A Person's Home You Visited That You Liked but Would Not Want to Live In

Part 3 追问

这些是考官在该题卡之后提出的讨论题，已编写范文的题目附有参考答案。

1. 1. How usual is it to visit people at home in your country?

   2026年9–12月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   The 6.5 answer states the point directly and links ideas with simple connectors like 'But' and 'because', staying close to modest, everyday vocabulary throughout.6.5版本直接陈述了观点,用"But"和"because"这样简单的连接词连接想法,全程保持贴近朴素、日常的词汇。

   It's very usual, but it depends on where you are. In Hue, my parents' relatives often just drop in around dinner time without calling first, and everyone thinks that's normal and friendly. At Tết, almost everyone visits other people's homes for three days. But among my friends in Da Nang, it's different, because we usually meet in cafés instead. I think this is because our flats are small and a home visit feels more personal than coffee.

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   这很常见,但也要看是在哪里。在顺化,我父母的亲戚经常在晚饭时间就直接上门,连电话都不打,而大家都觉得这样很正常、很友好。在春节的时候,几乎每个人都会去别人家串门,一连去三天。但在岘港,我的朋友们之间情况就不一样了,因为我们通常约在咖啡馆见面。我觉得这是因为我们的公寓都比较小,而去别人家做客感觉比喝咖啡更私密一些。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“But among my friends in Da Nang, it's different, because we usually meet in cafés instead.” — This uses simple 'But...because' connectors to link ideas step by step in two short linked sentences. A 7+ band would blend this into one clause using a parallel structure like 'partly...partly' instead of two separate sentences.这里用"But...because"这样简单的连接词,把想法一步一步地连接起来,分成两个简短相连的句子。7分以上的回答会把这个融入一个从句,用像"partly...partly"这样的平行结构,而不是拆成两个独立的句子。
   • LR“everyone thinks that's normal and friendly” — The adjectives 'normal and friendly' are modest, everyday vocabulary. A higher band would reach for a more precise collocation, such as 'regarded as hospitality rather than intrusion', to say the same thing.形容词"normal and friendly"是朴素、日常的词汇。更高分数段会用一个更精准的搭配,比如"regarded as hospitality rather than intrusion",来表达同样的意思。
   • GRA“I think this is because our flats are small and a home visit feels more personal than coffee.” — This is a simple compound sentence built with 'because', with no subordinate or participial structures. A 7.5 answer would compress the same reasoning into an absolute clause like 'our flats being too cramped'.这是一个用"because"构成的简单复合句,没有任何从属或分词结构。7.5版本会把同样的推理压缩成一个绝对结构,比如"our flats being too cramped"。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer opens with the natural spoken marker 'Honestly' and uses a moderately complex 'partly...partly' sentence to explain the contrast between generations.7.0版本以口语填充语"Honestly"开场,并用一个中等复杂的"partly...partly"句子来解释两代人之间的对比。

   Honestly, it depends a lot on generation and location. Back in Hue, my parents' relatives still drop in unannounced around dinner time, which is seen as warmth rather than an intrusion, and at Tết, visiting from house to house for three days is almost compulsory. Among my friends in Da Nang, though, it's rarer, partly because our flats are small and partly because inviting someone home feels more intimate than just grabbing a coffee. So I'd say the countryside and older generations keep this open-door habit alive, while younger city people have moved their social lives outdoors instead.

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   说实话,这很大程度上要看世代和地区。在顺化老家,我父母的亲戚至今还是会在晚饭时间不打招呼就直接上门,这被看作是一种热情,而不是打扰,到了春节,挨家挨户串门三天几乎是必须做的事。但在岘港,我的朋友们之间这种情况就少多了,一部分是因为我们的公寓都比较小,一部分是因为请人到家里来,感觉比单纯约喝杯咖啡要更亲密一些。所以我觉得,农村地区和年长的一代,把这种开门迎客的习惯保留了下来,而年轻的城里人则把社交生活挪到了外面。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Honestly, it depends a lot on generation and location.” — This spoken opener signals the speaker's stance before elaborating, which is more natural discourse management than the flatter 'It's very usual, but it depends on where you are' opening typical of a 6.5 answer.这个口语化的开场语,在展开细节之前先点明了说话者的立场,比6.5版本更平淡的开场"It's very usual, but it depends on where you are"展示出更自然的话语组织能力。
   • LR“which is seen as warmth rather than an intrusion” — This is a mild collocation ('seen as warmth') rather than plain wording like 'thinks that's normal and friendly'. It is not yet as idiomatic as a 7.5 answer's 'regarded as hospitality rather than intrusion'.这是一个温和的搭配("seen as warmth"),而不是像"thinks that's normal and friendly"这样朴素的措辞。它还没有7.5版本"regarded as hospitality rather than intrusion"那样地道。
   • GRA“partly because our flats are small and partly because inviting someone home feels more intimate than just grabbing a coffee” — The balanced 'partly...partly' parallel structure is a moderately complex sentence pattern, going beyond the simple single 'because' clause a 6.5 answer would use for the same reason.这个用"partly...partly"构成的平行结构是一种中等复杂的句型,超越了6.5版本用来表达同样理由的简单单一"because"从句。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer uses the idiomatic collocation 'think nothing of turning up' and compresses two reasons into a single absolute clause with 'our flats being too cramped', giving it more flexible, compact grammar.7.5版本用了习语化的搭配"think nothing of turning up",并用绝对结构"our flats being too cramped"把两个理由压缩进了一个句子里,展现出更灵活、更紧凑的语法。

   It's remarkably common still, though the custom is fraying along generational lines. In Hue, relatives of my parents think nothing of turning up unannounced around dinner time and being fed on the spot — a practice regarded as hospitality rather than intrusion — and at Tết, house-hopping for three straight days is practically obligatory. Among my Da Nang friends, though, that openness has largely given way to café meetups, our flats being too cramped and a home visit carrying a weight of intimacy a coffee simply doesn't. So the tradition survives mainly in the countryside and among older generations, while young urbanites have quietly relocated their social lives outdoors. I do rather miss the unannounced kind.

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   这种做法至今仍然相当普遍,不过这个习俗正沿着代际的界线逐渐磨损。在顺化,我父母的亲戚对晚饭时间不打招呼就直接上门、还顺便被留下吃饭这件事根本不当回事——这种做法被看作是待客之道,而不是一种打扰——到了春节,连着三天挨家挨户串门几乎是义务性的。但在我岘港的朋友之间,这种开放的氛围在很大程度上已经让位给了咖啡馆聚会,因为我们的公寓实在太局促了,而且去别人家做客承载的那份亲密感,是喝咖啡完全比不了的。所以这个传统主要保留在农村地区和年长的一代人当中,而年轻的城里人已经悄悄把自己的社交生活搬到了户外。我倒是挺怀念那种不打招呼就来串门的方式的。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“though the custom is fraying along generational lines” — This concise evaluative aside is embedded mid-sentence rather than stated as a separate sentence, showing tighter coherence than a 7.0 answer, which would state the same idea plainly right after 'Honestly'.这个简洁的评价性插入语被嵌入在句子中间,而不是单独成句,比7.0版本会紧接在"Honestly"之后平铺直叙表达同样的想法,展现出更紧密的连贯性。
   • LR“think nothing of turning up unannounced” — 'Think nothing of' is an idiomatic collocation well beyond the plain 'just drop in' a 6.5 answer would use, and beyond the more literal 'still drop in' of a 7.0 answer."Think nothing of"是一个习语化的搭配,远远超越了6.5版本会用的朴素说法"just drop in",也超越了7.0版本更字面化的"still drop in"。
   • GRA“our flats being too cramped and a home visit carrying a weight of intimacy a coffee simply doesn't” — This is an absolute participial construction ('our flats being...', 'a home visit carrying...') that compresses two reasons into one flowing clause, more flexible than the paired 'partly...partly' sentence a 7.0 answer would use.这是一个绝对分词结构("our flats being...", "a home visit carrying..."),把两个理由压缩进了一个流畅的从句里,比7.0版本会用的成对的"partly...partly"句子更灵活。

2. 2. What kinds of presents or gifts might visitors take when going to someone's home?

