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济南市长清第一中学阶段性质量检测英语试题2021.5时间120分钟分值150分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题L5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.WhatdoesthemanalwaysdoonSaturday?A.Seeafilm.B.Haveaclass

.C.Reviewhisnotes.2.Howdoesthewomandealwithdifficultlectures?A.Byrecordingthem.B.Bytalkingwithlecturers.C.Byattendingthema

gain.3.Wherewillthemanfetchhisnotebook?A.Inthelibrary.B.Intheclassroom.C.Intheteachers’office.4.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanoft

enlistento?A.Jazzmusic.B.Classicalmusic.C.Rockmusic.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Sarah’shappyretireme

nt.B.Theman’sartclasses.C.Theirhobbies.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whydoesthemanapologizetothewoman?A.Hel

ostherdictionary.B.Hemadeherdeskdirty.C.Hedamagedherglasses.7.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Buyheranicecream.B.Lookupsomenewwords.C

.Tidyupherdeskcarefully.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whatmakesthemanchangehisappointment?A.Anunexpectedvisitor.B.Hisur

gentproblematwork.C.Thetrafficduetothebadweather.9.WhenwillthemanmeetDr.Martin?A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10

.WhatcanpeopleenjoyinRichmond?A.Localfoods.B.Localartworks.C.Localshoppingcenters.11.HowfarawayisSunValleyfromRichmond?A.5minutes’wa

lk.B.10minutes’walk.C.15minutes’bikeride.12.Wheredothespeakersdecidetostay?A.Inatent.B.Inahotel.C.Inavillager’shouse.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Wha

tistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Journalistandsportsman.C.Interviewerandjobapplicant.14.What

doesthemanthinkofateacher’swork?A.Easy.B.Boring.C.Challenging.15.Whatdoesthemanlikedoingbest?A.Playingsports.B.Watchingsports.C.Teachingsp

orts.16.Whatdoesthemanvaluemostaboutdoingsports?A.Teachtheyoungimportantlifelessons.B.Trytomaintainmentalwell-being.C.M

akeeffortstokeepphysicallyfit.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.WhatdoesVolterman’sSmartWalletfocuson?A.Thefunction.B.Thede

sign.C.Thesecurity.18.Whatwillinformyouofyourphoneandwalletbeingapart?A.Thealarm.B.Thecamera.C.TheGPStracker.19

.Whatcanyoureceiveifsomeoneopensyourwalletsecretly?A.Apictureofhim.B.Avoicefromthephone.C.Amessagefromthewallet.20.Whyis

Volterman’sSmartWalletsuitablefortravel?A.Itdoesn’tneedtorecharge.B.Itislightandeasytocarry.C.Ithasala

rgecapacityforpictures.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.ASurfing：FamousBeaches,FamousWavesNorthS

hore,Oahu,Hawaii;FamousforbeingthebirthplaceofsurfingWide,andbeachesstretchnearly20milesalongthePacif

icOcean.BetweenOctoberandFebruary,thissurfingdestinationissuitableonlyforexperiencedsurfers,asitsbigwavescanreach30feet.Insummer,theo

ceancanbealmostcompletelyflat,makingitperfectforswimming.HuntingtonBeach,California:FamousfortheUSOpenofSurfingcompetitionThisbusy8.5-mile-l

ongbeachattracts8millionvisitorsayearforbodysurfing,boogieboarding（趴板冲浪）.andboardsurfingateverylevel,beginnertoexpert.Atnight,thebeach

