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2009—2010学年度高中三年级阶段检测考试
英   语
2010.4
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分；满分150分；考试时间120分钟。
第I 卷（共105分）
注意事项：
1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
    该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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. Why did the woman have to go home?
  A. To get her check.
  B. To get some cash.
  C. To fetch her ID card.
2. What does the man think of the shirt?
  A. It’s made of cotton.
  B. It’s expensive.
  C. It feels soft.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
  A. A player.   B. A match.   C. A sport.
4. Where are the speakers going this evening?
  A. To the gym.     B. To the beach.  C. To the cinema.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place?
  A. At a company.  B. At a party.   C. At a department store.

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. How often will the girl attend African Music?
  A. Once a week.
  B. Twice a week.
  C. Three times a week.
7. What else is the girl going to take this term?
  A. Basic Spanish.  B. Business classes.   C. Spanish Composition.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman suggest the man do?
  A. Take some medicine.
  B. Call a doctor.
  C. Go back home for a rest.
9. What will the man do next week?
  A. Have a business trip.  
B. Go back to Germany.  
C. Give the woman a call.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
  A. Friends.        B. Hobbies.       C. Jobs.
11. What does Betty like doing?
  A. Staying at home.
  B. Going out to clubs.
  C. Playing computer games.
12. How did the woman hear the news?
  A. Ian told her about it on Friday.
  B. Betty told her about it by phone.
  C. The man just told her about it.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where are the speakers?
  A. On the road.     B. In a garage.     C. In a shop.
14. What probably is the woman?
  A. A writer.      B. A model.      C. An actress.
15. What does the man ask the woman to do in the end?
A. Give him her picture.
B. Write some words to his wife.
C. Fix the car and pay for the repair charge.
16. Whom does the damaged car belong to?
A. The man.   B. The woman. C. The man’s wife.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the speaker and his companions go to the airport?
A. By subway.  B. By coach.  C. By bus.
18. What did the speaker and his companions do at the service station?
A. They had lunch.
B. They stayed a night.
C. They bought the plane tickets.
19. Why did the speaker and his companions go back to the service station?
A. To fetch the tickets.
B. To look for his wallet.
C. To fetch their passports.
20. How many cream cakes did the speaker eat after he arrived in Paris?
A. Three.   B. Five.   C. Eight.

第二部分  英语知识运用 （共两节，满分35分）
第一节 语法和词汇知识（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. —__________ Mr. White was appointed director of our department.
—Then we have two Whites now including ___________ Mr. White, the doorkeeper.
A. The; a   B. A; the   C. A; 不填  D. 不填; a
22. —What’s that? It smells great!
—It’s just milk tea. Would you like __________?
A. this    B. one   C. it    D. some
23. A lot of tents, drinking water and food __________ to the homeless earthquake survivors in the past several weeks.
A. are sent   B. were sent  C. have been sent  D. had been sent
24. As you can see, we need the equipments, ___________ are necessary to make the project move on.
A. all of which  B. all of them  C. all that   D. all what
25. To our disappointment, the trip we had been looking forward to __________ in the pouring rain.
A. starting   B. start   C. to start   D. started
26. The headmaster will __________ a speech to the visiting foreign guests this afternoon.
A. deliver   B. address  C. announce  D. declare
27. —__________ I hand in my report as soon as the class is over?
—No, you needn’t. Anytime this week is okay.
A. May   B. Must   C. Shall   D. Can
28. Is it, in your opinion, possible __________ new measures will be taken to improve the terrible traffic?
A. whether   B. what   C. when   D. that
29. The traffic slowed down because of the heavy snow in Yushu county, presenting a new __________ to the recovery from the earthquake.
A. suffering   B. disaster  C. challenge   D. damage
30. —It’s a long journey. My car couldn’t make it.
—You can drive my car. It’s quite old, but it’s still pretty ___________.
A. reliable   B. convenient  C. supportive  D. available
31. —I think I should wear a dress instead of this jeans.
—It’s just a small informal party, so you don’t have to ___________.
A. warm up   B. put up   C. dress up  D. keep up
32. —Your flight was quite late last night.
—Yes, it was midnight __________ our plane finally got to Jinan.
A. that    B. when   C. since   D. until
33. We’re all ready to put it into operation, ____________, we’re going to take action as fast as possible.
A. on the whole  B. in general  C. in conclusion D. in other words
34. Nowhere else, as his mother told us, __________ except the cabin in the backyard.
A. did he go   B. he did go  C. went he  D. he went
35. —We’d better go downstairs right now for lunch.
—__________ They serve food 24 hours a day.
A. Hurry up!      B. Take your time.
C. No way!       D. It doesn’t matter.

