備考期末-外研版（2019）必修第二冊Unit6 Earth first滾動復(fù)習(xí)卷（含答案）

Unit6Earthfirst滾動復(fù)習(xí)卷

（時間120分鐘，滿分150分）

選擇題部分（共95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，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theman'sweekendactivities.

B.Thewoman'sfavoritesport.

C-Thecitytheylivein.

2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Borrowmoneyfromtheman.

B.Gotothebank.

C-Startupabusiness.

3.Whatistheman'sresearchfield?

A.Education.B.Insects.C.Finance.

4.Whatdoesthemando?

A.He*sabusinessman.

B.He*sadoctor.

C?He*sastudent.

5.Whendidthespeakersstarttalking?

A.At2：50.B.At3：00.C.At3：10.

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，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。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.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanshoulddo?

A.Takehisjobimmediately.

B.Notworryaboutthemoney.

C?Makeadecisionandsticktoit.

7.Whatkindofjobdidthewomantakeaftergraduation?

A.Teaching.B.Marketing.C.Volunteering.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomanaboutthejob?

A.Thepay.

B.Theexperience.

C.Theworkingconditions.

9.Wheredoesthewomanadvisethemantoapplyforajob?

A.Inanewspaperoffice.

B.Inatravelagency.

C.Inacarfactory.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whydidn*tthemanrealizehischildhooddream?

A.Hisparentsdidn*tsupporthim.

B.Hewasofferedanothergoodjob.

C.Helostinterestinitlater.

11.Whatlanguagesisthewomangoodat?

A.EnglishandFrench.

B.EnglishandItalian.

C.FrenchandItalian.

12.Whatdidthewomanwanttobewhenshewasalittlegirl?

A.Apilot.B.Ascientist.C.Ateacher.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whenwillthespeakersmeeteachotheragain?

A.ThisSaturday.

B.ThisSunday.

C.NextSaturday.

14.Howlonghasitbeensincethespeakers*graduation?

A.Threeyears.

B.Tenyears.

C?Thirteenyears.

15.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hecontinuedhisstudiesaftergraduation.

B.Heonceworkedatalawfirm.

C.Heisworkinginatradecompany.

16.WhoisJenny?

A.Theman'swife.

B.Theman'ssister.

C-Thewoman'scolleague.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhendidBillGatesleaveMicrosoft?

A.In2000.B.In2008.C.In2014.

18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetalk?

A.BillGatesgrewupinWashington.

B.BillGates*motherworkedasalawyer.

C.IBMpartneredwithMicrosoftforashorttime.

19.WhatisBillGatesfamousforaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Hisfamilybackground.

B.Hispositioninsociety.

C?Hiseducationalbackground.

20.WhatdidBillGatesdoin1975?

A.HewenttoHarvardUniversity.

B.Hebegantodevelopnewsoftware.

C.HesoldhisinventionstoMITS.

第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25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

ThesunrisesabovetheArcticOcean（北冰洋）.Acrossthefrozensea,awhite

bearmovesslowly.

Thebearstopsandsways（搖晃）hisheadfromsidetoside.Thereisnothingto

seebutendlessiceandredsky.Thenhispowerfulnosesenseswhathiseyescannot:a

belugawhaleisnearby.

Thebearfollowsthesmellandspotsalargeholeintheicewhereasmallwhite

whaleisswimming.Hesilentlywalkstowardthehole,thenstops,standingstill.The

whaledoesnotseethebear,whosewhitefurmakeshimappearinvisible（看不見的）

againsttheice.

Finally,thewhaleswimsclosetowherethebeariswaiting.Withterrifyingspeed,

thebearcomestolifeandmovestowardthewhale.Inamomentitisover,andthe

beareatshisfirstmealinnearlyaweek.

Polarbearsrulethefrozensea,buttheirancestorsweren'talwaysbuiltforice

andsnow.ThefirstArcticbearswerebrownbears,aspeciesthatincludesgrizzly

bears.Theycametotheicynorthoverahundredthousandyearsago.

