_______ I went to the South Lake in Hanzhong, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.
A. For the first time
B. The first time
C. At first
D. It was the first time
Sheldon could have defeated Howard in the match, but he _______ too careless at the last minute.
A. is B. was
C. has been D. had been
Don’t call me up at this time tomorrow, for I _______ an important test.
A. will take B. am taking
C. have been taking D. will be taking
It’s the third time that Li Ming has been to Xi’an , _______?
A. isn’t he B. hasn’t he
C. isn’t it D. hasn’t it
--Li Ping often watches _______ English TV news in her spare time.
---No wonder she has _______ command of English.
A. /; a B. an; the
C. the; / D. an; a
近日，是否要在中学进行英语口语考试的话题引起了学生们的热议，某中学生英语报也举办了以“Spoken English Test in Middle Schools”为主题的征文活动，请你根据下面所提示的内容，用英语写一篇短文向该报投稿。
1．简要介绍你们班同学目前英语口语水平；
2．说明你对中学英语口语考试的态度，并给出至少两个支持（或反对）的理由。
注意:
1. 词数120左右。短文的开头已给出（不计入总词数）；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Recently there has been a heated discussion among students about whether it’s necessary to have spoken English test in middle schools.
