2017-2018学年山东省枣庄市第三中学高二10月质量检测英语试题

2017-2018学年山东省枣庄市第三中学高二10月质量检测英语试题

‎2017-2018学年山东省枣庄市第三中学高二10月质量检测英语试题 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. What does the woman think of golfing?‎ A. It’s expensive. B. It needs a lot of practice. C. It’s a waste of time.‎ ‎2. How did the man try to contact Ben?‎ A. By email. B. In person. C. By phone.‎ ‎3. What does the woman suggest doing to save more money?‎ A. Doing less shopping. B. Eating at home more often. C. Travelling to work by bus.‎ ‎4. What books is the man looking for?‎ A. Books on the American Civil War.‎ B. Books about the Second World War.‎ C. Books about the Iraq War.‎ ‎5. What does the mother want to find?‎ A. A flight ticket. B. A website. C. A tourist attraction.‎ 第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5，满分22.5) ‎ 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 does the man learn English?‎ A. By speaking English whenever possible.‎ B. By playing a role in English dramas.‎ C. By listening to English songs.‎ ‎7. What does the woman think of the man?‎ A. Hardworking. B. Crazy. C. Creative.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the man probably need most now?‎ A. A pay raise. B. A meal. C. An assistant.‎ ‎9. What is the woman worried about?‎ A. The man’s performance. B. The man’s health. C. The man’s project.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where do Bill’s family live?‎ A. In the USA. B. In New Zealand. C. In Canada.‎ ‎11. Who is Bill?‎ A. The man’s brother. B. The woman’s brother-in-law. C. The man’s brother-in-law.‎ ‎12. When did Bill remarry?‎ A. Three years after Ruth’s death.‎ B. Three years after Sarah was born.‎ C. Three years before Jane was born.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where does the man get the information about the new job?‎ A. On the Internet. B. In the newspaper. C. On the notice board.‎ ‎14. Why does the man want to change his job?‎ A. To enrich his working experience.‎ B. To have a better salary.‎ C. To get promoted in the future.‎ ‎15. What does the woman think of the new job?‎ A. Challenging. B. Rewarding. C. Inspiring.‎ ‎16. What is the disadvantage of the new job?‎ A. Working in the evening. B. Too demanding. C. A little boredom and lower pay.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎17. How long was Michael missing?‎ A. For more than 3 hours. B. For more than 5 hours. C. For more than 9 hours.‎ ‎18. Where was Michael found?‎ A. In an unoccupied house. B. Near a river. C. In a nearby kindergarten.‎ ‎19. Who didn’t join in the search for Michael?‎ A. Local farmers. B. Fire officials. C. A rescue team.‎ ‎20. How was Michael when he was found?‎ A. He was sleeping. B. He was frightened. C. He was having fun.‎ 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40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Opera at Music Hall: ‎1243 Elm Street. The season runs June through August, with additional performances in March and September. The Opera honors Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone: 241-2742. http://www.citvopera.com.‎ Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at ‎14.06 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March through June. Call 723-1182 for more information, http://www.chamberorch.com.‎ Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381-3300. Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall in summer at Riverbend. http://www.svmphonv.org/home.asp.‎ College Conservatory of Music (CCM): Performances are on the main campus (校园) of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater. CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the well-known LaSalle Quartet, CCM’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and various ‎ groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modem music. Students with I.D. cards ban attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183. http://www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.‎ Riverbend Music Theater: ‎6295 Kellogg Ave.‎ Large outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover (price difference). Big name shows all summer long. Phone: 202-6220. http://www.riverbendmusic.com.‎ ‎21. Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?‎ A. 241-2742. B. 723-1182. C. 381-3300. D. 232-6220.‎ ‎22. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?‎ A. February. B. August. C. May D. November.‎ ‎23. Where can students go for free performances with their I.D. cards?‎ A. Music Hall. B. Memorial Hall. C. Patricia Cobbett Theater. D. Riverbend Music Theater.‎ ‎24. How is Riverbend Music Theater different from the other places?‎ A. It presents famous musical works. B. It gives shows all year round.‎ C. It offers membership discounts. D. It has seats in the open air.‎ B On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.‎ ‎“Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?” the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger, “I’m from Mississippi too.”‎ Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.‎ ‎“They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,” Welty said. “I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking.”‎ Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab.‎ ‎ Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion (团聚).‎ ‎“My friends said: 4Now we believe your stories,’” Welty added. “And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’”‎ Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.‎ ‎“I don’t make them up,” she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. “I don’t have to.”‎ Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Miss. Jackson, from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment (片段) of a particularly interesting story.‎ ‎25. What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?‎ A. Her childhood friends came in. B. Two strangers joined her.‎ C.A heavy rain ruined the dinner. D. Some people held a party there.‎ ‎26. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s .‎ A. readers B. parties C. stories D. friends ‎27. What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?‎ A. They live in big cities. B. They are mostly women.‎ C. They come from real life. D. They are pleasure seekers.‎ C There are usually both parents and two children in a typical British family. In most British families both parents work. Very young children go to nursery schools or stay at home with a childminder. Old people usually live in their own homes or a nursing home if they cannot look after themselves. British parents try to spend their free time with their children going to the cinema, museums or parks. During the week they usually have dinner together.‎ Americans often move house from city to city or from state to state. For this reason American families live far away from their relatives. However, they keep in touch with each other ‎ by telephone or letter. During the holidays or at celebrations like Thanksgiving, families often visit each other. A typical American family is the same as a British family. Both parents work. Like British families, American parents try to spend time with their children at weekends. They often visit museums. They also go to the cinema or to the park.‎ There are many different kinds of houses in the UK. More than half of the people in the UK own their houses. Other people rent houses or flats. British people like to feel comfortable and safe in their homes. They like to make their homes and gardens look attractive. Perhaps that’s why gardening is one of their most popular pastimes.‎ The buildings in American cities are similar to those in British cities. There are tall tower blocks, skyscrapers (摩天楼), houses and large brick buildings. In the suburbs, however, the houses are very different. A lot of Americans live in wooden houses with front and back gardens. Two thirds of Americans own their houses. Other Americans rent houses, apartments or rooms. Americans are usually very house-proud and take good care of their homes.‎ ‎28. Many couples today in Britain .‎ A. don’t like living with their parents B. have difficulty in finding good jobs ‎ C. usually have two children D. have to work hard to support their children ‎29. Americans usually keep in touch with their relatives by telephone or letter because .‎ A. they live too far away B. they don’t like traveling C. they are too lazy to pay a visit D. they are too busy to meet each other ‎30. The underlined word “pastimes” in Paragraph 3 refers to something you enjoy doing in your .‎ A. housework time B. spare time C. hard time D. pleasant time ‎31. We can be sure that .‎ A. Americans like children better B. more Americans live in the suburbs C. Americans think more highly of their families D. Americans like living in wooden houses with front and back gardens in the suburbs.‎ D Alibaba started taking the lead in China, simply enough, by connecting big Chinese manufacturers (制造商) with big buyers across the world. Its business-to-business site, Alibaba.com allowed business to buy almost everything. Alibaba’s advantage wasn’t hard to identify: size.‎ Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Its marketplaces attract 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a year--and Alibaba is just the middleman. It encourages people to use its markets—not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.‎ If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience. I moved to Beijing almost a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings. “You’re looking for what exactly? Why not try it?” my Chinese teacher asked me one day. With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.‎ Alibaba’s original business-to-business model now is secondary to consumer buying. Chinese retail (零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibaba’s profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you’ll ever find. TMall.com is Alibaba’s other big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices.‎ What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U.S. is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping---big-box retailers (零售商) especially---in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites. In smaller towns than Beijing, where big retailers have not yet traveled, shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.‎ I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how extensive (广泛的) the marketplace is. Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping. I’m not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chinese-language site. When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teacher’s iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.‎ ‎32. Alibaba’s advantage mainly lies in .‎ A. its big size B. its business-to-business service C. its not charging small sellers D. its low price ‎33. We know from the passage that Alibaba .‎ A. Alibaba is of middle size among all the online sites B. Alibaba acts as a bridge between the buyers and sellers.‎ C. Alibaba stands out as the best online site D. Alibaba will continue to develop ‎34. What can be inferred from the passage?‎ A. Taobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites.‎ B. The author’s Chinese teacher is also an online purchase lover.‎ C. Alibaba’s business-to-business service earns more money than retail now.‎ D. TMall.com provides more profit than Taobao.‎ ‎35. What is the passage mainly about? ‎ A. Shopping online is TaoBao.‎ B. The influence of shopping online goes beyond traditional shopping.‎ C. How the author purchases online in China.‎ D. Alibaba greatly influences people’s daily purchase in China.‎ 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：在涂卡时，E涂为AB，F涂为AC, G涂为AD)‎ How to make Quick Decisions For Your Life We make decisions every day. 36 When it comes to making decisions, choosing the right one can at times be stressful, especially if the decision must be made quickly. Indecision often weighs us down, but there are some useful tips for making quick decisions more easily.‎ ‎ 37 Sometimes the key to making a quick decision comes down to planning ahead of time for just such an occasion. We all know we’re going to come to an important decision-making point sooner or later, so having a plan already in hand can put our mind at ease when that time comes.‎ Overcome fear. 38 While it may seem difficult to overcome the fear of making the wrong choice, many experts agree that we shouldn’t be afraid to make the wrong decision, even ‎ if it seems important. The vast majority of wrong decisions can be corrected, while delaying decisions can often lead to more problems.‎ Write down all the advantages and disadvantages of your decision. Even if you don’t have all the information, writing down all the pros and cons (优缺点) is a good starting point for figuring out what to do. In cases where there simply isn’t enough time to write things down, make a mental list in your mind. Thinking of the pros and cons can help you organize your thoughts. 39 ‎ Determine criteria (标准). Remember that every decision you make should come with a certain list of criteria. 40 But once you know the requirements you’re looking for, making a decision will become easier. Look for the choice that satisfies the list you’ve made, and once that choice is found, you should move ahead with it.‎ A. Have a plan.‎ B. And this can always lead to a clear answer.‎ C. The list may be short or quite long.‎ D. Communicate your decision with others.‎ E. So cut out any options that you know you will not choose.‎ F. Some can be very important while others are not serious in the long run.‎ G. Often, one thing that keeps us from making decisions is fear.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分50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。‎ Chris Marlow, a minister and father of two, would say that his life prior to (在…之前) 2009 was good but ordinary. Then a mission trip to Zimbabwe turned his entire world 41 upside down, and he returned to his home in North Carolina a(n) 42 man.‎ It was on this trip that Marlow was faced with the 43 of extreme poverty that showed itself determinedly in the faces of 44 children begging for food. One orphaned boy, in particular, who slept on the concrete floor of an 45 gas station with dozens of other orphaned children, 46 the direction of Marlow’s life’s work forever.‎ The young boy begged Marlow to allow Him to work for him 47 food, as he had not ‎ eaten for days and was starving. It was an interaction (相互交流) that Marlow could not forget as he 48 the following days of the trip driving through dusty roads and desperation, 49 to find a way to feed the hungry orphans.‎ Marlow went on to establish Help One Now, a non-profit organization that 50 ordinary people to help provide food, shelter, and education to poor children in Africa, Haiti; and around the world through 51 acts of generosity. In 2016 he published his first book, Doing Good is Simple, the story of his transformative experience with the reality of severe poverty, as a 52 for others looking to make a positive ‎53 in the world from right where they are.‎ The book does more than 54 people to do good—it puts the suggestion into action with every 55 . “Early on, we decided that we would use the profits of Doing Good Is Simple to 56 meals for children in our communities around the world,” Marlow explains. “Every book that is 57 will provide five meals for children in one of our communities. In the first 30 days after the book’s 58 , we hit over 30,000 meals.”‎ Help One Now is 59 working to aid Haiti in the disaster relief of Hurricane Matthew. “We encourage those interested in working with the 60 to think of ways to help that fit their individual personalities and lifestyles,’’ he says. “And we also love to see you advocate for us.”