2023-2024学年浙江省杭州市高三英语仿真模拟试题含解析

【高考英语】2023-2024学年浙江省杭州市高三英语仿真模拟试题

（一模）

选择题部分

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.Whydoesthemanrefusetoeatmore?

A.Hehasatoothache.B.Heistoofull.

C.Thepieistoosalty.

2.Whenwillthemanleave?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.

C.OnThursday.

3.Wherewillthespeakersgofirsttomorrow?

A.Thezoo.B.ThePeople'sPark.

C.TheScienceMuseum.

4.WhywillthewomangotoBoston?

A.Tostartanewlifethere.B.Tolivewithherparents.

C.Tovisithergrandparents.

5.Whatdoesthemanimply?

A.HewillgotoSeattlenexttime.

B.HewillnevergotoLosAngeles.

C.AtriptoMiamimaybeinteresting.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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.Whatdoesthewomanplantodothisweekend?

A.Goclimbing.B.Goshopping.

C.Goswimming.

7.WhowillmoveonSaturday?

A.Theman.B.Theman'ssister.

C.Thewoman'ssister.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howdoesthemanfindthemoviesnowadays?

A.Mostofthemareamazing.

B.Theyhavesimilarplots.

C.Thestoriesaresortofsilly.

9.Whydopeoplelikegoingtothemoviesaccordingtothewoman?

A.Tokilltime.B.Tofindromance.

C.Toavoidtroublesinreallife.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howmanykindsoffolkcollectionsarethere?

A.Over200.B.Over300.

C.Over400.

11.Whatcanbelearntaboutseparatedisplayrooms?

A.Theyareformultiplecollections.

B.Theyareforprivatecollectors.

C.Theyareformodelvehicles.

12.Whatcollectionswillthemansee?

A.Paintings.B.Stamps.

C.Seashells.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whafstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.

C.Husbandandwife.

14.Howdidthemanfinddancebefore?

A.Itwasdifficulttolearn.B.Itwasnotfitformen.

C.Itwasveryboring.

15.Whichdanceclassdotheychoose?

A.Ballet.B.Thetango.

C.Tapdance.

16.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Gofishingtogether.B.Bookthedanceclass.

C.Domoreresearchonline.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whydoesthespeakercometothetown?

A.Toattendameeting.B.Togoonaholiday.

C.Tovisithisoldroommate.

18.WhoisEllie?

A.Tim^wife.B.David5swife.

C.Tim'sdaughter.

19.WheredidDavidandthespeakergoin1994?

A.Columbus.B.Austria.

C.Italy.

20.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A.Givingpartingadvice.B.Leavingavoicemailmessage.

C.Writingagreetingletter.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。

A

Ninemonthsago,Iwaspackingmydaughter'sbackpackwithnewschoolsupplies,wonderinghow

Iwasgoingtosendherofftokindergarten.Istoodontheplayground,tearspouringdownmyface

becauseIwasn'treadyforthisfirstdayofkindergarten-butshewasready.TodayIwillbestandingon

theplayground,onceagainwithtears,becausethisprecioustimewentbytooquickly.ThisweekI

realizedthatInevertoldyou"thankyou”.Idon'tknowhowtoexpressamother'sthanksinthewaya

teacherdeserves.

WefirstmetyouattheopenhousetheweekbeforeschoolstartedandIimmediatelyknewyou

wouldbethetypeofteacherwewouldappreciateforever.Whilethestudentslinedupfortheday,you

touchedeachoneontheshoulderasyougreetedthem.Ifastudentwashavingatoughmorning,you

quietlyheldhishandandwalkedhimintotheschool.

IgottoknowyouasIvolunteeredinthelunchroom.Youmadesureyourstudentswereallready

forlunchbeforeyouwentonyourownlunchbreak.Youkepttrackoftheirbigthingsandsmallthings,

becauseasaveterankindergartenteacher,youknowthatthesmallthingsarethebigthings.Ilovedthe

wayyoumadeeachstudentfeelspecial.Youhelpedthemfallinlovewithschool,whichissoimportant

atthestart.

Toalloftheteachersintheworldwhoarelikeyou,Iwishyouknewhowgratefulparentsarefor

you.Weadoreyou,respectyou,andappreciateyou.Wedon'ttellyouenough-weprobablydon'ttell

youever.Iwishwecouldtakeyouwithustothenext12grades.

21.Whydidtheauthor'stearscomedownonherdaughter'sfirstdayofkindergarten?

A.Shehadn'tmadefullpreparationsforherdaughter.

B.Herdaughterwasn'twillingtogotokindergarten.

C.Shefeltworriedaboutherdaughter'sbeingaway.

