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英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whatwillthemanprobablydrink?A.Realcoffee.B.Instantcoffee.C.Hotchocolate.2.Whatwillthemandofirst?A.Pickuplunch

.B.Visitthebank.C.Gotothepostoffice.3.Whatdidthewomanfailtosee?A.Adisabledperson.B.Asign.C.Aparkingl

ot.4.Whydoestheboylikesharks?A.Theyaregreatswimmers.B.Theymakefunnysounds.C.Theyareverysmart.5.Whatisthetime?A.6：00p．m.B.9：00p．m.C.10：00p．m.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。每段对话和独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第

6、7题。6.Whatkindofcoffeedoesthemanusuallyhave?A.Italian.B.Brazilian.C.French.7.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inanoffice.B.Inarestaurant.C.

Inacoffeeshop.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatwasthegirl'smostrecentpurchase?A.Adogtoy.B.Someclothes.C.Anicecreammaker.9.Whatis

therelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Shopkeeperandcustomer.10.Whichwordc

andescribethegirl'sattitudetomoney?A.Irresponsible.B.Wise.C.Greedy.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoesthewoman'smotherlive?A.InSpain.B.

InMexico.C.InAmerica.12.WhatdothespeakersplantodoonNovember2nd?A.TraveltoMadrid.B.Visitsomefriends.C.Attendaholidayevent.13.Whenwillthespeakersl

eaveNewYork?A.OnOctober22nd.B.OnOctober28th.C.OnNovember22nd.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Wherewillthespeakersmostlikelygosw

imming?A.Inthepool.B.Intheocean.C.Inthelake.15.Whycan'tthespeakersmeetupthiscomingSunday?A.Therewillbeafootballgame.B.Therewill

beafamilyparty.C.Therewillbebadweather.16.Whatwillthespeakersmostlikelywatch?A.Anactionmovie.B.Acomedy.C.Awarmovie.17.Whatistheprobablerelation

shipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends.B.Teammates.C.Familymembers.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.HowdidWhittlefirstlearnaboutengineering

?A.Fromschool.B.Fromwork.C.Fromhisfather.19.WhatdidWhittledoafterhavinghisideaforanengine?A.HejoinedtheAi

rForce.B.Hegainedthelegalrightofownership.C.Hedecidedtostudyfurtherincollege.20.WherewasWhittle'slasthome?A.Maryland.B.Coventry.C.Cambridge

.第二部分阅读理解（共二节，满分35分）第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下面材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项符号涂黑。AStephenHawkingisperhapsoneoftheworld’smostfamo

usphysicist.Tothepublic,he’sbestknownasanauthorofbestsellerssuchasTheUniverseinaNutshellandABriefHistoryofTime,whichhavebrought

anappreciationoftheoretical(理论上的)physicstomillions.Heisregardedashavingoneofthebrightestmindsontheplanet.Butoutstandingastrophysic

ist(天体物理学家)StephenHawkinghasadmittedthathedidnotlearntoreaduntilhewaseightyearsold.InapubliclectureattheRoyalAlbertHall,ProfessorHawkingalso

admittedthathewasnotactiveinstudyingwhileatOxfordUniversity,wherehestudiedphysics,andthatonlythenewsthathemightd

ieyoungfrommotorneurone(运动神经元)diseasemadehimfocusonhiswork.ProfessorHawkingsaid,“MysisterPhilippacouldreadbytheageof4butthensh

ewasbrighterthanme.”Hesaidthathewascommonatschoolandwasneverfurtherthanhalfwayuphisclass.“Myclassworkwasveryu

ntidy,andmyhandwritingwasverybadintheteachers’eyes,”hesaid.“ButmyclassmatesgavemethenameEinstein,soprobablyth

eysawsignsofsomethingbetter.”Buthesaidthatitwaswhendoctorstoldhimthatheprobablyonlyhadafewyearstoliveattheageof21thathebegantofocusonhiswo

rk,whichresultedinsomeofhisearlyachievements.Hesaid,“Whenyouarefacedwiththepossibilityofanearlydeath,itmakesyourealizethatlifeisworthlivinga

ndtherearelotsofthingsyouwanttodo.”HawkingservedasLucasianProfessorofMathematicsattheUniversityofCambridge,wherehecontinuedtocontributetobothhigh-

levelphysicsandthepopularunderstandingofouruniverse.21.WhatmadeStephenHawkingdevotehimselftohiswork?A.Patience.B.Knowledge.C.Disease.D.

