黑龙江省龙东十校联盟2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版附答案）含听力音频

这是一份黑龙江省龙东十校联盟2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版附答案）含听力音频，共4页。试卷主要包含了本卷命题范围等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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4．本卷命题范围：外研版必修第二册Unit4至必修第三册Unit1。
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段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。
1. Where will the man sit?
A. Behind the wman.B. Next t the wman.C. Next t the wman’s friend.
2. Hw much d the tw tickets cst?
A. $ 20.B. $ 40.C. $ 80.
3. When will the man deliver a speech t a club?
A. On Mnday.B. On Tuesday.C. On Wednesday.
4. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. In a classrm.B. In a hspital.C. In the headmaster’s ffice.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. An address.B. An rder.C. A package.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。
听第6段录音，回答第6、7题。
6. Why des the man ask the wman t turn t Jim?
A. He is free this afternn.B. He is gd at cmputers.C. He has a gd cmputer.
7. What will the wman d next?
A. Make a call.B. Visit a stre.C. Use the man’s laptp.
听第7段录音，回答第8、9题。
8. When did the wman start t wrk fr the BBC?
A. Five years ag.B. Eleven years ag.C. Sixteen years ag.
9. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. C-wrkers.B. Fellw travelers.C. Interviewer and interviewee.
听第8段录音，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the man?
A. A hst.B. A teacher.C. A guide.
11. What language is the wman still studying nw?
A. Chinese.B. French.C. Spanish.
12. What helped the wman mst in learning freign languages?
A. Watching TV.B. Ging traveling.C. Listening t the radi.
听第9段录音，回答第13至16题。
13. What des the man say abut taking a flight?
A. It is frightening.
B. It can save a lt f time.
C. It allws him t see the scenery.
14. Wh has a driver’s license?
A. The wman.B. The man.C. Neither f the speakers.
15. Why des the man recmmend taking a bus?
A. It is cmfrtable fr him.
B. It desn’t cst much mney.
C. It ges direct t the destinatin.
16. Hw will the speakers get t Gergia?
A. By train.B. By plane.C. By bus.
听第10段录音，回答第17至20题。
17. What happened t the swimmer during the 100-meter freestyle?
A. She missed a speech.
B. She felt a pain in her leg.
C. She dived int the pl t early.
18. When did the 200-meter freestyle begin?
A. At abut 8:00.B. At abut 8:30.C. At abut 9:10.
19. What did the speaker think f her perfrmance in the race?
A. Satisfying.B. Ordinary.C. Disappinting.
20. What is the speaker prbably ding?
A. Keeping a diary.B. Chairing a meeting.C. Reprting the news.
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
The Chicag Film Critics Assciatin that celebrates the art f film and film criticism tday annunces the lineup fr the twelfth annual Chicag Critics Film Festival, May 1—7 at the city’s histric Music Bx Theatre.
Black Zmbie (僵尸)
Directr: Maya Annik Bedward
Screens: May 5 @ 9:45 PM | 90 mins
Black Zmbie explres the scenes f mdern hrrr t uncver the zmbie’s buried and unsettling rigins. Frm Hllywd screens t the fields f Haiti, the film explres hw a figure brn frm enslavement, spiritual belief, and resistance was transfrmed int ne f pp culture’s mst mney-making images.
Carlina Carline
Directr: Adam Carter Rehmeier
Screens: May 2 @ 4:30 PM | 105 mins
This film stars Samara Weaving as Carline Daniels, whse eagerness t leave her small Texas twn leads her t a man, and tgether they create a path f crime and lve acrss the American Sutheast. Als starring Kyra Sedgwick, the film includes a cllectin f cuntry music.
Decrad
Directr: Albert Vasquez
Screens: May 1 @ Midnight | 95 mins
Smething is wrng in the city f Anywhere. Arnld, an unemplyed middle-aged muse, tells his wife Maria that he thinks his entire wrld is nly a stage, and his life a planned perfrmance. When his best friend Ramir dies in a strange way, he fllws a big cmpany which greatly affects their daily lives.
Brken English
Directrs: Iain Frsyth & Jane Pllard
Screens: May 7 @ 5:00 PM | 98 mins
Frm the famus directrs cmes a dcumentary f the singer and sngwriter: Marianne Faithfull, wh has spent mre than six decades releasing ver 35 albums (唱片) while keeping reinventing herself. Made with her full invlvement, Brken English is a persnal and hnest explratin f a life shaped by fame, creativity and never-ending public attentin.
