Speaking exams can be stressful! What if you don’t understand the examiner(考官)? Remember that everyone gets nervous in exams. And our tips will help you feel more confident in a speaking exam.

★Listening to as much English as possible will help improve your speaking. Listening to songs, and watching films will help you feel more confident about speaking.

★Speak as much English in class as possible. If you always speak English in class, you will find it easier to speak in an exam.

★Slow down! Before you speak, think carefully about what to say and speak a little slower than normal.

★Use the correct language that you know. Use words and expressions you have used before. If you don’t know a word, think of another way to say it.

★Listen to yourself when you speak and if you hear a mistake, correct it.

★Look at the examiner’s face and eyes when you speak, Does he understand you? If not, say it again with different words.

★Speak clearly so that the examiner can hear you. If you find this difficult, practice with a friend at home. Speak to each other in English on your computers.

★Remember that everyone feels nervous in exams. So take some deep breaths before the exam and try to relax.

1.How many tips are mentioned in this passage?

A.Three. B.Five. C.Eight. D.Nine

2.The underlined word “this” refers to ______.

A.talking with your friends in English

B.talking with friends on computers ball

C.looking at the examiner’s eyes

D.speaking clearly in front of the examiner

3.Which is NOT the advice from the writer?

A.Speak English as much as possible with parents.

B.Slow down your speaking speed.

C.Correct the mistakes when you find them.

D.Breathe deeply before you start.

4.The main idea of this passage is about ________.

A.how to slow down your speaking speed

B.how to choose the right listening materials

C.how to deal with speaking exams

D.how to correct the mistakes while speaking

Painting and writing on walls is nothing new. In prehistoric (史前的) times, people in Africa and Europe painted pictures of animals and people in caves. Graffiti has been found at ancient sites in Greece, Italy, Syria and Iraq. In the Roman town of Pompeii in Italy, archaeologists found a lot of graffiti written in Latin, including political and romantic messages, and even some magic spells!

In the 1970s, young people in New York used pens to write their names, or “tags”, on walls around the city. One of the first “taggers” was Demetrius, a teenager from a Greek family. He wrote his tag on walls in his neighbourhood and in subway stations on the way to school. Other teenagers saw Demetrius’s tag and started writing their own tags on walls, buses and subway trains all over New York. Then, some teenagers stopped using pens and started using paints. Their tags were bigger and more colourful and appeared on trains, buses and walls around the world. In the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of graffiti artists started to make pictures too.

In many countries, it is a crime to paint on walls and street artists can have problems with the police. In other countries, street art is permitted in certain places. Nowadays, street art is more popular with the public. In some cities, there are street art festivals. In Bristol in the UK, there is a street art festival in August every year. Artists paint all the buildings in a street. Lots of people come to watch the artists and take photos. Street art can be seen in galleries (美术馆) too. There have been exhibitions of street art in galleries in Paris, London and Los Angeles.

Most street artists are young people who paint in their neighbourhood or home city. Many of them use the Internet to communicate and share photos of their pictures with other street artists around the world. Although we don’t know what will happen to street art in the future, we can be sure that it is here to stay!

1.Graffiti in ancient times includes different kinds of themes EXCEPT ________.

A.names and tags B.magic spells

C.animals and people D.romantic messages

2.Which is the correct order according to the passage?

① Demetrius wrote his tags on walls.

② Many graffiti artists made pictures too.

③ Other teenagers wrote their own tags on walls.

④ There have been exhibitions of street art in galleries.

⑤ More colourful tags appeared on trains, buses and walls.

A.①③⑤②④ B.①③⑤④② C.④③①②⑤ D.④①③②⑤

3.What does “permitted” mean in Paragraph 3?

A.protected B.allowed C.punished D.warned

4.According to the passage, we can learn that________.

A.Demetrius was the first graffiti artist B.street art can be only seen in the street

C.street artists begin to share their works online D.Bristol holds a street art festival every September

5.The main purpose of the article is ________.

A.to tell why graffiti and street art will disappear

B.to tell the development of graffiti and street art

C.to tell what will happen to street art in the future

D.to tell the relationship between graffiti and street art

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