:高三英语月考题

:高三英语月考题
第一卷（选择题，共115分）
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒种的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1.    What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A.    Classmates.
B.    Workmates.
C.    Strangers.
2.    What’s the date today?
A.    May 4.
B.    May 3.
C.    May 2.
3.    What does the man mean?
A.    Many people attended the concert.
B.    People at the back of the concert hall were talking loudly.
C.    The concert last night was a failure.
4.    What’s the woman’s opinion about the hospital?
A.    It would be a better hospital.
B.    It should be built.
C.    It isn’t needed.
5.    Why is the woman complaining about the noise?
A.    Because she is sleeping.
B.    Because she is reading.
C.    Because she is writing.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分）
  听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6.    What will Mary’s mother receive for birthday?
A.    A shirt.
B.    A skirt.
C.    A plate.
7.    Who’ll cook the special dinner?
A.    Mary.
B.    Mary’s friend.
C.    Mary’s mother.
8.    Who will do the shopping?
A.    Mary’s father and mother.
B.    Mary and her mother.
C.    Mary and her father.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9.    Why does the woman feel happy now?
A.    Because she got a good job.
B.    Because she is going home soon.
C.    Because she bought a beautiful house.
10.  Where are the speakers talking?
A.    In their hometown.
B.    In China.
C.    In England.
11.  According to the speech, which of the following does the woman not like?
A.    Wet weather.
B.    Coffee.
C.    Beer.

听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。
12.  How many languages does the man speak in all?
A.    1.
B.    2.
C.    3.
13.  What’s the man’s purpose to come?
A.    To learn Japanese.
B.    To learn French.
C.    To teach Spanish.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14.  What can we infer about Gary?
A.    He hopes to become a painter some day.
B.    He isn’t very familiar with painting.
C.    He doesn’t like the course at all.
15.  Who is Lisa Frank?
A.    The painter Desiree.
B.    The professor of the course.
C.    The woman talking with Gary.
16.  When does this conversation probably take place?
A.    Before class.
B.    In the middle of the class.
C.    After class.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.  Why do people often telephone Mrs. Jones when they want the cinema?
A.    Because she lives next door to the cinema.
B.    Because she knows the cinema program very well.
C.    Because her telephone number is similar to that of the cinema.
18.  Why was Mrs. Jones so surprised at a phone call one evening?
A.    Because the call was from a stranger.
B.    Because the man on the phone knew her name.
C.    Because the man on the phone asked a question and then answered it himself.
19.  According to Mr. Jones, why didn’t the man on the phone want to go to the cinema?
A.    Because he had seen the film before.
B.    Because he was feeling very tired that evening.
C.    Because the film wasn’t worth seeing.
20.  What can you conclude from the story?
A.    The man on the phone was not interested in films.
B.    The man on the phone was very clever.
C.    The man’s wife was fond of films.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.  --- I’m going to visit my ex-husband next Monday.
--- I’d rather you _______.
A. didn’t       B. do not      C. don’t       D. do
22. In peace, too, the Red Cross is expected to send help to     there is human suffering.
    A. whoever    B. however    C. whatever    D. wherever
23. —Do you have anything to say for yourself?
  —Yes, there’s one point  we must insist on.
  A. why      B. where     C. how      D./
24. There was never any time for her to feel happy, _____ lots of people loved her.
  A. ever since   B. now that    C. even though  D. even as
25. _______ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.
  A. As          B. That          C. This         D. It
26. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _______ when judging my examination.
  A. regard    B. counting    C. account    D. observation
27._______ the cost, the hat doesn’t suit me.
  A. Apart from      B. Including   C. Without    D. Together with
28. ---Mr. Major, do you plan to educate your two sons to be officials?
---To tell you the truth, I hope they can do whatever _______their interests.
A. matches       B. fits      C. suits      D. needs
29. I would like a job which pays more, but ________ I enjoy the work I’m doing at the moment.
  A. in other words            B. on the other hand      
 C. for one thing              D. as a matter of fact
30. By _______ his better nature, we persuaded him to change his mind.
  A. appealing to           B. taking advantage of
  C. making use of           D. accounting for
31. The children were not _______ for the accident.
  A. blamed    B. to be blamed  C. being blamed  D. to blame
32. The owner of the cinema needed to make a list of improvements and employ more people to keep it running, _________ meant spending tens of thousands pounds.
  A. who      B. that       C. as       D. which
33. _______Environmental damage is done, it takes many years for the ecosystem to recover.
  A. Even if     B. If only     C. While      D. Once
34. We haven’t settled the problem of ______ it is necessary for him to study abroad.
  A. that       B. whether    C. what      D. how
35．We have been out of touch with each other for many years, and I find it difficult to keep ________ of my old friend now.
  A. track      B. eye       C. faith      D. mind

