2023民興八年級(jí)上第一次月考

2023-2023學(xué)年度泰州市民興中學(xué)第一學(xué)期第一次月考八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)試卷（考試時(shí)間：120分鐘滿分：150分）第一部分選擇題（85分）一、聽(tīng)力(共20小題;每小題1分,計(jì)20分)A)聽(tīng)下面10段對(duì)話，每段對(duì)話后有1個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話讀兩遍。()1.Whatisthesaladmadefrom? A. B. C.()2.Whereistheboygoing?A.B. C.()3.WhichoneisMary?A. B. C.()4.Whattimedidthefirstclassbegin?A. B. C.()5.HowlongdoesTomspendonhishobbiesnow?A.Abouttwohours.B.Abouthalfanhour.C.Aboutanhour.()6.Whowillprobably(可能)getthecoffee?A.Jack.B.DavidC.Thewomanherself.()7.Whereisthewoman’swatch?A.Onthedesk.B.Inthebag.C.Onthebedsidetable.()8.Whatcolouristhewoman’sbedroom?A.Green.B.Blue.C.Yellow.()9.WhyisthewomangoingtoNewYork?A.Toworkthere.B.Tovisitafriend.C.Tohaveaholiday.()10.Howmanydesksaretherefortheparents?A.Sixteen.B.Twenty-five.C.Twenty-six.B)聽(tīng)對(duì)話和短文答題。聽(tīng)第一段對(duì)話，回答第11-12小題.()11.Whoarethey?A.Amumandason.B.Adoctorandapatient(病人).C.Ateacherandastudent.()12.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Wheretoeatlunch.B.Howtobeagainstrules(違反規(guī)則).C.Whattodoontheplayground.聽(tīng)第二段獨(dú)白，完成信息記錄表第13-15小題。SomeinformationaboutMaryLasttermShestudiedat___13___MiddleSchool.ThistermAllherteachersandclassmatesarenicetoher.Butshestillfeels___14___.TodayIt’sher___15___dayatthenewschool.()13.A.Sunshine B.Star C.Moon()14.A.excited B.unhappy C.afraid()15.A.first B.third C.second聽(tīng)第三段獨(dú)白，回答第16-20小題。()16.WheredoesMikework?A.Heworksinashopnearhishome.B.Heworksinanofficeinatallbuilding.C.Heworksinafactoryfarfromhishome.()17.Howdoeshegotoworkandbackhomeeveryday?A.Onfoot. B.Onhisbike. C.Bybus.()18.Howdidhefeelwhenhecamebackhomelateoneday?A.Hefelthappybecausehemetanoldfriendonhiswayhome.B.Hefeltveryhungryandwantedtohavesupperatonce.C.Hedidn’tfeelhappywiththepriceofthebusticket.()19.Nowthebusticketis_________lastweek.A.moreexpensivethan B.muchcheaperthan C.asexpensiveas()20.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisTRUE?A.Mikelikeswalkingmorethantakingabus.B.Mike’swifeisunhappytohearthenewsabouttheticket. C.Mikethinkshewillsavelessmoneyfromnowon.二、單項(xiàng)選擇從下列每題所給的選項(xiàng)中，選擇一個(gè)最佳答案。（共20小題；每小題1分，計(jì)20分）()1.—Doyouknow______manonTV?—Yes,heis_______honestperson.Nowheisplanning____one-daytrip.A.a,an,anB.an,the,aC.the,an,aD.the,a,an()2.—Didyouenjoyyourselfattheparty?—Yes.I’veneverbeen（去過(guò)）toonebefore.A.amoreexcitingB.themoreexcitedC.amoreexcited D.themostexciting()3.There_______lotsofbadnewsontheInternetforchildren. A.seemstobe B.seemtobe C.seemstohave D.seemtohave()4.Hegotuptogetsomehotwaterbutfoundtherewas_________leftinthebottle.A.afew B.few C.alittle D.little()5.ThepriceofhousesinBeijingisas_______as_________inShanghai. A.high,this B.higher,those C.expensive,theone D.high,that()6.Shanghaiisbiggerthan___inJiangsuprovinceandbiggerthan____inChina.A.anycity,anycityB.anycity,anyothercityC.anyothercity,theothercitiesD.anyothercity,anycity()7.Why______________shoppingwithyouyesterday?A.doesn’thego B.nothego C.nottogo D.didn’thego()8.