丰城中学2022-2022学年下学期高一期末考试英语试卷说明：1、考试时间120分钟，满分150分。2、将卷I答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上，卷II用蓝黑钢笔或圆珠笔答在答题纸上。I卷（选择题共90分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What’swrongwiththeman’swatch?A.Itgoesslowly.B.Itgoestoofast.C.Itdoesn’tworksometimes.2.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.At2:00.B.At4:00.C.At6:00.3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Classmates.4.Whatwillthewomando?A.GiveTomsomemedicine.B.TakeTom’stemperature.C.HavealookatTom’smouth.5.WhydidthewomanmakeMr.Jonesangry?A.Sheaskedtheansweredquestionagain.B.Shedidn’tfinishherworkin20minutes.C.Sheaskedthesamequestionthreetimes.第二节（共15小题；每题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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选中选出最佳选项，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.Howmanypeopleareeatingouttonight?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.7.Whywouldtheman’swifepreferaseatbythewindow?A.Shelovesthefreshair.B.Shelikestoenjoythenightview.C.It’sthenon-smokingarea.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whereisthewomanprobablyspeaking?A.Inachangingroom.B.Ataschoolcafé.C.Ataninformationcenter.9.Whatsportwouldthemanliketoplay?A.Basketball.B.Tennis.C.Football.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotonight?A.Seeamovie.B.Haveameeting.C.Attendaparty.14.Whatkindoffooddoesthewomanprefer?A.Chinesefood.B.Mexicanfood.C.Americanfood.15.Howarethespeakersgoingthere?A.Bybus.B.Bybike.C.Bysubway.16.WhatdoweknowaboutTina?A.Shelivesinthecity.B.Sheisahumorousandnicegirl.C.Sheandthewomanwenttothesameschool.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howdidthefirstmanfeelwhenhewasinvitedtotheparty?A.Excited.B.Confident.C.Worried.18.Whatadvicedidhisfriendgivehim?A.Don’tdrinktoomuch.B.Justfollowhisexample.C.Don’tmakeafoolofhimselfbyaskingsillyquestions.19.Whydidthefirstmanlosecontrolofhimselfbytheendoftheparty?A.Hehaddrunktoomuch.B.hewastoopleasedwithhimself.C.Hecouldn’tstandtheuncomfortablesilence.20.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesecondman?A.HeknewmoreaboutShakespearethanthefirstmandid.B.heknowsnothingaboutShakespearelikethefirstman.C.Hewasveryhumorous.第二部分单项选择第一节单选题从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（总分5分）21..--What_____excitingexperiencetojumpdownfrom_____bridgeof50metershigh!--Oh,Icanneverimaginethat.Bungeejumpingistoodangerous,Ithink.A./;aB.an;theC./;theD.an;a22.--___theAmericanfilmbeenshownonTV?--Yes,it____shownlastweek.A.Has...hadB.Has...wasC.Have...hadD.Are...was23.Doesyourshirtrequire_________,sir?A.beingwashedB.towashC.tobewashedD.tobewashing24.Theofficialshaveexpressedtheir_________overthesafetyofthemineworkerstrappedinthemine.A.concernB.appreciationC.appetiteD.reward25.Whenyouarewalkinginwildwoods,youhaveto_____snakesandsomeotherdangerousanimals.A.lookdownupon B.watchoutforC.catchsightof D.spyon 26.Therewasjustonelistenerinthelecturehall,andonlytenminuteslaterdidIsee_______.A.theotherB.someotherC.anotherD.another27.Icanneverfinishmycompositionintheexam.There’s____time_____.A.suchlittle,leavingB.soalittle,leftC.suchalittle,leaveD.solittle,left28．______andI’llgettheworkfinished. A.Haveonemorehour B.Onemorehour C.Givenonemorehour D.IfIhaveonemorehour29.Iwonderwhattroublehehad______theplan.A.tocarryoutB.carryingoutC.carriedoutD.withcarryingout30．