‎ ‎41. A. economy B. view C. map D. tour ‎42. A. astonished B. changed C. inspired D. confused ‎43. A. atmosphere B. shape C. reality D. addition ‎44. A. starving B. crying C. struggling D. running ‎45. A. abandoned B. acquired C. attached D. abolished ‎46. A. blocked B. shifted C. took D. pulled ‎47. A. in return for B. in favor of C. in exchange for D. in search of ‎48. A. took B. cost C. spent D. brought ‎49. A. convinced B. prepared C. determined D. satisfied ‎50. A. reminds B. permits C. requires D. equips ‎51. A. brief B. graceful C. simple D. courageous ‎52. A. measure B. guide C. tool D. rule ‎53. A. decision B. request C. difference D. comment ‎54. A. encourage B. entitle C. allow D. appoint ‎55. A. attempt B. publication C. purchase D. adoption ‎56. A. provide B. contribute C. pass D. submit ‎57. A. written B. sold C. read D. bought ‎58. A. recovery B. release C. reservation D. registration ‎59. A. eventually B. annually C. currently D. permanently ‎60. A. government B. community C. corporation D. organization 第II卷（非选择题共50分）‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用 第二节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） ‎ 根据下列各句中所给的汉语释义，写出单词的正确形式。（每空一词）‎ ‎61. Many students were (迷惑) by the difficult questions.‎ ‎62. There are plenty of jobs (可得到) in this area, so you can find your favorite job easily.‎ ‎63. (显然), American spelling is simpler than British spelling.‎ ‎64. We want some (志愿者) to help plant the trees.‎ ‎65. I am (决心) to do better than last term.‎ ‎66. The company is now (遭受) from a serious shortage of workers.‎ ‎67. (陈述) your ideas to the rest of the class.‎ ‎68. Children show (好奇) about everything.‎ ‎69. The driver’s carelessness (导致) to the accident.‎ ‎70. The crowd (惊慌) at the sound of the explosion.‎ 第三节：语法填空（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。‎ In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear it 71 (speak). Secondly, we must be able to speak it 72 (correct) with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences 73 are grammatically correct.‎ There is no easy way 74 (get) success in language learning. A good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only to memorize 75 (rule) from a grammar book. 76 is no use learning by heart long list of words and their 77 (mean), studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by 78 (use) the language. If we are satisfied 79 only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those who are studying 80 new language. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.‎ 第四部分 写作 第一节：汉译英（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分) ‎ 根据提示，将下列句子译成英语。‎ ‎81.网络让人们之间的交流变得容易多了。（形式宾语）‎ ‎ ‎ ‎82.他认为别人帮他是应该的。(grant)‎ ‎ ‎ ‎83.她肯定是被老师批评了。（情态动词）‎ ‎ ‎ ‎84.如果你能给我提供更多关于该职位的信息，我将非常感激。(grateful)‎ ‎ ‎ ‎85.据说这名男子与袭击事件有关。(connect)‎ ‎ ‎ 第二节：短文改错（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。错误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：在错的词下划一横线，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。‎ Hello, boys and girls. Today I am going to talk with what you should do when a car accident occur. If you sense that your car has run into another vehicle, don’t panic and trying to remain quiet and calm. You are supposed to stop your car where it is and get out of it immediately to see how serious the damage it is. Call 120 for help if anyone is bad injured. Call the traffic police station or the insurance company involved as well to report the accident. After that, stay at a very spot and wait for their arrival. If the accident is nothing serious, both you and the other driver can handle it by yourself. You can simply drive away after you have scanned each other’s ID card, put down each other’s phone number, and agree on how much should be paid and the way it is to be paid. Avoid any more harm to the other side if it is you who to blame.‎ 山东省枣庄市第三中学2017-2018学年高二10月质量检测 英语试题答案 第I卷 第一部分：听力 ‎1-5 ACBAA 6-10 ACCBB 11-15 CABCB 16-20 CBAAB 第二部分：阅读理解 ‎ ‎21-25 ACCDB 26-30 CCCAB 31-35 DABBD 36-40 FAGBC 第三部分 第一节：完形填空 ‎ ‎41-45 BBCAA 46-50 BCCCD 51-55 CBCAC 56-60 ABBCD 第II卷 第三部分 ‎ 第二节：单词拼写 ‎61. confused/puzzled 62. available 63. obviously 64. volunteers 65.determined ‎ ‎66. suffering 67. present 68. curiosity 69. led 70. panicked ‎ 第三节：语法填空 ‎71. spoken 72. correctly 73. that / which 74. to get 75. Rules ‎ ‎76. It 77. meaning / meanings 78.using 79.with 80. a 第四部分 ‎81. The internet has made it much easier for people to communicate with each other.‎ ‎82. He takes it for granted that others should help him/He takes others’ help for granted ‎83. She must have been criticized by the teacher.‎ ‎84. I would be very grateful (to you) if you would/could send me more information about the post.‎ ‎85. It’s said that the man has connection with the attack.‎ It’s said that the man is connected with the attack.‎ It’s said that the man is related to the attack.