   2026年9–12月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   The 6.5 answer gives a direct list of gifts using plain connectors like 'If' and 'But', keeping vocabulary modest throughout.6.5版本用像"If"和"But"这样简单的连接词,直接列出了一份礼物清单,全程保持朴素的词汇。

   Usually fruit is the safest gift, like a bag of oranges or a durian. People also bring boxes of sweets, biscuits, or tea. If it's the first visit, I often bring sweets from my hometown, Hue. At Tết, people give lucky money to children and sometimes a small kumquat tree. For a housewarming, a plant or something for the kitchen is common. But you shouldn't bring anything too expensive, because it can make the host feel embarrassed.

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   通常水果是最保险的礼物,比如一袋橙子或者一个榴莲。人们也会带上一盒盒的糖果、饼干,或者茶叶。如果是第一次拜访,我经常会带一些从我老家顺化带来的糖果。春节的时候,人们会给小孩子压岁钱,有时候还会送一小棵金桔树。乔迁的时候,送一株植物或者厨房用品是很常见的。但是不应该带太贵重的礼物,因为那会让主人觉得不好意思。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“But you shouldn't bring anything too expensive, because it can make the host feel embarrassed.” — This uses a simple 'But...because' connector chain giving one direct reason. A higher band would use 'since' plus an extra clause explaining the effect, such as adding that it also creates an unspoken debt.这里用了"But...because"这样简单的连接链条,给出了一个直接的理由。更高分数段会用"since"加一个额外的从句,来说明这种做法带来的后果,比如补充说这还会造成一种无形的人情债。
   • LR“the safest gift” — This is plain, modest vocabulary. A 7.5 answer would reach for a more idiomatic phrase like 'the fail-safe option' to express the same idea.这是朴素、克制的词汇。7.5版本会用一个更地道的短语,比如"the fail-safe option",来表达同样的意思。
   • GRA“If it's the first visit, I often bring sweets from my hometown, Hue.” — This is a simple conditional clause with 'If', the most basic conditional form, rather than the non-defining relative clauses ('which is why...') used at higher bands.这是一个用"If"构成的简单条件从句,是最基础的条件形式,而不是更高分数段所用的非限定性定语从句,比如"which is why..."。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer adds the spoken marker 'Honestly' and a non-defining relative clause ('which is why I always turn up...') to link the habit to a personal reason.7.0版本加入了口语填充语"Honestly",以及一个非限定性定语从句("which is why I always turn up...")来把这个习惯和一个个人化的原因联系起来。

   Honestly, fruit is the classic choice — a bag of good oranges, or a durian if you really want to impress. Boxes of sweets, biscuits and tea are common too, and for a first visit, I'd say bringing something from your hometown is a nice touch, which is why I always turn up in Da Nang with sweets from Hue. At Tết, people give children lucky money and sometimes a small kumquat tree, while for a housewarming a plant or a kitchen item works well. The one thing to avoid is anything too pricey, since that can embarrass the host rather than please them.

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   说实话,水果是经典的选择——一袋好橙子,或者如果你真想给人留下深刻印象,可以带个榴莲。糖果、饼干和茶叶盒也很常见,如果是第一次拜访,我觉得带一些自己家乡的东西是个不错的小心意,这也是为什么我去岘港的时候,总会带上顺化的糖果。春节的时候,人们会给孩子们压岁钱,有时候还会送一小棵金桔树,而乔迁的话,送一株植物或者一件厨房用品都挺合适。唯一要避免的,就是任何太贵重的东西,因为那样反而会让主人觉得不好意思,而不是高兴。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Honestly, fruit is the classic choice” — The spoken discourse marker 'Honestly' frames the opinion before the detail follows, a more developed opening move than the flat listing start of a 6.5 answer.口语话语标记语"Honestly"在细节展开之前先框定了观点,这是一个比6.5版本平淡的列举式开场更成熟的开场动作。
   • LR“if you really want to impress” — This is a moderately idiomatic conditional aside; it is less compressed than a 7.5 answer's version, which nests the same idea inside a longer clause as 'if you're aiming to impress'.这是一个中等地道的条件式插入语;它没有7.5版本那样紧凑,后者把同样的想法嵌套进了一个更长的从句里,表达为"if you're aiming to impress"。
   • GRA“which is why I always turn up in Da Nang with sweets from Hue” — This non-defining relative clause links reason to habit in one sentence, a step up in complexity from the separate simple sentences a 6.5 answer would use for the same point.这个非限定性定语从句把原因和习惯连接进了一个句子里,比6.5版本表达同样观点时用的分开的简单句更进了一步复杂度。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer closes with an evaluative one-line contrast ('I didn't come empty-handed... I'm richer than you') and uses the less common collocation 'unspoken debt'.7.5版本以一句紧凑的评价性对比句收尾("I didn't come empty-handed"对"I'm richer than you"),并用了较少见的搭配"unspoken debt"。

   Fruit is the fail-safe option — a bag of decent oranges, or a durian if you're aiming to impress — followed closely by boxes of sweets, biscuits or tea. On a first visit, bringing something from your hometown is almost expected, which is why I never arrive in Da Nang empty-handed, usually with sweets from Hue. Tết calls for lucky money for the children and, often, a small kumquat tree, while a housewarming favours something practical for the kitchen. What you conspicuously avoid is anything extravagant, since an overly generous gift embarrasses the host and creates an unspoken debt. The gift's real message is 'I didn't come empty-handed,' not 'I'm richer than you.'

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   水果是万无一失的选择——一袋像样的橙子,或者如果你想给人留下深刻印象,来个榴莲——紧接着还有糖果、饼干或茶叶盒。第一次拜访的时候,带一些自己家乡的东西几乎是一种默认的礼节,这也是为什么我去岘港从不空手,通常都会带上顺化的糖果。春节要备好给孩子们的压岁钱,还常常要带一棵小金桔树,乔迁则更适合送一件厨房实用品。而要明显避开的,是任何过于铺张的东西,因为过于慷慨的礼物会让主人感到尴尬,还会造成一种无形的人情债。这份礼物真正传达的信息是"我没有空手来",而不是"我比你有钱"。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“The gift's real message is 'I didn't come empty-handed,' not 'I'm richer than you.'” — This compact closing contrast evaluates the whole custom in one line, giving the answer a rounded finish that the more list-like 6.5 and 7.0 versions lack.这个紧凑的结尾对比句,用一句话就评价了整个习俗,给整段回答带来了一种收得圆满的结尾感,而6.5和7.0版本更偏列举式的写法没有做到这一点。
   • LR“an overly generous gift embarrasses the host and creates an unspoken debt” — 'Unspoken debt' is a precise, less common collocation, well beyond the plain 'make the host feel embarrassed' a 6.5 answer would use for the same idea."Unspoken debt"是一个精准、较少见的搭配,远远超越了6.5版本会用的朴素说法"make the host feel embarrassed"。
   • GRA“followed closely by boxes of sweets, biscuits or tea” — This compressed participial phrase stands in for a full clause, more flexible grammar than the simple standalone listing sentences ('People also bring...') typical of a 6.5 answer.这个压缩过的分词短语代替了一个完整的从句,比6.5版本典型的独立列举句(比如"People also bring...")语法更灵活。

3. 3. Should a friend be welcomed into a person's home at any time?

   2026年9–12月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   The 6.5 answer gives a direct opinion with one simple supporting reason, joined by a plain 'but' at the end, and uses everyday phrasing like 'that's what friends are for'.6.5版本给出了一个直接的观点,加上一个简单的支撑理由,结尾用一个朴素的"but"连接,并用了像"that's what friends are for"这样的日常表达。

   I think yes, but only in a real emergency. Once, a friend came to my door at midnight after a breakup, and I was glad I opened it, because that's what friends are for. But most visits at any time aren't emergencies like that. Nowadays, home is a place where people rest after work, not somewhere to perform hospitality. So I think a short message before coming is more polite. My grandmother would probably think this is cold, but I still believe it's better.

