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2020-2021学年度第一学期高一年级期末考试英语试题（满分：150分时间：120分钟）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.Whatdidthewomanplantodothisweekend?A.Haveaswim.B.Campinthemoun

tains.C.Gohiking.2.Whocatchesthefish?A.Jason.B.Theman.C.Thewoman.3.Howmanypeoplewillgotothepark?A.2.B.3.C.4.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabo

ut?A.Afestival.B.Foods.C.TVprograms.5.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Buyneitherofthetwoitems.B.Savemoney

forabetterlaptop.C.Makeaquickdecision.第二节（共5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.Whathappenedtotheman?A.Hehadaterribleweekend.

B.Hewashitbyacar.C.Hefelloffhisbike.7.Howisthebikenow?A.Itisingoodshape.B.Itisunderrepair.C.Itiscompletelydamaged.听下面一

段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Howdoesthewomanhelptheman?A.Byopeningthedoorforhim.B.Bycarryingtheboxforhim.C.Byputtingthebooksintothebox.9.Whatwillth

espeakersdointheevening?A.Dosomeshopping.B.Visittheiraunt.C.Gotothecinema.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.What’sthedatetoday?A.August17th.B.August27th.

C.September5th.11.WhyisthewomangoingtoChina?A.Tobeonbusiness.B.Totakeavacation.C.Tovisitherrelatives.12.Whatsurprisesthewoman?A.Aman

da’svisit.B.Thefirst-classflight.C.Anamazingtravelbook.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Whatdoesthewomanwanttofindout?A.Thesuitableworkfortheman

.B.Theinformationonbuilding.C.Thenearbyworkplace.14.Whataretheman’sinterests?A.Buyingandsellingthings.B.Buildingandrepairingthin

gs.C.Repairingandcollectingthings.15.Whathasthemanbeendoingthisyear?A.Deliveringnewspapers.B.Helpingbuildahouse.C.Sellingadv

ertisingspace.16.Inwhichcolumndoesthewomanwritedown“sales”?A.“Education”.B.“Interests”.C.“Experience”.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.

Whatisthemostimportantinlookingforanapartment?A.Enoughtime.B.Lotsofpatience.C.Alittlepreparation.18.Whatdoesth

espeakersuggestpeopledofirst?A.Sparesometime.B.Decidethepricerange.C.Thinkaboutthefacilities.19.Whatshouldpeopleconsiderfirstwhenpicki

ngoutapartments?A.Location.B.Price.C.Traffic.20.Whatmaydisappointpeople?A.Allthegreatapartmentsareexpensive.B.Itwilltake

alongtimetofindaperfectapartment.C.Apartmentsdon’tlookasgoodasdescribedonthewebsite.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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填涂到答题卡上。AIfyouareearningmoneyanddoingsomeof

yourownshopping,youmaywanttoenrollin(注册)somewell-knownrewardsprogramsatyourfavouritestores.Herearesomeofthemostpopu

larrewardsprograms.TheStudentPriceCard(SPC)Thisisacardthatallteens,aged13andup,shouldhaveintheirwallet.Itcos

ts$10,butyouwilleasilyearnthisbackinsavingsfromawidevarietyofretailers(零售商)including10%offatAmericanEagle,UrbanOutfitters,Litt

leBurgundy,MarbleSlabandmanymore.SCENEThisisperhapsoneofthemostpopularrewardsprogramsforteens,aged14andol

der.It’sapitythattheSCENEprogramwasdroppedbySportChecklastfall.However,otherparticipatingretailersaremostlyrestaurantssucha

sHarvey'sandSwissChalet.Onceyoucollect1.000points,youwillreceiveafreemovie.StarbucksForstarters,theStarbucksRewardsprogramgivesyoua

freedrinkonyourbirthday.Italsooffersyoutheconvenienceofpayingwithyourphone,insteadofcash,attheregister(收银机).Youearn2starsforevery$1spe

ntandafteryoucollect300stars,you’llbeupgradedtoGoldStatuswhereyoucancashin125starsforfreefoodanddrink.Youmustbe15oro

ldertoparticipateintheprogram.AirMilesThisprogramrecentlydroppedtheminimumagerequirementfrom18to16,whichisawinforteen

