英 语 试 题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（共105分）

注重事项：

1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟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 is the man?

A．A taxi driver. B．A policeman. C．A restaurant waiter.

2．What are the two speakers doing?

A．Watching film.

B．Talking about a book.

C．Listening to a record.

3．When would Thomas and Lily like to leave?

A．Tomorrow.

B．Next Monday or Tuesday.

C．This Monday.

4．What will the weather be like tomorrow?

A．It will be cold. B．It will rain. C．It will be windy.

5．Where are the two speakers speaking?

A．At the railway station. B．On the train. C．On the phone.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5，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道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听下面一段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．Who did Fred have a fight with last night?

A．His brother. B．The policeman. C．The storekeeper.

7．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Fred was slightly hurt.

B．The car was moved away by the policemen.

C．The drugstore was destroyed by Fred.

听下面一段材料，回答第8—10题。

8．What do we learn about the couple?

A．They are on vacation.

B．The wife doesn’t like to travel.

C．They went on a trip last year.

9．How long does the trip in the advertisement take?

A．10 days. B．Two weeks. C．21 days.

A．She doesn’t like to live on the ship.

B．She prefers to stay in one place.

C．She doesn’t like the food.

听下面一段材料，回答第11—13题。

11．Where did the man get the information about the position?

A．In the newspaper. B．On TV. C．During an interview.

12．What kind of skill is required for the job?

A．English. B．Typing. C．Writing.

13．What will the man do this Friday afternoon?

A．He will go to work.

B．He will do some typing.

C．He will have an interview.

听下面一段材料，回答第14—16题。

14．Where does the conversation take place?

A．In a restaurant. B．At the woman’s home. C．In a ballet center.

15．Who is the woman with long black hair?

A．The woman’s sister. B．The woman’s teacher. C．The man’s friend.

16．Why does the man come here?

A．To meet Carol. B．To attend the party. C．To practice ballet.

听下面一段材料，回答第17—20题。

17．Whom is the speaker speaking to?

A．Students. B．Teachers. C．Reporters.

18．How often does The Voice come out each week?

A．Every other day. B．Every day. C．On weekdays.

19．What’s the best reason for taking the job according to the speaker?

A．To learn to type. B．To enjoy oneself. C．To make some money.

20．When are volunteers expected to start working?

A．Tomorrow. B．Immediately. C．Next week.

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（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

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。

21．In recent years global warming is becoming concern for people all over the world.

A．the; the B．不填;a C．不填；不填 D．the; 不填

22．Bungee jumping is an adventurous sport, popular with young adults, courage matters more than strength.

A．whose B．that C．which D．where

23．I don’t understand why you your mind constantly! We haven’t been able to decide where to spend our holiday ,you know?

A．change B．will change C．are changing D．have changed

24．Believe it or not ,in the United States ,40 percent of the toys are designed for adults.

A．sold B．selling C．to sell D．to be selling

25．Living in a highly society ,you definitely have to arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible.

A．tolerant B．permanent C．favorable D．competitive

26．—Can children swim in this pool?

—Yes. However ,at no time they do so alone.

A．may B．need C．could D．should

27．Why do we have to Sue’s selfish behavior? We should teach her to care for others.

A．get rid of B．put up with C．make up for D．split up

28．Nobody would stand out admitting the fact ,for some reason, they lost the game.

A．that B．which C．what D．why

29．The hotel was awful! ,our room was far too small .Then we found that the shower didn’t work.

A．To begin with B．After all C．In reality D．As a whole

30．It has been reported that some government leaders their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

A．employ B．abandon C．abuse D．overlook

31．From mum’s love ,patience and understanding ,I have learned what a huge responsibility 

is to raise a child.

A．it B．that C．this D．one

32．—Have you heard the news that the May Day “golden week” holiday will be shortened?

—Yes ,actually I got it on TV last night. I TV for almost one week.

A．haven’t watched B．didn’t watch C．hadn’t watched D．don’t watch

33．—I meant you to the host at the party ,but I forgot.

—That’s all right . Some other time, maybe.

