Though having seen such blunders many times before like “Redundancies (冗长)”, “Faulty capitalization (大写)” and “Lack of clarity (清晰) and specificity” in her 17 years of teaching English composition in Greenville’ public schools, Yvonne Mason wasn’t reading a student paper this time. She was reading a letter she received from President Donald Trump.
“I have never, ever, received a letter with this many silly mistakes,” Mason said. The former Mauldin High School teacher immediately did what she had done thousands of times before. She corrected the writing, and returned it—this one going back to the White Mouse.
A photo of Mason’s corrections has been widely shared on her Facebook. “When you get letters from the highest level of government, you expect them to be at least mechanically correct,” Mason said. She particularly repeated capitalizing “nation”, “federal”, “president” and “state”, turning these common nouns into proper nouns. Mason identified 11 instances of faulty capitalization in Trump’s letter, finally resisting the idea of attaching a grade to the letter. “If it had been written in middle school, I’d give it a C or C-plus,” she said. “If it had been written in high school, I’d give it a D.” Mason’s comments drew attention to redundant (多余) expressions and overuse of the pronoun “I” in Trump’s letter.
Mason recognized, of course, that the form letter she received from the President was very likely written by a staff member, not Trump himself, though the letter did, include Trump’s signature. It came in reply to a letter she’d written about the school shooting on Feb. 14 in Florida.
Trump’s letter doesn’t respond specifically to Mason’s earlier letter to the President. In her letter, Mason asked Trump to meet individually with the family members of the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Trump’s return letter talks in general terms about school safety. “It didn’t address the letter I wrote,” Mason said.
Mason, who taught English at Hughes Middle School and Mauldin High School for 17 years before retiring last year, is a devoted rhetorical (修辞) activist, writing letters, emails and faxes to state, local and federal officials often.
1.The underlined word “blunders” can be replaced by ________.
A.conditions B.comments
C.compositions D.mistakes
2.What was Mason’s attitude towards the letter she received?
A.Curious and content.
B.Serious and dissatisfied.
C.Impressed and respectful.
D.Surprised and understanding.
3.Mason mentioned the grades she would have given the letter to show that ________.
A.she had recognized the letter was written by a student
B.Trump’s staff members’ grammar needed improving
C.middle school education should be paid more attention
D.it was really difficult to bear so many silly mistakes
4.________ gave Mason the intention to write to the President earlier.
A.A photo of Mason’s corrections to the letter
B.Trump’s meeting with the family members of the victims
C.The school shooting in Florida
D.Trump’s talking about school safety
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Though having seen such blunders many times before like “Redundancies (冗长)”, “Faulty capitalization (大写)” and “Lack of clarity (清晰) and specificity” in her 17 years of teaching English composition in Greenville’ public schools, Yvonne Mason wasn’t reading a student paper this time. She was reading a letter she received from President Donald Trump.
“I have never, ever, received a letter with this many silly mistakes,” Mason said. The former Mauldin High School teacher immediately did what she had done thousands of times before. She corrected the writing, and returned it—this one going back to the White Mouse.
A photo of Mason’s corrections has been widely shared on her Facebook. “When you get letters from the highest level of government, you expect them to be at least mechanically correct,” Mason said. She particularly repeated capitalizing “nation”, “federal”, “president” and “state”, turning these common nouns into proper nouns. Mason identified 11 instances of faulty capitalization in Trump’s letter, finally resisting the idea of attaching a grade to the letter. “If it had been written in middle school, I’d give it a C or C-plus,” she said. “If it had been written in high school, I’d give it a D.” Mason’s comments drew attention to redundant (多余) expressions and overuse of the pronoun “I” in Trump’s letter.
Mason recognized, of course, that the form letter she received from the President was very likely written by a staff member, not Trump himself, though the letter did, include Trump’s signature. It came in reply to a letter she’d written about the school shooting on Feb. 14 in Florida.
Trump’s letter doesn’t respond specifically to Mason’s earlier letter to the President. In her letter, Mason asked Trump to meet individually with the family members of the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Trump’s return letter talks in general terms about school safety. “It didn’t address the letter I wrote,” Mason said.
Mason, who taught English at Hughes Middle School and Mauldin High School for 17 years before retiring last year, is a devoted rhetorical (修辞) activist, writing letters, emails and faxes to state, local and federal officials often.
1.The underlined word “blunders” can be replaced by ________.
A.conditions B.comments
C.compositions D.mistakes
2.What was Mason’s attitude towards the letter she received?
A.Curious and content.
B.Serious and dissatisfied.
C.Impressed and respectful.
D.Surprised and understanding.
3.Mason mentioned the grades she would have given the letter to show that ________.
A.she had recognized the letter was written by a student
B.Trump’s staff members’ grammar needed improving
C.middle school education should be paid more attention
D.it was really difficult to bear so many silly mistakes
4.________ gave Mason the intention to write to the President earlier.
A.A photo of Mason’s corrections to the letter
B.Trump’s meeting with the family members of the victims
C.The school shooting in Florida
D.Trump’s talking about school safety
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______ left before the deadline, it doesn’t seem likely that John will finish the job.
A. Though such a short time
B. Because such a short time
C. With such a short time
D. As such a short time
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______ left before the deadline, it doesn’t seem likely that John will finish the job.
A．Though such a short time
B．Because such a short time
C．With such a short time
D．As such a short time
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Never before______ such a wonderful park, ______ I'd like to pay a visit again.
A. had I seen; where B. have I seen; which C. have I seen; where D. had I seen; which
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—— Have you ever seen anything like that before？
---- ____.
| A．No，I never have seen anything like that before |
| B．No，never I have seen anything like that before |
| C．No，never have 1 seen anything like that before |
| D．No，I have seen anything like that before never |
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----Did the film ________ your expectations?
----Yes，I have never seen such an interesting film like that before
A. take part in B. make ends meet C. 1ive up to D. look forward to
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--Did the film ________ your expectations?
--Yes, I have never seen such an interesting film like that before.
A. take part in B. live up to
C. make ends meet D. look forward to
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—I’ve never seen so many people here before！ — ______ .
A. So have I B. Neither have I C. So I have D. Neither I have
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________ you have seen things like these before doesn't matter.
| A．If | B．Whether | C．What | D．When |
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—It’s nice. Never before such a special drink!
—I’m glad you like it.
A. I have had B. I had
C. have I had D. had I
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