浙江省宁波三锋教研联盟2022-2023学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题

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第一部分 听力(共两节，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。
1. What des the wman tell the man t d?
A. Apply fr a visa. B. Fill in a frm. C. Hand in an applicatin frm.
2. Wh will be absent at the party?
A. Maggie. B. Jessica. C. Rse.
3. Hw much des the man still need?
A. $65. B. $50. C. $35.
4. What is the wman’s pinin abut the English prgram?
A. It was interesting. B. It was imprtant. C. It was difficult.
5. What can we learn abut the wman?
A. She used t be a teacher.
B. She dislikes living abrad.
C. She thinks teaching is bring.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where was the prfessr when the wman arrived?
A. In the kitchen. B. In the living rm. C. In the bathrm.
7. What caused the wman’s prblem?
A. She didn’t knw abut American custms.
B. She misunderstd the prfessr’s wrds.
C. She wasn’t familiar with the prfessr’s wife.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What relatin is the wman t the man?
A. His clleague. B. His wife. C. His client.
9. What is the man ging t d tmrrw mrning?
A. Talk with Mr. Sharpe’s secretary.
B. Have a shrt meeting with Mr. Sharpe.
C. Visit Mr. Sharpe’s daughter in the hspital.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why des the cmpany want t fire ld staff?
A. Their salaries are t high.
B. Their wrking methds are ld-fashined.
C. They ften have cnflicts with the management.
11. What d we knw abut the wman?
A. She will lk fr a new jb.
B. She has made a business plan.
C. She desn’t care abut getting fired.
12. Hw des the man feel abut the changes?
A. Angry. B. Wrried. C. Disappinted.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. What gift t give t neighbrs.
B. Hw t get alng with neighbrs.
C. Hw t deal with children’s prblems.
14. What des the wman think f the neighbr’s sn?
A. Plite. B. Annying. C. Stupid.
15. What des the man advise the wman t d?
A. T bring her neighbrs a present.
B. T telephne her neighbrs t cmplain.
C. T intrduce her children t her neighbrs.
16.When des the nise stp?
A. At midnight. B. In the early mrning. C. When the car is turned ff.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did Vernn ask the speaker t d?
A. Take care f his birds.B. Check his mailbx.
C. Lk after his huse.
18. What happened when the speaker arrived at Vernn’s huse?
A. He culdn’t pen the dr.
B. He fund he brught the wrng key.
C. He culdn’t find the key t the mailbx.
19. What made the speaker anxius?
A. It was getting dark. B. He might draw thers’ attentin.
C. He didn’t knw hw t face Vernn.
20. Why did the man feel like a fl?
A. He made t much nise.
B. What he did made him lk like a thief.
C. He frgt t ask the pliceman fr help.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 50 分)
第一节(共15小题;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
High schl prgrams at the Natinal Gallery f Art value depth ver breadth, explring riginal wrks f art thrugh a single specific questin r theme.
High Schl Studi Wrkshps
Single museum visit, 2.5 hurs
Grades 9-12
These half-day art wrkshps include an in-depth examinatin and discussin f wrks f art in the galleries, fllwed by behind-the-scenes access t the Educatin Studi, where students create a related art prject.
During the wrkshp, Natinal Gallery f Art educatrs will encurage students t lk carefully at wrks f art and then share their respnses and develp theries based n their bservatins.
Students will have the pprtunity t create a wrk f art in the studi inspired by what they have in the galleries. Museum Marker: Explring Art and Museums
Grades 11-12
The Museum Makers prgram explains hw museums perate and what they have t ffer. It gives high schl students the tls t experience and understand art. Participants will gain the knwledge f hw an art museum wrks.
Students meet fr seven Saturday sessins frm 10:00 am t 3:00 pm. Cmpletin f the prgram requires attendance f all seven sessins.
