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2015-2016学年江苏省扬州中学高一上学期期中考试 英语

2015-2016学年江苏省扬州中学高一上学期期中考试英语

2015.11

本卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题),满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

第I卷(选择题共85分)

第一部分听力(共两节,满分20分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分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. When can the man see the headmaster?

A. At 9:30.

B. At 11:45.

C. At 12:40.

2. Why does the man want to keep the window shut?

A. He is ill.

B. He wants to open it himself.

C. The air inside is fresh enough.

3. What is Mike?

A. A teacher.

B. A student.

C. A writer.

4. What has made working at home possible?

A. Personal computers.

B. Communication industry.

C. Living far from companies.

5. Where is the woman?

A. In a soap factory.

B. In her house.

C. At an information desk.

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,从每题所给的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至第7题。

6. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At home.

B. On a bus.

C. In the bank.

7. Why do the two speakers want to buy a car?

A. They have a lot of money.

B.The man lives too far away from his office.

C. The woman's office is too far away from her home.

听第7段材料,回答第8至第10题。

8. Why won't Mr. Stone come to the clinic tomorrow?

A. He can't spare the time.

B. The clinic will be closed.

C. Dr. Milton won't come to work.

9. When is the clinic open in a week?

A. From Monday to Friday.

B. On weekdays except Thursday.

C. During the whole week.

10. What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone to come?

A. 5:30 p. m. Wednesday.

B. 6:15 p. m. Wednesday.

C. 6:15 p. m. Thursday.

听第8段材料,回答第11至第13题。

11. What's the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Neighbors.

B. Doctor and patient.

C. Friends.

12. When did the woman cough most seriously?

A. In the morning.

B. In the afternoon.

C. At night.

13. What did the man do for the woman?

A. He examined the woman carefully.

B. He gave her some medicine and some advice as well.

C. He just told her not to worry too much.

听第9段材料,回答第14至第16题。

14. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife.

B. Friends.

C. Strangers.

15. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In a restaurant.

B. At the woman‘s home.

C. At the man's home.

16. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Have some soup.

B. Have more rice.

C.Bring his wife next time.

听第10段材料,回答第17至第20题。

17. What did Nicholas do at eighteen months?

A. He began to learn French.

B. He read the newspaper.

C. He took telephone messages.

18. Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools?

A. He had too much homework.

B.He almost couldn't learn anything special.

C. His teachers often corrected his spelling.

19. Who offered to help Nicholas finally?

A. His classmates.

B. His parents.

C. A college.

20. What is Nicholas' life like now?

A. Busy without any social life.

B. Full but boring.

C. Busy at college and free at home.

第二部分英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分35分)

第一节单项填空 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Chinese President Xi Jinping, _________ by Manchester United former players and ambassadors, enjoyed an

exhibition from National Football Museum, _________ major historical artefacts(文物) were on display.

A. greeting, where

B. greeting, in which

C. greeted, where

D. greeted, in that

22. Tom‘s parents insist that he_________every effort to study and get into a good university, while Tom

himself_________ realizing him music dream.

A. makes, insists in

B. make, insists on

C. make, insists on

D. makes, insists in

23. The young mother has grown _________ her past shyness and become strong, confident and mature.

A without

B over

C away

D out of

24. Your brain uses information from both your nose and your tongue to_________ what something tastes like.

A . point out B. give out C. pick out D. figure out

25. — Are you feeling tired after the long walk?

— _________. In fact, I feel quite relaxed.

A. Not a little

B. Not a bit

C. A bit

D. A little

26. The girl they had paid much_________ out to be a beautiful spy.

A. attention to turning

B. attention to turned

C. attention to whom turned

D. attention to her turned

27. A severe typhoon struck this area, making the train services in suspension, which are now back to _________.

A. uaual

B. normal

C. common

D. regular

28. The factory, including its machines and buildings, ______ burnt last night.

A. are

B. is

C. were

D. was

29. We thought there were 35 students in the lecture hall, _________ , in fact, there were 40.

A. while

B. whether

C. what

D. which

30. The way_________ you thought of_________ the problem is excellent.

A. in which; solving

B. that; solving

C. which; to solve

D. in which; to solve

31. Teenage is an especially important stage for us, _________ we are supposed to go all out to improve ourselves

because anything can happen.

A. what

B. where

C. which

D. that

32.Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, _________ was very reasonable.