—_______isthecostofthetriptoShanghaiDisneyland?—Oh,morethan300yuan.A.HowB.WhatC.HowmanyD.Howmuch()9.Thisyear’sNationalDayiscoming.Wewillhave7days______.Thisistheplan_________the7days. A.of,of B.off,of C.off,for D.of,for()10.Bobswims________thanI,buthedoesn’tswim_________mybrother.A.morewell,aswellas B.better,asgoodasC.better,sowellas D.better,sogoodas()11.—______________?—She’sakindperson.A.HowisyourEnglishteacherlikeB.What’syourEnglishteacherlikeC.WhatdoesyourEnglishteacherlike D.WhatdoesyourEnglishteacherlooklike()12._________badnewsitisand_____________thechildrenalllook!A.Whata;howsurprisedB.What;howsurprisedC.What;howsurprisingD.How;whatsurprised()13.Therearemany_________inSuzhou,Iam_____inthemandwanttogothereagain.A.placeofinterests,interestedB.placeofinterests,interestingC.placesofinterest,interestedD.placesofinterest,interesting()14.—Whatareyoudoing,Amy?—Iwantto________thesepicturesonthewall.A.putonB.putupC.putoutD.putdown()15.StudentsinGrade9have______freetimethanusandtheyhave_____after-classactivities.A.fewer;fewerB.less;less C.fewer;less D.less;fewer()16.—Don’tforgettogivemybestwishestoyourfamily.—Oh,________.A.Idon’t B.Iwon’t C.Ican’t D.Iwill()17.Whensomething_______you,youshouldlearntomakeyourselfless_____aboutit.A.worry;worriedB.worries;worriedC.worry;worryD.worries;worry()18.Shedidn’tfeellastweek,andsheisnow,sheneedstoseethedoctor.A.good,muchmoreworse B.well,muchworseC.well,morebad D.good,moreworse()19.ThenewspapersaysthatthePresidentoftheUSAarrived______Beijing______November8thtovisitChina.A.at;on B.in;on C.at;in D.in;in()20.—Thankyouverymuchforgivingmethisbeautifulcard.—A.Really,doyoulikeit?B.It’sonlyalittlethingC.Isitbeautiful?D.I’mgladyoulikeit.三、完形填空閱讀短文，從每題所給選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。（15分）LiMingisa13-year-oldstudentinShanghai.LastMay,hespentmostofhisfreetime__1__KingofGlory(王者榮耀).“___2___oftheboysinmyclassisplayingit,”hesaid,“Goodplayersarerespected(受尊敬的).”KingofGlorywassucha___3___mobilegameinChinathatithas50million___4___users.Unlikeothergames,KingofGlorynamesallofitscharacters(角色)__5__peoplefromChina’shistory.“Allofthemlookverycool,”saidLi.Hisfavourite__6__isJingKe.“Sheisverypretty,”Theboyadded.“Pretty?”Yes,youreadright.The___7___JingKewasaman.___8___inthegame,itturnedhimintoawoman.JingKeisnottheonlyone.LiBai,asweknow,wasoneofthemostfamous___9__inhistory.Thegamemadehimintoamurderer(兇手).China’sfirstknownphysician,BianQue,doesn’tjusttakecareof__10__people.Healsopoisons(毒害)hisenemies.Thishascausedahotdebate(爭(zhēng)辯).Someparentsare___11___thatthegamemaymislead(誤導(dǎo))theirchildren.AnarticleinGuangmingDailyalsocriticized(批評(píng))KingofGloryforthesamereason.ItsaysthegamerewroteChina’shistory.“Not___12__canbeagame,”itsays.Others,however,arelessworried.Theythinkagameisagame.