江苏省淮安市2014-2015学年高一下学期期末考试英语.doc

淮安市 2014-2015 学年度第二学期期末高一调研测试 英 语 试 题 说明：1.本试卷共 12 页，包括第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分； 满分 120 分，考试时间 120 分钟。 2.在答题纸的密封线内填写学校、班级、姓名、考号等，密封线内不要答题。 3.请将所有答案均按照题号填涂或填写在答题卡/纸相应的答题处，否则不得分。 第一卷 选择题（共 80 分） 第一部分：听力理解 (共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，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. How does the man plan to find a used car? A. Through a car dealer. B. On the Internet. C. From the newspaper. 2. Where is the man going? A. To a supermarket. B. To the woman’s. C. To a park. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A book. B. A writer. C. A bookstore. 4. What season is it now? A. Spring. B. Autumn. C. Winter. 5. What present has the man bought? A. A book. B. Some flowers. C. A pair of gloves. 第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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. What are the speakers doing? A. Interviewing a champion. B. Reporting a match live. C. Talking about a new world record. 7. What do we know about Paul Timmons? A. He breaks a world record. B. He is talented in competing. C. He isn’t in the lead all the time. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. What is the woman probably? A. A writer. B. A reporter. C. A tour guide. 9. What is on the man’s right? A. A statue. B. A park. C. A palace. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. When did the man buy the T-shirt? A. Yesterday. B. A couple of days ago. C. A few weeks ago. 11. Why does the man want to change the T-shirt? A. He wants a bigger size. B. He doesn’t like the style. C. He prefers another color. 12. What will the woman do next? A. Change the T-shirt for the man. B. Have a word with her manager. C. Give the man’s money back. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Wife and husband. C. Employer and employee. 14. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Balance the budget. B. Buy a cheaper guitar. C. Find another job. 15. What is the man’s problem? A. He can’t join a band. B. He can’t make ends meet. C. He can’t find a satisfying job. 16. How does the man feel about the woman’s words? A. Impatient. B. Embarrassed. C. Disappointed. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What prize did the youngest group get? A. The second prize. B. The third prize. C. The fourth prize. 18. What should Eastside practice more? A. The dance. B. The music. C. The song. 19. Why did The Storm win the first prize? A. They danced wonderfully. B. The guitarist played very well. C. The singer performed perfectly. 20. What kind of person is the speaker? A. Humorous. B. Serious. C. Boring. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节：单项填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 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. Accompanied by Peng Liyuan, Chairman Xi Jinping visited France last year. His wonderful speech in Paris left a deep ___________ on the French people. A. impression B. expression C. presentation D. comprehension 22. —What do you think of the Eight Rules of the central government? — Effective and ___________. A. usual B. natural C. normal D. practical 23. Air pollution results in stronger greenhouse effect, which __________ leads to global warming. We must take measures to prevent pollution before it is too late. A. generally B. gradually C. gently D. usually 24. Look, the ground is wet. It must have rained last night, _________? A. wasn’t it B. hasn’t it C. didn’t it D. mustn’t it 25. Instead of blaming others for our failure, we should _________ what to do next and try our best to succeed in the future. A. figure out B. carry out C. take out D. put out 26. China is becoming stronger and stronger and _________ an important role on the international stage in recent years. A. plays B. was playing C. played D. has been playing 27. As many as nine tourist attractions are visited free on National Day, and you can choose _________ suits you best. A. whatever B. whichever C. whenever D. wherever 28. The car factory has developed several new types of cars, which _________ people of different ages. A. refer to B. apply to C. contribute to D. appeal to 29. There is no _______ evidence _______ the plane crashed into the South China Sea at present. A. convincing; as B. convinced; that C. convincing; that D. convinced; which 30. —I'm sorry I made a spelling mistake in my composition! — _________. Nobody is perfect. A. Take your time B. You're right C. Take it easy D. That’s all right 第二节：完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 20 分) 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。 Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to 31 with him. Time went by --- the boy had grown up and he 32 played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked 33 .