赣州市会昌中学高下学期第次月考英语试题

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，业必贵于专精会昌中学2013—2014学年第二学期第一次月考高一年级英语试题考试用时:120分钟满分分值：150分第Ⅰ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)Howmuchshouldthemanpayifherentstheroomfortwoweeks?A.$150. B。$300。 C。＄400.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace？A。Inaclothingshop. B.Inarestaurant。 C.Inanoffice。Whydoesthewomandisliketherestaurant?A。Itisnoisy。 B.Itiscrowded。 C.Itisexpensive。Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A。Neighbors. B.Friends. C.Workmates。Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando？A。Getapart-timejob。 B.Keepitasecret. C。Tellhisparentsaboutit。第二节（共15题;每小题1。5分，共22。5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7、8题。WhatballgamesdoesthemanlikewatchingonTV?A.Football。 B.Volleyball。 C.Basketball。Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheteamhesupports？A.Good。 B.Justso—so。 C.Disappointing。Howmanymoregamesdoestheman’steamhavethisseason？A。3. B。4。 C.5.听第7段材料，回答第9、10、11题。Whatisthewomantalkingabout？A.Herwell—paidjob. B。Herwayofrelaxing。 C.Herproblemsatwork。Whatdoesthewomandoassoonasshegetshome？A.Shehasdinner。 B。Sheliesinbed. C.Shesitsinachair。Whatisthemangoingtodo？A.Trythewoman'sidea。B。Buysomenewfurniture。C。Startlookingforanotherjob.听第8段材料,回答第12、13、14题.Howoldisthewoman’scat?A.2years。 B.6years。 C.8years.Whatdoweknowabouttheman'sdog?A。Hestaysathomeallday。B.Heistakentotheparkeveryday。C。Hespendslesstimeoutdoorsthanbefore。Whatdothewoman'skidswant?A。Arabbit。 B.Amouse. C。Afish。听第9段材料，回答第15、16、17题。HowisthemangoingtoSunA.Bybike。 B.Onfoot. C。Bycar.HowfarisitfromMainStreettoWaterSquare?A。Afewyards. B.2blocksaway。 C。20minutes'walk。Wherewillthemanhavetoaskthewayagain?A.AtRainAvenue。 B.AtMass听第10段材料，回答第18、19、20题。WhatisMr.Brown?A.Adealerofgarments.B.Anassistantmanager.C。Apolitician.WhyareMr.BrownandhispartycomingtoEngland？Tolivewithhisfriends。B。Topayaninformalvisit。C.Toexplorenewbusinessopportunities.Wheredoesthespeakermostprobablymakethespeech?A。Atawedding.B。Atareception.(招待会)C.Atameeting.第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分）：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21。-—-Whatdoyouthinkofthegrammarbook?———Oh，itreallyis_____usefulreferencebook,whichisworthreading____secondtime。A.a,a B。an,the C。an，a D.the，the22.Alltheworkerslookforwardto________whattheyshouldA。bepaid B。beingpaid C.paying D.paid23。—CouldIuseyourdictionary?—Sureyou______。A.Can，GoaheadB.can，Useit C。could，Helpyourself D。could，Takeit。24.She____thefilm.Sheknowsnothingaboutit.A.can’tsee B.can’thaveseen C。mustn’thaveseen D.mustsee25.Theteacherdoesn’tpermit_________inclass.A.smoke B。tosmoke C。tohaveasmokeD。smoking 26.Aftergoingintotheconcerthall,Tom_________afriendandwentovertogreether.A。searched B.knew C。spotted D.looked27.——-Canyourfactoryreallyafford____foodforthepeopleinthefloodedarea?-—-Ibelievewecanbecausewehave____workers.A.anumberof；plentyof B。alargeamountof；thenumberofC.plentyof;thenumberof D。alargeamountof;anumberof28 Tomwaslateforhistrain，andheaskedoneoftheconductors______. A. whenwasthenexttrain。 B. whenthenexttrainwas. C. whenisthenexttrain. D. whenthenexttrain.Theoldmanlookedatthepicture,hefeltasthoughhe______totime20yearsago。A.hadgonebackB。wentback C.goesback D.shouldgoback30.Ifthebikeisbrokenagain,you'llhavetopayto_____. A。getitrepairedB。haveitrepair C.haverepairedit。 D.getitrepair31.Thereason_______PengLiyuaniswidelydiscussedrecentlyis_____sheisseenasthemostbeautifulfirstladyinChina.A。Why;because B。That;that C。Why；that D.why；why32.It'sbadtopointyourfingersatotherswhiletalking。A.ways B.manners C。means D.forms33.I’dliketoworkwith________ishonestandeasytogetonwith。A.who

