Unit 1 期末復(fù)習(xí)之第一單元考前模擬測(cè)試卷

2/2期末復(fù)習(xí)之第一單元考前模擬測(cè)試卷第一部分聽(tīng)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(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Whatdoesthemanusuallyhaveforbreakfast?A.Friedcakes.B.Friedrice-noodles.C.Noodles.2.Whatwillthewomandofirst?A.Withdrawsomemoney.B.Seethedentist.C.Gotothehistoryclass.3.WhatisthetimebySandra’swatch?A.2:55.B.3:00.C.3:05.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Fillingouttheformsisnoeasythingtodo.B.Sheforgottofillouttheforms.C.She’llremindthemanabouttheforms.5.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A.Differencesbetweenmeatandfruit.B.Differentideasaboutmeatandvegetables.C.Differentkindsofmeat.第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前,你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽(tīng)完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料,回答第6、7題。6.Whycan’tthewomanhavethepartyonthetwenty-ninth?A.Shewillattendameeting.B.Shewilltraveltoanothercity.C.Shewillseeherdoctor.7.Howlongwillthepartyrun?A.Fourhours.B.Threehours.C.Twohours.聽(tīng)第7段材料,回答第8至10題。8.Wheredidthemanseetheadforthebikesale?A.OnTV.B.Inadepartmentstore.C.Inthenewspaper.9.Whichbikeisthelatestmodel?A.TheCurzon.B.TheAderson.C.TheInstant.10.Whatdoesthemandecidetodointheend?A.Buythecheapestone.B.Gototheshoptolookatthebikesfirst.C.Buytheonerecommendedbythewoman.聽(tīng)第8段材料,回答第11至13題。11.What’sthemandoing?A.Makingaphonecall.B.Explaininghowtousethephone.C.Chargingthewomanforusingthephone.12.What’sgoodaboutthecard?A.Itsavesmoney.B.It’smuchsafer.C.It’sconvenient.13.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?A.Asksomeoneforchange.B.Calltheinformationoffice.C.Usetheman’sphonecard.聽(tīng)第9段材料,回答第14至16題。14.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Librarianandstudent.B.Classmates.C.Teacherandstudent.15.Whatdidthemanthinkofthepsychologylesson?A.Boring.B.Exciting.C.Interesting.16.WhatdoweknowaboutProfessorRivers?A.Heaskedhisstudentsadifficultquestion.B.HenamedsixfamouswomeninAmericanRevolution.C.Hewasunabletoanswerastudent’schallenge.聽(tīng)第10段材料,回答第17至20題。17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?A.Complainingaboutsomething.B.Warningthebusmanager.C.Makingsuggestions.18.HowoftenistheNumber16bussupposedtotraveltotheairport?A.Every5minutes.B.Every10minutes.C.Every15minutes.19.Howmanypassengersshouldabuscarryatthemost?A.40. B.60. C.129.20.WhatdidthespeakerfindoutonSaturdaymorning?A.Thebuswasspeeding.B.Thebuswasoverloaded.C.Thebusdidn’tcomeontime.第二部分閱讀(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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AInthetenthgrade,Ibeganworkingforfreeatavet’sthatwasrunbyafriend.IwantedtogetexperienceforwhatIthoughtwouldbemyfuturejob.However,ononeparticularSaturdaymorningIlearntsomethingperhapsmoreimportant.Thehospitalwasinthemiddleofoneofthepoorersectionsofthecityandsomepeoplecouldonlypayforthemostbasictreatments.OnthisSaturday,amanandhisyoungson,whowasprobablyabout7yearsold,walkedinwithasmallcatinacardboardbox.Therewassomethingwrongwiththecat’slefteye.Butthemancouldnotaffordtopayforthecostofthemedicine.Hekeptquietforawhile,andthenheaskedwherethenearestanimalshelterwas.Hearingthis,hissoncriedandstartedtoarguewithhim.Allofasudden,anolderwomanwhowassittinginthewaitingroomstoodup,walkeduptothecounter,andtoldthemanthatshewouldpayforthecost.Themanthankedherandthesongottokeepahealthycat.Ialwaysthoughtitwastherightthingtohelpoutaneedyperson,butIonlysawpeopledoactsofkindnessonTVorinmovies.Whatthewomandidmademebelievethatthesethingsdohappeninreallife,andquiteoften.Now,whenIcan’tdecidewhethertohelpsomeonewhoisinneed,Irememberthiswoman,andthenIhavethecouragetostepuptotheplate.Sometimesotherpeoplefollow.21.Forwhatpurposedidthewriterworkatthevet’s?A.Tohelphisfriend.B.Tomakesomepocketmoney.C.Togainsomeworkexperience.D.Tolearnmoreaboutsociety.22.Whatwouldthemanprobablydowiththecatifthewomandidn’thelphim?A.Takeithomewithouttreatment.B.Giveittosomeoneonthestreet.C.Giveittothewoman.D.Giveituptotheanimalshelter.23.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat.

