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花外高中部2020—2021学年第二学期高二英语学科第一次质量检测卷第一部分：听力测试（共两节，20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节：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.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?A.Attendaconcert.B.Seeafilm.C.Watchagame.2.Whatisthemand

oing?A.Askingpermission.B.Offeringhelp.C.Findingthesmokingarea.3.Whendidthewomancomebackhome?A.At8:00B.At10:

00.C.At11:00.4.Wheredoesthewomanwanttohavedinner?A.Attheman’shouse.B.AttheRedRoseRestaurant.C.AttheBlueMoonRestaurant.5.Whatw

illthewomando?A.Takeabath.B.Cookameal.C.Callherdad.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，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.Howmuchwillthewomanpa

y?A.$100.B.$200.C.$400.7.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Walkthedogtwiceaday.B.Feedthedogeverytwohours.C.Getthedog’sregistrationpapers.听下面一段对话，回答

第8和第9两个小题。8.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Bossandemployee.B.Husbandandwife.C.Neighbors.9.Whatdoesthemanha

vetodonow?A.Talkwiththewoman.B.Gototheairport.C.SeeMr.Brownoff.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.What’sthewoman’strouble?A.Shearguedwithherclassmate.B.Sheha

sdifficultygettingajob.C.Shelacksfashionableclothes.11.Whatshouldthewomandoaccordingtoherparents?A.Spendmoretimeonherst

udy.B.Buysomenewclothes.C.Getapart-timejob.12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Sheisthesamesizeashersister.B.Shedoesn’tw

anttowearhersister’sclothes.C.Shewillhaveatalkwithherparents.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Toinvitehimtoaparty.B.

Tohelphimbuysomefood.C.Toaskhimtosendsomeinvitations.14.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutBen?A.HeisleavingFrance.B.Hehasbecomeateacher.C.Hewillworkforamag

azine.15.Whowillattendtheparty?A.Ben’steachers.B.Ben’sparents.C.Ben’sworkmates.16.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.At8:45.B.At9:00.C.At10:00.听下面

一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whoisthespeaker?A.Brandon’smother.B.Acustomer.C.AnannounceratWal-Mart.18.WherewasBrandonlastseen?A.Inthe

frozenfoodssection.B.Inthesportinggoodssection.C.Inthetoyssection.19.WhatisBrandonwearing?A.Awhiteshirtandaredbaseballcap.B.Bluej

eansandablackbaseballcap.C.Adarkshirtandbluejeans.20.WhatshouldcustomersdoiftheyseeBrandon?A.Callthesecuritydepartment.B.Tak

ehimtothePizzaHut.C.Helphimtogettothesecuritydesk.第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A

、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn1999,36-year-oldToriMurdenMcClurebecamethefirstwomantorowsolo(单独地)acrosst

heAtlanticOcean,fromtheCanaryIslandstotheCaribbean.Thejourneyofjustover5,300kilometerstooktheAmerican81days.H

erboat,TheAmericanPearl,wasonly7meterslong.McClureisarealadventurer.Shehasbeenonmanymountaineeringexpeditions,including

climbsinAlaska,KenyaandAntarctica.Shewasalsotheyoungestpersoninateamthatskied1,200kilometersacrossAntarcticato

theSouthPolein1989,andbecameoneofonlytwowomenevertotraveltothePolebyland.ThejourneyacrosstheAtlanticwasher

thirdattempt.Thefirsttimeshefailedbecauseofillness,andduringhersecondattempt,in1998,shenearlydied.Shehadrowednearly5,000kilometerswhen

herboatwashitbyHurricaneDanielle.McClurewassuddenlyinthemiddleof80kphwind,andsurroundedbywavesthatwere20me

tershigh.Herlittleboatturnedoverfivetimes.McClurewassurethatshewasgoingtodie--shetookthevideorecorderthatshehadb

roughtwithherandrecordedafarewellmessagetoherfamilyandfriends.Thehurricanecontinuedintonight,andTheAmericanPearlturn

edoverfivemoretimes.McClurewasdeterminednottosendasignalaskingtoberescued--shedidn’twantotherpeopletoriskthe

