某某省某某市启东市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中学业质量监测试题
（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）
注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的某某、考位号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交监考老师。 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸（卡）上。
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。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Which writer are most of the class writing about?
A. Ernest Hemingway B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. William Shakespeare 2. Where did the man spend his holiday?
A. In Spain. B. In Mexico. C. In France. 3. How long has Harry had the book?
A. For one week. B. For two weeks. C. For three weeks. 4. What is the woman waiting to do?
A. Buy some food. B. Mail a package. C. See a doctor. 5. What is the main topic of this conversation?
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A. The man's job. B. The man's vacation. C. The man's mother. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5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选项。听每段对话或独白前，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、7题。
6. Why does the women feel unsatisfied with her haircut?
A. Don cut very little. B. Don cut too much. C. Don charged much. 7. When should the woman get another haircut?
A. In two weeks. B. In one month. C. In two months. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. How long has the man's head been hurting badly?
A. For seven hours. B. For two days. C. For three days. 9. What probably caused the man's pain?
A. An accident. B. Lack of sleep. C. Too much stress. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. How are the speakers talking?
A. On the phone. B. On the Internet. C. Face to face. 11. Where is the girl?
A. At a concert. B. At a party. C. At the high school. 12. What can we learn about the girl?
A. She likes loud music. B. She will go boating next month.
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C. She graduated from high school last year. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the girl trying to persuade the boy to do?
A. Write a play. B. Adapt a play. C. Act in a play. 14. Why is the girl excited about the play?
A. She has a main role. B. She likes to try new things. C. She doesn't have a lot of lines. 15. Which role will the boy choose?
A. The Beast. B. A person in the crowd. C. One of the Beauty's friends.
16. Why does the boy make the final decision?
A. He likes the girl in the play. B. He has acted in plays before. C. He wants to make new friends. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why was this trip special for the speaker?
A. It was carefully planned. B. It was her first trip outside the U. S. C. It was a stressful experience.
18. What is the most important travel tip?
A. Packing lightly. B. Booking a plane ticket in advance. C. Applying for a passport much earlier.
19. How did the speaker explore Mexican culture?
A. By learning to cook food. B. By talking with the locals.
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C. By attending local events.
20. How many tips did the speaker give altogether? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
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Our annual Spring Celebration is back! The Daffodil and Tulip Festival at Stockbridge returns for its 3rd year this April and May.
Stroll through the 8 acres of our world-famous gardens as we celebrate spring in the Berkshires. The heart of Stockbridge will e to life with the colors and spirit of spring with a variety of blooms, containers, displays and decorations. Throughout the festival we will have a variety of programs including horticultural（园艺的）tours and workshops, art classes, and fun activities for kids.
Bouquets（花束）are available for purchase online when you book your ticket. Food and refreshments（点心）will be for sale on-site at our outdoor snack shack. Tickets now available for all!
Weekday: Adults: $ 9/Member $ 15/Nonmember
Children（2-12）: $ 3/Member $ 5/Nonmember Children under 2: FREE
Weekend: Adults: $ 12/Member $ 20/Nonmember
Children（2-12）: $ 3/Member $ 5/Nonmember
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Children under 2: FREE
Important information
Due to COVID-19 restrictions（限制）regarding capacity of guests allowed per hour, we will not be able to accept late/early arrivals. We ask that you please limit your stay to one hour in order to acmodate other guests.
Tickets are only refundable（退款的）if the request is made at least 7 days before your visit. In order to protect our gardens，dogs are not allowed on the property at any time. At this time, outside food and beverages（饮料）are not allowed except baby formula. 21. Which word can best describe the Daffodil and Tulip Festival?
A. Artistic. B. Cultural. C. Historic. D. Traditional. 22. How much might a couple with a child aged 2 pay at least for a Sunday visit? A. $ 43. B. $ 40. C. $ 27. D. $ 21. 23. What can we infer from the travel leaflet above? A. Staying there for over one hour will be punished. B. Money for the tickets can be returned at any time. C. Any outside food is strictly banned from taking in. D. Visitors should enter the garden at the required time.
