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英语试卷第I卷(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)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’stheman’ssuggestion?A.Cancelingthereservation.B.Continuingwaitinghere.C.G

oingtoanotherrestaurant.2.WhatwillPeterdofirst?A.Gohome.B.Dohishomework.C.Buysomecandy.3.WhatdoesthewomanaskMiketodo?A.Brushhisteeth.B.Savewater

.C.Drinksomewater.4.Whydoesthemanseeminlowspirits?A.Hehasbeensickthisweek.B.Hemissedhisfavoritemovies.C.Hegotlittlesleep

thesedays.5.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?A.Theman’shealth.B.Theman’scookingskill.C.Theman’ssafetyinMexico.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.Whatistheman’sproblem?A.Hehasabackache.B.Hetooktoomanypills.C.Helostcontactwithhisdoctor.7.

WhydoesDoctorGreenbreaktherulefortheman?A.Heisverypolite.B.Heisseriouslyill.C.Hecan’taffordafullcheckup.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whoisthewoman?A.T

heman’sclassmate.B.Annie’ssister.C.Annie’sroommate.9.WhatdoesthemanwanttotellAnnie?A.Hisnewaddress.B.Hotelinformation.C.Hi

svisit.10.HowcanAnniegetintouchwiththeman?A.GotoRoom668,theTerminalHotel.B.Dialthephonenumber4934975.C.

Sendhimanurgentmessage.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Whatdoesthewomaninvitethemantodotoday?A.Attendaparty.B.

Studytogether.C.Seeafilm.12.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.At4:15.B.At4:30.C.At4:45.13.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?A.Attheboo

kstore.B.Attheschoolgate.C.Atanice-creamshop.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14.Whatdoesthemando?A.Apoliceman.B.Afirefighter.C.Ajour

nalist.15.Howmanykidsdiedfromthefire?A.2.B.5.C.28.16.Wheredidtheboythrowthecigaretteend?A.Onthecarpet.B.Onthesofa.

C.Onthetable.17.Whywastheboyabletotouchthecigaretteend?A.Hisfatheraskedhimtothrowit.B.Hisfatherwasdrunkandsleeping.C.Hi

sfatherlefthimaloneathome.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18.Howcanfrozenfoodbekeptcoldatordinarytemperatures?A.Byusingbags.B.Byusingwater.C.B

yusingpaper.19.Whatisadvisedtodowhencamping?A.Keepmilkinacoolerbox.B.Nevercookmeatoreggs.C.Usespecialdryfoods.20.Whatisthep

assagemainlyabout?A.Howtopickupfreshfood.B.Howtoeathealthilyindifferentweather.C.Howtokeepfoodfromgoingbadinsummer.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。AWet‘n’WildGoldCoastWelcometoWet‘n’WildGoldCoast!AtWet‘n’WildG

oldCoast,thesummerisendlessandsoisthefun.Visitusfortheperfectfamilydayout.Wet‘n’WildJuniorExperienceWet‘n’WildJunior,ahugenew

zonejustforlittleadventure.Designedespeciallyforkids,Wet‘n’WildJuniorfeaturesvariouswaterslidesincludingsmallversionsof

ourlargerthrillslideslikeTornadoandtheAquaRacers.GiantWavePoolThesurfisalwaysupatGiantWavePool!Aconsi

stentone-metreswell(浪涌)willbringyoualotoffun.Withgentlyrollingwavesintheshallowsandconstantlifeguardsupervi

sion(救生员监管),guestsofallagescanhitthesurfingsafety.ThereisalsonecessaryequipmentforhirefromtheBeachHut.Rive

rRapidsSlipandslideyourwaydownWhitewaterMountainonWet‘n’Wild’sallnewRiverRapids!WithaRockyMountaintheme,RiverRapidsfeatur

esfournewbodyslideswithsomethingtopleaseeveryone.Speedloverswillenjoythetwonewslideswhiletheopenairflumes(水槽)areperfectforthekids

.WhirlpoolSpringsForthefirsttimeever,youcanbeCool‘n’CalminthenewWhirlpoolSpringsatWet‘n’WildWaterWorld.Theseawesomecol

dspas(矿泉疗养浴池)willhelpyoucooloffafterexperiencingaseriesofsportsactivitiesatWet‘n’WildWaterWorld.WhirlpoolSpringsisagreatattractionespeciall

yinsummer.Price:Wet‘n’WildGoldCoastOneDayAdmission:Adult$65.00;Child(3-13yearsold)$40.00OperatingHours

