新教材適用高中英語Unit4Humour測評北師大版選擇性必修第二冊

第四單元測評(時間:120分鐘滿分:150分)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1.5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。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.WhenwillMariahaveherteethcheckedagain?A.Inthreemonths.B.Inoneweek.C.Inonemonth.2.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?A.Waitfortheairportbus.B.Gototheairportbytaxi.C.Takeataxiandgohome.3.Whatarethespeakers?A.Newspaperreporters.B.Students.C.Teacherandstudent.4.WherewillthespeakersmeetSally?A.Inthepark.B.Inthemuseum.C.Atthelibrary.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Buyinganoldcar.B.Buyinganewcar.C.Whatkindofcartobuy.其次節(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幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。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,各小題將給出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、7題。6.Whydoesthewomancometothelibrary?A.Torenewabook.B.Toreturnthebooks.C.Tolookforherlibrarycard.7.Howmanybookscanstudentsborrowatmostatatimenow?A.4.B.5.C.10.聽第7段材料,回答第8、9題。8.Wherewillthewomanhavehersailingholiday?A.InItaly. B.InSweden. C.InNorway.9.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforhersailingholiday?A.￡450. B.￡380. C.￡370.聽第8段材料,回答第10至12題。10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Intheclassroom.B.Inthelibrary.C.Inthecampground.11.Whyhasthewomancometotalktotheman?A.TodiscusshisplanoftriptoBeijing.B.Toseewhatprogresshe’smadeonhispaper.C.TobringhimamessagefromProfessorSting.12.Whatseemstobetheman’sproblem?A.Hecan’tfindaquietplacetostudy.B.Hehadaseriousproblemabouthissleep.C.Hecan’tnarrowdownhisresearchtopic.聽第9段材料,回答第13至16題。13.WhereisBobnow?A.InaTVstation.B.Atafriend’shouse.C.Inhisoffice.14.WheredidBobgrowup?A.InFrance.B.InSwitzerland.C.IntheUK.15.WhatsatisfiesBobmostaboutWeybridge?A.Thenaturalscenery.B.Thefriendlypeople.C.Thelivingfacilities.16.HowdoesBoblikehisneighbour’sdog?A.Annoying.B.Frightening.C.Acceptable.聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。17.Whatisoneofreasonsthatmanypeoplebuyhotelapartments?A.Theycanmeetdifferentpeople.B.Theycanenjoythelowcost.C.Theyneedn’tworryaboutdecoration.18.Whencouldlivinginahotelbeaproblemaccordingtothetalk?A.Duringmajorholidays.B.Whenthehotelisempty.C.Whenfamiliesarefar.19.Whatarethemaindisadvantagesofhotelapartments?A.Noiseandlow-qualityfurniture.B.Ever-changingneighboursandsmallspace.C.Lackofprivatespace.20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkthetrendwillbe?A.Morepeoplewillprobablychoosetolive.B.Onlyunmarriedpeopleareinterestedinthepractice.C.Italldependsonthekindsofservicehotelsprovide.其次部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ALittleWomen—ByLouisaMayAlcott,AmericaListPrice:$24Price:$18.12Yousave:$5.88Paperback:544pagesAverageCustomerReview:4.4outof5starsLittleWomenisoneofthebestlovedbooksofalltime.LovelyMeg,talentedJo,kind-heartedBeth,andspoiledAmy:they’velearnthardlessonsofpovertyandofgrowingupinNewEnglandduringtheAmericanCivilWar.Throughtheirdreams,plays,letters,andillnesses,womenofallageshavebecomeapartofthisremarkablefamily.GreatExpectations—ByCharlesDickens,BritishListPrice:$13Price:$11Yousave:$2Hardback:400pagesAverageCustomerReview:4.1outof5starsInwhatmaybeDickens’sbestnovel,Pipisworkinginadirtyforge(鐵匠鋪)butdarestodreamofbecomingagentleman—andoneday,undersuddencircumstances,hefindshimselfinpossessionof“greatexpectations”.TheGrapesofWrath—ByJohnSteinbeck,AmericaListPrice:$19.5Price:$13.2Yousave:$6.3Paperback:464pagesAverageCustomerReview:4.2outof5starsFirstpublishedin1939,Steinbeck’sPulitzerPrize-winningnoveloftheGreatDepressiondescribestheDustBowlmigrationofthe1930sinAmericathroughthestoryofoneOklahomafarmfamily—theJoads—drivenfromtheirhomeandforcedtotravelwesttothepromisedlandofCalifornia.ThenoveldescribesthehorroroftheGreatDepressionandreflectstheverynatureofequalityandjusticeinAmerica.TheAdventureofTomSawyer—ByMarkTwain,America,ListPrice:$8.88Price:$6.3Yousave:$2.58Paperback:208pagesAverageCustomerReview:4outof5starsThischildhoodclassicrelatesasmalltownboy’spranks(惡作劇)andnaughtybehaviourwithtimelesshumourandwisdom.Tomexperiencesabigturnofeventswhenhewitnessesamurder,runsaway,andreturnstoattendhisownfuneralandtestify(作證)incourt.Freeshippingonordersover$30!21.Whichofthefollowingbooksoffersthesmallestpricecut?A.LittleWomen.B.TheGrapesofWrath.C.GreatExpectations.D.TheAdventureofTomSawyer.22.WhichdescriptionaboutGreatExpectationsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ItiswrittenbyanAmericanauthor.B.Itisthethickestoneamongthefourbooks.C.Itistheonlyhardbackoneamongthefourbooks.D.Itreceivesthebestreviewfromcustomers.23.Whatshouldyougetifyouwanttogetfreeshipping?A.LittleWomenandGreatExpectations.B.LittleWomenandTheGrapesofWrath.C.TheGrapesofWrathandTheAdventureofTomSawyer.D.GreatExpectationsandTheAdventureofTomSawyer.BSpendingaslittleas$5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappiness,theteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafound.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonotherseveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.“Wewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn,”saidElizabethDunn,apsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfirsttoratetheirgeneralhappiness,reporttheirannualincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbills,giftsforthemselves,giftsforothersanddonationstocharity.“Nomatterhowmuchincomeeachpersonmade,thosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappiness,whilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnot,”Dunnsaidinastatement.Dunn’steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit-sharingbonusofbetween$3,000and$8,000.“Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-socialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonus,andthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitself,”theywroteintheirreport,publishedinthejournalScience.Theygavetheirvolunteers$5or$20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.“Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminorchangesinspendingallocations—aslittleas$5maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivenday,”Dunnsaid.24.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearn,thegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.Moneycanbuyhappiness,butonlyifyouspenditonyourself.D.Youcanspendonly$5adayonsomeoneelsetogethappiness.25.Theunderlinedword“boost”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“”.

