河北省唐山市2023届高三下学期3月一模试题+英语 含答案

这是一份河北省唐山市2023届高三下学期3月一模试题+英语 含答案，共15页。
本试满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
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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.Hw much will the man pay fr tw pairs f glasses at a time?
A.$50.
B.$55.
C.$60.
2.Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A.At a receptin desk.
B.At a gym.
C.In a cnference rm.
3.What was the man ding when the earthquake struck?
A.Watching TV.
B.Taking a shwer.
C.Cleaning the bathrm.
4.What is the relatinship between the tw speakers?
A.Husband and wife.
B.Dctr and patient.
C.Chemist and custmer.
5.What kind f life des the wman like?
A.Dependent.
B.Slw-paced.
C.Challenging.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面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.When des the express train depart?
A.At 7 a.m..
B.At 9 p.m..
C.At 10 p.m..
7.Which is free f charge in the dining car?
A.Steaks.
B.Beer.
C.Cffee.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What is the man ging t d tmrrw?
A.Visit a friend.
B.Take a vacatin.
C.G n a business trip.
9.What will the man prbably d with his dg when he's away?
A.Send it t a pet htel.
B.Take it t his cmpany.
C.Deliver it t his friend.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Hw des the man feel lately?
A.Encuraged.
B.Wrried.
C.Cnfident.
11.What is the wrker's stry mainly abut?
A.Perseverance.
B.Migratin.
C.Desire.
12.What will the man d after the examinatin?
A.Begin t write.
B.Share the stry.
C.G t buy a bk.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Why des the wman call?
A.T place an rder.
B.T ask abut fd menu.
C.T cmplain abut a delivery.
14.Which d the wman's family eat?
A.Steamed fish.
B.Kung pa chicken.
C.Plant-based burgers.
15.What will the wman receive?
A.Cash.
B.A discunt.
C.A free meal.
16.Hw des the wman feel at last?
A.Cmfrted.
B.Cheated.
C.Excited.
听第10段独白，回答第17至20题。
17.Why did Lydia win an award?
A.She saved a baby.
B.She made an inventin.
C.She perfrmed well at schl.
18.What did Lydia think f her award-winning news?
A. It's exciting.
B.It's predictable.
C.It's surprising.
19.Wh helped Lydia mst in-winning the award?
A.Her mther.
B.Her brther.
C.Her sister.
20.What is Lydia's message abut?
A.Trying t face prblems.
B.Inspiring everyne arund.
C.Accepting things as they are.
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
We are very pleased t annunce the 20th Internatinal EAS (the Eurpean Assciatin fr Music in Schls) Student Frum, which will take place n May 22-25,2023,prir t the 30th EAS Cnference in Lyn, France(May 24-28,2023).
The Student Frum (SF) has becme an established part f the annual EAS cnference and is prving t be very successful-bth fr the students and the cnference. The EAS student frum presentatin at the EAS cnference has becme ne f the highlights.
The EAS SF prgramme will include wrkshps, discussins and musical presentatins. Its aim is t give student teachers an pprtunity t share and exchange their experience and views f music teaching.
The theme f the Student Frum:
“Innvating and Inventing Music in the Classrm”
Three three elements t the prgramme:
·Practical and creative music making thrugh sharing examples f musical activities, and creating new music tgether.
·Discussin n the theme and sharing the students' different experiences and perspectives f learning t becme a teacher in their wn schl system.
·Participatin in selected cnference activities, and grup wrk.
Selectin criteria:
The participating students shuld:
·currently be in the final years f their music teacher training prgramme;
·be interested in Eurpean and internatinal perspectives in music educatin;
have a basic knwledge f English;
have the ability t wrk with thers and cntribute t debate.
EAS Student Frum Team 2023:
Sara Savvic (Faculty f Music, Belgrade, student delegate, Serbia)
mail:[email protected]
Prf. Dr.Branka Rtar Pance (University f Ljubljana, Slvenia)
mail: branka.rtar-pance @ ag.uni-lj.si
Tm Russelet(Le Centre Frmatin des Musiciens Intervenants, de l’Université Lyn France)
mail:tmrusselet@
Krämer(Rstck University f Music and Drama, Germany)
mail: liver. [email protected]
Cntact persn f the EAS bard fr further questins: Prf. Andreas Bernhfer, PhD: andreas. bernhfer @
21.What d we learn abut the Student Frum?
A.It usually lasts five days.
