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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.Whatisthemandoing?A.Askingpermission.B.Offeringhelp.C.Findingthesmokingarea.3.Whendidthewomancomebackhome?A.At8:00B.At10:00.C.At11:00.4.W

heredoesthewomanwanttohavedinner?A.Attheman’shouse.B.AttheRedRoseRestaurant.C.AttheBlueMoonRestaurant.5.Whatwillthewomando?A.Takeabath.B.Cookamea

l.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.Howmuchwillthewomanpay?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.Bossandem

ployee.B.Husbandandwife.C.Neighbors.9.Whatdoesthemanhavetodonow?A.Talkwiththewoman.B.Gototheairport.C.See

Mr.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.Shehasdifficulty

gettingajob.C.Shelacksfashionableclothes.11.Whatshouldthewomandoaccordingtoherparents?A.Spendmoretimeonherstudy.B.Buysomenewclot

hes.C.Getapart-timejob.12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Sheisthesamesizeashersister.B.Shedoesn’twanttowearhersister’sclothes.C.Shewillh

aveatalkwithherparents.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Toinvitehimtoaparty.B.Tohelphimbuysomefo

od.C.Toaskhimtosendsomeinvitations.14.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutBen?A.HeisleavingFrance.B.Hehasbecomeateacher.C.Hewillworkforamagazine.15.Who

willattendtheparty?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.WherewasBrandonlasts

een?A.Inthefrozenfoodssection.B.Inthesportinggoodssection.C.Inthetoyssection.19.WhatisBrandonwearing?A.Awhiteshirta

ndaredbaseballcap.B.Bluejeansandablackbaseballcap.C.Adarkshirtandbluejeans.20.WhatshouldcustomersdoiftheyseeBrando

n?A.Callthesecuritydepartment.B.TakehimtothePizzaHut.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)acros

stheAtlanticOcean,fromtheCanaryIslandstotheCaribbean.Thejourneyofjustover5,300kilometerstooktheAmerican81days.Herboat,TheAmericanPearl,wasonly7mete

rslong.McClureisarealadventurer.Shehasbeenonmanymountaineeringexpeditions,includingclimbsinAlaska,KenyaandAntarctica.Shewasalsotheyoungestpers

oninateamthatskied1,200kilometersacrossAntarcticatotheSouthPolein1989,andbecameoneofonlytwowomenevertotraveltothePo

lebyland.ThejourneyacrosstheAtlanticwasherthirdattempt.Thefirsttimeshefailedbecauseofillness,andduringhersecondattempt,in1998,s

henearlydied.Shehadrowednearly5,000kilometerswhenherboatwashitbyHurricaneDanielle.McClurewassuddenlyinthemiddleof80kphwind,andsurroundedb

ywavesthatwere20metershigh.Herlittleboatturnedoverfivetimes.McClurewassurethatshewasgoingtodie--shetookthevideorecorderthatsh

ehadbroughtwithherandrecordedafarewellmessagetoherfamilyandfriends.Thehurricanecontinuedintonight,andTheAmericanPearlturnedo

verfivemoretimes.McClurewasdeterminednottosendasignalaskingtoberescued--shedidn’twantotherpeopletorisktheirlives,too

.Butaftertheeleventhturningoverofherboat,shefinallysentitandalargeshipcameandfoundher.However,theycouldn’tgetherbo

atoutoftheroughsea--itwasfoundmonthslaternearthecoastofPortugal.ToriMcClurehadconcussion(脑震荡)andadislocatedshoulderwhenshegothome.

Manypeoplemighthavegivenupafteranexperiencesuchasthis,butoneyearlater,McClurewasbackinherrepairedboat

andtryingagain.Thistimeshewassuccessful--andalthoughsheagainmetahurricaneonthejourney,whichstoppedherfrombreakingtherecordforthefastesttransat

lantic(横渡大西洋的)rowingcrossing,sheonlyoverturnedonce!21.WhatcanwelearnaboutToriMcClure’s1998journey?A.Itwasherthirdattempt.B.Shefinisheditsuccessfully.