Laziness.22.FromwhomdidHawkinggetafairjudgmentwhenhewasatschool?A.Hissister.B.Hisclassmates.C.Histeachers.D.Hisparents.23.Whatcanw

elearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Hawkingdidn’trealizehisdreamsinphysics.B.Hawkingsucceededinovercomingthefearofanearlyde

ath.C.Thepurposeofthedoctorwastoencouragehimtoworkhard.D.ThedoctorwarnedHawkingthathislifemightbetaken

awaybyhardwork.BSandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren,sheoftenfel

tlikeshehad"sevenfathers",becausehersixbrothers,aswellasherfather,triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant,shehidherselfintobooks.Despiteherloveofr

eading,shedidnotdowellinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytoparticipate.Inhighschool,withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher,Cisnerosimp

rovedhergradesandworkedfortheschoolliterarymagazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayfor

hertofindahusband.Cisnerosdidattendcollege,butinsteadofsearchingforahusband,shefoundateacherwhohelpedherj

ointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIowa.AttheUniversity'sWriters'Workshop,however,shefeltlonely—aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneigh

borhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.ThefeelingofbeingsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher"creativevoice"."Itwa

snotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquiredavoice.IknewIwasaMexicanwoman,butIdidn'tt

hinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalancedinmylife,butithadeverythingtodowithit!That'swhenIdec

idedIwouldwriteaboutsomethingmyclassmatescouldn'twriteabout."Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork,TheHouseonMangoStreet,whenshewastwenty-nine.Thebooktel

lsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish-speakingareainChicago,muchliketheneighborhoodsinw

hichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen,Cisneroshaspublished

severalbooksofpoetry,achildren'sbook,andashortstorycollection.24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCisnerosin

herchildhood?A.Shehadsevenbrothers.B.Shefeltherselfanobody.C.Shewastooshytogotoschool.D.Shedidnothaveanygoodteachers.25.The

graduateprogramgaveCisnerosachanceto_______.A.makealotoffriendsB.developherwritingstyleC.runawayfromherfamilyD.workforasch

oolmagazine26.AccordingtoCisneros,whatplayedthedecisiveroleinhersuccess?A.Herearlyyearsincollege.B.Herchildhoodexperience.

C.HertrainingintheWorkshop.D.Herfeelingofbeingdifferent.27.WhatdowelearnaboutTheHouseonMangoStreet？A.Itisquitepopularamongstud

ents.B.ItistheonlybookeverwrittenbyCisneros.C.Itwasn'tasuccessasitwaswritteninSpanish.D.ItwonanawardwhenCisneroswastwenty-nine.CNikolaTeslaLongov

ershadowedinpublicmemorybyhisone-timeemployer,ThomasEdison,Tesla(1856—1943)wasabrilliantscientistandengineerwhoearnedmoretha

n700patents.Heismostfamousfordevelopingalternatingcurrent(交流电),buthisworkalsoledtoadvancesinwireless

communications,lasers,X-rays,radar,lighting,robotics,andmuchmore.TeslawasborntoSerbianparentsinwhatisnowCroati

a,butheemigrated(移民)totheU.S.asayoungman,whereheeventuallybecameanaturalizedcitizen.BesidesEdison,wholaterbecamehisbitterrival,Teslaoft

