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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’skindtoshareherchoco

late.2.WhereisMarygoingtomorrow?A.Tothemovies.B.Toamuseum.C.Tothehospital.3.WhatwillJoedothisSunday?

A.Gohiking.B.Buysomeclothes.C.Dosomehousework.4.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepainting?A.It’sjustso-so.B.It’se

xcellent.C.It’sterrible.5.Howmuchdidthemantipthewoman?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.Whatistheprob

ablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Goodfriends.B.Co-workers.C.Acouple.7.Whatistheman’sreasonforbeingabsent?A.Hewassick.B.His

wifewassick.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.Inameeting.C.Atthedowntownoffice.9.Howdoesth

ewomansuggestcontactingTanya?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.Whendidthespeakerslast

seeeachother?A.Oneyearago.B.Twoyearsago.C.Threeyearsago.11.WhatwasthewomandoinginAsia?A.Traveling.B.St

udyingJapanese.C.Teachingbiology.12.WhatdoweknowaboutKathyMorris?A.SheisaJapanesegirl.B.Sheisthewoman’swo

rkmate.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.1

4.WhathappenedtoUncleMarcotwentyyearsago?A.Hisgrandmotherdied.B.Hewasshotintheleg.C.Hegotanawardforhelpingothers.15.Whatdoesthewomanthinko

fUncleMarco?A.Alittlecrazy.B.Verykind.C.Quitehumorous.16.HowlonghadUncleMarcobeenawaythistime?A.Forsixweeks.B.Forsixmonth

s.C.Forsevenmonths.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whatevidencewastherethatathiefhadenteredthehouse?A.Amessyroom.B.Abrokenwindow.

C.Amarkfromaperson’sshoe.18.Whatisthesecondsteptoprotectingyourhome?A.Hidingyourmoneycarefully.B.Havin

gyourneighborslookafteryourhouse.C.Lockingallthedoorsandwindows.19.Whereshouldyouneverleaveahousekey?A.Intheneighbor’shouse.B.Ina

drawer.C.Inthemailbox.20.Whatshouldyoudoifyouhearstrangesoundsinyourhouse?A.Seekforthethief.B.Callthepolice.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.Eachcoursehasbeendesignedtohe

lpstudentsaccordingtotheirneeds.Course1:GeneralEnglishGeneralEnglishisdesignedtodevelopstudents’basiccommunicationskillsinspe

akingandpronunciation,reading,listening,writing,grammarandvocabulary.TuesdaytoFriday:9:00amto11:00am,$288perweek.C

ourse2:AcademicEnglishAcademicEnglishisforstudentswhowanttotaketheIELTSexamorforthosewhoneedtouseEnglishinaprofessionala

rea.MondaytoFriday:4:00pmto5:00pm,$320perweek.Course3:HighSchoolESLWhynotmakethemostofyourtimestudyinginAustraliawit

hthehelpfromTIES?WehaveHighSchoolESLclasseseachweekspecificallydesignedforinternationalstudents.TuesdaytoFriday:8:00amto11:00am,$25perhour

.Course4:NightClassesDoyouwanttoimproveyourEnglishandgetthebestpossibleresultsinyourGREtest?Wehavethreenightclasseseachwee

kdesignedtomeetyourneeds.TuesdaytoThursdayevenings:8:30pmto10:30pm,$60perday.Course5:OneonOneIfyouareinterestedinsomeOneonOnelessonswithTIESteac

hers,wecandesignacoursetomeetyourneeds.OneonOnelessonscanimproveyourEnglishlanguageskillsmorequicklyandh

elpstudentswhowanttotakeTOEFL.TuesdaytoFriday:2:00pmto5:00pm,$80perhour.Pleaseclickheretolearnmoreaboutthecourses.21.Whic

hcoursewouldbehelpfulforbasiccommunicationskills?A.HighSchoolESL.B.GeneralEnglish.B.NightClasses.D.AcademicEnglish.22.Howmuch

