We often use slang expressions when we talk because they are so vivid and colorful. However, they are usually out of place in formal writing / because of a number of drawbacks. / They go out of date quickly / and become tiresome if used too much. / And they may communicate clearly to some readers but not to others. / In general, we should avoid the use of slang in our writing. /
1. revise for content
2. your major points
3. sufficient evidence
4. the logic
5. a self-imposed limit
6. components
7. provide variety
8. explain complex ideas
9. imprecise or wordy
10. nouns and verbs
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. A
11. D 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. D
21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A
31. K 32. E 33. I 34. N 35. B 36. O 37. H 38. J 39. M 40. A
41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. C 49. C 50. B
51. Immigrants in America can’t live off the government.
52. Because the elderly woman reminded her of her departed mother.
53. She began to change her attitude and cherish her mother.
54. Boosting empathy and offering a way to practice social skills.
55. Because it provides no visuals and entails more imagination.