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英语试卷第一部分听力（共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，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.WhatdoesthemanusuallydoonSundayevenings?A.Hegoestochurch.B.Hereadsnewspapers.C.Heworksinthegard

en.2.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hedoesn’thavetime.B.Hewillcheckthepaperlater.C.Hehasfinishedhispaperearlier.3.Howmuchwillthemanpayfor

thetickets?A.$20.B.$50.C.$70.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Jobs.B.Hobbies.C.Sportsgames.5.Whatistheman’sopinionabouthiswork?A.Enjoyable.B.Dif

ficult.C.Tiring.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.Wherearethespeakersprobably?A.Inaflowerstore.B.Inacar.C.Inafruitstall.7.Whatwi

llthespeakersdonext?A.Seeamovie.B.Jointhefestival.C.Makefruitsalad.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whydidn’tthewomanattendthepart

y?A.Shelookedafterhisgrandfather.B.Sheworkedasadoctor.C.Shehadaheadache.9.Howlongdidthepartylast?A.About3

hours.B.About3.5hours.C.About4.5hours.10.Whatimpressedthemanmostintheparty?A.Theatmosphere.B.Themusic.C.Thefood.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.W

hatdoes“1214”referto?A.Theman’sbirthday.B.Theman’sroomnumber.C.Theman’swife’sbirthday.12.Whyisn’tthemanallowedtousetheparkingplace?A.His

carisnotliketheoriginalone.B.Theparkingplaceisalreadyfull.C.Hedamagedtheparkingfacilities.13.Whatisprobablythewoman?A.Aresident.B.Ap

olicewoman.C.Asecurityguard.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14.Whydidn’tthewomangoclimbing?A.Shewaswornout.B.Shelosttou

chwithothers.C.Shelovedthesceneatthebottom.15.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenshesawadolphin?A.Relaxingonthebeach.

B.Sailinginaboat.C.Diving.16.Whatmadethewomangiveupdoingbungeejumping?A.Herfear.B.Herhealth.C.Equipmentproblems.17.Whatd

idthewomanlikebestabouthervacation?A.Walkingintheforest.B.Visitingthecaves.C.Playingwiththedolphin.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18.Wha

t’sthemostseriouseatingproblemofwomen?A.Eatingtoomuchandbeingtoofat.B.Eatinglittleandbeingtooweak.C.Eatingnomea

tandbeingtoothin.19.What’sthereasonfortheeatingproblem?A.Mostfoodareunhealthy.B.Manywomenareverybusy.C.Thesocietyexpectswomentobethin.2

0.What’sthespeaker’sopinion?A.Overeatingisabigproblemintoday’ssociety.B.Womenshouldfirstofallbehealthy.C.It’smeaningfulforwomen

tobebeautiful.第二部分（共50分）第一节阅读理解（每题2.5分，共37.5分）AGot48hourstorelaxyourself?You'llmaximizeyourtimeandfunat"theseamazingdestinations.Alabama:GulfShoresF

orrelaxingweekendgetawaysinAlabama,headsouthtothewhite-sandbeachesofGulfShores.Getonthewaterforsomedeep-seafishing.Historyloverscangetales

sonintheCivilWaralonga90-milepathwithmorethanadozenhistoricsites.Alaska:HomerHowdoesfreshseafoodsound?You'llfindi

tinHomer,locatedinsouth-centralAlaska,whichiseitherashortflightoragreatfour-hourscenicdriveontheSewardHighwayfromAnchorage.Ge

tyourfilloffishinginKachemakBay,explorelocaltrailsandenjoyexceptionalbirdinginthisremotenaturalsetting.Arizona:SedonaAdven

turoustypescangettheirfillinthemagicalredrocksofSedona,whichissaidtobethelocationofhealingcentersofenergy.Peoplefloodtotheareatomeditate,practice

yogaandmore.Sedonaalsooffersfantastichiking,off-roading,biking,andevenclimbing.Arkansas:HotSpringsRelaxandrenewinArkansas,hotwatersinHotSprings,ana

rtcommunitywithArtDecoarchitecturethatisalsothehomeofHotSpringsNationalPark.MaketimeforavisittoBathhouseRow,aNationalHistoricLandmarko

feightbathhouses,andSuperiorBathhouseBrewery,whichproducesbeermadeofthehotspringwaterinsidetheNationalPark.Don'tmisstheseNation

