5. Do you think practical skills such as communication skills and critical thinking are important for students' development in a long run? Why?
这个问题其实拓展了practical skills的外延，也继续考查考生对这个概念的理解。考生可以从不同的角度来回答交际技巧与理性思维的重要性，同时也可以使用多种修辞方法来增强自己的顺服力。

Candidate 1: I hold a firm stand that practical skills are crucial and indispensable for students' development in the long run. Without effective communication, people cannot share useful information with each other and making friends proves to be difficult. This certainly cannot help the students to develop into a well-balanced individual.
Moreover, critical thinking enables the students to identify truth from fallacy(谬误), which is significant in their future life. In a word, everyone should improve practical skills as much as one can.

Candidate 2: Yes, I think so. When we go to work in the society, we won't work alone. It will be efficient for us to work as a team. So the communication skills is indispensable(不可或缺的). And proper communication will mark the team more united. Critial thinking is necessary for us to be independent. It is impossible and impractical to follow the thoughts of others all the time and we ought to express our own mind in a proper way.

6. Why some elderly people get back to school for education?
现如今越来越多的从业者在工作一般时间后又重返校园，继续深造。象牙塔里的生活虽然单调，但却纯洁无暇、充满乐趣。或许也正是因为这个原因，许多已经参加工作的人又重返校园，重温那段恬静而安静的时光。回答好这个问题要求应答者有很好的总结能力。

Candidate 1: Recently, we can see a lot of elderly people in schools or college studying with us. They study hard, listen to the teacher very carefully and the expressions on their faces looks even happier than us. Yes, they are enjoying the school life and taking a rest there. Now our educational system has undertaken(承担) some revolutions to offer those people the chance to return to school. All in all, schools or college are no longer the places only for the young. They are heaven for all people who are thirsty for(渴望) education.

Candidate 2: Nowadays we find many people who have already had a job return to school for further education. That's interesting. But why? First, the development of economy and society poses(施加) pressure and challenges to people. If you want to catch up with the advancing society and get a good job, you must gain more knowledge and broaden your mind. Second, knowledge is constantly changing and updating. Comparing with young people who have just graduated and mastered the lastest knowledge, elderly people long to get back to school to study the updating knowledge and ideas so that they may win in the job competition.

Candidate 3: It's universally acknowledged(众所周知) that the world is changing fast before we get ready for it. What we learn now is probably going to be useless when we graduate form the college someday. In other words, what we are doing now is all in vain to some extent, to say nothing of(更别提) those who have left school for years. Knowledge is power. In order to follow up with(追赶上) the rapid progress of modern world, we young people should equip ourselves with updated knowledge. So it is with elderly people. That's why many of them go back to school for further study.
相对于Candidate 1的回答，Candidate 2的回答显然更现实了一些。列举出两点从业者重返校园的原因，观点明晰，语言流畅。

7. What's your understanding of the concept "life education"?
终身学习的理念可谓是学习的最高境界。答案可以涵盖答题人的学习心得和对生活的感情。

Candidate 1: According to my understanding, life education means learning throughout the whole life on one's own initiative(自出的). If a person is senstive enough, he or she will find that life's philosophy exists everywhere.Never stop absorbing nutrition from the seemingly common life. For adults, they'd better open their mind to receive updated knowledge, to keep pace with the era to get a further understanding of the world. Without studying, they cannot compete with the energetic and talented young generation.

Candidate 2: Life education is an inevitable trend(必然的趋势) nowadays. With the development of society, it requires us to be knowledgeable and command more skills. That is to say, if we don't keep learning, we will be less competitive and may be laid off someday. The importance of life education for adults lies in some aspects; at first, it makes a person more skillful and keeps the pace of society. Then they may have more chance of promotions because of their dillgence. Last but not least, they can set good examples for the next generation.

