黃梅縣實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)2022年秋九年級(jí)第一次月考英語(yǔ)試題命題人黃新建第一部分選擇題（共80分）一、聽(tīng)力（共二節(jié)，計(jì)25分）第一節(jié)（共9小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分9分）聽(tīng)下面9段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后面有一個(gè)小題，從題后所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)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.A.Byreadingthetextbook.B.Bylisteningtosongs.C.Bystudyingthegrammar.2.A.Hecan’tspeak.B.Heisnotgoodatlistening.C.Hiswritingispoor.3.A.OnThursday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnFriday.4.A.Intheshop.B.Intheclub.C.Inthehospital.5.A.Everyday.B.Onceaweek.C.Often.6.A.Sheisshort.B.Sheisheavy.C.Sheistallandthin.7.A.Wedon’tknow.B.Yes,hedid.C.No,hedidn’t.8.A.Mary.B.Jim.C.Mom.9.A.Hewantstogoshoppingbyhimself.B.HewantstogoshoppingwithMom.C.Hewantshismomtohelphim.第二節(jié)（共16小題，每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分16分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后面有幾個(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(tīng)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(tīng)完后，各題將給出5秒鐘的答題時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第10、11小題。10.What’sSarah’sproblem?A.Hislisteningispoor.B.Itisdifficulttostudygrammar.C.Hecan’tmemorizethenewwords.11.WhatdoesNickthinkSarahshoulddowithherproblem?A.JoinanEnglishclubB.Joinastudygroup.C.Domorereadingbooksaboutgrammar.聽(tīng)第11段材料，回答第12—14小題12.DidMaryusetohavestraightanddarkhair?A.Yes.B.No.C.Wedon’tknow.13.Whousedtobeheavy?A.Mary.B.Theman.C.Mary’smother.14.WhatdidMaryusetobelike?A.OutgoingB.QuietC.Creative聽(tīng)第12段材料，回答第15—17小題15.Whydon’tLinda’sparentswanthertogooutwithherfriends?A.It’sdangerous.B.It’snotgoodtogoshopping.C.Theyworrythatshemightfailhertests.16.HowdoesMarydowithherstudy?A.Sheworksveryhard.B.Sheworkshardbutfailsthetests.C.Shedoesn’tworkhard,soshefailsthetests.17.WhatdoesMarythinkofwhatshedoes?A.Sheistooyoungtomakeherowndecision.B.Shehastoagreetoherparents’suggestion.C.Sheshouldbeallowedtomakeherowndecision.聽(tīng)第13段材料，回答第18－21小題。18.Whataretheygoingtodonextweek?A.Haveaspeechcontest.B.HaveanEnglishtest.C.HaveanEnglishspeech.19.Whoismoreconfident?A.Tom.B.Wedon’tknow.C.Tina.20.What’sTom’sproblem?A.Excitedbeforeatest.B.Needsmoremoney.C.Nervousbeforeatest.21.WhenwouldTinagetapart-timejob?A.Onweekdays.B.Onweekends.C.Onschooldays.聽(tīng)第14段材料，回答第22－25小題。22.WhywasEinsteinstandingonthebridge?A.Hewasthinkingaboutaproblem.B.Hewastalkingsomethingwithhisfriends.C.Hewaswaitingforafriendofhis.23.Whendiditbegintorain?A.Afterhegottothebridge.B.Beforehecametothebridge.C.Whilehewaswaitingonthebridge.24.HowdidEinsteinknowitwasraining?A.Hisfriendtoldhim.B.Hispaperwaswet.C.Hisclotheswerewet.25.Whichofthefollowingsistrue?A.ScientistslikethinkingintherainB.Scientistsaremorecarefulintheirstudiesthanintheirlife.C.Thelessthescientistscareabouttheirlife,themoretheycanstudy.二、語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共二節(jié)，計(jì)35分）第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)選擇（共20小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分20分）A）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出與所給句子劃線部分意義相同或相近并能代替的那一項(xiàng)。