A.helptofindB.helptoincreaseC.helptobringD.helptoget26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyonotherscangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethemhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.27.Itcanbeinferredfromthesixthparagraphthat.

A.thevolunteerswhowerenotgiven$5or$20spenttheirownmoneyonthemselvesB.thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsefelthappieraboutitC.thevolunteersweregiven$5or$20asarewardfortheexperimentD.halfofthevolunteerscouldspendthemoneyastheylikedCCultureshockorthinkingdifferencescandepresseventhemostexperiencedtraveller.Rememberthatunluckyaccidentswithserviceprovidersmaytakeplacebecauseofculturalorlinguistic(語言的)misunderstandings,andthatgettingangrywillmakecommunicationmoredifficultandcausebadfeelings.Atasteofhumourcanmakehardsituationsmoremeaningfulandenjoyabletoyou,yourfellowtravellersandthelocalfriendsyou’vemade.Keepajournalorcarryasmalltaperecorderandmakeregularentriesorrecordings.Takingastepbackandtellinganexperienceaftersometimewillopendoorsforhumour.Writealetteroranemailtoafriendwhenyoufindyourhumourreducing.Challengeyourselftotellatleastonegoodstoryinthismessageandyou’llbesurprisedhowfunnythingscanlookwhentoldtosomeoneoutsidethesituation.Keepalistoffunnythingsthatyouobserveduringyourfirstfewdaysinanewculture,andanexplanationofwhatyouthinkthesethingsareallabout.Lookbackontheselistslaterinthetrip;whatseemedstrangebeforeisprobablyfamiliarnow,andyourexplanationsmaybefunnierthanthethingsthemselves!Imaginewritinganentryinaguidebookaboutafrustratingexperience.Howwouldyoudescribeyourexperiencetothelatertravellers?Whattraveladvicewouldyouoffer?Trytoseeyourselfthroughtheeyesoflocals.Whatmighttheyfindstrange,funnyaboutwhatyouaredoingatthismoment?Whenyoufinditdifficulttoovercomeculturaldifferences,takinganewlookatyourselfcanbeveryfunny.Becarefulnottosacrificerespectforlocalcultureinordertolightenthingsupforyourselfandfellowtravellers.28.Accordingtothearticle,thetravellerswilloftengetdepressedbecauseof.

A.beingshortofmoneyB.thedifferentattitudestothesamethingC.nothavingenoughclothesD.theunluckyfellowtravellers’trouble29.Keepingajournalwhentravellingcanhelp.

A.takeasteptofindtheentryB.keepalistofthingsthatshouldbetakenwithC.experiencethesamethingslaterD.begintohaveachanceoftellingthehumour30.Whenyoutrytokeepyoursenseofhumourinforeigncountries,youshould.

A.tellanythingthatyoufindentertainingB.learntorespectthelocalcustomsC.knowhowtoovercomeculturaldifferencesD.trytotellanythingparticularlyfunny31.Wecaninferthat.

A.thefunnythingswillbealwaysinterestingandneverchangeB.thefunnythingswouldalwaysmakepeoplehappyC.ifthepeopledidn’texperiencethethings,theywouldfindthemfunnyD.thethingsseemedstrangebeforetheyaresurelybecomingthefamiliarthingsDEversinceitwascreated30yearsago,TheSimpsons,thelongestrunningprime-timeTVshowinthecountry,hasbecomepartofUSlife.SowhenTVcriticsrankedthe100greatestcomediesanddramasbroadcastintheUS,itcameasnosurprisethatTheSimpsonswasthetopchoice.ThiswastheshowthatchangedtheveryideaofcartoonsinWesternsociety.Beforeitappeared,cartoonswereconsideredawaytolearnandhavefun,notseriousadultentertainment.TheSimpsonschangedthis.Thesuccessoftheshowisthatithassomethingtoofferbothadultsandchildren.It’sahugelyentertainingprogrammethat’salsofullofsatireandcleverhumour.AremarkbyChitraRamaswamyinTheGuardiangaveasenseoftheesteeminwhichTheSimpsonsisheld:“Nothingbeforeorsincehasmatcheditsabilitytobeatoncesoextremelycleverandsounbelievablystupid.”Theshow’screatorMattGroening,andthebrilliantteamthatworkswithhim,makefunoftheUSgovernment,socialcustoms,andofcourse,theideaoffamilylife.ButunlikemostclassicUSprime-timeTVcharacters,theSimpsonsareadysfunctionalfamily.Bart,theboy,isalwaysintrouble—bothathomeandatschool.Thatmaybeinpartbecauseofhispaternal(父親的)example.HomerSimpson,perhapsthemosticonic(偶像的)character,isabeer-drinking,overweightmanwhoisnormallyfoundinfrontoftheTV.AndMarge,Homer’swifeandthemotherofthefamily,spendsmostofhertimecooking,cleaningortryingtofixthemessesthatBartandHomermake.ThesmartestmemberofthefamilyisdaughterLisa,whostandsoutatschoolbutisnogoody-goody(討好賣乖的人).Lisanevermissesanopportunitytochallengeauthority.TheyoungestmemberofthefamilyisbabyMaggie,whowilllikelybeasmuchofahandfulasherbrotherandsisterwhenshegrowsup—ifsheevergrowsup,thatis.ButalthoughtheSimpsonsareaproblemfamily,viewersarealwaysontheirside.Oneofthereasonstheshowhasremainedsopopularalltheseyearsisthatthecharactersaresolikeable.Millionsofusidentifywiththem.Theyareaworkingclassfamilystrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Theyaren’tperfect,butthen,whois?Andafter30years,thisisstillwhatwillstrikeachordwithmillionsofviewersworldwide.