alParksthatareoffthebeatenpath.21.WhichactivitycanbefoundinbothGulfShoresandHomer?A.Goingfishing.B.Takingaflight.C.Enjoyingbeautifulbirds.D.Visiting

historicsites.22.Whichdestinationispopularwithhikers?A.GulfShores.B.Homer.C.Sedona.D.HotSprings.23.WhatisSuperiorBathhouseBreweryknown

for?A.Itsself-madebeer.B.Itsarchitecture.C.Itsbathhouses.D.Itspaths.24.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Adiary.B.Asurvey.C.Anovel.D.Amagazine.BIwa

sexcitedtotakemyrescueBeagle（比格犬）totherivertheotherday,asit’swithinwalkingdistanceofournewhome.Havingspentherfirstsixyearsinacage,Geor

giehadneverseenabodyofwater,andIwantedtogettherebeforesunsettowatchherexperienceit.Iwasgrowingincreasinglyimpatientaboutallthestopsh

erlittleBeaglenoserequired.Sheinspectedthegrass,dirt,andtrees,andlicked（舔）whateverwasstucktotheroad.Thesewe

reallnewdiscoveriesforher,andshetookhertimestudyingthem.WhenIacceptedthatitwasfruitlesstohurryheralong,Iwhippedoutmycellphoneandbe

gantexting.IthoughtthatIneededsomethingtodowhileGeorgiewasslowingusdown.Then,forsomereason,Iheardthecicadas（蝉）

，andIrememberedthatthesoundofcicadasismyfavoritesoundintheworld.Thatawakenedsomethingburiedwithinmethatlongedforthesi

mplepleasuresthathadbeenreplacedbytechnology.Imadeaconsciousdecisiontobepresent,andtoenjoythejourneytotheriverjustlikeGeorgie.Now

,Iadmiredtheflowersandthewindingivyonourpath.Ismelledthegrassandtheflowers,andthedirtandtheair.Itreasuredeachoneequally,asifdiscoveringthemfor

thefirsttime.Aswenearedourdestination,1realizedsomethingevenmoreimportant:Itdidn'tmatterifweevenreachedtheriver.Whymusttherealwaysbeadestinat

ion?Georgiehadnoideathatwehadadestination.Shewaspresentforthejourney,andshesavoredeverybitofthatsweetexperience

.Therewasnoraceandnofinishline.NowI'mnotsurewhorescuedwhom.25.Whydidtheauthortakeoutthecellphone?A.Tokilltime.B.Toawakenthesimplepleasures.C.Tohu

rrythedogalong.D.Torecordthesoundofcicadas.26.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.HowIenjoyedthejourney.B.WhatIsawontheway.C.WhyItraveledtotherive

r.D.WhetherIreachedmydestination.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“savored”inthefifthparagraphmean?A.Smelt.B.Expected.C.Enjo

yed.D.Deserved.28.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.SayGoodbyetoCellPhonesB.ThinklikeaDogC.LearntoGetalongwithP

etsD.TraveltowardDestinationsCLiteraturereflectslife.SoinageingJapantherearealargenumberofhitbooksbyageda

uthors.“Age90:what’ssogreataboutit?”isahumorousessayonthedifficultiesoftheelderly,byAikoSato,whois95.Itsoldonemillioncopiesin2017,makingitJapan’sbe

stsellingbookthatyear.In2018theAkutagawaliteraryprizewenttoChisakoWakatake,63atthetime,forherfirstnovel“LivebyMyself”.Thebookstalkabouth

owtoliveinoldage.“GoingtoDieSoon”,alsobyMsUchidate,features78-year-oldHana,aformeralcohol-shopownertryingtomakethemostof

herremainingyears.Thenovelhasbeencalledabookforshukatsu,orpreparingfordeath,makingreadersthinkmoredeeplyaboutwhati

tmeanstoage.Japan’spopulationhastheworld’shighestpercentageofover-65s.Peoplearelivinglonger,somanyhaveatleas

t20-30yearsofretirement,formuchofwhichtheyareenergetic.AndalthoughtheJapanesehavebeenspendinglessonbooks,thatisleasttruefortheover-60s.Lawson,aconven

ience-storechain,recentlydecidedtostockbookswiththeoldergenerationinmind.Butthewrinklywriters’booksareattractingyoungerreaders,too.Somearep

