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Unit2Theuniversallanguage测试卷注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。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，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。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：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。()1.

Whatdoesthemanlikedoingtorelax?A.WatchingTV.B.Goingforawalk.C.Listeningtomusic.()2.Howdidthewomangototheconcert?A.Bycar.B.Bysubway.C.Bybus.()3.Whyis

Emilymentionedintheconversation?A.Shemightwantaticket.B.Sheislookingfortheman.C.Shehasanextraticket.()4.WhodoestheCDbelongto?A.Thema

n.B.Thewoman.C.Sam.()5.Wheredomostofthewoman’scurrentearningscomefrom?A.Herrecordings.B.Heradvertisingwo

rk.C.Herconcertperformance.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至7题。()6.What’stheweatherlikenow?A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Windy.()7.Whatdoesthewom

andoattheconcertnow?A.Sheteachesmusic.B.Shedrivesacar.C.Sheplaysthepiano.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。()8.Whereisthewomanrightnow?A.Inaconcerthall.B.Onaf

reeway.C.Atagasstation.()9.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Pickupthewoman.B.Fixacar.C.Seealateshow.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。()10.

Whatseasonisitnow?A.Summer.B.Autumn.C.Winter.()11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Motherandson.B.Driverandpassenger.C.Docto

randpatient.()12.WhatistheweatherlikeinAugustinSanFrancisco?A.Itiswarm.B.Itiscool.C.Itishot.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。()13.Whatisthewomantryingtofind?A.Th

etheatre.B.Thepark.C.Thelake.()14.Whatdoesthewomanshowtheman?A.Aleaflet.B.Abook.C.Amap.()15.Whatdoesthewo

manwanttodo?A.Haveawonderfulboardwalk.B.Listentoaconcert.C.Enjoythesceneryofthelake.()16.Howwillthewomangothere?A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。()17.Whichsituationwillthespeakerremain?A.Vice-president.B.CEOofthecompany.C.Chairmanoftheboard.()18.WhendidQuinnConsta

ntinecomeaboard?A.20yearsago.B.15yearsago.C.5yearsago.()19.WhatdoesQuinndowellin?A.Growingthebrandinternationally.B.Developingso

mesuccessfulproducts.C.Hiringsomeengineersofhighability.()20.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardQuinn?A.Satisfied.B.Grateful.C.

Indifferent.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）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。ARave-on!Howaboutlearningnewskillsontheguitar,drumsandkeyboa

rdbyvideo?Followthetouch-screeninstructionstofindlessonsoneachinstrument,orsearchforasongtopractiseplayin

galongto.TryourProfessionalSelection,withvideoclipsofbandmemberswhowillexplainthetechniquesthatmaketheirrecordingssoindividual.Show-in-a-day!Beas

tarsingerordancerforthedayinaone-time-onlyspecialperformance!Expertsininternationalmusicanddancestyleswilltrainyou,andcostumesprovide

dfortheperformancehelpcreateareallyspecial,individualshow.Getyourfriendsandfamilytocomeandseeyouperform,asnovideoingorph

otographyisallowed.ArchivedImagesWanttofindoutaboutanewband,orjustwantmoreinformationaboutanoldfavourite?Visitourcollectiontofindou

tfactsandfigures,orseetheactualpossessionsoffamousbandsandmusiciansyouareinterestedin.Youcanactuallygettotouchthingswornonstageatmajorrockand

popevents,andthereareplentyofotherconcertsouvenirs.Rhythm-studioGetyourbodymovinginthestudioandlearntomovetorhythmsandsoun

dsfromthepasttonow,includingSoulandDisco.Learnyourstepsfromourprofessionalonscreendanceinstructor,thenwatchyourperformanceandbecomethestarinyo

urownvideorecordingwhichyoucantakeaway!()21.WhichwillJameschoosetocollectinformationabouthisfavouritebands?A.Rave-o

n!B.ArchivedImages.C.Show-in-a-day!D.Rhythm-studio.()22.InwhatwayisRhythm-studiodifferentfromShow-in-a-da

y?A.Rhythm-studiooffersfreegiftsfrommusicians.B.Rhythm-studiohasexpertstoteachfacetoface.C.Rhythm-studiogetsfamilymembers

toenjoytheshows.D.Rhythm-studioallowspeopletobringvideoshome.()23.Wherecanyoumostprobablyreadtheaboveinformation?A.Inareport.B.Inatrave