'sfirepitsdrawfamiliesasmuchasthewavesdoduringtheday.Thebesttimeforsurfersiswinter,whentheswellscanhit15feet.JeffreysBay,SouthAfrica:Famousfo

rbeingthesettingoftheclassicmovieTheEndlessSummerThisareaoftheoceanmaycontainthemostconsistentwavesontheplanet,withsomeupt

o10feet.ThebestwavesarebetweenlateMayandlateAugust.Thebeachsometimesclosesbecauseofsharks,butatothertimes,surfacesareluckyenought

osurfalongsidedolphins.Tamarindo,CostaRica:FamousforbeingfeaturedinthemovieTheEndlessSummerIIThisbeachhaswavesupto12feethigh,whicharcgoodforlo

ngboardersorshortboarders,beginnersorexpense,withthebestwavesfromApriltoJuly.Bodysurfingisnotrecommendedbecauseofoffshorerocks.Therelaxedatmosph

ereandnearlyperfectlyyear-roundweathermakeitfeelliketheCaliforniabeachesofthe1950s.21.Thebeachwiththebiggestwa

vesis.A.Oahu'sNorthShoreB.HuntingtonBeachC.JeffreysBayD.Tamarindo22.JeffreysBayandTamarindoarebothknownfor.A.offshorerocksB

.competitionsC.moviesD.dolphins23.HowareNorthShoreandHuntingtonBeachsimilar?.A.BothbeachesarethesamelengthB

.BotharesuitableforallsurfinglevelsC.ThewavesarebothperfectforbodysurfingD.WinteristhebesttimetosurfatbothbeachesBSometimesveryoddthingsshowupi

nordinaryplaces.Inthe1800s,astrangesightbegantobereportedbyfarmers.Theninthe1970s,thisstrangeeventbegantohappenmoreandmoreoften.Peopletr

avelledformilestostandinthefieldsandtakephotosofsomethingtheycouldn'teasilyexplain.Whatweretheylookingat?Itwasthecropcircles—largeandcomplexdesi

gnssetintothemiddleofordinaryfarmfields.Noonecouldunderstandhowthesehugedesignsweremade.Cropcirclesarefoundm

ostofteninfieldsofwheat,corn,orrice.Theyareusuallycreatedovernight,althoughsomearereportedtohaveappearedduringtheday.Theyhavebeenseeninmorethan70dif

ferentcountries.Scientistshavefoundthattheplantsinsideacropcirclearedrierthantheonesoutsideit.Theplantstems(茎)arebe

ntbutnotbrokeninmostcropcircles,andsometimesthesoilinthedesignhasmoreironthanthesoiloutsideofthedesign.Unfortunately,thesefactsalonedo

nothelpscientistsanswertheirquestionsaboutcropcircles.Thesefactsonlymakethemmoremysterious.Somepeoplebel

ievecropcirclesaremadebyUFOs(UnidentifiedFlyingObjects)landinginfarmfields.Othersthinkaliensareleavingusmessagesinthebeautiful

designs.StillothersbelieveEarthenergyunderthegroundmakesplantsbendoverindesigns.Somepeoplesaytheyactuallymadethecropcircleswithspeciale

quipment.Scientistshavefoundsomecropcirclesthatarecertainlymadebypeople,buttheyareusuallyalittledifferentfromothercropcircles.Sowhom

akescropcirclesandwhytheymakethemcan'tbeexplainedtothisveryday.24Whatdoestheunderlinedword"odd"inParagraph1probablymean?A.BigB.Bad.

C.Unreal.D.Unusual.25.It'sgenerallythoughtthatcropcircles_____.A.aremadeduringthenightB.happeninthesameplacesC.arefoundinterribleplacesD.havevery

frighteningdesigns26.Whichofthefollowinghavethescientistsproved?A.Somecropcirclesareman-made.B.UFOshelpcreatesom

ecropcircles.C.Thereactuallyarecropcirclesmadebyaliens.D.Earthenergyisonereasonforcropcircles'appearance.27.Whatisthebesttitleforth

etext?A.TheHistoryofCropCirclesB.DifferentDesignsofCropCirclesC.CropCircles:TheUnsolvedMysteryD.CropCircles:TheGreatInfluenceonFarmsCInCentralAmer

ica,seaturtleeggsareapopularcuisinedish.Theeggsarehugelyandsecretlyharvestedontotables,leavingtheseaturtleslistedasthreatened.Y

etwesimplydonothavetheabilitytocontinuouslyguardlargebeaches.ScientistKimWilliamswasthinkinghardwhenshehadan"aha"moment:Howaboutplacingafake

