备考期末-外研版（2019）必修第二册Unit4 Stage and screen滚动复习卷（含答案）

Unit4Stageandscreen滚动复习卷

（时间120分钟，满分150分）

选择题部分（共95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。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.Whatdoesthewoman'ssondomostprobably?

A.Apostman.B.Apoliceman.C.Aguard.

2.Howlongdoesthemanworkeveryweek?

A.For50hours.

B-For55hours.

C.For66hours.

3.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanlosthernewbook.

B・Themanwillbuyanewbook.

C.Themandoesn*tcareaboutthebook.

4.Whyisthewomanlate?

A.Thetrafficwasheavy.

B・Thebusbrokedown.

C.Shetookthewrongbus.

5.Whotravelledwiththemanlastmonth?

A.JeffandRichard.

B・Theman'sdog.

C.Noone.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Howmuchdoesthewomanpayforthebowl?

A.60dollars.B.80dollars.C.90dollars.

7.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inastore.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inamuseum.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthegirlthinkofthepizza?

A.Terrible.B.Tasty.C.Unusual.

9.Whydidn'tthefatherfollowtheoldfamilyrecipe?

A.Onepageismissing.

B.Hehashisownrecipe.

C.Hecan'tfindtherecipe.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.HowlongdidLauraworkintheshoeshopsalltogether?

A.For18months.

B.For21months.

C.Fortwoyears.

11.WhydidLauraleaveherfirstjob?

A.Theshoeshopcloseddown.

B.Shehadtostudyforherexams.

C.Anewshoeshopwasshortofhands.

12.HowmuchdidLauraearnadayforherfirstjob?

A.8pounds.B.12pounds.C.40pounds.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemanplanningtobuy?

A.Agarden.B.Ahouse.C.Afarm.

14.Whatdoweknowaboutthehouse?

A.Itislarge.

B・Ithasonebedroom.

C.Itneedsfixing.

15.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomangrowing?

A.Com.B.Rice.C.Potatoes.

16.Howdotheygetthemoney?

A.Theywillgetabankloan.

B.Theyhavesavedenough.

C.Theywillborrowfromfriends.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whichcompetitionwasheldlastyear?

A.SingingCompetition.

B.ReadingCompetition.

C.DancingCompetition.

18.WhatisthepurposeofthePetCompetition?

A.Tohelpstudentsselectsuitablepets.

B.Toteachstudentshowtolookafterpets.

C.Totellstudentslovinganimalsisimportant.

19.WhatdoweknowaboutthePetCompetition?

A.Studentswillbringtheirpets.

B・Studentscanvoteforthedogs.

C.Studentsneedtopayforthecompetition.

20.WhatwillbeatthePetCompetition?

A.Alessonondogs.

B・Adogbeautycontest.

C.Adog'sabilitytest.

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。

A

Ialwayspicturedmyselfgraduatingfromcollege,gettingacooljobandeven

havingacutelittleplaceofmyown.Sofar,Ihaveamaster'sdegreeandthecoolest

jobeverasaphysicianassistant.Butinsteadofwakingupinaprettyapartment,I

heartheearly-morningsoundofmyparentsmakingcoffeedownstairs.

At27,1stilllivewithmyparents,andIloveit.

Mydecisiontoliveathomewasnotoneofabsolutenecessity.Asaphysician

assistant,ImakeagoodsalaryandwouldbeabletoliveonmyowncomfortablyifI

neededtodoso.BythetimeIfinishedgraduateschool,Ihadhada$150,000debt

frombothundergraduateandgraduateeducation.Withseveraloftheseloansearning

a7.9%interestrate,myfathercalculatedthatmyloanswereincreasingby$15a

dayininterestalone.Atthisrate,itwouldtakeme30yearstopayoffmystudent

loans,withmuchofthepaymentgoingstraighttointerest.Atlast,Idecidedtolive

withmyparents.

Beyondtheendlesssupplyofhome-cookedmeals,thebestthingaboutmoving

backhomeisthatIamnotalone.Severalofmyphysicianassistantfriendsareinthe

sameboatasIam一weareallhighlyeducated,white-collaremployeeswholiveat

home.Ourco-workersinthemedicalfieldthinkitisagreatideabecausemanyof

themarefacingthesamepilesofdebt.Theyoftensayiftheycoulddoitallagain,

theywoulddothesamething.