32.WhatcanbeinferredaboutTheSimpsonsfromthepassage?A.IthasbecomepartoflifeintheUS.B.Itisfullofsatirebutlackscleverhumour.C.Itispopularwithbothchildrenandadults.D.Itiscreatedonlyforchildrenentertainment.33.Whatcanweknowaboutthefamilymembers?A.Bartalwaysfollowshisfather’sexample.B.MargefixesthemessesBartandHomermake.C.Lisastandsoutbecauseofchallengingauthority.D.Maggiewillbecomeagoody-goodyinthefuture.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“strikeachord”probablymean?A.Makepeoplefeelsympathy.B.Causepeopletobeannoyed.C.Getpeopletogocrazy.D.Havepeoplebecomebored.35.Fromwhichcolumninanewspaperisthepassageprobablytaken?A.Science.B.Culture.C.Health. D.Travel.其次節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Areyounewtoexperiencingrelationships?Well,letmegiveyousomeadviceonhavingahealthyandpossiblylong-termrelationship.36Donothidethingsfromthem,anddonotlie.Don’tbeafraidtosaythingsthataren’tveryflatteringaboutyourself.Gettingthemtotrustyouisthemostimportantelementinanyrelationship.Ifthere’snotrust,there’snothingthere.Sopleasebehonestandthey’lllearntoopenuptoyou.

Makesureyougivethemrespect.Nowrespectisn’tjustsimplytreatingherorhimnicely.There’salotmoretoit.Youhavetolearntoadjusttotheirliking.37Don’tjustthinkaboutyourself,butthinkaboutwhatyourpartnersneedoutofitaswell.

38Alwaysbewillingtohelpthemandgivethemhonestyandpositivityatthesametime.Makethemfeelyouaresomeonetheycanreallycountonandbuildafuturewith.Thisisanimportantstepinarelationship.Yourpartnerswillbeabletocountonyouwhenneeded.

Makesureyouhaveagoodsenseofhumourwiththem.Laughteristhekeytohappiness.Laughalotwiththem,andjokewiththem.Laughtermayseemsilly,butit’sthesecrettoalotinlife.Itwillkeepthesparksalive.39

Makesurethecommunicationisgood.Thisgoesalongwithtrust,butalwayscommunicatehowyoufeel,evenifit’ssomethingthatupsetsyou.Insteadofscreaming,talktothem.40It’simportanttocommunicatethistothem,notkeepitbottledup.

A.Showthemyourpersonality.B.Beanhonestpersonwiththem.C.Makesureyouareencouragingtoyourpartners.D.Laughterkeepstherelationshipstrongandlasting.E.Don’tstarttoneglectthemandmakethemfeelunwanted.F.Basically,learntostudyyourpartners’moods,wantsandneeds.G.Iftheydidsomethingthatmadeyouunhappy,tellthemaboutitinarespectfulmanner.第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。ThishappenedwhenIwasten.OnanormalSunday,IwenttothebarbershopwhereIalwayswent.Thatday,alongwiththebarbertherewasanassistant,whohadrecently41theshop.

