2018-2019学年湖北省恩施市清江外国语学校高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2018-2019学年湖北省恩施市清江外国语学校高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

‎2018-2019学年湖北省恩施市清江外国语学校高二上学期期中考试英语试题 时间：120分钟满分：150分 第I卷 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. Whose book does Suzie have?‎ A. Hannah’s. B. Her mother’s. C. Deborah’s.‎ ‎2. How will the woman go to the town center?‎ A. By train. B. By bus. C. By taxi.‎ ‎3. How many shirts will the man buy?‎ A. Three. B. Five. C. Six.‎ ‎4. Who is Jack probably talking with?‎ A. His mother. B. His teacher. C. His dentist.‎ ‎5. What will the boy probably do this weekend?‎ A. Have a picnic.‎ B. Learn about science.‎ C. Study math by himself.‎ 第二节（共15 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分22.5 分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. How many people will there be in the party?‎ A. Twelve. B. Fourteen. C. Twenty.‎ ‎7. Where will the party be held?‎ A. In a park.‎ B. At the office.‎ C. At a co-worker’s house.‎ 听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。‎ ‎8. What did the man give the woman?‎ A. A bill. B. A key card. C. Some money.‎ ‎9. What did the man enjoy about his trip?‎ A. The room service.‎ B. The helpful people.‎ C. The pleasant weather.‎ 听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。‎ ‎10. Why does Michael feel sorry?‎ A. He is having a lot of problems.‎ B. He forgot his grandmother’s birthday.‎ C. He hasn’t called his grandmother for a long time.‎ ‎11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. Michael’s birthday.‎ B. Michael’s grandfather.‎ C. Michael’s busy schedule.‎ ‎12. How does Michael probably feel about going to college?‎ A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Disappointed.‎ 听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。‎ ‎13. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. At a bank. B. At a drugstore. C. At a post office.‎ ‎14. Where is the man’s mother?‎ A. In Atlanta. B. In St. Louis. C. In Memphis.‎ ‎15. Why is there extra cost for the man to pay?‎ A. He is paying for overnight service.‎ B. He is paying with a credit card.‎ C. He has a fragile item.‎ ‎16. What is the man giving to his mother?‎ A. A box of cookies. B. Some cash. C. A cup.‎ 听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。‎ ‎17. What is the important weather news?‎ A. There will be rain all night.‎ B. There will be a storm this morning.‎ C. There will be sunny skies tomorrow.‎ ‎18. When will the storm pass?‎ A. On Tuesday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.‎ ‎19. Where is the tornado starting?‎ A. In Tulsa.‎ B. In Springfield.‎ C. In Oklahoma City.‎ ‎20. What supplies does the speaker suggest people prepare in the end?‎ A. Umbrellas. B. Rain boots. C. Water and food.‎ 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Welcome to the North Pole Adventure The North Pole Adventure is a one-of-a-kind interactive Christmas attraction for the entire family. Unlike other Christmas attractions, it is open from November 25 until Christmas Eve. It is not a guided tour. While elves (小精灵) are throughout the adventure to interact with your children, your kids can spend as much time in each area as they wish. The adventure features a replica (复制品) of the North Pole including everything you imagine at Santa’s North Pole.‎ Santa’s House Kids will experience what it’s like at the North Pole and see first-hand what it takes for Santa and his elves to get ready for Christmas each year. The memories your children will take away from Santa’s House will be ones they will remember for a life time.‎ Post Office All kids will be assisted by Santa’s elves in writing a letter to Santa and then depositing it in Santa’s magical mailbox. A few days before Christmas, they will receive letters at their own homes from Santa.‎ Elf University Elf University is the place where elves go to school. It’s also the place where kids enjoy making Christmas presents, coloring Christmas pictures, and even filling out applications to become elves one day.‎ Admission Buy your tickets online to avoid waiting in line. If the tickets sell out when you buy them online, there will still be tickets available at the ticket office.‎ ‎21. The North Pole Adventure________.‎ A. arranges elves to entertain kids in some areas ‎ B. is open to visitors for nearly one month ‎ C. is modeled on other Christmas attractions ‎ D. provides visitors with tour guide service ‎ ‎22. What can we learn from the passage?