Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to choose a friend with whom you can have fun than to choose a friend that will help you when you are in need. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Example Essay (Jeenn Lee Hsieh)

　　Each friendship can serve a purpose in your life--some just for fun and some offering much more. The sole test to tell a real friend from a fake one is adversity. In times of need, real friends will walk in and care about you while fake friends will walk out and talk about you behind your back.

　　Having friends with a sense of humor is fun. In social life, it is important to have fun with friends and laughter is such a huge part of a relationship. Often people who have a keen sense of humor also have a better grasp of friendship, unless it is false friendship. In many cases, choosing a friend with whom you can have fun may help you to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerate the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable. Sometimes it seems that if you do not have friends with a sense of humor, life is not funny anymore. In short, laughing heartily with friends may just turn out to be a good medicine of life that is sometimes sick with all its stress and complexity.

　　Nevertheless, you want to have true friends who will show their love to you in times of trouble. In real life, friends are needed both for joy and sorrow. Therefore, to have true friends is to have your needs answered. It is that kind of expectation which determines the quality of friendship. How lucky you are to be able to choose a friend who will help you when you are in need? Such a friend will never try to hurt you, not even in a joke under the disguise of a bitter sense of humor. In contrast, a fake friend laughs every time you fall, whereas a real friend runs over to help you on your feet.

　　On the whole, real friends, like precious and rare diamonds, are hard to find; and fake friends for having fun are everywhere like autumn leaves. Only in times of need can you realize who are your true friends and who are your fake friends. After all, having fun is not the ultimate purpose of friendship. (Essay created by Jeenn Lee Hsieh, ielts360toefl@hotmail.com )

　　TOEFL (List 185) Topics about Friends:

　　Topic 062

　　What do you want most in a friend--someone who is intelligent, or someone who has a sense of humor, or someone who is reliable? Which one of these characteristics is most important to you? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your choice.

　　Topic 111

　　Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends. Others choose to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare the advantages of each choice. Which of these two ways of spending time do you prefer? Use specific reasons to support your answer.

　　Topic 117

　　Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends who are similar to themselves. Compare the advantages of having friends who are different from you with the advantages of having friends who are similar to you. Which kind of friend do you prefer for yourself? Why? Give specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Topic 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.

　　Memo:

　　考雅思難？考托福難？就以寫(xiě)作單項(xiàng)而言，許多兩樣測(cè)驗(yàn)都考的過(guò)來(lái)人有一個(gè)說(shuō)法：托福評(píng)分較寬，雅思評(píng)分較嚴(yán)。

　　比方說(shuō)，雅思寫(xiě)作成績(jī)8.0或8.5或9.0，若換算成托福分?jǐn)?shù)就都等于滿(mǎn)分30. 雅思7.5=托福29. 雅思7.0=托福27-28. 雅思6.5=托福24-26. 雅思6.0=托福21-23。雅思5.5=托福18-20. 以此類(lèi)推。

　　從官方的評(píng)分態(tài)度來(lái)分析，托福評(píng)分員稍微傾向找考生作文表現(xiàn)的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，多看好少看壞，全景一目了然，處處加分；雅思則似乎傾向找英文表達(dá)的缺點(diǎn)，分成四處挑毛病，處處扣分--【TR】【CC】【LR】【GRA】。

　　再?gòu)目忌鷤€(gè)人的英文作文的能力來(lái)看，如果作文邏輯遠(yuǎn)強(qiáng)于英文文法，則賭托福或許比較吃香，而考雅思或許比較吃虧。假設(shè)文法的運(yùn)用本事遠(yuǎn)較高于邏輯的體現(xiàn)，則賭雅思會(huì)更賺眼球。所以，只要英文也牛作文也牛，考托福或雅思并無(wú)差異（芝麻小缺點(diǎn)，若無(wú)傷大雅，二者都不至于丟分）。萬(wàn)一作文也菜鳥(niǎo)，英文也菜鳥(niǎo)，考雅思考托福也都不會(huì)有何大區(qū)別，但是要記得托福寫(xiě)作的評(píng)分尺度更具高分彈性。

