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亳州二中2020-2021学年第二学期期中教学质量检测高一英语试题（考试时间:120分钟满分:150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分，满分5分)第一节（共5小题；每题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.Whatwillthewomanprobablydothisevening?A.Watchamovie.B.L

earnsomething.C.Lookafterherfather.2.Howmanypeopleeattogether?A.3.B.4.C.5.3.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Sheisgoodatcooking.B.Sh

elikesChinesefoodmuch.C.Shehasn’tcometothisrestaurant.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Acomment.B.Abook.C.Anewwriter.5.Whomdidthegirl

gotoScotlandwith?A.Herparents.B.Hercousin.C.Herclassmate.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whatdidthemanbuy?

A.Apumpkin.B.Alantern.C.Acostume.7.HowwillthewomanspendHalloween?A.Attendaparty.B.Goonaholiday.C.Staywithherfamily.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Ho

wdidthemanfindthejobinterview?A.Competitive.B.Easy.C.Unimportant.9.Whatwastheresultofthejobinterview?A.Themanfailed.B.Themansucceeded.C.Th

emanhasn’tgottheresult.10.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A.Enjoyameal.B.Gotoaparty.C.Havesomedrinks.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.WhenwillFligh

t962arrive?A.At9:35.B.At10:35.C.At11:35.12.WhatcausedthedelayofFlight962?A.Badweather.B.Fuelshortage.C.Enginetrouble.13.Wheredoe

sFlight962makeascheduledstop?A.InBoston.B.InChicago.C.InSanFrancisco.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14.Whydoesthegirlwanttohaveacar?A.Tobeindependent.B.T

oshowherability.C.Totravelwithherfriends.15.Whatcanwelearnaboutthegirl’sfriends?A.Theystudyhard.B.Theydon’t

work.C.Theydon’thavecars.16.Whydoesn’tthemanbuythegirlacarnow?A.Hecan’taffordanothercar.B.Heexpectshertoearnacar.C.Hethinks

sheistooyoungtodrive.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Howlongweretheflyinghours?A.About2hours.B.About3hours.C.About5hours.18.WhydidthespeakergotoMiamitos

pendhisholiday?A.Itdidn’tcosttoomuch.B.Theviewwasunique.C.Theweatherwaspleasant.19.Wheredidthespeakereatbreakfast?A.Inthehotelroom.B.Inthe

dininghall.C.Outdoorsclosetothepool.20.Whendidthespeakergodancing?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevenin

g.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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AOursummerschooloffersyouthechancetolivea

ndlearnonourbeautifulandhistoricalcampusintheheartofsouth-westLondon.Youwillearncreditsbytakingclassesrelatingtoyourmajororgener

aleducationandhavetheopportunitytovisitLondon’sworld-classmuseums,libraries,parksandnightlifeoverathree-orsix-weekperiodduringJuneandJuly.CourseDes

criptionEach3-weeksessioncarries20UKcredits.Studentsarewelcometoattendoneortwosessions.Studentsshouldchoose

severalcourseswithinthesessionthattheywouldliketoattend,ascourseswillrunaccordingtotheneedsofstudents.DatesandCos

ts2020Onesession:£2,100Session1Session2ArrivaldayThursday11JuneThursday2JulyClassesbeginMonday15JuneMonday6JulyClassesendThursday2JulyThur

sday23JulyTwosessions:£3,840HowtoApply（申请）ApplyonlineatthislinkApplybefore1MayWewelcomeapplicantsfromstudentswhomeetthefollo

wingrequirements:Haveaminimum2.8GPA(gradepointaverage)HavefinishedhighschoolBe18yearsoldorolderAlongwith

acompletedapplicantform,youwillbeexpectedtosubmit(提交)yourmostrecentgradesandwriteapersonalstatement.

