2017-2018学年福建省霞浦第一中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

2017-2018学年福建省霞浦第一中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

霞浦一中2017-2018学年高二（上）第一次月考 英语试题 ‎（考试时间：120分钟 满分150分）‎ 第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共100分）‎ 第一部分：听力 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，从题中所给的三个选项A、B、C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 will the woman do first tomorrow morning?‎ A. Drive the man downtown. ‎ B. Go to the office. ‎ C. Attend a meeting.‎ ‎2. How does the man feel about the woman’s proposal（建议）?‎ A. Worried. B. Interested. C. Disappointed.‎ ‎3. What are the people probably doing there?‎ A. Taking photos of butterflies. ‎ B. Watching airplanes. ‎ C. Flying kites.‎ ‎4. What are the two speakers talking about?‎ A. Families. B. Travelling. C. Holiday plans.‎ ‎5. Which has the woman decided to buy?‎ A. A postcard of the city. ‎ B. A postcard of the forest. ‎ C. A postcard of the lake.‎ 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，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 两个小题。‎ ‎6. Why is the woman so happy?‎ A. Because of the man’s invitation.‎ B. Because of the cabin (小屋).‎ C. Because of the good weather.‎ ‎7. What is the woman’s plan for the weekend?‎ A. To spend time with three friends.‎ B. To invite the man to the island.‎ C. To visit Tina’s parents.‎ 听第7 段材料，回答第8 和第9 两个小题。‎ ‎8. What is the man’s purpose in calling?‎ A. To book a flight ticket.‎ B. To change the departure time.‎ C. To confirm his departure date.‎ ‎9. Why won’t the man leave on June 13th?‎ A. He doesn’t like the number 13.‎ B. There isn’t any seat available.‎ C. It is too early for him.‎ 听第8 段材料，回答第10 至第12 三个小题。‎ ‎10. What does the man say about the party?‎ A. The organizer was interesting.‎ B. Too many people attended.‎ C. The food was very rich.‎ ‎11. When did the man probably get home last Sunday?‎ A. Around 11：30 pm. B. Around 10：00 pm. C. Around 2：00 pm.‎ ‎12. What does the man probably want to do now?‎ A. Watch a football game. B. Go for a drink. C. Get some sleep.‎ 听第9 段材料，回答第13 至第16 四个小题。‎ ‎13. How did the man get the cat?‎ A. He bought him from a pet store.‎ B. He got him from his neighbor.‎ C. He found him on the street.‎ ‎14. How old was the man when the cat saved his life?A. 36. B. 35. C. 40.‎ ‎15. Where did the man’s wife find him?‎ A. In the bedroom. B. In the bathroom. C. In the dining room.‎ ‎16. What can we know from the conversation?‎ A. The man has heart trouble.‎ B. The cat woke the man up.‎ C. The woman doesn’t like pets.‎ 听第10 段材料，回答第17 至第20 四个小题。‎ ‎17. When did the store promise to deliver the items to the speaker?‎ A. Within a week. B. In about ten days. C. In about three weeks.‎ ‎18. What color curtains did the speaker receive?‎ A. Light blue. B. Light green. C. Dark purple.‎ ‎19. Which item was damaged?‎ A. The table lamp. B. The carpet. C. The cushions.‎ ‎20. What happened in the end to the speaker?‎ A. Her complaint was ignored.‎ B. The store sent her the correct order.‎ C. The store picked up the wrong items.‎ 第二部分：阅读理解 第一节 ‎（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A If you see the following descriptions, what will you do?‎ Transformers: Dark of the Moon Theatrical Release Date: July 1.‎ Studio: Paramount Pictures ‎ Director: Michael Bay ‎ Genre(类型): Action︱Adventure︱Sequel（续集）‎ ‎︱ Sci-Fi︱ 3D The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a dangerous space race. The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft on the Moon and must race against the Decepticons to find its secrets, which could turn the tide in the Transformers’ final battle. Shockwave, a longtime “Transformers” character, rules Cybertron while the Autobots and Decepticons battle it out on Earth.‎ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II Theatrical Release Date: July 15.‎ Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: David Yates Genre: Action︱Adventure︱Sequel︱Fantasy︱3D In part II, the battle between the good and evil forces of the Wizarding world evolves into an all-out war. This final adventure continues Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s attempt to find and destroy Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes. Harry Potter is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice to bring an end to his nemesis.‎ Winnie the Pooh Theatrical Release Date: July 15.‎ Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Don Hall, Stephen J. Anderson Genre: Sequel︱Family Animation Winnie the Pooh is a 2011 American traditionally animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. B ased upon the characters of the children’s books Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne and Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus, the film features two previously unadapted stories from the original books. ‎ In the movie, Owl sends the whole gang to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary bad character, and it turns out to be a very busy day for Winnie the Pooh who simply set out to find some honey.