河北省滄州一中2019-2020學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題含答案

學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精滄州市一中2019-2020學(xué)年度高一第二學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第--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(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下-?小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。Whatisthemandoing?Cookingdinner.B.Playingbasketball.C.Watchingagame.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?Atthebarber’s. B.Atthetailor’s. C.Atthebutcher’s.Howwillthemancomeback?Byair. B.Bytrain. C.Byship.Whatisthemancomplainingabout?Theweatherforecast.Thebadweather.C.Theuselessumbrella.Whatdayisittoday?A.Thursday. B.Wednesday. C.Tuesday第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）請聽下面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(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題。每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。Whatdidthemandoyesterday?Hemethisfriends.Heboughtsomevases.Hesentsomepostcards.Whowillthemansendpostcardsto?Himself.B.Hisgirlfriend.C.Hissister聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Sophia’sworkingperformance.Sophia’snewfriendsfromwork.Sophia’srelationshipwiththewoman.Howisthewomanfeelingnow?Ashamed.B.Disappointed.C.Excited聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。Whatdidthewomanwanttodoatfirst?Visithermother.B.Refuseajoboffer.C.Resignfromwork.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?Takeanabsenceleave.B.Changeherjob.C.Hireacareworker.What,sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?Doctorandpatient.B.Bossandemployee.C.Teacherandstudent.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。Onwhichsideoftheroadshouldpeoplerideintheman’scountry?Right.B.Left.CEither.WhydopeopleinCambridgelikeridingbikes?Cyclingissafe.Cyclingisfashionable.Cyclingisconvenient.Whatisacyclistof12requiredtodoinCambridge?A.Wearahelmet.B.Flashtwolights.C.Passthetraffictest.Whatmayhappentothebikesleftcasually?A.They’llbedestroyed.B.They’llbestolen. C.They’llbelocked.聽第10段獨白，回答第17至20題。WhoisEmileRatelbrant?A.Atelevisionhost.B.Alegaladviser.C.Abankclerk.WhenwasRatelbrantactuallyborn?A.In1989.B.In1969.C.In1949.WhydidRatelbrantsubmit(提交)suchalegaldemandtocourt?Todrawpeople'sattention.Tobefreeofdiscrimination（歧視）.Tosavemoneyforthegovernment.HowdoesRatelbrantfeelaboutthepossibleresultofhisdemand?A.Hopeless. B.Confident. C.Uncertain.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30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，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AWhilethereisaslightchancethatyoutouchdownonthesurfaceofthemoon,therearesomeplacesyoucanvisitthataretiedtotheApollo11.TheU.S.Space&RocketCenter,Huntsville,AlabamaCreatingtheSaturnVrocketthatdrovethecrewoftheApollo11wastheresponsibilityofateamofengineersinHuntsville.AttheU.S.Space&RocketCenter,youcanexploredozensofinteractiveexhibits,including“SpaceCraze”,alookatthepublic’sstronginterestinallthingsrelatedtospacethroughthepopculture.MeteorCrater,Flagstaff,ArizonaArmstrongandhisfellowweretrainedformoonexplorationatavarietyofplaces,includingMeteorCrater,oneofthemostperfectlypreservedimpactcraters（隕石坑）ontheplanet.TodaytheMeteorCraterVisitorCenterincludesthe4-Dride