【月考試卷】2019-2020學(xué)年度高三第一學(xué)期第一次月考英語試卷及答案

2019-2020學(xué)年尤溪五中高三第一學(xué)期第一次月考

英語試題

（考試時(shí)間：120分鐘試卷滿分：150分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

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弟一R

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(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)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀

下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Makeapresentation.B.Revisethedocuments.C.Findanotherprintshop.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Astorm.B.Aflood.C.Agarden.

3.Howdoesthewomanfindthefilm?

A.Funny.B.Popular.C.Boring.

4.WhydidBillgetfired?

A.Hewasalwayslateforwork.B.Hemadeabigmistakeatwork.

C.Heneededsomerestforhisillness.

5.WhatcouldMariaseeinheroldflat?

A.Thefields.B.Abrickwall.C.Therailwayline.

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弟一B

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(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)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，

每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第6和第7兩個(gè)小題。

6.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Doingtheshopping.B.Readinganovel.C.WatchingTV.

7.Wherewillthewomangofirst?

A.Tothepark.B.Tothepostoffice.C.Tothesupermarket.

聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第8和第9兩個(gè)小題。

8.Whatdoesthewomandislikeaboutthenewjob?

A.Theworkload.B.Thepay.C.Theposition.

9.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Livewithherbestfriend.B.Accepttheofferrightaway.

C.GotoVancouverandhavealook.

聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第10至第12三個(gè)小題。

10.HowmanybabiesdidTinagivebirthto?

A.2.B.3.C.4.

11.Whodidthemangetthenewsfrom?

A.Adoctor*.B.Tina'ssister.C.Tina'shusband.

12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Colleagues.C.Doctorandpatient.

聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第13至第16四個(gè)小題。

13.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.Inanadvertisingagency.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inagym.

14.WhatdoesthemanusuallydoonFridays?

A.Gotoexerciseclass.B.Visitfriends.C.WatchTV.

15.Whendothemanandhiswifealwaysgosailingtogether?

A.OnSaturdaymornings.B.OnSaturdayafternoons.C.OnSaturdayevenings.

16.HowdoesthemanusuallyspendSundayatnoon?

A.Cookingabiglunch.B.Goingfbrawalk.C.Eatingout.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第17至第20四個(gè)小題。

17.Whatisthespeaker?

A.Areporter.B.Astudent.C.Aheadmaster.

18.WhendidtheschoolmovetoAberdeen?

A.In2000.B.In1990.C.In1960.

19.Whatdidtheschoolbuildlastyear?

A.Twochemistrylabs.B.Twophysicslabs.C.Abiologylab.

20.Whatdoestheschoolaimat?

A.Offeringthechildrenbesteducation.B.Developingstudents9interestinstudy.

C.Becomingthemostfamoussecondaryschool.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分22.5分）

讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)項(xiàng)中，出最選項(xiàng)

WelcometoHolkerHall&Garden

VisitorInformation

HowtoGettoHolker

ByCar:FollowbrownsignsonA590fromJ36,M6.Approximatetraveltimes:

Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-1hour30minutes.

ByRail:theneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnfbrth.LancasterandPreston

forconnectionstomajorcities&airports.

Openingtimes

Sunday-Friday（closedonSaturday）11:00am-4:00pm,30March-2ndNovember.

AdmissionCharges:

Hall&GardensGardens

Adults:￡12.00￡8.00

Groups:￡9.00￡5.5

SpecialEvents

Producers'Market13thApril.

Joinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsome

excellentrecipeideas.

HolkerGardenFestival30thMay.

Theeventcelebratesits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,making

itoneofthemostpopulareventsinthegardening.

NationalGardenDay28thAugust.

Holkeronceagainopensitsgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyou

cantakeatourwithourgardenguide.

WinterMarket8thNovember

Thisisaneventforallthefamily!Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggiftswhileenjoying

alivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.

21.HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?

A.20minutes.B.25minutes.C.45minutes.D.90minutes.

22.HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisitHallGardens?

A.￡12.00.B.￡9.00.C.￡8.00.D.￡5.50.

23.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?

A.Producers9Market.B.HolkerGardenFestival.

C.NationalGardenDay.D.WinterMarket.

Once,alionessandhercub（幼崽）werehuntinginthejungle.Thebabyaskeditsmother,

nMother,whyarewehuntingwhenadeerisalreadyathome?”

