2017-2018学年河北省武邑中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年河北省武邑中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

河北武邑中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试 英语试题 ‎ ‎ 注意事项：‎ 一、本试卷分10 页，包括四部分。其中第一部分、第二部分和第三部分为选择题，包括60个小题；第四部分为非选择题。 考试时间为120分钟，总分为150分。‎ 二、答题前请仔细阅读答题卡上的“注意事项”，按照“注意事项”的规定答题。所有题目均需在答题卡上作答，在试卷和草稿纸上作答无效。‎ 三、做选择题时，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。‎ 第一卷 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。‎ 例：How much is the shirt?‎ A. ￡19.15 B. ￡‎9.18 C. ￡9.15‎ 答案是C。‎ ‎1. What does the man want to do?‎ A. Take photos. B. Buy a camera. C. Help the woman.‎ ‎2. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. A noisy night. B. Their life in town. C. A place of living.‎ ‎3. Where is the man now?‎ A. On his way. B. In a restaurant. C. At home.‎ ‎4. What will Celia do?‎ A. Find a player. B. Watch a game. C. Play basketball.‎ ‎5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?‎ A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.‎ 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。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6至7两个小题。‎ ‎6. What is Sara going to do?‎ A. Buy John a gift. B. Invite John to France. C. Give John a surprise.‎ ‎7. What does the man think of Sara’s plan?‎ A. Funny. B. Exciting. C. Strange.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。‎ ‎8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?‎ A. She has to give up her travel plan.‎ B. She wants to visit another city.‎ C. She needs to put off her test.‎ ‎9. What does Diana want Peter to do?‎ A. Help her with her study. B. Take a book to her friend. C. Teach a geography lesson.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。‎ ‎10. Why does the man call the woman?‎ A. To tell her about her new job. ‎ B. To ask about her job program ‎ C. To plan a meeting with her.‎ ‎11. Who needs a new flat?‎ A. Alex. B. Andrea. C. Miranda.‎ ‎12. Where is the woman now?‎ A. In Baltimore. B. In New York. C. In Avon.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。‎ ‎13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?‎ A. Where the restaurant is. ‎ B. Whether the prices are low. ‎ C. How well the food is prepared.‎ ‎14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?‎ A. After he came back to Sweden. ‎ B. Before he went to the United States.‎ C. As soon as he got his first job in 1982.‎ ‎15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?‎ A. Talk to people in the street. ‎ B. Speak to taxi drivers. ‎ C. Ask hotel clerks.‎ ‎16. What do we know about Jan?‎ A. He cooks for a restaurant. ‎ B. He travels a lot for his work. ‎ C. He prefers American food.‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。‎ ‎17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?‎ A. It’s a new building. B. It’s a small town. C. It’s a public place.‎ ‎18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?‎ A. Saturday nights. B. Sunday afternoons. C. Fridays and Saturdays.[]‎ ‎19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?‎ A. Via Del Mar Street. B. Fernando Street. C. Hernandes Street.‎ ‎20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?‎ A. It has an old stone surface. ‎ B. It is named after a writer. ‎ C. It has a famous university.‎ 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）‎ 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A ‎“Joe? Is that you?” The woman speaking to me at the baseball game looked a little familiar. “Marci?” I asked. ‎ ‎“It IS you !” she cried out, smiling broadly. “Gosh, it’s good to see you again !”‎ It was good to see Marci, too. Off and on during the past few decades, I’ve wondered about her. I almost tried to search for her a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rough for Marci. So meeting her at the baseball game was really out of expectation.‎ We spent a few minutes talking about our lives—the good old, bad old days. Then Marci grew quiet for a moment. “You know, Joe,” she said, “ I’ve always wanted to tell you…how…how sorry I am for the way I treated you. You must have been hurt both physically and mentally.” I was a little embarrassed. I turned and looked at her. “It’s OK,” I said, “No big deal!” “But I was such a jerk,” she continued. Yes you were, I thought. “We were both pretty young,” I smiled. “I know.” she said, “It’s just always bothered me, remembering how mean I was to you. And I’ve wanted to tell you that I’m sorry.”