There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested inspelling .Noschool I have taught in has ever _____ spelling or considered it unimportantas a basic skill.There are, however , vastly different ideas about how to teach it , or howmuch _____ it mustbe given over general language development and writing ability. Theproblem is , how toencourage a child to express himself freely and _____ in writing without holding him back withthe complexities of spelling?If spelling become the only focal point of his teacher’s interest,clearly a __4__child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within hisspelling range,choosing to avoid __5__ language. That’s why teachers often __6__ the earlyuse ofdictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.I was once shockedto read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing abouta personal experience ：“ This workis __7__ !There are far too many spelling errors andyour writing is illegible( 難以辨認的 ).” It mayhave been a sharp__8__ of the pupil’stechnical abilities in writing, but it was also a sadreflection on the teacher who had omittedto read the essay, which __9__ some beautifulexpressions of the child’s deePfeelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to theerrors, but if his priorities had centredon the child’s ideas, an expression of hisdisappointment with the presentation would havegiven the pupil more __10__ to seekimprovement.

　　A)priority

　　B)criticism

　　C)contained

　　D)clearly

　　E)adventurous

　　F)discourage

　　G)motivation

　　H)terrible

　　I)ignored

　　J)difficult

　　K)encourage

　　L)expressed

　　M)confidently

　　N)bright

　　O)motive

　　參考答案：

　　1. I

　　2. A

　　3. M

　　4. N

　　5. E

　　6. K

　　7. H

　　8. D

　　9. C

　　10. G