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天津市漢沽一中2009屆高三第六次月考英語(yǔ)試題

英語(yǔ)試題

本試卷分第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）和第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共150分，時(shí)間120分鐘。

第Ⅰ卷（選擇題，三部分，共105分）

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1．What are the two speakers doing?     

      A．Enjoying meeting each other.        

       B．Saying good-bye to each other.

    C．Planning to see each other again.

2．What can we learn from the conversation?     

      A．The man can’t drive well.  

       B．The car has broken down.

       C．They are on the wrong way.

3．What was the man reading?      

      A．English newspaper.         

       B．English short stories.   

       C．English textbooks.

4．What did the woman say about the weather?        

      A．It wasn’t very cold and it snowed a little in December.

      B．There wasn’t much snow, but the weather was bad.  

    C．The temperature dropped below freezing after Christmas.

5．What does the man mean?      

      A．Alan won’t come.                                      B．Sally is often late.              

C．Sally will come at 8.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分， 滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

請(qǐng)聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6．Why did the man not want to go dancing?

     A．He thought it was dull.       

       B．He didn’t like dancing.  

       C．He was very tired.

7．What did the man suggest?

     A．Walking on the bridge.  

B．Inviting some friends to watch the bridge.

   C．Inviting some friends to play.

請(qǐng)聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8．Where does the conversation probably take place?

     A．At the airport.                                               B．In a petrol station.      

C．At home.

9．What would the man rather do?   

   A．Get their luggage.    

   B．Leave for the airport early.

   C．See the end of the football match.

10．What does the woman prefer to do?

      A．To leave for the airport right now.   

       B．To watch people at the airport. 

    C．To have coffee at the airport.

請(qǐng)聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11．What’s the man’s unpleasant situation?

      A．He couldn’t get the scholarship. 

    B．His girlfriend wants to break up with him.

    C．He wonders whether to go to New Zealand or not.

12．Why didn’t the woman accept the job in Thailand?       

      A．She didn’t like the job. 

       B．Her husband didn’t like the idea.

       C．She didn’t like Thailand.

13．What did the woman advice the man to do?

      A．He should go to the university.   

       B．he should give up going somewhere.       

    C．He should go somewhere else..

請(qǐng)聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。 

14．Who is going to participate in the walk-fund?

      A．Hospital employees only.  

       B．Many City Hall officials. 

       C．Many Packer Hall residents.

15．How is money raised in the walk-fund?

      A．By collections made at City Hall. 

    B．By contributions based on the number of miles walked.

      C．By donations from the participants.

16．What is known about the course of the walk-fund?

      A．It collects the money for the new children’s hospital.

      B．It’s five miles long.    

       C．It circles the campus.

17．What will happen to the money raise at the walk-fund?

      A．It will be used for a new hospital. 

       B．It will be divided among the participants.

      C．Joe will share it with those who made pledges.    

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。         

18．How strong were the winds?

      A．They destroyed crops and cut transportation links.

      B．The winds were up to 75 miles an hour. 

    C．The winds made the waves over 12 feet high.

19．What’s the news item mainly about?

      A．The Indian Army.       

       B．A hurricane.       

       C．A storm in India.

20．What effects were brought about apart from casualties (嚴(yán)重傷亡)?

      A．Fire broke out as a result and damaged a lot of residents’ houses.

    B．Homes were flooded, crops were destroyed, transport links were cut and houses

collapsed.

      C．Over 1,000 people have become homeless, taking shelter in relief camps.

第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

21．― How dangerous it was！

―Yes，but for the passer-by’s quick action, the girl ____ .   

    A．was drowned                                        B．would have been drowned

    C．had drowned                                         D．should be drowned

22．I know nothing about it, what is it that you want me  _____  ?

    A．speaking               B．to speak              C．confessing           D．to confess     

23．Turn on the television or open a magazine and ____ advertisements showing happy,

balanced family.

