2017-2018学年湖北省孝感市八所重点高中教学协作体高二7月联合考试英语试题

2017-2018学年湖北省孝感市八所重点高中教学协作体高二7月联合考试英语试题

‎2017-2018学年湖北省孝感市八所重点高中教学协作体高二7月联合考试英语试卷 ‎ 命题学校：孝感高中 ‎ 考试时间：‎2017年7月1日下午2：30-4：30 试卷满分：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. Where is the man’s English book?‎ A. In the drawer. B. On the desk. C. On his bed.‎ ‎2. What is the man going to do?‎ A. Have a drink. B. Go to the library. C. Hand in his report.‎ ‎3. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. At a restaurant. B. At a hotel. C. At home.‎ ‎4. What does the woman think of her new jacket?‎ A. It’s cheap. B. It’s nice. C. It’s of the best quality.‎ ‎5. What happened to the speakers?‎ A. They couldn’t decide where to go.‎ B. They had a quarrel outside the Odeon.‎ C. There was a misunderstanding about the meeting place. ‎ 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、7题。‎ ‎6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. When to invite guests. B. What to do tonight. C. How to treat friends.‎ ‎7. What will the woman do later?‎ A. Do some shopping. B. Prepare some chocolate. C. Make some ice cream.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. When will Ronaldo probably arrive at Munich?‎ A. On the 7th. B. On the 10th. C. On the 16th.‎ ‎9. Why won’t Ronaldo visit the office in Barcelona?‎ A. He won’t have enough time. B. It isn’t doing well. C. It performs excellently.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What day is it today?‎ A. March 31st. B. April 1st. C. April 5th.‎ ‎11. What rooms does the woman book finally?‎ A. Three single rooms. ‎ B. Three double rooms. ‎ C. Two single rooms and one double room.‎ ‎12. What do we know about the woman?‎ A. She wants the rooms on different floors.‎ B. She prefers a big meeting room on the 16th floor.‎ C. She books a meeting room for the day after tomorrow.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What is the woman’s trouble?‎ ‎ A. She is too fat.‎ B. She has difficulty getting to sleep.‎ C. She is under high stress.‎ ‎14. What is the woman worried?‎ A. She is keeping gaining weight.‎ B. She relies heavily on sleeping pills.‎ C. She will not finish her work on time.‎ ‎15. What does the man tell the woman to do?‎ A. Take some medicine. B. Go to bed half an hour earlier. C. Do more exercise.‎ ‎16. What will the woman do?‎ A. Have a good rest at home. B. Wait for the man’s visit. C. Come again in a few weeks.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How long will it take to get to the airport?‎ A. One hour and ten minutes. ‎ B. One hour and twenty minutes. ‎ C. One hour and thirty minutes.‎ ‎18. What does the speaker remind the listeners to do?‎ A. Weigh their luggage. ‎ B. Check in by 10:10 am.‎ C. Take only one hand-luggage on the plane.‎ ‎19. What is the route to tour around London according to the speaker?‎ A. Trafalgar Square‎ → St. James’s Park → Big Ben.‎ B. Big Ben → St. James’s Park → Buckingham‎ ‎Palace.‎ C. Trafalgar Square‎ → Buckingham‎ ‎Palace → St. James’s Park.‎ ‎20. What does the speaker strongly recommend the listeners to visit?‎ ‎ A. Harrods. B. The Regent. C. Trafalgar Square.‎ 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 ‎ A Parkside Pick Your Own Fancy some fresh fruit and vegetables? At Parkside Farm we grow a wide variety of delicious summer fruits and high-quality vegetables for you to come and pick your own. Why not pay us a visit?‎ About us Our family has been farming at Parkside Farm since 1938. Although we no longer keep cows, we still have some grassland and some fields of wheat and other crops. We started growing strawberries for Pick Your Own back in 1979. Since then, we have made the Pick Your Own area larger and we now grow about 20 different crops.‎ Opening times The season starts in late June, but opening hours are variable the first week. Please ring our message line to check. From July onwards, we are open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9 am to 5:30 pm (last entry 5 pm). Opening hours are variable on Sundays. Mondays CLOSED.