“Whydowehavetofeelsoserious__13__playingagame?”oneofthemasked.Therealproblem,maybe,isthatthereisnogameratingsysteminChina.ThedesignerdesignedKingofGloryforpeople__14___16yearsold.Accordingtoasurvey,however,about30﹪oftheplayersareinprimaryormiddleschool.Theyare__15__youngtotellthedifferencesbetweenfactandfiction(虛構(gòu)).IfTencent(騰訊),thegame’sdeveloper,coulddosomethingaboutthis,theproblemmightsoonbeover.()1.A.withB.forC.onD.at()2.A.every B.each C.all D.both()3.A.amazing B.popular C.exciting D.boring()4.A.dailyB.weeklyC.monthlyD.yearly()5.A.forB.byC.withD.after()6.A.heroB.doctorC.singerD.farmer()7.A.trueB.realC.famousD.new()8.A.AndB.OrC.ButD.so()9.A.poets B.writers C.kings D.artists()10.A.oldB.youngC.sickD.ill()11.A.worriedB.interestedC.surprisedD.excited()12.A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything()13.A.whenB.whyC.howD.what()14.A.morethan B.lessthan C.atmost D.fewerthan()15.A.soB.as C.veryD.too四、閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。(30分)AWanttoenjoysomeextremesports(極限運(yùn)動(dòng))?Herearesomeextremesportclubsacrossuniversities(大學(xué))intheUK.Octopush(水中曲棍球)Oxford,York,AberdeenandWarwickareonlysomeoftheuniversitiesthatofferthisunusualsport.Anyonewhoisabletoswimcanplay.Twoteamsofsixplayersplaytogether.Everyonewearsamaskandcarriesasmallwoodstick.SkiingandsnowboardingNearlyeveryuniversityintheUKhasaskiingandsnowboardingclub.Forexample,Brumski&BoardClubofBirminghamUniversityhasrunfor30yearsandhasabout500members.TheyholdChristmasandEasterskitripseveryyearandtakepartincompetitions.SkateboardingWarwickUniversityishometotheLongboardingClub.ALongboardistwoorthreefeetlongerthanausualskateboardandhasawiderwheelbase.WithoutofferingclubT-shirts,theLongboardingChubletsmembershavetheirpersonalsocks.BASEjumpingTheUniversityofLincolnoffersBASEjumping.InBASEjumping,playersjumpfromfixedobjectsanduseaparachute(降落傘)tobreaktheirfall.TheygoonweeklytripstoSkydiveHibaldstow.()1.IfastudentwantstotakepartinOctopush,heorsheshouldbeableto_______.A.ski B.swim C.skate D.skydive()2.HowmanymembersarethereinBrumski&BoardClub?A.About30. B.About300. C.About50. D.About500.()3.Ausualskateboardis__________thanalongboard.A.shorter B.longer C.wider D.bigger()4.WhichuniversityoffersBASEjumping?A.Oxford. B.York. C.Lincoln. D.Warwick.()5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthemostcommonsportinUKuniversities?A.Octopush. B.Snowboarding. C.Skateboarding. D.BASEjumping.BWhenIwasyoung,myparentsalwaystoldmethatIshouldnevertalktostrangers.TheytoldmeIshouldnevertakefoodorcandyfromstrangers,nevergetinacarwithstrangers,andsoon.Buthowcouldwemakenewfriendsifwewerelikethat.We'dnevergetajob.Wewouldneverhavethejoycomingfromtalkingwithstrangers.Andthen,howcanwebreaktheice?Don'tjustlookatyourshoes.Goandsay“Hi”tothepersonbeforeyou.Itwillbeeasiertobreaktheiceifyouknowmoreaboutdifferentcultures.British:Beautifulday,isn'tit?TheweatherinBritainchangesoften.So,peopleoftentalkaboutit.Remembertosay“yes”whenotherssaythistoyou.It'sjustastartofafriendlytalk,notarealquestion.French:Wheredidyougoonholiday?TotalkwithaFrenchperson,thesafestwayistoaskhisorherlastholiday.Frenchstudentsenjoyaholidayfor10to15dayseverytwomonths.Frenchemployees(員工)getmorethansixweeksofholidayseveryyear.American:So,whereareyoufrom?TheUSissobigandpeoplemovesooften.Youcantrytofindsomethingtotalkaboutwiththeplacethey'refrom.Forexample,youcouldsay，“Oh,Ihaveafriendstudyinginyourcity.”