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“BEST合作体”2020-2021学年度下学期期中考试高一英语试题2021年5月本试卷分客观题和主观题两部分共81题，共150分，共5页。考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，只交答题卡。第Ⅰ卷60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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Hobbies.B.Sports.C.Arts.2.Whydoesthemanaskforleave?A.Heisseriouslyill.B.Helikestorestath

ome.C.Hehastolookafterhismother.3.Whydoesthewomaninvitethemantodinner?A.Toexpressherthanks.B.Tocelebratehersuccess.C.Toaskforadviceonsales.4.Whenw

illthebooksarrive?A.April19.B.April20.C.April22.5.WhatdoesBillydecidetodo?A.HearLisasing.B.SingwithLisa.C.Singhimself.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.WhereistheFerryTheater?A.OnDublinStreet.B.OnLondonRoad.C.IntheTownHall.7.HowwillthewomanprobablygettotheMod

ernArtGallery?A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Onfoot.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanlikebest?A.Countrymusic.B.Rockmusi

c.C.Jazzmusic.9.WhatistheprobablepriceforausedCD?A.$10.B.$15.C.$20.10.Whatinstrumentwillthemanlearntoplay?A.Thepiano.B.Theguit

ar.C.Theviolin.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?A.Livingexpenses.B.Emergencycases.C.Moneymanagement.12.Whatistheproblemwit

hthewoman?A.Spendingfreely.B.Notworkinghard.C.Ignoringentertainment.13.Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?A.Tosaveupforurgentneed.B.T

oenjoyherlife.C.Toworkforabetterchance.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmate

s.B.Hostandaudience.C.Teacherandstudent.15.Whatistheman’ssuggestionforthewoman?A.Takingnotes.B.Recordingthe

lectures.C.Listeningcarefully.16.Whatdoesthewomanneedtodoforextracredits?A.Completeextraassignments.B.Passtwomoretests.C.Changehercourses.听下

面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.WhendidFaujamovetoEngland?A.Afterhiswifedied.B.Beforehegotmarried.C.Whenhewasfiveyearsold.18.Whyd

idFaujastarttorun?A.Tobuilduphisbody.B.Toforgethissadness.C.Totakepartinthemarathon.19.WheredidFaujarunhisfirstmarathon?A.InCan

ada.B.InIndia.C.InEngland.20.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesFauja?A.Creative.B.Determined.C.Sensitive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。AChooseYourOne-DayToursTourA—Bath&Stonehengeincludingentrancefeestot

heancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsof

historyandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB—Ox

ford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway'shouse一￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:Includesaguid

edtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶)”fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:Includesaguidedtourexplori

ngmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—£34until11Marchand£37thereafter.Inc

ludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryMill’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entran

cefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublica

samajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD—Cambridge

includingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—£33until18Marchand£37thereafter.Includesaguidedtour

ofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.21.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestunive

rsitycity?A.TourAB.TourBC.TourCD.TourD22.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.B.Oxford&Stratf

ord.C.Bath&Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.23.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.B.Itusedtobeawell

-knownmaze.C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain.D.Itisaworld-famouscastle.BWhenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstr

engthinunity(团结).Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopie

ces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thisless

onaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneandherhusbandDann

ylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn'thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny'smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansan

dwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaug

htershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshe

thoughtitwastoohard.Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyo

ne,thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwith

eachother,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElisabethexplains,"Ourmothertaughtusth

attosucceedwemusthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Withoutthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness."Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealarge

corporationin1996,withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.NowtheAns'corporationmakesmorethan$20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybegan

withasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.24.Helenetiedseveralchopstickstog

ethertoshow_____.A.theadvantageofchopsticksB.thedifficultyofgrowingupC.thestrengthoffamilyunityD.the

bestwayofgivingalesson25.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily_____.A.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoneyB.startedabusinessin1975C.boughtarest

aurantinSanFranciscoD.openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles26.WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughters?A.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.B.Theycouldnot

beartoworkinthefamilybusiness.C.Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.D.TheywereinfluencedbywhatHelenetaughtthem.27.Whichofthef

ollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoRunaCorporationB.FamilyUnityBuildsSuccessC.HowtoAchieveaBigDreamD.StrengthComesfromPeaceCHadiP

artovi,founderofCode.orgbelieveseverystudentshouldlearnthebasicsofcomputersciencejustliketheydomath,physics,orbiology,regardlessofwhatth

eywanttodointhefuture.Theexpertsaysknowledgeaboutthesubjectisimportanttounderstandhowtheworldaroundusworksandcomparesittolearningaboutp

hotosynthesis(光合作用),eventhoughnoteverystudentisgoingtobeabotanist.Tosparkstudents’interest,hecreatedthe“HourofCode”,whichintroduces

theworldofcomputingtoanyone,fromages14to104,inafun,interactivemanner.ObservedannuallyduringComputerScienceWeek,theeventnowdrawstensofmillionsofki

dsfromover180countries.The“HourofCode”,whichcanbescheduledanytimeduringComputerScienceWeek,beginswithanintr

oductoryvideooncomputerscience.Participantscanthenselectfromhundredsoffunassignmentsthataresortedbybothgradelevelandcodingexperience

.Thougheachprojectisdesignedtolastjustsixtyminutes,beginnerscandealwithasmanychallengesastheydesire.Tohelpintr

oducecomputerscienceinclassroomsonamoreregularbasis,Code.orghasalsodevelopedacatalogofonlinecoursesthatcanb

eincorporated(纳入)inaschool’sregularcurriculum.Sincethenonprofitbeganofferingthecoursesin2013,over704,000teachershavesigneduptote

achintroductorycomputersciencetoover22millionstudentsworldwide.Thankstotheeffortsofthepioneer,about40perce

ntofUSschoolsnowoffercomputerscienceasasubject.Thenumbersareevenhigher--animpressive70percent--ifafter-schoolofferingssuchasroboti

csclubsareincluded.Evenmoreencouraging,eightyearsago,just19,390studentstookanAdvancedPlacementComputerScienceexam.Bythespring

of2017,thenumberhadjumped415percentto99,868.28.WhydidHardiPartovicreatethe“HourofCode”?A.Tointroducecomputingtomorechildren.B.Toaddaprogra

mmetoComputerScienceWeek.C.Tohelppeoplelearncomputerscienceinafunway.D.Totraincomputerscientistsforhisfutureprogram.29.The“HourofCode”iss

ocalledmostprobablybecause_____.A.itcanbescheduledanytimeB.itsprojectslastsixtyminuteseachC.itwillsurelyattractmorestudentstoattendD.itstaskscanbesor

tedbycodingexperience30.WhatdoweknowaboutCode.org’sonlinecourses?A.Theyhelpthedevelopermakelotsofmoney.B.Theyhaveexistedforover

10yearsuptonow.C.Over704,000teachershavebeenlearningthem.D.Schoolscanusethemregularlyintheirclassrooms

.31.Whatdothenumbersshowinthelastparagraph?A.Theinfluenceofroboticsclubs.B.TheeffectofHadiPartovi’sefforts.C.Thedevelopmento

fmanyUSschools.D.TheeffortsthatHadiPartovihasmade.DSmartphones,tabletsandsmartwatchesarebanned(禁止)atschoolforallchildrenunder

15inFrance.Underthebanstudentsarenotabletousetheirphonesatallduringschoolhours,includingmealbreaks.“Ithinkit’sagoodthing

.Schoolisnotaboutbeingonyourphone,”ParismumMarie-CarolineMadeleinetoldAFP.“It’shardwithkids.Youcan’tcontrolwhattheyseeandthat’soneofthethingsth

atworrymeasaparent.”ThereisnolawlikethisinAustralia,butsomeAustralianschoolshavebannedphones.McKinnonSecondarySchoolinV

ictoriaintroducedatotalbaninFebruaryandPrincipalPitsaBinnionsaidthishasbeenasuccess.McKinnonstudentsstillhaveaChromebooktouseineveryclassf

orday-to-daylearningbutthey’renotallowedtousesocialmedia.MsBinnionsaidatfirst“teacherscheeredandstudentsmoaned(抱怨),”bu

