2015年9月12-13日托福寫作預測

獨立寫作

1.Aleadershouldhavestrongopinionsandnotchangehisorher

mindaboutthoseopinions.

Score5：

Somepeoplebelievethataleadershouldholdstrongopinionsand

shouldnotchangethemevenwhenothersdisagreewiththembecause

thisisanimportantwaytoshowastrongleadership.However,Ibelieve

thatintoday'sworkplace,thedemocraticstyledoeshaveitsplacein

business.Therefore,sometimesaleadershouldprovidehisorherteam

memberswithopportunitiestoexpresstheiropinions.Ifnecessary,a

leadershouldchangehisorheropinionsaswell.

Tostartwith,aleader'sprimarytaskistostimulateandmotivate

theircolleaguestocomeupwithcreativeideas,whichbenefitteamwork

toalargeextent.Inworkplace,mosttasksrequireteamworkwhere

everyoneintheteamneedstocontribute.Theroleofaleaderisto

stimulateallhisorherteammemberstoexpresstheiropinionsrather

thantobecomeadictatorwhomakeeverydecisiononhisorherown.It

isnotexaggeratedtosaythatsometimesteammembersarealwaysthe

sourceofinnovativeideasandplans,whichcoulddefinitelybenefitthe

company.Inordertomotivatetheteammembers,aleadershouldnot

onlycreateanatmospherethateveryonecouldfeelfreetospeakupbut

alsorespectthethoughtsofhisorhercolleagues.

Moreover,ithappensthatsometimesaleader'sdecisioncouldbe

wrongandwillexertnegativeinfluenceontheteam'swork.Aseveryone

knows,nooneisperfectandpeopledomakemistakes.Ifaleaderhold

strongopinionsthatmightresultinsetbacks,andheorsherefusesto

change,thewholeteam5sprojectwillbeaffectedbyhisorherdictation.

Asaresult,theteammemberswillbecomereluctanttocontributetothe

teamandmightevenquitthecurrentjobforabetterone.Onthecontrary,

iftheleaderishumbleenoughtochangetheiropinionsandlistento

others'suggestions,theteamcouldavoidfutureloss.Moreimportantly,

theteammemberswilllookuptotheleaderbecauseheorshehasan

openmindandiswillingtoacceptothers5opinions.

AsIhavereadfromanarticlepublishedonline,"'decisionmakingis

whentheleadergivesupownershipandcontrolofadecisionandallows

thegrouptovote”.Nowadays,aleadershouldencouragehisorher

colleaguestoactivelyparticipateinthedecision-makingprocess,and

shouldchangetheiropinionswhenitisnecessary.

Score4：

Somepeoplebelievethataleadershouldholdstrongopinionsand

shouldnotchangethemevenwhenothersdisagreewiththem.However,

Ibelievethatintoday'sworkplace,thedemocraticstyledoeshaveits

placeinbusiness.Therefore,sometimesaleadershouldprovidehisor

herteammemberswithopportunitiestoexpresstheiropinions.If

necessary,aleadershouldchangehisorheropinionsaswell.

Inworkplace,mosttasksrequireteamworkwhereeveryoneinthe

teamneedstocontribute.Theroleofaleaderistostimulateallhisorher

teammemberstoexpresstheiropinionsandmotivatethemtoworkon

theirassignmentsratherthantobecomeadictatorwhomakeevery

decisiononhisorherown.Itisnotexaggeratedtosaythatsometimes

teammembersarealwaysthesourceofcreativeideasandplans,which

coulddefinitelybenefitthecompany.Inordertomotivatetheteam

members,aleadershouldnotonlycreateanatmospherethateveryone

couldfeelfreetospeakupbutalsorespectthethoughtsofhisorher

colleagues.

Moreover,ithappensthatsometimesaleader'sdecisioncouldbe

wrongandwillexertnegativeinfluenceontheteam'swork.Aseveryone

knows,nooneisperfectandpeopledomakemistakes.Ifaleaderhold

strongopinionsthatmightresultinsetbacks,andheorsherefuseto

change,thewholeteam5sprojectwillbeaffectedbyhisorherdictation.