‎ ‎ A. Elf University offers kids opportunities for becoming elves B. Kids who visited Post Office would receive letters on Christmas Eve ‎ C. Kids can have fun in Santa’s House by dressing up like Santa ‎ D. Tickets to the adventure can be bought online if they sell out at the ticket office ‎23. Where can you probably see the article?‎ ‎ A. a science fiction B. a newspaper C. a tourist booklet D. a story book B When I was young, I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the car and the dream house. All the way through junior years, my mind was planning this beautiful future.‎ Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after, my great-grandmother passed away, followed by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events left me not knowing what to do or where to go. Death had never touched me so closely.‎ After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success. Though I was attempting to achieve material success, I was not enjoying my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace, purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real success.‎ Enjoying life’s precious quirks (偶发事件) makes an ordinary person more successful than a wealthy person who isn’t content and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning skills. Instead of focusing on the future, I focused on today and the many blessings and successes that came with it.‎ I still get excellent grades, but now I devote weeks to studying instead of struggling for exams, and I think about the future with a deeper sense of meaning. For me, being successful means truly living life each day.‎ ‎24. The reason why the author changed his idea of success is that ________. ‎ A. he can’t afford his house ‎ B. he lost a few beloved persons in a short time C. he didn’t know what to do or where to go ‎ D. his beloved teacher died ‎25. According to the author, which of the following is the real success for a person?‎ A. Being famous. B. Material achievements.‎ C. Good car and big house. D. Truly living life each day.‎ ‎26. What does the author want to tell the readers?‎ A. His opinion about success. B. The true meaning of studying.‎ C. How to achieve success. D. The true meaning of life.‎ ‎27. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?‎ A. He didn’t want to take all the exams.‎ B. His teacher died before the death of his great-grandma.‎ C. The author didn’t do well in all the exams. ‎ D. The author thinks that success is not promised.‎ C Tencent announced yesterday that it will limit the daily time for youngsters to play its popular King of Glory game after parents and schools in Shanghai and other areas complained their children had become addicted to playing it.‎ From tomorrow, children younger than 12 will only be allowed to play the game for a maximum(最大值) of one hour a day, and after 9 pm, they will be banned from logging into it, said Tencent. Those older than 12 will be able to play a maximum two hours a day. ‎ The game system will remind players the time they have been playing and young players will be forced to log out when the time is up.‎ Tencent claimed these were the strictest measures in China’s game industry to prevent addiction and the company expected they would ease parents’ anxiety.‎ The company also said it had updated its system for parents to keep tabs on their children using its games.‎ Since February, parents can receive messages when children log in and spend money on the game after they connect children’s game accounts with their mobile phone numbers.‎ Now, parents can connect phones, tablets or computers that their children use to play games, so that they can keep an eye on the children even if they have several game accounts, Tencent said.‎ Song Zhe, a father of a Shanghai high school student, welcomed the measures but was not sure if they would be sufficiently effective. “I like the system that could lock up the devices as children can register many accounts,” he said, “but children are so clever that they can always think out counter measures.”‎ ‎28．What can we infer from Paragraph 2?‎ A．Kids under 11 could play the game for at most 7 hours in a week.‎ B．Girls under 8 are able to log in the game at 10 pm.‎ C．Those older than 16 are able to play the game all the time.‎ D．Children over 13 can log in the game after playing 3 hours in a day.‎ ‎29．Tencent claimed to take the strictest measures to _________.‎ A．help the parents to keep an eye on their children’s life B．promote the sales of this new product C．prevent the youngsters being addicted to the game ‎ D．help the youngsters to log in the game ‎30．