安康市2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试
英 语
2023. 7
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分四部分。满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。
2. 考生作答时, 请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后, 用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对 应题目的答案标号涂黑；主观题请用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题 区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效, 在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3. 本试卷命题范围：必修第一册～必修第三册。
第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)
做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转 涂到答题卡上。
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。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. What animal did Lily probably see according to the man
A. A fox. B. A mountain lion. C. A cat.
2. Which city are the speakers in now
A. Rome. B. London. C. Paris.
3. What will the woman do
A. Visit her parents. B. Go to the doctor. C. Rest at home.
4. What day is it today
A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.
5. How does the woman feel about the man's words
A. Annoyed. B. Calm. C. Thankful.
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。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 sport is the man's favorite one
A. Hockey. B. Soccer. C. Basketball.
7. Where is the man from
A. Russia. B. Canada. C. America.
听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the woman talk to the man
A. He is sitting at the wrong table.
B. He is smoking inside.
C. He is breaking a rule.
9. How does the woman sound
A. Angry. B. Polite. C. Happy.
10. Where is the woman probably working
A. In a grocery store. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.
听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题
11. Why does the man say he's had no luck
A. He can't find a cheaper book.
B. He doesn't know where to look online.
C. He didn't find the right book at bookstore.
12. What does the woman say about the book
A. It is rare. B. It is popular. C. It is new.
13. What will the man do
A. Pay the cost of the book.
B. Search at several big bookstores.
C. Look for another copy of the book online.
听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。
14. What does the woman like about her job
A. She can enjoy nice vacations.
B. She can finish her work very quickly.
C. She can work at home three days a week.
15. How did the woman prepare for her new work
A. She was taught by a friend.
B. She went back to college.
C. She took a short course.
16. What is the man
A. An editor. B. A bank clerk. C. An English teacher.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. When did the garden open
A. In 2013. B. In 2016. C. In 2018.
18. How many flowers are there in the garden
A. Over 15 million. B. Over 50 million. C. Over 250 million.
19. Which was the world's largest flower display in 2016
A. The Egyptian pyramids. B. A full-size airplane. C. Mickey Mouse.
20. When can people come to visit the garden
A. In March. B. In May. C. In September.
第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Every day, millions of people surf the Internet, and there are countless websites for them to visit. Here are four popular websites for online users.
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If you're old enough, you might remember Cracked, the monthly magazine that was founded in 1958. Although the magazine is no longer printed, the website hutps://uwww. is still alive. The content(内容)of Cracked is humorous and tries to tell readers something new and unexpected.
https://www.
Are you looking for links to big news on the 、Internet Look no further than hutps://www. . Each day the website offers the latest stories and pictures that are crazily spread. BuzzFeed covers different topics and its articles are written by staff members, site users, and partner sites like The Huffington Post and The Daily Beast.
https://www.
Reddit calls itself"the front page of the Internet", and that is exactly what it is. Just as many people used to read the newspaper while eating breakfast, one to two million Internet users read Reddit every morning to get their daily news. The content of this website comes entirely from the public, with users uploading(上传) videos, links, stories, pictures, etc.
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Do you know many of the funny pictures, GIFs and emojis(表情符号)that hit your Facebook come from Imgur It's a free website where users upload 1. 5 million pictures each day. Imgur users are especially fond of pictures of cute animals and beautiful natural wonders. And it is free to read and use. You can download any photo you like.
21. Which of the following can best describe the content of Cracked
A. Serious and classical. B. Formal and influential.
C. Funny and surprising. D. Traditional and educational.
22. What does BuzzFeed mainly offer
A. The funniest pictures. B. The most humorous articles.
C. The latest videos. D. The hottest news.
23. Which website should you visit if you want to collect lots of emojis for free
A. https://www. . B. https://.
C. https://www. . D. https://www. .
B
After high school English teacher Larry Abrams started his teaching career in a far suburb outside of Philadelphia, he found he taught in a book desert. Many of the kids in school simply struggled with reading and then writing.
In 2017, when one of his students told him she had no book to read to her 2-year-old daughter, Abrams took action. He put forward a call to friends and family asking for gently used children's books, and in no time, he had more than 1, 000 of them. He began handing out the books to young moms and local elementary schools. That was the start of his nonprofit, BookSmiles, which has since collected, sorted, and handed out hundreds of thousands of books throughout New Jersey and the Philadelphia area—and will soon reach 1 million.
