2025屆廣東省普寧市華美學校英語高三上期末教學質(zhì)量檢測模擬試題含解析

2025屆廣東省普寧市華美學校英語高三上期末教學質(zhì)量檢測模擬試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded2．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．a(chǎn)ddition B．a(chǎn)rrival C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．a(chǎn)udience3．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast4．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad5．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing6．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．a(chǎn)s7．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout8．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．a(chǎn)ddress9．Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier10．—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the11．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed12．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should13．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof14．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions15．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer16．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse17．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever18．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith19．Asa(n)________andeffectivemethod,expresswaynoisebarrierisaprimarymeasureusedtoreducetrafficnoise.A．correctional B．flexible C．economical D．investigative20．Itrainedheavilyovernightandnotuntilthismorning__________.A.haditstopped B．diditstopC．stoppedit D．itstopped第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）TherearethousandsoffilmandmusicfestivalsinandoutofAustin,butthereisnothinglikeATX.Ourfocusisonthecelebrationofthemedium:lookingbackatitshistory,whereitisnow,andwhereitisheaded.Ourweekendconsistsofscreeningsandeventswhereparticipantscanhearfromactors,writers,directors,involvedinallstagesofbringingtheirfavouriteseriestothesmallscreen.WehavethefunctionofatraditionalfilmfestivalwithscreeningsfollowedbyQ&Asfromcreators;andaseriesofeventsincludingparties,socialmediaevents,and“supersecrethappyhours”.Unliketraditionalfestivals,however,wecelebratethehistoryofthemediumaswellasthefuture.Sincewearrange50%forthebiggesttelevisionfansand50%forthoseworkingorwantingtoworkintheindustry,ourpanels(專家小組)rangeintopicsfrom“behindthescenes”looksatyourfavouriteseries,tomoretechnicaltopicsonwherethemediumandhowtechnologyisheaded.Eventually,ATXTelevisionFestivalhasthegoalofservingboththecommunityandindustryprofessionalsequallybygivingthemtheopportunitytodiscussandcelebrateallaspectsofTVtogether.AustinisapproximatelyinthemiddleofAmerica,makingtravelfromEastorWestcoastmoreconvenient.AustinTVproductionhasalonghistory.Weloveourcityandtrytobepartofourcommunitybyshowingsmallbusinesses,localfood,andworkingwithartsorganizationslikeTexasFilmCommission,andAustinFilmFestival—thoughwearenotthe“AustinTelevisionFestival”.Weareanationaleventthatworkswithourmemberscomingfromallovertheworld.Co-foundersCaitlinMcFarlandandEmilyGipsonhavespentadecadeinavarietyofareasoftheentertainmentindustry—fromfilm&televisionproductiontoworkingwithinthenetwork&studiosystems.Combiningtheirknowledge,alongwithnumerousgoodindustryprofessionalsthatmakeuptheAdvisoryBoard,theyareintroducingaone-of-a-kindfestivalexperience.1、WhatisspecialaboutATX?A．Thefilmsareperformedtherealive.B．Actorscompetethereforbetterfilms.C．Audiencescanenjoymorethanfilmsthere.D．Audiencescanchoosetheirfavoritefilmstosee.2、WhatdopanelsdoatATX?A．Theyplayrolesinthefilms.B．TheymonitorthecreationofthefilmsC．Theyseehowaudiencesreacttotheirfilms.D．Theyofferatechnologicalperspectiveoffilms.3、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“wearenotthe‘AustinTelevisionFestival’”inparagraph3?A．Thefestivaliscelebratednationwide.B．Theaudiencesaremainlyfromabroad.C．Thelocalsareuninterestedintheevent.D．Peoplecanenjoythefestivalworldwide.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．FilmsinATXB．TriptoAustinC．ATXTelevisionFestivalD．FestivalsinAustin22．