外研版高中英語選修6 Module4模塊測評

選修6Module4模塊測評

本試卷分第I卷（選擇題）和第n卷（非選擇題）兩部分。

共150分,考試時間120分鐘。

第I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，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘

的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatdidthemandoafterhelostsomething?

A.Hestayedathome.

B.Heaskedthepoliceforhelp.

C.Hewenttolookforit.

2.WhenwillthemanbeabletovisitMr.Black?

A.OnNovember1st.

B.OnNovember3rd.

C.OnNovember2nd.

3.Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?

A.Inapostoffice.

B.Onthesteps.

C.Bythewindow.

4.HowwillthewomangettoNewYork?

A.Bycar.

B.Bytrain.

C.Byairplane.

5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Afootballmatch.

B.Today'snews.

C.Astory.

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。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選

項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話前，你將有時間閱讀各

個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話讀兩

遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6?8題。

6.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inanightclub.

C.Inasupermarket.

7.Whatkindofsnackdoesthewomanhave?

A.Pancake.B.Chips.

C.Salad.

8.Howmuchdoesthewomanpayforthethingssheasked?

A.75pence.B.1.30pounds.

C.2.05pounds.

聽第7段材料，回答第9?11題。

9.WhatdoesthemanhearabouttheBrowns?

A.Theyhavebeenill.

B.Theyhavemoved.

C.Theyhavegonetoseethedoctor.

10.Whycouldn'ttheBrownssleepwell?

A.Becauseoftheairport.

B.Becauseofthesleepingpills.

C.Becauseofthenoisefromtheplanes.

11.WherearetheBrownslivingnow?

A.Neartheairport.B.Intheairport.

C.Inthecountry.

聽第8段材料，回答第12?14題。

12.Whatarethemanandthewomanmainlytalkingabout?

A.Health.B.Food.

C.Meals.

13.Whatisthewoman'snationality?

A.American.B.Chinese.

C.Italian.

14.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Westernerseattoomuchfatandsugar.

B.VeryfewWesternerslikeChinesefood.

C.There*renoChineserestaurantsintheman'shometown.

聽第9段材料，回答第15?17題。

15.Howdidthemanknowtherestaurant?

A.Heheardaboutitfromonefriend.

B.Hefollowedoneofhisfriends.

C.Hehadbeenthereoncebefore.

16.Whatkindoffooddoesthemanorderfirst?

A.Agreensalad.

B.Mushroomsoup.

C.Chicken.

17.Whatdessertdoesthemanorder?

A.Acake.

B.Anapplepie.

C.Icecream.

聽第10段材料，回答第18?20題。

18.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasanimportantinventioninthe

humanhistory?

A.Penandpencil.B.Paper.

C.Radio.

19.Whydon'tweknowthenamesofmanyinventors?

A.Becausewehaveforgottenthem.

B.Becausetheirinventionsarenotimportantatall.

C.Becausetherewerenopensorpencilsinthepast.

20.Whatcanwelearnaboutpensandpencils?

A.Theywereinventedbyman.

B.Thousandsofyearsagopeopledidn'tknowtheinventors.

C.Theywerenotcalledpensandpencilsthousandsofyearsago.

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，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

HaveyoueverseenaKunquOpera,orheardthebeautifulsoundofaGuqin?

ThesetwotraditionalChineseartformsarebothincludedinUNESCO'slistof”oral

andintangibleheritageofhumanity（人類口頭和非物質文化遺產）”.

Thisyear,Chinahasselectedanotherartformtocompetetojointhisspecial

group.Muqam（木卡姆）,thetraditionalfolkmusicofXinjiang'sUygurpeoplewillbe

consideredalongsideothercountries*entries.

Knownasthe“motherofUygurmusic,“Muqamhasalonghistory.Some

scholarsbelievethatitsoriginscanbetracedbacktothe"GreatWesternRegion

Melody（西域大曲）ThisdevelopedduringtheHanandTangdynasties.

