1 . 听下面一段较长对话, 回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman think of the man?

A．He is adventurous.

B．He is cautious.

C．He is knowledgeable.

2. Who is Monica?

A．The woman’s cousin.

B．The woman’s coach.

C．The woman’s friend.

3. What did the man do last month?

A．He went on a trip.

B．He studied abroad.

C．He learned a new sport.

4. What is Judy’s major?

A．Business administration.

B．Electrical engineering.

C．Medicine.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the speaker’s last suggestion on how to get ready to go fishing?

A．Getting up early.

B．Preparing food and drink.

C．Taking warm clothes.

2. Where does the speaker usually go fishing?

A．To the river.

B．To the sea.

C．To the lake.

3. Why does the speaker like fishing?

A．It’s popular.

B．It’s exciting.

C．It’s peaceful.

4. What do we know about the speaker?

A．He usually goes fishing alone.

B．He thinks fishing difficult.

C．He often enters fishing competitions.

3 . Some people find hobbies boring or simply think of them as a waste of time. However, what they do not know is that hobbies can do a lot of good to a person in his or her everyday life.

Hobbies can make new social interactions. Many hobbies get you out in your communities.     1     Countless studies have found that social interactions are a key to happiness and a meaningful life, and hobbies have the potential to create precious new ties.

    2     Hobbies give you something to talk about at parties and around the water cooler. They add layers to your identity. People want to be around you because you always have a sense of curiosity and stories to tell.

Hobbies help you structure your time. This is so amazing.     3     When the evening is unscheduled, you might find yourself working late into the night, designing a work project or answering emails. Chances are, if you have a book club meeting that night, you may get those tasks done much more quickly.     4    

Hobbies help you reduce pressure. Studies show that learning something new or improving a skill gives you a sense of achievement.     5     Now imagine that after work you head out to your soccer league or pottery (陶艺) class. These activities are more than only relaxing. They remind you that you are not only an employee, but also an athlete or an artist. Hobbies let you forget your worries, overcome boredom, and have fun.

A．Hobbies make you interesting.

B．You may have had such an experience one evening.

C．Hobbies make you inspire others around you as well.

D．This can make you meet new people, forming new bonds.

E．This proves hobbies can create more time by encouraging efficiency.

F．Hobbies help you make more friends who will support you in the office.

G．Imagine a rough day at the office, where you work so hard and feel stressful.

4 . I have never understood why we keep a garden and why years ago when I bought my first house, I started digging up a small land for vegetables before doing anything else. It is so easy and cheap to buy carrots; why raise them? When April comes, I always find myself looking at that miserable land, resolving not to plant it again. But unavoidably a morning arrives when, just as I am awakening, a refreshing scent, as if from the very center of this planet, comes through the window. And the sun suddenly, seems to have a different, deeper yellow in its light on the carpet.

It is not only pleasure sending me back to stare at that plot of soil, it is real conflict. The question is the same each year—what method should we use? The last few years we put black plastic between the rows, and it worked perfectly. But plastic looks so industrial, so unromantic, that I have gradually moved over to hay. We cut a lot of hay and it does improve the soil. Besides, it looks lovely and comes to us free.

The attractions of gardening, I think, at least for some gardeners, are moral. Whenever life seems pointless and difficult to grasp, you can always get out in the garden and get something done. Also, your parental instinct comes into play because helpless living things are depending on you, requiring training and protection from enemies. In some cases, as with beans and cucumbers, your children—as it were, begin to turn upon on you in great numbers, growing more and more each morning and threatening to follow you into the house.

1. What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph?

A．He always likes buying carrots.	B．He always makes decisions in April.
C．He takes good care of the small land.	D．He enjoys the garden in spring.

2. What drove the author to abandon plastic?

A．High price.	B．Environmental concern.
C．Poor function.	D．Personal preference.

3. Why does the author say the attractions of gardening are moral?

A．Gardening requires wisdom.	B．Gardening offers moral advice.
C．Gardening improves parenting.	D．Gardening brings spiritual content.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．To Garden or Not	B．What I Garden for
C．How to Garden	D．Wisdom from Gardens