福建省闽侯二中五校教学联合体2016_2017学年高一英语上学期期中试题 16页

福建省闽侯二中五校教学联合体2016-2017学年高一英语上学期期中试题（完卷时间：120分钟满分：150分）试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分（答案写在答题卷上，并写在密封线内，否则不给分）命题者:林玉校对人：林峰第一卷（选择题共100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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时问来同答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Reviewthelastpoint.B.Goontothenextpart.C.Askmorequestions.2.HowfarawayarethespeakersfromYorknow?A.55kilometers.B.50kilometers.C.15kilometers.3.WhenistheswimmingonTV?A.OnTuesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnSaturday.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Howtogotothebeach.B.Whentocomebackhome.C.Wheretohaveapicnic.5.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inashop.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inthewoman’shouse.第二节（共15小题；每题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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，每小题将给出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。n6.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.WatchTV.B.Havedinner.C.Goshopping.7.Whereisthewoman’sphone?A.Onthesofa.B.Onthetable.C.OntheTV.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Wheredidthemanspendhisholiday?A.Inthemountains.B.Inthecity.C.Bythesea.9.Whatdidthewomanthinkofherholiday?A.Busy.B.Noisy.C.Boring.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whoistakingtheboytothefestival?A.Hisbrother.B.Hiscousin.C.Hissister.11.Howwilltheboygotothefestival?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bybicycle.12.Whatwilltheboytakewithhim?A.Clothes.B.Drinks.C.Food.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Atwhattimedolessonsbegineverydayattheboy’sschool?A.8:20.B.8:30.C.8:50.14.Whatdoestheboylikebestabouttheschooluniform?A.Thecoat.B.Thetrousers.C.Thesweater.15.Whichsubjectdoestheboyenjoymost?A.English.B.Maths.C.History.16.Whatsportdoestheboydoatschool?A.Tennis.B.Football.C.Swimming.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhydidMr.BagginsgetintouchwiththeCityBikeShop?A.Tohaveabikerepaired.B.Tochangeabike.C.Tobuyabike.18.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkMr.Bagginswillbesatisfiedwithaboutthebike?A.Thecolour.B.Theprice.C.Thestyle.n19.WhereshouldMr.Bagginsgotopickupthebike?A.TotheshopatNo.33NorthStreet.B.TotheshopatNo.87NorthStreet.C.Totheshopnexttothesupermarket.20.WhatisMr.Bagginsrequiredtodotogetacopyofthebill?A.Visittheshop.B.E-mailtheshop.C.Calltheshop.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ANotmanyyearsago,awealthyandratherstrangeoldmannamedJohnsonlivedaloneinavillageinthesouthofEngland.Hehadmadealotofmoneyintradingwithforeigncountries.Whenhewasseventy-five,hegave12,000tothevillageschooltobuylandandequipmentforachildren’splayground.Asaresultofhiskindness,manypeoplecametovisithim.Amongthemwasanewspaperman.Duringtheirtalk,Johnsonsaidthathewasseventy-fiveandexpectedtolivetobeahundred.Thenewspapermanaskedhimhowhemanagedtobehealthyatseventy—five.Johnsonhadasenseofhumor.Helikedwhisky（威士忌）anddranksomeeachday.