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连城一中2019-2020学年下学期高一年级半期考英语试题（满分：150分考试时间：120分钟）命题人：审题人:注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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。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.WhatisMary'sattitudetoward

herowndecision?A.Firm.B.Unclear.C.Surprised.2.Whichtrainwillthewomantake?A.The6:15one.B.The6:45one.C.The8:15one.3.Whatwillth

eboyclean?A.Thewindow.B.Thebottle.C.Thecar.4.Whereisthepostoffice?A.Behindthepark.B.Ontheleftoftheho

tel.C.Acrossfromthetouristinformationcenter.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Thegirl’sclassmate.B.A

nn’scharacter.C.Nick’strousers.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.Howdoesthewomanfeelatfirst?A.Fairlyrelaxed.B.Quiteconfident.C.Abitworried

.7.Whatwillthespeakersdotonight?A.Giveoutinvitations.B.Makemorefood.C.Throwaparty.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Booksell

erandcustomer.B.Librarianandreader.C.Teacherandstudent.9.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?A.Reservethebook.B.Checkthedatabase.C.Fin

dthebookontheshelf.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdothespeakerswanttodoontheweekend?A.Stayathome.B.Gotothebeach.C.Seeamovie.11.Whatwillthe

weatherbelikeaccordingtotheweatherforecast?A.Warm.B.Cold.C.Hot.12.WhatdothespeakersthinkoftheweatherinCalifornia?A.Itischangeable.

B.Itispredictable.C.Itiscomfortable.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.OnWednesday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnMonday.14.Whatdoesthemanus

uallydoatabout4o’clock?A.Painthishouse.B.Pickuphiskids.C.Gotowork.15.Whatpartoftheman’sbodygothurt?A.Hisleg.B.Hi

sarm.C.Hisankle.16.Whatinformationwillthemanoffernext?A.Hisphonenumber.B.Hisavailabletime.C.Hisfullname.听第10段

材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whattimedoesthespeakergettoschool?A.Atabout7:30.B.Atabout7:50.C.Atabout8:00.18.HowisPenny’scampus

life?A.Interesting.B.Cool.C.Busy.19.WhoisRyan?A.Thespeaker’sfriend.B.Thespeaker’spetdog.C.Thespeaker’sfavoritesinger.20.Whydoesthespea

kerlikecamping?A.Shecanmakenewfriends.B.Shecandovarietiesofactivities.C.Shecanhavehamburgersandchips.第二部分阅读理解(共两第一节(共10小题

；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AAreyougoingintoskiing?Iswinteryourfavouritetimeofyear?Ify

oulikesnowandice,maybeyoushouldstayatIceHotelinQuebec,Canada.Butyoucanonlycheckinatthishotelduringthewinter.Why?BecausethishotelisbuilteveryDec

ember.Ithas32roomsand80peoplecanstaythereeachnight.Thehotelevenhasamovietheatre,artgallery,andchurch.Ofcourse,allofthesepartsofthehotelaremadeofi

ce.Infact,allthefurniture,art,lights,andevenplatesanddrinkingglassesaremadeoutofice.Becausethishotelissounusual,itisbecomingverypop

ular.PeoplefromallovertheworldcometotheIceHoteltolookatthefantasticiceart,drinkandeatfromdesignedicedishesande

xperiencetheuniqueatmosphere.Somecoupleshaveevengottenmarriedinthehotel’sicechurch.Butalltheseguestskeeptheirwintercoatson!Becau

seofalltheice,thetemperatureinsidethehotelisalwaysbetween-2℃and-5℃.Surprisingly,sleepingisnotaprobleminthefr

eezingcoldhotelrooms.Everyguestgetsaspecialcold-weathersleepingbagandsomefurblankets.Thesekeeptheroomcozyuntilmorning.21.Whatdoestheword“

cozy”meaninthelastparagraph?A.ColdB.WetC.DryD.Comfortableandwarm22.Whatcan'tyoudointhehotelaccordingtothepassage?A.Watchamovie.B.Eatani

