2023年新教材高考英语一轮复习综合测试卷12含解析新人教版

综合测试卷十二

（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5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。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.Whatdidthemandothismorning?

A.Heattendedclass.

B.Hehadatest.

C.Hegotsomesleep.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Popularbooks.

B.Birthdaygifts.

C.Weekendshopping.

3.WhichfloordoesJaneliveon?

A.The8thfloor.

B.The13thfloor.

C.The20thfloor.

4.Whatteamwillthemantryoutfor?

A.Volleyballteam.

B.Swimmingteam.

C.Basketballteam.

5.Wherearethespeakersmostprobably?

A.Inanoffice.

B.Inalibrary.

C.Inabookstore.

第二节（共15小题;每小题L5分,满分22.5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。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、7题。

6.Whatdoesthemanwantfirst?

A.ACoke.

B.Somenoodles.

C.Ahotdog.

7.Howmanyeggcakeswillthemanbuy?

A.Two.B.Ten.C.Twenty.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题.

8.Whatisthewomandoingnow?

A.Makinganinvitation.

B.Askingforhelp.

C.Makingacomplaint.

9.Whatdoesthemansayabouthishouse?

A.ItistoosmallforthewomanJsparty.

B.Hewilllivealoneinthehouselater.

C.Therepaintingwilllastforover14days.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Friends.

B.Businesspartners.

C.Passengerandflightattendant.

11.Whereisthemannowprobably?

A.InChicago.

B.InDenver.

C.InMunich.

12.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Askthetechnicianforhelp.

B.Attendthemeetingonline.

C.Havethemeetingvideotaped.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdidthemandolastnight?

A.Heplayedamatch.

B.Hepractisedtennis.

C.Hevisitedhisteacher.

14.WhatrelationisPaultotheman?

A.Hisclassmate.

B.Hiscoach.

C.Histeammate.

15.Howoftendoesthemanhaveatennisclass?

A.Onceaweek.

B.Twiceaweek.

C.Threetimesaweek.

16.WhenwillthewomanmeetPaul?

A.OnSunday.B.OnFriday.C.OnWednesday.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

A.Students'hobbies.

B.Studyexperience.

C.CollegelifeintheUS.

18.Whatdoesn,tsatisfythestudents?

A.Fewclubs.

B.Studiesalone.

C.Noadvisorsinorganisations.

19.Whatkindofclubsismentionedinthepassage?

A.Movieclubs.B.Musicclubs.C.Skiclubs.

20.Whatcanyoudoifthereisnoclubyouareinterestedin?

A.Setupyourownclub.

B.Don'tattendanyclub.

C.Askyourfriendforadvice.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

（2020•山东）

Inthemid-1990s,TomBisselltaughtEnglishasavolunteerinUzbekistan.He

leftaftersevenmonths,physicallybrokenandhavinglosthismind.Afewyears

later,stillattractedtothecountry,hereturnedtoUzbekistantowriteanarticle

aboutthedisappearanceoftheAralSea.

Hisvisit,however,endedupinvolvingalotmorethanthat.Hencethisbook,

ChasingtheSea:LostAmongtheGhostsofEmpireinCentralAsia,whichtalksaboutaroadtrip

fromTashkenttoKarakalpakstan,wheremillionsofliveshavebeendestroyedbythe

slowdryingupofthesea.ItisthestoryofanAmericantravellingtoastrange

land,andofthepeoplehemeetsonhisway:Rustam,histranslator,alovely24-

year-oldwhopickeduphiscolorfulEnglishinCalifornia,OlegandNatasha,his

hostsinTashkent,andastringofforeignaidworkers.

ThisisaquicklookatlifeinUzbekistan,madeoffriendlinessandwarmth,but

alsoitsdarkersideofsociety.InSamarkand,MrBisselladmiresthearchitectural

wonders,whileonhiswaytoBukharahegetsatasteofpolicemethodswhensuspected

ofdrugdealing.InFerghana,heattendsamountainfuneral（葬礼）followedbya

strangedrinkingparty.AndinKarakalpakstan,heissaddenedbytheduststorms,

diseasesandfishingboatsstuckmilesfromthesea.