Themothersaid,nMylove!Wecan'teatthatdeerbecauseithassurrendered（投降）himself

seekingourhelp.Heiswoundedandhelpless.Wemusthelphim.”

Thebabycubwassurprisedandquestionedagain,HWhyso?Thafsourfood,wecaneatit.”

nHoney,youareright!It*sourfoodandwecankillhiminanysecondbutdoyouthinkhe

deservestobekilledwhenhehascometousforprotection?”

Thebabycubcouldn'tunderstandhermother'svulnerability（軟耳號(hào)）.Itkeptquietandpacedwith

itsmother.Atlast,theydidn'tgetanythingandcamebacktotheircave.

Thedeer,ontheotherhand,wasterrifiedofhisowndecisionoftakingshelterinthecave.

Unfortunatelyhehadnochoice!Hewasattackedbyahunterandsomehowmanagedtoescape.While

runningforhislife,hesawthecaveandwithoutasecondthoughtenteredit.Hehadalreadygota

shotfromthehunter.Whenherealizedhewasinthelion'scave,hegaveuptheideaofrunningback

again.Thedeergazedatthelionesswithapitifullook,tearsrollingdown.Hesatthereasifheurged

forthemercyofthelioness.

Thelionesscameclosertothedeer,smelleditandslowlymovedoutofthecavewithhercub.

Whenthelionscameback,thecubaskeditsmothertokillthedeeragain.Butthelionesswas

firmonherdecision.Shesaid,^Sweetheart!Wecanmanageonenightwithoutanyfood.Tomorrow,

Iwoulddefinitelyfetchoutsomefoodforyou."

Thecubsaidnothing,grunted（睹B噥）alittle.

Whenthecubslept,thelionesswhisperedtothedeer."Run,away什omthisareabecauseIdoubt

ifIcouldsaveyouanylongerifthenexttimesituationdemands!”.

Thedeerlookedatthelionesswithgratitudeandslowlywalkedawayfromthecave.

24.Whatcontributestothedeer'ssurvival?

A.Thehuntefsmercy.B.Thelioness'ssympathy.

B.Thecub'sunderstanding.D.Thelioness'svulnerability.

25.Whatdoweknowaboutthedeer?

A.Hetrustedthelioness.B.Heregrettedsurrendering

C.Hewenttothecavebyaccident.D.Hetriedtofightthelioness.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?

A.Thedeermightbekilled.B.Thehunterwouldspotthedeeragain.

C.Thelionesscouldcurethedeer.D.Thecubmightdrivethedeerout.

27.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ArtofParentingB.ADeerHunt.

C.MomentofKindnessD.ANarrowEscape

C

Teensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoaCommonSenseMedia

reportpublishedMonday.

Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepfbrteenreaders,somedatainthereportshows

thatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren'slives,andindicateshowparentsmighthelp

encouragemorereading.

Accordingtothereport'skeyfindings,"theproportion（比例）whosaythey'hardlyever'read

forfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof17-year-oldsin1984to22percent

and27percentrespectivelytoday.”

Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsfbryoungerchildren,ages2一8,remain

largelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsessionhasdeclined,fromcloserto

anhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.

Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletocounsel（建議）parentslooking

fordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.Itdoespointoutthatmanyparentsstill

limitelectronicreading,mainlyduetoconcernsaboutincreasedscreentime.

Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparentsservingasexamples

andimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.Datashowsthatkidsandteenswhodo

readfrequently,comparedtoinfrequentreaders,havemorebooksinthehome,morebookspurchased

forthem,parentswhoreadmoreoften,andparentswhosetasidetimeforthemtoread.

Astheendofschoolapproaches,andschoolvacationreadinglistsloom（逼近）ahead,parents

mighttakethischancetostepinandmaketheirownsummerreadinglistandplanafamilytriptothe

libraryorbookstore.

28.WhatistheCommonSenseMediareportprobablyabout?

A.Children'sreadinghabits.B.Qualityofchildren'sbooks.

C.Children'safter-classactivities.D.Parent-childrelationships.

29.Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports"childrenarereadingalotlessforfiinn?

A.Inparagraph2.B.Inparagraph3.

C.Inparagraph4.D.Inparagraph5.

30.Whydomanyparentslimitelectronicreading?

A.E-booksareofpoorquality.B.Itcouldbeawasteoftime.

C.Itmayharmchildren'shealth.D.E-readersareexpensive.

