2017-2018学年四川省成都市郫都区高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

2017-2018学年四川省成都市郫都区高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

四川省成都市郫都区2017-2018学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题 第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共100分）‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） ‎ 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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. How many dollars does the man still need to buy the dictionary？‎ A. Three dollars. B. Four dollars. C. Six dollars.‎ ‎2. What’s Mary’s address？‎ A. 1664 Garden Street. B. 1640 Garden Street. C. 1646 Garden Street.‎ ‎3. Where is Miss White from？‎ ‎ A. America. B. Australia. C. Japan.‎ ‎4. When is the woman’s birthday？‎ ‎ A. April 1st. B. April 2nd. C. April 3rd.‎ ‎5. What will Jack do？‎ ‎ A. He will play tennis. ‎ B. He will ask Bill to play tennis．‎ ‎ C. He will go skating.‎ 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，从每题所给的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至8题。‎ ‎6. What does the man advise the woman to do？‎ ‎ A. See a doctor. B. See a play. C. See a match.‎ ‎7. Why does the woman refuse the man’s suggestion about this Saturday evening?‎ A. Because she has to work. ‎ B. Because she will meet her old friends.‎ ‎ C. Because she has promised to look after an old friend.‎ ‎8. When will they meet at the theatre？‎ ‎ A. At 7:30 next Monday evening. ‎ B. At 7:00 next Monday evening.‎ ‎ C. At 7:30 next Saturday evening.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. Where is Tom now？‎ ‎ A. In the school. B. In a restaurant. C. At the cinema.‎ ‎10. Who answers the telephone？‎ A. Mrs Brown, Tom’s sister. ‎ B. Mrs Brown, Tom’s mother. ‎ C. Mrs Brown, Tom’s aunt.‎ ‎11. What does Bill want Tom to do？‎ ‎ A. Bring some food for the picnic. ‎ B. Bring some toys for the game.‎ ‎ C. Bring some fruit for the trip.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12. How long did Mary have to stay in bed？‎ A. One day. B. Two days. C. A week.‎ ‎13. How is Mary’s friend Ann？‎ A. She’s having a cold. B. She’s having a cough. C. She’s all right now.‎ ‎14. Why does everybody seem to have a cold？‎ A. Because of the hot weather. ‎ B. Because of the cold weather.‎ ‎ C. Because of the changing weather.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第15至16题。‎ ‎15. What will they put on a show for?‎ ‎ A. For money. B. For fun. C. For fame.‎ ‎16. What will they perform in the show？‎ ‎ A. Three popular songs. B. A musical play. C. Three pieces of music.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Where was Alexander Graham Bell born？‎ ‎ A. The Great Britain. B. The United States. C. West Germany.‎ ‎18. According to the passage,what’s one of the chief reasons why Bell’s family moved to Canada?‎ ‎ A. Bell’s long illness.‎ ‎ B. Bell’s father and grandfather had an experiment in Canada.‎ ‎ C. Bell was invited to teach at the University of Boston.‎ ‎19. What was Bell’s main interest throughout his life？‎ A. Helping the blind people. ‎ B. Helping the deaf people.‎ ‎ C. Helping the black people.‎ ‎20. In which year did Bell succeed in inventing the telephone？‎ ‎ A. In 1876. B. In 1847. C. In 1874.‎ 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）‎ 阅读下面短文，从各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。‎ A LIPITOR ABOUT LIPITOR Lipitor is a prescription（处方）medicine. Along with diet and exercise, it lowers “bad”‎ cholesterol（胆固醇）in your blood. It can also raise “good” cholesterol. ‎ Lipitor can lower the risk of heart attack in patients with several common risk factors, including family history of early heart disease, high blood pressure, age and smoking.‎ WHO IS LIPITOR FOR?‎ Who can take LIPITOR:‎ ‎ ●People who cannot lower their cholesterol enough with diet and exercise.‎ ‎ ●Adults and children over 10.‎ Who should NOT take DIPITOR:‎ ‎ ●Women who are pregnant, may be pregnant, or may become pregnant. Lipitor may harm your unborn baby.‎ ‎ ●Women who are breast-feeding. Lipitor can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby.‎ ‎ ●People with liver（肝脏）problems.‎ POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF LIPITOR: ‎ Serious side effects in a small number of people:‎ ‎ ●Muscle problems that can lead to kidney（肾脏）problems, including kidney failure.