Unit4HistoryandTraditions單元測評習題含解析新人教版必修第二冊

第四單元測評

（時間：120分鐘滿分:150分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選

項。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀

一遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanusuallyhaveforbreakfast?

A.Friedcakes.

B.Friedrice-noodles.

C.Noodles.

2.Whatwillthewomandofirst?

A.Withdrawsomemoney.

B.Seethedentist.

C.Gotothehistoryseminar.

3.WhatisthetimebySandra?swatch?

A.2:55.B.3:00.C.3:05.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Fillingouttheformsisnoeasythingtodo.

B.Sheforgottofillouttheforms.

C.She'11remindthemanabouttheforms.

5.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Differencesbetweenmeatandfruit.

B.Differentideasaboutmeatandvegetables.

C.Differentkindsofmeat.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項

中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各

小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whycan'tthewomanhavethepartyonthetwenty-ninth?

A.Shewillattendameeting.

B.Shewilltraveltoanothercity.

C.Shewillseeherdoctor.

7.Howlongwillthepartyrun?

A.Fourhours.

B.Threehours.

C.Twohours.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Wheredidthemanseetheadforthebikesale?

A.OnTV.

B.Inadepartmentstore.

C.Inthenewspaper.

9.Whichbikeisthelatestmodel?

A.TheCurzon.

B.TheAderson.

C.TheInstant.

10.Whatdoesthemandecidetodointheend?

A.Buythecheapestone.

B.Gototheshoptolookatthebikesfirst.

C.Buytheonerecommendedbythewoman.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.What'sthemandoing?

A.Makingaphonecall.

B.Explaininghowtousethephone.

C.Chargingthewomanforusingthephone.

12.What'sgoodaboutthecard?

A.Itsavesmoney.

B.It'smuchsafer.

C.It'sconvenient.

13.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Asksomeoneforchange.

B.Calltheinformationoffice.

C.Usetheman'sphonecard.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Wheredidthemangothismorning?

A.Toashop.

B.Toaschool.

C.Toazoo.

15.Whathappenedtohim?

A.Helostsomekeys.

B.Helostacamera.

C.Hequarrelledwiththedriver.

16.Howdidhegetbackhiscamera?

A.Thedriversentitbacktohim.

B.Thecompanysentitbacktohim.

C.Hewenttothecompanyandgotitback.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A.Complainingaboutsomething.

B.Warningthebusmanager.

C.Makingsuggestions.

18.HowoftenistheNumber16bussupposedtotraveltotheairport?

A.Every5minutes.

B.Every10minutes.

C.Every15minutes.

19.Howmanypassengersshouldabuscarryatthemost?

A.40.B.60.C.129.

20.WhatdidthespeakerfindoutonSaturdaymorning?

A.Thebuswasspeeding.

B.Thebuswasoverloaded.

C.Thebusdidn'tcomeontime.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

HowtosavemoneytovisitShanghaiDisneyland?

The“happiestplaceonearth“isatopdestinationonmanyfamilies'bucket

lists.ButtakingavacationtoDisneyWorldcanbedifficulttodoonabudget.There

aresomeconsiderationsthatyoucanmaketoreducethecostofyourDisneyWorld

vacation.

1.BuySouvenirsinAdvance

Disneyhasinfluencedpracticallyeveryindustry,whichmakesiteasytofind

Disneyitemsanywhere,fromWalmart,Target,andyourlocalgrocerystoretodepartment

storesandAmazon.Youcansavealotofmoneybypurchasingitemsbeforeyourtrip

attheseless-expensiveplacesthanatDisneyland.

2.MakeanAutographBook

Anautographbookisseenasamust-havebymanyDisneylandenthusiastsandis

amemoryyoucantakehomewithyou.Thesebookscancostanywherefrom$7.95to$19.95

attheDisneyStoreandupto$30forthelatest-and-greatestautographbookat

Disneyland,suchasthepark's60thanniversaryedition.Otherchoicescangetthe

jobdoneforunder$5.Forexample,youcanbuyasmallphotoalbum,cutepadsor

notebooks.

