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

【试题解析】横线后面是名词ways，所以应该使用形容词effective作为定语来修饰这个名词。

2.2】Compared

【试题解析】固定搭配compared to/with…与…相比；句义：与其他形式的写作相比，日记更短，花费的时间更少。

3.3】less

【试题解析】句义：与其他形式的写作相比，日记更短，花费的时间更少。这里的less与前面的shorter相同，都使用形容词的比较级。

4.4】If

【试题解析】句义：如果我们坚持这种做法，慢慢地我们就会学会用英语来表达自己的想法。

5.5】 difficulties

【试题解析】横线前面是形容词many，可知横线上应该是该形容词修饰的名词，而且还应该使用复数形式，因为many“许多”，修饰可数名词复数形式。

6.6】it

【试题解析】本句中是一个固定句式：It happens that…碰巧…；it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的that所引导的主语从句。

7.7】finding

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

8.8】am concerned

【试题解析】固定搭配：As far as sb be concerned据某人所知，在某人看来；句义：在我看来，我的建议是我们应该有笔记本和汉英字典。

9.9】 of

【试题解析】本题考察的是固定结构：of+名词=该名词转换的形容词。Of great use=useful有用的。

10.0】the

【试题解析】横线后的名词development有介词短语of our writing skills修饰，说明表示特指，所以使用定冠词the。