北京市师大二附中07届高三英语月考

北京市师大二附中07届高三英语月考第一卷（选择题，共115分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，30分）第一节（共5小题；每题1.5分，共7.5分）听下边5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒种的时间往返答相关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?Classmates.Workmates.Strangers.What’sthedatetoday?May4.May3.May2.Whatdoesthemanmean?Manypeopleattendedtheconcert.Peopleatthebackoftheconcerthallweretalkingloudly.Theconcertlastnightwasafailure.What’sthewoman’sopinionaboutthehospital?Itwouldbeabetterhospital.Itshouldbebuilt.Itisn’tneeded.Whyisthewomancomplainingaboutthenoise?Becausesheissleeping.Becausesheisreading.Becausesheiswriting.第二节（共

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22.5分）听下边5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段资料，回答第6至8题。WhatwillMary’smotherreceiveforbirthday?Ashirt.Askirt.Aplate.Who’llcookthespecialdinner?Mary.Mary’sfriend.Mary’smother.Whowilldotheshopping?Mary’sfatherandmother.Maryandhermother.Maryandherfather.听第7段资料，回答第9至11题。Whydoesthewomanfeelhappynow?Becauseshegotagoodjob.Becausesheisgoinghomesoon.Becausesheboughtabeautifulhouse.Wherearethespeakerstalking?Intheirhometown.InChina.InEngland.Accordingtothespeech,whichofthefollowingdoesthewomannotlike?Wetweather.Coffee.Beer.听第8段资料，回答第12至13题。Howmanylanguagesdoesthemanspeakinall?1.2.3.What’stheman’spurposetocome?TolearnJapanese.TolearnFrench.ToteachSpanish.听第9段资料，回答第14至16题。WhatcanweinferaboutGary?Hehopestobecomeapaintersomeday.Heisn’tveryfamiliarwithpainting.Hedoesn’tlikethecourseatall.WhoisLisaFrank?ThepainterDesiree.Theprofessorofthecourse.ThewomantalkingwithGary.Whendoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?Beforeclass.Inthemiddleoftheclass.Afterclass.听第10段资料，回答第17至20题。WhydopeopleoftentelephoneMrs.Joneswhentheywantthecinema?Becauseshelivesnextdoortothecinema.Becausesheknowsthecinemaprogramverywell.Becausehertelephonenumberissimilartothatofthecinema.WhywasMrs.Jonessosurprisedataphonecalloneevening?Becausethecallwasfromastranger.Becausethemanonthephoneknewhername.Becausethemanonthephoneaskedaquestionandthenansweredithimself.19.AccordingtoMr.Jones,whydidn’tthemanonthephonewanttogotothecinema?Becausehehadseenthefilmbefore.Becausehewasfeelingverytiredthatevening.Whatcanyouconcludefromthestory?Themanonthephonewasnotinterestedinfilms.Themanonthephonewasveryclever.Theman’swifewasfondoffilms.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每题1分，合计15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项,并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。21.---I’mgoingtovisitmyex-husbandnextMonday.---I’dratheryou_______.A.didn’’tD.do22.Inpeace,too,theRedCrossisexpectedtosendhelptothereishumansuffering.—Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourself?—Yes,there’sonepointwemustinsiston.D./24.Therewasneveranytimeforhertofeelhappy,_____lotsofpeoplelovedher._______isourbeliefthatimprovementsinhealthcarewillleadtoastronger,moreprosperouseconomy.A.AsB.ThatC.ThisD.It26.Ihopemyteacherwilltakemyrecentillnessinto_______whenjudgingmyexamination.A.regardB.countingC.accountD.observation27._______thecost,thehatdoesn’tsuitme.A.ApartfromB.IncludingC.WithoutD.Togetherwith28.---Mr.Major,doyouplantoeducateyourtwosonstobeofficials?