Unit4HistoryandTraditions单元测评习题含解析新人教版必修第二册

第四单元测评

（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.Whatdoesthemanusuallyhaveforbreakfast?

A.Friedcakes.

B.Friedrice-noodles.

C.Noodles.

2.Whatwillthewomandofirst?

A.Withdrawsomemoney.

B.Seethedentist.

C.Gotothehistoryseminar.

3.WhatisthetimebySandra?swatch?

A.2:55.B.3:00.C.3:05.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Fillingouttheformsisnoeasythingtodo.

B.Sheforgottofillouttheforms.

C.She'11remindthemanabouttheforms.

5.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Differencesbetweenmeatandfruit.

B.Differentideasaboutmeatandvegetables.

C.Differentkindsofmeat.

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.Whycan'tthewomanhavethepartyonthetwenty-ninth?

A.Shewillattendameeting.

B.Shewilltraveltoanothercity.

C.Shewillseeherdoctor.

7.Howlongwillthepartyrun?

A.Fourhours.

B.Threehours.

C.Twohours.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Wheredidthemanseetheadforthebikesale?

A.OnTV.

B.Inadepartmentstore.

C.Inthenewspaper.

9.Whichbikeisthelatestmodel?

A.TheCurzon.

B.TheAderson.

C.TheInstant.

10.Whatdoesthemandecidetodointheend?

A.Buythecheapestone.

B.Gototheshoptolookatthebikesfirst.

C.Buytheonerecommendedbythewoman.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.What'sthemandoing?

A.Makingaphonecall.

B.Explaininghowtousethephone.

C.Chargingthewomanforusingthephone.

12.What'sgoodaboutthecard?

A.Itsavesmoney.

B.It'smuchsafer.

C.It'sconvenient.

13.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Asksomeoneforchange.

B.Calltheinformationoffice.

C.Usetheman'sphonecard.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Wheredidthemangothismorning?

A.Toashop.

B.Toaschool.

C.Toazoo.

15.Whathappenedtohim?

A.Helostsomekeys.

B.Helostacamera.

C.Hequarrelledwiththedriver.

16.Howdidhegetbackhiscamera?

A.Thedriversentitbacktohim.

B.Thecompanysentitbacktohim.

C.Hewenttothecompanyandgotitback.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A.Complainingaboutsomething.

B.Warningthebusmanager.

C.Makingsuggestions.

18.HowoftenistheNumber16bussupposedtotraveltotheairport?

A.Every5minutes.

B.Every10minutes.

C.Every15minutes.

19.Howmanypassengersshouldabuscarryatthemost?

A.40.B.60.C.129.

20.WhatdidthespeakerfindoutonSaturdaymorning?

A.Thebuswasspeeding.

B.Thebuswasoverloaded.

C.Thebusdidn'tcomeontime.

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

HowtosavemoneytovisitShanghaiDisneyland?

The“happiestplaceonearth“isatopdestinationonmanyfamilies'bucket

lists.ButtakingavacationtoDisneyWorldcanbedifficulttodoonabudget.There

aresomeconsiderationsthatyoucanmaketoreducethecostofyourDisneyWorld

vacation.

1.BuySouvenirsinAdvance

Disneyhasinfluencedpracticallyeveryindustry,whichmakesiteasytofind

Disneyitemsanywhere,fromWalmart,Target,andyourlocalgrocerystoretodepartment

storesandAmazon.Youcansavealotofmoneybypurchasingitemsbeforeyourtrip

attheseless-expensiveplacesthanatDisneyland.

2.MakeanAutographBook

Anautographbookisseenasamust-havebymanyDisneylandenthusiastsandis

amemoryyoucantakehomewithyou.Thesebookscancostanywherefrom$7.95to$19.95

attheDisneyStoreandupto$30forthelatest-and-greatestautographbookat

Disneyland,suchasthepark's60thanniversaryedition.Otherchoicescangetthe

jobdoneforunder$5.Forexample,youcanbuyasmallphotoalbum,cutepadsor

notebooks.