C.Itwasanear-deathexperience.D.Shegotseriouslyillduringthejourney.22.WhydidToriMcClurefailtobreakthetransatlanticrowingcrossingrecor

d?A.Shestoppedtorepairherboat.B.Therewasaproblemwithhershoulder.C.Herboatturnedovermanytimes.D.Sheranintoahurricaneduringthejourney.23.Whicho

fthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeToriMcClure?A.Friendlyandbrave.B.Adventurousandstrong-willed.C.Humorousandtough.D.Honesta

ndambitious.BOneofthemostoutspokensupportersthatIknowofwomenandgirlsisactuallyaman.Asco-founderoftheONECamp

aign,myfriendBonospendsalotoftimespeakingoutagainstglobalpoverty(贫困).Together,we’reworkingtogetoutasimple,powerfu

lmessage:povertyissexist.Womenandgirlsaremorelikelytobeinpoverty,lesslikelytogetaneducationandmorelikelytosufferbadhealth.Andwhenth

eyarebornintopoverty,itismuchmoredifficultforthemtoliftthemselvesandtheirfamiliesoutofit.Why?Onereasonisthatbreakingout

ofpovertytakestime--andthatisaresourcewomenaroundtheworldareshorton.Onaverage,womenspendabouttwiceasmuchtimeasmenindoingtheu

npaidworkthatmakeslifepossibleforeveryone,likecooking,washing,cleaning,shoppingandcaring.Indevelopingcountrie

s,thegapisevenmuchbigger.Asaresult,womenhavenotimetofinishtheireducation,learnnewskills,openabusiness,deve

loppersonalrelationshipsorevengotothedoctor.Theydreamofcreatingabetterfuturefortheirchildren,buttheycannotsparetheh

ourstoputthosedreamsthattheyhaveintoaction.Thefactthatthepotentialofsomanywomenandgirlsisgoingunrealized

isasadthing--butitisalsoanopportunityforus.Weneedtorecognize,reduceandredistributetheburdenofworkthatisholdingthemback.Becauseifwome

nhavetimetoinvest(投资)inthemselvesandtheirideas,theycouldtransformtheworld.24.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmakesi

tmoredifficultforwomentoclimboutofpoverty?A.Sexistprejudice.B.Heavyburdenofhousework.C.Impossibledreams.D.Badhe

alth.25.Whatseemstobetheauthor’sattitudetowardreducingfemalepoverty?A.Casual.B.Doubtful.C.Optimistic.D

.Unconcerned.26.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Whypovertyissexist.B.Whatglobalpovertyis.C.Howtoreducefemale

poverty.D.Howtobreakdownsexistprejudice.CThehardestpartofanewsportoramusicalinstrumentisgettingstarted.Onceyoufigureoutthetechnique,

theskillsreturnfairlyeasily,evenifnotusedforlong.Mostexpertsattributethisto“musclememory,"whichmeansthebrain

rememberstheactionandcanrecallitwhenneeded.Nowsomeresearchersbelievetheerrorsmadewhilelearningthetaskmaybeasimportantinr

ecallingpreviouslylearnedmotorskillsThestudyledbyRezainvolvedaskingvolunteerstoplayasimplevideogame.Buttheplayersdidnotk

nowtheresearchersreprogrammeditassoonastheymasteredthegame,therebyforcingthemtorestartthelearningprocess.Whatthescientistsobservedwasthattho

ughthevolunteersdidmakemistakeseverytimethegamewaschanged,theygotsuccessivelyfasteratmasteringit.Rezabelieves

thatthishastodowiththefactthatinadditiontocommittingthetasktomusclememory,thebrainisalsocritiquingeachwrongmoveandlearninghowtocorrectit.Hecom

paresittohavingacoachthatpointsoutthemistakesandmakessuggestionsonhowtoimprove.Whatsurprisedthescientistsisthatmakingmistake

snotonlytrainsthebraintoperformbetterataspecifictask,butalsohelpsitlearnfasterfromerrors,evenwhenthemistakesar

emadewhilelearningacompletelydifferenttask.Theresearchersbelievethatthebrainkeepsageneraldatabaseoferrorsanddrawsonthemwheneveranewmotorskillis

beinglearned,toensurethatmistakesarenotrepeated.Thishelpsmakefollowinglearningprocessesmuchfasterandprobablyexpl

ainswhypeoplewhomasteronesportormusicalinstrumentareabletopickupothers,withrelativeease.Whilethesenewfindingsmayhe

lpimproverecoverymethodsforpeoplewithinjuries,mostpeoplethinkmakingmistakesisagoodthing.Sothenexttimeyouneedn’t’’getdiscou

ragedbytheerrors.27.Whatreallymakesyourlongunusedskillsreturneasily?A.Excellenttechniques.B.Stricttraining.C.PreviouserrorsD