B. It invites teachers as guides.
C.It presents the histry f music.
D.It is well recgnized and acceptable.
22.Which is a requirement fr the SF participants?
A.Being gd at cmmunicatin.
B.Being native English speakers.
C.Having rich experience in music educatin.
D.Sharing a gd pinin f Eurpean educatin.
23.Wh is frm Germany?
A.Sara Savvic.
B.Oliver Krämer.
C. Andreas Bernhfer.
D. Branka Rtar Pance.
B
Yesterday, after arriving in Madrid, I kncked n a stranger's dr. “I searched n the website. Will yu give me lessns?” I asked. This was the reasn I'd cme t Spain. Because I nce believed I was meant t be a female flamenc（弗拉门戈）guitarist.
Frty-five years ag, when I was tw, my father als came t Madrid and kncked n strangers' drs. A well-knwn classical guitarist, he admired flamenc a lt, and in Spain he learnt frm anyne willing t teach him. He apprached perfrmers in bars, made friends with street musicians and managed t study with Pac de Lucia, the greatest flamenc guitarist f ur time.
I started playing classical guitar when I was five. My father's hands explded acrss the strings like firewrks. I practised while he instructed and criticized. I played till I had sharp pain in my fingertips. By age seven, I was called a child genius.
Then, at 11,I quit. Heartbrken, my father distanced himself. Guiltily,I fllwed suit. Sn we spke nly when necessary. Our relatinship didn't rebund until, in my early 20Os,I fund myself pulled back t guitar.
When I was in my early 30s,he gt sick. Befre he died a few years later, my father tld me there were almst n female flamenc guitarists in the wrld. If I kept practising, I culd be ne f the first. I prmised, and he left me his guitar. But after he died, I culdn't bear t play it. He'd spent s much time with his arms arund that instrument, and it seemed an extensin f his wn bdy． Hlding it gave my grief an unbearable tangibility（可触知）．S fr 13 years it sat mstly untuched, cming ut nly when my sn Ellis begged t see it. He was careful with his grandfather's instrument in a way that made me want t pass it dwn t him-bth the guitar and the music. Prblem was, I culdn't really play anymre.
Nw, Antnia is sitting with me in her living rm, teaching me patiently. I have been here fr nly tw days, and already my fingers hurt. It's a sharp pain, like when a fallen-asleep limb （肢体）returns t life. The feeling delights me. It means I’m ding smething right.
24.Which can best describe the father when he was learning flamenc?
A.Cautius.
B.Hpeless.
C.Depressed.
D.Devted.
25.Which has the similar meaning with the underlined wrd “rebund” in paragraph 4?
A.Imprve.
B.Break.
C.Suffer.
D.Blssm.
26.Why did the authr leave the guitar untuched?
A.She intended t pass it dwn t her sn.
B.It reminded her f her unpleasant past.
C.Deep srrw drwned her at the sight f it.
D.Carrying it made her feel a sense f burden.
27.Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A.Guitar Lessns Frm Strangers
B.Lve fr Father n the String Again
C.Adventures fr Music Lvers in Spain
D.Jurney t Success as a Flamenc Guitarist
C
Teachers ften can fall int the trap f teaching cntent, paying n attentin t children. Many f us have the attitude that “we will put the infrmatin ut there, and if they dn't get it, they are t blame.”
Several years ag, I had a student named Jeremy in 12th-grade English, in which British literature was taught. I struggled t find ways t make the cntent interesting. Jeremy didn't care. Thugh Jeremy was classified as. gifted, he slept in class every day. I began t get really frustrated. I even began t dislike him.
High schl teachers smetimes develp a hands-ff attitude. I thught, “OK, Jeremy, if yu want t fail my class, fine. I've tried everything.” As time went n, I ignred Jeremy. I didn't ask him questins, r even make eye cntact with him.
By accident, I fund that Jeremy was capable f much mre. One day, Went t the bradcasting classrm t edit a vide. On this day, several students were wrking n an assignment. Then I heard a vice I recgnized. I lked up and saw Jeremy was teaching his classmates energetically hw t film. My first thught was that Jeremy must have a twin! Suddenly he realized I was sitting in the crner.
Our eyes met.“Mrs. Duff?” he asked with surprise. “Yu knw hw t edit vide?”
“Yes. I had n idea yu were a videgrapher!” At this, he smiled with pride and explained the prject his grup was wrking n. It was clear he had earned his classmates' respect. And it was suddenly clear t me that I had nt really made an effrt t knw Jeremy at all.
