第一某些聽力

第一節(jié)聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一種小題，從題中所給A、B、C三個選項中選

出最佳選項，并標在試卷對應位置。聽完每段對話后，你溝有10秒鐘時間來回答有關小題和

閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Buyingahandbag.

B.Tryingonapieceofclothing.

C.Drawingapictureofthecountryside.

2.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Familymembers

B.Classmates.

C.Co-workers.

3.Whatisthemanangryabout?

A.Telephoningwhi1edriving.

B.Somewomendrivers.

C.Trafficlights.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shewillchoose:heman.

B.Themanwaslateinasking.

C.Shemayrunfor:heposition.

5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Setupamuseum.

B.Startdoingexercise.

C.Stopbuyingcameras.

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6.Howwilltheman'sbrothergotoSouthAmerica?

A.Byship.

B.Byplane.

C.Bytrain.

7.Whatwillthemanprobablybuyforhisbrother?

A.Atoothbrush.

B.Asilktie.

C.Aclock.

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8.WhereisRickworkingnow?

A.Inatravelcompany.

B.Inahotel.

C.Inalawoffice.

9.HowdoesRickfeelabouthistrip?

A.Excited.

B.Curious.

C.Nervous.

10.WhenwillRickleave?

A.Inthreedays.

B.Inaweek.

C.Inamonth.

聽F的一段對話.（可答第1I至13儂

11.Whatdoweknowaboutthegrandmother?

A.Shelivesbyherself.

B.She*sashealthyasbefore.

C.Sheoftendoessomecleaning.

12.Howlonghasthegrandmother1ivedinKentucky?

A.Sinceherhusbanddied.

B.Sinceshewasmarried

C.Sincesonmovedaway.

13.Whatdoesthegrandmotherenjoyaboutherpresentlife?

A.Beingbusywithhousework.

B.Beingwithrelatives.

C.Beingwithfriends.

聽下面一段對話,回答第14至17題。

14.Whatwasthewomantalkingaboutatbeginningoftheconversation?

A.Herstoryofcompletingatask.

B.Herexperienceofbeinglost.

C.Hertripabroad.

15.WhatdidthemandointhebarinGermany?

A.Methisfriends.

B.Attendedalecture.

C.Gaveaperformance.

16.Howdidthemanfindhiswaybacktobar?

A.Byfollowingaman.

B.Bylookingatamap.

C.Byaskinganoldwoman.

17.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

B.Yes,shehas.

C.No,shehasn't,

D.Oh,hasshe?

22.You________bemadifyouthinkJakeisgoingtolendyouanymoney.

A.need

B.should

C.must

D.can

23.In1871,afireinChicagodestroyed1800buildings.

A.asmany

B.justas

C.thesameas

D.asmanyas

24.Hello!TyouwereinLondon.Howlonghaveyoubeenhere?

A.don'tknow

B.hadn*tknown

C.didn*tknow

D.haven*tknown

25.Iwasn'tsurewhetherIhadcometorightoffice.Therewasno

nameondoor.

A.a；/

B.the；a

C.a；the

D.the；the.

26.一Wou1dyou1ikesomehelpwiththepacking?

-.Myneighbour*sofferedtohelpout.Butthanksanyway.

A.Allthesame

B.It*sallright

C.Takeiteasy

D.Comeon

27.Thecrowdwishedthenewly-marriedcouplevel1astheylefttheir

honeymoon.

A.to

B.in

C.for

D.about

28.rdneverhaveguessedhewasaWilson-hedoesn*tlookhis

brothers.

A.one

B.that

C.anybody

D.anything

29.htesuccessofourproductsinEurope,ournextstepistomove

intotheAmeri-canmarket.

A.Follow

B.Following

C.Havingfollowed

D.Followed

30.Thequestion________heshouldaccepttheofferornottroubledhim

greatly.

A.which

B.whether

C.that

D.why

31.Heforwardtoourcamping,holidaythewholeweek,but

unfortunate!yitrainedeveryday.

A.hadlooked

B.islooking

C.hadbeenlooking

D.looks

32.JohannaisthewomanMariaisstudyingthepiano.

A.ofwhom

B.withwhom

C.bywhom

D.inwhom

33.Bellaisverykindandbeautifulandworkshard.,sheisagood

girl.

A.Tosumup

B.Asaresult

C.Bytheway

D.Intheend

34.Television,whichfirstappearedinthe1920s,reallychangedthe

peopleviewedtheworld.

