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英语试题第一部分听力（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.Whatdoesthemanprobablymean?A.Thewoman’sgettingfat.B.Thewoman’slosingweight.C.Thewoman’skindtoshareherchoc

olate.2.WhereisMarygoingtomorrow?A.Tothemovies.B.Toamuseum.C.Tothehospital.3.WhatwillJoedothisSunday?A.Gohiking.B.Buysomec

lothes.C.Dosomehousework.4.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepainting?A.It’sjustso-so.B.It’sexcellent.C.It’sterrible.5.Howmuchdi

dthemantipthewoman?A.$100.B.$10.C.$1.第二节听下面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

。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Goodfriends.B.Co-workers.C.Acoupl

e.7.Whatistheman’sreasonforbeingabsent?A.Hewassick.B.Hiswifewassick.C.Hewasonvacation.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.WhereisTanyanow?A.Atherdesk.B.Inameetin

g.C.Atthedowntownoffice.9.HowdoesthewomansuggestcontactingTanya?A.Bycallinghercellphone.B.Bysendingherane-mail.C.Byvisitingheroffice.听下

面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Whendidthespeakerslastseeeachother?A.Oneyearago.B.Twoyearsago.C.Threeyearsago.

11.WhatwasthewomandoinginAsia?A.Traveling.B.StudyingJapanese.C.Teachingbiology.12.WhatdoweknowaboutKathyMorris?A.SheisaJapanesegirl.B.Sheist

hewoman’sworkmate.C.Sheistheman’swife.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.WhatwasUncleMarco’sformerjob?A.Asolider.

B.Adoctor.C.Agovernmentclerk.14.WhathappenedtoUncleMarcotwentyyearsago?A.Hisgrandmotherdied.B.Hewasshotintheleg.C.Hegotanawardforhelpingo

thers.15.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofUncleMarco?A.Alittlecrazy.B.Verykind.C.Quitehumorous.16.HowlonghadUncleMar

cobeenawaythistime?A.Forsixweeks.B.Forsixmonths.C.Forsevenmonths.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whatevidencewastherethatathiefhadenter

edthehouse?A.Amessyroom.B.Abrokenwindow.C.Amarkfromaperson’sshoe.18.Whatisthesecondsteptoprotectingyourhome?A.Hidingyourmoneycarefully.B

.Havingyourneighborslookafteryourhouse.C.Lockingallthedoorsandwindows.19.Whereshouldyouneverleaveahousekey

?A.Intheneighbor’shouse.B.Inadrawer.C.Inthemailbox.20.Whatshouldyoudoifyouhearstrangesoundsinyourhouse?A.Seekforthethief.B.Callthepolic

e.C.Hideunderyourbed.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWeofferfivekindsofcourses.Eachcoursehasbee

ndesignedtohelpstudentsaccordingtotheirneeds.Course1:GeneralEnglishGeneralEnglishisdesignedtodevelopstudents’basiccommunicationskillsinspeaki

ngandpronunciation,reading,listening,writing,grammarandvocabulary.TuesdaytoFriday:9:00amto11:00am,$288perweek.Course2:A

cademicEnglishAcademicEnglishisforstudentswhowanttotaketheIELTSexamorforthosewhoneedtouseEnglishinaprofessionalarea.MondaytoFriday:4:00pmto5:00p

m,$320perweek.Course3:HighSchoolESLWhynotmakethemostofyourtimestudyinginAustraliawiththehelpfromTIES?WehaveHighSchoolESLclasseseachweeksp

ecificallydesignedforinternationalstudents.TuesdaytoFriday:8:00amto11:00am,$25perhour.Course4:NightClassesDoyouwanttoimproveyourE

nglishandgetthebestpossibleresultsinyourGREtest?Wehavethreenightclasseseachweekdesignedtomeetyourneeds.TuesdaytoThursdayevenings:8:30pmto10:30pm,$

60perday.Course5:OneonOneIfyouareinterestedinsomeOneonOnelessonswithTIESteachers,wecandesignacoursetomeetyourneeds.OneonOnelessonscanimproveyourEngli

shlanguageskillsmorequicklyandhelpstudentswhowanttotakeTOEFL.TuesdaytoFriday:2:00pmto5:00pm,$80perhour.Pleaseclickh

eretolearnmoreaboutthecourses.21.Whichcoursewouldbehelpfulforbasiccommunicationskills?A.HighSchoolESL.B.GeneralEnglish.B.Nig

htClasses.D.AcademicEnglish.22.HowmuchwillyoupayifyouspendtwoweekstakingtheNightClasses?A.$360.B.$300.C.$600.D.$

