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昆明市2020~2021学年高一期未质量检测英语注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名、考场号、座位号及科目，在规定的位置贴好条形码。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分听力(共两节，满分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答案。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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.£

19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whatistheseasonmostlikelynow?A.Summer.B.Spring.C.Winter.2.Whatistheprobablerelationship

betweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Shopkeeperandcustomer.3.Wherewillthespeakersprobablygonext?A.Anapartment.B.Arestauran

t.C.Asupermarket.4.Whatarethespeakersprobablytalkingabout?A.Aschool.B.Alibrary.C.Abookstore.5.Whenwilltheearliertrainleav

e?A.Infifteenminutes.B.Inthirtyminutes.C.Inanhour.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.Whatisthe

woman?A.Aclerk.B.Amanager.C.Awaiter.7.Whenarethespeakersprobablydoingnow?A.Drinkingcoffee.B.Makingacall.C.Havinganinterview.听第

7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhydoesLuciaaskforleave?A.Togetmoresleep.B.Towaitinthetrafficjam.C.Todealwithatrafficaccident.9.HowdidLuciagototheofficetoday?A.Bycar

.B.Bysubway.C.Bybus.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhatsportdoesCharleslikemost?A.Football.B.Skiing.C.Running.11.Whatdayisittoday?A.Thursday.B.Fri

day.C.Saturday.12.WhatwillthespeakersprobablydothisSaturday?A.Enjoyafilm.B.Attendameeting.C.Gotoaparty.听第9段材料

，回答第13至16题。13.Whatdoesthewomancareaboutmost?A.Thephone'sbrand.B.Thephone'scamera.C.Thephone'sappearance.14.Whichmobilephonedoesthew

omanbuy?A.Theblackone.B.Thepinkone.C.Thewhiteone.15.Howdoesthewomanpay?A.Incash.B.Bycreditcard.C.Throughonlinepay

ment.16.Whatgiftdoesthewomanchoose?A.Abag.B.Anumbrella.C.Anotebook.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howdoesthespeakerfeelaboutthetrip?A.Boring.B.Enjoyabl

e.C.Strange.18.Whatdidthespeakerdointhefirstworkshop?A.ShedesignedaT-shirt.B.Sheplayedinatheater.C.Shemadesomeearrings.19.Whatdoesthespeakersuggest

inthelastpoint?A.Makingareasonableplan.B.Doingsomethingunexpected.C.Steppingoutofcomfortzones.20.Whatisth

espeakermainlytalkingabout?A.Tipsonbeingconfident.B.Waystostartaworkshop.C.Benefitsoftravelingalone.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每

小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AYourRoomSelectionOne-BedroomApartmentThisroom,smallasitis,iswellequipped.Itfeaturesaflat-screenTV,andaw

ashingmachineandhairdryer.Aprivatekid'sbedisalsooffered.Price:$60/nightMaxguests:Equippedwith:●Airconditioning●Microwave●CDplayerNofreecancella

tion(退订)!Booknow,andpayin15days!Two-BedroomSuite(套间)Thislargeapartmentfeaturesafullkitchen,3flat-screenTVs,andawashingmachineandhairdr

yer.Aspabathandwalk-inshowerareincludedin1ofthe2bathrooms.Aprivatestudyisalsooffered.Price:$120/nightMaxgu

ests:Equippedwith:●Airconditioning●DVDplayer●MicrowaveFreecancellationuntilOct27,2021!Booknowandpaywhenyoustay!Two-BedroomApartmentThislargeapar

tmentfeaturesafullkitchen,3flat-screenTVs,andawashingmachineandhairdryer.Aspabathandwalk-inshowerareincludedin1ofthe2bathrooms.Aprivatepetr

oomisalsooffered.Price:$130/night(Breakfastincluded)Maxguests:Equippedwith:●Microwave●Dishwasher●DiningareaNofreecancellation!Booknowandpaywh

