题目内容
Complete the passage with the proper words in the box.Each word can only be used once.One word is not needed.
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The speeches of US President Barack Obama have become the favorite way for Japanese to study the English language.Japanese publishers have been 1 the market with over a dozen language-learning titles.Companies are trying to enter a foreign-language teaching 2 which was 3 at $8.6 billion in 2008 by some research institutes.
Why is there such a huge Japanese market for recordings and books of Obama's speeches? Japanese say that listening to Obama speak is a good way to 4 their English-speaking skills.
Most Japanese, including those studying English, would have difficulty 5 a speech given by a native English speaker.But “Obama's English is easy to understand because he can 6 words clearly and speaks at a relatively slow speed,” said Professor Tadaharu Nikaido, a communication specialist.“Movies 7 to be the most difficult for Japanese, especially when actors mumble(咕哝)their words.” Obama sets his 8 of vocabulary wide enough to accommodate(迎合)all levels of English speakers, Nikaido added, and at the lower end, it sometimes comes within the range of non-native speakers' comprehension.
The Obama speech phenomenon has given way to more books and magazines that focus on how Obama's communication skills might be 9 in Japan for business and political purposes.At least half a dozen books and magazine covers of this kind have appeared in the past several months in Japan.
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【小题1】 What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “Green shoots have begun to appear in different markets”?
| A.Signs of recovery. | B.High prices. |
| C.Environmental protection. | D.Change in policy. |
| A.shot out | B.shot through | C.shot up | D.shot down |
| A.shooting yourself in the foot | B.shooting the breeze |
| C.shooting your mouth off | D.shooting questions at somebody |
| A.shooter | B.shoot | C.shot | D.shooting |