2018-2019学年江西省南昌十中高二3月月考英语试题 Word版

2018-2019学年江西省南昌十中高二3月月考英语试题 Word版

南昌十中2018-2019学年度下学期第一次月考 高二英语试题 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟 注 意 事 项：考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求 ‎1．答题前，请您务必将自己的姓名、考试证号用书写黑色字迹的0．5毫米签字笔填写在答题卡和答题纸上。‎ ‎2．作答非选择题必须用书写黑色字迹的0．5毫米签字笔写在答题纸上的指定位置，在其它位置作答一律无效。作答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，请保持卡面清洁和答题纸清洁，不折叠、不破损。‎ ‎3．考试结束后，答题纸交回。‎ ‎ ‎ 第I卷（选择题）‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节,满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. When did the man go to Canada?‎ A. Last year. B. Two years ago. C. Five years ago.‎ ‎2. What does the woman ask the man to do?‎ A. Get her some water. B. Buy her some plants. C. Water her plants.‎ ‎3. What is the man doing?‎ A. Asking for leave. B. Making a complaint. C. Talking with his boss.‎ ‎4. What will the woman do next?‎ A. Take some exercise. B. Do her homework. C. Attend a class.‎ ‎5. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. At a restaurant. B. At a supermarket. C. At a hotel.‎ 第二节（每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。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，各个小题将给出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. Where are the speakers?‎ A. At the airport. B. In the school. C. In the company.‎ ‎7. What will the woman do this afternoon?‎ ‎ A. Give a lecture. B. Travel on business. C. Visit a computer company.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. What do we know about the woman?‎ A. She will have a baby. B. She lives with her parents. C. She wants to rent a small house.‎ ‎9. What is the man probably?‎ A. A doctor. B. A landlord（房东）. C. A house agent.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Colleagues. B. A couple. C. Neighbors.‎ ‎11. What will the man do tomorrow morning?‎ A. Buy a book. B. Make a call. C. Take photos.‎ ‎12. When does the conversation take place?‎ A. In the evening. B. In the afternoon. C. In the morning.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What is the man doing?‎ A. Applying for a loan. B. Having a drink. C. Searching the Internet.‎ ‎14. How does the man plan to deal with the drinks?‎ A. Ship them abroad. B. Sell them directly to the public. ‎ C. Sell them through other companies.‎ ‎15. What do we know about the man's company?‎ A. The product is mainly targeted at young people.‎ B. The production process is very complicated（复杂的）.‎ C. They will use imported fruits as raw materials.‎ ‎16. Where will the man do his marketing?‎ A. On TV. B. In the street. C. On the Internet.‎ 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Where does the speaker come from?‎ A. America. B. England. C. Australia.‎ ‎18. What do people think of Americans?‎ A. Impolite. B. Self-centered. C. Humorous.‎ ‎19. What did the speaker like to do in the afternoon in England?‎ A. Have a cup of tea. B. Watch comedy shows. C. Play with her friends.‎ ‎20. What did the speaker find amazing in England?‎ A. The people. B. The tea shop. C. The old buildings.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Welcome to Holker Hall & Gardens Visitor Information How to Get to Holker By Car: Follow brown signs on A590 from J36, M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere-----20 minutes, Kendal-----25 minutes, Lancaster----45 minutes, Manchester-----1 hour 30 minutes.‎ By Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Carmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports.‎ Opening Times Sunday---Friday (closed on Saturday) 11:00am ---4:00pm, 30th March –2nd November.‎ Admission Charges ‎ Hall & Gardens Gardens Adults: £ 12.00 £ 8.00‎ Groups £9.00 £5.50‎ Special Events Producers’ Market 13th April Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.‎ Holker Garden Festival 30th May ‎ The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.‎ National Garden Day 28th August ‎ Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.‎ Winter Market 8th November This is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.‎ ‎21. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?‎ ‎ A. 20 minutes B. 25 minutes C. 45 minutes D. 90 minutes ‎22. How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit Hall & Gardens?‎ ‎ A. £ 12.00 B. £ 9.00 C. £ 8.00 D. £ 5.50‎ ‎23. Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show?‎ ‎ A. Producers’ Market B. Holker Garden Festival ‎ C. National Garden Day D. Winter Market B Many people don’t consider their breakfast without a glass of milk. Right now, cows, buffalos, goats and sheep provide most of the world’s milk. But soon, people could get milk from roaches(蟑螂).‎ That isn’t as crazy as it might sound. New research shows this “milk” is super-nutritious. What’s more, some scientists have already begun referring to a lot of insects as source of milk.