Asaresult,theteammemberswillbecomelessmotivatedintheirwork

andmightevenleavethecompanyforanothertofindabetterjob.Onthe

contrary,iftheleaderishumbleenoughtochangetheiropinionsand

listentoothers5suggestions,theteamcouldavoidfutureloss.More

importantly,theteammemberswilllookuptotheleaderbecauseheor

shehasanopenmindandiswillingtoacceptothers'opinions.

Basedontheabovediscussion,aleadershouldnotholdstrongopinions

andshouldchangetheiropinionswhenitisnecessary.Nowadays,a

leadershouldencouragehisorhercolleaguestoactivelyparticipatein

thedecision-makingprocess,andshouldchangetheiropinionswhenitis

necessary.

2.Thegovernmentshouldgiveprioritytoimprovinghealthcarethan

tosolvingenvironmentalproblems.Doyouagreeordisagree?

Score5:

Manypeoplehavebeencomplainingthatthehealthcaresysteminmy

homecountryneedstobeimproved.Thustheybelievethatitisthe

government'stopprioritytobuildmorehospitals,topurchaseadvanced

equipment,aswellastoprovidepatientswithmoremedicalsubsidies.

However,tomyunderstanding,thegovernmentshouldfocusmoreon

handlingenvironmentalissuesinthatitiscloselyrelatedtoourliving

environment.Besides,someenvironmentalproblemsarealsocausesof

certaindiseases.

Tobeginwith,environmentalproblemssuchaspollutionhasbecomethe

causeofcertaindiseases,whichmeansthatonlybysolvingthose

problemscouldhelppreventpeoplefromgettingsick.Forexample,in

bigcities,airpollutionresultedfromgasemissioncouldprobablycause

asthmaorevenlungcancer.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,theparticlesof

PM2.5,onetypeofairpollutiontoday,containharmfulsubstance,and

couldstayforalongtimeintheair.Oncepeoplebreathethoseparticles

in,thesubstancewilldefinitelyharmourphysicalhealth.Inthissense,

solvingairpollutionproblemisthebestwaytopreventpeoplefrom

thosediseases.Otherwise,nomatterhowmanyhospitalsarebuiltand

howinnovativethefacilitiesinhospitalsare,peoplestillcannotstay

awayfromdiseases.Therefore,beforeimprovinghealthcaresystem,itis

betterforthegovernmenttohandleenvironmentalissuesinthefirst

place.

Moreover,solvingenvironmentalproblemscouldhelpimprovingour

livingconditioningeneral.Basedonmyownexperience,whenlivingin

apleasantenvironment,Icouldmaintainapositivementalstatus.Being

positivecouldbenefitusbothphysicallyandmentally.Onthecontrary,if

thepollutionproblemsarenotsolvedandtheendangeredanimalsarestill

skilledconstantly,itisnotdifficulttoimaginethattheearthwillbecome

aplacethatisnolongersuitableforpeopletolivein.Ifwedonotgivea

country'sprioritytosolvingenvironmentalproblemsfromnowon,we

willregretfortoday'schoicesoonerorlater.

Basedontheabovediscussion,Istronglyadvocatethatthegovernment

considershandlingenvironmentalissuesasitstoppriorityratherthan

improvinghealthcaresystem.Thisisbecausethatimprovingourliving

conditionandreducingdifferenttypesofpollutioncouldbenefithuman

beingsinalongrun.

Score4:

Manypeoplehavebeencomplainingthatthehealthcaresysteminmy

homecountryneedstobeimproved.Thustheybelievethatitisthe

government'stopprioritytobuildmorehospitalsandtopurchase

advancedequipment.However,tomyunderstanding,thegovernment

shouldfocusmoreonhandlingenvironmentalissuesinthatitisclosely

relatedtoourlivingenvironmentandisalsothecauseofcertaindiseases.

