2013年北京市高级中等学校招生考试 英语试卷 学校_____________姓名__________准考证号____________ 听力理解（共26分） 一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你将听两遍。（共4分，每小题1分） 二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A. B.C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共12分，每小题1分） 请听一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。 5. What are the speakers going to do? A. To have lunch. B. To go shopping. C. To do sports. 6. When will they be back to school? A. By 11:30. B. By 12:00. C. By 12:30. 请听一段对话，完成第7至第8小题。 7. How does the woman feel? A.A little nervous. B.A little sad. C.A little worried. 8. Where is the woman going? A. England. B. America. C. Canada. 请听一段对话，完成第9至第10小题。
9. How is the man going to the City Hall? A. By bike. B. By car. C. By bus. 10. Where is the City Hall? A. On Park Road. B. At King Square. C.In Long Street. 请听一段对话，完成第11至第13小题。 11. Why is the woman going to learn Chinese? A. She wants to meet new students. B. She wants to get better grades. C. She wants to go to China. 12. What do you know about the man? A. He is good at Japanese. B. He has to work hard this year. C. He will join the International Club. 13. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. School life. B. Personal interests. C. Weekend activities. 请听一段独白，完成第14至第16小题。 14. How many parts are there in the race? A. Two. B. Three C. Six. 15.What does the speaker think of the players in the race? A. Brave and serious. B. Strong and skillful. C. Friendly and helpful. 16. What is the speech mainly about? A. Who can enter the race. B. Why people go to the race. C. What players do in the race. 三、听对话，记录关键信息。对话你将听两遍。（共10分，每小题2分）请根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，将所缺 知识运用（共25分） 四、单项填空（共13分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A. B. C.D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 22.I can't find my pen. Could you help____________ find it? A. me B. her C. him D. them 23. Lucy lived in Beijing from 2008____________ 2012. A. on B. to C. at D. of 24. --- Which do you prefer, tea____________ coffee? ---Tea, please. A. but B. so C. or D. and
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二、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分20分） 第一节单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 16. A: I enjoyed the performance very much. B: Yes, it was really good. I think ________ boy in white was the best actor. A: a B: an C: the D: / 17. I always tell my students _________ on the road because it’s really dangerous. A. not to play B. to play not C. not playing D. not play 18. The man called his professor for help because he couldn’t solve the problem by _________. A. herself B. himself C. yourself D. themselves 19. Could you say it again? I can’t understand __________ you are talking about. A. how B. when C. what D. which 20. --- Must I finish my homework now? --- No, you ________. You can go home now. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t 21. There is _________ news about this movie star in the newspaper. Where can I get some? A. many B. a few C. a lot D. little
2020年四川自贡中考英语试题及答案 第一部分听力略 第二部分基础知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节单项选择（共10题每题一分，共10分） 21.--Look, who’s __________ woman in red? ---She’s my new English teacher with ________eight-year-old daughter. A. the, a B. a, an C. the, an 22. ---A boy is flying a kite over there. Who is he? ---He is ____________brother. A. Lucy’s and Lily’s B. Lucy and Lily’s C. Lucy’s and Lily 23.--Alice, have you finished learning the whole book? --Not yet, So far, we __________ six units. A. learned B. have learned C. learn 24.--Must we wear school uniformed everywhere? --No, we________. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t 25. --The scarf in your hand is colorful. Is it ________? --Yes, but I’ll give it to my sister as __________ birthday present. She likes it very much. A. yours, hers B. your, hers C. yours, her 26. --We should form the good habit of saving food now. --I agree, so I always _________ the food I order. A. eat up B. give up C. turn up 27.-- The movie The Wandering Earth is wonderful. Do you feel like ________it tonight? --I’d love to, but my parents won’t let me _________out too late. A. watching, to stay B. to watch, staying C. watching; stay 28.--Do you know the traffic rules? --Sure, one of them is that we can’t go across th e street ________the light is green. A. When B. Until C. after 29.--Have you heard of the basketball team__________ won the NBA championship last year? --Of course, it’s my favorite basketball team—Warriors. A. whose B. which C. who 30.--It’s a beautiful day today! Can I go outside? --__________ You should stay at home and study for the coming examination.
