华容县2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试
英 语
注意事项：
1. 本试卷答题时间为120分钟，满分150分。
2. 考生作答时务必将选择题答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡指定位置上，将非选择题答案用0.5毫米黑色签字笔写在答题卡指定位置上；在本试卷上答题无效。
3. 考试完成后，将答题卡上交，试题卷考生自己留存。
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。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。
What is the man doing
A. Taking pictures. B. Drawing pictures. C. Buying pictures.
Where does the conversation take place
A. At the airport. B. At the train station. C. At the bus stop.
How does the man feel about Sam
A. He is strict. B. He is friendly. C. He is humorous.
What will the woman do this weekend
A. Watch TV. B. Repair the TV set. C. Visit the man’s parents.
How many days will the man spend traveling
A. Three. B. Four. C. Seven.
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。
What is the woman’s favorite sport
A. Tennis. B. Skiing. C. Badminton.
Where did the man learn to ski
A. In Russia. B. In Italy. C. In Canada.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
How does Paul feel
A. Terrible. B. Just so-so. C. Comfortable.
Why is Paul not willing to stay in bed today
A. He doesn’t like it.
B. He wants to run outside.
C. He has something important to do.
What’s the relationship between the speakers
A. Doctor and patient.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Interviewer and interviewee.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
Why couldn’t Mr. Branson become a spaceman
A. Because he couldn’t see well.
B. Because he couldn’t hear well.
C. Because he couldn’t speak well.
What is important for people to test the spaceship
A. Patience. B. Courage. C. Curiosity.
What happened to the Japanese man
A. He got injured. B. He became worried. C. He missed his parents.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
When did this story probably happen
A. On Monday morning. B. On Friday morning. C. On Saturday morning.
Why did the woman start dancing
A. Because she loves Latin dance music.
B. Because she wants to teach dancing classes.
C. Because she wants to meet her mother’s needs
How did the woman feel about herself
A. She was active. B. She was silly. C. She was lonely.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
How long will the school canteen be closed
A. Three days. B. Four days. C. Five days.
Where does the problem lie in the canteen
A. The toilet. B. The kitchen. C. The main room.
What can people see at the main gate
A. A list of restaurants.
B. A list of new textbooks.
C. A list of special students.
Why do the students with special food diets need to provide a signed paper
A. To get a notice.
B. To have a test paper.
C. To help them show their needs.
第二部分 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，从所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Let ’s Celebrate!
No matter what kind of culture you come across, there’s always a reason to celebrate! Check out four amazing festivals around the world.
Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival
Every June people get together in Wisconsin, USA, to honor cheese. The celebration lasts three days and it’s full of different events for the whole family. There are concerts, free cheese tasting, the Big Cheese Parade and Big Cheese Breakfast, etc.
La Tomatina
Every August, Bu ol, Spain, hosts a festival where the world’s biggest hour-long food fight takes place. Around 20,000 people participate in the event, throwing over a hundred tons of tomatoes at each other in total. What a juiced-up celebration!
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
Are there any festivals to celebrate in winter Sure! Come to Harbin, China. It is home to Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The festival starts on January 5 every year. During the month-long festival, people can enjoy the largest and most beautiful ice and snow sculptures around the globe.
Monkey Buffet Festival
The Monkey Buffet Festival falls on the last Sunday of November. It is a great day for monkeys in Thailand. People there think monkeys can bring good luck to them. Therefore, to express their gratitude to monkeys, they have this special festival to feed them.
Who is Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival intended for
A. Fruit tasters. B. Animal lovers.
C. Music enthusiasts. D. Snowboarding fans.
Which festival lasts the longest time
A. La Tomatina.
B. Monkey Buffet Festival.
C. Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival.
D. Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.
Which section is the text probably taken from in a magazine
A. Sports. B. Culture. C. Finance. D. Education.
B
Each year, the nation’s oldest math and science competition, the Regeneron Science Talent Search, selects teenagers based on their achievements, as well as their potential to become world-changing scientists and leaders. Previous finalists have gone on to win Nobel Prizes, National Medals of Science and Fields Medals.
