2023-2024学年度湖南省益阳市益阳市第一中学高二上学期12月英语测试试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度湖南省益阳市益阳市第一中学高二上学期12月英语测试试卷含答案，共19页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7，00等内容，欢迎下载使用。


第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案
转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例： Hw much is the shirt?

答案是C。
1.What will Michael d fr hliday?
A.Climb Munt Tai. B.G t the seaside. C.G smewhere near.
2.Hw much des the wman have t brrw frm Jack?
A.$15.00. B.$5.00. C.$50.00.
3.Where is the wman's husband nw?
A.In Shanghai. B.In Chengdu. C.In Nanjing
4.Hw did Helen read the bk?
A.He read it backwards. B.He read parts f it. C.He finished it withut stpping.
5.What are the speakers talking abut?
A.The wman's stay here.
B.The wman's experience here.
C.The wman's friends here.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What was Tm ding during the earthquake?
A.Crying B.Escaping C.Sleeping
7.Hw was Tm when the earthquake tk place?
A.He was ill. B.He was helpless. C.He was frightened.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What style f swimming des the man like best?
A.The freestyle strke. B.The breast strke. C.The back strke.
9.What is the pssible relatinship between the tw speakers?
A.Relatives. B.Clleagues C.Classmates
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10.Where did the man arrive?
A.New Yrk. B.Lndn. C.Beijing
11.When did the man arrive?
A.At 12:00 p.m B.At 11:00 p.m C.At 11:30 p.m
12.What is nt inside the man's bag?
A.His wallet. B.His passprt C.His membership cards.
13.What will the wman d next?
A.Call the man back within an hur.
B.Cancel the card with the credit cmpany.
C.Ask thers t find the bag.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.What is the wman ding?
A.Hsting a prgram.
B.Having her bicycle repaired.
C.Cnducting a market survey.
15.What did Mr.Smith d befre pening the bicycle shp?
A.He repaired bicycles. B.He served as a wrked as a salesman.
16.Why did the man pen a bicycle shp?
A.He wanted t be his wn bss.
B.He fundit mre prfitable.
C.He didn't want t be in t much debt.
17.What d we lean abut the peple wrking in the shp?
A.They wrk five days a week.
B.They are all the man's friends.
C.They are paid by the hur.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Wh may be the speaker?
A.A presenter. B.An authr. C.A dctr
19.What d we knw abut Gerge Alagiah?
A.He died f cancer in 2014.
B.He revealed millins f rdinary peple's life.
C.He received better NHS screening frbwel (肠) cancer.
20.What will be prbably discussed next?
A.Ann Litle's adventure.
B.Gerge Alagiah's whle life.
C.Sme interesting stries.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Fur Free Mbile Apps t Help Yu Learn English Faster
Have yu realized that yu can put yur smartphne t really gd use fr learning English? Here are 4 free mbile apps that will help yu d just that.
Hell English
It cvers all the aspects f language learning, including vcabulary, translatin, grammar, spellings, spken and reading skills. It uses interactive games t teach different English lessns and ffers new audibks, latest news, and bks. Hwever, yu shuld already understand basic English structures and alphabets, fr the app can’t help yu learn English frm scratch (从零开始).
Duling
If yu want t learn English frm scratch, then this is the app yu are lking fr. Duling uses interactive games t help yu learn English. Fr beginners, the app fcuses n helping yu learn verbs, phrases and sentences.
Lingbe
If yu are ready t practice yur spken skills in the real­wrld, yu’ll need Lingbe. It’s a cmmunity­based app where peple help each ther and share their native languages. It cnnects yu with real peple n call wh are native English speakers.
Hell Talk
HellTalk is similar t Lingbe as it cnnects yu with native speakers t help imprve yur language skills. Hwever it adds a few extra functins that might interest yu. Yu can view the infrmatin abut users t find a match that interests yu. Additinally, yu can als send text and audi messages, and even d vide calls with ther peple.
If yu are a beginner, start frm Duling and then use Hell English t take full cmmand ver the language. Fr fluent spken English learners, yu can try ut Lingbe r Hell Talk.