240.23.Wherecanwefindthepassage?A.Anewspaper.B.Abrochure.C.Awebsite.D.Anapplication.BAt3,500metres,LaPaz,Bolivia

,isthehighestcapitalintheworld．Manyroadsareinbadconditionandaccidentsarefrequent．Oneroadinparticular,isconsideredthemostdangerousinthew

orld．Ononesidethereisasuddendrop,whichissogreatthatanyoneinsidethevehicleisLuckytosurvive.Intheory,theroadcanonlybeusedbytrafficgoinguphil

lfrom8inthemorning,andbytrafficcomingdownhillfrom3intheafternoon.Butinpractice,fewdriversrespecttherul

es.Butthankstooneman,thedeathtollhasfallen．TimoteoApazaisamanwholivesinavillagenearthemostdangerouspartoftheroad,knownas"theDevil'sBend"．Timoteoh

asanunusualjob—heisahumantrafficsignal．Everymorninghestandsonthebendanddirectsthetraffic．Whentwovehiclesapproachfromop

positedirections,theycan'tseeeachother,buttheycanseeTimoteo．Actuallynoonepayshimtodothejob．Sometimesdriversgivehimatipsothathe

hasjustenoughmoneytoliveon．Butoftentheyjustpassby,takingthehumantrafficsignalforgranted.Sowhydoeshedoit?B

eforeTimoteovolunteeredtodirectthetraffic,Timoteohadhadlotsofjobs.Hehadbeenaminerandasoldier.Thenonedaywhilehewasworkinga

salorrydriverhehadacloseencounterwithdeath.Hewasdrivingalorryloadofbananaswhenhecameofftheroadatabendandfe

llthreehundredmetresdownthemountain．Somehowhesurvived,butwasinhospitalformonths．Then,afewyearslater,hewascalled

outinthenighttohelppullpeopleoutofabuscrashedattheDevil'sBend．ThislastexperiencehadaprofoundeffectonT

imoteo．Herealizedthathewasluckytobealivehimself,andfeltthatitwashismissioninlifetohelpothers．Soeverymorning,weekin,weekout,fromdawntodusk,Ti

moteotakesuphisplaceonthebendanddirectsthetraffic.24．WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．ManyroadsinLaPazareinbadcondition.B．Therewerem

anyaccidentsinLaPazbefore.C．Inpractice，manydriversdonotrespecttherules.D．Intheory，theroadcanbeusedbytraff

icalldaylong.25．HowcanTimoteomakealiving?A．Hewaspaidbythelocalgovernment.B．Hehasalotofmoney.C．Sometim

eshecangettipsfromsomedrivers.D．Hewaspaidbyallthedriverspassingby.26．WhichjobshasTimoteodoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Aminer；asoldie

r；alorrydriver.B．Aminer；apoliceman；alorrydriver.C．Apoliceman；asoldier；aminer.D．Alorrydriver；apoliceman；asoldier.27．He

wasinhospitalformonthsbecause.A．hewasseriouslyillB．anaccidenthappenedtohimC．hewasbeatenbysomedriversD．hewasinjuredinthem

ineCScientistsinWesternAustraliaclaimtohavemadeanewdiscovery—theyhavefoundgoldintheleavesandtwigsoftrees.Theresearchersbelievethatthetreessuckupth

egoldfromdeepunderground,over30metresdown.Thediscoveryhasbeendescribedasthefirstofitskindintheworld.Australiangoldexplorationcompaniesarepleasedbecau

seitwillmakefindinggoldcheaper.Ratherthandrillingdeepholestofindgold,theyhavemorewaystoexaminetreeleavesandbranches