A. which price

B. the price of which

C. its price

D. the price of that

33.As the library rule goes, you should put the dictionary_________ you can find it easily.

A. where

B. in the place

C. the place in which

D. at where

34. One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a high building is that you can get a good _________ of the

nearby community.

A. sight

B. scene

C. view

D. scenery

35. ---Do you think the painting hanging on the wall for exhibition is interesting?

---No, I don‘t think so. _________.

A. Don‘t be a wet blanket

B. I‘m all ears

C. It‘s not my cup of tea

D. It‘s a piece of cake

第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I keep a two-dollar bill in my wallet that was given by my mother when I was six years old. Mother gave it to me 36 luck would follow me everywhere. She looked at me and said, ―I want you to 37 this two-dollar bill for extra good luck.‖

―Thanks, Mom,‖ I replied. ―I will keep it close 38 me always.‖

My mother passed away when I was 17 years old and I remembered 39 my two-dollar bill, holding it in my hand for the longest time and I knew she would be 40 me the rest of life.

On my first 41 , I was thirty years old. As I sat in the 42 , I noticed there were five women ahead of me. All of them were 43 and well dressed, which made me more nervous.

―What makes you feel you are 44 for this job?‖ Mrs. Martin, the office manager asked me.

―I really need this job and there is 45 I can‘t do. I know I am not as 46 as your other applicants for the job, but please give me a 47 . I learn quickly and can be a very capable 48 of your team.‖That evening I received a(n) 49 from Mrs.Martin.

―Gina,‖ she said, ―you were not the most suitable 50 , but you have so much confidence in yourself 51 we decided to give you a chance to prove yourself.‖ ―Thank you, Mrs.Mar tin. You will not regret this 52 ‖ I said excitedly and 53 the phone.

I got my 54 and took out my two-dollar bill. ―Thanks, Mom. I am sure to55 it,‖ I said out loud so that she could hear me.

36. A. as if B. as long as C. even if D. so that

37. A. bring B. take C. carry D. explore

38. A. in B. far from C. away from D. to

39. A. taking out B. putting out C. turning out D. looking out

40. A. watching B. protecting C. teaching D. caring

41. A. business B. interview C. journey D. vacation

42. A. waiting room B. dining room C. sitting room D. living room

43. A. older B. cleverer C. younger D. earlier

44. A. fixed B. lucky C. enough D. fit

45. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

46. A. polite B. important C. suitable D. attractive

47. A. message B. chance C. habit D. lesson

48. A. member B. leader C. friend D. audience

49. A. e-mail B. call C. letter D. telegram

50. A. mother B. girl C. waiter D. applicant

51. A. as B. that C. what D. which

52. A. mistake B. moment C. decision D. idea

53. A. hung into B. hung on C. hung about D. hung up

54. A. pocket B. wallet C. bag D. case

55. A. make B. manage C. succeed D. try

第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Jane Eyre tells the story of a good and independent woman, who does not rely on others and does not give up even in the face of many difficulties. Jane is poor and an orphan and is treated badly by her rich aunt and cousins. She is sent away to a school where the pupils are treated very badly. Jane remains strong, because she knows she is good. And when she have the chance to escape and live independently, she does. Jane takes a job as governess in the house of a rich man called Mr Rochester.

Jane falls in love with Mr Rochester who is twenty years older than her. Jane is sad when Rochester brings a beautiful woman Blanche to his house. Jane thinks Rochester will marry Blanche. So she decides to leave. Rochester asks her to stay but she will not. She tells him she loves him and says that she cannot bear to see him married to Blanche. She tells him that just because she is poor and not beautiful; it does not mean that she has no feelings. She speaks to Rochester as a ?spiritual equal‘ and not as his inferior.

Rochester asks Jane to marry him and she agrees, but on the day of the wedding she finds out that Rochester is already married. Jane decides to leave and even though Rochester says his wife is mad and begs Jane to stay, she cannot. She is a moral woman. Jane will not stay with a man who is already married. She has no family to protect and no money, but she is proud and she wants to do the right thing.

Jane is an idealistic young lady who does what is right even if it is a struggle. She is good, intelligent and independent- the equal of any man. Some argue that Jane is the perfect role model.

When Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte was first published, it was called an autobiography and was talked about by critics as such. One of the critics in 1847 said that the story was, ?so like the truth that it is difficult to avoid believing that many of the characters and incidents are taken from life.‘

In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, like Charles Dickens, shows the double-standards in Victorian Britain. The poor and especially orphans were victimized and not given any protection by the law—they were seen as animals not humans. The rich lived a life of luxury and by giving a little money to charity they thought they had done their best.

56. The first paragraph tells us that .

A. Jane Eyre was criticized by many people

B. what kind of woman Jane Eyre is

C. Jane Eyre hated to be born in a rich family

D. the main idea of the book Jane Eyre

57. The ?double-standards‘ in Victorian Britain refers to .

A. the unequal rights between men and women

B. the different thoughts between adults and children

C. the different lives between material and spiritual worlds

D. the huge differences between the rich and the poor

58. The passage is mainly about .

A. British life in the 19th century

B. Charlotte Bronte‘s life and works

C. the book Jane Eyre and its value

D. English literature

B

Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum

Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don‘t need to book. They end around 21:00.

November 7th

The Canal Pioneers,by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early ―civil engine e rs‖. December 5th

Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London‘s ice trade grew.

February 6th

An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.

March 6th

Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands,by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.

Online bookings: https://www.sodocs.net/doc/4b12783086.html,/book

More into:https://www.sodocs.net/doc/4b12783086.html,/whatson

London Canal Museum

12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/4b12783086.html, www.canalmuseum.mobi

Tel:020 ********

59. When is the talk on James Brindley?

A. February 6th

B. March 6th

C. November 7th

D. December 5th

60. What is the topic of the talk in February?

A. The Canal Pioneers.

B. Ice for the Metropolis

C. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands

D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals

61. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.

A. Malcolm Tucker

B. Miranda Vickers

C. Chris Lewis

D. Liz Payne

C

Why you should celebrate your mistakes

When you make a mistake, big or small, cherish it like it‘s the most precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is.

Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.

And that‘s only natural: Most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, and we should try to avoid mistakes. We‘ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.

Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: They make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.

By trial and error—trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes—we have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.

Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, and make works of genius possible.

Think about how we learn: We don‘t just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You don‘t just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing usually...then you construct a model in your mind...then you test it out by trying it in the real world...then you make mistakes...then you revise the model based on the results of your real-world experimentation...and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until you‘ve pretty much learned h ow to do something. That‘s how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed at something, it‘s probably something you already knew how to do. You haven‘t really grown much from that success—at most it‘s the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey is made up of mistakes, if it‘s a good journey.

So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.

62. Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?

A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.

B. Because it‘s a natural part in our life.

C. Because we‘ve been taught so from a young age.

D. Be cause mistakes have ruined many people‘s careers.

63. According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes?

A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.

B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.

C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.

D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.

64. The underlined word ―toddler‖ in Paragraph 6 probably means ________.

A. a small child learning to walk

B. a kindergarten child learning to draw

C. a primary pupil learning to read

D. a school teenager learning to write

65. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. most of us can really grow from success

B. growing and improving are based on mistakes

C. we learn to make mistakes by trial and error

D. we read about something and know how to do it right away

D

Knowing that Mrs. Mallard suffered from a heart trouble, great care was taken to tell her as gently as possible the news of her husband‘s death.

It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences. H er husband‘s friend Richards was there, too. He had been in the newspaper office when news of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently Mallard‘s name leading the list of ―killed.‖ He had only taken the time to make sure of its truth by a second tel egram, and hurried to send the sad message.

She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same. She wept at once, with wild abandonment, in her sister‘s arms. When the storm of sadness had spent itself she went away to her room alone.

There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable armchair. Into this she sank, tired from a physical exhaustion that held her body and seemed to reach into her soul.

She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver (颤抖的,兴奋的) with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves(屋檐).

There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it? It was too hard to name. But she felt it, coming out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the smells, the color that filled the air.

Now her chest rose and fell violently. She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was trying very hard to beat it back with her will. When she gave up trying a little whispered word escaped her lips. She said it over and over under the breath: ―free, free, free!‖She did not stop to ask if it was extreme joy that held her. She knew that she would weep again when she saw the kind, gentle hands folded in death; the face that had never looked at her except with love, gray and dead. But she saw beyond that bitter moment many years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome.

There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will against hers.

And yet she had loved him—sometimes. What did it matter! What could love count for in the face of her new freedom.

―Free! Body and soul free!‖ she kept whispering.

Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole. ―Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door—you will make yourself ill.‖

―Go away. I am not making myself ill.‖

Her fancy(幻想) was running wild along those days ahead of her, all sorts of days that would be her own. She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shake that life might be long.

She stood up after a lon g time and opened the door to her sister‘s begging. She carried herself unknowingly like a goddess of Victory. She held her sister‘s waist, and together they walked down the stairs.

Someone was opening the front door with a key. It was Brently Mallard who entered, a little travel-stained(风尘仆仆的), calmly carrying his suitcase and umbrella. He had been far from the scene of the accident, and did not even know there had been one. He stood amazed at Josephine‘s sharp cry; at Richards‘ quick motion to stop him from the view of his wife.

When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease—of the joy that kills.

66. What does th e underlined sentence in paragraph 7 indicate?

A. Mrs. Mallard decided to fight back when her husband beat her.

B. Mrs. Mallard was trying hard to fight against her heart trouble.

C. Mrs. Mallard was struggling with the guilty feeling of happiness.

D. Mrs. Mallard was extremely sad because of her husband‘s death.

67. What is ―that bitter moment‖ in paragraph 8?

A. The time when she saw her husband‘s dead body.

B. The time when she had lived with her husband.

C. The time when she had to live without her husband.

D. The time when she heard of her husband‘s death.

68. What can we infer about Mr. Mallard?

A. He was killed in a railroad disaster.

B. He survived the railroad accident.

C. He was unaware of what was going on.

D. He hurried back to comfort his wife.

69. What can we learn from paragraph 14 ―Her fancy …might be long‖?

A. Mrs. Mallard was more afraid of her future life.

B. Mrs. Mallard missed her husband very much.

C. Mrs. Mallard always thought life was hopeful.

D. Mrs. Mallard used to think life was hopeless.

70. What really killed Mrs. Mallard?

A. The joy of seeing her husband coming back alive.

B. The shock of losing her coming freedom.

C. The fear of seeing the ghost of her husband.

D. The sadness of losing her husband suddenly.

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题,共35分)

第一节任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

(注意:每空格1个单词)

In the past 100 years Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U.S. Minority. As their children began moving up through the nation‘s schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was forming. Their achievements are reflected in the nation‘s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on an Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively(客观地). And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.

Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that promotes success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.

Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they form a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants(移民)were the victims of social separation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.

第二节单词拼写(共10题; 每小题1分,满分10分)(81-85考查新概念二Lesson73-78)

81. Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special p__________ so that no one should recognize them.

82. When a light passenger plane flew off c__________ some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed.

83. Mrs.Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is p__________ .

84. The doctors r__________ a section of the mummy and sent it to a laboratory.

85. I had all the usual s__________ of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.

86. It is reported that China will a__________ the establishment of three to five private banks on a trial (试验) basis this year.

87. A report published by China Tourism Academy showed that Qingdao scored highest for tourists' s__________ during the third quarter of 2014.

88. The government has encouraged people to d__________ money to people in flood-stricken areas.

89. The restaurant owed the consumers an apology and e__________ for the waite r‘s rude manners.

90. Young people are always e__________ and full of dreams. They are the future of China, Europe and indeed of the world.

第三节书面表达(满分15分)

阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇120词左右的英语短文。

你在网络上读到一篇关于“九零后”的文章,引发了你对这个话题的思考,于是你打算以“Post-90‘s generation, a successful or an unsuccessful generation?”为题,写一篇短文,谈谈你的看法,内容包括:

注意:1.必须包括表格中的所有内容;

2.为了使文章通顺完整,可以适当增加内容;

3.词数:120左右。

Post-90‘s generation, a successful or an unsuccessful generation?

____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________

高一英语期中试卷参考答案2015.11

一、听力

1. CABBB 6. ABCAC 11. BCBBB 16. CCBCA

二、单选

21-25 CCDDB 26-30 BBDAC 31-35 BBACC

三、完型

36 – 40 DCDAB 41 – 45 BACDC 46 – 50 CBABD 51 – 55 BCDBA

四、阅读

56-58 BDC 59-61 CDB 62-65 CCAB 66-70 CACDB

五、任务型

71. century 72. succeed/achieve 73. Reasons/Explanations 74. graduation/college

75. judg(e)ment 76. immediately/quickly 77. influenced/affected 78. use

79. help/aid/assisstance 80. promoting

六、单词拼写

81-85. precautions course processed removed symptoms

86-90. approve satisfaction donate explanation energetic

七、写作参考范文:

We, Post-90‘s generation, are living in a society full of fierce competition, and developing our special manners and values, which has raised people's concern.