enworkedwithinventorGeorgeWestinghouse.In1893,thepairdemonstratedtheiradvancesinlightingandmotorsinthe"WhiteCity"attheChi

cagoWorld’sFair.In1895,TeslaandWestinghousedevelopedtheworld’sfirsthydroelectricpowerplant,atNiagaraFalls.Attheturnofthecen

tury,TeslasetupalaboratorycalledWardenclyffeinthesmallcommunityofShoreham,LongIsland,whereheconductedsomeofhism

ostambitiousexperiments.ThebuildingwasfinancedbyJ.P.MorgananddesignedbyacclaimedarchitectStanfordWhite.Th

emostprominentfeaturewasWardenclyffeTower,alsocalledTeslaTower,a187-foot-tallmetallatticetowertoppedwithabiga

ntennathatwasintendedtobeamcommunicationsandevenenergyacrosstheAtlantic.Teslaranoutofmoneywhilebuildingthetowerandwasforeclosed(取消赎回权)ontwice.Aswit

hhispreviousColoradoSpringslab,assetsweresoldtopayuphisdebts.In1917,theU.S.governmentblewupthetower,fearingthatGermanspieswereusingitinWorldWarI.Them

etalwassoldforscrap.Fordecades,thebuildingwasusedforphotoprocessing."Thetowerislonggone,butthethree-quarter-lengths

tatueofTeslaunveiledlastweekisafittingmemorial,"saidAlcorn,aretiredteacher."ThisisthelastremainingTe

slalaboratoryanywhereintheworld,"shesaid."Heinspiresthosewhoworkhardbutdon’tgetrecognition,andpeoplearestartingtorecog

nizehowimportanthiscontributionsare."Asasignofthatgrowingappreciation,ElonMusk’sstart-upelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotorswa

snamedafterthevisionaryinventorin2003.28.WecaninferfromPara.1thatTeslabelongtothose.A.whoaren’tbrilliantenougha

saninventorB.whoworkhardbutdon’tgetrecognitionC.whohaveworkedonlyforoneemployerD.whohelpedEdisontoearnmanypatents29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeseenas

asignofgrowingappreciationtowardsTesla?A.Anelectriccarcompanywasnamedafterhim.B.AnewstatueofhimwasbuiltinC

roatia.C.PeoplecollectmoneytorebuildTeslaTower.D.AlabwasopenedasamuseumtoTesla.30.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto.A.

explainwhyacarcompanywasnamedTeslaB.introducetheachievementsofTeslaC.inspireustolearnfromafamousscientistD.recordthecontributionmadebyTeslainWWI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。31Youarenotaloneifyouhavehadproblemswithyourwriting.Writingishard.Allwritersstruggleat

somepoint.Andevenifwritinghascomeeasilyforyou,atsomepointinyourworkasastudent,eventuallyyou’regoingtohitaroadblock(路

障).32Whenthewritingwasgoingwell,whatwashappening?Whenthewritingwasn’tgoingwell,whatwashappening?33Mostpeople’snegativewriting

experienceshappenedbecauseofsomespecificrequirementslikeanexactlength.Theyfocusonandworryaboutwhatthefinalp

roducthastolooklike,likehowmanypagesforaresearchessay.Orifitisinthesecondorthirdlanguage,orgrammar,likewhetheritgetscommunicatedintherightlanguage.An

otherproblemcanarisewhentheneedtodowellonapaperisextremelyimportant,likeatimedessayexam,oracollegeapplicationessay,orarese

archpaperattheendoftheterm,andit’stiedtotheentiregradefortheclass.Soworryingaboutwhatwillhappeniftheydon’tdowell—getbadgrades,don’tgetintocollege—cre

atesanxiety.34Trytomovetomorepositiveprojects.Usuallywhenwritingcomeseasily,thewritersfeeltheyhavesomethi

ngimportanttosay.35Whatpersonalunderstandingofthesubjectcanyoubringtoyourpaper?Whyisthissubjectimportant?Forwhomisitmean

