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英语试卷

试卷说明：1. 本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，考试用时120分钟，共150分。

2. 试卷Ⅱ的答案必须写在答题卷上，否则不予得分。 3. 凡使用铅笔、涂改液者该大题均不得分。

第 I 卷（共97分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What do the speakers need to buy?

A. A fridge.

B. A dinner table. C. A few chairs.

2. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant． 3. What does the woman mean?

B. In a hotel． C. In a school．

A. Cathy will be at the party. B. Cathy is too busy to come. C. Cathy is going to be invited.

4. Why does the woman plan to go to town? A. To pay her bills in the bank. B. To buy books in a bookstore.

C. To get some money from the bank.

5. What is the woman trying to do?

A. Finish some writing. B. Print an article. C. Find a newspaper.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the man doing?

A. Changing seats on the plane. 7. What is the woman’s seat number?

B. Asking for a window seat. C. Trying to find his seat.

A. 6A. B. 7A. C. 8A.

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听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why doesn’t the woman take the green T-shirt? A. It’s too small.

B. It’s too dark.

C. It’s too expensive.

9. What does the woman buy in the end? A. A yellow T-shirt.

B. A blue T-shirt. C. A pink T-shirt.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How long has the man been in London? A. One year.

B. A few years. C. A couple of months.

11. Why did the woman leave her hometown? A. To lead a city life.

B. To open a restaurant. C. To find a job.

12. Where did the woman come from?A. London.

B. Airside.

C. Lancaster.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is a daypack?

A. A box. B. A bag.

C. A lock.

14. What surprises the girl at school? A. A lot of discussions in class.

B. Teachers giving little homework.

C. Few students asking questions in class.

15. At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place? A. At the end of it.

B. In the middle of it. C. At the beginning of it.

16. What do we know about the girl? A. She is new to the school.

B. She writes for the school newspaper. C. She seldom asks questions in class.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does Mr. Henry Stone do?

A. A bank clerk. B. A teacher.

C. A writer.

18. What does Henry like doing at airports? A. Watching people.

B. Telling stories.

C. Reading magazines.

19. What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day?A. A valuable suitcase was missing. B. A man stole money from a bank. C. A woman ran away from home.

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20. Why was the woman at the airport? A. She was traveling on business. B. She was seeing the man off.

C. She was leaving for Greece.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共1小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. The education of _______ young is always _______ hot and serious topic in modern society.

A. the；/

B. the；a

C. /；the

D. a；the

22. —You didn’t wait for Mr. Smith last night, did you? —Yes, but we ________. He didn’t return home at all. A. don’t have toB. needn’t have

C. didn’t need to

D. should have

23. He is quite ______ of the risk, but he has no choice but to go ahead.

A. sure B. ashamed C. fond D. aware 24. I ______ her to reply in the next few days ,but so far no reply came to me. A. hoped B. waited C. expected D. looked forward 25. — Are you _______ the exam?

— No, I need two more hours. I haven’t remembered all the words.

A. prepared B. preparing C. prepared for D. preparing

for

26. ________ sunny, we went on an outing to the beach the day before yesterday. A. Being B. It is C. To be

D. It being

27. Although most of them have no doubt _______ he will pass the exam, I still wonder ______ he has really got everything ready. A. whether; thatB. that; whether

C. that; that

D. whether; whether

28. Nobody knows how people first came to these islands. They ______ from South America on rafts.

A. must have sailed C. might have sailed

B. can have sailed D. should have sailed

29.Though ________ confidence, Tom made every effort to make his dream come true at last. A. lacking

B. lacked

C. lack of

D. to lack

30. After his retirement, Rick ________ the challenge and cycled the 250 mile route alone. A. took off

B. took up

C. took away

D. took in

31. At the end of the meeting, it was announced that an agreement ________. A. has been reached

B. had been reached

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C. has reached D. was reached

32. It was foolish of him to his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.

A. stick to

B. refer to

C. keep to

D. point to

33. A notice was ________ in order to remind the students of the changed lecture time. A. sent up

B. given up

C. set up

D. put up

34. I can think of many cases ________ students knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldn’t write a good essay.

A. on which B. when

C. where

D. at which

35. —You’ve given us a wonderful Chinese dinner, Mrs. Wang. — ________.

