2018-2019学年河北省安平中学高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

2018-2019学年河北省安平中学高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

‎2018-2019学年河北省安平中学高一下学期第二次月考英语试题 第一部分：英语听力（共两节，共20小题；每小题1.5分，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. What does the woman think of the cleaner’s job? ‎ A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Dangerous.‎ ‎2. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. Rain-forests. B. Animals. C. Weather.‎ ‎3. Where does Sandra sit in the classroom now?‎ A. By the window. B. In the back row. C. By the door.‎ ‎4. Why didn’t Peter go for a trip last weekend?‎ A. He missed the train. B. He didn’t buy the ticket. ‎ C. He didn’t get to the station.‎ ‎5. What’s the man’s idea about the skirt?‎ A. Change it. B. Buy it. C. Reject it.‎ 第二节（共15小题）‎ 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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。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和第7题。‎ ‎6. What has the man been doing?‎ A. Working in the lab. B. Writing a report. C.Collecting some information.‎ ‎7. What is the man going to write about?‎ A. The environment. B. VR technology. C. The government.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。‎ ‎8. How long did the snow last last night?‎ A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Three hours.‎ ‎9. What will the speakers do next?‎ A. Continue to wait for the bus. B. Have a drink together.‎ C. Get on the bus.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。‎ ‎10. How far is it from here to the cheapest gas station?‎ A. About two miles. B. About five miles. C. A couple of blocks away.‎ ‎11. Which one will the woman go to finally? ‎ A. The cheapest one. B. The closest one. C. The more expensive one. ‎ ‎12. Where should the woman take a left turn?‎ A. At the gas station. B. At the post office. C. At the first traffic lights. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。‎ ‎13. How often does the girl get in touch with her friends?‎ A. Seldom. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week.‎ ‎14. Who does the girl usually turn to when she is upset?‎ A. Her friends. B. Her parents. C. Her teachers.‎ ‎15. Where would the girl talk with her friend?‎ A. In a shopping center. B. In a classroom. C. In a cafe.‎ ‎16. What does the man suggest the girl do?‎ A. Rely on her parents. B. Shop with her friends. ‎ C. Keep in touch with her friends.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。‎ ‎17. How did the speaker get the money?‎ A. He collected bottles and trade them. B. He made money by doing housework. ‎ C. He found a part-time job in the corner shop. ‎ ‎18. What did the speaker buy for his mother?‎ A. Cola and Candy. B. Candy and card. C. Card and Cola. ‎ ‎19. Why did the woman shout to the speaker?‎ A. Because he lied to her. B. Because he spent too much money.‎ C. Because she worried about his safety. ‎ ‎20. What can we learn from the story?‎ A. We should treasure the love between parent and child.‎ B. We could collect bottles and trade them for money. ‎ C. We should buy our parents gifts for their birthday. ‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，20小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40分）‎ ‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ A The city of San Francisco is a wonderful tourist attraction that offers many different things to see and do. The best way for a traveler to get a good look at the city is to take one of the many different tours there.‎ Tour the City on Foot When touring the city by walking, you aren’t going to walk much. What’s more, there are far more benefits. This kind of tour allows you to see as many buildings of the city as possible. A tour of the city on foot usually focuses on a more localized neighborhood level, which can be very interesting in a number of different ways.‎ Hit the Waters of San Francisco Bay The waters of San Francisco Bay have played an important role in the city s development over the last century, Touring San Francisco from the water is a completely unique way for you to see this wonderful city.‎ Take a Bus Tour If you want to see a wide variety of attractions from all over the city, one of the best things you could do is to book a tour through our company that offers services here. A bus tour of San Francisco is one of the most complete ways to experience the city Tour San Francisco From the Air While it is one of the most expensive ways to see San Francisco, touring the city from the air is one of the most unique and thrilling ways to see the city. Seeing the city from high above allows you to get a full view of the city as tour guides ‎ point out attractions from high above. If you do decide to tour San Francisco by air, you’ll be creating memories that you won’t forget forever.