2025年公共英语二级模拟试题及权威解析

第一某些听力

第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一种小题，从题中所给A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项，并标在试卷对应位置。听完每段对话后，你沟有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和

阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Buyingahandbag.

B.Tryingonapieceofclothing.

C.Drawingapictureofthecountryside.

2.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Familymembers

B.Classmates.

C.Co-workers.

3.Whatisthemanangryabout?

A.Telephoningwhi1edriving.

B.Somewomendrivers.

C.Trafficlights.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shewillchoose:heman.

B.Themanwaslateinasking.

C.Shemayrunfor:heposition.

5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Setupamuseum.

B.Startdoingexercise.

C.Stopbuyingcameras.

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6.Howwilltheman'sbrothergotoSouthAmerica?

A.Byship.

B.Byplane.

C.Bytrain.

7.Whatwillthemanprobablybuyforhisbrother?

A.Atoothbrush.

B.Asilktie.

C.Aclock.

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8.WhereisRickworkingnow?

A.Inatravelcompany.

B.Inahotel.

C.Inalawoffice.

9.HowdoesRickfeelabouthistrip?

A.Excited.

B.Curious.

C.Nervous.

10.WhenwillRickleave?

A.Inthreedays.

B.Inaweek.

C.Inamonth.

听F的一段对话.（可答第1I至13侬

11.Whatdoweknowaboutthegrandmother?

A.Shelivesbyherself.

B.She*sashealthyasbefore.

C.Sheoftendoessomecleaning.

12.Howlonghasthegrandmother1ivedinKentucky?

A.Sinceherhusbanddied.

B.Sinceshewasmarried

C.Sincesonmovedaway.

13.Whatdoesthegrandmotherenjoyaboutherpresentlife?

A.Beingbusywithhousework.

B.Beingwithrelatives.

C.Beingwithfriends.

听下面一段对话,回答第14至17题。

14.Whatwasthewomantalkingaboutatbeginningoftheconversation?

A.Herstoryofcompletingatask.

B.Herexperienceofbeinglost.

C.Hertripabroad.

15.WhatdidthemandointhebarinGermany?

A.Methisfriends.

B.Attendedalecture.

C.Gaveaperformance.

16.Howdidthemanfindhiswaybacktobar?

A.Byfollowingaman.

B.Bylookingatamap.

C.Byaskinganoldwoman.

17.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

B.Yes,shehas.

C.No,shehasn't,

D.Oh,hasshe?

22.You________bemadifyouthinkJakeisgoingtolendyouanymoney.

A.need

B.should

C.must

D.can

23.In1871,afireinChicagodestroyed1800buildings.

A.asmany

B.justas

C.thesameas

D.asmanyas

24.Hello!TyouwereinLondon.Howlonghaveyoubeenhere?

A.don'tknow

B.hadn*tknown

C.didn*tknow

D.haven*tknown

25.Iwasn'tsurewhetherIhadcometorightoffice.Therewasno

nameondoor.

A.a；/

B.the；a

C.a；the

D.the；the.

26.一Wou1dyou1ikesomehelpwiththepacking?

-.Myneighbour*sofferedtohelpout.Butthanksanyway.

A.Allthesame

B.It*sallright

C.Takeiteasy

D.Comeon

27.Thecrowdwishedthenewly-marriedcouplevel1astheylefttheir

honeymoon.

A.to

B.in

C.for

D.about

28.rdneverhaveguessedhewasaWilson-hedoesn*tlookhis

brothers.

A.one

B.that

C.anybody

D.anything

29.htesuccessofourproductsinEurope,ournextstepistomove

intotheAmeri-canmarket.

A.Follow

B.Following

C.Havingfollowed

D.Followed

30.Thequestion________heshouldaccepttheofferornottroubledhim

greatly.

A.which

B.whether

C.that

D.why

31.Heforwardtoourcamping,holidaythewholeweek,but

unfortunate!yitrainedeveryday.

A.hadlooked

B.islooking

C.hadbeenlooking

D.looks

32.JohannaisthewomanMariaisstudyingthepiano.

A.ofwhom

B.withwhom

C.bywhom

D.inwhom

33.Bellaisverykindandbeautifulandworkshard.,sheisagood

girl.

A.Tosumup

B.Asaresult

C.Bytheway

D.Intheend

34.Television,whichfirstappearedinthe1920s,reallychangedthe

peopleviewedtheworld.

