Question

On keeping a Diary in English

Keeping a diary in English is one of the1.__ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.

2.__ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes3.___ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 4.___ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 5. __（difficult）. In the first place, 6.__ often happens that we have trouble 7.__(find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.

As far as I 8._ (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is 9.__ great use to keep a diary in English for 10.__ development of our writing skills.

 

Answer 1

1.effective

2.Compared

3. less

4.If

5.the

6.it

7.finding

8.am concerned

9. of

10.difficulties

【解析】

1.effective

【試題解析】橫線后面是名詞ways，所以應(yīng)該使用形容詞effective作為定語來修飾這個名詞。

2.2】Compared

【試題解析】固定搭配compared to/with…與…相比；句義：與其他形式的寫作相比，日記更短，花費的時間更少。

3.3】less

【試題解析】句義：與其他形式的寫作相比，日記更短，花費的時間更少。這里的less與前面的shorter相同，都使用形容詞的比較級。

4.4】If

【試題解析】句義：如果我們堅持這種做法，慢慢地我們就會學(xué)會用英語來表達自己的想法。

5.5】 difficulties

【試題解析】橫線前面是形容詞many，可知橫線上應(yīng)該是該形容詞修飾的名詞，而且還應(yīng)該使用復(fù)數(shù)形式，因為many“許多”，修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式。

6.6】it

【試題解析】本句中是一個固定句式：It happens that…碰巧…；it是形式主語，真正的主語是后面的that所引導(dǎo)的主語從句。

7.7】finding

【試題解析】本句考察的是固定搭配:have trouble in doing sth做某事有困難；其中的in可以省略。

8.8】am concerned

【試題解析】固定搭配：As far as sb be concerned據(jù)某人所知，在某人看來；句義：在我看來，我的建議是我們應(yīng)該有筆記本和漢英字典。

9.9】 of

【試題解析】本題考察的是固定結(jié)構(gòu)：of+名詞=該名詞轉(zhuǎn)換的形容詞。Of great use=useful有用的。

10.0】the

【試題解析】橫線后的名詞development有介詞短語of our writing skills修飾，說明表示特指，所以使用定冠詞the。