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江苏省响水中学2020-2021学年度秋学期高二年级期中考试英语试题命题人：审核人：注意事项：1.本试题分第I卷和第II卷，共8页。2.满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。第一卷（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）1.WhattimedoesthemuseumcloseonSundays?A.At4:00pm.B.At3:00pm.C.At5:00pm.2.Wh

atdoesthemanmean?A.He’swillingtohelpout.B.Hehashishandsfull.C.Healmostlosesthesuitcase.3.Whatisthemanpersuadingthew

omantodo?A.Eatoutwithhim.B.Buyhimaburger.C.Havelessmeat.4.Howwillthewomanprobablygotothegallery?A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.

5.InwhataspectisthemanweakinChinese?A.Reading.B.Writing.C.Speaking.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面一段对话，

回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhorrormovies?A.Exciting.B.Frightening.C.Boring.7.Whatnewhobbywillthewomanstart?A.Playingmu

sic.B.Reading.C.Skiing.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.WhatisthemanallowedtomakeforThanksgiving?A.Thesauces.B.Thesalad.C.Thedesserts.9.Whatdoesthewoman

sayaboutThanksgivinginherfamily?A.Noonetakesitveryseriously.B.Herparentstrytodoeverything.C.Everyonesharesthepreparationwork

.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Wherearethespeakers?A.InSydney.B.InToronto.C.InLosAngeles.11.WhatdoesSimonplantodoaftergraduation?A

.Studyfurther.B.Runahotel.C.Workinacompany.12.WhatdoesLucymajorin?A.Business.B.Law.C.Management.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16

四个小题。13.Whyarethespeakersexcitedinthebeginning?A.Theyparkneartheshoppingmall.B.Theyareluckytotaketheumbrella.C.Theyfindtheshoppingmalleasi

ly.14.Whatwouldthemanliketohaveforlunch?A.Fries.B.Thelambburger.C.Chickensandwiches.15.Whatwillthespea

kersdorightafterlunch?A.LearnSpanish.B.Dosomeshopping.C.Gotothemuseum.16.Howwillthespeakersgotothemuseumprobably?A.Onfoot.B.Byb

ike.C.Bycar.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.HowlonghaveEarthBoxesbeeninmarket?A.About15years.B.About25years.C.About30years.18.WhatcanEarthBoxesbeusedtodoi

npoorcountries?A.Teachstudentsscience.B.Improvesoilconditions.C.Solvehungerproblems.19.Whatistheadva

ntageofEarthBoxes?A.Savingmuchspace.B.Purifyingmuchwater.C.Makingcropsgrowfast.20.WhyareEarthBoxesusedin

middleschool?A.Tolearnmathwell.B.Togrowvegetables.C.Todosomeexperiments.第二部分：语篇理解（共三节，满分80分）第一节阅读理解（共9小题;每小题

2.5分，满分22.5分）ATheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallengeDaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!TheCambridgeScienceFest

ival(CSF)ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartwo

rkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapictu

re,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCam

bridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeanda

reselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentpri

zestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbei

ncludedincelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.BetweenMarch10thandMarch15h,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremo

nyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:http://cambridgesciencefestival

.org.21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?A.CSFwinners.B.Schoolstudents.C.Cambridgelocals.D.MITartists.22.Whenwillthepri

ze-givingceremonybeheld?A.OnFebruary8th.B.OnMarch10th.C.OnMarch15thD.OnApril21st.23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Anannouncemen

t.B.Anexhibitionguide.C.Anartshowreview.D.Anofficialreport.BPassengerpigeons(旅鸽)onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbe

lievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks(群)solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.Itwascal

culatedthatwhenitspopulationreacheditshighestpoint,theyweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons—anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpop

ulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,a

flockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longwasseennearCincinnati.Sadlytheabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wheret

hebirdsweremostabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswith

grain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.Byth

eclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmerican’snee

dforwood,whichscattered(驱散)theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirde

cline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassenge

rpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in

1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincin

natiZoologicalGardenonSeptember1,1914.24.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons________.A.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUSB.live

dmainlyinthesouthofAmericaC.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironmentD.werethebiggestbirdintheworld25.Theunderlinedword“undoing”inparagraph3p

robablyreferstothepigeons’________.A.escapeB.liberationC.ruinD.evolution26.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeo

ns?A.Toseekpleasure.B.Tomakemoney.C.Toprotectcrops.D.Tosaveotherbirds.CScientistsatIsrael’sTelAvivUniversitys

