2020-2021高二英语下半年月考试题

考试题

考试时间120分钟 试卷满分150分 注意事项：

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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。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10钞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.What is the woman doing?

A. Working on a lecture. B. Practicing the piano. C. Listening to the radio.

2. How much money will the woman lend the man?

A. 9 dollars. B. 11 dollars. C. 20 dollars. 3.Why is the man in a hurry?

A. He is late for a meeting. B. He is caught in a traffic jam. C. He lives far from the meeting hall. 4. Where are the speakers?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a classroom. C. In a furniture store.

5.What are the speakers talking about?

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A. A movie. B. A garden. C. A book. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。 听第六段材料，回答6、7题 6.What will the man take? A. An umbrella. Some T-shirts.

Who will pick up the man then?

A. Susan. B. Uncle Li. C. Aunt Wang.

听第7段材料，回答8、9题

8.What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Switch off the puter. C. Try to get some sleep.

9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. C. Mother and son. 听第8段材料，回答10-12题

10.What did the woman give Tina last year? A.A dress. C. A scarf.

11.When is the woman supposed to call Anna? A. At 3:45. C. At 5:15.

12.What is the man's phone number?

A.653-1972. B.653-1796. C.653-1792. 听第9段材料，回答13-16题

B. B. B.

Teacher and student.

B.

Study for the exams.

B. A jacket. C.

A handbag.

At 4:45.

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13.What did the woman plan to do at first?

A. Go shopping. B. Go to work. C. Go to Kate's party.

14.What kind of movies does the woman prefer to watch? A. edies.

B. Action movies. C. Documentaries.

15.What does the man think of action movies?

A. Interesting. B. Exciting. C. Boring. 16.Who may the woman go to the movies with?

A. The man's friend. B. Her best friend. C. Her elder sister.

听第10段材料，回答17-20题

17.What can people see in Woodhill Shelter?

A. Sharks B. Lions and elephants. C. Pigs and chickens.

18.What is the animals' life like in Woodhill Shelter?

A. Poor. B. Happy. C. Unusual. 19.When did Jill and Ben Smith start building Woodhill Shelter? A. In xx. B. In xx. C. In xx. 20.What do the volunteer workers get for their work?

A. Free lunch and coffee. B. Some animal products. C. A book about animals.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题； 每题2分， 满分30分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

A

Traditionally, younger Americans have been setting trends in the economy(经济), so it's always wise of businessmen to keep an eye on what they are buying. Here are some top brands among U.S.teens.

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Chipotle is the third most preferred restaurant brand among teens from higher-ine

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families. It is also found that Chipotle is being popular among average-ine teens again, returning to the top five brands for the first time since spring xx.

VF Corp.

VF is the parent pany of the Vans brand. Vans is second only to Nike as the preferred footwear brand, and it has gone beyond Nike as the top footwear brand among higher-ine female teens. Vans are also the third most popular fashion trend among both higher-ine male and female teens.

Netflix

For years, Netflix has witnessed the death of traditional TV and the rise of too many media services. A recent survey shows that 38 percent of the time teens spend viewing video content is spent on Netflix. is a close second at 33 percent. Pay TV is a distant third at just 16 percent.

Amazon

If there's one thing teenagers still have in mon with their middle-aged parents these days, it may be Amazon. The teen survey shows that Amazon remains a top brand among teens. Nearly half-47 percent-of teens name Amazon their top online shopping destination, up from 44 percent six months ago. 21. What do we know about Chipotle Mexican Grill? A. It used to be successful as well. people.

C. It tries to charge higher prices now. D. It has been losing young customers.

22. What brand do American teens tend to choose when it es to entertainment? A. Chipotle Mexican Grill. C. Netflix.

B. VF Corp. D. Amazon.

B. It is intended for wealthy

23. How is Amazon as a brand different from the other three? A. It is the best brand of its kind. B.It popular.

C. It is wele in a wider age range. D. It costs teens much less to consume.

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bees

increasingly

B

Want to lose weight? It's time to get up close to your bathroom scale(磅称). According to studies, keeping track of your daily weight can help you lose weight and keep it off.

Researchers from University of Pittsburgh and University of California studied the self-weighing habits of 1,042 adults over a 12-month period. The participants, who either never weighed themselves or only weighed themselves once a week, didn't lose any weight. However, those who weighed themselves six to seven times a week lost an average of 1.7% of their body weight.

