Why do many people move to big cities every year？Because they want to find jobs, to study

听力原文：M: What is the most popular thing recently in Thailand？

W: Nowadays in Bangkok people are interested in new modern technology like iPod trains anti mobiles.

M: What is the population of Thailand？

W: There are about 65 million in Thailand and most people live in Bangkok because it is the capital city of Thailand.

M: How many different types of Thai curry are there？

W: We have many kind of curry but the most well-known are green curry-like chicken curry and fish ball curry-and red curry, which we call "Pa Neang." And main ingredients are coconut milk, chicken, pork and herb.

M: Do young Thai people know any Japanese musicians？

W: Yes, we know a lot, like Johnny's Junior, Arashi, winds, and Utada Hikaru.

M: Which do young Thai people eat more of, bread, flee, or noodles？

W: Rice is the main food for Thai people. Nowadays we eat more bread and more noodles.

M: What is the most popular sport in Thailand？

W: Thai people like to watch soccer—mostly interested in Premier League, Bundesliga and Calcio Serie A and we like to play badminton too.

M: What do most Thai people eat when they are cold？

W: Thank you for your question. In Thailand it's not too cold in winter but some people love eating Tom Yam Kung in December and January.

M: Do most Thai people like to take photos？ Why or why not？

W: Most Thai people like to take photos because Thailand has many beautiful places and beautiful people—so that's why we love to take photos.

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A．They prefer sour food.

B．They prefer sweet food.

C．They prefer salty food.

D．They prefer spicy food.

W： Hi Leo， why do you say English would become the world language？

M： Well。 For one thing， it’s so commonly used， the only language that is used by more people is Chinese。

W： Why is English spoken by so many people？

M： It’s spoken in many countries of the world because of the British empire。 And now of course is the influence of America as well。

W： Many students find English a difficult language to learn。

M： Oh， all languages are difficult to learn。 But English does have two greatest advantages。

W： What are they？

M： Well， first of all， it has a very international vocabulary。 It has many German， Dutch， French， Spanish and Italian words in it。 So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English。 In fact， English has words for many other languages as well。

W： Why is that？

M： Well， partly because English speakers have travelled a lot， they bring back words with them。 So English really does have an international vocabulary。

W： And what is the other advantage of English？

M： It that English grammar is really quite easy。 For example， it doesn’t have dozens of different endings for its nouns， adjectives and verbs， not like Latin， Russian and German for example。

W： Why is that？

M： Well， it’s quite interesting actually， it’s because of the French。 When the French ruled England， French was the official language， and only the common people spoke English。 They tried to make their language as simple as possible。 So they made the grammar easier。

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard。

Q9： What does the man say about Chinese？

Q10： What made English a widely used language？

Q11： What is said to be special about English vocabulary？

听力原文：M: Mom, I'm back.

W: Did you buy all the things on the shopping list？

M: Well, not all. It's a terrible time to do shopping. Big crowds everywhere, long lines at every counter. I'm tired of it.

Why did the man come back？

A．He was tired.

B．He had bought everything.

C．Too many people were shopping.

D．The weather was terrible.

听力原文：M: What do people do when they create viruses？

W: A person has to write the code, test it to make sure it spreads properly and then release the virus. A person also designs the virus's attack phase, whether it is a silly message or destruction of a hard disk.

M: So why do people do it？

W: There are at least three reasons. The first is the same psychology that drives people to set fire with intention. The second reason has to do with the passion of watching things blow up. Many people have a fascination with things like explosions and car crashes. The third reason probably involves showing off rights.

In creating viruses, a person has to______.

A．watch things blow up

B．write the code and test it

C．write silly messages or destructive messages

Q: What does the man say about Chinese？

W: Hi, Leo. Why do you say English will become the world language？

M: Well, for one thing, it's so commonly used. The only language that is used by more people is Chinese.

W: Why is English spoken by so many people？

M: It's spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now, of course, there's influence of America as well.

W: Many students find English a difficult language to learn.

M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn. But English does have two great advantages.

W: What are they？

M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary. It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English. In fact, English has words from many other languages as well.

W: Why is that？

M: Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot. They bring back words with them, so English really does have an international vocabulary.

W: And what's the other advantage of English？

M: It's that English grammar is really quite easy. For example, it doesn't have dozens of different endings for its nouns, adjectives and verbs, not like Latin, Russian, and German for example.

W: Why is that？

M: Well, it's quite interesting actually. It's because of the French. When the French ruled England, French was the official language and only the common people spoke English. They try to make the language as simple as possible, so they made the grammar easier.

A.It is more difficult to learn than English.

B.It is used by more people than English.

C.It will be as commonly used as English.

D.It will eventually become a world language.

Why do many people assemble a variety of social masks？

A．Because they want to play jokes on others.

B．Because they want to imitate the perfect characters in films

C．Because they want to appear perfect.

D．Because they want to deceive others.