aytheyhavecreatedtheworld’sfirst3D-printedheartwithhumantissueandbloodvessels.Althoughtheorganisonlyasbigasarabbit’sheart,ther

esearchersarehopingthetechnologycouldonedaybedevelopedenoughtohelphumanpatientsinneedofahearttransplant.Leadresea

rcherTalDvirsaidthatwhileotherscientistshavemanagedto3D-printthestructureofaheartinthepast,thisisthefirsttimeanyonehasprinteda

nentireheart.“Ourresultsdemonstratethepotentialofourapproachforengineeringpersonalizedtissueandorganreplacementin

thefuture,”Dvirsaidinapressstatement.Scientistsusedfattytissuetakenfromhumanpatientstocreatetheheart.Somemateriali

nthetissuewasreprogrammedtobecomestemcells.Theremainingmaterialwasprocessedintoahydrogel.Theyusedthehydrogelasaprinting:“ink”.Thismethodplaysakeyrole

inremovingtheriskthattheimplantwillberejectedbythepatient’sbody.Theteam’snextstepistocultivatetheorgansinalaband

toteachthemhowto“behave”likehearts.Dvir’s3D-printedheartscancurrentlycontract,butthecellsstillneedtodevelopapumpin

gability.Histeameventuallyplanstotesttheheartsinanimals.“Maybe,intenyears,therewillbeorganprintersinthefinestho

spitalsaroundtheworld,andtheseprocedureswillbeconductedroutinely,”Dvirsaid.Heartdiseaseistheleadingcauseofdeathforbothmena

ndwomen,accordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.About610,000peopledieofthisdiseaseinAmericaeveryyear─amounting

toabout1inevery4deaths.Therearecurrentlymorethan3,700peoplewaitingforahearttransplantintheUnitedStates,accordingtodatafromtheUnitedStatesDepartme

ntofHealthandHumanServices.27.Whatisthepurposeofcreatingthe3D-printedheart?A.Toconnecthospitalswithu

niversitiesB.Todevelop3D-printedtechnology.C.Tostudytheheartsofrabbits.D.Tohelppatientsreceiveanewheart.28.Whatis

Paragraph3mainlyabout?A.Theproceduresoftheresearch.B.Theimportanceoftheresearch.C.Themethodofthe3D-pr

intedheart.D.Thematerialofthe3D-printedheart.29.Whydoestheauthormentionthecurrentsituationofheartdiseasepatients?A.Toappeal

tohospitalstoreducemedicalfees.B.Toexplainthemainreasonforheartdisease.C.Toshowtheneedtoadvancethenewtechnology.D.Tourgeresearcherstodevelopeffec

tivemedicaldevices.第二节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）Duringthewar,myhusbandwasstationedatanarmycampinadesertinCalifornia.Iwenttolivethereinordertobe30hi

m.Ihatedtheplace.Ihadnever31beensounhappy.Myhusbandwasorderedoutonalong-termduty,andIwasleftinatinyshack(棚屋)alone.The

heatwas32—almost1250Fevenintheshadeofacactus(仙人掌).33apersontotalkto.Thewindblewnon-stop,andallthefoodIate,andtheeveryairIbreath

ed,were34withsand,sand,sand!IwassosorryformyselfthatIwrotetomyparents.ItoldthemIwas35andcomingbackhome

.IsaidIcouldn’tstanditoneminutelonger.I36beinprison!Myfatheransweredmy37withjusttwolines—twolinesthatwillalwayssinginmy38—twolinesthatcompletelych

angedmylife:TwomenlookedoutfromprisonbarsOnesawthemud,theothersawthestarsIreadthosetwolines39,andIwasashamedofmyself.Imad

eupmymindIwouldfindoutwhatwasgoodinmypresent40;Iwouldlookforthestars.Imadefriendswiththenatives,andtheir41amazedme.Theygavemepr

esentsoftheirfavoriteartworkswhichtheyhad42toselltotourists.Istudiedthedelightfulformsofthecactus.Iwatchedforth

edesertsunsets,and43forseashellsthathadbeenlefttheremillionsofyearsagowhenthedeserthadbeenanocean44.Whatbrou

ghtaboutthis45changeinme?Thedeserthadn’tchanged,46Ihad.Ihadchangedmy47.Andbydoingso,Ichangedanunhappye

xperienceintothemostunforgettable48ofmylife.IwasexcitedbythisnewworldwhereIdiscoveredIhadlookedoutofmyself-cre

atedprisonand49thestars.30.A.offB.behindC.nearD.beyond31.A.alreadyB.beforeC.thenD.still32.A.inflexibleB.incomprehensibleC.uncontr

ollableD.unbearable33.A.NotB.OnlyC.ManyD.Such34.A.coveredB.filledC.buriedD.charged35.A.catchingupB.keepingupC.