‎ ‎ ●Liver problems. Your doctor may do blood tests to check your liver before you start Lipitor and while you are taking it.‎ Call your doctor right away if you have：‎ ‎ ●Unexplained muscle pain or weakness, especially if you have a fever or feel very tired.‎ ‎ ●Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowing.‎ ‎ ●Stomach pain.‎ Some common side effects of LIPITOR are:‎ ‎ ●Muscle pain.‎ ‎ ●Upset stomach.‎ ‎ ●Changes in some blood tests.‎ HOW TO TAKE LIPITOR DO：‎ ‎ ●Take Lipitor as prescribed by your doctor.‎ ‎ ●Try to eat heart-healthy foods while you take Lipitor.‎ ‎ ●Take Lipitor at any time of day, with or without food.‎ ‎ ●If you miss a dose（一剂）, take it as soon as you remember. But if it has been more than 12 hours since your missed dose, wait. Take the next dose at your regular time.‎ Don't:‎ ‎ ●Do not change or stop your dose before talking to your doctor.‎ ‎ ●Do not start new medicines before talking to your doctor.‎ ‎21. Taking Lipitor is helpful for ___________.‎ A. women who are pregnant B. teenagers with liver problems C. breast-feeding women D. adults having heart disease ‎ ‎22. If it has been 7 hours since you missed a dose, you should ___________. ‎ ‎ A. eat more when taking your next dose ‎ B. have a dose as soon as you remember ‎ C. take the next dose at your regular time ‎ D. change the amount of your next dose ‎23. Which of the following is a common side effect of taking Lipitor?‎ ‎ A. Throat swelling. B. Upset stomach. ‎ ‎ C. Kidney failure. D. Muscle weakness.‎ ‎24. What is the main purpose of the passage?‎ ‎ A. To teach patients ways for quick recovery.‎ ‎ B. To show the importance of a good lifestyle.‎ ‎ C. To give information about a kind of medicine.‎ ‎ D. To present a report on a scientific research.‎ B Women have been making scientific discoveries since ancient times. Twelve women have won the Nobel Prize for science, one of the highest honors in the world. Some women scientists never married, some worked with their husbands, and others raised large families. It has been difficult for women to be successful scientists.‎ In the early 1800s in England, Mary Anning became one of the first women recognized for her discoveries about the ancient history of the earth. Mary and her father collected fossils in their village on the south coast of Great Britain. Fossils are parts of plants or animals that have been saved in rocks for millions of years.‎ When she was only twelve years old, Mary became the first person to find the almost complete skeletons（骨架）of several animals that no longer existed on earth. She didn’t become famous for her discoveries at that time because she often sold her fossils to get money to support her family.‎ In 1891, a young Polish woman named Marie Sklodowska traveled to Paris to study physics. She did so because she could not get a college education in Poland. She began working in the laboratory of a man named Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre Curie got married and made many discoveries together. They received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 along with another scientist. Marie Curie became the first person to be awarded a second Nobel Prize in 1911, this time for Chemistry. Marie Curie was one of the few women at the time who became famous as a scientist.‎ ‎25. The author believes that women scientists ________.‎ A. have more opportunities to become successful B. can not get the highest honors in the world C. go through difficulties to be successful D. had better pay more attention to their families ‎26. Mary Anning was one of the first women to _________.‎ A. win the Nobel Prize for Science after getting married B. make achievements in the study of ancient Earth C. research animals and their bones D. study the mystery of all kinds of plants ‎27. Mary Anning failed to be famous for her discoveries of fossils when she was 12 because ________.‎ A. nobody recognized them B. they weren’t worth studying C. she didn’t want to be known to anyone D. she sold them for money ‎28. What’s the passage mainly about?‎ A. Ancient discoveries. B. Women scientists.‎ C. Successful marriages. D. Different prizes.‎ C People joke that no one in Los Angeles reads; everyone watches TV, rents videos, or goes to the movies．