牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第一册Unit 2 The Universal language A卷 基础夯实单元达标测试卷（含解析）

Unit 2 The Universal language A卷 基础夯实—2023-2024学年高二英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第一册单元达标测试卷
考试时间：90分钟
满分：120分
第一部分 阅读理解（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
Theatres and Entertainment
St David's Hall
St David's Hall is the award-winning National Concert Hall of Wales standing at the very heart of Cardiff's entertainment centre. With an impressive 2,000-seat concert hall, St David's Hall is home to the annual Welsh Proms Cardiff. It presents live entertainment, including pop, rock, folk, jazz, musicals, dance, world music, films and classical music.
The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1AH
www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
The Glee Club
Every weekend this is "Wales" premier comedy club where having a great time is the order for both audiences and comedy stars alike. It is hard to name a comedy star who hasn't been on the stage here. If you are looking for the best comedies on tour and brilliant live music, you should start here.
Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5BZ
www.glee.co.uk/cardiff
Sherman Cymru
Sherman Cymru's theatre in the Cathays area of Cardiff reopened in February 2012. This special building is a place in which theatre is made and where children, artists, writers and anyone else have the opportunity(机会) to do creative things. Sherman Cymru is excited to present a packed programme of the very best theatre, dance, family shows and music from Wales and the rest of the world.
Senghennydd Road, Cardiff CF24 4YE
www.shermancymru.co.uk
New Theatre
The New Theatre has been the home of quality drama, musicals, dance and children's shows for more than 100 years. Presenting the best of the West End along with the pick of the UK's touring shows, the New Theatre is Cardiff's oldest surviving traditional theatre. Be sure to pay a visit as part of your stay in the city.
Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3LN
www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
1.Where is the Welsh Proms Cardiff hosted
A. At the New Theatre. B. At the Glee Club.
C. At Sherman Cymru. D. At St David's Hall.
2.What can people do at the Glee Club
A. Watch musicals. B. Enjoy comedies.
C. See family shows. D. Do creative things.
3.Which website can you visit to learn about Cardiff's oldest surviving theatre
A. www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk B. www.shermancymru.co.uk
C. www.glee.co.uk/cardiff D. www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
B
By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ “Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
4.What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner
A. Read music. B. Play the piano.
C. Sing songs. D. Fix the instruments.
5.Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage
A. Boring. B. Well-paid.
C. Demanding. D. Dangerous.
6.What does Titterton need to practise
A. Counting the pages. B. Recognizing the “nodding”.
C. Catching falling objects. D. Performing in his own style.
7.Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worse page turner”
A. He has very poor eyesight. B. He ignores the audience.
C. He has no interest in music. D. He forgets to do his job.
C
Some researchers from the London School of Economics, Oxford University and University College London carried out a research on the Exploring What Matters course. The course is taught throughout the country and is run by volunteers, who have no formal training but bring people together to explore "the things that really matter in life".
The study found that satisfaction levels of those taking part increased by one point, increasing from 6.4 out of 10 to 7.4 after the course. Researchers said that this increase was greater than the boost people would get from being partnered rather than single (+0.59), and being employed rather than unemployed (+0.7).
So far, more than 6,000 people in the UK have taken part in the eight-week course. People involved in the course learn how to cultivate(培养) happiness by taking positive action in their daily lives. They also learn how to have better relationships and create stronger communities.
"I was quite sceptical," said Jo Newstead, are tired health worker in London. “But I really enjoy it. There are nice people from all different backgrounds and we usually have a full discussion. It has made me focus on what I can do to help improve things for myself and for others."
Mark Williamson, director of Action for Happiness, was not surprised by the study's results. "This new research backs up what hundreds of people have already told us: taking part in these groups is life-changing," he said. "But the thing we're most excited about is that people coming out of this experience not only feel better about themselves, but also feel more connected to others and want to do more for others," he added.
8.What do we know about the course
A.It is run by universities. B. It is managed by volunteers.
C.It is taught all the year round. D. It explores difficult things in life.
9.How is the second paragraph developed
A.By making comparisons. B. By describing processes.
C.By analysing causes. D. By giving examples.
