2022-2023学年辽宁省锦州市第一高级中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

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考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分
第一部分 听力(共两节, 每小题1.5分，满分30分)
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。
1．Hw lng will the man have t wait fr the pst ffice t pen？
A． 15 minutes． B． 10 minutes． C． 20 minutes．
2．What is the man ging t d during the summer vacatin？
A．G camping．
B．Visit his parents．
C．Visit his friends in Lndn．
3．What is the wman ding？
A.Cmplaining. B.Aplgizing. C.Discussing.
4．Why did the wman call？
A．T ask t brrw sme CDs．
B．T ask whether Bill can cme t the party．
C．T pass n sme infrmatin abut the party．
5．What is the prbable relatinship between the tw speakers？
A．Bss and secretary．
B．Teacher and student．
C．Custmer and waitress．
第二节：听下面5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题
6．What is Linda famus fr？
A.Painting. B.Traveling. C.Cllecting stnes.
7. What is the man's pinin f Linda's stnes？
A.Valuable. B.Impressive. C.Useful.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题
8．Where des this dialgue take place？
A． In the plice statin．
B． At the wman's huse．
C． In the street．
9. What did the wman d when the thief ran away？
A． She ran after him．
B． She shuted ludly．
C． She called the plice．
听第8段材料，回答10~12题.
10．When did the tw speakers last meet？
A． Eight mths ag． B． Tw years ag． C． Three years ag．
11. What did the wman d when she was in China？
A． She was a jurnalist．
B． She was an editr．
C． She was a cmputer prgrammer．
12. Where des the wman cme frm？
A． Canada． B． China． C． Britain．
听第9段材料，回答13~16题.
13．Why wuld the man prefer t rent an apartment near the elementary schl？
A． He teaches there．
B． He nce lived there．
C． His sn studies there．
14. Which price wuld the man prefer？
A． ﹩480 B． ﹩550 C． ﹩600
15. Which kind f apartment wuld the man prefer？
A． An empty ne．
B． One with furniture in it．
C． One withut a kitchen．
16. What can yu learn frm the cnversatin？
A． The wman lst the keys t the tw apartments．
B． The man might take a lk at the tw apartments．
C． The man isn't interested in either f the tw apartments．
听第10段材料，回答17~20题.
Wh designed the White Huse？
A．Gerge Washingtn．
B．Jhn Adams．
C．James Hban．
18. Wh were the first peple t live in the White Huse？
A．Gerge Washingtn and his wife．
B．Jhn Adams and his wife．
C．The third president f the US and his wife．
19. Hw many rms des the White Huse have？
A．123． B．132． C．232．
What's the speaker describing？
A．The histry f the White Huse．
B．The structure f the White Huse．
C．Sme presidents wh have lived in the White Huse．
第二部分、阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15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
New Yrk City Explrer Pass
Highlights
See 3, 5, r 7 attractins and turs f yur chice and save mney n entry fees.
Visit the MET (The Metrplitan Museum f Art), the MMA (The museum f Mdern
Art), the Guggenheim Museum, Empire State Building, Statue f Liberty, the Btanical Garden,
Tp f the Rck Observatry, and many, many mre.
Get arund n the Dwntwn/ Uptwn Hp-On Hp-Off bus r take bike turs and Fd
n Ft turs. Tur Yankee Statin, Rckefeller, Radi City Music Hall and mre.
Descriptin
New Yrk City is America’s real land f pprtunity, and here’s an pprtunity yu can’t
pass up. With a New Yrk City Explrer Pass yu can chse t check ut 3, 5 r 7 amazing
attractins－frm a list f ver 60. This cnvenience will save yu time. See the big art museums,
take a BEAST speedbat ride, get a tur f Rckefeller and Radi City Music Hall, bike ver the
Brklyn Bridge, and mre.
New Yrk has it all. And this Explrer Pass gets yu access t as much f it as yu can
handle.
What’s included
Access t a number f attractins bked with yur ticket.
What’s nt included
●Sme attractins may ffer upgrades r special exhibits fr an additinal fee.
Instructins
●Shw yur smartphne at the entrance f the scenic spt yu are visiting. The pass will
be scanned and yu’ll either receive direct access t the attractin r a paper ticket.
◆The pass can be activated within 1 year after yu have bught it and is valid （有效的） fr 30 days after activatin.
