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昆明市2020~2021学年高一期未质量检测英语注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名、考场号、座位号及科目，在规定的位置贴好条形码。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应

题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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答案。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。例:Howmuchi

stheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whatistheseasonmostlikelynow?A.Summer.B.Spring.C.Winter.2.Whatistheprobablere

lationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Shopkeeperandcustomer.3.Wherewillthespeakersprobablygonext?A.Ana

partment.B.Arestaurant.C.Asupermarket.4.Whatarethespeakersprobablytalkingabout?A.Aschool.B.Alibrary.C.Abookstor

e.5.Whenwilltheearliertrainleave?A.Infifteenminutes.B.Inthirtyminutes.C.Inanhour.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.Whatisthewoman?A.Aclerk.B.Amanager.C.Awaiter.7.Whenarethespeakersprobablydoingnow?A.Drinkingcoffee.B.Makingacall.C.Havinganinterview.听第

7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhydoesLuciaaskforleave?A.Togetmoresleep.B.Towaitinthetrafficjam.C.Todealwithatrafficaccident.9

.HowdidLuciagototheofficetoday?A.Bycar.B.Bysubway.C.Bybus.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhatsportdoesCharleslik

emost?A.Football.B.Skiing.C.Running.11.Whatdayisittoday?A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.12.Whatwillth

espeakersprobablydothisSaturday?A.Enjoyafilm.B.Attendameeting.C.Gotoaparty.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatdoesthe

womancareaboutmost?A.Thephone'sbrand.B.Thephone'scamera.C.Thephone'sappearance.14.Whichmobilephonedoesthewomanbuy?A

.Theblackone.B.Thepinkone.C.Thewhiteone.15.Howdoesthewomanpay?A.Incash.B.Bycreditcard.C.Throughonlinepayment.16.Whatgiftdoesth

ewomanchoose?A.Abag.B.Anumbrella.C.Anotebook.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howdoesthespeakerfeelaboutthetrip?A.Boring.B.Enjoyable.C

.Strange.18.Whatdidthespeakerdointhefirstworkshop?A.ShedesignedaT-shirt.B.Sheplayedinatheater.C.Shemadesomeearrings.19.Whatdoesthespeakersugg

estinthelastpoint?A.Makingareasonableplan.B.Doingsomethingunexpected.C.Steppingoutofcomfortzones.20.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkin

gabout?A.Tipsonbeingconfident.B.Waystostartaworkshop.C.Benefitsoftravelingalone.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。AYourRoomSelectionOne-BedroomApartmentThisroom,smallasitis,iswellequipped.Itfeaturesaflat-s

creenTV,andawashingmachineandhairdryer.Aprivatekid'sbedisalsooffered.Price:$60/nightMaxguests:Equippedwith:●Airconditioning●Microwave●CDplayerN

ofreecancellation(退订)!Booknow,andpayin15days!Two-BedroomSuite(套间)Thislargeapartmentfeaturesafullkitchen,3fl

at-screenTVs,andawashingmachineandhairdryer.Aspabathandwalk-inshowerareincludedin1ofthe2bathrooms.Aprivatestudyisalsooffered

.Price:$120/nightMaxguests:Equippedwith:●Airconditioning●DVDplayer●MicrowaveFreecancellationuntilOct27,2021!Booknowandpaywhenyoustay!Two-BedroomApart

mentThislargeapartmentfeaturesafullkitchen,3flat-screenTVs,andawashingmachineandhairdryer.Aspabathandwalk-in

showerareincludedin1ofthe2bathrooms.Aprivatepetroomisalsooffered.Price:$130/night(Breakfastincluded)Maxguests:Equippedwith:●Microwave●Dishwasher●

DiningareaNofreecancellation!Booknowandpaywhenyoustay!Three-BedroomSuiteThislargeapartmentfeaturesafullkitchen,4flat-screenTVs,andw

ashingfacilities.Aprivatebabyroom,diningarea,and2bathroomsarealsoincluded.Price:$180/nightMaxguests:Equippedwith:●D

