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英语试卷（满分：150分，考试时间：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。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.WhatwillLucydoat11:30tomorrow?A.Gooutforlunch.B.Seeherdentist.C.Visitafriend.2.Whatistheweatherlik

enow?A.It’ssunny.B.It’srainy.C.It’scloudy.3.WhydoesthemantalktoDr.Simpson?A.Tomakeanapology.B.Toaskforhelp.C.Todiscusshisstudies.4.Howwillthewoma

ngetbackfromtherailwaystation?A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.5.WhatdoesJennydecidetodofirst?A.Lookforajob.B.Goonatrip.C.Getanassistant.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

.Whattimeisitnow?A.1:45.B.2:10.C.2:15.7.Whatwillthemando?A.Workonaproject.B.SeeLindainthelibrary.C.MeetwithProfessorSmith.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Wha

tarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Havinggueststhisweekend.B.Goingoutforsightseeing.C.Movingintoanewhouse.9.Whatistherel

ationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Husbandandwife.C.Hostandvisitor.10.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?A.Workinhisgarden.B.Haveabarbecue.C.Do

someshopping.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wherewasthemanborn?A.InPhiladelphia.B.InSpringfield.C.InKansas.12.Whatdidthemanlikedoingwhenhewasachild?A.Draw

ing.B.Traveling.C.Reading.13.Whatinspiresthemanmostinhiswork?A.Education.B.Familylove.C.Nature.听第9段材料，回答第

14至17题。14.WhyisDorothygoingtoEurope?A.Toattendatrainingprogram.B.Tocarryoutsomeresearch.C.Totakeavacation.15.Howlongwil

lDorothystayinEurope?A.Afewdays.B.Twoweeks.C.Threemonths.16.WhatdoesDorothythinkofherapartment?A.It’sexpensive.B.It’ssat

isfactory.C.It’sinconvenient.17.WhatdoesBilloffertodoforDorothy?A.RecommendherapartmenttoJim.B.Findanewapartmentforher.C.Takecareo

fherapartment.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatarethetouristsadvisedtodowhentouringLondon?A.Taketheirtourschedule.B.Watchoutforthetraffic.C.Wea

rcomfortableshoes.19.Whatwillthetouristsdoinfifteenminutes?A.Meetthespeaker.B.Gototheirrooms.C.Changesomemoney.20.Whereprob

ablyisthespeaker?A.Inapark.B.Inahotel.C.Inashoppingcentre.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。AMagicalHistoryTourJoinusforourfifthannualexplorationoffascinatinghistoricsitesaroundGreaterPortland

thatyou'veneverseenormaybedidn'tevenknowexisted!TheMagicalHistoryTourisyourkeytounlockingfascinatinghistoricalplacesthatarenotusuallyopentothepubli

c.Itisaself-guidedadventureguaranteedtoamazeandamusebothadultsandchildren.Equippedwithamap,andatyourownpace,youwillbegreeted

byguidesateachlocationreadytosharethehistoryofthetourstop.Inthe5thyearoftheMagicalHistoryTour,wewillbepre

sentinganexcitingmixofbothnewsitesandfavoritesfromthepastfouryears.TheMagicalHistoryTourcheck-inbeginsat9:45amatMaineHistoric

alSociety’sBrownLibrary.Atthistime,youwillfindoutwherethetourwilltakeyouasyoureceiveyourmapandticketintoeachsite.Followusonsoc

ialmediasitesforupdates,chancestowinticketsandsomeotherexcitingopportunities;andfeelfreetoshareyourtourexperiencestoourso

cialmediapages.•Time:10:00am—4:00pm,Saturday,May11,2019•Location:485CongressStreet•Tickets:Getyourtic

ketsonline,bycallingusat207-774-1822,orbyvisitingourMuseumStoreat489CongressStreet.$25/AdultMHSMember;$35/AdultGeneralAdmission;$5/Juni

orsunderage18.•Volunteering:WeneedvolunteersfortheMagicalHistoryTour!Volunteershelpforhalfthedayofthetourandaregivenafreeti

ckettothetourtoenjoyeitherbeforeoraftertheirvolunteershift!Formoreinformation,emailusatevents@mainehistory.or