(假的)eggcontainingaGPStracker.That'sbowthespecialeggscomein.Tobuildthem,Williamsandcolleaguesuseda3Dprinter.Then,the

yfixedinthesmallestGPS(rackingdevices.Asmotherturtleslaidtheireggsundercoverofnight,theresearchersslippedasinglespyeggintoeachnest.Oncetheyareco

veredinsandfromtherealones,"it'sverydifficulttotellthedifference.''saysWilliams.Ofthe101spyeggs,25weretakenawayw

hilesixofthemwerequicklydiscoveredandleftonthebeach.Theteamreceivedtrackingdatawiththefarthesteggtravelling137kilometersi

nlandandstoppingatalocalsupermarket.Thespyeggsentitsfinalsignalthenextdayfromapersonalhouse,suggestingthattheresearchteamhadtrackedtheeggs

alltheway.Theresearchersstressthatthetrackerisnotawaytocatchlocalthieves,manyofwhomarelivinginpoverty

,butratheratooltobetterunderstandhowthedealgoes.Still,steppingstealingisnotassimpleashandingthetrackingdataovertothepolice.AcrossCentralAmerica,

tradeinseaturtleeggscanbelegallyambiguous.InCostaRica,forexample,itisillegaltostealandsellseaturtleeggsbutbuyingthemisnotacrime.Itisnotblackandwh

ite.Meanwhile,localsupportisinneed,aboveall.''It,butnottrackingwitheggs,istherealmeatandpotatoesofconservation.,'saysWilliams.28.Whatthem

ajorthreattotheexistenceofseaturtles?A.UnsafeGPStrackers.B.UnguardedSeaBeaches.C.Theoverhuntofturtleeggs.D.Thepopulardishesofse

aturtles.29.HowdoesWilliamsexplainherstudyinparagraph2?A.Bylistingscientificdata.B.Byclarifyingtheprocess

,C.Bymakingacomparison.D.Byusinganexpert'swords.30.Theresearcherstrackedsomanyspyeggsto.A.lookintothewholedealofturtleeggsB.catchtheeg

gthievesC.testtheGPStrackersD.learnaboutthecurrentsituationofseaturtles31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext

?A.SpyEggsSaveEndangeredSeaTurtlesB,SeaTurtlesDrawInternationalConcernC.GPSTrackersImproveTrackingAccura

cyD.CentralAmericaNeedWildlifeProtectionDSciencefictionwriterscreateimaginaryworlds.Thewaythingsworkinyourimaginaryworldsw

illbebasedonactualscience.Soit'simportantforyoutobefamiliarwiththescientificprinciplesandinventionsth

atarerelatedtoyourcreation.Forexample,ifyou'rewritingabouthumanlivingonaplanetwithzerogravity,thenyouneedt

oknowtheeffectsofzerogravityonthehumanbody.Thenyouhavetofigureouttheexactrulesofyourimaginaryworlds.Andyouhavetofollow

them.IfhumansareabletobreatheunderwaterinChapter1,yourcharactercan'tdrowninaswimmingpoolinChapter3.Theissuehereismaintainingyourreader

s'trust.Thatmeansthereadersarewillingtopretendalongwithyou.Ifyoustartoutwithanordinarydetectivenovelandthenthrowinsomeonebreathingunder

waterinthe6thchapter,youwillpullthereadersoutoftheirimagination.Thesamethinghappensifyouchangetheruleshalf

way.Partofyourpreparationworkforthenovelistomapoutitsworldsingreatdetail.Youshoulddecidethefollowingissues