A.themandoesn’tlikekeepingacatB.theolderwomanoftenhelpspeopleoutC.theman’ssondidn’tagreetotheman’sfirstdecisionD.thehospitaloftenasksfortoomuchmoneyBManylittlegirlslikeflowers,watchingbutterfliesandridingsmallhorses.Alotofthemalsolikecars,robotsandspaceships.Butmostgirls’clothingonlyhaspicturesofflowers,butterfliesorhorses.Twomothersdecidedtomakeclothesthatincludeallthethingsthatlittlegirlsdoandlove.Six-year-oldBellalovestoplaywithcars.Soherdresshaspicturesofcarsonit.“Wehaven’tfoundthistypeofdressinthestore,”Cathy,Bella’smother,says.Thecardressisfromanewgirl’sclothinglinecalledPrincessAwesome.RebeccaMelskysetupthebusiness.Shesaysitsproductsforgirlshavesomedesignsnormallyfoundonboys’clothes.ItallstartedtwoyearsagowhenRebeccawashopingtobuyclothingforhertwo-year-olddaughter,wholikedrobots,trucksandspaceships.“OnedaywhenIwalkedthroughagirls’store,IthoughttomyselfIwishthey’dmakeoneofthosebeautifuldressesthatalsohavearobotonitbecauseshewilllovethat.AndIthoughtsomeoneshoulddothat.MaybeIshoulddothat.”Rebeccasaid.HerfriendEvaSt.Clairbelievedsheshould,andtheirbusinesswasborn.Thewomensoldthefirst70dressestheymadeatamarket.Sotheydecidedtoexpandtheirbusinessonline.Theirproductssoldverywellthere,too.“TheysoldoutsofastthatIcouldnotmakethemfastenough.Wedecideditwastimetothinkaboutafactory,”Rebeccasaid.SotheystartedtoraisemoneyfrompeopleovertheInternet.Thewomenraisedmorethan$215,000withindays,farmorethanthe$35,000theyexpected.“Ourbiggestproblemisgoingtobehowweexpandasrapidlyaspeopleseemtowantusto,”Rebeccasaid.ThewomenhopePrincessAwesomewillexpandintoproductsforgirlsofallagesandallinterests.24.Bella’sclothingisspecialbecauseithaspicturesof.

A.flowers B.horsesC.cars D.butterflies25.PrincessAwesomewasstarted.

A.byCathyandRebeccaB.becauseofsix-year-oldBellaC.withthehelpofagirls’storeD.tomakeunusualclothingforgirls26.ThedressesmadebyRebeccaandherfriend.

A.soldbetteronlinethanatthemarketB.helpedthemgetajobinafactoryC.werepopularamonggirlsD.weresoldexpensively27.WhatisthemostdifficultthingRebeccaandherfriendwillface?A.Meetingtheneedsofallgirls.B.Howtomakeinterestingproducts.C.Raisingenoughmoneyfortheirbusiness.D.Howtoexpandtheirbusinessaspeopleexpected.CHumansweredesignedtostandupright.Andyetinthismodernworld,toomanyofusspendourdayswithourheadsloweredforasimplereason:we’restaringatthetinyscreenofasmartphone.Peoplespendanaverageof2to4hourseachdaywiththeirneckbentwhileshootingoffemailsortexts.That’s700to1,400hoursayear.Thesuccessofsocialmediahasledtoarapiddevelopmentofbadsmartphoneposture.

