福建省平和一中南靖一中等五校2019-2020学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题

福建省平和一中南靖一中等五校2019-2020学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题

‎“平和一中、南靖一中、长泰一中、华安一中、龙海二中”‎ 五校联考2019-2020学年上学期期中考高二英语试题 ‎（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）‎ 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节 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 want to do?‎ A. Graduate next semester. B. Get the form back. C. Meet the dean. ‎ ‎2. Where are the speakers now?‎ A. In a building. B. On a bridge. C. In a car. ‎ ‎3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. Sports. B. A park. C. A summer holiday.‎ ‎4. What does the man remind the woman to pay?‎ A. The phone bill. B. The water bill. C. The electricity bill. ‎ ‎5. What does the woman mean?‎ A. She didn’t like the watch. ‎ B. She bought the watch for $50. ‎ C. She didn’t have enough money. ‎ 第二节 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。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。‎ ‎6. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Teacher and student. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates. ‎ ‎7. What does the woman plan to do right after lunch?‎ A. Find Ms. Wong.‎ B. Go to the gym.‎ C. Have a PE class. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。‎ ‎8. Why does Mary call Mr. Green?‎ A. To ask about a meeting. ‎ B. To make an appointment.‎ C. To remind him to see a dentist. ‎ ‎9. When will Mr. Green attend a parent-teacher meeting?‎ A. On Thursday morning. B. On Thursday afternoon. C. On Friday afternoon. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。‎ ‎10. What are the speakers most probably doing?‎ A. Booking a hotel.‎ B. Writing a hotel review.‎ C. Reading a brochure of a hotel. ‎ ‎11. What does the man like most?‎ A. Open fires. B. Afternoon tea. C. The bedroom. ‎ ‎12. What do the speakers decide to do?‎ A. Send a letter. ‎ B. Ask for a price list. ‎ C. Bargain over the price. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。‎ ‎13. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. At a cafe. B. At an airport. C. On the phone.‎ ‎14. How does Nick sound?‎ A. Worried. B. Curious. C. Excited. ‎ ‎15. Why will Mary go to San Diego?‎ A. To study in a university. ‎ B. To spend a vacation. ‎ C. To see her sister. ‎ ‎16. What time is it now?‎ A. About 6:00. B. About 7:00. C. About 8:30. ‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。‎ ‎17. What will the listeners do first at the Cookery‎ ‎School?‎ A. Make some pizza.‎ B. Eat chocolate cakes.‎ C. Learn to grow vegetables.‎ ‎18. What’s the price of the bus ticket?‎ A. $3.55. B. $6.00. C. $9.55. ‎ ‎19. What should the listeners take?‎ A. Sandwiches. B. A notebook. C. A pencil. ‎ ‎20. How are the parents advised to contact the speaker?‎ A. By e-mail. ‎ B. Through the phone. ‎ C. Face to face. ‎ ‎ ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节, 共40分)‎ 第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 共30分) 阅读下面短文, 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 Monthly Talks at ‎London‎ Canal ‎Museum Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.‎ November 7th The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.‎ December 5th Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a ‎ demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.‎ February 6th An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater‎ ‎Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn‎ ‎Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.‎ March 6th Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.‎ Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book More infor:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson London‎ Cannal ‎Museum ‎12-13 New Wharf Road‎, ‎London NI 9RT www.canalmuseum.org.uk    www.canalmuseum.mobi Tel:02077130836‎ ‎21. When is the talk on James Brindley?‎ A. February 6th. B. November 7th. C. March 6th. D. December 5th.‎ ‎22. What is the topic of the talk in February?‎ A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the Metropolis C. Eyots and Aits—Thames‎ ‎Islands D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals ‎23. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?