　　此外還得看考生習(xí)慣鍵盤(pán)打字還是動(dòng)筆寫(xiě)字。打字快，寫(xiě)字慢，因人而異，個(gè)人的選擇當(dāng)然也不同。有人喜歡托福機(jī)考30分鐘（300字+）；更有人偏愛(ài)雅思筆試40分鐘（250字+）。

　　寫(xiě)作單項(xiàng)不是考試的全部，還要同樣重視其它三項(xiàng)：閱讀，聽(tīng)力，口語(yǔ)。一般來(lái)說(shuō)，不論考托福考雅思，閱讀是考生的拿手好戲，聽(tīng)力次之。弱項(xiàng)口語(yǔ)與最弱項(xiàng)寫(xiě)作，兩項(xiàng)皆令不少考生心存畏懼，何嘗不像五十步笑百步？

　　值得一提，兄弟寫(xiě)作配合姐妹口語(yǔ)，有助于準(zhǔn)留學(xué)生選擇考雅思或考托福或兩種都想考，碰運(yùn)氣。關(guān)于口語(yǔ)單項(xiàng)，考生應(yīng)有自知之明，如果個(gè)性害羞，干脆考托福，因?yàn)閷?duì)機(jī)器講話(huà)，自言自語(yǔ)，感覺(jué)上如入無(wú)人之境，不亦樂(lè)乎。如果候選人的個(gè)性外向，喜歡聊天，則寧可對(duì)真人面對(duì)面談話(huà)，感覺(jué)上比較自然，如魚(yú)得水，因此選雅思當(dāng)然是明智之舉。你說(shuō)呢？

　　閱讀雅思+托福范文有利于預(yù)備口語(yǔ)的吹牛素材和寫(xiě)作的論證素材。謝振禮Jeenn Lee Hsieh初選200+篇原創(chuàng)，作為培訓(xùn)補(bǔ)充資料。IELTS Essays 與 TOEFL Essays 全部影射18句話(huà)裝配的【隱形模板】--起3承6轉(zhuǎn)6合3。準(zhǔn)留學(xué)生想過(guò)目其中幾遍都無(wú)所謂，完全不看也可以，可是千萬(wàn)不要連任何人的范文都不瞄一眼。多讀優(yōu)秀作品的好處是模仿--清楚簡(jiǎn)潔正確的【造句】，還有收集【論證】的理由例子細(xì)節(jié)。雖然范文只是針對(duì)寫(xiě)作答題，其實(shí)內(nèi)容的范圍卻是和口語(yǔ)的話(huà)題多處息息相關(guān)，這種現(xiàn)象可謂不解自明。口語(yǔ)考試，誰(shuí)不想英語(yǔ)出口成章？如果多多瀏覽寫(xiě)作范文的內(nèi)容，有助于發(fā)揮口語(yǔ)的話(huà)題。

　　培訓(xùn)寫(xiě)作，建議挑中外作者10位以上，至少瀏覽每位各10篇，全數(shù)超過(guò)100篇，多多預(yù)算。考前若不讀舒服的范文則顯然吃虧在眼前。這好像是寫(xiě)范文的人燒水讓你洗熱水澡，好心讓你節(jié)省功夫。假設(shè)你不想占便宜，那是你自負(fù)的本事。當(dāng)然想洗熱水澡還是要寬衣解帶親身泡水。所以考生最少在考前親自獨(dú)立寫(xiě)作10篇，之后并請(qǐng)高手負(fù)責(zé)指錯(cuò)，加以改寫(xiě)一番以求實(shí)效，也讓低手心服口服，信心十足，再接再厲。

