2021聊城高二下学期期末教学质量抽测英语试题含答案

2020—2021学年度第二学期期末教学质量抽测

高二英语试题

本试卷分四部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。

2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

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，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. What will the woman probably do after class?

A. Go to dinner. B. Talk with a professor. C. Go to the theatre.

2. What is the relationship between Jim and Bob?

A. Classmates. B. Close friends. C. Twins.

3. What does the woman mean?

A. She will finish the photocopies in no time.

B. She can’t make the photocopies now.

C. She is too busy to make the photocopies.

4. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Give his ankle a good rest. B. Treat his injuries immediately.

C. Continue his regular activities.

5. What can we know about the woman’s roommate?

A. She is always late. B. She is forgetful. C. She is bad-tempered.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What are the waiters like?

A. Noisy. B. Impolite. C. Lazy.

7. What does the woman say about the carpet?

A. It doesn’t smell well. B. It’s damaged. C. It’s too old.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What are the speakers doing?

A. Talking over a trip. B. Visiting a friend. C. Looking for an apartment.

9. What do the speakers want Jim Thomas to do?

A. Go to Britain with them. B. Do some research. C. Take care of their flat.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is Billy unable to help the woman?

A. He is not at home. B. He is taking a shower. C. He is playing the video game.

11. What is the woman doing?

A. Washing the clothes. B. Cooking. C. Fixing the pipe.

12. What time is it now?

A.7:15. B.7:30.  C.7:45.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What kind of party will the girl have?

A. A pool party. B. A roller-skating party. C. An ice-skating party.

14. Who will the girl invite to her party?

A. Kelly. B. Melinda. C. Mike’s friend.

15. What advice is probably accepted by the girl?

A. Decorating the place with balloons. B. Buying everyone a cheesecake. 

C. Renting some winter animals.

16. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends. B. Neighbors. C. Brother and sister.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How did the speaker feel before the first job interview?

A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Scared.

18. When did the speaker get his job at the gas station?

A. When he was in middle school. B. When he was in high school. C. When he was in college.

19. What inspired the speaker to be an engineer?

A. Helping at McDonald’s.

B. Serving at a coffee shop.

C. Working at a building company.

20. What was the man’s secret to success?

A. He studied hard. B. He met lots of people. C. He learned from work.

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87.5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

If you are tired of staying at home, now make the most out of the weekend by getting stuck into the best things going on this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Kew Gardens 

If you are ready to fully put yourself into nature, get yourself down to Kew Gardens. The Royal Botanic Gardens is famous for its plant collections from around the world. Recently, everyone visiting the garden, including members, has to book tickets online for the time range before they set foot in the garden. This is the first time that Kew has adopted this policy in its history.

Lambeth Country Show

This year the countryside festival won’t be going ahead in its usual home of Brockwell Park. But all your favourite aspects of the fair will be part of the virtual (虚拟的) edition, including the highly expected Vegetable Sculpture Competition, the usual flower show competitions, and local-themed talks.

Walthamstow Garden Party in the Air

The free two-day festival in E17 will be held this weekend. You can enjoy online music and dance performances. Don’t miss the most wonderful part of the weekend: East London Radio’s first-ever online show taking place across the weekend with behind-the scenes chats with local musicians.

Columbia Road Flower Market

As the largest flower market in East London, this market is located in Bethnal Green. It opens on Sundays. Every Sunday morning the quiet street of Columbia Road fills up with stalls (摊位) selling fresh flowers and plants. Personally, it is wise to go there between 8:00 am and 10:00 am so that you can walk at your own pace and won’t be pushed by the crowds.

