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英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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。1.Whatwillthewomandoatabout8:00tonight?A.Havedinner.B.Phonetheman.C.Haveana

ppointment.2.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Swimming.B.Running.C.Hiking3.WhendoesManuelprefertomakethemeeting?A.T

hisFriday.B.NextMonday.C.NextWednesday4.Whymustthemangotothebank?A.Hewantstoopenanaccount.B.Heneedssomemoneyforatrip.C.Hehast

ocashhistraveler’scheques.5.Whatisthemanconcernedabout?A.Thewaytogethome.B.Theproblemofthecar.C.Thetimetofi

xtheproblem.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。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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shecan’treadmusic.B.Shewillleavethecollege.C.Shekeepsplayingthepiano.7.Whati

stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Schoolmates.C.Fatheranddaughter.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Wherewilltheeventprobablytakepl

ace?A.Inalecturehall.B.Atthespeakers’store.C.Inthesquareofthetown.9.Howdoesthemanplantopromotetheevent?A.Byadvertisinginthenewspaper.B.Byadvert

isingontelevision.C.Byputtingupposters.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatisthemandoing?A.Searchingforaparkinglot.B.Givingdirectionstoastranger.C.Dr

ivingtothewoman'shouse.11.Whereisthemannow?A.Outsideabar.B.Outsideahotel.C.Outsidearestaurant.12.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?A.Gettoahos

pital.B.GobackalongQueenStreet.C.Findaroadsign.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theman'spayraise.B.The

man'seducation.C.Theman'sjobpromotion.14.HowmanyyearsdidittakethemantomoveuptoGrade5?A.Aboutfour.B.Aboutfive.C.Aboutsix.15.Whocangetthechancetogotosc

hoolformoretraining?A.Thosewholearnquickly.B.ThosewhoareaboveGrade5.C.Thosewhopassthetrainingtest.16.Howdoest

hemanfeelaboutthechanceoftraining?A.Disappointed.B.Excited.C.Uninterested.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whichplacedoesthespeakerespeciallyre

commendtotourists?A.Thelighthouse.B.TheMilitaryMuseum.C.TheNationalLibrary.18.WhatcantouristsdoontheS

eafarer?A.Danceatnight.B.Enjoythreenicemeals.C.Lookaroundsomeshops.19.Whatdoweknowabouttheclimbingwall?A.Itliesnearthesea.B.Itisespeciallypopularwi

thkids.C.Itisdesignedfordifferentlevelsofpeople.20.WhyistheCitySightsTourhighlyrecommended?A.Itissuitablefor

everyone.B.Itisatourbythesea.C.ItisontheSanFernandoRiver.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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThankyouf

orchoosingtobuyaDysonmachine.PowerModesYourmachinehasthreepowermodesfordifferenttasks.Changecleaningmodesquicklyusinga

singlebutton.●EcoMaximumruntimeforlongercleans.●Auto/MedThebestbalancetocleanallfloors.Attachyourhighto

rquecleanerheadtoactivateAuto/Medmode,whichautomaticallyadaptspowerbetweencarpetsandhardfloors.●Boos

tIntensivecleaningforground-indirt.IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSBeforeusinganelectricalappliance,basicprecau

tionsshouldalwaysbefollowed,includingthefollowing:①Suitablefordrylocationsonly.Donotuseoutdoorsoronwet

surfaces.②Ifthemachineisnotworkingasitshould,ifithasreceivedasharpblow,ifithasbeendropped,damaged,leftoutdoorsordroppedintowater,

donotuseandcontacttheDysononHelpline.③Keephair,looseclothing,fingers,andallpartsofthebodyawayfromopeningsandmovingparts.Donotpointthehose,wando

rtoolsatyoureyesorearsorputtheminyourmouth.④Donotuseabatterypackormachinethatisdamagedormodified.Damagedormodifiedbatterymayexhibitunpredictable

