A Time When You Watched a Live Sports Event

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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. What types of sports competitions do people in your country like to watch?

   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 opens with a direct claim ("Football is definitely the most popular sport") and lists other sports afterwards using the plain connector "also", closing with a simple final sentence.6.5分范文以直接的论断开头("Football is definitely the most popular sport"),随后用平实的连接词"also"列举其他运动项目,最后以简单的结尾句收尾。

   Football is definitely the most popular sport, and it is not close. When the national team plays an important match, the streets in Da Nang become empty and every cafe turns its TV to the door. After football, people also like sports Vietnam is good at, like women's football, volleyball, badminton and martial arts. There are also traditional events like boat racing and wrestling at village festivals, which feel like community festivals too. The Olympics get attention when a Vietnamese athlete has a chance. Young people are also starting to follow basketball and esports.

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   足球无疑是最受欢迎的运动,而且遥遥领先。每当国家队参加重要比赛时,岘港的街道都会变得空空荡荡,每家咖啡馆都会把电视转向门口。除了足球,人们也喜欢越南擅长的运动项目,比如女子足球、排球、羽毛球和武术。此外还有一些传统活动,比如龙舟赛和乡村节日里的摔跤,这些活动同时也带有社区庆典的感觉。当越南运动员有机会夺牌时,奥运会也会受到关注。年轻人还开始关注篮球和电子竞技。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“After football, people also like sports Vietnam is good at” — The plain additive connector "also" introducing the second group of sports is the most basic way of extending a list, typical of 6.5's straightforward, one-point-at-a-time structure.用平实的附加连接词"also"引出第二组运动项目,是延伸列举最基础的方式,典型体现了6.5分范文直白、逐点展开的结构。
   • LR“every cafe turns its TV to the door” — "Turns its TV to the door" is plain, functional description; a higher band would reach for a more vivid verb like "swivels", which the 7.5 version uses."Turns its TV to the door"是平实、实用性的描述;更高分的范文会选用更生动的动词,比如7.5分版本中使用的"swivels"。
   • GRA“Young people are also starting to follow basketball and esports.” — This short, separate final sentence simply adds one more fact with "also", the plainest way of extending the answer, rather than folding it into a longer, more developed sentence.这句简短、独立的结尾句只是用"also"再补充一个事实,是延伸答案最平实的方式,而不是把它融入一个更长、更充分展开的句子里。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer opens with the fronted phrase "Football, before anything else" and adds the spoken hedge "honestly" mid-sentence, a step beyond the flatter, more direct 6.5 opening.7.0分范文以前置短语"Football, before anything else"开头,并在句中加入口语化的缓和语"honestly",比6.5分更平淡、更直接的开头更进一步。

   Football, before anything else, and it isn't really close. When the national team plays an important match, the streets of Da Nang more or less empty out, and every cafe turns its television toward the door. After football come the sports Vietnam does well: women's football, volleyball, badminton, and martial arts. Then there are the traditional events too — boat racing, wrestling at village festivals, even buffalo fighting in some regions — which honestly feel like community festivals as much as competitions. International tournaments like the Olympics get attention mainly when a Vietnamese athlete has a real chance.

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   首先是足球,遥遥领先于其他一切。每当国家队参加重要比赛,岘港的街道几乎都会清空,每家咖啡馆都会把电视转向门口。足球之后,是越南擅长的那些运动项目:女子足球、排球、羽毛球和武术。接着还有一些传统活动——龙舟赛、乡村节日里的摔跤,某些地区甚至还有斗牛——说实话,这些活动带来的社区庆典感,不亚于竞技本身。像奥运会这样的国际赛事,只有在越南运动员有真正夺牌机会时才会受到关注。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“which honestly feel like community festivals as much as competitions” — The spoken filler "honestly" inserted before the comparison signals natural conversational ease, something the 6.5 answer's plainer statement doesn't include.插入在比较之前的口语填充词"honestly",传递出自然的口语随意感,这是6.5分范文中较为平实的陈述所没有的。
   • LR“the streets of Da Nang more or less empty out” — "More or less empty out" is a moderately natural, hedged phrasing, a step above the flat "become empty" used at 6.5."More or less empty out"是一种较为自然、带缓和语气的表达,比6.5分范文中平淡的"become empty"更进一步。
   • GRA“After football come the sports Vietnam does well: women's football, volleyball, badminton, and martial arts.” — Inverting the subject and verb ("come the sports") after the fronted "After football" is a slightly more flexible structure than the plain "people also like" sentence used at 6.5.在前置的"After football"之后使用主谓倒装("come the sports"),比6.5分范文中平实的"people also like"句子结构略微更灵活。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer packs a whole scene into a participial phrase, "a win setting off a night of flags and motorbikes that rumbles on until the police simply give up", and closes with the compact "baffling their parents entirely" instead of a full clause.7.5分范文用一个分词短语"a win setting off a night of flags and motorbikes that rumbles on until the police simply give up"浓缩了整个场景,并以紧凑的"baffling their parents entirely"收尾,而不是用一个完整的从句。

   Football, before anything, and it isn't close. When the national team plays a match that matters, the streets of Da Nang empty out and every cafe swivels its television toward the door, a win setting off a night of flags and motorbikes that rumbles on until the police simply give up. After football come the sports Vietnam actually excels at — women's football, volleyball, badminton, martial arts — followed by the traditional events: boat racing, village-festival wrestling, buffalo fighting in some regions, which function as much as community festivals as genuine competitions. International tournaments like the Olympics get noticed mainly when a Vietnamese athlete has a shot. And increasingly, young people are drifting toward basketball and esports, baffling their parents entirely.

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   首先是足球,不做他想,而且遥遥领先。每当国家队打一场重要比赛,岘港的街道就会清空,每家咖啡馆都会把电视转向门口,一场胜利会引爆一整夜的彩旗与摩托车狂欢,一直闹到警察干脆放弃管制为止。足球之后,是越南真正擅长的运动项目——女子足球、排球、羽毛球、武术——接着是传统活动:龙舟赛、乡村节日里的摔跤、某些地区的斗牛,这些活动兼具社区庆典和真正竞技的双重功能。像奥运会这样的国际赛事,主要只有在越南运动员有机会夺牌时才会被注意到。而且越来越多的年轻人开始转向篮球和电子竞技,让他们的父母完全摸不着头脑。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“And increasingly, young people are drifting toward basketball and esports, baffling their parents entirely” — Ending the answer with the participial fragment "baffling their parents entirely" instead of a full separate sentence is a more compact, essay-like closing move than the plain final sentence used at 6.5.用分词片段"baffling their parents entirely"来结束答案,而不是用一个完整独立的句子,是一种比6.5分范文中平实的结尾句更紧凑、更具文章感的收尾方式。
   • LR“every cafe swivels its television toward the door” — "Swivels" is a genuinely vivid, precise verb for the motion described, well beyond the plain "turns" used at the lower bands."Swivels"是一个真正生动、精准的动词,用来描述这一动作,远胜于低分范文中平实的"turns"。
   • GRA“a win setting off a night of flags and motorbikes that rumbles on until the police simply give up” — This participial phrase ("a win setting off...") compresses an entire extra sentence's worth of detail into the main sentence, a far more economical construction than the separate, simpler sentences the 6.5 answer would use for the same idea.这个分词短语("a win setting off...")把整整一句话的细节压缩进主句里,比6.5分范文为同一想法使用的独立、简单句子经济得多。

2. 2. Is being at a sports match always better than watching it on TV or online?

   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 balanced opinion ("better for... but not always for...") and closes with a simple, plain recommendation, "I think you should go".6.5分范文给出了一个直接、平衡的观点("better for... but not always for..."),最后以简单、平实的建议"I think you should go"收尾。

   It is better for feeling the atmosphere, but not always for seeing everything clearly. At the riverbank, I felt the drums and the crowd leaning back as the boats came in, and no screen could give me that feeling. But I only understood how the fishing village team actually won when I watched the replay later and saw the last part of the race from above. Live events give atmosphere and a sense of being part of something, while TV gives a better view and explanation. For events that matter to you, I think you should go.

