4. Do you think that modern scientific inventions have really improved our lives?

現代科技已經滲透到我們生活的各個方面。這道題目問考生是否認為科技發明真正改善了我們的生活。答案是肯定的。需要斟酌的是從哪幾個方面回答這個問題。其實，這道題目的回答采取舉例說明的方式最具說服力。

Candidate 1: With the rapid development of modern technology, the scientific inventions have made a deeper effect on human beings' lives and do improve our lives.

Since you open your eyes and start a new day, you have already been interconnected with the scientific inventions. You use wash fountain to wash face so that you look more spirited. You turn on the bread-maker to cook the fresh bread or breakfast. You drive the car or take a bus to work, and on your way to school, you can turn on the radio and listen to the wouderful music. You sit in the chair, and listen to the teachers' explanations with the help of the computer. When you finish your work and come back, switch on the TV to watch and interesting movie, and at the same time you open the fridge, drink an ice-cold coke, which would be the coolest thing to relax yourself! After supper, you go to bed and read a book under the table lamp, which will accompany you till the midnight.

Just see how the scientific inventions have improved our lives in every common day. Try to imagine, can we live so comfortably and conveniently without them?

Candidate 2: Apparently, I do agree with the view that modern scientific inventions have really improved our lives.

21st century is the century of technology. Nowadays, technology exists everywhere and plays a vital role in our daily life. The development of technology has a significant effect on our society. Several technologies that we usually use include the computer, camera, and cell phone. These technologies make our life much easier and better.

For instance, the development of computer changes our life. Decades ago, people needed to do quantities of complex calculations by hand because they did not have computers, and more obviously, they did not have softwave for calculation. As a consequence, people spent hours on the equations which a computer can solve within a minute. With the development of computer, people are able to take advantage of it to compute many a complex function and mathematical calculation, which makes computer become one of the most useful inventions, as well as an assistant of human beings.

To sum up, I believe that modern scientific inventions have a profound impact on our life. It is very helpful and I suppose there will be more inventions in the future which can make our life more colorful.

Candidate 3: Our lives have been improved.

I do think modern scientific inventions have made a big difference to our lives. Food, drink, transportation and even culture, which just surround us, have been greatly changed.

For example, with Freeze Technology, food and drink can be transported from one place to another as far as you need. Retain Freshness Technology help to keep fish, meat or eggs fresh. Also, the new means of transportations, such as cars, subways, trains and airplanes has brought in new ideas to our lives. We will not be worried about the distance and go whereever we want.

Therefore, I do believe that modern scientific inventions have really improved our lives.

Candidate 1在開頭就指出科技的確給我們的生活帶來了巨大的變化，它改善了我們的生活。接著描述了我們從早上睜開眼開始，這一天的行動都與科技密切相關，語言流暢，列舉的都是生活中的實例，卻非常有說服力；Candidate 2也在一開頭點明主題，然后重點列舉了電腦給我們的生活帶來了變化；Candidate 3的回答相對比較簡單，開頭回答了問題，在第三段列舉了幾個實例。

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