英语（A）卷·2018届河北省冀州中学高二下学期期中考试（2017-05）

英语（A）卷·2018届河北省冀州中学高二下学期期中考试（2017-05）

试卷类型：A卷 河北冀州中学 ‎2016-2017学年高二年级下学期期中考试 ‎ 英语试题 ‎ ‎（ 考试时间：120分钟 分值：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 did the man do? ‎ A. He started the phone. B. He broke the buttons. C. He fixed the screen.‎ ‎2. What will the speakers buy at the store? ‎ A. Bread. B. Meat. C. Chips.‎ ‎3. How much did the woman pay for the refrigerator? ‎ A. $800. B. $300. C. $150.‎ ‎4. Where does the man most likely live? ‎ A. In Canada. B. In New York. C. In California. ‎ ‎5. Why did the woman’s plants die, according to the man? ‎ A. From not enough water. B. From not enough sun. ‎ C. From not enough plant food.‎ 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。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. According to the man, who discovered America? ‎ A. The Spanish. B. Columbus. C. The Native Americans.‎ ‎7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? ‎ A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Friends.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Why does the woman want to go home? ‎ A. She isn’t feeling well.‎ B. She needs to get something to eat.‎ C. She doesn’t want to attend the meeting.‎ ‎9. What will the man do for the woman? ‎ A. Drive her somewhere.‎ B. Work on her project for her.‎ C. Ask for a sick leave for her.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How does the woman know the man ate the cookie? ‎ A. She saw him on the video camera. ‎ B. Another customer told her. ‎ C. She saw him in person.‎ ‎11. Why did the man lie? ‎ A. He didn’t want to pay.‎ B. He thought the cookie tasted bad.‎ C. He thought the cookie was too expensive. ‎ ‎12. What happened at the end of the conversation? ‎ A. The man paid for the cookie. ‎ B. The woman called the police. ‎ C. The speakers went to the back of the store.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What event are the speakers attending? ‎ A. A dinner party. B. A wedding. C. An anniversary celebration.‎ ‎14. What does the woman want most right now? ‎ A. To dance. B. To eat something. C. To change her clothes.‎ ‎15. What did the man eat when he first arrived? ‎ A. Some cheese. B. Fish and rice. C. Some cake.‎ ‎16. According to the woman, what probably cost a lot of money? ‎ A. The flowers. B. Jennie’s clothes. C. Matt’s tie.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. According to the speaker, what is Jen like? ‎ A. Strict but loving. B. New and talented. C. Friendly and funny. ‎ ‎18. Which award did Luisa win? ‎ A. Best Hairdresser. B. Employee of the Year. C. Best Customer Service.‎ ‎19. How long has Dina worked in the salon? ‎ ‎ A. Three months. B. Two years. C. Seven years.‎ ‎20. What is true about the awards? ‎ A. The awards have different prizes.‎ B. The winners will get extra vacation days. ‎ C. A total of $1200 was given out.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 (共15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 could have one superpower, what would it be?‎ ‎ Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.‎ ‎ Every day in our work, we are inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world.‎ They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess: the power to make a difference in the lives of others.‎ We’re not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor. Your lives are busy enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams. But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself. Find an issue you are interested in and learn more. Volunteer or, if you can, contribute a little money to a cause. Whatever you do, don’t be a bystander. Get involved. You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when you’re older. But why not start now?‎ Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives. It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.‎ ‎21. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to?‎ A. Your life style. B. Your life value. C. Your trouble in life. D. Your life experience.‎ ‎22. Why does the author say they are inspired every day?‎ ‎ A. They possess different kinds of superpowers.‎ ‎ B. They have got the power to change the world.‎ ‎ C. Some people around them are making the world better.‎ ‎ D. There are many powerful people in their life and work.‎ ‎23. What does the author stress in Paragraph 5?‎ ‎ A. Learning more and contributing more to a cause.‎ ‎ B. Rising above self and acting to help others.‎ ‎ C. Working hard to get a bigger opportunity. ‎ D. Trying your best to help the poor.‎ ‎24. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?‎ A. The author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.‎ B. Much more progress will be made in the near future.‎ C. The work on health is the most valuable experience.‎ D. People’s efforts have been materially rewarded. ‎ ‎ B Great white sharks! Just hearing that name makes many people’s hair stand on end. In reality, these big fish have more to fear from us than we do from them. For many years, people killed countless great white sharks in the waters around the United States.‎ But thanks to conservation (保护) efforts, great whites are making a comeback in the U.S. Two recent studies show that the population of these sharks is rising along the east and west coast.