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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.Heisseriou

slyill.B.Helikestorestathome.C.Hehastolookafterhismother.3.Whydoesthewomaninvitethemantodinner?A.Toexpressherthanks.B.Tocelebrateher

success.C.Toaskforadviceonsales.4.Whenwillthebooksarrive?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.OnDublinStr

eet.B.OnLondonRoad.C.IntheTownHall.7.HowwillthewomanprobablygettotheModernArtGallery?A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Onfo

ot.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanlikebest?A.Countrymusic.B.Rockmusic.C.Jazzmusic.9.Whatistheprobab

lepriceforausedCD?A.$10.B.$15.C.$20.10.Whatinstrumentwillthemanlearntoplay?A.Thepiano.B.Theguitar.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.Whatistheproblemwiththewoman?A.Spendingfr

eely.B.Notworkinghard.C.Ignoringentertainment.13.Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?A.Tosaveupforurgentneed.B.Toenjoyherlife.C.Toworkforab

etterchance.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates.B.Hostandaudience

.C.Teacherandstudent.15.Whatistheman’ssuggestionforthewoman?A.Takingnotes.B.Recordingthelectures.C.Listeningcaref

ully.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.Whend

idFaujamovetoEngland?A.Afterhiswifedied.B.Beforehegotmarried.C.Whenhewasfiveyearsold.18.WhydidFaujastarttorun?A.Tobuilduphisbody.B.Toforgethis

sadness.C.Totakepartinthemarathon.19.WheredidFaujarunhisfirstmarathon?A.InCanada.B.InIndia.C.InEngland.20.Whichofthef

ollowingbestdescribesFauja?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。A

ChooseYourOne-DayToursTourA—Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—￡37until26Mar

chand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’s

mostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB—Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHath

away'shouse一￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“ci

tyofdreamingspires(尖顶)”fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewond

er.TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—£34until11Marchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonC

ourt,HenryMill’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoff

ourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamo

usmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD—CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—£33until18Marchand£37there

after.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.21.Whichtour

willyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?A.TourAB.TourBC.TourCD.TourD22.Whichofthefollowingtou

rschargesthelowestfeeon17March?A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.B.Oxford&Stratford.C.Bath&Stonehenge.D.Cambri

dge.23.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze.C.Itistheoldestpal

aceinBritain.D.Itisaworld-famouscastle.BWhenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstren

gthinunity(团结).Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetie

dseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunit

ystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneand

herhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn'thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny'smot

her,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughter

shelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessb

ecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyone,thedaughtersreturn

edtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagr

eedwitheachother,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElisabethexplains,"Ourmothertaughtusthattosuccee

dwemusthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Withoutthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness."Theirexpa

ndingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin1996,withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.NowtheAns'corporationmakesmorethan$20millione

achyear.Althoughtheybeganwithasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.24.Helenetiedseveralchop

stickstogethertoshow_____.A.theadvantageofchopsticksB.thedifficultyofgrowingupC.thestrengthoffamilyunityD.thebestwayofgivingal

esson25.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily_____.A.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoneyB.startedabusinessin1975C.boughtarestaurantinSanFranciscoD.openeda

sandwichshopinLosAngeles26.WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughters?A.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.B.Theycouldnot

beartoworkinthefamilybusiness.C.Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.D.TheywereinfluencedbywhatHelenetaughtthe

m.27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoRunaCorporationB.FamilyUnityBuildsSuccessC.HowtoAchieveaBigDreamD.StrengthComesfrom

PeaceCHadiPartovi,founderofCode.orgbelieveseverystudentshouldlearnthebasicsofcomputersciencejustlike

theydomath,physics,orbiology,regardlessofwhattheywanttodointhefuture.Theexpertsaysknowledgeaboutthesubjectisimportanttounderstandhowt

heworldaroundusworksandcomparesittolearningaboutphotosynthesis(光合作用),eventhoughnoteverystudentisgoingtobeabotanist.Tos

parkstudents’interest,hecreatedthe“HourofCode”,whichintroducestheworldofcomputingtoanyone,fromages14to104,inafun,interactivem

anner.ObservedannuallyduringComputerScienceWeek,theeventnowdrawstensofmillionsofkidsfromover180countries.The“HourofCode”,whichcanbescheduledanytimed

uringComputerScienceWeek,beginswithanintroductoryvideooncomputerscience.Participantscanthenselectfromhundred

