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四川省大竹中学2020-2021学年度下学期期中考试高2019级英语试题满分150分,完卷时间120分钟。第一部分听力（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,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.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoing?A.Walkinginthepark.B.Ridingtothepark.C.Runninginthepark.2.HowmanyEnglishwordsdoesthemanlearneachweek?A.Five

.B.Ten.C.Fifteen.3.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutGemmaHudson’sleaving?A.Veryunhappy.B.Notverysurprised.C.Verydisappoin

ted.4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inahotel.B.Inahospital.C.Athome.5.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Playingaga

me.B.Havingameeting.C.Waitingfortheirturn.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.Whydoesthemanlikeonlinesh

opping?A.It’seasyandfast.B.It’sconvenientandrelaxing.C.Hecanbuycheapandgoodthings.7.Whatdoesthemantellthewomanaboutintheend?

A.Returningitems.B.Takingorders.C.Savingmoney.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whattypeofjobdoesthemanwant?A.Ajobinaschool.B.Ajobinastore.C.Ajobinab

ank.9.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?A.Togivelongeranswers.B.Toneversayyourweaknesses.C.Topayattentiontohisappearance.10.What’stheprobab

lerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Brotherandsister.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatdoesthewomanorder?A.ChickenBurgerMeal.B.MediumFrenchfriesC.DoubleCheeseburgerMe

al.12.Whenwillthefoodgettothewoman?A.Inabouthalfanhour.B.Inabout45minutes.C.Inaboutanhour.13.Howmuchwillshepay

?A.$8.10.B.$8.20.C.$18.20.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.WheredoesHeatherprobablywork?A.Atanadcompany.B.Atatelevisionstudio.C.Atacomputercompany.15.W

hatisdifferentabouthernewposition?A.Shewilltravelmorenow.B.Shewillmanageherownteam.C.Shewillmakemoremoneynow.16.WhatdoesthemanthinkaboutH

eather?A.Sheisveryrich.B.Sheisagoodleader.C.Sheisahardworker.17.WhenwillHeatherstarthernewposition?A.Thisweek.B.Nextweek.C.Nextm

onth.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatwilltheweatherbeliketodayinthesoutheastofthecountry?A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Dry.19.Whatwillthehighesttemperatu

rebeinthenorth?A.15℃.B.20℃.C.23℃.20.Whichpartofthecountrywilllikelybesunnytomorrow?A.North.B.Southeast.C.South

.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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。ANotalljobsrequireyear

sofworkexperienceoryearsofpost-secondaryeducation.Someentry-leveljobspayquitewell,andmanyofferpaidon-the

-jobtraining.Wesurveyedhundredsofhigh-payingjobsthatdon’trequireafour-yearcollegedegreetobuildthislistofthebestpaidentry-leveljobsforU.S.workers.Deli

veryDriverDegreeorCertificateRequirements:Highschooldiplomaorequivalent（同等的）TrainingRequirements:Afewd

ays’on-the-jobtrainingAverageSalary(2019):$25,860SalaryRange:$21,060to$65,400GrowthOutlook(ChangeinEmployment,

2018–2028):30,100newpositions(2%growth)FlightAttendantDegreeorCertificateRequirements:HighschooldiplomaorequivalentTrainingRequirements:3to6weeksof

on-the-jobtraining;continuedemploymentuponreceiptofFAACertificateofDemonstratedProficiency(renewedannually)AverageSalar

y(2019):$56,640SalaryRange:$29,270to$80,940GrowthOutlook(ChangeinEmployment,2018–2028):11,900newpositions(10%growth)SalesRepresen

tativeDegreeorCertificateRequirements:HighschooldiplomaorequivalentTrainingRequirements:4to8weeksofon-t

he-jobtrainingAverageSalary(2019):$63,000SalaryRange:$30,530to$125,300GrowthOutlook(ChangeinEmployment,2018–20

28):35,400newpositions(2%growth)ElevatorInstallerDegreeorCertificateRequirements:Highschooldiplomaorequivalent

;post-secondarycourseworkmaybehelpful;manystatesrequirelicensesTrainingRequirements:4-yearapprenticeship(学徒期),including2,000-plushoursofpaidon-the-jo

btrainingAverageSalary(2019):$84,990SalaryRange:$44,620to$124,150GrowthOutlook(ChangeinEmployment,2018–2028):2,800newpositions(10%growth)21

