Today many Chinese people want to             their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest         singing popular English songs      all the singers sang very clearly and looked comfortable     stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as      as native speakers.

The singers really came from all age groups and from all over China. The      of the men’s competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an, and the winner of the       competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.     winners were very modest and said that they didn't think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the women's competition, said       English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was      , so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.

This kind of contest encourages people in China          English. Many people agree that they make         by singing English songs and that it is a good idea to have fun with English. Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why don't you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English.  singing English songs, there are many other fun      to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a    speaker of English. If you look hard enough, you'll find a good way to learn English better.

小题1:

A．leant

B．listen

C．improve

D．hear小题2:

A．in

B．by

C．from

D．with小题3:

A．Possibly

B．Nearly

C．Luckily

D．Hardly小题4:

A．on

B．onto

C．in

D．under小题5:

A．good

B．well

C．better

D．best小题6:

A．winner

B．host

C．hostess

D．listener小题7:

A．woman’s

B．women’s

C．girl’s

D．lady’s小题8:

A．Both

B．Either

C．Every

D．Each小题9:

A．study

B．studying

C．studies

D．studied小题10:

A．not well enough

B．very well

C．not good enough

D．very good小题11:

A．to speak

B．speak

C．spoken

D．speaking小题12:

A．progress

B．progresses

C．money

D．friends小题13:

A．Beside

B．Besides

C．Except

D．Not only小题14:

A．stories

B．songs

C．movies

D．ways小题15:

A．strange

B．friendly

C．kind

D．native

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A．等于

B．高于

C．低于

D．都不对