吉林省白山市2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试卷（Word版附答案）

这是一份吉林省白山市2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试卷（Word版附答案），共13页。

英 语
本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
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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，你将有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 remind the man t d?
A. Prepare fr his trip. B. Clean the balcny. C. Lk after the plants.
2. Hw des the wman sund?
A. Excited. B. Puzzled. C. Disappinted.
3. What will the man d this afternn?
A. Fix his cmputer. B. Play badmintn. C. Deal with his wrk.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A phrase. B. A wrd game. C. A lve stry.
5. What des the man d?
A. He's a dctr. B. He's a student. C. He's a teacher.
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，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 did Alan d befre the cnversatin?
A. He went t a library. B. He made a phne call. C. He bught a bk.
7. What will Alan drink?
A. Milk tea. B. Orange juice. C. Iced water.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is prbably the man?
A. An accuntant. B. A salespersn. C. A cach.
9. What des the wman d in the gym n weekends?
A. Learn t dance. B. Lift weights. C. G running.
10. What des the wman think f ding yga?
A. Easy and fun. B. Hard and bring. C. Hard but interesting.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is Nancy mst satisfied with abut her dress?
A. Its clr. B. Its design. C. Its price.
12. Why was Daniel upset yesterday?
A. He argued with her girlfriend. B. He gt tired f his jb. C. He was shrt f mney.
13. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. On the phne. B. In a restaurant. C. In a clthing stre.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. When did the man graduate frm university?
A. Tw years ag. B. Fur years ag. C. Six years ag.
15. Wh might be gd at math in the man's family?
A. His father. B. His mther. C. His brther.
16. What better helped the man handle his prblems?
A. Luck. B. Cnfidence. C. Reslutin.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Hw lng des the ecnmics class take the speaker per week?
A. Tw hurs. B. Fur hurs. C. Six hurs.
18. What did the yung lady say abut the speaker?
A. He seemed t be happy all the time. B. His classes made her feel sleepy.
C. He had a sense f respnsibility.
19. Hw did the secretary feel after hearing the explanatin?
A. Curius. B. Surprised. C. Uninterested.
20. What des the speaker want t tell us?
A. Teachers ught t develp special skills.
B. Peple shuld adpt a psitive attitude twards life.
C. Peple can write a bk based n their persnal experiences.
第二部分 阅读（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
The Largest Telcs in the Wrld
T cnnect yur phne, tablet, smartwatch, r cmputer t the Internet, yu will need a prvider wh will ffer yu such a cnnectin. These prviders are namely telcs. Yu culd say these cmpanies represent the gates t the Internet. Unsurprisingly, telcs are sme f the mst pwerful and influential cmpanies in the wrld tday. Here are sme utstanding nes arund the glbe.
Verizn （New Yrk City, the USA）
Funded in 1984, after the break-up f the riginal AT&T Crpratin, Verizn tday is the leading wireless peratr in the United States. There are hundreds f millins f custmers subscribing t its services in the cuntry. Aside frm its main brand （品牌）, Verizn als wns Visible and Tracfne.
China Mbile（Beijing, China）
China Mbile is nw the wrld's largest cmmunicatins prvider by number f subscribers.
This cmpany started perating in 1997. Aside frm its hme market, it is als invlved in Japan, Thailand, Singapre, Italy, and the UK thrugh its CMLink brand and in Pakistan thrugh its Zng 4G brand.
Deutsche Telekm （Bnn, Germany）
Established in 1995, Deutsche Telekm is by far the largest mbile cmmunicatins cmpany in Eurpe. Tday, the cmpany perates under its tw main brands Telekm and T-Mbile in the Eurpean Unin （Germany, Pland, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Slvakia, Cratia, Rmania, and Greece）and in the United States.
AT & T（Dallas, the USA）
The AT & T brand has a rich histry dating back t the very inventin f the telephne althugh the AT & T cmpany was funded in its current frm in 1983. This American cmpany has nw additinally expanded beynd the United States t Suth America, including Mexic.