()6.Whydidthewriter'sparentstellhimnottotalktostrangers?A.Itcouldbringdanger.B.Itwasboring.C.Itwaspartofthelife.D.Theirsondidn'tliketotalktostrangers.()7.ThebestthingtotalkwithBritishis________．A.thefogB.therainC.theweatherD.thewind()8.TotalkwithaFrenchperson,thesafestwayistotalkabout________．A.hisorherfamilyB.hisorherparentsC.hisorherfriendsD.hisorherlastholiday()9.Americanstalkaboutplacesoftenbecause________．A.TheyliketravellingB.TheylovetheirhomeC.It'sabeautifulcountrywithamazingplacesD.Thecountryissobigandpeopleoftenmove()10.Thewriterseemstothink________．A.hisparentswererightB.hecantalkwithstrangersfreelyC.itisimportanttotalkwithstrangersD.heisafraidofstrangersCLifeislikefourseasons.NowIamveryold,butwhenIwasyoung,itwasthespringofmylife.Iwasborn,Iplayedalot,andthenIstartedschool.Ilearntmanynewthings.Likeaflower,Igrewbiggereveryday.Therewerehappydaysandsorrowfuldays:somedaysthesunshone,andsomedaysitdidn’t.Inmytwenties,Ihadagoodjob.Iwasstrongandhappy.ThenImarriedandhadachild.Inthosedays,Ididn’thavemuchtimetothink.EverydayIwasbusyandworkedveryhard.Andso,Istartedtogetsomewhitehair.Thesummerofmylifepassedquickly.Thenthedaysgotshorter.Leavesfellfromthetrees.Mychildwasauniversitystudent,andthenanengineer.Myhomewasmuchquieter.Istartedwalkingmoreslowly.OnedayIstoppedwalking.Ihadmoretime.Iunderstoodthiswasmyautumn,abeautifultimewhenthetreeschangecolorandgiveusdeliciousfruits.Butthedayskeptgettingshorterandcolder.Winterhascome.Iamgettingolderandolder.IknowIdonothavemanydaysleft,butIwillenjoythemtotheendandtrytomakemywinterawarmone.()11.Thewriterstartedwalkingmoreslowlyinthe________ofhislife.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter()12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingagesisduringthesummerofthewriter’slife?A.14. B.27. C.61. D.89.()13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sorrowful”inthefirstparagraphmean?A.Sad. B.Exciting.C.Wonderful.D.Bored.()14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriterwasanengineer.B.Thewriterhasagardenwithflowers.C.Thewriterwasalwayshappyasachild.D.Thewriterisoldandweak,buthestillenjoyshislife.()15.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe________.A.Mylife B.FourseasonsC.Fourseasonsinayear D.Fourseasonsinmylife第二部分非選擇題（共65分）五、閱讀表達(dá)閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。（10分）MrsDuncanwasgoingawayforabouthalfamonthonabusinesstrip.Beforesheleft,shesaidtoherson,“Ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourmotherhasbeenoutfordoingsomethingimportant,andwillbebackinhalfamonth,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupofcoffee.”

“OK,mom,”saidherson.Butshewasafraidthathersoncouldn'trememberthis,soshewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohisson.Hersonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.