      A．a(chǎn)re often seeing                                         B．often seeing         

C．will often see                                            D．have often seen 

24．―We want someone to design the new art museum for us?

    ―____ the young fellow have a try?

      A．Must                     B．Shall                  C．Dare                     D．Need      

25．―How can I wake up so early?

    ―Set the alarm at 5:00 a.m., ____ you will make it.              

      A．a(chǎn)nd                  B．but                    C．or                     D．so

26．I wonder what’s ____ next.

      A．doing                B．to do                  C．to be done          D．done      

27．― We have booked a room for today and tomorrow.

― _____, sir.

      A．I’m sure              B．My pleasure          C．It’s all right                 D．I’ll check     

28．I got caught in the traffic, or I ____ here sooner.

      A．could be             B．could have been      C．might be             D．had been   

29．____ it carefully can we hope to find a way to solve the challenging problem.

      A．When we observe                             B．When to observe    

      C．That we should only observe                    D．Only by observing      

30．―Do you like this jacket, sir?

  ―Well, it’s a bit too large. Do you have this coat in ____ size?

      A．the smaller           B．a(chǎn) smaller              C．a(chǎn) smallest             D．a(chǎn) small    

31．― The film we saw last week is very romantic.

―  ____. I didn’t think it romantic at all.

    A．With all due respect                                  B．I beg to differ                

    C．As predicted                                        D．I can’t agree with you more

32．Julian packed all the things into a suitcase, ____.

      A．being anxiously to leave                        B．to be anxious to leave       

      C．a(chǎn)nxious to leave                              D．be anxious to leave

33．I wonder why you won’t do it as ____ and it’s the third time you ____ so.

      A．told you; do                                             B．be told; did  

       C．told to; have done                                      D．you told; are doing     

34．Though there are some differences in American education and Chinese education, both

systems are ____ excellent graduates.

      A．turning away        B．turning out          C．turning off          D．turning in   

35．―Will you please stop that ? I’m doing my homework.

    ―I don’t see ____ it bothers you.

      A．how                   B．what                 C．if                      D．where    

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

We are always hearing about road accidents, and when we are in the car we try to drive carefully. But, how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? A large  36  will tell you the number of accidents that happened in the home is almost the same as those on the  37 .  I don’t pretend to be  38  , but I’ve thought a lot about how and why these accidents happen and what we can do to  39  them.

   One of the most common and most dangerous  40  at home accidents is wrong and careless use  41  electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug or  42  out a plug without first turning off the  43  . In spite of warmng, one  44  carry an electric heater in to the bathroom when he is going to have a  45  . Sometimes on forgets to turn off the power  46  mending a lamp or something  47 . All this can cause accidents. So the  48  about anything that works by electricity is: Switch off before you  49  anything and don’t pretend you know when you actually  50.

   If you’ve got  51  in th house, it’s always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their  52  . otherwise, they may be taken for candies or new kinds of drinds. When there are older eople living with you, you have to take particular  53  in a number of ways in order to make them  54 and happy.

   55  , of course, is always a risk. So, remember to turn it off after cooking. Also, don’t forget to keep the children away from the cooker.

   Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.

36．A．family                 B．factory                   C．hospital           D．school

37．A．road                  B．way                     C．path              D．street

38．A．a(chǎn)n expert               B．a(chǎn) doctor                  C．a(chǎn)n engineer     D．a(chǎn) scientist

39．A．pretend              B．prevent              C．protest             D．complete

40．A．reason                   B．causes                   C．difficulties      D．problem

41．A．a(chǎn)t                               B．of                          C．for           D．on

42．A．push                    B．drag                     C．pull                 D．draw

43．A．light                    B．power                     C．plug                   D．electricity

44．A．may                   B．can                      C．must             D．will

45．A．cold                             B．warm                    C．wash         D．bath 

46．A．a(chǎn)fter                    B．when                 C．before          D．a(chǎn)s

47．A．others                    B．a(chǎn)nother                   C．else             D．a(chǎn)lso  