:thehistoryoftheworld,thegeography,whatpossibilitiesitoffers,howeverythingworksinthisnewreality,andh

owallofthesefactorsaffectthewayyourcharactersthink,feel,andreacttothings.Youdon'thavetotellyourreadersalltherulesinthefirstchapter.Butyouhave

toletreadersknowenoughtounderstandwhat'sgoingon.Thisalsoallowsyoutoworkoutlogicalproblemsandcontradictions(矛盾)beforeyoustartw

riting.Whenyouarewriting,remembertomakeitfeelreal.Youareinvitingreaderstovisitanewworld.Theywillwanttobe

abletosee,hear,feel,smell,andeventastewhatit'slike.Whetheryournovelisaboutaworldwithoutdiseaseoranundiscoveredplanet,helpyourreadersfeellike

they'reactuallythere.32.What'stherelationshipbetweenactualscienceandsciencefiction?A.Sciencefictionpromotesthedevelopmentofactualscienc

e.B.Sciencefictionoftenreflectsthedevelopmentofactualscience.C.Actualsciencelimitstheimaginationdescribedinsciencefiction.D.Actualsciencepr

ovidesbasicprinciplesforsciencefiction.33.Thesecondparagraphismainlydevelopedby_____.A.makingcomparisonsB.givingexample

sC.followingthetimeorderD.analyzingcauses34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Itisnecessarytodosomescientificexpe

rimentsbeforewritingsciencefiction.B.Itismoredifficulttowritesciencefictionthanordinarydetectivenovels.C.Readersofs

ciencefictionactuallypretendthewriters'rulesaretrue.D.Itisgreattoleavesomecontradictionsinyoursciencefiction.35.Thetargetreadersofthepass

ageare_____.A.youngscientistsB.sciencefictionwritersC.collegestudentsD.professionaljournalists第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下列短文，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。Perhapsyourdoctorhasrecommendedyouexercisemore,oryou'vebeenoutofshaperecently.36.Buthowdoyoufindthemo

tivation,timeandresourcestogetfit,particularlyifyouhaven'texercisedforawhile?Forsomepeople,hearingbadnewsfromthedoctorisoftenenoughmotivationtoget

started.37.However,findingthetimeandefforttofitexerciseintoyourdailyroutineischallenging.38,Andmanypeoplesuchasofficeworkers,vehicleo

rmachineoperatorshavelowactivitylevelsatworkanddon'tfeellikeexercisingafteralongday.Onewaytoovercomethesebarriers（障碍）mightbe

toattendagroupexercisesessionorjoinasportsclub.39,youcanencourageafriendtojoinyouorjoinanexercisegrouptomakeitenjoyable.Havingafrie

ndtoexercisewithorteammatestosupportyougivesasenseofcommitmentsothatyouhavetobethereandwillbechallengedifyo

ufailtoshowup.Youdon'tneedtogotoagymwithalotoffancyequipment.40.Andratherthanimprovingmusclestrengthwithw

eightsatthegym,youcanfillmilkbottleswithwaterinstead.A.IfyoufindexerciseboringB.WhenyouperformaerobicexerciseC.Maybeyou'

vedecidedthatit'stimetolosesomeweightD.That'swhyit'simportanttocontinueandrepeatexercisesessionsE.Weknowbeing"timep

oof"isacommonreasonfornotexercisingF.Manyexercises,includingpush-upsandsit-ups,don'tneedspecialequipment

G.Soit'sagoodideatogetahealthcheckbeforestartingifyouhaven'texercisedforyears第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15题，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。Awomanwaswalkingalongthebeachonadampday,lostinthought.Suddenlyshewas41backtorealitybyasoundofsomeoneshout

ing.Itwasfromaman,justvisiblethroughthemist（薄雾）.Hisarmswide,heshouted,"Come,blessings!”Hetooka42inonedirectionandthenan

other,shouting43_,“Come,blessings,come!"Thewomanstopped,44thescene.Herewasaman,shethought,callingblessingsintohi