‎ Crop calendar Some crops may be in limited supply at certain times, so always ring the message line for daily updates before setting out.‎ Strawberries: early June to mid-October Blackcurrants: early July to mid-August Raspberries: mid-June to mid-August Redcurrants: mid-July to mid-August Blackberries: mid-July to mid-October Plums: mid-July to early September Prices There is a minimum charge of ￡3 for each adult or child who enters the Pick Your Own area. This means that every person has to spend at least ￡3 on Pick-Your-Own fruits or they will be charged this amount when they leave.‎ Strawberries: ￡4.49/kg Blackcurrants: ￡4.79/kg Raspberries: ￡6.39/kg Redcurrants: ￡4.79/kg Blackberries: ￡5.39/kg Plums: ￡2.99/kg Find us Parkside Farm is in the Enfield of London, north of the city centre.‎ ‎ For more information, please call our message line on 020 8367 2035 or check our website: www. Parksidefarmpyo.co.uk.‎ ‎21. What do we learn about Parkside Farm from the text?‎ ‎ A. It sells fruit and vegetables online. B. It doesn’t open on Mondays. ‎ ‎ C. It’s situated in the south of London. D. It has a small Pick Your Own area.‎ ‎22. If a family of three buy ‎1kg of strawberries and ‎1kg of plums on the farm, they should pay __.‎ ‎ A. ￡6 B.￡‎7.48 ‎ C.￡9 D. ￡16.48‎ ‎23. What is the main purpose of the text?‎ ‎ A. To instruct people how to grow crops. B. To tell readers how to pick fruits.‎ C. To advise people to grow crops. D. To attract visitors to pick fruits. ‎ ‎ ‎ B When Nancy Flexer opened the door to her classroom near the end of her final school year, all 41 years of her career as a beloved first-grade teacher came to life right in front of her.‎ Cole‎ Elementary School in Tennessee surprised Flexer with a memorable and emotional retirement party featuring former students of all ages, dating back to the first class she taught in the 1973-1974 school year. A video of the event shows an overwhelmed Flexer being moved to tears as she hears former students who are now adults tell her how much she affected their lives.‎ ‎“I’m one of the luckiest people in this world,” Flexer said. “I remember I opened the door to the classroom thinking no one was in there, and it was wall-to-wall people and banners and everything. It was the coolest thing that could’ve ever happened in my life. How many times do we really realize the lives we’ve touched, the manner in which we’ve touched them, and that these are memories that stay with them for life?‎ Despite being young when they were taught by Flexer, students easily recalled the heartwarming notes she wrote them on report cards, the ways she helped them overcome shyness and awkwardness, and how she inspired them to future academic success to earn scholarships and advanced degrees.‎ Even though Flexer hadn’t seen some of the former students for decades, she instantly remembered the names of every single one there.‎ A scrapbook(剪贴簿) of her career was presented to her as one student after another recalled the effect Flexer had on his or her life.‎ ‎“I’ve had many opportunities to move to a school closer to my home, but I said ‘Cole gave me so much in my life that when I retire, I will retire from Cole school and give back what’s been given to me, ” Flexer said. “My career could’ve taken me nowhere that would have made me happier. I think of it as a blessing.”‎ ‎24. We learn from the text that the retirement party ________.‎ ‎ A. was beyond Flexer’s expectations B. attracted many of Flexer’s friends C. was full of appreciative parents D. was organized by Flexer’s students ‎25. Flexer’s former students _________.‎ ‎ A. helped her overcome her shyness ‎ B. presented her with cards C. held a party to express their happiness D. bore her help and inspiration in mind ‎ ‎26. What can we infer from the last paragraph?‎ ‎ A. Flexer missed many chances of further studies.‎ B. Flexer once studied in Cole‎ ‎Elementary School.‎ C. Flexer loved her teaching career in Cole.‎ ‎ D. Flexer refused many other schools’ invitations.