21. Which f the fllwing films lasts the shrtest?
A. Decrad.B. Black Zmbie.
C. Brken English.D. Carlina Carline.
22. Wh is Samara Weaving in relatin t Carlina Carline?
A. The directr.B. The screenwriter.
C. The lead actress.D. The singer f the theme sng.
23. What is special abut Brken English?
A. It is set in an imaginary wrld.B. It is a guide t English learning.
C. It fcuses n frmal music lessns.D. It is based n persnal experiences.
B
I’ve always enjyed walking. Hwever, never did I imagine I’d end up walking ver 200 kilmeters in 10 days, becming a fan f walking hlidays, and develping self-guided hiking rutes in Prtugal as part f my business.
I used t be smene wh was cntent with an easy three-hur walk, but I became an experienced multi-day (多日的) hiker. My change began with a taste f the Prtuguese Camin de Santiag, an ancient rute thrugh Prtugal t Santiag de Cmpstela Cathedral in Spain.
Back in 2013, I did a guided ne-day hike alng ne f the mst beautiful sectins f the Camin, nrth f Pnte de Lima. It’s als ne f the mst challenging s it was hard wrk, but the views frm the tp f Labruja Muntain made the climb wrthwhile.
My guides were s crazy abut the excitement f arriving at Santiag de Cmpstela Cathedral after the challenges f day after day n the Camin that I began t think I might want t give it a try.
Fast frward a few years, I set ff frm Barcels with a friend f mine t fllw the Prtuguese Camin de Santiag.
Apart frm suffering frm back pain, I thught I was quite fit. Hwever, nthing had prepared me fr hw I wuld feel at the end f each walking day. We were averaging abut 20 kilmeters per day. When we reached ur htel, I hardly had enugh energy t take a shwer r find fd. I had expected plenty f sightseeing, but it turned ut t be very little.
Quickly, I realized the takeaway f this unique travel experience: The Camin was all abut making the mst f the jurney rather than the destinatin. Fr me, that was quite a change in thinking as I was usually all abut getting t where I wanted t be as sn as pssible s that I culd start explring. It was, perhaps, als my first step n the path twards mindfulness.
24. What was the authr’s impressin f the hike in 2013?
A. The rute was less challenging.B. The muntaintp views were amazing.
C. The muntain climb was dangerus.D. The time spent there was nt wrthwhile.
25. Why did the authr want t fllw the Prtuguese Camin de Santiag?
A. He was inspired by his guides.B. He intended t please his friend.
C. He was impressed by kind lcals.D. He lked frward t keeping fit.
26. Hw did the authr feel at the end f each walking day during the multi-day hike?
A. Very scared.B. Rather energetic.
C. Extremely tired.D. Particularly calm.
27. What can be knwn abut the authr’s unique travel experience?
A. It let him dwn in general.B. It had a great impact n him.
C. It failed t teach him a lessn.D. It lived up t his expectatins.
C
Emjis (表情符号) feel harmless in daily chats, but inside wrkplace messages, they carry mre weight than mst peple expect. A study frm the University f Ottawa takes a clser lk at this hidden effect.
Researchers created simple wrkplace messages. Sme were psitive, sme neutral, and sme negative. Then they added emjis r left them ut cmpletely. Participants read these messages and judged the sender. A sentence like “We have great new ffice chairs” culd appear with a smiley face, an angry face, r n emji at all.
The researchers fund that peple paid clse attentin t bth the wrds and the emji. Even a small mismatch between the tw std ut immediately. Surprisingly, the safest ptin was the simplest ne. Readers saw the sender f messages withut emjis as capable (有能力的) and serius. Psitive emjis did nt hurt much, but they did nt help much, either. If the message already sunded gd, adding a smiley face did nt imprve the impressin. Negative emjis, hwever, tld a different stry. One angry face was enugh t drag dwn hw capable the sender appeared. It clred the entire message, even if the sentence itself sunded fine.
The study fund that peple reacted strngly t mixed signals. Imagine reading a cmplaint with a cheerful emji at the end. This mismatch creates cnfusin and that uncertainty weakens trust. Over time, it can even affect teamwrk. Even when the emji matches the message, negative nes still leaves a bad impressin.
S, shuld yu stp using emjis at wrk? Nt necessarily. But yu shuld think befre using them. A simple, clear message ften des the jb best. Psitive emjis can wrk in light, friendly cnversatins. Negative emjis are risky and usually nt wrth it. Mst imprtantly, fcus n what yu want t say. If yur message is strng, it des nt need decratin. If yur message is unclear, an emji will nt fix it.
