广西柳州市2025届高三上学期高考第二次模拟考试英语试题（含答案）

这是一份广西柳州市2025届高三上学期高考第二次模拟考试英语试题（含答案），共13页。
(考试时间:120分钟;满分:150分)
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第Ⅰ卷(选择题)
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你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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 are the speakers talking abut?
A. Drinking tea. B. Histry and bigraphy. C. Preference f reading.
2. Hw des the man feel abut the ffice temperature nw?
A. T cld. B. T ht. C. Just right.
3. What is the man ding?
A. Asking fr the way. B. Checking ut. C. Presenting the bill.
4. What did the wman expect the man t d?
A. Pick up a package. B. Lend her a bk. C. Buy sme snacks.
5. Why des the wman decide t buy the white car?
A. It lks cler.
B. It's mre cmfrtable.
C. It's envirnmentally friendly.
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 d we knw abut the wman?
A. She is living in the apartment at present.
B. She wn't pay the rent fr the next year.
C. She has decided t mve t anther twn.
7. What may the man d if the wman leaves?
A. Reduce the rent. B. Find a new renter. C. Sell the apartment.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Hw will the man get t the cinema?
A. By car. B. By subway. C. By bus.
9. Where will they meet?
A. At the schl gate. B. In the cinema. C. At the cinema gate.
10. What's the nrmal price f a ticket fr the mvie?
A.8 punds. B.10 punds. C.18 punds.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What des the wman initially think f hmemade breakfast?
A. It is quite healthy. B. It is time cnsuming. C. It is a gd start f a day.
12. What des the man d if he has n time t prepare breakfast in the mrning?
A. He rders takeut fd.
B. He uses an autmatic device t ck befrehand.
C. He asks his family t help him.
13. What is the wman prbably ging t d this weekend?
A. Sleep late and skip breakfast.
B. Keep buying her breakfast.
C. Try making her wn breakfast.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Hw many kinds f sprts are mentined in the cnversatin?
A.3. B.4. C.5.
15. What's the man's favrite sprt?
A. Basketball. B. Table tennis. C. Glf.
16. Why did the wman pick up table tennis as her hbby?
A. She wanted t master sme practical skills.
B. She was influenced by her dad at a yung age.
C. She was mtivated by her cllege rmmate.
17. When will they decide t have a game f table tennis?
A. This Wednesday. B. This Thursday. C. This Friday.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker's natinality?
A. British. B. Vietnamese. C. Chinese.
19. What did the speaker usually d besides her daily wrk in Asia?
A. Stayed in the ffice. B. Wrte travel blgs. C. Learned Thai language.
20. What is the reasn fr the speaker's return t her hmeland?
A. She fund the life rutine there.
B. She scred anther dream jb.
C. She lacked a sense f belnging.
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
D yu want t make yur vacatin bth fun and educatinal? Are yu attracted by the wnders f science? If yur answers are yes, then cme and jin ur“Inspiring Science Jurney”! Here are sme destinatins we have n ffer.
Science f astrnmy and ice: Sweden
22 March 2025|4 days
Frm striking muntainus frests t picturesque snwcapped muntains, travelling t nrthern Sweden during the winter mnths ffers a truly magical experience.
Absrb yurself in the natural beauty f Abisk Natinal Park.
Learn abut the science f the nrthern lights frm experts at the Aurra Sky Statin.
The wrld capital f astrnmy: Chile
27 March 2025|13 days
With 70% f the wrld's telescpes, Chile is truly the wrld capital f astrnmy. This is a unique
pprtunity t visit sme f the wrld's mst technlgically advanced bservatries and stare at the stars
under sme f the clearest skies n earth.
Visit wrld leading bservatries, ffering a unique pprtunity t witness cutting-edge astrnmical prjects. Stare at the stars in the Atacama Desert.
Enjy talks and walking seminars (研讨会) frm accmpanying astrnmer Martin Grlfiths and
lcal experts.