21. What shuld yu already understand t use Hell English?
A. Gd reading and writing skills.
B. Basic listening and speaking tips.
C. Different English lessns and bks.
D. Understand basic English structures and alphabets.
22. Which app is the best chice fr an English beginner at first?
A. Hell English.B. Duling.
C. Lingbe.D. Hell Talk.
23. What can yu d n Lingbe?
A. Read the latest news. B. Enjy the interactive games.
C. Practice yur spken English. D. Talk with native speakers in the flesh.
B
On warm winter days, Yang Liheng 89 enjys sitting by the windw and lking thrugh ld phts. These phts bring him jy and happiness nce mre.
Fr Yang, ne f the lng-expected activities during the Spring Festival is t take phts with family members. On the early mrning f the secnd day f the Chinese New Year when the whle family reunite, he wuld dress up and wait fr the pht t be taken.
Yang became a phtgrapher in the late 1950s. With his camera, Yang recrded the great changes f his hmetwn ver time. “I had a painful childhd. but I gt a chance t be a phtgrapher after the funding(成立)f the Peple’s Republic f China.” Yang tld Beijing Review. “I want t recrd, in the frm f phtgraphs, the lcal custms, the scenes and peple’s brave spirit f fighting against the hard cnditins here in my hmetwn.”
“I used t take pictures fr everyne else, but seldm turned my camera at my family members.” Yang said. “My grandsn gave me the idea t recrd the grwth and develpment f my wn family.” Taking family phts then became a traditin fr Yang’s family. Thugh nw sme f his grandchildren are wrking and living in ther cities, they try their best t return hme during the Spring Festival and prepare fr the special mment.
Last year was an imprtant year fr Yang Liheng. Mst f his phts were displayed in Yinchuan t shw the develpment f the area ver the past sixty years.
24. What des Yang expect mst during the Spring Festival?
A. Wearing new clthes.B. Having a big dinner.
C. Taking a family pht.D. Visiting his relatives.
25. What des the underlined wrd “reunite” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Get separated.B. Get much wealthier.
C. Get imprved.D. Get tgether again.
26. What is the main idea f paragraph 3?
A. When Yang was interviewed. B. Where Yang learnt t take phts.
C. Why Yang had a painful childhd. D. What Yang recrded with his camera.
27. What d we knw abut Yang’s family?
A. It is full f lve.B. It is full f mysteries.
C. It is a rich family.D. It is having a hard time.
C
The s-called “Death Rad”, the ld rad t Yungas, was built in 1930. Fr almst 80 years, it was the nly rad cnnecting La Paz, these at f Blivia’s gvernment, with the nrth f the cuntry, which meant it saw heavy traffic 24 hurs a day. The rad saw abut 200 accidents and 300 deaths per year between 1999 and 2003. It was deadly fr peple because it was a very narrw dirt rad, with 100-meter drp-ffs(落差) in sme places.
The rad wasn’t any better fr Blivia’s nn-human inhabitants. Fr an animal, the busy rad culd als be cnsidered a “Death Rad”. The rad did harm t animals bth directly and indirectly, like the increase in chemical pllutin, the displacement(迁移) f them, and changes in behavir as animals were trubled by t much nise. Thusands f birds and mammals(哺乳动物) were killed by the passing cars, buses r trucks each year.
Everything changed in 2007 with the pening f the Ctapata-Santa Barbara highway, a part f which can replace(代替) the rle f the Death Rad. The new rad is a wide asphalt mdern rad with railings.
This has made things much safer n the ld rad fr humans. As traffic n the rad decreased by 90%, deaths and accidents fellas well. Nw peple mainly use the rad fr activities f ecturism(生态旅游) like muntain biking and bird watching. Wildlife has cme back and the ld rad has turned frm rad f death t rad f life.
Blivia is als trying t make its still trafficked rads safer fr animals and develp ways crridrs alng rads. The cuntry is wrking t make sure there are wildlife crridrs alng rads.