21. What is the recent change in Kew Gardens?

A. The government opens it to the public for a shorter time.

B. People are encouraged to appreciate the views online.

C. Tickets are booked online for certain visiting hours.

D. A series of flower competitions can be seen there.

22. If you are interested in music, which of the following appeals to you?

A. Kew Gardens.  B. Lambeth Country Show.

C. Columbia Road Flower Market.  D. Walthamstow Garden Party in the Air.

23. Why does the author advise people to visit the flower market in the early morning?

A. To get a good deal.  B. To get fresh flowers.

C. To avoid the traffic jam there.  D. To have a peaceful experience of buying flowers.

B

I travel on a regular basis, although I spend most days working to make a living just like you do. So whenever a chance arises for me to visit a far-off country, I jump at it. When I was studying abroad in Australia, I traveled extensively (广泛地) all over the country with two friends. We booked everything from whale watching to a private flight over Mount Kosciuszko, and racked up (累积) some impressive credit card bills. Another international student almost looked down her nose at our pricey adventures, declaring that she had come to Australia to study, not to empty her saving account on travel.

My question to her came. Why would you come literally halfway around the world to save your money and keep your nose pressed into a book every weekend? Would you go to China and not visit the Great Wall because it costs money? Would you go to Italy and skip visiting the Vatican because it requires an admission ticket?

I know where I would like my life to go in the coming months and years. But there are no guarantees that things will go as planned. In fact, nothing will go as planned.

“Oh, I’ll travel when 1 retire.” “I’ll travel when the kids are grown.” “I’ll travel when the house is paid off.” How often do we hear others say these? I hear these excuses all the time. But you know what happens? Age. And stress. And, well, life. Life happens and by the time you retire and your kids are grown and your house is paid off, you have bad knees and weak lungs and you simply can’t visit all those places you dreamed about in your youth. How sad! I don’t want to end up like that, holding on to youthful travel dreams that will never be reality.

I often think, what if “sometimes later” never came? So, if you are privileged enough to be able to afford to travel, then you should attack it with curiosity and energy and a sense of adventure. As for me, at the end of the day, I’d rather die with a million memories than a million dollars. Money won’t comfort me on my deathbed, but knowing that I’ve lived a full and fulfilling life might.

24. Why does the author mention his travel experience in Australian?

A. To show his passion for travel.  B. To recall a wonderful experience.

C. To prove his belief in travel.  D. To attract the readers’ attention.

25. What would the author agree to do according to the text?

A. Save money for further study.  B. Spare money for an admission ticket.

C. Travel to a foreign country without money. D. Stay at home studying on weekends.

26. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A. The regrets of missing some journeys. B. The barriers in the future life.

C. The excuses for failing to travel. D. The uncertainties of future for travel.

27. What is the writing purpose of the text?

A. To persuade the readers to travel young. B. To tell his own travel experience.

C. To illustrate the benefits of travel. D. To make a comparison between life and travel.

C

More and more people around the world are living in city areas and the need for high-quality fresh food is rising. At the same time, new homes, apartment buildings, shopping centers and roads are taking the place of rich land near cities. That makes growing crops in tall buildings an interesting solution.

In Dallas, Texas, a company called Green Habitat Hydroponics (GHH) sells vertical farming (垂直农业) supplies. “You can control anything and everything you want to with hydroponics—the process of growing plants in sand, small stones or water with added nutrients (营养物) but not soil,” Kris Maxwell, a sales employee at GHH said. “For example, certain plants need certain nutrients and PH levels. But don’t worry. You can change the hydroponics solutions (溶液) by adding or taking away nutrients, or by changing the PH level, or even by controlling the amount of water in a solution, so that plants get all the nutrients and water requirements they need. There are even different solutions for certain stages in the plants’ growth.”

In this indoor environment, LED lights, which are environmentally friendly, replace the sun. Heaters, coolers, and special machines control the temperature and humidity. Up to 300 plants can grow in one container unit.

GHH also sells aeroponics (气雾栽培) systems. With this system, plants are placed in huge containers where only the roots are put in a solution. Nutrient rich wastes from fish, for example, are filtered and sent through the system.

The good thing about this method is that no fertilizers have to be used because the fish produce all of the necessary nutrients. Another advantage of vertical farming is that no pests will damage your crops.

