江苏省盐城市滨海县东元高级中学、射阳高级中学等三校2022-2023学年高二英语上学期期中试卷（Word版附答案）

2022年秋学期高二年级期中考试

英  语 试  题

时间：150分钟  分值：150分

第一部分 听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节 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 will the man do after work?

A. Have fun with friends. B. Learn a language. C. Watch a movie.

2. What can we know from the conversation?

A. The electric fan doesn’t work.

B. The air-conditioner is turned on.

C. It’s particularly hot.

3. Where does the conversation take place probably?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a park. C. In the street.

4. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. Spell a word. B. Go to the south. 

C. Repeat the name of the city.

5. What are the speakers talking mainly about?

A. A fantastic photo. B. A new furniture store. 

C. The man’s home.

第二节 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, 各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答6-7小题。

6. How long has the man moved here?

A. For 1 month. B. For 2 years. C. For 7 years.

7. Who is the woman?

A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A policewoman.

听下面一段对话，回答8-9小题。

8. Where is Leo from?

A. Brazil. B. America. C. Canada.

9. Why did Leo come here?

A. To travel. B. To study. C. To visit his parents.

听下面一段对话，回答10-12小题。

10. Who is answering the phone?

A. Ian. B. Ian’s uncle. C. Ian’s father.

11. What time will Amy leave for the airport?

A. 10:00 a.m. B. 1:30 p.m. C. 4:30 p.m.

12. What day is it today?

A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.

听下面一段对话，回答13-16小题。

13. How many good friends does Mike have?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.

14. Whose birthday did Mike forget?

A. Helen’s. B. Laura’s. C. Jamie's.

15. What does Laura think is Mike’s answer to Question3?

A. Never. B. Once or twice. C. Quite often.

16. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Brother and sister. B. Teacher and student. C. Friends.

听下面一段的独白，回答以17-20小题。

17. What does Dr. Baker say in Tip two?

A. Don’t do homework before bedtime.

B. Only do easier homework before bedtime.

C. Don’t get tired before bedtime.

18. What does Dr. Baker ask to turn off?

A. Music, phone, TV and computer.

B. Phone, TV and computer.

C. Phone and TV.

19. Why does Dr. Baker disagree with video games before bedtime?

A. It’s exciting. B. It’s time-wasting. C. It’s noisy.

20. What’s Dr. Baker’s advice on the phone?

A. Turn it down. B. Put it beside the bed. 

C. Leave it out of bedroom.

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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

If you are longing for a hike in Alaska and aren’t sure where to start, here are our favorites. There’s something for all levels of skills and ambitions.

The Kenai River Trail

A half mile down this trail are wonderful views of the Kenai River Canyon. There are really two trailheads(小道的起点); the main “upper” trail starts at mile 0.6 of Skilak Lake Rd, and the other at mile 2.3.

Turnagain Arm Trail

This 11-mile hike begins at Potter Trailhead (Mile 115). Initially used by Alaska Natives, the trail, can also be accessible to points along the way: McHugh Creck(Mile 112), Rainbow(Mile 108) and Windy(Mile 107).

lditarod National Historic Trail

The National Historic Iditarod Trail is a 24-mile hike used by gold miners and sled-dog teams until 1918, when the Alaska Railroad was finished. It’s a two-to-three day hike through superb mountain scenery to Girdwood( where it’s known as the Crow Pass Trail), and is the region’s best backpack adventure.

Put up a tent at Echo Bend(Mile 3), or rent one of two yurts(毡房)($65 per night) close by. For a shorter outing you can turn around at the Perch, then return to the Dew Mound Trail at Echo Bend and then to the Nature Center, making this a scenic 8-mile trip.

Reed Lakes Trail

Two alpine lakes, waterfalls, glaciers and towering granite(花岗岩) walls: the 7-to-9-mile Reed Lakes Trail is one of the most wonderful hikes in the region, and worth the climb. Once you reach upper Reed Lake, continue 1 mile to Bomber Glacier, where the ruin of a B-29 bomber lies in memorial to six men who died in a 1957 crash.

