Shanghai Junior High School English Contest Paper for Written English
I. Vocabulary and Structure：30%
1. Adams hadn’t a _________ what the speaker was talking about most of time because the class was in chaos.
A. guess
B. thought
C. concept
D. clue
2. Any one who followed _________ would be blessed with a richer life and boundless love from his family.
A. my set of rules
B. my packet of rules
C. my group of rules
D. my pack of rules
3. _________，the King of Rock 'n' Roll，was crowned top-earning dead celebrity of the past 12 months.
A. Elton John
B. Elvis Presley
C. Sting
D. Michael Jackson
4. "To be or not to be，that is the question” is a quotation from Shakespeare’s play _________.
A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Macbeth
C. Hamlet
D. King Lear
5. My cousin Betty is the black _________ of the family
A. cow
B. pig
C. horse
D. sheep
6. I’ve got my driving test this afternoon so keep your _________ crossed.
A. toes
B. fingers
C. arms
D. legs
7. As Mr. Best was passing the bookshop，he thought he'd just _________ to see whether any interesting books were on sale.
A. look in
B. look up
C. look round
D. look for
8. Lenny advised me to have a _________ of brandy because it will make me less nervous.
A. bite
B. lick
C. sip
D. touch
9. My father's very quiet too. I _________ him.
A. follow with
B. take after
C. look like
D. turn up to be
10. The capital of Australia is _________
A. Sydney
B. Melbourne
C. Liverpool
D. Canberra
11. Germany has won the World Cup _________
A. twice
B. three times
C. four times
D. five times
12. Tony Blair became _________ of Britain in 19971
A. president
B. general secretary
C. prime minister
D. king
13. _________ was defeated at the battle of Waterloo.
A. Hitler
B. Napoleon
C. Mussolini
D. Richard Nixon
14. There are two main political parties in the USA，_________ and _________.
A. the Democrats and the Republicans
B. the Democrats and the Labors
C. the Democrats and the Conservatives
D. the Conservatives and the Republicans
15. The news was _________ on the radio the day before yesterday.
A. broadcast
B. to broadcast
C. being broadcasted
D. broadcasting
16. _________ has been set as the theme for Olympics Beijing .
A. A Green，Cheerful and People's Olympics
B. A Successful，Impressive and People's Olympics
C. A Green，High-tech and People’s Olympics
