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"It's very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test. I'll take a coin into the examination room. I haven't studied a chemistry book for months, so I'll just toss the coin. That way, I'm sure I'll get half the questions right." The next day Fred came cheerfully into the examination room. He sat tossing a coin for half an hour as he marked down his answers. Then he left, half an hour before the rest of us. The next day, he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor . "Oh, good," he said. "Have you got the result of the test? What mark did I get?" The professor looked at him and smiled. "Ah, it's you, Baines. Just a minute." Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it. "I'm terribly sorry, Baines," he said, "you failed." 56. Fred Baines _______. A. spent quite some time working in the Students' Union B. worked hard at his lessons but he failed again and again C. often failed his tests D. wouldn't work hard so long as he could pass a test 57. Fred looked perfectly calm before the chemistry test because _______. A. he was already well prepared for it B. he didn't think the test was so important for him C. someone had promised to help him out D. he believed he had found out a way to pass the test without any difficulty 58. The professor told Baines the result of the test by tossing a coin because _______. A. he hadn't marked all the papers yet B. he couldn't remember the mark Baines got C. he wouldn't hurt Baines' feeling by telling him the truth D. he wanted to teach Baines a lesson B 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 (联办单位): 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 (和谐)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 (证书), 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). 59. 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 60. 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. 61. 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 62. An "off-hand speech" is________________________ . A. a speech not longer than three minutesB. a speech with a piece of paper in hand C. a speech without preparationD. a speech which is well prepared C A pair of twin-brother ligers, a rare lion-tiger hybrid(杂种), have become superstars in China's southernmost island province of Hainan after becoming the first ligers in the country to reach their first birthday. Tens of thousands of tourists visited the liger brothers at Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park during the week-long May Day holiday that ended on Sunday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the rare animals. At least 10,000 people signed a red banner when the park celebrated the liger's birthday on May 2. People expressed the hope that the twins would be strong and healthy, the Hainan Daily reports. Zookeepers even made the twins a special birthday cake out of beef and eggs. (责任编辑：admin) |