Nooneknowsforsurewhythesebearstraveledtosuchacoldplace.Scientists

thinktheymighthavewanderednorthlookingforfood.Maybetheybecametrapped

byglaciersandcouldn'tleave.Whateverthereason,thebearsnevershouldhave

survived.

Buttheydid.Theygotusedtotheirnewenvironment.Theirbodieschanged.

Theirbehaviorchanged,too.Eventually,thebearsdevelopedintoanentirelynew

species:thepolarbear.Youcanseesomeofthecharacteristicsthatpolarbears

developedtosurvive.

Sadly,thesecharacteristicsmaynowthreatenthepolarbear*ssurvival.Asseaice

meltsduetoglobalwarming,polarbearsarefrequentlyforcedtocomeashore（在岸

上）.Theyarepoorhuntersonland,whichmeanstheyoftengoalongtimebetween

meals.Thepolarbear,kingoftheArctic,isnowclassifiedasathreatenedspecies.

Althoughthefutureofthepolarbearisunknown,thetaleoftwobearscontinues.

Astemperaturesrise,grizzlybearshavebeenspottedmovingnorthintopolarbear

territory（領(lǐng)地）.Theselong-lostcousins,onceforcedapartbynature,arecoming

backtogetheragain.

21.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewhitebearmentionedinthefirstfour

paragraphs?

A.Itisnoisy.B.Itissmelly.

C.Itisstarving.D.Ithasgoodeyesight.

22.Whatdoweknowaboutpolarbears*ancestors?

A.Theywereadarker-coloredspecies.

B.Theywerebomtoliveiniceandsnow.

C.Theyhadnotroublegettingusedtotheicynorth.

D.TheycametotheArcticOceanabout1,000yearsago.

23.Whyarepolarbearsstrugglingtosurvive?

A.Theyarelosingtheirhuntingground.

B.Theyarethreatenedbyotheranimals.

C.Theyarespendinglittletimeonland.

D.Theyhavedifficultyreachingtheshore.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Theclimatechange

B.Thepolarbear'sfavoritemeal

C?Thedarkpastofthepolarbear

D.ThemysteriesoftheArcticOcean

B

Inanefforttostoppoaching（偷獵）andprotectendangeredspecies,peopleare

usingtechnologypreviouslycreatedtodiscoverstars.ClaireBurke,wholedthe

project,saystheapplicationofthestar-huntingtechhassofarpaidoffbigfor

conservation/'Sinceanimalsandhumansinthermalimagery（熱成像）‘glow'inthe

samewayasstarsinspace,wehavebeenabletocombinethetechnicalexpertiseof

astronomerswiththeconservationknowledgeofecologiststodevelopasystemto

findtheanimalsorpoachersautomatically,“shesaidinastatement.

Inadditiontospeciesidentification,thesoftwarecanalsoprovideanoverviewof

health.Burkesaidthatdiseasedorinjuredanimalsgiveoffadifferentthermalimagery

thanthehealthyones."Therealadvantagethisgivesyouisthatifyouknowhow

manyanimalsyouhaveandwheretheyareandwhatkindofhealththeyarein,then

youcanworkoutagoodconservationstrategyforlookingafterthem,“shesaid.

ThefollowingisapostwrittenbyBurkeonTwitter:Moreanimalsforthe

thermalimagerylibrary.ThankstoChesterZooScience@ScienceatCZforlettingus

observetheirfantasticcreatures.Imagesaregiraffes,Indianelephants,andfruit

bats.—ClaireBurke(@CBurkeSci)October27.

Totrainthesoftwareonawidevarietyofheatsignaturesfromdifferentspecies,

theteamofresearchersspenttimecollectingthermalimageryofanimals.Theirfirst

fieldtrialtodetectRiverinerabbits,oneofthemostendangeredmammalsinthe

world(withonly500livingadultsleftinthewild),wasacompletesuccess."The

rabbitsareverysmall,soweflewthedrone(無人機)quitelowtothegroundata

heightof20meters(65feet).Althoughthislimitedtheareawecouldcoverwiththe

drone,wemanagedtoseetherabbitfivetimes,“saidBurke/'Giventhattherehave

onlybeenabout1,000timespeoplehaveseenRiverinerabbits,itwasarealsuccess.^^

25.Whatcanpeopledecidebyobservingthethermalimageryoftheanimals?