Theaverageadultheadweighs10to12poundswhenit’sintheuprightposition.However,becauseofthegravity,bendingyourheadatamere15degreeputs27poundsofpressureonyourspine(脊椎);a30degreeneckbendcouldequal40poundsofpressure;a45degreebendaddstheforceof49pounds,accordingtotheresearchfromDr.KennethHansrajfromNewYork.Thesestressesmayleadtomanyproblems.It’snosecretthatcorrectpostureisbetterforyourback.Accordingtotheresearchers,goodpostureisdescribedastheearsaligned(成一條直線)withtheshoulders.Inproperalignment,spinalstressdisappears.Itisthebestpositionforthespine.Standingtalldoesn’tjustmakeyoulookbetter;itimprovesyourhealth,too.Otherstudieshavefoundgoodposturehasevenbeenconnectedtowaysofbehaving.Peoplewhohavepoorerpostureoftenhavepoorerphysicalandemotionalhealth.Theresearchersdescribebadpostureas“theheadinaforwardpositionandtheshouldersdroppingforwardinaroundedposition”.Badposturehasbeenconnectedtomanymedicalproblems,includingheadaches,depression,heartdiseaseandotherproblems.ThisiswhyHansrajsaidit’simportanttobemindfulofyoursmartphoneposture.Whileitisnearlyimpossibletoavoidthetechnologiesthatcausetheseproblems,peopleshouldmakeanefforttolookattheirphoneswithacorrectposture.28.ThroughtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2,theauthorwantstoshowthat.

A.thesocialmediahaveitsbadsideB.thesocialmediahavemadeagreatsuccessC.peoplehavetousesocialmediaunavoidablyD.moreandmorepeopleareusingsmartphones29.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?A.It’shealthytobendyourbackregularly.B.Yourbackisgettingexerciseasyoubendit.C.Theaverageweightofanadultheadalwayschanges.D.Themoreyoubendyourneck,theheaviertheheadbecomes.30.Whatisthecorrectposture?A.Bendyourheadwithin15degrees.B.Raiseandloweryourheadinturn.C.Dropyourheadforwardinaroundedposition.D.Keepthepositionsoftheearsandshouldersinaline.31.Wheredoesthetextmostprobablycomefrom?A.Atextbook.B.Ahealthreport.C.Aresearchplan.D.Abookreview.DEmailhasbroughttheartofletterwritingbacktolife,butsomeexpertsthinktheresultingspreadofbadEnglishdoesmoreharmthangood.Emailisaformofcommunicationthatischanging,fortheworse,thewaywewriteanduselanguage,saysomecommunicationresearchers.Itisalsochangingthewaywecommunicateandbuildrelationship.Theseareafewoftherecentlyrecognisedfeaturesofemail,sayexperts,whichshouldcauseindividualsandorganisationstorethinkthewaytheyuseemail.“Emailhasincreasedthespreadofcarelesswritinghabits,”saysNaomiBaron,aprofessoroflinguistics(語(yǔ)言學(xué))atanAmericanuniversity.Shesaysthepoorspelling,grammar,punctuationandsentencestructureofemailreflectagrowingunconcernaboutthewaywewrite.Baronarguesthatweshouldn’tforgiveandforgetthepoorwritingoftenshowninemail.“Themoreweuseemailanditstastelesswriting,themoreitbecomesthenormalwayofwriting,”theprofessorsays.Otherssaythatdespiteitspoorwriting,emailhasfinishedwhatseveralgenerationsofEnglishteacherscouldn’t:ithasmadewritingfashionableagain.“Emailisacriticalnewcommunicationtechnology.”saysIanLancashire,aprofessorofEnglishatTorontoUniversity.“Itfillsthegapbetweenspokenlanguageandtheformalmethodsofwritingthatexistedbeforeemail.Itisthepurestformofwrittenspeech.”Lancashiresaysemailhasthemysteriousabilitytogetpeoplewhoareusuallyscaredbywritingtogettheirthoughtsflowingeasilyontoablankscreen.Hesaysthisisbecauseofemail’sclosesimilaritytospeech.“It’slikeacircleoffourorfivepeoplearoundacampfire,”hesays.Still,heacceptsthatthisnew-foundfreedomtoexpressthemselvesoftengetspeopleintotrouble.Emailssentinadayalmostexceed(超過(guò))thenumberoflettersmailedinayear.Butmorepeoplearerecognisingthecontentofatypicalemailmessageisnotoftenexact.32.FromwhatBaronsaysinthethirdparagraphwecanseethat.