Tobeginwith,environmentalproblemssuchaspollutionhasbecomethe

causeofcertaindiseases,whichmeansthatonlybysolvingthose

problemscouldhelppreventpeoplefromthosetypeofdiseases.For

example,airpollutionresultedfromgasemissioncouldprobablycause

certaintypesofdiseases.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,theparticlesof

PM2.5,onetypeofairpollutiontoday,containharmfulmaterials,and

couldstayforalongtimeintheair.Inthissense,solvingairpollution

problemisthebestwaytopreventpeoplefromthosediseases.Otherwise,

nomatterhowmanyhospitalsarebuiltandhowinnovativethefacilities

inhospitalsare,peoplestillcannotstayawayfromdiseases.Therefore,

beforeimprovinghealthcaresystem,itisbetterforthegovernmentto

handleenvironmentalissuesfirst.

Moreover,solvingenvironmentalproblemscouldhelpimprovingour

livingconditioningeneral.Basedonmyownexperience,whenlivingin

apleasantenvironment,Icouldmaintainapositivementalstatus.Being

positivecouldbenefitusbothphysicallyandmentally.Onthecontrary,if

thepollutionproblemsarenotsolvedandtheendangeredanimalsarestill

skilledconstantly,itisnotdifficulttoimaginethattheearthwillbecome

aplacethatisnolongersuitableforpeopletolivein.Ifwedonotgivea

country'sprioritytosolvingenvironmentalproblemsfromnowon,we

willregretfortoday'schoicesoonerorlater.

Basedontheabovediscussion,Istronglyadvocatethatthegovernment

considershandlingenvironmentalissuesasitstoppriorityratherthan

improvinghealthcaresystem.Thisisbecausethatimprovingourliving

conditionandreducingdifferenttypesofpollutioncouldbenefithuman

beingsinalongrun.

3.在上大學期間，學生應該打工，你同意嗎？

Score5:

Mostuniversitiestodayencouragetheirstudentstoparticipatein

socialactivitiesortoworkpart-time.Thus,manystudentsworkin

internshipprogramsorvolunteeringincommunities,asapartof

practicumorextracurricular.However,somepeoplebelievethat

universitystudentsshouldfocusmoreontheiracademicstudyand

shouldnotworkpart-time.AsfarasIamconcerned,Idisagreewiththis

viewpointforthefollowingreasons.

Firstofall,workingpart-timecouldhelpstudentspreparefortheir

futurework,whichisalsotheultimatepurposeofcollege-leveleducation.

Whiledoingpart-timejob,studentshavetheopportunitiesto

communicatewithpeoplewhohaveworkexperience,soastobecome

familiarwithhowtheassignmentsarecompletedinateam,aswellasto

applythetheoriestheylearnedinclassintheirwork.Moreover,students

mightfacedifficultiesdoingpart-timejobs,whichcoulddeveloptheir

problem-solvingabilityaswell.Indeed,acompanyusuallydoesnot

distributetoodemandingjobstointerns,buttheinternsstillcouldhave

thechancetolearndifferenttypesofskillsatwork.Theexperienceand

skillswillbenefitthestudentsalotaftergraduation.Itisverylikelythat

studentswhohavepart-timeworkingexperiencecouldbemoreprepared

fortheirfuturejobs.

Anothermeritofworkingpart-timeisthatstudentscouldbecome

lessdependentontheirparents.Inmyhomecountry,alargenumberof

parentstendtospoiltheirchildrenandthusmanyyoungpeopleare

becomemoredependentontheirparentsthanthepast.Forexample,if

thestudentswanttobuyacaraftertheyenterthecollege,theirparents

wouldliketospendthemoneywithoutlettingtheirchildrenknowhow

difficultitistoearnthemoney.Astheresult,thestudentsdonotcherish

whattheirparentshavedoneforthemandspendlittleeffortonvehicle

maintenance.Ifthestudentscouldhaveopportunitytoworkpart-time,

theycouldlearnthedifficultiesofmakingaliving.Oncetheyhave

developedasenseofhowharditisfortheirparentstosupportthewhole

family,theyprobablywillnotaskparentsformoremoneyorluxurycars.