21. Which of the following was originally used by Alaska Natives?

A. The Kenai River Trail.            B. Turnagain Arm Trail.

C. Iditarod National Historic Trail.     D. Reed Lakes Trail.

22. At which place can hikers set up a tent?

A. Girdwood.                     B. Potter Trailhead.

C. Echo Bend.                    D. Turnagain Arm.

23. What will visitors see at Bomber Glacier?

A. A memorial to six heroes.

B. A tower made of granite.

C. The ruin of a B-29 bomber.

D. One of the most splendid waterfalls.

B

    Have you ever thought about what happens to people’s property when they die? That’s where wills come in. Traditionally, wills were only made by the elderly. Many young people think they don’t need wills if they don’t have kids or houses yet. But in recent years, this perception has started to change.

    A white paper released by the China Will Registration Center in March revealed that more people in their 20s and 30s are now writing wills in China, reported China Daily. The Daily Mail also reported that more young people are writing wills thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, only 18 percent of 18-to 34-уеаr-olds had wills in 2019, compared to 27 percent in 2021. In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Emily James, 22, said the main reason she wrote a will was the pandemic. “In the current climate, you can’t really get away from death - it’s something my generation has never been faced with so distinctly before. The death count is broadcast every day, and most people know someone who has been affected by the virus, which starts to make you think and want to plan for your future.”

    Apart from the pandemic, public knowledge of celebrities’ health conditions, like the British royal family, has led to more people writing wills. The highest number of wills written on a single day in 2021 was on Feb 18, following the late Prince Philip’s admission to hospital, according to data from Farewill, one of the UK’s biggest death planning companies.

Farewill’s data also show that the legacies young people leave in their wills are reflections of current society. Music and pop culture collections were among the top things included in wills. The most common pop culture collections mentioned were Disney, Star Wars and Harry Potter memorabilia(纪念品).

    The pandemic increased people’s likelihood of including a gift to a charity in their will. Furry friends are also not forgotten. Farewill’s data show nearly one-fifth of the people were making wills to ensure their pets were well looked after, with a total of 37 percent of will writers including plans for their pets.

24. What did the Daily Mail report?

A. More people in the West are writing wills.

B. The number of young will writers is increasing.

C. The UK saw the most young will writers in 2021.

D. People aged 18-34 made the most wills in the UK in 2021.

25. Why did Emily James write a will?

A. She was infected with Covid -19.

B. She felt desperate during the pandemic.

C. She realized future was unpredictable.

D. She was affected by the death of Prince Philip.

26. What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?

A. The influence of pop culture on the youth.

B. The influence of the pandemic on the youth.

C. The importance attached to writing a will by the youth.

D. The influence of the current society on the will contents of the youth.

27.Which can be the best title for the text?

A. Youth Leave Their Legacy in Pandemic

B. Pandemic Changes Society

C. The Youth And Will Writing   

D. Pandemic And Wills  

C

Whether you consume it in ice cream, coffee, cupcakes, pudding, or protein shakes, the vanilla（香精） you eat in the future might taste just a little bit sweeter thanks to a surprising new ingredient: used plastic.

Admittedly, it doesn’t sound very appetizing. To scientists Joanna Sadler and Stephen Wallace at Scotland’s University of Edinburgh, however, what’s even less delicious is plastic waste, which currently enters the ocean at a rate of 8 million tons per year—enough plastic waste to outweigh all of the ocean’s fish by the year 2050. To help stop the plastic pollution on land and at sea, they’ve designed a novel way to turn it into vanillin, a chemical substance in vanilla extract that gives it its distinct vanilla smell and flavor.

Although it can be found in natural vanilla bean extract, vanillin also can be made synthetically using chemicals coming from petrol. To create it from plastic, instead, researchers genetically modified a strain of E. coli bacteria so that it can make vanillin from a raw material used in the production of plastic bottles.

According to their research paper, around 85% of the world’s vanillin is synthesized from chemicals that are obtained from fossil fuels. That’s because demand for vanillin—which is used widely not only in food, but also in beauty products, cleaning products, and herbicides—is far greater than supply. In Madagascar, which grows 80% of the world’s natural vanilla, pollinating, harvesting, and curing vanilla beans is a long and painstaking process that couldn’t possibly yield enough vanillin for modern appetites. And even if it could, the only way to naturally increase vanillin supply would be to plant more vanilla plantations, which would drive deforestation.

