高中英語必修5 單元檢測題3

單元檢測（三）

第一卷

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對

話僅讀一遍。

1.Whowilltakeaweek'sholiday?

A.Mr.Johnson.B.Thewoman.C.Neitherofthem.

2.Whichofthefollowingisthemansatisfiedwithabouttherestaurant?

A.Thefood.B.Thehouse.C.Theservice.

3.Whatwillthetwospeakersmostprobablydonext?

A.Playabasketballgame.

B.Somethingthemanwantstodo.

C.Somethingthewomanwantstodo.

4.Whatcanweknowabouttheman?

A.Helivesinthiscity.

B.Heisanewpoliceman.

C.Heisafriendofthewoman.

5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Thenoise.B.Theparty.C.Thepeople.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個

選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；

聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6.Whatisthewomandoingattheshop?

A.Buyingabike.

B.Helpingherfather.

C.Meetingafriend.

7.Whydoesthemanwantabike?

A.Totakeatour.

B.Tojoinaclub.

C.Togotowork.

8.Whatwillthemanprobablybuy?

A.Ausedbike.

B.Atouringbike.

C.Aracerbike.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.AtwhattimewillAliceandTonymeetfordinner?

A.6:00p.m..

B.5:30p.m..

C.7:00p.m..

10.Whydoesn'tTonywanttoseethefilm?

A.Heistoobusytoenjoyit.

B.Thefilmisn'tveryinteresting.

C.Thecinemaistoofar.

11.WhatwillTonydointheend?

A.Goonworkinginhisoffice.

B.MeetAlicestraightfromwork.

C.Gohomestraightfromwork.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12.HowdoesJuliafeel?

A.Excited.

B.Worried.

C.Frightened.

13.WhatdidthemandotohelpJulia?

A.Hewrotedownthenumberofthecar.

B.Hecalledthepolicetopunishthedriver.

C.Heofferedaglassofwatertocalmher.

14.WhatdoweknowaboutJulia?

A.Shedoesn'tfeelwellbecauseofillness.

B.Shewillbemorecarefulinthestreet.

C.Shegothurtbyacarbutnotseriously.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.WhattodoonSunday.

B.WhotopickupMum.

C.Whentorelaxthemselves.

16.WhatdoesthemanwanttodofirstonSunday?

A.PickupMum.

B.GofishingwithJim.

C.CallMum.

17.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Mumalwaysgetslost.

B.Thewoman'scarhasbeenrepaired.

C.Themanisinterestedinfishingthings.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whatisthespeaker?

A.Aguide.

B.Atraveller.

C.Agardener.

19.Whendidtheparkbecomethefirstnationalparkintheworld?

A.In1776.

B.In1813.

C.In1779.

20.Whafsthespeaker'smainduty?

A.Toprotectanimalsandplants.

B.Toprepareforcampfirewalks.

C.Toanswerquestions.

第二部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

21.Catchingsightoftheirheadteachercoming,thestudentsfellsilencein

_______flash.

A.the;theB./;aC.the;/D./;/

22.Ifyouwanttoslowdown,youmustharderonthebrakes.

A.takeB.pressC.sweepD.carry

23.Healthproblemsarecloselyconnectedwithbadeatinghabitsandaof

exercise.

A.limitB.lackC.needD.demand

24.Manycountriesarefacedwiththeproblemabouthowtoeconomic

development.

A.takeupB.speedupC.getupD.stayup

25.Imustyourpromiseyouwon'tbelateagain.

A.remindyoufor;whyB.remindyouto;inwhich

C.remindyouof;thatD.remindyou;which

26.―Canyoulendmeyourbookonscientificachievements?

—Youarenottogetthisbookfromme,becauseIwillreaditsoon.

A.possibleB.likelyC.perhapsD.probable

27.Don'tworry.There,sstilltimeanewspaperbeforethebusleaves.

A.lefttobuyB.leavingtobuyC.leftbuyingD.leavingbuy

28.Iunderstandwhatyousay,Idon'tagreewithyou.

A.WhenB.WhileC.AsD.If

29.Whenapencilispartlyinaglassofwater,itlooksasifit.

