浙江省宁波金兰教育合作组织2023-2024学年高一上学期期中联考英语试题（Word版附答案）

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选择题部分
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. Which flwer des Eric want t grw in the future?
A. The daisy. B. The rse. C. The sunflwer.
2. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. C-wrkers. B. Classmates. C. Friends.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A weekend plan. B. A cllege. C. Neighbrs.
4. Hw des the wman sund in the end?
A. Excited. B. Indifferent. C. Interested.
5. What des the wman mean?
A. The man shuld be careful.
B. The man shuld pay €500 first.
C. The man shuld call back t make sure.
第二节 （共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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。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，回答第6、7 题。
6. What happened t the ld man in the shpping center?
A. He lst his dg.
B. He made his clthes dirty.
C. He frgt what he was ding there.
7. Wh saved the little girl?
A. Her dg. B. A frmer athlete. C. Her sister.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。
8. Wh is prbably Jack?
A. The wman's neighbr. B. The wman's husband. C. The wman's brther.
9. Where did the wman g this mrning?
A. T the grcery. B. T the backyard. C. T the plice statin.
10. What d we knw abut the wman?
A. She didn't lck the frnt dr.
B. She frgt t turn ff the TV.
C. Her windw was brken.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。
11. What des the wman d?
A. She is a ck. B. She is a waitress. C. She is a restaurant wner.
12. What kind f sup is the man ging t have?
A. Chicken sup. B. Tmat sup. C. Mushrm sup.
13. What des the man rder fr dessert?
A. Ice cream. B. Cake. C. Jelly.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至16题。
14. What was Snya's majr at first?
A. Drama. B. English literature. C. Educatin.
15. Hw did Snya becme an actress?
A. She began acting in childhd.
B. She was discvered by a directr.
C. She was persuaded by her rmmate.
16. When did Snya act in Family Lives?
A. In 2010. B. In 2012. C. In 2018.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. When was Tni Mrrisn brn?
A. In 1931. B. In 1950. C. In 1967.
18. What is Mrrisn's first bk?
A. The Bluest Eye. B. Sng f Slmn. C. Tar Baby.
19. Hw many nvels did Mrrisn write?
A. Fur. B. Six. C. Eleven.
20. What did Mrrisn d in 1993?
A. She wn her mst mving hnr.
B. She gt a Nbel Prize.
C. She published the nvel Belved.
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。
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Training fr a marathn can be a marathn itself. Here are tips n preparing fr the big day. Learn hw t be prepared fr the race and hw t treat yur bdy after that lng run. 
● Hw shuld yu prepare befre the marathn?
Yur last lng run shuld take place abut three weeks prir t the marathn. It takes that lng fr the muscle damage caused by training t g. Adding ne mre lng run culd have minimal gain, if any, and may cause an athlete t suffer frm "dead legs" during the event.
Like yu reduce yur wrk t restre yur muscles, fcus n sleep the week prir t the race. Yur bdy will appreciate it. Even if nervusness stps yu frm getting sleep the night befre the race, the extra sleep yu gt during this week will make up fr this.
Be sure yu have n hand yur water and fd surces fr the race. Drink lts f water during the week befre the race. This ptimizes yur hydratin（补水）befre yu hit the start line. Eat a diet rich in cmplex carbhydrates, such as breads, rice, pasta and ptates. This helps maximize yur energy stres. Dn't experiment with new fds this week. Carbhydrate lading（碳水循环）is nt a simple prcess. Try it sme ther time, perhaps befre ther lng runs. 
● What shuld yu d after the race?
N matter what the results are, be prud f yurself. Yu can learn frm every race. Sme tips fr yur pst-marathn:
Drink. Even thugh yu drank during the race, yu will still be a little dehydrated.
Keep mving. D lwer intensity exercises, such as walking fr 60 minutes after the race. This will ease a lt f the pst-race muscle pain. Stretch gently. But dn't plan n running during the week after the race. Walking, swimming r cycling at an easy pace will wrk well.
D allw yur bdy t recver. An extreme athletic event like a marathn is incredibly stressful n the bdy. The bdy needs the rest; therwise, prblems such as injuries, fatigue, decreases in perfrmance and immune suppressin can result.