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Amanda hated how history seemed to be all about war. Jose didn't like memorizing names and dates. Gerald was convinced that nothing that had happened in the past was relevant to his life. Caitlyn hated tricky true-false questions.
Armed with the feedback（反馈）my students had given me, I began hatching a plan. These
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kids were bright. They were motivated. My honors class deserved to be taught in a way that would speak to them.
We'd study social and economic history, not just battles and generals. We'd read novels to bring home the humanity of history. Tests would cover the facts, but also require higher level thinking skills. No tricky true-false questions.
At first, I was surprised by how many of my students used poor grammar and lacked writing skills. And some seemed to hesitate when reading out loud. But we worked on those skills repeatedly while we were learning history. The school year came to an end more quickly than I could have imagined. Most had earned A and B. No one had averaged lower than C.
Before summer break. Mrs. Anderson, the headmaster, called me into her office for my end-of-year evaluation. “I want to congratulate you on a great freshman season,” she said with a smile. “Especially on how well you did with your remedial（矫正）kids.”
“Remedial kids? I don’t understand.”
Mrs. Anderson looked at me in a strange way. “Your first period class was a remedial. Surely you saw that indicated at the top of the roll（）,” She pulled a file folder from a drawer and handed it to me. I opened it. There at the top, was the word HONORS. I showed it to Mrs. Anderson.
“Oh. dear,” she said. “What a mistake! How did you ever manage, treating slow students as though they were...”
I couldn't help but finish the sentence for her. “As though they were bright? I think we've both learned a lesson from this, one they didn't teach in any of the education courses I took, but one I'll never forget.”
24. Why does the author mention several students at the beginning?
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A. To introduce these bright students. B. To present the teaching problems. C. To show the success of his plans. D. To praise the wisdom of his pupils. 25. What is the initial surprise to the author according to the passage?
A. Her honors class hesitated to improve skills. B. The headmaster gave her a wrong class roll.
C. Most of her class achieved high grades later. D. Her students were at lower language levels.
26. What is the author like according to the passage?
A. Easygoing and kind. B. Motivated and generous. C. Patient and creative. D. Understanding and strict. 27. What lesson did the author learn from her experience? A. Students should be taught according to their interest. B. Traditional teaching methods might work effectively. C. Students should be evaluated based on their scores. D. Teachers should have confidence in their students.
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Most of our everyday plastic items end up in landfill, left to rot away for many years. But some of it blows away, spoiling the countryside and causing damage to the natural environment and harming wildlife. The problem is most severe in our oceans. Research has found a deserted island in the South Pacific is littered with the highest density（密度）of plastic waste anywhere in the world.
The study described how remote islands act as a ‘sink’ for the world's rubbish. They bee
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collecting points for fishing items and everyday things including toothbrushes, cigarette lighters and razors-things that we throw away. Dr Jennifer Lavers from the University of Tasmania says “Almost every island in the world and almost every species in the ocean is now being impacted one way or another by our waste.”
This highlights the potentially deadly effect of our disposable（用后即丢弃）culture. When we throw something away, it doesn't just disappear, it goes somewhere and because of the nature of plastic, it takes a long time to rot away and stays there causing great damage to the ocean's ecology（生态）, And worse still, plastic is broken down into tiny particles over a long period by the wind and the waves, then sea creatures at the bottom of the food chain swallow them. These creatures are eaten by the fish that we eventually consume.
The solution to this problem would be to use less plastic. Several countries now charge for using plastic carrier bags which reduces the amount used and some products now use natural and recyclable materials
28. What docs the author really want to tell us in the first parapraph? A. It is a good idea to end plastic items in a landfill. B. Plastic items blow away easily in the strong wind. C. It is a bad habit to throw away plastics everywhere. D. Plastic pollution in oceans is a most serious issue.
