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“21st Century Cup” Senior High School Newspaper Reading Competition (Testing Paper) (Total Score: 100 Time: 40 minutes) Part I: Multiple Choice (1′×10, 10 points) Directions: This part has 20 sentences. Following each sentence, there are 4 choices marked A、B、C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and write it down on the answer sheet. The 2010 Shanghai Expo ______. A. deals with issues like how to live a better city life B. is the 15th World Expo and the first one hosted by China C. is the first international fair to be held in an Asian country D. lasts for 7 months, from May 1, 2010 to December 1, 2010 2. With 12 irregular towers in white, red and gold, ______ has been designed like cities in a fairy land. A. the UAE Pavilion B. the UK Pavilion C. The US Pavilion D. Russia Pavilion 3. The 2010 World Cup will kick off in ______ on June 11. A. North America B. South Africa C. North Africa D. South America 4. The World Cup Football Match started in ______. A. 1910 B. 1920 C. 1930 D. 1940 5. The mascot of the 2010 World Cup is ______. A. Wenlock B. Mandeville C. Phevos D. Zakumi 6. ______, the new British prime minister, is the youngest UK prime minister in nearly 200 years. A. Gordon Brown B. Tony Blair C. David Cameron D. John Major 7. Spain’s Samaranch, one of the longest-serving president on International Olympic Committee (IOC), headed the IOC from _____. A. 1981-2008 B. 1984-2005 C. 1980-2001 D.1978-2008 8. Jordon Romeo, a 13-year-old boy from _____, is now the world’s youngest to conquer the world’s highest mountain Qomolangma. A. the UK B. Canada C. New Zealand D. the US 9. On April 12, ______, Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to enter space and orbit the Earth. A. 1954 B.1961 C. 1969 D. 1957 10. In winning the women’s 500m, 1000m and 3000m relay at the Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, _______ became China’s first athlete t