A. Oh, I’m afraid I didn’t cook well. C. Come again when you’re free.

B. I’m glad you enjoyed it. D. It’s unnecessary to say so.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake． My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, 36 , he wrote because he felt he

needed to explain that what I did was something 37 in the company should ever do． I wish I 38 give a good excuse for what I did． At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — 39 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance． Unfortunately, I’m 40 , experienced and I know better．

41 I work with some very kind and compassionate （富于同情心的） people． For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to 42 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support． Some have shared with me similar 43 they have made． Evidently I’m not the only “ 44 ” person here．

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 45 the desk right next to mine． Lois was completely 46 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would 47 to such an extremely embarrassing incident．

As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the 48 when she saw me the next day． She mentioned it directly, 49 with empathetic consideration． She listened to my 50 ． Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a（n） 51 ．

“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 52 that． It happened． But it’s over now． It’s 53 ． It’s in the past． You need to let it go, and move on．” And with that she returned her 54 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here．”

I beat myself up for weeks． At such times I need to remember those 55 words: It’s over． It’s done． Let it go． And mostly, move on． 36．A． by the way B． in the way 37．A． someone 38．A． should

B． anyone B． might

C． on the way C． no one C． will

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39．A． fix

40．A． outgoing 41．A． Thankfully 42．A． work 43．A． decisions 44．A． annoying 45．A． repairs 46．A． mad 47．A． react 48．A． issue 49．A． for

50．A． challenge 51．A． order 52．A． forget 53．A． broken 54．A． attention 55．A． sweet

B． blame B． old B． Naturally B． stop B． troubles B． confusing B． wants B． serious B． agree B． outcome B． therefore B． imagination B． key B． ruin B． done B． skill

B． pleasant

C． rely C． cheerful C． Generally C． watch C． attempts C． embarrassing C． works C． curious C． turn

C． standard C． but

C． conclusion C． end C． prevent C． lost C． patience C． meaningful

D． put

D． energetic D． Hopefully D． sit D． mistakes D． puzzling D． occupies D． hopeful D． adjust D． message D． otherwise D． explanation D． process D． change D． kept D． interest D． colorful

第三部分：阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2分，满分32分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Due to the increasing number of violence acts produced in schools all over the world, more and more parents prefer to have their children educated at home rather than at school． This way they can ensure their safety and well-being, although teachers and school representatives are trying to improve the situation in schools by increasing the number of the persons in charge of the safety of the students． The main reason for violence acts are the films and cartoons that fill the children’s time． They want to do everything they watch on TV and never think of the consequences, and they may hurt a classmate or a teacher．

On the other hand, parents are not fully satisfied with the children’s results obtained in classes and they consider private classes would have better results. When a teacher has to watch 30 students in class he can’t probably see what each of them is doing, how he is writing, or if he understands the explanations． At home the teacher can explain in details everything the child doesn’t understand as many times as he considers proper. And many times the child grows fond of the teacher at home, who becomes his best friend, and who helps him whenever he needs someone to talk to．

However, the best solution would be a mixture between the education received at school and that at home, because school makes children communicate and socialize． Keeping a child at home for fear there might happen something bad to him only makes the child’s character weak and prevents him from knowing what real life is． Staying in a crystal ball only does harm to the child． All in all, schools have been created to help children, not to harm them, so it’s best to keep children in these special places, where they learn, laugh, have fun and make new friends．

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56． The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ________．

A． teach parents the ways to keep their children safe

B． show solutions to developing children’s character C． explain the main reason for violence acts in schools D． analyze an education problem and give opinions

57． Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A． Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Classes

B． Who is to Blame, Parents or Schools?

C． Which Is Better, School Study or Home Study? D． The Relationship between Teachers and Children

58． What does “a crystal ball” in the passage refer to? A． A toy that can be used for entertainment．

B． A safe and comfortable environment． C． A round object that is made of crystal． D． An obstacle that is hard to overcome．

59． We can infer from the passage that ________． A． violence TV programs have bad effects on children’s behavior

B． the teacher at home is more patient than the teacher at school C． children today are weak from lack of sense of right and wrong D． there are too many students in class for a teacher to teach

B

Visiting London can be an expensive trip, so establishing a budget and finding bargains when you arrive will help you get around London on the cheap． The following steps can help you find cheaper alternatives for transport for your London trip．

? Familiarize yourself with the city’s boroughs and specifically the area where you will be staying． You can use a street map, or an online map search engine, to establish where in the city you will be staying and the distance you are from the major tourist attractions you want to visit．