（8分）Tiredofeatingatthesameboringrestaurants?Lookingforachange?Herearesomerestaurantsthatofferanoriginalrestaurantexperience.Seeforyourselfwhichonesyoufancy.AnExcitingDinnerLookingforsomethingadventurous?TheArchipelagoinLondonisjustthethingforyou.Oneofthemostpopulardishesinthisrestaurantiscrocodile.Yes,youreaditcorrectly,crocodile.Ifthatisnotdaringenoughforyou,thereareplentyofotherdishesonthemenu.ARestaurantwithaViewWanttoenjoythesightswhileyou’reeating?TrytheTopoftheWorldrestaurant.Atabout211metersaboveLasVegas,dinerscanenjoyaspectacularviewofLasVegasinthisrevolvingrestaurant.However,therealadventurestartsattheendofthemeal.That’swhenthecustomersaretakenfromtheirseatsatgroundleveltotheobservationroomsinelevatorsthattravelataremarkablespeed.ATheatricalExperienceLongingfordinnerwithsomedrama?DinewithmimesatMimeinManchester.Theserviceisunique.Yourwaiterwillcommunicateyourorderinmimeandkeepyouentertainedwithperformancesinbetweencourses.AnUnusualSettingDon’tcareaboutpresentation?You’llbefineattheModernToiletrestaurantinTaiwan.Thethemeofthisrestaurantisthetoilet,andyouwouldbesurprisedhowmanypeoplequeueupfortheexperienceofeatingontoiletseats.1、WhatwouldyouexpectattheTopoftheWorldrestaurant?A．Afreeride.B．Aninterestingmenu.C．Ashowduringthemeal.D．Abird’s-eyeviewofLondon.2、Whichrestaurantrequirescustomerstoorderinanunusualway?A．Archipelago.B．TopoftheWord.C．Mime.D．ModemToilet.3、Whereisthepassagelikelytobetakenfrom?A．Aresearchpaper.B．Anentertainmentmagazine.C．Athrillingnovel.D．Afashionmagazine.23．（8分）BestLondonExhibitions，2018BridgetRileyExhibition，DavidZwirnerGalleryDavidZwirnerGallerydevotesitsthree﹣floorMayfairsitetonewworksbythegreatBridgetRileyinJanuary2018．Wesawit，andquitefrankly，theresultisamazing．WHEN：19Jan．2018﹣10Mar．2018，ClosedSundaysandMondaysWHERE：DavidZwirner24GraftonStreet，London，WIS4EZAndreasGursky，HaywardGalleryAfteratwo﹣yearbreak，HaywardGalleryreopenswithagrandAndreasGurskyexhibition．Thegalleryhasdeliberatelygonebigwiththisretrospective（回顧）andweloveit．WHEN：25Jan．2018﹣22Apr．2018，OpeningtimenotyetconfirmedWHERE：HaywardGallerySouthbankCentre，BelvedereRoad，London，SEI&﹣XXCharlesI：KingandCollector，RoyalAcademyThisyear，TheRoyalAcademycelebratesits250thanniversary．Tokickoffthecelebrations，themuseum'sdirector，ChristopherLeBrun，wantedtocreateoneofthegreatestexhibitionsofhiscareer．CharlesI：KingandCollectorreunitesthegreatestBritishartcollectionofalltimeforthefirsttimein350years．It′sacompletesuccess．WHEN：27Jan．2018﹣15Apr．2018，10：00﹣18：00WHERE；RoyalAcademyBurlingtonHouse，Piccadilly，London，WIJ〇BDPicasso1932﹣Love，F(xiàn)ame，Tragedy，TateModernItisreallyonce﹣in﹣a﹣lifetimePicassoexhibition．TateModernpreparestostageablockbusterexploringPicasso'sspecialandsplendidworksfrom1932．WesawitinParis，andtrustus，it'sgood．WHEN：8Mar．2018﹣10Sept．2018，SundaytoThursday10.00﹣18：00，F(xiàn)ridaytoSaturday10：00﹣22：00WHERE：TateModernBankside，London，SEI9TG1、Whichgalleryhasbeenclosedforalongtime？A．DavidZwirnerGallery．B．HaywardGallery．C．RoyalAcademy．D．TateModern．2、WhatcanvisitorsappreciatewhenvisitingtheRoyalAcademythisyear？A．NewworksbyBridgetRiley．B．PaintingsbyAndreasGursky．C．ThegreatestBritishartcollection．D．PaintingsbyChristopherLeBrun．3、Whichartexhibitionwilllastthelongest？A．BridgetRileyexhibition，DavidZwirnerGallery．B．AndreasGursky，HaywardGallery．C．CharlesI：KingandCollector，RoyalAcademy．D．Picasso1932﹣love，F(xiàn)ame，Tragedy，TateModern．24．（8分）Ifyouwanttobeproductive，youmustcompletework．Almosteverythingwedohasmanystagestocompletionandinmanysituations，youdon'tactuallycreatevalueuntilyoufinishthelaststage．Farmerscan'tselltheirgrainuntilitisharvested．Automakerscan'tsellcarsthathavemadeit90%ofthewaythroughtheassemblyline（生產(chǎn)線）．Mostemployersaren'tgoingtopayyouforhavingadegreeunlessyoufinishedthelastclassandgraduated．Nowallthosethingsrequirestarting，butifyouhaveworkinprogress，themostvaluablethingyoucandoistopicksomethingandfinishit．Finishingiswhereyoustartbenefitingfromthevalueyou'vecreated．