A.idea

B.direction

C.method

D.way

35.Mark'sfirstyearatcollegewasatimewithexcitementand

enjoyment.

A.havingfilled

B.heingfilled

C.tobefilled

D.Filled

第二节完形娘空

阅读下面短文,从短文后各庖所给的14］、|8］］0和］。］四个选项中选出施地人相应空

白姓的最佳选项.并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑，

rmtoldthatduringaninternationalgameofchess（国际象棋），manybeautiful

movescouldbemadeonachessboard.Inadecisive36inwhichhewasevenlymatched

withaRussianmaster___37Marshallfoundhisqueenunderseriousattack.

Therewereseveralwaysof38,andsincethequeenisthe

most__39piece,spectators（观众）thoughtMarshal1wouldnatural1ymovehis

queento____40

Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe41.He

pickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost42squareof

all-asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe___43byanyoneofthreeenemy

pieces.

Marshallhadsacrificed（牺牲）hisqueen-anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelse

was____44

ThentheRussian,andthe45,realizedthatMarshal1hadactual1ynade

a___46___move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe___47___wastaken,the

Russian,wouldsoonbeina48posi-tion.Seeingthis,theRussianadmitted

hisdefeat.

Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe49ofMarshalTsdaring,they

showeredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved50inavery

unusualanddaringfashion-hehad51bysacrificingthequeen.

Tome,it'snot.__52_thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbroken

withstandard53tomakesuchamove,liehadlooked54theusual

patternsofplayandhadbeenwi11ingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasis

ofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame55___,

Marshal1wasthewinner.

36.A.experience

B.battle

C.game

D.chance

37.A.player

B.person

C.winner

D.enemy

38.A.support

B.attack

C.advance

D.escape

39.A.suitable

B.powerful

C.respected

D.dangerous

40.A.check

B.fight

C.safety

D.defeat

41.A.condition

B.change

C.piece

D.action

42.A.protected

B.undisturbed

C.unexpected

D.deserted

43.A.frightened

B.guarded

C.discovered

D.caught

44.A.imfortcd

B.disappointed

C.delighted

D.annoyed

45.A.players

B.master

C.crowd

D.organizer

46.A.smart

B.wrong

C.free

D.difficult

47.A.game

B.money

C.queen

D.chessboard

48.A.losing

B.favourable

C.leading

D.doubtful

49.A.cause

B.blow

C.accident

D.shock

50.A.prize

B.victory

C.progress

D.attention

51.A.won

B.made

C.gained

D.earned

52.A.important

B.exciting

C.unforgettable

D.unclear

53.A.idea

B.thinking

C.chess

D.training

54.A.into

B.further

C.ahead

D.outside

55.A.came

B.wasorganized

C.wasdesigned

D.Ended

第三部分阅读理解

阅读下列短文.从每避所给的M]JB]J0和[D]四个选项中.选出最佳选项,并在阖g

卡」上将该项涂黑&

Text1

IwasinmythirdyearofteachingwritingatRalphHighSchoolinNewYork,

whenoneofmystudents,15-year-oldMikey,gavemeanotefromhismother.It

explainedhisabsence（缺席）fromclassthedaybefore.

“DearMr.McCort,Mikey*sgrandmother,whoiseightyyearsofage,felldown

thestairsfromtoomuchcoffeeandIkeptMikeyathometotakecareofherand

hisbabysistersoIcou1dgotomyjob.PleaseexcuseMikeyandhe*11dohisbest

inthefuture.P.S.HisgrandmotherisOK."IhadseenMikeywritingthenoteat

hisdesk.Isaidnothing.Mostparental-excusenotesIreceivedwerepennedbymy

students.IfIweretodealwiththem.I*dhebusy24hoursaday.Thewritersof

thosenotesdidn'trealizethathonestexcusenoteswereusuallydull：”Peterwas

latebe-causethealarmclockdicin'tgooff.”

Thestudentsalwayssaiditwashardputting200wordstogetheronany

subject,butwhentheyproducedexcusenotes,theywereexcellent.SoIdecidedto

typeoutadozenexcusenotesandgavethemtomyclasses.1said,"They're

supposedtobewrittenbyparents,butactuallytheyarenot.true,Mikey?”The

studentslookedatmenervously.