behaviorresultinginfireorexplosion.⑤ContacttheDysonHelplinewhenaserviceorrepairisrequired.Donotdisassembl

e(拆卸)themachineasdoingitbymistakemayresultinanelectricshockorfire.21.Whichmodeshouldyouchoosetomakethemachineworklonger?A.Eco.B.A

uto.C.Boost.D.Med.22.Themachinecanbeusedfor__________.A.outdoorpoolB.dryhardfloorsC.wetcarpetsD.bathroomwithwater23.Yo

umaygetanelectricshockif__________.A.themachineisn’tfunctioningwellB.adamagedbatterypackischargedC.youkeepfingersawayfromopeningsD.themachineistak

enapartincorrectlyBDecidingtogethermoney’sworthoutoftheweddingdressonwhichshespentover$1,000,anAmericanwomanhasbeenwearin

gherweddingdress,ayearafterherwedding.43-year-oldTammyHalladoptedanewlifestyle–anti-consumerism(反消费主义)lifestylein2018,aft

eratriptoIndiaopenedhereyestohowmuchweasasocietyconsumed.Shedecidednottobuyanynewclothesorfootwearforawholeye

araftershereturnedhometoMilesCity,inSouthernAmerica,andshemanagedtomakeit.Butlastyear,asherweddingdayapproached,shefacedadi

lemma.Shewantedtolookgoodonthemostimportantdayofherlife,buthowcouldshespendasmallfortuneontheweddingdressshewouldonlywearonthatday?“Inth

eenditoccurredtomethatifIwasgoingtogetaweddingdress,I’dmakesureIcouldgetmymoney’sworth,”HalltellsPARealLife.“ThefirsttimeIworeitafter

theweddingwastovoteintheelectioninlate2019,”the43-year-oldadds.“Sincethen,it’sbeentoallsortsofplaces.Wearingitonacro

wdedtrainwasespeciallyfunny,butI’vewornittodohousework,tofootballgamesandtothegym.”Hallsaysthatshehasgottensomestrangelooksfrompeople,butnoirritatin

gcomments.Itmayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthatthedressisnotthefanciest,butshebelievespeoplearejusttooreservedt

osayanything.Anyway,shedoesn’treallycare,becausesheknowsshehastohitthegoalshehassetandwearingthedressmultipl

etimesisthemostreasonablewayshecouldthinkoftomakethemostofherweddingdress.HallnowplanstowearherweddingdressonatriptoD

enmarkthatsheandherpartnerwilltakenextsummer.24.WhydidTammyHalladoptanewlifestyle?A.ToadaptherselftoIndianlife.B

.Togetpreparedforherwedding.C.Tocutdownherconsumption.D.Tosavemoneyforhernexttrip.25.WhatdidTammyHalldotogetherm

oney’sworthoutofherweddingdress?A.Shebroughtfuntopeoplewithit.B.Sheworeitrepeatedlyindailylife.C.Shetriedtowe

arittoearnmoney.D.Shegotitexchangedagainandagain.26.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheword“irritating”underlinedinparagraph

?A.Thrilling.B.Amusing.C.Annoying.D.Confusing.27.WhatcanweinferaboutTammyHall?A.Sheisdeterminedtoturnherideasintopractice.B.Shevaluesherwedd

ingdresslessthanhertrips.C.Shehasbeenstrugglingtomaketheendsmeet.D.Shehasinfluencedpeople’slifestylewidely.CBiscayn

eisnotveryfarfromthelights,noiseandexcitementofdowntownMiami.Butithasaverydifferentatmospherefromthebigcity.