enyoustay!Three-BedroomSuiteThislargeapartmentfeaturesafullkitchen,4flat-screenTVs,andwashingfacilities.Aprivat

ebabyroom,diningarea,and2bathroomsarealsoincluded.Price:$180/nightMaxguests:Equippedwith:●DVDplayer●Microwave●FridgeFreecancell

ationuntilOct27,2021!Booknow,andpaywhenyoustay.21.Howmanypeoplecanliveina1-bedroomflatatmost?A.3.B.4.C.8.D.10.22.Whichofthefollowingschargesth

emostpernight?A.TheOne-BedroomApartment.B.TheTwo-BedroomSuite.C.TheTwo-BedroomApartment.D.TheThree-BedroomSuite.23.

Whatdotheseselectionshaveincommon?A.TheycanbecanceledonOct.27,2021.B.Theyareequippedwithamicrowave.C.Theyofferbr

eakfasttoguestsforfree.D.Theyrequiregueststopayinadvance.BA99-year-oldwomanandahighschoolstudentinBritishColumbiahaveformedawonderfulfrien

dshipthroughaprogramthatconnectsseniorswithyoungpeople.MyrtleMacDonald,99,saysshesignedupforthelocalprogramafterfeelinglonelybecauseherdaug

hterandsoncouldn'tkeephercompany.Shewaspaired(结对子)withJaelynBrown,17,basedontheircommoninterest--nursing.“Ijustfoundhermoreinterestedandlessinahu

rrythanIexpected.Ithasfilledanemptyspot,”saidMacDonald.Forthehighschoolstudentstakingpart,thetimespentwithseniorsca

nbeusedtowardvolunteerhoursneededforgraduation.They'resupposedtospeakfor30minuteseachweek,butmanygofarbeyondthat.“Iloveandlookf

orwardtogettingtotalktohereveryweek.Wetalkaboutanhourand15minutes,andthetimejustgoesbysoquickly,”saidBrown

.MacDonald,aformernurse,spentmuchofherlifeteachingandlivinginotherpartsoftheworldhelpingpeopleinneed.Thestorie

sareinspiringtoBrown,whoalsowantstobecomeanurse.“Inhighschooltheykindofsayyougotoschool,yougetajob,youhavekids

.It'saregularpracticebuttalkingtoherhasmademerealizeIdon'thavetolimitmyselftoonething.Icanhaveitall,”shesaid.Theprogramhasb

eenagoodfortunetobothseniorsandhighschoolstudents.Duetovariousreasons,seniorscan'tmeetwiththeirfamiliesandstudentsarehavingtroublegettin

gtheirvolunteerhours.“Therefore,there'sbeenahugepositiveresponsefromthem,”saidtheprogram'sorganizerConnieSta

m.24.Howdothehighschoolstudentshelptheseniors?A.Bycontactingtheirrelatives.B.Bycommunicatingwiththem.C.By

doinghouseworkforthem.D.Bysettingupthevolunteerprogram.25.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheprogram?A.Itimprovestheseniors

'health.B.Itcollectssomedataforresearch.C.Itcallsforsomepracticalnursingskills.D.Itgoesbeyondtherequi

rementforgraduation.26.WhichcanbestdescribeMacDonaldasanurse?A.Grateful.B.Graceful.C.Helpful.D.Powerful.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AGoodFrie

ndIsACloseRelativeB.TrueFriendshipBridgesAgeGapsC.FriendshipIsTheBasisOfMoralityD.OldFriendsAndOldwineAreBestCGroupbuyingwebsit

esaregettingpopularinChinasincepeopleliketospendtheirmoneymorewisely.Thusitisnotsurprisingtoseethatthenumberofsuchwebsitesisgr

owing.However,consumers(消费者)arefacingaproblem—toomuchinformation.Theyhavetosurfmanysitestoknowaboutthebestoffer.Wouldn'titbenicei

ftherewasasingleplacethatcombined(组合)alltheinformationandpresentedittotheuserssothattheycouldeasilymakeabettershoppingdecision?

