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永丰中学2020-2021学年度第一学期期中考试高一英语试卷总分：150分时间：120分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节短对话（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，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.Atwhattimedoestheman’sflightleave?A.9:00.B.10:15C.10:50.2.Whendoes

thetrainforAmsterdamstart?A.10:30.B.9:30.C.9:31.3.WhyistheEnglishoftheman’sfriendhardtounderstand?A.SheisanIndian

.B.Shedidn’treceivemucheducation.C.ShehasjustlearnedEnglishforashortperiod.4.Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttogotowork?A.Sheisil

l.B.It’stoocold.C.Shedoesn’tlikethejob.5.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?A.Callarepairmansoon.B.Repairitherself.C.Ask

themantorepairit.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?A.Readingskills.B.Bookreviews.C.Informationaboutexams.7.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemant

oreadfirst?A.Thepreface.B.Thetableofthecontents.C.Thetitleofthebook听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Howcanthespeakersconta

ctwitheachotheraccordingtothewoman?A.Bywritingtoeachother.B.BychattingontheInternet.C.Bymakingphonecalls.9.Whatwo

uldthemanliketobe?A.Ateacher.B.AdoctorC.Alawyer.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?A.Tired.B.Worri

ed.C.Bored.11.HowmanypeoplewillgotoEuropewiththewoman?A.3.B.2.C.1.12.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A

.Husbandandwife.B.Brotherandsister.C.Employerandemployee.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredoestheconversationpro

bablytakeplace?A.Inacoffeeshop.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inthedormitory.14.What’stherelationshipbetweenthemanandEdison?A.Brot

hers.B.Relatives.C.Roommates.15.WhydoesthemansometimesgetangrywithEdison?A.Heoftenputsbooksinamess.B.Hesometimesplaystheradiotooloud.C.Healwaysle

avesclotheseverywhere.16.WhatdidthemanandEdisondoduringtheirvacation?A.Theytookphotosatschool.B.Theywenttotheseaside.C.Theylookedfor“Pretty

”.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.HowdidthespeakerandDavebecomefriends?A.Theylivedneareachother.B.Theyhaveknowneachothersincechi

ldhood.C.Theyusedtoplayonthesamefootballteam.18.Whatdotheyhaveincommon?A.Theirjobs.B.Theirhobbies.C.Theirtasteinclothes.19.Whatist

rueofDave?A.Heisintroublewithhisgirlfriend.B.Heisn’tagoodlistener.C.Heisalwayslate.20.WhendidthespeakerandDaveplantomeetlastweekend?A.At4:00p.m..B

.At5:30p.m..C.At6:30p.m..第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分85分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.Dr

iverswhoarecaughtdrivingseriouslydrunkinChinawillbeputin______prison,andLiJunjie,______25-year-olddriver,wasthefirs

tone.A.the;不填B.a;aC.不填;aD.a;the22.Themanagerrequestedthatnoone______ofthedecisionbeforethenextmeeting.A.shouldtellB.wouldtellC.wouldbetoldD.betol

d23.Hesaidthathewouldn’tgototheparty______hewasinvited.A.evenifB.asifC.ifD.once24.Ashewenttothesameuniversityashi

sgirlfriend’s,Jimdatedhisgirlfriend______.A.graduallyB.fluentlyC.frequentlyD.sincerely25.ItwaslastSpring______th

eyworkedtogether_______theybegantobecomegoodfriends.A.that,whichB.when,thatC.that,whenD.which,that26.Shewasintrouble,butshehadnoone______shecould

turnforhelp.A.forwhomB.towhomC.whichD.who27.Onlythen______toanswerviolencewithviolence.A.wedecidedB.wediddecideC.de

cidedweD.didwedecide28.Heroseandsaidthatthemeetingwas______.A.intheendB.bytheendC.atanendD.attheend29.Theaccidentcausedsome

________tomycar,butit’snothingserious.A.harmB.injuryC.ruinD.damage30.Hiswholeincome________nomorethan1000yuanperm

onth.A.addeduptoB.addedtoC.isaddedupD.addedup31.Manycountriesarenowsettingupnationalparks________animalsandplantscanbeprote

cted.A.whenB.whichC.whoseD.where32.Thebuilding_______windowsarebrightatnightisourschoollibrary.A.thatB.whichC.whoseD.ofwhich33.______child

renwhoseparentshaddiedintheearthquake________senttolivewithfamiliesinothercities.A.Agreatnumberof;wasB.Agreatnumberof;wereC.Thegreatnumberof;wasD.

