江苏省四星级高中2012届高三第四次综合练习英语试题

江苏省四星级高中2012届高三第四次综合练习英语试题
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Where is the man’s bike now?A. Under the stairs. B. At the gate
C. In the garden.2. How much did the man pay for the cap?A. Ten dollars.
B. Forty dollars.
C. Fifty dollars.3. Where is the man going to plant the tree?A. By the front door. B. At the back of the garage. C. At the end of the garden.4. What time is the woman leaving?A. At 4:30 B. At 4:00
C. At 3:305. What is the woman doing?A. Offering suggestions.
B. Expressing dissatisfaction.
C. Asking for help.第二节（共15小题）
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6至7题
听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题6. What season is it now?A. Summer.
B. Winter.
C. Autumn.7. What does the man think the weather will be like this weekend?A. He thinks it’ll rain. B. He doesn’t think it’ll rain. C. He thinks it’ll be cloudy.听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10小题8. What does the man want to find out?A. The cost of taking a taxi. B. The nearest bus stop. C. How to get to a hotel.9. How many possibilities does the woman suggest?A. 2 B.
3 C. 410. What is the man’s final decision?A. Checking the schedule. B. Waiting for another bus. C. Taking a taxi.听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题11. Where is the woman?A. In First Street. B. In Main Street.
C. At the bus-stop.12. Where is Bums Park?A. At the first crossing. B. On the other side of Main Street.
C. At the corner of Lincoln and Fifth.13. How can the women get to the park when she is at the crossing of First Street and Lincoln Street?A. Turn right and go straight. B. Go along First Street for a few minutes.
C. Turn left and walk two blocks.听下面一段材料，回答第14至第17题14. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. On a plane. B. On a train.
C. In a restaurant.15. Why is the man worried? A. This is his first time abroad.
B. He cannot arrive on time.
C. He has never seen his grandson.16. When did the man first see Europe? A. Recently.
B. After his wife’s death.
C. During the Second World War.17. What do we know about the man?A. He was a teacher in London.
B. He was a soldier in London.
C. He wants to visit Europe again.听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20题18. What is true about the school?
A. It was built on a farm.
B. It was built in the woods.
C. There were fewer than twenty pupils.
19. Why was the speaker laughed at when she first came to school?
A. Because she did not smoke.
B. Because she was too young.
C. Because she used her left hand.
20. How old is the speaker now?
A. 60.
B. 67.
C. 70.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Many experts seem to agree that _______ certain limit should set on ________ consumption
of cars to ease air pollution.
A. a; the
B. /; the
C. the; /
D. the; a
22. —Though it in the desert most of the year, people still live there.
—That’s the case. They say east or west home is the best.
A. hasn’t rained
B. didn’t rain
C. doesn’t rain
D. hadn’t rained
23. Colors like red _______ a sense of energy and strength.
A. exchange
B. convey
C. transform
D. transfer
24. Those who don't get their sufficient sleep are actually sending a(n) __ to severe problems in their life.
A. invitation
B. warning
C. explanation
D. solution
25. ---Who is to give us the lecture today?
---The lady _____ our headmaster into the hall.
A. follows
B. following
C. followed
D. to be followed
26. ______ label to each of the trees, with detailed introduction of their features, and visitors will
know more about them and how to protect them.
A. To attach
B. Attach
C. Attached
D. Having attached
27. ---If we take a plane, we’ll of course have arrived in London by the next weekend.
---Don’t be too sure. We should ___the weather factor. What shall we do if it is foggy?
A. look for
B. prepare for
C. allow for
D. use for
28. To learn English well, you should ______ as many words and expressions as possible.
A. distinguish
B. undertake
C. associate
D. accumulate 29．Your opinion about the modern education is not similar to ___ of the other teachers’.
A. it
B. one
C. that
D. what
30 Helping others is a habit, ____ you can develop even at an early age.
A. it
B. that
C. what
D. one
31. ______ was reported in the local paper, since the carrying out of the performance salary,
efficiency in work has ______doubled.