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since childhood, spent the weekend with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few   36   a year when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up   37   into the night, talking about the people she was   38  . She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with drugs and was   39   other self-destructive behavior. I was blown away! She told me   40   she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even   41   out to see the guy. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved   42  , she didn’t believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have   43  .
I tried to   44   her that she was ruining her future and heading for big   45  , but she thought it acceptable to have such a boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and   46  by the experience. It had been so frustrating, I had come   47   to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just   48   too far apart to continue our friendship—but I didn’t. I put the   49   of friendship to the final test. We’d been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she   50   me enough to know that I was trying to save her from   __51   herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer   52  .
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our   __53  , and then she told she had broken up with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of   54   running down my face. It was one of the truly   55   moments in my life.
36. A. instants      B. times   C. weeks   D. scenes
37. A. straight   B. ahead   C. late   D. long
38. A. hanging with  B. dealing with C. trading with  D. comparing with 
39. A. of    B. above   C. through  D. into
40. A. how   B. why   C. when   D. where
41. A. coming   B. stealing  C. hurrying  D. driving
42. A. worse   B. higher   C. better   D. poorer
43. A. improved  B. changed  C. strengthened D. disappeared
44. A. recommend  B. advise   C. convince  D. introduce
45. A. chance   B. trouble   C. destination  D.ambition
46. A. exhausted   B. satisfied   C. encouraged  D. accustomed
47. A. almost   B. forward   C. close   D. nearby
48. A. kept   B. moved   C. settled   D. grown
49. A. power   B. difference   C. quality   D. wisdom
50. A. praised   B. blamed  C. valued   D. followed 
51. A. hurting   B. cheating   C. criticizing   D. concerning
52. A. everybody  B. nobody  C. something  D. anything
53. A. friendship  B. conversation C. relationship  D. decision
54. A. surprise   B. sorrow   C. joy    D. disappointment
55. A. regretful  B. rewarding  C. vital   D. urgent 

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、D）中选出最佳选项。
A
Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. With a social worker mother, the Sutton children had inherited her commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted.  This year, Kinzie, her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself.
The phone rang on Sunday. A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing.
Ann saw the cheer vanish from her children’s faces at the news. Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom. She returned, her face set with determination. Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30. Everything she had.
“Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much. But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”
At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s story. To her surprise, staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to help Kinzie. By day’s end, the story of Kinzie’s gift had spread beyond Ann’s office. She received a call from an unknown donor. If a seven-year-old could give everything she had, he said, he should at least match her gift 100 to 1. He contributed $300.
On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashleys lived. Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one.
Ashley was very moved. Reflecting on a little girl’s generosity, Ashley says she’ll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need. “Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away,” Ashley says. “She’s the type of kid I’d like my son to grow up to be.”
56. According to the text, Ann Sutton ______________.
A. is making lots of money
B. is ready to help others
C. is only caring about herself
D. is a hard-working mother
57. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. Ashley lived a hard life with her little son.
B. The Sutton children took Anne as an example to follow.
C. The coworkers of Ann helped Kinzie to realize her wish.
D. Ann Sutton tried to ask for help for her own children.
58. What can we learn about Kinzie?
A. She was afraid that Santa Claus would visit the Ashleys.
B. She should get some presents from her mother at Christmas.
C. She devoted all her coins to buying a present for the baby.
D. She was cheerful when hearing the aid had fallen through.
59. Which of the following can be inferred from the text?
A. It rained heavily on Christmas Eve.
B. Ann handed gifts to Ashley one by one.
C. Ashley hoped she would help someone else in need.
D. A good deed can influence many people’s behavior.
60. What would be the best title for the text?
A. A Young Girl’s Gift
B. A Mother’s Love
C. A Story of Young Girl
D. An Unknown Donor