28. What were the participants asked t d in the study?
A. Interact with the senders.B. Create new messages.
C. Add sme emjis.D. Make judgements.
29. Accrding t the study, messages withut emjis are prbably cnsidered ________.
A. bringB. less seriusC. prfessinalD. mre unacceptable
30. Which f the fllwing des the authr agree with?
A. Yur message matters mst.B. Yu shuld avid using any emji.
C. Negative emjis are always valuable.D. Strng messages require decratin.
31. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Shuld Yu Use Emjis at Wrk?B. Why Shuld Yur Messages Be Clear?
C. The Hidden Danger f Wrkplace EmjisD. Hw t Imprve Yur Prfessinal Image
D
Bananas are ne f the mst ppular fruits in the wrld. Nw, hwever, a new survey shws that the part mst peple thrw ut — the peel (皮)— might just be a pwerhuse fertilizer (肥料). The survey study led by Nkuthula Khanyile f the University f Mpumalanga in Suth Africa lked at ver 120 studies n the use f banana peels as fertilizer and fund that when used as fertilizer, this waste culd benefit all srts f plants.
Bananas are high in three main nutrients (营养物) that plants require t grw well — ptassium, nitrgen, and magnesium. In fact, thse are the main elements cntained in cmmercial fertilizer used by farmers. S it is n surprise that the survey shwed that fertilizers based n bananas resulted in plants that were taller and leafier than thse grwn withut banana peel fertilizers.
The varius studies that were surveyed explred hw t use banana peels as fertilizer. In sme studies, the peels were turned int a mixture f banana peels and a few additives. In ther studies, the peels were sun-dried and then grund int a pwder that culd be mixed in with sil. In anther study, the peels were left t break dwn naturally with cffee grunds, which makes it pssible fr nutrients t be released int the grund at a slightly slwer rate.
Mdern farming relies heavily n cmmercial fertilizers which are made in factries that run n cal, il, r gas. In additin, nitrgen run-ff frm these fertilizers pllutes water and creates algae blms (藻华) which are detrimental t ther living things in water.
Banana peels are a natural waste prduct. They d nt need cal, il, r gas t be prduced, and they release nutrients at a much slwer rate than cmmercial fertilizers, which prbably means less run-ff and less pllutin. Anyway yu lk at it, using banana peel-based fertilizers is a win-win.
32. Why can banana peels benefit plants?
A. They remve unnecessary leaves.
B. They can prtect plants frm sunburn.
C. They cntain elements helping plants grwth.
D. They release nutrients faster than cmmercial fertilizers.
33. What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A. Varius nutrients fund in banana peels.
B. Ways t turn banana peels int fertilizer.
C. Hw t make use f banana peel fertilizers.
D. The prcess f carrying ut the survey study.
34. What des the underlined wrd “detrimental” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Harmful.B. Similar.C. Adaptable.D. Significant.
35. What is the authr’s purpse in writing the text?
A. T ffer a slutin t water pllutin.
B. T prve the value f natural fertilizers.
C. T explre the health benefits f a fruit.
D. T call fr the reuse f a kind f waste.
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。
Spending time with friends desn’t always have t mean ging ut r planning smething fr a lng time. Smetimes, the mst meaningful mments cme frm a night-in, r simple, shared activities. Admin night is ne f them.
36
Admin night is a party-like activity where friends gather t take care f daily tasks tgether. This includes things like canceling rders, paying the bills, bking thse appintments yu’ve been putting ff, and answering emails. The gal f admin night is t make prductivity mre fun, mre scial, and less stressful.
The benefits f an admin night
Admin night ffers a way fr peple t deal with stress and burnut. It’s als a way t make bring tasks fun and gain supprt frm thers. 37 . Individuals with ADHD ften practice “bdy dubling,” where they wrk n tasks alngside thers. This can imprve their ability t stay fcused and fllw thrugh n tasks. Psychtherapist Elise Skinner says an admin night can wrk wnders like bdy dubling. 38 . She als says that an admin night ffers a chance t have fun with friends.
Hw t thrw an admin night
Admin night is believed t have gained ppularity after Wall Street Jurnal writer Chris Clin invited his friends ver fr what he called “the least exciting party ever.” 39 — laptps, snacks, music, and cmpaninship. Plan yur list f tasks and ideally lk fr nes that are relatively mindless s that yu can chat with friends at the same time withut lsing yur train f thught. 40 .