21. What is true abut the passage?
A. Y u may visit mre than 60 attractins fr free with the pass.
B. Y u cannt enter scenic spt unless yu have a paper ticket.
C. Y u may have t pay extra mney in sme attractins.
D. Yu have t get arund the Dwntwn r the Uptwn by bus.
22. When yu activate the pass, yu must use it ______.
A. n that day B. within a year
C. within a mnth D. as sn as pssible
23. What’s the purpse f the passage?
A. T intrduce a prduct. B. T ffer sme suggestins.
C. T intrduce a travel agency. D. T advertise sme attractins.
B
Play it safe. Dn’t take risks. High schl is t early t make a difference. Nne f these
criticisms were enugh t stp me. I saw a real prblem in the educatin system, and I wanted
t deal with it. Sme peple pay ver $70 an hur fr private tutring（家教）. My cmpany charges （收费）less. I started my business nly abut fur mnths ag, but I already have 11 tutrs and make ver $200 in revenue (收益) a week.
It started when smene cntacted me and asked me t tutr her child fr $15 an hur nce
a week. Friends began t take ntice, and asked me where I gt the part-time jb－and that was
when my eyes pened t the pprtunity in frnt f me. I created a website, wrte a marketing
plan and fund qualified tutrs wh were friends f mine. We received an verwhelming
respnse, with ver 30 peple requesting tutring. As it prgressed, I fund my business
knwledge limited. S I went t used bk sales where I picked up lts f business textbks.
The rad t a successful business, hwever, was nt easy. My partner didn’t respnd t
many f the peple, s many ptential clients（客户） were lst. Once I discvered what my partner was hiding（隐瞒） frm me, I immediately messaged each persn persnally saying I wuld get back t them sn, and I pinted them t ur website. After a few weeks, wrd frm muth began t spread. Clients began cming t us, and we n lnger had t advertise heavily.
Y u may be wndering why I started a business in the first place. It is a great way t shw
leadership experience, make mney fr yurself, and give yu the pprtunity t emply yur
classmates. While it is ne f the riskiest things yu can d, it is ne f the mst rewarding things.
Leadership is ne f the main qualities clleges lk fr, and the bravery and experience yu
shw thrugh starting a business shines thrugh n applicatins.
24. What des the writer prbably d?
A. He is prbably a student. B. He is prbably a teacher.
C. He is prbably a client. D. He is prbably a salesman.
25. The writer wanted t imprve his business skills by .
A. attending a class B. listening t lectures
C. finding a partner D. reading business bks
26. What des the writer think f his partner?
A. Reliable. B. Dishnest. C. Determined. D. Respnsible.
27.What des the writer mainly talk abut in the last paragraph?
A. His advice n starting a cmpany.
B. His business plan in the near future.
C. His mtivatin（动力）f starting a business.
D. The prcess f applying fr a cllege.
C
American psychlgist and writer Andrew Slmn wn the 2014 Wellcme Bk Prize
n Tuesday fr his Far frm the Tree: a Dzen Kinds f Lve abut raising unusual children
ranging frm talents t thse suffering frm autism (自闭症) and reading disability.
The prize, which is given t a bk centred n medicine and health, is in its fifth year and
carries a 30,000-pund cash award. Slmn’s bk, 10 years in the making, is described as a
“mnumental wrk”. Using interviews with mre than 300 families, the bk cvers subjects f
many different kinds f children.
“Slmn has already been widely praised fr his depth f research, his writerly gift and
his range f wrds,” pet and writer Andrew Mtin, the head f the judging grup, said in the
statement, adding that the bk is “a prfund reflectin n the family and n the influence f
medicine and science”. “It’s als a bk that is driven pwerfully by an appeal t persnal
experience－by his explratin f the difficulties and pprtunities this created fr him.” Mtin
said.
Slmn said he was hnured and cngratulated the Wellcme Bk Prize fr chsing a
wrk that deals with sme f the difficult issues f medical and scial prgress. “There
smetimes seems t be an ppsitin between the scial prgress that allws us t accept the
range f human difference and the medical prgress that allws us t cure and get rid f many
such differences.” Slmn said. “My bk is abut the extrardinary stries f lve and pity.
Fr such a wrk t be recgnized by a prize that is specially fcused n medicine and health
indicates the increasing penness t the questins f what makes up health, and what the prper
limits are fr medicine.”