A.breaksB.hasbroken

C.werebrokenD.hadbeenbroken

30.ThisisthebuildingduringtheQingDynasty.

A.builtB.tobebuiltC.buildingD.beingbuilt

31.byagreaterdemandforvegetables,farmershavebuiltmoregreen

houses.

A.DrivenB.BeingdrivenC.TodriveD.Havingdriven

32.toreachthemonthephone,wesentanemailinstead.

A.FailB.FailedC.TofailD.Havingfailed

33.Everything,wewenthomehappily.

A.didB.doingC.todoD.done

34.,crying.

A.CameinJack*swifeB.IncameJack'swife

C.CameinsheD.Incameshe

35.Inthisseasideresort,youcanallthecomfortandconvenienceof

moderntourism.

A.enjoyB.applyC.receiveD.achieve

第二節(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選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項。

Iwasworkingasaconsidtant（顧I訶）inabeercompany,_36_thepresidentand

seniorvice-presidentscreateandputintotheirnewstrategic（戰(zhàn)略的）vision.ltwas

an_37_challenge.

Atthesametime,my_38—wasinthefinalstagesofcancer.

Iworkedduring_39—anddrove40mileshometobewithhereverynight.lt

was_40_andstressful,butitwas_41_Iwantedtodo.Mydutywastocontinuetodo

excellentconsultingduringtheday,_42_myeveningswereveryhard.Ididn't

mean_43_thepresidentwithmysituation,-44_Ifeltsomeoneatthecompanyneeded

toknowwhatwasgoingon.SoItoldthevice-presidentofHumanResources,askinghim

notto_45_theinformationwithanyone.

Afewdays_46_,thepresidentcalledmeintohisoffice.Ifiguredhewantedtotalkto

meaboutoneofthemanyissueswewere_47_.WhenIentered,he_48_metosit

down.Hefacedmefromacrosshislargedesk,lookedmein_49—eyesandsaidhear

yourmotherisvery_50_.n

Iwas_51^_caughtbysurpriseandburstintotears.Hejust_52_atme,letmycrying

subside（平息）,andthengentlysaidasentenceIwill_53_forget^Whateveryouneed.”

Thatwas_54_.Hisunderstandingandhiswillingnesstoletmebeinmypainandto

offerme_55_werequalitiesofcompassion（同情）thatIcarrywithmetothisday.

36.A.helpedB.helpingC.tohelpD.help

37.A.enormousB.easyC.emptyD.exciting

38.A.motherB.fatherC.daughterD.grandmother

39.A.thenightB.themorningC.thedayD.thenoon

40.A.tiredB.tiringC.totireD.tiresome

41.A.thatB.howC.whichD.what

42.A.eventhroughB.asifC.eventhoughD.asthough

43.A.botheringB.tobotherC.botheredD.tobebothered

44.A.yetB.andC.howeverD.so

45.A.tellB.sayC.shareD.give

46.A.beforeB.lateC.laterD.ago

47.A.workingatB.workingforC.workingoutD.workingon

48.A.madeB.letC.askedD.had

49.A.myB.hisC.theD.her

50.A.wellB.fineC.worseD.ill

51.A.totalB.intotalC.totallyD.totalup

52.A.staredB.glaredC.lookedD.glanced

53.A.everB.neverC.seldomD.usually

54.A.thisB.himC.thatD.it

55.A.nothingB.somethingC.everythingD.anything

第三部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

Myhouseismadeoutofwood,glassandstone.ltisalsomadeoutofsoftware.

Ifyoucometovisit,you*llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.Someonewillgive

youanelectronicPIN（個人身份號碼）towear.ThisPINtellsthehousewhoandwhereyou

are.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.Whenit*sdarkoutside,the

PINturnsonthelightsnearesttoyou,andthenturnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfrom

them.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthehouseknowsyourfavoritemusic,itplaysit.The

musicseemstobeeverywhere,butinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusic

ornomusic.lfyougetatelephonecall,onlythenearesttelephonerings.

Ofcourse,youarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.Thereisahome

controlconsole（控制臺）,asmallmachinethatturnsthingsonandoffaroundyou.