? Find a local provider of Transport for London tickets or travel cards, since your first bargain purchase will be an Oyster Card． Traveling around London with an Oyster Card will give you access to the cheapest option of transportation methods and the Oyster Card is accepted citywide on buses, boats and the London Underground, known by the locals as “the tube”．

? Seek out your nearest Tube Station． The Tube is the cheapest and most reliable form of transportation and runs from around 6 a．m． until around 1 a．m． ．．．, depending on the line or the station． There are 287 tube stations in London that accept the Oyster Card, with a high concentration in central London． If you are staying anywhere in central London, there will be a tube station less than 10 minutes away．

The Transport for London website offers a tube station search facility to find the nearest subway station to any location in the city． When you find a tube station, you can easily locate the closest bus stop by using the comparison bus-tube maps at the station’s entrance． ?

Follow the Transport for London Tube Guide to your destinations and always plan ahead． Making a plan for transport will save you unnecessary expenses, wasted trips on the tube and doubling back on your

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journey ．

60． What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A． To introduce the public transport system in London． B． To show readers how to use the Oyster Card． C． To prove the subway in London is easy to use．

D． To offer tips for saving transport costs in London．

61． Which of the following can help a traveler spend the least money on transport? A． Trying different transportation methods． B． Taking buses as much as possible． C． Traveling with an Oyster Card．

D． Using the comparison bus-tube maps．

62． By visiting the Transport for London website, people can ________． A． identify their own location

B． locate the nearest bus station

C． find the nearest subway station D． use an online map to avoid getting lost 63． We can conclude from the passage that ________．

A． the subway is the cheapest means of transport in London． B． only Tube stations in Central London accept Oyster Card． C． subway lines in London run no less than 19 hours a day． D． the transfer from subway to bus is very convenient．

C

When a dirty and untidy grey cat showed up in the prison yard, I was one of the first to go out there and pet it. I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years. I spent at least 20 minutes, knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around, relaxed. When he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly. It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care.

Over the next few days, there were other prisoners responding to the cat. Every yard period, a group of prisoners gathered there. They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat. These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other. Several times I saw an officer in the group, not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners. Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it.

The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape. People said that the cat came to the right place. He’s getting treated like a king. This was true, but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us. There was a lot of talk about what’s wrong with prisons in America. We need more programs. We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds. Some may even talk about making prisons more kind. But I think what we really need is a chance to practice our own kindness. Not receive it, but give it. After more than two decades here, I know kindness is not a value that’s encouraged. It’s often thought of as a weakness. Instead, the culture encourages keeping your head down, minding your own

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business, and never letting yourself be weak.

The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here. By simply saying, “I need some help here”, he did something important for us. He needed us. And we needed to be needed. I believe we all do.

64. From the passage we can learn that the author was . A. an animal protector B. the owner of the cat C. a prison officer D. a prisoner 65. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison. B. The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat. C. The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds. D. The author realized the importance of practicing kindness. 66. We can infer from the third paragraph that . A. showing love to others can make prisoners strong B. the American prison culture will be improved C. the author is not content with the prison culture D. caring for others is encouraged in American prisons 67. The author mainly wants to tell us _______. A. Caring Makes us Human C. Animals Need Care

B. Prison Culture is Important D. Everyone Needs to be Cared for

D

Young children are trusting of commercial advertisements in the media, and advertisers have sometimes been accused of taking advantage of this trusting outlook The Independent Television Commission,regulator of television advertising, has criticized advertisers for “misleadingness”，in an effort to control advertisers,use of techniques that make it difficult for children to judge the true size, action ，performance, or construction of a toy．

Fantasy is one of the common techniques in advertising that could mislead young audience.In children's advertising, advertisers are more likely to include fantasy than advertisements aimed at adults．In a content analysis of Canadian television, the author Stephen Kline observed that nearly all commercials for character toys featured fantasy play．Children have strong imaginations and the use of fantasy brings their ideas to life, but children may not be adept enough to realize that what they are viewing is unreal Fantasy situations are frequently used to attract children's attention, particularly in food advertising．Advertisements for breakfast have been found to be especially fond of fantasy \．Generally, there is uncertainty as to whether very young children can distinguish between fantasy and reality in advertising．

The use of pop stars such as singers and movie stars is common in advertising．The intention is for the positive qualities of the popular to be transferred to the advertised product and for the two to become linked in

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audience's mind．In children's advertising ，the pop stars are often vivid figures from popular cartoons．In recent years- the role of pop stars in advertising to children has often been combined with the concept of host selling．Host selling involves advertisements with regular programming in a way that makes it difficult to distinguish one from the other．Host selling occurs ，for example, when a children's show about a cartoon lion contains an advertisement in which the same lion promotes a breakfast．The psychologist Dale Kunkel shows that the practice of host selling has reduced children's ability to distinguish between advertising and the program material．Meanwhile，he also shows some other tricky advertisements． 68. What can we learn about the fantasy technique from the passage?