irlives,too.Butaftertheeleventhturningoverofherboat,shefinallysentitandalargeshipcameandfoundher.However,theycouldn’tgetherboatou

toftheroughsea--itwasfoundmonthslaternearthecoastofPortugal.ToriMcClurehadconcussion(脑震荡)andadislocatedshoulderwhenshegothom

e.Manypeoplemighthavegivenupafteranexperiencesuchasthis,butoneyearlater,McClurewasbackinherrepairedboatandtryingaga

in.Thistimeshewassuccessful--andalthoughsheagainmetahurricaneonthejourney,whichstoppedherfrombreakingtherec

ordforthefastesttransatlantic(横渡大西洋的)rowingcrossing,sheonlyoverturnedonce!21.WhatcanwelearnaboutToriMcClure’s1998journey?A.Itwasher

thirdattempt.B.Shefinisheditsuccessfully.C.Itwasanear-deathexperience.D.Shegotseriouslyillduringthejourney.22.

WhydidToriMcClurefailtobreakthetransatlanticrowingcrossingrecord?A.Shestoppedtorepairherboat.B.Therewasaproblemwithhershoulder.C.Herboatturnedover

manytimes.D.Sheranintoahurricaneduringthejourney.23.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeToriMcClure?A.Friendlyandbrave.B.

Adventurousandstrong-willed.C.Humorousandtough.D.Honestandambitious.BOneofthemostoutspokensupportersthatIknowofwome

nandgirlsisactuallyaman.Asco-founderoftheONECampaign,myfriendBonospendsalotoftimespeakingoutagainstglobalpoverty(贫困).T

ogether,we’reworkingtogetoutasimple,powerfulmessage:povertyissexist.Womenandgirlsaremorelikelytobeinpoverty,lesslike

lytogetaneducationandmorelikelytosufferbadhealth.Andwhentheyarebornintopoverty,itismuchmoredifficultforthemtoliftthemselvesa

ndtheirfamiliesoutofit.Why?Onereasonisthatbreakingoutofpovertytakestime--andthatisaresourcewomenaroundtheworldareshorton.Onaverage,womenspen

dabouttwiceasmuchtimeasmenindoingtheunpaidworkthatmakeslifepossibleforeveryone,likecooking,washing,cleaning,shoppingandcaring.Indevelopi

ngcountries,thegapisevenmuchbigger.Asaresult,womenhavenotimetofinishtheireducation,learnnewskills,openabu

siness,developpersonalrelationshipsorevengotothedoctor.Theydreamofcreatingabetterfuturefortheirchildren,buttheycan

notsparethehourstoputthosedreamsthattheyhaveintoaction.Thefactthatthepotentialofsomanywomenandgirlsisgoingunrealizedisasadthing-

-butitisalsoanopportunityforus.Weneedtorecognize,reduceandredistributetheburdenofworkthatisholdingthemback.Becauseifwomenhavetimetoinvest(投资)inthem

selvesandtheirideas,theycouldtransformtheworld.24.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmakesitmoredifficultforwoment

oclimboutofpoverty?A.Sexistprejudice.B.Heavyburdenofhousework.C.Impossibledreams.D.Badhealth.25.Whatseemstobetheaut

hor’sattitudetowardreducingfemalepoverty?A.Casual.B.Doubtful.C.Optimistic.D.Unconcerned.26.Whichofthefollowingmightbet

hebesttitleforthetext?A.Whypovertyissexist.B.Whatglobalpovertyis.C.Howtoreducefemalepoverty.D.Howtobreakdownsexistprejudice.CThehardestpartofanewspo

rtoramusicalinstrumentisgettingstarted.Onceyoufigureoutthetechnique,theskillsreturnfairlyeasily,even

ifnotusedforlong.Mostexpertsattributethisto“musclememory,"whichmeansthebrainrememberstheactionandcanrecallitwhenneeded.N

owsomeresearchersbelievetheerrorsmadewhilelearningthetaskmaybeasimportantinrecallingpreviouslylearnedmotorskillsThestudyledbyRezainvol