.Whichjobrequirestheshortesttrainingtime?A.DeliveryDriver.B.FlightAttendant.C.ElevatorInstaller.D.Sal

esRepresentative.22.Howmuchcanasalesrepresentativeearnmost?A.$63,000.B.$65,400.C.$124,150.D.$125,300.23.Whatwillbeanadvantagetoapplyforanel

evatorinstaller?A.Ahighschooldiploma.B.Apost-secondarycourse.C.Apaidon-the-jobtraining.D.Alongtimeworkexperienc

e.BAftermonthsofexpectationandsecrecy,theofficialmascot(吉祥物)ofthe2022WinterOlympicGames－agiantpanda-inspiredcartooncharacter－madei

tsfirstpublicdebutwithcheersatBeijing'sShougangIceHockeyArena.Thepandaisnamed“BingDwenDwen”inChinese.Bingmeans“ice”inChines

e,whileDwenDwensuggests“healthandcleverness”－characteristicsalsosharedbypandas.PandasareperhapsthemostrecognizedanimalspeciesinC

hina,organizerssaid.“PandascombineChina'straditionalcultureanditsmodernappearancetogetherwithwintersportselementsinafascinatingi

mage(形象)thatshowsourgreatexpectationsfortheGamesandshowsthatwewelcometheworld,”saidBeijingMayorChenJining,whoalsoservesasanexec

utivepresidentontheorganizingcommittee.“IhavealreadyseenthemascotandfromwhatI'veseen,it’sawonderfulchoice,”IOCPresidentThomasBa

chsaidbeforeintroducingthecharacter.”“ThemascotreallytakesinthebestelementsandcharacteristicsofChinaandtheChinesepeople.Itwillbeagreatambassad

or(大使)forthecountryandthe24thWinterOlympics.”Theringoflightsurroundingthemascot’sfaceissuggestiveoficeandsnowtrac

ks,aswellastheflowing“ribbons”oftheNationalSpeedSkatingOval.TheovalisoneoftwonewcompetitionsitesindowntownBeijingexpectedtobeco

mealandmarkoftheGames,accordingtoitschiefdesignerCaoXue.Theintroductionofthemascotsmarksthekeypointofajourneythatbegani

nAugust2018,whenBeijingorganizersstartedaglobaldesigncompetitionforthemascots.Atotalof5,816designswerereceivedfrom35countries,andwererev

iewedbyChineseandinternationalexpertsinacomprehensiveevaluationandselectionprocess.Thenewmascotwillserveasspirite

dsymboloftheGamesthatwilltakeplaceinthethreezonesofdowntownBeijing,thesuburbandistrictofYanqingandco-hostcity

ZhangjiakouinsurroundingHebeiprovince.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“debut”inparagraph1mean?A.Design.B.Appearance

.C.Understanding.D.Attention.25.WhatdoesBachthinkofthemascot?A.Surprising.B.Entertaining.C.SatisfyingD.Inter

esting.26.What’sparagraph5mainlyabout?A.Theoriginofthemascotimage.B.Theintroductiontothemascotdesigner.C

.Thehardworkbehindthemascotdesign.D.Thehiddenmeaningofthemascotimage.27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheMascotofthe24th

WinterOlympicGamesB.AHistoricalMomentoftheWinterOlympicGamesC.BingDwenDwen:aLovelyPandaWelcomestheWorldD.Comme

ntsontheMascotofthe24thWinterOlympicsCFewpeopleenjoyedgettingshotsatthedoctor’soffice.Butmanyoftheseshotsare

importantvaccines(疫苗)thathelppreventusfromgettingcertaindiseasesortypesofinfection.VaccinesgottheirstartinEuropeinthe1720s,whenaBritis

hwomannamedLadyMaryWortleyMontaguwasvisitingTurkey.ShesawTurkishdoctorspurposefullyinoculating(接种)peoplewith

smallamountsofsmallpox.Smallpoxisapainful,deadlydiseasethathadnocureatthetime.ButLadyMontaguwasamazedthatthepatientsn

