辽宁省实验中学2025届高三下学期第四次模拟考试英语试卷（含答案，含听力）含答案解析

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英语试题
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A．£19.15.B．£9.18.C．£9.15.
答案是C。
1．Where des this cnversatin mst prbably take place?
A．At a bkstre.B．At a library.C．At a pst ffice.
2．What will the man prbably d next?
A．G upstairs.B．Park his car.C．Reserve a rm.
3．What prbably is the wman?
A．A shp assistant.B．A turist guide.C．A bank clerk.
4．What d we knw abut the man?
A．He had a shrt trip.B．He fell ver and gt hurt.C．He finished the race.
5．What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A．Educatin.B．Mney.C．Plans.
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。
6．What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A．Husband and wife.B．Father and daughter.C．Byfriend and girlfriend.
7．What did the wman get fr Peter?
A．A birthday cake.B．Sme recrds.C．A camera.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Why did the man get ff his bike?
A．He wanted t make a phne call.
B．He saw smething at a phne bx.
C．He thught there was smething wrng with his bike.
9．Where did the man make the call?
A．At a huse nearby.B．At the phne bx.C．At a plice statin.
10．What is the man?
A．A reprter.B．A pliceman.C．A student.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．When did the wman dance in the ballet fr the first time?
A．At the age f 7.
B．At the age f 16.
C．Three years after leaving high schl.
12．Where did the wman g immediately after she graduated frm high schl?
A．New Yrk State.B．Amsterdam.C．New Yrk City.
13．In which ballet grup did the wman get her first prfessinal experience?
A．The Ryal Dutch Ballet.
B．New Yrk City Ballet.
C．The Internatinal Schl f Dance.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．Where did the man just have his hliday?
A．In Asia.B．In Eurpe.C．In America.
15．Where did the man meet his friend?
A．On a bus.B．On a train.C．On a bat.
16．What des the man think f his sightseeing?
A．It was fantastic.B．It was just s-s.C．It was tiring.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Which cmpany did Ams wrk in at first?
A．Uncle Nname Ckie C.B．Ams Ckie Cmpany.C．William Mrris Agency.
18．When was the Famus Ams Ckie Cmpany set up?
A．In 1975.B．In 1982.C．In 1985.
19．Why was Ams taken t curt in 1992?
A．Fr speaking ill f thse cmpeting with him.
B．Fr naming his new cmpany after himself.
C．Fr stealing his business partners’ mney.
20．Where was Uncle Nname Ckie C. started?
A．In Hawaii.B．In New Yrk.C．In Ls Angeles.
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
Meet Incredible Cnservatin Heres Saving Wildlife frm Extinctin
Anne Savage
Dr. Savage funded a cnservatin prgram t prtect cttn-tp tamarins. She pineered in the develpment f new technlgies t study the animal in the Clmbian frest. She als helped cnduct a study that fund nly 7,500 individuals remained. As a result, the Internatinal Unin fr Cnservatin f Nature changed the classificatin f cttn-tp tamarins frm Endangered t Critically Endangered, which brught the species t mre peple’s ntice.
Elena Bykva
Having majred in bilgy, Bykva has a gd knwledge f the saiga antelpe. As Executive Secretary f the Saiga Cnservatin Alliance, an internatinal rganizatin, Bykva wrks t save the antelpe. Illegal shting is the single biggest threat, and Bykva cncentrates n raising public awareness f the danger, finding alternative livelihd pprtunities fr lcal cmmunities, and prtecting saiga habitats.
Jeanne Tarrant
Frgs are astnishingly diverse and beautiful fr Dr. Tarrant. Over the years, she has helped put the sptlight n many highly threatened species f frgs that face extinctin due t habitat lss, climate change, and hunts by their animal enemies. N wnder she is called the “Frg Lady” f Suth Africa!
Marilyn Cnnell
Living nly in the Mary River f Queensland, the Mary River turtle takes in xygen in tw ways. Being hunted by ther wildlife is the Mary River turtle’s biggest threat. Cnnell and her team investigate the threats t the species and take measures t prtect the eggs and newbrns frm being hunted, ensuring the species has a chance t survive.
21．What made cttn-tp tamarins get mre attentin?
A．Dr. Savage’s cnservatin prgram.B．The adjustment t their risk categry.
C．Research int cttn-tp tamarins.D．The develpment f new technlgies.
22．What des Elena Bykva d t prtect the saiga antelpe?
A．She funds an internatinal rganizatin.
B．She chses bilgy as her main subject f study.
