赣县中学高三月月考英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精2012—2013学年第一学期赣县中学南北校区高三年级十月考英语试题完卷时间:120分钟满分：150分第一卷（选择题满分115分)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.Whatmightpreventthewomanbuyingthetable？A。Itsquality.B.Theprice。C。Itsdesign。2.Whoplantedthetrees?A.Thewoman.B。Henry。C.Someoneelse。3.Whathappenedtothewoman?A.Shegotfiredtoday.B.Shegotpromotedlastweek.C。Shewasfooledbytheman。4.Whatdidthemando?A.Hegavethewomanthewronginformation。B。Heputthesugarintheblackcontainer。C。Headdedsalttohiscoffee。5.HowlongisadayonMars?A.Lessthan24hours.B。24hoursand37minutes。C。37hours。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至8题.6.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'sdocument?A.It’sabout30,000wordslong。B.It'swritteninEnglish。C。It’satextbook。7.Whichlanguageisthemostdifficultaccordingtotheman?A。Arabic。B.Spanish。C.English.8.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?A.Translatethedocumentherself。B.Hirethemantodothetranslation.C.Lookforanothertranslator.听第7段材料,回答第9至10题。9.Whydoesthewomancalltheman？A.Toplaceanadinthenewspaper.B.Toaskaboutsomethingforsale。C.TofindoutaboutaTVprogram。10。Whenwillthespeakersmeetthisafternoon?A。At2：00.B。At3:00.C。At4:00。听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whywasthemandisappointed？A.Chinalostthematch。B。Chinadidnotplaywell.C.Theotherteammadetoomanymistakes.12。Whatdidthewomanenjoymostaboutthematch？A。Thepassionofthesport。B。Theskilloftheplayers.C。Theclosescoreofthegame。13。WhatdidthemansayaboutChina'swomen'steaminthenextOlympics？A。Chinawillsurelywinagoldmedal.B.Chinawilldefinitelylosetogoodteams。C.Chinashouldhopeforabronzemedal。听第9段材料,回答第14至17题.14。Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace？A。Inthewoman’s。B.Inthehospital.C。Inanoffice.15。Whatwasthepurposeofthemeeting？A。Tofindoutwhythewoman'srecentworkwaspoor。B。Toaskaboutthewoman'sfamily。C.Tofirethewoman。16。Whathappenedtothewoman'smother?A。Shewasseriouslysick.B.Shehadacaraccident。C。Shediedofstomachcancer。17。WhatwasMr。Travers'attitudetothewomanintheend？A.Hewasangry.B.Hewascritical。C.Hewaskind.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18.WherewasBrandonlastseen?A。Inthefrozenfoodssection。B.Inthesportinggoodssection。C。Inthetoyssection。19。WhatisBrandonwearing？A。Awhiteshirtandaredbaseballcap.B。Bluejeansandablackbaseballcap。C。Adarkshirtandbluejeans。20。Whatshouldguestsdoiftheyseetheboy?A。Callthesecuritydepartment.B。TakehimtothePizzaHut。C。Takehimtothesecuritydesk。第二部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分)第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21。Tuesdaybeing_______windy，colddayinBeijing,thePresidenttours_____ForbiddenCityinBeijing,wearing______blueshirtwithnotieandacasualleatherjacket。A.a；the;theB.a;/；aC./;/；aD。a；the；a22。—Whywereyounotattheconcertlastnight？—I______aclosegamebetweenSeattleSonicsandMiamiBucks.A。watchedB。hadwatchedC.havebeenwatchingD。waswatching23。Whowouldyourather_____withyoutomorrow，TomorSmith？A.havetogoB。havegoC.havegoneD.hadgo24.Theinformationhegaveusismoreimportantthan_____wegotourselves。A。oneB.thoseC.thatD。theone25。—There'salotoffoodleftoverfromtheparty,isn’tthere?—Yes,_______.peopleenjoyedthefoodverymuchyouneedn'thavemadesomanysandwichesyoushouldn’thaveeatensomuchIenjoyeditverymuch26。