10．What did the manager mean by saying, “… Hockey and the International Hockey Society are finished”? ________.

　A. His team would no longer take part in international games

　B. Hockey and the society are both ruined by the unfair decisions

　C. There should be no more hockey matches organized by the society

　D. The society should be dismissed

9．According to the author, recent Olympic Games have ________.

　A. brought about goodwill between the nations

　B. made only false national pride

　C. hardly showed any international friendship

　D. led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred

8．The author writes this passage to ________.

　A. give advice to job - seekers who are attractive

　B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive

　C. demand equal rights for women

D. state the importance of appearance

C

　Some people believe that international sport brings about good will between the nations and that ff countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sport encourages international brotherhood. Not only was there the terrible incident with the murder of athlets, but the Games were also ruined by those incidents caused mainly by minor national contests.

　One country received its second - place medal with great anger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were certain that one of their goals should not have been dismissed and that the opposite side’s victory was unfair. Their manager was angry when he said: “This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Society are finished. ”The president of the society said later that such words could result in the pause of the team for at least three years.

　The American basketball team announced that they would not give away first place to Russia, after a fighting end to their contest. The game had ended in quarrel. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play, A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player beat it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. The judges discussed the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then decided not to receive the silver medals.

　Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played for honors or money rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that sportsmen should compete as individuals , or in non national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages dangerous nationalism.

7．It can be inferred from the passage that people’s views on beauty are often________.

　A. practical　　B. supportive　 C. old – fashioned　D. one - sided

6．Bowman’s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness________

　A. turns out to　be a disadvantage to men

　B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

　C. has as little effect on men as on women

　D. affects men and women alike

5．The word “liability” most probably means ________.

　A. disadvantage　B. advantage　　C. misfortune　 D. trouble

4．An “off- hand speech”is________.

　A. a speech not longer than three minutes

　B. a speech without preparation

　C. a speech with a piece of paper in hand

D. a speech which is well prepared

B

　Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive(主管的) circle, beauty can become a liability.

　While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.

　Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.

　Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.

　All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

　Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the “manly”qualifies required.

　This is true even in politics, “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, ” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates(候选人). She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

　The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

3．Suppose you get the sixth place, you’ll________ .

　A. travel to London for free.

　B. become a one - year member of IATEFL

　C. get some money , some books and a certificate

　D. get a chance to study in Singapore

2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking Competition?________.

　A. Where and when it will take place.

　B. Its program.

　C. What each winner will be offered.

　D. The number of its competitors.

1．The main purpose of this passage is ________.

　A. to invite you to take part in the competition

　B. to tell you some information of the competition

　C. to help to improve your spoken English

　D. to show you how to win the competition