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例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.答案是B。英语试题命题人：第一部分听力（共两节,满分20分）做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。第一节（共5小题

;每小题1分,满分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.Whatisthemangoingtodofirst?A.Seeadoct

or.B.Filloutsomeforms.C.Attendameeting.2.Whichplaceisthewoman’sdestination?A.Seoul.B.HongKong.C.Tokyo.3.

Whyisthewomandisappointedabouttherestaurant?A.Theserviceisslow.B.Thewaiterisunfriendly.C.Thepriceisunacceptable.4.Whatdoesthemanme

an?A.TheBlueKingsiswellknown.B.Theconcertiscanceled.C.Thewomanshouldgototheconcertaswell.5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inah

otel.C.Attheman’shouse.第二节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）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、7题。6.Howdoesthemanfeelwhenheseesthewoman?A.Annoyed.B.Disappointed.C.Surpris

ed.7.Whatisthewomangoingtodonextweekend?A.Gotothebeach.B.Stayathome.C.Workahalfday.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatarethespeakersm

ainlytalkingabout?A.Ajobinterview.B.Ameal.C.Abuilding’sposition.9.Whatwillthewomandoatnoontomorrow?A.Gototheman’soffice.B.Meetthema

n.C.Havelunchwiththemarketingdirector.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhoistheBestCarDesignPrizewinner?A.Ms.Miller.B.Mr.Zarba.C.Mr.Giddings.11.Whe

reistheHyattHotel?A.Oppositeadepartmentstore.B.Acrossfromabank.C.OntheleftsideofGranvilleAvenue.12.WhatdoweknowabouttheBestCarDesigncompeti

tion?A.Thewinnerwillreceivemuchmoney.B.Itwasveryfierce.C.Therewerefewcompetitors.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofCapeT

own?A.Crowded.B.Safe.C.Modern.14.Whatdidthemanputontheshelf?A.Hiscarkeys.B.Hispassport.C.Histraveler’scheck.

15.Whatdoesthewomanmostprobablydo?A.Acustomsofficer.B.Atravelagent.C.Ahotelclerk.16.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando

?A.Drivearoundthepoorareas.B.Buysomepillsfromadrugstore.C.TakeaferrytoRobbenIsland.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatmadethespeaker’sfatherpro

ud?A.Hefoundawell-paidjob.B.Hemadegreatamountsofmoney.C.Hewasthefirstinhisfamilytogotouniversity.18.Howmanyshoeshopsdidthespeakerhaveby1990?A.268

.B.250.C.120.19.Whatdidthespeakerdoin2002?A.Hespentalotonracecars.B.HepaidavisittoAfrica.C.Helentlargesu

msofmoneytofarmers.20.WhatwasbuiltinasmalltowninMalawithisspring?A.Ahospital.B.Aschool.C.Ashoeshop.第二部

分阅读理解（共两节,满分30分）第一节（共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AMyneighbor’seight

-year-olddaughterusedtostayinthecountryside,hernativeplace.Recentlyherparentsbroughthertotowntolivewi

ththem.Wildanduneducated,shewouldswearorusedirtywordswhenshewasdispleased.Sometimesshewentsofarastorollontheground,totheshockofallpeople

around.Herparentstriedtotameherbybeatingandkicking,onlytoresultinmoreviolentoutbursts.Finallytheybec

amethoroughlydisappointedwithher.Onedaytheirnext-doorneighbor,aretiredwomanteacher,gavethegirlasnow-whitedress,whichwasverybeautiful.Itimmediatel

ycaughtthegirl’seyesandmadethemshinebrightly.Thegirlputonthedressandbecamequiteanotherperson.Shenolongerabusedorhitothers,evenlessrolle

donthefloor.Sheknewrunningwildwasbeneathherinsuchabeautifuldress.Sincethenthegirlhasbeengentle,neat,andlovely.Thestorysetmethinkinga

lot.Perhapseveryonehasabeautifuldresshiddensomewhereinhisorherheart.Onlysomepeoplearenotawareofit,forgetitorgiveitup.Bea

utyisapowerforceorweapon--that’ssomethingunrealizedbymanyofus.Itcanarousefinequalitiesthathumansarebornwithb

uthavesofarhiddensomewhere.Ithasasoul-shakinginfluencethatisindeedunmatched.21.Thelittlegirlbehavedbadlybecause.A.herpar

entsoftenbearher.B.shewasnotwelldressed.C.shewasnotusedtolifeintownD.shewasnotproperlyeducated22.Thelittlegirlchangedgreatlybecauseof.A.theenc

ouragementfromateacherB.abeautifuldressgivenbyateacherC.hersuddenawarenessofherbeautyD.herparents’beingstrictwithher2

