The Fourth "21th Century Cup" National English Speaking Competition is to be held in Shanghai.
Organizers: China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting Network.
Coordinator(协调者): 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), 2017
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, 2017. 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).
1. The main purpose of this passage is __________ .
A. to help to improve your spoken English
B. to inform you of some information about the competition
C. to invite you to take part in the competition
D. to show you how to win the competition
2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking Competition?
A. The number of its competitors.
B. It’s competition format.
C. What each winner will be offered.
D. Where and when it will take place.
3. Suppose you get the sixth place, you'll ___________ .
A. travel to London for free.
B. get some money, some books and a certificate
C. become a one-year member of IATEFL
D. get a chance to study in Singapore
4. According to the passage, an "off-hand speech" is _________ .
A. a speech not longer than three minutes
B. a speech with a piece of paper in hand
C. a speech which is well prepared
D. a speech without preparation
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