2017-2018学年江西省南昌市第十中学高二年级上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版 19页

南昌十中2017-2018学年高二英语期末考试试卷 本试卷分为第I 卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。‎ 第I卷（选择题）‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 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。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1 When will the speakers discuss the matter again?‎ A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.‎ ‎2 Where are the speakers?‎ A. In a restaurant. B. In a furniture store. C. In a company.‎ ‎3 Why does the woman look upset?‎ A. She experienced a theft.‎ B. She was given a parking ticket.‎ C. She couldn’t find a parking space.‎ ‎4 Which transportation does the man suggest the woman take?‎ A. The bus. B. The taxi. C. The train.‎ ‎5 How does the man feel about the woman?‎ A. Worried. B. Angry. C. Sorry.‎ 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，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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听下面一段对话, 回答第6至第7两个小题。‎ ‎6 What day is it today?‎ A. Monday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.‎ ‎7 What will the man do?‎ A. Borrow the woman’s computer.‎ B. Go to the library to finish his paper.‎ C. Have the woman take care of his sister.‎ 听下面一段对话, 回答第8至第9两个小题。‎ ‎8 Where does the woman often stay with her friends after lunch?‎ A. In the classroom. B. In the school park. C. In the dining hall.‎ ‎9 What benefit can the change bring to the speakers?‎ A. They’ll have more places to go.‎ B. They’ll spend less money on food.‎ C. They won’t have to carry their books around.‎ 听下面一段对话, 回答第10至第12三个小题。‎ ‎10 What did the woman do during the weekend?‎ A. She had dinner in a restaurant.‎ B. She watched a movie in a cinema.‎ C. She celebrated her mother’s birthday.‎ ‎11 What does the woman think of the movie?‎ A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Confusing.‎ ‎12 What do the speakers plan to do on Saturday?‎ A. Buy a birthday present. B. Visit some friends. C. Hold a party.‎ 听下面一段对话, 回答第13至第16四个小题。‎ ‎13 What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Father and daughter. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.‎ ‎14 How much will the man pay for four tickets if the promotion is still available?‎ A. $500. B. $1500. C. $2000.‎ ‎15 What is the woman responsible for?‎ A. Booking hotels. B. Hiring a car. C. Planning the sightseeing.‎ ‎16 What does the man require the woman to do?‎ A. Bring one suitcase. B. Take a lot of clothes. C. Pack her suitcase ‎ herself.‎ 听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。‎ ‎17 What is Dr. Tony talking about?‎ A. Making the best use of time.‎ B. Designing a daily study schedule.‎ C. Planning a weekly schedule.‎ ‎18 What does Dr. Tony mention first?‎ A. A general guide for a daily schedule.‎ B. Amount of time to be spent on study time.‎ C. Things a best daily schedule should include.‎ ‎19 What does Dr. Tony suggest students do?‎ A. Challenge themselves to finish more tasks.‎ B. Follow the guidelines all the time.‎ C. Suit their time to their needs.‎ ‎20 What does Dr. Tony think of planning a schedule and keeping to it?‎ A. It gives people satisfaction.‎ B. It helps people finish each task quickly.‎ C. It makes people find comfort in difficult things.‎ 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，40分）‎ 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）‎ 阅读下列短文：从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Events at London Canal Museum There is plenty going on at London Canal Museum. We have regular monthly illustrated talks in the evening. We have summer boat trips through the long Islington Tunnel on certain dates. We have occasional special days of activities for families or adults. We also occasionally offer roses and castles painting courses, and other events.‎ ‎28th May Summer Tunnel Trips from the museum through Islington Tunnel and back. Booking is online---click this link. A guide will travel on the boat and will explain the history as you cruise through the lengthy Tunnel.‎ ‎31st May Watery Wednesday an activity day for children, put on by our education team. Take a short boat trip! Suitable for ages 6-12 approximately. The theme is birds and butterflies, nature and the canal.‎ ‎1st June Illustrated talk: Saving the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals by David Dixon. An epic story of the major tasks involved. ￡8.90 adult, ￡6.50 child including museum admission.