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初中英语Lesson 11 Graduation Speakers 英语听力: asf听力文件无病毒，请放心打开 听力理解 Key words: 1. diploma 文凭 2. honorary 荣誉的，名誉的 3. justice 最高法院法官 4. entertainer 表演者，款待者 5. academy 专科学院 6. comedian 喜剧演员 7. doctorate 博士学位 Exercises: I. Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard from the report. 1. May and June are the ________ when most American high ________ and colleges ________ their graduation ________. 2. Last year, in California, a high school in San Francisco ________ an ________ diploma to a woman ________ years old. 3. Schools often ________ famous ________ or former students who ________ highly ________. 4. The singer from the Irish ________ band U2 spoke ________ month at ________ ceremonies at the ________ of Pennsylvania. 5. University officials ________ Bono for ________ his popularity to ________ developing ________ and ________ against AIDS. II. Complete the statements with the information you have heard from the report. 1. Elementary and middle schools also hold ceremonies for children ________. 2. Men and women in ________ high school diplomas or college degrees. 3. Traditionally at graduation ceremonies, the students wear ________ over their clothing. 4. For example, Ted Koppel spoke at the University of California, Berkeley, last month. He has a nightly ________. Graduation Speakers This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. May and June are the months when most American high schools and colleges hold their graduation ceremonies. Elementary and middle schools also hold ceremonies for children finishing those levels of education. And much older people may be completing their education, too. Men and women in their seventies and eighties receive high school diplomas or college degrees. Last year, in California, a high school in San Francisco awarded an honorary diploma to a woman ninety-seven years old. Traditionally at graduation ceremonies, the students wear dark colored caps and gowns over their clo