河南省周口市重点高中2024-2025学年高一上学期11月期中考试英语试题含答案

这是一份河南省周口市重点高中2024-2025学年高一上学期11月期中考试英语试题含答案，共16页。
时间120分钟 总分150分
注意事项：
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3. 考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。
1. What des the wman think f the English crner last night?
A. Interesting.B. Exciting.C. Terrible.
2. What des the wman give the man this year fr his birthday?
A. An iPad.B. A phne.C. A watch.
3. What des the man want t d?
A. Sleep early.B. Cntinue wrking.C. Watch a mvie.
4. What did the wman prbably d tday?
A. She cleaned her car.
B. She bught an umbrella.
C. She watched the weather reprt.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. The Yangtze River.B. A terrible news.C. The buses in Chngqing.
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和第7两个小题。
6. What is the wman ding?
A. Offering help.B. Asking fr help.C. Making an aplgy.
7. What des the man ask the wman t d?
A. Buy a new glass.B. Pay fr the glass.C. Be mre careful.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. Where is the wman frm?
A. Washingtn.B. New Yrk.C. Bstn.
9. What was the man’s wife?
A. A dctr.B. A teacher.C. An engineer.
10. Wh will the wman g t visit?
A. Her family.B. Her classmates.C. Her friends.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. Why des the wman keep dg?
A. Because she is blind.
B. Because she feels lnely.
C. Because the dg can guard her huse.
12. What is the wman’s sister ding?
A. Taking a test.B. Asking the way.C. Buying sme fd.
13. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Sisters.B. Classmates.C. Wrkmates.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小趣。
14. Where des Susan live nw?
A. In Italy.B. In England.C. In America.
15. Hw lng did Susan wrk fr Ferragam?
A. Fr six mnths.B. Fr five years.C. Fr six years.
16. What des Susan mainly design fr cmpanies?
A. Shes.B. Handbags.C. Jackets.
17. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a studi.B. At a fashin shw.C. In a clthing cmpany.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. What des the speaker prbably d?
A. A reprter.B. A manager.C. A guide.
19. When was the stre clsed befre the hliday?
A. At 3 p. m.B. At 5 p. m.C. At 8 p. m.
20. Which clthes are fifty dllars cheaper than befre?
A. The men’s cats.B. The kids’ shes.C. The wmen’s clthes.
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
Linden Hall is the ldest girls’ barding schl in the United States. In the 2024-2025 schl year, the schl is preparing a series f events fr prspective (潜在的) students and their families t learn abut the schl.
Fall Open Huse
Linden Hall invites prspective students and their families t visit campus fr ur Fall Open Huse n Mnday, Octber 14, 2024.
On this day, after students and their families arrive, they will enjy a campus tur at 8:20 am, then sit in n a discussin with schl administratrs at 9:10 am. After that, prspective students will shadw (跟随……实地学习) classes fr the day t 3:35 pm and attend lunch in Lmbard Dining Hall n campus. Families will leave campus and return at 3:35 pm t pick up their students.
Saturday Turs
Linden Hall welcmes prspective students and their families t visit campus fr a Saturday tur at 10:00 am n Nvember 16 r December 7.
Turs will include walking thrugh the classrm buildings, the dining hall, and the gym (体育馆). Experienced student tur guides will lead these turs. . Drmitries (宿舍) will nt be shwn during Saturday turs because students are using them. Individual campus turs during the schl week allw ne t walk thrugh the drmitries.
Linden Hall is ffering bth nline and n-campus turs t help students find if the schl is the best fit fr their persnal needs. The campus remains pen fr turs thrughut the schl year. T register fr ne f ur tur dates, click here.
