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高考英语模拟试题1
山东省五莲县教研室 （262300） 张贵福 （0633---）
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。第一卷1至10页，第二卷11至12页。共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一卷(三部分，共115分)
注意事项：
1.答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
3.考试结束后，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分：听力（共两节；满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
1．What does the man mean?
A．He doesn’t know why she came here.
B．He is Dr. Johnson.
C．The doctor will be with the man shortly.
2．Where are the speakers now?
A．The speakers are in a bank to save money.
B．They are at the piano playing.
C．They are attending a concert.
3．What’s the man doing now?
A．Reading the menu. B. Waiting for the waitress to bring his bill. C. Asking for a glass of beer.
4．What time is it now?
A．9:30 B．10:10 C．10:00
5．Where did this conversation probably take place?
A．In a restaurant. B．At a theatre. C．At a hospital.
第二节（共15小题；每小题是1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话独白。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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．Where is the boy going to spend his holidays?
A．In the city. B．In the country. C．Abroad.
7．What will he do there?
A．To do some farmwork . B．To study at home. C．To do some housework.
8．Which of the following is not true?
A．The boy’s grandparents live in the country.
B．The boy’s school is in the city.
C．The girl knows how to farm, too.
听第7段材料，回答第9—11题。
9．What are they talking about?
A．The education in England.B．The examination in England. C．The children in England.
10．At what age do children go to school there?
A．At six B．At five and a half. C．At f ive.
11．Which of the following is true?
A．Boys and girls can study together at school .
B．Boys and girls hardly go to school together.
C．Only boys go to school together.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．What does the man think when the woman says she is not going?
A．She doesn’t like football. B.She has no money left. C．She isn’t feeling well.
13．What is the woman planning to do?
A．Watch the game on television. B．Attend the game. C．Find someone to sing with.
14．What does the man miss when watching a game on television?
A．Photographing the sports ground. B．Watching the ball. C．People’s excitement.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．When does this conversation take place?
A．At the beginning of exams. B．At the end of the school year.
C．In the middle of the summer vacation.
16．Where do Bob and Ellen want to go?
A．To a cinema. B．To a movie at the student center. C．To a popular music concert.
17．What is Bob going to pay for?
A．Their tickets. B．Their vacation. C．Their supper.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．Who is the speaker?
A．A class president. B.A store manager. C.A committee(组委会)chairperson.
19．What should the students write on the paper?
A．Their names, phone numbers and job preference.
B．The names and addresses of their guests.
C．The names of the committees they worked on last year.
20．Who should sign up?
A．Only students who have time for the work.
B．All the students who are at the meeting.
C．Only students who have a telephone.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Sending short messages by motile phones has become a way to send festival greetings in recent years in China.
A. best B. popular C. general D. usual
22 --Let' s stop here for a cup of coffee.
--Sounds great, but to tell the truth ,I didn't bring any money.
---
--Thanks. Next time it's my turn.
A. No problem. I did. B. That's OK. I'll bargain with them.
C. That's too bad. How about tea? D. Well, let's have something else.
23. Beijing its best air quality in recent years in the first six months of this year, with good air quality, recorded on more than 100 days.
A. saw B. sees C. has seen D. is seeing
24. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, something occurred which attracted my attention.
A. unless B. when C. until D. while
25.--Oh, mustn't you? Stay a bit longer. It's been such fun having you.
--Thanks anyway. I've got early start tomorrow morning.
A.不填;an B. a; an C. 不填; the D. the; an
26. It is not safe to travel by standing at the roadside hoping to be by passing motorists.
A. picked out B. run over C. picked up D. made out
27. Beijing, for hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. its first loop (圈) of green belt around the downtown, an area of 102.3 square kilometers, in the past three years.
A. prepared; built; covered B. preparing; built; and covered
C. which prepares; building; covers D preparing; built; covering
28. The central government says it will take immediate measures to help control and
the spread of the deadly bird flu.
A. cure B. treat C prevent D. forbid
29. If you need help, for example, money or , let me know, will you?
A. something B. everything C anything D. nothing
30. He his father's place as president of the corporation at the age of 25. And he to be more successful than his father.
A. had taken; turned out B. took; has' turned out
C. took; has been turned out D. took; had turned out
31. The next football season is just the corner. I am sure that our team will do better this time.
A. at B. in C. around D. on
32 .--Have you heard of the buildings down'?
--Yes, it's said that they are going to make room for the new ones.
