山东省禹城市综合高中2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

高二下学期期中测试英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面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。1.Wherewillthemeetingbeheld?A.InRoom203 ​​​​B.InRoom303 C.InRoom3022.WhatdidLily’sbrotherdo?A.Hedamagedthecards. B.HehelpedmakeChristmascards.C.Hedidthelaundryforthefirsttime.3.Whatisthechangetothehouse?A.Theguestroomisbigger.B.There’smorespaceinthelivingroom.C.Thewallinthebathroomwasknockeddown.4.Whattimedidthewomanfinishtypingthereport?A.At6:00 ​​​​​B.At8:00 C.At10:005.Whatdoestheboyfindboring?A.P.E.​​​​​​ B.Math​​​​​ C.Biology第二节听下面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.Whendidthewomandecidetogoonadiet?A.Inthewinter B.Inthefall C.Inthesummer7.Howoftendoesthemangotothegym?A.Threetimesaweek B.Twiceaweek ​​​C.Onceaweek听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutherformerboss?A.He’sserious.​​​​ B.He’srude.​​​​ C.He’ssuccessful.9.Whatdoesthemandorightnow?A.He’sadancer. ​​​​B.He’sabusinessman.​​ C.He’sadanceteacher.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10.Whyaretheanimalstearinguptheman’syard?A.TofindsomeinsectstoeatB.ToeattherootsofthegrassC.Toeatthefoodinthegarbagecans11.Whatisthefirstthingtodotosolvetheproblem,accordingtotheman?A.Putafencearoundtheyard. B.Replantthegrass.C.Putsomechemicalsonthegrass.12.Howdoesthemanfeel?A.Upset​​​​​ B.Nervous C.Relieved听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13.Wheredidthewomanhearaboutthenews?A.Ontheradio B.Ontelevision​​​ C.Fromherfriends14.Whatisthewomanwarningthemanabout?A.WellknownbrandsandpaniesB.FakephonesC.Phoneapps15.Whichservicesshouldthemanbeworriedabout?A.WalMartapps B.AppsfordealsanddiscountsonlyC.Appsthataskforpersonalinformation16.

What

does

the

woman

suggest

the

man

do?A.

Call

his

bank. B.

Phone

WalMart.C.

Pass

the

message

along

to

others.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.

What

did

Mr.

and

Mrs.

Jones

do

last

Saturday

night?A.

They

went

out

for

a

walk.B.

They

went

to

the

movies.C.

They

watched

TV

at

a

friend’s

house.18.

What

did

Mr.

and

Mrs.

Jones

see

on

their

way

home?A.

Nobody

in

the

street B.

Two

people

running

on

the

roadC.

Lots

of

cars

ing

and

going19.

Why

was

the

woman

running

so

fast?A.

She

tried

to

catch

a

car. B.

She

had

to

catch

her

husband.C.

She

did

not

want

to

wash

the

dishes.20.

What

are

Mr.

and

Mrs.

Jones

like?A.

They

are

funny. B.

They

are

serious. C.

They

are

kindhearted.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。ASmartCamerastoHelpYouTakeBetterPhotosGoogleClipsOneofthelatesttolaunch(发布)isGoogleClips.Itisdesignedtobeputsomewhereinaroomtotakepicturesbyitself.Itcanalsobeattachedtoanobjectoraperson’sclothing.Googlesaysmachinelearninghelpsthecamerachoosethebesttimesandsituationsfortakingpicturesandvideos.Interestedbuyerscanjoinawaitinglisttobeinformedwhenitisonthemarket.GoProHeroGoProalsousesmachinelearningtopoweritsQuikStoriescharacteristic.Thistooltakesexistingphotosandvideosandautomatically(自动地)createsafinishedvideopiece,pletewithmusicandeffects.SnapSpectaclesMessagingappSnapchatsellsapairofsunglasseswithabuiltincamerathatcanrecordshortvideoswiththepushofabutton.SnapInc.saystheproduct,calledSpectacles,isdesignedto“catchthemoment,withouttakingyououtofit.”TheglassescanrecordshortvideoclipsthatcanbesharedwithSnapchatusers.SnapInc.hasstartedsellingitsSpectaclessunglassesonlineintheUnitedStates.AppleiPhoneXApple’snewiPhoneXisbeinglaunchedwithitsnewFaceIDsystemthatitsayswillunlockthephonejustbyhavingtheuserlookatit.ThisreplacestheTouchIDonpreviousonesthatusedafingerprinttounlockthephone.Applesaysthesystemworksbyprojectingmorethan30,000dotsonthefacetocreateakindofmap.ApplesaysitsfacialrecognitionisevensecureenoughtoallowpaymentsthroughitsApplePayservice.21.WhatisthespecialfunctionofGoogleClips?A.Itcantakepicturesautomatically.B.Itcanplayvideosbyitself.C.Itcanchangephotosintovideos.D.Itcanprovidemusicandeffects.22.WhichofthefollowingcannowbeboughtontheInternet?A.GoogleClips B.SnapSpectaclesC.GoProHeroD.AppleiPhoneX23.HowisAppleiPhoneXunlocked?A.Byafingerprint. B.Bypushingabutton.C.Byfacialrecognition. D.Bymakingamap.BParentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers(青少年).Butlastsummer,JoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson.Suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents."Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut,"Joannanoted.

TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14yearolddaughter."Sheusedtocuddleup(蜷伏)withmeonthesofaandtalk,"saidMark."Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich."

Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat'sontheirminds."Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist,"saidMichaelRiera,authorofUnmonSenseforParentswithTeenagers."Thispletelychangesduringtheteenyears,"Rieraexplained."Theytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast."

Parentswhoknowwhat'sgoingonintheirteenagers'livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak,forchildrenalsoneedfreedom,thoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend,notamanager,withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem..

24."Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut"suggeststhattheson____.

A.isalwaysbusywithhisstudies

B.keepshimselfawayfromhisparents

C.doesn'twanttobedisturbed

D.beginstodislikehisparents

25.WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat_____.

A.theycan'treadtheirdaughter'smindexactly

B.theirdaughterisn'taslovelyasbefore

C.theydon'tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughter

D.theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelp

26.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"thewallofsilence"inthelastparagraph?

A.Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.

B.Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.

C.

Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.D.Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.

27.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.

B.Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.

C.Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.

D.Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.

CAmajordevelopmenttoselfdrivingcarsmaychangethewaywewilldriveinthefuture.Google,theleadingpanyinselfdrivingtechnology,haschangeditsdevelopmentplan.Ithaddriverlesscarsbuiltbycarfactories,butnowwillstartbuildingitsowncar.

GooglehasstartedtobuildsomekindsofexperimentalelectricselfdrivingcarsthatlooklikeaSmartcar.Thereisnosteeringwheel(方向盘),gaspedalorbrake.Theonlythingahumanpassengercontrolsisared“estop”buttonforfearstopsandastartbutton.Thecar’sonly“friendly”faceisdesignedtomakeithelppeopleacceptselfdrivingtechnology.

Googleworkerstookpartinalongexperiment,inwhichtheyusedselfdrivingcarsfortheirusualtraveltowork.Noaccidenthappened,butGoogle’sleadersrealizedthatdependingonahumanpassengertodriveinanemergencywouldn’tworkbecausetheymaybereading,working,orsleeping.Nowtheselfdrivingcardrivesbyitselfifthedrivertakeshishandsoffthewheelforovertenseconds.

Google’sselfdrivingcarsarenowlimitedtoaspeedof25milesperhourforsafetyreasons.Thecarsaren’tallowedtodriveonhighways.However,aGoogleengineersaidthatoncethecarsaresolvedtorunsafely,wecandriveatthespeedof50,even80milesanhour.

Googlerecentlyannouncedthatitscarshadcovered700,000milesofpublicroads,andtheywerenowrunninginbusycitystreets.Peoplewholoveselfdrivingcarssaythiswillimprovetransportbymakingroadssafer,cuttingdownaccident,andmakinglesspollution.

28.WhatisGoogle’splanaboutdriverlesscars?

A.Itwillhavedriverlesscarsbuiltbycarfactories.

B.Itwillstartbuildingitsowndriverlesscars.

C.Itwillhelpotherpaniestomakecars.

D.Itwillgiveupitsplantomakedriverlesscars.29.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout______

.

A.Smartcars

B.ared“estop”button

C.gaspedalorbrake

D.Googleselfdrivingcars

30.Thewritermayagreethat

______inthethirdparagraph.

A.Google’sleadersdidn’tpayenoughattentiontosafetyB.Googledidn’tdoenoughexperimentaboutthecar

C.itisdangerousforadrivertodriveaselfdrivingcar

D.Google’sleaderspaidenoughattentiontodrivers’safety

31.Wecanguessfromthelastparagraphthat______.