　　研讀別人的范文只求進(jìn)補(bǔ)，所以應(yīng)該有效地取其優(yōu)點(diǎn)而忽視其缺點(diǎn)。每當(dāng)看到范文的造句不靈巧或論證又不衛(wèi)生，則大可棄之如泥沙。不是所有的范文都有營(yíng)養(yǎng)價(jià)值。凡不倫不類(lèi)顛三倒四毫無(wú)可取的文字英語(yǔ)都會(huì)讓你無(wú)意之間中毒沒(méi)藥醫(yī)，所以還是謹(jǐn)慎為妙，以免走火入魔。

　　提分沖刺必須講究進(jìn)度，不要茫茫然地把英文作文搞得剪不斷理還亂。貓頭鷹寫(xiě)作實(shí)驗(yàn)室特別依據(jù)學(xué)員的寫(xiě)作體質(zhì)來(lái)設(shè)計(jì)復(fù)習(xí)計(jì)劃，專(zhuān)攻寫(xiě)作弱項(xiàng)--多讀多寫(xiě)多改。（列表上，歡迎任選一篇尚未發(fā)布過(guò)的免費(fèi)范文，指明編號(hào)，有問(wèn)必答，有求必應(yīng)。）

　　在線(xiàn)寫(xiě)作實(shí)驗(yàn)室依據(jù)寫(xiě)作評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來(lái)修改習(xí)作，并解析范文的【主題】【結(jié)構(gòu)】【內(nèi)容】，英文的【修辭】【句法】【詞匯】，加速輔導(dǎo)加分常識(shí)。其實(shí)，考生比較偏低的寫(xiě)作成績(jī)恰好也是比較有提分的空間，如此可望寫(xiě)作不扯其它三項(xiàng)的后腿。

　　高分寫(xiě)作的滑頭三招--狠快準(zhǔn)。開(kāi)頭狠，造句快，論證準(zhǔn)。臨時(shí)抱佛腳，應(yīng)付當(dāng)務(wù)之急，該取巧就取巧，該頑皮就頑皮，該大膽就大膽，結(jié)果獲得比自己應(yīng)得的分?jǐn)?shù)更高，使自己驚喜，也使別人妒忌。以愚公移山之志搞英文算是長(zhǎng)久之計(jì)，非但考前來(lái)不及，而卻也沒(méi)有必要。

　　不按隱形牌理出牌，寫(xiě)作分?jǐn)?shù)顯然提不起來(lái)，到后來(lái)令自己生自己的氣，又要面對(duì)來(lái)自四面八方，帶著諷刺的安慰，還要承受別人在你背后冷嘲熱笑。所以如果自知功力不足，則利用看不見(jiàn)的模板寫(xiě)作，肯定不會(huì)有讓別人幸災(zāi)樂(lè)禍的機(jī)會(huì)。

　　企圖利用丟不起的時(shí)間來(lái)鉆牛角尖很不劃算。寫(xiě)作之事，如意高分雖不易，過(guò)關(guān)留學(xué)卻不難 (誰(shuí)都知道獲取Uniersitys Offer 的分?jǐn)?shù)要求并不苛刻)。一般過(guò)關(guān)分?jǐn)?shù)是指雅思6.5，托福24. （同樣考生若稍微耍點(diǎn)花招，可以借力使力，可望成績(jī)超越雅思7.0，托福27）.

　　寫(xiě)作考試并沒(méi)有唯一的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案，卻是有答案標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，也是評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。說(shuō)得玄一點(diǎn)，英文作文的游戲規(guī)則就是玩【同一】+【變化】。作文【同一】于英文的【變化】中；英文【變化】于作文的【同一】中。貓頭鷹引用一個(gè)座右銘：Unity in Variety; Variety in Unity.

　　雅思+托福寫(xiě)作無(wú)需達(dá)到十全十美，因?yàn)榭脊倏梢钥吹眠^(guò)若干無(wú)傷大雅的小錯(cuò)誤。雖說(shuō)寫(xiě)作不怕錯(cuò)只怕不寫(xiě)作，但是大致還是要靠譜以下四項(xiàng)評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：(An essay at this level largely accomplishes all of the following.)