willyoupayifyouspendtwoweekstakingtheNightClasses?A.$360.B.$300.C.$600.D.$240.23.Wherecanwefindthepassage?A.Ane

wspaper.B.Abrochure.C.Awebsite.D.Anapplication.BAt3,500metres,LaPaz,Bolivia,isthehighestcapitalintheworld．Manyroadsareinbadconditionandaccidentsa

refrequent．Oneroadinparticular,isconsideredthemostdangerousintheworld．Ononesidethereisasuddendrop,whichissogreatthatanyoneinsidetheveh

icleisLuckytosurvive.Intheory,theroadcanonlybeusedbytrafficgoinguphillfrom8inthemorning,andbytrafficcomingd

ownhillfrom3intheafternoon.Butinpractice,fewdriversrespecttherules.Butthankstooneman,thedeathtollhasfalle

n．TimoteoApazaisamanwholivesinavillagenearthemostdangerouspartoftheroad,knownas"theDevil'sBend"．Timoteohasanunusualjob—heisahumantrafficsignal．Eve

rymorninghestandsonthebendanddirectsthetraffic．Whentwovehiclesapproachfromoppositedirections,theycan'tseeeachother,buttheycanseeTimoteo．Actual

lynoonepayshimtodothejob．Sometimesdriversgivehimatipsothathehasjustenoughmoneytoliveon．Butoftentheyjustpassby,takingthehu

mantrafficsignalforgranted.Sowhydoeshedoit?BeforeTimoteovolunteeredtodirectthetraffic,Timoteohadhadlotsofjobs.Hehadbeenaminerandasoldier.Thenone

daywhilehewasworkingasalorrydriverhehadacloseencounterwithdeath.Hewasdrivingalorryloadofbananaswhenhecameofftheroadataben

dandfellthreehundredmetresdownthemountain．Somehowhesurvived,butwasinhospitalformonths．Then,afewyearslater,hewascalledoutinthenighttohel

ppullpeopleoutofabuscrashedattheDevil'sBend．ThislastexperiencehadaprofoundeffectonTimoteo．Herealizedthathewasluckytobealivehimself,andfeltt

hatitwashismissioninlifetohelpothers．Soeverymorning,weekin,weekout,fromdawntodusk,Timoteotakesuphisplaceonthebendanddirectsthetraffic.24．

WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．ManyroadsinLaPazareinbadcondition.B．ThereweremanyaccidentsinLaPazbefore.C．Inpractice，ma

nydriversdonotrespecttherules.D．Intheory，theroadcanbeusedbytrafficalldaylong.25．HowcanTimoteomakealiving?A．Hewaspaid

bythelocalgovernment.B．Hehasalotofmoney.C．Sometimeshecangettipsfromsomedrivers.D．Hewaspaidbyallthedriverspassi

ngby.26．WhichjobshasTimoteodoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Aminer；asoldier；alorrydriver.B．Aminer；apoliceman；alorrydriver.C．Ap

oliceman；asoldier；aminer.D．Alorrydriver；apoliceman；asoldier.27．Hewasinhospitalformonthsbecause.A．hewas

seriouslyillB．anaccidenthappenedtohimC．hewasbeatenbysomedriversD．hewasinjuredinthemineCScientistsinWes

ternAustraliaclaimtohavemadeanewdiscovery—theyhavefoundgoldintheleavesandtwigsoftrees.Theresearchersbelievethatthe

treessuckupthegoldfromdeepunderground,over30metresdown.Thediscoveryhasbeendescribedasthefirstofitskindintheworld.A

ustraliangoldexplorationcompaniesarepleasedbecauseitwillmakefindinggoldcheaper.Ratherthandrillingdeepholestofindgold,theyhavemoreways

toexaminetreeleavesandbranches.Thereisonlyatinyamountofgoldintheleaves.Itwouldtake500treestomakeonegoldring.Thegoldisfoundusingaspec

