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兰州一中2024-2025-1学期10月月考试题高一英语命题人：施多东审题人：张春玲说明：本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。第Ⅰ卷选择题（共95分）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，从每题中所给的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1

0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。听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1．Wherearethetwospeakers?A．Athome.B．Atashop.C．Atschool.2．Howmuchdoesthemanearnforhalfayear?A．$750

.B．$960.C．$480.3．WhenwillthemanprobablyseeProfessorWilkins?A．OnTuesday.B．OnThursday.C．OnWednesday.4．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?A

．Ahotelmanagerandatourist.B．Asalesmanandacustomer.C．Aprofessorandastudent.5．WhatdidthewomanbuyherbrotherforChristmas?A．Sheboughthimawatch.B．

Shehasnotboughthimapresentyet.C．Sheboughthimacaseforhiscoincollection.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道小题，从每题中所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题，听完后，每小题将给出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至7题。6．Wherewillthewomango?A．Asupermarket.B．Apostoffice.C．Apolicestation.7．How

longwillittakethewomantogotothepolicestationonfoot?A．About15minutes.B．About5minutes.C．About10minutes.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8

．Howistherelationshipbetweenthewomanandherparents?A．Good.B．Bad.C．Hardtosay.9．Howmuchpocketmoneydoesthewomangetaweek?A

．Threepounds.B．Twopounds.C．Fourpounds.10．Howoldmightthewomanbe?A．15.B．17.C．18.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．Whydidtheteacherasktheboytostandtoday?A．Hedid

n’tanswerthequestioncorrectly.B．Hetoldjokesinclass.C．Hefellasleep.12．Whatdoyouthinkoftheboy?A．HewantstobelikeTom.B．Helikesstudying.C．Hedoes

n’tlikestudying.13．Whatdoestheboythinkoftheclass?A．Useless.B．Boring.C．Serious.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14．Wasthemanl

ookingforthewomantallorshort?A．Verytall.B．Veryshort.C．Neithershortnortall.15．Whatkindoffacedidthemanhave?A．Hisfacewasround.B．Themanspeakerdidn’t

notice.C．Hisfacewasblack.16．Whywasn’tthemanspeakersureofthevisitor’scharacteristic?A．Becauseitwasverylateandthelightingwasn’tgood.B．Becau

sehewassotiredandsleepythathedidn’tpaymuchattention.C．BothAandB.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatdothenewcomerscomeherefor?

A．VisitingLondon.B．ImprovingtheirbusinessEnglishskills.C．Spendingtheirweekend.18．Whenwilltheyvisitthecity?A．OnSunday.B．OnSaturday.C．OnFriday.19．Whe

nwilltheyseeafilm?A．At7pm.B．At3pm.C．At8pm.20．HowwilltheysetofftovisitthecityofBath?A．Onatrain.B．Bybus.C．Onfoot.第二部

分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AHereisagreatwayforyoutoexplorethebeautifulcountrysideandcolorf

ulChineseminoritycultureofsoutheastGuizhouduringthreedays.Withthis3-dayGuizhoutour,youcanappreciatetheamazingwood

enarchitectureoftheDongethnicminority,discoveramysteriousbranchoftheMiaoethnicminority,hikeamongtheterraced

fields,dressupinthetraditionaldressoftheDongpeople,andtrytheirspecialtastyfood.Hereisasuggestedplanofajourney.DAY1ArriveinZ

haoxingDongVillageMeetyourpersonalguideatCongjiangtrainstation.DrivetoZhaoxingDongVillage(about10minutes).ExplorebeautifulZhaoxingVil

lageintheafternoon.Yourguidewillwalkaroundwithyou,explainingthestyleoftheDongwoodenbuildings,localcustoms,andtheDongpeople’slifestyle

.AndtheDongpeople’sdancingandsingingeveningshowisveryenjoyable.DAY2ZhaoxingRiceTerracedFields(梯田)HikeandVillagesDriv

etoHuanggangDongVillageinthemorning.Ontheway,youwillstoptohikearoundtheterracedfields.Enjoygreatviewsofthericeterracesandthevillagesonthemountainslo

pes(山坡).ExplorepeacefulHuanggangVillageandZhanliVillage,whereyouwillseemoreoftheauthenticcultureoftheDong.VisitBiashaMiaovillageintheafter

noon.Enjoytheirtraditionaldancingandtheirceremonywithguns.DAY3ZhaoxingDeparture(离开)Visitabatik(蜡染)workshopinthemorning.Learnandexperiencemakingbatiki

ntheDongstyle.Makeauniquesouvenironyourown(withguidance).TransfertoCongjiangTrainStationforyourdeparture.21．Whatcanyoudoduringthethree-day

tour?A．TasteDongpeople’straditionaldrinks.B．TryonDongpeople’straditionalclothes.C．Plantcropsamongtheterracedfields.D