s,althoughsomewouldlikeitevenyounger.AirMilesisnowaverypopularrewardsprogram,andhasmanyparticipatingretailers.Youcan

choosetosaveupforafreeflightorusethecashoptionatstoressuchasStarbucks,CineplexandKernelsPopcom.21.Whichofthef

ollowingcardsmaya13-year-oldapplyfor?A.TheSPC.B.SCENE.C.AirMiles.D.Starbucks.22.Whatbenefitwillteensget

fromSCENE?A.Afreeinternationalflight.B.10%offatUrbanOutitters.C.1000pointsforafreemovie.D.Afreedrinkontheirbirthday.23.IfyouwanttobecomeaGoldS

tatuscustomer,howmuchshouldyouspendinStarbucks?A.$100.B.$105.C.$125.D.$150.BWhenIwasinmyfourthyearofteaching，Iwasalso（andamstill）ahighsc

hooltrackandfieldcoach（田径教练）.Oneyear，Ihadastudent，John，whoenteredmyclasswhenhewasajunior.JohnchangedtoourschoolfromGreece，andseemedtob

einterestedinsports，soIencouragedhimtojoinourtrackteam.Iexplainedtohimthateventhoughhehadnevertakenpartinitbefore，Ididbelievethathecould

dowellinanyevent，andthatIwouldbewillingtocoachhiminwhicheveronesinterestedhim.Heacceptedtheoffer，andbegantowor

khardateverypractice.Aboutamonthlater，IhadfoundoutfromothersourcesthatJohnwasafirst-classtennisplayer，winningvario

usjuniorawardsinhishomecountry.Iwenttohimasking，“John，Ireallyappreciatethatyoucameoutforthetrackteam，but

whydidn'tyouplaytennisinstead？Itseemsthatwouldinterestyoualotmore，sinceyou'resogoodatit.”Johnanswered

,“Well，Iliketennis，butyoutoldmethatyoubelievedinme，andthatyouthoughtIcoulddowellintrack，soIwantedtotryitfort

hatreason.”Fromthenon，Ioftenremembermystudent'sreply.ItoldittoafriendandshesuggestedIwriteitdowntoshare

somewherewithmoreteachers.Nomatterhowcritical（挑别的）studentscanbeofthemselves,I'vefoundthatasimple“Itrustthatyoucandoit！”cangoalongwa

y！24．AccordingtoParagraph1，whatdidtheauthorseemtothinkmoreabout？A．John'sPEmarks.B．John'sself-confidenc

e.C．John'sstateofhealth.D．John'sinterestinsports.25．WhydidJohntakepartinthetrackteam？A．Hehadbeenanexcellentrunner.B．Hewasencouragedbyhisteacher.C．H

elikedrunningmorethantennis.D．Hehadnotenniscoachtotrainhim.26．What'sthepurposeofthispassage？A．Tobuildacloseteacher-studentr

elationship.B．Tointroduceanewwayofsportstraining.C．Toshowtheimportanceofencouragement.D．Toexplainthevalueofsports.27．Whoisthepassagemainlywrittenf

or？A．Teachers.B．Parents.C．Students.D．Players.CWithallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,it'snotonlynecessary

,butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowthey

arefeelingdowninthedump,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,co-wo

rker,neighbor,closefriends,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?Iamalwayssayingthingstha

tmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid,evenifitwasthehardest

jobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy(礼貌)tospeaktoot

hersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatj

okeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.Iam

bustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?Laughingisessenti

altokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfro

mgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytoignorethesadnessa

ndbringalittlelightintoourlives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunl

aughingtogether.28.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?A.CriticalB.PositiveC.SatisfiedD.Indifferen

t29.Thephrase“bustingagut"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.A.explainingcarefullyB.speakingloudC.keepingsilentD.laughinghard30.Accordi

ngtotheauthor,humorisusefulintheaspectthat_________.A.itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB.itcanpickuppeople’ssp

iritsC.itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworldD.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers31.Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyinte

ndsto_______.A.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeB.convincepeopleofthepowerofhumourC.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylifeD.talkabo

uthisownunderstandingofhumorDDuringthetwentyyearstherehasbeenincreasingconcernwiththequalityoftheenvi