BookSmiles calls on people to help collect books and drop them off in the group's large collection boxes, which are painted with literary-themed artwork and put outside local businesses, houses of worship, schools, and people's homes. Books are often handed out through teachers, who come to the book bank and choose as many books as they want.
Larry Abrams thinks children should be read to because it's something joyful that creates a bond (纽带)between the parent and the child in such an important way. Reading books creates a moment that will never die off and always stay with the child. And what's more, reading books to kids gives them power. The most important tool that they get is words. There are some kids who grow up hearing lots of words because they're read to every single night. They are used to hearing sentences connected together when they're babies. And then there are other kids who never get that. Reading and books help level that playing field. It gives words, millions of words, to these babies who really, really need them. 24. What did Larry Abrams find about his working environment
A. He had to live a hard life in a desert.
B. His students were very short of books.
C. His students couldn't read or write at all.
D. His school was struggling to make ends meet.
25. What caused Larry Abrams to set up BookSmiles
A. His student's trouble. B. His school's requirement.
C. His daughter's need for books. D. His close friend's request.
26. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. What books BookSmiles hands out. B. Where BookSmiles's boxes are.
C. How busy BookSmiles's workers are. D. How BookSmiles works.
27. What does Larry Abrams think of reading to children
A. It helps parents and children to kill time.
B. It makes children depend more on their parents.
C. It puts children far ahead of those without being read to.
D. It develops children's language skills by parent-child behavior.
C
The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon-Head-Raising Festival, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and recognizes the start of spring and farming. This year it falls on March 4.
Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall increases because the rain-bringing Dragon King has awakened from his winter sleep. A well-known phrase goes, "Er yue er, long tai tou, " meaning, "On the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head. "
The festival celebrates ancient agrarian Chinese culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced, others continue to exist.
The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar brings bad luck. Another saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once a tradition to line up outside barbershops on the day of Longtaitou.
People eat tofu balls in East China's Fujian Province during the festival, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business. Fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong Province. Eating chengyao cakes, which are made with sticky rice, during the festival is a tradition in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province, owing to the saying, "If you eat chengyao on Longtaitou, your waist won't hurt all year. ” Meanwhile other foods, like noodles, dumplings, and spring rolls, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. Noodles are dragon's beard(long xu), dumplings are dragon's ears(long er), spring rolls dragon's scales (long lin).
28. What did ancient people believe after Dragon-Head-Raising Festival
A. The dragon lifts his head. B. There's more rainfall.
C. The dragon is still sleeping. D. There's less rainfall.
29. What does the underlined word "agrarian" mean in Paragraph 3
A. Agricultural. B. Industrial. C. Travelling. D. Manufacturing.
30. What do people eat in Suzhou during the festival
A. Tofu balls. B. Fried beans. C. Chengyao cakes. D. Dumplings.
31. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage
A. The history and development of China's Longtaitou Festival
B. Cut your hair on China's Longtaitou Festival
C. The culture and traditions of China's Longtaitou Festival
D. Food about China's Longtaitou Festival
D
Many of us think, wrongly, that the moon doesn't change. For example, the Tang; Dynasty poet Zhang Ruoxu once wrote that "Generations have come and passed away; from year to year the moons look alike, old and new. ”
However, a new study published in the journal: Nature Geoscience shows that the moon is in fact slowly becoming smaller over time. For the study, a group of US scientists examined and analyzed thousands of photographs taken by the NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (月球勘测轨 道飞行器照相机). They found that there were lots of faults (断层)on the surface of the moon. These faults were formed by recent movement on the moon.
According to NASA, the moon is made up of pieces of rocks with a hot core. The moon continued to expand as it was born. But in this process, it released energy and cooled down. Then it began to shrink, in a way comparable to the shrinking of a grape into a raisin. Over the past several hundred million years, it has become 46 meters "skinnier". But due to its hard and rocky layer, the moon's surface continues to push up. "Some of these quakes can be fairly strong, around five on the Richter scale (里氏震级), " said Thomas Watters, a senior scientist at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in the US.
But does that mean the moon is a dangerous place that human shouldn't try to explore and live on in the future Maybe not, reported The Telegraph. "This isn't anything to worry about. The moon may be shrinking, but not by much. It's not going anywhere, "Watters comforted us.
The new discovery proves that the idea that the moon is a dead, boring place is wrong:"We have been to the moon and we've done some great science, but there is still a lot we don't know. The moon is shrinking—we didn't really realize that until recently. It's a much more active and interesting place than we thought and we should explore that, " NASA scientist Nathan Williams said.