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D。nomatterwho34.___moreandmorestudentsgraduatingfromcollege,itisharderforthemtofindsuitablejobs.A。For B.As C。With D。Because35.-—-HowdoyoufindthefilmHowtoTrainYourDragon？--—___________.Ican’tthinktoohighlyofit.A.It’samazing B。Byaccident C.It’sawful D。Itmakesnosense 第二节：完形填空（共20小题;每小题1。5分，满分30分）FromthetimeIwasseven，IhadadreamofbecomingamemberoftheStudentsUnion．Ialways36myschoolleadersfortakingresponsibilityforallofus．SoIdreamedofbeingaleader．Yearsflewby，andsoonIwasabletotakepartintheelections，37Iwouldwin．ButtherealityprovedthatIhadn'thadachance．Iwasn'tpretty．Girlsintheschoolhardlyknewme．Ijustdidnothavewhatit38towinaschoolelection．Iwas39．AsIcriedinmyroomthatevening，IsuddenlytookadeepbreathanddecidedIwouldn’tstopdreaming．IdecidedthatIwould40forelectionsagaininmyfinalyearatschool—andIwould41theelection。Irecognizedthatmy42hadalotofthingsintheirfavor．Whatwerein43favor?Ihadgoodgrades,andIwasfriendlyandhelpful．Andmybiggest44wasthefaithIhad．Iwouldnotallowmyplainappearancetoholdme45frommyheadingforward．Thatevening,I46myelectionplansawholeyearaheadoftime．IrealizedthatgirlswouldhavetogettoknowmeandrecognizethatIhadtheabilityto47them．IlovedmakingfriendsandIlikedbeinghelpful，48IdecidedthatperhapsIcouldusethesequalitiestowin．Inordertolearnhowtogiveagreatelection49，Ialsoattendedacourseoneffectivepublicspeaking．Thedayaftertheelection,whentheheadmasterannouncedIwonthesecondhighestnumberofvotes，thestudents50.Thatjoyonthefacesofallmyfriendsshowedmethatmyvictorywas51theirs.Suddenly,IrealizedthatIhad52muchmorethanIhaddreamedof．Ihadmademanynewfriendsandhadhelpedpeoplealongtheway．Ihadwonthe53andloveofmyschoolmatesandthey54meassomebodywhowouldstandbythem．Iwasabletoputasmileontheirfacesand55theirday．36．A．admired B．remembered C．praised D．believed37．A．hoping B。planning C．pretending D．judging38．A．offered B．provided C．meant D．took39．A．concerned B。upset C．surprised D.angry40．A．pay B.speak C．enter D．wait41。A。beat B。win C。defeat D.earn42．A．competitors B．classmates C．enemies D．schoolmates43．A．their B．your C．our D．my44．A．problem B．strength C．worry D．dream45．A．in B．up C．out D．back46．A．began B。discussed C.announced D．challenged47．A．consider B.accompany C．represent D．support48．A．but B．and C．so D．or49．A．research B．speech C．meeting D．promise50．A．nodded B．gathered C．cheered D．cried51．A．only B．still C．almost D．also52．A．achieved B．avoided C．devoted D．developed53．A．announcementB．recognition C．communication D．excitement54。 A.consider B。speak C.tell D。say55．A．enlarge B。wish C．brighten D．experience第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AJohnSmithwaslazy.Hehadfinishedhiseducationandwashappytositinhisroomandlistentotheradioalldaylong。Infact,hehadbeendoingnothingforalmostsixmonths，whichworriedhisfatheralot.OnedayMrSmithdecidedthathehadtodosomething.“Johnny。WhenIwasyourageIwasworkingandsupportingmytenbrothersandsisters。Iwantyoutogooutandgetajob.”Sothatwaswhathedid。Infact,inthenextthreemonths,Johnnystartedtenjobsandwasfiredfromtenjobs。Heexplainedtohisfather.“Theywantedmetobeatworkat8：00a.m.andtoldmetodoallsortsofunpleasantthings。”“Idon'tcarehowyoudoit，”MrSmithsaid.“Eitheryouearnsomemoneyormoveoutofthehouse.Igaveyouoneweek’stime。”InthenextfewdaysJohnnybegantochange.Hestillstayedinhisroomallday，butspenthistimewritinglettersandreadingthroughthenewspapers。Moreandmorepostsbegantoarriveforhim.Heboughtanewsuitforhimselfandinvitedhisparentstothetheatreandfordinnerafterwardsatthemostexpensiverestaurantintown。