題目：

　　Internet is as important as other service such as building roads that government should make Internet access to all the citizens at no cost.

　　這一題是2014年北美機經的重復，只改動了不多的內容，在大陸考區是第一次出現。因此對于備考托福的學子而言，北美真題與大陸托福機經同樣重要。

　　本題屬于不太典型的利弊類題目，既提到了提供免費網絡的優勢劣勢，又設計了互聯網本身的重要性，因此對考生有一些誤導的作用。我的建議是化繁為簡，既然互聯網本身的確很重要，互聯網連接和修建公路孰輕孰重不宜作為討論的重點，重點放在互聯網是否應免費就好。

　　題目中已經明確提到了citizen，對他們的影響當然是要首先考慮的。此外，題目設計政府，自然可考慮對于國家政治、經濟等各方面起到的作用，所以不難想到免費的互聯網對于互聯網提供商的影響也是很直接的。網絡既然免費，供應商的利潤自然下滑。對于普通用戶而言，免費的網絡意味著用戶的激增，自然造成服務質量的下降。從這兩方面考慮，無論網絡本身有多強大的功能，都抵不過這兩大弊端帶來的影響，所以選擇否定是比較容易的立場。

4月12日托福寫作參考范文

　　Despite the huge impact of the Internet, as a convenient tool for educational, vocational and recreational purposes, offering free Internet access should be viewed as a short-sighted, ill-considered proposal. For both personal and commercial concerns, Internet with no charges will inevitably bring about unexpected fallout. Therefore, I hold my point that under no circumstances should the government provide free Internet access for the public.

　　First, for the users of Internet, free of charge means declination of quality. So limited is the total bandwidth of Internet access, that more computers and phones connected to the Internet means slower speed for each individual user. Now, as Internet could be available only after payment, those unwilling to spend money on the Internet leaves fairly enough bandwidth for the registered users. However, were Internet free of charge for citizens, almost everyone, whether with urgent or irrelevant aims, would have connected to the Internet for 24 hours 7 days. Then, without doubt, so many citizens watching online videos, downloading large-scale softwares or chatting via video cam with more than 10 friends, the Internet must be slower than those using a primitive 14.4k modem. So, for the rights to access fast enough Internet, government should never make it free.

　　Second, for the businesses providing Internet access, free Internet services will ruin their future. As Internet become an essential part for people’s life, many companies working on offering fast, stable Internet access become strong business tycoons. For instance, Vodafone, one of the largest Internet service provider, has established 14 branches in different countries and recruited over 1.4 million employees. However, were free Internet service emerged, what would probably happen to these fast-growing business? Internet users, finding ways to download music or send voice mails without any charge, will soon abandon these Internet business sending bills to them every month. Then, not only such business would go bankruptcy, all the staff would thus become unemployed, which could be a huge economic and social disaster for government.

　　In conclusion, both considering the privileges for Internet users and the destiny of Internet service providers, I strongly believe that government should never try to make Internet access free.