廣西專用2023年高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)滾動(dòng)測(cè)試三含解析新人教版

滾動(dòng)測(cè)試三

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(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),

并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話前,你都有5秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀題目;聽完后，各小題給出5秒

鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Wednesday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.

2.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?

A.Talkwithaprofessor.B.Returnsomebooks.C.Cancelsomeclasses.

3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inahotel.B.Athome.C.Onaship.

4.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Excited.B.Frightened.C.Confused.

5.Whatdoesthemanlikedoing?

A.Doingthegardening.B.Playingtennis.C.Collectingstamps.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選

出最佳選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒

鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?

A.Awaitress.B.Amanager.C.Acook.

7.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Clearthedirtydishes.B.Changethetablecloths.C.Foldthenapkins.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whichsubjectisthewomangoodat?

A.Biology.B.History.C.Geography.

9.Wherewillthecontestbeheld?

A.Inthegym.B.Inthelibrary.C.Inthecafeteria.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatdidthemanforgettobring?

A.Hisdriver'slicense.B.Hisregistrationticket.C.HisATMcard.

11.Howwillthemanprobablypay?

A.Bycheck.B.Incash.C.Bycreditcard.

12.Whatmadethewomanchangeherattitude?

A.Themanthreatenedtotalktoherboss.

B.Themanshowedheralittlemorerespect.

C.Themanstartedtowalkoutwithoutpaying.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whowillpayforalltheairfares?

A.Theman'suncle.B.Theman'sbrother.C.Theman'smother.

14.Wherewillthepartybeheld?

A.InAmerica.B.InCanada.C.InKorea.

15.Whatisthemanuncertainabout?

A.Hisnephews'locations.

B.Hisnephews"airfares.

C.Hisnephews'visas.

16.HowwillthewomancheckwiththeStateDepartment?

A.Bywritingaletter.B.Bysendinganemail.C.Bymakingacall.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.AtwhichgateshouldthepassengersforPisaboard?

A.Gate23.B.Gate29.C.Gate32.

18.WhichflightisgoingtoRiga?

A.FlightBA2724.B.FlightAF8728.C.FlightKGC934.

19.WhereistheflightnumberM0N692going?

A.Madrid.B.Lisbon.C.Athens.

20.WhenwilltheflighttoBonntakeoff?

A.At11:10.B.At11:25.C.At11:30.

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A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

（2019?廣東六校模擬）

World'sbestbeaches

No.IClearwaterBeach

ItliesinAmerica,aboutaforty-minutedrivewestofTampa.Itimpresses

travelerswithtwoandahalfmilesofsugar-whitesand,crystal-clearwatersand

gentleGulfwind.Thebeachofferscalm,shallowwater,makingitanidealplayground

fortourists.

"Bargainhotelnearby:PierHouse60MarinaHotel,from$293pernight(doublebed)

*Airfare:Aslowas$71round-tripfromORD(Chicago)toTPA(Tampa)

No.2SiestaBeach

JustsouthofSarasota,SiestaBeachonSiestaKeyisknownforitseight-mile

stretchofsugar-fine,quartz-whitesand.Itsalsoagreatspotforkidstocollect

seashellsandsanddollars.

"Bargainhotelnearby:TropicalBeachResorts,from$295permight(doublebed)

*Airfare:Aslowas$238round-tripfromEWR(Newark)toSRQ(Sarasota)

No.3Ka'anapaliBeach

AmongthemostvisitedbeachinWestMaui,thisareaisapopularspotforquiet

relaxationorwatersports.Itsalsofamousforthedailycliffdivingceremonyoff

ofthebeach?snorthernmostcliffsknownasBlackRock.

*Bargainhotelnearby:LahainaShoresBeachResort,from$289pernight(doublebed)

"Airfare:Aslowas$382round-tripfromSFO(SanFrancisco)toOGG(Kahului)

No.4SouthBeach

PeoplewatchingisagreatpastimeinMiami'sSouthBeach,whichdraws

celebritiesandmodels.Travelerslovethewide,fine,whitesand-coveredbeachesas

wellasthesurroundingarea,knownforwildnightlifeandexcellentrestaurants.

