Listen to a monologue and do the exercises to practise your listening skills!

1. Where did the writer go to study a 6. When the writer was in Oxford, what
few years ago? did she do every Sunday?
A. Italy A. Teach in Chinese school
B. Hongkong B. Teach in Indonesian school
C. Malaysia C. Have a course
D. United Kingdom D. Have a picnic

2. Where did she stay while she was in 7. During her studies in UK, what activities
the UK? did she use to do?
A. In her own house A. Cooking
B. In the host family B. Shopping
C. In hotel C. Jogging
D. In boarding house D. Climbing

3. When did she spend her holiday 8. What did the writer try to bake with
when she was in the UK? her friends?
A. October A. Biscuit
B. November B. Cake
C. December C. Bread
D. September D. Potato

4. How did she go to York? 9. Did she enjoy the time in UK?
A. A bus A. Yes, she enjoyed it
B. A plane B. No, it was her bad experience
C. A car C. No, she hated her life in UK
D. A train D. Not really

5. How long did she stay in York? 10. Where did she originally come from?
A. One day A. Italy
B. One week B. Japan
C. One month C. Hong Kong
D. One year D. Malaysia
Another (1)____________ day And I (12)________ just (13)________ I’m
Has (2)________ and gone away living
In Paris and Rome Someone else’s life
But I wanna go home It’s (14)________ I (15)________ stepped
... outside
May be surrounded by When everything was (16)__________
A million people I right
Still feel all alone And I know just why
I just (3)__________ go home You (17)__________ not come along with
(Oh) I miss you, you know me
And I’ve been keeping all the letters This was not your dream
That I wrote to you But you always (18)________________ in
Each one a line or two me
I’m fine baby, how are you? Another (19)__________ day
Well I (4)__________ (5)________ them Has come and gone away
but In even (20)__________ and Rome
I (6)________ (7)________ it’s just not And I wanna go home
enough Let me go home
My words (8)________ cold and flat And I’m surrounded by
And you deserve (9)________ A million (21)____________ I
(10)________ that Still feel alone
Another airplane (Oh) let me go home
Another sunny place (Oh) I (22)________ you, you know
I’m lucky, I know Let me go home
But I wanna go home I’ve had my run
I’ve got to go home Baby, I’m done
I (23)__________ go home
Let me go home Let me go home
I’m just too far And it (24)________ all be all right
From where you are I’ll be (25)________ tonight
I wanna (11)________ home I’m coming back home