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   我觉得是的,但只有在真正紧急的情况下才应该这样。有一次,一个朋友在分手之后半夜跑到我家门口,我很庆幸自己开了门,因为朋友就是应该在这种时候派上用场的。但大多数"随时来访"的情况都不是这样的紧急事件。现在,家更多是人们下班后休息的地方,而不是一个用来展示待客之道的场所。所以我觉得,来之前先发条短信会更礼貌一些。我奶奶可能会觉得这样很冷淡,但我还是觉得这样更好。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“But most visits at any time aren't emergencies like that.” — This short, direct contrast sentence uses 'But' as the sole connective device, which is simpler coherence-building than the embedded contrastive clauses ('though most...aren't') used at higher bands.这个短小、直接的对比句,只用"But"作为唯一的连接手段,是一种比更高分数段所用的嵌入式对比从句(比如"though most...aren't")更简单的连贯构建方式。
   • LR“that's what friends are for” — This is a common, everyday fixed phrase. A 7.5 answer would reach for something more literary, like 'that's the entire point of friendship', to make the same point.这是一个常见的固定短语。7.5版本会用一个更具文学色彩的表达,比如"that's the entire point of friendship",来表达同样的观点。
   • GRA“My grandmother would probably think this is cold, but I still believe it's better.” — These two short clauses are joined by 'but', basic coordination rather than the more flexible semicolon or fronted structures used at 7.0 and 7.5.这两个短句用"but"连接,是基础的并列结构,而不是7.0和7.5版本所用的更灵活的分号或前置结构。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer softens its claim with 'to be fair' and uses the contrastive structure 'rather than entertain guests' to add a touch of reflection.7.0版本用"to be fair"软化了自己的观点,并用对比结构"rather than entertain guests"加入了一丝反思的色彩。

   In theory, yes, but in practice I'd say a bit of notice helps. A friend once turned up at my door at midnight after a breakup, and I was honestly glad I answered, because sometimes friendship means the door isn't locked. That said, most 'any time' visits aren't actual emergencies, and homes have become places where people recover from the day rather than entertain guests. A quick message beforehand respects that without turning friendship into something you have to schedule. My grandmother would probably find this a bit cold, and to be fair, she might have a point.

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   理论上应该是这样,但说实话,我觉得实际上提前打个招呼会更好一些。有一次,一个朋友在分手之后半夜跑到我家门口,说实话我很庆幸自己开了门,因为有时候友谊的意义,就在于那扇门不上锁。话说回来,大多数"随时来访"都不是真正的紧急情况,而家已经变成了人们从一天的疲惫中恢复的地方,而不是招待客人的场所。提前发一条短信,能在不把友谊变成一件要排进日程的事情的前提下,尊重到这一点。我奶奶大概会觉得这有点冷淡,说句公道话,她这么想也不是没有道理。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“to be fair, she might have a point” — This natural spoken hedge closes the answer with a balanced concession, showing more developed turn-taking language than the flat coordination ('but I still believe it's better') that ends a 6.5 answer.这个自然的口语缓冲语,以一种平衡的让步方式结束了回答,展示出比6.5版本用平淡的并列结构("but I still believe it's better")收尾更成熟的对话应对能力。
   • LR“sometimes friendship means the door isn't locked” — This is a mild figurative collocation beyond plain wording, though it is less compressed than a 7.5 answer's version, which folds the same image into 'there are moments when that's the entire point of friendship'.这是一个中等程度的比喻性搭配,超越了朴素的措辞,不过它没有7.5版本那样压缩,后者把同样的意象融入到了"there are moments when that's the entire point of friendship"这句话里。
   • GRA“homes have become places where people recover from the day rather than entertain guests” — The 'rather than' contrastive structure adds complexity beyond the simple standalone sentences a 6.5 answer would use to express the same idea.这个"rather than"对比结构加入了超越6.5版本表达同一想法时所用的简单独立句的复杂度。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer opens with the semicolon-balanced 'In principle, yes; in practice...' and ends with a compact, aphoristic closing sentence about a friend with 'the good sense not to abuse it'.7.5版本以用分号平衡的"In principle, yes; in practice..."开场,并以一句紧凑、格言式的收尾句结尾,讲的是那种"懂得不去滥用这份特权"的朋友。

   In principle, yes; in practice, a little warning goes a long way. A friend once showed up at my door at midnight after a breakup, and I was glad the door wasn't locked — there are moments when that's the entire point of friendship. Most 'any time' visits, though, aren't emergencies, and homes have quietly become places to decompress rather than stages for hospitality. A message sent twenty minutes ahead honours that without reducing friendship to an appointment. My grandmother would likely find this attitude cold, and she may well be right. Still, a friend who's welcome at any hour is usually one with the good sense not to abuse it.

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   原则上是这样;但实际操作中,提前一点点打招呼能起到很大的作用。有一次,一个朋友在分手之后半夜跑到我家门口,而我很庆幸那扇门没有上锁——有些时刻,那正是友谊全部的意义所在。不过,大多数"随时来访"都不是真正的紧急情况,家已经悄悄变成了人们卸下疲惫的地方,而不是待客的舞台。提前二十分钟发一条短信,能在不把友谊简化成一次预约的前提下,尊重到这一点。我奶奶大概会觉得这种态度有点冷淡,她这么想很可能也没错。不过话说回来,一个随时都受欢迎的朋友,通常也是一个懂得不去滥用这份特权的人。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Still, a friend who's welcome at any hour is usually one with the good sense not to abuse it.” — This compact, evaluative closing line wraps the whole argument in a single aphoristic sentence, a more polished finish than the plainer concluding sentences of the 6.5 and 7.0 answers.这个紧凑的、带评价性的结尾句,用一句格言式的句子概括了整个论点,比6.5和7.0版本更平淡的结尾句显得更加精炼。
   • LR“homes have quietly become places to decompress rather than stages for hospitality” — 'Stages for hospitality' is a less common, vivid collocation that a 6.5 or 7.0 answer would render as plain wording like 'places where people rest after work'."Stages for hospitality"是一个较少见、生动的搭配,6.5或7.0版本会把它写成朴素的措辞,比如"places where people rest after work"。
   • GRA“In principle, yes; in practice, a little warning goes a long way.” — This semicolon-linked, fronted structure compresses two contrasted ideas into one sentence, more flexible than the separate simple sentences ('I think yes, but only in a real emergency') typical of a 6.5 answer.这个用分号连接、带前置结构的句子,把两个相对的想法压缩进了一个句子里,比6.5版本典型的分开的简单句(比如"I think yes, but only in a real emergency")更灵活。

4. 4. What are the popular types of homes in the city and in the countryside?

   2026年9–12月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   The 6.5 answer lists city and countryside homes with simple additive connectors like 'also' and plain adjectives such as 'lower and wider'.6.5版本用像"also"这样简单的累加连接词列出了城市和农村的房子,搭配朴素的形容词,比如"lower and wider"。

   In the cities, most people live in tube houses, which are narrow and tall, usually four or five storeys, with a shop on the ground floor. There are also more and more apartment towers now, like the one I live in. In the countryside, houses are lower and wider. My uncle's farmhouse has just one storey, a tiled roof, and a big yard for drying rice. Older houses in the countryside also have a room for the family altar. Nowadays, some rural families build tube houses too, which I think is a bit sad.

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   在城市里,大多数人住的是"管子屋",又窄又高,通常有四五层,一楼是店面。现在也有越来越多的公寓楼,比如我住的那一栋。在农村,房子更矮更宽。我叔叔的农舍只有一层,铺着瓦顶,还有一个很大的院子用来晒稻谷。农村的老房子通常还有一个专门供奉祖先牌位的房间。现在,一些农村家庭也开始盖"管子屋"了,我觉得这有点让人惋惜。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“There are also more and more apartment towers now, like the one I live in.” — This simple additive sentence uses 'also' to build the description step by step, rather than folding the detail into a single longer clause the way higher bands do.这个简单的累加句用"also"一步步地展开描述,而不是像更高分数段那样,把细节融入一个更长的单一从句里。
   • LR“houses are lower and wider” — These are plain, basic adjectives. A 7.5 answer would use a more vivid verb-based image instead, such as 'sprawl rather than climb'.这些是朴素、基础的形容词。7.5版本会改用一个更生动的、基于动词的意象来表达,比如"sprawl rather than climb"。
   • GRA“which I think is a bit sad” — This short relative clause is tacked on simply, less elaborate than the extended 'efficient but honestly a little sad, since...' reasoning chain a 7.0 answer would build for the same point.这个短小的定语从句只是简单地附加在句子后面,不如7.0版本会为同一个观点构建的那种更详尽的推理链——"efficient but honestly a little sad, since..."——那样精细。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer opens with the spoken frame 'Honestly, the city and countryside look almost like two different worlds' and uses a participial phrase to add detail without a new clause.7.0版本以口语化的框架"Honestly, the city and countryside look almost like two different worlds"开场,并用一个分词短语在不新起一个从句的情况下加入了细节。

   Honestly, the city and countryside look almost like two different worlds. In cities, the typical home is the tube house — narrow, four or five storeys, built on a strip of land about four metres wide, often with a family shop downstairs — and apartment towers like mine are becoming just as common. In the countryside, though, houses tend to be lower and wider, like my uncle's single-storey farmhouse, which has a tiled roof and a big yard for drying rice. What's changing is that rural families are now building tube houses too once they have money, which is efficient but honestly a little sad, since the yard usually disappears.