Renaissance astrnmy in Kepler’ s Prague: Czech Republic
14 September 2025 16 days
Jurney t the heart f early science, explring Prague's grand architecture and walking the streets as Kepler and Brahe did, when astrnmer Martin Griffiths and lcal guides share tales f Renaissance histry.
◆ Visit the Stefanik Observatry, where with the guidance and advice frm the expert bservatry
team, yu can lk beynd the bundaries f the slar system and bserve selected stars.
◆ Enjy a tur f the Nelahzeves village, the birthplace f the cmpser Antnin Dvrak and hme t the fine Renaissance palace f the Lbkwicz family.
21. Wh might be mst interested in the“Inspiring Science Jurney”?
A. Peple wh lve climbing muntains.
B. Turists wh nly care abut the beauty f nature.
C. Thse wh enjy bth travelling and learning science.
D. The scientists wh cnduct serius gelgical researches.
22. What can travelers d in Sweden in additin t the science f astrnmy?
A. Enjy the snwy landscape.
B. Take part in cutting-edge astrnmical prjects.
C. Watch the stars abve the Atacama Desert.
D. Visit a palace in the Nelahzeves village.
23. What d the three jurneys have in cmmn?
A. They are taken in Eurpe. B. They ffer sme histrical turs.
C. They last n lnger than a week. D. They prvide the cmpany f experts.
B
Ice cream has held a unique rle in ur wrld's histry and culture —— but where did it cme frm?
The first accunts f cld desserts and iced drinks date back t as early as the first century. In civilizatins including ancient Rme, Mughal India, and Tang dynasty China, these icy treats were mainly enjyed by
the ryal families. And finding the means t freeze these desserts wasn't always easy. Wealthy Mediterranean nbility (地中海贵族) sent labrers t climb up high muntains t harvest glacial ice and snw.
Yet the cream-based treat we knw tday made a much later first shwing. It was riginally inspired by sherbet (果汁冰糕), r sharbat in Arabic, an icy drink believed t have riginated in Persia(波斯), and later
gained ppularity in the Middle Ages. Eurpean travelers brught sharbat recipes hme, and began creating their wn chclate, nut, and even eggplant flavred taste n the refreshment. In 1692, Antni Latini, an Italian chef, recrded a recipe fr a unique milk-based versin, which sme histrians call the first ice cream.
In the 18th century, ice cream expanded its reach as these recipes set sail alngside Eurpean settlers t Nrth America. Yet it was still mainly enjyed by the upper classes as the prcess t make it was quite labrius, and its main ingredients (原料) —— sugar, salt and cream —— were expensive. In Philadelphia in 1843, Nancy Jhnsn patented a revlutinary ice cream-making machine, which made the prcess easier fr any
hme ck. And string ice cream was n lnger hard, as by the mid-1830s, New England businessman“Ice King” Frederic Tudr had greatly imprved the ice trade, shipping thusands f tns f ice t husehlds acrss the glbe. Sn, ice cream was n every street crner.
Tday, ice cream cntinues t take n new frms. And while sme f its mysteries may never be slved, ne thing is certain: ur lve fr ice cream will never lessen.
24. Why des the authr mentin the ryal families in paragraph 2?
A. T aruse readers’ interest in ancient ryal life.
B. T shw that ryal families were very rich.
C. T describe the earliest stage f ice cream.
D. T prve that early ice desserts were uncmmn.
25. Where was the first ice cream brn accrding t sme histrians?
A. In Arab. B. In Eurpe. C. In Persia. D. In Nrth America.
26. What breakthrugh was made in the 1840s?
A. The recipes set sail frm Eurpe t Nrth America.
B. The inventin f a patented ice cream making machine.
C. The imprvement in string ice cream.
D. The expansin f the ice trade.
27. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. The prcess f making ice cream. B. The ingredients f ice cream.
C. The histry f ice cream. D. The prmtin f ice cream.
C
Overfunctining behavirs, such as verwrking, verachieving, verthinking, verexplaining, vergiving r vercmmitting, are quite cmmn in ur life and wrk.