A. As … more than
B. It …rather than
C. What … over
D. That… less than
32. The traffic accident _______all his life. After that he was limited to a wheelchair.
A. damaged
B. destroyed
C. harmed
D. ruined
33. — Have you ever visited the Opera House?
—Yes．When I was in Sydney, I ______ it twice．
A. have visited
B. had visited
C. visited
D. would visit
34. Those natives who _________ move from place to place with their animals in the past have
moved into new houses at last.
A. could
B. would
C. might
D. should
35. I can’t thank you _____ much because without your help I _______ have won the first prize.
A. too; wouldn’t
B. very; shouldn’t
C. that; might not
D. so; couldn’t
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As an engineering student, I had a degree and three good job offers. I can’t help trembling when I hear about studies that show that women are at a __36 when it comes to math. However, I discovered: just because a subject is 37 to learn, it does not __38_
you are not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it. _39
you do, there’s a strong chance you will enjoy it more than anything else.
In eighth grade I took algebra（代数学）. On one test I got only 36 percent of the __40 answers. I failed the next one, too. I started to _41_ that maybe I’m just not good at this. I was lucky enough to have a teacher who didn’t take my bad grades as a judgment of my
_42 _, but 43 as an indication that I should study more. He _ 44 me aside and told me
he knew I could do better. He let me _45 the tests, and I pulled my grade up to an A.
I studied a lot in college, too. I had moments of fear while sitting below the buzzing fluorescent lights in the 46 library on Saturday afternoons, when I __47 _that the estrogen (雌性激素) in my body was 48_ me from understanding thermodynamics (热力学). But the _49 _ in my classes had to work just as hard, and I knew that I couldn’t _50
to lose confidence in myself. I didn’t want to choose between my femininity（女性）and a good career. _51 __ I reminded myself that those 52 _, the ones that say that math comes more naturally to men, are faulty.
Here’s a secret: math and science don’t go _53 to most people. No one was __54 born knowing calculus. A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know
that she can do it, and that takes a leap of 55 . It also helps to have selective hearing.
36. A. difficulty B. disadvantage C. trouble D. discomfort
37. A. enjoyable B. humorous C. simple D. difficult
38. A. sign B. state C. mean D. exhibit
39. A. Once B. Where C. Although D. Until
40. A. wrong B. complete C. correct D. missing
41. A. think B. suggest C. choose D. decide
42. A. activities B. possibilities C. characteristics D. abilities
43. A. extremely B. simply C. slightly D. normally
44. A. pulled B. led C. knocked D. pushed
45. A. design B. attend C. desert D. retake
46. A. chemistry B. engineering C. biology D. geography
47. A. worried B. excited C. disturbed D. astonished
48. A. protecting B. awaking C. preventing D. attempting
49. A. girls B. boys C. students D. professors
50. A. afford B. encourage C. persuade D. manage
51. A. Also B. But C. Furthermore D. So
52. A. studies B. explorations C. performances D. experiments
53. A. actively B. easily C. actually D. gradually
54. A. never B. ever C. even D. often
55. A. honesty B. knowledge C. reality D. faith
第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）
Googlefight is a simple service available on the Internet which offers you the chance to compare two different items and see how many hits they get on the Google search engine. The seemingly simple device has proved invaluable to users, especially to help win arguments.
For example, imagine that you and your friends are arguing about who are the most popular music or movie stars, you can decide the argument by writing the names in the Googlefight boxes. Let’s say that you are arguing about Jackie Chan and Jet Li. You will quickly discover that Jet Li is mentioned 16 million times on Google pages, whereas Jackie Chan is mentioned a mere 12 million times! In this unscientific way, you can claim victory for one Star over another.
But teachers have come up with ways of using Googlefight which are much more useful from an academic point of view, particularly when it comes to studying languages. You can, for example, find out the frequency of two words with the same meaning, and deduce (推断) from the answers which one is more common. For example, let’s take the words “buy” and “purchase”, which mean the same thing (although “buy” is only a verb and “purchase” is both a verb and a noun). It is immediately clear from Googlefight that “buy” i s much more commonly used, with a massive three and a half billion hits, compared to only one billion occurrences for the more formal word.