28. The bk Far frm the Tree:a Dzen kinds f Lve by American Andrew Slmn is abut
_____.
A. raising unusual children wh suffered frm disabilities
B. unusual children wh were abandned by their parents
C. raising different kinds f unusual children including talents
D. Wellcme Bk Prize which fcuses n medicine and health
29. What can be cncluded accrding t Paragraph 2?
A. It has taken Slmn five years t get the prize.
B. Slmn wrte the bk by interviewing abut 300 children.
C. It tk Slmn 10 years t finish the bk.
D. Slmn gt 30,000 punds by cheque after getting the prize.
30. Frm what Andrew Mtin said we knw that Andrew Slmn’s bk _____.
A. reflects the family and the influence f sciety
B. shws his depth f research and his writing ability
C. is widely praised fr the subjects f his research
D. is abut his persnal experience and his explratin
31. What is the pinin f Andrew Slmn abut his award-winning bk?
A. The sciety is becming mre pen t the scial prblems.
B. He thught his bk dealt with medical matters.
C. The stries f lve and pity in the bk attracted readers.
D. He fund his bk was nt as great as the prize shwed.
D
Perhaps yu’ve had t put up with a mdy, uncperative（不合作的）teenager, r yu may well have been ne yurself. A new study suggests that dgs g thrugh a similar stage f stubbrnness（固执）and disbedience (不顺从) when they hit adlescence（青春期） at abut eight mnths ld.
Lking at the behaviur f a ttal f 378 canines (犬), researchers fund that the animals
were mre bedient and mre respnsive either side f that eight-mnth mark— but nly when
it came t their wners, nt t less familiar trainers.
S nt nly d dgs appear t have a difficult adlescence just like we d, they als share
the frustratin that we ften feel twards ur parents r caregivers when we hit ur teenage years.
That has big implicatins fr lng-term canine care and sheltering.
“This is a very imprtant time in a dg’s life,” says animal behaviur researcher Lucy Asher,
frm Newcastle University in the UK. “This is when dgs are ften rehmed because they are
n lnger a cute little puppy and suddenly, their wners find they are mre challenging and they
can n lnger cntrl them r train them.” “But as with human teenage children, wners need t
be aware that their dg is ging thrugh a special stage and it will pass.”
In ne experiment with 93 Labradr retrievers (狗), glden retrievers and their crss breeds
(杂交品种), the dgs at eight mnths ld were fund t take lnger and be lather t respnd t
a “sit” cmmand given by their caregiver than they were when just five mnths ld. The eight-
mnth-lds didn’t shw the same stubbrnness when the cmmand was given by a stranger,
thugh.
The researchers fund further evidence（证据）f this effect in survey data gathered n 285
Labradrs, glden retrievers, German shepherds and their crss breeds. Dg wners and trainers
less familiar with the dgs were asked t evaluate（评估）the animals ‘trainability’ by answering
questins n bedience and hw quickly cmmands were respnded（反应）t.
Again, the caregivers ranked their dgs as less bedient at eight mnths ld cmpared with
five mnths ld r 12 mnths ld. The trainers reprted that bedience increased between the
ages f five mnths and eight mnths.
32. What is the functin f the first sentence in the first paragraph?
A. T raise a prblem f teenagers.
B. T lead t the main tpic f the passage.
C. T give the backgrund infrmatin f the passage.
D. T generalize the whle passage.
33. What is true accrding t the passage?
A. Dg’s special stage is permanent.
B. Dgs are mre bedient at 5 mnths ld cmpared with 12 mnths ld.
C. Dgs f 8 mnths tend t listen t a stranger nly.
D. Dgs’ wners may find it mre challenging t cntrl the dgs f 8 mnths.
34. Which ne can replace the underlined wrd in the fifth paragraph?
A. mre bedient B. mre likely
C. mre satisfied D. mre unwilling
35. Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Dg’s bedience. B. Dg’s stubbrnness.
C. Dg’s adlescence. D. Dg’s trainability.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分）
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。
Manners are a set f practices and frms which are fllwed in a wide variety f situatins.
If yu are a newcmer t a particular culture, learning these rules can be very challenging. 36
It is safe t assume that there is a rule in every situatin ne might encunter（遇到）.
37 That’s why many peple study manners befre travelling r entering a new scial circle t ensure that they aren’t cnsidered t be implite r aggressive（咄咄逼人）.
38 Fr example, the cncept f greeting peple plitely and with respect is cmmn t
peple f many cultures, althugh the way in which respect is expressed may vary. In sme Asian
cuntries, fr example, peple may bw r grasp their hands tgether when greeting smene,
while in the United States, peple ften shake hands r hug each ther.
