How to prepare a lecture
Being invited to give a lecture is an honor．It means that people regard you as an authority on a given field, subject, or issue．It means you are worth listening to．小题1:  You have to make sure your lecture is interesting, and full of wisdom, from which the audience can take valuable insights．This is why it is important for you to prepare your lecture well．
1．Think of a good topic．
You most likely will be assigned to talk about a certain topic．If that's the case, you only need to make an outline and do some research．But in some cases, you will have to think of your own topic．Although it gives you more freedom to do it, thinking of a topic can be tricky．小题2:  Or pick a topic that is timely and socially relevant．
2．Make an outline for the lecture．
Start by listing down the points that you will discuss, and then fill in each point with subpoints．If necessary, make a research about your topic．小题3:  But if in so doing you end up with a very long outline, figure how you can shorten the topic or cut where cutting is needed．
3．小题4:  
Statistics, figures, medical information, historical accounts, and similar information should all be checked and it will save your credibility as an authority on the subject you are talking about．
4．Add humor．
Don't engage your audience in a dragging soliloquy （独白）．小题5:  Humor will interest your audience．Of course, make sure the elements in your lecture are in line with your main topic and are not nonsense, racial, and offensive jokes．

A．Check your lecture for accuracy．

B．Giving a lecture is challenging, though．

C．If necessary, provide your contact information, such as an email address or blog site．

D．Instead, make your audience smile, or burst into laughter at certain points in your discussion．

E．To make it easier, consider what will interest your audience．
F．It should summarize your whole talk in one sentence．
G．Don't be afraid of exploring the topic, as this will allow you to discover other points that need discussion．

With the living expense increasing rapidly, I, a fresh clerk in a company, have to take three part-time jobs, which _____ about extra $ 4,000 a year．

A．take in

B．bring in

C．get in

D．put in

根据课文内容，在空格内填入正确的英语单词，并将该词完整的写在答题卷上。所填单词要求与课文一致，每空一词。
小题1:Throughout the city, smartly dressed business people _________ __________ their offices or the nearest department stores, mobile phones ________ to their ears and visitors can only watch and imagine the deals and fortunes _________ _________ at that very second.
小题2:Travellers of the 1920s remember it mainly as a city of busy lanes with homes built around courtyards, but these have _________ _________ _________ the high-rise apartment blocks of the 21^st century.
小题3:The mobile, _________ __________ a toy for the rich, has today __________ social and geographical __________ to find its way into the hands of the young, the old, the rich and the poor, even in communities largely untouched by new technologies.
小题4:This time I managed to hit one of the balls in the mid-air so that it bounced and rolled off the stage. The audience _________ __________ __________ and I __________ __________ the stage to get the ball, I _________ my ankle.
小题5:Good health is everyone’s ___________ ___________ of wealth.

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整的写在答题卷上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Dear Miguel,
    I’m writing this letter to you because I really want you to hear how strongly I believe you have the ability to go far in life, and ____________ I believe staying in school will help you get there.
    I was _________(失望) to hear that you wanted to leave school. You and I both know that, when you put your mind __________ it, school work is pretty easy for you.  ___________, for some reason, you often decide you just don’t want to do it. G_____________ from high school is going to open a lot of d___________ for you in life – for work and for f____________ schooling or training. I hope you make a _____________ (决定) to finish this school year strong and approach next year with a positive attitude.
    You are very smart. It would be sad–both for you and for o_______ in your life, like your parents and me – if you ___________ (选择) not to use all the “smarts” that you do have.
Sincerely,
Mr. Ferlazzo

The watch was very good, and he _______ 20 percent down for it.

A．paid

B．cost

C．bought

D．spent

According to the law, all foreigners have to _______ with the local police within two weeks of arrival.

A．associate

B．dispute

C．negotiate

D．register

After that, he knew he could ________ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability.

A．get over

B．get off

C．get through

D．get across

The traveler _____ his coat on a stone and _____ down to have a rest for a while.

A．lay; lay

B．laid; lay

C．laid; lied

D．lied; lay

Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they     _____ on their life journey.

A．give up

B．settle down

C．get through

D．set off

Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847---October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American publisher best known for establishing the Pulitzer Prizes after death.
Pulitzer was born in Mako, Hungary. At 17, Pulitzer attempted to join the Austrian army, but was turned down due to age, bad health and poor eyesight. Disappointed but still with hope, he traveled first to Paris and then to London, hoping to join the army there. And he was rejected for the same reasons. Finally, he moved to the United States in 1864 and served in the Lincoln Army when he was just 18 until the end of the American Civil War. After the war he settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where in 1868 he started working as a reporter for a German-language daily newspaper, the Westliche Post. He joined the Republican Party and was elected to the Missouri State Assembly in 1869.
In 1872. Pulitzer bought the Westliche Post for $3, 000. Then, in 1879, he bought the St. Louis Dispatch for $2, 700 and merged (合并) the two papers as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which remained St. Louis’ daily newspaper. He bought the New York World in 1883, which turned out to be a successful decision, and which made Pulitzer wealthy. In 1885, he was elected to the US House of Representatives, but resigned after a few months’ service. In 1895 the New York World introduced the first newspaper comic printed with colour. Under Pulitzer’s leadership circulation (发行量) grew from 15, 000 to 600, 000, making it the largest newspaper in the country. But unfortunately from 1890, Pulitzer’s already failing health worsened rapidly and he withdrew from direct management of the newspaper, and simply gave some instructions from his vacation houses in Maine or in New York. At the age of forty, he was struck blind, but he still continued to run his press empire for twenty-two more years.
In 1892, Pulitzer offered Columbia University’s president money to set up the world’s first school of journalism. But the university turned down the offer. In 1902, Columbia’s new president willingly accepted the plan for a school and prizes, but it would not be until after Pulitzer’s death that this dream would come true. Pulitzer left the university $2 million in his will, which led to the creation in 1912 of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. And up till now, Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism still remains one of the most famous in the world.
Joseph Pulitzer died aboard his sailing boat in 1911. He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York. In 1917, the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded, as Pulitzer wished to.
In 1989, in honor of his great achievements and contributions, Pulitzer was included in the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Title：A biography of a famous person

Name	Joseph Pulitzer		Dates of birth and death	April 10,1847­—October 29,1911
Birth place	Mako, Hungary		(71)       place	the Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
(72)	Hungarian- American		Profession	reporter, publisher
Life (73)		Military career ★ at 17, made several(74)      to join the army, but failed for his age, bad health and poor eyesight ★ at 18, eventually served in the Lincoln’s Army in the USA
		Newspaper career ★  in 1868, began working as a reporter for the Westliche Post, a daily newspaper ★  from 1872 to 1883, succeeded in (75)      three newspapers ★  in 1 895, introduced the first newspaper comic printed with color ★  from 1890, managed the newspaper (76)      for health reason
		(77)        career ★ joined the Republican Party and in 1869 was elected to the Missouri State Assembly ★ in 1885,was elected to the US House of Representatives, but (78)   for only a short time
Achievements & contributions		★ made the New York World the largest newspaper in the country, with its circulation growing from 15,000 to 600,000 ★  in 1912, helped to (79)      the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, which remains one of the most famous in the world ★ established the Pulitzer Prizes through his will
(80)		★ In 1989, he was included in the St. Louis Walk of Fame