A.carelesspeopleuseemailmorethancarefulpeopleB.emailrequirespeopletochangetheirnativelanguageC.professorsinuniversitiesdon’tneedtouseemailD.peoplecommunicatebyemailwithmanymistakes33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutemailaccordingtothepassage?A.Itischangingthewayofcommunication.B.ItisusedmorethanlettersintheUS.C.Ithelpsuswritebetter.D.Itmakeswritingpopularagain.34.InLancashire’sopinion,emailisawonderfultechnologybecause.

A.itcanbeusefulallovertheworldB.itisthefastestwaytocommunicateC.wecanexpressourselvesinafreewayD.wecansavealotofpaper35.Thispassagemainlyshowsusthat.

A.peopleshouldstopusingemailtocommunicateB.expertsholddifferentopinionsaboutemailwritingC.AmericansonlyuseemailtocommunicateD.emailmakespeopleloseinterestinEnglish第二節(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(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.36Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here’show.

Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeaschedule(時(shí)間表)ofyourtime.First,yourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.37Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyoutorealisewhatishappeningtoyourtime.

Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateonthesubject.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.38Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes,reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextdayandreadthatmaterial.39Ifyoudothesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyou’llrememberitlonger.

Developagoodattitudetowardstests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearntaboutasubject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon’tendifyoudon’tpassatest,sodon’tbeoverworried.40Youwillprobablydiscoverthemafteryouhavetriedthese.

A.Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.B.Don’tforgettoarrangeenoughtimeforentertainment.C.Makefulluseofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.D.Noonecanbecomeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.E.Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.F.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteachersaysinclass.G.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)?！癏i!Howareyou?”Awomansmiledasshetooktheseatbesideme.Shehadtolowerherselfslowly,squeezingherfatbodyintotheseat,41allavailablespace.Imovedalittletowardsthewindow,feelingworriedsilentlyaboutthelonghoursof42Iwasgoingtoexperiencewiththismonsterbesideme.

Shesaid,“MynameisLaura.I’mfromBritain.Ifwe’regoingtospendsixhourssidebysideonthis43,we’dbetterbefriends.”Thenshestartedaconversationwithmeanddidn’t44myunfriendlyreactions.ShetalkedexcitedlyaboutherselfandhertriptoHongKong.

Igaveherone-wordanswerstoherquestionsaboutme.Notaffectedbymy45,shenoddedasshemadecommentsaboutmyanswers.Shewaswarmandconsiderate,46thatIhadroomtostretchinmyseat.

Icouldn’thelpbutletdownmy47slowly.Laurawasaninterestingconversationalist.Duringourconversation,Lauramanagedtomakeeverycrewmemberontheplanewho48uswalkawaylaughingatherjokes.

IaskedLaura,“Haveyouever49losingsomeweight?”“No.Idon’ttrusttheadvertisementsfromslimmingcentresatall.”“Aren’tyouworriedaboutthediseasesthatcomewithbeing50?”“Notatall.Youonly51thediseasesifyou’reworriedaboutyourweightallthetime.Ieat52andwalkregularly;I’mthissize53Iwasborntobebig!Thereismoretolifethanworryingaboutweightalldaylong.”Shedrankherwine.“Besides,IhavesomuchhappinessthatIneeda54bodytoholdallofit!WhywouldIloseweighttolosemyhappiness?”

Surprisedbyherunusualreasoning,Ismiled.Isuddenly55thatLaurawasthemostbeautifulwomanIhadevermetinmylife.

41.A.finding B.makingC.filling D.clearing42.A.noise B.discomfortC.silence D.tiredness43.A.bus B.trainC.flight D.ship44.A.lookinto B.takenoticeofC.lookfor D.takecontrolof45.A.coldness B.disappointmentC.doubt D.disbelief46.A.findingout B.believinginC.makingsure D.feelinglike47.A.attention B.attitudeC.idea D.guard48.A.charged B.blamedC.served D.warned49.A.sufferedfrom B.caredaboutC.benefitedfrom D.thoughtabout50.A.overweight B.criticalC.embarrassed D.anxious51.A.control B.getC.own D.remove52.A.slowly B.hardlyC.healthily D.probably53.A.if B.becauseC.though D.until54.A.bigger B.thinnerC.lower D.longer55.A.proved B.imaginedC.realised D.remembered第二節(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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Travellingisfunanditgetsmore56.(interest)whenwetakealongtripforthefirsttime,allalone.

