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2006届高三第四次联考 英语
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1．What does the woman imply that the man should do?
A．Knock at the door． B．Phone to Mr．Bill． C．Look at the sign．
2. How does the woman keep in touch with her friends abroad?
A. By e-mail. B. Over the phone. C. Through letters.
3．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The man is anxious to begin his studies．
B．The man thinks study is not important．
C．The man regrets that he was not a good student．
4．What are the speakers talking about?
A．Power failure. B．Light. C．Air-conditioning.
5．For how long will the girl stay with her parents?
A．One month. B．Two weeks. C．Three weeks.
第二节（共15小题，计22.5分）听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Buying a car. B. Choosing a gift. C. Using a computer.
7. What's the relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Professor and student. C. Salesman and customer.
8. What do we know about the person mentioned by the speakers?
A. Maybe he likes something expensive.
B. He is surely over sixty years old.
C. He must be fond of learning computer.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9．Why was the man angry?
A．The woman didn’t tell him Mr. Powell came.
B．The woman didn’t phone him.
C．Mr. Powell didn’t phone him.
10．What did the man think he had done before he left?
A．He had put the card in his wallet.
B．He had written the name and phone number on the card.
C．He had given the card to the woman.
11．Why does the man apologize?
A．He forgot to give the card to the woman.
B．He didn’t tell everything clearly.
C．He was late for the phone.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. How does the man get information about the apartment?
A. From TV advertisements. B. From advertisements in the newspapers.
C. From radio advertisements.
13. How many rooms has the apartment got?
A. Four B. Five C. Six
14. How much will the man pay for the rent per month if he wants to include management and parking as well?
A. $500. B. $450. C. $550.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．Where is the conversation taking place?
A. In the dorm(宿舍). B. In the classroom. C. In a snack bar.
16．Why does Bill sometimes get angry at the man?
A. He doesn’t tell truth. B. He’s too noisy. C. He’s messy.
17. What did Bill do during the vacation?
A. He visited the man’s family. B. He took a long trip.
C. He stayed in the dorm.
第三节 填空（共3小题，每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）
听下面一段材料，将第18至20三个小题的信息补充完整，每个小题不超过三个单词．听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
| Surname: Clark | Given Name: Alex | Age: 18. __________ |
| Sex: Male | Nationality: !9. __________ | Present Job: student |
| The subject to teach: 20. __________ | ||
| Accommodation Preference: Home-stay | ||
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）
第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A B C D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. — Our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I’m sure we will win.
— _____!
A. Good luck B. Cheers C. Best wishes D. Congratulations
22. The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people _____ to eat more
fruit and vegetables.
A. persuade B. will persuade C. be persuaded D. are persuaded
23. — _____ you please write a 3000-word report about this subject for me?
— Perhaps I _____ only write a 1000-word one, but I even doubt it.
A. Could; might B. Would; might C. Might; could D. Would; could
24. Alice used to smoke _____ but she has given it up.
A. seriously B. heavily C. badly D. hardly
25. Not only _______ give us relaxation and pleasure, but also ________ increase our
knowledge.
A. can travel; it can B. travel can; can it C. can travel; can it D. travel can; it can
26. You’d better take something to read when you go to see the doctor _____ you have to wait.
A. even if B. in case C. as if D. in order that
27. It was foolish of him to ________ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got
punished.
A. stick to B. refer to C. keep to D. point to
28. _____ recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the U.S. would be higher
than the number of English speakers by _____ year 2090.
A. A; the B. A; 不填 C. The; 不填 D. The; a
29. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not _____ a native speaker.
A. as fluent as B. more fluent than C. so fluently as D. much fluently than
30. The most common thing to do on the earth can be a big threat if _____ properly, according to
Chen Shanguang, designer of the spaceship.
A. doesn’t handle B. not handled C. not handling D. having not handled
31. —It’ll take at least 2 hours to do this!
— Oh, _____! I could do it in 30 minutes.