gettingupD.givingup36.A.wouldratherB.mightwellC.oughttoD.hadbetter37.A.requestB.callC.letterD.question38.A.comparisonB.imaginationC.considerationD.

memory39.A.byandbyB.overandoverC.upanddownD.nowandthen40.A.companyB.occupationC.situationD.relationship41.A.movementB.reactionC

.guidanceD.purpose42.A.refusedB.failedC.managedD.happened43.A.askedB.headedC.waitedD.hunted44.A.floorB.surfac

eC.rockD.level45.A.shockingB.challengingC.amazingD.puzzling46.A.asB.butC.forD.or47.A.attitudeB.principleC.iden

tityD.standard48.A.vacationB.operationC.affairD.adventure49.A.soughtB.countedC.foundD.reached第三节七选五（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。Kids'health：Fourstepsforfightingstress(战胜压力)Everybodygetsstressedfromtimetotime.50.Somewaysofdealingwithstres

s—likescreamingorhittingsomeone—don'tsolvemuch.Butotherways，liketalkingtosomeoneyoutrust,canleadyoutosolvingyourproblemoratle

astfeelingbetter.Trytakingthesefourstepsthenexttimeyouarestressed：Getsupport.Whenyouneedhelp,reachouttothepeoplewhocareabo

utyou.Talktoatrustedadult,suchasaparentorotherrelatives.51.Theymighthavehadsimilarproblems,suchasdealingwithatest,orthedeathofabelovedpe

t.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself（不要把什么事情都往自己身上揽）.Sometimeswhenkidsarestressedandupset,theytakeitoutonthemselves.Oh,dear,that'snotago

odidea.Rememberthattherearealwayspeopletohelpyou.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself.52.Trytosolvetheproblem.Afteryo

u'recalmandyouhavesupportfromadultsandfriends,it'stimetogetdownto（开始做）business.53.Evenifyoucan'tsolveitall,youcansolveapieceofit.Bepositive.Most

stressistemporary(暂时的).Rememberstressdoesgoaway,especiallywhenyoufigureouttheproblemandstartworkingonso

lvingit.Thesestepsaren'tmagic,buttheydowork.Andifyoucanstaypositiveasyoumakeyourwaythroughatoughtime,you'llhelpyourselffeelbetterevenfaster54.A

.AskforahelpinghandtogetyouthroughthetoughsituationB.Noticeyourfriends'feelingsandfindawaytohelpthemC.Differentpeoplefe

elstressindifferentwaysD.Ah,itfeelssogoodwhenthestressisgoneE.YouneedtofigureoutwhattheproblemisF.Andd

on'tforgetaboutyourfriendsG.Then，findawaytocalmdown第二卷（非选择题，共55分）第三部分：语言运用（共一节，满分15分）语法填空（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）或括号内单词的适当形式（可多词

）。Oneday,Nickinvitedhisfriendstosupper._____55_____(cook)somedeliciousfoodinthekitchen,suddenly,he_____56______(find)thathehadrunoutofs

alt.SoNickcalledtohisson,“Gotothevillageandbuysomesalt,butpayafairpriceforit:neithertoomuch_____57______toolitt

le.”Hissonlookedsurprised.“IcanunderstandwhyIshouldn’tpaytoomuch,Father,butifIcanpayless,______58_____notsaveabitofmoney?”“Thatw

ouldbeavery_____59_____(reason)thingtodoinabigcity,butitcoulddestroyasmallvillagelikeours.”Nicksaid.Nick’sguests,____60___

____hadheardtheirconversation,askedwhytheyshouldnotbuysaltmorecheaplyiftheycould.Nickreplied,“Theonlyreasonwhyamanwouldsellsalt_____61______alowerp

ricewouldbethathewasdesperateformoney.Andanyonewhotookadvantageofthatsituationwouldbeshowingalackofrespectforthesweatandstruggleofth

emanwhoworkedveryhard____62____(produce)it.”“Butsuchasmallthingcouldn’t_____63______(possible)destroyavillage.”“In

thebeginning,therewasonlyaverysmallamountofunfairnessintheworld,buteveryoneaddedalittle,always______64_____(think)thatitwasonlysmallandnotv

eryimportant,andlookwherewehaveendeduptoday.”第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（共1题，满分15分）假定你是李华，你被自己心仪的大学录