VDplayer●Microwave●FridgeFreecancellationuntilOct27,2021!Booknow,andpaywhenyoustay.21.Howmanypeoplecanliveina1-bedroomflatat

most?A.3.B.4.C.8.D.10.22.Whichofthefollowingschargesthemostpernight?A.TheOne-BedroomApartment.B.TheTwo-BedroomSu

ite.C.TheTwo-BedroomApartment.D.TheThree-BedroomSuite.23.Whatdotheseselectionshaveincommon?A.TheycanbecanceledonOct.27,2021.B.Th

eyareequippedwithamicrowave.C.Theyofferbreakfasttoguestsforfree.D.Theyrequiregueststopayinadvance.BA99-year-oldwomananda

highschoolstudentinBritishColumbiahaveformedawonderfulfriendshipthroughaprogramthatconnectsseniorswithyoungpeo

ple.MyrtleMacDonald,99,saysshesignedupforthelocalprogramafterfeelinglonelybecauseherdaughterandsoncouldn'tkeephercom

pany.Shewaspaired(结对子)withJaelynBrown,17,basedontheircommoninterest--nursing.“Ijustfoundhermoreinterestedand

lessinahurrythanIexpected.Ithasfilledanemptyspot,”saidMacDonald.Forthehighschoolstudentstakingpart,thetimespentwithseniorscanbeusedtowardvolunte

erhoursneededforgraduation.They'resupposedtospeakfor30minuteseachweek,butmanygofarbeyondthat.“Iloveandlookforwardtogettingtot

alktohereveryweek.Wetalkaboutanhourand15minutes,andthetimejustgoesbysoquickly,”saidBrown.MacDonald,aformernurse,spent

muchofherlifeteachingandlivinginotherpartsoftheworldhelpingpeopleinneed.ThestoriesareinspiringtoBrown,whoal

sowantstobecomeanurse.“Inhighschooltheykindofsayyougotoschool,yougetajob,youhavekids.It'saregularpracti

cebuttalkingtoherhasmademerealizeIdon'thavetolimitmyselftoonething.Icanhaveitall,”shesaid.Theprogramhasbeenagoodfortunetoboth

seniorsandhighschoolstudents.Duetovariousreasons,seniorscan'tmeetwiththeirfamiliesandstudentsarehavingtroublegettingtheirvolunte

erhours.“Therefore,there'sbeenahugepositiveresponsefromthem,”saidtheprogram'sorganizerConnieStam.24.Howdotheh

ighschoolstudentshelptheseniors?A.Bycontactingtheirrelatives.B.Bycommunicatingwiththem.C.Bydoinghouseworkforthem.D.Byset

tingupthevolunteerprogram.25.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheprogram?A.Itimprovestheseniors'health.B.Itcollectssomedataforresearch

.C.Itcallsforsomepracticalnursingskills.D.Itgoesbeyondtherequirementforgraduation.26.Whichcanbestdescribe

MacDonaldasanurse?A.Grateful.B.Graceful.C.Helpful.D.Powerful.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AGoodFriendIsACloseRelativeB.TrueFriendshipBridgesAg

eGapsC.FriendshipIsTheBasisOfMoralityD.OldFriendsAndOldwineAreBestCGroupbuyingwebsitesaregettingpopularinChinasinc

epeopleliketospendtheirmoneymorewisely.Thusitisnotsurprisingtoseethatthenumberofsuchwebsitesisgrowing.However,consumers(消费者)a

refacingaproblem—toomuchinformation.Theyhavetosurfmanysitestoknowaboutthebestoffer.Wouldn'titbeniceiftherewasa

singleplacethatcombined(组合)alltheinformationandpresentedittotheuserssothattheycouldeasilymakeabettershoppingdecisi