‎ In 2004, Subramanian Ramaswamy started studying milk crystals found inside the roach. At the time, he was teaching biochemistry at the University of Iowa City.‎ To learn more about the milk crystal from roaches, the scientists used X-rays to look at the atoms in it. The data basically revealed the chemical recipe of the roach crystal. They showed that roach milk is a “complete food”. It contains sugar with a fatty acid stuck to it. Fatty acids are the building blocks of fats. The protein in the milk is also full of essential amino(氨基的) acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. Since our bodies can’t produce the “essential” ones, we need to get them from our food. And so do baby roaches.‎ Barbara Stay, a biologist at Iowa University, also worked on the new study. She says the new data show that the roach milk is “three times more nutritious than cow’s milk and four times more nutritious than buffalo’s milk”.‎ Ramaswamy would like to see roach milk turned into a protein supplement to feed hungry people. But not everyone is confident that it can be done.‎ Marcel Dicke studies insects as a potential source of human food at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Dicke says this is a “sound study”. However, in his opinion, “Extracting(提取) milk from roaches can only likely be done in a destructive way with only small quantities”. That means you’d have to raise and kill many bugs to get even tiny quantities of the milk.‎ ‎24. What is the opinion of the scientists about milk in Paragraph 2?‎ ‎ A. Many insects are sources of milk. B. Milk is an important part of breakfast.‎ ‎ C. Milk from insects is the most nutritious. D. Milk from insects is well accepted now.‎ ‎25. What can we know about the use of roach milk in life?‎ ‎ A. It will replace the milk from animals like cows.‎ ‎ B. Scientists think it the key to solving world hunger.‎ ‎ C. Not all people think it can be used in life soon.‎ ‎ D. Most people depend on roach milk for protein.‎ ‎26. According to Marcel Dicke, extracting insect milk on a large scale is ________.‎ ‎ A. simple B. challenging C. safe D. necessary ‎27.What should be the best title for the text?‎ ‎ A. Roach milk has been found scientifically B. Roach milk could be produced industrially C. Roach milk could be a new super food D. Roach milk will be widely used soon C That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me. ‎ ‎ As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers(抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.‎ ‎ About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.‎ ‎ Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.‎ ‎ Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.‎ ‎ It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.‎ ‎28.How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?‎ A Cold and sick 　　　　B Lucky and hopeful C Satisfied and cheerful 　　　　　　D Disappointed and helpless ‎29.From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy_____.‎ A .solving her problem at the bank B. taking part in various city activities C learning acting in an evening school D. preparing for the night show ‎30.On her way home the writer_____‎ A lost her wallet unknowingly ‎ B .was stopped by a garbage truck driver C was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife D .found some homeless people following her ‎31.From the text, we can infer that the writer_____‎ A. would stop working at night 　　　　B. would stay on in San Francisco C. would make friends with cleaners.　 D. would give up her job at the bank ‎ ‎ D NASA has opened the door to the next generation of space discovery by announcing great plans for a base for humans to live on the surface of the moon forever.‎ The project to build a base on the moon will begin soon after 2020, with astronauts living there within four years.‎ The project comes after several excellent scientists and environmentalists asked humans to look beyond Earth to ensure the survival of the species (物种).‎ Eventually, the moon will be a base for humans to explore the solar system and one day land on Mars.‎ NASA began planning for the first moon landing since 1972 when George Bush, the US president, announced his new plan for space exploration four years ago.‎ NASA has already talked about the design of the Orion spacecraft that will replace the old space shuttle fleet in 2010.‎ The plan for the moon base, however, is the first detailed explanation of how NASA intends to prepare for the first manned exploration of deep space and a possible ‎ Mars mission within 30 years.