Thegreatnumberof;were34.Thenewsofhissuddendeathisso______thateveryonewasverymuch________atit.A.shocking;shockedB.shocked;s

hockingC.shocking;shockingD.shocked;shocked35.Iknowhe________inlovewithher,butIdon’tknowthey________inloveforeightyears.

A.fell,havebeenB.is,areC.fell,fellD.is,havefallen第二节完形填空（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四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Robes

onwasborninaverypoorfamily.Atsevenhehadtopickcoalinadesertedminenearhishome,andthenhesoldeverything36hehadpickedandearnedafewcoi

nstohelphisparents.Hehad37schooling,forbeingsopoor,howcouldthey38schoolfees?Whenhewasfifteen,heworked39a

servantinaschool.Lookingatotherchildrenstudyingintheclassroom,hefelt40forhimself.Howhe41tohavethesamechance!Hedecidedtostu

dyby42.Inthedaytime,afterthesweepingandcleaningwasover,he43standbythewindowoutsidetheclassroomtrying

tocatchwhattheteachersaid.Atnight,hetriedhisbesttorememberwhathe44duringtheday.Heworked45hardathislesso

nsthathesometimeshadjustthreeorfourhourstosleep.Themorehelearned,thegreater46heshowedinhislessons.Amathsteacherdiscoveredhimandc

ametolikethisdiligent(勤奋的)boyand47himtositatthebackoftheclass.Inoneexam,hewasthe48oneinthewholeschoolwhoreachedthehighestgrade.Hewouldhavebeengiv

enthescholarshipifhehadbeena49studentoftheschool.Robeson50roughsixlongyearswithhisstudyofmathsandwroteseveralarticleswhichattractedthe51

ofsomeuniversityprofessors.Theyadmiredhistalent52hisdiligence.Togivehimagoodchance,theyhiredhimasalibrarianand53himfreeguida

nce.Robesonfelt54forhewassurethatbeforehimtherewasabroadroad55success.36.A.whetherB.whichC.thatD.what37.A.manyB.f

ewC.littleD.much38.A.buyB.affordC.sendD.read39.A.asB.likeC.forD.by40.A.angryB.pleasedC.proudD.sorry41.A.hatedB.decidedC.

wishedD.regretted42.A.theteacherB.himselfC.hisparentsD.hisschoolmates43.A.canB.willC.shouldD.would44.A.hadlearnedB.hasbeent

aughtC.hasheardD.hadbeenwrittendown45.A.veryB.soC.tooD.quite46.A.joyB.interestC.timeD.taste47.A.allowe

dB.agreedC.letD.refused48.A.worstB.onlyC.lastD.laziest49.A.regularB.determinedC.devotedD.smart50.A.learnedB.listenedC.masteredD.strug

gled51.A.noticeB.influenceC.eyesD.attention52.A.exceptforB.accordingtoC.aswellasD.inspiteof53.A.taughtB.offeredC.lentD.sent54.

A.surprisingB.nervousC.happyD.disappointed55.A.leadingtoB.comingfromC.madeofD.coveredwith第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分

）ADouglasGracetalksabouthisidealcityofthefuture.Iseethecityofthefutureinthreezones(区域)——inner,middleandouter.Intheinnerzonetherew

illbenoprivatecars.Publictransportwillbefreeandtherewillonlybeambulances,fireengines,taxisandpolicecars.Th

isinnerzonewillbetheresidential（住宅的）andrecreational(娱乐的)areaofthecity.Peoplewilllivethereandgoouttoenjoythemselves——tocinemasan

drestaurants.Therewillbeparksandopenspaces,treesandlakes,schoolsanduniversities.Thisway,whenpeopleareathome,theycangoou

teasilyandsafely.Justoutsidetheinnerzonetherewillbebigcarparksforallprivatecars.Thebanksandmostofthesh

