A.a boy's speech in class

　　B.how to write note cards

　　C.the fear of public speaking

　　D.how to make a speech better

　　(三)(2014，嘉興)

　　We are pleased to announce(宣布) the results of our competition to create a new school festival for students to celebrate this year.This competition，which we have had twice，has been a huge success.But this year，we have had more entries(參賽作品) than ever before!

　　We have received many wonderful suggestions，including one that suggested there should be a festival of shoes!This was certainly a creative idea，but not surprisingly，our judges(裁判) likes other suggestions more!

　　The winning suggestion was from Henry Chan，who suggested that there should be a festival of bicycles.It was the judges' favourite.Henry，who is in Grade Eight，said that he went to school by bicycle every day and enjoyed taking bicycle trips very much.He added that so much public bicycles were in use in our city that it would be a shame not to celebrate them.

　　As part of the festival，a bicycle trip will be organized in the city.Then students will hold a ten­metre bicycle riding competition，in which anyone who can ride the slowest wins.What's more，you students are called on to ride bicycles to school as often as possible.

　　The Bicycle Festival will start on June 18th and last two days.We hope you will take part in the festival and do your bit to protect our environment!

　　8.This announcement is made to __D__.

　　A.judges B.parents

　　C.teachers D.students

　　9.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “__D__”.

　　A.ideas B.shoes

　　C.bicycles D.competitions

　　10.After this year's Bicycle Festival，what will happen most probably?__B__

　　A.Fewer people will use public bicycles.

　　B.More students will ride bicycles to school.

　　C.The Bicycle Festival will be held every year.

　　D.Bicycle trips to other cities will be organized.

　　11.What's the best title for the announcement?__D__

　　A.Care for the Environment

　　B.Entries from Creative Students

　　C.Suggestions to the Students

　　D.Results of New Festival Competition

　　(四)(2014，湖州)

　　Born in Ghana，West Africa，in 1989，F(xiàn)reddy Adu has become one of the most promising young soccer players in the world.Soccer fans have been crazy about him since 2003，when he became the youngest player to join a professional sports team in the United States.The next year，he became the youngest athlete ever to play in an all­star game，a match in which the best players from many professional teams compete.

　　As a child，Adu did what many children in Ghana love to do—play soccer.His mother recognized her son's talent and encouraged it by providing soccer balls，which were expensive for them.Since he had soccer balls，other children always came looking for him and played together.

　　Education was very important to Adu's mother，and she wasn't sure that her son could receive a good education in Ghana.So she tried hard and moved to Maryland，U.S. in 1997，when he was eight years old.His new school friends soon noticed his talent for soccer，and the parents of one friend encouraged him to join a soccer club.This was his first time playing organized soccer，and he helped his team from the Potomac Soccer Association win a tournament in Italy in 2000.One professional Italian team was so impressed by Adu that they offered him $750，000 to play for them.Adu's mother refused the offer and thought that her eleven­year­old son needed to finish school first.

　　Adu did finish high school at the age of 14.Nowadays，he is playing professional soccer and living with his mother in a house he bought for her.His salary with the D.C. United team is $500，000 a year，and Adu is also paid to advertise products such as sports shoes and drinks.Adu is happy that his mother no longer has to work at two jobs，and his fans are happy that they can watch him play their favourite sport for many years to come.