‎ Scientists also believe that the south pole on the moon contain rich natural gases such as the rare helium-3 that could be used as fuel for the generation of nuclear power. Besides, teams of astronauts living there for six months at a time would mine for hydrogen and oxygen to make water and possibly rocket fuel.‎ ‎32. When was the plan to explore space first announced according to the passage?‎ A. In 1972. B. In 1950. C. In 1968. D. In 2020.‎ ‎33. The reasons why NASA has begun the plan to explore space include the followings EXCEPT ________.‎ A. to protect Earth B. to explore deep space C. to finish Mars mission D. to show how powerful the USA is ‎34. In the future, when people fly to the moon, they will probably not bring with them too much ________.‎ A. plants B. food C. animals D. water ‎35. The passage mainly talks about ________.‎ A. the USA’s new plan for space exploration B. how to build a base on the moon C. why to ensure the survival of the species D. where to get new natural resources 第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Water is the most important liquid we know. It is in the ground and in the air that we breathe. All animals, plants and humans need water to survive. ‎ ‎ 36 ‎ Water consists of very small molecules. Each of them has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Water can be a solid, a liquid or a gas, depending on the temperature it has. At 0℃ water freezes and turns into ice. Do you know why you should let water out of pipes during the wintertime? 37 .At 100℃ water boils and escapes as a vapour into the air. Between these two states water is a liquid ‎ Water in our daily lives ‎ There would be no life on earth without water. We use water in our houses for cooking, bathing and washing the dishes. 38 .In many dry areas farmers must bring water to the fields through canals. Industries and factories also use water. Power stations burn coal which turns water into steam. ‎ Water and the human body ‎ The human body is made up largely of water. Up to 75% of our body is water. Water helps us digest food. 39 .It also needs water to help carry away the substances that we do not need any more. A normal human needs about 2 to 3 litres of water a day to survive ‎ World water supply ‎ ‎ 40 However, clean water, is getting rarer because of pollution. About 97% of the world's water is in the oceans. Only 3% is the freshwater in lakes, rivers and glaciers. Much of the world has enough fresh water but there are regions that are too dry and don' t get enough rain.‎ A. Chemistry of water ‎ B. The importance of water ‎ C. Water is used to grow food. ‎ D. It may freeze and burst the pipes. ‎ E. The amount of water we have on earth is always the same. ‎ F. Chemical reactions in our body would not be possible without water. ‎ G. Some areas do not have enough water because people waste it.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ All of us can give others a hand as long as we are willing to do so. Actually, there are some people doing kind things all the time. Spreading kindness, one good deed at a time, is Karla Gibson's mission. "I wish everyone could join me, ‎ ‎41  there are so many bad things going on in the world; I mean every day," said Karla.‎ Karla had the 42 and sense of duty in December of 2013. The single mother of three said she tended to feel down around the holidays, so she 43  to do something to cheer others up. She started a Facebook page and 44 her good deeds each day, from feeding the homeless to giving Easter gifts to prisoners. She hoped to __45 others.‎ ‎ "We have to do something. Our 46 can make a difference in someone's day. You 47  know when someone might be having their worst day, and then something like buying them a coffee can change their whole attitude," Karla 48 .‎ Karla's greatest 49  had to do with coffee. On September 27th, Karla's birthday, she went to her local Starbucks and gave the 50  $127 to pay for other people's drinks. She sat at the end of the drive-thru(汽车餐厅)holding a 51 reading "Have a great day." She ended up 52  about 23 customers. "It was really fun. It was 53 one of the best birthdays ever," she said. Her kindness that day didn't go 54 . One couple was so grateful that they surprised her with flowers and balloons to show their 55 .‎ Karla's acts of kindness have become a 56 affair. Her two sons are always 57  others. "Sometimes I'll ask Kyle, 'So, did you do anything extra nice today?' and he would say 'Somebody 58  something in the hallway and I picked it up' or 'I held the door for someone', that kind of thing," said Karla.‎ It's because of Mom that the boys think it's 59 to give a hand to others. "I think it's a great idea of hers. It's always nice to help someone out especially when they are going through 60  things," said Karla's 15-year-old son Chad.