2024三明高一上学期期末考试英语含答案

这是一份2024三明高一上学期期末考试英语含答案，共12页。试卷主要包含了考试结束，监考员将答题卡收回，15， B等内容，欢迎下载使用。
（试卷满分150分；考试时间120分钟）
注意事项：
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3.考试结束，监考员将答题卡收回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. When is the math test?
A. Tday. B. Tmrrw. C. Next week.
2. What des the man want t buy?
A. A tie. B. A shirt. C. A suit.
3. What des the man usually have fr breakfast?
A. Fried rice-ndles. B. Fried cakes. C. Ndles.
4. What is the time by Sandra’s watch?
A.2: 55. B.3: 00. C.3: 05.
5. What des the man want t d?
A. Fly a kite.B. G t the park.C. Play n the internet.
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why des Mike call Mary?
A. T remind her f the trip.
B. T invite her parents t the trip.
C. T ask her t write a letter tmrrw.
7. What day is it tday?
A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Sunday.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What des the wman say abut the radi?
A. It is expensive.
B. It wn’t be lud enugh.
C. It might be useless under the water.
9. When can the wman return the radi?
A. Within 3 days. B. Within 7 days. C. Within 30 days.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What des the wman think f the play?
A. Bring. B. Exciting. C. Cnfusing.
11. When did the man read the play?
A. Last year. B. Last mnth. C. Last week.
12. What des the man suggest the wman d?
A. Read the play ut. B. Act ut the play. C. Jin a study grup.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Wh is the man prbably?
A. A dctr.B. The girl’s bss.C. The girl’s teacher.
14. What is wrng with the girl?
A. She hurt her leg.B. She caught a cld.C. She hurt her back.
15. What was the weather like yesterday?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Snwy.
16. When will the girl be well?
A. In tw days. B. In a week. C. In a mnth.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Wh is the speaker talking abut?
A. Her mther. B. Her father. C. Her friend.
18. Why did the speaker cnsider herself lucky?
A. She was the nly child in her family.
B. She had her father arund all the time.
C. Her parents were wealthy.
19. Where did the speaker get n the schl bus?
A. At the bus stp tw blcks away.
B. Near the usual bus stp.
C. Beside her huse.
20. What d we knw abut the speaker?
A. She was independent in high schl.
B. She used t d the cking fr her father.
C. She ften made calls t her father in cllege.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Keshwa Chaca Bridge, Peru
While mst bridges are made frm wd r steel, the Keshwa Chaca Bridge is made frm wven grass, which appears unsafe. Yu may be wrried it wn’t supprt yur weight, thugh the bridge has lasted fr 500 years. It was the Incas wh first built the attractive bridge, shwing the talents f the Incas and their unusual architecture methds.
Carrick-a-Red e Rpe Bridge, Nrthern Ireland
This 66-ft-lng bridge sits 30 meters abve the rugh rcks and fast-flwing waters. Few peple make it there and back. Dn’t wrry, they dn’t fall in, they just can’t stmach the jurney twice and cme back by bat. It’s becme a turist attractin and yu actually have t pay t crss. If yu dn’t have a stmach f steel, it’s prbably best t get a ne way ticket in case!
The Bridge f Immrtals, China
The Bridge f Immrtals cnnects the Huangshan muntain ranges in Anhui prvince f China. The bridge is frightening t crss but the views are really wrthwhile. The drp belw is pretty great and if crazy adventurers decide t crss, we nly have a suggestin t ffer: Dn’t lk dwn!
Hanging Bridge Of Ghasa, Nepal
This breath-taking bridge lks frightening, but it happens t be ne f the main surces f transprtatin fr lcals t transprt peple and cattle. The bridge is extremely narrw and it stands high abve a river valley. Lcals have grwn used t the bridge, but many turists are t afraid t crss because it seems as if it’s abut t break.