ThePINandtheconsolearenewideas,buttheyareinfactlikemanythingswehave

today.Ifyouwanttogotoamovie,youneedaticket.IfIgiveyoumycarkeys,youcanuse

mycar.Thecarworksforyoubecauseyouhavethekeys.Myhouseworksforyou

becauseyouwearthePINorholdtheconsole.

Ibelievethattenyearsfromnow,mostnewhomeswillhavethesystemsthatl*veput

inmyhouse.ThesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetterthantheonesI'veputin

today.

Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthanothers.ButI

hopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnew,andaskmyselfinstead,

“HowwillIlivewithoutthem?”

56.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Howtodevelopanewsystem.

B.ThefunctionofthePIN.

C.Ahomeforthefuture.

D.Easylifeinthefuture.

57.ThisPINtellsthehouse.

A.whatyouneed

B.whoandwhereyouare

C.wherethelightsnearestyouare

D.howyouwearclothes

58.Thewriter'snewhouseisdifferentfromordinaryonesmainlybecause.

A.ithasbeencontrolledbycomputers

B.youcanmakeatelephonecallanywhere

C.ithasyourfavoritemusicfollowingyou

D.thewriterisabletochangehisnewideaintopractice

59.Whatisthewritermostlikelytobeaccordingtothepassage?

A.AnITexpert.

B.Afamousdoctor.

C.Anidealist.

D.Anexperiencedteacher.

B

“I'vechangedmymind.Iwantedtohaveatelescope,butnowIwantmydaddyback.”

LucienLawrence'slettertoFatherChristmaswrittenafterhisschoolteacherfatherhad

beenknifedtodeathoutsidehisschoolgatemusthavetouchedeveryheart.Lucienwent

ontosaythatwithouthisfatherhecouldn'tseethestarsinthesky.Whenthosewhomwe

lovedepartfromus,wecannotseethestarsforawhile.

ButLucien,thestarsarestillthere,andoneday,whenyouareolderandyourtears

havegone,youwillseethemagain.And,inastrangeway,Iexpectthatyouwillfindyour

fatheristheretoo,inyourmindandinyourheart.lfindthatmyparents,longdeadnow,

stillfigureinmanyofmydreamsandthatIthinkofthemperhapsmorethanIeverdid

whentheywerealive.IstilllivetopleasethemandI'mstillsurprisedbytheirreactions.1

rememberthatwhenIbecameaprofessor,Iwassoproud,orrathersopleasedwith

myself,thatIcouldn'twaittocablemyparents.Thereplywasalongtimeincoming,but

whenitdid,allMothersaidwas“Ihopethismeansthatnowyouwillhavemoretimefor

thechildren「Ihaven'tforgotten.Thevaluesofmyparentsstillliveon.

ItmakesmepauseandthinkabouthowIwillliveonintheheartsandmindsofmy

childrenandofthoseforwhomIcare.WouldIhavebeenasreadyasPhilipLawrencehas

beentofacetheaggressors（挑釁者）,andtolaydownmylifeforthoseinmycare?How

manypeoplewouldwantmebackforChristmas?It'saseriousthought,onetogiveme

pause.

Ipraysilently,sometimesinthedeadofnight,thatancientcryofapoeCDelivermy

soulfromthesword（僉!I）,andmydarlingfromthepowerofthedog.”YetIknowthatdeath

comestousall,andsometimescomessuddenly.Wemustthereforeplannottolive

forever,butliveasifwewilldietomorrow.Weliveon,I'msure,inthelivesofthosewe

loved,andthereforeweoughttohaveacareforwhattheywillrememberandwhatthey

willtreasure.Ifmoreparentsknewthisintheirheartstobetrue,theremightbefewer

knivesonourstreetstoday.

60.Accordingtothewholetextwecanseethatthefirstparagraph.

A.putsforwardthesubjectofthetext

B.showstheauthor'spityonthekid

C.actsasanintroductiontothediscussion

D.makesaclearstatementoftheauthor'sviews

61.Inthesecondparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoexplaintous.

A.howmuchhemisseshisparentsnow

B.whyhisparentsoftenappearinhisdream

C.whenLucienwillgetoverallhissadness

D.howproudhewaswhenhesucceededinlife

62.Whatfeelingdidtheauthor'smotherexpressinherreply?