:Monday—Fridayfrom10:00amto3:30pm.Saturday&Sundayfrom10:00amto4:00pm.AdditionalInformationYoucangeta10%discountwhenbookingtheticketsontheInter

net.Theticketscanbeusedwithin12monthsfromtimeofpurchase.Ticketswillbedeliveredtoyoure-mailboxwithin60minutesof

purchase.Pleaseprintoutallticketsandtakethemalongwithyoutotheattraction.21.Accordingtothepassage,GiantWavePool____.A.i

snotsuitableforchildrenB.isopentovisitorsalldaylongC.isthebestplacetolearnsurfingskillsD.providesvisitorswithasurfingexperience22.

Toexperiencethecoolfeeling,thebestplaceyoucanchooseis____.A.Wet‘n’WildJuniorB.WhirlpoolSpringsC.GiantWavePoolD.RiverRapids23.Ifacoup

lewitha10-year-oldkidspendadayatWet‘n’WildGoldCoast,theyshouldpayatleast____.A.$153B.$157C.$166D.$170

BIt’simportantforchildrentotakepartinsocialactivitiesduringtheirsummerholidays.“Kidsshouldhaveabreakduringthesummer.They’veworkedhar

dduringtheschoolyearandthisistheirtimetorelax,buttheyshouldcontinuecommunicatingwiththeirfriendsandmeetingnewpeople,”saidDr.

JinHan.He’saprofessoratBaylorCollegeofMedicineinHouston.Spendingtimewithfriendsandmeetingnewpeoplebydoingfunandeducationalactivitiessucha

smusic,artsandsportsprogramsinsummerhelpwiththeirdevelopment.“Ifchildrenspendalotoftimealoneontheirelectronicequipment,thentheywillfailtocom

municatewithothers,”Hansaid.“Intoday’sworld,it’sveryeasyforkidstostayindoorsalldayandkeepintouchwithothers,butthatisnotagoodwaytoconnectwithoth

ers.Face-to-facecommunicationisnecessaryandimportant.Parentsshouldrestrictthetimetheirchildrenspendonelectronicequipment.Forexample,thetimethe

yspendontheirphonescannotbemorethanonehouraday.”It’salsoimportantforchildrentospendqualitytimewiththeirparentsandsistersorbr

others.“It’snotthelengthoftime,butthequalityoftimethatfamiliesspendtogetherthatisreallyvaluable,”Hansaid.“Thistypeofcommunicationisnots

omethingthatyoucangetfromanywhereelse.Itdoesn’tmatterhowoldthechildis,becausefamilybonding(人与人之间的关系)e

xperiencescanhappenatanytime.”Havingchildrenspendtimewithfriendsandfamiliesdoesn’thavetospendmoneyinthewallet,e

ither.Forexample,goingtotheneighborhoodswimmingpoolorhavingapicnicisagreatwaytospendqualitytimetogeth

er.24.WhatdoesDr.JinHanthinkaboutthesummerholidaysaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Itisnecessaryforchildrentohavearestduringsummerholidays.B.Childrens

houldrelaxasmuchaspossibleduringsummerholidays.C.Makingnewfriendsinsummerholidaysisdifficultforchildren.D

.Childrenshouldprepareforschoolworkinsummerholidays.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restrict”meaninParagrap

h2?A.Increase.B.Control.C.Spend.D.Employ.26.Whatcanweinferfromchildrenspendingtimewithfamilies?A.Howlongchildrenspendwithfamiliesmatters.B.Whatto

dowithfamiliesdependsontheparents.C.Whentospendtimewithfamiliesmakesadifference.D.Howtoenjoythetimewithfamiliesisofgreatimportance.27.Whatisthe

mainideaofthetext?A.Theimportanceoffriendsandfamilies.B.Theintroductionofsomesocialactivities.C.Thesuitablewaystospendsummerholidays.D.Thenecessityof

face-to-facecommunication.CIbelieveinthepowerofsciencefiction,notjustforitscapacitytotransformdreamsint

oreality,butalsoforitspowertobondtogetherthosewhoshareacommonvisionofthefuture.Forme,that’strueformyrelationshipwithmydad.Somefathersands

onsbondoversports,fishingorhunting,butmydadandIbondoverStarTrek.WetriedatriptoDisneyWorld,butoneofmyearliestmemo

