高中英语期末测试

高中英语期末测试

期末测试第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音结束后，你将试卷上的答案写到答题卷上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在答题卷的相应位置上。（每段对话仅读一遍）1.What’sJohn’saddress?A.1434KingStreet.B.1344QueenStreet.C.1343KingStreet.2.Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?A.Bythewindow.B.Onthesteps.C.Inapostoffice.3.Howmuchshouldtheskirthavecost?A.$24.B.$12.C.$6.4.Whenistheman’sbirthday?A.April1st.B.April2nd.C.April3rd.5.HowwillthewomangettoNewYork?A.Bycar.B.Bytrain.C.Byairplane.第二节：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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—8题。6.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?\nA.Tohavehisshoesmended.B.Tobuyapairofnewshoes.C.Todoshoppinginasupermarket.1.Howfaristhesupermarket?A.Twoblocksaway.B.Fiveblocksaway.C.Sixblocksaway.2.Howwillthemangettotheplace?A.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Inhiscar.听第7段材料，回答第9—11题。3.What’stherelationship(关系)betweenthetwospeakers?A.Secretaryandboss.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Doctorandpatient.4.Whywasshelate?A.Herauntcalledhertogetuplate.B.Shemissedthebus.C.Shegotatelephonecall.5.Whatcanweknowabouttheteacher?A.Heisstrictwithhisstudents.B.Heiscoldtohisstudents.C.Hegetsangryeasily.听第8段材料，回答第12—14题。6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inacompany.B.Inafactory.C.Inahospital.7.Whycan’tthewomansleepwell?A.Becauseshehasbeenworkingtoohard.B.Becauseshehasafamilyproblem.C.Becauseshehasahighfever.8.Whatdoesthedoctorsuggestthatthewomanshoulddo?\nA.Sheshouldtakesomemedicine.B.Sheshouldtakeholidays.C.Sheshouldchangeajob.听第9段材料，回答第15—17题。1.Whereistheplant(工厂)beingbuilt?A.Farawayfromthetown.B.Notfarawayfromthetown.C.Northofthetown.2.Whatistheplantbuiltfor?A.Producingtrucks.B.Dealingwithwastepaper.C.Dealingwithrubbish.3.Whatcanyouconcludeaccordingtothedialogue?A.Howtodealwithrubbishisabigproblemintheirtown.B.Theyhopethatanotherrubbishplantwillbesetupintheirtown.C.Theplantcanatleastdealwith3,000tonsofrubbisheveryday.听第10段材料，回答第18—20题。4.WhereexactlyisBrighton?A.15milesfromLondon.B.50milesfromLondon.C.50milesfromParis.5.What’sthepopulationofBrighton?A.30,000.B.130,000.C.300,000.6.WhyaretherealotofhotelsinBrighton?A.Becausetherearealotofworkers.B.Becausetherearealotofstudents.C.Becausetherearealotoftravelers.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）\n从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并把答案写在答题卷上。1.–Lookatthedarkclouds!It______whenwegetthere.–We’dbettergobackhome.A.wouldrainB.willberainingC.haverainedD.israining2.IlikeEnglish,butI’mreally____of_____grammar.A.tired;boringB.tiring;boringC.tiring;boredD.tired;bored3.Catherinewasabouttogoout_____thetelephonerang.A.whileB.whenC.asD.since4.Whateverhappens,Iwillalways_____youwithwarmfriendship.A.thinkoverB.thinkoutC.thinkofD.thinkback5.Itwasforthisreason______herunclemovedoutofNewYorkandsettleddowninasmallvillage.A.whichB.whyC.thatD.how6.Americanseat______astheyactuallyneedeveryday.A.twiceasmuchproteinB.twiceproteinasmuchC.proteintwiceasmuchD.proteinastwicemuch7.Thelittleboyissoattached______E.T.thathebecomes______illtoo.A.to;seriousB.at;seriouslyC.to;seriouslyD.with;serious8.Peoplehavereported_______wildman-likecreatureintheHimalayas,_____Yeti.A.saw;calledB.see;callC.seeing;callingD.seeing;called\n1.He___intheriver,butnowitisdangeroustodothatbecauseofpollution.A.wasusedtoswimB.wasusedtoswimmingC.usedtoswimD.usedtoswimming2.