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Tham khảo tài liệu 'test time saving 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | READING 97 Word choice the specific words a writer chooses to describe people places and things is one of the best clues to how a writer feels about her subject. Word choice also called diction includes these forms the particular words a writer uses the way words are arranged in a sentence repetition of words or phrases inclusion of particular details For example consider how word choice affects the two sentences below A Improved job training would reduce workplace injuries. B Improved job training would minimize workplace injuries. The only difference between the two sentences is that sentence A uses the word reduces and sentence B uses minimize. Both sentences state that improved job training would result in fewer workplace injuries. However sentence B is stronger because of its word choice to minimize means to reduce to the smallest possible amount. Even words that have similar dictionary definitions may have different connotations or suggested meanings. For example consider the words rich wealthy and affluent. Although similar in meaning each word evokes different thoughts and feelings. Rich implies having more than enough to fulfill normal needs wealthy suggests the possession of property and things ofvalue and affluent implies increasing wealth. 98 TOEFL EXAM ESSENTIALS Practice Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. Find the answers on page 111. Storytelling should speak first to the heart and only second to the intellect. It should in Isaac Bashevis Singer s words be both clear and profound and it should also entertain. The new writer should avoid creating pieces that are deliberately obscure and impossible to understand except by a small elite group of other writers. 6. What is the passage suggesting about new writers a. They are excellent writers. b. They write better than those who have practiced the art of writing. c. They think that good writing should be difficult to understand. d. They aim to please a wide audience. 7. What is .