2019－2020学年河北省沧州市黄骅中学高一上学期第一次月考英语试卷

2019－2020学年河北省沧州市黄骅中学高一上学期第一次月考英语试卷

黄骅中学2019－2020年度第一学期高中一年级第一次月考 ‎ 英语试卷 ‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷两部分。第Ⅰ卷1至8 页，第Ⅱ卷 9至11 页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。‎ 第Ⅰ卷（客观题 共100 分）‎ 注意事项：答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、学号、班级及准考证号等分别写在试卷相应位置和涂在答题卡上；不能将题直接答在试卷上。‎ 第一部分：听力理解（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。‎ ‎1. What’s wrong with the man’s watch?‎ ‎ A. It goes slowly. B. It goes too fast. C. It doesn’t work sometimes. ‎ ‎2. When will the speakers meet?‎ ‎ A. At 2:00. B. At 4:00. C. At 6:00. ‎ ‎3. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ ‎ A. Neighbors. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates. ‎ ‎4. What will the woman do?‎ ‎ A. Give Tom some medicine. B.Take Tom’s temperature. C. Have a look at Tom’s mouth. ‎ ‎5. Why did the woman make Mr. Jones angry?‎ ‎ A. She asked the answered question again. ‎ B. She didn’t finish her work in 20 minutes. ‎ C. She asked the same question three times. ‎ 第二节 （共15小题；每1.5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、7题。‎ ‎6. How many people are eating out tonight?‎ ‎ A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. ‎ ‎7. Why would the man’s wife prefer a seat by the window?‎ A. She loves the fresh air. B. She likes to enjoy the night view. C. It’s the non-smoking area. ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Where is the woman probably speaking?‎ ‎ A. In a changing room. B. At a school café. C. At an information center. ‎ ‎9. What sport would the man like to play?‎ ‎ A. Basketball. B. Tennis. C. Football. ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 ‎ ‎10. What has the man been doing recently?‎ A. Studying for his MBA. B. Travelling on vacation. C. Trying to open a store in San Diego.‎ ‎11. How is the business in the woman’s company?‎ A. Unsatisfying B. Worse than before C. Great ‎12. What are they going to do next?‎ A. Have dinner B. Talk about business C Have some drinks ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 ‎ ‎13. What are the speakers going to do tonight?‎ A. See a movie. B. Have a meeting. C. Attend a party. ‎ ‎14. What kind of food does the woman prefer?‎ A. Chinese food. B. Mexican food. C. American food. ‎ ‎15. How are the speakers going there?‎ A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By subway. ‎ ‎16. What do we know about Tina?‎ A. She lives in the city. ‎ B. She is a humorous and nice girl. ‎ C. She and the woman went to the same school. ‎ ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 ‎ ‎17. How did the first man feel when he was invited to the party?‎ A. Excited. B. Confident. C. Worried. ‎ ‎18. What advice did his friend give him?‎ ‎ A. Don’t drink too much. ‎ B. Just follow his example. ‎ ‎ C. Don’t make a fool of himself by asking silly questions. ‎ ‎19. Why did the first man lose control of himself by the end of the party?‎ ‎ A. He had drunk too much. ‎ B. he was too pleased with himself. ‎ ‎ C. He couldn’t stand the uncomfortable silence. ‎ ‎20. What can be inferred about the second man?‎ ‎ A. He knew more about Shakespeare than the first man did. ‎ ‎ B. he knows nothing about Shakespeare like the first man. ‎ ‎ C. He was very humorous. ‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ A An old gentleman who lives a few doors away from me can always be seen with a bag. He goes out by himself and picks up plastic bottles, plastic bags and pieces of paper everywhere. He does it all carefully and never complains.‎ The children in the nearby school are probably responsible for some of that litter. “There will come a time when they know better,” he said. “It’s just not yet. So, I’ll do it for them.”‎ Well, this morning I was out walking my neighbor’s dog when I saw another neighbor, a much younger man, out doing the same thing! He had his two little sons with him and they were having good fun trying to pick up the litter.‎ ‎“What a good job you are doing”, I said to him. “Well, an older fellow in our street does this”, said he. “And my friend and I thought it wasn’t fair that he had to do it all the time, so now we take turns.”‎ Not only was he taking a turn, not only did he have a friend join in as well, but he was passing on the lesson to the next generation(一代)！‎ By the time I had returned the dog to my neighbor, I looked again and his children’s friends had joined in!‎ This man was teaching a whole group of young children to keep their own street sanitary. An older man had set an example for him and now he was passing it on—the next generation is doing what he did and the generation to come after that!‎ ‎21. The younger man did the same thing as the old gentleman because .