Of over 1, 800 applicants in 2022, Victor Cai, from Parkland High School, was among the search’s top 40 finalists. Each finalist was awarded $25,000 and participated in a week-long competition in March. Top prizes ranged from $40, 000 to $250, 000.
Cai was selected as a finalist for developing a short-range distance sensing radar (雷达) to help blind people get around in their homes. He was inspired to develop his project after his kung fu teacher of 11 years slowly lost his sight due to a rare eye disease. “I was eager to do something for him,” he said.
The traditional radar device can interfere (干扰) with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, making such technology difficult to use in the home. Cai used a little-known radar concept (概念), officially called the Multiple Frequency Continuous Wave. His device is currently about one foot by one foot in height and width. Cai hopes to develop a smaller one that the user can wear around the house.
“Science allows us to create new technologies and to use these technologies to develop ways to make people’s lives better,” he said. “For me, it’s really special to create something that hasn’t been possible before.”
Cai felt excited about meeting his fellow finalists during the competition from March 9 to l6. “It’s nice to have different topics being researched by all the finalists and to know how they are improving our lives,” Cai said. “We all have the shared passion for using science to improve the world.”
What do we know about the Regeneron Science Talent Search from the passage
A. It takes place once every four years.
B. Its top prize winner will be awarded $25,000.
C. It aims to select promising scientists from teenagers.
D. Over 1, 800 applicants participated in it in March, 2022.
Why did Cai desire to develop his project
A. To improve the world. B. To inspire more teenagers.
C. To become one of the finalists. D. To make his teacher’s life easier.
What is special about Victor Cai’s device
A. It can be worn by its user.
B. It can now be used in the home.
C. It can interfere with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
D. It’s developed using a well-known concept.
Which of the following words can best describe Victor Cai
A. Honest and positive. B. Curious and energetic.
C. Brave and open-minded. D. Creative and ambitious.
C
Dogs have a special bond with humans. But do dogs, like humans, produce more tears when they are flooded with emotion A new study, which may be the first to look at this question, says that the eyes of dogs do well up with tears. In fact, it happens regularly when they’re reunited with their owners.
“We found that dogs produce tears associated with positive emotions,” says Takefumi Kikusui of Azabu University in Japan. “We also made the discovery of a chemical, oxytocin (催产素), as a possible mechanism (机制) behind it.”
Kikusui and his co-workers made the discovery after one of his two dogs had babies 6 years ago. He noticed that, when his dog was nursing the babies, something changed — there were tears. Those tears don’t fall as they often do in humans but they do get teary eyes. “That gave me the idea that oxytocin is likely to increase tears,” Kikusui says.
They decided to experiment and see if oxytocin would bring dogs to tears. First, they used a standard test to measure dogs’ tear volume (量) before and after reuniting with their owners. They found that tear volume indeed ascended when they got back together with the familiar human and not with a stranger. When they added oxytocin to the dogs’ eyes, their tear volume also rose. That finding supports the idea that oxytocin plays a role in tear production when dogs and their owners get back together. They also asked people to rate pictures of dogs’ faces with and without artificial tears in them, and it turned out that people gave more positive responses when they saw dogs with teary eyes. These findings suggest that dogs’ tear production helps to develop stronger connections between people and their dogs.
Kikusui says they had never heard of the discovery that animals produce tears in joyful situations and that they were all excited that this would be a world first!
Why did the author raise the question in the first paragraph
A. To compare different ideas.
B. To express his personal doubt.
C. To lead in the topic for discussion.
D. To introduce the rich emotions of dogs.
What made Kikusui think oxytocin might increase tears
A. A lesson at university. B. An experience of his own.
C. The interaction with a dog. D. A reminder from his colleagues.
What does the underlined word “ascended” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Increased. B. Decreased.