A．It is especially used in advertising toys． B．Children are likely to mistake it for reality． C．Young children are quite aware of its tricks,

D．It makes it hard for children to judge how much a toy costs． A．responsible

B．patient

C．skillful

D．curious

69. The underlined word “adept”in the passage is closest in meaning to _____ 70. In an advertisement ，a cartoon lion is used for _____

A．the promotion of a product C．the fantasy of a lion A. Development in advertising, C．Children and advertisment

B．the lovely nature of a lion D. the regular program B．Misleading advertised toys． D. Another ill technique for advertising．

71. What would the following paragraph most probably be about?

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第II卷 （共53分）

第三部分 写作 （共四节，共53分）

第一节 阅读表达（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）

阅读下面短文，按要求回答问题。

Until the twentieth century cigarettes were not an important threat to public health． Men used tobacco mainly in the form of cigars． Most women did not use tobacco at all．

The cigarette industry began in the 1870s with the development of the cigarette manufacturing machine． This made it possible to produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly, and it reduced the price．

Today cigarette smoking is a widespread habit． About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly． It is encouraging to note, however, that millions of people have given up the smoking habit． Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent of the female population have smoked cigarettes at some time during their lives, but twenty-six percent of these men and eleven percent of the women have stopped smoking． The

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number of persons who have given up smoking is increasing．

Men as a group smoke more than women． Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 24-44． Income, education and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habits． City people smoke more cigarette than people living on farms． Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes． On the other hand, ___________, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day．

The situation is somewhat different for women． There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups． These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily．

Among teenagers the picture is similar． There are fewer teenager smokers from upper-income and well-educated families． High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who do not plan to continue their education after high school． Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke．

72． What were the results of the development of the manufacturing machine? （no more than 4 words） More cigarettes are _________▲_________．

73． What are the three main factors closely related to one’s smoking habits? （no more than 4 words） _____________▲_____________

74． Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases． （no more than 9 words） _______________▲___________

75． Which kind of children is most likely to pick up the habit of smoking? （no more than 6 words） Children _________▲___________ are most likely to smoke．

第二节: 单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句子意思填单词，请把答案写在题后所给的横线上，写在原题上不给分。 76. Sorry to i ▲ you. Would you please help me move the case over there? 77. Communication is a two-way process, i ▲ speaking and listening.

78. Mr. Peter has a (an) a ▲ of social skills. That is why he always feels awkward when at a party. 79. In some countries, you need to arrive on time. In a ▲ , you must know how long you should stay and when to leave.

80. It came as a sheer c ▲ that I met Annie several times at the same place. 81. It’s good manners to make _______▲______ (赞美之词) about any gift when receive it.

82. Generally, people around us are quite friendly and ▲ (友好的). You don’t need to be nervous about how to get on well with them.

83. Income is a very ▲ (私人的) matter, and you’d do well to avoid asking how much people earn.

84. It is ▲ (估计) that 80 percent of all communication in our daily life is small talk. 85. A person can be ▲ (定义、定位) by his job, and it is safe to begin a talk with your career while talking with a stranger on the train.

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听力：

1—5 CBACA 6—10 CBACB 11—15 CBBCC 16—20 ACABB 单项选择：

21-25 BBDCC 26-30 DBCAB 31-35 BBDCB 完形填空：

36—40 ACDBB 41—45 ABDCD 46—50 BAACD 51—55 CDBAC 阅读理解：

56—59 DCBA 60—63 DCCA 64—67 DDCA 68—71 BCAD 阅读表达：

72． produced quickly and cheaply

73． Income, education and occupation． 74． if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes 75． whose parent or parents smoke 单词拼写：

76. interrupt 77. involving 78. absence 79. addition 80. coincidence

81. compliments 82. hospitable 83.private/personal 84. estimated 85. defined 改错:

usual 改成 usually; if改成whether; 在same前the; 在will和change之间加 not / never； accepts改成 receives; comfort改成comforting; much改成 more; his改成their; lively 改成 living; for which改成to which 书面表达： One Possible Version: Dear Mr. Li，

Last Sunday, I went to do some reading in the library of our school. Over the time 1 was there, I found something unpleasant. Therefore, I’d like to voice my opinions, which, I hope, would be of help for you to create a more comfortable place for readers.