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   现场更能感受到氛围,但不一定能把一切都看得清楚。在河边,我能感受到鼓声和人群在船只驶来时向后仰身的那种感觉,任何屏幕都给不了我这种感受。但直到后来看了回放,从高空视角看到比赛最后一段,我才真正明白那支渔村队究竟是怎么获胜的。现场活动能带来氛围感和身临其境的参与感,而电视则能提供更好的视角和解说。对于对你而言重要的赛事,我认为你应该亲自到场。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“For events that matter to you, I think you should go” — This short closing sentence, using the plain phrase "I think", delivers the final recommendation in the most direct way, typical of 6.5's unembellished coherence.这句简短的结尾句用平实的说法"I think"给出了最终建议,这是最直接的表达方式,典型体现了6.5分范文朴素的连贯性。
   • LR“no screen could give me that feeling” — "That feeling" is vague, general vocabulary; a higher band would name the sensation more specifically, such as with "no screen could hand me that", which the 7.5 version phrases more vividly."That feeling"是模糊、笼统的用词;更高分的范文会更具体地命名这种感受,比如7.5分版本中更生动的表达"no screen could hand me that"。
   • GRA“Live events give atmosphere and a sense of being part of something, while TV gives a better view and explanation.” — This sentence uses a simple "while" contrast to compare live and TV viewing, a workable but basic structure compared to the more layered phrasing at higher bands.这句话用简单的"while"对比来比较现场观看和电视观看,是一种可行但基础的结构,相比高分范文更有层次的表达要逊色一些。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer opens with a fronted comparative fragment, "Better for feeling it, not always for seeing it clearly", and closes with the clipped imperative "go", both a step beyond the fuller, plainer sentences of the 6.5 answer.7.0分范文以前置的比较性片段"Better for feeling it, not always for seeing it clearly"开头,并以简洁的祈使句"go"收尾,两者都比6.5分范文更完整、更平实的句子更进一步。

   Better for feeling it, not always for seeing it clearly, I'd say. On the riverbank I felt the drums in my chest and the crowd lean back as the boats came in, and no screen could really give me that. But I only understood how the fishing village crew actually won when I watched the replay that evening and saw the last hundred metres from above. Live gives atmosphere, company, and the sense of being part of an event; television gives the best seat and the explanation. Cost, weather and distance matter too, to be honest. For the events that matter to you, go.

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   我想说,现场更能感受氛围,但不一定能把一切看得清楚。在河边,我能感受到鼓声在胸腔里震动,以及船只驶来时人群向后仰身的那一幕,任何屏幕都给不了我这种真实的感受。但直到当天晚上看了回放,从高空视角看到最后一百米,我才真正明白那支渔村船队究竟是怎么获胜的。现场能带来氛围、陪伴感,以及身处其中的参与感;电视则能提供最佳视角和解说。说实话,成本、天气和距离也很重要。对于对你而言重要的赛事,去吧。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Cost, weather and distance matter too, to be honest” — The trailing spoken hedge "to be honest" is a natural conversational marker the 6.5 answer's flatter, unhedged sentences don't include.句末的口语化缓和语"to be honest"是一个自然的口语标记,而6.5分范文中较为平淡、未加缓和的句子并不包含这种表达。
   • LR“I felt the drums in my chest and the crowd lean back” — "The drums in my chest" is a more vivid, physical image than the vaguer "felt the drums" used at 6.5, showing a modest step up in descriptive precision."The drums in my chest"是比6.5分范文中较为模糊的"felt the drums"更生动、更具身体感的意象,展现出描写精确度的适度提升。
   • GRA“Live gives atmosphere, company, and the sense of being part of an event; television gives the best seat and the explanation.” — The semicolon joining two parallel, balanced clauses is a moderately more sophisticated structure than the simpler "while" contrast sentence used at 6.5.用分号连接两个平行、对称的分句,是一种比6.5分范文中较为简单的"while"对比句略微更高级的结构。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer closes on the balanced, idiomatic pairing "Go... for actually understanding the sport, the screen usually wins", and uses the vivid metaphor "no upgrade on a sofa" instead of a plain comparison.7.5分范文以平衡、地道的搭配"Go... for actually understanding the sport, the screen usually wins"收尾,并使用了生动的比喻"no upgrade on a sofa",而不是平实的比较。

   Better for feeling it, not necessarily for seeing it. On the riverbank the drums thudded in my chest and I watched the crowd lean back as the boats came in — no screen could hand me that. Yet it took the evening replay, and the last hundred metres shown from above, before I actually understood how the fishing-village crew had pulled off the win. Live delivers atmosphere, company, the sense of being folded into an event; television delivers the best seat in the house, the close-up, the explanation. Cost, weather and distance matter too — a wet afternoon stuck behind a tall man is no upgrade on a sofa. Go, for the events that genuinely matter to you; for actually understanding the sport, the screen usually wins.

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   更能感受氛围,但不一定能看得清楚。在河边,鼓声在我胸腔里砰砰作响,我看着船只驶来时人群向后仰身——任何屏幕都给不了我这种感受。然而,直到晚上看了回放,看到从高空视角展示的最后一百米,我才真正明白那支渔村船队是怎么拿下这场胜利的。现场带来的是氛围、陪伴感,以及融入一场活动的那种参与感;电视带来的则是最佳视角、特写镜头和解说。成本、天气和距离也很重要——一个潮湿的下午被一个高个子挡在身后,可算不上比坐在沙发上更好的体验。为那些对你而言真正重要的赛事亲自到场吧;但若要真正理解这项运动,屏幕通常更胜一筹。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Go, for the events that genuinely matter to you; for actually understanding the sport, the screen usually wins” — This semicolon-joined, imperative-led closing sentence manages the final balanced judgment with more sophistication than the plain "I think you should go" sentence used at 6.5.这句用分号连接、以祈使句开头的结尾句,比6.5分范文中平实的"I think you should go"句子更高级地处理了最终的平衡判断。
   • LR“a wet afternoon stuck behind a tall man is no upgrade on a sofa” — "No upgrade on" is a genuinely idiomatic, witty way of making a comparison, well beyond the plain "is not superior to" phrasing implied at the lower bands."No upgrade on"是一种真正地道、机智的比较方式,远胜于低分范文中隐含的平实说法"is not superior to"。
   • GRA“the sense of being folded into an event” — The participial phrase "being folded into an event" is a more compact, figurative construction than the plain "being part of an event" used at the lower bands.分词短语"being folded into an event"是一种比低分范文中平实的"being part of an event"更紧凑、更具比喻性的结构。

3. 3. Does showing sports competitions on TV or online encourage more people to do sport?

   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 a direct "Sometimes" opinion and contrasts two plain examples with "But", closing with a simple conditional sentence about "an easy way from watching to actually playing".6.5分范文直接给出"Sometimes"这一观点,并用"But"对比两个平实的例子,最后以一句关于"an easy way from watching to actually playing"的简单条件句收尾。

   Sometimes, and there is a clear pattern. After every National Day broadcast, the boat-racing clubs on the river get many new enquiries, mostly from children, because the sport looks fun and possible. But after the Olympics, badminton on TV did not really increase the number of people at the courts near me, because watching a world champion does not make ordinary people think they could do it too. I think broadcasts encourage people to try a sport when there is an easy way from watching to actually playing, like a nearby club.

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   有时候会,而且有一个明显的规律。每次国庆节转播之后,河边的龙舟俱乐部都会收到很多新的咨询,大多来自孩子,因为这项运动看起来既有趣又可行。但奥运会之后,电视上的羽毛球转播并没有真正让我家附近球场的人数增加,因为看一位世界冠军比赛,并不会让普通人觉得自己也能做到。我认为,当从"观看"到"实际参与"之间存在一条便捷的路径时,比如附近有个俱乐部,转播就能鼓励人们去尝试一项运动。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“But after the Olympics, badminton on TV did not really increase the number of people at the courts near me” — The plain contrast connector "But" opening this sentence is the most basic way of shifting to the opposite example, typical of 6.5's straightforward, single-step contrasts.平实的对比连接词'But'开启了这句话，是转向相反例子最基础的方式，是6.5分那种直白、单步对比的典型代表。
   • LR“did not really increase the number of people at the courts near me” — "Did not really increase" is plain, functional phrasing; a higher band would reach for a more precise phrase like "produced no visible increase", which the 7.0/7.5 versions use."Did not really increase"是平实、实用性的措辞;更高分的范文会选用更精确的表达,比如7.0/7.5版本中使用的"produced no visible increase"。
   • GRA“because watching a world champion does not make ordinary people think they could do it too” — This is a fairly simple cause clause stated plainly, without the more vivid, quoted phrasing the higher bands use for the same idea.这是一个相当简单的原因从句,表述平实,没有高分范文为同一想法所使用的更生动、带引用的措辞。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer uses the semicolon to balance two contrasting examples in one sentence and adds the quoted thought "I could do that", a moderately more complex structure than the 6.5 answer's separate sentences.7.0分范文用分号在一句话中平衡了两个对比的例子,并加入了引用式的内心想法"I could do that",比6.5分范文中分开的句子结构更复杂一些。

   Sometimes, and the pattern is fairly instructive. After every National Day broadcast the boat-racing clubs on the river get a wave of enquiries, mostly from children, because the sport looks fun, local and possible; after the Olympics, badminton on television produced no visible increase at the courts near me, because watching a world champion doesn't make an ordinary person think 'I could do that'. Broadcasts encourage participation when there's an easy path from screen to pitch — a nearby club, low cost, a version for beginners. Without that path, they mostly just encourage more watching.