‎ Why is the growing population of a killer fish something to celebrate? “When you fish too many of them, you start to lose balance in the environment,” says shark researcher Tobey Curtis. As the biggest killer, sharks help keep the populations of fish, seals, and other creatures they eat from growing too large.‎ In spite of their importance, great white sharks had long been hunted for their meat and their fins (鳍). Then, in 1997, the U.S. government passed a law that didn’t allow the hunting of great whites. Afterwards, the numbers of these sharks in the U.S. waters started to increase.‎ The law wasn’t the only thing that has helped great whites. Conservationists have also played a part in the sharks’ comeback. The research group OCEARCH is using a method called tagging (加标签) to help change people’s attitudes about great white. They let the public follow each shark as it travels the world’s oceans. OCEARCH also gives each tagged shark a name to help people form a closer connection with the big fish.‎ The group’s most well-known shark is named Katharine. She was tagged last year near Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Since then, thousands of people have tracked Katharine’s movements on Twitter and the OCEARCH website.‎ This helps people see sharks in a new way. Chris Fischer, the founder of OCEARCH believes learning to appreciate great whites will encourage people to do more to protect them.‎ ‎25．The underlined part “makes many people’s hair stand on end” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by______.‎ A. worries many people B. bores many people ‎ C. frightens many people D. interests many people ‎26．Katharine’s example is used to show that ______.‎ A. great whites are in fact lovely animals B. the OCEARCH website has a lot of visitors C. the number of great whites is growing quickly D. OCEARCH help people get closer to great whites ‎27．The main purpose of the passage is to ______.‎ A. introduce an experiment result B. make an advertisement for OCEARCH C. remind us that big killers are dying out D. inform us that great whites are making a comeback C Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.‎ Sounds unusual, doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic, with the development of China’s high-speed railway system. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and finally Eastern Europe. ‎ China is planning to extend(延长) its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, eventually reaching London and Singapore. If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could rush from London to Beijing within ‎ two days. The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes.‎ ‎ China’s bullet train(高速列车), the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the World’s fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours. ‎ Of course, there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many issues that need to be settled, such as safety and maintenance(保养) of railway tracks. So, it’s important to pay attention to every detail. But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on longer railway construction. ‎ China prefers that the other countries provide natural resources rather than financial investment. Resources from those countries could flood into China to support development.‎ It’ll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will certainly create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries. ‎ For China, such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop China’s far west. We predict that in the coming decades, millions of people will move to the western parts, where the land is empty and resources unused. With high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west. And they’ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.‎ ‎28. According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is . ‎ ‎ A. financial problems B. safety of the system ‎ C. technical issues D. maintenance of railway tracks ‎29. What’s the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed railway plan?‎ A. Positive B. Negative C. Doubtful D. Critical ‎ ‎30. China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because .‎ A. China and the countries involved will get much-needed resources ‎ B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries D. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism ‎31. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? ‎ A. International Railway Network B. High-speed Bullet Trains C. Big Railway Dreams D. New Railway Standards D We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it.  Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changed—no examination is perfect — but to have no tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in schools or on teachers. This would mean that everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on the efficiency, the values and the purpose of each teacher.  Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them--- a form of favoritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from ill-respected school can show certificates to prove he or she is suitable for the job, while the lack of certificate indicates the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well-respected school. This defense of excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were taken away, and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s reputation, unable to compete with the child from the favored school.  The opponents of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. According to these people, there must be no special, different, academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer. ‎ ‎32. The word “favouritism” in paragraph 3 is used to describe the phenomenon that_____.  ‎ A. bright children also need certificates go get satisfying jobs.  ‎ B. children from well—respected schools tend to have good jobs  ‎ C. poor children with certificates are favoured in job markets   ‎ D. children attending ordinary schools achieve great success ‎ ‎33. What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author?  ‎ A. Schools for bright children would lose their reputation.  ‎ B. There would be more opportunities and excellence. ‎ C. Children from poor families would be able to change their schools.  ‎ D. Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school reputation.‎ ‎34. The opponents of the examination system will agree that _________.  ‎ A. jobs should not be assigned by systematic selection  ‎ B. computers should be selected to take over many jobs  ‎ C. special classed are necessary to keep the school standards  ‎ D. schools with academic subjects should be done away with  ‎ ‎35. The passage mainly focuses on ___________. ‎ A. schools and certificates              ‎ B. examination and equality   ‎ C. opportunity and employment          ‎ D. standards and reputation 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。‎ The holiday season isn’t just about shopping and gifts. 36 However, holiday travel can be more expensive than the gifts. Fortunately, the following tips will help keep your travel spending under control.‎ Plan ahead. The earlier you book your travel, from airfare to hotels, the easier it is to find good deals. 37 Your best prices on airfare come when you book three weeks before the plane leaves for domestic flights. For international flights, consider booking about 30 days in advance. Many experts point out that you should book travel between one month and three months out for high-traffic holidays.‎ Book your air travel on cheaper days. Traveling by air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays often costs less than traveling on Fridays and Sundays. During the holidays, it’s not just about a specific day of the week. You also need to consider the days surrounding the holiday but days immediately before and after a holiday can be expensive. One of the best ways to save is to plan your air travel on the day of the holiday. 38 ‎ Consider traveling overnight. Red-eye flights and overnight flights often cost less than those at more convenient times. 39 Traveling overnight can help you avoid a night in the hotel, as well as save your money on travel to your destination.‎ ‎ 40 You can’t bring liquids with you on the airline, but you can bring sandwiches ‎ and other snacks. When you’re on the road, you can buy food at local groceries to make your own meals. If you are staying in a hotel long-term, consider cooking your own food, especially if you have access to a microwave.‎ A. Bring your own food.‎ B. Consider affordable accommodations.‎ C. Traveling by plane is not the best choice.‎ D. Also, booking earlier can save your money.‎ E. For instance, traveling on Christmas Day might be a great deal.‎ F. A great deal of travel also takes place during this time of year.‎ G. Other alternatives include sleeper trains, as well as overnight ferries. ‎ ‎ ‎ 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）‎ A job vacancy for a professor was advertised by University of Sanford. Hundreds of people 41 for the position, but only 42 applicants got the opportunity to be 43 , of whom Sear was a lucky one. Located in a small town, the university had only one 44 around. When Sear arrived there, he found only a twin room was 45 . So he had to share it with a young man named Adam.‎ ‎ The next day the president of the university and a group of experts gave an interview to all the fifteen 46 . They couldn’t 47 whom to choose between Sear and Adam. So they required the two interviewers to make a speech the following day. Sear took it seriously and prepared for it 48 until late into the night. Adam, on the other hand, 49 himself in the night club. The next morning, after the president 50 that the speech would be made in the alphabetical（字母的）order of 51 names, Adam walked to the front 52 and began his speech fluently. To Sear’s 53 , Adam was 54 exactly the same speech draft that he had carefully prepared. He didn’t find his draft was 55 by Adam until then. Next, it was Sear’s turn to give a speech. He was so nervous that the speech paused occasionally and was in 56 English.