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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.Campinthemountains.C.Gohiking.2.Whocatc

hesthefish?A.Jason.B.Theman.C.Thewoman.3.Howmanypeoplewillgotothepark?A.2.B.3.C.4.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkin

gabout?A.Afestival.B.Foods.C.TVprograms.5.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Buyneitherofthetwoitems.B.Savemoneyforabetterlaptop.C.Makeaquickde

cision.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.Ho

wisthebikenow?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.Byo

peningthedoorforhim.B.Bycarryingtheboxforhim.C.Byputtingthebooksintothebox.9.Whatwillthespeakersdointheevening?A.Dosomeshopping.B.Visittheiraun

t.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.Amanda’svisit.B.Thefirst-classfligh

t.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.Theinformation

onbuilding.C.Thenearbyworkplace.14.Whataretheman’sinterests?A.Buyingandsellingthings.B.Buildingandrepairingthings.C.R

epairingandcollectingthings.15.Whathasthemanbeendoingthisyear?A.Deliveringnewspapers.B.Helpingbuildahouse.C.Sellinga

dvertisingspace.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.Wha

tisthemostimportantinlookingforanapartment?A.Enoughtime.B.Lotsofpatience.C.Alittlepreparation.18.Whatdoe

sthespeakersuggestpeopledofirst?A.Sparesometime.B.Decidethepricerange.C.Thinkaboutthefacilities.19.Whatshouldpeopleconsiderfirstwhenp

ickingoutapartments?A.Location.B.Price.C.Traffic.20.Whatmaydisappointpeople?A.Allthegreatapartmentsareexpensive.B.Itwilltakealon

gtimetofindaperfectapartment.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。AIfyouareearningmoneyanddoingsomeofyourownshopping,

youmaywanttoenrollin(注册)somewell-knownrewardsprogramsatyourfavouritestores.Herearesomeofthemostpopularrewardsprograms.TheSt

udentPriceCard(SPC)Thisisacardthatallteens,aged13andup,shouldhaveintheirwallet.Itcosts$10,butyouwilleasilyearnthisbackinsavingsfrom

awidevarietyofretailers(零售商)including10%offatAmericanEagle,UrbanOutfitters,LittleBurgundy,MarbleSlabandmanymore.SCENEThisisperhapsoneofthe

mostpopularrewardsprogramsforteens,aged14andolder.It’sapitythattheSCENEprogramwasdroppedbySportChecklastfall.However,otherpartici

patingretailersaremostlyrestaurantssuchasHarvey'sandSwissChalet.Onceyoucollect1.000points,youwillreceiveafreemovie.StarbucksForstarters,theStarbu

cksRewardsprogramgivesyouafreedrinkonyourbirthday.Italsooffersyoutheconvenienceofpayingwithyourphone,instead

ofcash,attheregister(收银机).Youearn2starsforevery$1spentandafteryoucollect300stars,you’llbeupgradedtoGoldStatuswhereyoucancashin125starsforfreefo

odanddrink.Youmustbe15oroldertoparticipateintheprogram.AirMilesThisprogramrecentlydroppedtheminimumagerequiremen

tfrom18to16,whichisawinforteens,althoughsomewouldlikeitevenyounger.AirMilesisnowaverypopularrewardsprogram,andhasman

yparticipatingretailers.YoucanchoosetosaveupforafreeflightorusethecashoptionatstoressuchasStarbucks,CineplexandKernelsPopcom.

21.Whichofthefollowingcardsmaya13-year-oldapplyfor?A.TheSPC.B.SCENE.C.AirMiles.D.Starbucks.22.Whatbenefitwillt

eensgetfromSCENE?A.Afreeinternationalflight.B.10%offatUrbanOutitters.C.1000pointsforafreemovie.D.Afreedrinkontheirbirthday.23.Ifyouwantto

becomeaGoldStatuscustomer,howmuchshouldyouspendinStarbucks?A.$100.B.$105.C.$125.D.$150.BWhenIwasinmyfourthyearofteaching，Iwasalso（and

amstill）ahighschooltrackandfieldcoach（田径教练）.Oneyear，Ihadastudent，John，whoenteredmyclasswhenhewasajunior.Johnchangedtoours

choolfromGreece，andseemedtobeinterestedinsports，soIencouragedhimtojoinourtrackteam.Iexplainedtohimthateventhoughhehadneve

rtakenpartinitbefore，Ididbelievethathecoulddowellinanyevent，andthatIwouldbewillingtocoachhiminwhicheveronesinterestedhim.He

acceptedtheoffer，andbegantoworkhardateverypractice.Aboutamonthlater，IhadfoundoutfromothersourcesthatJoh

nwasafirst-classtennisplayer，winningvariousjuniorawardsinhishomecountry.Iwenttohimasking，“John，Ireallyappreciatethatyoucameo

utforthetrackteam，butwhydidn'tyouplaytennisinstead？Itseemsthatwouldinterestyoualotmore，sinceyou'resogoodatit.”Johnanswered,“Well，Iliketen

nis，butyoutoldmethatyoubelievedinme，andthatyouthoughtIcoulddowellintrack，soIwantedtotryitforthatreason.