‎ A. it was his turn ‎ B. it was interesting for him C. he was the old gentleman’s good friend ‎ D. he wanted to share the job with the old gentleman ‎22. From the text, we can infer that the author________‎ A. called on readers to protect the environment B. felt sorry for not giving a hand to the old man C. believed more people would join in the cleaning D. thought it unfair for the old man to do the cleaning along ‎23. The underlined word “sanitary” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_______”.‎ A. polluted B. crowded C. tidy D. straight ‎24. What can we learn from the text?‎ A. The power of example is endless. B. Like father, like son .‎ C. Two heads are better than one. D. No pains, no gains.‎ B Coolest Hotels in the World Ariau Amazon Towers The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, book the Tarzan suite which is large enough for a big family. You’ll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.‎ Prices, starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to $3000 for the Tarzan Suite.‎ For more information, visit the website:http://www.ariautowers.com The Ice Hotel Every winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel is built. Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. You’ll have your choice between hot or cold rooms, but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.‎ Prices: starting at $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one.‎ For more information, visit the website:http://www.icehotel.com Propeller Island Propeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German. Each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. You’ll be able to choose a room based on your own personal taste.‎ Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional person for only 20 extra dollars.‎ For more information, visit the website: http://www.propeller island.com For information about other cool hotels in the world, visit the website:‎ http://www.bahamabeachclub.com ‎25.What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?‎ A．You can sleep in the tree houses. B．You can choose any of the towers.‎ C．It is designed for big families. D．Every room has a walkway.‎ ‎26．For two persons spending a night in one of these hotels, they have to pay at least _______.‎ A．$636 B．$182 C．$600 D．$111‎ ‎27．Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?‎ A．Propeller Island City Lodge B．Ariau Amazon Towers C．The Ice Hotel D．Bahama Beach Club C Around twenty years ago I was going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job. To my shame, I had to drive a school bus to make ends meet and lived in a friend’s house.‎ One afternoon, while driving through a quiet suburban (郊外的) neighborhood I was so sad that I kept asking myself “Why has my life become so hard?” “What’s wrong with the world?” Then I pulled over the bus to drop off (让...下车) a little girl and as she passed she handed me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor of the bus and I should keep it in case（以防）the owner came to look for it.‎ In the evening, the owner did come to look for her earring. When I handed it to her, she got very excited and continued saying “Thanks, you’re a real gentleman.” I told her that she should thank the little girl who had found it. She said, “Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world it is!” Then she left with satisfaction. I was touched by her last words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of my poor condition. In fact, nothing was wrong with the world. I should change my attitude towards life. I should be positive about life.‎ At first it was hard, and then it got easier. Every day I could find things to make me happy. Then one night there was a phone call for me at my friend’s house from a lady who was a manager in a large hospital. She said she had read my application form and asked me if I would like to work in the hospital. I said yes and got the job. Looking back at the experience I know the most important is to have a positive attitude towards life.‎ ‎28. We know from the second paragraph that ________.‎ ‎ A. the author cried while driving that afternoon ‎ ‎ B. a girl picked up an earring before getting off ‎ C. there was only one passenger on the bus ‎ ‎ D. the girl gave the author an earning as a gift ‎29. The author decided to have a change in life because ________.‎ ‎ A. what the earring owner said moved him ‎ ‎ B. he didn’t want to be a driver any more ‎ C. his friends helped him become positive ‎ ‎ D. he was offered a better job in a hospital ‎30. When the author got a call from the manager of the hospital, he felt ________.‎ ‎ A. surprised B. disappointed C. shocked D. delighted ‎31. What does the author want to show in this passage?