_______thereisadequaterainfall，thepeoplewillsoonrecoverfromtheeffectsofthesedifficulties。.A。AsfarasB。SothatC.AsifD.Solongas26。Whenyouhavedonewiththebook，putitback______youfoundit。A。inwhichB。whereC.whichD。forwhich27。—IlistentoEnglisheverydayovertheradio。—________interesting.A。SoundsB.SoundingC。ItissoundedD.Sound28.—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindow？—_______。Infact,Iamgoingtosuggestyou_____it.A。Yes;notdidB。Notatall；doC.Moreorless；didD。Ofcourse;do29.Ican'tsayathankyou_______much。Icouldn’thavesucceededwithoutyourhelp。A.tooB。quiteC.thatD.very30.Mr.Whiteaswellassomeboysisplayingfootballontheplaygroundnow，______MissWhiteandsomegirlsaresinginginthemusicroom。A.whenB。howeverC.butD。while31。Themanagerofthefirmthinksthatthe______behindthedecisionisthedesiretoimprovetheircustomerservice.A。motivationB。techniqueC。budgetD.conscience32。Themajortityofuniversitiesinthiscountryprovidescholarshipsforstudents_____financialaid。A.infaceofB.inhonorofC。infavorofD。inneedof33.Inthattown，morethan40tonsof“gutteroil（地沟油)"was_____and20peoplehavebeenarrested。A。snatchedB。caughtC.seizedD.grabbed34。Mr.White_______someknowledgeofgrowingplantsjustbywatchingthegardenersworkingonthem.A.pickedupB。setupC。workedoutD.turnedout35.-Hello!ThisisReservationDeskofHarbourGrandHongKongHotel.—Isthereany______roomforOctober1st?A。tidyB.emptyC.packedD.vacant；第二节：完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Onewindyspringday，Iobservedyoungpeoplehavingfunusingthewindtoflytheirkites.Multicoloredcreationsofvarious36andsizesfilledtheskieslikebeautifulbirdsdashinganddancing.Asthestrongwindsgustedagainstthekites,astringkeptthem37control。Insteadofblowingawaywiththewind，theyaroseagainstittoachievegreatheights。Theyshookandpulled，buttherestrainingstringandtheheavy38keptthemfollowingcloselybehind,39upwardand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B。colors C。shapesD.gestures37.A.beyond B。under C。without D.outof38.A。head B.leg C.body D。tail39。A.facing B。faced C.toface D。face40.A。though B.when C.while D。if41.A。people B。wind C。kites D.string42.A.attempted B。managed C。tried D。succeeded43.A。against B.off C.with D。without44.A.free B.freed C.freedom D.freely45。A.the B。a C.an D。/46.A.floor B。ground C.sky D.earth47.A.deadly B.death C.died D。dead48。A。helpful B。helpless C.helplessly D.helpfully49。A。great B。well C。often D.much50。A.what B。which C。where D.that51.A.often B。ever C。frequently D.never52.A。keepto B.keepup C。keepoff D.keepout53。A.too B。fairly C.so D。such54.A。so B.or C。but D.and55.A.which B.that C。what D。as第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AInthereceptionhalloftheBritishRoyalAcademyofDancearedisplayedthestatuesoffouroutstandingfemaledancers.ThestonesculptureofDaiAilianisoneofthem。Attheunveilingceremony(揭幕典礼），shesaidwithdeepfeeling,“Thehonorbelongstomymotherland。”Thewordsfromthebottomofherheartmayexplainwellherdancingcareer.DaiAilianwasborninTrinidadandTobago，anindependentrepublicintheWestIndiesin1916,withherforefatherslivingabroadformanyyears。In1930,shewenttoLondontostudydance.ManyfamousdancerssuchasAntonDolin，RudolfLabanandMaryWigmanhadbeenherteachers。