‎ The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes—it looked a lot like relief. “OK,” I said. “Apology accepted!” Overcome by the sweetness of the moment, I reached an arm around her and gave her a quick hug. Just then, the crowd erupted with a huge cheer, and Marci and I both returned our attention to the game. By the time I looked over to where she had been, she was gone. But the warm, wonderful feeling of our brief exchange was still there, and continues to this day whenever I think about it.‎ It isn’t enough to just say “I’m sorry” and “You’re forgiven.” But when those words are truly felt and sincerely expressed, they can open the door to miracles of the heart. Forgiveness can bring peace to an injured soul—even years after the fact. Even at a baseball game.‎ ‎21. What kind of life did Marci live during the late 20th century according to the passage?‎ A. Happy. B. Busy. ‎ C. Hard. D. Simple.‎ ‎22. What does the underlined word “jerk” in the third paragraph mean?‎ A. A humorous person. B. A cruel person. ‎ C. A careless person. D. An honest person.‎ ‎23. Why did Marci look in relief after talking with the author?‎ A. Because her favorite team won the game.‎ B. Because she learned Joe was living a good life.‎ C. Because she made an apology to the author.‎ D. Because she found she was not mean any longer.‎ ‎24. What might be the best title for the passage?‎ A. Excitement of a Baseball Game ‎ B. Mental Burden of a Woman ‎ C. Miracles of Forgiveness ‎ D. Relief of Finding a friend B Bears and humans often meet in National Parks. Although campers and hikers are warned not to feed the bears, many people ignore these warnings and feed the beasts anyway. When bears are used to people’s food, problems soon arise.‎ Bears like to eat a large variety of things, both meat and vegetable. Without human assistance, bears live nicely on roots, twigs, leaves of trees, insects and small animals. With people around, the bears' tastes quickly expand to include sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, and anything else they can tempt humans into giving up.‎ Bears often develop clever strategies for getting people to let go their food supplies. More often than not, an unsuspecting hiker has taken off his or her pack for a rest only to have a bear charge out of the woods, grab the pack and quickly disappear into the underbrush with it. Hanging the pack on a tree branch won’t help. Bears have been known to climb up, jump off, and catch the pack on the way down. One mother bear stretched up with her baby on her shoulders to reach a pack stored on a pole. Many bears threaten people into giving up their supplies. Although a bear is unlikely to attack a person and would probably run away if screamed at, few people are willing to do so. Most people drop the pack and run the other way. This, of course, delights the bear. In some places, the Park Service installed some metal barrels with lids to help campers keep their supplies safe from bears. Although the bears were unable to open these containers, the effort was less than successful. Most campers, unable to tell the metal drums from rubbish cans, never used them for the intended purpose.‎ ‎25. Feeding bears on people’s food . ‎ A. brings the people a lot of fun B. can cause problems C. often causes injuries and deaths D. helps bears survive ‎26. If people had never fed bears, the bears . []‎ A. might be satisfied with what they had originally B. would have starved long before C. wouldn’t have enough food supply D. would have hunted for other kind of food ‎27. Which of the following is TRUE?‎ A. If fed on sandwiches and hot dogs, the bears would no longer eat roots, twigs and insects.‎ B. It’s likely that bears would hurt people if the people didn’t give up their food.‎ C. Most people would frighten away the bears that would tempt their food.‎ D. Seeing a pack, the bear would quickly take it and run away with it.‎ C You get anxious if there’s no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power, and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you’re not there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smartphone addiction.‎ For some people, smartphones have freed them from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy(自主权) in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others though, smartphones have become tyrants (暴君) in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off, relax and recharge their batteries.