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商丘市部分学校202—2021学年第二学期期末考试高一英语第一部分听力（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.What’stheweatherliketoday?A.Windy.B.Sunny.C.Warm.2.Howwillthe

womangettotherailwaystation?A.Bycar.B.Bytaxi.C.Bysubway.3.Whotillneedstojoinagroup?A.Alex.B.Simon.C.Helen.4.Whendidthemanleavetheoffice?A.At1:00.B.A

t1:30.C.At2:00.5.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Watchingamovie.B.Attendingawedding.C.Admiringapicture.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。听第6段材料；回答第6、7题。6.Whatw

illthespeakersdotogether?A.Gorunning.B.Playtennis.C.Goswimming.7.Wherewillthemanpickupthewoman?A.Inthegym.B.Atthet

enniscourt.C.Attheswimmingpool.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A,HowtolearnItalian.B.Howtospendthevacation.C.Ho

wtoenjoymusic.9.Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttogotoRome?A.Sheisafraidofflying.B.ShehatesItalianmusic.C.Shehasnointe

restinhistory.10.Whatisthewomanprobablyinterestedin?A.Thedeliciousfood.B.Thegreatarchitecture.C.Thenatura

lscenery.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inasupermarket.B.Atapostoffice.CAthome.12.Howmuchdidthetwospe

akersspendonthefruit?A.$4.50.B.$3.40.C.$2.99.13.Howdoesthewomanfeelintheend?A.Angry.B.Satisfied.C.Calm.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whatistheprobablerelation

shipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Classmates.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Teacherandstudent.15.Whatdidthemandointhemorning?A.HehadaPE

lesson.B.Heskippedthebreakfast.C.Hebroketherecordof200-meterrace.16.Whydidthemansufferastomachache?A.Herant

oofast.B.Heatetoomuch.C.Herosetooearly.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhichroomisfortheAcademicTestofEnglish?A.Room304.B.Room403.C.Room504.18.Wherecou

ldthestudentsputtheirschoolbags?A.Inthelockerswithkeys.B.Infrontofthetestingroom.C.Onthechairsoutsidethewashroom.19.Whatshouldthestudentsdoifthe

ywanttousethewashroom?A.Gotogetherwithapartner.B.Waituntiltheirnameiscalled.C.Getthemonitor’spermission.20.Whatcanwelearnfromt

heannouncement?A.Studentscanusetheirownpencils.B.Thespeakerisoneofthecandidates.C.Coatsareforbiddeninthetest

ingroom.第二部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A2021-2022CoverArtContestWantyourphotoorartwork

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tpastcoversofthemagazine.C.Giveadetailedaccountofyourwork.D.Submityourworktwomonthsbeforetheholiday.23.Whatwillyou

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imethatdeservesthecredit,USATodayreported.Itstillseemshardtobelievethatwecandealwithmoreseriousdiseasesyetarepowerlessagainstsomethingsocomm

onasacold.Recently,scientistscameclosertofigureoutwhy.Tounderstandit,youfirstneedtoknowhowantiviraldrugswork.Theyattackthevirusbyattachingtoan

dchangingthesurfacestructuresofthevirus.Todothat,thedrugmustfitandlockintothevirusliketherightpieceofajigsaw(拼图),whichmeanssci

entistshavetoidentifythevirusandbuilda3Dmodeltostudyitssurfacebeforetheycandesignanantiviraldrugthatiseffectiveenough.Thetwocoldvir

usesthatscientistshadlongknownaboutwererhinovirus(鼻病毒)AandB.Buttheydidn’tfindoutabouttheexistenceofathi

rdvirus,rhinovirusC,until2006.Allthreeofthemcommoncold,butdrugsthatworkwellagainstrhinovirusAandBhavelittlelittleeffect

whenusedagainstrhinovirusC.“Thisexplainsmostofthepreviousfailuresofdrugtrialsagainstrhinoviruses,”studyleaderProfessorAnnC.PalmenberpattheUnivers

ityofWisconsinMadison,US,toldScienceDaily.Now,morethan10yearsafterthediscoveryofrhinovirusC,scientistshavefinallybuiltahighlydetai

led3Dmodelofthevirus,showingthatthesurfaceofthevirusis,asexpected,differentfromthatofothercoldviruses.

