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高一期中考试英语试题2021.04本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共10页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第I卷（共87.5分）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。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.Withwhatcolorwillthespeakersprobablypaintthewalls?A.Red.B.Yellow.

C.Purple.2.WhattimewillthespeakersseetheshowonSaturday?A.At3:00p.m.B.At7:00p.m.C.At8:00p.m.3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Gethishaircu

t.B.Mailaletter.C.Gotoschool.4.Whatwillthewomanbuytoday?A.Adress.B.Ajacket.C.Ashirt.5.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atabookst

ore.B.Inapostoffice.C.Attheairport.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.Whatcanthemandoifherentsthehouse?A.Havepets.B.Usetheroof.C.Plant

flowersindoors.7.Whereshouldthemanparkhiscar?A.Inthegarage.B.Inthebackyard.C.Inthefrontyard.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.

Whatdoesthemanusuallydoontheweekends?A.Hegoeshiking.B.Hegoescycling.C.Hegoesonshorttrips.9.Wheredoesthewomanusuallyswim?A.Intheocean.B.Inanea

rbyriver.C.Ataswimmingpool.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthehotelroom?A.Thesofawasn’tsoftenough.B.

Hewassurprisedaboutthefridge.C.Thebedswerenotverycomfortable.11.Whendoesthepoolopen?A.Atfiveo’clockinthe

morning.B.Atfiveo’clockintheafternoon.C.Atsixo’clockintheevening.12.Howwillthemanpayforthebill?A.Bycreditcard.B.W

ithacheck.C.Incash.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhoisSteve?A.Becky’sfriend.B.Becky’shusband.C.Becky’sroommate.

14.WhendidBeckymaketheapplepies?A.Lastnight.B.Thismorning.C.Thisafternoon.15.WhatdoesBeckythinkofSteve’sparents?A.The

yarepolite.B.Theyarehelpful.C.Theyarekind-hearted.16.WhatdoesSamadviseBeckytodointheend?A.Gooutfordinner.B.Startahe

althydiet.C.Preparesomefreshfruitfordessert.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatdothemembersofthereadingclubdotogether?A.Theyexchangeideas.B.Theyexchan

genotes.C.Theyexchangebooks.18.Howmanymembersdoesthemusicclubhave?A.90.B.85.C.80.19.Whendothemembersof

thebicycleclubusuallytakeatrip?A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnSaturday.20.Whereshouldstudentsgoformoreinforma

tion?A.Tothenoteboard.B.Tothestudents’club.C.Totheschoolwebsite.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分42.5分)第一节(共12小题；每小题2.5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。ATheQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,usuallyfallsoneitherApril4thor5th.“Qingming”isthefifthsolarter

mofayear,anditistheonlysolartermontheChineselunarcalendarthatisalsoanimportanttraditionalfestival.PeopleacrossChinaenjoyathr

ee-daypublicholidayduringthefestival,andtheycarryoutdifferentcustomstohonortheirancestorsatthesametime.“

Qingming”,meaning“pureandbright”inChinese,comesastemperaturesbegintoriseandrainfallincreases,indicatingthatit

isanimportanttimeforplowingandsowing(耕作和播种).Thefestivalthereforehasacloserelationshipwithagriculture

.ItisalsotherighttimeforpeopletostretchoutinnatureandenjoythegreeneryandblossomsthatearlyAprilhasbrought.Flyingkites

isalsoanimportantcustomenjoyedbyboththeyoungandtheoldduringtheQingmingFestival.Inthepast,peoplewouldcutthestringtoletakite

flyfreely.Itisbelievedthatdoingsobringsgoodluckandevenkeepspeopleawayfromdiseases.TraditionallyinChina,willows(柳树)areconsideredma

gical,soduringtheQingmingFestival,peoplewearsoftwillowbranchesandalsoplacethemontheirfrontdoorstogetridofbadthings.Andofcourse,no

celebrationiscompletewithoutdeliciousfood.Withthisinmind,sweetgreenriceballsareapopulardishduringtheQingming

Festival.Theyaremadeofamixtureofglutinousricepowder(糯米粉)andgreenvegetablejuice,stuffedwithsugaredbeanpaste.TheQingmingF

estivalisatimetocelebratenewlivesinspringandenjoythebeautyofnature.Meanwhile,itisafestivalinmemoryofthedead.That’swhyitisalsoknownasTomb-Sweeping