C．She prvides ways fr lcals t make a living.
D．She fights against the behavir f illegal shting.
23．What affects the survival f bth frgs and the Mary River turtles?
A．Changes t living habits.B．Threats frm ther species.
C．Lss f their habitat.D．Difficulty in raising newbrns.
B
An early mrning winter strm had brught several inches f snw in my small twn in the muntains. Schls were canceled, rads were dangerus and all I wanted t d was t stay in bed. Still, I knew I had t get the day started s I put n warm clthes and walked utside. The snw gt all ver my shes. The cld wind dried my lips and my eyes. My 47-year-ld back ached in anticipatin f the shveling I wuld have t d if the snw didn’t stp sn.
Yet, when I lked ut n the white blanket that cvered the grund, I culdn’t help but smile a bit. It was s beautiful. It sftened the bare trees and hid the dead grass. In the distance I culd hear the sund f the snwplw n the rad, the barking f a happy dg and the laughter f children playing utside, enjying their way ff frm schl.
The sweet music f that laughter brught back a hundred memries f winters past. I remembered catching snwflakes n my tngue, building snwmen, making snw angels, running dwn hills and always lsing snwball fights with first my brthers and then my wn children. Standing there in that warm cat f memries made the wind a little less cld and my back a little less sre. I turned up my head, stuck ut my tngue and fr the first time in years caught a snwflake n it. It tasted s fresh and clean. It tasted like yuth, like jy and like lve.
May yu always feel yung in spirit, n matter hw ld r achy yur bdy may be. May yu always delight in the simple jys f life. May yu always share yur happiness with the hearts f children. And may yu always give yur lve, yur light, yur laughter and yur warmth t thers even n the cldest days.
24．Hw did the authr react when he knew it snwed heavily?
A．He was upset.B．He was happy.C．He was thankful.D．He was mved.
25．Frm the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can knw that “______”.
A．my back ached because f the cld weather.
B．I had suffered frm back pain fr many years.
C．my back wuld ache upn thinking f cleaning up the snw.
D．the snw didn’t stp and I felt t cld.
26．Frm which senses did the authr describe the jy f having snw?
A．Taste and smell.B．Sight and smell.
C．Smell, hearing and taste.D．Sight, hearing and taste.
27．What des the authr mainly want t tell us with this article?
A．We shuld brave any snwstrm in life.B．Snw brings bth fun and truble.
C．Memries can change ur pinin.D．We shuld stay yung at heart.
C
The COVID-19 has led t a great demand fr bikes and biking. Bike stres are struggling hard t keep up with the demand. In the United States, bike sales have seen their biggest jump since the 1970s. Sales f adult bikes in April f 2020 were three times as high as last year. The situatin is similar in Asia and Eurpe. Arund 90% f the bikes sld in the US are made in China. But because f the COVID-19, even the nrmal supply f bicycles wasn’t being created. That demand began t g up in mid-March, as peple began lking fr ways f getting arund that didn’t invlve crwded public transprtatin, because biking happens in the pen air, and the chance f catching the disease while riding is very lw.
Biking has als grwn mre ppular because it’s ne f the few frms f exercise allwed in many lckdwns. With gyms and fitness centers shut dwn, biking fills a need fr many active peple. Families appreciate biking, t. With schls clsed, and kids unable t hang ut with their friends, biking is a welcme activity. Bikes are als practical. Many cities are seeing this as an pprtunity t make their streets safer and greener. Cities arund the wrld are adding miles and miles f bike lanes(车道) t their streets t encurage biking. New Yrk says it will clse ff up t160 kilmeters f rads s they can be used by bikers and walkers. Paris has set up ver 650kilmeters f new bike lanes. The United Kingdm plans t duble its number f bike lanes. In Milan, Italy, 35 kilmeters f rads have been metamrphsed.
Thugh many f these bike lane additins are temprary, and sme peple assume these additins seem t destry the verall beauty f cities, if changes in biking habits becme permanent because f additins, they culd seriusly cut dwn car traffic and help make cities a lt greener.
28．What can we cnclude abut the present bike situatin?
A．It is mre expensive.B．It is safer than a car.
C．It is in shrt supply.D．It is all made in China.
29．What des the underlined wrd “metamrphsed” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Repaired.B．Transfrmed.C．Prtected.D．Occupied.
30．What’s the authr’s attitude tward the bike lane additins?
A．Disapprving.B．Cautius.C．Dubtful.D．Psitive.
31．What’s the best title fr the text?