But the real value of Googlefight to the language learner is in determining which is the more common of two phrases. For example, “raining cats and dogs” is an old-fashioned English expression about the weather. Do English speakers still use it? Or are they more likely to say “pouring down”? Googlefight suggests the latter. “Pouring down” has 898,000 Google hits, wherea s “raining cats and dogs” only has 326,000.
With phrases, it’s important to remember that you need to use quote marks to make the search more accurate. For example, if you type in the similar phrases “look after” and “take care of “ without quote marks, th e second phrase seems to be more common, but with quote marks, the result is reversed.
56. What is Googlefight?
A. A fight between two people on Google.
B. A way to make sure you win an argument.
C. A website showing how many hits two different things have.
D. A list of all the websites on Google.
57. Language teachers find it useful because _______.
A. there are a lot of words on Googlefight
B. it can tell them which of the two words with the same meaning appears more often
C. some words mean the same thing
D. common words have a billion hits
58. What must you remember to do if you are checking phrases by Googlefight?
A. Make sure they mean be same thing.
B. Make sure they are different.
C. Remember to put quote marks round the phrase.
D. Don’t put quote ma rks round the phrase.
59. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Googlefight is effective to determine the more common of two phrases.
B. Googlefight is a scientific way to decide an argument.
C. Quote marks can make the search more accurate.
D. Googlefight is invaluable to help win arguments.
（B）
I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.
There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.
Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he did not even raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.
Discreetly(谨慎地), I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the call box door.
60. At what time was the story set?
A. An early winter morning.
B. A cold winter afternoon.
C. An early summer morning.
D. A windy summer afternoon.
61. Which of the following words best describe the writer’s impression of the town?
A. Cold and frightening.
B. Dirty and crowded.
C. Empty and dead.
D. Unusual and unpleasant.
62. Why didn’t the man raise his head when the writer came near?
A. He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.
B. He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.
C. He was probably fast asleep.
D. He was probably murdered.
（C）
Have you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.
Away We Go
With a baby on his
way, a young couple,
Burt and Verona, look at
their lives and are puzzled
about what they really
want. So they hit the road
and seek a place to call
home. On their journey, they visit a handful of characters and learned a lot.
It’s about taking the scenic route in life, preparing for the hope and excitement and fear of new beginnings, while never forgetting to look out of the window. Orphan
Esther, a bright and
well-behaved child,
however, is not as innocent
as she appears. Soon after
being taken home, the peace
of her adoptive family is
completely changed
You want a good horror
film about a child from hell? Then you got one! Do not, in any cases, take children to see it.
500 Days of Summer
Tom is in love with
Summer from the
moment he sees her. Can
he accept that she simply
likes him for now, not for
forever? The movie is
about Tom wrestling with
that reality. Tom remembers his love, Summer, as a series of joys and bafflements. But Summer is just herself and he cannot have her.
Here is a rare movie that begins by telling us how it will end and is about how the hero has no idea why. 2012
The director Roland
Emmerich successfully dresses
a corny story with an old
Mayan prediction, which is
believed by many to happen in
the coming 2012 and as a
result, attracts millions of
people into the cinema.
It’s just an entertaining Hollywo od blockbuster(大片) with plenty of jokes, instead of a description of what the end of the world is really like. Don’t take it too seriously!
63. This passage aims to __________.
A. make comments on films for a cinema
B. introduce films for a film corporation
C. recommend several films for fun
D. advertise several films for a website
64. If you bring your seven-year-old sister to the cinema, which of the following film should you
avoid?
A. Away We Go.
B. Orphan.
C. 2012.
D. 500 Days of Summer.
65. Among all the characters mentioned in the passage, who directed films in Hollywood?
A. Roland Emmerich.
B. Tom and Summer.
C. Burt and Verona.
D. Esther.
66. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Orphan is a comedy about Esther adopted by a kind family.
