2003年上海初中英语竞赛试题.docVIP

2003年上海初中英语竞赛试题（笔试） 2003 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 1997. 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