Withthemodelinhand,hopefullyarealcureforacommoncoldisonitsway.Soon,wemaynolongerhavetowasteourmoneyonmedicinesthatdon’treallywork.24

.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpopularremediesforacommoncold?A.Theyarequiteeffective.B.Theyareslightlyhelpful.C.Theyactuallyhav

enoeffect.D.Theystillneedtobeimproved.25.Howdoantiviraldrugswork?A.Bybreakingupcoldvirusesdirectly.B.Bychangingthesurfa

cestructuresofthecoldviruses.C.Bypreventingcoldsfromdevelopingintoseriousdiseases.D.Byabsorbingdifferentkindsofcoldvirusesatthesametime.26.Whatca

nweinferfromthepassage?A.Thesurfaceofcoldviruseslooksquitesimilar.B.Scientistshavealreadyfoundacureforthecommoncold.C.Scientistswerenotawareofthee

xistenceofrhinovirusCuntilrecently.D.Knowingthestructureofcoldvirusesisthekeytodevelopinganeffectivecure.27.Whatisthebesttitlefo

rthispassage?A.Drugsagainstcoldviruses.B.Helpfulhomeremedies.C.Nocurrentcureforacommoncold.D.Researchoncoldviruses.CIfyou’v

eeverbeenannoyedbythesoundofsomeoneeating,especiallyastheynoisilyslurp(出声地吃)noodles,don’tworry,you’renotalone.Acompanyhas

recentlydesignedaforkthatconnectstoanapponyoursmartphone,whichwillthenplaynoisecancellingsoundsifyouhappentoslurpyournoodl

estooloudly.Theforkwasdesignedwithamicrophoneinitshandlethatistrainedtorecognizethesoundofslurping.Themicrophonewi

llthensendasignaltothephoneapp,settingoffthenoisecancellingsounds.Thecompanythatdesignedthefork,calledOtohikofor

k,wasinspiredbywhatiscalled“noodleharassment”bysocialmedians,whichisrunningwildinJapan.“TheJapanese,whogenerallydislikenoisyeating,consid

eritproperandevenpreferabletosuckupone’snoodleswithaloudslurpingsound.”Unfortunatelyforvisitors,however,s

uchenthusiasticslurpingtendstograteontheirnerves,whichiswhatleadstothecreationofthephrase“noodleharassment”inthefirstplace.Thecompanybehin

dthefork,Nissin,istheverysamecompanythatinventedCupNoodles，whobroughtinstantnoodlestotheworldnearly70yearsago,sotheya

redefinitelyworriedaboutwhetherornotforeignersareputoffbythesoundofslurpingnoodles.Theforkisbeingsoldforagood$

130,butthosebotheredenoughbynoodlesslurperswilllikelyfinditwellworththemoney.Nissinisonlyplanningalimitedrunof5,0

00forksforthetimebeing,whichcannowbepre-orderedonlythroughtheirwebsite.Thecompanyisplanningtobeginreleasingthemjustintimefor

theholidays.Ofcourse,itstillremainstobeseeniftheforkcanbeprogrammedtodrownoutthesoundofloudchewers,whichisprobablyo

fgreaterconcerntosensitivewesternfriends.28.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat______A.amicrophoneintheOtohikofork’shandleisdesignedtocanceltheslurpings

oundB.alltheJapanesewillbeencouragedtousetheOtohikofork.C.theOtohikoforkisnotavailablenowinrealshopsD.theO

tohikoforkwilldefinitelysilencethesoundofloudchewers29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“harassment”mean?A.DisturbanceB.Prefe

renceC.CancellationD.Division30.Thenewforkwillbethemosthelpfulfor______.A.westernvisitorstoJapanB.fansofJapanesenoodlesC.thes

preadofJapanesecultureD.thereformofJapanesefood31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Ittellsgoodnewstowesternvisitors.B.