Whenhisproudparentsarrivedhomeaftertheireveninghour，apolicemanwaswaitingatthefrontdoor.“JohnSmith,”hesaidashehandedhimapieceofpaper,“I’llseeyouinthecourttomorrow。”Whenhegotoutside，Johnnytoldhisparentseverything.“Whenyoutoldmetoearnsomemoney，1decidedtoputanadvertisementinthenewspapersaying，‘Newwaytomoneyfast!Sendme$5andI’lltellyoumysecret.’WhenIreceivedthemoneyIwrotebacktellingpeopletodoasIdo.”Johnnywasfined$250bythecourtandwasorderedtopayallthepeopleback.Asheleftthecourthousefeelingveryashamed,anewspapermancameuptohim，“Youngman，wouldyouliketotellyourstorytomynewspaperfor$2500？”56。Johnnywasfiredfromthejobsbecause_______.A.helikedlisteningtotheradioB。hehadabigfamilytosupportC.hespentalotoftimewritinglettersD.hedidn’tdothejobswell57.Johnnyputanadvertisementinthenewspaperabout______monthsafterheleftschool。A.threeB。six C。nineD.eleven58。WhywasJohnnyfined$250？_______。A。Becausehewaslazy B.BecausehewasoutofworkC。Becausehecheatedpeople D。Becausehedidn'tpayforhisnewsuit59。Whatwouldprobablyhappenatlast?_______.A.Johnnywouldget$2500fromthenewspaperB。Thecourtwouldgive$250backtoJohnnyC.JohnnywouldcontinuetoadvertiseinthenewspaperD。Johnnywouldbecomeanewspaperreporter60。WhichofthefollowingquestionsisNOTansweredfromthepassage？_______?A。HowdidtheparentsfeelwhenJohnnyinvitedthemtothetheatreanddinnerB。What'sJohnny’ssecretC.WhatdidthepolicemanwantJohnnytodoD.HowmuchdidJohnnyhavetopayallthepeoplebackBWhenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften．Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare．Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes．Everythingelseseemsunclear．Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting，readingandsewingbecomenear—sighted．Thenpeoplewhoarefar-sightedendurejusttheoppositeproblem．Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength．Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too．Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape．Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism(散光)．This，too,canbecorrectedbyglasses．Somepeople'seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白内障）．Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind．Nowhowever，itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethen．Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances．Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle(角度）．Toprovethistoyourself，lookatanobjectoutofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectourofyourothereye．Youwillfindtheobject’srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged．Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis．Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes．61．Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes． A．onlywhenwecanseewellB．onlywhenwecannotseeperfectly C。onlywhenwearenear—sightedorfar-sightedD．evenifwecanseewellorperfectly62．Whenthingsfarawayseemunclear，oneisprobably． A．near-sighted B．far—sighted C．astigmatic D．sufferingfromcataracts63．Theunderlinedwordendureinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans． A．experienceB．imagine C．sufferfromD．recoverfrom64．Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor． A．seeingatnight B．seeingobjectsfaraway C．lookingoverawidearea D．judgingdistances65．Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave． A．oneeyebiggerthantheotherB．eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshape C．adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperation D．aneyedifficultthatcannotbecorrectedbyglasses．