“CollisionExperience”andbreathtakingtoursaroundtheedgeofthecrateritself.TheKennedySpaceCenter,CapeCanaveral,FloridaEveryApollomission（任務(wù)）wasstartedfromtheKennedySpaceCenter,whichremainsanactivelaunch（發(fā)射）site.Bustoursvisitmission-criticalareasofKennedySpaceCenterandtheApollo/SatumVCenter,whichhousesacompleteSaturnVrocketandamoonrockyoucantouch.Comeduringascheduledlaunch,andyoucanbuyaspecialviewingpackagegettingyouaclearviewofthelaunch.LyndonB.JohnsonSpaceCenter,Houston,TexasIt’sherethateveryaspect(方面)oftheApollo11taskswasmonitored.Nowfullyrepaired,thecontrolcenterisopentotourviatheofficialvisitor’scenter，SpaceCenterHouston.Viewastronauttrainingequipmentandthelargestcollectionofmoonrocks.Inwhichplaceareyourequiredtotourinabus?A.TheU.S.Space&RocketCenter.B.MeteorCrater.C.LyndonB.JohnsonSpaceCenter.D.TheKennedySpaceCenter.WhatcanwelearnaboutMeteorCrater?IthousesacompleteSaturnVrocketandamoonrock.ItisoneofthetrainingplacesforastronautsofApollo11.Itallowsonetoviewthelargestcollectionofmoonrocks.Itprovidesdozensofinteractiveexhibitsforvisitorstoexplore.WhatcanyoudoinLyndonB.JohnsonSpaceCenter?A.Touchamoonrock. B.Enjoythe4-Dride.C.Seeastronauttrainingequipment. D.Viewarocketlaunch.BAfewweeksago,Ipickedupmy14-year-olddaughterandherfriendfromdanceclass.ThetwogirlschattedhappilyuntilIreachedherfriend’shouse.Andthen1beganthedrivehomeandmydaughter,whohadbeentalkingnonstopaminutebefore,wentcompletelysilent.Iassumedshewaslostinthought.WhenIcametoastoplight,Ilookedinthemirror.Mydaughterwasn’tlookingoutofthewindoworstaringintospace－shewasonherphone.Ifeltmyangerrise.“Getoffyourphone.That’srude.YoumakemefeellikeanUberdriver.”Ishouted.“ButI’mtextingfriendsaboutbiologyhomework!"shesaid."Thatcanwait.”Iwasmadandshewasangry.Backhome,shedisappearedintoherroom,andIthoughtabouthowIwasstilltryingtotakecontrolofmydaughter'sgrowingindependence,whichwasfruitless.ThenextdayIwasthinkingaboutmyoutburstwhenaparentingprogramonTVcaughtmyeye,inwhichthehostsinterviewedDr.KenGinsburg,theauthorofafamousparentingbook.Itcompletelychangedmyattitude.Ginsburgsaid,“Whyareourteenspushingusaway?It’snotbecausetheyhateus—it'sbecausetheyloveussomuchandyettheyknowtheyhavetobecomeindependent.Sothisisaprocessoffiguringouthowtopushawaythethingstheylovethemost.Itiscrazytoflyfromacomfortablenest,soteensgetreadyforitbytemporarilypushingtheirparentsaway."Ineedtohonorherindependenceandcreatespaceforbothofustofacethismonumentaldevelopmentalchallengeasteammates,notadversaries（對手）.Whatmadethewritermad?SheservedasanUberdriver.Thetwogirlswerechattinghappily.Herdaughterwasplayingwiththephone.Herdaughterforgotherbiologyhomework.Whatdoweknowaboutthedaughter?Sheisbeingunderhermother’scontrol.Sheisonthewaytobeingindependent.Sheenjoysmakingfriendsusingsocialmedia.Shehatesmakingconversationwithhermom.26.