河南省驻马店市河南省驻马店2023-2024学年高一下学期3月月考英语试题（含答案）

这是一份河南省驻马店市河南省驻马店2023-2024学年高一下学期3月月考英语试题（含答案），共13页。
（试卷总分：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 did the man d last night?
A. He picked up his friend.B. He watched a match.C. He went t the mvies.
2. Where are the speakers?
A. In a gym.B. In a shp.C. In a classrm.
3. What des the man prbably d?
A. He is a pstman.B. He is a student.C. He is a pliceman.
4. Why is the wman unable t g t the party?
A. She is sick.B. She has t wrk.C. She isn’t interested in it.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Vacatin days.B. The business trip.C. Their hliday in Hawaii.
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 is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Guide and turist.B. Waiter and custmer.C. Taxi driver and passenger.
7. What is the weather like nw?
A. Sunny.B. Snwy.C. Rainy.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Hw des the man feel abut the interview?
A. Cnfident.B. Nervus.C. Terrible.
9. What is the wman’s last suggestin?
A. Dress neatly.B. Keep smiling.C. Prepare fr questins.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. When des the cnversatin take place?
A. Late at night.B. In the afternn.C. In the mrning.
11. What des the man want t drink?
A. Cffee.B. Tea.C. Water.
12. What is the man ding?
A. Watching TV.B. Writing a paper.C. Listening t the radi.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is Tim ging t d this evening?
A. D sme reading.B. Entertain his friends.C. Wash clthes.
14. What des Tim advise Betty t d n the weekend?
A. Have fun.B. Study English.C. Take physical exercise.
15. When des Betty usually get up n Saturdays?
A. At 11:00.B. At 10:00.C. At 9:00.
16. Hw des Betty sund at the end f the cnversatin?
A. Upset.B. Excited.C. Humrus.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Hw did the speaker help the ld lady?
A. He tk her t the hspital.
B. He drve her t the shpping mall.
C. He carried her bags and walked her hme.
18. Why did the speaker tell the ld lady a white lie?
A. T make her accept his help.
B. T get paid frm her.
C. T cheer her up.
19. Wh is Ray Rbert?
A. A passerby.B. The ld lady’s husband.C. The speaker’s father.
20. What des the speaker say abut the ld lady?
A. She was very sick 30 years ag.
B. She helped his father a lt.
C. She lked after him nce.
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
What Is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is a large language mdel chatbt develped by OpenAI based n GPT=3.5 (Click t learn mre). It has a remarkable ability t interact in a cnversatinal dialgue frm and prvide respnses that can appear surprisingly human. Large language mdels perfrm the task f predicting the next wrd in a series f wrds.
Is ChatGPT Free T Use?
The use f ChatGPT is currently free during the “research preview” time. The chatbt is currently pen fr users t try ut and prvide feedback n the respnses s that the AI can becme better at answering questins and t learn frm its mistakes. Hwever, ChatGPT is envisined as a tl that the public will eventually have t pay t use.
Hw Can ChatGPT Be Used?
ChatGPT can write cde, pems, sngs, and even shrt stries in the style f a specific authr. The expertise in fllwing directins elevates ChatGPT frm an infrmatin surce t a tl that can be asked t accmplish a task. This makes it useful fr writing an essay n virtually any tpic. ChatGPT can functin as a tl fr generating utlines fr articles r even entire nvels. It will prvide a respnse fr virtually any task that can be answered with written text.
Limitatins
●ChatGPT smetimes writes plausible-sunding but incrrect r nnsensical answers. Fixing this issue is challenging, as: (1) during RL training, there’s currently n surce f truth; (2) training the mdel t be mre cautius causes it t decline questins that it can answer crrectly; and (3) supervised training misleads the mdel because the ideal answer depends n what the mdel knws, rather than what the human demnstratr knws.
●ChatGPT is sensitive t tweaks (微调) t the input phrasing r attempting the same prmpt multiple times. Fr example, given ne phrasing f a questin, the mdel can claim t nt knw the answer, but given a slight rephrase (重新措辞), it can answer crrectly.
●While we’ve made effrts t make the mdel refuse inapprpriate requests, it will smetimes respnd t harmful instructins r exhibit biased behavir. We’re using the Mderatin API t warn r blck certain types f unsafe cntent, but we expect it t have sme false negatives and psitives fr nw. We’re eager t cllect user feedback t aid ur nging wrk t imprve this system.