‎ ‎ A. Lost things should be returned to the owner. ‎ ‎ B. Life is usually hard for the young at the beginning.‎ ‎ C. One should hold a positive attitude towards life. ‎ ‎ D. It is not easy to find a good job nowadays.‎ D One of the favorite foods in the United States is the hamburger(汉堡包), a kind of flat found bread with fine-cut beef(牛肉)in between. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurants, people order their food, wait a few minutes to get it over the counter, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast ‎ food restaurants, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.‎ ‎ There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States, Most of the restaurants sell hamburgers or other popular foods among Americans, In addition, there are many fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.‎ ‎ Fast food restaurants are popular because they show the American way of life, First , they are not formal restaurants. People wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their food or waiting while someone else prepares it. In fast food restaurants the food is usually ready before the customer even orders it. Finally, most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive. Therefore, people can often eat at a fast food restaurant without spending too much money, while they may not be able to go to more expensive restaurants very often.‎ ‎32. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?‎ ‎ A. Chinese food is also served in some fast food restaurants.‎ ‎ B. People can have almost every kind of food in fast food restaurants.‎ ‎ C. Fast food is usually expensive.‎ ‎ D. Fast food can be taken out of the restaurants .‎ ‎33. Fast food restaurants are popular because they _______ .‎ ‎ A. are many B. are fast C. are expensive restaurants D. serve expensive food ‎34. According to the writer, American people ______.‎ ‎ A. are always busy ‎ ‎ B. prefer ordinary type of dress ‎ C. do not want to spend too much time preparing their food ‎ D. go to more expensive restaurant very often ‎ ‎35. The best title for this passage would be ______.‎ ‎ A. Fast Food Restaurants in the U.S B. The Favorite Food in the U.S ‎ C. The American Way of Life D. Different kinds of Restaurants 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。注意：把36-40的答案涂在答题卡71-75的相应位置上。‎ How to Make Friends Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend 36 _But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends. ‎ ‎1. Associate with others. ‎ The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places. ‎ ‎2. Start a conversation Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. 37 You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people. ‎ ‎3. 38 ‎ Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together, Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience. ‎ ‎4. Let it grow. ‎ It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend. 39 . The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally. ‎ ‎5. Enjoy your friendship The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. 40 Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you. ‎ A. So you will need to give your friend time to react to you. ‎ B. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch. ‎ C. Making new friends comes easy for some people. ‎ D. Try not to find fault with your friends. ‎ E. Do not wait to be spoken to.‎ F. Do things together.‎ G. Be cheerful.‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。‎ ‎ There was once a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boy could ever want, so he was only __41__ in the rarest objects. One day his parents bought him a very strange __42___ .When the boy went to see his reflection (映像) in it, he looked very __43__. He tried smiling, _ 44__ his reflection continued with its sad expression. __45__ , the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys. He came home as happy as he could be, but he ___46__ looked sad in that mirror.  “What a(n) ___47__ mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t __48___ properly!” That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was ___49___.The boy went over to see what had__50__ to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents. Together the two children set off __51___ them. As the little girl wouldn’t stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to _ 52_ her up. After much walking, they ___53__ her parents who were looking for her, very worried. Then the boy said __54__ to the family. When seeing the time, he __55__ to head for home, without toys and without___56_. In his room, to his great surprise, he found a(n) ____57__ face in the mirror. And so he understood the __58__ of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the ___59__ feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having ___60__ that little girl.