There'sastigma（耻辱）thatcomesalongwiththisarrangement.Somepeople

mightassumethatwearetoolazytofindajob.Idon'tthinkmyneighborsunderstand

it,astheycontinuallyaskmewhenIamgoingtograduateandifIamoldenoughto

lookaftertheirchildren.MymomjusttellsthemthatI'msuccessful,well-educated

andthatIsavelives.

Ilovelivingathome.NowI'vepaidoff$68,000ofmystudentloans.Ournew

relationshipissymbiotic（共生的）.Myparentsbenefitfromhavinganextrasetof

handsaroundthehousetohelpwithhouseworkandaconstantsourcetoexplainall

pop-culturereferences.

21.Theauthoronceimagined.

A.havingherownbeautifulhouse

B・havingherparentspayoffherloans

C.livingwithherparentsaftergraduation

D.alwaysbeingtakencareofbyherparents

22.Whydidtheauthordecidetolivewithherparents?

A.Becauseshemissedthemverymuch.

B.Becauseshecouldn*tcookbyherself.

C.Becausesheneededtorepayahugedebt.

D.Becauseshewasnotabletosupportherself.

23.Whatistheauthor'sco-workers*attitudetowardsherlivingwithherparents?

A.Critical.B.Approving.

C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.

24.Theauthor'sneighborsaskhertolookaftertheirkidsmainlybecause

A.theyknowsheisahelpfullady

B.theyknowsheiswell-educated

C.theythinkshedoesn'thaveajob

D.theythinksheispopularwithkids

B

InBritain,manytheatresputonshowsforchildrenatChristmasandmany

theatreshaveatheatre-in-educationteamworkingthere.Thisteam,madeupofactors

andteachers,writesplaysforchildren,usuallyperformingtheminschools.Theydo

differentplaysfordifferentagegroupsandthechildrenoftentakepartintheplayin

someway.

PantomimeisaspecialkindofChristmasshowforchildren.Itislovedbypeople

andalsoallowstheaudience（观众）tojoinin."Pantomime“wasthenameofthe

Romanactorwhoperformedshowswithoutspeaking一thisiswheretheEnglish

word"mime”comesfrom.

Apantomimeisalwaysbasedonawell-knownchildren'sstory.Butthereare

alwayscertaintypesofcharactersintheshowandcertainsituationsandevents.For

example,apantomimemustalwaysincludeahero,knownasthe"principalboy^^and

thisprincipalboyisalwaysplayedbyaprettygirlwearingashortcostume（月艮装）.

Thenthereisthecomicolderwoman,knownasthe"dame"whoisplayedbyaman.

Thereisalwaysagroupofmenandwomenwhosinganddanceandoftenthereisa

pantomimehorse.Thehorseisplayedbytwomenwhoformthet4fronf,and“back”

endsinsidea“horse“costume.Itisfunnyanditusuallykicksthedamewhensheisn't

looking.

Membersoftheaudiencehavetoshoutawarningtooneofthecharactersand

argue(争论)withthecharacter(usuallythedame)whenshedoesnotbelievethem.

Whensheshouts,“Ohno,itisn't,"theaudiencealwaysrespondswith“Ohyes,it

is!”Theaudiencealsolearnsandsingsasimplesongandafewchildrenare

sometimesinvitedtohelponeofthecharactersduringtheshow.

25.Thetheatre-in-educationteams.

A.aremadeupoffamouslocalactors

B・writeplaysforthesameagegroup

C.oftengiveplaysintheirowntheatres

D.usuallyallowchildrentojoininaplay

26.Accordingtothetext,apantomime.

A.isdesignedtomakepeoplelaugh

B・ismadeupofthi*eecharacters

C.isespeciallypopularwithgrown-ups

D.canbewatchedallyearroundinBritain

27.Whenthedamesays,“Yes,itis”,theaudienceshould.

