2023年山東省一般高等教化專升本考試公共英語全真試題

2023年山東省一般高等教化專升本考試公共英語全真試題

試卷一

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第一部分：聽力理解（本大題共20小題，每小題1分，共20分）

PartIListeningComprehension(20points,1pointeach)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

ShortConversations

1.A)HiswifedoesnotlikeScotland.B)Hiswifeisafraidoftrafficaccidents.

C)Hiswifehasbeenunwellrecently.D)Hiswifehasapersonalproblem.

2.A)Thewomanlosthermemorylastyear.

B)Thewomanhadtroublefindinganyonewhoknewher.

C)Thewomanwantedotherpeopletoformafairopinionabouther.

D)Thewomanwasseriouslyinjuredlastwinter.

3.A)ToputsomemoneyinthebankB)Tospendalotofmoney.

C)Tosavealotofmoney.D)Toopenadepositaccount.

4.A)OnamountainpathB)Inasupermarket

C)Onaroad.D)Inarailwaystation

5.A)Tohelpherringthebell.B)Tohelpherfastentheseatbelt.

C)Tohelpherwithherbag.D)Toholdthebagforher.

6.A)Hewasnothungry.B)Hehadalreadyhadhisbreakfast

C)Hewastootired.D)Hewantedtosleepalittlemore.

7.A)TeachingEnglishbyradio.B)TeachingEnglishinahighschool.

C)LearningEnglishbyradio.D)LearningEnglishbythemselves.

8.A)ThewomanlostGail'sphonenumber.B)Themanneedstoinstallaphone.

C)Themanhasn'tyetgotGail*sphonenumber.D)GailusedtoliveinCalifornia

9.A)Allthenoiseinsidemadehismindwander.B)Hewassurprisedthatshecouldn'thearhim

C)HewonderedwhatallthenoisewasaboutD)Itwas,indeed,toonoisytohear.

10.A)AdrugstoreB)Thenameofhighbuilding.

C)Asupermarket.D)Thenameofastreet.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Both

thepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

LongerDialogues

DialogueOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthedialogueyouhavejustheard.

11.A)ShethinksGregmightbeinterestedinjoiningthetheatergroup.

B)ShethinksGregmightbeinterestedintakingsomeveryhardcourses.

C)ShethinksGregmightbeinterestedincallingthetheatergroup.

D)ShethinksGregmightbeinterestedinputtinginextratimeinrehearsals.

12.A)Oncetwoweeks.B)EveryotherWednesday.

C)EveryotherThursday.D)Onceaweek

13.A)Becauseheisnotsurewhetherhereallylovesacting.

B)Becausehehardlythinkshecanputinextratimebeforeaperformance

C)Becauseheisnotsurewhetherhewillhavetimetogototherehearsals.

D)Becauseheisnotsurewhetherhewillbeabletolearnhispart

14.A)ShewillhavesomefunB)Shewillwatcharehearsal.

C)ShewillcallGreg.D)Shewilljointhetheatergroup.

15.A)SheexpectsGregtokeephispromise.

B)SheexpectsGregtogiveheracallsoon

C)SheexpectsGregtogotothetheatregrouprightaway.

D)SheexpectsGregtowatcharehearsalandseehowmuchfunitis.

DialogueTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthedialogueyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Lookingforarightplacetolive.B)Helpingthemanwithsomehousework

C)Lookingforanapartmentfortheman_D)Doingaresearchonneighborrelationships.

17.A)Themandoesallthewashingforeveryoneintheapartment.

B)Allthepeopleintheapartmenttaketurnstodoallthewashing.

C)Allthepeopleintheapartmenthelpeachotherinwashingclothes.

D)Allthepeopleintheapartmenthavetoshareonewasheranddryer.

18.A)Henotonlypaidforthepaintbutalsodidthepainting.

B)Hedidthepaintingwhilehisneighborpaidforthepaint.

C)Hehadhisneighborpainttheapartmentandpaidthemforit

D)Hisneighbornotonlypaidforthepaintbutalsodidthepainting.

19.A)Theyhelpedwiththemowing.

B)Theyallowedhimtopostponethemowing.