．LiveDongpeople’slivesinthevillage.22．WhichactivitycanbeenjoyedonbothDay1andDay2?A．WatchingDongpeople’seveningshows.B．Hikingaroundtheterr

acedfields.C．VisitingDongpeople’svillages.D．MakingyourbatikintheDongstyle.23．Wheremayyoureadthispassage?A．Inatraveljournal.B．Inageographytextb

ook.C．Inagovernmentreport.D．Inatourhandout.BThissummermymomandIdidsomethingmeaningfulandinteresting.Beca

useofthestressesofhighschool,Ifeltdepressedfromtimetotime.Whatwasworse,Ibegantoeatmanyjunkfoods.Asaresult,Ihadgainedalotofweight.Mymomdecidedtotakem

etoworkout,andshecookeddeliciousandhealthysnacksforme.However,Ibrokemywordandboughthigh-caloriesnacks.Mymomfoundmy

snackwrappersinthegarbage.ShegotreallyangryandtoldmesomethingIwillrememberforever.Shesaid,“Mydear,Icanforgetthefactthatyou

cheated,butyoushouldn’t.Rememberit’snotallaboutlosingweightbutaboutyourwholelife.Ifyouwanttoachievesomething,takeitseriously,andpersist(坚持)nomatt

erwhathappens.”Sincethen,wehavebeenoutrunningeachmorning,andwedosomeyogaintheevening.Wesingandlaughwhilerunninga

longtheemptyroads.Daybyday,Iamfeelingbetter.Exerciseishelpingtostrengthenmybodyandrefreshmyspirits.A

tthesametime,mymomandIcookdifferentdishestogether.Isn’titamazingthatI’mmakingsuchtasty-lookingfoodsmyself?Cookingbrings

greatjoytome.Thesetimeswithmymomhavechangedmywholeattitudetolife.Ihavestartedtolearntheimportanceofstickingtogoalsandhow

torelax.AsthefamousBraziliansoccerplayerPelesaid,“Withstrongwill,thefeetareequaltoapairofwings.”24．Whichoneisthemeaningfulthingthewriterdi

dthissummer?①Learningtomaketastyfoods.②Learningtopersist.③Givingupjunkfoods.④Keepingrunning.⑤Playingsoccer.⑥Joininginasingingcompetition.A．①④B．①⑤C．③⑤

D．②⑥25．Whatdoyouthinkofthemom?A．Modest.B．Humorous.C．Stubborn.D．Determined.26．Whichsentencehasthesimilarmeaningto

theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.B．Happinessliesfirstofallinhealth.C．Runningis

man’sbestmedicine.D．Aclosemouthcatchesnoflies.27．Theauthormainlyintendstotellus______.A．beinghonestwithparentsisimportantB．exercise

buildsupourbodiesC．parentscanhaveagreateffectonchildrenD．cookingbringsgreatjoyCTodaywhenitcomestotheuseofdigit

altechnology,girlshavelessbasiceducation,leavingthemfarbehindboys.Andbecausetheworldismoredigital,thosewholac

kbasicInternetskillswillfinditmoredifficulttotakepartintheformaleconomy,togetaqualityeducation,andtohavetheirvoicesheard.S

ince2013theglobalgendergap(性别差异)inmaleandfemaleabouttheInternethasactuallyincreasedfrom11to12percent.Worseyet,womenandgirlslivinginthepoore

stcountriesare31percentlesslikelythanmenandboystosurftheInternet.Indevelopingcountries,some200millionfewerwo

menthanmenownamobilephone,themostcommonmeansofsurfingtheInternetthere.Thisdigitaldivideisincreasing,andifitcontinuesatthepresentpace