There is older science to back up this study. In a two-year study several years ago, the researchers at Cornell University divided 162 participants into two groups. Half of the participants were given a scale and asked to weigh themselves and record their results every day. The other half weren't given a scale or any instruction to record their daily self-weighing results. The researchers found that almost one-third of the participants who weighed themselves daily lost at least 5% of their initial weight during the first year.

The participants who weighed themselves daily and tracked their weight were more likely to associate what they ate with how much they weighed. Overall, the researchers think the simple act of stepping on a scale reinforces(强化) healthy eating and exercise patterns and makes the participants aware of times when their less-than-healthy behavior is affecting their weight.

Interestingly, daily weighing was most effective for the male participants in the group. Women certainly lost weight, but men lost more.

“It seems to work more effectively for men than women, for reasons we cannot figure out yet,” said David Levitsky, professor of nutrition and psychology at Cornell and the study's senior author. 24. What do we know about the two studies?

A. They lasted two years. B. They were done in the same way. C. They presented the similar findings senior researchers.

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D. They were conducted by

25. According to the researchers, people tracking their daily weight tend to_________. A. have a slim figure forever

B. behave on a proper basis

C. stay away from diseases D. lead a healthy lifestyle 26. What still confuses the researchers?

A. The way daily weighing affects females. B. Why daily weighing works better for men.

C. Why daily weighing helps with weight loss. D. The way daily weighing is made more effective.

27. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. How can you keep weighing yourself B. Why should you often weigh yourself

C How often should you weigh yourself D. What can you do to lose weight naturally

C

Sometimes the day does not feel long enough. However, that is changing. New calculations have been made. The results tell us that the days are getting longer.

Scientists used a bination of tools to find out about Earth’s longer days. They used an astronomical theory. It includes using physics and chemistry to describe objects in space. They also used geochemical signatures(地球化学特征) buried in ancient rocks. The ancient rocks showed that 1. 4 billion years ago a day on Earth was 18 hours and 41 minutes long. A day on Earth is how long the Earth takes to plete one full rotation(旋转).

In modern times, a day is 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds. That means the length of days has grown over time. It has increased by about 74-thousandths of a second every year in the last 1.4 billion years. And that is expected to continue .Scientists think it will continue for millions, if not billions, of years more.

As this happens, the moon moves further away. Stephen Meyers is a geoscientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked with Alberto Malinverno, a geophysicist at Columbia University in New York. Together they put out their findings

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in a science journal called Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They calculated how far away the moon is from Earth now. Over the past 1.4 billion years the moon has drifted(漂动）about 44,000 kilometers away from Earth. The moon is now a distance of 384,400 kilometers away from Earth.

As for the moon, it will not retreat from Earth forever. At some point in the far future, it will reach a settled distance when it will be seen only from one half of Earth, and never seen from the other.

28. What does the author want to do in Paragraph2?

A. Add some background information. B. Warn people of the change in Earth.

C. Introduce some astronomical theories. scientists used.

29. How is Earth different from what it was 1.4 billion years ago?

A. It has grown bigger. B .Its night time bees shorter. C. Its rotation gradually slows down. change greatly.

30. Which of the following best explains the underlined word\"retreat\" in the last paragraph?

A. Move away. C. Hide.

B. Set off. D. Disappear.

D. Its geochemical signatures D. Explain some methods

31. What will happen after the moon stops drifting?

A. The moon may disappear gradually. B. It will result in more longer days on Earth.

C. It may be difficult for people to see the moon. D. The other half of Earth won't see the moon at all.

D

How many times have you gone outside only to get your feet stuck in a mess of chewing gum(口香糖) on the sidewalk, or discovered something sticky beneath a table

or desk? As far as environmental pollution goes, chewing gum is far from our largest problem-but for people walking on the road, it could well be among the most unpleasant.

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Chewing gum causes plenty of messes for local governments, too. When gum-chewers leave their used gum on sidewalks, it's up to cities to pay for the clean-up efforts. In the United Kingdom, it costs about 150 million pounds every year to cover the cost of removing the sticky stuff from public walkways.

But 25-year-old Anna Bullus has e up with a method that could turn those used pieces of bright pink gum into a lovely shade of green. She spent eight months collecting old gum and working with it in a lab, eventually creating a pellet(颗粒)from the material, which she mixed with other ingredients to create the Bullus Recycled Gum Polymer(BRGP).

\"Yes, everyone thinks I am mad and most people feel sick about it, \"she told The Guardian. But Bullus' effort has paid off. She has used the BRGP to create pink bubble-shaped bins which can be used to collect used pieces of gum. She's set up her \"bubble bins” around Orpington College as a trial, but hopes to roll them out in more places before long. Once the bins are full, both the bins and the gum inside them will be recycled to produce more BRGP- -at which point, the possibilities are almost endless.