Creative Writing in the Galleries
Grades 7-12, 90 minutes
Students will prvide a vice fr their persnal respnses t art thrugh creative writing while lk ingat a selectin f artwrks in the galleries. Using clse bservatin, grup discussin, and persnal reflectin, they will be guided thrugh exercises that use different writing frms, including free-frm petry.
A maximum f 30 students (minimum f 15) will be accmmdated(容纳) at each sessin.
21. What can students d at High Schl Studi Wrkshps?
A. Guide them hw t write free-frm petry. B. Explain hw museums perate.
C. develp their art theries based n their bservatins. D. Deliver lectures n artistic wrks.
22. What can students get frm Museum Maker?
A. Tls t create a wrk f art in the studi. B. Knwledge abut hw museums wrk.
C. Experience f running a museum. D. Chances t vice their persnal respnses.
23. Where might this article be taken frm?
A. A travel jurnal. B. A research reprt.
C. An educatin magazine. D. A teaching design.
B
In the August sun, it’s unbearably ht in my car. I’m in Vancuver, appraching the Knight Street Bridge as I try t get hme after wrk. It’s 5:15 pm. Traffic is already slwing dwn and then it cmes t a full stp. I’m stuck even befre getting n the bridge.
This has becme my nrmal wrk cmmute (上下班往返) rutine. Ahead f me is a heavily jammed n-ramp (匝道). I stare at the endless rws f vehicles, depressed.
At first I think this is nt hw it lks. The traffic will sn start mving. Secnds pass. Minutes pass. Lking at the rws f cars and trucks glittering（闪光）in the sun, I start cunting-299, 300, 301- and I give up.
Suddenly I remember I’m ne f the 300 helpless drivers. But I stay alert（警觉的）. When the cars d mve, I mve carefully, making sure nt t bump int ther vehicles. Finally, I make it nt the bridge. The traffic is still crawling at a snail’s pace. Tired and hungry, I becme very anxius.
Just then, I hear a weak sund in the distance. The sund gradually becmes luder, until I can identify it as an ambulance appraching frm behind. What d we d? The bridge is packed. There’s n rm fr us t mve.
But I’m wrng. Every single car quickly, yet carefully, mves t the side. Withut thinking, I fllw suit. The lane remains pen fr a few secnds during which the ambulance flashes thrugh.
Afterward, every car mves back. We clse up the emergency lane, ready t cntinue ur patient wait. Back in my spt, I’m awestruck. I frget my tiredness and hunger. My anxiety is gne. I start reflecting upn what 300 fellw drivers and I just did.
Hw did we d that? Despite ur exhaustin, we cllectively decided t help the stranger wh needed the time mre desperately than we did. We drew n ur sympathy and intelligence, requiring n directives.
Althugh I may seem alne stuck n the bridge, I’m cnnected t all the ther drivers. Tgether we culd make the impssible pssible.
24. Hw des the authr feel when seeing the n-ramp?
A. Annyed. B. Discuraged. C. Calm D. Shcked.
25. What des the authr think when knwing an ambulance is appraching?
A. It will be hard fr it t pass thrugh. B. Smene shuld direct the traffic.
C. All drivers will be willing t mve. D. Whever is inside needs immediate help.
26. What des the wrd “awestruck” underlined in paragraph 7 mst prbably mean?
A. Deeply anxius. B. Feeling amazed.
C. Extremely exhausted. D. Feeling depressed.
27. What des the authr think made the miracle happen?
A. The drivers’ gd driving skills. B. Instructins frm a stranger.
C. Peple’s kindness. D. The ambulance’s rescue.
C
Of the 8,300 millin tns f virgin (原始的) plastic prduced up t the end f 2015, 6,300 millin tns have been discarded (丢弃). Mst f that plastic waste is still with us, buried in landfills r plluting the envirnment. Micrplastics have been fund in Antarctic sea ice, in the guts f animals that live in the deepest cean trenches and in drinking water arund the wrld.
But what if we culd wave a magic wand and remve all plastics frm ur lives? Fr the sake f the planet, it wuld be a tempting prspect - but we’d quickly find ut just hw far plastic has spread t every aspect f ur existence.