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthemother?A.Open-minded.B.Hardworking.C.Inspiring.D.weak-willed.27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Iwaspushedawaybymyteenageddaughter.Lifeofateenagerismovingatitsownslowpace.Parentscompletelyrelyonparentingexpertstoeducatechildren.Myrelationshipwithmydaughterwasimprovedbyasuggestion.COverafour-yearperiod,Swissresearchershavedevelopedamachinethatcankeephumanlivers（肝）aliveoutsideofthebodyforoneweek.Liversareamongthemostcommonlytransplanted（移植）humanorgans.Currenttechnologycanonlykeephumanliversaliveforupto24hours.Itisreportedthat,in2017,about8,000livertransplantswereperformedintheU.S.,ofwhich360usedliversfromlivinggivers.Inaddition,about11,500peoplewereregistered(注冊)onawaitinglisttoreceivealivertransplant.Keepingliversaliveandfunctioningforlongerperiodscouldgreatlyimprovethechancesofsurvivalforpatients.Theresearcherssaythepurposeoftheir"Liver4Life''machineistoperformwhattheycallliverperfusion（灌注）operationsoutsideofthehumanbody.Perfusionistheprocessbywhichbloodorotherliquidsarepumpedthroughorgansandtissue.Themachinekeepstheliverattherighttemperatureandmovesitinawaythatwouldbenaturalinthebody.Usingapumptofilltheliverwithbloodactinglikeahumanheart,themachinealsoprovidesoxygentotheorgan,controlsredbloodcelllevelsandremoveswaste.Theresearchteambegantheirexperimentswithliversfrompigs.Afterrepeatedtestingandengineeringdevelopment,theysucceededingettingthepigliverstosurviveforsevendayswithsupportonlyprovidedfromtheLiver4Lifemachine.Theyalsodiscoveredthesystemcanworktorepairdamagedlivers.Theteamisnowplanningitsnextsteptotransplantmachine-treatedorgansintopatients.Pierre-AlainClavien,leaderoftheresearchsaidinastatement,“Thistechnologywillgreatlyincreasethenumberofliversavailablefortransplant,improvingthechancesofsurvivalforpatients.Thesuccessofthisuniquemachineopensthewayformanynewapplicationsintransplantationandcancermedicine.”28.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph2?Introduceabrandnewtopicfordiscussion.Providesomelatestdataaboutpresentlivertransplants.Showtheurgencyoftechimprovementinlivertransplants.Remindreadersconcernedoftheimportanceofahealthyliver.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it”inparagraph3referto?A.Themachine. B.Theliver.C.Thetemperature. D.Thetissue.30.WhatcanwelearnabouttheLiver4Lifemachine?Itisamongthemostcommonlyusedmachinesforlivertransplants.Itisaimedtocarryoutliverperfusionoperationsinthehumanbody.Itcanperformseveralfunctionstokeeptheliverworkingnormally.Itcanbeusedtokeepthepigliversaliveformorethanoneweek.31.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Abiologytextbook. B.Afirstaidbrochure.C.Asocialwebpage. D.Ahealthmagazine.DWeknowthemwhenweseethem:TheTVshowsandmovieswelove,eventhoughwejustknowthey’rebad.Theworthlessbookswesimplycan’tputdown.Yes,theseareourguiltypleasures—whatsomepeopleconsiderthejunkfoodinourmediadiets.Butifweenjoythem,whyshouldwefeelguilty?Asitturnsout,theseso-called"guilty"pleasurescanactuallybegoodforus,solongasthey’reenjoyedinmoderation（適度）.AccordingtoRobinNabi,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,aguiltypleasureissomethingthatweenjoy,butweknowwe’reeithernotsupposedtolike,orthatlikingitsayssomethingnegativeaboutus.Studiessuggestthatguiltypleasurescanbringbacksomepsychologicalresources.Besides,givingourselvespermissiontoenjoydowntimeisalsoanimportantpartofself-pity,whichisaneffectivewayoffightinganxietyandsadness.Perhapsthemostimportantvalueofaguiltypleasureisthebonditcancreatebetweenpeople.Ifthat’strue,whydoguiltypleasuresgetsuchabadreputation(名聲)?Actually,it’snottheindulgences（縱容）themselves,buttheattitudeswetakewhentalkingaboutthem.