BiscayneNationalParkwasestablishedasanationalmonumentin1968.Itbecameanationalparkin1980.Thatyear,itssizealsoincreased.Theparknowcoversmorethan

70,000hectares.Ifyouenjoywater,Biscayneistheparkforyou.Ninety-fivepercentoftheparkiswater.Manykindsofanimalsliveinthesewaters.Someofthemarethreat

enedorendangered.Youwillfindthehuge,gentleWestIndianmanatee,thelessgentleAmericancrocodile,severalkindsofseaturtles,andmorethan

500speciesoffish.ScientistssayHumanhistoryatBiscaynebeginsmorethan10,000yearsago.However,evidenceofthearea’searliestpeopleismostlyunderwatern

ow,aswaterlevelshaverisenovertime.Withinthelast3,000years,peoplebegantosettleinthearea.Scientistscontinuetolearnaboutthesepeoplebyex

aminingthebighillsofshellstheyleftbehind.Theshellscontainotherwaste,too,includingearlytoolsandhousewares.Euro

peanexplorersbeganarrivingintheareaintheearly1500s.Theybroughtwiththemdiseaseslikesmallpoxandmeasles.Overtime,thesedisea

seskilledhugenumbersofnatives.Earlyexplorersarrivedintheareaonships.Thereefsandroughwatersmadeitdifficultforshipcaptains.Bisca

yne’swaterscontainmorethan50shipwrecks.Scubadiverstodaycanexploresixofthem.Fourecosystemscometogetherhere,whichiswhatmakesthepark

sodiverse.Theblendingecosystemscreate“edgecommunities.”Theseedgecommunitiessupportahugeamountofwildlife.Theunderwaterdiver

sityiswhatattractsmostpeopletoBiscayneNationalPark.ManyvisitorscomeheretoscubadiveinBiscayne’sclearandwarmwaters.28.Whatha

ppenedtoBiscayneNationalParkin1980?A.Itbegantobesetupasanationalpark.B.Itwasbuiltasanationalmonument.C.Itbecamemuchlargerinarea.D.Itcoveredmoretha

n70,000hectares.29.Byexaminingtheshellstheyleftbehind,scientistscan__________.A.learnabouttheseaanimalsB.knowhowoldtheplaceisC.learnwhentheea

rliestpeoplearrivedD.learnaboutthelifeoftheearliestpeople30.Hugenumberofnativeswerekilled__________.A.ontheirvoyagetoBiscayneB

.bydiseasesbroughtbyEuropeansC.intheirfightagainsttheEuropeansD.becauseoflackofproperfood31.Whatattractstou

ristsmosttoBiscayneNationalPark?A.Itsecosystems.B.Itslonghistory.C.Itsunderwateractivities.D.Itsendangeredanima

ls.DThosewhoareusedtolookingthroughthousandsofbooksinbigbookstoresmayfindJapan’sMoriokaShotenalittlestrange.That’sbecausethisti

nybookstorethatislocatedinGinza,Tokyosellsonlyasinglebookatatime.OpenedinMay2015,MoriokaShotenisthebrainchildofYoshiyukiMorioka.Theexperien

cedbooksellerbeganhiscareerasabookstoreclerkinTokyo’sKandadistrictbeforebranchingouttoopenhisownstore.Itwasherewhileorganizingbookreadingsthathereal

izedthatcustomersusuallycameintothestorewithonetitleinmind.Moriokabegantowonderifastorecouldexistbysellingmanycopiesofjustonesinglebook

.InNovember2014,hepartneredwithhistwofriends,toestablishauniquebookstorewiththeideaof“ASingleRoom,ASingleBo

ok”.Likeitsoffering,thebookstoreissimple.TheselectionsthatarepickedbyMoriokachangeweeklyandvarywidelytoattractcustomerswithdifferentinterests.R

ecentchoicesincludeTheTrueDeceiver,anaward-winningSwedishnovelbyToveJansson,HansChristianAndersen’sFairyTales,andacollectionofartistK

arlBlossfeldt’sphotographyofplants.MoriokahasalsochosenbookswrittenbyfamousJapaneseauthorsMimeiOgawaandAkitoAkagi.Tohighlighthi

sonlyoffering,Moriokaoftenusesclevermethods.Forexample,whensellingabookaboutflowers,hedecoratedhisshopwiththeonesthathadbeenmentionedinthebook.