on?RonaldLirecognizedthiswasagoodbusinessopportunityandhestartedtodosomeresearch.RonaldLifoundthattherewasnosuchappinthemark

etatthattime.Hedecidedtodeveloponehimself.RonaldLiknewthathehadtostepupthespeed.Themarketisallaboutofferingtherigh

tsolutionattherighttime.Hehadtolearnfromothersitessoastodeveloponethatprovidedgreatuserexperience.Hehadtoputhimselfinthebuyer'ss

hoessoastoknowwhattheywant.Theprocesswasnotwithoutdifficulties.Themostchallengingonewastheautomatic(自动的)sys

temthatisrequiredtoactivelysearchtheinformationfromthevariousgroupbuyingsites.Besides,RonaldLiwasawarethatsomeotherpeoplewerestartingtoworkonit.E

ventually,hespentabouttwoweeksonthedevelopmentandhaditdone.TheappwasthenpresentedtoApple.Ittookafewdaysto

getapproved(获准).Theappfinallycameintothemarketon18February.On24February,itreachedthenumberonepositioninthelistofTopThreeiPhoneA

pps.Injustthreedays,ithasachievedover30thousanddownloads.28.Whatproblemareconsumersfacing?A.Theyspendtoomu

chmoneyonline.B.TheyhavetosurftheInterneteveryday.C.Theydon'tknowwhichwebsitestotrust.D.Theyarepuzzledbytoomuchinformation.29.WhatisthepurposeofRo

naldLi'sapp?A.Tohelppeopledosmarteronlineshopping.B.TomakehiscompanymorepopularinChina.C.TosetupabettersellingmarketontheInternet.D

.Toattractpeopletobuymorethingswiththeapp.30.Whatisthemostdifficultfordevelopingtheapp?A.Marketcompetition.B.Financialpressure.C.Automaticsearch

ingsystem.D.Poorworkingexperience.31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theappwasexpensive.B.Theap

pupdatedslowly.C.Ronaldsucceededatlast.D.Ronaldcreated3iPhoneapps.DLearningotherlanguages,youdiscoverhowtosaythesamethinginm

anydifferentways.InEnglishwesay“goodnight”.InRussia,peoplesay“ΠoЗДpаΒЛеНИе”.InVietnamese,peoplesay“chúcngúngon”,whichmeans“

haveadelicioussleep”.WhenIthinkabouttheword“delicious,Ithinkofpizza,chocolateandice-cream.Idon'tthinkaboutgoingtosleep.Sodependingonthelanguage,diffe

rentphraseswillimproveyourcreativityandforceyoutothinkabouthowtosaythingsinadifferentway.Studyinganewlanguage,youwillnoticethatyouhave

tolearnanewsenseofhumorthatcomesalongwiththecultureofthatlanguage.SometimesjokesthatworkinEnglishwon'tworkinFre

nchorJapanese.ButsometimesthingsthatnobodywouldlaughatinEnglishworkinVietnamese.IlearnedthiswhenIperformedthe

stand-upcomedyinVietnam.Alotofmynon-Vietnamesespeakingfriendswouldaskmetotranslatethejokesforthem,butwhenIt

ranslateditbackintoEnglish,noonelaughed.Whenyoulearnanewlanguage,youhavetolearnalotofvocabulary,newgrammar,idiomsandmuchmorebesides.Doingt

his,youhavetolearnmemoryskills.Thesecouldbeflashcards,usingrecallmethods,orbuildingamemorypalace.Whatevertacticyouuse,i

twillstrengthenyourcreativity.Nexttimeyoumeetsomeonewhospeaksseverallanguages,beforeyouthinkthattheyhavesomethingspecialgoingonintheirbrain