ingful?Whowillbereadingit?Whatisitthatyoureallywanttosaytoreaders?Thosethoughtscancausewriting’schangeforallwriters.A.Grammarisno

tthefirstthingtothinkabout.B.Theteacheradvisesaskingyourselfpositivequestions.C.Sotakeamomenttothinkaboutyourpastwritingexperiences.D.Andthatcanma

keithardertogetthewritingdone.E.Everyonestruggleswithwriting.F.Writingcomeswithfewproblems.G.Focusingontheendmakesitreall

yhardtogetstarted.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以

填入空白处的最佳选项。Forthepasttenyears,mydadandIhaveattendedthesameschool—heasanadministratorandIasastudent.Ourrel

ationship,inandoutofschool,hasbeentotallyunpredictable.WhenIwasyounger,allthatmydadsaidwasdoctrine(信条)andanythinghedidI,36,copied.Weplayedgamest

ogether,andstayeduplatereadingbedtimestories.Icould37mydadtakingmetoschool,runningintohim38duringthedayandridinghomewithhimeveryafternoon.AsIgrewold

er,wewerenotas39asweusedtobe.Hewasn'tcoolanymore.Heworehissockstoohigh,listenedto40countrymusicandlaughed

tooloudlyinfrontofmyfriends.Hebecameatotalembarrassment.However,the41thatoccurredinschoolwereevenworse.Theworstonehappenedinseventhgra

de.MydadcametoourNewYearparty,42asDonaldDuck,guitarinhand,singingsillysongs.Justkillme!Iwantedtorunaway.This43continuedintohighschool,but

wesomehowbegantofindabalance.Thingsstartedto44aroundthetimeofmy10th-gradephysicsproject.The45wastobui

ldawoodbridgewiththebeststrength-to-weightratio(比率).Allthestudentsandphysicsteachers46.Sodidmydad,theonlyadministrator!Embarrassed,asus

ual,I47thescene.48,laterwhenIlearnedfrommyfriendsthatmydad49allcompetitorsandwoneveryone'sadmiration,Ifoundthatmixedinwithmy

50wasatouchofpride.IhadneededsomeoneelsetoshowmewhatI51inmydad.Itwasn'tthefactthathe'dwon;itwasmorethanthat.Ib

eganto52thatwehavemanyofthesamevaluesandsometimesthesameopinions.NomatterhowmuchIhadtriedto53him,hestillinfluencedme.Ifeel54tohavesuchanunusualfath

er.The55IhavedevelopedwithmydadovertheyearshasenabledmetolookbackandseehowI'vegrown.36.A.temporarilyB.naturallyC.originallyD.passively37.A.ap

plytoB.countonC.seeoffD.pickout38.A.graduallyB.previouslyC.regularlyD.eventually39.A.closeB.reliableC.generousD.confident40.A.creativeB.familiarC

.horribleD.live41.A.failuresB.coincidencesC.competitionsD.disasters42.A.dressedupB.brokendownC.settleddownD.signedup43.A.debateB.partyC.

progressD.struggle44.A.happenB.changeC.growD.disappear45.A.issueB.taskC.lessonD.procedure46.A.participatedB.protestedC.hesitatedD.ex

plored47.A.fledB.investigatedC.picturedD.made48.A.InsteadB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.However49.A.convincedB.defeatedC.ignoredD.evaluated5

0.A.confusionB.encouragementC.embarrassmentD.fascination51.A.recommendedB.toleratedC.doubtedD.appreciated52.A.recognizeB.demand

C.argueD.estimate53.A.approachB.limitC.resistD.believe54.A.puzzledB.fortunateC.concernedD.awkward55.A.strategyB.habitC.relationshipD.potentia

l第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Cholerawasadeadlydiseaseofitsday.Neitheritscauseno

ritscure56(understand).Sothousandsof57(terrify)peoplediedwhentherewasanoutbreak.JohnSnowwantedtosolve58problem.Heknewthatcholerawouldnotbeco

ntrolled59itscausewasfound.Hebecameinterestedintwotheories60possiblyexplainedhowcholerakilledpeople.Thefirstsuggestedthatcholera6