A.Whattheanimalsaredoing.

B.Whentheanimalsneedhelp.

C.Whethertheanimalsarehealthy.

D.Whytheanimalsareindanger.

26.WhatdidtheresearchersfindoutafterdetectingtheRiverinerabbits?

A.Thenumberofthemisdecreasing.

B.Itisdifficultforpeopletoidentifythem.

C.Therearemoreofthemthanpeoplethought.

D.Itiseasiertofindthemusingthehigh-techtool.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Technologyhashelpedalotinhelpingtheendangeredanimals.

B.Researchersusestargazingtoolstoprotectendangeredspecies.

C.Whatweshoulddotoprotecttheendangeredanimals.

D.Scientistsareworkinghardtoprotecttheenvironment.

C

WhenItookAmyhomefromtheanimalshelter,shewasscared.Ibelievedshe

hadbeenabused(虐待)becauseshewasafraidofanythingmyhusband,Bill,orI

heldinourhands.Withalotofcareandattention,shebecameagreatdogthat

surpriseduseveryday.

Aboutthreeyearsago,AmyandIjoinedavolunteerprojectcalledCanineswith

Class.Atourfirstschoolvisit,OfficerLisacalledAmyandaskedhertoshowhowto

shakehandsandgiveahighfive.Thestudentsclapped（拍手）injoyandAmy

receivedareward.Thenthestudentsgottotouchthedog.Onebyonetheycameup

tomeetAmy.Someofthemstartedtalkingtomeabouttheirownpets.Ididn'tfeel

worriedanymore.Ithoughtthechildrenlikedstayingwithus.

Onournextschoolvisit,Iputabigchain（鏈條）onAmy'sneckandwalked

awayfromher.YoucouldseethatAmywasnothappy.WhenItookthechainoffher

neck,Amyshookhertailhappilyandwouldn'tstoplicking（舔）myface.Thatwas

whenwetalkedabout"breakingthechain”.

Onourthirdschooltrip,Amystartedactingpoorlywhenitwastimetoshowoff

afewtricks.ThestudentswatchedtoseehowIwouldcorrecthermistakes.Itwasa

goodchancetoexplainthatifyourdogdoesn*tdoexactlywhatyouask,youdon't

havetoshoutatherorhithertomakeitright.Ithinkthechildrenhavelearnedalot

aboutrespectandpatience.

AmylovestheprogramandhascomesofarsinceIfoundherafewyearsago.

Amyhasbrokenthechain,andtheloveshegivestothosechildrenwillhelpthem

becomegoodpetowners.

28.Duringthefirstschoolvisit,theauthorwasmostprobably.

A.nervousB.encouraged

C.calmD.upset

29.Whatwasthepurposeofthesecondschoolvisit?

A.Toshowhowdogsgethappy.

B.Ibencouragechildrentobefree.

C.Toencouragechildrentosavedogs.

D.Toshowwhyweshouldstopusingdogchains.

30.Whatdidthechildrenlearnfromthethirdschooltrip?

A.Dogsarestupidattimes.

B.Everyonemakesmistakes.

C.Dogownersshouldbepatient.

D.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.

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。

Youneedtodresswarmlywhenyouplayinthesnow.Andtogetaroundindeep

snow,youmightneedsnowshoes.

Animalsneedwintercoatsandsnowshoestoo.

Amuskox（麝牛）wearstwocoatsinwinter.31Itkeepstheinnercoatof

softfurwarmanddry.Thefurryundercoatfallsoffeachspringandtheoxgrowsa

newoneeverywinter.

Asnowshoerabbitchangesitscoattomatchtheseason.32Inwinterit

growswhitefurtomatchthesnow.Itevenhasfuronthebottomsofitsfeet.

33Aseal（海豹）hasanextralayerunderitsfurcoattoo.Thisthicklayerof

fatliesundertheseal'sskinandisgreatatholdinginheat,especiallyinthewater.