ronment.Alongwithairandwaterpollutants,noisepollutionhasbeenrecognizedasaseriouspollutant.Asnoiselevelshaverisen,theeffectsofnoisehavebecomem

oreobvious.Noiseisdefinedas"unwantedsound".Causesofnoisepollutionincludetraffic,aircraft,rockbands,barkingdogs,te

levisions,garbagetrucks,andnoisefromneighbors,voices,alarms,andwatercrafts.StudiesshowthatoverfortypercentofAmericansaredisturbedathomeorlosesleepbe

causeofnoisepollution.Noisehasbadeffectsonpeopleandtheenvironment.Noisecauseshearingloss,interferes（妨碍）withhumanactivitie

sathomeandwork,andisinvariouswaysdangeroustopeople'shealthandwellbeing.Whenwethink,talk,listentomusic,orsleep,weneedqui

et.Evenlowlevelsofnoisecanbeannoyingorfrustrating.Suddenincreasesinvolumecanmakesoundsannoying.Thequieterthebackgroundis,themorepenetratinganois

ecanbe.Noisecanalsomakeinstructionsorwarningunclear,resultinginaccidents.Loudernoiseburstscancausemoreproblems.Conti

nuedstresscausedbylivinginnoisyconditionscanleadtohighbloodpressure,whichisthemajorcauseofsomediseases.Longex

posuretonoiselevelsaboveeight-fivedecibels（分贝）candamageinnercellsandleadtohearingloss.Noisecanresulti

ntheinvoluntaryfearresponseandcancauseadrenaline(肾上腺素)tobepumpedintothebloodstream,theheartratetoquicken,musclestotense,breathingtoincrease

,andthedigestivesystemtoslowdown.Localgovernmenthastheresponsibilitytofightnoisepollution.Forexample

,itcanregulatethespeedoftrainsthroughtheircommunity.Ontheotherhand,aresponsiblecitizenwillnevermakenoisepollution

whereverheis.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"penetrating"inparagraph4mean?A.HighandexcitingB.Deepandshocking

C.LoudandunpleasantD.Clearandcomfortable33.Whichofthefollowingisnotrelatedtonoisepollution?A.Slowingdownthedigesti

vesystemB.HavinghighbloodpressureC.SlowingdowntheheartrateD.Breathingfast34.Inthelastparagraph,thewritersuggests

that_____________.A.individualsandgovernmentshouldworktogethertoreducenoisepollutionB.thegovernmentshouldofferpeoplebettereducationonnoisepollutio

nC.thegovernmentshouldberesponsiblefornoisepollutionD.peoplewhomakenoisepollutionshouldbepunished35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Me

asurementofnoiselevels.B.BadeffectsofnoisepollutionC.HearingdamagefromenvironmentalnoiseD.Communityreactionstonoise第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10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。Doyouthinkyou’velostyourinspiration?Maybetheupsanddownsoflifeandworkhaveaffectedyou.You'renotalon

e.Themajorityofpeopleacrosstheworldaretryingnewerandeasierwaystogetinspired.___36___Theystartthinkingtothemselvesthattheyarenogood.Andonlyahandful

ofpeoplecanstayinspiredforlife.Youcangetinspiredforlifeanytimeyouwant.That'sthepotentialofbeinghuman.Alonetimeisjustasimpo

rtantassocializingtime.Itisimportanttostayaloneforyoutounderstandyourthoughtsandemotionsatadeeperlevel.___37___It'salwaysinsideofyou,waitin

gtobeused.Doyouhavegoals?Ifyoudon't,nowisthetimetowritethemdown.Apersonwithoutgoalshasnodirection.Andheorshecanneverknowifheorsheismakingprogressorn

ot.Createyourlifegoalsandthenbreakthemdowntoyearlygoals,monthlygoals,weeklygoalsanddailygoals,Youcanevengodeepertohourlygoals.___38_