otonlyrecovered,butthenprovedtobeimmune(免疫的)tothedisease!LadyMontaguquicklyreturnedtoEngland,excitedtosharethisnewp

rocedure.Butinoculationtookmanyyearstocatchon.Oneproblemwasthatnoonehadacorrectwayofinoculatingpeoplesafely.Occasionally,patientswouldbecom

efullyinfectedandthenbeginspreadingthedisease.However,inoculationeventuallysavedenoughpeopleforittobecomethecommonpracticeforpreventingsm

allpox.Someyearslater,ascientistnamedEdwardJennerdiscoveredthatpeoplewhohadbeeninfectedwithadiseasecalledcowpoxbecameresistanttosmallpox.Cowp

oxwaslessmuchharmfulthansmallpox.Jennerconvinceddoctorstoinoculatepeoplewithcowpox,whichledtoaverysafevaccineandfarfeweroutbreaksofsmallpox.Finally

,aFrenchscientistnamedLouisPasteurrealizedthatJenner’sideacouldbeusedtotreatotherdiseases.Sincethen,vaccineshavebeenmadeformanyotherdiseases,suchasp

olio,tetanus,andrabies.Today,scientistsanddoctorscontinuetocreatenewvaccinesthatcouldpotentiallysavemillionsoflivesworldwide.28.Who

usedvaccinesfirst?A.EdwardJenner.B.LadyMontagu.C.Turkishdoctors.D.LouiPasteur.29.WhathappenedafterEdward’sdiscovery?A.Inoculatio

nbecamecommoninEngland.B.Smallpoxcouldbecuredbyanewmedicine.C.Cowpoxwaswidelyusedtocuresmallpox.D.Louisdevelopedvac

cinesforotherdiseases.30.Whatdoesthetextcenteron?A.Thedevelopmentofvaccine.B.Thewayvaccineswork.C.Threegreatscie

ntists.D.Theimportanceofvaccines.31.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A.Education.B.History.C.Health.D.Nature.DFoodwasteis

ahugeissueinourworldtoday.Inmyownkitchen,I’malwayslookingforcleverwaystopreventwaste.Byfar,mybiggestchallengewhenit

comestosavingproduceisgreens.I’mtalkingaboutherbs,leafygreensandlettuces.Theycangobadquicklyifthey’renotproperlystored.That’swhyI’msogladI

foundoutabouttheOXOGreensaverHerbKeeper.Itactsasastoragecontainerforherbs,keepingthemfreshandcrisp.Thewayitdoesthisisbycontrollingthreethings:ai

rflow,humidity(湿度)andhydration(水合).Togettherightairflow,theherbsstanduprightinabasketthatnestsinsidethemaincontainer,whichpreventsthemfromlyingflat

astheynormallywouldinothercontainers.Thehumidityiscontrolledbythestoragelid,andtheherbsstayhydratedbywaterthatisaddedtothebottomofthec

ontainer.Genius!Myherbsdidsomuchbetterinthiscontainerversusaplasticgrocerystorebag.Inabag,theyusuallystartturningbrownwi

thinafewdays,andwiththeGreensaver,theylastedaweekorlonger.Ialsofoundthishelpfulinstoringchoppedlettuce.Thelettucegreenswerecrisperandstayedfresh

longer.Ibuyherbsandlettuceeveryweek,sothisisgoingtomakeabigdifferenceintheamountofgreensIwaste,whichisthemostimportant.What’smore,i

t’seasytocleanup—alltheGreensaverpartsaredishwashersafe,sothere’snoextratroubleinvolved.Ifyoualsobuygreensregularly,

Ihighlyrecommendgettingoneofthese.Itwillmakeahugedifferenceinthequalityandshelflifeofyourherbs,lettuceandmoresoyoucansaygoodbyetosadgreens!32.W

hat’stheauthor’sbiggestchallengeintermsofsavingproduce?A.Itisdifficulttostore.B.Itiseasytowaste.C.Greensgobadquickly.D.Greensareexpensive.33.H

owdoestheGreensaverwork?A.Bycontrollingairflow,humidityandhydration.B.Bypreventingherbslyingflat.C.Byusi

ngthestoragelid.D.Byaddingwatertothebottomofthecontainer.34.What’sthebiggestadvantageoftheGreensaveroveraplasticbag?A.