ialX-raymachineownedbyanAustraliangovernmentagency.ApureX-rayandapowerfulmicroscopescantheleavesandbranches.Theclai

mthatthisisthefirsttimethatgoldparticles(微粒)havebeenfoundinlivingmaterialmightnotbetrue,though.AncientChinesewisd

omunderstoodtheconnectionbetweenplantsandthepreciousstonesandmineralsunderneaththem.Theyusedplantlifetofindmineralsandthatwasthousandsofyearsago.Inth

eZhouDynasty,itwaswritteninabookthatacertainplantgrewonlyneardepositsofgold.Overthenext2,000years,Chinesepeoplewroteaboutdifferentplants

andhowtheygrew,showedwheremineralsandpreciousstonessuchasjade,copper,lead,silverandgoldwere.Evenmoreimpor

tantly,inthe1,000s,SuSongdescribedhowcopper,gold,silver,leadandtinwereobservedandtakenfromcertainplants.Thesewereamazingscientificdiscoveries.Meanw

hile,thisknowledgewasunknownintherestoftheworlduntilabout1,600.ThiswaswhenaBritishmanrealisedthatoaktreesgrewlargerandgreenerwheretherewas

alum(明矾)intheground.MaybeancientChinesehasmoreknowledgetoteachmodernscientists.28.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?A.500deadtreescanmakeonegoldri

ng.B.Thetreescanabsorbthegoldfromdeepunderground.C.Scientisthavefoundgold30metersbelowunderground.D.Th

ecompaniesfindithardtofindgold.29.Howdoscientistsfindgoldintheleaves?A.Byobservingtheleavescarefully.B.Byd

rillingdeepholes.C.ByusingaspecialX-ray.D.Byreferringtoancientbooks.30.Whofirstdiscoveredthattherewasconnectionbetweenplantsandminerals?A.AncientC

hinesepeople.B.SuSong.C.AustralianscientistsD.ABritishman.31.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Toin

troducetwogreatscientistsinancienttimes.B.Toprovidemoreevidencetosupportthewriter’sopinion.C.Toshowhowancientpeopleg

otgoldfromcertainplants.D.ToprovethatancientChinesehasmoreknowledgethanmodernscientists.DWithschoolscloseinth

eUKduringtheCOVID-19outbreak,mostchildrenmustnowbehomeschooled.Parentshavefoundthemselvesnotonlyhavingtobalanceworkandhavingthe

childrenathomebutalsohavingtotryandteachthem.Howcanyoukeepyourchildrenfocusedwhilelearning?NicolaAnderso

n--HeadofCustomerSupportattheUK’sleadingonlinetutoringserviceMyTutor,providesnew,up-to-datetipstoheartenpa

rentsatthisdifficulttimeandadviseshowtheycanstructuretheirchildren’sdays.Oneistokeeptoaregulartimetablesoitstillf

eelslikeyourchildistakingpartintheschoolday.MsAndersonsaid:“Childrenofallagesdowellonroutineandboundaries;schoolsprovidethi

sinabundanceanditwillmostchildrenfeelsecureandhappyiftheycanfollowasimilartimetablefortheirhomeschooling.”Anothertipist

ocreateanenvironmentwhichisfavorabletolearning.Shesaid:”Theenvironmentshouldbefreefromdistractionsandideallyneartoanopenwindow,toprovidethemwit

happropriatelevelsoffreshairandnaturallight.Somechildrenfinditcomfortableandhelpfultohavequiet,instrumentalmusicplayi

nginthebackgroundtohelpthemtofocus,butthisisn’tforeveryone.”Usingtechnologytohelpwithyourchild’slearningisalsoadvised.Manyschoolsareoffe

ringonlineclassesandresourcestohelpandcompaniesarereducingorevennotchargingtheirfeesduringthistime.Itisalsoimportanttokeepphysicale

xerciseasapartofyourroutine.JoeWicks,otherwiseknownasTheBodyCoach,hasbeenkeepingkidshealthywithdaily10minuteworkoutsforchildrenonhisYouTubec

hannel.MsAndersonsaid:”Itcanbeanythingfromrunningaroundthegarden,walkingthedog,agameoffootballordancingaroundyourlivingroom!”32.Whoisthetextintend

