高一英語上冊期中調(diào)研測試題4

秋季高一期中考試

英語試題

本試卷共四部分。滿分150分。考試時間120分鐘。

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題L5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、

C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話

后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對

話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthelecture?

A.Popular.B.Boring.C.Interesting.

2.Whatcolouristhewoman'sdress?

A.Blue.B.White.C.Green.

3.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.Getonthebus.B.Walktothezoo.

C.Crossthestreettowaitforthebus.

4.Wherewillthewomanprobablygotonight?

A.Totheconcert.B.Totheman'shome.C.Toher

hometown.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hismotherlikesthepieverymuch.B.Thispiecan't

matchhismother's.

C.Thisapplepietastesverygood.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白，每段對話或獨白后有兒個小題，從題中

所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。

聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽

完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'spresentcompany?

A.IthasbeenmovedoutofLondon.B.Itisanadvertising

company.

C.ItisanAmericancompany.

7.Whydoesthewomandecidetogiveupherjob?

A.She'dliketodosomethingdifferent.B.Shehasnever

likedworkinghere.

C.Shehasfoundanotherjob.

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shehasworkedinthecompanyforfouryears.

B.Shemaygoabroad.

C.ShehasbeentoAmericaseveraltimes.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.Whatdocatsliketodo?

A.Takeawalkwiththeowner.B.Walkalone.C.

Haveabigmealeveryday.

10.Howmanyreasonsmakecatsthebestpets?

A.Four.B.Three.C.Two.

11.Whatcolouristhelargecat?

A.Blackandwhite.B.White.C.Black.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12.Whatdidthemanusedtothinkofthewoman'scousin?

A.Verybeautiful.B.Common.C.

Lovely.

13.Whoistheshortestofthethreepeople?

A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.The

woman'scousin.

14.Whydoesthewomanlikehercousin?

A.Sheisverynatural.B.Sheisveryhealthy.

C.Sheisgentleandunderstanding.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Neighbours.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Friends

16.Whendoesthewomancoughmostseriously?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.At

night.

17.Whatdidthemandoforthewoman?

A.Heexaminedthewomancarefully.

B.Hegavehersomemedicineandsomeadviceaswell.

C.Hejusttoldhernottoworrytoomuch.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Wheredoesthewomandomostofherwork?

A.Inplanes.B.Intheoffice.C.Atthe

airport.

19.Whatdoesthewomandoatthebeginningofeachworkday?

A.Talktoairhostess.B.Checktheairhostess,

work.

C.Getflightinformation.

20.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Stayinthesamejob.B.Earnmoremoney.C.Stop

traveling.

第二部分：英語語言知識運用（共二節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：多項選擇（共10小題；每小題I分，滿分10分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

21.Thoughshetriedserveraltimes,shefailedandhadto.

A.giveawayB.giveinC.giveoutD.

giveup

22.Hecompletelyrecoveredfromhisbigfailureandwasdeterminedto

buildanewlifeoutoftheofhiscareer.

A.advantageB.ruinsC.effortsD.

imagination

23.Theyofferedalotofusefulinformationforyourreport.Ican

understandhowyoumustbefeelingnow.

A.frightenedB.upsetC.gratefulD.

curious

24.Accordingtoourteacher,weshouldtakedetailednotesinclass

becausetheyaremore

thanourmemory.

A.activeB.reliableC.honestD.

stubborn

25.MorepeoplearebeginningtobuythingsthroughtheInternet.Doyou

thinkshoppingonline

willtaketheplaceofshoppinginstores?

A.especiallyB.frequentlyC.finallyD.

properly

26.Thehouse,whichislargeandissurroundedbytreesandflowers,is

whatshe

desires.

A.directlyB.exactlyC.graduallyD.

extremely

27.We'rewellpreparedforthegivensubjectsofthespeechcompetition.

Whatmenowisourlackofpreparationforthechange.

A.commandsB.concernsC.interestsD.

injures

28.RunningfromGansuprovincetoHebeiprovince,theGreatWallis

asoneoftheeightwondersintheworld.

A.forecastB.realizedC.recognizedD.

supposed

29.Thesadmothercryingwhenthereporteraskedabouther

son'sdeathinthebigfire.

A.burstoutB.burstintoC.putoutD.put

up

30.Thelocalpeoplesentthesoldiersasilkflagasa（n）of

thanksforhelpingthemrebuildtheirhomeafterthedisaster.