D.Herdaughterwasn'tfamiliarwiththeteachers.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"veteran“inParagraph3mean?

A.Beautiful.B.Generous.

C.Skillful.D.Humorous.

23.Whatisthistextmainlyabout?

A.Goodwishestoakindergartenteacher.

B.Sincerethankstoakindergartenteacher.

C.Asweetmemoryofkindergartenlife.

D.Akid'sdailybehaviorinthekindergarten.

B

Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocioeconomicbackgroundstendtodo

lesswellintheeducationsystem.Inanattempttohelpthechildrenofpoorfamilies,anationwide

programcalled“HeadStart“wasstartedintheUSin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.Ittook

childrenintopreschoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthemsucceedinschool.

Buttheresultshavebeendisappointing,becausetheprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentered

itatthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandintelligenceandtheparentswerenotinvolved

intheprocess.Attheendofeachday,“HeadStart"childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhome

environment.

Toimprovetheresults,anotherprogramwasstartedinMissourithatconcentratedonparentsasthe

child'sfirstteachers.Thisprogramwasbasedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamilyisthe

mosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetthebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefour-yearstudyincluded

380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandrepresenteddifferentsocioeconomicstatuses,

agesandfamilystructures.Theprograminvolvedtrainededucatorsvisitingandworkingwiththeparent

orparentsandthechild.Theprogramalsogavetheparentssomeguidance,andusefulskillsonchild

development.

Atthree,thechildreninvolvedinthe“Missouri“programwereevaluatedwiththechildrenselected

fromthesamesocioeconomicbackgroundsandfamilysituations.Theresultswereobvious.Thechildren

intheprogramweremoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment,problemsolvingandotherintellectual

skillsthantheirpeers.Theyperformedequallywellregardlessofsocioeconomicbackgroundsorfamily

structures.Theonefactorthatwasfoundtoaffectthechild'sdevelopmentwasthepoorqualityof

parent-childinteraction.Thatinteractionwasnotnecessarilybadinpoorerfamilies.

The“Missouri“programcomparesquitedistinctlywiththe“HeadStart“program.Withouta

similarfocusonparenteducationandonthevitalimportanceofthefirstthreeyears,someevidence

indicatesthatitwillnotbeenoughtoovercomeeducationalunfairness.

24.Whatcausedthefailureofthe"HeadStart“program?

A.Thelargenumberofpoorfamilies.B.Thedisapprovalfromchildren.

C.Thelatestartoftheprogram.D.Thelongperiodoftime.

25.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Missouri“program?

A.Itfocusedonthechildren'sfirstschoolteachers.

B.Ithelpedthechildrenreturntothesamehome.

C.Itmadethechildrenimprovedinmanyaspects.

D.Itgavetheparentsadviceontheirdevelopment.

26.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?

A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Bypresentingideas.D.Bydrawingconclusions.

C

Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothingbeatsthefeelingyougetafterfinishinga

longworkoutaroundthetrack.

Butwhileifslongbeenbelievedthatendorphins（内啡肽）一chemicalsinthebodythatcause

happiness-arebehindtheso-called“runner'shigh”,astudysuggestedthattheremaybemoretothis

phenomenonthanwepreviouslyknew.

AccordingtoarecentstudypublishedbyagroupofscientistsfromseveralGermanuniversities,a

groupofchemicalscalledendocannabinoids（内源性大麻素）mayactuallyberesponsiblefbrthis

familiargreatfeeling.

Totestthistheory,thescientiststurnedtomice.

Bothmiceandhumansreleasehighlevelsofendorphinsandendocannabinoidsafterexercise,along

withmanyotherchemicals.Afterexercisingonrunningwheels,themiceseemedhappyandrelaxedand

displayednosignsofanxiety.

Butafterbeinggivenadrugtoblocktheirendorphinstheychanged.However,whentheir

endocannabinoidswereblockwithadifferentdrug,therunner'shighsymptomsseemedtofade.

“Thelong-heldnotionofendorphinsbeingresponsiblefbrtherunner'shighisfalse.Endorphinsare

effectivepainrelievers,butonlywhenitcomestothepaininyourbodyandmusclesyoufeelafter

workingout,“PatrickLucasAustinwroteonascienceblog.

Similarstudiesareyettobecarriedoutonhumans,butit'salreadywellknownthatexerciseisa

highlyeffectivewaytogetridofstressoranxiety.

TheUK'sNationalHealthServiceevenprescribes（开药方）exercisefbrpatientswhoaresuffering

fromdepression.

“Beingdepressedcanleaveyoufeelinglowinenergy,whichmightputyouoffbeingmoreactive.