C)Theysoldthemowertopaytheman'streatment

D)Theyaskedthemannottomowinthefollowingmonths.

20.A)Hedislikedthemanandmovedout.

B)Hedidsomethingwrongandmovedoutashamed.

C)Heknewthatthewomanwantedtomoveinsohemovedout.

D)Hecouldn'tputupwithhisneighborsandmovedout.

笫二部分：詞匯和語法結(jié)構(gòu)(本大題共30小題，每小題0.5分，共15分)

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15points,0.5pointeach)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21.Youthatofficebuildingafterdark.

A)havenobusinessfbrentranceB)havenobusinessentering

C)havenotthebusinesstoenterD)donothavebusinesstoentering

22.It'snecessarythatthepresidentintimetoattendthemeeting.

A)cameB)willcomeC)comeD)comes

23.ThistestisforstudentsnativelanguageisnotEnglish.

A)whoseB)thatC)ofwhomD)which

24.heretires,Prof.Bakerwillhavetaughtintheuniversityforalmostfortyyears.

A)BythistimeB)AtthetimeC)AtthesametimeD)Bythetime

25.Thecommercialcenterwillbethemostmagnificentoneinthecity.

A)builtB)tobebuiltC)bebuildingD)havingbeenbuilt

26.Youtotowntoseethemovieyesterday.ItwillbeonTVtonight.

A)needn'tgoB)shouldnotgoC)hadbetternotgoD)needn'thavegone

27.Acrosstheriver.

A)liesanewbuiltbridgeB)liesanewlybuiltbridge

C)anewbuiltbridgeliesD)anewlybuiltbridgelies

28.We'veallheardofThomasEdison,whoinventedtheelectriclightandmanyotherthings.

A)manB)amanC)themanD)men

29.Ouraimistomaketheelectricitythepeoplebetter.

A)serveB)servedC)toserveD)servefbr

30.1wouldhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible,butIsobusythen

A)hadbeenB)wereC)wasD)wouldbe

31.Wemustimprovethefarmingmethodwemaygethighyields.

A)inordertoB)inorderthatC)sinceD)as

32.PTOstands"Pleaseturnoverthepage"，ofcourse.

A)forB)likeC)asD)by

33.ThoughnormallyIcanwalkformileswithouttakinganyrest,Ifoundtoday'swalktothezoovery.

A)tiredB)tiringC)tireD)tiresome

34.Thispassageis_toodifficultforthejuniorsandtooeasyfortheseniors.

A)rather_ratherB)rather_fairlyC)fairly_fairlyD)fairly_rather

35.Tooursurprise,Jackscored400anaverageof250inarecentEnglishcompetition

A)towardB)forC)againstD)with

36.Thisweatheriswehadthistimelastyear.

A)worseofwhatB)worsethanC)worseasD)worsethat

37.Theoxygenintheairwebreathemixesourbloodandgivesuslife.

A)inB)withC)upD)on

38.Dick,somethingimportanthashappened.Iwishto.

A)talkitoverwithyouB)talkoverit

C)talkoverD)talkyouwithit

39.weknow,thereare107elementsfoundinnature.

A)SolongasB)AsfarC)SofarasD)Justas

40.Frankhadworkedforthreeyearstobeatechnician,butfoundhisprogress.

A)discouragingandunsatisfiedB)discouraginganddissatisfied

C)discouragedanddissatisfiedD)unsatisfactoryanddiscouraging

41.Johndreamedofgettingabetterandcouldearnmoremoney.

A)jobB)workC)employD)employment

42.Onhiswayhomehewaskilledinacar.

A)blowB)shockC)crashD)hit

43.OnmyjourneybycaracrosstheEuropeanContinent,Ienjoyedlookingattheofthevariouscountries

A)sceneryB)sceneriesC)scenesD)views

44.Shehadn'teatenbreakfast;,shewashungrybynoon

A)furthermoreB)thereforeC)aswellasD)still

45.Thusgroupisanonprofitorganization.

A)periodicallyB)readilyC)practicallyD)roughly

46.Theaccidentwhichhappenedonthehighwayseveralvehicles.

