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．（56） ．
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．（57） ．
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．（58） ，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．
（59） ．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．
（60） ．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 |
选词填空
从方框中选词并用其适当形式完成短文, 使短文完整、通顺。
| film, have, he, health, four, PE, get, from, school, take |
Bill is thirty years old. He works in a________. He is a teacher. He goes to work
________Monday to Friday every week. Usually he
________up at six in the morning. After breakfast, he
________a bus to work. He is a(n)
________ teacher, so he often plays basketball, ping-pong and volleyball with his students. He has
________ classes every day. Two are in the morning and two are in the afternoon. He likes his students and his students like
________ too. He often plays sports, so he is very
________ . He usually
________ dinner at home and then he watches TV for two hours. At the weekend, he often goes to the cinema. He likes
________ . He thinks they are interesting.
从方框中选择正确的词并用其恰当的形式填空
| Or up when be play advise write play question tall |
Hi Li Ming !
You are right .I love ___ basketball ,and I’ m much __
___ this year .
However , I’m not going to be a basketball___ when I grow
____.
I __ an e-mail to Helen about my future this week .She is a wise woman .
She works for the newspaper and gives advice to people . I asked her many ____.
She gave me some___ . She said I might be an actor . I would like to be a famous movie star someday .
____ maybe I will be an actor on TV .
It would be great____ rich and famous
____ I’m older .But no matter
what , I will always be your friend !
All the best ,
Danny
综合填空
根据短文大意，选择方框中的词的适当形式填空。
| you, China, dinner, be, her, helps, friend, with, lives, such（例如） |
Dear Tom,
I’m in now. I have many good
here. I have a pen pal, too.
name is Wei Hua. She
in Shanghai. She
me study Chinese and I help her
her English. I like Chinese food
as Sichuan food, Hunan food and Guangdong food very much. I often have
_with them. I’m very glad to
_here.
_,
Jane
词语运用
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。
| change , difficult, that, plant, little, country ,be, provide, it, what, and , young |
Everyone knows lungs are important to people. Do you know what are the lungs of the earth? Forests. The earth can’t breathe without them. It needs forests to remove carbon dioxide from the air
to make oxygen. In many
, such as New Zealand, Canada, and Brazil, forests were cut down to
wood to build houses. Many young volunteers around the world
working in their holidays to plant new trees to replace them.
These young people face many when they plant new trees. The weather may be hot and dry or it may be cold and wet. There are often many insects
bite these planters on their legs, arms, and faces while they work. They carry heavy bags of small trees, and working in the mountains can be dangerous.
Tree planters are the world. They plant different types of trees so that birds and animals can live in the forests. Even though tree
is difficult, they love their work. They believe that in 50 years their
trees will become beautiful forests.
选择方框中动词词组的适当形式填空。
His speech ___________________. We all like it.
My cousin is a good girl __________ her carelessness.
We have ____________ all the salt. Please go and buy some.
Please _________ help when you are in trouble.
They _____________ the tasks and finished them yesterday.