10.What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3
A. How to learn the course well.
B. Benefits of taking the course.
C. What people learn from the course.
D. Problems to be solved during the course.
11.What can we learn about the course according to Mark Williamson
A. It makes people politer and kinder.
B. It makes people happier and more helpful.
C. It makes people smarter and more caring.
D. It makes people more confident and humorous.
D
Remember switching the radio channels, hoping a tune you liked would pop out You never had to listen too long to know you'd landed on a hit. Maria Chait, an auditory cognitive neuroscientist(听觉认知神经学家), and her team recently studied how quick that reaction is. They started by asking 10 volunteers to name a feel-good, familiar song.
Then the researchers selected a second tune that sounded similar but was unfamiliar to the volunteers. They divided both songs into tiny bits each less than a second long and then randomly inserted them into a six-and-a-half-minute-long track of song bits. As the bits played, the scientists measured the volunteers' brain activity and monitored changes in pupils(瞳孔), too—a sign of excitement. And the researchers found that the listeners' pupils widened more rapidly when they heard familiar versus unfamiliar tunes—within just a tenth to a third of a second! Familiar tunes also caused a two-step pattern of brain activity where the brain first recognized something as familiar and then brought back more detailed information about it. That pattern was absent for unfamiliar songs.
The study did have limitations: it used a small number of songs; it was hard to cover the purpose of the study from the participants; and the control group ended up being mainly international students from Asia—since they had to be unfamiliar with every single song—so their native languages and music backgrounds differed from the experimental group from a European background.
Still, for doctors who want to use music as a helpful tool for patients with memory loss, for example, this study might be a useful, for participants are not required to indicate anything. They just listen passively. Doctors simply have to observe the neural fingerprints of hearing that same old song.
12.How did the researchers conduct the study
A.They asked volunteers to sing along.
B.They separated songs for comparison.
C. They observed the listeners' expressions.
D. They took two steps to draw the conclusion.
13.What does the author think of the study
A. It needs further research. B. It proves to be persuasive.
C. It should use Asian languages. D. It is based on practical theory.
14.What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. The research is helpful in some medical way.
B. Doctors are delighted with the research result.
C. It's easy to cure patients with memory loss.
D. Patients need treating with music like songs.
15.What is the best title for the passage
A. How Can We Use Familiar Songs B.Music Is Good for Our Brains
C. Doctors Practice Music Therapy D.Familiar Tunes Awake Brains Quickly
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Music has long been considered to be an enjoyable pastime for many people. ①_____ The mental health benefits from music can't be argued. Music could also be helping you with many other health problems behind the scenes.
②_____ However, for the same reason, music can be very beneficial if one is in pain. By distracting(分心) the mind from the pain, music, people say, can lower stress and anxiety levels. This, of course, can lead to less pain.
Many people enjoy relaxing music in the evening prior to going to bed. ③_____ While the validity of the idea is still being assessed, the lowered stress can even be tied back to blood pressure. Similarly, according to researchers, listening to just 30 minutes of soft music every day may help with healthy blood sugar levels, through the lowering of stress and anxiety.
When it comes to heart health, there is speculation(推测) that it's not the style of music, but rather the tempo that makes it so good for your heart health. In one European study, participants listened to music as the researchers monitored their heart rates and blood pressure. ④_____ On the other hand, when the music slowed, the participants' stress and anxiety levels became lower and the effects on heart rates appeared to follow suit.
⑤_____But there is a whole range of other health issues that turning up the radio could be beneficial for, which is what makes music so valuable.
A. This feeling can also result in many other health problems.
B. Some experts say that music can be harmful if it is too loud.
C. This idea is a little off-the-wall but still has scientific backing.
D. They say it can play a big role in calming the brain enough to sleep.
E. The implications of music on overall well-being are really impressive.
F. It is also highly popular due to the individualized effects on stress and anxiety.
G. Interestingly, the more cheerful the music was, the faster their heart rates were.
第二部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Exercise and I have never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad 1 me into a dozen sports. I didn't like any of them, 2 .
When I entered University of Regina, my dad 3 telling me, "You have to find a way to stay 4 ." or "You don't want to get the Freshman 15, do you " So I 5 to give swimming a shot, but I 6 managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester(学期).Worse still, I was 7 to convince myself that "Yeah, that's OK."
The spring semester came. A friend of mine 8 me one day asking if I wanted to go to Zumba with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically exercise dancing to Latin and pop songs. It didn't sound too bad but I couldn't be 9 .
I went, and that was it. Zumba became my 10 of tea. The instructor would always say: "Don't worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing." That removed my 11 about sports. I didn't have to be 12 . I didn't even have to be good. I just need to 13 the music and move. Zumba did 14 me from the Freshman 15, but it also did so much more. It let me make 15 with my unpleasant past with physical fitness and enjoy staying healthy.