‎ A. Miranda Vickers. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Chris Lewis. D. Liz Payne.‎ B A ten-year-old from Howell, Michigan is being praised as a hero thanks to his persistence (坚持) that led to saving the life of an elderly neighbor. The event happened late in an evening when Danny DiPietro was being driven home from hockey practice by his mom.‎ That’s when the young boy noticed an open garage (车库) and a figure (身影) that he believed was a dog outside an apartment building near his house. Given the freezing cold weather, the young boy got a feeling that something was not right. But instead of dismissing it like most kids his age ‎ would have, he insisted that his mother, Dawn, find out what was going on. Dawn tried to make Danny believe that no one would leave a dog out in such cold weather, but he refused to take no for an answer.‎ Dawn finally gave in and decided to drive to the area with the family dog and see if there was any truth to Danny’s hunch (直觉). Sure enough, as she got closer to the apartment building she noticed a garage that was wide open and someone waving madly for help. Upon getting there, she realized that it was not a dog the young boy had seen, but Kathleen St. Onge. The 80-year-old had fallen down on some ice in her garage and had been lying there for two hours, unable to get up.‎ Dawn rushed home to get her husband to help and called 911. The two then returned with some blankets to cover Ms. St. Onge, while they waited for the ambulance (救护车) to arrive. Though still in hospital, the elderly woman is recovering well and forever grateful to Danny, for following up on his hunch!‎ ‎24. When seeing a figure in an open garage, Danny ________.‎ A. recognized it was an old man B. thought it was a homeless dog C. realized something was wrong D. believed it was nothing important ‎25. What did Dawn find when she got closer to the garage?‎ A. the dog had gone away B. Danny’s hunch was wrong C. an old lady waving for help D. something must have been stolen ‎26. Which of the following can best describe Danny?‎ A. Brave and patient. B. Persistent and warm-hearted.‎ C. Considerate and optimistic. D. Friendly and honest.‎ ‎27. What’s the writer’s attitude toward Danny’s action?‎ A. Favorable B. Cautious C. Skeptical D. Negative C ‎ One of the nicest things to do during the cold winter is to curl up (蜷缩) with a hot cup of tea.‎ ‎ But for Britons,tea is a popular drink all year round. Afternoon tea, high tea, builder’s tea (a strong cup of tea, usually with full-fat milk and two teaspoons of sugar), tea gowns (礼服), tea cakes, tea houses, breaks … they are all everyday names and phrases in the UK.‎ ‎ Tea has, in fact, become part of the British way of life. And Britons’ preferences for types of ‎ tea and how to drink it can really say a lot about them.‎ ‎ British anthropologist (人类学家) Kate Fox writes in her book Watching the English that several clear messages are sent whenever a Briton makes a cup of tea.‎ ‎ She observes that the strongest cups of black tea are usually drunk by the working class. The tea gets weaker as one goes up the social ladder.‎ Sugar means something. too. “Taking sugar in your tea is thought by many to be a sign of a lower-class person: even one makes people suspicious (可疑的)；more than one and you are lower-middle at best; more than two and you are definitely working class,” she writes.‎ Other rules involve how milk and sugar are added, if any is added. For example, drinking smoky black Lapsang Souchong (正山小种) tea from China with no sugar or milk can be a sign of class worries in the middle class.‎ Tea doesn’t just show class, though; it can also be a social space filler. “whenever the English feel awkward (尴尬) or uncomfortable in a social situation (that is, almost all the time), they make tea,” Fox wrote in her book. ‎ ‎28. What can we infer in the paragraph 2?‎ A. Tea is Britons' favourite drink.‎ ‎ B. Tea culture is popular in the UK.‎ ‎ C. Britons drink tea only in the afternoon.‎ ‎ D. Tea names and phrases are received by Britons.‎ ‎29. What does the underlined sentence mean in the paragraph 5?‎ A. The higher social class is , the stronger black tea they prefer.