reparingfortheirownoldageorwanttounderstandtheincreasingnumberofoldpeopletheyseearoundthem.Othersfindrelevanceinthethemesexp

lored,suchasloneliness,aproblemthatstretcheswellbeyondthesilver-haired.Themostnotablefeatureofthenewtrendisthatthevastmajor

ityofauthors,andmaincharacters,arewomen.Especiallypopular,aretheara-hun(“around-hundred”years-old)writerslikeMsSato,whoseb

ook,readerssay,helpsthembemorepositive.Theirpopularityalsoreflectssupportforstrongwomenwhoarepassionateabou

ttheirwork,aphenomenonthatisalltoorareinJapantoday.29.“GoingtoDieSoon”isabook.A.abouthowtostaypositiveinoldageB.whic

hwontheAkutagawaliteraryprizein2018C.whichhelpspeoplelivetherestofthelifetothefullestD.writtenbya78-year-oldHana,a

nalcohol-shopowner30.Thebooksbyagedauthorsarepopularwithyoungerreadersbecause.A.youngreadersnowhavemoreelderrelativesB.youngreadersfacesimilarproble

msastheelderlyC.youngreadersareworriedaboutbecomingoldD.youngreadersareaslonelyastheelderly31.Whatcanwelearnfro

mthepassage?A.Agedwritersmightbemoresuccessfulthanyoungerwriters.B.Anagingsocietybringsmorechancesforwomenwriters.C.Pe

oplehavetoworkaftertheirretirementinanagingsocietyD.AmbitiouscareerwomenmightnotbepopularwiththeJapanese.DMosquitoscaninfectyouw

ithMalaria,yellowfever,anddengue.Allcankillyou.Sowespraylargeareaswithpesticides（杀虫剂）.Butthisnegativelyaffectsthewholeecosystemandyourhe

alth.Nowthere'sanewdevice,whichclaimstokeepyouandyourlovedone’smosquitofree.ThedevicewasdesignedbytwoGermanengineerswhowe

refedupwithbeingbittenwhilecamping.Theyfoundsolutionscontaining'DEET'—adamagingchemicalwhichcouldbebothharmfultousandtheenviro

nment—workedbest,butstillonlyfor45minutesmaximumandthatthetraditionalanti-pestdevicesdidn'tworkwell!So,theydes

ignedthebrandnewtypeofbugkiller,Moskinator.Insteadoftryingtokeepthemosquitosaway,itactuallyattractsthem,thenca

tchesandkillsthem!Itlures（引诱）thefliesandmosquitosnearusingasafe,completelyharmlessLEDlight.Theflyingpests（害虫）can'

tresisttheUV-PTlight!NexttotheLEDlightisapowerful,yetefficientreversefanthatsucks（吸）theinsectsthroughao

ne-waytrapdoor.Oncetrappedinthedryingbaskettheyaredriedtodeathbythefanamatterof2minutes.Youcansimplyemptythedeadbugsintothetrash,withoutevento

uchingthem.DoesMoskinatorreallyworkinreallife?Wehadsomeofourcustomerstryitoutintheirhomes.Theresultsspeakforthemselves:“Mywifewouldcomp

lainshehadaheadacheinthemorningswheneverweusedchemicalpesticides.NowweuseourMoskinator,andwewakeupbiteandheadachefree!”—S

haneMaguire“ThisMoskinatorreallyworksandyoudon'thavetoworryaboutbreathinganyharmfulchemicals.”—JakeShearer32.Whatisthenameofthenewdevice?A.D

EET.B.Masticator.C.Malaria.D.UV-PT.33.WhatisthefunctionoftheLEDlight?A.Itgivesoffnaturallight.B.Itattractsflyingpests.C.Itsuckspestsinside.D.Itdriesp

eststodeath.34.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenewdevice?A.Innovativeandeffective.B.Traditionalandcheap.C.Power-savingandport

able.D.Chemicalfreeandsoundless.35.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthetext?A.Toeducatethereaders.B.Toentertainthe

readers.C.Tointroduceanewdevice.D.Toevaluateanewdevice.第二节(共5小题;每题2.5分,满分12.5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。Thedictionaryisn't

forever.Whathappenstoawordwhenitspopularitystartstodecline?Here'showtheprocessofdeletingawordfromthedictionaryworks.Thed

ictionaryisactuallyasteadilyenlargingvolume.36Newwordsarisefromemergingandexpandingdisciplines.Defini

tionsalsochangeandshift,socommonwordsgainnewmeanings.Ontheotherhand,therearealsowordsthatbecomeoutdated.37Whodecideswhichwordstodelete?3