‎ ‎21. Which of the following is not the genre of Transformers: Dark of the Moon?‎ ‎ A. Action. B. Sequel. C. Fantasy. D. 3D.‎ ‎22. According to the Movie Express above, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II is mainly about __________.‎ A. a journey of Harry, Ron, and Hermione ‎ B. high risks of the final adventure C. a fear of Lord Voldemort ‎ D. an all-out war between good and evil forces ‎ ‎23. Who might be most interested in the Movie Express of Winnie the Pooh?‎ ‎ A. Would-be parents. ‎ B. Honey lovers.‎ ‎ C. Writers of children’s books. ‎ D. Families with children. ‎ B In the night, we often look at the sky and see many stars twinkling. There is a question that “How many things can you see in the night sky?”A lot! On a clear night you might see the Moon, some planets, and thousands of sparkling stars. You can see even more with a telescope. With bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And you can see those objects in more and more detail.‎ But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won’t see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year. That is because they’re invisible. They’re the mysterious dead stars called black holes.‎ You might find it hard to imagine the stars die. After all, our Sun is a star.‎ ‎ Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light. The Sun certainly doesn’t seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.‎ As a star’s gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gas runs out, the star stops burning and begins to die.‎ As the star cools, the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center. The star squashes(挤压) into a smaller and smaller ball. If the star was very small, the star ends up as a cold, dark ball called a black dwarf(侏儒). If the star was very big, it keeps squashing inward until it’s packed together tighter than anything in the universe. ‎ ‎ What pulls the star in toward its center with such power? It’s the same force that pulls you down when you jump — the force called gravity. A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity sucks in everything — even light. The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes. That’s why you see nothing but blackness.‎ ‎24. What is the best title of the passage?‎ ‎ A. Show how many things we can see in the sky.‎ ‎ B. Tell us big telescopes are important to see objects in the sky. ‎ ‎ C. Introduce some things invisible in the sky.‎ ‎ D. Explain how stars died in the sky.‎ ‎25. We can infer from the passage that __________. ‎ A. We can see an object because it can give out or reflect light. ‎ B. The Sun certainly isn’t getting old or weak. ‎ C. Stars becomes invisible as soon as they die. ‎ D. A dead star finally becomes a cold, dark ball called a black dwarf. ‎ ‎26. Which is the correct order of what happens after a star’s burning? ‎ ‎1. The gas runs out. ‎ ‎2. The star becomes invisible. ‎ ‎3. The star stops burning and begins to die. ‎ ‎4. The star cools down and pulls in. ‎ A. 3 1 4 2 B. 1 2 3 4 C. 3 4 1 2 D. 1 3 4 2 ‎ ‎27. From this passage we can know that “gravity” is __________.‎ A. the force that sucks in light.‎ B. what prevents you from jumping on the earth. ‎ C. the force that attracts objects in space. ‎ ‎ D. the force that pulls stars in toward its center. ‎ C Garbage is a tough problem that is difficult to deal with. Nowadays, Guangzhou residents will be testing a pilot (试点的) project to reduce the amount of garbage(垃圾) produced in the city. Dump more, pay more.‎ ‎"The new system requires local residents to pay more when they dump more garbage, and pay less if they dump less," said Bao Lunjun, chief engineer of the Guangzhou Administrative Committee of Urban Management.‎ Under the new system, each family in the pilot housing estates (住宅区)will receive 60 personalized trash bags - 30 for kitchen waste and 30 for other garbage - each month. Currently, every family in the city pays for them. “Only garbage in the special bags can be dumped in the housing estates' dustbins, or families will be fined,” Bao said.‎ ‎“The fees collected will be used to fund the collection program,” said Chen Jianhua, mayor of the city, in response to some residents’ worries that the fees would be pocketed by corrupt officials.‎ ‎“The new system is expected to cover the entire city and will help reduce the amount of trash dumped by local residents,” Bao said.‎ Another official said, “Authorities should raise residents’ environmental awareness and urge residents to sort garbage before it reaches the bin.‎ Residents who have sorted the garbage at home and reduce rubbish should be rewarded while asking those who dump more garbage should pay higher rubbish fees." ‎ But the fee increase has been questioned by local residents who oppose the new system. "The hike of the rubbish fees will increase the burden of the city's low-income ‎ families," said Chen Hongyun, a Guangzhou housewife, “A public hearing should be organized before the new system is formally introduced,” she added.