取了。请你给你的外教Mrs.Wilson写封感谢信，感谢在校期间她对你的教导和帮助，内容包括：1.对老师的辛勤教学工作表示感谢；2.感谢在校期间老师对自己的教导；3.表达对老师的想念以及衷心祝愿。DearMrs.Wilson,________

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_________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（共1题，满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使

之构成一篇完整的短文。OnChristmasEve,seventy-three-year-oldGeorgeselectedhisfoodcarefully.Skimmilkwas$2.99,whitebread89centswitha10-centdiscount.Le

avingthecashier,hecalculatedthathehadsaved80centstoday．Attheexit,thewindremindedhimofhisgloves.“Wherearethey?”Notint

hecoatpockets.Notinthegrocerybageither.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore.Heclearlyrememberedputtingthem

intothepocketofthiscoat.Georgemadeasecondthoroughsearchofallhispockets,againincludingthegrocerybag.Nowhewassuretheym

usthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestore．OldGeorgehadboughttheblackleatherglovesata25％discount,forjust$35.00tenyearsago.Theywereso

ftandwarmandverydurable.Hehadtakencarenottoletadropofwaterorraintouchhisexpensivegloves,sotheylookedlikenew.Losingthisfavoritepossessionwasalmos

tlikelosingachildtohim．George，calmontheoutsidebutnervousinside，re-enteredthestore．Hefollowedthesameroutehehadwalkedbefore,startingatthebr

eadcounter,tothemilksection，thecornerwheresaltandsugarwereplaced，thentherestofthestore．Severalminutesofanxioussearchingturnedouttobeinv

ain.Heaskedthecustomerswhethertheysawapairofblackleathergloves,buttheysaidno.Thenhewentovertothecashierwitho

uthesitationtoaskifshehadreceivedanylostgloves,butonlyreceivedthesameanswer.Hisheartgrewheavier．“Societyhas

changed,peoplehavechanged,”hemurmuredtohimself.“Yearsago,ifsomebodypickedupsomethinglost,theywouldgiveitback.Nowagoodactionislost.”Yethedidn

otgiveuphope.Hestartedtostareatanybodywearingblackglovestoseeiftheylookedlikehis.Thefirsttwopersonshesawdidweargloves,butone

waswomen’sandtheothernotblack．注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；Paragraph1:Suddenly,hefoundamanlook

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________________________江苏省响水中学2020-2021学年度秋学期高二年级期中考试英语参考答案第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）1-5BBABC6-10ACBCC11-15CBACB16-20ABCAC第二部分：语篇理解（共三节，满分65分）第一

节阅读理解（共9小题;每小题2.5分，满分22.5分）21-23BDA24-26ACB27-29DAC第二节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）30-34CBDAB35-39DACDB40-44CBADA45-49

CBADC第三节七选五（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）50-54CFAED第三部分：语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）55.Cooking56.found57.Nor58.why59.reasonable60.who61.at62.toproduce63.pos

sibly64.thinking第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）DearMrs.Wilson,I’mgladtowritetosharewithyoumyhappinessofbeingadmittedtocollege,whichI

havebeendreamingof.Firstly,I’dliketoexpressmygratitudeforyourexcellentteachingandyourcareaswellasloveforme!Thankyouforyourencouragingwords,whi

chneverfailtobrightenmywayahead.It’syouwhocheeredmeup.NeverwillIforgetwhatyousaid--doorsopentotheverymanwithfullconfidenceandinstantaction.Wi

thoutyourhelp,Icouldneverhaveenjoyedsuchajoyfulharvest.AndIreallyappreciateyourinstruction.Iwishmoreandmoreofyourstudentscouldgototheiridealcollege

s.Areyoustilltoobusy?HowImissyou,mybelovedteacher!Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）Paragraph1:Suddenly,hefoundam

anlookinglikealawyer,wearingblackleathergloves.Abruptasitmightseem,Georgecameupwithouthesitationandaskediftheywerehis,buttherecameadisappointin

ganswer.Onsecondthought,herealizednobodywouldbesofoolishastowearthemrightinsidethestore.Hehadnootheralternativebuttoaskthecashiertokeeptheminc

asethelostgloveswerefound.Thenhedraggedhislegstowardstheexit.Paragraph2:Duringthewholeholiday,hewasalwaysthinkingwhet

hertobuyanewpair.Afterall,indeepwinter,hecouldnotdowithoutgloves.FinallypoorGeorgedecidedtobuyanotherpairofleathergloves.Withthelas

trayofhope,hesteppedintothestoreagain.Nosoonerhadheopenedthedoorthanthecashiertoldhimtherewasindeedonesuchpairashelos

t.afterexaminingthemcarefully,hewaswildwithjoy,expressingsinceregratitudeandsayingtohimselfthatagoodactionwasneverlost.【听力