1(multiply)intheair.Thesecondsuggestedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdisease62theirbodieswiththeirmeals.JohnSnowsuspectedthatthesecondtheorywascorrectbuthenee

dedevidence.SowhenanotheroutbreakhitLondonin1854,hewasready63(begin)hisenquiry.Withalltheevidencehegathe

red,JohnSnowwasabletoannouncewith64(certain)thatpollutedwatercarriedthevirus.65(final)“KingCholera”wasdefe

ated.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假设你是晨光中学的李津。下周你校将与英国友好校举办一场在线会议,探讨如何利用网络学习英语,请你根据以下提示撰写一篇发言稿：（1）介绍你是如何利用网络学习英语的（至少写

出两点）；（2）简单谈谈你对利用网络学习英语的看法；（3）请友好校的学生分享他们的经验。注意:（1）词数不少于100；（2）可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯；（3）开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。Goodmorning,dearfriends

.MynameisLiJin.I'dliketotakethisopportunitytotalkabouthowIlearnEnglishontheInternet.__________________________________________________________

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_______________________________Thankyou.Onepossibleversion:Goodmorning,dearfriends.MynameisLiJin.I'dliketotakethisoppo

rtunitytotalkabouthowIlearnEnglishontheInternet.First,downloadthewordbookandusetheflexibletimetorememberwords.Isetagoaltomemorize30wo

rdseveryday.Second,lookforspecializedlisteningwebsitesandpracticelisteningeveryday.Whilelistening,IimitatethematerialstoimprovemyoralEnglishaswell.G

radually,IfindthatIhaveimprovedalotinvocabulary,listeningandspeaking.LearningEnglishontheInternetmakesitpossibleforustogetusefulinform

ation,knowthelatestnewsandwidenourvision.Itcansavealotoftimeandmoneyatthesametime.However,everycoinhastwosides.Longtimestudyin

gonlinedoesharmtooureyesandhealth.Weshouldarrangeourtimereasonably.Lookingforwardtoyourstudentssharingtheirexperience.Thankyou.第二节读后续写（满

分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。AfewweeksbeforeThanksgivingoneyear,myhusbandandIdecidedtoinviteaguestoverfortheho

liday.IcalledaseniorcenterandtheysuggestedUse.Shewasastubborn78-year-oldlady,whofavoredsequined（亮片的）T-shirts.OnThanksgiving,withinminuteofarriving,U

sewelcomedtheglassofwinemyhusbandofferedwithawidesmile.Bytheendoftheevening,wefeltasifwewereoldfrien

ds.ThemoretimeIspentwithIlse,themoreshebecamelikeasurrogate（替代的）grandma.SowhenheronlysonRalphdied,Irealizedshewastooupsettobel

eftaloneandhelpedherhireacaregiver.Forme,shewaslikeafamilyandIwastheonlyoneleftinhertribe.EachtimeIstoppe

dbyherapartment,Ilseseemedmoredisconnectedthanthetimebefore.Lateoneafternoon,whenIcalledher,Iwasunabletounde

rstandwhatshewassaying.Idrovehertotheemergencyroom,wherethedoctorconfirmedshehadsufferedamildstroke.Duringthenextfewdays,Idro

ppedbyherapartment,butshewasnolongertheenergetic,stubbornIlseIknew.Attheendoftheweek,Ireceivedanearly-morningphonecallfromhercaregiver."Pleas

ecomeovernow,"thewomansaid,hervoicematter-of-fact."She'spassedaway.”WhenIarrived,IsawIlselyingonherb

ed,motionless,hereyesclosed.Isatontheedgeofthebed,tooshockedtocry.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；2.至少使用5个短文标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部