What happened next was amazing. In class, Jeremy stayed awake and cmpleted his wrk. He passed my class with a B.
What happened? When Jeremy encuntered me utside English class, it changed his perspective f me. He realized I wasn't just sme dd lady trying t frce him t learn British petry. Equally imprtant, my perspective abut him changed. He wasn't just the kid wh slept in my class.
I'm nt prud that I didn't make a better effrt t knw Jeremy befre the encunter in the bradcast rm. I tld myself I had tried everything, but I had nt stepped utside f my little English wrld at all.
28.What's the purpse f paragraph1?
A.T draw readers' interest.
C.T remind teachers f teaching traps.
B.T intrduce the authr's idea.
D.T ask students t shift learning fcus.
29.What did the authr d when Jeremy shwed lasting bredm in her class?
A.She blamed herself.
B.She gave up n him.
C.She kept n persuading him.
D.She made teaching mre interesting.
30.Hw did the authr feel when she saw Jeremy as a videgrapher?
A.Prud.
C.Regretful.
B.Relaxed.
D.Rewarded.
31.What des the authr intend t tell us?
A.Why t build a cmmn perspective.
B.Hw t transfrm a student's negative behaviur.
C.Teachers shuld reach students in individual ways.
D.Students will eventually cnnect with their teachers.
D
Schls in the US and elsewhere are annuncing bans n the recently released Al-pwered ChatGPT ut f fear that students culd use the technlgy t cmplete their assignments. Hwever, bans may be practically impssible given hw difficult it is t detect when text is cmpsed by ChatGPT. Is it instead time t rethink hw students are taught and evaluated?
Educatrs are starting t questin what it means t assess, student learning if an AI can write an essay r paper similar t, r even better than, a student wuld - and the teacher can't tell the difference. Many teachers believe the time-hnred learning traditin will be destryed frm the grund up by Chat GPT. The Ls Angeles Unified Schl District in Califrnia first blcked the use f ChatGPT n netwrks and devices in December 2022.
Hwever, remving technlgy frm the classrm can mean undesirable cnsequences, such as creating mre bstacles fr students with disabilities, says Trust. Additinally, restricting the use f ChatGPT n schl netwrks and devices can't stp students frm using ChatGPT at hme and in libraries.
It is als unclear if anti-cheating sftware can reliably detect Al-assisted writing. OpenAI is wrking t develp a digital watermark that can help teachers and academics spt students wh are using ChatGPT t write essays. OpenAI's attempts t watermark AI text, hwever, hit limits.
Instead f wrrying abut hw ChatGPT culd enable cheating, educatrs shuld ask what mtivates students t cheat in the first place and wrk n develping relatinships f trust, says Jesse Stmmel at the University f Denver in Clrad.
“Talk t students really frankly abut what ChatGPT's capable f, what it's nt,” says Stmmel. “Have students use it t write an essay abut Jane Austen and gender dynamics, and then have them read that essay and peer review it and think abut what ChatGPT gets right and wrng.”
32.What des the authr suggest schls d?
A.Adjust teaching and assessment.
B.Meet different demands frm students.
C.Prhibit the use f ChatGPT in classrms.
D.Break with the traditinal teaching methd.
33.What is paragraph 2 mainly abut?
A.Dark future f ChatGPT.
B.Educatrs' wrrying cncern.
C.Crisis f traditinal learning.
D.Difficulty in telling AI's writing.
34. What is the authr's attitude tward OpenAI's watermark technlgy?
A.Amused.
C.Shcked.
B.Hpeful.
D.Dubtful.
35.What can be inferred frm Jesse Stmmel?
A.AI helps students tell right and wrng.
B.Students shuld write abut famus writers.
C.Educatrs shuld guide students t use AI prperly.
D.The trust between teachers and students is hard t frm.
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。
Have yu had a meltdwn lately? An emtinal meltdwn isn't exactly a medical disease. 36 It's a ppular term used t describe a situatin where we are vercme emtinally r hit a breaking pint.
Hw d yu feel after yu've had a meltdwn? D yu feel embarrassed abut yur behavir?37 An ccasinal meltdwn desn't mean smething is “wrng” with yu. It may just be an indicatr f a challenging time fr yu.
While mst peple wuld rather frget a meltdwn as quickly as pssible, it can be a learning experience.