Youwillalsobeaskedtosubmitthreemodulechoicespersession.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleaseemailusatroehamptonabroad@roehampton.ac.uk.21.Howma

nyUKcreditsdoesastudentearnduringtwosessions?A.30.B.40.C.50.D.60.22.WhencanyouapplyforSession2classes?A.On27June.B.On1July.C.On27April.D.On

2May.23.Whichofthefollowingisrequiredoftheapplicants?A.Physicalcondition.B.Socialbackgrounds.C.Nationality.D.Age.BThirteen-y

ear-oldKayleehasalotoffriends—532,actually,ifyoucountupheronlinefriends.Andshespendsalotoftimewiththem.ButisitpossiblethatKaylee’

sonlinefriendshipscouldbemakingherlonely?That’swhatsomeexpertsbelieve.Connectingonlineisagreatwaytostayintouch,theysay.However,someexpe

rtsworrythatmanykidsaresobusyconnectingonlinethattheymightbemissingoutontruefriendships.Couldthisbetrue?Duringyourparents’childhoods,c

onnectingwithfriendsusuallymeantspendingtimewiththemintheflesh.KidsplayedScrabblearoundatable,notWordsWithFriendsontheirphones.Whenfriendsmissedeach

other,theypickedupthetelephone.Friendsmightevenwriteletterstoeachother.Today,mostcommunicationtakesplaceonline.Atypicalteen

sends2,000textsamonthandspendsmorethan44hoursperweekinfrontofascreen.Muchofthistimeisspentonsocialmediaplatforms(平台).Infact,i

nmanyways,onlinecommunicationcanmakefriendshipsstronger,“There’sdefinitelyapositiveinfluence.Kidscanstayinconstantcontact,whichmeans

theycansharemoreoftheirfeelingswitheachother,”saysKatieDavis,co-authorofTheAppGeneration.Otherexperts,however,wa

rnthattoomuchonlinecommunicationcangetinthewayofformingdeepfriendships.“Ifweareconstantlycheckinginwithourvirtua

lwords,wewillhavelittletimeforourreal-worldfriendships.”saysLarryRosen,aprofessoratCaliforniaStateUniversity.

Rosenalsoworriesthattoday’skidsmightmistakethe“friends”onthesocialmediafortruefriendsinlife.However,intoughtimes,youdon’tneedsomeonetolikeyourpictu

reorshareyourblogs.Youneedsomeonewhowillkeepyoursecretsandholdyourhand.Youwouldliketotalkfacetoface.24.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Tosu

mmarizethetext.B.Totellabouttruefriends.C.Toencourageonlinefriendship.D.Tobringupadiscussion.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“intheflesh”meaninParagraph

3?A.inadvance.B.inperson.C.inanycase.D.infullmeasure.26.WhatisKatie’sattitudetowardsonlinecommunication?A.Worried.B.Confused.C.Positive.D.Unconce

rned.27.WhatviewdoesRosenhold?A.It’swisetoturntofriendsonline.B.Teenagersneedfocusonreal-worldfriendships.C.Socialmediahelpp

eoplestaycloselyconnected.D.It’seasiertodevelopfriendshipsinreality.CChinesecuisine(菜肴)iswidelyknownandenjoyedallaroundtheworld.Whodoe

sn'tlongforafavoriteChinesedish?ButthereisoneinterestingconceptconcerningChinesefoodwhichisalmostunhear

dintheWest,andwhichisbecomingincreasinglyignoredbytheyouthoftheEast—theancientcustomoftonic（滋补的）food.Tonicfoodisfoodwhichisconsumedtoimprove

one'swell-beingoravoidsickness.Forinstance,itwasoncethecustomfornewmotherstoeatasesameoilhotpoteverydayforthefirstm

onthaftergivingbirth.Itwasbelievedthatthisdishwouldbenefitthemuscles,reducepain,improvecirculation,stimula

tesweating,andwarmthebody.Somefoods,suchasgoatmeatandspinach(菠菜),areseenas“hot”，whileothers,suchasChinesecabbageandradishes(小萝卜),areseenas“cold”

