河北衡水高三英语模拟考试题及答案

河北衡水高三英语模拟考试题及答案河北衡水高三英语模拟考试题及答案河北衡水高三英语模拟考试题及答案资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月河北衡水高三英语模拟考试题及答案版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：河北衡水2018-2019学年高三年级第三次质检考试英语试题本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。共10页。考试结束后，本试卷自己留存，只交答题卡。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题：每小题分，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.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。例:Howmuchistheshirt

A.￡.B.￡.C.￡.答案是C。1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Takephotos. B.Buyacamera. C.Helpthewoman.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Anoisynight. B.Theirlifeintown. C.Aplaceofliving.3.Whereisthemannow?A.Onhisway. B.Inarestaurant. C.Athome.4.WhatwillCeliado?A.Findaplayer. B.Watchagame. C.Playbasketball.5.Whatdayisitwhentheconversationtakesplace?A.Saturday. B.Sunday. C.Monday.第二节（共15小题：每小题分，满分分）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。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6.WhatisSarahgoingtodo?A.BuyJohnagift. B.GiveJohnasurprise. C.InviteJohntoFrance.7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSarah’splan?A.Funny. B.Exciting. C.Strange.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhydoesDianasaysorrytoPeter?A.Shehastogiveuphertravelplan.B.Shewantstovisitanothercity.C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest.9.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodo?A.Helpherwithherstudy.B.Takeabooktoherfriend. C.Teachageographylesson.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?A.Totellherabouthernewjob.B.Toaskaboutherjobprogram.C.Toplanameetingwithher.11.Whoneedsanewflat?A.Alex. B.Andrea. C.Miranda.12.Whereisthewomannow?A.InBaltimore. B.InNewYork. C.InAvon.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhatdoesJanconsidermostimportantwhenhejudgesarestaurant?A.Wheretherestaurantis. B.Whetherthepricesarelow.C.Howwellthefoodisprepared.14.WhendidJanbegintowriteforamagazine?A.AfterhecamebacktoSweden.B.BeforehewenttotheUnitedStates.C.Assoonashegothisfirstjobin1982.15.WhatmayJandotofindagoodrestaurant?A.Talktopeopleinthestreet. B.Speaktotaxidrivers. C.Askhotelclerks.16.WhatdoweknowaboutJan?A.Hecooksforarestaurant.B.Hetravelsalotforhiswork.C.HeprefersAmericanfood.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatdoweknowaboutthePlazaLeon?A.It’sanewbuilding.B.It’sasmalltown. C.It’sapublicplace.18.WhendoparentsandchildrenlikegoingtothePlazaLeon?A.Saturdaynights. B.Sundayafternoons. C.FridaysandSaturdays.19.Whichstreetisknownforitsfoodshopsandmarkets?A.ViadelMarStreet.B.FernandoStreet. C.HernandesStreet.20.WhydoesthespeakerlikeHoratioStreetbest?A.Ithasanoldstonesurface.B.Itisnamedafterawriter.C.Ithasafamousuniversity.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AGreatholidaysinEurope!Doyoulikethebeachbutwantabitmore?ThencomeonanActiveBeachholidayatoneofourcentersinGreece,TurkeyorCroatia.Allthecentersarenearbeautifulbeachesandalloffersailing,windsurfingorwaterskiingwithourexcellentinstructors.Forachangefromthewater,youcanalsobookashorttriptoanearbyvillageandvisitthecolorfulmarketsoreatinalocalrestaurant.Attheendoftheday,relaxinyourhotelroomordancethenightawayatoneofouropen-airclubs.WhowasKingArthurWheredidheliveJoinusonafive-dayUKRoadTripholiday.ImaginelifehundredsofyearsagoaswevisitancientStonehenge,RomanBathandTintagelCastle,thehomeofKingArthur.Learnthehistoryoftheseinterestingplacesfromyourguideasyoutravelinoneofourfamousbluecoaches.Intheeveningswestopatsomeofthebestyouthhostelsinthecountry.Theyhaveeverythingyouneedyoudon