8. How to be a good online learner?
上网对于大学生而言，大多成为休闲娱乐的一种方式，此题用How提问，旨在引导学生成为一名有效的网络资源利用者，成为一名learner。尽管题目不长，但是还是表现出出题者颇具匠心的设计，因此不妨认真地进行思考，多找出一些值得借鉴的建议。

Candidate 1: Recently, with the development of distance learning technology, the topic "how to be a good online learner" has been brought into focus. Personally, I think following tips can help you to be a good learner.
Firstly, you'd better manage your time properly. Since you can arrange you time freely, you should find the golden time in a day for your study. In order to make your work more efficient, it is rather a good way. Meanwhile, if you can not resist the temptation in the outer world, then you can only benefit little from the online education.
Secondly, you should learn to balance your personal obligations. There can never be only one thing that you need to deal with in your daily life. Since you are a person with many characters in the society, there is no doubt that you must undertake many obligations.
Thirdly, a good study envrionment is also essential. As an online learner, admittedly, you do not have a particular place to study or a particular discussion group. Well, it doesn't mean that you are isolated(孤立的). You should make yourself an active "classmate" in the online chat rooms.
Fourthly, asking questions can always be a good habit of learning. Nowadays, most online education websites provide us many ways to talk to the online teachers directly. You can have an immediate response from the teachers just as you put up your hand in a traditional classroom.
Finally, get what you give. You have already paid for the equipment and facilities. And for online learning, you at least must own a computer. Apparently, you have given so much, then you must get what you want to achieve when you at first decide to begin the courses. Never give up. You can do it if you try your best.

Candidate 2: Whether you want to be a good online learner or not, you really should know something about how to do it, because internet and online learning are inevitable nowadays. I would like to give you some tips:
First, control yourself well. If nobody disciplines you or guides you, you may feel at ease. However, this will lead you to be the "last minute person". You should be self-disciplined. Do not turn on sets or MP3 until you finish your online task in the given time.
Second, manage your time well. It's up to you to decide when to start and when to stop. So it needs a larger time investment overall. As the old saying goes, " Time waits for nobody, if it is wasted, you can never get it back."
Third, participate in activities. If you get some cooperation homework, take an active part in it. Exchange thoughts, opinions and information with others at the audio or video instruction.
Last, make proper target. Try to make some small but proper targets, like reviewing and previewing lessons. They can motivate(激发) you to keep studying hard. I've just shown some universal(普遍的) principles of learning online. If you apply them into practice, they can contribute to your own study as well.

Candidate 1考虑很全面，同时解答了How和Why两个问题。语言表达朴实，修饰不多，通过使用关联词将各种观点分而析之。Candidate 2使用动词短语词组作为并列词，是一种值得称道的回答方法，不仅重点突出，而且观点鲜明。题目要求回答How，那么control/manage/participate/make引导的四组词汇无疑提供了直接明了的答案。

9. What's your opinion on long-distance education?
long-distance是online learner的一种具体方式，该问题是对在线学习的进一步推进。由于远程教育是一种新型的现代教学方式，社会上对其观点不一，众说纷纭，希望通过答案能够看到你的真知灼见。

Candidate 1: Education plays a vital role in everyone's life. With the changing of ways of education, distance education becomes more and more popular. While, just as every coin has two sides, we can't judge it one-sidedly.
Firstly, we can not deny that it does good to people to some degree. It provides people with more opportunities. You can learn whatever you want whenever and wherever. Information is available 24 hours a day.
Secondly, regular courses depend heavily on books and other traditional paper based materials while distance education posts lectures and assignments electronically, which is very envrionment-friendly.
Thirdly, that's really good for the adult and the disabled. For adults, who are runing around in circles to balance work with a growing family. For the disabled, it will protect them from suffering in the regular school.But there are still some disadvantages. To begin with, people learning through distance education may not control themselves very well. They may be other things like eating, watching or even sleeping while they are online. What's worse, though it's easy to sit back in online course, your learning will suffer if you don't participate. You'll lose interest little by little. Last but not least, children learning through it may lose ready-made friends who court a great deal in children's childhood. Without anyone to talk to or to play with, children may not grow up well physically and mentally.
In a word, we should take it seriously when we choose our way of education. Always remember that suitable for you is the best.