28. Why was the ld rad deadly fr peple?
A. It was in pr cnditin.
B. The traffic was prly managed.
C. Peple were killed by wild animals.
D. The envirnment was badly plluted by buses.
29. In what way did the nise n the ld rad harm wildlife?
A. It did harm t birds’ hearing.
B. They mved t places far frm the rad.
C. They became mre likely t harm humans.
D. It caused them t act differently frm befre.
30. What has happened t the ld rad?
A. It has been widened.
B. It has been cmpletely given up.
C. Wildlife crridrs have been built alng it.
D. Ecturism has been develping alng it.
31. Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A. New Rules Are Making Sure f Safer Rads
B. Blivia’s Death Rad Turned int Rad f Life
C. Rad Building Is Ding Harm t the Envirnment
D. A Dirt Rad Was Replaced by a Mdern Highway
D
The recrd-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane seasn is still setting recrds. Zeta was a late-seasn hurricane that hit Ccdrie, Luisiana, n Octber 28, 2020, highlighting a seasn that already made suthern Luisiana suffer. The Natinal Hurricane Center (NHC),that week, published a reprt fr Hurricane Zeta. After analyzing the data in the reprt, experts have upgraded Zeta frm a Categry 2 t a “majr” Categry 3 hurricane.
The experts said Zeta’s frce was mre difficult t frecast(预测) than fr atypical Atlantic hurricane. Because it grew strng rapidly and interacted(互相作用) with land clsely. The plane gathering data frm Zeta did the last cmplete flight thrugh the hurricane tw hurs befre landfall. The NHC said, “Because f the fast-mving and rapidly grwing nature f the hurricane, by the time the plane returned t the strm, Zeta’s nrthern eyewall already made landfall.”
After analyzing the data, the experts said Zeta’s winds were 115 mph at landfall, upgrading it t Categry 3 and making it the seasn’s seventh majr hurricane. That matches the recrd set in 2005 fr the mst majr hurricanes Categry 3 and higher) in a single seasn. It als sets a recrd fr the latest U.S. landfall f a majr hurricane. The previus ne was the Tampa Bay Hurricane f 1921.
2020 was the mst active Atlantic hurricane year. There were 30 named strms. There were s many f them that the list f 21 traditinal names was exhausted and the Greek alphabet(字母表) was used fr nly the secnd time.
The NHC said Zeta’s 115 mph winds were experienced ver a small area and that upgrading the hurricane t Categry 3 “is f little practical significance in terms f the impacts related t the strm”. Zeta caused $4.4 billin in damage in the U.S., mstly in Luisiana.
32. What des the NHC reprt indicate?
A Zeta was a late-seasn hurricane.
B. Suthern Luisiana suffered a lt in 2020.
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane seasn is ver.
D. Zeta is mre pwerful than previusly expected.
33. What des the authr fcus n in paragraph 2?
A. Why it is hard t frecast the pwer f Zeta.
B. Hw experts gather data frm Zeta befre landfall.
C. What culd impact the pwer f Atlantic hurricanes.
D. What experts d t rganize a meeting after every strm.
34. Which f the fllwing can best replace the underlined wrd “exhausted” in paragraph 4?
A. Frgtten.B. Ignred.
C. Used up.D. Put frward.
35. What can we knw abut Zeta?
A. It is the mst pwerful hurricane in histry.
B. It is the 21st named strms in America in 2020.
C. It caused mre damage t Luisiana than ther states.
D. A large area f the U.S. experienced its 115mph winds.
第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，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.
Travelling alng the silk rad can be a quite interesting and rewarding experience. Here is sme infrmatin that visitrs shuld cnsider when planning a pssible travel n the rad:
Language. While travelling alng the rad, visitrs can meet with abut 20 different natinlities. ____36____ Hwever, sme ethnic grups began learning Mandarin(普通话) and adpted the lifestyle f the Han peple. Chinese became the fficial language in the autnmus regins. ____37____
Accmmdatins. The Silk Rad spans mst f Chia frm mdern cities in the central China t village sand twns in the remte west. Accrdingly accmmdatins alng the rute range frm high standard htels t simple guesthuses. In big cities like Dunhuang, Urmqi, Lanzhu, visitrs can enjy high standard htels. They all prvide excellent cnditins, gd services and they are quite safe. ____38____. Visitrs withut mney may cnsider the cheaper guesthuses because these guesthuses with simpler equipment and basic service are fit enugh t live in fr mst Chinese travellers. In the remte villages, nly simple accmmdatins are available ____39____
Travel by Rad. Buses are the mst inexpensive methd f transprt alng the Silk Rad, but unfrtunately they are very slw. ____40____ A travel by car can be the nly way t visit sites far frm cities r twns that wuld therwise be hard t reach. Rental prices are based n the number f days and kilmeters tavelled, and sme test hey can be negtiated (协商).
