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泰宁一中2019-2020学年上学期第一阶段考试高二英语科试卷考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力理解（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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.WhatdoweknowaboutJohn?A.Hehadanacciden

t.B.Heworksinthehospital.C.Hesufferedfromaheadache.2.Whyisthemanlate?A.Heoverslept.B.Helosthiscarkey.C.Hehadnoalarmclocks.3.Whatarethe

speakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Health.B.Education.C.Environment.4.Howoldisthegirl?A.6yearsold.B.9yearsold.C.15yearsold.5.What’stherelationship

betweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Formerclassmates.C.Workmates.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。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(对话6)，回答第6和第7两个小题

。6.Whoneedsanewdress?A.Jenny.B.Ann.C.Lucy.7.Wherewillthespeakersgofirst?A.Aclothesstore.B.TheCityLibrary.C.Abookstore.听下面一段对话（对话7），回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Wha

tisthepartyfor?A.Afestival.B.Abirthday.C.Ananniversary.9.Whydoesthegirltalktotheman?A.Toaskforpermission.B.Toma

keaninvitation.C.Togetsomeadvice.10.Whatwilltheheadmasterdobeforetheparty?A.SinganEnglishsong.B.Sharehisresoluti

ons.C.Deliveraspeech.听下面一段对话（对话8），回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Whatdidthemanthinkofthegirl’slastpaper?A.Excellent.B.Ordinary.C.Poor

lydone.12.Whohelpedthegirlwithherresearch?A.Jean.B.Mr.Smith.C.Ms.White.13.Whatwillthegirldonext?A.Rewritethepaper.B.Askforsickleave.C.Preparefo

ranoralpresentation.听下面一段对话（对话9），回答第14至第17四个小题。14.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Getfit.B.Killtime.C.Relaxherself.15.Whe

ncannon-membersenjoythespecialoffer?A.Thismonth.B.Duringholidays.C.Ontheirbirthdays.16.Howmuchdoesaswimmingclasscostnon-memberseachtime?A.$35.B.$2

5.C.$10.17.Whatclasswillthewomanchoose?A.Aweightliftingclass.B.Aswimmingclass.C.Ayogaclass.听下面一段独白（对话10），回答第18至第20三个小题。18.Whydidthereaderfee

llonely?A.Shehadtroublewithherstudies.B.Herbestfriendwasn’taround.C.Shewasunabletolookafterherself.19.Whatisthespeaker

tryingtodo?A.Introduceaclass.B.Shareexperiences.C.Givesuggestions.20.Whomisthispassagewrittenfor?A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.St

udents.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。AReadtheadvertiseme

nts，andthenchoosethebestanswers,DriverWanted1.Cleandrivinglicense.2.Mustbeofsmartappearance.3.Agedover25.A

pplyto:CapesTaxis,17PalaceRoad,BostonAirHostessesforInternationalFlightWanted1.Applicantsmustbebetween20and33yearsold.2.Height1.6m

to1.75m.3.EducationtoGCSEstandard,4.Twolanguages.5.Mustbeabletoswim.Applyto:Recruitment(招聘)office,SouthernAirl

ines,HeathrowAirportWestHR37KKTeacherNeededForprivatelanguageschool,teachingexperienceunnecessary.Applyto:TheDirectorofStudies,Instantlan

guageLtd,279CanalStreet.NursesNeeded1.Havingworkedmorethan3years.2.Agedmorethan30.3.Identification.Applyto:WestHospital58ParkAvenue,Manhattan21.

WhichofthefollowingpreventsJackworkingasaCapesTaxisdriver?A.Beingpunishedforspeedingandwrongparking.B.Nothavingcollegeeducation.C.Beingunabletospeaka

foreignlanguage.D.Drinkingbeeronceinawhile.22.Whichofthefollowingneedsworkingexperienceaccordingtothetext?A.Tobeateacher.