3.EatBreakfastbeforeYouArrive

BreakfastisalmostaspriceyaslunchordinnerifyoueatinsidetheDisneyland

parks.Ifyouhaveahotelwithafreebreakfast,takeadvantageofit.Ifyouwantto

eatout,eatatalocalrestaurantthatisinexpensiveorhasakids'menu,suchas

McDonald?swhichisclosetothepark.

4.TakeAdvantageofDiscountsOfferedtoSpecialGroups

Disneyoffersawidevarietyofdiscounts,includingformilitaryservice

members,collegestudents,teachers,andyouthgroups.Ifyouthinkyoumightqualify

foraspecialdiscountorgrouprate,calltheDisneylandResorttobooktickets.

21.Itmaytakeyoumoremoneytobuysouvenirsat.

A.DisneylandB.departmentstores

C.WalmartD.Amazon

22.Howmuchdoyoupayforthepark's60thanniversaryedition?

A.$7.95.B.$19.95.

C.$5.D.$30.

23.Whatisonepieceoftheauthorsadviceonbreakfast?

A.YouhadbettereatatDisneyland.

B.Youcaneatatalocalrestaurant.

C.Youshouldprepareitwellathome.

D.Youcanaskthehoteltosupplyitforfree.

B

InChina,MajorCold（大寒）isthelastsolarterminwinterandalsothelastsolar

termintheannuallunar（陰歷的）calendar.Inthisperiod,snow,rainandicycold

weatherhaveabiginfluenceonpeople'slives.

HereareseveralthingsyoushouldknowaboutMajorCold.

Eating“dispelling（驅(qū)散，消除）coldcake"

DuringMajorCold,peopleinBeijinghaveahabitofeating“dispellingcold

cake”,akindofricecake.Stickyrice,thecake'smainingredient,containsmore

sugarthanrice,whichcanmakepeoplefeelwarmallovertheirbodies.InChinesethe

word“ricecake“hasthesamepronunciationwiththeword“higherinanew

year”,whichsymbolisesgoodluckandcontinualpromotion.

Eatingfriedspringrolls

InAnqingofAnhuiProvince,peopletraditionallyeatfriedspringrollsduring

MajorCold.Theyusearound,cooked,thinpancaketowrapstuffinginathinroll.Then

itisfriedinapanwithoiluntilitturnsyellowandfloatstothetop.Thestuffing

insidethespringrollcontainsmeatorvegetablesandtheflavourcanbesaltyor

sweet.

Drinkingstewed（燉的）soup

PeopleinNanjingofJiangsuProvinceliketodrinkstewedsoupduringMajor

Cold,whichcanmakepeoplefeelwarmfromheadtofoot.Theyalwaysstewtheagedhen

soupwithginseng（人參），matrimonyvine（枸杞）andblackfungus（黑木耳）.

Doingwintersports

Thereisasayingthatgoes,“DrippingwaterfreezesduringMinorandMajor

Cold."InvariousregionsofChina,MajorColdistheperfecttimeforwintersports

suchasskiing,ice-skatingandsledding.

24.WhichstatementistrueaboutMajorColdaccordingtothepassage?

A.MajorColdisthecoldestterminthefourseasons.

B.MajorColdisthelastsolarterminthetraditionalChinesecalendar.

C.Snowandraindon'thaveagreateffectonpeople'slives.

D.Youcan'teatmanygreenvegetablesduringthisperiod.

25.ThepassagetellsusthingsweshouldknowaboutMajorCold.

A.threeB.four

C.fiveD.six

26.Whichofthefollowingfoodcancausepeopletofeelwarminthecoldwinter?

A.Stewedsoupandfriedspringrolls.

B.Dispellingcoldcakeandfriedspringrolls.

C.Stewedsoupandrice.

D.Dispellingcoldcakeandstewedsoup.

27.DuringtheMajorColdperiod,.

A.everyonemusteatfriedspringrollsinAnqing

B.peoplecan'tdooutdoorsports

C.youcanbeluckyifyoueat“dispellingcoldcake”

D.youcangoskiinginnorthChina

C

Stay-at-homekidsarenamed^generationnini“inSpain.Theyarethoseadults

whostillliveathomeandareneitherworkingnorstudying.Buttheproblemisnot

limitedtoSpain.Itisaworldwideproblem.