Day.Traditionally,peopleshowrespectfortheirancestorsbyvisitingtheirgraves(坟墓)andaddingfreshsoil.Theywouldalsoofferfoodandfl

owerstotheirancestors.21.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.Solartermhasthesamemeaningwithfestival.B.TheQingmingFestivalcomesi

nthesamedayeveryyear.C.TheQingmingFestivalbringspurityandbrightness.D.TheQingmingFestivalhascloseconnectionwithagriculture.22.What

istraditionallythoughttobringgoodluck?A.Eatingsweetgreenriceballs.B.Placingwillowbranchesonfrontdoors.C.Cuttingth

estringtoletakiteflyfreely.D.Appreciatingthescenesofnature.23.Duringthefestival,whatdopeopleusuallydotohonortheirancestors?A.Toaddfres

hsoiltothegraves.B.Toplacesomeflowersinfrontofthegraves.C.Tovisitthegraveswithsomefood.D.Alltheabove.24.Whatdoesthepa

ssagemainlytalkabout?A.TheoriginoftheQingmingFestival.B.ThecustomsoftheQingmingFestival.C.TheimportanceoftheQingmingFestival.D.Foodfort

heQingmingFestival.BFormanykids,theInternetisattheirfingertips.Fromcomputerstosmartphones,awebofinformationisopentothem.Accordingto

anewreport,aboutthreeoutoffourkidsaged12to15connecttheInternetusingamobiledevicefromtimetotime.Manyyoungerkidsareonlinetoo

.JulianZeitlinger,9,fromNewJersey,useshiscomputertowatchvideosandplaygames.Tokeephimsafeonline,hispar

entsmonitorhiswebuseanddiscussInternetsafetywithhim.“Iaskmyparentswhethersomethingisniceorbad,”Juliansays.Mobiledevicesoffermorewaysthanevertosharep

ersonalinformation.Theinformationcanbedangerousinthewronghands.Astudyfoundthat62%ofchildrenaged8to17havehadanunpleasantonlineexperience

.Haveyoueverhadtoenteraparent’se-mailaddresswhensigningupforawebsite?ThatsafetymeasureistherebecauseoftheChildren’sOnlinePrivacyProtecti

onAct(COPPA).Thelawsayssitesforkidsunder13cannotcollectpersonalinformation,suchasaphonenumberorfullname,withoutaparent’spermission.ThisJuly,theFed

eralTradeCommission(FTC)willupdateCOPPAforthefirsttimesincethelawwascreatedin1998whentherewerenosmartphones.Thenatureo

fthewaykidsgetonlinehaschanged,FTClawyerPhyllisMarcussaid.Whenthechangestakeeffect,COPPAwillapplytomobiledevicesandnewerformsofadvertising.Itwillexpa

ndwhatfallsunder“personalinformation”toincludevideos,photographs,andservicesthatgiveuserslocation.COPPAdoesn’tcovereverythingthatcangowrongo

nline.Thatiswhykidsandparentsneedtoknowwhattolookoutforandtostopandthinkbeforesharinginformationonline.“Thereisamisunderstandingth

atifasiteisfollowingCOPPA,itistotallysafe,”saysprivacyexpertShaiSamet.HerunskidSAFE,whichcheckswhetherasitemeetskidS

AFEstandardsandissafe.“It’simportantthatkidsknowhowusefultheInternetisbutthatitcanalsobedangerousifyouarenotcareful.”headds.25.Julian’sparentsch

eckhiswebusetomakesure________.A.hestayssafeontheInternetB.hedoesn’tplaycomputergamesC.hecontrolshisonlinetimeD.hedoesn’twatch

toomanyvideos26.What’soneofthechangeswithCOPPA?A.Itsaysnotoanykindofadvertising.B.Itpreventsusersfrommakingtheirlocationpublic.C.Itbroadens

theconceptofpersonalinformation.D.Itcoverseverythingthatgoeswrongonline.27.Peopleoftenholdthewrongideathat________.A.forma

lwebsitesarealwayssafeB.COPPAcanensuretheircompletesafetyC.theInternetisbecomingsaferandsaferD.dailychecksprev

entfutureonlineproblems28.Whydoestheauthorwritethepassage?A.Tointroduceanewlaw.B.Tosellanonlineproduct.C

