絕密啟用前

2008―2009學年度

湖北省補習學校聯(lián)合體大聯(lián)考

英   語   試   題

命題學校:沔州中學                                        審題學校:云夢補校                                                

                                                        考試時間:2008年12月29日

                                                                              

 

本套試卷共8頁,滿分150分?荚嚂r間:120分鐘。

 

?荚図樌                                   

 

第一部分:聽力(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)

第一節(jié) (共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分)

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A,B,C三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍                                                                                 

例:How much is the shirt ?

A.£19.15.                         B.£9.15.                           C.£9.18.    答案是B.

1. How much will the man pay for the tickets?

A. £7.5.     B. £15.    C. £50.

2. Which is the right gate for the man's flight?

A. Gate 16.   B. Gate 22.   C. Gate 25.

3. How does the man feel about going to school by bike?

A. Happy.     B. Tired.   C. Worried.

4. When can the woman get the computers?

A. On Tuesday.     B. On Wednesday.     C. On Thursday

5. What does the woman think of the shirt for the party?

A. The size is not large enough.  B. The material is not good.  C. The color is not suitable.

第二節(jié) (共15小題;每題1.5分,滿分22.5分)

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料,回答第6、7題。

6. What can we learn about Mr. Brown?

A. He is in his office.   B. He is at a meeting.   C. He is out for a meal.

7. What will the man probably do next?

A. Call back.   B. Come again.  C. Leave a message.

聽第7段材料,回答第8、9題。

8. What kind of room does the man want to take?

A. A single room.   B. A double room.     C. A room for three.

9. What does the man need to put in the form?

A. Telephone and student card numbers.

B. Student card number and address.

C. Address and telephone number.

聽第8段材料,回答第10至12題。

10. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Fellow clerks.                      B. Boss and secretary.

C. Customer and salesperson.

11. What does the man like about his job?

A. Living close to the office.            B. Chances to go abroad.

C. Nice people to work with.

12. What do we know about the woman?

A. She likes traveling.                B. She is new to the company.

C. She works in public relations.

聽第9段材料,回答第13至16題。

13. When will the visitors come?

A. In March.    B. In April.     C. In May.

14. How many visitors are coming?

A. 8.         B. 10.        C. 12.

15 What will the visitors do on the second day?

A. Go to a party.   B. Visit schools.       C. Attend a lecture.

16. Where will the visitors go on the final day?

A. To London     B. To Scotland     C. To the coast.

聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。

17. What is the first word the baby tried to say?

A. Truck.             B. Ok.            C. Duck.

18. How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?

A. About 18 months.   B. About 21 months.    C. About 24 months.

19. What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport?

A. He corrected the baby.           B. He tried to stop the baby.

C. He hid himself somewhere.

20. Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?

A. She got angry with the father.     B. She was frightened by the noise.

C. She felt uneasy about the noisy baby.

第二部分:英語語言知識運用(共三節(jié),滿分55分)

第一節(jié):多項選擇(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)

從A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

21. Tom has missed his _________. So he’ll have to queue up there and wait for the next round.

   A. chance         B. turn           C. line             D. time

22. Don’t say so much nonsense. I’m in a hurry, so please come to the ___________.

   A. word          B. sentence        C. matter           D. point

23. “One World One Dream’’ fully        the universal values of the Olympic spirit―Unity, Friendship,Progress,Harmony, Participation and Dream.

A. raises               B. reflects        C. understands             D. announces

24. Hearing that most of the members voted against her, she __________ a smile.

   A. wore          B. managed        C. performed        D. controlled

25. Mr Smith decided that he would drive back instead of __________ for the night at the hotel.

   A. putting away    B. putting back    C. putting out        D. putting up

26. --- How are you getting along with your study, Mary?

   --- I’m glad to say it is __________.