‎ ‎41. A. interested B. confident C. skilled D. rich ‎42. A. book B. mirror C. sweet D. toy ‎43. A. shy B. sad C. excited D. beautiful ‎44. A. for B. or C. but D.and ‎45. A. Proud B. Hungry C. Satisfied D. Surprised ‎46. A. already B. once C. still D. never ‎47. A. nice B. terrible C. big D. expensive ‎48. A. work B. move C. change D. appear ‎49. A. studying B. playing C. sleeping D. crying ‎50. A. devoted B. referred C. happened D. turned ‎51. A. in need of B. in search of C. in honor of D. in charge of ‎52. A. put B. bring C. dress D. cheer ‎53. A. found B. recognized C. left D. accepted ‎54. A. no B. hello C. sorry D. goodbye ‎55. A. decided B. agreed C. pretended D. refused ‎56. A. effort B. hope C. doubt D. money ‎57. A. red B. dark C. angry D. happy ‎58. A. meaning B. mystery C. game D. reason ‎59. A. general B. strange C. true D. good ‎60. A. introduced B. helped C. invited D. saved 黄骅中学2019－2020年度第一学期高中一年级第一次月考 英语试卷 第Ⅱ卷（共50 分） ‎ 注意事项：第Ⅱ卷共2 页，用钢笔或圆珠笔将答案直接写在试题卷上。‎ 第二节 语法填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)‎ 阅读下面单句，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词(仅限一个词)或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置上。‎ ‎61. We haven't settled the question of _____ it is necessary for him to study abroad.‎ ‎62.Please pass me the book _____ cover is green.‎ ‎63.________ he suddenly fell ill last week made us upset.‎ ‎64.________she couldn’t understand was why fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.‎ ‎65. Doris' success lies in the fact ______she is co-operative and eager to learn from others.‎ ‎66. ----Has he seen this film? ---Yes. He ______(see) it several days ago. "‎ ‎67. This is the first time that I ______（visit）your hometown. ‎ ‎68.Try your best to learn English, and you________(pass) the exam easily.‎ ‎69. He was unhappy when he sold his guitar. After all, he ______(have) it for a very long time.‎ ‎70.I ___________(see) Tom off at the airport when you dropped in yesterday ‎71. A bank is the place ______ they lend you an umbrella when it begins to rain. ‎ ‎72.That’s the new machine ______ parts are too small to be seen. ‎ ‎73.The invention took her 2 years will do good to the world. ‎ ‎74.The mother told the lazy boy to work, _______ didn’t help． 75.There was a time I hated to go to school.‎ ‎61.____________62.____________63.__________64.__________65.___________‎ ‎66.___________67.___________68.____________69.___________70.___________‎ ‎71.___________72____________73_____________74___________75__________‎ 第四部分：写作（共两节， 满分35分）‎ 得分 阅卷人 第一节：完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 将下列句子补充完整 ‎76.I don’t like the way_____________________(我不喜欢你说英语的方式).‎ ‎77.Today I am ready to introduce to you something_______________(今天我准备给你介绍一些你感兴趣的东西).‎ ‎78.____________ yesterday sounded reasonable。（他昨天说的话听起来很有道理）‎ ‎79.The teacher suggested that______________(老师建议我们积极回答问题)‎ ‎80.Tom won’t attend the party unless___________(Tom不会参加晚会除非他被邀请)‎ ‎76.____________________________‎ ‎77.____________________________‎ ‎78.____________________________‎ ‎79.____________________________‎ ‎80.____________________________‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你根据下列要写回信。‎ 要点：1. 参加中文学习班；2. 看中文书刊、电视； 3. 学唱中文歌曲； 4. 交中国朋友。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； ‎ ‎3. 开头语已为你写好。‎ ‎ Dear Peter,            ‎ Yours                                                                                                                              Li Hua Dear Peter,‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 高一英语月考答案 听力：1—20 CACBA ABCBA CAABC BCBAB 阅读理解+七选五：1 DCCA 2 ADC 3 BADC 4 CBCA 5CEFAD 完形填空：ABBCD CBADC BDADA DDBCB 语法填空：61 whether 62 whose 63 That 64 What 65 that 66 saw 67 have visited 68 will pass 69had had 70 was seeing 71 where72 whose 73 that/ which 74 which 75 when 补全句子：‎ ‎1（that/in which）you treat him ‎2 (that) you are interested in ‎3 What he said ‎4 we(should) answer the questions actively ‎5 he is invited 作文：‎ Dear Peter,       It is a great honor to receive your letter seeking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well. I think you can make it if you follow the advice below.‎ In the first place, it is strongly advised that you should take a Chinese course by learning from the teacher and practising with your fellow students. Then, watching TV and reading books, newspapers and magazines in Chinese whenever possible will benefit you a lot.      Besides, it should be a good idea to learn and sing Chinese songs, which will play an important role in learning and remembering Chinese words more easily. What should be kept in mind is that you can also make more Chinese friends who will tell you a lot about China and help you learn Chinese.       