‎ ‎ “But the increasing amount of garbage is already beyond the treatment ability of existing landfills and incinerators（焚化炉）,causing a great threat to the health of local residents,” said Li Tinggui, director of the committee. “It’s urgent for the city to reduce garbage, and a charge for the amount of trash dumped by residents is a good way to realize this goal.” Li said.‎ ‎28. Why do Guangzhou authorities want to carry out the pilot project?‎ ‎ A. To reduce the amount of produced rubbish ‎ B. To raise money to build the city ‎ C. To cut down the use of plastic bags ‎ D. To make the city beautiful ‎29. How many people expressed their opinions in the passage?‎ ‎ A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six ‎30. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?‎ ‎ A. The present rubbish fees for each household in Guangzhou ‎ B. The exact amount of daily treatment of rubbish ‎ ‎ C. The ways to deal with those who throw less or more rubbish ‎ D. People’s concern about how the collected money will be used ‎31. The author reported the new system in a(n) __________voice.‎ ‎ A. supportive B. objective C. disapproving D. indifferent D Working through a self-help program online can prevent or delay major depression(抑郁) disorder in people who are vulnerable(易受伤害的), a study finds. Similar programs have been used to treat depression, but this may be the first one tested to prevent it, the researchers say.‎ ‎ Online programs for mental health problems can be as effective as face-to-face treatment and offer some advantages: Low cost and available at any time. But they’re not panaceas.‎ ‎ The study, which was conducted by researchers from Germany, involved 406 people ‎ with sub threshold（临界的）depression, which is defined as having some symptoms of depression but not enough to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder.‎ In this experiment, half of the participants（参与者）were asked to do six half-hour-long exercises that were based on cognitive behavioral therapy (认知行为疗法) and problem-solving therapy, which are techniques commonly used for in-person therapy. In the cognitive behavioral therapy, participants were asked to identify positive activities they used to engage in and then were asked to actively plan those activities again. At the next session, participants reflected on their experiences. For the problem-solving therapy, people were asked to create a list of the things that matter most to them in their lives and brainstorm on how to incorporate（混合）those things into daily life. They next were asked to categorize （分类）problems and worries into “manageable” and “unmanageable”; the main focus in problem-solving therapy is to deal with those problems that are considered manageable.‎ Both therapies are intended to change negative thinking in order to change mood and behavior. After completing each exercise, participants in the intervention (干预) group received written personal feedback（反馈）from an online trainer. The trainers did not offer any therapeutic advice, only encouragement to continue the exercises. Participants also could repeat the online sessions as often as they liked. The control group received information about depression but didn’t have to read it.‎ Of the 406 participants that began the study, 335 completed the telephone follow-up at the end of 12 months. Twenty-seven percent in the intervention group experienced depression compared with 41 percent in the control group.‎ It is unclear if the people who went on to develop major depressive disorder had experienced it before. Lead author Claudia Buntrock says that because the study only tracked (追踪) participants’ mental health over the course of 12 months, the long-term effectiveness of the intervention is unknown. “It’s also not clear if this kind of program could be used widely. It took the trainers about 30 minutes to provide feedback for each session, and they also stayed in touch with participants via instant messaging.” he adds. ‎ ‎32. According to the experiment, the participants __________.‎ ‎ A. are treated in the same way by the trainers ‎ B. access the online programme just for once ‎ C. show severe symptoms of depression ‎ D. are divided into two different groups ‎ ‎33. The underlined word “panaceas” in paragraph 2 probably refers to something that can __________.‎ ‎ A. solve all the problems B. produce harmful effects ‎ C. appeal to every patient D. distribute powerful results ‎34. The author develops Paragraph 4 mainly by__________.‎ ‎ A. making comparisons B. describing a process ‎ C. providing examples D. offering an explanation ‎35. From what Claudia Buntrock said, we can infer__________.