A. having pulled B. having been pulled C. pulled D. to be pulled
33. It' s not wise to keep large sums of money in your pocket, Helen. You put it in the bank.
A. must B. ought to C. have to D. will
34.Some day you may cross the ocean in a ship fuel(燃料) "bums" without fire.
A. whose B. which C. when D. that
35. In order to make full use of the energy, many water power stations are built there are big waterfalls.
A. unless B. so that C. where D. whether
第二节：完型填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
A German taxi - driver, Franz Busman, recently found his brother who was 36 to have been killed twenty ),ears before. While on a walking tour with his wife, he 37 to talk to a workman. After they had 38 ,Mrs. Busman said that the workman was 39 like her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother. Franz laughed at the 40 ,pointing out that his brother had been killed in 41 during the war. Though Mrs. Busman knew this story quite well, she thought that was a(n) 42 in a million that she might be 43 .
A few days later, she 44 a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Busman. Needless to 45 , the man's name was Hans Busman. 46 he really was Franz's lone - lost brother. 47 the brothers were reunited Hans explained 48 it was that he was still alive. After having being wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was 49 from his unit. The 50 had been bombed and Hans had made his 51 back into Western Germany on foot. Meanwhile, his unit was lost and all 52 of him had been 53 . Hans returned to his family house, but the house had been bombed. 54 that his family had been killed during an air-raid(空袭), Hans 55 in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.
36.A. imagined B. thought C. expected D. regarded
37.A. pretended B. wanted C. tried D. stopped
38.A. gone on B. got tired C. quarreled D. argued over
39.A. exactly B. specially C luckily D. closely
40.A. woman B. idea C imagination D. joke
41.A. action B. need C surprise D. fight
42.A. choice B. chance C exception D. luck
43.A. true B. false C right D. fortunate
44. A. ordered B. forced C begged D. sent
45.A. know B. explain C say' D. recognize
46.A. And B. However C For D. But
47.^. Before B. While C Until D. When
48.A. why B. how C what D. when
49.A. separated B. lost C kept D. left
50.A. unit , B. hospital C soldier D. place
51.A. life B. way C road D. path
52.A. records B. friends C possessions D. memories
53.A. stolen B. killed C robbed D. destroyed
54.A. Knowing B. Learning C Guessing D. Seeing
55. A. lived on B. settled down C set up D. got along
第三部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，共32分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Dear Jack,
Thank you for your congratulations, my congratulations to you! I remember Margaret Field very well the girl with that wonderful red hair and those beautiful green eyes. She was the most popular girl in the college. You're a very lucky fellow and I'm sure you'll be very happy with her.
Brenda and I are very lucky, too. Her father gave us this house as a wedding present, so we haven't to pay rent. The house and furniture are insured(保险) already, so I can't help you by giving you that kind of business. I wish I' d known earlier that you were in the insurance business. I' d certainly have asked you to give me a policy(保单) for the house and its contents.
I'm rather doubtful about the value of life insurance. It's my duty, I know, to see that there will be money for my wife, and later on for the children, in the event of my early death. But I feel that it' s wiser to put any money I can save into the shares of good business companies. You say I can get a policy that will provide ~ 50,000 when I' m 65. Yes, but that time is nearly forty years away, and what will ~ 50,000 be worth then? Ever since the First World War the real value of money has been going down. Prices go up a little every year, perhaps only 4% or 5% ,but the movement is always up, never down. ~ 50,000 in fifty years from now may be worth only two - thirds or even a half of what it is worth today. Now if I put my savings into the shares of the big oil companies, or aircraft manufacturers(制造商) ,the value of the shares will go up with the rise in costs and prices. So the real value of my money would remain about the same, wouldn't it? I know your answer. You'll say that your life insurance policy provides against my possible death. I've got to balance that possibility against the almost certain fall in the value of money.
I'd very much like you to meet Brenda. Can you come for a weekend some time? What about a fort-
night next Saturday? If you can manage it, please let me know which train you're coming by, and I'll
meet you at the station. We can have a talk about life insurance and perhaps you'll succeed in making me see that life insurance is a good thing.
Yours sincerely,
Fred
56. We can infer from the passage that __
A. Margaret, Jack and Fred once studied in the same college
B. Margaret was Fred's wife
C. Margaret was unfamiliar to Fred
D. Margaret and Brenda were friends
57.The underlined part in the event of my early death can be replaced by __
A. after I should die young B. if I should die young
C. when I should die young D. before I should die young
58. Which of the following can be used to describe Fred?
A. Practical B. Narrow- minded C. Skeptical(多疑的) D. Short- sighted
59. Which of the following statements is not directly mentioned, but implied in this passage?
A. Clearly Fred had his doubt about life insurance.
B. Fred didn't ask Jack to give him a policy for the house and its contents.
C. Fred admired the beauty of Margaret.
D. Fred worried about inflation(通货膨胀) in his country.
B
As the pace(步伐) of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is important for a healthy mind and body.