3.EatBreakfastbeforeYouArrive

BreakfastisalmostaspriceyaslunchordinnerifyoueatinsidetheDisneyland

parks.Ifyouhaveahotelwithafreebreakfast,takeadvantageofit.Ifyouwantto

eatout,eatatalocalrestaurantthatisinexpensiveorhasakids'menu,suchas

McDonald?swhichisclosetothepark.

4.TakeAdvantageofDiscountsOfferedtoSpecialGroups

Disneyoffersawidevarietyofdiscounts,includingformilitaryservice

members,collegestudents,teachers,andyouthgroups.Ifyouthinkyoumightqualify

foraspecialdiscountorgrouprate,calltheDisneylandResorttobooktickets.

21.Itmaytakeyoumoremoneytobuysouvenirsat.

A.DisneylandB.departmentstores

C.WalmartD.Amazon

22.Howmuchdoyoupayforthepark's60thanniversaryedition?

A.$7.95.B.$19.95.

C.$5.D.$30.

23.Whatisonepieceoftheauthorsadviceonbreakfast?

A.YouhadbettereatatDisneyland.

B.Youcaneatatalocalrestaurant.

C.Youshouldprepareitwellathome.

D.Youcanaskthehoteltosupplyitforfree.

B

InChina,MajorCold（大寒）isthelastsolarterminwinterandalsothelastsolar

termintheannuallunar（阴历的）calendar.Inthisperiod,snow,rainandicycold

weatherhaveabiginfluenceonpeople'slives.

HereareseveralthingsyoushouldknowaboutMajorCold.

Eating“dispelling（驱散，消除）coldcake"

DuringMajorCold,peopleinBeijinghaveahabitofeating“dispellingcold

cake”,akindofricecake.Stickyrice,thecake'smainingredient,containsmore

sugarthanrice,whichcanmakepeoplefeelwarmallovertheirbodies.InChinesethe

word“ricecake“hasthesamepronunciationwiththeword“higherinanew

year”,whichsymbolisesgoodluckandcontinualpromotion.

Eatingfriedspringrolls

InAnqingofAnhuiProvince,peopletraditionallyeatfriedspringrollsduring

MajorCold.Theyusearound,cooked,thinpancaketowrapstuffinginathinroll.Then

itisfriedinapanwithoiluntilitturnsyellowandfloatstothetop.Thestuffing

insidethespringrollcontainsmeatorvegetablesandtheflavourcanbesaltyor

sweet.

Drinkingstewed（炖的）soup

PeopleinNanjingofJiangsuProvinceliketodrinkstewedsoupduringMajor

Cold,whichcanmakepeoplefeelwarmfromheadtofoot.Theyalwaysstewtheagedhen

soupwithginseng（人参），matrimonyvine（枸杞）andblackfungus（黑木耳）.

Doingwintersports

Thereisasayingthatgoes,“DrippingwaterfreezesduringMinorandMajor

Cold."InvariousregionsofChina,MajorColdistheperfecttimeforwintersports

suchasskiing,ice-skatingandsledding.

24.WhichstatementistrueaboutMajorColdaccordingtothepassage?

A.MajorColdisthecoldestterminthefourseasons.

B.MajorColdisthelastsolarterminthetraditionalChinesecalendar.

C.Snowandraindon'thaveagreateffectonpeople'slives.

D.Youcan'teatmanygreenvegetablesduringthisperiod.

25.ThepassagetellsusthingsweshouldknowaboutMajorCold.

A.threeB.four

C.fiveD.six

26.Whichofthefollowingfoodcancausepeopletofeelwarminthecoldwinter?

A.Stewedsoupandfriedspringrolls.

B.Dispellingcoldcakeandfriedspringrolls.

C.Stewedsoupandrice.

D.Dispellingcoldcakeandstewedsoup.

27.DuringtheMajorColdperiod,.

A.everyonemusteatfriedspringrollsinAnqing

B.peoplecan'tdooutdoorsports

C.youcanbeluckyifyoueat“dispellingcoldcake”

D.youcangoskiinginnorthChina

C

Stay-at-homekidsarenamed^generationnini“inSpain.Theyarethoseadults

whostillliveathomeandareneitherworkingnorstudying.Buttheproblemisnot

limitedtoSpain.Itisaworldwideproblem.