A. come on B. pardon me C. you are right D. is that true
32. It is not so difficult to learn programme well. _____ you need is patience and persistence.
A. Something B. All C. Both D. Everything
33. “Premier Wen’s report,” a smile on his face, he continued, “_____ to several hot topics,
discusses how to increase peasants’ income, in a comparative part.”
A. referring B. refers C. having referred D. referred
34. —Could you type these papers for me, please?
— _____ papers? I have been busy for a whole day.
A. What B. Some C. More D. Different
35. It was unbelievable that the fans waited outside the gym for three hours just _____ a look at
the sports stars.
A. had B. having C. to have D. have
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A B C D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Birthdays often bring surprises. But this year’s surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is 36 one of the most surprising.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts 37 that one of the most recognizable 38 of William Shakespeare is a fake(赝品).
This 39 that we no longer have a good 40 of what Shakespeare looked like. “It’s very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare are unreliable because many of them are 41 of this one,” said an expert from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.
The 42 comes after four months of testing. Experts from the gallery say the image—— commonly known as the “Flower portrait” ——was actually 43 in the 1800s, two centuries 44 Shakespeare’s death.
The art experts who work at the gallery say they used modern chemistry technology to 45 the paint on the picture. These checks found traces(痕迹) of paint deep in the picture 46 about 1814.
Shakespeare 47 in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was 48 there was a new interest in Shakespeare’s 49 ,” Tanya Cooper, the gallery’s 16th century curator(馆长) said.
The 50 picture has often been used as a cover for 51 of his plays. It is called the “Flower portrait” because one of its 52, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“There have always been 53 about the authenticity(真实性) of the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture(画像技法),” he said.
Two other images of Shakespeare are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will 54 later in May. But for now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a 55.
36. A. surely B. never C. hardly D. only
37. A. wondered B. doubted C. found D. considered
38. A. plays B. masterpieces C. portraits D. photos
39. A. recommends B. advises C. decides D. means
40. A. news B. idea C. design D. expression
41. A. bargains B. productions C. copies D. prints
42. A. justice B. discovery C. invention D. deed
43. A. cloned B. developed C. painted D. copied
44. A. after B. before C. since D. until
45. A. try B. remove C. wash D. check
46. A. looking back B. dating from C. getting along D. starting with
47. A. died B. was born C. succeeded D. was buried
48. A. why B. when C. how D. what
49. A. stories B. pictures C. plays D. photos
50. A. real B. original C. valuable D. fake
51. A. requirements B. collections C. consequences D. playwrights
52. A. owners B. painters C. writers D. readers
53. A. causes B. problems C. questions D. orders
54. A. go about B. come out C. turn up D. break out
55. A. surprise B. problem C. secret D. mystery
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A B C D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ABC News anchor (节目主持人) Peter Jennings died on Aug.7, 2005 at home in New York after a brief battle with lung cancer. ABC News anchors said they hope if anything good can be taken from Jennings’ death, it is a great awareness of the dangers of smoking.
“I want to give a message,” Barbara Walters said. “If you have kids who are smoking, tell them that we lost Peter.”
Lung cancer is the worst killer in America, taking more lives each year than any other cancer, according to the America Cancer Society. About 160,440 Americans die each year of cancer, making up 28 percent of all cancer deaths. More than 87 percent of lung cancers are smoking related.
Dr. Derek Raghavan, director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Taussing Cancer Center, said that once a person stops smoking, he starts getting better. Three to five years after quitting, the possibility of getting lung cancer is reduced by half.
Warning signs of lung cancer can also be mixed with symptoms connected with long-term smoking. The three main warning signs are an increase of coughing that doesn’t clear up, coughing up blood and sharp chest pains.
People with those symptoms should see a doctor. Raghavan said there have been promising developments in the treatment of lung cancer, including uses of radiation and surgery and drugs. “But the fact is that stopping smoking is the most important thing we can do,” Raghavan said. “There is no treatment that even comes close.”