.Musclememory.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"critiquing"inParagraph3mean?A.evaluating.B.preventing.C.signaling.D.ca

lculating.29.Whatsurprisedthescientistinthestudy?A.Theerrorsinvideogamescansaveplayersanewlearningprocess.B.Acoachneedtoadvisehistrainees

tomemorizeeachwrongmove.C.Lessonsdrawnfromtheerrorskeptinmindmakelearningeasier.D.Makingmistakesdoesgoodtoimprovinginjur

edpeople’srecovery30.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.GettingStartedIsaChallengingTaskB.YouHavetoFirstFailBeforeSuccessC.MakingMistakesC

an’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。Howtogrowhous

eplantsHaveyoueverkilledabeautifulhouseplant?Areyoustillkillingbeautifulhouseplants?__31__Well,looknofurther,justfollowth

esestep-by-stepinstructionsandyourplantkillingdayswillbeover.Firstofall,buyaneasy-to-growplantthatcansurviveyou.Ifyouneeda

desertcactus(仙人掌)forastarterplant,thenthat’sfine.__32__Next,makesureyourplantgetsenoughsunlight.__33__Thewindowwillact

asaprism(棱镜)andfryyourplant.Whatyouwanttodoishaveawindowwithalightcurtain.Itshouldbetransparent(透明的).Inthatwayyourplantgets

itsneededsunlightbutitwon’tbedestroyed.__34__Ifyougiveittheamountofwaterforadifferentplant,youcouldover-waterorunder-wa

terit.Ifyouknowthateverythingneedswatertosurvive,that’sgreat,butyoumustalsoknowthatifyougivesomethingtoomuchwateryouwillkillit.Samet

hinggoesforplants.Finally,youwillwanttoprune(修剪)yourplantweekly.Ifyoudon’t,thentheplantmightbecomeunhealthyorunattractive,andsometimese

venboth.Youcouldusetoolsoryourhands.__35__Thismakesforagreatfertilizer,too,andthenyouwon’thavetobuyf

ertilizeratthestore!A．Noteveryonehasagiftforgrowingplants.B．However,neverplaceitnexttoaglasswindow.C．Areyoulookingforawaytoso

lveyourproblem?D．Wateryourplantasinstructedforthatspecificplant.E．Doesitpreferbrightlightandordinaryroomtemperatures?F．Justmakesureyouhave

aplantthatyouknowyoucantakecareof.G．Whenyouremovethedeadleavesfromyourplant,puttheminthesoil.第三部分：语言运用（共三节，满分85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。Iwasbothexcitedandalittlescaredonmyfirstdayo

fkindergarten(幼儿园).ThelargeclassroomwasfullofbooksandtoysthatI__36__.Butitwasalsofullofkidsall__37__thanme.

BecausemybirthdaywasinlateSeptember,Iwasallowedinatonly3yearsold,andthis__38__thatIwasdestined(注定)tobethesmallestkidinmyclassunti

ltheseventhgrade.IthinkthatmymomsensedIwasalittle__39__.Thatwaswhyshewasalwaysthereto__40__meuprightafterschoo

lwhenIcouldhaveeasilyriddenthebus.Iwouldsitnexttoherandtellherallaboutmy__41__.Sometimeswewouldevenreadabookandwait__42__allthecarsandbuseshadleftb

eforewe__43__home.Ivaluedthose__44__timeswhenIhadmymomalltomyself.Ifelt__45__andpeacefulwhenwesatinthecartoget

her.Beginningthenewchallengeof__46__didn’tseemsodifficultwhenIknewthatIcould__47__itwithher.Beingatiny,littleki

dinabigscaryworldwasn’tso__48__either.IknewthatmymomlovedmeandthatwasallI__49__tobeloving,joyfulandstrong.AsI__50__thosehappyt

imes,Icanseethattheyalso__51__meforanotherspecialrelationshipinmylaterlife.AllthosetimesIspent__52__to

andbeingwithmymotherhelpedmetoopenmyhearttotheworld__53__.Herbeautifullovehelpedme__54__tolove.Mom,Ilov

eyouforeverandwillbealways__55__toyouforwhatyouhadtaughtme.36.A.ownedB．boughtC．broughtD．loved37.A.youngerB．olderC

．smarterD．healthier38.A.judgedB．viewedC．meantD．concluded39.A.afraidB．delightedC．surprisedD．disappointed40.

