2021-2022學年高中英語新北師大版必修第一冊Unit1LifeChoices單元測評習題含解析x

第一單元測評

（時間：120分鐘滿分：150分）

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)小題和閱讀下題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanusuallyhaveforbreakfast?

A.Friedcakes.

B.Friedrice-noodles.

C.Noodles.

2.Whatwillthewomandofirst?

A.Withdrawsomemoney.

B.Seethedentist.

C.Gotothehistoryclass.

3.WhatisthetimebySandra'swatch?

A.2:55.B.3:00.C.3:05.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Fillingouttheformsisnoeasythingtodo.

B.Sheforgottofillouttheforms.

C.She'11remindthemanabouttheforms.

5.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Differencesbetweenmeatandfruit.

B.Differentideasaboutmeatandvegetables.

C.Differentkindsofmeat.

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、7題。

6.Whycan,tthewomanhavethepartyonthetwenty-ninth?

A.Shewillattendameeting.

B.Shewilltraveltoanothercity.

C.Shewillseeherdoctor.

7.Howlongwillthepartyrun?

A.Fourhours.

B.Threehours.

C.Twohours.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Wheredidthemanseetheadforthebikesale?

A.OnTV.

B.Inadepartmentstore.

C.Inthenewspaper.

9.Whichbikeisthelatestmodel?

A.TheCurzon.

B.TheAderson.

C.TheInstant.

10.Whatdoesthemandecidetodointheend?

A.Buythecheapestone.

B.Gototheshoptolookatthebikesfirst.

C.Buytheoneremendedbythewoman.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.What*sthemandoing?

A.Makingaphonecall.

B.Explaininghowtousethephone.

C.Chargingthewomanforusingthephone.

12.What'sgoodaboutthecard?

A.Itsavesmoney.

B.It'smuchsafer.

C.It'sconvenient.

13.Whatwi11thewomanprobablydonext?

A.Asksomeoneforchange.

B.Calltheinformationoffice.

C.Usetheman'sphonecard.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Librarianandstudent.

B.Classmates.

C.Teacherandstudent.

15.Whatdidthemanthinkofthepsychologylesson?

A.Boring.

B.Exciting.

C.Interesting.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutProfessorRivers?

A.Heaskedhisstudentsadifficultquestion.

B.HenamedsixfamouswomeninAmericanRevolution.

C.Hewasunabletoanswerastudent*schallenge.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

Aplainingaboutsomething.

B.Warningthebusmanager.

C.Makingsuggestions.

18.HowoftenistheNumber16bussupposedtotraveltotheairport?

A.Every5minutes.

B.Every10minutes.

C.Every15minutes.

19.Howmanypassengersshouldabuscarryatthemost?

A.40.B.60.C.129.

20.WhatdidthespeakerfindoutonSaturdaymorning?

A.Thebuswasspeeding.

B.Thebuswasoverloaded.

C.Thebusdidn,teontime.

第二部分閱讀理解（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A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Inthetenthgrade,Ibeganworkingforfreeatavet'sthatwasrunbyafriend.I

wantedtogetexperienceforwhatIthoughtwouldbemyfuturejob.However,onone

particularSaturdaymorningIlearntsomethingperhapsmoreimportant.

Thehospitalwasinthemiddleofoneofthepoorersectionsofthecityandsome

peoplecouldonlypayforthemostbasictreatments.OnthisSaturday,amanandhis

youngson,whowasprobablyabout7yearsold,walkedinwithasmallcatinacardboard

box.Therewassomethingwrongwiththecat'slefteye.Butthemancouldnotafford

topayforthecostofthemedicine.Hekeptquietforawhile,andthenheaskedwhere

thenearestanimalshelterwas.Hearingthis,hissoncriedandstartedtoarguewith

him.Allofasudden,anolderwomanwhowassittinginthewaitingroomstoodup,walked

uptothecounter,andtoldthemanthatshewouldpayforthecost.Themanthanked

herandthesongottokeepahealthycat.

Ialwaysthoughtitwastherightthingtohelpoutaneedyperson,butIonly

sawpeopledoactsofkindnessonTVorinmovies.Whatthewomandidmademebelieve

thatthesethingsdohappeninreallife,andquiteoften.

Now,whenIcan'tdecidewhethertohelpsomeonewhoisinneed,Irememberthis

woman,andthenIhavethecouragetostepuptotheplate.Sometimesotherpeople

follow.

21.Forwhatpurposedidthewriterworkatthevet,s?