21. Accrding t the text, which preparatin fr a marathn is recmmended?
A. Add ne mre lng run befre the race.
B. Sleep as lng as yu like.
C. Keep hydrated.
D. Try new fd.
22. Which sprt shuld NOT be dne after a marathn race?
A. Walking B. Wrestling C. Swimming D. Cycling
23. In which sectin f a website can readers find this article?
A. Sprts B. Business C. Entertainment D. Arts
B
Frm captured servant by t influential wrld explrer, Zheng He vercame the dds thrugh his hard wrk and leadership. Brn int a Muslim family, Zheng He, r Ma He as he was then knwn, dreamed f ging t the hly city f Mecca. When the Ming Army invaded his twn and captured him t wrk as a servant in the ryal palace, he must have thught his dreams f travelling were ver. Hwever, he tried t make the best f his situatin by making friends in high places and learning as much as he culd abut warfare, ships, and weapns. He sn became a trusted member f the curt（朝廷）. He was prmted t a senir fficer and given the reward f a new name: Zheng He.
Emperr f the Ming Dynasty, Yngle, was keen fr China t explre verseas t extend the cuntry’s influence and t trade gds. He built the Treasure Fleet, a large grup f ships and vessels. He rdered Zheng He t lead the fleet and represent the Chinese imperial curt. In July 1405, Zheng He set sail n his first vyage with a fleet f 317 vessels that carried 28,000 men. Arund a quarter f the ships were “treasure ships”， which held the luxurius gifts they had traded fr, such as spices. They sailed t Vietnam, then Java (Indnesia), the Spice Islands (Malaysia), and Cchin (India).
Over the next 30 years, Zheng He led six mre vyages with huge fleets, sailing all the way t Arabia and Africa. They visited ryal families and built relatins with freign rulers. Zheng He traded gds like gld, silver, and silk fr freign fferings that peple in China had never seen befre, such as ivry. One African ruler even gave him a giraffe and a zebra! Zheng He died n his final vyage and was buried at sea. His vyages widened China’s influence n the wrld. Hwever, when the emperr died, all explratins were stpped. Sme peple have claimed that Zheng He created ne f the first maps f the wrld, but this has been widely dubted by histrians.
24. Why did Zheng He dream f travelling in his byhd?
A. He wanted t extend the cuntry’s influence.
B. He was captured t wrk as a servant.
C. He lnged t get t the hly city Mecca.
D. He tk respnsibility fr trading gds.
25. What d we knw abut Zheng He’s vyages?
A. Zheng He led six vyages with huge fleets in ttal.
B. Arund 80 ships held expensive gifts n Zheng He’s first vyage.
C. Zheng He died n his final vyage and was hnred by the emperr.
D. Zheng He traded gds like ivry fr gld and silver.
26. Which f the fllwing can best describe Zheng He?
A. brave and ambitius B. curius and cnfident
C. warm-hearted and cnsiderate D. scial and selfless
27. Which wuld be the best title fr this passage?
A. Zheng He: a Chinese Explrer B. Zheng He: Extended China’s Influence
C. The Influential Ming Dynasty D. The Craze fr Explring the Wrld
C
T achieve the cuntry's peak carbn emissins（碳排放峰值） by 2030 and carbn neutrality（碳中和） by 2060, the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry in China carries an imprtant histric missin n its shulders. It is a majr frce fr rewriting the histry f China's autmbile manufacturing industry and building a lw-carbn future.
China is the wrld's largest aut market, with nearly 30 millin vehicles prduced and sld annually. But nearly 90 percent f them are fssil-fuel-pwered vehicles. It is nw glbally realized t take the path f ec-friendly and lw-carbn develpment. It is expected that in abut10years, fssil-fuel-pwered vehicles will have given up half f their market share t NEVs, and by 2040, mainstream manufacturers will n lnger sell vehicles pwered by fssil fuels. Therefre, the develpment f NEVs, especially electric vehicles, has brught new pprtunities fr China's car industry.
After mre than a decade f develpment, China is nw the wrld's largest market fr NEVs. In 2021, despite the impact f the pandemic and the chip shrtage, China's NEV market still shwed psitive grwth, with annual sales jumping t 3.52 millin units, accunting fr 13 percent f all new vehicles sld. In the cming years, China's NEV market will enter a perid f rapid grwth, with a prjected adptin rate f ver 25 percent by 2025.
T realize a zer-carbn transprtatin is regarded as ne f the key measures fr achieving carbn peak and carbn neutrality targets. Therefre, the Chinese gvernment attaches great imprtance t the develpment f NEVs and has set a clear develpment curse fr the industry. The develpment f China's NEV industry is strategically imprtant because it can cntribute t the lw-carbn transfrmatin f the transprt sectr, and NEVs can be integrated int the new pwer system t prmte the massive develpment f wind, slar and ther renewable energy surces.