义务教育基础课程初中教学资料 济宁市二○一六年高中段学校招生考试 英语试题 注意事项： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，55 分；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，45 分；共 100 分。考试时间为 120 分钟（含听力 20 分钟）共 10 页。。 2．答题前，考生务必先核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号和座号，然后用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔将本人的姓名、准考证号和座号写在答题卡的相应位置。 3．答第Ⅰ卷时，必须使用 2B 铅笔填涂答题卡上相应题目的答案标号，如需改动，必 须先用橡皮擦干净，再改涂其它答案。 4．答第Ⅱ卷时，必须使用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写。务必在题号所指示的答题区域内作答。若需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用 涂改液、胶带纸、修正带，否则，答案无效。 5．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第Ｉ卷（选择题共 55 分） 一、听力选择(共15 小题，计15 分) （一）请听录音中五个句子。从下面所给的 A、B、C 三幅图片中，选出与句子内容相符的图片。（每个句子仅读一遍） 1. A. B. C. 2. A. B. C. 英语试题第 1 页（共 10 页）
3. A. B. C. 4. A. B. C. 5. A. B. C. （二）请听录音中五组短对话。每组对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项 中，选出能回答所给问题的最佳答案。（每组对话读两遍） 6. Who is using the ping-pong bat? A. Sally. B. Peter. C. Linda. 7. What does the man order? A. A cup of coffee. B. Some chicken. C. A sandwich. 8. What will Sally wear for the party? A. Her old jeans. B. Her red dress. Ｃ. Her green skirt. 9. How did the woman get her ticket? A. She bought it. B. She won it. C. She got it from the man. 10．What are the speakers talking about? A. Results of the exam. B．Time for the exam. C．Change of class hours. （三）请听录音中两段较长的对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个 选项中，选出能回答所给问题的最佳答案。（每段对话读两遍） 听第一段较长的对话，完成第 11 和第 12 两个小题。 生词：excuse [?k?skju:s] n. 借口，托辞 11．What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? A．Teacher and student. B. Wife and husband. C．Doctor and patient. 12．What does the woman think about the man? A．He is an honest man. B．He is not telling the truth. C．He is not good to his sister. 听第二段较长的对话，完成第 13 至第 15 三个小题。 英语试题第 2 页（共 10 页）
2013年武汉市初中毕业生学业考试 英语试卷 第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共85分） 第一部分听力部分 一、听力测试(共三节) 第一节 (共4小题,每小题1分,满分4分) 听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后,你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。 1. A. She is nice. B. She is Kate. C. She is a nurse. . 2. A. He’s funny. B. He’s from England. C. He’s in the room. 3. A. Very shy. B. At 8:10 a.m. C. Chinese. . 4. A. A dog. B. It’s hers. C. It’s cute. 第二节(共8小题,每小题1分,满分8分) 听下面8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。 5. How is the man? A. He’s fine. B. He’s young. C. He’s tall. . 6. Where are the two people? A. In the store. B. In the library. C. In the bookstore. 7. What will the weather be like in the afternoon? A. Rainy B. Fine. C. Snowy. . 8. Where has Mr. Green gone? A. To his friend’s home. B. To the shop C. To the post office. 9. How will they go to Beijing? A. By train. B. By air. C. By ship. 10. What subject does he like best? A. P. E. B. Chinese C. English. 11. What will they probably do this afternoon? A. See a movie. B. Do their homework. C. Do some sports. 12. What does the man mean? A. He likes the woman. B. He dislikes the bigger one. C. The dress is too small. 第三节(共13小题,每小题1分,满分13分) 听下面4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。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,各小题将给出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13至14三个小题。
2013年中考英语试卷分析 雄县第二中学李芳河北2013年中考英语试题依据《课程标准》和2013年《考试说明》，符合新课标理念，体现了英语基础课程改革方向，结构合理，选材严谨，关注课堂，反应社会的主旋律，引导了教学方向。 今年的中考题题型、试卷结构与往年比没有大的变化，只在个别题上做了小变化，学生做起来并不陌生。全卷中英文阅读量为3800多词，难度系数与往年基本持平，大约在0.65左右，主要以考察“学生综合语言运用能力”为核心，考点涵盖了初中阶段所需掌握的英语基础知识，功能意念项目及话题的80%以上，试题和学生实际、教学实际紧密相连，没给学生设置审题障碍，下面我根据试题内容对2013年试卷做一简单分析： 听力试题30分： Ⅰ题与往年没有变化，听句子选信息（5分） 1、单词语音（发音相近）A. luck B. work C. laugh 2、字母数字（时间、电话、邮箱、价格、航班等） A. 7:45 B. 7:15 C. 6:45 3、相似短语（发音）A. putting up B. looking up C. picking up 4-5听句子、理解句意与原句相符，其中 4、5小题略有难度。 4. A. Sam helped with the cooking. B. Sam did the cooking with some help. C. Sam finished the cooking by himself. 5. A. Jenny takes the old man’s seat.