Gradually,theywillbecomemoreindependent,anddevelopasenseof

responsibilityduringtheirwork.

Basedontheirabovediscussion,lettingstudentsworkpart-time

couldbenefitstudentsindifferentways,suchashelpthembecomemore

preparedforfutureworkanddevelopasenseofresponsibility.

Score4:

Mostuniversitiestodayencouragetheirstudentstoparticipatein

socialactivitiesortoworkpart-time.Manystudentsareworkingin

internshipprogramsincompaniesorvolunteeringincommunities.

However,somepeoplebelievethatuniversitystudentsshouldfocusmore

ontheiracademicstudyandshouldnotworkpart-time.AsfarasIam

concerned,Idisagreewiththisviewpointforthefollowingreasons.

Firstofall,workingpart-timecouldhelpstudentspreparefortheir

futurework,whichisalsotheultimatepurposeofcollege-leveleducation.

Whiledoingpart-timejob,studentshavetheopportunitiesto

communicatewithpeoplewhohaveworkexperience,tobecomefamiliar

withhowtheassignmentsarecompletedinateam,aswellastoapplythe

theoriestheylearnedinclassintheirwork.Moreover,studentsmight

facedifficultiesdoingpart-timejobs,whichcoulddeveloptheir

problem-solvingabilityaswell.Indeed,acompanyusuallydoesnot

distributetoodemandingjobstointerns,buttheinternsstillcouldhave

thechancetolearndifferenttypesofskillsatwork.

Anothermeritofworkingpart-timeisthatstudentscouldbecome

lessdependentontheirparents.Inmyhomecountry,alargenumberof

parentstendtospoiltheirchildrenandthusmanyyoungpeopleare

becomemoredependentontheirparentsthanthepast.Forexample,if

thestudentswanttobuyacaraftertheyenterthecollege,themajorityof

parentsinmyhomecountrywouldliketospendthemoneywithout

lettingtheirchildrenknowhowdifficultitistoearnthemoney.Asthe

result,thestudentsdonotcherishwhattheirparentshavedoneforthem

andspendlittleeffortonvehiclemaintenance.Ifthestudentscouldhave

opportunitytoworkpart-time,theycouldlearnthedifficultiesofmaking

aliving.Gradually,theywillbecomemoreindependent,anddevelopa

senseofresponsibilityduringtheirwork.

Basedontheirabovediscussion,lettingstudentsworkpart-time

couldbenefitstudentsindifferentways.

4.Peoplecanlearnmorefromwatchingtelevisionthanreading

books,whichismoreimportantforstudentstounderstandideasand

conceptorlearnfacts.

Score5:

Nowadays,peoplecouldgainknowledgefromdifferentsources,suchas

theInternet,television,andbooksaswell.Somepeoplearguethat

watchingTVisabetterwayforstudentstolearnbothabstractconcepts

andfactsaswell.IamafraidthatIhavetoagreewiththisstatementfor

thefollowingreasons.

Firstofall,theinformationandknowledgeinbookscannotbeupdatedas

fastandinTV.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,new

theoriesandhypothesesareproposedconstantlyallaroundtheworld.

Researchershavebeendevotingthemselvestoconductingnew

experimentsandstudies.Duringthisprocess,thedeficienciesand

mistakesinpreviousresearcharerevealedandcorrected;thennew

theoriesandhypothesesareproposed.Itseemsthatdisseminatingnew

knowledgethroughTVcouldbefastercomparedwitheditingand

publishingtheknowledgeinbooks.Usually,ittookmonthsorevenyears

topublishanewversionofabook.Inordertokeepstudentsbeing

informedwithupdatedinformationandknowledge;itismoreefficientto

utilizeTVthanprintedbooks.

