Unit2WildlifeProtection单元测评习题含解析新人教版必修第二册

第二单元测评

（时间：120分钟总分：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.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Flyakite.

B.Gotothepark.

C.PlayontheInternet.

2.Whatwillthegirlbuythisevening?

A.Sunglasses.B.Ascarf.C.Gloves.

3.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Takeataxi.

B.Walktothehotel.

C.Asksomeoneelseforhelp.

4.Whoisthewomanprobably?

A.Ahotelclerk.

B.Apoliceofficer.

C.Theman'swife.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Abirthdayparty.

B.NewYear'sgifts.

C.Theman'sparents.

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.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeel?

A.Excited.B.Nervous.C.Regretful.

7.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.TalktoSamantha.

B.Dancewiththewoman.

C.Attendagraduationceremony.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatwillthemandowithhisgirlfriendonQixiFestival?

A.Gotoamovie.

B.Gotoaconcert.

C.Eatatanicerestaurant.

9.Accordingtothewoman,whatwouldbeaspecialgift?

A.Asong.

B.Apoem.

C.Apieceofjewelry.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdoesthemanwanthishaircut?

A.Allofftheback.

B.Alloffthesides.

C.Alittleoffthetopandsides.

11.Whatdidthemancomplainabout?

A.Thewomancuthishairtooshort,

B.Thewomancuthisearaccidentally,

C.Thetowelwastoodirty.

12.Whycan'tthemancomplaindirectlytothemanager?

A.Themanagerisonvacation.

B.Themanagerisouttolunch.

C.Themanagerisdealingwithanothercustomer.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whoisthewoman?

A.Theboy'saunt.

B.Theboy'smother.

C.Theboy'sgrandmother.

14.Whatdidthewomanenjoydoingwhenshewasyoung?

A.Playingwithacat.

B.Doingartprojects.

C.Takingphotographs.

15.Whatdoestheboylike?

A.Heisshy.

B.Helikestopaint.

C.Hedoesn'thavemanyfriends.

16.Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutherhusband?

A.Theboylooksjustlikehim.

B.Heheldtheboybeforeshedid.

C.Hepassedaway.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wherewillvisitorsgoonthefirstdayofthetour?

A.ArchesNationalPark.

B.TempleSquare.

C.GoblinValley.

18.WhatdoweknowaboutLittleWildHorseCanyon?

A.It'sverynarrow.

B.It'sinnorthernUtah.

C.Itwasformedbyanearthquake.

19.Whatisincludedinthetourprice?

A.Entrancefees.

B.Threemealsaday.

C.TransportationinUtah.

20.Whencanyoumakeareservationforthetour?

A.Twoweeksinadvance.

B.Oneweekinadvance.

C.Fourdaysinadvance.

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。

A

WhenFluffythecatdisappearedfromherhomeinNavarre,Ohio,herownerspotted

herhighinapinetree.EllenAlbertwasn,timmediatelyconcernedbecauseeveryone

guaranteedherthatcatsalwayscamedownwhentheywerehungry.

ThatwasonaFriday.OnSunday,whenthewhitekittyshowednosignofleaving

andwasstillhighinthetree,EllenAlbertcalledErieValleyFireandRescuefor

helpwithherpet.

“Fluffywasabout40feetintheair.Toohighfortheladderswecarry,“Ryan

ShanowerofErieValleyFireandRescuesaid."Shewasalsonearsomepowerlines

thatcausedathreat.Wetriedcatfoodondaytwoofherbeingthereandfiguredby

eveningshe'dbedown.Highwindsandhardrainmadetherescueattemptsmore

difficult.

FireChiefRickAnnentoldhistheoryabouthowthekittyendedupsofarupthe

tree.Annensawhawks（老鹰）sittingonabuildingacrossthestreetandnoticed

Fluffy'sregularcollarandfleacollarwerebothmissing.Hefiguredahawkhadpicked

upFluffybythecollarsandshehadgottenfreeandfallenhighinthepinetree.