Being able to create vanillin with plastic instead of petroleum means increasing vanillin supply while decreasing plastic waste, reducing industrial reliance on fossil fuels, and preserving forests.

“Using microorganisms to turn waste plastics, which are harmful to the environment, into an important product is a beautiful demonstration of green chemistry,” said Ellis Crawford, publishing editor at the United Kingdom’s Royal Society of Chemistry.

28. How do scientists produce vanilla?

A. Extracting it from plastic bottles.       B. Forming it without bacteria.

C. Changing the formula of protein shakes.  D. Taking it from ocean life.

29. Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “synthetically” in paragraph 3?

A. Naturally.        B. Artificially.     C. Biologically.     D. Industrially.

30. What can be learned from the passage?

A. Madagascar is the biggest vanilla import country in the world.

B. Making natural vanilla is an easy process.

C. Enlarging vanilla plantations is environmentally-friendly.

D. Producing vanilla from plastic is a win-win solution.

31. Where will you possibly read this passage?

A. In a science magazine. B. In a travel booklet.

C. In an economic textbook. D. In an advertisement.

D

With low temperatures, radiation and high-energy particles, the vacuum of space is nothing but harsh (严酷的). Can you imagine spending six hour walking in space? Chinese astronauts did just that on their latest spacewalk.

On Aug 20, Chinese astronauts Liu Boming and Nie Haisheng went out on the second spacewalk of the Shenzhou XII mission, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The pair set up and adjusted equipment, showed their spacesuits and tested the large robotic arm and other spacewalk-related devices.

Despite the astronauts’ skill, spacewalking is a challenging task. Luckily, their bulky (臃肿的) spacesuits protect them. A spacesuit is like a small space station. It has everything astronauts need when they carry out a spacewalk.

China’s Feitian spacesuits have six layers. The innermost layer collects astronauts’ urine (尿液). There are also four layers that help control the temperature and air pressure inside the suit. Spacesuits are filled with air, so they look like they’re puffed up (膨胀). The sixth layer is made of special fibers that cover astronauts from radiation, according to The Paper.

Astronauts are connected to the space station with safety ropes. The suit has headphones and speakers for astronauts to communicate. There is also a mirror on the wrist that astronauts can use to check their suits.

The first Feitian suit was made in 2008. Zhai Zhigang wore it to carry out China’s first spacewalk, which lasted about 19 minutes.

The suits Chinese astronauts wear today are the second generation of Feitian. They can support longer walks lasting up to eight hours and can be used more often. The first generation could only be used five times within two years, while the second generation can be used 15 times within three years. Each suit costs around 30 million yuan, and it takes four months to make just one according to Ifeng News.

32. What can we learn about the Chinese astronauts’ latest spacewalk from the text?

A. It was China’s first spacewalk.      B. It lasted a total of six hours.

C. It was carried out this spring.       D. It was completed by three astronauts.

33. How were China’s Feitian spacesuits designed to protect astronauts?

A. They include five layers with different functions.

B. The innermost layer adjusts the temperature.

C. Three other layers control air pressure inside the suit.

D. The outermost layer protects astronauts from radiation.

34. According to the text, what do Chinese astronauts need when carrying out spacewalks?

a. headphones        b. speakers         c. mirror

d. radar              e. compass         f. safety ropes

A. acdf. B. abef. C. abcf. D. cdef.

35. What do the last two paragraphs mainly talk about?

A. Disadvantages of the first Feitian suit.

B. The process of making the second Feitian suit.

C. New technology applied to the second Feitian suit.

D. Distinctions between the two generations of Feitian suits.

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。

There are many friends that will come into your life-some will gradually lose touch, some will be getting closer, and some you will actively choose not to be friends with.____36____But your old friends seem to stick around, and no matter how near or far they are, they continue to be a part of your life.

From old friends we learn how much we grow. ____37____ They encourage us to do better and even they force us to do better. We know that if we’re happy with who we’ve become, they may play a role in that process.