A.Proud.B.Happy.

C.Disappointed.D.Worried.

63.Whatdoesthewritermeanbythesentencetakenfromanoldpoeminthelast

paragraph?

A.Calloncriminalsandmurdererstolaydowntheirguns.

B.Adviseparentstostaywiththeirchildrensafelyathome.

C.Spendeverydaymeaningfullyinmemoryofthedeath.

D.Trytokeepviolenceandmurderfarawayfromsociety.

c

Lastweek,about600teenagersintheUSimaginedafuturechangedbytechnology

inwhichtheirlessonsaretaughtbyrobotsandtheylearnaboutcelebritiesandalien

languages.Theybelievetheywillusejetpacks,andhoverboards（旋轉(zhuǎn)飛盤）,aseveryday

transport.

Alltheparticipants（參力口者）ofthesurveyareteenagersbornintotheInternetage.The

studyistoshowhowthefirstcyber（與電腦有關(guān)的）generationdreamaboutafuturelife

createdbyadvancedtechnology.

Mostbelievetherewillstillbeschoolstogoto,butthattechnologywillplayan

increasinglyimportantroleinlearning.The600teenssurveyedthinktherewillstillbe

teachers,but37percentimaginethemtoberobots.Some24percentbelievethat

teacherswillstillbehumanbuttheywillhaveinterchangeablemicrochips（微型芯片）so

thatonepersoncanteachallsubjects.

Morethanoneintwobelievehoverboardingwillbepopular,whileone-thirdsaythat

wearingrocketbootswillbetheirfavouriteactivity.Anotherthirdthinkjetpackswillbe

popular.Nearly30percentthinkfootballandbike-ridingwillremainpopular.

Whenitcomestothecourses,theythinkfuturegenerationswillbelearningabout

robotbuilding（63percent）alienlanguages（47percent）,celebrities（26percent）andR&B

music（22percent）.

Childrenw川wearvirtualrealityhelmets（可視頭盔）tobringlessonstolife,say40per

cent,whileover20percentbelievetheywillnotneedlessonsbecausemicrochipsputin

theirheadwillsendrelevant（相關(guān)的）informationintothebrain.

MattWhyman.advisertothechiefmedicalofficeronyouthissuesatAmericanOnline,

said:Thekidsseemveryawareoftheliberatingqualitiesoftechnology.”

64.Thesurveywasmadeinordertoknow.

A.howthestudentswillgotoschool

B.whoiswillingtoattendthesurvey

C.whattheteenagersknowaboutadvancedtechnology

D.whatfuturelifewillbelikeinteens*eyes

65.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.TheteenagersbeingsurveyedhavesurfedtheInternet.

B.234teenssurveyedthinkteachersinthefuturewillstillbehumans.

C.Theirdreamsabouttheschoolfuturewillcertainlycometrue.

D.IntheUS,robotshaveappearedintheclassroomtogivestudentslessons.

66.Howmanyparticipantsbelievehoverboardingwillbepopular?

A.Lessthan100.B.180.C.200.D.Over300.

67.Thewriteriswhentellingtheresultsofthesurvey.

A.objectiveB.admiringC.criticalD.distrustful

D

Iwanttoletyouknowaboutaneventthatchangedmylifemanyyearsago.Wewere

livinginCollegeStation,TexasandmywifeandIwereonourwayhomefrom

Houston.Wedecidedtostopatalocalgasstationtogetsomethingtoeatsincewehad

enoughtime.

Whenwefinished,wegotbackintoourcarandbeforeIstartedit,wenoticeda

homelessmanstandinginfrontofthebuilding.Hisclotheswerewornanditlookedasifhe

didn'thaveanymoney.ltwascoldandIwassurehewantedsomethingtodrink.However,

itwasnotthisthatmoved（感動）me.

Adogwasalsowalkinguptothefrontofthebuilding.Beingadoglover,Inoticedthat

thedogwasamotherandthatshehadjusthadsomepuppies（小狗）.Shewashungryand

weakandIfeltsobadforher.lknewifshedidn'teatsoon,sheandherpuppieswouldnot

liveon.