InItaly,theyareknownas“bamboccioni“orbigbabies.Therearenearly60

percentof18-34-year-oldadultsstilllivingintheirparents,home,upfromalmost

50percentsince1983.Oncekepttherebythelovefortheirmama'shome-cooked

food,theeconomiccrisishasseenariseinadultsleftunabletoholddownasteady

joboraffordahomeoftheirown.Lastyear,anItaliangovernmentministeradmitted

thathismotherwashedhisclothesandmadethebedforhimuntilhewas30.Hedemanded

alawforcingyoungItalianstoleavetheirparents,homeat18tostopthembecoming

hopelesslydependentontheirparents.

IntheUK,thegovernmenthasmadethetermNEETS一notinemployment,education

ortrainingforthesechildren.InEnglandalonethepercentofNEETSaged19-24surged

to18.8percentoftheagegroup一inthelastquarterof2010,up1.4percentonthe

sameperiodayearbefore.ThenumberofBritishmenintheir20slivingwiththeir

parentshasrisenfrom59percentto80percentinthepast15years,whilethenumber

ofwomenhasrisenfrom41percentto50percent.Theaverageageofthefirst-time

housebuyersisnow38.

IntheUS,theproblemisknownasthe"fullnestsyndrome（綜合征）”.Adultsthere

areleftstrugglingtosupportadultchildrenwhohavestayedathomewithstudent

debtsandfacingfewjobopportunitiesinaweakeconomy.Arecentstudyshowedalmost

athirdofAmericanadultsaged34andunderarelivingwiththeirparents.

28.“Bigbabies”mentionedinParagraph2referstothoseadultswho.

A.dependontheirparentsforaliving

B.arenotassmartasothers

C.losetheirjobinthebadeconomy

D.arepoorlyeducated

29.TheItaliangovernmentministerthinksthat.

A.parentsshouldmaketheirchildrenfeelhopeless

B.parentsshouldnevermakethebedfortheirchildren

C.youngpeopleshouldliveontheirownafter18

D.itisOKforadultchildrentolivewiththeirparents

30.Theunderlinedword“surged“inParagraph3canbereplacedby"”.

A.movedB.reduced

C.recoveredD.jumped

31.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A.Americahasthemostadultchildrencomparedwithothercountries.

B.Americanparentsarehappytolivewiththeirchildren.

C.SomeAmericanadultchildrenarecausingtroublefortheirparents.

D.ItisatraditionforadultchildrentolivewiththeirparentsinAmerica.

D

Iwasoncetold,“Youarewastingyourtimeonacareerthatwillgiveyouno

moneyorcomfort.”

Iexploredmyinterestsforyearsandfinallydecidedtobea

journalist.However,mstillinfluencedbyothers,arguments:printpublications

arebeingreplacedbywebversionswherecontentisupdatednearlyeverytimeyou

refreshthebrowser.ButIholdontomydecision.Why?Forthesimple,yetpowerfulreason

thatitmakesmehappyinawaythatnoamountofmoneyevercould.

RarelyhaveIfoundotherswhothinklikethis,andIfinditverydisappointing

whenIhearstudentstryingtodesigntheirlivesonthebasisoffactorsotherthan

keepingtotheirpassionsandinterests.

Thenumberonefactorisparents.Theycertainlyhavearighttobeapartintheir

children'slives,butsometimestheirwordscreatemorestressthan

encouragement.Insteadoftryingtomaketheirchildrenhappy,astheiroriginal

purposemayhavebeen,parentscanenduplimitingtheirchildren'sdreamsanddesires

untilnothingremainsbutthehardseedsofacruelreality.

Thesecondfactorismoney.Ihadaconversationwithmycollegefriendone

afternoon,whichexplainsthispoint.

“Whathappened?”Iaskedhimafterhesaidhehadchangedhismajor."Ithought

youwantedtobeaphotographer.”

“Ido,"hesaid,“Butthereisnomoneyinit.Don'tworry,“headded,probably

feelingmyworry."I'mhappywhereIam."Iwasreadytobelievethat,butaswe

keptontalking,hecontinuouslyinterruptedmetopointoutthebeautyofthisview

andthatview,sayinghewishedhehadtakenhiscamerawithhim.