“Wehavetheculturalvalueofmediaconsumptionbeinginstructive,andthatwhatwedoshouldbeaboutgrowingandachieving,”Dr.Nabisaid.“Wedon’tfocusasmuchonrefreshmentandenjoyment,andthesearesuchimportantaspectsofbeingahumanbeing.”Feelingguiltyaboutactivitiesweenjoycandiminishthebenefitstheyofferus.Butremovingunnecessaryembarrassment(尷尬)aboutourinterestscanenrichoursociallives,whichiswhyit’stimetogetridof“guiltypleasure”fromourvocabulary.Whileguiltypleasuresbenefitusinsomecases,theycanalsopushustoindulgeinbehaviorswefeelguiltyabout.Therefore,it’sbesttofollowtheage-oldadviceourparentstaughtus:Everythinginmoderation.32.Whichofthefollowingmightmakeusfeelguiltypleasure?Eatinganentirebagofchipsinonesitting.Tellinganoldbedtimestory.Stayinguplatedoingyourhomework.Givingupseatstotheelderly.33.Whydopeoplethinkpoorlyofguiltypleasures?Theytakeguiltypleasurestooseriously.Theydislikethebehaviourofindulgence.Theyignorethebenefitsofguiltypleasures.Theyareinfluencedbytheirculturalvalue.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"diminish”inparagraph6mean?A.Reduce.B.Increase.C.Maximize.D.Destroy.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Guiltypleasure?AvoiditB.Guiltypleasure?NoSuchThingC.EverythinginModerationD.NewTrendinMediaConsumption第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。Haveyoueverfrequentlyputoffthingsyoushoulddoforvariousreasons?Ifso,itisprocrastination（拖延）.Procrastinatorsoftenputoffdoingthingsandleavethemtotheverylastmoment.36Lazypeoplesimplydon’tdoanythingandarejustfinewithit.Procrastinators,ontheotherhand,havethedesiretodosomethingbutcan’tforcethemselvestostart.Youmightthinkprocrastinationisabitannoyingbutfairlyharmless.However,longtermprocrastinationhasbadeffectsonyourhealth.Nothavingseenthedoctorwhenyourillnesswaseasiertotreatmayshortenyourlife.Justthinkingaboutwhatyouhaven’tdonemaycausediscomfort.37Don’tplacetoomuchpressureonyourself.“Thisprojecthastoimpresseveryone;Ireallycan’tblowthisopportunity.”_38__Overcomethismentalblockbysimplyallowingyourselftobeimperfectwiththenextsmalltask.Youcanalwaysimproveyourworklater.__39__Concentratingonthesizeanddifficultyofataskwillovercomeyouandpromoteprocrastination.Anyworkcanbebrokenintosmallersteps.Thetrickis—witheachstepalongtheway—tofocusonthenextachievabletasks.Makesureyoucaneasilyimaginetheoutcomeofyoursmalltask.Don’twriteabook;writeapage.Focusonstarting,ratherthanfinishing.Forsomeonewho’shavingahardtimestartingatask,imaginingahard-to-graspfuturecanbedepressing.Thesolutioninthiscase,then,istofocusonstarting.__40__Weallknowthatifwestart,we’lleventuallyfinishthetask.Breakalongprojectdownintoshorttasks.Soprocrastinationisaboutmanagingthetime.Soweshouldapplyourselvestoovercomingit.However,procrastinationisdifferentfromlaziness.Focusonthenegativeeffectsoftheprocrastination.Bringyourfocusfromthefuturetowhatcanbedonerightnow.Placingsuchhighhopesonaprojectonlyaddsanxietyandfearoffailure.第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。TheCOVID-19pandemic（疫情）hasleftmanyworryingaboutthefuture.However,I’vefound__41__inmymother’sonesimpleself-careritual（儀式）andIhavedecidednottokeep__42__inasortofuncertainty.Iwas__43__byasinglemomwhohadtwokids,twojobsandamile-long__44__ofcleaning,cookingandbill-paying.