26.—Haveyoueverseensuchabigsnake?—No.Iammuchafraidofsnakes.A.satisfiedB.frustratedC.terrifiedD.interested27.—Hasyourfathereversmoked?—Yes,buthestoppedsmokingamonthago.A.dislikedB.givenupC.disagreedtoD.lost28.—WhatdidyourEnglishteachersaytoyoujustnow?—Hetalkedalot.Intheend,hehopedIwouldlearnEnglishwell.A.AtfirstB.AtonceC.AtlastD.Atthebeginning29.—Howdoyoudealwithyourproblem,Jack?—I’venoidea.Couldyouhelpme?A.workonB.solveC.thinkaboutD.cause30.—Tom,youcan’tgoshoppingtochooseyourownclothes.Youaretooyoung.—Whynot?Iamnotachildnow.A.shouldn’tB.mustn’tC.aren’tallowedtoD.don’tneedtoB)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)。31.—Howdoyouimproveyourlisteningskill,Mary?—Ioftendoit_________tapesandEnglishradios.A.byhearingB.inlisteningtoC.bylisteningtoD.forlistening32.—Where’syourdog,Jack?—She________fortwoweeks.HowImissher!A.diedB.hasdiedC.hasbeendeadD.wasdying33.—Whyareyouso__________,MeiMei?—Becauseofthe________news!Ifailedthetestagain!A.frustrated,frustratedB.frustrating,frustratingC.frustrating,frustratedD.frustrated,frustrating,34.—Whatyoucandois_______moreEnglishifyouwanttolearnEnglishwell.—Youmean_______moreEnglishisusefultome?A.practicing,practiceB.topractice,practicingC.practicing,practicingD.topracticing,practice35.—Howyou’vechanged!You_____veryshort.—ButIamnotsureifIamtallerthanyounow.A.aresuretobeB.usetobeC.areD.usedtobe36.—IamtryingmybesttolearnEnglish,butitdoesn’tworkwell!—Don’tworry!Regardit_____abigchallenge!A.toB.withC.forD.as37.—Ihopeyouwillfinishmyhomeworkontime,boysandgirls!—Soundsbad!Somuchhomeworkmakesus______.Wehavetostayuplateagain,sir.A.excitedB.interestedC.stressedoutD.outgoing38.—Zhouyeusedtospendmuchtime_____theInternetlastmonth.Howaboutnow?—AlthoughhehardlyeversurftheInternet,hepaysmoreattention___hisnewmobilephone.A.surfing,toB.on,inC.surfing,inD.on,on39.—Look,there_____manybirdsaroundhere,butnowweseldomseethem.Whatapity!—Yeah!Theairpollutionhascausedtheproblem!A.areB.usedtohaveC.usedtobeD.usetohave40.—CanIgetmyearspierced,Mom?—No.Asastudent,you________dothat.A.areallowedtoB.shouldbeallowedtoC.maynotD.shouldn’tbeallowedto41.—Idon’tthinkstudentsshouldbeallowedtodohomeworkwithfriends.—I_________you,althoughtheyoftentalkeachotherinsteadofstudying.A.agreewithB.disagreetoC.agreetoD.disagreewith42.—Doyouthinkitis_____towriteanEnglishessay?—Yes,youcandoit______ifyoupracticemore.A.easy,easyB.easily,easyC.easily,easilyD.easy,easily43.—HowniceyourMP4is!Where_____it_______?—InShanghai!A.does,makeB.is,madeC.did,makeD.is,making44.—Whataboutdiscussingthisproblemnow?—Ithinkitis________.Wecantalkaboutthatquestion.A.important,B.fairC.unfairD.unimportant45.—Heusedtobequiet,didn’the?—_________Andhestillenjoyskeepingquiet!A.No,hedidn’t.B.Yes,hedidC.Never.D.Iamnotsure.