B
Laws that would have ensured pupils from five to 16 received a full financial education got lost in the ‘wash up’. An application is calling on the next government to bring it back.
At school the children are taught to add up and subtract（减法） but, extraordinarily, are not routinely shown how to open a bank account — let alone how to manage their finances in an increasingly complex and demanding world.
Today the parenting website Mumsnet and the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis have joined forces to launch an online application to make financial education a compulsory element of the school curriculum in England. Children from five to 16 should be taught about everything from pocket money to pensions, they say. And that was exactly the plan preserved in the Children, Schools and Families bill that was shelved by the government in the so-called “wash-up” earlier this month — the rush to legislation before parliament was dismissed. Consumer and parent groups believe financial education has always been one of the most frustrating omissions of the curriculum.
As the Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg) points out, the good habits of young children do not last long. Over 75% of seven- to 11-year-olds are savers but by the time they get to 17, over half of them are in debt to family and friends. By this age, 26% see a credit card or overdraft（透支） as a way of extending their spending power. Pfeg predicts that these young people will “find it much harder to avoid the serious unexpected dangers that have befallen many of their parents' generation unless they receive good quality financial education while at school.”
The UK has been in the worst financial recession（衰退）for generations. It does seem odd that — unless parents step in — young people are left in the dark until they are cruelly introduced to the world of debt when they turn up at university. In a recent poll of over 8,000 people, 97% supported financial education in schools, while 3% said it was a job for parents.
61. The passage is mainly about _____________.
A. how to manage school lessons
B. how to deal with the financial crisis
C. teaching young people about money
D. teaching students how to study effectively
62. It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that __________.
A. the author complains about the school education
B. pupils should not be taught to add up and subtract
C. students have been taught to manage their finances
D. laws on financial education have been effectively carried out
63. The website and the consumer campaigner joined to _________.
A. instruct the pupils to donate their pocket money
B. promote the connection of schools and families
C. ask the government to dismiss the parliament
D. appeal for the curriculum of financial education
64. According to Pfeg, ___________.
A. it is easy to keep good habits long
B. teenagers spend their money as planned
C. parents are willing to pay the debt for their kids
D. it will be in trouble if the teenagers are left alone
65. A poll is mentioned to ___________.
A. stress the necessity of the curriculum reform
B. show the seriousness of the financial recession
C. make the readers aware of burden of the parents
D. illustrate some people are strongly against the proposal

