for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Last year Shanghai’s Dragon TV launched a dance competition show called Let’s Shake It to snatch ratings away from Hunan TV’s hit national singing competition show Super Girl.
(21)_________________ from Shanghai’s dance tradition the new show became a big hit among local (22)_________________ . This was in part thanks to the (23)_________________ of celebrities.
At the end of last year a report was published that (24)_________________ the value of Dragon TV’s four reality shows including Let’s Shake It. The direct returns (25)_________________ to 1.4 billion yuan (US$179.5 million). The success was helped by an “industrial-like” chain of program producers, brand (26)_________________ companies, SMS services and (27)_________________ companies.
Let’s Shake It alone has earned 1.2 billion yuan (US$153.9 million) for those involved.
Besides huge profits these reality shows also helped promote China’s (28)_________________ industry. Li Lan, of the State (29)_________________ of Radio, Film and Television’s research center for development and reform, pointed out that Dragon TV’s reality shows not only made its brand more (30)_________________ but also built up an industrial-typed chain combining integrated entertainment sources.
Script: Last year Shanghai’s Dragon TV launched a dance competition show called Let’s Shake It to snatch ratings away from Hunan TV’s hit national singing competition show Super Girl. Benefiting from Shanghai’s dance tradition the new show became a big hit among local audiences. This was in part thanks to the appearance of celebrities.
At the end of last year a report was published that analyzed the value of Dragon TV’s four reality shows including Let’s Shake It. The direct returns amounted to 1.4 billion yuan (US$179.5 million). The success was helped by an “industrial-like” chain
of program producers, brand management companies, SMS services and entertainment companies.
Let’s Shake It alone has earned 1.2 billion yuan (US$153.9 million) for those involved. Besides huge profits these reality shows also helped promote China’s cultural industry. Li Lan, of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television’s research center for development and reform, pointed out that Dragon TV’s reality shows not only made its brand more competitive but also built up an industrial-typed chain combining integrated entertainment sources.
正确答案: Benefiting
正确答案: audiences
正确答案: appearance
正确答案: analyzed
正确答案: amounted
正确答案: management
正确答案: entertainment
正确答案: cultural
正确答案: Administration
正确答案: competitive
Part II Oral Tasks ( 2 minutes )
Section A
Interpret the following Chinese passage into English. You can either interpret it sentence by sentence or give out the main points in your own words.
You will have two minutes for preparation and three minutes for interpretation. 31.
电视是引发矛盾的一大诱因。妈妈爱看肥皂剧,
爸爸想看体育节目或纪录片,而孩子们则想看电影或者真人秀。
思考/准备
Section B
Have you watched any reality TV shows in China? Which one is your favorite? Describe a reality TV show which you like best and give your reasons. You will have two minutes for preparation and three minutes for presentation. 32.
思考/准备