Naturally,wecannotpredictwherewewillendupwithourchoices.Ourideasand

planscouldchangeasweprogress.However,atthisstageinourliveswhensomany

voicesaretellinguswhoweshouldbe,weneedtovalueourindividualdreams,not

toabandonthem,becausetheymaybetheonlythingsleftthattelluswhoweare.

32.Whyistheauthordeterminedtobeajournalist?

A.Hecouldgetahighpay.

B.Heisinfluencedbyothers.

C.Heistrulyinterestedinjournalism.

D.Hehasbeenstudyingjournalismforyears.

33.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofparents,roleintheirchildren'scareerchoice?

A.Theyshouldn'ttrytoinfluencetheirchildreninanyway.

B.Theyhelptheirchildrenmaketherightchoiceofacareer.

C.Theyshouldsupporttheirchildrenwhatevertheychoose.

D.Theymaydestroytheirchildren'sdreamsofacertaincareer.

34.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfriend?

A.Hedoesn'tcareaboutwhathisjobwillbringhim.

B.Heisstilldeeplyinterestedinphotography.

C.Hehaslosthisconfidenceinhisabilities.

D.Heisdoubtfulabouthisnewchoice.

35.Theauthorthinksthatwhenchoosingacareer,.

A.oneshouldnotconsidertheirindividualdreams

B.oneshouldtakealotoffactorsintoconsideration

C.one'sdesiresandinterestsshouldcomefirst

D.oneshouldberealisticaboutfutureincome

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

項。

Manycountrieshavetraditionaldishes,madewithspecialingredientsand

preparedinacertainway.36,andwhentouristsvisit,thesearethefoodtheywant

totry.Butwhyaresomefoodmorepopularthanothersincertainareas?

Traditionalingredients

Typicalrecipes（菜譜）areusuallymadewithnativeplantsandanimalproducts.For

example,Koreandishesoftenincludericeandsoybeansbecausebothplantsarenative

toEastAsiaandgrowwellinhot,wetareas.Incontrast,wheatgrowswellindrier

areas,liketheMiddleEast,wherebreadisacommonstaple（主要的，基本的）food._

37,whereasinlandcuisines（烹飪，菜肴）tendtousemoremeatfromfarmanimals.

Foodpreservation

Localcuisinesoftendependonhowpeopletraditionallypreparefoodfor

storage.Inwarmweather,meatandfishcangooffquickly,sotheymustbecookedright

awayorpreservedforlater.38,forthatreason,modernNorwegiancuisineincludes

manysmokedfood.

Cookingtechniques

39InChina,peopleoftenfryfoodinadeepmetalpanorsteamitinabasket

overhotwater.InMorocco,peoplecooktraditionaldishesinaspecialpotcalleda

tajine.Andsomelocaldishesaren,tcookedatall.

Imported（進口的）ingredients

Sometimeslocalcuisinesincludeingredientsthatoriginallycamefromanother

place.40,whilemanyRussiandishesaremadewithpotatoes.However,allofthese

ingredientswerebroughttoEuropefromSouthAmericainthefifteenthandsixteenth

centuries.Butnowtheyarecommonaroundtheworld.

A.Seafoodisoftenakeyingredientincoastalareas

B.Thereisadangerthatlocalfoodtraditionswillbelost

C.Manydifferentcookingtechniquesareusedaroundtheworld

D.Forexample,Italiandishesoftenincludetomatoesandpeppers

E.Theselocaldishescanbecomesymbolsofaplaceanditsculture

F.Nowadays,wecanbuyfoodproductsfromallaroundtheworld

G.InNorway,theVikingsusedto"cure"meatandfishbysmokingthemoverafire

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié),滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最

佳選項。

MynameisPeter,andIuseawheelchairtogetaround.ThisyearI41tobe

intheSchoolWalkathon.

AttheWalkathonlastyear,Ihelpedhandoutdrinkstothewalkers.Theteachers

andparentssaidtheycouldn'thave42withoutme.

“Areyougoingtogiveoutdrinks43thisyear?”myfriendMichaelasked.