–Youwerebraveenoughtoraiseobjectionsatthemeeting.–Well,nowIregret_______.A.todoB.tobedoingC.tohavedoneD.havingdone3.Hedoesn’tbelieveshecantakethefirstplaceinthecompetition,______?A.cansheB.can’tsheC.doesn’theD.doeshe4.Carolwasalwaysspeakinghighlyofhisroleintheplay,_____,ofcourse,madetheothersunhappy.A.whoB.thisC.whichD.what5.Whydidyouthrowtheballoutofthewindow?It______somebody.A.couldhavehurtB.mighthurtC.musthavehurtD.wouldhurt6.–Sorry,I’mtoobusytojoinyou.–Nevermind._____,wewillhavetostartwithoutyou.A.HoweverB.IfpossibleC.ButD.Inthatcase7.Nobodynoticedthethiefslipintothehousebecausethelightshappenedto______.A.beputupB.gooutC.beturnedonD.givein第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分150分）\n阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从51~70各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms,thoughmyteacheremphasizedagainandagain.Busoon,theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperience.Oneday,I(36)tomeetanEnglishmanontheroad,andsoonwebegantotalk.AsI(37)abouttheweather,theforeignerseemedtobe(38),gentlyshakinghishead,shrugging(耸一耸)hisshoulders,saying,“Youdon’tsay!”“Youdon’tsay!”Iwaspuzzled.Ithought,perhapsthisisnotapropertopic.Well,I’d(39)changethetopic.SoIsaidtohim,“well,(40)wetalkabouttheGreatWall?(41)theway,haveyouever(42)there?”“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeing(43).Iwasmagnificent.”HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalk(44)atouristguide.“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Wearevery(45)ofit.”SoonIwasinterruptedagainbyhisorder“Youdon’tsay!”.Icouldn’thelpasking,“Why,doyouaskme(46)aboutit?”“Well,Ididn’trequestyoutodo(47),”heanswered,greatlysurprised.Isaid,“Didn’tyousay‘Youdon’tsay’?”hearingthis,thisEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebeganto(48),“‘Youdon’tsay’actuallymeans‘Really?’Itisan(49)ofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon’tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms.”OnlythendidIknowIhadmadeoffoolof(50).SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.36.A.cameB.happenedC.seemedD.wanted37.A.wastellingB.wasspeakingC.wassayingD.wastalking38.A.understoodB.understandingC.surprisedD.\nsurprising39.A.toB.betterC.notD.like40.A.shallB.willC.mustD.do41.A.OnB.InC.AllD.By42.A.goneB.visitedC.seenD.been43.A.itB.themC.anythingD.something44.A.asB.toC.withD.like45.A.gladB.satisfiedC.proudD.familiar46.A.nottalkB.tonottalkC.nottotalkD.nottalking47.A.thisB.soC.anythingD.meafavor48.A.explainB.shoutC.proveD.say49.A.experienceB.expressionC.explanationD.example50.A.meB.myselfC.mineD.somebody第三部分：阅读理解：（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并把答案写在答题卷上。