21. Where can yu appreciate the architecture f the Incas?
A. Keshwa Chaca Bridge.
B. Carrick-a-Red e Rpe Bridge.
C. The Bridge f Immrtals.
D. Hanging Bridge f Ghasa.
22. What can we knw abut Carrick-a-Red e Rpe Bridge?
A. It can be reached nly by bat.
B. It takes yu mney t crss it.
C. It stands 66 meters abve rcks.
D. It’s made f wd and lasts strng.
23. Which wrd can best describe all the bridges abve?
A. Narrw. B. Smth. C. Dangerus. D. Creative.
B
It was December 27th, 2004 in Malaysia. Peple were in a hliday md fr varius reasns. It was the day after Christmas, a Sunday. On Penang Island, htels were fully-bked by hliday-makers frm hme and abrad. The Dilln family had cme all the way frm Eurpe t shelter frm the cldness f winter. They were up early t swim in the sea and eat a late breakfast in the Crystal Restaurant n Fisherman’s Pier.
While enjying their Asian breakfast in a rm facing the water, Mr. and Mrs. Dilln saw a strange sight thrugh the glass windws. Peple n the beach were pinting at the sea which was crashing quickly int the hrizn. Sme were excitedly picking up shells and fish that had been expsed（暴露）when a Japanese man at the next table shuting “Tsunami! Tsunami!”. He jumped frm his seat, waving wildly t everyne else, and rushed fr the exit. The cuple sensed that they were in danger.
Suddenly a huge wall f water came crashing thrugh the restaurant windws, kncking ver everyne. The cuple held their sn’s hands. Hwever, the by’s little hand slid ut f his parents and the waves tssed him frcefully, leaving him in danger. Luckily, when his head was seen rising abve the water, he was pulled up in time. Just as frcefully, the waves pulled back, breaking whatever it culd. Frtunately, everyne had run nt drier grund. They rushed ut t the street, shaken by the tsunami. The shcked by burst int tears. Everyne shk with fear.
The deadly tsunami f 27th December 2004 killed mre than 60 peple in Malaysia. Its frce was mst destructive in nrthern Sumatra, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India. There were als deaths in Smalia, the Maldives, and Myanmar. Altgether, abut a quarter f a millin peple were killed, thusands went missing, and mre than half a millin lst their hmes. Never has a natural disaster traumatized s many natins.
24. Why did the Dilln family cme t Malaysia?
A. T avid winter cldness in Eurpe.
B. T taste fd in the Crystal Restaurant.
C. T swim in the sea n Fisherman’s Pier.
D. T celebrate Christmas with Malaysians.
25. What made the Dillns realize the cming danger?
A. The crashing sea waves.
B. The expsed shells and fish.
C. The sea view thrugh windws.
D. The Japanese’s unusual behavir.
26. What des the underlined wrd “tssed” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Left alne. B. Threw upward.
C. Mved up and dwn. D. Wetted all ver.
27. What des the last paragraph mainly talk abut?
A. Warning signs f the tsunami.
B. Terrible effects f the tsunami.
C. Great effrts t fight the tsunami.
D. Surviving cuntries after the tsunami.
C
The family unit f parents and children is the mst imprtant in ur life. Hwever, a cmmn cmplaint（抱怨）nwadays is “my parents have n time fr me” r “my children prefer t spend time with their friends”. S what is the reasn fr such cmplaints?
One f the basic parenting rules is that parents shuld spend time with their children. This is the time when parents can shw their lve and care fr their children, physically and emtinally. Similarly, the children can shw that they appreciate their parents’ lve and this brings abut a strng parent-child relatinship. Bth parties get advantage.
Busy wrk is ne reasn why parents dn’t spend time with their children. They are the bread winners, wanting their children t have the best. Often bth parents had t wrk t supprt the family. S, the children turn t their friends wh are there t ffer a helping hand and a shulder t cry n. They pen up t their friends mre than their parents. Anther chice fr parents is the maid（女佣）wh is always there.