‎ B. The higher social class is , the weaker black tea they prefer.‎ C. The stronger black tea is, the more delicious it tastes.‎ D. The stronger black tea is, the bitterer it tastes.‎ ‎30. What can be concluded from the book Watching the English?‎ ‎ A. How a Briton drinks his or her tea reflects his or her social position.‎ ‎ B. Britons often judge others’ class by their tea.‎ ‎ C. Britons drink tea to show off their special tastes.‎ ‎ D. A Briton’s way of drinking tea shows his or her character.‎ ‎31. What’s the main idea of the passage?‎ ‎ A. British tea has many interesting functions.‎ ‎ B. There are rules to obey when drinking British tea.‎ ‎ C. The ways in which Britons drink their tea are very telling.‎ ‎ D. Tea plays an important part on social occasions in Britain.‎ D Ants are good navigators (导航员). They often travel long distances to search for food and carry it back to their nests. But how do they do it?‎ An international team of scientists, including researchers at the University of Edinburgh, UK, has recently come up with an explanation. According to the findings, ants use visual (视觉的) memories of their environments and the sun’s position to find their way home. And they can even do it while traveling backwards.‎ The researchers studied a group of desert ants in Seville‎, ‎Spain. The study's purpose was to find out how ants navigate when they carry pieces of food of different sizes.‎ To make it work, the scientists first trained the ants to follow a particular path back home, including a challenging 90-degree turn. Then the ants were given either a small or a large piece of food to test their navigational skills.‎ Ants with small pieces of food walked forward and cleared the 90-degree turn just fine. However, those with larger pieces sometimes had to turn backwards to drag them. Generally, these ants would set off in the correct direction. But if they stayed too long in the backward position, they would miss the correct turn to reach the nest.‎ Interestingly, not of the backward-walking ants were that stubborn. Some would drop the food occasionally (偶尔) to check their surroundings . So after turning back to pick up their food, the ants would find themselves back on the right path.‎ Barbara Webb, a professor from the University of Edinburgh’s School‎ of ‎Informatics, said the findings could help people make smarter robots in the future.‎ ‎“Understanding their behavior gives us new insights into brain function and has inspired us to build robot systems that mimic (模仿) their functions”, she told the BBC.‎ Scientists have been able to copy the neural (神经的) network in the ant’s brain. The hope is to invent robots that can explore by themselves in natural areas such as forests.‎ 32. According to the new study, ants ________. .‎ ‎ A. mainly depend on local landmarks to guide them home ‎ B. cannot navigate well when they are carrying food with them ‎ ‎ C . prefer to travel in groups to avoid being lost on long-distance journeys ‎ D. use the sun’s position and visual memories of their surroundings to navigate ‎33. Why do the researchers study desert ants?‎ ‎ A. To find out how ants find their way home.‎ ‎ B. To find out how ants carry pieces of food.‎ ‎ C. To study whether ants travel backward.‎ ‎ D. To study whether ants use sense of sight.‎ ‎34. What inspiration does the researchers get from their findings?‎ ‎ A. Robots can be used to explore the forest.‎ ‎ B. Ants' neural network can be moved into robots.‎ ‎ C. Findings help understand humans' brain function better ‎ D. People can make cleverer robots imitating ants' brain functions.‎ ‎35.What is the best title of the passage？ ‎ A. Ants’ navigational skills and their possible application B. Ants’ traveling habits and brain functions C. How ants carry food pieces of various sizes D. How scientists test ants’ skills.‎ 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。‎ ‎ In many cultures, small talk is a big deal. 36 , it is actually very important for communicating and bonding with others.‎ ‎ According to US inspirational speaker Wadsworth, "Small talk is about making use of possibilities." 