Directions: In this part, there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions.Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed.First, use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases.Second, use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text.Now you should blacken the letters that indicate your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

Text Three

Phrases:

A.identify which specific areas of pronunciation (1) _____

B.give you some things (2) _____

C.make it difficult for native speakers (3) _____

D.focus on accent reduction, (4) _____

　　Many ESL learners are concerned about eliminating their accents, but before you run out and spend hundreds of dollars on the latest pronunciation course, let me (5) _____.

　　First, the main goal of any pronunciation course should be to (6) _____, which is virtually impossible.Rather, students should work on reducing areas of their pronunciation that affect comprehensibility, that is, areas of their accents that (7) _____.Second, with this goal in mind, students need to be able to (8) _____.Of course, there are universal areas of pronunciation that affect specific language groups, and reading up on these commonalities will help you.
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