Peoplewalkingbydidn'tevennoticeher.Shemightnothavebeenasprettyand

cleanasmost,butshestilldeserved（值得）better.Butwestilldidnotdoanything,

someoneelsedid.Thehomelessman,whoIthoughtcouldnotaffordanythingtoeat,went

backintoastoreandboughtdogfoodwithallthemoneyhehad.

Iknowthatthisstoryisn*tasinspirationalasmoststories,butitplaysagreatpartin

ourlives.Yousee,thatwasMother'sDayweekend.Andalotofpeopleforgetthatsome

animalsareparentstoo.

68.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.

A.theauthordidn'tlikedogs

B.thedogwasnotprettyenoughtobeloved

C.theauthorwantedtohelpthedogbuthewasunableto

D.thedogandherpuppieswereindangerofdyingofhunger

69.Whichofthefollowingmovedtheauthor?

A.Mostpeoplewalkingbythedogdidn'tnoticeher.

B.Thehomelessmanworewornclothesonthecoldday.

C.Thehomelessmanboughtfoodforthedogwithallofhismoney.

D.Thehomelessmanhadnotanymoneytobuyanyfoodforhimself.

70.Theauthordidthefollowingexceptthathe.

A.hadpityonthedogthatwasindanger

B.boughtdogfoodwithallthemoneyhehad

C.wasapersonwhotreasureddogsverymuch

D.wenthomefromHoustononeSundaymorning

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，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

Idon'trememberhowmanyexaminationsI*vetakensinceIbeganmy

schooling._71^_ldaresaythat,infact,almostnostudentlikesexaminations.

Weoftenhearpeoplesay“Examinationsareteachers*magicweapon's。mostofus

maythinkitisourteacherswhogiveusstudentssomanyexaminations._72_Since

almostallofthemhadoncebeenstudentsbeforetheybecameteachers.AsImentioned

justnow,wedon*tlikeexaminations,andneitherdoourteachers,whichmaybe

reasonablyconcluded.Whafsmore,themoreexaminationswetake,themoretimewillbe

takenfromourteachersandthemoretroubleourteachershavetotake.—73—

_74_Itisthesysteminourcountry,Ithink,thatgivesusstudentssomany

examinations.Iftherewerenoentranceexaminations,andallthestudentscouldgoupto

thehighergradeswithoutcompetition,therewouldnotbesomanyexaminationsin

primaryandmiddleschools.

_75_Onlyinthiswaycanexaminationsbegreatlyreduced,andthenallthe

studentswillbehappier.

A.AndIcan*tagreemore.

B.Thenwhafsthereasonforthelargenumberofexaminations?

C.Totellthetruth,Idon'tlikeexaminationsatall.

D.Soitisimportantandnecessarytoreformthetestsystem.

E.ButIdon*tthinkso.

F.Sowecaneasilygettheconclusionthatteachersarenottheoneswhoareto

blame.

G.Therearetoomanyexaminationswhichmakeusfeelexhaustedeveryday.

第二卷

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

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有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

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注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

LastsummerIgotoAmericaandstudiedatalanguageschool.Ihadmanywonderful

experience,butIalsohadasadone.Oneday,theschoolheldparty.whereIinvitedtotalk

aboutTianjin.AfterthattheyaskedmealotofthingsaboutChina.ButIcouldn'texplain

themwithEnglishclearly.lfeltsadly.llearntalessonfromthisexperience.!havealready

studiedEnglishforeightyears,Ican'tuseitverygood.Imustworkhardtoimprovemy

spokenEnglishsothatIwillnotbeabletocommunicatefreelywithforeigners.!hopeIcan

beabridgebetweenChinaandotherscountriesinthefuture.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)

人類已經(jīng)進(jìn)入信息時代，到本世紀(jì)中期，生活將會是什么樣子？請你根據(jù)以下要點提示，

寫一篇暢想未來的短文。

1.要點提示：

(1)生活的地方；

(2)購物和看??；

(3)電視節(jié)目；

(4)家務(wù)和上學(xué)；

(5)飲食；

(6)環(huán)境；

(7)宇宙探索。

2.寫作提示：

這是科幻題材的作文我們應(yīng)該根據(jù)所給的提示，合理發(fā)揮想像構(gòu)建未來的生活場景。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.必須包含所有的要點；

