[1] At some point in your life you are bound to be required to give a speech. But are you capable of having the effect on an audience that you want to have? Here are some things to keep in mind.     

[2] You may think it's good to create an informal effect, or even that it' s cool to use filler words (填充词) such as “like” and “you know”. But in reality, these words add nothing, and create the danger of making you sound foolish and uninformed.

[3] Pauses can be of significant help in adding depth to your speech, but only when they  are used at the right moments. Pausing suddenly and with a panicked look will just make your audience uneasy. Also, a very long silence is the last thing you need. Make sure that your pauses are nicely placed if you want to sound like a speaker who has absolute control of what he is talking about.

[4] You also need to be careful when you switch to a new idea during the course of a speech. Often speakers ________such as “well”, “so”, and so on, when they move on to new ideas. My advice, however, is to avoid such words and to try to think of a way of making a tradition that is unique to the topic of your speech.

[5] Finally, avoid “umming” and “ahhing” he way many people do when they give speeches. You want to sound confident and assured, and the way not to do so is to put an “urn” or an “ah” in the middle of every sentence.

1.What is the text mainly about? (No more than 8 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

2.Complete the following statement with proper words. (No more than 3 words)

It's careful to switch to ________________________ when you give a speech.

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (No more than 5 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

4.Why does the author say it' s not good to use filler words? (No more than 12 words)

_______________________________________________________________________

5.What does the word "they" (paragraph 3) probably refer to? (No more than 2 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

IV. 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

以下是一位学生对英国出版社英语教材的反馈意见表，请根据要求写一篇英语短文，寄回英国出版社。

【写作要求】

1．5个句子介绍表格中对教材的评价内容。

2．将5个句子组织成连贯的短文，使用必要的连接词。

3．头和结尾已经给出，不计入句子数。

参考词汇：定语从句:attributive clause       复合句: compound clause

【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Dear editors:

I am Li Hua from Class Ten Senior One of Yaohua Middle School. My opinions about the textbook are as follows:

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I hope my suggestions will be taken into consideration.

Please contact me at 0750—567890 or Lihua1995@yahoo.com

Best wishes!

Li Hua

[1] At some point in your life you are bound to be required to give a speech. But are you capable of having the effect on an audience that you want to have? Here are some things to keep in mind.     

[2] You may think it's good to create an informal effect, or even that it' s cool to use filler words (填充词) such as “like” and “you know”. But in reality, these words add nothing, and create the danger of making you sound foolish and uninformed.

[3] Pauses can be of significant help in adding depth to your speech, but only when they are used at the right moments. Pausing suddenly and with a panicked look will just make your audience uneasy. Also, a very long silence is the last thing you need. Make sure that your pauses are nicely placed if you want to sound like a speaker who has absolute control of what he is talking about.

[4] You also need to be careful when you switch to a new idea during the course of a speech. Often speakers ________transition words such as “well”, “so”, and so on, when they move on to new ideas. My advice, however, is to avoid such words and to try to think of a way of making a transition that is unique to the topic of your speech.

[5] Finally, avoid “umming” and “ahhing” the way many people do when they give speeches. You want to sound confident and assured, and the way not to do so is to put an “urn” or an “ah” in the middle of every sentence.

1.What is the text mainly about? (No more than 8 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

2.Complete the following statement with proper words. (No more than 4 words)

It's careful to switch to ________________________ when you give a speech.

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (No more than 3 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

4.Why does the author say it' s not good to use filler words? (No more than 12 words)

______________________________________________________________________

5.What does the word "they" (paragraph 3) probably refer to? (No more than 2 words)

_________________________________________________________________________