A.selfdrivingcarsaretooexpensive

B.therewillbemoreselfdrivingcars

C.therewillbefewerselfdrivingcars

D.thegovernmentwillstopGoogle’splanDLondonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandofbooksespeciallypaperbacks,whicharestillparativelycheapinspiteofeverincreasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy“proper”books,too,printedongoodpaperandbound（装订）betweenhardcovers.

TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbookselling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharringCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboasts(自夸)ofbeing“thebiggestbookshopintheworld”tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens’time.Someoftheseshopsstock,orwillobtain,anykindofbook,butmanyofthemspecializeinsecondhandbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksonphilosophy,politicsoranyotherofthecountlesssubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializesonlyinbooksaboutballet!

AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharringCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecondhandbooks,thecollectormustventureoffthebeatentrack,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsoimpressiveasbookshops.Thebooksellersealongeachmorningandpourouttheirsacksofbooksontosmallhandcarts.Andthecollectors,someprofessionalsandsomeamateurs,havebeenwaitingforthem.Inplaceslikethistheycanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldonethatmaybeworthmanypounds.

32.“Londonersaregreatreaders”meansthat_____.

A.Londonersaregreatbecausetheyreadalot.

B.ThereareagreatnumberofreadersinLondon

C.Londonersarereaderswhoreadonlygreatbooks

D.Londonersreadalot

33.Accordingtothispassage,CharringCrossRoad______.

A.isinthesuburbsofLondon

B.containsvariouskindsofshops

C.isfamousforitsbookshops

D.isthebusieststreetinLondon

34.Inthispassage,whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ventureoffthebeatentrack”mean?______.

A.moveawayfromabusystreet

B.buybooksinamostbusystreet

C.wastetimelookingforbooks

D.takeariskoflosingone’slife

35.OnFarringdonRoad,______.

A.youcanfindfinebookshopsforthelatestbooks

B.youcanseebooksellerssellingbooksonhandcarts

C.thereareonlysmallbookshopsforthesecondhandbooks

D.thesamebooksastheonesinthebookshopsofCharringCrossRoadaresold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。Determinationisthequalityyoushowwhenyou’vedecidedtodosomethingandyouwon’tletanythingstopyou.36._______Oneisuphilldetermination,whichmeansyouworkhardtofinishadifficulttaskalthoughtherearemanydifficulties.Theotheroneiscoastingdetermination,whichmeansyou’reputtingoffshorttermsatisfactionforthesuccessoflongtermgoals.37._______Insteadofgoingouttodinner,heeatsathometoavoidspendingmoneytoreachhislongtermgoal.Inordertobedetermined,youneedtochangeyourthoughts.38.______Youcanaskyourselfquestionslike:howdoyouwantpeopletoseeyou?Howwouldyouliketohaveaninfluenceintheworld?Questionslikethesewillhelpyoudefine(定义)successforyourselfandknowthedeterminationyouneedtoachievesuccess.Andthenyouwillneedtoeupwithgoalsthatwillhelpyouachievethatsuccess.39._______Inthiswayyou’llbeabletoconstantlyacplishthings.Additionally,gettingridofyournegative(消极的)thoughtsisamusttobedetermined.40.______Forexample:ifyoufindyourselfthinking“I’msoweakthatIcan’tevendoonepushup(俯卧撑),”changethatthought.Instead,youshouldthink,“MygoalistobesuperstrongandI’mworkingondoingpushups.”Thepositivethinkingwillhelpyoutobedetermined.A.Beingdeterminedisaskillthatcanbelearned.B.Forexample,thereissomeonewhoissavingmoneyforabigtrip.C.Therearedifferentkindsofdetermination.D.It’sbettertohaveabinationofbiggoalsandsmallgoals.E.Figureoutwhatsuccessmeanstoyou.F.Nowit’stimetofigureoutexactlyhowyoucanachievethosegoals.G.Getridofthediscouraginglanguageyouuseonyourself.第三部分语言知识运用（满分30分）完形填空（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。Theteachersatcrossleggedinfrontofthegatheringoffourthgradestudents.Sheaskedthemwhat

kindsofthingswould

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worldpeace.Immediatelytheybeganofferingsuch

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againstwar."Theteacherrosetowriteeachideaontheboard.Once

thelistwas

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,shesatagainwiththechildrenandaskedthemiftherewasanything

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warintheirlives.