A)connectedB)involvedC)containedD)contacted

47.Thecommitteecameupwithasetofsolutionstotheproblemsfacingtheareaandhasgotresults.

A)constructiveB)instructiveC)perspectiveD)effective

48.Toourgreatsurprise,Mr.Bakerhasquicklyrecoveredfromhisillness.

A)sincereB)strictC)superiorD)severe

49.Thisnewtypeofcarisfittedwithaneffectiveengine,whichisfuel.

A)economicofB)economizedofC)economicalofD)economistof

50.Weallknowthatarrowsareoftenusedastoshowdirections.

A)signsB)messagesC)signalsD)symbols

第三部分：閱讀理解(本大題共20小題，每小題1.5分，共30分)

PartIIIReadingComprehension(30points,1.5pointseach)

SectionA

Direction:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.

ChoosethecorrectanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

BallettraininginRussiabeginsatagenineortenWhateverthelimitationsofballetintheSovietUnion,itis

nowonderthatRussianballetdancersperformwitheaseleapsandliftsseldomattemptedelsewhere,andthatthe

standardofdancinginaRussiancorpsdeballetisfarabovethatusuallyseeninothercountries-nineyearsofballet

disciplineisalmostunheardofoutsideRussia.

Theperioddevotedtodanceclassesincreasesgraduallyfromtwoorthreehoursadaytofiveorsix.Asinother

institutionsofhigherlearning,balletstudentsreceivemonthlygovernmentstipendsintheirlastfouryears,varying

from160tO200rubles($16to$20),Ofthethirtypupilstobeginballeteachyear,fewerthantwenty-fiveusually

graduate;theothersdropoutbecauseofpoorhealthorlackofability.

Upongraduation,thestartingsalaryformembersofacorpsdeis100rublesamonth,whileprimaballerinas

receive6000.Russia'smostfamousballetcompany,theBolshoi,hasfirstpickofeachgraduatingclass,butfew

dancershavethegoodfortunetobeginwiththiscompany;allgraduates,however,areassuredofjobsinballet.

StarssuchasUlanovawereproducedinthisfashion,withtrainingstartedearlyandsecurity,ifnotintellectual

independence,guaranteed.

51.BallettraininginRussiabeginswhenachild.

A)beginsschoolB)isintheprimaryschool

C)finisheshisacademicworkD)canwalk

52.LongtraininghasenabledRussianballetdancersto.

A)giveunusuallylongperformances

B)developnewballetfigures

C)performleapsandliftsseldomseenelsewhere

D)overcomethelimitationsofballetintheU.S.S.R.

53.Accordingtotheselection,Russiancorpsdeballethas.

A)unusuallyhighstandardsofdancing

B)greaterdisciplinethanthecompaniesinanyothercountry

C)moreapplicantsthancorpsdeballetcompanies

D)moreprofessionaldancersthanmostballetcompanies

54.Thestudentswhograduateareassuredof

A)economicsecurityB)intellectualindependence

C)6000rublesamonthD)bothAandB

PassageTwo

Formostpeople,lifeiseasierandmorecomfortablethaneverbefore.Convenientfoodsfromthe

supennarketsimplifyshoppingandcooking.Householdapplianceslikethevacuumcleanerandthewashingmachine

havetakenthedrudgeryoutofhousework.Releasedfromthesehouseholdchores,manywiveshavefoundjobs

outsidethehome.Womenareachievingeconomicindependence.

Families,too,aresimplertoday.InAmerica,itisnotcustomaryforparentstolivewiththeirmarried

children.Withourgreatermobility,relativeshavescattered,theparentsretiringtoFloridaorArizonaandtheyoung

people,aftertheymarry,goingwherevertheirjobsortheirparentsortheirintereststakethem.

Youngadultwomenhavenewfreedom,too.Whileattendingcollege,theyoftenliveawayfromhome,

sometimesfarfromtheirparentsortheirrelatives.Aftercollege,theymovetothecity,findajob,andsetupabachelor

apartment.Thisistheeraofwomen'sliberation.

Butallthisfreedomandaffluence(富有)havehadanunforeseenandinsomeaspectsadevastating(破壞的)

effectonmarriage.