Thoughballetandmoderndancewerenotwellconnectedatthattime,DaiAilianlearnedbothofthem.Thisisofgreatsignificancetoherlaterdevelopment.DaiAilianreturnedtoherhomelandin1939aftertheAnti-JapaneseWarbrokeout。ShegavebenefitperformancesinHongKongandonthemainland。MajorprogramssuchasHomesickMelody，Selling，WheatGleaningGirlandStoryoftheGuerrillasshowedsympathyforthepoorandconcernoverthenation’sfate。DaiAilian’sartcareerenteredagoldenperiodafterthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChina。ShebecamethefirstpresidentoftheNationalDanceTroupe，thefirstheadmistressoftheBeijingHerrepresentativeworksatthistimewereagroupdancecalledtheLotusDanceandFlyingApsaras,presentedinBerlinandWarsawin1953and1955andwonawards。DaiAilianalwayssays，“Balletismywork，whilefolkdanceismygreatestpleasure.”HerloveforChinesedanceledtoherefforts。Meanwhile,sheintroducedtheessence(精髓）ofWesterndancetoChina.Forthisreason,shewasregardedasaqualifiedpersontolinkupChineseandWesterndancecultures.56。WhywasthestonesculptureofDaiAiliandisplayed？A。Becauseofhernoticeablecontributions。B。Becauseshewasgoodatsculpture。C.BecauseshestudiedintheBritishRoyalAcademyofDance.D。Beacauseofherloveofhermotherland.57。Paragraph2ismainlyabout_______.A。herfamilyandlifeB.herchildhoodandeducationC。herloveofdanceandcontributionD.herforefathersandteachers58。Whatisveryimportanttoherlaterdevelopment？A。Thefactthatmanyfamousdancerswereherteachers。B.Theconnectionofballetandmoderndance.C.Herexperienceoflivingabroad.D.HereducationinLondon.59。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？A。DuringtheAnti-JapaneseWarshesoldherprogramsandstories。B.Attheageof23,shegavebenefitperformancesinhermotherland.C.AfterthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinashestoppeddancing.D。ShewasthefirstheadmasteroftheBeijing60.WhichofthefollowingwereherrepresentativeworksafterthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina?A.FlyingApsaras.B.HomesickMelody.C。WheatGleaningGirl。D。Selling.BBothchildrenandgrownupslookforwardtoNewYearvacationsinceitisthattimeoftheyeartopackupandsetoutonatripwithfamilyandfriends.NewYear’sEveistheperfecttimetotravelandhaveholiday。Gonearethedayswhenyouhadtodependonwordofmouthtolearnaboutvacationdestinations。Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheincreaseinthenumberoftravelagencies,youcanusealltheinformationfortheplaceyouwithtovisit.However,NewYearbeingpeakseason,planningwellinadvancewillbeawisethingtodo。NewYearcruises（游船）havebeengainingpopularityoverthepastfewyears，withthenumberofpeoplebookingforthefirstclassincreasingeveryyear.SailingtoislanddestinationsisanewexperienceformanywhoconsideritaromanticwayofcelebratingtheNewYear。WarmerislanddestinationsliketheHawaiianIslandsarehotfavoriteswithalltheiruniquetraditionsandcustoms，fruitsandfoodtodelightin.Cruiselinesprovideawiderangeofchoicesaboutthedesinationsandtravelpackagesforyoutochoosefrom。Therearespecialpackagesofferedforfamilieswithchildrenthatincludemanyactivitiesandgames。TherearepackagesofferedforyoungpeoplewhichinvolveadancepartyfollowedbyaNewYearparty。ThereareevenspecialcruisesfornewlymarriedcouplesorpeoplewhoareinloveandwishtospendtheirNewYearEveinacomfortableandromanticdestination.Somepeoplewouldalsoliketotakethisopportunitytospendsometimealoneandgetbeautytreatmentsdone.Ontheotherhand，thereareotherpeoplewhovisittheunfortunate，oldandpoorpeopleandorphansandtrytomakethemhappy.PlanningaheadwillmakeyourNewYearvacationbetterasyouwon’thavetobotheraboutbookingtickets，hotelsandmakingtransferarrangementsatthelastminute.61.Inthepassagetheauthorwantstotellusabout_______,A。