vedaskingvolunteerstoplayasimplevideogame.Buttheplayersdidnotknowtheresearchersreprogrammeditassoonastheymasteredthegame,therebyforcingthemtorest

artthelearningprocess.Whatthescientistsobservedwasthatthoughthevolunteersdidmakemistakeseverytimethegamewaschanged,theygots

uccessivelyfasteratmasteringit.Rezabelievesthatthishastodowiththefactthatinadditiontocommittingthetaskt

omusclememory,thebrainisalsocritiquingeachwrongmoveandlearninghowtocorrectit.Hecomparesittohavingacoachthatpointso

utthemistakesandmakessuggestionsonhowtoimprove.Whatsurprisedthescientistsisthatmakingmistakesnotonlytrainsthebr

aintoperformbetterataspecifictask,butalsohelpsitlearnfasterfromerrors,evenwhenthemistakesaremadewhile

learningacompletelydifferenttask.Theresearchersbelievethatthebrainkeepsageneraldatabaseoferrorsanddrawsonthemw

heneveranewmotorskillisbeinglearned,toensurethatmistakesarenotrepeated.Thishelpsmakefollowinglearningprocesse

smuchfasterandprobablyexplainswhypeoplewhomasteronesportormusicalinstrumentareabletopickupothers,withrelativeease.Whilethesenewfinding

smayhelpimproverecoverymethodsforpeoplewithinjuries,mostpeoplethinkmakingmistakesisagoodthing.Sothenexttimeyouneed

n’t’’getdiscouragedbytheerrors.27.Whatreallymakesyourlongunusedskillsreturneasily?A.Excellenttechniques.B.Stricttraining.C.Previouserror

sD.Musclememory.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"critiquing"inParagraph3mean?A.evaluating.B.preventing.C.signaling.D.calculating.29.W

hatsurprisedthescientistinthestudy?A.Theerrorsinvideogamescansaveplayersanewlearningprocess.B.Acoachneedtoadvisehistraineestomemor

izeeachwrongmove.C.Lessonsdrawnfromtheerrorskeptinmindmakelearningeasier.D.Makingmistakesdoesgoodtoimprovinginjuredpeople’srecovery30.Whati

sthebesttitleforthetext?A.GettingStartedIsaChallengingTaskB.YouHavetoFirstFailBeforeSuccessC.MakingMi

stakesCan’tBeAvoidedD.WeNeedn’tCorrectErrorsWeMake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。H

owtogrowhouseplantsHaveyoueverkilledabeautifulhouseplant?Areyoustillkillingbeautifulhouseplants?__31__Well

,looknofurther,justfollowthesestep-by-stepinstructionsandyourplantkillingdayswillbeover.Firstofall,buyaneasy-to-growplantthatcans

urviveyou.Ifyouneedadesertcactus(仙人掌)forastarterplant,thenthat’sfine.__32__Next,makesureyourplantgetsenoughsunlight.__33__Thewindowwillactasa

prism(棱镜)andfryyourplant.Whatyouwanttodoishaveawindowwithalightcurtain.Itshouldbetransparent(透明的).Inthatwayyourplantgetsitsnee

dedsunlightbutitwon’tbedestroyed.__34__Ifyougiveittheamountofwaterforadifferentplant,youcouldover-waterorunder-waterit.Ifyouknowthatevery

thingneedswatertosurvive,that’sgreat,butyoumustalsoknowthatifyougivesomethingtoomuchwateryouwillkillit.Samethinggoesfo

rplants.Finally,youwillwanttoprune(修剪)yourplantweekly.Ifyoudon’t,thentheplantmightbecomeunhealthyorunattractive,andsometimeseve

nboth.Youcouldusetoolsoryourhands.__35__Thismakesforagreatfertilizer,too,andthenyouwon’thavetobuyfertilizeratthestore!A．Noteveryonehasagift

forgrowingplants.B．However,neverplaceitnexttoaglasswindow.C．Areyoulookingforawaytosolveyourproblem?D．Wateryo

urplantasinstructedforthatspecificplant.E．Doesitpreferbrightlightandordinaryroomtemperatures?F．Justmakesure

youhaveaplantthatyouknowyoucantakecareof.G．Whenyouremovethedeadleavesfromyourplant,puttheminthesoil.第三部分：语言运用（共三节，满分8

