广西专用2023年高考英语一轮复习滚动测试四含解析新人教版

滚动测试四

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选项,

并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话前,你都有5秒钟的时间阅读题目;听完后，各小题给出5秒

钟的作答时间。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Hobbies.B.Trainingprograms.C.Optionalcourses.

2.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Readingabook.B.Watchingamovie.C.Workingonthecomputer.

3.Whatismakingthewomansoupset?

A.Herdeaflandlady.

B.Theunfairagreement.

C.Theapartment/spoorequipment.

4.Whenwillthemanrepairtheheating?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.

5.Howmuchdidthemanpayforthetextbook?

A.$15.B.$30.C.$45.

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.Whenwillthemangotoameeting?

A.OnJuly2.B.OnJuly3.C.OnJuly4.

7.WhoisMikeprobably?

A.Sue'scolleague.B.Sarah?sneighbour.C.Peter'sson.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wheredoesthemanusuallystudy?

A.Atthelibrary.B.Atthecafe.C.Athome.

9.Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?

A.Herexamsareusuallyveryeasy.

B.Shehaslessworktodothanhedoes.

C.Sheshouldchooseamoreseriousmajor.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whywon'tthemangowithhisparents?

A.Heistoobusywithhiswork.

B.HehatesthecoldweatherinFinland.

C.Hepreferstobealoneontheholiday.

11.HowmanypeoplewillgotoThanksgivingdinner?

A.Six.B.Eight.C.Ten.

12.Whatwillthewoman'ssisterbringtodinner?

A.Wine.B.Dessert.C.Turkey.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewoman?sjob?

A.Apolicewoman.B.Alibrarian.C.Astudent.

14.Whendidthemanborrowthebook?

A.OnSeptember17.B.Onarainyday.C.Yesterdayafternoon.

15.Whatdoweknowaboutthebook?

A.Themanreturnedthebook.

B.Thebookwaslostbythewoman.

C.Thebookthemanfoundwasanothercopy.

16.Whatwillthemanbefacingifhelosesthebook?

A.Hewillfaceafinetwicepriceofit.

B.Hemustpayforit.

C.Hemustbuyanewone.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatcanstudentsdoafterthespeaker*sspeech?

A.Visitthecentre.

B.Choosetheirinstructors.

C.Signupfortheactivities.

18.Howoftencanstudentshavejazzclasses?

A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.

19.Whowillteachthebaseballclass?

A.Diana.B.Steve.C.Jim.

20.Whichclassisforbeginners?

A.Thebadmintonclass.B.Thefootballclass.C.Thetabletennis

class.

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。

A

（2020•全国I）

Traininformation

AllcustomerstravellingonTransLinkservicesmustbeinpossessionofavalid

ticketbeforeboarding.Forticketinformation,pleaseaskatyourlocalstationor

call131230.

WhileQueenslandRailmakeseveryefforttoensuretrainsrunasscheduled,therecan

benoguaranteeofconnectionsbetweentrainsorbetweentrainservicesandbus

services.

Lostproperty（失物招领）

CallLostPropertyon131617duringbusinesshoursforitemslostonQueensland

Railservices.ThelostpropertyofficeisopenMondaytoFriday7:30amto5:00pm

andislocated（位于）atRomaStreetstation.

Publicholidays

Onpublicholidays,generallyaSundaytimetableoperates.Oncertainmajorevent

days,i.e.AustraliaDay,AnzacDay,sportingandculturaldays,specialadditional

servicesmayoperate.ChristmasDayservicesoperatetoaChristmasDay

timetable.BeforetravelpleasevisitthewebsiteorcallTransLinkon131230

anytime.

Customersusingmobilitydevices

Manystationshavewheelchairaccessfromthecarparkorentrancetothestation

platforms.Forassistance,pleasecallQueenslandRailon131617.

Guardiantrains（outbound）

DepartOriginDestinationArrive

6:42pmAltandiVarsityLakes7:37pm

7:29pmCentralVarsityLakes8:52pm

8:57pmFortitudeValleyVarsityLakes9:52pm

11:02pmRomaStreetVarsityLakes12:22am

21.Whatwouldyoudotogetticketinformation?

A.Call131617.B.Visitthewebsite.

C.Askatthelocalstation.D.Checkthetrainschedule.