Regularexercisecanboostyourmoodifyouhavedepression,andit'sespeciallyusefulforpeoplewith

mildtomoderate（中等的）depression,“itwroteonitswebsite.

Itseemslikenothingcanbeatthatfeelingwegetafteragoodworkout,evenifwedon'tfully

understandwhereitcomesfrom.Atleastifwe'refeelingdown,weknowthatallwehavetodoisputon

ourrunningshoes.

27.WhatdidscientistsfromGermanuniversitiesrecentlydiscover?

A.Workingoutisahighlyeffectivewaytotreatdepression.

B.Therunner'shighcouldbecausedbyendocannabinoids.

C.Endorphinsmaycontributetoone'shighspiritsafterrunning.

D.Thelevelofendorphinsandendocannabinoidscouldaffectone'smood.

28.Thescientistsgavemicedrugsintheirexperimentto.

A.findwhatreducestherunner'shighsymptoms

B.seethespecificsymptomsoftherunner'shigh

C.identifywhatisresponsiblefortherunner'shigh

D•testwhatinfluencesthelevelofendocannabinoidsreleased

29.Theunderlinedword"notion“inParagraph7hastheclosestmeaningto"

A.effectB.goal

C.questionD.belief

30.AccordingtotheUK'sNationalHealthService,regularworkouts.

A.arethebestwaytotreatdepression

B.canhelpeasedepressionsymptoms

C.onlyworkforthosewithseriousdepression

D.canhelppeoplecompletelyrecoverfromdepression

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。

Haveyoueverhadtimesquestioningyourselfandfeelingdiscouraged?Ifyouansweryes,

31..experiencedisnegativeself-talk.31..YousaytoyourselfuntruethingslikeJTm

notgoodenough.I'madisappointment.9,Thesefalsebeliefsstopusinourtracks.So,howdoyoustop

thenegativesei仔talk?

32.32.

Knowyou'respecial.Youare"OneofaKind”!Thereisnootherpersonthatthinksexactlylike

you.Whenyoubegintosincerelybelievehowspecialyouare,ifseasiertofightthenegativeself^talk.

•Changeyourassociations

Yournegativeself^talkcomesfromyourenvironment.Youdidn'tjustaccidentallywakeuponeday

thinkingofbadthingsaboutyourself.Itmaybebecausesomeone,somewhereinyourlifehastoldyou

negativethingsaboutyouandwhetheryouacceptitornot,youbelievethem.However,ifyousurround

yourselfwiththerightpeople,theywillbuildyouup,inspireyouandmakeyoufeelbetter.33..

•Changeyourdialogue

Readandsayallthewonderfulthingsaboutyourselfatleast5timesperday.Lookatyourselfinthe

mirrorandsay,“Iamamazing!”34.,andyou'llbelieveyouareawesomeprettysoon.

Ofcourse,thereareotherthingstostopnegativeself^talk.35.,butifyouaredetermined

tothinkpositivelyineverysituation,thatwillbringapositivechangeinyourlife.

A.Thinkthesameway

B.Changeisnoteasy

C.Changeyourposition

D.Itbeginsinyourbrain

E.Changeyourstateofmind

F.You'llseekouttherightpeopletohelpchangeyourthoughts

G.You'llstarttobelievethegreatthingstheytellyoulittlebylittle

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的

最佳选项。

Inaremotevillage,sellingchestnutswasthemainsourceoflivelihoodforlocalvillagers.Inlate

autumn,thehillswerecoveredbythetreesandchestnutswere36fromthebranchesofthetrees,

which37withthewindattractinglocalvillagersto38thematthistimeofyear.

Thevillagerstookthechestnuts,carriedthemhomeand39themout.Thewholefamily

sifted（筛）andsortedthemaccordingtotheir4。，andthentransportedthemtothecityfor

wholesaleorretail.Everyvillagerknewthatiftheywantedtosellforagoodprice,whatreally41

wastosendtheselectedchestnutstothemarketfirst.Manyfamilies,whichwereshortof42，

wouldgotothenearbyvillagestohireworkerswithhigh43.

Still,tomanypeople's44,therewasayoungmaninthevillagewhocouldneverneedhelp,

45hehadlimitedhands.Helivedwithhisblindandoldmother.Healwaysarrivedatthemarket

onestepaheadoftheotherones46hecouldselloutofallthechestnutsandthenhappilydrove

backwithhistruck47_.