3.要有合適的題目。

參考詞匯：機(jī)器人robot

單元檢測（三）

1.C2.B3.C4.A5.B6.B7.C8.A9.A10.A11.B12.C13.C14.B

15.B16.B17.C18.A19.C20.C

Text1

W:I'dliketotakeaweek'sholiday,Mr.Johnson.Yousee,it'sbeenalongtimesince

IbeganmyworkandIhavenothadanyvacation.

M:Forgetit.WeYetoobusy.

Text2

M:Iwillnevercometothisrestaurantagain.Thefoodisterrible,althoughthehouse

looksnice.

W:NeitherwouldI,andtheservicehereispoor,too.

Text3

W:Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhourbeforethebasketballgame.

M:Ifsuptoyou.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.

Text4

M:Excuseme.IsthistherightwaytotheSummerPalace?Idonotlivearoundhere,

thoughIliveinthiscity.

W:Oh,sorry,Idon'tevenliveinthiscity.Look,thereisapolicemanoverthere.You

maygoandaskhimforhelp.

Text5

M:Sorry?Ididn'thearyouclearly.lfstoonoisyhere.

W:Iwassayingthatthepartywasgreat.Inoticedthatpeoplethereweresoexcited.

Text6

W:Hi,John.

M:Oh,hi,Laura,whatareyoudoinghere?

W:Uh,Tmusuallyhereonweekends.IVsmydad'sshop,soyouarelookingfora

bike?

M:Yeah.Nowthattheweatheriswarmingup,IthinkIshouldgetsomeexercise

insteadoftakingthebusallthetime.

W:Well,youcametotherightplace.Doyouknowwhatyouwouldlike?

M:Idon'twantaracerbikeoratouringbikeoranything.MostlyIwilljustbeusingitto

getmebackandforthfromwork.Oh,maybeIshouldtellyouthatI'veonlygot$150.

W:Well,youarenotgoingtogetanythingtopoftheline.Andwedohaveafew

second-handbikesthatareingoodcondition.

M:Thatsoundsgood.

W:OK.FollowmeandI'llshowyouwhatwe'vegot.

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M:Isthatyou,Alice?ThisisTony.Look...TmafraidIwon'tbeabletomeetyouat5:

30thisevening.HIhavetocomelater.

W:What?YoumeanyouYegoingtobelateagain?

M:Nowlisten,Alice,please.Itisn'tmyfault.lllhavetoworklatethiseveningandafter

thatrilhavetogohomeanddosomethingelse.Ican'tpossiblygototherestaurant

straightfromwork!

W:Ifsalwayssomething,isn'tit?Whenwillyoubeabletocome,then?

M:Don'tworry.Youwon*thavetowaitlong.IthinkI'llbethereat7.

W:At7?Butwearegoingtothecinemaafterdinner.Remember?

M:Iknow...anditstartsat7:30.Tmafraidwelljusthavetomissitthisevening.Well

beabletoseeitsomeothertime.

W:Oh,no,wewon't!Tonightisthelastnight.Meetmeattherestaurantat6:00!

M:Oh,dear...Inthatway111justhavetocomestraightfromwork.AIIright.Alice.Illbe

there.

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M:Julia!Whafsthematter?Youlookpale.Areyousick?

W:I...just...had...aterrible...experience.

M:Sitdown,please.Wouldyoulikeaglassofwater?

W:Thanks,Bob.Illbefineinaminute.

M:Didyouhaveanaccident?

W:Notexactly,butalmost.lwascrossingthestreetabouttenminutesagoandwas

almosthitbyacar.FortunatelyIjumpedbackintime.

M:Oh.dear!lhopeyougotthenumberofthecarsoyoucanreportthistothepolice.

W:ButbeforeIrealizedwhathadhappened,thecarwasalreadygone.

M:Driverslikethatshouldbepunished.Theydrivelikemad!

W:Iagree.AnywayIwon'tforgetthisforalongtime.

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W:DidItelly