B.Tobeanurse.C.Tobeadriver.D.Tobeanairhostesses.23.IfMarywantstoworkasanairhostessforSouthernAirlines,shemustA.beover25ye

arsoldB.looksmartandbeautifulC.speakanotherlanguagebesideshermothertongueD.havesomesimilarworkingexperienceBLon

donersaregreatreaders.Theyreadandbuyvastnumbersofnewspapers,andmagazinesand0fbooks--especiallypaperbacks(平装书),whicharestillcomparativelych

eapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy“proper”books,too,printedongoodpaperandbound(装订）betweenhardcovers

.TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook-selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisChar

ringCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhi

chboastsof(自夸）being“thebiggestbookshopintheworld”tothetinydustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickenstime.Someoftheseshopsstock(贮存),orw

illobtain,anykindofbooks,butmanyofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksonphilosophy,politicsoranyo

therofthecountlesssubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializesonlyinbooksaboutballet!Althoughitmaybethemostco

nvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharringCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecond-handbooks,th

ecollectorsmustVentureoffthebeatentrack,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsoimpres

sive,asbookshops.Thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandpourouttheirsacksofbooksontosmallhandcarts(手推车).Andtheco

llectors,someprofessionalsandsomeamateurs,havebeenwaitingforthem.Inplaceslikethistheycanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldonethatmaybe

worthmanypounds.24.“Londonersaregreatreaders.”meansthat.A.LondonersreadalotB.Thereareagreatnumberofreade

rsinLondonC.LondonersarereaderswhoreadonlygreatbooksD.Londonersaregreatbecausetheyreadalot25.Accordingtothi

spassage,CharringCrossRoad_.A.isinthesuburbsofLondonB.containsvariouskindsofshopsC.isfamousforitsbookshopsD.isthebusieststreetinLondon26.Inthis

passage,whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Ventureoffthebeatentrack”mean?A.buybooksinamostbusystreetB.moveawayfromabusystreet.C.w

astetimelookingforbooks.D.takeariskoflosingone'slife.27.OnFarringdonRoad.A.youcanfindfinebooksforthelatestbooksB.thereareonlysmallbooksh

opsforthesecondhandbooksC.thesamebooksastheonesinthebookshopsofCharringCrossRoadaresoldD.youcanseebooksellerssellingbooksonha

ndcarts.CThespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundtheworldisbadforhumanhealthandtheenvironment.Thesefindingscomefromanewreport

inthejournalNature.DavidTillman,aprofessorofecologyattheUniversityofMinnesota,America,examinedinformationfrom100countriestoide

ntifywhatpeopleateandhowdietaffectedhealth.Henotedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.Hefoundthatasnationsmdustriahzed(工业化),

populationincreasedandearningsrose,morepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.TheWesterndietishighinsugar,fat,oilandmeat.Bye

atingthesefoods,peoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.DavidTillmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreaterriskfornon-infecti

ousdiseaseslikediabetes(糖尿病）andheartdisease.Unfortunately,whenpeoplebecomeindustrialized,iftheyadoptthisWesterndiet,theyaregoingtohavethesehealthprob

lems,especiallyindevelopingcountriesinAsia.Chinaisanexamplewherethenumberofdiabetespopulationhasbeenjumpingfromlessthan1percentto10p

ercentastheybegantoindustrializeovera20-yearperiod.Andthatishappeningallacrosstheworld,inMexicoinNigeriaa

ndsoon.And,justasthedietisbadforhumanbeings,itisalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworld'spopulationgrows,morefore

stsandtropical(热带的）areaswillbecomefarmlandforcropsorgrasslandsforcattle.Wearelikelytohavemoregreenhousegasi

nthefuturefromagriculturethanthatcomingoutofallformsoftransportationrightnow.Mr.Tillmancallsthelinkbetwe

endiet,theenvironmentandhumanhealth“atrilemma11”(三难困境):aproblemofferingadifficultchoice.Hesaysonepossib

lesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehind.28.Accordingtothepassage,moregreenhousegasmightbegivenoffinthefuturefrom.A.transportationB.developingcountrie

sC.developedcountriesD.agriculture29.DavidTillmanbelievesthat_____.A.peopleintropicalareasaremorelikelytohaveheartdiseaseB.theWesterndietistheonly

choiceasthenationindustrializesC.diet,theenvironmentandhumanhealtharecloselyconnectedD.traditionaldietsaremorebalan

cedthantheWesterndiet30.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.theexaminedinformationcomesfromdevelopingcountriesB.overweightpeopleareathigher

riskofinfectiousdiseasesC.industrializationcontributestothespreadoftheWesterndietD.Nigeriahasthelargestnumberofdiabetespopulation31.

Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.callonustoprotecttheenvironmentB.adviseustohaveabalanceddietC.remindusoftheimportan

ceofhealthD.warnusofthedangeroftheWesterndietDWhenpeoplereunitewiththeirlovedones,it'susuallyallextremelyhappymoment

.Butwhatistheirmostcommonresponsetoseeingthemagain?Itmayseemstrange,butmostofthetimetheybreakdownintears.Nowagroupofpsychologists(心理学家)f

romYaleUniversitysaytheyhavefoundthereasonwhy,andthatcryingtearsofjoymaybethebody'sgoodwayofkeepingemotional(情感的）balance.“Theyseemtota

keplacewhenpeoplearehitbystrongpositive(积极的)emotions,andpeoplewhodothisseemtorecoverbetterfromthosestrongemotions.”RianaAragon,theleadresearchersai

d.Aragonandherfellowpsychologistslookedathundredsofparticipants’emotionalresponsestodifferentthings,

includinghappyreunionsandcutebabe.Manyparticipantssaidtheywouldreactinanegative（负面的）waytothepositivethingstocryathappymoment

sandwanttopinch(捏)acutebaby'sfaceoreven,tellthem”Iwanttoeatyouup!”Butthenresearchersfoundthatthesepeoplewereabletocalmdownfromstrongemotionsm

orequickly.Therearemanyotherexamplesoftimeswhenpeoplerespondtoapositiveexperiencewithanegativeemotio

nalreaction.Atanexcitingconcert,fansscreamattheiridols(偶像).Peoplewhohavejusthadabiglottery（彩票）winareof

teninfloodsoftears.“Thesefindingsadvanceourunderstandingofhowpeopleexpressandcontroltheiremotions,whichisimportantlyrelatedtomentalandphysicalh

ealth,thequalityofrelationshipswithothers,andevenhowwellpeopleworktogether”saidAragon.32.WhathavethepsychologistsfromYaleUniversityfo

undintheirresearch?A.Thereasonwhypeoplecrywithtears.B.Cryingtearsofjoyhelpstobalanceemotions.C.Peoplerecoverslowlyfromstr

ongemotionsD.Strongnegativefeelingsareusefultopeople.33.Whatdoestheunderlined“they”inParagraph2probablyreferto?A.Timeswhenpeop

lereunitewithfriends.B.Participants’emotionalresponses.C.Strongpositiveemotions.D.Timeswhenpeoplecrytearsofjoy.34.Whichofthefollowi

ngagreeswiththefindingsoftheresearch?A.Kissingacutebaby.B.Laughingathappyreunions,C.Cryingatafailure.D.Cryingatgoodnews.35.Wheredo

esthepassagemostlikelycomefrom?A.Apopularbiologybook.B.Achildrenliteraturebook,C.Apsychologicalsciencejournal.D.Ascienc

efictionnovel.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。Inmanycountriesoftheworldpeopledowhatiscalledhousesitting.Itmeansthatif

ownersofthehousearegoingaway,theywantsomeonetocomeintotheirhomeandlookafterthehouseandmaybepetswhiletheyareaway.InAustralia,manypeopletravel.Afterpe

opleretire,theymightbuyavanandtravelalloverthecountry.36Soifsomeonewantstotravelorgoawayforsomereason,theymightwantsomeoneintheirhometocareforitand

keepthegardenstidy.Housesittersmighthavetocareforpets.Also,quiteafewpeoplehaveswimmingpoolsintheirbackyardandtheyneedcleaning.37Ifeelitisagr

eatwayofseeingthecountry,becauseyougoandstayinanewcity,gettomeetnewpeople,andhavetimetogosightseeinginanewarea.38Therearewebsiteswhereyoufind

theadvertisementsbypeoplewhowanttotravel,andbyreplyingtotheadvertisement,youcanmakearrangementstogoandlookafte

rtheirhome.Therearesomerequirementstobeahousesitter.Youmustbeatrustedperson,sothatthehomeownerknowsyouwillnotst