What do you think? Does vertical farming have a bright future?

28. Which of the following may not be the reason for vertical farming?

A. Many people nowadays are flowing into cities.

B. The earth has to support more and more people.

C. People show greater interest in eating fresh food.

D. The fields for growing crops near cities are reducing day by day.

29. As for vertical farming, what can be used to take the place of the sunshine?

A. Heaters.  B. Coolers.

C. Light from a kind of bulb.  D. Air conditioning machines.

30. The underlined word “filtered” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by “______”.

A. balanced B. removed C. destroyed D. created

31. What is an advantage of aeroponics system used in vertical farming?

A. It can be easily operated.  B. People can get delicious food.

C. There is no need for chemical nutrients. D. It may bring about a good harvest.

D

Many rich parents drive their kids to special activities after school. Besides the trips to soccer practices and games or piano lessons, they increasingly make one more stop—a trip to their local after-school tutoring (辅导) center. It’s becoming a more common activity within and outside of American schools.

Parents pay tutoring around $ 200 per month for each child to get math, reading and other kinds of lessons once or twice a week with their own lessons and homework intended to be more challenging than what is offered by the schools. They aim at students not only struggling in school work but also those who are already ahead in courses. It seems that there no child is too young to start. They teach these little kids how to recognize letters, numbers, patterns and shapes.

Children in after -school centers can get confused about which kind of learning matters more, but parents keep their kids in tutoring for years if they think it’s getting results. “We just kept her in the program, because it was working,” the mother of a fifth grader told me. A fourth-grade student mentioned that her regular teacher counted her private math center tasks as satisfying her school homework.

Troublingly, educators believe that the growth of private tutoring in the U.S. is leading to a sense of pressure that can result in emotional problems. “The students who take classes outside of school make other kids feel bad, because they’re brighter and they do more, and they can do it faster,” a Boston- area elementary school headmaster told me.

What’s more frightening is happening. A growing education arms race is going among families. They feel pressured to make sure their kids learn enough to be above their grade level and ranked at or near the top of their classes. Many parents told me they keep their children in after-school education simply to keep up with those who do. Tutoring education is seriously changing what it means to go to school.

32. What can we learn about tutoring centers from paragraph 2?

A. They serve children of different levels and ages.

B. Their charges are relatively cheap.

C. They mainly provide courses related with exams.

D. Their teaching content keeps pace with that of schools.

33. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 3?

A. Students benefit a lot from private tutoring.

B. Tutoring is recognized by some parents and school teachers.

C. Parents try to raise kids’ interest in private tutoring.

D. Tutoring takes up a lot of students’ spare time.

34. What is a problem caused by the growth of private tutoring?

A. Students are tired of schooling under great pressure. 

B. Parents pay little attention to their children’s mental health.

C. Parents are under the pressure of education arms race.

D. The public become less satisfied with the school education system.

35. Which of the following is a suitable tile for the text?

A. The Advantages of Private Tutoring B. The Disadvantages of Private Tutoring

C. The Popularity of Private Tutoring D. The Concerns about Private Tutoring

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。

Do you like to receive gifts? Of course, you do. Everybody does. But are gifts important in your relationship? The answer isn’t simple.   36  . But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t give your partner some gifts. Here are a few reasons why gift-giving is such an important part of the interpersonal interaction (交流).

Gifts make your partner feel loved

  37  . Whispering the words “I love you” in their ears simply isn’t enough. You need to prove it. A present lets them know that you are thinking about them. Basically, you’re offering something with all your heart, without expecting anything in return. It doesn’t matter how much the gift costs. What matters is the thought.

