【正文】 mprove our listening is to _____. A. practice as much as possible B. find as many listening resources as possible C. use the Inter like a radio station D. speak naturally and read as much as possible 61. Which of the following is a good habit when listening? A. Try to understand everything. B. Try to get the main ideas. C. Pay much attention to details. D. Translate each word in your mind. 62. Why did the writer mention his / her experience in Germany? A. To prove the importance of translating. B. To show the problems of speaking a foreign language. C. To tell us the importance of staying calm. D. To point out an ineffective method of listening. 63. The underlined part “ a wall” in the last paragraph refers to “ _____” . A. a munication barrier B. culture shock C. language conflict D. a little misunderstanding C A person’ s nose is important for breathing and smelling. The nose is also used in many popular expressions. Some people are able to “ lead other people by the nose” . For example, if a wife “ leads her husband by the nose” , she makes him do whatever she wants him to do. It is always helpful when people “ keep their nose out of other people’ s business” . They do not interfere （干涉） . The opposite of this is someone who “ noses around” all the time. This kind of person is interested in other people’ s private matters. He is considered “ nosey” . One unusual expression is “ that is no skin off my nose” . This means that a situation does not affect or concern me. We also say that sometimes a person “ cuts off his nose to spite his face” . That is, he makes a situation worse for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry. More problems can develop if a person “ looks down his nose” at someone or something. The person acts like someone or something is unimportant or worthless. This person might also “ turn up his nose” at something that he considers not good enough. This person thinks he is better than everyone else. He has his “ nose in the air” . In school, some students “ thumb their nose” at their teacher. They refuse to obey orders or do any work. Maybe these students do not know the correct answers. My mother always told me, if you study hard, the answers should be “ right under your nose” or easily seen. 64. A person who leads other people by the nose is perhaps _____. A. a hardworking worker in a factory B. an ordinary student in a class C. an experienced leader in a group D. a pretty wife in a family 65. Mrs. Smith is thought to be nosey because she _____. A. cares about nobody else B. often laughs at other people C. keeps talking to people around her D. wants to find out others’ secrets 66. If something is no skin off your nose, you will _____. A. not be bothered by it B. pay much attention to it C. feel excited about it D. worry about it 67. Who is most probably popular with other people? A. A woman who cuts off her nose to spite her face. B. A man who keeps his nose out of others’ business. C. A beautiful girl who has her nose in the air. D. A clever boy who thumbs his nose at his teachers. D During the early years of the settlement of the American continent, a highly distinctive form of English, spoken by the black population, was beginning to develop in the islands of the West Indies and the southern part of the mainland. The beginning of the seventeenth century saw the emergence (出現(xiàn) ) of the slave trade. Ships from Europe traveled to the West African coast, where they exchanged cheap goods for black slaves. The slaves were shipped in terrible conditions to the Caribbean islands and the American coast, where they were in turn exchanged for such products as sugar and molasses. The ships then returned to England, pleting an “ Atlantic triangle” of journeys, and the process began again. Britain and the United States had outlawed the slave trade by 1865, but by that time, nearly 200 years of trading h