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “ 36  .” She held my head against her  37 , and after a puzzled moment I felt a 38 foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can  39 it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without 40  . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never  41  about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.
   A baby would come? I 42  noticed. That there were soon to be 43  of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe. 44 , certainly not a baby, could 45  that.
   I was  46 , however. I soon found that things had 47  a great deal. I had never been the  48 . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the  49 . My sister had certain 50  because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much 51 boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.
   As he grew, it became 52  that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy  53 by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second 54  .He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be 55 , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.
36. A. Look         B. See          C. Listen           D. Stop
37. A. stomach           B. back         C. side             D. shoulder
38. A. strong         B. hard         C. soft             D. tiny
39. A. believe        B. feel          C. notice           D. touch
40. A. surprise           B. delay         C. trouble              D. effort
41. A. worried        B. argued        C. regretted         D. doubted
42. A. hardly         B. certainly      C. possibly          D. willingly
43. A. two          B. three         C. four             D. five
44. A. Anything       B. Something     C. Nothing          D. Everything
45. A. improve           B. threaten       C. compare          D. prevent
46. A. curious        B. careless       C. wrong           D. anxious
47. A. improved      B. changed      C. increased         D. disturbed
48. A. oldest         B. youngest      C. cleverest         D. dearest
49. A. family         B. house        C. middle           D. trouble
50. A. manners       B. knowledge     C. opinions          D. rights
51. A. admired           B. blamed       C. respected         D. favored
52. A. strange        B. obvious       C. serious           D. special
53. A. usually        B. curiously      C. gradually         D. simply
54. A. look          B. smile         C. care             D. comfort
55. A. ordinary       B. perfect           C. clever           D. similar

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，满分40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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Most of us can remember the days when we didn’t use e-mail as an everyday means for communication. Slowly but surely, it entered our lives. E-mail is a valuable tool for college students at any level. It’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and even at holidays. Most universities assign students an account(户头) upon entrance.
You can do everything from getting information or advice on homework and projects, keeping in touch with classmates, exchanging letters with family and friends, and getting daily news services to keep you posted on world events. But, what are the disadvantages?
E-mail can be e-jail (prison). You might spend hours writing and replying to e-mails when you should be hitting the books for an upcoming exam. Or, you might be signed up for so many daily services, such as horoscopes(星座), news services, or personals, that your mailbox is so filled up with “junk mail”, that finding the important e-mails through your mail-box might take hours.
If you’re a student, time is limited and valuable. Create and organize your e-mail folders into important school-related mail, correspondence (通信联系) with friends and family, and a mixed folder for jokes, horoscopes, and other news services. Always put the mail into the right and proper folders first, and when you’ve finished, head for the important school-related folder first. Reply to the most important e-mails first and, if you have time, you can get to the others.
Try to stop your friends from sending those troublesome joke lists, sex quizzes, and chain e-mails. The minute you realize you’ve got one, delete it immediately so you won’t be attracted to read it.

56. The underlined part ‘be hitting the books’ in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.
    A. be fond of books                            B. be writing books
    C. be studying hard                            D. be asking for advice
57. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in this passage?
    A. Students get an e-mail account upon their entrance to universities.
    B. It is necessary to put your e-mail into different and proper folders.
    C. Delete those troublesome e-mails from your friends or some companies.
    D. There are many advertisements in every e-mail folder.
58. The best title of this passage should be ____.
    A. The Advantage of E-mail                   B. The Disadvantage of E-mail
    C. How to Create Folder                         D. E-mail or E-jail