SoIsatforthehaircut.Theuncleaskedmehow42Iwantedit.Ianswered,“Justdoasmydadhad43youthelasttime.”

Hesmiled.Beforestartingthe44,headded,“WhatifIkeepitlong?”

I45hewasjoking.SoIjokedtoo.Isaid,“Ican’t46whatwouldhappentoyourshopthen!”ThemomentIsaidit,theassistant47frombehind.“Howdareyousaythat!Whoareyoutotakeusdown,eh?”

IadmitIwastoo48atthatmomentandtheunclestandingbesidemewasgivingmean49look.

Fromthatdayon,I50stoppedjokingaboutanyone’sprofessionandworks.Itisoneofthemost51incidentsinmylife,whichtaughtmeto52theprofessionandworksofaperson,nomatterhow53theyare.

I’m54thattheassistantrespondedinawaythatmademerethinkthepowerofmywords.Wordsdomakea55.

41.A.left B.openedC.joined D.visited42.A.much B.longC.often D.soon43.A.instructed B.invitedC.promised D.convinced44.A.discussion B.journeyC.training D.haircut45.A.agreed B.heardC.hoped D.knew46.A.forget B.tolerateC.guarantee D.understand47.A.urged B.shoutedC.laughed D.helped48.A.angry B.proudC.scared D.curious49.A.anxious B.appealingC.encouraging D.awkward50.A.suddenly BpletelyC.temporarily D.regularly51.A.important B.excitingC.strange D.interesting52.A.learn B.enterC.change D.respect53.A.hard B.smallC.good Dplex54.A.sorry B.confidentC.grateful D.embarrassed55.A.difference B.mistakeC.choice D.joke其次節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Asenseofhumourcanbeaperson’sgreatestvirtue.Thisskillcanhelpyoucommunicate56.(easy)withothers,evenimproveyourhealth.What’snotoftenunderstoodis57.youdon’thavetobefunnytomakeasenseofhumour,instead,youjusthavetolearntoseethelightersideofthings.Learnsomejokes.Sharinghumourwithotherscanbeagreatway58.connect.Ifyouwanttobringsomehumourtosocialfunctions,learnafew59.(base)jokes.Lookforthingsthatgowithyourstyleofhumour.

Findthehumourincommon.Peopletend60.(laugh)atjokesthatdealwiththeirsituations,wheretheylive.Makealightjokeabouttheweatherorthecityyouliveintobreak61.icewithpeople.

Practise.Practise62.(make)jokessoyoucanimproveandbecomemorenatural.Startbyusinghumourwithtrustedfamilyandfriends.Asyoubecomemorecomfortable,expandyourcomfortzoneby63.(put)humourintoconversationswithpeoplenotasclosetoyou.

Becarefulnottobeoffensive(冒犯的).Asyoudevelopyoursenseofhumour,thinkaboutthecontext(環(huán)境).Whetheryouaretellingjokesorlaughingatjokes,youshouldbecarefulnottooffendanyoneorhurttheir64.(feel).Havingasenseofhumour65.(mean)thatyouapproachlifewithagood-naturedattitude.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作(滿分15分)假設(shè)你是李華,你的摯友Peter來信說他最近心情不好,請你給他回信,告知他保持好心情的重要性,并就如何保持好心情談?wù)勀愕目捶?。要點包括以下:1.重要性(1)促進(jìn)工作和學(xué)習(xí),提高生活質(zhì)量;(2)有利于身心健康。2.如何保持一份好心情(1)保持幽默感;(2)擁有廣泛的愛好愛好;(3)為人友好,多與人共享樂趣。留意:詞數(shù)80左右。參考詞匯:促進(jìn)promote心情moodDearPeter,

