【正文】 Pool of Independent WritingNorth American1. 20080112NA (08年共39套北美題)The government should focus more on environmental problems and less on economic development.2. 20080118NAPeople are happier when they finish a challenging or difficult job than when they plete an easy task.3. 20080127NASuccessful people accept new things and take risks rather than hold on to the things that they have done well.4. 20080201NABeing creative is more important in finding the best solution to a problem than planning carefully.5. 20080208NAAdvertisements targeting children aged between 2 and 5 should be banned.6. 20080215NAIt is important for families to have meals together regularly.7. 20080223NATechnology makes people’s lives simpler rather than makes people’s lives more plicated.8. 20080301NATo solve the present and future problems, it is necessary to understand the past.9. 20080307NAPeople today spend too much time on enjoyment. We only do what we like to do rather than what we should do.10. 20080314NAThe environmental issue is too plex to be solved by the individuals.11. 20080329NAIt is more important to have rules about the types of clothing that people wear at work and at school.　12. 20080426NAThe government should give priority to improving healthcare than to solving environmental problems.13. 20080503NATechnology has made children less creative than children were in the past.14. 20080509NAThe government should spend more money on improving access to the Internet than on the public transportation.　15. 20080516NATelephone has greater influence on people’s lives than TV.16. 20080530NAPeople today are not as friendly as people were in the past.17. 20080606NAPlaying puter games is a waste of time for children.18. 20080621NAGood looks and clothing are more important for success than good ideas.19. 20080628NAPeople should live in a city or a country all their lives instead of moving to another place.20. 20080711NAToday, parents do not understand their children as well as the parents did 50 years ago.21. 20080802NAIt was easier to achieve success in the past than it is today.22. 20080808NAAll university students should take basic science courses, regardless of their field of concentration.23. 20080816NAMost businesspeople are motivated only by the desire for more money.24. 20080823NAA serious and strict teacher is more effective than a teacher who is humorous and easygoing.25. 20080905NAWhich source is more dependable for news, TV or newspapers?26. 20080921NAChildren should play and study rather than learn how to do household chores.27. 20080927NAPrinted books have greater effects on society than TV does.28. 20081012NAIn order to succeed, we should be more like others than be different from others.29. 20081017NAPeople benefit more from traveling in their own country than traveling in a foreign country.30. 20081025NA　Students who can keep their own rooms organized are more likely to succeed.31. 20081031NAIt is more fun to see a movie in the cinema with other people than see a movie at home.32. 20081108NAScientists should be responsible for the negative impact that is brought by their discoveries or inventions.33. 20081114NAChildren should only play sports for fun rather than play sports in petitions or contests.34. 20081122NAStudents are more influenced by teachers than by their friends.35. 20081205NASports teach us lessons about life.36. 20081207NA　Spending time alone is the best way to relieve stress.37. 20081210NAPeople who have interest in different things cannot be friends.38. 20081212NASports and exercises are more important to elderly people than to young people.39. 20081220NAPeople should be allowed to use cell phones on public transportation such as buses and trains.40. 20090110(09年共36套北美題)Improving schools is the most important factor in the successful development of a country.41. 20090117Advertising is the most important cause of unhealthy eating habits.42. 20090123NA* Young people should take several different kinds of jobs before they decide which career to take in the long term. 43. 20090214NAIn order to bee wellinformed, one has to get information from different news resources.44. 20090221NANewspapers and magazines are the best ways to learn about a foreign country.45. 20090227NA**A job with more vacation time but a low salary is better than a job with a high salary but less vacation time.46. 20090307NAIt is better to use one’s own knowledge and experience to solve problems than to get advice from others.47. 20090314NAIt is better to spend money on traveling and vacation than to save money for the future.48. 20090321NATo remain happy and optimistic when you fail is more important than achieving success.49. 20090327NA*Teachers should not show their political or social views known in the classroom.50. 20090329NATwenty years from now on, students will not use printed books anymore.51. 20090403NA**The best way to improve education is to raise teachers’ salaries.52. 20090509NA**To bee financially responsible individuals, people should be taught how to manage money at a young age.53. 20090515NAProfessional athletes who receive high salaries, such as football or basketball players, deserve what they get.54. 20090530NAYounger school children (aged five to ten) should be required to study art and music in addition to math, language, science and history.55. 20090605NA***Solving environmental problems is the best way for the government to improve public health.56. 20090612NAUniversity students should take parttime jobs.57. 20090620NASuccessful leaders should make others part of the decisionmaking process.58. 20090626NA***For future career success, is relate to other people more important than working hard at school?59. 20090725NAMovies and TV programs made in one’s own cou