河北衡水高三英語模擬考試題及答案河北衡水高三英語模擬考試題及答案河北衡水高三英語模擬考試題及答案資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月河北衡水高三英語模擬考試題及答案版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準:發布日期：河北衡水2018-2019學年高三年級第三次質檢考試英語試題本試卷分為第I卷（選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）兩部分。共10頁。考試結束后，本試卷自己留存，只交答題卡。第一部分聽力(共兩節，滿分30分)第一節(共5小題：每小題分，滿分分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A.三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例:Howmuchistheshirt

A.￡.B.￡.C.￡.答案是C。1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Takephotos. B.Buyacamera. C.Helpthewoman.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Anoisynight. B.Theirlifeintown. C.Aplaceofliving.3.Whereisthemannow?A.Onhisway. B.Inarestaurant. C.Athome.4.WhatwillCeliado?A.Findaplayer. B.Watchagame. C.Playbasketball.5.Whatdayisitwhentheconversationtakesplace?A.Saturday. B.Sunday. C.Monday.第二節（共15小題：每小題分，滿分分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答6、7題。6.WhatisSarahgoingtodo?A.BuyJohnagift. B.GiveJohnasurprise. C.InviteJohntoFrance.7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSarah’splan?A.Funny. B.Exciting. C.Strange.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.WhydoesDianasaysorrytoPeter?A.Shehastogiveuphertravelplan.B.Shewantstovisitanothercity.C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest.9.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodo?A.Helpherwithherstudy.B.Takeabooktoherfriend. C.Teachageographylesson.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?A.Totellherabouthernewjob.B.Toaskaboutherjobprogram.C.Toplanameetingwithher.11.Whoneedsanewflat?A.Alex. B.Andrea. C.Miranda.12.Whereisthewomannow?A.InBaltimore. B.InNewYork. C.InAvon.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.WhatdoesJanconsidermostimportantwhenhejudgesarestaurant?A.Wheretherestaurantis. B.Whetherthepricesarelow.C.Howwellthefoodisprepared.14.WhendidJanbegintowriteforamagazine?A.AfterhecamebacktoSweden.B.BeforehewenttotheUnitedStates.C.Assoonashegothisfirstjobin1982.15.WhatmayJandotofindagoodrestaurant?A.Talktopeopleinthestreet. B.Speaktotaxidrivers. C.Askhotelclerks.16.WhatdoweknowaboutJan?A.Hecooksforarestaurant.B.Hetravelsalotforhiswork.C.HeprefersAmericanfood.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.WhatdoweknowaboutthePlazaLeon?A.It’sanewbuilding.B.It’sasmalltown. C.It’sapublicplace.18.WhendoparentsandchildrenlikegoingtothePlazaLeon?A.Saturdaynights. B.Sundayafternoons. C.FridaysandSaturdays.19.Whichstreetisknownforitsfoodshopsandmarkets?A.ViadelMarStreet.B.FernandoStreet. C.HernandesStreet.20.WhydoesthespeakerlikeHoratioStreetbest?A.Ithasanoldstonesurface.B.Itisnamedafterawriter.C.Ithasafamousuniversity.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AGreatholidaysinEurope!Doyoulikethebeachbutwantabitmore?ThencomeonanActiveBeachholidayatoneofourcentersinGreece,TurkeyorCroatia.Allthecentersarenearbeautifulbeachesandalloffersailing,windsurfingorwaterskiingwithourexcellentinstructors.Forachangefromthewater,youcanalsobookashorttriptoanearbyvillageandvisitthecolorfulmarketsoreatinalocalrestaurant.Attheendoftheday,relaxinyourhotelroomordancethenightawayatoneofouropen-airclubs.WhowasKingArthurWheredidheliveJoinusonafive-dayUKRoadTripholiday.ImaginelifehundredsofyearsagoaswevisitancientStonehenge,RomanBathandTintagelCastle,thehomeofKingArthur.Learnthehistoryoftheseinterestingplacesfromyourguideasyoutravelinoneofourfamousbluecoaches.Intheeveningswestopatsomeofthebestyouthhostelsinthecountry.Theyhaveeverythingyouneedyoudon’tevenneedtopackasleepingbag!AreyouboredwiththeusualholidaysDoyouwanttodosomethingyoureallyenjoyThenFameCampisforyou!SpendaweekatHightreeHouseinYorkshireandlearnhowtoplaythepiano,violinandguitar!Bringyourtentandstayatacampsitenearthehouse.Attheendoftheweektryyournewskillsinaliveperformance.Howmanycountriescanyouseein21days?OnourExploreEuropeholiday,youcanseeten!Learnaboutthemfromourbestguidesasyouwatchthemgopastfromthewindowofanair-conditionedcoachandstayatsomeofEurope'stopcampsitesontheway.Ofcourse,we’llalsohavetimetodotheimportantthingssuchasvisitingtheEiffelTowerinParis,thehistoricSistineChapelinVaticanandeatingapple?trudеl?nV?еnnа.Formoreinformationaboutanyoftheseholidays,.21.TouristswhogoonanActiveBeachholiday.A.candosomewatersports B.cancookbythemselvesC.willenjoyanopen-airconcert D.shouldbringtheirownsleepingbags22.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutTintagelCastle,whichholidayshouldyoutake?A.FameCamp.B.ActiveBeach.C.UKRoadTrip.D.ExploreEurope.23.WhatcanwelearnaboutExploreEurope?A.Itlasts10days. B.Itisacoachtour.C.Itisaself-guidedtour. D.Itgoespast21countries.BAnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand.Andanyonewhohastriedtolearntoplaytheviolinorotherinstrumentscanreportsimilarchallenges.NowresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewithmusicaltraininghaveaneasiertimelearningChinese.WritingintheonlineeditionofNatureNeuroscience，researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch(音調)．Oneofthestudy'sauthors，NinaKraus，saidthefindingssuggestedthatstudyingmusic“actuallytunesoursensorysystem”．Thismeansthatschoolsthatwantchildrentodowellinlanguagesshouldhesitatebeforecuttingmusicprograms，Dr.Kraussaid.Shesaidmusictrainingmightalsohelpchildrenwithlanguageproblems.Mandarin(普通話)speakershavebeenshowntohaveamorecomplexencoding(編碼)ofpitchpatternsintheirbrainsthanEnglishspeakersdo.ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asingle-syllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.Forthisstudy，theresearcherslookedat20non-Chinesespeakingvolunteers，halfwithnomusicalbackgroundandhalfwhohavestudiedaninstrumentforatleastsixyears.Astheywereshownamovie，thevolunteersalsoheardanaudiotapeoftheMandarinword“mi”inthreeofitsmeanings：squint，bewilderandrice.Theresearchersrecordedactivitiesintheirbrainstemstoseehowwelltheywereprocessingthesounds.ThosewithamusicbackgroundshowedmuchmorebrainactivitiesinresponsetotheChinesesounds.Theleadauthorofthestudy，PatrickC．，saiditmightworkbothways.Itappearsthatnativespeakersoftonallanguagesmaydobetteratlearninginstruments.24.WhenlearningChinese，aforeignerwillfind________.A．hehasadifficulttimelearningmusicatthesametimeB．hehasaneasiertimelearningmusicatthesametimeC．itishardtomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstandD．itiseasytousethebraintohelphimdiscoverchangesinpitch25.WhydoesChineselearninghavesomethingtodowithmusictraining?A．BecausethereisthesamedifficultyinlearningChineseandmusic.B．Becauseskillstolearnthetwomakeuseofthesamepartsofthebrain.C．Becausemusictrainingmighthelppeoplewithlanguagestudy.D．BecausepeoplewhodowellinChinesestudydowellinmusic.26.Theunderlinedword“intoned”inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword“____”．A．createdB．spelledC．seemedD．pronounced27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MandarinSpeakersAreSmarterthanEnglishSpeakersB．SkilledEarforMusicMayHelpLanguageStudyC．PitchPlaysaCentralRoleinChineseLearningD．SchoolsNeedtoDevelopMusicProgramsCAnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit(追求)tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched(發起）the"IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook"projectin1998.Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongKong.InChicago,themayor(市長）appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe"OneBook,OneChicago"program.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity(一致）canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltimatelyasNancypointsout,thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook,butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.28.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.29.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.30.Accordingtothepassage,wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.B.Inlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhome.C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.D.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached.31.AccordingtoNancy,thedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby______.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreadingD.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreadsDSkepticsareastrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainswhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpopularity.Thatbook,TheSkepticEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketsofsomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthroughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible（不可信的）”.Acritical（批判的）eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindedbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.32.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”A.Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.B.Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.C.Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.D.Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.33.WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbook?A.Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.B.Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.C.Theauthorconvincespeopletospeakcomfortingworldviews.D.Industry–fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.34.TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto____.A.voiceadifferentopinion B.findfaultwithLomborg’sbookC.challengetheauthorityofthemedia D.pointoutthevalueofscientificviews35.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.B.Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf–blindnesswithreviews.C.Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.D.Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。OnDecember22,2016Ilandedinthelandofthe“AmericanDream”.36HereisoneofthethingsI’vestruggledwithduringmyalmostoneyearintheStates.37MyuncleandauntjokedthatIbroughtrainfromSaigontoAmerica.Saigon,whereIcomefrom,istheoldnameofHoChiMinhCityinVietnam.Vietnamisatropicalcountrywhereitrainsmostoftheyear.Beforegoingtothe.,actually,Ihadnoideawhattoexpectaboutitsweather,butthebigrainonmyarrivalgavemethefirstexpectationofwhattheweatherheremightbelike.Californiaisknownforhavingagreatclimate—moresunshine,coolerinsummerandwarmerinwinter.38However,havingbeenhereforaprettylongwhilenow,IhaveexperiencedvariousformsofclimateinCalifornia.39MostofthetimeIwaslivinginSiliconValley,wheretheweatherisabitcolderthanwhereIstudyinOrangeCounty.ButIwasreallysurprisedtofindchill-to-the-boneweatherinSanFrancisco—abigshiftfromSiliconValleyinonlyaboutanhour’sdrive.Howstrange!40TheworstisthatIgetarunnynosewheneverIwakeupinthemorning.BecauseIamallergictothecoldandwindyweathers,Ikeepsneezingbadly,andevenmorebadlyifIgetcaughtinthecold.Ithinkthatmybodyneedsmoretimetogetusedtothisclimate,butasmanypeoplesaid,IamluckiertobeinCaliforniawhereIdon’thavetofightwithextremeweathersasinotherstates.A.Iamsensitivetoweatherchange.B.Suchstrangeweatherhasaffectedmyhealth.C.Sotheamountofrainthisyearisconsideredunusual.D.LAXairportinCaliforniawelcomedmewithabigrain.E.SoIquicklygetusedtotheunchangeableclimateinCalifornia.F.Theweathervarieswidelydependingonwhereyouareinthestate.G.Sincethen,IhavediscoveredtonsofdilemmasaboutlifeinAmerica.