A.followherandsing

B・standupanddance

C.repeatwhatshesays

D.disagreewithherloudly

C

Mostofthemoviesshowourrelationshipsandoursociety.What'smore

importantisthatpeoplelovetowatchthehighsandlowsoftherelationshipsin

movies.Friendshiphasbeenthefavoritesubjectofmoviemakersforalongtime.

Manymoviesarebasedonlovelyrelationshipslikefriendship.Friendshipcanbe

betweentwopersonsoramongmorethantwopersons.Moviesbasedonfriendship

makeusrememberthattherelationshipamongfriendsisdelicate.Thesemoviesalso

showhowimportantitistohaveatruefriendinlifeandtoownthefriendship.

Friendshipisdescribedindifferentwaysinmovies.Thesemoviesshowdifferent

facesofthislovelyrelationshipincludingthepleasantandinterestingfaces.Letus

discusshowfriendshipisdescribedinmovies.

Friendssharecommoninterests:Inmostofthemovies,itisshownthattwo

peoplebecomefriendseasilywhentheysharesomecommoninterests.Forexample,

twofriendsmaybeinloveofthesamesports,studyinginthesameschoolorlivingin

thesameneighborhood.YoucanseesuchfriendshipinmoviessuchasHarryPotter

andLordofRings.HarryPotterhastwofriends.Allofthemareinterestedintheuse

ofmagic.

Friendsmakesacrifices（牺牲）:Inmostofthemovies,friendsmakesacrifices

foreachother.AgoodexampleisSholay.Inthismovie,therearetwofriendsJayand

Veeruwhoarethereforeachothertilldeath.Jaysacrificeshislifetosavehisfriend.

Friendsneverrunawayfromdifficulties:Inmovies,itisalwaysshownthattrue

friendsalwaysstandupfortheirfriendsintimesofdifficulties.

Understanding:Inmovies,friendsunderstandeachotherwithoutevensayinga

word.Asinglesmilecanbrightenupthefacesofallthefriends.

28.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph1that.

A.friendshipneedsskillfulandcarefultreatment

B-peopleshouldtrytheirbesttomakemorefriends

C.moviesaboutfriendshiptalkaboutjusthappiness

D.mostmoviemakersprefermoviesaboutfriendship

29.Accordingtothepassage,howisfriendshipdescribedinmovies?

①Friendshavesomethingincommon.

②Friendscangiveupsomethingforeachother.

③Friendsneverbreakupwitheachother.

©Friendshelpeachotherwhentheyareintrouble.

⑤Friendsunderstandeachother.

©Friendsgetalongwellwitheachother'sfamilies.

A.②④⑤⑥B.①③④⑤

C.③④⑤⑥D.①②④⑤

30.Whichofthefollowingopinionsagreeswiththepassage?

A.Friendsmustpartintheend.

B-Agoodbookisagoodfriend.

C.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

D.Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.

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。

WhatIlearnedwatchingdentistatwork

Iwouldliketobeadentistinthefuture.31Thepatient,tenderdentist

comfortedme,a7-year-oldgirlatthetime,andpersuadedmetostopcryingandto

accepthistreatment.

32Recently,ourteachergaveusthehomeworkofexperiencingakindof

jobontheweekend.Ichosewithouthesitationtoliveadayasadentistatmyfriend's

olderbrother'sworkplace.

IgottoDrTan*sclinicat7：45am,15minutesbeforeofficehoursbeganon

Saturday.DrTan,whohasbeenadentistforfiveyears,satinhisconsultingroom

withamaskonhisfaceandwaitedforhispatients.Ididn'treallyunderstandhis

diagnosesortreatments,butIcouldseethatDrTanwasaresponsibledoctor.He

explainedconditionsandtherapies（治疗方案）topatientsatlengthtoremovetheir

doubts.Hepausedoperationstoletpatientsrestifthetreatmentwastakingtoomuch

time.33DrTanworkedforalmostthewholemorningwithoutabreak.Heonly

madeaphonecalltohiswifetoremindhertohaveanantenatal（产前）examination.

Yes,hewillbeafatherinfivemonths,buthestillcannotkeephiswifecompanyat

theweekend.34Theytrytoeaseothers'painanytimeandanywhere,despitethe

costtotheirowntimeandlife.