29. What does the author mean by saying the islands act as a ‘sink’ for the world rubbish? A. The islands begin to sink with much rubbish on them. B. The islands have bee gathering places for rubbish. C. The islands are ideal places to hide the plastic products.
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D. The islands are inaccessible due to the white pollution.
30. What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Impact on sea species. B. Thrown-away rubbish. C. The nature of plastic. D. The ocean's ecology. 31. What's the really frightening fact about the plastic pollution in oceans?
A. Breaking the balance of ocean ecology. B. Causing many sea creatures to die out. C. Presenting potential risks to our health. D. Cutting off the food chain of sea creatures.
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The American Bumblebee—a species once more monly seen around Southern Ontario—is endangered, according to a new study led by York University.
The finding, published in Journal of Insect Conservation, found the native North American species, one of bumblebee species, is facing uping local extinction（灭绝）from Canada. Many bumblebee species are rapidly declining across North America, but are important pollinators（传粉昆虫）needed to grow Canada's crops including apples, tomatoes, and blueberries, as well as countless types of trees, shrubs, and wildflowers.
“This species is at risk of extinction and it's currently not protected in any way despite the sharp decline,” said Assistant Professor Sheila Colla, an expert in bees and endangered species in the Faculty of Environmental Studies.
“Now that we have assessed the degree of the decline and located where the remaining populations are, we can look more closely at habitat（栖息地）requirements to design an effective conservation management plan so that this species does not disappear from Canada forever,” said Colla, who co-authored and helped design the study.
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Colla has been studying bumblebees in Southern Ontario since the mid-2000s. This study relies on the annual data that she and her fellow researchers have collected.
The study's research team used data from three sources. They analyzed Southern Ontario data from the citizen science program, Bumble Bee Watch, a collaboration（合作）of volunteers who submit bumblebee photos through a website or phone app for experts to identify. The researchers used the Bumble Bees of North America database to obtain records of bumblebee species in Ontario and Quebec dating back to the late 1800s. They also used their own field survey work which allowed them to evaluate the status of the species within its Canadian range, using the globally recognized International Union for the Conservation of Nature（IU）Red List assessment criteria.
32. What can we learn about the American Bumblebee?
A. It is monly seen around Ontario. B. It is threatened in danger of extinction. C. It is under protection from the government D. It is to blame for the poor harvest of crops.
33. Researchers design an effective conservation plan for bumblebees based on ______. A. their habitat requirements B. their remaining populations C. the degree of their decline D. the local climate condition 34. How did Colla and her fellows conduct research into bumblebees?
A. By taking photos of them. B. By observing their behavior. C. By analyzing the collected data. D. By establishing global database. 35. Which might be the suitable title for the passage?
A. New ways to protect bumblebee species B. The American bumblebee at highest
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risk
C. Devotion to studying endangered species D. Three sources used to study the bumblebees
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
People around the world are hungry to learn. 36 For example, we prevent ourselves from learning effectively because we believe that we arc bad at math or too old to change careers. Fortunately, we can often learn more as long as we keep practicing lifelong learning.
37 Many professionals today are engaged in a practice called “second-skilling”: gaining a second area of expertise（专长）, whether it is related to their work or pletely different. As a result, when they lose their job, or work just makes them feel unsatisfied, having other skills can given them more choices.
Also lifelong learning can keep our brains engaged in new areas, which has cognitive（认知的）benefits. According to one study, people who practise lifelong learning can be physically healthier. 38 In addition, people who read books for more than 3.5 hours a week are 23 percent less likely to die over a 12-year period-a good reason to keep reading after college!
Now we know that lifelong learning is so beneficial. 39 Well, to take in information. our brains need periods of full attention followed by periods of mind-wandering. So, we'll actually memorize more if we include time for test and relaxation to allow this process to happen. 40 A. How can we manage to maintain lifelong learning? B. What do we need to make our learning more efficient?