C
Imagine a world 400 years ago where children were used as chimney sweeps. The pay was low, it was a dirty trade and there was little reward for the men who did the job and even less for children.
Medway’s annual Sweeps Festival recreates the joy and laughter enjoyed by the chimney sweeps at their traditional holiday: the one time of the year the sweeps could leave the soot（烟灰） behind and have some fun. The sweeps’ holiday was traditionally held on 1 May each year. Locally, they used to mark the occasion by staging a procession through the streets of Rochester.
Their fun continued with the Jack-in-the-Green ceremony, a seven-foot character that they used to waken at dawn on Blue Bell Hill, Chatham. The Jack-in-the-Green would walk with the chimney sweeps in their parade. When the Climbing Boys’ Act 1868 made it illegal to employ young boys to carry out the trade, the traditional procession gradually began to fade. The final May celebration was held in the early 1900s.
The modern day Rochester Sweeps Festival is a colorful mix of music, dancing and entertainment with more than 60 Morris sides and entertainers celebrating throughout the three-day festival. The festival was revived in 1981 by local businessman Gordon Newton, a keen historian. He decided it was time to bring it back and over the years he has helped develop the festival into what it is today — an excellent performance of traditional Britain.
Gordon researched the Sweeps’ tradition and organized a small parade, involving local Morris teams. In time, Medway Council took over organization of the festival but Gordon remained actively involved. Today he is festival producer and plays melodeon（簧风琴） for several Morris teams. Doug Hudson is the festival’s music director, a role he has held for many years. Through Gordon’s vision and hard work, Doug’s musical ability and the council’s help, the Rochester Sweeps Festival has become the largest May Day celebration of its kind in the country.
66. According to the writer, chimney sweeps ____________.
  A. were highly respected              B. were well rewarded
  C. led a hard life in the past            D. worked in good conditions
67. Medway’s Sweeps Festival ____________.
  A. has been organized by the Jack-in-the-Green
  B. dated back to the May celebration in the early 1900s
C. is held to honor those chimney sweeps every other year
  D. has become a time for chimney sweeps to enjoy themselves
68. The underlined word “revive” in the 4th paragraph most probably means ___________.
  A. realize          B. review         C. recreate         D. recognize
69. It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.
  A. the festival has never been supported by the local government
  B. The festival is a good way to see British folk customs in action
  C. youngsters has been forbidden to be chimney sweeps since 1981
  D. the modern festival lasts five days celebrating the coming of spring
70. What is the passage mainly concerned about?
  A. Sweeps Festival history      B. Medway’s traditional holidays
  C. Climbing Boys’ Act 1868     D. a procession in Rochester

D
Annual holidays have become a luxury and are no longer a staple of family life, according to government research.
A getaway of a week or more is no longer considered essential by many families and is often beyond their reach, said the analysis of what parents and children say they really need. Fashionable clothes for the children, expensive birthday parties and lots of toys are also on the list of luxuries families don’t have to have. Instead, recession-hit parents are thinking of the future, and the things they want for their children centre around learning to behave properly, good education and good health.
Their picture of what a family ought to have includes a space to eat together away from the television, plenty of fruit and vegetables, and bicycles so children can get exercise.
The breakdown of necessities and luxuries was prepared by researchers from the Department for Work and Pensions(DWP) who were trying to establish an up-to-date picture of what parents say they really need.
Their findings show how families have scaled down their expectations in the face of economic difficulties — how parents are now concentrating their attention and money firmly on the long-term interests of their children. Many believe that while it is vital for a family to do things together, day trips or weekend breaks are enough.
Spending on furniture or decorating the house was also considered luxurious, unless the state of the home was so bad it became difficult to invite visitors in.
Instead, researchers said: A family home should have an area where the family can eat together, not on their laps in front of a television. Families should be able to go on outings, overnight trips and possibly short holiday: the fact of being able to share these experiences is more important than the precise activity and its cost.
71. It can be inferred that ______________.
A. a week or more holiday is considered beyond many families’ reach
B. children hardly ever need fashionable clothes and lots of toys
C. what a family should have is basic things that they must have
D. annual holidays were once considered necessary and vital
72. In the opinion of most parents, _____________.
A. families can watch TV together in order to keep up their relationship
B. day trips or weekend breaks are enough for families to share experiences
C. their expectations should be increased in the face of economic difficulties
D. a week’s holiday is an essential minimum during the financial crisis
73. Which of the following is TRUE of the researchers from the DWP?
A. They confirm many families still need at least a week away on holiday each year.
B. They learn it is insignificant for a family to do things with each other regularly.
C. They want to know what parents really need in the face of economic difficulties.
D. They found spending on furniture or decorating the house was thought valuable.
74. We can conclude from the last paragraph____________.
A. being able to share experiences is important for families
B. a family needs at least a week away on holiday each year
C. a family home should have a comfortable area to watch TV
D. going on outings and overnight trips is wasting time for families
75. What does the author mainly discuss in the text?
A. Cycling is very important for children’s health.
B. Family holidays once a year have become a luxury.
C. It is vital for parents to eat together with children.
D. Parents are concerned with children’s future.