Keepinggreenfoodmuchlonger.B.Storingmorechoppedlettuce.C.Lesstroubleincleaningup.D.Lesswasteoftheamountofgreens.35.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwriting

thispassage?A.Tocallonpeoplenottowastegreenfood.B.ToshareusingexperienceoftheGreensaver.C.Totellpeoplehowtokeepgreenfood

longenough.D.Totellpeoplehowtochooseafoodstoragecontainer.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。Campingisfunandexci

ting.Awellorganizedcamping-tripcanmakeushappyandrelaxedfrombusyworkandstudy.36Hereareseveraltipsforyoutomakeagoodpreparation.37Ifitisjustyouoryour

family,thenextstepisnotquiteasimportant.However,ifyouaretakingagroupofteenagersorfriends,readthenextstepcarefully.Makesureyo

ugetinsuranceinformationandhealthinformationbeforeyoudoanythingelse.Ifsomeoneisinjuredonthetrip,theinsuranceinforma

tionwillmakeahugedifferenceinthecaretheyreceive.38Forexample,youcannotpackpeanutbutterifyourfriendisallergic(过敏的)topeanut

s.Ifsomeonewhoiscomingneedsroutinemedicine,makesuretheyhaveit.Packanappropriateamountoffood.Prepareenoughforthreemealsandanoptiona

lsnackperday.Trynottopacktoomanysuchperishable(易变质的)fooditemsascheese,chicken,andmilk.39Also,remembertopacklotsofwater.Gatheralloftheotherthingsonthe

“ThingsYou’llNeed”listandtrytopacktheminasmall,lightweightbag.Youcanputsmalleritemsinabackpackandthelargeritemslikeyoursleepingbagcanbecarriedinagarb

agebag.40A.Getwhatyouneedinadvance.B.Decidewithwhomyouarecamping.C.You’llfeelsickifyoueatthemwhentheygobad.D.Caretheenvironmentanddonotthrowthin

gsaround.E.Healthinformationisalsoimportantinplanningthetrip.F.Buttostayorganizedandsafe,youmustprepareforthetrip.G.Thesecanbefoldedandpu

tintoasmallspaceuntilneeded.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，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。IgrewuponafarmandexperiencedthehardshipoflifewhenIwasveryyoung.41myparentsoftennotedthateverythingonthetableexceptthesugarandsaltcamef

romtheland.Dadwasalsoacarpenterbesides42thefarm.Thatautumn,hewas43ahousewhentheladder(楼梯)44.Hisbackwasbroken,sohestayedinthe45forweeks,

recoveringhisbonesslowly.OnThanksgiving,myuncleshowedupwithcousinstogivemyfamilya(n)46—preparingouryear’ssupplyofpork

.AfterDadreturnedhome,hewasinabackbrace(支架),unableto47.Anotherholidayapproached,andIwastoo48torealizeourfamilyhadno49comingi

n.Onenightweheardacarcoming.Runningoutquickly,wekidswere50aboutwhowasvisiting.Itturnedouttobeourneighbor

Peggyatthedoor,51anenvelopefilledwithmoney.Shetoldusshehad52moneyinthecommunityandwasheretodeliverit.Da

dtriedto53it,butPeggywouldhavenoneofit.“Wheneversomeone’s54isbrokeninourcommunity,youfixit.Nowit’sour55.”shesaid.Thatevening,I56whatbeingagoodneigh

borwasandthatbecausemyparentsweregoodneighbors,theirkindnesswouldbe57.Theywereusedtobeingthegiversandn

otthereceiversofsuch58acts.Theywerewillingto59othersandcontinuedalltheirlivestoshowuskidsthevalueof__60.41

.A.IntheeveningB.DuringbreaksC.AfterworkD.Duringmeals42.A.operatingB.watchingC.buildingD.protecting43.A.breakingintoB.workingonC

.lookingupD.checkingin44.A.changedB.shookC.brokeD.moved45.A.bedB.familyC.hospitalD.village46.A.promiseB.hand

