高二英語測試題四

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高二英語測試題四

本試卷分第一卷（挑選題）和其次卷（非挑選題）兩部分，共150分，考試時光為120分鐘。

第一卷（三部分，共115分）

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題，每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你將有10秒鐘的時光往返答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅一遍。

1．Whatwillthemanprobablydothatnight?

A．Gototheconcert.

B．Writesomethingforanewspaper.

C．Stayup.

2．Wherearethetwospeakers?

A．Inahotel.B．Inahospital.C．Intheman'soffice.

3．Whataretheygoingtodo?

A．leaveLondon.B．WorkinLondon.C．TravelinLondon.

4．HowdidMrSmithfindhishouse?

A．Comfortable.B．Old.C．Small.

5．Whatdidthemandothenightbefore?

A．HeansweredTom.

B．Hedidn'tanswerTom.

C．HerangupTom.

其次節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時光閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時光。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答6至8題。

6．WhereareBettyandCaroltalking?

A．Overthetelephone.B．Athome.C．Intheoffice.

7．Whataretheygoingtodothisevening?

A．Gotothehairdresser'sB．Gotoameeting.C．Gotothecinema.

8．Howwilltheygotothecinema?

A．Bybus.B．Onfoot.C．Bycar.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至第11題。

9．Whatdidthewomanbuylastweek?

A．Asweater.B．Ashirt.C．Trousers.

10．Howmuchdidshepayforit?

A．￡189B．￡198C．$198

11．Whatwouldsheliketodo?

A．Toexchangethesweater.B．Togethermoneyback.C．Toaskformoremoney

聽第8段材料，回答第12至第14題。

12．Whatdidthemanfind?

A．Somekeys.B．Abag.C．Somebooks.

13．Whydidjoeleavesoearly?

A．Becausehewantedtoplayfootball.

B．Becausehewantedtoseeadoctor.

C．Becausehewantedtoseehisaunt.

14．Whosekeyscantheybe?

A．Joe'sB．Lily'sC．Somebodyelse's

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15．Who'sthewomantalkingto?

A．Hersister.B．Herfriend.C．Hermother.

16．Wherearethetwospeakers?

A．Onthetelephone.

B．Inthestreet.

C．Inthewoman'shouse.

17．Whatdoesthemaninvitethewomantodo?

A．Goswimming.B．Gotothemovies.C．WatchTV.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至第20題。

18．OnwhatdayofAugustdoestheweddingceremonyend?

A．OnAugust8.

B．OnAugust10.C．OnAugust11.

19．Whydomanycouplesfromeverywheregotothevillagetoholdthewedding?

A．Thevillagersleadahappylifewithoutanyoneremarrying.

B．Thevillageisfamousforitsrichnaturalresources.

C．Thevillageisnamedtheinternationalweddingvillage.

20．Whatkindofanimalsaremostprobablyfoundatthewedding?

A．Dogsorpigs.B．Cocksorducks.C．Horsesorcamels.

其次部分：英語學問運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個可以填入空白處的最佳答案。

21．Pleasecomeintwo,notalltogether.

A．attimesB．atthetime

C．atatimeD．atonetime

22．Herantowardstheseasideandintothewater.

A．divedB．sankC．headedD．bathed

23．Thereareflowersshownintheparkandpeoplegotohavealook.

A．varietiesof;variousB．aplentyof;many

C．various;manyaD．quiteafew;quitealittle

24．Hetriedtosavethegirlintheriver,butunfortunatelyhewas.

A．drowned;drownedB．drowning;drowning

C．drowning;drownedD．drowned;drowning

25．-Haveyoumovedintothenewhouse?

-No.Thebuildingisconstruction.

A．atB．underC．forD．in

26．Look!Thereisapieceofclothontheriver.

A．floatedB．float

C．floatingD．tofloat

27．Oneofthesidesoftheboardshouldbepaintedyellow,and.

A．theotheriswhiteB．anotherwhite

C．theotherwhiteD．anotheriswhite

28．ThemeetingafewweeksafterhehadarrivedfromAustralia.