lbrochure.C.Inanewspaper.D.Inasciencemagazine.BEvelynGlennieisauniquemusician.Sheisapercussionist(打击乐手)whoplayswithclassicalorch

estras.Whensheperforms,shehitsthegongs,snaredrums,vibraphones,timbales,cymbals,congadrums,bells,andbassdrumsthatareinfrontofher.Althoughclassica

lmusiciansusuallywearformalclothesinconcert,Glennieperformsinbarefeet.Whatreallysetsherapart,though,isthatsheisamusicianwhocannothear.Glenni

ehasbeenalmosttotallydeafsinceshewas12yearsold.Despitebeingdeaf,shehasbecomethefirstsolostartoplayhertypeofpercussioninstrumentsincl

assicalmusic.GlenniewasborninAberdeen,Scotland.Attheageofeight,shestartedtakingpianolessons.Shefoundthatshepreferredthedrums,soshebeg

antoconcentrateonotherpercussioninstruments.Herdoctorswereneverabletofindoutwhyshestartedtoloseherhearing.BythetimeGlenniewas12,most

ofherhearingwasgone.Glenniestayedinherschoolandlearnedtoreadlips.Shealsocontinuedhermusiclessons.Shelearnedhowtoplaypercus

sioninstrumentsbyusinghersenseoftouch.Shelearnedtofeelthedifferencebetweenhighandlownotes.Shebecameverysen

sitivetothevibrationscreatedbydifferentsounds.Glennietookoffhershoestomakeiteasierforhertofeelthevibrationsmadebyherinstruments.G

lenniewasverytalented.At16shewasacceptedtotheRoyalAcademyofMusicinLondon,England.Shewasthemusicschool’sfi

rstsolopercussionstudent,graduatingwhenshewas19.Tobuildhercareer,sheperformedanywhereshecould.Therewasverylittlesolomusicwr

ittenforherinstruments,sosheaskedforpercussionmusictobewrittenforher.Shethenperformedthenewpiecesinhersoloconcerts.Gle

nnieattractedattentionbyperforminginradioandtelevisionconcerts.One1988concertwasrecordedliveandmadeintoaCD.ThisrecordingearnedGlennieherfi

rstGrammyAwardforaclassicalmusicperformance.TodayGlennieperformsallaroundtheworld.Inadditiontoclassicalorchestra

s,sheplayswithfolkmusiciansandrockstars.Shehaswrittenmusicformovies,televisionshows,andcommercials.Everyyearmorenewcompositions

arewrittenforGlennietoperform.Shehaseventakenupanewinstrument:thebagpipes.Glennieconsidersherselfapioneerinmusic,notbecausesheisdeafbu

tbecauseshehasbecomeasolopercussionstarinclassicalmusic.()24.Thereadercantellthattheauthor________.A.thinksGlennieshouldwearshoes

whenperformingB.believesthatGlennieshouldnotworksohardC.believesthatGlenniehadagiftformusicD.doesn’tlikeGlennie’smusicso

much()25.Inthefuture,Glenniewillmostlikely________.A.alwayswearhershoesinconcertB.quitplayingclassicalmusicinconcertC.learntopla

yothermusicalinstrumentsD.focusonstudyingthepianoagain()26.Whichisthebestsummaryofthepassage?A.Deafassheis,EvelynGlennieisanaw

ard-winningsolopercussionistwhoperformsmainlyclassicalmusic.B.EvelynGlennielostherhearingatayoungage,anddoctorswereneverable

tofindoutwhy.C.Althoughclassicalmusiciansusuallywearformalclothesinconcert,EvelynGlennieperformsbarefoot.D.WhenE

velynGlenniefoundthattherewaslittlemusicwrittenforsolopercussionists,shedidn’tgiveup.CFineartsareimportantinthecurriculum(课程)becauseofw

hattheydoforlearning.Inotherwords,thearts,especiallymusic,shouldbeanimportantpartofeveryschool’scurriculum.Studentswould

bemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicexperience.Theywouldimprovetheirclassroomskills,likepayingattention,following

directions,andtakingpartactively.Peopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusic.Musiciansarebetterinmath,andtheyget

higherSAT(美国高中毕业生学术能力水平考试)scores.Whiletheymakemusic,theyusetheirimaginations,unlikeplayingvideogames.Itprovidesstudentsachancetotryouttheirownideas.

Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudentsbutalsogivesthemsomethingpositivetodo.Parentscanenjoylisteningtotheirchildren’smusicinsteadofseeingt

hemalwaysplayingcomputergamesorwatchingTV.Inamusicprogram,childrencanbepartofabandinsteadofjoiningbadpeople.Theycancommunicatewitho

ldfriendsandmakenewfriendsthroughmusic.Whiletheylearnandmakemusic,theycanalsobethinkingaboutapossiblecareer.Musicbuildsself-confidence.Tomakem

usicissomethingforthemtobeproudof,anditletskidspractiseperforminginfrontofgroupsofpeople.Itgivesstudentsafeelingofimportancetohav

easkillsomeoneappreciates.Musicgiveschildrenachancetoexpressthemselves,andthathelpsdeveloptheirself-confidence.Theyarealsolearninghowtocompl

etesomethingfrombeginningtoendandactuallycomeoutwithaproductthattheycantakepridein.Thoughimportant,manyschoolsexcludemusiclessononthepretextofdel

ayingstudents’studies.Thenwhatshallwedo?()27.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Musicgetsonetobemorecreative.B.Musichelpsonetogeta

jobearlier.C.Famouspeopleshouldlovemusic.D.Outgoingpeoplelearnmusicmoreeasily.()28.Thelastsentencesuggeststha

t________.A.theauthorwonderswhethermusicisnecessaryB.theauthorhasnowaytosolvetheproblemC.musiclessonsshouldbepartoft

hecurriculumD.allkindsoflessonsshouldbeincludedatschool()29.Whydoestheauthorwritethisarticle?A.Toblamethepresenteducation.B.Toattract

attentiontomusiceducation.C.Tomakepeopleenjoymusic.D.Totakechildrenawayfromcomputergames.()30.Thestateme

nt“Somusicmakeschildrenwell-roundedstudents”shouldgototheendof_______.A.Para.1B.Para.2C.Para.4D.Para.5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（有两项为多余选项）。Musicalinstrumentsrangefromsimpletocomplex.Theydifferfromonepartoftheworldtoano

ther.Butallinstrumentsproducesoundthesameway,bymeansofvibrations(rapidback-and-forthmovements).Thesevibrationsreachourearsassoundwav

es.(31)________Vibrationscomefromstriking,plucking(弹或拨),andblowingoninstruments,orbymovingabowacrossthem.Fastervibrationsprodu

cehighernotes.Instrumentswestrike(32)________Whenweshakearattle,objectsinsideitstriketherattle’swallandmakeasound.Instrumentsthatmakesounds

bystrikingthemhavebeenusedsincetheStoneAge.Strikingtheinstrumentstartsthevibrations.(33)________Thiskindofinstrumentisadrum.Thestretchedmembranev

ibratestoproducethesound.Drumsarefoundinnearlyeveryculturearoundtheworld.InstrumentswithstringsSomemusicalinstrumen

ts,suchasviolinsandharps,havestringsthatvibrate.Stretchingthestringsbypluckingorstrikingmakesthemvibrate.Violins,violas,and

cellosareplayedbydrawingabowacrosstheirstrings.Theguitar,lute,banjo,andharphavestringsthatarepluckedwiththefinge

rs.(34)________Pressingakeyonthekeyboardcausesastringtobehitwithasmallhammer.(35)________Flutes,trumpets,saxophones,andotherinstrumentsproduceso

undthroughvibrationsofair.Aflutesoundswhenwebreatheairintoaholeonitssideoritsend.Bycoveringfingerholeso

ntheflute,wecanchangethepitchofthenotes—howhighorlowthenotesare.A.InstrumentsweblowonB.Thepianohasstringsandakeyboar

d.C.Westrikegongsandxylophones.D.Wecangroupmusicalinstrumentsintofamiliesbyhowtheyproducevibrations.E.Sometimeswestrikeanobjectthathasa

skinorothermembrane(膜)stretchedtightacrossit.F.Instrumentswestrikerangefromhollowed-outlogstocomplicatedbells.G.