A.expressionB.identityC.honourD.

congratulation

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最

佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Itwasat6a.m.thatIarrivedinthehospitalkitchen."Hi,I'mJanet.^^

Itriedtosoundcheerful,althoughIalreadyknewthatitwas31to

workwithRose.

Rose,amiddle-agedwoman,stoppedwhatshewasdoingand32

meoverherglasses.Icouldtellfromherexpressionthatshewasn't

33toseeastudentworker.

“Whatdoyouwantmetodo?34thecoffee?^^Rose35

andwentaway.Ifilledthepotwithcoldwaterandbeganmakingcoffee

whenRosesuddenly36andtookover,"That'snotthe37

tomakecoffee.^^Iwas38asIjustfollowedthestepsour

supervisor（視導(dǎo)員）showedus.

39Ididpleasedher.Allmorninghereyesmissednothingand

herwords40me.Totallytired,Icamehomelatethatafternoon.

Fightingback41,Ithoughtofmysituationaloneinmyroom.

ShouldIseeifmysupervisorwouldchangemy42?ButIdidn't

wantto

43.ThenIhadtheanswer一Ineededto44her.

WorkingwithRosethenextmorning,I45hersharpwords

anddidthingsinherwayasmuchaspossible.Thingsbeganto46

overthenextfewdays.Shebecame47tome.AsIworkedwith

this48woman,1listenedtoher一somethingnooneelsehad

done.

Inever49Roseagainafterthatsummer,butIstillremember

her.ThatsummerIlearneda50thatloveisthebestwaytoturn

anenemyintoafriend.

31.A.usefulB.interestingC.strangeD.difficult

32.A.smiledatB.shoutedatC.lookedatD.cared

about

33.A.sadB.pleasedC.nervousD.interested

34.A.StartB.ServeC.BuyD.Find

35.A.noddedB.bentC.spokeD.stood

36.A.agreedB.decidedC.appearedD.calmed

37.A.timeB.wayC.placeD.student

38.A.seriousB.excitedC.boredD.shocked

39.A.NothingB.SomethingC.AnythingD.

Everything

40.A.attractedB.hurtC.movedD.taught

41.A.kindnessB.worryC.prideD.tears

42.A.mindB.projectC.workD.tool

43.A.getdownB.giveinC.goawayD.comeup

44.A.noticeB.trustC.showD.love

45.A.enjoyedB.judgedC.ignoredD.considered

46.A.changeB.happenC.getworseD.gowrong

47.A.helpfulB.friendlyC.angryD.grateful

48.A.lonelyB.youngC.strongD.kind

49.A.refuseB.mentionC.seeD.call

50.A.wordB.wayC.storyD.lesson

第三部分:閱讀理解（共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C

和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

In1970,myfivebrothers,mysisterandIlivedinthehousing

projectsofTorontowithourparents.Myfatherwasafactoryworker,and

mymotherstayedathome.EachyearmyfatherwoulddressupasSanta

Clausandgothroughthestreetsoftheprojectssharingjoyandcandies

withthechildrenthere.Heloveditasmuchastheydid!

ButaroundtheChristmasin1970,myfatherwasoutofhisjoband

moneywastight.Infact,therewasnomoneyforChristmasandmy

parentsweren'tsurewhatthey'dprovideforus.

ThatChristmasEve,however,asusual,myfatherleftthehouse

dressedasSantaClaus.HeknewthateventhoughourChristmaswould

behard,hecouldnotdisappointtheotherkidsintheneighborhood.

Asmyfatherleftthehouseandwentdownthewalkway,Santa

Clauswaswalkingup,withagreatsackfullofgiftsforus!Hesaid

nothing,onlysmiledasweetsmileatmyfather,andwishedhimaMerry

Christmas.ThehappymanhandedDadthesackandwalkedawaydown

theblock.

Weneverknewwhothemanwasandwhoshowedusgreatkindness

onasnowyChristmasnight.Wedoknow,however,thatwithouthimwe

wouldhavehadnothingunderthetree.Hiskindnessgavemyparents

hopeandshowedusinaveryrealwaythetruemeaningofChristmas.

Ourfamilyhasneverforgottenthiskindstranger.Eachyearwetell

thestoryofthemysteriousSantaClausandtrytorepayhisgiftsby

givinggiftstoothersinneed.

51.Theauthor'sfather.

