吉林市普通高中2013—2017学年度上学期期末教学质量检测
高一英语
本试卷分第一卷（听力部分）和第二卷（笔试部分）两部分，共1页。满分10分，考试时间0分钟。
第一卷
听力部分 (共两小节, 满分20分) （共小题；每小题1分，满分分）
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. When will the woman want to meet John?
A. The day after tomorrow.
B. Tomorrow.
C. As soon as possible.
2. How many letters does the man write to his mother in a month?
A. Eight.
B. Four.
C. Twelve.
3. What is the weather usually like in May?
A. Warmer and drier.
B. Cooler and drier.
C. Warmer and damper.
4. What happened to the speakers?
A. They lost their way.
B. They were caught in the traffic.
C. They broke the traffic rule.
5. Who are the two speakers?
A. Retired soldiers.
B. College students.
C. Army people.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。6. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Thunder and sound.
B. Thunder and lightning.
C. Thunder and science.
7. Why is the man unlikely to see lightning?
A. He is asleep.
B. He is reading a science book.
C. Perhaps lightning is far away.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Helen’s neighbours.
B. Helen’s good friends.
C. Helen’s birthday party.
9. What has Helen bought home?
A. A bottle of wine.
B. Plenty of food and drinks.
C. Some birthday presents.
10. What can we learn about Helen and her neighbours?
A. They get on very well.
B. They never visit each other.
C. They often have dinner together.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does the man speaker shout his words?
A. He is used to it.
B. His granny is deaf.
C. He is bad tempered.
12. What will the man do in Chicago?
A. See a doctor.
B. Fix his car.
C. Attend a course.
13. When will he come back home?
A. May 24th.
B. May 20th.
C. May 6th.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What are they discussing about?
A. Whom to invite for supper.
B. Where to eat for dinner.
C. How to serve their friends.
15. What is “California Rose”in the dialogue?
A. A kind of cigarette.
B. A kind of wine.
C. A kind of flower.
16. Where are they going after the conversation?
A. A restaurant.
B. A dinner party.
C. A store.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the explosion happen?
A. In the morning.
B. In the afternoon.
C. In the evening.
18. Where is Joy Horton’s home?
A. On Lake Ontario.
B. In eastern New York.
C. In northern New York.
19.What dropped onto the floor of her kitchen?
A. A plate.
B. A knife.
C. A spoon.
20. Where did Horton walk to get help?
A. To the police station.
B. To her daughter’s home.
C. To her neighbor’s home.
第二卷 笔试部分 （共六小节，满分分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，可一空多词。’t think she is fit for her office according to her ability.
26. It is rather ________ (amaze) that so many people are buying gold in the shop.
27. I was told all the ___________ (signal) were destroyed.
28. Don’t pretend __________ (read) when your teacher comes in.
29. I would appreciate you ________ (call) me back.
30. He was afraid to go there because he was ________(bite) by a dog.
第二节 单项填空 ( 共小题；每小题1分, 满分1分 )
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Tonny, it is raining cats and dogs out.
-_________, we must finish this work today.
A. However
B. Anyhow
C. Therefore
D. Though
32.
small step by the Jade Rabbit (Yutu), China’s first soft landing on the moon, has been
historic leap in China’s space dreams.
A. A; /
B. A; the
C. The; /
D. The; a
33. Chinese New Year’s Eve, on Jan. 30, 2013 is to be excluded from next year’s national holidays, __________ makes many people feel disappointed and even angry.
A. which
B. who
C. that
D. what
34. Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future____________ to the well-educated.
A. will be belonged
B. is belonged
C. is belonging
D. belongs
35. I promise that everything __________ clear about it next week.
A. has made
B. has been made
C. will be made
D. will make
36. Come and see me whenever____________.
A. you are convenient
B. you will be convenient
C. it is convenient to you
D. it will be convenient to you
37. There’s no doubt_____________international cooperation is the key to __________with cybercrime.
A. whether; doing
B. that; dealing
C. whether; do
D. that; do
38. Though Guangzhou Evergrande(广州恒大) is the first Chinese club competing at the Club World Cup, nobody knows exactly how many years it will be __________ the Chinese football team enters the final stage of the World Cup.