"Bargainhotelnearby:RoomMateLordBalfour,from$264pernight(doublebed)

*Greatairfare:Aslowas$107round-tripfromLGA(NewYork)toMIA(Miami)

21.HowmuchmaytheypayatleastifMr.andMrs.SmithfromChicagovisitabeach?

A.$364.B.$435,C.$579.D.$657.

22.SiestaBeachisdifferentfromotherthreebeachesinthat.

A.touristsenjoyanexcitingsportB.finesugar-whitesandcoversit

C.childrenhavemoregreatfunD.manyfamouspersonsvisitit

23.Charlieiseagertomeethisfavouritemoviestar,whichbeachwouldyourecommend?

A.ClearwaterBeach.B.SiestaBeach.

C?Ka'anapaliBeach.D.SouthBeach.

B

(2020?全國(guó)H)

Someparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkitwillhelptheir

child,butresearcherssaidpuzzleshelpchildrenwithmath-relatedskills.

PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematicsdevelopmentinyoungchildren

attheUniversityofChicago,foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetweenages2and

4laterdevelopbetterspatialskills.Puzzleplaywasfoundtobeasignificant

predictorofcognition（認(rèn)知）aftercontrollingfordifferencesinparents,

income,educationandtheamountofparenttalk,Levinesaid.

Theresearchersanalyzedvideorecordingsof53child-parentpairsduring

everydayactivitiesathomeandfoundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and

46monthsofagehavebetterspatialskillswhenassessedat54monthsofage.

“Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetterthanthosewhodidnot,on

tasksthatassessedtheirabilitytorotate（旋轉(zhuǎn)）andtranslateshapes,“Levinesaid

inastatement.

Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenastheynormallywould,and

abouthalfofthechildreninthestudyplayedwithpuzzlesatonetime.Higher-income

parentstendedtohavechildrenplaywithpuzzlesmorefrequently,andbothboysand

girlswhoplayedwithpuzzleshadbetterspatialskills.However,boystendedtoplay

withmorecomplexpuzzlesthangirls,andtheparentsofboysprovidedmorespatial

languageandweremoreactiveduringpuzzleplaythantheparentsofgirls.

ThefindingswerepublishedinthejournalDevelopmentalScience.

24.Inwhichaspectdochildrenbenefitfrompuzzleplay?

A.Buildingconfidence.B.Developingspatialskills.

C.Learningself-control.D.Gaininghigh-techknowledge.

25.WhatdidLevinetakeintoconsiderationwhendesigningherexperiment?

A.Parents'age.B.Children,simagination.

C.Parents?education.D.Child-parentrelationship.

26.Howdoboysdifferfromgirlsinpuzzleplay?

A.Theyplaywithpuzzlesmoreoften.

B.Theytendtotalklessduringthegame.

C.Theyprefertousemorespatiallanguage.

D.Theyarelikelytoplaywithtougherpuzzles.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Amathematicalmethod.B.Ascientificstudy.

C.Awomanpsychologist.D.Ateachingprogram.

c

（2019?河南八市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)聯(lián)考）

Formostofherlife,SuanneLaqueur,spassionforstorytellingwasshownonthe

dancefloor.

AlthoughLaqueurbeganwritingatayoungage,dancingalwaystookcenter

stage.ShemajoredindanceandtheateratAlfredUniversityandtaughtather

mother,sdancestudioinCroton-on-Hudson,NewYork,foryears.Butwhenhermotherwas

readytoretireandanopportunityopenedforLaqueurtotakeoverthestudio,she

realizedshehadnointerestintakingonthebusinesssideofherart,“Owninga

studioisalotofwork一financially,logistically.Ilovetheteaching,the

choreographing（編舞），thestaging,butIdidn,twanttoownit.”

YetLaqueurJsdisinterestinrunningthestudiochangedwhenshebecameaself-

publishedauthor.Inthefallof2013,shedecidedtopursueself-publishingasaway

ofsharingherfirstcompletednovelwithfriendsandfamily.Duringtheprocess,she

realizedthatfollowinghertruepassion—tellingstoriesthroughwriting—madethe

businessoftheartworthwhile,andowningthatbusinessmeantshecoulddirecther

writingcareerhowevershechose.