‎ ‎27. What would be the best title for the text?‎ ‎ A. An interesting party ‎ B. A teacher’s 41-year teaching career ‎ C. Students’ memories of their beloved teacher ‎ D. Students from 41 years surprise their beloved teacher C On Tuesday, scientists announced that they have discovered the bones of four settlers in Jamestown‎, ‎Virginia. Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in what became the United States. The bones were unearthed under the floor of a Jamestown church which was discovered in 2010 and is considered as America’s first Protestant church.‎ The Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation at Historic Jamestowne and the Smithsonian’s Museum‎ of ‎Natural History announced that the settlers held high leadership positions. The men, Rev. Robert Hunt, Capt. Gabriel Archer, Sir Ferdinando Wainman, and Capt. William West, all played a role in the Jamestown settlement. After being lost to history for more than 400 years, the discovery of their remains provides new clues about their life and the importance of religion in the 1600s.‎ ‎“This is a very important discovery,” Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation President James Horn said in a statement. “These men were among the first founders of English America.”‎ About 100 people settled along the James River in what would become the first English settlement in 1607. During that time, settlers in Jamestown were faced with famine and disease. The colony was nearly wiped out due to conflict with Native Americans in the area and with other English settlers.‎ ‎“They lived and died at a hard time in the history of the settlement, when Jamestown almost ended in failure,” Horn said. “The bones of these men help fill in the stories of their lives.”‎ The Smithsonian and the Rediscovery Foundation found the remains in November of 2013. Scientists used 3-D technology to locate the exact gravesites of the men. The team wanted to identify its findings before announcing the discovery. They identified the men using historical records and studied the chemicals of the bones to learn what the men ate and where they came from.‎ Findings from the burials will go on display within weeks at Historic Jamestowne. The site also plans to honor the men and will keep their bones in a safe place for future study.‎ ‎28. The bones found in a Jamestown church ___________.‎ ‎ A. were first discovered in 2010 B. have been buried for over four centuries C. have proved to be a family of four D. are complete and easy to recognize ‎ ‎29. The underlined phrase “wiped out” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.‎ ‎ A. supported fully B. developed rapidly ‎ C. destroyed completely D. protected successfully ‎30. What can we learn from paragraph 6?‎ ‎ A. How scientists keep the bones in good shape.‎ ‎ B. Why the four leaders were buried in Jamestown.‎ ‎ C. Why the four leaders chose to settle in Jamestown.‎ ‎ D. How scientists identified the four leaders.‎ ‎31. This text is most probably __________.‎ ‎ A. a history paper B. a research paper ‎ ‎ C. a newspaper report D. a warning message ‎ D One October morning, I got off the all-night train in Mandalay, a city in Myanmar. A rough man came up and offered to show me around. The price he asked was less than I would pay for a bar of chocolate at ‎ home. So I climbed into his trishaw(三轮车).‎ As he was showing me around, he told me how he had come to the city from his village. He’d earned a degree in mathematics. His dream was to be a teacher. But of course, life is hard here, and so for now, this was the only way he could make a living. Many nights, he told me, he actually slept in his trishaw so he could catch the first visitors off the all-night train.‎ And very soon, we found that in certain ways, we had so much in common － we were both in our 20s, we were both fascinated by foreign cultures － that he invited me home.‎ So we turned off the wide, crowded streets, and came to rough, wild alleyways(小巷). I really lost my sense of where I was, and realized that I could easily get cheated or something even worse.