1 . Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a bank.

B．At a shop.

C．At a post office.

3 . 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike对当下中国随处可见的扫码支付很感兴趣，发来电子邮件询问相关情况。请你根据以下提示给他回信：
1. 扫码支付的现状；
2. 扫码支付的方法；
3. 扫码支付的好处。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 开头与结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数；
3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：扫码支付（scan to pay），二维码（QR code），微信（WeChat），支付宝（Alipay）
Dear Mike,

Glad to receive your email. Now, I’d like to tell you something about the widely used Scan to Pay in China.

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If you want to know more about it, come to China. Looking forward to your arrival.

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike对当下中国随处可见的扫码支付很感兴趣，发来电子邮件询问相关情况。请你根据以下提示给他回信：
1．扫码支付的现状；
2．扫码支付的方法；
3．扫码支付的好处。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：扫码支付scan to pay，二维码QR code，微信WeChat，支付宝Alipay
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5 . What does the man think about paying by phone?

A．It is easy.

B．It is secure.

C．It is comfortable.

6 . When you place an order on Taobao, you know the money you pay doesn't go directly to the seller.Instead, it goes through Alipay, which keeps your money for a while.Then Alipay gives the money to the seller.    1    .It is a transfer (财产转让)station between sellers and buyers to make online shopping safe. Buyers needn't worry about paying for products and then receiving nothing.Sellers also don't worry about receiving no money after sending products.These transfer stations are usually set up by payment service companies such as Alipay, Tenpay and YeePay.    2    .It has more than 270 million active users. 

Most online sellers and shoppers like the third party online payment, but banks are not happy.    3    .Users can benefit from financial products through Alipay and make money.So lots of people choose to put money in Alipay rather than in banks. 

    4    .WeChat doesn't have its own account.When paying through WeChat, the buyers' money goes directly to the sellers.That's why so many people are excited about receiving and handing out “red envelopes” or “gift money” to their friends on WeChat. 

Whether Alipay or WeChat payment, they are both trying to attract more users and make online shopping easier. They have made the best of QR code technology.    5    .Maybe in the future, your face is the key to everything.

A．But WeChat payment is not the same

B．This is called the “third party online payment”

C．Among them, Alipay is the biggest in China

D．The reason is that these companies compete with them for money

E．Also, they promote sales through face recognitionpayment

F．Payment is one of the functions WeChat has

G．The bank doesn't allow the companies to do so

7 . 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。

China, once famous for four inventions in ancient times, has once again showed its ability     1     (change) the world with its “new four great inventions”: electronic payments, shared bicycles, high-speed railways and online shopping.

With electronic payments, people can buy and eat     2     they want simply with a tap of their phones. Electronic payments are so convenient that they are really popular with folks. Even pancake sellers are found     3    (use) Alipay. The bikes themselves are not new,     4    the operating model of bike-sharing is innovative. Chinese companies have surprised the world with the business model of bike-sharing which     5     (include) high technologies, and are entering overseas markets such as Singapore and Britain. The launch of high-speed trains has a       6    (big) influence on people’s choice of traveling than expected. The newly launched Fuxing Hao can travel at an    7     (amaze) speed of 300 km/h, making the 1,318km joumey in five and three-quarter hours. China also takes the lead in online shopping with various e-commerce platforms.     8     the 11.11 shopping day in 2018, sales hit 10 billion yuan in the first 2 minutes after midnight and     9    (reach) 213. 5 billion by the end of the day.

Thanks to the large amounts of capital (资金) China has invested in encouraging inmovation (创新), China has entered     10     new innovative time.

8 . THEATRE
City Varieties
The Headrow, Leeds. Tel. 430808
Oct 10—11 only A Night at the Varieties. All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer,Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Dural and the Tony Harrison Trio; Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favorite songs.
Performances: 8 pm nightly.
Admission: ₤5; under 16 or over 60: ₤4.
York Theatre Royal
St Leonard's Place, York. Tel. 223568
Sept. 23--Oct 17 Groping for Words - a comedy by Sue Townsend. Best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries, Townsend now writes about an evening class, which two men and a woman attend. A gentle comedy.
Admission: First night, Mon: ₤2; Tues—Fri: ₤3.25 - 5.50; Sat: ₤3.50 - 5.75.
Halifax Playhouse
King's Cross Street, Halifax. Tel. 365998
Oct 10—17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This is a magical comedy about real people. A beautifully produced, well-acted play for everyone. Don't miss it.
Performances: 7:30 pm.
Admission: ₤2. Mon: 2 seats for the price of one
Grand Theatre
Oxford Street, Leeds. Tel. 502116
Restaurant and Caf†
Oct —17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13. Sue Townsend’s musical play, based on her best-selling book.
Performances: Evenings 7:45. October 10—17,at 2:30 pm. No Monday performances.
Admission: Tues—Thurs: ₤2—5; Fri & Sat: ₤2—6.
1. Which theatre offers the cheapest seat?

A．City Varieties	B．Halifax Playhouse
C．Grand Theatre	D．York Theatre Royal

2. If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat?

A．430808

B．223568

C．365998

D．502116

3. We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is________.

A．a musician	B．an actress
C．a writer	D．a director