‎ Until 24th September Exhibition:Brindley 300 A large exhibition produced by the National Waterways Museum now showing in London for the first time. James Brindley was born 301 years ago, he was a pioneer of canals and, together with the “ Canal Duke”, of Bridgwater, he started the development of modern transport. His contribution to making this country a great industrial nation was great, and this exhibition celebrates his life and achievements.‎ The events arrangement can easily be included into any other website and will automatically be updated. See Other Webmasters page for details. ‎ ‎21. What a child will choose if he is interested in birds?.‎ A. Summer Tunnel Trips B. Watery Wednesday C. Illustrated talk D. Brindley 300‎ ‎22. How much will you pay if your family(a couple and a kid) attend David Dixon’s talk?‎ A. ￡24.30 B. ￡15.40‎ C. ￡17.80 D. ￡13.00‎ ‎23. Where can you probably find this text?‎ A. In a poster. B. In a travel book.‎ C. In an art magazine. D. On the Internet.‎ B Billionaire Bill Gates has offered the many thousands of graduates some career and life advice. Over a series of 14 tweets in his Tweeter posted last Monday, the world’s richest man used the words “impact”, “happiness” and “progress”. He did not mention money. Instead, he told the graduates what jobs he would be looking for if he started out today.‎ ‎“AI (artificial intelligence), energy and bio-sciences are promising fields where you can make a huge influence”, he wrote. Earlier this year, Gates---who famously dropped out of Harvard to found Microsoft---said that artificial intelligence had “ phenomenal” potential, and “anything connected with that would be an exciting lifetime career.” In the same speech at Columbia University, he said there is a huge growing demand in the energy field to develop reliable, cheap and clean energy.‎ As well as urging new graduates to surround themselves with people who challenge you, teach you, and push you to be your best self, Gates reminded them to think of others, especially the less fortunate.‎ He wrote that it had taken him decades to learn about the world’s worst unfairness and described this lack of early understanding as his one big regret. “You know more than I did when I was your age,” he wrote, “ You can start fighting unfairness, whether down the street or around the world sooner.”‎ He finished by asking graduates to consider the progress human has already made, saying that he believe the world is getting better. “ That matters because if you think the world is getting better, you want to spread the progress to more people and places.”‎ ‎24. Who has been given life advice by Gates recently?‎ A. High school students. B. New employers. ‎ C. Unemployed persons. D. College graduates.‎ ‎25. What words mentioned in Gates’ tweets?‎ A. Impact, happiness, money.‎ B. Impact, happiness, progress.‎ C. Happiness, progress, money.‎ D. Progress, impact, money.‎ ‎26. What does the underlined word “that” in Para 3 refer to?‎ A. AI. B. Energy. C. Bio-sciences. D. Microsoft.‎ ‎27. What was Gates’ great regret about unfairness?‎ A. Not fighting with it. ‎ B. Few people realized it. ‎ C. Having too little early understanding of it. ‎ D. Spending too little time learning about it.‎ C Photos of eight-year-old Wang Fuman, nicknamed by “Snowflake Boy” in Yun Nan, shared by his principal on Tuesday, showed the boy has a red face from the low temperatures and apparently did not wear enough clothes to keep warm. He also suffered from frostbite. He stood alone with his white hair and eyebrows while other classmates behind were clearly amused and laughing. The picture drew widespread attention around the whole world. Many netizens were sympathetic to the boy’s difficulties, with many Mircoblog users giving comments under the report.‎ Just after the report, a donation of 100,000 yuan was sent to his Primary School. Constantly, help still pours in for the Chinese boy. But the local authorities call on others to pay attention to other similar rural areas and give them timely aid. In China, there are still so many children just like Fuman living by himself with parents migrating to cities for lively hood.‎ Boy’s hair is completely FROZEN after he walked an hour to school on a harsh winter morning in rural (and there was no heating when he got there)‎ l The third-grade pupil in Yunnan, China, walks 2.8 miles to school every day l He braved minus nine degree weather yesterday morning to sit an exam l His hair and eyebrows had turned into icicles when he aimed at the school ‎---Abstracted from Daily Post I have tears in my eyes reading this… Poor little soul doesn’t even have a hat or gloves, and I can’t imagine how cold he must have felt. But he did it! Wish the little boy all good things in life. Hope he become a brilliant adult and success in life and happiness.