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to choose a friend with whom you can have fun than to choose a friend that will help you when you are in need. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Example Essay (Jeenn Lee Hsieh)

　　Each friendship can serve a purpose in your life--some just for fun and some offering much more. The sole test to tell a real friend from a fake one is adversity. In times of need, real friends will walk in and care about you while fake friends will walk out and talk about you behind your back.

　　Having friends with a sense of humor is fun. In social life, it is important to have fun with friends and laughter is such a huge part of a relationship. Often people who have a keen sense of humor also have a better grasp of friendship, unless it is false friendship. In many cases, choosing a friend with whom you can have fun may help you to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerate the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable. Sometimes it seems that if you do not have friends with a sense of humor, life is not funny anymore. In short, laughing heartily with friends may just turn out to be a good medicine of life that is sometimes sick with all its stress and complexity.

　　Nevertheless, you want to have true friends who will show their love to you in times of trouble. In real life, friends are needed both for joy and sorrow. Therefore, to have true friends is to have your needs answered. It is that kind of expectation which determines the quality of friendship. How lucky you are to be able to choose a friend who will help you when you are in need? Such a friend will never try to hurt you, not even in a joke under the disguise of a bitter sense of humor. In contrast, a fake friend laughs every time you fall, whereas a real friend runs over to help you on your feet.

　　On the whole, real friends, like precious and rare diamonds, are hard to find; and fake friends for having fun are everywhere like autumn leaves. Only in times of need can you realize who are your true friends and who are your fake friends. After all, having fun is not the ultimate purpose of friendship. (Essay created by Jeenn Lee Hsieh, ielts360toefl@hotmail.com )

　　TOEFL (List 185) Topics about Friends:

　　Topic 062

　　What do you want most in a friend--someone who is intelligent, or someone who has a sense of humor, or someone who is reliable? Which one of these characteristics is most important to you? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your choice.

　　Topic 111

　　Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends. Others choose to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare the advantages of each choice. Which of these two ways of spending time do you prefer? Use specific reasons to support your answer.

　　Topic 117

　　Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends who are similar to themselves. Compare the advantages of having friends who are different from you with the advantages of having friends who are similar to you. Which kind of friend do you prefer for yourself? Why? Give specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Topic 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.

　　Memo:

　　考雅思難？考托福難？就以寫(xiě)作單項(xiàng)而言，許多兩樣測(cè)驗(yàn)都考的過(guò)來(lái)人有一個(gè)說(shuō)法：托福評(píng)分較寬，雅思評(píng)分較嚴(yán)。

　　比方說(shuō)，雅思寫(xiě)作成績(jī)8.0或8.5或9.0，若換算成托福分?jǐn)?shù)就都等于滿(mǎn)分30. 雅思7.5=托福29. 雅思7.0=托福27-28. 雅思6.5=托福24-26. 雅思6.0=托福21-23。雅思5.5=托福18-20. 以此類(lèi)推。

　　從官方的評(píng)分態(tài)度來(lái)分析，托福評(píng)分員稍微傾向找考生作文表現(xiàn)的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，多看好少看壞，全景一目了然，處處加分；雅思則似乎傾向找英文表達(dá)的缺點(diǎn)，分成四處挑毛病，處處扣分--【TR】【CC】【LR】【GRA】。

　　再?gòu)目忌鷤€(gè)人的英文作文的能力來(lái)看，如果作文邏輯遠(yuǎn)強(qiáng)于英文文法，則賭托福或許比較吃香，而考雅思或許比較吃虧。假設(shè)文法的運(yùn)用本事遠(yuǎn)較高于邏輯的體現(xiàn)，則賭雅思會(huì)更賺眼球。所以，只要英文也牛作文也牛，考托福或雅思并無(wú)差異（芝麻小缺點(diǎn)，若無(wú)傷大雅，二者都不至于丟分）。萬(wàn)一作文也菜鳥(niǎo)，英文也菜鳥(niǎo)，考雅思考托福也都不會(huì)有何大區(qū)別，但是要記得托福寫(xiě)作的評(píng)分尺度更具高分彈性。