Formyvacation,itwasdecidedthatIwouldvisitmygrandparentswithmyparents.Butsince57.unexpectedjobcameupformyparents,Ichose58.(travel)alone.FromthenonIwasnervousandexcitedabout59.thetripwouldgo.

60.thedayofthetrip,mymumpackedmybags,preparedfoodformeandthen61.(give)mea30-minutelessononbeingcarefulandstayingawayfrom62.(strange).ShealsotoldmethatIshouldphoneherateverystationthatIwentthrough.Throughoutthejourney,Iwasnot63.(sleep)atall.Ikeptreadingmybookand64.(watch)people,anddidn’tsaymuchtoanyoneaskingmequestions.

Ikeptphoningmymumateverystation.65.(final),Ireachedmydestinationafterthethree-hourjourney.There,mygrandparentswerewaitingtocollectme.Iwasveryhappytohavecompletedmyfirsttripaloneandlovedit.第四部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是張明,你的好朋友Jim在面對(duì)即將到來(lái)的考試時(shí)感到焦慮不已,晚上睡眠不好,嚴(yán)重影響了生活和學(xué)習(xí),為此他寫(xiě)了一封電子郵件向你求助。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn),用英語(yǔ)給他回一封電子郵件。1.表示理解;2.制定復(fù)習(xí)計(jì)劃,樹(shù)立信心;3.堅(jiān)持鍛煉身體;睡前喝點(diǎn)牛奶,保持好的睡眠;4.……注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。DearJim,Iamsorrytohearthatyoufeelsonervousbeforethecomingexamthatyoucan’tsleepwellatnight.

Yours,ZhangMing第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫(xiě)詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。Duringlunchtime,Emmasuggestedgoingtothezootofeedtheanimalsandhermumagreed.“We’llstopbythebakeryandpicksomebreadup.Nowhurryandeatandthenwe’llgo.It’sgoingtobealovelyday.Grandmaiscomingwithus.She’llbehereanyminute,”mumsaid.Emmaateherlunchandthenranintoherroomtogethershoes.Theproblemwasthatshecouldonlyfindoneofthem.Shelookedunderherbed,butallshecouldseeweredirtytowelsandpants.Shemovedsomeofhertoysoutoftheway,butstillcouldn’tfindhershoe.Aftershe’dcheckedeverywhereinherroom,sheranintothekitchen.“Mum,Ican’tfindmyshoe.WillyouwaitwhileIlookforit?”sheasked.Hermumthoughtabouthowmanytimesshe’dtoldEmmatocleanherroomup.ShewhisperedsomethingtoEmma’sgrandmaandthensaidtoEmma,“Youwillhavetostayhome.YourdadandIwilltakeRyantothezoo.Grandmawillstayherewithyou.”“No!Pleasewaitforme.Iwanttogotothezoo,”Emmacried.“I’msorry,Emma.I’vetoldyouadozentimestocleanyourroomandyouignoredme.Youcan’tfindyourshoenow.It’syourownfaultfornotdoingasIasked.Youwillstayhome.”Emmaranintoherbedroom,crying.Hermumcametothedoorandsaid,“Emma,cleanthatroomofyoursbeforeIgethome.I’vetoldgrandmanottogiveyouanysweetsuntilyoufinishthework.”ShewentouttothecarwithRyanandEmma’sdadandthentheydroveaway.Emmasatonherbedandcriedforalongtime.

Emmaandhergrandmaweresittingatthetable,whenhermum,dad,andRyancamehome.