5分）第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；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。Iwasbothexcitedandalittlescaredonmyfirstday

ofkindergarten(幼儿园).ThelargeclassroomwasfullofbooksandtoysthatI__36__.Butitwasalsofullofkidsall__37__thanme.Becausemybirthdaywasin

lateSeptember,Iwasallowedinatonly3yearsold,andthis__38__thatIwasdestined(注定)tobethesmallestkidinmyclassuntiltheseven

thgrade.IthinkthatmymomsensedIwasalittle__39__.Thatwaswhyshewasalwaysthereto__40__meuprightafterschoolwhenIcouldhaveeasilyriddenthebus.I

wouldsitnexttoherandtellherallaboutmy__41__.Sometimeswewouldevenreadabookandwait__42__allthecarsandbuseshadleftbeforewe__43__home.Ivaluedthose__44

__timeswhenIhadmymomalltomyself.Ifelt__45__andpeacefulwhenwesatinthecartogether.Beginningthenewchallengeof__

46__didn’tseemsodifficultwhenIknewthatIcould__47__itwithher.Beingatiny,littlekidinabigscaryworldwasn’tso__48__either.Iknewthatmymomlovedmeandt

hatwasallI__49__tobeloving,joyfulandstrong.AsI__50__thosehappytimes,Icanseethattheyalso__51__meforano

therspecialrelationshipinmylaterlife.AllthosetimesIspent__52__toandbeingwithmymotherhelpedmetoopenmyhearttotheworld__53__.Herbeautifullo

vehelpedme__54__tolove.Mom,Iloveyouforeverandwillbealways__55__toyouforwhatyouhadtaughtme.36.A.ownedB．boughtC．broughtD．love

d37.A.youngerB．olderC．smarterD．healthier38.A.judgedB．viewedC．meantD．concluded39.A.afraidB．delightedC．surp

risedD．disappointed40.A.takeB．bringC．ringD．pick41.A.errorB．planC．dayD．year42.A.untilB．whileC．thoughD．because43.A.ranB．jumpedC．walked

D．drove44.A.difficultB．annoyingC．specialD．reasonable45.A.safeB．lonelyC．terribleD．successful46.A.adventureB．schoolC．churchD．wo

rk47.A.provideB．putC．meetD．share48.A.niceB．attractiveC．badD．exciting49.A.neededB．usedC．hadD．intended50.A.getalongwithB

．lookbackonC．makeupforD．keepupwith51.A.chargedB．praisedC．forgaveD．prepared52.A.replyingB．referringC．talkingD．attending53.A.laterB．im

mediatelyC．impossiblyD．fluently54.A.decideB．promiseC．learnD．manage55.A.sensitiveB．gratefulC．openD．honest第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Twomenwerewalkingonapathinthemountainwhenitcracked(断裂)belowtheirfeet,__56__

(leave)themstuckatthetopofwhatremained.Whentherescuepartyarrivedonthescene,oneman__57__(sit)atthetopofthesteepsl

ope(陡坡)whiletheotherwaslyingdownontherockygroundbelow,holdingontohisfriend’sleg.__58__thetimerescuersarrived,hehadbeenholdingont

ohisfriendfor45minutes.Thehelicopter,__59__cametotheirrescue,flewabout100feetabovethetwomen__60__(avoid)removin

ganyoftheground.Thetwowerenotonlyonunstableground,butoneofthemwasholdingtheother.__61__，therescuewor

kwasverydifficult.Therescueworkershadtobeextremelycarefulasthe__62__(condition)underfootwerejusttoounpredictable.Oneoftherescueworke

rswentdownonthewirefromthehelicopterandmanagedtoquicklysecurearopearoundthe__63__(low)ofthetwomen,beforeliftinghimtotheaircraft.__64__sameprocedurew

asrepeatedforhiswalkingpartner.Thetwowalkersraisedthealarmat11：05amonSundayandwererescuedby12：20pm.__65__ofthemwasinjure

dbuttheywereleft“veryshaken”bytheexperience.Bothwalkersweresaidtobeexperiencedandwell-equipped.第四部分：写作（满分40

