Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
I had a bike when I was a child. It was a birthday gift for my 6th birthday by my mother. After receiving that bike, I quickly learned how to ride it with the help of my mom and my friend within two weeks.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Bikes are extremely popular in my country. First of all, a lot of kids love to ride bikes after school. Second, there are shared bikes along the streets almost everywhere you can see. You can simply scan the QR code with your phone and start using it. It's extremely convenient, that's why so popular.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 88.0建議: Good, direct answer with clear supporting details and a short personal story. To improve, make the response slightly more concise and natural: start with a clear topic sentence, use one or two linking words for coherence, and avoid redundant phrases (e.g., "birthday gift for my 6th birthday" -> "a gift for my sixth birthday"). You can add one specific detail (where you practiced or how you felt) to enrich the answer without exceeding the 5-sentence limit.
範例: Yes, I did. My mother gave me a bike for my sixth birthday, and with help from her and a friend I learned to ride it within two weeks. I practiced every afternoon in the quiet park near our house and felt proud the first time I rode without help.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 82.0建議: Clear opinion and useful examples, but the answer is slightly repetitive and could be more cohesive. Improve by beginning with a concise topic sentence, then use linking words to connect reasons (e.g., "Firstly," "Moreover,") and combine short sentences to avoid repetition. Add one specific statistic or example of where shared bikes are common to make it more concrete.
範例: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. Firstly, many children ride bikes after school for fun; moreover, cities have widespread bike-sharing systems—for example, near subway stations you can rent a bike by scanning a QR code—so cycling is both recreational and practical.
× It was a birthday gift for my 6th birthday by my mother.
✓ It was a birthday gift from my mother for my 6th birthday.
The original sentence uses 'by my mother' which is awkward with 'gift' because we normally use 'from' to indicate the giver. This is not a past participle error in form but fits common usage of prepositions with passive-like constructions; however according to the provided list, this is best treated as verb in the past participle context because 'was' + complement requires correct prepositional phrase. Suggestion: use 'from' to show the giver and place the time expression ('for my 6th birthday') after the giver for clarity.
× After receiving that bike, I quickly learned how to ride it with the help of my mom and my friend within two weeks.
✓ After receiving that bike, I quickly learned how to ride it with the help of my mom and a friend within two weeks.
The phrase 'my friend' implies a specific individual; 'a friend' is more natural here unless referring to a particular named friend. This is primarily a noun phrase/preposition choice but fits present tense context ordering. Suggestion: use 'a friend' or specify the friend's relationship (for example, 'a neighbor') to make the sentence sound natural.
× Bikes are extremely popular in my country.
✓ Bicycles are extremely popular in my country.
'Bikes' is colloquial; 'bicycles' is more formal and fits spoken test answers. This is a word choice preference within present tense statements. Suggestion: use 'bicycles' for formal clarity, though 'bikes' is not grammatically wrong.
× First of all, a lot of kids love to ride bikes after school.
✓ First of all, many children love to ride bicycles after school.
'a lot of kids' is informal and 'kids' with 'bikes' is colloquial; also 'a lot of' can be replaced by 'many' and 'kids' by 'children' for formality. This addresses singular/plural register and word choice: 'children' (plural) matches 'many'. Suggestion: use 'many children' and 'bicycles' for clearer, more formal expression.
× Second, there are shared bikes along the streets almost everywhere you can see.
✓ Second, there are shared bicycles along the streets; you can see them almost everywhere.
'Along the streets almost everywhere you can see' is awkwardly ordered. Reordering and adding 'them' clarifies the reference. The main issue is prepositional and word order: 'along the streets' is fine, but 'almost everywhere you can see' should be 'you can see them almost everywhere' or 'almost everywhere'. Suggestion: place 'almost everywhere' next to the clause it modifies and use a pronoun to avoid repetition.
× You can simply scan the QR code with your phone and start using it.
✓ You can simply scan the QR code with your phone and start using the bike.
The pronoun 'it' is ambiguous: does it refer to the QR code, the bike, or the phone? In this context, the intended meaning is to start using the bike, so replace 'it' with 'the bike' to remove ambiguity. Suggestion: use a clear noun instead of an ambiguous pronoun.
× It's extremely convenient, that's why so popular.
✓ It's extremely convenient; that's why they are so popular.
The original is a comma splice and omits the subject in the second clause. 'That's why so popular' lacks a subject and is ungrammatical. Correct by joining with a semicolon or conjunction and supplying the subject 'they' referring to shared bicycles, and include 'are'. Suggestion: use 'that's why they are so popular' or 'which is why they are so popular'.