22.Atwhichstationcanyoufindthelostpropertyoffice?

A.Altandi.B.RomaStreet.C.VarsityLakes.I）.FortitudeValley.

23.WhichtrainwouldyoutakeifyougofromCentraltoVarsityLakes?

A.6:42pm.B.7:29pm.C.8:57pm.D.11:02pm.

B

（2021•山东威海一模）

Ifyouaskedpeopletonameafamouspsychologystudy,the“marshmallow（棉花糖）

test“wouldprobablycomeoutnearthetopofthelist.Inthistask,youngchildren

aretoldtheycanimmediatelygetonemarshmalloworwaittogettwo

marshmallows.Researchershaveshownthattheabilitytowaitisassociatedwitha

rangeofpositivelifeoutcomesmorethanadecadelater.

Anewstudypublishedrecentlyexpandsofthisearlierresearchandshowsthat

youngchildrenwillwaitnearlytwiceaslongforarewardiftheyaretoldtheir

teacherwillfindouthowlongtheywait.

Fortheirstudy,Heyman,theleadauthoronthestudy,andhercolleaguesconducted

twoexperimentswithatotalof273childrenaged3-4yearsold.Theresearcherstold

thechildrenthattheycouldearnasmallrewardimmediatelyorwaitforabigger

one.Childrenwereassignedtooneofthreeconditions:a"teacher“condition,inwhich

theyweretoldthattheirteacherwouldfindouthowlongtheywait;a“peer”

condition,inwhichtheyweretoldthataclassmatewouldfindouthowlongthey

wait;ora“standard“conditionthathadnospecialinstructions.

Childrenwaitedlongerintheteacherandpeerconditionthaninthestandard

condition,andtheywaitedabouttwiceaslongintheteacherconditionasinthepeer

condition.Theresearchersweresurprisedatthatbecausethetraditionalviewisthat

3-and4-year-oldsaretooyoungtocareaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofthem.

“ThechiIdrenwaitedlongereventhoughnoonedirectlytoldthemthatit's

goodtowaitlonger,“saidHeyman."Webelievethatchildrenaregoodatmakingthese

kindsofinferencesbecausetheypaycloseattentiontowhatpeoplearoundthem

value.Thismaytaketheformofcarefullylisteningtotheevaluative（评价性的）

commentsthatparentsandteachersmake,ornoticingwhatkindsofpeopleandtopics

aregettingattentioninthemedia.”

24.Whydoesthewritermentionthe“classicmarshmallowtest“inthebeginning?

A.Becauseitisthebasisofthenewstudy.

B.Becauseitisthemostfamouspsychologytest.

C.Becauseitinfluenceschildren,slifeoutcomes.

D.Becauseitrevealsthelinkbetweenwaitandlifestyles.

25.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlyexplainabouttheexperiments?

A.Theprocess.B.Thepurpose.C.Thepreparations.D.Theresults.

26.Howdidtheresearchersfeelaboutthefindingsaccordingtothetext?

A.Unexpected.B.Disappointed.C.Overjoyed.D.Doubtful.

27.Whatmightbetheconclusionoftheexperiments?

A.Biggerrewardsmotivatehumanbehavior.

B.Theawarenessofcommentsfromothersstartsearlier.

C.Youngchildrenhaveastrongerdesiretoimpressothers.

D.Theolderchildrenare,thebettertheycontrolthemselves.

C

（2020•山东）

JenniferMauerhasneededmorewillpowerthanthetypicalcollegestudentto

pursuehergoalofearninganursingdegree.ThatwillpowerborefruitwhenJennifer

graduatedfromUniversityofWisconsin-EauClaireandbecamethefirstinherlarge

familytoearnabachelorysdegree.

Mauer,ofEdgar,Wisconsin,grewuponafarminafamilyof10children.Herdad

workedatajobawayfromthefarm,andhermotherranthefarmwiththekids.After

highschool,Jenniferattendedalocaltechnicalcollege,workingtopayhertuition（学

费），becausetherewasnoextramoneysetasideforacollegeeducation.After

graduation,sheworkedtohelphersistersandbrotherspayfortheirschooling.

