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2006学年度上学期期末联合考试高二英语试题

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高二英语试题

第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)

  第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例:How much is the shirt?

A. £ 19.15  B. £ 9.15  C. £ 9.18

答案是B。

1.What are they discussing?

A.Being hungry.  B.Having a big lunch.  C. Cooking.

2. How much will the man pay if he wants to buy two cups?

A.60 cents.  B.70 cents.  C.40 cents.

3.What did the man do with the book?

  A.He put it away.  B.He gave to the woman.

  C.He saw the book but never touched it.

4.Where does this talk mostly take place?

  A.At a shop.  B. At a station.  C.In a cinema.

5.How will Jack spend his summer vacation?

  A.He will not leave the school.

  B.He will Come back to school earlier.

  C.He will stay at home。

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。

听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。

6.Where does this conversation take place?

  A.At a booking office.  B.At a museum.  C.In a record store.

7.On Which day will the Japanese Music Concert be held?

  A.The 28th  B.The 30th  C.The 15th

8. How does the woman pay for the tickets?

  A.By credit card,  B.With U.S. dollars.  C.By cheque.

听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9.Where did Sue spend the nights in country?

  A.In a farmhouse.  B. In the open.  C. At a hotel.

10.What was the weather like in the country?

  A. It snowed a lot.  B. It rained nearly every day.

  C. There was  a lot of sunshine.

11.What did Sue think of the people in the country?

  A.They were tall.  B.They were strange.  C.They were friendly.

听第8段材料,回答第12至13题。

12.Why does the man make a phone call to the woman?

  A. He wants to see a film with her.

  B. He invites her to a dinner.  

  C. He tells her that he’ll visit her tonight.

13.Why does the woman refuse?

  A. She had seen the film.  B.She is going away tonight.

  C. She is not free.

听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

14.Who are the two speakers?

  A. A man and his wife.  B.A man and his sister.  

  C.A man and his girlfriend.  

15.Why is the man unhappy about their weekends?

  A.They seldom invite friends over.  

  B. They seldom go out for a picnic.

  C. They seldom spend the Weekends together.

16.On which aspect of the picnic do the man and woman differ?  

  A.Who should get the car ready.

  B.How many friends they should invite.

  C.What food and drink they should prepare.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。  

17.Which of the following is true?

  A.The man killed David.  B. The man wa8 writing a crime film.

  C.The Wife knew David.  

18.____Was the key character of  the story.

  A.David.  B.The wife.  C.The husband.

19.When the man wrote his story,he_____.

  A.knew David would be killed

  B.never thought of David’s death  

  C. knew David had been dead

20.The husband was crying when the wife went into the room because____.

  A.he had written a crime film  

  B. he was moved deeply by his story

C. he was anxious and didn’t finish his writing 

第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)

第一节:单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.----- Would you do me a favor and give me a ride?

-----____________________.

A. No trouble                B. With pleasure.

C. It’s a pleasure.                 D. Yes, that’s right

22. I wrote him three letters, but he didn’t ___________ them.

   A. reply to                        B. give reply to

   C. reply                          D. answer to

23. It’s the very room_____ my sister and I used to sit in the evening _____I

can still remember.

A. where; that    B. that; when     C. which; that    D. where; which

24._____we think of the great changes in our motherland,_______ we love her.

    A. More; better                   B. The better; the more  

    C. The more; more                   D. Better; the greater

25. —Good morning ,Grand Hotel .

—Hello .I'd like to book a room for the nights of the 18th and 19th .

     .

A .Just a minute ,please .           B .What can I do for you ?

C .What's the matter ?         D .At your service .

26.-----I have just had my watch repaired.

-----How much did they ________ that?

  A. pay for    B. charge for       C. cost           D. spend

27. Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but he hung up ______ I could answer the phone.

  A. as           B. since       C. until        D. before

28. He left the room, ________ never to come back.

A. and determining B. determined      C. determine     D. was determined

29. When I arrived at the railway station the manager _______. So we had only time for a few words.

    A. just went away              B. had gone away

C. was just going away            D. has just gone away

30. The murderer was brought in, with his hands ____behind his back.

A. being tied      B .having tied        C .to be tied      D. tied

31. ------What made you so angry?

   ----________.

A. Lost the game                   B. Losing the game  

C. Lose the game                  D. Being lost the game

32.________that the problem was more than he could deal with, he called the police for help.

A. Having been realized              B. To realize  

C. Realizing                     D. Realized

33. ___ the number of cars, only _____ small number of people have attended the meeting.