---Totellyouthetruth,Ihopetheycandowhatever_______theirinterests.A.matchesB.fitsC.suitsD.needs29.Iwouldlikeajobwhichpaysmore,but________IenjoytheworkI’mdoingatthemoment.A.inotherwordsB.ontheotherhandC.foronethingD.asamatteroffact30.By_______hisbetternature,wepersuadedhimtochangehismind.A.appealingtoB.takingadvantageofC.makinguseofD.accountingfor31.Thechildrenwerenot_______fortheaccident.A.blamedB.tobeblamedC.beingblamedD.toblameTheownerofthecinemaneededtomakealistofimprovementsandemploymorepeopletokeepitrunning,_________meantspendingtensofthousandspounds.33._______Environmentaldamageisdone,ittakesmanyyearsfortheecosystemtorecover.D.Once34.Wehaven’tsettledtheproblemof______itisnecessaryforhimtostudyabroad.35．Wehavebeenoutoftouchwitheachotherformanyyears,andIfinditdifficulttokeep________ofmyoldfriendnow.第二节完型填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下边短文，撑握其粗心，而后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和选出最正确选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。

D）中，Oneevening,sittingatthewindowsewing,mymothercalledme,“Comehere,”shesaid.“36.”Sheheldmyheadagainsther37,andafterapuzzledmomentIfelta38footdrummingonmycheek.“Yousee?”shesaid,“It’salive.Youcan39it,can’tyou?”Iacceptedit,asIacceptedeverything,without40.ItwasasgoodaplaceforthebabytobeasanyotherandInever41aboutwhyitgotinnorhowitwouldfinallygetout.Ababywouldcome?I42noticed.Thatthereweresoontobe43ofuswouldnotmakeanydifferencetome.Ihadmyplace,star-likeinmysmalluniverse.44,certainlynotababy,could45that.Iwas46,however.Isoonfoundthatthingshad47agreatdeal.Ihadneverbeenthe48.NowIwasnolongertheyoungest.Iwassimplytheoneinthe49.Mysisterhadcertain50becauseshewastheoldest,andmybrotherwasthebaby,theson,themuch51boy.Morethanthat,hehadallsortsofthingsthatnevercametome.Ashegrew,itbecame52thatmybrotherhadbeenthecenterofeverything.Peoplesmiledwhentheysawhim.Hemadethemhappy53bybeingthere.Andhehadthesortofchildishbeautythatalwaysturnsheadsanddrawsasecond54.Hewassocharmingthathewasimmediatelyloveable.Laterhealsoturnedouttobe55,althoughperhapsnotquiteascleverasIwas.36.A.LookB.SeeC.ListenD.Stop37.A.stomachB.backC.sideD.shoulder38.A.strongB.hardC.softD.tiny39.A.believeB.feelC.noticeD.touch40.A.surpriseB.delayC.troubleD.effort41.A.worriedB.arguedC.regrettedD.doubted42.A.hardlyB.certainlyC.possiblyD.willingly43.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five44.A.AnythingB.SomethingC.NothingD.Everything45.A.improveB.threatenC.compareD.prevent46.A.curiousB.carelessC.wrongD.anxious47.A.improvedB.changedC.increasedD.disturbed48.A.oldestB.youngestC.cleverestD.dearest49.A.familyB.houseC.middleD.trouble50.A.mannersB.knowledgeC.opinionsD.rights51.A.admiredB.blamedC.respectedD.favored52.A.strangeB.obviousC.seriousD.special53.A.usuallyB.curiouslyC.graduallyD.simply54.A.lookB.smileC.careD.comfort55.A.ordinaryB.perfectC.cleverD.similar第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项,并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。