1.Who wrote Designing Effective Speech Interfaces?

A. Susan Weinschenk         B. Sisson            C. Meier              D. Jack Smith

2.Suppose you are going to join in an English talk show, which of the following can you refer to (参考)？

A. IELTS Listening      B. Car and Driver

C. Quick & Easy Meals.   D. Designing Effective Speech Interfaces.

3.We can find the latest developments in car technology in the _________ of Car and Driver.

A. newspaper            B. Magazine

C. passage              D. article

4.The book Quick & Easy Meals teaches us how to make ____________ in a short time.

A. Chinese food   B. junk food

C. common herbs and spices        D. healthy and delicious food

5.What’s the meaning of the word “delight” in Quick & Easy Meals?

A. To cook the food well   B. To turn on the light

C. To make people happy   D. To show people how to cook.

Once you open the book, you will become a   good speaker. Susan Weinschenk’s excellent ideas on how to make a perfect   speech are very helpful to you. With the help of the book, you will be   confident to know how to give your speech. Also, you will learn how to   attract your audience during the speech.

Car and Driver is the world’s most   popular automotive magazine. The people who like cars can get information and   entertainment from it. It offers the best vehicle (机动车) tests in the business.   The magazine also covers the latest developments in car technology.

There are four parts in IELTS: listening,   speaking, reading and writing. Listening is very important. Are you   confident? Have you made good preparation? The book IELTS Listening is   helpful for your preparation for IELTS.

The book offers healthy and delicious   food. These dishes can all be completed in less than half an hour, and in   many cases, in just a few minutes. Sisson and Meier show you how to delight   your family or guests every time with quick, delicious meals using local   materials: meats, healthy fats (yes, and real butter) and common herbs and   spices.

1. 1.

   Who wrote Designing Effective Speech Interfaces?

   1. A.
      Susan Weinschenk
   2. B.
      Sisson
   3. C.
      Meier
   4. D.
      Jack Smith
2. 2.

   Suppose you are going to join in an English talk show, which of the following can you refer to (参考)？

   1. A.
      IELTS Listening
   2. B.
      Car and Driver
   3. C.
      Quick & Easy Meals
   4. D.
      Designing Effective Speech Interfaces
3. 3.

   We can find the latest developments in car technology in the ______ of Car and Driver

   1. A.
      newspaper
   2. B.
      Magazine
   3. C.
      passage
   4. D.
      article
4. 4.

   The book Quick & Easy Meals teaches us how to make ______ in a short time

   1. A.
      Chinese food
   2. B.
      junk food
   3. C.
      common herbs and spices
   4. D.
      healthy and delicious food
5. 5.

   What’s the meaning of the word “delight” in Quick & Easy Meals?

   1. A.
      To cook the food well
   2. B.
      To turn on the light
   3. C.
      To make people happy
   4. D.
      To show people how to cook

If you go to England, you may want to visit Big Ben. Big Ben is not the name of a man but a name of the clock in London. It has a long history of about 150 years. It is at the north end of the Palace of Westminster（威斯敏斯特）. The big clock has four faces. So you can read the face of the chock everywhere.The hands of it are about four meters（米）long.When the new year comes, it chimes to welcome the start of the new year. There are also many fireworks over the clock tower.

The big clock makes a very loud sound “Ding dong.Ding dong”-the clock gives the sound every 15 minutes of an hour.

1.Ｗhat is Big Ben?

A. A man B. A tower C. A clock D. A plane

2.How long are the hands of Big Ben?

A. 2 meters B. 4 meters C. 15 meters D. 16 meters

3.Which of the following is True about Big Ben?

A. It has three faces. B.It’s in the UK.

C. It gives the sound every 30 minutes D. It is about 200 years old.

4.What dose the underlined word chimes mean?

A. 微笑 B. 报时 C. 呐喊 D. 跑步

5.What’s the best title（标题）of the passage？

A. The clock tower B. The palace of the westminster

C. Clock hands D. Big Ben