C. Continued learning can make us more flexible in the workforce.
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D. However, there is always something that gets in the way of learning. E. We can actively engage by teaching ourselves or creating mind maps. F. That's why breaks are remended after working hard for some time.
G. The more you learn, the lower risk you are at of having Alzheimer's disease 第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Our dog, Annie, was eight weeks old. She had all the makings of a natural 41 : strong body and muscular legs. There was just one problem: Annie wouldn't take a single step into the 42 . We tried everything but Annie 43 remained on land. Finally, my mom gently placed Annie in 44 water. She whimpered（呜咽）and fled back to shore. Mom and I 45 .
Having just moved from the city, we were looking forward to watching Annie play in our pond. I stepped in, 46 she would follow, but Annie stay out. Then I got an idea. Holding my 47 , I disappeared under the water. Fifteen silent seconds later, I 48 to find Annie running along the shoreline.
“Help me, Annie!” I called out 49 Annie ran even faster. A battle took place-fear versus（对） 50 . Finally, Annie jumped into the water. “e on, Annie!” I shouted. “You can do it.”
My yell of victory was 51 by a howl of pain as twenty claws scratched（抓）across my bare skin. I would struggle to 52 her, which had decided that I was her own persona lifeguard.
We returned to the shore. Mum couldn't stop laughing. When Annie 53 I stepped back into the pond. This time, she followed willingly. Annie was transformed into a water dog that day.
Over the next years, we 54 three more dogs-Pepper, Will and Cleo. Whenever we
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brought a new dog home, the pond was our first
41. A. speaker B. player C. runner D. swimmer 42. A. water B. yard C. court D. track 43. A. unwillingly B. stubbornly C. secretly D. actively 44. A. shallow B. fresh C. familiar D. rough 45. A. screamed B. choked C. sighed D. suffered 46. A. demanding B. requesting C. pretending D. hoping 47. A. attention B. breath C. position D. opinion 48. A. struggled B. waited C. surfaced D. failed 49. A. gradually B. eventually C. violently D. desperately 50. A. love B. panic C. confidence D. guilt 51. A. expanded B. introduced C. followed D. united 52. A. rescue В. аcраnу C. control D. evaluate
53. A. took over B. turned up C. dropped out D. calmed down 54. A. abandoned B. adopted C. trained D. instructed 55. A. symptom B. principle C. destination D. possession 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
People who drink a lot of sugary drinks have a high risk of developing cancer, researchers announced last week. 56 , the evidence cannot confirm a direct connection 57 the two. The researchers said the findings suggest that 58 （limit）the amount of sugar-sweetened drinks may help 59 （significant）reduce the number of cancer cases. Drinking sugary drinks
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60 （bee）more mon worldwide in the last several decades, Sugar drinks are linked to obesity, the condition of being overweight 61 increases a person's cancer risk .
The study 62 （publish）in The BMJ British medical journal looked at data from just over 100,000 French adults. The researchers noted how many sugary drinks each of them had, and followed them for up to nine years. The researchers evaluated the 63 （possible）of all types of cancer.
The scientists found that a 100-milliliter increase in sugary drinks 64 （link）to an 18 percent increased risk of overall cancer and a 22 percent increased risk of breast cancer. The researchers looked at those who drank fruity juices and other sweet drinks. They all showed a 65 （high）risk of cancer overall than those who didn't. 第四部分单词拼写（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
66. We are working on the _________（假定; 假设）that everyone invited will turn up. 67. I know it sounds _________（难以置信的）but I never wanted to cheat. 68. He has promised to r_________, giving up drinking and smoking.