A．to introducing B．to introduce C．introducing D．having introduced

34．Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores ,and this is especially true

it comes to classroom tests.

A．before B．since C．when D．after

35．—I’m thinking of tomorrow’s maths test. I’m afraid I can’t pass it.

— . I’m sure you’ll make it.

A．No problem B．Good luck C．Give up D．Cheer up

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，把握其大意，然后从36—55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。

In Japan ,there are two types of marriage : the so-called love marriage and the arranged marriage. The love marriage is the type 36 to everyone in the West, where the couple meet 37 without the assistance of a go-between. Although the arranged marriage was important in the past ,the majority of Japanese people today 38 love marriage.

The 39 system of arranged marriage is somewhat similar to blind dating in the United States .When a young woman 40 the marriageable age ,she and her parents prepare a packet of 41 about her , including a photograph of her in kimono（和服）and 42 of her family background ,education ,hobbies ,and interests. Her parents then ask their friends if anyone knows a man who could be a 43 husband for her .The person who does become the go-between ,shows the packet to the 44 bridegroom and ,if both parties are interested, 45

a meeting between them . Such meetings often 46 in the restaurant of a grand hotel. The go-between is 47 , usually along with 48 from both families. If the young couple feel 49 ,they will begin dating. It is 50 for a woman to have 10 or more such introductions 51 she finds the man she wants to marry.

The young man and woman make the final 52 about marriage between themselves, though they seek the advice and 53 of their parents and their go-between . Some Japanese feel that romantic love is not the most important in a (an) 54 marriage ;perhaps this belief is 55 by the fact that the divorce rate in Japan is generally lower than that in the United States. The divorce rate for arranged marriages in Japan is lower than for love marriages.

36．A．strange B．familiar C．devoted D．available

37．A．independently B．confidently C．separately D．secretly

38．A．expect B．develop C．prefer D．concern

39．A．Fashionable B．advanced C．popular D．modern

41．A．conditions B．news C．information D．gifts

42．A．directions B．descriptions C．explanations D．instructions

43．A．legal B．powerful C．temporary D．suitable

44．A．potential B．practical C．wrong D．confident

45．A．holds B．arranges C．prepares D．attends

46．A．break out B．come up C．set out D．take place

47．A．absent B．punctual C．present D．responsible

48．A．representatives B．neighbors C．partners D．candidates

49．A．happy B．satisfied C．comfortable D．anxious

50．A．common B．necessary C．convenient D．foolish

51．A．though B．because C．after D．before

52．A．conclusion B．decision C．plan D．change

53．A．mercy B．sympathy C．possessions D．approval

54．A．successful B．love C．arranged D．modern

55．A．held B．declared C．supported D．broken

第三部分：阅读理解（共2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。）

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Eat ,drink and be merry. That’s what Spring Festival is all about .But there are millions of people ,too ,who love to let happiness go up in smoke.

Offering cigarettes to guests is a traditional Chinese way of showing respect to them. A cup of tea and cigarettes are perhaps the most common way of welcoming a guest in China, especially during festive occasions.

No wonder ,40 percent of the people surveyed recently said they would smoke at least twice the usual number of cigarettes during the Spring Festival because of all those gatherings and parties. Only 20 percent of the respondents said they would refuse a cigarette when offered one. Why can’t the others do the same ? Because they could be seen as being rude, said more than half of the respondents .Fifteen percent feared they could be taken as “someone who cannot get along well with others”.

The Think-tank Research Center for Health Development and sohu.com.survey shows 61 percent Chinese think offering a cigarette is useful for socializing ,and 52 percent have offered cigarettes to others. The study surveyed 3,800 people ,64 percent of them men.

One-third of those surveyed were smokers ,out of which 57 percent said they couldn’t give up smoking because of the offering-and-accepting culture. “People have accepted offering cigarettes as an effective way of making friends,” research center director Wu Yiqun says.

China has more than 350 million smokers ,catering to the tobacco market that is worth 500 billion yuan. “The survey shows we still have a lot of work to do,” Wu says. “Since Beijing is trying to make the Olympic Games smoke-free ,it is time to let people know that offering a cigarette is a bad habit and it should be given up immediately.”