“The amazing thing is that you can use it for any plastic product,” Bullus said “I'd love to make some shoes, for example. Gum shoes, in fact.”

32. What can we learn about the chewing gum from the first two paragraphs? A. It is very popular in the UK. gums.

C. Public walkways have the most chewing gum. British government’s headache. 33. What is BRGP?

A. It's a recyclable material. gum.

C .It's a product only made of used gum. chewing gum.

34. What’s the main characteristic of the bubble bin? A. It has a bright color.

B. It has a strange shape.

D. It's a tool used to collect

B. It's a new kind of chewing D. Cleaning it has been the B. It is a bad habit to chew

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C. It is recyclable. D. It has many uses.

35. Which of the following words can best describe Anna Bullus? A .Wise and lucky. C. Honest and helpful. 第二节（共5小题:每小题2分, 满分10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

We all have times in our lives when we just have too many things to deal with. 36 Well, that’s crazy, because if you get ill then you're going to be able to do nothing. Here are some ideas to take care of yourself.

37 Living with clutter(杂乱)and never being able to find what you need when you need it causes stress. Take time to develop a system and then use it. Instead of keeping all the things you need to do in your head, write them down on a piece of paper.

Devote 30 minutes per day to personal development materials. 38 And negative ones will disappear. If we want to be successful in work and life, we need to develop the habit of feeding our minds in a positive way. So take in good inspiring information.

Say no to anything that is not important to you. Give yourself permission to concentrate on what's important. Getting the unessential, tiresome responsibilities off your schedule will give you more time and space. 39

Take 5-minute mini-breaks every hour. 40 So no matter how efficiently you work, you should always let your mind wander or end up spending time doing other things when you try to keep going hour after hour. Instead, break up each hour by getting up from your chair and walking outside to take a 5-minute break. A. Get organized.

B. Write a daily gratitude list. C. You can't stay focused all the time. D. Fill your minds with positive thoughts.

E. Besides, it will reduce the pressure that you feel. F. As a result, we often forget to look after ourselves.

G. Eating healthily is one of the most sensible things you can do for yourself.

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B. Creative and devoted. D. Active and humorous.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A plaint (投诉) was received by the Pontiac Department of General Motors. It said: “This is the second time I have written to you, and I don't 41 you for not answering me, because I sounded crazy. After dinner, our family would 42 on which kind of ice cream we should have and then I'll 43 them to get the ‘winner’. I have recently 44 a new Pontiac car and since then my return trips have bee 45 .Every time I buy the vanilla(香草味的)ice cream, my car will 46 . However, if I get any other flavors. the car starts just fine.”

The Pontiac president was 47 about the letter, but sent an engineer to 48 this thing anyway. One day, acpanied by the 49 , the customer drove to the store after dinnertime. It was the vanilla ice cream that night and, 50 , after they came back, the car 51 to start. The engineer conducted the 52 for three more nights. On the first two nights, they got the chocolate flavor and the car started. The car didn't start after the customer ordered the vanilla flavor on the third night. The engineer, a 53 man, opposed that this man's car was 54 to the vanilla ice cream. So he 55 his visits.

Eventually, his work 56 . In fact, different kinds of ice cream were 57 distributed in the store. The vanilla flavor was quite a 58 and was put in the front of the store. The 59 time taken to get other flavors in the back allowed the engine to cool down. When the man got the vanilla ice cream, the engine was still too hot to start.

Even 60 problems are sometimes real. And it can be simple only when we find the solution with cool thinking 41. A. prepare 42. A .vote

B. blame B. bargain

C. praise C. remark

D. thank D. focus

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43. A. order 44. A. produced 45. A. mysterious 46. A. warm up 47. A. anxious 48. A. check out 49. A. driver 50. A. unbelievably 51. A. attempted 52. A .operation 53. A. serious 54. A. addicted 55. A. continued 56. A. started 57. A. randomly 58. A. success 59. A. local 60. A.mon

B. send B. destroyed B. exciting B. slow down B. curious B .point out B. president B. awkwardly B. failed B. campaign B .stupid B. sensitive B. ended B. changed B. widely B. challenge B. extra B. absurd

C. force C .purchased C. boring C. pull up C. doubtful C. leave out C. doctor C. unsurprisingly C. stopped C. experiment C. kind C. objected C. abandoned C. progressed C. fairly C. treasure C. spare C. urgent

D. drive D. repaired D. convenient D. break down D. hopeful D. try out D. engineer D. fortunately D. began D. survey D. logical D. accustomed D. paused D. finished D. differently D. disaster D. hard D. practical

第二节：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式.

