The two-week vacation at the end of summer school ended yesterday. Kevin had gone nowhere during his vacation. He had the money, but he hated to travel alone. He used to take vacations with Gary, his youngest brother, but they had a big argument at the end of their last vacation. Each of them had spent the last three years waiting for the other to apologize.
Kevin did not feel good about being on non-speaking terms with his favorite brother. But he was not going to ask for forgiveness when, in his mind, this whole misunderstanding was his brother’s fault.
So Kevin’s summer vacation was spent in his own “back yard.” As usual, he had planned to clean up his apartment. As usual, two weeks later his apartment looked just as it had two weeks before.
He did do one thing new and different during his vacation. There was a new coffee shop on Foothill Street. It served 25 varieties of delicious coffee at reasonable prices, and the staff was genuinely friendly. The shop was air-conditioned at a slightly chilly temperature. About eight small round tables were inside. Outside were four bigger tables. Each had four white metal chairs around it, and several big umbrellas provided shade. Even on hot afternoons, there was usually a pleasant breeze.
Kevin visited the coffee shop four times during his vacation. He always sat at a table outside by himself and read the free daily paper. Each day he was there, he read most of the newspaper articles while he enjoyed two cups of coffee.
Between articles, he took breaks by watching the nearby traffic and pedestrians. The coffee shop was next to a huge parking lot. The lot was for customers of a grocery store, movie rental store, pharmacy, bank, and restaurant. Kevin considered his outdoor seat the perfect place for one of his favorite activities—people watching.
The coffee shop, with its excellent location and coffee, had helped make his vacation a pleasant one. But he knew in his heart, had his brother been there to join him just one day, his vacation would have been a perfect one.
小題1: Why didn’t Kevin go anywhere during his vacation？
A．Because he was short of money.B．Because he didn’t like traveling.
C．Because he had no company.D．Because he had to clean up his apartment.
小題2: What did Kevin do in his vacation?
A．He cleaned up his apartment.B．He had a big argument with Gary.
C．He worked in a parking lot.D．He stayed at home most of the time.
小題3: Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the coffee house?
A．It served delicious coffee of different flavors.
B．It had an effective air-conditioning system.
C．It was often crowded with local customers.
D．It provided free newspapers for customers.
小題1: C小題1:D小題1:C
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B．The Listener should listen carefully，respectfully and later summarize accurately．
C．After the Talker finishes talking，the Listener is to give him/her a grade．
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A．Microwave heaters will soon be widely used by homeowners.
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A．the mud on the shore was too soft
B．they could not find anyone
C．they could not find the mark on the map
D．the forest was too thick to go through
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A．they were in an uninhabited area
B．they were on a journey home happily
C．the country was a civilized society
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“Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear. “ her husband said. “I'll be pleased to look after our baby. “
“Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll soon get better. “ his wife told him.
“Shall I do the shopping for you as well?” her husband asked.
She was very pleased and said, “That will help me very much. I'll give you a list of things to buy. “
She wrote out the list and gave it to him.
“You can get all these things at the supermarket,” she said.
“You can put the baby in the shopping cart, then you won't have to leave him outside.”
The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for those that were on his list.
At first all was well, but then the baby began to cry.
Then he started to scream.
And scream!
And SCREAM!
“Keep calm ,George, ” the man said. “Don't get excited. Don't shout, George. Don't lose your temper, George.”
A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.
“I think you are wonderful ,”she said. “You are so patient with your little George. ”
　　“Madam, ”" the man said, “I'm George. He's Edward.”
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A．it was his turn.B．His wife was not well.
C．His wife was not at home.D．He always looked after it.
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A．He had to go shopping.
B．He wanted to show the baby to his friend.
C．He wanted to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart.
D．The baby liked going to the supermarket.
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A．pushed the shopping cartB．lost its temper
C．made a lot of noiseD．helped his father
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A．the man was very calm when the baby was crying
B．the woman was very pleased to see the man
C．the woman mistook George for the baby, while in fact the man was named George
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