ENGLISH CONTEST 竞赛思维园地
Listening
For each question, choose the correct answer. 对于每个问题,选择正确的答案。
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( )1. You will hear a brother and sister talking about a present for their cousin, Ben. Why did the girl choose the bag?

A.It was the right price.
B.It was the right size.
C.It will be very useful.
( )2. You will hear a boy talking to a friend about a computer game. Why doesn't he buy it now?

A.He's played it before.
B.He thinks it's too expensive.
C.He can borrow it from his friend.
( )3. You will hear two friends talking together. Where are they?

A.At a farm.
B.In a forest.
C.On a mountain.
( )4. You will hear a girl, Kate, talking to her father. What's Kate's father going to do?

A.Book a holiday.
B.Enter a competition.
C.Buy a magazine.
( )5. You will hear two friends talking about last weekend. What did the boy do?

A.He went shopping.
B.He stayed at home.
C.He visited a classmate.

For each question, choose the correct answer. 对于每个问题,选择正确的答案。
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Philo T. Farnsworth was born in the USA in 1906. As a child, he was very interested in science and electricity and spent a lot of time 1 about it. He also won a national 2 for young engineers when he was just 13. When he was 20, Farnsworth 3 his own business. In 1927, he showed everyone his new idea: a 4 of sending pictures using electricity. Many other people were working on ideas for a machine to do this, but Farnsworth's was the first that had no moving parts. In fact, it was the first true electronic TV. After many business problems, Farnsworth had success in 1938 when another company 5 him 1 million for his idea. He is not very famous these 6 , but, as the father of electronic television, Farnsworth changed the world.
( )1. A. learning
B. studying
C. understanding
( )2. A. game
B. match
C. competition
( )3. A. became
B. turned
C. started
( )4. A. plan
B. way
C. thing
( )5. A. offered
B. took
C. sold
( )6. A. times
B. days
C. years