A．occurredB．washappenedC．wastakenplaceD．wasoccurred

29．IdoIcouldgiveyouahand.

A．hopeB．suggestC．thinkD．wish

30．Theboatwashired.

A．byhourB．bythehourC．inthehourD．inanhour

31．Thequestionofdrug-takingistoatthenextconference.

A．comeoutB．comeatC．comeupD．cometo

32．Atypeofwhalethespermwhalecangrowover18metres.

A．calling;tolongB．called;toalengthof

C．iscalled;tothelengthofD．whichcalls;forlong

33．Shelistenedtothemusicwithherfaceintears.

A．bathesB．bathingC．tobatheD．bathed

34．Hewasabsentfortwoweeks,sohehadalotofhomeworkto.

A．takeupB．putupC．makeupD．pickup

35．HowIwisheveryfamilyalargehousewithabeautifulgarden!

A．hasB．hadC．willhaveD．hadhad

其次節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，把握其大意，然后從36~55各題所給的四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

ItwasverylatethatMr.andMrs.DaviestooktimeofftodotheirChristmasshopping.Therewereonlyafewdaysmore36Christ

mas,andofcoursetheshopsandstreetswereterribly37buttheyhadtoget38fortheirfamilyandfriends,sothey39earlyonemorningforthedowntown,andspentseveralhoursbuyingthethingsthey40tobuyinthebigshops41,Mr.Davieswascarryingparcelsofallshapesandsizes.Hecould42wherehewasgoingasheandhiswife43ontheirwaytotherailwaystationandhome.Outsidetheshopthey44crossabusystreet,madeeven45thanusualbythethousandsofpeoplewhohadcomebycar46theirlast-minuteshopping.Mr.andMrs.Davieshadtowaitforthetrafficlights47green,butasMr.Daviescouldnot48verywellinfrontofhim,he49movedforwardintothestreetwithoutrealizing50.Mrs.Daviessawthisandbecame51.Manytimesshetoldhimto52offthestreet,but53.Finallyshe54inavoiceaboveallnoises,"Henry!Ifyouwanttostandinthatdangerous55amomentlonger,givemetheparcel!"

36．A．onB．untilC．beforeD．since

37．A．crowdedB．noisyC．dirtyD．busy

38．A．clothingB．foodC．moneyD．presents

39．A．wokeupB．setoutC．sentforD．sentout

40．A．orderedB．choseC．intendedD．liked

41．A．AtdawnB．UntilnoonC．BythenD．Bylunchtime

42．A．hardlyseeB．almostrealizeC．nearlyknowD．merelyfind

43．A．gottothelastshopB．leftthelastshop

C．pickedoutthethingsD．finisheddoingshopping

44．A．wereabletoB．wereabouttoC．oughttoD．hadto

45．A．worseB．busierC．fullD．filled

46．A．didB．doingC．todoD．done

47．A．toturnB．tobeC．turningD．being

48．A．doB．getC．lookD．see

49．A．patientlyB．slightlyC．graduallyD．probably

50．A．herB．themC．thecarsD．it

51．A．excitedB．doubtedC．worriedD．interested

52．A．gooverB．comebackC．turnawayD．hurryup

53．A．nohurryB．withoutsuccessC．introubleD．indanger

54．A．saidB．calledC．spokeD．shouted

55．A．spotB．pointC．situationD．position

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

Ifyouweretodivedeepintotheocean,youwouldnoticethecolorsactstrangelyasyoumovedeeperintothewater.

Atfirstbeforeyou'vegoneveryfardown,thecolorswillseemnormal.Butasyoudivedeeper,youbegintowonderwhereallthewarmcolorshavegone.Youtrytocatchsightofredsoryellowsororanges.

Thenasyousinkstillfarther,youwillseeonlybluesandpurples(紫XXX).Soonthese,too,begintolosecolorsasyougodown.

Now,farbelowthesurfaceofthewater,youwillfindyourselfinagrey(灰XXX),colorlessplace.Thewateraboveyouisfilteringoutallofthesunlight'srainbow(彩虹)oflight.