soffunassignmentsthataresortedbybothgradelevelandcodingexperience.Thougheachprojectisdesignedtolastjustsixtyminutes,beginnerscande

alwithasmanychallengesastheydesire.Tohelpintroducecomputerscienceinclassroomsonamoreregularbasis,Code.orghasalsodevelopedacata

logofonlinecoursesthatcanbeincorporated(纳入)inaschool’sregularcurriculum.Sincethenonprofitbeganofferingthecoursesin2013,o

ver704,000teachershavesigneduptoteachintroductorycomputersciencetoover22millionstudentsworldwide.Thankstotheeffortsofthepioneer,abo

ut40percentofUSschoolsnowoffercomputerscienceasasubject.Thenumbersareevenhigher--animpressive70percent--ifafter-schoolofferingssuchasrobo

ticsclubsareincluded.Evenmoreencouraging,eightyearsago,just19,390studentstookanAdvancedPlacementComputerScienceexam.Byt

hespringof2017,thenumberhadjumped415percentto99,868.28.WhydidHardiPartovicreatethe“HourofCode”?A.Tointroducecomputingtomorechildren.B.To

addaprogrammetoComputerScienceWeek.C.Tohelppeoplelearncomputerscienceinafunway.D.Totraincomputerscientistsforhisfutureprogram.29.The

“HourofCode”issocalledmostprobablybecause_____.A.itcanbescheduledanytimeB.itsprojectslastsixtyminuteseachC.itwillsu

relyattractmorestudentstoattendD.itstaskscanbesortedbycodingexperience30.WhatdoweknowaboutCode.org’sonlinecourses?A.Theyh

elpthedevelopermakelotsofmoney.B.Theyhaveexistedforover10yearsuptonow.C.Over704,000teachershavebeenlearningthem.D.Schoolscanuset

hemregularlyintheirclassrooms.31.Whatdothenumbersshowinthelastparagraph?A.Theinfluenceofroboticsclubs.B.TheeffectofHadiPartovi’s

efforts.C.ThedevelopmentofmanyUSschools.D.TheeffortsthatHadiPartovihasmade.DSmartphones,tabletsandsmartwatchesarebanned(禁止)atschool

forallchildrenunder15inFrance.Underthebanstudentsarenotabletousetheirphonesatallduringschoolhours,in

cludingmealbreaks.“Ithinkit’sagoodthing.Schoolisnotaboutbeingonyourphone,”ParismumMarie-CarolineMadeleinetoldAFP.“It’

shardwithkids.Youcan’tcontrolwhattheyseeandthat’soneofthethingsthatworrymeasaparent.”ThereisnolawlikethisinAustralia,butsomeAustralianschoolsh

avebannedphones.McKinnonSecondarySchoolinVictoriaintroducedatotalbaninFebruaryandPrincipalPitsaBinnionsaidthishasbe

enasuccess.McKinnonstudentsstillhaveaChromebooktouseineveryclassforday-to-daylearningbutthey’renotal

lowedtousesocialmedia.MsBinnionsaidatfirst“teacherscheeredandstudentsmoaned(抱怨),”butnowthey’reseeingtheadv

antages.“Theycometoschoolandthey’renotallowedtousephonesatallduringtheschoolday,includinglunchbreaks,”shesaid.“It’sbeenwonderfulinte

rmsofstudentscommunicatingwitheachotheratlunchtimeandnotlookingattheirscreen,”shesaid.MsBinnionalsoleadsbyexampleanddoesn’t

usehermobilephoneinschool.“Ithinkanyonecandoitifwe’vedoneit.”Noteveryoneagreeswiththebans.WesternSydneyUniversitytechnologyrese

archerDrJoanneOrlandowroteinonlinemagazineTheConversationearlierthisyearthatAustraliashouldnotbanphonesinschoolsbeca

useit’simportanttoeducatekidstoliveintheagetheyareraisedin.“Agoodeducationforstudentstodayisknowinghowtousetechnologytolearn,commun

icateandworkwithideas,”shewrote.“Banningstudentsfromusingsmartphonesisa1950sresponsetoa2018state-of-play.”32.Whydid

Madeleinewelcometheban?A.Schoolisforstudying.B.Kidsbehavebadlynowadays.C.Teachersfindithardtocontrolkids.D.Herkidsdependtoomuchonphones.33.Wha

tcanwelearnaboutthebaninMcKinnonSecondarySchool?A.Someteacherswereagainstitatfirst.B.Studentscannowseethegoodoftheban