‎ ‎ A. people suffering from depression have experienced it before ‎ B. on-line programmes have long-term effects on depression ‎ C. trainers have spent a lot of time and energy on the experiment ‎ D. twelve months is long enough to carry out the experiment 第二节：七选五（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。‎ For a student, study is the most important. How they study well depends on whether they have their study strategies. Here are some study tips as follows.‎ However difficult you find it to arrange your time, it will pay off in the long run if you set aside a certain part of the day for studying － and stick to it. _____36__ . But don't forget to make sure that you have enough left for recreational activities or simply to be “with” yourself: reading a novel or watching a television programme.‎ As part of your weekly schedule, it is also advisable to consider exactly what you have to do in that week, and make sure that you handle the most significant tasks first. ____37__ ‎ On a physical level, make sure you have an area or space for studying. __ ‎ ‎__38 . If you always study in the same place, preferably a room of your own, you will find it easier to adjust mentally to the activity when you enter that area. You should have everything that you might need at hand.‎ Make sure that all the physical equipment that you use, such as a desk, chair etc. is at good height for you. If you use a personal computer, there are plenty of guidelines available from the movement on angles, lighting and so on. ___39___ If you are working on topic your teacher has set, but finding it hard to concentrate, it may be that you actually need to take your mind right off it for a period of time. ____40 . After a period away from the test, having not thought about it at all, you may return to it refreshed and full of ideas.‎ A. “Airing the mind” can work wonders sometimes. ‎ B. It's wise to leave the easier or less urgent areas of your work until later. ‎ C. It is best to make a weekly schedule. ‎ D. It's all too easy to read something and then forget where it came from.‎ E. Don't do it just anywhere.‎ F. Consult these and avoid the typical student aches and pains.‎ G. Make use of equipment that is available to you.‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用 第一节：完形填空（共15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Look at the picture! What do you think of it? What a big clock! Are you ‎ familiar with it? It is a Big Ben in London.‎ Perhaps some people in the world don’t know what Big Ben is, so some of ‎ them ever write to Big Ben. They even 41_ birthday presents. We know Big Ben is not a person, 42___ a clock!‎ Big Ben is the great clock 43___ up in a tower of the Parliament(议会) building. This is the building in London 44___ laws are made. The people of London like to see Big Ben's four friendly faces. They like to hear the chimes(钟声) ___45___ 15 minutes. They like to hear the bell 46___ the hours. Bong! Bong! Bong!‎ Big Ben's story started in 1834. In that year the old Parliament building burned ____47___. Its clock tower crashed to the ground. There 48___ to be a new building and a new clock.‎ Plans were made. They 49___ it “King of Clocks, the biggest and best in the world”. So the clock had to be big. And it had to 50___ very good time. ‎ In two years the big clock was made. Five more years went by 51___ the clock tower was finished. Then the four 52___ for the chimes(击钟装置) were brought into the tower. And at last the giant hour bell was put in 53___. It 54___ out for the first time on July 11,1859. ‎ This great bell had to have a name. A meeting of Parliament was called to pick ____55____. “This clock is the King of Clocks,” one man said. “Let's call the bell Queen of Bells.”‎ ‎“Then why not Victoria?” said 56___. The talk about names went ____57____. Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak. He was a big man that others liked. By this time they were all 58___. Someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben and be done 59___ it?‎ Everybody laughed, and the meeting 60___. But from then on, Big Ben was not just the bell but the whole clock.‎ ‎41.A. bring B. send ‎ C. carry D. take ‎ ‎42.A. but ‎ B. and C. or D. nor ‎ ‎43.A. hang B. hanging ‎ C. hanged D. high ‎44.A. which B. what C. when D. where ‎ ‎45.A. some B. once C. every ‎ D. each ‎ ‎46.A. hitting B. striking ‎ C. beating D. knocking ‎47.A. down ‎ B. in C. off D. into ‎48.A. had ‎ B. used C. came D. need ‎49.A. asked B. selected C. called ‎ D. collected ‎50.A. go B. hold C. give D. keep ‎ ‎51.A. since B. before C. when D. then ‎52.A. bells ‎ B. hands C. clocks D. machines ‎53.A. time B. tower C. order D. place ‎ ‎54.A. broke B. rang ‎ C. knocked D. worked ‎55.A. that B. it C. one ‎ D. some ‎ ‎56.A. anyone B. another ‎ C. other D. the other ‎57.A. on and on B. by andby ‎ C. over and over ‎ D. again and again ‎ ‎58.A. angry B. surprised C. tired ‎ D. interested ‎59.A. to ‎ B. by ‎ C. about D. with ‎ ‎60.A. broke in ‎ B. broke down C. broke out D. broke up ‎ 第II卷（非选择题）共50分 注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将答案写在答题卡。