福建省龙海市2022学年高一英语上学期第二次月考试题

2022～2022学年上学期第二次月考高一英语试题（考试时间：120分钟　　总分：150分）第Ⅰ卷（满分92分）第一部分听力理解（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.WhathappenedtoAnnie?A.Shehurtherarm.B.Shehurtherleg.C.Shehurtherhead.2.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthenewhouse?A.Excited.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Schoolmates.C.Workmates.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.WatchingTV.B.BuyingaTV.C.PlacingtheTV.5.Howdoesthewomanwanttogettothebank?A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.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6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whereisthemanfrom?A.America.B.England.C.Australia.7.WhattimewillthedirectormeetthemanonMondaymorning?A.At8:00B.At9:00C.At10:00听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhydoestheboywanttogetcableTV？A.Therearemorechannels.B.Itischeapandconvenient.C.Theprogrammesaremoreinteresting.9.Whatkindofprogrammesdoestheboywatchonly?A.Actionmovies.B.Advertisements.C.Educationalprogrammes.10.Whatcanweleanfromtheconversation?A.Theboyisspoiledbythewoman.B.Theboyhastostudyhardthisterm.-17-\nC.ThewomanagreestogetcableTVfinally.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WhereistheFlowerShow?A.IntheCityPark.B.IntheForestPark.C.IntheFlowerPark.12.Whatdidthewoman’sdaughtersayabouttheFlowerShow?A.Itwasbeautiful.B.Itisopeninthemorning.C.Itisoneofthetouristattractionsinhercity.13.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.ThemanwillgototheFlowerShow.B.ThewomanhasbeentoseetheFlowerShowonce.C.Thewoman’sdaughterwenttotheFlowerShowyesterday.听第9段材料，回答第14题至17题。14.Whatisthewoman’sproblem?A.Sheforgottobuyapplepies.B.Theapplepiesshemadehavegonebad.C.Shedoesn’tknowwhattohavefordessert.15.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSteve’sparents?A.Theyaretoopolite.B.TheyalwayscomplaintoSteve.C.Theyliketohavehealthyfood.16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Goouttohavedinner.B.Buysomefruitandvegetables.C.Preparefruitandcheesefordessert.17.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthewomanandSteve?A.Husbandandwife.B.Brotherandsister.C.Colleagues.听第10段材料。回答18至20题。18.Whatisthespeaker’smainpurposeofcomingtoEngland?A.Tovisitthecity.B.Tovisitherboyfriend.C.Toattendaconferenceandexhibition.19.Whatdidthespeakerdoyesterday?A.ShevisitedChinatown.B.Shedidsomeshopping.C.Shewenttoanexhibition.20.Whereisthestandofthespeaker’scompany?A.Neartherestaurant.B.Nearthecoffeeshop.C.Neartheclothesshop.-17-\n第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分32分)第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）AIfyouarelookingfortheplacethathaseverything,thereisonlyoneplacetovisit,andthat’sNewYork.It’sawholeworldinacity.TheWorldofTheater:AllofNewYorkisastage.AnditbeginswithBroadway.Whereelsecanyoufindsomanyhitshowsinoneplace?OnlyinNewYork!TheWorldofMusic:SpendaneveningwithBeethovenatLincolnCenter.SwingtothegreatjazzofGreenwichVillage.Orrockyourselfsillyatthehottestdancespotsfoundanywhere.TheWorldofArt:FromRembrandttoPicasso(毕加索).FromEgyptiantombstoIndianteepees.Whateverkindofartyoulike,youwillfinditinNewYork.TheWorldofFineDining:Whetherit’sroastBeijingduckinChinatown,lasagnainlittleItaly,orthefinestFrenchcoqauvinfoundeverywhere,thereisworldofgreattastewaitingforyouinNewYork.TheWorldofSights:WhatothercityhasaStatue(雕塑)ofLiberty?ARockefellerCenter?OraBronxZoo?Whereelsecanyoutakeahorse-drawncarriagethroughCentralPark?OnlyinNewYork!21.Fromthetextweknowthat“Rembrandt”ismostlikelytobethenameofafamous.A.actorB.musicianC.cookD.painter22.WhichofthefollowingcanvisitorsdoonlyinNewYork?A.ToseetheStatueofLiberty.B.TotastethefinestFrenchcoqauvin.C.ToenjoyaBeethovenconcert.D.ToeatRoastBeijingDuck.23.