Giving a speech before a large audience is a challenge that would worry anyone—but not Shen Wenjie.

    “The bigger the audience, the less nervous I am, ”he said. The 17-year-old Senior 2 student from Suzhou Middle School has every reason to be confident. Last Saturday he took first prize in the second“21st Century Cup”National High School English Competition, sponsored by China Daily and Suzhou Municipal People’s Government.

    Shen outshone 34 other contestants from all over China, winning a trip to the international English-speaking competition to be held in London in May 2004.

    He started learning English at the age of five and his interest in it grew through playing games. “Interest plays an important role in learning English. But effort is more important if you want to learn it well，”he said. After deciding to develop a British accent, he listened to tape after tape until he could talk like the native speakers.

    Films have also proved useful. He chooses an easy film, such as Harry Porter, and focuses on the dialogues—repeating them until he knows it by heart.

    “I take every chance to open my mouth and speak English, ”Shen said. He even talks to himself in English, imagining that he is explaining things to foreigners. When studying English newspapers, he tries to express the opinions in his own words and then compares them with the original stories.

    “I am very grateful to my current teacher, Deng Xiaojing, who has introduced English newspapers and magazines to us, ”he said. But reading newspapers is just one of many activities that have helped his public speaking skills.

     “A speech is a way of communicating with people so it is important that you put your personal feelings into it，”Shen said. “No matter how beautiful your pronunciation is, just reading out your speech will destroy it. ”

72. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Shen Wenjie was very nervous when he took part in the competition.

B. “The 21st Century Cup” National High School English Competition was sponsored by China Daily and CCTV.

C. There were 35 contestants from all over China to take part.

D. Shen was given some money for his victory.

73. Shen speaks English so well by means of the following except _______ .

A. listening to tape after tape until he could talk like the native speakers

B. seeing easy English films

C. practicing speaking English very often

D. doing English grammar only

74. Shen thinks that _______.

A. interest does good to learn English well

B. effort is less important than interest

C. writing in English as much as possible can make one master English

D. it is needless for one to put one’s feelings into it when one speaks English

75. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. Shen is sure to fail in the international English-speaking competition to be held in London in May 2004

B. interest and effort are the key factors to learning English well

C. Shen owes his success to his parents

D. his interest in learning English comes from studies

Egypt: Bridging the Gap between School English and Real English
Teaching English in Egypt in general and in my town Damietta in particular, is mainly directed towards helping students to pass their final exams. Unfortunately, most teachers do not adopt a long -term approach that guarantees that their students will be able to use English outside the classroom. So students only concentrate on one skill which is writing. Thus their listening and speaking skills are disabled. What is important to them is to pass the exam which is primarily based on writing .Teachers are not only concentrated with providing their students with questions that are similar to those of the final exam, particularly General Secondary Education Certificate (GSEC) Examination, so students spend most of their time answering typical exam questions.
Most students' scores are high; a lot of students get full marks. However, few students are able to communicate in English because their role plays. As a result, a lot of students complain that they are unable to understand and talk fluently with native speakers of English.
To enable students to communicate freely and spontaneously(自然地) in English, I bring features of real communication into language practice, I always ask students about their own experiences, and suggest groups of students practice what they have learned outside the classroom. This helps lower-achieving students absorb language. Furthermore, role play is a very effective way to improve speaking skills particularly if it is connected to the experience of the students.

1. 1.

   Who probably write this passage?

   1. A.
      a teacher
   2. B.
      a governor
   3. C.
      a student
   4. D.
      a reporter
2. 2.

   In Egypt, the students only concentrate on ------

   1. A.
      listening skill
   2. B.
      speaking skill
   3. C.
      reading skill
   4. D.
      writing skill
3. 3.

   The teachers question their students based on -------

   1. A.
      what they learn in the class
   2. B.
      What their parents expect
   3. C.
      The questions that are similar to those of GSEC
   4. D.
      The ability that will be used outside the classroom
4. 4.

   Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Most of the students can't get high marks but can communicate with the native speakers of English.
   2. B.
      Communicating skill is more important than writing skill.
   3. C.
      Role play connected to the speaker's experience is more effective
      in improving his skill.
   4. D.
      The lower--achieving students can do better in speaking skill than the upper achieving students.
5. 5.

   Who will responsible for the gap between school English and real English?

   1. A.
      Their parents
   2. B.
      The students
   3. C.
      The school
   4. D.
      The education sys tem

Egypt: Bridging the Gap between School English and Real English

Teaching English in Egypt in general and in my town Damietta in particular, is mainly directed towards helping students to pass their final exams. Unfortunately, most teachers do not adopt a long -term approach that guarantees that their students will be able to use English outside the classroom. So students only concentrate on one skill which is writing. Thus their listening and speaking skills are disabled. What is important to them is to pass the exam which is primarily based on writing .Teachers are not only concentrated with providing their students with questions that are similar to those of the final exam, particularly General Secondary Education Certificate (GSEC) Examination, so students spend most of their time answering typical exam questions.

Most students' scores are high; a lot of students get full marks. However, few students are able to communicate in English because their role plays. As a result, a lot of students complain that they are unable to understand and talk fluently with native speakers of English.

To enable students to communicate freely and spontaneously(自然地) in English, I bring features of real communication into language practice, I always ask students about their own experiences, and suggest groups of students practice what they have learned outside the classroom. This helps lower-achieving students absorb language. Furthermore, role play is a very effective way to improve speaking skills particularly if it is connected to the experience of the students.

1.Who probably write this passage?

A. a teacher    B. a governor    C. a student    D. a reporter

2.In Egypt, the students only concentrate on ------

A. listening skill        B. speaking skill    C. reading skill         D. writing skill

3.The teachers question their students based on -------

A. what they learn in the class

B. What their parents expect

C. The questions that  are similar to those of GSEC

D. The ability that will be used outside the classroom

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Most of the students can't get high marks but can communicate with the native speakers of English.

B.  Communicating skill is more important than writing skill.

C. Role play connected to the speaker's experience is more effective

in improving his skill.

D. The lower--achieving students can do better in speaking skill than the upper achieving students.

5.Who will responsible for the gap between school English and real English?

A. Their parents      B. The students    C. The school          D. The education sys tem

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A.

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B.

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C.

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D.

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E.

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F.

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56. Now Xiao Yu is a department head working in a trade company. She often faces the challenges to argue with other companies or discuss about work with her foreign bosses. She looks forward to being promoted and earning more money. 

57. Cai Liangliang has his own business. He finds he’s poor at communicating with his foreign customers. But he often flies from place to place, all around the country. For the sake of his business, he has his computer with him everywhere.

58. Wang Xin has been a secretary in the present company for 2 years, but she realizes that her professional knowledge is not enough. According to this, she plans to study abroad, and she’s now working hard on the entrance exams.

59. Li Ting likes traveling and she works as a part-time tourist guide in vocations. It’s difficult for her to introduce historical relics to her foreign customers. She prefers a class where she can have many peers to exchange ideas and learn from each other.

60. Wu Peng is a well-known cartoon maker. He has accepted an invitation to work abroad. To make himself more convenient at work, he needs to make up his poor English. He expects to have the courses designed just for himself.

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