T achieve peak emissins and carbn neutrality, China's ecnmy and sciety will underg a deep systemic change, and integrating NEVs with the pwer system will be an imprtant catalyst（催化剂）fr accelerating this transfrmatin.
28. It can be learned frm the text that ___________ .
A．In China, NEVs will have replaced the fssil-fuel-pwered vehicles by 2040
B．In China, nearly 30 millin NEVs are prduced every year
C．In China, NEVs will take up half f the aut market share in10years
D．China has becme the largest market fr NEVs
29. Why des Chinese gvernment attach imprtance t NEVs?
A. Because it drives ut traditinal energy surces.
B. Because it benefits the lw-carbn transfrmatin f transprtatin.
C. Because it sets a clear develpment curse fr the industry.
D. Because it shwed psitive grwth during the pandemic.
30. What des the underlined wrd “underg” in paragraph.5 mean?
A. experience B. cause C. resist D. verlk
31. What’s the best title fr this passage?
A．NEVs: Benefit the Decarbnizatin f Transprtatin
B．China: the Wrld's Largest Market fr NEVs.
C．China's NEV Sectr: Current Situatin and its Future
D．Fssil-fuel-pwered Vehicles Largely Lst Market Shares
D
When yu pen a vide n ne f China’s vide streaming platfrms nwadays, whether n yur phne r cmputer, chances are that yu will see lines f Chinese characters rapidly firing acrss the screen.
Cmmnly referred t as ‘danmu’ r ‘bullet screen’ in English, the functin is ffered by sme vide-streaming websites and allws users t send their cmments ver the vide that’s playing. The viewers’ pinins, usually in frm f ‘text + emticns（颜表情），’ will shift acrss the vide r stay in a particular psitin n the screen.
It has becme s ppular that sme peple wn’t watch vides withut the bullet screen functin turned n, and sme even spend mre time reading bullet cmments than watching the vides themselves. A ppular 10-minute vide can receive mre than half a millin bullet screen cmments, a much higher vlume f cmmentary than ne wuld find in the traditinal cmments sectin belw mst vides.
But why is the bullet screen irresistible t viewers? Jiemian News believes that it is s ppular because it gives lnely yung peple a chance t speak t strangers hundreds f miles away and find empathy（共情）despite limitatins in time and space. They can drp their pretense in the real wrld, freely express themselves, and feel released. It can be realized thrugh varied bullet screen phrases which share ne thing in cmmn: all fcus n the audience’s verall md and feelings.
But as with almst everything else n the internet, sme viewers use the functin fr less healthful expressins f emtin — criticizing vide makers r cmplaining abut sciety. Unpleasant language can smetimes appear, but many platfrms autmatically censr this cntent by singling ut ffensive keywrds r emplying peple t mnitr chats and delete immral r illegal messages. Rude remarks aside, the bullet screen frmat is s ppular in China that Chinese tech cmpanies are nw investing in its develpment.
32. Why des the authr describe such a scene at the beginning f the passage?
A. T intrduce the tpic. B. T give an example.
C. T explain the ppularity f bullet screen. D. T define what bullet screen is.
33. We can learn frm the text that bullet screen cmments _______.
A. always stay in a particular psitin n the screen
B. are available n all vide-streaming websites
C. are viewed mre than vides themselves
D. are usually made up f wrds and certain symbls
34. Accrding t Jiemian News, _______ is NOT a reasn fr bullet screen’s ppularity.
A. ffering yung users an pprtunity t cmmunicate
B. fcusing n the md and feelings f the users
C. encuraging yung peple t be themselves
D. shwing empathy fr the lnely yung peple
35. What will be further discussed after the last paragraph？
A. varius harms f bullet screens B. measures t keep nline platfrms healthy
C. investments in bullet screen’s develpment D. peple’s attitudes twards bullet screen
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，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。
The Wrst Mistakes Yu Can Make fr Yur Teeth
Research has shwn that ral health impacts the wellness f the entire bdy. While it's cmmn knwledge that everyne shuld clean the teeth every day, 36 .
Treating yur teeth as tls
One f the biggest causes f structural damage t teeth is t use them as tls, such as bttle peners and package rippers. 37 "I've seen many patients wh crack their frnt teeth because f trying t pen smething with them." a dentist said.
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Brushing yur teeth twice a day is key t gd dental health — but t much frce can backfire. Many peple think that brushing harder will help remve all the plaque（牙斑）and bacteria, but it can cause tth wear and sensitivity.