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atfirstbuteventuallytheyseemedtobeginto

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thattheteachermeant"war"asametaphor(暗喻).Onestudentsaid,"MybrotherdeclareswaronmewhenI

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histhings.""MyDadblowsupatbaddrivers,"offeredonegirl.

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saidshedidwarwithoneofherdishonestfriends.

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.Throughthediscussion

theteacher

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theconceptthattheycoulddecreaseviolenceandincreasepeaceintheirownlivesbygiving

uptheideaof

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withothers.Sheaskedthemto

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violence.

Bytheendoftheweekthestudentshadexperienceddozensofexamples

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lives.

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thatdecreased

conflict.Homeworkbecamemoreinventive(有创意的)and

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.Parentteachermeetingsalways

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activitiesofthestudents(adance,oranartorscienceexhibition).Cooperationbecametheprimarypathtopeace.41.A.witness

B.ignoreC.breakD.increase42.A.casesB.suggestionsC.eventsD.chances43.A.willB.lawC.dutyD.deal44.ApleteB.necessaryC.missingD.simple45.A.afterB.butC.againstD.like46.A.frightenedB.excitedC.puzzledD.encouraged47.A.stateB.realizeC.proveD.guess48.A.receiveB.collectC.botherD.reserve49.A.AnotherB.Theone.C.EachD.Theother50.A.LuckilyB.FinallyC.SuddenlyD.Hopefully51.A.powerB.peaceC.wealth.D.culture52.A.returnedB.introducedC.passedD.moved53.A.fightingB.jokingC.workingD.discussing54.A.wasteB.spendC.appointD.finish55.A.asidefromB.awayfromC.regardlessofD.insteadof56.A.whereB.thatC.whoseD.whether57.A.traditionalB.personalC.politicalD.natural58.A.decisionB.recordsC.rulesD.introductions59.A.similarB.confusingC.familiarD.interesting60.A.belongedtoB.putupwithC.startedwithD.cameupwith第II卷（满分50分）第一节语法填空（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。Willitmatterifyoudon’ttakeyourbreakfast?Ashorttimeago,61._____testwasgivenintheUnitedStates.Peopleofdifferent62._____ (age),from12to83,wereaskedtohaveatest.Duringthetest,thesepeople63.______(give)allkindsofbreakfasts,andsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall.Scientistswanted64._____(see)howwelltheirbodiesworkedwhentheyhadeatendifferentkindsofbreakfasts.Theresultsshowthatifapersoneatsarightbreakfast,heorshewillwork65.______(well)thanifheorshehasnobreakfast.Ifastudenthasfruit,eggs,breadandmilkbeforegoingtoschool,hewilllearnmore66._____(quick)andlistenmorecarefullyinclass.Theresultisopposite67._____whatsomepeoplethink.68._____(have)nobreakfastwillnothelpyouloseweight.Thisisbecausetheyaresohungryatnoon69._____theyeattoomuchforlunch.Theywillgainweightinsteadoflosing70._____Youwilllosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.第二节短文改错（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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。SinceChinesedreamwasraisedbyPresidentXiJinpinginlastApril,thephrasehasbeeahottopicamongChinesepeople.AccordingtoarecentlysurveybyCCTV,differentpeoplehavedifferentdream.Agreatmanyurbanresidentsdreamofhaveeasyaccesstomoderntransportationsothatlifewillbemoreconvenientandmucheasy.Thatcollegestudentsaremainlyconcernedaboutisemploymentandtheirdreamistohavewellpaidjobswheretheycanlivetheirlivestothefullest.Asforthefarmers，theyhopewecanenjoygoodandaffordablemedicalcareandthattheirchildrencanreceivethegoodeducation.Inmyview,admittedtoagooduniversityismydreamandIhopeIcanbeapersonwhomakecontributionstomycountry.