.Toaskparentstolookoutfortheirkids.D.Totalkaboutonlinesafetyforchildren.CSingapore’straditionofeatingoutinp

lacescalledhawkercentersisnowrecognizedbytheUnitedNationsforitsculturalimportance.Ahawkerisapersonwhosellsfoodorgoo

dsandadvertisesbyshoutingatpeoplewalkingbyonthestreet.HawkersareanimportantpartofSingaporeanculture.Open-aireatingareaswherehawkerssell

theirgoodsareverypopular.Famouschefs,suchasAnthonyBourdainandGordonRamsayhavepraisedthem.OnWednesday,th

eUnitedNations,culturalagency,UNESCO,addedthecity’s“hawkerculture”toitsRepresentativeListoftheIntangibleCultural

HeritageofHumanity.Singaporesoughttohavehawkercultureaddedtothelistabouttwoyearsago.Nowthatithasbeenrecognized,Singaporemustprovideareporteverysixyea

rstoUNESCO.Thereportmustshoweffortsthecity-statehasmadetosaveandsupportitshawkerculture.“Thesecentersse

rveas‘communitydiningrooms’,wherepeoplefromdiversebackgroundsgatherandsharetheexperienceofdiningoverbreakfast,lunchanddinner,”UNE

SCOsaid.Inthe1970s,Singaporecleanedupitsstreetssothecitymovedstreethawkerstoneweatingcenters.Theseareaswerepartofaneffo

rttoimprovetheisland.Now,thecentersoffermanydifferentlow-costmealsforlocalpeopleandprovideapleasingsocialsetting.The201

8filmCrazyRichAsiansshoweditsstarsenjoyingmealsatafamousnightmarket.SomesellersevenreceivedMichelinstarsfromafamousrestaurantr

atingsystemfortheirmealscostingonlyafewdollars.But,nowtheaverageageofahawkerinSingaporeis60yearsold.YoungerSingaporeansnowwant

toworkinoffices.Theyarelessinterestedinworkinginsmallrestaurants.TheCOVID-19healthcrisisalsohurtsales,preventin

gforeignvisitorsandlocalsfromeatingout.29.Whatdoweknowabouthawkersfromparagraph2?A.TheyareSingaporenati

ves.B.Theyarefamouschefs.C.Theysellgoodsintheopen-airarea.D.Theyarepopularallovertheworld.30.Whyishawk

ercultureaddedtoUNESCO’slist?A.FortheeffortsSingaporehasmade.B.ForthereportSingaporeprovided.C.Foritsimportanc

einshowingSingapore’sculture.D.FortherecommendationbyUNESCO.31.WhyisthefilmCrazyRichAsiansmentioned?A.Toshowthepopulari

tyofhawkercenters.B.Tointroducethestars.C.TohelpthesellersreceiveMichelinstars.D.Toadvertisethefilm.32.Whatisthelastpa

ragraphmainlyabout?A.Theaverageageofhawkers.B.Thedifficultieshawkercultureisfacing.C.TheeffectcausedbyCOVID-19.D.Thefutureofthehawkerculture.第二节(共

5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Lifeisfilledwithregrets.33Whenwelookback,wealwayswishthatwehadmadebetterchoice

s.Thenwhatcanwedotoavoidfutureregrets?34Ifyoustarttodosomething,youneedtomakeaplanbeforedoingit.Theearlier,thebetter.Youwillknowwha

tcomesfirstandwhatcomeslast.You’llalsoknowwhatyoushoulddoandwhatyoushouldn’tdo.Liveamoreactivelife.Youcangoaroundmoreoften.M

oreoutdooractivitiescankeepyourelaxedandactive.35“Thankyou”canbringasmiletosomeone’sface.Learntosay“sorry”anddon’tbeangr

ywithothers.Findtherightfriend.Afriendmaymakeyourlifeandcanbreakyourlifeaswell.Soyouhavetothinktwicewhenyouchooseafriend.36Neve

rfearfailure.Everybodyfails.37Weshouldnotfearfailure,becausefailureisnottheendoftheroad.Weshouldtakefailureasachanceandimproveourselves.Lifeisgo

od.Wedon’thavetoliveinourpast,butwedohopethatwecanplanbetter,livebetterandworkbetterwhenwehavethechanceto

doso.A.Makebetterplans.B.Youalsoneedtobekind.C.Buildupyourconfidence.D.Eventhegreatestpersonfailed.E.Goodfriendswillalwaysbett

eryourideas.F.Wehadmanydreamswhenwewereyoung.G.Almostallofushavenodifficultytellingourregrets.第三部分英语知识运用(共三节，满分37.5分)第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文