Bydaythree,therainhadstoppedenough,butFluffystillwouldn'torcouldn't

move.Thefiredepartmentreachedouttoalocaltreeservicetoseeifthey'dlend

ahandtothefrightenedcat.Theyshowedupwithabuckettrucktheyusetotrim（修

剪）talltrees.Oncethebuckettruckwasupintheair,Fluffywasdowninaminute

ortwo.

Itwasahappyending,forsure,butnotacommonday'sworkforthese

firefighters.

21.Whataddedtothedifficultyinrescuingthecat?

A.Badweather.

B.Noeffectivetools.

C.Thepowerlines.

D.Thecat'sweakness.

22.WhatcanweknowaboutFluffythecat?

A.Ittendedtoclimbtreeswhenhungry.

B.ItclimbeduptothepinetreeonFriday.

C.Itssituationmightbecausedbyahawk.

D.Itscollarswereonthetopofthepinetree.

23.Howdidpeoplerescuethecatfinally?

A.Theygotthetreetrimmed.

B.Theyusedalongenoughladder.

C.Theyemployedabuckettruck.

D.Theypushedittocomedown.

B

Millionsofyearsagodinosaurslivedontheearth.Inthedaysofdinosaursthe

wholeearthwaswarmandwet.Thereweregreenforestsandtheycouldfindenoughto

eat.Later,partsoftheearthbecamecoldanddry,andtheforeststheredied.Then

dinosaurscouldnotfindenoughtoeat.Thismustbeonereasonwhydinosaursdied

out.

Wecanguessanotherreason.Newkindsofanimalscameontheearth.Somehadbig

brainsandwerefastandstrong.Theycouldkilldinosaurs.

Theremaybeotherreasonsthatwedon'tknowaboutyet.Scientistsaretrying

tomakemorediscoveriesaboutdinosaurs.

Dinosaurswereofmanysizesandshapes（形状）.Somewereassmallas

chickens,whilesomewereabout90feetlong.

Therewerealsoterriblefightsbetweendinosaurs.Theymighthavehappenedmore

than100millionyearsago.Thoughtherewasnomantoseeanyofthefights,wecan

betoldbytheanimal'sfootprints（足迹）thatfightdidtakeplace.

24.Accordingtothepassage,dinosaursdidexistonlyontheearth.

A.formillionsofyears

B.millionsofyearsago

C.morethan100millionyearsago

D.whenitwaswarmandwetsomewhere

25.Onereasonwhydinosaursdiedoutisthat.

A.thereweretoomanydinosaurs

B.partsoftheearthbecamewarmandwet

C.thereweremanygreenforests

D.theycouldn,tfindenoughtoeat

26.Wecanseefromthispassage.

A.scientistsaretryingtomakesomedinosaurs

B.dinosaursaredangerousenough

C.dinosaursareworthstudyingfurther

D.scientistsknownothingaboutdinosaurs

27.Thoseterriblefightscanbeexplainedby.

A.footprintsoftheanimals

B.imagination

C.rocksandforests

D.dinosaurs,eggs

C

Morethantwothirdsoftheworld'spolarbearswillbewipedoutby

2050,accordingtoashockingnewstudy.Bythen,scientistssay,globalwarmingwill

havemelted42percentoftheArcticseaice.By2100,onlyaveryfewoftheseimportant

creatureswillbeleft.

ThereporthasbeenproducedbytheUSGeologicalSurvey.Thescientistshave

publicisedtheirfindingsinthehopeofinfluencingUSInteriorSecretaryDirk

Kempthorne,whohasbeenaskedtoputpolarbearsontheUSendangeredspecieslist.

Polarbearsdependonfloatingseaiceasaplatformforhuntingseals,whichare

theirmainfood.Withoutenoughice,polarbearswouldbeforcedtogoontothe

land,wheretheyarepoorlyskilledhunters,andwouldbeunlikelytoadapttothelife

onthelandintime.Expertssayfewlittlebearswouldsurviveandthestresscould

makemanyfemalesunabletogetpregnant.

TheteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsspentsixmonthsstudyingbears,on

theground,fromspotterplanesandinthelab,usingcomputermodels.Someteammembers

feartheresultisevenworseforthebearsthanwhattheirreportsays.Theysaythe

Arcticiswarmingfasterthananywhereintheworldandmuchfasterthantheircomputer

hadbeenforecasting.Satelliteobservationshaveshownthattheicehasdecreased

toanall-timelow.

However,noteveryoneinthescientificcommunitybelievesthatglobalwarming

ishappeningonsuchanalarmingscale.Anotherinvestigationhasfoundthatpolar

bearsarestillbeinghuntedbywealthy“sportsmen“whowanttheirskinsandheads.At

leastteninternationalcompaniesofferbear-huntingtrips.

28.WhatdoweknowaboutDirkKempthorneaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heisananimalscientist.

B.HeisaprotectorofanimalsworkingfortheUSgovernment.

C.HewasaskedtoputpolarbearsontheUSendangeredspecieslist.

D.Heofferedtoputpolarbearsontheendangeredspecieslist.

29.Whywillpolarbearsdieoutifthereisnotenoughseaice?

A.Becausepolarbearscan'tcatchenoughfoodwithoutice.

B.Becausepolarbearseaticewhentheyfeelthirsty.

C.Becausepolarbearswillbeeasilyfoundbyhunterswithoutice.

D.Becausemostfemalebearsareusedtogivingbirthunderice.

30.Afterasix-monthstudy,somescientistsfearthat.

A.thereissomethingwrongwiththeircomputers

B.polarbearswilldisappearevenfasterthantheyeverexpected

C.theircomputermodelsarenotasaccurateastheyexpected

D.globalwarmingwilldestroyeverythingintheArctic

31.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Theforecastaboutthefutureofpolarbearsisnotcorrect.

B.Globalwarmingwon'thaveanyeffectonhuntingtripsintheArctic.

C.Polarbearsareanendangeredspeciesasaresultofbear-hunting.

D.Peopledon'tpayenoughattentiontotheprotectionofendangeredspecies.

D

ItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.However,theywerenot

unhappy.Afterall,theirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.

Thenoneday,somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Theytoldthevillagersthere

weresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog'slegs.However,theydidnothave

enoughfrogsoftheirown,andsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.

Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefields

around,andtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatch

them.Agreementwasreached,andthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatch

frogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.For

thefirsttime,thepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuture.Butthedreamdidn't

lastlong.

Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasifthecropswerenot

doingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoften,and,thereseemed

tobemoreinsectsaroundlately.

Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn,tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingand

thechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides（杀

虫齐（J）andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.

Thenthepeoplerealisedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn'tbeen

useless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob一eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogs

killed,theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsand

spreadingdiseases.

Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquare

andlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuch

deepermeaning.

32.FromParagraph1welearnthatthevillagers.

A.workedveryhardforcenturies

B.dreamedofhavingabetterlife

C.werepoorbutsomewhatcontent

D.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers

33.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?

A.Thefrogswereeasymoney.

B.Theyneededmoneytobuymedicine.

C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.

D.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise.

34.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren'ssickness?

A.Thecropsdidn'tdowell.

B.Thereweretoomanyinsects.

C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.

D.Thepesticideswereoverused.

35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?

A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.

B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.

C.Theharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportant.

D.Goodolddayswillneverbeforgotten.

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。

AliCrumpackerstudiedthephotosoftwobobcat（短尾猫）kittensonhercomputer

screen."36,"saidCrumpacker,directorofTheFundforAnimalsWildlifeCenter

inRamona,California.

Italsolookedlikethekittenshadn'tbeencleanedinawhile一somethinga

motherbobcatwoulddo.Crumpackerdecidedtoexamine.