‎ Finally, he stopped and led me into a hut. And then he reached under his bed. Something in me froze. I waited to see what he would pull out. And finally he took out a box. Inside it was every single letter he had ever received from visitors from abroad.‎ So when we said goodbye that night, I realized he had also shown me the secret point of travel, which is to go inwardly(向内心) as well as outwardly to places you would never go otherwise, to go into uncertainty, even fear.‎ At home, it’s dangerously easy to think we’re on top of things. Out in the world, you are reminded every moment that you’re not, and you can’t get to the bottom of things, either.‎ ‎32. What do we know about the trishaw puller?‎ A. He used to be a teacher. B. He works very hard. ‎ C. He is a foreigner in Myanmar. D. He received little education. ‎ ‎33. Why did the author freeze in front of the bed?‎ A. He was feeling very cold. ‎ B. He didn’t expect to see the letters.‎ C. He was shocked by the room’s bad condition.‎ D. He thought the young man was going to hurt him.‎ ‎34. What is the author’s opinion on travel?‎ A. Fear nothing. B. Follow your heart. ‎ B. Enjoy the beauty of life. D. Be prepared for the unexpected.‎ ‎35. What does the phrase “get to the bottom of things” mean in the last paragraph?‎ A. Solve the problems. B. Find out the truth. ‎ C. Get to know the place really. D. Learn about the bottom of society.‎ 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。‎ What is the easiest way to stay warm in the super cold? 36 . At least that is what Santa Claus told me.‎ During Christmas, Dennis and I went to Finland. We brought back some tips for keeping warm in a cold temperature.‎ ‎1. Three layers(层) work wonders.‎ Start with the base layer, which sits right on your skin: choose something that can absorb sweat. 37 . A sweater is a good choice. The most important layer is the outer clothes, which should be waterproof(防水的) and windproof.‎ ‎2. 38 .‎ You lose heat from every millimeter of uncovered skin, which was the biggest lesson I learned on this trip. My whole body was well covered. But I missed one spot: my face. So it often felt like the wind was going to blow my nose off.‎ ‎3. Exercise, don’t just stand still.‎ When it’s cold, exercising may be the last thing you feel like doing, but be smart. 39 , and you will feel the difference. When we first got to Finland, we were freezing. But after a couple of minutes jumping around, we felt less cold.‎ ‎4. If you have a heater…‎ You may want to turn it all the way up, but it’s best to keep it at between 18 and 20 degrees. 40 , but not create a huge difference between inside and outside.‎ A. Grow a crazy beard B. The key is what your layer is C. Cover every bit of your skin D. That will keep you comfortable E. Take a walk, faster than your normal speed F. Don’t forget to keep your hands and feet warm, too G. The middle layer keeps your body heat from getting away 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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ Having been walking in the snow for 2 hours, Little Buddy was really tired and frustrated. The way home seemed 41 , each step a struggle. For every little distance that Buddy gained, he seemed to fall back even further, pushed by the rising wind and his own 42 . When Buddy had to go uphill, he looked with 43 at the long distance remaining and thought he wasn’t going to make it. His legs had been pushing through almost-waist-high 44 for hours, and all he wanted to do was to 45 down, to end this terrible journey and close his eyes.‎ Suddenly, there was someone 46 him. A large man was looking down at Buddy, smiling at him. 47 , Buddy should have heard the sound of the man’s boots crunching(使……发出嘎吱嘎吱声) the snow 48 he’d walked up from behind. But, there hadn’t been a 49 .