rieswasn’tMickey,butaKlingonbattlecruiser(巡洋舰)onthescreen.Overtheyears,nearlyeverysettingandsituationhasbecomefarawayformydadandm

e.Whenit’swarmatnight,we’renotdrivingalongsomedarkstreetsinIndiana,butgoingataslowspeedwithstarsdimlyshining.Bothofus

arethinkingofthem,withoutneedingtosayaword.Allthesevisionsofotheruniverseshavetogethercreatedaprivateuniverseformydadandme.GeneRodenberry,creator

ofStarTrek,oncesaid,“Sciencefictionisawayofthinking,awayoflogicthatbypasses(绕过)alotofnonsense.Itallowspeopletolookdirectlyatimportantsubjects.”Al

ifetimeofsciencefictionhasinfluencedmorethanjustmyrelationshipwithmydad,buthasalsohelpedmeshapemyownhopesforthefutu

re.I’mnowasciencewriter.Yes,sciencefictionhasmademeintoa“nerd”(书呆子),anditalsohasbeenasourceofjoyformyfamily,makingmeanoptimistwhileenablingm

etothinkcriticallyaboutthedangeroftechnology.Thankthoseauthorswhohavesharedtheirvisions;theworldandmyfamilyarebetterforit.Thankmydad,whoisboththebe

ststorytellerandthebestmanIhaveeverknownbecausehehelpedmerealizethetruthofTennyson’swords,“SinceIdippedintothefuture,Isawthevisionoft

heworld,andallthewondersthatwouldbe.”28.Whatisthespecialbondbetweentheauthorandhisfather?A.Theirsimilardreams.B.Theirlovef

oreachother.C.Theircommoninterest.D.Theirhatredforscience.29.Whatdoestheauthormainlyshowinparagraph2?A.Hisdeepimpres

siononhisdad.B.Hisfeelingofstayingwithhisdad.C.Hisearliestmemoryofhisdad.D.Hisgoodrelationshipwithhisdad.30.Howdoessciencefictionhelpt

heauthoratpresent?A.Itleadshimtopursueadesirablecareer.B.Itbringshimthecouragetolivebetter.C.Ithelpshimsolvethedangeroftechnology

.D.Itmakeshimbecomeasourceofhisfamily’sjoy.31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheWondersofScienceB.ThePowerofScienceFiction

C.TheVersionsofScienceFictionD.TheTimetogetherwithMyFatherDIfplastichadbeeninventedwhenthePilgrimssailedfromPlymouth,England,toNorthAmerica—

andtheirMayflowerhadbeenstockedwithbottledwaterandplastic-wrappedsnacks,theirplasticwastewouldlikelystillb

earoundfourcenturieslater.Atlanticwavesandsunlightwouldhavewornallthatplasticintotinybits.Andthosebitsmightstillbefloatingaroundtheworld’socea

nstoday,waitingtobeeatenbysomefishoroyster,andfinallyperhapsbyoneofus.Becauseplasticwasn’tinventeduntilthelate19thcentury,anditsproductiononlyreall

ytookoffaround1950,wehaveamere9.2billiontonsofthestufftodealwith.Ofthat,morethan6.9billiontonshavebecomewaste.And

ofthatwaste,asurprising6.3billiontonsnevermadeittoarecyclingbin—thefigurethatshockedthescientistswhopublishedthenumbersin2017.Noone

knowshowmuchunrecycledplasticwasteendsupintheocean,theearth’slastsink.In2015,JennaJambeck,aUniversityofGeorgiaengineeringprofessor,caughtever

yone’sattentionwitharoughestimate:between5.3millionand14milliontonsofplasticwasteeachyearjustcomefromcoastalregions.Meanwhile,oceanplasticises

timatedtokillmillionsofmarine(海洋的)animalseveryyear.Nearly700species,includingendangeredones,areknowntohavebeenaffectedbyit.Somea

reharmedvisibly,stuckbyabandonedthingsmadeofplastic.Manymoreareprobablyharmedinvisibly.Marinespeciesofallsizes,fromzooplankton（浮游动物）t

owhales,noweatmicroplastics（微塑料）,thebitssmallerthanone-fifthofaninchacross.“Thisisn’taproblemwherewedo

n’tknowwhatthesolutionis,”saysTedSiegler,aVermontresourceeconomistwhohasspentmorethan25yearsworkingwithdevelopingnationsongar

bage.“Weknowhowtopickupgarbage.Anyonecandoit.Weknowhowtodealwithit.Weknowhowtorecycle.”It’samatterofbuildingthenecessaryinstitutionsandsystems,hesays