A. It ffers gd views f the muntains
B. Sme f them speak their wn languages.
C. Learn sme f their languages befre ging
D. But this kind f htel is als the mst expensive.
E. Cars are ffered by sme travel agencies and htels.
F. These lcatins ffer nthing but a quite simple rm.
G. Tday, Chinese can be easily used amng these natinalities.
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分40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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’m a university prfessr at an art schl. Last year, I decided t ____41____ nline classes t gain sme knwledge f Arabic (阿拉伯语).
My teacher and I wuld meet a few times a mnth t practice ____42____ and g ver grammar. During ur cmmunicatin, he als ____43____ details f his life. Gradually, the ____44____ f the first few lessns gave way t mre familiarity and cmfrt. I stpped feeling embarrassed and began t pen up abut my wn ____45____ and my battle with Arabic. “Dn’t wrry; I’m here t ____46____ yu. Yu’re hardwrking and I’m sure yu’ll d well in it,” said my teacher. I had ____47____ my students with similar wrds in my wn teaching. It was ____48____ t hear them directed at me. The tables turned.
“Yu are ____49____ tday,” my teacher wuld say when I used varied vcabulary r expressins. When I heard these fur wrds, I gt a feeling f ____50____. It als surprised me that my cnfidence culd be encuraged by such ____51____ praise. That was when I became aware hw ____52____ I had praised my students, because I thught much praise made them self-satisfied. But nw, I had a change f heart and ____53____ that these plain wrds can mean a lt. Wrds ____54____. And nw I becme mre ____55____when I use them.
41. A. keep up withB. sign up frC. make up fr D. cme up with
42. A. writingB. listeningC. cnversatin D. translatin
43. A. recrdedB. sharedC. avided D. debated
44. A. embarrassmentB. nervusnessC. excitement D. expectatin
45. A. rutineB. achievementC. educatin D. backgrund
46. A. remindB. cntributeC. teach D. inspire
47. A. cmfrtedB. infrmedC. praised D. rescued
48. A. disappintedB. strangeC. cncerned D. upset
49. A. fluentB. braveC. energetic D. excellent
50. A. calmB. reliefC. jy D. safety
51. A. simpleB. specialC. cmmn D. mild
52. A. naturallyB. rarelyC. necessarily D. casually
53. A. wnderedB. rememberedC. reflected D. understd
54. A. matterB. failC. remain D. develp
55. A. curiusB. certainC. thughtful D. particular
第二节(共10小题:每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Fr mre than 2,000 years, the teachings f Cnfucius ___56___ (be)an imprtant part f Chinese culture. Schlars in ancient China were expected ___57___ (educate)in the philsphy and mral values f Cnfucius. Even tday, Cnfucian thught is still greatly valued ___58___ in China and in ther East Asian cuntries.
When yu read the writings f Cnfucius, yu will see a cnstantly appearing wrd, a Chinese character that represents the heart f Cnfucian thught: ___59___ character ren. What is ren? If yu lk ___60___ (clse)at the written character, yu can understand ___61___ it means. The left—hand element f the character represents a persn: the element n the right stands fr the number tw. The tw elements, when ___62___ (jin), indicate relatinships between individuals, r with all f sciety.