In hspitals, the lss f plastic wuld be devastating. “Imagine trying t run a dialysis (透析) unit with n plastic," says Sharn Gerge, senir lecturer in envirnmental sustainability and green technlgy at Keele University in the UK. Plastic is used in glves, tubing, bld bags, sample tubes and mre.
Sme everyday plastic items are als vital fr prtecting health. Face masks, including plastic-based surgical masks and respiratrs(人工呼吸器)，as well as reusable clth masks, have helped slw the spread f the COVID-19 virus. “A mask that yu have fr COVID is related t ur safety and the safety f thers," says Gerge. “The impact f taking that away culd be lss f life if yu tk it away n a big scale."
Our fd system wuld als quickly cme apart. We use packaging t prtect fd frm damage in transit and preserve it lng enugh t reach supermarket shelves, as well as fr cmmunicatin and marketing. “ I cannt imagine hw plastic wuld be replaced cmpletely in ur system," says Eleni Iacvidu, a lecturer in envirnmental management at Brunel University Lndn.
Swapping ut plastic packaging wuld have knck-n(产生连锁反应的) envirnmental effects. While glass has sme advantages ver plastic, such as being endlessly recyclable, a ne-liter glass bttle can weigh as much as 800g cmpared t a 40g plastic ne. When thse heavier bttles and jars need t be transprted ver lng distances, carbn emissins grw even mre.
It’s clear that replacing ne material with anther wn’t slve all ur plastic prblems.
28. What is the purpse f the first paragraph?
A T give a definitin. B. T reprt n a study.
C. T intrduce a tpic. D. T describe a phenmenn.
29. What des the underlined wrd “devastating" in Paragraph 3 mst prbably mean?
A. interesting. B. practical. C. predictable. D. destructive.
30. What is Eleni Iacvidu’s attitude tward remving plastic ttally in fd system?
A. Dubtful. B. Supprtive. C. Optimistic. D. Uninterested.
31. Which wuld be the best title fr the text?
A What if we stpped using plastic?
B. Is plastic packaging bad fr the envirnment?
C. Mre recycling wn’t slve plastic pllutin
D. Swapping ut plastic fr sustainable living
D
Despite the bad reputatin f sharks, they are crucial t the health f the marine ecsystem and can even help fight climate change.
In the shallws f Shark Bay, Western Australia, seagrass is fd fr the sea cws, which can weigh as much as 500kg and eat rughly 40kg f seagrass a day. Sea cws are a rich surce f fd fr tiger sharks. By keeping the sea cw ppulatin cntrlled, tiger sharks here help the seagrass grw sustainably. A bming seagrass meadw stres twice as much CO₂ per square mile as frests typically d n land.
But tiger shark numbers are declining. Off Australia’s nrtheast cast f Queensland, tiger sharks are estimated t have fallen by at least 71 percent, largely due t verfishing. A reductin in tiger sharks means mre seagrass cnsumed by herbivres(食草动物) and less carbn stred in sea vegetatin. This raised the questin: What if they were absent frm the Shark Bay — wuld the seagrass-dminated ecsystem survive?
T find ut, researchers led by Rb Nwicki f Flrida Internatinal University, spent time in Eastern Australia, where shark numbers were lwer and sea cws ate seagrass largely undisturbed. "When uncntrlled, sea cws can rapidly destry wide areas f seagrass," said Nwicki.
Thse findings emphasized that tiger sharks were playing an imprtant rle in preventing the reductin f seagrass in Shark Bay. If their ppulatins cntinue t decline, the resilience f carbn-rich cean ecsystems will likely decrease.
When it cmes t stimulating shark numbers, there have been mvements tward mre sustainable fishing, but a large percentage f the industry have nt changed their methds, which is a reasn why the ppulatin f many marine tp predatrs(捕食者) cntinues t decline.