56. Anchor Peter Jennings died of lung cancer which was possibly caused by _____.
A. his bad eating habit B. overmuch work C. long-term smoking D. the old age
57. The first paragraph mentioned Peter Jennings’ death in order to _____.
A. make him the main character of the passage.
B. warn the smokers of the danger of smoking
C. introduce the topic to be talked about
D. make him better-known than before
58. The underlined word “quitting” in the fourth paragraph probably refers to _____.
A. doing more exercise B. giving up smoking
C. getting over lung cancer D. staying in hospital
59. To fight against lung cancer, what matters much to smokers is _____.
A. to receive the treatment of lung cancer B. to do exercise regularly
C. to see a doctor in time D. to stop smoking
B
Comets（彗星）orbiting a distant star have been found to contain water, the first time the ingredient(成份) considered key to life has been discovered in objects circling a star other than our sun.
The discovery, announced by scientists, adds weight to the theory that other planetary（行星的）systems may be necessary to the formation of life as we know it.
Scientists have no way of knowing whether life ever existed on any comets or planets orbiting this particular star, known as CW Leonis and located some 3,000 trillion miles (4,800 trillion kilometers) from Earth in the constellation Leo(狮子座).
But they are certain that no life could exist there now. That is because as it burns out the last of its nuclear fuel, the star has swelled（膨胀） and increased in luminosity（发光度）, engulfing(吞没) nearby objects and melting comets in orbits as distant as Neptune is from the sun—releasing the water that astronomers spotted using a radio telescope in out space.
“ The existence of these bodies is measured through their destruction(毁灭)” said Gary Melnick, chief scientist on the project and an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Mr. Melnick said the discovery was of particular importance because if there was a reservoir of water farther from the star, there could have been water closer to the star, bolstering the ideas that life may have existed outside our solar system. Comets are believed to have helped build life on Earth, Mr. Melnick and other scientists said. Besides bringing water to the oceans, they are also thought to have transported important chemicals as they went through Earth’s atmosphere in past eons(远古时代).
“Comets are some of the smaller bodies in the solar system and form the seeds of planets themselves,” said Saavik Ford, a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University who first suggested that the water may have come from evaporating(蒸发的) comets. “The fact that we found water is interesting because it is necessary for the formation of life.
60. According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. No life ever existed on any comets or planets orbiting CW Leonis.
B. Neptune is a planet which orbits the sun.
C. Water has been found beyond our solar system.
D. CW Leonis belongs to constellation Leo.
61. The underlined word “bolstering” in paragraph 6 means _____.
A. objecting B. inferring C. denying D. supporting
62. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Water is necessary for life. B. Water found in comets.
C. New discovery in space D. Comets and stars.
63. We can infer from the passage _____.
A. All the chemicals on Earth were from comets.
B. There couldn’t be life on Earth without comets orbiting a distant star.
C. The earth probably came into being from a comet.
D. Scientists are trying to find water on CW Leonis.
C
For those who have lonely nights and have trouble falling asleep, he is proving the ideal partner. This is a man who does not snore (打鼾) in bed. And he is happy to wrap a comforting arm around his dearest until morning arrives.
He does exist. He is the body-shaped pillow, the latest sleeping aid from Japan.
This pillow comes without a head and is filled with foam. It’s made by Kameo and has a “body” and a flexible arm that can be curled around its owner.
About 1,000 of the pillows have been sold since they went on sale in Japan last year and many buyers say they are pleased with their sleeping companion.
“This pillow makes me feel relaxed because I can hold the arm and feel something warm at my side,” said 34-year-old radio DJ Junko Suzuki.
But according to Kameo, the pillow is more than just an emotional help for those tired of spending the night alone. And it is shaped, the firm says, to support its partner on both sides to ensure a night of good sleep.
The idea is to curl up in between the body and the flexible arm. The head just rests on the pillow’s “arm muscles”.
“My grandmother used to say that there is no more comfortable pillow than another person,” said the firm president, Tomoki Kakehashi. “So I thought that maybe people would want to sleep on a pillow shaped like an arm.”
The pillows, on sale only in Japan for the moment, cost 8,500 yen(around US$80) each and come with shirt-or shirt-shaped pillow covers in blue, pink or green.