Itintroducesanoisecancellingfork.C.ItdescribesafamousJapanesenoodlecompany.D.Itexplainsaphrase“noodleha

rassment”.DMusicdiedherelastspring,orrather,itwaskilledbymembersoftheschoolcommitteewhoignoredtheimportanceofmusicanddramaaspartofth

ehighschoolcurriculum.Thecommitteedecidesthatteachingstudentshowtotakeastandardizedtestismoreimportan

tthanacurriculuminwhichstudentscanexploretheirinterestsinthearts.Becausetheschoolsystemisrunningoutoffunding,itneedstomakesurethat

studentspassthetestorevenmoremoneywillbelostIfstudentsfailthestatestandardizedtest,itisnotthefaultofdramaandmusicclasse

s——theyarefailingbecausethe“academic”classesareindeficiencyinaway.Itispainfultothinkofhowmanystudentswillbediscouragedfromsi

nging,acting,andplayinginstrumentsbecauseschoolprogramsarenolongeroffered.Manyfamiliescannotaffordprivatemusiclessons,andmanypo

tentialmusiciansandartistsmaynotfindtheircallingsiftheyarenotexposedtotheartsinschool.Thefactthattheschoolcommitteethinkstheartsare

notworththeinvestmentwillcertainlymakesomestudentsbelievetheartsarenotworththeirtimeorsupportandthecyclewillcontinue.Teachingforatestdo

esnotshapestudentsintowell-roundedpeople.Itblocksthenaturalsensetocreateandexpressfeelingsthroughthearts——thereismoretolifethanthean

alyticalthinkingthatmathandEnglishprovide.Whathappensafteratest?Sure,astudentmightgraduate,buttheywillh

avelimitedknowledge——certainlynotagoodpreparationfortherealworld.32.Musicanddramaareremovedfromthehighsc

hoolcurriculuminthat______.A.somestudentsfailthestatestandardizedtestB.fewerandfewerstudentslovetoattendthemC.theschoolcurr

iculumhasbeenchangedD.theschoolisafraidoflosingfinancialsupport.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmeanintheseco

ndparagraph?A.Notenough.B.ToomanyC.TooboringD.Notproper34.Itcanbelearnedthattheartscan____________.A.motivatestudent

sincreativityandexpressionB.makestudentsround-shapedpeopleinfutureC.providestudentswithcarefulthinkingD.preventstudentsfromgraduating

fromhighschool35.Inwhatwaydoestheauthordescribethepassage?A.Humorously.B.BitterlyC.ExcitedlyD.Mildly.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短

文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。ImproveYourRelationshipsHavingstableandpositiverelationshipsinyourlifecanmakeyouhappierandmorefulf

illed.Whetherit’syourfriends,family,orsignificantother,improvingarelationshipcansometimesbeconfusing.36Expressyourappreciationfortheper

son.37Noticethepositivethingsthatthepersonisdoingandgooutofyourwaytoshowyourappreciationforthem.Youc

analsoshowyourappreciationbyrememberingimportanteventslikeanniversariesorbirthdays.38Ifyouhardlyseeeachotherortalktoeachother,itcanbedifficulttomai

ntainarelationship.Takeextratimeoutofyourdayanddevoteittothepersonthatyouwanttoimproverelationswith.Try

toworkaroundtheotherperson’sschedulesothatyoucanspendthetimetogether.Youcanshareameal,watchashow,listentomusic,orgosho

ppingwiththem.Turnoffdistractions.Distractionslikeacellphone,socialmedia,orvideogamescancreateadivision

inbetweenyouandanotherperson.Ifyounoticethatyouarealwaysdistracted,youshouldturnoffyourcellphoneorcomputerandta

lktothem.39Seektherapy(心理治疗)ifyoucan’tgetalong.Tofixorimprovefamilyrelationshipsorrelationshipswithyour

significantother,youcanturntotherapy.Ifyounoticethatyouandthepersonarealwaysarguingoverthesamekindsofthings,a