Inthemid-16thcentury,theSilkRoadconnectedChinaandEurope.Xinjiang

wasatthecentreoftheculturalexchangebetweeneastandwest.Muqammusicwas

spreadacrossUygurpopulatedareasduringthattime.ThequeenofYarkantKingdom,

whosenamewasAmannisahan,wasapoetandmusician.Shedevotedallherefforts

tocollectingandsortingMuqammusic.Shefinallyworkedout12piecesofmusic,

whichbecamethefamousTwelveMuqam.

Whendoingherwork,Amannisahandidnotseekmaterialsfromthefully

developedArabianandPersian（波斯的）music.Instead,sheexploitedtherich

resourcesofUygurfolkmusicthatspreadacrossthenorthandthesouthofthe

TianshanMountains.Asaresult,theTwelveMuqamhasastrongUygurflavor.

EversinceitspreadamongtheUygurs,theTwelveMuqamhasplayedan

importantpartintheirlives.Theysingsongsanddancetothemusic.KurbanMamut,

editor-in-chiefofaUygurlanguagemagazine,saysthatheoftenlistenedtothe

TwelveMuqamwhenhewasachild.66TheTwelveMuqamhelpsbringmoralideasto

theUygurchildren,andgivesthemanobleandstrongpersonality,“hesaid.

AfterNewChinawasfounded,thelocalgovernmentoftheXinjiangUygur

AutonomousRegionmadeeveryefforttopreservetheTwelveMuqam.

In1960,twovolumesofLtheTwelveMuqam

werepublished.

Overthepasttwodecades,localXinjiangculturalinstitutionshavesupported

researchprojects.AnumberofbooksabouttheTwelveMuqamhavebeenpublished.

CDs，VCDs,andDVDsofTheTwelveMuqamhavealsobeenmade.

21.WhafsTRUEaboutMuqam?

A.ItoriginatesfromtheGreatWesternRegionMelody.

B.IthasalwayshadastrongUygurflavor.

C.ItistraditionalfolkmusicdevelopedfromthemusicofWesternEurope.

D.ItisbasedontheTwelveMuqamofthequeenofYarkantKingdom.

22.WhatistheimportanceoftheTwelveMuqamtoUygurs*lives?

A.ItprovidestheUygurswithsongsandthemusic.

B.Ithelpsprovidemoralsupport.

C.Itbecomesanoralculturalheritage.

D-ItincludestherichresourcesofUygurfolkmusic.

23.Inthelasttwoparagraphsofthepassagethewriterdescribes.

A.thegovernment'spreservationtotheTwelveMuqam

B.thegreatpopularityoftheTwelveMuqaminChina

C.thereasonsforjoiningthelistofworldculturalheritage

D-thenecessityofbooksanddisksontheTwelveMuqam

24.Thesentenceinthelastbutoneparagraphmeansthefollowing

EXCEPT.

A.promotingthecultureofethnicminority

B.preservingthecultureofethnicminoritybetter

C.protectingthecultureofethnicminority

D.preventingthecultureofethnicminoritypassing

B

ToFacetheMusic

Likeeverylanguage,AmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressions,phrases

thatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.Our

expressiontodayis"tofacethemusic”.

Whensomeonesays,"Well,IguessPllhavetofacethemusic.99Itdoesnotmean

thathe'splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasant,likebeing

calledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisordidthat,andwhyyoudidn'tdo

thisorthat.Sourmusicindeed,butithastobefaced.Atsometimeoranother,every

oneofushashadtofacethemusic,especiallyaschildren.Wecanallremember

father'sangryvoice,“Iwanttotalktoyou.^^Andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.

Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!

Thephrase“tofacethemusic"isfamiliartoeveryAmerican,youngandold.Itis

atleast100yearsold.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?Thefirst

explanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelist,JamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaid,in

1851,thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoon

thestage.Whentheygottheircuetogoon,theyoftensaid,"Well,it'stimetofacethe

music."Andthatwasexactlywhattheydid一facingtheorchestrawhichwasjust

belowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestage

infrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostile,especiallyifheforgot

hislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnot,therewouldbenoplay.Sotheexpression

“tofacethemusic"cometomean“havingtogothroughsomething,nomatterhow

unpleasanttheexperiencemightbe,becauseyouknewyouhadnochoice.^^

Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.Whenthemen

facedaninspectionbytheirleader,thesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwellthey

looked.Wastheirequipmentclean,shinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?Stillthe

menhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelse

couldtheydo?

Anotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresults

andacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendone,for

examplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterrible,he

isdishonored.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasad,slowbeat.The

soldierisforcedtoleave,facingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorse.

25.Howmanywaysdoesthephrase“tofacethemusic^^comefrom?

A.One.B.Two.

C.Three.D.Four.

26.Whafsthemeaningof"tofacethemusic”?

A.Tofacethestage.

B.Tofacethebackofone'shorse.

C.Tofaceone'sleader.

D.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.

27.Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?

A.Whenweareplayingbasketballintheschoolfield.

B.Whenwearemakingaspeechbeforemassesofpeople.

C.Whenwearehavingapartyateasewithourteachers.

D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebodyinsecret.

28.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.

A.manyspecialexpressionscomeoutofpeople'slivesandactivities

B.therearejustafewexpressionslike"tofacethemusic^^inEnglish

C.Englishpeopledon'tliketomakespecialexpressionslike"tofacethemusic^^

D.Englishpeoplealwaysliketomakespecialexpressions

C

NootherbandhashadthesameinfluenceintheworldastheBeatles.Overeight

yearsandmorethanadozenalbums,fouryoungmenfromLiverpool,England一

JohnLennon,PaulMcCartney,GeorgeHarrison,andRingoStarchangedpopular

musicandcultureforever.

PeopleintheUKbecamecrazyabouttheBeatlesinlate1963.Thephenomenon

wascalled“Beatlemania（披頭士狂熱）“bytheBritishpress.Thetermreferredtothe

youngwomenseenscreamingattheband'sconcerts.BeatlemaniacametoNorth

Americainearly1964,andtheband'spopularityspreadacrossmuchoftheworld.

Withinfiveyears,theBeatles*musicchangedgreatlyfromtheirsimpleearlyhits

like"SheLovesYou"and"/WanttoHoldYourHand".

Thebandwrotetheirownsongs,explorednewwaystocreatemusicand

strived_forhighqualityineveryalbumtheyreleased.

However,withtheirpopularitycamecriticism.Thepresscriticizedthebandas

symbolsof1960syouthculture,whichcelebratedfreedomfromtraditionalfamily

roles.

In1970,PaulMcCartneyannouncedhewasleavingtheBeatles,andthegroup

quicklycametoanend.

Inthe70s,fanshopedforareunion,butthegroupdecidedtofollowtheirown

careerswithdifferentdegreesofsuccess.

Fanslosthopewithatragedy:JohnLennonwasmurderedinNewYorkin1980.

29.Theword“Beatlemania“referstointhepassage.

A.beingmostcrazy

B.theband'spopularity

C.youngwomen'sscreaming

D.bothAandC

30.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedphrase"strivedfor99inthefourth

paragraphislikelytomean.

A.criticizedB.broke

C.achievedD.transferred

31.ThepressthatcriticizedtheBeatlesmayprobably.

A.beunabletounderstandtheirmusic

B.hatefreedomtoomuch

C.envythepopularityoftheband

D.becausethebandstoodforfreedom

32.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthewriter.

A.introducesthebandtoreaders,bothfromtheirachievementsandfromtheir

ending

B.feelsitapitythatthereunionfailed

C.thinksthatnootherbandastheBeatleshasevercreatedpopularmusic

D.doesn'tliketheBeatles!earlyhits"SheLovesYou"and"IWanttoHoldYour

Hand"

D

Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessis

anotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheir

loneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthe

majorone.Thisphenomenon（現(xiàn)象）iscommonlyknownas“EmptyNestSyndrome

（空巢綜合征）

Inordertoseekbetterchancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehave

goneabroad,leavingtheirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturn

home.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnights,takingcareofthemselves,

inthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.Thefact

thatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocieties

makesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhave

iftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecase,ithasbeennotedthatthevalues

theyholddonotnecessarilymatchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicaland

culturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingresponse（回應）

intimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.

Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparents

hasbeendescribedas“distantparentphenomenon”,whichiscommonbothin

developedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursocietyhasnotyetbeenwell

preparedfor"EmptyNestSyndrome”.

33.Accordingtothepassage,thelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby

A.theirearlierexperienceoffeelinglonely

B.theunfavourablelivingconditionsintheirnativecountries

C.thecommonworryabouttheirincome

D.thegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandchildren

34.Manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheiragedparentsbehind,to

A.liveinthecountrieswithmoremoney

B.seekabetterplacefortheiragedparents

C.continuetheirstudiesabroad

D.realizetheirdreamsinforeigncountries

35.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad,.

A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatall

B.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhome

C.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparents

D.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據短文內容，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O

Nofightcanend,andnofriendshipcanmoveon,untileveryonesaystheselittle

words:Pmsorry.Sometimes,though,theycanbedifficulttosay.36

It'snotaboutwinning.

Friendshipsaren'tliketheSuperBowl,andthereshouldneverbeawinneranda

loser.Whenyoustartfightingwithafriend,itmayfeelimportantthatyou"win"the

fightbyprovingyou'rerightandheiswrong,orbymakinghimbethefirstto

apologize.

37

Youmayhaveheardtheexpression"Hispridestoodintheway."Itisusually

usedtodescribeapersonwhoissodeterminedtobe“right“thatheletsanopportunity

forhappinesspasshimbyforever.38Remember:astimegoeson,weusually

forgetwhowasrightandwhowaswronginadisagreement,andonlyrememberthe

sadnessoflosingafriend.

Takethefirststep.

Areyousickoffighting?Doyouthinkthisfightisjustnotimportantenoughto

ruinyourfriendship?39Youdon'thavetotakefullresponsibilityforstartingthe

fight,orevensaythatyourfeelingswerewrong.Butyoushouldfindsomethingyou

didorsaidthat'sworthapologizingfor.Maybeyou'resorrythatyouletthefightgo

forsolong,ofthatyouoverreacted（反應過度的）tosomethingyourfrienddid.Ifyou

sayyouaresorry,it'slikeaninvitationforyourfriendtodothesame.—40

A.Thentrytobethefirsttoapologize.

B.Stopthinkingaboutyourpride.

C.It'sabouttakingsomeresponsibilityfortheargument.

D.Don'tletthishappentoafriendshipyoucareabout.

E.Herearesomethingstokeepinmind.

F.Therearesomespecialcaseswhenyoushouldn'tbetheonetoapologizefirst.

G.Onceyou'vebothsaidit,youllbothfeelamilliontimesbetter.

第三部分英語知識運用（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選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以

填入空白處的最佳選項。

TheothereveningIwaswatchingmyweathermanonthelatenightnews,andhe

said,"AcoldwindiscomingdownfromCanadaandwill_41_acrosstheGreat

Plains,carrying42temperatures,snowandice.”

“Whatareyousmilingat?”mywifewondered.

“Weare43>"Isaid.

“ButpeopleintheGreatPlainsareAmericanstoo."

“Theyare44toit,“Ireplied."Thiskindofweatherissofttothem.^^

Theweathermanwaswavinghishandsalloverthe45."Astormnowover

thePacificwill46sixinchesofraininSouthernCaliforniaandArizona."

u47themright!”Isaid."Theyarealwayssayinghow48theirweather

isandifstimetheygota49ofnature."

Theweatherman50>"RecordlowtemperatureswillbebroughttoTexas."

“Don'tcry51Texas,“Isaid.

"Kentucky,TennesseeandGeorgiacan52freezingrainbecauseofthishigh

pressuresystemcomingupfromMexico,“theweathermanwenton.

Isaid,"Sothe53oftheirrosegardens!”

Mywifewasangry,youarebeingvery54.