Thereason____hegavemeforbeinglatesounded______A.that,interestingB.why,interestingC.that,interested,D.why,interested第三部分阅读理解（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。AAfarmerhadacow.Hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,hewasveryworried.Hetelephonedthevet. “What’stheproblem?”Thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.“Mycow'sill,”thefarmersaid.“Idon’tknowwhat'sthematterwithher.She’slyingdownandwon’teat.She'smakingastrangenoise.” Thevetlookedoverthecow."She'scertainlyill,"hesaid,"andsheneedstotakesomeverystrongmedicine.Hetookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishandandsaid,"Giveherthese.Thepillsshouldmakeherbetter." “HowshouldIgivethemtoher?”thefarmerasked. Thevetgavehimatube(管子)andsaid,"Putthistubeinhermouth,thenputthepillsinthetubeandblow.That'llmakeit." Thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.Thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseandlookedmoreworried. “How'syourcow?”thevetasked. “Nochange,”thefarmersaid,“andI’mfeelingverystrangemyself.” “Oh?”thevetsaid,"Why?" “Ididwhatyousaid,”thefarmeranswered.“Iputthetubeinthecow'smouthandthenputtwopillsdownit.” “And?”thevetasked. “Thecowblewfirst,”thefarmersaid.31.Inthestory,thevetmustbe_________. A.thefarmer'sfriendB.amilkfactory C.ahospitalforcowsD.adoctorforanimals32.Thefarmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow_______ A.couldn'tliedownB.didn'teatthepills C.couldn'tmakeanynoiseD.wasill33.Whatmedicinedidthevetgivethefarmer? A.Bottleofpills.B.Alongtube. C.Twopills.D.Asmallbox.BThesedays'experience,likemanyotherthings,arebecomingincreasinglyexpensive.Onehastogettopayalottoget,evenanordinaryone.Notlongago,Iwantedtoinvitemyfriendstoalunch.Whatwereallyneedwasagoodandaquietplaceforatalk,notabigmeal.SoIchoseoneandtoldmyfriendstogothere.AfterIordered,IwasaskedwhetherIwouldeata100yuanor200yuanlunch,Isaid,"200yuan."Ididn'trealizeuntilIwasaskedtopayafterlunch,that"200yuan"means"200yuanforpersoneach."Therewerefivepeoplethatday,andallofusweresurprisedbythe200yuanmeal.Thebillcameatlast:itwas1260[1000forthefiveofus,plusthemoneyfordrinks,fruitsandairconditioning(空调).Ipaidthebillwithoutaword.WhatcouldIsay?Itwasnottheirfault(过失).Itwasmyownfaultthatmademepaythelargestbillinmylife---Iknewlittleaboutthemarketprices.However,itwasnotsobad:wehadagoodlunchandataquietplace.Besides,theexperiencewillhelpinmylateryears.Tosupportmyidea,Ihavedevelopedmyownwayofthinkingabouttheprice:200yuanforthelunchand1060fortheexperience.Thispaidexperiencehasmademetentimeswiser.34.Iorderedalunch____.A.soastohaveabiglunchB.sothatwecouldhaveagoodmealC.inordertointroducemyfriendstotherestaurantD.tohaveatalkinagoodplace35.IthoughtIorderedamealthatwouldcost_____.A.me100yuanB.me200yuanC.us200yuaneachD.me1260yuan36.Thelastsentenceofthepassageexpressed____.A.mythankstotherestaurantB.myhappinesstobetimeswiserC.myangerattheexperienceD.mypleasuretohaveagoodlunch37.Ipaidthelargestbillinmylifebecause______.A.therestaurantcheatedthecustomersB.therewasamisunderstandingbetweentherestaurantandthecustomerC.IwasunknowntotherestaurantD.IknewlittleaboutthemarketpricesCTheHearstCastleHearstCastleisaparkonthecentralCaliforniacoastandaNationalHistoricLandmark.ItwasdesignedbyJuliaMorganforWilliamRandolphHearstfrom1919until1947.In1957,theownerdonatedthefortunetothestateofCalifornia.Sincethattimeithasbeenastatehistoricparkwhereitslargecollectionofartandantiquesareopenforpublictours.Despiteitslocationfarfromanyurbancenter,thesiteattractsroughlyonemillionvisitorsperyear.GuidedTours•TourOneisrecommendedforfirsttimevisitors.Itnowincludesthemovie,HearstCastle:BuildingtheDream.