21. What's the main respnsibility f telcs?
A. Prducing and selling mbile equipment.
B. Supplying subscribers with Internet access.
C. Setting standards fr cmmunicatins services.
D. Prviding sftware services fr Internet cmpanies.
22. Whse service will a cllege student chse in the United Kingdm?
A. Tracfne's. B. Zng4G's. C. CMLink's. D. Telekm's.
23. Which f the fllwing cmpanies has the lngest histry?
A. Verizn. B. China Mbile. C. Deutsche Telekm. D. AT & T.
B
Bruce Springsteen played at MetLife Stadium last weekend in New Jersey, which is abut an hur's drive frm my hme. I've been a huge fan f his music fr a lng time, but I've never seen him at a cncert. There were still tickets available, and yet I held back. I didn't want t g there alne.
I'm an independent wman wh has lived alne since graduating frm cllege. I lve living alne and I need lts f sl （单独的）time t recharge my batteries frm a demanding jb. I enjy spending time with small grups f friends and seeing my brther and his family, but I hesitate when leisure time invlves large crwds, such as cncerts r even mvies. I dn't have scial anxiety, s I ften wnder why I hesitate when it cmes t ging smewhere alne.
A previus study stated that peple hesitate abut ding things by themselves because they're afraid f hw they'll be perceived. The gd news is that n ne is ging t ntice that. The reasn is “the sptlight effect” which has been tested and prven thrugh the use f bright yellw T-shirts. Students were frced t wear these bright shirts t class and were asked hw many students they thught wuld ntice them. The subjects thught, n average, abut 50%f the class wuld ntice them. In reality, fewer than 20%f the students nticed the shirts.
I believe that sme activities, such as listening t ne's favrite music at a cncert, wuld be greater pleasure if it was a shared experience. Hwever, accrding t sme studies, peple actually had abut as much fun ding fun activities alne as they thught they wuld be accmpanied by friends.
If enjying the free time we have depends n finding thers t jin us, we'll g frm having serius FOMO（Fear f missing ut）t abslutely MO as peple wrk mre hurs and have less free time these days. S if I had anther chance t g t Bruce's cncert, even alne, I wuld surely g.
24. What was the reasn fr the authr's missing Bruce's cncert?
A. A lack f time. B. Having n cmpanin.
C. The lng travel distance. D. Being unable t get a ticket.
25. What can we knw abut the authr?
A. She enjys scializing with familiar peple. B. She suffers frm severe scial anxiety.
C. She prizes family ties ver friendships. D. She gets bred with her present jb.
26. What des “the sptlight effect” refer t?
A. The fear f being judged by thers.
B. The fact that bright clthes attract mre attentin.
C. The tendency t fcus n what's happening arund us.
D. The belief that we're being nticed mre than we really are.
27. What des the authr aim t d in the last paragraph?
A. T express her fndness fr Bruce. B. T explain the busyness f ur daily life.
C. T encurage peple t d activities alne. D. T stress the clse relatinship between peple.
C
Glass Health is a San Francisc-based cmpany c-funded by Dereck Paul and Graham Ramsey. It began by ffering an electrnic system fr keeping medical ntes and is nw amng several cmpanies hping t use artificial intelligence chatbts（聊天机器人）t make a difference in medicine. These firms believe that their prgrams culd significantly reduce the paperwrk pressure physicians face daily, and imprve the patient-dctr relatinship. “We need these flks nt in burnt-ut states, trying t cmplete dcumentatin,” Paul says.
Sme independent researchers have expressed their fears f the rush t include the latest AI technlgy in medicine. “I think it's very exciting, but anything that invlves decisin-making abut a patient's health shuld be treated with extreme care,” says Pearse Keane, a prfessr f artificial medical intelligence at University Cllege Lndn in the United Kingdm.
Paul says he is well aware f the prblems and that dctrs wh use his cmpany's AI system need t check it. “Yu have t supervise （监督）it in the way yu supervise medical students, which means that yu can't be lazy abut it,” he says.
His cmpany is nw wrking t reduce the risk f errrs. He believes the underlying technlgy can be turned int a pwerful engine fr medicine. Paul and his cwrkers have created. a prgram called “Glass AI” based n ChatGPT. A dctr tells the Glass AI chatbt abut a patient, and it can suggest a list f pssible diagnses（诊断）and a treatment plan. Rather than wrking frm the raw ChatGPT infrmatin base, the Glass AI system uses a virtual medical textbk written by human dctrs as its main surce f facts-smething Paul says makes the system safer and mre reliable.
Last December, his cmpany had arund 500 users. But after they intrduced their chatbt, the numbers jumped. “We finished January with 2, 000 mnthly active users, and in February we had 4800,” Paul says. Thusands mre signed up in March, as verwrked dctrs lined up t give AI a try.