,itispredictedthatover75percentofwomenandgirlswilllackInternetaccessanddigitalskills.Therearemanycausesofthedigitalgendergap.Theyincludegirls’

exclusion(排斥)frombasiceducation,fromspecifictechnologyeducationandhighcostsofmobilephonesandInternetaccess.Indeed,oneofth

eso-calledreasonswhygirlsmaybediscouragedfromlearninghowtoaccessandusedigitaltechnologyisalsoagroundless(毫无根据的)one:t

hatgirlsaresimplynotgoodatusingtechnology.Withoutthehelpofthegovernment,mostofthebenefitsoftechnologicalchangewillbeenjoyedonly

bymen,makinggenderinequalityevenmoreserious.28．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?A．Girlsusuallydon’tliketosharetheirideas.B．Girlsdon’tha

veenoughdigitalknowledge.C．Boysaremoreinterestedinmakingmoney.D．Boysalwaysreceiveadvancededucation.29．HowdoesthewritermakehisstatementinPa

ragraph2?A．Bylistingnumbers.B．Bygivingreasons.C．Byfollowingthetimeorder.D．Bygivingexamples.30．Whatisthewriter’sattitudetotheideathatgirlsa

resimplynotgoodatusingtechnology?A．Positive.B．Acceptable.C．Negative.D．Uncaring.31．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Girlsarelackingine

ducation.B．Womensufferalotfrompooreconomy.C．Internetcontinuestodevelopfastandfast.D．Girlsareatadisadvantagecomparedwithboysindigita

ltechnology.DMillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld,includingnearly60%ofAmericans,AustraliansandEuropeans,participateinsports.Lackofphysicalactivityi

sestimatedtocausemorethan5millionearlydeathsayear.Toreducetheriskofheartdisease,type2diabetes(糖尿病),cancerandanumberof

otherdiseases,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)recommendsadultsandolderpeopleengageinphysicalactivityforatleast150

minutesaweek.Adultsparticipatinginahighoveralllevelofsportsandexerciseareat34%lowerriskofdeaththanthosewhoneverorrare

lyengageinsuchactivities.Butdoesitmakeadifferencewhichphysicalactivitieswedo?Tostrengthentheevidenceonhealthbenefitsofsixcommonsportdisciplines—aer

obics(有氧运动),cycling,football,racquet(球拍)sports,runningandswimming--werecentlyanalyzeddatafrom80,306Britishadults.Thestudyfound27%,15%,47%and28

%reducedriskofdeathforparticipantsinaerobics,cycling,racquetsportsandswimming.Althoughweobservedreductionsintheriskofdeathassociatedwithfootball

andrunning(18%and13%)inourstudysample,thedatadidnotallowustodrawconclusionsabouttheseeffectsacrossthewholepopulation

.Theseassociationsshouldnotbemisunderstoodas“noassociation”or“evidenceofnoeffect”.Wesimplydonotknowwhethe

rtheobservedeffectsinthesampleoccurredbychancealoneorreflectthetrueeffectsinthepopulation.Itmaytakedecadesuntilwereachdefini

teconclusionsabouthealthoutcomesofalltypesofsports.ShouldyouinthemeantimesitinfrontoftheTVandwaitforresearcherstoannouncethefinalresults?No!Follo

wyourpreferencesandselectanaffordableandeasilyaccessiblesportingactivityyouenjoydoing,whiletryingtoreducet

heriskofinjury.32．HowlongshouldanadultexerciseeverydayaccordingtoWHO?A．Atleast21minutes.B．Atleast25minutes.C．Atl

east30minutes.D．Atleast35minutes.33．WhatdidthestudyfindaccordingtoParagraphs3and4?A．Footballandrunninghadnoeffect.B．Runningisthebestformof

exercise.C．Racquetsportsarethemosteffectiveinreducingtheriskofdeath.D．Aerobicsismorepopularthanrunning.34．Whatdoestheauthoradviseus

todointheend?A．Participateinracquetsports.B．Choosewhateversportyoulike.C．Participateinrunningandswimming.D．Choosewhateversportt

hat’sbeneficial.35．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheBenefitsofPlayingSportsB．DifferentPeople,DifferentSportsC．WhichSportsAreBestforHeal

th?D．WhyDoPeopleEngageinSports?第二节：（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Manystudentswonderhowtostudywel

linhighschool.Herearesomegoodskillsforyou.36Ifyouwanttodowellatschool,goingtoclassisthefirststepinstudyingwell.Ifyoumissclasses,youwillmisswhatthete

acherthinksisimportant;asaresult,you’llmisswhatisthemostlikelytoenduponthetest.Soifyouwanttostudywel