,ideallybeforetheoceanturnsintoathinsoupofplastic.32.WhydoestheauthormentionthePilgrimsinparagraph1?A.Toproveplasticwasdifficulttoin

vent.B.TointroducewhatmarineanimalslikeeatingC.TotellthePilgrimscontributedalottothemarineprotection.D.Toshowplasticwastehasalastingeffectont

heocean.33.What’sthemaintroublemarineanimalsfaceaccordingtothetext?A.LackingprotectionB.Beingstuckbyplastics.C.Beingcaug

htbyhumans.D.Treatingplasticsasfood.34.WhatdoesTedSieglerwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Somepeopledon’tknowthesolutionofthepl

asticswaste.B.Plasticswillturntheoceanintoasoapofplastic.C.It’stimetotakemeasurestodealwithplasticwaste.D.Peoples

houldavoidusingplasticstoprotecttheocean.35.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A.Abiologytextbook.B.Atravelbrochure.C.Anenvironmenta

lreport.D.Alifestylemagazine.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。Herearesomeeasystepsfory

outostaysafeandsecureontheInternet.36Nevergiveoutyourfullname,addressandphonenumber,unlessitisasafesiteoritisawell-knownsite.

Protectyourmoney.Donotgiveoutyourcardinformationunlessitisasecuresite.Youcantellifthesiteissafebylookingatt

helowerpartofyourscreen.37Ifitislocked,thesiteissecure.“Unlocked”meansthatyoushouldnotgiveacardnumber.

Don’tbelieve“GetRichQuick!”.Ifitsoundstoogoodtobesure---itis!Ifyougetane-mailthatsaysyoucanmakethousandsofdollarsinafewdays,itisn’tt

rue.Mostlikelyitwillcostyouintheend.38Agoodvirusscan(杀毒软件).Updateyourvirusscan.39Whenyoubuyavirusscan,itmayhavebeenontheshelve

sformonths,soyouneedtoupdateitfrequently.40Donotopene-mailattachments(附件)thatareprograms.Receivingtheseprogramsine-mailishar

mless,butopeningandrunningthemcanbedangerous.A.Thereisasmalllock.B.Stayawayfromtheseoffers!C.Newvirusescomeoutdaily.D.Therearealwayssomeunsaf

esites.E.Keepyourmaine-mailaddressprivate.F.Don’tgiveoutpersonalinformation.G.Protectyourselffromdangerouse-mailviruses.第三部分

语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Forme，becominganOlympianwasnotdevelo

pingagiftofnaturalathleticability，butanactofwill.Inthesummerof1979，Istarted__41__fortheOlympictrials(选拔赛)tobeheldthenextyear.Ifelth

appyasImadeprogresstowardsmybig__42__．ButtheninNovember，an__43__situationappeared.Iinjuredmybackandcouldn’tmove.Ihad

toleavethe__44__．Everyonefelt__45__forme.Everyonebutme.Ineverbelievedthiswould__46__me.However，my_47__wasslo

w.Withonlyafewmonthsremaining，IknewIwouldnevermakeit__48__Ididsomething.So，IstartedtrainingintheonlywayIcouldinmymind.Iboughtfilmsoftheworld－recordh

oldersinpentathlon(五项全能运动)．Sittinginachair，I_49__themoverandover.Ilayonthebedandimaginedtheexperienceof__50__atthetrials.Somepeopletho

ughtIwascrazy，butIwasn’treadyto__51__yet.ItrainedashardasIcouldwithoutmovingamuscle(肌肉)．I__52__thispracticewithallmyheart.Bythetimethetr

ialsactuallybegan，Ihadbeen__53__enoughtocompete.__54__，asIwalkedacrossthefield，Iheardavoiceontheloudsp

eakerannouncingmyname.Icouldhardlyholdbackmy__55__astheannouncersaid，“Secondplace，1980OlympicPentathlon:MarilynKing.”41．A.advertisingB．train

ingC．developingD．organizing42．A.goalB．decisionC．changeD．trip43．A.excitingB．interestingC．importantD．unexpected44．A.trackB．

hospitalC．collegeD．position45．A.proudB．angryC．sorryD．grateful46．A.saveB．helpC．punishD．stop47．A.learningB．progressC．understandingD．action48．A.becaus

eB．unlessC．ifD．once49．A.readB．saidC．tastedD．watched50．A.losingB．competingC．singingD．dancing51．A.giveupB．breakupC．kee

ponD．giveout52．A.designedB．believedC．introducedD．chose53．A.earlyB．oldC．healthyD．heavy54．A.GraduallyB．FrequentlyC