Thephotoshadbeentakenbysomeonewhosawthekittensinhisbackyard.37.So

heaskedthecentrestafftosavethetwobobcatkittens.Centrestaffarrivedathis

house,setuphumane（人道的）trapsandthenwaitedforthekittenstoreturn.Totheir

surprise,oneofthekittenswasalreadythere,drinkingfromthepool!

38.Thestaffhopedtheywouldsoonbeontheirwaytorecovery.

Morethan380injuredandorphanedanimalslikethisbobcatpaircamethrough

theWildlifeCenterlastyear.39.

“Wealwaysgetthemwhenthey'rereallydown,“saysKimSpall,wholooksafter

theseanimals."Butthentoseethemgobackoutinthewild...it?sjustreally

beautiful.”

Someanimals,however,arenotabletoreturntothewild.Forthem,thecentre

becomesapermanentshelter.40.Allarecaredforwithlove.

A.They'retooyoungtobeontheirown

B.Animalsareourbestfriendssowecan'thurtthem

C.AliCrumpackersetouttophotoanimalsintheirnaturalhabitat

D.Worriedthattheymightbeorphans,heknewtheWildlifeCentrecouldhelpthem

E.Afterbeingcaught,thekittenswerebroughttothecentreformedicalexams

F.Eachoftheanimalslivesinconditionsasclosetotheirnaturalhabitataspossible

G.Thestaffnursedtheanimalsbacktohealthandpreparedthemforreturntothe

wild

第三部分语言知识应用（共两节,满分45分）

第一节（共20小题;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。

Wefinddifferentkindsofanimalsintheworld.Someanimals,suchastigersand

lionsliveinbigforestsandtheyarecalled41animals.Someotherslikesheep

anddogsare42bymenandtheyarecalleddomestic（驯养的）animals.Theseanimals

areverydifferentfromoneanother,butwecan43themintobiggroups:thosethat

eatotheranimalsandthosethateatgrassandleaves.Animalslikethe44belong

tothefirstgroup.

Animalsare45greatusetohumanbeings.Men46wildanimalsfortheir

furandmeat.Domesticanimalsare47moreimportanttomen.Withoutthem,lifewill

be48Peoplemakeuseofanimalsinmany49Cowsandpigsareusefultomen's

50Theyare80%ofthe51meneateveryyear.Skinofsomeanimalscanbe52

intoexpensiveovercoatsandshoes,whicharewarmandcomfortableand53along

time.Theyareverywelcomein54countries.Wool,whichisnowoneofthemost

importantmaterialsfortextile（纺织品）55,comesfromaspecialkindof

animals.Fromcows,wegetmilk.Andweshouldn't56thatsomedomesticanimals

arekeptfortransport.Manypeoplestillridehorses57thehorseisuncommon

today.Arabsrideoncamels58travelindesertsfordayswithout59.Insome

placesanimalsarestillusedtoploughthefield.60isclearthatmenjustcan't

livewithouttheseanimals.

41.A.wildB.rareC.terribleD.native

42.A.trappedB.treatedC.soldD.kept

43.A.separateB.divideC.sellD.look

44.A.goatB.tigerC.cowD.horse

45.A.withB.toC.forD.of

46.A.huntB.discoverC.raiseD.care

47.A.quiteB.littleC.evenD.very

48.A.smoothB.difficult

C.easyD.perfect

49.A.waysB.groupC.placesD.kinds

50.A.lifeB.workC.familyD.food

51.A.mealB.meatC.dinnerD.soup

52.A.putB.turned

C.madeD.changed

53.A.lastB.costC.takeD.dress

54.A.coolB.cold

C.warmD.foreign

55.A.exhibitionB.field

C.industry-D.factory

56.A.forgetB.remember

C.realiseD.notice

57.A.whenB.ifC.thoughD.before

58.A.whichB.whatC.whoseD.how

59.A.restingB.drinking

C.sleepingD.stopping

60.A.ThatB.ThisC.ItD.What

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。

Doyouknowhowimportantcarsareinpeople'slifeintheUnitedStates?61.

acar,mostpeoplefeelthattheyarepoor.Andevenifapersonispoor,hedoesn,t

reallyfeelpoorwhenhehasacar.

