Question

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.

◆ “What’s the matter?” “I went to a party last night, so I…”

◆ “I feel so tired these days.” “I think you’d better…”

◆ “Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…”

You can see from the above three examples that the context(上下文)helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.

1. This passage tells us mainly about _______.

A. the importance of “guessing” in learning a foreign language

B. how to guess what one is going to talk about

C. some examples of right guessing

D. how important it is to guess all the time

2. Which of the following best finishes the sentence in EXAMPLE 3?

A. She is one of the most famous film stars.

B. She is one of the most beautiful women.

C. She is one of the most famous speakers.

D. She is one of the most talkative women.

3. From the passage we can infer(推断)that guessing is _______ in learning a foreign language.

A. the only way

B. more important in spoken English than in written English

C. more important than any other way

D. more important in written English than in spoken English

Answer 1