2015年7月4日托福写作题目：养宠物对孩子好还是不好
　　思路分析：
　　同意--好
　　1. 带来陪伴缓解孤单
　　2. 带来快乐
　　3. 学会照顾学会责任感
　　反对--不好
　　1. 不卫生，传染疾病
　　2. 不安全造成身体伤害
　　3. 干扰注意力影响学习
　　托福写作范文：
　　The issue whetherkeeping pets could benefit children might trigger intense debate amongindividuals. Some might argue that pets could bring both intangible andtangible advantages to children, citing the reason that pets might help toexplore the meaning of love and responsibility. However, from my perspective, iwould disagree with their statement.
　　First, keepingpets could incur some health problems, because pets are often unhygienic due tothe rather dirty environment where they were born or raised up, which mightlead to the result that pets such as kittens or puppies would carry parasitesand potential virus which threaten the health of children. Cat hairs mightfloat in the air while fleas might originate from puppy heads. Even if the petsare born in hygienic or professional clinics, their instinct nature of playingwild would drive them and the homes to be unclean and insanitary which greatlyharm the healthy growing of children.
　　Furthermore, petsmight interrupt the studies of children, considering the fact that their livelycharacter matches the natural demanding for fun of the children. Running andhiding around the corners in the house, purring and barking for a touch ofcare, dogs and cats would easily draw the attention from their little ownersand disrupt their focus on a specific and difficult mathematical question or aconcentration on the development of a composition idea. To apply the abovepoint further, in a long run, children accompanying their pets would experiencea decline in their academic performance and ruin the prospect of their future.
　　Admittedly,children do learn the meaning of caring and responsibility from their pets dueto the fact that they have to take time everyday to handle the food, water andshelter for their beloved ones. And they could also acquire seemly genuineenjoyment and happiness from playing with their pets. But those enjoyment couldbe attained from other safer and simpler ways, specifically games or arts,other than pets. The mental benefits such as the sense of responsibility andcaring could be narrowed and segmentary because the emotion of animals cannotbe as difficult and sensitive as that of humans. Children might be depressedand desperate when they find they don’t pay off as they give. The world doesnot operate as children do with their pets.
　　In conclusion, keeping pets would not bring as many benefits as we think to children. Instead,it often ends up doing more harms to them. To ensure the healthy development ofchildren, we must not let them have their pets.