测试题
一、听力，略
二、单项选择 15分
21.---You have been on tour for a week in our city during May Day. What do you think about it?
---Oh, what _______different Nanjing! It isn’t _______I saw last.
A. /; the one B. a; the one C. a; one D./; one
22.West of our school lies our stadium, about 5000 people in all.
A. seating B. seated C. which sits D. sitting
23.She didn’t recognize the man who hit her because she could only ______a dark shape moving
towards her.
A. make out B. turn out C. set out D. bring out
24.On stepping into the room this morning I was astonished to find the floor covered with______looked like tiny insects.
A. that B. something C. what D. anything
25.---Did your father come back early last night?
---Yes. It was not yet eight o’clock ______ he arrived home.
A. before B. when C. that D. until
26.---Ann looks hot and dry.
---So you if you had a high fever.
A. do B. are C. will D. would
27. Although this movie is based on past events, it is not _________ accurate.
A. currently B. perfectlyC. historicallyD. extremely
28.---John, how did your English exam go?
---I thought I ____, but in fact I came in the top 10% in the class.
A. should have failed B. couldn’ t have failed
C. might have failed D. mustn’ t have failed
29. The real threat of fraud on the Internet has highlighted the fact _ consumers fear shopping on line.
A. what B. that C. when D. which
30. No one in the world is perfect, and even famous people may have their _______.
A. feet of clayB. cup of tea C. piece of cake D. hearts of gold
31. ________, the students remain optimistic and try hard to achieve their goals.
A. As they are faced with fierce pressureB. As fierce pressure that they are faced with
C. Fierce as they are faced with pressure D. Faced with fierce pressure as they are
32. The project is based on an agreement, one of ____ purposes ensuring that the project can be accomplished before the deadline.
A. whoseB. whichC. its D. what
33.This research attracted wide______ coverage and BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World had a special programme about it last week.
A. message B. information C. media D. data
34.---You may find the key to the maths problem on page 107 .
---Ah, it’s so simple . I wonder why I of that .
A. hadn’t thought B. haven’t thought
C. didn’t think D. wasn’t thinking
35.---Could I borrow your car for a while?
--- _________. I won’t use it today.
A. By all means B. Never mind
C. You are welcome D. Of course you could
三、完型填空 20分
For most people, g raduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not
I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country
to the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain 38.
The weeks ahead weren’t . I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any
opportunities,I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I
thought would take a dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found
myself in the exact same as I was before.
You know that feeling when you wake up in That feeling became a constant in my life.
Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any .
So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to . Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer — a little brighter. Something about writing gave me . And if you want something badly enough, sometimes a little hope is all you ! I put my into a children’s book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who ?50? ?to give up his dream.
And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and determination — I was offered a contract （合同） for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into . I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was shortly after.
Don’t give up. Even if things look now, don’t give up. If you work hard, things will
always get better. Often times our dreams lie in waiting just a little further upstream … all we need is the ?55? ?to push beyond the river.
36. A. attendB. holdC. prepareD. enjoy
37. A. environmentB. economy C. opportunity D. climate
38. A. choiceB. dangerC. desireD. future
39. A. quietB. busyC. easyD. long
40. A. soB. butC. forD. or
41. A. dayB. weekC. monthD. year
42. A. townB. directionC. situationD. habit
43. A. surpriseB. fearC. delightD. peace
44. A. gloryB. complaint C. loveD. pain
45. A. appointmentB. progress C. commitmentD. decision
46. A. readB. thinkC. writeD. paint
47. A. hopeB. wisdomC. pleasureD. inspiration
48. A. lackB. findC. buryD. need
49. A. disapprovalB. disagreementC. dissatisfactionD. disadvantage
50. A. refusedB. managedC. failedD. decided
51. A. writing B. translatingC. publishingD. reviewing
52. A. ruinB. placeC. piecesD. despair
53. A. rewardedB. paidC. firedD. hired
54. A. differentB. unimportantC. strangeD. tough
55. A. courageB. chanceC. timeD. dream
四、阅读理解 30分
A
For many people，volunteering is a way of life.Holidays are the time of the year that more people are in a giving mood.Homeless shelters，children’s hospitals，and nursing homes are excellent places to give of one’s time.
Volunteering in Homeless Shelters
There is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.According to the homeless shelter directory，currently there are 3,233 shelters in the US，so it is not difficult to find a shelter.Helping to serve food，picking up donations of food，preparing meals，and cleaning up are things that one can do to help at a homeless shelter.