Startingwithhersecondself-publishednovel,shebeganinvestingmoretimein

marketingandbuildingheraudience.Herinvestmentpaidoff.Since2014,Laqueurhas

self-publishedsixnovels,whichcollectivelyhavehundredsofratingsandreviewson

Goodreads.Her2016novelAnExaltationofLarksslo'eiheshowatthe25thAnnual

Writer'sDigestSelf-PublishedBookAwards,toppingmorethan2,300entriestowinthe

grandprize.

“Youhavetowritethemosttruthfulstorytoyou,andIthinkself-publishing

allowsthatfreedom,“shesays."Ifyouworkwithtraditionalpublishing,itJsmore

aboutwhatJsmarketable.Therearetrade-offs,whicheveryonewilltellyou,butby

self-publishingIhavecontrolofthebook,Ihavecontrolofthestory,andI'mcool

withthat.”

28.Fromparagraph2,wecanlearnthatLaqueur.

A.wantedtoownapublishinghouse

B.didn'tliketeachingdancinginfact

C.wasapart-timewriterwhenshewasyoung

D.wasinterestedinrunninghermother?sstudio

29.WhatmadeLaqueurchangeherattitudetobusiness?

A.HermotherJspersuasion.B.Self-publishinghernovels.

C.Thedesiretomakemoney.D.Herownpassiontowardart.

30.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“stoletheshow“inparagraph

4?

A.becameafailureB.wasshowntopeople

C.gotalltheattentionD.wasaccidentallystolen

31.WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatLaqueur?ssaid?

A.Sheenjoysthewayofself-publishing.

B.Shewillneverusetraditionalpublishing.

C.Traditionalpublishingonlyfocusesonthemarket.

D.Self-publishingwillreplacetraditionalpublishing.

D

（2019?福建福州三校聯(lián)考）

Elephantsareabletoknowthedifferencebetweenamanandawoman,andcantell

anadultfromachild—allfromthesoundofahumanvoice.Thisisaccordingtoa

studyinwhichresearchersplayedvoicerecordingstowildAfricanelephants.

TheanimalsshowedmorefearwhentheyheardthevoicesofadultMasai

men.UsuallyMasaipeoplehuntelephants,andthissuggeststhatanimalshavegrownto

listenforandavoidthem.

Prof.KarenMcCombandDrGraemeShannonfromtheUniversityofSussexledthe

study.Theyexplainedthatinformerresearchtheyhadusedsimilarexperimentsto

showthatelephantscouldtell—fromthesoundofalion—whethertheanimalwasa

femaleoramoredangerousmale.

Prof.McCombwantedtofindoutiftheanimalsusedtheirverysharpsenseof

hearingtorecognizedangerfromhumans.

ThescientistsrecordedMasaimen,womenandchildrensaying,intheirown

language,uLook,lookoverthere,agroupofelephantsarecoming."Theyalsorecorded

Kambamensayingthisphrase.

Masaipeopleoftencomeacrosselephants,whichcanresultinviolent

hunting.Kambapeople,however,mainlyfeedonagriculture,whichdoesnotgenerally

bringthemintoviolenttouchwiththeanimals.

Whentheteamplayedrecordingsofthesedifferentvoicesthroughahidden

speaker,theyfoundthatelephantfamilygroupsshowedmorefearinresponsetothe

voiceofaMasaiman,thantoaKambaman'svoice.AndtheadultmaleMasai'svoices

causedfarmoreviolentresponsethanthevoicesofwomenorboys.

32.Anelephantcantellamanfromawomanbysenseof.

A.touchB.sightC.smellD.hearing

33.Howdidtheresearchersgettoknowtheelephants'specialability?

A.Bywatchingtheelephantsinthezoo.

B.Byplayingvoicerecordingstothem.

C.Byrecordingthebehaviorsofelephants.

D.Bycommunicatingwiththeminaspecialway.

34.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatelephantsareespeciallyafraidof.

A.MasaimenB.Masaiwomen

C.KambamenD.Kambawomen

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ElephantsandHumanBeingsB.DifferencesBetweenHumanVoices

C.ElephantsRecognizeHumanVoicesD.ElephantsatWarwithHumanBeings

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(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Teachingkidshowtotakecontrolofincomeandexpenses（花費(fèi)）isthekeyto

financialsuccess.Hereareafewtipsforhelpingteensunderstandtheimportanceof

moneymanagement.