.Thereisonlyatinyamountofgoldintheleaves.Itwouldtake500treestomakeonegoldring.ThegoldisfoundusingaspecialX-ra

ymachineownedbyanAustraliangovernmentagency.ApureX-rayandapowerfulmicroscopescantheleavesandbranches.Theclaimthatthisisthefirsttime

thatgoldparticles(微粒)havebeenfoundinlivingmaterialmightnotbetrue,though.AncientChinesewisdomunderstoodtheconnectionbetweenplantsandtheprecious

stonesandmineralsunderneaththem.Theyusedplantlifetofindmineralsandthatwasthousandsofyearsago.IntheZhouDynasty,itwasw

ritteninabookthatacertainplantgrewonlyneardepositsofgold.Overthenext2,000years,Chinesepeoplewroteaboutdifferentplantsandhowthey

grew,showedwheremineralsandpreciousstonessuchasjade,copper,lead,silverandgoldwere.Evenmoreimportantly,inthe1,000s,SuSongdescribedhow

copper,gold,silver,leadandtinwereobservedandtakenfromcertainplants.Thesewereamazingscientificdiscoveries.Meanwhile,thisknowledge

wasunknownintherestoftheworlduntilabout1,600.ThiswaswhenaBritishmanrealisedthatoaktreesgrewlargerandgreenerwherether

ewasalum(明矾)intheground.MaybeancientChinesehasmoreknowledgetoteachmodernscientists.28.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?A.500d

eadtreescanmakeonegoldring.B.Thetreescanabsorbthegoldfromdeepunderground.C.Scientisthavefoundgold30metersbelowunderground.D.Thecompan

iesfindithardtofindgold.29.Howdoscientistsfindgoldintheleaves?A.Byobservingtheleavescarefully.B.Bydri

llingdeepholes.C.ByusingaspecialX-ray.D.Byreferringtoancientbooks.30.Whofirstdiscoveredthattherewasconnectionbetweenplantsandminerals?A.A

ncientChinesepeople.B.SuSong.C.AustralianscientistsD.ABritishman.31.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Tointroducetwogrea

tscientistsinancienttimes.B.Toprovidemoreevidencetosupportthewriter’sopinion.C.Toshowhowancientpeoplegotgoldfromcertainplants.D.Toprovet

hatancientChinesehasmoreknowledgethanmodernscientists.DWithschoolscloseintheUKduringtheCOVID-19outbreak,mostchildrenmustnowbehomesch

ooled.Parentshavefoundthemselvesnotonlyhavingtobalanceworkandhavingthechildrenathomebutalsohavingtotryandteachthem.Howcan

youkeepyourchildrenfocusedwhilelearning?NicolaAnderson--HeadofCustomerSupportattheUK’sleadingonlinetutoringserviceMyTutor,providesnew,up-t

o-datetipstoheartenparentsatthisdifficulttimeandadviseshowtheycanstructuretheirchildren’sdays.Oneistokeeptoaregul

artimetablesoitstillfeelslikeyourchildistakingpartintheschoolday.MsAndersonsaid:“Childrenofallagesdowellonroutinean

dboundaries;schoolsprovidethisinabundanceanditwillmostchildrenfeelsecureandhappyiftheycanfollowasimilartimetablefor

theirhomeschooling.”Anothertipistocreateanenvironmentwhichisfavorabletolearning.Shesaid:”Theenvironmentshouldbefreefromdistraction

sandideallyneartoanopenwindow,toprovidethemwithappropriatelevelsoffreshairandnaturallight.Somechildrenfinditcomfor

tableandhelpfultohavequiet,instrumentalmusicplayinginthebackgroundtohelpthemtofocus,butthisisn’tforeveryone.”Usingtechnologytohelpw

ithyourchild’slearningisalsoadvised.Manyschoolsareofferingonlineclassesandresourcestohelpandcompaniesarereducingorevennotchargingt

heirfeesduringthistime.Itisalsoimportanttokeepphysicalexerciseasapartofyourroutine.JoeWicks,otherwiseknownasTheBodyCoach,hasbeenkeepin

gkidshealthywithdaily10minuteworkoutsforchildrenonhisYouTubechannel.MsAndersonsaid:”Itcanbeanythingfromrunn

ingaroundthegarden,walkingthedog,agameoffootballordancingaroundyourlivingroom!”32.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.Student.B