(A)ValenciaisintheeastpartofSpain.Ithasaportonthesea,twomilesawayonthecoast.ItisthecapitalofaprovincethatisalsonamedValencia.Thecityisamarketcenterforwhatisproducedbythelandroundthecity.Mostofthecity’smoneyismadefromfarming.Itisalsoabusbusiness\ncity,withships,railways,clothesandmachinefactories.Valenciahasanoldpartwithwhitebuildings,coloredroofs,andnarrowstreets.Themodernparthaslong,widestreetsandnewbuildings.Valenciaiswellknownforitsparksandgardens.Ithasmanyoldchurchesandmuseums.Theuniversityinthecenterofthecitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury.ThecityofValenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthecapitalofSpain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenezuelanamedValencia.51.Fromthetext,howmanyplaceshavethenameValencia?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.52.Whatisthemaindifferencebetweenthetwopartsofthecity?A.Thecolorofthebuildings.B.Thelengthofthestreets.C.Theageofthebuildings.D.Thecoloroftheroofs.53.WhenwasValenciathemostimportantcityinSpain?A.Inthe2ndcentury.B.Inthe8thcentury.C.Inthe13thcentury.D.Inthe20thcentury.54.WhatisValenciafamousfor?A.Itsseaport.B.Itsuniversity.C.Itschurchesandmuseums.D.Itsparksandgardens.55.ThemainincomeofthecityofValenciaisfromits_____.A.markets.B.businesses.C.factories.D.farming.(B)Thenervous-lookingyoungmanhadwaitedforafewmomentsoutsidethejeweler’sbeforehegotenoughcouragetoenter.Hewaswarmlygreetedbyayoungassistant.Jamesfeltarushofbloodtohisfaceasheexplained\nhewouldbebringinginhisfuturewifetochooseabirthdaypresent.Theassistantlistenedcarefullyandtoldhimhe’dbetterbuyanecklace.Hewasn’tusedtobuyingjewelryandwasalittleworriedaboutoverspending,becausehewasnotveryrich.Aftersomediscussionastoareasonablepriceandthetype,theassistantshowedhimdozensofnecklacesandhelpedhimtochoose.AtlastJameschoseoneandlefttheshoppromisingtoreturnatfiveo’clock.Halfanhourlaterthanplanned,Jamesdidreturntotheshopwithhisfuturewife,Laura.Theassistantactedasifshehadneverseenhimbefore.Whenshewasaskedtoshowthemsomenecklaces,shefirstbroughtoutsomeinexpensiveonesforthemtochoose,andthengavethemtheonesshehadprepared.Achoicewassoonmadeandtheywentawaysatisfied.LaterJameswouldcertainlycomebacktobuywhathewantedwhenhegotmarried.56.Thegoodtitleforthispassageis“______”.A.ACleverAssistant.B.BuyingaBirthdayPresentC.HowtoChooseaNecklaceD.ABraveYoungMan57.Theword“overspending”inthepassagemeans______.A.spendingtoomuchB.spendingtoomuchtimeC.spendingmoretimethanheplannedD.spendingtoomuchmoney58.WhenJamestoldtheassistantwhyhewantedtobuyapresent,hisface_____.A.turnedpaleB.turnedredC.turnedyellowD.turnedblack59.JamesandLaurareachedtheshopat_______.A.4:30B.5:00C.5:30D.6:0060.Jameswouldcomebacktobuywhathewantedbecause______.A.theassistantknewhowtosatisfythepeoplewhocametobuythings\nB.thenecklacewasgoodC.LauralikedthenecklaceD.theassistantwhoservedJameswasverybeautiful(C)Asunflowerisasunflower.Amobilephoneisamobilephone.Butcanyoucombinethetwotodosomethingforyourlocalenvironment?Asearlyasnextyearitmaywellbepossible.Whenyouhavefinishedwithyourmobilephoneyouwillbeabletoburyitinthegardenoraplantpotandwaitforittoflower.Abiodegradable(生物可降解的)mobilephonewas,thismonth,introducedbyscientists.Itishopedthatthenewtypeofphonewillencourageconsumerstorecycle.Scientistshavecomeupwithanewmaterialoverthelastfiveyears.Itlookslikeanyotherplasticandcanbehardorsoft,andabletochangeshape.Overtimeitcanalsobreakdownintothesoilwithoutgivingoutanytoxicchemicals.Britishresearchersusedthenewmaterialtodevelopaphonecoverthatcontainsasunflowerseed.Whenthisnewtypeofcoverturnsintowaste,itformsnitrates(硝酸盐).Thesefeedtheseedandhelptheflowergrow.Engineershavedesignedasmalltransparent(透明的)windowtoholdtheseed.Theyhavemadesureitonlygrowswhenthephoneisthrownaway.“We’veonlyputsunflowerseedsintothecoversofar.Butweareworkingwithplantexpertstofindoutwhichflowerswouldperformbest.Maybewecouldputrosesinnexttime.”Saidonescientist.Asphonetechnologyisdevelopingsoquicklypeopleareconstantlythrowingtheirmobilesaway.Thismeansmanufacturersareunderpressuretofindwaysofrecyclingthem.Some650millionmobilephoneshavebeensoldthisyear.Mostofthemwillbethrownawaywithintwoyears,addingplastic,heavymetalandchemical\nwastetotheenvironment.Abiodegradablecovercanoffersomerelieffornature,accordingtothescientists.“Theseedisreleasedandtheflowergrowsinthepotsoyoudon’thavetoconcernyourselfwiththephonewhenyouhavefinishedusingit,”saidKerryKirwan.Sheleadstheresearchteam,whichisbasedattheUniversityofWarwickinBritain.61.Afteryouhavefinishedusingthenewtypeofmobilephone,_______.A.thesunflowerseedwillcomeoutandflowerwhereveryouthrowitB.thephonecoverwillbreakdowneasilyinthesoilyouburyitinC.itwillberecycledbythemanufacturersD.itcanrechargeitselfinanenvironmentalfriendlyway62.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaboutthecoverofthenewtypeofphone?A.Itcanprovideusefulfertilizerforthesunflowerseedafterthemobilephonebreaksdown.B.Itlookslikenormalplasticsbutitcanbreakdown.C.Itcanserveasthestorageforthesunflowerseed.D.Itmakessuretheseedonlygrowsafterthephoneisthrownaway.63.Thenewtypeofphonecanrelieveitsburdenontheenvironmentmainly______.A.becauseofthematerialofitscoverB.becauseofthesunflowerseedC.becausenotoxicchemicalsareinvolvedinitsproductionD.becauseyouburyitinthesoilafteryoufinishwithit64.Thistypeofresearchisdonebecause________.A.thetechnologythatproducesmobilephonesischangingrapidlyB.consumerstendtothrowawaytheirmobilephoneswithintwoyearsC.nobodyhaseverthoughtofrecyclingmobilephones\nD.producingmobilephonesusesalotofenergy,sothishasbecomeaverybigproblemfortheenvironment65.Wecaninferfromthestory________.A.thenewtypeofmobilephonesisalreadyonthemarketB.thenewtypeofmobilephoneswillsellextremelywellC.recyclingmobilephonesisincreasinglyimportanttotheenvironmentD.otherflowersmaybeusedinthenewtypeofmobilephones(D)ImaginetheamazinglifeofthemanwhocreatedthecompanywhichmadesuchwondersasToyStory,theLionKingandSnowWhite.Everyoneknowsverywellthatsimplebutpopularline(台词),--“It’sasmallworldafterall.”ThislinewascreatedbyWaltDisneyPicturesandhasbeenmadetruethroughthedescriptionofhundredsofworldfamousfairytalesandthecreationoftheworldfamousDisneylandfunparks.Fortensofyears,cartooncharactersfromthemoviesproducedbyDisneyhavebeenentertainingpeopleworldwide.Sowhatkindofpersonwasthisgenius(天才)ofimagination—WaltDisney,themanwhocreatedtheDisneyKingdom?MarcEliothasrecentlypublishedabiographyonWaltDisneyandhasmanyreallifestoriestotell.ThebooktitledWaltDisneyhasalreadybeenpublishedin18centuriesand16languages.Over450,000copieshavebeensoldworldwide,showingtheworld’sfascinationwiththestoryteller.