Healsoencouragesauthorstoholdtalksanddiscussionssotheycanconnectwithcustomers.Moriokasayshisgoalisforthecustomerst

oexperiencebeinginsideabook,notjustabookstore!Riskyastheideamightseem,thingsappeartobegoingwell.Moriokasayshehassol

dover2,100bookssinceheopenedit.Thingscangetbetterconsideringthathisbookstoreisbecomingincreasinglypopularnotj

ustamongthelocalsbutalsovisitorsfromothercountries.32.WhatinspiredMoriokatoopensuchabookstore?A.ASwedishnovel.B.Hispresentpartner.C.Abookst

oreclerk.D.Hisworkingexperience.33.WhyisMoriokaShotenunique?A.Itispopularwithforeigners.B.Itsellsbooksofdifferenttopics.C.

Itisdecoratedwithcolorfulflowers.D.Itsellsvariouscopiesofabookinaweek.34.WhydoesMoriokaencourageauthorstoholdtalks?A.Tointroduceh

isbookstore.B.Toadvocatehisphilosophy.C.Tomakebooksbetterunderstood.D.Tohelpreadersconnectwitheachother.35.What’stheauthor’sopi

nionaboutthebookstore’sfuture?A.Risky.B.Optimistic.C.Unpredictable.D.Hopeless.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。WhenIwasgrowingup,Iwasencouragedtopursuealifeoffinancialsuccessasabusinessperson.Asayoungadult,Ifollowedthispa

th,joiningNewYorkInsuranceCompany.There,Iacquiredclientsandconductedseminars.Inaway,facilitating(使…方便)thoseseminarsallowe

dmetoexpressmyselfandperform.Onetime,Iwassettodeliveraspeechtopotentialclients.Iwalkedintotheseminarroomkin

dofoverconfidentbecauseIhadrehearsed(排练)myspeechseveraltimes.36.__________.Igotupinfrontoftheaudienceandstartedspeaking

.37.__________.Icouldn’tevenremembermyownname,letalonewhatIwasgoingtosaynext.Ididn'tknowwhattodo.Istartedbrea

kingoutinbeads(滴)ofsweat.Itwasworsethanfreezingupduringhighschoolspeeches.38.__________.IrememberIhadalightblueshirton,anditwassoakingwetwithint

wominutes.Itriedtospeak,butIjustcouldn’t.39.__________.Wewereallsittingdownandnoonewasuponstage.It’sasifIwentintoAmeri

ca’sGotTalentwithoutanypriorrehearsal.Itwasveryawkward.Youcouldhearapindropintheroom.Wewereallatalos

sforwords–me,ourclients,andevenmybosswhowasalsothere.40.__________.A.IknewmylinesperfectlyB.Iaskedmybossif

IcouldtakearestC.ThenmybrainwentcompletelyblankD.ThenIsatinthefrontrowwithourclientsE.However,nobodyseemedinterestedinmyspeechF.Itwasoneofthemoste

mbarrassingmomentseverG.Theyrolleddownmyforeheadandprettysoon,itwaslikeNiagaraFalls第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给

的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Inlife,wewillsucceedandfailoftenforreasonsthatareentirelyoutofour41.Wecanworkharderthananyone

elseintheofficeandstillnotbe42.Wecanbeincrediblyniceandlovesomeonedeeply,andtheymaynotloveus43.Thebottom

lineisthatlifeisnot44.Thatisabitter45toswallowformanyofus.Asaresult,somepeople46afterbeinghitbyevenoneunfairblowfromlife.But

ifweletlife’sunfairness47us,wewillneverreceivethebeautifulblessingsthatlifehas48forus.Myfirst49marriagefeltveryunfairtome.Nomatter