Why d we ften engage in verfunctining behavirs? The reasn is that we want t create psychlgical safety fr urselves. Overfunctining behavirs are a frm f nervus-system regulatin. When yu
feel anxiety, stress, frustratin r uncertainty abut yur life r jb, the threat netwrks in yur brain will be activated: Yu' re afraid. T restre balance, yu engage in verfunctining behavirs t stay“relevant” r“n tp” s that yu can alleviate yur fear. The cnventinal wisdm is that“trying t be the best” is a frm f resilience that makes us mre prductive.
Hwever, recent researches suggest therwise. A 2018 meta-analysis f 25,000 peple, cnducted by Dana Harari and his clleagues and published in the Jurnal f Applied Psychlgy, fund n relatinship
between actual perfrmance and the perfectinism typical f success. Take verthinking fr example: If verthinking wrked, it wuld allw us t slve mre prblems in ur lives. But the research shws the ppsite is true. Overthinking is linked t prer decisin-making, greater interpersnal prblems and mre distress. In ther wrds, cnstant effrts dn't make yu the best perfrmer. A 2021 study by a team f Chinese
researchers fund that perfectinism was related t greater anxiety and depressin. A 2023 study reprted that verachievers had higher levels f dpamine (多巴胺), a neurtransmitter(神经递质) related t bth
mtivatin and addictin. The brain can create pwerful cravings that perpetuate(使持久) ur verfunctining —— the mre yu verfunctin, the mre yu want t verfunctin. Cnstant verfunctining des greatharm t ur mental and physical health.
T break the trap f verfunctining, it's vital t see that they are just frms f safety-seeking. We
need t recgnize that the mst pwerful determiner f ur wn safety is n ne but urselves. When ur brains drive us t verd smething next time, just allw yurself nt t be perfect and relax fr a while.
28. What's the main reasn fr peple t verfunctin accrding t the text?
A. T shw ff their abilities. B. T gain mre recgnitin frm thers.
C. T establish psychlgical safety. D. T satisfy the requirement f wrk.
29. What des the underline wrd“alleviate” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Ease. B. Return. C. Reprduce. D. Enhance.
30. What can we learn frm paragraph 3?
A. Wrking hard t be the best always leads t high prductivity.
B. There is a psitive relatinship between perfectinism and perfrmance.
C. Peple with perfectinism are mre likely t succeed in their careers.
D. Struggling fr perfectin frequently desn't bring the best results.
31. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Try t Be the Best B. Care abut Yur Health
C. Break the Trap f Overfunctining D. Overfunctin fr Yur Own Safety
D
Meta Platfrms, frmerly knwn as Facebk, is expected t preview its latest pair f tech-enabled glasses at its annual develper and hardware cnference. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Platfrms’ CEO, nce annunced virtual-reality headsets as the next big thing. It turns ut peple may want smething simpler: sunglasses with a camera.
Meta’ s Ray-Ban smart glasses are gaining ppularity amng cnsumers, wh say they like using them t take phts fr their friends and family as well as t create cntent fr scial media. The excitement
cmes when interest in the metaverse ( 虚 拟 世 界), an nline wrld accessed via virtual-reality headsets, remains silent.
The secnd versin f Meta’ s smart glasses — which are equipped with a camera, micrphnes and
artificial intelligence — went n sale in Octber 2023. Zuckerberg said demand has been higher than expected. Meta has shipped mre than 700,000 pairs, accrding t data prvider IDC. Shipments mre than dubled frm the first t secnd quarter this year.
Christpher Söderberg, a cnsultant fr nline influencers wh lives in Stckhlm, bught the smart
glasses in May. He said they helped him kick-start his wn influencer career. He can film the vides himself smthly and walk up t peple in a way that is less disturbing r annying while still letting them knw he’ s recrding. T recrd with the glasses, Meta Ray-Ban users press a buttn t start a 30-secnd,60-secnd r three-minute vide. Söderberg said, “It's a game changer.”