55.IntheUS,familiesarebecoming.

A)biggerB)smallerC)easierD)freer

56.Whyarewomenabletoachieveeconomicindependence?

A)Becausetheyhavetheirownsalary.B)Becauseconveniencefoodsareavailable.

C)Becausetheyarefreeawayfromdrudgery.D)Becausetheyareattendingcollege.

57.Hardhouseworkwastakenawayby.

A)liberatedwomenB)retiredparentsC)supermarketsD)modernequipment

58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?

A)Women'sliberationhasmadeitpossibleforthemtostudy.

B)ComfortablelifeadverselyinfluencesmarriageinAmerica.

C)Adultscangowherevertheywant.

D)Womenprefertobebachelors.

PassageThree

NoauthorinAmericanliteratureisbetterknownormorelovedthanSamuelLanghorneClemens.Bornin

Missouriin1835,hegrewuponthebanksoftheMississippiRiverandusedthepennameofMarkTwainThetwo

novelsbroughthimhisgreatestfame:TomSawyerandHuckleberryFinn.Anotherbook,LifeontheMississippi,told

ofhisadventuresontheriverboatsofthatperiod.

ItwasduringtheCivilWarthatMarkTwain'slifeasawriterstarted.Atthattimehewasworkingasa

newspapermaninNevadaandCalifornia.Hisshortstory,6<TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCadavefsCounty'1,

wasanimmediatesuccessandhisnewlifebegan

In1870,MarkTwainmarriedOhiokingdom.Hehadfalleninlovewithherpictureevenbeforehemether.H{s

wifehadagreatinfluenceonTwain'slaterbooks.

MarkTwainwasalsoaverysuccessfullecturer.Histravelsaroundthecountrygivingtalksondifferentkinds

ofsubjectshelpedmakehimfamousandincreasedthesaleofhisbooks.

TomSawyerandHucklebeiTyFinnareconsideredTwain*sbestworks.Theyaremarkedbyhumorandsatire

andprovidehisreaderswithanexcellentpictureofhistime.Hislastbookwascompletedin1909,oneyearbeforehis

death.Hewasthen74yearsold.

59.MarkTwainis.

A)thebestknownauthorinAmericanliteratureB)thebestauthorinAmericaallthetime

C)thebestknownauthorintheworldD)thebestauthorintheworld

60.Thebook,LifeontheMississippi,toldus.

A)hisadventuresontheMississippiB)hissuccessfulwaytoawriter

C)hislifeasawriterD)hissuccessfullectures

61.Whichofthefollowingnovelsmadehimfamous?

A)TomSawyer.B)HuckleberryFinn.

C)LifeontheMississippi.D)BothAandB.

62.MarkTalon'slifeasawriterstarted.

A)whenhewasaboyB)beforehegotmarried

C)afterhegotmarriedD)whenhegotmanied

SectionB

Direction:MatchtheChinesesentencesintheleftcolumnwiththeEnglishtherightcolumn,thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

63.再過一個月就是圣誕節(jié)了，但悲傷的是，麥A)We'reheretomakeacaseforvolunteerismincollege,

克唐納家的房子里好像缺少了點圣誕氣息。astheremaybesomebenefitstocommunityservicethat

youhaven'tyetconsideredwhendrawingupthoseschedules.

64.我們在這里為在高校做志愿服務(wù)供應(yīng)足夠B)WithChristmasonlyamonthaway,theMcDonaldhouse

的理由，因為當(dāng)你制訂安排的時候，或許還seemedsadlylackinginChristmasspirit.

有一些社區(qū)服務(wù)的好處沒有考慮到。

65.情感危機期間人們往往會自我懷疑，做出C)Duringthenextfewdays,althoughhewasnothungry

錯誤的選擇，覺得被拒絕，感到氣餒并且孤duringtheday,hequicklynoticedeveryfoodstore,andthe

立自己。smelloffoodcaughthisattention.

66.在接下來的幾天里，盡管他白天不覺得餓,D)Duringanemotionalcrisispeopletendtoengagein

但他更快地留意到每個食品店，食物的味self-doubt,makepoorchoices,feelrejected,getdiscouraged,

道也總能引起他的留意。andisolateourselves.