A.Tohelphisfriend.

B.Tomakesomepocketmoney.

C.Togainsomeworkexperience.

D.Tolearnmoreaboutsociety.

22.Whatwouldthemanprobablydowiththecatifthewomandidn,thelphim?

A.Takeithomewithouttreatment.

B.Giveittosomeoneonthestreet.

C.Giveittothewoman.

D.Giveituptotheanimalshelter.

23.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat.

A.themandoesn,tlikekeepingacat

B.theolderwomanoftenhelpspeopleout

C.theman'ssondidn'tagreetotheman'sfirstdecision

D.thehospitaloftenasksfortoomuchmoney

B

Manylittlegirlslikeflcwers,watchingbutterfliesandridingsmallhorses.A

lotofthemalsolikecars,robotsandspaceships.Butmostgirls'clothingonlyhas

picturesofflowers,butterfliesorhorses.

Twomothersdecidedtomakeclothesthatincludeallthethingsthatlittlegirls

doandlove.

Six-year-oldBellalovestoplaywithcars.Soherdresshaspicturesofcarson

it.

“Wehaven'tfoundthistypeofdressinthestore,wCathy,Bella's

mother,says.

Thecardressisfromanewgirl*sclothing1inecalledPrincessAwesome.Rebecca

Melskysetupthebusiness.Shesaysitsproductsforgirlshavesomedesignsnormally

foundonboys,clothes.

ItallstartedtwoyearsagowhenRebeccawashopingtobuyclothingforher

two-year-olddaughter,wholikedrobots,trucksandspaceships.

“OnedaywhenIwalkedthroughagirls'store,IthoughttomyselfIwishthey'd

makeoneofthosebeautifuldressesthatalsohavearobotonitbecauseshewill

lovethat.AndIthoughtsomeoneshoulddothat.MaybeIshoulddothat."Rebeccasaid.

HerfriendEvaSt.Clairbe!ievedsheshould,andtheirbusinesswasborn.Thewomen

soldthefirst70dressestheymadeatamarket.Sotheydecidedtoexpandtheirbusiness

online.Theirproductssoldverywellthere,too.

“TheysoldoutsofastthatIcouldnotmakethemfastenough.Wedecideditwas

timetothinkaboutafactory,wRebeccasaid.

SotheystartedtoraisemoneyfrompeopleovertheInternet.Thewomenraised

morethan$215,000withindays,farmorethanthe$35,000theyexpected.

“Ourbiggestproblemisgoingtobehowweexpandasrapidlyaspeopleseemto

wantusto,nRebeccasaid.

ThewomenhopePrincessAwesomewillexpandintoproductsforgirlsofallages

andallinterests.

24.Bella'sclothingisspecialbecauseithaspicturesof.

A.flowersB.horses

C.carsD.butterflies

25.PrincessAwesomewasstarted.

A.byCathyandRebecca

B.becauseofsix-year-oldBella

C.withthehelpofagirls'store

D.tomakeunusualclothingforgirls

26.ThedressesmadebyRebeccaandherfriend.

A.soldbetteronlinethanatthemarket

B.helpedthemgetajobinafactory

C.werepopu1aramonggirls

D.weresoldexpensively

27.WhatisthemostdifficultthingRebeccaandherfriendwillface?

A.Meetingtheneedsofallgirls.

B.Howtomakeinterestingproducts.

C.Raisingenoughmoneyfortheirbusiness.

D.Howtoexpandtheirbusinessaspeopleexpected.

C

Humansweredesignedtostandupright.Andyetinthismodernworld,toomanyof

usspendourdayswithourheadsloweredforasimplereason:wefrestaringatthe

tinyscreenofasmartphone.

Peoplespendanaverageof2to4hourseachdaywiththeirneckbentwhileshooting

offemailsortexts.That*s700to1,400hoursayear.Thesuccessofsocialmedia

hasledtoarapiddevelopmentofbadsmartphoneposture.

Theaverageadultheadweighs10to12poundswhenit'sintheupright

position.However,becauseofthegravity,bendingyourheadatamere15degreeputs

27poundsofpressureonyourspine（脊椎）;a30degreeneckbendcouldequal40pounds

ofpressure;a45degreebendaddstheforceof49pounds,accordingtotheresearch

fromDr.KennethHansrajfromNewYork.Thesestressesmayleadtomanyproblems.