37 , which can lead to friendships, jobs, or other goals. Not only that, small talk is shown to increase brainpower by encouraging empathy(同感), making you consider what another person feels or thinks.‎ ‎ If small talk is so important, how do you do it? 38 ? Well, some of the most common topics include the weather, hobbies, work, family and travel. These topics are great for small talk ‎ because they are relatable. It's easy for people to talk about them.‎ ‎ 39 . For example, you can talk to your schoolmates about your classes or that teacher who drives everyone crazy. If you are at a party, you might comment on the snacks, music, or the number of people there. If you are lucky, you might have a friend introducing you to others first to help start a conversation. ‎ ‎ Sometimes, it may seem a bit difficult to start a conversation with someone you don't know. That's OK. 40 . Wadsworth has the best advice for this: "Approach the conversation excited about the friendship, the good laugh, the fascinating story, the job opportunity, the date, the joy or the sense-of-belonging potential inherent (内在的) in this shared experience."‎ ‎ Small talk might just be the first step to something much bigger.‎ ‎ A. when I started making small talk ‎ B. Everyone has this problem sometimes ‎ C. What does making small talk mean ‎ D. What's the best way to break the ice and start talking to people? ‎ ‎ E. Having good small talk skills is the best way to meet new people ‎ F. Another way to start small talk is to comment on your surroundings ‎ G. Although it may seem like a pointless conversation to pass the time or avoid awkward silence 第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每题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。‎ ‎ When her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity . To show this, she 41 one chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two 42 . Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was 43 to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family 44 stayed with the daughters as they grew up.‎ Helene An and her family ‎45 a large restaurant business in California. 46 , when Helene and her husband Danny 47 their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didn't have much money. They 48 their family to San Francisco. There they joined Danny's mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian 49 shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana 50 the ‎ sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. ‎ ‎ 51 the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters 52 to work in the family business. They opened new ‎53 in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family 54 sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business 55 . Daughter Elisabeth explains, "Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have 56 , and to have unity we must have peace. Without the 57 of the family, there is no business."‎ Their 58 business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans' corporation makes more than $20 million each year. 59 they began with a small restaurant, they had big 60 , and they worked together. Now they are a big success.‎ ‎41. A. held up B. put up C. sped up D. swept up ‎42. A. stands B. groups C. pieces D. kinds ‎ ‎43. A. easy B. hard C.comfortable D.delighted ‎ ‎44. A. quarrel B. conflict C.harmony D.unity ‎ ‎45. A.own B. pursue C.rebuild D.organize ‎ ‎46. A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C.Besides D.However ‎ ‎47. A. supported B. managed C.left D.missed ‎ ‎48. A. guided B. moved C.divided D.united ‎ ‎49. A. food B. chopstick C.sandwich D.shoe ‎ ‎50. A.changed B. absorbed C.constructed D.linked ‎ ‎51. A. Roughly B. Eventually C.Cautiously D.Instantly ‎ ‎52. A. adjusted B. contributed C.arranged D.returned ‎ ‎53. A.restaurants B. shops C.factories D.banks ‎ ‎54. A. surroundings B. meetings C. members D.backgrounds ‎ ‎55. A. representative B. impressive C.admirable D. successful ‎56. A. unity B. cooperation C.concentration D.motivation ‎ ‎57. A. guide B. strength C.struggle D.enthusiasm ‎ ‎58. A. updating B. challenging C. expanding D.processing ‎ ‎59. A. Because B. Although C.Unless D.When ‎ ‎60. A. requirements B. tasks C.standards D.dreams ‎ 第四部分：语言知识运用（共三节，满分50分）‎ 第一节 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。