“Now,thiswillbe二hefirstclasstostudytheartoftheexcusenote-the

firstclass,ever»topracticewritingthem."EveryonesmiledasIwenton,“Today

rdlikeyoutowriteAnExcuseNotefromAdamtoGod*or'AnExcuseNotefromEvo

toGod'."Headswentdown.Pensracedacrosspaper.ForthefirsttimeeverIsaw

studentssoimmersed（专心）intheirwriting,theyhadtobeaskedtogotolunch

bytheirfriends.

Thenextdayeveryonehadexcusenotes.Heateddiscussionsfollowed.But

suddenlyIsawtheheadmasteratthedoor.Heenteredtheclassroomandwalkedup

anddown,lookingatpapers,andthensaid,"I'd1ikeyoutoseemeinmyoffice.”

Myheartsank.

WhenIsteppedintohisoffice,hecametoshakemyhandandsaid,“Ijust

wanttotel1youthatthatlesson,thattask,whateverthehel1youweredoing,was

great.Thosekidswerewritingonthecollegelevel.Thankyou.”

56.Howdidtheauthorknowthatmostparental-excusenoteswerewrittenby

studentsthemselves?

A.Theexcusenoteswerewrittenindullwords.

B.Thenotesweremorelikestoriesthanfacts.

C.Hecalledtheirparentsandfoundoutthetruth.

D.Thehandwritingobviouslylookedlikechildren,s.

57.Whatdidtheau:hordowiththestudentsfounddishonest?

A.Hereportedthemtotheheadmaster.

B.Helecturedthemhardonhonesty.

C.Hehadthemtakenotesbeforelunch.

D.Hehelpedimprovetheirwritingskills.

58.WecaninferthatwhenMikeymissedtheclass,hewas

A.outenjoyinghimself

B.takingcareofhisbabysister

C.lookingafterhisgrandmother

D.studyingtheartoftheexcusenote

59.Whatdidtheheadmasterthinkoftheauthor,swayofteaching?

A.Effective.

B.Difficult.

C.Misleading.

D.Reasonable.

Text2

DoyouremembertheMi1lennium（千禧年）Goals?邛henworldleaderscelebrated

theyearwithaseriouspromisetoreducepoverty（贫穷）andhunger,checkthe

spreadofAIDS,getboysandgirlsintoschool,andimprovepublichealth,allby?

Wei1,threeyearsdowntheroad,andtheUNDP,syearlycollectionoffactsand

figuresalreadyshowsthatifwecarryonasweare：theonlygoallikelytobemet

isthatforreducingpovertybyahalf,andthatisentirelyduetothesuccessof

onecountry-China.11issovastthatthefast-grow-ingeconomyinChinalifts

millionsofpeopleabovethepovertyline,eventhoughinAfrica,LatinAmericaand

theformerSovietUnion,peoplehaveactuallybeengettingpoorer.

Otherwise,progressisgoodonlyinparts.EastAsiashouldmeetitsgoalof

reducinghungerbyahalfby，andLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanarenotfar

behind,butatthepresentspeedofprogress,AfricaandSouthAsiawon5tgetthere

foranotherhundredyears.

Thegoodnewsisthatitcanbedone-therearesuccessstories.Ghana-an

economicbasketcasein:heeightiesandearlynineties-hasmanagedtofindaway

outofitsdifficultiesandit'snowcomfortablyinthemiddlerangeofcountries,

wayaheadofthemuchmorenaturallywealthyNiger-ia.ForCongo,Cambodiaor

Iraq,ruinedbywar,oreverysouthernAfricancountrydamagedbyAIDS,thereisa

MauritiusoraSouthKoreasteadilyworkingitswayuptheleaguetabletowards

abetterlifeforitspeople.

60.Whichofthemillenniumgoalsislikelytobemetaccordingtothetext?

A.Improvingpublichealth.

B.Reducingpovertybyahalf.

C.Sendingchildrentoschool.

D.StoppingthespreadofAIDS.

61.Whichpartofthewor1dcanmeetthegoalofreducinghunger?

A.TheCaribbean.

B.LatinAmerica.

C.EastAsia.

D.AfricaandSouthAsia.

62,Whateconomicsituationisbestexpressedas"basketcase,(Paragraph4)?

A.Veryhad.

B.Promising.

C.Unexpected.

D.Naturallydeveloped.

63.Whichcountryismentionedasanexampleofsuccessfuldevelopmentinthe

text?

A.Conto.

B.Nigeria.

C.Cambodia.