It'snosecretthatcorrectpostureisbetterforyourback.Accordingtothe

researchers,goodpostureisdescribedastheearsaligned（成一條直線）withthe

shoulders.Inproperalignment,spinalstressdisappears.Itisthebestpositionfor

thespine.Standingtalldoesn,tjustmakeyoulookbetter;itimprovesyour

health,too.Otherstudieshavefoundgoodposturehasevenbeenconnectedtowaysof

behaving.Peoplewhohavepoorerpostureoftenhavepoorerphysicalandemotional

health.

Theresearchersdescribebadpostureas“theheadinaforwardpositionandthe

shouldersdroppingforwardinaroundedposition”.Badposturehasbeenconnected

tomanymedicalproblems,includingheadaches,depression,heartdiseaseandother

problems.ThisiswhyHansrajsaidit'simportanttobemindfulofyoursmartphone

posture.Whileitisnearlyimpossibletoavoidthetechnologiesthatcausethese

problems,peopleshouldmakeanefforttolookattheirphoneswithacorrectposture.

28.ThroughtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2,theauthorwantstoshow

that.

A.thesocialmediahaveitsbadside

B.thesocialmediahavemadeagreatsuccess

C.peoplehavetousesocialmediaunavoidably

D.moreandmorepeopleareusingsmartphones

29.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?

A.It'shealthytobendyourbackregularly.

B.Yourbackisgettingexerciseasyoubendit.

C.Theaverageweightofanadultheadalwayschanges.

D.Themoreyoubendyourneck,theheaviertheheadbees.

30.Whatisthecorrectposture?

A.Bendyourheadwithin15degrees.

B.Raiseandloweryourheadinturn.

C.Dropyourheadforwardinaroundedposition.

D.Keepthepositionsoftheearsandshouldersinaline.

31.Wheredoesthetextmostprobablyefrom?

A.Atextbook.

B.Ahealthreport.

C.Aresearchplan.

D.Abookreview.

D

Emailhasbroughttheartofletterwritingbacktolife,butsomeexpertsthink

theresultingspreadofbadEnglishdoesmoreharmthangood.

Emailisaformofmunicationthatischanging,fortheworse,thewaywcwrite

anduselanguage,saysomemunicationresearchers.Itisalsochangingthewaywe

municateandbuildrelationship.Theseareafewoftherecentlyrecognisedfeatures

ofemail,sayexperts,whichshouldcauseindividualsandorganisationstorethinkthe

waytheyuseemail.

uEmailhasincreasedthespreadofcarelesswritinghabits,nsaysNaomiBaron,a

professoroflinguistics（語言學）atanAmericanuniversity.Shesaysthepoor

spelling,grammar,punctuationandsentencestructureofemailreflectagrowing

unconcernaboutthewaywewrite.

Baronarguesthatweshouldn,tforgiveandforgetthepoorwritingoftenshown

inemail."Th。morewcuseemailanditstastelesswriting,themoreitbeesthenormal

wayofwriting,wtheprofessorsays.

Otherssaythatdespiteitspoorwriting,emailhasfinishedwhatseveral

generationsofEnglishteacherscouldn,t:ithasmadewritingfashionableagain.

wEmailisacriticalnewmunicationtechnology.wsaysIanLancashire,a

professorofEnglishatTorontoUniversity."Itfillsthegapbetweenspokenlanguage

andtheformalmethodsofwritingthatexistedbeforeemail.Itisthepurestform

ofwrittenspeech.n

Lancashiresaysemailhasthemysteriousabilitytogetpeoplewhoareusually

scaredbywritingtogettheirthoughtsflowingeasilyontoablankscreen.Hesays

thisisbecauseofemailrsclosesimilaritytospeech."It'slikeacircleoffour

orfivepeoplearoundacampfire,“hesays.

Still,heacceptsthatthisnew-foundfreedomtoexpressthemselvesoftengets

peopleintotrouble.Emailssentinadayalmostexceed（超過）thenumberofletters

mailedinayear.Butmorepeoplearerecognisingthecontentofatypicalemailmessage

isnotoftenexact.

32.FromwhatBaronsaysinthethirdparagraphwecanseethat.

A.carelesspeopleuseemai1morethancarefulpeople

B.emai1requirespeopletochangetheirnativelanguage

C.professorsinuniversitiesdon'tneedtouseemail

D.peoplemunicatebyemailwithmanymistakes

33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutemailaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itischangingthewayofmunication.

B.ItisusedmorethanlettersintheUS.

C.Ithelpsuswritebetter.

D.Itmakeswritingpopularagain.

34.InLancashire*sopinion,emailisawonderfultechnologybecause.