‎ Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favour of his iPhone. So he developed an app — Moment — to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they’re spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are breached (突破). “Moment’s goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends around you.”‎ Dr Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry‎ ‎University, said, “The effects of this ‘always on’ culture are that your mind is never resting, and you’re not giving your body time to recover, so you’re always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more ‎ mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”‎ And as the number of connected smartphones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis (瘫痪) and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they’re controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,” said Dr Christine Grant.‎ ‎28. What’s the first paragraph mainly about? ‎ A. The popularity of smartphones. ‎ B. The progress of modern technology.‎ C. The cause of smartphone addiction. ‎ D. The signs of “always on” stress.‎ ‎29 .Kevin Holesh developed Moment to __________.‎ A. research how people use their mobile phones ‎ B. make people better use mobile phones C. help people control their use of mobile phones ‎ D. increase the fun of using mobile phones ‎30. What’s Dr Christine Grant’s attitude towards “always on” culture?‎ A. Confused. B. Positive. ‎ C. Favorable. D. Critical.‎ ‎31. According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means __________.‎ A. we can make a decision more quickly ‎ B. we will become less productive C. we will be equipped with more knowledge ‎ D. we can work more effectively ‎ D The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic (图表）designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation with utilities（公用事业） paid for 90 percent medical return , a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence. ‎ Senior Business Editor You must:‎ ‎＊assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them; ‎ ‎＊be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and to guide junior staff; ‎ ‎＊ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership needs ; ‎ ‎＊have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software. ‎ Senior Copy Editor You must:‎ ‎＊work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print; ‎ ‎＊edit or rewrite copy and give up-to-date headlines and captions(字幕); ‎ ‎＊have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software. ‎ Copy Editor You must:‎ ‎＊be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions; ‎ ‎＊be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print; ‎ ‎＊have two years of editing experience working on copy desks and be familiar with industry software. ‎ Graphic Designer You must:‎ ‎＊have excellent skills in information graphics; ‎ ‎＊be good at illustrations and freehand drawings; ‎ ‎＊be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts; ‎ ‎＊have a good sense of typography; ‎ ‎＊have good news judgment; ‎ ‎＊be familiar with Macintosh software, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop; ‎ ‎＊be fluent in English. ‎ For enquiries or to apply, write to job@chinadaily. com. cn. ‎ ‎32. How many positions need editing experience? ‎ A. One. 　　　 B. Two. 　　 ‎ C. Three. 　　 D. Four. ‎ ‎33. What’s the meaning of the underlined words“have the last word”? ‎ A. Showing that the editor is forgetful. ‎ B. Showing that the editor has the right to make a decision. ‎ C. Meaning the editor is good at making a speech. ‎ D. Meaning the editor is bored with his work. ‎ ‎34. What is not required about Graphic Designer? ‎ A. Be familiar with Photoshop. ‎ B. Have excellent skills in information graphics. ‎ C. Having a good sense of typography. ‎ D. Writing up-to-date headlines and captions. ‎ ‎35. The author writes this passage to　　　. ‎ A. advertise for employing some employees B. describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper group C. describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper group D. tell you how to become good editors and designers 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。选项中存两项为多余选项。‎ While happiness does not happen by chance, you don’t need to change your entire life to find it. Start your journey to a happier you by developing these easy habits.‎ Work Out Often Staying active can make you feel more enthusiasm for daily activities. So hit the gym or take up a sport that suits you best. Working out does you more good than burning off calories and strengthening your muscles. 