Stress(紧张) is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be.
A certain amount of stress is vital (very important) to provide motivation(动力) and give purpose to life. It .is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and iii health.
The amount of stress a person can bear depends very much on the individual (个人). Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime(most important) material for managerial responsibilities (责任), others lose heart at the first sign .of unusual difficulties. When faced with stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more primitive(原始的) days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises (time of great danger) we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response(reaction). It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure(暴露) to stress, that health becomes endangered ~Since we can't remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.
60. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because .
A. they are traveling very often
B. they believe that work is more important than relaxation
C. they regard working as their greatest enjoyment
D. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before
61. According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his .
A. strong will to hold out stress B. having control over performance
C. high sense of responsibility D. knowing the art of relaxation
62. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage7
A. It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.
B. Stress is always harmful to people's health.
C. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.
D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.
63. According to the writer, the tight attitude (态度)towards stress is to
A. find some relaxation B. regard it as a vital motivation
C. try to cope with it D. avoid it
C
THRILLED by the successful landing of the rover(火星探测车) on Mars, scientists from NASA (the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration) have spent the last few days studying data from the robot and working on getting it ready to roll.
The Spirit made a landing on Mars.
Spirit made a nerve - racking, but safe landing on
Mars on Sunday on what scientists believe is the rocky bed
of an ancient lake that once may have contained life.
Just three hours later, the six- wheeled rover began
sending black - and - white photos of its surroundings back
170 million kilometres to Earth. The rover sent back a few
color photos on Monday.
The scientists were overjoyed by the success. Two o!
every three past missions (任务）to Mars have failed.
"It's a big step forward for all humanity. Now we have
another rover on another planet, exploring a new world.
What more could you ask for?" said Charles Elachi , director
of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The first images from Spirit show a flat, wind - damaged surface dotted with small rocks. The scene made scientists eager to send the rover around the planet in search of evidence(证据) that the landing site was once covered with water.
The US $ 820 million project also includes a twin golf cart - sized rover called Opportunity, sent to land on Mars' other side on January 24.
The dozens of photos show Spirit landed uptight, level and facing south on a flat stretch of the hole the scientists believe once contained a lake.
It will be about a week before the six - wheeled robot is ready to roll off its lander and move around Mars.
Spirit's successful landing has ended the trend of failed missions to Mars. NASA's last attempt to land on Mars, in 1999, ended in failure. Its last successful landing was in 1997, when Pathfinder carried the tiny Sojourner(寄居者) rover to the surface of Mars.
Over the next three months, the robot will use a range of instruments to look for evidence of past water activity in the rocks and soil of the planet.
64. The underlined word nerve - racking probably means .
A. smooth B. causing great mental strain(紧张)
C. surprising D. disappointing
65. Scientists believed that .
A. there had been life on the Mars
B. there is life on the Mars
C. the surface of Mars used to be flat
D. the exploration of other planets will end in failure
66. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The Spirit has sent back thousands of color pictures of Mars.
B. It cost the US 820 million dollars to send Spirit to Mars.
C. The successful landing of Spirit is a great success of the whole world.
D. The first landing of a rover on Mars left a deep impression on the whole world.
67. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. NASA Pleased with Its Rover.
B. Man's Record of Exploring Mars.
C. Study on Mars.
D. Successful Landing of Spirit and Opportunity on Mars.
D
If you prefer, you can take a bus from Heathrow airport to central London. Although the bus will take longer than the underground(between one hour and one hour 30 minutes), it Is easier if you are carrying a lot of luggage.
The bus is a red double – decker (a bus with an upstairs and downstairs) and is called Airbus. A1 Airbus goes to Victoria Railway' Station and A2 Airbus goes to Euston Railway Station. To catch the bus, wait at the Airbus bus stop which you will find outside each passenger terminal(end of a station). You can buy your ticket on the bus. It costs $ 4.
The Airbus runs(every 20 - 30 minutes) between 6:30 am and 9:30 pm. At any other time you
Should catch Nightbus N97 which leaves from the Central Bus Station(this is situated between Terminals One and Two, in front of the Queen's building). From the Central Bus Station, you can also get a bus or coach to many other towns and cities in the south of England. There is also a bus which will take you to Gatwick or Luton airport, if you have a connecting flight.