“Look,“Isaid,“theonlyreasontheytellyou55theweatherislikeinother

partsofthecountryisthatpeoplewhoaren'taffectedbyitcan_56it.Badnewsis

goodnewsifitdoesn't57you.^^

Theweathermanwentonsaying,"Andwecanexpecttwoinchesof58in

theWashingtonareabytomorrow'srushhour.^^

IcouldnotbelievewhatIhadjust59，andlookeduptothesky,“Why

60?

41.A.driveB.bring

C.jumpD.sweep

42.A.highB.cool

C.hotD.freezing

43.A.tiredB.strong

C.luckyD.upset

44.A.stuckB.used

C.reducedD.belonged

45.A.mapB.screen

C.cityD.country

46.A.experienceB.push

C.produceD.have

47.A.TeachB.Put

C.SendD.Serve

48.A.greatB.bad

C.exactD.bitter

49.A.experimentB.smell

C.accidentD.taste

50.A.continuedB.lasted

C.keptupD.remained

51.A.toB.in

C.forD.outof

52.A.expectB.hope

C.guessD.believe

53.A.beginningB.end

C.returnD.robbery

54.A.cruelB.kind

C.healthyD.busy

55.A.whatB.how

C.whenD.which

56.A.catchB.see

C.measureD.enjoy

57.A.addupB.happento

C.putoffD.tryon

58.A.riverB.wind

C.snowD.badweather

59.A.heardB.listened

C.seenD.watched

60.A.usB.them

C.youD.him

第n卷

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?shù)膬热?不多于3個單詞)或括號內單詞的

正確形式。

Wendy:Goodmorning,MrSmith.IamareporterfromTheScreen.Iwonder

61youcansparemeseveralminutes.

MrSmith:Well,Icangiveyouthreeminutes,butnomore.Ihavetopractisemy

newsongsandmycar62(wait)outside.

Wendy:Thanks.Whatisthenameofyournewdisc?

MrSmith:ItsnameisForever.Andit63(contain)twelvenewsongs.

Wendy:OK.Areyougoingtoget_64(marry)thisyear?Everyfancares

aboutthequestionverymuch.

MrSmith:Itis65secret,andIcannottell66aboutit.

Wendy:AreyougoingtomarryLindaBranny?

MrSmith:No67(many)questionsaboutmymarriage.Andthe68

question.

Wendy:Sorry,sir.69—youtellmewhichsonginthenewdiscisyour

favourite?

MrSmith:Well,Ienjoyeverysongverymuch.ButIlikeRomance70

(well).Bye-bye.

Wendy:Lastquestion,MrSmith,thelastone!OK,bye-bye,MrSmith.

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)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改便條，請你修改同桌寫的以下作

文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、

刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(A),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n處起)不計分。

Onelateafternoon,onmywaybackschool,Isawastrangemanwithapairof

blackglassesstoodbesideahousewhenIwentbyastreetcomer.Isensesomething

wrongsoIhidmebehindatreetoseewhatwouldhappenedtohim.Afterawhile,the

manlookedaboutandfoundnoonearound.Hekickedthedoorofthehouseopenly

andcameintoit.ImmediatelyIrealizedthatIshouldcallthepolice.Fiveminuteslate,

apolicecarcameandtwopolicemangotoff.Theyhurriedoverintothehouseand

soonthemanhascaught.SeeingthisIfeltveryhappyandhurriedhome.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

假如你叫李平，在當?shù)匾患夜珗@工作。公園下周要舉辦一次藝術節(jié)，你的朋

友Sharon給你寫了一封信，想要了解更多有關藝術節(jié)的情況。請你用以下信息

用英語給她回封信，介紹藝術節(jié)的情況。

星期六星期日

上午九點：古典音樂會上午九點：京劇表演

上午十一點：本地著名藝術家的作品展，

上午4^一點：午餐

第四展廳

下午一點：流行音樂會下午三點：世界藝術作品展，第八展

下午五點：野餐廳

晚上七點：搖滾音樂會下午六點：民歌音樂會

票價（元/人）

一天：成人一￥25未滿十八歲一￥15團體一￥10

兩天：成人一￥35未滿十八歲一￥25團體一￥15

注意：1.詞數(shù)120左右；

2.參考詞匯：京劇PekingOpera；

3.信的開頭和結尾已給出（不記入總詞數(shù)）。

DearSharon,

I'mgladtoreceiveyourletter.ThelocalparkwhichIworkforishostinganart

festivalnextweek.______________________________

Bestwishes.