Sixthdayspassed,butnoonecametovisithismother.Theboythoughtthattherewasnobodycomingandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Aladywasstandingatthedoorandsaid,“Whereisyourmother?”Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Buthecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,“Nomore.”Theladywasverysurprised.Sheasked,“Nomore?Imetyourmotherlastweek.Whendidithappen?”“Burntyesterdayevening.”回答下面5個(gè)問(wèn)題，每題答案不超過(guò)5個(gè)詞。1.HowlongwasMrsDuncangoingoutonabusiness?_____________________________2.WheredidMrsDuncanwritethewordsdown?_________________________________3.Onwhichdaydidtheladycometovisittheboy’smother?_____________________4.Howdidtheladyfeelafterhearingtheboy’swords?__________________________5.Whatdoyouthinkoftheboy?_______________________________________________六、任務(wù)型閱讀閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。（10分）Allschoolshavetheirownrules(規(guī)則).Theruleschangefromoneschooltoanother.Someschoolsaremuchstricter（嚴(yán)格）thanothers.Therearealsosomerulesthatarestrangeorfunnytous.Herearesomefunnyschoolrules:StrictJapaneserulesMostschoolsaskstudentstowearuniforms,suchassportssuitsorskirts.ButJapaneseschoolsevenhaverulesaboutthecolourofunderwear!Theyalsoneedthatgirls'socksshouldbefolded(折疊)inacertainwayandboys'headsshouldbeshaved(剃).OtherJapaneseschoolstellstudentsthattheycan'tgotothemoviesaftersunset.DifferentshoesintheUSAAtsomeAmericanschools,studentshavetochangetheirshoeswhentheygointotheschoolseveryday.Thismakessurestudentswon'tfalloveronthefloorsandkeepstheschoolsclean.NostrangehairintheUKStudentscan’thavestrangehairstylesinsomeBritishschools.ButtheycanwearcertainhairstylesduringtheWorldCupyears.Thereweretwostudentswhohadspecialhairstylesduringthe2002WorldCup.AftertheWorldCup,theirteachersaskedthemtogotothebarber'satonce.TopicFunnyschoolrulesindifferent__1__InJapanWear__2__,suchassportssuitsorskirts.Becarefulwiththe__3__ofunderwear!GirlsFoldsocksinacertain__4__.BoysShavetheirheads.___5___gotothemoviesaftersunset.In___6___Changetheirshoeseveryday.BecarefulnottofalloveronthefloorsKeeptheschools__7__.IntheUK__8__strangehairstylesinsomeBritishschoolsisn'tallowed(允許).duringtheWorldCupStudentsare__9__towearcertainhairstyles.__10__theWorldCupStudentsshouldgotothebarber’s.1._________2.__________3.__________4.__________5.__________6._________7.__________8.__________9.__________10._________七、詞匯運(yùn)用根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)漢語(yǔ)提示填詞，或用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。（15分）A.根據(jù)句意和漢語(yǔ)提示，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~（每空限一詞）。（5分）1.Therehavebeenmany_________(模型)ofChina'snewplaneC919sinceitflewintotheskyforthefirsttimeonMay5thisyear.2.The_________(總統(tǒng))fromdifferentcountrieswatchedtheshowswithustwomonthsago.3.Whenthey______(到達(dá))lastnight,theyputuptheirtentandhadagoodrest.4.Simonishelpful,heoftenenjoys_____________(自動(dòng)給予)mehelp..5.Thechildrenaretooyoungtositquietly_______________(自始至終)thespeech(演講).B.用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空（每空不限一詞）。（10分）6.Whatapity!Suelostthegamebecausethe__________(weigh)ofhershoesmadeitdifficultforhertorunfast.7.Theeffectofthiskindofmedicineneeds__________(far)studybeforeitcanbewidelyused.8.Thelittledogisdying,butIam_________(help)todoanythingforit.9.Keep___________(try)andyouwillfindyoucanrememberthingsbetter.10.Itrainedheavilyandthewindblewalot.Andtheweatheriseven(terrible)today.11.