1.A. expected B. allowed C. forced D. invited
2.A. therefore B. though C. instead D. besides
3.A. avoided B. risked C. regretted D. kept
4.A. in shape B. for fun C. at ease D. on business
5.A. refused B. happened C. bothered D. decided
6.A. hardly B. merely C. constantly D. gradually
7.A. eager B. content C. embarrassed D. disappointed
8.A. teased B. comforted C. approached D. annoyed
9.A. happy B. proud C. careful D. sure
10.A. cup B. part C. share D. mouth
11.A. curiosity B. passion C. scare D. confidence
12.A. perfect B. enthusiastic C. adorable D. ambitious
13.A. accept B. feel C. display D. compare
14.A. witness B. separate C. discourage D. save
15.A. trouble B. sense C. peace D. contact
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。
Johann Sebastian Bach was a talented and influential composer and musician. ①_____(know) as the father of western music for his great works, Bach created over 1,000 pieces of music in his lifetime.
Bach was born in 1685 in a small town in Germany. His father taught him to play the violin and harpsichord(拨弦键琴) and ②_____ addition, he learned to play the organ(管风琴) from his older brother. Bach became a famous organist when he was young, working as a musician for a ③_____(various) of churches. He began to compose original works for all sorts of church services. However, most of the music was written to be performed only once and ④_____(eventual), only very little of the music was published—not many people really ⑤_____(appreciate) it.
Later, while working as an organist for a duke(公爵), Bach received a ⑥_____(good) job offer. When he tried to leave to take ⑦_____ new chance, the duke put him in prison for a month. But Bach loved music so much that he didn't stop ⑧_____(create) music. He composed some pieces of music during his time in prison, most of ⑨_____ are still performed today.
Bach's music wasn't truly accepted during his lifetime, but now he ⑩_____(consider) to be one of the greatest composers in history.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华,你校将举办音乐节。请写封邮件邀请你的英国朋友Allen参加,内容包括:
1.时间;
2.活动安排;
3.欢迎他表演节目。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。续写的词数应为150左右。
At sixteen, I possessed something every teenager dreams of—a learner's permit. But unlike most kids of my age, I was terrified at the thought of navigating almost two tons of crushing steel.
"Do you want to drive home " Mom asked when she picked me up. I hesitated, "Really Are you sure " Mom nodded with confidence, "You'll do well." "Okay." I hopped into the driver's seat of our Ford Galaxie 500. "You've got plenty of room to back up," she said when I drove in Mrs. Carlson's driveway. When we reached the county road, I stopped. "Now, look both ways," Mom instructed. "Turn your wheel to the left. Give it some gas, but take it slow. We're not in any hurry."
I pulled onto the narrow two-lane road. We drove along smoothly until a pickup truck came belting up behind us. Mom straightened her back and leaned forward. I glanced in the rearview mirror. I guess it didn't occur to the man driving the blue rust bucket to slow down as he crowded into our bumper. When I failed to speed up, he honked his horn. My fingers held the steering wheel tightly.
Mom pointed, "You'd better turn into the next driveway and let this guy pass." Before I reached the place where I needed to turn, the guy sounded his horn again. In a panic, Mom exclaimed, "Turn, turn here. I said turn!"