Think of a number between one and ten. Was it seven? Researchers have found that, when(61) (ask)to think of a number between one and ten, (62) number of people will think of the number seven.The number seven is usually the favorite. Why is that?

(63)________ many cultures around the world, “seven”() (consider) a lucky number. Some scientists and mathematicians also believe there are some interesting characteristics of the number (65) （it).

（66) the number seven is really lucky or not is a matter of opinion. Some people believe it is, but this belief may (67) (simple) e from the positive

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things related to the number. The number seven enjoys a long history of positive

associations (联系). If you start looking for reasons, you (68) (find) that

the number seems to appear everywhere. There are seven days in a week. How many colors are there in a rainbow? Seven! There are seven(69) (continent). Some researchers have found that human memory works best when (70) (remember)up to ---but not more than ---seven items.

Mathematically, the number seven is an odd number. Even numbers can be easily divided by two, so odd numbers seem more unique to some people.

第Ⅱ卷

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分） 第一节：短文改错（满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作业，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1，每处错误及修改均仅限一词； 只许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

In Friday evening, I was watching TV with my parents when a piece of news caught our attention. The park called on people adopt trees. That was exactly which we had been thinking about. So the next morning. we go to the park. A worker here gave us a detailed introduction and showed us to the woods. We chose a beautiful tree and the worker was tied an adoption card on it. See my name on the card, I felt so proudly and felt responsible for the tree. To memorize this excited moment, we took the photo with our new family member--the tree.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，最近有些学校开始邀请家长来监考，你们学校也想这么做，为此你班上周末开了一次班会讨论此事——有些同学赞同，认为这不仅减轻了教师的压力，也让考场纪律更好；有些同学并不赞同，认为这影响了家长的日常生活。请你用英语给你们校长写一封

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信，说明你自己的观点。 注意:

1. 词数100左右(信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇： invigilate监考 Dear headmaster,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours, Li Hua

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上饶市民校xx第二学期阶段测试（三）

高二英语试卷参

听力：

1---20 ABCAC CABCB ABABC ACBBA 阅读理解

21-23 ACC 24-27 CDBC 28-31 DCAD 32-35 DACB 36-40 FADEC 完形填空

41-45 BADCA 46-50 DCADC 51-55 BCDBA 56-60 CDABB 语法填空

第六十一节 asked 62) a 63) In ) is considered 65) itself 66) whether 67) simply

68. will find 69) continents 70) remembering 短文改错

71) In---On 72) people后加to 73) which--what 74) go--went

75)here--there 76)Was tied的was 去掉 77） See--Seeing 78) proudly--proud 79) excited-exciting 80) the photo中the改成a 书面表达 Dear headmaster

I am Li Hua, one of your students. Nowadays, we can see a mon phenomenon that many students parents sit in the classroom as invigilators to invigilate an exam. I think it has both advantages and disadvantages First, there exists some doubt whether the parent can be a qualified invigilator. Second, the invigilator's child may be more nervous and thus can't perform well. However, if the parent can do a good job, it can be a valuable experience. After the parent's being involved in the school life, the munication between parents and children can be better. And the teachers will be free from the burden at the same time.

Since it is a double-edged sword, we'd better think twice before taking action.

Yours

Li Hua

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1. 评分标准总分为25分，按5个档次给分

2. 评分时，根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定

或调整档次，最后给分。

3. 词数粗略估计少于100多余140的，从总分中扣两分。

4. 评分时注意的主要内容为：内容要点，应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性以及上下文的

连贯性。 具体标准如下： 第五档

完全完成了试题规定的任务。覆盖所有知识要点；应用了较多语法结构和词汇；语法结构和词汇有些许错误，但为尽力使用复杂结构和高级词汇所致；具备较强的语言运用能力；有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑；完全达到了预期的写作目的。 第四档

较全面地完成了试题规定的任务。虽漏掉一、两个次重点，但覆盖了所有的主要内容；应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求；语法结构和词汇方面应用基本准确、些许错误主要是因尝试使用复杂语法结构和高级词汇所致；应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文结构紧凑；达到了预期写作目的。 第三档

基本完成了试题规定的任务。虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖了所有主要内容；应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求；有一些语法和词汇方面的错误，但不影响整体理解。应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯；整体而言，达到了预期的写作目的。 第二档

未恰当完成试题规定的任务。漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容；写了一些无关的内容；语法结构单调，词汇项目有限；有一些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了读者对写作内容的理解；较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性；信息未能清楚地传达得给读者。 第一档

