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Band 8.5 Sample Answer: 
In all seriousness
, between school and the office where I am working as an intern, 
I 
barely
have time for entertainment. Though, when I do, I
 take it seriously
. Once 
or twice, I managed to 
get out of
the city and
 indulged
myself
 in
secluded 
areas
where Internet service and its distracting minions like social media and 
advertising emails 
ceased to
exist. My latest 
sweet escape
was my trip to ABC 
island last summer.
 
ABC was one of the four deserted, yet beautiful islands located in X due to 
little 
exposure to
tourism. This, however, would change 
drastically
within the next few 
years since ABC had been 
drawing lots of attention
thanks to 
positive 
feedbacks
from those who had wandered there. I went to Binh Ba alone just 

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to 
take 
a 
break 
from
the
 fast-paced
city 
life 
and 
to 
have 
time 
to 
contemplate
myself, which I 
rarely
did with people around. It had been 
an 
intriguing
2-day journey full of surprises. That was the first time I traveled 
alone, first time riding on a speedboat, first time scuba diving and first time having 
dinner with a life jacket on my back and crystal clear water as my dining 
room. 
Additionally
, seafood here was a bomb which 
came in different kinds and 
varieties
. People I met during my stay at a villager’s house were