Volunteering in Children’s Hospitals
Every child needs comfort and joy，especially during the holiday seasons.By visiting sick children in hospitals，an individual provides helping hands by supplementing the services usually done by the hospital staff.Personalizing the hospital experience adds to the comfort and happiness of the children and their families.Volunteers provide help，and positive interactions （相互交流） which enhance the patient’s quality of care.Help is needed almost everywhere in a hospital；from the lobby，parking lot，cafeteria，to admitting，helping with the gift cart，and even reading to children in the waiting rooms or their hospital rooms.
Volunteering in Nursing Homes
According to the National Center for Health Statistics，“Over 50% of those living in nursing homes do not have close relatives and 46% have no living children.” Life in a nursing home is lonely，confusing，and frightening for many residents.Volunteering at a nursing home is a great opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life.Playing cards，sitting with and talking to a resident，taking a walk，or sharing a meal makes a huge difference，especially when they have no other sole on earth to visit them.
The three examples above are only a small fraction of institutions in which volunteers are needed. Giving of oneself，especially during the holidays blesses and cheers others.
56.According to the passage，what can a volunteer do in nursing homes?
A.Visiting the sick children. B.Picking up the donated food.
C.Helping with the gift cart. D.Playing cards with a lonely old man.
57.In a children’s hospital，which of the following is true?
A.Over 50% of those living there do not have relatives.
B.A personal visit brings happiness to a sick boy.
C.Children live a lonely and frightening life.
D.Children love listening to volunteers’ reading.
58.The best title for the passage would be________.
A.Giving of oneself cheers others B.Volunteering is a way of life
C.Volunteering during the holidays D.Giving is better than taking
B
A Korean wave is sweeping across China, with many Chinese women worshipping South Korean actors Kim Soo Hyun and Lee Min Ho as demigods （半神半人）。 Chinese netizens have always been divided over South Korean TV dramas, but there is no doubt that programs from the neighboring country are now enjoying a new round of popularity in China. And a big part of the credit for that goes to You Who Came From The Star, the South Korean TV series which is on the air now.
Top South Korean actors Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo Hyun recently earned a popularity rating of 24.8 percent in their country, considered strong by Nielsen Korea. You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs have been subjects of hot online discussions throughout Asia. Besides, the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, read by the hero in You Who Came From The Star was a hard-to-get item on Amazon for a while.
The two TV programs have several common elements: a tall, handsome, and rich hero who loves the heroine blindly and always protects her, and an equally handsome man madly in love with the same woman. Both programs portray the purity of love, which is expressed through a kiss or a warm hug. Perhaps that’s the secret of their success; perhaps people are still fascinated by Cinderella-type stories.
The growing wealth gap is a matter of social concern both in South Korea and China, and the challenges that young people face in their search for a better life might have prompted （激起） many ordinary girls to dream of marrying rich, caring men. This is precisely what the popular South Korean TV dramas portray. In fact, South Korean TV dramas are tailored to meet the market’s demands.
In contrast, Chinese TV screens are flooded by knock-off （山寨） or poorly made soap operas. There are too many Chinese TV dramas that are either of the stereotyped （刻板的） war theme or just blindly copy foreign programs. The lack of good stories has resulted in loads of TV series on time travel or fights in the harems （后宫） of Qing Dynasty emperors. These, in short, are the pain of Chinese TV productions.
The shooting for South Korean productions generally starts when the scripts （脚本） are just one-third ready. Many popular productions have their own websites, where scriptwriters post part of the finished scripts, inviting viewers to leave messages, discuss the plot and come up with suggestions for future events. This not only keeps viewers’ interest in the TV dramas alive, but also helps scriptwriters and directors make changes to the storylines to suit the audience’s demand.
Hopefully, the innovation-induced （创新引导的） success of South Korean TV programs will prompt Chinese TV drama makers to think up new ideas and abandon their bad practice of copying foreign productions in order to attract more viewers at home, and possibly abroad.
59.The main point the author emphasizes in this passage is ________.
A. why Korean actors are more popular than Chinese actors
B. how the three Korean actors became famous around East Asia
C. what modern TV dramas need is not copying foreign programs but innovation
D. the Cinderella-type stories are an ever-lasting theme people are fascinated with
60.Which of the following best explains people’s favor for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane?
A. The celebrity effect is powerful.
B. Drama stars are the best advertisements.
C. Rich and handsome heroes in dramas usually love reading.
D. A successful drama generally originates from a good novel.
61.According to the passage, the secret to Korean TV dramas’ being successful is that ________.