56．The passage is written with the purpose of .

A．telling us a custom about the Chinese Spring Festival

B．introducing a way to make friends with Chinese

C．stopping smoking during the Beijing Olympic

D．telling us that offering cigarettes is a bad habit

57．The third paragraph mainly tells us .

A．the fact that smokers are greatly increasing during the festival

B．the reason why refusing cigarettes is acceptable

C．the fact that many people have to smoke more cigarettes during the festival

D．it is rude to attend parties without smoking cigarettes

58．Which of the following may not be the reason that makes many people fall to refuse the offered cigarette?

A．It’s impolite to refuse. B．Smoking is harmful to non-smokers.

C．They want to be friendly. D．It’s a kind of social habit.

59．They writer mentions the 500 billion yuan tobacco market because .

A．the tobacco market is not developing smoothly

B．the writer thinks that smoking wastes a lot of money

C．smoking is helpful to the tobacco market

D．the tobacco market attracts too many smokers

60．We can infer from the passage that .

A．people will be free to smoke during the Beijing Olympic Games

B．only a few smokers still have the habit of offering cigarettes.

C．offering cigarettes is the most effective way for socializing

D．some non-smokers will even accept the offered cigarettes

B

Northeast China’s Jilin Province will open its first power plant using biological materials at the end of the year.

“With a total investment of $ 67.35 million, the plant will change 300,000 tons of stalks into 300 million kilowatts of electric power annually ,” said Wang Lingfang, chairman of Shandong Luneng Construction Group . Stalks ,the stems of plants ,can be easily found in villages of China.

Construction of the Jilin Luneng Nongan Biology Power Plant started on April 22. Located in Nongan , one of the major grain production counties in China, the annual output value of the power plant is expected to be $ 28.5 million.

“Our animal grain production is 2.5 million tons ,which accounts for 10 percent of the whole Jilin Province . Each year, 7.6 million tons of stalks are available in the county,” Li Zhongbin , head of Nongan county said. The power plant will greatly benefit the development of the local economy , and increase farmers’ annual income by $ 7.8 million ,he added . More than 8,000 tons of ash fertilizer annually will also be provided to farmers for free after the plant begins operation.

Statistics show China produces 350 million tons of vegetable stalks every year, 24 percent of which is used as livestock feed, 15 percent as fertilizers ,40 percent as fuel ,and 21 percent is discarded. The country is abundant in biological resources ,and together with its stalks production ,it exceeds（超过）720 million tons ,of which 604 million tons can be used as energy.

“Compared with coal, stalks have a lower carbon content. To promote this type of power plant throughout the country will not only protect the quality of the environment ,but also effectively solve the shortage of coal,” Sun Li ,director of the Energy Research Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences ,said.

Today, the largest power plant using stalks is the Elyan Power Plant in England. It has a power generating capacity of 38 megawatts.

61．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Stalks to be changed into electric power.

B．Jilin to open its first “clean fuel” power plant.

C．Advantages of the biology power plant.

D．Nongan County to develop the local economy.

62．The underlined word “discarded” (in paragraph 5) means “ ”.

A．sold out B．sent out C．burnt out D．thrown away

63．Nongan County is suitable for running biology power plant because .

A．it is abundant in biology materials

B．it has a very wise head ,Li Zhongbin

C．it is quite short of coal

D．the farmers’ annual income is too low

64．From the passage ,we can infer that .

A．Jilin Luneng Biology Power Plant will only employ the local farmers as workers

B．Jilin Luneng Biology Power Plant will be the second largest biology power plant

C．the farmers in Nongan County won’t need to buy fertilizer any more

D．the local farmers there will benefit a lot from the power plant

65．Jilin Luneng Nongan Biology Power Plant has the following advantages except .

A．improving the quality of the environment

B．developing the local economy

C．improving the grain quality in Nongan

D．solving the shortage of coal

C

The organizers of the Beijing Olympics have predicted every aspect of the preparatory work and are making every effort to fulfill their task for 2007.