写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用 第二节:语法填空：（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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。‎ John Snow 61______________ (bear) on 15 March 1813 and 62______________ the age of 14, he was sent to work for a surgeon. In 1836 he moved to London to start his formal 63______________ (medicine) education. After graduating from the University of London in 1844 and he became a 64______________ (physics) in 1850.‎ At the time, it was thought 65______________ cholera was airborne. However, Snow did not accept this theory, arguing that it entered the body through the mouth. He published his ideas in 66______________ essay. A few years later, a cholera outbreak happened in Soho. After careful investigation, 67______________( include) plotting cases of cholera on a map of the area, Snow was able to set a water pump in Broad Street as the source of the disease. He had the handle of the pump 68______________ (remove), and cases of cholera 69______________(immediate) began to disappear. However, Snow's 'germ' theory of disease was not widely 70______________ (accept) until the 1860s. Snow died of a stroke on 16 June 1858.‎ 第四部分：写作 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改正下列短文。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。‎ Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer. Bore in Torun, he began his university studies in Krakow, which he studied canon law and Latin and Greek classics. However, she also had an interest mathematics and astronomy. After obtain his degree, Copernicus returned home to serve as Canon. ‎ ‎ In 1530, Copernicus completed his great work De Revolutionibus .Copernicus knew that these findings will lead him into the trouble with the Roman Catholic Church, so he was in no hurry to publish his theory. He only publish it as he lay die in 1543.‎ Though Copernicus did not live to hear of the result, the book is now recognized as one of the most influential science works of all time. ‎ 注：De Revolutionibus (《天体运行论》) Canon (教士)‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Jamie 发邮件告诉你他对中国传统文学非常感兴趣，但是在阅读时遇到了很多困难，比如很多汉字不认识，读不懂文章的意思等等，希望得到你的帮助。请用英文给Jamie 回邮件。‎ 内容要点如下：1.表示理解并给予安慰；2.提出建议。‎ 注意：1.词数100 左右; 2.提示词：汉字character Dear Jamie,‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Best wishes ! ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 霞浦一中2017-2018学年高二（上）英语第一次月考答案 第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共100分）‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ ‎1-5 CBCCB 6-10 CABAB 11-15 BCCAB 16-20 ABCAA 第二部分：阅读理解 第一节 ‎（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ ‎21-23 CDD 24-27 CADC 28-31 ACBB 32-35DABC 第二节：七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）36-40 CBEFA ‎ ‎ 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ ‎41-45 BADDC 46-50 BAACD 51-55 BADBC 56-60 BACDD 第II卷（非选择题）共50分 第二节:语法填空：（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61.was born 62.at 63.medical 64.physician 65.that ‎ ‎66.an 67.including 68.removed 69.immediately 70.accepted 第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer. Bore （born） in Torun, he began his university studies in Krakow, which (where) he studied canon law and Latin and Greek classics. However, she (he)also had an interest＾in mathematics and astronomy. After obtain (obtaining) his degree, Copernicus returned home to serve as Canon. ‎ ‎ In 1530, Copernicus completed his great work De Revolutionibus .Copernicus knew that these findings will (would) lead him into the trouble with the Roman Catholic Church, so he was in no hurry to publish his theory. He only publish (published) it as he lay die (dying) in 1543.‎ Though Copernicus did not live to hear of the result, the book is now recognized as one of the most influential science(scientific) works of all time. ‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ Dear Jamie,‎ I am more than glad to know that you are interested in the traditional Chinese literature. It’s never easy to learn Chinese characters and essays. Even native Chinese speakers may find it hard to learn them well, so you don’t have to feel upset. Here are some useful tips.‎ First of all, turn to the Internet for help when you have a problem, where you can learn how to read and write the characters. In addition, you can learn from Chinese people around and I’m always ready to give you a hand. Last but not least, you are to keep on learning and reading. I am sure you will make progress!‎ Best wishes!‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 听力原文：‎ Text 1:‎ M: Can I get a ride to the office with you tomorrow?‎ W: Any other day would be fine. I’ve got to be downtown for a meeting first thing in the morning.‎ Text 2‎ W: There is a traditional lion dance performance tonight. Do you want to watch it?‎ M: Oh, good! I’ve been wanting to see one for a long time.