Therearethree62.(reason)whythecarhasbecomesopopularin

theUnitedStates.Firstofall,thecountryisalargeoneandAmericansliketomove

aroundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableand63.(cheap)

form(方式)oftransportation.

Thesecondreasonis64.theUnitedStateshasneverreallydeveloped

anefficientandinexpensiveformofpublictransportation.Thoughthereisagood

systemofairservice(航空月艮务)，itissoexpensivethatitcannot65.

(use)often.

Nowthethirdreason,andalsothemostimportant66.一theAmerican

spiritof67.（independent）.Americansdon'tliketowaitforabus

oratrain.Acargivesthemthefreedomtoschedule68.（they）owntime.

Thegasshortage（短缺）69.（cause）abigproblemfor

Americanssince1975.Thereal70.（solve）willhavetobeanewkind

ofcar,onethatdoesnotusesomuchgas.

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）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有

10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）画掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Onacoldwinterdayin1900,asmallboycallingCharlesChaplinwaswalkingalong

thestreetinLondon.Hedoesn'thavebreakfastorlunch.Hewantedtobuyanybread,and

hedidn'thaveanymoney.Hisfatherdiedsincehewasveryyoung.Hismotherwasoften

ill,soshecouldn'ttakecareaboutCharlesorhisbrother.Neitherofthemhadto

worktohelpfortheirmother.Hewasveryyoungbuthisdreamwasverybig.Hewanted

tobegreatmanintheworldoffilms,soheworkedveryhardly.

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。

AfunnythinghappenedtoArthurwhenhewasonthewaytoworkoneday.Ashe

walkedalongParkAvenueneartheFirstNationalBank,heheardthesoundofsomeone

tryingtostartacar.Hetriedagainandagainbutcouldn'tgetthecarmoving.Arthur

turnedandlookedinsideatthefaceofayoungmanwholookedworried.Arthurstopped

andasked,“Itlookslikeyou'vegotaproblem,“Arthursaid.

"I'mafraidso.I'minabighurryandIcan'tstartmycar.”

“IstheresomethingIcandotohelp?”Arthurasked.Theyoungmanlookedat

thetwosuitcasesinthebackseatandthensaid,“Thanks.Ifyou'resureitwouldn,t

betoomuchtrouble,youcouldhelpmegetthesesuitcasesintoataxi.”

“Notroubleatall.dbegladtohelp.”

Theyoungmangotoutandtookoneofthesuitcasesfromthebackseat.After

placingitontheground,heturnedtogettheotherone.JustasArthurpickedupthe

firstsuitcaseandstartedwalking,heheardtheloudnoiseofanalarm（警报）.

Itwasfromthebank.Therehadbeenarobbery（抢劫案）!

ParkAvenuehadbeenquietamomentbefore.Nowtheairwasfilledwiththesound

ofthealarmandtheshoutsofpeoplerunningfromalldirections.Carsstoppedand

thepassengersjoinedthecrowdinfrontofthebank.Peopleaskedeachother,“What

happened???Buteveryonehadadifferentanswer.

Arthur,stillcarryingthesuitcase,turnedtolookatthebankandwalkedright

intotheyoungwomaninfrontofhim.

Shelookedatthesuitcaseandthenathim.Arthurwassurprised."Whyisshe

lookingatmelikethat?”Hethought."Thesuitcase!ShethinksI'mthebank

thief!”

Arthurlookedaroundatthecrowdofpeople.Hebecamefrightened,andwithout

anotherthought,hestartedtorun.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph1:

Ashewasrunning,Arthurheardtheyoungmanshoutingbehind,“Stop,stop\"_

Paragraph2:

ThetaxistoppedinfrontofthePoliceSta,tionandArthur

答案：

附:听力原文

(Textl)

W:Ican'tbelievehowniceitisoutside.Let?stakeawalktothepark.

