The connection between reading and writing is a strong and impor

The connection between reading and writing is a strong and important one, 76____ for college students. You may already have discovered that students are frequently asked to read material and 77____ write in response to what they read. In fact, writing in response to reading is the most important way scholars, 78____ student scholars, communicate with one another. 79____ responses to readings, ideas, and discoveries make up scholarly journals, newsletters, electronic message boards, books, student newspapers, theses, and dissertations—the means 80____ which teachers, students, and other scholars communicate with each other.
Other important connections between reading and writing exist. For one 81____ the more you read, the more you become sensitive to a reader’s needs. You will bring this sensitivity to your writing and do a better job of using words and details that best 82____ your particular readers. You will also become a more sensitive reader of your own drafts. This sensitivity will help you 83____ what changes should be made and 84____ best to make those changes. In other words, you will become a more reliable critic and a 85____ editor of your own writing.

77___
A、to
B、also
C、then
D、now
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：由上下文可知，读与写之间是存在关系的，为了对应读的内容，学生在读之后会被要求写作。C项：then 然后，表示了动作的先后顺序，符合题意。