.Teachers.C.Coaches.D.Parents.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inparagraph3referto?A.Homeschooling.B.Tutoring

service.C.Aregulartimetable.D.Difficulttime:34.WhatmayNicolaAndersonagree?A.Toallowchildrentoadjustschedulefree

ly.B.Toofferchildrenpeacefulstudyenvironment.C.Torecommendhigh-techtoonlineschools.D.Tocombineroutinewithkids'menta

lheath.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howtoimprovehomeschoolingefficiency.B.Howtoobtainonlinelearningresources.C.Howtostudyattentivelyathome.D.Howto

designaproperschedule.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。Ifyouarealreadymakingthetimetoexercise,itisgoodinde

ed!Withsuchbusylives,itcanbehardtotryandfindthetimetoworkout.36Workingoutinthemorningprovidesaddition

albenefitsbeyondbeingphysicallyfit.⚫Yourproductivityisimproved.Exercisingmakesyoumoreawakeandreadytohandlewhatever

isaheadofyoufortheday.37⚫Yourmetabolism(新陈代谢)getsaheadstart.38Ifyouworkoutinthemornings,thenyouwillbegettingthecalorie(卡路里)burningbenefitsfo

rthewholeday,notinyoursleep.⚫39Studiesfoundthatpeoplewhowokeupearlyforexercisesleptbetterthanthosewhoexercisedintheevening.Exe

rciseenergizesyou,soitismoredifficulttorelaxandhaveapeacefulsleepwhenyouareveryexcited.⚫40Ifyouworkou

tbrightandearlyinthemorning,youwillbemorelikelytosticktohealthyfoodchoicesthroughouttheday.Whowouldwanttoruintheirgoodworkoutby

eatingjunkfood?Youwillwanttocontinuetofocusonpositivechoices.Therearealotofbenefitstoworkingout,especiallyinthemornings.Setyouralarmclocka

nhourearlyandpushyourselftoworkout!Youwillfeelenergizedalldaylong.A.Youwillsticktoyourdiet.B.Yourqualityofsleepimprov

es.C.Youpreferhealthyfoodtofastfood.D.Thereisnoreasonyoushouldexerciseinthemorning.E.Youcankeepyourheadclearfor4-10hoursafterex

ercise.F.Afteryouexercise,youcontinuetoburncaloriesthroughouttheday.G.Ifyouareplanningtodoexerciseregularly,oryou’redoingitnow,

thenlistenup!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。IstillrememberthedayIwasdri

vingtothesupermarketIown.WhenIcameout,Ifoundaboy41mycarwithabrush.Iwentoverandpatted(拍)him42theshould

er,whichsurprisedhimverymuch.Innotimehebeganto43atme,soIwassurehe44somemoney.FromtheshoeshewaswearingIcouldhardlyimaginehow45hewas.SoIoff

eredhima$100bill.Tomygreatsurprise,he46totakeit.WhenIwaswonderingwhathewasdoing,hesaid,“Iwaswaitingherefor4hours

,waitingforyou.Your47issobeautifulandIlikeit,butIdon’tneedthat.”Iknewhewasmentioningthe48.Ashehadrefusedthemoney,Ioffer

edtodrivehimaroundthetown.Theboybecameso49thathegotintothecaratonce,“Wouldyoupleasedriveme50?Itisonlyabout3miles.”Whatt

heboywantedtodowastoshowofftohisfriendsandhisfamily.51Istopped,hejumpedoutandranintoanoldbuilding,tellingmetowaitthereforsometime.Verysoonheca

meout,sayingtoalittlegirlonhisback,“Lookatthisbeautifulcar.Iwillbuyyou52someday.”Inoticedhissisterhadapale

(苍白的)face.53,herlegsweretoothin,andshewasunableto54.AfterthatdayIwenttohishomeseveraltimes.AndIgottoknowmoreabouthimandhis55.Poorastheywere,the

boy56refusedmymoney,andsaid,“Ican57moneybymyself,thankyou.”SoonI58mymanagerofthesupermarketthataboywouldgoto59herethenextda

y.Nomatterhowpoorweare,wewould60givein(屈服)toourselves.41.A.repairingB.cleaningC.fixingD.hitting42.A.overB.offC.inD.on43.A.shout

B.cryC.smileD.throw44.A.lostB.gotC.receivedD.needed45.A.richB.poorC.handsomeD.brave46.A.beggedB.agreedC.allow

edD.refused47.A.carB.shoesC.suitcaseD.clothes48.A.boxB.wheelC.paperD.bill49.A.unhappyB.scaredC.excitedD.unfriendly50.A.yardB.officeC.school