”Fromthenon，Ioftenremembermystudent'sreply.ItoldittoafriendandshesuggestedIwriteitdowntosharesomewherewithmoreteache

rs.Nomatterhowcritical（挑别的）studentscanbeofthemselves,I'vefoundthatasimple“Itrustthatyoucandoit！”cangoalongway！24

．AccordingtoParagraph1，whatdidtheauthorseemtothinkmoreabout？A．John'sPEmarks.B．John'sself-confidence.C．John'sstate

ofhealth.D．John'sinterestinsports.25．WhydidJohntakepartinthetrackteam？A．Hehadbeenanexcellentrunner.B

．Hewasencouragedbyhisteacher.C．Helikedrunningmorethantennis.D．Hehadnotenniscoachtotrainhim.26．What'sthepurposeofthispassage？A．Tobuildaclosete

acher-studentrelationship.B．Tointroduceanewwayofsportstraining.C．Toshowtheimportanceofencouragement.D．Toexplainthevalueofsport

s.27．Whoisthepassagemainlywrittenfor？A．Teachers.B．Parents.C．Students.D．Players.CWithallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,it'snot

onlynecessary,butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.

Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedump,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwo

uldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,co-worker,neighbor,closefriends,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlin

ewithatyourcornerstore?Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoun

dhumorineverythingshedid,evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscomm

oncourtesy(礼貌)tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearound

themcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaug

h.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?Laughingisessential

tokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoin

gcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytoignorethesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourl

ives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.28.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresent

world?A.CriticalB.PositiveC.SatisfiedD.Indifferent29.Thephrase“bustingagut"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_

______.A.explainingcarefullyB.speakingloudC.keepingsilentD.laughinghard30.Accordingtotheauthor,humorisusefulintheaspectthat_________.A.itmakespe

oplemoreconfidentB.itcanpickuppeople’sspiritsC.itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworldD.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers31.Inwritingthepassag

e,theauthormainlyintendsto_______.A.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeB.convincepeopleofthepowerofhumourC.encourage

peopletobehumorousindailylifeD.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumorDDuringthetwentyyearstherehasbeenincreasingco

ncernwiththequalityoftheenvironment.Alongwithairandwaterpollutants,noisepollutionhasbeenrecognizedasas

eriouspollutant.Asnoiselevelshaverisen,theeffectsofnoisehavebecomemoreobvious.Noiseisdefinedas"unwantedsound".Causesofnoisepollutio

nincludetraffic,aircraft,rockbands,barkingdogs,televisions,garbagetrucks,andnoisefromneighbors,voices,alarms,andwaterc

rafts.StudiesshowthatoverfortypercentofAmericansaredisturbedathomeorlosesleepbecauseofnoisepollution.Noisehasbadeffectsonpeopleandtheenv

ironment.Noisecauseshearingloss,interferes（妨碍）withhumanactivitiesathomeandwork,andisinvariouswaysdangero

ustopeople'shealthandwellbeing.Whenwethink,talk,listentomusic,orsleep,weneedquiet.Evenlowlevelsofnoise

canbeannoyingorfrustrating.Suddenincreasesinvolumecanmakesoundsannoying.Thequieterthebackgroundis,themorepenetratinga

noisecanbe.Noisecanalsomakeinstructionsorwarningunclear,resultinginaccidents.Loudernoiseburstscancausemoreproblems.Continuedstresscausedbyli

vinginnoisyconditionscanleadtohighbloodpressure,whichisthemajorcauseofsomediseases.Longexposuretonoiselevelsaboveeight-fived

ecibels（分贝）candamageinnercellsandleadtohearingloss.Noisecanresultintheinvoluntaryfearresponseandcancauseadrenaline(肾上腺素)tobepumpedintothebloodstrea

m,theheartratetoquicken,musclestotense,breathingtoincrease,andthedigestivesystemtoslowdown.Localgovernme

nthastheresponsibilitytofightnoisepollution.Forexample,itcanregulatethespeedoftrainsthroughtheircommunity.Ontheother

hand,aresponsiblecitizenwillnevermakenoisepollutionwhereverheis.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"penetrating"inparagraph4mean?A.Higha

ndexcitingB.DeepandshockingC.LoudandunpleasantD.Clearandcomfortable33.Whichofthefollowingisnotrelatedtonoise

pollution?A.SlowingdownthedigestivesystemB.HavinghighbloodpressureC.SlowingdowntheheartrateD.Breathingfast3