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom.A.ahandbookforEnglishlearnersB.aguidebookforforeigntravellersC.apocketbookforbusinessmenD.astorybookforlocalreadersBParentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers．Butlastsummer，JoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson：suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents．“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut，”Joannanoted．TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter．“Sheusedtocuddleup(蜷伏)withmeonthesofaandtalk，”saidMark．“Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething．Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikea1ittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady．Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeis-17-\nwhich．”   Beforeage11，childrenlike totelltheirparentswhat’sontheirminds．“Infact，parentsarefirstonthelist，”saidMichaelRiera，authorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers．“Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears，”Rieraexplained．“Theytalktotheirfriendsfirst，thenmaybetheirteachers，andtheirparentslast．”Parentswhoknowwhat’sgoingonintheirteenagers’livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem．Tobreakdownthewallofsilence，parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay，andtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem．Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak，forchildrenalsoneedfreedom，thoughyoung．Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend，notamanager，withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.24．“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut”suggeststhattheson________.    A．isalwaysbusywithhisstudies      B．isangrywithhisparents    C．keepshimselfawayfromhisparents  D．beginstodislikehisparents25．WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostis that_______.    A．theirdaughterisn’taslovelyasbefore    B．theycan’treadtheirdaughter’smindexactly    C．theydon’tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughter    D．theirdaughterhasgrownupsoquickly26．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“thewallofsilence”inthelastparagraph?    A．Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents．    B．Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents．    C．Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends．    D．Teenagerstalk muchabouttheirownlives．27．Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?    A．Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren．    B．Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers．    C．Parentsshouldforcetheirchildrentotalkwiththem．D．Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers．CSomepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertotheproblemsofautomobile（机动车）crowdingandpollutioninlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike”.Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestowork，therewouldbefewerautomobikesinthedowntown（市中心）sectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbicycleriders.Forexample,theywantthecitytopaintspeciallanes(车道)forbicycleonsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbicycleridersmustusethesamelanesascars,theremaybeaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanes,-17-\nmorepeoplewouldusebikes.Butnobicyclelaneshavebeenpaintedyet.Noteveryonethinkstheyareagoodidea.Taxidriversdon’tliketheidea–theysayitwillslowtraffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetsdon’tliketheidea–theysaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhavelessbusiness.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onweekends,CentralPark–thelargestopenspaceinNewYork–isclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown(市中心).Untilthathappens,thesafestplacetobicyclemaybeinthepark.28.SomepeoplefoundedBikeforaBetterCitybecause______.A.therearenobikesinNewYorkCitynowB.theywantedtoreducethetrafficandpollutionC.therearenobikelanesinNewYorkCitynowD.traffichasbeentooslow29.Somepeopleareagainsttheideaofbicyclelanesbecausetheythink______.A.theywillnotreducethetrafficB.therewillbetrafficaccidentsC.theywillmaketrafficlessandslowerD.trafficmovesslowlyinbikelanes30.Whichisthebestpossibletitleforthepassage?A.Thesafestplaceforbicycleriders.B.Speciallanestoagreenercity.C.Fightforabetterenvironment.D.Lesstraffic,greenercity.31.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardspaintingbikelanes?A.WelcomeB.NegativeC.SurprisedD.Neutral(中立的)第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）-17-\n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。HowtotestbestIt’sbacktoschool,whichmeansit’sbacktotests,whichmightalsomeansit’sbacktobeingmajorlystressedout.32Herearesomesimplewaystopreparethoroughlyfortests.lSchedulestudytime.Tryingtodoallstudyingthenightbeforeatestmakesitimpossibletomasterallthematerials.33Instead,prepareforatestbyschedulingstudytimeeachdayforseveraldaysbefore.lUseyourtimewisely.34Also,makesureyouhaveallthesupplies（用具）youneedtostudysoyoudon’tlosefocus.Whilestudying,besuretomakeregularshortbreaks.Getasnack,takeabathroombreakorplayaquickcomputergamewhenitfeelsasifyourbrainisabouttoexplode.l35Studyingwithaparentorfriendscanhelpyouunderstandthematerialbetterandtolearnfromoneanother.Haveeverypersonorpairtakeapartofthematerial,andcomeupwithquestionstoquizthegroup.Keepthegroupsmall.Haveeveryonetaketurnsasthegroupleader,whowillassignthematerial,andmakesurethatconversationstaysonwhatisbeingstudied.lDon’tforgetlast-minutepreparation.Haveyoursharpenedpencilsandotherthingsinyourbagreadythenightbeforethetest.It’simportanttogetagoodnight’ssleepandtheneatingahealthybreakfastthenextmorning.36Also,studyingallthewayupuntiltesttimecanonlycreatemoreanxiety.Stopstudyinganhourbeforehand.A.Formastudygroup.B.Staycoolbeforethetest.C.Itdoesn’thavetobethisway.D.Thiswillhelpyoustoreimportantinformation.E.Thisway,bothyourmindandbodyarefullyprepared.-17-\nF.Beforestudying,clearyourdesksoyoucanconcentrate.G.Itwillalsomakeyoutiredandstressedonthedayofthetest.第三部分英语知识运用(共三节，满分53分)第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Ifyouaskedhighschoolgirlstonametheirfavoritesports,mostwouldprobablysaybasketballorvolleyball.Ihappentobeoneofthefewgirlswhowould37:surfing(冲浪运动).Butisn’tthataboything?Somepeople38.Mostcertainlynot.Istartedsurfingaboutfiveyearsagoand39inlovewiththesportontheveryfirstday.Ridingthatfirst40wasthebestfeelingIhadeverexperienced.WhenItryto41surfingwithotherthings,Ifinditverydifficultbecause,inmy42,there’snothinglikeit.Itinvolves(牵涉到)body,43,andsoul.There’ssandbetweenmytoesandcool,saltwaterall44us.ThefeelingIgetwhenI’msurfingacrossthat45,becomingonewiththe46,islikeI’mweightless.TheonethingIcan47fromsurfingandnotanyothersportisendlesschallenge(挑战).Youcanneverbethe“bestsurfer”becausetheocean48anuncountablevarietyofwavesthatnobodycanevermaster.Thevariationsofsurfingstylesarewonderful.Somesurfersarefreeandflowing;othersareveryaggressive(活跃有力的)and49.Allofthesethingsattractmetosurfingandmakeit50fromanyothersport.I’ve51totelleverygirlIknowtodosomethingthatpeopledon’tthinkgirlscando.It’spartofbeinghumantoadvancetonew52,soshouldn’titbeexpectedthatgirlsshouldstepupandstart53thelimits(极限)ofthingsboysandmenusedtodominate(主宰)? There’rewomen54_sidebysidewiththePresidentofourcountry,sowhynotsidebysidewiththeboys55thefootballteamoroutinthewatersurfing?Givegirlsachanceto56,andtheywill.37.A.tell       