A. What is admin night
B. In fact, this isn’t a new strategy
C. What is the rigin f admin night
D. Getting yur life in rder is anther great reasn t get tgether
E. If yu want t thrw yur wn admin night, create a similar atmsphere
F. If getting tgether in persn isn’t pssible, an admin night can be dne nline
G. Wrking alngside friends creates a sense f respnsibility and lwers task avidance
第三部分 语言运用（共四节，满分55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。
It was anything but a typical preflight annuncement.
As passengers 41 a Suthwest Airlines flight, a flight attendant came ver the speaker t 42 that there was a very special passenger n bard. That passenger was 2-year-ld Cruz, a little by wh had just 43 the fight f his life.
Just ne year earlier, Cruz had been diagnsed (诊断) with stage 4 Neurblastma, a rare and aggressive frm f cancer. His family had been traveling back and frth frm Califrnia t New Yrk City fr mnths as he received 44 . Nw, he was 45 cancer free and heading hme.
Wanting t make the mment 46 , the flight crew (全体工作人员) invited everyne n bard t help 47 Cruz’s incredible victry. Passengers began writing ntes t Cruz, 48 filled with cngratulatins, encuragement, and lve. Thse wh had never met him tk a mment t 49 his strength and remind him just hw 50 they were.
Fr Cruz’s parents, Elisa and Miguel, it was a mment they will never frget. In the middle f it, their 51 tk it in, t. “He even said, ‘I’m strng. They’re talking abut me — I’m strng,’” Elisa shared. And he’s 52 . On the plane, surrunded by 53 wh quickly became a cheering team, ne small by’s 54 reminded everyne n bard just hw 55 hpe, kindness, and a little celebratin can be.
41. A. spke frB. gt ffC. referred tD. settled int
42. A. agreeB. prmiseC. shareD. imagine
43. A. begunB. permittedC. annuncedD. wn
44. A. invitatinsB. reviewsC. treatmentD. praise
45. A. unfrtunatelyB. eventuallyC. ccasinallyD. riginally
46. A. unfrgettableB. cnvenientC. nrmalD. appealing
47. A. gatherB. celebrateC. handleD. investigate
48. A. messagesB. respnsesC. testsD. requests
49. A. vercmeB. targetC. hnrD. adpt
50. A. generusB. determinedC. specialD. prud
51. A. dctrB. snC. servantD. parent
52. A. rightB. typicalC. ashamedD. anxius
53. A. patientsB. friendsC. strangersD. publishers
54. A. illustratinB. warningC. mvementD. jurney
55. A. pwerfulB. absluteC. ddD. bvius
第二节 单句填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
56. It is pssible t discver a number f different ________ (technique) in her wrk.
57. The building had ________ (previus) been used as a htel.
58. After the ________ (arrange) was made, everyne felt relaxed.
59. The news that she culdn’t wait ________ (mve) ut surprised everyne.
60. He aplgized t me and ________ (ensure) that such a mistake wuld nt happen again.
61. When I walked int the living rm, I heard the baby ________ (cry) ludly in the bedrm.
62. The little by ate t much candy, ________ (result) in a bad tthache.
63. The plan shuld ________ (adjust) t satisfy the custmer.
64. The students ________ (study) in the library at the mment are expected t attend à lecture.
65. ________ (establish) in 1989, the schl has educated thusands f students.
66. I believe that she is ________ (independence) enugh t live alne.
67. Helen is the kind f wrker wh always pulls ________ (she) weight.
68. He explained why we shuld take the cultural differences ________ accunt.
69. What he did had ________ incredible effect upn the success f the prject.
70. The mst ________ (anny) part f my jb is that I have t wrk n weekends.
第三节 句子填空（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列句子，根据句意和所给句子的汉语翻译完成句子。（每空一词）
71. ________ ________ ________ ________ f lve, anger, fear and grief in the perfrmance, I culd easily recgnise the theme f Hamlet.
通过从表演中感受到的爱、怒、惧、哀等强烈情感，我很容易就能看出（戏中体现的）《哈姆雷特》的主题。
72. ________ ________ ________ ________ that the Bernina Express is a jurney fr travellers wh want t get back t nature.
毫无疑问，贝尔尼纳快车是一次让旅行者回归自然的旅程。
73. ________ ________ ________ ________, yur friendship will sn be repaired.