64. Which of the following statements isn’t mentioned in the text?
A. Many buyers are satisfied with the body-shaped pillow.
B. The pillows are sold only in Japan at present.
C. The inventor decided to develop new market in the US.
D. The idea of body-shaped pillow is from what an old lady said.
65. The underlined word in paragraph 6 “Kameo” may be the name of _____.
A. a manager B. the firm C. a buyer D. another radio DJ
66. The purpose of the passage seems_____.
A. to introduce the latest sleeping aid, the body-shaped pillow
B. to advise people to use the body-shaped pillow
C. to tell how the body-shaped pillow is invented
D. to tell how the body-shaped pillow works
67. The body-shaped pillow is popular with users because _____.
a. users can fall asleep easily using the pillow
b. buyers can afford the pillow
c. the pillow ensure a night of good sleep
d. the pillow can provide an emotional help
A. a; b; c B. b; c; d C. a; c; d D. a; b; d
D
For many years, I was convinced(使相信) that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.
Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vain（徒劳地）. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
68. The passage tries to highlight(强调) the importance of _____.
A. body size B. attitudes toward life
C. culture difference D. different beauty standards
69. The word “everything” in paragraph 2 means _____.
A. all the problems B. all the possessions C. the whole world D. the absolute truth
70. What can be inferred about the author?
A. The author is a Samoan.
B. The author succeeded in losing weight.
C. The author has been troubled by her /his weight.
D. The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.
71. According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first
and gained it back later?
A. They feel angry about the regained weight.
B. They pay little attention to the regained weight.
C. They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control.
D. They think they should give up their future plans on weight control.
E
Daily Telegraph bestseller for last week
A Special Relationship
This novel is about a woman whose entire life is turned upside down in a very foreign place despite the fact that people there speak her language. Sally Goodchild is a 37-year-old American who, after nearly two decades as a highly independent journalist, finds herself pregnant (怀孕的) and in London. She married an English foreign correspondent, Tony Thompson, whom she met while they were both on assignment in Cairo. From the outset, Sally’s relationship with both Tony and London is an uneasy one: She finds her husband and his city to be far more foreign than imagined. But her adjustment problems soon turn into a nightmare（噩梦）. She discovers that everything can be taken down and used against you, especially by a spouse (配偶) who now considers you an unfit mother and wants to prevent you from ever seeing your child again.
Born in 1955, Douglas Kennedy is the bestselling author of romances such as “The Big Picture”. He is also the author of several praised travel books.
New York Times bestseller for last week
White Hot
Sayre Lynch decided never to return to her hometown Destiny, after she changed her last name and finally escaped from the influence of her controlling father, Huff Hoyle, who owns the iron foundry that the town is built around.
But when Danny, her younger brother, is found dead with a shotgun in his mouth, Sayre unwillingly goes back for his funeral and is annoyed when her father’s handsome lawyer, Beck Merchant, tries to please her.
When the young officer investigating（调查）the case notes that some of the evidence points to murder rather than suicide(自杀), Sayre finds herself unable to leave Destiny. She’s annoyed by Beck’s constant presence, and she is not sure if he’s trying to help or throw her off the trail. Nor does she trust her father or her older brother, Chris, who is as prime suspect in Danny’s murder.
As she tries to figure out how the handsome, charming Beck fits into the picture, she finds herself deeply attracted to him.
Sandra Brown is the author of 51 New York Times top-five bestsellers. She began her writing career in 1981 and has since published 65 novels.