opsandhospitalswillbeinthemiddlezone.Thesearethingsthatpeopledon’tneedeveryday.Allthefactoriesandofficeswillbeintheouterzone.Peoplewilltraveloutofth

ecentertowork,andbacktothecenterintheevenings.Theinnerzonewillbecleanerandbettertoliveinandtherewillbemorespaceforindustr

yontheoutside.Thisismyidealcityofthefuture——averybeautifulplace！ButIdon’treallythinkthingswilleverbelikethat！56.Whatdoes“fireengines”

inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?_________A.Akindofpeople.B.Akindofvehicle(车辆).C.Ameansoftransport.D.Akindofanimal.57.Wherewillbigcarparksbe?_

_______A.Justoutsidethemiddlezone.B.Justinsidethemiddlezone.C.Justoutsidetheinnerzone.D.Justinsidetheinnerzone.58.Whatwillbei

nthemiddlezone?________A.Thebanks,hospitalsandschools.B.Thebanks,hospitalsandpolicestations.C.Thebanks,schoolsan

dcarparks.D.Thebanks,hospitalandmostoftheshops.59.Wherewillthefactoriesandofficesbe?_________A.IntheouterzoneB.Inth

emiddlezoneC.IntheinnerzoneD.Inthemiddleandinnerzone60.DouglasGraceisprobably__________A.apainterB.abuilderC.atownplannerD.adentistBSomepe

oplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomes,fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.Whyreadanarticleinthenewsp

aperwhentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousmanwhenashorttel

evisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.Today,newspaperssellinverylargenumbers.Andbooksofeverykindaresol

dmorethaneverbefore.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensive,manybooksareprintedtodayasp

aperbacks(平装本),whicharequitecheap.Apaperbackcollectionofshortstories,forexample,isalwayscheaperthanane

veningatthecinemaorthetheater,andyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.Booksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureand

sometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhome.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.Agoodencyclopedia(百科全书),thoughexpensive,isuseful,too,becauseyoucan

findinformationonanysubject.Besides,youcanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks,sciencetextbooks,cookbooks,andcollect

ionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.61.Itcanbei

nferredfromthepassagethat________.A.TVprogramsareachief(主要的)providerofknowledgeB.cinemasarethebestchoicein

gettinginformationC.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneselfD.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfun62.Whatdoestheunderlineds

entenceinthesecondparagraph“Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.”suggest?A.Peopleonlyneedreading,though.B.Readingismore

funthantelevision.C.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn’thelpreading.63.Whichofthefollowingis

mainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?A.Typesofbooks.B.Kindsofdictionaries.C.Listsofhistorybooks.D.Colle

ctionsofstoriesandpoems.64.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.B.Agooddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhome.C.Bookswi

thhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbacks.D.MorepeoplelikeTVprogramsaboutfamousmen.65.Wherecanyouprobablyseethispa

ssage?A.InatravelbookletB.InasciencereportC.InafashionshowmagazineD.InaneducationnewspaperCWeknowthatmanyanimalsdonotstayinoneplace.Birds,fishandot

heranimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintime.Theymovefordifferentreasons:mostofthemmovetofindfoodmoreeasily,butothersmovetogetawayfromplacest

hataretoocrowded.Whencoldweathercomes,manybirdsmovetowarmerplacestofindfood.Somefishesgivebirthinwarmwaterandmovetocoldwatertofeed.Themostfam

ousmigration（迁徙）isprobablythemigrationofthefish,whichiscalled“salmon”.Thisfishisborninfreshwaterbutittravelsmanym

ilestosaltwater.Thereitspendsitslife.Whenitiscold,itreturnstoitsbirthplaceinfreshwater.Thenitgivesbirthanddiesthe

re.InnorthernEurope,thereisakindofmouse.Theyleavetheirmountainhomeswhentheybecometoocrowded.Theymovedowntothel

owland.Sometimestheymoveallthewaytotheseaside,andmanyofthemarekilledwhentheyfallintothesea.Recently,scientistshavestudiedthemigrationofakingoflobs

ter.Everyyear,whentheseasonofbadweatherarrives,thelobstersgetintoalonglineandstarttowalkacrosstheflooroftheocean.Nobod

yknowswhytheydothis,andnobodyknowswheretheygo.So,sometimesweknowwhyhumansandanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanoth

er,butatothertimewedon’t.Maybethingsjustliketotravel.66.Mostanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintimeto____