Yours,

LiPing

參考答案

第一部分聽力

1-5.BCACB6-10.ACCBC

11-15.CBBAA16-20.BBAAA

聽力材料

Text1

W:Whatdidyoudoafteryoulostsomething?

M:Iwenttothepolicestationforhelp.

Text2

M:MayIseeMr.Blackthedayaftertomorrow?

W:Letmesee...Er...it'sNovemberthefirsttoday...Oh,sorry.Youcan't.But

whatabouttomorrowafternoon?

M:That'sOK.Thankyou.

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M:Ineedsomestampsandsomeenvelopesaswell.

W:Willyousteprightovertothesecondwindow,please?

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M:IhearyouaregoingtodrivetoNewYorkthisweekend.

W:Oh,I'vechangedmymind.

M:What?

W:Ithinkflyingwillbemorecomfortable.

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W:What'sinthenewstoday?

M:There'sastoryaboutafootballmatch.

W:Isthereanythingelseinteresting?

M:No,nothingmuch.

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W:Goodmorning,Sir.Whatwouldyoulike?

M:rdlikearedwine,please.

W:Anythingelse?

M:Whatsnackshaveyougot?

W:Themenuisontheboardoverthere.There'spancake,Greeksalad,steakand

chips...

M:IlltrytheGreeksalad,please.DoIpaynow?

W:Oh,yes,ifyouwould.That's75centsforthewineand1.30forthesalad.

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M:Haven'tyouheardabouttheBrowns?

W:No,what'shappened?

M:They'vemoved.They'dbeenlivingintheirnewhouseforonlytwomonths,

whentheydecidedtheycouldn'tstanditanylonger.

W:Why?

M:Well,youknowtheairportwasverynear.Theycouldn'tsleepbecauseofthe

noisefromtheplanes.Mr.Brownhadbeentakingsleepingpillseverynight,untilthe

doctortoldhimthatheshouldn't.

W:Wherearetheylivingnow?

M:They'veboughtahouseinthecountry.

W:I'msureMrs.Brownisveryhappy.She'dbeenwantingtoliveinthecountry

foryears.

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M:Itseemsthatquiteanumberofrestaurantsserveforeignfood.

W:Yes,American,FrenchandItalianfoodsarequitepopularinChina.

M:MaybeChina'sopeningtotheoutsidehashelpedtochangeyourdietand

taste.

W:Maybe.Butforeignfoodishighinfat,sugarandsalt.They'renotgoodfor

people'shealth.ArethereanyChineserestaurantsinyourhometown?

M:Plenty.Themealsareverygood.ManywesternerslikeChinesefood.

W:MostoftheChinesepeoplelikevegetablesandfruitbecausethey'rerichin

fibreandlowinsugarandfat.Ithinkahealthydietshouldcontainsomefat,some

fibreandalittlesalt.

M:You'reright.Westernerseattoomuchfatandsugar.Thafswhymanyofthem

becomefat.

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W:Goodmorning,sir.Howmany?

M:Justone.

W:Thisisthefirsttimeyou'vebeenhere,isn'tit?

M:Yes.Iheardaboutitfromoneofmyfriends.

W:Thisisanicerestaurant.Fmsureyou'regoingtolikeit.Followme,please.

M:OK.Pdlikeadrinkbeforedinner.Um...aCoke,please.

W:Whatwouldyouliketoeat,sir?

M:rdliketostartwithmushroomsoup.

W:Yes.Andtofollow?

M:Agreensalad.AndIllhavechickenforthemaincourse.

W:Allright.Mushroomsoupfollowedbyagreensaladandchicken.Anything

else?

M:Whatdessertsdoyouhave?

W:Wehavecakes,pies,icecream,andfreshfruit.

M:IthinkIllhaveanapplepie.Thatsall.