Ifyo

ucontinuetogodown,youwillsoonbesofarbelowthesurfacethatnolightcanreachyou.Theblacknesswillbecomesocompletethatyoureyeswillachetoseesomething,thenanything.Nowyouarereadytoreturntothesurface,withitschangingcolors.

56．Asapersondiversdeeper,hecanseethecolors.

A．remainthesameB．disappear

C．changeD．becomelighterandlighter

57．Whywillyoureyesachewhentheblacknessbecomescomplete?

A．Thewateristoocold.

B．Somethingisseriouslywrongwithyoureyes.

C．Youreyesarelookingforanysignoflight.

D．Youhavestayedtoolonginthewater.

58．Onyourwayback,youwillseecolorschange.

A．fromredtoblackandorange

B．frompurpletoorangeandred

C．frompurpletogreyandyellow

D．fromyellowtoorangeandblue

B

Haveyoueverbeeninameetingwhilesomeonewasmakingaspeechandrealizedsuddenlythatyourmindwasamillionmilesaway?Youprobablyfeltsorryandmadeupyourmindtopayattentionandneverhavebeentoldthatdaydreamingisawasteoftime.

"Onthecontrary,"saysL.Giambra,anexpertinpsychology,"daydreamingisquitenecessary.Withoutit,themindcouldn'tgetdoneallthethinkingithastododuringanormalday.Youcan'tpossiblydoallyourthinkingwithaconscious(故意識).Instead,yourunconsciousmindisworkingoutproblemsallthetime.Daydreamingthenmaybeonewaythattheunconsciousandconsciousstatesofmindhavesilentdialogues."

Earlyexpertsinpsychologypaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofdaydreamsorevenconsideredthemharmful.Atonetimedaydreamingwasthoughttobeacauseofsomementalillnesses.Theydidnothaveabetterunderstandingofdaydreamsuntilthelate1980s.EricKlinger,aprofessorofpsychology,isthewriterofthebookDaydreaming.Klingersays,"Weknownowthatdaydreamingisoneofthemainwaysthatweorganizeourlives,learnfromourexperiences,andplanforourfutures."Daydreamsreallyareawindowonthethingswefearandthethingswelongforinlife."

Daydreamsareusuallyverysimpleanddirect,quiteunlikesleepdreams,whichmaybehardtounderstand.It'seasiertogainadeepunderstandingofyourlifebypayingcloseattentiontoyourdaydreamsthanbytryingtoexamineyoursleepdreamscarefully.Daydreamshelpyourecognizethedifficultsituationsinyourlifeandfindoutapossiblewayofdealingwiththem.

Daydreamscannotbepredicted(預料),theymoveoffinunexpecteddirectionswhichmaybecreativeandfullofideas.Formanyfamousartistsandscientists,daydreamswereandareamainsourceofcreative(制造性的)energy.

59．Thewriterquoted(引用)L.GiambraandEricKlingerto.

A．pointoutthewrongideasofearlyexperts

B．listouttwodifferentideas

C．supporthisownidea

D．reportthelatestresearchondaydreams

60．Whichofthefollowingi

strue?

A．Anunconsciousmindcanworkalltheproblemsout

B．Daydreamingcangiveartistsandscientist'sideasforcreation.

C．ProfessorEricKlingerhasabetterideathanL.Giambra.

D．Earlyexpertsdidn'tunderstandwhatdaydreamswere.

61．Expersnowbelievethat.

A．daydreamscausesomementalillnesses

B．daydreamsarenoteasytocontrolanddirect

C．themoedaydreamsyouhave,themoreyou'llachieve

D．peoplefearaswellaslongfordaydreams

62．Whatisthemaindifferencebetweendaydreamsandsleepdreams?

A．Peoplehavedaydreamsandsleepdreamsatdifferenttimes.

B．Daydreamsaretheresultofunconsciousmindwhilesleepdreamsarethatofconsciousmind.

C．Daydreamsareeasiertounderstand.

D．Daydreamsaremorehelpfulinsolvingproblems.