I could see that I wasn't close enough to make the turn, but I did as instructed. I suddenly turned the steering wheel to the right and our car fell into the ditch(沟渠) alongside the road. My foot pushed down on the gas pedal, and the engine roared like an angry bull. Our old Galaxie flew to the other side of the ditch and broke through a fence.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
Mom asked me, "Are you okay "
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"Excuse me," a man's voice interrupted. "Are you ladies okay "
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答案以及解析
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节
A
1.答案：D
解析：理解具体信息。根据St David's Hall部分中的"With an impressive 2,000-seat concert hall, St David's Hall is home to the annual Welsh Proms Cardiff"可知答案,故选D项。
2.答案：B
解析：理解具体信息。根据The Glee Club部分中的"comedy club", "If you are looking for the best comedies"可知,人们在这里可以欣赏到喜剧。故选B项。
3.答案：A
解析：理解具体信息。根据New Theatre部分中的"Presenting the best of the West End... Cardiff's oldest surviving traditional theatre"可知网站为www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk,故选A项。
B
4.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“but I've learnt to read music(但是我已经学会了识谱）”可知一个翻乐谱的人应该学会识谱，故答案为A项。
5.答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中“A lot of skills are needed for the job.(这份工作需要大量的技巧。)”以及下文中的关键信息“have to”和“make sure”可综合推断Titterton在舞台上的工作要求很高，故选C项。boring 没趣的，令人厌倦(或厌烦）的；well-paid 工资高的；dangerous 危险的。
6.答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中“and each pianist has their own style of 'nodding' to indicate a page turn(每个钢琴家都有自己的‘点头’风格来示意翻页）”可推断Titterton需要识别钢琴家发出的“点头”信号，才能准确地翻页，故答案为B项。
7.答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中“He's interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: 'Turn，turn！' (他对音乐很感兴趣，能感受到每一个音符，我不得不提醒他：‘翻页，翻页！’）”可推断他由于专注于音乐，忘了翻页，故答案为D项。
C
8.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “The course is taught throughout the country and is run by volunteers”可知,这门课程在全国范围内教授,是由志愿者负责的。
9.答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知,研究发现,参加完课程学习后,人们的满意度提升了1,高于其他两项的提升度:0.59和0.7,由此可知本段是通过做比较的方式展开的。
10.答案：C
解析：主旨大意题。根据第三段内容可知,本段主要讲述了从这门课程中人们能学到什么。
11.答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“But the thing we're most excited about is that people coming out of this experience not only feel better about themselves, but also feel more connected to others and want to do more for others”可知,Mark Williamson认为,这门课程让人们变得更加开心和乐于助人。
D
12.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的“They started by asking 10 volunteers to name a feel-good, familiar song.”和第二段中的“Then the researchers selected a second tune...As the bits played, the scientists measured the volunteers' brain activity and monitored changes in pupils, too—a sign of excitement.”可知,研究人员用两首不同的歌对志愿者进行研究,也就是说研究人员把歌曲分开以做比较。故选B项。
13.答案：A
解析：推理判断题。由第三段内容可知,作者认为此项研究具有局限性,比如实验歌曲少等,由此可推出作者认为它需要进一步的研究。故选A项。
14.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。由最后一段内容可知,对医生来说,音乐是治疗失忆患者的有用工具,即这项研究在一些医学治疗上有帮助。故选A项。
15.答案：D
解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知,第一段是全文的主旨段落。第一段讲的是听觉认知神经学家Maria Chait和她的团队的研究,即人们对熟悉的曲调的反应速度有多快。故D项为文章的最佳标题。
第二节
答案：FBDGE
解析：①空前一句讲到了对许多人来说音乐长期以来被认为是一种令人愉悦的消遣方式,空后一句讲到了音乐对心理健康的益处是不容置疑的,所以空处应与音乐对于心理健康的益处有关,因此F项符合语境。
②根据空后讲到的“然而,同样的道理,如果一个人处于痛苦之中,音乐是非常有帮助的”可推知,空处应该是说音乐的坏处,因此B项符合语境。
③本段第一句讲到了很多人喜欢在晚上睡觉前听舒缓的音乐,空后讲到了“然而这种观念的有效性仍待评估”,因此空处应该是说晚上睡觉前听音乐的好处,因此D项符合语境。
④结合语境可知,此处讲到的是一项研究,所以空处应该是讲参与者的研究表现,且空后一句讲到了当音乐减慢时,他们的压力和焦虑水平会变得更低,对心率的影响似乎也变小了。由此可推知,空处应该是音乐较快时的表现,因此G项符合语境。