Thesecretoftheyoungmanwasafterpickingchestnuts,heputthem48_intoasack（麻袋）and

carriedthemtothetruck.Whenhesetout,hechosetheroad,49andbumpy（不平的），togo,

50thesmalloneswouldjumptothe51ofthebagandthelargeroneswouldstayonthetopof

thebag.Itwouldsavetimeforclassificationandselection.Wheninquiredhowhefoundtheway,the

youngman52：“Ifyouputyourheartintoit,youwillfindtherightway.Thisisnotanaccidentbut

a（n）53_result.”

Therewillalwaysbepeoplewhoget54_orcomplainwhentheyhearbadnews.Asamatterof

fact,ifyouuseyourhead,youwillbetothepeopleandthingsintheenvironment.Whenyou

turnyourmindintoactiontomoveforwardstepbystep,youcanalsocreateanewworldfor

yourself.,36.A.holdingB.filling

C.plantingD.hanging

37.A.fellB.shook

C.jumpedD.folded

38.A.enjoyB.view

C.seekD.pick

39.A.pouredB.took

C.thoughtD.figured

40.A.shapeB.size

C.tasteD.color

41.A.matteredB.cared

C.interestedD.minded

42.A.handsB.power

C.experienceD.ways

43.A.qualityB.quantity

C.moneyD.salary

44.A.puzzlementB.relief

C.astonishmentD.delight

45.A.onlyifB.asif

C.evenifD.ifonly

46.A.whichB.where

C.whomD.who

47.A.fullB.filled

C.emptyD.loaded

48.A.suddenlyB.shortly

C.directlyD.hurriedly

49.A.toughB.rough

C.regularD.smooth

50.A.evenB.or

C.butD.so

51.A.holeB.tip

C.middleD.bottom

52.A.sighedB.excited

C.smiledD.sneezed

53.A.unexpectedB.necessary

C.accidentalD.deliberate

54.A.strickenB.satisfied

C.upsetD.surprised

55.A.sensitiveB.accessible

C.relativeD.flexible

非选择题部分

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分45分)

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5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。

IcanwellrememberthatIwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLifb”

beforethewholeclassattheageof15!Youcanimaginehow56.(terrible)shyIwaswith

somanyeyesfixedonme.Ihadnochoicebut57.(prepare)forit,though.Firstofall,I

wastodraftthespeech,58.wasjustapieceofcakeforme-agoodwriter.Butthe

hardestpart59.(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory-forit

60.(forbid)toreadfromthepaper.TherealmomentbeganwhenIstoodontheplatform

61.mylegstremblingandmymindblank.Butmylistenerswerewaitingpatiently

withoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfound62.(I)back,deliveringmyspeech

withoutdifficulty.After63.seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudience

applauding-Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforetheaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywith

my64.(confident)builtup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthe

65.(great)difficultyonmywaytosuccessismyfear.OvercomeitandIwillbeableto

achievemygoals.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节应用文写作(满分15分)

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第二节概要写作（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Punishingchildrenisacontroversialtopic.Everybodyhasdifferentopinionsabouthowtoactto

correctachild'sbehavior.Parents，teachers，doctorsandspecialistssuchaspsychologists,have

disagreementsaboutwhetheritisgoodforachild'seducationtopunishhimorher.

Theword“punish“meansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Punishmentcanbephysicalor

emotional.Physicalpunishmentiswhentheparenthits,slapsornksthechild.

Ontheotherhand,emotionalpunishmentiswhentheparent,inordertoeducatethechild,doesn't

lethimorherwatchTV，gotoplaywithhisorherfriends,ordothingslikethat.Theparentdoesn'tteach

himorher,butstillheorshepunishesthechild.

Althoughmanysurveysandstudieshavebeenmadeaboutwhatthecorrectwayistoraiseachild,

nobodyhastheanswerorthetruth.Ithinkitwillbeverydifficulttofindtheanswerorgetpeopleto

agree.

Ithinktheparentsshouldlovetheirchildandgivehimorherthebesteducation,butatthesame

time,theyshouldpunishthechildifheorshedeservesit.Ithinkifyouloveyourchild,youshouldbe

rationalwhenyouapplythepunishment.ltshouldbereasonableandstrict.

Theparents9goalistohaveagoodmanorwomaninsocietyinthefuture，sosometimesyou

shoulddowhatisnecessarytogetyourchildtobehavewell.

答案和解析

选择题部分

第一部分听力

1-5.AACCC6-10.ABBCA11-15.BCCBB16-20.BAACB

听力材料

(Text1)

W:Whydon'tyoueatmore?You'vealwayssaidhowmuchyoulovethemeatpieImake.DidIput

toomuchsaltinit?

M:No,no.Justtoothache.0

(Text2)

W:Iheardyou'regoingabroad,aren,tyou?