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   说实话,城市和农村看起来几乎像两个不同的世界。在城市里,典型的房子是"管子屋"——又窄,四五层高,盖在一块大约四米宽的地皮上——常常楼下还开着一家店,而像我住的那种公寓楼也变得同样普遍了。而在农村,房子往往更矮更宽,就像我叔叔那栋只有一层的农舍,铺着瓦顶,还有一个用来晒稻谷的大院子。现在正在变化的是,农村家庭一旦手头宽裕了,也开始盖起了"管子屋",这样做是挺省事,但说实话也有点让人心酸,因为那个院子通常就这样消失了。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Honestly, the city and countryside look almost like two different worlds.” — This spoken framing device sets up the comparison before the detail arrives, a more developed opening move than the flat listing start of a 6.5 answer.这个口语化的框架性表达,在细节展开之前先建立起了对比,比6.5版本平淡的列举式开场展示出更成熟的开场动作。
   • LR“efficient but honestly a little sad” — This mild evaluative collocation pairs two contrasting judgments; it is less vivid than a 7.5 answer's version, 'a trade-off that's efficient yet quietly sad'.这是一个中等程度的、带评价性的搭配,把两种相对的判断并列在一起;它没有7.5版本"a trade-off that's efficient yet quietly sad"那样生动。
   • GRA“built on a strip of land about four metres wide, often with a family shop downstairs” — This participial phrase adds detail without introducing a new finite clause, a moderately complex structure beyond the simple relative clauses a 6.5 answer would use.这个分词短语在不引入新的限定从句的情况下加入了细节,是一种比6.5版本会用的简单定语从句更复杂一些的结构。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer uses the vivid metaphor 'sprawl rather than climb' and closes with a dangling participial clause, 'the yard vanishing along with half of village life'.7.5版本用了生动的比喻"sprawl rather than climb",并以一个悬垂式的分词从句收尾——"the yard vanishing along with half of village life"。

   Cities and countryside might as well belong to different architectural eras. Urban homes are typically tube houses — narrow, four or five storeys tall, squeezed onto a plot barely four metres wide, with the family shop occupying the ground floor — alongside a growing number of apartment towers, mine included. Rural homes, by contrast, sprawl rather than climb: my uncle's single-storey farmhouse has a tiled roof, a generous yard for drying rice, and fruit trees dotted around the garden, with older houses centring on an altar room flanked by rooms for each generation. What's shifting now is rural families importing tube-house designs into villages once money allows, a trade-off that's efficient yet quietly sad, the yard vanishing along with half of village life.

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   城市和农村简直像是属于两个不同的建筑年代。城市里的房子通常是"管子屋"——又窄,四五层高,挤在一块勉强四米宽的地皮上——一楼往往开着自家的店铺,再加上越来越多的公寓楼,包括我住的那一栋。相比之下,农村的房子是"铺展开来,而不是往上长":我叔叔那栋一层的农舍铺着瓦顶,有一个宽敞的晒谷院子,院子里还零星种着几棵果树,而更老的房子往往围绕着一间祖先牌位房展开,两旁是各代人的房间。现在正在发生的变化是,农村家庭一旦手头宽裕了,就开始把"管子屋"的设计搬进乡村,这是一种效率上划算、却也悄悄让人心酸的取舍,那个院子会随着大半个乡村生活一起消失。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Cities and countryside might as well belong to different architectural eras.” — This vivid, slightly idiomatic opening claim immediately frames the whole comparison, giving tighter coherence than the more literal openers used at 6.5 and 7.0.这个生动、略带习语色彩的开场论断,立刻为整个对比定了调,比6.5和7.0版本更字面化的开场展示出更紧密的连贯性。
   • LR“Rural homes, by contrast, sprawl rather than climb” — 'Sprawl' is a genuinely less common verb choice used metaphorically here, well beyond the plain 'lower and wider' a 6.5 answer would use for the same contrast."Sprawl"是一个真正较少见的动词选择,在这里带有比喻意味,远远超越了6.5版本会用同样的对比说出的朴素说法"lower and wider"。
   • GRA“the yard vanishing along with half of village life” — This dangling, absolute participial closing clause compresses cause and consequence into a fragment-like structure, more flexible grammar than the full 'which is efficient but...since the yard usually disappears' sentence a 7.0 answer would use.这个悬垂的、绝对分词结构的结尾从句,把原因和结果压缩进了一个片段式的结构里,比7.0版本会用的完整句子"which is efficient but...since the yard usually disappears"语法更灵活。

5. 5. What do people need to consider most when choosing a place to live?

   2026年9–12月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   The 6.5 answer gives a plain ranked list of factors, joined with 'After that' and 'also', and uses generic phrasing like 'a good decision'.6.5版本给出了一份朴素的、按重要性排列的因素列表,用"After that"和"also"连接,并用了像"a good decision"这样笼统的措辞。

   I think distance to work and family is the most important thing, at least in Vietnam. I chose my flat because it's only a ten-minute walk to work, and that was a good decision, even though I regret the west-facing windows every afternoon. After that, safety and flood risk matter, and also whether there's a market, school, or clinic nearby. Price is important too, because it decides most of it. Many people forget about the neighbours, but living above a noisy karaoke bar is a mistake you only make once.

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   我觉得离工作和家人的距离是最重要的事情,至少在越南是这样。我选这套公寓,是因为它走到公司只要十分钟,这是一个很好的决定,尽管我每天下午都会为窗户朝西感到懊恼。除此之外,安全和洪水风险也很重要,还有附近有没有市场、学校或者诊所。价格也很重要,因为它决定了大部分事情。很多人会忽略邻居这个因素,但住在一家吵闹的卡拉OK店楼上,是那种只会犯一次的错误。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“After that, safety and flood risk matter, and also whether there's a market, school, or clinic nearby.” — This simple additive listing sentence linked with 'and also' builds points one by one, rather than embedding them inside a single flowing clause with dashes, as higher bands do.这个用"and also"连接的简单累加式列举句,把各个要点一个一个地摆出来,而不是像更高分数段那样把它们嵌进一个用破折号连接的流畅从句里。
   • LR“a good decision” — This is a plain, generic phrase. A 7.5 answer would use a more idiomatic phrase like 'a decision I still stand by' to express the same confidence.这是一个朴素、笼统的短语。7.5版本会用一个更地道的短语,比如"a decision I still stand by",来表达同样的自信。
   • GRA“Price is important too, because it decides most of it.” — This is a short main clause plus a 'because' clause, the most basic causal structure, compared with the compressed absolute phrases ('with price usually settling the matter') used at 7.5.这是一个短小的主句加一个"because"从句,是最基础的因果结构,相比之下7.5版本会用压缩过的绝对短语,比如"with price usually settling the matter"。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer opens with 'Honestly' to state a clear position and embeds a parenthetical list ('a market, a school, a clinic') inside a longer clause.7.0版本以"Honestly"开场,表明了清晰的立场,并把一个插入式的列表("a market, a school, a clinic")嵌进了一个更长的从句里。

   Honestly, distance to work and family comes first for most people here. I picked my flat mainly for the ten-minute commute, and I'd say that was the right call, even if I regret the west-facing windows every single afternoon. After that, I'd weigh safety, flood risk in a city like mine, and whether daily essentials — a market, a school, a clinic — are within walking distance. Price decides most of it, obviously, but what people tend to underestimate is the neighbours and the building's management, since a lovely flat above a karaoke bar is a mistake you only make once.

