2025-2026年安徽省滁州市高二下学期英语期中检测卷

这是一份2025-2026年安徽省滁州市高二下学期英语期中检测卷，共4页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。

本试题卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）。第一卷1至10页，第二卷11至12页，共150分，考试时间共120分钟。
第一卷（三部分，共115分）
注意事项：
答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。
每小题选出答案后，用2B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，再选涂其他答案，不能答在试题卷上。
考试结束后，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。tx
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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，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?

答案：B.
1．What is the wman’s jb?
A. A jurnalist. B. A teacher. C. A student.
2. Where are the speakers?
A. In Trnt. B. In Singapre. C. In Ls Angeles.
3. What d we knw abut the man?
A. He is hunting fr a jb.
B. He dislikes the manager.
C. He has had his hair cut.
4. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a library. B. In a restaurant. C. In a stre.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Ppular newspapers in England.
B. Surprising bus drivers in England.
C. Bus drivers threatening t g n strike.
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.每段对话和独白后有几个小题,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读每个小题，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6、7、8题。
What is the man ging t d?
Take a flight t Japan.B. Drive the wman t the htel.
C. Meet a guest at the airprt.
Where will Mr. Black stay after his arrival?
A. At a htel.B. At the man’s huse.
C. At the wman’s huse.
What will take place that evening?
A. Mr. Black’s arrival.B. A htel receptin.
C. A business meeting.
听第7段材料，回答9、10、11题。
Wh is the wman buying the gift fr?
A. Her snB. Her brtherC. Her nephew.
Hw much des the wman want t spend n the gift?
A. Twenty dllarsB. Thirty dllarsC. Frty dllars
What des the wman decide t buy in the end?
A.A chess setB. A pen and a pencilC. A handball set
听第8段材料，回答12、13、14题
What is the man?
A. A farmerB. A dctrC. A pstman
What can we learn abut Fred?
A. He had the largest farm in America.
B. He grws cttn in his field.
C. He will buy mre fields next year.
What did the wman d last summer n the farm?
A. She harvested the crn.B. She killed a cw.
C. She milked a cw.
听第9段材料，回答15、16题。
Whse keys are these?
A. They are Jack’sB. They are Betty’s.
C. The wner hasn’t been fund yet.
Why hasn’t Je cme t schl?
A. He had a headache.
B. He hurt his arm, and he had t see the dctr.
C. He didn’t like schl at all.
When des this cnversatin mst prbably take place?
A. In the early mrning.B. After classes in the mrning.
C. In the evening.
听第10段材料，回答 18、19、20题。
Hw lng has Art been retired?
A. Abut twelve years.T xB. Abut five years.
C. Abut eight years.
What was Art just befre his retirement?
A. A painter.B. A glfer.C. An advisr.
What is Art’s main activity nw?
A. Painting pictures.B. Playing glf.C. Making glass.
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节单项填空(共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．-- I dn’t have any change with me. Will yu pay the bill fr me?
-- _________ .
A. That’s fine B. Nthing serius C. Never mind D. N prblem
22. --Dn’t yu think it necessary that he _____ t Miami but t New Yrk?
--I agree, but the prblem is _____ he has refused t.
A．will nt be sent; thatB．nt be sent; that
C．shuld nt be sent; whatD．shuld nt send; what
23. All f the guests _____ by 10 ’clck, but the hst _____ until fifteen minutes later.
A．had arrived; hasn’t turned upB．arrived; didn’t turn up
C．had arrived; didn’t turn upD．arrived; hadn’t turned up
24．________ , the idea f having t wrk under a wman defeated him.
A. Wanting the jb very much B. Althugh wanting the jb badly
C. Thugh he wanted the jb very much D. He wanted the jb badly
25．Kathy ______ a lt f Spanish by playing with the native bys and girls.
A. picked upB. tk up C. made up D. turned up
26. __________ I explained n the phne, yur request will be cnsidered at the next meeting.