AsthelastpatientsaidgoodbyetoDrTanintheafternoon,myvisitcametoan

end.InowfeelthatIunderstandmoreaboutdoctors.35

A.Mydreamhasfinallycometrue.

B・TheyaretheheroesIadmiremost.

C.Doctorsareordinarypeople,yettheyarealsoangels.

D.Ithelpsmetoreducestress,findfriendsandlearnnewskills.

E.Ithoughtitwasadreamthatwasalmostimpossibletofulfill.

F.That*sallbecauseofadentistIcameacrossduringmychildhood.

G.Healsogaveadoctor'sadvicetohispatientscarefullybeforetheywentout

thedoor.

第三部分：语言运用（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。

Theassessorapproachedafarmhouse.Whenhe36thefarmhousedoor,he

thought,6UNotmuchvaluehere.Thesurroundingslookverypoor.^^Buttheroomhe

enteredwas37andwarm.Thecouplewereaged.He38aformfromhis

bagandsaid,“Pmtheassessor.Pmhereto39yourpossessions,sir,todetermine

yourwealth.Willyou40myquestions?”

“Oh,wehavegreatpossessions,“they41replied.Withapencilprepared,

theassessorwaitedfortheitemsto42.

“Weputahighvalueonourlove.It43suchalongtimeago.Eachpassing

yearhas44thetie.Thatincreasesthevalue,youknow.Our45ismore

preciousthansilverandgold.Weenjoyeachdayasitcomesandgoes,—46many

peoplearecomplaining.We'vequiteanenormous47ofrelics,too.Anyprice

youwouldnamewouldbe48：asoftgoldencurlofhair,apairoflittleworn

shoes,andthefingerprintsthereonthewall.We*veaspecialinterestinheaven,too.”

The49assessorsquirmed（扭动）uncomfortably.Hefoundithardtorelax,

andsaid,“Youtrulyhavegreatpossessions,butIcanassess_5Qofthem.^^

“Wehavenopossessionstolock,9,they5Lcalmly,"andourpossessionsare

quite52.Ourpossessionsarethethingsthatwe53.There'sonemorething

thatisquite54；weholdatitle'Toabuildingintheskies'."

Theassessor55himselfout.Therichestcouplehehadeverknownwere

entirelyexempt（被免除）fromassessment.

36.A.lookedintoB-knockedat

C.cleanedupD.lookedfor

37.A.comfortableB・strange

C.narrowD.attractive

38.A.borrowedB・demanded

C.selectedD.completed

39.A.assessB.acquire

C.buyD.rent

40.A.raiseB・answer

C.faceD.judge

41.A.quicklyB.gradually

C.frequentlyD.hesitantly

42.A.makeB.accept

C.findD.list

43.A.keptB.went

C.lostD.began

44.A.strengthenedB・weakened

C.loosenedD.cut

45.A.successB.money

C.healthD.house

46.A.behindB.while

C.becauseD.until

47.A.wealthB•burden

C.discussionD.requirement

48.A.highB.funny

C.lowD.unique

49.A.annoyedB.disappointed

C.excitedD.astonished

50.A.allB.none

C.anyD.one

51.A.explainedB.left

C.accusedD・shouted

52.A.similarB.different

C.personalD.useful

53.A.touchB.feel

C.gainD.hear

54.A.vitalB.normal

C.formalD.cheap

55.A.putB.watched

C.bowedD.threw

非选择题部分(共55分)

第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分45分)

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形

式。

InternationalWorkers'Day,also56(know)asMayDay,iscelebratedonthe

firstdayofMay.Therearemorethaneightycountries57(celebrate)thisfestival

since1890.PeoplemayknowthatWorkers'Dayisabouthavingarestonthatday,but

mostofthemdon'tknowhowthisdaycomesandthestory58it.