第二節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Asweknow,itisimportantforustolearnEnglish.ButdoyouthinkitisdifficulttolearnEnglish?And46doyoulearnEnglish?ThisweekweaskedstudentsatHuamgmeiShiyanMiddleSchoolaboutthebestways47moreEnglish.48whatLiMeisaid.LastyearmyEnglishclasswasdifficult.Firstofall,itwasn’t49formetounderstandtheteacherwhenshetalked.Tobeginwith,shespoke50quicklyformetounderstandeveryword.Lateron,Iknowthatitdoesn’t51ifyoudon’tunderstandeveryword.Iwasalsoafraid52inclass,becauseIthoughtmyclassmatesmight53me.Icouldn’talwaysmakeacompletesentence,54.ThenIstartedtowatchEnglish-languageTV.Ithelped55.Ithinkthatdoinglotsoflisteningpracticeisoneofthesecretsof56agoodlanguagelearner.AnotherthingthatIfoundverydifficultwasEnglish57.SoIdecided58alotofgrammarnotesineveryclass.ThenIstaredtowritemyownoriginalsentencesusingthegrammarIwaslearning.It’samazing59thishelped.NowIamenjoyinglearningEnglishandIgot60Athisterm.Myteacherisveryimpressed.46.A.whatB.whyC.howD.when47.A.tolearnB.forlearnC.tolearningD.forlearning48.A.It’sB.There’sC.That’sD.Here’s49.A.boringB.difficultC.easyD.exciting50.A.soB.veryC.tooD.quite51.A.mindB.matterC.helpD.work52.A.tospeakB.ofspeakC.forspeakD.forspeaking53.A.smileatB.helpC.hitD.laughat54.A.tooB.alsoC.eitherD.neither55.A.verymuchB.alotC.somanyD.lotsof56.A.becomeB.becameC.becomesD.becoming57.A.wordsB.textsC.grammarD.sentences58.A.todoB.doingC.totakeD.making59.A.howmanyB.howoftenC.howlongD.howmuch60.A.theB.anC.aD.this三、綜合閱讀（共三節(jié)，計(jì)34分）第一節(jié)綜合知識(shí)（共6小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分6分）根據(jù)所掌握的文化或背景知識(shí)，選擇正確答案。61.Asadriver,youshouldbeallowedtodriveonthe_______inChinaandonthe_____inUK.A.left,rightB.left,leftC.right,leftD.right,right62.StephenHawkingwhocan’twalkorevenspeakisafamousandsuccessful_________.A.popsingerB.scientistC.playerD.writer63.Youhaven’tseenyouroldfriendforyears.Whatwouldyoufirstsayifyoumeteachother?A.Howyou’vechanged!B.Howdoyoudo?C.Wheredidyougo?D.Youmissedme?64.Asweknow,it’sverypolitetotalktoeachother.Whatwouldyousayifyoumetagirlwhoisveryheavy?A.Youusedtobethin,didn’tyou?B.Youaretooheavy.C.Youmustloseyourweight.D.Youarestillheavierthanme.65.Ifyoucan’tknowanewword,_________________.A.youshouldlookitupinadictionary B.IthinklisteningcanhelpC.youcanmakeavocabularylist D.youshouldtakesomenotesaboutit66.Thanksto_________,MartinMurraywhousedtobeaproblemchildhaschangedalot.A.hisfather’sloveB.hisdecisionC.hismother’sloveD.histeachers’help第二節(jié)閱讀理解（共7小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分14分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。(1)Letter1WhateverIdo,Ialwaysthinkaboutifotherpeoplewilllikeit.HowcanIstopworryingaboutwhattheythink?—Eva,14,IllinoisLetter2MydreamistobeontheOlympicteamforgymnastics.MydadthinksIstartedtoolateandI’llneverbeabletomakeit.Heputsmedown,butIwanthissupport.WhatshouldIdo?—Erica,9,TexasLetter3WhatshouldIdoifIfailedatest?I’mafraidtotellmymombecauseshemightgetmadatmeandIcan’tplaysoccer.Andsoccerisliketheworldtome.—Ashley,12,WisconsinLetter4IjustmovedandI’mkindofshy,sohowdoImakenewfriends?