21. Why are Fall Open Huse and Saturday Turs rganized by Linden Hall?
A. T make its students’ life rich.
B. T intrduce new schl rules.
C. T attract prspective students t jin.
D. T get advice frm prspective students.
22. What can prspective students d during Saturday Turs?
A. Shadw classes fr the day.B. Have lunch in the dining hall.
C. View the students’ drmitries.D. Take a guided tur f the gym.
23. Where can the Text be fund?
A. On a web page.B. In a magazine.
C. In an educatinal reprt.D. In a travel guide.
B
The Wampanag language was nt dead. T call it dead wuld be an insult t the ancestrs wh left it fr future generatins as a way t cmmunicate-and a way t teach. But it was “unspken” until linguist Jessie “Little De” Baird brught it back. Her prject’s Wampanag dictinary hlds mre than 11,000 entries.
Wrds n paper are nt a language. A language lives thrugh the peple wh speak it. S Baird funded the Wampanag Language Reclamatin Prject. She teaches cmmunity classes and family camps. Kids in grade schl and high schl have the pprtunity t learn the language.
The Wampanags have lived fr 12000 years in Massachusetts and parts f Rhde Island. When the Pilgrims (清教徒) met the first Indigenus peple, thse were the Wampanags. The English settlers brught disease that killed thusands-an estimated tw-thirds f the Wampanag Natin died-as well as war and rules that fragmented (分裂) the tribes. There nce were 69 tribes in the natin; nw there are three. Baird is a citizen f the Mashpee tribe. Her ancestrs left a key t their language. They translated the King James Bible int Wampanag. They left hundreds f dcuments in their written alphabet (字母表).
Baird describes a visin she had where her ancestrs helped her see it was time t bring the language hme. She began her research, which led her t a graduate degree at Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy (MIT), where she learned frm and wrked with ther linguists. In 2010, she was named a MacArthur Fundatin Fellw, earning a “genius grant” t further her wrk.
“It’s incredibly difficult t reclaim a language, even mre s when there are n speakers alive, and even mre s when yu’re driving 90 minutes a day, each way, t attend graduate schl, with fur small children at hme.”
“I might have been afraid t d the wrk had I knwn that,” Baird says with a laugh nw.
“But I didn’t, and s here we are.”
24. What is the situatin f the Wampanag language?
A. It has entirely gne by nw.
B. It is being brught back t life.
C. It is a cmpulsry curse in schls.
D. It has gt well-recgnized in the USA.
25. What may cntribute t the dwnfall f Wampanag?
A. The wide use f English in the new land.
B. The religius change f the Wampanags.
C. The sharp reduced ppulatin f Wampanag.
D. The shrtage f reference bks n the language.
26. What’s the key element f saving the Wampanag language?
A. The lcal linguists lend a timely hand.
B. Children are asked t learn the language.
C. The gvernment gives the financial supprt.
D. The materials ancestrs left lay the fundatin.
27. Which f the fllwing wrds can best describe Jessie Baird?
A. Determined and respnsibleB. Cnsiderate and ambitius
C. Intelligent and kind-heartedD. Independent and adaptable
C
When smene asks me what my gals are fr the cming year, I dn’t usually knw hw t reply. Of curse, I, as mst peple d, want t see an imprvement in my grades. This year, hwever, I’m hping fr smething different.
Thrugh the curse f my schl life, I’ve gradually develped a new understanding f the wrd “priritizatin (优先次序)”. The first thing I wish t get in Senir 1 is the ability t manage my time better. I’ll surely becme busier with the cming semester, and prper rganizatin is imprtant. Frm schl clubs t academic cmpetitins, everything shuld be set up in a way that desn’t influence my health, which leads me t my secnd gal.
My mther has always tld me t put my health first, s in the future, I hpe t be bth physically and mentally healthy. A persn can’t study withut having the energy t d s. In rder t stay energetic, they must put their health first, n matter hw busy they are, r hw much wrk they have t cmplete.
And finally, I hpe that I wn’t be discuraged by my failure and never give up n my dreams. I hpe that I’ll have the curage t try new activities and clubs. I believe my final gal can apply t every student arund the wrld. We shuld all respect ne anther’s likes and dislikes, and fcus n each ther’s strengths, nt ur weaknesses. Everyne shuld try t take part in all f life’s pprtunities.