B
Jersey City, New Jersey, Nov.10
An underworld leader Galatro and three bodyguards were gunned down Thursday by unknown attackers after a short gunbattle.
Galatro and two of the bodyguards died immediately, the police said, while the third body-guard remains in serious condition at Margaret Haig Hospital.
The only eyewitness(目击者) told the police the three or four gunmen were dressed in overalls and hard hats like building workers. One pulled a light machine gun out of a bag and sprayed the four with bullets, the witness said. The other gunmen fired handguns.
Three of the men fell immediately, but one of the bodyguards managed to pull his handgun and returned the fire before being shot himself, the witness said.
The gunmen then jumped into a black car and drove off. Police said the car was later found in Stegmen Street.
Police sources said the 48-year-old Galatro was the leader of a new crime syndicate (犯罪团伙), challenging the city gansters(暴徒) for control of the city. The city gangsters decided to get rid of him. Killers were brought in from outside the state to do the job.
Police are now waiting to question the surviving bodyguard when he came back to life.
Galatro had a long police record with his first arrest when he was 14 years old.
He served a total of 17 years in prison for different crimes, from illegal possession of guns to armed robbery.
59. The murder took place in ____.
    A. the United States        B. Canada       C. Australia          D. England
60. Altogether, ____ were killed in the gunbattle.
    A. three people, Galatro and two gunmen
    B. three people, Galatro and his two bodyguards.
    C. four people, Galatro and three gunmen
    D. four people, Galatro and his three bodyguards
61. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
    A. Nobody knew exactly how many people took part in the murder.
    B. Many people saw the gunbattle when it began
    C. The gunbattle lasted for quite a long time
    D. The bodyguards didn’t have any reaction before they were shot down.
62. The reason why they killed Galatro was that ____.
    A. he served so many years in prison for different crimes
    B. he would be arrested again by the police
    C. he had killed some of the city gangsters
    D. he wanted to control the city against the city gangsters
63. Why didn’t they take the job of murder themselves, but brought killers from other states?
    A. They were afraid of Galatro and his men.
    B. They didn’t have the proper opportunity.
    C. They didn’t want themselves to get into trouble.
    D. They never killed any men themselves.

C
    In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Researchers in psychology think that there are also two groups of people: people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors.
    The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colors are green, blue and violet. These colors, unlike warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.
    Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He suggests that a warm color, such as red or orange is a good color for a living room or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.
    Researchers do not know why people think some colors are warm and other colors are cool. However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue, and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.

64.  Which of the following colors belong to cool colors?
    A. Yellow, green      B. Blue, violet     C. Black, blue.       D. Brown, white
65. Which of the following statements is not true?
A.    Sociable people like warm colors.
B.    Warm colors can make people excited.
C.    People who like to be with others don’t like red.
D.   Where there are warm colors, people want to be active.
66. Which is the right color for different rooms?
    A. Red or orange for offices.    B. Orange for dining rooms.
    C. Blue for bedrooms.         D. Red for studies
67. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.    It shows the reason why people think some colors are warm and others are cool
B.    Warm colors remind people of warm days.
C.    Cool colors remind people of cool days.
D.   People have an agreeable opinion of warm colors and cool colors.

    Disposing(处理) of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it. As more and more people choose to live close together in cities, the waste-disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult.
    During the eighteenth century, it was usual for several neighboring towns to get together to select a far-away spot as a dump site. Residents or trash haulers(垃圾拖运者) would transport household rubbish, rotted wood, and old possessions to the site. Periodically(定期的) some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried. The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by.
    Factories, mills, and other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of. Those located on rivers often just dumped the unwanted remains into the water. Others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem.
    Several facts make these choices unacceptable to modern society. The first problem is space. Dumps, which are now called landfills, are most needed in heavily populated areas. Such areas rarely have empty land suitable for this purpose. Property is either too expensive or too close to residential neighborhoods. Long-distance trash hauling has been a common practice, but once farm areas are refusing to accept rubbish from elsewhere, cheap land within trucking distance of major city areas is almost nonexistent.
    Awareness of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal. Pollution of river, ground water, land and air is a price people can no longer pay to get rid of waste. The amount of waste, however, continues to grow.
    Recycling efforts have become commonplace, and many towns require their people to take part. Even the most efficient recycling programs, however, can hope to deal with only about 50 percent of a city’s reusable waste.