4.Inthelastparagraph,thewritersuggeststhat_____________.A.individualsandgovernmentshouldworktogethertore

ducenoisepollutionB.thegovernmentshouldofferpeoplebettereducationonnoisepollutionC.thegovernmentshouldberesponsiblefornoisepollutionD.peoplew

homakenoisepollutionshouldbepunished35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Measurementofnoiselevels.B.BadeffectsofnoisepollutionC.Hearingdamagefromenvironm

entalnoiseD.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?Maybetheup

sanddownsoflifeandworkhaveaffectedyou.You'renotalone.Themajorityofpeopleacrosstheworldaretryingnewerandeas

ierwaystogetinspired.___36___Theystartthinkingtothemselvesthattheyarenogood.Andonlyahandfulofpeoplecanstayinspiredforlife.Youcangeti

nspiredforlifeanytimeyouwant.That'sthepotentialofbeinghuman.Alonetimeisjustasimportantassocializingti

me.Itisimportanttostayaloneforyoutounderstandyourthoughtsandemotionsatadeeperlevel.___37___It'salwaysinsideofyou,waitingtobeused.Do

youhavegoals?Ifyoudon't,nowisthetimetowritethemdown.Apersonwithoutgoalshasnodirection.Andheorshecann

everknowifheorsheismakingprogressornot.Createyourlifegoalsandthenbreakthemdowntoyearlygoals,monthlygoals,weeklygoalsanddai

lygoals,Youcanevengodeepertohourlygoals.___38___Whensocializing,listentothestoriesofotherpeople,You’llbehappytorealizehowfort

unateyoureallyare.Mostofthepeoplearoundyouhavegonethroughthingsyoumightneverimagine.___39___Listentotheirstoriesandhowtheysett

ledtheirproblems.Youcanalsoreadaninspiringbookorwatchamovietogettheinspirationyouneedtomoveforward.___40___Ifyou’relostyourinspiration,youcanputto

practicethesetipsanytime.It'stimetostartlivingwithpassion.A.Inspirationcomesfrominside.B.Inspirationalsocomesfromyoursuccess.C.Buttheygiveup

alongthewaygradually.D.Andtheretheyarestandinginfrontofyou.E.Everyoneneedsinspirationtosucceedinlife.F.Buttheyalwayskeeptheirexperien

cesasecret.G.Havingasenseofdirectionwillkeepyouinspired.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),andtheoldheadmasterwasgivingthestudentsaspeechaboutimportantthingsin

lifeandabout41ourselvestowhatisimportanttous.Thisis42thestorywent:AnoldmanlivedinacertainpartofLondon,andhe43wakeupeverymornin

gandgotothe44,wherehegotthetrainrighttoCentralLondon,andthensatatthestreetcorner,45.Hedidthiseverysingledayofhislife.Hesatatthe

samestreetcornerandbeggedforalmost20years.Hishousewasdirty,anditsmelled46.Theneighborscouldnot47thesmellanymore,sotheyaskedthepoliceofficersto48t

heplace.Theofficersknockeddownthe49andcleanedthehouse.Thereweresmallbagsof50alloverthehousethathehad51overtheyears.Thepol

icecountedthemoney,andtheysoonrealizedthattheoldmanwasa52.Theywaitedoutsidehishouseexpectingtosharethegoodnewswithhim.Whenhearrivedhometh

atevening,hewasmetbyoneoftheofficerswhotoldhimthattherewasnoneedforhimtobeganymore53hewasarichmannow.Hesa

id54atall;hewentintohishouseandlockedthedoor.Thenextmorninghewokeupasusual,wenttothestreetand55tobeg.56,thisoldmanhadnogreatplans,dreamsoran

ythingimportantforhislife.Welearnnothingfromthisstoryotherthanstaying57thethingsweenjoydoing.Weshouldremaintruetoourcourse,whichmaymeandevotingyour

selvestothingsthatpeoplearoundyoumaydisapprove(不赞成).Letnothingdistractusfrombeinghappy,letnothingelsedetermineourfate(命运),but58.Whatmakesusha

ppyiswhat59intheend…notwhatweacquire(获得).ThisparticularstoryisonesuchlessonthatIwillneverforget.EverytimeIdon’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.serious47.A.standB.forgetC.judgeD.get48.A