Aside frm supprting sustainable fishing, Nwicki said the nly way t truly prtect marine life is t reduce ur glbal greenhuse gas emissins. "Ultimately, if we are ging t prtect ur ecsystems in the centuries t cme, we are ging t need t slve climate change while undertaking species prtectin at the same time."
32.Why are tiger sharks vital t the marine ecsystem?
A. They feed n varius sea animals.
B. They can stre large amunts f CO₂.
C. They can prevent the lss f seagrass.
D. They influence marine species distributin.
33.What did Rb Nwicki’s team want t find ut in Eastern Australia?
A. Hw sea cws destry the seagrass cmmunity.
B. Hw shark ppulatin influences the cean ecsystem.
C. What was cntributing t the declining number f tiger sharks.
D. What t d t recver the seagrass - dminated ecsystem.
34.What is the main reasn fr the ppulatin reductin f many tp predatrs in marine ecsystems?
A. Climate change. B. Water pllutin.
C. Lss f seagrass. D. Unsustainable fishing appraches.
35. What’s the main idea f the text?
A. We shuld prtect ur envirnment.
B. The number f tiger sharks is decreasing .
C. Climate change causes the lss f seagrass.
D. Tiger sharks are vital t the health f the marine ecsystem .
第三节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Yu’ve prbably heard cuntless times hw exercise is "gd fr yu." But did yu knw that it can imprve yur md t? 36.____________________.
Exercising regularly can help prevent weight gain, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and high bld pressure. Exercises like jumping r lifting weights can help keep yur bnes strng. Als, when yu exercise, yur bdy makes chemicals that help yu feel gd. Exercise lwers yur chances f depressin and decreases feelings f anxiety. 37. ____________________.
Cnsidering all the health benefits f being physically active, it’s easy t see why ding exercise is wise. And the great thing is that it’s never t late t start. 38. ____________________- like taking a shrt bike ride, walking the dg r raking(用耙子拢) leaves.
Hwever, smetimes yu may find it hard t keep exercising regularly. 39. ____________________. If what yu’re ding isn’t fun, it’s hard t keep it up. But there are many different sprts and activities yu can try and see which ne inspires yu. If yu need a little mre mtivatin, take a class, jin a team r find an exercise buddy t help keep yu n track.
40. ____________________, even thse with disabilities r medical prblems. But if yu have a health prblem r ther cncerns, talk t yur dctr befre beginning an exercise plan.
A. Sprts and activities that encurage flexibility are easy t find
B. Actually, exercise benefits every part f the bdy, including the mind
C. One f the biggest reasns peple drp an exercise prgram is a lack f interest
D. Strengthening the heart, muscles and bnes isn’t the nly imprtant gal f exercise
E. Even small things can cunt as exercise
F. Everyne can benefit frm mving mre and sitting less
G. Plus, exercise can give yu a sense f accmplishment after yu achieve a gal
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Aged 25, I’d been 41 hme when my wheels hit a puddle and I lst cntrl. The car flew thrugh the air, and when it landed, my bdy was saked in bld.
42 , a driver stpped t help me and I was cut ut f my vehicle. Lking up in the ambulance, I saw a
43 face, “Yu lectured us nt lng ag,” I said t Dr Stephen Rashfrd, my frmer teacher . Befre he culd reply, I began t 44 : Hw wuld I becme a dctr nw? Seeing the fear in my eyes, he tried t 45 me. “Everything will be kay,” he said. “If yu want t get back t medicine after this, yu’ll find a way.”
When I was alne in hspital, I 46 cmpletely. “I’m crippled(痛)!” I cried, nting the many tubes cming ut f me.
After eight mnths in hspital, I went back hme, having 47 sme upper limb(上肢)functin and the ability t sit up again. 48 I had n mvement in my fingers and legs. Despite all the misfrtunes, ver time, I began t 49 what had happened t me and I culd still enjy life.
As time passed, academics at university 50 me. “If yu want t cme back, nw is the time yu tld me." Hwever, returning t study after five years away was a 51 .