Competition schedule finalized

The competition schedule for the 28 sports and 302 events has been settled already. The detailed daily schedule will be made final three months before the Olympics ,due to the arrangements to be made for TV broadcasters.

1,000 cultural events expected

Beijing is expected to hold as many as 1,000 Olympics-related cultural activities, including high-level exhibitions and art performances ,presentations of foreign art troops ,community cultural squares ,and promotions by sponsors and co-host cities.

30,000 journalists to cover the Olympics

More than 30,000 journalists are expected to come to Beijing during the Games . They pose a great challenge to the organizers in terms of how to meet their specific news coverage demands.

Two million visitors to test Beijing’s services

At least two million Chinese and half a million foreign tourists are expected to visit Beijing during the Olympics. Taking into account another 50,000 athletes and media, accommodation is a big challenge ,too. 122 Beijing-based star-class hotels were signed for the purpose in 2006. But how can they make some 10,000 rooms available for domestic visitors and 160, 000-180,000 rooms for overseas visitors? The organizers are trying to find solutions to the problem in 2007.

Hot tickets ,low prices

In previous Olympics ,one-third of the tickets were hot, another one third were break-even and the remaining one third were unwillingly received .In contrast ,most of the Beijing Olympic tickets have been hot , according to the ticketing program so far. The most expensive ticket for the opening ceremony stands only at 5,000 yuan—the lowest prices seen in recent editions of the Olympics.

66．This passage aims to tell the readers .

A．the challenges the Beijing Olympics are facing

B．the preparatory work that the organizers are doing

C．the difficulties of organizing the Olympics

D．the information about the Beijing Olympics

67．Which of the following may not be considered when making the daily schedule?

A．The TV broadcasting. B．The audience’s presentation.

C．The weather condition. D．The athletes’ competing habit.

68．Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．The cultural activities will be held shortly after the Olympic Games.

B．Some foreign art communities will also give performances in Beijing.

C．The number of journalists coming to the Games will be largest.

D．Cultural activities won’t be held in co-host cities.

69．The underlined word “domestic visitors” (in paragraph 5) refers to .

A．visitors with important posts B．visitors with special purposes

C．visitors from the host country D．visitors from advanced countries

70．The Beijing Olympic tickets have been hot so far because .

A．the low-price ticketing policy plays an important part

B．the population of China is larger than any other country

C．the ticket price of the opening ceremony is the lowest in recent years

D．visitors from abroad are more than the previous Olympics

D

When hunger pains strike a shark ,does it simply swim around aimlessly until it comes across a meal? Scientists who have studied the diving behavior of sharks ,turtles ,fish ,and other marine predators（食肉动物）now suggest that these animals are a bit more strategic（策略的）.They appear to follow a special type of random motion ,known as a Levy walk.

Ecologists（生态学者）have long studied how animals find food, with some exploring whether simple rules could explain their hunting behavior .In 1996, one team claimed that wandering albatrosses perform Levy walks ,which are characterized by a particular distribution of movement lengths that include many short-distance jumps and rare long jumps .Others then found that many animals used this search strategy ,too. But last fall ,scientists—including authors of the original 1996 report-reported that the original albatross data were flawed. They also cast doubt on most claims of Levy walks by animals ,condemning the small data sets analyzed and a key statistical method many groups used.

The tables have turned again, however .Behavioral ecologist David Sims and his colleagues have found evidence of Levy walks from depth-sensing recorders they had fixed to 31 large marine predators . As part of the European Census of Marine Life ,they analyzed the vertical motion in more than a million dives as the animals obviously hunted for food.

Using various statistical methods ,they showed that during the food-hunting ,most animals examined seemed to perform vertical Levy walks ,with many short dives with an occasional longer dive ,some hundreds of meters deep .Sims argues that his team’s vast data sets and the use of diverse statistical analyses make their study “the most believable evidence for Levy-like movement.”

The study is convincing ,says ecologist Frederic Bartumeus of Princeton University .He says that he’s impressed with the amount of data Sims’s team analyzed and predicts that the study will shift the debate from whether animals perform Levy walks to when they use this strategy and why: “It’s going to make biologists less suspicious about the existence of these patterns.”