D.home51.A.AssoonasB.AslongasC.AswellasD.Sofaras52.A.oneB.itC.thisD.that53.A.SoB.HoweverC.What’sworseD.Ingeneral54.A.runB.jumpC.climbD.walk55.A.

brotherB.familyC.friendD.boss56.A.nolongerB.atlastC.atfirstD.onceagain57.A.spendB.saveC.makeD.borrow58.A

.toldB.askedC.answeredD.warned59.A.shopB.workC.sleepD.buy60.A.alwaysB.oftenC.everD.never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。C.V.Raman,agreatIndianphysicist,wasbornin1888.Hisfatherwasalecturerinmathandphysics,soC.V.Ramanwasexposed61scientificthingsfro

manearlyage.He62(attend)PresidencyCollegein1902,gettinghisBAin1904andMAin1907.Thoughhewasabrilliantstude

nt，thereweren’tmany63(chance)forscientistsinIndiaatthattime.64，afterfinishinghisstudies,hewenttoworkfortheIndianFin

anceDepartmentandcarriedouthisexperimentalresearchonacoustics(声学）.He65(offer)aprofessorshipinphysicsattheUniversityofCalcuttain1917ands

tayedforthenext15years,66(achieve)fameforhisresearchthere.In1930,hewontheNobelPrizeforhisworkonthesca

tteringoflight.Ramanfound67lightpassesthroughatransparent(透明的）sampleofasubstance,mostofthelightremainsunchangedbutasmallpartofithas68(differ)wavelen

gths.Thislateris69(know)astheRamaneffectandisusefulforphysicalandchemical70(analyse)ofgases,liquidsandsolids,includingbiologicaltissu

e.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；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Itisn’thardt

obetheresponsiblememberofthesociety.IrememberanaccidentthathappensonarainySunday.Iwaswaitingforthegreenlightatacrossingwhile

agirlofabout10washitbyapassedcar,whichdroveoffquickly.AmanimmediaterushedtogivethegirlfirstaidandIjoinedinwithouthesitations.Fortu

nately,hewasnotbadlyinjured,andwesentherawaytothenearesthospital.Iamproudmyactions,anddisappointedwiththedriver.Asamemberofthesociety,Iamaw

arethatbeingresponsibleishowittakestomakethesocietybetter.第二节书面表达（满分25分）：请根据下表的内容提示，以MountWutai为题介绍一下五台山。词数100左右。1．五台山位于山西省东北部，是世

界五大佛教圣地之一；2．五台山主要包括五座山峰，峰顶平坦如台，故称五台；3．寺庙曾经多达300多座，现有58座；4．五台山不仅以其优美的自然风光闻名，还以古建筑、历史文物等著称。参考词汇：佛教圣地BuddhistHollyLands；历史文物historicalr

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---答案第一部分听力1.A2.C3.C4.B5.A6.B7.A8.C9.A10.C11.B12.C13.A14.B15.A16.B17.C18.B19.C20.B第二部分阅读理解21.B22.A23.C24.d25.c26.A27.B28.B29.C30.A31.B32.D33.C34.B35

.A36.G37.E38.F39.B40.A第三部分语言知识运用41.B42.D43.C44.D45.B46.D47.A48.D49.C50.D51.A52.A53.C54.D55.B56.D57.C58.A59.B60.D第二节语法填空61.to62.

attended63.chances64.Therefore65.wasoffered66.achieving67.when68.different69.known70.analysis/analyse

s第四部分写作第一节Itisn’thardtobetheresponsiblememberofthesociety.aIrememberanaccidentthathappensonarainySun

dayafternoon.Iwaswaitingforhappenedthegreenlightatacrossingwhileagirlofabout10washitbyapassedcar,whichdrovewhenpassingoffquickly.Amanimmedia

terushedtogivethegirlfirstaidandIjoinedinwithoutimmediatelyhesitations.Fortunately,hewasnotbadlyinjured,andwes

entherawaytothenearesthesitationshehospital.Iamproud∧myactions,anddisappointedwiththedriver.ofAsamemberofthesociety

