1.FallinLovewithEnglish爱上英语Hidingbehindtheloose1._______(dust)curtain,ateenagerpackeduphisovercoatintothesuitcase.Heplannedtoleavehomeatduskthoughtherewasthunderandlightningoutdoors.Hehadgottodothisbecausehewastired2.________hisparents’naggingabouthisEnglishstudyanddidnotwanttogo3.________itanylonger.Hecouldn’tget4.________wellwithEnglishanddisliked5.______(join)inEnglishclassesbecausehethoughthisteacherignoredhim6._______purpose.Asaresult,hisscoreineachexamnever7.________(add)uptoover60.Hispartnerwas8.________(concern)abouthimverymuch.Sheunderstood9._______(exact)whathewas10.________(suffer)from,but11._______(entire)___(agree)12.______hisidea.Inordertocalmhim13._______andsettlehisproblem,shetalkedwithhimfacetofaceand14.________(swap)a15.______oflearningtipswithhim.Theitemsshesetdownhelpedhimfindthehighwayto16.________(study)Englishwell.Theteenagerwas17._______(grate)andgotgreatpowerfromhisfriend’swords.Now,hehasrecovered18.______beingupsetandhasfalleninlovewithEnglish.有个少年躲在积满灰尘的松散窗帘后把大衣装入手提箱。尽管外面正打雷闪电,他仍计划在黄昏时分离家出走。他不得不这样做是因为厌倦了父母对他英语学习的唠叨,不想再忍受下去了。他的英语学习总是无法取得进展,而且不喜欢参加英语课的学习,因为他以为老师有意忽视他。结果,他每次考试的分数合计从未超过60。他的搭档很关心他,也确切地理解他遭受的折磨,但却完全不同意他的想法。为了使他冷静下来好好解决问题,她和他面对面地交谈,并交换了一系列的学习心得技巧。她写下来的条款帮助他找到了学好英语的最佳捷径。这个少年非常很感激,并从朋友的话里获得极大的动力。现在,他已经从沮丧中恢复过来,真正爱上了英语。2.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes不同的国家有不同的英语VoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplay1._____importantpartinspreadingtheEnglishlanguage.2.______present,Englishis3______(frequent)spokenasan4._____(office)orcommonlanguageinmanycountries,suchasAmerica,Singapore,MalaysiaandsomeAfricancountries.All5._____(base)onBritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecountriescanbewellunderstoodbynativeEnglishspeakers.But6.______(actual),theseEnglisheshavebeen7._______(gradual)changinginaccents,spellings,8._______(express)andthe9.______(use)ofvocabulary.Because10.______thisfact,youcanmakeuseofthedifferencestotellwhichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,ifaboss11.______(fluent)commandshisdriver,“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs”,insteadof12.______(request)“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis”,youcanrecognizehisAmerican13.________(identify)whilethelattersuggeststhatheisBritish.英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前,英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用,例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。这些国家的英语都以英式英语为基础,能很好地为以英语为本族语的人所理解。但是实际上,这些英语在口音、拼写、表达和词汇的使用方面都在逐渐变化。因为这一情况的存在,你就可以利用这些英语之间的区别说出你们街区的外国人是哪个国家来的了。例如,如果有个老板流利地命令他的司机:“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs(直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油)”,而不是要求说,“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis(请直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油)”,你就可以轻易地辨认出他的美国人身份,而后者却暗示着那是一位英国人。(请注意:听力录音里第二段两个“电梯”的单词跟原文不一致,原文是对的,录音...