide peoplewith not only knowledge prepared for their careers, but also the fulfillment of their life goals. Meanwhile, the society has improved its strength to sponsor highereducation. Compared with the past, people now attend universities also because they are able to secure（获得）various scholarships and supports from different channels. A very good example is that many Chinese students are nowstudying in the U. S. Their incentive（即motivation动机）for application should be attributed to not only to their own performance but alsothe comprehensive education frameworks in the U. S.（There’sno doubt that翻译为毫无疑问的是，这个句式很多时候也用在让步段的开头；beattributed to解释为归因于，有causedby的意思；我们可以看到本段有notonly…but also句式，compared比较句式,表语从句。本段从之前讲到的获得知识，有益于工作，到上升到人生目标这一更高层面）

Broadly speaking, people who study inuniversities 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.（Broadly speaking,可以替换成generally speaking, 相关的还有frankly speaking, personally speaking,请大家拣有用的copy到自己的作文上，活用小词可以摆脱死板的作文格式，让考官看着舒服；我们可以看到全文相同的词用的不多，给大家一个小tips就是如果你想用同一个词或是考试时写不出同义词的时候，你可以把一个词换成各种形式比如fulfill-fulfillment-fulfills，托福系统检查你的作文的时候是不看你这三个词长得是否相似的，只要不一样就不会被扣分！最后一定要给出一个明确的personal idea，自己同意还是不同意题中观点，这个非常重要！模棱两可有可能会被视为跑题！）

好了，今天就说这么多，大家一定要坚持练习作文，每天进步一小点，一个月下来托福写作绝对是质的提升！希望大家跟着我每天一篇练下去，写作都是硬功夫，跟小时候每周都要写语文作文是一样的，功夫到家自然成，加油！

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