A．Biking Thrives in LckdwnsB．Biking May Mess the City
C．Biking Is a Gd Frm f ExerciseD．Biking Makes Cities a lt Greener
D
A research essay released in Nature Neurscience n Nvember 23 shwed that after spending a day n cmplete islatin frm ther peple, peple’ s brains gt activated at the sight f scial activities, similar t the brain f a hungry persn seeing fd.
The research was dne by cgnitive neurscientist Livia Tmva and her clleagues, wh had 40 participants f their study nt eating any fd fr 10 hurs. At the end f the day, when participants were shwn pictures f pizza and chclate cake, certain nerve cells in their midbrain fired up. After 10 hurs f islatin experienced n a different day, the same grup f peple was bserved having activated neurns in the same spt in respnse t pictures f peple cmmunicating r playing team sprts. The strnger the hunger r islatin the participants reprted, the strnger the effect.
Hwever, the research discvered that in peple wh said that they were generally mre lnely than thers, the signals f being excited by scial events were weaker than thers. Tmva respnded t this phenmenn by saying that perhaps islatin desn’t really affect them as much, because it’s smething that’s nt that different frm their daily life.
The midbrain plays an imprtant part in peple’s mtivatin t seek fd, friends, gambling r drugs. And althugh it respnds t fd and scial signals even when peple aren’t hungry r lnely, its reactin gets mre intense in the face f hunger and lneliness, which als makes peple’ s respnses specific t the thing they lack.
With digital devices leaving many mre scially islated and risking peple’s mental and physical health, “it’s crucial t lk at the scial aspects f this kind f crisis,” cmmented Tmva.
32．What’s the authr’s intentin f mentining fd and hunger?
A．T explain peple get mentally activated in scial events after islatin.
B．T prve why hunger makes human brain wrk mre quite differently.
C．T study the pssible cnnectin between hunger and intelligence.
D．T illustrate the difference between hunger and scial islatin.
33．What can we learn frm the experiments?
A．When peple are made t hungry, they get mre nervus when seeing fd.
B．The mre islated peple are, the mre excited their brains are seeing scial activities.
C．Peple relatively lnely are usually weaker in their daily lives and scial activities.
D．Islatin nt nly affects peple wh are lnely but als thse wh are hungry.
34．What des the underlined wrd “it” in paragraph 4 refer t?
A．mtivatinB．islatinC．hungerD．midbrain
35．What will the authr mst prbably talk abut next?
A．Hw peple’s health is affected by digital devices.
B．Why peple are becming mre scially islated.
C．What rle the midbrain plays in peple’s scial life.
D．What effects this crisis has n interpersnal relatinships.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hney is a sweet and viscus fluid (粘性流体) prduced by hneybees frm flwers. It has been cnsumed by humans fr centuries. Nw, mst shpping centers sell hney. While chsing hney, yu can find that hney varies widely in clr. 36 Fr instance, when eating nectar (花蜜) frm sunflwers, bees will prduce yellw hney.
In rder t get hney, humans set up buildings specially designed fr husing bees. In these buildings, bees can live, rest and prduce hney. Usually, different types f flwers will be planted arund the buildings. 37
During the day, bees travel utside t fly arund flwers t cllect things needed fr prducing hney. When they return t their “huse”, the bees turn what they cllected frm flwers int hney. 38 Bees ften use hney as fd when they have difficulty finding ther fds.
Hney is naturally sweet, and it was the nly majr sweetener used by humans fr a lng time. 39 And it’s als used in r fr medicine. Peple can cntrl the taste f hney by planting different flwers. Generally, the darker the prduct is, the strnger the taste will be. Whatever the type is, hney sells well in the market.
40 There are sme peple wh d nt eat any animal prducts such as meat. In their pinin, hney is an animal prduct. S they usually avid it. Others believe that business f raising bees fr hney harms bees, because their living envirnment is heavily cntrlled by humans. S they als avid hney.
A．It’s ften added t fd, like bread.
B．Keeping bees can be a difficult jb.
C．The purpse is t encurage bees t stay.
D．But nt all peple are interested in hney.
E．Whatever the clr is, the hney can be tasty.
F．The clr f hney depends n what bees eat.
G．Then they will stre their hney until it is needed.
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。
The ther day, I was lking fr cheese in the supermarket. Walking between the gds shelves aimlessly, I didn’t watch where I was ging when I carelessly 41 a series f gift bags neatly placed at the edge f the aisle(过道). Several bags fell dwn, and a wman 42 t put them back in place. I was 43 by hw quickly she reacted, and I was 44 t her. Then I nticed she was hlding a walking stick, which was used t 45 ne f her legs.