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   有时候会,而且这一规律颇具启发性。每次国庆节转播之后,河边的龙舟俱乐部都会收到一波新的咨询,大多来自孩子,因为这项运动看起来既有趣、又贴近生活、还很可行;但奥运会之后,电视上的羽毛球转播并没有让我家附近球场的人数有明显增加,因为看一位世界冠军比赛,不会让普通人觉得"我也能做到"。当从屏幕到球场之间存在一条便捷的路径时——比如附近有俱乐部、费用不高、有适合初学者的版本——转播就能鼓励人们参与。如果没有这条路径,转播大多只会让人更爱看,而不是更爱参与。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“the pattern is fairly instructive” — "Instructive" describing a pattern is a moderately more precise, reflective word than the plainer "clear" used at 6.5, showing a small step up in descriptive vocabulary.用"instructive"来描述一种规律,是一个比6.5分范文中较为平实的"clear"更精确、更具反思性的词,展现出描述性词汇的小幅提升。
   • LR“a wave of enquiries” — "A wave of enquiries" is a more vivid, natural collocation than the plain "many new enquiries" used at 6.5."A wave of enquiries"是一个比6.5分范文中平实的"many new enquiries"更生动、更自然的搭配。
   • GRA“badminton on television produced no visible increase at the courts near me, because watching a world champion doesn't make an ordinary person think 'I could do that'” — Embedding the quoted internal thought "I could do that" inside the explanatory clause is a more developed, layered structure than the plainer cause clause used at 6.5.把引用式的内心想法"I could do that"嵌入解释性从句中,比6.5分范文中较为平实的原因从句更充分、更有层次。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer opens with the idiomatic "oddly instructive" and closes on the fronted "Absent that path..." construction, plus the sharp final generalisation about a "counter-effect", the kind of vivid, precise phrasing that marks the top band.7.5分范文以地道的说法"oddly instructive"开头,并以前置结构"Absent that path..."收尾,再加上关于"counter-effect"的犀利总结句,这正是顶尖分数段生动、精准措辞的典型特征。

   Sometimes, and the pattern is oddly instructive. After every National Day broadcast, the boat-racing clubs along the river field a wave of enquiries, mostly from children, because the sport looks fun, local and within reach; after the Olympics, by contrast, badminton on television produced no visible bump at the courts near me, since watching a world champion rarely nudges an ordinary person into thinking 'I could do that'. Broadcasts translate into participation only when there's an easy path from screen to pitch — a nearby club, low cost, a beginner-friendly version. Absent that path, they mostly just manufacture more watching. And there's an honest counter-effect: an evening of televised football is an evening spent playing nothing at all.

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   有时候会,而且这一规律颇为耐人寻味。每次国庆节转播之后,河边的龙舟俱乐部都会应对一波新的咨询,大多来自孩子,因为这项运动看起来既有趣、又贴近生活、还触手可及;相比之下,奥运会之后,电视上的羽毛球转播并没有让我家附近球场的人数有明显起色,因为看一位世界冠军比赛,很少能让普通人萌生"我也能做到"的念头。转播只有在从屏幕到球场之间存在一条便捷路径时——比如附近有俱乐部、费用不高、有适合初学者的版本——才能转化为实际参与。如果没有这条路径,转播大多只是在制造更多的观看行为。而且说实话,还有一种反效果:一整晚都在看电视转播的足球,也就意味着一整晚什么运动都没做。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“And there's an honest counter-effect: an evening of televised football is an evening spent playing nothing at all” — The colon introducing a compressed, aphoristic closing observation manages the answer's final turn with more sophistication than the plainer generalisation sentences used at the lower bands.用冒号引出一个凝练、格言式的结尾观察,比低分范文中较为平实的总结句更高级地处理了答案的最后转折。
   • LR“boat-racing clubs along the river field a wave of enquiries” — "Field" used for receiving a stream of enquiries is a genuinely less-common, precise verb, well beyond the plain "get" used at the lower bands.用"field"来表示接收一连串咨询,是一个真正不常见、精准的动词,远胜于低分范文中平实的"get"。
   • GRA“Absent that path, they mostly just manufacture more watching” — Fronting the adjective "Absent" in place of a full "Without that path" clause is a more formal, compact construction than the plainer version used at 7.0.用前置形容词"Absent"来代替完整的"Without that path"从句,是一种比7.0分范文中较为平实的版本更正式、更紧凑的结构。

4. 4. What types of competitions do children often take part 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 opens with one plain personal example ("My niece's school year") and lists categories one after another with "also" and "too", closing with a simple, general final statement.6.5分范文以一个平实的个人例子("My niece's school year")开头,用"also"和"too"逐一列举各个类别,最后以一句简单、笼统的结尾陈述收尾。

   My niece's school year gives a good example: a running race, a maths competition, a painting contest, a spelling competition, and even an unofficial competition over who sits next to whom. Sports competitions are classic, like races, football tournaments and swimming galas, and schools here also like academic contests, from maths to storytelling. There are also music, art and science competitions, and increasingly coding and robotics events. Outside school, children compete in video games all the time too. Children compete about almost everything, and formal competitions just give it a shape.

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   我侄女这一学年就是个很好的例子:赛跑、数学竞赛、绘画比赛、拼字比赛,甚至还有一场关于"谁能坐在谁旁边"的非正式较量。体育类竞赛是经典项目,比如赛跑、足球锦标赛和游泳比赛,这里的学校也喜欢学术类比赛,从数学到讲故事都有。此外还有音乐、美术和科学类比赛,以及越来越多的编程和机器人比赛。在学校之外,孩子们也一直在电子游戏中互相较量。孩子们几乎对任何事情都会较劲,正式的比赛只是给这种较劲提供了一个形式而已。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Outside school, children compete in video games all the time too” — The plain closing word "too" tacked onto this sentence is the most basic way of adding another point, typical of 6.5's straightforward, additive structure.句末附加的平实的词"too"是补充另一个要点最基础的方式,典型体现了6.5分范文直白的附加式结构。
   • LR“Sports competitions are classic, like races, football tournaments and swimming galas” — "Are classic" is plain, workable phrasing; a higher band would reach for a more precise phrase like "are the classic staples", which the 7.0/7.5 versions use."Are classic"是平实、可用的措辞;更高分的范文会选用更精确的表达,比如7.0/7.5版本中使用的"are the classic staples"。
   • GRA“Children compete about almost everything, and formal competitions just give it a shape.” — This closing sentence links two ideas with the basic connector "and", a straightforward structure rather than the semicolon-based phrasing used at higher bands.这句结尾用基础连接词"and"连接了两个想法,是一种直白的结构,而不是高分范文中使用的基于分号的表达方式。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer uses the vivid adjective "ferocious" for a playground rivalry and closes with the semicolon-joined sentence "Children compete about everything; formal competitions just give it a shape and a prize", a step beyond the plainer 6.5 phrasing.7.0分范文用生动的形容词"ferocious"来形容操场上的较量,并以分号连接的句子"Children compete about everything; formal competitions just give it a shape and a prize"收尾,比6.5分较为平实的表达更进一步。

   My niece's year gives a fair list: a school running race, a maths olympiad, a painting contest, an English spelling competition, and a completely unofficial but ferocious competition over who sits next to whom. Sports competitions are the classic ones — races, football tournaments, swimming galas — and schools here also love academic contests, from maths to storytelling. There are music and art competitions, talent shows, science fairs and, increasingly, coding and robotics events. Outside school, children compete in games and video games constantly. Children compete about everything; formal competitions just give it a shape and a prize.

