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江西五校（江西师大附中、临川一中、鹰潭一中、宜春中学、新余四中）2015届高三
第一次联考英语
第I 卷 （共三部分，满分115分）
第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有l0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. On which nights is the store open late?
A. Thursdays and Fridays.
B. Tuesdays and Fridays.
C. Tuesdays through Fridays.
2. Who will pay for the bill?
A. The man. B. The woman. C. Both of them.
3. What did the woman do?
A. She had a holiday.
B. She went to Spain with her cousin.
C. She invited her cousin to her place.
4. Why did the man call the office?
A. To make an appointment.
B. To tell the doctor he’ll be late.
C. To ask someone to repair his car.
5. What is the woman’s opinion of the film?
A. Interesting. B. Better than she expected. C. Disappointing.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How often is the meeting held?
A. Every week. B. Every two weeks. C. Every month.
7. What kind of room does the man usually use?
A. A large one. B. A small one. C. A mid-sized one.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why did the woman blame the man?
A. He forgot to bring his cell phone.
B. He didn’t get the tickets as promised.
C. He didn’t care about the concert.
9. What do we know about Jason?
A. He is a forgetful person. B. He meant to hurt Cassie.
C. He is in love with Cassie.
听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。
10. Where will the speakers have coffee?
A. In the dining hall. B. In their room. C. At a cafeteria.
11. How will they go to the airport?
A. The hotel will arrange a taxi for them.
B. They will call a taxi themselves.
C. Their friend will take them to the airport.
12. When will they get up the next morning?
A. At 6:00. B. At 6:30. C. At 8:00.
听第9段材料，回答第13至l6题。
13. What did the woman just do?
A. She had her hair done. B. She bought some clothes.
C. She looked for the man.
14. What does the woman think of the man’s clothes?
A. They are in style. B. They are out of fashion. C. They are too cheap.
15. What does the man think about one’s appearance?
A. One should be true to himself.
B. Appearance is the most important thing.
C. You can judge a person by his appearance.
16. What will the woman do next?
A. Go shopping with the man. B. Work out in a gym. C. Buy some pills.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why didn’t the speaker stay at the university?
A. He had poor eyesight. B. Something happened in his family.
C. His grades were not good enough.
18. What kind of job was the interview probably for?
A. An engineer. B. A travel agent. C. A teacher.
19. Where is the speaker now?
A. In South America. B. In Spain. C. In Britain.
20. What is the talk mainly about?
A. How to find an ideal job. B. Working in another country.
C. Life is full of unexpected events.
第一节：单项填空（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. Nowadays people are more likely to go to ____ mall than visit the tailor when shopping for clothes, so tailors have adapted to ____ new reality.
A. the; a B. /; the C. the; the D. a; a
22. -What about the price of these washing machines?
-They are equal in price to, if not cheaper than, ____ at other shops in the street.
A. others B. it C. that D. the ones
23. -He had a headache and went to drugstore to get something for his pain ____.
-But the form cannot be signed by anyone ____ himself.
A. relax; rather than B. relief; other than
C. leisure; rather than D. comfort; other than
24. Despite being taken from very different sources, the results are remarkably ____.
A. consistent B. constant C. contradictory D. controversial
25. All the photographs in this book, ____ stated otherwise, date from the 1950s.
A. once B. until C. unless D. if
26. As a famous public figure, you have a duty to ____ yourself responsibly, especially in public places.
A. carry B. conduct C. guide D. operate
27. Lucy found one of her friends had been ____ after she finished the invitations to her wedding party.
A. taken out B. put out C. picked out D. left out
28. Measures must be taken to prevent pollution ____ happily.
A. from we live B. for us to live C. us living D. from our living
29. I don’t think David could have done such a stupid thing last night, ____?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. do I D. don’t I
30. -Why are you still here? Everybody has gone to attend the lecture by the president.
-Oh, I ____ about it!
A. didn’t inform B. hadn’t been informed
C. haven’t informed D. wasn’t informed
31. When ____ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, ____ nervous or anxious.
A. exposed; felt B. exposing; felt
C. exposed; feeling D. exposing; feeling
32. -I need to put a cross on the map to show ____ that famous hotel is.
-____? Mary’s done it already.