Biting yur fingernails
Up t 30% f the ppulatin bites their nails. 39 Nail-biting can als chip the teeth. Even thugh yur teeth are harder than nails, they have thinner edges that can chip easily if yu bite yur nails the wrng way. A few gd ways t kick this habit are t keep yur nails trimmed shrt r apply bitter-tasting nail plish.
Snacking all day and cnsuming t much sugar
40 — especially nw that s many f us wrk remtely — but when we eat, it triggers an acid release t aid digestin. The frequent acid breaks dwn teeth and can cause decay ver time. Certain fds, particularly sugary substances like sda and candy, are harmful t the teeth.
A. Neglecting ral hygiene（卫生）
B. Brushing yur teeth t hard
C. It is hard t resist snacking thrughut the day
D. here are sme tips fr prtecting yur teeth better.
E. But the bad habit can d mre damage than yu think.
F. what abut the things peple shuld nt d t their teeth?
G. Using yur teeth fr thse things can end with cracking, chipping and damaging them.
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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
He had the typical lifestyle f a busy manager. He was always n call and always had prblems t 41 . Due t this stressful schedule there wasn’t much pprtunity fr his yung family t see him.
In my simple, inncent mind his 42 meant ther peple were mre imprtant. But n Christmas Day, when I was ten years ld, I was given a 43 . It was an unusual gift fr a 44 girl wh preferred climbing trees t playing dress-up. Cnfused but als cmpletely 45 , I studied the dll-huse, all the details and finishes. On a yard cvered by grass munted a tw-stry farmhuse. Inside, it had a kitchen, bathrm and tw bedrms begging fr decratins. 46 my tmby（假小子） tendencies, my mind started t run 47 with ideas t make this beautiful farmhuse cme t life.
What I didn’t knw then, was that the greatest gift was nt actually the dllhuse but the fact that my father built it himself. He 48 t squeeze in attaching siding（墙板）and painting the fundatin between meetings. He wuld 49 late and get up earlier in the mrnings t d a little mre each day. This was nt a small task fr a man nt knwn fr his handiness. Hwever, my dad lvingly made it 50 his wn.
On Christmas Day he prudly shwed me all the 51 f the dllhuse he had 52 ver fr mnths: the 53 he’d painted many times t give it the perfect clr and the first pieces f furniture he’d picked ut t get me started n the decrating. And he even 54 that despite my tmby interests, I wuld still lve that dllhuse.
The gift started me realizing that his absence wasn’t at all abut him finding ther things mre imprtant than his family. 55 , he was wrking painstakingly t create a life fr all f us, with the same care and devtin that he had put int that dllhuse fr me.
41. A. debate B. revise C. slve D. fcus
42. A. attractin B. appearance C. absence D. attempt
43. A. dress B. dllhuse C. furniture D. fundatin
44. A. lnely B. handy C. rugh D. tugh
45. A. attracted B. addicted C. annyed D. anxius
46. A. Because B. Besides C. With D. Despite
47. A. wild B. curius C. wide D. psitive
48. A. tended B. failed C. affrded D. managed
49. A. stay behind B. stay up C. sign up D. make up
50. A. n B. by C. in D. f
51. A. accmmdatins B. stylesC. features D. flats
52. A. lked B. gt C. tk D. labred
53. A. architecture B. apartment C. stadium D. fundatin
54. A. recgnized B. admitted C. scheduledD. admired
55. A. Abve all B. In cnclusin C. In fact D. Instead f
非选择题部分
第二节（共10小题；每题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。
There are hundreds f wrthy destinatins in the wrld, amng which Peru can be a perfect start. Peru, 56 cuntry n the central western cast f Suth America facing the Pacific Ocean, was nce the center f the 57 (pwer) ancient Inca Empire. In 16th century, Spain tk cntrl f Peru and ruled it until 1821. It is fr this reasn 58 Spanish is the main fficial language f Peru.
Yu can cme t Peru and experience everything frm the ancient Inca culture t splendid landscapes. A shrt flight frm Cusc takes yu t the Amazn rainfrest, where yu can spend three days 59 (explre) the rainfrest and enjying the plants and animals unique 60 the rainfrest. Then yu can take a fur-day hike thrugh the Andes t the city f Machu Picchu, where the Inca emperr lived in. Here, yu will find 61 amazing that the stnes was the nly thing 62 (hld) the wall tgether because they 63 (cut) t exact sizes. After admiring the beautiful cuntryside n the highway cnnecting Cusc t Lake Titicaca, yu can stay with a lcal family n an island made f the water 64 (plant) frm Lake Titicaca.