32. Which point of view about the moon may the writer agree. to
A. It stays the same as before. B. It is becoming slightly smaller.
C. It is getting older and older. D. It has passed away.
33. What can we learn about the moon from the third paragraph
A. It has become 46 meters fatter due to expanding.
B. It has changed from a grape into a raisin in recent years.
C. It quakes even at seven on the Richter scale.
D. It has a hot core and releases energy during expanding.
34. Who thinks that we needn't worry about the moon
A. Zhang Ruoxu. B. Thomas Watters. C. Nathan Williams. D. The journalist.
35. What does Nathan Williams think of the moon
A. It is a dead and boring place.
B. It has lots of faults on the surface.
C. It is worth exploring more.
D. It isn't a place where we can live.
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Animals are living creatures and most of us often forget about this. Although they can't speak our language, they can understand us. But some people treat them badly. Being stronger than them doesn't mean that humans have the right to treat them badly. 36 So they need you to help them. You don't have to spend money, though. Here are a few ways you can contribute to animal welfare.
Volunteer at the local animal shelters
If you can't give money to animal shelters, you can visit a local animal shelter and offer your help. 37 You can do the simplest things such as feeding animals or taking dogs for a walk.
Report any form of animal abuse
If you know someone hits their pets to death or doesn't feed them for weeks, report abuse. No one has the right to abuse animals or leave them hungry or sick. Don't keep silent. 38 This way, you may save the lives of those poor animals.
39_______________
It is one of the easiest ways to reduce the demand for animal products. While meat tastes delicious, think of how one animal is killed so that you can eat that steak.
Stop buying items that contain animal products
Break a habit of buying things that contain animal products. Many beauty items, especially face creams, lotions and lipsticks, contain animal products. So be sure you don't buy them. 40___________
Animals deserve to live their lives free from abuse, pain and suffering. They are sensitive, emotional, and intelligent. They are living creatures that need our help. Don't neglect them.
A. Have a plant-based diet.
B. Feed wild animals and birds.
C. Let others know how that person treats animals.
D. You don't have to have any special skills to help animals.
E. Sometimes these little creatures can't help themselves.
F. Everyone should avoid anything that includes leather, silk or fur.
G. It's also important that you teach your children to be kind to animals.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
About three years ago, a tornado attacked our town. My father and I 41 to visit my grandparents to make sure they were okay. Upon arrival, I took my regular seat and 42 with Grandma about what was on our mind to pass the time. 43 , the power was out and it got dark in what seemed like a matter of minutes.
Then, Grandma turned to me and asked with 44 eyes that stared right past me, "Now you're graduating this year, aren't you " As a freshman, I was 45 , about this strange question.
Actually, Grandma could exactly 46 you when every one of her grandchildren was born. 47 , I assured her that I was not yet a(n) 48 , and still had a few years until graduation.
Soon, my father asked if I was ready to go home. I silently 49 my head—yes. Into the car, I 50 and couldn't stop weeping. My father asked me what was wrong. "Is Grandma going to 51 my graduation "I asked.
It took him a long time to respond, "Yes. She may not know where she is, but she will be there, no matter what. "The rest of the car ride home was 52 . When we eventually arrived home, I rushed to my room and cried for hours. That night, I could picture that Grandma's 53 would be changed from the care giver to care receiver.
Ever since that talk with my Grandma, I have matured and 54 . Her Alzheimer(阿尔茨海 默 症 ) has progressed to about stage 3 now. At my graduation, I was sitting on the stage seeing Grandma there sitting with the rest of my family. "She may not know where she is, but she will be there". My father's words 55 in my ears.
41. A. flew B. cycled C. drove D. walked
42. A. chatted B. argued C. consulted D. whispered
43. A. Finally B. Suddenly C. Immediately D. Constantly
44. A. loving B. bright C. watery D. empty
45. A. concerned B. confused C. cautious D. curious
46. A. identify B. remind C. persuade D. tell
47. A. Shocked B. Amazed C. Disappointed D. Excited
48. A. assistant B. freshman C. senior D. genius
49. A. shook B. nodded C. raised D. lowered
50. A. calmed down B. cut in C. called out D. broke down
51. A. attend B. forget C. celebrate D. cancel
52. A. dull B. smooth C. silent D. uneasy
53. A. character B. status C. power D. role
54. A. grown up B. given up C. cheered up D. kept up
55. A. exploded B. burst C. rang D. flashed
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At age 7, Bi Ye won the great prize at the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition for Children and Youth, becoming 56 ________ youngest winner of the prize. Praised 57______ “a little piano genius (天才) " by Lang Lang, Bi Ye is a key student in the Lang Lang International Music Foundation family. Bi Ye 58________ (win)eight gold medals since the age of 5.