tnowthey’reseeingtheadvantages.“Theycometoschoolandthey’renotallowedtousephonesatallduringtheschoolday,includinglunc

hbreaks,”shesaid.“It’sbeenwonderfulintermsofstudentscommunicatingwitheachotheratlunchtimeandnotlookingattheirscreen,”shesaid.MsBinnionalso

leadsbyexampleanddoesn’tusehermobilephoneinschool.“Ithinkanyonecandoitifwe’vedoneit.”Noteveryoneagreeswiththebans.WesternSydneyUniversitytechnolog

yresearcherDrJoanneOrlandowroteinonlinemagazineTheConversationearlierthisyearthatAustraliashouldnotbanphonesinschoolsbecauseit’simpo

rtanttoeducatekidstoliveintheagetheyareraisedin.“Agoodeducationforstudentstodayisknowinghowtousetechnology

tolearn,communicateandworkwithideas,”shewrote.“Banningstudentsfromusingsmartphonesisa1950sresponsetoa2018state-o

f-play.”32.WhydidMadeleinewelcometheban?A.Schoolisforstudying.B.Kidsbehavebadlynowadays.C.Teachersfindithardtocontrolkids.D.Herkidsdependt

oomuchonphones.33.WhatcanwelearnaboutthebaninMcKinnonSecondarySchool?A.Someteacherswereagainstitatfirst.B.Studentscannowseethegoodoft

heban.C.Studentscanusetheirphonesatlunchbeaks.D.Teachershavestoppedusingphonesatschoolaswell.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Chromeb

ook”inParagraph5probablyreferto?A.Abook.B.Anotebook.C.Alearningwebsite.D.Akindofcomputer.35.WhatdoesDrJoanneOrland

othinkofbanningphonesinschools?A.Itwilldisconnectparentsandkids.B.Itwillcausekidstocommunicateless.C.Itwillpreventkidsb

eingtech-minded.D.Itwillmakeeducationgoback60years.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。Peopleallneedfriendsbeca

usenobodywantstobelonelyandafriendcanhelpyouingoodandbadtimes.36Herearesomesignstotellyouifyourfriendisatruefriend.AlwaysTheref

orYouTherearealwaysperiodsinyourlifewhenyouhaveproblemsordifficulties.37Itmaynotbeabletoofferasolutiontoyourproblemsbutthe

factthatyourfriendmakestimetolistenisasignhe/shecaresforyou.Yourfriendisnotatruefriendifhe/shecannevermaketimeforyouwhenyouareintrouble.Youalsoneedto

bereasonableandacceptthatyourfriendhasotherthingstodosohe/shecannotalwayslistenimmediatelytoyourproblems.

38Honestisimportanttokeeparelationshipalive.Atruefriendalwaystellsyouthetruth.Itmaybehardsometimesbutlyingcandestroyafriendship.Itisi

mportantthatyourfriendspeakshonestlyandnevermakesupstories.AlwaysRespectful39Yourtruefriendmaydisagreebutneverin

siststhathe/sheiscorrect.AlwaysUnderstanding40Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgivingandunderstanding，evenifitisn'this/herfault.Weareall

differentpeopleandweallmakemistakes.Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgivingandunderstandingbecausehe/shedoesn'ttakethe

riskoflosinghis/herbestfriend.A．AlwaysHonest.B．Everyonelikestomakefriends.C．Sometimesagoodfriendwilltur

nagainstyou.D．Itispossiblethatsomeproblemswillarisebetweenyouandyourfriend.E．Atruefriendwillalwayshavetimetolist

entoyourproblemsandgiveadvice.F．Atruefriendwillalwaysrespectyouropinionsnomatterwhetherhe/sheagreesornot.G．You'vemadefriendssincech

ildhood，butyoustilldon'tknowwhoyourtruefriendsare.第三部分：语言知识运用第一节：完形填空（每题1.5分，共30分）Yearsago，Iwasonalongflight，duringwhichavoicefro

mthespeakersaid，“Wewon't41drinksorthemealbecausewearefacingastormahead.Pleasemakeyoursafebeltsfastened.”Manypassengersbecame42，