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

Aregulartimetable.D.Difficulttime:34.WhatmayNicolaAndersonagree?A.Toallowchildrentoadjustschedulefreel

y.B.Toofferchildrenpeacefulstudyenvironment.C.Torecommendhigh-techtoonlineschools.D.Tocombineroutinewithkids'mentalheath.35.Whatisthe

textmainlyabout?A.Howtoimprovehomeschoolingefficiency.B.Howtoobtainonlinelearningresources.C.Howtostudyattentiv

elyathome.D.Howtodesignaproperschedule.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。Ify

ouarealreadymakingthetimetoexercise,itisgoodindeed!Withsuchbusylives,itcanbehardtotryandfindthetimetoworkout.36Workingoutinthemorningprovidesaddition

albenefitsbeyondbeingphysicallyfit.⚫Yourproductivityisimproved.Exercisingmakesyoumoreawakeandreadytohand

lewhateverisaheadofyoufortheday.37⚫Yourmetabolism(新陈代谢)getsaheadstart.38Ifyouworkoutinthemornings,thenyouwillbegettingt

hecalorie(卡路里)burningbenefitsforthewholeday,notinyoursleep.⚫39Studiesfoundthatpeoplewhowokeupearlyforexercisesleptbetterthanthosewho

exercisedintheevening.Exerciseenergizesyou,soitismoredifficulttorelaxandhaveapeacefulsleepwhenyouareveryexcited.⚫40Ifyouworkout

brightandearlyinthemorning,youwillbemorelikelytosticktohealthyfoodchoicesthroughouttheday.Whowouldwanttoruintheirgoodworkoutbyeatingjunk

food?Youwillwanttocontinuetofocusonpositivechoices.Therearealotofbenefitstoworkingout,especiallyinthemornings.Setyouralarmclockanhourear

lyandpushyourselftoworkout!Youwillfeelenergizedalldaylong.A.Youwillsticktoyourdiet.B.Yourqualityofsleepimproves.C.Youpreferhealthyfoodtofastfo

od.D.Thereisnoreasonyoushouldexerciseinthemorning.E.Youcankeepyourheadclearfor4-10hoursafterexercise.F.Afteryouexercise,youcontinuetoburn

caloriesthroughouttheday.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。IstillrememberthedayIwasdrivingtothesupermarketIown

.WhenIcameout,Ifoundaboy41mycarwithabrush.Iwentoverandpatted(拍)him42theshoulder,whichsurprisedhimverymuch.Innotimehebeganto43at

me,soIwassurehe44somemoney.FromtheshoeshewaswearingIcouldhardlyimaginehow45hewas.SoIofferedhima$100bill.Tomygreatsurprise,he46totakei

t.WhenIwaswonderingwhathewasdoing,hesaid,“Iwaswaitingherefor4hours,waitingforyou.Your47issobeautifulandIlikeit,butIdon’

tneedthat.”Iknewhewasmentioningthe48.Ashehadrefusedthemoney,Iofferedtodrivehimaroundthetown.Theboybecameso49thathegotintothecaratonce,“Wouldyouple

asedriveme50?Itisonlyabout3miles.”Whattheboywantedtodowastoshowofftohisfriendsandhisfamily.51Istopped,hejumpedo

utandranintoanoldbuilding,tellingmetowaitthereforsometime.Verysoonhecameout,sayingtoalittlegirlonhisback,“Lookatthisbeautifulc

ar.Iwillbuyyou52someday.”Inoticedhissisterhadapale(苍白的)face.53,herlegsweretoothin,andshewasunableto54.