C.orderD.job47.A.workB.sitC.standD.sleep48.A.lateB.anxiousC.oldD.young49.A.guestB.moneyC.hopeD.food50.A.curiousB.worriedC.crazyD.sure51.A.openingB.w

avingC.holdingD.leaving52.A.earnedB.borrowedC.foundD.collected53.A.payB.acceptC.appreciateD.refuse54.A.homeB.houseC.b

ackD.bone55.A.dutyB.chanceC.turnD.pleasure56.A.understoodB.wonderedC.thoughtD.explained57.A.praisedB.rememberedC.returnedD.recognized58.A.si

mpleB.generousC.smallD.ordinary59.A.teachB.impressC.influenceD.help60.A.kindnessB.loveC.lifeD.friendship第三部分英语知识运用第二节(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。The24solarterms,61(base)onthesun’spositioninthesky,werecreated

byfarmersinancientChina.The24solartermsreflectthechangesinclimate,naturalphenomenaand62(use)toguidetheagriculturalaffairs,farming63(

activity)andotheraspectsofhumanlife,includingclothing,food,housing,andtransportation.Eachsolartermhasabout15days.Everytimethesun64（travel）15degreeso

ntheeclipticlongitude(黄道经度),anewsolartermbegins.Andacycleisthattheearthcirclesaroundthesunforonetime,startingfromBeginningofSpring(LiCh

un)and65(end)atGreaterCold(DaHan).Thesesolartermshave66(mean)titles,someof67reflectthechangeofseasonssuchasthebeginningofeachseason;somerepresentt

heclimatechangelikeRainWater(YuShui).Whenitcomes68thehistoryofsolarterms,ancientpeopledecided4solartermsbyobservingtheshadowofnoon.InZhouDynasty,p

eopleusedeightsolarterms.In104BC,24solartermsweredecided.The24solartermsstillhave69importantrolenowadaysandinfluencepeople’sb

asicneeds70(great)inlife.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处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增

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LastSaturdayIwentskatedo

nalakewithmybestfriend,Lily.WewerehavingagoodtimeontheicewhileIsuddenlyheardascream“Help”.Iturnedaroundimmediatelyandsurprisedtoseeaboyfal

lingintoanicehole.Therewasnodoubtthattheboy’slifewasatgreatdanger.Butneitherofthemcouldswim.Sowerantoask

forhelpassoonaspossibly.Afewminuteslate,apolicemancameandpulledtheboyoutofthewater.Theboythankedtousagain

andagainforsavinghislife.Wewerepleasingforgivinghimahelpinghand.Howanunusualexperienceitwas!第二节书面表达(25分)你最近参加了学校举办的“零垃圾”（ZeroRubbish）校园清扫活动，请

为校英语报写一篇短文，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动内容；3.你的感受。注意：1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。ZeroRubbish______________________________

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_________________________________________________四川省大竹中学2020-2021学年度下学期期中考试高2019级英语答案1～5CCBAC6～10BABAA11～15CCBAB16～20BCACA21-23ADB24-27BCDA2

8-31CDAC32-35CADB36-40FBECG41-45DABCC46-50BADBA51-55CDDBC56-60ACBDA语法填空61.based62.areused63.activities64.travels

65.ending66.meaningful67.which68.to69.an70.greatly短文改错LastSaturdayIwentskatedonalakewithmybestfriend,Lily.Wewerehavin

gagoodtimeskatingontheicewhileIsuddenlyheardascream“Help”.Iturnedaroundimmediatelyand︿whenwassurprisedtoseeaboyf

allingintoanicehole.Therewasnodoubtthattheboy’slifewasatgreatindanger.Butneitherofthemcouldswim.Sowerantoaskforhelpassoonaspossib

ly.Afewuspossibleminuteslate,apolicemancameandpulledtheboyoutofthewater.Theboythankedtouslateragainandagainforsavinghislife