Butweusuallythinkofmusicalinstrumentsasobjectsspeciallycreatedtoproducethesoundsofthemusicweknow—folk,rock,classical

,andallothertypes.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。MusicispartofeverycultureonEarth,whichcanbe36,sad,romantic,sleepy,healing—allkindsofthings.Butwhatisit?Somepeoplecallit

anartthatsounds37time.Ourearsreceiveitasloudor38,highorlow,rapidandshort,orslowand39.Thesoundsneedtocontinueforatimeinsomesortofpat

terntobecome40.Music,like41,isahumanformofcommunication.Aswithlanguage,therearemanydifferentkinds.InNorthAmerica,peopleli

stentojazz,rock,classical,folk,country,andmanyotherkindsofmusic.Eachkindofmusichasitsownrulesand“42”tousinitsownway.Nooneknowsforsurewhenmusic43.P

erhapswhileworking,peoplesangtomakeitgofaster.Peoplewhowere44movements—pickingcropsorrowingboats,forexample—couldsingintime45forthework.NavajoIndi

ans,forexample,hadcorn-grindingsongs.Overtime,people46musicalinstruments.Theymighthavestartedbyclapping

theirhandsandstampingtheir47.Sticksandobjectsthatrattled(碰响)couldhave48thehumanbodyasearly49.Bothinstrumentsandmusicbecamemor

ecomplex(复杂)withtime.Today,musicinmanycultures50artmusicandmusicofthepeople.Artmusic,whichwecallclassicalmusic,ismore51thanthemusicofthepeople—52

musicandpopularmusic.Artmusicis53hardertowriteandperform.Musicianswhoperformitneedalotof54.Popularandfolkstyl

estypicallyareeasierto55,perform,andunderstand.()36.A.pleasantB.variousC.bitterD.adaptable()37.A.inB.overC.againstD.across()38.A.vastB.noisyC.sof

tD.distant()39.A.fastB.smoothC.blueD.remarkable()40.A.musicB.tuneC.symphonyD.masterpiece()41.A.breathB.jazzC.chorusD.language()42.

A.weepsB.turnsC.speaksD.whispers()43.A.recordedB.beganC.composedD.transformed()44.A.possessingB.accompanyingC.combiningD.repe

ating()45.A.giftedB.particularC.suitableD.dramatic()46.A.defendedB.developedC.deservedD.guaranteed()47.A.feetB.facesC

.volumesD.rhythms()48.A.overcomeB.sweptC.replacedD.steamed()49.A.imagesB.adaptationC.surroundingsD.instrumen

ts()50.A.tearsapartB.consistsofC.throwsinD.relieson()51.A.essentialB.impressiveC.unusualD.complicated()52.A.folkB.ruralC.jazzD.grand

()53.A.foreverB.brieflyC.generallyD.enthusiastically()54.A.trainingB.predictionC.reputationD.expectation()55.A.flowB.createC.expandD.aba

ndon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。ThetangoisaSouthAmericandance(56)________ispassionateandemotionallyintensebetwe

entwopeople.Likethetango,someactionsoractivitiestaketwopeople.Youcan’tdothemalone.Likeafight.(57)________(fight)

withyourself,whetheraverbalargumentorafistfight,wouldlookreallysilly!And(58)________(do)thetangobyyo

urselfmightlooksillytoo.Weoftenusetheexpression“ittakestwototango”(59)________(describe)asituation,usuallyadifficultone

,(60)________twopeopleortwopartiesareequally(61)________(blame).Wealsousethisexpressionwhentwopeopleortwopartiesareresponsiblefor(

62)________(get)somethingdone.Forexample,somereformsintheUnitedStateswillneedbothparties(63)________(co

me)together.Afterall,ittakestwototango.Sometimesweshortenthisexpressionby(64)________(leave)outthesubjectandsay,“takestwototango.”Herearem

oreexamples.Weneedtoworktogetheronthisproblem,orwewillneverfindasolution.Likethe(65)________(say)goes

,“ittakestwototango.’’Thisprojectistoobigforoneperson.I’llhelpyou.Takestwototango!第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分1

5分）英语课堂上同学们正在就话题“音乐在学习和生活中的作用”展开讨论，请你结合自己的感受写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的认识。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。3.开头已写好，不计入总词数。Musicisplayinganimportantpartinou

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____________________Inaword,musicshouldmakelifebetterandhelppeoplebecomehappier.第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给短文内容续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Oncethere

wasalittlegirlnamedEmily.Althoughhersingingwasverypleasanttohear,lackingofcourage,sheneverdaredtosinginfrontofstrangers.Onesummer,the

neighbourhoodwhereshelivedwouldholdasingingcompetition.Herbestfriend,Lucy,cametoinvitehertoparticipateinthecompetition,butEmilysaid,“I’ma

fraidtotakepartinit.”Hermothersaid,“It’sokay,justdoitbravely.”Emilyfollowedhermama’sadviceanddecidedtogiveherselfatry.Thedaycam