gorcallusat207-774-1822.21.What'sthepurposeoftheMagicalHistoryTour?A.Tovisitsomeworld-famousattracti

ons.B.Toprovidechildrenwithhistoryclasses.C.Toexploreunfamiliarhistoricsites.D.Tomakesomeprivateplac

esknowntothepublic.22.Howmuchshouldacouple(oneisMHSMember)andakidpay?A.$55.B.$65.C.$75.D.$105.23.Whatcanwelea

rnfromthetext?A.Youcanbuyaticketbyemailing.B.Volunteerscantakepartinthetourforfree.C.Touristswillonlybeguidedbyamap.D.

Onlynewsitesareavailableforthetour.BKyleCassidyandthreeothermembersoftheAnnenbergRunningGroupwerestretchingonthegroundsoftheUniversityofPennsylvan

ia,waitingforafewlatecomers.ThePenncolleaguesandothercommunitymembersmeetthreedaysaweekforaroughly30-minutejog

andanoccasionallecture.That’sright—duringsomeruns,oneofthemdeliversatalk.TopicsrangefromthebraintoBitcoin.But

onthisdaylastJanuary,itwouldnotbetheirnormalrun.Thefirstcluethatsomethingwasoffwasthemanwhosprintedpastth

em.“Runningatanamazingpace,”CassidytoldRunner’sWorldadmiringly.Cassidydiscoveredwhythesprinterwassofleetoffootwhenanothermanranby,yelling,“He

lp!Hetookmyphoneandlaptop!”Atthat,thegroupdidwhatrunningclubsdo:Theyran,trailingthesuspectdownthestreetsofPhiladelphia

untilheduckedintoaconstructionsite.Therunnerssplitup.Cassidyranaroundtothefarsideofthesitetocutthethiefoffwhiletheothers

wanderedtheneighborhoodhopinghehaddumpedtheloot(赃物)inabackyard.Noluck.Sotheydecidedtoaskresidentswhetherthey’dseentheguy.Whentheyknockedonthedoorofo

nerowhouse,theywereinforasurprise.Unknowntothem,hehadalreadyemergedfromtheconstructionsite—andwashidingbehindabushbytha

tveryhouse.Astheowneropenedthedoor,thesuspectdartedoutfrombehindthebush…andrightintothearmsofcampuspolice,who’

djoinedthechaseshortlybehindtherunners.Themembersofthisrunninggrouparenothard-coreathletes.Buttheydounderstandthebe

nefitofalittleexercise.“Runningistypicallyauselesssportwhereyouturnfatcellsintoheat,”CassidytoldThePhiladelph

iaInquirer.“Butoccasionallyitcanbeuseful,andherewasoneofthoseopportunities.”24.Whydothegroupmembersgathertogether?A.To

dosomestretching.B.Todeliveralecture.C.Tohavearegularrun.D.Tocoversometopics.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“s

printed”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Escaped.B.Pushed.C.Jumped.D.Dashed.26.Wecaninferthatthesuccessofthechaseismainly

dueto_______.A.thejointeffortsofthepeopleB.theowneroftherowhouseC.thecampuspoliceonpatrolD.theassistanceoftherunners27.

WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCassidy?A.Athleticandgenerous.B.Courageousandambitious.C.Helpfulandhum

orous.D.Thoughtfulanddemanding.CPinocchiomaybejustachildren’sfairytale,butSpanishscientistsattheUniversityofG

ranadarecentlyinvestigatedthisso-called“Pinocchioeffect”andfoundthatournosesdon’tgrowwhenwetellalie,butactuallyshrinkabit.Dr.GómezM

ilánandhisteamdevelopedaliedetectortestthatusedthermography（体温计）totellifpeoplewerelying,andfoundthatwheneverparticipantsintheirre

searchwerebeinguntruthful,thetemperatureofthetipoftheirnosedroppedupto1.2℃,whilethetemperatureoftheirforeheadin

creasedupto1.5℃.Scientistalsofoundthatdropintemperatureatnoselevelactuallycausedittoslightlyshrink,althoughthedifferenceisundetectedb