“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I 34 play around the tree any more.”the boy 35 . “I want toys. I need 36 to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can 37 all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left 38 . The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. After that the boy returned and asked the tree for 39 again and again. First, he asked the tree for a house, and the tree gave the boy all its 40 . Second, he told the tree he needed a 41 to go sailing, the tree offered its trunk. 42 , the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have 43 for you any more. The only thing left is my dying 44 ,” the tree said with tears. “Good! Old tree root is the 45 place to lean on and rest”. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears. This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were 46 ， we loved to play with Mom and Dad… When we grow up，we 47 them，and 48 come to them when we need something or when we are 49 . No matter what，parents will always give everything they could to make us happy. We may think that the boy is 50 to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents. 31 A live B chat C fight D play 32 A not longer B often C always D no longer 33 A sad B sorry C delighted D happy 34 A can't B wouldn't C didn't D mustn't 35 A asked B told C replied D required 36 A apple B money C toys D help 37 A buy B eat C cut D pick 38 A easily B happily C sadly D peacefully 39 A help B house C meal D life 40 A trunks B leaves C branches D apples 41 A car B boat C ticket D sails 42 A Then B Finally C Soon D Last 43 A all B something C anything D what 44 A root B foot C body D tree 45 A old B worst C best D new 46 A young B old C dying D born 47 A love B leave C know D hate 48 A always B often C only D seldom 49 A in condition B in return C in red D in trouble 50 A kindly B commonly C cruel D justly 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 The Sewol ferry (渡船) was carrying 476 people, most of whom were students from a high school near Seoul, when it sank off South Korea's southern coast on April 16. Only 174 survived, including 22 of the 29 crew members. The sinking left more than 260 people dead with about 40 others still missing. On Tuesday, one ordinary diver( 潜 水 员 ） died at a hospital, government spokesman Ko Myung-seok said. He is the first death among divers organized following the ferry's sinking, according to the coast guard. The 53-year-old diver was pulled to the surface by his teammates after losing communication about five minutes after he began underwater searches, Ko said. It was his first search attempt, Ko added. Despite his death, divers are continuing their searches for the remaining missing people. Ko said that divers had searched all those 64 areas at least once and plan to visit them again to look for more victims. Darkness, floating rubbish, bodies, and cabins on board have made the search difficult, and divers entered the last three unopened areas on Monday night, Ko said. Investigators have made their first arrests of people who were not on board the Sewol when it sank. The three people arrested on Friday and Sunday are accused of failure to handle of cargo on the ferry well. In all, 19 people have been arrested in the investigation(调查), 15 of whom were crew members accused of abandoning passengers. A leader was arrested on suspicion of malpractice(玩忽职守) related to company finances. Improper stowage(载货) and overloading of cargo is suspected as a possible reason why the ferry sank. The ferry was carrying about 3,608 tons of cargo, more than three times what it could safely carry. A ferry loaded too heavily could lose its balance making even a small turn. The sinking has caused a national sadness. On Sunday 1.1 million people paid respects at 131 memorial sites around the nation, according to a governmental funeral support committee set up for the ferry victims. Monday was a holiday for Children's Day, but various events were canceled or put off because of the ferry's sinking. Tuesday was also a national holiday in South Korea for Buddha's Birthday, and more people are expected to visit those mourning stations. 