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高三年级英语上学期8月考试题
英 语 试 题
满分：150分 考试时间：共120分钟
第Ⅰ卷 （选择题，105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填到答题卷上。
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，从题中所合的A、B、C三个选择中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钏的时间往返答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What are the man and the woman talking about?
A．Buildings. B．University. C．New Laboratories.
2．What did the two speakers do this morning?
A．They went to the park. B．They saw a film. C．They did some shopping
3．What does the man mean?
A．It will take him a long time to help the woman.
B．He can help her for a while.
C．It won’t take a long time for him to help her.
4．When will Mr. Davis meet Ann?
A．At 8:45 B．At 9:00 C．At 9:15
5．What does the man want to do ?
A．To return a ticket to the woman.
B．To stay in London.
C．To buy a plane ticket.
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秒钟表的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．Where does the man usually get news?
A．On TV. B．Over the radio. C．In newspapers
7．Why does the man want to read the newspaper today?
A．To learn a language. B．To pass the time. C．To watch a game.
8．What page does the man want to read?
A．sports. B．Children. C．TV guide.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9．Where does the conversation take place?
A．In the restaurant. B．In the hotel. C．At home.
10．What time does the dining-room close?
A．At 8:30pm B．At 9:30pm C．At 10:30am
11．What will the man do?
A．Make a call to Room Service.
B．Go to a restaurant.
C．Buy something to eat.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．Who is the woman?
A．The boss. B．The customer. C．The head waitress.
13．Why does the man want to have a word with the woman?
A．He has waited for the dishes for a long time.
B．He wants to complain about the food.
C．He wants to pay the bill.
14．What do we know about the restaurant?
A．It must be a newly-opened restaurant.
B．It has many famous cooks.
C．It possibly needs more waiters.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．How long haven’t the two speakers seen each other?
A．For two days. B．For a week. C．For a month.
16．Why was the man eager to see the woman?
A．To turn to her B．To get the suggestion C．To tell his story.
17．What does the man want to get anxiously?
A．A good salary. B．A good preparation C．A good job.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．How old will Kate be next week?
A．Eight B．Eighteen C．Eighty.
19．What does Kate want to learn?
A．Home repairing. B．Motorbike driving. C．Car driving.
20．Who has got her own car?
A．Linda’s parents. B．Linda. C．Kate’s father.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答卷上将该项填出。
21．I’m sure it is in our school four art students got the first four places in the entrance examinations in 2008.
A．in which B．where C．which D．that
22．－Look, something running away must be a hare!
－No, it be a hare, I’m sure.
A．couldn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．may not
23．This kind of cloth is very suitable to make a new dress and it easily.
A．washes B．is washed C．could be washed D．is washing
24． ,our principal is worried.
A．A lot of work is to be done B．With a lot of work done
C．With a lot of work to be done D．A lot of work doing
25．－Say, Jane, will you come with me to the game on Friday?
－ , Bob, but I promised Mary I’d go with her.
A．My pleasure B．Thanks C．Take it easy D．Forget it.
26．－What do you enjoy your summer holiday?
－Certainly swimming.
A．spending B．to spend C．have spent D．spent
27．He asked who was the man on.
A．operated B．to operate C．operating D．operate
28．－Could I interview your boss?
－If you for five minutes, I think, he will meet you.
A．will wait B．wait C．are waiting D．waited
29．I would no effort to fill it to your satisfaction.
A．spare B．spend C．have D．tend
30．John up his test paper so that his mother wouldn’t see his low grade.
A．came B．tore C．turned D．made
31．Wal Market is selling its goods .
A．on a sacrifice B．at a sacrifice C．for a sacrifice D．by a sacrifice
32．All my classmates soon themselves to the way of life and have lived happily ever since.
A．admitted B．arranged C．adjusted D．avoid
33．Also when you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously
situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.
A．accustomed to B．worried about C．familiar with D．aware of
34．As a result of earthquake, a large of earth blocked several rivers there.