InItaly,theyareknownas“bamboccioni“orbigbabies.Therearenearly60

percentof18-34-year-oldadultsstilllivingintheirparents,home,upfromalmost

50percentsince1983.Oncekepttherebythelovefortheirmama'shome-cooked

food,theeconomiccrisishasseenariseinadultsleftunabletoholddownasteady

joboraffordahomeoftheirown.Lastyear,anItaliangovernmentministeradmitted

thathismotherwashedhisclothesandmadethebedforhimuntilhewas30.Hedemanded

alawforcingyoungItalianstoleavetheirparents,homeat18tostopthembecoming

hopelesslydependentontheirparents.

IntheUK,thegovernmenthasmadethetermNEETS一notinemployment,education

ortrainingforthesechildren.InEnglandalonethepercentofNEETSaged19-24surged

to18.8percentoftheagegroup一inthelastquarterof2010,up1.4percentonthe

sameperiodayearbefore.ThenumberofBritishmenintheir20slivingwiththeir

parentshasrisenfrom59percentto80percentinthepast15years,whilethenumber

ofwomenhasrisenfrom41percentto50percent.Theaverageageofthefirst-time

housebuyersisnow38.

IntheUS,theproblemisknownasthe"fullnestsyndrome（综合征）”.Adultsthere

areleftstrugglingtosupportadultchildrenwhohavestayedathomewithstudent

debtsandfacingfewjobopportunitiesinaweakeconomy.Arecentstudyshowedalmost

athirdofAmericanadultsaged34andunderarelivingwiththeirparents.

28.“Bigbabies”mentionedinParagraph2referstothoseadultswho.

A.dependontheirparentsforaliving

B.arenotassmartasothers

C.losetheirjobinthebadeconomy

D.arepoorlyeducated

29.TheItaliangovernmentministerthinksthat.

A.parentsshouldmaketheirchildrenfeelhopeless

B.parentsshouldnevermakethebedfortheirchildren

C.youngpeopleshouldliveontheirownafter18

D.itisOKforadultchildrentolivewiththeirparents

30.Theunderlinedword“surged“inParagraph3canbereplacedby"”.

A.movedB.reduced

C.recoveredD.jumped

31.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A.Americahasthemostadultchildrencomparedwithothercountries.

B.Americanparentsarehappytolivewiththeirchildren.

C.SomeAmericanadultchildrenarecausingtroublefortheirparents.

D.ItisatraditionforadultchildrentolivewiththeirparentsinAmerica.

D

Iwasoncetold,“Youarewastingyourtimeonacareerthatwillgiveyouno

moneyorcomfort.”

Iexploredmyinterestsforyearsandfinallydecidedtobea

journalist.However,mstillinfluencedbyothers,arguments:printpublications

arebeingreplacedbywebversionswherecontentisupdatednearlyeverytimeyou

refreshthebrowser.ButIholdontomydecision.Why?Forthesimple,yetpowerfulreason

thatitmakesmehappyinawaythatnoamountofmoneyevercould.

RarelyhaveIfoundotherswhothinklikethis,andIfinditverydisappointing

whenIhearstudentstryingtodesigntheirlivesonthebasisoffactorsotherthan

keepingtotheirpassionsandinterests.

Thenumberonefactorisparents.Theycertainlyhavearighttobeapartintheir

children'slives,butsometimestheirwordscreatemorestressthan

encouragement.Insteadoftryingtomaketheirchildrenhappy,astheiroriginal

purposemayhavebeen,parentscanenduplimitingtheirchildren'sdreamsanddesires

untilnothingremainsbutthehardseedsofacruelreality.

Thesecondfactorismoney.Ihadaconversationwithmycollegefriendone

afternoon,whichexplainsthispoint.

“Whathappened?”Iaskedhimafterhesaidhehadchangedhismajor."Ithought

youwantedtobeaphotographer.”