第三部分英語知識運用(共兩節，滿分45分)第一節完形填空(共20小題；每小題分，滿分30分)Oneevening,Catherinewasathomeasusual.Asher____41____swungbetweenwhatshewasgoingtodowithherlifeandtheirdinnerplansfortheevening,shewas1unexpectedly____42____byanurgentcallfromhersister“Getoverhere!TurnonNBCandchecktheseguysout.Theyarejustlikeyou…”OneFacebookmessageandaphoneinterviewlater,Catherine____43____herselfonabuswith8strangersinthemiddleoftheswelteringdesertheatofUtah,pickinguptrashand____44____awarenessaboutzero-wasteandclimatechange.Withadeep____45____oftheenvironmentandadesiretomakea____46____,Catherine,Davey,andagroupofself____47____“environmentalpick-upartists”wentonacoasttocoastroadsidetrashpick-up.Astheywalked,sometimesmilesinanentireday,they____49____andsteadilymadetheirwayacrosstheUnitedStatesforthreeyears,pickingupatotalof201,678poundsoftrash.CatherineandDavey____50____withuswonderfulstoriesofhopeandinspirationthatfueledtheir___51___tocontinuetheirjourney.Afterspendingweekssilently____52____howshewouldhaveenough____53____toflyhomefortheirtwo-weekspringbreak,Catherinefoundablank,unidentifiedenvelope____54____with$850cashinthedesert.Justenoughtogetherhomeandback.Aftertheirbus____55____outsideofDenver,theyunexpectedlygot____56____andarrivedinYosemiteNationalParkthreeweekslater,justintimeforthe“YosemiteFacelift”where____57____fromalloverthestatecametogetherwitha____58____ofcleaninguptrashalloverthepark.Beingattherightplaceattherighttimebecamealmostnormal,andtheyrealizedthatmuchofwhatthey___59___wasmorethanjustacoincidence.Together,theirteamlearnedtosimply____60____themselvestotheirtask,andsurrendertothejourney.41.A.hands B.balance C.thoughts D.position42.A.blamed B.interrupted C.moved D.frightened43.A.dropped B.cheered C.found D.taught44.A.abandoningB.shaking C.raising D.hiding45.A.pride B.trust C.fear D.love46.A.difference B.promise C.mistake D.plan47.A.corrected B.described C.repeated D.discovered48.A.driving B.fixing C.riding D.covering49.A.slowly B.secretly C.helplessly D.frequently50.A.heard B.shared C.wrote D.read51.A.efforts B.costs C.problems D.choices52.A.worryingabout B.replyingto C.dependingon D.meetingwith53.A.time B.food C.money D.room54.A.equipped B.supplied C.decorated D.filled55.A.setoff B.brokedown C.headedfor D.heldon56.A.rest B.practice C.understanding D.help57.A.members B.volunteers C.tourists D.reporters58.A.purpose B.question C.decision D.lesson59.A.introduced B.expected C.experienced D.examined60.A.turn B.limit C.compare D.devote第二節語法填空(共10小題；每小題分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。FromthefirstdayIarrivedinKunming,IhadmyunderstandingofChina61___(change).Farfrombeingnarrow-mindedandhostileto62_____(foreign)，peoplecameuptotalktomethefirsttimeIwentoutonthestreet.IthappenedtobeallinChinese,soIdidn’tunderstandmuch,63_____itdidcausemetorethinkmyassumptions.AsmyChineseimproved,thiscontinuedthroughoutmystay,frommylandlordintroducingmetopeoplewhocouldhelpuslearnChineseto64______(get)toknowthecouplewhorananoodlerestaurantnearby.Ifyou’reinterestedinotherpeople,theirculture,andtheirlanguage,they’llbe65____(friend)toyou.Chinaisn’t66exception.Don’tjudgeacountrybyitsmediacoverage,67____(especial)someWesternmedia,whichhavemuchprejudice.IsawaverydifferentkindofChinawithmyowneyes.Kunming,68______Ilivedformostofmystay,wasn’tmuchpolluted.IhadfrankconversationswithChinesepeopleaboutalmosteverything.StillChina69______(develop)，buttheeconomicgrowthmeansthatmostpeople70_____(see)theirlivingstandardsimproverapidlyinthelast20years.PeopleIspokewithweregenerallyoptimisticaboutthefuture.