分）第一节应用文写作假如你是李华，应美国朋友George请求，帮他购买了学习汉语的教科书，但是忘记及时寄出。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：1.表示歉意；2.解释原因；3.弥补措施。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________

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_________________________________第二节：概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Nowadays,theSpringFestivalpartiesarequitedifferentfrombefor

e.Peoplearenottogetherinthesamehomebutincyberspace.Itisanothersymptomofthesocalledsmartphonereliancesyndrome.Form

anypeople,theyusethesmartphoneinoffice,athome,evenontheroad;theyplaywithitwhileeating,drinking,evenwhilebathing.Butreallyitisnotthefa

ultofoursmartphones,whichwerecreatedtohelpuscommunicatewithoneeventhousandsofkilometersawayandbringmoreconveniencetoourlives.Ironically,wefeelm

oredistancedfromeachotherintherealworld.Thereasonisthatwehavemorechoicesnow,andwehavetokeepupwithvirtualconversationsforfearofmissings

omething.Smartphonesandothersmartdeviceshaverevolutionizedthewayweinteractwitheachother.Wehaveadaptedtothetechnology.Ho

wever,onegrouprisksbeingleftbehindbythistrend.Theelderlydonotacceptnewtechnologiesasfastastheyoungerandthe

ycannotenjoytheconvenienceofnewtechnologieseither.Theyevendon'taccesstheInternetmuch.Accordingtoasurveyrelea

sedbyChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenter,therewere731millionnetizensinChinabytheendof2016,butonly4percentwereabovetheageo

f60.Theelderlyfacethelonelinessofbeing“leftbehind”bytheirchildrenworkingincitiesfaraway.SpringFestivalisalmosttheonlychanceforthemto

talkwiththeyounger,yetsmartphonesrobthemofthisopportunity.Theonlywaytheyoungerandeldergenerationscanmeaningfullyinterac

tisthattheformerputdowntheirsmartphonesduringthisholidayandtalkwiththeelderlyfacetoface.Anditwillalsodousafavor.Actually,wewon'tbethedig

italpioneersin30years.Itisourchildrenthatwillcreateandapplythelatesttechnologies,andwe,slowtoacceptnewthings,willbelefttoourowndevices.Ifwehope

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________花外高中部2020—2021学年第二学期高二英语学科第一次质量检测卷第一部分：听力（1-2

0每题1.5分，满分30分）1-5CACCB6-10AAABC11-15AAACC16-20ACABC二、阅读CDBBCADACBCFBDG三、完形36.DBCAD41.CADCA46.BDCAB51.D

CACB四、语篇56.leaving57.wassitting58.By59.which60.toavoid61.Therefore/Thus62.conditions63.lower64.The65.Neither第四部分:写作

（满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）Onepossibleversion:DearGeorge，Atyourrequest,IboughtaChinesetextbookforyoulastSaturday.However,Ileftitathomeandforgottos

enditintime.I'mwritingtosaysorrytoyou.Asyouknow,Istudyinaboardingschool,withoutwhosepermission,Ican'tgohomeonweekdays.Ish

ouldhaverungtotellmyparentstosendthebook,butneitherofthemknowsEnglish.Therefore,onlywhenIreturnhomethisSaturdaycanIsen

dittoyou.Itwillarrivelaterthanexpected.Sorryagainforthedelay.IWishyoutremendousprogressinChineselearning.Yourstruly,Li