.Wewerepleasingforgivinghimahelpinghand.HowanpleasedWhatunusualexperienceitwas!书面表达OnepossibleversionWiththeaimofraisingstu

dents’awarenessofenvironmentalprotection,ourschoolhasheldanactivitythemed“ZeroRubbish”,meaningthatweshouldalwayskeepthecam

puscleanwithoutthrowingawayrubbishhereandthere.LastFridayafternoon,itwasourturntoparticipateintheactively.Afterschoolmy

classmatesandIwenttopickuprubbishinsightandthensorteditoutbyclassificationstandards,sothattheycouldberecycledandreuse

d.Inbrief,notonlydidtheactivityrefreshourcampusbutalsocultivatedoursenseofgreenlife,soIsuggesttheactivityshouldbecontinu

ed.听力录音文本Text1M:Theweatherissonicetoday!Let’sgorunningintheparknow!W:Goodidea!Butletmeeatsomethingfirst.NowI’mhungry.Ijustcan’texercise

onanemptystomach.Text2M:WhatareyoulearninginEnglishclassrightnow?W:Well,wehavetolearnthemeaningsoftenwordseachweek.Andwe’rereadingaSha

kespeareplayforthenextsixweeks.M:Oh,welearnfivemorethanyou.Text3W:Kris,didyouhearthatGemmaHudsonisleaving?M:Really?Wheredidyouhearthat?W:Shetoldme.Sh

e’sleavingnextmonth.M:IhavetosayI’mnotsurprised.Ididn’tthinkshewasveryhappyworkinghere.Text4M:Ihaven’tbeenfeelingsowellsincewehaddinner.MaybeIsho

uldgoseeadoctor.W:Whydon’tyouliedownforawhile?I’llcallthefrontdeskandseeiftheycancalladoctorforus.Text5W:Ican’tstandwaitinginline!Therearesomanyo

therthingswehavetodo,andwehavesolittletimetodothem.M:Well,wecan’tjustleave.There’snothingwecandonow.Wejusthavetorelaxanddealwithit.Text6W:D

oyoushoponline?It’ssosimple.IcangetwhateverIwantwithaclickofabutton!M:Ishoponlinealot.IpreferitbecauseIreallydon’tlikeg

oingtocrowdedstores.Itfeelslessstressfultoshopfrommycomputer.Also,Icanfindthingsonlinethatsometimesaren’tinstores.W:T

hat’strue!ButIdon’tlikeitwhenIreceivesomethingIordered,anditdoesn’tlooklikeitdidonthecomputer.M:Well,mostco

mpanieshaveareturnpolicy,soyoucansenditrightbackandhaveyourmoneyreturned.It’seasy.Text7W:Whatdoyouneedmetohelpyouwith,Bob?M

:Ourteacheraskedustodoapracticejobinterview.W:OK.Whattypeofjob?Doyouwanttoworkinaschool,likeourdad?M:No.Iwanttoworkatthestoreandgets

omesalesexperiencefirst.W:OK.Firstquestion:WhyshouldIhireyou?M:Well,IamfriendlyandIamgoodatmath.W:Youmigh

twanttogivelongeranswers.Trysaying:Iamfriendly,workwellwithothers,andIknowhowtohandlemoney.Whataboutyourw

eaknesses?M:Idon’thaveany.W:Youcan’tsaythat.Nobodyisperfect.Text8M:ThankyouforcallingMcDonald’s.HowcanIhelpyou?W:Hi,canIhavetheBarbecueChicken

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wtotalis$8.20.Haveagoodday!Text9M:SoHeather—youtoldmeyougotsomegoodnewsthisweek?W:Idid.Iamthenewheadofthecommunicationsdepartment.M:Goodforyou!

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dcelebrate.Cheers!W:Cheers!Text10Goodmorning.Here’sthedailyweatherforecastfortheentirecountry.Inthesout

h,therewillbeheavyraininsomeplaces,especiallyinthesoutheast.Temperatureduringthedaywillbeaboutaverageforthisti

meofyear,thatis,about20degreescentigrade.Inthenorth,thingsarealittlebetter,withonlyachanceofshowerhereandthere,but

generallyafairlydrydaywithtemperatureupto23degreescentigrade.Cloudsshouldclearupalloverthenorthearlyintheev

ening,buttemperaturewilldroptoaround10degreescentigrade.Backtothesouth,therainwillcontinueintothenightinmostplaces,with

athunderstorminthesoutheast.Temperaturewillremainfairlymildduringthenight,droppingtoaround15degreescentigradeintheearlyhoursofthemorning.Asf

ortomorrow,whilelittlechangewillhappeninthesouth,thenorthcanbeexpectedtogetbrighter.Okay,that’sitfornow.Havean

icedayandI’llseeyoutomorrow!