__45__,shewasneverseenwithahairoutof__46__.Everymorning,she’dheadtoa__47__,liftherchin（下巴）upslightly,agestureofconfidence,andputonlipstick（口紅）__48__deliveringaforcedyettoothysmile.Iwastooyoungto__49__why.Mymother__50__herredlipsuntiltheveryend.Inhospital,sheaskedmetohelpwalkhertothebasintobrushherteeth.Istaredatherfrombehind___51__shemightfall.1wasdeepinsorrowanduncertainty,tears__52__downmyface.Thensuddenly,frombehind,Isensedthat__53__gesture.Chinup.Confidence.AsecondlaterIheardtheclickofthe__54__.Wedon’tknowwhat’sgoingtohappennext.Yetonethingis__55__.Whentheworldfallsapart,we’ve__56__gotunbelievablepowertochoose.I'mnotsuggestingwe__57__what’saroundusbutfocusonwhatwecancontrolto__58__gettingknockedaroundbyuncertainty.Getupandshutthedooronanything__59__.Justbesuretokeepputtingthat__60__on.41.A.beautyB.knowledgeC.strengthD.evidence42.A.drowningB.dreamingC.prayingD.working43.A.praisedB.greetedC.circulatedD.raised44.A.rollB.pileC.listD.chain45.A.OtherwiseB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.However46.A.sightB.placeC.reachD.balance47.A.mirrorB.tableC.comerD.wall48.A.whenB.afterC.beforeD.till49.A.askB.realizeC.doubtD.advise50.A.woreB.bitC.readD.rounded51.A.convincedB.confusedC.surprisedD.worried52.A.streamingB.gettingC.pullingD.pointing53.A.differentB.familiarC.properD.strange54.A.cameraB.doorC.lockD.cap55.A.easyB.subtleC.sureD.necessary56.A.evenB.stillC.alreadyD.also57.A.ignoreB.examineC.favorD.hate58.A.practiceB.acceptC.avoidD.finish59.A.challengingB.discouragingC.amusingD.terrifying60.A.powerB.coatC.maskD.lipstick第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Forthosewhohavenevertriedit,scubadiving（水肺潛水）isfamousforbeing__61__extremesport,butthiscouldn’tbe__62_（far）fromthetruth.Scubadiving,withallthedeepbreathing__63_goeswithit,isalmostlikeunderwateryoga（瑜伽）.Itofferspeopleachancetoforgetabouttroubleandfocusonthehereandnow,thus__64（provide）asenseofcalmnessthatishardtofindonland.Whilescubadiving,youwon'tbelookingatyourphone.Norwillyouhavetomakeamentaleffort__65_（get）awayfromtherealworldbecausephysically,youalreadyhave!Theunderwatersceneryprovidestheperfectplacetocalmyourmindwith__66_（peace）surroundingstoadmire.Yogalaysstressonthecontrolofbreathinginandout,asbreathing__67_（consider）thefundamentalconnection__68_bodyandmind.Thenumberoneruleofscubadivingistobreathe__69_（continuous）andneverholdyourbreath.A____70_____(dive)whoisrelaxedinbody,breath,andmindbecomesonewiththewater.It’sthesupremeformofrelaxationwhenallyoucanhearisbubblesandthesoundofyourownbreathing.第三節(jié)單詞拼寫（用必修三、四的單詞填空，共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）71.Iwouldliketoapplyfor___________(允許進(jìn)入)totheEnglishDepartmentofyourschool.72.Wemeasuredthe__________(長度)andwidthofthelivingroom.73.They_________(擁抱)eachotherwhentheymetatthestation.74.AsI__________(接近)thehouse,Inoticedalightupstairs.75.Toavoidbeingheard,they_________(低聲說)toeachother.76.Inmyopinion,muchoftheresearchis___________(令人信服的).77.Ican’t__________(作出評論)onyourdecisionbutyou’dbetterconsideritagainbeforeyoustartyourproject.78.Sheisoldenoughtohavethe__________(自由)todowhatshelikes.79.Atpresentthegovernmentistaking__________(措施)toreducethepollution.80.Thenewownershavetriedtogivetherestaurantamorefamily-friendly__________(氣氛).第四部分:書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Alice在給你的郵件中提到最近在家里上網(wǎng)課，心理壓力很大，很無聊而且苦惱，請回復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.安慰對方；2.分析原因；3.給出建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。滄州市一中2020年高一期末考試英語試題參考答案第一部分聽力（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1.C2.A 3.B4.A 5.C6.B7.A 8.C 9.B10.C11.A 12.B13.A14.C15.A 16.B 17.A 18.C19.B20.C 第二部分閱讀理解第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）21.D 22.B23.C24.C25.B26.A 27.D28.C 29.B 30.C