.Oneshouldbecarefulnottoeattoomuchofeither“hot”or“cold”food.However,howmuch“hot”or“cold”foodoneshould

eatdependsonthetimeoftheyear,howthefoodispreparedandwhatitispreparedwith,andtheindividual'shealth.Th

ecustomofemployingtonicfoodforahealthierlifealsoinfluencesthecateringindustry.Chineseherbalmedicines,suchasthe

wolfberry(枸杞子),canbefoundonmanyarestaurantmenu,eitheraddedtofruitteaorasabeneficialadditiontoadish.Theseherbsat

tractcustomers,suchasoverworkedofficestaff,inneedofamodestpick-me-up.So,whetheryouneedtoboostyourstrengthwithalargehelpingofchickensoup,or

increaseyourmentalpowerswithaservingofpigbrainsoup,youmayfindthatthisancientChinesecustomcouldbejustthetonicyo

uwerelookingfor.28．Whatisthepresentsituationoftonicfood?A．Itiswellknownworldwide.B．Itisenjoyedbymanyyoungpeople.C．Itiscatchi

nglessattention.D．Itisbecomingincreasinglypopular.29．Whatisbelievedtobenefitnewmothers?A．Chinesecabbage.B．SesameoilhotpotC．Fruit

tea.D．Pigbrainsoup.30．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“catering”underlinedinParagraph3?A．medicine.B．fa

shion.C．education.D．restaurant.31．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AnIntroductiontoChineseTonicFoodB．ThePopularityofTonicFoodC．TheCharmofChines

eCuisineD．DifferencesBetweenHotFoodandColdFoodDWealreadyknowthatsaltcanleadtoheartdisease.Butcoulditalsoaffectou

rmind?Scientistsfoundthatahigh-saltdietcausedcognitiveimpairments（认知损伤）inmiceanditcouldproducethesameeffectonhumans.CostantinoIadecola,directorofth

eFeilFamilyBrainandMindResearchtheInstitute,saidtheyfedthemiceeighttosixteentimestheirnormalsaltintakeandthentestedthemice.Afterabout

threemonths,themicehadabigchangeintheirbehavior.Miceareverycurious,andtheyliketolookfornewthings.However,thetestedmicelosttheabili

tytoidentifyanormalobject.Whenthemicewereputintheircageandaskedtofindaquietspot,theydidnotrememberwherethequietspotwas.Thenwhenthemicewerebuildi

nganest,whichissomethingthemicedodaily,theywereunabletodoso.Theresearchsuggestedhumanswouldexperienceasimilarresponse.StudieshaveshownAustral

ianseatarounddoubletherecommended（推荐的）amountofsalteachday,mostofitcomingfromprocessedfood.DrLadecolasaidtheestimatedtwo

teaspoonsofsalttheaverageAustralianeatseachdaycouldaffectthebrainfunctioninthelongterm.However,thede

clinemightnotbeasobviousasinthemice,whoweregivenextremelyhighlevelsofsalt."Butprobablyoveryearsandperhapsdecades

-asopposed(反对)toafewmonthsforthemouse-evenlowerlevelsofsaltmayhaveaterribleeffect,"DrLadecolasaid.“Highlevelsofsaltcauseser

iousimmune（免疫）changesintheorgansinandaroundthestomach,resultinginanalmostautoimmuneeffectonthebrain.Itispa

rtofagrowingbodyofevidencethatwereallyarewhatweeat,“BryceVissel,directoroftheCentreforNeuroscienceattheUniversityofTechnologySydney,said."T

hosechangesinturncauseallsortsofresponsesinthebody,whichovertimecertainlycontributetocognitiveimpairm

ents."32.Whichcandescribethetestedmice?A.Theyremainedquietallday.B.Theyforgotsomeroutinethings.C.They

becamesmarterthanever.D.Theywerequickatfindingobjects.33.WhatdoweknowaboutAustralians?A.Theyignorehealthadvice.B.Theyvaluetheirbrain

health.C.Theydislikeprocessedfood.D.Theyhaveahigher-saltdiet.34.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlyfocuson?A.StudiescarriedoutbyBryceVis