A. where; Why bother B. wherever; How come
C. what; What for D. whatever; So what
33. I’ll go to the party with you ____ you don’t wear those strange trousers.
A. as though B. in order that C. in that D. on condition that
34. It has been accepted that all the students ____ put on masks before going to school in case they are infected with flu virus.
A. shall B. will C. need D. may
35. The door opens and there ____.
A. enter the teacher of English and head teacher
B. enters the teacher of English and head teacher
C. does the teacher of English and head teacher
D. the teacher of English and head teacher enter
第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I 36 the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be 37 , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a 38 of maturity and respect toward my 39 and to Allah’s will. 40 , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n) 41 , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the 42 that I’d get at school.
I 43 on my own that sixth grade was the 44 I should start wearing the hijab. I was 45 about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or 46 be scared of me and 47 my head-scarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no 48 of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those 49 thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but 50 I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was 51 about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions — 52 — about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kids were making fun of me, 53 there was one girl — she wasn’t even in my class, we never really talked much — and she spoke 54 me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the beauty of America, which lies in its 55 .
36. A. believe in B. stick to C. believe D. insist
37. A. independent B. free C. sensitive D. different
38. A. signal B. sign C. reminder D. symbol
39. A. religion B. country C. parents D. status
40. A. In a word B. In general C. To be exact D. To be honest
41. A. princess . B. heroine C. individual D. adult
42. A. praise B. punishment C. reaction D. reflection
43. A. hoped B. expected C. realized D. decided
44. A. time B. chance C. case D. occasion
45. A. disappointed B. scared C. enthusiastic D. angry
46. A. still B. already C. even D. ever
47. A. show off B. pull off C. pick up D. put up
48. A. rejection B. ignorance C. awareness D. acceptance
49. A. negative B. optimistic C. serious D. strange
50. A. often B. inside C. only D. outside
51. A. concerned B. particular C. wrong D. convinced
52. A. respectfully B. cautiously C. suspiciously D. critically
53. A. and B. so C. but D. or
54. A. in terms of B. in front of C. in charge of D. in favor of
55. A. significance B. diversity C. value D. power
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Educating Girls Is a Real Lifesaver
Clare Short knows it. Every developing economist knows it. The World Bank knows it. The education of girls is the surest way to reduce poverty.
The reason is simple. All the evidence shows that taking girls out of the fields and homes, and putting them behind desks, raises economic productivity, lowers infant and maternal(产妇) death rates, reduces birth rates, and improves environmental management.
Why, then, are 90 million primary school-age girls around the world not in school? For the same reason that when Charles Dickens was writing David Copperfield 150 years ago girls were absent from the British education system: Men in power mostly prefer it that way, or are not interested enough in changing the situation to commit energy and money to doing so.
The countries with the poorest record for having women in positions of power or influence have the worst figures for girls’ education. High-profile intervention(介入) by organizations such as the World Bank has begun successfully with several countries, and more of the same will probably be needed to bring change in conservative, male-run states.
Even if there were no development payoff from gender equality in schools, the education of girls would still be a cause worth fighting for. Education is a human right, and the denial of it to girls is a scar on the community in the twenty-first century.
To be born a girl in a rural area in Nepal, Pakistan, Indonesia, Morocco, Togo, or Sudan — half a dozen of the most shameful performers — means being condemned to a life without school, education, or clean water, marriage and babies coming too early, too many births, children who die of preventable diseases, backbreaking work in the fields, subordination(从属) to husband and his family, and an early death.
Every year, almost 12 million children under the age of five needlessly die of infectious diseases associated with poverty. But each additional year spent by their mothers in primary school lowers the risk of premature child deaths by about 8 percent. In Pakistan, an extra year of school for 1,000 girls could prevent sixty infant deaths.
With women and girls being the main farmers in Africa and southern Asia, their education offers a chance to develop more efficient farming practices, improve output, and raise awareness of the ecological needs of the land with tree planting and farming. Therefore, the world community cannot afford to ignore this avenue of change.
56. Which is Not the reason why educating girls reduces poverty?
A. It improves environmental management. B. It raises economic productivity.
C. It creates more children. D. It lowers maternal death rates.
57. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The poor economy at that time. B. Girls’ absence from school.