A. when
B. since
C. before
D. until
39. More attention should be __________ equipment in our company so that we can increase our production.
A. paid to improving
B. paid to improve
C. taken to improve
D. taken to improving
40. In 1492 Columbus and his crew arrived ____________ was so-called the New World by the westerners.
A. in what
B. in which
C. what
D. where
41. - I’m surprised to hear that Lily and Peter have__________.
- So am I. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them.
A. broken up
B. finished up
C. divided up
D. closed up
42. Nelson Mandela’s death has been a great _______ not only to those in South Africa, but also the rest of the world.（Xinhua News）
A. honor
B. loss
C. damage
D. lack
43. His pale face suggested he ________angry and he suggested that we ______at once.
A. would be; leave
B. was; left
C. was; leave
D. was; was leaving
44. The building __________ doors open to the east is a five-star hotel in the city.
A. which
B. whose
C. of which
D. where
45. Luckily, I _______________ buy the ticket yesterday.
A. was able to
B. could to
C. am able to
D. could be able to
第三节 完形填空（共小题；每小题1分，满分 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized (强调) the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown
an amusing experience. One day, I
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to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I
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about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be
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. Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic. “Well,
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change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well,
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we talk about the Great Wall?
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the way, have you ever
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there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing
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. It was magnificent.” He was
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in thought when I began to talk
56 a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very
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of it.”
Soon I was interrupted again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help but
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, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t request you to do
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, ” he answered,
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surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?”
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this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to
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, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an
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of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.”
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then did I know I had made a fool of
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. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.
46. A. in
B. for
C. with
D. to
47. A. came
B. happened
C. seemed
D. wanted
48. A. would talk
B. had talked
C. was to talk
D. was talking
49.A. understood
B. understanding
C. surprised
D. surprising
50. A. to
B. better
C. not
D. like
51. A. shall
B. will
C. must
D. do
52. A. On
B. In
C. All
D. By
53. A. gone
B. visited
C. seen
D. been
54. A. it
B. them
C. anything
D. something
55. A. high
B. highly
C. deep
D. deeply
56. A. as
B. to
C. with
D. like
57. A. glad
B. satisfied
C. proud
D. familiar
58. A. to say
B. asking
C. ask
D. saying
59. A. this
B. so
C. anything
D. me a favor
60. A. highly
B. largely
C. widely
D. greatly
61. A. Heard
B. To hear
C. Hearing
D. Listening
62. A. explain
B. shout
C. prove
D. say
63. A. experience
B. expression
C. explanation
D. example
64. A. From
B. Since
C. By
D. Only
65. A. me
B. myself
C. mine
D. somebody
第四节 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题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
As we know, most of the material things in our daily life have to be bought with money. But money is not all powerful. Money can’t buy many things such as time and true love. There are 24 hours in a day. Sometimes when we are very happy, we wish that the period of happiness would last longer. But no matter what we do, or how much money we are willing to pay, we cannot make a day last longer than 24 hours. On the other hand, when we are unhappy, money cannot make the unhappy time pass away more quickly. True love is another thing which money cannot buy. Suppose we have someone who really loves us very much. Once he dies, he can give us no more love. Can our money raise him from death and make him love us as before? Here we can see very clearly that money cannot buy us love. Money can buy us diamond things, beautiful clothes, but never time and love. So money, after all, is not all powerful.