__.A.givebirthB.enjoywarmerweatherC.findfoodmoreeasilyD.findbeautifulplaces67.Thefishcalled“salmon”spendsalonglifein________.A.saltwat

erB.riversC.freshwaterD.itsbirthplace68.ThemiceinnorthernEuropemovewhen______.A.theygivebirthB.theweatherisba

dC.theplacegetstoocrowdedD.theyhaven’tenoughfood69.Thelobstersmove_______.A.tothefreshwaterB.totheseafloorC.atacertaintimeD.to

findmorefood70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.AnimalsmoveinordertofindfoodmoreeasilyB.Themigrationof

thefishcalled“salmon”isthemostfamousmigration.C.Livingthingsmovefromoneplacetoanotherbecausetheylike

totravelD.Sometimesweknowwhyandhowlivingthingsmovefromoneplacetoanother,butsometimeswedon’t.DAuniversitygraduatedescribedasa

“respectableandintelligent”womanisseeking(lookingfor)professionalhelpafterbeingconvictedof（证明有……罪）shopliftingforthesecond

timeinsixmonths.AnaLuz,recentlystudyingforherPhD,hasbeentoldshecouldendupbehindbarsunlessshecancontrolthedesiretost

ealfromshops.Luz,wholiveswithherpartnerinFitzwilliamRoad,Cambridge,admittedstealingclothesworth￡9.95fromJohnLewisinOxfo

rdStreet,London,onMarch9.PhillipLemoyne,prosecuting(起诉),saidLuzselectedsomeclothesfromadisplayandtookthem

totheladies’toiletinthestore.Whenshecameoutagainshewaswearingoneoftheskirtsshehadselected,havingtakenofftheanti-theftsecurityalarms(防盗警报装置).

Shewasstoppedandcaughtafterleavingthestorewithoutpaying,MrLemoynesaid.Headdedthatshewasupsetonherarrestandapologiz

edforheractions.Luz,28,wassaidtohavebeenconvictedofshopliftingbyCambridgejudgeslastOctober,butMoragDuff,d

efending,saidshehadneverbeenintroublewiththepolicebeforethat.“Sheisashamedandembarrassedbutdoesn’treallyhaveanyexplanationwhy

shedidthis,”MissDuffsaid.“Shedidn’tintendtostealwhenshewentintothestore.Sheisatalosstoexplainit.Sheisotherwisea

veryrespectableandintelligentyounglady.Shewenttoherdoctorandaskedforadvicebecauseshewantstoknowifthereisanythinginparticu

larthatcausedhertodothis.”JudgeDavidAzanfinedLuz￡50,andwarned:“You’vegotacriminalrecord.Ifyoucarryonlikethis,youwillendupinprison,whichwillruinyou

rbrightfutureyoumayhave.”LuzachievedadegreeindesignatuniversityinhernativeSpain,wentontoafamousuniversityinBerlin,Germanyforhermaster’sdegree

andisnowstudyingforaPhDatCambridgeUniversity,UK.71.WhatisAnaLuz’snationality?A.American.B.British.C.Spanish.D.German.72.Whatdoestheunde

rlinedsentence“Sheisatalosstoexplainit”mean?A.Inheropinionitwasalosstotheclothesshopswhereshestolethings.B.Shedoesn’thaveanyideawhyshehasthedesireto

stealfromshops.C.Shethinksitisalossforhertoexplainwhyshestolethingsfromshops.D.Personallyshefeelsashamedandembarrassedforhersho

pliftingactions.73.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningoftheword“shoplifting”usedinthepassage?A.Carryinggoodsinaliftfora

shop.B.Takinggoodstotheladies’toilet.C.Selectingsomegoodsfromadisplay.D.Takinggoodsfromashopwithoutpaying.74.F

romthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.AnaLuzisalreadygotherPhDatCambridgeUniversity,UKB.AnaLuzisashamedandembarrassedandknowswhy

sheoftendidsoC.theuniversitygraduatewillbeputinprisonifshestealsinshopsoncemoreD.PhillipLemoyneisthe“respectableandintelligent”woman’sdefenselawy

er75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShopliftingShameofaPhDStudentB.ApologizingfortheActionsinShopsC.SeekingProfessionalHelpfromE

xpertsD.ControllingtheDesiretoStealfromShops第II卷（非选择题，满分35分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请根据首字母或汉语提示，写出下列句子

