The book seems to have been_________ from various books and articles.

A.They feared competition from American writers.

B.They did not expect the United States to produce good writers.

C.They disapproved of the language American writers used.

D.They thought of the United States as a purely commercial power.

A.His personal qualities were entirely responsible for his literary success.

B.His personal qualities were primarily responsible for his literary success.

C.His personal qualities had some effects on his literary success.

D.His personal qualities had no effects on his literary success.

A.It fostered his love for the theater.

B.It developed his skill in business.

C.It prompted his interest in law.

D.It had almost no effect on his life.

A.America' s first man of letters

B.a writer who had great success both in and outside his own country

C.a man who was able to move from literature to politics

D.a man whose personal charm enabled him to get by with basically inferior work

A.mistakes are not important in the process of learning a language

B.learners are often very afraid of making mistakes

C.making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language

D.native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes

A.native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language

B.communication is the primary goal of language learning

C.native speakers will ignore their mistakes

D.everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language

A.learn very much about the foreign society

B.learn about the history of the foreign language

C.have to worry about making mistakes

D.take advantage of available language

A.asking native speakers for explanations

B.reading good books in the foreign language

C.comparing their speech With that of native speakers

D.speaking without regard to native speakers

A.not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future

B.used with some verbs but NOT with others to express future intention

C.basically the same in English as it is in Spanish

D.not the most difficult problem for foreign students

A.No. You can' t do anything for me. B.Never mind.

C.lt' s my pleasure. D.No, it' s all fight. I can manage myself.