答案附:聽(tīng)力原文(Text1)W:Whatdoyouusuallyhaveforbreakfast?M:Friedcakes.ButsometimesIhavefriedrice-noodlesforachange.Whataboutyou?W:Ioftenhavenoodlesforbreakfast.(Text2)W:I’mgoingtothedentist’s,thenthebank,andafterthatIhavetoprepareapresentationforthemeeting.M:You’llhaveabusyafternoon.(Text3)M:Sandra,what’sthetimebyyourwatch?Mineisalwaysfast.It’salready3:00.W:I’mafraidnot.Yoursisfiveminutesslow.(Text4)M:Haveyoufilledoutyourfinancialaidformsyet?W:Don’tremindmeaboutthem!Theyaresocomplicated.(Text5)M:Youprefermeattovegetablesandfruit,don’tyou?W:Yeah.Ithinkdifferentkindsofmeattastebetterthanvegetables,andtheyaremorenutritious.M:Idon’tquiteagreewithyou.Meatismoredeliciousthanvegetables,butitisnotmorenutritiousthanvegetables.Eatingtoomuchmeatwilldoharmtoyourhealth.(Text6)M:MrsMontgomery?I’vebeentryingtofigureoutwhenweshouldhavetheNewYear’sparty.Couldyoutakealookatthesedates?W:Sure.Thetwenty-ninthisout.I’llbeoutoftheofficealldayforameeting.Eitherthetwenty-eighthorthethirtiethisfine.M:Well,whydon’twemakeitthethirtieth?Wecanhaveitfromthreetofive.Thatway,everybodycanjustgohomeafterwards.W:Soundsgoodtome.Youmaketheinvitations.I’vegottorun.I’vegotameetinginfiveminutes.(Text7)W:Hello,February’sDepartmentStore.CanIhelpyou?M:Yes.YouradvertisementintheDailyPapersaysyouhavesomebicyclesonsale.I’mreallyinterestedinbuyingone.W:Isee.Butwehavethreedifferentbrandsavailable,Curzon,Aderson,andInstant.Whichonewouldyouprefer?M:I’mnotquitefamiliarwiththosebrands.Couldyourecommendoneforme?W:Well,thatdependsonwhatkindofbicycleyouwant.TheCurzonisthecheapestone,only60dollars;theAdersonisanewestmodel;theInstantismorecomfortablethantheothertwo,butitisthemostexpensiveofall,85dollars.M:Oh,yes,itisreallyhardtodecide.IthinkI’llcomeoverandtakealookatthem.Thankyousomuch.Seeyoulater.W:Seeyou.(Text8)W:Charles,doyouknowhowthistelephoneworks?Thesignsaysyoucanuseitforlong-distancecalls,butIdon’tknowwheretoputthemoney.M:Oh,well,thiskindofphonedoesn’ttakecoins.Youhavetobuyaspecialcardtoputitindownthereatthebottom.W:I’veneverheardofthatbefore.M:Here,Ihaveonemyself.W:Wheredidyougetit?M:Attheinformationofficeoncampus.Itcoststendollars.Ithinkyoucangetonedirectlyfromthephonecompany,too.W:Doyousavemoneybyusingthecard?M:No,notreally.Butit’sprettyconvenient.W:IguessI’llgoovertotheofficeandgetonenow.M:Here,justtakemine.W:Thanks.Areyousureyoudon’tmind?M:Yes,ofcourse.(Text9)W:Hey,John,riseandshine.M:Whattimeisit?Sheila?IhavenoideahowlongI’vebeenhere.W:Hmm...Thelibraryistooquiet.Youneedaplacethat’sniceandnoisytostudy.M:Youhavegotapoint.IalwaysmeantostudyhardbutIquicklynodoff.It’sjusttooquiethere.W:MaybeyouwerethinkingofCarlson’spsychologylesson.M:Yeah,he’saniceguy,buthejustcan’tseemtocomedowntoearth.Thewholetimeheseemedtobetalkingtohimself.That’sasgoodasasleepingpill.W:YoushouldhavebeeninmyhistoryclasswithProfessorRivers.Whatatrip!OnestudentgotupandchallengedhimtonamesixwomenwhocontributedtotheAmericanRevolution.Hewasspeechless.M:Theclassmusthavebeenbuzzing.W:Especiallywhenthestudentstartedtellinghimoveradozennames.Shewasnotafoolandshewasn’tgoingtolethimoffthehook.M:SeemslikeshegaveProfessorRiversagoodlecture.W:Yeah,althoughIfeltthatsheshouldhavegivenhimachancetosaveface.Afterall,Idoubtwhethermanypeoplecannameevenmore.M:That’strue.Isuretheycan’t.(Text10)M:Hi,I’dliketotalktothemanageraboutsomething.IhavetotraveleverydayfromSoukRoadtotheairport.OnlytheNumber16bustravelsalongthisroad.Yourtimetableisthere.ItshowsthattherearebusesfromSoukRoadtotheairporteverytenminutes.Ifthisisso,whydoIhavetowaithalfanhourforabusnearlyeveryday?Therulessaythatifthereareemptyseatsonabus,theyjuststopateverystopwherepeoplearewaiting.Whyisit,therefore,thathalf-emptybusesgostraightpastmewhenIamstandingatthebusstop?Therulessaythatnobusmaycarrymorethan40seatedpassen