A. drama stars must be tall, rich and handsome or beautiful
B. scriptwriters should choose the appropriate themes for all viewers
C. drama producers have creative ideas to adapt to viewers’ interest and demand
D. people’s concerns such as wealth gap both in Korea and China are taken good care of
62.What does the last paragraph imply?
A. Abandoning copying foreign productions is the only way to attract viewers.
B. The Chinese TV drama makers should follow in the footsteps of the Koreans.
C. It’s hard to predict what the future TV dramas in China and Korea will be like.
D. A bright future of Chinese TV dramas can be expected prompted by the Koreans.
C
Listening to music while you drive can improve your speed and ability to get away from accidents, according to Australian psychologists. But turning your car radio up to full volume could probably make you end up in an accident. The performance of difficult tasks can be affected if people are subjected to loud noise. The experience of pulling up at traffic lights alongside cars with loud music made some psychologists in the University of Sydney look into whether loud music has something to do with driving.
The psychologists invited 60 men and women aged between 20 and 28 as subjects and tested them on almost the same driving tasks under three noise conditions: silence, rock music played at a gentle 55 decibels（分贝）， and the same music at 85 decibels.
For 10 minutes the subjects sat in front of a screen operating a simple machine like a car. They had to track a moving disk on screen, respond to traffic signals changing color, and brake in response to arrows that appeared without warning.
On the tracking task, there was no difference in performance under the three noise conditions. But under both the loud and quiet music conditions, the performers “braked” at a red light about 50 milliseconds sooner than they did when there was no rock music at all. That could mean a reduction in braking distance of a couple of meters actually, the difference between life and death for a pedestrian.
When it came to the arrows that appeared across the visual field, the psychologists found that when the music was quiet，people responded faster to objects in their central field of sight by about 50 milliseconds. For the people listening at 85 decibels, response times dropped by a further 50 milliseconds—a whole tenth of second faster than those “driving” with no music.
“But there’s a trade-off,” the psychologists told the European Congress of Psychology. “They lose the ability to look around the whole situation effectively.” In responding to objects that suddenly appeared, people subjected to 85-decibel rock music were around 100 milliseconds slower than both the other groups. Since some accidents—such as children running into the road—take place without any notice, drivers listening to loud music must be less safe as a result.
63. Which of the following is the best way to make driving safer?
A. Loud music.B. Quiet music.C. Silence.D. Heavy metal music.
64. Where did the researchers do the experiment?
A. At crossroads.B. At a police traffic station.
C. In a crowded street.D. Under the same conditions as those of the streets.
65. Which of the following didn’t help the performers to “brake” sooner at red lights?
A. Silence.B. Loud music.
C. Quiet music.D. Rock music.
66. Which of the following is NOT true of loud music?
A. It helped the performers to brake sooner at red lights.
B. It helped the performers to be more careful.
C. It helped the performers to respond faster to objects suddenly stepping in the way.
D. It can do more good than harm to drivers.
D
Dear Guys,
I’d like to talk to you about the shame you subjected me to last night. Let me first refresh your memory: You, a group of fit, young men, were playing soccer on the field across from my apartment building. I, a better-than-average looking young woman, was walking along the sidewalk with my groceries. That’s when your ball came flying over the fence and landed in front of me.
One of you approached and asked politely if I would throw the ball back to you. Fighting the urge to drop my bags and run screaming down the street, I reluctantly （勉强地） agreed.
Before I continue, let me explain something that I didn’t have a chance to mention last night: I hate sports. More specifically, I hate sports involving balls. This results from my lack of natural ability when it comes to throwing, catching and hitting. I’m bad at aiming too. So you can understand why I’d be nervous at what I’m sure seemed to you like a laughably simple request.
However, wanting to appear agreeable, I put my bags down, picked up the ball and, eyes half-shut, threw it as hard as I could.
It hit the middle of the fence and bounced back to me.
Trying to act casually, I said something about being out of practice, then picked up the ball again. If you’ll remember, at your command, I agreed to try throwing underhand. While outwardly I was smiling, in my head, I was praying, Oh God, oh please oh please oh please. I threw the ball upward with all my strength, terrified by what happened next.
The ball hit slightly higher up on the fence and bounced back to me.
This is the point where I start to take issue with you. Wouldn’t it have been a better use of your time, and mine, if you had just walked around the fence and took the ball then? I was clearly struggling; my smiles were more and more forced. And yet, you all just stood there, motionless.