l,gotoeveryclass.Takegoodnotes.Trynottowritedowneverything.37Writedownunfamiliarterms.Afterclass,reviewyournotesassoonaspossible,you

canfillindetailsthatyoumissedandreviewthematerialwhileitisstillfreshonyourmind.Talktoyourteacherifyouneedhelp.Ifyouarestrugglingincla

ss,talktoyourteacher.38Theymaytutoryoubeforeorafterclass.Mostteacherswillofferadvicetothestudentswhoturntothem.Takepartinclassdiscussions.Inor

dertolearnmoreinclass,itishelpfultotakepartinclassdiscussions.Askingquestionsandhavingeyecontactwithyourteachersandclassmates

canincreaseyourparticipation(参与)andyourfocusduringtheclassdiscussions.Ifthematerialisdifficult,you’dbetterreaditbeforeclass.39Formstudygroups.

40Makesurethateveryoneisfamiliarwiththematerialbecauseyoudonotwanttospendtimere-readingmaterialtopeoplewhodo

notunderstandit.Becareful!Sometimesgroupsessionscanbecomechattingsessions.A．Gotoclass.B．Theycanhelpyou.C．Don’tbelateforyourclass.D．Youshouldwrite

downallthenewterms.E．Thishelpsyoumakeyourpointclearinclass.F．Getstudentstogetherwhowanttodowellinclass.G．Allyoune

edistoputthemainpointsinyourownwords.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。SeeingthenewteacherRonClark,Icouldn’thelplaughingloudly.Hespokewithafunnysouthernaccent(口语).Hes

aidheusedtobeasingingwaiter.Ithought,whoisthisguy?He’sacomplete41.Iwasinthetenthgrade.I42I’dspendmostoftheyearintheheadmaster

’soffice.I’dalwaysbeena43maker.I’dgetshoutedat,andtheteacherswould44onme.RonClarkwouldjustbe45them,Ithought.Iwas46.Thatfirstweek,Ikeptmak

ingfunofhim.HepulledmeouttothehallwayandsaidI’dbetterimprovemy47“Tom,”hesaid,“you’rea48boy.Youcandobetter.”HetoldmeIwasanaturalleaderandthatI’dgofar

inlife49Istartedworkinghard.Iwas50atfirst,andthensomethinghappened:Ibeganto51him.Hehadamostunusualwayofteac

hingtohelpuslearn.He52taughtinhishometown.Hegrewupunderthe53ofhisparents,whowereDJsatdanceclubs.HehadseenaTVshowabout

our54schoolsandthelackofgoodteachers,andtakenthe55.41．A．messB．jokeC．storyD．mistake42．A．plannedB．remindedC．promisedD．tho

ught43．A．troubleB．cheerC．differenceD．holiday44．A．pickupB．lookupC．giveupD．cheerup45．A．againstB．amongC．behindD．bey

ond46．A．amusedB．excitedC．strangeD．wrong47．A．behaviorB．gradeC．healthD．mood48．A．happyB．smartC．naughtyD．silly49．A．althoughB．

whileC．asD．if50．A．relaxedB．amazedC．crazyD．silent51．A．forgiveB．fearC．respectD．escape52．A．previouslyB．normallyC．usuallyD

．naturally53．A．controlB．pressureC．influenceD．power54．A．crowdedB．poorC．niceD．repaired55．A．explorationB．applicationC．challengeD．i

nterest第Ⅱ卷非选择题（共55分）第二节：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Hello,everyone!Welcometoseniorhighschool!Congratul

ationsonthestartofanewchallengingjourneythatyoualldecide56(travel).I’mhonoredtodeliveraspeechonhowtogrowintoawell-roundedindividual.Tobeginwith,Ica

n’twaittodescribetoyou57seniorschoollifeislike.Thoughthepathbeforeyouleadstoaworldwherechallengeslie,you’recertaintotakec

reativeapproachestorisingtothem.Doyoufeelthatyoujustcan’tseceyetoeyewithyourparentsonanythingathome?Youfeelreadytomakedecisions58(independen

t).Meanwhile,yourparentswon’tletyougo,59(ignore)yourfeelings.Whatyouneedtodoisexplainyouractionsandfeelingscalmly,listencarefullyandadd

resstheirconcerns.Italso60(count)howtomanageyoursparetime.Rememberhoweverbusyyouare,makeitaroutinetoexerciseregularly,whichhelpsto61(stro

ng)yourbody.When62greatpressure,sparesometimetowatchafilmtorelaxyourself.Forexample,TheKing’sSpeech,starringCol

inFirthasKingGeorgeVI,is63goodoption.Additionally,takeadvantageofyouracquiredknowledgetomake64(contribute)toyourcommunityifpossible

