托福独立写作虽然不要求大家要应用多复杂，多高级的词汇，但是能拿到托福独立写作高分的考生都是尽量避免初级词汇的，下面通过五个例子来说明。

　　1.Original: We know that sometimes success is measured by how much money you earn.

　　Revised: It does not surprise us to discover that sometimes success is measured in terms of the money you earn.

　　专家点评：know是非常初级的词汇，作文中出现I believe that…，I know that…这样的表达只能体现考生写作技巧的稚嫩，用It does not surprise us to discover that…替换We know that…并没有改变原句的含义，却使全句顿时增添了亮点。

　　2.Original: We all know that most factories would be of no use if there were not clean water supply.

　　Revised: It goes without saying that most factories would be of no use if there were not clean water supply.

　　专家点评：同上例一样，know这样的初级词汇应避免在作文中使用，It goes without saying that…是一个固定结构，意思是“……是不言而喻的”，常在作文中用来引经据典或表明一个尽人皆知的道理，类似的表达还有：

　　An old saying goes that…

　　Proverb goes that…

　　It is universally acknowledged that…

　　It is generally accepted that…

　　3.Original: Some other people think that people should read extensively.

　　Revised: Another position says that people should read extensively.