共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分 ‎    China，which takes pride in four inventions in ancient times，has once again shown its ability . 61 (change) the world with its “new four great inventions”：highspeed railways，electronic payment，shared bicycles and online shopping.‎ Recently，the “new four great inventions” 62 (improve) the quality of people's lives. Thanks to online shopping and mobile payment，people can buy what they want 63__ (simple) with a tap of the phone within doors. Highspeed trains have shortened 64___ journey from Beijing to the coastal city Tianjin to half an hour. As for the bikes，they themselves are not new. It is the operating model of bikesharing 65 (base) on satellite navigation (导航) system，mobile payment as well as big data 66 has surprised the world. Shared bicycles are bringing cycling back 67 people's lives and they are making public transport more 68 (attract)．‎ It is increasingly clear that China is no longer 69 (copy) western ideas and is leading in many new ways. A growing number of foreign 70 (company) hope to promote the development in their home country by highlighting the need for technological achievements like that of China.‎ 第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据下列句子所给汉语注释或者所给词，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。‎ 71. I’ve made a few___________ (adjust)to the design . ‎ 72. Only after she_________ (获得) a good knowledge of law can she become a lawyer.  ‎ 73. The girl __________into（溜进） the room when nobody noticed her ‎ 74. Please keep us _________of (告知) the latest news. ‎ 75. He has told me his plans and he’s made a good ____________(印象)on me.‎ 76. Her father will never a_____________（同意）of her marriage to you. ‎ ‎77. John was presented with his award at a _____________( 典礼) which recognized the bravery of ten people who had saved the life of another.‎ ‎78. Tom got badly ________ (injury) in the car accident. 79. He is a ________ (gift) musician and promises to be a famous musician. ‎ ‎80. The famous professor has been __________ (指控) of stealing his student's ideas and publishing them. ‎ 第三节 书面表达(满分25分）‎ 某英文杂志正在举办以"Fancy yourself as an interviewer"为主题的征文活动，请你以“A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview" 为题，写一篇英语短文。 ‎ 内容包括：‎ ‎1. 采访的对象；‎ ‎2. 采访的原因；‎ ‎3. 想提的问题。 ‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数120左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3. 短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息；‎ ‎4. 短文的标题已给出，不计人总词数。‎ A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 参考答案 一. 听力理解（每题1.5，满分30分）‎ ‎1-5 ACBCC 6-10 CABCC 11-15 BBCBC 16-20 ACACB 二. 阅读理解（每题2分，满分30分）‎ A.21-23 BDA B. 24-27 CCBA C. 28-31 BBAC D.32-35 DADA ‎36-40 GEDFB 三. 完型填空（每题1.5分，20题，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 ACBDA 46-50 DCBCA 51-55 BDACD 56-60 ABCBD 四. 第四部分：语言知识运用（共四节，满分60分）‎ ‎（第一节）短文填空（每空1.5，，10个空格，满分15分）‎ ‎61.To change 62.have improved 63. simply 64. the 65. based ‎ ‎66. that 67. to 68.attractive 69. copying 70. companies ‎. （第二节）单词拼写（满分10分）‎ 71. adjustments 72. acquires　73.slid 74.informed 75.impression ‎76.approve 77. ceremony 78. injured 79.gifted 80.accused ‎（第三节）书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎【参考答案】‎ A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview ‎ The person I would like to interview is Yang Liwei.‎ I would really like to interview him because he is not only the first Chinese to go to space but also one of the greatest astronauts in the world. I have long been interested in space exploration ‎ and I believe I could learn a great deal from him about it.‎ If I could interview him, I would ask him what made him an astronaut and how he was trained. I would also like to know how he felt in space and whether space travel is such great fun as I have read. Finally, I would like to ask a few questions about his personal life, which must be very interesting.‎ ‎ ‎ Text 1‎ M: What can I do for you? ‎ W: I am just filling out this graduation form for the dean’s office，and I hope I will be able to graduate next semester.‎ M: Well, as long as you’ve met the requirements and you hand in the form on time, you shouldn’t have any problem.