__________(luck),hedidn’tmissthelastbustohisofficeatlast.12.MysisterandIlearnedtoswimby___________(we)whenwewereyoung.13.EverybodyagreedthatJohn’sjokeswere__________(funny)ofall.14.Asweknow,therearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishand________(Britain)English.15.Whenwegothome,wecouldn'twait________(turn)ontheTV.Butthematchwasover.八、短文填空根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，補(bǔ)全空格內(nèi)單詞，使短文完整、通順。（請(qǐng)?jiān)陬}下方的橫線上寫(xiě)出完整單詞）（10分）Doyoulikeshortvideos?Mostyoungpeoplewouldsay“Yes”.Whichapp(應(yīng)用)doyoulikebest?B__1__theyoungandtheoldwouldsay“Douyin”.NowDouyinisoneoftheh__2__videoappsinChina.W__3__doChinesereallylikeshortvideosonmobile?Yes!Forentertainment(娛樂(lè)).Videoscani__4__differentthemes:cooking,travel,music,fashion…Shortvideosareoftenbrief,withlively,funny,useful,orevenemotionalcontents(感人的內(nèi)容).What’smore,itisoftenordinary(普通的)peoplebehindthescreen,showingtheird__5__life.Thisfacthasasenseofclosenesstotheaudience(觀眾).Theapphasaneasywayforuserstofilmandmakevideos,lettinganyonebeabletopublish(發(fā)布)ifhewantstodo.Yes!Douyinisconvenientandeasy.It’seasyforuserstoputtheirshortvideosontheI__6__.Theycans__7__fortheirfavouritevideoseasilyontheappthroughtheirmobile.Thisiseasierthanreadingarticlesinbooksorm__8__.Thevideoissorelaxingthatpeoplecanenjoytheirfreemomentsofadayhappily.However,it’snotgoodforteenagerstoenjoyt__9__onDouyin.Theywills__10__toomuchtimewatchingshortvideosandforgettodowhattheyshoulddo.So,teachersandparentsshoulddosomethingtoprotecttheyoungstudents.1._________2.__________3.__________4.__________5.__________6._________7.__________8.__________9.__________10._________九、書(shū)面表達(dá)（20分）請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面提示，以Mybestfriend為題寫(xiě)一篇短文介紹你的好朋友Daniel。特點(diǎn)圓臉，瘦高個(gè)兒；很幽默，經(jīng)常講笑話讓我們開(kāi)懷大笑。品行愿意和朋友分享東西；對(duì)人友善；時(shí)刻準(zhǔn)備幫助別人。愛(ài)好喜歡閱讀、旅行；今年暑假剛?cè)チ吮本┑氖澜绻珗@......（簡(jiǎn)單介紹世界公園之旅）未來(lái)計(jì)劃長(zhǎng)大想當(dāng)……要求：1、表達(dá)清楚，語(yǔ)句通順，意思連貫。2、短文必須包括所有的信息，省略號(hào)部分適當(dāng)發(fā)揮2-3句。3、詞數(shù)100詞左右。開(kāi)頭及結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。4、不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名、校名、地名等相關(guān)信息。MybestfriendDanielIhaveawonderfulfriendnamedDaniel.I’dliketotellyousomethingabouthim.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)試卷聽(tīng)力材料及答案2023/9/22A)聽(tīng)下面10段對(duì)話，每段對(duì)話后有1個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話讀兩遍。1. W:Thesaladtastesgreat.Whatisit? M:It’swatermelonsalad.2. W:IhearyouareleavingforParisnextweek.Whatareyougoingtodothere? M:Furthertrainingfortwomonths.3. W:IsMaryshort? M:No.Sheistallandhaslongstraighthair.4. W:It’saquarterpasteight.Youaretenminuteslateforthefirstclass.Whathappenedtoyou,Jim? M:Sorry,therewasalotoftrafficontheway.5. W:Tom,howlongdoyouspendonyourhobbies?M:Ispentabout2hoursinthepast,butnowabouthalfanhour.Ihavetoomuchworktodo.6. W:David,canyougoandgetsomecoffee,please? M:Sorry,I’mabitbusy.MaybeJackcanhelpyou.7. W:Didyouseemywatch?It’snotinmybagoronmydesk. M:Isawitonthebedsidetablejustnow.8. W:Comeandlookatmybedroom.I’vepaintedit.Doyoulikethebluewalls?M:Oh,well,theyarenicerthanbefore.Ihatethoseyellowwalls.9. W:IammovingtoNewYork.Ihavegotanewjob. M:We’llmissyou.10. W:Arethere