Seeing that you weren’t going to let me out of the trouble, I became desperate. Memories of middle school softball came flooding back. I tried hard to throw the ball but it only went about eight feet, then I decided to pick it up and dash with ball in hand towards the baseline, while annoyed thirteen-year-old boys screamed at me that I was ruining their lives. Children are cruel.
Being a big girl now, I pushed those memories aside and picked up the soccer ball for the third time. I forced a good-natured laugh while crying inside as you patiently shouted words of support over the fence at me.
“Throw it granny-style!” one of you said.
“Just back up a little and give it all you’ve got!” another offered.
And, most embarrassing of all, “You can do it!”
I know you thought you were being encouraging, but it only served to deepen the shame.
Anyway, I accepted your ball-throwing advice, backed up, rocked back and forth a little, took a deep breath and let it fly.
It hit the edge of the fence and bounced back to me.
I surprised myself-and I’m sure you as well-by letting out a cry, “DAMN IT!!!” I then willed myself to have a heart attack and pass out in front of you just so I’d be put out of my misery.
Alas, the heart attack didn’t happen, and you continued to look at me expectantly, like you were content to do this all night. I had become a sort of exhibition for you. I could feel your collective thoughts drifting through the chain-link: “Can she really not do it? But I mean, really?”
Unfortunately for you, I wasn’t really game to continue your experiment. Three failed attempts at a simple task in front of a group of people in a two-minute period was just enough blow for me for one night. I picked up the ball one last time, approached the fence and grumbled, “Please just come get the damn ball.”
And you did. And thanks to you, I decided at that very moment to never throw anything ever again, except disrespectful glances at people who play sports.
Sincerely, Jen Cordery
67. The writer agreed to throw the ball because ______.
A. she needed to have a relax carrying the heavy groceries
B. she wanted to refresh her childhood memories
C. she could not refuse the polite request from the young man
D. she had fallen in love with the young man at first sight
68. Why did the writer mention her middle school memory?
A. To explain why she failed the attempts to throw the ball back.
B. To complain that she had not mastered the ball throwing skills.
C. To show how cruel those 13-year-old boys were.
D. To express her dislike towards softball.
69. What the boys said before the writer’s third attempt actually made the writer _______.
A. inspired B. encouraged C. embarrassedD. depressed
70. What happened to the ball at last?
A. The writer managed to throw the ball back.
B. The boy got the ball back by himself.
C. The writer threw the ball away out of anger.
D. The boys got angry and left without the ball.
五、任务型阅读 10分
There's a huge power in knowing how to make adjustments in life. In fact, it's possible to turn failure into success by making the right adjustments. The trick is in knowing where the adjustment is needed and how much.
We call people who have the ability to make the best life adjustments happy. And on the other hand we call people who refuse or neglect to make adjustments sad, frustrated or confused.
Whatever your stage in life, age or financial level, everyone will face what I call the 3 C's. The 3 C's are changes, challenges and choices. The person who handles the 3 C's the best we call happy and well adjusted.
One obstacle many people trip over is assuming money will help them make the best life adjustments. Wrong! It may help in some ways, but even money won't help unless you have the knowledge and put in the effort. For instance, dysfunctional （不正常的） wealthy people who find it hard to deal with the challenges, changes and choices of life are not that hard to find.
So, what's one of the key factors of people who fail to live up to their potential? They fail to make life adjustments when faced with changes, challenges or choices.
Here are 3 simple but powerful tips to help you make effective life adjustments when faced with the 3 C's or changes, challenges and choices.
Learn To Think With Your Eyes And Ears
When you learn how to think with your eyes we call that observation and when you learn how to think with your ears we call that hearing. Most people see but few people know how to observe. The difference between seeing and observing is like the difference between reading and studying.
The same goes with listening. It only requires ears to hear, but it often takes awareness and thought to listen. One factor in helping you to listen better is to hear not only what people say but what they don't say. Reading body language and voice inflection can help you listen between the lines. All these play an effective role in helping you to think with your eyes and ears.
Learn To Go With The Flow
The people who learn to make the best life adjustments cultivate the habit of going with the flow. For example, they refuse to sweat the small stuff; they remain flexible to life changes. The best way to do that is to trust your instincts（直觉）。 The more you do that the more they will work for you.
Worry tends to ruin your God-given instincts. Notice people who can go with the flow and you'll find a person with sharp instincts.