C. Energy and money. D. The education of girls.
58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The countries where women have great influence and are in power always do worse in girls’ education.
B. Some organizations such as the World Bank haven’t taken the lead in girls’ education.
C. Some girls in Sudan and Indonesia are bound to live a life without education when they are born.
D. Each extra year of school for girls has nothing to do with the birthrate and maternal deaths.
59. How many more infants will survive when 100 girls stay in school for another year?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 8 D. 12
60. What does the author think of girls’ education?
A. essential B. terrible C. indifferent D. helpless
B
If you’re travelling in the following cities, these exciting events may drag you out of the house.
CONCERTS
Mayday Noah’s Ark World Tour
Info: Jul 13, Xiamen; Jul 19/20, Shanghai; Aug 3, Shenzhen; Aug 17, Beijing
The rock band Mayday is about to bring their attractive tour to an end — and, as usual, it’s going to happen in a grand way. On Aug 17, they will rock the National Stadium, or the Bird’s Nest Stadium, and hold their last Noah’s(诺亚方舟) Ark concert in China, before heading to Europe in September.
Tanya Chua 2013 Concert Tour
Info: Aug 10, Shanghai; Aug 31, Beijing
In her music career of more than 15 years, the 38-year-old Singaporean singer-songwriter has never been short of popular songs that astonish the heart. Now, for the first time since 2008, when she played a small Christmas concert in Shanghai, Chua is visiting China as part of a concert tour.
THEATER
What is Success?
Director: Edward Lam
Performers: Chu Hung-chang, Ethan Wei, Shi Yi-hsiu
Info: Aug 9-10, Guangzhou; Aug 16-17, Chongqing; Aug 29-Sept 1, Beijing
In Part Three of Edward Lam’s Four Great Classics Series, which looks back at Luo Guanzhong’s novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is sure to give you a surprise. Will it be true? Find out for yourself!
To Live
Director: Meng Jinghui
Performers: Huang Bo, Yuan Quan
Info: Jul 30-Aug 4, Beijing; Aug 6-7, Tianjin; Aug 9-11, Hangzhou; Aug 13-18, Shanghai
After their world show in September, theater director Meng Jinghui and his team are back for another tour around China. While audiences can renew their memories of Yu Hua’s new realism works, film stars Huang Bo and Yuan Quan will also impress audiences with their excellent performance.
EXHIBITIONS
Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal(永恒)
Info: Apr 29-Jul 28, Shanghai
Launched in 2012 — the 25th anniversary of the pop artist Andy Warhol’s death — the exhibition brings the largest ever collection of Warhol’s work to Asia. It includes more than 300 paintings, photographs, drawings and 3-D art, including his works such as Marilyn Monroe, Mao, Campbell’s Soup and Self-Portrait.
61. You may find the above advertisements ____.
A. in a newspaper B. in a school magazine
C. in a store window D. on a company notice-board
62. The rock band Mayday is going to give concerts in ____ after they perform in Beijing.
A. Australia B. Japan C. Europe D. the USA
63. Tanya Chua 2013 Concert Tour is her ____ concert in China.
A. third B. fourth C. first D. second
64. Travelling in Hangzhou on Aug 10, you can watch film star Huang Bo’s works ____.
A. What is Success B. To Live C. Campbell’s Soup D. Self-Portrait
65. The main purpose of the advertisements is to tell you ____ when you are in these cities.
A. how to enjoy these activities B. how to improve your artistic level
C. how to amuse yourselves D. what to enjoy
C
No opera smells of the sea quite like Britten’s Peter Grimes. The music makes us constantly aware of the sea’s immensity, it’s potential for threat, and the play of light on its waves. But the sea isn’t just a special background, it weighs on the lives of the characters, offering them a living, but at a price. In the first act the laboured sound of the strings evokes (引起) the complete heaviness of the sailor’s work, as they haul(用力拉) the boats up the shingle (鹅卵石). Then a storm gathers which rages(肆虐) through the scene at the Inn, and stirs up an orchestral hurricane. Even when it’s calm and favorable, the sea is inescapable.
In the comfortable enclosed world of the opera house, this can only be suggested. In the production of Peter Grimes about to open at the Aldeburgh Festival, it will be really present, because the opera is taking place on the beach, the setting for much of the narrative of Britten’s opera, and also the poem by the Suffolk poet George Crabbe that inspired it.