3.Thepassageiswrittentotellus.A.beautycanarousefinequalitiesinusB.beautyexistseverywhereC.educationisimportanttochildrenD.childrenalllikebeautifu

ldressesBAreportbytheUS'OpenSyllabusProjectfoundthatthemostreadbooksamongUScollegestudentsinthepastyearwerebookslikeTheRepublicbyancientGreekph

ilosopherPlatoandTheClashofCivilizationsbyUSpoliticalscientistSamuelHuntington.AndaccordingtoreportsbyChinesecollegel

ibraries,themostpopularbooksamongChinesestudentsarenovelslikeDemi-GodsandSemi-DevilsbyChineseauthorJinYong.Thisisconsideredbymanytobeoneoft

hereasonswhyChinesestudentsaresometimesnotasgoodatcriticalthinkingorobservingglobalperspectives(视野)asUSstudents—theyreadtoomanybestsellernovels."Byre

adingtextsinhistory/socialstudies,science,andothersubjects,studentsbuildafoundationofknowledgeinthesefi

eldsthatwillalsogivethemthebackgroundtobebetterreadersinallareas,"RobertPondiscio,vicepresidentoftheCoreKnowledgeFoundatio

nintheUStoldTheWashingtonPost.AccordingtoChinaYouthDaily,thereareusuallyfivestageswhenitcomestoreading,withpopularnove

lsatthebottom.Moreadvancedreadersnormallygoontoreadclassicfictionalliterature,historyandphilosophy,orbookswithcr

iticalideas.Wespendhours,daysorevenweeksonabook,soit'sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethingusefulinreturnforourefforts.Many

seereadingasaninvestment(投资)inthemselves.Butthispracticalviewofliteratureandthethoughtthathistoryandphilosophybooksaresuperiortonovel

sarenotagreedbyeveryone.Afterall,whattheyofferaretwodifferentkindsofsatisfaction.Whiletheformerprovidesknowledge,thelatterbringsemotionalexperi

ences."Fictionandpoetryaremedicines,"UKwriterJeanetteWintersononcewrote."Whattheyhealistherupture(裂痕)realitymakes

ontheimagination."24.WhatarethemostpopularbooksamongChinesestudents?A.Bestsellernovels.B.Philosophybo

oks.C.Historybooks.D.Bookswithcriticalideas.25.WhatdoChinesestudentslackcomparedwithUSstudents?A.Carefulobservation.B.Vaststores

ofknowledge.C.CriticalthinkingD.Practicaluseofknowledge.26.WhichofthefollowingdoesJeanetteWintersonprobablyagreewith?A.Peoplereadbookstolearnsom

ethinguseful.B.Imaginationisnotsoimportantasknowledge.C.Novelscanbringnecessaryemotionalexperiences.D.Historyandphilosophybooksar

esuperiortonovels.CCrossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfor

tabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedth

atsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravi

tytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderfo

rthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,d

rawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthissues.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.Crossingyou

rlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerveinyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg,explainsRichardGraves,amedicalexpe

rt.Thispressurecancausenumbnessandtemporaryparalysis(麻痹)ofsomeofthemusclesinyourfootandleg,preventingyoufrombeingabletoraiseyourankle—whatwek

nowasthat“pinsandneedles”sensation.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancauseper

manentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandsta

bility,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.27.Whatcanwelearnaboutcrossingone'slegs?A.Itisaverybadsocialhabit.B.Itcand

oharmtopeople'shealth.C.Itisusuallypracticeddeliberately.D.Itcanmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.28.Accordingto

thestudy,sittingwithyourlegscrossedcan.A.resistgravityeffectivelyB.affectyourbloodpressureC.leadtoheartattackseasilyD.improvethefunctionoflegs29