ndnothinghasworked,youshouldconsiderseekingtherapywiththem.40Andfamilytherapymaybeabletorestorebondsbetweenfamilymem

bers.A.Spendmoretimewiththeperson.B.Maintainarelationshipifpossible.C.Peopleoftenliketobepraisedforachievements.D.Aspec

ialistcanhelpsolvelong-termissuesintherelationship.E.Iftheyaretheonealwaysdistracted,askthemiftheycandothesame.F.Followthetipsan

dyoucandevelopgoodrelationshipswithyourfamily.G.Luckily,byadjustingyourbehaviour,youcanimproveanyrelationshipinyourlife.第三部分：完形填空（共15小题，每小题1

分，满分15分）Insuchalesser-knownwildlifereserve,therewerenootherguestsexceptme.Somehowthatnight,festivitieswiththest

affreachedapointwhereitseemedagoodideatogofora41.Sowerandowntotheriveranddivedintoit.What42methenextday,asIhadamuch-neededcoffeeoverlookingt

heriver,wasseeingalargecroc(鳄鱼)movingpastthevery43spot.Somepeopleneedabitof44togetthemselvesgoing,whileotherswillinglyt

hrowthemselvesintopotentially45situations,andcomeouttheothersidetransformed.Walkinginthewildcandothat.Ridingwildri

vers,too.Onceyoutakethatfirststepontoground46withthetracksofwildbeasts,orputyourpaddle(浆)intoafast-flowingriverfort

hefirsttime,youcrossadivideintoaworldof47.Yoursensesareheightened,yourvisionsharpensandyourearstunein.It’swhatourwildance

stors48onadailybasis.Sowereturntoseekoutthatthrill(刺激),to49ourdomesticlivesandremindourselveswhatitistolive.Thereare50for

everyone.Somediptheirtoein,andsomefullycommit.Eitherway,peopletakethatsteptoimmerse(融入)themselvesintheworl

d.Recently,threeunrelatedgroupsof51didjustthat:walkinghundredsofkilometresamongdangerousbeasts,throughwildlifereservesoverasmanyas21days.Ca

nitgetany52?Therearealsokayakers(划皮艇的人)whoflewdown53rivers,showingusthat,forallthethrills,it’sthe54aspectsthattheye

njoymost,thosetripswheretheysleepriverside,beneaththestars.Theirgoalwastodrawattentiontotheeffectofthepandemiconlocalcommunit

iesandconservationandthey55caughtourattention.41.A.walkB.rideC.swimD.coffee42.A.excitedB.surprisedC.touchedD.frightened43.A.

sameB.perfectC.popularD.special44.A.energyB.courageC.patienceD.wisdom45.A.trickyB.dangerousC.realD.embarrassing46.A.mark

edB.connectedC.replacedD.charged47.A.harmonyB.calmnessC.securityD.uncertainty48.A.treasuredB.rememberedC.experiencedD.abandoned49.A.liveB.devoteC.es

capeD.compare50.A.degreesB.toursC.samplesD.outlines51.A.scientistsB.volunteersC.athletesD.adventurers52.A.wilderB.easierC.fasterD.

newer53.A.shortB.fierceC.beautifulD.famous54.A.positiveB.quietC.practicalD.lonely55.A.suddenlyB.normallyC.eventuallyD.undoubtedly第四部分：语法填空：（1.5

*10）SchoolsintheUKaretryingtheuseofclassroomrobotsin56attempttoeasethegrowingteachershortage.Sofar,t

woprimaryschoolsinPlymouth57(start)tousethemachinesaspossiblereplacementsforteachingassistants.Britain’slackofteachingstaffh

asbeenworseningoverthelastdecadeandshowsnosignofimproving.58(graduate)areunwillingtoentertheprimaryeducationdepar

tmentandmanyteachersaregivinguptheteachingjobsforcareersinotherfields.59(face)withthisalarmingshortage,someschoolsbelievethatrobotsmightsoonbeableto

fillthegap.Testshaveshownthatteacherscantraintherobotswithinjustthreehoursbyshowing60(vary)classroomtechni

ques.Thesemethodsarethencopiedbytherobotsandusedinarealclassroomsetting61realstudentsaredoingtasks.Inoneexample,therobotteacher62(

success)guidedthestudentsthrough63(challenge)tasks,givingthempraiseandencouragementwhennecessary.Theprojecthasbeenmetwithmixedreacti

onsfromteachers.Someareconcernedthattherobotsareheretotaketheirjobs,64othersoptimisticallyregardthemachines65awaytoreducetheirheavyworkloads.第五部分：单