sel.B.Immunechangesbroughtaboutbysalt.C.Linksbetweensaltintakeandbraindamage.D.Effectsofdailydietsonhumanbehaviors.35.Wha

tdoesthetextsuggest?A.Brainhealthcountsmuch.B.Low-saltdietistoberecommended.C.Thebodynevertellsalie.D.Hea

rtdiseasescanbeprevented.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。FourHabitstoHel

pYouSucceedNobodywouldliketoexperiencefailure.Weallwanttosucceed.Forthosewhohavetriedandfailed,successseemsdifficulttounderst

and.36Knowyourvalues.Findingyourvaluesisinlinewithcreatingmotivation(动力).37Pickahandfulofthingsandwritethemdown.Remindyourselfofyourv

alueseverydayandreflectonwhetheryouarehonoringthosevaluesthroughyourwork.Pickagoalandfocusonit.Chooseonegoattostartsome

thinglargeenoughthatwillgiveyouasenseofachievement,whileadjustingwelltoyourvalues.Ifyouwanttoachieveyourgoal,focusisthekeyhere.38I

fyouperformmanytasksatatime,youmightneverfinishyourprojectsbecausetheywilltakealongtime.Setatimeforsuccess.Setatimeforsucces

s.Knowwhenyouhopetorealizeyourgoal.39Bysettingatimelimit,youaremakingtheprocessrealistic.40.Failurecan’tbeavo

idedwhenyoutakerisks.Byitsverydefinition,thehopetosucceedmeansyouareriskingfailure.Manypeoplearelikelytogiveupfartooearly.Don’tfallintothistr

ap!Usefailure.Treatitasagoodthing,andgoon.A.Themorefocusedyouareononegoal,thehigherchanceyouhaveofsuccess.B.Sita

ndreflectonwhatyouvaluemost.C.Don’tgiveupbecauseoffailure.D.Ihavemadealistoffourhabitstohelpyousetgoalsandrealizethem.E.Pushyourselftobec

ourageous,andtakethenextstep.F.Keepitrealistic,whilenotgivingyourselftoomuchtime.G.Maketherightdecision.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。ThebooksinDavid'sschoolbagfeltlikebricksasherandownthestre

et.WhathewantedtodowasplaybasketballwithEric,41hismothertoldhimhewouldhavetoreturnhissister'sbookstothelibraryfirst.Hehad42setfoot

inalibraryandhewasn'tabouttodosotoday.Hewouldjustthe43booksintheoutsidereturnbox.Buttherewasa44:itwaslocked.Hewentintothebuilding,onlyafewminu

tes45closingtime.Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.Andafterabrief46inthetoilet,hewouldbeonhiswaytotheplaygroundto47Eric.Davidsteppedoutofth

etoiletandstoppedin48—thelibrarylightswereoff.Theplacewas49.Thedoorshadbeenshut.They50beopenedfromthei

nside:hewastrapped—inalibrary!Hetriedto51atelephonecallbutwasunableto52.What'smore,thepayphoneswereontheoutsideofthebuilding.

53thesunbegantoset,hesearchedforalightandfoundit.54hecouldsee.Davidwroteonapieceofpaper:"55!I'mTRAPPEDinside!"andst

uckittotheglassdoor.56someonepassingbywouldseeit.Hewassurprisedtodiscoverthatthisplacewasnotsounpleasant,57.Rowsandrowsofshelvesheldbooks,videosandmu

sic.HesawabookaboutMichaelJordanandtookitofftheshelf.Hesettledintoachairandstartedto58.Heknewhehadto59,butnow,thatdidn

’tseemtobesucha60thing.41.A.orB.becauseC.butD.since42.A.neverB.nearlyC.everD.often43.A.passB.takeC.carry

D.drop44.A.mistakeB.problemC.caseD.question45.A.beforeB.afterC.overD.during46.A.restB.walkC.stopD.break47.A.visitB.greetC.catchD.meet48.A.delightB.