Fr mre ther 65 (pack) turs arund Peru, cntact us at turinf@travelperu.rg.
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，你的英国朋友James来信提到自己在假期中通过打游戏放松身心，却感觉更加劳累，因此想询问你的建议。请你写一封回信，要点如下：
1．表达态度；
2．简要分析原因；
3．你的建议
注意：
1．词数80词左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear James,
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
A by named Ali had a large and harmnius family, happily living with his sisters, parents and grandmther. His grandmther lved everyne a lt and was respected by all family members. She was very ld, but smetimes she wuld recall things frm her past and share with them. Smetimes they wuld believe her but at ther times they wuld think that Granny might be mixing up the facts due t her ld age.
One day, when Ali was in schl, suddenly while knitting（编织）， Granny remembered smething and she culdn't cntain her emtins s she gt up t tell her sn — Ali's father. She walked as fast as she culd t his rm and said, “Yu always asked abut my birth date, but d yu knw tday is the day when I was brn?”
She lked at her sn with an excited expressin, expecting an immediate respnse. Hwever, her sn wndered hw she culd remember her date f birth in this ld age when she frgt s many ther things, s he didn't pay much attentin t this. Disappinted at her sn's reactin, Granny then went t Ali's mther and Ali's sister, but like Ali's father, nbdy believed her.
Sadly, she went and sat in the terrace（庭院）.When Ali returned frm his schl, he fund his grandmther sitting alne with a sad expressin. Ali asked his granny abut the matter, but she said there was nthing t wrry abut. After a lt f persuasin she finally tld him what was trubling her — nbdy seemed t care that it was her birthday tday!
After hearing what Granny said, Ali thught f a plan. Purely by chance, sme f Ali's friends were playing nearby s he shared his plan with them.
His friends were all willing t help Ali achieve what he planned. ______________________________________
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Ali was s happy t see his granny with tears f jy shining in her eyes. _______________________________
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2023学年第一学期宁波金兰教育合作组织期中联考
高一年级英语学科参考答案
选择题部分
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 BACBA 6-10 CBAAB 11-15 BCABC 16-20 CAACB
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）
21-23 CBA 24-27 CBAA 28-31 DBAC 32-35 ADDC
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40 FGBEC
第三部分 语言运用（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）
41-45 CCBCA 46-50 DADBA 51-55 CDDAC
非选择题部分
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）
56. a 57. pwerful 58. that 59. explring 60. t
61.it 62. t hld 63. were cut 64. plants 65. package
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）
One pssible versin:
Dear James,
I am srry t hear abut yur hliday fatigue. But take it easy, I have been there, t. And here is sme advice t share with yu.
Fr lack f adequate rest and physical activity, it is nrmal t feel mre tired after a hliday, especially when yu immerse yurself in the virtual wrld, cnstantly gaming. Frm my persnal experience, apart frm getting enugh sleep, hliday fatigue can als be relieved by ding sprts, fr exercise can energize yur bdy physically. Meditating als wrks, during which yu can fcus n yur breath and enjy inner peace.
Whichever way yu chse t ease hliday fatigue, I hpe it des wrk and brings yu a healing hliday.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
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His friends were all willing t help Ali achieve what he planned. With Ali acting as the directr, stage designer and hst, preparatin fr a perfrmance stage was sn finished. Afterwards, a series f eye-catching perfrmances, ranging frm dancing, crsstalk, acrbatics and magic tricks were given by Ali's friends. By this time, the audience had expanded frm granny t Ali's whle family, all f whm gave thunderus applause t the carefully staged shws. Twards the end, a huge banner saying 'Happy Birthday, granny!' was put up n the central stage, which pushed the warm and lving atmsphere t its peak.
Ali was s happy t see his granny with tears f jy shining in her eyes. “Fr all my life, I have… never spent… my birthday with s many… relatives and… lvely kids. Thank yu, Ali and all f yu kids.” Granny stammered, chking up with gratitude and bliss. “Never mind, granny!” Ali grinned, knwing deep dwn that the real reasn fr granny's tears was nt the party itself, but lve, care and trust frm her family members, which she believed were gne when they reacted indifferently t her 'made-up' birthday.
附听力原文：
Text 1
W: Hi, Eric. What a beautiful garden yu have! What are thse flwers?
