There were reading exercises, and a spelling fight.

还有阅读练习和拼写比赛。

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Then there were reading exercises, and a spelling fight.

接下来的是朗读表演和拼写比赛。

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Reading exercises one's eyes; speaking, one's tongue; while writing, one's mind.

阅读训练人的眼睛，说话训练人的口才，写作训练人的思维。

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Oftentimes it involves writing and will be including, obviously, reading exercises.

练习经常涉及写作，显然地，也包括阅读练习。

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