AMostofuscanrememberthedayswhenwedidn’’availables24hoursaday,7daysaweekandevenatholidays.Mostuniversitiesassignstudentsanaccount(户头)uponentrance.Youcandoeverythingfromgettinginformationoradviceonhomeworkandprojects,keepingintouchwithclassmates,exchangingletterswithfamilyandfriends,andgettingdailynewsservicestokeepyoupostedonworldevents.But,whatarethedisadvantages?E-mailcanbee-jail(prison).Youmightspendhourswritingandreplyingtoe-mailswhenyoushouldbehittingthebooksforanupcomingexam.Or,youmightbesignedupforsomanydailyservices,suchashoroscopes(星座),newsservices,orpersonals,thatyourmailboxissofilledupwith“junkmail”,thatfindingtheimportante-mailsthroughyourmail-boxmighttakehours.Ifyou’reastudent,timeislimitedandvaluable.Createandorganizeyoure-mailfoldersintoimportantschool-relatedmail,correspondence(通讯联系)withfriendsandfamily,andamixedfolderforjokes,horoscopes,andothernewsservices.Alwaysputthemailintotherightandproperfoldersfirst,andwhenyou’vefinished,headfortheimportantschool-relatedfolderfirst.Replytothemostimportante-mailsfirstand,ifyouhavetime,youcangettotheothers.Trytostopyourfriendsfromsendingthosetroublesomejokelists,sexquizzes,andchaine-mails.Theminuteyourealizeyou’vegotone,deleteitimmediatelysoyouwon’tbeattractedtoreadit.56.Theunderlinedpart‘behittingthebooks’inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby______.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthispassage?Studentsgetane-mailaccountupontheirentrancetouniversities.Itisnecessarytoputyoure-mailintodifferentandproperfolders.Deletethosetroublesomee-mailsfromyourfriendsorsomecompanies.Therearemanyadvertisementsineverye-mailfolder.Thebesttitleofthispassageshouldbe____.A.TheAdvantageofE-mailB.TheDisadvantageofE-mailC.HowtoCreateFolderD.E-mailorE-jailJerseyCity,NewJersey,Nov.10BAnunderworldleaderGalatroandthreebodyguardsweregunneddownThursdaybyunknownattackersafterashortgunbattle.Galatroandtwoofthebodyguardsdiedimmediately,thepolicesaid,whilethethirdbody-guardremainsinseriousconditionatMargaretHaigHospital.Theonlyeyewitness(目睹者)toldthepolicethethreeorfourgunmenweredressedinoverallsandhardhatslikebuildingworkers.Onepulledalightmachinegunoutofabagandsprayedthefourwithbullets,thewitnesssaid.Theothergunmenfiredhandguns.Threeofthemenfellimmediately,butoneofthebodyguardsmanagedtopullhishandgunandreturnedthefirebeforebeingshothimself,thewitnesssaid.Thegunmenthenjumpedintoablackcaranddroveoff.PolicesaidthecarwaslaterfoundinStegmenStreet.Policesourcessaidthe48-year-oldGalatrowastheleaderofanewcrimesyndicate(犯法团伙),challengingthecitygansters(恶徒)forcontrolofthecity.Thecitygangstersdecidedtogetridofhim.Killerswerebroughtinfromoutsidethestatetodothejob.Policearenowwaitingtoquestionthesurvivingbodyguardwhenhecamebacktolife.Galatrohadalongpolicerecordwithhisfirstarrestwhenhewas14yearsold.Heservedatotalof17yearsinprisonfordifferentcrimes,fromillegalpossessionofgunstoarmedrobbery.59.Themurdertookplacein____.D.EnglandAltogether,____werekilledinthegunbattle.threepeople,Galatroandtwogunmenthreepeople,Galatroandhistwobodyguards.fourpeople,Galatroandthreegunmenfourpeople,GalatroandhisthreebodyguardsWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?Nobodyknewexactlyhowmanypeopletookpartinthemurder.ManypeoplesawthegunbattlewhenitbeganThegunbattlelastedforquitealongtimeThebodyguardsdidn’thaveanyreactionbeforetheywereshotdown.ThereasonwhytheykilledGalatrowasthat____.A.heservedsomanyyearsinprisonfordifferentcrimesB.hewouldbearrestedagainbythepoliceC.hehadkilledsomeofthecitygangstersD.hewantedtocontrolthecityagainstthecitygangstersWhydidn’ttheytakethejobofmurderthemselves,butbroughtkillersfromotherstates?TheywereafraidofGalatroandhismen.Theydidn’thavetheproperopportunity.Theydidn’twantthemselvestogetintotrouble.Theyneverkilledanymenthemselves.CIngeneral,peopletalkabouttwogroupsofcolors:warmcolorsandcoolcolors.Researchersinpsychologythinkthattherearealsotwogroupsofpeople:peoplewhopreferwarmcolorsandpeoplewhoprefercoolcolors.Thewarmcolorsarered,orangeandyellow.Wheretherearewarmcolorsandalotoflight,peopleusuallywanttobeactive.Peoplethinkthatred,forexample,isexciting.Sociablepeople,thosewholiketobewithothers,likered.Thecoolcolorsaregreen,blueandviolet.Thesecolors,unlikewarmcolors,arerelaxing.Wheretherearecoolcolors,peopleareusuallyquiet.Peoplewholiketospendtimealoneoftenpreferblue.Redmaybeexciting,butoneresearchersaysthattimeseemstopassmoreslowlyinaroomwithwarmcolorsthaninaroomwithcoolcolors.Hesuggeststhatawarmcolor,suchasredororangeisagoodcolorforalivingroomorrestaurant.Peoplewhoarerelaxingoreatingdonotwanttimetopassquickly.Coolcolorsarebetterforofficesorfactoriesifthepeoplewhoareworkingtherewanttimetopassquickly.Researchersdonotknowwhypeoplethinksomecolorsarewarmandothercolorsarecool.However,almosteveryoneagreesthatred,orange,andyellowarewarmandthatgreen,blue,andvioletarecool.Perhapswarmcolorsremindpeopleofwarmdaysandthecoolcolorsremindthemofcooldays.Becauseinthenorththesunishigherduringsummer,thehotsummersunlightappearsyellow.64.Whichofthefollowingcolorsbelongtocoolcolors?A.Yellow,greenB.Blue,violetC.Black,blue.D.Brown,whiteWhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?Sociablepeoplelikewarmcolors.Warmcolorscanmakepeopleexcited.Peoplewholiketobewithothersdon’tlikered.Wheretherearewarmcolors,peoplewanttobeactive.Whichistherightcolorfordifferentrooms?A.Redororangeforoffices.B.Orangefordiningrooms.C.Blueforbedrooms.D.RedforstudiesWhatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?ItshowsthereasonwhypeoplethinksomecolorsarewarmandothersarecoolWarmcolorsremindpeopleofwarmdays.Coolcolorsremindpeopleofcooldays.Peoplehaveanagreeableopinionofwarmcolorsandcoolcolors.DDisposing(办理)ofwastehasbeenaproblemsincehumansstartedproducingit.Asmoreandmorepeoplechoosetoliveclosetogetherincities,thewaste-disposalproblembecomesincreasinglydifficult.Duringtheeighteenthcentury,itwasusualforseveralneighboringtownstogettogethertoselectafar-awayspotasadumpsite.Residentsortrashhaulers(垃圾拖运者)wouldtransporthouseholdrubbish,rottedwood,andoldpossessionstothesite.Periodically(按期的)someofthetrashwasburnedandtherestwasburied.Theunpleasantsightsandsmellscausednoproblembecausenobodylivedcloseby.Factories,mills,andotherindustrialsitesalsohadwastetobedisposedof.Thoselocatedonriversoftenjustdumpedtheunwantedremainsintothewater.Othersbuilthugeburnerswithchimneystodealwiththeproblem.Severalfactsmakethesechoicesunacceptabletomodernsociety.Thefirstproblemisspace.Dumps,whicharenowcalledlandfills,aremostneededinheavilypopulatedareas.Suchareasrarelyhaveemptylandsuitableforthispurpose.Propertyiseithertooexpensiveortooclosetoresidentialneighborhoods.Long-distancetrashhaulinghasbeenacommonpractice,butoncefarmareasarerefusingtoacceptrubbishfromelsewhere,cheaplandwithintruckingdistanceofmajorcityareasisalmostnonexistent.Awarenessofpollutiondangershasresultedinmorestrictrulesofwastedisposal.Pollutionofriver,groundwater,landandairisapricepeoplecannolongerpaytogetridofwaste.Theamountofwaste,however,continuestogrow.Recyclingeffortshavebecomecommonplace,andmanytownsrequiretheirpeopletotakepart.Eventhemostefficientrecyclingprograms,however,canhopetodealwithonlyabout50percentofacity’sreusablewaste.68.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe“.”th69.Duringthe18century,peopledisposedtheirwasteinmanywaysexceptthat__________.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraph?Farmareasacceptwastefromthecityinmodernsociety.Thereischeaplandtoburywasteinmodernsociety.Itisdifficulttofindspacetoburywasteinmodernsociety.Waystodealwithwasteinmodernsocietystaythesame.Themainpurposeofwritingthisarticleisto_______.drawpeople’sattentiontowastemanagementwarnpeopleofthepollutiondangerswearefacingcallonpeopletotakepartinrecyclingprogramstellpeopleabetterwaytogetridofthewasteEAn18th-centurystatesmanEdmundBurkeoncesaid,“Allthatisneededforthesuccessofamisguidedcauseisthatgoodpeopledonothing.uchcause”Onenowsseekstoendbiomedicalresearchbecauseofthetheorythatanimalshaverightstodecidewhethertobeusedinresearch.Scientistsneedtorespondforcefullytoanimalrightsadvocates(鼓动者),whoseargumentsarepuzzlingthepublicandthreateningadvancesinhealthknowledgeandcare.Leadersoftheanimalrightsmovementattackbiomedicalresearchbecauseitdependsonpublicfunding,andfewpeopleunderstandtheprocessofhealthcareresearch.Hearingfalsereportsofcrueltytoanimalsinresearchsettings,manyarepuzzledthatanyonewouldharmananimalonpurpose.Forexample,agrandmotherlywomansettingupananimalrightsboothatarecentstreetfairwasgivingoutsheetsthatencouragedreadersnottouseanythingthatcomesfromoristestedinanimals－nomeat,nofur,nomedicines.Askedwhatwillhappenwhenepidemics(传得病)return,shesaid.“Don’worry,tscientistswillfindsomewayofusingcomputers.Such”well-meaningpeoplejustdon’tunderstand.Scientistsmustcommunicatetheirmessagetothepublicinanunderstandableway－inhumanterms,notinthelanguageofbiology.Weneedtomakecleartheconnectionbetweenanimalresearchandagrandmother’organsreplacement,afather’bypassoperation,ababy’svaccinations(接种疫苗),andevenapet’shots.Tothosewhoknownothingabouttheanimalresearchthatwasneededtoproducethesetreatments,aswellasnewtreatmentsandvaccines,animalresearchseemswastefulatbestandcruelatworst.Muchcanbedone.Scientistscouldgivemiddleschoollessonsandpresenttheirownresearch.Theyshouldbequicktorespondtoletterstotheeditor,incaseanimalrightsmisinformationgoesunchallengedandgainsafalseappearanceoftruth.Researchinstitutionscouldbeopenedtotours,toshowthatlaboratoryanimalsreceivehumanecare.Finally,becausetherearealotofpatients,thehealthresearchcommunityshouldactivelyadmittoitscausenotonlywell-knownpersonalitiessuchasStephenCooper,whohasmadecourageousstatementsaboutthevalueofanimalresearch,butallwhoreceivemedicaltreatment.Ifgoodpeopledonothing,thereisarealpossibilitythatuninformedcitizenswillwipeoutthepreciousofmedicalprogress.72．ThepurposeoftheauthorbeginninghisarticlewithEdmundBurke’swordsisto_____.A．