2019-2020学年江苏省高邮市高一上学期阶段性学情调研（期中）英语试题

2019-2020学年江苏省高邮市高一上学期阶段性学情调研（期中）英语试题

高邮市2019/2020学年度高一年级阶段性学情调研 ‎ 英语期中试题 2019.11‎ 本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟 第一部分 听力（满分30分）（共20小题：每小题1.5分, 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. What will the man do next?  A. Take Spark home. B. Go to the park. C. Go to work. ‎2. When does the library close on Sundays?  A. At 5:30 pm. B. At 7:00 pm. C. At 8:30 pm.‎ ‎3. Who are the speakers mainly talking about?  A. Their parents. B. Their friend. C. Their neighbor.‎ ‎4. How does the woman probably feel?  A. Surprised. B. Embarrassed. C. Thankful.‎ ‎5. Where does the conversation probably take place?  A. In the man’s house. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant. ‎ 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. Why did the man fall asleep in class?  A. He worked at night. B. His class was boring. C. He was sick.‎ ‎7. What does the woman suggest the man do?  A. Stop the lecture. B. Pay back his money. C. Get some financial aid. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What’s wrong with Jackie?  A. She can’t fall asleep. B. She talks in her dream. C. She often stays up. ‎ ‎9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient. C. Brother and sister. ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Which menu（菜单）does the man want to look at?‎ A. The Chinese one. B. The French one. C. The English one. ‎ ‎11. Who likes the vegetable salad ?  A. The man’s wife. B. The man. C. The man’s daughter. ‎12. What does the man order for his father?  A. Fried fish.  B. French onion soup. C. Beef hamburger.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. When will the exams be over?  A. On November 29th. B. On December 5th. C. On December 10th. ‎14. Why is the girl going to London?  A. To go sightseeing. B. To study there. C. To visit friends. ‎15. What will the girl probably do next Monday?  A. Take an exam. B. Put up a notice board. C. Hand in her report. ‎ ‎16. What does the man think of the girl’s performance in class?  A. Disappointing. B. Wonderful. C. Boring. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How many age groups are there in all?  A. Four. B. Six. C. Seven. ‎18. What color sign-up sheets are for girls?  A. Yellow. B. Blue. C. Green. ‎19. Who will collect the girl’s sign-up sheets?  A. Coach Turner. B. Coach Collins. C. Coach Dykes. ‎20. Which is the new rule this season?  A. No parent volunteers are needed. ‎ B. The time for the games has become short. ‎ C. The three-point line has been moved back. ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（满分50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。‎ A You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?‎ Jane Addams(1860－1935)‎ Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区) by creating shelters and promoting（推广） education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.‎ Rachel Carson(1907－1964)‎ If it weren't for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness(意识) of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world's lakes and oceans.‎ Sandra Day O'Connor(1930－present)‎ When Sandra Day O'Connor finished third in her class at Stanford‎ Law ‎School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and in 1981, the first woman to join the US Supreme Court(最高法院). O'Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.‎ Rosa Parks(1913－2005)‎ On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery‎, ‎Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. The simple act put Parks in prison. But it also caused the Montgomery bus boycott(抵制). It lasted for more than a year, and started the civil－rights movement. ‘The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.’ said Parks.‎ ‎21. What is Jane Addams famous for in history?‎ A. Her social work. B. Her teaching skills.‎ C. Her efforts to win a prize. D. Her community background.‎ ‎22. What was the reason for O'Connor's being refused by the law firm?‎ A. Not having training in law. B. Her identity as a woman.‎ C. Her little work experience in court. D. Her poor living conditions.‎ ‎23. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?‎ A. They are highly educated. B. They are truly creative.‎ C. They are pioneers. D. They are law-lovers.‎ B Monkeys seem to have a way with numbers.‎ A team of researchers trained three Rhesus monkeys to associate 26 clearly different symbols (符号) made up of numbers and selective letters with 0-25 drops of water or juice as a reward(奖赏). The researchers then tested how the monkeys added the symbols to get the reward.