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   说实话,对这里的大多数人来说,离工作和家人的距离是排在第一位的。我选这套公寓主要是因为十分钟就能走到公司,我觉得那是一个正确的决定,即便我每天下午都会为窗户朝西这件事感到懊恼。除此之外,我会权衡安全、我所住城市的洪水风险,以及日常必需品——市场、学校、诊所——是不是步行可及。价格显然决定了大部分事情,但人们常常低估的,是邻居和物业管理,因为住在一间漂亮的公寓里,楼下却是一家卡拉OK店,那是一种只会犯一次的错误。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Honestly, distance to work and family comes first for most people here.” — This spoken opener stakes a clear position before elaborating, giving more natural discourse flow than the flatter 'I think...' opening a 6.5 answer would use.这个口语化的开场语,在展开细节之前先表明了明确的立场,比6.5版本会用的更平淡的"I think..."开场展示出更自然的话语流畅感。
   • LR“what people tend to underestimate” — This is a moderately natural collocation; it is less vivid than a 7.5 answer's version, 'what people consistently underrate', for the same idea.这是一个中等自然的搭配;它没有7.5版本的说法"what people consistently underrate"那样生动,后者表达的是同一个想法。
   • GRA“whether daily essentials — a market, a school, a clinic — are within walking distance” — This parenthetical list embedded mid-clause using dashes is a more flexible structure than the plain listing sentence a 6.5 answer would use for the same content.这个用破折号嵌入句子中间的插入式列表,比6.5版本会用来表达同样内容的朴素列举句更灵活。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer closes with the idiomatic tag 'hands down' and uses the vivid image 'a gorgeous flat perched above a karaoke bar' instead of plainer wording.7.5版本以习语化的标签"hands down"收尾,并用了生动的意象"a gorgeous flat perched above a karaoke bar",而不是更平淡的措辞。

   Distance to work and family tops the list for most people here, hands down. I picked my flat chiefly for the ten-minute commute, a decision I still stand by, even though I curse the west-facing windows every single afternoon. Beyond that come safety, flood risk in a city like mine, and whether daily essentials — a market, a school, a clinic — sit within walking distance, with price usually settling the matter regardless. What people consistently underrate is the neighbours and the building's management, since a gorgeous flat perched above a karaoke bar is a mistake you make exactly once. I'd also throw in light and air, since you feel their absence daily in a way price tags never register.

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   对这里的大多数人来说,离工作和家人的距离绝对是排在第一位的,毫无疑问。我选这套公寓主要是因为十分钟就能走到公司,这是一个我至今仍然坚持认为正确的决定,即便我每天下午都会咒骂那扇朝西的窗户。除此之外,是安全、我所住城市的洪水风险,以及日常必需品——市场、学校、诊所——是否步行可及,而价格通常无论如何都会左右这一切。人们常常严重低估的,是邻居和物业管理,因为一间漂亮的公寓如果楼下正好是一家卡拉OK店,那绝对是只会犯一次的错误。我还会加上光照和通风这两点,因为你每天都能感受到它们的缺失,而这一点是任何价签都体现不出来的。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Distance to work and family tops the list for most people here, hands down.” — This vivid idiomatic closing tag ('hands down') stamps the opinion with confidence, a more polished rhetorical move than the plainer statements of the 6.5 and 7.0 openers.这个生动的习语化收尾标签("hands down")给观点盖上了自信的印章,比6.5和7.0版本更平淡的开场句展示出更精致的修辞手法。
   • LR“a gorgeous flat perched above a karaoke bar is a mistake you make exactly once” — 'Perched above' is a vivid, slightly idiomatic image replacing the plain 'living above a noisy karaoke bar' a 6.5 answer would use."Perched above"是一个生动、略带习语色彩的意象,取代了6.5版本会用的朴素说法"living above a noisy karaoke bar"。
   • GRA“with price usually settling the matter regardless” — This compressed absolute clause is tacked onto the sentence instead of forming a new finite clause, more flexible than the separate 'Price is important too, because...' sentence a 6.5 answer would use.这个压缩过的绝对结构被附加在句子末尾,而不是形成一个新的限定从句,比6.5版本会用的独立句子"Price is important too, because..."更灵活。

6. 6. How easy is it to find a good place to live in your country nowadays?

   2026年9–12月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   The 6.5 answer narrates the anecdote in short, separate sentences and uses a basic 'so' result clause to state the consequence.6.5版本用短小、分开的句子叙述了这段轶事,并用一个基础的"so"结果从句陈述了后果。

   Finding somewhere to live is easy, but finding somewhere good and affordable is hard now. My colleague spent four months looking for a flat in Da Nang that wasn't too expensive for tourists, wasn't in a flood area, and wasn't next to a building site. In the end, she had to accept some problems. Land prices in cities have risen faster than salaries, so buying a home is difficult for young people. Renting is also hard because of short-term tourist rentals. In the countryside it's easier and cheaper, but there aren't enough jobs.

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   找到一个能住的地方很容易,但现在要找到一个既好又负担得起的地方就难了。我的同事花了四个月时间,在岘港找一套不会因为游客而定价过高、不在洪水区、旁边也没有工地的公寓。最后她还是不得不接受了一些问题。城市里的地价涨得比工资快,所以对年轻人来说买房很难。租房也很难,因为要和短租游客抢房源。在农村会容易一些,也便宜一些,但那里工作机会不够。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“In the end, she had to accept some problems.” — This short, plain closing sentence to the anecdote uses simple sequencing rather than folding the outcome into the same sentence as the search, as higher bands do with 'and even then she had to compromise'.这个短小、平淡的收尾句用了简单的顺序衔接,而不是像更高分数段那样,用"and even then she had to compromise"把结果折叠进同一个句子里。
   • LR“wasn't too expensive for tourists, wasn't in a flood area, and wasn't next to a building site” — This plain, repeated 'wasn't' structure uses everyday vocabulary; contrast with a 7.5 answer's more varied phrasing, 'wasn't priced for tourists, sat in a flood zone, or backed onto a building site'.这个朴素、重复的"wasn't"结构用的是日常词汇;可以对比一下7.5版本更丰富多样的措辞:"wasn't priced for tourists, sat in a flood zone, or backed onto a building site"。
   • GRA“so buying a home is difficult for young people” — This is a simple 'so' result clause, a more basic structure than the fronted 'With land prices...outstripping...' absolute construction a 7.5 answer would use for the same idea.这是一个简单的"so"结果从句,是一种比7.5版本会用的前置绝对结构"With land prices...outstripping..."更基础的结构。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer opens with a semicolon-linked contrast after 'Honestly' and fronts the cause with a 'Since' clause for more complex reasoning.7.0版本在"Honestly"之后用一个分号连接了一个对比句,并用一个"Since"从句把原因前置,构建出更复杂的推理。

   Honestly, finding somewhere to live at all is easy; finding somewhere good and affordable is a different story these days. A colleague of mine spent four months hunting for a flat in Da Nang that wasn't priced for tourists, wasn't in a flood zone, and wasn't next to a building site, and even then she had to compromise on the last one. Since land prices in the cities have outpaced salaries by a wide margin, buying is out of reach for most young people, and renting increasingly means competing with short-term tourist lets. It's easier and cheaper in the countryside, but that's exactly where the jobs aren't.