28. What culd Glass Health's present prgram d?
A. Bst patients' mental health.
B. Update hspitals' medical recrds.
C. Help reduce errrs in dctrs' treatment.
D. Relieve dctrs pressure f handling paperwrk.
29. What is Prfessr Pearse Keane's attitude t the latest AI technlgy in medicine?
A. Objective. B. Supprtive. C. Wrried. D. Oppsed.
30. Hw des Paul's cmpany ensure Glass AI's reliability?
A. By perating the system based n dctrs' advice.
B. By emplying medical students t use the system.
C. By training chatbts t select crrect raw ChatGPT infrmatin.
D. By drawing n human wisdm as the basis fr medical practices.
31. What can be inferred frm the last paragraph?
A. Glass Health has vast market ptential.
B. Dctrs will be free frm paperwrk sn.
C. Glass Health has an unstable number f users.
D. Dctrs need a balance between life and wrk.
D
It's nrmal fr teens t want t stay cnnected with friends and scial circle, but what abut that happening in the middle f the night? The Jurnal f Yuth Studies recently published new research shwing that ne in five teens frm 12 t 15 regularly wake t spend all night n scial media. Nt surprisingly. the research als shwed that these scial night wls were three times mre likely than thers t feel tired at schl and that girls were mre likely than bys t be called t ffice.
The blue light prduced by cell phnes and cmputers makes the brain t stay awake, s it's easy t see why a teen might be up all night. A study in Psychlgical Science shwed the same brain reactin: when teens saw large numbers f “likes” n their psts, they stayed awake with excitement as if they had eaten chclates r wn mney. Besides nt catching up n sleep and interrupting their sleep cycle, teens may never fully enter deep sleep that may be respnsible fr brain develpment and learning.
Cnsidering abut 72 percent f children frm 6 t 17 sleep with sme electrnic media in their bedrms, parents need t set rules sner rather than later.
“Prviding access（使用机会）t scial media is a favr that children can earn and als lse, ” Janie Feldman, an expert wh treats sleep disrders, reminds parents, “The bad effect is clear. S teens and parents shuld discuss and agree n its use, timing and access. When teenagers agree t the rules, it's easier fr parents t cntrl hw much time they use the phnes r cmputers.”
32. What des the underlined part “night wls” in paragraph I refer t?
A. Girls ften called t ffice.
B. Teens wh stay up late n scial media.
C. Teens wh are busy with their hmewrk at night.
D. Bys regularly waking in the middle f the night.
33. Hw d teens react when seeing many “likes” n their psts accrding t the study?
A. They fall asleep easily and happily. B. They are t excited t g t sleep.
C. They are t excited t g t schl. D. They decide t make mre gd friends.
34. What suggestin des Janie Feldman give t parents?
A. Stpping their children frm using cell phnes.
B. Getting their children t d hmewrk thrugh cmputers.
C. Making rules abut media access tgether with their children.
D. Encuraging their children t stay cnnected with nline friends.
35. What is the main idea f the text?
A. Scial media may cause teens' sleep disrders.
B. Kids are trying t win back the trust f their parents.
C. Deep sleep makes a big difference t brain develpment.
D. Scial media may have a bad effect n all kinds f peple.
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。
Elevatr shes（增高鞋） have becme well-knwn as mre peple are interested in buying a pair when chsing a particular type f ftwear. These shes are fantastic fr almst everyne. 36 The fllwing reasns explain why it is happening.
Suitable height
Unlike ther nticeable height-enhancing methds, elevatr shes prvide an effrtless and instant slutin. 37 With the height-increasing technlgy hidden within the shes, yu can cnfidently adjust the height withut drawing any attentin.
Imprved cnfidence
Studies have shwn that taller individuals are ften regarded as mre authritative, cmpetent, and attractive. Yu may smetimes feel a bit insecure abut yur shrt height. If that is the case, yu can g fr this type f ftwear. 38
Increased cmfrt level
In tday's fast-paced wrld, peple are becming increasingly aware f the imprtance f cmfrt when it cmes t ftwear. Mst peple think that elevatr shes are uncmfrtable. 39 Such a feature might nt be available fr sme types f ftwear which might lk gd, but lack cmfrt.
40
Whether it is a frmal business meeting, a relaxing party, r a special event, elevatr shes cme in a wide range f styles, frm dress shes t sprts shes, t suit different preferences and dress requirements. Yu can easily get a suitable pair fr yurself.