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   我侄女这一学年提供了一份相当完整的清单:校内赛跑、数学奥林匹克竞赛、绘画比赛、英语拼字比赛,还有一场完全非正式却异常激烈的较量——争谁能坐在谁旁边。体育类竞赛是经典项目——赛跑、足球锦标赛、游泳比赛——这里的学校也很喜欢学术类比赛,从数学到讲故事都有。还有音乐和美术比赛、才艺表演、科学展,以及越来越多的编程和机器人赛事。在学校之外,孩子们也一直在各种游戏和电子游戏中较量。孩子们对任何事情都会较劲;正式的比赛只是给这种较劲提供了一个形式和一份奖品。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“a completely unofficial but ferocious competition over who sits next to whom” — The vivid adjective "ferocious" applied to a minor classroom rivalry shows a natural, expressive word choice the 6.5 answer's plainer "unofficial competition" doesn't attempt.生动的形容词"ferocious"用来形容一场教室里的小较量,展现出一种自然、富有表现力的用词选择,而这是6.5分范文中平实的"unofficial competition"所没有尝试的。
   • LR“Sports competitions are the classic ones” — "The classic ones" is a slightly more idiomatic phrasing than the plain "are classic" used at 6.5 for the same idea."The classic ones"是一种比6.5分范文中表达同一想法时使用的平实说法"are classic"略微更地道的措辞。
   • GRA“Children compete about everything; formal competitions just give it a shape and a prize.” — The semicolon joining two balanced clauses is a moderately more sophisticated structure than the simple "and"-linked sentence used at 6.5 for the same closing idea.用分号连接两个对称的分句,是一种比6.5分范文中为同一结尾想法所用的简单"and"连接句略微更高级的结构。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer uses the precise phrase "the obvious staples" and the idiomatic "barely register", closing on the same semicolon structure as 7.0 but with the more deliberate verb "lend" in place of "give".7.5分范文使用了精准的表达"the obvious staples"和地道的"barely register",结尾沿用了与7.0分相同的分号结构,但用更刻意的动词"lend"取代了"give"。

   My niece's school year offers a fairly representative list: a running race, a maths olympiad, a painting contest, an English spelling bee, and a wholly unofficial yet ferocious ongoing battle over who sits next to whom. Sports competitions are the obvious staples — races, football tournaments, swimming galas — while schools here are equally fond of academic contests, from maths to storytelling. Then there are music and art competitions, talent shows, science fairs and, increasingly, coding and robotics events. Outside school, children compete over video games relentlessly, not to mention the informal kind adults barely register — who's fastest, tallest, bravest. Children compete about virtually everything; formal competitions just lend it a shape and a prize.

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   我侄女这一学年提供了一份相当具有代表性的清单:赛跑、数学奥林匹克竞赛、绘画比赛、英语拼字比赛,还有一场完全非正式却异常激烈、持续不断的"战争"——争谁能坐在谁旁边。体育类竞赛显然是主力项目——赛跑、足球锦标赛、游泳比赛——而这里的学校同样热衷于学术类比赛,从数学到讲故事都有。接着是音乐和美术比赛、才艺表演、科学展,以及越来越多的编程和机器人赛事。在学校之外,孩子们在电子游戏上无休止地较劲,更不用说那些连大人都几乎没注意到的非正式较量——谁跑得最快、谁最高、谁最勇敢。孩子们几乎对一切事情都会较劲;正式的比赛只是为这种较劲提供了一个形式和一份奖品。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“not to mention the informal kind adults barely register — who's fastest, tallest, bravest” — The dash-marked aside "not to mention..." adding a whole extra category as an afterthought is a more sophisticated, essay-like move than the plainer, separately listed points at the lower bands.用破折号标示的插入语"not to mention..."把整整一个额外类别作为补充想法加进来,这是一种比低分范文中平实、分开列举的要点更高级、更具文章感的手法。
   • LR“Sports competitions are the obvious staples” — "Staples" applied to a category of competitions is a genuinely precise, slightly less common word choice, well beyond the plain "classic ones" used at 7.0.用"staples"来形容一类比赛,是一个真正精准、略微不常见的词语选择,远胜于7.0分范文中平实的"classic ones"。
   • GRA“a wholly unofficial yet ferocious ongoing battle over who sits next to whom” — Compressing the idea into the noun phrase "ongoing battle" rather than a fuller "competition over" clause is a more economical, vivid construction than the equivalent phrasing at the lower bands.把这个想法压缩进名词短语"ongoing battle"中,而不是用更完整的"competition over"从句,是一种比低分范文中对应表达更经济、更生动的结构。

5. 5. How important is competition to a young person's confidence and development?

   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 ("important in both directions") with one plain family example, using the basic connector "but" to show contrast throughout.6.5分范文给出了直接的观点("important in both directions"),配以一个平实的家庭例子,全文用基础连接词"but"来展示对比。

   I think it is important in both directions, and losing might even matter more. My nephew won a running race last year and was very proud of himself for a week, but two months later he lost badly, and after some tears he learned something about effort that winning had not taught him. Competition gives young people a way to measure themselves and experience pressure safely. It helps confidence when the challenge is fair and the child sometimes wins, but it can hurt confidence if the child always loses.

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   我认为竞争在两个方向上都很重要,而且"输"或许比"赢"更重要。我侄子去年赢了一场赛跑,得意了整整一周,但两个月后他惨败,哭了一场之后,他领悟到了一些关于努力的道理,而这是赢的时候没能教给他的。竞争给年轻人提供了一种衡量自己的方式,并能让他们在安全的环境中体验压力。当挑战是公平的、孩子偶尔能赢时,竞争有助于建立自信;但如果孩子总是输,竞争则可能损害自信。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“It helps confidence when the challenge is fair and the child sometimes wins, but it can hurt confidence if the child always loses” — The plain contrast connector "but" linking two parallel clauses is the most basic way of showing the two-sided effect, typical of 6.5's direct, unembellished coherence.用平实的对比连接词"but"连接两个平行分句,是展示双面效果最基础的方式,典型体现了6.5分范文直接、朴素的连贯性。
   • LR“was very proud of himself for a week” — "Very proud of himself" is plain, workable phrasing; a higher band would reach for a more vivid word like "insufferable", which the 7.0/7.5 versions use for a more precise, humorous effect."Very proud of himself"是平实、可用的措辞;更高分的范文会选用更生动的词,比如7.0/7.5版本中使用的"insufferable",以达到更精准、更带幽默感的效果。
   • GRA“My nephew won a running race last year and was very proud of himself for a week, but two months later he lost badly, and after some tears he learned something about effort that winning had not taught him.” — This long sentence chains several ideas with repeated "and"/"but", a basic coordination pattern rather than the more varied, compressed structures used at higher bands.这个长句用重复的"and"/"but"串联起几个想法,是一种基础的并列模式,而不是高分范文中使用的更多样、更紧凑的结构。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer opens with the fronted evaluative phrase "Important in both directions" and uses the vivid word "insufferable", a step beyond the plainer, more literal 6.5 description.7.0分范文以前置的评价性短语"Important in both directions"开头,并使用了生动的词"insufferable",比6.5分中更平实、更直白的描述更进一步。

   Important in both directions, I'd say, and the losses may actually matter more. My nephew won a running race last year and was insufferable for a week; two months later he lost one badly and, after the tears, learned something about effort and about other people that the win hadn't taught him. Competition gives young people a measure of themselves, a reason to practise, and the experience of pressure in a safe form. It builds confidence when the challenge is fair and the child sometimes wins, but damages it when the child always loses or adults care too much.

