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连城一中2020—2021学年上期高二年级月考一英语试卷满分150分考试时间120分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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.Wh

atdoweknowaboutJohn?A.Hehadanaccident.B.Heworksinthehospital.C.Hesufferedfromaheadache.2.Whyisthemanlate?A.Heoversle

pt.B.Helosthiscarkey.C.Hehadnoalarmclocks.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Health.B.Education.C.Environment.4.H

owoldisthegirl?A.6yearsold.B.9yearsold.C.15yearsold.5.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Formerclassmates.C.Workmates.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。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.Whoneedsanewdress?A.Jenny.B.Ann.C.Lucy.7.Wherewillthespeakersgofirst?A.Aclothesstore.

B.TheCityLibrary.C.Abookstore.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whatisthepartyfor?A.Afestival.B.Abirthday.C.Ananniversary.9.Whydoesth

egirltalktotheman?A.Toaskforpermission.B.Tomakeaninvitation.C.Togetsomeadvice.10.Whatwilltheheadmasterdobeforetheparty?

A.SinganEnglishsong.B.Sharehisresolutions.C.Deliveraspeech.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Whatdidthemanthinkofthegirl’slastpaper?A.Excellent

.B.Ordinary.C.Poorlydone.12.Whohelpedthegirlwithherresearch?A.Jean.B.Mr.Smith.C.Ms.White.13.Whatwillthegirldonext?A.Rewritethepaper.B.Askfo

rsickleave.C.Prepareforanoralpresentation.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Getfit.B.Killtime.C.Relaxhers

elf.15.Whencannon-membersenjoythespecialoffer?A.Thismonth.B.Duringholidays.C.Ontheirbirthdays.16.Howmuchdoesaswimmingclasscostnon

-memberseachtime?A.$35.B.$25.C.$10.17.Whatclasswillthewomanchoose?A.Aweightliftingclass.B.Aswimmingclass.C.Ayogaclass.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18.Whydidthereaderfeellonely?A.Shehadtroublewithherstudies.B.Herbestfriendwasn’taround.C.Shewasunabletol

ookafterherself.19.Whatisthespeakertryingtodo?A.Introduceaclass.B.Shareexperiences.C.Givesuggestions.20.Whomisthisp

assagewrittenfor?A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.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。ARave-on!Howaboutlearningnewskillsontheguitar,drumsandkeyboardbyvideo?Followthetouch-screeninstruc

tionstofindlessonsoneachinstrument,orsearchforasongtopracticeplayingalongto.TryourProfessionalSelection

,withvideoclipsofbandmemberswhowillexplainthetechniquesthatmaketheirrecordingssoindividual.Show-in-a-day!Beastarsingerordance

rforthedayinaone-time-onlyspecialperformance!Expertsininternationalmusicanddancestyleswilltrainyou,andcostumesprovidedfortheperformanceh

elpcreateareallyspecial,individualshow.Getyourfriendsandfamilytocomeandseeyouperform,asnovideoingorphotographyisallowed.Archiv

edImagesWanttofindoutaboutanewband,orjustwantmoreinformationaboutanoldfavourite?Visitourcollectiontofindoutfactsandfigu

res,orseetheactualpossessionsoffamousbandsandmusiciansyouareinterestedin.Youcanactuallygettotouchthingswornonstageatmajorrockandp

opevents,andthereareplentyofotherconcertsouvenirs.Rhythm-studioGetyourbodymovinginthestudioandlearntomovetorhythmsandsoundsfromthepasttonow,incl

udingSoulandDisco.Learnyourstepsfromourprofessionalonscreendanceinstructor,thenwatchyourperformanceandbecomethestarinyourownvideorecordi

ngwhichyoucantakeaway!21.Jameslikescollectinginformationabouthisfavouritebands,whichwillhechoose?A.Rave-on!B.Show-in-

a-day!C.ArchivedImages.D.Rhythm-studio.22.InwhatwayisRhythm-studiodifferentfromShow-in-a-day?A.Rhythm-studiooffersfreegiftsfrommusicia

ns.B.Rhythm-studiohasexpertstoteachfacetoface.C.Rhythm-studioallowspeopletobringvideoshome.D.Rhythm-studiogetsfamilymem