中所缺单词的正确形式，使句子意思完整。76.Thedeadwere____________（埋葬）inthegroundaftertheterribleearthquake.77.Allthestudentswere________

______(决心)togethighermarksinthenextexam.78.Hewantedtoknowyour_______________（态度）towardsthematter.79.Notknowingasinglepersona

ttheparty，hefelt（忽视）byallthepeoplepresent.80.Myfartherhasmadeafull（康复）fromtheoperation.81.Aftertwentyyears,shewastotallybeyondr__________.82.Althou

ghwearesufferingsuchaseverenaturald，wewillneverloseheart.83.Lucyisar__________girl,andyoucandependonher.8

4.Onarrivingthere，weexpressedourctohimonhissuccess.85.Thiskindofovercoatisworthbuying.Itisofgoodq___________andingooddesign.第二节根据句中所给汉语，完成下列句子（共6小题，每

空0.5分，满分10分）86.我妹妹不在乎细节。Mysisterdoesn’t____________________details.87.地理位置在方言形成上也起了重要作用。Geographyalso____

____________________________________inmakingdialects.88.事实上，曼德拉和伊莱亚斯都不喜欢暴力。_______________________________________,neit

herNelsonMandelanorEliaslikedviolence.89.看到妈妈不在房间里，这男孩突然大哭起来。Seeinghismotherwasnolongerintheroom,the

boy_________into_______.90.信不信由你，世界上没有什么标准英语可言。it________not,thereisno_______thing_________standardEnglishinthewo

rld.91.长谈之后，我最终说服了我固执的爷爷放弃了他的想法。Afteralongtalk,Ifinally________mystubborngrandfathertohisidea.第三节书面表达（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的英国好友Emma发来邮件，提到她最近生病了，而且平

时总是忙于学习疏于锻炼。请你用英语给她回一封邮件，内容包括：1.表示关心；2.提出建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。DearEmma,____

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度第一学期期中考试高一英语测试卷参考答案一.听力1----5CCABA6----10ACBAA11----15CAACB16------20BBBCA二.单选21----25CDACB26-----30BDCDA31

----35DCBAA三.完型36---40CCBAD41---45CBDAB46---50BABAD51---55DCBCA四.阅读56---60BCDAC61----65DCABD66---70CACCD71---75CBDC

A五.单词拼写76.buried77.determined78.attitude79.ignored80.recovery81.recognition82.disaster83.reliable84.congratulations85.qualit

y六.完成句子86.care,about87.plays,an,important,part/role88.As,a,matter,of,fact89.burst,tears90.Believe,or,such,as91.persuadedgi

veup七.书面表达DearEmma,I’msorrytohearthatyou’vebeenillandIhopeyouwillbebettersoon.Yousaidthatyouaresobusywithyourstudiesthat

youhavenotimetoexercise,butthatisreallyharmfultoyourhealth.Insteadofthinkingthattimespentonexerciseiswasted,youshouldknowtha

texerciseisgoodforyourhealthanditcanrefreshyourmind.Aftersomeexerciseyoucanstudybetter.Onlywhenyouhaveastrongbodycanyoukeeponstudyingwithoutfe

elingbadorill.Isuggestyoutakeatleastonehour’sexerciseeverydayfromnowon.Iwouldbehappytoseeyouhealthyagain.Hopetohearfromyousoon.Yours,LiHua听力原文Te

xt1M:Ann,Ineedsomebodytotakemetotheairporttomorrowmorning.W:That’snoproblem.I’lltakeyou.Whattimeisyourflight?M:10:50.W:OK.We’llleaveatabout9o’cloc

kthen.Text2M:We’dliketobeinAmsterdambefore10:30.Isthereatrainatabout9:30?W:Yes,thereisthe9:31.It’llarrivetherejustafter10:00.