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   我想说,竞争在两个方向上都很重要,而"输"实际上可能更重要。我侄子去年赢了一场赛跑,得意了整整一周让人受不了;两个月后他惨败,哭了一场之后,他领悟到了一些关于努力、也关于他人的道理,而这是赢的时候没能教给他的。竞争给年轻人提供了一种衡量自己的方式、一个练习的理由,以及以安全的形式体验压力的机会。当挑战是公平的、孩子偶尔能赢时,竞争有助于建立自信,但如果孩子总是输,或者大人过于在意输赢,竞争则会损害自信。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Important in both directions, I'd say, and the losses may actually matter more” — The trailing hedge "I'd say" attached to a fronted evaluative fragment is a natural conversational marker the 6.5 answer's fuller, plainer opening sentence doesn't include.附加在前置评价性片段后的缓和语"I'd say",是一个自然的口语标记,而这是6.5分范文中更完整、更平实的开头句所没有的。
   • LR“won a running race last year and was insufferable for a week” — "Insufferable" is a genuinely vivid, precise word for describing smugness, well beyond the plain "very proud of himself" used at 6.5."Insufferable"是一个真正生动、精准的词,用来形容自鸣得意,远胜于6.5分范文中平实的"very proud of himself"。
   • GRA“two months later he lost one badly and, after the tears, learned something about effort and about other people that the win hadn't taught him” — Inserting the compressed aside "after the tears" inside the main clause, rather than as a separate "and after some tears" phrase, is a moderately more flexible construction than the version used at 6.5.把压缩后的插入语"after the tears"嵌入主句里,而不是用一个独立的"and after some tears"短语,是一种比6.5分范文所用版本略微更灵活的结构。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer uses the formal, idiomatic "tears notwithstanding" and closes with the compact metaphor "The right dose is regular, low-stakes and varied", the kind of precise, evaluative phrasing that marks the top band.7.5分范文使用了正式、地道的"tears notwithstanding",并以紧凑的比喻"The right dose is regular, low-stakes and varied"收尾,这正是顶尖分数段精准、评价性措辞的典型特征。

   Important in both directions, and arguably the losses matter more. My nephew won a running race last year and turned thoroughly insufferable for a week; two months on, he lost one badly and, tears notwithstanding, learned something about effort and about other people that the winning never quite managed to teach him. Competition hands young people a measure of themselves, a reason to practise, pressure experienced in a safe, contained form. It builds confidence when the contest is fair and the child sometimes wins; it erodes confidence when the child always loses, or when adults care too much. The right dose is regular, low-stakes and varied, so every child wins at something.

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   竞争在两个方向上都很重要,而且可以说"输"更重要。我侄子去年赢了一场赛跑,得意了整整一周,变得让人完全无法忍受;两个月后他惨败一场,尽管哭了一鼻子,他还是领悟到了一些关于努力、也关于他人的道理,而这是"赢"始终没能真正教给他的。竞争给年轻人带来了一种衡量自己的方式、一个练习的理由,以及在安全、受控的形式下体验压力的机会。当比赛是公平的、孩子偶尔能赢时,竞争有助于建立自信;当孩子总是输,或者大人过于在意输赢时,竞争则会侵蚀自信。恰到好处的"剂量"应该是经常性的、低风险的、形式多样的,这样每个孩子都能在某个方面获胜。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“The right dose is regular, low-stakes and varied, so every child wins at something” — The medical metaphor "the right dose" delivering the closing generalisation is a more sophisticated, essay-like touch than the plainer contrast sentence used at the lower bands.用医学比喻"the right dose"来传达结尾的总结,是一种比低分范文中较为平实的对比句更高级、更具文章感的手法。
   • LR“two months on, he lost one badly and, tears notwithstanding, learned something” — "Notwithstanding" is a genuinely formal, less-common connector for a concession, well beyond the plain "after the tears" phrasing used at 7.0."Notwithstanding"是一个真正正式、不常见的让步连接词,远胜于7.0分范文中平实的"after the tears"表达。
   • GRA“It builds confidence when the contest is fair and the child sometimes wins; it erodes confidence when the child always loses, or when adults care too much” — The semicolon-joined, precisely parallel pair of clauses, using the more exact verb "erodes" instead of "hurt" or "damages", is a more polished construction than the equivalent sentence at the lower bands.用分号连接的一对精确平行的分句,使用更精准的动词"erodes"来代替"hurt"或"damages",这是一种比低分范文中对应句子更精致的结构。

6. 6. Do the most competitive people always succeed in life?

   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 "No" opinion with one plain contrasting example (the two classmates), closing with a simple final sentence linking cooperation and trust with "and".6.5分范文给出了直接的"No"观点,配以一个平实的对比例子(两位同学),最后以一句用"and"连接合作与信任的简单结尾句收尾。

   No, I do not think so, and I have seen proof of this. The most competitive designer in my class treated every colleague like a rival, won many prizes, but by the time he was thirty he had damaged every professional relationship he had. The calmer classmate, who shared her work and helped others, now runs a studio of twenty people. Being competitive can drive effort and ambition, which are real advantages. But most success depends on cooperation and trust, and overly competitive people can destroy that.

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   不,我不这么认为,而且我亲眼见证过这一点。我班上那个竞争心最强的设计师把每一位同事都当作对手,拿了很多奖,但到三十岁时,他已经把自己所有的职业关系都搞砸了。而那位性格更沉稳的同学,愿意分享自己的作品、帮助别人,如今经营着一家二十人的工作室。争强好胜确实能驱动努力和野心,这是实实在在的优势。但大多数的成功都依赖于合作与信任,而过度好胜的人恰恰会破坏这些东西。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“No, I do not think so, and I have seen proof of this” — The plain opening "No, I do not think so" states the position directly, the simplest possible way of answering, typical of 6.5's straightforward, unembellished coherence.开头平实的"No, I do not think so"直接表明了立场,是最简单的回答方式,典型体现了6.5分范文直接、朴素的连贯性。
   • LR“he had damaged every professional relationship he had” — "Damaged every professional relationship" is plain, functional phrasing; a higher band would reach for a more vivid verb like "burned" or "scorched", which the 7.0/7.5 versions use."Damaged every professional relationship"是平实、实用性的措辞;更高分的范文会选用更生动的动词,比如7.0/7.5版本中使用的"burned"或"scorched"。
   • GRA“But most success depends on cooperation and trust, and overly competitive people can destroy that.” — This sentence links two ideas with the basic connector "and" in a single coordinated sentence, a straightforward structure rather than the more layered phrasing at higher bands.这句话用基础连接词"and"在一个并列句中连接了两个想法,是一种直白的结构,而不是高分范文中更有层次的表达。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer replaces the plain "No, I do not think so" with the more vivid "No, and I trained alongside the proof", and closes with the compact, parallel sentence "Competitive enough helps; most competitive tends to end alone".7.0分范文用更生动的"No, and I trained alongside the proof"取代了平实的"No, I do not think so",并以紧凑、平行的句子"Competitive enough helps; most competitive tends to end alone"收尾。

   No, and I trained alongside the proof. The most competitive designer in my class treated every colleague as a rival, won most of the prizes, and by thirty had burned every professional relationship he had; the calm one, who shared her work and helped rivals, now runs a studio of twenty people. Competitiveness drives effort and ambition, which are real advantages, and some fields reward it directly. But most success depends on cooperation, trust and being someone others want to work with, and the fiercely competitive often destroy exactly that. Competitive enough helps; most competitive tends to end alone.

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   不,而且我当时就和这个"证据"一起受训。我班上那个竞争心最强的设计师把每一位同事都当作对手,拿了大部分的奖,到三十岁时已经把自己所有的职业关系都烧毁殆尽;而那位性格沉稳的同学,愿意分享自己的作品、还帮助对手,如今经营着一家二十人的工作室。争强好胜确实能驱动努力和野心,这是实实在在的优势,而且在某些领域,这种特质会直接得到回报。但大多数的成功都依赖于合作、信任,以及成为别人愿意共事的对象,而极度好胜的人往往恰恰会破坏这些东西。适度好胜有帮助;而争强好胜到极致的人,往往最终会孤身一人。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“No, and I trained alongside the proof” — This short, punchy opening links the answer to personal experience in one compact clause, a more confident and developed move than the flatter "No, I do not think so, and I have seen proof" sentence at 6.5.这个简短有力的开头用一个紧凑的分句把答案与个人经历联系起来,比6.5分中更平淡的"No, I do not think so, and I have seen proof"句子更自信、更充分。
   • LR“by thirty had burned every professional relationship he had” — "Burned" applied to relationships is a more vivid, figurative verb than the plain "damaged" used at 6.5 for the same idea."Burned"用于形容关系,是一个比6.5分范文中平实的"damaged"更生动、更具比喻性的动词。
   • GRA“Competitive enough helps; most competitive tends to end alone.” — The short, semicolon-joined, aphoristic closing sentence is a more sophisticated structure than the fuller, plainer closing sentence used at 6.5.这句用分号连接、格言式的简短结尾句,是一种比6.5分范文中更完整、更平实的结尾句更高级的结构。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer uses the idiomatic "hoovered up" and "torch", and closes with an added reflective layer questioning what 'success' even means, the kind of evaluative touch that marks the top band.7.5分范文使用了地道的"hoovered up"和"torch",并以一层反思性的追问收尾——"成功"究竟意味着什么,这正是顶尖分数段评价性笔触的典型特征。

   No, and I trained beside the proof of it. The most competitive designer in my class treated every colleague as a rival, hoovered up most of the prizes, and by thirty had scorched every professional relationship he'd ever had; the calm one, who shared her work freely and even helped rivals, now runs a studio of twenty people. Competitiveness drives effort and ambition, genuine advantages, and certain fields — sport, sales, law — reward it directly. But most success hinges on cooperation, trust, and simply being someone others want to work alongside, and the fiercely competitive tend to torch exactly that. There's also the question of what 'success' even means; the most competitive people I know are rarely the most content.