71．Which of the following animals may not be studied by the ecologists?

A．Albatrosses. B．Turtles. C．Whales. D．Tigers.

72．The underlined word “flawed” probably means .

A．missed B．faulty C．stolen D．proved

73．Why did some scientists cast doubt on Levy walks by animals?

A．Because the authors of the 1996 report made a serious mistake.

B．Because the data sets other scientists analyzed were not convincing.

C．Because they doubted about the statistical method other scientists used.

D．Because they didn’t believe what David Sims said.

74．From the passage we can learn that .

A．David Sims is quite confident of their research result

B．David Sims and his colleagues didn’t make enough research

C．Frederic Bartumeus is a member of Sims’ research group

D．the existence of Levy walk is still doubtful

75．The passage mainly wants to tell us that .

A．how marine animals finds their meals

B．ecologists make mistakes frequently during their research

C．Levy walk is a kind of advanced hunting method

D．we should be serious about scientific research

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题（请注重问题后的字数要求）。

Do you need a change of scenery? Try these winning ideas to make your old space seem new . You’ll be surprised at how easy it can be!

Clean It and Clear It:

If you have ever heard the phrase “Out with the old and in with the new” now is the time to test it out on your own space. Less time can often mean more in terms of style, organization and overall appearance. If parting with your time-worn treasures brings you to tears, try and reusing them after a few months.

Change Your Hardware:

Sometimes the smallest changes can make a huge impact on the visual style of a room .Hardware（金属器件）can be anything from cupboard handles to curtain rods（竿）.This can instantly personalize your space. If you are renting ,the landlords hardware can be replaced upon your departure and you can take your new hardware with you!

Lay an Area Carpet:

Once you have chosen color-matching carpet for your space ,this process is the fastest to carry out !

If you need to go shopping we suggest purchasing 2-3 different carpets so you can change their location when you want to freshen up your space.

Cover Your Walls:

This is generally one of the most asked questions we receive at Rental Decorating Digest .The options are wide and varied for what you can do with your walls. The most obvious option is painting. There are different techniques to create special effects and details. For an even quicker makeover you can fix folding screens or decorate books. Try thinking outside the box and using other materials and form center board.

Refreshing your space doesn’t have to require a big budget or an unlimited amount of time. Small amounts of time with a little creativity you can give space the better makeover.

76．What’s the purpose of the passage?(within 10 words)

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77．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrase to complete the sentence.(within 10 words)

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78．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

There are so many different ways for you to choose to decorate your walls.

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79．Which of the suggestions do you think is available for your home? Why ?(within 30 words.)

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80．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

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第二节：写作（满分30分）

为丰富学生生活，减轻学习压力，教育部要求中学生天天锻炼一小时，建议跳校园集体舞。家长对此有些担忧，怕影响学生学习。请你用英语写篇短文，谈谈你对此的看法。

词数：120—150。

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参考答案

1—5ABBAC 6—10 ACCCB 11—15 ABCBA 16—20BACBB 21—25 BDCAD

26—30DBAAC 31—35ACBCD 36—40BACDC 41—45CBDAB 46—50 DCABA

51—55DBDAC 56—60DCBBD 61—65BDADC 66—70 BDBCA 71—75 DBCAA

76．To tell us tricks for a quick home makeover.（要点：方法/建议；变化/装饰；简单/快速）

78．The options are wide and varied for what you can do with your walls.

79．（略）

80．假如你是在租房，离开时可把房东的金属器件重新换上，把你新买的随身带走。

One possible version:

A new demand from the Department of Education requires at least an hour’s exercise per day for middle school students ,suggesting having such activities as group dancing ,which aims to make the school life more colorful.

But this leads to some worries from some parents .They wonder if group dancing will have some bad effect on young boys and girls ,causing small affairs like puppy love.

As a student myself ,I have different idea from our parents .All things have two sides. Group dancing is really a healthy way of relaxation .Under proper guidance ,it is beneficial not only to build up our body ,but to strengthen the relationship among students.