’tevenneedtopackasleepingbag!AreyouboredwiththeusualholidaysDoyouwanttodosomethingyoureallyenjoyThenFameCampisforyou!SpendaweekatHightreeHouseinYorkshireandlearnhowtoplaythepiano,violinandguitar!Bringyourtentandstayatacampsitenearthehouse.Attheendoftheweektryyournewskillsinaliveperformance.Howmanycountriescanyouseein21days?OnourExploreEuropeholiday,youcanseeten!Learnaboutthemfromourbestguidesasyouwatchthemgopastfromthewindowofanair-conditionedcoachandstayatsomeofEurope'stopcampsitesontheway.Ofcourse,we’llalsohavetimetodotheimportantthingssuchasvisitingtheEiffelTowerinParis,thehistoricSistineChapelinVaticanandeatingappleѕtrudеlіnVіеnnа.Formoreinformationaboutanyoftheseholidays,.21.TouristswhogoonanActiveBeachholiday.A.candosomewatersports B.cancookbythemselvesC.willenjoyanopen-airconcert D.shouldbringtheirownsleepingbags22.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutTintagelCastle,whichholidayshouldyoutake?A.FameCamp.B.ActiveBeach.C.UKRoadTrip.D.ExploreEurope.23.WhatcanwelearnaboutExploreEurope?A.Itlasts10days. B.Itisacoachtour.C.Itisaself-guidedtour. D.Itgoespast21countries.BAnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand.Andanyonewhohastriedtolearntoplaytheviolinorotherinstrumentscanreportsimilarchallenges.NowresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewithmusicaltraininghaveaneasiertimelearningChinese.WritingintheonlineeditionofNatureNeuroscience，researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch(音调)．Oneofthestudy'sauthors，NinaKraus，saidthefindingssuggestedthatstudyingmusic“actuallytunesoursensorysystem”．Thismeansthatschoolsthatwantchildrentodowellinlanguagesshouldhesitatebeforecuttingmusicprograms，Dr.Kraussaid.Shesaidmusictrainingmightalsohelpchildrenwithlanguageproblems.Mandarin(普通话)speakershavebeenshowntohaveamorecomplexencoding(编码)ofpitchpatternsintheirbrainsthanEnglishspeakersdo.ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asingle­syllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.Forthisstudy，theresearcherslookedat20non­Chinesespeakingvolunteers，halfwithnomusicalbackgroundandhalfwhohavestudiedaninstrumentforatleastsixyears.Astheywereshownamovie，thevolunteersalsoheardanaudiotapeoftheMandarinword“mi”inthreeofitsmeanings：squint，bewilderandrice.Theresearchersrecordedactivitiesintheirbrainstemstoseehowwelltheywereprocessingthesounds.ThosewithamusicbackgroundshowedmuchmorebrainactivitiesinresponsetotheChinesesounds.Theleadauthorofthestudy，PatrickC．，saiditmightworkbothways.Itappearsthatnativespeakersoftonallanguagesmaydobetteratlearninginstruments.24.WhenlearningChinese，aforeignerwillfind________.A．hehasadifficulttimelearningmusicatthesametimeB．hehasaneasiertimelearningmusicatthesametimeC．itishardtomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstandD．itiseasytousethebraintohelphimdiscoverchangesinpitch25.WhydoesChineselearninghavesomethingtodowithmusictraining?A．BecausethereisthesamedifficultyinlearningChineseandmusic.B．Becauseskillstolearnthetwomakeuseofthesamepartsofthebrain.C．Becausemusictrainingmighthelppeoplewithlanguagestudy.D．BecausepeoplewhodowellinChinesestudydowellinmusic.26.Theunderlinedword“intoned”inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword“____”．A．createdB．spelledC．seemedD．pronounced27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MandarinSpeakersAreSmarterthanEnglishSpeakersB．SkilledEarforMusicMayHelpLanguageStudyC．PitchPlaysaCentralRoleinChineseLearningD．SchoolsNeedtoDevelopMusicProgramsCAnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit(追求)tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched(发起）the"IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook"projectin1998.Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongKong.InChicago,themayor(市长）appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe"OneBook,OneChicago"program.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity(一致）canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltimatelyasNancypointsout,thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook,butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.28.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.29.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.30.Accordingtothepassage,wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.B.Inlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhome.C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.D.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached.31.AccordingtoNancy,thedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby______.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreadingD.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreadsDSkepticsareastrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainswhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpopularity.Thatbook,TheSkepticEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketsofsomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthroughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible（不可信的）”.Acritical（批判的）eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindedbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.32.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”A.Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.B.Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.C.Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.D.Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.33.WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbook?A.Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.B.Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.C.Theauthorconvincespeopletospeakcomfortingworldviews.D.Industry–fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.34.TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto____.A.voiceadifferentopinion B.findfaultwithLomborg’sbookC.challengetheauthorityofthemedia D.pointoutthevalueofscientificviews35.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.B.Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf–blindnesswithreviews.C.Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.D.Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。OnDecember22,2016Ilandedinthelandofthe“AmericanDream”.36HereisoneofthethingsI’vestruggledwithduringmyalmostoneyearintheStates.37MyuncleandauntjokedthatIbroughtrainfromSaigontoAmerica.Saigon,whereIcomefrom,istheoldnameofHoChiMinhCityinVietnam.Vietnamisatropicalcountrywhereitrainsmostoftheyear.Beforegoingtothe.,actually,Ihadnoideawhattoexpectaboutitsweather,butthebigrainonmyarrivalgavemethefirstexpectationofwhattheweatherheremightbelike.Californiaisknownforhavingagreatclimate—moresunshine,coolerinsummerandwarmerinwinter.38However,havingbeenhereforaprettylongwhilenow,IhaveexperiencedvariousformsofclimateinCalifornia.39MostofthetimeIwaslivinginSiliconValley,wheretheweatherisabitcolderthanwhereIstudyinOrangeCounty.ButIwasreallysurprisedtofindchill-to-the-boneweatherinSanFrancisco—abigshiftfromSiliconValleyinonlyaboutanhour’sdrive.Howstrange!40TheworstisthatIgetarunnynosewheneverIwakeupinthemorning.BecauseIamallergictothecoldandwindyweathers,Ikeepsneezingbadly,andevenmorebadlyifIgetcaughtinthecold.Ithinkthatmybodyneedsmoretimetogetusedtothisclimate,butasmanypeoplesaid,IamluckiertobeinCaliforniawhereIdon’thavetofightwithextremeweathersasinotherstates.A.Iamsensitivetoweatherchange.B.Suchstrangeweatherhasaffectedmyhealth.C.Sotheamountofrainthisyearisconsideredunusual.D.LAXairportinCaliforniawelcomedmewithabigrain.E.SoIquicklygetusedtotheunchangeableclimateinCalifornia.F.Theweathervarieswidelydependingonwhereyouareinthestate.G.Sincethen,IhavediscoveredtonsofdilemmasaboutlifeinAmerica.