Jennifernowismarriedandhasthreechildrenofherown.Shedecidedtogoback

tocollegetoadvancehercareerandtobeabletobettersupportherfamilywhile

doingsomethingsheloves:nursing.ShechosetheUW-EauClaireprogramatMinistry

SaintJoseph'sHospitalinMarshfieldbecauseshewasabletopursueherfour-year

degreeclosetohome.Shecoulddrivetoclassandbehomeintheeveningtohelpwith

herkids.Jenniferreceivedgreatsupportfromherfamilyassheworkedtoearnher

degree:Herhusbandworkedtwojobstocoverthebills,andher68-year-oldmother

helpedtakecareofthechildrenattimes.

Throughitall,sheremainedingoodacademicstandingandgraduatedwith

honors.Jennifersacrificed（牺牲）toachievehergoal,givingupmanynightswithher

kidsandmissingimportanteventstostudy."Somenightsmyheartwasbreakingto

havetopickbetweenmykidsandstudyingforexamsorpapers,nshesays.However,her

childrenhavelearnedanimportantlessonwitnessingtheirmotherearnher

degree.Jenniferisafirst-generationgraduateandaninspirationtoherfamily—and

that'sprettypowerful.

28.WhatdidJenniferdoafterhighschool?

A.Shehelpedherdadwithhiswork.

B.Sheranthefamilyfarmonherown.

C.Shesupportedherselfthroughcollege.

D.Shetaughthersistersandbrothersathome.

29.WhydidJenniferchoosetheprogramatMinistrySaintJoseph,sHospitalin

Marshfield?

A.Totakecareofherkidseasily.B.Tolearnfromthebestnurses.

C.Tosavemoneyforherparents.D.Tofindawell-paidjobthere.

30.WhatdidJennifersacrificetoachievehergoal?

A.Herhealth.B.Hertimewithfamily.

C.Herreputation.D.Herchanceofpromotion.

31.WhatcanwelearnfromJenniferJsstory?

A.Timeismoney.B.Lovebreaksdownbarriers.

C.Hardworkpaysoff.D.Educationisthekeytosuccess.

D

（2019•天津）

Howdoesanecosystem（生态系统）work?Whatmakesthepopulationsofdifferent

speciesthewaytheyare?Whyaretheresomanyfliesandsofewwolves?Tofindan

answer,scientistshavebuiltmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs,notingwhoeatswhom

andhowmucheachoneeats.

Withsuchmodels,scientistshavefoundoutsomekeyprinciplesoperatinginfood

webs.Mostfoodwebs,forinstance,consistofmanyweaklinksratherthanafewstrong

ones.Whenapredator（掠食动物）alwayseatshugenumbersofasingleprey（猎物），the

twospeciesarestronglylinked;whenapredatorlivesonvariousspecies,theyare

weaklylinked.Foodwebsmaybedominatedbymanyweaklinksbecausethatarrangement

ismorestableoverthelongterm.Ifapredatorcaneatseveralspecies,itcan

survivetheextinction（灭绝）ofoneofthem.Andifapredatorcanmoveontoanother

speciesthatiseasiertofindwhenapreyspeciesbecomesrare,theswitchallowsthe

originalpreytorecover.Theweaklinksmaythuskeepspeciesfromdrivingone

anothertoextinction.

Mathematicalmodelshavealsorevealedthatfoodwebsmaybeunstable,wheresmall

changesoftoppredatorscanleadtobigeffectsthroughoutentireecosystems.Inthe

1960s,scientistsproposedthatpredatorsatthetopofafoodwebhadasurprising

amountofcontroloverthesizeofpopulationsofotherspecies-includingspecies

theydidnotdirectlyattack.

Andunplannedhumanactivitieshaveprovedtheideaoftop-downcontrolbytop

predatorstobetrue.Intheocean,wefishedfortoppredatorssuchascodonan

industrialscale,whileonland,wekilledofflargepredatorssuchaswolves.These

actionshavegreatlyaffectedtheecologicalbalance.

Scientistshavebuiltanearly-warningsystembasedonmathematical

models.Ideally,thesystemwouldtelluswhentoadapthumanactivitiesthatare

pushinganecosystemtowardabreakdownorwouldevenallowustopullanecosystem

backfromtheborderline.Preventioniskey,scientistssay,becauseonceecosystems

passtheirtippingpoint（临界点），itisremarkablydifficultforthemtoreturn.