RonaldLirecognizedthiswasagoodbusinessopportunityandhestartedtodosomeresearch.RonaldLifoundthattherewasnosu

chappinthemarketatthattime.Hedecidedtodeveloponehimself.RonaldLiknewthathehadtostepupthespeed.Themarketisallabout

offeringtherightsolutionattherighttime.Hehadtolearnfromothersitessoastodeveloponethatprovidedgreatuserexperience.Hehadtoputhimselfinthebu

yer'sshoessoastoknowwhattheywant.Theprocesswasnotwithoutdifficulties.Themostchallengingonewastheautomatic(自动的)systemthatisrequi

redtoactivelysearchtheinformationfromthevariousgroupbuyingsites.Besides,RonaldLiwasawarethatsomeotherpeoplewerestartingtowo

rkonit.Eventually,hespentabouttwoweeksonthedevelopmentandhaditdone.TheappwasthenpresentedtoApple.Ittookafewdaystogetapproved(获准).Theappfinall

ycameintothemarketon18February.On24February,itreachedthenumberonepositioninthelistofTopThreeiPhoneApps.Injustthreedays,ithasachievedover30thousan

ddownloads.28.Whatproblemareconsumersfacing?A.Theyspendtoomuchmoneyonline.B.TheyhavetosurftheInterneteveryday.C.T

heydon'tknowwhichwebsitestotrust.D.Theyarepuzzledbytoomuchinformation.29.WhatisthepurposeofRonaldLi'

sapp?A.Tohelppeopledosmarteronlineshopping.B.TomakehiscompanymorepopularinChina.C.TosetupabettersellingmarketontheIn

ternet.D.Toattractpeopletobuymorethingswiththeapp.30.Whatisthemostdifficultfordevelopingtheapp?A.Marketcompetition.B.Financialpressure.C.Auto

maticsearchingsystem.D.Poorworkingexperience.31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theappwasexpensive.B.Theappupdatedslowly.C.Ronaldsucceed

edatlast.D.Ronaldcreated3iPhoneapps.DLearningotherlanguages,youdiscoverhowtosaythesamethinginmanydifferentways.InEnglishwesay“goodnight”.InRussia,pe

oplesay“ΠoЗДpаΒЛеНИе”.InVietnamese,peoplesay“chúcngúngon”,whichmeans“haveadelicioussleep”.WhenIthinkaboutth

eword“delicious,Ithinkofpizza,chocolateandice-cream.Idon'tthinkaboutgoingtosleep.Sodependingonthelanguage,differentphraseswillimproveyourcreativity

andforceyoutothinkabouthowtosaythingsinadifferentway.Studyinganewlanguage,youwillnoticethatyouhavetolearnanewsens

eofhumorthatcomesalongwiththecultureofthatlanguage.SometimesjokesthatworkinEnglishwon'tworkinFrenchorJapanes

e.ButsometimesthingsthatnobodywouldlaughatinEnglishworkinVietnamese.IlearnedthiswhenIperformedthestand-upcomedyinVietnam.Alotofmynon-

Vietnamesespeakingfriendswouldaskmetotranslatethejokesforthem,butwhenItranslateditbackintoEnglish,noonelaughed.Whenyoulearnane

wlanguage,youhavetolearnalotofvocabulary,newgrammar,idiomsandmuchmorebesides.Doingthis,youhavetolearnmemoryskills.Thesecouldbeflas

hcards,usingrecallmethods,orbuildingamemorypalace.Whatevertacticyouuse,itwillstrengthenyourcreativity.Nexttimeyoumeets

omeonewhospeaksseverallanguages,beforeyouthinkthattheyhavesomethingspecialgoingonintheirbrain,takeastepbackandthink.Maybetheydo.B

utmaybethey'vegotthatspecialthingbecausethey'vemadetheefforttolearnseverallanguages.Aneffortissomethingweallneed.