A.idea

B.direction

C.method

D.way

35.Mark'sfirstyearatcollegewasatimewithexcitementand

enjoyment.

A.havingfilled

B.heingfilled

C.tobefilled

D.Filled

第二節(jié)完形娘空

閱讀下面短文,從短文后各庖所給的14］、|8］］0和］。］四個選項中選出施地人相應空

白姓的最佳選項.并在答題卡1上將該項涂黑，

rmtoldthatduringaninternationalgameofchess（國際象棋），manybeautiful

movescouldbemadeonachessboard.Inadecisive36inwhichhewasevenlymatched

withaRussianmaster___37Marshallfoundhisqueenunderseriousattack.

Therewereseveralwaysof38,andsincethequeenisthe

most__39piece,spectators（觀眾）thoughtMarshal1wouldnatural1ymovehis

queento____40

Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe41.He

pickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost42squareof

all-asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe___43byanyoneofthreeenemy

pieces.

Marshallhadsacrificed（犧牲）hisqueen-anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelse

was____44

ThentheRussian,andthe45,realizedthatMarshal1hadactual1ynade

a___46___move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe___47___wastaken,the

Russian,wouldsoonbeina48posi-tion.Seeingthis,theRussianadmitted

hisdefeat.

Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe49ofMarshalTsdaring,they

showeredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved50inavery

unusualanddaringfashion-hehad51bysacrificingthequeen.

Tome,it'snot.__52_thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbroken

withstandard53tomakesuchamove,liehadlooked54theusual

patternsofplayandhadbeenwi11ingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasis

ofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame55___,

Marshal1wasthewinner.

36.A.experience

B.battle

C.game

D.chance

37.A.player

B.person

C.winner

D.enemy

38.A.support

B.attack

C.advance

D.escape

39.A.suitable

B.powerful

C.respected

D.dangerous

40.A.check

B.fight

C.safety

D.defeat

41.A.condition

B.change

C.piece

D.action

42.A.protected

B.undisturbed

C.unexpected

D.deserted

43.A.frightened

B.guarded

C.discovered

D.caught

44.A.imfortcd

B.disappointed

C.delighted

D.annoyed

45.A.players

B.master

C.crowd

D.organizer

46.A.smart

B.wrong

C.free

D.difficult

47.A.game

B.money

C.queen

D.chessboard

48.A.losing

B.favourable

C.leading

D.doubtful

49.A.cause

B.blow

C.accident

D.shock

50.A.prize

B.victory

C.progress

D.attention

51.A.won

B.made

C.gained

D.earned

52.A.important

B.exciting

C.unforgettable

D.unclear

53.A.idea

B.thinking

C.chess

D.training

54.A.into

B.further

C.ahead

D.outside

55.A.came

B.wasorganized

C.wasdesigned

D.Ended

第三部分閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文.從每避所給的M]JB]J0和[D]四個選項中.選出最佳選項,并在闔g

卡」上將該項涂黑&

Text1

IwasinmythirdyearofteachingwritingatRalphHighSchoolinNewYork,

whenoneofmystudents,15-year-oldMikey,gavemeanotefromhismother.It

explainedhisabsence（缺席）fromclassthedaybefore.

“DearMr.McCort,Mikey*sgrandmother,whoiseightyyearsofage,felldown

thestairsfromtoomuchcoffeeandIkeptMikeyathometotakecareofherand

hisbabysistersoIcou1dgotomyjob.PleaseexcuseMikeyandhe*11dohisbest

inthefuture.P.S.HisgrandmotherisOK."IhadseenMikeywritingthenoteat

hisdesk.Isaidnothing.Mostparental-excusenotesIreceivedwerepennedbymy

students.IfIweretodealwiththem.I*dhebusy24hoursaday.Thewritersof

thosenotesdidn'trealizethathonestexcusenoteswereusuallydull：”Peterwas

latebe-causethealarmclockdicin'tgooff.”

Thestudentsalwayssaiditwashardputting200wordstogetheronany

subject,butwhentheyproducedexcusenotes,theywereexcellent.SoIdecidedto

typeoutadozenexcusenotesandgavethemtomyclasses.1said,"They're

supposedtobewrittenbyparents,butactuallytheyarenot.true,Mikey?”The

studentslookedatmenervously.

