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Hi Brad, It’s good to hear from you again. I find that I’m not,good at writing compositions. It’s hard for me to prepare -the form of a composition and organize sentences. Could  you tell me how to deal with this problem? I would really appreciate if you offer me some good methods.  Best  wishes.                                                                            Cindy Hi Cindy,    A composition is really a story and any story is told to an audience. There is a form for this and it is in three .parts. First,tell them(the audience) what you are going -to tell them. Then tell them,and finally tell them why  you told them. Parts one and three are short and most of 'the information is in part two. It works like this.    Let’s say you are asked to write a 200-word :composition about your visit to the Great Wall. You -would begin with an opening sentence or two saying 'something like “ The Great Wall of China is a national landmark that is famous around the world. I visited it :last summer and I want to tell you about it” That uses ? about 25 words to tell them what you are going to tell :them.    The second part would be about 150 words and would contain information about the Great Wall such as :how long it is,when it was built,who built it and why, the fact that it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World ;and you would talk about how you felt and what you ：thought when you visited this national treasure. This is telling them.   Finally,you would use about another 25 words to  say something like “That was my first visit to the Great Wall and it was a very emotional experience to actually touch something so old and famous. Every Chinese should visit the Great Wall. I plan to go back whenever I can. ” Here,you are telling them why you told them the story and wrapping it all up into a neat package. This formula (惯例）works for both compositions and speeches and I think you will find it helpful to organize -your thoughts. I hope it’s helpful. Best wishes! Brad Franklin 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 (   ) 1. Which one is Cindy bad at? A. Reading.  B. Listening. C. Speaking.  D. Writing compositions. (   ) 2. How many  parts  are usually  there  in a composition,according to Brad?   A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5. (   ) 3. Which part is long and important in a composition? A. Part One.  B. Part Two. C. Part Three.  D. We don’t know. (   ) 4. What does the underlined word landmark mean? A.陆地  B.登陆  C.标志  D.地标 (   ) 5. What’s a composition like according to the passage? A. An audience.  B. A story. C. A package.    D. A visit.

Answer 1

 1. D根据文章第一段第二句话可知Cindy不擅长

2. B 根据 There is a form for this and it is in three parts.可知有三部分。

3. B 根据 Part one and three are short.可知 Part Two 是长而且重要。 

4. D landmark 指“地标”。

5. B 根据文章 A composition is really a story 可知答案。 C