‎ We are a travel agency providing high-quality services and discounts. For more information, please click here.‎ ‎21. How should you tour San Francisco to appreciate its buildings?‎ A. By air B. By bus. C. On foot D. By boat ‎22. What can we learn about the Waters of San Francisco Bay?‎ A. They have high quality sea water.‎ B. They are explored on a localized level.‎ C. They were not in use until the last century.‎ D. They have helped the city to develop further.‎ ‎23. Which tour cost most?‎ A. Tour San Francisco From the Air B. Hit the Waters of San Francisco Bay C. Tour the City on Foot D. Take a Bus Tour ‎24. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?‎ A. To introduce San Francisco.‎ B. To advertise for a travel agency.‎ C. To show what to do in San Francisco.‎ D. To persuade people to visit San Francisco.‎ ‎ B I was going on vacation to meet my family for a week of fun in Canada. I got to the airport in Denver and was ready to leave my work behind for a few days. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed my job of helping families with children who experience disabilities but this was my vacation!‎ I was comfortably waiting for my flight with a good book to read, when an elderly lady waswheeled to our waiting area. I couldn‟t help but notice the trouble that she was having trying toopen a box of nuts with her arthritic(患关节炎的) hands. I sighed. No one else was willing tolook at her so I offered to help. She was very grateful. It turned out that these nuts were her entire breakfast. We sat and chatted. When it was time to board the plane the attendants werenowhere to be seen. The lady ‎ could walk but needed some assistance, so I volunteered to helpher on the plane and carry her bag.‎ As I helped her get settled I noticed her “seatmate”, a businessman, looked a bit horrified at having to make the flight with her. He offered to change seats with me and I agreed.Unexpectedly, we had a long chat. As we were entering another country we needed to fill out forms. I offered to fill hers out because of her arthritic hands. We landed and I needed to changeplanes, but I helped her get off first. The wheelchair she ordered was nowhere to be seen so weslowly walked to customs (海关)where her daughter was waiting.‎ We only exchanged first names, and she was so grateful to me. I had to run to catch myconnection but, as I thought about the experience, I saw her as my airport angel- a chance for me to hope that in the future when I'm in my 80s and traveling, someone will take the time toconnect with me.‎ 25. The author took the vacation with the purpose of ________. ‎ A. helping the elderly lady B. experiencing a new job B. helping some disabled children D. leaving her work behind and relaxing 26. How did the businessman feel when he saw the elderly lady as his “seatmate”? ‎ A. Excited. B. Frightened. C. Satisfied. D. Bored.‎ 27. What do you know from the underlined part? ‎ A.The author wants to travel together with someone else in her 80s. ‎ B.The author plans to spend some time traveling alone in her 80s. ‎ C. The author expects to find someone to take care of in her 80s when traveling. ‎ D.The author wishes to have someone to get along with in her 80s when traveling.‎ ‎28. What is the best title of this passage? ‎ A. My Airport Angel. B. An Elderly Lady and I.‎ B. An Unforgettable Traveling. D. Enjoying Helping the Disabled ‎ C ‎ Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “what is the most important in your life?”, maybe you will say "Computers and the Internet."‎ ‎ The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said ,"People can't live without computers today."‎ ‎ The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.‎ ‎ Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don't know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the "unreal friends" that they can't put their hearts into study. Many of them can't catch up with others on many subjects because of that.‎ ‎ We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.‎ ‎29. The Internet can not be used for ____. ‎ A. studying     B. shopping     C. thinking    D. playing ‎ ‎30. The Internet was born in about________‎ A. 1960 B.1971 C.1980 D.1985‎ ‎31. Which of the following is TRUE?‎ A. Students know the friends on the Internet very well B. Few students like surfing on the Internet C. Students use the Internet to make "unreal friends".‎ D. These "unreal friends" often meet each other.‎ ‎32. What does the writer think of the Internet?‎ A. It is helpful, but we can not do everything on it B. It can make students work harder C. It is not good for students ‎ D. It is wonderful ‎ D.