Which of the following topics shouldn' t we choose when communicating with Thais （）.

Which of the following can we learn from the text？

A．We shouldn't travel long distance.

B．We should save water

C．We should often repair our cars.

On which of the following would the author least probably agree？

A．Mexico is confronting sever water crisis nowadays.

B．To maintain water"s quantity, we shouldn"t exploit groundwater.

C．The poor is a crucial factor in water management.

D．The government should fashion the public into a water-conscious sentiment.

Directions: Read the following passage and the statements that follow. Choose the best answer for each statement from the three choices marked A, B and C.

Welcome to the Telfort Business Institute’s E280 Conversational English Class. The object of this course is to learn how to converse fluently and effectively in English. For the next eight weeks we will finely turn your skills in the act of debating and role-playing. We will also practice speech rhythm and diction with an emphasis on enunciation and specific speech problems encountered by those who are studying English as a foreign language.

Numerous discussions on a wide variety of subjects will be held, including topics of business, fiction, travel, differences between Western and Chinese culture, education and life experiences.

You will have ample opportunities to give oral presentations and voice your opinions on the various topics that we plan to cover. It is very important that you talk as much as you can. Don’t wait for your instructor to ask you to speak. If you have a question to ask, additionally, if you have any questions about anything your fellow students say, please feel free to ask.

1. The course of E280 is a conversational one().

A.True

B.False

C.Not Mentioned

2.Each boy and girl () given a gift on Christmas Day.

A.Is

B.Are

C.Were

D.was

Choose ONE of the following topics and make a 3-minute (about 400 words) speech. Topic 1 We live in this information age in which people have easy access to cell phones equipped with social networking apps. Some question that it will deteriorate our ability to communicate, but others argue that social media could help those who lack interpersonal skills in real life and give them control over the communication process. What’s your opinion？ Do you have any feasible suggestions to those who dread talking to others in public？ Topic 2 “Chinese cooking and cuisine no longer serve only for nutrition. They have become an integral part of Chinese culture and civilization,” said Anna Louisa Thompson-Floris, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Strategic Planning. If you were the director of an episode of the show “A Bite of China”, how would you present a local dish from your hometown？ And please explain how this dish could embody part of the cultural features of your hometown. Topic 3 Traditionally, graduating students at US universities have one last lecture – a commencement speech, often from a celebrity who used to go to their university – before they enter the “real world”. If you had the chance to pick one celebrity to deliver a speech at your university, who would that be？ Why would you choose him/her？

A、Beijing to choose site for second int'l airport

B、Gov't to watch stock market closely – premier

C、Cambridge University: All lectures to be online-only until summer of 2021

D、We're better equipped to find extraterrestrial life now than ever before

A、Communicate noble ideas.

B、Explain your credibility on the speech topic.

C、Choose topics that promote positive ethical values.

D、Being a reliable source.

A、some common interests

B、ask a couple without children why they don’t have kids

C、their age

D、their salary

W: That's OK. Thank you for informing us in advance.

Q: Which of the following is true according to the man？

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A．They won't be able to set up an automobile company.

B．They won't be able to come to the opening ceremony.

C．They shouldn't have accepted the invitation.

D．They shouldn't inform. them in advance.

The following research topics can help you to explore the nature elements beyond the text. Choose one from them, search the literature based on prior introduction in Text A and then write a literature review on the selected topic. Generating electricity from the sun and the wind is gaining popularity. In many parts of the world, governments encourage their citizens, businesses and schools to put solar panels on their roofs, and wind farms are sprouting up in many places. However, some of these technologies are unfortunately a health hazard to people and may have long-term effects on people. An artificial photosynthesis system which mimics what happens in plants could potentially create an endless, relatively inexpensive supply of all the clean “gas” and electricity we need to power our lives — and in a storable form, too. Many ecosystems have evolved with fire as a necessary contributor to habitat vitality and renewal. Many plant species in naturally fire-affected environments require fire to germinate, to establish, or to reproduce. Wildfire suppression eliminates not only these species, but also the animals that depend upon them.

听力原文：W: You're the editor of Public Eye. What kind of topics does your program cover？

M: Well, there are essentially domestic stories. We don't cover international stories. We don't cover party politics or economics. We do issues of general social concern to our British audience. They can be anything from the future of the health service to the way the environment is going downhill.

W: How do you choose the topic？ Do you choose one because it's what the public wants to know about or because it's what you feel the public ought to know about？

M: I think it's a mixture of both. Sometimes you have a strong feeling that something is important and you want to see it examined and you want to contribute to a public debate. Sometimes people come to you with things they are worried about and they can be quite small things. They can be a story about corruption in local government, something they cannot quite understand, why it doesn't seem to be working out properly, like they are not having their litter collected properly or the dustbins emptied.

W: How do you know that you've got a really successful program？ One that is just right for the time？

M: I think you get a sense about it after working in it in a number of years. You know which stories are going to get the attention. They are going to be published just the point when the public are concerned about that.

Questions:

What kind of topics does Public Eye cover？

How does Public Eye choose its topics？

What factor plays an important role in running a successful program？

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A．Current trends in economic development.

B．Domestic issues of general social concern.

C．Stories about Britain's relations with other nations.

D．Conflicts and compromises among political parties.

听力原文：W: You're the editor of Public Eye. What kind of topics does your program cover？

M: Well, there are essentially domestic stories. We don't cover international stories. We don't cover party politics or economics. We do issues of general social concern to our British audience. They can be anything from the future of the health service to the way the environment is going downhill.

W: How do you choose the topic？ Do you choose one because it's what the public wants to know about or because it's what you feel the public ought to know about？

M: I think it's a mixture of both. Sometimes you have a strong feeling that something is important and you want to see it examined and you want to contribute to a public debate. Sometimes people come to you with things they are worried about and they can be quite small things. They can be a story about corruption in local government, something they cannot quite understand, why it doesn't seem to be working out properly, like they are not having their litter collected properly or the dustbins emptied.

W: How do you know that you've got a really successful program？ One that is just right for the time？

M: I think you get a sense about it after working in it in a number of years. You know which stories are going to get the attention. They are going to be published just the point when the public are concerned about that.

Questions:

What kind of topics does Public Eye cover？

How does Public Eye choose its topics？

What factor plays an important role in running a successful program？

(20)

A．Current trends in economic development.

B．Domestic issues of general social concern.

C．Stories about Britain's relations with other nations.

D．Conflicts and compromises among political parties.