2018-2019学年浙江省宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2018-2019学年浙江省宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学 ‎2018-2019学年度第二学期期中考试 年级英语试题卷 答卷时间： 满分： ‎ 第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共95分）‎ 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. How does the woman feel?‎ A. Surprised B. Relieved C. Regretful ‎2. Which language does the woman learn online?‎ A. Spanish B. French C. Japanese ‎3. When is the woman leaving for the airport?‎ A. At around 11:00 B. At around 9:00 C. At around 8:30‎ ‎4. Where will the woman most probably go?‎ A. To a baker’s house B. To a bank C. To a supermarket ‎5. What is broken?‎ A. The telephone. B. The fax machine C. The air-conditioner 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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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. Why is Peter unable to come?‎ A. He has caught a cold.‎ B. He has to look after his mom.‎ C. He hasn’t finished his homework.‎ ‎7. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. In a classroom. B. In a bookstore. C. In a library.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. What color did the boy paint his bedroom with?‎ A. Green. B. Blue. C. Black.‎ ‎9. What does the woman think of her boy’s doing?‎ A. Unbearable. B. Understandable. C. Tolerable.‎ 听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What job did the woman apply for this time?‎ A. Waitress. B. Shop assistant. C. Hotel receptionist.‎ ‎11. Why did the woman fail to get the job?‎ A. She asked too much for the pay.‎ B. She didn’t have adequate experience.‎ C. She didn’t show her eagerness for it.‎ ‎12. What does the man mean in the end?‎ A. He has a stomachache.‎ B. He wants to eat some food.‎ C. He wants to cook for the woman.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What is the man doing?‎ A. Checking the weather. B. Looking for something. C. Doing exercise.‎ ‎14. What day is it today?‎ A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.‎ ‎15. What’s the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Neighbors. B. Colleagues. C. Relatives.‎ ‎16. What does the man invite the woman to do?‎ A. Watch a movie. B. Go to a concert. C. Have dinner together.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What’s the speaker about to do before the five patients’ arrival?‎ A. Go home. B. Drink something. C. Prepare for the party.‎ ‎18. What were the physical conditions of the five patients?‎ A. They were all in good health.‎ B. Only the kids were ill.‎ C. Only the woman was sick.‎ ‎19. How did the speaker know the patients were homeless?‎ A. From the woman’s words.‎ B. From the registration form.‎ C. From one of the nurses.‎ ‎20. What is the talk mainly about?‎ A. A kind deed on Christmas Day.‎ B. A tip for attending a free Christmas party.‎ C. How the hospital working on Christmas Day.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节（共10小题；每小题 2.5分，满分25分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A When I got my license at 17, I would get any excuse to drive. Two weeks after I got my license, I we had exams at school and on the Monday I decided not to drive because I was tired from studying.‎ We had the same driver. All the kids got on well with each other. That afternoon I was sitting by the window next to a 13- year old girl who was telling me about her day, when there was a loud dull sound. I looked up to see the younger children standing and looking down towards the front of the bus. Our driver wasn't at the wheel.‎ It was around 3 PM, so there was a lot of traffic and we were at a busy intersection. The girl I was sitting with jumped up and said, “ You just got your license—you have to go for a drive.” I replied, “What? My driving licence isn't to drive a bus!” But she said, “You've got to go”. ‎ We’d been stationary at a red light but the bus started to move slowly, at around 5 mph, on its own. Everything went into slow motion. I headed to the front and yelled for someone to call the police. The driver had fallen from his seat and his feet had come off the pedals. He was on the ground, shaking. His whole body was blocking the front of the bus. I couldn't reach the brakes or sit down. I instantly went into problem solving way.‎ Then I saw a car coming towards us—we were in the middle of the intersection and had started drifting into the opposite lane. I leaned over the driver and grabbed the lake wheel, then I steered us through the intersection to the side of the road. I pulled the massive emergency brake, hoping it would stop the bus, and it did. Our head teacher and an ambulance arrived within five minutes. The driver had had a heart attack; he was sent to hospital immediately.