    A. Judging from; a                   B. Judged form; a

    C. Judging from; the                 D. Judged from; the

34. -----Why were you late for such an important meeting?

-----The plane arrived at the airport after a_____ of two hours.

A. rest        B. request        C. delay         D. trip

35. -----Must they hand in their compositions tomorrow?

-----No, they______ hand them in this afternoon.

A. ought           B. are to          C. needn’t      D. can’t

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分).

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few  36 .On their faces was confidence. This was their  37 exam—then on to graduation and jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 38  get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 39  and able to take control of the world.

The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 40  task, as the professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not  42 each other during the test.

 43 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44  on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.

Three hours had passed  45 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.

He looked at the  46 faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?”  47 a hand was raised.

“How many answered four?” Still no hand.

“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.

“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 48  .” But the class remained silent.

The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I  49 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 50  many things about the  51 you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday 52  .” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 53  this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just 54 .”

The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the  55 he taught.

36. A. seconds         B. minutes         C. hours          D. days

37. A. only            B. first           C. very           D. last

38. A. would          B. must           C. had to          D. used to

39. A. glad            B. ready          C. sorry          D. nice

40. A. interesting        B. necessary       C. easy           D. unusual

41. A. no             B. either          C. any           D. some

42. A. listen to         B. look at         C. care for        D. talk to

43. A. Hardly          B. Happily         C. Quickly        D. Carefully

44. A. appeared         B. changed        C. failed          D. stopped

45. A. then            B. as             C. before         D. after

46. A. pleased          B. worried         C. surprised       D. moved

47. A. Not            B. Once          C. Only           D. Even

48. A. all             B. none           C. one           D. it

49. A. wondered        B. enjoyed         C. hated          D. expected

50. A. even            B. already         C. so            D. still

51. A. exam           B. subject         C. question        D. college

52. A. job             B. class           C. practice        D. study

53. A. pass            B. fail            C. take           D. start

54. A. begun           B. completed       C. failed          D. succeeded

55. A. subject B. things C. words D. lessons

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项

A

Most Chinese people don't understand why some westerners don't eat meat. In China, to eat meat is a sign of wealth. If a westerner doesn't take a bite of their Peking duck, there is something wrong.

But many people in Europe and America choose not to eat meat or fish — they are known as vegetarians. In the US alone there are 12 million vegetarians and 19,000 more people stop eating meat every week.

People often become vegetarians in order to lose weight or eat more healthily. A lot of research has shown that vegetarian diets are healthier than the average western diet. Fried chicken may be delicious to eat, but all that extra fat can damage your heart

There are many other reasons for "turning veggie". It could be that you cannot afford to buy meat. Or maybe you just don't like the taste of it.

A large number of vegetarians choose to give up meat because they believe it is cruel to kill animals for food. They believe many animals are not allowed to live in comfort and, when they are killed, it is carried out in a very painful way.

While some vegetarians are happy not to eat animals, others take it one step further and refuse to eat any animal product. They are known as vegans and will not eat cheese, yoghurt and eggs, or drink milk. Neither will they wear clothes or shoes made from animal skin, such as leather. They say that if it is wrong to kill an animal for food, it is worse to kill it for clothing.

But there are some groups that go even further. Fruitarians believe it is wrong to kill any living plant or animal. Besides refusing to eat meat, they will only eat fruit and vegetables that have not been killed when harvested. This means they cannot take an apple from a tree: they must wait until the apple falls to the ground. Only then can it be considered dead.

56 A lot of ___ choose to give up meat because they believe it is cruel to kill animals for food.
A. vegans       B. vegetarians  C. fruitarians      D. researchers
57 According to the text, "vegetarians" refer to people who ___.
A. choose not to eat meat or fish      B. choose to eat meat or fish
C. choose not to eat protein        D. choose to vegetables
58 According to the text, which one of the following is not mentioned?
A. Only in China, there are so many people eat meat.
B. There are many vegetarians in Europe.
C. Vegetarian diets are healthier than the average western diet.
D. There are many reasons for people turning vegetarians.
59 The main idea of the passage: _______.

A. Meat is harmful to health        B. Vegetarian diets are popular
C. Food and health           D. Meat and health

60 There are many other reasons for "turning veggie". "veggie" refers to ___.
A. vegetable     B. vegan    C. vegetarian     D. fruitarian

B

What comes into your mind when you think about robots? Do you imagine armies of evil metal monsters planning to take over the world? Or, perhaps of mechanical men who have been created as guards or soldiers by a mad genius? Or maybe you think of man- like robots who act, think, and look like human beings. In fact robots like these have more to do with science fiction films than with real life. In the real world robots are machines that do jobs which otherwise have to be done by people. Robots either operate by themselves or under the control of a person.