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题分，满分30分)Oneevening,Catherinewasathomeasusual.Asher____41____swungbetweenwhatshewasgoingtodowithherlifeandtheirdinnerplansfortheevening,shewas1unexpectedly____42____byanurgentcallfromhersister“Getoverhere!TurnonNBCandchecktheseguysout.Theyarejustlikeyou…”OneFacebookmessageandaphoneinterviewlater,Catherine____43____herselfonabuswith8strangersinthemiddleoftheswelteringdesertheatofUtah,pickinguptrashand____44____awarenessaboutzero-wasteandclimatechange.Withadeep____45____oftheenvironmentandadesiretomakea____46____,Catherine,Davey,andagroupofself____47____“environmentalpick-upartists”wentonacoasttocoastroadsidetrashpick-up.Astheywalked,sometimesmilesinanentireday,they____49____andsteadilymadetheirwayacrosstheUnitedStatesforthreeyears,pickingupatotalof201,678poundsoftrash.CatherineandDavey____50____withuswonderfulstoriesofhopeandinspirationthatfueledtheir___51___tocontinuetheirjourney.Afterspendingweekssilently____52____howshewouldhaveenough____53____toflyhomefortheirtwo-weekspringbreak,Catherinefoundablank,unidentifiedenvelope____54____with$850cashinthedesert.Justenoughtogetherhomeandback.Aftertheirbus____55____outsideofDenver,theyunexpectedlygot____56____andarrivedinYosemiteNationalParkthreeweekslater,justintimeforthe“YosemiteFacelift”where____57____fromalloverthestatecametogetherwitha____58____ofcleaninguptrashalloverthepark.Beingattherightplaceattherighttimebecamealmostnormal,andtheyrealizedthatmuchofwhatthey___59___wasmorethanjustacoincidence.Together,theirteamlearnedtosimply____60____themselvestotheirtask,andsurrendertothejourney.41.A.hands B.balance C.thoughts D.position42.A.blamed B.interrupted C.moved D.frightened43.A.dropped B.cheered C.found D.taught44.A.abandoningB.shaking C.raising D.hiding45.A.pride B.trust C.fear D.love46.A.difference B.promise C.mistake D.plan47.A.corrected B.described C.repeated D.discovered48.A.driving B.fixing C.riding D.covering49.A.slowly B.secretly C.helplessly D.frequently50.A.heard B.shared C.wrote D.read51.A.efforts B.costs C.problems D.choices52.A.worryingabout B.replyingto C.dependingon D.meetingwith53.A.time B.food C.money D.room54.A.equipped B.supplied C.decorated D.filled55.A.setoff B.brokedown C.headedfor D.heldon56.A.rest B.practice C.understanding D.help57.A.members B.volunteers C.tourists D.reporters58.A.purpose B.question C.decision D.lesson59.A.introduced B.expected C.experienced D.examined60.A.turn B.limit C.compare D.devote第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。FromthefirstdayIarrivedinKunming,IhadmyunderstandingofChina61___(change).Farfrombeingnarrow-mindedandhostileto62_____(foreign)，peoplecameuptotalktomethefirsttimeIwentoutonthestreet.IthappenedtobeallinChinese,soIdidn’tunderstandmuch,63_____itdidcausemetorethinkmyassumptions.AsmyChineseimproved,thiscontinuedthroughoutmystay,frommylandlordintroducingmetopeoplewhocouldhelpuslearnChineseto64______(get)toknowthecouplewhorananoodlerestaurantnearby.Ifyou’reinterestedinotherpeople,theirculture,andtheirlanguage,they’llbe65____(friend)toyou.Chinaisn’t66exception.Don’tjudgeacountrybyitsmediacoverage,67____(especial)someWesternmedia,whichhavemuchprejudice.IsawaverydifferentkindofChinawithmyowneyes.Kunming,68______Ilivedformostofmystay,wasn’tmuchpolluted.IhadfrankconversationswithChinesepeopleaboutalmosteverything.StillChina69______(develop)，buttheeconomicgrowthmeansthatmostpeople70_____(see)theirlivingstandardsimproverapidlyinthelast20years.PeopleIspokewithweregenerallyoptimisticaboutthefuture.