MrBissellskillfullyorganizeshistoricalinsightsandculturalreferences,

makinghistaleawell-roundedpictureofUzbekistan,seenfromWesterneyes.His

judgmentandreferencesaredecidedlyAmerican,aswellashisdelicatestomach.As

theauthorexplains,thisisneitheratravelnorahistorybook,orevenapieceof

reportage.Whateveritis,theresultisafineandvividdescriptionofthepurest

ofCentralAsiantraditions.

21.WhatmadeMrBissellreturntoUzbekistan?

A.Hisfriends,invitation.

B.Hisinterestinthecountry.

C.Hisloveforteaching.

D.Hisdesiretoregainhealth.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inparagraph2referto?

A.Developingaseriousmentaldisease.

B.TakingaguidedtourinCentralAsia.

C.WorkingasavolunteerinUzbekistan.

D.WritinganarticleabouttheAralSea.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tointroduceabook.

B.Toexplainaculturalphenomenon.

C.Torememberawriter.

D.Torecommendatraveldestination.

B

（2020•全国H）

Someparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkitwillhelptheirchild,

butresearcherssaidpuzzleshelpchildrenwithmath-relatedskills.

PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematicsdevelopmentinyoungchildren

attheUniversityofChicago,foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetweenages2and

4laterdevelopbetterspatialskills.Puzzleplaywasfoundtobeasignificant

predictorofcognition（认知）aftercontrollingfordifferencesinparents'income,

educationandtheamountofparenttalk,Levinesaid.

Theresearchersanalyzedvideorecordingsof53child-parentpairsduring

everydayactivitiesathomeandfoundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and

46monthsofagehavebetterspatialskiIlswhenassessedat54monthsofage.

“Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetterthanthosewhodidnot,

ontasksthatassessedtheirabilitytorotate（旋转）andtranslateshapes,“Levine

saidinastatement.

Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenastheynormallywould,

andabouthalfofthechildreninthestudyplayedwithpuzzlesatonetime.Higher-

incomeparentstendedtohavechildrenplaywithpuzzlesmorefrequently,andboth

boysandgirlswhoplayedwithpuzzleshadbetterspatialskills.However,boys

tendedtoplaywithmorecomplexpuzzlesthangirls,andtheparentsofboysprovided

morespatiallanguageandweremoreactiveduringpuzzleplaythantheparentsof

girls.

ThefindingswerepublishedinthejournalDevelopmentaiScience.

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.Ateachingprogramme.

C

Contrarytoadvertisementsseenontelevision,readinmagazines,orheardonthe

radio,spendingalotofmoneyonagiftforafriendorlovedoneistotally

unnecessary.Manypeoplecollectphotosormementos偿己念品）fromspecialevents,

trips,orcelebrationsthroughouttheirlives,throwingtheminadrawerorcardboard

boxsomewhere,intendingtosortthemoutlater.Itseems,though,that“later”

nevercomes.So,thenexttimeyou'rereadytobuyasilkscarforapairofleather

glovesforthatspecialsomeone,considersortingthroughthatjunkdrawerfilled

withmementosandspecialphotos.

Forexample,youcandecorateaninexpensivepictureframewithcolourfulbuttons

foryourmotherwhoisinterestedinsewing,orusetinymachinepartsforyour

workshop-crazedbrother.Insertingaspecialphotoofyouandthatcertainsomeone

willcreateagiftthatwillbetreasuredforever.Shadowboxesareawonderfulway

todisplayseveralobjectsfromasinglespecialevent,suchasawedding.Takethe

originalweddinginvitation,adriedflowerfromthetablecentrepiece,oranything

elsethatyoucangatherfromthewedding,anddisplaytheminthebox.

Whenyouhavemanyphotosandmementos,makeaphotoalbumorscrapbook（剪贝占

W）forafriendorfamilymember.Today,theoptionsfordecoratingyourbookare

nearlyendless.Enteringascrapbookingstorecanmakeyourheadspin.Ifthis

happenstoyouonyourfirstscrapbookingvisit,considertakinganintroductory

class,whichmanystoresoffer.Ofcourse,youwillhaveamuchbetterideaofwhich

scrapbooksuppliestobuywhentheclassends.