‎ Buddy stared at the 50 . Who was he? There was a scarf hiding most of his face, but 51 , Buddy felt no fear of him. The man said nothing. He simply picked Buddy up, lifted him over his 52 , set Buddy on his shoulders and began to 53 . ‎ Buddy told the man where he 54 . As they approached the house, the stranger 55 and looked Buddy in the eye. Buddy 56 and the man silently lowered his head and helped Buddy 57 off his shoulders. Buddy was so happy that he immediately knocked at the door. When Buddy 58 the man and wanted to thank him, he had already 59 . Buddy could only see ‎60 in the snow and a dim(模糊的) view of his back.‎ ‎41. A. fascinating B. adequate C. endless D. primitive ‎42. A. worry B. confidence C. exhaustion D. pride ‎43. A. fear B. relief C. caution D. shame ‎44. A. bush B. grass C. glue D. snow ‎45. A. cut B. lie C. go D. turn ‎46. A. behind B. around C. far away from D. in front of ‎47. A. Luckily B. Hopefully C. Significantly D. Surely ‎48. A. as B. and C. but D. or ‎49. A. man B. sound C. boot D. scarf ‎50. A. thief B. robber C. stranger D. referee ‎51. A. firmly B. surprisingly C. consequently D. faithfully ‎52. A. head B. feet C. legs D. nails ‎53. A. slip B. ski C. run D. walk ‎ ‎54. A. lay B. studied C. lived D. stood ‎ ‎55. A. shouted B. turned C. listened D. waited ‎56. A. cried B. fled C. nodded D. reflected ‎57. A. slide B. walk C. take D. jog ‎ ‎58. A. spoke of B. thought of C. heard of D. dreamed of ‎ ‎59. A. resigned B. disappeared C. slept D. left ‎60. A. water B. ice C. caves D. footprints ‎ 第II卷 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ Born in England in 1944, Ian Wilmut 61______(know) as the leader of the research group that first cloned a female lamb 62_______(call) Dolly in 1996. Dolly became famous and pictures of her appeared on the 63______(cover) of magazines all over the world. The 64______(possible) of reproduction without a male and female being involved also made her the focus of a moral debate. For scientists, however, the cloning of Dolly using the DNA of an adult cell was a breakthrough 65_______showed the cloning of special animals was possible.‎ ‎ However, 66_____Wilmut thinks unlikely is human cloning. He says 67_____(undertake) the procedure with humans would require 29 surrogate(替代的) mothers and 300 eggs. Of those 29, 28 would be bound 68_______ (experience) failure and suffer physically and emotionally. He says he is also ‎ concerned about the psychological and 69_______(society) consequences a cloned child might have to go through. For these reasons, he is not 70_____ favor of it. ‎ 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）‎ 假如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。‎ Encouragement, what is a kind of power, is very important.‎ Failing my English exam once got me casting down. My teacher encouraged me not to lose hearts. He said it was no big deal to fail a exam and what mattered was to figure out the reasons instead of feeling sorry for me. I looked into my English paper and realized that the reason why I failed was because I had two weeks’ sick leave. So I made up for the lessons I have missed and my efforts was paid off in the following exams.‎ Encouragement is great benefit to me and I’ll give it to those who are in need of it.‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Mary给你写了一封信求助。她因为最近学习压力大长胖了，时常被同学们嘲笑，并且长胖也影响到了她自己的健康，因此她感到非常郁闷。请根据下列要求用英语给她回一封信。要点如下：‎ 1. 同情她的处境并安慰她，胖或瘦没有统一标准；‎ 2. 强调保持健康的重要性；‎ 3. 给出保持健康的建议。‎ 注意：1. 词数100字左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；‎ ‎ 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯流畅。‎ Dear Mary,‎ I’m so glad to hear from you. But ‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours forever,‎ ‎ Li Hua 高二英语试卷参考答案 听力答案：（共20小题，满分30分）‎ 1-20 BBAAC CABCA BCBAA CBCBA ‎ 阅读理解：（共两节，满分40分）‎ ‎21‎-40 A: BCD B:ADCD C:BCDC D:BDDB ‎ 七选五：AGCED 完形填空：（共20小题，满分30分）‎ ‎41-60 CCADB ADABC BADCB CABDD 语法填空：（共10小题，满分15分）‎ ‎61. is known 62.called 63. covers 64. possibility 65. that/ which ‎66. what 67. undertaking 68. to experience 69. social 70. in ‎ 短文改错：（共10小题，满分10分）‎ Encouragement, what is a kind of power, is very important.