.Inthethirdparagraph“pinsandneedles”probablymeans.A.beinghighlyflexibleB.beingalittlenervousC.slightsharppainsD.seriousmu

scleinjuries30.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Togivereaderssomeadvice.B.Tocomparecommonhabits.C.Toevaluateeffec

tsofanexperiment.D.Tointroduceresearchmethods.第二节（共5个小题；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。ForBetterGrades-UseYo

urBrain!Howdoesthebrainsavenewinformation?Thinkofthelasttimeyoulookedupanumberinthetelephonebookanddialit.Couldyourememberthatnumberfiveminuteslater

?Probablynot!31.Short-termmemoryworkslikea“holdingarea"fornewinformation---that'swhereyoukeepthephonenumberwhil

eyoudialit.Butifyoucanputthephonenumberintolong-termmemory,you'llrememberthatsamephonenumbernextweek.Thispartofyourmemor

yholdseverythingfromirregularverbstothenamesofallyourcousins.Whenyoustudy,youtransfernewinformationinto

long-termmemory.Everytimewelearnsomethingnew,thestructureofthebrainactuallychanges,32.Whentherearemoreconnectionst

othenewinformation,it'seasiertofinditagain.Brainresearchershavediscoveredfourkeypointsforeffectivestudy.♦Makeaneffort.Thebrainremembersbetterw

henweareinterestedinthesubject,alreadyknowalittleaboutit,andknowwewillneedtheinformationinthefuture.♦33.Yourb

raincanprocessonlyalimitedamountofinformationatonetime,sodon'ttrytoremembereverydetail.Whenstudyingatextbook,lookfortitles,headingsa

ndillustrationstoshowyouthemainideas.♦34.Onetechniqueistorecitetheideasoutloudinyourownwords.Thisisthemostpo

werfulwaytotransferinformationfromshort-termtolong-termmemory.Anothermethodisdrawingapictureoftheinformation,toa

ctivatethevisualpartofthebrain.♦Givethenewmaterialtimetosoakin(吸收)--yourbrainhastobuildnewphysicalconnecti

ons.35.Andcramming(突击准备考试)thenightbeforeabigtestdoesn'thelp.A.aswebuildnewconnectionstoinformationthatwealreadyknow

B.butthesememorieslastjustafewsecondsC.MakethenewbrainconnectionsstrongerD.Forthisreason,it'sbettertostudyforseveralshort

sessionsthanonelongoneE.RememberallthesmalldetailstoreallylearnasubjectF.That'sbecauseit'sinyourshort-termmemoryG.Findthemostimportantinformationand

organizeit第三部分语言应用（共四节满分65分）第一节完形填空（共20个小题；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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。Duringmysecond

yearinhighschool,Igotsickandmissedafewclasses.WhenI36，Iwas45.A.warnedB.whisperedC.shoutedD.cried46.A.coldestB.s

addestC.longestD.fastestgreetedwiththreedaysofmathandhistoryhomework,andseveraltests.37schoolthatdaytired,Ihadtostayupreallylatetofi

nishthemall.Thenextdayatschool,Igotashock:I'dtotallyforgottentoprepareforthe38IwenthomefromonEnglishplay47.A.

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liet39mylunchhour!Worsestill,Ihad40thein-classdiscussionandallthe50A.wisdomB.chanceC.intentionD.courageno

tes.Whenlunchcame,1wenttotheEnglishroomtofacemycertaindoom(厄运).All1coulddowastry51.A.anxietyB.shockC.fear

D.appreciationto41onthequestionsIdidn'tknow.52.A.teacherB.creditC.rateD.gradeAsitturnedout,Ididn’t'kno

wmostofthequestions.Iwasjustabouttogiveaccidentallyfellandbroke.Standingbytheblackboardsharpeningmype