A.wasoncetherichestmaninhishometownB.wasworkingina

governmentoffice

C.hadtosupportafamilyof9peopleD.lookedlikeSanta

Clausmost

52.Whathappenedin1970?

A.Theauthor'sfatherwasoutofwork.

B.Theauthor'smotherlostherjob.

C.TheyhadalittlemoneyleftforChristmas.

D.TheyhadtheworstChristmasintheirlives.

53.Theauthor'sfamilyknew.

A.whothemysteriousSantaClauswas

B.whythemysteriousSantaClaushelpedthem

C.howtheycouldrepaythemysteriousSantaClaus

D.theycouldfindthemysteriousSantaClausoneday

54.Itcanbeinferred（推斷）that.

A.themysteriousSantaClauswasoneoftheirrelatives

B.themysteriousSantaClauswasarichmaninthearea

C.thesackfromthemysteriousSantaClauswasveryexpensive

D.theauthor'sfamilywereallthankfultothemysteriousSantaClaus

B

InAmerica,whentheeighthgradersleavethemiddleschool,they

areoftenworriedaboutmovingtothehighschool.Itisahardtimefor

them,butitcanbeanexcitingoneaswell.Tomakeiteasier,students

needtogetfamiliarwiththeirschool.

Eventhoughthey'vedonethisalreadyinthemiddleschool,it'sstill

importanttofindwheretheirclassroomsare.Mostschoolstakestudents

tothehighschoolforavisitattheendoftheireighthgradeyear.And,

mostschoolsalsohaveafreshman（新生）speechforparentsandstudents

beforethefirstyearbegins.Sometimesthemainofficewillgiveawaya

mapoftheschool.Thiscanhelpstudentsandparentstofinddifferent

placesintheschool.

Onewaytoknowyourhighschoolmoreandmakenewfriendsisto

joinacluborplayasport.Schoolsoftenofferchancestojoindifferent

clubsandsports.FallactivitiesbegininAugustbeforethefirstdayof

school.Ifyouarenotinterestedinsports,thereareclubsforanyinterest,

suchasdrama,dance,chess,photography,communityservice,etc.These

clubsallowstudentsfromdifferentgrades.Byjoininganactivity,

studentscanfindnewfriendships,nottomentionimprovingtheirchances

infuturecollegeapplications（申請）.Theschoolofficewillhavealistof

activitiesofferedattheschoolandinformationonhowtojointhem.

What'smore,tohaveagreatstarttoahighschoolyear,studentscan

writedownsomeoftheirworries,andaskforhelpfromteachersand

schoolworkers.

55.Accordingtothetext,moststudentsfeelwhenenteringthe

highschool.

A.excitedB.nervousC.lonelyD.

disappointed

56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheschoolclubs?

A.Therearefewerstudentsfromhighergradesintheschoolclubs.

B.Theschoolclubsinhighschoolonlywelcomesportsfans.

C.Summeractivitiesbeginbeforeschoolstarts.

D.Schoolofficerscanhelpnewstudentsjoinschoolclubs.

57.Whendomanyschoolstakestudentstovisittheirnewhighschool?

A.Beforetheeighthgradeyearstarts.

B.Rightafterthehighschoolyearstarts.

C.Atthebeginningofthenewterminthehighschool.

D.Attheendoftheireighthgradeyear

58.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Totellthenewstudentshowtolearninhighschool

B.Tointroducenewschools.

C.Togivetheteacherssomeadvice.

D.Togiveadvicetonewhighschoolstudents.

C

GoldCoastfamilyholidaysarealwaysgreatfunwhetheryouare

fromAustraliaorfromabroad.Therearebeautifulbeaches,adventure

parks,natureparksandsomuchmore.

Therearesomanysightstoseehere.Itisapitytodriveinacarand

you'llmissagreatpartofit.Australiaishometomanyanimalsandbirds

thatcanonlybeseenwhenmovingslowlyandgoingintotheareasthat

theylive.

Whenyouareonabicycle,youhavetheadvantageofbeingableto

stopwheneveryouwanttoseeaninterestinganimalorbirdthatyouhave

neverseenbefore.Itisaquietermode（方式）oftransportationaswell,so

youmightevenbeabletotakeapicture.Whenyouareonthebeach,you

canbreathethatcleanairandviewthebeautyofthewaterandsand.Itis

atotallydifferentexperiencefromeithersimplysunbathingorpassingit

inacar.