32.Whichhastheclosestmeaningas“chúcngúngon”inEnglish?A.Haveagooddream.B.Haveaniceday.C.Enjoydeliciousfood.D.

Seeyounexttime.33.Whydidnoonelaughafterhearingthetranslationofthejokes?A.ThejokeswerenotfunnyinVietnamese.B.Theauthorwasnotahumoroustr

anslator.C.EnglishislesshumorousthanVietnamese.D.Theaudiencecouldn'tgetthehumorinEnglish.34.Whatdoestheunderline

dword“tactic”inparagraph3mean?A.Strategy.B.Information.C.Guideline.D.Expression.35.Inwhichsectionofamagazinemaythetextcomefrom?A.Nature.B.Education

.C.Travel.D.Health.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。Whenyou'revisitingLondon，there'snobetterwaytoexperienc

eEnglishculturethandrinkingacupoftea.36Ifyou'veeverwantedtodrinktealikeaLondoner,keepreadingtofindtheanswe

rstoyourmostcommonquestions!●Whentodrinktea?37There'sno“right”timetoenjoytea,soyoucanadditanywhereintoyourdailyroutine.Y

oucangetacupoftearightinthemorningtohelpyouwakeup,whileyou'reatwork,orintheeveningafteralongday.Trytoavoidteaafte

r2p.m.ifyouhavetroublesleeping.●38Wearsmartclotheswhenyougooutfortea.Eventhoughyoudon'tneedtodressup,youshouldn'tjustshowupinsweatp

antsorsneakers.Aslongasyourclotheslookneatandclean,you'llbefinefortea.●Howlongtosteep(浸泡)tea?Blackteausuallytakesaround5minutesforf

ullflavor(香味).Oncethetearoomaddsthehotwaterandteaintheteapot,leaveitalonesotheflavorswillspreadquickly.Ifyouservet

ooearly,theteawilltasteweak.39●Howtoservetea?Pourcupsofteaforotherpeoplebeforeyouserveyourself.Ifyou'reholdingthetea

pot,it'syourjobtoservethetea.40Onlypouryourcupafteryougiveteatoeveryoneelsetoshowthatyou'repolite.A.Howtodressfortea?B.Howtobehaveatt

ea?C.Addmilktoyourcupbeforeyoupouryourtea.D.TeaisoneofthemostpopulardrinksintheUK.E.Feelfreetohaveteaat

anymomentduringtheday.F.However,itwilltastestrongerifyouleaveittoolong.G.Alwaysaskaroundthetabletoseeifanyoneelsewantsteafirst.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45

分）第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。CairistionaFlatleyhasalwaysbeenananimallover.Sowh

enshe41asocialmediapostaboutatwo-leggedcatinneedofa(n)42,shehadafeelingthatshewasthe43persontotakeRexieRooin.RexieRooisayoungcat

whowasbroughttoashelterinUtahinJanuary2020.Bothofhisfrontlegswere44hurtwhenhewasfound,andhisrescuersguessedthathe'dbeen45byacar.What'swors

e,thecat'slegsweretoodamagedtobe46.Theironlyoptionwastoremovehisfrontlegstogivehimasecond47oflife.Despitehispainandhavingto48ge

ttingaroundonhisbacklegs,RexieRoowasalwayslovingeveryonearoundhim.Theonly49waswhethertheycouldfindsomeonewhowas50totakeinapetwithspecialneeds.Tha

t'swhenCairistionacametothe51!Sheadopted(收养)RexieRooandmadehimfeelathome.Shequickly52thathe'sveryfood-motivated(驱使),sosheusedcatfoodto53himtodohis

at-home“physicalexercise”.“WhenpeopletellmeI'mso54foradoptingaspecialneedcatandthatheisluckytohaveme,Icanonlythinkabouthow

55Iamtohavehiminmylife,”“Cairistionasaid.“I56himsomuch,andhehasbroughtmealotof57andpeace.Ithinkhecan