  38 

Birthdays are one of those days when a person is entitled to be selfish—in other words, to think only themselves. Most people like celebrating and they want to feel special on that day. So, your partner’s birthday is coming up and you don’t have a clue how to celebrate this special day. The best thing to do is get them a present that can be consumed, such as a bunch of flowers.   39 

Gifts make your partner smile

One of the most important things of being in a relationship is making the other person happy. But how do you manage to put a smile on your other half’s face? Simple: you get them a gift. It goes without saying that happiness doesn’t come from money.   40  . Keeping a relationship is difficult nowadays, but presents make things much easier. You’ll see that an offering will immediately lift your loved one’s mood.

A. Gifts are necessary on special occasions

B. Gifts are important to your relationship

C. Offerings are a way of showing people how you care for them

D. Relationships don’t survive on material grounds

E. Therefore, the gift like this can create a bigger surprise

F. Not only will you make their birthday special, but also you’ll be creating memories

G. However, it can’t be denied that small gifts make your partner smile

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。

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Yesterday a salesman, working for a telecom company,   41   me to sell his phone plans. I was at work and unwilling to spend time on those conversations, so I made a(n)   42   that I couldn’t talk yet and I   43   him to call back one hour later.

However, he continued to explain his phone plans, which he said were better than my   44   one. While listening to him, sometimes I was lost in thought, giving “hmm” as a sign of   45   or showing him that I was still there. Sometimes I felt a bit impatient. But I tried to be   46   during the conversation.

At the end of the conversation, he said: “Thank you for listening to me.   47  , people treat us as thieves or   48   at us. Today, I haven’t had a conversation without offense (侮辱). I know you could have been   49   after work or done something else had I not   50   your time. So I am really touched.”

I thanked him for this statement. I   51   how much he could have been the subject of verbal (言语的)   52   all through his working days. I also admitted that those people showing bad   53   to him might have been me. But now I am delighted to allow him to feel treated   54   . In fact everyone should be   55   as a human being.

41. A. forced B. invited C. called D. allowed

42. A. choice B. promise C. decision D. excuse

43. A. begged B. advised C. warned D. encouraged

44. A. present B. common C. former D. extra

45. A. impatience B. confusion C. agreement D. confidence

46. A. polite B. proud C. excited D. annoyed

47. A. Rarely B. Personally C. Recently D. Usually

48. A. shout B. wave C. stare D. smile

49. A. bored B. relaxed C. stressed D. amazed

50. A. dealt with B. got through C. given back D. taken up

51. A. argued B. appreciated C. realized D. accepted

52. A. communication B. challenge C. attack D. ability

53. A. impression B. character C. demand D. attitude

54. A. seriously B. differently C. unfairly D. badly

55. A. respected B. regarded C. explored D. trusted

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。

From rags to riches is a common phrase in English. It’s often used to describe either people or   56   (story) about people who begin their lives in extreme poverty and end up being   57   (wealth), often through hard work or talent.

The phrase is thought to have come from the writings of Horatio Alger,   58   American writer. His most popular 19th-century works   59   (write) for children, and described extremely poor boys   60   hard work won them a change to improve their lives.

Though going from rags to riches   61   (be) likely to be an expression without a long history, the concept of moving from being poor to being rich is   62   (actual) not new. It’s a common theme in fairy tales. Cinderella moves from wearing rags and doing all the housework to   63   (marry) the prince, her kind heart finally bringing her happiness.

The phrase is also often thought to have a   64   (connect) to the American dream. In the past, many foreigners viewed America   65   a place where they could end poverty and have a chance to do wonderful things.

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，你校网站准备开设“英语角”专栏，以便学生发表文章。交流观点。请你用英语写一篇文章，介绍本专栏并征集稿件，内容包括：

1. 开设目的；

2. 稿件的内容和要求；

3. 鼓励参与。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：专栏column

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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。

My children were sitting at the kitchen table, playing s game. They had taken some cards and written a secret word on each one. Without looking at the word on the card, they had to put the card on their foreheads. Then they took turns asking yes-or-no questions until they were able to guess the secret word on their card. “In my secret word ‘fork’!” Jordan asked.

“Yes! You got it! You won!” both of his sisters yelled.