  In a car factory, for example, robot machinery can put together and paint car bodies. On the sea bed remote controlled(遥控)underwater machines with mechanical arms can perform tasks too difficult for divers. Robot spacecraft can explore the solar system and send back information about planets and stars.

  Many robots have computer brains. Some robots are fitted with cameras, sensors, and microphones which enable them to see, to feel, and to hear. And some robots can even produce electronic speech.

  All this does not mean that a robot can think and behave like a human being. Present day robots have to be programmed with a good deal of information before they can carry out even simple tasks.

61. Robots in real life________.

A. can behave like human beings     B. have the ability to control the world

C. can think by themselves        D. can help us with a lot of work

62. According to this article, which of the following is not true about robots in the real world?

A. Some robots are as creative as artists.  B. Some robots can help manufacture cars.

C. Some robots can see and hear.     D. Some robots can explore outer space.

63. Robots can perform many tasks for man because________.

A. they have intelligence        B. they are supplied with computer programs

C. they can imitate human beings    D. they have the ability to learn new things

64.The robots in science fiction films and those in real life differ mainly in________.

A. mentality   B. appearance    C. material    D. size

C

Female Chinese space pioneers?

  CHINA plans to recruit(招募)women astronauts thanks to the lobbying of the leading women’s organization. Gu Xiulian, president of the All-China Women’s Federation(ACWF)(全国妇联), said on Saturday that she put forward a proposal that women be trained for space missions after the manned space flight last October. And it was accepted by the central authorities(当局,官方), local media reported. But the plan to recruit female astronauts has yet to be worked out, according to sources close to the astronaut training programme.

   Beijing needs mental health care

  MORE than 1,100 people committed suicide(自杀)in Beijing last year, and experts have been encouraging the capital to set up a mental health care system as soon as possible, local media reported last week. About 20 per cent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions, with 3 per cent of these suffering from affective disorder and 5 per cent reporting symptoms(症状)of depression, according to the Beijing Mental Health Service Centre.

  No need to fear your licence plate

  CAR licence plates in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, will not have the number ‘four’from this month on -a move that has led to heated discussion among officials, scholars(learned men)and residents. The word for ‘four’sounds like ‘death’in Cantonese. The numeral has been cleared  away from the computer data banks that generate the sixdigit licence numbers for local cars. Some say that, for the first time, a public agency service has considered local customs and bans. Others worry it will encourage superstitious(迷信的)beliefs.

65. We can infer from the news that ________.

  A. there are several female astronauts in China now

  B. people in Guangdong province hate number‘four’

  C. the mental disorder concerns everybody all over the country

  D. the city government of Beijing has promised to set up a mental health care system

66. The underlined sentence in the third news means that _______.

  A. there is no number ‘four’in the computers in Shengzhen

  B. computer is used to print six-digit car licence numbers

  C. local cars will be protected to use six-digit car licence numbers

  D. number‘four’will no longer appear in the six-digit car licence numbers

67. What is the message of the first news?

  A. China only needs male astronauts.

  B. Gu Xiu Lian wants to be the first space woman.

  C. Society doesn’t discriminate(歧视)against women in China.

D. The astronaut training programme hasn’t been planned.

D

A sense of humor is just one of the many things shared by Alfred and Anthony Melillo, 64-year-old twin brothers from East Haven who made history in February 2002. On Christmas Eve, 1992, Anthony had a heart transplant from a 21-year-old donor. Two days before Valentine’s Day in 2002, Alfred received a 19-year-old heart, marking the first time on record that twin adults each received heart transplants

“I’m 15 minutes older than him, but now I’m younger because of my heart and I’m not going to respect him,” Alfred said with a grin, pointing to his brother while talking to a roomful of reporters, who laughed frequently at their jokes.

While the twins knew that genetics might have played a role in their condition, they recognized that their eating habits might have also contributed to their heart problems. “We’d put half a pound of butter on a steak. I overdid it on all the food that tasted good, so I guess I deserved what I got for not dieting properly.”

The discussion moved to Anthony’s recovery. In the five years since his heart transplant, he had been on an exercise program where he regularly rode a bicycle for five miles, swam each day, and walked a couple of miles. He was still on medication, but not nearly as much as Alfred, who was just in the early stage of his recovery.

“Right now I feel pretty young and I’m doing very well,” Anthony said. “I feel like a new person.”