,takeastepbackandthink.Maybetheydo.Butmaybethey'vegotthatspecialthingbecausethey'vemadetheefforttolearnseverallanguages.Aneffortissomethin

gweallneed.32.Whichhastheclosestmeaningas“chúcngúngon”inEnglish?A.Haveagooddream.B.Haveaniceday.C.Enjoydeliciousfood.D.Seeyounex

ttime.33.Whydidnoonelaughafterhearingthetranslationofthejokes?A.ThejokeswerenotfunnyinVietnamese.B.Theau

thorwasnotahumoroustranslator.C.EnglishislesshumorousthanVietnamese.D.Theaudiencecouldn'tgetthehumorinE

nglish.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tactic”inparagraph3mean?A.Strategy.B.Information.C.Guideline.D.Expression.35.Inwhichsecti

onofamagazinemaythetextcomefrom?A.Nature.B.Education.C.Travel.D.Health.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。Whenyou'revisitingLondon，there'snobetterwaytoexperienceEnglishculturethandrinkingacupoftea.

36Ifyou'veeverwantedtodrinktealikeaLondoner,keepreadingtofindtheanswerstoyourmostcommonquestions!●Whentodrinktea?37There

'sno“right”timetoenjoytea,soyoucanadditanywhereintoyourdailyroutine.Youcangetacupoftearightinthemorningtohel

pyouwakeup,whileyou'reatwork,orintheeveningafteralongday.Trytoavoidteaafter2p.m.ifyouhavetroublesleeping.●38W

earsmartclotheswhenyougooutfortea.Eventhoughyoudon'tneedtodressup,youshouldn'tjustshowupinsweatpantsorsneakers.Asl

ongasyourclotheslookneatandclean,you'llbefinefortea.●Howlongtosteep(浸泡)tea?Blackteausuallytakesaroun

d5minutesforfullflavor(香味).Oncethetearoomaddsthehotwaterandteaintheteapot,leaveitalonesotheflavorswillspreadqu

ickly.Ifyouservetooearly,theteawilltasteweak.39●Howtoservetea?Pourcupsofteaforotherpeoplebeforeyouserve

yourself.Ifyou'reholdingtheteapot,it'syourjobtoservethetea.40Onlypouryourcupafteryougiveteatoeveryone

elsetoshowthatyou'repolite.A.Howtodressfortea?B.Howtobehaveattea?C.Addmilktoyourcupbeforeyoupouryourtea.D.Teaisoneoft

hemostpopulardrinksintheUK.E.Feelfreetohaveteaatanymomentduringtheday.F.However,itwilltastestrongerifyouleaveittoolong.G.Always

askaroundthetabletoseeifanyoneelsewantsteafirst.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（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。CairistionaFlatleyhasalwaysbeenananimallover.Sowhenshe41asocialmediapostaboutat

wo-leggedcatinneedofa(n)42,shehadafeelingthatshewasthe43persontotakeRexieRooin.RexieRooisayoungcatwhowasbroughttoashelt

erinUtahinJanuary2020.Bothofhisfrontlegswere44hurtwhenhewasfound,andhisrescuersguessedthathe'dbeen45byacar.Wh

at'sworse,thecat'slegsweretoodamagedtobe46.Theironlyoptionwastoremovehisfrontlegstogivehimasecond47oflife.Despite

hispainandhavingto48gettingaroundonhisbacklegs,RexieRoowasalwayslovingeveryonearoundhim.Theonly49waswhethertheycouldfindsomeonewhowas50totakeina

petwithspecialneeds.That'swhenCairistionacametothe51!Sheadopted(收养)RexieRooandmadehimfeelathome.Shequickly52thathe'sveryfoo

d-motivated(驱使),sosheusedcatfoodto53himtodohisat-home“physicalexercise”.“WhenpeopletellmeI'mso54foradoptingaspecia

lneedcatandthatheisluckytohaveme,Icanonlythinkabouthow55Iamtohavehiminmylife,”“Cairistionasaid.“I56himsomuch,a