．FinallyD．Unluckily55．A.fearB．wordsC．regretD．tears第II卷(共55分)第三部分第二节(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1个适当的单词

或括号内单词的正确形式。WhenIwas14,Iwasemployedforanafter-schooljobsellingsubscriptiontomyhometownnewspaper,theHoustonPost.I56(send)tosomeofthecity

’sworstneighborhoodstoaskdoortodoor.EventhoughIwasoftensearchingforgarageapartmentsafterdark,Iwasgrateful57thework.Itwasachallengebecausepeopledidn't

like58strangertoknockontheirdoor,especiallyakid59(try)togetthemtobuysomething.Onetime,amanslammed（砰地关上）60doorinmyfaceandscreamed,“Id

on’twantapaper”.61Iforcedmyselftoknockagainandwasabletotellhimhowgreatthepaperwas.Iendedupsellinghimasub

scription.Iwassoon62thetopsubscriptionsellersand,likeothersuccessfulsalesman,wasgiventhe63(responsible)fortrainingnewcomers.Havi

ngallthosedoorsslammedinmyfaceasakid64(give)methestrengthtostandupagain,65helpedmealotinmylife.第四部分单词拼写(每小题1.5满分7.5分)66.Iho

pethatthroughthismatch,wecan_______（促进）thedevelopmentofthissportinChina.67.Itisi_______foranyonetobe

fired(解雇)becausetheyarepregnant.68.Ihaveinmindsomedoubtswhichreally______(使困惑)me.69.Hedonatedmuchmoneytot

hepeopleinthecity.Theyappreciatehisg_________.70.Hisonlyaimisto_______(代表)ChainattheOlympics.第五部分单句语法填空((每小题1.5满分7.5分)71.Remembertogetyourba

ttery_________(charge)beforesettingofffromthecampingground.72.InthecarparkoftheNationalMuseumthereareparkingspaces_________(res

erve)fprpeoplewithdisabilities.73.Isawaninjuredman_______(lie)onthefloortiedwithrope.74.Althoughheisateenager,Fredcouldresist__

_____(tell)whattodoandwhatnottodo.75.Self-drivingisanarea________Chinaandtherestoftheworldareonthesamestartingline.第六部分写作(满分25分)现在动物的数量日渐减少，如果不

采取措施，有些动物会有绝迹的危险。作为野生动物保护的成员，李华和他的同学发起了一项活动，号召人们保护濒临灭绝的野生动物。海报内容如下：1．活动目的：提高公众保护动物的意识；建立动物保护区；制定保护动物的法律；2．报名手续：凡愿意参加者可到各班班长

处报名；3．活动时间：7月4日下午2点；4．活动地点：第一会议室；5．举办单位：学生会；6．海报发布时间：5月24日。注意：1．词数100左右；2．涵盖所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当增加细节。_________________

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0AACCB11-15CBCCA16-20ABACC阅读21—23DBA24—27ABDC28—31CDAB32—35DDCC七选五36-40FABCG完形填空：41-45BADAC46-50DBBDB51-55ABCCD语法填空56.wassent57.for58.a59.trying60.

his61.But62.among63.responsibility64.gave65.which单词拼写66.promote67.illegal68.puzzle69.generosity70.represent单句语法填空71.charged72.reserv

ed73.lying74.beingtold75.where听力材料Text1M:I’msorryformakingyouwaitforsolong,buttherestillaren’tanyemptytables.Ithinkyoushouldtrya

notherrestaurantifyouaretiredofwaiting.W:Yeah,Ithinkthatwouldbeagoodidea.Text2W:Peter,let’sgo.Iwanttobuysomecandyatthestorebeforeitcloses.M:Ican’tgo

withyoutoday.Ihavetofinishmyhomeworkhere.Myparentsareworkingovertime,andIdidn’ttakemyhousekeys.Text3W:M

ike,don’twastewaterlikethat.Ifyouleavethewaterrunningwhileyoubrushyourteeth,you’llwastealotofwater.Besides,waterismo

reexpensivethanbefore.M:Sorry,Mom.Ididn’tmeanto.Ijustforgottoturnoffthetap.Text4W:Seemslikeyou’reinlowspirits.What’swrong?M