C. Became zero. D. Remained unchanged.
What did Kikusui think of the experiment’s findings
A. It came as a big surprise. B. It required further evidence.
C. It was within their expectation. D. It was contrary to previous ones.
D
I was born to be a person with a sense of humor. I’ve been told that even in a room of a thousand people, you can always hear me laughing over the crowd. For me, laughter is the ultimate form of embodied joy. And by “embodied”, I mean that my whole body is involved when I laugh. On the inside, it’s like a bubbling fountain of joy spilling out all over the place.
But what is joy, anyway Life can be terrible, but if you decide to follow the sound of the joy-fountain, you will find joy showing up in all kinds of places: pets playfully running around, kindness, or even in nothingness.
How can joy be found A friend moved into a new apartment and needed some help, so I helped him. Afterwards, he was obviously so much happier and at ease. I noticed that playing even a small part in his happiness brought me great joy, and I took a moment to let this feeling of embodied joy in.
We can practice letting joy in by noticing how it feels to smile. Where does your body light up when you smile When I smile, it makes me want to take a deep breath, and I notice my shoulders and belly relaxing. When I embody caring and loving, it feels great!
Sadly, a majority of us are unaware of joy, or doubtful about it. Maybe you are afraid to open up to joy, or maybe you are so unfamiliar with what joy feels like that you ignore or resist it when it comes knocking. No one, other than you, owns your happiness, but you might unknowingly block feelings or experiences that help you embody joy. The fact is that when you can’t embody joy, you miss out on one of life’s essential vitamins.
Want more joy Don’t be afraid to look silly. Silliness helps us take things less personally. It helps us see the world the way a kid does. When we can find more joy in the smalls of everyday life, we can embody happiness, rather than just pursuing it.
How is the topic of joy introduced at the beginning of the passage
A. By highlighting a joyful experience.
B. By stressing the importance of laughing.
C. By presenting an ultimate form of satisfaction.
D. By sharing the author’s understanding of joy.
What might be the author’s advice on finding joy
A. Taking a deep breath. B. Smiling to your friends.
C. Reflecting on nothingness. D. Doing small acts of kindness.
What might be the reason for many of us missing out on joy
A. That many of us refuse it on purpose.
B. That many of us are insensitive to joy.
C. That many of us lack life’s essential vitamins.
D. That many of us are likely to take joy for granted.
What is the best title of the text
A. Life is the creation of joy. B. A happy man always laughs last.
C. People are always unaware of joy. D. Happy people are happy in childhood.
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。
You might be willing to help others who are going through a hard time. It is helpful to learn some skills when you offer support. The following tips may help you.
36_______ It is important to ensure that the person who needs your support feels a sense of safety. An empty room is the best choice if possible. A peaceful place just like a park is another good choice, too. Be sure to talk in a low voice, especially if you are in an area where others may walk by and hear.
Ask questions. 37_______ It is important that the person feels like you are interested in what he is saying and that you really want to support him. Your questions should start with words like “How” and “Why”. Some examples of questions are “What happened ” “What will you do next ” and “How did that make you feel ”
Pay attention to your body language. Try to nod, smile, and make eye contact as you’re listening. Smiling is especially helpful in showing your support. 38_______
Understand what the person is trying to communicate. This is also important to show your support. 39_______ The person will feel more supported and better understood. Don’t just repeat the exact same sentences. You could say sentences like “It sounds like you are saying...” or “What I’m hearing is...”
Remember these “don’ts”. Don’t stop the person when he is talking. 40_______ Avoid saying “I told you so,” “It can’t be that bad.” and don’t try to offer advice unless you are asked.
A. Seek a safe and quiet area.
B. Instead, give him chances to express himself.
C. Tell the person that you really know his feeling.
D. Retelling what the person is saying is a great way.
E. Do not cross your arms when you are listening to him.
F. You could ask some questions that the person is interested in.
G. You could ask the person about what happened or how he’s feeling.
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Alice was wandering through her home garden. Her father Tom collected some rare and precious plants and 41________ them with great care. Alice was attracted by a plant full of blooming flowers. She 42________ it and admired its unique beauty. Suddenly, she 43________ that the plant was in a pile of filth (污秽). She could not put up with the 44________ of dirt with such fantastic flowers.