67.但是卡車很大，并且載重很多；它們被人們A)Onlywhentheresearchershaveobtainedsufficient

接受是因為它們供應(yīng)了人們須要的服務(wù)，使美國datacantheycometoasoundconclusion.

向前發(fā)展。B)Buttrucksarebigandcarryheavyload;theyare

68.只有當(dāng)探討者獲得充分的數(shù)據(jù)，他們才能acceptedbecausetheyperformaneededservice.making

得出一個正確的結(jié)論。Americamove.

69.準(zhǔn)備離婚的父母沒有很好地培育孩子應(yīng)對C)Parentsplanningtodivorcedonotsufficiently

將要到來的危機的實力，他們也沒有向孩子preparetheirchildrenforthecomingcrisis,nordothey

們做出很有必要的保證：會有人照看你們的。providethemwiththenecessaryassurancesthattheywill

70.至于計算機化的影響，沒有什么地方比銀becaredforintheaftermath.

行能更清晰地看到其成果。D)Asfortheinfluenceofcomputerization,nowhere

haveweseentheresultsmoreclearlythaninthebank.

試卷二

第四部分：翻譯(本大題共10小題，每題2分，共20分)

PartIVTranslation(20points,2pointseach)

SectionA

Directions:PutthefollowingsentencesintoChinese.Allofthemaretakenthepassageyouhavejustread.

71.Theperioddevotedtodanceclassesincreasesgraduallyfromtwoorthreehoursadaytofiveorsix

72.InAmerica,itisnotcustomaryforparentstolivewiththeirmarriedchildren.

74.Hehadfalleninlovewithherpictureevenbeforehemether.HiswifehadagreatinfluenceonTwain'slater

books.

75.Histravelsaroundthecountrygivingtalksondifferentkindsofsubjectshelpedmakehimfamousand

increasedthesaleofhisbooks.

SectionB

Directions:PutthefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

76.雖然他聰慧機靈，也覺得解決這個問題很難。

77.要不是來自政府的剛好投資，我們的公司不會像現(xiàn)在這樣旺盛昌盛。

78.你的文章寫得很好，只是有幾處拼法錯誤。

79.我們預(yù)料我們的安排會遇到一些人的反對。

80.她在抽屜里偶然發(fā)覺一些舊照片。

第五部分：寫作(共15分)

PartVWriting(15points)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitlesShouldOneExpectAReward

WhenDoingaGoodDeed?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinebelow:

1.有人做好事期望得到回報；

2.有人認(rèn)為應(yīng)當(dāng)做好事不圖回報；

3.我的觀點。

聽力原文及答案詳解

PartIListeningComprehension

1.B2.D3.A4.C5.B6.D7.A8.C9.D10.A

11.A12.D13.C14.C15.D16.A17.D18.B19.B20.D

SectionA

1.W:Bill,IwonderifyouandyourwifewouldliketocometoScotlandsomeday.Fmsureyou'llenjoythe

mostbeautifulsceneryinthehighlands.

M:Oh,that*sverykindofyou.Butmywifehatesbeingdrivenanywhere.Nothingpersonal,ofcourse,

ShehadanastyaccidentonthewaytoScotlandoneTuesday.

Q:Whydoesthemandeclinethewoman'sinvitation?

2.M:I'mverygladthatyou'verecoveredfromthebadaccidentlastwinter.1wasreallyworried.What

wouldyoudoifyouhadlostyourmemory-ifyoucouldn'tevenrememberyourownname?

W:Oh,IsupposeIwouldtrytofindsomeonewhoknowsme,whocouldtellmeallaboutmyself.OrI

cantryadoctor,perhaps.

Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?

3.W:Hello,Robert!Whatareyoudoinghere?Drawingmoney?

M:No,Ionlywanttoputsomemoneyinmydepositaccount.Notverymuch,butI'mtryingtosave.

Q:Whatdidthemanwanttodo?

4.M:Whatalotoftraffic!Weshouldn'thavedrivendownthemainstreet,notwhenitissocrowded.