58peoplealotaboutpatienceandlove,”sheadded.“Mylifeis59becauseheisinit.Itelleveryoneheisthe60ofmylife.”41.A.sawB.igno

redC.choseD.published42.A.cageB.familyC.judgeD.operation43.A.outgoingB.honestC.braveD.perfect44.A.badlyB.slightlyC.mostlyD.n

early45.A.takenawayB.turnedawayC.knockeddownD.putdown46.A.curedB.replacedC.liftedD.trained47.A.reasonB.honorC.impressionD.ch

ance48.A.objecttoB.hurryupC.adapttoD.giveup49.A.opinionB.problemC.wayD.suggestion50.A.thankfulB.richC.willingD.creative51.A.ch

eckB.treatmentC.agreementD.rescue52.A.discoveredB.announcedC.stressedD.imagined53.A.forceB.encourageC.promiseD.permit54.A.calmB

.awkwardC.anxiousD.kind55.A.luckyB.regretfulC.upsetD.generous56.A.respectB.trustC.loveD.miss57.A.tensionB.

desireC.joyD.pain58.A.prepareB.teachC.awardD.require59.A.toughB.ordinaryC.shorterD.better60.A.pressureB.lightC.challengeD.truth第二节（共10小题；每小

题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,Britain,England—manypeople61(

confuse)bywhatthesedifferentnamesmean.GettingtoknowalittlebitaboutBritishhistorywill62(certain)helpyousolvethepuzzle.Fromthe16thcenturytothe19

thcentury,Wales,ScotlandandtheKingdomofIrelandjoinedonebyone63(create)theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.Inthe64(twenty)century,thesouthern

partofIrelandbrokeaway65theUK,resultinginthefullnamewehavetoday:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Thefour66(country)that

belongtotheUKworktogetherinsomeareas.However,theyalsohavesomedifferences.TheUnitedKingdomhas67interestingandlonghistorytoexplore.Almosteverywhereyo

ugointheUK,youwillbesurroundedbyevidenceoffourdifferentgroupsofpeople68tookoveratdifferenttimesthroughouthistory.Inadditiontotheabov

e,thereisstillsomething69(much)tolearnabouttheinterestinghistoryandcultureoftheUnitedKingdom.Studyingthehistoryofthecountrywillmake70(you)v

isitmuchmoreenjoyable.第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增

加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。IexperiencedtheNaadamF

estivalinChina'sInnerMongoliainthisyear.Naadammeant“games”inMongolian.It'srepresentedbythreeevents:horser

acing,wrestlingorarchery,whichareallsoexcitingtowatch.Beforethegame,thecompetitorssanganddancedhappily,wavedtheirarms.Afterthes

eamazingperformance,thewrestlingcompetitionbegan.Iabsoluteenjoyedthehorseraces.However,Iwassurprisedthattheriderswaschildren

ofthesameagewithme.Inbeginning,Iwasworriedabouttheirsafety,butthelocalssaidtheyenjoyedthembyridinghorsesallthe

life.AtthatmomentIstartedtounderstandwhatpeoplesay“HorsesareattheheartofMongolianculture.”第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你校将举办个人才艺展示活动(talentshow)，请

你写封邮件向网友Peter介绍此次活动，内容包括：1.时间、地点；2.活动安排。注意：1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。昆明市2020~2021学年高一期末质量检测英语参考答案及评分标准一、听力理解（共20小题，1.5分/题，满分30

分）：1~5CCBCB6~10BBCAA11~15AABAC16-20ABACC二、阅读理解（共20小题，2分/题，满分40分）：21~23ADB24~27BDCB28-31DACC32-35ADAB36-40DEAFG三、完形填空（共20小题，1.5分/题，满分30分）：41~45A

BDAC46~50ADCBC51-55DABDA56-60CCBDB四、短文填空（共10小题，1.5分/题，满分15分）：6l.areconfused62.certainly63.tocreate64.twentieth/20th65.from66.countries67.