The sense of freedom that comes with old friends is new friends failing to bring. You don’t need to make a good impression with people who know you well. ____38____ The youth is often filled with many playful moments and careless choices. There is a vivid recollection of difficult periods that you have been through.

With old friends, you realize true friendships are difficult to create, to cultivate, and to hold onto. ____39____

Old friends hold a mirror in front of us and allow us to see how far we’ve gone, and how far we still have to go to achieve our goals. ____40____ Old friends remind us that the past is both good and bad, and that the future is something to look forward to. No matter how time goes by, when we’re with our old friends, we will feel at home--where we can be stupid and happy with people who love us.

A. When you’re a child, making friends does not require too much effort.

B. With old friends there is often great laughter when you share your past.

C. They are the people who have similar experience and simple innocence.

D. This fact not only exists in our schooldays, but also will continue to the years to come.

E. The gratefulness that you have for having a friend long enough to call them an “old friend” feels wonderful.

F. Old friends show us all the parts that we still need to change, and some of the parts we may never change.

G. They’re the people who’ve usually witnessed everything from our major accomplishments to our small mistakes.

第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

Last summer, I was suffering from too much stress, I’d just graduated from a challenging doctoral program and was ____41____ from the years of research, study and writing. I took a vacation to celebrate, but the academic intensity(紧张) had become a ____42____ . Sitting on the beautiful lawn（草地） of the hotel on Mackinac Island, I just felt like I should be studying or working as usual.

____43____ seeing natural beauty would have relaxed me, but I couldn’t ____44____ . I couldn’t help looking at my cell phone repeatedly in case I missed something important. “ Enough,” I murmured. I needed to ____45____ , but why couldn’t I?

A dragonfly buzzed around me. With each ____46____ , this creature’s wings changed color — blue one moment, green the next. Dragonflies usually fascinated me with their quick movements that ____47____ me of acrobats (杂技演员) in the wind, but I wasn’t in the ____48____ that day. What I needed then was ____49____ , not movement. As if on cue, the dragonfly came to rest on a blade of grass in front of me.

I watched that dragonfly carefully for many minutes. So did the dragonfly. “It’s not a matter of relaxing,” it seemed to say. “It’s a matter of ____50____ the now, the here. Life is so short. Be here in the moment and let the ____51____ take care of itself.” Suddenly, I ____52____ this beautiful creature, who only had months to live, was “instructing” me about the ____53____ of life and felt much relaxed. The dragonfly seemed ____54____ that its message had been delivered. It sprang from the grass and flew away. I didn’t see it again. But I would never forget what it taught me: Be here and ____55____ yourself.

41. A. distracted B. withdrawn C. exhausted D. separated

42. A. habit B. strength C. burden D. tradition

43. A. Exactly B. Eventually C. Particularly D. Generally

44. A. settle down B. break down C. slow down D. get down

45. A. concentrate B. relax C. continue D. pause

46. A. movement B. change C. advance D. performance

47. A. convinced B. informed C. reminded D. warned

48. A. way B. mood C. state D. position

49. A. progress B. admiration C. consideration D. stillness

50. A. remembering B. understanding C. appreciating D. recognizing

51. A. life B. history C. moment D. future

52. A. realized B. guessed C. agreed D. admitted

53. A. content B. value C. reality D. principle

54. A. concerned B. doubtful C. satisfied D. regretful

55. A. enjoy B. collect C. suit D. conduct

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday praised China’s achievements in poverty eradication (根除) and other areas, ___56___(urge) the international community to unite to address___57___are the common challenges.

“I thank China for ___58___(it) role in shaping and carrying out the Sustainable Development Goals, ___59___is evidenced by its strong ___60___(commit) and significant progress to root out poverty in all forms and dimensions, one of the world’s leading ___61___(challenge),” the UN chief told Xinhua in an email interview.

“China’s achievements provide ___62___ (value) lessons in poverty relief that are being shared with other countries through South-South Cooperation,” Guterres said.

He also pointed out,” the world ___63___ (face) with major challenges—rising inequalities, the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions, human rights ___64___threat and so on.”