Albert Einstein nce said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. T keep yur balance, yu must keep mving.” In my case, it’s the ther way arund. In rder t keep mving, I must keep my balance—the balance between studies and activities, efficiency and prcrastinatin (拖延症), academics and health, passins and dislikes. The new jurney is ging t be a hard ne, but if I establish these gals, I believe I will make it thrugh t the end.
28. During this schl year, what des the authr hpes t d?
A. Fcus n imprving her verall grades.
B. Jin as many schl clubs as pssible.
C. Learn hw t manage her time well.
D. Spend mre time n utdr activities.
29. Accrding t the article, which f the fllwing shuld students d?
A. Always put their studies first.B. Dn’t be afraid f failing.
C. Only d what they’re gd at.D. Make different kinds f friends.
30. What des the underlined wrd in the last paragraph mean?
A. A strng feeling f dislike.B. A strng feeling f lve.
C. A strng feeling f anger.D. A strng feeling f jy.
31. What des the authr intend t d?
A. Shw what she likes abut high schl life.
B. Stress the imprtance f health t students.
C. Shw hw t balance ur studies and activities.
D. Share her gals fr the cming high schl year.
D
The Tp 100 City Destinatins Index 2023, prduced by data cmpany Lighthuse, lked at leading cities frm arund the wrld and ranked them n criteria (标准) including turism, sustainability, ecnmic perfrmance and health and safety. Paris has nce again been named the wrld’s mst attractive city destinatin.
Eurpe tk the lead, with seven ut f the tp 10 cities and 63 cuntries in the tp 100. The nly nn-Eurpean cities in the tp 10 were Dubai at N. 2, Tky at N. 4 and New Yrk at N.8. Madrid came third, while Amsterdam, Berlin and Rme were at Ns. 5, 6 and 7 respectively. Barcelna and then Lndn runded ut the tp 10. Asia did well in the tp 20 as Singapre(11), Seul(14), Osaka(16) and Hng Kng(17) all made the list.
The reprt wes Eurpe’s success t “fast-paced urbanizatin (城市化) and widespread technlgy adptin”. Travelers nw fcus n high-speed internet, flexible bking ptins and spaces fr remte wrking. The reprt said, “Imprving sustainability, transprtatin netwrks and scial impact are sme f the key gals cities are embracing tday t increase cmpetitiveness, imprve their turism ffer and deliver a perfect custmer jurney.”
Tky entered the tp 10 fr the first time, which the reprt says is because f imprved turism infrastructure (基础设施), the easing f Cvid-19-related regulatins and the weakened Yen—which ffers internatinal visitrs great value fr mney.
Istanbul tpped the list fr the number f internatinal arrivals in 2023, fllwed by Lndn and then Dubai. The cities with the biggest year-n-year grwth were Hng Kng (2,495%) and Bangkk (142%).
32. Which city ranked as the mst attractive city in 2023?
A. New Yrk.B. Rme.C. Paris.D. Lndn.
33. What d travelers pay attentin t nw?
A. Free internet cnnectin.B. Flexible bking chices.
C. Larger spaces fr fun.D. Cheaper transprtatin.
34. Why did Tky enter the tp 10?
A. Fast-paced urbanizatin.B. Widespread technlgy adptin.
C. The utbreak f Cvid-19.D. Better turism infrastructure.
35. Where des this passage mst pssibly cme frm?
A. A scientific reprt.B. A newspaper.C. A bigraphy.D. A histry Text bk.
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。
Self-care is necessary fr every senir high student. Here are sme self-care tips t help yu start yur self-care jurney physically and mentally (思想上).
Keep a healthy diet
36 . Chse a variety f fruits, vegetables, whle grains, and lean prteins t give yur bdy the nutrients (营养素) it needs fr the day. A balanced diet can imprve yur energy levels and yur md. S, make wise fd chices, and enjy the benefits f a diet that’s as delicius as it is nutritius.
Exercise regularly
Exercise regularly is nt just abut hitting the gym. 37 . Regular physical activity bsts yur md, imprves sleep, and reduces stress. It’s a natural way t feel energized and healthy. S, make mvement a part f yur rutine, and yu’ll find that it’s nt just abut the bdy—it’s abut living a balanced and active life.
