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Unit 11 Adverbial ClausesPart II C-E Translation Warm upContest inspires Chinese youth Fill in the blanks 1. A national English speaking competition hosted by _________ attracted hundreds of students to the Pavilion Hotel in Shenzhen on ______ , 2011. 2. The ___ China Daily 21st Century Cup staged its _____ round in Shenzhen for the first time to support the Shenzhen 26th Summer __________ -- to be hosted this August. 3. Kicked off last May, the competition attracted the participation of more than ______ college students from 19 provinces and ____________ through a mixed promotion _____ Internet and traditional media. 4. Besides the most prominent award of China Daily 21st Century Most _________ Speaker, the competition has set up other _________ awards, including Boree Most Popular Speaker, BBC Best Impromptu Speech Award and TOEIC Most Graceful Speaker. Interpretation: Twenty six Chinese college students and two overseas student participants, from South Korea and Thailand, each presented a four-minute prepared speech, a three-minute impromptu speech and went through a QA session during the competition. Nineteen-year-old Xu Jiru, from Tsinghua University, won the competitions top award. She will represent the Chinese college students to attend the International Public Speaking Competition, sponsored by the English-Speaking Union (ESU), in London in May. Kicked off last May, the competition attracted the participation of more than 7,000 college students from 19 provinces and municipalities through a mixed promotion via Internet and traditional media. Besides the most prominent award of China Daily 21st Century Most Promising Speaker, the competition has set up other single-item awards, including Most Popular Speaker, BBC Best Impromptu Speech Award and Most Graceful Speaker. Words List editor-in-chief 总编辑 deputy director 副主任 executive deputy director 常务副主任 the Standing Committee of the Peoples Congress 全国人大常务委