The most popular reading material is comic books，movie magazines，and TV guides. City libraries have only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have. But how do you explain this? A yearly book festival in west Los Angeles is booming year after year. People wait half an hour for a parking space to become available.‎ This outdoor festival, sponsored by a newspaper, occurs every April for one weekend. This year’s attendance was estimated at 70, 000 on Saturday and 75, 000 on Sunday. The festival consisted of 280 exhibitors. There were about 90 talks given by authors, with an audience question-and-answer period following each talk. Autograph (亲笔签名)seekers sought out more than 150 authors. A short food street sold all kinds of popular food and various foreign foods, from American hamburgers to Hawaiian shave ice (刨冰) drinks. Except for a $7 parking fee, the festival was free. Even so, some people avoided the food street prices by staying away and having their own sandwiches and drinks.‎ People came from all over California. One couple drove down from San Francisco. “This is our sixth year here now. We love it.” said the husband. “It’s just fantastic to be in the great outdoors, to be among so many books and authors, and to get some very good deals, too.”‎ The idea for the festival occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it would succeed. Although book festivals were already popular in other US cities, would Los Angeles residents welcome one?“ The citizens of the city are very unpredictable,”said one of the festival founders.‎ ‎29. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph suggests that_________.‎ A. city libraries have a very limited number of readers B. only a small proportion (比例) of the readers go to libraries by car C. city libraries provide fewer places for car washes D. city libraries have fewer parking places ‎30. The outdoor book festival attracts__________.‎ A. autograph seekers and authors only B. people with different interests C. people who love Los Angeles D. people who like cooking ‎31. At the very beginning, people were about the idea for the book festival in Los Angeles.‎ A. confident B. pessimistic C. uncertain D. indifferent ‎32. The success of Los Angeles book festival shows that________.‎ ‎　　A. book reading is still popular in Los Angeles ‎　　B. Los Angeles people prefer library to book festival ‎　　C. people attend the book festivals for fun not for reading ‎　　D. libraries should have food streets to attract more readers D Aggressive pedestrians are in fact as dangerous as careless drivers. They cause traffic accidents, injury and death.‎ These dangerous walkers can be seen in any big city all over the world. About 69% of last year’s pedestrian deaths in the US occurred in urban areas. They cross streets ignoring “DON’T WALK” signals, suddenly appear without warning from behind parked vehicles, walk slowly at crossroads with cell phones attached to heads, blocking traffic.‎ These pedestrians and drivers share a common disregard（忽视）for the rules of the road, both for selfish reasons. The drivers believe in the power of their machines. If their machines can go faster, they believe they have the right to go faster. If their machines are bigger, they believe they have the right to push smaller vehicles aside. Aggressive pedestrians, on the other hand, believe in the primacy of the individual, the idea that they are first in any environment, under any circumstances, even when they are on foot in a roaring tide of steel and rubber.‎ Last year, an estimated 5,220 pedestrians died in traffic accidents. Some 69,000 pedestrians were injured. On average, that worked out to one pedestrian killed in a traffic crash every 101 minutes, and one injured every eight minutes. ‎ The good news is that the accident rate is dropping. For example, the number of pedestrians killed last year was 24 percent less than the number killed in traffic accidents a decade earlier. The bad news is that the basic causes of pedestrian deaths remain pretty much the same—disregard for traffic signals, inattention and crossing roads under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Alcohol, in fact, was involved in 46 percent of the traffic accidents that resulted in pedestrian deaths. Of those, 31 percent of the pedestrians were found to be drunk.‎ The bottom line is that the pedestrians must do more to protect their lives as well as ‎ the lives of other road users. They can start by obeying traffic signals, using marked cross-walks and calling a cab when they’ve had too much to drink.