TherearemanychoicesofhiringabicycletoexperiencetheGold

Coastattractions.Therearestoresthatwillfitabikeperfectlytoyoursize.

Thesebikesforbothadultsandchildrenareinmanystylesandcolorsto

pleaseanytaste.Ifyouhaveeverwantedtotryatandemhike（雙人單車）,

nowisyourchance,becausetheyhavethosetoo.

AbicyclehireonGoldCoastissomethingthateveryoneshouldtryat

leastonce.Thisisawonderfulchanceforanyonewholikestocycleand

itisalsoacheapwaytotravelwithyourfamily.

59.You'dbetternotdriveinacaronGoldCoastbecause.

A.youwillbreakthetrafficrulesB.youwillcausemuch

noise

C.youcan'tenjoythebeautifulsightswellD.youcan'tdrive

intosomeparks

60.ThefollowingadvantagesofhiringbikesarementionedEXCEPT

that.

A.youcantakephotosofanimalsB.itisacheapway

oftraveling

C.youcangetaclearersightofanimalsD.itisagoodwayto

dosunbathing

61.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.HowtohirebikesonGoldCoast.B.Whatkindsofbikes

thereareinstores.

C.Whatbikesarethemostpopular.D.Whocanhirebikes

onGoldCoast.

62.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsabikehireonGoldCoast?

A.Hesupportsitverymuch.B.Hethinksit'sa

personalchoice.

C.Hedoesn'tlikethiswayoftraveling.D.Hethinksit'sonly

goodforadults.

D

The2008NationalTeacheroftheYeargaveitsprizetoMichael

Geisen,anAmericanscienceteacher,whoisthirty-fiveyearsoldanda

forester（護林員）.Buthedecidedhewouldratherworkwithgrowing

mindsthanwithgrowingtrees.

Sevenyearsago,MichaelGeisengotmaster'sdegreeinteachingand

ajobatamiddleschool.Hebroughtnewenergytothescience

departmentthere.Hecreatedschoolprojects,andgotparents5supportin

theirchildren'swork.Healwaystriedtobecreativewitheachactivity,

andhedidn'tlikeusingtextbooksmuch.Onegirlinhisclasssaidhe

couldprobablymakeitinterestingtowatchgrassgrow.Duringlunch,his

studentscometohisroomtotalk;gethelp,visithisturtle（海龜）and

sometimesjoinhiminplayingtheguitar.Hewritessongsanddevelops

gamesaboutscience.Hesaysoneofhisgoalsasateacheristocreate

peoplewhowillcontinuetolearnthroughouttheirlives.

TheNationalTeacheroftheYearisaprofessionalaward（獎）inthe

UnitedStates.Theprogrambeganin1952.Eachstatechoosesone

teacherasthewinnerofthestateteachersoftheyear.PresidentGeorge

BushhonoredtopteachersattheWhiteHouse.HesaidthatinMichael

Geisen'sfirsttwoyearsasheadoftheschoolsciencedepartment,

studentsofhisschoolgothighscoresonastatesciencetest,andthey

werestillimproving.

AttheWhiteHouse,MichaelGeisensaidthatstudentsarebomtobe

creative,curiousandalive,soweneedtoreallyencouragestudents'

creativityandtheirdesiretolearnusefulskillstofacethefutureworld.

Ourjobistoeducatetheentirechild.

63.Fromthetext,welearnthatMichaelGeisen.

A.isanAmericanwriter.

B.haswontheNationalTeacheroftheYeartwice.

C.winssupportfromtheparentsofhisstudents.

D.gotamaster'sdegreewhenhewas35.

64.ThestudentsofMichaelGrisenthinkthattheirteacher

is.

A.serious.B.friendly.C.strict.D.

polite.

65.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheNationalTeacherofthe

Yearprogram?

A.PresidentGeorgeBushstartedthisprogram.

B.EachUSstatewilldecideoneteachereveryyear.

C.Ithasbeenheldworldwideeachyearsince2001.

D.ThewinnerswillhaveachancetoworkattheWhiteHouse.

66.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.MichaelGeisenwonhighscoresinastatesciencetest.

B.MichaelGeisenisafamousscientist.

C.GeorgeBushmetMichaelGeisen'sstudentsattheWhiteHouse.

D.MichaelGrisenistheheadofthesciencedepartmentathis

school.