“Ihaveaninjection(注射)inmyneckeachevening.”hetoldthenewspaperman,thinkingofhiseveningglassofwhisky.ThenewspapermandidnotunderstandwhatJohnsonmeant.InhisnewspaperhereportedthatJohnsonwasseventy-fiveandhadadailyinjectioninhisneck.WithinaweekJohnsonreceivedthousandsoflettersfromalloverBritainaskinghimforthesecretofhisdailyinjection.21.Johnsonbecamearichmanthrough_________.A.doingbusiness.B.makingwhisky.C.cheating.D.buyingandsellingland.22.ThegiftofmoneytotheschoolsuggeststhatJohnson__________.A.hadnochildren.B.wantedpeopletoknowhowrichhewas.C.wasverywarm-heartedandfondofchildren.D.wasastrangeman.n23.ManypeoplewrotetoJohnsontofindout__________.A.whatkindofwhiskyhehad.B.howtolivealone.C.howtobecomewealthy.D.inwhichpartofthenecktohaveaninjection.24.Thenewspaperman____________.A.shouldhavereportedwhatJohnsonhadtoldhim.B.shouldn’thaveaskedJohnsonwhatinjectionhehad.C.waseagertolivealonglife.D.shouldhavefoundoutwhatJohnsonreallymeant.25.WhenJohnsonsaidhehadaninjectioninhisneckeacheveninghereallymeantthat______.A.helikeddrinkingaglassofwhiskyintheeveningB.heneededaninjectionintheneck.C.adailyinjectionintheeveningwouldmakehimsleepwell.D.therewassomethingwrongwithhisneckBSurfingtheInternetforfunwillmakeyouabetteremployee,accordingtoanAustralianstudy.TheUniversityofMelbournestudyshowsthatpeoplewhousetheInternetfortheirownreasonsatworkareabout9percentmoreproductivethanthosewhodonot.StudyauthorBrentCokersaid“SurfingtheInternetattimeshelpsincreaseanemployee’sattention.”“Peopleneedtorelaxforabittogetbacktheirattention,”Cokersaidontheuniversity’swebsite.”Havingashortbreak,suchasaquicksurfingoftheInternet,helpsthemindtorestitself,leadingtoahighertotalInternetattentionforaday’swork,andasaresult,increaseproductivity(生产效率),”hesaid.　Accordingtothestudyof300workers,70percentofpeoplewhousetheInternetatworksurftheInternetfortheirownreasonsduringofficehours.Amongthemostpopularsurfingactivitiesaresearchingforinformationaboutproducts,readingonlinenews,playingonlinegamesandwatchingvideos.”Firmsspendalotofmoneyonsoftwaretoblocktheiremployeesfromwatchingvideo,usingsocialnetworkingnsitesorshoppingonline,”saidCoker.”that’snotalwaysagoodidea.”However,CokersaidthestudylookedatpeoplewhosurfedtheInternetinmoderation(适度),orwereontheInternetforlessthan20percentoftheirtotaltimeintheoffice.”ThosewhospendtoomuchtimesurfingtheInternetwillhavealowerproductivitythanthosewithout,”hesaid.26.whatdoestheUniversityofMelbournestudymainlyshow?A.PeoplewhosurftheInternetaregoodemployees.B.NoteveryonesurfstheInternetforfunduringofficehours.C.SurfingtheInternetforfunduringofficehoursincreaseproductivity.D.TheInternetisbecomingmoreandmoreimportantinpeople’slife.27.Accordingtoparagraph3,BrentCokerwouldmostprobablyagreethat________.A.thelongeraperson’smindreststhebetterattentionhewillhave.B.surfingtheInternetisthebestwaytoincreaseproductivity.C.workersshouldhavealongbreakduringofficehoursD.workersshouldlettheirmindsrestnowandthen.28.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassageasoneofthemostpopularsurfingactivities?A.Watchingvideos.B.readingonlinenews.C.Readingonlinenovels.D.Playingonlinegames.29.Theunderlinedword“block”inparagraph4means“_______”.A.preventB.cycleC.burstD.seperate30.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？