__Whensocializing,listentothestoriesofotherpeople,You’llbehappytorealizehowfortunateyoureallyare.Mostofthepeoplearoundyouhavegonethro

ughthingsyoumightneverimagine.___39___Listentotheirstoriesandhowtheysettledtheirproblems.Youcanalsoreadaninspirin

gbookorwatchamovietogettheinspirationyouneedtomoveforward.___40___Ifyou’relostyourinspiration,youcanputtopracticethesetipsanytime.It'stime

tostartlivingwithpassion.A.Inspirationcomesfrominside.B.Inspirationalsocomesfromyoursuccess.C.Buttheygiveupalongthewaygradually.D.Andtheretheyarestan

dinginfrontofyou.E.Everyoneneedsinspirationtosucceedinlife.F.Buttheyalwayskeeptheirexperiencesasecret.G.Ha

vingasenseofdirectionwillkeepyouinspired.第三部分：英语知识运用（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以

填入空白处的最佳选项。ItwasanormalMondaymorningatanassembly(集会),andtheoldheadmasterwasgivingthestudentsaspeechaboutimportantthingsinlifeandabou

t41ourselvestowhatisimportanttous.Thisis42thestorywent:AnoldmanlivedinacertainpartofLondon,andhe43wakeupeverymorningandgotothe44,wherehegotthetrai

nrighttoCentralLondon,andthensatatthestreetcorner,45.Hedidthiseverysingledayofhislife.Hesatatthesamestreetcornerandbeggedforalmost20years.Hisho

usewasdirty,anditsmelled46.Theneighborscouldnot47thesmellanymore,sotheyaskedthepoliceofficersto48theplace.Theofficersknockeddownthe

49andcleanedthehouse.Thereweresmallbagsof50alloverthehousethathehad51overtheyears.Thepolicecountedthemoney,andtheysoonrealizedthattheoldm

anwasa52.Theywaitedoutsidehishouseexpectingtosharethegoodnewswithhim.Whenhearrivedhomethatevening,hewasmetbyoneoftheofficerswhotold

himthattherewasnoneedforhimtobeganymore53hewasarichmannow.Hesaid54atall;hewentintohishouseandlockedthedoor.Thenex

tmorninghewokeupasusual,wenttothestreetand55tobeg.56,thisoldmanhadnogreatplans,dreamsoranythingimportantforhislife.Welearnnothingfr

omthisstoryotherthanstaying57thethingsweenjoydoing.Weshouldremaintruetoourcourse,whichmaymeandevotingyourselvestothingsthatpeoplearoundyoumaydi

sapprove(不赞成).Letnothingdistractusfrombeinghappy,letnothingelsedetermineourfate(命运),but58.Whatmakesushappy

iswhat59intheend…notwhatweacquire(获得).ThisparticularstoryisonesuchlessonthatIwillneverforget.Everytim

eIdon’tfocusoncourses,Iget60ofthisstory.41.A.attractingB.agreeingC.devotingD.believing42.A.whyB.howC.whereD.when43.A.mightB.wouldC.

shouldD.must44.A.streetB.factoryC.airportD.subway45.A.beggingB.waitingC.attemptingD.sleeping46.A.pleasantB.deliciousC.terribleD.serious

47.A.standB.forgetC.judgeD.get48.A.controlB.removeC.clearD.look49.A.oldmanB.doorC.neighborD.wall50.A.ru

bbishB.wasteC.moneyD.food51.A.earnedB.collectedC.managedD.stole52.A.bossB.gentlemanC.millionaireD.gift53.A.asB.u

nlessC.untilD.though54.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything55.A.determinedB.soughtC.managedD.continued56.A.ActuallyB.Obvio

uslyC.SurprisinglyD.Generally57.A.focusedonB.calledonC.turnedtoD.actedout58.A.othersB.usC.someD.ourselves59.A.considersB.mattersC.achievesD.fac

es60.A.remindedB.permittedC.warnedD.tired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。The___61___(tradition)Chineselunaryea

rdividestheyearinto24solarterms.OnthefirstdayofWinterSolstice(冬至),theNorthernHemisphere(半球)experiencesthe___62___

(short)dayintheyear.TheWinterSolsticealso___63___(mark)thearrivalofthecoldestseasonintheyear.Therewasasaying___64___ancienttimes,“TheWinter