69. More wind power stations have s_________ up to meet the demand for clean energy. 70. The sudden t_________ on the fishing line indicated that I had hooked a fish. 第五部分写作（共两节，满分35分） 第一节应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，请你代表校学生会用英文写一份倡议书，倡议全校师生立即行动起来保护我们的母亲河—长江。内容包括： 1. 倡议的目的； 2. 倡议的内容；
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3. 呼吁采取行动。 注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 作文中不能出现真实某某和学校名称； 4. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear schoolmates, Do you want the Yangtze River to be beautiful and clean? _________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Students' Union
第二节读后续写（满分20分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词数应为150左右。
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses! Turning our weaknesses into strengths makes us unbeatable. This is an inspiring story of a 12-year-old boy Kim who defeated his weakness, by unknowingly making it his strength.
Poor Kim lost his left hand in a terrible accident. His parents could not fort him. To cheer him up, his father made him join a Judo（柔道）school. As the boy always wanted to learn Judo, his father thought that this would make him happy.
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Everyone wondered how a single armed boy could learn Judo. However, the master happily accepted him. He trained in Judo for about 8 months. He practiced nothing but a single stroke（击）. He trained for all 8 months in mastering a single stroke. The boy was surprised and sometimes annoyed as his master taught him only one stroke.
Yet, he said nothing. The boy mastered the stroke and grew as nobody could excel（胜过）in doing that particular stroke. The boy was picked by the master to pete in the national level Judo championship tournament（比赛）
Everyone made fun of Kim and the master. How a one-handed boy could win a national championship? Even the boy was not sure about why his master chose him.
Surprisingly, Kim easily defeated his six contenders（竞争者）with his single stroke. He gradually moved to semi-finals. He struggled a bit in the semi-finals and won again. Needless to say, it surprised everyone and the final match began. ___________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Kim asked his master how he won the championship with just a single stroke. _________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2020-2021学年（下）高二期中学业质量监测
英语参考答案
听力：
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1-5 CABBC 6-10 ABBAA 11-15 BCCAA 16-20 CBCCB 阅读：
21-23 ACD 24-27 BDCD 28-31 DBAC 32-35 BACB 七选五： 36-40 DCGBE 完形：
41-45 DABAC 46-50 DBCDA 51-55 CADBO 语法填空：
56. However/Yet 57. between 58. limiting 59. significantly 60. has bee 61. which 62. published 63. possibility/possibilities 64. was linked 65. higher 单词拼写
66. assumption 67. unbelievable 68. reform 69. sprung 70. tension 书面表达： 第一节应用文写作 Dear schoolmates,
Do you want the Yangtze River to be beautiful and clean? In order to protect the ecology of the Yangtze River and fish resources in it. every one of us should be mitted to its protection.
Firstly, don't litter in or near this great river. Secondly, plant more trees along the river sides to prevent the loss of soil. Also, we should tell people not to pipe waste water into it before it is treated.
Immediate action should be taken and only by joint efforts can we protect our mother river.
The Students' Union
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第二节读后续写
Needless to say, it surprised everyone and the final match began. The opponent was very strong. The referee decided to stop the match, as the opponent could harm Kim severely. He announced a break and discussed with Kim's master to stop the match. Even Kim was happy that he advanced very much and happily said yes! However, his master did not want him to quit the match. He asked Kim to continue the match. Of course, with a huge effort. Kim won the match and became the champion!
Kim asked his master how he won the championship with just a single stroke. His master told him, ‘My dear boy, you learned the most difficult stroke in Judo that very few can master to perfection. If your opponent wants to beat you and prevent you from using the stroke, he should hold your left hand. This is the secret behind your victory!’ 'Kim understood that he had succeeded in turning his weakness into strength and the loss of his left had helped him win the championship. 附：听力原文 Text 1
W: I'm going to write my English paper about William Shakespeare. I really like his plays.
M: I like him, too, but everyone in class is writing about him. （1）I think I'll write about Ernest Hemingway or F. Scott Fitzgerald instead. Text 2
W: Did you have a good vacation. Joe? How was Mexico?
M: I went to Spain, actually, （2）and it was great. Have you ever been to Europe. W: No. but I have always wanted to go to France.