Meta is hping peple will cme t enjy the AI features. The cmpany said it redesigned the secnd-generatin glasses frm the grund up, imprving the audi and camera capabilities and als adding the AI
tls.
Beynd Meta, ther tech cmpanies are als explring tech-enabled glasses. But few f them have yet managed t ccupy the market.
32. What is the present situatin f the metaverse accrding t the text?
A. It is develping rapidly. B. It is lsing its attractin.
C. It is being updated. D. It is reaching its peak.
33. What can we infer abut the secnd versin f Meta's smart glasses?
A. They are taking up the whle market.
B. They are gaining ppularizatin.
C. They are welcmed by the yuth.
D. They are taking the place f ther prducts.
34. Which is clse t the meaning f the underlined sentence“It’ s a game changer.” in paragraph 4?
A. It is innvative. B. It is demanding.
C. It is appealing. D. It is amusing.
35. Hw did Meta attract cnsumers t its smart glasses?
A. By lwering their price.
B. By selling them with ther tech cmpanies.
C. By advertising them with film vides.
D. By equipping them with mre high technlgy.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hiking Has All the Benefits f Walking and Mre
Hiking, a frm f exercise lder than exercise itself, is s ht right nw. Peple like hiking because f
the cardivascular(心血管的) benefits f walking, but the irregular grund des mre t strengthen the leg and cre muscles, which in turn bsts balance and stability. 36 . Fr example, it ffers freedm and visin. A gd start in hiking can make twice the result with half the effrt. But hw d yu get started? Here are sme gd ways yu can fllw.
● 37
If yu' re relatively active, yu' re prbably already wrking ut just by ging fr walks every day. It
can be as simple as heading ut the dr and walking fr 40 minutes t an hur t build up strength and endurance. Walking up hills r taking the stairs instead f an elevatr als wrks well.
●Finding rutes
Picking the right rute can be the difference between a pleasant wrkut and a miserable slg(跋涉).
Thankfully, experts and regular hikers mark rutes in clrs based n difficulty n the internet. 38 . When chsing a hike, use the infrmatin t see whether the uphills are gradual r harder t hike.
● Packing the right equipment
Every hiker shuld bring the 10 essentials, which include fd and drink, first aid supplies, a map and cmpass and rain tls. All are inside a supprtive backpack with thick shulder straps and a waist belt. 39 . Actually, yu dn't need t invest in special hiking shes. Yu d need t have shes that ffer stability and prtectin.
● Staying safe
Hiking des carry sme risks, but taking a few simple safety measures can help t ensure yu get back safe and sund. If yu' re a new hiker, g with a friend r a lcal grup. 40 .
Finally, t avid injury, dn't push yurself t hard. Remember: The pint is t be able t see the views and smell the flwers.
A. Training daily;
B. Making investments
C. But the mst essential ne is ftwear
D. It generally burns mre calries than walking
E. Make a habit f telling at least ne persn where yu’ ll be
F. Sme apps allw yu t dwnlad the cpies f these marked maps
G. Explring the great utdrs thrugh hiking can als ffer a hst f mental benefits
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“,” Michel Armus said t himself. He’ d just set ft int the Bank f the West in Wdland, and felt the 41 . “Smething’ s nt right.” 42 , whenever Armus visited, he wuld be greeted by the clerks. But tday, nne f the clerks 43 him. As Armus apprached the clerk windws, he saw the three emplyees had similar 44 lks.
Armus lked t his left and nticed a man at anther windw with his T-shirt 45 up t partially cver his face. This is a rbbery (抢劫), thught Armus. He heard the man say, “I dn’ t want t 46 anybdy.” Minutes earlier, the man had passed a nte t the clerk demanding 47 and saying he had a gun. Armus lked again and the man's shirt had drpped a bit, 48 mre f his face.