Try and write me in Chinese next time.                                                                                                                                            Yours ‎   Li Hua 听力原稿：‎ Text 1‎ W: Good morning, sir. Can I help you?‎ M: Could you please look at my watch? Sometimes it doesn’t work. ‎ Text 2‎ W: Would it be convenient to see you today?‎ M: Yes. My office hours are two to four. ‎ W: Then I’ll come at two. ‎ M: OK. See you then. ‎ Text 3‎ W: Congratulations, Tom! Our teacher said that you had done the best in the English test in our class. ‎ M: Really? Do you know what my score is? Are you still one of the best in our class?‎ Text 4‎ W: Tom, are you feeling any better?‎ M: Yes, thank you. ‎ W: Ok. Now open your mouth and let me take your temperature. ‎ Text 5‎ W: I don’t understand why Mr. Jones got angry with me when I asked him that question in class this morning. ‎ M: Really? You were the third student to ask him the same question in twenty minutes. ‎ Text 6‎ W: Good evening, madam and sir. Do you have a reservation?‎ M: Oh, I’m afraid not. ‎ W: All right. How many, please?‎ M: A table for two, please. ‎ W: Would you please come with me?. . . How about this one, sir?‎ M: It’s OK. But we’d prefer a table by the window. My wife loves the night view of Shanghai. ‎ W: I’m sorry. This is the only available table I can give you at the moment. The tables by the window are all occupied. ‎ M: Well, It doesn’t matter. We’ll take this one. ‎ W: Well, then, it’s yours. Take a seat, please. ‎ M: Thank you. ‎ W: Here is the menu. Please take your time. The waiter will be with you in a moment. ‎ Text 7 ‎ W: Hello. Queen Sports Center. Helen speaking. ‎ M: Hello. My name is Albert Swift and I’d like some information please. Are you open on the weekend?‎ W: Yes. All day, Saturday and Sunday. But we’re closed on Monday. ‎ M: Can I swim in the afternoon?‎ W: Between 3 and 5 o’clock. A school uses the pool from 1:00 till 3:00 and then at 5:00 there’s a beginners’ class. ‎ M: Ok. I’d like to play tennis, too. Is that possible?‎ W: Yes, we also have basketball and football, and after you swim, try the café upstairs. It’s near the changing room. ‎ Text 8‎ M: Grace! How are you? How long has it been?‎ W: Oh, since last May, I think. And how are you doing?‎ M: Fine, fine. I’ve been busy on the weekends working on my MBA. ‎ W: Wonderful, Keep it up. ‎ M: Thanks, I will. And how are things at Tokai?‎ W: Fine. Sales are up eighteen percent over last year and the boss is thinking about opening up another store in San Diego. ‎ M: Ah, that’s kind of what I wanted to talk to you about. But first , are you hungry?‎ W: A little, do you want to get something to eat?‎ M: Well, they have great steaks here. And I thought we’d talk a little bit over dinner, and afterwards, talk business over drinks. ‎ W: That’s a great idea!‎ Text 9‎ M: So, Jane, where are we meeting these friends of yours tonight?‎ W: OH, didn’t I tell you? We’re going to see a movie. ‎ M: Yeah? What movie?‎ W: I’m not sure. I know it’s one of those action movies. ‎ M: Oh, no. Can’t we see a romantic movie? Action movies are too violent and stupid. ‎ W: I know, but my friends really want to see this one. ‎ M: Ok, then what about dinner? Should we take them out for some Chinese food?‎ W: I’d prefer Mexican. I’m not too good with chopsticks. ‎ M: All right. I wouldn’t want you to spill food on yourself in front of your old friends. ‎ W: They’re not just my old friends. You know one of them. Tina. ‎ M: Yeah, We live in the same town and we went to the same school. ‎ W: She’s beautiful and funny. I like her very much. ‎ M: Yes, she is a nice girl. Are we taking the bus?‎ W: No, the subway is faster. Did I tell you we have to be there in 30 minutes?‎ Text 10‎ Two businessmen were invited to dinner at the home of a college professor. One of the men had not had much education and was worried that he might make a fool of himself, but his friend said, “Don’t worry. Just do what I do, and don’t talk about anything you don’t really understand. ”‎ The first man managed to get through the dinner successfully, but by the end of the evening he had had a lot to drink, and he began to get careless. ‎ A guest asked him whether he liked Shakespeare, and he answered confidently, “it’s very pleasant, but I prefer Coca-Cola. ” There was an uncomfortable silence in the room, and soon people began to leave. ‎ When the two friends were out of the house, the second man said to his friend, “You certainly made a fool of yourself by making that silly remark about Coca-Cola. ”‎ ‎“What do you mean?” asked the other man. “What was wrong with it?”‎ ‎“Everyone knows that Shakespeare isn’t a drink, ” his friend replied. “It’s a kind of cheese. ”‎