A.itcanbeusefulallovertheworld

B.itisthefastestwaytomunicate

C.wecanexpressourselvesinafreeway

D.wecansavealotofpaper

35.Thispassagemainlyshowsusthat.

A.peopleshouldstopusingemailtomunicate

B.expertsholddifferentopinionsaboutemailwriting

C.Americansonlyuseemailtomunicate

D.emailmakespeopleloseinterestinEnglish

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。

Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.36Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyone

canbeeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here'show.

Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthings

thatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeaschedule（時間表）ofyour

time.First,yourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regular

timeforstudying.37Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwill

forceyoutorealisewhatishappeningtoyourtime.

Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthis

space,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudy

materials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateon

thesubject.

Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.38Listeningcarefullyinclassmeansless

worklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes,reviewthe

importantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextdayandreadthat

material.39Ifyoudothesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbeemore

meaningful,andyou*11rememberitlonger.

Developagoodattitudetowardstests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyou

havelearntaboutasubject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon't

endifyoudon,tpassatest,sodon'tbeoverworried.

40Youwillprobablydiscoverthemafteryouhavetriedthese.

A.Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.

B.Don'tforgettoarrangeenoughtimeforentertainment.

C.Makefulluseofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.

D.Noonecanbeeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.

E.Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.

F.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteachersaysinclass.

G.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（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A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最

佳選項。

“Hi!Howareyou?”Awomansmiledasshetooktheseatbesideme.Shehadtolower

herselfslowly,squeezingherfatbodyintotheseat,41allavailablespace.I_42

alittletowardsthewindow,feelingworriedsilentlyaboutthelonghoursof43

Iwasgoingtoexperiencewiththismonsterbesideme.

Shesaid,“MynameisLaura.I'mfromBritain.Ifwe'regoingtospendsixhours

sidebysideonthis44,we'dbetterbefriends."Thenshestartedaconversation

withmeanddidn't45myunfriendlyreactions.Shetalked46aboutherself

andhertriptoHongKong.

Igaveherone-wordanswerstoherquestionsaboutme.Notaffectedbymy_

47_,shenoddedasshemade48aboutmyanswers.Shewaswarmandconsiderate,

49_thatIhadroomtostretchinmyseat.

Icouldn,thelpbutletdownmy50slowly.Laurawasaninteresting

conversationalist.Duringourconversation,Laura51tomakeeverycrewmemberon

theplanewho52uswalkawaylaughingatherjokes.

IaskedLaura,MHaveyouever53losingsomeweight?”"No.Idon'ttrust

theadvertisementsfromslimmingcentresatall.”“Aren'tyouworriedaboutthe

diseasesthatewithbeing54?”“Notatall.Youonly55thediseasesif

you'reworriedaboutyourweightallthetime.Ieat56andwalkregularly;Ifm

thissize57Iwasborntobebig!Thereismoretolifethanworryingaboutweight

alldaylong.wShedrankherwine."Besides,IhavesomuchhappinessthatIneed

a58bodytoholdallofit!WhywouldIloseweighttolosemyhappiness?”

59byherunusualreasoning,Ismiled.Isuddenly60thatLaurawasthe

mostbeautifulwomanIhadevermetinmylife.

41.A.findingB.making

C.fillingD.clearing

42.A.walkedB.turned

C.movedD.backed

43.A.noiseB.disfort

C.silenceD.tiredness

44.A.busB.train

C.flightD.ship

45.A.lookintoB.takenoticeof

C.lookforD.takecontrolof

46.A.nervouslyB.angrily

C.sadlyD.excitedly

47.A.coldnessB.disappointment

C.doubtD.disbelief

48.A.notesBments

C.predictionsD.conclusions

49.A.findingoutB.believingin

C.makingsureD.feelinglike

50.A.attentionB.attitude

C.ideaD.guard

51.A.managedB.pretended

C.forgot1).failed

52.A.chargedB.blamed

C.servedI),warned

53.A.sufferedfromB.caredabout

C.benefitedfromD.thoughtabout

54.A.overweightB.critical

C.embarrassedD.anxious

55.A.controlB.get

C.ownD.remove

56.A.slowlyB.hardly

C.healthilyD.probably

57.A.ifB.because

C.thoughD.until

58.A.biggerB.thinner

C.lowerD.longer

59.A.WorriedB.Upset

C.Surprised1).Frightened

60.A.provedB.imagined

C.realisedD.remembered

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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Travellingisfunanditgetsmore61.(interest)whenwetakealong

tripforthefirsttime,allalone.