She figured out a plan to clean the plant. She 45________ the plant with all her strength from the dirt and washed its 46________ in running tap water till all traces of dirt were washed away. She then placed the plant on a clean stone and went away, proud that she had done a great 47________.
Later her father came to the garden and noticed the uprooted plant, which had lain 48________ in the baking sun. His little daughter ran over to 49________ her achievement. “I have cleaned it, Daddy,” she reported 50________.
The father showed her how her deed had nearly killed the plant and 51________ to her that the filthy soil provided the best medium (培养基) to grow that plant. On hearing that, the girl felt 52________ that the plant had suffered by her cleaning.
A great gardener mixes the 53________ soil for each plant. Similarly, God provides each of us with the best 54________ required for spiritual growth. But it may appear to be unpleasant, and we may even complain to God about our 55________.
A. fed on B. looked at C. picked out D. attended to
A. caught B. attacked C. attracted D. approached
A. noticed B. recognized C. recalled D. concluded
A. shortage B. presence C. absence D. presentation
A. held B. picked C. pulled D. pushed
A. roots B. flowers C. leaves D. branches
A. deal B. deed C. project D. operation
A. dying B. bathing C. boiling D. breathing
A. check B. assess C. exhibit D. confirm
A. coldly B. happily C. fearfully D. patiently
A. explained B. whispered C. apologized D. complained
A. delighted B. relieved C. guilty D. confident
A. same B. right C. dirty D. loose
A. style B. opportunity C. neighborhood D. environment
A. growth B. happiness C. challenges D. achievements
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。
Recent research shows that human activities harm animals. Human activities have brought many animals close to 56__________ (extinct). Over the last five hundred years, more than 300 species of animals 57__________ (go) extinct. Some activities, like hunting and fishing, directly harm animals, while other activities such as development in cities, impact 58_________ (direct) on animal populations.
Hunting and fishing have directly influenced the world’s animal populations. Some people hunt animals for food or for fashion. Animal meat may 59__________ (eat) and animal skin is used to make clothes and bags. Still others hunt animals just for excitement.
Human activities 60__________ have indirect effects on animals can be just as harmful. When we build factories, we destroy animal habitats and leave many animals with nowhere 61__________ (live). Without even entering their habitats, we may also put animals 62__________ risk. Air, water, noise and light pollution can all have 63__________ deep and damaging influence quite far from their source. Partly due to pollution 64__________ (cause) by ship traffic and other human activities, the dolphin population has dropped greatly. As the human population continues to grow, 65__________ does the effect we have on animals.
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作 (满分15分)
上周你校举办了校园科技节，请你以School Science Festival为题，给校英文报写一篇新闻报道，宣传此活动。内容包括：
1. 活动时间及地点；2. 活动主题及内容；3. 活动影响。
注意：写作词数应为80个左右；请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
School Science Festival
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第二节 读后续写 (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。
Sam’s childish desires took hold of him. He envied his best friend Tom over his new bicycle. One day, Sam gathered the courage to beg his parents to buy a bicycle, but they refused him. Instead, his dad, Peter, advised him to get the bike by saving up for it. Without a second thought, Sam decided to set aside money from his pocket money every day to raise the amount he needed: $600. Every day, the little boy made sure he placed some money into his piggy bank.
After almost two years, the day finally arrived. “Finally!” Sam joyfully shouted as he dropped the piggy bank to the floor. Inside was $830! More than the $600 he was aiming for! Instantly, the excited boy asked his dad to take him to the bike store.
On their way to the store, Sam accompanied his dad to the supermarket to buy some groceries. They were lining up at the checkout when Sam noticed an old woman with a little girl in a wheelchair. The old lady dropped her groceries on the road. She looked helpless, and since she was holding the little girl’s wheelchair, she couldn’t pick them up.