D.Mauritius.

Text3

Lookingtoimproveyourlanguageskills,butyoudon'thavethetimetogo

abroadtoattendschool?Moreandmoreuniversitiesaroundtheworldareoffering

opportunitiesforstudentstogetdegreesonline(distanceeducation)fromthe

comfortoftheirownhomos,andmanyofthesecollc-gcsanduniversitiesare

accredited(官方承认)，meaningthattheyhavemetcertainstandardsofexcellence.

Ifyoudecidetorakelanguagecoursesonline：oranysubjectforthat

matter),besurethereareadvantagesinstudyingonline.Itscostsareusually

lower,andyoucanstudyatyourownpace(节奏)，andyoucaneasilygetthe

materials24hoursadayfromalmostanycomputerintheworld.However,youwon,t

getthehumaninteraction（互动）ofmeetingpeoplefacetoface,asyouwouldif

youwereattendingaschoolabroadinperson.

Ontheotherhand,二headvantagesofgoingabroadmayincludeday-to-day

chancestolearnanewculture,tomeetnewfriendswithwhomyoucanuseand

practicethelanguage,andtoseedif-ferentpartsoftheworld.However,there

maybeanumberofdisadvantagesforsomestudents；in-cludinghighcosts,tine

awayfromone'sschool,family,orworklife,anddifficultyingettingusedtoa

newcultureandwayoflife.

Whateveryoudo,consideradistanceeducationprogramthatmeetsyour

educationalneeds,iswhalyoucanafford,andequallyimportant,providesyouwith

chancestobeyondtheclass-roomthroughculturalandeducationalactivities.

64.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetext?

A.Todiscusswaysofimprovinglanguageskills.

B.Topersuadepeopletogoabroadtoattenduniversities.

C.Toadvisereaderstomeetdifferentpeoplefromabroad.

D.Tointroduceonlineprogramstopeopleunabetogoabroad.

65.Whatisthedisadvantageofstudyingalanguageonline?

A.Youmaynotbeabletokeepupwiththeprogram.

B.Youmaynotmeetyourteachersinperson.

C.Thecomputermaybreakdownanytime.

D.Thecoursesmaylastmuchlonger.

66.Thethirdparagraphmainlydiscussesthegoodandbadthings

about

A.studyingabroad.

B.classroomlearning.

C.learningculture.

D.learningonline.

67.Howisthetextorganizer??

A.Topic-Comparison-Opinion

B.Question-Effect-Opinion

C.Topic-Examples-Erfect

D.Question-Cause-E:feet

Text4

Understandinghownaturereactstoclimate（气候）changewi11requirechecking

key,lifeeyeleevents-flowering,theappearanceofleaves,thefirstfrogcallsof

thespring-allaroundtheworld.Butecologists（生态学家）can*tbeeverywhere,so

they'returningtonon-scientists,some-timescalledcitizenscientists,forhelp.

Agroupofscientistsandeducatorssetupanorganizationlastyearcalled

theNationalPhenologyNetwork."Pbenology"iswhatscientistscallthestudyof

thetimingofeventsinnature.

Oneofthegroup'sfirsteffortsistoaskscientistsandnon-scicntiststo

collectinformationaboutplantfloweringandleafingeveryyear.Theprogram,

calledProjectBudBurst-collectslifecycleinformationonavarietyofcommon

plantsfromacrosstheUnitedStates.Peopletakingpartintheprojcctrecord

theirinformationontheProjectBudBurstwebsite.

“Peopledon'thave:obescientists-theyjusthavetolookaroundandsee

ivhat'sintheirneighbourhood,saysJenniferSchwartz,ascientistwiththe

project."Aswecollectthisinformation,we*11beabletoknowaboutthechanges

ofplantsandanimalsastheclimatechanges.”

Notonlythat,theinformationalsohelpsscientistslearnabouthowthese

changeswillhaveaneffectonpeople,scientistsexamininglilac（丁香花）

floweringinwesternUnitedStatesreportedthatinyearswhenlilacsflowered

early-beforeMay20th-wildfireslaterinthesummerandfallwerelikelytobe

largerandmoreserious.Lilacflowering.then,couldserveasanalarmbel1.

“Thebestwayforustoincreaseourknowledgeofhowplantsandanimalsare

reactingtoclimatechangeistoincreasethecountofinformationwehave,“

Schwartzsays."That'swhyweneedcitizenscientiststogetasmuchinformation

fromasmanyplacesonasmanyplantsandanimalsoveraslongatimeperiodaswe

can.