   A. turning up      B. taking up       C. breaking up       D. picking up

27. She told me she wanted to ________________ her two o’clock appointment in order to take care of her sick mother.

   A. put down       B. call off         C. hang up          D. take off

28. Tom is my colleague who is very _______________ about having his breakfast at exactly 8 o’clock.

   A. popular        B. special            C. particular         D. unusual

29. I didn’t hear you knocking at the door. I must have been sleeping ________________ at that time.

   A. soundly        B. widely            C. deeply           D. broadly

30. When they got there, they found the people suffering the storm were _______________ food and water supply.

   A. in want of      B. in place of         C. in view of        D. in support of

第二節(jié):完成句子(共10小題; 每小題1.5分, 滿分15分)

閱讀下列各小題, 根據(jù)括號內(nèi)的漢語提示, 用句末括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子, 并將答案寫在答題卡上的相應(yīng)題號內(nèi)。

31. With the local villager __________________ (在帶路), the soldiers walked towards the forest. ( lead )

32. _______________(年輕強壯的十個中國) students are required to take part in the boat race. ( strong )

33.So little ____________________ (他們同意) with each other that the neighbouring countries could not settle their difference. ( agree )

34. ________________________ (我突然想到) that I could send him the materials through QQ. ( occur )

35. What would have happened, if Bob ____________________ (走得更遠一點) , as far as the river bank? ( walk )

36. Where someone is born and ____________________ (一個人的相貌是什么樣子) is not as important as what he or she grows up to be. ( what )

37. The play had already been on for quite some time_____________ (我們到達時) the New Theatre. ( arrive).

38. It was raining hard when school was over. You ______________________ (一定淋雨了) on your way home yesterday. ( catch )

39. In the past women _______________________ (受歧視) and now things have changed a lot. ( look )

40. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class,____________________ (在參觀) a museum when the earthquake struck. ( visit )

第三節(jié):完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。

Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head.  My Christmas    41   contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt   42 I bought them something, so gift buying was   43  but fun.

Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   44  the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of     45  slippers. When we finally  _ 46  the checkout register, the girl   47  placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    48  .

“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    49  his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft  50  broke from the little girl. “But    51   would have loved these shoes,” she cried.

“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   52  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   53   , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   54    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you  55  when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   56  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 57   walking on those streets in these shoes?”

My eyes   58  as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am   59   she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   60  me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.

41. A. plan                   B. list                           C. goods                       D. purchases

42. A. unless                 B. because                   C. if                            D. since

43. A. something                  B. nothing                    C. anything                   D. everything

44. A. waited                B. joined                      C. attended                   D. gathered

45. A. cotton                 B. leather                     C. gold                         D. silver

46. A. approached         B. got                          C. checked                    D. found

47. A. immediately        B. hesitantly                 C. shyly                       D. carefully

48. A. gift                    B. treasure                    C. life                          D. prize

49. A. opened               B. touched                    C. reached                           D. searched

50. A. tear                           B. sob                          C. smile                       D. sigh

51. A. mommy              B. daddy                      C. we                           D. Jesus

52. A. leave                  B. come                       C. return                             D. arrive

53. A. above all             B. at last                       C. at least                     D. after all

54. A. gratefully            B. sweetly                           C. gracefully                        D. kindly

55. A. request               B. expect                      C. mean                       D. attempt

56. A. hospital              B. tomb                        C. heaven                            D. sky

57. A. equal                  B. comfortable              C. convenient                D. beautiful

58. A. pained                B. flooded                           C. shut                         D. froze

59. A. sure                    B. afraid                       C. glad                         D. confident

60. A. inform                B. warn                        C. cure                         D. remind

第三部分:閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分,滿分40分)

閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該字母涂黑。

A

When I was a child, our dining room had two kinds of chairs―two large ones with arm rests and four small ones without. The larger ones stood at the ends of the table, the smaller ones on the sides. Mom and Dad sat in the big chairs, except when one of us was away; then Mom would sit in one of the smaller chairs. Dad always sat at the end, at the “head” of the table. Sitting where he did, Dad was framed by the window through which the yard could be seen with its trees and grass. His chair was not just a place for him at the table; it was a place in which he was situated against the yard and trees. It was the holy (神圣的) and protected place that was his, and ours through him.