‎ ‎ which Failing my English exam once got me casting down. My teacher encouraged me not to lose ‎ ‎ cast hearts. He said it was no big deal to fail a exam and what mattered was to figure out the reasons ‎ heart an instead of feeling sorry for me. I looked into my English paper and realized that the reason why I ‎ ‎ myself through ‎ failed was because I had two weeks’ sick leave. So I made up for the lessons I have missed and my ‎ ‎ that had efforts was paid off in the following exams. ‎ Encouragement is ∧ great benefit to me and I’ll give it to those who are in need of it.‎ ‎ of ‎ 书面表达：（共1小题，满分25分）‎ ‎ Dear Mary,‎ I am so glad to hear from you. But I feel so desperately sorry to learn that you are depressed about some extra weight you have put on recently.‎ To begin with, being fat or slim is merely a matter of personal opinion. With different people holding different views on this subject, there is no agreed standard for an ideal figure. So there is no need for you to worry about. What’s more, it is being fit that is the most important for us. Only when you have a healthy body can you live to the fullest. As far as I am concerned, you can do some sports daily, by which means you can keep healthy. Most importantly, it is suggested that you should go on a balanced diet at the same time, thus doing good to your health. ‎ I hope what I said above can be of great help to you. After all, health is to us what water is to life. I am looking forward to hearing your good news. Best wishes!‎ ‎ Yours forever,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ 书面表达评分总则：‎ ‎1、本题总分为25分，按6个档次给分。‎ ‎2、评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定是否达到及格线（15分），然后确定其所属的具体档次，以该档次的要求来衡量，最后给分。‎ ‎3、评分时应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的丰富性和准确性及上下文的连贯性。‎ ‎4、若缺少要点，分数降一档处理。‎ ‎5、拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。‎ 评分细则：‎ ‎    优秀（22-25）：紧扣主题，覆盖所有要点，内容充实；语法结构多样，词汇丰富，行文流畅，显示出较强的语言运用能力，允许有个别语言错误，但不影响意思表达。‎ ‎    良好（18-21）：紧扣主题，覆盖所有要点，内容较充实，行文较流畅，语言有少量错误，但基本不影响意思表达。‎ ‎    一般（15-17）：紧扣主题，基本覆盖所有要点，语言错误已影响了部分意思的表达，但多数句子基本正确；基本达到预期写作目的。‎ ‎    较差（11-14）：要点不全，内容不完整，行文不够连贯；语言错误较多，半数句子基本正确。‎ ‎    差（6-10）：内容混乱，或主要内容偏离主题，尚能够写出少数与内容相关的可读句。‎ ‎    极差（0-5）：只能写出与内容相关的词语，没有有效信息；抄写其他文章，或只是写出与作文无关的内容。‎ 听力录音原稿：‎ ‎(Text 1)‎ M: I can’t find my English book in the drawer. Has anyone taken it?‎ W: It should be on the desk in your bedroom. Yesterday I cleaned the drawer.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ W: I’d like to have a drink in the student café. Would you go with me?‎ M: I’d love to, but I have to go to the library to finish my report.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: What would you like for your main course, madam?‎ W: Well, I quite like the chicken, but I’ve had a lot lately and I can’t make up my mind.‎ M: Well, the fish is lovely, madam.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ W: What do you think of my new jacket?‎ M: Where did you get it, in Zara?‎ W: Yeah, in the sales.‎ M: It’s really nice.‎ W: Really cheap. Still, I think it’s not the best quality, is it?‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ M: Where was I? Where were you, you mean! I waited there for an hour like a fool! I definitely said 8 o’clock outside the Odeon.‎ W: No, you didn’t! You said outside the Showcase. I wouldn’t have gone there otherwise, would I?‎ M: Whatever! I know I said the Odeon.‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ W: ⑥So have you got everything for your friend? Don’t forget you might want some chocolate to eat later while you’re watching your film.‎ M: Oh, I sorted that out yesterday. I think we need to give them something to eat when they first arrive, like pizzas, maybe. Everybody likes those.‎ W: Well, let’s look in the fridge. Hmm, ⑦I’d better get some from the supermarket. We haven’t got much ice cream either, but there’ll be enough for your friends.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ W: When will Ronaldo go on his visit?‎ M: ⑧On the 7th.