A. SOLUTION B. METHOD.B. METHODC. CONCLUSIOND. RESULT D....

35. A. solution

B. method.

B. method

C. conclusion

D. result

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each

of the questions.

Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is an expert in the skill of

pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing

foreign languages. There are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But

I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very

well is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and

consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Too many people fail to realize that

pronouncing a foreign language is a skill – one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one

that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of languages,

while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical teaching, the

branch of study concerned with speaking the language. So the first point I want to make is that

English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson

time to this, and should get the student to feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close

attention. So, there should be occasions when other aspects of English, such as grammar or spelling,

are allowed for the moment to take second place.