nterestingmeal.C.Getmarried.D.Goswimming.23.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtheIceHotelisbuiltB.TheservicesoftheIceHotelC.Wh

ytheIceHotelismadeoficeD.WhatmakestheIceHotelspecialBTheNotreDame(巴黎圣母院)firehasbeenputout,butitsspire(尖顶)andalargeportionofits

woodenroofhavebeendamaged.Theterribledestructioncausesasuddensharppaintopeoplearoundtheworld.“Whatapitythatwecannotseethedamagedpartsofth

ewonderanymore.”Butthegoodnewsisthatthereisatleastonewayofseeingthem,namelythroughavideogamecalledAssassin’s

Creed:Unity.Inthisgame,theplayercantraveltoonecityafteranotherandenterthebuildingsexactlylikewhattheya

reinreality,andseeNotreDameasitwasbeforethefire.Further,withvirtualrealitytechnology,whichisalreadyquitemature,onecanevenlookar

oundtheundamagedNotreDameasifitisstillthere.Maybedigitaltechnologycouldhelptobetterprotectarchitecturalcultu

ralheritage.Theideaofmakingdigitalmodelsofancientbuildingstosavetheirdatadatesbacktothe1990sandthenecessarytechnologyhascontinu

edtoadvancesincethen.Byscanningtheancientbuildingswithlasers,building3Dmodelswithmultipleimages,aswellasmeasuringeverythingpreci

sely,engineerscanmakeacopyasaccurateastherealone.Ascomputersandsmartphonesarehugelypopular,thedigitalmodelhasgreatusefulvalue.First,it

allowstouriststofeeltheculturalrelicswithouttouchingthem.ThevirtualtourofDunhuangGrottoesinGansuProvinc

eisagoodexampleofthisastouristscanviewthepaintingswithoutstandingnearthem.Furthermore,itcanmakethedigitizedculturalrelicsmorefamousbyspreadinga

warenessaboutthemviatheInternet.In2000,avirtualtouroftheGreatWallbecameverypopularattheHannoverWorldExpo,whichincreasedthenumbero

fforeigntouristsvisitingthesiteinthefollowingyears.Aboveall,itpreservesalltheinformationoftheculturalrelics.Ofcourse,howeverpreciseamodelis,itis

nottheoriginal.Maybewewillhavebettertechnologiesinthefuture,butthedigitaltechnologyoffersapracticalwaytopreservearchitectur

alculturalheritageatthemoment.24.WhatcanweseeaboutNotreDameinthegame?A.Itsoriginallook.B.Itswoodenshape.C.Thebigfire.D.ThedamagedNotre

Dame.25.Whatwillengineersdotocreateadigitalcopyoftheancientbuildings?A.Build3Dmodelsoffullsize.B.ScanthephotosofthebuildingsC.Imp

rovethetechnologyneeded.D.Measureallthepartsexactly.26.Howdoestheauthorprovethedigitalcopyhasvitalpracticalimportance?A.Bycomparison.B.Bycla

ssification.C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bylistingdata.27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheapplicationofthetechnology?A.DelightedB.DoubtfulC.Su

pportiveD.ConservativeCUScosmologist(宇宙学家)CarlSaganoncesaid:“Acrosstheseaofspace,thestarsareothersuns.”Forcenturies,humanbeingshavedreamedoft

ravelingintospace,orbiting(围绕......运行)ourlittleblueplanet,andappreciatingincredibleviewsofsunrisesandsunsets.Andsoon,itseemsthatourdreamw

illfinallycometrue,asUSstartupOrionSpanannouncedonApril6thatitplannedtolaunchthefirsthotelinspacein2021.Itwillbereadytowelcomegueststhefollowin

gyear.Thespacehotel,AuroraStation,willorbit320kilometersaboveEarth,circlingitevery90minutes.It’scapableofhousingtwocrewmembersandf