When parents get hme frm the ffice and the children frm schl, they are n their wn-ne parent prepares a meal, the ther and children either in frnt f the cmputer r their iPhnes. They spend time tgether at a meal but each is mre buried in his wn thughts rather than what the thers are thinking abut.
What can be dne t crrect the situatin? Bth parents and children can reschedule their activities with the purpse f spending mre time tgether. Have cmmn interests like watching a ftball game. This will help develp a clse and healthy relatinship. Having quality time tgether takes effrt, but it’s wrthwhile.
28. What’s the authr’s purpse f raising a questin in the first paragraph?
A. T make a fact clear. B. T ffer an pinin.
C. T lead in the tpic. D. T start a cnversatin.
29. What des the underlined wrd in paragragh 2 refer t?
A. Plitical rganizatins. B. Scial activities.
C. Grups f peple. D. Rules f family.
30. Why d children depend mre n friends instead f parents?
A. Parents are busy with wrk.
B. Parents ask them t jin friends.
C. Parents want them t have the best.
D. Parents need t make bread t supprt family.
31. What can be dne t slve the cmplaint?
A. Require maids t step in.
B. Turn t iphnes fr help.
C. Develp different interests.
D. Have quality time tgether.
D
A mn crystal fund by China n the nearside f the mn is giving scientists hpe f prviding limitless pwer fr the earth frever.
The mn crystal has a key ingredient（成分）fr the nuclear fusin（核聚变）prcess, a frm f pwer prductin that cntrls the same frces that supply energy fr the Sun and ther stars in space. The crystal was fund in the matter cllected frm the mn in 2020 and makes China the third cuntry t discver new mn matter, behind the US and the frmer Sviet Unin.
One f the primary ingredients fund in this crystal is helium-3, which scientists believe may prvide a ever-grwing energy surce fr nuclear fusin reactrs. The ingredient is hardly seen n Earth, but it seems t be fairly cmmn n the mn. China’s next mn prject is t send up Chang’e 6 in 2024, which will attempt t cllect the first samples（样品）frm the ther side f the mn—which never faces the Earth.
Fr years, scientists have been attracted byhelium-3 and its pssible surce f energy fr nuclear fusin. Nuclear fusin reactins happen naturally, when tw light atms crash int a heavier ne, under extreme pressure and heat. They take place inside stars, but humans have yet t create a fusin reactr with enugh energy t start the prcess.
Helium-3 is prmising as it prduces less radiatin（辐射）and nuclear waste than ther ingredients, accrding t the Eurpean Space Agency. The present nuclear fissin（核裂变）prcess used in nuclear pwer plants, delivers nt nly energy but radiactivity, and the used nuclear energy must be reprcessed int harmful chemicals and ther waste. It’s a prcess that has raised serius safety cncerns, and as a result, scientists have been searching fr a way t create nuclear pwer frm nuclear fusin, rather than fissin. During the fusin prcess, radiactive waste is nt prduced, pssibly making a safer energy surce.
Many cuntries hpe t mine the mn fr helium-3, and this latest discvery culd start the race.
32. Which part f a website is the text prbably taken frm?
A. Travel. B. Space. C. Gegraphy. D. Educatin.
33. What will the Chang’e 6 prject in 2024 fcus n?
A. Energy surces fr ther stars.
B. Ingredients f the crystal funded.
C. Pictures f the backside f the mn.
D. Samples frm the far side f the mn.
34. Scientists prefer nuclear fusin t nuclear fissin due t its ________.
A. value B. safety C. quick prcess D. little waste
35. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. China Discvers Mn Crystal
B. China Jins in Space Explratin
C. China’s Effrts t Mine the Mn
D. China’s Prjects t Explre the Mn
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A grwing number f Chinese yung generatins are lking fr new methds t relieve（缓解）stress, which include raising unusual “pets”, hugging（拥抱）trees, watching stress relief vides and playing ther stress-relieving tys.