48．A．order                  B．suggestion            C．rule              D．requirement

49．A．touch                  B．feel                    C．catch          D．hold

50．A．don’t                   B．do                          C．did                       D．didn’t     

51．A．patients            B．children                C．friends         D．the older

52．A．look                 B．sight                  C．knowing         D．reach

53．A．a(chǎn)ttention            B．mind                      C．notice            D．care 

54．A．full                B．warm               C．safe            D．comfortable

55．A．Gas                       B．Pollution               C．Fire           D．Stove

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

The sea has always interested man. From it he can get food, minerals, and treasure. For thousands of years, he could sail on it. But he could not go far beneath its surface.

Man wants to explore deep into the sea. However, he is not a fish. He must breathe air, so he can’t stay under the water’s surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, man faces even more dangers and problems.

    A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases. He can wear a diving suit and have air pumped to him from above. He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a nose and a mouthpiece. Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes against a diver deep in the sea. His body is under great pressure.

    When a diver is under great pressure, his blood takes in some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to surface, the water pressure becomes less. If the diver rises too quickly, the gases in his blood form bubbles. The diver is then suffering from the bends. The bends can cause a diver to double yp in pain. They can even kill him.

56．On the whole, this passage is about ____.

     A．special mixtures of gases in deep sea  

       B．the problems man faces in deep-sea diving

     C．a(chǎn)ir pressure under the surface of sea water

       D．a(chǎn) kind of illness that man suffers in the sea

57．A diver’s body in deep water ____ .

     A．is under great pressure         

       B．is just like that of a fish    

  C．suffers from the bends         

  D．weighs very little

58．The passage does not say so, but it makes you think that ____ .

     A．deep- divers should be in good health

     B．divers explore the deep sea only for treasure

     C．diving under the water too quickly causes a kind of illness.

    D．there is a special mixture of gases under the sea

59．Why does a diver get the bends?

     A．He tries to do exercises under the water.

     B．His diving suit weighs too much.

  C．He comes to the surface too quickly.           

  D．The air in his blood is used up.

60．From the passage we can see that ____ .

     A．the sea began to interest man in the last few years

     B．man is not at home deep in the sea

     C．a(chǎn)ll divers ill get the bends sooner or later

     D．the air in the seawater will kill a diver if he is not careful

B

The U.S. birthrate began to decline in the middle 1950’s, resulting in a smaller college age population starting in the middle 1970’s. something else happened in the 1970’s: the price of oil increased tremendously, driving up the price of almost everything and making Americans aware that their large automobiles used a lot of gasoline. At the same time, foreign car manufacturers had begun to produce small fuel―efficient cars in large quantities for the export market. Suddenly, the large, gas-guzzling American cars were no longer attractive to American buyers, who began buying foreign cars by the thousands. The American automobile industry went into a recession. Thousands of automotive workers were laid off, as were thousands of people in industries indirectly connected with the auto industry. People who are laid off tend to keep what money they have for necessities, like food and housing. They do not have the extra money needed to send their children to college. Their children cannot pay their own college costs, because during a recession they cannot find jobs. High unemployment means that more state funds must be used for social service―unemployment benefits and to aid dependent children, for example―than during more prosperous times. It also means that the states have fewer funds than usual, because people are paying fewer taxes. Institutions of higher education depend on two major sources of income to keep them functioning: tuition from students and funds from the states. At the present time, there are fewer students than in the past and fewer state funs available for higher education. The colleges and universities are in trouble.

61．What is the main idea of this passage?

     A．The rising of oil price drove up the price of everything.

     B．There were many reasons why higher education was in trouble in the 1970’s.       

  C．Birthrate began to decline in the USA in 1950’s.         

  D．High unemployment caused a lot of social problems.

62．The phrase “l(fā)aid off” can best be replaced by which of the following?

     A．poor                                                    B．got rid of         

C．removed                                                   D．unemployed

63．American cars weren’t popular in their domestic markets because of ____ .