“Ido,"hesaid,“Butthereisnomoneyinit.Don'tworry,“headded,probably

feelingmyworry."I'mhappywhereIam."Iwasreadytobelievethat,butaswe

keptontalking,hecontinuouslyinterruptedmetopointoutthebeautyofthisview

andthatview,sayinghewishedhehadtakenhiscamerawithhim.

Naturally,wecannotpredictwherewewillendupwithourchoices.Ourideasand

planscouldchangeasweprogress.However,atthisstageinourliveswhensomany

voicesaretellinguswhoweshouldbe,weneedtovalueourindividualdreams,not

toabandonthem,becausetheymaybetheonlythingsleftthattelluswhoweare.

32.Whyistheauthordeterminedtobeajournalist?

A.Hecouldgetahighpay.

B.Heisinfluencedbyothers.

C.Heistrulyinterestedinjournalism.

D.Hehasbeenstudyingjournalismforyears.

33.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofparents,roleintheirchildren'scareerchoice?

A.Theyshouldn'ttrytoinfluencetheirchildreninanyway.

B.Theyhelptheirchildrenmaketherightchoiceofacareer.

C.Theyshouldsupporttheirchildrenwhatevertheychoose.

D.Theymaydestroytheirchildren'sdreamsofacertaincareer.

34.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfriend?

A.Hedoesn'tcareaboutwhathisjobwillbringhim.

B.Heisstilldeeplyinterestedinphotography.

C.Hehaslosthisconfidenceinhisabilities.

D.Heisdoubtfulabouthisnewchoice.

35.Theauthorthinksthatwhenchoosingacareer,.

A.oneshouldnotconsidertheirindividualdreams

B.oneshouldtakealotoffactorsintoconsideration

C.one'sdesiresandinterestsshouldcomefirst

D.oneshouldberealisticaboutfutureincome

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。

Manycountrieshavetraditionaldishes,madewithspecialingredientsand

preparedinacertainway.36,andwhentouristsvisit,thesearethefoodtheywant

totry.Butwhyaresomefoodmorepopularthanothersincertainareas?

Traditionalingredients

Typicalrecipes（菜谱）areusuallymadewithnativeplantsandanimalproducts.For

example,Koreandishesoftenincludericeandsoybeansbecausebothplantsarenative

toEastAsiaandgrowwellinhot,wetareas.Incontrast,wheatgrowswellindrier

areas,liketheMiddleEast,wherebreadisacommonstaple（主要的，基本的）food._

37,whereasinlandcuisines（烹饪，菜肴）tendtousemoremeatfromfarmanimals.

Foodpreservation

Localcuisinesoftendependonhowpeopletraditionallypreparefoodfor

storage.Inwarmweather,meatandfishcangooffquickly,sotheymustbecookedright

awayorpreservedforlater.38,forthatreason,modernNorwegiancuisineincludes

manysmokedfood.

Cookingtechniques

39InChina,peopleoftenfryfoodinadeepmetalpanorsteamitinabasket

overhotwater.InMorocco,peoplecooktraditionaldishesinaspecialpotcalleda

tajine.Andsomelocaldishesaren,tcookedatall.

Imported（进口的）ingredients

Sometimeslocalcuisinesincludeingredientsthatoriginallycamefromanother

place.40,whilemanyRussiandishesaremadewithpotatoes.However,allofthese

ingredientswerebroughttoEuropefromSouthAmericainthefifteenthandsixteenth

centuries.Butnowtheyarecommonaroundtheworld.

A.Seafoodisoftenakeyingredientincoastalareas

B.Thereisadangerthatlocalfoodtraditionswillbelost

C.Manydifferentcookingtechniquesareusedaroundtheworld

D.Forexample,Italiandishesoftenincludetomatoesandpeppers

E.Theselocaldishescanbecomesymbolsofaplaceanditsculture

F.Nowadays,wecanbuyfoodproductsfromallaroundtheworld

G.InNorway,theVikingsusedto"cure"meatandfishbysmokingthemoverafire

第三部分语言知识运用（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。

MynameisPeter,andIuseawheelchairtogetaround.ThisyearI41tobe

intheSchoolWalkathon.

AttheWalkathonlastyear,Ihelpedhandoutdrinkstothewalkers.Theteachers

andparentssaidtheycouldn'thave42withoutme.