First, there were few new books on the shelf and most books were not popular today Second, some books were not sorted in proper order, making it difficult for readers to find what they want quickly. Third, the assistants didn’t offer good service. Instead, they were chatting. In addition, they took no notice of the fact that a light wasn’t working. Leave this state of affairs to stay the same, and I am afraid there will be fewer and fewer readers.

So, for the sake of readers, I suggest that you change all these as soon as possible.

Yours, Li Hua 听力原文：

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第一节 1.

W: What do you think we need to buy for our new kitchen?

M: We’ve got a fridge and a dinner table already, we needs some chairs.

2.

M: I like to stay two nights, please.

W: Do you want full board or half board? M: What’s the difference?

W: Full board includes all meals and half board includes just breakfast and dinner. 3.

M: Shouldn’t we invite Cathy to the party tonight?

W: Invite Cathy? She is the one who is complaining whole thing. 4.

M: Did you say you were driving to town this morning?

W: Yes, I have to draw some money from the bank to pay my bookstore bills. 5.

M: What are you working on so hard?

W: An article for the newspaper, if I am late, it won’t get printed until next week. 第二节 6-7

M: Excuse me, I think you are in my seat. W: Sorry, but it says 7A on my boarding card.

M: Oh, uh, right, I asked for window seat, you see. W: yes, so did I, what’s your seat number? M: Let’s see, oh, it’s 8A.

W: Yes, I guess you are in the seat behind me. M : Oh, yes, sorry about that.

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M: Can I help you?

W: Yes, how much are these T-shirts? M: They are 12 dollars 50 cents each.

W: I like the green one, but it isn’t big enough. Have you got a larger size? M: Just a minute. No, I am sorry, we haven’t. What about the black one? W: No, it is too dark, I prefer something lighter, yellow or pink? M: How about the pink one?

W: Yes, that’s nice, I will take it. M: That’s 12 dollars 50cents then please. W: Here you are.

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W: So how long have you been living in London?

M: A couple of years. How long have you been working here?

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W: Only a few months. I moved down here for the job. There is no work for me where I came from.

M: Where did you come from then?

W: I came from a small village called Arnside near Lancaster a year ago. There was nothing to do there, so I moved to London.

M: Do you enjoying working here in this restaurant? W: Very much so. 13-16

M: I am sure you’ve noticed a lot of things that are different about our school.

W: Oh, yes, in the United States, we don’t have to carry a big school bag with us like you do. M: Why is that?

W: We have a locker of our own which is a small box with a lock. We keep our textbooks and our personal things in it. I just bring a day pack to school. M: A day pack?

W: Yes, it is a small bag which you carry on your back. M: What do you carry in it?

W: My notebooks, or a few books for homework.

M: That’s convenient. Is there anything else you’ve noticed about our school? W: Yes, I am surprised that everyone is so silent in class. M: What do you mean?

W: Well, we usually ask questions about exams, homework or textbooks on the first day of the school year. The teachers like such questions. M: So you felt it different.

W: Yes, I expected to see a lot of discussions in class, because we learned that way in the United States. M: I see, that would be a good topic for our school newspaper for the fist month of the term. Nice talking with you. See you around. Bye. W: Bye. 17-20

W: Good morning, everybody. Today for our writing class, we are glad to have Mr. Henry Stone with us. A well-known writer in this country, he is going to share with us his writing experiences. Now, Henry, please tell us how you find so many interesting things for your stories.

M: Ok, I watch people a lot, I do that when I travel, I have been to many countries such as Britain, Italy, and Sweden. So I spent a lot of time at the airports, while waiting for my flights, I watch people passing by and start my imagination. For example, the other day when I was waiting for my flight to Greece, I saw a couple, they were buying magazines at that moment, they were not wearing business clothes, but the man was carrying a suitcase, every few seconds, the women looked around, I wondered someone was following them. Perhaps they were running away and, you know, this reminded me of a story in the newspaper that day: a banker stole one million ponds a week before and disappeared with his wife, there was a picture of them in the paper, the couple really looked like the thieves, maybe I should stop them. Just then, I saw them say goodbye to each other. And the women walked away. Well, sometimes I make mistakes like that, but I find things like that very useful for my writing.

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