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   不,而且我当时就是和这个证据一起受训的。我班上那个竞争心最强的设计师把每一位同事都当作对手,把大部分的奖项都收入囊中,到三十岁时已经把自己所有的职业关系都烧成了灰;而那位性格沉稳的同学,愿意毫无保留地分享自己的作品、甚至帮助对手,如今经营着一家二十人的工作室。争强好胜确实能驱动努力和野心,这些都是实实在在的优势,而且在体育、销售、法律等某些领域,这种特质会直接得到回报。但大多数的成功都取决于合作、信任,以及单纯地成为别人愿意与之共事的人,而极度好胜的人往往恰恰会把这一切付之一炬。此外还有一个问题:"成功"究竟意味着什么?我认识的那些竞争心最强的人,往往并不是最满足、最知足的那些人。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“There's also the question of what 'success' even means; the most competitive people I know are rarely the most content” — This extra reflective closing sentence, absent from the lower bands, questions the very premise of the question, a more sophisticated final move than the tidy "Competitive enough helps; most competitive tends to end alone" ending used at 7.0.这句额外的反思性结尾句,是低分范文所没有的,它质疑了问题本身的前提,比7.0分范文中工整的结尾"Competitive enough helps; most competitive tends to end alone"更高级。
   • LR“hoovered up most of the prizes” — "Hoovered up" is a genuinely vivid, idiomatic verb for taking everything greedily, well beyond the plain "won" used at the lower bands."Hoovered up"是一个真正生动、地道的动词,用来形容贪婪地把一切收入囊中,远胜于低分范文中平实的"won"。
   • GRA“most success hinges on cooperation, trust, and simply being someone others want to work alongside” — "Hinges on" is a more precise, slightly formal collocation than the plain "depends on" repeated at the lower bands, showing deliberate lexical variation."Hinges on"是一个比低分范文中反复使用的平实"depends on"更精确、略显正式的搭配,展现出刻意的用词变化。

7. 7. Do international events improve relations between countries?

   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 "A little" opinion and one plain example about a football tournament, repeating the connector "But" twice to link its main points.6.5分范文给出了直接的"A little"观点,并配以一个关于足球赛的平实例子,两次重复使用连接词"But"来连接主要论点。

   A little, but mostly between ordinary people rather than governments. During a regional football tournament, the rivalry between Vietnam and a neighbouring country was strong on the pitch but friendly in the stands, with fans swapping shirts and taking photos together. But the same match caused ugly comments online. These events let people see each other as real people instead of just headlines, which is valuable. But they do not really change political interests, countries that argue over borders still argue after the tournament ends.

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   有一点点,但主要体现在普通民众之间,而不是政府之间。在一场地区足球赛期间,越南与邻国之间的对抗在球场上十分激烈,但在看台上却很友好,球迷们互换球衣、一起拍照。但同一场比赛也在网上引发了一些不堪入目的评论。这类赛事让人们能把彼此看作真实的人,而不只是新闻标题,这一点很有价值。但它们并不能真正改变政治利益,那些因边境问题争执不休的国家,赛事结束后照样继续争执。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“But the same match caused ugly comments online” — Repeating the plain contrast connector "But" for a second time is typical of 6.5's basic, repetitive coherence devices, rather than varying the transition with a different phrase.第二次重复使用平实的对比连接词"But",典型体现了6.5分范文基础、重复的连贯手法,而不是用不同的短语来变化过渡方式。
   • LR“caused ugly comments online” — "Ugly comments" is plain, workable phrasing; a higher band would reach for a more vivid phrase like "curdled into ugliness", which the 7.5 version uses."Ugly comments"是平实、可用的措辞;更高分的范文会选用更生动的表达,比如7.5版本中使用的"curdled into ugliness"。
   • GRA“But they do not really change political interests, countries that argue over borders still argue after the tournament ends.” — This sentence joins two ideas with a comma splice-like structure rather than a clear connector, a slightly loose but basic way of linking ideas typical of 6.5.这句话用一种类似逗号粘连的结构来连接两个想法,而不是用一个明确的连接词,这是一种略显松散但基础的连接方式,典型体现了6.5分范文的特点。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer uses the dash-marked aside "fans swapped shirts and photos" and the semicolon-joined closing sentence, a moderately more complex structure than the 6.5 answer's repeated "But" sentences.7.0分范文使用了破折号标示的插入语"fans swapped shirts and photos",以及分号连接的结尾句,比6.5分范文中重复使用"But"的句子结构略微更复杂。

   A little, and mostly among ordinary people rather than governments. During a regional football tournament, the rivalry between Vietnam and a neighbouring country was fierce on the pitch and warm in the stands — fans swapped shirts and photos — while the same match produced ugliness in the online comment sections. Events let people meet the other country as faces rather than headlines, and that's genuinely valuable. They also give governments a stage to be seen cooperating. But they don't really change interests; countries that argue over borders still argue after the closing ceremony.

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   有一点点,而且主要体现在普通民众之间,而不是政府之间。在一场地区足球赛期间,越南与邻国之间的对抗在球场上十分激烈,而在看台上却很温情——球迷们互换球衣、互相拍照——与此同时,同一场比赛却在网络评论区催生了不堪的言论。这类赛事让人们能以真实的面孔而非新闻标题去认识另一个国家,这一点确实很有价值。它们也给政府提供了一个展示"合作姿态"的舞台。但它们并不能真正改变各国的利益诉求;那些因边境问题争执不休的国家,闭幕式结束后照样继续争执。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Events let people meet the other country as faces rather than headlines, and that's genuinely valuable” — The phrase "genuinely valuable" attached with "and that's" is a more natural, reflective way of adding an evaluation than the separate plain sentence "which is valuable" used at 6.5.用"and that's"接上的短语"genuinely valuable",是一种比6.5分范文中独立的平实句子"which is valuable"更自然、更具反思性的评价方式。
   • LR“produced ugliness in the online comment sections” — "Produced ugliness" is a more vivid, abstract phrase than the plainer "caused ugly comments" used at 6.5 for the same idea."Produced ugliness"是一个比6.5分范文中表达同一想法时使用的平实说法"caused ugly comments"更生动、更抽象的短语。
   • GRA“countries that argue over borders still argue after the closing ceremony” — The specific detail "the closing ceremony" replacing the vaguer "after the tournament ends" used at 6.5 gives this closing sentence a slightly more precise, developed image.用具体细节"the closing ceremony"取代6.5分范文中较为模糊的"after the tournament ends",让这句结尾句多了一层略微更精确、更充分展开的画面感。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer uses the vivid verb "curdled" and the negative-fronted construction "What they don't do is shift underlying interests", closing with the balanced summary "help at the human level and stay roughly neutral at the political one".7.5分范文使用了生动的动词"curdled",以及否定前置结构"What they don't do is shift underlying interests",最后以平衡的总结句"help at the human level and stay roughly neutral at the political one"收尾。

   A little, and mostly at the human level rather than the political one. During a regional football tournament, the rivalry between Vietnam and a neighbouring country ran fierce on the pitch and unexpectedly warm in the stands — fans swapping shirts and photos — while that same match somehow curdled into ugliness in the online comment sections. Events let people encounter the other country as faces rather than headlines, which genuinely counts for something, and they hand governments a stage on which to be seen cooperating. What they don't do is shift underlying interests; nations still squabbling over borders keep squabbling long after the closing ceremony. On balance, they help at the human level and stay roughly neutral at the political one.