分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:ThemorningafterIlse'sdeath,Ireadthroughherwillandsawmyname.________________________

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leversion:Paragraph1ThemorningafterIlse'sdeath,Ireadthroughherwillandsawmyname.Shehadleftmealargesumofmoney.Ididn’trememberhersayinganythingab

outit.Ifshehad,Iwouldhaveinsistedshedonatethemoneytocharityorgiveittoafriendshehadknownlonger.Icouldn’tacceptthemoneybecauseIlsewasafri

endandI’dhelpedheroutofloyaltyandrespect,notwiththeexpectationofbeingpaid.Paragraph2Idonatedthemoneytoacausesh

ecaredaboutdeeply:children.Variousfamiliesandcharitiesbenefitedfromherdonations.Somefamiliesreceivedfundstosendtheir

grade-schoolerstosummercamp.Throughthelocalfoodprogram,herdonationprovidedchildrenwithfoodtotakehome

withthem.MyplacingaphonecalltotheseniorcenterandmeetingIlsehaddefinitelymademylifericher.Itookachanceonhuman

ity,andIlse’sfriendshipwasthejackpot.答案听力：1-5ABBAC6-10BCCBA11-15BCAAC16-20BACBA阅读：21-23CBB24-27BBDA28-30BAB七选五：31-35ECGDB完形填空：36-40BBCAC41-45DAD

BB46-50AADBC51-55DACBC语篇填空：56.wasunderstood57.terrified58.the59.until60.that/which61.multiplied62.into63.tobegin64.certainty65.Finally听力材料Text1W:We

havenorealcoffee.WillinstantcoffeebeOK?M:It'snotmyfavoritedrink.Doyouhavetea?W:Wehavehotchocolate.Oh,waitaminute.I'vefoundtheprop

ercoffee.Text2M:I'mgoingtovisitthebank.Doyouneedcash?W:No,butcanyoudropoffthisboxatthepostofficeandpickupsomethingtoeat?M:I'llgetrid

ofthemailandpickuplunchonmywayback.Text3M:Whatareyoudoing?Youcan'tparkthere.Thatisfordisabledpeople.W:Oh.Ididn'tevenseetha

t.Allright,allright,I'llgofindsomewhereelsetopark.Text4W:Myfavoriteanimalisthedolphin.Theymakesuchfunnysounds,andtheyarev

erysmart.M:Dolphinsarecool,butsharksarewaybetter.Theyaresofastinthewaterandtheycangrowtobesomeofthebiggestfishint

heworld.Text5M:Hi,I'vejustcheckedin.Isfoodstillbeingserved?W:I'msorrysir,therestaurantisjustclosing.Itisope

nfrom6：00p．m.to10：00p．m.However,roomserviceisavailableuntil11：00p．m.,soyouhaveanhourtoorder.Text6W:Goodmorning

.I'mafraidwedon'thaveyourfavoritetoday.Oursupplierdidn'tdeliverany.M:Whatothertypesdoyourecommend?W:Well,theladysittin

goverthereusedtoorderthesameBraziliancoffeeyouhave.ThenonedayshetriedItalianandshe'sbeenhavingiteverydaysince.M:Hmm,I'lltrythatthen,butIdon'tthin

kI'llbechangingpermanently.It'smyweeklytreatafteratoughmorningattheoffice.W:It'sgoodtotrydifferentthings.IwenttoaFrenchres

taurantonceandtriedsnails.Ididn'tthinkI'dlikethembuttheyweregreat.Text7M:Whatwasthelastthingyoubought?W:Letmethink—wasitaSupermantoyformydog?No,itwa

sanicecreammaker.M:Doyoueversavemoney?W:No.I'malwaysoverdrawnatthebank.M:YourmomandIhavealwaystaughtyoutomanageyourmoneywise

ly.Hasnoneofthatsunkin?W:Livefortoday.That'swhatIsay.Whoknowswhatwillhappentomorrow?M:Weknow—simplybecau

sewehavelivedlonger.Youshouldsaveupandusemoneywiselyinsteadofwastingtoomuchonclothesandthingsyoudon'tneed.W:Maybeyou'reright.

