SECTION A In this section you will hear a
mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes
on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them
to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over,
you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to
complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for
note-taking. ANSWER SHEET ONE Complete the
gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words.
Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically & semantically
acceptable. You may refer to your notes. How
to Write a Book Review Ⅰ. The definition of a book
review A. a descriptive and critical or evaluative account of a
book B. a summary of content and an analysis of
structure Ⅱ. Two approaches to book reviewing A.
the descriptive review giving the essential (1) ______ about a book (1)
______ B. the critical review describing and evaluating the
book Ⅲ. Basic requirements and minimum essentials
A. Knowledge of the book (2) ______
(2) ______ B. Mastery of the genre in the
work C. Description, not a summary of the book
D. Something about, not a biography of, the author E. (3)
______ appraisal
(3) ______ Ⅳ. Five preliminary
mechanical steps A Reading the book (4) ______
(4)
______ B. Noting effective passages for quoting
C. Noting your impressions as you read D. (5) ______ what
you have read
(5)
______ E. Aiming at achieving a single impression
Ⅴ. Starting the outline A. Getting an over-all grasp of
the organization B. Determining the central point to be
made C. Eliminating (6) ______ or irrelevancies
(6) ______ D. Filling in gaps or
omissions Ⅵ. Making the draft A. The opening
paragraph —in a position of emphasis, and
—setting the (7) ______ of the paper
(7) ______ B. The main body
—being (8) ______ organized by the outline
(8) ______
—logical development of the central point C. The
concluding paragraph —summing up or (9) ______
(9) ______
—making the final judgment —introducing no
new ideas Ⅶ. (10) ______ the draft
(10) ______
A. Correcting all mistakes in grammar and punctuation B.
Looking for unity, organization and logical development C.
Verifying quotations for accuracy and checking the references