howhardIhadtriedtobeagoodwife,Icouldnotmaketherelationship50.Icouldhavebeen51bythatexperience.ButIbelievedt

hatIcouldbe52marriedoneday53Ialwayswantedtoexperiencetraditionalfamilylife.Andthen,Imetthiskind,thoughtful,generousman.WhatI’velearnedovertheyearsi

sthatwecandoallthethingsthat54agoodoutcome,butgetbadthingsinreturninstead.Whenweare55withlife’sseemingunfa

irness,our56needstojumpin.Whenlifedoesn’tgo57plan,wehavetoletgooftheoutcomethatwehavebeen58andkeeptrying,anddoingtherightth

ing.59thatlifeisneitherfairnorstraightforward.Andbyknowingthatifweremainconfident,wecandriveourunfairexperiencesawayandu

sethemforour60.41.A.reachB.orderC.dateD.control42.A.admittedB.paidC.promotedD.proved43.A.moreB.backC.en

oughD.free44.A.abundantB.smoothC.fairD.ideal45.A.feelingB.wordC.pillD.fact46.A.dieddownB.lookeddownC.shutdo

wnD.settleddown47.A.confuseB.adaptC.betrayD.defeat48.A.ineffectB.inreturnC.instoreD.indemand49.A.arrangedB.failedC.electedD.engaged50.A.startB

.workC.endD.worsen51.A.occupiedB.hurtC.discouragedD.shocked52.A.proudlyB.casuallyC.happilyD.shortly53.A.forthatB.inthatC.sothatD.no

wthat54.A.bringB.requireC.deserveD.serve55.A.pleasedB.facedC.burdenedD.filled56.A.courageB.faithC.judge

mentD.effort57.A.aheadofB.accordingtoC.regardlessofD.relatedto58.A.achievingB.affectingC.expectingD.declining59.A.AccessB.Assume

C.AcceptD.Analyze60.A.substituteB.targetC.fateD.benefit第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

。LastweekendItravelledfromnoisyNanchangtoWuyuan,abeautifulscenicspotinJiangxiProvince.Unfoldedbeforemewas61____

_________uniqueimageofthiswatercountry-----thestonebridgeandthewaterflowing,alllikefairytalestome.Nevertheless,62______

_______struckmemostwasnotthenaturalscenerybutthesceneofagrandmabathingalittlebabyinawoodenbasinwiththedooropen.Myfriendscouldn’thelp63________

_____(take)picturesofthem.Tomysurprise,thegrandmasmiledandwavedatus.Allofasudden,myheartwasfilledwith64_____________(war

m).Isharedthephotoandmy65_____________(forget)experiencewithmyfriends.Theywere66_____________(simple)moveda

sIhadbeen,butatthesametimetheyremindedmeoftheunpleasantexperiencesinbigcities.Wefeelembarrassedtoseepeoplequarrelinginpublicbecausethey67____

_________(step)accidentallybystrangers.Accordingtoarecentsurvey68_____________(make)intheNovember2016JiangxiNews:45percentoftheresiden

tsdon’tknowthenamesoftheirneighbors;63percenthaveneverdevoted69_____________(they)totalkingtotheirneighbors;67percentthinkthattherelationship

betweenthemandtheirneighborsisjustso-so,orevenbad.Wouldn’titbebeautifultosayhellotoourneighborswhojustcameback70_____________workandgivethemasmile?