‎ Here's how Harvard‎ Medical ‎School scientist Margaret Livingstone, who led the team, described the experiment: In their cages the monkeys were provided with touch screens. On one part of the screen, a symbol would appear, and on the other side two symbols inside a circle were shown. For example, the number 7 would appear on one side of the screen and the other end would have 9 and 8. If the monkeys touched the left side of the screen, they would be rewarded with seven drops of water or juice; if they touched the circle, they would be rewarded with the sum of the numbers—‎17 in this example.‎ After carrying out hundreds of tests, the researchers found that the monkeys would choose the higher values more than half the times, showing that they were performing a simple addition, not just memorizing the value of two numbers.‎ When the team examined the results of the experiment more closely, they noticed that the monkeys tended to underestimate（低估）a sum compared with a single symbol when the two were close in value—sometimes choosing, for example, a 13 rather than the sum of 8 and 6. The underestimation was systematic: When adding two numbers, the monkeys always paid attention to the larger of the two, and then added only a small part of the smaller number to it.‎ ‎"This shows that there is a certain way in which numbers are represented in their brains, "Dr. Livingstone says. "But in this experiment what they're doing is paying more attention to the big number than the little one. "‎ ‎24. What did the researchers do to the monkeys before testing them?‎ A. They trained them. B. They named them.‎ C. They fed them. D. They examined them.‎ ‎25. How did the monkeys get their reward in the experiment?‎ A. By drawing a circle. B. By touching a screen.‎ C. By watching videos. D. By mixing two drinks.‎ ‎26. What did Livingstone's team find about the monkeys?‎ A. They could memorize numbers easily. B. They could understand simple words.‎ C. They could perform basic addition. D. They could hold their attention for long.‎ ‎27. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?‎ A. Education. B. Health. C. Entertainment. D. Science. ‎ C I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child are almost about books. There was not one night that I don’t remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was completely inspired by the nice way the words sounded. ‎ I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing mom say, "I can’t believe what’s written in the newspaper this morning," made me want to take it suddenly out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend(假装) to be reading. ‎ This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When mom said," The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf," I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed. ‎ Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A’s on my tests. Sometimes, I would read a novel that my teacher asked us ‎ to, but I didn’t enjoy this type of reading. I liked facts, things that happen in real life. I thought anything too general left too much room for argument. ‎ Yet, now that I’m growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my worries and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don’t have to write down what happened or what method the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax.‎ We’re taught to read because it’s necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is an important part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I’ve found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless. ‎ ‎28. Why did the author want to take the newspaper suddenly out of mom’s hands?‎ A. She was dying to know what had happened. B. She wanted mom to read the news to her.‎ C. She couldn’t wait to destroy the newspaper. D. She couldn’t help but stop mom from reading.‎ ‎29. According to Paragraph 3, the author’s reading of road signs shows ___________.‎ A. her special way to find a place B. her eagerness to develop her reading ability ‎ C. her effort to remind mom to respect traffic rules D. her growing desire to know the world around her.‎ ‎30. The author thinks of novel reading as a way to___________.‎ A. develop a love for learning B. explore a mysterious land ‎ C. get away from a confusing world D. learn about the adult world ‎31. What could be the best title for the passage?