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W:But we could have hired a room somewhere-the town hall,maybe.M:It's OK.You're all welcome here.W:I just love your furniture.Is it all antique?You have very good taste.(9)M:Oh,my wife deserves the credit for that.She chose everything-the curtains,the carpet..you nameit.You can meet her later.W:Well,shall we get started?We have a lot to discuss.M:There's no hurry.I'll get you all a drink.(10)W:That's very kind of you.(10)Text 8M:Do I have five minutes?I just want to run and get a newspaper.(11)W:Can't you wait?The train will be here soon.(11)M:What time is it due?(12)W:8:45.(12)M:Oh,I've got bags of time--ten minutes.(12)I just need to run to the station shop.W:Look at the news on your phone.Who buys newspapers these days?M:I don't usually,but my sister says her picture will be in the papers today.She won that TV cookerycompetition.W:Wow,really?Was that her?That's big.How come you haven't mentioned it at work?(13)M:Oh,I didn't want everyone to ask me about it.My friends all know about it and they keep asking ifthey can meet her.W:I bet they do.She'll be known all over the country.M:Yes,and all because she knows how to bake a cake.Text 9W:Where's Tony?It's 9 a.m.He should have been here half an hour ago.(14)(15)M:Sorry Kate.(15)(16(17)1 forgot to tell you.He phoned in to say that he's ill-too sick toget out of bed.W:Oh yeah?I've heard that one before.M:There is a lot of illness around at the moment.W:Don't kid yourself,Eric.The last time he called in sick,my husband saw him shopping in thesupermarket.Once before that he was seen digging his garden when he was supposed to have flu.(15)M:Ah,I didn't know that.W:What a day to choose to be ill.We have these huge,heavy boxes of cupsand plates to deliver.Then we've got a pile of parcels to go to the other side of town.Tomorrowwe have four refrigerators to deliver.(16)M:We could wait until he gets back.W:You're joking.The customers will go crazy if they don't get their stuff on time.And it's me,theboss,that they will blame,not Tony.(16)M:If you like,I can work through my lunch hour and stay late today until we've finished.W:Eric,you're a treasure.What I wouldn't do for ten workers like you.高二英语学科参考答案第3页（共10页）