Minutes later, my youngest daughter Julia said, “Mommy, mine in really hard.” I nodded sympathetically (同情地). The poor girl didn’t stand a chance. The card on her forehead read “love”.

She’d already asked more than a dozen questions, and each answer seemed to confuse her even more. Then, she asked, “Is it invisible (看不见的)?”

Lea and Jordan looked at one another, unsure of how to answer. They asked me, “Mom, what do you think? Is the word on Julia’s card invisible?”

I paused. Is love invisible? In the game, it obviously was. “Well, yes, the word on Julia’s card is invisible,” I said. “We can’t see it in the same way we can see an object like a fork or a bird.”

Poor Julia shook her head. “I still don’t get it.”

I said, “Julia, when I want to show you your word, I make your favorite dinner.”

Julia thought for a minute, “Is my word ‘hungry’?”

I smiled. “No, but that was a good try. If you wanted to show me your word, you would give me a hug or a kiss.”

Julia’s eyes lit up. “Mom, my word is ‘love’!”

I nodded, and the kids clapped. Then, they chose new cards.

But later, when the kids finished playing the game, Julia came to me and said, “Mom, I think love should never be invisible.” I smiled and nodded my head. Then I thought about my day and how I spent my time. I had to admit that I was too busy cooking and cleaning to show actual love. But young children didn’t appreciate clean floors. They even didn’t notice those things, let alone feel loved by them. I decided to change.

Paragraph 1:

I gathered the kids together and asked what visible love they wanted. ___________________________________

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Paragraph 2:

Over the next few weeks, I picked several suggestions from the list and had a try.__________________________

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2020—2021学年度第二学期期末教学质量抽测

高二英语参考答案.

第一部分  听力

（说明：本题共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1—5  BCBAB 6—10 BAACA 11—15 BACBA 16—20 CABCC

第二部分  阅读

（说明：本题共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）

21—25 CDDAB 25—30 DABCB 31—35 CABCD 36—40 DCAFG

第三部分  语言运用.

第一节

（说明：本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

41—45 CDBAC 45—50 ADABD 51—55 CCDBA

第二节

（说明：本题共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

55. stories 57. wealthy 58. an 59. were written 50. whose

61. is 62. Actually 63. marrying  64. Connection 65. as

第四部分  写作

第一节

（说明：本题满分15分）

Our school website is going to set up a new column “English corner”, where you can publish your articles sharing your ideas about anything related to your school life. It offers you a great chance to improve your writing skills as well.

Your articles may cover different issues, ranging from your confusion about relationship with your classmates to advice about afterschool activities. Meanwhile, it is preferable that your writing is neatly done with no more than 200 words, so be sure to double check it before you submit your work.

We’re sincerely looking forward to your articles for this column. Pick up your pen and get writing!

第二节

（说明：本题满分25分）

I gathered the kids together and asked what visible love they wanted. I found a pen and a notebook to make a list. Then they actively put forward their suggestions: baking more brownies, having a water balloon fight and so on. Julia gave the most. Soon, I had more than a dozen suggestion. Some were completely possible, and others were really hard. But I had a starting point. I put the list on the fridge and determined to make good use of it.

Over the next few weeks, I picked several suggestions from the list and had a try. I made more cookies and played more games. I read books and kicked soccer balls. It was a great time. One afternoon, Julia came into the kitchen and told me she was seeing my love. Actually I didn’t change much. I just did more playing and less cleaning. I’d given them more of my time, and what I’d gotten in return was worth it.

附：听力原文

Text 1

M: We’re planning to go out for a dinner and then to the theatre after class. Want to come?

W: Lovely plans. I’d love to, but Prof. Davison wants to speak to me.

Text 2

W: I often mistake Jim for Bob. Can you tell them apart?

M: No. They look so much alike that even their mother didn’t know who was who sometimes when they were young.

Text 3

M: Can I have five photocopies of this, please? How much is a copy?