Picturesorbooksthatcanbeenjoyedoverandoveragainareone-of-a-kind,

originalgifts.Thereisnothinglikereceivingagiftthatcomesstraightfromthe

heart.Suchgiftshelppeoplerecallhappytimesandstrengthenthebondbetweenthe

giverandthereceiver.

28.Whatistheauthor?sattitudetogiftadvertisements?

A.Tolerant.B.Doubtful.

C.Uncaring.D.Disapproving.

29.Accordingtoparagraph2,shadowboxes.

A.aremoreexpensivethanpictureframes

B.areusuallymadeofcheapmaterials

C.canbeusedtoshowmementos

D.canbeapreciousweddinggift

30.Theintroductoryclassmentionedinparagraph3willhelpyoulearnhow

to.

A.takebeautifulpictures

B.decorateyourscrapbook

C.startascrapbookingstore

D.writeabookonscrapbooking

31.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AGiftfromtheHeart

B.ASpecialPhotoAlbum

C.TheFirstScrapbookingVisit

D.TheTreasuredShadowBoxes

D

（2021•新高考I）

Popularizationhasinsomecaseschangedtheoriginalmeaningofemotional（情感的）

intelligence.Manypeoplenowmisunderstandemotionalintelligenceasalmost

everythingdesirableinapersonJsmakeupthatcannotbemeasuredbyanIQtest,

suchascharacter,motivation,confidence,mentalstability,optimismandapeople

skills”,Researchhasshownthatemotionalskillsmaycontributetosomeofthese

qualities,butmostofthemmovefarbeyondskill-basedemotionalintelligence.

Weprefertodescribeemotionalintelligenceasaspecificsetofskillsthatcan

beusedforeithergoodorbadpurposes.Theabilitytoaccuratelyunderstandhow

othersarefeelingmaybeusedbyadoctortofindhowbesttohelpherpatients,

whileacheatermightuseittocontrolpotentialvictims.Beingemotionally

intelligentdoesnotnecessarilymakeoneamoralperson.

Althoughpopularbeliefsregardingemotionalintelligencerunfaraheadofwhat

researchcanreasonablysupport,theoveralleffectsofthepublicityhavebeenmore

beneficialthanharmful.Themostpositiveaspectofthispopularizationisanewand

muchneededemphasis（重视）onemotionbyemployers,educatorsandothersinterested

inpromotingsocialwell-being.Thepopularizationofemotionalintelligencehas

helpedboththepublicandresearchersre-evaluatethefunctionalityofemotionsand

howtheyservepeopleadaptivelyineverydaylife.

Althoughthecontinuingpopularappealofemotionalintelligenceisdesirable,we

hopethatsuchattentionwillexciteagreaterinterestinthescientificand

scholarlystudyofemotion.Itisourhopethatincomingdecades,advancesinscience

willoffernewperspectives（视角）fromwhichtostudyhowpeoplemanagetheir

lives.Emotionalintelligence,withitsfocusonbothheadandheart,mayserveto

pointusintherightdirection.

32.Whatisacommonmisunderstandingofemotionalintelligence?

A.ItcanbemeasuredbyanIQtest.

B.Ithelpstoexerciseaperson'smind.

C.Itincludesasetofemotionalskills.

D.Itreferstoaperson'spositivequalities.

33.Whydoestheauthormention“doctor"and“cheater“inparagraph2?

A.Toexplainarule.

B.Toclarifyaconcept.

C.Topresentafact.

D.Tomakeaprediction.

34.Whatistheauthor?sattitudetothepopularizationofemotionalintelligence?

A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.

C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

35.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningemotionalintelligence?

A.Itsappealtothepublic.

B.Expectationsforfuturestudies.

C.Itspracticalapplication.