‎ ‎33. The passage is mainly about _______.‎ A. how aggressive pedestrians cause traffic accidents B. why so many Americans were killed on roads last year C. what the traffic rules of the road about pedestrians were ‎ D. who are to blame for pedestrian deaths, drunk drivers or the aggressive pedestrians ‎34. What is the pedestrians’ selfish reason for traffic jams?‎ A. They know all drivers are skilled and with great care.‎ B. They believe individuals are always first.‎ C. They think traffic rules have nothing to do with them.‎ D. They guess all vehicles will slow down at crossroads.‎ ‎35. What word can best describe the author’s attitude to the traffic accidents caused by pedestrians?‎ A. Excited. B. Cold. C. Concerned. D. Unconnected.‎ 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。‎ The jobs of the future have not yet been invented. 36 By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.‎ ‎1. Curiosity ‎ Your children need to be deeply curious. 37 Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time?” and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time? ‎ ‎2. Creativity ‎ True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it.‎ ‎ 38 There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity. ‎ ‎3. Interpersonal Skills ‎ Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what’s going on inside our own head, but what about others？Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. 39 “Why do you think she’s crying?”“Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?” ‎ ‎4. Self Expression ‎ ‎ 40 There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas—music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one or another. ‎ A. Encourage kids to cook with you.‎ B. And we can’t forget science education. ‎ C. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways. ‎ D. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist?‎ E. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill. ‎ F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories. ‎ G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.‎ 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。‎ Hope in my arms Last year I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesday’s Child, an organization that helps children with AIDS. ‎ All the children that had 41 at one particular room could paint a square on a piece of cloth. Later the squares would be sewn together to ‎42 a quilt. The quilt would be 43 ‎ to a man who had devoted his life to the 44 and would soon be retiring.‎ The kids were given paints in bright colors and asked to paint something that would make the quilt 45 . As I looked around at all the 46 , I saw pink hearts, blue clouds, orange sunrises and red flowers. The pictures were all bright and 47 . All except one. ‎ One boy was painting a heart, 48 it was dark and lifeless. It 49 the bright colors that his fellow artists had used.‎ I asked why. He told me he was very sick and that his 50 was not ever going to get better. He looked straight into my eyes and said. “There is no ‎51 in my life.” I told him I was 52 and I could understand why he had made his heart a dark color. I told him that even though we couldn’t make him better, we can give 53 , which can really help when you are feeling 54 . I told him that if he would like, I would be happy to give him one. He crawled into my lap. I thought my own heart would 55 for this sweet little boy. He sat there for a long time. Finally he 56 down to finish his coloring. As I was getting ready to ‎ 57 home, I felt a tug(猛拽) on my jacket. Standing there was the little boy, 58 . He said, “My heart is changing 59 . It is getting brighter, I think those hugs really do 60 .” ‎ On my way home I felt my own heart. It too had changed to a brighter color.