It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately，such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain place, no one will be wiser. When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue if nothing happened.

Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn’t really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther Kings famous speech—“I have a Dream”, you may notice that he stumbles (结巴) over his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don’t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.

People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performance. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.

As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being perfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.

1. The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will _________.

A. be smarter than you                B. notice your mistakes

C. do better than you                  D. know what you are talking about

2. You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because ___________.

A. your attention is on the content

B. you don’t fully understand the speech

C. you don’t know what the speaker plans to say

D. you find the way of speech-making more important

3. It can be inferred from the passage that___________.

A. giving a speech is like giving a performance

B. one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad

C. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made

D. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker           B. how to Make a Perfect Speech

C. Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech          D. Don’t Expect Mistakes in a Speech

Maricel Apatan，22，stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri—La Hotel in Manila，preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be a routine task for a cake chef，but Maricel is no ordinary chef－she has no hands．

Maricel has come a long way since the day in September 2000 when she and her uncle were attacked near their farm. Fortunately, both of them survived，but the 11-year-old girt lost her hands. In 2004，she entered a Manila training centre for people with disabilities. She learned how to write and do housework and，more importantly , came to terms with her disability.

After graduation from high school，she took a two—year Hotel and Restaurant Management course and flourished even though she was the only disabled student in the course．After she moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting on this determined young woman. She didn't shy away from the attention.“I wanted others living With disabilities to believe it's possible to live a normal life,” Maricel says.

When managers at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel saw Maricel on television，they hired her as part of the hotel's Care for People project．She has also accomplished her goal Of inspiring others．One of them is Ronelyn Calumpiano．a 21-year-old with cerebral palsy(脑瘫).She saw Maricel on television and Was moved by her confidence. Ronelyn will soon start classes and is already planning a career in IT.

Maricel's three younger sisters have moved to Manila．She pays for the rent of their small apartment. While their parents look after their family farm in Mindanao．“It is difficult to make ends meet but I don't lose hope. I believe anything is possible if you dream．work hard and pray．”

56．“Maricel is no ordinary chef because         .

A．she is better than other chefs

B．she is physically disabled

C．she can do a routine task

D．she is good at decorating cakes

57．Which of the following is NOT true about Maricel?

A．She survived while her uncle did not．

B．She didn't shy away from pubic attention.

C．She has inspired some disabled people．

D．She managed to make a living by herself．

58．The underlined word“flourished”in Paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to         .

A．was rejected

B．was employed

C．recovered well

D．developed well

59．According to the text，Ronelyn           .

A．works in art IT company

B．was inspired by Maricel

C．once lived hi Mindanao

D．has already started classes

60．What does the author want to tell US in the text?

A．We should be determined and never lose hope．

B．We shouldn't look down upon the disabled．

C．We should help those who suffer disabilities．

D．We should feel sympathy for the unfortunate．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once the King of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came,  36  him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take bull’s milk.” The King was  37  , for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it  38  ?” he asked.
“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor, “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was  39  to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him  40  . When the King told Gulbo what the doctor said and  41  him to get bull’s milk, Gulbo  42  understood what the doctor was trying to do.
When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the  43 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the  44 . On hearing what the King had asked for, she said, “don’t  45  , Father, I will help you.”
The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace, and chose a place  46  the King’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise  47  the King could not sleep. The King got very angry and sent a guard to  48  what was the matter. The soldier found the girl, and led her to the King. “Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the King.
The girl  49  to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father had a baby, I was  50  all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean  51  for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”
“What!” cried the King. “Are you trying to make a  52  of me? I have never heard of man having a baby.”
“Well, if the King himself orders someone to get bull’s milk for him,  53  can’t a man have a baby?”
The King smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s  54 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk for his  55.”

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Once the King of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came,  36  him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take bull’s milk.” The King was  37  , for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it  38  ?” he asked.

“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor, “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was  39  to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him  40  . When the King told Gulbo what the doctor said and  41  him to get bull’s milk, Gulbo  42  understood what the doctor was trying to do.

When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the  43 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the  44 . On hearing what the King had asked for, she said, “don’t  45  , Father, I will help you.”