goodvacationideasforNewYearB。traditionalcelebrationofNewYearC.stayingwithfamilyonNewYearD。havingadistinguishingNewYear62.TohaveatripduringNewYearvacation，________。A.youmustpayvisitsavacationdestinationsB。youshouldmakemoremoneythanexpectedC。youcanmakeacalltotheattractionfirstD.youshouldn’ttakeeverythingforgranted63。Peopleliketochoosecruises__________。A.becauseitismoreeconomicalandpracticalB。becauseitiswellfitforthepeopleinloveC.becauseitisanewattemptforthemD.becauseitisadreamforthemtostayonislands64。Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph？A。Cruiselinesaredesignedforbigfamilies.B.Specialoffersaremadebycruiselines。C。Cruiselinesarecomfortableandromantic.D.Partiesandgamesareprovidedonthetrip。65.Somepeopletakebeautytreatment________’A。inordertovisitsomeoldandpoorpeopleB。soastomakeothershappyandcomfortableC。inordertomeetotherswithenthusiasmandhealthD.soastomaketransferarrangementseasilyCE-TheEnvironmentalMagazineIfyouareconcernedaboutyourhealth，yourfamily'shealthandthefutureofourplanet,andwanttoknow“WhatcanIdo？”tomakeadifference,you’lllovereadingE-TheEnvironmentalMagazine.A12—timeIndependentPressAwardswinnerandnominee（被提名者），Eisfullofeverythingenvironmental-fromrecyclingtorainforestsandfromtheglobalvillagetoourownbackyards.1year(6issues）—＄24。952years(12issues)-＄34.95Add$10。00/yearforCanadianpostageAdd＄40.00/yearforforeignpostageEdinburghYoungCaregiversProjectWeworkwithyoungcaregivers.Wewanttocolourthelivesofsomeoftheseyoungpeoplebyintroducingthemtosomeonewhowilltrytounderstandthem，listen,worktowardsagreedgoalsandhavesomeFUN!Isthatpersonyou?Areyouaged18—25？Couldyouhelpandencourageayoungpersontorecognizewhattheywantandworktowardsgettingit？Youcanencourageandhelpsomeoneandinreturnhelpyourself!Youwilllearnnewskillsandbuildonyourownexperience.Contact：SueMackayEmail:sue。mackay@yahoocarers.org.ukBelvedereDate(s)：February16，2008—February16，2018Time(s）:10：00am—5:00pmEventscheduling:Sunday，Tuesday，Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,SaturdayEventdetails:TheexhibitcoverstwofloorsoftheCastle,andcurrentlyfeaturesaninformationalpanel(面）ontheimportanceoftreesanddisplayofcommonbirdsthatcanbefoundinsurroundingareas.Allagesfree。Reservationsrequiredforgroupsof25peopleormore。Call212-772—0210forinformation。（clicktoshowmap）TennisSkillsCampAugust2—6，2010registrationdeadline：July15，2010Thiscamp,heldontheAlfredUniversityTennisCourts,isforboysandgirlsenteringgrades7-12。Trainingatthebeginnersthroughadvancedlevelswillbeprovded.ThiscampisdirectedandcoachedbyDaveBrady,tenniscoachatAlfred—CampsessionswillbeheldMondaythroughFriday，from4:00pm—6:30pmCost:$150perperson66.Whichofthefollowingadsoffersamapofitslocation?A。E—TheenvironmentalMagazine.B。TennisSkillsCamp.C.BelvedereCastleExhibit。D。67。Fromthefirstad,weknowE-TheenvironmentalMagazine_______。A。haswonIndependentPressAwards12timesB。costsaCanadianreader$34。95ayearC。isamonthlypublicationD。mainlydealswithpoliticalproblems68。Thesecondadisintendedfor________.A.volunteersB。trainersC。