‎ As most people know, in the past few years, sandstorms have swept across many cities and areas of North China, polluting the air and disturbing daily lives of human beings. People look dirty and suffer many kinds of illnesses, such as breath difficulty. The sandstorm is such a serious problem that it has not only undermined the industrial and agricultural development of our country but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of the Chinese people. It is expected that effective(有效的) measures should be taken as soon as possible through our joint efforts to limit its occurrence.‎ So what should we do with the frightening sandstorms？ Some experts put forward practical suggestions as follows: For one thing, more funs(基金)ought to be put into tree planting and forest protection so as to keep more water resources within the surface of the earth. For another, governments of all countries should make laws on environmental protection.For example, banning the use of throw-away chopsticks and punishing illegal tree cutting. Scientists should also study and find ways to cut down the degree of its destruction and to improve the whole environment.‎ How people look forward to sunny days with little breeze(微风)touching their faces now and forever! Nevertheless, I am fully confident that the golden days can come back so long as everyone tried his best to protect natural environment from today on.‎ 33. The underlined word”undermined”(in Paragraph 1)means __________.‎ ‎ A.weakened B.encouraged C.kept D.made ‎ ‎34. From the first paragraph, we can infer _________.‎ ‎ A.China has taken no measures to prevent sandstorms.‎ ‎ B.sandstorms can cause much damage to human beings and their daily lives.‎ ‎ C.the sandstorm is the most dangerous natural disaster to human beings.‎ ‎ D.more sandstorms will happen in the near future in North China.‎ ‎35. What’s the author’s attitude towards the situation to sandstorms’ problems？‎ ‎ A.．Unconfident B.Optimistic C.Regretful D.Satisfied 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。‎ When you step into a new environment, you must have a strong wish to fit in (融合进去). Fitting in means making more friends, having more influence on others and getting more chances to live a happier life. 36 ‎ ‎ Be confident. Confidence attracts most people. Everyone is special and there is only one person like you in this world. Spend some time thinking about your strong points. 37 You won't have much difficulty fitting in. ‎ ‎ Be kind to everyone. Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness. When people notice your kindness, they will return it one day. Always give more than you receive, and think more of others than of yourself 38 .‎ ‎ 39 . Various activities like playing football can help you to be known to others. You may add more friends to your circle. At the same time, you'll be amazed to see how much they like you. Instead of wasting time being alone, go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship. ‎ ‎ Do smile to everyone every day. It makes both you and others feel happy 40 . It makes a good first impression. Humor catches others' attention as well. People will like you for making them live happily. ‎ ‎ If you follow what is mentioned above, you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life. ‎ A. Be active in group activities B. A pleasant smile costs the least and does the most.‎ C. Here is some advice that can help you. ‎ D. If so, you will be able to build up confidence step by step. ‎ E.A person who cares for others is popular everywhere. ‎ F. However ,everyone needs friends G. Even so ,it often leaves one to wonder if we fit in well. ‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节：满分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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Last summer, I travelled to Meixian County with my friends. It is a small county at the foot of Taibai Mountain in Shanxi Province. We stayed there for one week and I__41__ my vacation because of the beautiful scenery at the top of the mountain.‎ I will__42__ forget the day when we climbed the main peak(山顶). The __43__in that area changes very quickly: it was sunny in the early morning when we set out, __44__ it began to rain heavily when we were only halfway up.‎ Soon，we were all__45__ and some of us wanted to go home. They said, “There is nothing__46__ here. We came to see the scenery，__47__the pouring rain！” However, the guide__48__， ”Since we have got wet already, why not just go on with our journey？”‎ So we carried on up the mountain and，__49__we even noticed, the rain stopped and the sun was smiling again. When we reached the top of the peak, the view was unique (独特的)．‎ Up there, it was bright and clear. The sky was__50__and the air was fresh. The gentle wind made us feel cool. All the clouds were just like waves in the ocean, __51__ and falling under our feet. We could only see the peaks of mountains, as if they were __52__ floating sparsely (稀疏的) in the ocean. It was a really magical experience.‎ While we were enjoying the scene, the guide said __53__，”You see, I knew that there would be no rain above the clouds.”