A．number; has B．quantity; has C．number; have D．quantity; have
35．We all think of valuable that giving aid to the people in quake-hit area.
A．that B．what C．it D．which
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答卷上将该项填出。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he had only one dime left. He was 36 so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman 37 the door. Instead of a meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry 38 she brought him a large glass of 39 . He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I own you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught me never to 40 pay for a kindness.”He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my 41 .”As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt 42 physically, but it also increased his 43 in God and the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later, the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be 44 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous was called in for the consultation. When he heard the 45 of the town she came from, a strange light 46 his eyes. Immediately, he rose and 47 through the hospital hall into her room.
48 in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to 49 her life. From that day, he gave
50 attention to her case.
After a long 51 ,the battle was won. Dr . Kelly requested from the business office to pass the final 52 to him of approval. He looked at it and then wrote 53 on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was 54 to open it because she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off . Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
“Paid in full with one glass of milk.”
（Signed）Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of 55 flooded her eyes as she prayed silently, “Thank you ,God. Your love has spread through human hears and hands. ”
（From The most Beautiful English）
36．A．thirsty B．hungry C．exited D．tired
37．A．closed B．knocked C．repaired D．opened
38．A．and B．or C．so D．but
39．A．water B．beer C．coffee D．milk
40．A．accept B．receive C．refuse D．object
41．A．building B．feet C．heart D．lake
42．A．more excited B．stronger C．calmer D．braver
43．A．faith B．honesty C．bravery D．respect
44．A．taken in B．dropped in C．brought in D．called in
45．A．name B．fame C．cry D．laughter
46．A．hurt B．shone C．filled D．hit
47．A．went over B．went down C．went up D．went along
48．A．Lost B．Dressed C．Worn D．Found
49．A．save B．rescue C．sacrifice D．kill
50．A．no B．less C．little D．special
51．A．argument B．struggle C．time D．practice
52．A．budget B．account C．bill D．form
53．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
54．A．excited B．inspired C．anxious D．afraid
55．A．sadness B．excitement C．joy D．anger
第三部分 阅读理解（共20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，并在答题卷上将该项填出。
A
For the Chinese, it’s Loughborough University. For the French and Spanish students, it’s the North East Wales Institute. Education Guardian revealed（showed）which UK universities are the hot spots for 20 different nationalities of overseas students last month. Data from the Higher Education Statistics（统计）Agency reveals the universities with the largest communities of South Koreans, Greeks, Indians, Italians, Malaysians and other nationalities.
International students often get together at particular universities for reasons that are sometimes surprising. For Greek students, word has gone out that there are high-profile（引人注目）Greek professors at City University’s business school, Cass Panagota Pouri, a master’s student at City who is from Athens, says this has helped make the university a Greek hot spot. Dr Tim Westlake, Manchester University’s director of student recruitment（招生）,says the city of Manchester’s brand and its football teams have played a big part in making the university attractive to Chinese students.
Education Guardian also looked at which regions of the UK were the most popular for each of 20 nationalities. London came top with 25 percent of the UK’s 351,470 international students choosing to study there. Next was the southeast with Scotland and Northern Ireland coming last . For some nationalities, being in London is seen as essential. A third of Pakistani students choose to be in the capital, and the figure is 38.5 percent for Italian students ,37.8 percent for Japanese students and 43.2 percent for South Korean students.
（The GUARDIAN Form page 6 21st Century June 4,2008）
56．Why does Manchester University attract the students from China according to the passage?
A．Because Manchester University is very famous.
B．Because Manchester University is the best one.
C．Because Manchester’s brand and its football teams are famous.
D．Because Manchester is suitable for Chinese students.
57．The students from Greek like going to City University for the reason .
A．they could easily succeed there B．they like to study in a city
C．there is a famous Greek student there D．there is a Greek professor there
58．The number of the international students who choose to study in London is about .
A．90,000 B．350,000 C．180,000 D．45,000
59．What does the author really mean by using the underlined sentence at the beginning of the
passage?
A．Chinese students think Loughborough University is good but French and Spanish don’t
B．International students choose universities for some particular reason.