teachersD.jobseekers69.Ifyouwanttolearntennisskills，youmust_________.A.applyfortheteamonAugust2B.paytheteam＄150C.jointheteamonweekendD。studyinGrade670。WhatdoweknowaboutBelvedereCastleExhibit？A。Youcangotoseetheexhibiteverydayduringtheweek。B。Agroupofmorethan25visitorstoitcangetadiscount.C.Itlastsformoremorethanelevenyears.D。Itmainlyfocusesonwildlife。DDoesbeingrichmakeyouhappy？Manystudiesonhappinessgivenegativeanswers。Herearesomepointsinbeinghappy.BasicHumanNeedsMustBeMetPeoplewhosebasicneedsforshelter，clothingandfoodarenotmetwillfinditverydifficulttofeelhappy。Ofcourse,thereareexceptions,butformostofus,wecanonlybehappyonceourbasicneedsaremet.TheJonesesCannotBeEscapedPeople’shappinessisnotdeterminedbyhowmuchtheyhave,butbyhowmuchpeoplearoundthemhave。So,wetendtofeelhappyonceourbasicneedsaremetandwehavemorethanthepeoplesurroundingus.ThismeansthatwhilekeepingupwiththeJonesescouldbedestructiveifweletitgotoofar.Itisalsopartofhumananaturetowanttofeelatleastonthesamelevel,financially,asthosesurroundingus。YouShouldEscapeTheRatRaceWeshouldknowtheimportanceofstayingoutoftheratrace。Soyes,youneedtoworkhard，gettheeducationyouneedtolandagoodjobandworklongenoughandhardenoughtogettoaplacewhereyoucaneasilymeetyourbasicneeds。Whatarebasicneeds?FormostmiddleoruppermiddleclassAmericans，basicneedsarenotverybasicanymore.Formostofus，onceourbasicneedshavebeenmet,happinessisachievedwhenweengageinactivitieswelike,spendtimewithfriendsandfamilyandstayactive。Makingmoneyforthesakeofmakingmoneydoesnotmakepeoplehappy。Ideally，thesequestionsshouldbeansweredwhenyou’restillyoungandjuststartingout.Don’twaituntilyourmidlifecrisistorealizethathalfyourlifehaspassedyoubyandyou’restillunhappy.71.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theresearchonwhatdetermineshappiness.B。Beingrichmakespeoplehappy。C.Whatmakespeoplefeelunhappy.D.Keypointsonbeinghappy。72.Intheviewoftheauthor，weknowthat______。A.peopleneedtohaveaplacetolivefirstofallB.humanbasicneedsarenotnecessaryforbeinghappyC。humanbasicneedsarefundamentalforbeinghappyD.noonecanbehappyiftheirbasicneedsarenotmet73.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase”theJoneses"inParagraph4probablystandfor?A。Expensivethings。B。Neighbors.C。Money。D。Richerpeople。74。Fromthepassage，whatisthepruposeofpeopleprobablytodoin“theratrace”?A.Toenjoytheirlifewithfamily。B.Togethigheducationforbetterjobs。C.Toworktoohardformoneyonly.D。Toworkhardforbasicneeds.75.What’stheattitudeoftheauthortowardsthepassage？A.Moneyishappiness。B。Theloveofmoneyistherootofallevil。C。Moneydoesn’tgrowontrees.D.Moneyisabigproblem,butmoneyisn’teverything。第二卷（非选择题满分35分）第四部分：写作（共两节,满分35分）第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）[1]Ifyougointothewoodswithfriendswhoareolderthanyourare,staywiththem。Ifyoudon’t，youmaygetlost。Ifyoudogetlost,though,thisiswhatyoushoulddo.［2]Sitdownandstaywhereyouare.Don’ttrytofindyourfriends—letthemfindyou。Youcanhelpthemtofindyoubystayinginoneplace。[3]Thereisanotherwaytohelpyourfriendsorotherpeoplenearbytofindyou。_______byshoutingorwhistlingthreetimes。Stop.Thenshoutorwhistlethreetimesagain。Anysignalgiventhreetimesisacallforhelp。［4]Keepuptheshoutingorwhistling,alwaysthreetimestogether.Thenthepeoplewhohearyouwillknowthatyouarenotmakingnoiseforfun.Theywillletyouknowtheyhaveheardyoursignal。