51. We learn from the passage that the number of survivors except the crew members is ______. A. 145 B. 152 C. 174 D. 260 52. According to the investigation, the main causes of the ferry's sinking are ______. A. malpractice and wrong operations. B. wrong direction and sharp turning around C. too many students and crew members D. improper stowage and overloading of cargo 53. Because of the national sadness, various events were canceled except ________. A. activities on Children's Day B. celebrating Buddha's Birthday C. enjoying a national holiday D. paying respects at the memorial sites 54. You can find this passage on the __________ section of a newspaper. A. sports B. business C. news D. entertainment B Classified Ads SEEK is the trademark of Claseek.com, a site registered in Singapore. You can buy, sell, trade, rent, deal, find and advertise almost anything here. Common categories(种类) include house, parking, camera, computer, mobile phones, bags, shoes, clothing, jewelry, car, private teacher, car rental, hotels, business, pets, food, restaurants, sports, music and others. The site is also available in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and Philippines plus a global site which is open to all countries worldwide. Here, you can advertise your things for free. Ads may contain video for better product presentation. What are you waiting for? Explore the site and advertise for free! The following are some of the Ads in Australia. 55. The reason for Dr. Johnson’s giving the puppies out is that he _______. A. dislikes little puppies B. wants to make more money C. is busy and going abroad D. finds loving homes for the puppies 56. If you want to hire the bus for half a year, you will have to pay _______. A. 2,520US＄ B. 4,200 US＄ C. 25,200 CN￥ D. 33,000CN￥ 57. In the Ads we can learn that ______. A. classified Ads SEEK is a site registered in Malaysia B. you should pay some money for advertising your products. C. you can add video to your ads to present your products better. D. Dr. Johnson was too busy and poor to raise the three little dogs. C Microsoft Windows XP support ends: How to update? If you’re still running Windows XP — what do you do now? This doesn’t mean that computers running the operating system will stop working, but it is likely that the computer will be attacked by hackers as the company stops providing security-updates and technical support for Windows XP. Generally speaking, you have two new choices: Buy a new computer or update to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. If you’re not ready to make a change, there are things you should do if you’ll still be on XP over the next couple of months. Firstly, make sure the software you have is as up-to-date as possible. That means having any security fixes you can’t get from Microsoft’s website and make sure that you’ve got some (non-Microsoft) antivirus software installed(安装) from other websites. Of course, if you want to keep really safe then you’d better stay off the web altogether, though for many users this won’t even be a choice. Another choice is to change from using an administrator account to a limited account for tasks, like checking your e-mail. This means that if a hacker attacks your computer, at least they won’t have administrator-level access. However, we have to stress that these steps are just temporary( 临 时 的 ) measures and aren’t enough to protect your computer in the long run. Whether you’re buying a new computer or simply updating your present operating system depends on yourself. You’ll have to choose between Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Whichever you go for, you’ll need to check that your computer meets the minimum system requirements for either system. For either Windows 7 or 8.1, you’ll need at least a computer with 1GB of RAM, 1GHz processor and 160GB of hard disk space. However, to run a better operating system, you’ll need a computer with over 4GB of RAM, a 2GHZ processor and 500GB of hard disk space. Buying a new computer with these functions, you may pay more than＄500. If you’re still planning on updating, Microsoft offers some great guides on their own website, meaning that you can download your new operating system and copy all your old files without leaving your computer. Windows 7 is certainly better than Windows XP, but you should be aware that it is also an ‘old’ operating system. Microsoft Company will add more updates to Windows 8.1 over time, while Windows 7 will also come to an end before long — just like XP. 58. ‘Microsoft Windows XP support ends’ means that _________. A. the operating system of Windows XP will stop working B. Microsoft stops providing technical support for Windows XP C. people must install other websites’ antivirus software for Windows 7. D. people must buy a new computer and update to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 59. To prevent a hacker from attacking your computer, you’d better NOT_________. A. update your computer B. stay off the web altogether C. use an administrator account D. install some antivirus soft wares 60. From the fourth paragraph, ___________ is a better choice in the long run. A. buying a new computer as Windows XP support ends B. updating your present operating system to protect your computer C. having a new computer with at least 1GB of RAM, 1GHz of hard disk space D. choosing