录音稿】Text1W:Hello,thisistheNationalMuseum.M:Hi,canIvisityourmuseumafter4o’clockintheafternoon?W:Itdepends,sir.Weopena

t9:00amandcloseat5:00pmonweekdaysbutonSundaysweclosetwohoursearlier.Text2W:Brian,couldyoucarrythissuitcasetoo?It’stooheavy.Ican’t

carryit.M:HowmanyhandsdoyouthinkIhave?Text3M:Doyouwanttogrababurgerwithme?W:No,Idon’teatmeat.I’mavegetarian.M:Yousho

uldcomewithme,anyway.TherestaurantI’mheadingtosellsamazingvegetarianfood.Text4W:DoestheNo.25busgobytheHillsideGallery?M:Yes,butIsuggestyounottakeabus

ordrivethere.Youwillbestuckinatrafficjamatweekendsonthisstreet.Theundergroundiseasyandfast.W:OK.Thankyou.Text5W:Haveyoudecidedtotakethatpos

itioninChina?Iheardthesalaryisgood.M:No.W:Why?YoutookChineseinhighschool,didn’tyou?M:I’dbeallrightiftheyo

nlyrequiredareadingorwritingknowledgeofit.Butyousee,Ihavetospeakthere.Text6W:Er,doyouhaveanyhobbies,Jack?M:Mm,Ilikegoingtothemov

iesifI’mfree.Iknowit’snotmuchofahobbybutIdon’thavealotoftimeforhobbies.W:Whatareyourfavoritefilms?M:Ilikethrillers.That’smyfavorit

e.W:Oh,I’mnogoodwiththose.They’retoofrightening.Idon’twatchanyofthembecauseIhavemyhandsovermyeyes.M:Sowhatareyourfavoritehobbies,Reb

ecca?W:Iwanttotakeupskiing.I’mstartingnewhobbiesbecauseIhaven’tgotanyatthemomentapartfromreadingandmusic.Text7W:Ican’tbelieveThanksgivingisrigh

taroundthecorner!Whousuallydoesthecookinginyourfamily?M:Mymotherandmytwoauntsdon’tletanyoneelsedoanythingexceptforthesaladandthedrink

s.Thatincludesallthesauces,desserts,andplacesettings.W:Wow.ItsoundsliketheytakeTurkeyDayprettyseriously

.M:Listen,ifThanksgivingwereanOlympicsport,theywouldbekickedoutforwinningtoomanygoldmedals!Whataboutyou?W:Well,myparentsandIdoeverythi

ngtogether.It’sbetterthanonepersontryingtodotoomuch.Text8W:HiSimon.Ihopeyoulikeourschool!M:Yes,Ido!LosAngelesisgr

eat.I’vemadelotsoffriendsandIreallyenjoymycourses.W:Good!Metoo!Bytheway,youdidn’ttellmewhatyouarestudyingher

e.M:Didn’tI?I’mdoingbusinessstudies.W:Really?That’sgreat.Areyouworkinginacompanyaftergraduation?M:Maybe.IwasborninCanada.

MyparentsareinTorontoandIhopetofindajobinacompanythere.W:WhataboutyourfriendZoe?M:She’sfromSydney,Australia.Herfatherrunsahoteltherea

ndsheisstudyinghotelmanagement.W:Wow,bothofyouhaveyourplans.M:Yes,wedo.Whataboutyou,Lucy?W:Well,I’mstudyingla

w.M:Great!SoIknowwhotocallifIneedalawyerinthefuture.W:Sure.Classesaregoingtostart.Let’sgo.Text9W:Wow!Wearesoluckytofin

daparkingspacesoclosetotheshoppingmall.M:Doyourememberlasttimewehadtoparkfourblocksawayandruntothemallin

therain?Thatwassocrazy.W:Don’tworry.Ialwayskeepanumbrellainthecarthesedays!M:Good.Oh,it’salreadylunchtime.Whatwouldyouliketogetforlunch?W:Thelambbu

rgerandfries.TheyarefamousintheBurger’s!Howaboutyou?M:IthinkI’llgetwhatIalwaysorder,chickensandwiches.W:Whataboutgoingshoppingafterlunch?M:Great.

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