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国家与城市 A 本文词数:159 参考时间:2′30″ Hi, my name is Sam. I love traveling, and have traveled to places all over the world. I’d like to share some of my experiences with you. Five years ago I went to China. It’s a very large country, and its capital is Beiji ng. There are many people in Beijing, and they are very friendly. I then traveled to South Korea, which is a small country surrounded by the sea. The weather there is quite wet1, and it often rains in the summer. Speaking of rain, let me tell you about my trip to London. There it rains almost every day. People have to take umbrellas with them whenever they go out. I think it’s the rainiest place I’ve ever been to. But I’ve also been to a place which is hot and dry2 — South Africa. This country is rich in gold. I enjoyed being in all of these countries and traveling, because I can experience different cultures and foods. Notes: wet adj.潮湿的 dry adj. 干旱的 词数:80 处理时间:2′01′′ Questions:1. Which country does the writer think was the wettest he’s been to? A. China. B. South Korea. C. England. D. South Africa. In which of the following countries does the writer say people are nice? China. B. South Korea. C. England. D. South Africa. What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph? That he’s traveled to many places. Why he likes traveling. That he likes eating. That he’s interested in other cultures. B 本文词数:141 参考时间:2′24″ In the deep blue Indian Ocean, there’s a beautiful island1 country called the Maldives. It’s the smallest in population2 and area of all the Asian countries. It has an area of 90,000 km2, but 99% of the area is covered by the sea. It has 1,190 islands on over 26 a tolls3, and is about 820 km from North to South. People live on no more than 200 islands, while another 87 are visited by tourists. Some of the islands are only used for fishing or farming4. The capital Maléis on one of the middle islands, and about 75,000 people live there. The people there are friendly and welcoming. They use their traditiona