C．French and Spanish students look down upon Loughborough University.
D．International students look up to Loughhorough University.
B
It was a bleak （阴冷的）, rainy day, and I drove there, tired and unwilling to go anywhere else. But my daughter had insisted that I come see something at the top of the mountain.
Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black-green overgreens（常青树）towered over. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner－ and I stopped and gasped in amazement.
From the top of the mountain, sloping for several acres（英亩）across folds and valleys were rivers of daffodils in radiant bloom （盛开）. Plenty of colors－from the palest ivory to the deepest lemon to the most vivid salmon（浅橙色）－blazed like a carpet before us. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside.
A riot（抑制不住）of questions filled my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How?
As we approached the home that stood in the center of the property, we saw a sign: ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS I KNOW YOU ARE ASKING. The second was: ONE WOMAN－TWO HANDS, TOW FEET AND VERY LITTLE BRAIN. The second was: ONE AT A TIME. The third: STARTED IN 1958.
That is the Daffodil Principle. For me that experience was life-changing. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than forty years before, had begun—one at a time—to bring beauty and joy to an unknown mountain top. Still, just planting one bulb（球茎）at a time, year after year, had changed the world. This unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived.
The principle her daffodil taught in learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time—often just one baby-step at time—and learning to use the accumulation（积累）of time. Thus we can change the world. （From page 42 EST Learning June, 2008）
60．The writer went to visit the mountain .
A．to realize his/her dream B．with a good plan
C．because of his/her daughter D．based on his/her willing
61．What makes the three riot questions come into the author’s mind?
A．The natural beauty all over the mountain.
B．The man-made beauty created by only a woman
C．The slope of the mountain the writer walked by.
D．The beautiful flowers across folds and valleys
62．In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to .
A．show us that making plan is more important
B．respect the woman who make the masterpiece
C．emphasize the importance of the complete plan
D．tell the importance of doing something gradually.
63．The underlined part in line 4may have the closest meaning with .
A．goes high up into the sky B．turns over on the ground
C．leans on the other trees D．becomes weaker than before
C
Today’s Schedule
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9:00 Call clients（客户）, check the newspaper headlines, prepare for the day’s
presentations and meetings
9:45 Client meeting ,Asian Bank SEA
10:30 Proofread all investment proposals and review loan applications
11:00 Client meeting ,review syndicated（企业联合） loan for Am Trust Insurance, Inc.
12:00 Lunch meeting with colleagues, David Warner VP（vice president）and Nathan
Johnson VP
2:00 Meeting with analysts to discuss possible Internet investment opportunities in
Germany
2:45 Board meeting with key investors of Stout Hotel to discuss expansion plan
4:00 Presentation for Catch National Bank
5:30 Dinner with Managing Director
7:00 Back to the office for research, proposal review, and planning
9:00 GO HOME
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（From Business Worker 2007 ）
64．All of the following events take place before noon EXCEPT .
A．proofreading, all investment proposals and review loan applications
B．a client meeting with Asian Bank SEA
C．a meeting with Am Trust Insurance, Inc.
D．a presentation for Catch National Bank
65．Who will be at the lunch meeting according to the schedule?
A．The managing director. B．Two VPs
C．The clients from Asian Bank SEA. D．The president of Catch National Bank.
66．The final item that this person must do before going home is .
A．to make a presentation for Catch National Bank
B．to have a board meeting
C．to eat dinner with the managing director
D．to conduct research, proposal review, and planning
67．This person most probably works .
A．in a trading company B．in a grocery store
C．at a bank D．at a computer manufacturing facility
D
Tens of thousands of people survived the May 12 earthquake, some with injuries, some without, but the survival of Xiao Ai is different because she was yet to be born.
Zhang Xiao yan gave birth “to the healthy girl in Urumqi Maternal Care Hospital on Wednesday. ”
Zhang had been trapped under a huge a huge concrete slab in her seventh-story apartment in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, for 50 hours. She was eighth months pregnant then. Her rescue set off celebrations among soldiers and firemen who pulled her and her 63-year-old mother out alive after 30hours of drilling and hammering. They feared the damaged building could collapse any moment.