D.Scientistswithnewperspectives.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

（2020•全国in）

Ahousewarmingpartyisaspecialpartytobeheldwhensomeonebuysormoves

intoanewapartmentorhouse.Thepersonwhoboughtthehouseormovedistheone

whothrowstheparty.Thepartyisachanceforfriendsandfamilytocongratulate

thepersononthenewhome.36Anditisagoodtimetofillthenewspacewith

loveandhopefullypresents.

37Somepeopleregisteralistofthingstheywantorneedfortheirnewhome

atalocalstoreorstores.Somecommonthingspeoplewillputonagiftregistry

includekitchentoolslikeknivesandthingslikecurtains.Evenifthereisn'ta

registry,agoodhousewarminggiftissomethingtodecoratethenewhousewith,like

apieceofartoraplant.

38Thisisoftenappreciatedsinceatahousewarmingthereisn'talotof

foodserved.Thereareusuallynoplannedactivitieslikegamesatahousewarming

party.Thehostorhostessofthepartywill,however,probablygivealltheguestsa

touroftheirnewhome.Sometimes,becauseahousewarmingpartyhappensshortlyafter

apersonmovesintotheirnewhome,peoplemaybeaskedtohelpunpackboxes.39

Housewarmingpartiesgettheirnamefromthefactthatalongtimeagopeople

wouldactuallybringfirewoodtoanewhomeasagift.40Nowmosthomeshave

centralheatinganddon,tusefirestokeepwarm.

A.Thisisn'tusualthough.

B.Itistraditionaltobringagifttoahousewarmingparty.

C.Youcanalsobringfoodordrinkstosharewiththeotherguests.

D.Ifyou,reluckyenoughtoreceivegifts,keeptheminasafeplace.

E.Italsogivespeopleachancetoseewhatthenewhomelookslike.

F.Thebesthousewarmingpartiesencourageoldfriendstogettogether.

G.Thiswassothatthepersoncouldkeeptheirhomewarmforthewinter.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

MaryAnnaMartingrewupduringtheDepression（经济大萧条）.Herfamily,despite

itspoverty,wasrichinloveand41filledtheirhome.Herfatherwasabaker,

buthe42hisbakeshopduringtheDepression.Hehadtotakeanyjobhecouldto

feedthefamily.Finally,hefoundajobasa43.

MaryAnnasaid,“Mylifewascarefree44Istartedjuniorhigh.IknewDaddy

wasacleaner,butIdidn'tknowwhere,untilthat45dayduringlunchbreak.w

MaryAnnawashavinglunchwithhernewfriendswhensheheardateachercallher

father,snameinaloudvoice.Someonehaddroppedthetray（托盘），andfoodand

milk46thetableandfloor.Shesawhimwalktowardthetable,carryingamop

andoldrags.OneofthegirlsaskedMaryAnna,“Thatcleanerhasthesamelastname

asyours.Doyouknowhim?”

MaryAnna47raisedherheadandwatchedthelittle,gray-hairedmancleaning

upthespilledfood.She48,thensaid,'Tveneverseenhimbefore.”

Awaveof49sweptoverher,butinstantlyshefeltashamedof50her

father一herdearestfriend.Shetriedto51whatshehaddonebysingingtohim

andspendingtimewithhim.Butnomatterhowhardshetried,nothingmadeherfeel

better.

Theyearspassed,andherfather52Alzheimer'sdisease（阿尔茨海默病）.He

hardlyknewher.Onedayshestartedcryingwhensittingwithhim.Hermotherasked

herwhatwaswrong,andMaryAnnatoldherwhathadbeen53herformorethan

fifteenyears.

Hermotherheldhertightly."Honey,“shesaid,“yourdaddyknewyoulovedhim,

andhewouldhave54youevenifhehadknownaboutyourbeing55ofhimwhen

youwereyoung."SuddenlyMaryAnnafeltatpeacewithherselfforthefirsttime

sinceshewasinjuniorhigh.