If yu feel embarrassed abut revealing yur emtins in public, yu might examine hw yu feel abut yur feelings. Why isn't it kay fr yu t be angry, r t be sad, r t need smething frm smene else?38 S, be kind t yurself.
If yur meltdwn invlved raising yur vice at ther peple r behavir like thrwing an bject in the presence f thers, aplgize and cme up with a plan t manage yur emtins differently the next time yu're upset r stressed. If yu find this type f behavir is cmmn fr yu and yu're having difficulty managing it n yur wn, cnsider reaching t a psychlgist. 39 It damages anther persn's attitude and eats int their health.
40 Yur experience serves a basis fr reflectin. Be kind t yurself and find sme helpful ways t deal with meltdwns.
A.It can happen t anyne.
B.Are yu a happy persn?
C.Learn frm every meltdwn.
D.There are sme negative effects abut meltdwn.
E.Shaming yurself abut yur emtin is nt helpful.
F. Are yu anxius abut pssible cnsequences fr yur utburst?
G.Having an emtinal meltdwn is never an excuse fr abusive behavir.
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。
In 2017，my husband-t-be，Ricard，brught his brder cllie （牧羊犬），Jack，n ur first date. I was swiftly struck by the pair f them. Fast frward 18 mnths and they'd fitted in 41 with me and my daughter, Cayla. The 42 between Jack and us is like n ther-he brings us great jy and makes us happy. Nw we were all 43 t take n a new family member.
Then came ur 44 t the animal rescue centre. It was a lve at first sight between Cayla and a little dg, Ruby. As I45,this little creature instantly sat back. She made herself as tall and 46 as she culd, trying t cntain her 47 while apparently letting me knw what a gd girl she was. It 48.Our adventures as a family f five 49.
One day，Cayla sctered（玩踏板车） ff ut f sight alng the ftpath， Jack and Ruby by her side. Befre lng, with an 50 bark Jack ran back, frcing us t51.We did, and fund Cayla, bldy-kneed after falling ff.
Cayla lked up smiling, verjyed that the dgs had cme thrugh fr her in her mment f 52.One went fr help while the ther53 the wunded. It’s a wnderful 54 f hw ur dgs care fr their pack. And I can't55 ur family withut them.
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。
Lcally 56(knw) as “msquit writing”, Nüshu lks like dancing Chinese characters at first glance. On 57(clse)inspectin, hwever, it is unreadable t readers f Mandarin（普通话）.
Nüshu was used by wmen wh lacked access 58 educatin in reading and writing. It enabled them t express themselves freely. It was taught mainly by mthers,59 daughters then practised amng themselves and friends.
Surprisingly, fr hundreds f years, Nüshu remained unknwn utside f Jiangyng. It wasn't until the 1980s 60 Nüshu was learned f by the utside wrld. There are nly a few remains f Nüshu texts, as mst were traditinally buried r burned. 61 (lucky),after years f research, ver 95% f all 62 (exist) riginal dcuments written in Nüshu have been cllected and translated.
Nw, this little-knwn written language 63(experience) smething f a rebirth. Lcal gvernments are inviting Nüshu specialists t prepare easy-t-understand manuals（手册）64 (prmte) Nüshu culture as well as stress the need fr its preservatin.
Nüshu represents a typical Chinese traditinal female culture and remains an empwering means t appreciate wmen's beauty and 65(strng).
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
一句名言“I walk slwly，but I never walk backward.”引发了你的思考。请你写一篇感想与同学交流。内容包括：
1．你对这句话的理解；
2．这句话对你的影响。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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。
Almst every childhd memry I have is centred n fd. Telling stries arund a crwded table at hliday dinners， the smell f rasting vegetables， the sensatin（感受）f heat cming frm the kitchen, all picture a familiar feeling f lve and cmfrt.
My favurite memry f all is f my grandparents making and baking bread tgether. T this day, I have never tasted bread that is as delicius as theirs. N ther laf has ever been made with that kind f pwerful, uncnditinal lve.
When ur sn Brian, ne f seventh graders, began t refuse usual cmmunicatin with me, I felt desperate. Hw I missed thse lvely ld days when he culdn't wait t tell me his stries in kindergarten the mment, I arrived hme withut getting changed! And there were als times when he brught lads f strybks t me and demanded t be tld all the stries befre ging t bed. But I didn't knw since when everything changed. There was hardly any sharing abut his daily schl life with friends r any truble abut his schlwrk. Mst f the time, his bedrm dr was clsed. The cld silence between us seemed t warn me that lve between us began t fade.