通过这个方式处理，你们的友谊很快就会被修复。
74. The mment I gt ff the plane, I ran like crazy thrugh the airprt building and jumped int the first taxi n the rank ________ ________ ________ ________.
一下飞机，我就疯狂地跑过机场大楼，毫不犹豫地跳进了排在第一位的出租车。
75. After everyne left, I ________ ________ ________ ________ a feeling f lneliness.
所有人都离开后，我突然感到一阵子孤独。
第四节 语法填空（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。
On Tuesday, the FHE Pupex theater in Brasilia, Brazil, came alive with a full huse as the China Natinal Symphny Orchestra jined frces with the Symphny Orchestra f the Teatr Nacinal Claudi Santr fr a special cncert. This event with the aim 76 (mark) the 2026 China-Brazil Cultural Year 77 (attend) by mre than 600 guests.
The first half f the cncert during 78 Jing Huan served as the cnductr (指挥家) began with a Brazilian sng called Aquarela d Brasil, r Waterclr f Brazil, reminding the audience 79 the rich landscapes f Brazil. 80 (fllw) this, the classic Chinese music piece Butterfly Lvers Vilin Cncert, 81 (perfrm) by Ya Liang, the principal vilinist f the China Natinal Symphny Orchestra, attracted the audience. Other 82 (highlight) f the first half included the upbeat Chinese piece Dance f the Glden Snake and the Brazilian cmpsitin (乐曲) Batuque, which energized the crwd with its rhythmic pwer.
After a perid f rest, Claudi Chen, cnductr f 83 secnd half, intrduced the Chinese artists befre leading the rchestra in a perfrmance f Gayuan Kuangwu by Chinese cmpser Zha Jiping. This part als included 84 (wnder) Brazilian cmpsitins, such as The Little Train f the Caipira and The Guarani.
Bth cnductrs nted that the interplay between Chinese and Brazilian cmpsitins was a feature f the evening, encuraging greater understanding and 85 (harmnius) between the tw cultures.
第四部分 写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你最近发现校园里种植的观赏花被随意采摘。请你写一封倡议信向校英文报投稿，内容包括：
1．说明具体情况；
2．呼吁爱护观赏花。
注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellw students,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
1~5 ACBAC 6~10 BAACB 11~15 CBABB 16~20 ABCCA
【答案】
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. B
25. A
26. C
27. B
28. D
29. C
30. A
31. A
32. C
33. B
34. A
35. D
36. A
37. B
38. G
39. E
40. F
41. D
42. C
43. D
44. C
45. B
46. A
47. B
48. A
49. C
50. D
51. B
52. A
53. C
54. D
55. A
56. techniques 57. previusly 58. arrangement 59. t mve 60. ensured 61. crying 62. resulting 63. be adjusted 64. studying 65. Established (首字母小写的不得分) 66. independent 67. her 68. int 69. an 70. annying
71. Feeling the strng / intense emtins
72. There is n dubt
73. Apprached / Addressed / Handled in this way
74. withut a secnd thught
75. was suddenly seized with / by
76. t mark
77. was attended
78. which
79. f / abut
80. Fllwing
81. perfrmed
82. highlights
83. the
84. wnderful
85. harmny
写作
One pssible versin:
Dear fellw students,
Recently, sme flwers n campus have been picked randmly, leaving the nce beautiful gardens damaged and less pleasant t lk at.
Campus flwers are meant t be enjyed by everyne, nt taken away by anyne. When we pick a flwer, we rb thers f the chance t see its beauty. Instead f picking flwers, we can take phts, draw pictures, r simply stp t admire them where they grw.
Let’s wrk tgether t prtect the flwers and let them blm in peace. By ding s, we can live and study in a mre beautiful and harmnius envirnment.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
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(Text 1)
M: Excuse me. May I sit next t yu?
W: I’m srry, but I’m saving this seat fr my friend. There is anther seat behind us.
M: OK. I will just sit there.
(Text 2)
W: Here’s a 100-dllar bill. Give me tw tickets fr tnight’s shw, please.
M: Sure. Tw tickets and here’s $ 20 fr change.
(Text 3)
W: Here’s this week’s schedule, Mr. Cutler. On Mnday, there is the bard meeting. Yur speech t the Lin’s Club is n Tuesday afternn. Then n Wednesday, yu have an appintment with yur lawyer and…
M: Wait, yu mean the business cnference n Tuesday is canceled?
W: Yes.