‎ 21. Why didn't the author drive her car to school that day?‎ A. She disliked driving her car on Mondays.‎ B. She herself had no time to practice driving a car.‎ C. She just got her license with limited experience. ‎ D.She was tired because of the preparation for exams.‎ ‎22. What made the author decided to have a try to drive the bus?‎ A.The urgent situation at the moment. ‎ B. A girl's confidence in author’s driving skills. ‎ C. The crying of the younger children on the bus.‎ D. The driver's command before he is slowly falling down. ‎ ‎23. What kind of person was the author?‎ A. She relied on others to solve problems.‎ B. She hesitated to give a hand to other people.‎ C. She had enough courage and dared to risk her life.‎ D. She was brave and quick minded in face of danger.‎ B US author Henry Rollins once wrote: “Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” Indeed, in the eyes of artists, loneliness never seems to go out of style. There are paintings that show loneliness, songs that inspired by loneliness, and many works of literature that center around this theme.‎ In the eyes of UK economist Rachel Reeves, however, loneliness is far from romantic. Instead, it’s a “giant evil” that’s become a serious problem in the country.‎ So just how serious is it? On Jan 17, UK Prime Minister Theresa May appointed politician Tracey Crouch as the country’s very first “Minister for Loneliness”. Her job is to deal with the loneliness that the country’s been feeling—a problem which, according to UK government research, is affecting more than 9 million people in the country, and is more harmful to one’s physical and mental health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day.‎ And the problem hasn’t just appeared recently. Back in 2014, the UK was given the title of the “loneliness capital of Europe” by The Telegraph. A survey carried out by the newspaper found that British people were less likely to get to know their ‎ neighbors or build strong relationships with people than those from other European countries.‎ But this doesn’t mean that the problem only affects Britons. In fact, we’re all suffering from loneliness now more than ever, although most of the world now having access to the internet, which has enabled us to be more connected than ever.‎ What we need, according to Kim Leadbetter, sister of the late UK politician Jo Cox, is to have “proper human connections”.‎ ‎“Our lives nowadays are so busy. We spend the vast majority of our time on our phones, on our laptops. We need to press pause on that and actually sit down and speak to human beings,” Leadbetter said at an event last year.‎ But the first steps towards fighting this problem are to accept its existence and not be ashamed or intimidated (吓倒) by it. After all, without loneliness, many beautiful paintings, songs and literary works wouldn’t even be there. And “evil” or not, being lonely is simply part of the experience of being human.‎ 24. What’s the main idea of paragraph 3 to 4?‎ A. How serious the problem of loneliness is in Britain.‎ B. More than 9 million British people suffer from loneliness.‎ C. The UK became the loneliest country in the Europe in 2014‎ D. British people communicate less than those from other countries.‎ 25. According to the text, social loneliness ______.‎ A. has become a problem worldwide B. does more harm mentally than physically C. didn’t attract the public attention until recently D. is mainly caused by the wide use of the internet 26. Which of the following would the author probably agree with?‎ A. Loneliness is just a normal part of our life.‎ B. It is hard to find a solution to social loneliness. ‎ C. Only artists can appreciate the beauty of loneliness.‎ D. Spending more time on laptops is an effective way to end loneliness.‎ C Today’s parents worry constantly about the kids: What are they watching, seeing, saying, eating? Is that shampoo safe? Are they watching too much TV? Thanks to anti-vaccine(反对疫苗接种) campaigners, add measles (麻疹) to the list.‎ In 2000, doctors were celebrating that measles essentially had been eradicated in the U.S. Even people who could not safely receive the vaccine, such as newborns, were protected by what's known as “herb immunity (人群免疫).” When a large part of population is immunized, there are few potential carriers to spread the disease, which protects everyone.