Cnfucius taught that ren was the ___63___ (high)mral principle, the standard ___64___ which all ther mrals were measured. Mencius, ne f the greatest schlars famus fr his in-depth ___65___ (analyze)f Cnfucian thinking, explained ren like this: “lve ne’s parents, lve peple, lve everything in the wrld.” This kind f lve shuld direct everything we d. It leads the way t all ther virtues in life.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华。你的英国笔友Chris对中国民族传统节日很感兴趣，请写信邀请他暑假来中国和你一起去内蒙古旅游，体验当地7月21日到23日举办的那达慕大会，内容包括：
1. 那达慕大会简介；
2. 旅游的基本计划。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：
1. the Naadam Festival那达慕大会
2. Inner Mnglia内蒙古
Dear Chris,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs sincerely,
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。
Dad is a retired plice fficer. He has many stries t tell. Here’s ne. In his district lived an infamus(声名狼藉的) family. The family cnsisted f a struggling single mther and her fur sns，
The three lder sns were all breaking laws as a career, like selling drugs, stealing items, etc. The yungest wh was abut 10 years ld was sure t fllw the same path. Many f the plice fficers knew the mm and in turn she knew them. She even called sme plicemen by their first names, just like my father.
She was always very helpful when questined abut where her sns had gne. On ne visit, my dad had a cnversatin with her. During their talk she expressed her cncerns abut the future f her yungest by. She felt pwerless in guiding him t the straight and narrw. The envirnment wuld nt allw it. She begged my father t give her an idea.
My dad agreed. He ffered the nly slutin he culd think f n the spt. He asked the cncerned mther if she wuld allw her “baby” t leave the inner city and spend the summer in the suburbs at ur huse.
My dad had three sns and a daughter (me). They discussed the plan and decided that it wuld be beneficial fr the by t see anther side f family life which he had never experienced. S it was dne.
We had a new member t ur family fr the summer. Althugh we must have seemed very unfamiliar t him, he had n truble fitting in. We fund he was an hnest and friendly by and gt alng well with the whle family. He enjyed the pl in the backyard and he quickly get used t ur way f life.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
And then we tk him ut t take part in all kinds f activities.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
After the summer, he went t schl t live a different life frm his brthers.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
英语听力
1-5. BBABC 6-10. CACBB 11-15. CBAAC 16-20.ABABB
阅读理解
21-23. DBC 24-27. CDDA28-31. ADDB 32-35. DACC 36-40. BGDFE
完形填空
41-45. BCBAD 46-50. CABDC 51-55. ABDAC
语法填空
56. have been 57. t be educated 58. bth 59. the 60. clsely 61. what 62. jined 63. highest 64. by 65. analysis
应用文
Dear Chris,
I hpe this letter finds yu well. Learning yur enthusiasm abut Chinese ethnic festival, I’m writing t invite yu t jin me in experiencing the Naadam Festival in Inner Mnglia this summer vacatin.
The Naadam festival, which is scheduled t take place frm July 21st t 23rd, will give yu a lk int the unique Mnglian culture. It features a variety f fascinating activities, ranging frm hrse racing, archery t wrestling cmpetitins. I am sure the festival will be a true feast fr the eyes.
As fr ur travel plan, a five-day day trip may be prper. Apart frm viewing thse thrilling matches, we can explre the vast grasslands dtted with sheep and cattle, tasting sme lcal Mnglian cuisine. I believe this trip will be an unfrgettable experience fr bth f us.
Lk frward t yur rely!
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
读后续写
And then we tk him ut t take part in all kinds f activities. First, we tk him t the beach fr a hliday. We walked n the beach, built castles and swam in the sea. We tk garbage bags with us t pick up litter. Then we went t summer camp, during which we called n peple t prtect the envirnment and wildlife. We als went t a nursing hme t d vluntary wrk fr the elderly. As a result, the whle neighbrhd welcmed him and he lved the attentin.
After the summer, he went t schl t live a different life frm his brthers. After schl, in additin t helping his mther d husewrk, he hid himself in the rm t study. He learned sme technical skills in rder t find a jb when he grew up. Several years later, he graduated frm schl, and then he fund a jb successfully. He eventually landed an ffice jb and he was the nly sn in that family wh lived a life withut breaking the law.
听力材料：
Text l
W:Michael,have yu decided what yu are ding fr hliday?
M:It depends.I'd like t climb Munt Tai,but my parents prefer spending it at the seaside.
W:Since we nly have a three-day hliday,I suggest ging smewhere near.
M:Well,I'll fllw my parents'advice.
Text 2
W:Jack,this dictinary csts 20 dllars,but I've nly gt 15 dllars.
M:I've gt 50 dllars,s I can help yu,and lend yu the rest.
W:Thanks,Jack .