C

Lydiatookasmallsuitcase,saidgoodbyetohermotherandhurriedoutofthehousetocatchthebustothestation.Therewasnooneelsewaitingatthebusstop,soitlookedasifabushadjustgoneby.Lydialookedatherwatchandfoundthatitwasalreadytwoo'clock.Hertrainleftattwothirty,andsinceitwouldtakeatleasttwentyminutestogettothestation,shedidnothavemuchtimetospare,evenifabuscamealongrightaway.

Justthenataxicamearoundthecornerandmovedslowlytowardsher.Lydiaknewthatthefaretothestationwasatleastfourdollars,whichwasmorethanshecouldafford;butshequicklymadeuphermindthatitwouldbewellworththeextraexpenseinordertobesureofcatchingthetrain.Soshewaveddownthetaxiandgotin.Shetoldthedriverthatshehadtocatchatwo-thirtytrain.Henoddedandsaidthathewouldtakeashortcuttogethertothestationintime.Allwentwelluntil,justastheywerecomingoutofasidestreetintothemainavenue(大道)thatledtothestation,thetaxiranintoacar.Lydiawasthrownforwardandhitherheadonthefrontseat.Bothdriversgotoutandbeganshoutingateachother.ThenLydiagotoutandaskedthemtostopquarrelling,butneitherofthempaidanyattentiontoher.

Lydiawasnowquitesurethatshewasgoingtomisshertrain,eventhoughshewasnotveryfarfromthestation.Shewaswonderingwhattodowhenabuscamealong,headinginthedirectionofthestation.Thebusstopwasjustatthenextcorner,soLydiagothersuitcaseoutofthetaxiandrantowardsthebus,whichhadstoppedtoleavesomepassengersoff.Thebusdriversawherrunningandwaitedforher.Lydiagottothestationjustintimeandmanagedtocatchhertrainafterall.

63．Lydiatookataxibecause.

A．shewasafraidofmissinghertrain

B．shewasafraidofwaitingforthebus

C．itwasalreadytwo-thirty

D．shehadaheavysuitcasetocarry

64．hewouldtakea"shortcut"tothestationintime.Theunderlinedwordmeans.

A．aroadwhichisshortbutnotsmoothB．ahighwaywithnospeedli

mit

C．astreetwithtreesonbothsidesD．aquickerandmoredirectway

65．Lidiaaskedthetwodriverstostopquarrellingbecause.

A．shewasbadlyhurt

B．shewassureshehadenoughtimetogettothestation

C．shewantedtogoonherway

D．shethoughtitwasherdutytostopthem

66．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?.

A．JustinTimeB．LydiaandTwoDrivers

C．TrafficAccidentD．ATaxiWasWellWorthTaking

D

Thereisasayingthatcatshaveninelives.Arecentstudyexaminedwhy.ScientistscarriedoutastudyofcatsthathadfallenoutofwindowsofbuildingsNineoutoftenremainedaliveafterafalloftwostoriesormore.Onecatthatfellfromthethirty-secondfloorofabuildingonlybrokeatooth.Interestingly,thecatswereingreatestdangerofbeingkillediftheyfellfromtheseventhfloor.Fallingfromeitheralessorgreaterheightgavethemabetterchanceofsurvival.

Damagetoabodydependsonhowfastithitsthegroundthatinturndependsonhowfarithasfallen.Butit'snotquitethatsimplebecause,asanobjectfallsthroughtheair,theairholdsitbackandslowstheobjectdown.Afterawhiletheobjectstopsaccelerating(加速度)andcontinuesatafixedspeed.Thisistheterminal(臨界)speed.Bullky(浩大)thingshavealowerterminalspeedbecausethereisalargerareafortheairtopushupon.Heavythingshaveahigherterminalspeedbecausetheypushdownharderagainsttheair.Catshavealowerterminalspeedthanfallingpeople,forexample,becausetheyarequitebulkyandnotveryheavysothattheyhitthegroundmoreslowlyandarelesslikelytobehurt.