31.D 32.A33.D34.A35.B第二節(jié)七選五（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）36.D37.C 38.G 39.A 40.F 第三部分語言知識運用第一節(jié)（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）41.C42.A43.D44.C45.D46.B 47.A 48.C 49.B 50.A 51.D52.A53.B54.D55.C 56.B 57.A 58.C 59.B 60.D第二節(jié)（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

61.an 62.further/farther 63.that 64.providing 65.toget66.peaceful67.isconsidered68.between 69.continuously 70.diver 第三節(jié)單詞拼寫（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1.admission2.length3.hugged4.approached5.whispered6.convincing7.comment8.freedom9.measures10.atmosphere第四部分寫作（滿分25分）OnepossibleversionDearAlice,I’msorrytohearyouhavebeenunderpressurethesedaysbecauseoftakingonlinecourses.Actually,itmaycomedowntostayingandstudyingathomeallday,lackingsocialandphysicalactivities.Butdon’tworrytoomuch.Herearesomewaystodealwithstress.Thefirstthingyoucantryistodosports,suchasropeskippingorbody-buildingexercises,whichnotonlymakeyouenergeticbutalsobuildupyourconfidence.Besides,socialactivitieslikeenjoyingsomegameswithfriendsorchattingonlinemayberelaxing.Itmightalsobeagoodideatolistentosomemusic,whichmakesyoufeelbetter.Ibelieveitwillallworkout.Cheerup!LetmeknowifIcangivefurtherhelp.Yours,LiHua聽力原文第一節(jié)Text1W:Honey,couldyoutakethegarbageoutwhileIampreparingthedinner?M:OK,I’lldoitrightafterthelivebasketballgame.Text2M:Howwouldyouwantmetocutit?W:I’dliketotryanewhairstyle.Couldyoushowmesomepicturesofhairstyles?Text3W:We’dliketosendyoutoashipcompanyinShanghaionabusinesstripthisweekend.You’llgetonthetraintonightat7pm.M:Thetrain?WillIbeflyingbackthen?W:Butwe’veboughtthereturnticketforyou.Text4M:Ihatecarryingthatumbrellaaround.Theweathermansaidtherewasatwenty-percentchance

ofrain.Butitdidn’trainadrop.W:Twentypercentmeanszeropercent.M:Butlastweektheysaidtwentypercentanditactuallyrainedallday.Text5M:Wearegoingtohaveageneralcleaningafterschool.W:Oh,butweusuallydoiteveryWednesday,sowhydon’twedoittomorrowjustasusual?Text6M:Hello,doyourememberme?Iboughtsomevasesfromyouyesterday.W:Yes,yousaidyouwantedtosendthemtoyourgirlfriend,right?M:That’sright.I’vecomebacktobuysomemoresouvenirsformyself.W:Whatdoyouhaveinmind?M:Well,mysisterusedtosendpostcardstoherselfwherevershewent.Iwanttodothat,too.Text7M:Youhaven’tspentmuchtimewithSophialately.What’sup?W:We’venotbeenthatcloseforawhile.M:Butyoutwousedtodoeverythingtogether.Ithoughtyoureallyenjoyedeachother’scompany.W:Wedid,butthatwasbeforeshestartedhernewjob,andnowallshedoesishangoutwithhernewfriendsfromwork.M:Itcan’tbethatbad.Shewasalwaysareallygoodfriendtoyou.She’sprobablyjustexcitedabouthernewjob.Youshouldgivehersometime.W:ButIthinksheshowsnointerestinourfriendshipanymore.Ijusthavetoacceptthefactthatit’stimeforustogoourseparateways.Text8W:Doyouhaveaminute,Mr.Johnson?

M:Sure,whatwouldyouliketodiscuss?

W:I’vemadeatoughdecisiontoresign,sir.

M:Well,Ihavetotell