词拼写（0.5*10）66.Heplacedgreate______ontheimportanceoffamilylifeandties.67.Thebookwaswritteninastylea______totheageofthechildren

.68.Theevidenceshowshoweasilypeoplecanholdmutually______(矛盾的)beliefs.69.Weofferourcustomersac______rangeoffinancialproducts.70.Thesuncanea

silydamageachild’sd______skin.71.Itcouldthreatenthepeaceand______(稳定)oftheregion.72.Ittakesp______andtimetorebuildtrustandpr

ogressoftencomesthroughsmallsteps.73.Lucidlymyparentsweret______ofmychoiceofmusic.74.Whitebreadisreallyjusta______(变体)ofFrenchbread.

75.ThesuccessoftheTVa______hasbroughthergreaterpopularityandmoreconfidenceinwriting.第六部分：动词填空（1*10）76.Yourhe

roicbehavioursdeserve______.(praise)77.Thereisnothingtodoexcept______(wait)tillitstopssnowing.78.ministerdeclined____

__(comment)ontheprogressofthepeacetalks.79.Youcan’thelp______(strike)byherkindness.80.Sarah,hurryup.Iamafraidyouwo

n’thavetimetoget______(change)beforetheparty.81.Officialsbelievethatmorethanonepersonmaybe______(blame)forthefire.82.Previousdataofplastic______(co

nsist)ofonlyaverysmallpartrevealstheamountofplasticintheseasisonthedeclineinrecentyears.83.Thetransportationwillim

provealotinNantong,withanothertwobridges____________(construct)ova:theChangjiangRiverinthenearfuture.84.Iwouldadvisepeopletothinkverycarefullyabo

ut______(commit)themselvestoworkingonSundays.85.Thepopularhighschoolisreported____________(found)inthelate19thcentury.第七部分：选词填空（1*1

0）makeallowancefor,throwoneselfinto;breakwith;cryoutfor;dothetrick;digup;forgoodmeasure;setaside;hitthespot;speakvolum

esabout;86.Sofar,they______somethingfromhispasttospoilhischancesofbeingelected.87.Thelioncaughtthelittlecre

atureandthemouse,shiveringwithfear,____________mercy.88.Ilikeyoursmallgesturesthat____________howmuchyoucare.89.Whenwe’replanningf

oratrip,weshould____________theweather.90.HeisalsotryingtogetEuropeancompaniesto____________America.91.Thissauceneedsmoreflavour-Iknow,somelemonj

uiceshould______.92.Inmuchoftheanimalworld,nightisthetime______forsleep—pureandsingle.93.IfeelsogoodThaiwarmhotpotcertainly_________

___onwinternights.94.Hesoldmethecaratalowpriceandincludedtheradio____________.95.Ifwe____________ourstudies,wewillsurelyachievehighgrades.第八部分，应用文写作（

满分15分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Allen邀请你去参观一个画展，你有事不能前往。请给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1、感谢邀请；2、表达歉意：3.说明理由：注意：1、词数80左右；2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。商丘市部分学校202—2021学年第二学期期末考试参考答案第一部分听

力：ACABBCBBABCCBAABAACC第二部分阅读：CDBCBDCCAABDAAB7选5：GCAED第三部分完形：CDABBADCCADABBD第四部分语法填空：56.an57.havestarted58.Graduates59.