ourguests.ThecrewmemberswilllikelybeformerNASAastronautswhoworkedontheInternationalSpaceStation.However,there’sacatch:Eachguestm

ustpayatleast$9.5million(60millionyuan)fora12-daystayatthehotel.OnceaboardtheAuroraStation,guestswillfindmanyexcitingthingstodo.Accord

ingtoOrionSpan,guestscanenjoytheexcitementofzero-gravityastheyflythroughoutthespacehotel.Theycanwatch16sunrisesandsunsetseverydaya

ndviewthenorthernandsouthernauroras(极光)throughthemanywindows.Theycantakepartinresearchexperimentslikegrowing

food,andeventakeithomeasasouvenir.Andtheycanstayintouchwiththeirfamiliesandfriendsviaahigh-speedinterne

tconnection.Butmostimportantly,thetripwillofferarealsenseofwhatit’sliketoliveinspace.“Thepremise(前提)ofAuroraStationisforgueststolive,feel,

andbreathewhatit’sliketobeanastronaut,”FrankBunger,founderofOrionSpan,toldtheRobbReport.“Thefoodanddrinksarefreeze-driedpro

ducts.It’snotgoingtobefive-stardining…Fireandgasdon’tworkthesamewayinspaceastheydoonEarth.”Tobetterprepareguestsforspacetrave

l,thecompanywillrequireahealthscreeningandprovideathree-monthtrainingprogramthathelpsguestsunderstandbasic

spaceflight,orbitalmechanics(轨道力学)andlifeinthepressurizedenvironmentofspace.Somemayhavedoubtsabouttheproject,

butthecompanyevenhasplanstoturnpartofAuroraStationintoprivateapartments.“FutureAuroraownerscanlivein,visi

t,orsublease(转租)theirspaceapartment,”Bungersaidinanewsrelease.“Thisisanexcitingfrontier(待开发的领域)andOrionSpanisproudt

opavetheway.”28.WhatcanwelearnaboutAuroraStation?A.Itwillbeopentoguestsin2021.B.Itcanonlyservefourguestsatatime.C.Itco

stseveryguest$9.5millionaweek.D.ItwillinviteNASAtotraintheguests.29.AccordingtoBunger,whatisthemainpurposeofAuroraStation?A

.Tohelppeoplelearnmoreaboutspace.B.Tooffercomfortablespacetravelexperiences.C.Toproviderealexperiencesoflivinginspace.D.Topreparepeoplefo

rfuturespaceexploration.30.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAuroraStationfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.It’sreadyforguest

stobooktheirfirsttrip.B.Fewpeopleareoptimisticaboutitsfuture.C.Itsguestsmusthaveabasicknowledgeofspace

travel.D.Privateapartmentsarethemostpopularchoiceamongitsguests.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。Getoutyourshovels,yourseeds,andyoursoil-it'salmostApril22.HerearefourfunwaystocelebrateEarthDaywithyourkids.Plantatree.Si

ncethefirstEarthDayin1970,plantingtreeshasbeenatraditionalwayofcelebratingtheholiday.Tryplantingoneinyourownbackyard,orattend

ingalocaltree-plantingevent.Initslifetime,thatsingletreewillabsorbapproximatelyonetonofcarbondioxide.31..Spendthedaywi

thoutacar.32..Yet,challengeyourselftomakeyourwaythroughthedaywithouthoppinginthecar.Walking,biking,orcatchingth

ebuswillkeepyourcarbondioxideemissionsdownandshowthekidsthereareotherfunwaysoftraveling.Takeawalkinnature.PerhapsthemostobviousEarthDa

yactivityisanaturewalk.Makealistofthingsyou'dliketofindandcheckthemoffonyourwalk.33..Gothroughthecolorsoftherainbowandtryandfin

danobjectinthatcoloronyourwalk.Attendacommunityactivity.Showyourkidsit'snotjustMomandDadwhocareaboutEart