CHOLIDAYHOMESINMALLORCAHolidayhousesinMallorcasailingandfishingport—quieteveninsummerseason。Beautifullysituatedhouseswithsightsofseaandmountains，yetneartoshopsandrestaurants.Carsandbicyclesforhire.Sailingandsportsclubsnearby.ITALYINCOMFORTLuxurycoach（-carriage）tripsofItaly,outofnormalholidayseason。21daystovisitfiveItaliancitiesstartingfromLondon1stMay,1stSeptember.ThetripsareguidedbyprofessorMartinDavis.HeadofItalianStudies,LondonUniversity.SeetheartsandcultureofhistoricKIBBUTZHOLIDAYSINISRAEL（以色列）Workingholidaysonakibbutz（co—operativefarm）inIsrael。Allnationalitieswelcomeforonetothreemonths,ifpreparedtoworkmorningwithkibbutzmembers.Accommodation,foodandtripstohistoricsightsallprovidedfree—youpayonlyforthespeciallow—costreturnflight.TWOWEEKSONACARIBBEANTwo—weekholidaysintheHotelSplendid,onalovelybeachwithgoldensandsanddeep—bluesea。Tennis，golf，sailingandallwatersports,tripsaroundtheislandarranged。NeartotownofCastrieswithlivelyeveningentertainment—dancing。1stNovember—31stMarch=￡720perperson1stApril-30thOctober=￡850perpersonJackandhiswifeMary，whohaverecentlyretired，wanttoseeplacesofculturalandhistoricinterestabroad，butMaryhatesflying.PeterandMaria，universitystudents,wanttotravelasfaraspossibleonlittlemoney，andwouldliketogettoknowacountrybyworkingthereforthreemonthswithotheryoungpeople.Michael,ayoungcomputerprogrammer,hasbeenworkinghardandneedsaholidaytorelaxinwinter。Hewouldliketogosomewherewarmerandsunny,wherehecanswiminthesea,andheenjoyssportsanddancing。HerryandKate，bothteachers,andtheirtwosons,havetotaketheirholidayduringtheschoolsummerholidays。Theremustbeplentyfortheboystodo,althoughHarryandKatejustwanttohavebeautifulscenery，goodfoodandwine-andpeace。66.Michaelwouldmostprobablygoto________forhisholiday.A。Italy B.Israel C。Mallorca D.aCaribbeanislandThemostsuitableplaceforPeterandMariawouldbe________.A。anItaliancity B。akibbutzinIsraelC。aCaribbeanislandD。theportinMallorca68.ThebestholidayforJackandMarywouldbe________。A.the21-daycoachtripofItalyB。the2—weekstayintheHotelSplendidC.the14-daytriparoundaCaribbeanislandD。theworkingholidaysfor1—3monthsonakibbutzinIsrael69。HarryandKateandtheirsonswouldlike________。A.aholidayworkingonakibbutzinIsraelB。aholidayvisitingcitiesbycoachinItalyC.aholidayhouseinthefishingportinMallorcaD。aholidayhotelonalovelybeachonaCarribean70。Youcanfindthispassagemostprobablyin________.A.aschoollibraryB。atouristagencyC.thepostofficeD。themuseumDWorriedabouthowmanycaloriesyouwillgetinthatpieceofpizza，chocolatecakeorbagofchips?AnewiPhoneapplication(应用程序)MealSnapmayhelp.Usersjustneedtotakeapictureofthemealwiththephone,anditwillgiveacalorieread-outalmostimmediately.MealSnapwasdevelopedbyDailyBurn,ahealthsocialnetworkthatfocusesonhelpingitsusersleadhealthierlifestyles。Ithascreatedseveralotherhealthanddiet—related(饮食相关的）iPhoneapplications.Theapplicationgivesusersaquickreply。Todothat，itmatchesthetakenpicturetoadatabank(数据库)withthecalorieinformationofnearly500，000kindsoffood.Usersthengettherangeofcaloriesforthemealthatisphotographed.Westartedwithsomethingsimple-anapple。Acoupleofminuteslater，theapplicationrepliedthatitwasanappleandbetween64and96calories。Moreimpressivewasthereplywereceivedaftersendingaphotoofamixedsaladbowl。MealSnaprepliedthatthebowlcontained“yellowricewithcorn,boiledeggsandbeans"andthatthefoodwasbetween532and789calories。Mr。Smith，directorofDailyBurn,saidthatusualcaloriecountingneededalongtime,butthattheapplicationmadeiteasiertoknowthecaloriesinfood。Thatiswhyitissopopularamongthosewhoaretryinghardtoloseweight.Inaddition,MealSnapcanactasafooddiary.Noneedtowritedownwhatthey’veeaten,thephotoeswillbestored。