Take a gd rest
There’s n underestimating (低估) the pwer f a gd break. 38 . Having deep sleep puts yu in a better state f mind and helps yu think mre clearly. Cnsider yur sleep in the first place and give yur resting pattern needed attentin. It is recmmended t get 7 t 9 hurs f gd sleep fr yur physical and mental health.
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When yu face challenges, remember that every difficulty is a chance fr grwth. If yu keep thinking bad thughts ver a lng perid f time, it can change hw yu see things and make it harder fr yu t feel happy and calm in yur mind. Besides, take a mment each day t think abut the jys that life ffers-like a gd bk, a kind wrd, r a beautiful sunset. 40 .
A. Stay psitive and be thankful
B. Wrk ut a suitable exercising plan
C. This simple act can bring yu happiness and satisfactin
D. A quick walk, a bike ride, r even dancing can d wnders
E. A gd meal fills yu with all the energy yu need fr the day
F. Yu can als becme mre experienced in slving later prblems
G. Research has prven that nt getting enugh sleep can cause mental prblems
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。
A father and his sn were travelling in a car. The sn was 41 and the father sat n the seat next t him. Just then, a terrible strm brke.
The sn said t the father, “Dad, the strm is very 42 . What shuld we d nw?” The father answered, “Yu dn’t 43 driving the car.” A while later, the sn nticed that many peple were stpped by the strm and waiting fr the strm t 44 . The sn asked his father what t 45 . The father said, “ 46 driving the car.” The sn said, “Dad, I can hardly 47 things. Many peple have stpped their 48 .” The father said. “Dn’t 49 these peple. Just keep driving.” After sme time, the sn started seeing everything 50 . He fund the 51 had stpped and that the sun had cme ut. The father said, “Stp the car.” They fund thse peple wh stpped were 52 stuck in the strm.
“If yu had dne the same as thse peple, yu wuld be stuck in the strm t,” the father said. The 53 time ften cmes in peple’s life. If yu lse yur 54 during the hard time, then yu will be stuck in it. If yu keep ging with curage, yu will get thrugh the difficult time and achieve 55 at last.
41. A. wrkingB. drivingC. readingD. eating
42. A. warmB. strangeC. strngD. cmmn
43. A. discussB. practiceC. likeD. stp
44. A. passB. breakC. cntinueD. change
45. A. writeB. buyC. sayD. d
46. A. KeepB. RememberC. ImagineD. Enjy
47. A. useB. readC. seeD. feel
48. A. talksB. jbsC. gamesD. cars
49. A. laugh atB. care abutC. lk frD. run after
50. A. clearlyB. carefullyC. rapidlyD. partly
51. A. busB. bikeC. strmD. rain
52. A. nlyB. stillC. evenD. again
53. A. hardB. sadC. greatD. lnely
54. A. healthB. galC. curageD. mind
55. A. friendshipB. happinessC. fameD. success
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tday I will intrduce sme new teachers in ur class. Mrs Li is my English teacher. My first 56 (impress) f her was that she 57 (be) nervus and shy. But nw, I find she’s kind, teaches 58 (careful), and explains grammar clearly. I’ve always hated making mistakes r 59 (prnunce) a wrd incrrectly when I speak English, but when I make mistakes, she just smiles. 60 makes me feel easy. With her help, I’ve learnt many useful 61 (way) fr learning English.
Mr Chen is 62 experienced physics teacher, but he lks very serius. All f us are afraid f him, and n ne dares t be late fr lessns. Sme f ur classmates dn’t like him. 63 mst f us really appreciate him because his teaching is s well 64 (rganize) and clear. I believe I’ll d well in the exam with Mr Chen teaching me.
Anther teacher I will mentin is Mr Wang. He teaches us Chinese. He is ppular amng us because he really enjys teaching Chinese literature. He has many ways t aruse 65 (we) interest in studying.
