单选题

Trip to Japan

Student A: Hi, Susanne. I didn"t realize you ______. How was your trip?
Student B: Oh, hi, Ron. The trip was great, but I must say, I am ______. The visit to Japan was ______ fifteen days of eating, drinking and long ______ traveling by train. Now that I"m back home, I can ______!
Student A: Wow! Sounds fun, did you have good weather?
Student B: Sure, if you like heat and humidity. I love heat so I ______. And, once Tokyo seemed unbearably hot, we ______, with lots of yummy sushi and cold beer and ______ to visit Kagoshima. It was a true adventure.
Student A: So, what did you do in Kagoshima? Isn"t there a big volcano there?
Student B: Yes, there is an active volcano that is ______. We took the boat ______ and stayed ______. It was pretty neat. I"ve never been ______ with a volcano, the thing could blow at any time!
Student A: Sounds exciting and hot! You ______ of Tokyo only to be ______.
Student B: Well, not exactly. It was still hot in the south, but we had the fresh ocean breezes to ______ so it was a most enjoyable time. I"ll go back for sure.
Student A: Wasn"t it hard to communicate ______, though? I"ve heard lots of Japanese people study English but most are ______ actually using it.
Student B: Actually, things did go very smoothly for us. One of my ______ had lived in Japan for a number of years right after college. He was really good at speaking Japanese when all else failed. More importantly, he knew how to Japanese people so they wouldn"t feel embarrassed about any English mistakes.
Student A: Really? How did he do that?
Student B: One method was to ______. When they responded he would repeat what they said ______. Eventually, they ______ what little English they knew to help us out. The Japanese are very polite.
Student A: I think everyone knows that. Why didn"t your friend just speak to them in Japanese and then ______? It seems that would have been a better plan.
Student B: Yeah, but it was fun to ______ a conversation. Once the Japanese person started speaking English, they would usually continue. We met some really interesting people that way and also got some really good ______.
Student A: I never thought of that. Looks like I"ll have to ______ Spanish if I want to pretend I don"t really know how to speak it. Perhaps I can ______ some Latin hearts when I go to Colombia next year.
Student B: You"d better start studying now. I"ve heard your Spanish and you"ve got a lot to learn before you can fake it.
Student A: Thanks for ______. Your Spanish isn"t so hot either.
Student B: True, but I do recall getting ______ in Spanish 101 than you did. Remember when you told the teacher you thought her beard was very sexy because you mixed up the pronunciation.
Student A: How can I forget? I"m sure that was ______ I got a C instead of a B in that course.

【正确答案】

Trip to Japan

Student A: Hi, Susanne. I didn"t realize you were back already. How was your trip?
Student B: Oh, hi, Ron. The trip was great, but I must say, I am absolutely pooped. The visit to Japan was a whirlwind fifteen days of eating, drinking and long sleepless nights traveling by train. Now that I"m back home, I can catch up on my sleep!
Student A: Wow! Sounds fun, did you have good weather?
Student B: Sure, if you like heat and humidity. I love heat so I couldn"t get enough of it. And, once Tokyo seemed unbearably hot, we hopped on an air-conditioned train, with lots of yummy sushi and cold beer and headed south to visit Kagoshima. It was a true adventure.
Student A: So, what did you do in Kagoshima? Isn"t there a big volcano there?
Student B: Yes, there is an active volcano that is accessed by ferry. We took the boat across the bay and stayed in an inexpensive hostel. It was pretty neat. I"ve never been so up close and personal with a volcano, the thing could blow at any time!
Student A: Sounds exciting and hot! You escaped the heat of Tokyo only to be thrown into a cauldron of molten lava.
Student B: Well, not exactly. It was still hot in the south, but we had the fresh ocean breezes to cool us down so it was a most enjoyable time. I"ll go back for sure.
Student A: Wasn"t it hard to communicate while you were there, though? I"ve heard lots of Japanese people study English but most are not very good at actually using it.
Student B: Actually, things did go very smoothly for us. One of my traveling companions had lived in Japan for a number of years right after college. He was really good at speaking Japanese when all else failed. More importantly, he knew how to interact with Japanese people so they wouldn"t feel embarrassed about any English mistakes.
Student A: Really? How did he do that?
Student B: One method was to ask for help in really bad Japanese. When they responded he would repeat what they said all mixed up. Eventually, they would resort to what little English they knew to help us out. The Japanese are very polite.
Student A: I think everyone knows that. Why didn"t your friend just speak to them in Japanese and then translate for you guys? It seems that would have been a better plan.
Student B: Yeah, but it was fun to get involved in a conversation. Once the Japanese person started speaking English, they would usually continue. We met some really interesting people that way and also got some really good tips for sightseeing and eating.
Student A: I never thought of that. Looks like I"ll have to brush up on my Spanish if I want to pretend I don"t really know how to speak it. Perhaps I can charm my way into some Latin hearts when I go to Colombia next year.
Student B: You"d better start studying now. I"ve heard your Spanish and you"ve got a lot to learn before you can fake it.
Student A: Thanks for the vote of confidence. Your Spanish isn"t so hot either.
Student B: True, but I do recall getting a much higher score in Spanish 101 than you did. Remember when you told the teacher you thought her beard was very sexy because you mixed up the pronunciation.
Student A: How can I forget? I"m sure that was one of the main reasons I got a C instead of a B in that course.