未完成试题规定的任务。明显遗漏了主要内容；写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未了解试题的要求；语法结构单调，词汇项目有限；较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了读者对写作内容的理解；缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯；信息未能传达给读者。 0分

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未能传达给读者任何信息；内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。 Text I

W:William,will you turn down the radio a little bit? I'm preparing my lecture now.(1)

M : OK.Mom.But Jo is playing the piano in her room . Shall I tell her to quiet down? Text 2

M : This book costs 40 dollars and I cut the price by 50%,but I've

only got 9 dollars.(2) W:I'll lend you the rest.(2) M:Thank you so much. Text 3

W:Where are you rushing off to?

M :I've got to attend a meeting at 9.30. W:You've got enough time.Why hurry?

M:The meeting hall is on the other side of the city and the traffic is heavy at this time of day.(3) Text 4

W:Good evening.What can I do for you?

M:A table for six,please.And can I have a look at the menu,please?(4) W:Sure.Please follow me. Text 5

M : Have you ever read The Secret Garden? W:I'm afraid I haven't.

M:Oh.what a pity!It's really interesting.Luckily,I have one copy here.Would you like to read it?(5) Text 6

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M:Mom.I'm flying to visit Uncle Li's family next Saturday.Should I pack my bags today? W:Yes,I think so.

M:OK!What clothes should I take?1 know it's hot there. W:Yes;but it rains a lot.You can borrow an umbrella or a jacket if it's wet.Just pack some T-shirts.(6)

M:OK!And who's meeting me at the airport?

W:Well,Uncle Li and Aunt Wang will be busy,but your cousin Susan can pick you up.(7) Text 7

W:You should have spent more time reviewing your lessons before the exams.(8)That is very important.

M:But you don't know how boring and tiring it is to review my lessons! When I do that,I always feel sleepy.

W:That's bad.If you had really worked hard,.your report card would have been much better.

M: But I sometimes just need to relax.

W: So you spend your time on the puter.Listen,Jack.From today on.you are not allowed to use the puter,and you must spend at least two hours on your lessons every night. M:But it's summer vacation! Text 8

W:I need to get something for Tina's birthday.Any suggestions? M:A dress or a scarf might be nice since you sent her a handbag on her last birthday.(10)Oh,I have a 15%discount card of Sunshine Shopping Mall.Let's go and use it.Here it is. W:It's great.We can save some money for our home.Oh, no!I was supposed to give Anna a call an hour ago.It's

already a quarter to five.(11)I had left my phone at home.She must b

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e still waiting for my call. M:You can use my phone,darling. W:OK.Is her phone number 653-1972?

M:Oh my God.You still don't remember it.It's 653-1792.Only the last number is different from mine.Mine is six.(12) W:Don't blame me.She has changed it for only three days. M:OK.You should remember it well in future. Text 9 W:Hey.Nick.

M:Hi,Susan.How is it going?

W:Good,but my best friend Kate just told me that she had to work.So she cancelled our plans to go shopping.(13) Now I'm looking for something to do today.

M:I'm going to the movies with my sister.Would you like to join us? W:Well,that depends.What are you going to see? M:I want to see a edy.

W:Oh.no,thank you.It is a little bit boring.

M:OK,how about a documentary?There are a couple of good ones playing now.

W:Are you kidding me?Those are even worse.Can't we just watch an action movie? (14)

M:No.I don't find action movies very interesting.(15)The actors and the music are good,but dialogues are always silly. W:Well,maybe you should go to the movies without me. M:I have an idea Why don't you give my friend Helen a call?She loves action movies.(16)She once saw one three times in the theater.

W:Oh,I remember her.We met at your birthday party last year.Okay,I'll give her a call.(16) Text 10

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Today we are visiting what is probably the most unusual

animal shelter in Britain.Don't expect to see any lions.elephants and sharks here. What it does have is a lot of very lucky cows,pigs.sheep and chickens.(17)Why lucky? Well, these poor creatures have basically been rescued from being your lunch by animal rights groups.They are able to live the rest of their lives happily here in Woodhill Shelter.(18) The shelter was set up by Jill and Ben Smith.Neither of them eats any animal products,but lives instead on a plant-based diet.The idea

to build a shelter first occurred to them in xx,and

it was two years later that they put the idea into practice.(19)Three years afterwards,they published a book called Our Farm Family,which was about the stories of the animals on the farm.All

the farm workers are volunteers without pay,but get free lunch and coffee in return for their work.(20)However,they think it is truly a rewarding experience.

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