SolsticeisasimportantastheSpringFestival.”AsearlyastheZhouDynasty,peopleworshipped(崇拜)thegodsonthefirstdayoftheWin

terSolstice,___65___alsowasthefirstdayofthenewyear.TheWinterSolstice___66___(become)awinterfestivalduringtheHanDynasty.___67___(

celebrate)wereofficiallyorganized.Onthisday,bothofficialsandcommonpeoplewouldhave___68___rest.Duringthefollowingdynast

ies,such___69___theTang,SongandQingdynasties,theWinterSolsticewasaday___70___(offer)sacrifices(祭祀)toHeavenandtoancestors.第四部分写

作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（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；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不

计分。Todaythenumberofthenetizens(网民)inourcountryhaveincreasedrapidly,manyofwhichdonotpayenoughattentiontotheirfamily.Thereisno

doubtwhetherwecanlearnmuchknowledgeandadvancedtechnologytheInternet.Foranexample,it'seasyforustogettheinforma

tionsweneedandcommunicatewithourfriendsandrelatives.Besides,itcanhelpuslearnwhatwashappeningbothathomea

ndabroad.However,nomatterhowattractivelytheInternetis,weshouldn'tbeseparatedfromourlovedones.Justforamoment,weshouldstopsurfthe

Internetandenjoythetimewithourfamilywhenyouaretogether.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack今年第一次在唐人街体验了一把春节，并对中国春节的习俗产生了浓厚的兴趣，因此特写信来向你

咨询相关信息。请你给他写一封回信进行介绍。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；参考词汇：stickNewYearcouplets(贴春联)；thelunarcalendar(农历)；firecrackers(鞭炮)2020-2021学年度第一学期高一期末考英语答

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raditional62.shortest63.marks64.in65.which66.became67.Celebrations68.a69.as70.tooffer改错：Todaythenumberofthenetizens(网民)i

nourcountryhaveincreasedrapidly,hasmanyofwhichdonotpayenoughattentiontotheirfamily.Thereisnodoubtwhetherwhomthatwecanlearnmuchknowledgean

dadvancedtechnology∧theInternet.Foranfrom/on删去anexample,it’seasyforustogettheinformationsweneedandcommunicatewithourinformationfriendsan

drelatives.Besides,itcanhelpuslearnwhatwashappeningbothathomeisandabroad.However,nomatterhowattractivelytheInternetis,weshou

ldn’tbeattractiveseparatedfromourlovedones.Justforamoment,weshouldstopsurftheInternetsurfingandenjoythetimewithourfam

ilywhenyouaretogether.we作文:DearJack,Gladtoreceiveyourletter.AndI’mamazedthatyouhaveexperiencedtheChinesespringfestivalin

Chinatownforthefirsttimeandyouareinterestedinitstradition.HereI’mwritingthisletterItosharewithyousomethingaboutthetradition.The

SpringFestivalisoneofthemymostimportanttraditionalfestivalsinChina.ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstmonthintheChinese

lunarcalendar.Beforetheday,peoplearebusypreparingforitandtheystickNewyearcoupletsonthedoors.OntheEve,thewholefamilyusua

llygettogethertohaveafeast.Thentheystayup,watchingwonderfulprogramsonTVuntilmidnight,towelcomethenewyearwithfirecrackers.Inthedaytime,p

eopledressedinnewclothesgotovisitfriendsandrelativeswithgoodlucktoeachother.It’sdifficulttosayallthethings

aboutthefestival.IhopeyoucancometoChinanextspringfestival.I’msureyouwilllikeitmore.Yours,LiHua听力材料Text1M:Hey,Lucy.Iwanttogoswimmingthisweek

end.Doyouwanttocomewithme?W:JackandIplannedtogoforahikeinthemountains.Text2W:Doyouhavetocleanthefishafteryoucatchthem?M:MaybeJasoncancleanthem.W:

OK.Youcatchthefish,Jasoncleansthem,andIeatthem!Text3W:Tom,ifyoudon’tmindspendingthedaywithtwogirls,you

cancomewithustothenationalpark.M:I’dloveto!Thanks!Text4W:MyfamilyhaddinnertogetheronChineseNewYear’sEve.Weatemanyspecialfoods.M:Whatelse

didyoudo?W:Afterdinner,wewatchedTVandplayedgames.Text5M:IwanttobuyalaptopandaniPhone6.ButIcan’taffordboth.Ican’tdecide.W:Thend

on’tbuyanything.Saveyourmoney!M:Maybeyouareright.Text6W:What’sthematter?Yourbikeisinbadshape.M:Itwashitbyacaryesterday.W:Oh,we

reyouhurt?M:Notintheleast,becauseIwasn’tridingonit.Thebikewasinfrontofmyhouse.Bothwheelsweredamaged.They’reb

eingrepairednow.W:Itwasluckyyouwereallright.M:Thanks.Butmyweekendhasbeenwasted.Text7W:Hello,Tom!Whereareyougoing

?M:Hello,Julia!I’mgoingtomyaunt’s.W:Isthatboxheavy?M:No,it’slight.W:Butit’sfilledwithbooks!CanIhelpyou?M:Ofcourse

.Couldyouopenthedoor,please?W:OK.M:Thanks.Bytheway,Ihavetwoticketsherefortonight’sfilm.Wouldyouliketogowit

hme?W:That’sgreat!Text8W:Jack!Youarehere!I’mgoingtoChinasoon!Iamexcitedaboutmytrip.M:I’mexcitedforyoutoo.Amandaisbusy.SoIambrin

gingyouyourtickets.W:Thankyou!M:ArethetraveldatesOK?W:IflytoChinaonAugust27th.Thatleavesmetendaystogetready.IcomebackonSeptember5th.Thesedat

esaregreat!M:Didyouaskyourbossaboutthosedates?W:Yes.Heisgivingmethosedaysoff.I’msoglad!Ireallyneedavacation!M:Areyouplanningyourtrip?W:Yes.Ihavesome

travelbooksaboutChina.M:Canyoulookatyourticketsagain?W:Sure.Isthereaproblem?M:No.Amandahasasurpriseforyou.W:Il

ovesurprises!Wow!I’mtravelingfirstclasstoChina!Thisissoexciting!Text9W:Tofindoutwhichareasofworkmightbebestforyou,Ineedtoaskyo

usomequestions.Allright?M:Sure.W:First,yourinterests.Whatdoyouliketodoinyourfreetime?M:Well,Iliketobu

ildthings,likefurniture.AndIfixthings,likeTVsets.W:Soyouhaveaninterestinstudyandcreation.Wouldyouconsiderengaginginforeigntrade?M:Yes,Iwou

ld.Butsalesinterestsmetoo.Icanusuallypersuadepeopletobuythings.W:Isee.Youhaveanabilityinsales.Soyou’recreativeandyoulikesale

s.Anyexperienceinthesefields?M:Well,onesummerIhelpedsomefriendsbuildahouse.AndthisyearI’vebeensellingadvertisingspaceforthescho

olnewspaper.That’sbeenfun.Ienjoyaskingbusinessestobuyspaceinourpaper.W:OK.I’llmark“creation”and“sales”inthe“Experience”column

.Text10W:Findinganapartmentistime-consuminganddisappointing,butwithalittlepreparationandmostimportantly,alotofpatience,you’llgetwhatyouwant.The

firstthingyouneedtodoistomakesometimeinyourschedule.Ifyouaregoingtofindtheapartmentthatfitsyourrequirements,thenunlessyou’rereallylu

cky,youaregoingtohavetospendalotoftimehunting.Thenextthingistodecideexactlywhatyouwantandhowmuchyoucanafford.Thinkaboutwha

tcitiesorneighborhoodsyou’dliketoliveinandwhatyou’dlikeforyourlocalneighborhood.Writedownwhatfeaturesareimportanttoyou,suchasparking,pu

blictransportationandsecurity.Thenyoustarthunting.Searcheverywebsiteyoucanfind,andstartgoingthroughtheads.Itisprobablybesttostartb

ypickingoutalltheapartmentsthatarewithinyourpricerangeandthencheckthelocationandtraffic.Thenmakethecall—butprepareyourse

lffordisappointment.ApartmentsthatlookgoodontheInternetoftenturnouttobedisappointing.Andofcourse,youfindthatallthereallygreatapartmentshavejustbeent

aken.