.C.Studentscanusetheirphonesatlunchbeaks.D.Teachershavestoppedusingphonesatschoolaswell.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Chromebo

ok”inParagraph5probablyreferto?A.Abook.B.Anotebook.C.Alearningwebsite.D.Akindofcomputer.35.WhatdoesDrJo

anneOrlandothinkofbanningphonesinschools?A.Itwilldisconnectparentsandkids.B.Itwillcausekidstocommunicateless.C.Itwillpreventkidsbeingtech-m

inded.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。Peopleallneedfriendsbecausenobodywantstobelonelyandafriendcanhelpyouingoodandbadtimes.36Herearesomesignstotellyouifyourfri

endisatruefriend.AlwaysThereforYouTherearealwaysperiodsinyourlifewhenyouhaveproblemsordifficulties.37Itmaynotbeabletooff

erasolutiontoyourproblemsbutthefactthatyourfriendmakestimetolistenisasignhe/shecaresforyou.Yourfriendisnotatrue

friendifhe/shecannevermaketimeforyouwhenyouareintrouble.Youalsoneedtobereasonableandacceptthatyourfriendha

sotherthingstodosohe/shecannotalwayslistenimmediatelytoyourproblems.38Honestisimportanttokeeparelationshipalive.Atruefriendal

waystellsyouthetruth.Itmaybehardsometimesbutlyingcandestroyafriendship.Itisimportantthatyourfriendspeakshonestlyandnevermakesupstor

ies.AlwaysRespectful39Yourtruefriendmaydisagreebutneverinsiststhathe/sheiscorrect.AlwaysUnderstanding40Atruefriendwillalways

beforgivingandunderstanding，evenifitisn'this/herfault.Wearealldifferentpeopleandweallmakemistakes.Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgivingandunder

standingbecausehe/shedoesn'ttaketheriskoflosinghis/herbestfriend.A．AlwaysHonest.B．Everyonelikestomakefriends.C．Sometimesagoodfriendwil

lturnagainstyou.D．Itispossiblethatsomeproblemswillarisebetweenyouandyourfriend.E．Atruefriendwillalwayshavetimetolistentoyourproblemsandgive

advice.F．Atruefriendwillalwaysrespectyouropinionsnomatterwhetherhe/sheagreesornot.G．You'vemadefriendssincechildhood，butyous

tilldon'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，duringwhichavoicefromthespeaker

said，“Wewon't41drinksorthemealbecausewearefacingastormahead.Pleasemakeyoursafebeltsfastened.”Manypassengersbe

came42，talkingaboutitwitheachother.Atonceitbecame43intheplane.Soon，lightning44thedarkeningskies，andwithinmomentst

he45waslikeaboatonwavesinthestorm.Onemomentitwas46upbythestorm；thenextitwasthrownasifitwereto47ontotheground.Allth

epassengerswere48．Somecried.Someprayed(祈祷)．The49seemedhopeless.Iwonderedifwecould50itthroughthestorm.ThenInoti

cedthelittlegirlnexttome.Surprisingly，thestormseemedtomean51toher.Shewas52，lookingthroughapicturebook.Sometimesshec

losedhereyes，thenshewould53again，butshenevershoweda(n)54ofworryorfear.Thelittlegirlwasn'tafraidatall55a

lltheadultswerescaredtodeath.Findingmewatchingher，thegirlsmiledatmeandsaid，“Don'tworry.Myfatheristhepilot

.Heistakingmehome.Takeiteasy.Hewilltakeushomesafely.”Whentheplanewasoutof56，Ismiledatthegirlandshegavemeabigsmil

ein57．“Isaidmyfatherwouldtakeushomesafely.”Manykindsofstormsmay58us：diseases，difficulties...Theycaneasilydarkenourskiesand59ourplanesintohar

dtimes.Letus60：Loveisthepilot.Itwillhelpusoutoftrouble.Sotakeiteasy.41．A.getB.takeC.serveD.sell42．A.nervousB.excit

edC.happyD.comfortable43．A.coldB.quietC.warmD.noisy44．A.brokeoutB.litupC.cameaboutD.gaveoff45．A.shipB.seatC.t

rainD.plane．46．A.turnedB.cutC.liftedD.shut47．A.dropB.flyC.landD.jump48．A.surprisedB.gladC.scaredD.interested49．A.weatherB.questionC.action