Zhang didn’t cry even once throughout the ordeal（可怕的经历）, and “prayed for only the safety of the child”. Reclining in her hospital bed in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjinag Uygur autonomous region, the 35-year-old burst into tears on Wednesday when she saw her baby. She said: “I wanted my baby to survive even if I didn’t make it.”
“These are tears of sincere gratitude,”she said, thanking the rescues and medical workers for their love and hard work. That’s why she has named the 3.3-kg newborn Xiao Ai, or love.
“I am overwhelmed by the kindness of the workers. They have not only taken excellent care of me, but also given gifts like clothes, a storller,a tiny bathtub, bottles, shampoo and lotion to the child,”she says.
“As a hairdresser and wife of a taxi driver, I didn’t expect so much from society, nor did my husband.”
The family is now among the 5 million people rendered homeless by the quake, and Zhang plans to stay in Xinjiang with her mother till living conditions improve in Sichuan. She had moved to the province after graduating from high school in Kinjiang, and met her husband Pan Yuncheng there.
Pan is a native of Sichuan, and is living in a makeshift shelter in Dujiangyan now. The couple talked briefly over the phone on Wednesday during an interview set up by a local radio station.
“I want to thank all the people who have helped us,”Pan said on Wednesday as his daughter gave out a loud cry over the phone:
Several hundred women pulled out from rubble have given birth, and most of them have named their children Zhensheng, Kangzhen or Pengpeng, which literally mean“born in an earthquake”，“combating the earthquake”, and “shelter tent”.
（From page 1 china Daily June 20,2008）
68．What makes the survival of Xiao Ai special according to the text?
A．That he/she was unborn baby. B．That he/she was trapped for 50 hours.
C．That he/she was a pupil. D．That he/she was in Dujiangyan.
69．In what way Zhang Xiaoyan and Pan Yuncheng get in touch with after earthquake?
A．By writing letters B．By announcing on TV
C．By ringing D．By sending oral message
70．The author writes the passage in a way.
A．exaggerating B．objective C．subjective D．anxious
71．The writer may be when he wrote the story.
A．angry B．inspiring C．curious D．moved
E
A person, like a product, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely unwelcome. A little exaggeration（夸张）, however, does no harm when it shows the person’s unique qualities to their advantages. To display personal charm in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A master packager knows how to make art to without any trace of making up, so that the person so packaged is no product but a human being, lively and lovely.
A young person, especially a female, charming with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted by God. Any attempt to make up would be self-defeating. Youth, however, comes and goes in moment of nap. Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the furrows made by time. If you still enjoy life’s energy enough to retain self-confidence and run after pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your charm and grace will remain. Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. You have really lived your life which now arrives at a satisfied stage of calmness indifferent to fame or wealth. There is no need to resort to hair- dyeing—the snow-capped mountain is itself a beautiful scene of fairyland. Let your looks change from natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beautiful, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. To be in the elder’s company is like reading a thick book edition that fascinates one so much as to be unwilling to part with .
As long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a product establishes its brand by the right packaging.
（From Reader’s Digest 2007）
72．According to the author, a person may not make a pretty impression on others if he or she .
A．doesn’t make up
B．can’t make his or her nature agree with packaging
C．doesn’t ask for help
D．doesn’t learn how to dress himself or herself at school
73．The writer believes that if the old don’t change their hair colour, they would .
A．look very ugly and old B．be more beautiful than the young
C．still have their own beauty D．become older more quickly
74．According to the passage, a young lady needn’t make up because .
A．she has an advantage over others B．she often feels proud of herself
C．she is always confident D．she would be too charming
75．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．A person should know where he is in order to dress well.
B．People of different ages need proper packaging.
C．A person’s making up can make a good impression on others
D．A young person doesn’t need packaging.