.Despitechallengesahead,thegoodnewsisthateverythingwillturnoutallrightintheend.Hopefully,thetipsabovewillbe65(benefit)toyou.第三节：（共15小题；每小题1分，

满分15分）根据上下文按照提示写出正确的单词形式。66．ThelifeinAfricaisfarmore______(challenge)thanIimagined.67．Asoneofthemajoro______(组织者),youshouldstrictlyfollo

wtherulesyourself.68．Onhearingthefunnyjoke,allthepeoplebrokeinto______(laugh).69．Alltheaudienceweredeeplymovedbyh

isi______(令人鼓舞的)stories.70．Ihavesuchabusys______(日程表)thatIhavenotimetogoshopping.71．Thep______(先前的)memoriesflashedthroughmymind.72．Hewonthef

irstplace,whichwastotallybeyondoure______(期望).73．Youcanbuyallthe______(necessary)inthesupermarket.74．YesterdayI______(seek)s

ometipsfrommyinstructor(导师).75．You’dbettermakefullpreparationsforyourclass______(present).76．Everyoneintheteamshouldshoulde

rhis/herown______(responsible).77．Manyteensarea______(沉迷于)tocomputergames.78．I’dappreciateitifyoucantellmeifyouwil

lcomeatyourearliest______(convenient).79．Youcanseea______(various)ofplantsinthebotanicgarden(植物园).80．Thisjobisentirely____

__(volunteer)notcompulsory(强制的).第四节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）按照要求翻译下面句子。81．让我们惊讶的是他竟然放弃了这么好的机会。______wasthatheshouldgiveuptheg

oldenchance.(用what引导的主语从句)82．为了实现我的梦想，我要更加努力学习。______,Iwillstudyharder.(动词不定式作目的状语)83．并非事事都如你所愿。______

.(用部分否定和liveupto)84．正如谚语所说，没有付出就没有收获。______.(用as引导定语从句)85．被张天的故事激励，我打算以后做一名支教老师。______,Idecidetobeavolunteerteacherlikehim.(用过去分词短语作状语和inspire)第五节写

作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚笔友Mark写信问询你进入高中后的情况，请用英语写一封回信，内容包括：1．简单问候；2．你的基本情况（学习、生活、社交等）；注意：1．写作词数为80个左右；2．已给出的单词不计入总词数；3．可以适当增加细节，

以使行文连贯。DearMark,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua兰州一中2024-2025-110月月考英语参考答案1

--5：BCBCB6--10：BCABA11--15：BCBCB16--20：CBCAB21--25：BCDAD26--30：ACBAC31--35：DACBC36--40：AGBEF41--45：BDACB46--50：DABDB51

--55：CACBC56：totravel;57：what;58：independently;59：ignoring;60：counts;61：strengthen;62：under;63：a;64：contributions;65：beneficial;66：challengi

ng;67：organizers;68：laughter;69：inspiring;70：schedule;71：previous;72：expectation(s);73：necessities;74：sought;75：presen

tation;76：responsibility;77：addicted;78：convenience;79：variety;80：voluntary;81：Whatshocked/surprised/astonishedus或Whatmadeus(feel)shocked/surpri

sed/astonished82：To/Inordertoachievemydream/makemydreamcometrue/realizemydream83：Noteverythinglivesuptoyourexpectations/hopes.或Everyt

hingdoesn’tliveuptoyourexpectations/hopes.84：Asa/thesaying/proverbgoes,“Nopains,nogains.”85：InspiredbyZhangTian’sstory/s

tories写作（略）附：听力原文(Text1)M:Excuseme,Madam.I’dliketochoosesomeflowerstosendtomygirlfriend.W:Letmesee.These

freshrosesareverynice.(Text2)W:Ihearyou’vefoundanewjob.Whatisthejoblike?M:$80amonthfor30hoursaweek.(Text3)M:I’dliketoseeProfessorWilkinsassoo

naspossibleplease?W:I’msorry.HehasbeenillsinceMonday.HewillprobablybebackonThursday.IsuggestyoucallonWednesdaytomakesure.(Text4)W:Howlongdoyouexpectu

stowritethispaper?M:Lessthantenpages.W:Whenshallwehanditin?M:BeforeDecember17th.(Text5)M:DoyouhaveyourChristmasshoppin

gdone?W:Almost.Igotawatchformydad,butIcan’tseemtofindanythingformybrother.Hewouldprobablylikeabookoracaseforhiscoincollection.(Text6)

