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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.W

heredoesthewomanwanttohavedinner?A.Attheman’shouse.B.AttheRedRoseRestaurant.C.AttheBlueMoonRestaurant.5.Whatwillthewomand

o?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.Howmuchwillthewomanpay?A.$100.B.$200.C.$400.7.Whatdoesthewoman

askthemantodo?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.Whatdoesthemanhavetodonow?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

.Shehasdifficultygettingajob.C.Shelacksfashionableclothes.11.Whatshouldthewomandoaccordingtoherparents?A.Spendmoretimeonherstudy.B

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

hersister’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.Tohelphim

buysomefood.C.Toaskhimtosendsomeinvitations.14.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutBen?A.HeisleavingFrance.B.Hehasbecomeateach

er.C.Hewillworkforamagazine.15.Whowillattendtheparty?A.Ben’steachers.B.Ben’sparents.C.Ben’sworkmates.16.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.At8:45.B.At9:0

0.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.WherewasB

randonlastseen?A.Inthefrozenfoodssection.B.Inthesportinggoodssection.C.Inthetoyssection.19.WhatisBrandonwearing?A.Awhiteshirtandaredbaseballcap.B

.Bluejeansandablackbaseballcap.C.Adarkshirtandbluejeans.20.WhatshouldcustomersdoiftheyseeBrandon?A.Callthes

ecuritydepartment.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-oldToriMurdenMcClurebecamethefirstwomantoro

wsolo(单独地)acrosstheAtlanticOcean,fromtheCanaryIslandstotheCaribbean.Thejourneyofjustover5,300kilometerstooktheAmerican81days.Herboat,TheAmer

icanPearl,wasonly7meterslong.McClureisarealadventurer.Shehasbeenonmanymountaineeringexpeditions,includingclimbsinAlaska,KenyaandAntarctica.Shewasalso

theyoungestpersoninateamthatskied1,200kilometersacrossAntarcticatotheSouthPolein1989,andbecameoneofonlytwowomenevertotraveltothePolebyland.T

hejourneyacrosstheAtlanticwasherthirdattempt.Thefirsttimeshefailedbecauseofillness,andduringhersecondattempt,in1998,shenearlydied.S

hehadrowednearly5,000kilometerswhenherboatwashitbyHurricaneDanielle.McClurewassuddenlyinthemiddleof80kphwind,andsurrou

ndedbywavesthatwere20metershigh.Herlittleboatturnedoverfivetimes.McClurewassurethatshewasgoingtodie--shetookthevideorecorderthatshehadb

roughtwithherandrecordedafarewellmessagetoherfamilyandfriends.Thehurricanecontinuedintonight,andTheAmericanPearlturnedoverfivemoreti

mes.McClurewasdeterminednottosendasignalaskingtoberescued--shedidn’twantotherpeopletorisktheirlives,too.Butaftertheeleventhturningoverofherboat,she

finallysentitandalargeshipcameandfoundher.However,theycouldn’tgetherboatoutoftheroughsea--itwasfoundmo

nthslaternearthecoastofPortugal.ToriMcClurehadconcussion(脑震荡)andadislocatedshoulderwhenshegothome.Manypeop

lemighthavegivenupafteranexperiencesuchasthis,butoneyearlater,McClurewasbackinherrepairedboatandtryingagain.Thistimeshewassuccessful--

andalthoughsheagainmetahurricaneonthejourney,whichstoppedherfrombreakingtherecordforthefastesttransatlan

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

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

ransatlanticrowingcrossingrecord?A.Shestoppedtorepairherboat.B.Therewasaproblemwithhershoulder.C.Herboatturnedovermanytimes.D.Sheranintoahurric

aneduringthejourney.23.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeToriMcClure?A.Friendlyandbrave.B.Adventuro

usandstrong-willed.C.Humorousandtough.D.Honestandambitious.BOneofthemostoutspokensupportersthatIknowofwomenan

dgirlsisactuallyaman.Asco-founderoftheONECampaign,myfriendBonospendsalotoftimespeakingoutagainstglobalpoverty(贫困).Together,

we’reworkingtogetoutasimple,powerfulmessage:povertyissexist.Womenandgirlsaremorelikelytobeinpoverty,l

esslikelytogetaneducationandmorelikelytosufferbadhealth.Andwhentheyarebornintopoverty,itismuchmorediffic