After Dad retired, he and Mom moved out into a small flat. When they came to visit me at their old house, Dad still sat at the end of the table though the table was no longer his but mine. Only with my marriage to Barbara, did I hear a voice questioning the arrangement. She requested, gently but firmly, that I sit at the head of the table in our home. I realized then that I was head of the family, but I also felt unwilling to introduce such a change. How would I feel sitting in that “head” place in my Dad’s presence? And how would he handle it? I was to find out on the occasion of our youngest child’s first birthday.

Mom and Dad arrived for lunch, and went into the dining room. Dad moved toward his usual seat in front of the window. Before he could get around the side of the table, I took a deep breath and said, “Dad, this is going to be your place, next to Mom, on the side.” He stopped, looked at me and then sat down. I felt sad, and angry at Barbara for pushing me to do this. It would have been easy to say, “My mistake, Dad. Sit where you always sit.” But I didn’t.

When he and Mom were seated, Barbara and I took our places. I don’t know how Dad felt. I do know that, though removed from his usual place, he continued to share his best self with us, telling stories of his childhood and youth to the delight of his grandchildren. As I served the food, our lives experienced a change, which we continue to live with.

It wasn’t easy, but I sense that there is also something good in the change which has occurred. I am beginning to learn that “honoring one’s father” is more than the question of which place to occupy at the dining table. It also means listening, wherever we sit and whatever positions we own, to the stories Dad longs to tell. We may then, during these magical moments, even be able to forget about whose chair is whose.

61. Where did the writer’s mother sit when one of the children was away?

       A. She didn’t change her chair.                B. She moved her own chair next Dad’s.

       C. She moved to an empty chair on the side.    D. She sat opposite to Dad.

62. How did the writer feel when he told his father to sit on the side?

       A. He didn’t feel bad because his father was going to sit there anyway.

       B. He felt happy at having carried out the difficult task.

       C. He was thoroughly satisfied with the new seating arrangement.

       D. He regretted what he had done and wanted to blame his wife.

63. What happened during the meal after the family had all taken their new seats?

       A. The writer’s children removed their grandfather from his usual place.

       B. The writer’s father didn’t appear to mind where he sat.

       C. The writer’s father shared his favorite dishes with the grandchildren.

       D. They became tense and nervous about their future as a family.

64. What did the writer learn about “honoring one’s father”?

       A. Fathers always long to tell stories about their early years.

       B. Providing the right chair is the only way to honor one’s father.

       C. Respect for one’s father doesn’t depend only on where he sits.

       D. The family should dine together at the same table as often as possible.

B

We continue our Foreign Student Series on higher education in the United States. Now we move on to college life once you are admitted to a school. The first thing you need to value is a place to live. Housing policies differ from school to school. Students might have to live in a dormitory, at least for the first year there.

Dorms come in all sizes. Some have suites. Six or more students may line in one suite. Other dorms have many rooms along a common hallway, usually with two students in each room . Many students say dormitories provide the best chance to get to know other students. Also, dorms generally cost less than apartments or other housing not owned by the school.

Most colleges and universities offer singe-sex dorms, but usually males and females live in the same building. They might live on the same floors and share the same common bathrooms. They may live in the same room only if they are married.

Edward Spencer is the associate vice president for student affairs at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. He says it is important to understand the rules of the building in which you will live. He advises students to ask questions before they decide about their housing. For example, if a student requires a special diet, will the school provide it ?How much privacy can a student expect ? Will the school provide a single room if a student requests one ? And what about any other special needs that a student might have?

Virginia Tech, for example, had a ban against candles in dorms . But it changed that policy to let students light up candles for religious purposes. The university also has several dorms open all year so foreign students have a place to stay during vacation time.

65 .Why do some students in the U.S. choose to live in dorms, according to the passage ?