A new ty called “mang dg” recently is becming ppular amng yung peple. 36 . The prcess f making “mang dgs” allws them t free themselves frm the anxieties f wrk and study. This is nt the first time that yung peple have raised unusual “pets”. Fr example, cllege students have shared nline their experiences f raising stnes and paper bx “dgs”. These “pets” share similar characteristics—they dn’t cry, make nise r get sick.
37 . “Yu may think yu are hugging the tree, but in fact, the tree is hugging yu,” says a yung man. The same feeling is shared by thse wh have experienced tree hugging. They say that their anxiety has been relieved. 38 . In sme big cities, sme peple have even rganized tree hugging interest grups and regularly plan tree hugging activities.
At the same time, a yung media wrker finds the jy in watching fun vides befre sleeping. “I especially enjy watching stress relief vides, like washing blankets and cutting sap. 39 . It helps me fall asleep mre easily.”
The ppularity f these stress relief methds reflects yung peple’s need t relieve emtinal pressure. Accrding t public data, there are mre than 800 cmpanies in China with names, businesses, prducts, r services with the term “stress relief”. 40 .
A. Tree hugging is anther chice
B. Other tys have als becme ppular
C. Playing with Chinese puzzles is cmfrtable
D. Fr the yuth, the “mang dg” has special meaning
E. They als feel a cnnectin with nature by hugging trees
F. After watching them, I feel the stress f the day is relieved
G. And the number is expected t grw even higher in the future
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分45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。
I had always felt like I didn’t fit in the schl. My true friends weren’t in the crwd f 41 kids in schl, either.
Parading befre me was “the fun grup”—the ppular kids—always laughing and whispering（窃窃私语）. I wanted t be just like them and wished t be 42 .
Later, my dream came true when I jined a cheer leading team. Immediately, I 43 a lt—new hair clr, new dressing style and a new grup f 44 . Everything I had wanted t be, I was. I was 45 ne f the ppular kids.
Hwever, the mre I was included with the “in crwd”, the mre cnfused I became. 46 , these peple were far frm 47 . They talked behind each ther’s backs while they 48 t be best friends. They 49 what I was wearing, but they weren’t cncerned abut what my dreams were. I began t feel a sense f lss and 50
Wrst f all, I 51 that I was becming just like them. I decided I had t get my life back in 52 . I cncentrated n finding ut wh my real friends were—the nes wh really mattered. I stayed with cheer leading, but I 53 playing with nly the ppular kids. I fund ut that my real friends had n ever 54 me. They were simply waiting fr me. I finally learned that my 55 friends were all I wuld ever need.
41. A. busy B. clever C. ppular D. serius
42. A. accepted B. praised C. challenged D. helped
43. A. thught B. learned C. requested D. changed
44. A. teachers B. classmates C. neighbrs D. friends
45. A. finally B. respnsibly C. strangely D. privately
46. A. In shck B. On hand C. In fact D. On earth
47. A. alne B. certain C. perfect D. unique
48. A. dreamed B. pretended C. demanded D. chse
49. A. searched fr B. cared abut C. watched ver D. lked after
50. A. excitement B. curisity C. peace D. disappintment
51. A. begged B. wndered C. explained D. realized
52. A. rder B. need C. advance D. cmmn
53. A. stpped B. began C. cntinued D. enjyed
54. A. cheated B. left C. helped D. supprted
55. A. lucky B. ppular C. frmer D. cnfident
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
根据句子意思，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
56. ________（bvius）, I was unhappy, but I wn’t quit.
57. Sldiers were sent t dig ut thse ________ were trapped.
58. The grup asked fr funds frm different ________（department）.
59. Des the writer give a clear ________（describe）f the prblem?
60. As far as I’m ________（cncern）, we can play basketball twice a week.
61. D yu knw hw many whales are killed ________average every day?
62. Sadly, African elephants ________（sht）illegally nw in sme places.
63. Yu will spend 3 days ________（explre）the rainfrest with a lcal guide.
64. The mental ________（strng）that Michael Jrdan shwed made him unique.
65. During the earthquake a large city ________（lie）in ruins in less than ne minute.
第三节（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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Want t have fun with characters like Harry Ptter r Kung Fu Panda? Yu will get the chance t d s by 66 （visit）the Universal Beijing Resrt（UBR）.