Sam quickly approached the woman. “Hey let me help you. Where is your car ” he asked the woman whose name was Maggie. The woman told him that they lived across the street and didn’t have a car. “I’ll carry them for you,” Sam said. On the way, the woman’s granddaughter, Mary, told Sam their story. It turned out that she had her leg injured in a car crash and lost her parents in it. Maggie had to sell her car to pay for Mary’s surgery and wheelchair. Their story moved Sam.
After arriving at Maggie’s house, Sam made an unbelievable offer. “I’ll get you a car!” he shouted with joy. “Not a new one, though. My dad sells used cars and I’ll get you one!” Sam’s offer shocked Maggie. “But I don’t think I can afford a car now,” she said.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
“Don’t worry! My dad will help you get one. I promise!” Sam said firmly.__________
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Peter was surprised Sam would offer to give all his savings to help Mary. ___________
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华容县2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试
英语参考答案
一、听力理解（30分）
1-5 BACBC 6-10 ABACA 11-15 ABBCA 16-20 BCBAC
二、阅读理解（50分）
21-25 CDBCD 26-30 BDCBA 31-35 ADDBA 36-40 AGEDB
三、语言知识运用（30分）
第一节 完形填空（15分）
41-45 DDABC 46-50 ABACB 51-55 ACBDC
第二节 语法填空（15分）
56. extinction (adj--n) 57. have gone (时态) 58. indirectly (adj-adv语义逻辑)
59. be eaten (被动) 60. that/which(定从) 61. to live (非谓)
62. at (介) 63. a (冠) 64 caused (非谓)
65 so (副词)
四、写作（40分）
第一节 应用文（15分）
School Science Festival
Last Friday on the school playground witnessed our school Science Festival themed on space.
The festival was launched from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the classrooms decorated with colorful flags and posters of spacesuits and astronauts, which attracted all the teachers and students. First, it started with the headmaster delivering a lecture about whether life can exist on other planets. Then, a workshop was presented where students tried different experiments with great interest, tasting what it was like to live in outer space. Finally, we participated in a science fair.
The Science Festival has proved to be a huge success, providing an impressive feast of sights and minds. Not only does it allow students the opportunity to explore, but also it inspires their enthusiasm for science.
第二节 读后续写（25分）
“Don’t worry! My dad will help you get one. I promise!” Sam said firmly. The boy immediately rushed back to talk to his dad about it. “Well, it’s hard to buy a car if she has no money,” Peter said. Sam felt a surge of sorrow and regret flooding through him because he had promised Mary he would get her a car. Scratching his head, Sam tried to come up with a solution. Then a brilliant idea sprang to Sam’s mind. He thought maybe he could help her with a monthly payment plan. “But Sam, it won’t be easy for Mary.” Peter whispered. Without hesitation, Sam said with determination, “I can help her with my＄830!”
Peter was surprised that Sam would offer to give all his savings to help Mary. “Are you sure ” Peter asked in confusion. “Yes! She needs a car more than I need a bike, Dad.” Sam responded. Peter was deeply touched by his son’s kindness and agreed. Soon, he helped Mary get a used car. Sensing Mary’s happiness, Sam was seized by a sense of pride with his lips curing into a smile. He didn’t complain about the things he didn’t have. Instead, he felt grateful for the health and love he was blessed with. It dawned on him that the goodness around him was priceless and that money was nothing compared to it.
【导语】文章以人物为线索展开，本文讲述了Sam想要一辆新自行车，他决定从零用钱中攒出一笔钱买自行车，终于，他攒够了钱和爸爸一起去自行车店。路上，他遇到一位老妇人和一个坐在轮椅上的小女孩，小女孩在车祸中伤了腿，失去了她的父母，因为家里没有车，小女孩的出行很不方便。看到这一切，汤米决定帮她们买一辆车。
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“‘别担心！我爸爸会帮你买的。我保证！’Sam坚定地说。”可知，第一段可描写Sam和爸爸想出了什么方法帮助她们买车。
②由第二段首句内容“彼得很惊讶Sam会拿出所有积蓄来帮助Mary。”可知，第二段可描写父子二人帮助Mary的过程及这件事带给Sam的感悟。
2.续写线索：
商量如何买车——Sam决定拿出零用钱——父亲感到惊讶——买车成功——Sam的感悟。
附听力原文：
Text 1
W: Maybe you can add bright color. In this way, the picture won’t look dark. (1)
M: I will do that. I will add yellow at the bottom and blue at the top.