This won’t be the first opera production to be set in the actual landscape in which the action takes place. There’s a well-known filmed production of Tosca shot in Castel Gandolfo in Rome, and a production of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena was once mounted in the moat(护城河) surrounding the Tower of London. But those were manageable urban landscapes, with comfortingly solid buildings to act as wind shields and acoustic blocks.
On the Aldeburgh beach there’s actually nothing, apart from a few boats, some whole, some wrecked. Here anything more complicated than walking the dog is hard to solve. The wind blows away one’s words, so conversation is hard, and anything not tied down tends to blow away. The sliding shingle turns one’s steps into a drunken stagger.
The idea of performing an opera in these conditions seems quite barmy — an accusation Aldeburgh director Jonathan Reakie takes cheerfully on the chin. Why has he done it? “Well, Grimes is the opera of Britten’s that’s most associated with Aldeburgh, but it’s never been produced at the Festival which he founded. There just isn’t the space for it. In his anniversary year we wanted to focus on Britten’s connection with Suffolk, and this seemed the boldest way to do it.”
Having had the mad idea, Reakie found his colleagues were not just accepting, but enthusiastic. “We spent a long time thinking about ways to do it. One idea we had was to do all the scenes at the right time of day. There’s one scene at dawn, another at midday, and a lot of action at night, but that was too complicated. Then we thought about doing a few scenes on the beach. But in the end, we thought hell, let’s just do the whole thing.”
66. Which of the following can best describe the sailor’s work in the first act?
A. Pleasant. B. Hard. C. Comfortable. D. Attractive.
67. How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?
A. By giving descriptions. B. By following time order.
C. By analyzing causes. D. By making comparisons.
68. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?
A. The benefits of the actual landscape.
B. The actual landscape of Aldeburgh beach.
C. The location of the Aldeburgh beach.
D. The hardship of performing opera in Aldeburgh beach.
69. The underlined word “barmy” (in Paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to ____.
A. crazy B. impossible C. wonderful D. terrible
70. Reakie’s partners’ attitude towards his opera on a beach is ____.
A. eager B. cautious C. doubtful D. unfavorable
D
I guess I always knew about the little fish treat, but this past summer it was all I could see. Pipin and Nemo were balancing on one front flipper(鳍), flying through hoops, dancing with the trainer, and we were all applauding — the little kids screaming with delight. That’s when the trainer, who wore a little treat bag on her belt, slipped Pipin and Nemo a fish. Each time they successfully performed a trick, they’d get an immediate reward.
These creatures weren’t really dancing, of course. They were performing a series of movements that they knew would produce a fish. It’s such a good show because the sea lions look like they’re having such fun. These talented performers who love to be in front of an audience seem almost human.
Somewhere in our faith journey, we all have a sea lion moment. You see how you’ve spent years jumping through hoops, balancing a ball on your nose, not because it’s really who you are, but because you’ve always done it and the system rewarded you for your performance. But when you’ve done that for ten or twenty years, you start to ask yourself, “Whose approval am I working for? What do I really believe?” Suddenly you see it: you’ve spent most all your life taking direction from other people. They’ve told you what to believe in, what to work for, what to value, how to live your life. You don’t want to end your life like Sinclair Lewis’s George Babbitt, the middle-aged real-estate broker(经纪人) who has everything and reached the top. But on the last page of Babbitt, George is speaking to his son Ted, who cannot follow in his father’s steps. He wants to leave college and head off on his own way. “Dad, I can’t stand it any more,” the boy says. “Maybe it’s all right for some fellows. Maybe I’ll want to go back some day, but now, I want to get into mechanics.” Babbitt, seeming old and subdued, says, “I’ve never done a single thing I’ve wanted to in my whole life!”
The Good-Bye Gate brings us naturally to a second passage, leading from dependency to self-possession. As you start separating from the whole worn-out system, you discover that where there is supposed to be a self, there really isn’t.