　　此外還得看考生習(xí)慣鍵盤(pán)打字還是動(dòng)筆寫(xiě)字。打字快，寫(xiě)字慢，因人而異，個(gè)人的選擇當(dāng)然也不同。有人喜歡托福機(jī)考30分鐘（300字+）；更有人偏愛(ài)雅思筆試40分鐘（250字+）。

　　寫(xiě)作單項(xiàng)不是考試的全部，還要同樣重視其它三項(xiàng)：閱讀，聽(tīng)力，口語(yǔ)。一般來(lái)說(shuō)，不論考托福考雅思，閱讀是考生的拿手好戲，聽(tīng)力次之。弱項(xiàng)口語(yǔ)與最弱項(xiàng)寫(xiě)作，兩項(xiàng)皆令不少考生心存畏懼，何嘗不像五十步笑百步？

　　值得一提，兄弟寫(xiě)作配合姐妹口語(yǔ)，有助于準(zhǔn)留學(xué)生選擇考雅思或考托福或兩種都想考，碰運(yùn)氣。關(guān)于口語(yǔ)單項(xiàng)，考生應(yīng)有自知之明，如果個(gè)性害羞，干脆考托福，因?yàn)閷?duì)機(jī)器講話(huà)，自言自語(yǔ)，感覺(jué)上如入無(wú)人之境，不亦樂(lè)乎。如果候選人的個(gè)性外向，喜歡聊天，則寧可對(duì)真人面對(duì)面談話(huà)，感覺(jué)上比較自然，如魚(yú)得水，因此選雅思當(dāng)然是明智之舉。你說(shuō)呢？

　　閱讀雅思+托福范文有利于預(yù)備口語(yǔ)的吹牛素材和寫(xiě)作的論證素材。謝振禮Jeenn Lee Hsieh初選200+篇原創(chuàng)，作為培訓(xùn)補(bǔ)充資料。IELTS Essays 與 TOEFL Essays 全部影射18句話(huà)裝配的【隱形模板】--起3承6轉(zhuǎn)6合3。準(zhǔn)留學(xué)生想過(guò)目其中幾遍都無(wú)所謂，完全不看也可以，可是千萬(wàn)不要連任何人的范文都不瞄一眼。多讀優(yōu)秀作品的好處是模仿--清楚簡(jiǎn)潔正確的【造句】，還有收集【論證】的理由例子細(xì)節(jié)。雖然范文只是針對(duì)寫(xiě)作答題，其實(shí)內(nèi)容的范圍卻是和口語(yǔ)的話(huà)題多處息息相關(guān)，這種現(xiàn)象可謂不解自明。口語(yǔ)考試，誰(shuí)不想英語(yǔ)出口成章？如果多多瀏覽寫(xiě)作范文的內(nèi)容，有助于發(fā)揮口語(yǔ)的話(huà)題。

　　培訓(xùn)寫(xiě)作，建議挑中外作者10位以上，至少瀏覽每位各10篇，全數(shù)超過(guò)100篇，多多預(yù)算。考前若不讀舒服的范文則顯然吃虧在眼前。這好像是寫(xiě)范文的人燒水讓你洗熱水澡，好心讓你節(jié)省功夫。假設(shè)你不想占便宜，那是你自負(fù)的本事。當(dāng)然想洗熱水澡還是要寬衣解帶親身泡水。所以考生最少在考前親自獨(dú)立寫(xiě)作10篇，之后并請(qǐng)高手負(fù)責(zé)指錯(cuò)，加以改寫(xiě)一番以求實(shí)效，也讓低手心服口服，信心十足，再接再厲。