hDay.Tonsofpeoplewillshowupforlocaleventsaswell!34..Weguaranteeyouwillfindsomeactivitieslikeparkcleanup,recyclingdemos,o

rtree-plantingceremony.35..WhenitcomestotakingcareofEarth,weallneedtodoourshare.Takeyourkidstothelocalplaygroundandgivethemeachapairofg

lovesandasmallgarbagebag.Taskthemwithpickingofscrapsoftrashasfastastheycan-whoeverfillsuptheirbagfirst,wins.Onceyougetbackhome,enjoysomeEarthDaym

ovies.A.Playtheclean-upgameB.RememberthateverydaycanbeEarthDayC.Ifyoudon'tfeellikemakingalist,tryacolorsearchD.Checkoutyournewspapertheweekleading

uptotheholidayE.OnEarthDay,werealizewhatwecandotopreserveournaturalresourcesF.Andtherearealotmoresurprisingfactsabouttreesyoucansharewi

thyourkidsG.Dependingonwhereyoulive,thiswillbringvaryingdegreesofproblemtotravel第三部分语言运用(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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobert

LouisStevenson’simagination.36,recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.Stevenson,aScotsman,hadlived37formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoSco

tlandfora38.WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson39.EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong40o

verthehills.Theyhadbeen41thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.Keptindoorsbytheheavyrain,Lloydfe

ltthedays42.Tokeeptheboyhappy,Robertaskedtheboytodosome43.Onemorning,theboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanisland,Robert44thattheboyhaddrawn

alargecrossinthemiddleof45.“What’sthat?”heasked.“That’sthe46treasure,”saidtheboy.Robertsuddenly47somethingofanadventurestoryinth

eboy’s48.Whiletherainwaspouring,Robertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe49atwelve-year-oldboy,justlikeLloyd.Butwhowouldbethepira

te(海盗)？RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenley,whowalkedaroundwiththe50ofawoodenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto51suchamaninast

ory.52LongJohnSilver,thepiratewithawoodenleg,was53.So,thankstoa54SeptemberinScotland,afriendwithawoodenleg,andth

eimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboy,wehaveoneofthegreatest55storiesintheEnglishlanguage.36.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Finally37.A.aloneB.n

extdoorC.athomeD.abroad38.A.meetingB.storyC.holidayD.job39.A.LloydB.RobertC.HenleyD.John40.A.talkB.restC.walkD.game41.A.attemp

tingB.missingC.planningD.enjoying42.A.quietB.dullC.busyD.cold43.A.cleaningB.writingC.drawingD.exercising44.A.do

ubtedB.noticedC.decidedD.recognized45.A.theseaB.thehouseC.ScotlandD.theisland46.A.forgottenB.buriedC.discoveredD.unexpected47.A.sawB.drewC.

madeD.learned48.A.bookB.replyC.pictureD.mind49.A.starB.heroC.writerD.child50.A.helpB.problemC.useD.bottom51.A.praiseB.produceC

.includeD.accept52.A.YetB.AlsoC.ButD.Thus53.A.readB.bornC.hiredD.written54.A.rainyB.sunnyC.coolD.win

dy55.A.newsB.loveC.real-lifeD.adventure第二节（共15小题；每小题1分,含有两个空格的单句每空0.5分。满分15分）单词拼写：根据语境，首字母,中文提示或者括号里面词语的正确形式填词。56.Themost________(energy)andimportan

tfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.57Iamwritingtoexpressmysincerea_______toyouforlosingthe

bookyoulenttome.58.Everycoinhastwosides.Andeverybodyhastheirs_________andweaknesses.59.Keepingab________dietisofgreatimportancetoourhealth.60.It_____

____(believe)thatChineseTraditionalMedicineplaysanimportantroleincuringmanypatientssufferingfromtheCOVID-19

.61.ThenextmorningI’djustaboutgivenmyselfupforlost_____Iwasspottedbyaship.62.Theyenteredtheareawithout___