Faced60.various61.where62.successfully63.challenging64.while65.as第五部分单词拼写：66.emphasis67.appropriate68

.contradictory69.comprehensive70.delicate71.stability72.patience73.tolerant74.variation75.adaptation第六部分动词填空：76.praising/t

obepraised77.wait78.tocomment79.beingstruck80.changed81.toblame82.consisting83.tobeconstructed84.committin

g85.tohavebeenfounded第七部分选词填空：86.havedugup87.criedoutfor88.speakvolumesabout89.makeallowancefor90.breakwith91.dothetr

ick92.setaside93.hitsthespot94.forgoodmeasure95.throwourselvesinto第八部分作文DearAllen,ThanksforyourinvitationtotheArtShow

thisSunday.I’dlovetogowithyou.butmuchtomyregret.I’mnotabletomakeit.Occupiedwithmassesofhomework.Ihavet

odevotemyselfexclusivelytoit.Moreimportantly,IamsupposedtogetmyselfwellfurnishedfortheEnglishspeechcontesttobeheldnextMonday,becauseofwhichIcan

’tspareanytime.Isitpossibleforustofixanothertime?Expectingyourreply.Yours.LiHua英语听力原文Text1W:Theweatheristerrible.M:Yes.Itwass

unnyandwarmyesterday,butthewindisreallystrongnow.Text2M:Howwillyougettotherailwaystationthisafternoon?Bycarorbytaxi?W:Publi

ctransportismyfirstchoice.IcantakeMetroLine1tothestation.Text3W:Hi,Alex.Areyoustilllookingforagroup?Whynotjoinus?M:Thanks,Helen.Actually,Iamc

onsideringSimon’sgroup.Text4W:Iwasattheofficeattwoo’clock.HowdidImissyou?M:Igotthereatoneo’clockandwaitedforhalfanhour.ThenIleftfora

meeting.Text5W:Look!Maryiscomingandlookslikeasuperstarfromthepicture.M:Yes.ShemustbeveryhappytomarryJohn.W:Oh,IfeelasifI’mw

atchingalovemovie.Text6M:Hi.Ihaven’tseenyouforalongtime.W:IhavebeentoNewYorkforamonth.M:Isee.Iwaswonderingwhetheryouarefreethisaf

ternoon.Maybewecangorunninginthegymtogether.W:Oh,I’vejustmadeplanstoplaytenniswithmyfriends.M:Whatashame!Howaboutgoingswimmingafter

that?Itwouldbenicetorelaxinthepoolonsuchahotday.W:Soundsgreat.Whereshallwemeet?M:Iwillpickyouupatthetenniscourtaftermyworkout.W:OK.Seeyoul

ater,then.Text7M:Whatareyougoingtodoforthespringbreak?W:MyparentswanttotakemysisterandmetoRome.ButIdon’treallywa

nttogoabroad.M:Whynot?Romeisacitywithalonghistoryandfoodthereisdelicious.W:Tobefrank,I’mscaredoftakingflights.M:Haveyoubeenonaplanebefore?W:Yeah,afe

wtimesbutIhateiteverytime.M:Well,maybeyoucanlistentosomerelaxingmusicduringtheflight.W:Iwillhaveatry

.ButIdon’tspeakItalian.M:Don’tworry.ManyItalianscanspeakfluentEnglish.W:Theydo?M:Ofcourse.LookatthepicturesofmuseumsinRomeonmycellphon

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t.Weworkhard.Text9W:Henry,youdon’tlookverywell.AreyouOK?M:I’mafraidIhaveaseriousstomachache.W:Thereisnothingwrongwithourlunch.Whatdidyoueatbe

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hisway.M:Canyouhelpmeaskforaday’soff?Ineedagoodrest.W:Sure.Takecare.Text10Beforetheexambegins,I’dliketogooversomeimportantin

formation.ThisistheAcademicTestofEnglishforinternationalstudents,andthisisRoom304.IfyouareherefortheSAT,pleasegotoRoom403.FortheGRE,gotoRoom50

4.So,tobeginwith,youshallnottakeanythingwithyouintothetestingroom.Thatincludesmobilephones,watches,pens,paper,pencil

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