“I’ ve seen this guy!” He 49 the wuld-be rbber as smene he’ d passed several times n a street
crner where the man raised a sign fr help. Armus had great 50 fr him and a thught 51 int his head:“Maybe I can help.”
He walked ver t the man and 52 asked, “What's wrng? Need help?” Shcked, the man lked at
Armus. After a while, with tears 53 , he said , “There is nthing in this twn fr me! I just want t g t prisn. Let the cps arrest me.”
Armus knew he shuld get the man ut f the bank. Surprising everyne, he put his arm arund the man and said, “Let’ s g utside and talk abut this.” 54 , the man agreed instead f refusing.
It turned ut that the man, named Eduard Plasencia, wh was eventually charged with 55 rbbery,
never had a gun. But Armus didn’ t knw that. Armus said, “I felt Eduard’ s pain and I just wanted t help.”
41. A. tensin B. warmth C.cmfrt D. relief
42. A. Hpefully B. Hardly C. Instantly D. Nrmally
43. A. acknwledged B.cmmitted C. rganized D. ignred
44. A. satisfied B. surprised C. wrried D. relaxed
45. A. picked B. pulled C. put D. made
46. A. hurt B. supprt C. reject D. interrupt
47. A. treatment B. prtectin C. fd D. cash
48. A. remving B. recvering C. expsing D. hiding
49. A. described B. recgnized C. expected D. analyzed
50. A. admiratin B. sympathy C. affectin D. respect
51. A. scanned B. changed C. jumped D. faded
52. A. excitedly B. calmly C. tiredly D. annyedly
53. A. streaming dwn B.cming acrss C. giving away D. turning in
54. A. Anxiusly B. Eagerly C. Naturally D. Unexpectedly
55. A. aimed B. attempted C. determined D. abandned
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题)
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Beijing declared the launch f Shenzhu 19“a cmplete success”— it was ne f China’ s 100 56
(launch) fr space explratin planned in 2024.
The departure ceremny fr the astrnaut crew 57 (hld) at the Jiuquan Satellite launch centre in
Gansu n Octber 30, 2024. That day, hundreds f peple lined the streets, 58 (cheer) the names f the Taiknauts, China’ s wrd fr astrnauts, as they were abut t set ff. Many peple gathered in the dark after midnight t wave flags and 59 (clur) lights as the Taiknauts made 60 (they) last few steps n Earth befre
heading t the launch site. At 4:27 am, the rcket flew up int the sky.
The pilt f this missin, Cai Xuzhe, is an ld hand but this time he's travelling 61 a new generatin f Chinese-trained taiknauts brn in the 1990s — including China’ s first female space engineer, Wang Haze. “These tw yungsters’ energy 62 (make) me feel yunger and even mre cnfident since we wrked tgether,” he tld the gathered media ahead f take-ff. Sng Lingdng is 63 yungest f this three-persn crew. He recalled watching ne f China's first space statin missins as a 13-year-ld by with“excitement and awe”. He made up his mind 64 (becme)a pilt hping that this was 65 he culd serve his cuntry.
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，你的英国朋友 Peter很想了解你未来的职业选择。请你给他写封邮件，谈谈你的打算。内容包括：
1.你未来将选择的职业；
2.你打算如何在该岗位上服务社会。
注意：
1.词数80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,




Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
I was eight years ld and unaware f all the arrangements being made fr ur jurney as a family frm Twmba t Lndn in 1950. My mther had been tld that she wuld never walk again withut callipers(金属支架), and wished t visit specialists in Lndn.
The day befre we barded the ship SS Orin, Father waved a tearful gdbye t his five-year-ld red heeler (Australian cattle dg), Spider, wh was lved by us all. Father’ s friend Sandy had been getting t knw Spider fr many weeks, as Sandy was t be his guardian while we were verseas. We didn’ t knw hw lng my mther’ s treatment wuld take r hw lng we wuld be away.