31.Howshouldparentsencouragetheirchildrentoreadmore?

A.Actasrolemodelsforthem.B.Askthentowritebookreports.

C.Setupreadinggroupsfbrthem.D.Talkwiththeirreadingclassteachers.

D

Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonfbrbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportorriver.Peoplesettle

intheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturallysuitedtocommunicationsandtrade.New

YorkCity,forexample,isnearalargeharbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsits

populationgrewgraduallyfrom800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralong

periodoftime.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,was

unmappedwilderness（荒野）.Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,andtwoyearslater,itwasone

ofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.

DawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.Peoplewent

thereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailedhundredsofmilesupicyrivers.

ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirtyfeetofwetsnowthatcouldfallwithoutwarming.An

avalanche（雪崩）onceclosedthepath,killing63people.FormanywhomadeittoDawson,however,

therewardswereworththedifficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugforgold,4,000gotrich.

About100ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives.

Butnomatterhowrichtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.Necessitieslikefoodandwood

wereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadallbeenfound.Thecitywas

crowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestinsettlingdown,andwhentheyheardtherewere

newgolddiscoveriesinAlaska,theyleftDawsonCityasquicklyastheyhadcome.Today,people

stillcomeandgo—toseewheretheCanadiangoldrushhappened.Tourismisnowthechiefindustry

ofDawsonCity——itspresentpopulationis762.

32.WhatattractedtheearlysettlerstoNewYorkCity?

A.Itsbusinessculture.B.Itssmallpopulation.

C.Itsgeographicalposition.D.Itsfavorableclimate.

33.WhatdoweknowaboutthosewhofirstdugforgoldinDawson?

A.Two-thirdsofthemstayedthere.B.Oneoutoffivepeoplegotrich.

C.Almosteveryonegaveup.D.Halfofthemdied.

34.WhatwasthemainreasonformanypeopletoleaveDawson?

A.Theyfoundthecitytoocrowded.B.Theywantedtotrytheirluckelsewhere.

C.Theywereunabletostandthewinter.D.Theywereshortoffood.

35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theriseandfallofacity.B.ThegoldrushinCanada.

C.Journeysintothewilderness.D.TourisminDawson.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選

項(xiàng)。

Ifyouarealreadymakingthetimetoexercise,itisgoodindeed!Withsuchbusylives,itcanbe

hardtotryandfindthetimetoworkout.36Workingoutinthemorningprovidesadditional

benefitsbeyondbeingphysicallyfit.

?Yourproductivityisimproved.Exercisingmakesyoumoreawakeandreadytohandle

whateverisaheadofyoufortheday.37

?Yourmetabolism（新陳代謝）getsanewstart.38Ifyouworkoutinthemornings,then

youwillbegettingthecalorie（卡路里）burningbenefitsforthewholeday,notinyoursleep.

?39Studiesfoundthatpeoplewhowokeupearlyforexercisesleptbetterthanthose

whoexercisedintheevening.Exerciseenergizesyou,soitismoredifficulttorelaxandhavea

peacefulsleepwhenyouareveryexcited.

?40Ifyouworkoutbrightandearlyinthemorning,youwillbemorelikelytostickto

healthyfoodchoicesthroughouttheday.Whowouldwanttoruintheirgoodworkoutbyeatingjunk

food?Youwillwanttocontinuetofocusonpositivechoices.

Therearealotofbenefitstoworkingout,especiallyinthemornings.Setyouralarmclockan

hourearlyandpushyourselftoworkout!Youwillfeelenergizedalldaylong.

A.Youwillsticktoyourdiet.

B.Yourqualityofsleepimproves.

C.Youpreferhealthyfoodtofastfood.

D.Thereisnoreasonyoushouldexerciseinthemorning.

E.Youcankeepyourheadclearfor4-10hoursafterexercise.

F.Afteryouexercise,youcontinuetoburncaloriesthroughouttheday.

G.Ifyouareplanningtodoexerciseregularly,oryou'redoingitnow,thenlistenup!

第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項(xiàng)。

GoranKroppwasaSwedishadventurerandmountaineer.In1972,attheageofsix,withhis

father'shelp,he41Galdhopiggen.thehighestmountaininNorthernEurope.Twenty-threeyears

later,hestoodonthehighestpeakintheworld,Qomolangma.Hisjourneytothe42showsjust

howindependent,persistent（堅(jiān)持的）,anddeterminedthis43manis.