ndhehasbroughtmealotof57andpeace.Ithinkhecan58peoplealotaboutpatienceandlove,”sheadded.“Mylifeis59becauseheisinit.Itelleveryoneheisthe60ofmyli

fe.”41.A.sawB.ignoredC.choseD.published42.A.cageB.familyC.judgeD.operation43.A.outgoingB.honestC.braveD.perfect44.A.ba

dlyB.slightlyC.mostlyD.nearly45.A.takenawayB.turnedawayC.knockeddownD.putdown46.A.curedB.replacedC.liftedD.trained47.A.reasonB.honorC.impressio

nD.chance48.A.objecttoB.hurryupC.adapttoD.giveup49.A.opinionB.problemC.wayD.suggestion50.A.thankfulB.richC.willingD.creative5

1.A.checkB.treatmentC.agreementD.rescue52.A.discoveredB.announcedC.stressedD.imagined53.A.forceB.encourageC.promiseD.permit54.

A.calmB.awkwardC.anxiousD.kind55.A.luckyB.regretfulC.upsetD.generous56.A.respectB.trustC.loveD.miss57.A.te

nsionB.desireC.joyD.pain58.A.prepareB.teachC.awardD.require59.A.toughB.ordinaryC.shorterD.better60.A.pressureB.lightC.cha

llengeD.truth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。TheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,Britain,England—manype

ople61(confuse)bywhatthesedifferentnamesmean.GettingtoknowalittlebitaboutBritishhistorywill62(certain)helpyousolvethepuzzle.Fromthe16thce

nturytothe19thcentury,Wales,ScotlandandtheKingdomofIrelandjoinedonebyone63(create)theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.Inthe64(twenty)cen

tury,thesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeaway65theUK,resultinginthefullnamewehavetoday:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelan

d.Thefour66(country)thatbelongtotheUKworktogetherinsomeareas.However,theyalsohavesomedifferences.TheUnitedKingdomhas67interestingandlonghistorytoexpl

ore.AlmosteverywhereyougointheUK,youwillbesurroundedbyevidenceoffourdifferentgroupsofpeople68tookoveratdifferenttimesthroughouthistory.Inadditio

ntotheabove,thereisstillsomething69(much)tolearnabouttheinterestinghistoryandcultureoftheUnitedKingdom.Studyingthehist

oryofthecountrywillmake70(you)visitmuchmoreenjoyable.第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有

两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允

许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。IexperiencedtheNaadamFestivalinChina'sInnerMongoliainthisyear.Naadammeant“games”inMongolian.It'srepresentedbythreeevents:h

orseracing,wrestlingorarchery,whichareallsoexcitingtowatch.Beforethegame,thecompetitorssanganddancedhappi

ly,wavedtheirarms.Aftertheseamazingperformance,thewrestlingcompetitionbegan.Iabsoluteenjoyedthehorseraces.However,Iwassurprisedthattheriderswaschi

ldrenofthesameagewithme.Inbeginning,Iwasworriedabouttheirsafety,butthelocalssaidtheyenjoyedthembyridinghorsesallth

elife.AtthatmomentIstartedtounderstandwhatpeoplesay“HorsesareattheheartofMongolianculture.”第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你校将举办个人才

艺展示活动(talentshow)，请你写封邮件向网友Peter介绍此次活动，内容包括：1.时间、地点；2.活动安排。注意：1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。昆明市2020~2021学年高一期末质量检测英语参考答案及评分标准一、听力理解（共2

0小题，1.5分/题，满分30分）：1~5CCBCB6~10BBCAA11~15AABAC16-20ABACC二、阅读理解（共20小题，2分/题，满分40分）：21~23ADB24~27BDCB28-31DACC32-35ADAB36-4