“Areyougoingtogiveoutdrinks43thisyear?”myfriendMichaelasked.

"I44so,"Isaid."ButI45wishIcoulddolaps（跑道的圈）with

you.”

MichaeltoldMrsHuntthatIwantedto46theWalkathon.MrsHuntlookedat

me."It'snotagoodcourseforawheelchair,“shesaid."Thehillypartwouldbe

too47.”

“ButIcouldpushPeteroverthehardbits,“saidMichael.

"I'1148it,"saidMrsHunt.

Thatafternoon,MrsHuntcalledaclassmeeting.Michaeltoldeveryoneabouthis

49.

“Wecouldalltaketurns.Thatwaynoonewouldgettoo50,“saidOlivia.Then

everyonesaidtheywouldtakeaturn.

WhentheWalkathonbegan,Iturnedmywheelsroundandroundas51asI

could.Whenwecametothehillybit,Michael52topushmeupit.Oliviawaswaiting

halfwayup."My53now,“shesaid.Withallthehelpmy54weregivingme,I

55thefirstlapanddidasecondlap一andanother.Iwastiredinthe56.

“It'stimetoannouncethewinnerofthemysteryprize.Itgoesto…Peter!”

MrsHuntsaid.

IlookedatallthethingsIhad57,andfeltextremely58.ButthenI

rememberedthatthewhole59hadhelpedme.

“Iwanteveryoneto60theprize,“Isaid."Let'skeepallthethingsin

ourclassroom.Thenwecanallhavesomefun!”

Andthat'swhatwedid.

41.A.needB.agree

C.wantD.offer

42.A.remembereditB.waitedit

C.helpeditD.madeit

43.A.soonB.again

C.onceD.first

44.A.thinkB.hope

C.doD.say

45.A.neverB.really

C.partlyD.still

46.A.leadB.organise

C.giveupD.joinin

47.A.difficultB.serious

C.importantD.different

48.A.takecontrolofB.havepityon

C.thinkaboutD.lookafter

49.A.fearB.idea

C.successD.story

50.A.sadB.dirty

C.slowD.tired

51.A.fastB.long

C.farD.often

52.A.forgotB.avoided

C.startedD.hated

53.A.breakB.decision

C.turnD.plan

54.A.teachersB.friends

C.parentsD.neighbours

55.A.finishedB.caught

C.preventedD.wasted

56.A.dayB.way

C.pastD.end

57.A.ownedB.expected

C.wonD.discovered

58.A.nervousB.happy

C.boredD.young

59.A.classB.family

C.schoolD.world

60.A.shareB.receive

C.valueD.show

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。

DuringmostoftheStoneAge,peoplelivedbyhuntingandgatheringtheirfood

inEgypt.TheytravelledfromplacetoplaceintheNileValley,61.

(harvest)wildgrasses,digginguproots,andfindingbirdeggs.TheyfishedintheNile

Riverandgatheredreeds(芦苇秆)fromitsshores62.(make)baskets.

Byaround10,000BCE,Egypthadgottenso63.(crowd)thatpeoplewere

forcedtobegingrowingtheirownfood.Peoplealsobegantokeepcows,sheepandpigs

thatthey64.(possible)boughtfromtheirWestAsianneighbours.Thisis

65.wecalltheAgriculturalRevolutiontoday.

Butfarmingbroughtmanyotherchangestoo.Oncepeoplestartedplanting

crops,theyhadtodefendtheland66.theircropswere.Therewasmore

fighting.Soonpeoplebegantobandtogether67.largercommunitiesthat

couldfightbetter.Theychoseleaders.68.(see)theadvantagesthat

farmingbroughtthem,thoseleadersforcedmoreandmorepeopletostartfarmingand

settledownundertheirleadership.

Around3,500BCE,donkeys69.(use)tocarryivoryandgoldnorthinto

Egypt,andtocarryEgyptianthingssouthtoSudanandKenya.Thatmadebothplaces

70.(rich)thantheywerebefore.Together,thetradeandthefarminghelped

tostarttheOldKingdom.