21. Which f the fllwing tasks can NOT be perfrmed by ChatGPT?
A. Writing a pem.B. Drawing a painting.
C. Writing a sng.D. Creating a shrt stry in O. Henry’s style.
22. What can we knw abut ChatGPT?
A. It nly gives true answers.B. It is free f charge at the mment.
C. Its limitatins are easy t vercme.D. It can respnd t harmful questins smetimes.
23. Where is the text prbably taken frm?
A. A website.B. A brchure.C. A leaflet.D. A nvel.
B
In 1916, tw girls f wealthy families, best friends frm Auburn, N. Y. —Drthy Wdruff and Rsamnd Underwd—traveled t a settlement in the Rcky Muntains t teach in a ne-rm schlhuse. The girls had gne t Smith Cllege. They wre expensive clthes. S fr them t mve t Elkhead, Cl. t instruct the children whse shes were held tgether with string was a surprise. Their stay in Elkhead is the subject f Nthing Daunted: The Unexpected Educatin f Tw Sciety Girls in the West by Drthy Wickenden, wh is a magazine editr and Drthy Wdruff’s granddaughter.
Why did they g then? Well, they wanted t d smething useful. Sn, hwever, they realized what they had undertaken.
They mved in with a lcal family, the Harrisns, and, like them, had little privacy, rare baths, and a blanket f snw n their quilt when they wke up in the mrning. Sme mrnings, Rsamnd and Drthy wuld arrive at the schlhuse t find the children weeping frm the cld. In spring, the snw was replaced by mud ver ice.
In Wickenden’s bk, she expanded n the histry f the West and als n feminism, which f curse influenced the girls’ decisin t g t Elkhead. A hair-raising sectin cncerns the building f the railrads, which entailed (牵涉) drilling thrugh the Rckies, ften in blinding snwstrms. The bk ends with Rsamnd and Drthy’s return t Auburn.
Wickenden is a very gd stryteller. The sweep f the land and the sticism(坚忍) f the peple mve her t sme beautiful writing. Here is a picture f Drthy Wdruff, n her hrse, lking dwn frm a hill tp: “When the sun slipped behind the muntains, it shed a rsy glw all arund them. Then a full mn rse. The snw was marked nly by small animals: fxes, cytes, mice, and varying hares, which turned white in the winter.”
24. Why did Drthy and Rsamnd g t the Rcky Muntains?
A. T teach in a schl.B. T study American histry.
C. T write a bk.D. T d sightseeing.
25. What can we learn abut the girls frm paragraph 3?
A. They enjyed much respect.B. They had a rm with a bathtub.
C. They lived with the lcal kids.D. They suffered severe hardships.
26. Which part f Wickenden’s writing is hair-raising?
A. The extreme climate f Auburn.B. The living cnditins in Elkhead.
C. The railrad building in the Rckies.D. The natural beauty f the West.
27. What is the text?
A. A news reprt.B. A bk review.C. A children’s stry.D. A diary entry.
C
Accrding t Jim Can, a psychlgist frm the University f Virginia, hlding hands with smene yu trust can have a psitive effect n yur health. Why? Researchers have shwn in their studies that the simple act f tuch can reduce stress and even lwer heart rate.
In a study, Jim and his clleagues brught cuples int the lab, and then put ne f them in an fMRI machine t scan the activity in their brains. While scanning them, the participants lked at a screen, and n a series f tests, they either saw a green circle r a red “X”. A green circle meant that the test wuld end shrtly and nthing else wuld happen. A red “X” meant that in a few secnds, there was a chance that they wuld receive a mild electric shck n their leg. The shck wasn’t painful, but it wasn’t exactly cmfrtable either.
During sme f these tests, participants were in the fMRI scanner alne; during thers, a researcher came in and held their hand; and n a final set f tests, their rmantic partner came in and held their hand. Jim and clleagues fund that when participants thught they might be getting a shck, they had a lwer stress respnse in their brains when hlding their rmantic partner’s hand than in the ther tw cnditins. And the happier the cuples said they were in their relatinships, the mre the rmantic partner’s hand lessened (减弱) the brain’s respnse t the shck. This study suggests that when we’re stressed, hlding a lved ne’s hand can reduce that stress.