.controlB.removeC.clearD.look49.A.oldmanB.doorC.neighborD.wall50.A.rubbishB.wasteC.moneyD.food51.A.earnedB.col

lectedC.managedD.stole52.A.bossB.gentlemanC.millionaireD.gift53.A.asB.unlessC.untilD.though54.A.something

B.anythingC.nothingD.everything55.A.determinedB.soughtC.managedD.continued56.A.ActuallyB.ObviouslyC.Surprisin

glyD.Generally57.A.focusedonB.calledonC.turnedtoD.actedout58.A.othersB.usC.someD.ourselves59.A.considersB.mattersC.a

chievesD.faces60.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)Chineselunaryeardividestheyearinto24solarterms.OnthefirstdayofWinterSolstice(冬至),theNorthernHemisphere(半球)experi

encesthe___62___(short)dayintheyear.TheWinterSolsticealso___63___(mark)thearrivalofthecoldestseasonintheyear.Therewasasaying___6

4___ancienttimes,“TheWinterSolsticeisasimportantastheSpringFestival.”AsearlyastheZhouDynasty,peopleworshipped(崇拜)thego

dsonthefirstdayoftheWinterSolstice,___65___alsowasthefirstdayofthenewyear.TheWinterSolstice___66___(become)awinterfestivalduringtheHanDynas

ty.___67___(celebrate)wereofficiallyorganized.Onthisday,bothofficialsandcommonpeoplewouldhave___68___rest.Duringthefollowingdynasties,such___69___the

Tang,SongandQingdynasties,theWinterSolsticewasaday___70___(offer)sacrifices(祭祀)toHeavenandtoancestor

s.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)inourcountryhaveincreasedrapid

ly,manyofwhichdonotpayenoughattentiontotheirfamily.ThereisnodoubtwhetherwecanlearnmuchknowledgeandadvancedtechnologytheInternet.Foranex

ample,it'seasyforustogettheinformationsweneedandcommunicatewithourfriendsandrelatives.Besides,itcanhelpuslearnwhatwa

shappeningbothathomeandabroad.However,nomatterhowattractivelytheInternetis,weshouldn'tbeseparatedfromourlovedones.Justfora

moment,weshouldstopsurftheInternetandenjoythetimewithourfamilywhenyouaretogether.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案听力1-5CBBAA6-10ABACA11-15BBABC16-20CBABC阅读理解21-23ACD24-27DBCA2

8-31ADBC32-35CCAB七选五36-40CAGDE完型41-45CBBDA46-50CACBC51-55BCACD56-60BADBA语法填空61.traditional62.shortest63.marks6

4.in65.which66.became67.Celebrations68.a69.as70.tooffer改错：Todaythenumberofthenetizens(网民)inourcountryha

veincreasedrapidly,hasmanyofwhichdonotpayenoughattentiontotheirfamily.Thereisnodoubtwhetherwhomthatwecanlearnmuch

knowledgeandadvancedtechnology∧theInternet.Foranfrom/on删去anexample,it’seasyforustogettheinformationsweneedandcommu

nicatewithourinformationfriendsandrelatives.Besides,itcanhelpuslearnwhatwashappeningbothathomeisandabroa

d.However,nomatterhowattractivelytheInternetis,weshouldn’tbeattractiveseparatedfromourlovedones.Justforamoment,weshouldstopsurftheInternetsurf

ingandenjoythetimewithourfamilywhenyouaretogether.we作文:DearJack,Gladtoreceiveyourletter.AndI’mamazedthatyouhaveexperiencedtheChi

nesespringfestivalinChinatownforthefirsttimeandyouareinterestedinitstradition.HereI’mwritingthisletterItosharewithyousomethinga

boutthetradition.TheSpringFestivalisoneofthemymostimportanttraditionalfestivalsinChina.Itfallsonthefirstdayofth

efirstmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Beforetheday,peoplearebusypreparingforitandtheystickNewyearcoupletsonthedoors.OntheEve,thewholefamilyusuallyge

ttogethertohaveafeast.Thentheystayup,watchingwonderfulprogramsonTVuntilmidnight,towelcomethenewyearwithfirecracker

s.Inthedaytime,peopledressedinnewclothesgotovisitfriendsandrelativeswithgoodlucktoeachother.It’sdifficulttosayallthething

saboutthefestival.IhopeyoucancometoChinanextspringfestival.I’msureyouwilllikeitmore.Yours,LiHua听力材料Text1M:Hey,Lucy.Iwanttogoswimmingthisweekend