—Jessica,11,CanadaDr.Molly’sAnswer①Youshouldtellhimaboutyourdreamandthatifyouworkreallyhard,itmighthappeneventhoughyoustartedlate.Thesooneryoutellyourdadhowyoufeel,thesooneryou’llbeabletoworkonmakingyourdreamcometrue.Dr.Molly’sAnswer②Nobodyknowsyouatyournewschool.Youhavenothingtolose,sogatherupallyourcourageandgoovertosomeonewholooksfriendlyandintroduceyourself.Youcanaskthatpersonaboutyourteacherortheotherkidsinyourclasstobreaktheice.Goodluck!Dr.Molly’sAnswer③It’sbettertotellyourmomthetruththanforhertofindoutanotherway.Whenyoutellher,explainwhyyoufailedthetest.Askherifshecanhelpyoustudyinthefuture,soyou’lldobetteronyourtestsandalsohavetimeforthesocceryoulove.Dr.Molly’sAnswer④Justbeyourselfandtrynottocareaboutwhatothersthink.Themoreyouthinkaboutit,theworseyouwillfeel.Alwaysactstrongandconfident.Evenifyouarealittleunsureofsomething,don’tdoubt(懷疑)yourabilitiestodothingsright.Justrelax.67.Erica’sdaddoesn’tsupportherbecausehethinksshe___________.A.isalittleshyandcan’tdoitwell B.didn’tstartataveryearlyageC.istooyoungtobeontheteam D.doesn’tworkhard68.AccordingtoDr.Molly,Evashould____________.A.holdontoherdream B.alwaystellthetruthC.bebravetosayhellotoothers D.beconfidentofherself69.WhichisthecorrectorderofDr.Molly’sanswerstothefourletters?A.①④③② B.③④②① C.②③①④ D.④①③②(2)MissWuisayoungteacherofEnglishinChina.Shelovesteachingverymuch.OnedaywhenshewasgivinganEnglishlesson,shefoundtheheadmastersittingatthebackoftheclassroom.Afterclass,theheadmastertoldherthathecametoherclasstofindouthowmuchEnglishandhowmuchChineseshewasusing.TheresultwasabouthalfEnglishandhalfChinese.ShewasusingChinesewhenshegaveinstructionstoherstudentsandwhenshewantedtogetfeedback(反饋)fromherstudents.TheheadmastertoldherthatsheshouldusemoreEnglishinherclass.MissWumadeaplanlikethis:·talkwithanEnglishmaneverySundayfortwohourstolearnmoreEnglishexpressions;·writesomeEnglishexpressionsoncards.ThesecardsnotonlyremindhertouseEnglishinclass,butalsohelpherremembersomeexpressions;·haveafive-minutetalkinEnglishwithstudentsbeforeclass.Sheusedbodylanguagetohelpherifstudentscouldnotunderstand.Oneyearlater,shefoundshecoulduseEnglishfreelyinclass.70.TheheadmastercametoMissWu’sclassto______.A.writesomeEnglishexpressionsoncards B.helpherimproveherEnglishteachingC.giveinstructionstothestudents D.getfeedbackfromthestudents71.Aftertheheadmasterleft,MissWurealizedthatsheshould_____inherclass.A.usemoreChinese B.usemoreEnglishC.usehalfEnglishandhalfChineseD.usebodylanguage72.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remind”mean?A.提醒B.阻止 C.寬恕D.依賴(lài)73.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.UsecardsinEnglishteaching B.TalkwithEnglish-speakingpeopleC.SpeakmoreEnglishinEnglishclassD.LearnmoreEnglishexpressions第二部分非選擇題（共40分）第三節(jié)任務(wù)型閱讀（共7小題，每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分14分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給語(yǔ)境，按要求完成下列各題。（每空一詞）(3)WhenIwas14,Iwastoonervoustotalktoanyone.Myclassmatesoftenlaughedatme.Iwassad,butIcoulddonothing.Later,somethinghappened.Itchangedmylife.ItwasanEnglishspeechcontest.Mymotheraskedmetotakepartinit.Whataterribleidea!ItmeantthatIhadtospeakbeforealltheteachersandstudentsofmyschool.“Comeon,boy,believeinyourself.Youaresuretowin.”ThenmymotherandItalkedaboutmanydifferenttopics.Atlast,Ichosethesubject“Believeinyourself”.Itriedmybesttorememberthewholespeechandpracticeditover100times.Withmymother’sgreatlove,Ididwellinthecontest.IcouldhardlybelievemyeyeswhenthenewscamethatIhadwonthefirstplace.Iheardthecheersfromtheteachersandstudents.Thoseclassmateswholookeddownonme,nowsaid“Congratulations!”tome.Mymotherhuggedmeandcriedexcitedly.74.