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   有一点点,而且主要体现在人与人之间的层面,而不是政治层面。在一场地区足球赛期间,越南与邻国之间的对抗在球场上打得十分激烈,而在看台上却出人意料地温情脉脉——球迷们互换球衣、互相拍照——与此同时,同一场比赛却在网络评论区莫名其妙地催生了一片污言秽语。这类赛事让人们能以真实的面孔而非新闻标题去认识另一个国家,这一点确实有其分量,而且它们也给政府提供了一个展示"合作姿态"的舞台。但它们做不到的是改变各方潜在的利益诉求;那些还在为边境问题争吵不休的国家,闭幕式结束后仍然会继续争吵。总的来说,这类赛事在人与人的层面上有所助益,但在政治层面上大致保持中立。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“What they don't do is shift underlying interests; nations still squabbling over borders keep squabbling long after the closing ceremony” — Fronting the negative clause "What they don't do is..." is a more sophisticated way of managing the contrast than the plainer "But they do not really change political interests" sentence used at 6.5.把否定从句"What they don't do is..."前置,是一种比6.5分范文中较为平实的"But they do not really change political interests"句子更高级的对比处理方式。
   • LR“that same match somehow curdled into ugliness in the online comment sections” — "Curdled" is a genuinely vivid, unusual metaphor for something turning sour, well beyond the plain "caused ugly comments" or "produced ugliness" phrasing used at the lower bands."Curdled"是一个真正生动、不寻常的比喻,用来表示事情变糟,远胜于低分范文中平实的"caused ugly comments"或"produced ugliness"表达。
   • GRA“On balance, they help at the human level and stay roughly neutral at the political one” — This closing sentence uses the fronted evaluative phrase "On balance" and a balanced parallel structure, a more compact, essay-like construction than the plainer closing sentences at the lower bands.这句结尾用前置的评价性短语"On balance"以及一个平衡的平行结构,比低分范文中较为平实的结尾句更紧凑、更具文章感。

8. 8. Do neighbouring countries have a more intense rivalry than countries that are geographically further apart?

   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 opens with the direct "Usually, yes" and gives one plain riverside example, closing with a simple, general final sentence about distant countries.6.5分范文以直接的"Usually, yes"开头,给出一个平实的河边例子,最后以一句关于遥远国家的简单、笼统的结尾句收尾。

   Usually, yes. On the river near me, two fishing villages facing each other across the water have had a strong racing rivalry for many years, while a team from a faraway province is treated politely but without much feeling. This is similar between countries too, neighbours share history, borders and sometimes old conflicts, so a match carries all of that meaning. They also compare themselves to each other often, because a neighbour is the natural comparison. A country far away feels more like an idea than a real rival.

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   通常是这样的。在我家附近的河边,两个隔水相望的渔村之间多年来一直存在着激烈的龙舟竞赛对抗,而来自遥远省份的队伍则会受到礼貌但缺乏情感投入的对待。国家之间也是类似的情况,邻国之间共享历史、边界,有时还有旧日的冲突,所以一场比赛就承载着这一切意义。它们也常常互相比较,因为邻国是最自然的比较对象。而一个遥远的国家给人的感觉更像是一个抽象概念,而不是一个真正的对手。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“This is similar between countries too, neighbours share history, borders and sometimes old conflicts, so a match carries all of that meaning” — Linking the local example to the wider point with the plain phrase "This is similar" and the basic connector "so" is a straightforward, direct move typical of 6.5's coherence.用平实的短语"This is similar"和基础连接词"so"把本地例子与更广泛的论点联系起来,是一种直接、直白的处理方式,典型体现了6.5分范文的连贯性。
   • LR“a team from a faraway province is treated politely but without much feeling” — "Politely but without much feeling" is plain, workable phrasing; a higher band would reach for a more precise phrase like "polite indifference", which the 7.0/7.5 versions use."Politely but without much feeling"是平实、可用的措辞;更高分的范文会选用更精确的表达,比如7.0/7.5版本中使用的"polite indifference"。
   • GRA“A country far away feels more like an idea than a real rival.” — This is a fairly simple comparative sentence stated on its own, without the more vivid, abstract vocabulary the higher bands use for the same closing idea.这是一个相当简单的比较句,独立陈述,没有使用高分范文为同一结尾想法所用的更生动、更抽象的词汇。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer uses the precise collocation "polite indifference" and the semicolon-joined sentence "Distant countries are abstractions; nobody has a grudge...", a moderately more sophisticated structure than the 6.5 answer.7.0分范文使用了精准的搭配"polite indifference",以及分号连接的句子"Distant countries are abstractions; nobody has a grudge...",比6.5分范文的结构略微更高级。

   Usually, yes — on that river, the two fishing villages that face each other across the water have had a bitter racing rivalry for decades, while a crew from a distant province is greeted with polite indifference. The same holds between nations: neighbours share history, borders, migrants, disputed fishing grounds and old wars, so a match carries all of that. They also compare themselves constantly, because the neighbour is the natural measure. Distant countries are abstractions; nobody has a grudge against a place they've never thought about. There are exceptions, but the purely sporting rivalries are almost always next door.

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   通常是这样的——在那条河上,两个隔水相望的渔村之间几十年来一直存在着激烈的龙舟竞赛对抗,而来自遥远省份的船队则只会得到礼貌而冷淡的对待。国家之间也是同样的道理:邻国之间共享历史、边界、移民、有争议的渔场和旧日的战争,所以一场比赛就承载着这一切。它们也常常不断地互相比较,因为邻国是最自然的衡量对象。遥远的国家不过是抽象概念;没有人会对一个自己从未想过的地方心存芥蒂。当然也有例外,但纯粹体育层面的对抗,几乎总是发生在近邻之间。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“The same holds between nations: neighbours share history, borders, migrants, disputed fishing grounds and old wars” — The colon introducing a list of shared factors manages the transition to the wider point more elegantly than the plainer "This is similar between countries too" sentence used at 6.5.用冒号引出一系列共同因素的列举,比6.5分范文中较为平实的"This is similar between countries too"句子更优雅地处理了向更广泛论点的过渡。
   • LR“a crew from a distant province is greeted with polite indifference” — "Polite indifference" is a precise, moderately less common collocation, well beyond the vaguer "treated politely but without much feeling" phrase used at 6.5."Polite indifference"是一个精准、相当不常见的搭配,远胜于6.5分范文中较为模糊的"treated politely but without much feeling"短语。
   • GRA“Distant countries are abstractions; nobody has a grudge against a place they've never thought about.” — The semicolon joining two balanced clauses is a more sophisticated structure than the simpler final sentence used at 6.5 for the same closing idea.用分号连接两个对称的分句,是一种比6.5分范文中为同一结尾想法所用的更简单的句子更高级的结构。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer uses the idiomatic "nursed a bitter rivalry" and "the obvious yardstick", compressing a whole clause into the phrase "a single match arrives already loaded with all of that baggage", the kind of vivid, economical grammar expected at the top band.7.5分范文使用了地道的"nursed a bitter rivalry"和"the obvious yardstick",并把整整一个从句压缩进短语"a single match arrives already loaded with all of that baggage"中,这正是顶尖分数段所期待的生动、经济的语法特征。

   Usually, yes — on that particular river, the two fishing villages facing each other across the water have nursed a bitter racing rivalry for decades, while a crew from some distant province gets greeted with nothing sharper than polite indifference. The same pattern plays out between nations: neighbours share history, borders, migrants, disputed fishing grounds and old wars, so a single match arrives already loaded with all of that baggage. They measure themselves against each other constantly too, since the neighbour is the obvious yardstick. Distant countries, by contrast, remain abstractions; nobody nurses a grudge against a place they've scarcely thought about. Exceptions exist, but the purely sporting rivalries are almost always the ones next door.

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   通常是这样的——就在那条河上,两个隔水相望的渔村之间几十年来一直滋养着一段激烈的龙舟竞赛对抗,而来自某个遥远省份的船队所得到的,顶多不过是礼貌的冷淡罢了。这一模式在国家之间同样上演:邻国之间共享历史、边界、移民、有争议的渔场和旧日的战争,所以单单一场比赛,一开场就已经背负着这一切"包袱"。它们也不断地互相衡量,因为邻国是最显而易见的标尺。相比之下,遥远的国家依然只是抽象概念;没有人会对一个自己几乎从未想过的地方心存芥蒂。当然也有例外,但纯粹体育层面的对抗,几乎总是发生在近邻之间。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“a crew from some distant province gets greeted with nothing sharper than polite indifference” — The construction "nothing sharper than polite indifference" delivers the same idea as "polite indifference" at 7.0 but with an added layer of understatement, showing more sophisticated discourse control.结构"nothing sharper than polite indifference"传达了与7.0分中"polite indifference"相同的想法,但增添了一层轻描淡写的效果,展现出更高级的语篇掌控力。
   • LR“the two fishing villages facing each other across the water have nursed a bitter racing rivalry for decades” — "Nursed" applied to a rivalry is a genuinely vivid, figurative verb, well beyond the plain "have had" used at the lower bands."Nursed"用于形容一段对抗关系,是一个真正生动、富有比喻性的动词,远胜于低分范文中平实的"have had"。
   • GRA“a single match arrives already loaded with all of that baggage” — The metaphor "loaded with... baggage" compresses the whole list of shared history into one vivid image, a more economical construction than the plain "a match carries all of that" phrasing used at 7.0.比喻"loaded with... baggage"把整份共同历史的清单压缩进一个生动的意象里,比7.0分范文中平实的"a match carries all of that"表达更经济。

9. 9. Is the only way to achieve world peace to eliminate competition?