What can we learn about the game system according to the passage?‎ A．Parents can monitor their children even if they try to register different game accounts.‎ B．Parents need to connect their tablets or computers to the game accounts of their children.‎ C．Parents can be reminded of the time their children have been playing the games.‎ D．Parents should pay attention to their phones all the time in case they miss any message.‎ ‎31．What did Song Zhe think of the game system?‎ A．The game system was absolutely welcomed by him.‎ B．Children were too dull to break out of the system.‎ C．He was uncertain about the effectiveness of the system.‎ D．Children could register lots of accounts to unlock the devices.‎ D Managers and office busybodies might be keen on a clean desk, but it seems that in terms of productivity, they could have it all wrong. “A messy desk can actually lead people towards clearer thinking,” say researchers from Germany.‎ The researchers found in a series of linked studies---using a messy desk and a messy shop front---that people actually thought more clearly when all around was chaos, as they sought to simplify the tasks at hand. That is, visual and mental clutter (杂乱) forces human beings to focus and think more clearly. For instance, famous thinkers ‎ and writers such as Albert Einstein and Roald Dahl have been notorious (臭名昭著的) for their untidy desks.‎ ‎“Messy desks may not be asdetrimentalas they appear to be, as the problem-solving approaches they seem to promote work efficiency or enhance employees’ creativity in problem solving,” say the authors.‎ ‎“Business and government managers often promote ‘clean desk’ policies to avoid disorganized offices and messy desks, for the purpose of boosting work efficiency and productivity,” writes a researcher, Jia Liu of the University of Groningen. “This practice is based on the conventional wisdom that a disorganized and messy environment can clutter one’s mind and complicate one’s judgments.”‎ ‎“However, not all evidence supports this conventional link between a messy environment and a messy mind”. The scientists tested people’s response in various messy environments, including a messy shop front, a disorganized desk, and even a work environment where a language task reminded people of messiness.‎ The authors found in the series of six studies that people tended towards simplicity in their thinking.“They classified products in a simpler manner, were willing to pay more for a T-shirt that has a simple-looking picture, and sought less variety in their choices”, said the researchers.‎ ‎32. Why did the author take Albert Einstein and Ronald Dahl for example?‎ ‎ A. To tell readers untidy desks can make you as famous as them.‎ ‎ B. To convince readers that untidiness is not all that bad.‎ ‎ C. To attract readers and show the author’s wide range of knowledge.‎ D. To inform readers of one way to success—untidy desks.‎ ‎33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ ‎ A. All people are not in favor of “clean desk” in the office.‎ ‎ B. A messy environment will certainly lead to a messy mind.‎ ‎ C. A clean environment will do great harm to work efficiency.‎ ‎ D. People tend to clear up the mess before thinking clearly.‎ ‎34. The underlined word “detrimental” probably mean_____.‎ ‎ A. common B. accessible C. beneficial D. disadvantageous ‎35. What is the main idea of this passage?‎ ‎ A. The messier the desks are, the more efficient the employees are.‎ B. We should make our office messy to improve our work efficiency.‎ C. Messy desks in the office can have a positive effect on employees.‎ D. Clean desks can promote the employees’ productivity and creativity.‎ 第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ The benefits of keeping a journal (日志)‎ If you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life. I have been keeping journals for years. Writing all the lessons I learn and all the ideas I get has become a habit for me. 36 Here are some benefits you will get by keeping a journal.‎ ‎◆ It prevents you from losing an idea. Have you ever gotten an idea only to lose it later because you didn’t write it down? 37 But then I developed the habit of writing down every idea that came into my mind as soon as possible. If I’m away from my computer, I usually write it down on a piece of paper that I bring wherever I go. I will then transfer the idea to the journal in my computer.‎ ‎◆ It helps you review all the lessons you’ve learned. By reviewing your journal, you can quickly see the lessons you’ve learned and the ideas you’ve gotten. 