‎ ‎41. A. behaved B. gathered C. prayed D. hid ‎42. A. fold B. dry C. spread D. make ‎43. A. presented B. sold C. rented D. thrown ‎44. A. education B. ceremony C. organization D. neighborhood ‎45. A. expensive B. comfortable C. beautiful D. loose ‎46. A. squares B. colors C. lights D. kids ‎47. A. disappointing B. puzzling C. boring D. inspiring ‎48. A. and B. but C. for D. or ‎49. A. filled B. contained C. lacked D. showed ‎50. A. business B. sickness C. skill D. knowledge ‎51. A. effect B. loss C. justice D. hope ‎52. A. sorry B. crazy C. ashamed D. angry ‎53. A. hugs B. smiles C. prizes D. lessons ‎54. A. cool B. sad C. energetic D. proud ‎55. A. choke B. drown C. burst D. wind ‎56. A. slowed B. fell C. slipped D. jumped ‎57. A. leave B. stay C. head D. flee ‎58. A. smiling B. trembling C. weeping D. glaring ‎59. A. shape B. color C. weight D. temperature ‎60. A. fit B. hurt C. fail D. work 第II卷 非选择题（共50分） ‎ 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） ‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。 ‎ Many students may feel 61 (stress) because of their parents. Most parents have good intentions, 62 some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in 63 (adjust)to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s 64 (difficulty).‎ For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the 65 (compete) is stronger, that the required standards of ‎ work are 66 (high), and that their children may not be prepared for 67 change. They may be upset by their children’s poor grades. At their kindest, they may 68 (gentle) ask why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten 69 (take) their children out of college or cut off living expenses.‎ Sometimes parents think it right and natural that they determine 70 their children do with their lives. They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. ‎ 第四部分 写作 (共两节， 满分35分) ‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题； 每小题1分， 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。 ‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线( )划掉。‎ 修改：在错词下划一横线，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。‎ Nowadays, the computer technology develops very fast that the Internet has become more and more popular. Some students regarded it as a great helper. Because there has a lot of information on line, so you can surf the Internet for any information you need in a short time without working hard in the library. This is also very convenient to talk with others by using the Internet. Moreover, other students think that there is some information on line which is not good for students. In addition, spend too much time playing games will not only have a bad effect on their studies but also do harm for health. Therefore, we should make properly use of the Internet. It is of great important to separate good plants from wild weeds.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李明，你看到周围很多同学都是近视眼，请根据下面所给出的要点提示，给我校英语报写一篇短文。‎ 要点提示：‎ ‎1．导致近视的原因 （至少2点） ‎ ‎2．如何保护视力 （至少2点）‎ 注意：‎ ‎1．词数100左右。‎ ‎2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 参考词汇：近视的 short-sighted; ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 英语答案 听力：1-5 BCABC 6-10 BBBCB 11-15 ABCCB 16-20 BAABC 阅读：21-24 DBBC 25-28 CBDB 29-32 ABCA 33-35 ABC 36-40 DACFG 完形：41-45 BDACC 46-50 ADBCB 51-55 DAABC 56-60 DCABD 语法填空：‎ ‎61. stressed 考查固定短语。feel stressed 感到有压力；‎ ‎62. but 考查连词。句意：大多数的父母有好的打算而一些是无益的；‎ ‎63. adjusting 考查非谓语动词。in 是介词后面跟动名词做宾语。‎ ‎64. difficulties 考查名词。句意：一些父母有自己的想法这增加了孩子的困难；‎ ‎65. competition 考查名词。句意：他们没有意识到比赛是有竞争力的。‎ ‎66. higher 考查形容词。句意：作品的要求比较高。‎ ‎67. the/this 考查冠词。句意：孩子们没有为挑战做好准备；‎ ‎68. gently 考查副词。句意：对于他们的好心，他们温和的问孩子为什么没有做得更好；‎ ‎69. to take 考查非谓语动词。句意：糟糕的的，他们被威胁不许上学或切断经济来源。‎ ‎70. what 考查宾语从句。句意：有时父母认为他们处理孩子的生活是对的。‎ 短文改错：‎ ‎1. very—so 考查固定句型。so…that如此以致于。‎ ‎2. regarded—regard 考查动词的时态。根据第一句话提到Nowadays可知用一般现在时。‎ ‎3. has—is 考查固定句型。There be 表示有。‎ ‎4. so去掉 考查连词。在英语中有因为没有所以，故去掉。‎ ‎5.This—It 考查代词。It is convenient to do 做某事很方便。It做形式主语。‎ ‎6.Moreover—However 考查副词。表示对比，故用However.‎ ‎7.spend—spending 考查动名词做主语。‎ ‎8. do harm for —to 考查固定短语。do harm to 对…有害。‎ ‎9. properly—proper 考查形容词。make use of 利用。use 是名词，故用形容词来修饰。‎ ‎10. important—importance考查名词。be of importance 等于be important 重要。‎ 书面表达：‎ Look around! Many of us become shortsighted, which without doubt has put us into ‎ great difficulty and has bad effects on our studies.‎ It isn’t hard to find the reasons. First, we often spend too much time reading books, watching TV or playing computer games, making our eyes too tired. Second, there are some bad reading habits that make us have poor eyesight. For example, most of us like to read books while walking or lying on the bed.‎ ‎ Here are some useful suggestions that we can try. First, stick to doing eye exercise. Second , try to form good reading habits. After reading for a long time, do have a rest by looking at distant things. And when we read, we should keep the book 30 to ‎35 cm away from our eyes.