‎ ‎ But a study published last week in JAMA Prediatrics shows how quickly herd immunity can break. The researchers found that a 5% decrease in measles vaccination in the U.S. could greatly increase the number of measles case every year among children 2 to 11. “The numbers would be higher,” they write, “if unvaccinated infants, adolescents, and adult population were also considered.”‎ ‎ This is worrying when you consider how many parents do not vaccinate their children. Between 2009 and 2013, non-medical exemptions (免除) for school immunizations increased by 19%, according to a 2014 study in the American Journal of Public Health. The exemption rate for kindergartners in Oregon was 6.4%; in Vermont, 5.7%; in Wisconsin, 5.4%. Actually, parents are putting their friends and neighbors in danger because they are greatly influenced by anti-vaccine propaganda (宣传) and start to believe it. ‎ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that “there is no link between vaccines and autism (自闭症),” rejecting one of the more popular claims. Yet a handful of people who advertise the bad effect of vaccine have managed to plant seeds of doubt in the public mind. In 2014 the CDC reported 667 cases of measles in 27 states—a record since 2000. Worse could be on the way.‎ Measles is considered a particular danger. It can lead to pneumonia or encephalitis, which can cause blindness and permanent brain damage. However, there is no reason for parents to view the vaccine with worry. While they—and all Americans—should worry about instead is the anti-vaccine conspiracy (阴谋) theories that put everyone in danger.‎ 24. Which is the text mainly about?‎ A. Herb immunity is not easy to break.‎ B. Measles is making a comeback in U.S.‎ C. Parents protect children from getting measles.‎ D. The number of measles cases is decreasing every year.‎ 25. The underlined word “eradicate” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_______.”‎ A. get rid of B. make up of C. run out of D. appeal to 24. Parents don’t have their children vaccinated against measles because ______.‎ A. they are too busy to get children vaccinated B. vaccines are directly linked to other diseases C. it is not safe for children to receive the vaccine D. they are deeply influenced by anti-vaccine people ‎ 25. What’s the author’s attitude towards the anti-vaccine movement?‎ A. Ambiguous B. Doubtful C. Negative D. Tolerant 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。‎ Different parents have different reactions to learning that their children might be experiencing bullying (欺凌). Some may believe that the bullying is a way to “toughen them up”. Others might become so angry that they want to face the bullies themselves or may push their children to fight back. 31 It’s much better to try to calm yourself down and find ways to solve the problem. Here are some suggestions that experts recommend.‎ Talk about bullying. One of the best ways to help your bullied child is to simply talk about bullying. Not about their bully specifically or the trouble they’re going through, but why bullying happens, how bullies typically work, and what they can do to make it stop and help others. They also need to understand that bullies are never be blame for bullying because far too many of them can feel guilty and even become depressed. 32 ‎ ‎ 33 A lot of kids won’t be comfortable coming to their parents for help for a variety of reasons, so it’s important that you do everything you can to show them that talking to you about a problem is something safe. Make sure they know that you care and that you’re willing to listen no matter what, but don’t press them for information or they might retreat further into themselves.‎ Document everything. 34 School authorities will often want proof if you go to them with accusation, and the court will certainly need it if it gets to the point that you need to make it a legal matter. Just as importantly, hanging on to things like e-mails can really help if your son or daughter is being targeted by anonymous bullies, because authorities sometimes use that information to track down the bully.‎ Go to officials. Letting bullying go too far can lead to all kinds of potential physical and psychological damage. 35 Meetings like this can go one of two ways—you can focus on the problem by yourself and make actions against the bullies, or you can work with school officials to start programs that education their students about bullying and seek to control it in the school.