Text 2 (第2题为推断题)
W: Here is your passport and boarding pass. Your flight departs from Gate 19 and your seat is 35B. Enjoy your flight.
M: Thank you. Have a nice day.
Text 3
W: I think you should invite Sam to your birthday party.
M: Yes. He’s good at making jokes. (3)
W: Are you sure his mother will allow him to go out
M: Well, let me have a try.
Text 4
W: Any plans for this weekend
M: I have to help my friend’s father repair the TV set.
W: Well, same here. I have to help Andrew’s father. (4)
Text 5
W: How long will you stay in Los Angeles, Mr. Green
M: Three days. Then my wife and I will go to New York and stay there for four days. (5)
Text 6
M: You’re good at so many sports! I know tennis is your main hobby. It seems that you can play both table tennis and badminton.
W: I love tennis the most, (6) but I have the skills for other sports as well. I’m also a good skier.
M: I love skiing! I learnt how to ski last year in Italy. (7) It wasn’t very easy.
W: This is not an easy sport. I suggest you buy your own ski set.
M: That’s a good idea. Could you help me choose the right one I doubt whether I could make the best choice.
Text 7
W: Hello, Paul. (8) You look terrible. What’s going on
M: Well, I think I’ve got a cold. My throat is very sore, and my nose has been running. I still have a cough. (8)
W: Well, let me check your temperature. Um…it’s 38 degrees. It’s a bit high. You’d better stay in bed today.
M: I can’t do that. I have a very important interview this afternoon, and I don’t want to miss it. (9) Please give me some medicine. (10)
W: All right. Please take these pills twice a day and get some rest, which helps a lot. If you still feel uncomfortable three days later, please come over again. I will give you another check. (10)
M: Thanks for your help.
Text 8
W: Mr. Branson, we are so happy to see you here. How did you decide to build a spaceship for private travel
M: This has been my dream for a long time. I’ve been interested in space travel. I couldn’t become a spaceman because my eyesight wasn’t good. (11)
W: When will this new invention be used by the common people Now to go into space is expensive.
M: This invention is still at an experimental stage. We haven’t completed the project yet. We need the right professionals to help us test it. It takes courage to go out there. (12) There was a young man from Japan who was willing to help us. However, the more he trained, the more worried he became. (13) He seemed like the right person: he had the health, he had the knowledge…but he gave up.
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W: Last weekend, something very embarrassing happened to me. (14) I had got out of bed late, because it was Saturday. I went to the bathroom to have a shower, and just when I turned on the water, I suddenly heard very loud music.
M: In your apartment
W: No, not in my apartment, but in the street. It sounded like a band. So I rushed out of the bathroom to the living room to look out of the window there.
M: Without getting dressed
W: Yes. Because I thought I was the only person at home.
M: So what was happening outside
W: A big band was playing Latin dance music in the street. You know how much I love Latin dance music. I immediately forgot everything and started dancing to the music. (15) But then I heard something behind me, and I looked around. And there was my mother, standing in the doorway, looking at me dancing and laughing her head off. I have never felt so foolish! (16)
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We would like to inform all the students and teachers that from next Monday till next Friday the school canteen will be closed. (17) There are some water supply problems in the kitchen, and they need to be fixed. (18) Until it opens again, both students and teachers are allowed to bring food from outside. There will be a list of restaurants nearby that will be put at the main gate so that everyone can have a look. (19) Please note that students will not be allowed to eat outside the school during lunchtime even if their parents come. Only students with special food diets can leave the area for eating, but they need to provide a signed paper showing their special needs. (20) The school café will start making food next week, too, so this will be another place where people can eat until all goes back to normal. Thank you for your attention.