slifeloudlyandeagerly.Itwassuchapure,directspiritualcallforsomethinghe45.Shestartedwalkingtowardtheman,hopingtospeaktohimandexpressherthankstohimfort

he46shehadgotfromhiscalling.Asshewalked,thewindcontinuedto47hisvoice,"Come,blessings!Come,blessings,come!"Shestartedtospeakthesimpleye

tpowerfulwordsalongwithhim,feeling48inspiredeachtime.Justthen,acutedogsuddenlyjumpedtowardthemanfromthemistwith49.Thewomannowwas50eno

ughtohearhimcryingtothedog,"Blessings!Thereyouare!IthoughtIhad_51you!”Atfirstthewomanfelt52formakingsuch

aridiculousmistake.SheconfusedadognamedBlessingsforawonderfulmomentofcommunicationwithGod.Butasshecontinuedherwalk,shesmiledcontentedly.Shehadre

ceivedtheinspirationtoaskclearlyandplainlyforthe53.andotherblessingsshelongedfor.Itwasclear,54thebearerofthemes

sagehadfourlegsandatail.Perhaps,shethought,itwasnota55thatthemanhadnamedhisdogBlessings.Andperhapsthedoghadnotbeenlostatall.41.

A.calledB.broughtC.forcedD.moved42.A.stepB.breathC.glanceD.chance43.A.constantlyB.merrilyC.angrilyD.excitedly44.A.callingupB.lookinginto

C.dealingwithD.thinkingabout45.A.desiredB.foundC.choseD.forgot46.A.delightB.contributionC.inspirationD.ed

ucation47.A.changeB.carryC.blowD.clear48.A.increasinglyB.depressinglyC.directlyD.consistently49.A.frightB.sorrowC.joyD.anxiety50.A.c

leverB.enthusiasticC.guiltyD.close51.A.injuredB,lostC.leftD.saved52.A.goodB.sillyC.rightD,wrong53.A.goodnessB.answerC.challengeD.fact54.A.

asifB.nowthatC.sothatD.evenif55.A.advantageB.fictionC.coincidenceD.burden第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)ArobotnamedTonywassenttoClaire’sho

use(56)______(test)out.Helookedlikearealman,tallandhandsomewithsmoothhair(57)_______adeepvoice.Notonly

didhelooklikeahuman,buthe(58)_______(behave)likearealman.HedideverythingtocomfortClaire.Hepreparedbreakfastin(59)__________morning.Heeventriedt

ohelpClaireget(60)________(dress),whichmadeClairefeelembarrassed.WhenheheardthatClairewasnot(61)_________(satisfy)withherho

use,hebegantoimproveit.WhenhelearnedthatClairewasjealousofanotherlady,hehelpedtoimprove62)_________(she)

makeupandmakeGladysandherfriendsadmireClaireby(63)________(hold)apartyathome.Tonywasonlyarobot,buthecoulddoandthink(64)

__________(exact)likearealman.Heevenfellinlovewithhishostess,Claire,neartheendofthetest.(65)___________anexcellentsciencefiction

itis!第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）66.Workingintheresearchinstitutegavemeachancetot________outsomeofthelatestide

asineconomics.67.Ifyouphoneforan___________(预约)inadvance,it’llsaveyouwaiting.68.Wemustd__________waragainstgangofterrorist

s.69.Thesatelliteenablesusto_________(计算)theirpreciselocationanywhereintheworld.70.Regardlessofhowcreativeandskillfulyouare,we______

__(敦促)younottodothis.71.Theexplosionshookthe_________(地基)ofthehousesnearby.72.Therearetwop___________partiesi

ntheUS—theDemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty.73.Abarisconveniently_________(位于)withinthegrounds.74.Ihavereadabook_____________