‎ 第二节 改错 Hello, boys and girls. Today I am going to talk with what you should do when a car accident occur. If you sense ‎ ‎ about occurs that your car has run into another vehicle, don’t panic and trying to remain quiet and calm. You are supposed to stop ‎ ‎ try your car where it is and get out of it immediately to see how serious the damage it is. Call 120 for help if anyone is ‎ ‎ 删除it bad injured. Call the traffic police station or the insurance company involved as well to report the accident. After ‎ badly and that, stay at a very spot and wait for their arrival. If the accident is nothing serious, both you and the other driver can ‎ ‎ the handle it by yourself. You can simply drive away after you have scanned each other’s ID card, put down each other’s ‎ ‎ yourselves phone number, and agree on how much should be paid and the way it is to be paid. Avoid any more harm to the other ‎ ‎ agreed side if it is you who ∧ to blame.‎ ‎ are 听力文稿：‎ Text 1‎ W: What do you do in your spare time? ‎ M: My hobbies consist of golfing, reading novels, and watching movies.‎ W: I wish golfing weren’t so expensive. I would play golf almost every day if I could afford it.‎ Text 2‎ M: I tried to reach Ben last night, but I didn’t get through. The line was busy all the time. Maybe he ought to get another line.‎ W: That’s a bit strange. You may ask him in person today.‎ Text 3‎ M: How can we save more money?‎ W: We could eat at home more often.‎ M: That sounds good and practical.‎ Text 4 ‎ M: I want to find some books on the American Civil War.‎ W: Well, you may check the list of books on the second shelf. All the books available on the American Civil War are listed there.‎ Text 5‎ W: I really want to go to China for vacation, but I can’t find a cheap plane ticket.‎ M: Wow, you really live in the Stone Age, Mom. Go to yahoo.com and click on “Travel” and “Tickets”. There’ll be about a billion sites to look at.‎ Text 6‎ W: Your spoken English is pretty good. Please tell me your experience in learning English.‎ M: Uh, I don’t know what to say. What do you want to know?‎ W: What’s your method of learning?‎ M: Let me think a minute. I think I always try to take every chance to practice.‎ W: What if there is no chance? I mean what if you don’t have a partner?‎ M: Well, I talk to myself. That is, I play one role first, and then the other.‎ W: That5s a good idea. You are really creative.‎ Text 7‎ M: I’m too tired now. I’ve already been working for 12 hours without a rest!‎ W: God! Don’t you think the boss should get someone to assist you?‎ M: Yes, he was supposed to, but so far nobody’s turned up, and I have to do the work alone. This is the first break I’ve had all day.‎ W: He is really running you into the ground. Why don’t you ask for some time off? You could take a long weekend break and have a good rest.‎ M: I’m afraid I can’t before I finish this project.‎ W: You’d better pay more attention to your health.‎ M: I will, thanks for your concern.‎ W: You’re welcome.‎ Text 8‎ W: Dad, you keep talking about family in New Zealand. Who are they?‎ M: Well, they’re your uncle Bill, his wife and their daughters, Sarah and Jane.‎ W: Is Uncle Bill your brother?‎ M: No, your uncle Jack is my brother, and Bill is my brother-in-law, your mom’s brother.‎ W: So his two daughters are my cousins?‎ M: That’s right. Sarah is your uncle Bill’s older daughter. When she was young, Bill’s first wife, Ruth from the USA, died. Three years later Bill married again.‎ W: So Uncle Bill’s present wife is Jane’s mother but not Sarah’s mother, right?‎ M: Yes, she is Sarah’s stepmother.‎ W: And when are they coming to visit us?‎ M: They want to travel to Europe next year, and will visit us at the same time.‎ Text 9‎ M: I am considering going for the new job that was posted in the newspaper yesterday.‎ W: Are you certain it’s what you want to do?‎ M: It may not be the best choice for me, but I am considering it.‎ W: Why do you think this would be a good move for you?‎ M: I believe that there is no bigger chance to allow me to move up than this job, but it might be a little boring for me.‎ W: Remember everything in the world has two sides. There is no exception to making a career change.‎ M: Also, the matter of pay is a problem worrying me.‎ W: I think the slight pay decrease might be worth it. The benefits are much better.‎ M: Yes, sometimes giving up a little to move forward is the best choice.‎ W: I think you should definitely apply for the position.‎ Text 10‎ ‎3-year-old Michael, who went missing from his home for more than five hours, was reunited with his parents on Monday afternoon after a middle school student found him inside an unoccupied home in his neighborhood.‎ Police and neighbors began searching for Michael after he was reported missing on Monday morning from a home in Greenwood. The boy’s father, who was watching him, took a nap. When the father woke up, he couldn’t find his son. The boy was last seen around 9:‎30 a.m. Safety ‎ officials arranged for a dive team to search a nearby river. The neighbors worked in teams and walked through the streets of the district in an effort to bring the missing child home safely. In addition to Greenwood police and fire officials, a highly trained search and rescue team helped with the search. However, it was the young middle school student who discovered Michael, who was alone and frightened inside the student’s home. Police said the boy walked to the nearby home and entered through an unlocked door.‎