2017-2018学年四川省雅安中学高二下学期第一次月考英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年四川省雅安中学高二下学期第一次月考英语试题（Word版）

此卷只装订不密封 班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 ‎ 雅安中学2017-2018学年下学期高二年级第一次月考 英 语 试 卷 注意事项：‎ ‎1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。‎ ‎2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。‎ ‎3．非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。‎ ‎4．考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分 30 分）‎ 第一节: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:请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 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. 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.‎ 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 Megan When I was younger, I spent all the money I got. After a couple of years, I began wondering why I didn't have any savings. Things had to change. It was then that I opened a bank account. Even saving just a tiny amount each month can make quite a difference, so my advice would be for children like me to open an account and start saving.‎ Jamie My advice is “be strict and know what you're spending”. I keep a budget so that I know exactly how much money I can spend on clothes, how much on going out with my friends and how much I need to save. I now work at the weekend, so I don't have to ask my parents for pocket money.‎ Laura I always get pocket money from my parents. I would buy a coffee here or a sandwich there, and even though that only means two or three pounds a time, it soon increases in amount. One day I made a list of all the things I'd bought that week and it really surprised me. I'd spent 30 pounds on, well, nothing really! If I could give anyone advice, I would tell them to always ask themselves, “Do I really need this?”‎ Olivia ‎ My dad lost his job recently, so my pocket money stopped. Now I'm doing a part-time job on Tuesdays and Fridays. It isn't a lot, but it is enough. Not only have I become more responsible about money and how I spend it, but I feel good that I'm working for it and not just relying on my parents. My advice to anyone is not to expect money to always be there and make sure you save enough for a rainy day.‎ ‎21. According to the text, Megan _____.‎ A. has always spent money wisely B. finds it hard to save any money C. puts some of her money in the bank D. doesn't have to worry about money ‎22. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to the money _____.‎ A. Laura saved on food B. Laura spent on unimportant things C. Laura received from her parents D. Laura borrowed from her friends ‎23. Both Jamie and Olivia _____.‎ A. have a part-time job B. get a lot of pocket money C. have opened a bank account D. spend a lot on clothes ‎24. The text is mainly about _____.‎ A. making money     B. borrowing money C. raising money         D. managing money B When a golfer plays on any golf course, he or she expects the course has a lot of hazards like sands, woods, and ponds of water. There is one special golf course, though, where along with these hazards that stand still, the player must expect to compete against hundreds of moving hazards. The golf course is on Christmas Island. The island is an area of Australia in the Indian Ocean, the third largest ocean in the world, lying between Africa and Australia. The moving hazards are bright red, four-and-one-half-inch (11.4cm) crabs.‎ Over 150 million of these brightly colored crabs live in the island's rainforests. Every year, starting around November, the crabs migrate. They leave the rainforest and make their way to the ocean. They arrive at the coast after one to three weeks. But the males return to the rainforest earlier than the females, who return about two weeks later after producing up to 100,000 eggs.‎ On Christmas Island there is a golf course built on the crabs' migration route. During the migration season, there are hundreds of red crabs moving on the course. The rules of the Christmas Island Golf Club say ‎ that all players must treat the crabs as they would treat any other hazard. They cannot move them, and they must play around them. If a walking crab happens to knock a ball while it is on the green, hitting it into a hole, the ball is considered “in”. ‎ Just as the golfers must compete against a moving hazard, so must the crabs. People have built roads that run through the crabs' migration route. Unluckily, up to two million crabs are killed by passing vehicles every year. People are trying to reduce the number by putting up “Crab Crossing” signs and closing certain roads during the migration season.‎ ‎25. What do we learn about the red crabs?‎ A. They arrive in the rainforest in November.‎ B. They spend most of their year in the ocean.‎ C. The females spend two more weeks on the coast.‎ D. The males start to migrate earlier than the females.‎ ‎26. The rules of the Christmas Island Golf Club _____.