M:Anddowhat?Flyakite?I,dratherjuststayathomeandplayontheInternet.

(Text2)

M:Now,Sophie...youwillloveskiing,butyoumusthavetherightclothes.Doyouhave

gloves?

W:Yes,UncleSteve,andascarf.YougavethemtomeatChristmas,remember?

M:0h,yes!Ihadforgotten.Youwillneedsunglassesforthesnowaswell.

W:Allright.Iamgoingshoppingthisevening,soIwillbuyapairthen.

(Text3)

W:Excuseme.DoyouknowwheretheAdmiralHotelis?

M:Ican'tsaythatIdo.Whydon'tyouwalkoverandaskthattaxidriver?Heshould

know.

(Text4)

W:Calmdown,sir.WherewereyoulastTuesdayevening?Andwhowereyouwith?

M:Iwasstayinginahotel.Iwaswithmywife,Joan.

W:Whatwasthenameofthehotel?

M:TheGeorgeandDragon.

(Text5)

M:Ican'twaitformybirthdaythisweekend.

W:Metoo.Areyouhavingagiantcakethisyear?

M:Yes,andhopefully,Igetalotofgifts.Myparentshaveplannedoutthewholeparty

already.AndIknowmyfriendsarepreparingtogivemeabigsurprise.

(Text6)

W:Hey,IthinkSamanthajustcamein.

M:Uh...really?

W:Yes.Sheishere!Youshouldgototalktoher.

M:Ah...no,Iwouldn'tknowwhattosay.

W:Oh,comeon.Everyoneknowsyoulikeher.Goandaskhertodance.

M:Um...maybelater.

W:Youhavebeensayingthatforyears!Wejustgraduated!Thisisyourlastchance.

M:Youareright.Fine,F11doit.

(Text7)

W:Whathaveyoubeenuptolately?

M:Justspendingalotoftimewithmygirlfriend.

W:0h,nice.DoyoutwohaveanyplansforQixiFestival?Gotoseeafilm?

M:No,I'mtakingherouttodinneratanicerestaurant.

W:She'11lovethat.

M:Ihopeso.Iwanttodosomethingelsespecialforher,too.

W:Likewhat?

M:Idon'tknow.Doyouhaveanyromanticideas?

W:Hmm...youcouldalwayswriteherapoem.

M:Greatidea!It'smuchbetterthanapieceofjewelrythatmightbreakorgetlost.

W:Definitely.

M:So,whatareyoudoingwithyourboyfriendthisQixiFestival?

W:We,regoingtotheTaylorSwiftconcert.

M:Soundsfun.

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M:Hi!Fdliketogetmyhaircut.

W:Well,maybeyou'11beinterestedintoday,sspecial?We,11cutandstyleyourhair

foroneunbelievablelowpriceof$12.

M:Okay,butIjustwanttogetmyhaircutalittlebit.Alittleoffthetopand

sides,that,sall.

W:Noproblem.Okay,herewego.So,whatdoyoudoforaliving?

M:I,malawyer,andI'mintownforajobinterview,and...

W:0ops.

M:Whatdoyoumeanbysaying"oops”?Hey,canIseeamirror?

W:Nothingtoworryabout,sir.Relax.

M:Ouch.Thatreallyhurt!Whatareyoudoinganyway?0h,lookatallmyhaironthe

floor.Howmuchareyoureallycuttingoff?

W:Relax.

M:0h,gosh,youcutmyhairtooshort.Iwanttotalktothemanager...now!

W:I'msorry,buthe'sonvacation.

M:Ugh!

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M:Whatwereyoulikewhenyouweremyage?

W:Thatwasalongtimeago.Iwasalotlikeyou,actually.Ilovedart,andItookdance

lessons.

M:Ilikeart,too.

W:Iknowyoudo.Ihavehungalotofyourpa