听下面一段独白，回答第8至第9两个小题。English has changed a lot over the years and it is still changing. It is not easy to say whether someone is using British English or American English. People in Japan or Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans. English is the most widely used language in the world in the 21st century. This language belongs to everyone in the world. So as a middle school student, you should think about how you can learn this language well. After you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。M: Hi, Jane. How was your trip in your hometown last month?W: Well, it was not very good.M: Why? What happened?W: Everything is quite different from what it used to be. The pollution is very serious. The river near my home used to be very beautiful. There were flowers and trees on both banks and the water was nice and clean. I could see fish swimming in the water. But now all these have gone. There is rubbish here and there.M: What a pity! How did it happen?W: Because a paper factory is pouring dirty water into the river and its producing terrible gas, too.M: Thats too bad. Wed better write to the TV station and tell them about it.W: Good idea.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。W: Whats the matter with you, Bill?M: Im feeling terrible, Mom.W: Let me take you to see a doctor.M: Dont worry. Its nothing serious. I only feel a bit frightened.W: What were you doing just now?M: I was watching a movie about the fight between the human beings and the robots.W: Its not real, is it?M: But Im afraid it wont be only a scientific movie. It will come true.W: Thats impossible. Man has a brain. But the robot has nothing in his head except some metal lines and its controlled by human beings.M: Are you sure its safe for human beings?W: Yes, quite sure. Not only now, but also in the future.第三节 听下面一篇短文。根据短文内容，按照你所听到的先后顺序将下列图片排序，并将其标号填写在题号后的横线上。短文读两遍。 Last Sunday afternoon, Jack called his friends. He wanted to ask them to play basketball together, but they were all busy. So he went to the book shop and bought an English-Chinese dictionary. His friends did different things last Sunday: Bill went to meet his cousin at the railway station. Betty came to New York two months ago. She was weak in English. So she wanted to improve her English at the English corner. Kate was ill for several days and she missed a lot of lessons. So she had to study to catch up with the others. Tom and his brother went to Disneyland. They saw the famous cartoon characters there and had a wonderful time.