W: It’s ten pence a copy, but I’m afraid the machine’s out of order at the moment.

Text 4

M: Today is a bad day for me. I fell off a step and twisted my ankle.

W: Don’t worry, usually ankle injuries heal quickly if you stop regular activities for a while.

Text 5

M: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.

W: She has a very short memory, and it really gets on my nerves sometimes.

Text 6

W: Hello. It’s Sally Lo from the room 1088. I’d like to make a complaint.

M: What are you not satisfied with, Ms Lo?

W: The service and the dining area.

M: Could you give me more details, please?

W: Yes, the waiters are extremely, rude. Also the carpet in the dining area is such a disgrace. It is very smelly.

M: I’m very sorry. I’ll talk to the waiters and the cleaners right away.

W: Okay.

Text 7

M: Sue, shall we go to Britain for the holiday this summer?

W: Good idea.

M: So I will make preparations for the trip these days.

W: OK. When are we leaving?

M: Next Friday. I’m excited. But there are still a few things I need to do before we go.

W: Like what?

M: Picking up our passports, going to buy our plane tickets and finding out who we should look for to look after our apartment while we are gone.

W: Er... Jim Thomas, a former college classmate of mine, is coming to do some research this summer, from July to August.

M: That’s great.

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W: Billy, the sugar is running out. Can you go to the store downstairs to get a bag for me? Billy? Billy!

M: Stop yelling, honey. Billy can’t help you right now.

W: Is he playing the video game in his study again?

M: No. Mike called and asked him out to play basketball.

W: What? he just took a shower and changed his clothes! He’ll get all sweaty again.

M: Can’t blame him for being a boy.

W: So you’ll get me the sugar. Now!

M: Honey, in case you didn’t notice it. I’m still busy fixing the water pipe here.

W: But the pork will get overcooked it I leave!

M: Try the honey in our refrigerator, will you?

W: Oh, yeah. Great!

M: So, will you get it done before 7:30? I’m so hungry.

W: In just a quarter? No way. You can’t expect me to do it so soon.

M: Okay... Take your time.

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W: What do you think I should do for my birthday this year?

M: You should have a really big party! Maybe a pool party!

W: That would be fun. I don’t really like swimming, though. Maybe I’ll have a roller-skating party.

M: What about an ice-skating party?

W: Yeah, that’s even better! I’ll definitely invite Katie and Sammy.

M: What about Melinda?

W: Yes, Melinda, too. Do you think I should invite Kelly?

M: No, because she didn’t invite you to her party last month. Am I allowed to invite anyone?

W: You can invite one friend, but that’s it.

M: Fine. I’ll invite Mike. You should have a winter-themed party. If Mom and Dad say it’s okay to rent out the entire place, we can decorate it with balloons. I know your favorite cake is cheesecake, but you should get an ice-cream cake instead.

W: Those are all great ideas. Maybe I can even get a snow machine!

M: You can call the party “Patty’s Wonderland”. Maybe Mom will let us rent some winter animals, like deer and penguins!

W: Okay, don’t get ahead of yourself. I don’t think that would be possible.

M: Yeah, I guess you’re right.

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M: When I showed up, at my first job interview, it was my last year at middle school. All my friends said how nervous they were for their interviews. I thought to myself, “If you look scared, it is a sign of weakness.” When I went to McDonald’s for the interview, I thought it would be a piece of cake. But my answer to every question was “I don’t know”. Not surprisingly, I didn’t get that part-time job. The following year I had a second chance at a gas station. This time I showed up in a nice shirt with a tie and answered every question politely. And I got the job. I learned how to deal with money, how to fix cars, and how to deal with people. Most importantly, I had learned a life skill. When I graduated from high school, and my friends were still working at coffee shops, I was working for a building company. I helped build the Westin Hotel and Ocean View Apartments. It inspired me to become an engineer, and now I design and build airplanes. So how did I get to where I am? My teachers would say it sure wasn’t my study habits: In my case, I learned with my hands.