e.EmilyandLucywenttothecompetitionsite.Butshewastootimid(胆小的)towalkontothestage.Shehadbeenwaitinguntilothersfinishedsinging.Sheshakilyforcedh

erselftostandonthestage.Shestartedtosing,buthervoicewassolow.What’sworse,shewassonervousthatsheforgotthelyrics(歌词)aftersingingafew

words.Beinglaughedatbyothers,embarrassedandshy,sheranawayfromthestage.Somenaughtyboysranafterherandsaid,“Emily,coward(胆小鬼)!Emily,coward!”E

milydidn’targuewiththem.Whatshewantedwastogobackhomeasquicklyasshecould.Finally,sherushedintothehouse,huggedhermomandcriedsadly.“Well,mypoorgirl.Don

’tcry.Tellmewhathappenedtoyou.”askedhermom.Emilylookedupathermotherandtoldherwhatshehadexperienced.Listeningtohe

r,hermomcuppedherfaceandsaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter,girl.Aslongasyoupractisesingingmoreinfrontofstrangers,youwillbecomebraverl

ittlebylittle.So,mygirl,don’tbebeatenbyafailure.Youcangoouttopractisesingingeveryday.Nomatterwhoislisteningtoyou,goonsingingandneverst

op.Ibelievetherewillbeaharvestforyou.”注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。Paragraph1:Emilylistenedtohermothercarefullyandfollowedhermom

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部分听力1–5BAACB6–10BCCAC11–15BABAB16–20CCABA第二部分阅读理解第一节21–23BDC24–26CCA27–30ACBB第二节31–35DFEBA第三部分语言知识运用第一节36–40ADCBA41–45DCBDC46–50BACDB51–55

DACAB第二节56.that/which57.Fighting58.doing59.todescribe60.where61.toblame62.getting63.tocome64.leaving65.saying第四部分写作第

一节Musicisplayinganimportantpartinourstudyanddailylife.Asweknow,musiccanproducealivelyandhappyatmosphere.WhenIfeeldepressed,listeningtom

usiccancheermeup.Besides,afterawholeday’shardwork,listeningtomusicenablesmetofeelrelaxed.What’smore,Icanlearnalotbylisteningt

omusic.Ontheotherhand,Ithinkwemustlearntochooseinspiringmusic.Also,iflisteningtomusictakesuptoomuchtime

,itmayaffectourstudy.Idon’tgoinforloudpopularmusic,whichmaydisturbothers.Inaword,musicshouldmakelifebetterandhelppeoplebecomeh

appier.第二节Paragraph1:Emilylistenedtohermothercarefullyandfollowedhermom’ssuggestion.Thenextday,shebegantop

ractisesingingoutside.Gradually,hercouragebecamegreaterandgreater,andthesoundofhersingingwasalsolouderandlouder.Month

slater,Shecouldsingasshewaswalking.Anaughtyboywhohadlaughedatherbeforecriedtoher,“Emily,coward!Emily,coward!”Howeve

r,shechosetoignorehisbehaviour.Paragraph2:Goingonsinging,shewalkedintothepark,wheremanypeopleweresinginganddancing.Hearingherbeautifulvoice,som

estoppedtolistentohersingingandclappedforher.Emilyfeltpleasedthatshecouldsingconfidentlyinfrontofstrangers.Th

esecondyear,theneighbourhoodheldthesingingcompetitionagain.Thistime,Emilywalkedontothestagebravely,andherloudandbea

utifulvoiceofsingingmovedallthepeople.Theyallcheeredforher,includingthosewhohadlaughedather.Hermotherwasdelightedtoseethetimidgirlhadbeena

braveone.Unit2Theuniversallanguage录音文字稿Text1W:IlikelisteningtomusicandwatchingTVtorelaxbutIlikelisteningtomusicbetter.What

aboutyou?M:Well,Idon’tlikemusicsomuch.Iliketotakeawalk.Text2M:You’rereallycrazyaboutthesingerMary,aren’tyou?W

:Yes,IdrovetoBirminghamfromManchesterforherconcert.Iwouldn’tmissit.Text3M:Ihaveanextratickettotheconcerttonight.Wouldyouliketojo

inme?W:Thanks.ButIalreadyhaveone.YoucanaskEmily.Shemightbeinterested.Text4M:Hi,Bob.Whatareyoulisteningto