71. The sea lions were pleased to perform in front of the audience because they ____.
A. will be punished if it refuses it B. wants to win the trainer’s favor
C. wants to get audiences’ applauses D. can get food as a reward that way
72. While watching the sea lions’ performance, the author ____.
A. realized an important life philosophy
B. recalled the similar scene of last year
C. couldn’t help shouting and dancing
D. was happy to see them living freely
73. By saying “we all have a sea lion moment”, the author means that ____.
A. anyone can make it so long as they work hard
B. sometimes we don’t act following our own will
C. we can also get rewarded if we do something well
D. every human being also has his happy moment
74. What do you learn about George Babbitt?
A. He has been living a free life of his own.
B. His son ends up Babbitt family’s business.
C. He tends to agree to his son’s choice of life.
D. His son decides to follow his father’s steps.
75. Which can be the best title for this passage?
A. Challenge Yourself B. Summer Vacation Fun
C. No Pains, No Gains D. Now I Become Myself
第II卷（共三部分，满分35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读表达(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文并回答问题，将答案写到答题纸上，请注意问题后的词数要求。
[1] Boys whose fathers work very long hours are more likely to be aggressive, according to a new research. A study of more than 1,400 children found those boys, whose fathers worked more than 55 hours a week, were more aggressive than their peers, yet the same thing didn’t happen to daughters. What’s more, mothers’ working hours did not seem to affect it.
[2] Now, further research needs to be carried out to find out why this happens in males, and to look for ways to tackle it. In Germany, 15 percent of fathers of children, aged three and four, worked 55 or more hours a week. Dr. Jianghong Li said, “It is possible when fathers work very long hours, children are less well monitored after school, especially if mothers also work full time hours. There is some evidence young boys are less well monitored than girls, when fathers have high work related demands. As a result, it will cause more problems.
[3] The average amount of time parents spend with their children has increased in recent years, but the quantity and quality of parent-child time is still raised as a concern. Studies in the US and Australia point to a desire among parents to work fewer hours and spend more time with their children. A wish among children is that parents would come home from work less tired and stressed.
[4] The finding provides evidence to support equal opportunities for mothers and fathers to share parenting and work responsibilities. Instead of focusing on negative effects of mothers’ working hours, policy makers should pay attention to negative results of fathers’ long working hours for children’s emotional well being. Fathers should be urged not to work long hours, but to have a greater share of parenting responsibilities.
76. What’s the main idea of the passage? (no more than 11 words)
77. How much time should fathers work a week at most according to the passage? (no more than 5 words)
78. What would happen if fathers work too long hours? (no more than 10 words)
79. What’s the desire among children according to the passage? (no more than 10 words)
80. What does the text suggest to us? (no more than 10 words)
第三节：书面表达（满分25分）
在
英语课堂上，你的周围有一些学习效率高的同学，他们表现突出，这与他们良好的习惯是分不开的。请就此话题用
英语写一篇120词左右的短文，举一两个例子说明他们的良好习惯，并谈谈你的看法。
Answers to the test
1-5 ACABC 6-10 CBBAB 11-15 CAABA 16-20 CBABC
21-25 CDBAC 26-30 BDBAD 31-35 CADAB
36-40 ADBAD 41-45 CCDAB 46-50 CBDAB 51-55 CACDB
56-60 CBCBA 61-65 ACDBD 66-70 BCDAA 71-75 DABCD
76. Working long hours makes you a bad father. / Men who do overtime are likely to have aggressive sons. / Boys whose fathers work long hours are likely to be aggressive.
77. (No more than) 55 hours.
78. Children are less well monitored after school, especially boys.
79. Parents would come home from work less tired and stressed.
80. Fathers shouldn’t work (too) long hours, but share parenting responsibilities.
One possible student version:
Some students have always been very efficient at schoolwork, among whom, Li, monitor of our class, is an example. He distinguishes himself as the most productive student in the class.
When asked why he is always so productive, Li responded that it was some good habits that benefited him greatly and enabled him to be quite effective at schoolwork. Li always has a strictly-followed plan, for he believes that efficiency depends on good organization. Besides, he makes full use of his time. He listens attentively and takes notes in class, keeping close pace with the teacher. After class, he not only finishes the homework but also makes sure that consolidation work has been done. Moreover, he attaches great importance to critical thinking, with which he never accepts anything blindly.
From Li we can learn that a student’s good performance and success is closely connected with his good habits. Good habits are very important. We may benefit from them or suffer from the absence of them.
Text 1
W: I thought the department store was open late from Tuesday through Friday night.
