______ man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by ______ company he keeps.

A. The; a               B. A; a               C. The; the           D. A; the

In 2010，China enjoyed its best Winter Games results，_____   11 medals in Vancouver—five     gold included．

    A．to collect    B．collected    C．being collected D．collecting

Why not buy him _______ MP4 as_______ birthday present since he likes music?

A. an; the    B. the; the      C. an；a     D. a; a

Suddenly the idea came to me ____ I might turn to Mr．Smith for help．

 A．what   B．that  C．which   D．whom

     The Fourth "21th Century Cup" National English Speaking Competition is to be held in Shanghai.

     Organizers: China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting Network.

     Co-ordinater: China University English Speaking  Association  ( CUESA).

     Co-sponsors (聯(lián)辦單位): English Speaking Union (ESU), Lotus Software (China) Co. LtD.,Times Publishing Group of Singapore, Hilton Shanghai, Pearson Education, Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.

     Date: March 26 ( Friday), 2011

     Place: Hilton Shanghai.

     Competition Format (形式): Each student will present a prepared speech on the given topic, followed by a three-minute off-hand speech and a three-minute question and answer period with the judges.

     Prepared speech period: six minutes.

     Q & A period: three minutes.

     Speech topic: People and Nature: In search of harmony (和諧）in a new age + your personal opinion. (Topics for the off hand speech will be given on the day of competition).

     Prizes: Besides books and certificates (證書), the top two winners will be offered scholarships to travel to the annual international English-speaking competition which will be held by the English Speaking Union in London in May, 2011. The third and fourth place winners will be offered a study trip to Singapore, sponsored by the Times Publishing Group. The fifth through 10th place winners will be offered cash prizes. All the competitors will receive certificates from the English Speaking Union and book prizes provided by Pearson Education and Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press. The teachers of the top winners will also receive a one-year membership to the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL).

1. The main purpose of this passage is ________________________ .

A. to invite you to take part in the competition

B. to tell you some information of the competition

      C. to help to improve your spoken English

    D. to show you how to win the competition

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking Competition?

A. Where and when it will take place.                B. Its program. 

C. What each winner will be offered.                   D. The number of its competitors.

3. Suppose you get the sixth place, you'll________________________ .

    A. travel to London for free.             B. become a one-year member of IATEFL

    C. get some money, some books and a certificate   D. get a chance to study in Singapore

4. An "off-hand speech" is________________________ .

A. a speech not longer than three minutes             B. a speech with a piece of paper in hand

C. a speech without preparation                           D. a speech which is well prepared

第二部分: 書面表達

I. 根據(jù)所給單詞的首字母或漢語意思，填上恰當?shù)膯卧~使句意完整。 (共5小題；每小題0.5分, 滿分2.5分)

76. The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly __________（氣氛）.

77. The sales c____________ was aimed at the mass market.

78. The salesmen were trained to deal with customer ____________(投訴) in a friendly manner.

79. There is a room spacious enough to a ______________ 10 dinner tables in this restaurant.

80. Ron will lend me the money on c___________ that I pay it back next month.

--------I wonder why Tom was ________ from the post.

   --------Don’t you know he can’t ________ that kind of work?

 A. moved; match   B. removed; be equal to  C. moved; be suitable for  D. removed; suit

       A (n)___________ with parliament could rain the government's plans.

A. collision           B. commitment             C. appointment        D. issue

The reason ____ he was late for class was ____ he stayed up late last night.

  A. why; that                     B. why; because     C. that; that           D. that; because

 It was a(n)______ party. We danced all night and then watched the sun coming up over the sea. No better way to welcome the New Year.

   A. awful      B. terrible              C. frightening    D. awesome