Inthelate18thcentury,inordertomakemoremoney,thecapitalistsdemanded

theiremployeestoworkallday,butonly59(pay)themlowsalaries.Duetothe

unfairpayment,theworkersknewthattheyhadtostandup,orallofthemwoulddie

young.Thentheworkersstartedtogoonstrike,demandingthatthe60(reason)

workinghoursshouldbe8hoursaday.61,thecapitalistsignoredtheworkers1

demands.Theworkershadtofightforrightsfor62(them).OnMay1st,1886,

theUnitedStates*andCanada'slabourunionsgottogethertostartthebiggeststrike.

Afterthatday,thelawwaspassed63theworkers*workinghourswouldbe8

hoursperday.InternationalWorkers1Dayaims64(memorize)thespiritof

braveryandshowourrespectfortheformerworkers,becausetheymadeagreat

65(contribute)totoday'shappiness.

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)

根据电影《哈利・波特》的简介，写一篇英语短文。

1.根据英国作家J.K.Rowling的小说改编，由ChrisColumbus执导。

2.哈利失去双亲，在姨母家受虐待，11岁生日时被邀请到Hogwarts魔法学

校上学，这是一个神奇莫测的魔幻世界。

3.在Hogwarts,哈利学习了魔法，经历了许多冒险和神奇的事，并交了一

些好朋友，同时学会了怎样获得真正的友谊，学会了勇敢。

4.这是一部非常成功的电影，风靡全世界。通过这部电影，我们学会了相

信自己和帮助别人。

第二节：概要写作（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

AmericanEnglishbeganinthe17thcentury.Atthebeginningofthe17thcentury,

theEnglishlanguagewasbroughttoNorthAmericabycolonistsfromEngland.They

usedthelanguagespokeninEngland,thatis,ElizabethanEnglish,thelanguageused

byShakespeare.

InordertoexploitnewresourcesinAmerica,Britishcolonistssettleddownthere

andfrom1607to1732setupthirteencolonies,includingVirginia,NorthCarolina,

Georgia,Pennsylvania,NewYork,NewJerseyandConnecticut.Inthesethirteen

areas,Englishwasacommonlanguageusedbyallpeople.Thefirstcolonists

establishedtheEnglishforminAmerica.

Astimewentby,theEnglishlanguagegraduallychangedonbothsidesofthe

Atlantic.Foreignerslongingforwealthsetfootonthecoastalareatotrade.Americans

adoptedmanywordsfromforeignlanguagesandinventednumerousnewwordsto

meettheircommercialneeds.

FollowingAmericanIndependence,famouspeoplelikeThomasJefferson,the

President,begantoconsiderthatthecountryshouldhavealanguageofitsown.Noah

Webstercompiled（编撰）threeelementarybooksonEnglish.Later,heexpressedthe

ideathatasanindependentnation,Americashouldhaveasystemofitsownin

languageaswellasingovernment.Afterthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury,many

greatwriterssuchasMarkTwainhelpedthedevelopmentofAmericanEnglish.

EnglishinAmericahasdevelopedacharacterofitsown,reflectingthelifeand

thephysicalandsocialenvironmentoftheAmericanpeople.Sincetheriseofthe

UnitedStatestoapositionofworldimportance,AmericanEnglishhasbeen

developingandchanging.ThereisnodoubtthatAmericanEnglishwillenrichthe

Englishlanguagegreatly.Withtherapiddevelopmentofmodernmassmediaandthe

commonneedsofeconomic,culturalandpoliticalexchanges,AmericanEnglishwill

bemorewidelyusedintheworldthanBritishEnglish.

参考答案：

【听力】

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11-15ABCCC16〜20BBCBB

附：听力材料

(Text1)

W：Hello,thisisSusanHoward.MayIspeaktomyson,please?

M：Fmsorry.He'sstilloutonhisdutydeliveringletters.ShallItakeamessage?

(Text2)

W：Whattimedoyoustartworking?

M：Iworkfrom9amto3pm.ThenIstartagainat5：30pmandworkuntil10：

30pm,sixdaysaweek.

W：Anddoyouhavetoworkattheweekend?

M：Oh,yes,that'sourbusiesttime.

(Text3)

W：Fmsorry,butIcan*tfindthebookyoulenttome.

M：Oh,that'sallright.

W：Imustapologize.Illbuyyouanewonetomorrow.