talkingaboutitwitheachother.Atonceitbecame43intheplane.Soon，lightning44thedarkeningskies，andwithinmomentsthe45waslikeaboatonwavesin

thestorm.Onemomentitwas46upbythestorm；thenextitwasthrownasifitwereto47ontotheground.Allthepassengerswere48．Some

cried.Someprayed(祈祷)．The49seemedhopeless.Iwonderedifwecould50itthroughthestorm.ThenInoticedthelittleg

irlnexttome.Surprisingly，thestormseemedtomean51toher.Shewas52，lookingthroughapicturebook.Sometimessheclosedhereyes，thenshewould53again，butshenever

showeda(n)54ofworryorfear.Thelittlegirlwasn'tafraidatall55alltheadultswerescaredtodeath.Findingmewatching

her，thegirlsmiledatmeandsaid，“Don'tworry.Myfatheristhepilot.Heistakingmehome.Takeiteasy.Hewilltakeushomesafely.”Whentheplanewaso

utof56，Ismiledatthegirlandshegavemeabigsmilein57．“Isaidmyfatherwouldtakeushomesafely.”Manykindsofstormsmay58us：diseases，diff

iculties...Theycaneasilydarkenourskiesand59ourplanesintohardtimes.Letus60：Loveisthepilot.Itwillhelpusoutoftrouble.Sotakeiteasy.41．A

.getB.takeC.serveD.sell42．A.nervousB.excitedC.happyD.comfortable43．A.coldB.quietC.warmD.noisy44．A.brokeoutB.litupC.cameaboutD.gaveoff45．A.shipB.

seatC.trainD.plane．46．A.turnedB.cutC.liftedD.shut47．A.dropB.flyC.landD.jump48．A.surprisedB.gladC.scaredD.interested49．A.weatherB.questionC.ac

tionD.future50．A.makeB.reachC.winD.finish51．A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything52．A.calmB.frustratedC.sadD.funny53．A.talkB.playC.readD.sleep5

4．A.bookB.expressionC.storyD.impression55．A.andB.soC.whenD.since56．A.orderB.dangerC.fashionD.date57．A.returnB.turnC.timeD.front58．A.stopB.helpC.

encourageD.trouble59．A.introduceB.throwC.inviteD.change60．A.askB.wonderC.explainD.remember第Ⅱ卷21题第二节语法

填空(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。IfeltbutterfliesinmystomachwhenIstartedcalligraphy（书法）c

lasstenyearsago.IwonderedwhatIwasdoingthere.Atthatmoment,Icouldn’thaveknownthatI’djustmadeoneofthebest____61____(choose)ofmylife.Isatdownandli

stenedtotheteacher62(introduce)thetoolsofthecraft.Thenitwastimeformetotrymyhand.Itookupthebrush,usingthecorrectgesture,63(dip

)itintheink，andcarefullywrote“one”____64____Chinese.Afternearlyfiveyearsofpracticing,Istartedtomakeversionsofwell-knownpoems.Ca

lligraphyseemedlikeabridge,65connectedmetoauthorsfromcenturiespast.Stroke(笔画)bystroke,wordbyword，Icouldfeeltheirem

otions,cherishedmyownpeaceandlearned66(appreciate)mydailylife.Now,calligraphyisnotjust67hobby,but68isawaytoremov

emyselffromtheworriesoflife.Rollingoutthepaper,Icanwriteforawholeday.Calligraphy69(enable)metobalancemybusysched

uleandlive70(peace).第三节单词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)71.Inadditiontorelaxationandfun,playinggamesalsobringsmemuch________(满足).72.Iwasnot___

_____(熟悉的)withanyonewhenIfirstmovedtotheneighbourhood.73.Themethod_______(证明）tobeeffectivewhenitwasappliedtosolve

theproblem.74.Allhumanbeingsaresupposedtolivein________(和谐)withnature.75.Asisoftenthecase,________(美丽)isi

ntheeyeofthebeholder.76.Itis________(违法的)tohuntwildanimalseitherforfoodorforprofit.77.Inspiteofgreateffort,Istillca

n’tfeelasenseof________(成就).78.Thenewlyopenedshoppingcenteraroundthecornerprovides________(各种各样的)goodsforpe

opletochoosefrom.79.Ourschoolbuildingsare__________(包围）bytalltrees.80.IthinkIshouldtalktoyouinperson,outof________(尊敬).第二部分写作(满分25分)假定你是高中生李华,想

