You have to be a fairly good speaker to ________ listeners’ interest for over an hour.
A. catch B. hold C. improve D. attract
As is known to all, _______ strong and powerful China will certainly benefit _____ whole world.
A. a; a B. the; a C. the; the D. a; the
2010年上海世博会正在举办，你的外国网友想要到中国来，为表示对他们来中国的欢迎，你打算介绍一些极具中国特色的事物（可以是风俗文化等）。你以 “Fascinating China”为题，用英语写一篇150字左右的短文，发表在你的个人博客上。
短文可选择使用以下的参考词汇：
the Great Wall（长城）； Peking Opera(京剧)； Panda（大熊猫）； terracotta（兵马俑）。
Fascinating China
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The above mentioned are just a wave of the sea. If you want to know more about this ancient nation, come to the Shanghai Expo and be our guest to see for yourself.
1.The volunteers were kept busy d________ food and drinks to the people affected by the earthquakes.
2.There was a strong wind__________ (伴随) by thunderstorms last night, damaging lots of houses in the district.
3.Now that he a_______ that he had stolen the money, you should forgive him.
4.The tourists were rather satisfied with the restaurant because its _______(菜肴) was excellent.
5._________(相比较而言) speaking, this part of the coast is much less polluted yet.
6.We would very much a__________ it if you could do us that favor.
7.The final result seems explicit, as there is a _______ (公认的) agreement as to who should become Chairman.
8.Don’t eat anything that will spoil(破坏) your a_______ for dinner.
9.The nurse’s job is to ________(护理) the patients in the hospital.
10.The president’s speech was i__________ by the ringing of his mobile phone.
As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters．But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画）of each Chinese character when writing on paper．Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more．
Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school．And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students．Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer．
All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer．
It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer．And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education．But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear．
“When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it．”
“I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper．”
Many students don't feel this is something to worry about．Now that it's more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?
Many educators think differently．Shi Liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic （审美的） value．But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value．All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost．And handwriting contains the writer's emotion．Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality．Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them．”
To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory （必修的） and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand．
1.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A．The Importance of Handwriting and Typing．
B．To Type or To Hand Write
C．Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By Hand
D．Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters．
2.The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because _______．
A．they are usually asked to e-mail their Homework and Essays
B．they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently
C．they find it not easy to remember how to write a character
D．computers have become a trend and fashion in China．
3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the advantages of handwriting?
A．Handwriting contains the writer's emotion．
B．The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting,
C．Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence
D．Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value．
4.The underlined expression “taking stock in” （Paragraph 4） probably means ______．
A．getting bored with B．getting dependent on
C．becoming crazy about D．getting curious about
5.We can draw the conclusion from the passage that _______．
A．more and more students will give up writing on a computer
B．writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day
C．more and more students will pay attention to handwriting
D．the typing article better expresses one’s emotion and quality
根据短文内容填空，每空不超过一个单词
Entering a sport into the Olympics can be a long process．There are many requirements to meet 1.a sport can be considered 2.the International Olympic Committee （IOC）．First, a sport must have its own international committee． 3., it must be practiced by 4.in at least 75 countries on at least four continents and by women in at least 40 countries on three continents．Last, a current sport must be dropped, for it becomes 5.popular and has to make way 6.new, more popular sport, 7.helps to ensure that the IOC can keep the Olympics 8.control．