8Whileaddingawordtothedictionaryisapreciseprocess,it’sevenmoredifficultforawordtogetdeleted.Editorsmaintainandstudyvastlanguagedatabas

estokeepup-to-dateonthewordsincirculationacrossvariousmedia.TheOxfordEnglishDictionarycoverstheEnglishlanguageoverthelast1,000years,andit'scons

idereddefinitiveandauthoritative.39Andeachhasitsownprocessforadditionsandremovals.40A2019petition（请愿）with30,000signaturescallsfortheOxfor

dEnglishDictionarytoremovesexistlanguageanddefinitions,especiallythosetermsundertheword“woman.”AndMerriam-Websterrecentlychan

geddefinitionsofidentity-relatedwordstoreflectnewculturalmeaningsaroundfairness.A.Somenewwordsmightbeoutofdate

oneday.B.Asaresult,wordsgetremovedfromthedictionary.C.Dictionaryadditionsanddeletionsreflectsocialchanges.D.It'suptothedictionaryeditorstomake

thefinaldecision.E.That’sbecausetheEnglishlanguageconstantlydevelopsandchanges.F.Theseareoftenthetypesofwordsthatwillmakeitintodictionaries.G.Howe

ver,therearemanyotherdictionariesthatarereliableandtrustworthy.第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空（每题1分，共15分）Justafewmonthsearlier,Iwouldneverhavepicturedmyse

lfactinginaplayinfrontoftwohundredpeople.Ifnotformy41,Mrs.Sather,Imightneverhavefoundthatopportunity.Inthefirstandsecon

dgrade,Iwasextremely42.Itjustwasn'tinmypersonalitytobeveryoutgoing.Iwouldescapeinmywriting.Mrs.Sather,always4

3metowritemore.Ithinkshewasoneofthefirstpeopletoseemyinner44.Oneday,sheannouncedourclasswasgoingto45aplay,atakeoff

onTheWizardofOz.“IneedsomeonetoplaytheleadpartofDorothy.”Afewexcitedhands46.Mine,ofcourse,wasnotoneofthem.Afterschool,Mrs.Sathersaidtome,“Dallas,Iwa

s47youdidn'traiseyourhand.You'regreatatmemorizingthings,andyouhavesuchasweetpersonality.PerfectforDorothy!Ihad

youin48forDorothywhilewritingtheplay!Ifyou49don'twantto,though,Iwon'tmakeyou.It’syour50.”IrealizeditwastimetoshowtheworldwhoIreallywas.I51therole

.Fast-forwardthroughfivemonthsof52,linememorizing,andcostumecreating,wewereready.Attheendoftheplay,whentheau

diencestoodandapplauded,Iknewtheywerenotjust53formyperformancethatnight,butforthe54thattheyknewwouldcomeinlateryearsbecauseofmyne

wfound55.41.A.partnerB.teacherC.parentD.classmate42.A.shyB.weakC.energeticD.ambitious43.A.recommendedB.allowedC.encouragedD.accompanied44.A

.drawbackB.peaceC.characterD.strength45.A.performB.watchC.writeD.enjoy46.A.putdownB.reachedoutC.shotupD.drewback47.A.excitedB.am

usedC.afraidD.surprised48.A.storeB.mindC.memoryD.comparison49.A.initiallyB.reallyC.finallyD.spiritually50.A.turnB.choiceC.luckD.fau

lt51.A.acceptedB.playedC.createdD.remembered52.A.practicingB.learningC.observingD.communicating53.A.cele

bratingB.chattingC.cheeringD.congratulating54.A.praisesB.effortsC.beliefsD.performances55.A.skillB.confidenceC.interestD.hobby第II卷(共5

5分)一、语法填空：(答案写在答题纸上；共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)PeoplelovetheviewofoldbuildingsinParis,especiallyNotreDameCathedral(巴黎圣母院).5