‎ Text 3‎ M: Look! How beautiful they are! Do you want to join in with the people there?‎ W: Yes, I want to try it, too. Look at that butterfly. It looks really cool flying high in the sky!‎ M: Let’s go over there and buy one.‎ Text 4‎ W: What’s your plan for the summer holiday, Tim?‎ M: I’ll be going back home to visit my family for a couple of weeks. What about you?‎ W: I want to travel to Sydney.‎ M: That’s great. You can stay at my home.‎ Text 5‎ M: Are you getting a postcard for you sister? Here’s a beautiful one of the lake.‎ W: But I only send cards of places I know. This one of the city at night looks good.‎ M: I agree, but your sister doesn’t like cities!‎ W: Well, I’ll get her the forest one. We went there two days ago, remember?‎ Text 6‎ W: Do you know what the weather is going to be like tomorrow?‎ M: I checked the weather report this morning. It says the weather tomorrow will be the same as today. I don’ t think the weather will change much for the next week or so.‎ W: That’s great.‎ M: Why are you so happy? Do you have anything planned?‎ W: Yes. I am going to Sunny Island with some friends this weekend, so I was hoping for good weather.‎ M: Why wasn’t I invited?‎ W: Don’t feel bad. No boys have been invited. It’ll be just us four girls.‎ M: Where will you stay?‎ W: Tina’s parents have a cabin on the island.‎ Text 7‎ W: Hello! ABC Airline. May I help you?‎ M: Yes, my name is Brad Smith. I have a ticket to depart New York on June 15th. My plane leaves for Chicago at 3:15 pm. I would like to see if there is an earlier flight available.‎ W: OK. Let me check...Yes. We have seats available for the 13th. Would you like me to reserve one for you?‎ M: I don’t want to leave on June 13th. I don’t like that date. Do you have seats available earlier than that?‎ W: I’m sorry, but we do not have any available seats before June 13th. Should I put you on the waiting list?‎ M: Yes, please. Thank you.‎ W: You’re quite welcome. I’ll let you know as soon as possible if there are any seats that become available before June13th.‎ Text 8‎ W: How was the party last Sunday night?‎ M: It was too crowded and the food was gone before I got there. There were just drinks left. I was hungry so I stayed there for only about half an hour.‎ W: Did the others have fun at the party?‎ M: I don’t think so. Mary organized the party. She is the most boring girl I have ever known. So you can imagine how the party was.‎ W: It must have been very early when you got home.‎ M: Yes. I had planned to stay at the party till 11:30pm so that when I got back from the party, it would have been time for me to watch a football match, but I got back so early that I still had two hours before the football game began.‎ W: Did you stay up to watch the football game then?‎ M: Yes. It didn’t begin until 11:58, so I didn’t go to sleep until 2:00 am.‎ W: No wonder you don’t look so good.‎ M: Yeah. Now I just want a bed.‎ Text 9‎ W: What a lovely cat! How long have you had it, Mr. Brown? There’re several cats in our neighourhood.‎ M: I found him when I was just thirty-five, so five years now.‎ W: What do you mean by saying you found him? You didn’t buy him from a pet store?‎ M: No. I found him on the street. He was homeless and very dirty. I took him home and cleaned him up. I’m so lucky to have found him.‎ W: What do you mean?‎ M: Well, he saved my life just one year after I brought him home.‎ W: How did he save your life?‎ M: I’ve suffered from heart disease since I was a teenager, and it has put my life in danger at times. One night I suddenly fainted when I was taking a shower in the ‎ bathroom.‎ W: And you said your cat saved your life?‎ M: Yes, he went into the bedroom and woke up my wife. She immediately took action and saved my life.‎ W: So you saved the cat and in return it saved your life.‎ M: Yes. I guess kindness really pays off.‎ Text 10‎ A couple of months ago, I went to a department store to buy a few things for the house. I needed two sets of curtains for the living room, two table lamps, a carpet and several cushions. I asked them to deliver the things within a week, but they said they were unable to send them out until ten days later. After about three weeks, I received only the curtains and table lamps. I was a little disappointed when I didn’ t receive all the items I had bought. But nevertheless, I was eager to see what the curtains and lamps looked like. I first opened the package with the curtains. I had bought a lovely light blue and a light green, and instead they had sent me a horrible dark purple. Well, you can just imagine how angry I was. Then I opened the boxes with the lamps. They were exactly what I’d ordered. But one of the lamps was damaged. The next thing I did was to telephone them to complain. They promised to come and pick the items up immediately and also to replace them with the correct order. It has been two weeks since my complaint. They have neither picked up the wrong items nor sent me the rest of my order.‎