68.  The most suitable title for this passage would be “__________.”
    A. Places for Disposing Waste       B. Waste Pollution Dangers
    C. Ways of Getting Rid of Waste     D. Waste Disposal Problem
69. During the 18th century, people disposed their waste in many ways except that__________.
    A. burying it     B. recycling it    C. burning it     D. throwing it into rivers
70. What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?
A.   Farm areas accept waste from the city in modern society.
B.   There is cheap land to bury waste in modern society.
C.   It is difficult to find space to bury waste in modern society.
D.   Ways to deal with waste in modern society stay the same.
71.  The main purpose of writing this article is to_______.
A.     draw people’s attention to waste management
B.     warn people of the pollution dangers we are facing
C.     call on people to take part in recycling programs
D.    tell people a better way to get rid of the waste

E
An 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke once said, “All that is needed for the success of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing.” One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights to decide whether to be used in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates(鼓吹者), whose arguments are puzzling the public and threatening advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights movement attack biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process of health care research. Hearing false reports of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are puzzled that anyone would harm an animal on purpose.
For example, a grandmotherly woman setting up an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was giving out sheets that encouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals－no meat, no fur, no medicines. Asked what will happen when epidemics(传染病) return, she said. “Don’t worry, scientists will find some way of using computers.” Such well-meaning people just don’t understand.
Scientists must communicate their message to the public in an understandable way－in human terms, not in the language of biology. We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother’s organ replacement, a father’s bypass operation, a baby’s vaccinations(接种疫苗), and even a pet’s shots. To those who know nothing about the animal research that was needed to produce these treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.
Much can be done. Scientists could give middle school lessons and present their own research. They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, in case animal rights misinformation goes unchallenged and gains a false appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals receive humane care. Finally, because there are a lot of patients, the health research community should actively admit to its cause not only well-known personalities such as Stephen Cooper, who has made courageous statements about the value of animal research, but all who receive medical treatment. If good people do nothing, there is a real possibility that uninformed citizens will wipe out the precious of medical progress.

72．The purpose of the author beginning his article with Edmund Burke’s words is to _____.
    A．call on scientists to take some actions
    B．argue against the cause of animal rights
    C．warn of the failure of biomedical research
    D．show the success of the animal rights movement
73．In the eyes of the author, misguided people are likely to think that using an animal in research is ___________.
    A．cruel but necessary               B．justice but unnecessary
    C．meaningful and wasteful            D．inhuman and unacceptable
74．What can be inferred from the passage?
    A．People care very little about returns of epidemics.
    B．The public lacks knowledge of biomedical science.
    C．Stephen Cooper is very seriously concerned about animal treatment.
    D．Scientists should make efforts to develop new cures by means of hi-tech.
75．The underlined word “threatening” in paragraph 1 means __________.
    A．doing a favour to                 B．drawing attention to
    C．causing a danger to               D．making their way to



班级__________姓名______________学号____________
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，共35分）
第一节 情景作文（20分）     你和李明参加了一次野外生存训练。以下5幅图画表现了野外训练活动的过程。请根据图示写一篇英文日记。
    注意：1. 词数100左右；
        2．日记的开头和结尾已为你写好。
    生词：指南针    compass n.
        手电筒   flashlight n.
      急救包  first-aid kit
      宿营地  campsite n.


















Saturday, May 4, 2002 Cloudy
    Li Ming and I took part in a wilderness survival program yesterday, and it has been one of the most unforgettable experiences since high school.
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    The two of us spent the night in the forest.
    We learned to use knowledge gained in classroom training to solve problems. It was quite an experience for us both, which I’ll never forget for the rest of my life.

班级__________姓名______________学号____________

第二节：开放作文（满分15分）
 根据下面提供的情景，写一段续接文字。
注意：词数不少于50字。
You are on your way home. When you come to the crossroad, you see a crowd of people gathering around an elderly lady. You go nearer to see what has happened.