B.answer           C.give          D.realize                                             38A.wonder    B.understand        C.reply         D.believe                                               39A.stayed     B.came            C.dropped     D.fell                                                   40A.wave      B.storm            C.sail          D.boat                                                         41A.bring      B.connect          C.compare     D.-17-\ntie                                                         42A.work      Bstudy             C.holiday       D.life                                                        43A.mind      B.effort           C.health        D.time                                                          44A.along      B.above            C.around      D.by                                                              45A.beach     B.water            C.board         D.lake                                                           46.A.sky       B.world          C.earth          D.ocean                                                        47.A.take      B.get              C.make         D.keep                                                  48.A.catches    B.includes        C.offers        D.collects                                                     49.A.sharp      B.great            C.hard         D.calm                                                    50.A.known     B.right            C.far           D.different                                                51.A.chosen     B.tried            C.learned      D.promised                                                  52.A.levels      B.points           C.steps         D.parts                                                    -17-\n53.A.reaching    B.accepting        C.pushing     D.setting                                                       54.A.sitting     B.walking          C.fighting   D.working                                                       55.A.of        B.from             C.on           D.with                                                          56.A.think      B.succeed          C.performD.feel                                                              龙海二中2022-2022学年上学期第二次月考高一英语答题卷（考试时间：120分钟总分：150分）命题人：黄月虾第I卷1[A][B][C]2[A][B][C]3[A][B][C]4[A][B][C]5[A][B][C]6[A][B][C]7[A][B][C]8[A][B][C]9[A][B][C]-17-\n10[A][B][C]11[A][B][C]12[A][B][C]13[A][B][C]14[A][B][C]15[A][B][C]16[A][B][C]17[A][B][C]18[A][B][C]19[A][B][C]20[A][B][C]21[A][B][C][D]22[A][B][C][D]23[A][B][C][D]24[A][B][C][D]25[A][B][C][D]26[A][B][C][D]27[A][B][C][D]28[A][B][C][D]29[A][B][C][D]30[A][B][C][D]31[A][B][C][D]32[A][B][C][D][E][F][G]33[A][B][C][D][E][F][G]34[A][B][C][D][E][F][G]35[A][B][C][D][E][F][G]36[A][B][C][D][E][F][G]37[A][B][C][D]38[A][B][C][D]39[A][B][C][D]40[A][B][C][D]41[A][B][C][D]42[A][B][C][D]43[A][B][C][D]44[A][B][C][D]45[A][B][C][D]46[A][B][C][D]47[A][B][C][D]48[A][B][C][D]49[A][B][C][D]50[A][B][C][D]51[A][B][C][D]52[A][B][C][D]53[A][B][C][D]54[A][B][C][D]55[A][B][C][D]56[A][B][C][D]第II卷（满分58分）-17-\n第二节：完成句子（共8题，每题1分，满分8分。）