ultforthemtoliftthemselvesandtheirfamiliesoutofit.Why?Onereasonisthatbreakingoutofpovertytakestime--andthat

isaresourcewomenaroundtheworldareshorton.Onaverage,womenspendabouttwiceasmuchtimeasmenindoingtheunpaidworkthatmakeslifepossibleforeveryone,lik

ecooking,washing,cleaning,shoppingandcaring.Indevelopingcountries,thegapisevenmuchbigger.Asaresult,womenhavenot

imetofinishtheireducation,learnnewskills,openabusiness,developpersonalrelationshipsorevengotothedoctor.Theydreamofcreatingabetterfuturefor

theirchildren,buttheycannotsparethehourstoputthosedreamsthattheyhaveintoaction.Thefactthatthepotentialofsomanywomenandg

irlsisgoingunrealizedisasadthing--butitisalsoanopportunityforus.Weneedtorecognize,reduceandredistributetheburdenofworkthatishol

dingthemback.Becauseifwomenhavetimetoinvest(投资)inthemselvesandtheirideas,theycouldtransformtheworld.24.Accordi

ngtotheauthor,whatmakesitmoredifficultforwomentoclimboutofpoverty?A.Sexistprejudice.B.Heavyburdenofhousework.C.Im

possibledreams.D.Badhealth.25.Whatseemstobetheauthor’sattitudetowardreducingfemalepoverty?A.Casual.B.Doubtful.C.Optimistic.D.Unconcerned.26.Wh

ichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Whypovertyissexist.B.Whatglobalpovertyis.C.Howtoreducefemalepo

verty.D.Howtobreakdownsexistprejudice.CThehardestpartofanewsportoramusicalinstrumentisgettingstarted.Onceyoufigureoutthetechnique,theskillsret

urnfairlyeasily,evenifnotusedforlong.Mostexpertsattributethisto“musclememory,"whichmeansthebrainrememberstheactionandcanrecallitwhen

needed.NowsomeresearchersbelievetheerrorsmadewhilelearningthetaskmaybeasimportantinrecallingpreviouslylearnedmotorskillsThe

studyledbyRezainvolvedaskingvolunteerstoplayasimplevideogame.Buttheplayersdidnotknowtheresearchersreprogrammeditassoon

astheymasteredthegame,therebyforcingthemtorestartthelearningprocess.Whatthescientistsobservedwasthatthoughthevol

unteersdidmakemistakeseverytimethegamewaschanged,theygotsuccessivelyfasteratmasteringit.Rezabelievesthatthishastodowiththefac

tthatinadditiontocommittingthetasktomusclememory,thebrainisalsocritiquingeachwrongmoveandlearninghowtocorrectit.Hecomparesittohavingacoa

chthatpointsoutthemistakesandmakessuggestionsonhowtoimprove.Whatsurprisedthescientistsisthatmakingmistakesnotonlytrainsthebrainto

performbetterataspecifictask,butalsohelpsitlearnfasterfromerrors,evenwhenthemistakesaremadewhilelearningacompletelydifferenttask.Theresearcher

sbelievethatthebrainkeepsageneraldatabaseoferrorsanddrawsonthemwheneveranewmotorskillisbeinglearned,toensurethatmistakesarenotrep

eated.Thishelpsmakefollowinglearningprocessesmuchfasterandprobablyexplainswhypeoplewhomasteronesportormu

sicalinstrumentareabletopickupothers,withrelativeease.Whilethesenewfindingsmayhelpimproverecoverymethodsforpeoplewithinjuries,mostpeople

thinkmakingmistakesisagoodthing.Sothenexttimeyouneedn’t’’getdiscouragedbytheerrors.27.Whatreallymakesyourlongunuse

dskillsreturneasily?A.Excellenttechniques.B.Stricttraining.C.PreviouserrorsD.Musclememory.28.Whatdoe

stheunderlinedword"critiquing"inParagraph3mean?A.evaluating.B.preventing.C.signaling.D.calculating.29.Whatsurprisedthescien

tistinthestudy?A.Theerrorsinvideogamescansaveplayersanewlearningprocess.B.Acoachneedtoadvisehistraineestom