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   说实话,能找到个住的地方本身是容易的;但要找到一个既好又负担得起的地方,现在就是另一回事了。我的一个同事花了四个月时间,在岘港找一套不会因为游客而定价过高、不在洪水区、也不挨着工地的公寓,而即便到最后,她还是不得不在最后一条上做出妥协。由于城市里的地价大幅超过了工资的涨幅,买房对大多数年轻人来说已经遥不可及,而租房也越来越像是在和短租游客房源争抢。农村地区确实更便宜、更容易,但那恰恰也是工作机会最缺乏的地方。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Honestly, finding somewhere to live at all is easy; finding somewhere good and affordable is a different story these days.” — This opens with a spoken discourse marker and a semicolon-linked contrast in one breath, more developed coherence-building than the two separate short sentences a 6.5 answer would use.这个开场一口气用了口语话语标记语加上分号连接的对比句,比6.5版本会用的两个分开的短句展示出更成熟的连贯构建能力。
   • LR“even then she had to compromise on the last one” — This is a natural, moderately idiomatic phrase ('compromise on'); it is less vivid than a 7.5 answer's version, 'eventually settling for the least bad option'.这是一个自然、中等地道的短语("compromise on");它没有7.5版本的说法"eventually settling for the least bad option"那样生动。
   • GRA“Since land prices in the cities have outpaced salaries by a wide margin, buying is out of reach for most young people” — This subordinate 'Since' clause fronting the cause is a step up in complexity from the plain 'so' result clause a 6.5 answer would use.这个前置原因的从属连词"Since"从句,比6.5版本会用的简单"so"结果从句复杂了一个层级。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer closes with the generalising sentence 'where you end up living is dictated less by preference than by budget' and uses the fronted absolute construction 'With land prices... outstripping salaries'.7.5版本以概括性的收尾句"where you end up living is dictated less by preference than by budget"收尾,并用了前置的绝对结构"With land prices... outstripping salaries"。

   Finding a roof over your head is easy; finding somewhere decent and affordable is getting harder by the year. A colleague of mine spent four months hunting for a Da Nang flat that wasn't priced for tourists, sat in a flood zone, or backed onto a building site, eventually settling for the least bad option. With land prices in the cities outstripping salaries by a wide margin, buying has slipped out of reach for most young people, while renting has turned into a scramble against short-term tourist lets. The countryside remains cheaper and easier, but the jobs simply aren't there. Increasingly, where you end up living is dictated less by preference than by budget.

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   找到一个能遮风挡雨的地方是容易的;找到一个体面又负担得起的地方,却一年比一年更难。我的一个同事花了四个月时间,在岘港找一套不会因为游客而定价过高、不在洪水区、也不挨着工地的公寓,最后只能接受了那个"矬子里拔将军"式的选择。由于城市里的地价大幅超过了工资的涨幅,买房已经从大多数年轻人手中溜走,而租房则变成了要和短租游客房源抢的一场混战。农村地区依然更便宜、更容易,但那里就是没有工作机会。人们最终能住在哪里,越来越多地不是由个人偏好决定,而是由预算决定的。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Increasingly, where you end up living is dictated less by preference than by budget.” — This compact, evaluative closing sentence reframes the whole answer as a general truth, more polished than the plainer concluding sentences of the 6.5 and 7.0 answers.这个紧凑、带评价性的收尾句,把整段回答重新框定成了一个普遍性的真理,比6.5和7.0版本更平淡的结尾句更精致。
   • LR“eventually settling for the least bad option” — This is a genuinely less common, idiomatic phrase beyond the plain 'had to accept some problems' a 6.5 answer would use for the same outcome.这是一个真正较少见的、习语化的短语,超越了6.5版本会用的朴素说法"had to accept some problems",来表达同样的结果。
   • GRA“With land prices in the cities outstripping salaries by a wide margin, buying has slipped out of reach for most young people” — This fronted 'With...' absolute construction opening the sentence is more flexible and compressed than the subordinate 'Since' clause a 7.0 answer would use.这个用"With..."开头的前置绝对结构,比7.0版本会用的从属"Since"从句更灵活、更压缩。

7. 7. Is it the government's responsibility to ensure that everyone has somewhere to live?

   2026年9–12月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   The 6.5 answer states its position with the plain conditional 'if the government tries to control everything, it usually doesn't work well', keeping vocabulary modest.6.5版本用朴素的条件句"if the government tries to control everything, it usually doesn't work well"陈述了自己的立场,词汇全程保持简单。

   I think the government should make sure people have somewhere to live, but it doesn't have to provide a home for everyone. Near Da Nang's industrial zone, the government built social housing, so factory workers didn't have to sleep ten people in one rented room anymore. That's exactly what government should do, because the market alone wasn't going to help them. So the government should guarantee basic shelter and control rents and land prices. But if the government tries to control everything, it usually doesn't work well.

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   我觉得政府应该确保每个人都有地方住,但不一定要给每个人都提供住房。在岘港工业区附近,政府建了社会住房,让工厂工人不用再十个人挤在一间出租屋里。这正是政府应该做的事,因为光靠市场是帮不了他们的。所以政府应该保障基本的住所,并控制租金和地价。但如果政府想控制一切,通常都不会有好效果。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“That's exactly what government should do, because the market alone wasn't going to help them.” — This short evaluative sentence uses a plain 'because' clause, a simpler linking device than the dash-marked aside a 7.5 answer would use for the same reasoning.这个短小、带评价性的句子用了一个朴素的"because"从句,这是一种比7.5版本会用的破折号式插入语更简单的连接方式,来表达同样的推理。
   • LR“help them” — This is a plain, generic verb choice. A 7.5 answer would use a more precise phrase, such as 'house people on those wages', for the same idea.这是一个朴素、笼统的动词选择。7.5版本会用一个更精准的短语,比如"house people on those wages",来表达同样的意思。
   • GRA“But if the government tries to control everything, it usually doesn't work well.” — This is a basic 'if...then' conditional using everyday wording, less compressed than the semicolon-fronted structures used at 7.0 and 7.5.这是一个用日常词汇构成的基础"if...then"条件句,不如7.0和7.5版本所用的分号前置结构那样压缩。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer hedges with 'Honestly, I'd say' and chains a relative clause with a 'since' clause for a more complex justification.7.0版本用"Honestly, I'd say"这样的口语缓冲语,并把一个定语从句和一个"since"从句连接起来,构建出了更复杂的论证。

   Honestly, I'd say the government should guarantee shelter, but that doesn't mean providing a home for literally everyone. Near Da Nang's industrial zone, social housing blocks meant factory workers stopped sleeping ten to a room, which is exactly the kind of gap government should fill, since the market wasn't going to house people on those wages. So I'd expect governments to set a floor nobody falls below, regulate rents and land so housing isn't purely an investment, and build where private developers won't bother. Turning every home into a state responsibility, though, hasn't worked well anywhere I know of.

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   说实话,我觉得政府应该保障基本住所,但这不代表要给每一个人都提供一套住房。在岘港工业区附近,社会住房楼让工厂工人不用再十个人挤一间房了,这正是政府应该去填补的那种空白,因为光靠市场是不可能让人们凭那样的工资住得起房的。所以我认为,政府应该设定一条谁都不会跌破的底线,监管租金和土地、让住房不至于纯粹变成一种投资品,并且在私人开发商不愿意涉足的地方进行建设。不过,把每一套住房都变成国家的责任,据我所知,在任何地方都没有取得过好效果。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Honestly, I'd say the government should guarantee shelter, but that doesn't mean providing a home for literally everyone.” — This spoken hedge ('Honestly, I'd say') softens the claim before qualifying it, more natural stance-taking than the flat 'I think' opener a 6.5 answer would use.这个口语化的缓冲语("Honestly, I'd say")在给出限定之前先软化了论断,比6.5版本会用的平淡的"I think"开场展示出更自然的立场表达方式。
   • LR“the market wasn't going to house people on those wages” — This is a moderately precise phrase; it is less idiomatic than a 7.5 answer's dash-set-off version of the same claim, 'the market was never going to house people on those wages'.这是一个中等精准的短语;它没有7.5版本用破折号隔开的同一个论断版本("the market was never going to house people on those wages")那样地道。
   • GRA“which is exactly the kind of gap government should fill, since the market wasn't going to house people on those wages” — A relative clause stacked with a 'since' clause forms a more complex chained structure than the two short sentences a 6.5 answer would use for the same point.一个定语从句加上一个"since"从句叠加在一起,形成了一个比6.5版本会用来表达同一观点的两个短句更复杂的连锁结构。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer opens with the semicolon-balanced 'Guaranteeing shelter, yes; providing every single home, not necessarily' and uses the less common collocation 'rein in rents and land speculation'.7.5版本以用分号平衡的"Guaranteeing shelter, yes; providing every single home, not necessarily"开场,并用了较少见的搭配"rein in rents and land speculation"。

   Guaranteeing shelter, yes; providing every single home, not necessarily. The social housing blocks that went up near Da Nang's industrial zone meant factory workers no longer had to sleep ten to a rented room, and that's precisely what government exists for — the market was never going to house people on those wages. So governments ought to set a floor nobody falls beneath, rein in rents and land speculation so housing isn't treated purely as an investment vehicle, and build wherever private developers won't bother. Turning every home into a state responsibility, though, hasn't worked anywhere I'm aware of; the trick is a floor nobody falls below and a market above it that's genuinely policed.