A.SpendingtoomuchtimesurfingtheInternetreducesproductivity.B.ThosewhoneversurftheInternethavethelowestproductivity.C.PeopleshouldspendaslittletimeaspossiblesufingtheInternet.D.Mostpeopledon＇tsurftheInternetinmoderationduringofficehours.CIfyouwanttobecomeafluentEnglishspeakeryoushouldtakesomeadvice.TherearefourskillsinlearningEnglish.Theyarereading,listening,speaking,andwriting.Themostimportantthingyoumustrememberisthatifyouwanttoimprovenyourspeakingandwritingskills,youshouldfirstmastertheskillsofreadingandlistening.Readasmuchasyoucan.Butyourreadingmustbeactive.Itmeansthatyoumustthinkaboutthemeaningofthesentence,themeaningoftheunfamiliar（不熟悉）words,etc.Thereisnoneedforyoutopaymuchattentiontogrammarsortrytounderstandalltheunfamiliarwordsyou comeacross,butthefactthatyouseethemforthefirsttimeandrecognizethemwheneveryouseethem,forexample,inotherpassagesorbooks,isenough.Itwouldbebettertoprepareyourselfanotebooksoyoucanwritedowntheimportantwordsorsentencesinit.Asforlistening,therearetwochoices:besidesreading,youcanlisteneverydayforabout30minutes.Youcanonlypayattentiontoyourreadingandbecomeskillfulatyourreading,thenyoucancatchuponyourlistening.Sinceyouhavelotsofinputsinyourmind,youcaneasilyguesswhatthespeakerisgoingtosay.Thisnevermeansthatyoushouldnotpracticelistening.Forlisteningyoucanlistentocartoonsorsomemoviesthatarespeciallymadeforchildren.Theirlanguagesareeasy.OrifyouaregoodatlisteningyoucanlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseveryday.Againthethingtorememberisbeingactiveinlisteningandpreferablytakingsomenotes.Ifyoufollowthesepiecesofadvice,yourspeakingandwritingwillimprovequickly,andyoucanbeafluentEnglishspeakeroneday.31.Accordingtothewriter,whichshouldyouimprovefirstamongthefourskills?A．Readingandlistening.B．ReadingandwritingC．Writingandspeaking.D．Speakingandlistening.32.Toimproveyourreading,whenyoureadyoushould______.A．lookupallthenewwordsinthedictionaryB．thinkaboutwhatyouarereadingactivelyC．spendmoretimestudyinggrammarsD．copyasmanywordsandsentencesaspossible33.Theunderlinedphrase“comeacross”inParagraph2canprobablybereplacedby“______”.nA．meetbyaccidentB．discoverC．hearD．lookfor34.Thepassageismainlyabouthowto______.A．choosesuitablelisteningmaterialsB．dealwithnewwordsinreadingC．improveyourreadingabilityasquicklyaspossibleD．becomefluentinspeakingandwritingEnglish35.Theauthorseemstoagreewiththeviewthat____.A.everyoneshouldlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseverydayB.youneedn’tpracticelisteningifyoukeeponreadingeveryday.C.beinggoodatreadingishelpfulinimprovingyourlistening.D.youshouldtakenotesofwhateveryouarehearing.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。MoneymatterslParentsshouldhelptheirchildrenunderstandmoney.36Soyoumaystarttalkingaboutmoneywhenyourchildshowsaninterestinbuyingthings,candyortoys,forexample.1.Thebasicfunction(功能)ofmoneyExplainthebasicfunctionofmoneybyshowinghowpeopletrademoneyforgoodsorservices.Itisimportanttoshowyourchildhowmoneyistradedforthethinghewantstohave.Ifhewantstohaveatry,givehimthemoneyandlethimhandthemoneytothecashier（收银员）.37Whenyourchildgrowsabitolderandunderstandsthebasicfunctionofmoney,youcanstartexplainingmorecomplex（复杂）waysofusingmoney.l2.Moneylessons.Approachmoneylessonswithopennesshonesty.38Ifyoumustsaynotoyournchild＇srequesttospendmoney,explain,“Youhaveenoughtoytrucksfornow.”Or,iftherequestisformanydifferentthings,say,“Youhavetomakeachoicebetweenthistoyandthattoy.”3._39Beginatthegrocerystore.Pickoutsimilarbrands（商标）ofaproduct---aname-brandbutterandagenetic（无商标产品）one,forexample.Youcanshowyourchildhowtomakechoicesbetweendifferentbrandsofaproductsothatyoucansavemoney..40Ifhechoosesthecheaperbrand,allowhimtomakeanotherpurchase（购买）withthemoneysaved.Later,youmayexplainhowthemoreexpensivechoiceleavesmoneyforotherpurchases.A.wisedecisions.B.Thevalueofmoney..C.Permit（允许）thechildtochoosebetweenthem.D.Tellyourchildwhyhecanorcannothavecertainthings.E.Askyourselfwhatthingsthatcostmoneyaremostimportanttoyou.F.Talkabouthowtobuythethingwithmoneyafteryouleavethetoystore.G.Thebesttimetoteachachildsomethingaboutmoneyiswhenheshowsaninterest.第三部分语言知识运用：完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。We’veallseenit:abikemovesinanarrow(狭窄的)streetandcarsfollowbehindit.Thebikerideris41aboutthecarsbeingsoclose.Thecarsareworriedabouthittingthebikerandangrythattheyhavetogoso42.Bikesareagreatwaytogotowork，43peoplealsoliketodriveincars.Howcanthesetwowaysof44livetogether?Bikelanes.(车道).Portland45hasmanybikelanes,butthenumberofpeoplewhoridebikesinthiscity46evenmore.Avery47problemcomesupwhenbikeandcarshaveto48smallspaces.Accidentshappen.49whenbikesandcarshaveaccidents,bikeriderscangetkilled.Somepeopleare50theideaofbuildingmorebikelanesbecausetheyareexpensive.nButroadsforcarseven51thanbikelanesbecausecarswear(磨损)roadsoutfasterthanbikes.Ifwehadmorebikelanes,perhapsfewerpeoplewould52cars.Thiswouldmakethe53ofbuildingandtakingcareofalltheroadsmuchlessinthelongrun.Havingmorebikelaneswon’tjust54thepeopleinPortland.Touristswhovisitthiscitywillbehappytoseehow55itistousebikestogetaroundtown.Havingmorebikelaneswouldbringevenmore56toPortland.Whenwehavemorebikelanes,wewon’tsee57bikersanddrivers.Bikeswillbehappywhenridingon58bikelanes,andcarswillhavethe59theyneed.Let’s60morebikepathssoeveryonewillhavewhattheyneed.41.A.excitedB.nervousC.hopefulD.sad42.A.fastB.closeC.earlyD.slowly43.A.ifB.soC.butD.or44.A.movementB.journeyC.transportationD.equipment45.A.alreadyB.neverC.hardlyD.still46.A.increasesB.requiresC.attractsD.develops47.A.smallB.simpleC.coolD.bad48.A.createB.shareC.clearD.save49.A.SuddenlyB.UnfortunatelyC.FinallyD.Gradually50.A.forB.withC.againstD.into51.A.widerB.cleanerC.morepopularD.moreexpensive52.A.makeB.driveC.sellD.lose53.A.timeB.costC.chanceD.work54.A.inviteB.welcomeC.calmD.help55.A.boringB.hardC.easyD.important56.A.accidentsB.touristsC.streetsD.problems57.A.braveB.carelessC.friendlyD.unhappy58.A.safeB.busyC.longD.narrow59.A.energyB.partsC.spaceD.passengers60.A.followB.findC.buildD.usen第二卷第三部分英语知识运用(总分30分)第一节．单词拼写。(每词1分，满分5分)1..Youshouldnoti________yourmistakesifyouwanttomakegreaterprogress.2.Manyinternationalo_______areworkingforthedevelopmentofthewholeworld.3.Peopletriedtheirbesttosavetheboywhowas________(陷入)undertheruins.4.Theman_______(致力于)mostofhistimetostudyinganimalslastyear.5.Onarrivingthere,weofferedour__________(祝贺)tohimonhissuccess.第二节．根据课文内容完成下列句子。(共5题,满分10分)1.观看这些已经不再是乐趣，因为大自然是你必须亲身体验的。It’snopleasure_______________theseanylongerbecausenatureisonethingthatreallymustbeexperienced.2．当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础，而我们今天所说的英语不是。Itwas_______more_______GermanthantheEnglishwespeakatpresent.3.她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。Onceshehas____________hermind,nothingcanchangeit.4….