The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace, and chose a place  46  the King’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise  47  the King could not sleep. The King got very angry and sent a guard to  48  what was the matter. The soldier found the girl, and led her to the King. “Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the King.

The girl  49  to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father had a baby, I was  50  all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean  51  for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”

“What!” cried the King. “Are you trying to make a  52  of me? I have never heard of man having a baby.”

“Well, if the King himself orders someone to get bull’s milk for him,  53  can’t a man have a baby?”

The King smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s  54 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk for his  55.”

1.                A．checked        B．tested          C．judged   D．examined

2.                A．pleased        B．surprised       C．touched  D．moved

3.                A．possible        B．impossible       C．usual D．unusual

4.                A．a friend        B．an enemy       C．a neighbor D．a patient

5.                A．suffer          B．happy          C．angry D．laugh

6.                A．begged         B．ordered        C．decided  D．demanded

7.                A．suddenly       B．certainly        C．immediately   D．directly

8.                A．chance         B．situation        C．position  D．difficulty

9.                A．matter         B．wrong          C．thing D．problem

10.               A．frighten        B．worry          C．doubt D．fear

11.               A．above          B．on            C．below D．under

12.               A．but            B．when          C．as    D．that

13.               A．find out        B．get out         C．take out   D．bring out

14.               A．began          B．looked         C．became   D．pretended

15.               A．busy           B．free           C．surprised  D．anxious

16.               A．food           B．clothes         C．boxes D．something

17.               A．trick           B．joke           C．friend D．fool

18.               A．why           B．how           C．who  D．what

19.               A．girl            B．daughter       C．wife  D．friend

20.               A．daughter       B．son            C．girl   D．baby

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Once the king of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, 26 him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bull’s milk.” The king was 27_, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it 28 ?” he asked.

　“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor. “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was a(n) 29 to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him 30 . When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and 31 him to get a bull’s milk, Gulbo 32 understood what the doctor was trying to do.

When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 33 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the 34 . On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t 35 , Father, I will help you.”

The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place 36 the king’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made 37 much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to 38 what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.

“Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the king.

The girl 39 to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father 40 a baby, I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean 41 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”

“What!” cried the king. “Are you trying to make a 42 of me?” I have never heard of a man having a baby.”

“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bull’s milk for him, 43 can’t a man have a baby?”

The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s 44 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk to his 45 .

26. A. checked　　 　 B. tested　　　 C. judged　　　　 　　 D. examined

27. A. pleased　　　 　 B. surprised　　　 　　 C. touched　　　 　　 D. moved

28. A. possible　　 　 B. impossible　　 　　 C. usual　　　　 　　 D. unusual

29. A. friend　　　 　 B. enemy　　　　 　　 C. neighbor　　 D. patient

30. A. suffer　　　 　 B. happy　　　　 C. angrily　　　 　　 D. excited

31. A. begged　　　 　 B. ordered　　　　 C. decided　　　 　　 D. demanded

32. A. suddenly　 　 B. certainly 　　　 C. correctly　 　 D. directly

33. A. chance　　　　 B. situation　　　　 C. position　　 　　 D. difficulty

34. A. matter　　　　 B. wrong　　　　 　　 C. thing　　　　　 D. problem

35. A. frighten　　 　　 　 B. worry　　　　 C. doubt　　 　　 　　D. fear

36. A. above　　　　 B. on　　　　　 　　 C. below　　 　　　　　 D. under

37. A. such　　　 　　 　 B. that　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. more　 　　　　 D. so

38. A. find out　　 　　 　 B. get out　　　　 　　　 C. take out　 　　　　　　 D. bring out

39. A. began　　　　 B. looked　　 　　　　　 C. became　　　 D. pretended

40. A. gave birth to　 B. had birth in　 C. gave birth of　 D. had birth to

41. A. food　　　　　 B. clothes　　　 C. bowls　　　 D. bottles

42. A. trick　　　 　　 　 B. joke　　　　 　 C. friend　　　　 D. fool

43 A. why　　　 　　 　 B. how　　　 　　 C. who　　　　 　　　 D. what

44. A. girl　　　　　 B. daughter　　 C. wife　　　　 　　　 D. friend

45. A. daughter　　 　　 B. son　　　　　 　　　 C. sister　　　 D. baby