‎ A. The Magic of Reading B. Growing Up with Reading ‎ C. The Pleasure of Reading D. Reading Makes a Full Man D When a language dies, so does a special way of seeing the world. Time is running out for many languages. Experts expect that of about 6,700 languages around the world, 40% could disappear by the end of the century. The UN has made 2019 the International Year of Native Languages to draw attention to the problem. Slowly, countries are devoting more efforts to it.‎ Canada aims to pass a Native Language Act before its elections in October 2019. The act would ‎ give more than 65 languages spoken by First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples national recognition(认可) and teaching resources. In government-funded boarding schools, which operated from the 1880s to 1996, native children faced beatings or electric shocks if they were caught using their native languages. "But we want to put the same amount of effort to revitalise native languages as Canada put to destroy them, "says Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.‎ Legal recognition for a language is the first step to bring a native culture back from disappearance. Maori is one of the success stories. When it became one of New Zealand’s official languages in 1987, less than 20% of the Maori population spoke it well enough to be regarded as native speakers. Today it is off the endangered list.‎ The second step is to teach a new generation of native speakers. Technology is a big help. Duolingo, a popular language-learning app, recently added Hawaiian and Navajo to its courses. BASABALI, another language-learning app, uses Facebook to reach speakers in the countryside. Say it in Saami is an online dictionary that translates modern lingo into languages spoken by the Sami people in Northern Europe. ‎ Saving rare languages needs people to defend them. Bali now asks officials to use Balinese on Thursdays. The UN year will start projects that could save thousands of languages. The challenge in 2019 will be to get others to listen and start talking.‎ ‎32. The writing purpose of the passage is to ____________. ‎ A. introduce the action taken by countries to stop native languages disappearing ‎ B. explain what the UN has done to prevent native languages going C. describe what Canada has done to save languages spoken by First Nations D. analyze the reasons why we should protect native languages ‎33. What does the underlined word “revitalise” in Paragraph 2mean?‎ A. Destroy. B. Learn C. Save D. Remove ‎34. According to the passage, how can we save rare languages?‎ A. Name a year as the Year of Native Languages.‎ B. Ask students to learn native languages by electric shocks.‎ C. Develop online dictionaries to help students to learn English.‎ D. People need to make efforts to learn or speak native languages.‎ ‎35. What attitude does the author hold to the International Year of Native Languages?‎ A. Uninterested B. Supportive C. Objective D. Neutral(中立的)‎ 第二节 （共5小题：每小题2分, 满分10分）‎ 根据黑布林文本阅读《呼啸山庄》，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。‎ ‎36. Which is the correct order of the events that happen in the story?‎ ‎ a. Healthcliff runs away from Wuthering‎ ‎Heights and makes a lot of money.‎ ‎ b. Healthcliff and Catherine become close friends.‎ ‎ c. Healthcliff becomes the owner of Thrushcross Grange.‎ ‎ d. Healthcliff goes to visit Catherine for the last time before she dies.‎ ‎ e. Healthcliff arranges the marriage of his son to Catherine’s daughter.‎ ‎ A. cbade B. badec C. baced D. cbdae ‎37. The hero(主人公) of Wuthering heights is__________.‎ A. Nelly Dean    B. Hindley Earnshaw   C. Heathcliff     D. Mr. Lockwood  ‎ ‎38. Which of the following is not among the ways Heathcliff takes his revenge?‎ A. He lends Hindley plenty of money.‎ ‎ B. He manages to marry Isabella.‎ ‎ C. He often visits Catherine.‎ ‎ D. He persuades his son to marry Cathy.‎ ‎39. Which of the following can best describe the personality of Catherine Earnshaw? ‎ ‎ A. caring and weak B. passionate and selfish ‎ ‎ C. wild and strong D. caring and sensible ‎ ‎40. Wuthering heights is a _________ story.‎ A. love and friends         B. war and peace     ‎ C. travel and adventure     D. love and revenge ‎ 第三节 七选五  （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。  ‎ If you are already making the time to exercise, it is good indeed! With such busy lives, it can be hard to try and find the time to work out. 41 Working out in the morning provides many other benefits along with being physically fit.‎ Your productivity is improved. Exercising makes you more awake and ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the day. 42 ‎ Your metabolism(新陈代谢) gets a head start. 