‎ ‎ ---Mng.PL, Mauntius, 19 hours ago This kid is amazing. If I were him, I probably would have frozen to death. And this is why China will rule the world soon! He’ll fight a war tomorrow for his motherland!!! Take note you poor snowflake students of the UK. If this happened in the UK, they would arrive to find the school closed. Our kids are too soft!!!‎ ‎---Honest John, Birmingham, 18 hours ago He walked an hour in that weather and still got 99% for the math exam. Wow. With such an attitude and perseverance, I hope that he succeeds in life and gets all the good things that he deserves. Now he is not a snowflake. ‎ ‎---Lucial Cathey, Liverpool, 15 hours ago ‎28. What can we learn about Fuman from the text?‎ A. The boy didn’t do well in the examination.‎ B. The boy lives in rural area with his parents.‎ C. The boy’s school has some simple heating appliance.‎ D. The boy managed to take exams despite of bad weather.‎ ‎29. Why does Honest John call the UK students poor snowflake?‎ A. British like to name teenagers as snowflake.‎ B. The students in UK are fond of being called snowflake.‎ C. UK always has heavy snow storms in winter as Yun Nan.‎ D. The students in UK are too weak toendure extreme weather.‎ ‎30. Which best describes the netizens’ attitude toward Wang Fuman?‎ A. Indifferent B. Sympathetic C. Cautious D. Dissatisfied ‎ ‎31. What can we infer from the text?‎ A. All the British students don’t like to walk in the snow.‎ B. The school in the newspaper will rebuilt in the near future.‎ C. There are still people live hard in mountainous areas in China.‎ D. The boy gained much donation from people around the world.‎ D Dreams can be familiar and strange, fantastical or boring, but some dreams might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. In a recent study, scientists found a connection between nap time dreams and better memory in people who were learning a new skill.‎ In the study, 99 college students between the ages of 18 and 30 each spent an hour on a computer, trying to get through a virtual maze (逃宫). The maze was difficult, and the study participants had to start in a different place each time they tried, making it even more difficult. They were also told to find a particular picture of a tree and remember where it was.‎ For the first 90 minutes of a five - hour break, half of the participants stayed awake and half were told to take a short nap. Participants who stayed awake were asked to describe their thoughts. Participants who took a nap were asked about their dreams after sleep and they were awakened within a minute of sleep to describe their dreams.‎ ‎ Stickgold, a neuroscientist, wanted to know what people were dreaming about when their eyes weren't moving during sleep.Four of the 50 people who slept said their dreams were connected to the maze. Some dreamed about the music that had been playing when they were working; others said they dreamed about seeing people in the maze. When these four people tried the computer maze again, they were able to find the tree faster than before their naps.‎ Stickgold suggests the dream itself doesn’t' help a person learn, it’s the other way around. He suspects that the dream was caused by the brain processes associated with learning. ‎ All four of the people who dreamed about the task had done poorly the first time,which makes Stickgold wonder if the dreams show up when a person finds a new ‎ task particularly difficult. People who had other dreams, or people who didn’t' take a nap, didn't show the same improvement. ‎ ‎32. What were the participants of the experiment asked to do before having a short nap?‎ ‎ A. To stay in adifferent place in the maze. ‎ ‎ B. To design a complex virtual maze to get through.‎ C. To experience the experiment and try to remember something.‎ D. To get through a virtual maze on a computer from the same place.‎ ‎ 33. What can we learn from the text?‎ ‎ A. Participants who took a nap were required to express their thoughts.‎ B. Participants who dreamed about films could finish the task more easily.‎ ‎ C. Participants whose dreams linked with the maze could find the tree faster.‎ D. Participants who dream may encourage themselves to invent something new.‎ ‎34. What can we infer from Stickgold?‎ ‎ A. every person may dream about what they learned.‎ ‎ B. people's brain processes may be connected with their learning in dreams.‎ ‎ C. once people's eyes stop moving, they are sure to dream about something.