berstoenjoytheshows.23.Wherecanyoumostprobablyreadtheaboveinformation?A.Inanewspaper.B.Inareport.C.Inasciencemagazine.D.Inat

ravelbrochure.BAreyoupreparingforastandardizedEnglishexam?Doyoufindthelisteningsectionparticularlychallenging?Thewor

ldofstandardizedexaminationstoassesscandidates’abilitiesintheEnglishlanguagehasgrownrapidly,especiallyinthelast30years.Mostoftheseexamsinclud

ealisteningpaper,inwhichanumberofmicro-skillsaretested,suchaslisteningfordetailedinformation,underst

andinganauthor’sattitudeandmore.Despitethedifferenttypesofexamsoutthere,theyallsharemanythings.Wecancallthem“skills”,astheycanbeappliedwhiletakin

gthelisteningtest.Youneedtoexerciseyourskillstomake“educatedguesses”althoughyouwon’teverhavesuperpowers.Mosts

tandardizedtestsgiveyousometimetoreadahead.Youmustusethistimewisely,asthisiscrucialtopredictingasmuchaspossibleanumberofthings.You

shouldquicklyaskyourself:Whatistheirrelationship?Wherearethey?Whyaretheytalking?Whataretheirtones?Bydo

ingthis,youwillbeabletosetthesituationandexpectspecificvocabularywhichmightbeusedinthecominglisteningmat

erials.Allthiscanbedoneveryquickly.Ifthepassagecontainsgapsthatyoumustfillout,youshouldtrytopredictthetypeofwordorexpression(noun,adjecti

ve,verb,etc.).Donottrytoreadeverythingindetail;onlyfocusonthekeywords.Withpractice,youwillbeabletopredictw

ithacertainlevelofprecision.Evenifyoufinditdifficult,tryingtomakeapredictionwillalwayshelpyouconcentrateonthetask,thusmakin

gitalotmoremanageableandunderstandable.Becomingasuccessfulcandidatetakestimeandpractice.Unlessyouhaveha

denoughpracticeinEnglish,youwon’tprobablybeabletogetyourdesiredscore.Keepinmindthatmoststandardizedexamsaremoreaboutskillsthan

knowledge.24.Theunderlinedterm“educatedguesses”inParagraph3canbereplacedwith_____.A.effortstoachievehighscoresB.quickdecisionsaboutthechoiceC.bet

teroptionsusingthesamewordsD.predictionswithacertainlevelofprecision25.Whatshouldbestressedmoreinasta

ndardizedlisteningtestaccordingtothepassage?A.Skills.B.Vocabulary.C.Scores.D.Knowledge.26.Whodoyouthinkthepassageisintendedfor?A.Tea

chers.B.Managers.C.Speakers.D.Candidates.CDoyouthinkalienbeingsexistsomewhereintheuniverse?ItseemslikeMars,our

closestneighbor,hasinspiredthemostsciencefictionastheplacewherealiensaremostlikelytocomefrom.RecentMarsprobes(探测)haveshownusthatthereisnolifeonthatpl

anet—atleastnotnow.Butthatdoesnotmeanthatlifedoesnotexistelsewhere—afterall,theuniverseisreallybig.Alotofscientificresear

chisgoingoninthesearchfor“extraterrestriallife”.Thinkaboutit—whyshouldthesevenbillionpeopleonthislittlepla

netbetheonlylivingbeingsintheuniverse?Itwould,infact,seemlogicalthatthisisnotthecase.Soscientificresearchinthismatterisbasedaroundtheideaoffi

ndingotherplanetsthathaveenvironmentsthatcansupportlife—environmentssimilartotheEarth.Thesearchisonfortheeviden

ceoftheexistence,orearlierexistenceoflife:fromverywisebeingstosimpleorganisms(有机物).Sofar,therehavebeenanu

mberoftheoriesastowhichplanetarybodiesmayhaveanatmospherethatcansupportsuchlifeandthereforedeservecloserattention.Asforplaceswith

inourownMilkyWayGalaxy,ithasbeenassumedoverthedecadesthatMarsandVenus,aswellassomeofthemoonsofJupiterandSaturn,ma

yhavebeenhostsforlife.Now,astechnologieshaveimprovedandwecanobtainmeasurementsofthecompositionoftheatmosphere

