Do you think food is an important factor in keeping healthy？ Why or why not？

A.I didn't have a lot of time to prepare food, so much of my experience comes from eating in restaurants

B.A big change was using public transportation in Tokyo

C.Overall, the diet there is a healthy one-low fat

rant was terrible and the food was bad. You and two of your family members had severe stomach-aches the following day. The food was also overpriced.

Write to the manager of the restaurant and explain these problems. Give any details that you think are relevant. Ask the manager to do something about the situation.

You should write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write your own address.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir/Madam,

听力原文：M: I fancy an Indian curry. What do you think？

W: Would you mind if we had Thai instead？ They have some really good curries on the menu and there are other dishes I'd like to try.

Q: What can we tell about the speakers' tastes in food？

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A．They both like curry.

B．They like different foods, but at the same restaurants.

C．They think that Thai curries are better than Indian ones.

D．The woman is more willing to experiment than the man.

听力原文：M: Excuse me, do you mind answering a few questions？

W: No.

M: Um firstly, do you ever eat fast food？

W: Yes, yes, I do.

M: What kind of food do you normally eat？

W: Oh, err, you know, burgers, sandwiches, the usual MacDonald's stuff, well sometimes a pizza.

M: Oh, right. And how often do you eat fast food？ Every day, more than once a week or less than once a week？

W: Er, well Monday to Friday when I'm working, but not usually at the weekend.

M: And what time of the day do you eat fast food？

W: Well, at lunchtime, um, you know I sort of go out and get a burger or sandwich.

M: Oh right. Do you only eat it as a main meal or do you snack between meals？

W: Only as a main meal.

M: And what do you think of fast food？ Is it convenient？

W: Oh, definitely. That's the main reason I eat it.

M: Right. Do you think it tastes good？

W: Yeah, am, I mean, not as good as food like in a restaurant, but it's not had.

M: Do you think it is an expensive way of eating？

W: Yes, but you have to pay for the convenience, you know, most people can't resist the speed of it.

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A．French fries.

B．Bagels.

C．Sandwiches.

D．Burgers.

-What do you think about That food ？

-__________

A.I didn't have a lot of time to prepare food, so much of my experience comes from eating in restaurants.

B.A big change was using public transportation in Tokyo.

C.Overall, the diet there is a healthy one-low fat.

Part A

You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this task.

You and your family had dinner in a restaurant a few nights ago. The service at the restaurant was terrible and the food was bad. You and two of your family members had severe stomach- aches the following day. The food was also overpriced.

Write to the manager of the restaurant and explain these problems. Give any details that you think are relevant. Ask the manager to do something about the situation.

You should write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write your own address.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir/Madam,

听力原文：M: Hi, Christie, I brought you some tea.

W: Thanks, Mark. Too bad it's not apple tea, like in Turkey.

M: You really liked living in Turkey, didn't you？

W: Yeah, it was great.

M: How do you like the food in Turkey, Christie？

W: Oh, the food was fantastic! But people always expected me to eat too much, and I gained a lot of weight there!

M: Yes, it's so polite to be generous. We think people aren't polite if they don't offer a lot of food.

W: I know. I also learnt that it's not polite for the guest to accept the offer of food at first.

M: Yes, that's definitely true! If you're the guest, you must refuse the first two offers of food.

W: The first time I had dinner at a Turkish home, I felt rude to refuse. So I ate all the food the host offered me.

M: Do you know how to stop the host from offering you food？ You must leave some food on your plate. Then the host knows that you're full.

W: Oh, is that the trick？ In the United States, we usually eat everything. You don't want the host to think that you don't like the food.

M: That is the difference.

W: Americans think it's not polite to insist. We don't want to force you to eat more if you don't want more.

Where are these two speakers from respectively？

A．The man is from the US and the woman is from Turkey.

B．The man is from Turkey and the woman is from the US.

C．Both are from the US.

D．Both are from Turkey.

听力原文：M: Hi, Kate.

W: Hi, Peter. How have you been？

M: Oh, OK, I guess. And you？

W: Not too bad. We haven't seen each other for a while, have we？

M: No, we haven't. So that makes me ask if you have any plan for this Saturday.

W: No, not yet, I don't think so. lonely？

M: What do you think about getting together and going out to dinner this weekend？

W: That would be great. Do you have any particular place in mind？

M: Well, I think I'd like to eat something that's not too heavy. I've been eating a little too much lately.

W: Me too.

M: I love Italian food, but maybe we should skip that this time. They always seem to serve so much food in Italian restaurants, and you end up eating more than you wanted to.

