第一节语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出所给单词的正确读音，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1. noble    A. comb     B. oral    C. operation     D. dot

2. precise   A. cigar     B. strict   C. excite        D. risky

3. chef     A. chemistry    B technology     C. research    D machine

4. sink     A. singer     B. ant      C. ancient      D prince

5. mature   A. loyal      B. absent    C. cancel      D nature

．________ UN official is said to visit our province next month to investigate ________

problem of housing and education．

—Can you translate the poem into English?

—I am sorry I am not good at English poems．It’s ______ my ability．

Looking people in the eye ______ sometimes make them nervous and embarrassed．

I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, a city        name will create a picture of beautiful trees and green grass in our mind．

______ your blog, I would have written back two days ago．

It was in the remote mountain areas ______ I spent the gap year ______ I learned how to work with a group of strangers and how to look after myself．

The spokesman did not give out the details of the message, saying, “it should not be made public as it is a ______ issue”．

The United States signed up on Friday for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, _________ it the last major country to join the event．

—Could you do me a favor to hand out these papers?

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