41.A.laughterB.silence

C.kindnessD.loneliness

42.A.forgotB.expanded

C.lostD.started

43.A.bakerB.waiter

C.cookD.cleaner

44.A.becauseB.before

C.thoughD.after

45.A.preciousB.cold

C.strangeD.awful

46.A.floodedB.touched

C.changedD.covered

47.A.eagerlyB.politely

C.secretlyD.slowly

48.A.regrettedB.hesitated

C.complainedD.agreed

49.A.embarrassmentB.relief

C.disappointmentD.fear

50.A.blamingB.denying

C.cheatingD.ignoring

51.A.getridofB.faceupto

C.makeupforD.takeadvantageof

52.A.diedofB.discovered

C.sufferedfromD.survived

53.A.attackingB.bothering

C.challengingD.surprising

54.A.forgivenB.understood

C.lovedD.comforted

55.A.tiredB.ashamed

C.proudD.afraid

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

(2020•全国H)

DecoratingwithPlants,FruitsandFlowersforChineseNewYear

ChineseNewYearisa56.(celebrate)markingtheendofthe

winterseasonandthebeginningofspring.Thisiswhydecoratingwithplants,fruits

andflowers57.(carry)specialsignificance.Theyrepresenttheearth58.

(come)backtolifeandbestwishesfornewbeginnings.

Thesearesomeofthemostpopularinmanypartsofthecountry:

Oranges:Orangetreesaremore59.decoration;theyareasymbolof

goodfortuneandwealth.Theymakegreatgiftsandyouseethemmanytimes60.

（decorate）withredenvelopesandmessagesofgoodfortune.

Bamboo:Chineselovetheir“LuckyBamboo“plantsandyouwillseethemoftenin

theirhomesandoffices.61.（certain）duringtheholidayperiod,this

plantisamust.Bambooplantsareassociated62.health,abundanceanda

happyhome.Theyareeasy63.（care）forandmakegreatpresents.

BranchesofPlumBlossoms（梅花）：The64.（beauty）longbranches

coveredwithpink-coloredbuds（蒋蕾）makefantasticdecorations.Theplumtreesare

65.firsttoflowerevenasthesnowismelting（融化）.Theyrepresentthe

promiseofspringandarenewaloflife.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假设你是李华，在你校学习的新西兰交换生Oliver即将回国，想带回一件有中国文化特色的

礼物送给朋友。请你根据以下内容用英语给他写封邮件：

L表达对Oliver的不舍之情；

2.推荐一种礼物并说明原因。

注意：

L词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词

数应为150左右。

Awomanwhohadastroke（中风）whileonavideocallwithhersistersaidthe

technologysavedherlife.EsmeeRussell,headoftheStrokeAssociation,said,"A

strokecanhappentoanyone,atanyage,andatanytime.That*swhyit'sso

importantthatpeopleknowhowtoactfast:itcouldsavealife."Strokeshappen

whenthebloodsupplytopartofthebrainiscutoffbyaclot（血块），ordamagedby

bleedingthatcausesbraincellsintheaffectedareatodie.

OpokuaKwapong,wholivesaloneinNewYork,wasonacallwithhersister,

AdumeaSapong,inManchester,whenMrsSapongnoticedthathereldersister"didn't

lookright”.Andshealsonoticedhersister,svoicewasindistinct（不清楚的）.Ms

Kwapongsaidshehadnotrealisedhowseriousthesituationwas.

58-year-oldKwaponghadjustwokenfromanafternoonsleepwhenMrsSapongcalled

herontheInternet.MsKwapongsaid,“Mysisterlookedatmeandsaidshecouldsee

thatmyfacedidn'tlookright.ShealsosaidthatIwasslurringmywords,butI

thoughtshewasmakingafuss（大惊小怪）andIdidn'tbelieveher.”

MrsSapongsaid,“WhenIcalledKwapong,shesaidthatshe'dnotbeenfeeling

wellbutshehadbeenfeelingtiredandhadbeenalsohavingsomedifficultywalking.

Isaid,'Perhapsyouneedtotakesomemedicine.'Shetriedtopickupaglassof

waterbutwasn,tableto.Then

Inoticedonthevideocallthatherfacewasdrooping（垂下）.Itoldhershe

neededtohangupandimmediatelyseeadoctor.ShethoughtIwasmakingafusssoI

thencalledoneofmyothersisters,whoisadoctor,andshecouldhearherspeaking

andcouldalsotellthatherspeechwasindistinct.Webothtoldhertocallforhelp

atonce.”