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4A.graduallyB.exactlyC.willinglyD.seemingly55.A.factB.filmC.endingD.lovetest!Myheartstartedbeating,a

ndmybrain45.Yes!Readovertheanswers—quickly!Thiswas第二节选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分；有一个多余选项）quicklyfollowedbyanothervoice,No!You’llgetcaught!Mymindturnedback

andforth,Yes!No!Yes!No!...asifitwerethe46timeinmyentirelife.FinallyIdecidedtofinishthetestonmyown,without47!IwassatisfiedwithmydecisionForeigne

rsoftenfailto56theformalcodeofgreetinginFrance.TheFrenchshakehandswithbutpretty48Iwouldfailthetest.everyone(family,children,strangers),athome,o

nthewaytowork,atwork,onleavingwork,onthewayThenextdaywhenIwalkedintotheEnglishrom.mygreatjoyofhavingbeenan49soulhomefromwork,etc

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tpaperlyingfacedownonmydesk.Iknewwhatawaitedhourwhile57whohavenotmetsincethedaybefore,remindeachotherwhotheyare.me.1staredatitafewsecondsbeforeI

tookthe50toturnitover.However,itisimportanttorememberwithwhomonehasshakenhandsonanyoneday.TheFrenchYoucanonlyimaginemy51whenIlearnedthatIhadpass

edthetest!Ihaveneverbeenso58itasextremelybadmannerstoshakehandstwice,asthoughonehadnottakenenough59forhappytoseemy52,aC-.thefirsttime.Mymomsaysthe

successthattakesthemostcourageis_53within.NowIknow54Itisstillthe60tosay“Bonjour”and“Aurevoir”tootherswhenenteringorleavingashopo

rwhatshemeans.Nownotonlycanmyconscience(良心)resteasy,butalsoIdon'thavetoworryaboutbar.ThisisnotbecausetheFrencharetoo61.Itisbecausetheyseeacknowledgin

g(注意)thegettingcaughtandmeetingasad55likeRomeoandJuliet.existenceofothersasawayof62beingrude.Thismayseemunbearablysli

ghttoothers,buttothe36.A.arrivedB.appearedC.returnedD.finished37.A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.UntilD.If38.A.lectureB.testC.essayD.play39.A.byB.

uponC.overD.toward40.A.carriedB.lostC.droppedD.missed41.A.dependB.guessC.agreeD.improveFrenchitismostimportant.Mannersmeanciviliza

tiontothem.Kissingisnotsomuchofa(n)63ofFrenchlifeasotherssupposed.Butwhenitdoestakeplace,itmustbedone64,accordingtotherules

.The65orderisleftcheek,rightcheek,leftcheek---veryformal,verystylized.InParisfourkissesaresometimespermitted:left,right,left,ri

ght.第三节（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。42.A.inB.offC.outD.awayDoyoufindithardnot66(che

ck)yourphoneeverycoupleofminutes?Doyourespondto43.A.wroteB.settledC.lookedD.calmednotifications(通知)assoonastheycomein?Ifso,you'renotalone,a

ndyoumightbeinterestedtoknow44.A.worriesB.lonelinessC.tirednessD.boredomwhat67(make)uskeepcheckingourphones.F：anyoneAB：f

eatureAC：thoseAD.noticeAE：politeAF:appreciateE：customD：properlyC：correctB：regardA：avoidingAsweknow,whenwedogetthereward

s:alike,afollower,commentsorsharesof68(we)writingastoryabout“ChineseDream”within400word.WehadalreadyinvitedfourofourEnglishteacher

sposts,itexcitesthebrainandproducesachemical69(call)dopamine(多巴胺).Thisisatobethejudges.Ofcourse,yourhardworkwillpayoff.Thestudentwhow

instheoneprizewillbegivenchemical70providesa"feel-good"responsetotheserewards.Meanwhile,thisdopaminehitcanbecomeaddic

tive71encourageustogobacktoourphoneshopingforarewardagain.ThisaddictiveasetoffamousancientChinesewor

ks.Inaaddition,yourstorywillbefilmedintoavideo.Asfortheloopisoneofthebiggest72(reason)whywearechecki

ngourphoneseverycoupleofminutes.deadline,weareexpectedtohandyourstorybeforeDecember20.So,whataresomeofthewayswecanbreakthisaddictivel

oopsothatreallifedoesnotpassby?The第二节应用文写作（满分15分）firstistoturnoffallnotificationsonyourphonesothatyoucannot73(disturb)bythea

ttractive假定你是李华，下周澳大利亚学生来你校访问。你将作为学生代表致辞，请为此写一篇发言稿，messages.Nextistoputyourphoneoutofsight,inadrawerorinanotherroom.Thisis内容包括：particularly7

