Likefinefood,goodwritingissomethingweapproachwithpleasureandenjoyfromthefirsttastetothelast.Andgoodwriters,likegoodcooks,donotsuddenlyappearfull-blown.Quitetheopposite,justasthecookhastoundergoaparticulartraining,masteringtheskillsofhistrade,thewritermustsitathisdeskanddevotelonghourstoachievingastyleinhiswriting,whateveritspurposeis—schoolwork,mattersofbusiness,orpurelysocialcommunication.
Youmaybesurethatthemorepainstakingtheeffort,themoreeffectivethewriting,andthemorerewarding.
Therearestillsomefarawayplacesintheworldwhereyoumightfindapublicscribetodoyourbusinessorsocialwritingforyou,formoney.Thereareafewmanagerswhoareluckyenoughtohavetheserviceofthatrarekindofsecretarywhocantakecareofallsortsofletterwritingwithnomorethanaquicknotetoworkfrom.Butformostofus,ifthereisanywritingtobedone,wehavetodoitourselves.
Wehavetowriteschoolpapers,businesspapersorhomepapers.Weareconstantlycalledontoputwordstopapers.Itwouldbedifficulttocountthenumberofsuchwords,messages,letters,andreportsputintomailsordeliveredbyhand,butthedailyfiguresmustbeextremelylarge.Whatismore,everyonewhowritesexpects,oratleasthopeswhateverhewriteswillberead,fromfirstwordtolast,notjustthrownintosome“letters-to-be-read”filesorintoawastepaperbasket.Thisisthereasonwebendoureffortstowardlearningandpracticingtheskillsofinteresting,effectivewriting.
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Inthispassage,goodwritingiscomparedtofinefoodinthat_______.
A.bothwritersandcookshavetoworkalongtimeeveryday
C.botharewritersandcookscanearnagoodliving
2.Apublic"scribe"(Para2,Line1)is_____.
A.asecretarywhodoesyourbusinessorsocialwriting
B.amachinethatdoeswritingforyou
C.apublicschoolwherewritingistaught
D.apersonwhoearsalivingbywritingforothers
3.Accordingtothepassage,somemanagersdon'thavetodoanyletterwritingbecause_____.
A.theyrelyonquicknotesC.theyhaveacomputertodoit
B.theyhaveexcellentsecretariesD.theyprefermakingphonecalls
4.Accordingtotheauthor,ifyourletteristhrownintosome"letter-to-be-read"file,______.
A.itwillreceiveimmediateattention
B.itwillbedealtwithbythesecretary
C.itislikelytobeneglected
D.itismeanttobedeliveredsoon
5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis_____.
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