B. 500 Days of Summer is a romance with a happy ending.
C. Away We Go shows beautiful scenery on the young couple’s journey.
D. The ancient Mayan prediction is going to happen in 2012.
（D）
I am a German by birth and descent. My name is Schmidt. But by education I am quite as much an Englishman as a 'Deutscher', and by affection much more the former. My life has been spent pretty equally between the two countries, and I flatter myself I speak both languages without any foreign accent.
I count England my headquarters now: it is “home” to me. But a few years ago I was resident in Germany, only going over to London now and then on business. I will not mention the town where I lived. It is unnecessary to do so, and in the peculiar experience I am about to relate I think real names of people and places are just as well, or better avoided.
I was connected with a large and important firm of engineers. I had been bred up to the profession, and was credited with a certain amount of “talent”; and I was considered—and, with all modesty, I think I deserved the opinion—steady and reliable, so that I had already attained a fair position in the house, and was looked upon as a “rising man”. But I was still young, an d not quite so wise as I thought myself. I came close once to making a great mess of a certain affair. It is this story which I am going to tell.
Our house went in largely for patents—rather too largely, some thought. But the head partner's son was a bit of a genius in his way, and his father was growing old, and let Herr Wilhelm - Moritz we will call the family name—do pretty much as he chose. And on the whole Herr Wilhelm did well. He was cautious, and he had the benefit of the still greater caution and larger experience of Herr Gerhardt, the second partner in the firm.
Patents and the laws which regulate them are strange things to have to do with. No one who has not had personal experience of the complications that arise could believe how far these spread and how involved they become. Great acuteness as well as caution is called for if you would guide your patent bark safely to port—and perhaps more than anything, a power of holding your tongue.
I was no chatterbox, nor, when on a mission of importance, did I go about looking as if I were bursting with secrets, which is, in my opinion, almost as dangerous as revealing them. No one, to meet me on the journeys which it often fell to my lot to undertake, would have guessed that I had anything on my mind but an easy-going young fellow's natural interest in his surroundings, though many a time I have stayed awake through a whole night of railway travel if at all doubtful about my fellow-passengers, or not dared to go to sleep in a hotel without a ready-loaded gun by my pillow. For now and then - though not through me - our secrets did ooze out. And if, as has happened, they were secrets connected with Government orders or contracts, there was, or but for the exertion of the greatest energy and tact on the part of my superiors, there would have been, to put it plainly, the devil to pay.
67. The writer preferred to be called ________.
A. a German
B. an Englishman
C. both a German and an Englishman
D. neither a German nor an Englishman
68. Which of the following words cannot be used to describe the writer?
A. Talented
B. Modest
C. Reliable
D. Wise
69. The head of the company where the writer works is ________.
A. Schmidt
B. Moritz
C. Wilhelm’s father
D. Gerhardt
70. The writer often stayed awake on the train or kept a ready-loaded gun in the hotel, because
___.
A. some people sometimes let out the secrets of his company
B. the writer occasionally didn’t keep the secrets of his company
C. patents and the laws are strange things to have to do with
D. the secrets were connected with Government orders or contracts
第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格填入最恰当的单词（每空限填1词）。

Everyone needs a break, and vacations are not meant for serious study. Instead, they’re a great way to take a break and enjoy a good book. The Spring Festival is coming up so this is the perfect time to discuss some great English language literature to take on a long train journey or while you’re hanging out with the family.
Before getting into the recommendations, we need to determine your English reading comprehension level so you don’t pick a book which is so challenging that it’s stressful or so simple that it’s boring.
If you’re at the beginner level, there are two options: reading a children’s book or reading a book that you’ve read in Chinese translation. This will help you get over any unfamiliar words or phrases, since you’re already familiar with the story. If you’re at the intermediate level, popular books like pop fiction, mysteries and thrillers are goo d options, as they’ll be guaranteed page turners and that will increase the possibility of your getting all the way through the book. For advanced readers, science fiction, classic works of literature or contemporary prize winners
（Booker, Nobel, Pulitzer）are good options.