The research als suggests that tuch has immediate and psitive effects n babies. Skin-t-skin cntact can reduce crying, stress, and imprve sleep. These effects can be lng-lasting: adults, held a lt when they were babies, are the mst likely t be healthy and well-adjusted — in fact, the mre they were carried in babyhd, the better they adjust in adulthd.
28. Hw wuld a participant prbably feel when seeing a red “X”?
A. Nervus.B. Excited.C. Hpeful.D. Painful.
29. Why did researchers d sets f tests in the study?
A. T make sure the study results are crrect.
B. T cmpare brain activities in different cases.
C. T test the relatinships between cuples.
D. T check the functins f the fMRI scanner.
30. Accrding t the last paragraph, what may the writer agree with?
A. Babies shuld be held and carried as much as pssible.
B. Babies’ prblems can be slved mainly by tuching.
C. The effects that tuching has n babies dn’t last lng.
D. Adults wh were nt held as babies can’t adjust t sciety.
31. Which f the fllwing might be the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Tuch Imprves Brain FunctinB. Tuch Happens Everywhere
C. Tuch Helps Frm Gd HabitsD. Tuch Makes a Big Difference
D
Larry Abrams has always cnsidered himself a bkwrm. He lved visiting used bkstres and reading bks that thers had enjyed befre him. “I certainly like the experience f reading, f ging int ther wrlds, experiencing ther cultures,” Abrams said.
Abrams started his teaching career (职业) in a rich area befre mving t a high schl in the under-resurced cmmunity f Lindenwld, New Jersey. “I’d heard f fd deserts, but I’d never heard f bk deserts. And it ccurred t me that I teach in a bk desert,” Abrams said. “Many f the kids in schl simply struggle with reading. In my ninth-grade class it’s very typical t have kids reading at a fifth-grade reading level. And if yu’re struggling with reading, yu’re ging t be struggling with writing.”
In 2017, Abrams sprang int actin. He made a call t his friends and family, asking fr gently used children’s bks, and in n time, he had mre than 1,000 f them.
He began distributing the bks t yung mms and lcal primary schls. That was the start f his nnprfit, BkSmiles. “There are millins f kids in America wh have never wned a bk in their lives. I want t change that,” Abrams said.
His rganizatin has since cllected, srted and distributed hundreds f thusands f bks thrughut New Jersey and the Philadelphia area, and will sn reach 1 millin, Abrams says.
BkSmiles encurages the cmmunity t help cllect bks and drp them ff in the grup’s large cllectin bins, which are painted with literary-themed artwrk and lcated utside lcal businesses, schls and peple’s hmes.
Bks are ften distributed thrugh teachers, wh cme t the bk bank and select as many bks as they want. “It’s a feeding frenzy (热潮) when teachers are able t walk away with bks that they take back t their classrm libraries and students,” Abrams said. “It’s like an all-yu-can-eat buffet meets a used bkstre.”
32. What des Paragraph 2 mainly talk abut?
A. Abrams’s strng desire t teach since childhd.
B. The tugh living cnditins in Lindenwld.
C. The pr reading levels in the new schl.
D. The writing prblems f the students.
33. Hw did Abrams start BkSmiles?
A. By raising a large sum f mney fr pr families.
B. By cllecting and giving ut used children’s bks.
C. By asking fr supprt frm the cmmunity.
D. By helping children set up their wn libraries.
34. Wh plays the mst imprtant rle in distributing bks?
A. Teachers.B. The gvernment.C. Students.D. The cmmunity.
35. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. Handing ut free bks by the thusands
B. Enjying reading fr a whle life
C. Creating a bright future fr struggling children
D. Living thrugh “bk deserts” n campus
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。
Maybe yu plan t ring in 2024 with a new reslve t lse weight, exercise mre, nt sweat the small stuff. And maybe these reslutins sund familiar — maybe just like the nes yu made a year ag! S hw can yu ensure that yur determinatin t get healthier in 2024 sticks? 36
Dream big. Want t cmpete in a marathn r triathln? Lse 50 punds r just enugh t fit int clthes yu nce lved? With perseverance (毅力), encuragement, and supprt, yu can d it. 37 Many will cheer yu n. Sme will be happy t help in practical ways, such as by training with yu r taking n tasks yu nrmally handle in rder t free up yur time.