     A．small                                                   B．gas-consuming       

C．fuel-efficient                                             D．not attractive

64．The colleges and universities were in trouble because of the following reasons except that ____.

     A．they couldn’t get enough income to keep them running

     B．young people couldn’t afford the tuition fees

     C．keeping them running at the same level would cost much more

  D．social services need more state funds because of the recession

65．All of the following statements are true EXCEPT____ .

  A．young people couldn’t afford their own tuition in the 1970’s

  B．it’s difficult for graduates from colleges to find a job in the 1970’s

C．fewer parents could afford to send their children to college because of the recession in 1970’s        

D．Birthrate dropped in the 1970’s because of the recession

C

What kind of car will we be driving in 2010? Rather different from the type we know today, with the next 20 years bringing greater change than the past 50．the people who will be designing the models of tomorrow believe that environmental problems may well accelerate the pace of the car’s development. Today they are students on the transport design course at London’s Royal College of Art.

Their vision is of a machine with three wheels instead of four, electrically powered, environmentally clean, and able to drive itself along “intelligent” roads equipped with built-in power supplies. Future cars will pick up their fuel during long journeys from a power source built into the road, or store it in small quantities for travelling in the city.

Instead of today’s seating arrangements―two in front, two or three behind, all facing forward― the 2010 car will have a versatile interior with adults and children in a family circle.

This view of the future car is based on a much more sophisticated road system, with strips built into motorways to supply power to vehicles passing along them, cars will not need drivers, because computers will provide safe driving control and route finding. All the driver will have to do is say where to go and the computer will do the rest. It will become impossible for cars to crash into one another. The technology already exists for the car to become a true automobile.

66．What kind of car will we be driving in 2010?

     A．Three wheeled.                        

       B．Electrically powered.  

     C．With a versatile seating arrangement        

       D．All of the above.

67．How long will a volunteer be required to spend?

     A．A few hours every day.              

       B．A couple of hours each day.

     C．One or two hours every two weeks.    

       D．A few days per week.

68．What does the word “versatile” in Paragraph 3 mean ?

     A．having many different kinds of skill

     B．easily able to change from one direction to another

     C．easily able to change from one kind of activity to another

     D．having many different uses

69．In paragraph 4 “with strips built into motorways to supply power to vehicles passing along them” means “there are many ____ ”.

  A．traffic lights to control the speed of future cars

  B．street posts to indicate directions for drivers

     C．power sources along the street are able to supply power to automobiles

    D．stop marks along the street to stop cars

70．What is the main idea of the passage?

     A．Future cars are completely different from the automobiles we know today.

     B．The design of future cars will be more sophisticated.

     C．Because of the new type of cars, our future environment will become cleaner.            

  D．The road system will become more sophisticated than it is today.

D

Many families in the United States have a larger income now than ever before, but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet anyway. Almost everyone is wondering, “What happens to all my money?” I never seem to have anything left to put away.

Why isn’t a dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much can buy. The value of money depends on the cost for living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it.

No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there’s a shortage of goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies with hold gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.

Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you’re spending too much on entertainment. Or if you’re spending too much on clothes; you may want to sew your own clothes. Budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.

71．What has troubled many families in the United States?

     A．A not-large-enough income.            

B．Nothing is left over to put away.

  C．The increasing cost of living.          

D．A shortage of  certain foods

72．_    ___ determines the value of the dollar.

     A．The government                                  B．The cost of living

     C．The economist                                  D．The bank

73．While the cost of living increases, the value of the dollar____ .

     A．increases to                                     B．decreases        

  C．neither increases nor decreases                   D．seldom decreases

74．When ____ , the prices go up.

     A．demand exceeds supply                         B．supply exceeds demand

     C．demand doesn’t exceed supply                         D．supply equals demand

75．Budgeting helps ____ .