a new computer with over 4GB of RAM and 500GB of hard disk space 61. From the passage we can conclude that __________. A. hacker attacks will happen more often in the future B. an operating system develops quickly as time goes by C. a new computer will be more expensive than it used to be D. people tend to use security fixes except Microsoft Company’s D Scientists added a record of 715 more planets to the list known to the world beyond the solar system, astronomers said on Wednesday, in February 2014. The additions include four planets about 0.5-2 times as big as Earth that are the right distance from their parent stars for liquid surface water, which is believed to be fit for life. The discoveries were made with the NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope. The telescope, launched in 2009, spent four productive years observing 160,000 target stars for signs of planets passing by, within the telescope’s sight. The numbers of planets announced at a NASA press conference on Wednesday increased Kepler’s confirmed planets from 246 to 961. Combined with other telescopes’ results, the total number of planets beyond the solar system now is nearly 1,700. “We almost doubled, just today, the number of planets known to humans,” astronomer Douglas Hudgins, head of planet exploration at NASA Headquarters in Washington, told reporters on a conference call. Many planets’ discovery is due to a new technique that analyzes potential planets in batches rather than one at a time. The method was developed after scientists realized that most planets, like those in the solar system, have similar worlds orbiting a common parent star. The newly found planets strengthen the evidence that small planets, two to three times the size of Earth, are common throughout the galaxy(银河系). “Generally, wherever (Kepler) can see them, it finds them,” said astronomer Sara Seager, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “That's why we have confidence that there will be planets like Earth in outer space.” Like the solar system, which has eight planets plus Pluto and other so-called “dwarf planets,” the newly found planets belong to families. But unlike the solar system’s planets, which are about 150 times farther from the sun than Earth. Most of the planets fly nearer to their parent stars than Venus（金星） orbits the sun, a distance of about 67 million miles (108 million km.) NASA and other space agencies are designing new telescopes to discover planets in so-called “habitable zones” around their parent stars where temperatures would be suitable for liquid surface water. Two papers on the new Kepler research will appear in an upcoming issue of ‘The Astrophysical Journal’. 62. The underlined word ‘batches’ in the fourth paragraph probably means _____ here. A. continent B. program C. group D. association 63. Through Kepler, Scientists have found more planets ________ throughout the galaxy. A. the same size as Earth B. about 0.5—2 times as big as Earth C. twice the size of Earth D. two to three times the size of Earth 64. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. All the planets known to the world are believed to be fit for life. B. There may be liquid surface water on some of the newly found planets. C. Kepler space telescope spent four years observing 160,000 target planets. D. The orbits of the newly found planets are just like those of the solar system 65. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage? A. US space telescope discovers more planets B. Kepler observes many new target stars C. Scientists believe 715 planets fit for life D. NASA finds liquid surface water on the planets 第二卷 非选择题（共 40 分） 第四部分 写作与运用（共四节，满分 40 分） 第一节：选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) belong to approach reality approve do harm to put forward determine tradition benefit attach to 66. Breathing fresh air and exercising in the morning are _________ to your health. 67. _________ developing countries, China still has a long way to go in realizing ‘Chinese Dream’. 68. While sailing in the East China Sea, a Chinese captain noticed two Japanese F22 planes _________ in the sky last month. 69. Kindness and honesty are both _________ Chinese virtues, which we younger generation should follow. 70. Only by working hard and never giving up can we make our dream a _________. 71. Compared with H5N1, H7N9 is difficult to control and _________ people’s health. 72. Nowadays we can see many advertisements _________ books or magazines. 73. You shouldn’t touch anything in the lab without the teacher’s _________. 74. ____________ to go to Beijing University, my sister is occupied in her study every day. 75. Early this year, the members of the 18th National People's Congress ____________ a lot of good suggestions. 第二节：根据所给汉语意思，完成英语句子。