“Oh, but yu need sme 46 yurself,” I said. “Yes,” the wman grinned, “but I’m yunger than yu.” Hearing her wrds, her husband, standing just behind her, shk his head in 47 . Then she realized she had likely said smething 48 , and she hurriedly aplgized, “I’m s srry; I shuldn’t have said that. I just wanted t help.” “It’s fine. I am 49 lder than yu. I d becme slw in my 50 as I age,” I laughed.
“Well, with age cmes experience,” the wman smiled kindly. Befre I left, I said that I really appreciated her being s 51 despite her wn incnvenience. And I added, “I’ll pay the 52 frward.”
I used t be wrried abut aging, but I have 53 the feeling after the experience. Just as the wman said, with lng years f life experience, I have helped many yung peple make 54 decisins and avid missteps. S it is OK t receive help while 55 the rles f different peple, which is imprtant fr building a mre supprtive cmmunity fr all ages.
41．A．went byB．ran intC．came abutD．walked alng
42．A．rushedB．refusedC．struggledD．happened
43．A．puzzledB．inspiredC．amazedD．scared
44．A．usefulB．specialC．crazyD．grateful
45．A．hldB．relieveC．supprtD．hide
46．A．wrkB．spaceC．repairD．aid
47．A．disbeliefB．angerC．cmfrtD．fear
48．A．hnestB．rudeC．untrueD．nice
49．A．bviuslyB．seeminglyC．slightlyD．ttally
50．A．judgementB．attentinC．treatmentD．reactin
51．A．cruelB．cnsiderateC．generusD．patient
52．A．kindnessB．wisdmC．speechD．image
53．A．fixedB．bstedC．shakenD．kept
54．A．quieterB．wiserC．slwerD．harder
55．A．changingB．fillingC．explringD．valuing
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。
The Maya pyramids(金字塔), ften 56 (refer) t as Mayan temples, are amng the mst representative structures left by the ancient Maya civilizatin. These architectural wnders, primarily fund in present-day Mexic, Guatemala, Belize, Hnduras, and El Salvadr, 57 (build) ver a perid f apprximately 2000 years.
One f the 58 (famus) Maya pyramids is the Kukulcán Pyramid lcated in Chichén Itzá, Mexic. This pyramid stands as a prf t the advanced knwledge f astrnmy pssessed by the Mayans. The structure has fur stairs, each with 91 steps, 59 (reach) 364 steps when cmbined, plus a tp step t make 365— this represents 60 number f days in a slar year. Maya pyramids typically served 61 ceremnial centers rather than tmbs like the Egyptian pyramids. At the tp f these pyramids lie temples where ceremnies were cnducted. Anther ntewrthy site is the Pyramid f the Magician, which is famus fr its impressive cnstructin techniques and 62 (characteristic). The structure’s design allws a whisper at ne end 63 (hear) distinctly at the ther, thugh it is abut 180 meters acrss.
The Maya pyramids are nt nly 64 (remark) fr their size and architectural skills but als fr the cultural and histrical insights they ffer int a civilizatin in 65 is nw Central America and the Yucatán Peninsula.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你是李华，是高三七班的英语课代表。为了帮助同学们更好地学习英语，请你用英语写一封倡议书，倡导同学们坚持每天高效晨读，内容如下：
1．倡议目的；
2．倡议内容。
注意：
1．词数80左右。
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
My dear fellw students,
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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续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My friend Ollie’s birthday was cming and I wanted t make him smething awesme t shw hw much ur friendship means t me. I pulled ut the craft bx and spread everything ut n the table: markers, paints, seashells, craft sticks, and cnstructin paper. I stared and stared but culdn’t think f what t make.
Just then, my little brther Tex came running int the rm, carrying ur cat Kitty. “Are yu trying t make smething?” he asked. Befre I culd say anything, Kitty wiggled and leaped ut f Tex’s arms and landed n the pile f paper. The paper, and Kitty, slid acrss the table. Tex laughed. “It lks like Kitty’s skatebarding!”
“Skatebarding! That’s it!”
I ran t my rm and fund an ld pht f Ollie and me with ur first skatebards. I wrked all afternn n the clest picture frame ever. It was shaped and clred just like the skatebard Ollie had in the pht. “Thanks fr giving me the skatebarding idea,” I said t Tex as I applied the final cat f paint. “I bet this will be Ollie’s favrite present!”