The cnsequences（后果） f mistakes in manners may vary. 39 As a result, the peple
present at the time f the mistake might frm a negative impressin f yu. At wrst, a mistake culd cst a friendship r a jb, and in sme regins f the wrld, a serius ne culd cst yu yur life.
By treating peple as respectfully as yu can and by using cmmn sense, yu will prbably
avid mst dangerus behavir-related situatins. 40 It is especially imprtant t learn such
guides in the library r n the Internet in advance in case cnflicts（冲突） are caused thughtlessly.
A. The rules f manners gvern hw peple behave.
B. Actually even ld hands smetimes have a tugh time.
C. Manners begin when meeting smene fr the first time.
D. But the gd news is that it is very simple t learn manners.
E. At a minimum, yu might make thers feel slightly awkward（尴尬）.
F. And the rules f manners f different cultures can be quite different.
G. Hwever, if yu are planning t enter an unfamiliar culture, it pays t d research.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It is a dangerus time t be a child in Yemen. Besides facing war, hunger and 41 , mre
than 25 percent f children are nt in schl. But eight-year-ld singer Amr Muqbel, knwn as
“the water seller”, is 42 .
He 43 schl in the mrning. In the afternn, he used t sell water t help 44
his family. Nw, he makes extra mney by singing fr wedding, fans and several majr Arabic
channels. “I’m 45 he has becme a singer,” said Ahmed Muqbel, Amr’s 70-year-ld
father, with tears in his eyes. One f their relatives is a sldier, he added, and Amr used t sing
war sngs. Nw, he sings abut lve and peace in a cuntry where ther children can be frced
t jin 46 grups.
Amr first became well-knwn this year when a lcal hiker recrded him singing t a grup
f peple. The hiker 47 the recrding n Facebk, where it received 20,000 likes, lves
and sad faces. Since then, the by appears n Arab media 48 . Amr’s family remains pr,
hwever. He, his mther and his fur siblings (兄弟姐妹) still struggle t 49 in a small
huse. But as Amr gains the attentin f music 50 , the family hpes his vice will help lift
them 51 ut f pverty.
“I didn’t even knw Amr was singing fr the drivers,” said Amr’s mther. “He sells water
s he can earn mney t pay fr his schl fees. I used t 52 Amr fr singing while he did
his hmewrk.”
“His sngs cme ut frm his 53 ,” said Mhammed al-Adaimi, a 23-year-ld wh
54 Amr’s sngs n YuTube. Other lcal peple said, “They are prud that a yung Yemeni
is getting internatinal attentin.” “He is a 55 by,” they said. “We like his sngs. He has
the vice and charm.”
41. A. pverty B. anger C. cld D. attack
42. A. utstanding B. ppular C. different D. interesting
43. A. finishes B. attends C. jins D. leaves
44. A. prvide B. affect C. balance D. supprt
45. A. curius B. anxius C. prud D. cnfused
46. A. ecnmic(经济）B. military（军事）C. plitical D. scientific
47. A. psted B. mailed C. displayed D. explained
48. A. instantly（立刻）B. typically（通常）C. regularly（定期） D. slightly
49. A. strengthen B. cmpete C. gather D. survive
50. A. fficials B. editrs C. prfessinals D. champins
51. A. further B. wrse C. less D. fewer
52. A. interrupt B. praise C. strike D. scld
53. A. dream B. happiness C. heart D. fear
54. A. lks at B. listens t C. turns t D. hears f
55. A. funny B. learned C. humus D. talented
第二节 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Imagine 56 (fly) dwn a muntain at 70, 80, even 90 miles per hur. Ski racing is nt
fr the faint f heart. It takes a rare 57 (cmbine) f skill and curage.
Cnsider then Ralph Green. He des it with ne leg. “He’s hard at wrk, twards his gal f
becming 58 Olympic champin. Mre 59 (specific), a Paralympic champin.
“This winter Ralph and 60 (dzen) f ther athletes will train fr a spt n the United
States’ Disabled Ski Team and the chance 61 (cmpete) in the Paralympic Games.
“We have peple that ski visually impaired, with a guide in frnt f them. We have paralysed
athletes wh ski in 62 yu call a mn-ski (单板式滑雪板). We have peple that ski with
ne arm r smene like me that skis with ne leg.”
Green grew up in Brklyn and he 63 (lse) his leg in an accident. 64 Green is
brken in bdy, he is firm（坚定） in spirit.
“Dn’t be afraid t be different. Dn’t be afraid t think utside the bx.” And Green is
speaking frm experience. “I never thught I culd have an influence 65 smebdy else’s
life.”