I'venoticedthatmanysuccessfulpeoplearen'ttheoneswhoarethesmartestorhavethebestideas．Theyareoftentheoneswhodothebestjoboftakinganideaandcompletingit．Agoodideafullycarriedoutisbetterthanagreatideathatnevergetscompleted．Doesthismeanyouneedtofinisheverythingyoustart？Notnecessarily，butifyoudon'tthinksomethingisworthfinishing，behonestwithyourselfandterminatetheproject．Don'tleavehundredsofhalffinishedeffortslyingaroundphysicallyormentallyactinglikeyouaregoingtocomebackandpickthemup．Ifyouneedtodropsomething，dosostrategicallyandintentionally．Ifyou'veputsignificanteffortintoaproject，youmaystillbenefitfromfinishingitevenifyouwouldn'tstartitagainbasedonchangedcircumstances．Forexample，ifyouareinyourlastfewmonthsbeforegraduatingfromcollegeandrealizeyoudon'twanttocareerinwhatyouaremajoringin，youprobablyshouldgoaheadandgraduatebecausethereissignificantvalueinhavingthedegree---evenifyoudon'tintendtoactuallyworkinthatfield．Whatprojectsdoyouhavethatarecurrentlyinprogress？Canyoufindsomethingandfinishit？1、Whydomanypeoplebecomesuccessfulaccordingtotheauthor？______A．Theyarethesmartest B．TheyhavethebestideasC．Theystartthingssmoothly D．Theymakeideasfullycompleted2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"terminate"inparagraph3mean？______A．Develop B．EndC．Plan D．Support3、Accordingtotheauthor，whichofthefollowingisthecorrectwayofcreatingvalue？______A．AmandecidestofinishallhestartstodoB．FarmershurrytoselltheircropsbeforetheyareripeC．AcollegestudentchoosestostudyuntilhegetshisdegreeD．Astudentkeepsahalf-filledstampalbumaroundforfutureuse4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？______A．Finishingvs．Starting B．WellBegunisHalfDoneC．Planningvs．Performing D．ItisEasierSaidthanDone25．（10分）I’venoticedsomethinghappeningfairlyregularlyamongmydaughterandherfriends.Whenthey’reallsittingaroundaskingeachotherwhichphototheyshouldpostonInstagram,orwhenthey’resendingclothespicturesaroundinagroupchataskingwhichonetheyshouldwear,manyofthegirlswillrespondbychoosingtheworstpictureandtheleastattractiveclothes.Why?Becausethey’reteenagersandenvyiswhattheydo.Everyoneinawhile,though,therewillbeagirlwhospeaksthetruth.Theonewhosays“Yoursmilelooksfalseinthefirstpicture,”or“Thatsecondpairofjeansmakesyourfigurelookextremelyunusual.”Sure,thesemayatfirstseemkindofharsh.ButaccordingtonewresearchpublishedinPsychologicalScience,theyarecomingfromfriendswhotrulycare,theoneswhoaren’tafraidtospeakupandtellitlikeitis.“Wehaveshownthatpeoplecanbecrueltobekind,”explainedleadresearcherBelénLópez-Pérez.“Theymaydecidetomakesomeonefeelworseifthisemotion（感情）isbeneficialforthatotherperson,evenifthisisnotofanypersonalbenefittothem.”Forthestudy,researchersasked140volunteerstoplayaviolentvideogame,andthengiveadvicetoanunknownpartnerwhowasgoingthroughtoughpersonaltimesonwinningthegame.Theresearchersfoundthatvolunteersweremorelikelytodonegative（反射的）iftheyfeltitwasimportantfortheirpartnertowinthegame.Thefindingssuggestthatitwassympathythatledtheparticipantstochooseparticularnegativeemotionalexperiencebecausetheybelieveditwouldeventuallyhelptheirpartnerbesuccessfulinthegame.“Thesefindingshelpedustounderstand,forinstance,whywesometimesmaytrytomakeourlovedonesfeelbadifwethinkthisemotiontobeusefultoachieveagoal,”López-Pérezconcluded.Inotherwords,thetruthmayhurt,butweallneedameanfriendwhoiswillingtogiveittous.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph1?A．Topointoutasocialphenomenon.B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Towarngirlsnottosendpicturesaround.D．Topersuadethegirlstobehavethemselves.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“these”inParagraph2referto?A．Thefriends.B．Thegirls.C．Theclothes.D．Thecomments.3、Howdidthevolunteersadvisetheirpartnertowinthegame?A．Bycheeringthemon.B．Byperformingactsofkindness.C．Bytendingtorespondnegatively.D．Byexpressingdeepsympathyforthem.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WeNeedMeanFriends.B．Neverhurtothers.C．WeMustTryHardtoAchieveGoals.D．NeverPlayViolentVideoGames.