M:Yes,IhadwantedtogoonWednesday,butIcouldn'tgetaticket.SoIboughtonefor

Tuesday•②

(Text3)

M:Wherearewegoingtomorrow,Mary?

W:WellfirstvisittheScienceMuseumwhichistotheeastofthezoo,andthendrivetothe

People飞Park.®

(Text4)

M:WhyareyougoingtoBoston?

W:Fmgoingtheretoseemygrandparents.@MyparentsandIdon'tlivewiththem,sothey

sometimesgetlonely.

(Text5)

W:Peter,tellmesomethingaboutyourtriptoSeattle.

M:Ididn'tgothere.Butwe'vejustcomebackfromLosAngeles.Nothingspecial,wedrovethere

anddroveback.

W:Thatdoesn'tsoundinteresting.

M:Yeah.WeshouldhavegonetoMiami.®

(Text6)

W:Hi,John.TmgladIrunintoyou.

M:Hi.I'mglad,too.

W:Wouldyouliketogoclimbingthisweekend?⑥

M:I'mnotsure.IpromisedtohelpmysistermoveonSaturday.©

W:HowaboutSunday,then?⑥Wecouldstartearlyinthemorning.

M:Imightbeavailablethatday.LetmecheckandI'llcallyoutonight.

(Text7)

W:Whatdoyouthinkofthefilmsnowadays?

M:Mm,Ithinktheyarejustso-so.Allthesemoviesarethesamenowadays:aprettygirlanda

handsomeman,bothwithanamazingjob,fallinginlove.®

W:Yeah,andthere'salwayssomesillyconflictthafsneatlytiedupbytheend.

M:Imaginethatouronlyconflictisthatyourmotherandminedon'tgetalong.

W:Iguessthatiswhynormalpeoplelikeuslovegoingtothemoviessomuch.It'sachanceto

escapethetroublesoflifeandliveinaworldwhereeverythingalwaysturnsoutwell.®

M:Whafswrongwithalittlebitofpositivethinkingandhappyendings?

W:Nothingatall.Iwasjustthinkingoutloud.

M:You'reright,though.

(Text8)

W:TomorrowI'lltakeyoutosomeplacesthatI'msureyouwillhaveaninterestin.

M:Whereelsehaven'twebeentoyet?

W:TheFolkAntiqueHandicraftsandCollectiblesExhibitionHalls.

M:Great!Howmanykindsoffolkcollectionsdotheyhave?

W:Well.There9reactuallyover200kindsoffolkcollections.⑩There'salsooneexhibitionhall

fbrmultiplecollections,andseveralseparatedisplayroomsforprivatecollectors.®

M:Privatecollectors!Theymusthaveexcellentcollections,rilgoandseeeachofthem.What

kindsofcollectionscanIsee?

W:Thecollectionsyou'llseeincludeancientcasesandboxes,teasets,preciousseashellsand,

ancientcoins,fans,minimusicalinstruments,rarestonesandrocks,modelships,modelcars,

etc.@

M:Wow!Ican'twaitanymore.

(Text9)

W:Iwishyoucouldfindanotherhobby.Fishingissoboringforme!Iwanttofindsomething

wecandotogether.

M:Well,honey,youaregoingtolovemeevenmore!⑬Ihaveanidea.Whataboutdance

classes?

W:Danceclasses!Howwonderful!Butyousaid“danceisnotforrealmen”.⑭

M:MaybeFvechangedmymind.Now,lefsdecidewhichdanceclasstotake.

W:There9sballroomdancing,discodancing,tapdance,jazzdanceandthetango.Thetango

soundsinteresting.Isn'titfromArgentina?

M:Yes,Iguessedyou'dchoosethetangosoIdidsomeresearchontheInternet.®

W:Youknowmetoowell.ItookballetwhenIwaslittle,buthaveneverhadthechancetodancein

thepastfewyears,becauseIthoughtyoudidn'tenjoyit.

M:Didyouknowtherearethreedifferentkindsoftangodancestoday?

W:Yes,Ireadonceonthebook.Doyouknowwhichonetheyteach?

M:TheformknownasthestagetangoisaimedatEnglish-speakingpeople.Isupposetheyteach

thisone.

W:Ithinkthetangoisbecomingpopularnow.Someoftheseclassesarealreadyfullybooked.

M:Yes,whafsthephonenumber?Weshouldhurryup.⑯

(Text10)

David,thisisTim,youroldcollegeroommate.Fmintownforameeting.®Iwouldhave

calledbeforeIcame,butthemeetingwassupposedtolastallday,andIdidn'tthinkFdhavetimetotalk

toyou.Itturnedoutthatthemeeting