Like other parents, 59 __________ Bi's parents wanted to do was to provide their child with an extra- curricular activity to enrich (使丰富) her early years' 60_________ (educate). But when Bi's mother learned that playing the piano can make kids 61________ (smart) and more determined, she let Bi learn the piano at age 4. Three months later, Bi Ye could play and sing the song "Five Little Ducks".
Five hours of practice might 62________ (consider)difficult for a 4-year-old kid, but Bi's mother 63_________ (happy) found she was having fun with it. "Once she sits in front of the piano, she becomes excited with her fingers 64 ________ (touch) the keyboard, " said Bi's mom.
In 2016, Bi stood out from other players and finally got the chance 65_________ (play) the piano with Lang Lang.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是李华, 你的好友 Tom因为每次考试前都会出现一些焦虑的症状, 写信向你求助。 请你写一封回信, 向Tom 提供一些帮助。信的内容要点包括：
1. 考前制定好合适的复习计划；
2. 考试期间保证充足的睡眠。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Tom,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Ella had two exams that day—physics and history. She really hated physics. It was her worst subject. Terry looked at her, and then looked away quickly. Ella thought Terry looked pleased, because She didn't have a problem with physics, she didn't have a problem with anything. . . Miss Perfect(完美)!
"I thought we were friends, but she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now. she promised to help me go over for the physics exam too, but then she's forgotten all my calls and texts. And when I rang her house, her mum just told me she was busy. "Ella thought angrily. At that moment, Mr. Reed asked all the students into the exam room.
Ella couldn't answer some physics questions. Suddenly she saw Terry sitting two rows in front of her. Ella couldn't believe it! Terry was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it. Is that how Terry always got such good grades She felt really angry at Terry, and thought about telling the teacher, but. . . "Stop writing, "said Mr. Reed and started to collect the exam papers. Oh no, Ella hadn't answered two of the questions. She was going to fail again!
Ella wanted to talk to Terry at lunchtime, but she couldn't find her anywhere. Ella went to the library to prepare for the history exam, which was her favorite. But she couldn't concentrate. "Unfair! Terry was getting good grades by cheating(作弊)all that time. "She thought about telling a teacher, but everyone would hate her if she did that. Just then, Mr. Reed walked past her table. Ella told Mr. Reed everything she saw in the physics exam.
Ella was sitting behind Terry again in the history exam that afternoon. Mr. Reed wanted her to look at Terry and agreed if she saw that Terry was cheating in the exam.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
She was working on the last question when she saw that Terry had her phone under the table.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ella was walking towards the school gate when she saw Terry waiting for her there.
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英语
参考答案、提示及评分细则
听力部分录音稿
(Text 1)
W:Lily thought she saw a big cat on the side of the road. Do you think it was a mountain lion
M:I don't think they live around here. She probably just saw a fox.
(Text 2)
W:I like this city, but Rome is really my favorite place to live. How do you like here
M:I agree that London is nice, but it's too big for me. I would rather be in a smaller city like Paris. (Text 3)
W:I'm not feeling well. Can we go visit your parents tomorrow
M:Of course we can. Do you think you need to go to the doctor
W:No, I think I just need some rest in my bed.
(Text 4)
M:The summer is running away from us. We need to finally spend some time at the beach.
W:How about going this Saturday We only need to wait for two days. Let's get ready tomorrow. (Text 5)
M:Your hair looks good today, Masha.
W:What do you mean, Matt Does it usually look bad
M:Don't get angry. I meant that it looks even better than usual.
(Text 6)
W:Playing hockey on the ice during the winter is so much fun. It is our favorite game in Canada.
M:I have actually never played hockey. We always play football in the grass or basketball on the court. I like soccer the most.
W:That's a shame. I like hockey better than those for sure, but you have different weather in America, which means you like different sports.
M:That's true. I wonder why soccer is popular in both warm and cold places. I just know that soccer is more popular
in Russia, because it's so cold that people need to do more exercises to get warmer.