FamilyGoalSetting

Settingfinancialgoalsasafamilycanbeagreatwaytosolveacurrentmoney

problemandinvolvethewholefamilyincuttingbackonspending.Goalscanbesmall

suchaspayingoffasmallcreditcardbalance.36Theideaistogetchildrenand

parentstoworktogethertowardacommonfinancialgoal.

BillPaying

37Balancingthefamilycheckbook,andunderstandingthehouseholdincomeand

expenseswillprepareteensforthefuturebylearningimportantmoneymanagement

tools.

TeenCreditCards

Ifteenshavecreditcards,theyshouldberesponsibleforpayingthebillson

theirown.Creditcardscanbeagoodwaytobuildteens'individualcredit,but

parentsshouldsetgroundrulesaboutacceptablepurchasesandamonthlylimit._

38

Teenjobs

Whenteenshavejobs,it'simportanttodiscusshowthatmoneywillbe

spent.Parentsshouldhelpchildrenbudgettheirmoney—howmuchtheywillsave,how

muchtheyshouldbudgetforentertainment,carpayments,etc.Itfsalsoimportantfor

childrentoberesponsiblefortheirownmoney.Teensshouldnotgivetheirchecksor

cashtotheirparentstodeposit（存錢）.39Thiswillgivethematruesenseof

ownershipandresponsibility.

Allowance（零用錢）

Parentscanuseallowancestohelpyoungchildrenlearnaboutthepowerof

budgeting.40Theycanalsosavetheirquartersordollarsforaspeciallarger

purchase.

A.Howshouldyoubringupthesubjectofmoney?

B.Theycanalsobelarge,suchassavingforafamilyvacation.

C.Willchildren,sincomecontributetothehouseholdincome?

D.Kidslearnthattheycanspendtheirmoneyweeklyonsmalltreats.

E.Lettingteenspayforgoodsorserviceswillhelpthemdevelophealthyfinancial

habits.

F.Thereshouldbeaclearunderstandingthatthecardwillbetakenawayiftherules

arebroken.

G.Instead,theyshouldhavetheirownbankaccountanddepositandwithdrawmoneyon

theirown.

第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選

項(xiàng)。

Westoodtheretogether,41thelovelytableandchairs.Theywerehigh-quality

piecesoffurniture.

“They'reantiques,familyheirlooms（傳家寶），“the42toldus.Bothhusband

andwifesmiledwithsatisfactionandobviousaffectionforthese43.Theyinvited

ustositandenjoyamealinthisinvitingroomfulloffragilethings.

Themealwas44,andwesettledinandgrewcomfortable.Soonmyhusbandgrewa

littletoo45and,withoutthinking,gotintoabadhabit.Heleaned（倚靠）backin

hischair,farenoughtoliftthefrontlegsoffthe46...

Ohno.HaveImentionedmyhusbandisaparticularly47man?He'salottoput

inachair.Itmadea48soundandanevenworsesight—thatbeautifulantique

chairwas49anduseless.

MyhusbandandIboth50sincerely.Ourkindhostswereobviouslyvery_

51.Buttheyinsistedtheywouldhavenoproblemrepairingthedamage.Thenthey

actuallypulledupanotheroftheantiquechairsand52myhusbandtositin

it.

I'mgladtoreportnomorechairswere53.Butonewasmorethanenough,and

toourhoststhatchairrepresentedsomuchmorethanaplacetosit.Yetforthem_

54_tookpriority（優(yōu)先權(quán)）overthepricelesschair.Theychosepeopleover_

55__,hospitalityoversomethingtheyloved.

Sometimeswehavetomakethatkindofchoice.Thefactis,otherpeopledon,t

alwaysvaluewhatwevalue56wevalueit.Theydon'talwaysact57.Sometimes

theycostus.Ifwevaluepeople,we'dbetterhold58toourtreasuresandbe

readytoloveothers,59itcostsussomethingwelove.

Afterall,peoplecan'tbe60either.