32.Whathavescientistsdiscoveredwiththehelpofmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs?

A.Thelivinghabitsofspeciesinfoodwebs.

B.Therulesgoverningfoodwebsoftheecosystems.

C.Theapproachestostudyingthespeciesintheecosystems.

D.Thedifferencesbetweenweakandstronglinksinfoodwebs.

33.Astronglinkisfoundbetweentwospecieswhenapredator.

A.hasawidefoodchoiceB.caneasilyfindnewprey

C.stickstoonepreyspeciesD.canquicklymovetoanotherplace

34.Whatwillhappenifthepopulationsoftoppredatorsinafoodwebgreatlydecline?

A.Thepreyspeciestheydirectlyattackwilldieout.

B.Thespeciestheyindirectlyattackwillturnintotoppredators.

C.Thelivingenvironmentofotherspecieswillremainunchanged.

I）.Thepopulationsofotherspecieswillexperienceunexpectedchanges.

35.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheexamplesinparagraph4?

A.Uncontrolledhumanactivitiesgreatlyupsetecosystems.

B.Rapideconomicdevelopmentthreatensanimalhabitats.

C.Speciesofcommercialvaluedominateotherspecies.

D.Industrialactivitieshelpkeepfoodwebsstable.

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。

Taketestslikeaboss

Thisguidewillhelpyousurvivethetoughestpartoftheschoolyearwithout

losingyourcool.

Rulel:Takesleepseriously.

Nomoredenyingit:36Usethesetipstofallasleepfaster.

NOONCutoffyourcoffee.Itmayhelpyouwithsportsorhomework,butevenifyou

consumeithoursbeforebedtimeitcankeepyouup.

AFTERSCHOOLGetmoving!37Anditwillhelpyoufallasleepmoreeasilyand

sleepmoredeeply.

9PMShutdownyourscreens.

10PMBedtime!

Rule2:Don,tskipbreakfast.

Admitit:You,vecomplainedaboutyourlackofexamstamina（耐力）.Theonlything

youneedtokeepyougoingisaproperbreakfast.

Rule3:Learnthissecretstretch（伸展）.

Duringatest,itwill:（a）getoxygenflowingtowakeupyourbrain;（b）makeyou

feelmoreconfident.38

1.Sittowardthefrontofyourchair.

2.Reachyourarmsbacktoholdthesidesofyourchair.

3.Liftyourchestandsqueezeyourshoulderstogetherbehindyou.

4.Repeatafewtimes,breathingasyoudoit.

Rule4:TrytheSTOPapproach.

Somestressisgood:Itmotivatesyoutotryyourbest.39Sohowcanyoustop

amid-testmeltdown?TrytheSTOPapproach:

Stopandtakethreedeepbreathsslowly.40You,reOK.Nowthatyou'vecalmed

yourbodyandmind,yourbraincanconcentrateagain!

A.Andyoucandoitwithoutleavingyourdesk!

B.Everyoneappearstoberacingthroughthetest.

C.Findoutbeforetestdaywhetheryourexamistimed.

D.Alittleexercisewillhelpyoude-stressandtireyouout.

E.Closeyoureyes,andrecognizethatyou'renotindanger.

F.Testscoreshavebeenscientificallyproventobenefitfromsleep.

G.Butwhenyougettoostressed,youhavedifficultyfocusingonatest.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题海小题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。

InancientGreektimes,aphilosophernamedEpicuruslivedbythe

philosophy,“Eat,drinkandbe41,andlettomorrowtakecareofitself!”_

42,nowadaysourinstinct（本能）toenjoyourselveshasbeen43withfeelingsof

guiltaboutwhatweshouldorshouldn'teat.Butjusthowdamagingareallthose

“44”foodswefindsoirresistible?Let,slookmore45atthegoodandbad

sidesofsomeofourfavourites.

Chocolatecontainsmildstimulants（兴奋剂）whichhelp46.Chocolateisalso

richiniron.Onthedownside,itishighinfatandcaloriesandcan47sleepif

eatenintheevenings.Sugarisconvertedinto48morequicklythananyother

food,soitishardforthebodytostoreitasfat.Studieshaveshownthatitmakes

youfeel49morequickly,soyouarelesslikelyto50.Eatingsugarat

breakfasttimehasbeenshowntoimproveconcentrationandmemoryinthemorning.The

51newsisthatsugar52toothdecay（蛀牙）.