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   保障基本住所,是的;但要给每一套住房都提供保障,那倒未必。岘港工业区附近建起的社会住房楼,让工厂工人不用再十个人挤在一间出租屋里,而这正是政府存在的意义所在——光靠市场是绝对不可能让人们凭那样的工资住得起房的。所以我认为,政府应该设定一条谁都不会跌破的底线,遏制住房租金和土地投机行为,让住房不至于被纯粹当成一种投资工具来对待,并且在私人开发商不愿意涉足的地方进行建设。不过,把每一套住房都变成国家的责任,据我所知,在任何地方都没有取得过好效果;真正的诀窍在于一条谁都不会跌破的底线,再加上一个在底线之上、确实受到监管的市场。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Guaranteeing shelter, yes; providing every single home, not necessarily.” — This semicolon-balanced opening states the whole position in one compact line, tighter and more confident than the fuller opening sentences of the 6.5 and 7.0 answers.这个用分号平衡的开场,把整个立场用一句紧凑的话就表达了出来,比6.5和7.0版本更完整的开场句更精炼、更自信。
   • LR“rein in rents and land speculation so housing isn't treated purely as an investment vehicle” — 'Rein in' and 'investment vehicle' are genuinely less common collocations, beyond the plainer 'control rents and land prices' a 6.5 answer would use."Rein in"和"investment vehicle"是真正较少见的搭配,超越了6.5版本会用的更朴素的说法"control rents and land prices"。
   • GRA“the trick is a floor nobody falls below and a market above it that's genuinely policed” — This compressed closing clause folds the whole argument into one flexible, semicolon-linked fragment, unlike the separate simple sentences a 6.5 answer would use to make the same point.这个压缩过的结尾从句,把整个论点折叠进了一个灵活的、用分号连接的片段里,不像6.5版本那样用分开的简单句来表达同一个观点。

8. 8. Should new homes ever be built on public green spaces in cities?

   2026年9–12月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   The 6.5 answer reports the outcome in a short, separate sentence and uses the plain verb phrase 'hard to create again'.6.5版本用一个短小、分开的句子报告了结果,并用了朴素的动词短语"hard to create again"。

   I don't think so, almost never. Near my old flat in Da Nang, there was a small park by the river, but it became a car park 'temporarily' and then a tower was built there. Now old people and children don't have that place anymore. Green space is hard to create again once it's gone, but new homes can be built on old factory land or above shops instead. Maybe in a real emergency it's okay, but the green space should be replaced somewhere nearby. If you say 'never', it stops developers from pushing too hard.

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   我不这么认为,几乎从来不应该。在我岘港以前住的公寓附近,河边有一个小公园,但它先是被"临时"变成了停车场,然后就在那里盖起了一座高楼。现在老人和孩子们再也没有那个地方了。绿地一旦消失就很难重新造出来,但新房子可以盖在废弃的工厂用地上,或者盖在商铺楼上。也许在真正紧急的情况下这样做还可以接受,但绿地应该在附近找地方补回来。如果你说"绝不",这能让开发商不至于把事情逼得太狠。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Now old people and children don't have that place anymore.” — This short, plain consequence sentence is stated separately, simpler sequencing than the em-dash-linked consequence clause a 7.0 or 7.5 answer would use for the same fact.这个短小、平淡的结果句是单独陈述出来的,这是一种比7.0或7.5版本会用的用破折号连接的结果从句更简单的顺序衔接方式,来陈述同一个事实。
   • LR“hard to create again” — This is a plain verb phrase. A 7.5 answer would use a more vivid choice, such as 'can't simply conjure back up', for the same idea.这是一个朴素的动词短语。7.5版本会用一个更生动的选择,比如"can't simply conjure back up",来表达同样的意思。
   • GRA“Maybe in a real emergency it's okay, but the green space should be replaced somewhere nearby.” — This is a simple coordinated 'but' sentence, less compact than the em-dash-set-off exception clause a 7.5 answer would use.这是一个简单的、用"but"连接的并列句,不如7.5版本会用的、以破折号隔开的例外从句那样紧凑。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer opens with a confident 'Honestly, almost never' and chains an appositive with a 'provided' clause for its one exception.7.0版本以自信的"Honestly, almost never"开场,并用一个同位语短语连接了一个用"provided"引导的从句,来说明自己唯一的例外情况。

   Honestly, almost never, and Da Nang has taught me why. There used to be a small park by the river near my old flat, but it became a car park 'temporarily,' and not long after, a tower went up in its place — the neighbourhood lost the only spot where old people sat and children played, and that's not coming back. Green space is the one thing a city can't easily recreate later, whereas homes can go on brownfield land, above shops, or in car parks instead. I'd allow one exception, a genuine housing emergency with nowhere else to build, provided the green space gets replaced nearby.

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   说实话,几乎从来不应该,岘港这座城市教会了我为什么会这样。我以前在岘港的公寓附近,河边有一个小公园,但它先是被"临时"变成了停车场,没过多久,原地就盖起了一座高楼——整个街区失去了那唯一一个老人可以坐、孩子可以玩的地方,而且这个地方再也回不来了。绿地是一座城市最没办法轻易重新创造出来的东西,而房子却可以盖在废弃的工业用地上、商铺楼上,或者停车场里。我会允许一个例外,那就是真正的住房紧急状况、而且确实没有别的地方可以建的时候,前提是要在附近把绿地补回来。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Honestly, almost never, and Da Nang has taught me why.” — This spoken, confident opening fronts the opinion before the reasoning, a more natural rhetorical move than the flatter 'I don't think so, almost never' opener a 6.5 answer would use.这个口语化、自信的开场先把观点摆在了前面,再展开推理,比6.5版本会用的更平淡的开场"I don't think so, almost never"展示出更自然的修辞动作。
   • LR“the neighbourhood lost the only spot where old people sat and children played” — This is a natural, moderately vivid phrase; it is less compressed than a 7.5 answer's dash-interrupted version, 'with it went the one spot where old people sat out the afternoon and children played'.这是一个自然、中等生动的短语;它没有7.5版本用破折号隔开的说法那样紧凑——"with it went the one spot where old people sat out the afternoon and children played"。
   • GRA“I'd allow one exception, a genuine housing emergency with nowhere else to build, provided the green space gets replaced nearby” — An appositive phrase plus a 'provided' conditional clause chained together is more complex than the plain 'but' sentence a 6.5 answer would use for the same exception.一个同位语短语加上一个"provided"条件从句被连接在一起,比6.5版本会用来表达同一个例外的朴素"but"句更复杂。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer closes with the semicolon-linked observation about 'the loophole developers lean on' and uses the idiomatic verb choice 'conjure back up'.7.5版本以用分号连接的观察"the loophole developers lean on"收尾,并用了习语化的动词选择"conjure back up"。

   Almost never, and Da Nang has taught me exactly why. A small riverside park near my old flat turned into a car park 'temporarily,' then into a tower not long after, and with it went the one spot where old people sat out the afternoon and children played — gone for good. Green space is the one urban asset a city can't simply conjure back up later, whereas homes can be slotted onto brownfield land, above shops, or into existing car parks. I'd grant a single exception — a genuine housing emergency with nowhere else to turn — provided the green space is replaced nearby. In practice, though, 'ever' is precisely the loophole developers lean on; saying 'never' at least keeps the pressure off.