M：No,pleasedon*t.Icouldn'tletyoudothat.It'sanoldbook.Justletitgo.

(Text4)

W：PmsorryPmlate.

M：Oh,that'sallright.Ijustwonderedwhatwaskeepingyou.Thetraffic?

W：No,itwasthebusItook.Itookthewrongone.Thatwasadisasterforme.

(Text5)

W：Didyougoonatripaloneorwithyourfriendslastmonth?

M：IwasplanningtogowithJeffandRichard,buttheybothcouldn*tsparethe

time.

W：Whatdidyoudowithyourdogwhileyouwereaway?

M：Oh,Tomisagoodtraveler,aslongashegetsachancetoplay.

(Text6)

W：Excuseme.Howmuchdoyouwantfbrthisbowl?

M：Don'tmoveit.It'seasytobreak.That'sonepieceofoutstandingglassin

perfectshape.Itsworth150dollars.

W：Oh,Icouldn'tpossiblypaythatmuch.

M：Holdon,lady.Isaiditwasworth150dollarsbutIcangiveittoyouforonly

120dollars.

W：Filgiveyou60dollars.

M：60dollars!Comeon,lady.You'vegottobekidding.Ipaidmorethanthatfbr

itmyself.Takeitfor90dollars.Ican*tgoanylowerthanthat.

W：Well,maybeIcouldgiveyou80dollars.

M：OK.Letmewrapitupfbryou.Thereyouare,lady,arealbargain.

(Text7)

M：Timetoeat!

W：I'mstarving.Oh,what'sthat?WhereisMom?

M：Now,Momputmeinchargeofdinnertonight.

W：Butwhatisit?Whafsthesmell?

M：It'spizza.Ijustfollowedanoldfamilyrecipehere.

W：Letmesee.Oh,Dad.You*remissingapage!

M：Well,Icouldn'tfindthesecondpageoftherecipe,butdon'tworry.Ihave

plentyofexperiencearoundthehouse.

W：That'snotwhatMomsaid.

M：Hereletustryapiecefirst.Thisisgreat.

W：Dad,youputtoomuchsaltinit.Besides,it'sburned.Andwhat'sthat?

M：That'sjustpartofmyownrecipe.Iaddedsomepumpkin.

W：Oh,notanotheroneofyoursurprises.Pumpkindoesn'tgowithpizza!

(Text8)

M：Laura,whatwasyourfirstjob?

W：ThefirstjobIhadwasasalesassistantinashoeshop.WhenIwasfifteen,I

gotmyfirstjobandIusedtoworkeverySaturdayfor8hoursadayandIusedtoearn

1.5poundsperhour.

M：Itdoesn'tsoundlikeverymuch.

W：No,soinEnglandnow,theminimummaybe5pounds.

M：Oh,wow!Sohowlongdidyouworkatthisjob?

W：Iworkedalltogetherinthreedifferentshoeshops.InthefirstoneIworked

forayearandthenitcloseddown.Afterthattheymovedmetoanotherone,thesame

company.Threemonthslatertheymovedmetoanewshoeshopbecausetheywere

shortofhands.ButhalfayearlaterIleftmyjobwhenIhadtostudyformyexamsat

school.

(Text9)

W：Oh,wherearewegoing?

M：Iwanttoshowyousomething.

W：Iknow,butwhatisit?

M：Afarm.It'sjustdownthisroad.It'sasmallplace,butatleastitwouldbeour

own.

W：Afarm?Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?

M：Itisnrtlarge,only1acre.Wewouldn'thavetopayverymuchrightnow.

W：Isthereahouseonthefarm?

M：Asmallone,twobedrooms,butitneedstobefixedupalittle.Icandothe

jobmyself.

W：OK.Isthereenoughspaceforakitchengarden?

M：Thereisabouthalfanacrebehindthehouse.That'splentyofspace.Wecan

probablygrowalotofourownfood.

W：Whatareyouthinkingaboutgrowing?

M：Well,itreallyisn'tbigenoughforcorn.Ithoughtwemighttrytoraiseacrop

ofpotatoes.

W：Dowehaveenoughmoneytogetallofthese?