‎ ‎ D. no matter how fantastical or boring, dreams are connected with people's life.‎ ‎35. What is the best title for this text?‎ ‎ A. Dreaming Makes Sense B.Not All Dreams Are True ‎ C.Dreams Are Strange D. Stickgold, a Dream Expert 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最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ It’s well-known by all the people to greet friends with a smile and a wave.   36 However, what happens if your face and body send mixed messages? Would someone tend to believe the look on your face or the way you behave?‎ Recently, scientists have dealt with these questions. They found that when a person is staring at your face, he might not believe what he sees if your body doesn’t match the feeling that your face shows. 37 Previous study had showed that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the words spoken. For example, most ‎ people are more likely not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, “I’m so excited.”‎ When talking about emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the face was more important. To test if this was true, psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies that showed anger or fear. 38 ‎ An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A frightened face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth. 39 A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to fight back.‎ These results told the researchers that mixed messages can confuse people. Even when people pay attention to the face, body language surely influences the emotion they read.‎ ‎40 And if you want to be understood it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.‎ A. Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.‎ B. So, your body language is important for telling people your feelings.‎ C. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that puzzles people.‎ D. An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.‎ E. Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.‎ F. They also showed pictures where angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies.‎ G. When doing this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you are happy to see them.‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分45分）‎ 第一节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ It just seems right that homelessness is everywhere. But to a nine-year-old girl named Hailey Ford, she believes everyone should have a place to 41 .‎ She got the idea after 42 a homeless man holding a piece of paper that said：“Hungry& Homeless” while out shopping with her mother. They gave the man a 43 , ‎ but Hailey began thinking about how she could do 44 and continue providing food to the people in 45 . Later she set up Hailey's Harvest, a garden with its own 46 . She grows fruits and vegetables, and 47 her progress online. ‎ Harley soon realized that food was not 48 .The inspiration behind the garden led Hailey to work on building mobile 49 for the homeless in her community. In an effort to help, her mom Miranda 50 to apply for a grant. 51 , many companies 52 donate useful items to this amazing cause. Each environmentally friendly small home is 53 with a shingled roof, drywalls, wood siding, vinyl flooring, window curtains, a solar-powered lamp and most importantly, a 54 on the front door. ‎ Hailey receive no 55 for her hard work. The homeless, her mom said, are people she 56 as her friends. It's that57 , in part, that keeps her going and Miranda's selflessness comes from a place which seems 58 to most but seems completely natural to them. Though Hailey admits she gets59 sometimes, she will continue her work because 60 can be better to change the world. ‎ ‎41.A. work B. live C. entertain D. eat ‎42.A. seeking B. searching C. spotting D. catching ‎43.A. sandwich B. dollar C. job D. room ‎44.A. little B. more C. less D. much ‎45.A. fear B. love C. memory D. need ‎46.A. column B. brochure C. website D. newspaper ‎47.A. documents B. makes C. develops D. gets ‎48.A. necessary B. enough C. helpful D. expensive ‎49.A. phones B. cages C. shops D. shelters ‎50.A. managed B. expected C. happened D. attempted ‎51.A. Yet B. Therefore C. However D. Also ‎52.A. roughly B. regularly C. completely D. calmly ‎53.A. occupied B. equipped C. decorated D. furnished ‎54.A. key B. lock C. card D. handle ‎55.A. support B. direction C. payment D. permission ‎56.A. treats B. respects C. notices D. pleases ‎57.A. carefulness B. sympathy C. admiration D. friendship ‎58.A. normal B. foreign C. frequent D. common ‎59.A. surprised B. excited C. amused D. exhausted ‎60.