surpriseC.angerD.eagerness49.A.lonelyB.crowdedC.noisyD.empty50.A.wouldn'tB.shouldn'tC.couldn'tD.needn't51.A.fixB.

makeC.useD.pick52.A.getthroughB.getupC.getonD.getin53.A.IfB.ThoughC.AsD.Until54.A.OntimeB.AtlastC.BythewayD.Nowandthen55.A.ComeB.Sorry

C.HelloD.Help56.A.ThankfullyB.SurelyC.TrulyD.Gradually57.A.afterallB.atmostC.inshortD.asusual58.A.watchB.playC.writeD.read59.A.sl

eepB.shoutC.waitD.work60.A.badB.coolC.strangeD.nice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。Millionsoffirst-yearChineseprimary,mi

ddleandhighschoolstudentshavereceivednewversionsofChineselanguagetextbooks.61(write)bytheMinis-tryofEducation,thetextbooksatta

chmoreimportancetotraditionalChineseculture.TextbooksforhighschoolshavemorecontentontraditionalChinesearticlesandpoems.Primaryschoolstudents’booksc

ontain129ancientChinesearticles,62takeup30percentofallthetexts.Thearticleswerechosenfromclassicessays,

historicalrecords,andpoetry63(date)backtotheHan,TangandSong64(dynasty).Beforetheofficialrelease,thetextbo

oks65(test)inschoolsin2016,butnoteveryoneisafan.SomeparentshavequestionedtheaddedfocusonclassicalChin

esenolonger66use.However,67welcomethenewbooks.“Studentsatthatagemaynotbeabletounderstandclassicpoetry

andessayswell,buttheywillbenefitsoonerorlater,”oneteachersaid.Infact,thetextbooksarriveatatimewhenancientC

hinesecultureisregaining68(popular)inChina.Duringthisyear’sSpringFestival,theChinesePoetryConferencewaswatchedby69(many)peopleinChina

thanmanysoapoperasorrealityshows.It’stimeourchildren70(learn)traditionalChineseculture.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,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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词。删除:把多余

的词用斜线(\)画掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,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。Itiswellknownthatgoodhabitsdousgoodallourlife.E

nteredhighschool,Itookdelightinhavingfastfoodandofteneattoomuch.Intheend,IwassoseriousoverweightthatIsufferedalotfrommyawkwardappearance.Itmadematter

sworsewasthefactthatourclassmatesmadeafunofmeattimes.Fromthenon,Imadeupmymindtoavoidingsnacks.Inthemeanwhile,Itookoffjoggingtolosew

eight.Tomysurprise,itwasnotlonguntilIdidsucceedinchangingmyappearance.OnlythenIrealizetheimportanceofdevelopingagoodhabit.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华，你的朋友T

ony去了美国上高中，他写信告诉你他很不习惯美国的校园生活，感到很孤独。请你根据要求用英语写一封信给他提建议：1.学好英语，多交一些朋友，从而增加和别人交流的机会；2.学会独立学习，有困难向老师求助；3.枳极参加各种

活动，使自己的生活更加丰富有趣；4.其他建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTony,I’msorrytohearthatyoufeelitdifficulttoadaptyourself

toyournewschoollifeinAmerica.Yours，LiHua参考答案1—5BBBAC6—10ACABC11—15CABAA16—20BBACC21—25BCDDB26—30CBCBD31—35ABDCB36—4

0DBAFC41—60CADBACDBDCBACBDBADCA改错71Entered→Entering72.eat→ate73.serious→seriously74.It→What75.our→my76.madeafun删除a77.avoid

ing→avoid78.off→up79.until→before80.then后面加did书面表达DearTony,I’msorrytohearthatyoufeelitdifficulttoadaptyourselftoyournewschoollifeinAmerica.Asyour

bestfriend,I’dliketogiveyousomesuggestions.Firstofall,learningEnglishwellisamust.OnlywhenyouspeakEnglishfluentlycanyoufindmo

reopportunitiestocommunicatewithothers.Secondly,youshouldlearntostudyindependently.Butdon’tbeafraidofaskingtheteacherforhelpwhenyo

umeetsomeproblems.What’smore,trytomakemorefriendsandtakepartin/getyourselfinvolvedinsomeschoolactivitiesactively,whichwillhelpyouforgety

ourlonelinessandmakeyourlife语法填空61Written66.in62.which67.others63.dating68.popularity64.dynasties\Dynasties69.more65.weretested70