The secretary-general called for global unity to “bridge great divides and solve our challenges through cooperating ____65____(international).”

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)

66. 假如你是李华，你约好昨天去公交车站接你的英国朋友Dylan,然后一起去公园。但你却迟到了，他有些生气，没有等到你就离开了。请用英语给他写一封道歉信。

内容如下:

1.认错，道歉，解释原因;

2.许诺以后一定守时;

3.请求原谅。

注意:

1.写作词数应为80左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Dylan,

__________________________________________________________________                                                                               

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节(满分25分)

67. 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。

Christmas Day was coming. I was just a kid then, and my big sister told me there was no Santa Claus. I fled to my Grandma because she would be straight with me. l knew Grandma always told me the truth. Grandma was home，and I told her everything. She was ready for me.  “No Santa Claus!” She shouted. “Ridiculous! Don’t believe it. That rumor has been going around for years，and it makes me mad, plain mad.”

“Now，put on your coat，and let’s go.”

“Go where, Grandma?” l asked. “Where” turned out to be Kerby’s General Store. the one store in town that had a little bit of just about everything. As we walked through its doors，Grandma handed me ten dollars.“Take this money.” she said，“and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for you in the car.” Then she turned and walked out of Kerby’s.

l was only eight years old. I’d often gone shopping with my mother，but never had I shopped for anything all by myself. The store seemed big and crowded，full of people competing to finish their Christmas shopping. For a few moments I just stood there，confused，holding that ten-dollar bill，wondering what to buy and who to buy it for. I suddenly thought of Bobby Decker，who was a kid with bad breath and messy hair. He sat right behind me in Mrs. Pollock’s grade-two class.

Bobby Decker didn’t have a coat. l knew that because he never went out for recess(休息) during the winter. His mother always wrote a note，telling the teacher that he had a cough，but we kids knew that Bobby Decker didn’t have a cough，and he didn’t have a coat. I fingered the ten dollar bill with growing excitement. I would buy Bobby Decker a coat! I settled on a red one，which looked really warm，and he would like that.

“Is this a Christmas present for someone?”the lady behind the counter asked kindly，as I laid my ten dollars down.“Yes.”

The nice lady smiled at me，put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas.

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。

That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper._________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Grandma and I waited breathlessly in the bush for Bobby Decker’s front door to open. ______________________________________________________________

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2022年秋学期高二年级期中考试

英语参考答案

听力：1-20  　BCCAC   ABABC   BABBA   CBCAC

阅读：21-35   BCC    BCDA     ABDA    BDCD

七选五： 36-40  DGBEF

完形：41-45   CADCB   ACBDC   DABCA

语法填空：

56. urging       57. what       58. its        59. which    60. commitment   

61. challenges    62. valuable    63. is faced    64. under    65. internationally

应用文：

Dear Dylan，

I am writing to convey my sincere apology to you for not being punctual yesterday.

I was supposed to pick you up at the bus station at 10a.m. But so careless was I that I forgot to take the busy traffic into consideration. As a result, I unfortunately got caught up in a terrible traffic jam and failed to arrive there on time. However, It shouldn’t be my excuse and you have every right to be angry with me.

I promise that anything like this won’t happen once again. Again, I am excessively sorry about what have happened. I would truly appreciate it if you could kindly forgive me and I will definitely turn over a new leaf in the future.

Yours，

Li Hua

读后续写：One possible version:

That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper. She wrote “To Bobby，From Santa Claus” on it, after which she drove me over to Bobby Decker’s house, explaining l was officially one of Santa’s helpers. Grandma parked down the street from Bobby’s house, and l took a deep breath, and dashed for his front door. Seeing no other people notice us, l put the Christmas present down, pounded his doorbell and then Grandma and l hid in the car.

Grandma and l waited breathlessly in the bush for Bobby Decker’s front door to open. Out went Bobby Decker. Seeing the coat in the bag, he looked very astonished and then called his mother to go out. After hearing them say “Thanks”to Santa Claus, I felt very proud of what l had done. At that time, I decided to be Santa’s helper forever. It was on that night that l realized the truth that he who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree.