Moreover,watchingTVprogramscouldhelpstudentsdevelopadeeper

andcomprehensiveunderstandingtowardsnotonlyabstractconceptsbut

alsofacts.Forexample,inTVprogramstargetingstudents,usuallya

professororlecturerdemonstratesaconceptthroughactualexperiments

inlaboratoriesordetailedillustrations.Inthisway,studentscould

understandabstracttheoriesandlearnhowthetheoriesaregeneralized

fromexperimentsandfacts.Thereforetheycoulddevelopabetterand

deeperunderstandingofthoseconcepts,whichhelpsstudentsmemorize

knowledgeinamoreefficientways.Onthecontrary,booksonlycontain

wordsthatdescribethoseabstractconceptsandideas.Onlybyreading

thoselinesandwords,studentsmightfinditdifficulttovisualizethe

processofconductingexperimentsortheactualhappeningsintheworld.

Innowadays5education,visualizationhasbecomeanindispensiblepart

innotonlyclassroomteachingbutalsostudents5learningafterclass.In

thissense,itisbetterforstudentstolearnknowledgethroughwatching

TVprogramsthanreadingbooks.

Tosumup,utilizingTVprogramstoconveyknowledgeismoreeffective

thanbooks.Moreover,studentscoulddevelopdeeperandcomprehensive

understandingtowardsconceptsaswellasfactsthroughwatchingTV

thanreadingbooks.

Score4:

Nowadays,peoplecouldgainknowledgefromdifferentsources,suchas

theInternet,television,andbooksaswell.Somepeoplearguethat

watchingTVisabetterwayforstudentstolearnbothabstractconcepts

andfactsaswell.IamafraidthatIhavetoagreewiththisstatementfor

thefollowingreasons.

Firstofall,theinformationandknowledgeinbookscannotbeupdatedas

fastandinTV.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,new

theoriesandhypothesesareproposedconstantlyallaroundtheworld.

Researchershavebeendevotingthemselvestoconductingnew

experimentsandstudies.Duringthisprocess,thedeficienciesand

mistakesinpreviousresearcharerevealedandcorrected.Itseemsthat

disseminatingnewknowledgethroughTVcouldbefastercomparedwith

editingandpublishingtheknowledgeinbooks.Inordertokeepstudents

beinginformedwithupdatedinformationandknowledge;itismore

efficienttoutilizeTVthanprintedbooks.

Moreover,watchingTVprogramscouldhelpstudentsdevelopadeeper

andcomprehensiveunderstandingtowardsnotonlyabstractconceptsbut

alsofacts.Forexample,inTVprogramstargetingstudents,usuallya

professororlecturerdemonstratesaconceptthroughactualexperiments

inlaboratoriesordetailedillustrations.Inthisway,studentscould

understandabstracttheoriesandlearnhowthetheoriesaregeneralized

fromexperimentsandfacts.Onthecontrary,booksonlycontainwords

thatdescribethoseabstractconceptsandideas.Onlybyreadingthose

linesandwords,studentsmightfinditdifficulttovisualizetheprocessof

conductingexperimentsortheactualhappeningsintheworld.In

nowadays5education,visualizationhasbecomeanindispensiblepartin

notonlyclassroomteachingbutalsostudents5learningafterclass.Inthis

sense,itisbetterforstudentstolearnknowledgethroughwatchingTV

programsthanreadingbooks.

Tosumup,utilizingTVprogramstoconveyknowledgeismoreeffective

thanbooks.Moreover,studentscoulddevelopdeeperandcomprehensive

understandingtowardsconceptsaswellasfactsthroughwatchingTV

thanreadingbooks.

5.Itisbettertowatchseriousmoviesthantowatchmoviesthatcan

amuseorentertainpeople.

Score5:

Massmedia,suchasmoviesandTVprograms,havebecomean

indispensiblepartofourlifebecauseofitshugeinformationcapacity.

Movies,forexample,couldbeclassifiedintodifferenttypes.Someare

informational,providinginsightsconcerningsocialorpoliticalissues,

whereasothersarefunnyandamusing.Itisarguedthatpeopleshould

watchmoreseriousmoviesthantheamusingones.However,Idisagree

withthisviewpointforthefollowingreasons.