(Text 7)
W:Excuse me, sir. Would you please put out that cigarette
M:Oh, I'm sorry. Is my smoke getting inside I am almost done, but I'll put it out now.
W:Actually, you are breaking our rules. You are supposed to smoke three meters away from the entrance. M:Oh, I didn't mean to do that. I hope you're not angry with me. I'm a bit embarrassed of myself.
W:It is fine. It happens all the time, but our outdoor tables are right here and people don't want smoke where they are eating. Usually my customers walk to the street to smoke.
M:Of course. It's no problem. I'm happy to move. Sorry again.
(Text 8)
M:I lost my library book, madam. What should I do
W:Oh, that's too bad! Well, you can replace it with another copy.
M:I've already looked at several bookstores, but I've had no luck finding a same one.
W:Did you try looking online There are several stores that might sell the book.
M:I didn't. Would you give me their names
W:Sure. Let me see. . . You've lost a pretty rare book. I'll write down the popular stores. They sell books that are hard to find.
M:Thank you. What if I can't find another one
W:Well, then you will have to pay the cost of the book, It's an old book, too, so it might be expensive. M:I'll try hard to find a copy, then.
W:Good luck.
(Text 9)
W:I love my job. I can take holiday at any time I want, as long as I finish my work on time. I can even work at home two days a week!
M:Wow, that's amazing! What kind of work do you do, Lisa
W:I'm a computer programmer.
M:Oh! I thought you were an editor for a fashion magazine.
W:I did until last May. Then I decided I wanted a more challenging job.
M:Well, how did you learn to program Didn't you study English in college
W:Yes. A friend told me about a three-month course that would teach me how to be a computer programmer. So, I quit my job, completed the course, and got a job very quickly.
M:What do you think about this kind of work Besides the nice vacations, I mean.
W:I think it fits me well. I like figuring out solutions to problems. There are a lot of problems in this type of work! M:It sounds more exciting than my job as a bank clerk. Maybe I could train to become a programmer, too.
(Text 10)
Let me introduce you to the Dubai Miracle Garden. We opened on Valentine's Day in 2013—the perfect day to open the world's largest natural flower garden! Within over 72 thousand square meters, we have over 50 million flowers and 250 million plants. Here you will not only find beautiful walkways and sitting places to view the flowers, but you will also see many structures that are covered in flowers. These will be familiar to most visitors, such as the Egyptian pyramids, a Disney character, and even a full-size airplane! In 2016, this flower airplane won an award for being the world's largest flower display. Our Mickey Mouse is made of green plants as well as flowers. In 2018, it won the award for being the tallest plant structure in the world at 18 meters high. Other popular attractions include full-size houses made entirely of flowers and the new Butterfly Garden with 15 thousand butterflies. Be sure to visit between October and April, as the garden is usually closed during the summer.
参考答案
1～5 ABCAA 6～10 BCCBC 11～15 CACAC 16～20 BABBA
21～25 CDBBA 26～30 DDBAC 31～35 CBDBC
36～40 EDCAF
41～45 CABDB 46～50 DACBD 51～55 ACDAC
56. the 57. as 58. has won 59. what 60. education
61. smarter 62. be considered 63. happily 64. touching 65. to play
写作：
One possible version:
Dear Tom,
It is quite normal for teenagers to feel nervous whenever they are taking an important exam. After all, sometimes your parents pay too much attention to your grades. Try these pieces of advice and see if they help.
First of all, there is no need to worry too much about the results. Make careful plans for every exam and study hard every day. In this way we can relieve pressure of exams. . Besides, enough sleep can make us feel energetic and enable us to perform better in an exam. Therefore, you should not stay up late during the period of exams.
I sincerely hope that you will find my advice helpful. I wish you all the best.
Yours,
Li Hua
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She was working on the last question when she saw that Terry had her phone under the table. Ella nodded to Mr. Read. Mr. Read went to Terry quietly and picked up Terry's phone. All was clear, Mr. Reed asked her to leave the classroom. Terry walked out crying. Everyone was staring at her and Ella felt really relaxed.
Ella was walking towards the school gate when she saw Terry waiting for her there. "Ella, please wait. "Terry said, "I'm sorry I haven't answered any of your calls, but my dad's been ill for two weeks and had a heart operation today. During exams I was reading texts from my mum to see how it was going. I have explained to Mr. Read and he asked me to take the exam again. I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening. ”Ella couldn't help crying, either. "You should have told me this earlier. Let me know if you have difficulties. We are true friends. "