4(help)ifyouarepreparingyourself75exams.Finally,lookforandcreate1.表示欢迎；opportunitiesforgainingdopaminehitinotherways,suchasexerciseormusi

c.第四节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）76.Whoeveryouare,youdequaltreatment.77.ThenumberofforeignstudentsaChineseunive

rsitieshasbeenrisingsteadilysince2007.78.Shedidn’tstartthelessonuntilthepupilssdown.79.Thereweredifferencesintheiratoeducatingtheirchildren.

80.Childrenshouldformaheatinghabitfromanearlyage.81.Mybrother(急切地)explainedwhathadhappened.82.Kidsareeasilyinfluencedbytheir(同龄人)

.83.Manyolderpeopledon’tbegintoexperiencephysicalandmental(下降)untilafterage.2.介绍活动安排；3.表达祝愿。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使

行文流畅。84.Thegovernmentiskeeping(严格的，严密的)controloneducation.85.Ifsomeoneisverykindtoyou,youcanofferhima（奖赏）.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1

分，满分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(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下画横线，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词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Hereisgoodnewsforyouwhichawritingcompetitio

nabout“ChineseDream”isorganizingbytheStudents,Union.Everyoneiswelcometotakeanactivelypartinthecompetition.Youarerequiredto英语答案第一部分听力1—5BCAA

B6—10CAABC11—15ABBAC16—20BCCBA第二部分阅读理解21—23DBA24—26ACC27—30BBCA31—35FAGCD第三部分语言运用36.C37.A38.B39.C40.

D41.B42.A43.C44.A45.B46.C47.B48.A49.A50.D51.B52.D53.A54.B55.C76.AF77.AC78B79.AD80.E81.AE82.A83.AB84.D85.C56.tocheck57.makes58.our59.

called60.which/that61.and62.reasons63.bedisturbed64.helpful65.For66-75deserve/attending/settled/approaches/healthy/eagerly/peers/decline/t

ight/reward第四部分：写作第一节听力录音原文(Text1)W:Jim,canyouhelpmefillintheseforms?Myassistanthasbeenillandwenttoseethedoctorjustnow.M:Justtellmewhatneeds

tobedone.I’mfreetillthefouro’clockmeetingbegins.(Text2)W:IsthereanywayIcangetonthenextflighttoTokyo?Myflightfro

mHongKongdidn’tarriveontime,soImissedmyconnection.M:Ifyou’rewillingtoflybywayofSeoul,there’saflightleaving

in25minutes.(Text3)W:Whatadisappointment!Iwastoldthatthisrestaurantwasgood,buttheserviceisquiteunacceptable.M:Yeah.

Ithasbeenratherslow.Itseemseachwaiterisresponsiblefortoomanytables.(Text4)M:I’mgoingtoaconcertonSaturdaynight.Myfavoritegro

up,theBlueKings.W:Aretheyfamous?M:Areyoukidding?Ican’tbelieveIgottickets.(Text5)M:Myroomhasn’tbeencleanedtoday,andtheT

