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 __7__, just like exercise; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and __8__ after only a few weeks of journal writing.
Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student. When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and __9__ lives. They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step __10__ to fluency, eloquence (雄辩), and command of language.
[A] closer
[B] daily
[C] emotional
[D] enhance
[E] enormous
[F] especially
[G] hinder
[H] mission
[I] painful
[J] performance
[K] profession
[L] remarkably
[M] require
[N] sensitive
[O] urge
答案解析:
1. 【答案】 M
【精析】 动词辨析题。空格位于从句的主语 assignments和宾语it之间,因此需要一个及物动词作谓语。选项中的另三个动词 D)enhance"推动";G)hinder"阻碍"和O)urge"敦促",均不符合句意。