,Iamawarethatbeingresponsibleishowittakestowhatmakethesocietybetter.第二节【参考范文】LocatedinthenortheastofShanxiProvinc

e,MountWutaiisoneoftheworld'sfivefamousBuddhistHollyLands.MountWutaimainlyconsistsoffivepeaksandtheirtopsareasflatasapancake,sotheyarenamed“M

ountWutai”.Thepeaksareheavywithsnowalltheyearroundandtheslopsaresurroundedwithtrees,makingitafamoussummerresort.Therearefi

ftyeighttemplesnow.Thereusedtobeatleastthreehundredtemplesthere.MountWutaiisnotonlyfamousforitsfantasticnaturalla

ndscape,butalsoforitsancientbuildings,historicalrelicsandrichBuddhismculture.It'sreallyagreattouristattractiontovi

sit.听力录音原文：Text1M:Ithinkyoueattoomuchchocolate.Haveyoulookedinthemirror?W:DoyouthinkI’mgettingfat?M:Well,Ididn’twanttosayit,but…Text2M:Shallwe

gotothemovietheatertomorrow,Mary?W:I’dloveto,butmymotherisinhospital.Ihavetotakecareofher.Text3W:Whatareyougoi

ngtodothisSunday,Joe?M:Oh,Ihavetowashallmyclothes,mopthefloor,andgeteverythingclean.Text4W:Ireallylikethispainting.Whomadeit

?M:Mydaughter.Shehasbeentakingpaintingclasses.W:Really?Thislookslikeaprofessionalpainting.Text5W:Sir,Ithinkyouma

deamistakeonthebill.Youlefta100-dollartip.Didyoumean$10?M:No,Ididn’t.Youworkedhard.Enjoyit!Text6W:⑥⑦

Whydidyoumissworklastweek?Wehadtofinishtheprojectwithoutyou.M:I’msorryaboutthat,Amy.⑦Iwasverysick.W:Oh,yeah?Whatdidyouhave?M

:Um,Ihadthe…donkeypox.It’sanewsickness.Notmanypeoplehaveheardofityet.W:Hmm…Ithinkyouwerejustonvacation.Text7M:⑧Doyouknowwhe

reTanyais?I’vebeenphoningherandsendinge-mailsforthepasthour.She’snotatherdesk.W:⑧Shehadtogotothedowntownoffi

cetoclearupaproblem.M:Well,Ihavesomegoodnews.Wehaveanewadvertisingclient,⑨andIwantTanyatobeinchargeoftheiraccount.W:⑨That’sgreatnews!Youshouldcallher

onhercellphone.I’msureshe’dratherhearthenewsfromyouthanreaditinane-mail.Text8W:Greg?GregAnderson?M:Juani

taTorres!⑩It’sbeenthreeyearssincewelastmet.Whatareyoudoingnow?W:Well,⑪IjustcamebackfromAsia.M:⑪Whatwereyoudoingthere?W:⑪IwasworkinginTokyoandst

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ell,wegotmarried.We’vebeenmarriedfortwoyearsnow.Text9W:Tellmethatstoryagain,dear.M:Whichone?W:⑬Thefunnyoneabouttheguywho

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ood.W:Oh,Isee.M:⑬Hesaysthegovernmentneverpaidhimenoughforwhathedidinthewar—⑭whichwasmainlytogetshotinthelegattheb

eginningofit…fromoneofourownsoldiers!W:Whathappened?M:Thetwoofthemwerehavinganargument,andtheothermanshothim.

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awayforsixmonths.Iaskedhimwherehe’dbeen.HesaidhewenttohishometowninTexasbecausehisgrandmotherhaddied.W:Poorman!M:Well,hetel

lsmeeveryyearthathisgrandmajustdied…Text10M:Hi,I’mBob.Welcometomyshow“MyHome,YourHome”.Imaginethatit

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ullyatthebottomisgone.⑰Andtheonlyevidenceofathiefisadirtyfootprintthroughanunlockedwindow.Soundhardtobel

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hborsinformedwhenyoumightbeaway,andhavethemcollectyourmailandnewspapersifneeded.⑳Finally,ifyouhearstrangesoundsinthehouse,ca

llthepoliceratherthanseekingforthethief.Doingthesebasicthingswillgoalongway(对……大有帮助)tosecureyourhome,money,andp

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