单项选择题

We enjoy fine food from the first taste to the last. Similarly, good writing is something we (1) with pleasure. And good writers, good cooks, do not (2) appear full- blown. Quite the contrary, just as the cook has to undergo an (3) training, mastering the skills of his (4) , the writer must sit at his desk and devote long hours to (5) a style in his writing, whatever its purpose—schoolwork, matters of business, or (6) social communication. With patience and practice can you turn your creative desire into (7) writing. You may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more (8) the writing, and the more rewarding.
There are still some (9) places in the world where you might find a public scribe to do your business or social writing for you, for a(n) (10) . There are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that kind of secretary who can (11) all sorts of letter writing with (12) a quick note to work from. But for most of us, (13) there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.
We have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. We are constantly called (14) to put words to paper. It would be difficult to count the number of such words, messages, letters, and reports (15) the mails or delivered (16) , but the daily figure must be (17) . What is more, every one who writes expects, or (18) hopes. We want whatever we write to be read, from the first word to last, not just (19) some "letters-to-be-read" file or a wastepaper basket. This is the (20) we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skill of interesting, effective writing.

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