A. Enhanced appearance
B. Available in varius patterns
C. The ppularity f this type f ftwear is increasing at a fast rate.
D. Hwever, the shes allw yu t spend the whle day withut any pain.
E. Nbdy will recgnize whether yu have a shrt height if yu wear them.
F. Cnfidence is crucial, especially when ne is ding smething new in their life.
G. It can make yu fcus n yur gals withut any cncerns abut yur height.
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。
Alice Ward lived in Ls Angeles. In 2013, she was left 41 —she lst her jb and her dad was fund t have cancer.
Smetimes, she spent time lking fr and taking pictures f little insects, and her painful emtins were 42 this way. If she fund a beetle r a bee, she wuld 43 its picture n Facebk. Lila Higgins, an entmlgist（昆虫学家）at the lcal natural museum 44 thse pictures and expressed interest in the 45 . Then Lila managed t cntact Alice and asked if she wuld want a 46 f the museum's insectary（养虫室）. Alice 47 immediately.
When Alice arrived at the museum, Lila 48 her and handed her a lab cat. Lila guided her thrugh the different exhibits and Alice fund herself cmpletely amazed at them. The thughtful entmlgist felt Alice's 49 and suggested Alice vlunteer there. “She knew I culd be happy there,” Alice recalled. 50 I felt I was a failure and always depressed. “despite her dubts, Alice decided t 51 .
The jb helped me truly 52 science and nature,” Alice said. Later, Alice 53 the pprtunity t wrk in the natural science media. She is nw a well-knwn creatr and 54 f a pdcast（播客）. Alice invited Lila t be her first guest n the shw.
Alice said, “Lila has made a（n） 55 influence that has changed my life. It is because f her that I am able t pursue a path that brings great fulfillment.”
41. A. cnfused B. peaceful C. dangerus D. Desperate
42. A. shared B. strengthened C. expressed D. relieved
43. A. pst B. dwnlad C. delete D. cpy
44. A. tk B. nticed C. ignred D. hung
45. A. pet B. actr C. magazine D. phtgrapher
46. A. tur B. design C. painting D. jb
47. A. refused B. agreed C. escaped D. changed
48. A. blamed B. questined C. greeted D. shcked
49. A. hesitatin B. enthusiasm C. cnfidence D. guilt
50. A. Otherwise B. Therefre C. Besides D. Hwever
51. A. sign up B. shw ff C. mve arund D. stay up
52. A. adjust t B. g against C. cnnect with D. lk fr
53. A. affrded B. presented C. seized D. passed
54. A. hst B. fan C. assistant D. supprter
55. A. weak B. indirect C. destructive D. psitive
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。
In the past 10 years, China has added mre than 22 millin hectares f frest. Thanks t 56 （generatin）f tree planters, ur surrundings are becming much greener.
In 2022, China cmpleted the affrestatin（植树造林）f 3. 83 millin hectares and treated 1, 847, 300 hectares f rck-deserted land. After cntinuus effrt, China has achieved 57 （remark）prgress.
China's frest cverage rate has reached 24 percent, and frest accumulatin has reached 19 billin cubic meters, 58 has laid a slid fundatin fr maintaining natinal eclgical security and 59 （imprve）peple's well-being.
In terms f vegetatin （植被）restratin, in 2020 China published a guideline t perfrm a frest chief scheme natinwide. Principal leaders f gvernments shuld 60 （appint）as “frest chiefs” at varius levels ranging frm the prvincial level 61 the village level.
Bazhu District in China's Sichuan Prvince is 62 unique bidiversity eclgical zne. In the past, the surface f the muntain there was expsed due t mining; 63 , after the gvernment's management, the area has returned t its frmer green self.
In terms f eclgical civilizatin educatin, in Shanghai, fr example, an elementary schl has 64 （creative）cmbined traditinal Chinese medicine resurces with AR technlgy t help children t learn plants. Meanwhile, Suzhu in Jiangsu Prvince has digitized tree planting activities thrugh a mini-game n hw 65 （identify）different types f trees.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假设你是清华中学的学生李华。过去一年中，你在外教Jasn的课堂上收获颇多。为了进一步提升课堂质量，Jasn向大家征求改进建议。请你撰写一封英文建议信给他，内容包括：
1. 介绍收获并表示感谢；
2. 提出建议并给出理由。
注意：（1）词数80左右（信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jasn,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
A picture bk std quietly n the shelf f a children's bkstre, waiting fr yung readers t read it.