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加

：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者

（从第11处起）不计分。ManypeoplewonderthatitwouldbeliketoliveinAustralia.It’sthesixbiggestcountryintheworld.Surroundingbytheocean,Australi

ahaspopulationofabouttwenty-twomillion.It’sacountrywhichpopulationconsistsofnativesandpeoplefrommanyotherc

ountries.Beforebeinghereforawhile,mybiggestimpressionisthecomplicatedmixofpeoplesandculturesthatmakeupofthenation.Althoughthemainculturalinfluencesin

ce1788hasbeenWesternculture,minoritycultureshadalsoplayedapartinshapingtheuniqueAustraliaculture.Australi

apeoplehaveastraightforwardandfree-and-easyattitudetowardslife,andtheirfriendlyandwarmthmademefeelathomewherever

Iwent.第二节书面表达（满分25分）请你用英语描述一次旅行中难忘的经历，说明时间、地点、难忘的原因和个人感受。注意：1.词数100左右。2.文中请勿透露个人信息。答案听力1-5AACBC6-10ABBCC11-15ABCBA16-20CBACB阅读21-25AB

CDB26-30CACDB31-35DDDCB36-40ACGDF完形41-45DCBCC46-50CDCBB51-55CCBCB56-60BBCCD语法填空61.a62.what63.taking64.warmth65.unforgettable6

6.simply67.arestepped68.made69.themselves70.from短文改错第一句：that→what第二句：six→sixth第三句：Surrounding→Surroundedpopulation前加a第四句：which→whose第五句：Before→

After第五句：去掉makeup后的of第六句：had→have第六句：Australia→Australian第七句：friendly→friendliness书面表达I’mgladtoshareoneofmymostunforgettabletravelexper

iences.ItwasduringthenationalholidaylastyearthatIvisitedGulangyuIslandinXiamen.Iarrivedthereinthemorningtogetherwithmypa

rents.It’sabeautifulisland,whosesceneryisbreathtaking.Westoodonthesecondflooroftheboat,enjoyingthesightsofthesea.Tomysu

rprise,IsawtheJinmenIslandinTaiwan.Thenwetooklotsofphotosandtastedspecialsnacksoffboard.Atdusk,weenjoyedourselvesasmuchastoforgettoleave.

Throughthetrip,I’vebroadenedmyhorizonandenrichedmylifeexperience.Ifeelsoluckytoliveinthisbeautifulcountry.录音详稿(Text1)M:I'llphoneyoutonig

httodiscusstheproject,sayabouteighto'clock.W:Couldyoumakeitabitlater?We'llbehavingdinneratthattime.(Text2)M:Let'sseeifwecanmakei

ttotheisland.W:Idon'tknow.That'sprettyfarawayandI'malittletirednow.M:Justfloatforawhileifyougettired.Comeon,youcandoit.(Text3)W

:Nick,hasManuelsaidifhecanmakethemeetingnextMonday?M:Notreally.HesaidheprefersnextWednesday,buthewantst

ocheckwithhissecretaryfirst.W:Wednesdayisfine,butpleasetellhimhe'llneedtogetbacktousbythisFriday.(Text4)W:Hey!What’stherush?M:Thebankclose

sinhalfanhourandI'mbadlyinneedofmoney.W:Oh,Icanlendyousome.M:Actually,Iwanttobuysometraveler'scheques.I

'mgoingonatripthisweekend.(Text5)M:Hi.Mycar'sbeenmakingastrangenoiseandIseemtobelosingpower.W:OK,Iwillhavea

lookatitandshouldbeabletotellyouwhat'swronginaboutanhour.M:Anhour!I'minabitofahurry.Doyouthinkyoucanfinishanysooner?W:I'msorrybutthesethingsta

ketime.We'llbehappytocallataxiforyouifyoudon'thavetimetowait.(Text6)M:TellmeTessa,doyoueverthinkaboutthechoicesyou'vemadeinlife?Youknow,thingspeo

plewishtheyhadorhadn'tdone.W:Yeah.IwishIhadn'tstoppedplayingthepianowhenIwasakid.M:Howcome?W:IfIhadn'tquitthen,I'dbeabletoreadmusicnow.M:Anythingyoud

on'tregret?W:Well,“Idon'tregretcomingtothiscollege.Iloveit.M:That'showIfeel,too.(Text7)M:I'msoexcitedthatMarianaLambeckhasagreedt

ocometoourstoreforabooksigningandlecturenextweek.W:Howdoyousuggestweadvertisetheevent?M:Let'screatepostersandpu

tthemuparoundthesquareofthetowntomorrow.Ifweadvertiseontelevisionorinthenewspaperwemaygettoolargeacrowdforthespacewehaveavailable.W:Wemightgetalotofp

eopleanyway;ifshewon'tbehereuntilnextweek,that'salotoftimeforwordtogetaround.M:That'sright.(Text8)W:Hi,Austin