36 That’s why healthy people are generally 20% happier than ‎ unhealthy people.‎ Volunteer ‎ 37 Using your skills to assist the less fortunate can boost your happiness. After all, it is joyful to bring some life and light back into someone’s life. You can start small, like preparing a meal for your elderly neighbor.‎ Enjoy Friendship Everyone can find himself stuck in trouble now and then. Enjoy an evening talking about your lives with your friends. Often they know you well enough to give you sound advice. 38 ‎ Plan Your Day Having a set schedule can reduce stress throughout your day. Plan each day’s work before stepping into the office. 39 Staying organized by planning ahead can help you enjoy each moment.‎ Turn Off the TV Turning on the TV for “noise” or relaxation can actually be harmful to your health and your happiness. Don’t turn on the TV while you’re cooking or doing the housework. Try turning on some soft music to relax. Turn off the TV and give yourself some reflective (沉思) time to read a book or play a game with your family. 40 ‎ A. Lending a helping hand proves to be a reward in itself.‎ B. You are only one step away from achieving more happiness.‎ C. It also brings about a feel-good reaction that promotes happiness.‎ D. Take it and switch the conversation to something more lighthearted.‎ E. These activities deserve your focus and will reduce your stress levels.‎ F. Regular exercise helps you keep a better figure and makes you stronger G. Spare a few minutes each evening to ready items you need for the next day.‎ 第三部 分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面的短文，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。‎ Since I was 12 years old, I’ve suffered from a condition called Compulsive Hair Pulling(强迫性拔毛癖). The physical destruction was severe, but the emotional 41 was worse. When I was young, no one, 42 my doctor, knew how to help me. I was alone.‎ Growing up, I didn’t 43 anywhere and I suffered great shame knowing I’d brought this 44 upon myself. My hands seemed to have a 45 of their own. “What’s wrong with me?” I’d often wonder. Sometimes, people asked about my 46 of eyelashes(睫毛) and eyebrows. I was lonely, but I kept people at a distance. However, each night, 47 I fell asleep, I’d pray for wisdom, and for God to send someone who 48 .‎ Then when I was 25, I read a letter from a mom whose child suffered from the same illness. I could 49 believe my eyes. After all these years, I discovered I was not 50 .‎ At that moment, my journey for 51 began. I took small 52 at first — telling only a few friends. Some of them tried to understand. Then, they began to 53 their secrets with me. I learned to see 54 the way God saw me, someone 55 love.‎ One day, my 56 happened. A friend called with wonderful news. She just met a woman with Compulsive Hair Pulling — someone just like me. She gave me her phone number. I was 57 . I quickly dialed, and from the minute Christina answered, we began to chat like old friends, both thrilled to find someone who understood our pain. We 58 to meet soon, only to find we lived only two blocks away. We immediately 59 our phones, and in the dark of night, ran outside to the nearby park in our pajamas, 60 we hugged, cried and talked for hours. I felt I’d just met my long lost twin, someone who understood my pain and struggles.‎ Yes, it was true. I was not alone.‎ ‎41. A. damage B. conflict C. threat D. puzzle ‎42. A. except B. beyond C. but D. including ‎43. A. belong to B. fit in C. come up D. fall over ‎44. A. shyness B. pain C. anger D. tiredness ‎45. A. destruction B. solution C. mind D. conclusion ‎46. A. lack B. color C. shape D. recovery ‎ ‎47. A. after B. if C. though D. before ‎48. A. understood B. missed C. thought D. listened ‎49. A. hardly B. never C. seldom D. rarely ‎50. A. ill B. weak C. sad D. alone ‎51. A. healing B. praying C. searching D. longing ‎52. A. efforts B. steps C. suggestions D. walks ‎53. A. share B. betray C. sell D. keep ‎54. A. them B. everyone C. anyone D. myself ‎55.A. wasting B. deserving C. giving D. refusing ‎56. A. illness B. symptom C. prediction D. miracle ‎57. A. peaceful B. overjoyed C. surprised D. cold ‎58. A. went B. ran C. planned D. imagined ‎59. A. dropped B. dialed C. exchanged D. fell ‎ ‎60. A. when B. where C. how D. why ‎ 第II卷（非选择题）‎ 第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。‎ Wolf Warrior II（《战狼II》）is such a hit that it has put China in the ___61___(globe) spotlight. It's also the first film to taste success both in terms of box office earnings ___62___ promoting Chinese values.