:Nothing.I’mjustsleepy.I’vebeenstayinguplatewatchingmovieseverynightthisweek.Text5W:Youwillbeawayforalongtime.Ican’thelpbeingworried.Dowa

tchthefoodyoutakeandtakecare.M:YouknowIlikeMexicanfood.W:Yeah,butitdoesnotlikeyou.Text6W:Sorryaboutthewait.I’mDoctorGreen.M:Howdoyoudo?W:Hi.Iseeth

atyou’reexperiencingsomebackpain.M:Yes,Iam.Mydoctor’sawayonvacation.Healwaysgivesmethistoreducemypain

,butI’verunoutofmypills.Iwonderif,uh,youmightbeabletogivemesome.W:Youreallyshouldhaveathoroughcheckup,butyou’rethemostpolitepatientI

’veseenallweek,soI’llbreaktheruleforyou.Text7M:Hello,isthatAnnie?W:No,I’moneofherroommates.She’sout,youknow,shopping.M:Whenwillshebeback,doyout

hink?W:Oh,Idon’tknow.Hangonamoment.Imeanwhowantsher?M:I’mafriendofhers.Look,wouldyoubesokindtogiveheramessage?W:HangonwhileIget

apen…OK.What’sthemessage?M:MynameisKrisSchuster,Room688,theTerminalHotel,Washington.I’llgotoseehernextweek.W:Doessheknowyourphonenumber?M:It’s4934975

.Youwon’tforgettotellherit’surgent,willyou?W:Don’tworry.I’lltellher.M:Thanks.Bye-bye.Text8W:It’sJane’sbirthdaytoday.Wearegoingtothecinemaafterschool.

Wanttogo?M:Afterschool?Ihavegottostudyforthemathtesttomorrow.W:Don’tworry.Thetestwillbeeasy.M:Well,Ido

n’tknow.Whenwillthefilmstart?W:At4:45.M:IthinkI’llstaybackinschoolanddosomereviewfirst,thenIwilljoinyou.W:OK.We’llgettheticketsfirst.Youmeetu

satKristy’sCorneraquarterearlierbeforethefilmstarts.We’llbehavingsomeice-creamtherebeforethefilmstarts.M:OK.ButIstillwantto

gotothebookstorebeforethefilmstarts.ThereisasaleandI’dliketogetabook.Text9W:Haveyoufinishedthereport

onprivateschools?M:Notyet.Youknow,Ihavetwootherarticlestowriteandtheeditorhasjustsentmeouttoreportonthebigfire.Ih

avegottogoslow.W:Yeah.Speakingofthebigfire,I’dliketoknowtheexactnumberofvictims.M:Unfortunately,5peopledi

ed.28peoplearestillinhospital.Amongthedead,2arechildren.W:Oh…Poorkids!Didn’ttheycallthefirefighterstohelp?M:I’mnotsureaboutthat.Theymayhavetr

iedtoputoutthefire,butitwasimpossibletocontrolit.Withthehelpofthefirefighters,thefirewasfinallybroughtundercontrol,buth

adstillcausedgreatdamage.W:I’mwonderingwhatcausedthefire.M:Itwasacigaretteendthatburntthecarpetupwhenamanwassl

eepingsoundlyonthesofa.Hissonwasplayingwithhiscigaretteendbythetable.Hethrewthecigaretteendonthecarpet.W:

Howcouldakidgetthecigarette!M:Thatisthepoint.Themanwasdrunkandhediedinhisdream.Text10W:Duringthesummeryoushouldbeevenmorecarefulthanusualbecausef

oodgoesbadfasterinhotweatherthanincoldweather.Whenyoubuyfrozenandrefrigeratedfoods,don’tmakelongstopsonyourwayhomebecausefrozenfoodscou

ldbecomesoftorwarm.Usingbagshelpskeepfoodcolduntilyoucangethome.Milkandmilkproductsshouldberefrigeratedimmediately.Whencampingorpicn

ickingoratanytimewhenrefrigerationcan’tbemadeuseof,usespecialdryfoods.Don’tleavefoodinahotcar.Picnicfavoriteslikemeat,chickenandeggsshould

bekeptinacoolerbox.Aboveall,ifthefooddoesn’tseemtobenormalinsmellorappearance,throwitawayimmediately.Don’ttasteit.