It is not ______(31) for adult students of English to improve their pronunciation. Unlike children, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why adult students have______(32) difficulties in developing speaking skills than childen. First of all, don’t worry about not having a native-English accent. It’s more important to be able to speak clearly so that people can understand you. Then there are several things that international students of English can do to improve ______(33) pronunciation and to learn English well. An English______(34) helps you a lot as it shows you the phonetic pronunciation of every word, which part of the word is stressed. You can also join an English pronunciation class, or practise speaking and ______(35) to native-English speakers as much as possible. Watching TV programmes in English is another good way of improving your pronunciation. Above all, the best way to improve your pronunciation is to learn English in an English-speaking country where you can learn the language as well as its culture. 31. * A. easy B. difficulty C. hard D. hardly 32 * A. less B. many C. more D. much 33 * A. its B. their C. his D. her 34 * A. book B. lesson C. dictionary D. novel 35 * A. listening B. watching C. writing D. hearing