.learnt\learned\shouldlearnmoreinterestingaswell.Ofcourse,sometimesreadingsomeinterestingbookscanalsokee

pyoudelighted/entertained.Idohopethesesuggestionswillbeofgreatbenefit/helptoyou.Believeinyourselfandyouwi

llenjoyyournewschoollifetheresoon.Yours,LiHua听力材料Text1M:Shallwegotoseeafilmtonight?W:I’dliketo,butIthinkitismoreworthwhilelearningpracticalski

llsfrommyfatherathome.Text2M:Wellnow,beforeweorder,let’sagreefirstthatweeachpayourownbill.W:OK,Iagree.M:Andwhatdoyous

ay,BettyandSteven?Text3W:I’vecometothisChineserestaurantmanytimes.Ilikesweet-and-sourfish,friednoodles…Andthemushroomsouphereis

delicious.M:You’rereallyabigfanofChinesefood.Well,youdotheordering.Text4W:I’vereadthecommentonthismovie.ImustsaythatIcomp

letelydisagreewiththewriter’sdislikeofthework.M:Ireadit,too.AndIaminfavorofhisopinion.Text5M:Didyoustaywithyourparentsattheweekend?W:No,Idid

somewalkingupinScotland.M:Didyougobyyourself?W:No,IwasgoingtogowithmycousinDave,butIwentwithmyclassmat

eDebbieinstead.Text6M:Iboughtapumpkin,andIamplanningtomakeitintoalanterntomorrow.W:Oh,that’sright.Halloweeniscoming!M:Yeah,theschoolis

lettingususethegymfortheHalloweenparty.Iamsoexcitedaboutit,butIhavenotdecidedwhattowearthisyear.Whataboutyou?YoulookedsogreatinthatCatWomancost

umelastyear.W:Me?I’mstillnotsure.Lastyear’spartywasgreat,butIwillbeathomewithmyfamilythisyear.Text7W:Hello,isthatJohnspeaking?M:Hello,Joh

nspeaking.W:Iheardyouhadajobinterviewyesterday.Howwasit?M:Hundredsofapplicantsturnedup.Thesituationwasbusyandexciting.W:What’stheresult?I’mea

gertohearit.M:Ibeatallofthem.Igotthejob.Iwillbeginmyjobnextmonth.W:Cool!Congratulationsonyoursuccess!M:Thankyou.Youalwayssupportme

.W:Shallwehaveadrinkoutside?M:OK,that’sagoodidea.Text8M:Excuseme,whattimeisFlight962arriving?W:Itwastoarriveat10:35.Butith

asbeendelayedonehour.M:Delayed?Mywifeisonthatflight.What’sthematter?Enginetrouble?W:It’snothinglikethat,sir.TheplanewasdelayedinChicagobecause

ofbadweather.ButnowithasclearedupandtheyarealreadyontheirwayheretoSanFrancisco.M:DidyousayChicago?Mywifeisflyinghom

efromBoston.W:Flight962takesoffinBostonbutmakesascheduledstopinChicago.M:Oh,Isee.Sorrytogetsoanxious.W:Rela

x,sir.Yourwifewillbeheresafeandsoundinanhour.Text9W:Dad,canIhaveacar?M:Sweetheart,wetalkedaboutthis.Owningacarisabigresponsibility.Gasisprettyexpens

ivenowadays.Youalsohavetomaintainyourcarproperly,andthatmeans…W:Yeah,Iknow,Dad!You’vetoldmeathousandtimes!Buthowa

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