I. Are the following statements true or false? Mark "T" for true and "F" for false.

1. Churchill was opinionated because he failed to consult the War Cabinet about the war policy. ( )

2. The Soviet Air Force was in great danger because they did not know German's invasion. ( )

3. The speech was totally composed by Winston Churchill himself. ( )

4. It never occurred to Hitler that Britain and the U.S.A. would help Russia. ( )

5. Mr. Colville was not surprised at Churchill's decision to help Russia. ( )

II. General Knowledge Fill in the blanks based on the general knowledge.

1. Winston Churchill is the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize in ________, being the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States.

2. The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and ________.

3. The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of ________ independent member states.

4. World War II is generally accepted to have begun on 1 September 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Germany and ended with the total victory of over Germany and Japan in 1945.

5. U.S.5.R. stands for

A. the Union of Social Soviet Republics

B. the Union of Soviet Society Republics

C. the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics

D. the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

6. ________ was the leader of the USSR. during World War II.

7. The Norman conquest of England began in ________, with the invasion of England by William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings.

8. ________ is a figure of speech in which there is a deliberate arrangement of contrasting words or ideas in balanced structural forms to achieve emphasis.

9. The figure of speech in which there is a compressed paradox, formed by the conjoining of two contrasting, contradictory or incongruous terms is called ________.

10. Situated to the northwest of Continental Europe, ________ is the largest European island.

Ⅲ. Words & Expressions Choose the one that BEST explains the underlined part.

1. While George waited to hear last week whether a local law firm would help him undertake a pro bono appeal of his recent conviction for breaking a taxi bylaw, he remained convinced that justice is on his side.

A. face value B. guilt C. prerequisite D. exaggeration

2. Dr. Emmanuel Nicholas Abaka, a language specialist at the University of Education, has said that indigenous languages are the best tools the nation could use to hasten her socio-economic development.

A. impede B. accelerate C. strengthen D. administer

3. Pattaya police have enlisted the city's motorbike taxi drivers to help them increase the use of helmets and report crime.

A. denied B. engaged C. distorted D. assembled

4. Forty-five spaces in the Parrott Avenue parking lot will revert to a permit parking only designation between 6:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for the use of Portsmouth Middle School teachers.

A. return B. adjust C. enforce D. transmit

5. To attract more tourists, we create a new type of experience making the visit indistinguishable from seeing a movie from inside a cinema.

A. identical B. reciprocal C. perceptible D. susceptible

6. Kevin Pietersen has said that under Captain Andrew Strauss and Coach Andy Flower, England has forged a team devoid of cliques, jealousies and selfishness.

A. dumping B. dealing with C. going against D. being free from

7. Brian was one of those invaluable laborers who can not only turn their hand to everything, but excel in everything they turn their hand to.

A. stretch B. certify C. succeed D. override

8. To the question why we do not find records of these vast primordial periods, I can give no satisfactory answer.

A. distant B. menial C. reliable D. primeval

9. Short stints of intense exercise are better for the heart than just plodding along, according to a study that suggests turning it up a gear could add an extra five years to someone's life.

A. jogging B. striding C. trudging D. stumbling

10. The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) said yesterday that the nation's leading indicator rose at a slower pace last month, providing more evidence that the nation's economic expansion may slacken in the near future.

A. let up B. lift up C. look up D. drive up

11. In an effort to "moralize" a sport recently beset by scandal, Italy's Roman Catholic bishops have purchased a professional soccer team, announcing plans to raise ethical standards for players, executives and fans.

A. justify B. reform C. sponsor D. organize

12. The sudden, erratic swings of the pendulum during the 1990s were, therefore, the perfect prelude to the 2000 campaign.

A. measure B. indicator C. milestone D. preliminary

13. If Flower wishes to prosper in her vocation she must devote all her energies to her business: all her ideas and all her ambition will tend to the accomplishment of that one object.

A. lavish B. flourish C. optimize D. downsize

14. Totalitarianism is collectivism. Collectivism means the subjugation of the individual to a group-whether to a race, class or state does not matter.

A. oppression B. submission C. prosecution D. transformation

15. Harold and Mary had a congenial relationship but decided to divorce because their life goals were beginning to diverge .

A. differ B. dissect C. display D. distort

Ⅳ.Translation The paragraphs are taken from the text you have learned. Try to translate them in your own way and then compare your version with the original one.

Section A Chinese to English

此刻，我看到的是苏俄士兵在祖国的大门口英勇地捍卫着他们祖祖辈辈辛勤耕耘的那片土地；我看到他们正守卫着自己的家园，他们的母亲和妻子正在那里祈持—是啊，我们都有祈祷的时候——祈祷她们的亲人平安归来，祈祷她们的生活依靠、她们的勇士和保护者们凯旋。我看见在成千上万的苏俄村庄，人们通过艰苦辛勤的耕作以勉强维持生计，但他们依然享受着天伦之乐：那里有姑娘们的笑声，也有孩子们的嬉闹。

Section B English to Chinese

We have but one aim and one single, irrevocable purpose. We are resolved to destroy Hitler and every vestige of the Nazi regime. From this nothing will turn us-nothing. We will never parley, we will never negotiate with Hitler or any of his gang. We shall fight him by land, we shall fight him by sea, we shall fight him in the air, until, with God's help, we have rid the earth of his shadow and liberated its peoples from his yoke. Any man or state who fights on against Nazidom will have our aid. Any man or state who marches with Hitler is our foe. That is our policy and that is our declaration. It follows therefore that we shall give whatever help we can to Russia and the Russian people. We shall appeal to all our friends and allies in every part of the world to take the same course and pursue it, as we shall faithfully and steadfastly to the end...