M: Hi, Maria. They are tulips, daisies and sunflwers. I plan t plant sme rses t.(1)
W: Ww, they all lk amazing.
M: Thank yu. I really like gardening.
Text 2
W: Juan is always n his wn and hardly talks t us. Why's that?
M: His English is nt s gd, and he's t shy t speak. I heard sme clleagues laughed at him in the beginning.
W: That's awful. I'll invite him t have dinner with me after wrk.
Text 3
W: Have yu met Mr. and Mrs. Taylr yet?
M: I haven't. Wh are they?
W: They're ur new neighbrs. Next time yu cme back frm cllege, I'll intrduce yu t them. They've gne t the seaside fr the weekend with their tw sns.
Text 4
M: D yu believe in aliens?
W: Hw silly the questin is! They either exist r they dn't. Hw wuld I knw?
M: Sme scientists say that aliens definitely exist smewhere.
W: S what? Maybe they're right r maybe they aren't.
Text 5
M: I gt a call just nw. A wman tld me I wn 10,000 dllars in the lttery. They'll send me the mney after I pay 500 eurs first.
W: Yu’d better think twice abut it. I bet it’s a trick.
Text 6
W: Did yu watch the news abut an ld man last night?
M: Yu mean the ld man wh gt lst in the shpping center? He seemed ttally cnfused abut why he was at the children's clthing stre. (6)
W: N. Nt him. I'm talking abut the ld man wh rescued a child frm the river yesterday afternn. (7)
M: What happened?
W: A three-year-ld girl walked away frm her lder sister and fell int the river. The ld man's dg ran t the water and started barking. The ld man jumped int the water and pulled the little girl ut. (7)
M: Ww! Culd he swim?
W: Yes, he was an Olympic swimmer when he was yung. (7)
Text 7
W: Jack! I just gt the fright f my life. There is smene inside my huse. I went t buy sme fruit t visit my friends this mrning. (9) When I came back and wanted t pen my frnt dr, I heard smene talking and shuting inside. I ran away as fast as I culd. Shuld I call the plice?
M: Take it easy! Let's have a lk first. Was yur frnt dr lcked?
W: Yes. I always lck it when I leave. It was still lcked when I came hme.
M: S the thief must have sneaked in thrugh the back dr r a windw. Let's g t yur huse secretly frm my backyard.
W: OK.
M: Hmm, yes. I can als hear vices. Let me have a quick lk at yur huse thrugh the windw ... Mary! Yu left the TV n! (10)
Text 8
W: Gd evening, sir. Are yu ready t rder?
M: Yes, I am. I'd like t start with a sup, tmat sup. And then I'd like t have the steak and fries, please.
W: Srry, sir. We have n tmat sup at the mment. What we d have is chicken sup, mushrm sup and French nin sup.
M: Well, in that case, I'd like mushrm sup. (12)
W: Excellent. D yu want t rder yur dessert nw r after the meal?
M: I might as well d it nw, because I always rder the same ne, chclate ice cream. (13)I dn't like cake r jelly.
W: Okay. We will serve it later r it will melt.
M: Thanks.
W: N prblem, sir. Anything else?
M: Yes. I'd like a cup f black cffee with my dessert.
Text 9
M: Gd evening, everyne. Tnight, we have Snya Jhnsn n the prgram. Snya tk the cuntry by strm, playing Janna in the TV series Family Lives. Welcme, Snya. (14)
W: Thank yu s much, Brett. It's my great pleasure t be here.
M: OK. Let's kick ff straightaway. Hw did yu becme an actress? Was this yur childhd dream?
W: Actually n. Funnily enugh, I never thught abut acting r becming an actress. I wanted t be a teacher, s I applied t Clumbia University t study English literature in 2010. (14) My rmmate turned ut t be an amateur actress. I tld her I had zer acting experience, but she talked me int jining her drama grup. (15)
M: S what happened then?
W: I fund that I really lved acting and was very gd at it. S after tw years at university, I drpped English literature and went t an acting schl. I gave sme stage perfrmances and played the leading rles in a cuple f mvies. In 2018, I played the rle f Janna in Family Lives.(16)
Text 10
Tnight, we’ll talk abut a great wman in the field f literature. Tni Mrrisn was an African-American writer, brn in Ohi in 1931. (17) Mrrisn graduated frm Hward University in 1953 with a Bachelr f Arts degree in English. And she earned a master's degree in American literature frm Crnell University in 1955. In 1967, she became the first black wman t wrk as a senir editr fr the famus publishing cmpany Randm Huse.