‎ A. Keep an eye out for your child.‎ B. Make yourself available to your child.‎ C. These choices are rarely the right way to handle bullying.‎ D. Sometimes you have to go to school officials to get it stopped.‎ E. You have a number of options available to you depending on your personality.‎ F. If there are records of your child being bullied, it is vital to hold on to the evidence.‎ G. In this way, you can arm your child with information they can use to solve the problem.‎ 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；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和D四个选项中，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。‎ It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasan 36 aimlessly at the pouring rain. Then his ‎ ‎ 37 fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.‎ He noticed huge amounts of rainwater 38 down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few 39 , Wasana looked at the water, wondering 40 it looked so familiar.‎ Then it 41 him—the scene was surprisingly 42 to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes. 43 a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved 44 at students, shouting “Run, run, don’t stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to 45 on us!” ‎ All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been 46 as an emergency gathering point. 47 , they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. There was 48 they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block.‎ Thanks to Wasana’s sharp 49 and quick action, no one was hurt in the incident. The landslide 50 two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six 51 . “The financial damage is nothing compared to 52 would have happened, had there been children in the classrooms,” says the schoolmaster. ‎ Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka. 53 at the incident, he says, “I feel disaster management 54 are important for everyone. We’ ll never know when the 55 will come in handy.”‎ ‎36. A. stared B. nodded C. shouted D. pointed ‎37. A. thoughts B. eyes C. words D. voices ‎38. A. pulling B. jumping C. sliding D. flowing ‎39. A. times B. minutes C. hours D. periods ‎40. A. how B. where C. why D. when ‎41. A. hit B. drove C. pushed D. stopped ‎42. A. strange B. rare C. terrible D. similar ‎ ‎43. A. Rejecting B. Fearing C. Scaring D. Avoiding ‎44. A. angrily B. sadly C. excitedly D. wildly ‎45. A. beat B. move C. fall D. dive ‎46. A. put away B. set aside C. brought forth D. taken apart ‎47. A. Just then B. In short C. In time D. As a result ‎48. A. something B. much C. anything D. little ‎49. A. discovery B. movement C. observation D. idea ‎50. A. destroyed B. tore C. injured D. overcame ‎51. A. another B. other C. others D. ones ‎52. A. those B. which C. that D. what ‎53. A. Looking back B. Looking around C. Looking through D.Looking forward ‎54. A. exhibitions B. lessons C. units D. examinations ‎55. A. concept B. image C. knowledge D. situation 第Ⅱ卷：非选择题 （满分55分）‎ 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节：（共10个小题；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。‎ We’ve heard of people being reunited with their wedding rings after losing 56 , and one U.K. woman’s story may take the cake.‎ Brendar Caunter lost her wedding ring 41 years ago when 57 (garden) in her garden. She and her husband Dave searched for the ring 58 it was useless, and Dave ended up replacing the nine—carat (克拉) ring, according to The Daily Mail.‎ But this week, more than 40 years after the ring went missing, it was reunited with its 59 (own). Dave found one of their 60 (neighbor) using a mental detector (探测器) and asked him to check the area 61 Brenda lost the ring. There could be a chance 62 it might still be there. And sure enough, it was. “Only then 63 we realize that the ring was not gone and I didn’t know what to say,” said Brenda, pictured with Dave and the ring.‎ It seems like lost wedding rings have a way of turning up, especially when they’re lost in someone’s garden. In November 2012, a woman 64 (spot) the ring she lost in her sister’s garden 17 years before. And in 2011, 65 European woman found her wedding ring growing around a carrot in her garden 16 years after she lost it. ‎ 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）‎ 假设你们学校于5月1日举行了50周年(anniversary) 校庆活动。假如你是校英语报的记者，请按下列要点用英语写一份新闻报道。活动内容包括：‎ 1. 上午，师生迎接校友和退休教师；校长致辞，观看学生表扬；‎ 2. 下午，校友参观校园，共同回忆往日时光，为学校赠书。‎ 注意： 1.词数80左右 ‎2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‎ 第二节：读后续写（满分25分）‎ 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。