ealanything.Youmustbeabletogowhenthehouseownerwantsyoutogo,soyouneedlotsoffreetime.39Youneedtobegoodwithpets,abletocareforca

tsanddogs,orotherpetstheymayhave.Somehousesittingjobsarejustforafewdaysoracoupleofweekswhilethehouseownershavea

shortholiday.Sometimesitisformuchlonger.Wehavehadonehousesitforsixmonths,whilethehomeownertraveledtoEurope.40Th

enyoucantraveltomanydifferentcountriesandstaythere.Oneoftheimportantthingstogetisreferencesfromthehome

ownerswhereyouhavestayed.Areferenceisawrittenlettertosaythatyouaretrustworthyandhavelookedaftertheirhom

ewell.Youcanshowtheseletterstopossiblehousesittingjobsandtheyknowyouwilldoagoodjob.A.Generallyyouhavemanyop

portunitiestogetahousesittingjob.B.Youmusttakealittlecareoverwhatyourdescriptionsaysaboutyou.C.Itisalsopossibletodohousesittinginot

hercountries.D.Ihavedonehousesittingmanytimes.E.Youmusthaveagoodcar,soyoucantraveltodifferentpartsofthecountry.F.

Thisisaninternationalhousesittingserviceforallcityandcountryareas.GThousandsofpeopledothisallthetime.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45

分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Duringthecourseofalifetime,weallmakemis

takes.Andoftenwetakeforgrantedwhatwehave,thinkingthatwe___41___whatwealreadyhave,orbelievingthatwewillnev

erneedanyoneto___42___usoutfromdifficultand___43___times.Suchwasthe___44___ofCecilia.Ceciliahadagreatjob,anicehouseandeverythingsheneeded.___45_

__,shewasnotakindpersonforseveralreasons__46___yougottoknowher.Thefirstthingwasherlackof___47__forotherswhowerenotasfortun

ateasshewas.Shewouldnothelpanyone,___48___wouldsheevenexpressanysympathyforanyone’stroubles.Her___49___wasthattheywerejusttoolazy.But,thencamethecata

strophic(灾难性的)day.Herhusbandgotintofinancialdifficulty,tothepoint___50___hewasforcedtodeclarebankruptcy(破产).Shefoundthatshewa

stheonewho___51___nothing.Nowshewas___52___forhelp.Shealsofoundoutthatherparentswereunwillingtohelpher.But,_

__53___forher,hishusband’sfamilywaswillingandabletohelpthemthroughthesedifficulttimesdespitethe___54__thatshehadkeptthemoutofherlifeonpurpos

ebefore.___55___Ceciliawasassistedthroughchallengingtimes,once___56___,shechangedtohertrueself.Butthisisnotthemainpointofthestory.Weallneedhelp___57_

__alonglife’spathwhetherwethinkwewillornot.And,ifyouaretheone___58__help,justrememberthis:nomatterwhat___59___later,youwillalwayskeepthefactin

___60_thatyouhaveremainedstrongandtruetoassistthosethatneedyourhelp.41.A.realizeB.treasureC.manageD.deserve42.A.prote

ctB.helpC.keepD.assume43.A.inspiringB.movingC.pleasingD.challenging44.A.characterB.attitudeC.caseD.experience45.A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.No

rmallyD.Therefore46.A.onceB.whetherC.thoughD.what47.A.affectionB.confidenceC.sympathyD.caution48.A.norB.andC.orD.So49.A.planB.viewC.promiseD.advice5

0.A.whereB.thatC.whenD.what51.A.learnedB.sharedC.hadD.knew52.A.enthusiasticB.desperateC.considerateD.fearful53.A.unluckilyB.naturallyC.sadl

yD.fortunately54.A.factB.reasonC.sectionD.difficulty55.A.EventhoughB.NowthatC.AslongasD.Incase56.A.upB.awayC.overD.apart57.A.nowhereB.ev

erywhereC.anywhereD.somewhere58.A.refusingB.receivingC.givingD.owing59.A.comesB.happensC.developsD.forms60.A.bodyB.headC.h

andD.mind第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，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。Childrenhavetheirownrulesin

playinggames.Theydon'tcaremuchabout___61___winsorloses,andtheydon'tseemtoworrywhetherthegame___62___(finish)orno

