2 . 听下面一段独白，根据听到的内容完成填空。

Hello, everyone, I am Marlin Cathlina, a broadcaster of the     1     "Making the Nations". Today I'd like to share something about European Union with you.

The European Union is an     2     of European countries. The countries are     3     countries that are governed in different ways. In the United Kingdom, for     4    , the head of state is a king or a queen. In France, on the other hand, the head of state is a     5    .

But each of them sends their own representatives to the European Parliament, which has some     6     over what happens in each of the member countries. The idea of the European Union     7     in the 1950s. The first members were France, Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and     8    .

The number increased rapidly during the second half of the     9     century. By the year 2000, there were 15 member countries. In 2004, the European Union increased to 25 members. The expanded European Union has a population of more than half a billion people,     10     as big as the population of the United States.

3 . 听下面一段独白。用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。

Good morning, everyone! I’m Judy, the new manager of the Clark Sports Center. Our sports center was due to open on May 5th, but we had a problem with the    1    . So it will actually open on May 12th. I do hope as many people as     2     will come and join our party on the same day. The party starts at 10 o'clock.

We offer a variety of sports here. You can pay for membership for a week, a month or a year. For a year’s membership it costs ￡450, monthly membership is￡    3     and if you pay weekly, it will cost you ￡10. So you save money by paying for a whole year. You need to wear training shoes and suitable clothes, but you don’t need to bring a towel. That saves carrying a huge bag around with you. We are very lucky to have Sonia Smith     4     us, who is going to give dance classes daily at 5:30. We will also have Tai Chi, Yoga and Pilates. You’d better check on our website to get more information about these classes. So that’s all I have to say for the moment.

4 . 听下面一段对话，根据所听内容填空。

I can’t imagine ________ ________ could manage a show like a play.

5 . 听双语新闻—填词

Common hero touches hearts of millions

A video of a 66-year-old man called Erjiu has gone viral on Chinese social media after his nephew Tang Hao shared the man’s condensed but heartstring-tugging life story on short-video platform Bilibili on Monday. Using the name “Yigecaixiang”, Tang uses witty storytelling in the 11-minute video to     1     the experiences of Erjiu. The man, who uses a cane due to a longtime disability, is portrayed as a common hero who never bows to life’s difficulties, but     2     instead to lead a full and meaningful village life. Erjiu’s self-reliance and tenacity not only moved Tang, but also have touched the hearts of millions of online viewers. Commenting on the     3     popularity of his video, Tang said: “It may have attracted a lot of views, but that is because my uncle lived his life well, not because I wrote a decent story.”

9 . 听双语新闻—语法填空

Common hero touches hearts of millions

A video of a 66-year-old man called Erjiu has gone viral on Chinese social media after his nephew Tang Hao shared the man’s condensed but heartstring-tugging life story on short-video platform Bilibili on Monday. Using the name “Yigecaixiang”, Tang uses witty storytelling in the 11-minute video to convey the experiences of Erjiu. The man, who uses a cane due to a longtime     1     (ability), is portrayed as a common hero who never bows to life’s difficulties, but strives instead to lead a full and     2     (mean) village life. Erjiu’s self-reliance and tenacity not only moved Tang, but also have touched the hearts of millions of online viewers. Commenting on the unexpected popularity of his video, Tang said: “It may have     3     (attract) a lot of views, but that is because my uncle lived his life well, not because I wrote a decent story.”

10 . 根据所听内容将下列材料补充完整。

Are you tired of your job and do you want to do something different? Do you long to find work that both interests you and pays well? If you answered yes to the questions, we have a suggestion to make:     1     train to become a computer programmer? The world is becoming increasingly computer based, so there is     2     for computer programmers. Every day, employers call our school and ask us to send them more students. They want well-trained people to work in their large firms. You could soon be working in the high-tech field of computers and     3    . This is your big chance! Just think about the pay. You’ll be earning a lot of money every year. There’s the respect you’ll       4     your friends and family when they discover that you work with computers. So what are you waiting for? Our school offers night classes, so you can continue in your present job while     5    . You have nothing to lose. Don’t forget that doctors and lawyers wanting to change their jobs also come here to learn. Perhaps they know something that you don’t.