一、听对话，选择正确的图片(每小题1分，共5分)

二、听对话和对话后的问题，选择正确答案(每小题1分，共5分)

6. Why does the police officer try to stop the boy?

A. He is quarrelling with the police officer.

B. He is playing soccer on the street. C. He is walking on the street.

7. How do they get to the gym?

A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By subway.

8. How far is it from the girl's school to her home?

A. It's about 10 minutes' walk. B. It's about 10 minutes' ride.

C. It's about 20 minutes' walk.

9. What will the weather be like tomorrow?

A. It will be sunny. B. It will be rainy. C. It will be cloudy.

10. What will the girl buy for Miss Lee?

A. A scarf. B. A set of music CDs. C. A set of DVDs.

三、听下面一段独白，判断下列陈述是否正确 (每小题1分，共5分)

11. Dominique learned a lot from Jay Chou.

12. In Dominique's opinion, if a person wants to get used to a new place, he or she should be outgoing and make friends with others.

13. Dominique was chosen "prom queen" because she's good at dancing.

14. Dominique has learned five languages.

15. Dominique doesn't think grammar is helpful to learn a language.

四、听短文，填写下列表格 (每小题1分，共5分)

US kids learn Chinese The number of Mandarin learners in the US now About 16 students. Why do more and more Americans learn Chinese? Because of China's 17 growth. And it's more 18 than other languages. Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to learn. An English speaker spends 1,320 hours becoming a good Chinese learner, But 480 hours for 19 , Spanish or Italian. Some schools teach Mandarin during the school day. 20 schools teach Mandarin during the school days.

Keys

初二: 1-5 A C D E B 6-10 B C B B B 11-15 T T F F F

16-20 50,000, fast, useful, French, Chicago