twhentheyleave.Yet,theylikegamesthatdependalotonluck,sothattheirpersonalabilitiescannotbe___63___(direct)compared.Theyalsoenjoygamesthatmoveinst

ages,in__64___eachstage,thechoosingofleaders,thepicking-upofsides,orthedeterminingofwhichside___65__(start)isalmostagameinitself.Grown-ups

canhardlyfindchildren’sgameexciting,andtheyoftenfeel___66__(puzzle)atwhytheirkidsplaysuchasimplegameagainandagain.However,i

tisfound___67__achildplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.Hecanfind___68___(he)beingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinarily

afraid.Hecanbecomealeaderandgive___69___(order)whenitcomestohisturn.Insomegames,hecanpretendtobedeadortokisssomeonehehascaught.It

appearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimagineasituation70theircontrol.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节完成句子（共10小题，20空；每空0.5分，满分10分）71.每次大爆发时，就有数以千

计的暴露在霍乱中的惊恐的民众死去Manythousandsofterrifiedpeople_____________choleradiedeverytimetherewasanoutbreak.72.

他提出的理论认为水是罪魁祸首。Thetheoryputforwardbyhimsuggestedthatthewater________________.73.只有你意识到吸烟会致癌，这个指导才有意义。Onlyifyourealizesmokingc

ontributestocancer________theguidance______________.74.他因工作过度劳累，身体垮下来了。Hishealthhas_______________becauseofworkingtoohard.75.值得赞扬的是，由四个国家组成的英国有很高水准

的教育体系。To_____credit,theUK________________fourcountrieshasahighlevelofeducationsystems76.如果方便的话，请你来接我一

下If_______________________,pleasepickmeup.77.我不喜欢那些一心学习而看不见其它事的人。Idon’tlikeanyonewhodevoteshimselforherselft

ostudy,soasto________sight________(看不见)everythingelse.78.约翰在开始学习西班牙语前已经学了一年法语了。JohnhadstudiedFrenchforayearbeforehe________________Span

ish.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你是光明中学学生会主席李华。来自英国的一批交换生将于下周一来到你校,请你用英文拟一份欢迎辞,内容包括1.表示欢迎;2.介绍活动安排,如游览长城、体验太极拳(taichi);3.希望玩得愉快。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯

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0CAABC11-15CACCA16-20CCBCC第二部分阅读理解第一节A篇21-23ABCB篇24-27ACBDC篇28-31DCCDD篇32-35BDDC第二节36-40GDAEC第三部分语言知识运用41-45DBDCA46-50ACABA51-55CBDAA56-60CDCBD61

.who62.Isfinished/hasbeenfinished63.directly64.which65.will/shallstart66.puzzled67.that68.himself69.orders70.under第四部分写作第一节完成句子71.exposedt

o72.wastoblame73.does,makesense74.brokendown75.its,consistingof76.itisconvenient77.lose,of78.tookup第二节【参考答案】D

earfriends,We’reveryhappytohaveyouhere.Firstly,Iwouldliketoextendthemostsincerewelcometoyouonbehalfo

fourschool.Then,letmeintroducethearrangements,whichIhopewillmakeyourstayherebothdelightfulandrewarding.Asscheduled,in

themorningtheschoolbuswilldriveyoutotheGreatWall,amust-seeattractionespeciallyforthosewhocometoBeijingforthefirsttime,you'llbeamazedatitsgra

ndandbeautifulsceneryIntheafternoon,youwillwatchataichishowbysomestudentsofourschool.IfyouhaveanyInterest,youca

ntrypractisingit,whichenjoysgreatpopularityacrossChina.IsincerelyhopethatyouwillenjoyyourtripThankyouforliste

ning!听力材料Text1W:DidyouhearJohn’sinthehospitalwithheadinjuriesandabrokenarm?M:Yes.Apparentlyhewasstruckbyanothervehicleandturnedcompletelyove

r.Text2W:You’relateagain.Didyourcarbreakdown?M:No,Iforgottosetmyalarmclock,soIsleptovertime.Text3M:Iwonderifourchildrenwillstillbeabletobreathecleana

ir,drinkcleanwaterandseeabluesky.W:Yes.Ithinkit’stimemanlearnedtoliveinharmonywiththeearthinsteadofdestroyingit.Text4M:You