onextra-solarplanets,thechancesoffinding“alien”lifeformsareincreasing.Therehasbeenatheorythatsomeoftheplanetsint

hehabitablezoneofthereddwarfstarGliese581maybeabletosupportlife.In2007,scientistsdiscoveredexoplanetG

liese581c—andfeltthatitsatmospherewasmostsuitableforsupportinglife.Butfurtherresearchrevealedthatitwouldnot.Now,atten

tionhasbeenturnedtoGliese581d,attheouteredgeofthestar’shabitablezone.Themainstandardsfordecidingwhetheraplanetarybodycanbelife-supp

ortingareatmosphericconditionswhichallowtheexistenceofwater.Gliese581isabout20.4lightyearsawayfromtheEarth,soevenif

lifedoesexistthere,thedistancewouldmeanthatcommunicationwouldbeunlikely.Havingsaidthis—whosaysalienli

feforms(iftheyexist)needwater?27.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.LifeexistingoutsideoftheEarth.B.Theevidenceoftheexistenceoflife.C.Otherf

arawayplanetsintheuniverse.D.Creaturesknownfromsciencefictions.28.Whatmakesitpossibleforpeopletofind“alienbeings”?A.Modernsci

entifictheories.B.Atmosphericconditions.C.EnvironmentssimilartotheEarth.D.Advancedtechnologies.29.From

thepassage,weknowthat_________.A.theatmosphereofGliese581cwasmostsuitableforlifeB.itisnotcertainwhetheralienlifeformsneedwaterornotC.t

he7billionpeopleontheEartharetheonlybeingsintheuniverseD.thedistanceof20.4lightyearsmakesitimpossibletofindlifeonGliese581d30.Whichofthe

followingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.DoAliensExist?B.IsMarsSuitableforLife?C.AreAlienLifeFormsVarious?D.CanWeCommunicatewithAli

ens?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。FrenchUniversitiestoOfferMoreClassesinEnglishFranc

eaimstobringmoreforeignstudentstoitsuniversitiesbyofferingmoreclassestaughtinEnglish.Franceishometofamo

usuniversitiesliketheSorbonneinParisandseveralleadingbusinessschools.31Butitranks(排名)behindtheUS,BritainandAustraliain

thetotalnumberofforeignstudentswhostudythere.32ThecountryhasseenincreasedcompetitionfromGermany,Russia,CanadaandChina.U

nderthenewplan,Francewilleasestudentvisarequirements.33StartingnextMarch,foreignerswhohaveearnedaFrenchmaster’sdegreewillbeabletore

ceivearesidencevisa(居留签证).ThechangeismeanttohelprecentgraduateslookforworkorsetupabusinessinFrance.34Currently,student

sinFrance—includingforeignstudents—pay(about)170eurosayearforabachelor’sdegreeand243eurosayearforamaster’sdegree.Official

ssaidthelowcostofeducationinFranceleadsstudentsfromothercountriestobelievethatthequalityofaFrencheducationislowerthanwhat

othercountriesoffer.BeginninginSeptember2019,non-Europeanstudentswillpay2,770eurosayearforabachelor’sd

egreeand3,770eurosforgraduatedegrees.35Francewillusetheextramoneytobuildbettereducationfacilitiesandincreasethenumberofscholarship

sforforeignstudents.A.Studentvisaapplicationsalsowillbeavailableonline.B.That’swhyweneedtowelcomemoreforeignstudents.C.Thecountryi

sapopularchoiceamongnon-English-speakingstudents.D.ThatisstillmuchlesscostlythansomeotherEuropeancountries,howeve

r.E.IncreasingthenumberofforeignersstudyinginthecountrywouldhelpbuildFrenchinfluenceoverseas.F.Francealsopla

nstoincreasethecostsforstudentswhocomefromoutsidetheEuropeanEconomicArea.G.Between2011and2016，thenumberoff

oreignstudentsstudyingatFrenchuniversitiesfellby8.5percent.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。AGoodHearttoLean(倚靠)OnMorethanIrealized,Dadhashelpedmekeepmybalance.WhenIwasyoung,Ididn’twanttobeseenwithmyfather.Hewasshort

andcrippled(瘸),andwhenwe36together,hishandonmyarmforbalance,peoplewouldlookatus.Itwas37tocoordinate(协调)ou