"I44so,"Isaid."ButI45wishIcoulddolaps（跑道的圈）with

you.”

MichaeltoldMrsHuntthatIwantedto46theWalkathon.MrsHuntlookedat

me."It'snotagoodcourseforawheelchair,“shesaid."Thehillypartwouldbe

too47.”

“ButIcouldpushPeteroverthehardbits,“saidMichael.

"I'1148it,"saidMrsHunt.

Thatafternoon,MrsHuntcalledaclassmeeting.Michaeltoldeveryoneabouthis

49.

“Wecouldalltaketurns.Thatwaynoonewouldgettoo50,“saidOlivia.Then

everyonesaidtheywouldtakeaturn.

WhentheWalkathonbegan,Iturnedmywheelsroundandroundas51asI

could.Whenwecametothehillybit,Michael52topushmeupit.Oliviawaswaiting

halfwayup."My53now,“shesaid.Withallthehelpmy54weregivingme,I

55thefirstlapanddidasecondlap一andanother.Iwastiredinthe56.

“It'stimetoannouncethewinnerofthemysteryprize.Itgoesto…Peter!”

MrsHuntsaid.

IlookedatallthethingsIhad57,andfeltextremely58.ButthenI

rememberedthatthewhole59hadhelpedme.

“Iwanteveryoneto60theprize,“Isaid."Let'skeepallthethingsin

ourclassroom.Thenwecanallhavesomefun!”

Andthat'swhatwedid.

41.A.needB.agree

C.wantD.offer

42.A.remembereditB.waitedit

C.helpeditD.madeit

43.A.soonB.again

C.onceD.first

44.A.thinkB.hope

C.doD.say

45.A.neverB.really

C.partlyD.still

46.A.leadB.organise

C.giveupD.joinin

47.A.difficultB.serious

C.importantD.different

48.A.takecontrolofB.havepityon

C.thinkaboutD.lookafter

49.A.fearB.idea

C.successD.story

50.A.sadB.dirty

C.slowD.tired

51.A.fastB.long

C.farD.often

52.A.forgotB.avoided

C.startedD.hated

53.A.breakB.decision

C.turnD.plan

54.A.teachersB.friends

C.parentsD.neighbours

55.A.finishedB.caught

C.preventedD.wasted

56.A.dayB.way

C.pastD.end

57.A.ownedB.expected

C.wonD.discovered

58.A.nervousB.happy

C.boredD.young

59.A.classB.family

C.schoolD.world

60.A.shareB.receive

C.valueD.show

第二節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

DuringmostoftheStoneAge,peoplelivedbyhuntingandgatheringtheirfood

inEgypt.TheytravelledfromplacetoplaceintheNileValley,61.

(harvest)wildgrasses,digginguproots,andfindingbirdeggs.TheyfishedintheNile

Riverandgatheredreeds(蘆葦稈)fromitsshores62.(make)baskets.

Byaround10,000BCE,Egypthadgottenso63.(crowd)thatpeoplewere

forcedtobegingrowingtheirownfood.Peoplealsobegantokeepcows,sheepandpigs

thatthey64.(possible)boughtfromtheirWestAsianneighbours.Thisis

65.wecalltheAgriculturalRevolutiontoday.

Butfarmingbroughtmanyotherchangestoo.Oncepeoplestartedplanting

crops,theyhadtodefendtheland66.theircropswere.Therewasmore

fighting.Soonpeoplebegantobandtogether67.largercommunitiesthat

couldfightbetter.Theychoseleaders.68.(see)theadvantagesthat

farmingbroughtthem,thoseleadersforcedmoreandmorepeopletostartfarmingand

settledownundertheirleadership.