43 If you work out in the mornings, then you will be getting the calorie(卡路里) burning benefits for the whole day, not in your sleep.‎ ‎ 44 Studies found that people who woke up early for exercise slept better than those who exercised in the evening. Exercise makes you feel energetic, so it is more difficult to relax and have a peaceful sleep when you are very excited.‎ ‎ 45 If you work out bright and early in the morning, you will be more likely to stick to healthy food choices throughout the day. Who would want to damage their good workout by eating junk food? You will want to continue to focus on positive choices.‎ There are a lot of benefits to working out, especially in the mornings. Set your alarm clock an hour early and push yourself to work out! You will feel energetic all day long.‎ A. You will stick to your diet.‎ B. Your quality of sleep improves.‎ C. You prefer healthy food to fast food.‎ D. There is no reason you should exercise in the morning.‎ E. You can keep your head clear for 4-10 hours after exercise.‎ F. After you exercise, you continue to burn calories throughout the day.‎ G. If you are planning to do exercise regularly, or you’re doing it now, then listen up!‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共四节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 单项选择（共10题：每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎46. Wei Hua felt lucky to ____________ the different way of life in the UK, so she looked back on the time with satisfaction.‎ A. exchange B. experience C. struggle D. gain ‎47. After the big earthquake, it was quite some time before they brought the city back to _________.‎ A. normal B. average C. error D. loss ‎48. If we eat ___________ and exercise regularly, we will lose weight, keep fit and feel great.‎ A. fluently B. comfortably C. properly D. patiently ‎49. The team _________ to win the champion——they played much better than any of the other teams.‎ A. decided B. defended C. deserved D. determined ‎50. After many years of trying to __________ what is going on with the genetic cause of depression(抑郁症), we are still not there yet.‎ A. give out B. figure out C. fall out D. put out ‎ ‎51. I don’t believe they can pass the driving test when they never practice, ______________?‎ A. can they B. can’t they C. do I D. do they ‎52. With all the things ____________, the girl went home happily.‎ A. buy B. buying C. bought D. to buy ‎53. I walked up to the top of the hill with my friend, __________ we enjoyed a splendid view of the lake.‎ A. which B. that C. when D. where ‎ ‎54. _________ he has admitted his mistakes, we are not supposed to keep finding fault with him.‎ A. Although B. Unless C. While D. Now that ‎55. Mary wrote two novels, both of ________ have been made into television series.‎ A. whom B. which C. that D. what 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）‎ When I was 13, my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant 56 Miller King, who was the best 57 at our school.‎ Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 58 .‎ Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from 59 . He looked very 60 , but he didn’t cry.‎ That season, I 61 all of Miller’s records while he 62 the games from the bench（长凳）. We went 10-1 and I was named most splendid player, 63 I often had crazy dreams in which I felt a bit sorry for Miller because of his 64 .‎ One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 65 while going over a fence—which wasn’t 66 to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was not the person in the ‎ world he wanted to accept 67 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 68 him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally 69 on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did 70 . Thank you for filling in for 71 .” ‎ His words freed me from my bad 72 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 73 ahead of me. I was right to have 74 him. From that day on，I grew 75 and a little more real.