E

Manypeopleturntodoctorsorself-helpbooks,buttheyignorea

powerfulthingthatcouldhelpthemfightillness:theirfriends.

Researchersareonlynowstartingtopayattentiontotheimportance

offriendshipinhealth.A10-yearAustralianstudyfoundthatoldPeople

withalargecircleoffriends.Alarge2007studyshowedanincreaseof

nearly60percentintherisk（危險）forobesity（肥月半）amongpeople

whosefriendsgainedweight.Andlastyear,Harvardresearchersreported

thatstrongsocialtiescouldimprovebrainhealthasweage.

“Ingeneral,theroleoffriendshipinourlivesisn'twellrealized,said

Rebecca,aprofessorattheUniversityofNorthCarolina."Friendshiphas

abiggereffectonourpsychological（心理的）healththanfamily

relationships.

Whilemanyfriendshipstudiesareaboutthecloserelationshipsof

women,someresearchshowsthatitcandogoodtomentoo.Inasix-year

studyof736middle-agedmen,havingfriendshipsreducestheriskof

heartattack.Onlysmokingwasasimportantariskfactor（因素）as

havinglittlesocialsupport.

Exactlywhyfriendshiphassuchabigeffectisn'tentirelyclear.While

friendscansendasickpersontothehospitalorpickupmedicine,the

advantagesgowellbeyondphysicalhelp.Friendshipclearlyhasabig

psychologicaleffect."Peoplewithstrongerfriendshipsfeellikethereis

someonetheycanturnto,“saidKaren,adoctor.t4Themessageofthese

studiesisthatfriendsmakeyourlifebetter.^^

67.Thethreestudiesinparagraph2showthat.

A.oldpeopleneedfriendsthemost.

B.friendscanhelpusloseweight.

C.socialties（關(guān)系）areconnectedtohealth

D.morefriendsmakeushealthier.

68.WhatdoRebecca'swordsinparagraphsmean?

A.Friendshipismoreimportanttowomenthantomen.

B.Whatpeopleneedmostisafriend'scare.

C.Friendshipismoreimportantthanfamilyrelationship

D.Thevalueoffriendshiphasn'tbeenfullyunderstood.

69.Theauthormentionedsmokinginthetextto

discuss.

A.thecauseofheartattack.B.theriskofhavingno

friends.

C.smokingisbadformen.D.friends5influenceon

habits.

70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Friendsarethebestmedicine.B.Friendsareas

importantasafamily.

C.Havinggoodfriendsleadstoalongerlife.D.Friendshipmakes

peoplehappy.

第四部分：書面表達（滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：完成句子（共10小題；每小題L5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)括號內(nèi)的漢語提示，用句末內(nèi)的英語單詞

完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上的相應(yīng)題號后。

71.Look,theman(在遛狗的)isafamous

artist.(walk)

72.Yourspeechwasheardbyagroupofjudges,(所

有人都同意)thatitwasthebestonethisyear.(agree)

73.Aswedidn'treachanagreementonhowtosavecostsofthe

advertisementproject,thebossinsistedthat(再開一

次會)tomorrow.(hold)

74.Shehasashortmemoryandthisisthefourthtimethatshe

(忘t己)lockthedoor,(forget)

75.Itwas(午夜)theysawmeoffatthetrain

station,(midnight)

76.Eversincetheworldbegan,menandwomen(經(jīng)歷)

allkindsofdifficultiestobuildtheworldasitistoday,(go)

77.Althoughthedelta(使...更容易)forustocycle,

wegotwarmveryquickly.(easy)

78.George(計戈【J去)Beijingtomorrowashewants

tohaveagoodlookattheForbiddenCity.(leave)

79.Duringourlunch,heaskedme(我的看法如何)

towardstheactionrecentlytakenbythegovernmenttoreducethe

houseprices.(attitude)

80.WhenwereturnedfromourvacationinItaly,we

(驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn))findthatthedoorofourhousewasforcedopen.