One day, a little girl came. She sat dwn n the grund and read the picture bk with interest.
Then she put it back n the shelf, tk ut her pcket and said t the bk, “I lve yu s much, but I can't affrd yu. My father is wrking ut f the twn, and my mther is ill nw. Yu see, my pcket is empty. I have n mney.”
The next day, the little girl came again. She read the picture bk again, and wrte an nte, reading: “I want t read yu nce mre, but I can't cme tmrrw because I will g t the hspital t take care f my mther. Can yu fly ver t my huse like a bird? The nte has my hme address n it.” She put the nte int the bk, and left the bkstre.
Hw the picture bk wanted t fly int the arms f the little girl! Bks needed readers wh liked them mst, just like the little girl needed her mther. But it was nt a bird. It culd nt fly, and its hardcver culd nt flap like wings. The picture bk culd d nthing but huddle（蜷缩）in the middle f the bks, waiting fr the girl t cme again.
One day, there was a big by wh lved reading. He put all the bks he liked int his shpping basket, including the picture bk. His mther paid the bill fr all the bks withut saying anything.
The big by had his wn bkshelf in his rm, with all kinds f bks ranked neatly n it. He began t read ne bk after anther that he had bught. When he gt t the picture bk, he fund the nte. He was s surprised that he gave it t his mther. His mther read it and was deeply tuched, knwing that there was a little girl wh lved the picture bk but culd nt affrd it. They decided t deliver the picture bk t the address that the little girl had written n the nte.
注意：
1. 所需写的短文词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已经为你写好；
Paragraph 1
The next day, the deliveryman returned the picture bk, saying the girl culd nt be reached. _______________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2
Until ne day, the big by heard a wman and a girl talking in the girl's huse. ___________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2023-2024学年（上）白山市高二教学质量监测
英语评分参考细则
第一部分 听力
1-5 CACAA 6-10 ACBAC 11-15 CBBAB 16-20 CCABB
第二部分 阅读
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. D
31. A 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. C 37. E 38. G 39. D 40. B
第三部分 语言运用
41-55 DDABD ABCBD ACCAD
56. generatins 57. remarkable 58. which 59. imprving 60. be appinted
61. t 62. a 63. hwever 64. creatively 65. t identify
第四部分 写作
第一节：
Dear Jasn,
I am s grateful t have a devted teacher like yu. With yur careful guidance last year, I made rapid prgress in English.
Fr further imprvement, I hpe there will be mre interactins with yu in class. Discussins in pairs r grups d help us, but yur timely feedback can allw us t recgnize ur mistakes and imprve ur learning efficiency. Mrever, it is thughtful f yu t speak slwly, but the faster speed at which yu talk with ther native speakers may better sharpen ur listening skills.
I sincerely hpe these suggestins will be useful t yu. Lking frward t yur wnderful lessns next term.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节：
One pssible versin:
The next day, the deliveryman returned the picture bk, saying the girl culd nt be reached. The by felt that what they had dne was wrng and that the picture bk shuld fly t the little girl by itself. S he wrte a nte as well, reading “I'm srry t have kept yu waiting. It tk me sme days t practise flying s that I culd fly t yur huse.” The by put it in the bk and tk them t the little girl's huse. But there was n ne at hme. Her neighbr tld him that the girl's mther was in hspital and that she had t stay with her. T make sure the bk culd fly nt the girl's hands, he decided t pay a visit t her huse after schl every day.
Until ne day the big by heard a wman and a girl talking in the girl's huse. He kncked at the dr and heard smene answer it. He gently laid the picture bk at the dr, and quickly hid himself behind the huse. The girl came ut and lked arund, nly t find the bk. She picked it up, read the nte, and screamed excitedly, “Mm, my favrite picture bk des fly ver t me.” Her mther was amazed, and then said t her with a smile, “Yur dream is t have yur favrite bk fly hme. Yu see, it has cme true. Remember, always have a dream, never despair!”
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Text 1
W: I'm ging n a business trip tmrrw. Can yu take care f yurself.
M: Certainly.
W: Gd. Remember t water the flwers n the balcny.
M: I'll keep that in mind.
Text 2
W: My sister is cming back frm abrad tnight! She said she bught me a present. I hpe it wn't let me dwn.
M: When will she arrive?