第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)DearLaura,Thanksforlettingustostayatyourseasidehouse.Now,youmighthaveheardfromyourneighborsaboutwhichhappenedonSaturdayevening.WhenIwasoutawalk,myyoungerson,Tom,playedfootballbeforeyourhouse.Hemadesomanynoisethattheneighborsgotquiteangrily.Evenworse,TombrokeoneofthewindowofMr.Wilson’shouse.TomandIapologizedtoalltheneighborsfortheunhappyhappenings,butpromisedtohavethebrokenwindowrepairsoon.Tomsaidthatwewouldnotdosuchsillythingsanymore.Iamgladthatyourneighborshadforgivenus.Theyarereallynicepeople.Yours,Betty第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，你的美国老师MissMorgan要求你们明天下午去听一个美国历史的讲座。你因故不能参加。请你根据以下要点，写一封短信向MissMorgan请假。内容要点：1.表示歉意；2.理由：去机场接从法国回来的舅舅；3.询问：是否有录音，以便补听讲座。注意：1.词数：100词左右；2.可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。MissMorgan，______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第三次质检答案1-20ACACB BBABA BACAABCBCC21-23ACB24-27CBDB28-31BCDC32-35BAADGDCFB41-45CBCCD46-50ABDAB51-55AACDB56-60DBACD语法填空61.changed62.foreigners63.but64.getting65.friendly66.an67.especially68.where69.isdeveloping70.haveseen短文改错stay去掉to后的which—whatforawalk4.many—much—angry—windows—and8.repair—repaired—he—have书面表达Onepossibleversion：MissMorgan,IamsosorrythatIwon'tbeabletoattendthelectureonAmericanhistorytomorrowafternoon.MyuncleisreturninghomefromFrance,andIhavepromisedtomeethimattheairportat3:30tomorrowafternoon.IamverymuchinterestedinAmericansocietyandhistory.Iwonderifitispossibleforthetalktoberecorded,andifso,couldIborrowthetapeItwouldmeanagreatdealtometolistentothetapeandmakeupforwhatiscoveredinthetalk.Iwouldappreciateitifyoucouldallowmetoaskforaleaveofabsence.Yours,LiHuaText1M:I’vegotmycamerawithme.ButamIallowedtotakephotoshere?W:Ithinkso.Itdoesn’tsayyoucan’t.Text2M:Ireallylikelivinghereinthisflat,becauseit’ssonearthecenteroftown.W:That’strue.Butitgetsreallynoisyatnight.Text3M:Hi,Maggie.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandthetrafficismovingslowly.W:OK,David.Takeyourtime.We’llwaitforyou,sowecanhavedinnertogether.Text4M:Celia,youseethosegirlsoverthereTheyneedanotherplayerforabasketballgame.WouldyouliketojointhemW:Seemslikeit’sagameforfun.Sure,I’llbethereinaminute.Text5W:Iwon’thaveanythingtoweartoworkonMondayunlessIpickupmyclothesatthedrycleaners.M:Thenyou’dbetterhurry.ItclosesatnoononSundays.W:Oh!IshouldhavegonethereSaturday.Text6M:Allright,Sarah.Weknowthatyou’replanningsomethingbigforJohn’sbirthday.Couldyoutellusjustwhatyouhaveinyourmind?W:Iwantedtomakehisbirthdayaveryspecialevent.JohnhasasisterlivinginFrance,andI’llsendheraplaneticket,sothatshecanbehereforhisbirthday.M:Boy!Whatanexcellentplan!That’ssomethingspecial.Ikindofguessedyouhadsomesecretplanandwerewaitingfortherighttimetotellme.W:Well,Ididn’twanttosayanythinguntilIwassureshecouldcome.Text7W:Hey,Peter.I’msorry!M:Hi,Diana.What’swrong?W:WeweregoingtoHongKongthisweekend,butI’mafraidIcan’tgo.M:Howcome?W:IhaveareallybiggeographytestandIhavetostudyforit.M:Wecangonextweekinstead.W:No,Idon’twanttoruinyourweekend.YougoaheadandpleasetakethebookIboughttomyfriendSally.TellherIhavetostudyallweekend,becauseIcan’taffordtofailthetest.M:OK,thenI’llgowithDan.But