A.takeB．bringC．ringD．pick41.A.errorB．planC．dayD．year42.A.untilB．whileC．thoughD．because43.A.ranB．jumpedC．walkedD．drove44.A.diffi

cultB．annoyingC．specialD．reasonable45.A.safeB．lonelyC．terribleD．successful46.A.adventureB．schoolC．churchD．w

ork47.A.provideB．putC．meetD．share48.A.niceB．attractiveC．badD．exciting49.A.neededB．usedC．hadD．intended50.A.getal

ongwithB．lookbackonC．makeupforD．keepupwith51.A.chargedB．praisedC．forgaveD．prepared52.A.replyingB．referringC．talkingD．att

ending53.A.laterB．immediatelyC．impossiblyD．fluently54.A.decideB．promiseC．learnD．manage55.A.sensitiveB．gratefulC．openD．hon

est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__(lea

ve)themstuckatthetopofwhatremained.Whentherescuepartyarrivedonthescene,oneman__57__(sit)atthetopofthesteepsl

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

iendfor45minutes.Thehelicopter,__59__cametotheirrescue,flewabout100feetabovethetwomen__60__(avoid)remo

vinganyoftheground.Thetwowerenotonlyonunstableground,butoneofthemwasholdingtheother.__61__，therescueworkwasver

ydifficult.Therescueworkershadtobeextremelycarefulasthe__62__(condition)underfootwerejusttoounpredictable.Oneoftherescuework

erswentdownonthewirefromthehelicopterandmanagedtoquicklysecurearopearoundthe__63__(low)ofthetwomen,beforeliftinghimtotheaircraft.

__64__sameprocedurewasrepeatedforhiswalkingpartner.Thetwowalkersraisedthealarmat11：05amonSundayandwererescuedby12：20pm.__65__ofthemwasinjuredbutthe

ywereleft“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Ge

orge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,

theSpringFestivalpartiesarequitedifferentfrombefore.Peoplearenottogetherinthesamehomebutincyberspace.Itisano

thersymptomofthesocalledsmartphonereliancesyndrome.Formanypeople,theyusethesmartphoneinoffice,athome,evenontheroad;theyplaywithitwh

ileeating,drinking,evenwhilebathing.Butreallyitisnotthefaultofoursmartphones,whichwerecreatedtohelpuscommunicatewithoneeventhousa

ndsofkilometersawayandbringmoreconveniencetoourlives.Ironically,wefeelmoredistancedfromeachotherinth

erealworld.Thereasonisthatwehavemorechoicesnow,andwehavetokeepupwithvirtualconversationsforfearofmissingsomething.Smartphonesandothersmartdevi

ceshaverevolutionizedthewayweinteractwitheachother.Wehaveadaptedtothetechnology.However,onegrouprisksbeingleftbehindbythist

rend.Theelderlydonotacceptnewtechnologiesasfastastheyoungerandtheycannotenjoytheconvenienceofnewtechnologiesei

ther.Theyevendon'taccesstheInternetmuch.AccordingtoasurveyreleasedbyChinaInternetNetworkInformationCente

r,therewere731millionnetizensinChinabytheendof2016,butonly4percentwereabovetheageof60.Theelderlyfacethelonelinessofb

eing“leftbehind”bytheirchildrenworkingincitiesfaraway.SpringFestivalisalmosttheonlychanceforthemtotalkwithth

eyounger,yetsmartphonesrobthemofthisopportunity.Theonlywaytheyoungerandeldergenerationscanmeaningfullyinteractisthattheformerputdowntheirsmartphon

esduringthisholidayandtalkwiththeelderlyfacetoface.Anditwillalsodousafavor.Actually,wewon'tbethedigitalpioneersin30

years.Itisourchildrenthatwillcreateandapplythelatesttechnologies,andwe,slowtoacceptnewthings,willbelefttoourowndevices.Ifwehopeourchil

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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（1-20每题1.5分，满分30分）1-5CACCB6-10AAABC11-1

5AAACC16-20ACABC二、阅读CDBBCADACBCFBDG三、完形36.DBCAD41.CADCA46.BDCAB51.DCACB四、语篇56.leaving57.wassitting58.By