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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．26．（30分）“ThisFridaywe’llhavetheyearlyEggDropChallenge,”saidourscienceteacher,Mr.baker.“Youcanworkaloneorwithapartner.”Myfriend,Cassie,andIsmiledateachother.Wealwaysworkedonprojects1.The2ofthechallengewassimple---tobuildaprotectivecontainertokeepaneggfrombreakingwhen3thestadiumwall.ImademysandwichthatafternoonwhilewaitingforCassie.4thebutter-creamgavemeanidea.“Ihaveabrilliantdesignforour5container!”IsaidwhenCassiearrived.“Wecan6theeggwithsomebutter-cream.”“Whynotputtheegginabasketwithaparachute(降落傘)7?”Cassierolledhereyes.“Theparachuteisbetterthanthatstupididea.”Icouldn’tbelieveit.Ofcourse,we’dhadourlittle8inthepast,butshe’dnevercalledanyofmyideas“9”before.“ThenI’llbuildmineandyoubuildyours!”10wordshadbeenout,ourfriendshipwaschallenged.WhenFridayfinallyarrived,Ihadto11Cassie’sEggForceOnelookedprettygood.12,myEgg--cellentEggCreamdidn’tlookquitescientific.Wekidscarriedourcontainersupthreestadiumstepsanddroppedthemoverthesidewall.Thosewhoseeggsbrokewereout;thosewhoseeggssurvived13threemorestepsanddroppedthemagain.Thiswouldgoontillthelasteggbroke.Afterfourrounds,onlyCassieandIwere14.Iletgoofmybox.Iheardsomeonesay“ew”afterseconds.Hadmyeggbroken?Iraceddownthe15.Thesidewalkwasdottedwitheggshellsfromthose16drops.FinallyIfoundmylittleEgg--cellentEggCream.“Thatlookslikeeggdropsoup,Laura,”Cassiesaid.ShewasholdingherEggForceOne.My17raced.Hadshewon?Ilookedatherbasket.18.“Myeggbounced(彈起)19,”sheexplained,pointingtoabrokenshell.“Atie,”Mr.Bakersaid.Cassielookedatme,andherglare20.Ilaughed.Shesmiled…1、A．patiently B．silently C．together D．a(chǎn)lone2、A．function B．goal C．reason D．result3、A．rolleddown B．pushedagainst C．thrownat D．droppedover4、A．Spreading B．Boiling C．Baking D．Holding5、A．butter B．sandwich C．cream D．egg6、A．protect B．replace C．carry D．mix7、A．followed B．covered C．a(chǎn)ttached D．supported8、A．ideas B．fights C．worries D．challenges9、A．wrong B．stupid C．brilliant D．scientific10、A．Since B．While C．But D．And11、A．explain B．deny C．a(chǎn)dmit D．prove12、A．Therefore B．Anyway C．Otherwise D．Besides13、A．paceddown B．turnedaround C．walkedup D．wentback14、A．left B．wanted C．chosen D．discovered15、A．steps B．way C．wall D．sidewalk16、A．intended B．unexpected C．failed D．desired17、A．eyes B．hands C．feet D．heart18、A．Lost B．Dirty C．Broken D．Empty19、A．a(chǎn)round B．out C．in D．down20、A．returned B．remained C．increased D．softened第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，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。27．（15分）CharlesBabbagewasbornin1791inBritain.Hewasinpoorhealthinhis1．(young)sohehadtobeeducatedathome.Concerned2．hishealth,hismotherwanadvisedthatheshouldnotbetaughttoomuch.However,theboyshowed3．earlyinterestinmathematicsandworked4．(hard)atitthananyoneelse.Laterhe5．(admit)intoCambridgeUniversity.In1827hebecameaprofessorofmathematics.Heworkedselflessly,6．(devote)alotofhiswealthandenergytocomputingmachines.In1834he7．(invent)theAnalyticalMachinewhichistheprototype（原型）ofaComputer.ThiswasagreatachievementbutCharierBabbageneverproducedarealcomputer.Finallyin1871,CharlesBabbage,8．isrememberedasthe“grandfatherofcomputing,”died9．(peace).However,hisprinciplesarestillthoseon10．moderncomputersarebased.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（^），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。OneafternooninFebruary,myclassmatesandIwasonthewaytothecinema.Suddenlyanoldwomanfallsdownheavilyduetothegroundcoveringwiththickice.Seeingwhathadhappened.Wedialed120withoutasecondthought.Onsuchcoldweather,westayedwithheruntiltheambulancecametoscene.Andthentheyleftforthecinema.Althoughwewerelaterforthefilm,weallthoughtitwasworthwhile.Afterall,helppeopleinneedisagoodwaytoobtainjoyandhappy.Nowweallrememberthedaywhichwespentittogether.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）目前，學校存在少數(shù)考生考試作弊現(xiàn)象。某英文雜志社擬對此現(xiàn)象向中學生征文，標題是“MyOpiniononCheatinginExaminations”。請根據(jù)下列提示用英語寫一篇征文稿。內(nèi)容要點如下：主要原因