‎ ‎41. A. however B. with C. as D. therefore ‎42. A. commitment B. appointment C. preference D. success ‎43. A. managed B. agreed C. hesitated D. decided ‎44. A. did B. shared C. mentioned D. missed ‎45. A. greet B. inspire C. introduce D. remember ‎46. A. kindness B. happiness C. stories D. sadness ‎47. A. still B. often C. never D. even ‎48. A. whispered B. explained C. argued D. complained ‎49. A. interest B. challenge C. concern D. moment ‎50. A. cashier B. customer C. beggar D. secretary ‎51. A. mark B. flag C. sign D. symbol ‎52. A. paying for B. picking up C. paying off D. picking out ‎53. A. occasionally B. usually C. probably D. hardly ‎54. A. unoccupied B. unnoticed C. far D. up ‎55. A. wisdom B. existence C. generosity D. appreciation ‎56. A. society B. love C. holiday D. family ‎57. A. encouraging B. inviting C. helping D. affecting ‎58. A. dropped B. bought C. found D. stole ‎59. A. formal B. great C. strange D. funny ‎60. A. nice B. new C. good D. bad 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）‎ 第四部分 ‎ 英语语言运用能力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 单词填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）‎ 根据首字母或中文提示，填写所缺单词的适当形式补全句子。‎ ‎61.A stay in the countryside will be b___________to the old man’s health.‎ ‎62.A lot of research is being c___________ in this area.‎ ‎63.The teacher demanded an explanation for his a from class this morning.‎ ‎64.The programme provided by the community is not s_____________ for children. ‎ ‎65.The mother was a　　　　　　 when her baby fell onto the ground and began to cry. ‎ ‎66.The government has d____________ a state of emergency.‎ ‎67.The students have a strong d　　　　　　　 to discuss the question. ‎ ‎68.This century has w　　　　　　 the steady growth of urban centers.‎ ‎69.The traveling students found the 　　　　　　(住宿) available in the hotel. ‎ ‎70.The school sports meeting is held a　　　　　　　. ‎ 第三节：语法填空（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）‎ 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。‎ Susan David, a 14-year-old girl in the US, is having a party. However, you can see neither cakes 71 candles at this party. Instead, there is only a room which is filled with art supplies and many kids she has never met. And all the kids that have been invited 72 (be)homeless. They are drawing 73 (happy)together.‎ It was last year that Susan 74 (get)the idea. She worried that kids who could not afford their own supplies would give up 75 (draw). So she started writing letters to big companies 76 (ask)for help. To the girl’s great 77 (satisfy), she received lots of donations(捐赠)from some big art supply companies. In fact, Susan collected more than $3,000 in supplies, which was enough to make a home for kids to paint their own 78 (painting).‎ So far Susan has already held three such parties. 79 she did was encouraged by the White House. Susan received the President’s award last month. Now Susan does it 80 a different reason ——to get poor kids to enjoy art.‎ 第五部分：书面表达 第一节 短文改错 (10分)‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。　　 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。　　 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。　　 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。　　 注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ I was lucky enough to study abroad as an exchange student, but this allowed me to improve my language skills and found out more about the local culture. It was my active participation which helped me make the friends in a foreign country. Instead ‎ staying in my room, I got out of the house so as not to be homesick. I’ll never forget the times when I first went camping with my friends. I also tried something entire new such as a dance class and a walking club. In addition, I tried to make my voice hearing as much as I could. As a result, everyone wanted to know something about myself. Consequently, I made much good friends.‎ 第二节  书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友JACK要在暑假期间回国，打算为他妈妈准备几件富有特色的礼物，特来向你咨询。请你给他回复一封邮件。内容包括：‎ ‎1.建议礼物旗袍(cheongsam)和中国结(the Chinese knot)；‎ ‎2.说明礼物原因；‎ ‎3.表达祝福。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 Dear Jack,‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 高二英语2018-2019学年下学期第一次月考参考答案 ‎1-5 CCBAA 6-10 AAACB 11-15 BAACA 16-20 CABAC ‎ ‎21-23DBD 24-27ACBC 28-31 DDAB 32-35 CDDA 36-40 ADCFE ‎41-45 CADBB 46-50 ACBDA 51-55 CACBD 56-60 DCABD ‎61.beneficial 62.conducted 63. absence 64.suitable 65. alarmed ‎66.declared 67.desire 68.witnessed 69.accommodation 70.annually ‎ ‎71.nor 72. are 73. happily 74.got 75.drawing ‎76.to ask 77. satisfaction 78.paintings 79.What 80. for 改错：‎ ‎1.but改为and 2. found改为find 3. which改为that 4.