38 Any time yu fail t make a change, cnsider it a step tward yur gal. Why? Because each sincere attempt represents a lessn learned. When yu hit a snag (碰钉子), take a mment t think abut what did and didn’t wrk. Maybe yu tk n t big a challenge? 39
Give thanks fr what yu d. Set yur sights n finishing that marathn, nt n running it. If yu cmpete t cmplete, yu’ll be a winner even if yu wind up walking as much as yu run. With exercise—and s many ther gals we set—yu’ll benefit even when ding less than yu’d like t d. 40 If yur gal fr Tuesday is a 30-minute wrkut at the gym, but yu nly squeeze (挤出) in 10 minutes, feel grateful fr that. It’s enugh. Maybe tmrrw will be better.
A. Learn frm the failures.
B. Avid repeating past failures.
C. Any activity is always better than nne.
D. An ambitius aim ften inspires thers t help yu.
E. Try the fllwing tips t help yu create lng-lasting change.
F. Having a slid system can help yu stay mtivated and accuntable.
G. If s, change int a less ambitius challenge, r break the big ne int tinier steps.
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was thirteen, my family mved frm Bstn t Tucsn, Arizna. Befre the mve, my father 41 us in the living-rm n a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat arund the fire, nt 42 that the universe wuld suddenly change its curse. “In May, we’re mving t Arizna.” The wrds, s small, didn’t seem 43 enugh t hld my new life. But the wrld changed and I awke n a train mving acrss the cuntry. I watched the 44 change frm green trees t flat dusty plains t high muntains as I saw strange new plants that 45 mysteries yet t cme. Finally, we arrived and settled int ur new hme. 46 my lder sisters were sad at the lss f friends, I eagerly explred ur new surrundings.
One afternn, I was ut explring 47 and saw a new kind f cactus (仙人掌). I cruched (蹲) dwn fr a clser lk. “Yu’d better nt 48 that.” I turned arund t see an ld wman. “Are yu new t this neighbrhd?” I explained that I was, 49 , new t the entire state.
“My name is Ina Thrne. Have yu gt used t life in the 50 ? It must be quite a shck after living in Bstn.” Hw culd I explain hw I 51 the desert? I culdn’t seem t find the right wrds.
“It’s vastness,” she ffered. “That vastness. 52 yu stand n the muntains verlking the desert—yu can 53 hw little yu are in cmparisn with the wrld. 54 , yu feel that the pssibilities are limitless.” That was it. That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the muntains gain, my 55 wuld change with just a few simple wrds. “Wuld yu like t f my new hme. Again, my cme t my hme tmrrw? Smene shuld teach yu which plant yu shuld and shuldn’t tuch.”
41. A. gatheredB. warnedC. rganizedD. cmfrted
42. A. hpingB. admittingC. realizingD. believing
43. A. gdB. simpleC. bigD. prper
44. A. pictureB. grundC. sceneD. area
45. A. suggestedB. slvedC. discveredD. explained
46. A. IfB. AfterC. OnceD. While
47. A. as wellB. as usualC. right awayD. n time
48. A. mveB. digC. pullD. tuch
49. A. f curseB. in factC. after allD. at least
50. A. desertB. cityC. stateD. cuntry
51. A. fundB. examinedC. watchedD. reached
52. A. whyB. whenC. hwD. where
53. A. prveB. guessC. senseD. expect
54. A. HweverB. OtherwiseC. TherefreD. Meanwhile
55. A. ideaB. lifeC. hmeD. family
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。
Tu Yu yu, 56 84 year-ld scientist, became the first female Chinese 57 (win) a Nbel Prize in science n Oct, 5. She was brn 58 30 December, 1930 in Zhejiang Prvince. In 1969, she 59 (chse) t establish a team t find a cure fr malaria, but the lab. 60 they wrked in had pr air quality.
She first tried the medicine n herself, because she 61 (want) t make sure that it was safe. “As the head f the grup, I had the respnsibility.” The scientist spke t CCTV abut her wrk. Artemisinin is a gift fr the wrld peple. It has saved many peple’s 62 (life). It cmes frm Chinese traditinal medicine and nw is a gd way t treat malaria. Tu Yuyu 63 (expect) Chinese medicine t help mre peple all ver the wrld.