AfterthatdayIwenttohishomeseveraltimes.AndIgottoknowmoreabouthimandhis55.Poorastheywere,theboy56refus

edmymoney,andsaid,“Ican57moneybymyself,thankyou.”SoonI58mymanagerofthesupermarketthataboywouldgoto59herethenextday.Nomatterhowpoorweare,wewould60

givein(屈服)toourselves.41.A.repairingB.cleaningC.fixingD.hitting42.A.overB.offC.inD.on43.A.shoutB.cryC.smileD.t

hrow44.A.lostB.gotC.receivedD.needed45.A.richB.poorC.handsomeD.brave46.A.beggedB.agreedC.allowedD.refused47.A.carB.

shoesC.suitcaseD.clothes48.A.boxB.wheelC.paperD.bill49.A.unhappyB.scaredC.excitedD.unfriendly50.A.yardB.officeC.schoolD.home51.A.AssoonasB.AslongasC.

AswellasD.Sofaras52.A.oneB.itC.thisD.that53.A.SoB.HoweverC.What’sworseD.Ingeneral54.A.runB.jumpC.climbD.walk55.A.b

rotherB.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.Ramanwasexposed

61scientificthingsfromanearlyage.He62(attend)PresidencyCollegein1902,gettinghisBAin1904andMAin1907.Thoughh

ewasabrilliantstudent，thereweren’tmany63(chance)forscientistsinIndiaatthattime.64，afterfinishinghisstudies,hewenttoworkfortheIndianFinanceDepar

tmentandcarriedouthisexperimentalresearchonacoustics(声学）.He65(offer)aprofessorshipinphysicsattheUniversityofCalcuttain1917andstayedforthe

next15years,66(achieve)fameforhisresearchthere.In1930,hewontheNobelPrizeforhisworkonthescatteringoflight.Ramanfound67lightpassesthr

oughatransparent(透明的）sampleofasubstance,mostofthelightremainsunchangedbutasmallpartofithas68(differ)wavelengths.Thi

slateris69(know)astheRamaneffectandisusefulforphysicalandchemical70(analyse)ofgases,liquidsandsolids,includingbiologicaltissue.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’thardtobethe

responsiblememberofthesociety.IrememberanaccidentthathappensonarainySunday.Iwaswaitingforthegreenlightatacrossingwhileagirlofabout1

0washitbyapassedcar,whichdroveoffquickly.AmanimmediaterushedtogivethegirlfirstaidandIjoinedinwithouthesitations.Fortunately,hewasnotb

adlyinjured,andwesentherawaytothenearesthospital.Iamproudmyactions,anddisappointedwiththedriver.Asamemberoftheso

ciety,Iamawarethatbeingresponsibleishowittakestomakethesocietybetter.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historicalrelicsMountWutai--------------------------------------------------------------------

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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.wasoffere

d66.achieving67.when68.different69.known70.analysis/analyses第四部分写作第一节Itisn’thardtobetheresponsiblememberofthesociety.aIremem

beranaccidentthathappensonarainySundayafternoon.Iwaswaitingforhappenedthegreenlightatacrossingwhileagirlofabout1

0washitbyapassedcar,whichdrovewhenpassingoffquickly.AmanimmediaterushedtogivethegirlfirstaidandIjoinedinwithoutimmedia

telyhesitations.Fortunately,hewasnotbadlyinjured,andwesentherawaytothenearesthesitationshehospital.Iamproud∧m

yactions,anddisappointedwiththedriver.ofAsamemberofthesociety,Iamawarethatbeingresponsibleishowittakestowha

tmakethesocietybetter.第二节【参考范文】LocatedinthenortheastofShanxiProvince,MountWutaiisoneoftheworld'sfivefamousBuddhis

tHollyLands.MountWutaimainlyconsistsoffivepeaksandtheirtopsareasflatasapancake,sotheyarenamed“MountWuta

i”.Thepeaksareheavywithsnowalltheyearroundandtheslopsaresurroundedwithtrees,makingitafamoussummerres

ort.Therearefiftyeighttemplesnow.Thereusedtobeatleastthreehundredtemplesthere.MountWutaiisnotonlyfamous

foritsfantasticnaturallandscape,butalsoforitsancientbuildings,historicalrelicsandrichBuddhismculture.It'sreallyagreattouristattractiontovisit.听力录音