Be Prepared For Changes, Challenges And Choices
If you can keep an attitude of preparation you'll have the best chance of making effective life adjustments. What kind? The kind that can see you through problems, setbacks and challenges.
As the saying goes, “If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready.” That's the best advice for anyone who wants to make the best life adjustments and win!
Title: Whoever Makes The Best Adjustments （71）
（72） Supporting details
IntroductionFailure can turn into success when the right adjustments are made.
Definition3C’s stand for changes, challenges and choices. And people best at （73） 3C’s are happy and well adjusted.
Wrong （74） Money （75） than your knowledge and effort will help you make the best life adjustments.
Three tips Learn to （76） and listen. * Different from seeing, observation means thinking with eyes. * （77） hearing, listening requires awareness and thought.
Learn to go with the flow. * Adapting to life changes without being （78） about small stuff. * Forming the habit of going with the flow by （79） on your instincts.
Be prepared for 3C’s. With an attitude of preparation, you are more （80） to adjust to life effectively.
六、书面表达 25 分
阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150字左右的英语短文。
Florence Chadwick was born in California in 1918. She grew up on the beach and began competing as a swimmer at the age of six, when her uncle entered her in a race. For the next 19 years, she continued as a competitive swimmer.
On July 4, 1952, at the age of 34, Chadwick attempted to become the first woman to swim 21 miles across the Catalina Channel, from a port on the California coast. That day the ocean was ice cold, the fog was so thick that she could hardly see the support boats that followed her, and sharks swam around her. Several times, her support crew used guns to drive away the sharks. While Americans watched on televisions, her mother and her trainer, who were in one of the support boats, encouraged her to keep going. However, after 15 hours and 55 minutes, with only a half mile to go, she felt that she couldn’t go on, and begged to be taken out of the water.
Later, Chadwick told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I had seen land I know, I could have made it.” The fog had made her unable to see her swimming goal, and it made her feel she was getting nowhere. Two months later, she tried again. Although the fog was still heavy, yet this time she made it with the goal rooted in her mind. She knew behind the fog was the land she pursued.
【写作内容】
1.以约30个词概括短文大意；
2.以约120个词就“Goal and Success”的主题谈谈你的看法，内容包括：
1）分析Chadwick第一次失败和第二次成功的原因；
2）Chadwick的故事对你有什么启发；
3）结合实际谈谈如何实现自己的目标。
参考答案
1~20略
21-35 BAACB DCCBA DCCCA
36-55 ABDCA BCBDB CADCA CBDDA
56-70 DBC CACD BDAC CACB
71 Wins/Succeeds 72 Outlines 73 handling
74Assumption /thought /idea/opinion 75 rather
76 observe 77 Unlike 78 worried/concerned
79 depending/relying / counting 80 likely
作文
Possible version 1
Goal and Success
An American woman swimmer Chadwick succeeded in crossing the Catalina Channel after failing in her first attempt. It was a goal in her mind that enabled her to make it. （30词）
Chadwick failed in her first attempt because she couldn’t see the “land” （goal） due to the “fog” （difficulty）。 But later, she succeeded because she had “the goal rooted in her mind” despite the heavy “fog”。
From the story, we know we should understand the relation between the goal and the difficulty. The goal can encourage us to work hard to achieve success while the difficulty may prevent us from reaching our goal. However, we can achieve our goal by overcoming any possible difficulties.
As students, we may meet with many difficulties in our study, but we can surely overcome them if we have a clear goal. I wish all of us could break through the “fog” to reach the beautiful “land”。
Possible version 2
Goal and Success
An American woman swimmer Chadwick succeeded in crossing the Catalina Channel after failing in her first attempt. It was a goal in her mind that enabled her to make it. （30词）
Chadwick failed in her first attempt because she couldn’t see the “land” （goal）。 But later, with the goal rooted in her mind, she had firm belief and finally succeeded.
This story sets us thinking a lot. A clear goal is a must on the way to success. If we work very hard but with no goal in mind, we will have slight chances of succeeding in the end.
How can we achieve our goal? Firstly, we should make a practical plan, which is the first step towards success. Secondly, we should take firm measures to ensure that the plan is carried out. Thirdly, under no circumstances should we give up. Only in this way can we reach the beautiful “land”。 （120词）
听力原文：
Text 1
W：I thought that your tomatoes are eighty cents a pound.
M：They used to be，but the price has gone up thirty cents.
Text 2
M：How long does it take you to drive home when there is not much traffic?