‎ Text 2‎ M: Oh, no. I forgot my camera.‎ W: But you used it to take a photo of the bridge before the building just now.‎ M: I put it on the step. Drive back. Be quick.‎ Text 3‎ M: I always hear about Central Park. Can you tell me something about it? ‎ W: Yeah. Central Park is obviously in the middle of Manhattan. It’s really big and people go and play sports or they just hang out and walk around. Cars are not allowed, and in the summer time you see a lot of bikers.‎ Text 4‎ W: My goodness! It’s the first of the month already. I’d better pay my phone bill. And the water bill comes due too.‎ M: Shouldn’t you pay the electricity bill, too? ‎ Text 5‎ M: You bought the watch you saw last week, didn’t you? ‎ W: No, I didn’t.‎ M: Why? You liked it so much.‎ W: Unfortunately, I only had fifty dollars with me.‎ Text 6‎ W: The pizza is delicious, right? ‎ M: Yes. What’re you going to do after lunch? ‎ W: Well, you know, it’s my first day of school. I need to hand in my school fees to Ms. Wong. Do you know where she is? ‎ M: You can find her in the main office. Here, look at the map. Go out of the canteen, you’ll see the gym on your right. And the main office is in the building next to the gym.‎ W: Oh, speaking of the gym, our class has PE there this afternoon. I’m looking forward to it.‎ M: Me, too.‎ Text 7‎ W: Hello, Mr. Green. This is Mary speaking. I would like to see if I can meet with you today.‎ M: Hi, Mary. I am afraid I have an important meeting to attend today.‎ W: Well, what time would be convenient for you, then? ‎ M: How about Thursday morning? ‎ W: I have a dentist appointment then. Is the afternoon OK? ‎ M: Well, how long would you like to meet? ‎ W: About half an hour.‎ M: OK. The earlier, the better. I have to prepare for my daughter’s parent-teacher meeting at 5:30 pm on Friday.‎ Text 8‎ W: Windamere Hotel. I like this one.‎ M: Oh, yeah, what’s it like, then? ‎ W: Er, it says here, “The most pretty and popular place to stay in Darjeeling.”‎ M: That sounds good.‎ W: Oh, listen to this, um, “Open fires lit each night; afternoon tea served in the garden.” I rather fancy open fires in the bedroom.‎ M: And I’m most interested in the afternoon tea. What are the rooms like? ‎ W: It says here, “Bedrooms are basically equipped with…”‎ M: I wonder what they mean by “basically equipped”. And how much does it cost? ‎ W: It doesn’t say. You have to send away for (寄信去索要) a price list, I suppose.‎ M: Maybe we should e-mail them and find out prices.‎ W: Yeah, let’s do that.‎ Text 9‎ W: Hello, Nick. Sorry to call you so early, but I want to tell you something important. I’m leaving for San Diego in the morning.‎ M: San Diego? In the morning? ‎ W: Yes, I’ll fly to Los Angeles at 8:‎30 in the morning. When I arrive there, I’ll take the train to San Diego.‎ M: But why will you go there?‎ W: Well, you know my sister, Cathy, is studying at San Diego State University in California. I’m going to see her.‎ M: Look, Mary, I’d like to see you off. Do you have time for coffee? ‎ W: Let’s meet at the Expresso in about an hour.‎ M: OK. See you there at seven. ‎ Text 10‎ M: Boys and girls, may I have your attention, please? Please listen to me for a moment. I want to tell you about the school trip to the Cookery‎ ‎School on 16th February. You have to be outside the school gate at 7:45 because the bus leaves from there at 8:00.‎ There are some great things to see and do at the Cookery‎ ‎School. We’ll see how you can grow your own vegetables in the science room first. We’ll learn how to make pizza and chocolate cake in the kitchen, and then we’ll eat them in the dining room.‎ Now listen carefully! You need to give me $9.55 before Thursday but please tell your parents that this includes the bus and $6.00 for lunch. You don’t have to make sandwiches for this trip and you can’t take any food into the Cookery‎ ‎School anyway.‎ Don’t forget. You’ll need a pencil but you don’t have to bring a notebook. We’ll prepare it for you. If your parents have any questions, they can phone me at my office, since this is more convenient than sending e-mails. My number is 3874928. OK. I think that’s it for now.‎ ‎ ‎