66. What does “powerful” mean in the passage?
A. strong
B. effective
C. great
D. active
67. According to the passage, it is quite impossible for you to buy ______.
A. true friendship
B. real diamond
C. a large house
D. an expensive car
68. Which of the sentences expresses the main idea of this passage?
A. Money cannot buy time and love.
B. Money is not powerful at all.
C. Money can buy people material things. D. Money doesn’t mean everything.
69. Through the passage the writer wants to tell people not to ______.
A. make money
B. waste money
C. save money
D. worship (崇拜) money. From the passage we can see that in our life, besides something material, we need something ______.
A. spiritual
B. beautiful
C. lovely
D. useful
B
We live in central Phoenix, near the canal. Every day I used to see a homeless old man and his dirty little dog hanging out down there.
I would tell my husband we should give him food for the little dog. It wouldn’t have been a problem; we have our own “mini farm” of animals! He would say “OK!” but then blow the idea off because of our business.
Being in Phoenix, Arizona, you can just imagine how hot it gets here, but his winter was really chilly! I had just come from KFC with take-out food for dinner. As I was turning by the canal, the man and his dog were sitting right there all bundled up(穿暖). Even the dog had a coat on! Not even thinking about it, I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with all the fixings for the man and his little dog. I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle of water for the little dog. He said, “Thank you, sweetie. You are an angel.” And there were tears filling his eyes! I told him he was so welcome, and then went home.
When my husband dug into the KFC gag he asked, “Were you hungry, or what?” I told him what I did and he said, “Only you!” Then he told me I had done a good thing.
A few weeks later, we were walking along the canal and found the man walking to me, with his little dog. He asked whether I would mind adopting (收养) the dog. With tears in eyes, he said it had got too hard for him to care for the dog. He added that he was planning on heading to Washington State but his dog wouldn’t have been up to it, so he hoped to give it to me. “Only you! In this city, you are the only person I can believe in!”
Now, every time I watch and pat the puppy lying near the fireplace, I will recall the old man’s words and wish him good luck.
71. The author and her husband didn’t help the old man at the beginning because _______
A. they had a farm of animals to feed
B. they didn’t have food even for themselves.
C. they worked busily and often forget it.
D. they were unwilling to help a man with a dog.
72. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3?
A. She gave the old man some food on a cold day.
B. She met the old man after finishing her dinner.
C. She offered the old man nothing but chicken.
D. She burst into tears after helping the old man.
73. What did the author’s husband feel when she told him what she had done?
A. Thankful.
B. Delighted
C. Indifferent
D. Disappointed
74. Why did the old man hope to give the dog to the author?
A. Because he knew the author was also a dog lover.
B. Because the author was the person he could trust.
C. Because the author was the only person he knew.
D. Because he believed that his dog liked the author.
75. What can we infer from the ending of the passage?
A. The author refused the old man’s request.
B. The author misses the old man and his dog.
C. The author feels the old man was very lucky.
D. The author adopted the old man’s dog.
B
When Peng Liyuan stepped off the plane in Moscow, the whole world wanted to know who dressed the elegant(优雅的) first lady. The reporter gave away the secret—Ma Ke.
Peng Liyuan has been wearing Ma Ke's designs for more than a decade, a fact that was only highlighted recently when she was on her first state visit, accompanying her husband President Xi Jinping. The elegant and attractive Peng, formerly a popular singer, has been compared with the US’ first lady Michelle Obama and France’s Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, since stepping off the airplane in Moscow on March 22. Suddenly, everyone was curious to know more about the first lady’s wardrobe (衣柜).
Even so, Ma prefers a low-key way. “If you eat a tasty egg why would you want to see the hen?” she says of all the media attention.
Ma’s relationship with Peng began 10 years ago after a concert in Guangzhou when a reporter told Peng she knew the designer behind the label Exception de Mixmind. Peng asked for an introduction because she was a fan of Ma’s designs and had been wearing them for years.
The two naturally became friends. Ma says: “The painting reflects the painter, and clothes reflect both the designer and the wearer. Someone desires fame and wealth, or love and sympathy; what you have in your heart is reflected in the design. Those who don’t share my philosophy(哲学) won’t buy my clothes. Peng is a caring person, devoted to charity and environmental protection, which is exactly what I’m doing now.”