57-61单词考察，62-64为词组考察，注意，词组有错不得分57.Wearelookingforwardforsomeonewhois________(rely)andhardworking.58.Whenwereachedthesceneoftheaccident,weweretoldthatthe________(受伤的)hadbeensenttothehospital.59.I________(说服)mysistertogocampingwithmeyesterday..60.Thebuildingwascompletely________(破坏)bythefire.61.Hehas________(投入)hiswholelifetobenefitingmankind.62.Haveyou____________________（下定决心）whereyouaregoingforyourholiday?63.Heopenshismouth________(好像)tosaysomething.64.WhentheyreturnedtoRockawaythenextday,theyfoundtheirneighborhood________(成为废墟)57._______________58._______________59._______________60._______________61._______________62._______________63._______________64._______________第三节：语法填空（共10题，每题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，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。aAfter__65__fromcollege,WangKunandWangWeidecided__66__(take)atripalongtheentireMekongRiverbybike.ItwasWangWei__67__firstcameup__68__theidea.Theyhave__69__aboutthetripeversincemiddleschool,andtheyboughtmountainbikestwoyearsago.WangWeiplannedtheirscheduleforthetrip.WangKunwas__70_ofhersisteralthoughshecouldbestubbornattimes.Sheinsitedthatshe__71__(organize)thetrip__72__(proper).Therewasa__73_(determine)lookonherface.WhenItoldhertheairwouldbehardto__74_（breath）,shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.65.___________66.___________67.____________68.____________69.___________70.___________71.___________72.____________73.____________74.___________第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节单句改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）每句中最多只有一处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。-17-\n增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。1.Onlythendidsherealizedshehadmademistakes.2.WheneverIthinkofthisjoke,Ialwaysburstoutlaugh.3.Ipreferstayathomeratherthangooutwhenitrains.4.We’llneverforgetthedayswhenwespendtogetherhappilyinthemiddleschool.5.Nextmonth,we’lltakeatriptoAustralia,whichisorganizingbyourschool.6.Momsaid,"Hownicetoseeyouagain!DadandIwereterribleworried."7.Thenumberofbooksborrowedfromtheschoollibraryarelarge.8.Hestoodthere,lookshereandthere.9.Tomwashavingmuchtroublesgettingupinthe morningandwasalwayslatewithwork..10.Theboxistooheavyformetocarryit.-17-\n第二节书面表达（满分25分）近来，各中学在组织学生外出春游或秋游时因各种原因常常会陷入两难选择。假设你是李华，上周你班就学校组织学生郊游问题展开了讨论。现在，请根据以下提示给某英语报社写信，谈谈讨论情况。1．外出郊游的好处；2．外出郊游应注意之处；3．你本人的看法。注意：1．词数：100左右，信的开头和结尾已为你写好，并不计人总词数；   2．可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；3．参考词汇：郊游 outing DearEditor,IamaseniorhighschoolstudentnamedLiHua.__________________________________yourssincerely,LiHua-17-\n龙海二中2022～2022学年上学期第二次月考高一英语试卷答案听力1—5BCBCC6—10ABCAB11—15BAACA16—20CACAB阅读理解21-23DAB24—27CBAD28—31BCBD七选五32—36CGFAE完形填空37—41BADAC42—46DACBD47—51BCADB52—56ACDCB词汇56.reliable57.injured58.persuaded59.destroyed60.devoted61.madeupyourmind62.asif63.inruins语法填空64.graduating65.totake66.who/that67.with68.schedule69.dreamed70.fond71.organize72.properly73.determined74.breathe改错74.realized---realize75.laugh—laughing76.prefer后加to77.when---that/which78.organizing---organized79.terrible---terribly80.are—is81.looks–looking82.troubles---trouble83.去掉it参考范文Dear Editor,      DearEditor,I’maseniorhighschoolstudentnamedLiHua.Lastweek,ourclasshadaheateddiscussionaboutwhethertheschoolshouldorganizeanyoutingforusstudents.Theresultsareasfollows.Outingshavelotsofadvantages.Foronething,theycanmakeusrelaxedandenjoythebeautyofnature.Foranother,theyhelpenrichoursocialexperienceandgainsomepracticalsurvivalskills.However,thereisstillsomethingwemustkeepinmindwhengoforanouting.Alwaysputsafetyinthefirstplace,foroutingswillbemeaninglesswithoutsafety.What’smore,environmentalprotectionshouldalsobeourconcern.Forexample,wecan’tthrowanylitteranywherewego.Inmyopinion,weshouldtakeatleastoneoutingeachtermtomakeusrefreshedandgetclosertonature.Yours,LiHua-17-\n附听力原文：（Text1）M:Hey,what’sgoingonhere?W:Well,Anniehurtherleg,We’regoingtotakehertothehospital.