An68.who/that69.More70.your五、短文改错（共10小题，1分/题，满分10分）：IexperiencedtheNaadamFestivalinChina'sInnerMongoliainthisyear.Naadammeantmeans“games”inMong

olian.It'srepresentedbythreeevents:horseracing,wrestlingorarchery,whichandareallsoexcitingtowatch.Beforethegam

e,thecompetitorssanganddancedhappily,wavedwavingtheirarms.Aftertheseamazingperformance,thewrestlingcom

petitionbegan.performancesIabsoluteenjoyedthehorseraces.However,Iwassurprisedthattheriderswaschildrenofabsolutelywerethesame

agewithme.In∧beginning,Iwasworriedabouttheirsafety,butthelocalssaidtheytheenjoyedthembyridinghorsesallthelife.AtthatmomentIstartedto

understandwhatpeoplesaythemselveswhy“HorsesareattheheartofMongolianculture.”六、书面表达（共1题，满分25分）：ApossibleversionDearPeter,Howisever

ythinggoing?Learningthatyouarekeenonourtalentshow,Iwouldliketotellyousomedetailsaboutit.Aimedtoenrich

ourschoollife,theindividualtalentshowwillbescheduledat2:00p.m.intheschoolhallnextFridayafternoon,whichwilllast3hours.

Anincreasingnumberofstudentshavesignedupforitactively.Therewillbeavarietyofperformancesincludingplayingtheviolin,thepiano,theguitarand

soon.Inaddition,differentkindsoffantasticdanceswillbeperformedatthetalentshow.Theactivitywillbesupposedtoarous

eourinterestsinart.Ifyoucouldcome,itwouldbebetter.Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua昆明市2020~2021学年高一期未质量检测英语听力原文Text1W:Look!Theg

round,thetreesandthegrassareallwhite!Quitebeautiful,right?M:Yeah.You'reright!TomandMarycanmakeasnowmanafteritstopssnowing!Text2W:Hello,sir!

WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Well,I'dliketobuyapairofdanceshoesformywifeandapairofsportsshoesformydaughter.W:Ok,pleasefollowme.Herearetheshoesyoun

eed.Text3M:Honey,yourapartmentisreallyamess!Whynotbuyasweepertocleanit?W:Oh,itdoesn'tmakeanydifference.I'llbuyitin

thesupermarkettomorrow.Comeon,Ican'twaittocatsomehamburgers.AndI'vecalledataxialready.Text4W:Ilikeitherever

ymuch!It'sclosetomyhome.Andtheownerissonice!M:Yeah,thebooksherearealsoverycheapandnewerthanthoseintheschoolli

brary.Text5M:Excuseme,whendoesthetrainforPrincetonleave?Infifteenminutes?W:Let'ssee.There'sonethatwillleaveinhalfanho

ur,andanotheroneinanhour.M:Thankyou.I'lltaketheearlierone.Text6W:Hello,thisisLindainLuckyCoffeeHouse.Ma

yIspeaktoAllenSmith?M:Yes!ThisisAllenspeaking.W:Well,Isawtheapplicationyousentme.I'dliketoinviteyoutocometomyofficeforaninte

rviewnextMonday.willitbeconvenientforyou?M:Hmm...I'mafraidnot.IwillbebusynextMondayandTuesday.HowaboutnextWednesday?W:Well.Okay.

Callmebeforeyoucometomyoffice,please.M:OK.Thankyou.Bye.W:Bye.Text7W:Robert,IwonderifIcouldaskyouforahalf-dayleave.M:Lucia,what'swrong?Didyougetupla

teagain?W:No,Ihadasmalltrafficaccidentonthewaytoourcompany,soIneedtodealwithitnow.M:Oh,sorrytohearthat.A

reyouokaynow?Hmm...waitaminute,Irememberyoualwayscometotheofficebysubwayorbus.W:Well,I'mfinenow.Iboughtanewcaryesterday.SoIdrovet

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lly,becomemoreconfident.