Questions 47 to 56 are based on the followingpassage.
Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that writhing is too hard. They never write, unless assignments 47 it . Theyfine the writing process 48 and difficult.
How awful to be able to speak in a language but notto write in it- 49 English , with its rich vocabulary . Being able to speak but not write is like living in an 50 mansion(豪宅) and never leaving onesmall room . When I meet students who think they can’t write, I know as a teacher my 51 is toshow them the rest of the rooms . My task is to build fluency while providing the opportunityinherent in any writing activity to 52 the moral and emotional development of my students . One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.
Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done 53 , just like exercise ; just asmuscles grow stronger with exercise , writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. Ioften see a rise in student confidence and 54 after only a few weeks of journal writing .
Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen thewhole student. When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their futureacademic, political, and 55 lives . They build skills so that some day they might write a greatnovel, a piece of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they writein their journals puts them a step 56 to fluency , eloquence (雄辩), and command of language.
A) closer I) painful
B) daily J) performance
C) emotional K) profession
D) enhance L) remarkably
E) enormous M) require
F) especially N) sensitive
G) hinder O) urge
H) mission
