广州亚运会志愿者英语口语水平测试卷

广州亚运会志愿者英语口语水平测试卷

Oral English Test for Volunteers of XVI Asiad Part A . 80 Questions for volunteers:

1. General questions (15 questions)

2. Questions about etiquette(30 questions)

3. Questions about XVI Asiad (15 questions)

4. Questions about Guangzhou ( 20 questions)

1. General questions

1. What's your major? What subjects do you like best?

2. Do you enjoy shopping? Why or why not?

3. What subject do you like most ? Why

4. Do you like going to parties? Why or why not ?

5. How much time do you usually spend on sports every week? What is

your favorite sports ?

6. What does your family usually do for the weekend? Do you enjoy it ? Why ?

7. When did you start to learn English? What is your purpose of learning English?

8. What would you do if you want to get a part-time job?

9. Do you like traveling? Why?

10. What are you interested in about the Olympic Games?

11. What facilities are there in your dorm/apartment?

12. Suppose you have a large sum of money, what would you do with it?

13. What do think is the most important factor in realizing one's dream?

14. In what respects are college life different from middle school life?

15.What do you intend to achieve in college life ? Could you say something about it?

2. Questions about etiquette

1. How do you address foreigners?

2. When you are talking with people from western countries,some topics should be avoided. What are they?

3. Which three words are the most common ones in social life?

4. Could you tell us the general rules for greetings?

5. How would you ask the way politely?

6. To attend a formal party, how will you dress yourself?

7. When your foreign friend says, "Your new dress is so beautiful." what

are you supposed to say?

8. If three people, a child, a middle-aged man and an old lady, are

walking together, who should walk in the middle?

9. Four persons are walking, how should they go?

10. A man and a woman are walking, on which side should the man

walk?

11. When taking a taxi, where should the passenger sit?

12. When taking the escalator, which side should you stand on?

13. In big parties, how do people get to know each other?

14. When introducing people to each other, in what way is one supposed

to do?

15. When shaking hands with each other, who is supposed to give his or

her hand first，the younger one or the elder one ? male or female 16. How do Americans address each other in daily life? By first name or

by last name?

17. When exchanging business cards with the guests, what is the

preferred behavior?

18. What is the best distance when talking with familiar people？

19. In which public places shouldn't you use your mobile phone?

20. Working in a company, how should you answer the phone call?

21. You want to visit a foreign friend, and what will you do first?

22. When you receive a westerner's gifts, should you open them directly

in front of him or after the guests leave?

23. In western culture, can people touch or kiss a child freely?

24. When you have western food, which hand do you use to hold the

knife and which hand do you use to hold the fork?

25. During dinner, if you are mouthful, what should you avoid doing?

26. When serving wine, how much should you fill the guests' glasses?

27.What is the proper way to eat bread?

28. While drinking soup, what should you pay attention to?

29. When eating salad, you should use a spoon or a fork?

30. Can guests stand up when trying to get food?

3. Questions about XVI Asiad

1. When will the XVI Asiad be held ?

2. Which city is the first city in China to host the Asian Games ?

3. How many events are scheduled to be contested in the Asian Games ?

4. What lucky animal is designed for the mascot of 2010 Asian Games?

5. What does the AGOC stand for? (full name please)

6. Among the non-Olympic sports, there are two Chinese sports, what are they?

7. How many sports venues will be used for 2010 Asian Games ?

8. Which stadium is the Chief venue of the 16th Asian Games?

9. Where (Which district) is the chief stadium of the 16th Asian Games?