在高考后报考英语专业,但目前你的口语偏差。偶然的一个机会,你从网上发现外籍教师Hanna在线辅导英语口语。请根据以下要点写一封求助信,内容包括：1.介绍自己的情况；2.向外教求助；3.表示感谢并期盼回复。注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearHanna,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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T合作体”2020-2021学年度下学期期中考试高一英语试题答案2021年5月一、听力（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30）1—5ACBCC6—10ABBAC11—15CAACB16—20BABCB二、阅读

理解（共15题，每题2分，满分30）21—23BDA24—27CADB28—31CBDB32—35ABDC三、七选五（共5题，每题2分，满分10分）36—40GEAFD四、完型（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分）41—45.CADBD46—50.CACDA51—55.BACBC

56—60.BADBD五、语法填空（共10题，每题1.5分，满分15分）61.choices62.introducing63.dipped64.in65.which66.toappreciate67.a68.it69.enables70.peacefull

y六、单词拼写（共10题，每题1分，满分10分）71.satisfaction72.familiar73.proved74.harmony75.beauty76.illegal77.achievement78.various79.surrounded80.respect八、

应用文（满分25分）DearHanna,I’mLiHua,ahighschoolstudentfromChina.LearningbychancethatyouaretutoringoralEnglishonline,I’mwritingtoaskyo

uforhelp.Duringthepasttenyears,IhaveacquiredbasicknowledgeofEnglishanddevelopedagreatinterestinit.Thus,IplantomajorinEnglishafte

rgraduatingfromhighschool.WhatbothersmemostisthatalthoughIhavedonewellinEnglishexams,IfindmyoralEnglishso

poorthatIfailtocommunicatewithothersinfluentEnglish.That’swhyIlongforatutortohelpmeimprovemyoralEnglish.Wouldyoupleasegivemeahand?Iwoulddee

plyappreciateitifyoucoulddomeafavor.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua听力原文:(Text1)W:David,whatdoyouusuallydoinyourspar

etime?M:Ihavelotstodo,reading,swimming,writing...ButI’mmadaboutpaintingmostofthetime.(Text2)W:Hi,Mark!Howarethingsw

ithyouthesedays?M:Nottoobad,exceptMomislaidupwiththeflu.SoIhavetoaskforleaveandstayhomeforher.(Text3)W:Hey,Bruce,let’seatouttonight.It’sonme.

M:It’skindofyou.What’stheoccasion?Youhavegotabonusthismonth,Iguess.It’sthemonthofyourbestsalesperformance.W:Yeah

,you’reright.(Text4)W:I’vepaidforthebooksonline.Whenwouldbeyourearliestdelivery?M:ItisonApril20andthebookswillarri

veinthreedaysasusual.W:Sorry,Imaybeawayonthearrivalday.Sendthemoutonedayearlier,OK?M:Noproblem.(Text5)W:L

ook!Billyhasthemicrophone.M:Ithoughtheonlylikedtolisten.W:ThatwasbeforeheheardLisasing!Iguesshecouldn’tstanditanymo

re,sohedecidestohaveatrybyhimself.(Text6)W:Excuseme,Ican’tfindmydestinations.Canyouhelpme?M:Oh,yes.Whereareyougoing?W:IwanttogototheTownH

allfirstandthentotheFerryTheater.M:YoucangostraighttillyoufindtheTownHallatthesecondcornerofLondonRoad.TurnrightfromLon

donRoadtoDublinStreetandwalkalongit.Thetheateris100metersaheadonthestreet.W:Bytheway,what’sthebestwaytotheModernArtGallery?M:Youcantakethebusor

subwayonDublinStreet.Well…,itisrushhournow;you’dbetterchoosethelatter.W:OK.Thankssomuch.(Text7)W:Whatisyourfavorit

ekindofmusic,Steven?M:Myfavoriteisrock.ButgenerallyIlikealltypesofmusic,exceptcountrymusic.W:I’mtheoppositeway