B. The old man doesn’t want Jenny’s seat C. Jenny should let the old man take her seat. Ⅱ、听句子，选最佳答语（5分）没有变化，难度不大，都是日常交际中常见的对话。 6. A. Good idea! B. Well done! C. You’re welcome. 7. A. Never mind B. All right. C. Thank you. 8. A. Come on! B. OK, I will. C. No, I don’t care. 9. A. I have no map. B. You can’t miss it. C. It’s over there. 10.A. Help yourself. B. It’s so delicious. C. Some chicken, please. Ⅲ、听对话和问题，选答案（8分）有些变化，由原来一对一五个小题，变为11-13小题是一对一，包括两个图选，一个文字选项，14-15小题 是一个一对二， 16-18小题是一 个一对三，试卷 中不显示问题， 录音材料中两 段长对话的话 题分别是学生 非常熟悉的“给 妈妈买礼物”“打电话”设项清晰明了，利于学生通过分析选项猜测到问题。 13. A. $50 B. $35 C. $30 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 14. A. It’s Sunday. B. It’s Mother’s Day. C. It’s her mum’s birthday. 15. A. Flowers. B. Chocolate. C. A book. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 16. A. Tom. B. Mike. C. Helen. 17. A. To go to school. B. To call her back. C. To take a message. 18. A. 754-3950. B. 754-3905 C. 574-3950 Ⅳ、听短文和问题选答案（7分） 本题特点：两篇短文，一个一对三（19-21）和一个一对四（22-25），有问题和选项，带着问题找答案，通过对所听语言材料的理解和处理，体现了“考中学，学中长”的特点。 19. What is Sky talking about? A. Times of going out. B. Ways of being safe. C. Students of a college. 20. What does Sky do when coming back late at night?
单项选择 1. Would you mind getting out of the shower, Anna? -_________. A. OK. 1’11 do them right away B. Sorry. It’ll get up now C. Sorry. I won’t be long D. No, I won’t 2. Steve got over ten letters _____ his pen pals ______their New Year’s re solutions last year. A. from, about B, to, of C, about, from D. to, about 3. Abbreviations “gr8”and “ICQ’ are ____used in e-mail English. People use them to chat online. A. carefully B. finally C. hardly D. normally 4.._______ we don’t support our zoos, it will be difficult for them to take good care of animals. A. Unless B. If C, What if D. Though 5. I don't have white shoes for tomorrow’s speech contest. - My brother has _____ pair. Would you like to try _______on? A. a, it B, one, it C. one, them D. two, them 6.______ do the children take art lessons a week? - Three or four times. A. How long B. How many times C. How soon D. How often 7. Andy never breaks the school rules. -_________.They behave well at school. A. So Rosa does B. So does Rosa C. Neither Rosa does D. Neither does Rosa 8. Remember _____to my daughter’s dance show next Friday. - Of course I will. I’II never forget _______her dance for the first time last year. A. to come, to see B. coming, to see C. to come, seeing D. coming, seeing 9.Ellen has to talk to her grandpa loudly because there’s something wrong with the old man’s_____. A. eyes B. teeth C. throat D. ears 10.Mom, _____I hang out with my friends now?- Sure, but you ______clean up your bedroom first. A. can, need B. may, have to C. must, need D. Need, must 11.Will you please sing for the sick at the city hospital to cheer them up?-_______. A. Excuse me. I’m afraid not B. It’s very kind of you C. Certainly. I’ll be glad to D. I’m sorry to hear that 12.Lots of fast food restaurants use the color red _________make customers_________. A. to, eating faster B. want to, eat fast C. to, eat faster D. to, to eat fast 13.Holly has _______fed the dog, but she hasn’t watered the plants______. A. still, already B. already, yet C. yet, still D. yet, already 14.Being a volunteer, I’ll try my best to offer ______help as I can to old people. A, so much B. as many C. as much D. so many 15. Have you ever been to Paris, one of _____cities in Europe? No. But one day I might go there on vacation. A. the pleasant B. the most excited C. more wonderful D. the liveliest 16.I want to know________. Why not ring her up to ask? A. why does Alexis like game shows B. what time is Alexis arriving C. that this hair band belongs to Alexis D. how Alexis will come to my party 17._______Rita _______her mother know my address. They often drop by my home. A. Not, but B. Both, and C. Either, or I D. Not only, but also 18.A concert will be held to ________money for homeless people. A. collect B. give up C. send D．Spend