   A. Dorms allow students in the U.S. choose to live in dorms

B. Dorms are safer for students to live in most cases.

C. Dorms offer the chance to meet other people and are cheap as well.

D. In most schools students are required to live in the dorms.

66. The second paragraph is mainly about ______.

A. what suites in American schools are like     B. what dorms in American schools are like

C. what dorms are owned by schools          D. when people get to know each other

67. We can infer from what Edward Spencer says that ______.

   A. colleges usually don’t provide a special diet  B. housing rules differ from one building to another

C. a ban against candles in dorms is necessary  D. the U.S. college always satisfies students’ requests

68 .What is the passage mainly about ?

   A. Places to live in U.S. colleges         B. housing polices in the U.S.

C. Advantages of dormitories            D. Rules of single-sex dorms

C

They once seemed more at home on the bustling streets of Asia like Delhi, Calcutta and Bangkok but cycle powered rickshaws (人力車) can now be seen taking people across town in many European cities. Many people believe that rickshaws are a good way of experiencing a city, close-up, while also cutting down on traffic jams and pollution. In Berlin, one of the first cities to introduce this new model of transport, more than 200 bike-taxis go along at 15km per hour, past many tourist attractions and city parks.

“It is completely environmentally friendly; we have new models with an engine to help the driver up the hills but they use renewable energy.” said a spokesman for VELOTAXI, the leading rickshaw company which has carried a quarter of a million people this year.

While the city still has 7,000 motor-taxis, rickshaw company officials say their taxis’ green ethics, speed and safety make them more than just a tourist attraction. While now increasingly out of fashion in Delhi, Berlin people have eagerly accepted the new fleet since their launch in 1997.

“It’s better than a taxi, better than a bus, better than the train,” said ULF Lehman, 36, as he leapt out of a rickshaw near the world famous Brandenburg gate. “ It feels so free.”

This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin,” said another traveler.

In Amsterdam, driver Peter Jancso said people like to be driven around in his bright yellow rickshaw and pretend to be a queen in a golden carriage. "I like my passengers to feel important," he said as he dropped off another passenger. Another visitor noted how cheap it was compared with a normal taxi.

Although increasingly popular in Europe, it is the opposite in India, where hand-pulled rickshaws are considered inhuman and a symbol of India's backward past.

Nearly 500 bike-rickshaws are running in London and are not required to pay the city's road tax but things may change as other taxi drivers complain of unfair treatment.

69. Where are rickshaws becoming more popular?

A. Delhi, Berlin, Paris.             B. Amsterdam, Bangkok, Delhi.

C. Athens, London, Berlin.          D. Berlin, Amsterdam, London.

70. Why are rickshaws no longer as widely used in India as in the past?

A. They are a reminder of a bad period in India's history.

B. They have been banned because they are too cruel.

C. The streets of India are too crowded for them to move through easily.

D. Indians now prefer to travel by car because they are richer.

71. What does the underlined sentence "This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin" suggest?

A. The passenger didn't like taking a rickshaw as it reminded him of Bangkok  .

B. The passenger enjoyed being on holiday in Berlin more than in Bangkok  .

C. The passenger was impressed when taking a rickshaw and considered it unusual.

D. The passenger disapproved of rickshaws because they were not original to Berlin  .

72. What is the author's attitude towards rickshaws?

A. He gives no personal opinion.           B. He believes they will be of no use.

C. He thinks they will reduce pollution.      D. He thinks they are old-fashioned.

D

Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people.In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school.

It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America.In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud.It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion.However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond one’s own community.Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual.Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life.

How did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?

There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者):poets, teachers, and we ourselves.Of these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem.Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry.Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, and that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged.

Poets failed the reader, so did teachers.They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.

73. Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because         

A. it built a link among people                            B. it helped unite a community

C. it was a source of self-education               D. it was a source of pleasure

74. The underlined word “diversion”(in Para2) most probably means “         ”.

A. concentration             B. change                     C. amusements              D. stories

75. According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry?

A. Students are becoming less interested in poetry.

B. Students are poorly educated in high school.

C. TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry.

D. Poems have become difficult to understand.

76. In the last paragraph, the writer questions         

A. the difficulty in studying poems                 B. the way poems are taught in school

C. students’ wrong ideas about poetry                D. the techniques used in writing poem

E

It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot debates, Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal area in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. Almost immediately word spread on the internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on through the group’s on-line service, Death NET. “We posted statements all day long, because this isn’t just something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.” says Hofsess.