只有到这个时候，我们才决定用暴力反抗暴力。…onlythen______wedecideto______violencewithviolence.5.仿佛到了世界末日。Itseemed____________theworldwasatanend!第三节:语法填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(请把答案写在答题纸相应题号上)Oneday,anoldmonknamedWisdom,1______(follow)bytwoyoungmonks,waswalkingfromonetowntoanotherwhentheycaughtsightofalake.Tiredandthirsty,theystopped2_____(have)arest.Theoldmonk,pointingtothelake,askedthe3_____(young)onetogethimsomewater.Whenthelittlemonkreachedthelake,acartdrawnbyanoxstarted4_____(cross)thelake,5______madethewaterverydirty.Thelittlemonkthought,“HowcanIngivethisdirtywatertomymastertodrink!”Shecameback6_____anywater,saying,“Thewaterisverydirty.Idon’tthink7_____issuitabletodrink.”After8_____while,thesamemonkwasaskedtogetwateragain.Whenhewentbacktothelake,hefoundthatthedirthadsettleddownalready,sohecollectedbackapotofwater.Wisdomlookedatthewater9______(happy)andthenupatthemonk,“Tomakethewaterclean,10______youneedtodoisjusttoletitbeandthemudwouldsettledownonitsown.Itisalsothesamewithyourmind.Whenitisdisturbed,justletitbe.Giveitalittletimeanditwillsettledownitself.第四节．单句改错。在错误的部分下面划线，并且在线下写出正确的形式。(共5题,满分5分)1.Thewomenhavetroublewithsolvingtheproblem.2.Theywantedtoescapetobepunished.3.Whenheisintrouble,thereisnooneforhimtoturn.4.Iwasabouttogooutthenthedoorbellrang5.Thescientistsaidhehasspent10yearsworkingouttheresearch.第四部分：写作第一节：书面表达(满分20分)假设你是李华，你收到朋友李磊的信，他告诉你他不适应高一数学老师讲的课，在学习数学方面有些困难，以至于跟不上其他同学，因此他感到非常着急。请你给李磊写一封信，想办法帮助他解决这方面的困难。参考词汇：适应adaptto要求：1.不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数100左右，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearLiLei,Ihavegotyourletter._______________________________________________________n____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua闽侯二中、闽清高级中学、永泰二中、连江侨中、长乐二中2016—2017学年第一学期期中高一年段英语学科联考试卷答案1--20.AABCBCACCABAACBBCBBC21—25ACDDA26-30CDCAA31-35ABADC36-40GFDAC41-60BDCCABDBBCDBBDCBDACC第一节．单词拼写。(每词1分，满分5分)1.ignore2.organizations3.trapped4.devoted5.congratulations第二节．根据课文内容完成下列句子。(共5题,满分10分)1lookingthrough2.basedon3.madeup4.didanswer5.asif第三节:语法填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)1.followed2.tohave3.younger4.crossing5which6.without7.it8.a9.happily10.what/all第四节．单句改错。在错误的部分下面划线，并且在线下写出正确的形式。(共5题,满分5）.1.with＝＞in2.tobepunished＝＞beingpunished3.toturn＝＞toturnto.4.then＝＞when5.has＝＞hadn书面表达Onepossibleversion:DearLiLei,Ihavegotyourletter.AndIamverygladthatyoubelieveme.Ihaveknownyouhavesomedifficultyinlearningmathsbecausecan’tadapttowhatyourmathsteacherteaches.Don’tworryaboutit.Ithinkthefollowingmaybeofhelptoyou.Firstly,you’dbetterlistentotheteachercarefullyinclassandpractisemore.Youcanaskyourmathsteachertoexplainwhatyoucan’tunderstandafterclass.Youshouldbeconfidentandbelieveinyourself.Ithinkyoucanmakeit.Finally,youcancommunicatewithyourclassmatesandgetsomeadviceonmaths.Ithinkyouwilladapttoitanddowellinitinthenearfuture.Nothingisdifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.Ihopeyouwillmakeprogresssoon.Bestwishes!Yours,Lihua听力材料(Text1)W:Now,iftherearenomorequestions,let’smoveontothenextpart.M:Excuseme,professor,couldwegooverthatlastpointoncemore?(Text2)M:Arewenearlythere,Mum?W:No!Weonlyleftanhourago.M:Oh…Ithoughtitwascloser.W:We’refifty-fivekilometersfromYorkandthenit’sfifteenmoretothevillage.Putsomemusicon.