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

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

enationalpark.M:I’dloveto!Thanks!Text4W:MyfamilyhaddinnertogetheronChineseNewYear’sEve.Weatemanyspecialf

oods.M:Whatelsedidyoudo?W:Afterdinner,wewatchedTVandplayedgames.Text5M:IwanttobuyalaptopandaniPhone6.ButIcan’taffordbot

h.Ican’tdecide.W:Thendon’tbuyanything.Saveyourmoney!M:Maybeyouareright.Text6W:What’sthematter?Yourbikeisinbadshape.M:Itwashitb

yacaryesterday.W:Oh,wereyouhurt?M:Notintheleast,becauseIwasn’tridingonit.Thebikewasinfrontofmyhouse.Bothwheelswer

edamaged.They’rebeingrepairednow.W:Itwasluckyyouwereallright.M:Thanks.Butmyweekendhasbeenwasted.Text7W

:Hello,Tom!Whereareyougoing?M:Hello,Julia!I’mgoingtomyaunt’s.W:Isthatboxheavy?M:No,it’slight.W:Butit’sfilled

withbooks!CanIhelpyou?M:Ofcourse.Couldyouopenthedoor,please?W:OK.M:Thanks.Bytheway,Ihavetwoticketsherefortonight’sfilm.Wouldyo

uliketogowithme?W:That’sgreat!Text8W:Jack!Youarehere!I’mgoingtoChinasoon!Iamexcitedaboutmytrip.M:I’mexcitedforyoutoo.Ama

ndaisbusy.SoIambringingyouyourtickets.W:Thankyou!M:ArethetraveldatesOK?W:IflytoChinaonAugust27th.Thatleaves

metendaystogetready.IcomebackonSeptember5th.Thesedatesaregreat!M:Didyouaskyourbossaboutthosedates?W:Y

es.Heisgivingmethosedaysoff.I’msoglad!Ireallyneedavacation!M:Areyouplanningyourtrip?W:Yes.IhavesometravelbooksaboutChina.M

:Canyoulookatyourticketsagain?W:Sure.Isthereaproblem?M:No.Amandahasasurpriseforyou.W:Ilovesurprises!Wow!I’mtravelingfirstclasstoC

hina!Thisissoexciting!Text9W:Tofindoutwhichareasofworkmightbebestforyou,Ineedtoaskyousomequestions.Allright?M:Sure.W:First,y

ourinterests.Whatdoyouliketodoinyourfreetime?M:Well,Iliketobuildthings,likefurniture.AndIfixthings,likeTVsets.W:Soyouhaveaninterestinstud

yandcreation.Wouldyouconsiderengaginginforeigntrade?M:Yes,Iwould.Butsalesinterestsmetoo.Icanusuallypersuadepeopletobuythings.W:Isee

.Youhaveanabilityinsales.Soyou’recreativeandyoulikesales.Anyexperienceinthesefields?M:Well,onesummerIhelpedsomefri

endsbuildahouse.AndthisyearI’vebeensellingadvertisingspacefortheschoolnewspaper.That’sbeenfun.Ienjoyaskingbusinessestobuyspaceinourpaper.W:OK.I’l

lmark“creation”and“sales”inthe“Experience”column.Text10W:Findinganapartmentistime-consuminganddisappointing,butwithalittlepr

eparationandmostimportantly,alotofpatience,you’llgetwhatyouwant.Thefirstthingyouneedtodoistomakesometimeinyours

chedule.Ifyouaregoingtofindtheapartmentthatfitsyourrequirements,thenunlessyou’rereallylucky,youaregoin

gtohavetospendalotoftimehunting.Thenextthingistodecideexactlywhatyouwantandhowmuchyoucanafford.Thinkaboutwhatcit

iesorneighborhoodsyou’dliketoliveinandwhatyou’dlikeforyourlocalneighborhood.Writedownwhatfeaturesareimpo

rtanttoyou,suchasparking,publictransportationandsecurity.Thenyoustarthunting.Searcheverywebsiteyoucanfind,andstartgoingthroughtheads.Itisp

robablybesttostartbypickingoutalltheapartmentsthatarewithinyourpricerangeandthencheckthelocationandtraffic.Thenmakethecall—butprepareyourselff

ordisappointment.ApartmentsthatlookgoodontheInternetoftenturnouttobedisappointing.Andofcourse,youfindt

hatallthereallygreatapartmentshavejustbeentaken.