If you prefer traveling by train, you can avoid central London by taking a Greenline bus from Heathrow to Reading Railway Station(less than an hour) and then taking a train. Trains from Reading will take you to destinations in the south of England, including: Bath, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Coventry, Dover, Exeter, Gloucester, Guildford, Oxford, Penzance, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Southampton, South Wales, Torquay, Winchester.
68. From the passage we know that the airbus than the underground.
A. is much cheaper B. is much faster
C. is more convenient for those with much baggage D. provides better service
69. If you want to arrive at Health Airport at 10: 00 pm from central London, you must start at
A. 9:30 pm B. 8:30 pm C. 9:00 am D. 9:20 pm
70. The Greenline bus probably .
A. goes outside central London B. goes in the center of London
C. can reach any place outside London D. runs between 6:30 am and 9:30 pm
71. Buses from the Central Bus Station .
A. goes every fifteen minutes
B not only takes you to the south of England, they can also take you to another airport
C. takes you only to the southern cities of England
D. not only takes you to Bristol, Coventry but also to South Wales and Winchester
E
As the leaders of the family of Commonwealth countries gather in Edinburgh on Friday October 24, a different "family" event is to be launched(put into action) in the city.
The Commonwealth Family Festival will allow the people--residents and visitors--to celebrate Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting with a lively programme of events '"concerts, street theatre, storytelling, funfair, dancing, art and music.
Come and celebrate with the Commonwealth in the city center. The Family Festival is a wonderful opportunity for the whole family to enjoy a series of great events from around Scotland and Commonwealth. Admission to all events are free unless otherwise stated.
Friday 24 October
11:00 am Official Opening by Mrs. Cherie Blair and Mrs. Anyaoku accompanied (伴随) by Lord Provost of Edinburgh Eric Milligan
Commonwealth Village, Marquee, West Princess Street Gardens
11:45 am Young Dancers of the Commonwealth
Ross Street, Princess Street Gardens
Saturday 25 October
1:00 pm Music and dance from India and Pakistan
1: 30 pm Afridinia- Afro/Scottish music and dance group
2:15 pm Dances from England, Scotland and Ireland
3:00 pm Caribbean Steel Band
3:35 pm Tamil Festival of Culture
Ross Street, Princess Street Gardens
Sunday 26 October
2:00 pm The Happy Gang--join in fun and songs from around the world with Beth, Spatz and Mr. P!
3:00 pm The Singing Kettle---happy holiday appearance from Scotland's top family entertainment group Ross Theatre, Princes Street Gardens Admission:3 pounds each
72. shall open the festival officially.
A. Commonwealth countries B. Lord Provost
C. Cherie Blair & Anvaoku D. The Happy Gang
73. If you are interested in music from Africa and Scotland you should go to __
A. Ross Street B. Ross Theater C. Edinburgh D. the city center
74.How much does admission to "Dance from England, Scotland and Ireland cost"?
A. 3 pounds. B. The passage doesn't tell us.
C. 12 pounds. D. Free.
75. The best title for the text should be
A. The Family Festival B. Programs of the Festival List
C. Commonwealth Celebration D. A Tourist Guide
第Ⅱ卷
注意事项：
1．第1卷用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试题卷上。
2．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
第四部分 写 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节：短文改错
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，在该宁
右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如果错误(每行只一个错误)，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(八)，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。
There must be a great many of people who did not 1.
go to university, even if they wanted, since they could 2.
not afford the time off work; they had their family 3.
to support or, if they were women, they have to 4.
stay at home in order to look after the children 5.
With the opening of the Open University January 1971, 6.
people in Britain axe now able to take the university 7.
degree in spite of these difficulties, for the courses are special 8.
designed so that you could study at home. Now more 9.
