When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. B

"We didn't stay at bed and breakfast houses," they said, "because we found that most families were away on holiday."

I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought "VACANCIES" meant "holidays", because the Spanish word for "holidays" is "vacancies". So they did not go to houses where the sign outside said "VACANCIES", which in English means there are open rooms. (77) Then my friends went to a house where the sign said "NO VACANCIES", because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word "DIVERSION" means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word "DIVERSION" on a road sign, they thought they were going to have time. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Pads, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said, "Thank you," in French. I meant that I would like some more, however, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that "thank you" in French means "No, thank you."

My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______ .

A．learning English

B．finding places to stay in England

C．driving their car on English roads

D．going to England by car

A．pretty little Spanish

B．Spanish little pretty

C．Spanish pretty little

D．little pretty Spanish

Last year my brother and I stayed _____ a week _____ some friends in Boston.

a. for…and

b. for…with

c. till…with

d. when…without

听力原文：W: Louise writes Spanish as well as she speaks it.

M: Don't you know she was born in Spain and lived there until she was 14 when she came to America？

Q: What does the man mean？

(13)

A．Louise picked up the language in Spain.

B．Louise went to Spanish lessons in the US.

C．Louise learned Spanish in Spain.

D．Louise studied Spanish in order to go to Spain.

听力原文：M: Betty, you speak several languages, don't you？

W: Yes, I speak Spanish and French.

M: And what helped you most in learning those languages？

W: What helped me most... Well, I studied both languages in high school, and I'm still studying Spanish here at the university, but I think that travel has probably been the most help to me. You see, I've been lucky in that I've lived in Europe. Believe me, I didn't speak very well before I moved there.

M: You're right, Betly. After studying a language, practice is very useful. When you live in a country where the language is spoken, it's ideal. But, you know, some times it's difficult to make friends in a new place, even when the people are very friendly.

W: Yes, I know what you mean. Especially if you don't speak my language too well. I bad some problems when I first moved to Europe.

M: And, of course, some people are shy.

W: That's true.

M: Betty, whether or not I'm living in a country where the language is spoken, I always go to movies, and whenever I can, I watch TV or listen to the radio in the language I'm trying to learn.

W: Me too. And reading is another good way to learn. Books axe good, but I think that newspapers and magazines are even better.

M: So do I But I don't believe that it's possible to take advantage of practice opportunities without some knowledge of the language first.

W: Sine. First it's a good idea to study grammar, vocabulary.

M: ... and listening, perhaps even reading.

W: Then practice is very, very, helpful.

(20)

A．Making friends in a foreign country.

B．Spanish and French.

C．Foreign TV, radio and other media.

D．Learning a foreign language.

听力原文：M: Betty, you speak several languages, don't you？

W: Yes, I speak Spanish and French.

M: And what helped you most in learning those languages？

W: What helped me most... Well, I studied both languages in high school, and I'm still studying Spanish here at the university, but I think that travel has probably been the most help to me. You see, I've been lucky in that I've lived in Europe. Believe me, I didn't speak very well before I moved there.

M: You're right, Betly. After studying a language, practice is very useful. When you live in a country where the language is spoken, it's ideal. But, you know, some times it's difficult to make friends in a new place, even when the people are very friendly.

W: Yes, I know what you mean. Especially if you don't speak my language too well. I bad some problems when I first moved to Europe.

M: And, of course, some people are shy.

W: That's true.

M: Betty, whether or not I'm living in a country where the language is spoken, I always go to movies, and whenever I can, I watch TV or listen to the radio in the language I'm trying to learn.

W: Me too. And reading is another good way to learn. Books axe good, but I think that newspapers and magazines are even better.

M: So do I But I don't believe that it's possible to take advantage of practice opportunities without some knowledge of the language first.

W: Sine. First it's a good idea to study grammar, vocabulary.

M: ... and listening, perhaps even reading.

W: Then practice is very, very, helpful.

(20)

A．Making friends in a foreign country.

B．Spanish and French.

C．Foreign TV, radio and other media.

D．Learning a foreign language.

听力原文：Bill: Betty, you speak several languages, don't you？

Betty: Yes, I speak Spanish and French.

Bill: And what helped you most in learning those languages？

Betty: What helped me most...Well, I studied both languages in high school, and I'm still studying Spanish here at the university, but I think that travel has probably been the most help to me. You see, I've been lucky in that I've lived in Europe. Believe me, I didn't speak very well before I moved there.

Bill: You're fight, Betty. After studying a language, practice is very useful. When you live in a country where the language is spoken, it's ideal. But, you know, sometimes it's difficult to make friends in a new place, even when the people are very friendly.

Betty: Yes, I know what you mean. Especially if you don't speak my language too well. I had some problems when I first moved to Europe.

Bill: And, of course, some people are shy.

Betty: That's true.

Bill: Betty, whether or not I'm living in a country where the language is spoken, I always go to movies, and whenever I can, I watch TV or listen to the radio in the language I'm trying to learn.

Betty: Me too. And reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I think that newspapers and magazines are even better.

Bill: So do I. But I don't believe that it's possible to take advantage of practice opportunities without some knowledge of the language first.

Betty: Sure. First it's a good idea to study grammar, vocabulary.

Bill: ...and listening, perhaps even reading.

Betty: Then practice is very, very helpful.

(20)

A．Making friends in a foreign country.

B．Spanish and French.

C．Foreign TV, radio and other media.

D．Learning a foreign language.

听力原文：W: You seem well prepared for this Spanish mid-term test. I'm impressed.

M: I'd better be prepared. I spent the last forty-eight hours cramming for it.

Q: What has the man been doing？

(18)

A．Giving Spain lessons.

B．Having private Spanish lessons.

C．Giving Spanish tests to students.

D．Studying continually for two days.