“Now,thiswillbe二hefirstclasstostudytheartoftheexcusenote-the

firstclass,ever?topracticewritingthem."EveryonesmiledasIwenton,“Today

rdlikeyoutowriteAnExcuseNotefromAdamtoGod*or'AnExcuseNotefromEvo

toGod'."Headswentdown.Pensracedacrosspaper.ForthefirsttimeeverIsaw

studentssoimmersed（專心）intheirwriting,theyhadtobeaskedtogotolunch

bytheirfriends.

Thenextdayeveryonehadexcusenotes.Heateddiscussionsfollowed.But

suddenlyIsawtheheadmasteratthedoor.Heenteredtheclassroomandwalkedup

anddown,lookingatpapers,andthensaid,"I'd1ikeyoutoseemeinmyoffice.”

Myheartsank.

WhenIsteppedintohisoffice,hecametoshakemyhandandsaid,“Ijust

wanttotel1youthatthatlesson,thattask,whateverthehel1youweredoing,was

great.Thosekidswerewritingonthecollegelevel.Thankyou.”

56.Howdidtheauthorknowthatmostparental-excusenoteswerewrittenby

studentsthemselves?

A.Theexcusenoteswerewrittenindullwords.

B.Thenotesweremorelikestoriesthanfacts.

C.Hecalledtheirparentsandfoundoutthetruth.

D.Thehandwritingobviouslylookedlikechildren,s.

57.Whatdidtheau:hordowiththestudentsfounddishonest?

A.Hereportedthemtotheheadmaster.

B.Helecturedthemhardonhonesty.

C.Hehadthemtakenotesbeforelunch.

D.Hehelpedimprovetheirwritingskills.

58.WecaninferthatwhenMikeymissedtheclass,hewas

A.outenjoyinghimself

B.takingcareofhisbabysister

C.lookingafterhisgrandmother

D.studyingtheartoftheexcusenote

59.Whatdidtheheadmasterthinkoftheauthor,swayofteaching?

A.Effective.

B.Difficult.

C.Misleading.

D.Reasonable.

Text2

DoyouremembertheMi1lennium（千禧年）Goals?邛henworldleaderscelebrated

theyearwithaseriouspromisetoreducepoverty（貧窮）andhunger,checkthe

spreadofAIDS,getboysandgirlsintoschool,andimprovepublichealth,allby?

Wei1,threeyearsdowntheroad,andtheUNDP,syearlycollectionoffactsand

figuresalreadyshowsthatifwecarryonasweare：theonlygoallikelytobemet

isthatforreducingpovertybyahalf,andthatisentirelyduetothesuccessof

onecountry-China.11issovastthatthefast-grow-ingeconomyinChinalifts

millionsofpeopleabovethepovertyline,eventhoughinAfrica,LatinAmericaand

theformerSovietUnion,peoplehaveactuallybeengettingpoorer.

Otherwise,progressisgoodonlyinparts.EastAsiashouldmeetitsgoalof

reducinghungerbyahalfby，andLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanarenotfar

behind,butatthepresentspeedofprogress,AfricaandSouthAsiawon5tgetthere

foranotherhundredyears.

Thegoodnewsisthatitcanbedone-therearesuccessstories.Ghana-an

economicbasketcasein:heeightiesandearlynineties-hasmanagedtofindaway

outofitsdifficultiesandit'snowcomfortablyinthemiddlerangeofcountries,

wayaheadofthemuchmorenaturallywealthyNiger-ia.ForCongo,Cambodiaor

Iraq,ruinedbywar,oreverysouthernAfricancountrydamagedbyAIDS,thereisa

MauritiusoraSouthKoreasteadilyworkingitswayuptheleaguetabletowards

abetterlifeforitspeople.

60.Whichofthemillenniumgoalsislikelytobemetaccordingtothetext?

A.Improvingpublichealth.

B.Reducingpovertybyahalf.

C.Sendingchildrentoschool.

D.StoppingthespreadofAIDS.

61.Whichpartofthewor1dcanmeetthegoalofreducinghunger?

A.TheCaribbean.

B.LatinAmerica.

C.EastAsia.

D.AfricaandSouthAsia.

62,Whateconomicsituationisbestexpressedas"basketcase,(Paragraph4)?

A.Veryhad.

B.Promising.

C.Unexpected.

D.Naturallydeveloped.

63.Whichcountryismentionedasanexampleofsuccessfuldevelopmentinthe

text?

A.Conto.

B.Nigeria.

C.Cambodia.