68.ProjectBudburs:aimsto

A.studyanimalbehaviorallyearround

B.invitecitizenscientiststodoscientificresearch

C.collectinformationonthelifecyclesofcommonplants

D.helpecologistslearnaboutwildfiresinwesternUnitedStates

69.Theauthoruses1i1acfloweringasanexampletoshow

A.flowerscouldhelppreventwildfires

B.plantfloweringcanberelatedtowildfires

C.someflowersareclosertoourlifethanothers

D.lilacsarethebestplantstoshowclimatechange

70.WhyarecitizenscientistsinvitedtotakepartinProjectBudBurst?

A.Togiveahandinresearch.

B.Toteachsciencetothepublic.

C.Tohelpcreateawebsiteofpopularscience.

[D]Tocallpeople*sattentiontoclimatechange.

71.AccordingtoSchwartz,whatcanhelppeopleknowmoreaboutclimatecnange?

A.Takingacourseonphenology.

B.Knowledgeoflifecycleeventsofplantsandanimals.

C.Effortsofecologiststolearnmoreaboutp.antflowering.

D.Ful1supportofcitizenscientiststostudyclimatechanges.

Text5

PlanningYourVisittotheCaliforniaScienceCenter

Hours&Admission

TheCaliforniaScienceCenterisopendailyfrom10a.m.-5p.m.exceptfor

Thanksgiving,ChristmasandNewYear*sDay.TheIMAXTheaterisopendaily.Please

readourmovietimespageorcall213-744-7400forshowinformation.

AdmissiontotheScienceCenter'spermanent(长期)exhibitionisfree.

AdmissionpricesfortheIMAXTheaterarebasedonagegroup,andlower-priced

ticketsaregiventogroupsof15ormorepeople.Tcketpricesalsoapplytothree

Sciencecenterattractions：theHighWireBicycle,theMotionBasedSimulatorand

theEcologyCliffClimb.

Ifyou5recoininginagroupof15ormorepeople,pleasecheckour.group

reservationspage.Foodandbankservicesareofferedforyourconvenience.For

moreinformationaboutScienceContcrhoursorprograms,pleasecontactus.

HowtoFindUs

SouthofdowntownLosAngeles,theCaliforni.aScienceCenterisbuiltin

HistoricExpositionPark.justtwoblockswestoftheHarbor(110)Freewayatthe

ExpositionBoulevardExit.TherearebusesgoingtotheScienceCenter.Formore

information,seeMap&Directions.

PlanningTips

Don'tmissourSpecialExhibits.Theychangethroughouttheyear,always

offeringnewandinter­

estingwaystolearnaboutscience.

Whenyouarrive,besuretocheekattheInfornationCenterfortheday's

specialactivities.Ifyouarewithchildrenunder7,stopbythe'DiscoveryRooms

inCreativeWorldorWorldofLifeforsomehands-onlearning.

72.WhatshouldyoudofirstifyouaretovisittheCenterwithagroupOf16

people?

A.Makeareservation.

B.Checkuptheprograms.

C.BuyamapoftheCenter.

D.Reservetablesa:therestaurant.

73.Whichofthefollowingisfree?

A.TheExpositionPark.

B.TheMotion-BasedSimulator.

C.TheHighWireBicycle.

D.ThepermanentexhibitionattheCenter.

74.IfyouplantocometotheScienceCenter,youcan

A.call213-744-7405

B.followtheHarborFreeway

C.readMap&Directions

D.drivealongExpositionBoulevard

75.Ifyouarewithasix-year-oldchild,whichplaceareyouadvisedtogoto?

A.ExpositionPark.

B.IMAXTheater.

C.WorldofLife.

D.EcologyCliffClimb.

第四某些写作

第一节短文改错（76〜85略）

第二节书面体现

86.假定你是李明。上周末学生会组织某些学生去附近小区进行了一次义务劳动，受到居

民欢迎。请你给校园英文报写一篇报导。活动内容波及：

1.打扫卫生；

2.浇灌花木：

3.帮老人干家务；

4.龈小朋友做游戏等。

注意：

1.词数100词左右，题目已为你写好；

2.可恰当增长细节，以使行文连贯；

3.请直接将书面体现写在答题K2背面。

参考答案及精析

次一部分听力康解

听〃答案l-sBCABC6>10BACAB

H>15ABCBC16-20ACAAB

泉杼猛

Text1

W：HowdoIlook?