_________(permit).63.Iwasbroughtupinasmallbeautifulvillagewithmanytreesandflowers______(surround)it.64.Ourclassroom___

____(measure)6*5meters.65.There_______(exist)hugeanimalsontheearthalongtimeago.66.Obviously,heisaguywhoiseasy__________(persuade)

.67.Heclaimstelevisionviolence__________________(对……有害)tochildren.68____________taketheaeroplanealltheway

,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainfromwesttoeastacrossCanada.69.Itisnouseregretting.You___________（本应该）madesomepreparations

fortheexam.70.ThefactisthatIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,which__________(是...的原因)myappearance.第

四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节概要写作（满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容摘要。Areyoushy?Ifyouare,youarenotalone.Infact,closeto50pe

rcentofpeopleareshy.Almost80percentofpeoplefeelshyatsomepointintheirlives.Thesedays,shynessisbecomingmoreandmorecommon.Now,scientistsaretrying

tounderstandshyness.Theyhavesomeinterestingideasaboutwhypeopleareshy.Isitpossibletobebornshy?Manyscientistssayyes.Theysay1

5to20percentofbabiesbehaveshyly.Thesebabiesarealittlequieterandmorewatchfulthanotherbabies.Interestingly,theseshybabies

usuallyhaveshyparents.Asaresult,scientiststhinkthatsomeshynessisgenetic.Familysizemightcausepeopletobeshytoo.ScientistsatHarvardUniversitystudie

dshychildren.Theyfoundthat66percentofthemhadolderbrothersandsisters.Asaresult,theybecameshy.Atthesamet

ime,childrenwithnobrothersandsistersmaybeshyaswell.Growingupalone,theyoftenplaybythemselves.Theyarenotabletolearnthe

samesocialskillsaschildrenfrombigfamilies.Youmayalsobeshybecauseofwhereyouwereborn.Whenscientistsstudiedshynessindifferentcoun

tries,theyfoundsurprisingdifferences.InJapan,mostpeoplesaidtheywereshy.ButinIsrael,onlyoneofthreesaidso.Whatexplainsthedifference?Onesci

entistsaystheJapaneseandIsraelishavedifferentopinionsoffailure.InJapanwhenpeopledonotsucceed,theyfeelbadaboutthemselves.They

blamethemselvesfortheirfailure.InIsrael,theoppositeistrue.Israelisoftenblamefailureonoutsidereasons,suchasfamily,teach

ers,friends,orbadluck.InIsrael,freedomofopinionandrisk-takingarestronglysupported.ThismaybewhyIsraelisworrylessaboutfailureandarelessshy.Forshyp

eople,itcanbedifficulttomakefriends,speakinclass,andevengetagoodjob.Butscientistssayyoucangetovershyness.Theysuggest

tryingnewthingsandpracticingconversation.Anddon’tforget---ifyouareshy,youarenottheonlyone.______________________

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第二节应用文写作(满分25分)假如你叫李华，是一位中学生。最近你校要举行以“关爱健康”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请根据话题内容谈谈你的看法，写一篇100词左右的演讲稿。包括以下要点：1.保持健康的重要性；2.保持健康的方法，如:多锻炼，健身强体；多吃水果、蔬菜，保持饮食平衡;鄙弃不良习惯等。注意

：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头和结束语已为你写好，但不计入总词数。Howtokeephealthy?Dearboysandgirls,______________________

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________________________________________________________高一英语半期考试参考答案听力：1-5ABCCA6-10CCBAB11-15AACBC16-20ABCAB阅读理解：2

1-23.DBD24-26.ADCC27-30.BCC31-35.FGCDA完型填空：36-40ADCAC41-45DBCBD46-50BACBA51-55CDBAD单词拼写：56.energetic57.apology58.strengths59.balanced60.isbeli

eved61.when62.permission63.surrounding64.measures65.existed66.topersuade67.isharmful/doesharm68.Ratherthan69.shouldhave70.accountsfor概要写作（满分