Six weeks later, a blue air letter arrived frm Sandy, giving my father the news that Spider had run away just tw weeks after we had sailed. I will always remember my father's face darkening and tears welling up as he read this news. My mther and I tried t cmfrt and relieve him, knwing in ur hearts hw useless this was. Our excitement at finally arriving in England quickly faded away.
Sandy had advertised cnstantly n ABC radi and ther reginal newspapers. Despite many“sightings”, the dg was never fund. It seemed Spider just kept running and searching fr us. As he was a red heeler, almst yellw in clur, my father thught he wuld be sht r ding-trapped, because f his appearance. But ur family thught that Father held a secret hpe that Spider was still alive.
We sailed back t Australia tw years later. My father immediately began his wn search fr Spider. He received a large number f incming calls by the peple wh had said they had seen his dg. Many false calls and sightings meant that a huge clud f disappintment hung ver ur husehld. My mther was fed up with all this and impatient fr my father t accept the fact. The dg was gne — pssibly sht r dead frm starvatin and tiredness.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
One cld winter mrning, my father had a call frm an ld lady 375 kilmeters away.
My father didn't give up..
柳州市2025 届高三第二次模拟考试
英语参考答案
一、听力： 1-5:CCBAC 6-10:ABACC 11-15:BBCBA 16-20:BCABC
二、阅读:21-25:CADDB 26-30:BCCAD 31-35:CBBAD 36-40:GAFCE
三、完形:41-45:ADACB 46-50:ADCBB 51-55:CBADB
四、语法填空：
56. launches 57. was held 58. cheering 59. clured/ clurful 60. their
61. with 62. has made 63. the 64. t becme 65. hw
五、作文
(一) 应用文
Dear Peter,
In yur last mail, yu asked abut my future career. Nw let me share my plan with yu.
Persnally, I'm passinate abut envirnmental science and I dream t be an engineer in this field. In my rle, I hpe t cntribute t ur sciety by develping sustainable slutins t the present envirnmental prblems, finding efficient methds t recycle the waste we prduce every day and creating mre intelligent and cmfrtable living cnditins.
What's yur dream jb? Wuld yu like t share it with me?
Yurs,
Li Hua
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One cld winter mrning, my father had a call frm an ld lady 375 kilmeters away. The ld lady claimed she tk sme glimpses f a ding-type yellw dg in the shadws at her curt these days. She guessed he was the same dg as we had advertised in the newspaper. That was enugh fr father t interrupt everything at hand. Immediately we jumped int ur car, driving fr hurs t her place. Upn arrival, we were led t her vergrwn curt. Sadly, we didn't see the“ding dg”.
My father didn't give up. He searched tirelessly thrugh the bushes and weeds, calling ut Spider. After hurs f searching, father's heart leaped as he heard a fa int bark. Fllwing the sund, he tried making his special whistle fr Spider. Befre we culd ntice, the dg made a dash frm nwhere with great frce and certainty. He kept licking my father's face and wagged vilently. Wrapping it in arms, my father burst int tears f relief. Spider spent the rest f his life with us, cntent and satisfied. We never left him anywhere alne again.
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M: Hey, Dra! What kind f bks d yu like? I'm fnd f histry bks and bigraphies f scientists.
W: They are nt my cup f tea. I prefer English nvels.
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M: My gdness! It feels like I have walked int the Nrth Ple.
W:I have turned n the air cnditiner. It's 24 degrees centigrade in ur ffice. D yu need me t turn up the temperature?
M: Of curse nt. I almst gt burnt t death utside. I like the temperature nw.
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M: I'm leaving the htel fr Beijing tnight. May I have the bill? My rm is 1114.
W: OK. Please wait a minute. Here is yur bill. If there are n questins, culd we have yur signature in the blank belw?
M: OK. Thank yu.
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W: Did yu remember t fetch the bk frm the express statin fr me?
M: Srry, it was clsed.
W: Why d yu have a big bag f snacks here?
M: On my way hme, I happened t see the supermarket nearby having snacks n sale. S I bught sme.