     A．one to make his income meet the cost of living

     B．the government to battle the rising cost of living

     C．merchants to produce more goods  

       D．the workers to earn more money

第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題，共45分）

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀表達(dá)（15分）

If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake, tossing and turning in bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually fall asleep. When you wake up,  you don’t feel refreshed, but tired and worn out and unable to face a new day.

Dr. Henry Winkle, in a recent newspaper article entitled Stress and Sleep, indicates that _________ . Dr. Winkle says, “The more we worry, the less we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with stress. If we can find a way to get a good night’s sleep,” he adds, “we can often find the energy to deal with what’s worrying us”.

So, what is a good night’s sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies a lot. Seven hours in about the average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.

Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you awake. “When you put the light out,” Dr. Winkle says, “concentrate on relaxing your muscles, working slowly up from your feet, and you’ll be asleep before you know it.”

76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

 __________________________________________________________________________

77．Which sentences in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

    People shouldn’t go to sleep immediately but should take a break after working late in the night.

   ___________________________________________________________________________

78．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. ( Please answer within 10 words.)

________________________________________________________________________

79．Someone says that the longer you sleep, the better you feel. Try to find some arguments from the passage against the idea. ( Please answer within 30 words.)

________________________________________________________________________80．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

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第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)（滿分30分）

最近，不少城市發(fā)出了“減少白色污染”的倡議，得到廣大市民的支持。請(qǐng)以“ People should not be encouraged to use plastic bags ”為話題在博客上發(fā)表簡(jiǎn)單評(píng)論。

注意：詞數(shù)120左右。參考詞匯：可分解的degradable    窒息choke

1―5    BCBAB     6―10   CCCCA      11―15  CBACB     16―20 AAACB

21―25  BDCBA     26―30  CDBDB      31―35  BCCBA

36―40  CAA BB     41―45  BCBAD      46―50  BCCAA     51―55 BDDCA

56―60  BAACB     61―65  BDBCD      66―70  DABCA     71―75 CBBAA

76．Sleep and Your Life/Stress and Sleep/Sleep is Important

77．People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed.

78．stress/worry and (lack of) sleep are directly related

79．Seven hours is about the average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.

80．當(dāng)你醒來(lái)時(shí)，你不但沒(méi)有感到精力充沛（旺盛），反而疲憊不堪，難以面對(duì)新的一天。

One possible version:

  Plastic bags are very popular in our daily life. People go shopping with plastic bags in free markets, super markets, or departments.

  But plastic bags are one of the major pollutants. We can see littered plastic bags thrown everywhere, especially along the railways or highways, in the parks or in the rivers. Because plastics is not degradable, once it is thrown in the environment, it will exist for a long time and pollute soil and water. They are even dangerous to wildlife as thousands of sea animals are killed each year when they eat or are choked by plastic bags. What’s more, “white pollution” creates a bad image for China.

  So government should make a law to forbid the use of plastic bags in department stores and supermarkets. Meanwhile, people should be encouraged to replace them with paper bags or cloth bags.

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(Text 1)

M: Well, I’d better be going home now. It’s been great seeing you again.

W: Oh, it was nice seeing you too.

(Text 2)

W: If you had listened to me, we’d be at the wedding ceremony. Move over, I’ll drive.

M: I was sure I knew the way there. I’ll turn around.

(Text 3)

W: Were you able to understand those English short stories without any help from Ms. Lee?

M: I did pretty well, but I had to look up some words in order to understand them.

(Text 4)

M: Was it very cold here last winter?

W: No. The temperature never dropped below freezing. There was a little snow around Christmas, but that was all.

(Text 5)

W: I wonder if Alan will come to the conference at 8:00. He said he would.

M: Don’t worry about it. His word is as good as gold.

W: How about Sally? She said she would come on time.

M: Yes, she promised to come at 8:00, but, knowing her, it will be at least 9 o’clock.

(Text 6)

W: Well, let’s see. Oh, I know. Why don’t we go dancing for a change? We haven’t done that for a long time.