?M:Somepopularmusic.W:I’veneverheardthissongbefore.DidyoubuyanewCD?M:No,IborroweditfrommyfriendSam.Text5M:Whatpartofy

ourworkearnsyouthemost?W:Well,itusedtobemyrecordingsbutthatsidehasdroppedabit.Andthere’snevermuchmone

yfromtheconcert.I’vedonesomeTVadvertisementsrecently,andtheybringinabigfortune.Text6M:Excuseme,areyouinahurry?W:Well,we’rehavingaconcertinab

outtenminutesandI’mlate.Iusuallywalkbutit’srainingsoIhavetotakeataxi.M:CanIquicklyaskyouwhatyoudoandwhereyou’redoing?W:Well,us

uallyIteachmusicbutatthemomentI’mplayingthepianoattheNewYorkTheatre.M:Oh,andthat’swhereyouaregoingnow?W:That’sright.Theconcer

tstartsat2o’clock,soIhavetohurrythere.Text7W:Hi,Jim.It’sme.I’mhavingabitoftroublewiththecar,soIwon’tbeabletogototheconcertwithyoutonight.M:Oh

really?Whatisit?W:It’stheengineagain.Ijusthaditfixedlastweek.M:I’msorrytohearthat.Wantmetocometogetyou?W:Actually,Iwasstu

ckonthefreewayandIhadtowalkamiletothisgasstationtogethelp.M:Look,whydon’tIcometopickyouupinmycar,once

theytookyourcartothestation.Whereareyou?W:Youknowthatthegasstationattheentrancetothefreeway?M:Oh,yeah.I’llberightdown.Westi

llmightbeabletocatchthelateshow.Text8M:Wheredoyouwanttogo,Madam?W:HiltonHotel,please.Barr!It’scold,eh?I’mfreezing.M:Comein.SanFranciscoisusu

allycoldinwinter,youknow.It’softenveryrainy,whichmakestheweathercolderanditsometimes...W:Well,itgetsveryhotinsummer,doesn’tit?M:Notreally.Itget

swarminJulyandAugust.That’sthebesttimetovisitthecity.Uh,oh,herecomestherain!W:It’sraininghard.Bytheway,howlongdoes

ittaketoreachthehotel,doyouthink?M:Abouthalfanhourifthereisnotrafficjam.Wouldyouliketolistentosomelightmusic

?W:Thatwouldbelovely.Text9W:Excuseme,IthinkmyfriendandIarelost.I’mwonderingifyoucanhelpus.M:I’lltry.Whatareyoulookingfor?W:We

’retryingtofindtheparkthathasthefreeconcerttoday.M:Whichpark?W:Wethoughtitwastheparkdowntown,butwejustcamefromthere.Noconcert.M:Doyouknowthename

oftheparkthathasthefreeconcert?W:No,butwehavealeafletwiththeconcertdetails.M:Well,itsays:“ConcertbytheLake”,soit’sprobablyatthelakeshorepark.

W:I’mnotsureifwewanttoriskgettinglostagain.M:IunderstandbutI’mprettysuretheconcertisthere.It’stheonlyparkinthelakearea.W:Isiteasytofind?

M:Veryeasy.Youjusthoponthebusacrossthestreetandittakesyourighttopark.Eveniftheconcertisn’tthere,ithasawonderfulb

oardwalkI’msureyou’llenjoy.W:Well,thatdoesn’tsoundtoobad.Ithinkit’sworththerisk.Thankyou!M:You’rewelcomeandgoodluck!Text10ThisisthelasttimeI’

llbeaddressingyouasCEOofthiscompany.Thosearestrangewordstosay,butthetimehascomeformetostepdown.I’llremainchairmanoftheb

oard,andconcentrateonhelpingusgrowourbrandinternationally.I’llappointQuinnConstantineasCEOofthiscomp

any.Heisamanwhoisnotonlyourexecutivevice-presidentbutsomeonewhohasdedicatedhisentirecareertoourfirm.Qui

nncameaboard20yearsago,freshoutofcollege,andbeganasasoftwareengineer.Hisdriveandwisdomhavebeenimporta

ntindevelopingourmostpopularandsuccessfulproducts.Hehasspentthepast5yearsworkingcloselywithme.Icanassureyouthatheiswellpreparedforth

ischange,andisqualifiedtokeepthiscompanyamongtheleadersinanincreasinglycompetitivehigh-techindustry.Iexpecttherewillbeli

ttlechangeinourday-to-dayoperations,butI’llletyournewbossspeakforhimself.Ladiesandgentlemen,here’sQuinnConstantine.