ythehumaneye.“Onehastothinkinordertolie,whichrisesthetemperatureoftheforehead,”Dr.GómezMilánexplainedthefindings.“Atthe

sametimewefeelanxious,whichlowersthetemperatureofthenose.”Forthisstudy,researchersaskedanumberof60studentstoperformvarioustaskswhilet

heirtemperatureisscannedbytechnology.Oneofthesetasksrequiredmakinga3to4minutescalltotheirparentsorafriendandtellingasignifican

tlie.Participantshadtomakeuptheliethemselvesduringthecall.Interestingly,thisliedetectorpickedupthe“Pinocchioeffect”temper

aturedifferencein80percentofthetestsubjects,whichisabetterrateofsuccessthanthatofanymodernliedetector.“Withthismethodwehaveachievedtoi

ncreaseaccuracy”,saidDr.GómezMilán,whoaddedthatlawenforcementinterviewerscouldonedaycombineotherliedetectiontechnologywiththermalimagi

ngtoachievebetterresults.28.WhydoesthewritertalkaboutPinocchiointhefirstparagraph?A.Totellafairytale.B.Tointroducethetopic.C.To

talkaboutascientist.D.Togiveanexample.29.Whatis“Pinocchioeffect”?A.Ournoseswillgrowwhenwetellalie.B.Ournoseswillshrinkwhenwetellalie.C.Thetemperatur

eoftheforeheadfallsifwelie.D.Thetemperatureofthestudentrisesforanxiety.30.HowdidDr.GómezMilánfeelabouttheliedetector?A.Doubtful.B

.Surprised.C.Puzzled.D.Confident.31.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthetext?A.Aliewilltravelveryhard.B.Oncealiaralwaysaliar.C.Alieneverliv

estobeold.D.Manywaystobringaliartolight.DEastAfricaisexperiencingtheworstdesertlocustoutbreakindecades.Cli

mateeventshaveacceleratedbreedingofthepestacrosstheregion,andwithasuddenriseinthelocustpopulationexpectedincomingweeks,urge

ntactionsandfundsareneededtopreventahumancrisis.TwentymillionpeopleinsixoftheeightEastAfricancountriesaremostaffectedbyanongoingdesertl

ocustoutbreakatriskofseriousfoodinsecurity.Consideredamongthemostdestructiveofmovingpests,anadultlocustcanconsume2gofplantsperday,affectingcropsandgr

asslands.Agrouptypicallyholds20to150millionlocustspersquarekilometerandcanmovehundredsofkilometersperday,invad

ingareascoveringmillionsofsquarekilometers.Anactivegroup,therefore,candestroycropsandgrasslandswithinaveryshortperio

doftime.Thatglobalwarmingcouldincreasetheriskofdesertlocustcrisiswasproposedovertenyearsago,andinFebruary,theUNSecreta

ry-GeneralAntónioGuterresstatedthatthecurrentoutbreakislinkedtotheeffectsofclimatechange:“warmerseasmeanmoreper

fectbreedinggroundforlocusts”.Theoutbreakhasitsoriginsin2018,whenaseriesofwindstormsintheArabianPeninsula(阿拉伯半岛)enabledthewarma

ndwetconditionsthedesertlocustrequirestobreedandbandundetectedinremoteregions.Thoughourfocushereismigrationwest,dreadfuloutbreaksofthedesertlocusthav

ebeenexperiencedtotheeast.Thesituationisgoingoutofcontrol.Arescueoperationandfinancialsupportadmitnodelay.TheFoodandAgriculturalOrgan

ization(FAO)cantakeoutonlyUS$138millionforrapidresponseandimmediateaction—controllingthespreadofthedesertlocustands

afeguardinglivelihoods.Theysaythemathsisclear:abouthalfthefunding(资助)isneededforsupervision,groundandskycontro

l,andunitingefforts;theotherhalfisneededforlivelihoodsandfoodsecurityoffarmers.Asforthehugegap,theyhavecalledonthe

internationalcommunitytoactnowthroughfunding.However,bytheendofFebruary,justUS$69millionhadbeenpromised.Thismostal