We can learn a lt frm Tu Yuyu. We shuld d smething useful fr peple. If we want t be 64 (success), we shuld keep n 65 (wrk) hard with ur grup and never give up.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，上周日你校举办了以“动物保护”为主题的照片展。请你给外国朋友Eric写一封邮件告诉他相关情况，内容包括：
1. 展览的时间、地点；
2. 展览的内容；
3. 同学们的感受。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Eric,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（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。续写的词数应为150左右。
I was never a fast runner and thus I always didn’t like running. Thrughut my childhd, whenever we cmpeted in the 50-meter run, the 400-meter, r any ther type f race, I wuld finish in the bttm half. In my late teens, as a member f a baseball team, I was the slwest runner n the team. In the preseasn training, I was always the ne running by myself at the end.
Therefre, twenty years later, when I entered my first fficial running race — a 3,000-meter challenge in my city — at age 38, I certainly didn’t expect t win r cme clse t winning.
I was there because my cllege friend Jim Hsek was the directr f the race, and he asked me t run. The race was aimed at raising mney fr the unfrtunate patients in a hspital and encuraging the patients and their families t be brave, determined, and cnfident with sprtsmanship.
It was a heartwarming prgram. I wanted t supprt it, s I shwed up, paid the entrance fee, had a number pinned (把……别住) n my back, and mved ver t the starting line. There, I waited with abut 300 ther runners fr the race t begin. I was nervus. Wuld I be the last ne t finish a race again? Culd I even finish the race? I wndered.
Befre lng, smene spke int a micrphne, “Anyne weighing ver 200 punds cmes dwn t the scale (秤), please.” Knwing I was ver 200 punds, I walked dwn t the scale. A man tld me t stand n it. “Tw hundred and three punds,” he said. Then he wrte dwn the race number that was n my back. Out f curisity, I asked him why he did s, and then I was tld there wuld be an award ceremny (仪式) after the race. One award was fr the first finisher in the ver 200-pund grup, and this special award wuld be annunced at the end f the ceremny.
Nt expecting the award, I ran twards the starting line, never realizing there were nly tw runners weighing ver 200 punds.
Paragraph 1:
Sn after, the race started.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Then came the last award, and t my surprise, my name was annunced.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
环际大联考
“逐梦计划”2023~2024学年度第二学期阶段考试（一）
高一英语参考答案及评分标准
一、听力理解（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1~5. CBABA6~10. CCBBA11~15. CBBAC16~20. ACACB
二、阅读理解（共两节，每小题2.5分，满分50分）
21~25. BBAAD26~30. CBABA31~35. DCBAA36~40. EDAGC
三、完形填空（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
41~45. ACCCA46~50. DBDBA51~55. ABCDB
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. an57. t win58. n59. was chsen60. which/that
61. wanted62. lives63. expects64. successful65. wrking
四、写作（满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作(15分)
Dear Eric,
Last Sunday, ur schl held a pht exhibitin with the theme f “Animal Prtectin”. The exhibitin was held in the schl hall and exhibited a variety f phts related t animal prtectin.
The exhibitin exhibited the phts taken by ur students and teachers, as well as sme prfessinal phtgraphers. The phts included sme animals’ behavirs, habitats, and interactins with humans. The exhibitin received a lt f psitive feedback frm the students and teachers. Many students were mved by the phts and expressed their desire t d mre fr animal prtectin.
If yu’re interested in learning mre abut ur schl’s activities, please cntact me.
Yurs,
LiHua
第二节 读后续写（25分）
Sn after, the race started. While I was running, I saw many runners pass me n the way. Minutes later, I already felt tired. Hwever, t encurage thse in need, I tried t shw the best f me, withut wrrying abut the result. I kept mving frward as fast as I culd. After mst runners finished the race, I finally made it t the finish line. Despite the tiredness, I was satisfied. Shrtly after the race, the award ceremny began and several awards were presented.
Then came the last award, and t my surprise, my name was annunced. Cnfused and excited, I walked up t the winner’s platfrm and was awarded a medal. As the crwd cheered and clapped ludly, I felt warmth in my heart. After the ceremny, I learned frm my friend Jim that there were nly tw runners weighing ver 200 punds. Althugh I nly beat ne persn, Jim praised me fr my determinatin, curage, and kindness. Hnestly, I was prud f myself. This race increased my lve fr running and my cnfidence in myself.
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Text 1
W: Hw did yu like the basketball match last night?
M: I missed it. I met up with my friend Ann t g t the cinema last night.
Text 2
W: May I help yu?
M: Yes. I’d like t try n sme sprts jackets. I prefer smething like the ne I’m wearing.
