1.All university students should be required to take basic science courses even if it is not the field of their study.

　　2.Teachers should be paid at least as much as doctors, lawyers or business leaders are paid.

　　3.Some people believe going on field trips is better for children’s education (eg. going to museum), while others think it is better for children to study in the classroom at school. Which one do you prefer and explain why.

　　4.Which is better for children's education: 9-month study and 3-month break or 11-month study and 1-month break?

　　5.It is important to have rules about the types of clothing that people are allowed to wear at work and at school.

　　6.Which one is the most important for high school teachers? (students aged 15 to 18)

　　-The ability to give advice about planning for future.

　　-The ability to recognize students that need help.

　　-The ability to encourage students to learn outside of the classroom by themselves.

　　7.In order to succeed, it is better to be like others rather than different from everybody else.

　　8.Some people always follow their dreams even if the dreams are ambitious. Some think we should focus on achieving realistic goals. Which do you agree with?

　　9.A challenging and interesting job is better than a job with long vacations.

　　10.It is better to spend money on traveling and vacation than save money for the future.

　　11.People spend too much money on their pets even though there can be other good ways to spend money.

　　12.When people spend a lot of time watching sports on television or following their favorite team, it has negative effects on their lives.

　　13.Playing sports teaches people important lessons about life.

　　14.In order to attract more tourists, the government should improve the safety by hiring more police or improve the cityscape by improving old buildings and streets.

　　15.The government, instead of individuals, should cover Internet fees. The Internet is as important as other service such as building roads so that the government should make Internet access to all the citizens at no cost.

　　16.People are more willing to help those who they don't know than they were in the past.

　　17.Which way do you think is the best way for a student to make new friends?

　　-joining a sports team;

　　-participating in community activities;

　　-traveling

　　18.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?If you and someone have been friends for a long time, you continue your friendship even if he or she does something you don't like.

　　19.It is better to finish a project completely and then do another project than do two or more projects at the same time.

　　20.It is more important for universities to spend money on improving facilities (such as library, computer labs, and technology in general) than to spend money on hiring famous teachers.