D.Mauritius.

Text3

Lookingtoimproveyourlanguageskills,butyoudon'thavethetimetogo

abroadtoattendschool?Moreandmoreuniversitiesaroundtheworldareoffering

opportunitiesforstudentstogetdegreesonline(distanceeducation)fromthe

comfortoftheirownhomos,andmanyofthesecollc-gcsanduniversitiesare

accredited(官方承認)，meaningthattheyhavemetcertainstandardsofexcellence.

Ifyoudecidetorakelanguagecoursesonline：oranysubjectforthat

matter),besurethereareadvantagesinstudyingonline.Itscostsareusually

lower,andyoucanstudyatyourownpace(節(jié)奏)，andyoucaneasilygetthe

materials24hoursadayfromalmostanycomputerintheworld.However,youwon,t

getthehumaninteraction（互動）ofmeetingpeoplefacetoface,asyouwouldif

youwereattendingaschoolabroadinperson.

Ontheotherhand,二headvantagesofgoingabroadmayincludeday-to-day

chancestolearnanewculture,tomeetnewfriendswithwhomyoucanuseand

practicethelanguage,andtoseedif-ferentpartsoftheworld.However,there

maybeanumberofdisadvantagesforsomestudents；in-cludinghighcosts,tine

awayfromone'sschool,family,orworklife,anddifficultyingettingusedtoa

newcultureandwayoflife.

Whateveryoudo,consideradistanceeducationprogramthatmeetsyour

educationalneeds,iswhalyoucanafford,andequallyimportant,providesyouwith

chancestobeyondtheclass-roomthroughculturalandeducationalactivities.

64.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetext?

A.Todiscusswaysofimprovinglanguageskills.

B.Topersuadepeopletogoabroadtoattenduniversities.

C.Toadvisereaderstomeetdifferentpeoplefromabroad.

D.Tointroduceonlineprogramstopeopleunabetogoabroad.

65.Whatisthedisadvantageofstudyingalanguageonline?

A.Youmaynotbeabletokeepupwiththeprogram.

B.Youmaynotmeetyourteachersinperson.

C.Thecomputermaybreakdownanytime.

D.Thecoursesmaylastmuchlonger.

66.Thethirdparagraphmainlydiscussesthegoodandbadthings

about

A.studyingabroad.

B.classroomlearning.

C.learningculture.

D.learningonline.

67.Howisthetextorganizer??

A.Topic-Comparison-Opinion

B.Question-Effect-Opinion

C.Topic-Examples-Erfect

D.Question-Cause-E:feet

Text4

Understandinghownaturereactstoclimate（氣候）changewi11requirechecking

key,lifeeyeleevents-flowering,theappearanceofleaves,thefirstfrogcallsof

thespring-allaroundtheworld.Butecologists（生態(tài)學家）can*tbeeverywhere,so

they'returningtonon-scientists,some-timescalledcitizenscientists,forhelp.

Agroupofscientistsandeducatorssetupanorganizationlastyearcalled

theNationalPhenologyNetwork."Pbenology"iswhatscientistscallthestudyof

thetimingofeventsinnature.

Oneofthegroup'sfirsteffortsistoaskscientistsandnon-scicntiststo

collectinformationaboutplantfloweringandleafingeveryyear.Theprogram,

calledProjectBudBurst-collectslifecycleinformationonavarietyofcommon

plantsfromacrosstheUnitedStates.Peopletakingpartintheprojcctrecord

theirinformationontheProjectBudBurstwebsite.

“Peopledon'thave:obescientists-theyjusthavetolookaroundandsee

ivhat'sintheirneighbourhood,saysJenniferSchwartz,ascientistwiththe

project."Aswecollectthisinformation,we*11beabletoknowaboutthechanges

ofplantsandanimalsastheclimatechanges.”

Notonlythat,theinformationalsohelpsscientistslearnabouthowthese

changeswillhaveaneffectonpeople,scientistsexamininglilac（丁香花）

floweringinwesternUnitedStatesreportedthatinyearswhenlilacsflowered

early-beforeMay20th-wildfireslaterinthesummerandfallwerelikelytobe

largerandmoreserious.Lilacflowering.then,couldserveasanalarmbel1.

“Thebestwayforustoincreaseourknowledgeofhowplantsandanimalsare

reactingtoclimatechangeistoincreasethecountofinformationwehave,“

Schwartzsays."That'swhyweneedcitizenscientiststogetasmuchinformation

fromasmanyplacesonasmanyplantsandanimalsoveraslongatimeperiodaswe

can.