‎ A. attract more golf players   B. can help protect the crabs  ‎ C. often make golfers confused D. cause the crabs much trouble ‎ ‎27. By saying “Just as the golfers ... so must the crabs”, the author means _____.‎ A. the crabs must face danger on the road B. the crabs are quite perfect moving hazards C. golfers like competing against moving hazards D. golfers find it hard to play on Christmas Island ‎28. Which can be the best title for the text?‎ A. Christmas Island B. Great Migration C. Crab Crossing D. Crab Hazards C Venom from a local scorpion in Cuba is being used by Cuban scientists as an effective weapon to fight cancer. The venom, with stopping pain, anti-inflammatory (炎症) and anti-cancer properties, is the active ingredient in the medicine “Vidatox 30 CH which can be used to treat liver, brain, lung and other cancers. The treatment has been successfully used for more than four years in humans after being first tested in biological models. Labiofam, a Cuban laboratory, has breeding centers for both the Red Scorpion and Blue Scorpion. Each month, some 30,000 scorpions in Las Minas town, 270 km east of Havana are made to give ‎ the venom. After two years, the scorpions are released back into their natural habitat.‎ Denyer Sanchez, a biologist from Labiofam, explained that the conditions are adjusted for reproduction, proved by the high number of breeding female scorpions. He said when the offspring(后代）becomes able to live in the environment, we release them because they do not have the necessary size yet to remove their venom, said Sanchez. Sanchez also said that there is still much to research on the exploitation process of scorpions, such as female death rate or the ability to survive of the released scorpions.‎ Cuban research on the scorpion’s venom began at the end of 1980s in Guantanamo province, the island’s eastern tip, where a group of biologists and doctors became interested in the stories told by the peasants about the venom's benefits. However, the first discovery was made by Cuban biologist Misael Bordier. In 2001, Bordier visited Mexico’s National Autonomous University (UNAM) and presented the research progress in a professional journal. Bordier died in 2005, one year before Cuba's Industrial Property Office gave Labiofam the rights to exploit the patent related to the venom.‎ ‎29. How are the scorpions dealt with after their venom has been taken for two years?‎ A. Their bodies are used to make medicines.‎ B. They are bred in the laboratory for research.‎ C. They are raised to give birth to the offspring.‎ D. They are set free into their natural habitat.‎ ‎30. What can we infer from the passage about the research on scorpions?‎ A. The UN provided fund for the research team.‎ B. There is still much to study in detail.‎ C. The achievements will benefit animals.‎ D. Many scientists doubt about the result of the research.‎ ‎31. What can we learn about Bordier in the last paragraph?‎ A. He was given the rights to exploit the patent.‎ B. He began his research at the beginning of the twenty-first century.‎ C. He put forward the research progress in a professional journal.‎ D. He was a peasant who told the stories about the venom’s benefits.‎ ‎32. What does this passage mainly talk about?‎ A. The various uses of scorpions in Cuba.‎ B. Cuban biologists’ research on strange diseases.‎ C. Suitable conditions for Cuban scorpions to breed.‎ D. Cuban scorpion venom’s effect on fighting cancer.‎ D A Spanish company Siesta&Go has opened the first public napping space in Madrid. It promises people a quiet rest in the middle of the city’s business center.‎ Napping spaces are nothing new. Places to rest are already set up in other big cities in the world. But the idea would appear to work well with the culture of Spain, where people traditionally take an afternoon nap, called siesta.‎ The Madrid nap space recently opened with 19 beds. People can use them by the minute or by the hour, and they can also choose either a private or shared room. An hour of napping inside a private room costs about $15.‎ Siesta &Go provides all bedding, clean nightshirts and other materials. Nippers can request to be woken up when their time is up. It also offers areas to work, with armchairs, newspapers and coffee for those not wishing to sleep.‎ Philip &Go is one happy customer. Marco says he gets tired during the day because of hard work. He says a siesta is the perfect way to build up energy. “I come for about 30 minutes or something like that. That is usually enough for me to be full of energy.”‎ While many Spanish people love their naps, others like Carlos Villarroja say they are just too busy to keep the tradition. “It’s a Spanish tradition, but I think it’s more of a legend than a tradition. Because of the lifestyle and the working hours, we have very little free time for a siesta at least during the week.”‎ But many health experts believe there is evidence that taking a short nap can be very good for the body and mind. Scientific studies show that taking a siesta can also prevent illness and lower blood pressure.