“Allthebooksthatwerewrittenabouthimbeforeminewerefollowedwiththehelpofthestudioandhisfamily,sothereisalwaysonefixedviewofhim,”Eliotsaidinarecentinterview.“Itookadifferentview.Ididnotgetanyhelpfromanybody.Ithinkitisgoodtohaveabalanceofviewpoints.”66.Theunderlinedsentence“It’sasmallworldafterall”____.\nA.meanstheworldistoosmalltoliveinB.wassaidbyWaltDisneyC.isanameofafilmD.meansweshouldtrytomakethesmallworldmorewonderful67.Fromthispassage,weknowthatToyStory,theLionKingandSnowWhitearethe4namesofmoviesthataremadebyWaltDisneyPicturesfor______.A.childrenB.oldpersons.C.adults.D.allthepeopleintheworld68.MarcEliot’sbookwilltellpeople______.A.somethingaboutthefilmsmadebyDisneyB.aboutthestudioandfilminDisneylandC.somethingaboutDisneyinadifferentviewD.itisgoodtohaveabalanceofviewpoints69.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.manypeoplewanttoreadsomethingaboutWaltDisneyB.itisnoteasytofindcartoon-makersC.WaltDisneyisacartoonbookD.watchingcartoonwillwasteyoualotoftime70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?A.manypeopleknowverywellthatsimplebutpopularline,--“It’sasmallworldafterall.”B.MarcEliotgotalotofhelpfromWaltDisney’sfamilywhenhewaswritingthebook.C.AbiographyonWaltDisneyhasbeenpublishedrecently.D.ReaderscanfindalotofstoriesaboutWaltDisney.\n第二卷（两部分，共20分）第一节IV单词拼写（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）根据下列句子所给的汉语注释，写出空缺处的正确形式（每空只写一词），请把答案写在答题卷上。71.Thegovernmentshouldtakemeasuresto_______(保护)theoldbuilding.72.Herparentsdiedinthetsunami,butshe_______(幸存).73._______(奇怪)enough,heseemstohaveknownwhatwewoulddonext.74.Therearetenpassengersonboard,_______(包括)fourchildren.75.Ourschoolhasbroughtinalotofadvanced_______(设备)recently.76.Theywaitedin_______(无声)untilhecamebacktosolvetheproblem.77.Itwasin1957thatspace_______(探险)began.78.Thepolicehaveruledoutthepossibilityofmurder.Howeverhisdeathstill_______(疑惑)everyone.79.DochildreninChinaandUSAhave_______(类似的)after-schoolactivities?80.Someparentshavebecome_______(心服的)thatlearningtoplaychesshelpsachilddeveloptheirmind.第二节V书面表达：（15分）假如你是班长李华，请写一封信给美籍老师哈罗德(Harold)。信的内容包括如下要点：1．对上个月哈罗德为本校作有关美国教育的报告表示感谢；2．你们正在准备一次英语晚会，想请他参加；3．晚会12月15日下午7：30开始，大约两个小时；\n1．晚会地点：校阅览室；2．节目：由师生演唱英语歌曲，并演出短剧，希望哈罗德演唱美国民歌。（词数100左右）___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案1—5CAABC6—10ABBBB11—15ACABB16—20CCBCC21—25BABCC26—30ACDCD31—35DCADB36—40BDCBA41—45DDADC46—50CBABB51—55CCBDD56—60ADBCA61—65BDABD66—70DDCAB71.protect72.survived73.Strangely74.including75.equipment76.silence77.exploration78.puzzled79.similar80.convincedONEPOSSIBLEVERSION:DearMr.Harold,It’samonthsinceyoucametogiveusatalkonAmericaneducation.Welearnedalotfromyourtalk.NowwearepreparingforanEnglishevening.We’dliketoinviteyoutojoinus.Thetimeoftheeveningis7:30pm.,15th,December.Itwillbeheldinourschoolreadingroomanditwilllastabouttwohours.TheteachersofEnglishandthestudentsofourclassaregoingtosingsomeEnglishsongs\nandperformsomeshortplays.We’dbeverypleasedandthankfulifyoucouldbepresentattheeveningandsingussomeAmericansongs.We’relookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Respectfullyyours,LiHua附听力材料(Text1)M:Sorry,IhaveforgottenJohn’saddress.W:Youforgotagain!It’s1343Street.