W: Hi, Leo. Why do you say English will become the world language？

M: Well, for one thing, it's so commonly used. The only language that is used by more people is Chinese.

W: Why is English spoken by so many people？

M: It's spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now, of course, there's influence of America as well.

W: Many students find English a difficult language to learn.

M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn. But English does have two great advantages.

W: What are they？

M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary. It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English. In fact, English has words from many other languages as well.

W: Why is that？

M: Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot. They bring back words with them, so English really does have an international vocabulary.

W: And what's the other advantage of English？

M: It's that English grammar is really quite easy. For example, it doesn't have dozens of different endings for its nouns, adjectives and verbs, not like Latin, Russian, and German for example.

W: Why is that？

M: Well, it's quite interesting actually. It's because of the French. When the French ruled England, French was the official language and only the common people spoke English. They try to make the language as simple as possible, so they made the grammar easier.

A.It is more difficult to learn than English.

B.It is used by more people than English.

C.It will be as commonly used as English.

D.It will eventually become a world language.

M: Nana is the most popular comic series because Japanese people can sympathize with this love story. Why Japanese people love comics is probably because riley do not show much of what they think or feel. So, they project their thoughts and feelings in comics.

W: Which part of Japan is the most famous？ And why？

M: The most famous part in Japan is Tokyo, the center of modern culture in Japan and all Japanese trends are born there.

W: What is the most important festival in Japan and why does it become so significant for the Japanese？

M: In Japan, the most important festival is the New Year's Holidays. Japanese people visit a shrine on New Year's day to pray for health and good future. Also, family gets together and many children receive money. Also, people clean the house before the New Year and eat toshikoshi soba for long life. And on New Year's day people eat osechi ryori, which is very special and delicious. I like New Year very much.

W: If I want to skiing, where should I go？

M: I think Nagano(长野) is the best place to ski in Japan. The reason is because the Winter Olympics were held in Nagano in 1998. The snow there is very soft and beautiful.

W: What kind of food do you like besides Japanese food？ Like American food, Chinese food？

M: Recently, young Japanese people eat with their friends at fast food restaurants like McDonalds or Yoshinoya. There are not many university students eating meals at home. I think that I am the same as those students. Also, Japanese like Italian, Chinese, and Korean food. But I like Japanese food the best because foreign food is too strong for me.

W: What do you think about Junlehiro Koizumi？ Is he handsome or look old？

M: I think Prime Minister Koizumi is a progressive person rather than a traditional one. He is active and has made good diplomacy, but his idea of tax increase is not good. I think capitalism is going to do big damage to poor people. Koizmni's capitalism is just like that of President George Bush. Is Koizumi handsome？ Well, I think he looks not all that bad.

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A．Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because it's a love story.

B．Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because its plot is attractive.

C．Japanese people do not like to express their thoughts and feelings before others.

D．Japanese people love comics because they are very funny and interesting.

M: Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because we are glad it didn't happen to us. But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves.

W: Yes, and then there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped, you know, deaf, or short-sighted, things like that. After all, it's not really funny to be like that.

M: Oh, I think that's because we're embarrassed. We don't know how to cope with the situation. Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we might get like that, so we laugh. What about the custard pie routine？

W: What do you mean "custard pie routine"？

M: You know, all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss, he picks up a custard pie and plasters it all over the other person's face.

W: That never makes me laugh very much, because you can guess it's going to happen. But a lot of people still find it laughable. It must be because it's the sort of the thing we'd all love to do once in a while and never quite have the courage to.

M: I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated. She said it relieved her feelings.

W: It must have come a bit expensive.

M: Not really. She took care never to throw her best china.

Questions:

19. Why does the man say we laugh when we see some self-important people making fools of themselves？

20. Why do some people joke about those who are fat or handicapped according to the man？

21. Why do many people find it funny to see someone throwing a custard pie on their boss's face？

22. Why did the man's aunt say she would drop cups of tea at people occasionally？

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A．We simply cannot help reacting instinctively that way.

B．We wish to hide our indifference to their misfortune.

C．We derive some humorous satisfaction from their misfortune.

D．We think it serves them right for being mean to other people.

M: Well, you're obviously not aware the government is spending money on some forms of public transport. For example, some train services have been improved. But most people want to use their cars, so the government needs to spend most money on improving the roads.

W: Why not make people who use the roads pay a bit more to discourage people from using their cars？

M: I really can't agree with you there. It just isn't fair to make driving something that only rich people can afford. Many people need to use their cars and they're dependent on them, particularly those in the country.

W: Can we do something to make people stop using their cars？

M: In a modem society you just can't do so. The whole economy would collapse.

W: So your opinion is...

M: To improve roads will help people get to work faster, so people spend less time in their cars and of course this therefore causes less pollution. That's the only realistic answer.

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A．Too many private cars.

B．Too many buses.

C．Too many trains.

D．To many taxis.