[填空题]Vendor: That plate that you were first looking at costs $ 50. Customer: $ 50! ______. I can’t afford that.

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Were you the first or the last child in you family Or were you a middle or an only child Some people think it matters where you were born in your family. But there axe different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed. They are very likely to be successful. The reason for this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child, and they give him or her a lot of attention. So this child is very likely to do well. An only child will succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in the family Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby. Often this child grows up to be funny and charming. Do you believe these ideas of birth order too A recent study saw things quite differently. The study found
A. Their parents pay a lot of attention to them.
B. Their ability is the same.
C. Their family have the same many people.
D. They are happy.

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W: Were you hard-working when you were in high school, David
M: Yes, I studied hard. But I also liked football and music.

What is true about David when he was a high school student（　）.
A. He studied hard.
B. He liked football.
C. He liked music.
D. All of the above.

[多项选择]Candidate A
* Where were you born
* What do you usually do in your free time
Candidate B
* What’s your job
* Do you like shopping

[单项选择]—What were you doing when I called you yesterday afternoon
—I ______ my homework and I was starting to take a bath.
A. had just finished
B. was finished
C. have already finished
D. was going to finish

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M: Hi, Ms. Rowling. How old were you when you started to write, and what was your first book
W: I wrote my first finished story when I was about 6. It was about a small animal, a rabbit I mean, and I’ve been writing ever since.
M: Why did you choose to be an author
W: If someone asked me how to achieve happiness, step one would be finding out what you love doing most and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.
M: Do you have any plans to write books for adults
W: My first two novels were for adults. I suppose I might write another one, hut I never really imagine a target audience when I’m writing. The ideas come first, so it really depends on the idea that grabs me next!
M: Where did the ideas for the Harry Potter books come from
W: I’ve no idea where the ideas come from and I hope I never find out, it would spoil my
A. She doesn’t really know where they originated.
B. She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints.
C. They popped out of her childhood dreams.
D. They grew out of her long hours of thinking.