However, regardless of the brand, Peng’s support of Chinese labels has surprised millions of Chinese who favor foreign fashion brands.
“Instead she presented a vision of Chinese fashion, desiring to bring Chinese designers to the world stage,” says a western designer.
The first lady’s double-breasted coat and her black leather handbag aren’t available（可得到的）at any of Exception’s shops, though Exception’s physical stores do have seen a rising number of visitors.
76. The passage mainly discusses _________.
A. the designer of the first lady Peng Liyuan’s dress, Ma Ke
B. the friendship between Peng Liyuan and her designer
C. Peng Liyuan’s clothes on her first state visit
D. the reactions to Peng Liyuan’s first visit to Moscow
77. In the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 Ma Ke mentioned “an egg and the hen” to show _________.
A. it is hard to explain “Which came first, the egg or the hen?”
B. paying such great attention to her was unnecessary
C. the outcome was more important than the process
D. her dissatisfaction with the media attention on her dress
78. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. First ladies compete with each other whenever they are together.
B. Peng’s suits can be bought in Ma Ke’s clothes stores.
C. Ma Ke offered to design the first lady’s clothes through her friends.
D. Peng had liked Ma’s designs long before she got to know her .
79. In the passage, Peng Liyuan _________.
A. often reflects on what she has in her heart before choosing clothes
B. is sympathetic (有同情心) and has a strong environmental consciousness
C. always desires the exceptional charm of the brand
D. is knowledgeable in philosophy
80. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Peng wears the dress designed by a Chinese designer probably to support Chinese brands.
B. Many citizens found Peng Liyuan’s choice quite unexpected.
C. Black leather handbags like Peng’s are widely sold in bag stores in big cities.
D. After Peng Liyuan’s visit to Moscow Ma Ke’s clothes became more popular.
第五节（共小题；每小题1分，共分）
Many young people attach great importance to be famous in the world.
He is such good a student that we all make him our good example.
The old house is well worth repaired.
The teacher is kind to his students and he is thought good of by his students.
This is the place when we first met.
No one knows how the universe was came into being.
All the old people should be taken good care.
He is in the charge of our class.
第六节 书面表达（共分）高英语答题卡1[A] [B] [C] [D]
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改错
As time going by, tigers are getting rare in the world.
82. A lot of new buildings are built now in that city.
Many young people attach great importance to be famous in the world.
He is such good a student that we all make him our good example.
The old house is well worth repaired.
The teacher is kind to his students and he is thought good of by his students.
This is the place when we first met.
No one knows how the universe was came into being.
All the old people should be taken good care.
He is in the charge of our class.
书面表达
Dear Peter,
How is everything going?
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Yours
Li Hua
吉林市普通中学201—2017学年度上学期教学质量检测
高英语听力：1~5.BABAC
6~10.BCCBA
11~15.BCBCB
16~20.CAACB
填词:
21. inspecting
22. laughter
23. physical
24. valuable
25. personally
26. amazing
27. signals
28. to be reading
29. calling
30. bitten
单选：31—35 BDADC
36—40 CBCAA
41—45 ABCBA
完形：46—50 ABDCB
51—55 ADDAC
56—60 DCCBD
61—65 CABDB
阅读：66—70 BADDA
71—75 CABBD
76—80
ABDBC
改错:
81. going—goes 或者将 As 改为 with
82. are being built
83. be---being
84. such—so
85. repaired --- repairing
86. good---well
87. when—where
88. 去掉was
89. taken good care of
90. 去掉the
46. A
从下文可知，作者通过一次有趣的经历才体会出英语习惯用语的重要，故选 in ， 意思是 “ 在一次有趣的经历中”.
47. B.
从空后的meet an Englishman on the road 可以看出， 我碰巧遇到了一位外国人
D.