44mostpeoplearriveatthefoothillsofQomolangmabysomesortofmodem45,

Kroppbicycled7,000milesfromhishomeinSweden.Travelingbybikewasnot46.Hestopped

manytimesto47hisbikebecauseroughroadscausedmechanicalproblemsforhim.Inaddition,

hewasrunafterbydogs,stungbyhornets（馬蜂）,andwascaughtintherainseveraltimesbeforehe

48_thebaseofthemountain.

Kropp49toclimbQomolangmathesamewayhetraveledtothemountains:withoutthe

50ofothersandwithoutmodemconveniences.Unlikeother51，Kroppclimbedthe

mountainwithoutaguideorhelper.Hedidnot52bottledoxygentohelphim53athigh

altitudes,andhecarriedallofhis54himselfinapackthatweighedabout140pounds.

IttookKropp55triestoreachthetopofQomolangma.Thefirsttime,hehadto56

only350feetfromthetopbecausetheweatherwastoodangerous.Justafewdaysearlier,atthat

samelevel,eightclimbershad57whenasuddensnowstormhadhitthemountain.Hefeltdeep

sorrowforthem,andthusbecamemore58.Themountaineerwaitedoutthestorm,59,

andtriedagainafewdayslater.Thistime,hewas60,Afterhewalkeddownthemountain,he

gotbackonhisbikeandrodethe7,000milesbacktoSweden.

41.A.heardofB?dreamedofC.sawD.climbed

42.A.topB?countryC.areaD.valley

43.A.outstandingB.generousC.modestD.honest

44.A.UnlessB.OnceC.WhileD.Because

45.A.designB.vehicleC.theoryD.material

46.A.boringB.tiringC.easyD.busy

47.A.lockB.rideC.repairD.find

48.A.leftB?reachedC.discoveredD.toured

49.A.choseB.refusedC.agreedD.hated

50.A.presenceB.approvalC.assistanceD.knowledge

51.A.observersB.travelersC.mountaineersD.hikers

52.A.gatherB.orderC.shareD.bring

53.A.breatheB.walkC.liveD.stay

54.A.medicinesB-foodC.clothesD.equipment

55.A.twoB.threeC.manyD.several

56.A.goonB.getupC.setoutD.turnback

57.A.slippedB.wanderedC.diedD.injured

58.A.astonishedB?determinedC.satisfiedD.discouraged

59.A.hidB.stoppedC.survivedD.rested

60.A.thoughtfulB.successfulC.doubtfulD.meaningful

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

There?snosuchthingaslivingalone.Nevermindifyou're61onlypersonin

yourhouseandhavenodog,nocat,notevenfish.Youstillhavegotseveralbillion

62(roommate)一andsodoweall.Someofthemareharmless,someare63

(actual)helpfulandsomecouldevenkillyou.Theyare,ofcourse,bacteria,flingi(菌

類)andviruses,andlikeitornot,they5reonyou,aroundyou,anddeeplywithinyou.

Thefactthatbacterialifeiseverywhereisnot64(surprise).Ifssomethingyou

65(learn)fromyourchildhoodwhenyourmothertoldyounottodrinkwaterfrom

someoneelse'sglass.Therearelotsofbacteria66arelivinginyourteakettle.

Therearebacteria67(sleep)withyouonyourbed.Scientistsarebeginning

68(realize)therichnessofthemicrobiome(微生物群系)一whichisascomplex

astheones69(find)inoceans,rainforests,desertsandwoodlands.Yourhouse

hasamicrobiomeand70doyou.

2019-2020學(xué)年度高三第一學(xué)期第一次月考試卷

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第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

61.62.63.64.65.

66.67.68.69.70.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)單句改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題I分，滿分10分）

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（八），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

71.IbelievethatyouwillbeabletospeakEnglishfluentinonemonth.

72.Theseweresodifficultquestionsthatnoneofuscouldsettlethem.

73.Thescientistprefersgoingtoworkonfooteverydaytodrivehiscar.

74.Beforeyouwriteanarticleforanewspaper,itisnecessarytowriteaoutlinefirst.

75.Theboylosthisheartwhenheknewhefailedtheexamagain.

76.ThebossinwhichcompanyMr.Kingworkedheardabouttheaccident.

77.Thestudents,ratherthantheirteacher,isgoingtohaveapicnicthisweekend.