Thenwhatdoestheseventhfloormatter?Thisisthedistancecatstaketoreachtheirterminalspeed.Aftertheseventhfloor,theymayrelaxandspreadouttheirlegslikeaflyingsquirrelandchangetheirfallingpositionsothattheymaylandontheirfeet.Thiswouldslowthemdownandallowtheirmusclestoreducetheforceofimpact(沖擊),andthusreducethedamage.

67．Thescientistscametoaconclusionthatafallfromthefloorwasmostlikelytokillacat.

A．sixthB．eighth

C．thirty-thirdD．seventh

68．Afallingcathasalowerterminalspeedthanafallingmanbecauseitis.

A．biggerbutheavier

B．biggerandrelativelylighter

C．lighterbutrelativelybigger

D．smallerandlighter

69．Afallfromhigherthanaseventhfloorallowsthefallingcat.

A．tohavetimetoreduceitsfallingspeed

B．torelaxandspreadoutitslegsandtolandonasaferposition

C．toreachthegroundsoftlyonitsback

D．tofallslowerthanfromthesixthfloor

70．Whichofthefollowingpicturesbestshowstheusualsightofacatfallingfromtheeighthfloorshortlybeforeithitstheground?

E

Whyhastheworld'spopulationbeengrowingsofastinthelast150year

s?Beginninginthe1800s,manyaspects(方面)ofhumanlifechanged.Farmsgrewinsizeandnumber.Newfarmingmethodsandbetterseedsincreasedeachyear'sharvests.Peoplehadmorefoodtoeat,andcountriesbeganbuyingandsellinggoodsthroughouttheworld.Withtheinventionofnewmachines,peoplemovedthesegoods-andthemselves-quickly,firstinsteamships,thenintrains,carsandairplanes.

Afterfarmingmethodsandtransportationimproved,morepeoplecouldgetcheapfood.Beforethesediscoveries,famines-greatshortageoffood-regularlycausedwidespreadstarvation(餓死).

Besidesinventingwaystogrowmorefood-regularlycausedwidespreadstarvation(餓死).Famineisnowarareeventinthemostpartsoftheworld.

Besidesinventingwaystogrowmorefood,scientistsalsodiscoveredwhatcausessomedeadlydiseases.Thesescientistsfoundoutthatcertainbacteria(細菌)makeussickwhentheyenterandgrowinourbodies.Aftertheinventionofthemicroscope(顯微鏡),scientistscouldseethesetinylifeformsandcouldlearnhowtheycausedsickness.

Thisimportantbreakthoughhelpedtostopthespread(傳揚)ofillnessesthatpassrapidlyfrompersontopersonthroughapopulation.Thesewidespreaddiseases,knownasepidemics(流行病),includedmalaria(瘧疾),influenza(流感),andyellowfever.

Anepidemiccanstrikepeopleofallagesandcancausesuddenreduceinpopulation.Thelastworldwideepidemic-inthiscase,ofinfluenza-occurredbetween1918and1919.Inthoseyears,theflukilledroughly20millionpeoplearoundtheworld.

71．Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonofthefastpopulationgrowthintheworld?

A．Morefoodisneededwiththepopulationgrowing.

B．Therehasbeenmoreandmorefood.

C．Worldtradehadbecomemoreandmoreactive.

D．Humanlifehaschangedalot.

72．Theunderlinedword"famines"means.

A．afarmingmethod

B．shortageoffoodinacountryorinanarea

C．cheapfood

D．invention

73．Scientists.

A．inventedthemicroscope,waystogrowmorefoodandcertainbacteria

B．discovereddeadlydiseasesandinventedthemicroscope

C．foundoutthatmicroscopecouldhelpgrowmorefoodandmakeussick

D．discoveredthecauseofsomedeadlydiseasesandinventedwhattobeusedtoseecertainbacteria

74．Whichisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Anepidemiccanpassrapidlyfrompersontoperson.

B．Anepidemiccankilltheoldandyoungpeople.

C．Anepidemiccannothelpstopthefastgrowthofpopulation

D．Anepidemickilledabout20millionpeoplefrom1918to1919.

75．Thewritermainlytalksabout.