When I arrived at the party three days later, I set my gift behind all the thers s Ollie wuld pen it last. Finally, it was time t pen presents. There was a bk, a paint set, and a baseball cap. The next-t-last thing was a lng, heavy bx. Ollie pened it and pulled ut a super-nice skatebard. “N way!” he shuted. “This is exactly the ne I’ve been wanting. Let’s g utside and try it!”
“Um, Ollie,” I said, “Aren’t yu ging t pen my gift?” “Oh, f curse!” He tre pen the present, nt even nticing the funny cartns I’d drawn n the wrapping paper. “Hey, I remember this pht. Thanks, Arizna!” He put dwn the picture frame, grabbed the new skatebard, and called, “Cme n, everyne! We can all take turns!”
Everyne ran utside. That is, everyne except me. I’d wrked s lng n that frame. It was ne f the best creatins I’d ever made. And he had barely lked at it! If Ollie didn’t want his present, I thught, I might as well keep it. S I put it int my backpack and went hme.
注意：1．续写词数为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Para. 1: That night after dinner, the drbell rang, and it was Ollie ___________________________________
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Para. 2: “It’s here! Why?” said Ollie, seeing the frame n my desk. __________________________________
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辽宁省实验中学25届高三四模英语答案
听力：1-5 CACBC 6-10 ACBAC 11-15 BCABC 16-20 ACABA
阅读理解：
(A) 21—23 BCB (B) 24—27 ACDD (C) 28—31 CBDA (D) 32—35 ABDD
七选五：36—40 FCGAD
完型：41—45 BACDC 46—50 DABAD 51—55 BACBD
语篇填空：
56．referred 57．were built 58．mst famus 59．reaching 60．the
61．as 62．characteristics 63．t be heard 64．remarkable 65．what
小作文参考范文：
My dear fellw students,
Aiming at helping imprve the efficiency f learning English, I’d like t make an appeal t all f the students in ur class t make it a habit t d English reading every mrning.
As far as I’m cncerned, the imprtance f mrning reading can never be emphasized t much. It is an effective way t read alud, which nt nly helps us feel the charm f English but als helps us cultivate a gd sense f language. Furthermre, it is strngly recmmended that we shuld break dwn ur mrning reading tasks and cmplete them ne by ne. Only in this way can we memrize what we have learned very well.
I sincerely hpe that every ne f us will take actin immediately. Let’s wrk tgether!
读后续写原文后续：
That night after dinner, the drbell rang, and it was Ollie. He std there with his head hung lw, lking sad. “Arizna, I was such an idit,” he burst ut, his vice trembling. “The mment I saw that skatebard, I lst my head. But yur frame... it’s the mst special thing I’ve ever gtten. “He explained hw he’d searched everywhere fr it, even lking under his bed multiple times. His sincere aplgy melted away my anger. “Cme with me,” I said sftly, leading him int my bedrm and pinting t the frame n my desk.
“It’s here! Why?” said Ollie, seeing the frame n my desk. I tk a deep breath and admitted, “I tk it. I’d wrked s hard n it, and I felt like yu didn’t care.” Ollie’s expressin sftened. “I’m s srry,” he replied. “I d care, mre than yu knw.” I handed him the frame, and we bth laughed, relieved that the misunderstanding was cleared up. After that day, we bth learned t share hw we felt, and the frame fund its place n Ollie’s shelf, reminding us that the best gifts are never abut what is given, but the lve behind them.
听力原文：
(Text 1)
M: I need a bk f stamps and I’d als like t send this letter.
W: Here are yur stamps, but yu have t take the letter t the next windw.
(Text 2)
M: I have an appintment with Hans Ekburg. Culd yu tell him I’m here? I’ve left my car in a reserved space.
W: That’s OK. I’ll take the car registratin number. Culd yu write yur name here and wear this? (Hands ver a visitr’s badge.) D yu knw the building?
M: I’m afraid nt.
W: OK. G upstairs and take the lift t the third flr.
(Text 3)
M: Miss, I’d like t change sme mney.
W: Hw much d yu want t change?
M: Hw much wuld I get fr 100 dllars?
W: Tday’s rate is 6.53 t the dllar, s 100 dllars wuld be 653 yuan.
(Text 4)
W: Oh, Michael, hw did it g?
M: Well, it’s a bit f disappintment. I really trained fr a lng time fr that race. It was ging really really well, and just abut half way thrugh I tripped ver smething, and fell and hurt my knees. I really culdn’t even finish. I was really really upset abut that.