W: Abut 8: 00 p. m. I can't wait t see her nw!
Text 3
W: We've been n the cmputer all the time lately. Why dn't we d smething different this afternn, like playing badmintn?
M: I'm afraid nt. I'll have t meet my business partner.
Text 4
W: I learnt a new idim “a match made in heaven” . Can yu guess the meaning f it?
M: N, I knw sme idims can't be taken literally.
W: Well, it means a perfect cmbinatin f peple r things that will end up happy r successful.
Text 5
M: What seems t be the prblem?
W: I've gt a terrible headache. Besides, I feel tightness in the chest when my students anny me.
M: Yu shuld take an X-ray first. After that, cme back t me.
Then I'll decide whether t give yu a prescriptin.
W: Okay.
Text 6
M: Gd afternn, Maria. Hw is it ging?
W: Hi, Alan. I'm fine. I'm glad yu came t visit me.
M: I'm srry I didn't call yu first. The bk I brrwed is due and I have just returned it. Since yu live nearby, I thught I'd drp by.
W: Thank yu. Take a seat, please. What wuld yu like t drink, range juice r milk tea?
M: Dn't bther. Just give me a glass f iced water.
W: Okay. Wait a minute.
Text 7
M: Are yu Lily frm the accunting department?
W: Oh, yes. Yu are Eric frm the sales department, right?
M: Yes. Yu are wearing yga clthes. Are yu practicing yga here?
W: Yeah. I ften practice yga in this gym. On tp f that, I have a dance class here every weekend. By the way, what kind f exercise d yu usually d here?
M: Actually, tday is my first day here. I want t lift weights and run. I jined the gym t learn mre abut prper exercise.
W: I see. S hw d yu feel?
M: I thught it wuld be easy t d exercise under the cach's guidance. But actually, it is s hard.
W: I knw. T be hnest, I find yga challenging, althugh every mve seems slw and effrtless. Anyway, I think that's what makes it fun. If yu keep at it, yu will find exercise enjyable as I d.
M: I think s.
Text 8
W: Hi, Daniel.
M: Hell, Nancy. Yu lk great in this dress. I like its clr. And the design lks special. Where did yu buy it?
W: Thanks. I bught it at JS Stre. It's nly $1000. It was 30%ff.
That's what I like mst abut this dress.
M: Sunds gd. I'd like t buy ne fr my girlfriend.
W: Gd idea. By the way, why were yu unhappy n the phne yesterday? Mney, yur family r whatever?
M: Just because f my jb.
W: I remember that yu left the previus cmpany near yur huse t take the current jb. I thught yu liked it.
M: But nw I'm fed up with it. Wrking vertime makes me stressed ut. I can't g back hme until 9: 30 p. m. every day.
W: If yu feel stressed fr a lng time, it will be a big prblem. M: I knw. Anyway, let's rder fd first and then talk abut it in detail.
W: OK.
Text 9
W: What success d yu think yu achieved?
M: Passing the university entrance exam was a huge success fr me.
W: When did yu have that success?
M: I made it six years ag. Hw time flies! It's been tw years since I left university.
W: Was there anyne wh supprted yu at that time?
M: Sure. My family supprted me a lt. My father prepared gd meals fr me. My mther helped me with my difficult math prblems. My brther cmfrted me when I was in a bad md.
W: Gd. Was it hard t have that success?
M: Of curse. The perid befre the exam was quite stressful, I ften had serius headaches. Besides, I lst my cnfidence when I failed a test. But I always tried my best t vercme all f the difficulties. I believe determinatin played a mre imprtant rle in my life than luck.
W: I really admire yu.
Text 10
M: I teach ecnmics at a university n Mndays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I spend tw hurs every time. Last Mnday, my stry tuched my students. In spite f the early hur, n ne seemed t be asleep. Here's what happened.
A yung lady said her weekend had nt been gd. Then she wndered why I always lked s cheerful.
Her questin reminded me f smething I'd read: Every mrning when yu get up, yu have a chice abut hw yu want t live that day. I said, “I chse t be cheerful.”
I cntinued, “Besides teaching here, I nce taught at a cllege in Hendersn, seventeen miles frm my huse. One day, I exited the freeway and turned nt Cllege Drive. But just then my car died. I tried t start it again but the engine wuldn't wrk. I had t take my bks and walked t the cllege. On the way, I drpped by a twing cmpany. The secretary there asked me what had happened.