‎ ‎56. A. going out ‎ B. carrying out C. turning out D. beating out ‎57. A. player B. professor ‎ C. host D. headmaster ‎58. A. comfort B. show C. practice D. pleasure ‎59. A. school B. vacation C. hospital D. museum ‎60. A. peaceful B. weak C. relaxed ‎ D. satisfied ‎61. A. broke B. held C. set D. tried ‎62. A. reported B. watched C. judged C. organized ‎63. A. and B. then C. thus D. but ‎64. A. accident B. decision C. mistake D. membership ‎65. A. jumped B. tired C. stuck D. lost ‎66. A. easy B. hard C. fun D. fit ‎67. A. advice B. assistance C. encouragement D. praise ‎68. A. let B. had C. helped D. noticed ‎69. A. painful B. ready C. safe D. upset ‎70. A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally ‎71. A. me B. us C. yourself D. them ‎72. A. memories B. ideas C. attitudes D. dreams ‎73. A. also B. yet C. still D. just ‎74. A. admired B. challenged ‎ C. treated D. invited ‎75. A. slimmer ‎ B. cleverer ‎ C. cooler D. bigger 第三节 语法填空  (共10小题：每小题1分,满分10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。‎ Nowadays, it is common that more and more high school students open their own microblog on ‎ the Internet. For one thing, it can provide a 76. _________ (color) platform to show their talent. For 77. __________, it is a useful way to release their pressure. And all these enable it to gain increasing 78._____________(popular) with high school students. However, many parents and teachers hold a different view. They think that managing a microblog will take a lot of time and energy, 79.________ should be concentrated on study.‎ I’d like to give my 80. ____________ (approve) for this activity. Today the Internet 81. _________ (play) an important role in our life. Therefore, as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn to make use of this meaningful tool to communicate and display 82. ___________ (we). What’s more, 83. __________ (open) and organizing microblog need various abilities such as writing, designing, being good at computer skills and so on. Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful microblog. As a result, we improve ourselves while 84. __________ (run) our microblog.‎ In fact, the microblog itself is of little harm. It is our attitude towards it that 85. _____________ (count). We should make the most of it and avoid some bad effects.‎ 第四节 单词拼写（课文词汇）（共5题: 每小题1分，满分5分）‎ ‎86. I am quite c_______________, because I really can’t decide which answer is correct. ‎ ‎87. S___________ breakfast to save time for sleep does great harm to our health, especially to us Senior one students.‎ ‎88. All the universities have a duty to keep their students i__________ of the latest development of the scientific world.‎ ‎89. At the end of the school year, many students who are g_____________ use our club to give messages to their close friends and teachers.‎ ‎90. Keeping calm is the most important thing you should remember in time of e______________.‎ 第四部分 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter来信，说他每次大型考试来临，都会感到十分焦虑，为此写信向你寻求建议。请你根据以下提示，用英语给Peter写一封建议信。内容主要包括：‎ 1． 端正考试态度；2.制定科学的学习计划；3.放松心情，听听音乐；4.适当锻炼；5.保持平衡饮食。.‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数：100-120（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 参考词汇：焦虑 nervousness　态度attitude　　科学的 scientific Dear Peter,‎ ‎ I’m sorry to hear that you always feel nervous whenever you are taking an important exam. ____________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking forward to your reply!‎ ‎ ‎ Yours, Li Hua ‎2019年高一年级阶段性学情调研 ‎ 英语答案 2019.11‎ 第一部分 听力 ‎1-5 BACBC 6-10 ACBAC 11-15 ABBBC 16-20 BCACC 第二部分 阅读 ‎21-23 ABC 24-27 ABCD 28-31 ADCB 32-35 ACDB ‎ ‎36-40 BCCBD ‎ ‎41-45 GEFBA 第三部分 语言知识运用 单选46-50 BACCB 51-55 ACDDB 完形56-60 DACCB 61-65 ABDAC 66-70 BBCCA 71-75 ADCAD 语法填空 ‎ ‎76. colorful/colourful 77. another 78. popularity 79. which 80. approval ‎ ‎81. plays/is playing 82. ourselves 83. opening 84. running 85. counts 词汇 86. confused 87. Skipping 88. informed 89. graduating 90. emergency ‎ 第四部分 书面表达 Dear Peter,‎ ‎ I’m sorry to hear that you always feel nervous whenever you are taking an important exam. You have asked me for advice on your problems. I hope my following ideas will be of help.‎ Nervousness not only does harm to our health but also has bad effects on our studies. So I think it very important to have a right attitude towards exams. Exams are only a way of checking what we have learned. Therefore, there’s no need to worry too much about the results of the exams. Before an exam, making a scientific study plan and keeping a peaceful mind can help us reduce stress. We can also relax ourselves by listening to music or doing some sports. Besides, enough sleep and a balanced diet will work as well.‎ Follow my advice and you will enjoy your school life soon．‎ ‎ Looking forward to your reply!‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua Text 1‎ W: Can you take Spark to the park for a walk, please?‎ M: Yeah, this work project is taking forever. I hate working on the weekends. Don’t worry. I’ll take him out right now.