‎ A young man had bought an old house that was in bad shape, but he and his wife believed they could restore it. They immediately went to work. Their goal was to have the old building look best for the Christmas Eve get-together. ‎ Just two days before Christmas, however, a storm swept through the area, leaving a hole in the wall of the house. There was obviously no time to repair the damage before Christmas. The sad couple attended local auction (拍卖) that afternoon. One of the items put up for bids (竞标) was an old gold-and-ivory-colored tablecloth. Seized by an inspiration, the young man was the highest bidder at $6.50. His idea was to hang the cloth to cover the ragged hole. ‎ On the day before Christmas, it was snowy. As the young man unlocked the house door, he noticed an old woman standing at the bus stop. He knew the bus wouldn’t be there within at least half an hour, so he invited her inside to keep warm. ‎ When the woman walked in and saw the tablecloth, she rushed at it and said excitedly, “It’s mine. It is my tablecloth.” she told the surprised man its history and even showed him her name in one corner of the tablecloth. She and her husband had once lived in Vienna, Austria, and their village was hit by a deadly disease. So they decided to flee (逃跑) to Switzerland, but her husband told her to leave first, saying he had something urgent to deal with. A few days later, it was reported that the bus her husband took fell off the cliff (悬崖) and he was never to be found. Her husband was believed to have died. Touched by her story, the young man asked about her address, planning to send the tablecloth to her after Christmas. As the bus came, she left. ‎ When the Christmas Eve came, the man invited his friends to come to his house to enjoy the dinner together. In the candlelight of the Christmas Eve, the tablecloth ‎ looked even more beautiful. As the man’s friends left the house, they thanked the man for his arrangement and mentioned how beautiful the house looked. ‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；‎ ‎2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；‎ ‎3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；‎ ‎4. 续写完成后，请用下列划线标出你所使用的关键词语。‎ Paragraph1:One old gentleman stayed, admiring the tablecloth._______________________ ‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ Paragraph 2: The young man drove the old man to that old woman’s home._______________ ‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎2018-2019学年度第二学期期中考试 参考答案 英语试题参考答案及评分标准 卷 I 第一部分：‎ ‎1—5 BACAC 6—10 BCCAB 11—15 BBCAA 16—20 CBABA ‎21-23 DAD 24-26 AAA 27-30 BADC 31—35 CGBFD 第三部分：‎ ‎36-40 ABDBC 41-45 ADBDC 46-50 BADCA 51-55 CDABC ‎ 卷II 语法填空 56. them 57.gardening 58.but 59. owner 60. neighbors 61. where 62.that 63. did 64. spotted 65. a 第四部分：‎ 第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）‎ One possible version:‎ ‎ On May 1st we celebrated our school’s 50th anniversary. In the morning, teachers and students gave a warm welcome to the schoolmates and retired teachers. After that, we attended a party, listened to the headmaster’s speech, and watched students’ wonderful performances, which greatly impressed everyone. After lunch, the schoolmates were shown around the school while sharing their good old days. In the end, some of the schoolmates donated some books to our school.‎ ‎ Through the celebration, we know more about our school and we’re proud to be members of the big family.‎ 第二部分：读后续写（满分25分）‎ One older gentlemen stayed, admiring the tablecloth. He said to the young man:“It's strange. Many years ago my wife used such a tablecloth only on very special occasions. But we lived in Vienna then.Where did you get this one?” sighed the old man,tears streaming down his cheeks.The young man told him what happened that day when he met an old lady. With the trembling old man at his side,he telephoned the family and decided to visit the old woman.‎ The young man drove the old man to that old woman’s home. Together they knocked on her apartment door. When she opened it, the young man witnessed the tearful,joyful and thrilling reunion of husband and wife.If the chain of events had been broken,the husband and wife might never have found each other. It was the tablecloth—that made an extremely lucky ending.Love is like a journey,starting at forever and ending at never.‎ 听力材料 Text 1‎ W: There they are! At last. I’ve been looking for the keys everywhere.‎ M: What? You’re always losing them.