rsteps,andwedidn’t38muchaswewentalong,justkeepingsilent.39aswestartedout,healwayssaid,“Yousetthepace(步伐).Iwilltrytostaywithyou.”In

mymemory,myfatherwenttoworkeveryday,rainorshine.Healmostnever40aday,evenifotherscouldnot.Meanwhilehehadto41theunkindla

ughterfromothers.WhenIthinkofitnow,Iamsurprisedathowmuch42itmusthavetakenhimtomakealivingundersuch43.Althoughdisab

led,myfatherstilltriedtotakepartinactivitiesinhisownway.Whenabaseballteamdidn’thaveamanager,hekeptit4

4.Hewasaknowledgeablebaseballfanandoftentookmetothe45.Healsolikedtogotoparties,wherehecouldhaveagoodtime46sittingandwatching

.Inow47thathetookpartinsomethingsthroughme,hisonlyson.He48meallthetime.WhenIplayedball,he“played”too.WhenIjoinedtheNavy,he“joined”too

.Hewas49tospendallhistimestayingwithme.Henevertalkedabouthimselfasanobjectof50,nordidheshowanyenvy(嫉妒)ofthemorefortun

ate.Whathe51inotherswasa“goodheart’’,andifhefoundone,theownerwasgoodenoughforhim.NowthatIamolder,Ibelievethatisaproperrulebywhichto52people,

eventhoughIstilldon’tknowexactlywhata“goodheart”is.SometimesIwonderifhe53myunwillingnessduringourwalks.I

fhedid,IamsorryInevertoldhimhowsorryIwas,andhowI54it.AtsuchtimesIwouldputmyhandonhisarmtogetmy55,andsay,“Yousetthe

pace.Iwilltrytostaywithyou.”36.A.calledB.walkedC.listenedD.laughed37.A.dangerousB.popularC.strangeD.difficult38.A.tryB.mixC.sayD.act

39.A.ButB.NorC.SoD.Unless40.A.coveredB.sharedC.enjoyedD.missed41.A.loseB.bearC.sendD.earn42.A.talentB.luckC.courageD.

duty43.A.stressB.powerC.lossD.fun44.A.lastingB.goingC.waitingD.pushing45.A.projectsB.officesC.matchesD

.stations46.A.stillB.evenC.seldomD.just47.A.understandB.compareC.promiseD.declare48.A.checkedB.followedC.sear

chedD.reasoned49.A.crazyB.sorryC.eagerD.nervous50.A.loveB.fearC.hopeD.pity51.A.lookedforB.gaveupC.heardof

D.worriedabout52.A.imagineB.judgeC.controlD.attract53.A.mentionedB.treatedC.sensedD.passed54.A.doubtedB.avoidedC.confirmedD.regretted55.A.balan

ceB.challengeC.advantageD.position第二节根据首字母或汉语提示填入一个恰当的单词。（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.Thedebatedidnotcometoac__________untilmidnight.57

.Thevotewascompleted.Thechairmanatheresult.58.Iturnedthe______andopenedthedoor.59.________(expose)yourselftothestrongsunlighttoolongwilldoharmto

yourskin.60.Wehavealreadymade__________(安排)forourvacation.61.Englandisroughly________intothreezones.62.PleasesendanemailtoMrChenatyourc__________63.

Yourcommentonthemoviemadeadeep________onus.64.Wemusttakea_____________(科学)approachtotheproblem.65._________(construct)inAD1066,theTowerofL

ondonhadremainedstandingforonethousandyears.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节概要写作（满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Gettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpe

ople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethough

tthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenupth

eskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.Sodidthek

ingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryI

V,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshould

notgoout.Thoughthebeliefinthemerit(好处)ofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18century.

Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsof

cleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarII.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter

,surfacestoshine.Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfir

st-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmu

nologist(免疫学家),encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatter(后者)positionisgainingsomeground._

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_____________________________________________________________第二节书面表达（满分25分）为了号召大家多读书，你校于7月25日组织了一次“亲子共读（parent-childreading）”

活动。假设你是校英文报的记者，请根据以下要点用英语写一篇短文，报道此次活动。1.地点：学校图书馆；2.参加者：高二年级学生与家长；3.活动内容：亲子共读一本书；分享读书体会；互相推荐优秀书籍；4.简短评论。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，

以使行文连贯。连城一中2020—2021学年上期高二年级月考一英语试卷参考答案第一部分听力1-5AACCB6-10CAABC11-15CACCA16-20CCBCC第二部分阅读理解21-23CCA24-26DAD27-30ADBA31—35CGAFD

第三部分语言知识运用36-45BDCADBCABC46-55DABCD56-60ABCDA56.conclusion57.announced58.handle59.Exposing60.arrangements

61.divided62.convenience63.impression64.scientific65.Constructed第四部分写作第一节概要写作Peoplehavemixedopinionstowardsdirtonourskin.(要点1)Foralongtim

einhistory,peopleofsomeEuropeancountries,suchasFrance,believedthatdirtprotectedpeoplefromgettingill.(要点2)However,peoplebeg

antochangetheirattitudestodirtabout200yearsago.Peoplehavebeentoldthatwashingdirtoffourbodycankeepushealthy.(要点

3)However,somescientistsbelievethatexposuretosomedirtmayhelpourimmunesystem.(要点4)第二节书面表达Tocallonmorestudentstoreadboo

ksintheirsparetime,anactivityofparent-childreadingwasorganizedonJuly25thinourschoollibrary.StudentsofGrade2andtheirparentsparticipatedinit.During

theactivity,thestudentsandtheirparentswereaskedtochooseonebookwhichtheyreadtogether.Afterthat,theysharedtheirfeelingso

ropinionsaboutit.Manyparentssaidthisofferedabetteropportunityforthemtogettoknoweachother.Finally,everyfamilyrecommendedtoothersthreegreatbooks.Thea

ctivitywasreallyagreatsuccess.Notonlydiditarousemorestudents’interestinreading,butmademoreparentsrealizethesignificanceofr

eadingwiththeirchildren.听力材料Text1W:DidyouhearJohn’sinthehospitalwithheadinjuriesandabrokenarm?M:Yes.Apparentlyhewasstruckbyanothervehicleandtur

nedcompletelyover.Text2W:You’relateagain.Didyourcarbreakdown?M:No,Iforgottosetmyalarmclock,soIsleptovertime.Text3M:Iwonde

rifourchildrenwillstillbeabletobreathecleanair,drinkcleanwaterandseeabluesky.W:Yes.Ithinkit’stimemanlearnedtolivein

harmonywiththeearthinsteadofdestroyingit.Text4M:Youareagoodpianoplayer.Howlonghaveyoubeenplayingthepiano?W:I’vebeen

playingthepianosinceIwas6yearsold.About9yearsago.M:Really?That’salongtime.I’malsoplanningtolearntoplaythesedays.

Text5W:Gary,hello.Howareyou?Youlooktallerandstrongerthanbefore.IrememberlittleGary,thebeststudentintheclass.M:No,youwereabetter

studentthanIwas,butIrememberalittlegirlwithglasses.You’redifferent,too.Text6M:Lucy,areyougoingout?W:Yes.Ineedan

ewdressforJenny’sbirthdayparty.M:I’mgoingdowntown,too.Couldyougivemealift?W:Sure.Bytheway,doyouhaveamembershipcardfort

hePrettyGirlsStore?M:Yes.IoftenbuydressesforAnninthatstore.Icangeta20percentdiscountoneverythingthere.W:Great.Couldwegotherefirst?Iwanttouseyourc

ard.M:Whynot?It’sstill2:00.I’llstillhaveenoughtimetochoosesomebooks.W:SoyouaregoingtotheCityLibrary,aren’tyou?M:No,I’mgoingtobuysomebooks

forAnn.Shelikesreading.Text7W:Hi,Mr.Smith.Iwonderifyou’refreeonNewYear’sEve.We’dlikeyoutocometoourNewYear’sparty.M:Thankyou.I’dlovetoco

me.Wherewillitbe?W:Inourclassroomat6:00pm.Bytheway,couldyousingasongforusattheparty?M:I’mafraidI’mnotthatgoodatsinging,bu

tI’lltry.HowaboutanEnglishfolksong?W:Thatwouldbewonderful.Ourmonitorhasbeenwantingtoaskyoutosing.We’llalsoinviteseveralotherteacherstot

heparty.Eachofthemwillperformsomethingforus,andIthinktheheadmasterwillgiveaspeechbeforetheparty.M:Soundsgreat.Ihopethe

rewillbesomefungamesattheparty.W:Oh,ofcourse,andwe’llallshareourNewYearresolutionsattheendoftheparty