請(qǐng)將劃線句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。__________________________________________________________________75.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填詞，每空一詞。I____________benervousandwasafraidtotalktopeople,butnowIhavechangedalot.76.請(qǐng)給短文擬寫(xiě)英語(yǔ)標(biāo)題，詞數(shù)不超過(guò)三個(gè)。_____________________________________(4)Mr.Ma,afamousmental(心理的)doctorfromBeijingoncesaidatanimportantmeeting,“Nowmanyyoungstudentscanhaveproblemswiththeirminds.Somestudentsbecomeworriedbecausetheyhavetostudyveryhard.Othershavetroublegettingonwellwithpeoplearoundthemliketheirparentsandclassmates.Parentsandteachersshouldcaremoreaboutthisproblem.”ThenMr.Magavesomeexamples.Onepatient,LiYunamiddleschoolstudentsfromXi’anwasdoingbadlyinhislessons.Hethoughthisteachersandfriendsoftenlaughedathim,andhebecamesonervousandworriedthatonenighthelefthishomeswithouttellingparents.Anotherstudent,DaiYi,a14-year-oldschoolgirlfromShanghai,wasveryafraidofexams.Whileshewasreadingtheexampaper,shecouldn’tthinkofanythingtowrite.Soshewasworriedandunhappy.AtlastevenshewantedtokillherselfArecentreportfromJiefangDailysaysabout18%oftheyoungstudentsinShanghaihavementalproblems.Theyoftenfellworriedandveryunhappy.Unluckilymanyofthemwon’tgoandaskforhelp.Somethinktheywilllookstupid(notclever)iftheygotoseeadoctor.Otherswon’ttalkabouttheirsecrets.Attheendofthemeeting,Mr.Maofferedsomegoodideastoyoungpeople:Talktoyourparentsorteacheroften.Takepartingroupactivities.Trytogetonwellwiththepeoplearoundyou.Gotoseeadoctorifyouoftenfeelunhappy.請(qǐng)你仔細(xì)閱讀上面短文，幫助Dr.Ma整理好他的案例。CaseofYoungStudentsProblemswithstudents’minds1.becomeworried2.havetroublegettingonwellwithpeoplearoundthemNameProblemReasonAdviceLiYunbecamesonervousandworrieddidbadlyinhislessons.Talktoyourparentsorteacheroften.DaYi______________wasveryafraidofexams.Takepartingroupactivities.四、寫(xiě)（共三節(jié)，計(jì)26分）第一節(jié)完成句子（共6小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分6分）根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)的漢語(yǔ)提示，完成句子。81.Hedidn’t_______(認(rèn)識(shí)到)thathehadlosthiswayuntilitwasverydark.82.Wecan’tlearnEnglishwell_______(除非)weputourheartintoit.83.Ifyouwanttobeagoodspeaker,youhavetopayattentiontoyour______(發(fā)音)84.Wearealways_________(面對(duì))differentkindsofchallenges.85.Bemore_______(耐心的)，thenyouwillsucceedintheend.86.LeiFeng,oneofthegreatest______(士兵),setusagoodexample.第二節(jié)補(bǔ)全對(duì)話（共5小題，每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分10分）根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，用恰當(dāng)?shù)恼Z(yǔ)言完成對(duì)話。(MeimeiandLinlinaretalkingtoeachotherintheschoolbus.)Meimei=MLinlin=LM:Hi,Linlin.YouareinGradeNinenow.Isyourlifequitedifferent?L:Yes,Iusedtogetupataquartertoseven.ButnowIhavetogetupatsix.M:87.L:Ataboutten.ButnowIhavetogotobeduntileleven.M:Didyouusetospendtimechattingonline?L:88,butnowmystudytakesallmytimeatpresent.M:89?L:Myfavouritesportisonlybasketballnow.ButIusedtolikemanyballgames.M:Doyouhavearelaxingweekendnow?L:No,Ionlystayathometodomuchhomework.M:90?L:M:91?L:Bybus.ButIwenttoschoolbybikelastyear.Itisgoodforourhealth.Whataboutyou?M:Metoo.