   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 opens with a direct "I do not think so" and gives one plain example about the losing teams, closing with a simple "So" summary of the position.6.5分范文以直接的"I do not think so"开头,给出一个关于落败队伍的平实例子,最后以简单的"So"总结句概括立场收尾。

   I do not think so. After the final, the losing teams were drinking beer with the winners, even though they had spent the whole morning trying to beat each other, which shows competition with rules can actually bring people together. Peace does not need the absence of rivalry, it needs rivalry to be controlled and not turn into violence. Sport, trade and science are good outlets for competitive feelings. What really threatens peace is competition without any limits, like fighting over land with weapons. So I think the goal is to keep competition within fair rules.

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   我不这么认为。决赛结束后,落败的队伍和获胜的队伍一起喝啤酒,尽管他们整个上午都在努力想要打败对方,这说明有规则约束的竞争其实能够把人们团结在一起。和平并不需要没有对抗,它需要的是让对抗受到控制,不至于演变成暴力。体育、贸易和科学都是竞争情绪的良好宣泄口。真正威胁和平的是没有任何限制的竞争,比如用武器争夺土地。所以我认为,目标应该是把竞争控制在公平的规则之内。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“So I think the goal is to keep competition within fair rules” — The plain "So" opener on this closing sentence delivers the final restatement in the simplest possible way, typical of 6.5's direct, unembellished coherence.这个结尾句以平实的'So'开头，用最简单的方式给出了最后的重述，是6.5分那种直接、不加修饰的连贯性的典型代表。
   • LR“Sport, trade and science are good outlets for competitive feelings” — "Good outlets for competitive feelings" is plain, workable phrasing; a higher band would reach for a more vivid phrase like "exactly those channels", which the 7.0/7.5 versions use."Good outlets for competitive feelings"是平实、可用的措辞;更高分的范文会选用更生动的表达,比如7.0/7.5版本中使用的"exactly those channels"。
   • GRA“After the final, the losing teams were drinking beer with the winners, even though they had spent the whole morning trying to beat each other, which shows competition with rules can actually bring people together.” — This long sentence chains ideas together with "even though" and "which", a workable but somewhat mechanical structure compared to the more varied phrasing at higher bands.这个长句用"even though"和"which"把各个想法串联起来,是一种可行但略显机械的结构,相比高分范文更多样的表达要逊色一些。

   7.0 分

   The 7.0 answer opens with the reflective clause "and the riverbank suggested why" and uses a participial phrase, "having spent the whole morning trying to beat them", a step beyond the plainer, fuller clauses of the 6.5 answer.7.0分范文以反思性从句"and the riverbank suggested why"开头,并使用了分词短语"having spent the whole morning trying to beat them",比6.5分范文更平实、更完整的从句更进一步。

   I don't think so, and the riverbank suggested why. An hour after the final, the losing crews were drinking beer with the winners, having spent the whole morning trying to beat them — competition with rules and respect brings people together rather than apart. Peace doesn't require the absence of rivalry; it requires that rivalry be channelled into things that don't kill anyone. Sport, trade and science are exactly those channels, and a world without them would still have ambition with nowhere to go. What actually threatens peace is competition without limits, for territory, for domination, with weapons.

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   我不这么认为,而那个河边的场景恰好说明了原因。决赛结束一小时后,落败的船队正和获胜的船队一起喝啤酒,尽管他们整个上午都在努力想要打败对方——有规则、有尊重的竞争,能把人们团结在一起,而不是分裂开来。和平并不要求没有对抗;它要求的是把对抗引导到不会致人于死地的事情上去。体育、贸易和科学恰恰就是这样的渠道,如果没有它们,世界依然会有野心,却无处安放。真正威胁和平的,是没有限制的竞争——为了领土、为了支配权、动用武器的竞争。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“I don't think so, and the riverbank suggested why” — The reflective addition "and the riverbank suggested why" attached to the opening opinion is a more natural, developed move than the bare "I do not think so" statement used at 6.5.附加在开头观点后的反思性补充"and the riverbank suggested why",是一种比6.5分范文中单纯的"I do not think so"陈述更自然、更充分的处理方式。
   • LR“competition with rules and respect brings people together rather than apart” — "Brings people together rather than apart" is a more precise contrastive phrase than the vaguer "can actually bring people together" used at 6.5."Brings people together rather than apart"是一个比6.5分范文中较为模糊的"can actually bring people together"更精确的对比短语。
   • GRA“having spent the whole morning trying to beat them” — This participial phrase compresses the "even though they had spent..." clause used at 6.5 into a more economical construction, folding the concession directly into the sentence.这个分词短语把6.5分范文中使用的"even though they had spent..."从句压缩成一个更经济的结构,把让步的意思直接融入句子里。

   7.5 分

   The 7.5 answer closes with the wry, idiomatic final sentence "Eliminating it entirely would be both impossible and, I suspect, deadly boring", the kind of small evaluative closing touch expected at the top band.7.5分范文以诙谐、地道的结尾句"Eliminating it entirely would be both impossible and, I suspect, deadly boring"收尾,这正是顶尖分数段所期待的那种小巧而带评价色彩的收尾笔触。

   I don't think so, and the riverbank hinted at why. An hour after the final, the losing crews were sharing beer with the very people they'd spent the morning trying to beat — competition bound by rules and mutual respect draws people together rather than apart. Peace doesn't demand the absence of rivalry; it demands that rivalry be channelled somewhere that doesn't get anyone killed. Sport, trade and science are precisely those channels, and a world stripped of them would still harbour ambition and grievance with nowhere left to go. What genuinely threatens peace is competition without limits — over territory, over domination, fought with weapons. Eliminating it entirely would be both impossible and, I suspect, deadly boring.

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   我不这么认为,而那个河边的场景恰好暗示了原因。决赛结束一小时后,落败的船队正和自己整个上午都在拼命想要打败的那些人一起分享啤酒——受规则与相互尊重约束的竞争,能把人们凝聚在一起,而不是分裂开来。和平并不要求没有对抗;它要求的是把对抗引导到不会致人于死地的地方去。体育、贸易和科学恰恰就是这样的渠道,如果没有它们,这个世界依然会藏着野心和积怨,却无处安放。真正威胁和平的,是没有限制的竞争——为了领土、为了支配权、动用武器进行的争夺。要彻底消除这种竞争既不可能,而且我怀疑,那样的世界也会无聊得要命。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Eliminating it entirely would be both impossible and, I suspect, deadly boring” — This wry, understated closing sentence adds an evaluative touch entirely absent from the flatter, tidier endings of the lower bands, showing confident, almost essay-like command of tone.这句诙谐、轻描淡写的结尾句增添了一层评价色彩,而这在低分范文更平淡、更工整的结尾中是完全没有的,展现出自信、近乎文章式的语气掌控力。
   • LR“a world stripped of them would still harbour ambition and grievance with nowhere left to go” — "Harbour" applied to ambition and grievance is a genuinely vivid, less-common verb choice, well beyond the plain "have" used at the lower bands for the same idea."Harbour"用于形容野心和积怨,是一个真正生动、不常见的动词选择,远胜于低分范文中表达同一想法时使用的平实"have"。
   • GRA“the losing crews were sharing beer with the very people they'd spent the morning trying to beat” — The phrase "the very people they'd spent the morning trying to beat" compresses the concession into a single relative clause, a more flexible, economical construction than the separate participial phrase used at 7.0.短语"the very people they'd spent the morning trying to beat"把让步的意思压缩进一个单独的定语从句里,比7.0分范文中独立的分词短语更灵活、更经济。