_(entitle)PhrasalVerbsinConversationbyColinMortimer.75.Wecancometotheconclusionthatnothingissopreciousasf__________int

heworld.第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，Aboutahalf-milebehindourMinnesotafarmlayapond.Insu

mmer,mybrotherHarryandIwouldrunthroughastandofoaktreestoskipstonesthere.Thepond（池塘）woreacollarofblackmud.Itwasn

otaplaceforswimming.Inlatesummer,thepondwouldbecoveredbyagreenandbubblyscum（起泡的浮渣）.Sometimesastrong,unpleasantsmellrosefromit.Westay

edaway.Whenwintercame,thepondwasonceagainaninvitingplace.Onedaywhenicecoveredit,Hanysaidtome,“Trywalkingacross."Theicelookedsoli

d.Nowatershowedthroughit,but1hesitated."Goahead"Hanyurged."Tryit.You'relighterthanIam.Iftheiceholds,wecanrun

andslidecarefullyonit.It'llbefun."IwantediopleaseHarry,andIthoughtaboutthefunofalongslideontheice.1begantoslideacrossthep

ond.Inthemiddleofthepond,theicegavewaywithasuddencrack!1stretchedout（伸展）myarms.ThenextthingIknewIwashangingontotheed

geofaholeintheicebyarmsoutstretchedontheice.FrommyshouldersdownIhunginicywater.Ithoughtofthebottomofthepond.Iknewitwouldbeblackandawfuldownthere,f

ullofmudandmayberotting（腐烂）creatures.Itriedtoclimboutofthehole,butwhenIgotakneeontheice,itbrokelikewindowglass.AgainandagainItriedtogetout.Againanda

gaintheicebrokeintopieces.Theholewidened.Iwaswearingacoatofheavymaterialasitbecamecompletelywet,itdraggedmedown.1

wastiredofthestruggleandrestedwithmyarmsstretchedoutontheice.IlookedatHarryonshore.Heseemedrootedtothe

spot."Ican'tgetout!”IscreamedwhenIcaughtsomebreath.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，每段的开头用己为你写。Paragraph1;Harryturnedandranfromthepond.____________

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________________________________________________济南市长清第一中学阶段性质量检测英语试题答案2021.5听力1-5CACBA6-10CACBB11-15BACCA16-20ACAAB阅读21-23ACD24-27DAAC28-31

CBAA32-35DBCB七选五36-40CGEAF完形41-45BCADA46-50CBACD51-55BBADC语法填空56.tobetested57.and58.behaved59.the60.dressed61.satisfie

d62.her63.holding64.exactly65.What单词拼写1.test2.appointment3.declare4.calculate5.urge6.foundations7.po

litical8.located9.entitled10.freedom作文Paragraph1:Harryturnedandranfromthepond.“Waitforme!Itwon’tbelong,”heexclaimedtome.Desperatea

ndhopeless,Iclosedmyeyes,prayingthiswasalladream.Andevenworse,thewaterwassocoldthatitfeltlikemillionsofneedleswerestabbingme.

HowIwishedthatIcouldflyoutoftheicywaterlikeabird!Afterwhatseemedtobeages,Harryreturnedtothepond,withalongbranchinhishand.AsIgrabbedholdof

oneendofthebranch,mybrotherstartedtodragtheotherwitheverylastounceofhisstrength.Thankgoodness,Iwasabletoc

limboutoftheiceholeandthenwerushedhome.Paragraph2:ThemomentIcrashedthroughthekitchendoor,sobbing,mumrushedover.“Oh,myGod!Whereh

aveyoubeen?”shesaidinsurprise.“You'recompletelywet.”“It’sHarry’sfault!”Icomplainedtoherthroughmychatteringteeth.WhenItold

herwhathadhappenedtome,hereyeswerewidewithhorror.Allofasudden,shetookmyarm,pulledmeintothebathroomandthengavemeawarmbath.Afterthat,mumdres

sedmeinawarmcoat,wrappedmeinablanketandpouredmeacupofhotmilk.Shesatnexttome,smiling,relievedthatIwasallright.Sureenough,mybrotherwascriticizedb

ymumforhislackofsafetyawareness.