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

sthebesttitleforthetext?A.GettingStartedIsaChallengingTaskB.YouHavetoFirstFailBeforeSuccessC.MakingMistakesCan’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。HowtogrowhouseplantsHaveyoueverkil

ledabeautifulhouseplant?Areyoustillkillingbeautifulhouseplants?__31__Well,looknofurther,justfollowthesestep-by-stepinstructionsandyourplantkillingd

ayswillbeover.Firstofall,buyaneasy-to-growplantthatcansurviveyou.Ifyouneedadesertcactus(仙人掌)forastarterplant,thenthat’sfine.__32__Next,ma

kesureyourplantgetsenoughsunlight.__33__Thewindowwillactasaprism(棱镜)andfryyourplant.Whatyouwanttodoishaveawindowwit

halightcurtain.Itshouldbetransparent(透明的).Inthatwayyourplantgetsitsneededsunlightbutitwon’tbedestroyed.__34__Ifyougiveittheamountofwaterfora

differentplant,youcouldover-waterorunder-waterit.Ifyouknowthateverythingneedswatertosurvive,that’sgreat,butyoumustalsoknowthatifyougive

somethingtoomuchwateryouwillkillit.Samethinggoesforplants.Finally,youwillwanttoprune(修剪)yourplantweekly.Ifyoudon’t,thenthepl

antmightbecomeunhealthyorunattractive,andsometimesevenboth.Youcouldusetoolsoryourhands.__35__Thismakesforagreatfertilizer,too,andthenyouwon

’thavetobuyfertilizeratthestore!A．Noteveryonehasagiftforgrowingplants.B．However,neverplaceitnexttoaglasswindow.C．Areyoulookingforawaytosolveyourpro

blem?D．Wateryourplantasinstructedforthatspecificplant.E．Doesitpreferbrightlightandordinaryroomtemperatures?F．Justmakesureyouh

aveaplantthatyouknowyoucantakecareof.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。Iwasbothexcitedandalittlescaredonmyfirstdayofkindergarten(幼儿园).Thela

rgeclassroomwasfullofbooksandtoysthatI__36__.Butitwasalsofullofkidsall__37__thanme.BecausemybirthdaywasinlateSeptember,Iwasallowedinatonly3yearso

ld,andthis__38__thatIwasdestined(注定)tobethesmallestkidinmyclassuntiltheseventhgrade.IthinkthatmymomsensedIwasalittle__39__.Thatwaswhyshewas

alwaysthereto__40__meuprightafterschoolwhenIcouldhaveeasilyriddenthebus.Iwouldsitnexttoherandtellherallaboutmy__41__.Some

timeswewouldevenreadabookandwait__42__allthecarsandbuseshadleftbeforewe__43__home.Ivaluedthose__44__timeswhenIhadmymom

alltomyself.Ifelt__45__andpeacefulwhenwesatinthecartogether.Beginningthenewchallengeof__46__didn’tseemsodifficultwhenIknewthatIcould

__47__itwithher.Beingatiny,littlekidinabigscaryworldwasn’tso__48__either.IknewthatmymomlovedmeandthatwasallI__49__tobeloving,jo

yfulandstrong.AsI__50__thosehappytimes,Icanseethattheyalso__51__meforanotherspecialrelationshipinmylaterlife.AllthosetimesIspent__52__toandbei

ngwithmymotherhelpedmetoopenmyhearttotheworld__53__.Herbeautifullovehelpedme__54__tolove.Mom,Iloveyouforeverandwillbealways__55

__toyouforwhatyouhadtaughtme.36.A.ownedB．boughtC．broughtD．loved37.A.youngerB．olderC．smarterD．healthier

38.A.judgedB．viewedC．meantD．concluded39.A.afraidB．delightedC．surprisedD．disappointed40.A.takeB．bringC．ringD．pick41.A.errorB．planC．dayD．year4

2.A.untilB．whileC．thoughD．because43.A.ranB．jumpedC．walkedD．drove44.A.difficultB．annoyingC．specialD．reasona

ble45.A.safeB．lonelyC．terribleD．successful46.A.adventureB．schoolC．churchD．work47.A.provideB．putC．meetD．share48.A.niceB．attractiveC．ba

dD．exciting49.A.neededB．usedC．hadD．intended50.A.getalongwithB．lookbackonC．makeupforD．keepupwith51.A.chargedB．praisedC．forgaveD．prepare

d52.A.replyingB．referringC．talkingD．attending53.A.laterB．immediatelyC．impossiblyD．fluently54.A.decideB．promiseC．learnD．manage55.A.sensitiveB．g

