What can you do in two minutes? Cyrus Siu, 12, made a great speech in English and
the hearts of everyone.
Siu studies at Singapore International School in Hong Kong. He
the Junior high category (初中组) of the 11
th “21
st Century Cup” National High School and Primary School English Speaking Competition in Xiamen, Fujian
March 22.
His speaking skills and good English won him the top
.
Siu said his first secret to success was
many English books. He has read all the seven Harry Potter books, each four to five
. Now he is reading Steve Jobs: A Biography(《乔布斯传》)
“These books may be
for my age, but reading helps
to learn new words,” he said.
Siu likes
movies. Super hero movies,
Iron Man(《钢铁侠》) and The Avengers(《复仇者联盟》), are his favorite.
“Every boy has the dream of becoming a super
one day. Sometimes I imagine
to be one of the heroes and shout out the English lines(台词). It’s good to combine(结合) your
with learning English.
It’s also important to
an English-speaking environment for yourself. Siu talks to his classmates and teachers in English all day long at school.
his parents talk to him in Cantonese(粤语) at home, he still tries to answer in English.
“There is no shortcut(捷径) to studying English. Just practice, practice and practice!” Siu said.
| 小题2: | | A．dropped out of | B．worried about | C．gave up | D．took part in |
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| 小题4: | | A．shape | B．price | C．prize | D．work |
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| 小题5: | | A．selling | B．making | C．losing | D．reading |
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| 小题6: | | A．copies | B．times | C．buttons | D．seconds |
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| 小题7: | | A．interesting | B．difficult | C．helpful | D．easy |
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| 小题9: | | A．Chinese-speaking | B．French-speaking | C．German-speaking | D．English-speaking |
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| 小题10: | | A．such as | B．instead of | C．because of | D．above all |
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| 小题11: | | A．teacher | B．doctor | C．hero | D．inventor |
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| 小题12: | | A．herself | B．myself | C．ourselves | D．itself |
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| 小题13: | | A．answers | B．questions | C．interests | D．problems |
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| 小题14: | | A．buy | B．build | C．invite | D．publish |
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| 小题15: | | A．Before | B．Though | C．Since | D．Because |
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