TheArcticfoxhasfuronthebottomsofitsfeetandoneofthewarmestdouble

coatsofanyanimal.Butonverycoldandwindydays,itaddssomething.34

Apolarbear'sbigfeetactlikesnowshoes.35Thebottomofeachfootis

protectedbyfurandthefurhelpsthebearwalkonthesnowyground.

A.Itcanrunveryquickly.

B-Doyouwearasweaterunderyourcoat?

C.Theycanmovequicklyacrossthesnow.

D.Theoutercoatreachesalmosttotheground.

E.Itusesitsthicktaillikeascarftocoveritsnoseandface.

F.Insummeritsbrownfurhelpsithideamongdirtandrocks.

G.Theyspreadoutthebear'sweightsoitcanwalkeasilyonthesnow.

第三部分：語言運用（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。

MywifeandIwerehikingdeepinthewoodswithourdogLucca.Suddenly,

Lucca36intothebushandfoundasmallnestofarabbitwith37.It

appearedthatsomethinghad38therabbit'shomeandeatenitsbabies.Iguessed

thatthebabyrabbitshad39tomakearun,butdidn*tmakeitveryfar.Mywife

andIhadaheavy40aswethoughtaboutthistragedy.

ThenIspottedsomething41intheleaves.Itwasperfectly42,AndI

founditwasatinybabyrabbitdraggingitsinjuredlegsasittriedto43.Islowly

removedtheleavesand44itup.Sincewestillhadalongwaytogo,Idecidedto

buildahouseforitinthewoods.u45canyouleavetheinjuredanimalalone

here?”MywifesaidandIfelt46.

Therefore,wesatandgentlypettedthe47littlecreatureforseveralminutes

tillitseemednolonger48,andthenmadeasoft49ofgrassinthepackfor

thelongjourneyhome.Wecheckeduponit50tomakesureitwascomfortable

andnotdying.Aweeklater,itpulledbothlegsunderitselfandsatlikea51

rabbit.Ithadrecovered.Ibuiltitalittlehouseinthewoodsand52plentyof

vegetablesforittillitfoundnatural_53_sourcesnearby.Ineversawitagain.

ButIshallnever54aninjuredanimalagainintheforest.Thiswasalessonabout

55，whichfeltmuchmorelikearewardoflife.

36.A.changedB-looked

C.rushedD.put

37.A.insectsB?grass

C-flowersD.blood

38.A.discoveredB-hidden

C-desertedD.heard

39.A.refusedB.tried

C.promisedD.arranged

40.A.metalB.meal

C.heartD.bag

41.A.sleepingB?moving

C?playingD.falling

42.A.treatedB?decorated

C.constructedD.covered

43.A.escapeB.meet

C.biteD.ignore

44.A.wokeB.picked

C.madeD.turned

45.A.HowB.Where

C.WhenD.What

46.A.pleasedB-scared

C.embarrassedD.annoyed

47.A.strongB.fierce

C?energeticD.poor

48.A.surprisedB-disappointed

C-frightenedD.interested

49.A.nestB.purse

C.curtainD.sock

50.A.hardlyB.immediately

C.fluentlyD.regularly

51.A.realB.normal

C.falseD.brave

52.A.cookedB?stored

C.stoleD.destroyed

53.A.foodB.heat

C.soilD.air

54.A.getridofB.helpwith

C.eatupD.turnawayfrom

55.A.encouragementB.strength

C?sympathyD.war

非選擇題部分（共55分）

第三部分：語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形

__I、

工Io

Astheeffectsofglobalwarming,risingsealevelsandnaturaldisastersbecome

moreserious56before,somelocalcommunitiesaretakingaction.Amongthem

isonecommunityinFlorida57localpeopleandgovernmentofficialsare

provingsuccessfulinprotecting58(coast)citiesfromthedangersofrisingsea

levels.