四川省自贡市初2020届毕业生学业考试 英语 第一部分听力略 第二部分基础知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节单项选择（共10题每题一分，共10分） 21.--Look, who’s __________ woman in red? ---She’s my new English teacher with ________eight-year-old daughter. A. the, a B. a, an C. the, an 22. ---A boy is flying a kite over there. Who is he? ---He is ____________brother. A. Lucy’s and Lily’s B. Lucy and Lily’s C. Lucy’s and Lily 23.--Alice, have you finished learning the whole book? --Not yet, So far, we __________ six units. A. learned B. have learned C. learn 24.--Must we wear school uniformed everywhere? --No, we________. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t 25. --The scarf in your hand is colorful. Is it ________? --Yes, but I’ll give it to my sister as __________ birthday present. She likes it very much. A. yours, hers B. your, hers C. yours, her 26. --We should form the good habit of saving food now. --I agree, so I always _________ the food I order. A. eat up B. give up C. turn up 27.-- The movie The Wandering Earth is wonderful. Do you feel like ________it tonight? --I’d love to, but my parents won’t let me _________out too late. A. watching, to stay B. to watch, staying C. watching; stay 28.--Do you know the traffic rules? --Sure, one of them is that we can’t go across the street ________the light is green. A. When B. Until C. after 29.--Have you heard of the basketball team__________ won the NBA championship last year? --Of course, it’s my favorite basketball team—Warriors. A. whose B. which C. who 30.--It’s a beautiful day today! Can I go outside? --__________ You should stay at home and study for the coming examination. A.Why not? B. You’d better not C. That’s a good idea!
1 / 7 2013年上海市初中毕业统一学业考试 英语试卷 (满分150分，考试时间100分钟) 考生注意：本卷有7大题，共99小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。 Part I Listening(第一部分听力) I．Listening comprehension(听力理解) (共30分) A．Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分 ) 1._______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ 6. _______ B． Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (10分) 7． A)$700． B)$500． C)$300． D)$200． 8． A)English ．． ．．B)French．． C)Chinese ．． D)Canadian 9． A)Jane's． B)Peter's． C)Betty's． D)Sally's． 10．A)Father's Day ．．D)Children's Day ．． ．．C)Teachers' Day ．．B)Mother's Day 11．A)He asked his teacher for help ．． ．． B)He worked it out himself C)He asked his classmate for help ．．D)He found the answer from the Internet ．． 12．A)Because Lisa's dad is strict ．．B)Because he didn't buy a gift．． C)Because Lisa's dad doesn't like him. D)Because he's never met Lisa's dad ．． 13．A)Mother and son．． B)Teacher and student ．． C)Doctor and patient ．． ．． D)Waitress and customer 14．A)Hong Kong ．． ．． D)Food ．． B)Museums ．． C)Travelling
今年四川自贡中考英语真题及答案 第一部分听力略 第二部分基础知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节单项选择（共10题每题一分，共10分） 21.--Look, who’s __________ woman in red? ---She’s my new English teacher with ________eight-year-old daughter. A. the, a B. a, an C. the, an 22. ---A boy is flying a kite over there. Who is he? ---He is ____________brother. A. Lucy’s and Lily’s B. Lucy and Lily’s C. Lucy’s and Lily 23.--Alice, have you finished learning the whole book? --Not yet, So far, we __________ six units. A. learned B. have learned C. learn 24.--Must we wear school uniformed everywhere? --No, we________. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t 25. --The scarf in your hand is colorful. Is it ________? --Yes, but I’ll give it to my sister as __________ birthday present. She likes it very much. A. yours, hers B. your, hers C. yours, her 26. --We should form the good habit of saving food now.