M: No, just Thursdays and Fridays.
Text 2
M: Waiter, can we have the bill, please?
W: Here’s some money, Steve. I want to pay for my dinner.
Text 3
M: You haven’t been around much lately, have you?
W: No, I’ve been away on vacation.
M: Oh? Where were you?
W: Palm Springs. My cousin lives there.
Text 4
W: Good afternoon, Doctor Smith’s office.
M: Hello, this is Tom Green. Could you please tell Doctor Smith I’ll be delayed? My car won’t start.
Text 5
M: How did you like the movie last night?
W: Considering its interesting name, I was expecting a much better film.
Text 6
W: Springfield Community Center. This is Mary, can I help you?
M: Hi, Mary, this is Peter.
W: I guess you’re calling about the monthly arts and crafts club meeting on the 2nd
M: That’s right, but not the 2nd, the 7th. Could we get the bigger meeting room this time, instead of the regular small room? We’re having a party this time with snacks and soda.
W: Sure, Peter, we have you all set for Sunday at...
M: Sunday, the 7th, big meeting room. Thanks so much, See you!
Text 7
W: Jason, you didn’t forget about the tickets, did you?
M: The tickets?
W: Yes, the tickets for the Mariah Carey concert.
M: Oh, no! Cassie, I completely forgot. I’m really sorry.
W: Jason! How could you forget? You know how much I wanted to see this concert! Plus, it’s a UNICEF event, and I’m really interested in their work.
M: Cassie, I didn’t mean to forget, and I said I was sorry. I’ll call the ticket office right now and see if there are any tickets left.
W: Thanks, Jason. Look, I didn’t mean to lose my temper like that. I’m so sorry. It’s just that I love Mariah Carey, and I’ve never seen her in concert before. This is my chance to see her.
M: Don’t worry about it, Cassie. I’m sure we can still get tickets. Uh, Cassie?
W: Yes?
M: I forgot to bring my cell phone. Could I possibly use yours?
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W: Back in the U.S. at last! Well, I am a bit tired.
M: Call room service, will you? And order some coffee. It will make us feel better.
W: All right, dear... Cream and sugar?
M: Yeah, that’s fine for me.
W: Wait, honey, we’d better tell the front desk to call us tomorrow morning.
M: Yes, you are right.
W: When should we wake up, then?
M: Let me think... just have them call us at six.
W: Are you sure? You know, our next flight is eight o’clock in the morning.
M: I know, but Peter said he had arranged everything for us. He is taking us to the airport.
W: Really? That’s great.
M: Yes, so we don’t need to call a taxi. We can have breakfast at half past six. Peter will meet us at the dining hall.
W: Oh, sounds perfect to me. I am looking forward to having a long and comfortable sleep tongiht.
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W: Is that you, Harry? What a small world!
M: Very glad to see you again. You look just gorgeous!
W: Thanks, it’s so sweet of you to say so. I just had a new hairstyle. I’m sorry to say this, but what on earth are you wearing? Your suit looks funny.
M: I wouldn’t say that. It looks fine on me.
W: Are you kidding? You are really behind the times.
M: Perhaps so. But I don’t care as long as my clothes are comfortable enough to wear. What’s the point of keeping in style?
W: I can’t believe it! Don’t you know people judge you by the clothes you wear? Your taste, personality, values?
M: I still prefer to be me,
W: You are so stubborn! By the way, I’m going to get some diet pills. I want to look slim.
M: I don’t think that is necessary. That’s not the way a woman should try to stay attractive. Maybe just make-up would be enough.
W: Why not? Come on, be open-minded!
M: Well, in that case all i can say is good luck!
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When I was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the air force. But my eyesight wasn’t good enough. So I had to give up that idea. I went to university and studied physics. I wanted to stay there and do research. But my father died at about that time. So I had to get a job and earn a living. I went for an interview with an engineering company. But on my way to the interview, I met a friend who was working for a travel agency. He offered me a job in Spain. And I had always liked Spain, so I took it. I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just gotten married, so I decided to stay in Spain. Then we had a baby and I wasn’t earning enough to support my family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evenings. Then the owner of the school offered me a full-time job as a teacher. So I resigned from the agency. Two years later, the owner of the school wanted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am.
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