callonscientiststotakesomeactionsB．argueagainstthecauseofanimalrightsC．warnofthefailureofbiomedicalresearchD．showthesuccessoftheanimalrightsmovement73．Intheeyesoftheauthor,misguidedpeoplearelikelytothinkthatusingananimalinresearchis___________.A．cruelbutnecessaryB．justicebutunnecessaryC．meaningfulandwastefulD．inhumanandunacceptable74．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?75．Theunderlinedword“threatening”inparagraph1means__________.A．doingafavourtoB．drawingattentiontoC．causingadangertoD．makingtheirwayto班级__________姓名______________学号____________第二卷（共35分）第四部分：书面表达（共两节，共35分）第一节情形作文（20分）以下5幅图画表现了野外训练活动的过程。你和李明参加了一次野外生计训练。请依据图示写一篇英文日志。注意：1.词数100左右；2．日志的开头和结尾已为你写好。生词：指南针compassn.手电筒flashlightn.抢救包first-aidkit宿阵营campsiten.Saturday,May4,2002CloudyLiMingandItookpartinawildernesssurvivalprogramyesterday,andithasbeenoneofthemostunforgettableexperiencessincehighschool._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thetwoofusspentthenightintheforest.Welearnedtouseknowledgegainedinclassroomtrainingtosolveproblems.Itwasquiteanexperienceforusboth,whichI’llneverforgetfortherestofmylife.班级__________姓名______________学号____________第二节：开放作文（满分15分）依据下边供给的情形，写一段续接文字。注意：词数许多于50字。Youareonyourwayhome.Whenyoucometothecrossroad,youseeacrowdofpeoplegatheringaroundanelderlylady.Yougonearertoseewhathashappened._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________北京市师大二附中07届高三英语月考第一部分：听力理解（共两节，30分）1-5ACABA6-10BACBC11-15ACABA16-20ACCBB第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每题1分，合计15分）21-25ADDCD26-30CACBA31-35DDDBA第二节完型填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）36---40CADBA41----45DABCB46---50CBACD51---55DBDAC第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）56-60CDDAB61-65ADCBC66-70BADBD71-75AADBC第四部分：书面表达（共两节，共35分）第一节情形作文（20分）PossibleversionEarlyinthemorning,wesetout.LiMingwascarryingacompassandatentinhisbackpack,andinminetherewasaflashlight,amap,aknife,afirst-aidkit,somematches,candles,food,andclothing.Onthewaytothecampsite,weclimbedahill,andthenweswamacrossafiver,pushingthebackpacksonalargepieceofwoodwehadfoundbytheriver.Aswegotintoaforest,welostourway.Luckfly,wefoundthefightdirectionwiththecompass.Bythetimewearrivedatthecampsite,ithadalreadybeendark.LiMingthenputupthetent,andImadeafireandstartedcooking.Thetwoofusspentthenightintheforest.Welearnedtouseknowledgegainedinclassroomtrainingtosolveproblems.Itwasquiteanexperienceforusboth,whichI'llneverforgetfortherestofmylife.TAPESCRIPTSANDKEYSText1IheardyougotafullmarkintheEnglishexam.Congratulations!Thanks.I’msureyoualsodidagoodjob.Text2WhenareyougoingtosetoffforShanghaionbusiness?Thedayaftertomorrow.ThatisthefourthofMay.Text3W:Weretherealotofpeopleattheconcertlastnight?M:Itwasreallyverycrowded.Somepeoplewerestandingatthebackoftheconcerthall.Text4M:Thecitygovernmenthasdecidedtobuildanewhospital.W:It’sabouttime!Idonwwhy’itknotoksolong.Text5Wouldyoumindkeepingthenoisedown?I’msorry.AmIkeepingyouawake?Text6M:Mary,tomorrowisyourmomth’birthday,s50doyouknow?W:OfcourseIdo.Howshallwecelebrateit?M:Firstofall,abirthdaypresent.Whataboutbuyingherabeautifulskirt?W:That’sagoodidea.It’llmakeherlookyounger.Andabirthdaycake,too,with50candles.M:That’sright.