Vdoesn’twork.W:Oh,dear.I’mverysorrytohearthat.What’syourroomnumber?M:247.Andtheserviceatbreakfastthismornin

gwasterrible.(Text6)M:Hi,Iris.Whatareyoustilldoinghere?Ithoughtyouwereworkingahalfday,soyoucouldprepareforyourtripto

thebeach.W:Thatwasmyplan,buttheweatherreportiscallingforrainthisweekend.It’ssupposedtobenicernextweekend.M:Sowil

lyougonextweekendinstead?W:Yeah,IthinkI’llstayathomethisweekendandworkahalfdaynextFriday.I’drathergowhentheweatherisbetter.(Text7)M:So,Selina,haveyo

uheardbackyetaboutthemarketingjobyouappliedfor?W:Yes.Igotaphonecallthismorning.I’mgoingtohaveaninterviewwiththemarketingdi

rectortomorrowmorning.M:Goodforyou!Where’stheinterviewgoingtobeheld?W:AtthecompanyheadofficeatMilanStreet.It’sveryclosetoyouroffice.Whydon’tweha

velunchtogethertomorrow?I’lltellyouallaboutit.M:That’sOK.Let’smeetat11:30.(Text8)W:Brian,haveyouheardthatMr.GiddingswillbeawardedtheprizeforBe

stCarDesignattheHyattHotelnextweek?M:Yes,butIthoughteitherMr.ZarbaorMs.Millerwouldwin.Ifeeltheyaremoretalentedth

anMr.Giddings.W:Theyareexcellentdesigners,too.Thecompetitionmusthavebeenfierce.Willthewinnerreceivealotofmoney?M:Maybe,Ido

n’tknow.Bytheway,doyouknowwheretheHyattHotelis?W:It’srightacrossfromtheBellagioDepartmentStoreonGranville

Avenue,ontheleftsideofabank.Thehoteljustopenedaweekago.I’veheardtheyprovideexcellentfoodandservice.Areyougoingtoattendtheceremony?

M:Right.W:Thenwhydon’twegotogether?M:Goodidea.(Text9)M:Gotmypassport?W:Yes,Mr.O’Donnell.Hereyouare,sir.M:I’mthinkingofgoingshoppinginthecityc

enterintheafternoon.Isitsafe?W:Yes,sir.You’llfindthatthecenterofCapeTownisnodifferentfromothermajorcitieslikeLondonandNewYork.M:Isa

wthemarketsaroundherewerecrowdedandlively.I’dbetterwatchoutforpickpockets.W:Yes.Youshouldn’ttakelargeamountsofcash.Irecommendthatyouusecheques

orcreditcards.M:I’vegotsometraveler’schequeswithme.NowwheredidIputthosecarkeys?W:Ijustsawyouputthemoverthereontheshelf.Ifyouared

riving,youmustkeepyourcardoorslockedatalltimes.Onelastthing,avoidwalkingaroundthepoorerareasofthecity.M:HowaboutgoingtoseeRobbenIsland?W:Therearesev

eralferriesbutit’sbesttobookwithanorganizedtouroftheisland.Icanreserveoneforyouhereatourhotel.Oh,andanotherthing,it’sagoodideatotakeapi

llifyougetseasickeasily.Youcangetsomefromthedrugstoreoverthere.(Text10)M:I’vealwaysbeeninterestedinmakingmoney.Myfatherwasveryproudtha

tI’dbeentouniversity—thefirstinmyfamilytodoso,andhehopedI’dbecomeabankeroralawyer.ButinsteadIsawachancetomakemoneyfromsportsshoesa

ndstartedmybusinessintheearly1980s.Thebusinesskeptgrowing;by1990Ihadonehundredandtwentyshops,andjustbeforeIsoldthebusinessin1998,thisfigurehad

growntotwohundredandfifty.Imade£268millionfromthesaleand,obviously,I’dmadeallthemoneyIcouldeverneed.Idecidedtotaketimeoutandenjoymyself.Ispentload

sofmoneyonracecarsandbeautifulhousesbutafterawhile,Iwasboredandwantedtoworkagain.IvisitedAfricaforthefirsttimein2002andsawIcouldofferbus

inessadvicetofarmerswhowereindifficulty.Aboutfiveyearsago,Istartedlendingsmallamountsofmoneytopeoplealloverthewo

rldwhohadnothing,andwhowantedtostarttheirownbusiness.Recently,I’vebeentakingpartinsomeprojects.We’vebeenabletobuildnews

choolsandsetuptrainingprogramsthatteachchildrenaboutbusiness.ThefirstoftheseprojectstobecompletedwasahospitalinasmalltowninMalawithisspring.