Around3,500BCE,donkeys69.(use)tocarryivoryandgoldnorthinto

Egypt,andtocarryEgyptianthingssouthtoSudanandKenya.Thatmadebothplaces

70.(rich)thantheywerebefore.Together,thetradeandthefarminghelped

tostarttheOldKingdom.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有

10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(A),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（\）畫掉。

修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處,多者（從第11處起）不計分。

DuringtheweekendItravelledbyairthefirsttimeinmylife.Igenerallytravel

bytrainandbus.Theyareallcheaperandsafer.Butthisjourneywasmuchfaster.In

thebeginningIdidnotfeelveryhappily,butthisfeelingdidnotlastlonger.The

journeywasveryexciting.Iwassoonhighupintheskyamongthecloud.Theviews

ofmountains,fieldsandriverswereinterested.Ienjoyedmyshortandcomfortjourney

verymuch.Thisexperiencehasshownthattravellingbytheairisactuallythesafest

wayofmakeajourney.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

假如你是李華，你的英國朋友Peter準備冬季來哈爾濱旅游,特地來信詢問有關(guān)旅游景點

的情況。請根據(jù)下面提示內(nèi)容寫一封回信簡要地為他介紹一下你的家鄉(xiāng)哈爾濱。內(nèi)容包括：

L位于中國東北部，冰雪文化豐富多彩，素有“冰城”的美稱；

2.景點眾多,有中央大街等歐式建筑；

3.有多種特產(chǎn)（至少舉一個例子）。

注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當增加內(nèi)容，以使行文連貫；

3.開頭及結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

參考詞匯：中央大街thePedestrianStreet

DearPeter,

I'mgladtohearthatyou'recomingtoHarbininwinter.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

答案：

附:聽力原文

(Textl)

W:Whatdoyouusuallyhaveforbreakfast?

M:Friedcakes.ButsometimesIhavefriedrice-noodlesforachange.Whataboutyou?

W:Ioftenhavenoodlesforbreakfast.

(Text2)

W:I'mgoingtothedentist,s,thenthebank,andafterthatIhavetopreparea

presentationforthehistoryseminar.

M:You'11haveabusyafternoon.

(Text3)

M:Sandra,what,sthetimebyyourwatch?Mineisalwaysfast.It,salready3:00.

W:I,mafraidnot.Yoursisfiveminutesslow.

(Text4)

M:Haveyoufilledoutyourfinancialaidformsyet?

W:Don,tremindmeaboutthem!Theyaresocomplicated.

(Text5)

M:Youprefermeattovegetablesandfruit,don?tyou?

W:Yeah.Ithinkdifferentkindsofmeattastebetterthanvegetables,andtheyaremore

nutritious.

M:Idon'tquiteagreewithyou.Meatismoredeliciousthanvegetables,butitisnot

morenutritiousthanvegetables.Eatingtoomuchmeatwilldoharmtoyourhealth.

(Text6)

M:MrsMontgomery?!?vebeentryingtofigureoutwhenweshouldhavetheNewYear's

party.Couldyoutakealookatthesedates?

W:Sure.Thetwenty-ninthisout.I'11beoutoftheofficealldayataseminar.Either

thetwenty-eighthorthethirtiethisfine.

M:Well,whydon'twemakeitthethirtieth?Wecanhaveitfromthreetofive.That

way,everybodycanjustgohomeafterwards.

W:Soundsgoodtome.Youmaketheinvitations.I,vegottorun.I'vegotameeting

infiveminutes.

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W:Hello,February?sDepartmentStore.CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes.YouradvertisementintheDailyPapersaysyouhavesomebicyclesonsale.I'm

reallyinterestedinbuyingone.

W:Isee.Butwehavethreedifferentbrandsavailable,Curzon,Aderson,and

Instant.Whichonewouldyouprefer?

M:I'mnotquitefamiliarwiththosebrands.Couldyourecommendoneforme?

W:Well,thatdependsonwhatkindofbicycleyouwant.TheCurzonisthecheapest

one,only60dollars;theAdersonisthenewestmodel;theInstantismorecomfortable

thantheothertwo,butitisthemostexpensiveofall,85dollars.

M:0h,yes,itisreallyhardtodecide.IthinkI'11comeoverandtakealookat

them.Thankyousomuch.Seeyoulater.

W:Seeyou.

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W:Charles,doyouknowhowthistelephoneworks?Thesignsaysyoucanuseitfor

long-distancecalls,butIdon'tknowwheretoputthemoney.

M:0h,well,thiskindofphonedoesn'ttakecoins.Youhavetobuyaspecialcardto

putitindownthereatthebottom.

W:I,veneverheardofthatbefor