Meatisa（n）53foodasitisamajorsourceofprotein,vitaminBand

essentialminerals.54,italsocontributesaquarterofourdailyfatintake.And

beefis55foranillnesswhichaffectsthebrainsofhumans.

Coffeeandteacontaincaffeine,whichmakespeoplemore56.Teahelpsprevent

heartdisease.Ontheotherhand,sincetheyarestimulantstheycandisturbsleepand

relaxationandthereforeshouldn'tbe57intheevenings.

Itseems,then,thatwecanfeelfreetoenjoyallofthesetypesoffood,keeping

inmindthatmoderation（适度）isthekeytogood58,

Soeatsmallamountsofthesefoods59_forgetaboutfeeling_60

41.A.proudB.merryC.shamefulD.worried

42.A.SadlyB.LuckilyC.ShockinglyD.Finally

43.A.coveredB.accompaniedC.comparedD.replaced

44.A.properB.strangeC.deliciousD.harmful

45.A.privatelyB.quietlyC.closelyD.slowly

46.A.collectionB.combinationC.concentrationD.classification

47.A.wasteB.recordC.improveD.interrupt

48.A.energyB.wisdomC.courageD.calories

49.A.happyB.fullC.tiredD.sick

50.A.reactB.overeatC.exerciseD.recover

51.A.oldB.lateC.hotD.bad

52.A.causesB.allowsC.forbidsD.treats

53.A.wonderfulB.simpleC.importantD.natural

54.A.OtherwiseB.InsteadC.HoweverD.Therefore

55.A.usedB.blamedC.changedD.cared

56.A.funnyB.strongC.youngD.active

57.A.boughtB.drunkC.sharedD.given

58.A.healthB.futureC.fortuneD.figure

59.A.andB.butC.untilD.unless

60.A.nervousB.prettyC.guiltyD.attractive

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。

ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solar

terms.AwakeningofInsects(惊蛰)sometimes61.(fall)onMarch6andendson

March20.

AwakeningofInsectssignalsariseintemperatureandincreasedrainfall.Asthe

62.(three)solarterminthelunaryear,63.(it)namesuggeststhe

factthatanimalssleepinginwinterareawakened64.springthunderand

thattheearthbeginstocomebacktolife.Itisthekeytimeforspringagricultural

65.(activity).Itisalsoagoodtimeforpeopletoenjoyfun

outdoors,especiallyforpeoplelivinginthecity.66.(drive)tothe

suburbs,fishinginalakeorenjoyingthesingingbirdwillmakeforaperfect

weekendinspring.Themostpopularfruitinthisseasonispears.

EatingpearsaroundtheAwakeningofInsects67.(be)awidelypracticed

custominChina.Astheweathergets68.(warm)andtheairbecomes

drier,peopletendtofeeltheirmouthsandtonguesaredry,69.cancause

coldsorcoughs.Apearissweet,juicyandcold,moistening(湿润)thelungstoarresta

cough.70.,pearsarehighlyrecommendedduringtheAwakeningof

Insects.

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（A）,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:在错的词下画一横线,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。

Mymotheralwaystellsmetobekindtoothers.OnedayIwasinlineatourlocal

postoffice.Behindmebeingamanwhowasdirtyandobvioushadn,tbathedorchanged

hisclothesforalongtime.Theotherstoodbackseveralfeetfromhim.Infact,I

didn,tnoticehimafterthewomanbehindthecounterlookedback.Shesawhimand

rolledhiseyes.ItwasthenwhenIturnedbacktoseewhathadbeenhappened.Looking

forhim,Ismiledandsaidhello.WhenIfinallyturnedtoleave,Isaidtohim,“Have

niceday."Themannoddedhishead,lookhappy.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

（2021•山东新高考名师预测）

假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Anna要来你所在的城市度假,请你帮她预订一个酒店。请根据以

下要点给Anna写一封邮件：

1.表示欢迎；

2.询问具体细节（人数、日期、房间类型等）。

注意：

1.写作词数应为100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearAnna,

Yours,

LiHua

滚动测试四

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附:听力材料

(Textl)

W:ProfMitchell,IJmtryingtogetmyheadaroundthechoiceofelectivesforthe

optionalpartofthethirdyearprogram.