78.Beingadmittedauniversity,whetheritisfamousoneornot,doesn'tnecessarilymean

youwillsucceedinyourfuturelife.

79.Canyougivemesomeadviceonwhattodealwiththedifficulty?

8O.Thejokesthenaughtyboyplayedtotheoldpeoplemademanypeopleangry.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假定你是李華。你班同學(xué)決定為小明舉辦生日聚會(huì)。請(qǐng)你寫信邀請(qǐng)外教Susan參加，

要點(diǎn)包括：

L時(shí)間：周五晚8點(diǎn)至9點(diǎn)2.地點(diǎn)：學(xué)生俱樂部3.內(nèi)容：生日歌、蛋糕、游戲等4.

要求：備小禮物注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右，開頭語已為你寫好2可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以

使行文連貫;3.答案必須寫在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

Hi,Susan,

We'rethrowingasurprisepartyforXiaoming'sbirthday.

Yourstruly,

LiHua

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優(yōu)秀范文Hi,Susan,

We'rethrowingasurprisepartyforXiaoming'sbirthday.We'dliketoinviteyou

totheparty.Wewanttogivehimasurprise,sopleasekeepquietaboutit.We'llgather

attheStudents'Clubat8pmthisFriday,aftertheeveningclasses.Andit'sgoingtolast

aboutanhour.Weeachwillpreparealittlepresent.Whenhecomes,we'lllightthe

candlesandsing"HappyBirthday"togetherforhim.Thenthecakewillbecutandwe'll

singsongsandplaygames.It'llbenicetoseehowexcitedhewillbe.I'msureyou'll

haveagoodtimeattheparty,too.

Yours,

LiHua

Text1

M:Inordertogetthispresentationready,we'llhavetosendthesedocumentstoourusualprintshop.

W:Butthatplacewentoutofbusinesslastmonth.We'llhavetolookelsewhere.

Text2

W:Peter,wereyouallrightlastnight?

M:Oh,whatanight!Thetreesinmygardenwereblowndown.Itrained8centimetersinonehour.

It'sthebiggeststormIhaveeverexperienced.

Text3

M:Thisisthefunniestfilmyouwillseeallyear.It9saboutacatthatcantalk.Ithasgoodjokesand

sillysituations.You'lllaughthewholetime.

W:Oh,Idon'tknow.Therearen'tmanylaughs,andthereisnothingnewabouttalkinganimals.

Text4

W:IwassorrytohearthatBillwasfired.Iknowhewassickalotandheusuallywenttoworklate.

M:Oh,itwasn'tthat.Billmadeabigerrorinlastmonth'saccounting.

W:Oh,that'stoobad.

Text5

W:Maria'snewflatisbytherailwaystation,isn'tit?

M:Yes,andshe'sgotalovelyviewofthefieldsinsteadoflookingoutovertherailwayline.

W:Betterthanheroldflat.Allshecouldseewasabrickwallthere.

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W:Hi,Jack.Whatareyoudoing?

M:Tmreadinganinterestingnovel.Why?Whafsgoingon?

W:Well,⑥I'mwatchingTVtokilltime,butit9ssoboring.WouldyouliketogotoMRT

Supermarketwithme?

M:Isithavingasale?

W:Yeah.Mostsupermarketshavesomethingonsaleatthistimeofyear.

M:Thatsoundsgreat.Whenandwhereshallwemeet?

W:?rilpostapackagetomycousinfirstandmeetyouinfrontoftheparkin20minutes.

M:Sowe'llmeetthereat9:30.

W:Right.Seeyouthen.

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M:Hey,Carol,Ihearyoumaygetthatnewjob.

W:Yeah,they'regoingtocallme.There7estillacoupleofproblems,though.

M:Really?Whatproblems?

W:Well,thejobisinVancouver.Myclosestfriendlivesthere,butI'mnotsureIwanttomove.Also,

thepositionmaybebetter,⑧butthemoneyisthesame.Ireallydon'tknowwhattodo.

M:Well,don'taccepttheofferrightaway.Youshouldmakealistofallthegoodandbadthingsabout

yournewjob.Youshouldalsotalktoyourbossandtellherthatyouneedapayraise.You'llhave

moreworktodo,afterall.

W:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemove?

M:⑨TakeatriptoVancouver.Seeifyoulikeit.

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W:Anambulancestoppedinourneighborhoodlastnight.Whathappened?

M:ItcameforTina.Shewastakentohos