无锡市2013年中考英语试卷 本试题分两卷。第I卷（客观题）在第1至第6页。第II卷（主观题）在第7至第8页。 考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分90分。 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。 2.答客观题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。 3.答主观题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考试必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。 第I卷（客观题共50分） 一、选择填空在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。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分） 1. Ice is not often seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays zero. A. up B. down C. above D. below 2. —Look at the bird over there! It’s so beautiful! —Wow! It’s a rare crane. It appears in this area. A. always B. usually C. seldom D. often 3.Fishing with Dad was so for little Sam that he almost fell asleep. A. excited B. exciting C. bored D. boring 4. —Has Wendy handed in her application form? —Not sure. She told me that she wanted to check again and it in soon. A. will hand B. would hand C. has handed D. had handed 5. I know this plan is far from perfect, but I just can’t think of one. A. a better B. the better C. a best D. the best 6. —What do you think of his new design? —It’s of even practical value than the old one. He’s just a bookworm! A. greater B. great C. less D. little 7. There was a fire in the hotel around midnight last Friday. Luckily, it was soon . A.turned on B. turned off C. put on D. put out 8.—How long does it take to get to the airport? —Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today. I’m not sure the highway will closes soon. Let’s set off earlier. A. whether B. when C. how D. why 9. Don’t throw away the waste paper. It needs so that it can be reused. A. to destroy B. destroying C. to collect D. collecting 10.—I believe this is the best movie of the year. —Well, . Anyway, the ending is OK. A. that’s a good idea B. that may not be a good idea
历年中考真题系列宾语从句（含答案解析） _中考英语 第一组试题 1. 【2019 ? 福建省中考】We don't know ___________, but it tells us the importance of friendship. A. what the story is about B. whether the story is true C. when did the story take place 2. 【2019 ? 广西省百色市】-I want to know ___________ we will have the meeting. -Maybe in the classroom. A. where B. when C. who D. whether
3. 【2019 ? 黑龙江省哈尔滨市】-Excuse me, could you tell me ___________? -Certainly. Go along the street and you will find it on the right. A. how can I get to the radio station B. how I can get to the radio station C. why I can get to the radio station 4. 【2019 ? 湖南省湘西州】-Hi，Shirley.Could you tell me ___________? -At 11：30 tomorrow morning. A. when you will arrive B. when will you arrive C. where you will arrive
义务教育基础课程初中教学资料 宁波市2016年初中毕业生学业考试 英语试题 姓名____________准考证号____________ 考生须知： 1．全卷分试题卷和答题卷。试题卷共8页，有7个大题。满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟。 2．请将姓名、考号分别填写在试题卷和答题卷的规定位置上。 3．答题时，把试题卷第一至三大题及第六大题的答案在答题卷对应的选项位置用2B铅笔涂黑、涂满。将试题卷第四、五、七大题的答案用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔书写，答案必须按照题号顺序在答题卷各题目规定区域内作答，做在试题卷上或超出答题区域书写的答案无效。 一、听力（本题有15小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题2分；共计25分） 第一节：听小对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 l. What is the weather like? 2. How does Dave go to school every day?
3. Whv does the man want to move away from the neighbor? 4. What does the man mean by saying "Sorry"?
5. Which month will School Day be celebrated in? 第二节：听较长对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6至7两小题。 6.Who will the boy go with? A. His father and mother. B.His teacher and classmates. C.His brother and sister. 7. Where will they stay during the holiday? A. In a farmer's house. B.In the open air. C.In a hotel. 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8 ~10三小题。 8, What does the woman like best? A. Travelling. B.Swimming. C.Collecting stamps. 9. How does the man usually kill time on his trips? A. Reading books. B.Listening to music. C.Having a sleep. 10. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Stamps. B.Hobbies. C.Books. 第三节：听独白，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，完成信息表。 Opening time 11.____________ Price for a student 12.____________ with a student card Day for mothers and babies only 13.____________ In the cafe people can watch 14._______ and enjoy15._______ 11.A.7: 30AM-8: 00PM B. 8: 00AM-7: 30PM C. 8: 30AM-7 : 00PM 12. A.￥5 B.￥10 C.￥15 13. A. Friday B. Saturday C. Sunday 14. A. singers B. dancers C. players 15. A. a drink B. a sandwich C. a salad 二、完形填空（本题有l5小题，每小题1分；共计15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Think before we speak! It was a sunny and enjoyable day. Everyone in the 16 station was waiting for the train to arrive. Among the crowd, there was a group of young