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 Jim 发来邮件询问你升入高中后遇到的最大挑战是什
么。请给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 感谢 Jim 的关心；2. 告知最大的挑战及应对策略；3. 向 Jim 征求建议。
注意：1. 词数 80 左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
Glad t hear frm yu._________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
Vilma Washingtn was a nurse in Lucile Packard Children’s Hspital in Pal Alt,
Califrnia. She has wrked there fr twenty-eight years. Since she came t the hspital, she has
helped tens f thusands f premature babies cme t the wrld.
Mrs. Washingtn was a mther f fur children and had a happy family. Her husband was
an engineer and wrked in a big cmpany. The nly child at hme was Mikel, wh was in his
high schl. Every day, Mrs. Washingtn wuld get up at six, ck fr breakfast fr her husband
and sn, and then drive the baby t schl befre she went t wrk.
Her husband gt gd salaries and the family didn’t need her t earn mney. But she still
kept her wrk as a nurse, because she liked the wrk very much. She was a senir nurse in the
Nenatal Intensive Care Unit (新生儿特护中心) t care fr premature babies and was respected
by all the dctrs and nurses in the hspital. Patients, as well as dctrs and nurses, came and
left frm the hspital, but she cntinued t wrk in the same hspital and even the same unit.
Since it was ne f the best children’s hspitals in the area, there were always mre than enugh
patients. The wrk in the unit was naturally tugh. Once yu gt int the nurse statin, it was
hard t find a chance t put yurself in a chair.
But Mrs. Washingtn never cmplained abut the jb. Instead, she enjyed it, “I enjyed
the mment when a baby cmes t the wrld with my help,” she said. “I like t see the happy
and excited expressins n the parents’ faces and hear the beautiful first cry f a baby.” All the
patients liked her. Every Christmas, she culd receive cuntless cards, mst f which were frm
her patients.
This Mnday, a new dctr came t wrk in her unit f the hspital. He was a handsme
yung man. When Mrs. Washingtn saw the name n his name tag－Brandn Seminatre,
smething suddenly hit her.
“D yu live in Handwd Street and yur father is a bus driver?” she asked.__________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
He tld his parents abut Mrs. Washingtn after ging hme that day.________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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高一英语答案
一．听力 1-5 CB AC A 6-10 ABBCC 11-15 BCCBB 16-20 BCBBA
二． 阅读 21-23 CCA 24-27 ADBC 28-31 CCBA 32-35 BDDC
七选五 36-40 BFAEG
三．完型 41-45 ACBDC 46-50 BACDC 51-55 ADCBD
语填 56. flying 57. cmbinatin 58. an 59. specifically 60. dzens
61. t cmpete 62. what 63. lst 64. Althugh/Thugh/While
65. n
作文一
Dear Jim,
Glad t hear frm yu. Thank yu fr yur cncern abut my senir high schl life.
Hnestly speaking, the greatest challenge I have ever met since I entered senir high schl
is the English learning. Our English teacher speaks English during the whle class, which is hard
fr me t fllw. I knew I had t find a way ut. S I referred t my deskmate’s ntes after each
class. Besides, I spared time every day t practise listening skills.
I’m wndering if yu have sme suggestins fr me. Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
作文二
“D yu live in Handwd Street and yur father is a bus driver?” she asked. “Yes, exactly.
My parents still live in the street, but my father retired years ag,” answered the yung man. “S,
that’s right,” Mrs. Washingtn said. It turned ut that the yung man was ne f the babies she
cared fr twenty-eight years befre his parents tk him hme. The yung dctr was s happy
and surprised t knw this.
He tld his parents abut Mrs. Washingtn after ging hme that day. Mr. And Mrs.
Seminatre were mre than happy. The fllwing day, they went t the unit t meet Mrs.
Washingtn wh had helped their sn. They tk the picture that was kept fr many years with
them, n which was their sn in Mrs. Washingtn’s arms. The unit was filled with great delight
that day. The meeting f patients and nurses eventually became a big party! A lt f peple
gathered t witness the reunin after twenty-eight years. Mrs. Washingtn was especially excited.
“ As a nurse,” she said, “it’s really a kind f reward fr me.”
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M: I wnder why the pst ffice is still nt pen. I’ve been waiting fr 15 minutes.
W: It’s ten past eight. Yu’ll have t wait fr 20 mre minutes befre it pens.
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W: Wuld yu like t g camping with Peter and me during the summer vacatin?