‎ The film focuses on a rescue operation in Africa, ___63___(lead) by Leng Feng, played by Wu Jing, the writer and director of the film. It is based___64___the true events of the 2011 evacuation (撤离) of Chinese people from Libya. It describes how the Chinese government aims ___65__(protect) overseas Chinese citizens. Just ‎__66___the message at the end of the film reads:" When you encounter___67___ (dangerous) in a foreign land, do not give up! Please remember, at your back___68___ (stand) a strong motherland."‎ China‎'s___69___ (rise) military power and its positive role in the world have brought out a bigger sense of ___70___ (proud) among young people in China.‎ 第二节 单句填空 每空只填一个单词 每题1分共10分 ‎71.She was lying in her front garden _________（流血） very heavily.‎ ‎72.The driver of the car received serious ________(伤害，受伤) to the legs and arms ‎73.Chinese is famous for its wide ____________（多样性）.‎ ‎74.By the evening it had become_______________hot. (难以忍受地) ‎ ‎75.His eyes were ___________（肿起的）from crying. ‎ ‎76.Their family home and _____________were destroyed in the fire.（拥有物，财产）‎ ‎77.He always drinks red wine in ____________(而不是、偏好） to white.‎ ‎78.It was ___________ that three earthquakes happened across the world in one day. （巧合）‎ ‎79.At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were ____________.(有争议的)‎ ‎80. He chooses to behave  ___________(好斗地) .‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分30分）‎ 第一节 短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） ‎ Did you enjoy yourself yesterday? I suppose you do. But I’d like to tell you what bad a day I had yesterday. Everything just went wrong. On the morning, my alarm clock didn’t ring, but I woke up an hour late. I was in such a hurry that I burning my hand when I was cooking breakfast. Then I ran out the house to catch the 8:30 bus. This is the bus I usually take. But, which you can guess, I missed it of course. I was very unhappy and scared because of my teacher hated students coming late to school. So I run three miles to school, only to discovering that nobody was there. I realized it was Sunday.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分20分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Candice本周日想邀请你去他的寄宿家庭参加朋友聚会，但你无法参加。请依据下列要点，给Candice发封电子邮件。‎ 要点：‎ ‎1.感谢邀请；‎ ‎ 2.陈述不能参加的原因（高考复习紧张、持续阴雨天气导致身体不适），并表示歉意。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.词数100左右；‎ ‎ 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear Candice,‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎1.5*20=30 1-5ACACB 6-10 CBABA 11-15 BACAA 16-20 BCBCC ‎2*20=40 CBCC BAD DCDB CBDA 36—40 CADGE ‎1.5*20=30 41-45 ADBBC  46-50 ADAAD  51-55 ABADB 56-60 DBCAB ‎【答案】46. global ‎ ‎47. and 48. led ‎ ‎49. on 50. to protect ‎ ‎51. As 52. danger ‎ ‎53. stands 54. rising ‎ ‎55. pride Did you enjoy yourself yesterday? I suppose you do. But I’d like to tell you what bad a day ‎ did how I had yesterday. Everything just went wrong. In the morning, my alarm clock didn’t ring, but I ‎ ‎ On so/and woke up an hour late. I was in such a hurry that I burning my hand when I was cooking breakfast.‎ ‎ burnt/burned Then I ran out∧ the house to catch the 8:30 bus. This is the bus I usually take. But, which you ‎ of as can guess, I missed it of course. I was very unhappy and scared because of my teacher hated ‎ students coming late to school. So I run three miles to school, only to discovering that nobody ran discover was there. I realized it was Sunday.‎ ‎[.‎ 作文：‎ Dear Candice,‎ ‎ I am writing this email to tell you that I cannot attend the get-together this Sunday in your host family.‎ ‎ First of all, I couldn’t be more grateful to you for your invitation. I am very happy and it is really a great honor for me to be invited. How I wish I could have a happy time with you all! However, I am busy with my schoolwork every day and making preparations for the College Entrance Examination. What’s more, autumn coming, it has been raining for days and the temperature has dropped sharply. Unfortunately, I am infected with flu and I am suffering a sore throat. Thus I really cannot spare some time to relax this weekend.‎ ‎ Apologize again. Take care and have a happy time！‎ Li Hua 听力原文：‎ ‎1. Man: I've got my camera with me. Am I allowed to take photos for you?‎ Woman: I think so. It doesn't say you can't.‎ ‎2. A: I really like living here in this flat, because it's so near to central town.