The most important thing is to pick a book that you’re really interested in. When I pick up a new book in Chinese, the first few chapters are always really hard to get through, as I have to get accustomed to the way the individual author uses the language. But after the first few chapters, things get a lot easier, especially if I get involved in the story. Some of my favorite Chinese-language eye candy are books that are series like Brothers by Yu Hua or The Dancer by Hai Yan. I like them because there’s always a lot of action and story development to keep me involved, which helps me make it through those first few chapters.
Another great way to keep yourself motivated over the holiday is to find a friend who’s interested in reading the same book. You can make goals that you both want to achieve and discuss plot lines or vocabulary issues with each other by SMS or e-mail. I’m currently doing that with my friend Laura. We’ve been doing this since we were classmates i n Chinese at college.
Some quick recommendations: Harry Potter, start with the first book and go on from there; the Narnia series; anything by US writer Michael Crichton or British writer Agatha Christie; and if you like horror, US writer Stephen King is always unusual and fun. But really you should just find a topic or author that you’re interested in, and the rest will go from there. Happy reading!
－from 21st Century（January 21, 2009）
may be (75) _____________ for advanced readers.
Ways to keep up your (76) ____________ for reading ●Choose a book that is interesting enou gh to (77) ____________ you in the story and help get through some difficult chapters .
●Read along with a friend a book you both feel interested in and (78) _____________views on plot lines or vocabulary to achieve your common goals.
Books(79) ________ ●Harry Potter series
●Narnia series
●Works by Michael Crichton
●Works by Agatha Christie
●(80) _____________ fiction by Stephen King
71. ___________ 72. ___________ 73. ___________ 74. ___________ 75. ___________ 76. ___________ 77. ___________ 78. ___________ 79. ___________ 80. ___________
第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)
下面的漫画反映了一种社会现象,请你根据对这幅漫画的理解,用英语写一篇短文, 描述一下他们的不同境遇,并就如何解决此问题发表你的看法。

注意：
1. 仔细品味漫画中两个孩子的不同心情,分析其反映的社会现象?可适当发挥,注意行文连贯。

2. 词数150左右。

开头已经写好,不记入总词数。

3. 作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

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江苏省四星级高中2012届高三第四次综合练习
英语试题参考答案
听力1—5 ABBCA 6—10 CACAC 11—15 BCAAC 16—20 CCBAB
单选21-35ACBAB BCDCD ADCBA
完形36-55 BDCAC ADBAD BACBA DABBD
阅读56-59 CBCB 60-62 ACD 63-65 CBAC 66-70 BDCA
任务型：71.distant/faraway 72.Choices/Options 73.familiar/known 74.possible 75.suitable/fit
76. motivation 77.involve 78.exchange/share 79.recommanded 80.Horror
书面表达：
As is vividly shown in the picture, a country boy is crying helpless in the darkness ,longing eagerly for school education. It implies severe educational problems in some rural areas of China. In contrast, the city boy on the right is enjoying all the benefits.
The comparison indicates the phenomenon of educational inequality in modern China. School-age country children are often dropping out of school due to poverty. Even those who manage to stay in school are still suffering from the low standards of educational facilities and academic qualities. Comparatively, city children have much better opportunities to receive good education. Thus, schools in the countryside generally have much lower enrollment rates than those in the city, which in turn worsens the problem of educational inequality.
To solve this problem, the government should spend more money on the improvement of education in rural areas. Meanwhile, the media can appeal for public donations for rural education. Moreover, all people in the community should be aware of the seriousness of the problem and do whatever to help. Only if we do these can we have more social justice and thus make our society more harmonious.
录音原文：
Text 1
M: I had my bike repaired. Last night I put it at the gate but can't find it now.
W: It was in my way when I went to the garden. So I put it under the stairs. It’s still there.
Text 2
M: Which cap did you finally decide to buy?
W: Well, I would have liked to buy the blue one, but it was 50 dollar s So I bought another one instead and saved 10 dollars.
Text 3
W: Where are you going to plant the tree? By the front door?