，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Amanhadtwolargewaterpots.Onepothadacrackinit，butthe38wasperfectandalwayscarriedafull

potofwater.Afteralongwalkfromtherivertothehouse,thecrackedpotarrived39halffull,withtheman40oneandahalfpotsfullofwatertohishouse.Thepoorcrackedpotwasa

shamedand41thatitwasabletodoonlyhalfofwhatithadbeenmadetodo.Afteritbelieveditwasa42fortwoyears,itspoketoitsowne

roneday.“IamashamedandIwanttoapologizebecausethiscrackinmyside43watertoleak（漏）outalltheway.Becauseofmycrac

k,you44todoalotofthiswork,andyoudon’tgetfullvaluefromyour45.”Themansaidtothepot,“Didyou46thattherewereflowersonlyonyoursideofthepath,butnotontheoth

erpot’sside?That’s47Ihavealwaysknownaboutyour48,andIplantedflowerseedsonyourside,andeverydaywhilewewalkback,you’ve49t

hem.FortwoyearsIhavebeenableto50thesebeautifulflowerstodecoratethetable.51youbeingjustthewayyouare,therewouldnotbethisbeautyto

gracethehouse.”We’reallcrackedpots,butit’sthecracksthatmakeourlivessoveryinterestingandrewarding.Remembe

rto52allthedifferentpeopleinyourlife.38.A.othersB.anotherC.otherD.either39.A.withinB.onlyC.ratherD.altogether40.A.carryingB.downloadin

gC.removingD.lifting41.A.gratefulB.scaredC.disappointedD.upset42.A.successB.cheatC.failureD.winner43.A.causesB.setsC.makesD.pr

events44.A.belongedB.hadC.usedD.responded45.A.energyB.powerC.functionsD.efforts46.A.dreamB.expectC.noticeD.hope47.A.becauseB.why

C.whatD.how48.A.thoughtB.crackC.mistakeD.worry49.A.metB.greetedC.touchedD.watered50.A.buyB.pickC.sendD.deliver51.A.With

B.ThroughC.WithoutD.Despite52.A.appreciateB.treatC.serveD.understand第Ⅱ卷（共62.5分）第三部分英语知识运用(共三节，满分37.5分)第二节（共10小题；每小题

1.5分，满分15分）根据所给单词的汉语提示或首字母，在答题卡上写出空缺处单词的正确形式，每空一词。53.Shortconversationsusuallycoverawildroftopics.54.Theexpert’sspeechgavemem

uchenergy,soIbecamemoree.55.Yesterday,Imetwithmanyffacesatthepartyandtheyarealwaysmyfavouriteones.56.Pointandpthebuttonbeforeyoutakeap

ictureofmewiththecamera.57.ZhangJing’sperfectEnglishehertobeexcellentinChina-UShigh-levelstrategicdialogue.58.Howexcitingto(装饰)myownroomtomytaste!

59.Itishopedthatallofuswill(以某种方式)begintotreasuremusic.60.Smallcompanieshavetheabilitytobemore(灵活的)in

theirserviceofferings.61.(走近)thevehicle,theysawthatawomanwastryingtogetoutofthebrokenwindow.62.Thepicturesoftenremindmeofth

e(场合)whenItalkedwithaforeignerforthefirsttime.第三节（共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）阅读下列各句，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。63.It

isnotpolitetokeepaguest(wait)toolong.64.(attract)byaparticulararticleinamagazinelastweek,Iboughtit.6

5.Sheoftenstaysuplateatnight(practice)herpart.66.Uptonow,allthenew3D-printedshells(give)tothevisitors.67.Themoney(raise)byt

hefoundationwillbenefitthelocalschoolsalot.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，你于3月7日参加了学校学生会组织的植树活动。请你就此事写一篇英文日记。内容包括：1.活动组织(参加人员、时间、地点)；2.植树过程；3.个

人感受。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇：学生会theStudentUnion树苗seedling树坑pitMarch7,SundayFine________________

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读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Leetookadeepbreathandletitoutslowly.Whenhislungsfeltcomfortable,hedivedbeneaththewater.