（共 5 小题；每空一词；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分) 76. 你应该尽力学习来弥补你上星期的缺课。 You must try your best to ______ ______ for the classes you missed last week. 77. 在网上聊天时，我们应该当心各种陷阱。 While chatting on line, we should take care not to _______ _______ all kinds of tricks. 78. 作为地方领导，焦裕禄坚持为提高当地人民的生活水平做贡献。 As a local leader, Jiao Yulu ________ ________ making contributions to improving the living standards of the local people. 79. 班主任经常建议我们应该诚实、自信、乐于助人。 Our head teacher often ________ that we ________ honest, confident and ready to help others. 80. 听到有人喊救命，那位士兵毫不犹豫地跳进冰冷的河里去救落水儿童。 On hearing someone shouting for help, the soldier jumped into the cold river to save the child __________ ___________. 第三节：任务型阅读（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分) 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。 注意：每空只填 1 个单词。 True friends are rare to make these days. Even if you believe you’ve connected with someone, how do you really know he is a true friend? And often you will find that someone who you thought you could trust may disappoint you. There are ways you can know if a friendship is true and how you can hold onto that friend. A true friend is someone who will be there for you no matter what happens. Through good times and bad times, they will stand by you. They will accept you for who you are without trying to change you, and they will be there to help you grow in new ways. Trust is another important aspect. A true friend will keep your secrets. You can depend on them. They will listen and be someone you know you can talk things over with, even if they may not have advice to share with you. Friendship is a two-way street. To find true friends and keep them, you must in turn be the same as well. Be there for them in their hard times and share the good times with them. Be someone your friends can depend on and offer them the same things they give to you. A friendship will fall apart fast if only one person is giving and putting all the effort in. To keep a true friendship, you must be honest. There will be barriers in the road but that is the test of true friendship. If it can survive those barriers, it will be stronger and last forever. St Thomas Aquinas said, “There is nothing on this earth more prized than friendship” and it holds true. Title: Ways to find a true friend Passage outline Supporting details Opinions on friends ●True friends are rare to make these days. ● Those who you regarded as your friends may make you (81) ▲ . Characteristics of true friendship A true friend will: ●support you (82) ▲ happens. ●keep your secrets and be a good listener. Tips on how to keep friendship ●Stay with your friends when they are in trouble. ●Be someone your friends can depend on and offer them the same things (83) ▲ to you. ●Be (84) ▲ and you can keep a true friendship. (85) ▲ ●True friendship can bear various tests and last forever. 第四节：书面表达。（共 1 小题；满分 20 分) 81．最近一些城市出台措施将清除市内的报刊亭，这引起了人们广泛的关注。请根据 表中的要点，写一篇不少于 150 字的短文（开头已经给出，不计入总词数）。 支持者观点： 反对者观点： 你的观点： 1.影响市容； 2.影响交通； 3.落后，过时。 1.方便百姓读报； 2 下岗工人生存需要。 ……（谈谈你打算如何对待 报刊亭）（至少两点） 参考词汇：报刊亭 news-stand The news-stands in some cities will be cleared away, which has raised people’s great concern. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 2014-2015 学年度高一调研测试 英语试题参考答案 一．听力理解 (共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分) 1-5 CABBA 6-10 BCCAC 11-15 CBAAB 16-20 ACBCA 二. 单项填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 21-25: ADBCA ; 26-30: DBDCC ; 三．完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 20 分) 31-35: DDABC; 36-40: BDBAC; 41-45: BBCAC; 46-50: ABCDC. 四．阅读理解 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 51-54: BDDC; 55-57: CDC; 58-61: BCDB ; 62-65; CDBA; 五．词语填空。(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 66. beneficial; 67. Belonging to; 68. approaching; 69. traditional; 70. reality; 71. does harm to; 72. attached to 73. approval; 74. Determined; 75. put forward; 六．完成句子。(共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分) 76. make up; 77. fall for; 78. insisted on; 79. recommends/suggests/advises, be; 80. without hesitation. 七．任务阅读。（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分) 81. disappointed; 82. whatever; 83. given/offered; 84. honest; 85. Conclusion/Summary 八．书面表达。