‎ W: Is Ronaldo going to visit the Barcelona office while he’s in Europe?‎ M: No. ⑧He’ll be in Rome for three days, then in Munich for two, and then a few days in London before flying back here on 16th.‎ W: I think he should stop off in Barcelona as well. It’s our best performing office in Europe this year.‎ M: ⑨That’s true and that’s why Ronaldo doesn’t think it’s necessary to visit there. We think the focus of this trip should be on the offices that aren’t doing well.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ M: Hotel Concorde.‎ W: Good morning. My name is Vera Brett. ⑩I’d like to book rooms for five nights starting tomorrow.‎ M: ⑩April 1st to 5th. Just one moment, madam. We are rather full. What kind of rooms would you like?‎ W: I’d like three single rooms, all on the same floor.‎ M: We have three double rooms but not three singles available, sorry.‎ W: What is the difference in price?‎ M: Single rooms are＄400; doubles are＄700.‎ W: I see, um...what kind of rooms are the double ones?‎ M: Very nice rooms, madam. We can give you three doubles on the sixteenth floor overlooking the city.‎ W: All right. And do you have a small meeting room I can reserve for April 2nd all day?‎ M: Er...yes, we have a nice quiet room that will take about 12 people. Would that be suitable?‎ W: Yes, that would be fine. Thank you.‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ M: Hello, Mrs Bishop. Please sit down. Now tell me, what’s the trouble?‎ W: Well, it’s like this. I’m having a few problems getting to sleep at night. And when I do finally get to sleep I turned all the time and then. I end up waking myself up and I spend hours just lying, staring at the ceiling. My husband doesn’t help much with the noise he makes.‎ M: Mm, I see. How long has this been going on?‎ W: About a couple of months.‎ M: Have you got something on your mind? Is something worrying you?‎ W: Well, yes. You see, I just seem to be getting fatter and fatter. I just can’t lose my weight, however hard I try.‎ M: I see. Well, the best thing we can do is this. Here are some sleeping pills. They will make you calm down and help you rest. Take two pills half an hour before going to bed.‎ ‎ And here’s a diet I think you should start. Come back and see me in a couple of weeks’ time. Alright?‎ W: I hope that will work. I’ll do that. Thank you.‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ W: Ladies and gentlemen, could I please have your attention for a moment? Here is some information about your trip to London next week. The coach to the airport will pick you up outside the town hall at 7:20 am. Make sure that you’re there on time. I’m afraid that any latecomers will be left behind. You’ll arrive at the airport at 8:40 am, which will give you plenty of time to check your luggage in. The plane doesn’t take off until 10:10 am. Speaking of luggage, remember that your suitcase mustn’t weigh more than 20 kilos and that you are only allowed one small piece of hand-luggage to be with you on the plane. When you’ve checked in, the ground hostess will give you a boarding pass and you can then go through passport control to the departure hall. The flight takes about two hours and twenty minutes, so you will land in London at about 11:30 am local time. ‎ ‎ Once off the plane, you’ll have to go through passport control again and then you can go and pick up your luggage. You can find a coach waiting for you at the exit to take you to the hotel. Your hotel, The Regent, is right in the heart of London. From here you can reach lots of places on foot. You can walk to Parliament Square in Westminster to see the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. From there you can walk on to Trafalgar Square and then past St. James’s Park and to the Buckingham‎ ‎Palace. I’m sure you’ve heard of Harrods, London’s most famous department store. It’s certainly well worth a visit during your stay.‎ ‎ I do hope you’ll have a wonderful time. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me if anything should come up.‎ ‎ ‎