.I'mjustcallingtoseeifyouareOK.M:I'mfine,butIseemtobeabitlost.Idon'tseeanyroadsigns.W:Doyouseeanythingaroundyoulikea

hotelorarestaurant?M:There'sabarinfrontofme.W:Iknowwherethatis.YoumustbeonQueenStreet.M:So,haveIpasse

dthestreetyouliveonyet?W:Unfortunately,youmusthavepasseditawhileago.M:I'vereallygotnosenseofdirection,haveI?W:Don'tworry.Iwillt

ellyouhowtogethere.Youneedtogobackthewayyoucame.FollowQueenStreetforaboutfivemiles.You'llgettoahospi

tal.Takethefirstright.Thenyou'llbeonSt.JamesStreet.Followthatforthreeandahalfmilesandtakearightatthesec

ondsetoftrafficlights,thenparkyourcar.Myhouseisthethirdhouseontheright.M:IthinkI'vegotit.(Text9)W:Soyouwerehiredasamail

clerkaboutfiveyearsago.You'velearnedalotsincethen,haven'tyou?M:Sure.IlearnedmoreaboutthecompanybecauseIw

entaroundtodifferentoffices.ThenIwaspromotedtomaildistributionclerk.That'stwogradeshigherthanthemailclerk.Iwent

fromGradeItoGrade3.W:Didyoulikethatjob?M:Yeah,mypaywentup,andeveryyearImovedupastep.AndIgotapayraisetoo.I'maGrade5now.W:Well,Jim,hereisanothercha

ncetomoveuptheladder.Themaildepartmentisgettingsomenewcomputers.Wewillgiveleeverybodytwodaysoftraining.Thepeoplewholearnquicklycangotoscho

olformoretraining.M:Youmeangoingtoschooloncompanytime?W:Yes,becauseitwillhelpyouinyourworklater.YoucanbepromotedtoGrade7.M:Well,I'dliketot

hinkaboutitforafewdays.MaybeIshouldstaywhereIamnow.(Text10)M:WelcometoSanFernandoCityTours.I'mMark,yourtourguide.Wehavealottoseeinthreehours,

somakesureyou'recomfortable!Now,aswehaveonlythreehours,wewon'tbeabletotakeyouroundtheshoppingdistrict,butwethinkyou'dprefertolookaroundt

heshopsthereinyourowntime,anyway.SanFernandohassomewell-knowntouristattractions-thelighthouseforexample,andtheN

ationalLibrary.However,thelittle-knownMilitaryMuseumisnottobemissed.Besuretovisitbeforeyouleave!Now,there'salottodoin

SanFernando.Forthosewholovethewater,IcanrecommendatripontheSeafarer,oneofthemostfamousboatsontheSanFernandoRiver.Itdoesanev

eningtripwithathree-coursemealincluded.It'sgreatfunforeveryone,butespeciallyforyoungpeopleintheirteen

sortwenties-afterninethere'sadiscoontheboatanditgetsreallylively!Thenthere'saclimbingwallnearthetowncenter.It'sverypopular,withalargewallfo

rexpertclimbers,andasmallerwallforbeginners.There'salsoajuniorwallandanursery,soit'sagreatdayoutforthoseofyouwithkids.A

ndifyouIikewalking,therearesomegreatwalkingtours.TheCitySightsTourishighlyrecommended.asitisthewalkingt

ourbythecoast.Butthatone'sonlyforthestrong.