68.ProjectBudburs:aimsto

A.studyanimalbehaviorallyearround

B.invitecitizenscientiststodoscientificresearch

C.collectinformationonthelifecyclesofcommonplants

D.helpecologistslearnaboutwildfiresinwesternUnitedStates

69.Theauthoruses1i1acfloweringasanexampletoshow

A.flowerscouldhelppreventwildfires

B.plantfloweringcanberelatedtowildfires

C.someflowersareclosertoourlifethanothers

D.lilacsarethebestplantstoshowclimatechange

70.WhyarecitizenscientistsinvitedtotakepartinProjectBudBurst?

A.Togiveahandinresearch.

B.Toteachsciencetothepublic.

C.Tohelpcreateawebsiteofpopularscience.

[D]Tocallpeople*sattentiontoclimatechange.

71.AccordingtoSchwartz,whatcanhelppeopleknowmoreaboutclimatecnange?

A.Takingacourseonphenology.

B.Knowledgeoflifecycleeventsofplantsandanimals.

C.Effortsofecologiststolearnmoreaboutp.antflowering.

D.Ful1supportofcitizenscientiststostudyclimatechanges.

Text5

PlanningYourVisittotheCaliforniaScienceCenter

Hours&Admission

TheCaliforniaScienceCenterisopendailyfrom10a.m.-5p.m.exceptfor

Thanksgiving,ChristmasandNewYear*sDay.TheIMAXTheaterisopendaily.Please

readourmovietimespageorcall213-744-7400forshowinformation.

AdmissiontotheScienceCenter'spermanent(長期)exhibitionisfree.

AdmissionpricesfortheIMAXTheaterarebasedonagegroup,andlower-priced

ticketsaregiventogroupsof15ormorepeople.Tcketpricesalsoapplytothree

Sciencecenterattractions：theHighWireBicycle,theMotionBasedSimulatorand

theEcologyCliffClimb.

Ifyou5recoininginagroupof15ormorepeople,pleasecheckour.group

reservationspage.Foodandbankservicesareofferedforyourconvenience.For

moreinformationaboutScienceContcrhoursorprograms,pleasecontactus.

HowtoFindUs

SouthofdowntownLosAngeles,theCaliforni.aScienceCenterisbuiltin

HistoricExpositionPark.justtwoblockswestoftheHarbor(110)Freewayatthe

ExpositionBoulevardExit.TherearebusesgoingtotheScienceCenter.Formore

information,seeMap&Directions.

PlanningTips

Don'tmissourSpecialExhibits.Theychangethroughouttheyear,always

offeringnewandinter-

estingwaystolearnaboutscience.

Whenyouarrive,besuretocheekattheInfornationCenterfortheday's

specialactivities.Ifyouarewithchildrenunder7,stopbythe'DiscoveryRooms

inCreativeWorldorWorldofLifeforsomehands-onlearning.

72.WhatshouldyoudofirstifyouaretovisittheCenterwithagroupOf16

people?

A.Makeareservation.

B.Checkuptheprograms.

C.BuyamapoftheCenter.

D.Reservetablesa:therestaurant.

73.Whichofthefollowingisfree?

A.TheExpositionPark.

B.TheMotion-BasedSimulator.

C.TheHighWireBicycle.

D.ThepermanentexhibitionattheCenter.

74.IfyouplantocometotheScienceCenter,youcan

A.call213-744-7405

B.followtheHarborFreeway

C.readMap&Directions

D.drivealongExpositionBoulevard

75.Ifyouarewithasix-year-oldchild,whichplaceareyouadvisedtogoto?

A.ExpositionPark.

B.IMAXTheater.

C.WorldofLife.

D.EcologyCliffClimb.

第四某些寫作

第一節(jié)短文改錯（76?85略）

第二節(jié)書面體現(xiàn)

86.假定你是李明。上周末學生會組織某些學生去附近小區(qū)進行了一次義務勞動，受到居

民歡迎。請你給校園英文報寫一篇報導?；顒觾热莶埃?/p>

1.打掃衛(wèi)生；

2.澆灌花木：

3.幫老人干家務；

4.齦小朋友做游戲等。

注意：

1.詞數100詞左右，題目已為你寫好；

2.可恰當增長細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.請直接將書面體現(xiàn)寫在答題K2背面。

參考答案及精析

次一部分聽力康解

聽〃答案l-sBCABC6>10BACAB

H>15ABCBC16-20ACAAB

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Text1

W：HowdoIlook?