(Text3)M:Hey,Kathy!Comeandwatchthebasketballmatch.It’sonTVnow.nW:IthoughtthatwasonSaturday.M:No!It’stoday,Tuesday.Areyougoingtowatchtheswimming?W:Yes,Iam.Butnottoday.Theswimming’sonThursday!(Text4)M:Ohno!It’sgoingtorain!Wecan’thavethepicnicatthebeachinthisweather.W:Canwegotothelake?Wecansitunderthetrees.M:That’snotsafe,andtoofar.Wecangotothepark.Andwecancomehomeifitrainstoohard.(Text5)M:I’llhaveacupofcoffeeplease.W:Wouldyoulikeapieceofcakewithit?Ourcookhasjustmadeaverynicechocolateoneandthepriceisreasonable.(Text6)M:Anyplanfortoday,Jane?W:I’mgoingouttobuyadressformygraduationparty,butIcan’tfindmyphonenow.I’msureIleftitonthetable,butitisn’ttherenow.M:Look!Hereitisonthesofa.YouprobablyputittherewhenyouwenttoturnontheTV.W:Oh,Iremembernow!Itwasonthetableearlier,butImoveditwhenwehaddinner.(Text7)W:HiTim!Didyouhaveagoodholiday?M:Wonderful,thanks!Imetlotsofmyfriendsonthebeachandweswameveryday.Howaboutyou?W:Oh,wewenttothemountains.Itwasabitquietandboringforme,butMumandDadlovedit.M:Anyway,it’sgreattogetawayfromthebusyandnoisycitywhenit’ssohot.(Text8)M:Hey,Sarah!ThisyearI’mgoingtotherockfestivalforallthreedays!W:Oh,luckyyou,Leo!Areyougoingwithyourcousinagain?M:Notthisyear.Mybrotherhaspromisedtotakemetherenow.Mysister’stoobusynwithhercollegework.W:Howwillyougetthere?M:Wewantedtodrive,butDadsaidno.Andit’stoofarfromthecityforustocyclethere,buttherearespecialbuses—sowe’llusethose.W:Whatdoyouhavetotakewithyou?M:Justatentandclothes,really.We’llneedlotsofwater,butwe’llbuythatandallourmealsthere.Hey!Comewithus!W:MaybeIwill!(Text9)W:Tellmeaboutyourschool,Daniel.I’mgoingtherenextterm.IstartonJanuarythefourth.M:Great,Tina!Butit’sthefifth—no,sorry,thesixth—notthefourth.W:Oh,right.Whattimedolessonsstart?Isittentonine,likeatmyoldschool?M:No,westarthalfanhourearlier,attwentypasteight.W:Oh,that’smuchearlier!Doyouusuallywalktoschool?M:No,it’stoofar.Igoonmybike,butthereisabusyoucantake.W:Isee!Isthereauniform?M:Yes,thereis.Theydon’tletuswearjeans—wehavetowearboringtrousersandcoats.Butthere’sablacksweater,whichisn’tbad.W:Oh!Andwhataretheteacherslike?M:Well,themathsteacheriscool.Wehaveexcellentlessonswithhim.ButIgetboredinhistory,andIdon’tenjoymyEnglishlessonsatall.W:Doyouhaveanysportslessons?M:Yeah,weplayfootball.Ireallyprefertennisorswimming—butwedon’tdothosesportsatall.W:Isee.Well,thanks,Daniel.(Text10)M:Hello,thisisCityBikeShop.Mr.Baggins,I’mcallingbecauseyougotintouchwithusandaskedustogetabikefromHollandforyou.Well,it’sgoingtoarrivenextMonday,butIhavetocheckit,soyoucancomeandgetitnextTuesday.Inknowyouwantedaredone,buttheyhaven’tgotanyinthatcolour.Sorry!Sothey’resendingasilveroneofthesamestyleinstead.Hopethat’sOK?Thiscolourlooksnotbad.You’llbepleasedbecausethisbikeisabitcheaper.Itwasonehundredandeighty-fivedollars,butnowit’sonlyonehundredandsixty.It’swortheverypennyofit.Remember,don’tcometotheshopatNo.33NorthStreet.We’reahundredmetresdownthestreetatNo.87,oppositethesupermarket.WeonlyrepairbikesatNo.33.Andpleasedon’tcomeatlunchtimeifpossible,becauseweareverybusythen.We’reopeneverydayuntil5:45p.m.AndI’mhereeverymorningfrom8:30.Bytheway,wouldyouliketoknowthebillinadvance?Ifyouwouldlikeustoe-mailacopyofyourbill,pleasegiveusacallat999-5783duringourworkingtime.WelookforwardtoseeingyousoonintheCityBikeShop!Well,that’sall.