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。

DuringtheweekendItravelledbyairthefirsttimeinmylife.Igenerallytravel

bytrainandbus.Theyareallcheaperandsafer.Butthisjourneywasmuchfaster.In

thebeginningIdidnotfeelveryhappily,butthisfeelingdidnotlastlonger.The

journeywasveryexciting.Iwassoonhighupintheskyamongthecloud.Theviews

ofmountains,fieldsandriverswereinterested.Ienjoyedmyshortandcomfortjourney

verymuch.Thisexperiencehasshownthattravellingbytheairisactuallythesafest

wayofmakeajourney.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter准备冬季来哈尔滨旅游,特地来信询问有关旅游景点

的情况。请根据下面提示内容写一封回信简要地为他介绍一下你的家乡哈尔滨。内容包括：

L位于中国东北部，冰雪文化丰富多彩，素有“冰城”的美称；

2.景点众多,有中央大街等欧式建筑；

3.有多种特产（至少举一个例子）。

注意:1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯；

3.开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：中央大街thePedestrianStreet

DearPeter,

I'mgladtohearthatyou'recomingtoHarbininwinter.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

答案：

附:听力原文

(Textl)

W:Whatdoyouusuallyhaveforbreakfast?

M:Friedcakes.ButsometimesIhavefriedrice-noodlesforachange.Whataboutyou?

W:Ioftenhavenoodlesforbreakfast.

(Text2)

W:I'mgoingtothedentist,s,thenthebank,andafterthatIhavetopreparea

presentationforthehistoryseminar.

M:You'11haveabusyafternoon.

(Text3)

M:Sandra,what,sthetimebyyourwatch?Mineisalwaysfast.It,salready3:00.

W:I,mafraidnot.Yoursisfiveminutesslow.

(Text4)

M:Haveyoufilledoutyourfinancialaidformsyet?

W:Don,tremindmeaboutthem!Theyaresocomplicated.

(Text5)

M:Youprefermeattovegetablesandfruit,don?tyou?

W:Yeah.Ithinkdifferentkindsofmeattastebetterthanvegetables,andtheyaremore

nutritious.

M:Idon'tquiteagreewithyou.Meatismoredeliciousthanvegetables,butitisnot

morenutritiousthanvegetables.Eatingtoomuchmeatwilldoharmtoyourhealth.

(Text6)

M:MrsMontgomery?!?vebeentryingtofigureoutwhenweshouldhavetheNewYear's

party.Couldyoutakealookatthesedates?

W:Sure.Thetwenty-ninthisout.I'11beoutoftheofficealldayataseminar.Either

thetwenty-eighthorthethirtiethisfine.

M:Well,whydon'twemakeitthethirtieth?Wecanhaveitfromthreetofive.That

way,everybodycanjustgohomeafterwards.

W:Soundsgoodtome.Youmaketheinvitations.I,vegottorun.I'vegotameeting

infiveminutes.

(Text7)

W:Hello,February?sDepartmentStore.CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes.YouradvertisementintheDailyPapersaysyouhavesomebicyclesonsale.I'm

reallyinterestedinbuyingone.

W:Isee.Butwehavethreedifferentbrandsavailable,Curzon,Aderson,and

Instant.Whichonewouldyouprefer?

M:I'mnotquitefamiliarwiththosebrands.Couldyourecommendoneforme?

W:Well,thatdependsonwhatkindofbicycleyouwant.TheCurzonisthecheapest

one,only60dollars;theAdersonisthenewestmodel;theInstantismorecomfortable

thantheothertwo,butitisthemostexpensiveofall,85dollars.

M:0h,yes,itisreallyhardtodecide.IthinkI'11comeoverandtakealookat

them.Thankyousomuch.Seeyoulater.

W:Seeyou.

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W:Charles,doyouknowhowthistelephoneworks?Thesignsaysyoucanuseitfor

long-distancecalls,butIdon'tknowwheretoputthemoney.

M:0h,well,thiskindofphonedoesn'ttakecoins.Youhavetobuyaspecialcardto

putitindownthereatthebottom.

W:I,veneverheardofthatbefor