附听力原文：

 1. W: I'm catching a movie with my friends after work. We're going to watch the latest one—The Jungle Book.

M: I really envy you! I have to practice speaking Spanish.

2. M: Oh, the heat is unbearable! Didn't you turn on the air-conditioner?

W: No. We've got to have it fixed as soon as possible. You can use the electric fan here.

3. M: I’m really hungry. Can you recommend a good place to get lunch?

W: There are many restaurants inside the park where you can enjoy a wide variety of dishes.

M: Thanks. Where is the park?

4. W: I’m from Waterloo. It’s a city far to the south.

M: I’ve never heard of that place. Could you spell Waterloo for me?

5. W: How’s your new place? Have you done with the decoration?

M: Yes! It’s fantastic. The walls have been painted and there’s tons of new furniture.

W: I can’t wait to see what you’ve done.

6. W: Did you just move here?

M: Yes, I moved in about a month ago.

W: How many kids do you have?

M: I only have one child.

W: How old is your child?

M: She just turned seven.

W: So, she'll be in the second grade right now.

M: Yeah. She's a second grader.

W: I do have a class that I can place her in. But we need to know about her health condition first.

M: That's wonderful. Thank you.

7. W: So, Leo, where are you from? Canada?

M: No. I’m originally from Rio, Brazil – I was born there – but I moved to the U.S. about three years ago. My parents came, too.

W: So you grew up in Rio?

M: That’s right. I came here for college.

W: What are you studying?

M: Math.

W: What did your parents do in Brazil?

M: Well, my father was a math professor, but he’s retired now. He likes travel. My mom is still teaching at my university here.

8. W: Hello. Could I speak to Ian, please?

M: He went to visit his uncle. And he won’t be back until very late. I’m his father. Could you call again around 10:00?

W: That’s a bit late for me, I’m afraid. Could I leave a message?

M: Yes, of course. OK. And what’s the message?

W: My name is Amy. I was wondering if Ian could give me a ride to the airport on Saturday. My plane leaves at 4:30, so I’d need him to pick me up at around 1:30. He said the other day that he might be able to, but I have to find out for sure. Could you ask him to let me know sometime on Friday? I mean tomorrow.

M: OK. I’ll make sure he gets the message.

W: Thanks a lot.

9. W: You have to look at this survey. The title is "Are You A Good Friend?" Are you brave enough to try, Mike?

M: Hmm, I have to pick up my sister in a minute. How many questions are there, Laura?

W: Only three. Number one: How many friends do you prefer to have? A — one or two. B — three to five. C — as many as possible.

M: I would say I have four good friends. Next?

W: Right ... number two. When was the last time you forgot a friend’s birthday? A — I never have. B — once many years ago. C — I do it quite often.

M: Definitely first answer for me.

W: Ooh, you liar! You forgot mine and that was only six months ago.

M: Hmm,I forgot about that. But I didn’t forgot Jamie's.

W: Number three. Have you ever called a friend of yours at three o'clock in the morning just to chat? And the choices are: Never, once or twice, and quite often. And the first one is definitely the one you should pick, sleepyhead.

M: No way! I've spoken to Helen till the early hours on many occasions. Last year when she had all those problems at college, it was me talking to her every night for a week.

10. W: At exam time it is important to sleep well. Today we have Doctor Baker with us in the studio and he is going to give us five top tips for getting a good night’s sleep. Welcome to the show, Doctor Baker.

M: Thank you. It’s great to be here. Let’s start with tip one. Don’t go to bed with the television on. Some people think they can sleep well with the TV on, but the noise and lights mean you don’t really sleep well, so turn it off!

Tip two: Don’t think too much before bedtime. Do your hardest homework earlier in the evening. Do easier homework later. If your brain is too busy and full of ideas it takes longer to get to sleep.

Tip three: Don’t play video games an hour before you go to sleep. You may get excited, they can make your brain too busy and active.

Tip four: Turn off your cell phone when you go to bed. What is so important that it can’t wait until the morning? If possible, leave your phone in another room.

Tip five: Play music if you like. But don’t play it too loud. Turn the sound down low.

W: Thank you for the useful advice for our young listeners, Doctor.