•TourTwogivesvisitorsacloserlookatthemainhouse'supperfloors,Mr.Hearst'sprivatesuite,thelibraries,andthekitchen.•TourThreelooksattheCastle'sNorthWing,guestroomsandguesthouseCasaDelMonte.•TourFourincludestheimpressivegardensandgrounds,thelargestguesthouse,thewinebasement,andtheHiddenTerrace.•TheeveningtourisaspecialtourthatallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasoneoftheHearst'sownvisitorsmighthave.TicketPricesHearstCastleacceptsVISA,MasterCard,AmericanExpressandDiscover.Freedayuseparkingisavailableforautomobiles,motorcycles,tourbusesandrecreationalvehicles.Tours Adult Ages6-17ToursAdultAged6--17Tour1$24$12Tours2,3or4$24$12Eveningtour$30$15*Childrenunder6arefreewhenaccompaniedbyapayingadult.Reservation(预订）InformationWhileticketsmaybepurchasedattheVisitorCenteruponarrival,tourreservationscanbemadeonlinenoworbycalling1-800-444-4445,seebelowfortimes.ReservationCallCenterHoursDatesMonday-FridaySaturday-SundayMarch-September8amto6pm8amto6pmOctober-February9amto5pm9amto3pmVisit www.hearstcastle.org formoreinformation.38. WhodoestheHearstCastlebelongtoatpresent?A.WilliamRandolphHearst. B.JuliaMorgan.C.TheHearstCorporation. D.ThestateofCalifornia.39. Ifyouarequiteinterestedinwine,whichtourwillyouchoose?A.TourOne. B.TourTwo. C.TourThree. D.TourFour.40. IfacoupletakeTourOnewiththeir5-year-oldson,howmuchwilltheypayforthetickets? A.36. B.48 C.60. D.75.41. Whichofthefollowingistheavailabletimetobookticketsbyphone?A.At8amonMondayinFebruary. B.At9amonSundayinMarch.C.At7pmonFridayinSeptember. D.At6pmonSaturdayinOctober.DThefoodweeatseemstohaveagreateffectonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadebigstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearcheshasshownthatperhapseightypercentofhumanillnessisrelatedtofoodandfortypercentofcancerisrelatedtofoodaswell.Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisnotanewdiscovery.In1945,someresearchersrealizedthatthingscommonlyusedtokeepcolourinmeatsandotherfoodadditives（添加剂）causedcancer.Yet,theseadditivesremaininourfood,anditisdifficulttoknowwhichthingsonthewrappings（包装）offoodsarehelpfulorharmful.Theadditiveswhichweeatarenotallsodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillintotheiranimals,andbecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkofcows.Sometimessimilartingsaresuppliedtoanimalsnotfortheirhealth,butjusttomakeaprofit.Thefarmersaresimplytryingtofattentheanimalsinordertogetahigherpriceonthemarket.Althoughsomecountrieshavetriedtocontrolsuchthings,thepracticecontinues.42.Accordingtothispassage,wecanknow___________.A.perhapsmostofhumanillnessiscausedbywhatweeatB.perhapsmostkindsofcancerarerelatedtowhatpeopleeatC.cancerwasdiscoveredin1945D.sciencehasmadefoodunfittoeat43.Thingsthatareusedtokeepcoloursinmeatsare________.A.harmfulB.uselessC.helplessD.dangerous44.Alltheadditives________.A.arebrightandcolourlessB.arenotbrightandcolourfulC.haveindirecteffectsonourhealthD.havedirecteffectsonourhealth45.Peopleuseadditives_________.A.tomakefoodmoreunfittoeatB.toimprovethecolourandtasteofthefoodC.tochangecolourofthefoodD.totakeoffthediseasesofthefood第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文的内容，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。