0DEAFG三、完形填空（共20小题，1.5分/题，满分30分）：41~45ABDAC46~50ADCBC51-55DABDA56-60CCBDB四、短文填空（共10小题，1.5分/题，满分15分）：6l.ar

econfused62.certainly63.tocreate64.twentieth/20th65.from66.countries67.An68.who/that69.More70.your五、短文改错（共10小题，1分/题，满分10分）：Iexperi

encedtheNaadamFestivalinChina'sInnerMongoliainthisyear.Naadammeantmeans“games”inMongolian.It'srepresentedbythreeevent

s:horseracing,wrestlingorarchery,whichandareallsoexcitingtowatch.Beforethegame,thecompetitorssanganddancedhappily,wavedwavingtheirarms.Afterthe

seamazingperformance,thewrestlingcompetitionbegan.performancesIabsoluteenjoyedthehorseraces.However,Iwas

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idtheytheenjoyedthembyridinghorsesallthelife.AtthatmomentIstartedtounderstandwhatpeoplesaythemselveswhy“Horsesareatthehearto

fMongolianculture.”六、书面表达（共1题，满分25分）：ApossibleversionDearPeter,Howiseverythinggoing?Learningthatyouarekeenonourtalentshow,Iwouldliketot

ellyousomedetailsaboutit.Aimedtoenrichourschoollife,theindividualtalentshowwillbescheduledat2:00p.m.intheschoolhallnextFriday

afternoon,whichwilllast3hours.Anincreasingnumberofstudentshavesignedupforitactively.Therewillbeavarietyofp

erformancesincludingplayingtheviolin,thepiano,theguitarandsoon.Inaddition,differentkindsoffantasticdance

swillbeperformedatthetalentshow.Theactivitywillbesupposedtoarouseourinterestsinart.Ifyoucouldcome,itwouldbebetter.Bestwis

hes!Yours,LiHua昆明市2020~2021学年高一期未质量检测英语听力原文Text1W:Look!Theground,thetreesandthegrassareallwhite!Quitebeautiful

,right?M:Yeah.You'reright!TomandMarycanmakeasnowmanafteritstopssnowing!Text2W:Hello,sir!WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Well,I'dliketobuyapai

rofdanceshoesformywifeandapairofsportsshoesformydaughter.W:Ok,pleasefollowme.Herearetheshoesyouneed.Text3M:Honey,yourapartmentisreallya

mess!Whynotbuyasweepertocleanit?W:Oh,itdoesn'tmakeanydifference.I'llbuyitinthesupermarkettomorrow.Comeon,Ican'twait

tocatsomehamburgers.AndI'vecalledataxialready.Text4W:Ilikeithereverymuch!It'sclosetomyhome.Andtheownerissonice!M:Yeah,thebookshereareals

overycheapandnewerthanthoseintheschoollibrary.Text5M:Excuseme,whendoesthetrainforPrincetonleave?Infifteenminutes?W:Let'ssee.There'sonethatwillleavein

halfanhour,andanotheroneinanhour.M:Thankyou.I'lltaketheearlierone.Text6W:Hello,thisisLindainLuckyCoffeeHouse.MayIspeakto

AllenSmith?M:Yes!ThisisAllenspeaking.W:Well,Isawtheapplicationyousentme.I'dliketoinviteyoutocometomyofficeforaninterviewnex

tMonday.willitbeconvenientforyou?M:Hmm...I'mafraidnot.IwillbebusynextMondayandTuesday.HowaboutnextWednesday?W:Well.Okay.Callmebeforeyoucometo

myoffice,please.M:OK.Thankyou.Bye.W:Bye.Text7W:Robert,IwonderifIcouldaskyouforahalf-dayleave.M:Lucia,what'swron

g?Didyougetuplateagain?W:No,Ihadasmalltrafficaccidentonthewaytoourcompany,soIneedtodealwithitnow.M:Oh,sorrytohearthat.Areyo

uokaynow?Hmm...waitaminute,Irememberyoualwayscometotheofficebysubwayorbus.W:Well,I'mfinenow.Iboughtanewcaryesterday.SoIdrovetoday.M:OK,Igotit!Yo

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