参考：老托福185写作题目及思路分析(四)

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31. Some people spend their entire lives in one place. Others move a number of times throughout their lives, looking for a better job, house, community, or even climate. Which do you prefer: staying in one place or moving in search of another place? Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.

待在一个地方：
1）有助于事业发展
2）有助于建立关系网
3）生活稳定

移动：
1）人挪活，树挪死
2）见多识广
3）有助于找到最适合自己的地方

32. Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or is it better to save your money for some time in the future? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

Yes：
1）钱用完了还可以再挣
2）享用自己挣的钱可以激励自己去挣更多
3）年轻时存钱不合算，因为钱会贬值
4）如果人人乐于花钱，经济就会繁荣，反过来，挣钱也更易

No：
1）存钱可以提供保障。防备不时之需，如生病，失业等
2）存钱可以集中购买贵重商品，如房子，汽车，出国旅游，留学等

33. You have received a gift of money. The money is enough to buy either a piece of jewelry you like or tickets to a concert you want to attend. Which would you buy? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

两种东西各有千秋
a piece of jewelry:
1）增加物质财富
2）其价值可以永久保持
3）可以让人经常想起送礼人

a concert:
1）可以培养美感，提高艺术鉴赏力
2）艺术可以激发灵感
3）可以使你获得一次美好的体验，留下美好回忆
我选择a piece of jewelry，因为我希望永远保持这个礼物。
我选择a concert, 因为这样做更有意义

34. Businesses should hire employees for their entire lives. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

不同意
1）这样的雇员将没有动力与时俱进
2）公司将逐步失去活力
3）新人将没有机会加入并提升

35. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Attending a live performance (for example, a play, concert, or sporting event) is more enjoyable than watching the same event on television. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

同意：
1）可以与其他观众分享激动
2）可以得到参与感
3）可以见到演员本人

不同意：
1）不方便
2）不经济
3）不安全

36. Choose one of the following transportation vehicles and explain why you think it has changed people’s lives.
•. automobiles
•. bicycles
•. airplanes

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
飞机改变了人们的生活
1）飞机促进了全球化
2）飞机提高了工作效率
3）飞机还提供了很多的就业机会