The newly-passed law has left doctors as well as citizens trying to deal with its different meanings. Some have shown satisfaction, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly fought against the law. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia ― where an aging population, life-extending (延長生命) technology and changing society attitudes have all played their part ― other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia (安樂死). In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米諾骨牌) to start falling.

Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can require death ― probably by a deadly injection or pill ― to end suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of requirement. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin citizen suffering from lung cancer, the new law means he can get on with living without the fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and tearing at their masks (氧氣面罩),” he says.

77. From the second paragraph we learn that ________.

       A. the disagreement of euthanasia is slow to come in other countries

       B. doctors and citizens share the same view on euthanasia

       C. changing technology is mainly responsible for pass of the law

       D. it takes time to realize the importance of the law’s passage

78. When the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling, he means ________.

       A. observers are against euthanasia

       B. similar laws are likely to be passed in the US, Canada and other countries

       C. observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes

       D. the passed bill may finally come to a stop

79. When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will ________.

       A. choose euthanasia and die peacefully      

B. experience the suffering of a lung cancer patient

       C. have a strong fear of terrible suffering    

D. have a cooling off period of seven days

80. The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of ________.

       A. disagreement            B. doubt         C. agreement                D. cold

第四部分:書面表達(滿分25分)

每年的6月26日為國際禁毒日。假如你是卜曼宜。請你圍繞“珍愛生命,遠離毒品”這一主題,根據(jù)下面所給的要點提示,用英語給全省的中學生們寫一封倡議書。

要點提示:

1. 吸毒有害健康:有可能導(dǎo)致心臟病、高血壓等;

2. 吸毒極易成癮,且戒毒很難;

3. 吸毒耗資巨大,吸毒者為了獲取毒資,有可能犯罪;

4. 如果發(fā)現(xiàn)周圍有人吸毒,你應(yīng)該報警;遠離吸毒者,不與之交往。

注意:

1. 詞數(shù):100詞左右。倡議書的開頭、結(jié)尾已給出,不計入總詞數(shù)。

2. 生詞提示:International Day Against Drug Abuse  國際禁毒日; commit a crime  犯罪

 

A Letter to High School Students

Dear friends,

 

 

 

 

Dear friends, let’s start fighting against drugs now and say yes to life and no to drugs.

 

 

 

2008―2009學年度

湖北省補習學校聯(lián)合體大聯(lián)考

 

1 ? 5 BCAAC    6-10 CAACA   11-15 BBABB  16-20CABBC

 

21-25 BDBBD   26-30 DBCAA

 

31. leading the way

32. Ten strong young Chinese

33 did they agree

34. It occurred to me

35. had walked farther

36. what a person / he or she looks like (is like )

37. when we arrived at

38. must have been caught in the rain

39. were looked down upon

40. was visiting

 

41-45 BACBC    46-50 ADBDB    51-55 DCDAC    56-60 CDBAD

 

61-65 CDBCC    66-70 BBADA    71-75 CAACD    76-80 BDBAC

 

Possible version:

A letter to High School Students

Dear friends,

 

June 26th is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and it aims to keep people from drugs. As we all know, drugs are harmful to our health. Taking drugs increases people’s heart rate and blood pressure. Drug takers may suffer from heart attacks.

 

It is easy for drug takers to become addicted to drugs, but it is hard for them to break this addiction. Drugs cost people much money. If they don’t have enough money to buy drugs, they will suffer great pain. In that case they may commit a crime. When you see drug takers, you should call the police. Keep away from people who take drugs and don’t keep in touch with them.

 

Dear friends, let’s start fighting against drugs now and say yes to life and no to drugs.

 

Bu Manyi

 

附:聽力原文

(Text 1)

M: How much are the tickets?

W: They are 15 pounds each. But student tickets are half price.