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Text 3
M: Have you finished reading this book vet? I have to take it back to the library today. W: You still have one more week, Harry. We can keep books for three weeks now. （3） Text 4
W: I have been waiting in line for almost two hours! I have to leave now, but I really need to send this today before I go get my groceries.
M: I think there's an express counter over there just for packages. （4） Try that out. Text 5
W: How's your mom doing, Luke?
M: She's great. Thanks for asking! She plans to change jobs soon, and she's really happy about that. I'm trying to convince her to take a vacation before the new job starts. （5） Text 6
M: Is this your first time here? W: Nope. Don cut my hair last week.
M: Well, wele back. I'm Jake. What are we doing today?
W: I'd like another cut. It's way too long and thick for summer. I asked Don to do it, but he barely cut any of it off. （6）
M: He was probably afraid because it was his first day. So...take off an inch or so? W: Better make it two. I don't want to have to pay for another cut in two weeks.
M: All right. We' ll give you a discount this time. This haircut should last you a month. （7） Text 7
M: I've been having a lot of headaches recently W: When did this start? （8）
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M: Two days ago, I think. I mean, I've always had headaches, but they've been worse lately. （8） W: Have you been stressed out recently?
M: Not really W: Have you been getting enough sleep? What about your diet?
M: I sleep about seven hours a night, and my meals haven't really changed W: Hmm. What about injuries? Have you hurt your head recently?
M: Oh, actually, yes. I fell off my bike three days ago and hit my head. （9）
W: I see. I'm going to order a test so we can see what's wrong with your head. And the nurse will ring you some pills to help control your pain. Text 8
W: Can you hear me? （10）
M: Sorry, not really. We must have a bad connection. （10） W: Is that better?
M: Yeah, I can hear you now, but I can also hear something really loud. Is that music in the background?
W: Oh, yeah. They' re playing some really loud music here. M: Are you at a concert?
W: No. I'm at a party. （11） Let me go outside so you can tell me why you called. （10） M: Party? Must be nice. I've been stuck in this classroom all day.
W: Sorry to hear that. Well, I went through that a year ago. You'll graduate soon. （12） You just have to get through one more month!
M: Thanks. I can't wait to get into college. （12）
W: Well, don't get too excited. It's not all parties. We'll have our exams next month, and then I'll be
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in the same boat as you. Text 9
W: I'm so excited for the school play! I have a big role, and I have to learn many lines. （13）（14） I've been in a lot of plays. so I'm not worried.
M: That's so cool! I wish I had the confidence to do that. It seems like it would be fun. but I've never acted before. I'm too nervous.
W: Oh. you should do it! We really need another actor. I've asked everyone I know to join... my friends. my brothers, and even my next-door neighbors! But no one wants to. M: Hmm. maybe I will... I love the story of Beauty and the Beast.
W: Me too! And I'm playing Belle, the Beauty—the main girl in the play! You could try out for the Beast. He doesn't really talk that much. Or you could take one of the small roles. like a person in the crowd.
M: Okay, I'll play the Beast! （15） I promised myself that I would try new things and make more friends this year. （16） This is the perfect chance to do that. Text 10
Hey, friends! I've missed you. Let me tell you about my trip to Mexico this summer! It was the first time I left the United States and traveled to a foreign country. （17） I learned useful traveling tips and had exciting times in a different culture. The most important thing I learned is to make sure to apply for a passport months in advance. （18）（20） I got mine right before I was scheduled to leave, because I waited until the last minute! Also, if you are flying, be sure to book a plane ticket far ahead of time so you can get a fair price. My another travel tip is to be sure you pack lightly. （20） You will be pulling that luggage around with you everywhere, and it gets heavy
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quickly! Last but not least, I had some great times exploring the local culture. I made sure to try all the new kinds of food and go to special cultural events, like special dance performances and street festivals. （19）（20） If you follow these tips. I think you'll have an easy and rewarding experience!
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