M: No, that would be silly. It'll grow too big. I'm going to put it at the back of the garage.
W: I thought it would be better right at the other end of the garden.
M: Oh, no.
Text 4
M: Don't you usually leave for the airport at four o' clock?
W: Yes. I usually do.
M: Well, why are you leaving so early?
W: It's going to snow, so I have to leave half an hour earlier.
Text 5
M: I'd love to go to the Super Bowl next week, but I don't think there are any more tickets.
W: Why don’t you talk to Laura? She’s a big football fan. She mi ght be able to give you some advice on how to get a ticket. And I know she is planning to go herself, so maybe you could go with her.
Text 6
M: It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
W: Yes, nice and sunny.
M: It's much better than last week. It was too warm then.
W: I'm glad summer is over. I like autumn best.
M: So do I. It's neither too hot nor too cold. The sky is clear and blue.
W: It's a good time to have a picnic. Do you want to have one this weekend.
M: I'd love to, but I think it's going to rain. The weatherman said it will.
W: I don't think he's right. It hasn't rained for a week.
M: But he is usually right in his weather news.
W: I'm sure we'll have fine weather for our picnic.
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M: Excuse me, can you help me?
W: Of course. What can I do for you?
M: Can you tell me how I can get to the Excelsior Hotel from here?
W: The Excelsior? Let's see, that's in the city, right?
M: Yes, it is. On Forty-third Street, just off Eleventh Avenue.
W: Well, you can take a bus to the city. Just go out of the front door of the terminal and cross the street. There is a sign that says, "Airport —City Bus." Otherwise, you can take a taxi. You can catch one right in front of the terminal. M: Thank you. Oh, do you know how much the bus fare is?
W: It's five dollars. A taxi costs about fifteen to twenty dollars.
M: I'd better take a bus then. How often does the bus run?
W: I think you just missed one. There is a schedule printed on the sign outside. I think that the buses ran every half hour or so.
M: On second thought, I'd better take a taxi. I have a lot of luggage and it's late. Thank you!
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W: Pardon me, officer. I want to go to Bums Park. Would you please tell me how to get there?
M: Yes, Miss. Bums Park is about half a mile from here. Do you want to take a bus or walk? The bus stop is on the other side of the street if you want to take a bus.
W: Well, I'd like to walk if it's within walking distance.
M: All right. We are now on Main Street. Go this way along, until you come to First Street.
W: I see.
M: Go straight along Main Street as far as First Street. Turn left onto First Street and walk another two blocks. Then you'll come to Lincoln Street?
W: Lincoln Street.
M: Yes, then turn right. Walk for a few minutes. Bums park begins at the comer of Lincoln and Fifth.
W: Thank you very much, officer.
M: You're welcome. Good-bye.
Text9
W: Yes, Sir. You called?
M: Yes, I wonder if you could bring me another bottle of beer.
W: Certainly. Would you like anything else?
M: Well, my grandson is supposed to meet me in London at the airport. Do you think he'll be able to find me?
W: I'm sure he will. You don't have to worry about that. Are you going to be visiting him?
M: Yes. I've never seen my grandson.
W: I think you'll have a wonderful time in London. It's beautiful, is this your first time abroad?
M: No, I saw quite a bit of Europe before, Rome, Berlin, Paris, places like that, but I've never been to London. W: Oh, then you have flown before too.
M: No, that was during the Second World War and I went to Europe on a large ship carrying soldiers.
W: Things are quite different in Europe nowadays.
M: I'm sure they are. I'm really interested to get there.
W: Well, it's 4 ' 00 now and we'll be there at 6:00 . Will you be staying long?
M: I plan to stay five weeks. I was a teacher but I have stopped working. My wife has died and so I can go wherever I want.
W: I think you'll have a good time. I'll go and get a beer for you.
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So, here we are. As I told you, the country schoolhouse was three miles from my uncle's farm. You wouldn't imagine that there would be a school in the woods, would you? The house held about 24 boys and girls at that time. We attended the school once or twice a week in summer. We walked there in the cool of the morning by the forest。