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

.readD.sleep54．A.bookB.expressionC.storyD.impression55．A.andB.soC.whenD.since56．A.orderB.dangerC.fashionD.date57．A.returnB.turnC.timeD.fron

t58．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）classtenyearsago.Iwonderedw

hatIwasdoingthere.Atthatmoment,Icouldn’thaveknownthatI’djustmadeoneofthebest____61____(choose)ofmylife.Isatdownandlistenedtotheteache

r62(introduce)thetoolsofthecraft.Thenitwastimeformetotrymyhand.Itookupthebrush,usingthecorrectgesture,63(dip)itinth

eink，andcarefullywrote“one”____64____Chinese.Afternearlyfiveyearsofpracticing,Istartedtomakeversionsofwell-knownpoems.Call

igraphyseemedlikeabridge,65connectedmetoauthorsfromcenturiespast.Stroke(笔画)bystroke,wordbyword，Icouldfeeltheiremotions,cheri

shedmyownpeaceandlearned66(appreciate)mydailylife.Now,calligraphyisnotjust67hobby,but68isawaytoremovemyselffromtheworriesoflife.Rollingoutthep

aper,Icanwriteforawholeday.Calligraphy69(enable)metobalancemybusyscheduleandlive70(peace).第三节单词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)71.Inadditiont

orelaxationandfun,playinggamesalsobringsmemuch________(满足).72.Iwasnot________(熟悉的)withanyonewhenIfirstmovedtotheneighbourhood.73.Themethod____

___(证明）tobeeffectivewhenitwasappliedtosolvetheproblem.74.Allhumanbeingsaresupposedtolivein________(和谐)withnature.75.As

isoftenthecase,________(美丽)isintheeyeofthebeholder.76.Itis________(违法的)tohuntwildanimalseitherforfoodorf

orprofit.77.Inspiteofgreateffort,Istillcan’tfeelasenseof________(成就).78.Thenewlyopenedshoppingcenteraroundthecornerprovides________(各种各样的

)goodsforpeopletochoosefrom.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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________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,Lihua“BEST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.BACBC56—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.t

oappreciate67.a68.it69.enables70.peacefully六、单词拼写（共10题，每题1分，满分10分）71.satisfaction72.familiar73.proved74.harmony75.beauty76.illega

l77.achievement78.various79.surrounded80.respect八、应用文（满分25分）DearHanna,I’mLiHua,ahighschoolstudentfromChina.

LearningbychancethatyouaretutoringoralEnglishonline,I’mwritingtoaskyouforhelp.Duringthepasttenyears,Iha

veacquiredbasicknowledgeofEnglishanddevelopedagreatinterestinit.Thus,IplantomajorinEnglishaftergraduatingfromhighschool.Whatbothersmemostisth

atalthoughIhavedonewellinEnglishexams,IfindmyoralEnglishsopoorthatIfailtocommunicatewithothersinfluentEnglish.That’swhyIlongforatutortohelpmeimprove

myoralEnglish.Wouldyoupleasegivemeahand?Iwoulddeeplyappreciateitifyoucoulddomeafavor.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Your

ssincerely,LiHua听力原文:(Text1)W:David,whatdoyouusuallydoinyoursparetime?M:Ihavelotstodo,reading,swimming,writing...ButI’mmadaboutpaintingmostofthetim

e.(Text2)W:Hi,Mark!Howarethingswithyouthesedays?M:Nottoobad,exceptMomislaidupwiththeflu.SoIhavetoaskforleaveandstayhomeforher.(Text3)W:H

ey,Bruce,let’seatouttonight.It’sonme.M:It’skindofyou.What’stheoccasion?Youhavegotabonusthismonth,Iguess.It’sthemonthofyourbestsalesperf

ormance.W:Yeah,you’reright.(Text4)W:I’vepaidforthebooksonline.Whenwouldbeyourearliestdelivery?M:ItisonApril20and

thebookswillarriveinthreedaysasusual.W:Sorry,Imaybeawayonthearrivalday.Sendthemoutonedayearlier,OK?M:Noproblem.(Text5)W:Look!Billyhasthemicrop

hone.M:Ithoughtheonlylikedtolisten.W:ThatwasbeforeheheardLisasing!Iguesshecouldn’tstanditanymore,sohedecidestohaveatrybyhimse

lf.(Text6)W:Excuseme,Ican’tfindmydestinations.Canyouhelpme?M:Oh,yes.Whereareyougoing?W:IwanttogototheTownHallfirstandthe

ntotheFerryTheater.M:YoucangostraighttillyoufindtheTownHallatthesecondcornerofLondonRoad.TurnrightfromLondonRoadtoDublinStreetandw

alkalongit.Thetheateris100metersaheadonthestreet.W:Bytheway,what’sthebestwaytotheModernArtGallery?M:YoucantakethebusorsubwayonDublinStreet.W

ell…,itisrushhournow;you’dbetterchoosethelatter.W:OK.Thankssomuch.(Text7)W:Whatisyourfavoritekindofmusic,Steven?M:Myfavorit

eisrock.ButgenerallyIlikealltypesofmusic,exceptcountrymusic.W:I’mtheoppositeway.Ienjoycountrymusic.SometimesIlistento