..buttheshopkeeperscanbesopersuasive.M:Ofcourse,it'stheirjob.Itisyourresponsibilitytolookafteryourowninterests.Text8W:Ireallymissmymother'sro

astedchicken.M:Whydon'twegovisither?W:Iwishwecould.It'sbeenfiveyearssincewewenttoMexicoCityforChristmas.M:Well,Ihaveasu

rprise.IboughtplaneticketsforOctober28th.We'llbethereforaweek.W:Really?M:Yes,dear.W:Ican'tbelieveit!We'llbetherefortheDayoftheDe

adonNovember2nd,too!That'saveryimportantholidayformyfamily,youknow.Wevisitthetombsofmygrandparentsand

thenhaveafamilydinnerinhonorofourancestors.M:Iremember.You'vetoldmeaboutitmanytimes.W:Butyouhaven'texperiencedity

et.I'msohappythatyou'llbethere,too.Oh,Paul,thankyou!M:Well,packyourbags.We'reflyingtoMexicoCityfromMadrido

nthe28th,butweleaveNewYorkonthe22nd.W:Wonderful!Wecanvisitourcollegefriendsthere.M:Exactly.Text9W:Whereisthebes

tplacetolearnhowtoswim?Iamafraidoftheocean,andtherearenolakesaroundformetopracticein.M:Whydon'tyoujustcomeovertomyh

ouse?Iswiminmybackyardallthetime.W:Thatsoundsgreat!Whichdaydoyouwantmetocomeover?Iambusywithafamilypartythisweeken

d,butIamfreeonSundayafternoon.IalsohaveWednesdayandThursdayfree.M:IhavefootballteampracticeonWednesdayandagamethenextday

.Idon'tknowaboutSundaythough.Isn'titsupposedtobeathunderstormthen?W:IthinkIheardaboutthatbadweathercomingthisway.Maybeweshouldp

lantogoswimmingsometimenextweekinstead.IfitisgoingtorainonSunday,wouldyouwanttocometomyhouseandwatchamovieinstea

d?Myparentshavealargecollectionoffilms.M:Thatsoundsfun.Dotheyhaveanythingfunnyoraction-filledtowatch?W:Theyhave

alotofhistorymovies,butthereareonestomakeyoulaughtoo.I'msurewewillfindsomethingthatwebothcanenjoy.M:OK,well,Iwillsendyouam

essagelaterthisweekaboutit.Text10M:FrankWhittlewasaBritishRoyalAirForceairofficerwhoinventedthejetengine.Hewasborni

nahumblehouseinCoventry,England,onJune1st,1907.Hisfatherwasacleverengineerwhopassedonhisskillstohisson.Whittlebecameadve

nturous,developinganearlyinterestinplanes.HejoinedtheAirForceandwastaughaboutaircraftengines,gainingexperienceintheengineeringworkshops.Hewa

sexcellentinhisstudiesandbecameapilot.Duringstudytime,hehadtheideasthatledtothecreationofthejetengine,andhewasgiventhelegalrightofownership

ofhisdesignin1930.HisstudiesearnedhimaplaceonafurthercourseatCambridgeUniversity,wherehegraduatedwitha

firstclassdegree.Hisfirstenginewastestedin1937.Officialinterestgrewbutitwasmanyyearsbeforeitcameintouse.Whittle'sinve

ntionwasofgreatimportance.Itincreasedthespeedofplanesdramaticallyandjetenginesarenowusedbynearlyeveryairlinein

theworld.Whittleheldmanyimportantjobsandbecameaheroinhiscountry.HelatermarriedanAmericanwomanandmovedtotheUnited

States,wherehebecameaprofessor.HediedathishomeinMarylandonAugust9th,1996.