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M: Of the tw cars we have seen tday, which ne d yu prefer?
W: Well, the red ne is cl and mre cmfrtable, while the white ne desn't use much gas. As a lver f nature,I am surely ging t chse the ne saving energy.
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M:I need t knw if yu are ging t rent the apartment fr the next whle year. Yu have t make a decisin next week.
W: Well, I'm still nt sure. I am trying t get a new jb in twn, and I dn't knw if I' ll be hired yet. I shuld knw in a cuple f mnths. Can I pay the rent mnthly until I knw if I get the jb?M: OK. But I need t knw as sn as pssible. I' ll need t lk fr a new persn t stay in the huse if yu leave.
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M: Are yu sure yu can g t the cinema tmrrw?
W: Yes. What time d yu want t g t the cinema? I' ll pick yu up.
M: Yu dn't need t pick me up this time. I have a class in the mrning until 11:30. After schl,I will catch a ride with my rmie Mike and he will drp me ff at the Bradway Street.
W: S where are we meeting?
M: Hw abut at the gate f the cinema?
W: Okay. If I get there first, d yu want me t buy yu a ticket?
M: N. I can buy it at a lwer price with my student ID card. But I have t d it myself.
W: Hw much d yu pay?
M: 10 punds.
W: That's pretty gd. Yu can save 8 punds.
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M: Gd mrning! Sarah! Have yu ever tried making yur wn breakfast? I have been ding that fr quite a while.
W: N, I usually buy my breakfast in a cafe. Anyway, what's the benefit f making yur wn breakfast?
M: It's healthier fr sure! Plus it's a great way t start a day with a balanced meal.
W: But I think it will take t lng time.
M: It can take a bit f planning but there are quick and easy recipes. And hmemade breakfasts ften save mney cmpared with stre bught nes.
W: Right. But what abut the days when yu' re just t busy t ck?
M:I usually use a smart steamer t get things ready the night befre thse days, s I can still have hmemade breakfast. It's als cnvenient.
W: Gt it! Maybe I will give it a sht this weekend.
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W: Mark, d yu have any hbbies?
M:I like mst f the ball games, such as basketball, glf and tennis. Amng them, basketball is at the tp f my list.
W: Did yu play basketball fr yur schl team at university?
M: N, but I played it fr my senir high schl team. What abut yu? What sprt are yu int?
W:I have a thing abut table tennis. My dad taught me t play it when I was nly 5.
M: I can als play table tennis but nt very well.
W: Why dn't we g t Thunder Peak Stadium and have a game after we knck ff wrk? It wn't be crwded there n a Wednesday evening. I can shw yu sme practical skills.
M: I'd lve t, but I have t wrk vertime t rganize sme files fr tmrrw's meeting. I will have t give a reprt. Let's g t the stadium this Friday.
W: That wrks fr me.
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W: In 2022, I scred my dream jb at a travel magazine based in Bangkk. I mved there with my husband, Leigh, frm my hmetwn Brightn, a seaside city in the United Kingdm.
Our Brightn life had becme rutine and we wanted a change f scenery — an escape frm ffice jbs, t eat ur way thrugh Asia and tell stries alng the way. Thrugh wrk, my“ffices” ranged frm muntain cttages in nrthern Vietnam t tents in the jungles f Las r diverse lcal villages in China. Besides my day-t-day wrk, Leigh and I launched a travel blg called Strange Talk, where we published the stries that magazines were nt interested in. Our blg led us t incredible adventures, but apart frm ur blg readers, we had n ne else t talk abut ur clurful life in Bangkk with. It was difficult t make friends in Thailand. I had a few Thai friends frm wrk wh I wuld have lunch with at the lcal market, but it was hard t break the cultural barrier. Withut speaking the same language as them, I culd never be in their inner circle.
Leigh and I realized we were lnely. Even thugh we have each ther, we need the benefits f a well-runded friendship grup. Therefre, we made the decisin t pack ur things and mve back t Brightn.