Mymotherisadiligentandkindwoman.Sheisverybusyfrommorningtillnight.Asateacher,sheworkshard. 46 BothmybrotherandIloveherdearlyasshelovesus.Mymotherhasbeenteachingmathatamiddleschoolinmyhometown.Shegoestoworkearlyinthemorninganddoesnotreturnhomeuntillateintheafternoon. 47 Shetreatsthemwithpatienceandteachesthemwell.Forherexcellentqualityandverygoodteachingresults,shehasbeenelectedasamodelteacherseveraltimes. 48 Everyday,whenshecomesbackhomefromwork,shesetsaboutdoinghousework,sweepingthelivingroomandbedroomsorcleaningthefurniture,andputtingeverythingingoodorder.Sheseemstobebusyallthetime.Asshehasbeenverybusyworkingeveryday,shelooksolderthanherage.Butshelooksascheerfulandhappyasever.Motherneverbuysexpensivedressesforherself,butsheoftenbuyssomeinexpensivebuthighqualityclothesforus. 49 Shejusteatsaplainmealoutsidewhensheistoobusytocookherself.Shelivesabusyyetsimplelife,withoutanycomplaints.(抱怨)Oftenshesaystous,“Workwhileyouwork,andplaywhileyouplay.Thatisthewaytobehappyandgay.Ifyoudonotwork,youwillbecomelazyandbeofnousetosociety”.Whatapieceofgoodadvicethisis! 50 Thisadviceofherswillalwaysserveasaguidetomybehavior.Mymotherisgreatindeed,andIalwaysfeelproudofher.A.Sheenjoyslisteningtoclassicmusic.B.Asamother,shetakesgoodcareofusandgivesuseverycomfort.C.Shelovesherstudentsandcaresforthem.D.Shenevergoestoexpensiverestaurantstoenjoymeals.E.Mymotherishard-workingandneverwastesmoney.F.Ineverforgetitandalwaysbearitinmymind.G.Canyoutellussomethingaboutyourmother? 第三节完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，在短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项Oneevening,MrGreenwasdrivinghiscaralongalonelycountryroad.Hehad51￡10000fromthebankintown.Suddenlyamaninragsstoppedhimandaskedfor52.MrGreentoldhimtogetonandcontinuedhisway.53hetalkedtotheman,he54thathehadjustbrokenoutofprison.MrGreenwasveryafraidatthe55ofthemoney.Suddenlyhesawapolice-carandhada56idea.Hespedupand57asquicklyaspossible.Thenhefoundthepolice-carrunning58him.Afteramile59thepolice-carpassedhimandorderedhimtostop.Apolicemancameup.MrGreenhadhopedtotellhimaboutthetroublebutthemanputaguntoMrGreen's60.ThepolicemansaidhewantedMrGreen'snameand61andMrGreenobeyed.Thepolicemanwroteitdowninhisnotebookandputitinhis62.“You63appearatthepolicestation.“Hesaid.ThenhetalkedtoMrGreenabout64driving.MrGreenstarteduphiscaragain.Hehad65allhopeofhis￡10,000,butashereachedamorelonelypart,therobbersaidhewantedto66.MrGreenstoppedandthemansaid.“67.You'vebeen68tome.ThisiswhatIcandoin69.”AndhehandedMrGreenthepoliceman's70,whichwasstolenwhilethepolicemanwastalkingtoMrGreen.51.A.takenB.heldC.broughtD.drawn52.A.moneyB.helpC.liftD.money53.A.AsB.SinceC.ThenD.Because54.A.recognizedB.learnedC.supposedD.expected55.A.sightB.ideaC.touchD.thought56.A.fastB.goodC.strangeD.bad57.A.droveB.ranC.hurriedD.Cameon58.A.behindB.withC.afterD.beside59.A.andsoB.orsoC.andsoonD.orsoon60.A.headB.shoulderC.backD.neck61.A.numberB.homeC.placeD.address62.A.carB.pocketC.handD.trousers 