第四部分寫作(共兩節，滿分35分)第一節短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)DearLaura,Thanksforlettingustostayatyourseasidehouse.Now,youmighthaveheardfromyourneighborsaboutwhichhappenedonSaturdayevening.WhenIwasoutawalk,myyoungerson,Tom,playedfootballbeforeyourhouse.Hemadesomanynoisethattheneighborsgotquiteangrily.Evenworse,TombrokeoneofthewindowofMr.Wilson’shouse.TomandIapologizedtoalltheneighborsfortheunhappyhappenings,butpromisedtohavethebrokenwindowrepairsoon.Tomsaidthatwewouldnotdosuchsillythingsanymore.Iamgladthatyourneighborshadforgivenus.Theyarereallynicepeople.Yours,Betty第二節 書面表達（滿分25分）假設你是李華，你的美國老師MissMorgan要求你們明天下午去聽一個美國歷史的講座。你因故不能參加。請你根據以下要點，寫一封短信向MissMorgan請假。內容要點：1.表示歉意；2.理由：去機場接從法國回來的舅舅；3.詢問：是否有錄音，以便補聽講座。注意：1.詞數：100詞左右；2.可根據內容要點適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。MissMorgan，______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第三次質檢答案1-20ACACB BBABA BACAABCBCC21-23ACB24-27CBDB28-31BCDC32-35BAADGDCFB41-45CBCCD46-50ABDAB51-55AACDB56-60DBACD語法填空61.changed62.foreigners63.but64.getting65.friendly66.an67.especially68.where69.isdeveloping70.haveseen短文改錯stay去掉to后的which—whatforawalk4.many—much—angry—windows—and8.repair—repaired—he—have書面表達Onepossibleversion：MissMorgan,IamsosorrythatIwon'tbeabletoattendthelectureonAmericanhistorytomorrowafternoon.MyuncleisreturninghomefromFrance,andIhavepromisedtomeethimattheairportat3:30tomorrowafternoon.IamverymuchinterestedinAmericansocietyandhistory.Iwonderifitispossibleforthetalktoberecorded,andifso,couldIborrowthetapeItwouldmeanagreatdealtometolistentothetapeandmakeupforwhatiscoveredinthetalk.Iwouldappreciateitifyoucouldallowmetoaskforaleaveofabsence.Yours,LiHuaText1M:I’vegotmycamerawithme.ButamIallowedtotakephotoshere?W:Ithinkso.Itdoesn’tsayyoucan’t.Text2M:Ireallylikelivinghereinthisflat,becauseit’ssonearthecenteroftown.W:That’strue.Butitgetsreallynoisyatnight.Text3M:Hi,Maggie.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandthetrafficismovingslowly.W:OK,David.Takeyourtime.We’llwaitforyou,sowecanhavedinnertogether.Text4M:Celia,youseethosegirlsoverthereTheyneedanotherplayerforabasketballgame.WouldyouliketojointhemW:Seemslikeit’sagameforfun.Sure,I’llbethereinaminute.Text5W:Iwon’thaveanythingtoweartoworkonMondayunlessIpickupmyclothesatthedrycleaners.M:Thenyou’dbetterhurry.ItclosesatnoononSundays.W:Oh!IshouldhavegonethereSaturday.Text6M:Allright,Sarah.Weknowthatyou’replanningsomethingbigforJohn’sbirthday.Couldyoutellusjustwhatyouhaveinyourmind?W:Iwantedtomakehisbirthdayaveryspecialevent.JohnhasasisterlivinginFrance,andI’llsendheraplaneticket,sothatshecanbehereforhisbirthday.M:Boy!Whatanexcellentplan!That’ssomethingspecial.Ikindofguessedyouhadsomesecretplanandwerewaitingfortherighttimetotellme.W:Well,Ididn’twanttosayanythinguntilIwassureshecouldcome.Text7W:Hey,Peter.I’msorry!M:Hi,Diana.What’swrong?W:WeweregoingtoHongKongthisweekend,butI’mafraidIcan’tgo.M:Howcome?W:IhaveareallybiggeographytestandIhavetostudyforit.M:Wecangonextweekinstead.W:No,Idon’twanttoruinyourweekend.YougoaheadandpleasetakethebookIboughttomyfriendSally.TellherIhavetostudyallweekend,becauseIcan’taffordtofailthetest.M:OK,thenI’llgowithDan.But