School and education 学校与教育

门 counts subjects/courses; 节 counts individual lesson periods. ✗ 我们学校教八节课。(节 wrongly counts subjects offered) ✓ 我们学校教八门课。(Wǒmen xuéxiào jiāo bā mén kè.) — Our school teaches eight subjects. ✓ 我今天有六节课。— I have six lessons today. Learn 一门课 (a subject) and 一节课 (a lesson period) as fixed chunks.

的 marks an attributive (before a noun); 得 marks a degree complement (after a verb, saying how the action is done). ✗ 我们老师教的很好。✓ 我们老师教得很好。(Wǒmen lǎoshī jiāo de hěn hǎo.) — Our teacher teaches very well. Compare 认真的老师 (a conscientious teacher, 的 before a noun) with 老师教得很认真 (teaches conscientiously, 得 after the verb).

Task Completion needs an actual benefit, not a restated claim that benefits exist. ✗ 学习中文有很多好处。(restates the question) ✓ 学习中文的好处是可以帮助我了解中国文化。(Xuéxí Zhōngwén de hǎochù shì kěyǐ bāngzhù wǒ liǎojiě Zhōngguó wénhuà.) — The benefit of learning Chinese is that it helps me understand Chinese culture. Name the real benefit, not just 好处.

A 比-comparison never puts 很 (or 非常) before the adjective. ✗ 数学比英语很难。✓ 数学比英语难。(Shùxué bǐ Yīngyǔ nán.) — Maths is harder than English. To add degree, put it AFTER the adjective: 数学比英语难一点/难得多 (a little harder / much harder), not before it.

Reading and Listening options often hinge on two near-synonyms — read the passage word, do not guess by rough meaning. 作业 (zuòyè) and 功课 (gōngkè) both mean homework, but answer with the one the text uses; 科目 (kēmù, subject) is not the same as 课 (kè, a lesson). Match the exact word, not an approximate synonym.

Naming a subject with no reason caps the mark — the examiner wants a developed, justified opinion. ✗ 我最喜欢历史。(no reason) ✓ 我最喜欢历史，因为老师教得很认真，历史课也很有意思。(Wǒ zuì xǐhuan lìshǐ, yīnwèi lǎoshī jiāo de hěn rènzhēn, lìshǐ kè yě hěn yǒuyìsi.) — I like history best, because the teacher teaches conscientiously and history lessons are interesting. Always add 因为 + a reason.

了 marks completion or a change of state, not simply past-sounding content — it does NOT belong in a habitual sentence marked by 每天 (měitiān) or 常常 (chángcháng). ✗ 我每天上了六节课。✓ 我每天上六节课。(Wǒ měitiān shàng liù jié kè.) — I have six lessons every day. ✓ 昨天我上了六节课。— Yesterday I had six lessons (one specific day, so 了 is correct). Match 了 to a single completed event.