‎ W: I know, and I really thought I’d lost them this time. Thank goodness.‎ Text 2‎ M: You are an extremely gifted language learner! You can speak so many foreign languages.‎ W: Well, I studied French at primary school. Fifteen years ago, I learnt some Japanese in evening classes and now I study Spanish on the Internet.‎ Text 3‎ W: Could you give me a ride to the airport tomorrow? My flight is at 11:00 o’clock so I should leave around 8:30.‎ M: Oh. I have an appointment at 9:00 so I’m afraid I won’t be able to help you.‎ Text 4‎ W: Can I get bread in the supermarket around the corner?‎ M: Yes, but in fact, there is a better baker’s house. Just opposite the bank. It’s Sisi’s.‎ W: I’ll have to look. Thank you very much.‎ Text 5‎ M: Tom faxed me that he telephoned the repairman two days ago.‎ W: But did he come? It’s still hot here.‎ M: I’ll e-mail him right now and find out.‎ Text 6‎ M: Where is Peter?‎ W: He called and said his mother has caught a cold and (6) he has to take care of her at home ‎ M: Okay. I've found the book we need. It might help with our homework ‎ W: You're great! ‎ M: Hush! You don't want to disturb other readers. (7)Anyway, this book can't be ‎ borrowed out, so we have to read it here.‎ W: Okay ‎ Text 7 ‎ W: Roy, what have you done?‎ M: Do you like my work here, Mom?‎ W:Like?⑧You painted your bedroom black! It's like a nightmare!‎ M: Don't you feel like we're in the space? It rocks!‎ W: No way. You need to change the color back ‎ M: But you said I could decide my bedroom's color!‎ W: When I gave you the permission, I thought colors like grass green, sky blue, or even ash grey perhaps. But black?(9) No, not in a million years.‎ Text 8 ‎ M: What is it, Honey?‎ W: I didn't get the job ‎ M: The hotel receptionist job or the waitress job?‎ W: Oh, those were long ago ⑩ It was the shop assistant job this time.‎ M: Why are you so eager to get a t a job? Those jobs don't pay much anyway ‎ W: You don't und and. Anyway, look at the rejection letter they sent me.(11) it says I did not have enough experience. How dare they! If I don't do the job, how do I get the experience? ‎ M: Don t be upset, Honey. At least you' ve got plenty of experience of being a wonderful housewife ‎ W: Funny.‎ M: I'm serious. We respect you for expertise, especially in one task W: What's that?‎ M: Making the meal. Speaking of which, Honey, (12) my poor stomach could real use some well-cooked chicken or beef to be stuffed with...‎ Text 9 ‎ W: Hi. Frank ‎ M: (Breathing heavily) Hi, Monica ‎ W: Are you looking for something? Why are you running up and down the stairs ?‎ M: Oh,(13)I'm just working out.‎ W: Working out? Here?‎ M: Yeah. I noticed it's about to rain, So I decided not to go to the gym ‎ W: I see. Anyway, (14) do you have time this Saturday night?‎ M: The day after tomorrow? Yeah. Why?‎ W: I'm going to throw a farewell party, and I'd like you to come.‎ M: A farewell party W: Yeah. I'll move out and go back to my:‎ hometown soon, and I just don't want to leave without a proper goodbye ‎ M: What? Oh, I'm going to miss you so much (15) It's so good to have you next door.‎ W:Me too. So you will come, right?‎ M: For sure. Hey, (16)why don't you come to my apartment for supper tonight?I bought some real nice jazz CDS, and I still need to give you back the DVD you lent tome the other day.‎ W: Okay. Guess I'll see you later.‎ Text 10 ‎ M: It was December 25th. (17)When the nurse came and told me five patients arrived, I was just pouring water in my tea cup." Send them in one by one. "I said To my surprise, the five all showed up together in my office-a pale woman and four small kids in somewhat thin clothing."So. you're their mother and you're all sick? "I asked the woman suspiciously "Yes. "she replied weakly, and lowered her head. I said no more and began the physical exams. (18) It didn't take me long to confirm that there was nothing wrong with them. But why? There must be a reason. I quietly went to the nurse station and (19) found out the registration form -it turned out they were homeless.‎ Now everything seemed clear. We need to do something. "I told the nurses went back to my office after a while There's a small party in our hospital cafeteria. I won't call it a feast, but the food doesn't taste bad at least. You want to come? "I asked the woman and her kids .The"party"lasted a few hours, before we were able to locate a shelter that take the family in on Christmas Day.‎ A few days later, I received a note, saying “Thanks for being our angels on that holy day.” ‎