What’s more ,trying to learn dancing refreshes our mind ,and makes our study more effective .So there is no need to worry about it .

附：听力录音稿

Text 1

W：Cant you take me to the Fairyland Restaurant quickly ? I’m already five minutes late.

M：I’ll try .But the traffic is so heavy. It will take at least another 15 minutes.

Text 2

M：Have you ever read Harry Porter?

W：I’m afraid I haven’t.

M：What a pity ! You really should .It’s fantastic ,you know .I have a copy here .If you like ,I’ll lend it to you.

Text 3

M：Have Thomas and Lily set a date for leaving?

W：No ,they haven’t .But Thomas said they’d like to leave next Monday or Tuesday.

M：I’d like to see them off at the airport .Will you go with me?

W：Sure.

Text 4

M：Did you hear what the weatherman said just now?

W：Yes ,he said the temperature would be slightly above freezing tomorrow.

Text 5

W：New City Railway Station.

M：Good evening .Could you tell me the time of the last train to London ,please?

W：Last train to London? Yes ,sir. 8: 35 ,change at Oxford.

M：Thank you very much.

Text 6

M：Did you hear what Fred did last night?

W：No ,not yet .What happened to him?

M：I guess he was a little drunk and he had a fight with his brother .Well ,he got so mad that he drove his car straight into the front of a drugstore.

W：What do you mean?

M：I mean he drove inside. The front of the store was completely destroyed .I actually saw it just now as I walked by .The car is still inside the store.

W：I’m afraid Fred is in trouble. Where is he now?

M：I hear he’s in the police station. It’s lucky no one was hurt.

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W：What part of the paper are you reading?

M：The travel section.

W：Are you thinking about our vacation already?

M：Yes ,it’s not so far away. I’ve been looking at these advertisements.

W：Why don’t we go to the same place we went last year?

M：I won’t stay at that hotel again. I have a better idea for this year. Look at this advertisement. This looks like a wonderful vacation to me.

W：“Three weeks.” “Ten exciting ports.” “Use the ship as a hotel.” How much does it cost?

M：The price isn’t given.

W：It must be expensive if they don’t give the price in the paper. And besides, I’d rather stay in one place.

M：I don’t want to sit on the same beach and eat the same food and look at the same walls every day for three or four weeks.

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M：I’m calling about your ad in today’s paper for a secretary .Is the position still available?

W：Yes ,it is .

M：I’d like to apply.

W：Do you have any experience?

M：Yes ,I do.

W：And can you type 60 words per minute?

M：Yes ,I can .May I request an interview?

W：Yes .What’s your name?

M：Peter Smith.

W：Is two o’clock Friday afternoon convenient for you?

M：Two o’clock is fine .Thank you very much.

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W：Hi ,Dave .Nice of you to take the trouble to get here .Come on in.

M：Wow. Looks as if the party is going strong.

W：Yeah .And they’re eating all my food. Oh , I’d like you to meet my sister ,Carol. She’s visiting for the weekend.

M：Oh .Which one is she?

W：She’s sitting on the sofa over there.

M：You mean the woman with long black hair?

W：That’s right. Let me introduce her to you .You’re very similar people ,both so friendly and adventurous.

M：And who’s the man sitting next to her ?Uh ,the man wearing the jacket.

W：Oh ,that’s Bob ,my ballet teacher.

M：Ballet teacher! I never knew you were into ballet.

W：I started about two months ago. Come on. I’d like you to meet them.

M：I’m coming.

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Hello! I’m Harvard Smith. As the editor of The Voice ,I’d like to introduce you to our school daily newspaper .We need volunteers to help us through our newspaper .Experience isn’t absolutely necessary .But we need people with writing and typing skills .Since The Voice comes out five days a week. We need excellent students who know how to plan their time well .Good grades are necessary .We can pay you ,depending on your work but don’t expect to get rich .This isn’t something you do for the money. Mostly it’s just for fun .Anyone who is interested in this job should speak to me immediately after this meeting. Be prepared to start right now. The first issue goes to press tomorrow.