第Ⅱ卷（选择题，共45分）
第四部分：写作（共三节，满分45分）
第一节：单词拼写，请用15到20单元词汇表上的单词填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满
分10分）。
76．I am surely aware of the a of Kunming city is about 1830 metres.
77．In most people’s opinion, the more g a person is, the less happy life he may live.
78．Every student could come to a better place because their p is not limited.
79．The c between two sister schools has been greatly developed.
80．The number of the students in Kunming No.1 Middle School is a 3000.
81．John （倾向）to be easy to angry.
82．The man was （指控）of not being frank.
83．Writing articles is an （创造性）work.
84．They tried their best to save the drowning girl, but eventually in （失败）.
85．The carmaker （保修）the car for three years.
第二节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判定：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写改正后的词。
注重：原行没有错的不要改。
Dear Sun Yanzi,
I’d like to tell you I’m your fan. I like listening your 86．
songs very much. It is true that when I was sad ,they 87．
make me happy and cheerful, especially my favorite 88．
song named “The Rainy Day” Comparing to “The Rainy 89．
Day ”,another song recorded in 2004 sounds very well. 90．
It is “The First Day”, it always gives me encouragement. 91．
I like you, and I like your songs. In her opinion, your songs 92．
are great and will be quite popular for the long time. 93．
There has no doubt that you are my lifelong super star. 94．
I think of I will love you forever. 85．
Yours,
Li Wei
第三节：书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，是光明中学高三（2）班的班长，你要写一封邀请信，邀请某校外教Peter担任你班的英语短剧活动的口语指导老师。内容包括：
1．三月二十日是你校的“英语活动日”，此项活动的目的是为了丰富校园生活、提高英语学习爱好和英语口语水平。
2．你班正在排演一个英语短剧，预备参加“英语活动日”活动；
3．希望请外教Peter在口语方面进行指导；
4．具体时间：2007年3月5日（星期四）下午4时；
5．地点：教学楼三楼307教室。
注重：1．词数100词左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好。
Dear Peter:
I’m Li Hua…
Best wishes!
Sincerely yours.
Li Hua
参考答案
1．听力：
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2．单选：
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3．完形：
36－40BDCDA 41－45CBADA 46－50CBBAD 51－55BCADC
4．阅读：
56－60CDABC 61－65DDADB 66－70 DCACB 71－75DBCAB
5．单词拼写：
76．altitude 77．greedy 78．potential 79．connection 80．approximately
81．tends 82．accused 83．creative 84．vain 85．guarantees
五、短文改错
Dear Sun Yanzi,
I’d like to tell you I’m your fan. I like listening your 86． to
songs very much. It is true that when I was sad ,they 87． am
make me happy and cheerful, especially my favorite 88． √
song named “The Rainy Day” Comparing to “The Rainy 89． Compared
Day ”,another song recorded in 2004 sounds very well. 90． good
It is “The First Day”, it always gives me encouragement. 91．Which（或and it）
I like you, and I like your songs. In her opinion, your songs 92． my
are great and will be quite popular for the long time. 93． a
There has no doubt that you are my lifelong super star. 94． is
I think of I will love you forever. 85． 删除of
Yours,
Li Wei
六、书面表达 A possible version
Dear Peter,
I’m Li Hua .I’m Monitor of Class II Senior Three from Guangming Milddle Scholl. We’re going to have an “English Day” in our school on March 20. The purpose of the “English Day” is to enrich our school life. Above all, it will help to arouse students’ interest in learning English and improve our oral English.
In order to take part in this activity, we are preparing an English short play. We’ll be appreciated if you can come and give us some help, especially in our oral English.
Would you come to Room 307 on the third floor in the teaching building at 4 pm on March 5? We’ll be looking forward to seeing your there.
Thank you very much!
Best wishes!
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
听力录音原文：
（Text 1）
W: Henry, how do you like your university ?
M: I just love it . We have such beautiful and comfortable.
（Text 2）
W: Come over here, Jimmy. Tell me what you think of the animals we saw in the park this morning.
M: They are very interesting. I love the monkeys best of all. When will you take me there again?
