How do you think your school could be improved?

How do you think your school could be improved?[Why/Why not?]

I don't think the school could be improved. It was a high-achieving academic school and over 95%of the students went on to university.The building itself was the fly in the ointment and nothing short of replacing it could fix the problems and the general ambiance of the place.

high-achieving　成就高的

academic　学术的风景的事情

nothing short of　除非是……

the fly in the ointment　美中不足之处，煞

ambiance　气氛;周围环境

【答题技巧】

对于这种类型的问题，考生们不一定要进行肯定回答，有时候可以运用逆向思维。这个回答就很好地使用了否定这个方向，指出学校没有可以改善的地方，进而用具体的原因来解释，有技巧地避开了一些难以表达的东西。