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   几乎从来不应该,岘港这座城市确切地教会了我为什么会这样。我以前公寓附近的一个河边小公园,先是被"临时"变成了停车场,没过多久又变成了一座高楼——随之而去的,是那唯一一个老人可以坐着消磨下午时光、孩子可以玩耍的地方——永远地消失了。绿地是一种城市没办法轻易在日后重新创造出来的城市资产,而房子却可以嵌进废弃的工业用地、商铺楼上,或者现有的停车场里。我会允许一个例外——真正的住房紧急状况、而且确实没有别的地方可以建——前提是要在附近把绿地补回来。但实际上,"某些情况下"这几个字,恰恰正是开发商所依赖的那个漏洞;说"绝不",至少能让这种压力小一点。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“In practice, though, 'ever' is precisely the loophole developers lean on; saying 'never' at least keeps the pressure off.” — This sharp, semicolon-linked closing observation reframes the whole debate in one aphoristic move, more polished than the plainer closing sentences of the 6.5 and 7.0 answers.这个尖锐、用分号连接的收尾观察,用一次格言式的动作重新框定了整场辩论,比6.5和7.0版本更平淡的结尾句更精致。
   • LR“Green space is the one urban asset a city can't simply conjure back up later” — 'Conjure back up' is a genuinely less common, idiomatic verb choice, beyond the plain 'hard to create again' a 6.5 answer would use for the same idea."Conjure back up"是一个真正较少见、习语化的动词选择,超越了6.5版本会用的朴素说法"hard to create again"。
   • GRA“with it went the one spot where old people sat out the afternoon and children played — gone for good” — This fronted 'with it went...' inversion plus a fragment-like dash addition is a more flexible and compressed structure than the separate simple sentences a 6.5 answer would use.这个前置的"with it went..."倒装结构,加上一个片段式的破折号补充,比6.5版本会用的分开的简单句更灵活、更压缩。

9. 9. To what extent can people's lives be influenced by the area they live in?

   2026年9–12月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   The 6.5 answer gives a plain two-part closing sentence joined by 'but' and uses generic phrasing like 'grew up very differently'.6.5版本给出了一个简单的、用"but"连接的两部分结尾句,用了笼统的措辞,比如"grew up very differently"。

   A lot, I think, and people often don't notice it. I have two cousins from the same family who grew up very differently. One grew up by the river in Hue, swimming every day and knowing all the neighbours. The other grew up in a tower in Ho Chi Minh City, and she never learned to swim and doesn't know anyone on her floor. The area decides your friends, your school, whether you walk or sit in traffic, and what feels normal to you. Adults can change this a bit, but children usually can't.

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   影响很大,我觉得,而且人们常常没有意识到这一点。我有两个表兄弟姐妹来自同一个家庭,但成长的经历却很不一样。一个在顺化的河边长大,每天都游泳,认识所有的邻居。另一个在胡志明市的一栋高楼里长大,从来没学会游泳,也不认识自己那层楼里住着谁。所在的地区决定了你交什么朋友、上什么学校、你是走路上班还是堵在车流里,还决定了什么对你来说是"正常"的。成年人可以在一定程度上改变这一点,但孩子通常没办法。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Adults can change this a bit, but children usually can't.” — This short, plain closing contrast is joined by 'but', a simple two-part sentence rather than the semicolon-compressed version, 'Adults can partly override it; children largely can't', that a 7.5 answer would use.这个短小、平淡的结尾对比句是用"but"连接的,是一个简单的两部分句子,而不是7.5版本会用的、更压缩的分号版本——"Adults can partly override it; children largely can't."
   • LR“grew up very differently” — This is plain, generic phrasing. A 7.5 answer would use a more vivid idiom, such as 'turned out worlds apart', to describe the same contrast.这是朴素、笼统的措辞。7.5版本会用一个更生动的习语来描述这种对比,比如"turned out worlds apart"。
   • GRA“One grew up by the river in Hue, swimming every day and knowing all the neighbours.” — This simple sentence has two coordinated participial phrases, less densely packed than the colon-introduced parallel structure a 7.0 or 7.5 answer would use for the same comparison.这个简单的句子有两个并列的分词短语,不如7.0或7.5版本会用的、由冒号引出的平行结构那样紧密压缩。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer opens with a stacked, spoken-style list after 'Honestly' and uses a long 'while' clause with an inverted 'nor does she' construction.7.0版本在"Honestly"之后用一个叠加式的口语列表开场,并用了一个带倒装结构"nor does she"的长"while"从句。

   Honestly, enormously, and often in ways people don't even notice. I've got two cousins from the same family who turned out quite differently: one grew up by the river in Hue, swimming daily and knowing every neighbour, while the other grew up in a tower in Ho Chi Minh City and never learned to swim, nor does she know anyone on her floor. The area you're raised in decides your friends, your school, whether you walk or sit in traffic, and what you think of as normal. Adults can partly override that, but children generally can't.

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   说实话,影响巨大,而且往往是以人们根本没有意识到的方式发生的。我有两个来自同一个家庭的表兄弟姐妹,成长经历却截然不同:一个在顺化的河边长大,每天游泳,认识每一个邻居;而另一个在胡志明市的一栋高楼里长大,从来没学会游泳,连自己那层楼里住着谁都不知道。你成长的地区,决定了你交什么朋友、上什么学校、你是走路上班还是堵在车流里,还决定了你会把什么当成"正常"。成年人可以在一定程度上超越这种影响,但孩子通常做不到。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Honestly, enormously, and often in ways people don't even notice.” — This compact, spoken-style opener stacks three short elements, giving a more natural conversational rhythm than the fuller opening sentence a 6.5 answer would use.这个紧凑、口语化的开场叠加了三个短小的成分,比6.5版本会用的更完整的开场句展示出更自然的对话节奏。
   • LR“one grew up by the river in Hue, swimming daily and knowing every neighbour” — This is a moderately natural phrase; it is less compressed than a 7.5 answer's version, 'swimming daily and knowing every neighbour by name'.这是一个中等自然的短语;它没有7.5版本的说法"swimming daily and knowing every neighbour by name"那样紧凑。
   • GRA“one grew up by the river in Hue, swimming daily and knowing every neighbour, while the other grew up in a tower in Ho Chi Minh City and never learned to swim, nor does she know anyone on her floor” — This long 'while' clause with an inverted 'nor does she' construction is more complex than the two separate simple sentences a 6.5 answer would use for the same comparison.这个带有倒装结构"nor does she"的长"while"从句,比6.5版本会用来表达同一个对比的两个分开的简单句更复杂。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer uses the vivid idiom 'turned out worlds apart' and closes with a dash-linked generalising statement about 'setting the defaults for thousands of lives'.7.5版本用了生动的习语"turned out worlds apart",并以一句用破折号连接、带概括性的收尾句结尾,讲的是"为成千上万人的生活设定默认值"。

   Enormously, and often invisibly. Two cousins of mine, raised in the very same family, turned out worlds apart: one grew up by the river in Hue, swimming daily and knowing every neighbour by name, while the other grew up in a Ho Chi Minh City tower, never learned to swim, and doesn't know a soul on her own floor. The area effectively decides your friends, your school, whether you walk or sit in traffic, how safe you feel, and what passes for normal in your head. Adults can partly override it; children largely can't. That's the strongest case for planning neighbourhoods with real care — you're not just building housing, you're setting the defaults for thousands of lives.

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   影响巨大,而且往往是不知不觉发生的。我的两个表兄弟姐妹,在同一个家庭里长大,却成了截然不同的两个人:一个在顺化的河边长大,每天游泳,把每一个邻居的名字都记得清清楚楚,而另一个在胡志明市的一栋高楼里长大,从来没学会游泳,自己那层楼上住着谁都不知道。所在的地区实际上决定了你的朋友、你的学校、你是走路上班还是堵在车流里、你感觉有多安全,还决定了在你脑子里,什么才算得上是"正常"。成年人可以在一定程度上超越这一点;孩子在很大程度上做不到。这正是认真规划社区的最有力理由——你建造的不只是住房,你是在为成千上万人的生活设定默认值。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“That's the strongest case for planning neighbourhoods with real care — you're not just building housing, you're setting the defaults for thousands of lives.” — This dash-linked closing reframes the whole answer as a general principle, a more polished, evaluative finish than the plainer endings of the 6.5 and 7.0 answers.这个用破折号连接的收尾句,把整段回答重新框定成了一条普遍原则,比6.5和7.0版本更平淡的结尾句显得更精致、更具评价性。
   • LR“turned out worlds apart” — This is a genuinely less common, vivid idiom, beyond the plain 'grew up very differently' a 6.5 answer would use for the same contrast.这是一个真正较少见、生动的习语,超越了6.5版本会用的朴素说法"grew up very differently",来表达同样的对比。
   • GRA“Adults can partly override it; children largely can't.” — This tightly compressed, semicolon-linked pair of clauses is more flexible and economical than the fuller 'but' sentence a 6.5 answer would use for the same idea.这个高度压缩、用分号连接的一对从句,比6.5版本会用来表达同一想法的更完整的"but"句更灵活、更经济。