考試偏多、偏難

不用功、懶惰

取悅父母、老師

個人看法

作弊不對，違反校規(guī)

……（其他看法）

注意：1.短文必須包括所有內(nèi)容要點，可適當發(fā)揮；2.詞數(shù)：100左右；3.參考詞匯：作弊cheat(v.)

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、B5、B6、A7、D8、D9、D10、B11、C12、A13、C14、A15、D16、B17、C18、A19、C20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、Iwroteabusinessplantheotherday.Igaveittomyhusbandforsuggestions.Afterreadingit,hesaid,“Idon'tthinkthisisuptoyourusualstandards.”Isaid,“Ineedmoreinformation.Whatdoesn'twork？”Hesaidhewasn'tsure.Ithentooktheletterandrereadit.Heasked,“HowaboutifIlookatitagainandmakenotesbetweenthespace？”Iagreed.AhalfhourlaterIlookedathisnotesandtoldhimhedidn'tunderstandthesituationandwhatIreallywantedtoexpress.Heshrugged(聳肩)andsaidOK.Itooktheletterandwentbacktomycomputerandagainrevisedit.AsIwaswriting,Icouldseemyletterimprovingbasedonhissuggestions.WhenIfinished,Iproudlyhandedtheletterbacktomyhusband.Hereaditforthethirdtimeandsaid,“It'sstillnotrightbutIcouldn'texactlysay.”IwasalittleannoyedandthentoldhimIwasthewriterandIhadseensomegoofy(愚蠢的)lettershesentout.ButIpickedupmyletterandwentbacktothecomputer.Afteranhourofrevisions,Iwentbacktomyhusbandapologeticallywiththeletterinmyhand.ItoldhimIwassorryforwhatI'dsaidandaskedifhewouldpleasereadtheletteragainbecauseIdidvaluehiscontribution.Beingaverypatientandkind-heartedfellow,heonceagain