59.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）One

possibleversion:DearGeorge，Atyourrequest,IboughtaChinesetextbookforyoulastSaturday.However,Ileftitathomeandforg

ottosenditintime.I'mwritingtosaysorrytoyou.Asyouknow,Istudyinaboardingschool,withoutwhosepermission,Ican'tgohomeonweekdays.Ishouldhaverungtotellmypa

rentstosendthebook,butneitherofthemknowsEnglish.Therefore,onlywhenIreturnhomethisSaturdaycanIsendittoyou.Itwillarrivelaterthanexpected.Sorryag

ainforthedelay.IWishyoutremendousprogressinChineselearning.Yourstruly,LiHua第二节：概要写作（满分25分）Onepossibleversion:Today,peopleareadd

ictedtothesmartphones,whichareintendedtobringusconvenience.(要点1)Actually,peoplefeelmorefarawayinreallifewhenaccusto

medtothistechnology.(要点2)Theoldpeople,whofailtofollowthetrend,loseopportunitiestocommunicatewiththeirchildren.(要点3)Thus,youngpeopleneedt

oputdownsmartphonesandhavemorefacetofacetalkswiththeold,whichbenefitistheold,themselvesandnextgenerations.(要点4)听力原文：Text1W:Whatar

ewegoingtodotonight?Whydon’twegotothecinemaoraconcert?M:Well,thethingisthatthere’safootballmatchontelevision.Text2M:Excuseme

.CouldIsmokehere,ma’am?W:I’msorry,butyouseethatmybabyissleepinghere.Whydon’tyougotothesmokingareabetweenCarriages8and9?Tex

t3M:Whenwasyourlaptopstolen?W:Itwasabout10o’clock.Ilefthomeat8:00,andwhenIcamebackat11:00,itwasgone.Text4M:Shal

lweeatouttonight?W:Soundsgreat.Wheredoyouwanttogo?M:HowabouttheRedRoseRestaurant?It’sverynearmyhouse.W:It’stoonoisythere.HowabouttheBlueMoonRestauran

t?Ilikethesoftmusicthere—it’samuchnicerenvironmentforeating.Text5W:Whyareyouallwet,Nick?M:Someonefellintothelake,andIjumpedinto

savehim.W:Oh,mydearboy,I’msogladyou’reOK.Goandtakeahotbath.Thengiveyourdadacall.I’llgoandprepareyousomedinner.Text

6W:Hello,canyouboarddogshere?M:Yes.Howlongdoyouwanttoboardyourdog?W:⑥IwanttoboardmydogherefromnextMondaytonex

tThursday.Howmuchperday?M:⑥Asmalldogis$25aday;abigdogis$50aday.W:⑥Oh,Ithinkmineisasmallone.⑦Canyouwalkthedogtwice

aday?M:Noproblem.Whenyoubringyourdog,pleasebringthedog’sregistrationpapers.Text7M:Hello,Alice.What’sthematter?W:I’vebeenherefort

wohours.Canyousparemeafewminutes?M:Rightnow?W:Yes.⑧I’dliketohaveawordwithyouaboutmyjob.M:Sorry.⑨I’mafraidIcan’t,forImustgototheairporttomeetMr.Bro

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

?W:IdonothavecoolclothesfortheTalentShownextweek.Myclothesareoutofstyle.M:Whynotbuysomenewclothes?W:Idon’thaveenoughmoney.M:May

beyoucouldgetapart-timejobinyourfreetime.W:No,Ican’t.Myparentswantmetospendmoretimeonmystudy.SoIarguedwiththem.M:Oh,youshouldn’targuew

ithyourparents.Youshouldtalktothem.Hey,Julia,whydon’tyouborrowsomefromyoursister?Ithinkyoutwoarethesamesize.W:That’strue.Bu

tmysisterdoesn’twantmetowearherclothes.Shewantstobeoriginal.SoIhadanargumentwithhertoo.Text9W:Hi,Jackie!We’regoingtoafarewellpartyonFridayevenin

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

ow!Goodforhim.Ishehavingapartyathisflat?W:Yes.He’sarrangedforit.M:Whoelseisgoing?W:Well,someofBen’sfriendsfro

mworkandus.M:Thatsoundsgood.Whattimeareyougoing?W:Aboutnineo’clock.Thepartyisatten.M:I’dliketogowithyou.I’llmeetyouatyourflatataquartertonin

e.W:Noproblem.Seeyouthen.Text10W:Goodafternoon,shoppers!ThisisaspecialrequestfromthesecuritydepartmenthereatWal-Mart.Wehopeyouarefindingeveryth

ingyouarelookingfor,butrightnow,weneedyourhelp.Wearelookingfora12-year-oldboynamedBrandonMcSorley.Brandon,ifyoucanhearth

is,pleasegotothesecuritydesk.Yourmomislookingforyou.Allotherguests,pleasetakeamomenttohelpusfindBrandon.HismotherSall

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