At that time, like mst mthers, I culdn't fcus n wrk and culdn't sleep well. Why did things g ff track s much? Was it because my wrk tk away mst f my energy that family lve was taken fr granted? Was it because my nly precius spare time went t much t my tw-year-ld baby daughter that Brian's need fr my cmpany was ignred? The mre I reflected, the mre I felt myself t blame and it was my respnsibility t find a way ut.
One day, as my eyes landed nt the bread n the kitchen table, I was reminded f thse sweet childhd memries. “Culd fd help us make a change?” I wndered.
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。
With an uneasy feeling, I decided t try.
Mre than that, ne weekend evening, Brian ffered t help me in the kitchen.41. A. beautifully
B. awkwardly
C. naughtily
D. passively
42. A. secret
B. difference
C. bnd
D. tensin
43. A. nervus
B. ready
C. cautius
D. patient
44. A. letter
B. guide
C. intrductin
D. trip
45. A. apprached
B. panicked
C. listened
D. left
46. A. imprtant
B. nisy
C. still
D. nble
474 A. fear
B. excitement
C. surprise
D. despair
48. A. failed
B. mved
C. hurt
D. wrked
49. A. cntinued
B. began
C. neared
D. slwed
50. A. urgent
B. uncmfrtable
C. amusing
D. annying
51. A. hide
B. escape
C. accept
D. fllw
52. A. anger
B. need
C. stress
D. lneliness
53. A. carried
B. greeted
C. fund
D. tended
54. A. pprtunity
B. excuse
C. example
D. cncept
55. A. supprt
B. cntact
C. imagine
D. save
唐山市2023届普通高等学校统一考试第一次模拟演练
英语试题参考答案
第一部分 听力
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. B
11. A 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. A
第二部分 阅读理解
21. D 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. C
31. C 32.A 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. A 37. F 38. E 39. G 40. C
第三部分 语言知识运用
第一节
41. A 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. B 50. A
51. D 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. C
第二节
56. knwn57. clser 58. t 59. whse 60. that
61. Luckily 62. existing 63. is experiencing 64. t prmte 65. strength
第四部分 写作
第一节
Pssible Versin
I am particularly impressed by the qute. It literally tells us that it is gd if we are slw but walking. It als tells us t fcus and mve steadily frward in its directin.
The qute has helped me have a new perspective f my study. In the past, ften in a hurry, I ignred the significance f study and dubted myself when in truble. Smetimes I stpped and walked backwards. Frm nw n, I shall make every effrt cunt till I reach my ambitin.
I hpe everyne can learn frm the qute, which gives us pwer, insight and wisdm.
第二节 读后续写
评分原则
1. 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。
2. 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右（词数少于130的，从总分中减去2分）。
4. 阅卷评分时，主要从以下四个方面考虑：
（1）与所给短文及段落开头语的衔接程度；
（2）内容的丰富性；
（3）应用语法结构和词汇的丰富性和准确性；
（4）故事发展的合理性和上下文的连贯性。
5. 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。
6. 如书写较差以致影响交际，可将分数降低一个档次。
各档次给分范围及要求
第五档（21-25分）
—与所给短文融洽度高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接合理；
—所使用语法结构和词汇丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达；
—有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。
第四档（16-20分）
—与所给短文融洽度较高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接较为合理；
—所使用语法结构和词汇较为丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达；
—比较有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。
第三档（11-15分）
—与所给短文关系较为密切，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接；
—应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求，虽有一些错误，但不影响意义的表达；
—应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。
第二档（6-10分）
—与所给短文有一定的关系，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接；
—语法结构单调、词汇项目有限，有些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达；
—较少使用语句间的连接成分，全文内容缺少连贯性。
第一档（1-5分）
—与所给短文和开头语的衔接较差；
—语法结构单调、词汇项目很有限，有较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，严重影响了意义的表达；
—缺乏语句间的连接成分，全文内容不连贯。
0分
—白卷、内容太少无法判断或所写内容与所提供内容无关。
听力文稿
Text 1
W: One pair f glasses sells fr $30.
M: Hw abut $50 fr tw pairs?
W: Srry, but I can give yu a $5 discunt.
Text 2
W: Gd mrning, hw can I help yu?
M: Gd mrning. I’m here t recnfirm the cnference rm fr May 30. Erm…srry, but I culdn’t
help nticing all that nise.