Alfred said his goal, of course, was to feel even better than his brother. But, he added, “I love my brother very much. We’re very close and I’m sure we’ll do just fine.”

68. This article is mainly about _________.

A. the danger of heart transplant surgery  B. becoming young by getting a new heart

C. the effect of genetics on the heart    D. the twin brothers who received heart transplants

69. What did Alfred and Anthony have in common?

A. Lifespan.         B. Career goals.   C. A sense of humor.  D. Love for bicycling.

70.What did Alfred and Anthony think caused their heart problems?

A. Exercise.         B. Diet.      C. Surgery.           D. Medicines.

71. Why did Alfred say, “I’m 15 minutes older than him, but now I’m younger because of my heart”?

A. His heart transplant surgery was more successful than Anthony’s.

B. His recovery from the heart surgery was faster than Anthony’s.

C. His exercise program was better than Anthony’s.

D. His new heart was younger than Anthony’s.

 E

The goals of public health are to prevent human disease, injury, and disability; protect people from environmental health hazards; promote behaviors that lead to good physical and mental health; educate the public about health; and assure availability of high-quality health services.

Public health systems vary in different parts of the world, depending upon the prevalent health problems in the developing world, where sanitation(卫生)problems and limited medical resources persist, infectious disease are the most significant threat to public health. Public health officials devote resources to establish sanitation systems and immunization programs to curb the spread of infectious diseases, and provide routine medical care to rural and isolated populations. In industrialized nations, sanitary food and water supplies and excellent medical resources have reduced rates of infectious disease. Instead, accidents and diseases such as lung cancer, heart attacks, and strokes are among the leading causes of death. In these areas, public health goals include education programs to teach people how to prevent accidents and lesson their risk for disease, and the maintenance of the excellent disease prevention systems already established.

Public health workers may engage in activities outside the scope of ordinary medical practice.

 These include inspecting and licensing restaurants; checking the safety of housing, water, and food supplies. In assuring overall community health, public health officials also act as advocates(倡导者)for laws and regulations—such as during licensing or product labeling requirements.

Most people think of public health workers as physicians and nurses, but a wide variety of other professionals work in public health, including sanitary engineers, microbiologists, laboratory technicians, statisticians, economists, administrators.

  72.The underlined word“curb”in the second paragraph means_______.

A. expend    B. control    C. save    D. collect

 73. From the text it may imply that the lung cancer today can be highly found in________.

A.    the developing countries B. the developed countries C. the urban area D. the suburbs

  74.Which of the following is NOT the goal of the public health from the text?

A.    To prevent human disease, injury ,and disability;

B.    To protect people from environmental health hazards.

C.    To educate the public about manners;

D.   To strengthen availability of high-quality health services.

  75.Public health workers may engage in the following activities EXCEPT______.

A.    body operation      B. inspecting and licensing restaurants

C. checking the safety of food supplies   D. doing housework

第Ⅱ卷(二部分,共35分)

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)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:

此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意:原行没有错的不要改。

By midday the sun was very strong, Jim was so tired            76.    

to walk. There was not any trees near the road, so he rested       77.    

under a big rock. After drinking some water, he took his        78.    

shirt, lying down on the ground and fell asleep at once.           79.    

He was very tired that he didn’t wake up until the evening.     80.    

He was just about to jump when it felt something moving       81.    

near his feet. He looked down but saw a long black snake.          82.    

Jim was so frightening that he didn’t dare to move. The        83.    

snake began to crawl across his legs. It crawled on and         84.    

on until it was disappeared under the rocks, Jim jumped        85.     

to his feet, picked up his shirt and ran down the road.  

第二节 书面表达(共1题,满分25分)

   你校同学进行了一场有关高考英语听力测试的讨论。讨论的主题是:高考英语测试中的听力部分该不该取消?请你根据下表中的提示写一篇短文,介绍讨论的情况。

一些同学认为

另一些同学认为

1. 不应该取消

2. 听是语言的四项基本技能之一,不能忽视

3. 听是获取信息的重要途径之一

4. 国际合作日益增多,听说能力应加强

1. 应该取消

2. 考试中各地收听效果好坏不一、不公平

3. 英语教师和语音设备城乡差异过大

4. 今后并非人人都要与外国人口头交流

注意:1.文章的起始句已给出。

2.词数:100左右(不包括已给的起始句)。

3.参考词汇:取消—cancel 国际合作—international cooperation

   

The students of our school had a discussion about whether listening test in the National Matriculation English Test should be kept or canceled.