Lcated in Beijing, the UBR is the 67 （five）Universal Studis theme park 68 （glbal）, and the first in China . As planned, it’s expected t speed the establishment f Beijing as 69 internatinal business center and build up the 70 （cnfident）f China’s culture and turism industry.
The UBR is fully aware 71 cultural preferences f Chinese friends. Fr example, the Kung Fu Panda Land f Awesmeness has pavilins, small bridges and flwing water. Lanterns are hung in many places. Accmpanied with Chinese music, visitrs can eat 72 （variety）f Chinese snacks in restaurants 73 lk like ancient buildings.
Apart frm Chinese cultural factrs, “made-in-China” als shines in the UBR. Fr example, there is a huge rck in the theme land f Jurassic Wrld, which 74 （make）up f mre than 10,000 steel parts built by Chinese engineers. Visitrs can see a rck standing tall and spring water falling frm a height f 50 meters. It tk an amunt f wisdm and pwer 75 （build）such a fantastic park.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分25分）
第一节英汉互译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
76. Yu’ll never see me withut a bk r a pen.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
77. It seemed as if the wrld were cming t an end!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
78. It is fr this reasn that Spanish is the main fficial language f Peru.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
79.我性格外向，对一切都好奇。
____________________________________________________________________________________________
80.中国书法已成为中国文化的一个重要组成部分。
____________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分15分）
假如你是李华，你校国际交换生Peter打算成立一个观鸟俱乐部（Bird watching Club），邀请你参加，同时希望你对如何开展活动提出建议。请你给他写一封E-mail，内容包括：
1.感谢邀请；
2.提出建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80词左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,
Yurs,
Li Hua
三明市2023-2024学年第一学期普通高中期末质量检测高一英语试题
参考答案及评分标准
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1--5 AABCC 6--10 AACBC 11--15 ABCAA 16--20BBBCC
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
21--23 ABC 24--27 ADCB 28--31 CCAD 32--35BDBA 36--40 DAEFG
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分45分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41--45 CADDA 46--50 CCBBD 51--55 DAABC
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. Obviusly 57. wh 58. departments 59. descriptin 60. cncerned
61. n 62. are being sht 63. explring 64. strength 65. lay
第三节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
66. visiting 67. fifth 68. glbally 69. an 70. cnfidence
71. f 72. varieties 73. that/which 74. is made 75. t build
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分25分）
第一节英汉互译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
76.你总是会看到我捧着书或握着笔。
77.仿佛世界末日即将来临！
78.正因为如此，西班牙语才是秘鲁的主要官方语言。
79. I’m utging and curius abut everything.
80. Chinese calligraphy has becme an imprtant part f Chinese culture.
第二节（满分15分）
One Pssible Versin
Dear Peter.
Thank yu fr inviting me t jin the Bird watching Club and I’d like t take part. Here is my advice n club activities.
First f all, we can g t the library r surf the Internet t learn mre infrmatin abut birds. In additin, it wuld be a gd idea t invite experts t give sme prfessinal guidance n wildlife prtectin. Besides, it’s als a wise decisin t have field trips t bserve birds in the wild.
I believe the club will be a stage fr thse wh have a passin fr wildlife prtectin. Wish ur club a big success.
Yurs,
Li Hua
听力部分录音稿
Text 1
W: Are yu ready fr tday’s math test?
M: Are yu serius? Oh, n. I thught the test was tmrrw!
Text 2
M: Excuse me, hw much is this tie? It lks very nice with my suit.