（共 1 小题；满分 20 分） One possible version: The news-stands in some cities will be cleared away, which has raised people’s great concern. Those who are in favor of the policy hold the view that news-stands are out of date and they are making cities look untidy. Besides, they are always located by the road, which has a negative influence on traffic. However, many other people are against the policy. For one thing, it is convenient for people to get newspapers or magazines from the nearby stands. If there are no news-stands left, they may have to walk a long way to get what they need to read. For another, many owners of the news-stands are laid-off workers. If they lose the stands, they will lose the way to support their families. In my opinion, it is better not to close them down. If some stands are old and shabby, we can have them replaced so that they don’t affect the beauty of the city. For those that affect the traffic, we can put them in a more proper place. (157 words) 附：听力原稿 (Text 1) W: Why don’t you go to a dealer to check out the used cars? M: No, thanks. I’m sure I’ll find an ad in the newspaper that suits me. (Text 2) M: Hi, Jane. Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic. W: OK. I’m going home but I can drop you at the supermarket. (Text 3) M: Have you heard that Nick Hornby’s going to be at the City Nights Bookstore? W: Nick Hornby? I love his books. What’s he doing there? M: Giving a talk about his new novel How to Be Good. (Text 4) W: Nice weather we’re having. M: Yes. Isn’t it a nice surprise? At this time it’s usually much cooler and raining already. W: Well, this weather will probably end soon; all the leaves on the trees are brown, and it’s been pretty cold at night. (Text 5) W: Is the book in this bag for Mum? I didn’t think she was interested in flowers. M: I thought she’d like it — to give her some good ideas for the garden. W: I thought you were going to get those gloves I showed you in that shop last Saturday. (Text 6) W: Here they come, Steve. It’s the final 50 metres. M: Yes, and Ricky Evans is in the lead. W: He sure is. M: But here comes Paul Timmons! Wow! Look at him go! W: It’s very close … and … It’s Timmons! Paul Timmons is the new European champion! Timmons wins gold! M: A great gold medal! W: … and in record time, too! M: Wow! Is that a new world record? W: No, but it’s a new European record! M: An excellent performance by Paul Timmons! (Text 7) W: This is the most beautiful palace in the city, but it’s not as big as the one we’ve just visited. M: How many palaces are there in the city? W: Three. M: Just three? I thought there are more. W: On your right, you can see a statue of Paulo Pimentez. M: I’m sorry. Who’s he? W: He was a famous writer who lived and died in the city. M: I think I saw another statue of him in the park. It was beautiful! W: That wasn’t a statue of Paulo Pimentez you saw in the park. There are a lot of statues in the city. (Text 8) W: Can I help you? M: Yes, I bought the T-shirt in the sale here a couple of weeks ago. I think it was … W: I see, yes … M: And I’ve only worn it a few times, but when I looked at it yesterday I just thought, no, I don’t like it. I don’t think it suits me. The colour’s not really right for me. Do you know what I mean? W: Well … um, do you have any receipt, or proof of purchase? M: No, no, I didn’t keep the receipt, sorry. W: Well, we can’t normally exchange goods without proof of purchase, you see. M: Oh no. W: I can speak to the manager if you like, see what he says. M: Well yes, if you would … because I would like to change it. (Text 9) M: I’m broke again. Could you lend me some money? W: Broke again? Jeff, this is the third time you’ve asked me for help! M: I know, I’m sorry. But my old guitar broke, and I had to buy a new one. W: Look Jeff, if you want to play in a band, that’s OK with me, but you can’t keep asking me to pay for it! M: OK, OK, you’re right. But what do you think I ought to do? W: Well, I think you had better go on a budget. Make a list of all your income and all your expenses. Don’t spend more than you earn. M: But my expenses are always larger than my income. W: Then maybe you should work more hours at the computer store. M: I already work 15 hours a week! Maybe I should just drop out of school, work full-time, and play in the band in the evenings. W: Come on, Jeff, when I was your age … M: I know, I know. When you were my age you were already married and working and going to school … (Text 10) W: Thank you to all the competitors. I won’t say much because I know you’re all anxious to hear the results — it was a very difficult decision and I’ll start with the band which came in fourth. That’s Texas Team, who are the youngest group here today. Unfortunately, the violinist played so quietly that we couldn’t hear him. So bad luck to Texas Team. Third was Eastside. They are such good dancers they should enter for a dance competition. And with a bit more practice on the music they’ll do very well. In second place is Third Avenue. They did well, especially their young guitarist, but the singer looked so unhappy we thought maybe he didn’t want to win! Never mind — you nearly won, so better luck next time. Congratulations to The Storm who are our winners today. The singer had such a great voice that we had to give them first place. Well done.