ratefulC．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。Twomenwerewalkingonapathinthe

mountainwhenitcracked(断裂)belowtheirfeet,__56__(leave)themstuckatthetopofwhatremained.Whentherescuepartyarrivedo

nthescene,oneman__57__(sit)atthetopofthesteepslope(陡坡)whiletheotherwaslyingdownontherockygroundbelow,holdingontohis

friend’sleg.__58__thetimerescuersarrived,hehadbeenholdingontohisfriendfor45minutes.Thehelicopter,__59__cametotheirrescue,flewabout100feet

abovethetwomen__60__(avoid)removinganyoftheground.Thetwowerenotonlyonunstableground,butoneofthemwasholdingtheother.__61_

_，therescueworkwasverydifficult.Therescueworkershadtobeextremelycarefulasthe__62__(condition)underfootwerejusttoounpre

dictable.Oneoftherescueworkerswentdownonthewirefromthehelicopterandmanagedtoquicklysecurearopearoundthe__63__(low)ofthetwomen,beforeliftingh

imtotheaircraft.__64__sameprocedurewasrepeatedforhiswalkingpartner.Thetwowalkersraisedthealarmat11：05amonSundayandwererescuedby12：20pm.__

65__ofthemwasinjuredbuttheywereleft“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

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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.Itisanothersymptomofthesocalled

smartphonereliancesyndrome.Formanypeople,theyusethesmartphoneinoffice,athome,evenontheroad;theyplaywithitwhileeating,drinking,evenwhilebathing

.Butreallyitisnotthefaultofoursmartphones,whichwerecreatedtohelpuscommunicatewithoneeventhousandsofkilometersawayandbringmorecon

veniencetoourlives.Ironically,wefeelmoredistancedfromeachotherintherealworld.Thereasonisthatwehavemorechoicesnow,andwehaveto

keepupwithvirtualconversationsforfearofmissingsomething.Smartphonesandothersmartdeviceshaverevolutionized

thewayweinteractwitheachother.Wehaveadaptedtothetechnology.However,onegrouprisksbeingleftbehindbythistrend.Theelderlydonotac

ceptnewtechnologiesasfastastheyoungerandtheycannotenjoytheconvenienceofnewtechnologieseither.Theyevendon'taccesstheInte

rnetmuch.AccordingtoasurveyreleasedbyChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenter,therewere731millionnetizensinChinabytheendof2016,butonly4percentwereabovet

heageof60.Theelderlyfacethelonelinessofbeing“leftbehind”bytheirchildrenworkingincitiesfaraway.SpringFestivalisalmosttheonlychanceforthemtotalkwit

htheyounger,yetsmartphonesrobthemofthisopportunity.Theonlywaytheyoungerandeldergenerationscanmeaningfullyinterac

tisthattheformerputdowntheirsmartphonesduringthisholidayandtalkwiththeelderlyfacetoface.Anditwillalsodousafavor.Actually,wewon'tbethedigital

pioneersin30years.Itisourchildrenthatwillcreateandapplythelatesttechnologies,andwe,slowtoacceptnewthings

,willbelefttoourowndevices.Ifwehopeourchildrenwilltalkwithus30yearslater,weneedtosetagoodexampleforthe

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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3

0分）1-5CACCB6-10AAABC11-15AAACC16-20ACABC二、阅读CDBBCADACBCFBDG三、完形36.DBCAD41.CADCA46.BDCAB51.DCACB四、语篇56.leaving

57.wassitting58.By59.which60.toavoid61.Therefore/Thus62.conditions63.lower64.The65.Neither第四部分:写作（满分4

0分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）Onepossibleversion:DearGeorge，Atyourrequest,IboughtaChinesetextbookforyoulastSaturday.However,Ileftitatho

meandforgottosenditintime.I'mwritingtosaysorrytoyou.Asyouknow,Istudyinaboardingschool,withoutwhosepermission,Ican'tgohomeonweekdays.Ishouldh

averungtotellmyparentstosendthebook,butneitherofthemknowsEnglish.Therefore,onlywhenIreturnhomethisSa

turdaycanIsendittoyou.Itwillarrivelaterthanexpected.Sorryagainforthedelay.IWishyoutremendousprogressinCh