W: Nise? Oh, it’s just a bit f building wrk at ur gym. Nthing t wrry abut.
Text 3
M: Did yu feel the earthquake last night?
W: Yes. I was sitting n the cuch watching TV. It was scary.
M: Yes. Feeling the earthquake, I wrapped myself in a twel and ran ut f the bathrm at nce.
Text 4
M: Excuse me. Can yu recmmend me smething fr stmachache?
W: Sure. Yu can try this. Take it three times a day after meals. But if the pain des nt stp, call a
dctr.
M: I see. Thanks. Hw much is it?
W: $15, please.
Text 5
W: I will never live in the east cast. Peple there are s fast-paced.
M: Yeah. It’s said that fast pace will result in cnstant pressure.
W: That’s why I chse the west cast.
Text 6
M: Hi, I wuld like t buy a ne way ticket t Brussels, please.
W: OK. We have an express train departing at seven every mrning and we have a slw sleeper train that departs at nine p.m..
M: Hw lng des it take t get there n the sleeper train?
W: Abut ten hurs.
M: Is fd served n the train?
W: Yes. There is a dining car where they serve quality steaks, sandwiches and beer etc.. Free cffee will be prvided fr all the passengers.
M: Great! I’ll take it.
Text 7
W: I’ve heard that yu are ging t Hng Kng tmrrw. What are yu ging t d with yur dg?
M: I was wrrying abut this. The business cnference lasts 2 days. My friend said he culd feed my dg every day, but he may nt have enugh time t walk it.
W: D yu knw there is a pet htel nearby?
M: N. What is a pet htel?
W: It prvides pets a place t stay. When pet wners have t travel and can’t take care f their pets, a pet htel can help t take care f the animals, feeding them and letting them get sme exercise.
M: This is exactly what I need. Thanks fr telling me.
Text 8
W: I haven’t seen yu recently. What’s been keeping yu busy?
M: I’ve been preparing fr my teacher qualificatin test. But I dn’t think I will pass.
W: Dn’t think like that. Let me tell yu a real stry abut a persn t encurage yu a little bit.
M: Okay, g ahead.
W: A 30-year-ld migrant wrker had t drp ut f schl at the age f 16 because f his pr family. Hwever, n matter hw hard life gt, he never gave up n his desire fr knwledge. This allwed him t be able t acquire 12 different qualificatin certificates ver 11 years.
M: His spirit is really impressive. What des he d?
W: He is a writer. He has recently published a bk abut his early experience.
M: I really want t read it. I hpe we can g t the bkstre after the examinatin.
W: Great!
Text 9
M: Gd evening, Ivy Asia Mayfair, Steve speaking. Hw may I help yu?
W: Hi, there, I’ve just received my delivery, but it’s nt the crrect rder. I’ve gt my family here fr dinner, s I’m nt very impressed.
M: Oh, I’m really srry t hear that. May I take yur rder number, please?
W: It’s IAM7821.
M: Srry, ur staff misspelled it as IAM8721, s yu didn’t rder the kung pa chicken r steamed fish.
W: N. My family dn’t eat meat.
M: Did yu rder the plant-based burger?
W: Yes, we did, but it didn’t arrive.
M: I’m s srry abut this, madame. I’m ging t prcess yur rder again nw, and get it t yu as sn as pssible.
W: OK, thank yu. It’s pretty frustrating t have t wait all ver again.
M: I’m s srry madame. Yu will receive yur fd within 30 minutes, and I’ve given yu a 25% discunt, s yu’ll have $50 credit in yur accunt.
W: That sunds reasnable. I hpe I can get the delivery in time.
Text 10
A teenager named Lydia Dentn was recently named the winner f Fueling Educatin Student Challenge, where she earned $20,000 after creating a car seat device that detects when babies have been left in a ht car and can prevent them frm dying.
Learning the news, Lydia says she was genuinely shcked. “I didn’t think I wuld win. I gt really upset abut babies being left in ht cars by accident and wanted t invent smething t prevent the deaths frm happening,” she says. After much research and thught, Lydia created Beat The Heat Car Seat.
“It tk ver 100 tries t get it wrking,” she says, crediting her science teacher mm, Cvey mst. Her lder brther and yunger sister were als her “awesme encuragers” wh prvided hugs and cmpany.
Fr thse wh may becme inspired by her stry, Lydia has ne message: “Dn’t think that yu have t accept things in the wrld. If there is smething that bthers yu, think f ways t make it better!”