13．According to the text, the Voice of America broadcast ______ during World WarⅡ。　　

A．only good news　　　　　　　　　　　 B．only bad news

C．the real news　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．uncertain news

12．Which hotel faces the Orchard Hotel?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A．The First Hotel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．The Osaka Hotel.

C．The Fairview Hotel　　　　　　　　　　　 D．No, hotel

(D)

Daily at this we shall speak to you about America and the war. The news may be good or bed. We shall tell you the truth.

-The Voice of America

February 24, 1942

Those words were from the Voice of America’s first broadcast during World WarⅡ. Today more than 80 million listeners tune in every day. The broadcast network is the largest in the world and reaches millions of listeners in Africa in English, French, Hausa , Portuguese, and Swahili. The program is broadcast in Spanish and Portuguese for Central and South America. The Middle East receives its news in Arabic and Parsi. South Asia picks up signals in Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu. The Russian - language service is on 14 hour a day.

All of the broadcasts come from the Voice of America headquarters(总部) in Washington D . C. Visitors can push a red button outside any of the twenty-five glass-walled studios and listen t the broadcast, in Hindi, that Indian citizens are listening to at that very moment in India.

In addition to news broadcasts, the Voice of America sents out interviews and a wide variety of programs. For example, special broadcasts in easy English are written for students of English as a foreign language. Among the most popular features(特色) of the Voice of America are the musical programs which offer every kind of music from Bach to rock.

The Voice of America is the official voice of the United States government, but it presents opposing opinions as well. To give an objective analysis(客观分析) of the news, the station gets advice from newspapers, news services, reporters, and correspondents(通讯员) from all over the world.

11．If a Japanese traveller likes to eat in a French restaurant, ______ is the right place for him to go to.　　　

A．233 Edward Road　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．1264 Venning Road

C．222 Edward Road　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．129 North Road

10．The number of the rooms in the best hotels in Boswell is ______.

A．120　　　　　　 B．470　　　　　　　 C．450　　　　　　 D．240

9．The cheapest price of a room for a couple is ______ in ______ in Boswell.　　　

A．$35; the First Hotel　　　　　　　　 B．$30; the Osaka Hotel

C．$18; the Fairview Hotel　　　　　　 D．$15; the Orchard Hotel

8．The passage is mainly ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A．an introduction to the British Garden

B．an explanation of the design of the British Garden

C．a high praise for the Chinese gardening

D．a short talk on this year’s Kunming International Expo

(C)

7．In the British Garden you will feel ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A．nothing familiar　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．everything British

C．excited and noisy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．quiet and happy

6．The underlined expression “putting the finishing touches to the garden” here means ______.　　

A．starting building the garden

B．examining the main body of the garden

C．doing the last part of the work to the garden

D．completing the design of garden

5．Visitors to the Kunming International Expo will most probably feel ______.　　

A．man is the master of nature

B．man quite agrees with nature

C．nature is a helping hand to man

D．China has a long history of gardening

4．According to the text, which of the following maps may be correct?

　(KN=Khemis Nagua　 C=Casablanca　 S=Safi)

A．B．C．D．

(B)

The subject of this year’s Kunming International Expo(博览会) is “man and nature walking hand in hand into the 21^st Century”. When the UK was asked to take part, it seemed natural to build a garden. Now the British Garden will be a central part when Expo opens on May 1.

David Patterson , the Curator(馆长) of the Department of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, is leading the team now putting the finishing couches to the garden．The Royal Botanic Gardens were chosen for a very good reason. They have the largest collection of Chinese plants in the world outside China.

“Ever since people in Britain started gardening for pleasure they have used Chinese plants,” Patterson told English Corner. “There are probably Chinese flowers in nearly every garden in Britain． This is a good chance to give something back.”

The garden has been carefully designed to mix traditional(传统) British skills with the local Chinese environment. David Patterson describes the garden as “formal but gentle”. It contains a raised flower bed, a summer house and a lot of local trees. The garden is contained behind a wall of local, yellow stone. It is intended to be a place of serious thinking and quiet enjoyment.

“You could say that we’ve painted a picture,” said David Patterson. “And we have designed the garden to continue for a long time, so that the people of Kunming will be able to enjoy it long after the Expo is over.”