and more people can accept university education than before. 10.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
目前，越来越多的家长花巨资送孩子出国学习，且呈低龄化，但部分教育工作者和家长并不赞成这一做法。
某英文报社就这一问题做了调查，并开辟了专栏讨论。请你根据所给提示，用英语写一篇短文，向该报投稿。
| 赞成者38％ | 反对者62％ | |
| 原 因 | 接受良好的教育学好外语将来赚更多的钱 | 花钱太多，是在国内学习的10倍多，孩子小，在陌生的环境中容易学坏 |
注意：
1．启示：政府应采取措施建立各类学校以适应人们的需求。
2．字数120左右。
高考英语模拟试题
参考答案
1——5 BCBBA 6—10 BACAC 11—15 ABACB 16—20 CCCAA
21－25.BAABA 26－30.CDCCB 31－35.CDBAC 36－40.BDADB
41－45.ABCDC 46－50.ADBAB 51－55.BADCB 56－60.ABADD
61－65.ADCBA 66－70.CACBA 71－75.BCADA
短文改错：
76. 去掉of 77. wanted 后加to 78. family改为families 79. have改为had
80. 正确 81. University后加 in 82. the改为a 83. special改为specially
84. could改为can 85. accept改为receive
书面表达：
One possible version:
Now more and more people are sending their children overseas for further study, even at middle school age. 38 % of the people investigated agreed to this. They think their children can receive better education and learn a foreign language well. And they can make much money in the future. But over 62% of the people, especially some educationists and parents, are not in favor of this, for they think studying abroad costs over ten times as much money as in China, besides, children are too young to take care of themselves. What's more, they might follow bad examples.
In my opinion measures should be taken by the government to set up various schools and colleges to meet the needs of the people.
英语参考答案及听力录音稿
Text 1
W: Excuse me. I was told I could find Dr. Johnson here.
M: And you have.
Text 2
W: The piano sounds terrible.
M:I wish I could ask my money back. This performance is really a bad one.
Text 3
M: Can I have my bill, please?
W: Yes, sir. One moment, please.
Text 4
W:I can come to see you again in half an hour. Is it all right?
M: Good. That means you’ll be here at ten forty.
Text 5
M: Excuse me, do you know if this seat is taken?
W:I don’t think so. The fellow who was here finished his lunch and left.
Text 6
W: Do you have a plan for your holidays?
M: Yes. I’ll go back to my hometown.
W: To see your grandparents?
M: Yes, and also do some farming.
W: You mean you know how to farm?
M: Yes. I did that every summer during holidays.
W:I didn’t know that a city boy can do farm work. Can I go there with you? I’d like to learn to do
some farming.
M：Sure, my grandparents would be very happy to see you.
W: Are you sure?
M: I’m sure. They are very kind people.
Text 7
M: May I ask you some questions?
W: What do you want to know about?
M: Something about the education in England.
W: Ok. It’s my pleasure.
M: At what age do children start school in England?
W: At five years old.
M: Do boys and girls go to school together?
W: Yes, they do.
M: Do you think this is a good idea?
W: Yes, I do.
M: What exams do the children take first when they go on to university?
W:“O”level and “A”level first.
M: How long do they usually stay at university?
W: Three or four years.
M: Thank your for telling me so much.
W: You’re welcome.
Text 8
M: Hi Shirley, going to the football game today?
W: Not to it. I’m planning to watch it on television.
M: Why is that? Do you feel too poor this close to the end of the month?
W: Money’s not the problem .I find it easier to follow football on television than in the stadium. When I see the game in person, I feel as if I’m too far away from the action. And I always lose track of the ball.
M:I know just what you mean. Besides, on television the new cameras they use give you super views of all the plays. But there’s always so much excitement. People’re cheering and shouting when I’m there in person. And I end up cheering along with everyone else.
W: You’re right there. But I’d like to know exactly what I’m shouting for. And if I can’t even see who has the ball, I can’t get very excited. So I really prefer watching it on television.
M:I see your point. Well, enjoy the game.
W: You, too.
Text 9
M: Hey, Ellen! How are you?
W: I’m fine, Bob. Aren’t you glad that the term is over?
M: Yep! Are you going to the rock concert Friday night?
W:I haven’t thought much about it. Are you?
M: Sure. Would you like to go with me?
W: Sounds like fun.
M: You’ll have to buy your own ticket, though.
W: Are you running out of money again? Let me treat you.
M: Wow! When did you get so much money?
W: You know ,I’m a waitress at the Student Center. Anyway, now that final exams are almost over, I ‘d love a night out.
M: Since you’ve been so great about buying the tickets, why don’t I take us out to dinner?
W: You’ve got a deal. Let’s buy the tickets now.
Text 10
Okay, everybody. Can we start the meeting now? I am Mike Johnson, the chairperson of the graduation committee for this year. You’ve all been chosen to plan the graduation ceremonies. I am sending around the sheet of paper for you to fill in your name and telephone number. Also , please write down what part of the ceremonies you would like to work on. Remember, you will have a lot of things to do. So, only sign up if you feel you have the time to take part. When everyone has finished writing down the information, please return the paper to me. At our next meeting, one week from today, we’ll start to discuss the details of the ceremonies.