M：Notbad.Doesitfital1right?

W：Uh,abittightaroundhere.

M：1reallylikethecolor.Itmatchesyourhandbag.

Text2

W：Wehaven*tseenmuchofyoulatelyinthecompany.Haveyoubeenawayon

business?

M：No,I*vebeenawayonholiday.I'vegotacousininEdinbu.rgh.

Text3

M：11drivesmemadwhenpeopleusetheircel1phonesatthewheel.

W：Hmm.Whathappened?

M：1nearlyhadanaccidentbecausethewomanwastalkingonhercellphone

whiledrivinganddicin':seethetrafficlightsturnedred.Shenearlyki1ledme!

Text4

M：Sarah,I'mpreparedtorunforclassmonitor,andTmwonderingifI,

er...ifIcancountonyoursup-port.

W：Oh,maybeifyouhadaskedmeearlier,butnyroommate,srunning,too,and

I'vealreadypromisedlierthatshehadmysupport.

Text5

W：Haveyouboughtanewcameraagain?You,rcturningmyflatintoacamera

museum!

M：F11stop,r11:ry.ButIprobablycan*t.Iseeanewmodelandmyknees

goweak!

Text6

W：May1helpyou,sir?

M：Yes,please.Twanttobuyapersonalgiftformybrother.He'stakinga

triptoSouthAmerica.

W：Ishegoingbyshiporplane?

M：He'sflying.Mygiftwillhavetobesomething1ightinweight.Whatcan

yousuggest?

W：Whataboutthis:ie?It，smadeofpuresilk.

M：Mysisteralreadygavehimone.I'dlikesonethingunusual.Letmelook

around..,oh,thatclocklooksnice,but...

W：Hey,hereisagiftforthemanwhohaseverything.

M：Oh,afoldingtoothbrush!That'sawonderfulidea!I'lltakeit.

Text7

W；Haveyouheardthatthebossofthe1awofficewhereRickworkswantsh:mto

flytoBrazilanddoamonth,sworkthere?

M：That'snice.Hewillloveitbecauseeverythingwillbepaidfor,suchas

airtravel,meals,hotel..?andthisishisfirsttimetogetoutoftheStates.

W：Indeed.Youwon':believehowmuchheislookingforwardtoit,andhow

much，hislittlesisteradmireshim!He'sgoingtoenjoylyingonthebeaches

whenworkisdone,andhepromisedtobuyhissistergifts.

M：Whoelseisgoingbesideshim?

W：He'sgoingalone.

M：Whenwillhebeleaving?

W：Hewastoldabou:itthreedaysago,andIthinkhe'11leaveinaweek.

Text8

M：Oh,whoisthebeautifuloldwomaninfrontofthehouse?

W：That*smygrandmother.

M：Oh.thenthatmustbeyourhouseinthebackground.Whereisit?

W：No,that*smygrandmother'shouse.ShelivesinKentucky.Welivein

Boston,abouttwo-and-a-halfhourawaybyplane.

M：Then,doesshelivewithyouruncleoraunt°

W：No.Sinceherhusbanddied,shehaslivedalone.M：Alone?Butsheisso

old!Whotakescareofher?

W：Shetakescareo:herself,thoughsheis81thisyearandisbeginningto

slowdownalittle.Shehasacleaningladywhocomesforafewhoursaweek

toeleanhouseandhelpwiththeshopping.

M：Butisn'tshelonelywithoutfamily?

W：Ofcoursenot.Shehaslivedinthesameneighbor-hoodsinceshewasfirst

married,sosheknowsal1theneighbors,youngandold,andshehas1otsoffriends.

M：Whydoesn'tshelivewithyou?Donttyoumissher?

W：Well,actually,wetalktoheronthephoneoverywoekandvisitherat

leastonceayear,butwearebusywithourlivesandsoisshe.Weloveto

havehervisit,butweallknowthatifshelivedwithus,wemightnotgetalong

sowell.

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W：AndIrealizedwewerecompletelylost,butatleastwegotthereinthe

end.

M：Funnyyoushouldsaythatbecause,er,asimilarthinghappenedtomeone

timewhenIwasabroad.WewereactuallydoingaconcertinthisbarinGcr-many.

W：Really