‎ After what seemed like a century, the president and experts came back from their discussion. The president said, “We have decided to 57 Sear.” Everyone was surprised. ‎ The president continued, “Adam did give a wonderful 58 , but don’t forget that he was just reading his speech. Sear, 59 , could repeat Adam’s every single word from 60 . What we need is just such a talent!” ‎ ‎41. A. applied B. resigned C. apologized D. conducted ‎ ‎42. A. twelve B. thirteen C. fifteen D. sixteen ‎ ‎43. A. tested B. interviewed C. accompanied D. disturbed ‎ ‎44. A. college B. village C. basement D. hotel ‎ ‎45. A. reliable B. available C. countable D. boundary ‎ ‎46. A. students B. teachers C. professors D. applicants ‎ ‎47. A. determine B. desire C. consider D. declare ‎ ‎48. A. awfully B. carefully C. sharply D. financially ‎ ‎49. A. abandoned B. urged C. wounded D. relaxed ‎ ‎50. A. announced B. yelled C. reflected D. predicted ‎ ‎51. A. his B. your C. our D. their ‎ ‎52. A. proudly B. confidently C. vividly D. successfully ‎ ‎53. A. sorrow B. excitement C. astonishment D. anger ‎ ‎54. A. reciting B. repeating C. writing D. reading ‎ ‎55. A. seized B. burnt C. stolen D. distributed ‎ ‎56. A. fluent B. pure C. standard D. broken ‎ ‎57. A. praise B. criticize C. employ D. fire ‎ ‎58. A. talent B. signal C. speech D. affection ‎ ‎59. A. thus B. however C. meanwhile D. additionally ‎ ‎60. A. memory B. awareness C. recognition D. imagination 二、语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 阅读下而材料，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。‎ Food is a hot issue in China. Eating, 61 (consider) to be an important part of each day, is far beyond simply meeting a need; 62 now, people sometimes hardly have time to enjoy their food, because they are living in a fast-paced society. They need fast food. That’s 63 China’s ‎ fast-food market expands.‎ The first foreign fast-food restaurant to arrive in China was called KFC, quickly followed by Pizza Hut, McDonald’s and so on. With the 64 (develop) of China, foreign fast-food chains are realizing high-speed growth in China. However, being unable 65 (provide) balanced nutrition, these “junk foods” 66 (criticize) by health experts for a long time The experts also show that some foreign fast food consists 67 certain cancer-causing chemicals. ‎ ‎68 (actual), the Chinese diet contains many of its own 69 (tradition) fast-food dishes. Among them, dumplings, soybean milk and noodles are the most popular. Compared with foreign fast food, those are healthier. But many Chinese still enjoy the special taste and the good environment in the foreign fast-food chains. It’s high time that they 70 (wake) up to the fact of the potential risks with foreign fast-food.‎ 三、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 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。‎ One day, I was walking in the park while I caught sight of a wallet on a bench. Clearly, someone leaves it there by accident. I picked it up and checked the contents. Inside them, I ‎ found some money and a card with a phone number. Believing that the owner would be worried, I immediately dialed the number. A man answered for it in an anxious voice. Heard that I had his wallet, he sighed on relief and told me he would return right away. Ten minutes late, the man arrived. After confirming he was owner, I handed the wallet back to him. With his thumb down, he expressed his gratitude to me repeated. Seeing the smile on his face, I felt happy that I was able to help.‎ 四、书面表达 ‎ 假如你是中学生李华，寒假时跟随父母到英国旅行，所受到的待遇与旅行社承诺不一致，因此对该旅行社服务不满意，请根据以下要点给旅行社的负责人 David 发电子邮件进行投诉。‎ ‎1. 居住条件简陋 ‎ ‎2. 就餐方面：菜品单一且不够卫生 ‎ ‎3. 导游态度恶劣，对景点不甚了解，且有强制消费现象。 ‎ 参考词汇：（1．景点the scenic spots 2. 旅行社travel agency）‎ 要求：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2.词数：100 词左右。‎ Dear David, ‎ ‎ My name is Li Hua, a customer of your travel agency. I’m writing to____________________‎ ‎ Li Hua 高二年级英语试题答案 ‎ 听力答案： 1—5 ACACB 6—10 CBACC 11—15 AABBA 16—20 BCACB 阅读理解： A文21—24 B C B A B文25—27 C D D ‎ C文28—31 A A B C D文32—35 B D A B ‎ ‎7选5 36—40 F D E G A ‎ 完形填空： 41—45 A C B D B 46—50 D A B D A ‎ ‎ 51—55 D B C D C 56—60 D C C B A ‎ 语法填空：‎ ‎61. considered 62. but / yet 63. why 64. development 65. to provide ‎66. have been criticized 67.of 68.Actually 69. traditional 70. woke / should wake 短文改错：‎ ‎1. while –when 2. leaves –left 3. them—it 4. answer (后for 删掉) 5. Heard—Hearing ‎ ‎6. on—in 或with 7. late—later 8. owner前加the 9. down—up 10. repeated—repeatedly ‎ 作文范文：‎ Dear David, ‎ My name is Li Hua, a customer of your travel agency. I’m writing to express my dissatisfaction with the service of your travel agency. ‎ First of all, during the trip the tour guide not only introduced too many activities at our own expense but also took us to so many different places to do shopping, which occupied much time. Besides, I don’t think the guide was competent enough because he had no good knowledge of the scenic spots and was rude to us. What was worse, the food served was of poor quality and the accommodation conditions were awful. ‎ Hopefully, you can take all the above into careful considerationand also take some measures to improve your service. Looking forward to your reply. ‎ Yours truly, ‎ ‎ Li Hua 听力原文：‎ Text 1‎ W: I don’t know how to start my iPhone. Did I break it? Why is the screen all black? ‎ M: You just press these two buttons at the same time. There, see? Now it’s working again. (1)‎ Text 2‎ M: I was thinking we could take a picnic to the lake this afternoon. Do we have any food to take, or should we go to the store?