‎ B: That's true. But it gets really noisy at night. ‎ ‎3. A: Hi, Maggie. I'm coming, but it's snowing and the traffic is moving slowly.‎ B: Ok, David. Take your time. We'll wait for you, so we can have dinner together.‎ ‎4. A: Celia, you see those girls over there? They need another player for a basketball game. Would you like to join them?‎ B: Seems like it's a game for fun. Sure, I'll be there in minute.‎ ‎5. A: I won't have anything to wear to work on Monday unless I pick up my clothes at dry cleaners'.‎ B: Then you'd better hurry. It closes at noon on Sundays.‎ A: Oh! I should have gone there on Saturday.‎ ‎6. A: Alright, Sara, we know that you are planning something big for John's birthday. Could you tell us just what you have in your mind?‎ B: I want to make his birthday a very special event. John has a sister living in France. And I'll send her a plane ticket, so that she can be here for his birthday.‎ A: Boy! What an excellent plan! That's something special. I can't guess some secret plans and we are waiting for the right time to tell him.‎ B: Well, I didn't want to say anything until I was sure she could come.‎ ‎7. A: Hey, Peter, I'm sorry!‎ B: Hi, Diana, what's wrong?‎ A: We were going to Hong Kong this weekend, but I'm afraid I can't go.‎ B: How come?‎ A: I have a really big geography test and I have to study for it.‎ B: We can go next week instead.‎ A: No, I don't want to ruin your weekend. You go ahead and please take the book I bought to my friend Sally. Tell her I have to study all weekend, because I can't afford to fail the test.‎ B: Ok, then I'll go with them. But it's a pity you can't come.‎ ‎8. A: Hello, this is Andrea.‎ B: Hello, Andrea, this is Alex. I have some very big news for you. Miranda was very satisfied with you and said she was very much looking forward to working with you. Isn't that wonderful? Congratulations dear! How does it feel to be Miranda's new assistant? How I imagine that you'll just be delighted with this news. So let's see, you can start on Monday, right?‎ A: Umm, well, I don't think I can start on Monday. I am visiting my father in Baltimore. And because I don't live in New York, I'll need a couple of days to find a flat and buy some furniture and move my things from Avon.‎ B: Oh, well then, in that case I suppose Wednesday will be good. Ok, see you then!‎ ‎9. Woman: Hello, Mr. Jan Erick Freedman. You're a frequent traveler. And we also know that you eat out twice a day. How can you get so far and eating out.‎ Man: When I my first job back in 1982 and started travelling. I had no other choice but eat out I found that I felt different due to what I was eating, so I tried to find places that served food that made me feel good. The secret was the quality of the food and how well the food was prepared. I made an effort to find out good restaurants as well as nice dishes.‎ Woman: How did you manage to make a list of 218 favorite restaurants?[]‎ Man: I've lived in cities and when I moved back to Sweden from the United States, people asked me where to go and eat and went to the cities I know. I got a lot of ideas. Then I wrote about restaurants for a Swedish club magazine and some suggested I gather information about restaurants together since I had all the facts about the restaurants I've been to. I started to do that.‎ Woman: How do you find restaurants?‎ Man: The best way is to ask the people there. I may talk to the people at the street market or take a walk and look for place for myself. I never asked hotel clerks or taxi drivers. I don't go either restaurants or places with menus too difficult to understand.‎ ‎10. Man: At the beginning of the tour, we all started the most important place at my town which is the Plaza Leon. The Plaza Leon is more than 100 years old. It's a gathering place for young people on Friday and Saturday nights, and for parents and children on Sunday afternoon. Four streets lead to the Plaza which have white sidewalks and tree lined. Hemandes Street which was named after writers born in the city contains all of the food stalls fish markets and vegetable stands. Femando Street which was named after a famous educator is where all of the government offices, shops and houses. Via del Mar Street which is the only street which has old stone surfaces. Finally we came to the Hewish's Street on which there are two universities, one of which is the most famous university in my country. That's why it's my favorite street of all.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