‎ ‎33. What is not allowed for customers to do?‎ A. Sleep for free B. Choose a private room C. Use it as an office D. Share a room with others ‎34. What does Philip Marco think of the Madrid nap space?‎ A. Costly. B. Helpful. C. Comfortable. D. Convenient.‎ ‎35. What’s Carlos Villarroja’s opinion on siestas?‎ A. It is not necessary to take a nap. B. They can treat high blood pleasure.‎ C. People have no time to take a nap. D. It’s not true that Spanish people like naps.‎ 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。 ‎ Good Jobs for Sports If sports are something that appeals to you, it stands to reason that you would do well in them. Here are some tips that can help you become a good player.‎ Set ambitious but realistic goals. If you want to be great at sports, you need to set your aims high. ______36______Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and figure out where you think you would like to be. Give yourself a suitable amount of time to achieve that goal.‎ Be patient.______37______Impatient athletes tend to make poor ones. If you're not patient, you'll try to jump into advanced techniques long before you're ready. You'll feel discouraged when you don't see immediate improvement.‎ Join a sports team. Most of the sports teams are free to join. If you go to school, you should go for team tryouts when they're happening.___38___‎ Accept criticism. When you play sports, you will unavoidably receive criticism, whether from a coach or other players.______39______Are they angry because you missed a pass, or do they sincerely want to help you improve? In a lot of cases, you can use criticism as motivation to get better.‎ ‎____40____ A skill become mastered when you’re able to do it without thinking. Given enough time and practice, a skill will eventually fall under this category. When in a game, you won't have time to think everything through, so practice until it's all automatic.‎ A. You also need to be clear about what you are good at.‎ B. Practice until your skills become second nature.‎ C. If you're not in school, you can find a sports club online.‎ D. This does not mean being unrealistic.‎ E. Skills are often slow to build.‎ F. You need to take most of it with a grain of salt.‎ G. An important reason people join sports teams is to make friends.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） ‎ 第一节 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。 ‎ ‎“How does the yard look?” My father asked, with his eyes shining. I could tell he was eagerly waiting for my  41 . “Wonderful!” I replied after I gave it a thorough 42 . Then I recited all the changes I had 43 in his yard and he smiled contently.‎ ‎ When I was young, my mother 44 in a car accident, leaving my father alone to 45 their three young daughters. At the beginning, life was not always 46 and my younger sisters usually complained. However, Dad always 47 us to believe that life was good. Meanwhile, he tried his best to 48 that belief.‎ ‎ In 1972, my dad developed a piece of waste land that had been 49 on Okaloosa Island. Every year at the first sign of 50 , he would begin spending countless hours working there to make it be bursting with colors. Through his continuous hard work, the land 51 turned into a beautiful garden with different types of flowers and other unique plants. While our friends were enjoying their vacation through traveling to different places, we were 52 working with my dad in his yard, watering the flowers, weeding or cutting off the branches. Sometimes, our friends were envious of our working vacation, and we would 53 them. Dad made his yard very 54 so that it became our vacation paradise during our childhood.‎ ‎ For so many years, when we were 55 , we liked to visit Dad’s yard, because it could 56 us of Dad’s belief. It was Dad and his yard that gave us 57 that enabled us to survive and 58 major challenges in life. One day, it shocked us that Dad said he would not 59 the yard. Then he explained, “Twenty years ago I decided to start my work in that yard to tell you life is good. Now my work is done.” We were sitting in 60 , recalling what we had experienced. Life was good. Dad was right.‎ ‎41 A. excuse B. answer C. decision D. suggestion ‎42 A. clean B. suggestion C. inspection D. arrangement ‎43 A. discovered B. imagined C. achieved D. promised ‎44 A. gave up B. turned up C. ran away D. passed away ‎45. A. scold B. rescue C. raise D. persuade ‎46 A. smooth B. sorrowful C. wealthy D. lonely ‎47 A. forced B. allowed C. authorized D. encouraged ‎48 A. change B. prove C. understand D. criticize ‎49 A. abandoned B. advertised C. disappeared D. provided ‎50 A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter ‎51 A. suddenly B. gradually C. temporarily D. occasionally ‎52 A. impatiently B. carelessly C. happily D. unwillingly ‎53 A. challenge B. invite C. accompany D. consult ‎54 A. unnecessary B. unreasonable C. disgusting D. extraordinary ‎55 A. low B. angry C. guilty D. confident ‎56 A. warn B. accuse C. inform D. remind ‎57 A. emotion B. strength C. choices D. opportunities ‎58 A. forget B. admit C. conquer D. create ‎59 A. continue B. sell C. challenge D. extend ‎60 A. safety B. despair C. doubt D. silence 第 II 卷 第三部分 英语知识运用 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Sports have a long history. Sports 61 (enjoy) by people all over the world. Sports help to keep people 62 (health), happy and help them to live longer. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs 63 (watch) the games. Often they get 64 (true) excited when their player or team wins.‎ Some sports are so interesting 65 people everywhere participate 66 them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.‎ Some sports or games go back to thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese martial art, for example, has 67 very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred 68 (year) old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water-skiing is one of the 69 (new) sports in the family of sports.‎ People from different countries may not be able to understand each 70 , but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person’s character.‎ 第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分 35） ‎ 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。‎ Dear Jane,‎ I am sorry to hear that you didn't do good in English and have lost interesting in schoolwork. In my opinion, English is difficult for mostly students, so there is no need to feeling too bad. At this moment, you should cheer up but find ways to reduce your anxiety. Why not going on an outing with your friends or find time to listen to your favorite music? If you can talk to the teachers with whom you respect most, they may give you some practical advice that help you to improve your English. Probably it's time of you to find a new learning method which is much better and suitable for you. ‎ Anyway, I hope you can rebuild your self-confidence soon!‎ Yours,‎ Grace 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华。你的笔友Henry来信说，因学习忙、锻炼少，最近经常生病，影响学习。请根据提示写一封英文回信。‎ 要点包括：(要点提示排序不分先后)‎ ‎1.锻炼的重要性；‎ ‎2.锻炼的好处；‎ ‎3.提出锻炼建议。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.词数100左右；首句和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ ‎2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear Henry，‎ Sorry to hear that you have been sick for days and hope you are better now.‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Sincerely yours,‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎ 英 语 答 案 第Ⅰ卷 ‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） ‎ 听力：1-5 CCBAA 6-10 AAACB 11-15 BAACA 16-20 CABAC 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）‎ ‎21 -24 CBAD 25-28 CBAD 29-32 DBCD 33-35ABC ‎ 第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） ‎ ‎36. D 37. E 38. C 39. F 40. B 第 II 卷 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） ‎ ‎41-45 BCADC 46-50 ADBAA 51-55 BCBDA  56-60 DBCAD 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. are enjoyed 62. healthy 63. to watch 64. truly 65. that ‎66. in 67. a 68. years 69. newest 70. other 第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分 35） ‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎1．good改为well 2．interesting改为interest 3．mostly改为most ‎4．feeling改为feel 5．but改为and 6．going改为go ‎7．with去掉 8．help改为helps 9．of改为for 10．加more Dear Jane,‎ I am sorry to hear that you didn't do good in English and have lost interesting in ‎ ‎ well interest ‎ schoolwork. In my opinion, English is difficult for mostly students, so there is no need ‎ ‎ most to feeling too bad. At this moment, you should cheer up but find ways to reduce your ‎ ‎ feel and anxiety. Why not going on an outing with your friends or find time to listen to your ‎ ‎ go favorite music? If you can talk to the teachers＼with whom you respect most, they may give you some practical advice that help you to improve your English. Probably it's time of ‎ ‎ helps for you to find a new learning method which is much better and∧ suitable for you. ‎ ‎ more Anyway, I hope you can rebuild your self-confidence soon!‎ Yours,‎ Grace 第二节 书面表达 （满25分）‎ Dear Henry,‎ Sorry to hear that you have been sick for days and hope you are better now. You have studied so hard that you have had no time to do any exercise, which does harm to your physical and mental health. It would be of great benefit to your health if you could squeeze some time to take more exercise in future, for example, jogging and playing basketball.‎ Time spent in exercise is wasted. Actually, exercise can improve your physical conditions and ease your mind. Only when you are in good health can you carry on studying and increase your study efficiency.‎ Therefore, I suggested that you take at least one hour’s exercise every day. I would be very pleased to see you have a stronger body.‎ Sincerely 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.‎