MsKwaponghungupandthendialedthenumberoftheemergencyservices.

There!snodoubtthattheInternetandtechnologysavedmylife,“MsKwapongsaid.

答案：

附:听力原文

(Textl)

M:Idecidedtoskipthismorning'sclassbecauseIneededmoresleep.Istayedup

toolatelastnight.

W:Well,youmissedalot.Wehadatestandgotourpapersback.

M:What?Youhadatestthismorning?Youmustbejoking.

(Text2)

M:HaveyoudecidedwhattobuyforJane,sbirthday?

W:Well,Iwanttogetheraspecialgift,maybeapurse.Howaboutyou?

M:Oh,IhavenJtmadeupmymindyet.Maybeapopularbook,oradictionary.

(Text3)

M:Wheredoyoulive,Carol?

W:Ihaveaflatonthenorthsideoftown.It'sareallytall,modernbuilding.It

hasovertwentyfloors.Iliveonthethirteenthfloor.OurcolleagueJane1ivesfive

floorsundermine.

M:Really?Youmustenjoylivingthere.

(Text4)

W:Areyougoingtotryoutforthebasketballteam?

M:No.Idon,tlikebasketballanymore.Ilikeswimming,butIdon'tthinkI'm

fastenoughtomaketheteam.I'mgoingtotrytomakethevolleyballteam.

(Text5)

M:Excuseme,madam.

W:Yes?

M:HowlongcanIkeepthebook?

W:Fortwoweeks.Pleasemakesureyoureturnthebookbeforeit'sdue.

(Text6)

W:Hello.WhatJsyourorder?

M:I'dlikeateawithmilkandsomenoodles,please.

W:Idon'tsellthosehere.

M:OK.HowaboutaCokeandahotdog?

W:No,no!Youcan'tbuythoseinmyshop!

M:WhatcanIgettoeat,then?I'vebeenwaitinginthislineforfortyminutesand

I'mhungry!

W:Ionlymakeeggcakes.Myeggcakesareworld-famous.

M:Theymustbegood.I'11taketwo.

W:They'reverytiny.Usually,peoplebuyatleasttenatatime.

M:I'11taketwenty,then.

(Text7)

W:Alex,areyoufreenow?Iwanttohaveatalkwithyou.

M:OK.

W:Yousee.ChristyandIaregoingtogiveapartyandwewanttoinvitealotof

people.Butyouknowourapartmentisn'tbigenough.Wewonderifit'spossibleto

haveitatyourplace,justforoneevening.

M:Well,I'dloveto.ButI'mhavingmyhouserepaintednowbecauseIwanttotake

myparentshere.

W:Itwouldn'tbenow.Itwillbeinabouttwoweeks.

M:Unfortunatelythejobwon'tbefinisheduntiltheendofthemonth.

W:Oh,that'sashame.

(Text8)

M:Hello,Lily?ThisisSimon.MyflightfromMunichwasheldup,soImissedmy

bookedflighthere.

W:I'msorrytohearthat.Canyoucometothemeetingontime?

M:TheearliestflightIcancatchleavesat4:30p.m.andarrivesinDenverat7

p.m.,soIcan'tattendthemeetingat3p.m.today.

W:Unfortunately,wecan'tchangethetimeofthemeeting,becauseourclientSam

hastoreturntoBostontonight.

M:Iknow.IsthereanypossibilityofmakingitavideomeetingontheInternet?

Thatway,IcouldtakepartinitinChicago.

W:OK,I'11talkwithourtechnician,andI'11replytoyousoon.Meanwhile,go

aheadandbookthe4:30flight.Intheworstcase,we'11videotapethemeetingand

youcanwatchittonightafteryouarrive.

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W:Didyouwinyourmatchlastnight,Andy?

M:Yes.I'mmuchbettersinceIstartedhavingtennislessonswiththeexcellent

player,Paul.I'velearntalotfromhimandimprovedalot.

W:Howoftendoyouhavelessons?

M:EveryWednesday,becausetheonlyotherdayheteachesisFridayand