armingcrisishasdevelopedandisworseninginEastAfrica.Thefundsneededtocontrolthesituationbecomeverydifficulttoachieveand

thegapisabigconcern.32.WhydoesthecrisishappeninEastAfrica?A.Thereisabigpopulationthere.B.Therearelargedesertsandgrasslands.C.Goodclimateforbreeding

playsarole.D.AfricalieswestofArabianPeninsula.33.WhydoesthewriterlistthosefiguresinPara2?A.Tohelpusunderstand

howlocustslive.B.Towarnoftheterribledamagebylocusts.C.Toshowhowmanylocuststherearenow.D.TodrawapictureofthepresentAfrica.34.Whatcanwe

inferfromthetext?A.Thecrisisisnotnoticeduntilrecently.B.LocustsareallfromtheArabianPeninsula.C.Thecrisishasbeenthefocusoftheworld.D.

Morefundisneededtopreventthecrisis.35.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FundingGapforLocustCrisisB.Globalwa

rming,aworldproblemC.KillinglocustsbeforetoolateD.Africa,acrisis-strickenplace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。Ma

nypeopleoftenfindthemselveswakingupinthemiddleofthenight,unusuallyawakeandexcited.__36__.That’sreallyfrustrating.However,thereisnoneedtoworry

.Herearesomeeffectivewaystohelpyoufallasleepagain.Remaininbed.Foryoutofallasleep,yourheartrateneedstoslowdown.Whenyougetup,yourheartrateg

oesup.So,avoidgoingtothebathroomduringthenightifyoucan.Donoteattoolittleortoomuchfordinner.Donotdrinkandfillyourbladder（膀胱）b

eforebed.__37__.Itmaymakeyoufallasleepfaster,butitmayalsodisruptyoursleeplaterinthenight.Stayinthedark.Whenyoucannot

sleep,LEDlightsonprintersandcableboxesmaybethereason.Thesameistrueforlightstreaminginthroughcracksin

curtains.__38__.Youshouldcoverlightswithtapeandwearasleepmask.Apopularchoicehasdeepeyecupssoyoureyescanopenandshut

whileyouwearthem.Quietyourmind.Trywaystorelax,suchasdeepbreathing,meditation,andmindfulnessexercises.__39_

_.Thepointistokeepyourbrainbusywithsomethingthatisnotdemandingandisrelaxing.__40__.Ifyourwake-uptimeis6

:30a.m.andyourclockreads3:00a.m.,donotthinkOhno!Ihaveonlythreehoursleft!Instead,saytoyourself,Ohgreat!Ihavet

hreemorehourstosleep!Youhaveaproblemifyouwakethreetimesaweekformorethanthreemonths.Itmayaffectyourqualityoflife.Youneedtofindasleepexpertwhocanhelpi

dentifythecauseandfixit.A.Thinkinapositiveway.B.Maintainacalmattitude.C.Theymaykeepyouawake.D.Mostimportantl

y,avoidalcoholintheevening.E.Youcandosimplemathproblemsinyourhead.F.Gettinguptodosomemildexerciseisalsohelpful.G.Tossingandturninginbed,theyareunabl

etofallasleep.第三部分英语知识运用(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,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。Afr

ozShah,alawyerinMumbai,hasn’thadaweekendoffinfouryears.Buthehasn’tspentthistimepreparingfor__41__.Hismission?Savingtheworld’soceansf

rom__42__pollution.It’sacallinghefoundin2015aftermovingtoacommunityinMumbaicalledVersovaBeach.Hehadplay

edthereasachildandwas__43__toseehowmuchithad__44__.Thesandwasnolonger__45__becauseitwascoveredbyalayerofg

arbage—mostofitisplasticwaste.“Thewholebeachwaslikea__46__ofplastic,”hesaid,“Ithurtme.”The__47__messShahhadseenispartofaglobalenvironmentalcrisis