15分）参考答案：Nowadays,shynessisgettingincreasinglycommonandcertainreasonsmayaccountforit.(要点1)Scientistsarguethatgenesandfamilysize

maycontributetoone’sshyness.Moreover,birthplacesarealsoamongoneofthereasons.(要点2)Nevertheless,Theythinkshynessi

sacommonphenomenonanditcanbegottenridofbyattemptingsomethingnewandstartingtalkingwithothers.(要点3)（62words）应用文写作（满分25分）参考范文：Howtokeephealth

y?Dearboysandgirls,Goodhealthisessentialtoeveryone,withoutwhichonecanhardlyliveasatisfactorylife.Asstudents,whe

nlongingtolearnbetter,weshallinthemeanwhileactactivelyforgoodhealth.Herearesomeofmysuggestions.First,we’dbetterdomore

exercisesuchasplayingbasketball,runningorswimmingtobuildupourbody.Second,weshouldhaveabalanceddiet.Don’te

attoomuchmeatorsugarbutmorevegetablesandfruit.Third,weneedenoughsleepandrest,andweshouldn’tstayuplatebecauseitisbadforou

rhealth.Besides,keepingourselveshappyisalsoveryimportant.Ihopewearehealthyandenjoyourlife.Thanksforyourattention!Text1M:Mary,doyouhaveami

nute?Iwouldliketohaveawordwithyou.W:OK.Iwanttotalktoyou,too.M:Ireceivedyoure-mailjustnow.Youcan’timaginehowsur

prisedIwaswhenyoumentionedthatyoudecidedtoleavethejob.W:Yes.I’vemadeupmymind.Text2W:Hello,I’dliketomakeareservationfort

woticketstoLondononFridayevening.M:OK,letmesee.The6:15,6:45,and8:15trainsstillhaveseatsavailable.Whi

chonewouldyoulike?W:I’lltakethe6:45one.Text3W:Hello,Jim.Thatwindowisveryclean.M:Oh,hello,Mum.DadandIwasheditbeforelunch.Bu

tthecarisdirtyandIneedtohelpDaddothatnow.W:OK,buthaveabottleofmilkfirst.Text4W:Excuseme,whereisthepostoffice?M:It’snextdoortothehotel.Goo

utofthedoorandturnrightandit’sontherightinfrontofapark.It’soppositethetouristinformationcenter.W:OK.Thanks.Text5M:Doyoutalktotheboysinyourclassmu

ch?W:Ohyes.TheboyoppositeAnnisverynice.M:Theonewithgreentrousers?W:Yes.He’scalledNick.He’sneverangry.Text6M:Howdoyouf

eelaboutthepartytonight?W:Er.I’mfeelingOK.M:Good.Iseverythingready?W:Yes,butI’mafraidthatnotmanypeoplewillcome.M:T

hat’sdefinitelynotgoingtohappen.EveryoneI’vespokentosaysthey’recoming.W:Oh,good.Youdon’tthinkwe’llrunoutoffood?M:No

,I’msureit’llbefine.You’vemadealotoffoodandmostpeoplewillprobablybringsomething.W:Oh,OK,that’sgood.Ihopeeveryonewillrelaxanden

joythemselvestonight.Text7M:WhatcanIdoforyou?W:IwaslookingforabooknamedEnglishforEveryone,butIcouldn’tfindit.M:Di

dyoucheckourdatabasetoseeifitwasontheshelf?W:Ialreadydid.AndIdidn’tseeitontheshelf.M:Apparentlysomebodytookthatbookoutof

thelibrary.W:Willyouevergetanothercopy?M:Wewilldefinitelybegettinganother.W:Couldyoupleasereserveitforme?M:Thatwon’tbeaproblem.W:

Thanks.Ireallyappreciatethat.Text8M:Itwouldbenicetogotothebeachsometimethisweekend.I’mboredwithstayingathome

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