6(fortunate),onApril16,afiredestroyedthespire（尖顶）ofthe850-year-oldcathedral,andtwo-thirdsoftheroof.Flamescould

beseen57(rise)throughthetopofthemonument.ThecitizensinParisgatheredaroundthecathedral,praying58thehundredso

ffirefighterswhofoughttheflames.59wasnowonderthatpeoplefeltsad.Thechurchitself,afterall,isahistoricalandartisti

ctreasure60(build)in1163,itisoneoftheworld'smostfamoustouristsites,attractingabout12million61(visit)everyyear..NotreDameCathedralishometo

many62(religion)artworks,paintingsandsculptures.Despiteitslonghistoryandmanytreasures,thecathedral63(need)thehelpofawritertobec

ometrulyfamous.VictorHugo’s1831novel,TheHunchbackofNotre-Dame,presentedthebuildingto64wideaudienceofreaders.Hewrotethebooktoremindpeop

leofit,withthehope65theywouldprotectthebeautifuloldbuildingsofParis.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假如你是李华，获知你的英国朋友Eric在汉语书法比赛中获得一等奖。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括

：1.表示祝贺；2.赠送名家字帖。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇:字贴calligraphycopybook第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。YoghurtItwasaroughweek.The

priceofoilskyrocketedasthetemperaturedroppedsharplyinMaine.Wewerelookingatahighofeightdegreesthatweek,andIhadmissedthreedaysofworks

omypaycheckwasgoingtobelowerthannormal.Iwasstressed,tosaytheleast.Ishoppedstrategically,lookingforeverypossiblewaytoc

utpenniessoIcouldbuygroceriesandkeepthehousewarm.Myeight-year-oldsondidn'tunderstandwhenItoldhimwewerestrug

glingthatweek.Hewantedaspecialkindofyoghurt,butIdidn'thavetheextrathreedollarstobuyitforhim.Itwasthekin

dofyoghurtwithacartoonkidridingaskateboardonthefrontofthebox,andameretwospoonfulsineachcup.Itwasthekindofproductthatwastesaparent'smo

neyandmakesmehateadvertising.Ifeltguiltyasaparentwhenthosebigeyeslookedatmewithconfusion,asiftosay，“It'sjustyogh

urt.What'sthebigdeal?”SoIfoundaway.Iputsomethingbackassinglemothersoftendo.Hegothisyoghurt.Onthewayd

rivingbackfromthegrocerystore,Inoticedahomelessmanholdingasignbythesideoftheroad.Myhearthurt,andItriednottolookathim.I

watchedpeoplestayawayfromhimonthestreetandwalkbywithoutevenmeetinghiseyes.Mysondidn'tseemtocaremuch,either.Ilookedatthemanclo

selythen—barehandsgraspingapieceofcardboard,snot（鼻涕）frozentohisface,awornoutjacket.AndthereIwasstrugglingbecauseIhadtobuyoilandgroceries.ButI

decidedtohelp.Ipulledovertothemanandhandedhimafive-dollarbill.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,每段的开头语已为你写好；3.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关

键词语。Paragraph1:Seeingthis,mysonbecameconfusedandsurprised.Paragraph2:Onthatday,mysonperformedanactthatmostadultswouldn’thavedone.参考答案1-5BA

BBA6-10BBACC11-15CACAC16-20ABBCB21---24ACAD25---28AACB29---31CBD32---35BBAC36---40EBDGC41---45BACDA46---50CDBB

B51---55AACDB56.Unfortunately57.rising58.for59.It60.Built61.visitors62.religious63.needed64.a65.that第一节应用文写作DearEric,Congratulationsonyo

urwinningthefirstprizeintheChinesecalligraphycontest!Asisknowntoall,calligraphyisanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture.Itisreallyama

zingforaforeignertowriteChinesecharacterssowell.I’vealreadyhadacopybookofWangXizhi’sworksdeliveredtoyou.Ihopeitcanbeofsomehelp.I’m

lookingforwardtoyourgreaterprogressinthefuture.第二节读后续写Onepossibleversion:Seeingthis,mysonbecameconfusedandsurprised.“Mum,whyaresogeneroustot

hisstrangerwhilesomeantomewhenIaskedforayoghurt?”Iexplainedthatifwewereblindtothepoorman’ssituationhewouldbefr

eezing.Hedidn’thaveahomeorfoodtoeatafterall.Wecouldsparefivedollarsevenifwewerefinanciallystressed.Finally,mysonnoddedandfixedhiseyesonhisyoghu