Lookingup,hecouldseethebrightsunshiningonthewater’ssurface.“Soon,”Leethought,“Ishallbeabletoholdmybreath

aslongasDavid.ThenI,too,shallbeabletodiveforpearls.”Withlungsburning,hequicklysurfacedandgasped(喘气)forbreath.Leewas

smallforhistwelveyears,andhehatedbeingtreatedasachild.David,hisoldbrother,hadbeenlookeduponasamanlongbeforehewasLee’

sage.Now,everydayasthesunwarmedthebay,Davidandtheotheryoungmenwentouttodiveforoysters(牡蛎).Withluck,therewouldbepearlsinmanyofthem.Manytime

sLeebeggedtogoalong,butDavidalwaysrefused.SoeverydayLeewouldgototheshallowwatertopractice.Witheachday’seffort,hisdivingimprovedandhe

feltmuchathomeinthewater.“TomorrowIshallchallengeDavid.”Leedecided.Thenextmorning,Leeroseearly,hurryingtocatchupwithDavid,whowasalre

adyonthebeach.“David,wait!”calledLee.ThegroupofmenaroundDavidgrewquiet.Leecontinued,“David,IsaythatIcanholdmybreathunderthewateraslongasyouc

an.IfIwin,Iaskonlythatyoutreatmeasamanandletmedivebyyourside.”Themenofthevillagegasped(倒抽气)andbegantolaugh.Davidlookedamused,“Andwhatifwhenyou

lose?”“Iwillnotlose!”Hetookabreath,“ButifIshould,Ipromisenottoasktogowithyouforafullyear!Themenofthevillageareheretojudg

e.”Hearingthis,Davidlookedsurprised.注意：1.续写词数应为100左右；2.续写部分分为一段,开头语已为你写好；Butwithallofhisfriendslookingon

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____________________高一期中英语考试参考答案2021.04第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）1-5BCABB6-10AACCB11-15BCBAA16-20CABAC第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分

42.5分)第一节(共12小题；每小题2.5分，满分30分)21-24DCDB25-28ACBD29-32CCAB第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)33-37GABED第三部分英语知识运用(共三节，满分37.5分)第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）38-4

2CBADC43-47ABDCA48-52BDBCA第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）53range54energetic55familiar56press57enabled58decorate59somehow60flexible61Appro

aching/Nearing62occasion第三节（共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）63waiting64Attracted65practicing66havebeengiven67raised第四部

分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节（满分15分）March7,SundayFineTodaywetookpartinarewardingactivity—TreePlantingorganizedbytheStudentUnionofourschool.Earlyinthemorning,

myclassmatesandIheadedforahillnearbywithtoolsandseedlings.Onourarrival,wegotdowntoworkingtogetherasplanned.Somedugthepitsan

dputseedlingsin,somefilledthepitswithearth,andotherswateredthem.Withoureffortsthehillsidewaslinedwithrowsofseedlings.Althoughweweretired,w

etastedthejoyofplantingtrees.Workingcreatesbeauty.第二节（满分25分）Butwithallofhisfriendslookingon,Arthurha

dnochoicebuttoagree.Theysoonreachedthebay.Thewhistleblewandthecontestbegan.Afteradeepbreath,theyboth

divedintothewaves.Assecondspassed,Leecouldfeelhislungburning,buthisdesiretowingavehimanextraburstofenergy.Hecastaglanceathisbrother,whoseemedtogat

herthelaststrengthtoholdhisbreath.Leesuddenlyunderstoodwhatlosingcouldmeantohisbrother.Withoutthinking,Leekickedhisfeetandrosetothesurfaceasecon

dbeforeDavid.Themenaroundthemcheered,whileDavidpattedLeeandannounced.“Todayweshallhaveanewdiver.”听力原文Text1W:Theredcolorofthewallslooks

terrible.Don’tyouthinkso?M:Yeah,weshouldrepaintthemwithalightcolor,likeyellow.It’llmaketheofficelooklovely!Let’sdoitrightaway.Text2W:T