‎ It is __54__. While it may rain below the clouds, the sun is still there above them.‎ You will never see the sun __55__ you don’t try your best to climb to the top of the mountain. If we had stopped and gone home when the rain was very heavy, we would never have seen the beautiful scenery __56__ the clouds. I think this is also true in __57__.‎ As the song says, “You won’t see the rainbow unless you have gone through the thunder and storm.” I think in the__58__， whenever I have any difficulties in my life, I will remember the__59__from the top of Taibai Mountain and the __60__ which touched my heart deeply: There is no rain above the clouds.‎ ‎41．A.spent B．killed C．had D．enjoyed ‎42．A.ever B．never C．certainly D．perhaps ‎43．A.scenery B．cloud C．sky D．weather ‎44．A.so B．while C．but D．instead ‎45．A.tired B．hungry C．angry D．wet ‎46．A.necessary B．fun C．important D．instructive ‎47．A.not B．no C．never D．hardly ‎48．A.suggested B．ordered C．asked D．demanded ‎49．A.when B．before C．while D．then ‎50．A.dark B．green C．black D．blue ‎51．A.jumping B．dropping C．going D．rising ‎52．A.islands B．fish C．animals D．waves ‎53．A.excited B．proudly C．angrily D．happily ‎54．A.false B．right C．real D．true ‎55．A.when B．unless C．if D．while ‎56．A.over B．on C．above D．under ‎57．A.study B．rest C． world D．life ‎58．A.past B．present C．future D．life ‎59．A.weather B．change C．view D．time ‎60．A.word B．phrase C．speech D．sentence 第二节（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Seeing there were so many farmers ____61____ (struggle) to feed themselves, the scientist decided to devote his life to helping keep the world free from hunger. Since then , he has been leading ____62____happy life, though many people can’t understand his ______63_____(behave).‎ He always works on the farm,___ 64____(chat) with the farmers, which can account ____65_____ his sunburnt face. He as well as his team _____66_____(award) many honors. ____67___, they are not_____ 68_____(satisfy) with the present achievements. They hold the ____69_____ (believe) that the more they devote , the ____70______(few) ‎ pepole go hungry.    ‎ 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，请您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：把多余的词用斜钱（）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。 ‎ ‎ A terrible fire broke up at the end of January in the southwest of America. The fire, which resulted from the smoking of a careless young man, last three weeks and caused a great lose. What’s worse, nine persons lost their lives in the fire and 80 were serious injured as result of the fire. Thousands of firefighters and villagers fought with together to put out the great fire , what astonished the whole nation.‎ ‎ In my opinion, fire is of great important in our life but sometimes it can be very dangerous, but we’d better be careful with it. I hope we should pay our attention on smoking. ‎ 第二节书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李华。学生会将举办每年一度的英语演讲比赛，本年度的主题为“The English Novel I Like Best”。作为组织者，你将在演讲比赛开幕时发言，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿。‎ ‎1. 说明比赛的意义，如提高英语听说能力，养成读书的习惯等； ‎ ‎2. 说明比赛的注意事项，如每人演讲不超过5分钟，语言流利，发音准确等；‎ ‎3. 预祝比赛圆满成功。‎ 注意： ‎ ‎1. 词数： 100词左右；‎ ‎2. 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎3. 发言稿的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。 pronunciation (发音）‎ Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, ‎ Welcome to this year's English speaking competition._______________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‎ Thank you!‎ ‎2018-2019学年下学期实验部高一英语试题第一次月考试题答案 ‎ 听力：1-5 CACAB 6-10 CBCBA 11-15 BCABA 16-20 CABCA 阅读理解：21-24 CDAB 25-28 DBDA 29-32CBCA 33-35 ABB36-40CDEAB 完形填空：41-45DBDCD 46-50BAABD 51-55DABDC 56-60 CDCCD ‎41.解析：选D。由下文中beautiful scenery 可以推断出，“我”的假期过得很愉快。‎ ‎42．解析：选B。 通过下文可知，作者的这次经历对他来说收获很大，因此印象深刻，永远不会忘记。‎ ‎43．解析：选D。 由下文所介绍的早晨天气晴朗，半路上则大雨倾盆，可以推断出天气变化无常。‎ ‎44．解析：选 C。由上下文可知，存在逻辑上的转折关系。‎ ‎45．解析：选D。由常识可知，被雨淋的结果当然是浑身湿透了。‎ ‎46. 解析：选B。 联系下文可知，他们觉得在这里一点乐趣也没有。‎ ‎47. 解析：选A。 有人坚持要回去的理由是“我们是来看风景的，不是来淋雨的”。‎ ‎48. 解析：选A。 联系后文可知，导游给我们提建议。‎ ‎49．解析：选B。 句意表示“我们还没有来得及注意到”，故选before。‎ ‎50．解析：选D。由下文的the air was ‎ fresh暗示出天气晴朗，而晴朗的天气里天空应该是蓝色的。‎ ‎51．解析：选D。与下文的falling形成对照，表示像海浪一样起伏的状态。故选D。‎ ‎52．解析：选A。 从后文的floating sparsely in the ocean可知，云层中的山脉像海洋中的岛屿。‎ ‎53．解析：选B。下文向导讲话内容表明他的预测正确，因此讲话时他自然而然带着自豪的口吻。‎ ‎54. 解析：选D。联系前文“You see, I knew that there would be no rain above the clouds.”及“While it may rain below the clouds, the sun is still there above them”可知，选D。‎ ‎55．解析：选C。根据前后文可知，表示一种假设的情况。‎ ‎56．解析：选C。 登到山顶，我们看到的是云层上面的景色。‎ ‎57．解析：选D。由文意可知，作者由此事推出生活中也是如此。‎ ‎58. 解析：选C。联系后文“...whenever I have any difficulties in my life, I will remember...”可知，此处表示将来的情况。‎ ‎59．解析：选C。阅读全文可知，山顶的奇特风光让我们难以忘怀。‎ ‎60．解析：选D。冒号后面是一个句子，因此本空应选sentence 语法填空：‎ 61. struggling 62.a 63.behavior 64.chatting 65.for 66. was awarded ‎ 67. However 68.satisfied 69 belief 70 fewer 短文改错：‎ 1. up-out 2.lasted 3.lose—loss 4.seriously 5.