ineselearning.Yourstruly,LiHua第二节：概要写作（满分25分）Onepossibleversion:Today,peopleareaddictedtothesmartphones,whichareintendedtobringu

sconvenience.(要点1)Actually,peoplefeelmorefarawayinreallifewhenaccustomedtothistechnology.(要点2)Theoldpeople,whofailtofol

lowthetrend,loseopportunitiestocommunicatewiththeirchildren.(要点3)Thus,youngpeopleneedtoputdownsmartphonesandhavemorefacetof

acetalkswiththeold,whichbenefitistheold,themselvesandnextgenerations.(要点4)听力原文：Text1W:Whatarewegoingtodotonight?Whydon’twegotothecinemaoraconcert?M

:Well,thethingisthatthere’safootballmatchontelevision.Text2M:Excuseme.CouldIsmokehere,ma’am?W:I’msorry,but

youseethatmybabyissleepinghere.Whydon’tyougotothesmokingareabetweenCarriages8and9?Text3M:Whenwasyourlaptopstolen?W:Itwa

sabout10o’clock.Ilefthomeat8:00,andwhenIcamebackat11:00,itwasgone.Text4M:Shallweeatouttonight?W:Soundsgreat.Whered

oyouwanttogo?M:HowabouttheRedRoseRestaurant?It’sverynearmyhouse.W:It’stoonoisythere.HowabouttheBlueMoonRestau

rant?Ilikethesoftmusicthere—it’samuchnicerenvironmentforeating.Text5W:Whyareyouallwet,Nick?M:Someonefelli

ntothelake,andIjumpedintosavehim.W:Oh,mydearboy,I’msogladyou’reOK.Goandtakeahotbath.Thengiveyourdadacall.I’llgoandprepareyousomedinner.Text6W:Hello,

canyouboarddogshere?M:Yes.Howlongdoyouwanttoboardyourdog?W:⑥IwanttoboardmydogherefromnextMondaytonextThursday.Howmuchperday?M:⑥Asmal

ldogis$25aday;abigdogis$50aday.W:⑥Oh,Ithinkmineisasmallone.⑦Canyouwalkthedogtwiceaday?M:Noproblem.Whenyoubringyourdog,

pleasebringthedog’sregistrationpapers.Text7M:Hello,Alice.What’sthematter?W:I’vebeenherefortwohours.Canyousparemeafewminutes?M:

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

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

esfortheTalentShownextweek.Myclothesareoutofstyle.M:Whynotbuysomenewclothes?W:Idon’thaveenoughmoney.M:Maybeyoucouldgetapart-timejobiny

ourfreetime.W:No,Ican’t.Myparentswantmetospendmoretimeonmystudy.SoIarguedwiththem.M:Oh,youshouldn’targuewithy

ourparents.Youshouldtalktothem.Hey,Julia,whydon’tyouborrowsomefromyoursister?Ithinkyoutwoarethesamesize

.W:That’strue.Butmysisterdoesn’twantmetowearherclothes.Shewantstobeoriginal.SoIhadanargumentwithhertoo.Text9W:H

i,Jackie!We’regoingtoafarewellpartyonFridayevening.Wouldyouliketocome?M:Toaparty?Ruth,I’dloveto!Whosepartyisit?W:Myfriend,Ben.He’sgoingtoPar

isonSaturday.He’sgotagreatjobwithaFrenchmagazine.M:Wow!Goodforhim.Ishehavingapartyathisflat?W:Yes.He’sarrangedforit.M:Whoelseisgoing?W:Well,someofBe

n’sfriendsfromworkandus.M:Thatsoundsgood.Whattimeareyougoing?W:Aboutnineo’clock.Thepartyisatten.M:I’dlike

togowithyou.I’llmeetyouatyourflatataquartertonine.W:Noproblem.Seeyouthen.Text10W:Goodafternoon,shopp

ers!ThisisaspecialrequestfromthesecuritydepartmenthereatWal-Mart.Wehopeyouarefindingeverythingyouarelookingfor,butrightnow,weneedyourhel

p.Wearelookingfora12-year-oldboynamedBrandonMcSorley.Brandon,ifyoucanhearthis,pleasegotothesecuritydesk.You

rmomislookingforyou.Allotherguests,pleasetakeamomenttohelpusfindBrandon.HismotherSallywaslastwithhiminthefrozenfoodssectionabout10minutesago

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