Text3W:Ifindyourfriend’sEnglishishardtounderstand.M:Ofcourse.ShecomesfromIndiaandspeaksquitedifferentlyfromBritishpeople.Text4W:It’stooc

oldtoday.Ireallydon’tfeellikegoingtowork.M:Butyouhaveto,oryourbosswillfireyou.Putonmoreclothesbeforeyouleave.Text5M:Listen!Thenois

einyourcomputerdoesn’tsoundgood.Maybeyoushouldcallandhaveitcheckedout.W:You’reright.I’lldothatrightnow.Text6M:Mrs.Lee,howcanIreadfasterandgetmoreinfo

rmationinsuchalimitedtime?W:ApartfromtheskillsI’vetoldyou.Ithinkpreviewingismuchmoreimportant.M:Previewing?W:Yes,Previewingmeanslookingaheadandche

ckingforinformationinadvance.Beforeyoureadabookindetail,youcanlearnquiteabitaboutitbypreviewing.Youcanprevieworexamines

pecificpartsofitfirst.M:Couldyoupleasedetailhowtodoit?W:Sure.Youfirstcanreadthetitleofthebookandthetableofth

econtents.Andifpossible,youcanreadthepreface.Text7W:Hi,Tony.Canyoubelievewe’llgraduateinsixmonths?M:Iknow,May.It’shardtothinkthatwemig

htneverseeeachotheragainaftergraduation.W:ButIthinkweshouldtrytokeepintouch.It’snotthathardtochatontheInternet.M:Yes,you’reright.So,w

hatareyourplansforaftergraduation?W:I’dliketoenterOxfordUniversity.Whataboutyou?M:IthinkI’llstudyinanormalcollege.W:Doyou

wanttobeateacher?M:Yes,I’vealwayswantedtoteach.Andyou?W:Ihopetobeadoctororalawyer.M:That’sgreat!Text8W:Ireallyneedaholiday.Iamsowornoutbywor

kingalldayandthenhavingtocleanthehouseandcookeveryevening.M:Idon’tknowifwecanaffordavacationrightnow,andI’mreallybusywithworkatthemoment.W:O

h,please,it’llbewonderful.Justyouandmetogether,withoutacareintheworld.Itdoesn’thavetobetooexpensiveeither.WecangotoEuropeinacar,andwecanlea

vethechildrenwithourparents.It’sbeenalongtimesincetheysawtheirgrandparents.M:Well,Ihavebeensostressedatworklately.A

vacationcouldjusthelpmerelax.Text9M:Shallwegoinandordersomecoffee?W:Whynot?ButI’dprefertea.Ah...,pictures?M:Yes,ThisinEdison.Weliv

etogether.W:Isthisyourroom?Somanybooks!Howdidyoumanagetoputtheminsuchgoodorder?M:Edisondidthis.W:Doyoulikelivinginthedormitory?M

:Yes.Edisonisagoodperson.SometimesIleavemybooksandclotheslyingaroundandhegetsangry.Sometimesheturnshisradiou

ptooloudandmakesalotofnoise,andthenIgetangry.Butonthewholewecangetalongwell.W:Wheredidyoutakethispicture?M:That’sapicture

ofustakenwhenwewenttothebeachduringvacation.W:Youlooksosmart.Thisisalovelydog.M:That’smydog“Pretty”.Heisnowwithmyparents.Text10Da

veCarterismybestfriend.Wemetwhenwewerefiveyearsoldbecauseourparentswerefriendsandwewenttothesameschool.Heworksinadifferentc

itynow,soIonlyseehimonweekendsandduringtheholidays.He’simportanttomebecauseheknowsmesowell.Welaughalottogetherandweenjo

ythesamethings:football,goingtobars...theusualstuff.WhenI’mfeelingdownorwhenIneedtotalktosomebody,Icanalwayscallhim.Recently,Iwasintroublewit

hmygirlfriendandhewasabighelp—he’sareallygoodlistener.Hejustletmespeakmymindwhilehelistened.Butheisn’tperfect!He’salwayslateandheneverapo

logizes!ThelasttimeIsawhimwaslastweekend.Wearrangedtomeetat4o’clocktoplayfootball,andhearrivedathalfpastsix!Itwasnearlydark!Oh,well,nobody’spe

rfect,right?He’sstillareallygoodfriend.