Theuserscankeepavisuallog（视觉的记录）。Mr.Smithsaid,“it'slikeafoodjourney，buteasier.Allyoudoistotakethepicture。Thesimpleactofrecordingsomethingcancauseapsychological(心理的)changethatcanhelppeopleontheirhealthjourney.KnowingthecalorierangemakesmethinkmoreaboutwhatI'meating。”71.WhatistheadvantageofMealSnap？A。It'safoodjourney. B。Itcontainsabigvocabulary.C.It’sthelatestiPhoneapplication。D。It’ssimpleandeasytouse.72。ThepurposeofDailyBurnisto________.A。helppeoplefindwaystoloseweightB。makeiPhonemorepopularC。helppeoplehaveahealthylifeD。persuadepeopletobuyiPhoneproducts[来73。Whatcanbelearnedfromthethirdparagraph?A。MealSnapisonlyusefulforsimplethings。B.MealSnapcanalsotellwhatthefoodis.C.TheresultofMealSnapisn'talwaysright.D.MealSnapneedsalongtimetoshowthecalorierange。74。WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMealSnapisTRUE?A.Ithasbeenputintothemarket。B.Peoplewillhaveaphysicalchangebyusingit.C.It'spopularbecauseitwasdevelopedbyDailyBurn。D.PeolehavetolinkiPhonewiththeinternettouseit。75.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“focuson”inParagraph2mean?A.belongtoB.turntoC。leadtoD。payspecialattentionto第Ⅱ卷（非选择题满分35分)第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分）请把答案写在答题卷上，否则答题无效!第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）[1]Ifyoureadanewspaperorlistentoanewscast（newsreport)recently,youmayhearorreadastrangeword，“staycation。"StaycationisanewwordtheAmericanpress(newspapers，radio，andtelevision）isusingtodescribeavacationveryclosetoyourownhome，orsimplystayingathomeduringyourvacation。Itisacombinationofthewords“stay"and“vacation”。[2］Accordingtomanynewsreports，thesestaycationsareverypopularamongAmericanfamiliesthisyear.Why？ThehighpriceofgasolineforcarsandairplaneshasmadeitveryexpensiveforAmericanstotravelcomparedtopastyears。WhenyoucombinethiswiththeweakAmericandollar,italladdsuptopeopledecidingtostayclosetohomeduringtheirtraditionalsummervacations。Ofcourse，someplacesaremoreinterestingto“stayathome”thanothers。Andifyouliveinaverysmalltown，well，youmayjustwanttoskipyourvacationandsaveyourtimeuptonextyear！[3]Everythingisexpensivenowadays,andlet'sfaceit—avacationjustmaynotbeinyourplanthisyear。Youdon’thavetogiveupfamilyfunjustbecauseyoucan’t;instead,followmytipsforaneconomicalstaycationfilledwitholdfavoritesandnewadventures!Staycationshaveachievedhighpopularityincurrenthardeconomictimesinwhichunemploymentlevelsandgaspricesarehigh。76．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?(withinoneword)77．Whichtwowordsmakethenewword“staycation”?(within3words）78．What’sthemeaningof“staycation”？（within20words)79．Staycationispopularthisyear，(Pleaselisttworeasons）。(1)because________（within5words）（2）_because______________________________________（within5words)80．Pleasefillintheblankinthelastparagraph。(within3words）第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华，你的加拿大好友Connie来信说她近来因减肥而烦恼。请你根据下列提示给她发一封邮件安慰她。DosDon'ts1．健康饮食；多吃水果、蔬菜，多喝牛奶。为了苗条而吃减肥药（weight—losspills)不值得.2．保持充足的睡眠；坚持锻炼如散步、骑车等；多参加学校体育活动.不要长时间看书、看电视或上网聊天。3．保持良好心态，积极乐观（optimistic）.不要一遇到困难就沮丧、烦恼。要求:词数：120词左右.邮件的开头和结尾已经给出,不计入词数。DearConnie，Howareyougoingnow？I’msorrytohearthatyoufeelashamedofyourfigure.HereissomeadviceIwanttogiveyou.Ifyoufollowthesuggestionsabove,innotimeyouwilllookandfeelmuchbetter。Bestwishes。Yours，LiHua 会昌中学2013-2014学年第二学期第一次月考高一年级英语答案（lx2014.03.20)听力1—5BACAC 6-10CABBC 11—15ACBAB 16—20CBACB单选21—25ABABD26—30CDBAA31—35CBBCA三．完形填空36—40AADBC41-45BADBD46-50ACCBC51-55DABAC阅读理解56-60DCCAD61-65DACDB66-70DBACB71-75DCBAD阅读表达参考答案：

76.Staycation.