M：Notbad.Doesitfital1right?

W：Uh,abittightaroundhere.

M：1reallylikethecolor.Itmatchesyourhandbag.

Text2

W：Wehaven*tseenmuchofyoulatelyinthecompany.Haveyoubeenawayon

business?

M：No,I*vebeenawayonholiday.I'vegotacousininEdinbu.rgh.

Text3

M：11drivesmemadwhenpeopleusetheircel1phonesatthewheel.

W：Hmm.Whathappened?

M：1nearlyhadanaccidentbecausethewomanwastalkingonhercellphone

whiledrivinganddicin':seethetrafficlightsturnedred.Shenearlyki1ledme!

Text4

M：Sarah,I'mpreparedtorunforclassmonitor,andTmwonderingifI,

er...ifIcancountonyoursup-port.

W：Oh,maybeifyouhadaskedmeearlier,butnyroommate,srunning,too,and

I'vealreadypromisedlierthatshehadmysupport.

Text5

W：Haveyouboughtanewcameraagain?You,rcturningmyflatintoacamera

museum!

M：F11stop,r11:ry.ButIprobablycan*t.Iseeanewmodelandmyknees

goweak!

Text6

W：May1helpyou,sir?

M：Yes,please.Twanttobuyapersonalgiftformybrother.He'stakinga

triptoSouthAmerica.

W：Ishegoingbyshiporplane?

M：He'sflying.Mygiftwillhavetobesomething1ightinweight.Whatcan

yousuggest?

W：Whataboutthis:ie?It，smadeofpuresilk.

M：Mysisteralreadygavehimone.I'dlikesonethingunusual.Letmelook

around..,oh,thatclocklooksnice,but...

W：Hey,hereisagiftforthemanwhohaseverything.

M：Oh,afoldingtoothbrush!That'sawonderfulidea!I'lltakeit.

Text7

W；Haveyouheardthatthebossofthe1awofficewhereRickworkswantsh:mto

flytoBrazilanddoamonth,sworkthere?

M：That'snice.Hewillloveitbecauseeverythingwillbepaidfor,suchas

airtravel,meals,hotel..»andthisishisfirsttimetogetoutoftheStates.

W：Indeed.Youwon':believehowmuchheislookingforwardtoit,andhow

much，hislittlesisteradmireshim!He'sgoingtoenjoylyingonthebeaches

whenworkisdone,andhepromisedtobuyhissistergifts.

M：Whoelseisgoingbesideshim?

W：He'sgoingalone.

M：Whenwillhebeleaving?

W：Hewastoldabou:itthreedaysago,andIthinkhe'11leaveinaweek.

Text8

M：Oh,whoisthebeautifuloldwomaninfrontofthehouse?

W：That*smygrandmother.

M：Oh.thenthatmustbeyourhouseinthebackground.Whereisit?

W：No,that*smygrandmother'shouse.ShelivesinKentucky.Welivein

Boston,abouttwo-and-a-halfhourawaybyplane.

M：Then,doesshelivewithyouruncleoraunt°

W：No.Sinceherhusbanddied,shehaslivedalone.M：Alone?Butsheisso

old!Whotakescareofher?

W：Shetakescareo:herself,thoughsheis81thisyearandisbeginningto

slowdownalittle.Shehasacleaningladywhocomesforafewhoursaweek

toeleanhouseandhelpwiththeshopping.

M：Butisn'tshelonelywithoutfamily?

W：Ofcoursenot.Shehaslivedinthesameneighbor-hoodsinceshewasfirst

married,sosheknowsal1theneighbors,youngandold,andshehas1otsoffriends.

M：Whydoesn'tshelivewithyou?Donttyoumissher?

W：Well,actually,wetalktoheronthephoneoverywoekandvisitherat

leastonceayear,butwearebusywithourlivesandsoisshe.Weloveto

havehervisit,butweallknowthatifshelivedwithus,wemightnotgetalong

sowell.

Text9

W：AndIrealizedwewerecompletelylost,butatleastwegotthereinthe

end.

M：Funnyyoushouldsaythatbecause,er,asimilarthinghappenedtomeone

timewhenIwasabroad.WewereactuallydoingaconcertinthisbarinGcr-many.

W：Really