Text 3
M: Here are tw packages fr yu frm New Yrk. Culd yu please sign yur name here?
W: Sure. Thanks.
Text 4
M: We are ging t have a dance party at Tm’s. Can yu cme?
W: I wish I culd, but I have t nurse the patients n weekends.
Text 5
W: Have yu used yur vacatin days yet? It is almst the end f the year, and if yu dn’t use them, yu’ll lse them.
M: Yes. I used five that extra time I spent in Hawaii after ur weekend business trip there. I think I still have five left.
Text 6
M: Where d yu want t g, Madam?
W: Hiltn Htel, please. Brrr! It’s cld, eh? I’m freezing.
M: Cme in. San Francisc is usually cld in winter, yu knw. It’s ften very rainy, which makes the weather clder and it smetimes …
W: Well, it gets very ht in summer, desn’t it?
M: Nt really. It gets warm in July and August. That’s the best time t visit the city. Uh, h, here cmes the rain!
W: It’s raining hard. By the way, hw lng des it take t reach the htel, d yu think?
M: Abut half an hur if there is n traffic jam. Wuld yu like t listen t sme light music?
W: That wuld be lvely.
Text 7
M: Srry t call yu s late, Lily. But I really have smething t ask yu. I have a very imprtant jb interview tmrrw.
W: Are yu wrried abut it?
M: Yu knw, I am always nervus abut meeting new peple. I wanted t ask yu if yu have any advice.
W: Well, first, just be sure yu dress neatly. Appearance can really influence peple’s first impressin n yu.
M: OK, thank yu. Anything else?
W: Yu might als think abut pssible questins which may be asked during the interview, and prepare gd answers fr them.
M: Yes, that’s a gd idea.
W: And last, dn’t frget t smile. Be cnfident!
Text 8
W: Wuld yu like sme tea r cffee?
M: N, thank yu. It’s very late nw. They will keep me awake the whle night.
W: Then, what abut sme water?
M: Yes, please.
W: Dn’t stay up t late since yu are nt in gd health. Yu shuld be careful with yur health.
M: I knw, but I have t finish my paper tnight. I was required t hand it in tmrrw mrning.
W: Can I help yu with smething?
M: N, I’m afraid yu can’t. Just turn dwn the TV a little s that it’s nt s nisy.
W: I will. I d hpe that yu will finish the paper sn and get sme sleep.
M: Dn’t wrry. It wn’t take me t lng.
Text 9
M: Hell, Betty. It’s me, Tim. Am I calling at a bad timc?
W: N, nt really.
M: I have invited sme f my friends t dinner at my huse this evening. I thught maybe yu’d like t cme, t.
W: Well, that sunds gd, but I’m afraid I’ve gt t d sme reading fr my English curse at hme.
M: Tday is Friday. Yu’ve gt t relax and enjy yurself n the weekend.
W: I knw. But there is a lt f reading t d. Besides, I really ught t d my washing this evening.
M: Then wuld yu like t cme just fr a drink later n instead?
W: Actually, I’d like t g t bed early tnight. I’m a bit tired.
M: OK. Have a gd rest. I’ll call yu again tmrrw.
W: Dn’t call me early. I usually sleep until 9: 00 n Saturdays.
M: What? That’ll be t late fr ur Saturday cuntry drive.
W: Did I say I’d g with yu fr a drive t the cuntry?
M: N, but I have already planned everything.
W: Listen, Tim, I like t plan my wn days myself.
Text 10
M: My mum has always tld my sister and me t help thers. One day last week I was walking back t my hme and I passed by an ld lady wh seemed t be in truble. I turned back and asked if she was OK. She explained that she was sick and had t struggle t walk with her shpping bags. I ffered t carry these things and walked her back hme but she refused because she didn’t want t give me any truble. I tld her it didn’t matter and her hme was n my way hme. It was a white lie. As I walked with her she talked with me and intrduced herself. I in turn tld her my name. She asked if I knew Ray Rbert. I was shcked and said yes. That was my dad. It turned ut that this lady was my dad’s neighbr wh had lked after my dad and his sisters when my grandma died 30 years ag. My dad had ften spken f her but I had never met her as she had mved away with her family. It was a lvely mment fr bth f us. When I gt hme and tld my dad abut the thing, it made him cry. I was s mved. I am glad that my small active kindness ended in a chance meeting that meant s much t the tw peple.