第三節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（1題，滿(mǎn)分10分）新學(xué)期，新面貌。實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)九（12）班即將舉行“HowIhavechanged!”英語(yǔ)演講比賽。請(qǐng)根據(jù)ChangMing有關(guān)信息內(nèi)容，寫(xiě)一篇英語(yǔ)演講稿。Name:ChangMingJob:astudentinGradeNineCategorytwoyearsagonowbodythin,shorttall,strongpersonalityrelaxed,wildserious,quietlikesballgames,surftheinternetbasketball,spentmoretimeonstudyDislikesnoodlesvegetables注意：1.請(qǐng)使用所提供的參考詞匯；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)和連接詞，使文章通順連貫；3.開(kāi)頭部分已給出，詞數(shù)80左右;HowIhavechanged!Hello,everyone!MynameisChangMing.Howtimeflies!NowIamastudentinGradeNine.Andeverythinghaschangednow,sohaveI!Iusedtobe______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2022秋黃梅縣實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)九年級(jí)第一次學(xué)力測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題錄音稿及答案聽(tīng)力部分錄音稿1.—HowdoyoustudyforanEnglishtest,Tina?—Byreadingthetextbook.Whataboutyou,Jack?—Istudybystudyingthegrammar.Question:HowdoesJackstudyforanEnglishtest?2.—Mylisteningispoor.Couldyouhelpme,Ellen?—Whynotoftenlistentothetapes,Jim?Question:What’sJim’strouble?3.—Hi,Jim.Youaresobusythesedays.—Yeah!There’sabigtestonTuesday.Imustgetreadyforit.Question:WhenwillJimhaveatest?4.—WelcometotheEnglishclub,boysandgirls.TodaywearegoingtotalkaboutthebestwaytolearnEnglish.Whohasanidea?—IsitgoodforustolearnEnglishbywatchingEnglishlanguagevideos,MissZhou?Question:Wherearetheytalking?5.—Ican’tmemorizethenewwords.WhatshouldIdo,Mary?—Doyouoftenmemorizethenewwords,Tim?—No,Idoitonceaweek.—Ithinkyoushoulddoiteveryday.Question:HowoftendoesTimmemorizethenewwords?6.—Linda,youlookdifferent!Youusedtobeshort,didn’tyou?—Yes.ButnowIamtallandheavy!Question:WhatdoesLindalooklikenow?7.—Who’sthat,Jim?—He’sMrSmith,ourEnglishteacher.—MrSmith?Butheusedtohaveshorthair.Question:DidMrSmithhavelonghairago?8.—Didyouusetoplaythepiano,Mary?—Yes,butnowIammoreinterestedinsports.Whataboutyou,Jim?—Iusedtoplaysports,butnowIlikereadingcomics.Momsaysitisbetterforme!Question:Whousedtolikesports?9.—Mom,Iamgoingshoppingtobuyclothes.—MaybeIshouldgowithyou,Jim.—I’mnotachild.Ithinkteenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes.Question:WhatdoesJimwanttodo?Text10:W:Iamworried,Nick.M:What’sthematter,Sarah?W:Ifinditdifficulttolearnthegrammar.M:Oh,Iknowwhatyoumean.Ipracticedgrammarwithagroup.W:ButIhaven’ttriedthat.Ilearnedgrammaronlybytakingnotes.M:MaybeyouknowmanyEnglishwords,don’tyou?Whynotjoinastudygroup?W:OK!Iwill.Text11:M:AreyouMary?Ihaven’tseenyousinceyouwerealittlegirl.W:Yes,IamMary.Sorry,Idon’trememberyou.M:Ofcoursenot.Youweretoolittle.Youhadstraightblondehairthen.Itwasverylong.W:Yes,Idid.Butnowithaschanged.Imadeitcurlyanddark.M:Youlooklikeyourmothernow.Sheusedtohavecurlyanddarkhair.Hasshechanged,too?W:Yes,sheusedtobeheavy,butnowshe’sthin.Sheexerciseseveryday.M:Yourparentsusedtobeoutgoing.Areyououtgoing,too?W:Yes,butIusedtobemuchquieter.Text12:W:Dad,myfriendshaveaskedm