rt.Onthatday,mysonperformedanactthatmostadultswouldn’thavedone.Hetookhisyoghurtandhandedittothemanouts

idehiswindow.Evenifitwasjustamatterofafewspoonfulsofyoghurt,itwasallhehad,andhegaveittosomeonewhoneededitmoretha

nhewantedit.HeshowedmethatIamdoingwellasamother.Therearealwaysblessingstocountifweopenoureyes,andalwayshavetheopportunitytobeablessingforsomeonee

lse.听力材料Text1W:WhatdoyouusuallydoonSundays?M:Igotochurchinthemorning,workinthegardenintheafternoonandreadnewspapersintheevening

.Idon’tliketorestalldayanddonothing.Text2W:Couldyoucheckmypaper,Bill?Itisduetomorrowmorning.M:Checkyours?Ih

avenotstartedwritingmineyet.Text3M:Excuseme.HowmuchistheticketforWednesday’sconcert?W:Thefullpriceis35dollars.For

students,itis10dollarsoff.M:Thanksyou.CanIhavetwostudents’tickets,please?Hereareourstudentcards.Text4M:Ilikeplayingcomputergames,butI’mnotr

eallyintoboardgames.Whataboutyou?W:Well,Ilikeneitherofthem.ActuallyIloveoutdoorsports.Text5W:Idon’tknowhowyoucanputupwithbeingasalesman.

Don’tyouevergettiredoftryingtoconvincepeopleallthetime?M:Actually,that’sthepartIenjoymost.Text6W:Whyareyouturninghere?Aren’twegoingdowntown?M:Yeah

,butsomeofthedowntownstreetsareclosedtoday.W:Doyouknowwhy?M:Thereisafestivaltodaytocelebratethefirstdayofspring.Therearesomeflowersandfreshfru

itforsale.W:Thatsoundslovely.I’dlovetobuysomeflowers.Canwego?M:Ithoughtyouwantedtogotothemovies.W:Idid.ButnowthatIknowaboutthis,Iwouldratherche

ckitout.Wecanseethemovienextweek.Thisfestivalonlyhappensonceayear.M:Allright.IguessIwouldn’tmindseeingwhatfruitth

eyhaveavailable.Text7M:Hi,Sally.Didyougotothepartyyesterday?W:No.Isentmygrandfathertoseeadoctorforhisheadache.Whatdoyouthinkofthepar

ty?M:Uh,itwasreallyawonderfulparty.Theorganizationworkwasexcellent.W:Really?Comeon,David,tellmemorea

boutit.M:Wehadplannedtoholdthepartyfrom7:00pmto10:00pm.Buteveryonewassoexcitedthatitdidn’tfinishuntil11:30pm.Thewholepart

ywasfullofchatting,dancingandsinging.Itwasfilledwithcheerfulatmosphere.W:Itsoundssogreat!M:Absolutely.Allthingsweresowon

derfulespeciallythedessertsanddrinkswhichgavemethedeepestimpression.Thehotchocolatewasthemostdelicious

drinkIhadevertasted.W:Oh,it’sapitythatImissedit.Text8W:Excuseme,sir.I’mafraidyoucan’tparkyourcarhere.M:Whyno

t?It’smyparkingplace.W:I’mafraidnot,sir.M:Oh?That’sasurprise.Letmesee…A1214.It’smywife’sbirthday.Yes.I’msurethisismyparkingplace.W:ButIsawablac

kcaralwaysparkingherebefore.M:Oh,we’vejustpaintedourcar.Itwasblack.W:Maybe.Butthecarofthisspacehasabroke

nlightontheright.M:Yeah.Itusedto.Wegotthatfixedyesterdaytoo.W:Couldyouwaitforamoment,sir?I’dliketohaveacheck.M:Sure,g

oahead.W:Sorry,sir,mymistake.Thisisyourparkingplace.M:That’sallright.It’snotyourfault.Text9M:Sohowwasyour

adventurevacation?W:Itwaswonderful!Thebeachesweregreat.Andtherewasarainforestandamountaininthecenteroftheislandwher

eyoucouldgorockclimbing.M:Wow!Didyougoclimbing?W:Well,wewenttothebottomofthemountain,spentfourhoursgoingtotheforest,butth

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