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No.1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on mute English. Your essay should include the reasons accounting for this phenomenon and ways to change this situation. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 参考范文 Mute English Among Chinese Students With the rapid development of society, exchanges and cooperation between countries are showing an upward tendency. Thus, English, as a carrier of information and a tool of communication, has played an increasingly important role. However, in English learning, the so-called mute English is a prevalent phenomenon in China, which means most students are paying more attention to written English than to oral English. This phenomenon results from an ocean of reasons. In the educators' view, under the exam-oriented education system, in order to improve enrollment rate, teachers are not encouraged to spend a lot of time on the teaching of spoken English. From the students' viewpoints, entrance pressure is one aspect, but the very problem lies in that they are embarrassed to speak English in public. In my opinion, it's high time that we focused more on mute English. On the one hand, both teachers and students should update their opinions on education, encouraging a good command of both oral and written English. On the other hand, students should cultivate an interest in spoken English and overcome the psychological barriers to speak. Only through these ways can Chinese students say farewell to mute English and speak fluent English. | 