63.A.shallB.willC.wouldD.need64.A.carefulB.normalC.drunkD.dangerous65.A.heldoutB.buildupC.givenupD.turnover66.A.runawayB.breakawayC.setoutD.getout67.A.I'msorryB.You'rewelcomeC.That'sallrightD.Thankyou68.A.kindB.politeC.knownD.necessary69.A.allB.factC.returnD.theend70.A.gunB.penC.moneyD.notebook第四部分语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantown71stayedwithhiswifeatthebesthotelthere.Onenight,hewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmallstreetwasdarkandquiet.Suddenlyhe72(feel)someonebehindhim.HeturnedhisheadandsawanItalianyoungmanwhoquicklywalkedpasthim.Themanwasnearly73ofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfoundthathiswatchwas74(go).Hethoughtthat75mustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.Hedecided76(follow)himandgetbackthewatch.SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.77ofthemunderstoodtheother'slanguage.TheFrenchmanfrightenedtheItalianwithhisfist(拳头)while78(point)attheItalian'swatch.IntheendtheItaliangaveuphiswatchtotheFrenchman. Whenhereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswife79hadhappened.Hewas80(great)surprisedwhenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.NowherealizedthatbymistakehehadrobbedthewatchanditwastheItalian's. 第II卷（非选择题共35分）第五部分写作（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。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（）花掉。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1处起）不计分。Ihavetwofriend,KariandVance,andtheycomefromtheUSA.NowtheyareteachingEnglishintheuniversityinNanjing.Lastyeartheypaidavisitforourschool.InevermetanyforeignersbeforeandwantedtoknowhowIwasgettingonwithourspokenEnglish,becauseIwentovertotalkwiththem.AllofthemweresurprisedatmygoodspokenEnglishandsuggestedtotakingaphototogether.Sincethen,wehavebecamegoodfriendsandnowwewroteEnglishletterstoeachotheroften.第二节书面表达（满分25分）每年高考后，高考状元被“热炒”。他们被各种采访和社会活动所包围。对此现象，有些人表示支持，有些人表示反对。请你结合下表，写一篇英语短文来介绍这一现象并给出自己的看法。支持者认为1．可以促进社会对教育的重视。2．可以为广大学子树立良好的榜样。反对者认为1．过度的关注对状元本人有害。2．高分不一定高能。注意：词数120左右。可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。开头已给出，不记入总词数。参考词汇：现象phenomenonEveryyearafterthecollegeentranceexam,thetop—ratedexamtakerswillattractwideattentionfromalloverthecountry._____________________________——————————————————————————————————————丰城中学2022-2022学年下学期高一期末考试英语试卷答案第一部分听力1-20CACBAABCBACAABCBCBAB第二部分单选11—15DBCAB16—30CDBBA第三部分阅读31-33DDC34-37DBCD38-41DDBB42-45AACB46-50BCEDF完型51--55.DCABD56--60BACBC61--65.DBADC66--70.DDACD第四部分语法填空：71,and72,felt73.out74,gone75,it76,tofollow77,Neither77,pointing78,what80,greatly第五部分第一节改错81.文中第一句friend变为friends82.文中第二句the变为a83.文中第三句for改为to84.文中第四句never前面加上had85.文中第四句our改为my86.文中第四句because改为so87.文中第五句all改为both88.文中第五句去掉to89.文中第六句became改为been90.文中第六句wrote改为write第二节写作OnepossibleversionEveryyearafterthecollegeentranceexam,thetop—ratedexamtakerswillattractwideattentionfromalloverthecountry.Theyacceptvariousinterviews,takepartindifferentsocialactivitiesandreceivequitealotofprizemoneyaswell.Somepeoplesay“yes“tothisphenomenon.Theythink,foronething,itcanmakemorepeoplecareabouteducation;foranother,thesetopstudentscananddosetgoodexamplestotherestofthestudents.However,othersholdoppositeopinionsaboutthis;theybelievethatgivingtoomuchattentiontothosetopwinnerscandomoreharmthangoodtothem.Meanwhile,highmarksdon’tnecessarilymeanstrongability.Inmyopinion,it’sallrighttogiveproperattentiontothosetopwinners,butweshouldn’tpaytoomuchattentiontothem.Afterall,examsandmarksaren’teverything.