W:Only twenty-five minutes.But if I can’t leave my office before 5:30 p.m.，it sometimes takes me fifty minutes.
Text 3
W:Didn’t Betty go shopping with you yesterday?
M:Even if she hadn’t had a lot of studying，she would have preferred staying home to going shopping.
Text 4
M:If the traffic wasn’t so bad，I should have been home at six o’clock.
W:What a pity! Henry was here to see you.
Text 5
W:What was that noise?
M:It was the pilot putting the wheels down.We must be coming to land.Are you frightened?
W:You must be joking.
Text 6
W:Oh,excuse me，Mr Li，I almost forget there is a phone message here for you.A Dr.Green called and asked you to call him back.
M:Where is he now，do you know?
W:He’s staying at the Blackwood Hotel，Room 707.
M:Thank you very much.Do you happen to have the number of the Blackwood?
W:I’m sorry，I don’t.But you can get it from the information station.Just dial 114.
M:Oh，and could I trouble you for changing a dollar?
W:All right.Here is your change.By the way，the public phones are over there on your right.
M:I see.Thank you.
Text 7
M:Excuse me，Miss.
W:Yes，young man.May I help you?
M:Yes，I’d like to get some information about the summer courses at the English Training Center.
W:Sure.What can I tell you?
M:Can you tell me the starting and finishing time of the course，please?
W:Yes.The course begins on July 15 and runs until August 20.
M: Right，and what courses are valuable?
W:Well，you have varieties of courses.You have listening and speaking courses，reading and writing.There are also classes in audio-visual training and chances to use the language laboratory as well.
M:Right，and what time will the classes be held?
W:Well，most of them are in the morning.There are only a few classes in the afternoon.
M:Right.Do you have a timetable?
W:I’m sorry.My workmate isn’t here at the moment，so I can’t get a timetable for you yet.
M:That’s OK.And when will the final exams be held?
W:At the end of the term.They begin on August 16 and run until August 18.
M:OK.Well，thank you，Miss.
Text 8
M:Hello! Can I speak to Susan，please?
W:Speaking.Is that you，Tom?
M:Yes，it is.I am going to New Zealand in two weeks’ time，and my wife is going with me.
W:Oh，how lucky you are! How long are you going for?
M:For a couple of months，maybe half a year.My boss wants me to help set up a branch company there.Well，Susan，you have been to New Zealand several times.Can you give us some suggestions，or just tell us about that country?
W:I’d love to.We can have a talk sometime.
M:Why not come over to dinner in my house this weekend.My wife wants to meet you as well.
W:All right.What about Saturday?
M:OK.See you at 6:00 pm，this coming Saturday.Goodbye!
Text 9
W:Excuse me，Dr.Taylor.Your secretary said that I should come right in.
M:Please do，Jennie.How can I help you?
W:Would you please sign your name on my schedule card?Here，on the line above “Adviser’s Agreement”。
M:Sure.But let’s look it over together first.How many courses do you have here?
W:Six.
M:Six? That’s quite a heavy load.Any particular reason?
W:I had to drop my chemistry course last term when I went into the hospital.So，I need to take it again.
M:So，you’ve already learned a lot of material.
W:Right.And calculus is the part of second-year requirement.
M:Let’s see，chemistry，calculus…Oh，I see，you will be in my seminar on modern American novel.
W:Yes，I’m looking forward to it，and Romantic poetry seminar，too.
M:Two seminars? That’s rather a lot.Can you manage the work?
W:I think so.The introductory economics is fairly easy，and so is the music course.
M:Well，then I’ll be happy to sign the card.However，I insist you come to see me after the first week of classes，so we can make sure this isn’t too much for you.
W:That’s a promise.
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Ladies and gentlemen，your attention，please.Our bus will arrive at Lake Park in a few minutes.You can feel the comfortable cool air coming from the lake.This is the favorite place for tourists in the summer，especially on a hot summer afternoon like today.This lake is one of the great wonders of nature.No one knows when and how it was formed.But people began to build houses around the lake a hundred years ago，so in this park you can have a special view of houses of all shapes and styles and colors.It is like an architecture show.In late autumn and winter，this park is the best place for bird watching.School teachers like to bring children here and they just love it.
Now our bus is driving around the lake.You can sit back and enjoy the beauty of everything here.The bus will take us to a good spot，where you can take the most wonderful photos you have ever taken.
Here we are.Please get off and watch your step.Return to the bus in twenty minutes.Thank you!