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything 第II卷（非选择题）‎ 第二节：语法填空（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（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Global warming has caused a rise in sea levels,61 has increased the amount of salt in fresh water used on seaside farms. As a result, farmers are62 (increase) unable to use fields close to the sea.63 a farmer in the Netherlands is now using a mixture of sea and fresh water 64 (grow) tasty vegetables.‎ It is in his eight areas 65 he teamed up with scientists such as George Hambley to make the first attempt. Separate 66 (pipe) pumped mixed water. And a computer program controlled the levels of salinity and water67 (call) “Sensor”. The researchers said they were able to harvest vegetables from most of 68 eight test areas. They said the vegetables were smaller than69 grown in fresh water. However, due to more sugar and salt in the water, they taste70 (good).‎ 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英语作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每行中最多两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出增加的词;‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉;‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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（从十一处起）不计分。‎ During the winter vacation last year, I thought I should do everything meaningful instead of stay at home. So I got a job at Meituan and worked there like a delivery boy. I worked eight hours a day for three week. The job was hard and tired and seemed endless, what made me so exhausted that I nearly gave it up halfway. And I stuck to it with great determination. Every day I went to work by foot early in the morning and got to home late in the evening. Finally I thought it is successful experience. Now, I really look forward to my final examination.‎ 笫二节书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你校学生会于2018年1月5日下午举行了“校园义卖”活动。请你用英语写封信给你的美国笔友Peter, 告诉他此次活动的有关情况，内容包括：‎ ‎1.活动目的        ‎ ‎2. 具体内容        ‎ ‎3. 谈谈你的感想、收获和体会。‎ 注意：1.文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。  ‎ ‎2.词数： 100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 参考词汇：校园义卖：Charity Sales in campus Dear Peter,‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 南昌十中2017-2018学年高二英语期末考试试卷答案 ‎1-5 BBABA 6-10 BACBC 11-15 BCABC 16-20 ACACA ‎21-23 BAD 24-27 DBAC 28-31 DDBC 32-35 CCBA 36-40 GAFDB ‎41-45 BCABD 46-50 CABDA 51-55 DBBAC 56-60 ADBDA ‎ ‎61. which 62.increasingly 63. But 64.to grow 65.that ‎ ‎66. pipes 67.called 68.the 69.those 70.better 短文改错 During the winter vacation last year, I thought I should do everything meaningful instead of stay at home. So I ‎ ‎ something staying got a job at Meituan and worked there like a delivery boy. I worked eight hours a day for three week. The job was ‎ ‎ as weeks hard and tired and seemed endless, what made me so exhausted that I nearly gave it up halfway. And I stuck to it ‎ ‎ tiring which But with great determination. Every day I went to work by foot early in the morning and got to home late in the ‎ ‎ on evening. Finally I thought it is successful experience. Now, I really look forward to my final examination. ‎ ‎ a 写作范文 Dear Peter,‎ Our Students’ Union held a Charity Sales on the afternoon of Jan. 5th,2018 to raise money for the needy children in the poverty-stricken areas. These efforts are made to support these poor children to continue their education or improve their living. ‎ Second-hand or unnecessary items were collected in each class before the Charity Sales. When it came to selling goods, a long line of desks were put up in the playground with a wide range of goods waiting for their potential customers. But what amazed me most is that fresh food such as sandwiches, juice were made by students on the spot. If you were here, you would be impressed by the yelling sellers, the bargaining buyer, and the happy money-collectors. ‎ The activity is welcomed by all. For one thing, our social skills get improved and practiced. For another, offering help for others made us happy.‎ Best wishes！‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 听力原文材料 ‎(Text 1) ‎ M: I’ll attend a lecture on Wednesday. Let’s discuss this further at the Friday meeting.‎ W: Unfortunately, I’ll be leaving for London Thursday afternoon. Maybe we can talk that morning over breakfast.‎ M: Sounds great.‎ ‎(Text 2) ‎ M: Honey, what do you think of this kind of wooden chair for our restaurant?‎ W: It looks great, but it’s kind of small. Just like the chairs in my company. How ‎ about this green one here?‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: You look upset. What’s wrong?‎ W: I’ll never take my car downtown again.‎ M: Did you get another ticket or couldn’t you find a parking space?‎ W: I wish it were just that. My car was broken into. I lost my purse.‎ ‎(Text 4) ‎ W: Excuse me. I’m afraid I get lost. Could you tell me where I can take a bus or a train to Holiday Inn?‎ M: I think you’d better take a taxi in case you get lost again.‎ ‎(Text 5) ‎ M: I find that you didn’t turn in your homework today.‎ W: I’m sorry. ‎ M: Is everything OK? We’ve been in school for four months now, and this is the first time you haven’t done your homework.‎ W: I’ve been a little stressed by my grandma’s death.‎ ‎(Text 6) ‎ W: Hi, Paul. You look unhappy.‎ M: My computer went wrong this morning and I have to get a paper finished for class on Monday. ‎ W: You can always go to the library.‎ M: ⑥The library isn’t open on Saturday afternoons and Sundays and I have to take care of my baby sister this morning.‎ W: That’s a problem. My family is having friends over this afternoon so it won’t be possible for you to come to my place. ⑦I can lend you my computer.‎ M: ⑦Wow, Sally, that’s great.‎ ‎(Text 7) ‎ M: Hi, Judy. Did you see this notice in the dining hall?‎ W: Yeah, Sam. I don’t like it. ⑧I usually sit here and talk with my friends after lunch until my first class at 2 in the afternoon. Now we have to find someplace ‎ else to go.‎ M: But we have lots of other places to go. We can go to the school park.‎ W: That means carrying all my books.‎ M: ⑨But they explain this will help keep the cost of food down, and we can save some extra money.‎ ‎(Text 8) ‎ W: Hi, Jeff. How was your weekend?‎ M: It was great. Mary, how was yours?‎ W: My mother’s birthday was Saturday and we had a great time. ⑩We had dinner at home and then watched an old movie. When they told me it was almost seventy years old, I thought it was going to be boring, but it was one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. I laughed, I cried, I got angry. ‎ M: Wow! Now I want to see it.‎ W: I’m dying to watch it again. Hey, why don’t we get together and have a party and we can see the movie together? ‎ M: That’s a great idea. I can bring some friends, if that’s OK.‎ W: Sure. I’ll ask my mum to watch it with us. She can tell us all about the stars. Let’s say 6 o’clock on Saturday.‎ ‎(Text 9) ‎ M: OK. I got my vacation early this year so as soon as school’s out, the first of June, we have two weeks to have fun. We’ve talked about this before and have chosen two possibilities: a trip across Canada or explore Florida. Which will it be?‎ W: I’d like to go to Florida. I’ve always wanted to visit Orlando.‎ M: We should get on the Internet and check flight schedules as soon as possible. I remember a ticket costs $500. They may still have that promotion where a second person flies for half price. That means the four of us can go for the cost of three.‎ W: Orlando, here we come! But we won’t spend the whole two weeks there, will we? I heard St Augustine was cool. And there’s Daytona Beach where you can drive on the beach.‎ M: Your mother and I will take care of the driving and make hotel reservations so ‎ you and Tim will plan the sightseeing. Is that a deal?‎ W: Yeah! Great! ‎ M: Only one rule. Each person gets to take one suitcase.‎ W: But I have a lot of clothes I want to take.‎ M: I’ll help you pack.‎ ‎(Text 10) ‎ W: Planning a schedule that includes time for studies, sports, part-time work and free time can be a challenge. Today we have Dr Tony with us to talk about how to plan a schedule.‎ M: Well, the good way to start is to make a plan for each day of the week and then try to balance your time so you can include everything. Here are some guidelines that may help you.‎ ‎ First, we start with the twenty-four hours we all have in every day. If we take out eight hours for our sleep time, that leaves sixteen hours to divide among the other activities. Attendance at school takes about six hours and homework about two, for a total of eight. That leaves us eight hours for sports, work and free time. Remember, those guidelines are flexible and you must adjust them to your particular needs.‎ ‎ Weekends are different since we don’t have to attend school. Here we can usually focus on certain activities such as sports or part-time work and free time. We can see our friends and spend more time with our family.‎ ‎ If you make a schedule and try to keep to it, you will soon develop the habit of doing each task during its planned time and will be satisfied that you can comfortably do everything you have to do.‎