 
2009—2010学年度高中三年级阶段检测考试
英   语

第II 卷（共45分）
注意事项：
1. 用黑色或蓝色钢笔、圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。
2. 答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

第四部分  书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
得分 评卷人
 

第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
[1] Many people spend a lot of time making money because they believe the money itself will make them happy, or will guard them against things that will make them unhappy. They make great efforts to achieve that perfect relationship, the perfect house, the beautiful body, the approval of others, all in an attempt to be happy.
[2] Sometimes these things make people happy; other times, people stress over not having reached the goals, or reach them and find they’re still unhappy. Other times, people focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things that will make them truly happy.
[3] Some experts studying human happiness and the factors that contribute to it have identified several key areas of life that seem to be more related to personal happiness. Some of them are the things like money, friends, health and living conditions; others are things you may not think of in your daily life, such as your neighborhood and sense of meaning in life.
[4] So while setting your goals, remember all of the areas of life that are important to you and find a balanced lifestyle including social support, personal development, physical health and meaningful pursuits(追求) besides career success and financial security. _____________, your attitude about life and the things that happen to you each day can also have a great effect on your level of happiness and life satisfaction. In addition to being optimistic, happy people tend to believe they are the masters of their fate, rather than the victims of circumstance.
[5] Explore the state of your life, assess how truly happy you are, and find a direction to work toward that will likely bring more happiness. Reach your goals, set new ones and live a life that truly makes you happy.

76. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about? (Please answer within 15 words.)

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77. Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?
It’s impossible for those that stick to one thing only to experience happiness from other things.
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78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (Please answer within 5 words.)
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79. Do you think money could bring true happiness? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)
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80. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.
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第二节 写作（满分30分）
假如你是李明，西湖中学高二在读。五月份美国一中学，组织部分学生到你校参观交流。Peter将在你家居住15天，作为东道主，你给Peter发一封Email，内容如下：
1. 你的基本情况；
2. 你的计划打算；
3. 征求对方意见。
注意：1. 词数120-150；
2. 可适当增加细节。

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2009—2010学年度高中三年级模拟考试英语试题
参考答案
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5CABAC   6-10CABCA   11-15BBACB  16-20 CBACB
第二部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分35分）
第一节:：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21-25 CDCAD   26-30 ABDCA  31-35 CBDAB
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
36-40 BCADA  41-45 BCDCB   46-50 ACDAC  51-55 ADBCB
第三部分: 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
56-60BDCDA  61-65 CADDA 66-70 CDCBA 71-75 DBCAB
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
76. Many people make great efforts to make money in an attempt to be happy.
77. People focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things that will make them truly happy.
78. Moreover/ What’s more/ In addition
79. No, because it’s very common that people surrounded by expensive cars and designer clothes still have less personal satisfaction with life than they had without all the things.
80. 实现你的目标，设定新的目标，过一种能够真正使你幸福的生活。
第二节 写作（满分30分）
A Possible Version
Dear Peter,
I’m Li Ming, studying in Senior 2 of Xihu High School, which you will visit. I’m very happy for your homestay.
I like science subjects very much, especially maths, but my spoken English is so poor that I can’t communicate with foreigners fluently. Thanks God you will come to help me with this problem. By the way, NBA is my favourite game, so whenever I’m free, I do watch it on TV. If only I could watch a live game in the USA!
Here I’d like to make some arrangements for your stay. Besides your team activities, I’ll show you around our city, and on the weekend, we’ll go to Confucius’home for a visit with my parents to experience some Chinese culture.
Of course that’s what I want to do during your stay. What’s your opinion?
Looking forward to getting your reply soon.
                                                            Li Ming
 