72. From the brief introduction of “A Special Relationship” we can imagine _____.
A. Sally and Tony’s marriage is pleasant.
B. Sally and Tony may break up.
C. Sally and Tony often quarrel about their jobs.
D. Sally is hard to get on with.
73. The story of Sally and Tony mainly happens in _____.
A. America B. London C. Cairo D. Cairo & London
74. It can be learned from the passage that______.
A. Chris killed Danny.
B. Lynch is Sayre’s real family name.
C. Huff Hoyle knows who killed Danny.
D. Sayre fell in love with Beck.
75. In the introduction of White Hot the phrase underlined suggests_____.
A. Sayre thinks Beck has something to do with Danny’s death.
B. Sayre thinks Beck is the right person she wants to marry.
C. Sayre likes the handsome Beck in the picture.
D. Sayre doesn’t know whether Beck likes her.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 填空（共10小题上，每小题1分，满分10分）
短文阅读，根据所读内容在文后76—85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。注意：每空一超过3个单词。
New Year traditions all around the world
“Happy New Year!” Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet each other over the next couple of weeks. But it wasn’t always January 1 that marked the New Year.
At least 4,000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians marked the changing of the year. In Egypt, the year started when the Nile River flooded, enriching farmers’ fields. This happened at the end of September.
The Babylonians held a festival in the spring, on March 23, to kick off the next farming cycle. The Babylonian celebration lasted for 11 days.
The date January 1 was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January originates from the Roman god, Janus. He is pictured with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back. They represent a break between the old and new. The new calendar was in time with the sun and it has been used until the present day.
In Vietnam, the New Year holiday happens in February. They buy fresh flowers and a peach blossom to put in their house, following the Vietnamese custom.
Thailand has its specific New Year’s date; it’s different from the normal calendar. The Thai New Year is celebrated on April 13. On this day, Thai people play with water, throwing it on each other. It is intended to bring good luck during the New Year ahead.
In China, the more favorable New Year is usually celebrated in February according to lunar calendar (阴历). On New Year’s Eve, all family members sit together at table, enjoying lots of auspicious foods such as dumplings, chicken to bring good luck.
New Year traditions all around the world
| Countries | 79. _____ | Origins or activities | Meanings or reasons |
| 76. _____ | the end of September | the Nile River flood | 84. _____ |
| Babylon | 80. _____ | 82. _____ | kick off the next farming cycle |
| 77. _____ | January 1 | roman god, Janus | 85. _____ |
| Thailand | 81. _____ | throwing water on each other | bring good luck |
| 78. _____ | February | buying fresh flowers and a peach blossom | follow the custom |
| China | February | 83. _____ | bring good luck |
第二节：书面表达（满分25 分）
请根据下列四幅图画用英语写篇故事，以参加校刊环保征文。
注意：1. 故事须包括所有图画的内容，可以适当增加细节，使故事连贯；
2. 图中学生为李华；
3. 词数：100左右。
参考词汇：写生 draw from nature 画板 drawing board 斧 axe
参 考 答 案
第一部分：
1—10 CACAC BAACC 11—17 ABACCC
18. 18 19. America 20. chemistry in English
第二部分：
21—30 ADDBA BBACB 31—35 ABACC
36—45 ACCDB CBCAD 46—55 BABCD BACBD
第三部分：
56—65 CCBDA DBCCB 66—75 ACBAC CBBDA
第四部分：
第一节：
76. Egypt 77. Rome 78. Vietnam 79. Dates 80. March 23 81. April 13 82. holding a festival 83. enjoying auspicious food 84. enrich farmers’ fields 85. represent a break
第二节：
One possible version:
Li Hua is a primary school student and he enjoys drawing very much.
One day, he went to the small woods not far from town to draw from nature, carrying a drawing board. He was glad to find a tree living although the rest had been cut down. “Let me start work at once,” he thought and began to set up his board.
Just then a strong young man came with a big axe and got down to cutting the tree. Soon he cut it down and pulled it away.
When Li Hua got ready and turned back to draw, he found the tree had disappeared.
“Dear me! Where on earth is the tree?” Li Hua wondered, very disappointedly.
附听力录音材料
Text 1
M: Could you please tell me when Mr. Bill comes to the office?
W: Not really, but there’s a sign of his working time on the door I think.
Text 2
M: Terry, how do you contact your friends abroad nowadays?
W: By e-mail. What about you?
M: Over the phone. But sometimes I write letters.
W: Me too.
Text 3
M: I wish I had studied harder when I was in the university.
W: You always said you didn’t think study was that important.
M: Yes, I know, but now I realize I was wrong and it’s too late.