A．thefastpopulationgrowthinthelast150years

B．scientists'inventionsanddiscoveries

C．diseasesandthegrowthofpopulation

D．reasonsofthefastpopulationgrowth

其次卷（非挑選題，共35分）

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)

，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：短文改錯（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出推斷，如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√），如有錯誤（每行惟獨一個錯誤），則按下列狀況改正：

該行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（/）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

該行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

該行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注重：原行沒有錯的不要改。

Aboywascleaningshoesinthestreetsaidtoa76．

youngmanpassingby,"Letmetocleanyourboots."77．

Theyoungmansaid,"No","Itwillspendyouapenny,sir."78．

saidtheboyandtheyoungmanagainrefused.Thenthe79．

boytoldhimthathewouldcleanhisbootstonothing.80．

Themanagreedthis,andsoononebootwasshining.81．

brightly.Thenheputhisanotherbootontheboxbut82．

theboyrefusedtocleanitifhewaspaidtwopencefor83．

hiswork.Theyoungmanrefusedtopayanythingandwent84．

away.Butthewell-dressedbootmadethedirtyonelooks85．

sobadthathehadtoturnback,gavetheboythetwopenceandaskedhimtocleanit.

其次節(jié)：書面表達（滿分25分）

請按照以下信息寫一篇短文。

1．以前有許多種鳥吃害蟲（pest）。

2．因為過多使用農藥（poison），這些鳥的數量大大削減（reduce），害蟲增強，難以消退（eliminate）。

3．我們必需庇護野生動物，庇護生態(tài)平衡（thebalanceofnature），使我們的生活更美妙。

要求：短文必需包括以上要點，但不要逐條翻譯。（詞數100左右）

參考答案及聽力材料

高二英語測試題四

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80.to→for81.this前加to82.another→other83.if→unless

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Onepossibleversion:

Thereusedtobemanykindsofbirdswhichatepestsandprotectedcrops.Theyaregoodfriendsofthepeasants.

Butthenumberofthebirdshasbeengreatlyreduced,becausetoomuchpoisonisused.Asaresult,thenumberofthepestshasincreased.Thepeasantsspentalotofmoneyandtimeinkillingthemeveryyear,butitishardtoeliminatethem.

It'sveryimportantforustoprotectwildanimalsandkeepthebalanceofnature.Onlywheneveryoneknowsthiscanweliveamorebeautifullife.

聽力錄音材料

Text1:

W:Wouldyouliketogototheconcertwi

thustonight?

M:Totheconcert?ButI'llhavetowriteareportforChinaDailytonight.

Text2:

W:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes,please.CouldIhavearoomforthenight?

Text3:

W:I'llgotoLondonformynewjobnextweek.

M:I'mverymuchagainstyourgoingtherealone.I'llgowithyou.

Text4:

W:WhydidMrSmithsellhishouse?

M:Itwasonlybecauseitwassmallthathesoldit.

Text5:

W:Whydidn'tyouringupTomlastnight?

M:Ididringhimup,butnooneansweredthephone.

Text6:

W:Hello,BettySaunders.

M:Betty!ThisisTom.Shallwemeetbeforewegotothecinemathisevening?

W:That'dbelovely,Tom.

M:ShallIpickyouupattheofficeafterwork?

W:Thanks.ButI'llhavetogohomeandwashmyhairfirst.

M:Wouldyoulikemetocomeroundtoyourplace?

W:No.Don'tputyourselfout.I'lldriveovertoyourplaceataboutseven.

M:Fine.Seeyouatseven,then.Bye.

W:Bye.

Text7:

M:Goodmorning,madam.CanIhelpyou?

W:Yes,Ihopeso.Iboughtthissweaterlastweek,andIwasheditandit'sshrunk.Lookatit.

M:Oh,yes,Icanseethatyoumean.I'mreallysorry.Idoapologize.

W:AndIpaid$198forit.That'sveryexpensive.

M:Itis.Well,wouldyouliketoexchangeitperhaps,takeanothersweaterofthesamequality?

W:No,thankyou,Ijustwantmymoneyback.

M:Well,perhapsyou'dlikeotherthingsforthe