⑤结合空后将收音机音量开大可能对其他一系列健康问题有益可知,E项“音乐对整体幸福感的影响真的让人印象深刻”符合语境。
第二部分 语言知识运用
第一节
1.答案：C
解析：根据“I didn't like any of them”可知,作者不喜欢这些运动,都是爸爸强迫作者做的。故选C。
2.答案：B
解析：上文提到作者从小就接触了很多项运动,再结合“I didn't like any of them”可知,上下文形成转折关系。故选B。
3.答案：D
解析：根据“You don't want to get the Freshman 15, do you ”可知,此处表示爸爸不停地叮嘱作者要保持体形。故选D。
4.答案：A
解析：根据“You don't want to get the Freshman 15, do you ”可知,此处表示要保持身材。故选A。
5.答案：D
解析：由于爸爸不停地叮嘱,作者决定尝试游泳。故选D。
6.答案：B
解析：but前后为转折关系,上文提到作者决定尝试游泳,此处表示一个学期只去了两次。故选B。
7.答案：B
解析：根据“Yeah, that's OK.”可知,作者对自己的现状表示满足。故选B。
8.答案：C
解析：根据下文“I went, and that was it.”可知,朋友找作者和她一起去跳尊巴舞。故选C。
9.答案：D
解析：根据上文“All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically exercise dancing to Latin and pop songs.”可知,作者对尊巴舞不太了解,因此此处表示不确定。故选D。
10.答案：A
解析：one's cup of tea为固定短语,意为“钟爱的事物,恰合口味”。故选A。
11.答案：C
解析：根据上文“due to my fear of sports”可知,此处应选意义相近的词scare(恐惧)。句意:那消除了我对体育运动的恐惧。故选C。
12.答案：A
解析：根据“I didn't even have to be good.”可知,此处表示“我不必完美无缺”。故选A。
13.答案：B
解析：根据“Don't worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.”可知,教练教导作者不必在意其他的东西,因此只要感受音乐并且动起来即可。故选B。
14.答案：D
解析：尊巴舞帮助作者避免增重。故选D。
15.答案：C
解析：make peace with为固定短语,意为“与……和解,与……言归于好”。句意:它让我用身体健康与不愉快的过去和解,享受保持健康。故选C。
第二节
答案：①Known②in③variety④eventually⑤appreciated⑥better⑦the⑧creating⑨which⑩is considered
解析：①考查非谓语动词。句意:巴赫因他的伟大的作品被誉为西方音乐之父,他一生创作了1000多首音乐。be known as...表示“被认为是……”,此处为动词-ed形式做状语。故填Known。
②考查固定短语。句意:他的父亲教他拉小提琴和弹拨弦键琴,此外,他向他的哥哥学习弹管风琴。短语in addition意为“此外”。故填in。
③考查名词。句意:巴赫年轻时就成了一名著名的管风琴手,在各种各样的教堂担任乐师。a variety of意为“各种各样的”。故填名词variety。
④考查副词。句意:最终,只有很少一部分音乐被发表—没有多少人真正欣赏它。空处做状语,表示“最终”,故应填副词eventually。
⑤考查时态。结合上文中的“only very little of the music was published”可知,此处应用一般过去时。故填appreciated。
⑥考查比较级。句意:后来,在为一位公爵当管风琴手时,巴赫得到了一个更好的工作机会。根据语境可知,此处暗含比较之意,故用形容词的比较级形式。
⑦考查冠词。句意:当他试图离开去接受这个新的机会时,公爵把他关在监狱里一个月。此处表特指,应用定冠词the。
⑧考查非谓语动词。句意:但巴赫如此热爱音乐,以至于他没有停止创
作音乐。stop doing sth.表示“停止做某事”。故填creating。
⑨考查定语从句。句意:他在狱中创作了一些乐曲,其中的大部分至今仍在演奏。此处为“代词+介词+关系代词”结构引导非限制性定语从句,从句修饰先行词some pieces of music,空处做介词of的宾语,指物,故填which。
⑩考查时态和语态。根据now可知,此处应用一般现在时,主语与consider构成被动关系,故用一般现在时的被动语态。故填is considered。
第三节
答案：
Dear Allen,
How is everything going Our school will hold a music festival next Sunday morning in the school hall. And I'm writing to invite you to join us.
The opening ceremony will start at 9:00 am, and the schoolmaster will deliver a speech. Then there will be various fantastic performances played by talented students. You are definitely welcome to show up on stage, which will add color and fun to our festival.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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Mom asked me, "Are you okay " I could only see the move of her lips and guess what she was saying. A wave of panic swept through my mind, awakening my memory. It occurred to me that Mom kept instructing me what to do but it failed to work. I tried to tell Mom how frightened and sorry I was. She just hugged me and held my hands firmly, "They say 'Practice makes perfect.' Take it easy, girl!"
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"Excuse me," a man's voice interrupted. "Are you ladies okay " We looked up and it was the truck driver who kept honking his horn. "I'm terribly sorry for having driven that way but I had an emergency. And I thought you could make it. Then I found I was wrong so here I am to see if you need any help." With his help, we went to the nearest hospital where Mom told me confidently, "Just remember to keep calm and respond accordingly next time. You'll do fine." Thanks to Mom, that was not my last driving lesson.
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