W:Excuseme.Canyoutellmethewaytothepostoffice?M:Gothreeblocksandmakeaturnatthesupermarket.It’sjustoppositethesupermarket.W:ShouldItakeabus?M

:Yes.PleasetaketheNo.5busnearthepolicestationoverthere.Itisabout5minutes’ride.Butitonlytakes10minutest

owalkthere.W:Thankyouverymuch.M:Youarewelcome.(Text7)M:Howmuchfreedomdoyourparentsgiveyou?W:Quitealot.I’mallowedtogooutmostevenings.Onweekd

aysIhavetobebackby9:30pm.ButonweekendsIcanstayouttill11:00pm.M:Doyouhaveanypocketmoney?W:Yes,myparentsgivemetwo

poundsaweek.M:Isthereanythingyou’dliketodobutyourparentswon’tletyou?W:Yes,Iwanttogoonholidaysthissummerwithmy

boyfriend,buttheysayIhavetowaittillIam17.(Text8)W:What’swrongwithyou?Youlooksoupset.M:Iwasstandingthewholeafternoon

today,becauseItoldjokesinclass.W:Oh,youshouldlistentotheteachercarefullyandkeepquietinclass.M:ButIdid.LastFridayIwasreallyquietinclassbuttheteacherst

illaskedmetostandforawholeclass.W:Really?M:IwasreallyquietbecauseIfellasleep,butIdidn’tthinkitwasmyfault.Theclasswassoboring.W:Oh,Jerry.Pleaseres

pectothersandIthinkyoushouldbemoreseriousinclass.Ifyoudon’tstudyhard,onedayyouwillhavetobebusylookingforajobeverydaylikeTom.

M:Yes,Iknow,butIcan’tacceptyouropinion.(Text9)M:Someonecamelatelastnightlookingforyou.ItoldhimyouwereoutandIsuggestedthatheleaveanote,buthedidn’t.W:L

atelastnight?That’sstrange.Whatdidhelooklike?M:Heseemedtobeaboutthirtyorsomewhatolder.Maybefortyorso.W:Washetallorshort?M:

Mmm…Hewasn’tverytallorveryshort.Aboutaverageheight,Ithink.W:Washefatorthin?M:Abitonthinside,ifIremembercorrectly.An

yway,certainlynotfat,butthenhewasn’tverythineither.W:Wasthereanythingunusualabouthislooks?Whatkindoffacedidhehave?Roundorsquar

eorlong?M:Letmethink…Itwasrathersquare,butnotsovery.Orwasit?Really,Ididn’tnotice.Itwassolateandthelightingwasnotgood.W:Washewear

ingglasses?M:I’mnotsurenow.Yousee,IwassotiredandsleepythatIdidn’tpaymuchattention.(Text10)NowitistimetowelcomeallthenewcomerstoInte

rnationalEnglishSchool.YouareallheretoimproveyourbusinessEnglishskills.Thisweekend,whichisyourfirstinLondon,we’lloffertohelpyou

familiarizewithyournewsurroundingsinanunusualandexcitingway.So,startingwithFriday,inthemorningwethoughtyou’dwanttovisitthecity.Weknowthatsomeof

youhavealreadyvisitedafewmuseumsintheneighbourhood,sowe’veorganizedavisittooneforthosewhoareinterested.At3pm,we’vep

lannedgamesthatwillhelpyougettoknowyourfellownewcomers.Youwillallberathertiredafterdinnersowethoughtyoumightliketoseeafilmat7pm,whichi

sfreeonlytoallInternationalEnglishSchoolmembers.OnSaturdaywehaveorganizedadaytriptovisitthehistoricalcityofBathfortheboystudents.We

willsetoffat10am,onboardabuswehavehiredfortheday.Everythingwillbeprovidedforyouincludinglunch.NowonSunday,we’veleftituptoyouhowyouspendthed

ay,bothinthemorningandtheafternoon.OK,that’sallfornow.Thankyou.