听力材料(Text1)Text1W:Goodmorning,sir.CanIhelpyou?M:Couldyoupleaselookatmywatch?Sometimesitdoesn’twork.Text2W:Woulditbeconvenienttoseeyoutoday?M:Yes.Myofficehoursaretwotofour.W:ThenI’llcomeattwo.M:OK.Seeyouthen.Text3W:Congratulations,Tom!OurteachersaidthatyouhaddonethebestintheEnglishtestinourclass.M:Really?Doyouknowwhatmyscoreis?Areyoustilloneofthebestinourclass?Text4W:Tom,areyoufeelinganybetter?M:Yes,thankyou.W:Ok.Nowopenyourmouthandletmetakeyourtemperature.Text5W:Idon’tunderstandwhyMr.JonesgotangrywithmewhenIaskedhimthatquestioninclassthismorning.M:Really?Youwerethethirdstudenttoaskhimthesamequestionintwentyminutes.Text6W:Goodevening,madamandsir.Doyouhaveareservation?M:Oh,I’mafraidnot.W:Allright.Howmany,please?M:Atablefortwo,please.W:Wouldyoupleasecomewithme?...Howaboutthisone,sir?M:It’sOK.Butwe’dpreferatablebythewindow.MywifelovesthenightviewofShanghai.W:I’msorry.ThisistheonlyavailabletableIcangiveyouatthemoment.Thetablesbythewindowarealloccupied.M:Well,Itdoesn’tmatter.We’lltakethisone.W:Well,then,it’syours.Takeaseat,please.M:Thankyou.W:Hereisthemenu.Pleasetakeyourtime.Thewaiterwillbewithyouinamoment.Text7W:Hello.QueenSportsCenter.Helenspeaking.M:Hello.MynameisAlbertSwiftandI’dlikesomeinformationplease.Areyouopenontheweekend?W:Yes.Allday,SaturdayandSunday.Butwe’reclosedonMonday.M:CanIswimintheafternoon?W:Between3and5o’clock.Aschoolusesthepoolfrom1:00till3:00andthenat5:00there’sabeginners’class.M:Ok.I’dliketoplaytennis,too.Isthatpossible?W:Yes,wealsohavebasketballandfootball,andafteryouswim,trythecaféupstairs.It’snearthechangingroom.Text8M:Grace!Howareyou?Howlonghasitbeen?W:Oh,sincelastMay,Ithink.Andhowareyoudoing?M:Fine,fine.I’vebeenbusyontheweekendsworkingonmyMBA.W:Wonderful,Keepitup.M:Thanks,Iwill.AndhowarethingsatTokai?W:Fine.SalesareupeighteenpercentoverlastyearandthebossisthinkingaboutopeningupanotherstoreinSanDiego.M:Ah,that’skindofwhatIwantedtotalktoyouabout.Butfirst,areyouhungry?W:Alittle,doyouwanttogetsomethingtoeat?M:Well,theyhavegreatsteakshere.AndIthoughtwe’dtalkalittlebitoverdinner,andafterwards,talkbusinessoverdrinks.W:That’sagreatidea!Text9M:So,Jane,wherearewemeetingthesefriendsofyourstonight?W:OH,didn’tItellyou?We’regoingtoseeamovie.M:Yeah?Whatmovie?W:I’mnotsure.Iknowit’soneofthoseactionmovies.M:Oh,no.Can’tweseearomanticmovie?Actionmoviesaretooviolentandstupid.W:Iknow,butmyfriendsreallywanttoseethisone.M:Ok,thenwhataboutdinner?ShouldwetakethemoutforsomeChinesefood?W:I’dpreferMexican.I’mnottoogoodwithchopsticks.M:Allright.Iwouldn’twantyoutospillfoodonyourselfinfrontofyouroldfriends.W:They’renotjustmyoldfriends.Youknowoneofthem.Tina.M:Yeah,Weliveinthesametownandwewenttothesameschool.W:She’sbeautifulandfunny.Ilikeherverymuch.M:Yes,sheisanicegirl.Arewetakingthebus?W:No,thesubwayisfaster.DidItellyouwehavetobetherein30minutes?Text10Twobusinessmenwereinvitedtodinneratthehomeofacollegeprofessor.Oneofthemenhadnothadmucheducationandwasworriedthathemightmakeafoolofhimself,buthisfriendsaid,“Don’tworry.JustdowhatIdo,anddon’ttalkaboutanythingyoudon’treallyunderstand.”Thefirstmanmanagedtogetthroughthedinnersuccessfully,butbytheendoftheeveninghehadhadalottodrink,andhebegantogetcareless.AguestaskedhimwhetherhelikedShakespeare,andheansweredconfidently,“it’sverypleasant,butIpreferCoca-Cola.”Therewasanuncomfortablesilenceintheroom,andsoonpeoplebegantoleave.Whenthetwofriendswereoutofthehouse,thesecondmansaidtohisfriend,“YoucertainlymadeafoolofyourselfbymakingthatsillyremarkaboutCoca-Cola.”“Whatdoyoumean?”askedtheotherman.“Whatwaswrongwithit?”“EveryoneknowsthatShakespeareisn’tadrink,”hisfriendreplied.“It’sakindofcheese.”