听力材料
Text 1
M: What took you so long?
W: They wouldn’t cash my check for me without my ID card so I had to go home.
Text 2
W: What a lovely shirt! Well, it feels so soft. What is it made of?
M: I don’t know. I think it’s just cotton. My wife bought it yesterday. It’s not very expensive.
Text 3
W: Do you think that the possibility of cold weather and snow will affect the result of the game?
M: Well, the Steelers are accustomed to playing in bad weather, so it shouldn’t make any difference to them.
Text 4
W: It’s been a long time since we did anything fun. Where do you want to go this evening?
M: I don’t really know. There’s nothing playing at the cinema now.
W: How about going swimming in the gym?
M: Oh, that’s a great idea!
Text 5
M: Wow, look at all the electronics on sale?
W: That’s not why we’re here. We can look at electronics department another time.
M: OK, you’re the boss today.
W: Well, you promised to buy me a new dress and I want it today. Let’s go upstairs.
Text 6
M: Hi, Julie. How’re you doing?
W: Well, pretty busy.
M: Did you register for the new term?
W: Yeah, I registered this morning.
M: Going to take any business classes?
W: No, I don’t think so. I’m going to take African Music. It meets three times a week.
M: Hmm. Well, any piano classes?
W: Yeah, I’m taking Advanced Piano. It meets on Monday.
M: How about the basic requirement courses?
W: I’m going to take English Composition and Basic Spanish.
M: Sounds like a full schedule!
W: Yeah, I’m going to be really busy. 
Text 7
M: Good morning, Judy.
W: Hi, Karl. What’s wrong with you? You don’t look very well.
M: I have a bad cold and a headache.
W: I think you should go back to your hotel, and call a doctor.
M: Here in England? But I have to be back to Germany tomorrow.
W: Karl, you’re ill. You ought to stay here…
M: Listen. It’s all right. I think I should go back to Germany and have a rest for a couple of days. Then I’ll be fine. Really.
W: Well, OK, if that’s what you want to do.
M: Thank you for all your help. I’ll call you next week about the new project.
W: OK. I’ll show you out. 
Text 8
W: I suppose you’ve heard the latest news about Ian and Betty.
M: NO, what happened?
W: Oh, didn’t you hear? They’ve split up.
M: Have they?
W: Yeah, I thought everybody knew.
M: Hmm, well, I suppose it’s not really surprising, is it? I mean, they never really seemed to have that much in common.
W: What do you mean?
M: Well, their interests for a start: Ian is really into his computers and computer games and all that kind of things. But Betty prefers something a bit livelier, going out to clubs and things, having a good time.
W: Yes, she does like going out more than him. That’s true.
M: Has she told you anything about it?
W: Yes, she has. She phoned me on Friday.
Text 9
M: You did that on purpose, didn’t you? It’s all your fault. You shouldn’t be on the road…
W: Oh, no. It wasn’t on purpose. It was an accident. I didn’t see you coming. I honestly didn’t mean it.
M: Look at the damage you’ve done to my car! That’ll cost a fortune to get it fixed. You’re going to pay for this…
W: Well, I think you’ll find…
M: Just a moment. Don’t I know you? I think you’re Annie… Annie, er…
W: Clark. Yes, I’m Annie Clark.
M: Oh! I’ve seen you on the television. My wife likes your films very much. Well, I wonder if you’d mind writing some words to my wife. She thinks you’re fantastic. Just write “To Lenora”…
W: Oh… Well, OK, if you insist… “To Lenora, best wishes Annie Clark.”
M: Thanks. I’m sorry I lost my temper just now. It’s just that it’s not my car. It belongs to my wife, you see.
Text 10
M: Well, I remember the first time I went abroad. I was eleven years old at the time, and we had a school trip to Paris. We took a coach to London airport to catch the plane, and it was about a three-hour drive, down the motorway, and about halfway we stopped at a service station and had lunch. And then we got back on the coach and continued our journey to the airport and were nearly at the airport, when the teacher suddenly remembered she had left our passports in the service station. So we went all the way back there. Finally, we got on the plane, and arrived in Pairs. After we got to Paris, I bought some cream cakes. They were so good that I ate five cream cakes… and I was sick. Then I didn’t get out of bed for three days… I was so ill.