1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When will Carmen get back from Ireland?

A．This Friday.

B．Next Friday.

C．Next Saturday.

2. Who will the woman probably ask for help?

A．Helen.

B．Sara.

C．Sally.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The first Buy Nothing Day     1     (celebrate) in September 1992. In1997, it was changed to the Friday following Thanksgiving in November. Soon after, it gained     2     support of Adbusters, a Canadian media company questioning the     3    (important) that cultures give to advertising and shopping. When the group tried to place commercials (广告) on television, the only major TV network     4     accepted them was CNN. Despite these attempts to silence the movement, it spread to the US, Germany, Japan, and several other countries worldwide.

Buy Nothing Day challenges people to avoid     5     (buy) anything for 24 hours. Supporters hope that during this time, people will reflect on the need to “have things”, which is pushed by large companies. By getting people to focus on what they do have, they can become more sympathetic (有同情心的) towards the poor     6     people who have less than they do.

Another activity     7     (call) the zombie walk is to show the way most people shop. In this walk, participants walk around shopping malls like zombies. If     8     (ask) what’s happening, they will educate them about Buy Nothing Day. Whirl-Mart is another funny method of drawing attention to the purpose of Buy Nothing Day. People will take empty shopping carts and form a line inside a supermarket. Then, they will race through the aisles (通道)     9     putting anything in their empty carts. Other supporters celebrate the event by     10     (simple) doing other free activities such as hiking, bicycling, or taking a boat ride. No matter how one participates, Buy Nothing Day presents us with an opportunity to remember that the best things in life are free.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。

The International Workers’ Day, sometimes     1     (call) Labour Day or May Day, is not only a celebration of workers’ rights, but also a seasonal celebration in many countries. The holiday is a     2    （celebrate) of laborers in about 90 countries.

People     3     (observe) this holiday since 1920 to show their     4     (aware) of protecting the working class    5     exploitation (剥削). In China, people don’t need to go to work from May 1st until May 3^rd, many of     6    take this opportunity to meet up friends     7     go for short trips, with no specific public events during the holiday.

A recent report was issued by the China Tourism Academy,    8     (say) that the number of domestic (国内的) tourist trips will reach about 4.55 billion,    9     increase of 73 percent year on year. “China’s tourism market has embarked on a track of recovery this year. And we will see a     10     (continue) ‘travel frenzy (狂热)’ during the May Day holiday,” said Li Huigin, a tourism expert with the China University of Geosciences.

4 . 一个英文网站面向中学生征集关于中国春节的演讲小视频。假设你是李华，请你写一篇英语演讲稿，以“The Spring Festival”为题介绍春节，以便后续录制视频。演讲稿内容主要包括：1.该节日的庆祝日期；2.人们的庆祝方式。
注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

The Spring Festival

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5 . 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Spring Festival Gala sees viewership rise nearly 13% to 679m

This year’s Spring Festival Gala (庆典), a celebration     1     (annual) produced and broadcast by China Media Group (CMG), unfolded on the eve of the Chinese New Year on Friday evening. This occasion stands for a     2     (significance) time when Chinese people around the world gather with their     3     (family) to welcome the Chinese New Year, attracting 679 million viewers,     4     15.13% increase from the previous year.

The gala was also broadcast in about 200 countries in 68 languages,     5     (receive) warm feedback.

This year, the gala, besides Beijing, had four branch venues (分会场) in Shenyang, Liaoning province, Xi’an, Shaanxi province, Changsha, Hunan province, and Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Audience enjoyed a     6     (various) of local cultural elements from those places, such     7     folk musical instruments and folk dances.

    8     (support) by ultra-high-definition production, the gala was telecast (电视广播) on TV screens, public large screens, and mobile devices.

Since its first broadcast in 1983, the annual CCTV Spring Festival Gala     9     (become) a necessary part of celebrations in the country. A major entertainment during Lunar New Year’s Eve, the gala marks the joyous moment     10     families gather together to celebrate the upcoming year.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Buying a present.

B．Attending a concert.

C．Planning a birthday party.

2. What will the speakers do later?

A．See a movie.

B．Read a novel.

C．Meet up with Jane.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did the man do on Saturday?

A．He drove around for fun.

B．He laboured in his yard.

C．He bought some used items.

2. Who has got a silver ring?

A．John.

B．Alice.

C．David.