　　研讀別人的范文只求進(jìn)補(bǔ)，所以應(yīng)該有效地取其優(yōu)點(diǎn)而忽視其缺點(diǎn)。每當(dāng)看到范文的造句不靈巧或論證又不衛(wèi)生，則大可棄之如泥沙。不是所有的范文都有營(yíng)養(yǎng)價(jià)值。凡不倫不類(lèi)顛三倒四毫無(wú)可取的文字英語(yǔ)都會(huì)讓你無(wú)意之間中毒沒(méi)藥醫(yī)，所以還是謹(jǐn)慎為妙，以免走火入魔。

　　提分沖刺必須講究進(jìn)度，不要茫茫然地把英文作文搞得剪不斷理還亂。貓頭鷹寫(xiě)作實(shí)驗(yàn)室特別依據(jù)學(xué)員的寫(xiě)作體質(zhì)來(lái)設(shè)計(jì)復(fù)習(xí)計(jì)劃，專(zhuān)攻寫(xiě)作弱項(xiàng)--多讀多寫(xiě)多改。（列表上，歡迎任選一篇尚未發(fā)布過(guò)的免費(fèi)范文，指明編號(hào)，有問(wèn)必答，有求必應(yīng)。）

　　在線(xiàn)寫(xiě)作實(shí)驗(yàn)室依據(jù)寫(xiě)作評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來(lái)修改習(xí)作，并解析范文的【主題】【結(jié)構(gòu)】【內(nèi)容】，英文的【修辭】【句法】【詞匯】，加速輔導(dǎo)加分常識(shí)。其實(shí)，考生比較偏低的寫(xiě)作成績(jī)恰好也是比較有提分的空間，如此可望寫(xiě)作不扯其它三項(xiàng)的后腿。

　　高分寫(xiě)作的滑頭三招--狠快準(zhǔn)。開(kāi)頭狠，造句快，論證準(zhǔn)。臨時(shí)抱佛腳，應(yīng)付當(dāng)務(wù)之急，該取巧就取巧，該頑皮就頑皮，該大膽就大膽，結(jié)果獲得比自己應(yīng)得的分?jǐn)?shù)更高，使自己驚喜，也使別人妒忌。以愚公移山之志搞英文算是長(zhǎng)久之計(jì)，非但考前來(lái)不及，而卻也沒(méi)有必要。

　　不按隱形牌理出牌，寫(xiě)作分?jǐn)?shù)顯然提不起來(lái)，到后來(lái)令自己生自己的氣，又要面對(duì)來(lái)自四面八方，帶著諷刺的安慰，還要承受別人在你背后冷嘲熱笑。所以如果自知功力不足，則利用看不見(jiàn)的模板寫(xiě)作，肯定不會(huì)有讓別人幸災(zāi)樂(lè)禍的機(jī)會(huì)。

　　企圖利用丟不起的時(shí)間來(lái)鉆牛角尖很不劃算。寫(xiě)作之事，如意高分雖不易，過(guò)關(guān)留學(xué)卻不難 (誰(shuí)都知道獲取Uniersitys Offer 的分?jǐn)?shù)要求并不苛刻)。一般過(guò)關(guān)分?jǐn)?shù)是指雅思6.5，托福24. （同樣考生若稍微耍點(diǎn)花招，可以借力使力，可望成績(jī)超越雅思7.0，托福27）.

　　寫(xiě)作考試并沒(méi)有唯一的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案，卻是有答案標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，也是評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。說(shuō)得玄一點(diǎn)，英文作文的游戲規(guī)則就是玩【同一】+【變化】。作文【同一】于英文的【變化】中；英文【變化】于作文的【同一】中。貓頭鷹引用一個(gè)座右銘：Unity in Variety; Variety in Unity.

　　雅思+托福寫(xiě)作無(wú)需達(dá)到十全十美，因?yàn)榭脊倏梢钥吹眠^(guò)若干無(wú)傷大雅的小錯(cuò)誤。雖說(shuō)寫(xiě)作不怕錯(cuò)只怕不寫(xiě)作，但是大致還是要靠譜以下四項(xiàng)評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：(An essay at this level largely accomplishes all of the following.)