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 录音原文：‎ Text 1‎ M: The dictionary is $20, but I have only＄10.‎ W: I’ll lend you $6.That’s all I have.‎ Text 2‎ M: Sorry, I’ve forgotten Mary’s address.‎ W: You forgot again！It’s 1646 Garden Street.‎ Text 3‎ M: Are you from Australia,Miss White？‎ W: No, my friend Jerry is. I am from the United States. I’ll travel to Japan with her by way of China.‎ Text 4‎ W: I hope I can see you at my birthday party.‎ M: Oh, dear, I’ve almost forgotten. When is it？‎ W: Well, the day after April Fool’s Day. Easy to remember, isn’t it？‎ Text 5‎ W: Jack, are you going to play tennis with him？‎ M: I promised Bill I’d go skating with him.‎ Text 6‎ M: Let’s make a date to see a play, shall we？‎ W: When do you plan to go？‎ M: What about this Saturday evening？Are you doing anything special then？‎ W: Let me see. Oh, sorry, I have made an appointment with my old friends that evening. Can we make it some other time？‎ M: Could you tell me when you’ll be free？‎ W: I will be free next Monday evening. You won’t be busy then, will you？‎ M: No, I’ll be free. Let’s go Monday evening. The play starts at 7:30. What do you think is the best time for us to meet？‎ W: How about seven o’clock？‎ M: Perfect. I' ll be waiting for you in front of the ticket office. Is that OK?‎ W: That's fine. See you then.‎ Text 7‎ W: Hello! 577618.‎ M: Hello! Could I speak to Tom?‎ W: I' m sorry he's out. He's at the cinema at the moment.‎ M: Is that Mrs Brown?‎ W: Yes, this is Tom's mother. Do you have anything important to tell Tom? Can I take a message for him?‎ M: Sure. This is Bill. We're going to have a picnic next Sunday. Please ask him to bring some delicious food.‎ W: OK. I' ll leave the message on his desk.‎ M: Thanks a lot. Bye!‎ W: Bye.‎ ‎ ‎ Text 8‎ M: Hello, Mary. How are you today? I hear you weren't well last week.‎ W: I' m much better now. Thank you.‎ M: What was the matter? Nothing serious, I hope.‎ W: Oh, no. I had a bad cold and had to stay in bed for two days.‎ M: I' m glad you're better, anyway. And what about your friend Ann? I hear that she's ill, too.‎ W: She was ill, but she's all right now. I think she caught a cold.‎ M: Everybody seems to have one now. I think it's the sudden change of weather, one day hot and the next day cold.‎ Text 9‎ W: We' re thinking about putting on a show this spring.‎ M: Do you think you'll be able to make some money?‎ W: Oh, no, we just want to do it for the fun of it. You know, there are lots of us who like to get up on stage and perform.‎ M: What kind of show?‎ W: A musical play.‎ M: Have you decided which one to do?‎ W: We have three in mind, and of course we've been thinking about you.‎ M: Me? why me?‎ W: You sing, don't you? Everyone says you have a wonderful voice.‎ M: Well, I have sung a little, but I've never really appeared on stage.‎ W: I thought you sang in church every Sunday.‎ M: That’s different. There are so many others singing, too.‎ W: Then here’s your chance to find out how good you are. And not just to sing but to act and dance, too.‎ M: Oh, it might be exciting.‎ Text 10‎ ‎ Alexander Graham Bell, the father of the electric telephone, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3rd, 1847. He graduated from Edinburgh University and received further education in London, He died in 1922.‎ ‎ When Bell was a young man, he was very ill. Indeed, his long illness was one ‎ of the chief reasons for his parents to move to Canada where he finally recovered from his illness. Bell’s father and grandfather had spent all their lives studying human speech and how to teach the deaf to speak, and he followed them. His main interest throughout his life was in helping the deaf. He was so successful that he was invited to teach at the University of Boston, where he became a professor as a result of his work in speech and hearing.‎ ‎ Bell began to experiment with ways in which people could talk with each other over long distances. In 1874 he succeeded in inventing the telephone. However, it was not until 1876 that the world’s first telephone was shown to the public. The first complete sentence ever spoken over the telephone was, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.”‎ ‎ ‎