M: Could I have two student tickets please?

(Text 2)

M: Excuse me, I just want to check the boarding gate for Ba l6 to London. Is is gate 22?

W: It’s just changed. Gate 25. Down that way.

(Text 3)

W: Do you live very far from your school?

M: About 8 kilometers, but it doesn’t seem that far. There is much traffic along this road. It’s great to go by bike.

(Text 4)

W: Now, can we get the computers before Wednesday?

M: Well, it depends. If it is less than 10 kilometers, we can deliver them on Tuesday.

But if it’s farther away, it’ll be on Thursday. Where is your office?

    W: Just around the corner

(Text 5)

W: You can wear that, John? It’s black.

M: What’s wrong with the black shirt? Everybody has a black shirt.

W: It doesn’t look like you are going to a party.

(Text 6)

M: Hello, May I speak to Mr. Brown?

W: I’m sorry, he is out for lunch. Would you like to leave a message?

M: Er. What time do you expect him back?

W: In half an hour?

M: Thank you. I’ll try back later.

(Text 7)

W: Welcome to Youth Hotel. Can I help you?

M: I’d like a room for the night.

W: Would you like a single room, a double room, or a room for3?

M: A single room, please. Can I pay by check?

W: Sure. Fill in this form please.

M: Need my student card number?

W: No, just your address and telephone number.

M: OK, here is the form.

W: Very well, here is your key to Room 212.

M: Thank you.

W: Have a good stay.

(Text 8)

M: Hi, you must be that new secretary. Welcome, I am Tom Robinson from Public Relations.

W: Hi, Mr. Robinson. Thanks. My name is Lisa Jones, working in sales now.

M: Please call me Tom, Lisa.

W: OK. Tom, have you worked here long?

M: Yes. Over 20 years.

W: Well, that is a long time. Do you enjoy working here?

M: Well, yes. I supposed that I took the job because the money is good. And it’s a good place to work in. But to be honest, what I really enjoy is the chance to go abroad just visiting other countries. That    is the best thing.

W: That’s nice. For me, the best thing about working here is that I live close to the office. I can go home for lunch and I don’t have to worry about the traffic.

(Text 9)

M: Now, Cathy, do you know when the visitors from India are coming?

W: We offered them three choices, the end of March, the middle of April and the beginning of May. And they chose the earliest one. Which is good actually is the exams are coming in May.

M: Right. And how many are coming? Did you say about 12?

W: Yes, they said 12 at first, but changed to 10 this morning.

M: Good. We have 5 weeks to prepare. Here are my suggestions. On the first day, a welcome party. Then they can visit the school in the district on the second and third days.

W: We’ve got to remember that this group wants to look at how computers are being used in the classroom.

M: Exactly. So I want to ask Mr. Goodman to give them a talk on this on the afternoon of the 3rd day.

W: That will fit in very nicely.

M: And on the last day, they want to do some sights thing. We could take them on the tour of London, but many of them may have been there already. And Scotland will be too far away.

W: Why not take them for a walk along the coast? It should be interesting.

M: Good idea, Cathy. I am sure that will like it.

(Text 10)

W: There are many interesting stories about how a baby learns to say its first word. Now, Mark, would you like to share your story with us?

M: OK. Here is my story. I was about 18 months old. I think. And I had just started saying my first word. Every time a truck went by, I shouted a word that sounded like “truck”. But to everyone else it sounded nothing like it. My parents tried to correct me, but failed. Then about 3 months later, we traveled to NEW York. As we were waiting for our plane in the airport, I looked out of a huge window. At that very moment, I saw the largest truck in the world. I had to tell someone about this. I turned my father, who was standing to next about a thousand people waiting for flight and screamed “Truck, Truck!” My father tried hard to shut me up, but I was so excited and I kept screaming my special word. My poor mother decided that she didn’t know this baby and ran to the lady’s room where she hid until I finally stopped. Well, I learned how to say “Truck” correctly and soon I was talking like a normal child. However, my parents will never forget the very first word I produced in my life.

 


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