原文：Text1M:Ithinkyoueattoomuchchocolate.Haveyoulookedinthemirror?W:DoyouthinkI’mgettingfat?M:Well,Ididn’twanttosayit,but…Text2M:Shallwegotothemovie

theatertomorrow,Mary?W:I’dloveto,butmymotherisinhospital.Ihavetotakecareofher.Text3W:Whatareyougoingtodothis

Sunday,Joe?M:Oh,Ihavetowashallmyclothes,mopthefloor,andgeteverythingclean.Text4W:Ireallylikethispainting.Whomadeit?M:Mydaughter.S

hehasbeentakingpaintingclasses.W:Really?Thislookslikeaprofessionalpainting.Text5W:Sir,Ithinkyoumadeamistakeonthebill

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

tweek?Wehadtofinishtheprojectwithoutyou.M:I’msorryaboutthat,Amy.⑦Iwasverysick.W:Oh,yeah?Whatdidyouhave?M:Um,Ihadthe…donkey

pox.It’sanewsickness.Notmanypeoplehaveheardofityet.W:Hmm…Ithinkyouwerejustonvacation.Text7M:⑧DoyouknowwhereTanyais?I’vebeenphoning

herandsendinge-mailsforthepasthour.She’snotatherdesk.W:⑧Shehadtogotothedowntownofficetoclearupaproblem.M:Well,Ihavesomegoodnews.Wehave

anewadvertisingclient,⑨andIwantTanyatobeinchargeoftheiraccount.W:⑨That’sgreatnews!Youshouldcallheronhercellphone.I’msureshe’dratherh

earthenewsfromyouthanreaditinane-mail.Text8W:Greg?GregAnderson?M:JuanitaTorres!⑩It’sbeenthreeyearssincewela

stmet.Whatareyoudoingnow?W:Well,⑪IjustcamebackfromAsia.M:⑪Whatwereyoudoingthere?W:⑪IwasworkinginTokyoandstudying

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l,wegotmarried.We’vebeenmarriedfortwoyearsnow.Text9W:Tellmethatstoryagain,dear.M:Whichone?W:⑬Thefunnyoneabouttheguywhosayshewasinthearmy.M:⑬O

h,youmeanUncleMarco!Hecomesaroundtheofficefromtimetotime,buthedoesn’tworkthere.Ithinkhelivesintheneighb

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romoneofourownsoldiers!W:Whathappened?M:Thetwoofthemwerehavinganargument,andtheothermanshothim.⑭Hesaysitstillhurtstwentyyearslater.W:⑮Hesoundsa

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wherehe’dbeen.HesaidhewenttohishometowninTexasbecausehisgrandmotherhaddied.W:Poorman!M:Well,hetellsmeeveryy

earthathisgrandmajustdied…Text10M:Hi,I’mBob.Welcometomyshow“MyHome,YourHome”.Imaginethatit’sMondayafternoon,andyoudecidetobuyafewthingsfordinner.

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ut-of-order.Yourealizethemoneyyouhadhiddencarefullyatthebottomisgone.⑰Andtheonlyevidenceofathiefisadirtyfootprintt

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ed.Firstofall,makesurethatallofyourdoorsandwindowshavesecurelocks.⑲Neverleaveacopyofthekeyoutsideaboveadoor,orinthemailbox.⑱Second,ke

epneighborsinformedwhenyoumightbeaway,andhavethemcollectyourmailandnewspapersifneeded.⑳Finally,ifyouhearstrangesoundsinthehouse,c

allthepoliceratherthanseekingforthethief.Doingthesebasicthingswillgoalongway(对……大有帮助)tosecureyourhome,money,andpeaceofmind.