Task 4

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Ⅰ. 語法填空

One of the speaking rules you need to know might sound strange 1.? _____? most ESL （English as a second language） students， but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations， study grammar. However， if you want to become fluent in English， you should try

2.? _____? （learn） English without studying the grammar.

Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when 3.? ?_____ （create） sentences instead of 4.?_____ （natural） saying a sentence like a native. Remember that only a small part of English speakers know more than 20% of all the grammar rules. Many ESL students know more grammar than native speakers. I can confidently say this with my experience. I am a native English speaker， 5.?_____（major） in English Literature， and 6.?_____? （teach） English for more than 10 years. However， many of my students know more 7.? _____（detail） about English grammar than I do. When they sometimes ask me about grammar， I can easily look up the definition and apply 8.?_____ ， but I can't tell them the answer off the top of my head.

I often ask my native English friends some grammar questions， and only a few of them know the correct answer. However， they are fluent in English and can read， speak， listen， and communicate9.?_____ （effective）.

Do you want to be able to recite the definition of a causative verb， 10.? _____?do you want to be able to speak English fluently？

Ⅱ. 書面表達(dá)

假定你是李華，你校的外籍交換生Henry給你發(fā)了一封郵件，想讓你給他推薦一本字典，用來學(xué)習(xí)漢語，請(qǐng)你用英語給他回復(fù)一封郵件。內(nèi)容包括：

1. 詞典名稱;

2. 推薦理由;

3. 表達(dá)祝愿。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右;

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Henry，

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Yours，

Li Hua