Question

The following article is to tell you how to behave better in an IELTS oral English test． Everyone will make necessary preparations for some possible topics in order to increase your performance in the interview. 1. What would you do if you were asked in an interview to talk about how you feel about your hometown if in fact you really dislike living there?

Some people might think that being truthful in this situation and giving a negative answer, they would not do the right thing. 2. Talk about how they love living there and give a positive answer which sounds more attractive．

3. And giving a negative opinion of something is not important, either. 4. If you have more to say by being truthful, even if it is to express a negative opinion, then that is what you should talk about．

5. And follow it up with your reasons for disliking it instead of saying “I like my hometown… ” and then struggle to find something to say．

We should consider how to deal with this situation in the best way．

A．Actually, truthfulness is not important in such an interview．

B．What is your true feeling about your hometown?

C．It would be much better to say “Actually I don’t really like my hometown．．．”

D．However, sometimes, you will be asked to talk about something that you don’t really like or don’t really want to talk about．

E．No one should have a negative feeling about their hometown．

F．The important thing is that you have something to express．

G．Instead, they try to hide their true feelings．

Answer 1

1.D

2.G

3.A

4.F

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了如何在雅思面试官面前有好的口语表现。

1.小题1】根据下一句What would you do if you were asked in an interview to talk about how you feel about your hometown if in fact you really dislike living there?如果被问到你对不喜欢的家乡有什么感受，你应该如何做？得知前面在说：然而有时你会被问到一些不喜欢的话题。选D。

2.小题2】根据上一句，说出自己的消极想法会降低分数，因此他们选择隐藏自己的真实感觉。选AD。

3.小题3】根据下文给出消极看法也不重要，说明前一句在讲：说实话在这样的面试中不重要。选A。

4.小题4】根据前两句都在讲：坦诚说出自己的看法不重要，只要你有话题可以表达。选AC。

5.小题5】根据下一句说出不喜欢的理由。说明前面是先直接表明自己的立场。选 C。

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