41.A.describingB.repairingC.admiringD.checking

42.A.hostsB.guidesC.customersD.colleagues

43.A.foodsB.guestsC.buildingsD.treasures

44.A.servedB.finishedC.bookedD.expected

45.A.confidentB.comfortableC.exhaustedD.nervous

46.A.tableB.chairC.floorD.wall

47.A.strangeB.largeC.healthyD.thin

48.A.familiarB.terribleC.lovelyD.funny

49.A.brokenB.soldC.thrownD.lost

50.A.complainedB.laughedC.shoutedD.apologized

51.A.tiredB.angryC.sorryD.sad

52.A.allowedB.forcedC.invitedD.forbade

53.A.offeredB.harmedC.neededD.stolen

54.A.honestyB.kindnessC.courageD.wisdom

55.A.possessionsB.animalsC.plantsD.resources

56.A.asB.untilC.ifD.unless

57.A.bravelyB.legallyC.swiftlyD.carefully

58.A.slowlyB.looselyC.quicklyD.firmly

59.A.asifB.incaseC.evenifD.nowthat

60.A.changedB.affectedC.replacedD.controlled

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Is“sorry“thehardestword?NotforMichaelGove,61.hasapologised

recentlytohisformerFrenchteacher62.hisbadbehaviourinclass.It

tookhim30yearstoexpressregret.Inaletter63.(publish)ina

magazine,Mr.Govesays,“ItmaybetoolatetosayI'msorry.But,asmymomtold

me,it'snevertoolatetosettherecordstraight.

Researchersarguethatpeoplehavetoohighexpectationsofthepowerofsaying

sorry.Somepsychologistssayinastudythat64.(receive)anapology

isn,tas65.(help)aspeoplethink.Nevertheless,apologiesmightbean

importantsocialtoolastheyreaffirm(再次確定)the66.(exist)ofrules

thatneedtobeobserved.

Mr.GoveJsapologymighthavebeenacceptedbyhisoldteacherbuthemightget

67.(he)intotrouble.AccordingtoDailyMail,Mr.Gove,smotherdidn,tknow

hersonwascausingtroubleatschoolandshe68.(say),“Hewouldhavebeen

punished69.Ihadknownhewasbeingsonaughty.”Later,Mr.Govesaid,"I

canneverexpressmyapologytohimfacetofacethesedays—itjustgoesthroughto

hisansweringmachine.ButwhenIdo70.(eventual)speaktohim,1willsay

sorry.”

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10

處語言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(八)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意:1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

（2019?河南六市聯(lián)考）

OneSaturdaymorning,IwaswatchingTVwithmyparentswhenapieceofnews

caughtourattentions.TheGuangmingParkcalledonpeopleadopttrees.That*sexact

whatwehadbeenthinkingabout.Soonthenextmorning,wewenttotheparkdirectly.A

workertheregaveusadetailedintroductionorshowedustothepinewoods.Wechoose

abeautifulpinetreeandtheworkertiedaadoptioncardtoit.Whenmynamewas

seeingonthecard,Iwassoproudandfeltasenseofresponsibilityatthesame

time.Tomemorizetheexcitedmoment,wetookphotoswithournewfamilymember-the

pinetree.Inoneofthephotos,webothsmiledfromthebottomofourhearts.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

（2019?湖北六校聯(lián)考）

假定你是李華，你的朋友Peter想了解你校于五月舉辦的中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化藝術(shù)節(jié)。請(qǐng)你給Peter

寫封回信，內(nèi)容包括：

1.舉辦藝術(shù)節(jié)的目的；

2.介紹你最喜歡的一個(gè)藝術(shù)節(jié)活動(dòng)；

3.邀請(qǐng)Peter參加并告之藝術(shù)節(jié)活動(dòng)的時(shí)間。

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。

滾動(dòng)測(cè)試三

1?5ABCCB6~10ABCAB

1P15BABAC16?20BCBBC

附:聽力材料

(Textl)

M:Whatareyoudoingheretoday?Ithoughtyouweresupposedtobeoutoftheoffice

onWednesdays.

W:IdecidedI'dratherhaveFridaysoffinstead.

(Text2)

M:WouldyoumindgivingthesebookstoProfessorHataforme?Helentthemtome.

mafraidIwon'tbeseeinghimtoday,sinceclasseshavebeencancelleddueto

thesnowstorm.

(Text3)

W:Look,dinner?sready,andit'sonly12dollarseach.

M:0h,19mfeelingsick.Thosewavesarebig!Anddinner...Ijustcouldn,t...

