听力原文: Thanksgiving Day is one of the biggest holidays in America. Every family comes together at their parents house, and talks about their live, they also have a big party. Usually, they cook a big turkey and many side dishes such as pumpkin pie. And they have a nice holiday with their family.
It originated in the 1600's. The Pilgrims, who were a group of people from England, arrived in America and some Indians helped them. The Indians taught them how to plant grain such as corn, vegetables and pumpkins. So, after that, the Pilgrims had a party for their Indian friends every year.
During this holiday, many shops have promotions and big sales. The day after Thanksgiving Day, which is called "Black Friday", almost every store displays their the cheapest prices. Almost every American goes shopping to catch the cheapest good before others. It could be described as a "Shopping War". If you wait and go shopping on Sunday, it will be too late! You wont be able to buy many things, because many goods will sold out already. But, sometimes window shopping is a nice experience on Thanksgiving Holiday.
In Korea, there is a very similar holiday, which is called "Chu-suk". This holiday also ex presses thankfulness for ancestors. People will give thanks for the plentiful harvest that year. Almost all Koreans come together with their family, see relatives who live far away and have an ancestor-memorial service with many kinds of food, which had a good harvest that year. Chu-suk is almost the same as Thanksgiving Day.
Every human seems to feel thankfulness for their ancestors, and once a year, they celebrate their good harvest and health. The styles of these two holidays are a little different but the feelings and emotions are the same.
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A. England.
B. Korea.
C. France.
D. America.
A.The rent.B.Redecorating the flat.C.How they can use the extra room.D.There is no lan
A. The rent.
B. Redecorating the flat.
C. How they can use the extra room.
D. There is no landlady.
听力原文:W: So, what do you think of this place?
M: Well, I like the location, but it seems a bit darker than the other flat, don't you think?
W: Yes, you might be right, but that's because the wails are painted a darker colour, right?
M: You have a point there. If we can paint them a brighter colour... The rooms are not quite as spacious.
W: That's true, but there is an extra room. We could use that for storing items that we don't often use and our bicycles.
M: Good idea. There aren't so many stairs to climb either. As usual the key thing is money. This place is a little more expensive than the other one. Can we stretch our budget this far?
W: I think we can. Actually, I'm thinking less about the rent and more about the time we'll save getting to and from university.
M: Yes. We've both got part-time jobs, so we won't have any financial difficulties. We'll just save a little less, that's all.
W: What do you think of the landlady? She seems OK to me.
M: Yeah, she seems fine. Let's ask her about the painting. We can offer to do it ourselves and pay for the paint. I don't see how she could object to that.
W: Are you any good at painting?
M: My middle name is Picasso!
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A. The rooms are smaller and darker than in the other flat they looked at.
B. The rooms are larger and darker than in the other fiat they looked at.
C. The rooms are brighter and smaller than in the other flat they looked at.
D. The rooms are brighter and larger than in the other flat they looked at.
听力原文:M: Are you going to listen to the guest speaker this evening?
W: I certainly am. He's speaking on a topic close to my heart.
Q: Why is the woman going to listen to the guest speaker?
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A. Because she has nothing else to do that evening.
Because she likes the man.
C. Because she has once read a book written by the man.
D. Because she is interested in the topic of the lecture.