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，你的好友英国交换生Eric对学习中国成语(Chinese idims)有兴趣但又感到困难。请你用英文给他写一封邮件，提出学习建议。内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 提出建议；
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：1. 短文词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Eric,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
67. Frm the time I was seven, I had a dream f becming a member f the Students Unin. I always admired my schl leaders fr taking respnsibility fr all f us. S I dreamed f being a leader.
Years flew by, and sn I was able t take part in the electins, hping I wuld win. But the reality was that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls acrss the schl hardly knew me. I just did nt have what it tk t win a schl electin. I was upset.
As I cried in my rm that evening. I suddenly tk a deep breath and decided I wuldn’t stp dreaming. I decided that I wuld enter fr electins again in my final year at schl—and I wuld win.
I recgnized that my cmpetitrs had a lt f things in their favr. What were the pints that wuld wrk in my favr? I had gd grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest strength was the faith I had. I wuld nt allw my plain appearance t hld me back frm putting my best ft frward. That evening. I began my electin plans a whle year in advance.
I realized that girls wuld have t get t knw me and recgnize that I had the ability t represent them. I lved making friends and I liked being helpful, s I decided that perhaps I culd use these qualities t wrk t my advantage. In rder t learn hw t give a great electin speech, I als attended a curse n public speaking. When the electin came, I had a gd speech and I delivered it with mre cnfidence than I had the year befre.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The day after the electin, every minute seemed like an hur while I waited fr the results. __________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Suddenly, I realized that I had achieved much mre than I had dreamed f. ______________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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24-27 BCDA 28-31 CBBD 32-35 CBDB 36-40 EDGAC 41-45 BCDAD
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61. ways 62. an 63. but 64. rganized 65. Our
Dear Eric,
Yu wrte that yu are interested in Chinese idims but yu have sme difficulties in learning Chinese idims. I’d like t share sme suggestins with yu n hw t learn Chinese idims.
The best way f learning idims is thrugh reading. Only by reading mre and accumulating mre can yu master them t the fullest. At the same time, having a Chinese idim dictinary can als be a gd chice, s that yu can refer t it when yu cme acrss the idims yu dn’t understand. What’s mre, there is always a stry behind the idim. Therefre, yu can search it n the Internet, which will make yur idim learning mre interesting and efficient.
Hpe my suggestins are helpful.
Yurs,
Li Hua
The day after the electin, every minute seemed like an hur while I waited fr the results. I std in the schl lecture hall with my friends, all f us anxiusly waiting fr the annuncement. “Wuld my effrts pay ff? Wuld I accmplish my gal f being ne f the leaders?” When the headmaster finally walked nt the stage, my heart beat fast. “The winner f this year’s Student Unin Leader is…” The headmaster paused, building suspense. I held my breath, hping that my name wuld be called. And then, t my amazement, I heard it. I had wn!
Suddenly, I realized that I had achieved much mre than I had dreamed f. Winning the electin wasn’t just abut the title r the recgnitin. Actually, I had made many new friends and had helped peple alng the way. I had als wn the acceptance and lve f my schlmates and they knew me as smebdy wh wuld stand by them. I was able t put a smile n their faces and brighten up their day. I realized that just by being me and ging fr my dream, I had already made a difference.
听力原文
Text 1
M: Alice, what was the English crner like last night?
W: I dn’t knw. I just knw I’ve never been asked s many questins abut my life. I wish I had stayed at hme last night.
Text 2
W: Happy birthday, Jasper! Here is a present fr yu!
M: Thank yu s much! It’s just the kind f phne I want. Yur gifts are always great! I still remember last year—it was an iPad. And the year befre last, a watch.
Text 3
W: Hey, d yu want t watch a mvie with me this evening?
M: That wuld be nice, but I have much wrk t d tmrrw. I really need t g t bed early tday.
Text 4
M: I guess I’ll take my umbrella t wrk.
W: Why wuld yu d that? Did the weather reprt say it was ging t rain?
M: N, but it always rains right after yu wash the car.
Text 5
M: Octber 28th is a terrible day fr peple in Chngqing.
W: Why? What happened t them?