Tobeginwith,watchingmoviesthatarecomediescouldhelppeople

relax.Nowadays,studentsandemployeesareundergreatpressuresin

theirdailylife.Students,forexample,needtocompetewiththeirpeersin

collegeentranceexam.Itiscommonthathighschoolstudentsinmy

homecountriesusuallyneedtostudyuntilelevenp.m.atnight,working

onnumerousassignmentsandquestions.Somestudentsevensufferfrom

depressionbecauseofintenselearningschedules.Ontheotherhand,

employeesareassignedwithdemandingtasksatwork,andhavetowork

overloadtofinishalltheirworks.MyfriendNancyworksasa

programmerinagamecompany,andshesometimesneedtostayupat

nightwritingcodesfornewgames.Shealwayscomplainsthatherlife

lacksentertainmentandrest.Forbothstudentsandemployees,watching

seriousmoviesaboutsocialandpoliticalissuesmightmakethemfeel

evenmoretired.Onthecontrary,funnyandamusingmoviescouldbring

laughtertotheirlifeandthushelpthemrelaxinleisuretime.

Moreover,thethemesofmoviesthatarecomediestendtobepositive,

whichcouldhelppeoplemaintainapositivementalstatus.Maintaininga

positivementalstatuscouldbenefitpeopleintheirdailylife,notonlyfor

studentsbutalsoworkers.Incontrast,someseriousmoviesareusually

aboutthedarksideofthesociety,suchasscandals,wars,anddisastersas

well.Althoughpeoplecouldlearnmoreabouttheproblemsand

difficultiesinthisworldthroughwatchingseriousmovies,theywill

maintainanegativemindsetexposedtothoseproblemsforalongtime.

Therefore,inordertokeepmentallyhealthy,peopleshoulddefinitely

watchsomefunnyandamusingmoviesratherthanwatchingserious

moviesallthetime.

Basedontheabovediscussion,watchingmoviesthatassumeand

entertainpeoplecouldbenefitpeopleindifferentways,suchastohelpus

relaxandtomaintainapositivementalstatus.

Score4:

Massmedia,suchasmoviesandTVprograms,havebecomean

indispensiblepartofourlifebecauseofitshugeinformationcapacity.

Movies,forexample,couldbeclassifiedintodifferenttypes.Someare

informational,providinginsightsconcerningsocialorpoliticalissues,

whereasothersarefunnyandamusing.Itisarguedthatpeopleshould

watchmoreseriousmoviesthantheamusingones.However,Idisagree

withthisviewpointforthefollowingreasons.

Tobeginwith,watchingmoviesthatarecomediescouldhelppeople

relax.Nowadays,studentsandemployeesareundergreatpressuresin

theirdailylife.Students,forexample,needtocompetewiththeirpeersin

collegeentranceexam.Itiscommonthathighschoolstudentsinmy

homecountriesusuallyneedtostudyuntilelevenp.m.atnight,working

onnumerousassignmentsandquestions.Somestudentsevensufferfrom

depressionbecauseofintenselearningschedules.Ontheotherhand,

employeesareassignedwithdemandingtasksatwork,andhavetowork

overloadtofinishalltheirworks.Forbothstudentsandemployees,

watchingseriousmoviesaboutsocialandpoliticalissuesmightmake

themfeelevenmoretired.Onthecontrary,funnyandamusingmovies

couldbringlaughtertotheirlifeandthushelpthemrelaxinleisuretime.

Moreover,thethemesofmoviesthatarecomediestendtobepositive,

whichcouldhelppeoplemaintainapositivementalstatus.Incontrast,

someseriousmoviesareusuallyaboutthedarksideofthesociety,such

asscandals,wars,anddisastersaswell.Althoughpeoplecouldlearn

moreabouttheproblemsanddifficultiesinthisworldthroughwatching

seriousmovies,theywillmaintainanegativemindsetexposedtothose

problemsforalongtime.Therefore,inordertokeepmentallyhealthy,

peopleshoulddefinitelywatchsomefunnyandamusingmoviesrather

thanwatchingseriousmoviesallthetime.