(shock)

第二節(jié)：短文寫作（滿分25分）

假設(shè)你叫李平，你在由英國領(lǐng)事館文化教育處所舉辦的

"ExperienceUK”的演講比賽中獲得了冠軍，并有機會參加了為期

一周的“英國文化之旅”活動?；貒?，你準備給你的美國筆友

Michael寫一封信，告訴他有關(guān)你的旅英經(jīng)歷和感受。

請根據(jù)下面表格的內(nèi)容和提示，給你的筆友Michael寫一封信。

時間10月22日一30日

活動者25位來自不同國家的中學生

倫敦(London)、牛津(Oxford)、湖區(qū)(the

去的地方

LakeDistrict)

喜歡的地方及倫敦：了解了許多英國的歷史和文化

原因牛津：看到了很多古老的圖書館

遺憾湖區(qū)很美，但天氣不好，下大雨

收獲結(jié)識了許多新朋友

注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右。

2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不記入詞數(shù)。

DearMichael,

Hi!IjustcamebackfromBritainlastweek.

Well,Tdbettergetbacktomyhomeworknow.Bye.

Yours,

LiPing

高一英語期中試題

聽力錄音稿及參考答案

(Text1)

M:Itwassuchaninterestinglecture.IhopeyouenjoyitasmuchasIdid.

W:ImustadmitthatIalmostfellasleepinthefirst30minutes.

(Text2)

W:DoyouknowJaneboughtanewwhiteeveningdress?

M:Awhiteeveningdress?Howdoyoulikeit?

W:Verymuch.Infact,Tvegotablueonejustlikehers.

(Text3)

W:Isthiswherethebustothezoostops?

M:No.It'sontheothersideofthestreet.

(Text4)

M:Wouldyouliketocomeoverandstudytonight,Mary?

W:Oh,I'msorry,Tom.Iforgottotellyouthatmyparentsareintownandwanttotakemetotheconcerttonight.

(Text5)

W:Whatdoyouthinkoftheapplepie?Imadeitmyself

M:Quitedeliciousindeed.Evenmymother'scan'tmatchthis.

(Text6)

M:Yes?

W:CanItalktoyouforamoment,Toin?

M:Ofcourse,Julia.Sitdown.Whatisit?

W:Fvedecidedtoleave.

M:Leave?

W:Yes.FvedecidedtoleaveM.A.P.Advertising.

M:Oh,no.Isitbecausewe'removingoutofLondon?

W:Well,yes.Butthereareotherreasons.

M:Iknow.You'veneverlikedworkinghereandyou'vefoundanotherjob.

W:No.I'veenjoyedworkinghere.AndFvelearntalot.But...

M:Butwhat?

W:Well,Ihaven'thadtimeforotherthings.I'veworkedhereforfourandahalfyears,nearlyfive,andI'dliketo

dosomethingdifferent.

M:Youhavefoundanotherjob.

W:No,Ihaven,t.Really.

M:Well,whatdoyoumean,somethingdifferent?

W:Iwanttotravel.Youknow,I'veneverbeentotheUnitedStates.

M:Haven'tyou?

W:No.AndIwanttolearntoski.Iwanttoliveabroadandlearnanewlanguage.TherearelotsofthingsthatI

haven'tdone.

M:Well—whatcanIsay?一I'mreallysorry.ButIunderstand.

W:Thankyou,Tom.

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W:Tom,youhavepets?

M:Ofcourse.

W:Smalldogsorlargeones?

M:No,havecatsasmypets.Catsmakethebestpets.

W:Why?

M:First,catscantakecareofthemselves.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Adogownermusttakethemforawalkeverydayinallkindsofweather.Butcatsprefertowalkalone?orto

stayinsideinawarmarmchair.

W:Well,thatmakessense.

M:.Next,catsarecheaper.

W:Cheap?

M.:Right.Dogsneedlargeamountsofexpensivefood.Catsarehappywithahandfulofdriedfood.

W:Isee.Howmanycatsdoyouhave?

M:Two.Oneisalarge,blackcatnamedMarco.TheotherisasmallwhitecatnamedMini.

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M:Susan,isyourcousinbeautiful?

W:No,sheisnotasgood-lookingasyouthought.She'sanordinarygirl.Butsheisverytall.YouaretallerthanI,

butsheisevenmilerthanyou.

M:Doessheuseanymake-up?

W:No,shedoesn'tliketo.Sheisverynatural.

M:Doesshehaveagoodfigure?

W:Idon'tthinkso.Butshelooksveryhealthy.She'salsoverylivelyandverylovely.

M:Doyoulikeherbecauseofthat?

W:That'snotthemainreason.Ilikeherbecauseshe'sgentleandunderstanding.

M:Oh,everyonelikessuchagirl.

W:Yes.Andshealwayswe