In 2016, I passed my exams in university and was eventually 52 a schlarship at Gld Cast University Hspital. I can d everything frm ultrasunds(超声波)t inserting cannulas (插管)，but I knw the mst
53 part f being a gd dctr is having a heart. The patients never shwed any 54 abut having me, a persn with walking disability, as their dctr. In fact, a man in a wheelchair even expressed his cnfidence in me. “Yu understand what I’m 55 ” he said.
41. A. driving B. walking C. running D. skipping
42. A. Apparently B. Luckily C. Accidentally D. Actually
43. A. rdinary B. nrmal C. strange D. familiar
44. A. panic B. hesitate C. regret D. frze
45. A. cheat B. remindC. cmfrt D. persuade
46. A. brke up B. brke dwn C. brke thrugh D. brke ut
47. A. eased B. regained C. perfrmed D. imprved
48. A. But B. BesidesC. With D. Additin
49. A. realize B. value C. frget D. accept
50. A. mentined B. questined C. called D. absrbed
51. A. chance B. reward C. reputatin D. challenge
52. A. ranked B. enrlled C. grabbed D. ffered
53. A. useful B. imprtant C. demanding D. relevant
54. A. distrust B. impatience C. disrespect D. impliteness
55. A. ding B. seeking C. experiencing D. expecting
非选择题部分
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第二节(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。
Scial media is a platfrm 56 peple frm all ver the wrld can cnnect and interact with each ther. It has becme ne f the biggest platfrms ever in histry and 57 (change)s many things in ur life. Students are als using scial media in a number f 58 (way).
Scial media prvides a platfrm fr students 59 (learn) and cmmunicate. Learning has gne beynd classrms, and scial learning is invlved in almst all the e-learning websites. Students can als take advantage
60 live vide that is a part f s many scial netwrking sites t take classes.
Scial media als ffers students 61 tl t express themselves. Many students are scared f the thught f what will happen if they express themselves . And scial media helps them t share their thughts withut any fear, 62 (make) it mre likely fr them t cme ut f the bx and explre their talents. When students
63 (active) take part in scial media, they may cme t a glbal level. Fr instance, they can even learn abut the different curses 64 (present) by universities frm all arund the wrld, which is 65 (benefit) fr them t imprve their knwledge f freign cultures.
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，你校最近新成立的乒乓球俱乐部正在招募会员。请你写封邮件告知一直想学乒乓球的交换生好友Jhn。内容包括：1.俱乐部简介；2.鼓励加入；3.申请方式。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
提示词：recruit 招募
Dear Jhn,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节读后续写(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。
Catherine was the clest kid in her class. Wherever she went, she was in the sptlight, with a bunch f kids fllwing her and ding everything she did.
Her deskmate, Landy, hwever, was nt in the cl kids’ grup. Being the tallest kid in her class, she was teased by her classmates, wh were always chanting(反复吟唱),"Landy, Landy, lng as spaghetti(意大利面)”. Every time Landy heard thse silly chants, she culd feel her face burst int flames. Gd knew hw she wished the grund t crack and swallw her!
Catherine didn’t really like it when the kids chanted "Landy, Landy, lng as spaghetti". But she never tld them t stp, and nr did she ever talk t her. She liked being ppular.
One weekend, Catherine went t her grandfather’s huse fr Thanksgiving. Her grandfather lives n a farm at the ppsite end f twn, where he keeps chickens. While helping t feed the chickens, Catherine nticed a strange ne. Curling in the crner, it lked smaller than the thers and was almst half-bare!
"What’s the matter with it?" she asked her grandfather, with a puzzled frwn n her face. Her grandfather tld her hw chickens culd act. “They have a pecking(啄) rder," he explained, wrinkles f cncern spreading arund his frehead. "If ne chicken is different, the thers will push it away and keep pecking it. Smetimes they peck it s much that it dies."
“Oh, what a pr little thing!" Catherine let ut a sigh as she picked the frightened chicken up in her arms, whse heart was beating fast in the bny little bdy. Suddenly, she thught f Landy, the girl being "pecked" by her classmates. "I’m ging t take it hme and take gd care f it," she said with a determined lk.