(Text 4)
M: Yu are t late. I am srry but yu can’t take the exam nw.
W: I am srry, but my mther was ill in bed this mrning and I had t lk after her.
M: Be hnest! Yur mther was talking with the headmaster in his ffice when I passed by.
(Text 5)
M: If yu’d like t take the package with yu, Miss, it wn’t take lng t wrap.
W: There’s n rush. Culd yu please have it delivered this week?
M: Of curse, Miss. Tell me the address, please.
(Text 6)
W: Mike, there is smething wrng with my laptp. I really need t use it this afternn. I dn’t knw what t d nw.
M: Why nt call Jim? He is gd at cmputers. I’m sure he can slve the prblem. But I d think yu need a new ne. Yu gt it almst fur years ag.
W: Well, I can’t affrd a new ne nw. Maybe I’ll get a new ne after I graduate. But nw I’m afraid I have n chice but t use this ne.
M: Then call Jim nw.
W: OK.
(Text 7)
M: Wh d yu wrk fr at the mment?
W: Um, I wrk fr the BBC Wrld Service. I’ve been with the BBC fr five years. Befre that, I wrked as an interpreter fr the EU.
M: As yu knw, this jb is based in Geneva. Have yu ever lived abrad befre?
W: Oh, yes, I have. In fact, I was brn in Argentina and I lived there until I was eleven.
M: That’s interesting. Have yu traveled much?
W: Oh, yes. I’ve been t all ver Eurpe and many parts f Suth America.
M: Why did yu g t these places?
W: Well, mstly fr pleasure, but three years ag I went back t Argentina t cver varius plitical stries in Buens Aires fr the BBC.
(Text 8)
M: Gd mrning. Since s many f yu have asked me abut hw t learn a language, I thught it might be useful t take sme class time tday t discuss it. Betty, yu speak several freign languages, dn’t yu?
W: Yes, I speak Spanish and French.
M: And can yu tell me what helped yu mst in learning these languages?
W: What helped me mst… Well, I studied bth languages in high schl, and I’m still studying Spanish here at the university, but I think that travel has prbably been the mst helpful t me.
M: Yes. When yu live in a cuntry where the language is spken, it’s perfect.
W: That’s true. But whether r nt I’m living in a cuntry where the language is spken, I als watch TV r listen t the radi in the language I’m trying t learn.
M: That’s gd.
(Text 9)
M: Hw are we getting t Gergia? Have yu decided yet?
W: What abut taking a flight? We can get there in just a few hurs.
M: But I’m afraid f flying. And it’s kind f expensive, isn’t it? Besides, we’ll miss the beautiful scenery.
W: Yu are right. Then frget abut airprts.
M: What abut ging there by car? We can rent a car.
W: But I dn’t have a driver’s license. And yu’ll get t tired if yu drive all the way. Yu knw it’s dangerus t drive when yu’re tired.
M: Then what abut taking a train r a bus?
W: It’s uncmfrtable n the bus.
M: But it’s s cheap. And we’ll get t see the cuntryside alng the way.
W: Yes, it’s cheap, but it will be full f ther passengers trying t save mney.
M: Hmm. I guess it wuld be interesting. We’d get t meet a lt f peple. And we’d get t see the scenery!
W: Scenery? We’d just be seeing a bunch f city bus statins. We’d have t switch buses in every city. It’ll take frever!
M: Well, all right, then. I guess there is just ne ptin left.
(Text 10)
W: I wke up this mrning feeling a little wrried. I was ging t take part in the 200-meter race in ur schl’s swimming pl.
First, the headmaster gave a speech at 8 ’clck. He encuraged us all t d well. Five teams tk part in each event. At 8:30, the 100-meter freestyle began. Unfrtunately, ne f ur swimmers had a sudden pain in her left leg during the race. She stpped swimming and shuted fr help. A teacher jumped int the pl and brught her back. Luckily, she was fine. At abut 9:10, it was time fr my event, the 200-meter freestyle. I walked t the edge f the pl and waited fr the judge t fire his gun. I heard him say, “On yur marks… Get set… G!” and we jumped in. Hwever, a swimmer dived int the pl t early. We had t start again. I was in the lead fr the first 150 meters, but anther swimmer swam past me later. I wn a medal fr secnd place. I was a little disappinted.
My team came in secnd verall, with 47 pints. The team which wn had a ttal f 53 pints.
I’m tired ut nw. It’s been a lng day and I’m abut t g t sleep.