W: Yes. It des lk nice! Wuld yu like t try n a shirt as well?
M: N, thanks.
Text 3
W: What d yu usually have fr breakfast?
M: Fried cakes. But smetimes I have fried rice-ndles fr a change. What abut yu?
W: I ften have ndles fr breakfast.
Text 4
M: Sandra, what’s the time by yur watch? Mine is always fast. It’s already 3: 00.
W: I’m afraid nt. Yurs is five minutes slw.
Text 5
W: I can’t believe hw nice it is utside. Let’s take a walk t the park.
M: And d what? Fly a kite? I’d rather just stay at hme and play n the internet.
Text 6
W: Hell.
M: Hell, Mary. It’s Mike. We received a letter last week abut the gegraphy field trip. I just want t remind yu that it needs t be signed by yur parents, and it shuld be handed in tmrrw.
W: Are we leaving n Sunday r Mnday fr the trip?
M: All the infrmatin is given in the letter. Final details will be psted n the ntice bard n Friday mrning, the day after tmrrw.
W: OK. Thank yu, Mike.
M: Yu’re welcme.
Text 7
M: Can I help yu, Miss?
W: Yes, I’m lking fr a small radi. I want t use it when I g t the gym.
M: Any f these wuld be great fr that. Are yu a swimmer, by any chance?
W: Actually, I am.
M: We have a few small radis that yu can use underwater. Have a lk.
W: It’s very nice... But I’m wrried abut putting it under the water.
M: If yu’re nt satisfied with it, yu can return it within seven days.
W: That’s nt that much time. Mst stres give 30 days.
M: Lk, ur prducts are f very gd quality. Yu’ll lve it. Trust me.
Text 8
M: What are yu reading?
W: This? It’s a play called A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It’s by William Shakespeare. Have yu read it?
M: Yeah, last year. Our class liked it a lt.
W: Really? I find it hard t understand.
M: Well, if yu are ging t read Shakespeare, yu must knw that he never wrte any f his plays t be read.
W: What? He didn’t want anyne t read them?
M: I mean he didn’t want ne persn t sit alne and read them. He wanted the plays acted ut!
W: Oh, I get it. S, yu’re saying that I shuld act ut the play instead f reading it?
M: Exactly! Find sme students in yur class and act it ut tgether. It will be exciting. And yu will understand the play much better.
Text 9
M: Hell! May I speak t Jenny, please?
W: Hi, Mr Smith! This is Jenny speaking.
M: Yu didn’t cme t schl tday. What’s wrng?
W: Oh, I hurt my leg when I was riding hme yesterday and I can’t walk nw.
M: I’m srry t hear that. Hw did it happen?
W: It was raining hard then, but I didn’t take my raincat. I tried t ride hme quickly. When I turned left at a crner, I fell dwn and hurt my leg.
M: Did yu see a dctr?
W: Yes. My father tk me t a hspital, and luckily it wasn’t serius. The dctr said that I’d be OK in a week.
M: Have a gd rest and I’ll cme t see yu in tw days.
Text 10
W: We all like ur parents because they give us t much lve and care. Nw I’d like t talk abut my dear dad. My dad is a “Mr Mm”. He was 50 years ld when I was brn. I didn’t knw why he was at hme instead f my mm, but I cnsidered myself very lucky because I was the nly ne f my friends wh had the dad arund. Dad did s many things fr me during my elementary schl years. He cnvinced the schl bus driver t pick me up at ur huse instead f the usual bus stp tw blcks away. He always had my lunch ready fr me when I came hme. As I gt a little lder and tried t gain my independence, I wanted t mve away frm thse “childish” signs f his lve, but he wuldn’t give up. In high schl I was n lnger able t g hme fr lunch s I began t take my wn. Dad wuld get up a little earlier and prepare it fr me. Hwever, when I left hme fr cllege, I missed my dad every day after schl. At that time I called him a lt. It didn’t matter what he said; I just wanted t hear his vice.