Text 3
M:Has yur husband returned frm Chengdu yet?
W:Yes,he came back just tw days ag.But he's leaving Shanghai fr Nanjing next week.
Text 4
W:Helen,have yu finished reading the bk Mr Smith recmmended ?
M:Oh,Jane,I didn't read straight thrugh the way yu read a nvel.I just cvered a few chapters which interested me mst.
Text 5
M:Lucy,wh is the wman ver there?Is that Mary?
W:Yes.She's been a clse friend f mine fr years.
M:Oh,I didn'tknw that.Yu must have made a lt f friends since yu settled here in 2010.
W:Oh,yeah,they're very fine.
Text 6
W:Have yu heard that there was an earthquake in Shandng?Hw abut yur sn Tm?
M:He stayed in bed at that time.
W:What d yu mean?Didn't he try t get utside?
M:N,he had gt tenible flu.I think he must have been flat thrugh the earthquake, He said it was nisy,then he wke up at 4:30 in the mming,still feeling terible with the flu,head spinning,nse running
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W:D yu ften swim?
M:Yes,as lng as I can find the time,I like swimming best.
W:What style f swimming d yu like best?
M:I like the back best.I am gd at freestyle strke,but I usually use breast strke as it keeps me frm getting tired.Can yu swim?Hw abut ging fr a swim after wrk?
W:Oh,n.I am a quite a stne in the water.Besides,I have t finish drafting the cntract ur manager have assigned.
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W:Hw may Ihelp yu,sir?
M:Ileft my bag n Flight MA754 last night.
W:S what happened last night?
M:Well,I was n the flight frm New Yrk t Lndn that landed at 11:30 were delayed half an hur in New Yrk s that when we eventually landed,I was s tired.But I accidentally left my dark blue bag n the plane.
W:Okay,can yu tell me what is inside that?
M:Quite a few things actually,nt my passprt f curse,s I wuld never have gt ut f the airprt.My wallet is inside.There's als my credit card and sme membership cards.Luckily I put my ID card in my pckets s it wasn't lst.
W:Have yu infrmed the plice abut the lss f the credit card?
M:Yes,and I als cancelled the card with the credit cmpany.
W:Right,nw what Ill d is cnsult frm the lst and fund ffice if it is fund.I'll call yu back within an hur and tell yu what the situatin is.
M:Ok thank yu
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W:Gd mming,and welcme t tday's Business TV.Tday we have Mr.Jhn Smith,wh has just established a bicycle shp.Tell us,Mr.Smith,what made yu want t run yur wn stre?
M:Well,I always lved racing bikes and fixing them.When I was wrking full-time as a salesman fr a big cmpany,I seldm had time t enjy my hbby.I knew then that as sn as I had enugh mney t get my wn business ging,Ill d it.I had my heart set n it and I didn't let anything stand in my way.When I went dwn t the bank and gt a business lan,I knew I'dlve being my wn bss.Nw my time is my wn.I pen the stre when I want and leave when I want.
W:Yu mean yu dn't keep regular hurs?
M:Well,the sign n my stre says the hurs are ten t six,but if business is slwer than usual,I can just lck up and take ff early.
W:Have yu hired any emplyees t wrk with yu yet?
M:Yeah,sme fmy friends wh lve biking as much as I d.They help me ut a few days a week.
W:Thank yu, wish yu success in yur new business.
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Hell there,the jumalist and presenter as well as authr,ur clleague,Gerge Alagiah has died.He was 67.He was diagnsed with bwel cancer in 2014 and in recent years used his vice t champin better NHS screening fr the disease.In many ways,he was a pineer in British bradcast jumalism.Bm in Sri Lanka,he was ne f the first peple f clr wrking fr a majr UK bradcaster t reprt extensively n the part f the wrld that became knwn as the Glbal Suth, shining a light n the rdinary lives f millins f peple,especially perhaps in Africa whse everyday lives were ften ignred r relegated t the inside pages f newspapers.The BBC directr general Tim Davies said tday that Gerge was mre than just an utstanding jumalist.Audiences culd sense his kindness,empathy and wnderful humanity.Our special reprter Ann Little nw lks back at a brilliant life f strytelling and adventure.