W:No.Itoldyou,dear,didn'tI?Isaidtheroadwouldbeverybusy,especiallyonSaturday.

Q:Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?

5.W:Pleasehelpmewiththisbelt.I'veneverbeenonairplanebeforeandIfeelverynervous.

M:Don'tworry.Thisplaneisthesafestintheworld.

Q:Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?

6.W:You'dbettergetup.It'saquartertoeightandyourbreakfastisgettingcold.

M:Idon'tfeellikehavinganybreakfast.FIIhaveanotherfive-minutesleepinstead

Q:Whydidn'tthemanwantanybreakfast?

7.W:Iwonderhowourlistenerslearnbythemselves.It'susefultohaveateacher,Isuppose.

M:Yes,ofcourse,it'shelpfultohaveateacher,butIexpectmanyofourlistenersarelearningwithoutone.

Q:Whatarethemanandwomandoing?

8.W:DoyouhaveGail'snumberinCalifornia?

M:Noyet.Shepromisedshe'dsendittomeassoonasshehadaphoneinstalled.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

9.W:Whatdidyousay?Icouldn'thearyou?

M:Withallthenoiseinside,it'snowonder.

Q:Whatdidthemanmean?

10.M:Excuseme;Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.Doyouhappentoknowi~thereisachemist'sopenlate

thisevening?

W:Letmethink.Yes,there'soneinthehighstreet.It'scalledJackson&Jameson.

Q:WhatisJackson&Jamesonintheconversation?

SectionB

Dialogue1

M:Hello?

W:Hello,thisisSusanWilson.MayIspeaktoGregRoberson,please?

M:Hi,Susan,it*sGreg.WhatcanIdoforyou?

W:Well,I'mcallingaboutthetheatregroup.IbelongtothePrincetonPlayers.We'relookingformorepeopleto

join,especiallymen.AndIthoughtyoumightbeinterested.

M:Oh,gosh!YbuknowhowmuchIloveacting,butFmtakingsomeveryhardcourses.Imightbeabletolearn

mypart,butIwouldhardlyhavetimetocometotherehearsals.

W:Well,actuallywerehearseonlyonenightaweek,Thursday,from7to10,thenwewouldn'thavetoputin

extratimebeforeaperformance.

M:Onlyonceaweek,yousay?Well,couldyougivemetimetothinkitover?

W:Sure.Butlook,whydon'tyoucomeandwatchourrehearsalnextThursday?Ithinkyou'llliketheway

wework.Whenyouseehowmuchfunitis,you'llwanttojoinrightaway.

M:Okay,111cometoarehearsal.ButIcan'tpromisemorethanthat.

W:Great!EllgiveyouacallonWednesdaytoremindyou.Talktoyouthen.Byenow.

M:Bye,Susan.

Questions11to15arebasedonthedialogueyouhavejustheard.

11.WhatdoesSusanthinkGregmightbeinterestedin?

12.Howoftendoesthegrouprehearse?

13.WhydoesGregaskfortimetothinkaboutwhetherhewilljointhegroup?

14.WhatwillSusandoonWednesday?

15.WhatdoesSusanexpectGregtodo?

Dialogue2

M:Youlooktired.Whathaveyoubeendoing?

W:Lookingforanapartment.

M:Noluck?

W:Actually,Ifoundafew,butIwanttobesureIfoundtherightplace.

M:Thereisanemptyapartmentinmybuilding.

W:Oh,yeah,whatisitlike?

M:Quiteusual,Iguess,nothingfancy,butit'singoodcondition,agoodsize,andnottooexpensive.

W:Soundsgoodsofar.Whatabouttheneighbors?

M:Theyaregreat.

W:Oh,yeah?

M:Sure.Forexample,wealltaketurnsinthelaundryroom.Mondayismydaytowashclothes.

W:Sothereisonlyonewasheranddrier?

M:Andweallpulltogethertokeepitingoodcondition.MynextdoorneighborpaidforthepaintIusedto

paintourapartments.

W:Youcallthatpullingtogether?Youdidallthework.

M:Andthereisarealgive-and-takeinthebuilding.Everyonehelpseveryoneelse.Justlastweekmyneighbor

collectedenoughmon