Do you like making things by yourself? What did you make when you were a child? (http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/ 随便挑1-2种就可以)
What was your favorite type of movie when you were a child? Do you still like this type of movie now? Do you prefer to watch movies in movie theaters/ cinemas or to watch DVDs at home?
Do you often visit museums? Do you think museums are important to our lives? When was the last time you visited a museum? Is it a good idea for museums to sell goods to visitors? (A Sample Answer: It may be a nice idea if museums can’t get enough funding and need extra money to support themselves. And some souvenirs sold at museum gift shops are neat! But museums won’t be able to serve visitors well if they simply focus on doing business.)
How should young people treat elderly people? (treat them with respect / pay our grandparents a visit from time to time / learn from them / help elderly neighbours
Who are better decision-makers, men or women? (Men tend to act alone and make decisions based on our (their if you are a lady) own knowledge, information or judgment. / Ladies tend to ask their (their if you are a guy) friends or family members for advice. / Women are generally better at using intuition(直觉)for decision-making. / Men tend to pay more attention to the long-term effects of the decisions …)
Did you give or receive any gifts recently? What were they? Do you prefer to give gifts or to receive gifts?
Why is money important to our lives?
How do you get news? Do you read newspapers or magazines?
What kinds of pets do Chinese people like to keep? Why do some people keep pets? Do people of different ages prefer different pets?
Do you think air travel is important to us? (It sure is. It’s convenient, comfortable and … fun. Some people are concerned about its safety but according to statistics air travel is actually safer than car rides.)
Have your neighbors help you with anything? Do you prefer to have old people or young people as your neighbors?
Do you prefer to use emails or letters?
Do you like watching advertisements? (Some ads are pretty fun and entertaining. But sometimes they may interrupt the TV shows. Now television stations in China are not allowed to interrupt TV shows that are more than 45 minutes long with ad breaks. I believe it's the right move...)Why do we need advertisements? What’s your favorite kind of advertisement? (I tend to be attracted to the creative ones. They are fun to watch even if they can't really give you the info you need.)
July, 2012
Part 2：请特别注意有少量新增加的考题。没有标注星号的题表示近期在亚太区也出现过但频率较低。时间紧的同学只需要准备画星号的卡片题即可，并请勇于合并答案。