Text 4
W: The light has gone out!
M: It happens when too many people are using air-conditioning.
W: Do you often have power failure in this city?
M: Since this June.
Text 5
M: My classmates invited me to go to the seaside. What’s your plan for the holiday?
W: For the two-month holiday, I plan to visit my uncle and aunt during the first week. After that I’d like to be alone with myself for a month. Then I’ll join my parents in Italy.
Text 6
M: Oh, we still haven’t decided what to get him.
W: I know. It’s hard. What does he need?
M: Well, darling, the other day he said that he needed a car.
W: Yeah, right. Well, I think that's a little beyond us.
M: Yeah, it'd be fun, but it's just a little too expensive.
W: There's the usual kind of thing, like a wallet or a tie.
M: Oh, please, not for his sixtieth. I think we should get him something more expensive than that, don't you? I mean, we want to get something good, something...
W: Something unusual.
M: Yeah.
W: Well, how about a computer? We could get him a computer. That way we could keep in touch on e-mail.
M: No, no, no. You know him. He says he's too old to learn how to use a computer. He isn't, of course, but I don't think he'd ever use it.
Text7
M: Did anyone phone me while I was out?
W: Nobody phoned, but…er…Mr. Powell came.
M: What? But he’s the man I wanted to talk with as soon as possible. I told you all about that before I left.
W: Yes, but…
M: I even gave you a card with the name and phone number of the restaurant!
W: But that’s just it! You didn’t give me the card.
M: What do you mean? Of course I did. I took the card out of my wallet just before I left. Look! It isn’t in my wallet now!
W: Mr. Smith, what’s that card on the floor? It fell out of your wallet a second ago.
M: That card? It’s…er…it’s the card I thought I gave you.
W: You see! You forgot! That’s why I didn’t phone.
M: I’m very sorry. It wasn’t your fault. I apologize.
W: That’s all right. Please forget it.
Test 8
M: Hello, my name' s David Parker .I'm calling about the apartment advertised in the paper. Can you tell me something about it?
W: Yes, it' s a one - bedroom apartment, with a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a balcony.
M: Where is it located?
W: It's on Montreal Road.
M: Is it furnished?
W: Yes, it is furnished with sofas, a dining table, chairs and some appliances.
M: How much is the rent?
W: It' s five hundred dollars per month, including utilities.
M: You mean gas, electricity and heat?
W: Yes, that's right.
M: Is there anything like management fee or parking fee?
W: The management fee is included in the rent. But parking is fifty dollars a month.
M: Can I come and have a look at it today?
W: Yes, how about one o'clock this afternoon?
M: One o'clock sounds fine. See you then.
W: See you.
Text 9
W: Let’s go in here and order some coffee while we look at your pictures.
M: Good idea. We both like coffee. OK, here is one of Bill, my roommate. I took this
picture right after we arrived at school this fall. We had just met in fact. And this was our room in the dorm while we were unpacking all of our things. What a mess!
W: You certainly had a lot of boxes. How did you ever find room for everything?
M: In the beginning we thought we’d never get it all arranged. But now we’re very comfortable.Lucky for me, Bill gets his things neat.
W: Do you like living in the dorm?
M: It’s not bad. Sometimes Bill turns his radio up too loud and makes too much noise. Then I get angry. Sometimes I leave my books and clothes lying a round and he gets angry. But usually we get along. Here is a picture of him taken when we went to visit my family during vacation.
W: And this last one?
M: That’s my dog Alexander.
Text 10
Dear Mr. Hu,
My name is Alex Clark, a boy of 18. I know that Sherri has talked to you about my coming to your school to teach English. I have discussed this opportunity with my parents and have told the university where I would study upon returning to the United States. If possible, I would like to teach the ninth grade and help teach chemistry in English. I will have completed two years of college-level Chinese by the time I arrive. I will soon finish my third year of chemistry in high school and I am at the very top of my class. I would like to be able to live with a Chinese family.
Please write to me if you have any questions or concerns.
Best regards,
Alex Clark