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北京市师大二附中07届高三英语月考
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，30分）
1-5 ACABA      6-10 BACBC     11-15 ACABA    16-20 ACCBB
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）
21-25 ADDCD        26-30 CACBA       31-35 DDDBA
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
36---40 CADBA 41----45 DABCB 46---50 CBACD  51---55 DBDAC
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）
56-60 CDDAB      61-65 ADCBC      66-70 BADBD      71-75 AADBC
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，共35分）
第一节 情景作文（20分）                   Possible version
    Early in the morning, we set out. Li Ming was carrying a compass and a tent in his backpack, and in mine there was a flashlight, a map, a knife, a first-aid kit, some matches, candles, food, and clothing.   On the way to the campsite, we climbed a hill, and then we swam across a fiver, pushing the backpacks on a large piece of wood we had found by the river.   As we got into a forest, we lost our way. Luck fly, we found the fight direction with the compass.   By the time we arrived at the campsite, it had already been dark. Li Ming then put up the tent, and I made a fire and started cooking.   The two of us spent the night in the forest.   We learned to use knowledge gained in classroom training to solve problems. It was quite an experience for us both, which Ill never forget for the rest of my life.

TAPESCRIPTS AND KEYS
Text 1
W: I heard you got a full mark in the English exam. Congratulations!
M: Thanks. I’m sure you also did a good job.

Text 2
W: When are you going to set off for Shanghai on business?
M: The day after tomorrow. That is the fourth of May.

Text 3
W: Were there a lot of people at the concert last night?
M: It was really very crowded. Some people were standing at the back of the concert hall.

Text 4
M: The city government has decided to build a new hospital.
W: It’s about time! I don’t know why it took so long.

Text 5
W: Would you mind keeping the noise down?
M: I’m sorry. Am I keeping you awake?

Text 6
M: Mary, tomorrow is your mom’s 50th birthday, do you know?
W: Of course I do. How shall we celebrate it?
M: First of all, a birthday present. What about buying her a beautiful skirt?
W: That’s a good idea. It’ll make her look younger. And a birthday cake, too, with 50 candles.
M: That’s right. Shall we have a special dinner?
W: We can have it at home. I’ve learned to cook a few dishes from a Chinese friend. I’m sure mom will like them.
M: All right. Are you going to do the shopping as well?
W: Why don’t we go together, Dad?
M: OK. When?
W: How about this afternoon?

Text 7
M: Hello, Jane. You look happy. What happened?
W: Hello, Tom. Nothing happened, but I am happy.
M: Why?
W: Well, we’re going home in three days’ time. I can’t wait to get home. I just can’t wait. No more rain. No more terrible coffee…
M: Yes. I am quite looking forward to drinking good coffee again myself.
W: And no more warm beer, or cold houses. You know, I haven’t been really warm since I got here.
M: No, neither have I. By the way, where are you going to go next year?
W: Back to England of course. I love it here.
M: Except for the rain, the coffee, the beer and the cold houses!
W: Oh, yes. But nowhere is perfect.

Text 8
W: How many languages do you speak? Besides English, of course.
M: I speak Spanish.
W: Ah. How well do you speak it?
M: Very well. I can write it too.
W: Any other languages?
M: I can speak a little French. But I can’t write it at all.
W: A little French. Can’t write it. That’s it?
M: Yes.
W: And you want to join your beginners’ class in Japanese?
M: Yes, please.
W: Well, it’s not going to be easy, you know. It’s very different from English, Spanish or French.
M: I know. But I want to do it.

Text 9
W: Hi, Gary! Is this seat taken?
M: No, it isn’t. Please go right ahead.
W: I was surprised to see that you’re taking this class. I didn’t know you had any interest in painting.
M: I don’t know much about it at all, so I thought it would be a good idea to take this course.
W: Did you go to the exhibition last night?
M: Unfortunately I couldn’t make it. They are open for one more day, so I’m going to see it tonight. What did you think of it?
W: I loved it. Desiree’s paintings catch your eyes immediately, and then your eyes lock on them.
M: I can’t wait to see them myself. And did you say the painter’s name was Desiree?
W: She only uses that name when she paints. Her real name is Lisa Frank. Desiree really sounds more exciting, don’t you think?
M: It sure does. Oh, it looks like Professor Brown is here. I’ll talk to you some more after class.

Text 10
    Mrs. Jone’s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in her town was 3464, so people often made a mistake when they wanted the cinema.
    One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Jones answered it. A tired man said, “At what time does your last film begin?”
    “I’m sorry,” said Mrs. Jones, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.”
    “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago,” said the man. “I’m sorry about that. Goodbye.”
    Mrs. Jones was very surprised, so she told her husband. Mr. Jones laughed and said, “The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy!”