heperformancebeginsat7:00p.m.onweekdays,8:00p.m.onSaturdays,andthereisalsoanafternoonshowat3:00p.m.onSundays.M:Great.Let’stakethek

idstherethisSaturday.Text3W:Yourhairisabitlong.M:Iknow.I’dliketogetahaircutafterschool.Isthereabarbershopnearby?W:Yes.There’sonejustacrossthestr

eet,nexttothepostoffice.Text4W:Willyougoshoppingwithme?M:Comeon.Youalwaystryoneverydressandshirt.Itdrives

mecrazy!W:Notthistime.Iwasplanningtobuyyouajackettoday.M:Oh...allright,let’sgo!Text5W:Sir,wheredoestheparcelneedtogo?Andwha

t’sinit?M:Thailand.It’sjustsomebooksthatIwanttosendtomysisterthere.Pleasesenditbyairmail.Text6W:Beforeyoudecidetorentmyhouse,doyou

haveanyquestions?M:Yes.Canweplantflowersinthebackyard?W:Ofcourse.Butyoucan’tkeeptheminsidethehouse.M:Well,isitallrighttogouptotheroof?W:No,youm

ustn’tgouptotheroofatanytime.M:Oh,well...arepetsallowedinyourhouse?W:Yes,that’sOK.M:CanIparkmycarinthefrontyard

?W:No,I’msorry.Butyoucanonlyparkyourcarinthegarage.M:OK.Text7W:Whatdoyouusuallydoontheweekends?M:Iusua

llytakeshorttripstonearbyplaceswithfriends.W:Good!Ilikehikingandcycling.Butswimmingismyfavorite.M:That’sgreat!

Ithinkit’saveryhealthyactivity.Wheredoyouswim?W:Mostlyatthecityswimmingpool.SometimesIgotothebeachwithfriends.M:Iknowyoureallylikenature.W:We

ll,whatelsedoyoudoinyourfreetime?M:Ilovefishingattheriver.W:Nice!Youreallyknowhowtoenjoylife.Text8W:Hi,areyouche

ckingoutnow?M:Yes.Sorry,Iknowwe’reafewminuteslate.W:That’snoproblem.It’salwaysreallybusyatcheckouttimeanyway.M:Oh,really?Thelasthotelwestayedatc

hargedusforalatecheckout.W:Ourhotelisn’tfullybookedthisweek,soit’snotaproblem.Howwaseverything?M:Theroomwasgreat.Thebedswere

reallycomfortable.Thesofawasverysoft.Andweweren’texpectingourownfridge.W:I’mgladyoulikedit.M:Thekidsweredisappointedthatthepoolwas

n’topenthismorning,though.W:Iapologizeforthat.It’snotopenuntil5:00p.m.M:Well,wehadaniceswimlastnightanyhow.W:Willyoubepayingthebillbycred

itcardorwithyourcheck?M:Neither.I’llpayincash.W:OK.Sothetotalcomesto＄160.M:Hereyouare!Text9M:CanIbeofanyhelp,Becky?W:Oh,thankyou,Sam!You

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ewhousesincewegotmarried.M:Good!WhatcanIhelpyouwith?W:Well,Imadetwoapplepieslastnight.Itastedoneofthemthismorning,butitdidn’ttastego

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I’dliketotellyousomethingaboutthestudentclubsinourschool.Let’sbeginwiththereadingclub.Itwasfirststartedin

2008,andhas90membersnow.EveryThursdayafternoon,theygatheredtogethertoexchangetheirideasonbooksandmakenotes.Youm

ayjointhemtoshareyourviews.Ifyouareamusiclover,cometothemusicclub.Thisclubhasatotalof85memberswhousuallymeeto

nSaturday.Sometimestheygotoconcertstogetherandsometimestheygiveperformancesbythemselves.Forthosewhoenjoyoutdoorsports

,thebicycleclubcanbeagoodchoice.TripsareusuallyorganizedonWednesdayandlastforatleasttwohours.Youcannotonlyseebeautifulnature,butalsoma

keyourselfstronger.Ofcourse,therearealsomanyotherclubsinourschool.Formoreinformation,pleasegototheschoolwebsite.