W: Chinese food would be good.

M: Yes, or maybe some Japanese sushi. That style. uses a lot of natural flavors, and not much oil or cream or heavy sauces.

W: Yes, either of those choices would be good. Let's just meet on Saturday night, and decide then where to eat.

M: That's from by me.

When does Kate have free time？

A．This Saturday.

B．This Sunday.

C．This Thursday,

D．This Wednesday,

听力原文：W: I certainly enjoyed my dinner! What do you think of yours？

M: Better than I expected since I'm not fond of Mexican food. But for that price it should have been good.

Q: What conclusion, can we draw from the man's answer？

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A．He likes Mexican food.

B．He expected a better dinner.

C．The dinner was expensive.

D．He enjoyed the food more than the woman did.

lar？

M: Nana is the most popular comic series because Japanese people can sympathize with this love story. Why Japanese people love comics is probably because riley do not show much of what they think or feel. So, they project their thoughts and feelings in comics.

W: Which part of Japan is the most famous？ And why？

M: The most famous part in Japan is Tokyo, the center of modern culture in Japan and all Japanese trends are born there.

W: What is the most important festival in Japan and why does it become so significant for the Japanese？

M: In Japan, the most important festival is the New Year's Holidays. Japanese people visit a shrine on New Year's day to pray for health and good future. Also, family gets together and many children receive money. Also, people clean the house before the New Year and eat toshikoshi soba for long life. And on New Year's day people eat osechi ryori, which is very special and delicious. I like New Year very much.

W: If I want to skiing, where should I go？

M: I think Nagano(长野) is the best place to ski in Japan. The reason is because the Winter Olympics were held in Nagano in 1998. The snow there is very soft and beautiful.

W: What kind of food do you like besides Japanese food？ Like American food, Chinese food？

M: Recently, young Japanese people eat with their friends at fast food restaurants like McDonalds or Yoshinoya. There are not many university students eating meals at home. I think that I am the same as those students. Also, Japanese like Italian, Chinese, and Korean food. But I like Japanese food the best because foreign food is too strong for me.

W: What do you think about Junlehiro Koizumi？ Is he handsome or look old？

M: I think Prime Minister Koizumi is a progressive person rather than a traditional one. He is active and has made good diplomacy, but his idea of tax increase is not good. I think capitalism is going to do big damage to poor people. Koizmni's capitalism is just like that of President George Bush. Is Koizumi handsome？ Well, I think he looks not all that bad.

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A．Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because it's a love story.

B．Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because its plot is attractive.

C．Japanese people do not like to express their thoughts and feelings before others.

D．Japanese people love comics because they are very funny and interesting.

听力原文：M: Hi, Christi, I brought you some tea.

W: Thanks, Mark . Too bad it' s not apple tea, like in Turkey.

M: Yeah, too bad! You really liked living in Turkey, didn' t you？

W: Yeah, it was great. Turkish people are so warm and generous.

M: How do you like the food in Turkey, Christi？

W: Oh, the food was fantastic! But you know what I couldn't get used to？ How much people expected me to eat, I gained so much weight while I was living there!

M: Yes, it' s so polite to be generous. We think people aren' t polite if they don' t offer a lot of food.

W: I know. I also learned that it' s not polite for the guest to accept the offer of food at first.

M: Yes, that' s definitely true! If you' re the guest, you must refuse the first two offers of food.

W: The first time I had dinner at a Turkish home, ! felt rude refusing food. So I ate everything. And I kept on eating. . , and eating. Every time the host offered me something, I ate it.

M: Do you know how to stop the host from offering you food？ You must leave some food on your plate. That way the host knows that you' re full.

W: Oh, is that the trick？ In the United States, we usually eat everything. You don' t want the host to think that you don' t like the food.

M: That is a difference. You know what happened to me the first time I had inner at an American home？ When my hostess offered mo a second helping of food, I said" no" the first time, to be polite. But she didn' t offer again! I was still hungry when I left the house!

W: Americans think it' s not polite to insist. We don' t want to force you to eat more if you don' t want more. So if you say" no" the first time, we believe what you say and we don' t offer again.

M: I learned that lesson the hard way. Now if someone asks me if I want something, I say "yes" the first time -- even though I feel rode.

W: Would you like something to eat？

M: No, no, I am not hungry.

W: Ha, ha.

Where are each of the two speakers from possibly？

A．The man is from the United States and the woman is from Turkey.

B．The man is from Turkey, and the woman is from the United States.

C．Both are from the United States.

D．Both are from Turkey.