38 You can use the ideas to propel (鞭策) yourself forward.‎ ‎◆ 39 After keeping a journal for years, you can look back at it and see how far you’ve gone. Things that were big problems in the past might seem small today. The raw ideas you had in the past might have been realized today.‎ ‎◆ It helps you expand（扩展） your ideas. When you try to come up with a sentence to express an idea, you are thinking actively about it. 40 In the end, you will expand your ideas.‎ A. I often experienced that myself.‎ B. It trains you to express your thoughts.‎ C. And to be honest, I can’t imagine what my life would be like without it.‎ D. Just use whatever tool you feel comfortable with.‎ E. Thinking actively helps you connect your idea to another idea.‎ F. It allows you to see your progress over time.‎ G. Then you can do whatever necessary to avoid repeating the same mistakes.‎ 第三部分英语知识应用（共三节，共45分）‎ 第一节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ I was the fool at school, regarded as a special needs student. I was termed as such. Obviously, because I was not interested in school and did not care for my　41　.‎ Over time, I started to believe in my stupidity. I　42　the fact that I was in special needs classes and poured it out as anger and depression. But one activity　43　this view of myself: chess.‎ I started to play chess with my father after school simply because I wanted to　44　him at something. My father was a 　45　man, fond of physics, writing, religion, …, almost every　46　. He was called a walking dictionary. So, winning in chess against my father would be a 　47　that I had intellectual power. On the small chessboard, I had a chance to　48　my so-called inability.‎ Game after game, I wanted to beat my father even more. I started to study chess books and play against a chess computer to　49　my skills. One weekend, I finally checkmated (将杀) my father on a ferry ride, which made me feel　50　.‎ Two years later, I became the second board on my school chess team, with our top board being the best high school player in the state. But before the tournament season, our top player　51　to come. There came my chance to play as top board against the best players in other states.‎ I was determined to show who I had become: a(n)　52　person able to win with calculation, logic and will. My most　53　game came in the final round. Our team was facing a high school which only excellent students attended. It was　54　a match between a special needs student and a smart soul. My opponent (对手) was playing well and kept　55　while I kept defending to keep my king safe. He spent long trying to ‎ break down my defenses, but could not find the final push. I　56　with more defensive moves, trying to make it as difficult for him as possible. With little 　57　left, he started to make rapid moves.　58　he could make the final decision, he ran out of time. Honestly, as his clock flag fell, I jumped up out of my seat and kissed the floor out of excitement. Of course it was not the most sportsmen-like　59　, but I could not control my emotions.‎ While holding my winner’s cup, I knew I was not　60　. The inferiority complex (自卑感) had melted away, and I realized that underneath our thoughts, each person is a genius.‎ ‎41. A. grades B. habits C. plans D. benefits ‎42. A. noticed B. explained C. accepted D. ignored ‎43. A. supported B. changed C. questioned D. showed ‎44. A. please B. comfort C. beat D. disturb ‎45. A. smart B. strict C. quiet D. strong ‎46. A. method B. topic C. chance D. field ‎ ‎47. A. dream B. lesson C. theory D. sign ‎ ‎48. A. overcome B. expose C. prove D. promote ‎49. A. teach B. sharpen C. choose D. invent ‎50. A. puzzled B. disappointed C. overjoyed D. interested ‎51. A. promised B. managed C. happened D. failed ‎ ‎52. A. brave B. lucky C. active D. intelligent ‎ ‎53. A. memorable B. terrible C. dangerous D. popular ‎54. A. normally B. possibly C. actually D. partly ‎55. A. smiling B. attacking C. pausing D. escaping ‎56. A. returned B. quit C. won D. exchanged ‎ ‎57. A. patience B. time C. energy D. wisdom ‎58. A. Once B. Until C. Before D. Unless ‎ ‎59. A. spirit B. thought C. comment D. behavior ‎ ‎60. A. proud B. stupid C. bright D. lazy 第II卷 第一节 ‎（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式 While Iwent sightseeing in London, I visited the London Underground. Like most tourists, I was very interested in it as it is the ____61______(old) system in the world. It is also very complex. I was told that the first part of the underground system opened in 1863 and ______62______ took people from the boundary of London to the city center. The underground passages were very narrow _______63______ (compare) to the last line that was constructed in 1977. When _______64______(carriage) first ran in these passages, there was lots _______65______ smoke and noise. I think it must have been horrible and damp down there! Another problem was that there were a dozen different lines, ______66_______ were not linked. This______67______ (make) the system not user-friendly, but now the different lines have been joined. The union of the different lines makes travelling on the London Underground much more _______68______ (convenience). I bought a ticket at a discount and rode the underground three times. It was good for me _______69_______ (have) the experience. Another interesting thing was that these passages were used for all sorts of things during the World War II such as bomb shelters and an anti-aircraft center. It’s _____70_____ (true) amazing!‎ 第四部分写作（共两节；满分 35 分）‎ 第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分 Dear Daddy,‎ How's your life in America? Now, I am writing to share you something about my college entrance examination. I did so very well in them that I was admitted to my ‎ dreaming school—Peking University. I had been studying in Peking University for a month. As part of the former royal garden and equipping with many modern facilities, the campus is very beautiful.‎ There is a great library with many books. In my spare time, I like going to the library where is quiet so I can read and learn attentively. The teacher here are very knowledgeable and kind to students. Attending their lectures seem to me such a enjoyable thing. I am very satisfying with everything here. I will study harder to learn more.‎ Yours,‎ Mike 第二节书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Jane 打算于明年7月份来中国，特来信了解中国的社交习俗。请你用英语回一封信，从以下几个方面介绍。‎ 1. 见面时的问候方式；‎ 2. 对赞美的回答方式；‎ 3. 接受礼物时的回应方式；‎ 4. 用餐礼节。‎ 注意：1. 词数: 100词左右，信的开头已为你写好（不计入词数）；‎ ‎ 2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。‎ Dear Jane,‎ Glad to hear from you and you are welcome to China in July.__________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎2018年秋季学期高二年级期中考试英语答案 听力：1—5 CABAB 6—10 BABBC 11—15 CACBA 16—20 CACBC ‎21-40 BAC BDAD ACAC BADC CAGFE ‎41-60 ACBCA DDABC DDACB ABCDB ‎61 oldest 62 it 63 compared 64 carriages 65 of ‎66 which 67 made 68 convenient 69 to have 70 truly Dear Daddy,‎ How's your life in America? Now, I am writing to share∧ you something about my college with entrance examination. I did so very well in them that I was admitted to my dreaming school —‎ 去掉it Peking University. I had been studying in Peking University for a month. As part of the former have garden and equipping with many modern facilities, the campus is very beautiful. There is a great equipped royal library with many books. In my spare time, I like going to the library where is quiet so I which/that can read and learn attentively. The teacher here are very knowledgeable and kind to students.‎ teachers Attending their lectures seem to me such a enjoyable thing. I am very satisfying with everything seems an satisfied here. I will study harder to learn more.‎ Looking forward to hearing from you.‎ Yours,‎ Mike 书面表达：‎ Dear Jane,‎ Glad to hear from you and you are welcome to China in July. The following are some Chinese customs.‎ Firstly, we greet each other by saying “Hello!” or asking such questions as “Where are you going?”or “Are you busy?” to express our care .Secondly, When praised, we reply with “Oh, no.” or “I’m over-praised.”to show good manners. Of course, when receiving a gift, to show our gratitude, we usually say “it’s unnecessary.”besides “Thanks”.And then we put it away rather than opening it directly. Finally, at dinner parties, we talk loudly and drink a toast to someone’s health or success.‎ Anyhow, different cultures, different customs. If you “Do as the Romans do when in Rome”,you’ll enjoy your stay in China.I hope what’s mentioned above might be helpful and wish you a good journey.‎ Yours, ‎ Li Hua 听力原文 Text 1‎ M: Where did you get that book, Suzie? Did mom get it? I don’t remember buying it for you.‎ W: Deborah lent it to me. (1) Everyone’s reading it. I have to give it to Hannah when I finish reading it.‎ Text 2‎ W: Should I take a taxi or a bus to the town center?‎ M: You can take either, but the train goes directly there. It’s cheaper, too.‎ W: Thanks. I’ll do that instead. (2)‎ Text 3‎ M: I’ll take six of these shirts: two red shirts, one blue shirt, and three green shirts.