(Text 5)
W: I hpe t get a jb during Christmas and earn sme mney. Hw abut yu?
M: I’m ging t take a crrespndence curse s I can graduate sner.
(Text 6)
W: 782-4145. Jean Williamsn speaking.
M: It’s me, dear, William. Srry I had t rush ff this mrning. Hw are ur bys?
W: I’m taking them t the dctr at twelve ’clck, but I’m sure they’re ging t be all right.
M: That’s gd. What abut yu?
W: Oh, I’m just fine nw. And I’m ging t bake a birthday cake fr tmrrw. And… I’ve gt a camera fr Peter and sme recrds fr Paul.
M: Yu spil them. I’m ging t pen a savings accunt fr them. They need t learn hw t save mney.
(Text 7)
W: Tell me what happened that mrning.
M: Well, I cllected my newspapers at abut 8 ’clck, and started my paper rute. I went past the phne bx and saw this srt f black bag in ne crner. I gt ff my bike t have a better lk. It was just an rdinary case, s I decided t find ut whm it belnged t.
W: When did yu realize it was a bmb?
M: As sn as I pened it and saw the wires.
W: Have yu ever seen a bmb befre?
M: I’ve seen them n the televisin, that’s all.
W: What did yu d next?
M: I rushed ut f the bx, went t the nearest huse and phned the plice.
W: When did the plice arrive?
M: I didn’t stay t find ut. I had t g and finish delivering my newspapers.
W: Were yu late fr schl?
M: Only abut five minutes. Nbdy seemed t mind.
(Text 8)
M: Is this the first time that yu’ve danced in this particular ballet?
W: Oh, n. I’ve danced it many times befre. The first time was when I was in high schl, as a matter f fact. I was nly 16 at that time.
M: When did yu begin t dance?
W: Oh, I started taking ballet lessns when I was seven years ld.
M: Was that in New Yrk City?
W: N, but I came t New Yrk after I finished high schl. And I studied at the Internatinal Schl f Dance fr three years.
M: S after that, yu jined the New Yrk City Ballet?
W: Oh gsh, n. That was much later.
M: S what did yu d after graduating?
W: Well, I went t Eurpe fr a while. And I gt a jb in Amsterdam. Yu see, it’s very difficult fr a dancer t get a jb here in the beginning, s I went t Hlland. They’ve gt an excellent ballet cmpany, the Ryal Dutch Ballet. And that’s where I gt my first prfessinal experience.
(Text 9)
W: Hell, Dave. I haven’t seen yu fr sme time. Have yu been away?
M: Yes, I’ve just returned frm a hliday in France and Spain.
W: Sunds gd. Did yu travel arund much?
M: Quite a lt. I had a mnth’s hliday s there was plenty f time.
W: Hw did yu get arund?
M: Oh, all srts f ways—bus, bat, train, car and plane. I caught the train frm Lndn t Dnver and then gt the bat acrss the Channel t Calais. I met a friend n the bat wh was ging t Paris t, s I had cmpany n the train jurney frm Calais. In fact she had friends in Paris s I stayed with them fr a few days instead f in a htel. It saved me a lt f mney.
W: That was lucky! What did yu d there?
M: Oh, the nrmal thing---went t the Luvre and Ntre Dame and Eiffel Twer and s n. It was my first visit t Paris and it was s interesting t see them.
(Text 10)
M: In this lessn we’ll talk abut the pineer f chclate ckies in America “Ams ckies”.
Ams was a talent agent at the William Mrris Agency wh used hme-baked chclate chip ckies as a calling card. After a while, sme f his famus business partners encuraged him t sell the ckies. They even invested in the Famus Ams Ckie Cmpany, which he started in 1975, making him ne f the pineers in his industry. Sales at Famus Ams hit $12 millin by 1982. His ckies were a success, but he was n manager, and his cmpany started lsing mney. Ams had t bring in new mney; frm 1985 t 1988, he went thrugh fur different c-wners. Each time a change was made, Ams gave up mre f his share f the pie. By the time Shanby Grup bught it in 1988, Ams had nthing left; he even signed away his trademark rights. In 1992, when he started a new cmpany called “Wally Ams Presents: Chip and Ckie”, the famus Ams Crp. tk him t curt. In the end, Wally Ams agreed nt t use his wn name r an image f himself n the ckies and nt t speak ill f the cmpany that wned his name. Wally Ams then mved t Hawaii and started anther ckie cmpany called the “Uncle Nname Ckie C.” This case is an excellent demnstratin f the dangers f trademark wnership fr cmpanies.