.Ienjoycountrymusic.SometimesIlistentoJazz.Bytheway,howexpensiveareCDsinyourhometown?M:Well,abrandnewCDis

probablybetweenabout15and20dollars,Iguess,dependingontheCD,butyoucanfindtheusedCDsforanythingfrom1to10dollars.W:Wow,that’sprettycheap.Doyouplayamusi

calinstrument?M:No,Idon’t,althoughwhenIwasakidIplayedthepianoandalittlebitoftheguitar,butI’veforgottenallofthat.Iamplanningto

pickuptheviolin.W:Thelastquestion,mostimportantly,whatkindofsongdoyoulike,theup-to-date?M:Oh,no,Iguessanything

that’sinmyhead.(Text8)W:It’sawful.I’mrunningoutofmoneyagain.Ireallyneedtobalancemybudgetandhandlemymoneybetter.M:Youdidspendtoomuch,andsomeofthe

expensewaskindofunnecessary.W:ButImakeit.M:Though,youdon’thavetospendeverypennyyoumake.Youcouldhavesavedsomeeverymonth

,asalotofotherpeopleandIdo.W:Iworkhardtomakeabetterlife,soIdeservetoenjoymyself,butthatcostsmoney.M:Youshouldtrytosaveinc

aseofanemergency.Youneedtohavemoreself-control.Whatthingsdidyouspendyourmoneyon?W:TheproblemisthatIhavenoi

dea.Ididn’tpayattention.Well..,maybetoomuchonentertainments,Ithink.M:Letbygonesbebygonesandstartsavingrightnow.W:

Thanks.I’lltry.(Text9)W:Hi,ProfessorWhite.I’mJulie.Iaminyour2o’clockclassonThursdays.M:Hi,Julie.Takeaseat,please.WhatcanIdoforyou?

W:Thankyou.IhavebeenmeaningtotalktoyouaboutthetroubleIhaveinclass.I’mhavingtroubleunderstandingthelecturesyougive.Isthereanyt

hingyouwouldsuggest?M:Somestudentstapethelecturesandlistentothemafterwards.Thatseemstohelp.W:Thatisagreatidea.Iwilldefinitelytrythat.Inadditio

n,I’mwonderingifyougiveextracreditsinyourclass.M:Sorry,Idon’tgiveanyextracreditassignmentsforthisterm.Butifyouareworriedaboutpassingthecourse,there

arestilltwomoreteststopullupyourgrade.W:Yes,Iwillstudyhardforthose.Thanksalotforyourtime.M:Youarewelcome.Seeyo

uinclass.W:Okay,ProfessorWhite,seeyouonThursday.(Text10)M:Hello,everybody!HereIwillsharewithyousomethingabouta

famousrunnerFaujaSingh.InApril2011,Faujacelebratedhis100thbirthday.HerantheTorontoMarathoninCanadaandbecamethefirstpers

onaged100yearsoldtofinishamarathon.ButFaujadidn’trunhisfirstmarathonuntiltheyear2000.Whynot?Thisishisstory.Faujaw

asborninIndia.Hegrewuponthefamilyfarmwithhisparentsandbrothers.Hewasn’tastrongchildandhadsometroublewithhislegs.Hedidn’twalkbef

orehewasfiveyearsold.Buthewashappyandlifewasgoodafterhelearnedtowalk.LaterFaujagotmarriedandhadsixchildren

.Buthishappylifedidn’tcontinue.Unfortunately,hiswifeandtwoofhischildrendied.FaujathenmovedtoEnglandandlived

withhisotherson,buthewasn’thappy.Sohestartedtogorunning.Whenheran,hedidn’tthinkaboutthepastanddidn’tfeelupset.Thenin2000,attheageof89,heranhisfirs

tLondonMarathoninatimeof6hours51minutes.Andhedidn’tstopsincethen.Hesaidmarathonchangedhislifeandhelpedhimfeelhappyagain.