第三节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的外教Mr.Pick回国前向你推荐了AmericanSchoolLife网站，希望你借此提高英语水平。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，告诉他你的收获，要点如下：1.表达思念；2.上网收获；3.表示感激。注意：1.词数100词左右；2.可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾己为你写好，不计入总词数。DearMr.Pick,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua高二英语期中答案15CABBC 610ABBAA1115BAACC 1620ABBCC2123ABC2427BADD2831BDDB3235DCAB3640CBEDG4145DBBAD4650CBCAB5155BBABD5660ABCDC61.a62.ages63.weregiven64.tosee65.better66.quickly67.to68.Having69.that70.it短文改错SinceChinesedreamwasraisedbyPresidentXiJinpinginlastApril,thephrasehasbeeahottopicamongChinesepeople.AccordingtoarecentlysurveybyCCTV,differentpeoplehaverecentdifferentdream.Agreatmanyurbanresidentsdreamofhaveeasydreamshavingaccesstomoderntransportationsothatlifewillbemoreconvenientandmucheasy.ThatcollegestudentsaremainlyconcernedaboutiseasierWhatemploymentandtheirdreamistohavewellpaidjobswheretheycanlivetheirlivestothefullest.Asforthefarmers，theyhopewetheycanenjoygoodandaffordablemedicalcareandthattheirchildrencanreceivethegoodeducation.Inmyview,admittedtoagoodabeinguniversityismydreamandIhopeIcanbeapersonwhomakemakescontributionstomycountry.书面表达DearMr.Pick,It’salongtimesinceyouleftourschool.Imissyouverymuch.Iseverythinggoingwell?Thewebsiteyou’veremendedtomeisverybeneficialtomyEnglishstudy.IthasabundantreadingmaterialsthatIneedmost,greatlybroadeningmyhorizons.NowIhavebeemoreinterestedinEnglish.Besides,I’vemademanynewfriendsandwemunicatealotaboutschoollife,lectures,science,andsoon.NowIcanexpressmyselfmuchbetterthanever.Thankstoyourkindnessandconsideration,I’vmaderapidprogressinEnglishstudy.Ioweallmyachievementstoyou.I’mlookingforwardtomoreadvicefromyou!Yours,LiHua听力材料Text1M:IsthemeetingheldinRoom302or303?W:ItshouldbeinRoom302.ButIheardthatithasbeenputoffuntiltomorrow.Text2M:CanItakealookatyourChristmascardsyouboughtthismorning,Lily?W:Impossible.M:Well,whathappened?W:Iputthemonthetableandthenlefttodothelaundry.AndwhenIcameback,mylittlenaughtybrotherhadtornthemtopieces.Iamsomad!Text3W:Ilikewhatyouhavedonewithyourlivingroom.Itseemstobealotbiggerthanbefore.M:Yeah,welikeit,too.Weknockeddownthewallinthelivingroomandturnedtheguestroomintoabathroom.Itcostalot,though.Text4M:Didyoufinishtypingthatreport?W:Yes,Idid.Itisreallyalongreport.Itistenpageslong.Istartedtotypeitat6o’clock,andittookmetwohourstofinishit.Text5W:Whatareyoustudyinginschoolthesedays,Matthew?Anythinginteresting?M:We’relearningaboutredandwhitebloodcellsrightnow,whichisprettyboring.Gymclassisfun,though.W:Well,Irememberhatingmathclass,butnowI’mamathteacher.Text6M:HeyMary,youlookgreat!You’vechangedalot!W:Really?Maybeit’sthisnewdietthatIamon.I’mhopingtolosetenpoundsbythesummer.M:Well,whateveryouaredoing,it’sworking.Whendidyoudecidetogoonadiet?W:Lastmonth.ImadeaNewYear’sresolutiontoeathealthierandexercisemore.M:Goodforyou.Isthisyourfirsttimehere?W:No,I’vebeentothisgymoncebefore.Howlonghaveyoubeenamember?M:Justthreeweeks.IehereeveryThursdayandSaturday.Text7M:Hi,Susan.Ihaven’tseenyouforages.Howareyougettingalongwithyourwork?W:Hi,David.NotaswellasIhadexpected.I’veleftmyposition.Ican’tbeartherudenessofmybossanylonger.M:Whatareyougoingtodo,then?W:MaybeI’llstartmyownbusiness.Butitisn’teasyforme.Ihavetogiveitsomeseriousthought.Whataboutyou,David?M:I’vebeeverysuccessfulasadancer.Ilikethiskindoflife.It’sreallyexciting.W:Youcan’tdothatforever,though.M:ButI’vedecidedtoopenadanceschoolonceI’movertheh