.Tonsofplastic__48__intheworld’soceanseachyear.“Plasticintheoceanisa__49__.Andthesea-specieshavenochoi

ceatall.”Shahsaid,“Weare__50__theirhabitats.”In2015,Shahbeganpickingupplasticwastefromthe__51__everySundaymorning.Atfi

rst,itwasjusthimandaneighbor,andthenhebegancallingonotherstojoinin.Word__52__andwithhelpfromsocialmedia,m

orevolunteers__53__.ForShah,theworkhasalwaysbeena__54__journey,butithasearnedglobalattention.Afterhewas__55__asaChampionoftheEarthin2016,S

hahnowdevoteshisfreetimetothis__56__.He’sspent209weekendsonthismission,__57__morethan200,000volunteerstojoinhim.ByOctob

er2018,VersovaBeachwas__58__cleanandShah’scleanupsexpandedtoanotherbeach.“Thisworldtalkstoomuch.Ithinkwemusttalk__59__anddoactionmore,”hesaidwh

eninterviewedbyCNNinOctober2019.“Isee60withtheseyoungstersrisingup.”41.A.courtB.houseworkC.teachingD.cleaning42.A.airB.soilC.plasticD

.oil43.A.upsetB.confuseC.determinedD.hesitant44.A.grownB.changedC.reservedD.deserted45.A.pureB.softC.shinyD.visible46.A.curtain

B.carpetC.paintingD.pile47.A.temporaryB.awesomeC.uglyD.dark48.A.getsawayB.breaksdownC.endsupD.givesback49.A.killerB.desig

nerC.masterD.player50.A.sweepingB.attackingC.droppingD.considering51.A.riverB.habitatC.beachD.surface52.A.cameB.failedC.gatheredD.spread53.A.tookpart

B.gotstuckC.cameupD.ranout54.A.dangerousB.toughC.generalD.personal55.A.knownB.honoredC.decidedD.regarded56.A.causeB.oceanC.posi

tionD.fame57.A.requiringB.rememberingC.persuadingD.inspiring58.A.originallyB.eventuallyC.politicallyD.deliberately59.A.f

urtherB.betterC.lessD.faster60.A.fortuneB.hopeC.beautyD.love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。Whenthewinterapproac

hes,tanghulu,atraditionalChinesesnackcanbefoundonthestreetcornerinnorthernChina.Sincetheancienttimes,it__61__(be)verypopularwithnat

ives,especiallychildren.Tanghuluis__62__(common)madeofhaws(山楂),whicharerichinvitaminCandareknown__63_

_(have)traditionalChinesemedicineproperties.Accordingtoalegend,800yearsago,oneoftheempero’s__64__(wife)wassickandhad__65__poorappetite.Thedoctors

uggestedthatsheeat10haws__66__(boil)withsugarbeforedinner.Sherecoveredwithintwoweeks.Later,theprescriptionwaspassedon__6

7__ordinarypeople.Peopleputhawsonastick,dippedtheminhotsugarsyrup(糖浆)anddried.Thesyrupfinallyturnedintoasolidcoating,li

kecrystalonthesurfaceofhaws.Thatis68theyarealsocalledbingtanghulu.__69__legendsaysthattheveryfirsttanghuluonl

yhadtwohaws:asmalloneonthetopandabigonebelow,makingitresembleahulu,abringerofgoodluck.Withsourhawsandsweetsugar,thetasteoftanghuluisac

ombinationofflavors,whichoften__70__(remind)peopleoftheirhappychildhoods.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。ChinaandWesterncountriesmayhavedifferentculturalbeliefa

boutcertainanimals.Butwhenitcometopigs,wesomehowreachanagreementwhichpigsarelazy,ugly,stupidandshameless.Noneofthesewo

rdsareexactpositivetodescribepigs.Therefore,thetruthisthatpigshavesomegoodqualities.Accordingtoapaperpublishingin201

7,pigscantellfromthosewhotreatthemwellandthosewhodon’t.Perhapsthesearethequalitiesofpigstokeepitinmind

—theirintelligence,cutenessandpatience.Besides,peoplebornintheYearofthePigwereusuallydevotedtowhattheydo.Theyhavegreatsenseofresponsibil

ity.第二节书面表达(满25分)假定你是李华，你所在的安徽国际学校要征集一封英文感谢信，以致意奋战在抗击新型冠状病毒肺炎第一线的医护人员，请你根据下列要点写一封信用于投稿。1、表达谢意；2、个人感受