Theywillgivetwoshouts,twowhistles,ortwogunshots.Wheneverasignalisgiventwiceitisananswertoacallforhelp.[5］Ifyoudon’tthinkthatyouwillbefoundbeforenightcomes，getsomebranches。Trytoputthemtogethersothattheymakealittlehouse。Coveruptheholeswithbranchesthathavelotsofleaves.Makeyourselfasoftbedwithleavesandgrass。［6］Whatwouldyoudoifyougethungryorneeddrinkingwater？Youhavetoleaveyourlittlebranchhousetolookforabrook。Don'tjustwalkaway.Makeatrailforyourselfsoyoufindyourwayback.Dothisbypickingoffsmallbranchesanddroppingthemasyouwalk.［7］Themostimportantthingtodowhenyouarelostis—STAYINONEPLACE。76.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?（within10words）_________________________________________________77。Completethefollowingstatementwithproperwords。（within4words）Youcan__________________byshoutingandwhistlingthreetimesagainandagainwhenyougetlost。78.PleasefillintheblankinPart3withproperwordsorphrases.（within5words）______________________________________________________________________________79.Whichsuggestiondoyouthinkisthemostimportant?Why?(within30words）____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________80。Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”（line1,paragraph1)probablyreferto?（within3words）____________________________________________________________________________第二节：书面表达（满分25分)在社会经济快速发展、高度发展的今天，人们的物质生活丰富多彩，但是精神生活却存在着很多的问题，也由此产生了人们对“幸福感”的不同看法。假设上周末你校对2000名学生就“幸福感"的看法进行了调查。请根据以下数据写一篇文章.比例“幸福感”的来源60%从父母或亲友的爱、从温暖的家庭生活中感受到幸福20％从助人、捐赠、义卖中感受到幸福10％从友情中感受到幸福10%异于上述情况,从不同角度讲述自己的幸福感结论：调查情况反映出学生们是热爱生活的,但是同时也反映了他们的生活经历有限、视野不够开阔。注意：1.要包括以下内容：调查时间、调查问题以及调查对象；（2)数据的解读；（3）总体评价。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3。词数：120左右。参考词汇：义卖avoluntaryselling数据statistics__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Text6M:Goodmorning,NativeTongueTranslations。CanIhelpyou?W:Yes。IwaswonderinghowmuchitwouldcosttotranslateadocumentfromEnglishintoArabic.M:Well,itdependsonthekindofdocument，howlongitis,andwhenyouneeditreturned。W：It’sacookbookabout20，000wordslong.Itisnoturgent，soyoucantakeyourtime.M：Well,Madam，Arabicisoneofthemostdifficultlanguagesintheworld，andtherearen'tverymanytranslatorscomparedto，say,Spanish.Inotherwords,thechargeforArabictranslationwillbehigherthanformostotherlanguages。W：Iunderstand.Couldyougivemeanextimate？M：Forthisproject,wewouldchargebetweenfiveandtencentsperword.W：OK.Thanksforyourtime。IthinkI’llkeeplooking.Text7M：Hello？W：Hi,mynameisKelseyAdams。I'mcallingabouttheTV。M:Oh，hi!Soyousawmyadinthenewspaper?W:That’sright.MyoldTVjuststoppedworking,soIthinkthismightbegreatforbothofus!M:Ihopeso.It’sa50—inchSonyflatscreenTV，andit’sonly6monthsold.I'maskingfor500bucks,butI’dbewillingtonegotiate.W:Itsoundslikeadecentdeal,butIwouldhavetoseeitfirst，ofcourse。M：Absolutely.Whencanyoucomeovertotakelookatit?W:Howabout3：00p。m。thisafternoon？M：Hmm,I'vegotameetingat2:00p。m.anditmightrunalittlelate.Howdoes4:00p.m.sound?W：Perfect.Justtellmeyouraddress.Text9M：Ms.Robertson,forthepastthreeweeks,Ihavebeengettingcomplaintsaboutyourwork。W:Uh，whatdoyoumean?Whatkindofcomplaints?M：Well，yoursupervisortoldmeyou’returningyourreportsin2to3dayslate，you’reoftenabsentfromstaffmeetings，andyouhaven'tbeengettingalongwithyour