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                  

 

 

 

参考答案:

1-5 ABABC   6-10ABCBC     11-15 CACAC    16-20 BBAAB

21--25 BAABA 26--30 BDBCD   31--35 BCACB

36---40BDABC  41---45 CDBAC  46---50 BACDD  51---55 BCAAD

55-60 BAADC  61-65 DABA B   66-70 DC DCB 71-75D BBCD

76. so→ too     77. was→ were   78. tookoff     79. lying →lay

80. very→ so    81. it→ he   82. but →and  83. frightening →frightened

84. √       85. was

One possible version

    The students of our school had a discussion about whether listening test in the National Matriculation English Test should be kept or canceled. Some students think that listening test should not be canceled. They insist listening is among the four basic skills. We therefore can not ignore it. Besides, listening is one of the important channels for us to get information from the outside world. So it should be strengthened today when international cooperation is becoming more and more frequent. But others don’t agree. They think not everyone has to communicate with foreigners in the future. Moreover, listening test is unfair to the students in the areas where radio signals cannot be picked up effectively. And for certain reasons, there is a big difference in teachers and equipment between the countryside and the city.

听力原文

Text 1  

M:I always want a little something to eat about this time of the day.

W:  So do I.Let's have a cake or something,and then have a light 1unch later.

Text2

M:How much are these beautiful caps,please?

W:Forty cents each or seventy cents for the pair.

Text3

W:Where is my book? I put it here on the desk last night and now it's gone.Have you seen it?

M:Yes, I saw it and put it on your bookshelf.

Text4  

W:Can l help you,sir?

M:Two tickets to Shanghai,please.

Text5

W:Jack,what are you going to do during the summer vacation?

M:I' ll probably go home for most of the summer,but  I'll come back a few days before school

begins.

Text6

W:Good morning.

M:Good morning. Can I help you?

W:Yes.Are there any tickets left for the Chinese music concert on 28th,please?

M:just a moment, please. No, I think you’ve made a mistake. it's on 30th.

W:Really? I read about it in the paper today. I'm sure it said Chinese music was on 28th.

M:0h,sorry. I thought you said the Japanese music concert. The Chinese music concert is on

28th at 7:15,but I'm afraid there are only back seats left and they are 30 yuan each.

W:That’s OK.Can I have two,please?

M:How would you like to pay for this?

W:Check.Here you are.  

M:Thank you very mach. 

Text7

M: Morning,Sue.Did you enjoy your holiday in the country?  

W:Yes, thanks. We had a great time.And some friends went with us.

M:Where did you stay? In a hotel?

W:No.We camped in the mountains,near Snowdon.We cooked all our meals over an open fire.

M:Sounds wonderful.Was the weather good?

W:  The sun shone nearly every day and it did not rain at a11.

M:Did you like the people there?

W:Yes,they were great.We met some farmers and had tea in their houses,

M:When did you get back? Last night?

W:No,This morning. You'll think we were mad. We got up at4:30,left at 5 and arrived here

at 9.I'm so tired.What about you? Did you have a good weekend?

M: Yes,but I didn’t do much. I just stayed at home. The weather was terrible.

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W:Hello?

M:Hello,Dana?

W:Yes?   

M:This is Tom.  

W:Hi,Tom.How are you?

M:Fine.I just called to see if you’d like to go to the movies tonight.  

W:0h,I’m sorry. I can’t. I have to work tonight.

M:How about.Saturday?  

W:I’m going away for the weekend,but thanks anyway for the invitation.

M:0K, I’ll give you a call some other time.

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M:What shall we do this weekend?

W:Did you have something special in mind?

M:No,not really. I just thought it might be fun to do something new.  

W:Do something for a change you mean?

M:Yes,something different. I need a change.

W:I usually go shopping and have my hair done during the weekend.And you usually watch

the football games on TV.  

M: Yes.You often have tea with your friends,and I sometimes Play cards with my friends.

We seldom do anything together. It’s quite unlike,  when we were first married.  

W:Now,I ‘ve got an idea.Autumn is the best season in Beijing. Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend? You’ll invite your friends,and I’ll invite mine.We’ll go together.

M:Good idea. I will see about the car,and you will prepare the food.But are you sure you really want all our friends to come along?

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My husband on his first film-writer’s job, was working on a crime film. I looked in to find him sitting perfectly still,a tear falling down his face. 

“David died,”he told me.The key character’s name was David.

“But,dear,” I said.“It’s your story. Didn’t you know that was going to happen?”

  “Yes,”He answered.“I killed him.”