M: Well, to tell you the truth, I don’t really feel like it tonight. I had a pretty hard day and I’m sort of tired.

W: Hmm. Well, in that case, we could go to the movies.

M: Oh, we always go to the movies. Can’t we do something different?

W: Well, do you have any suggestions?

M: Let’s see. How do you feel about playing bridge?

W: It’s OK with me, but we don’t have any beer and things.

M: Well, why don’t you call Janet and ask her and Tom to come over, and I’ll go to the store and buy some stuff.

W: OK. Hello, Janet. It’s me…oh, fine. Just fine. Say, Janet, I was wondering if you and Tom were doing anything tonight…No? Well, would you like to come by our place and play a few hands of bridge?...You would? Oh, that’s great…Well, shall we say around 8… Um hmm. Yeah. That’s really. We’ve got everything here. That’s right. Just bring yourselves. Um hmm. OK, fine. Well, see you later then. Bye.

(Text 7)

W: Brace, I think it’s time to go and meet Pam at the airport.

M: Oh, no. We have no need to hurry. There’s plenty of time. It’s only half past eight. There won’t be much traffic at this time of night.

W: You never know, and I think your watch must be slow. I make it 8:40, and you’ll have to stop for petrol. I’d rather get there too early than too late!

M: It’ll take her a while to get her luggage.

W: Oh, come on, Brace! It’s time we were leaving. We can always have coffee at the airport. Anyway, I like watching people at the airport.

M: I’d rather see the end of the football match, but never mind, we’d better go.

 (Text 8)

M: Guess what, Tina! The University of Auckland in New Zealand has offered me a scholarship.

W: Great! When are you going?

M: That’s just it. I may not go. What would you do if your boyfriend asked you not to go?

W: Well, I would invite him to come with me.

M: I’ve tried that. She said she won’t go. And she might break up with me.

W: That’s ridiculous! If I were you, I would warn her not to try and control me. I missed a big opportunity once.

M: What happened?

W: I was offered a job in Thailand, but my husband disliked the idea so we didn’t go. I should have taken the job. I’ve always regretted my decision. In my situation, what would you have done?

M: Oh, I would have accepted the offer.

W: Well, there’s the answer to your predicament. Accept your scholarship.

(Text 9)

W: Hey, Joe, what’s all this talk about the benefit walk-fund this weekend?

M: Don’t you know? Most of the residents in Packer Hans are going in an effort to raise money for the new children’s hospital.

W: Sounds like a good idea. But I don’t understand where the money comes from.

M: Well, a few days before the walk-fund, each participant goes around asking people to be sure about just a certain amount of money for each mile that he or she expects to walk in the event. Then after the walk-fund is over, the participant goes back to the same people, collects the money pledged and sends it to the hospital.

W: So you mean that someone pledges, say, a dollar a mile, and you walk five miles you get five dollars?

M: That’s right. Of course most of my friends aren’t such big spenders. The biggest pledge I’ve gotten so far is 25 cents a mile.

W: And how many people have made pledges for you?

M: .Eleven so far. Say, how about making an even dozen?

W: Sure! Maybe you do the same for me. The walk-fund sounds like the perfect opportunity for me to wear out my new pair of sports shoes.

(Text 10)

Large numbers of villages have completely cut off. The official said the death toll could reach 2,000. The Indian army has been called in to help the relief effort. From here is David Wills.

The storm with winds of up to 75 miles an hour struck India’s southeast coast, flooding homes, destroying crops and cutting transport links. Eyewitnesses reported tidal waves more than 12 feet high. The storm was followed by heavy rains, which swept away roads and railway lines, and flooded low lying areas. More than 40 people are thought to have died when a ferry sank. But most of the deaths have been due to flooding, houses collapsing or electrocutions. More than 100,000 people have escaped from their homes and are taking shelter in relief camps. After surveying the flooded area by helicopter, the chief minister said it was like a burial ground. He has appealed to the federal government to rate the incident as a national calamity. David Wills.

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