A. DEVELOPINGB. ARRANGINGC. PLANNINGD. DESIGNING.D. DESIGNING.

27. A. developing

B. arranging

C. planning

D. designing.

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.