It's true that the post-90's generation have some weaknesses. Some of us, for example, rely on our parents too much and tend to live comfortable lives. Some are even selfish and care little for others.

At the same time, the post-90's generation desire to learn more about the world around us, and we are independent in thinking. We always keep up with modern science and technology and have many new ideas.

I think the post-90's generation should carry forward our strong points and overcome the weaknesses, and try to tell the world that we are a hopeful generation.

听力原文:

Text 1

M: Do you think the headmaster could see me before nine thirty?

W: He won't be in until eleven forty—five.

M: Is twelve forty any good?

W: Yes, I'll write down the time.

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W: Do you mind if I open the window to let in some fresh air?

M: Sorry. Please don't, I've caught a cold.

Text 3

W: Did you say sorry to your teacher, Mike?

M: Why must I?

W: You were late this morning.

M: But I wasn't. When I got to school, I was just on time for class.

Text 4

M: Miss Dermott, let me ask you straight away. Do you think, within a few years, many people could work at home instead of working in offices?

W: Oh, yes. It's happening now. You see, the communication industry has made such progress in the last ten years. Text 5

M: Hello! May 1 speak to Mrs. Arnold?

W: Speaking.

M: This is Sparkle Company. You are one of the lucky housewives chosen to receive our free soap.

W: That's very nice of you. But I'd rather go on using what I've always used. Thanks just the same.

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W: Why don't we buy a car, dear?

M: I have been thinking about it for a long time. I think it necessary for us to buy one. We live so far away from my company.

W: Yes. With a car, you wouldn't have to catch a bus to work. It can save a tot of time.

M: Sure, but we don't have enough money at present.

W: Why not borrow some from the bank? I think we won't have to borrow so much now.

M: Well, let's go down town and have a look.

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W: Clinic. Can 1 help you?

M: Good afternoon. This is Frank Stone. I want to make an appointment with Doctor Milton, please.

W: OK, Mr. Stone. We have you on our records. Can you manage this afternoon?

M: I'm afraid not. 1 can manage tomorrow.

W: I'm afraid Mr. Milton is not on duty tomorrow. He'll be here the day after tomorrow. That's Thursday, March 27th.

M: Fine.

W: Will 5:20 be all right?

M: Well, yes. But what time is the clinic closed?

W: We start from 9:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p. m. on weekdays. We don't work at the weekend.

M: I'd prefer a later time so that I can come along after work.

W: Then what about 6:15?

M: Well, that's fine.

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M: Good morning, Mrs. Adams. How are you today?

W: Oh, not very well. I've caught a bad cold.

M: Have you got a temperature?

W: Yes, I've got a fever.

M: Are you coughing?

W: Yes, especially at night. It's quite bad then. And 1 can't go to sleep.

M: Oh, I see. I can understand that. Um, I think you've got the flu. I suggest you should not go to work, and take this medicine once every four hours.

M: What else should I do?

M: Drink more water and have a good rest.

M: OK. Thank you. Good bye!

M: Good bye!

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W: Let me help you to some more fish.

M: The fish is delicious. But I've had enough now. I'd like to have some soup.

W: Here it is. Help yourself.

M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If my wife were here, she would be surprised as I am.

W: Well, bring your wife too if you come here next time. I haven't seen her for quite some time.

M: Sure, I will. My wife will be very happy to see you, too. Well, I'm full now. Thank you for your wonderful meal.

W: I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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Good morning and welcome to the BBC news special.

Have you ever heard of a four—year—old college student? But this is true of Nicholas MacMahon, who is now studying at college because he is too clever for school.

Nicholas spoke well before he was one. At eighteen months he took telephone messages for his parents. At two he began to learn French. The strange thing about Nicholas is that he taught himself to read before he could speak.

His parents knew immediately that he could read. When he could speak, he corrected his spelling. He tried two different schools, but he was bored and unhappy and his parents decided that he couldn't stay there. His parents did not have enough time to prepare special lessons for Nicholas. The MacMahons had no idea what to do with him. Then the West London Institute offered to help. Nicholas spends some of his time there, and also studies at home. He reads newspaper every day, and he can play the violin well. He doesn't have any social life in the school. Nicholas is a clever child and the teachers want to help him in every way.

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