.M:I’msureit’llbeagreatparty.W:Yes,Ihopewe’llallhaveawonderfultime.Text8W:Mr.Smith,mayItalkwithyouforamoment?M:Ofcourse.Comein,please

.W:I’vecometotalktoyouaboutmygradeonmylastpaper.IwanttoknowwhyIwasgivenan“F”.M:Well,yourswassosimilartothatofanotherstudentintheclass,andIth

inkthatyou’dnotdoneityourself.W:IdidworkcloselywithmyroommateJean,butletmeexplainwhy.Aweekbeforethepaperwasdue,Iwastoosickt

odomyresearch.Jeanagreedtohelpme.Butitwasreallyonmyown.M:Well,you’dbeengivenamonthtoworkonthepaper.Wouldn’titbebette

rtogetaheadratherthantowaituntilthelastminute?Eachstudentwassupposedtoprepareitindividually.I’mafraidmydecisionremainsthesame.However,ifyo

u’rewillingtomakeanoralpresentationaboutthegovernment’sroleinrunningtheeconomy,I’llgiveyouextracredit.W

:Thankyou.I’lldothat.Butwhen?M:MyassistantMs.Whitewillinformyouassoonasitisdecided.W:OK.Goodbye!Text9M:Go

odmorning.ThisisSpaHeaven.HowcanIhelpyou?W:Well,basically,IthinkI’mtootiredandlookingforsomewaytorelax.M:OK,sure

.Didyouknowthatwerecentlyhaveaspecialofferwhichallowsnon-memberstouseourfacilitieswithouthavingtopaythemembershipfee?W:Oh,that’sgre

at.M:Yeah,buttheofferisjustuntiltheendofthismonth.Anyway,letmetellyoualittleaboutthefacilitiesatSpaHeaven.First,wehaveafitnesscenterwhere

youcanhaveaweighttrainingsothatyoucanlosesomeweight.W:Andthatsoundsgood,butI’mnotreallyinterestedingettingf

it.Ijustwanttogetridofmytiredness.Mm,well,I’dliketogoswimmingandIfindthathelpsmerelax.M:Wehavetwo25-mete

rpoolshere.W:Canyoutellmehowmuchthatcosts?M:Well,fornon-members,itcostsjust$10foreachtime.W:OK.Ithink

Ineedtodosomethingmorerelaxing,youknow,likeyoga.Doyouhaveanythinglikethat?M:Well,yes.Andduringthespecialofferperiod,non-members

cantakepartforjust$35perclass.W:OK.Thanksverymuchforyourhelp.I’llcomedownthisafternoonandarrangeayogaclass.M:Sure,I

’mlookingforwardtoseeingyouthen.Text10W:Areaderwroteintosaythatshewasfeelingleftoutatbreakbecauseherbestfriendwasn’taround.Here’sou

radvicetoher,andtoallkidswhofeellonelysometimes.It’shardwhenabestfriendisn’taround,maybebecauseshemovedtoadifferentschooloradifferentclass.Youm

ayfeellonelyatbreakorlunchtime.Youwanttohavenewfriends.Buthowdoyoumakethem?Maybeitseemslikeeverybodyel

sealreadyhastheirfriends.Butremember,there’salwaysroomformorefriends.Startbylookingaroundyourclassroom—

thinkingaboutwhichkidsyou’dliketoplaywithatbreak.Lookforchancestosayhitothem,smileandbefriendly.Offertosharesome

thingwithorexpressyourappreciationtothem,invitesomeonetoplaywithyouorsay“Doyouwanttosithere?”atlunchtime.Ifyouhavetroubledoingthis

orifyou’refeelingshy,askyourteachertohelpyoumakenewfriends.Teachersareusuallyprettygoodatmatchingupfriends.Thebestwaytomakefriendsistobeafri

end.Bekind,befriendly,share,saynicethings,offertohelp,andprettysoonyou’llhaveone,ortwo,orevenmorenewfriends.