‎ W: I think we have some bread and meat to make some sandwiches, but we could still stop at the store to buy some chips. (2)‎ Text 3‎ W: I want to sell this old refrigerator. How much do you think I can get for it? I bought it for $800 five years ago. (3) It works really well, except for the broken shelf.‎ M: If the shelf weren’t broken, I’d say you could get $300. But you’ll probably only get about $150. ‎ Text 4‎ M: My wife and I are planning on driving from California to Canada for a few weeks. (4) ‎ W: That’s exciting. My husband and I took a car trip from New York to Canada a few years ago. It was a lot of fun.‎ Text 5‎ W: All the plants in my garden died! I don’t know what happened. I watered them a lot and fed them plant food. What did I do wrong?‎ M: Maybe the garden wasn’t in enough sun. You did plant it on the side of the house that gets the most shade. (5)‎ Text 6‎ M: Today in class, we learned all about Christopher Columbus. (7)‎ W: Oh, yeah? What did you learn about him, sweetheart? (7)‎ M: That he discovered America, except the Native Americans were there first…so really, they were the ones that discovered America. (6)‎ W: When I was your age, I learned a song in school about Columbus. (7) It starts like this: “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships that left from Spain; he sailed through sunshine, wind, and rain.” There’s more, but I forget the rest. ‎ M: I like that song. ‎ Text 7 ‎ W: I’m feeling very shaky this morning. (8)‎ M: Try drinking some water or having something to eat.‎ W: I already ate a cake, but I’m still feeling strange. (8)‎ M: Are you sure you’re not sick or something?‎ W: I could be. ‎ M: Yeah, you don’t look very good. Maybe you should skip the meeting this afternoon. I’m sure everyone will understand. ‎ W: OK. I think I might just go home now. Do you mind telling the boss for me? (9) I’ll finish my project when I come back tomorrow, if I’m feeling better.‎ M: Sure. (9) Are you okay to drive?‎ W: I think so. I’ll just drive slowly. ‎ Text 8‎ W: Excuse me, sir. Do you intend to pay for that cookie you just ate?‎ M: What cookie?‎ W: I just saw you grab a cookie from the counter and put it in your mouth. (10)‎ M: I didn’t do that. ‎ W: Yes, you did. I just saw you, and you have some chocolate on your face. (10) You need to pay.‎ M: I’d pay for the cookie if I ate it, but I didn’t. (11)‎ W: Sir, we have video cameras in the store. Would you like to come into the back with me? I can show you the tape.‎ M: I don’t see any cameras. ‎ W: Look right there. See it? And we have another one right over there.‎ M: Okay, fine. I ate the cookie. How much will it be? (12)‎ W: $2. ‎ M: $2? The cookie wasn’t even that good. Here, take the money. (12)‎ W: Next time, please pay before you eat something. Otherwise, it’s considered stealing, and I could call the police. ‎ Text 9‎ M: Jennie and Matt got lucky this weekend. The weather is perfect for an outdoor wedding. (13)‎ W: Yeah, it really is. ‎ M: Do you think there will be a lot of dancing at the celebration tonight? ‎ W: I hope so! I’m also really hungry. When is the food going to be served? (14)‎ M: Soon, I hope. Did you see those small pieces of cheese they had over at the table in the front? I ate a bunch of those when we first arrived. (15) ‎ W: No, I didn’t see those! I missed out. Cheese sounds really good right now.‎ M: Matt told me they’re serving fish tonight. And rice.‎ W: I’m looking forward to the cake for dessert. ‎ M: I think Jennie looked really beautiful this afternoon. (16)‎ W: She really did. That dress must have cost a lot of money. (16) ‎ M: I liked the flowers in her hair. That was a nice detail. The color of the flowers matched Matt’s tie!‎ W: Oh, look! The food is coming out! Let’s head over there. ‎ Text 10 ‎ Attention, beauty salon employees! We have an exciting announcement. It is time to give out our awards. Every year, we give three awards to our best employees at Elegant Salon. This year, the Best Customer Service award goes to Jen. Jen always smiles when customers walk in the door. She’s friendly, funny, and always makes customers feel calm and happy. (17) Jen started working at Elegant Salon two years ago. When she first started, she didn’t know anything about answering phones or making appointments. Today, she is one of our best employees! The Best Hairdresser award goes to Luisa. (18) Luisa does a fantastic job cutting people’s hair. Every day, a new customer calls asking for Luisa. Luisa is one of our newest employees, but in the last three months, she has already become one of our most valuable workers! Finally, our Employee of the Year award goes to Dina. Dina has worked for this salon for seven years and has changed it for the better. (19) While Dina has always been a great employee, this year, she taught four new employees how to do their jobs. Sometimes Dina can be strict, but it’s because she loves this salon. Jen, Luisa, and Dina will all get $300 and two extra vacation days. (20) If you didn’t win an award this year, you can always try again next year!‎