77.“Stay”and“vacation”。

78。Itreferstoavacationveryclosetoyourownhome，orsimplystayingathomeduringyourvacation。

79。（1）Thehighpriceofgas/gasoline.

(2）Hardeconomictimes。/Economicdifficulties。/TheweakAmericandollar.

80.Getaway/travel（faraway）/affordavacation

六．书面表达DearConnie,Howareyougoingnow?I’msorrytohearthatyoufeelashamedofyourfigure。HereissomeadviceIwanttogiveyou。Tokeepfit,itisnecessaryforyoutohaveahealthydiet.You’dbetterhavedifferentfoods,especiallyfruitsandvegetables,anddrinkmilkasoftenaspossible.It’snotagoodideatotakeweight-losspillsforaslimandattractivefigure.Itisnotworthit.Havingenoughsleeptogetherwithregularexercisesuchaswalkingandridingisalsobeneficialtoyourhealth.Besides,youshouldtakeanactivepartinschoolsports。Inmyopinion,itisnotagoodhabittospendtoomuchtimereading,watchingTVorchattingon—line。Alwaysbeactiveandkeepoptimisticanddon'tbediscouraged（disappointed/frustrated/upset）wheneveryoumeetwithtrouble.Ifyoufollowthesuggestionsabove,innotimeyouwilllookandfeelmuchbetter。Bestwishes。Yours,LiHua

英语答案听力原文：Text1M：CanIrentaroomfortwoweeks？I'mnotsurewhetherIwillstayforawholemonth.W:Yes，ofcourse.Itis150dollarsforaweek，butonly400dollarsforamonth。Text2M：CanIhelpyou，madam？W：Thesetrousersturnedouttobetoosmallformyson,soIhavebroughtthemback。CanIreturnthemtoyou?M:Certainly,madam.Wecantakethembackifyouhaveyourreceiptwithyou.Text3W:Weshouldthinkaboutfindinganotherrestaurantforlunch。M：Why？Thefoodandserviceherearegreat.W:Yes，butthepricesaregoingupeveryweek。Text4M:Youliveonthefourthfloor,don’tyou？W：Yes,nicetomeetyou.M：Ilivedownstairs。AndIhaveaproblemwiththeheatinmyapartment。W:SodoI。theheatneverworks。Text5M:MyproblemisthatIdon'thaveenoughmoney。IwanttogetajobbutI’mnotallowedto。W：Isee.Doyourparentsknowhowyoufeel,Andy？M:I'mafraidnot.W:Well,Idon’tthinkitpossibletosolvethisproblemifyoukeepitasecret。Text6M：IreallyenjoywatchingtheNBAgamesonTV.W：Who'syourfavoriteplayer?M：Idon’treallyhaveonebutIsupportHouston.W:Dotheyhaveagoodteam？M:Ithinktheydo。Theyhaveagoodmanagerandagreatcoach。W:Ican’tkeepupwiththegame。TheplayersplaysoquicklythatIcanhardlyseewhattheyaredoing。M：Ihavethesameproblem。Theplayersarereallyveryskillful.IwishIcouldplaythatwell。NowIplayforanamateurteam。We’redoingprettywellthisseason.We’vewonmostofourgames,butwe'renottopoftheleaguetable。We'vegotfourmoregamesthisseason。Ihopewecanwinallofthem.Text7W:Hey，Mike.Howhaveyoubeen？M：Actually,I’vebeenreallystressedlately。IwishIknewhowtorelax。W：I’vebeenusingaverysimpletechnique。Wanttohearaboutit?M:Sure.W:Well,assoonasyougethomefromwork,gointothebedroom,closethedoor,andsitdowninacomfortablechair.M:That’sit.Youjustsitdown?W：Yeah,butyouhavetocloseyoureyes,anditshouldbereally