（Text 3）
W: Jack, can you help me with this work?
M: Sure, if it won’t take too much time.
（Text 4）
W: Hello, Ann Newman’s office.. Can I help you?
M: This is Tom Davis. I have an appointment with Ann at 9:00 this morning. But I am afraid I’ll be 15 minutes late.
W: Ok, I will let her know.
M: All right. Thank you very much.
（Text 5）
W: Freedom Travel Service. May I help you?
M: Yes, I’d like to make a reservation for a return ticket. I want you to leave on the twenty-third of July.
W: Okay. Where are you going?
M: Well. I’m flying to London.
（Text 6）
M: Excuse me ,where is the newspaper?
W: Why do you want to read the newspaper? You always watch the news on television.
M: I know. But I won’t be leaving for another hour. I want to read the newspaper to kill time. I want to read the sports page in the newspaper.
W: I’m sorry. I already put it in the garbage. Both Barbara and I read it .You never read the paper but watch TV, so I threw it away.
M: Well. I found the paper. But I can’t find the page I want.
W: Oh ,I’m sorry, Mike. I always wrap the garbage in the sports section.
（Text 7）
M: （To himself）I really overslept. Oh, boy, eleven o’clock. I need something to eat. I’m hungry
（Ring…Ring）
W:（Front desk ）Can I help you?
M: Yeah, hi. This is Room 327. Is your dining-room still open?
W: I’m sorry ,sir. The dinning-room closes at 10:30.
M: Oh, no. Well, do you know where I can get some dinner?
W: Just call Room Service at extension 121. You can order a light meal from them. They’ll send it up to your room.
M: OK. Thanks. I’ll give them a call.
（Text 8）
M: Head waitress! I want to have a word with you.
W: Yes, sir. I’ll be with you in a minute. Is there anything else you’d like to have, sir?
M: Anything else? We’ve been kept waiting here for almost an hour for the meal!
W: I’m terribly sorry about that, sir. There might be something wrong. You see, we’re short of help today. I’ll see to it at once. Would you like to have a drink while waiting?
M: Well, another martini.
W: Yes, sir. One moment. Here yours. I’ll be back in a minute. Here are the dishes you ordered, sir.
M: Thank you.
W: I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting. I wish I would have known earlier.
M: That’s all right.
W: Thank you for your understanding. I assure you it won’t happen again.
（Text 9）
W: Hi, Henry, what’s new?
M: Where have been? I’ve been trying to get in touch with you for two days.
W: I went to New York on business. What’s up?
M: I’m out of work.
W: How come? Last time I saw you, you told me it was a good job and you would like to take it. That was only one month ago. Why this sudden change?
M: It’s a long story. In a word, I didn’t do a good job of it.
W: What are you going to do now?
M: I’m trying to find a job as soon as possible. Nancy doesn’t know yet. I didn’t tell her. I spent the past three days at the coffee shop next to your office. She thought I went to works as usual.
W: That’s not the way to solve the problem. Did you look in the advertisements column?
M: Yes , I did. But I wasn’t able to get any of the jobs that I was interested in.
W: Listen. I’ll see what I can do . OK? You go home and tell Nancy about this problem you have now. She is your wife ,and I’m sure she’ll understand.
M: I just don’t know how to bring it up…Well, all right. She has the right to know anyway.
（Text 10）
M: So, Kate, this time next week you’ll be eighteen!
W: Yeah, I’ve grown up already.
M: How time flies! Congratulations!
W: Thank you.
M: Anyway, have you thought what you’d like for your birthday?
W: Well, I wondered whether I could have driving lessons.
M: But we don’t have a car!
W: I know, but it would be enjoyable when I have my own car.
M: Kate, you’re still in school. I don’t think you need a car .
W: Dad, most of my classmates are having driving lessons.
M: Well, maybe their parents can afford a car, but I can not.
W: Linda said I could use her car for practice.
M: OK , I ’ ll manage to get a second-hand car for you.
W: Thanks, Dad.
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