Basedontheabovediscussion,watchingmoviesthatassumeand

entertainpeoplecouldbenefitpeopleindifferentways,suchastohelpus

relaxandtomaintainapositivementalstatus.

6.Peopleoftenbuyproductsnotbecausetheyreallyneedthembut

becauseotherpeoplehavethem.

Score5:

Withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnologyandpeople'sincreasing

needofamoreconvenientlife,moreandmorenewproductsare

producedandsoldintoday'smarkets.Someofthoseproductssuchas

cellphones,thoughattractiveinappearance,mightnotbeasconvenient

astheyappeartobe.Still,manypeoplechoosetopurchasethem,which

mightwastelotsofmoney.Somepeoplearguethatpeoplebuythose

productsnotbecausetheyreallyneedthembutbecauseothershavethem.

Ipartiallyagreewiththisviewpoint.However,Ibelievethatpeopleare

drivenbyotherfactorstomakeapurchase,asillustratedinthefollowing

parts.

Tostartwith,sometimespeoplebuysomethingtoexperiencethe

products?functionsorforaestheticneeds.Forexample,nowadays5

smartphone'sfunctionsarebecomingmoreandmoreadvanced,and

manypeoplecannotwaittoexperiencethosenewfunctions,thoughthey

mightnotneedsomeofthefunctionsastheyexpected.Tomy

understanding,peopleshouldnotbeblamedforbeingcuriousand

purchasinginnovativetechnologicaldevicesbecausetheexperiencethat

wegainfromthisprocessisirreplaceable.Anothersituationisthat

peoplebuyartifactsorclothestodecoratetheirlivingenvironmentand

simplytomakethemselveslookbetter.Nowadays,peopleinmost

countriesandareasdonotneedtoworryaboutmakingaliving.Theyare

pursuingahigherleveloflivingstandard,attendingconcerts,working

outatthegym,andpurchasingsomethingtomaketheirliving

environmentmorepleasantaswell.

Italsohappensthatsomepeoplegoshoppingjusttorelievetheirstress.

Intoday'sworkplace,workersareassignedwithdemandingtasksunder

greatpressure.Usually,theyhavetoworkoverloadandstayuplateat

nightotherwisetheywillgetfired.Duringthisprocess,workersbecome

moreandmorestressfulandneedtorelievetheirstressinsomeways.

Accordingtoanonlinesurvey,goingshoppingcouldhelppeoplerelaxto

acertainextent.Therefore,Ibelievethatpeoplesometimesmakea

purchaseasawaytorelax,whichmightresultinbuyingsomethingthey

donotneed.

Basedontheabovediscussion,peoplebuysomethingforvariousreasons,

suchastheproducts'functionsandaestheticvalues.Moreover,

sometimespeoplejustneedtogoshoppingtorelievetheirstress.

Score4:

Withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,moreandmorenew

productsareproducedandsoldintoday'smarkets.Someofthose

productssuchascellphones,thoughattractiveinappearance,mightnot

beasconvenientastheyappeartobe.Somepeoplearguethatpeoplebuy

thoseproductsnotbecausetheyreallyneedthembutbecauseothershave

them.Ipartiallyagreewiththisviewpoint.However,Ibelievethat

peoplearedrivenbyotherfactorstomakeapurchase,asillustratedinthe

followingparts.

Tostartwith,sometimespeoplebuysomethingtoexperiencethe

products'functionsorforaestheticneeds.Forexample,nowadays5

smartphone'sfunctionsarebecomingmoreandmoreadvancing,and

manypeoplecannotwaittoexperiencethosenewfunctions,thoughthey

mightnotneedsomeofthefunctionsastheyexpected.Tomy

understanding,peopleshouldnotbeblamedforbeingcuriousand

purchasinginnovativetechnologicaldevicesbecausetheexperiencethat

wegainfromth