Bestwishes.Yours,LiHua其次節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料,依據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。Alongtimeago,therewasahugeappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandplaywithiteveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetop,atetheapples,hadarestundertheshadow...Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedhim.Timewentbyandthelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetree.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetree,lookingquitesad.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreeaskedtheboy.“Iamnolongerakid.Idon’tplayaroundthetreeanymore,”theboyreplied,“Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”“Sorry,Idon’thavemoneybutyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.Soyouwillhavemoney.”Theboywassoexcited.Hegrabbedalltheapplesandlefthappily.Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreesaid.“Idon’thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahousetolivein.Canyouhelpme?”“Sorry,butIdon’thaveahouse.Butyoucancutoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse.”Sotheboycutallthebranchesoffthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimhappybutfeltlonelywithouttheboy.Onehotsummer,theboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighted.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreesaid.“Iamsadandgettingtired.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Usemytrunktobuildyourboat.Youcansailfarawayandbehappy.”Sotheboycutthetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailingandnevershowedupforalongtime.Finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.

Thisisastoryofeveryone.Thetreeisactuallyourparents.

參考答案第四單元測評附:聽力原文(Text1)M:Hey,Maria,youshouldgotohaveyourteethcheckedeverythreemonthsinthedentist’s,right?W:Yeah.Iwentjustoneweekago.Buttheywanttoseemeagaininonemonth.(Text2)W:Excuseme,howcanIgettotheairport?M:Youcantaketheairportbus.Itrunseverythirtyminutes.W:Thirtyminutes?M:Well,ifyou’reinahurry,youcantakeataxi.W:I’mafraidIhavenochoicenow.(Text3)M:Sue,howdidyoudo?W:Thepaperistough.IhopeMrSmithwon’tfailme.M:Oh,don’tworry.I’msureitisnotthatbad.W:Ishouldhavestudiedharder.(Text4)M:Sallysaysweshouldmeetherintheparkatnoon.Thenwe’llgotothemuseumtogether.W:Ithoughtweweremeetingatthelibrary.(Text5)W:What’sup?Youlookannoyed.M:I’vedecidedtobuyacar.ButIdon’tknowwhethertobuyanewcarorasecond-handone.W:IfIwereyou,Iwouldbuyanewcar.Itwillsaveyoualotofmoneyinthelongrun.(Text6)W:Excuseme.Ihaveaninquiryaboutthelibraryrules.Canyouhelpme?M:Probably,thatiswhatIamherefor.HowcanIhelpyou?W:IwaswonderingifIcouldrenewabookonhealthydietthatIhadborrowed.M:Howmanyhaveyouborrowedonyourcardatthemoment?W:Ithinkit’sfive.Isthattoomanyformylibrarycard?M:Notatall.W:Buttheoldrulessaidnewstudentscouldonlyborrowfourbooks.M:Theoldrulesarehistory!Tenatmostnow.(Text7)M:Hello,canIhelpyou?W:Yes,I’dliketogoonasailingholidaythissummerinItaly.M:Haveyoubeensailingbefore?W:No,IwantedtogotoSwedenlastyear,butIdidn’thaveenoughmoney.M:Well,itisquiteexpensive.Sailingholidaysstartatabout￡300.W:Yes,myfriendswentinAugustlastyear.Theypaid￡450each.ThemostIcanpayis￡380.M:Well,thatshouldbeenough.Wouldyouliketobebytheseaoralake?W:Well,I’dpreferalakeinthemountains.M:Okay.TheAquaCentreinnorthItalywouldbeagoodspotforyou.Itcosts￡370.W:Okay.CanIpaybycreditcard?Ihaven’tgotmycheckbook.M:Yes,that’sfine.(Text8)W:Wakeup,Jackson,timetoriseandshine.M:Ha,oh,hi,Sara,ImusthavefallenasleepwhileIwasreading.W:Youandeveryoneelse.Itlooksmorelikeacampgroundthanalibrary.M:Well,theclassroom’stoonoisytostudyinandIguesst