‎ Text 2‎ M: Excuse me. Could you tell me the library hours? ‎ W: Sure. We open at 8:30 am and we don’t close till 7:00 pm except on Sundays when we close at 5:30.‎ Text 3‎ W: Is that the guy who moved in across the street? He looks pretty friendly.‎ M: Yeah, he just moved in here with his wife and two kids. I think they’re about the same age as us.‎ W: After dinner with mom and dad, let’s go over there and introduce ourselves.‎ Text 4‎ W: Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me how much this box of strawberries costs?‎ M: Ma’am, this is the 99-cent store. Everything is the same price.‎ W: Oh, right. How silly of me!‎ Test 5‎ W: Excuse me, please. I ordered a cheese sandwich. This is a cheese hamburger.‎ M: Sorry, madam, but I clearly remember you ordering a cheese hamburger. See, I wrote “cheese burger” on your check.‎ W: Oh, I am sorry. I will have the cheese hamburger then.‎ Test 6‎ W: How was your economics class?‎ M: Well, to be honest, I fell asleep during the lecture.‎ W: Was it that boring?‎ M: No, it wasn’t the teacher’s fault. The problem is that I couldn’t stay awake for it. I have been working in the evening at the hospital. I need to work to pay my school fees.‎ W: Why not talk to the financial aid office?‎ M: Hmmm. But they are going to try to offer me a bunch of loans. I am trying to avoid going into debt. That’s why I’ve been working!‎ Test 7‎ W: I’m a little worried about Jackie. She keeps talking in her sleep at night.‎ M: She’s only one year old. She can’t even say more than three words yet. What could she possibly say?‎ W: Well. She isn’t really talking with words, but she’s still saying something. It seems like she’s calling for help.‎ M: You must be imagining things.‎ W: I’m not! Why don’t you stay up at night and watch her?‎ M: Dear, I will.‎ Test 8‎ M: Waitress, this menu is in Chinese. Would you mind giving me the English menu?‎ W: Actually, it’s in English and French, too, but it’s just in smaller print. Look here.‎ M: Thanks. OK, I’d like to order fried fish with tomato sauce and roast lamb.‎ W: Just the two?‎ M: Oh, wait a moment. I also need the vegetable salad for my wife. She likes it. Some French fries and a cup of yogurt for my daughter.‎ W: Anything else?‎ M: And also French onion soup. It is my father’s favorite. That’s enough.‎ W: OK, I’ve written them down. We’ll serve the dishes as soon as possible.‎ M: Oh, my family haven’t got here yet, so could you please serve the food in half an hour?‎ W: I see. No problem, sir.‎ Text 9‎ M: Do you know about the change in the examination schedule?‎ W: Change?‎ M: Yes. The last day of examinations for your group will be December 5th instead of November 29th.‎ W: We were told they’d be on November 29th. Then it’s said that they’d be on December 3rd. Anyway, that’s a relief. I’m going to London on December 10th.‎ M: Will you go sightseeing or visit friends?‎ W: Neither. I was chosen to be one of the exchange students and I will stay in London for a year.‎ M: Congratulations. By the way, have you finished your book report?‎ W: I should be able to give it to you next Monday. Ur… could you please tell me the timetable of all the examinations?‎ M: I’ve just finished putting it on the notice board downstairs. All the four examinations will be over in two days! Well, I’ll miss teaching you. You’re so good at expressing your views, which makes me glad to share my knowledge with you.‎ W: Thank you.‎ Text 10‎ W: Attention, please! Parents who want to sign their kids up for the Sandy Creek Youth Basketball League please listen to these details carefully. Tryouts are just three weeks away. There are four age groups this year for boys and three for girls. For boys, please use the yellow sheets. Once you have completed your sign-up sheets, and for young ladies, please use the yellow sheets. Once you have completed your sigh-up sheet, please turn it in to the coach. Boys should give your information to Coach Turner or Coach Collins. All girls’ sigh-up sheets can go to Coach Dykes over there in the green shirt. Please keep in mind that there are some new rules this season: the three-point line has been moved back half a foot. Also the time for all the games had been increased by two minutes per half. If you and your children have any further questions, please e-mail me directly. I hope to see all of you soon. And for those of you who want to get even more involved, we always need parent volunteers at both games and practices. Thanks again for your continued support.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