加a 6.with 删除 7.what-which 8.important-importance 9.第二个but—so 10.on-to ‎ 书面表达：‎ Good afternoon. Ladies and gentlemen.‎ Welcome to this year’s English speaking competition. Taking part in English speaking competition is a helpful way to learn English. While we fully prepare for the competition, we can improve our abilities of listening and speaking and develop a good habit of reading English. ‎ In the process of the competition, you should pay special attention to the following rules. First, you are supposed to finish your speech in five minutes. Second, you try your best to express yourself in English fluently. Finally, you should have a good English pronunciation. ‎ I hope that the English speech competition will be a great success!‎ Thank you!‎ 听力原文 Text 1‎ M: Who is outside the window?‎ W: A cleaner. He’s washing the windows. That’s a job I’d never do. I don’t think it’s safe.‎ Text 2‎ M: Most of the world’s rainforests are in danger. They are disappearing at a high rate!‎ W: Yeah, many plants and animals exist only in rainforests. ‎ Text 3‎ M: Mary, do you sit next to Sandra in the classroom?‎ W: No, I sit in the back row. She used to sit by the window but now she sits by the door.‎ Text 4‎ W: Peter, how was your trip last weekend?‎ M: Well, I didn’t have a trip at all. By the time I got to the train station, the train had already left. ‎ Text 5‎ W: I’m not sure of the idea of buying the skirt. It fits me well, but it is not suitable for a party.‎ M: I think you’d be a fool not to get it!‎ Text 6 ‎ W: Have you finished the report?‎ M: Don’t mention it. I haven’t even started writing it.‎ W: You must be kidding. It’s due tomorrow. How can you finish it on time?‎ M: ⑥I’ve been reading all the information I need to write it. But the more I read, the more I want to know.‎ W: What are you reading?‎ M: First, I was into the environment, then the government, but then I found something really interesting. ⑦Have you heard about VR technology? That’s what I’m going to write about.‎ W: Good luck!‎ Text 7‎ M: What’s wrong with the bus? I have waited nearly an hour. ‎ W: So have I. It’s so cold. The weatherman said it’s going to snow, around 5 to 7 inches.‎ M: ⑧So what? Last night the weather report said the snow would last only one hour, but actually it snowed about three hours.‎ W: I agree with you. Anyway, the weather changes so much. If it snows today, I’ll stay at home tomorrow.‎ M: Oh, you’re so lucky. I have to work as usual. I just work in the white building over there. ‎ W: Really? We work in the same building.‎ M: It sounds good! ⑨Why don’t we have a drink in the coffee shop while waiting for the bus? ‎ W: Good idea.‎ Text 8 ‎ W: Excuse me. Can you tell me if there is a gas station around here?‎ M: Yeah. There are a few. The closest one is only a couple of blocks away, but it’s a little expensive. ⑩The cheapest one is about two miles from here.‎ W: ⑪Well, I think I should just go for the closest one!‎ M: OK. ⑫Just go straight until you see the first traffic lights up there. Take ‎ a left turn, and go down one block. You’ll see the gas station near a post office.‎ W: OK. I should be able to make it.‎ Text 9‎ W: Dad, look at this friendship quiz. ‎ M: Why don’t you try it? The first question. How often do you get in touch with your friends? ‎ W: Hmm... my friends aren’t in the same secondary school as me. And I dislike ringing people up. I don’t call my friends even once a week.‎ M: ⑬That means seldom. Secondly, how many friends can you talk with when you are upset?‎ W: Oh, I can’t think of any. ⑭I usually talk with you or mom when I feel sad.‎ M: Poor Susan! You can’t rely on us all the time. The last question. Your friend wants to talk with you. Where would you have the talk?‎ W: Well, we can’t talk in the classroom. Maybe ⑮I would talk to her in a shopping center. We can talk and shop at the same time. ‎ M: Oh, Susan, you’ve only got 8! ⑯I think you should get along with your friends. Why not call or visit them often?‎ W: You’re right, Dad!‎ Text 10‎ I would like to share story between my mother and me. When I was eight years old, I wanted to buy my mom something nice for birthday, but I didn’t have any money. ⑰I collected empty Cola bottles and trade them for a penny each at the corner shop. Later, I could afford a birthday card and a candy bar. ⑱I put the candy in my pants pocket, tucked the card under my shirt and ran home. ⑲By then it was getting dark. As I rounded the corner near our house, I saw mom looking for me. I could tell she was worried and angry. “Where were you?” she shouted. I explained, “I was out collecting bottles to get money for your birthday present.” I reached into my shirt and gave her the unsigned card and the candy bar. Her anger disappeared. She reached out to hug me. As she held me tight and buried her face in my hair, I heard her sobbing.‎