去掉friends 前的the ‎ ‎ 5. Instead后面加of 6. times改为time 7.entire改为entirely 8. hearing改为heard ‎9.myself改为me 10.much改为many 参考范文：‎ Dear Jack,‎ I’m glad to hear that you are coming back home during the summer holiday and you want to bring a few gifts for your mother that symbolize the Chinese culture.‎ ‎ In my opinion, you can buy the following two presents. First of all, cheongsam, a very beautiful traditional dress for Chinese women, can show the real beauty of a woman, Thus I am sure that your mother will like it very much. What’s more, the Chinese knot, which is one of the pretty decorations popular with Chinese, is usually hung in the sitting room of our home. It stands for unity and good luck. Meanwhile, I’m convinced that it will bring good luck and happiness to your family.‎ ‎ Have a good vacation and please give my regards to your mother.‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎【听力材料】‎ Text 1 W: I went to Canada to see my son last year. I stayed there for two days. Have you ever been there?‎ M: Yes, I went to Quebec five years ago, on vacation.‎ Text 2 W: If I buy some plants for the house, will you water them for me while I'm away?‎ M: Sure. I will.‎ Text 3 M: The boss gives me too much work but very short time. I can't make it.‎ W: Why? I do the same work within the same time, and I have to manage my family life. But I never have any complaint.‎ Text 4 W: I've done my homework. I'm going to the gym now, and then I have a dance class.‎ M: OK. See you.‎ Text 5 M: Are you ready to order? Or do you need some more time?‎ W: I'm ready. I think I'll start with the black soup. Then I'll have the roast chicken. That comes with salad, doesn't it? That's all.‎ Text 6 W: I hope we'll have a good flight.‎ M: So do I.I don't like flying.‎ W: Are you going on holiday?‎ M: No，I'm traveling on business. I work for a computer company, and you?‎ W: I'm a professor. I'm going to give a lecture this afternoon. I hope the flight won't be late.‎ Text 7 M: Hi, Laura. How is everything?‎ W: Fine. You know I'm expecting a baby.‎ M: Really? I'm glad to hear that.‎ W: So with a baby coming, my husband and I are thinking of having our own place to live in. We don't think it would be a good idea to live together with his parents any longer.‎ M: I agree. Do you plan to rent or to buy a house?‎ W: To buy one. We want to buy a small house.‎ M: OK. Let me show you some pictures of houses. Here, there's a lovely two-bedroom house. How is that?‎ W: It looks wonderful. I like this small house.‎ Text 8 W: Dear, what are you doing?‎ M: I think I've got them—performing arts centers. Lincoln Center, home of the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet, the New York Philharmonic, and the others. I do have it all. Now for the hard part. I'm going to have a hard time getting the album published.‎ W: So, what do you think you're going to do?‎ M: I should call Harvey Carlson. He's the publisher of the Carlson Publishing Company. He said he needs a new book of photographs. W: So, why don't you call him now?‎ M: Well, I will do that tomorrow morning. Come on. Let's get some sleep.‎ Text 9 W: OK, well, I've got all the paperwork here for your loan application. Let's just have a look at your business plan.‎ M: We plan to make fruit drinks, from 100 percent fruit. W: And how do you plan to sell the drinks? Direct to the public?‎ M: No, we're going to sell through other companies. We've already had talks with some companies, and they're going to sell our drinks.‎ W: And are you going to be able to expand quickly?‎ M: I think so, because we're going to keep everything simple. And we're going to use fruit that is easily available locally. Our production process is very simple ‎ too.‎ W: OK, what is your market?‎ M: So far most of our customers have been young people. And we're going to try to strengthen that market.‎ W: OK, what kind of marketing have you done? Advertise on TV?‎ M: A friend of mine has designed a great website for us, and I think we're going to focus on the Internet for the moment.‎ Text 10 When I was in college, I spent a term studying in London. Even though we speak the same language, English people and Americans are very different. I guess that Americans have a bad name. People think that we're loud and that we speak our minds too much. So I tried to listen a bit more and not be so self-centered.‎ I love the lifestyle there. Going out for afternoon tea was fun, and I always did that with my friends. And I really loved the old buildings. We don't have anything that old in the United States, so it was pretty amazing! By the way, I also went to Australia once. The buildings there weren't so attractive either. The British also have a different sense of humor. Their comedy shows on TV are really funny.‎ I'd have to say my experience was a positive one. In fact, I'm saving up money so I can go back there again.‎