M: I’d like t. But I’m ging t Lndn t visit my parents with sme friends.
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W: D yu knw where ur fd is? We’ve been here fr almst half an hur.
M: I’m srry. It must be ready nw. I’ll g and check.
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W: Hell. Is Bill there?
M: Srry, n. This is his brther, Tm. Can I take a message?
W: Yes, please. Tell him that Angela called and that the party is n Friday night at Amy’s flat. It starts at abut 7:30 in the evening. Culd yu please ask him t bring sme f his CDs? We’d like sme music that we can dance t.
M: N prblem.
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M: Hw are yu getting n with the schedules?
W: I just have ne mre message t send. Have yu gt anything else fr me t d?
M: Yes, here are sme ntes fr yu t type ut.
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M: Gd afternn, everyne. I’m glad t intrduce Ms Linda Smith, wh is famus fr painting stnes. Linda, when did yu begin painting stnes?
W: Actually, I started arund six mnths ag. I happened t find sme smth stnes n the beach and I brught them hme and began t paint n them. I was amazed that they lked s beautiful, s I cntinued.
M: Hw many have yu painted s far?
W: Abut a hundred.
M: What kind f pictures d yu paint?
W: It depends n the shape. I usually paint an animal r a scene frm a place that I have been t. Lk at this painting f a Swiss village. On this stne, yu can see my neighbr’s cat.
M: They are s clrful! They lk s detailed, even thugh they are n such a tiny stne.
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M: Gd evening. I’d like t ask yu a few questins abut the rbbery.
W: Of curse, fficer. Cme in.
M: Tell me what happened.
W: Well, last night I left wrk early. When I reached hme, I saw that the lights were n in the study.
M: What did yu d then?
W: I lked thrugh the study windw and saw a man.
M: What did he lk like?
W: He was abut 30, he was tall, and he had red hair.
M: Did he see yu?
W: Yes, then he ran ut f the rm and I went t call the plice.
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M: Hi, Jenny! I’m s happy t see yu again.
W: Me, t. It’s been almst three years since we met in Canada.
M: S, hw has everything been ging?
W: I really dn’t knw where t start. I wrked as a cmputer prgrammer in Canada fr eight mnths and then I went t China and did sme editing wrk fr China Daily fr abut tw years.
M: Really? What are yu ding at the mment?
W: I’ve just cme back t Britain. I’m n my way t an interview fr a jurnalism jb at the mment.
M: Oh! Gd luck!
W: Thank yu!
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W: Gd afternn! Welcme t the Service Center. What can I d fr yu?
M: Gd afternn. I’d like t rent a tw-bedrm apartment.
W: OK, d yu have a specific lcatin in mind?
M: Well, I’d like t live near the elementary schl, r at least within 2 miles.
W: D yu teach at the schl?
M: N. I teach at the university, but my sn ges t schl there.
W: OK. What price range can yu affrd?
M: $500 t $580 a mnth.
W: Wuld yu prefer an apartment with furniture r an empty ne?
M: With furniture, and we’d like t be able t ck at hme.
W: Okay. Here are the phts f tw apartments that I think will fit yur needs. Yu can chse between them.
M: Thank yu. Ah. The ne n the Bradway Avenue lks nicer than the ne n Main Street. When can I have a lk?
W: Yu can lk arund nw if yu’d like. Let me get the key fr yu. If yu are satisfied, we can sign an agreement tday.
M: Great! Thanks. Hw much d yu charge fr the service?
W: $100.
M: All right.
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Hell, everyne, and welcme t the White Huse! I’ll be yur guide tday. The building knwn as the White Huse is the hme f the president f the United States and his family. The president als has his ffice here.
In 1790, America’s first president, Gerge Washingtn, wanted t build a new presidential hme. A cmpetitin was held t find a designer t build it. Architect James Hban wn the cntest. He planned a building f grayish-white sandstne. The clr gave the huse its name. Wrk started in 1792. But the huse was nt ready befre the end f President Washingtn’s term. America’s secnd president, Jhn Adams, and his wife mved int the huse n Nv 1, 1800. By then, the building had six cmpleted rms.
Many f the rms were still empty when Jhn Adams left ffice a few mnths later. Other presidents tried t cmplete the White Huse. But the British burned it dwn during the War f 1812. The White Huse was rebuilt after that war. Since then, it has been enlarged, repaired and almst ttally rebuilt.
Tday, the White Huse has 132 rms. Visitrs can walk thrugh sme f the public nes.