‎ W: I’m sorry. We are out of the blue ones.‎ M: OK. I guess I’ll just take the two red ones and the three green ones. (3)‎ Text 4‎ W: Jack, have you brushed your teeth?‎ M: No, I already brushed them this morning. I’m busy playing my X-Box!‎ W: Jack, you know you have to brush them twice a day. Dr. Brunswick said so. Don’t talk back. Just go do it now. (4)‎ Text 5‎ M: Finally! I’m done with this math test. I’m going to make the most of my free time.‎ W: So, you’re going to Henry’s picnic?‎ M: No, I’m going to visit the library. I’ve reserved a study room, and there are science experts available there all weekend. (5)‎ Text 6‎ M: Good morning. I’d like to buy a cake.‎ W: No problem, sir. We have many cakes here. What size would you like?‎ M: Well, it’s for my co-worker’s birthday. There are fourteen people in the office. (6)‎ W: Well, this cake feeds twelve people, and this one behind it feeds twenty.‎ M: I’ll take the bigger one… It’s better to have too much than not enough.‎ W: Sounds good. Do you want it delivered?‎ M: Yes. Can you deliver it to my office? The birthday party will be after work, at a park near the office. (7)‎ Text 7‎ M: I’d like to check out. Here’s my key card. (8)‎ W: Thank you, Mr. Johnson. And here’s your bill.‎ M: Many thanks. Wow! I sure spent a lot of money in this hotel!‎ W: I hope your stay was pleasant.‎ M: Uh, yeah. This could be a great hotel if you got rid of all the insects. And you should improve the food you serve.‎ W: I’m so sorry. Well, to make you feel better, we’ll offer you a free stay in any of our hotels.‎ M: Thanks.‎ W: I’m glad these small problems didn’t ruin your visit.‎ M: Yeah, the city itself was great. I liked coming here a lot.‎ W: Good to hear you had some wonderful experiences. (9)‎ M: I did. And I met so many helpful people. (9)‎ W: Have a pleasant trip home.‎ Text 8‎ M: Hi, Grandma! I’m calling to say happy birthday. I hope you’re having a good day.‎ W: Thank you, Michael! It’s great to hear from you. It’s been a while since we’ve talked. (10)‎ M: I know, Grandma. I’m sorry. (10) I’ve been so busy with school and activities lately. I’m captain of the basketball team this year. And I’m also applying to colleges for next fall.(11)‎ W: Oh, Michael, I’m so proud of you! You’re a very accomplished young man. Do you know where you want to go to college?‎ M: I really want to go to the University of Southern California, but they might not let me in!‎ It’s a very good school, and it’s very difficult to be accepted there. (12)‎ W: Well, I’m sure they will take you, honey. You’re a special young man. You’ve really made your grandfather and me so proud.‎ Text 9‎ W: I can help the next person in line.‎ M: That’s me. Hi! I need to mail this package. (13)‎ W: Okay, great. Where is it going?‎ M: It’s going to St. Louis, Missouri. (14) And I need it to get there as fast as possible. It’s my mother’s birthday present, and her birthday is tomorrow. (14) I don’t want it to be late.‎ W: Okay, sir. I can do that. We’ll have to deliver it overnight, which will cost extra money. (15) Let’s see…it will be $32.50 to get the package there tomorrow. Will you pay with a credit card or cash?‎ M: I have cash. And please mark “FRAGILE” on the box.‎ W: What is in here, sir? (16) Is there anything dangerous? Any liquids or chemicals?‎ M: No, there is just a box of chocolates and a cup. (16) But I don’t want the cup to break.‎ W: Okay, sir. We will have it leaving Atlanta and arriving in St. Louis tomorrow, by way of Memphis. Here’s your receipt, and have a great day!‎ Text 10‎ Good afternoon, viewers. Thanks for tuning in to your local News Channel 5 in Tulsa, for the latest weather report around town! It’s Tuesday, April 9th, and I have some important weather news for you today. Later this evening, we will be getting some rain, which will increasethroughout the night. (17) By morning, we will have a bad thunderstorm. So, when you go towork tomorrow, be sure to take your umbrella and rain boots! Let’s also look at the weather report for the week. The storm will not be passing for several days, until Sunday. (18) In fact, on Saturday, we may have a chance ‎ of a tornado. This could be serious, folks. Tornadoactivity is starting in Springfield and may move into Oklahoma City, (19) which means we’dbe next. In case of a tornado, you should probably store up some basic supplies, like bottles ofwater and canned foods — just in case. (20) Thanks again for watching, folks, and tune in again soon for your most updated weather news in town!‎