Tips for Writing Better Articles

Many of us don’t spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articles. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and benefit us later in life.1.

Make good word choices. When we’re not sure which word is the right one for a sentence, look it up in a dictionary. Many of us choose words in a hurry and don’t take the time to decide if they’re proper.2.

Check facts. If we want people to believe what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable facts.

Rewrite. A common problem is that we don’t like to rewrite. In fact rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some mistakes, like grammar and spelling mistakes.3., though it takes more time and more work.

Read aloud. Sometimes it’s easier to find problem with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems but also develop our writing.

4. Preparing a list is necessary for writing a good article. Such a list includes: Is there a proper title? Have we explained every point? Are all the parts of the article included? This can help us to make sure that we have covered everything.

 5. But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.

A. Prepare a list.

B. The following tips can be helpful.

C. Rewriting makes our writing better.

D. It is not easy to become a better writer.

E. Good word choices are necessary for good writing.

F. The more you write, the better your writing will be.

Tom walked into a shop . It had a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."

"What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."

"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."

"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."

Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .

1.At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________ .

A.wanted to steal the trousers

B.wanted to sell the trousers

C.wanted to fool him

D.wanted to buy the trousers

2.The owner of the shop_______ for the old trousers .

A.would give Tom two dollars

B.would pay three dollars

C.would pay five dollars

D.would give Tom six dollars and a half

3.The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____ .

A.he wanted to sell them cheaply (廉价地)

B.he wanted to buy them cheaply

C.he didn't like the trousers

D.they were old and dirty

4.In fact, the trousers _________.

A.were hanging inside the shop

B.were stolen by Tom from the shop

C.had been the shop owner's

D.had been Tom's

5.From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.

A.the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B.Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C.the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D.Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

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