Thecommunityhasstudiedhowmuchsealevelswillriseandhassuggested

59(way)toaddresstheproblem.Ithaspersuadedthestategovernment60

(ban)newdevelopmentsonlandnearthecoastlineandrecommendedbuildingsand

dunes(沙丘)alongbeaches.KristinJacobs,oneofthegroup*sfounders,decidedto

takeactionin2008afteritbecame_61_(gradual)clearthatherstate's27water

authoritiescouldn'tagreeonjoint(聯(lián)合的)action.

WhilesomeFloridagovernmentofficialsdoubtwhethertheclimatewillbecome

hotteror62(cold),thepeople63(live)intheselocationsarecertainofthe

needtoprotecttheircommunities.

Atpresent,comingupwithwaystofightagainsttheeffectsofclimatechange

underalimitedbudget64(be)apressingconcern.Onlytimewilltellwhether

thesecoastalcommunitieswillsucceedin65end.

第四部分：寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)：應(yīng)用文寫作(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，你的家鄉(xiāng)是鄱陽湖畔的吳城鎮(zhèn)，每到冬天，會有很多從北方

飛來的鳥兒在這兒過冬，包括一些珍稀、瀕危鳥類。請根據(jù)下列要求給WWF(世

界野生動物基金)寫一封郵件。

1.鳥類經(jīng)常受到傷害；

2.濕地面積減少；

3.提出你的建議。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.開頭語與結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

DearWWF,

TherearewetlandsinmyhometowncalledWuchengTown,onthelakesideof

thePoyangLake.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)：概要寫作（滿分25分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。

Familyproblemscanbeverypainful,especiallyaroundfamily-centeredtimes,

likeholidays.However,therearewaystosolvefamilyproblemsandrestorepeaceto

thedynamic（動態(tài)）.Lifeistooshorttowaste.Howapersonapproachesthefamily

membersandwhathesayscanmakeabigdifference.

Ifthefamilymembersarearguing,waitinguntileveryonecalmdowncanhelp

dealwiththeargument.Apersonshouldn*tdiscussthefamilyproblemwhenheisstill

feelingupsetoremotional.Ifhewaitsevenasinglenight,theintensity（強度）ofthe

emotionislikelytocalmdownsomewhat,evenifheisstillunhappy.Heshouldwait

ratherthanreactemotionally.Ifhetakesastepbackandgiveshimselfsometimeto

thinkbeforedealingwiththeissue,hewilldealwithitwisely.

Someonewantstosendoffatextoranemailandwisheshecouldtakethings

back.Tryingtoaddressanargumentorfamilyproblembyinstanttextmessagesor

emailsistheworstpossiblechoice.That'sbecausethetonecantooeasilybe

misunderstoodbyelectroniccommunication.Themanwhosendsoffatextmessage

oremailmightnotthinkhesoundsangrytothepersonreceivingit.Insteadofsending

offatext,pickupthetelephoneor,betteryet,arrangein-personcommunication.

Electroniccommunicationmeanspeoplelosethetruemeaningofbodylanguage,

whichcanconveyfeelingsandreducethestingofapainfulconversation.

Asthesayinggoes,"Bloodisthickerthanwater.9,Peoplecanchoosetheir

friends,butnottheirfamily.Youmightbeabletocutpeopleout,butitcouldcause

youmorepaindowntheroad.Understandingthatfamilymembershavefaults,but

theycanstilllovetheirfamilies,isthefirststeptowardaddressingproblems.Accept

yourownfaults,too.

參考答案：

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附：聽力材料

(Text1)

W：Whatdoyouliketododuringtheweekend?

M：Ilovecycling.OnSaturdaymorningIusuallyridearoundthecityfbrtwo

hours.

(Text2)

W：Wheredidyougetthemoneytostartyourrestaurant?

M：Ihavebeensavingmymoneyfbryears.

W：Isthereanyotherwaytogetmoneytostartupasmallbusiness?

M：Yes,youcanborrowsomefromabank.

(Text3)

W：Didyouwanttobecomeascientistwhenyouwereyoung?

M：No.IbecameinterestedininsectsonlyafterIentereduniversity.

W：Areyouhappywiththeworkingconditionsinthisuniversity?