areagoodpianoplayer.Howlonghaveyoubeenplayingthepiano?W:I’vebeenplayingthepianosinceIwas6yearsold.About9yearsago.M:Really?That’

salongtime.I’malsoplanningtolearntoplaythesedays.Text5W:Gary,hello.Howareyou?Youlooktallerandstrongerthanbefore.Iremembe

rlittleGary,thebeststudentintheclass.M:No,youwereabetterstudentthanIwas,butIrememberalittlegirlwithgla

sses.You’redifferent,too.Text6M:Lucy,areyougoingout?W:Yes.IneedanewdressforJenny’sbirthdayparty.M:I’mgoingdowntown,too.Couldyougive

mealift?W:Sure.Bytheway,doyouhaveamembershipcardforthePrettyGirlsStore?M:Yes.IoftenbuydressesforAnninthatstore.Icangeta2

0percentdiscountoneverythingthere.W:Great.Couldwegotherefirst?Iwanttouseyourcard.M:Whynot?It’sstill2:00.I’l

lstillhaveenoughtimetochoosesomebooks.W:SoyouaregoingtotheCityLibrary,aren’tyou?M:No,I’mgoingtobuysomebooksforAnn.Shelikesreadin

g.Text7W:Hi,Mr.Smith.Iwonderifyou’refreeonNewYear’sEve.We’dlikeyoutocometoourNewYear’sparty.M:Thankyou.I’dlovetoco

me.Wherewillitbe?W:Inourclassroomat6:00pm.Bytheway,couldyousingasongforusattheparty?M:I’mafraidI’mnotthatgoodatsinging,butI’l

ltry.HowaboutanEnglishfolksong?W:Thatwouldbewonderful.Ourmonitorhasbeenwantingtoaskyoutosing.We’llalsoinviteseveral

otherteacherstotheparty.Eachofthemwillperformsomethingforus,andIthinktheheadmasterwillgiveaspeechbeforetheparty.M:Soundsgreat.Ihopetherew

illbesomefungamesattheparty.W:Oh,ofcourse,andwe’llallshareourNewYearresolutionsattheendoftheparty.M:I’msureit’llbe

agreatparty.W:Yes,Ihopewe’llallhaveawonderfultime.Text8W:Mr.Smith,mayItalkwithyouforamoment?M:Ofcourse.Comein,please.W:I’vecometotalk

toyouaboutmygradeonmylastpaper.IwanttoknowwhyIwasgivenan“F”.M:Well,yourswassosimilartothatofanotherstudentintheclass,a

ndIthinkthatyou’dnotdoneityourself.W:IdidworkcloselywithmyroommateJean,butletmeexplainwhy.Aweekbeforethepaperwasdue,Iwastoosicktodomyres

earch.Jeanagreedtohelpme.Butitwasreallyonmyown.M:Well,you’dbeengivenamonthtoworkonthepaper.Wouldn’titbebettertogetaheadratherthanto

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ll,basically,IthinkI’mtootiredandlookingforsomewaytorelax.M:OK,sure.Didyouknowthatwerecentlyhaveaspecialofferwhichallowsnon-memberstouseourfaci

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hatsoundsgood,butI’mnotreallyinterestedingettingfit.Ijustwanttogetridofmytiredness.Mm,well,I’dliketo

goswimmingandIfindthathelpsmerelax.M:Wehavetwo25-meterpoolshere.W:Canyoutellmehowmuchthatcosts?M:Well,fornon-member

s,itcostsjust$10foreachtime.W:OK.IthinkIneedtodosomethingmorerelaxing,youknow,likeyoga.Doyouhaveanythinglikethat?M:Well,yes.And

duringthespecialofferperiod,non-memberscantakepartforjust$35perclass.W:OK.Thanksverymuchforyourhelp.I

’llcomedownthisafternoonandarrangeayogaclass.M:Sure,I’mlookingforwardtoseeingyouthen.Text10W:Areaderwroteintosaythatshewasfeelingleftouta

tbreakbecauseherbestfriendwasn’taround.Here’souradvicetoher,andtoallkidswhofeellonelysometimes.It’shardwhenabestfriendisn’t

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