Jazz.Bytheway,howexpensiveareCDsinyourhometown?M:Well,abrandnewCDisprobablybetweenabout15and20dollars,Iguess,dependingontheCD,butyoucanfindth

eusedCDsforanythingfrom1to10dollars.W:Wow,that’sprettycheap.Doyouplayamusicalinstrument?M:No,Idon’t,althoughwhenIwa

sakidIplayedthepianoandalittlebitoftheguitar,butI’veforgottenallofthat.Iamplanningtopickuptheviolin.W:Thelastquestion,mostimportantly,whatkindofs

ongdoyoulike,theup-to-date?M:Oh,no,Iguessanythingthat’sinmyhead.(Text8)W:It’sawful.I’mrunningoutofmoneyagain.Ire

allyneedtobalancemybudgetandhandlemymoneybetter.M:Youdidspendtoomuch,andsomeoftheexpensewaskindofunneces

sary.W:ButImakeit.M:Though,youdon’thavetospendeverypennyyoumake.Youcouldhavesavedsomeeverymonth,asalotofotherpeopleandIdo.W:Iworkhardtomakeabett

erlife,soIdeservetoenjoymyself,butthatcostsmoney.M:Youshouldtrytosaveincaseofanemergency.Youneedtohav

emoreself-control.Whatthingsdidyouspendyourmoneyon?W:TheproblemisthatIhavenoidea.Ididn’tpayattention.Well..,may

betoomuchonentertainments,Ithink.M:Letbygonesbebygonesandstartsavingrightnow.W:Thanks.I’lltry.(Text9)W:Hi,ProfessorWhite.I’mJulie.Iaminyo

ur2o’clockclassonThursdays.M:Hi,Julie.Takeaseat,please.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Thankyou.IhavebeenmeaningtotalktoyouaboutthetroubleIhaveinclass.I’mhavi

ngtroubleunderstandingthelecturesyougive.Isthereanythingyouwouldsuggest?M:Somestudentstapethelecturesandlistentothemaf

terwards.Thatseemstohelp.W:Thatisagreatidea.Iwilldefinitelytrythat.Inaddition,I’mwonderingifyougiveextracre

ditsinyourclass.M:Sorry,Idon’tgiveanyextracreditassignmentsforthisterm.Butifyouareworriedaboutpassingthecourse,therearest

illtwomoreteststopullupyourgrade.W:Yes,Iwillstudyhardforthose.Thanksalotforyourtime.M:Youarewelcome.Seeyouinclass.W:Oka

y,ProfessorWhite,seeyouonThursday.(Text10)M:Hello,everybody!HereIwillsharewithyousomethingaboutafamousrunnerFaujaSingh.InApril2011,Fauj

acelebratedhis100thbirthday.HerantheTorontoMarathoninCanadaandbecamethefirstpersonaged100yearsoldtof

inishamarathon.ButFaujadidn’trunhisfirstmarathonuntiltheyear2000.Whynot?Thisishisstory.FaujawasborninIndia.Hegrew

uponthefamilyfarmwithhisparentsandbrothers.Hewasn’tastrongchildandhadsometroublewithhislegs.Hedidn’twalkbeforehewasf

iveyearsold.Buthewashappyandlifewasgoodafterhelearnedtowalk.LaterFaujagotmarriedandhadsixchildren.Buthishappylifedidn’tconti

nue.Unfortunately,hiswifeandtwoofhischildrendied.FaujathenmovedtoEnglandandlivedwithhisotherson,buthewasn’thappy.Sohestar

tedtogorunning.Whenheran,hedidn’tthinkaboutthepastanddidn’tfeelupset.Thenin2000,attheageof89,heranhisfirstLondonMarathoninatimeof6hours51minutes.Andh

edidn’tstopsincethen.Hesaidmarathonchangedhislifeandhelpedhimfeelhappyagain.