Hua第二节：概要写作（满分25分）Onepossibleversion:Today,peopleareaddictedtothesmartphones,whichareintendedtobringusconvenience.(要点1)Actually,peoplefeelmorefara

wayinreallifewhenaccustomedtothistechnology.(要点2)Theoldpeople,whofailtofollowthetrend,loseopportunitiestocommunicatewiththeirchildren.(要点3)Thus,y

oungpeopleneedtoputdownsmartphonesandhavemorefacetofacetalkswiththeold,whichbenefitistheold,themselvesandnextgenera

tions.(要点4)听力原文：Text1W:Whatarewegoingtodotonight?Whydon’twegotothecinemaoraconcert?M:Well,thethingisthatthere’safootballmatchontelev

ision.Text2M:Excuseme.CouldIsmokehere,ma’am?W:I’msorry,butyouseethatmybabyissleepinghere.Whydon’tyougotothesmokingareabetw

eenCarriages8and9?Text3M:Whenwasyourlaptopstolen?W:Itwasabout10o’clock.Ilefthomeat8:00,andwhenIcamebackat11:00,itwasgone.Text4M:Shallweeatoutto

night?W:Soundsgreat.Wheredoyouwanttogo?M:HowabouttheRedRoseRestaurant?It’sverynearmyhouse.W:It’stoonoisy

there.HowabouttheBlueMoonRestaurant?Ilikethesoftmusicthere—it’samuchnicerenvironmentforeating.Text5W:Whyareyouallwet,Nick?M:Someonefell

intothelake,andIjumpedintosavehim.W:Oh,mydearboy,I’msogladyou’reOK.Goandtakeahotbath.Thengiveyourdadacall.I’llgoandprepareyousomedinn

er.Text6W:Hello,canyouboarddogshere?M:Yes.Howlongdoyouwanttoboardyourdog?W:⑥IwanttoboardmydogherefromnextMondaytonextThursday.Howmuc

hperday?M:⑥Asmalldogis$25aday;abigdogis$50aday.W:⑥Oh,Ithinkmineisasmallone.⑦Canyouwalkthedogtwiceaday?M:Noproble

m.Whenyoubringyourdog,pleasebringthedog’sregistrationpapers.Text7M:Hello,Alice.What’sthematter?W:I’vebeenherefortwohours.Canyousparemeafewminu

tes?M:Rightnow?W:Yes.⑧I’dliketohaveawordwithyouaboutmyjob.M:Sorry.⑨I’mafraidIcan’t,forImustgototheairporttomeetMr.Brownnow.W:Whatabout

thistimetomorrow?M:OK.Thistimetomorrowthen.Seeyou!W:Seeyou!Text8W:Oh,Dennis,whatshouldIdo?M:What’swrong,Julia?W:

IdonothavecoolclothesfortheTalentShownextweek.Myclothesareoutofstyle.M:Whynotbuysomenewclothes?W:Idon’thaveenoug

hmoney.M:Maybeyoucouldgetapart-timejobinyourfreetime.W:No,Ican’t.Myparentswantmetospendmoretimeonmystudy.SoIarguedwiththem.M:Oh,youshou

ldn’targuewithyourparents.Youshouldtalktothem.Hey,Julia,whydon’tyouborrowsomefromyoursister?Ithinkyoutwoarethesamesize.W:Tha

t’strue.Butmysisterdoesn’twantmetowearherclothes.Shewantstobeoriginal.SoIhadanargumentwithhertoo.Text9W:Hi,Jackie!We’regoingtoafarewellpar

tyonFridayevening.Wouldyouliketocome?M:Toaparty?Ruth,I’dloveto!Whosepartyisit?W:Myfriend,Ben.He’sgoingtoParisonSaturday.He

’sgotagreatjobwithaFrenchmagazine.M:Wow!Goodforhim.Ishehavingapartyathisflat?W:Yes.He’sarrangedforit.M:Whoelseisgoing?W:

Well,someofBen’sfriendsfromworkandus.M:Thatsoundsgood.Whattimeareyougoing?W:Aboutnineo’clock.Thepartyisatten.M:I

’dliketogowithyou.I’llmeetyouatyourflatataquartertonine.W:Noproblem.Seeyouthen.Text10W:Goodafternoon,shoppers!Thisisaspecialrequestfromthe

securitydepartmenthereatWal-Mart.Wehopeyouarefindingeverythingyouarelookingfor,butrightnow,weneedyourhelp.Wearelookingfor

a12-year-oldboynamedBrandonMcSorley.Brandon,ifyoucanhearthis,pleasegotothesecuritydesk.Yourmomislookingforyou.Allotherguests,pleasetakeamomenttohelpu

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