Formyvacation,itwasdecidedthatIwouldvisitmygrandparentswithmy

parents.Butsince62.unexpectedjobcameupformyparents,Ichose63.

(travel)alone.FromthenonIwasnervousandexcitedabout64.thetrip

wouldgo.

65.thedayofthetrip,mymumpackedmybags,preparedfoodforme

andthen66.(give)mea30-minutelessononbeingcarefulandstaying

awayfrom67.(strange).ShealsotoldmethatIshouldphoneheratevery

stationthatIwentthrough.Throughoutthejourney,Iwasnot68.(sleep)

atall.Ikeptreadingmybookar.d69.(watch)people,anddidn'tsaymuch

toanyoneaskingmequestions.

Ikeptphoningmymumateverystation.70.(final),Ireachedmy

destinationafterthethree-hourjourney.There,mygrandparentswerewaitingto

collectme.Iwasveryhappytohavepletedmyfirsttripaloneandlovedit.

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I分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有

10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處C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（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:在錯的詞下畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

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。

Theteenageyearfrom13to19werethemostdifficulttimeforme.Theywerealso

thebestandworseyearsinmylife.Atthefirst,IthoughtIkneweverythingandcould

makedecisionsbyyourself.However,myparentsdidn'tseemtothinksuch.Theyalways

tel1mewhattodoandhowtodoit.Atonetime,Ievenfeltmyparentscouldn,t

understandmesoIhopedIcouldbefreelyfromthem.IshowedthemIwasindependent

bywearstrangeclothes.NowIamleavinghometocollege.Atlast,Iwillbeonmyown,I

stillwanttohavemyparentstoturntowheneverIneedhelp.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

假定你是張明，你的好朋友Jim在面對即將到來的考試時感到焦慮不已，晚上睡眠不好，

嚴重影響了生活和學習，為此他寫了一封電子郵件向你求助。請根據(jù)以下要點,用英語給他回

一封電子郵件。

1.表示理解；

2.制定復習計劃，樹立信心；

3.堅持鍛煉身體;睡前喝點牛奶，保持好的睡眠；

4....

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearJim,

Iamsorrytohearthatyoufeelsonervousbeforetheingexamthatyoucan't

sleepwellatnight._

Yours,

ZhangMing

答案：

附:聽力原文

(Textl)

W:Whatdoyouusuallyhaveforbreakfast?

M:Friedcakes.ButsometimesIhavefriedrice-noodlesforachange.Whataboutyou?

W:Ioftenhavenoodlesforbreakfast.

(Text2)

W:Irmgoingtothedentist's,thenthebank,andafterthatIhavetopreparea

presentationforthemeeting.

M:You111haveabusyafternoon.

(Text3)

M:Sandra,what*sthetimebyyourwatch?Mineisalwaysfast.It*salready3:00.

W:I,mafraidnot.Yoursisfiveminutesslow.

(Text4)

M:Haveyoufilledoutyourfinancialaidformsyet?

W:Don*tremindmeaboutthcm'Theyaresoplicated.

(Text5)

M:Youprefermeattovegetablesandfruit,don,tyou?

W:Yeah.Ithinkdifferentkindsofmeattastebetterthanvegetables,andtheyaremore

nutritious.

M:Idon,tquiteagreewithyou.Meatismoredeliciousthanvegetables,butitisnot

morenutritiousthanvegetables.Eatingtoomuchmeatwilldoharmtoyourhealth.

(Text6)

M:MrsMontgomery?1*vebeentryingtofigureoutwhenweshouldhavetheNewYear*s

party.Couldyoutakealookatthesedates?

W：Sure.Thetwenty-ninthisout.I'11beoutoftheofficealldayforameeting.Either

thetwenty-eighthorthethirtiethisfine.

M:Wel1,whydon'twemakeitthethirtieth?%canhaveitfromthreetofive.That

way,everybodycanjustgohomeafterwards.

W:Soundsgoodtome.Youmaketheinvitations.I,vegottorun.I'vegotameeting

infiveminutes.

(Text?)

W:He11o,FebruaryJsDepartmentStore.CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes.YouradvertisementintheDailyPapersaysyouhavesomebicyclesonsale.I,m

reallyinterestedinbuyingone.

W:Isee.Butwehavethreedifferentbrandsavailable,Curzon,Aderson,and

Instant.Whichonewouldyouprefer?

M:I'mnotquitefamiliarwiththosebrands.Couldyouremendoneforme?