(Text2)W:I’mverydisappointedatthenewhouse.Iexpectedittobemuchbetter.M:Youcan’tsaythat,Rose.Ithinkit’smuchbetterthanmine.(Text3)W:Ourphilosophyteacherisveryhumorous.Theexampleshegivesareveryinteresting.M:NowonderwhenIpassyourroom,Ialwayshearyourlaughter.(Text4)M:WheredoyouthinktheTVshouldgo?W:Howaboutinthecornertotheleftofthefireplace,sowecanwatchitfromthesofa?M:Goodidea.(Text5)W:Canyoutellmewherethebankis?M:Gostraightdownthestreet,turnrightatthesecondcrossing.Thenwalktwoblocks.Youcan’tmissit.W:YesbutcanItakeabus?M:Yes,takebusNO.4,andit’lltakeyourightthere.(Text6)W:Goodmorning,InternationalStudentOffice.MayIhelpyou?M:I’dliketotalktothedirectoraboutmyplantogohomenextweek.W:AreyouoneofthestudentsfromEngland?M:No.I’mfromtheUnitedStates.IcamelastMay.W:Isee.ThedirectorcanseeyounextMonday.Doyouprefermorningorafternoon?M:Morningisbetterforme.W:Would9:00beallright?M:Thatsuitsmefine.W:Good.We’llexpectyouthenat9:00onMondaymorning.M:Thankyouverymuch.(Text7)M:Mum,canwegetcableTV?W:Itcostsmoney,dear.What’swrongwiththeregulartelevisionstations?M:Theshowsaredullandtherearetoomanyadvertisements.W:Well,youalreadywatchtoomuchTVinsteadofdoingyourhomework,anyway.Thereareeducationalstations,butyouonlywatchactionmovies.M:No,Iwon’t.Can’twegetcableTV?Allmyfriendshavehaditforyears.Whyareyoualwayssomean?W:Becauseyou’dendupspoiledifIwasn’t.M:Icouldhelppayforit.-17-\nW:Let’sseehowyourgradesarethisterm.Ifyouworkhard,maybeI’lltalktoyourfatheraboutit.M:Ok.Thanks,Mum!(Text8)M:Excuseme,Madam,Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme?W:Yes?M:DoyouhappentoknowanythingabouttheFlowerShow?W:Well,itistheForestPark..M:Canyoutellmesomethingaboutit?Isitinteresting?W:I’mafraidI’mnotreallysurebecause.Ihavenothadthetimetoseeit.Butmydaughterwastherethedaybeforeyesterday.Shesaiditwasreallybeautiful,allsortsofflowers—roses,tulips—younameit,theyhaveit.Yousee,theshowisoneofthetouristattractionsinourcity.Gothereandtakealook,youngman.M:Iwill.Bytheway,doyouknowwhenitisopen?W:Well,letmesee…It’sopenintheafternoon.Mydaughtertoldme.M:Thanks.(Text9)M:CanIbeofanyhelp?W:Oh,thankyou,Sam!Youcanbeagreathelp.Youknow,Steve’sparentswillcometodinnertoday.Thisisthefirsttimetheycametovisitournewhousesinceourmarriage.M:Good!Whatwouldyoulikemetodo?W:Well,Ican’tmakeupmymindaboutwhattohavefordessert.Imadetwoapplepieslastnight,butItastedoneofthemthismorninganditdidn’ttastegoodatall.M:You’dbettermakethepiesoveragainifyoudon’twantSteve’sparentstomakefacesovertheirdessert.W:Oh,theywouldn’tdothat.They’retoopolite.TheywouldjustmakeasifnothingwaswrongandthencomplaintoSteveaboutitlater.M:Look,whydon’tyoujustoffersomefreshfruitandcheesefordessert?Steve’sparentswouldprobablylikeahealthydessert.W:Whatagoodidea!(Text10)W:Hello,I’mMayHunter.I’matatravelconferenceandexhibitioninManchester,England.Manchesterisafantasticplace!It’sfulloflife,lotstoseeandtodointheevenings.Yesterdaywasmyfirstday.IcheckedinatthehotelandthenwenttoChinatown,whichhassomegreatChineserestaurantsandthingstosee.IlovethatkindofatmosphereandthewonderfulChinesesupermarketsandclothesandclothesshops.Iwanttogobacktherelatertodosomeshopping.Iwillbuysomepresentsformyboyfriend.TodayIwenttotheconferencetoregisterandtosetupmyexhibitionstand.Idiscussedtheconferencewiththemanager.Ishouldgetlotsofpeoplepassingandbuyingmyholidaysandtours.Thingsaregoingwell!-17-\n-17-