M: Didn’t yu watch the news last week? The N. 22 bus in Chngqing fell int the Yangtze River and nne f the peple n the bus survived.
Text 6
W: Rick, I am s srry fr breaking yur glass when I was tidying up yur desk.
M: Yu shuld have been mre careful.
W: I’m n duty tday. I’m really srry. I’ll g t the stre t buy the same ne fr yu. If I can’t find it, I will pay fr it.
M: There is n need t pay, but be sure yu will be mre careful frm nw n.
W: I will. Srry again.
M: Never mind. It’s just a glass. Hpe yu didn’t cut yur fingers when yu picked up the brken glasses.
W: I didn’t. Thanks fr yur cncern.
Text 7
W: Excuse me. Is anybdy sitting here?
M: N. G ahead. My name is Hamlin Andersn. Nice t meet yu.
W: Nice t meet yu, t. I’m Hannah Jnes.
M: D yu live here in Washingtn?
W: N, I’m frm New Yrk.
M: Me t. But didn’t yu just get n the train?
W: N, I just changed my seat. The man next t me was smking, and I culdn’t stand it. S, what d yu d?
M: I was a dctr fr many years. My wife wrked as a teacher, and we retired last year. Nw we plan t live with ur family in Bstn. D yu have family there?
W: N, but I d have sme very clse friends. They invited me t stay there fr the summer.
M: Excuse me. What d yu d?
W: Well, I’m wrking as an engineer in a cmpany.
Text 8
M: Hey, Alisa! Yu are different tday. What’s it?
W: Yu’ve nticed my new hairstyle?
M: N, it’s smething else.
W: My dg?
M: That’s it! Yu dn’t have yur dg with yu tday. Where is he?
W: He’s been sick lately, s I sent him t the animal hspital.
M: Then yu must feel incnvenient.
W: Yes. Althugh he desn’t need t lk after my huse, he always helps me find my way. Yu knw, he’s my eyes. And I feel lnely withut him nw.
M: Yes, but will yu be able t find yur way t schl tday withut him?
W: Yeah. My sister is buying sme fd nearby. When she gets back, she’ll take me t the classrm.
M: OK. Oh, dn’t frget we’re ging t have an English listening test tday.
W: I wn’t. I spent almst half f the night preparing fr it last night.
Text 9
M: Welcme t ur prgramme, “Wrking Abrad”. Our guest this evening is a Lndner, wh lives and wrks in Italy. Let’s welcme Susan Hill! Susan, yu live in Flrence, right? Hw lng have yu been there?
W: Since 1982. But when I went there then, I planned t stay fr nly 6 mnths.
M: Why did yu change yur mind?
W: Well, sn after I arrived there, I gt a jb in a tp Italian cmpany, Ferragam. S, I decided t stay.
M: Hw lucky! D yu still wrk there?
W: N. I left in 1988. I’ve been a free designer since then. I’ve designed fr sme Italian cmpanies as well as tw American cmpanies. And in the last five years, I’ve als been designing fr the British cmpany, Burberry.
M: What have yu been designing fr them?
W: Mstly handbags and smetimes shes and jackets. Yu knw, the industry has changed a lt because the quality f prducts frm ther cuntries has imprved a lt. But Italian quality and design are still wrld-famus.
M: Well, thank yu fr talking t us.
Text 10
M: Hell, everyne! Nw I have smething t tell yu abut ur stre fr the cming hliday. The stre will clse at 5 p. m. which is abut three hurs earlier than befre. We’ll als be clsed all day n Friday and Saturday. We want ur emplyees t be able t enjy the hliday with their families. The gd news is that we are having a huge sale during the whle week befre the hliday! The prices f all wmen’s and children’s clthes fall by ten dllars. The prices f all men’s cats fall by fifty dllars. If yu buy ne pair f shes, yu’ll get anther pair fr free.
The sale wn’t last lng! It nly happens this week. While yu’re here, yu can als have fun in the mini KTVs. If yu are tired, yu can see a mvie r have sme cffee in the shp next t ur stre. Finally, thank yu fr being ur custmers. Wish yu a happy hliday!