；3、表达信心。注意：1、词数100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3、开头语和结束语已为你写好。参考词汇：流行病epidemic疫情epidemicsituation新型冠状病毒novelcoronavi

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toexpresssinceregratitudetoyouallforyourdevotionandsacrificeinthisbattleagainsttheNovelCoronaVirus.Inthisepidemic,itisyouwho,despitethelackofe

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anemailfromPamela.SheandPeterarecomingdowntoseeusthisweekend.M:Oh,that’sgoodnews!Wehaven’tseenthemforages.W:Yeah.Thelasttimewemet

themwasatourweddingthreeyearsago.M:DidPamelamentionhowlongthey’llstay?W:Aboutoneweek.M:Great!Ican’twaittoshowthemaroundourne

whouse.W:Metoo.Wehaven’thadanyguestssincewemovedinhere.Iftheweatherisfine,wecanhaveabarbecueinthegarden.M:Goodidea.I’llgotothemarkettomorrowtob

uyallthethingswe’llneed.Text8W:Hello,everyone.Welcometoourprogram.Today,wearefortunatetohaveaspecialguestwithus.Someofyoumayhaveheardofhim

before.He’sanartist.Hisworkshavereceivedmanyprizesandhavebeenshowninoveronehundredexhibitionsacrossthecountry—LosAngeles,NewYo

rk,Philadelphia,tonamejustafew.HisnameisChrisCucksy.SoChris,tellusabitaboutyourself.M:Well,IwasborninSpringfield,Missouri,andgrewupinKansas.Ididn’

tcomefromafamilywithwealthorposition,butIdidmanagetogetamaster’sdegreeinfinearts.W:Whendidyoufirststarttomakeart?Andwhatwas

theturningpointinyourlifethatmadeyouanartist?M:IalwayslikeddrawingasearlyasIcanremember,sorightfromt

hen,IknewwhatIwasgoingtobe:anartist.W:Whatisitthatalwaysinspiresyoutocreate?M:Natureisthebiggestinspiration.I’ma

lwaysinspiredbythingsofbeautyandharmony.Text9M:YoumustbeprettyexcitedaboutyourtriptoEurope,Dorothy.Whenareyouleaving?W:Injusttwoweeks,andIamexc

ited.I’vebeenlookingforwardtothistrainingprogramforalongtime.ButtherearestillafewthingsIneedtodobeforeIgo.M:Likewhat?W:Likerenewingmy

passportandfiguringoutwhattodowithmyapartmentwhileI’mgone.M:Youarenotgoingtogiveitup,areyou?W:Noway!I’llneverfindanoth

erapartmentlikeitaroundhere.ButIdon’tliketheideaofpayingthreemonthsforanemptyapartment,either.So,I’mlookingforsomeonetotakeitwh

ileI’maway.M:Um,letmethink.Oh,Iknowjustaperson.Anoldcolleagueofmine,JimThomas.Heiscomingheretodosomeresearchthissummer,fromJunetoAugust.W:Well,that

’sexactlywhenI’llbeaway!M:Tellyouwhat:I’llbecallingJimlatethisweekanyway,soI’llmentionittohim.W:Well,thanks,Bill.Text10W:IhopeI’vegivenyouaclearide

aofthescheduleforyourLondonweekend.And,beforeIfinish,letmejustgiveyousomeadvicewhichshouldmakeyourstaymoreenjoyable.Firstly,pleasedoremembertop

utonsomecomfortableshoes.Londonisabigplace,andwhateveryoudo,you’llfindyourselfdoingquitealotofwalking.So,comfortableshoesarereallynecessary.Andse

condly,letmeaskyoutopleaselookafteryourmoney.Keepitsafeatalltimes,andthenyouwillnothaveanyunpleasantaccident,whichcouldruinyourwholeweekend.Yo

u’llfindacopyofyourweekend’sscheduleinyourroom.Takealookatit,andmakesureyou’reclearabouteverything.Well,that’sallfrommefor

now.Goandleaveyourluggageinyourrooms.I’llbeseeingyouhereagaininfifteenminutes.Goodbyefornow!