Back in schl, Catherine tld the cl kids abut the chicken. "It lks healthy," she said prudly. "It’s fatter and its feathers are grwing. Even the cat likes it. She carries it arund the garden, and..." Everyne was entertained by Catherine’s stry f her lvely chicken, laughter lingering arund(萦绕) the classrm.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答
Then Catherine sptted Landy sitting by herself in a crner. __________________________________________
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But Catherine walked directly tward Landy, regardless f what they said. _______________________________
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2022学年第二学期宁波三锋教研联盟期中联考
高二年级英语学科参考答案
第一部分 听力
1-5 BCACB 6-10 CAABB 11-15 CABBA 16-20 CAACB
第二部分 阅读
21-23 CBC 24-27 BABC 28-31 CDAA 32-35 CBDD 36-40 BGECF
第三部分 语言运用
第一节
41-45 ABDAC 46-50 BBADC 51-55 DDBAC
第二节
56. where 57. has changed 58. ways 59. t learn 60. f
61. a 62. making 63. actively 64. presented 65. beneficial
第四部分 写作
第一节 ne pssible versin:
Dear Jhn,
I’m writing t tell yu a gd news that a table tennis club is nw recruiting new members, which I think might interest yu.
Aimed t enrich students’ after-schl life, the club has been set up in ur schl recently. Nt nly will it rganize training n weekends, but als it will ffer the members chances t play matches. As yu like the sprt, I think it’s a gd pprtunity fr yu t jin the club, where yu will surely learn much.
If yu are interested, please email at TT Club@qq.cm t make an applicatin befre next Wednesday. It wn’t let yu dwn!
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 One pssible versin:
Then Catherine sptted Landy sitting by herself in a crner. She kept her head dwn with her eyes fixed n the flr as usual. It hit Catherine that the pecking rder wrked in schl, t. Landy was just like the pr little chicken, being teased and ignred by her classmates, merely due t her special height. “It’s time fr me t make an aplgy t Landy," Catherine thught t herself. N sner had she made up her mind than she annunced it t the cl kids surrunding her. Astnished at what she said, all the kids burst ut screaming, “Talking t the lng spaghetti? Are yu crazy?"
But Catherine walked directly tward Landy, regardless f what they said. “Hi, Landy. I’m srry abut the spaghetti thing," Catherine murmured an aplgy, her face reddening. "I knw it hurts yu. Can yu frgive us?" Catherine thught Landy might just walk away. But Landy lifted her misty eyes and ndded yes. Catherine wiped
Landy’s tears, giving her a warm hug. Mved by the scene, the ther kids als came t ffer their sincere aplgies t Landy. Frm that day n, n ne made up silly chants abut Landy, and Catherine als gained an imprtant life lessn that everyne shuld be treated equally n matter hw special he r she was.
听力原文
(Text1)
M: Excuse me, hw lng des it usually take me t get a visa?
W: Frm three days t ne week.
M: Nw, culd yu tell me what I shuld d?
W: Fill ut an applicatin and wait.
(Text2)
W: Peter, I’d like t invite yu and yur wife t my birthday party tmrrw evening. I’m als ging t invite Rse, Maggie, Jessica and her byfriend.
M: But I heard Rse had gne t the Netherlands n a business trip.
(Text3)
M: Culd yu lend me sme mney? I need 100 dllars.
W: I dn’t have that much with me. I can let yu have 35 dllars.
(Text 4)
M: That was such an interesting English prgram. I hpe yu enjyed it as much as I did.
W: I must tell yu the truth that I fell asleep after the first few minutes, as I culdn’t understand many f the wrds in the prgram.
(Text5)
M: Why didn’t yu accept the teaching psitin in Peru?
W: I didn’t want t live utside this cuntry. I gt a gd jb ffer here. I earn a lt, but I feel bred.
(Text6)
W: I heard yu just gt back frm Brazil. Did yu enjy yurself?