(Text2)M:Ineedsomestampsandsomeenvelopesaswell.W:Willyousteprightovertothesecondwindow,please?(Text3)M:Yourskirtisquitebeautifulincolor,isn’tit?W:Yes,Iboughtitatasaleforhalfprice.Itcostme$12.(Text4)M:IhopeIcanseeyouatmybirthdayparty.W:Oh,dear,I’vealmostforgotten.Whenisit?M:Well,thedayafterAprilFools’Day.Easytoremember,isn’tit?(Text5)M:IhearyouaregoingtodrivetoNewYorkthisweekend.W:Oh,I’vechangedmymind.M:What?W:Ithinkflyingwillbemorecomfortable.(Text6)M:Excuseme,madam.I’mwonderingifyoucouldtellmetheplacewhereI\ncanrepairmyshoes?W:There’soneontheFifthStreet.M:Thankyou,buthowfarisittothatstore?W:Notveryfaranditisnotdifficulttofind.Justkeepwalkingandaftertwoblocksyouwillseeasupermarketonyourleft.Thestoreisnexttothesupermarket.M:Oh,thankyouverymuch.W:You’rewelcome.Youwon’tmissit,youngman.(Text7)M:What’sthematter,Alice?W:Sorry,Mr.Harrison.Imissedmytrain.M:Whydidyoumissyourtrain?W:BecauseIlefthomealittlelate.M:Didyougetuplateorsomething?W:No.Myauntcalledmeatthelastminute.M:Tellhernottocallyouinthemorning.W:Iwill.Mr.Harrison.I’mreallysorryforbeinglate.M:Ifyouarelateagain,Ican’tletyoupassforthisclass.(Text8)M:Whatseemstobethematter?W:Ijustcan’tsleepwell,doctor.M:Isee.Andhowlonghaveyouhadthisproblem?W:Oh,forabouttwoweeksnow.M:Twoweeks.Doyouhaveheadaches?W:Sometimes.M:Fever?\nW:No.M:Areyouhavinganyfamilyproblems?W:No,notreally.Weallgetalongprettywell.M:Andhowaboutyourwork?W:Well,I’vebeenworkingalotlately—morethan11hoursaday.M:Maybeyoushouldtakeavacationandjustrestforafewdays.W:Well,Ican’trightnow.we’reinthemiddleofsomeimportantbusiness.M:Yes,Iunderstand,butyoureallyneedtoslowdown.You’regoingtokillyourselfifyougoonlikethis.(Text9)M:Whatalotofrubbishandwaste!Ijustwonderhowpeoplecandealwiththesethingseveryday.W:Don’tworry.Therearemanywaysofdealingwiththem.Theotherday,Iheardthatalotofrubbishplantisbeingbuiltnearourtown.M:Arubbishplant?Toproducerubbishortodealwithrubbish?W:Todealwithrubbish,ofcourse.M:Howmuchrubbishcanitdealwitheveryday?W:Maybe3,000tons,Iamnotsure.M:Ourtownwillbecomecleaneraftertheplantisbuilt.W:Ihopeso.(Text10)Youaskmeaboutmyhometown,sonowI’dliketotellyousomethingaboutit.IliveinBrighton,whichisnotaverybigtown.Ithasapopulationofaround300,000.Itisonthecoastabout50milesfromLondon.Ofcourseitisn’tasinterestingasLondonorParis.Buttheairisalotcleanerandbetter.Thereislittlepopulationthere.Thereareafewfactoriesin\nBrighton,butnotmany.Itisn’tveryeasytofindajobthere.Myfatherusedtoworkinasteelplantwhichshutdownayearagoandmyfatherlosthisjob.Buttherearealotofhotelsandlanguageschoolsinthetown.Insummerthetownisfulloftravelers.Myfatherdecidestoopenasmallshoptosellgifts.Butheisshortofmoney.Hehopesthathecanborrowsomemoneyfromthebank.