W:Butwe'vejustbegunourtrip!IwishI'drememberedbeforewedecidedtotake

thistripthatyoualwaysgetseasick.

(Text4)

W:WhenwasthelasttimeyouwithdrewcashfromanATM?

M:Uh,threeorfourdaysago,Iguess.

W:ThatrswhatIthought.Hmm,that,sstrange.Ithoughtwehadmoremoneyinour

checkingaccount.lf11callthebankandfindoutwhat'sgoingon.

(Text5)

W:Doyouhaveahobby?

M:IsupposetennisistheclosestthingtoahobbythatIhave.

W:Howabouttherestofyourfamily?

M:Well,mysonlikescollectingstampsandmywifehasagarden.Shespendsanhouror

soeverydayworkingoutthere.

(Text6)

M:Hello!AreyouTiffany?]'mJose.Themanagersentmetohelpyououtwithsetting

thetables.

W:0h,yes.Ijustfinishedclearingallthedirtydishesfromthetables.I911needyou

tohelpmechangethedirtytableclothsforcleanones.ThenI'11teachyouhowto

foldthosenapkinsbeforeweputtheknivesandforksout.

M:OK.WhereshouldIputthedirtytablecloths?

W:Justcollecttheminthisbigbasketandtakethebaskettothekitchen.Someone

willtakecareofit.

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M:Maria,wouldyouliketobeonmyteaminnextweek,squiz?

W:Whatquiz?

M:It'sageneral-knowledgecontest.Alloftheteamsaregivenasetofquestionsto

answer-questionsonallkindsoftopics.Theteamthatgetsthemostcorrectanswers

wins.

W:Sure,IguessIcouldplay.Butwhydoyouwantmeonyourteam?

M:Well,ourteamalreadyhasstudentswhoareinterestedinbiology,historyand

math.Butnoneofusareverygoodatgeography.Weneedsomeonestrongingeography-

likeyou!

W:Well,shouldIstudyforthis?

M:Hmm...Ihaveexamplesofquestionsthatwereaskedinpastquizzes.

W:Thatwouldbegreat!Willitbeheldinthelibrary?

M:Notthistime.We'11beinthegym.Alotmoreteamshavesigneduptoplaythis

time.Eventhecafeteriaisn'tbigenough.

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W:NumberA67?Yes,whatdoyouwant?

Ijustwanttopaythefeetoregistermycar.

W:Didyoubringyourregistrationticketyougotinthemail?

M:Oh,Idon'tthinkIdid.I'msorry.

W:0K.Savethestoryforsomeonewhocares.Didyoubringyourdriver,slicense,at

least?

M:Yeah,hereyougo.

W:Great.$205.

M:CanIgiveyouacreditcard?

W:Argh!Youpeopleneverpayattention!Itsaysquiteclearlyrighthereinfrontof

youthatweonlytakecashorpersonalchecks.Whydon,tyoutryopeningyoureyes?

M:Excuseme,Miss,butIthinkyou,rebeingextremelyrude.Eitheryoustartshowingme

alittlemorerespect,orIfileacomplaintaboutyoutoyourboss.Youchoose.

W:Fine.ThereisanATMaroundthecorner.Youcangetyourcashthere,sir.

M:Thatsmuchbetter!V11berightback.

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W:Ihaveagreatidea.Let'splanabigpartyforyourmother's70thbirthday.We?11

inviteallofyourrelativesfromallovertheworld.

M:Idon,tthinktoomanyofthemcanaffordtotravelhalfwayaroundforaparty.

W:I'vealreadycalledyourrichbrotherandhe'salreadyofferedtopayforyour

familyJsairticketsandhotel.

M:Julioofferedtodothat?Butthere,sanotherproblem.Myfamilylivesindifferent

countriesandI'mnotsuretheycangetvisastovisittheUS,especiallyinsucha

shorttime.

W:Let'stry,anyway.YourcousinsinCanadadon,tneedavisabecausemostCanadian

citizensdon'tneedonetocrosstheborder.HowaboutyouruncleinKorea?

M:IIe,salreadyintheUSasavisitingprofessor.Heshouldbeabletocome.

W:WhataboutyourauntinGreece?

M:Shewon'tneedavisabecauseGreeceisoneofthecoun