我在向他谈论我如何学英语，因此用过去进行时。
49. C.
从Gently shaking his head可以知道，他对我的话感到吃惊。
50. B.
better do sth 是 I’d better do sth 的缩略形， 意思是 最后做某事
51. A
表示征求别人的意见时，通常用 shall
52. D
“by the way ”
为固定结构，意思为 “顺便问一下”
53. D
have been 表示曾经去过某地，已经回来了。
A
it 指代 the Great Wall
C.
deep in thought
意思是 沉思，为习惯搭配，不能用deeply
D
由作者下文在向外国人讲长城可知 我 像导游那样与他讲话。
C
固定短语搭配 be proud of 以….为自豪
C
I couldn't help but
后面使用动词原形 。
B
指代上文谈论长城的那件事
D
根据上文，这位外国人因为我的话而感到十分震惊，用副词greatly修饰。
C
hearing 在此为现在分词作状语，相当于when he heard this。
A
联系空后的内容可知，他解释You don’t say的意思。
B
“You don’t say ” 是个表达法
D
Only 位于句首时，后面的句子则采用部分倒装形式。
B
意思为 “愚弄某人”。 此处用反身代词作宾语。
B 词义猜测题。根据上下文内容可知。
67. A 主旨大意题。根据文章的中心内容可知。
68. D 细节理解题。第一段第二句话。
69. D 细节理解题。文章第一句。
70. A 推理判断题 文章的中心是用钱可以买到物质方面的东西，但买不到精神方面的东西，如友谊，爱，幸福。
71. C细节理解题。由“But he would say "OK!" and then blow the idea off because of our business.”可知我们一开始没有帮助老人是因为生意太忙，而忘记了。
72. A细节理解题。由“I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with all the fixings for the man and his little buddy. I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle of water for the little dog.”可知在那个寒冷的日子，作者给了老人一些食物。
73. B 细节理解题。由“Then he told me I had done a good thing.”可知作者的丈夫为她所做的事情感到高兴。
74. B细节理解题。由"Only you! In this city, you are the only person I can believe in!"可知老人把狗给她，是因为她是老人信任的人。
75. D 推理判断题。由最后一段“……every time I watch and pat the puppy lying near the fireplace,……”可知作者收养了老人的狗。
76. A 主旨大意题。根据The reporter gave away the secret—Ma Ke.。
77. B 词义猜测题。根据Even so, Ma prefers a low-key way.故选B。
78. D推理判断题。根据Ma’s relationship with Peng began 10 years ago after a concert in Guangzhou when a reporter told Peng she knew the designer behind the label Exception de Mixmind.Peng asked for an introduction because she was a fan of Ma’s designs and had been wearing them for years。
79. B 细节理解题。根据Peng is a caring person, devoted to charity and environmental protection, 彭丽媛是一位有爱心的并且又环保意识的。
80. C 细节理解题。根据her black leather handbag aren’t available at any of Exception’s shops。
书面表达
Dear Peter,
How is everything going? Recently I bought an e-reader and it is very useful.
The e-reader doesn’t use any paper and helps save resources. That means so many trees won’t be cut down. Besides, it’s able to store about 10,000 books that can be easily downloaded from the Internet. On the Internet resources are rich and there are many reading materials. What’s more, the e-reader is easy to carry around.
With an e-reader, we can fully enjoy reading just like in the library. So I strongly suggest you should buy one.
Yours
Li Hua
听力原文：
(Text 1)
M: John wants to see you today.
W: I would rather he came tomorrow than today.
(Text 2)
W: How often do you write to your mother?
M: Twice a week.
(Text 3)
M: Do you always have weather like this in May?
W: Generally it’s much cooler than this. And I can’t remember when we had such a rainy day.
(Text 4)
M: Where on earth are we?
W: Judging by all the traffic, I’d say we’re near the heart of the downtown area.
M: What did I do wrong? Did I take a wrong turn?
W: I think so.