M: Yes. I had a wnderful time.
W: Really? Well, speaking f time, actually, I had a time prblem here in the U.S. I was invited t my prfessr’s huse. He said t cme at 7:00. I arrived at abut 7:10, but I guess it was a little early.
M: Why? What did yur prfessr say?
W: He didn’t say anything. He was still in the shwer. His wife pened the dr.
M: S they were still getting ready? Well, Americans usually shw up at a party abut twenty r thirty minutes late. But yu weren’t t early.
(Text7)
W: Gerge, culd I have a wrd with yu, please?
M: Yes, certainly.
W: It’s abut yur meeting with Mr. Sharpe tmrrw mrning. I’ve just spken t his secretary n the phne. She’s a friend f mine and she tld me that his daughter’s in hspital and she’s ging t have an peratin tmrrw afternn.
M: Nthing serius, I hpe.
W: I’m nt sure but I dn’t think it’s rutine. Obviusly, he’ll be rather wrried, s it might be best if yu made it a shrt meeting. He’s a gd client, s bear in mind his situatin, please.
M: Yes, I’ll d that.
W: By the way, dn’t say anything unless he mentins it because we’re nt suppsed t knw.
M: Fine. Yu can cunt n me.
(Text8)
M: I heard the cmpany is making changes.
W: Yes. I gt wind f their plans frm a clleague, They want t hire yunger staff, s they’re thinking f ways t ease ut ld emplyees.
M: Hw cme?
W: The management wants t get sme fresh bld int the place. They think that we’ve becme t ld and utdated in ur apprach.
M: D yu plan t stay n?
W: I wuld, but I think they’ll want t get rid f me. Hwever, I dn’t mind being asked t leave. I’ve decided that frm this time n, I’m ging t build my wn business.
M: Have yu started making a business plan?
W: N, nt yet. But I’ll definitely make a start n it sn. What abut yu? What are yu ging t d if they ask yu t leave?
M: If they ask me t leave, I’m ging t tell them t g t hell!
(Text9)
M: Hw are yur new neighbrs, Susan?
W: They seem nice enugh, but their sn is driving me crazy.
M: What d yu mean?
W: He cmes hme every night arund 10:00 with his car radi n ludly. It stps as sn as he turns the car ff. But by then my babies are wide awake.
M: Oh, n. That must be awful!
W: Oh, yes. Smetimes it takes us till mid-night just t get them t settle dwn again.
M: Have yu tried talking t them?
W: We haven’t really met them yet except t say a quick hell.
M: Yu are nt ging t like them when yu d meet them, are yu?
W: I knw, but I feel stupid cmplaining.
M: Yu said it was driving yu crazy.
W: Well, I’m just nt getting enugh sleep and neither are the kids.
M: Maybe yu culd just g ver smetime with a little gift, like a plant fr the yard r smething. Then yu culd talk abut yur truble with them. Remember, the lnger yu wait, the harder it’ll be t d it plitely.
W: Well, I guess yu’re right. I’ll have a try.
(Text 10)
M: My friend, Vernn Davis kept birds. One day he phned and tld me he was ging away fr a week. He asked me t feed the birds fr him and said that be wuld leave the key t his frnt dr in my mailbx. Unfrtunately, I frgt all abut the birds until the night befre Vernn was ging t return. What was wrse, it was already dark when I arrived at his huse. I sn fund the key Vernn left fr me culd nt unlck either the frnt dr r the back dr. I was getting anxius and disappinted. I kept thinking f what Vernn wuld say when he came back. I was just ging t give up when I nticed that ne bedrm windw was slightly pen. I fund a thick stick and pushed it under the windw. I made a lt f nise. But in the end, I managed t climb up and pen the windw. I actually had ne leg inside the bedrm when I suddenly realized that smene was shining a flashlight at me. I lked dwn and saw a pliceman and an ld lady, ne f Vernn’s neighbrs. I felt like a cmplete fl at that time.