M：Yes.Itprovidesmeexcellentequipmentandenoughfundingtodomywork.

(Text4)

W：Whatkindofcollegeareyougoingtoapplyfbr?

M：Myfatherwantsmetogointobusinessbutmymotherwantsmetogoto

medicalschool.

(Text5)

M：Howmuchtimehaspassedsincewestartedtalking?

W：It'sbeenonly10minutes.

M：Sorightnowitshouldbe3：10pm.

W：Correct.

(Text6)

M：Whatdidyoudoaftergraduation?

W：rdplannedtobeateacher,butthenIwasofferedagoodjobdoingmarketing,

soIchangedmymind.

M：Soundslikeyou'rehappywithyourdecision.

W：Iam.Ienjoymyjobverymuch.Bytheway,haveyounothadanyjoboffers

yet?

M：Ihadone,butIdidn*tlikethejobverymuch.Fdalsoreallywantedtoattend

graduateschool,butIwasafraidIcouldn'tpaythatmuchmoney.

W：Ithinkyouneedtomakeadecision,sticktoitanddon'tbeafraidof

difficulties.

(Text7)

W：Look,Jack!Here'sajobthatmightinterestyou.

M：Areyousure?Thelastjobinterviewyousentmetowasreallyadisaster.

W：Well,look!It'sabigcompany.Youmightgettotravel.

M：Whatkindofcompanyisit,though?

W：Um,letssee.It'sanewspaperoffice.Theysaythepayisreallygood.Andoh,

look!Theygiveyouacartotravelaround.That'snotbad,isit?

M：Dotheysayanythingaboutneedingtohaveexperienceofajournalist?

W：No,theywantsomeoneyoungandenergetic.Oh,yes,theywantauniversity

graduate,sothat'sOK.You'vebeentouniversity.Theonlythingisthatyouhaveto

travel,butthenthat'swhatthecompanycarisfor.

M：PerhapsFilhaveacloserlookatit.

(Text8)

W：John,whenyouwerelittle,whatdidyoudreamyou*dgrowuptobe?

M：Oh,IdreamedthatI'dbeapilotwhenIgrewup.

W：Sowhathappened?Didyoujustloseinterestinbeingapilot?

M：No.Myparentssaiditwastoodangerous,andtheywantedmetofindasafer

job.Howaboutyou?Whatdidyoudreamofbecomingwhenyouwerealittlegirl?

W：WhenIwasalittlegirl,Idreamedofbeingagreatscientist,butnow,asyou

cansee,I'mjustacommonofficeclerk.

M：Sowhatareyourdreamsnow?

W：Well,Ireallywanttobeatranslatorsomeday,soPmworkinghardtolearn

English.

M：You*resogoodatlanguagelearning.YourFrenchandItalianarealready

fluent.Well,Ihopeyousucceedinthatdreamsomeday!

W：Thanks.

(Text9)

W：Hi,Bob!Iamsogladthatyoucame.

M：OfcourseI'dcome.Icouldn'tthinkofabetterchancetoseeallmyold

friends.

W：It'shardtobelievethatit*sbeentenyearssincegraduation.

M：Howtimeflies!Howarethingsgoingwithyou?

W：It'sonlyrecentlythatPvebeenabletostartsettlingdown.Howaboutyou?

AreyoustillwithJenny?

M：Yeah,JennyandIgotmarriedrightaftergraduation.Itwashardforthefirst

threeyears一Iwassupportingusbothwhileshecontinuedherstudies一butnow

thingsaregettingbetter.Iworkasamanagerinatradecompanyandshe'sworkingat

alawfirm.It'sallstartedtocometogetherandwe'refinallyabletomakealifefbr

ourselves.

W：Oh,thatsoundswonderful.Ihavealwaysknownyoutwowouldmakeit.I

hopeIcankeepinbettercontactwithyou.

M：Definitely!Actually,wejustmovedintoanewplace.There'sa

house-warmingpartythisSaturday,ifyouarefree?IknowJennywouldlovetosee

youagainanditshouldbeagoodparty.

W：Soundsgreat!IamfreethisweekendandFilb