(Text 5)
W: How long have you been in the army service?
M: Twenty-five years. I joined up right after college.
W: I have only been in the army for seven years.
M: Looks like you have a while to go until retirement.
(Text 6)
M: Did you hear the thunder last night?
W: Yes. I was awake at that time. It was really loud.
M: I didn’t see any lightning though. I thought thunder and lightning always occur together.
W: What makes you believe that?
M: A science book says, when lightning quickly beats the air, it will cause thunder.
W: I guess you didn’t read the whole article because the book also says if the lightning is very high in the sky, you might not see that.
(Text 7)
M: Are you going to Helen’s birthday party on Friday evening?
W: I wouldn’t miss it for the world! It’s sure to be fun. She’s invited a lot of friends. Do you think everyone will be able to get into her house?
M: If everyone turned up, it would be very crowded. But a few said that they couldn’t go, so I think it should be OK.
W: Are you taking anything?
M: I’ve got her a birthday present and I’ll take a bottle of wine too.
W: That’s a good idea. She has bought plenty of food and drinks. It’s going to be a noisy party. I hope her neighbours don’t mind too much.
M: Helen gets on very well with her neighbours．I wouldn’t be surprised if they went to the party too.
(Text 8)
M: I’m going to Chicago, Granny.
W: Why won’t the car go? What’s wrong with the car?
M: Nothing.(louder)I said that I was going to Chicago, in America.
W: I know where Chicago is. When do you leave?
M: Oh 5th May. The course will start the next day,6th May.
W: You’re feeling sick today? Have you seen a doctor?
M: No, I’m not sick.(louder)I said that the course would start on May 6th. The course ends two weeks later on May 20th.
W: How many other young people are going on this course?
M:24.
W: I’m sure there are plenty more, but how many?
M:(louder)I said 24,Granny.
W: I see. What will you have to take?
M: I’ll have to take lots of warm clothing.
W: Nothing? You have to take nothing? What about clothes?
M:(shouting)I said that I would have to take warm clothing! It’s cold there!
W: If you’re cold, put the heater on. There’s no need to shout. I’m not deaf!
(Text 9)
M: What do you want to make for dinner?
W: I think I will make some steaks for dinner.
M: Then we have to buy some steaks. Don’t you think it’s a little bit expensive?
W: It is a little expensive but it’s cheaper than having steaks in a restaurant.
M: What a good wife!
W: Do you want to buy some beer for Mr Chen?
M: Yes, of course! We all like beer, but I think this time we’d better have some table wine, don’t you?
W: Yes, you are right. We do need table wine for the steaks.
M: I think I would prefer the California Rose.
W: That’s good for steaks. What else do you want to buy?
M: A carton of cigarettes.
W: Oh, my God! Why do you want to smoke so much?
M: No, it’s not for me. It’s for Mr Chen and his friends tonight.
W: That makes me feel better but anyway cigarettes are terrible for health.
M: I know. I’m quitting them.
W: Don’t you think we should buy some vegetables and ice cream for dessert?
M: That’s good. Let’s go now.
W: OK.
(Text 10)
To the firemen’s surprise, dropping a spoon may have saved Joy Horton’s life. The 73-year-old woman has been living alone. She was preparing some food in her western New York home on Lake Ontario on Monday morning. As she was washing something near the kitchen sink, the spoon she washed happened to drop onto the floor of her kitchen, so she bent down to pick it up. Just then her house exploded.
The explosion destroyed her home in the Wayne County town of western New York. Everything in the house was badly damaged, but Joy Horton wasn’t seriously injured. She crawled out from underneath the broken bricks and walked to her daughter’s home nearby to get help.
Fire officials said no people were injured besides Joy Horton in the explosion. Because Horton was bending down when the explosion happened, the kitchen sink and counter top helped keep the broken things from hitting her. Horton had only small injuries. The police haven’t found out what caused the explosion. They’re still looking into the cause.