M:IfIwereyou,I'dreallyjustgowithwhatmyinterestsare.

(Text2)

W:Canyouturnonthelights?1?mtryingtoreadmybook,butIcan'tseeanything.

M:Well,Fmtryingtowatchamovieonthecomputer.Icanseebetterwhenthelights

areoff.

(Text3)

W:IwishIcouldmoveoutofmyapartmenttoday.Thedishwasher,thefridge,andthe

cooker—nothingworkswell,andthelandladyjustturnsadeafeartome.

M:Yousignedanagreementwithher,right?Havealookattheagreementandfindwhat

youaresupposedtodointhissituation.

(Text4)

W:IIi,Chris.Ourheatingisn'tworking.Canyoucomeandrepairittomorrow?

M:Wednesday?That?sdifficult.HowaboutThursdayorFridayafternoon?

W:Thesoonerthebetter.Let?ssayThursday.

(Text5)

W:HaveyougotthetextbookforAmericanhistory?

M:Yes,butitcostmeanarmandaleg.

W:Howmuchdidyoupayforit?

M:Well,Ithoughtit'dcost15dollarsatmost,butIpaidtwicethat.

(Text6)

M:What*sthatyou*rereading,Sue?

W:It'saninvitationtoaparty.

M:Aparty?Great!Whosepartyisit?

Wilt,sSarahPeter's.Yourememberherinmyoffice,don,tyou?

M:SarahPeter?Yes,Ithinkso.

W:She,sjusthadababy!ThepartyisinJuly.

M:July?It,snotonthe2nd,isit?I'vegotameetingtogotothen.

W:No,don'tworry.lt'sonSaturdaythe4th.It'sinMillfieldRoad.

M:Ohyes?That,swhereMikelives.HishouseisNo.39.

W:SarahlivesatNo.37.

(Text7)

M:Canyougivemearidetothelibrary?

W:Studyingatthelibraryagain?Itakejustasmanyclassesasyoudo,butIhaveonly

aboutanhourofstudyingtodoeveryday.AndIcangetallmyworkdoneeitherhere

athomeoratthecafddowntheroad.

M:Well,I'mmajoringinphysics,Ihaveseveralprojectsdueeachmonth,andthat's

afterIspendtentofifteenhoursaweekinthelab.You*reapsychologymajor.You

haveonemidtermandonefinalexamforeachclass,right?

W:Yeah...

M:You,vegotitsoeasy!

(Text8)

W:Hey,Paul.YouyrestillhavingThanksgivingdinneratmyhouse,right?

M:Yes!Thanksagainfortheinvitation.IwasworriedI'dhavetospenditaloneafter

myparentsannouncedthey'dbeinFinland.

W:Whydon,tyougowiththem?IsitbecauseofthecoldweatherinNorthernEurope?

M:Notexactly.Ihavealotofworktodonextweek.

W:Wei1,1'mgladyouwon'tbealoneontheholiday.

M:Howmanypeoplewillbethere?

W:Let'ssee...mygrandpa,myparents,mysister,mybrother-in-law,myniece,andmytwo

cousins...plusus.

M:Should1bringanything?!makeagreatpumpkinpie.

W:Soundsdelicious,butmysisterhasalreadyvolunteeredfordessert.Don?tworry

aboutit.Therewillbeturkey,greenbeans,sweetpotatoes...

M:Wow!Howaboutthis?F11bringanicebottleofwine.Youcanneverhavetoomuchof

that.

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W:Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?

M:Goodmorning.Iwaswonderingifyoucouldhelpme.Ireceivedthisnoticeyesterday

afternoon.

W:Letmesee.Yes,it*s$10foralostbook.

M:ButIdidn,tlosethatbook.I'mquitesureIhavereturnedit.

W:Letmecheck.Justaminute,please.Ourrecordsshowthatyoucheckeditouton

September17andwehavenorecordofitshavingbeenreturned.

M:I'msureI'vereturnedit.IrememberthatitwasarainydayandIhadtocarry

itinaplasticbag.

W:Well,ourpolicyisthat,whenabookislost,youmustpayforit.Wehavetobefair

aboutthesethings.

M:Iunderstandyourposition.I