A. WhichB. ThatC. WhatD. As
27. We had t put the meeting ff __________ s many peple were absent.
A. unlessB. untilC. sinceD. thugh
28. In the English department f that university, there were __________ bys.
A. three times as many girls asB. as many three times girls as
C. three times girls as many asD. as many girls as three times
29. The expected results _________he had wrked hard seemed hpeless t him．
A．after whichB．fr whichC．with whichD．at which
30. 35．By lking at a prblem in as many ways as pssible。creative thinkers can find slutins
that wuld ____________remain invisible．
A．therwiseB．yetC．alreadyD．frever
31. The Huanggushu Waterfalls is a great turist _____，drawing millins f visitrs every year．
A．attentinB．attractinC．appintmentD．arrangement
32. —Shall we meet tnight?
—Srry，I’m busy．Hw abut _____ day?
A．every therB．the therC．any therD．sme ther
33. T all the famus artists’ surprise, the unknwn wman’s tw paintings are als n shw in the art exhibitin.
A．little blue ilB．blue little ilC．il blue littleD．little il blue
34. Nt nly give peple relaxatin and pleasure , but increase their knwledge f any kind.
A．can travel; it can B．travel can ;can it
C．can travel; can it D．travel can ;it can
35. I wuld appreciate __________ if yu cme t my grandma’s birthday party and say “Hell” t her.
A．thatB. itC. yuD. her
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My ears are recently full f jyus remarks frm my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is s handsme, s cl that I can’t help falling in lve with him!”r “What perfect skills he has!”Yes, I agree ____36____ sme degree, thugh I smetimes d want t ask them hw much they ____37____ Beckham, apart frm his appearance and hw much they knw abut ftball ____38____ scring gals. It seems funny that we are crazy fr things, with which we are unfamiliar r ____39____ we are uncertain, but we all, my friends ____40____ I, cnsider this ____41____.
We need these pleasures t brighten up ur lives. But that desn’t mean craziness ____42____ nnsense（胡闹）. As an ld saying ____43____, “Dn’t judge a bk by its cver.”We shuld nt judge ____44____ frm its appearance. We shuld all knw, it is ne’s gd character and great cntributin that ____45____ ne a star and unfrgettable. Therefre we’d better say ____46____ abut Beckham’s gd lks.
If we clse ur eyes, ____47____ in deep thught, we can find that the things that ____48____ us t be happy r sad ____49____ a clear meaning. If we dn’t g deeper and are just satisfied with superficial（表面的）things, ____50____ we will find that we have nt really gained anything ____51____ ur first impressin has blinded and misled us, and we’ll nt knw the facts we ught t knw unless we ____52____ that and make sme changes.
It is believed that thinking and ging deeper than befre is a sign f great ____53____. If ne day we are willing t g deeper int everything, n matter hw much it ____54____ us, we will finally prve hw much we have grwn up, hw much mre sensible, mature, and intelligent we have ____55____.
36. A. tB. nC. inD. at
37. A. learn frmB. learnC. knwD. knw abut
38. A. rather thanB. except frC. besideD. besides
39. A. with whichB. abut thatC. abut whichD. which
40. A. ntB. as well asC. rather thanD. but
41. A. ne f life’s pleasuresB. ne f life’s hpes
C. ne f life’s srrwsD. ne f life’s regrets
42. A. butB. andC. rD. r else
43. A. speaksB. gesC. talksD. tells
44. A. smethingB. nthingC. everythingD. anything
45. A. makeB. causeC. buildD. create
46. A. mreB. muchC. lessD. wrse
47. A. fallB. fallingC. fellD. fallen
48. A. mveB. makeC. haveD. frce
49. A. lackB. haveC. includeD. cver
50. A. in factB. indeedC. in whileD. sner r later
51. A. sB. even thughC. becauseD. althugh
52. A. realizeB. refuseC. searchD. supply
53. A. jyB. prgressC. effrtD. wrk
54. A. caresB. painsC. wrriesD. minds
55. A. cmeB. madeC. hadD. becme
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡
上将该项涂黑。
B
BRITAIN is a ppular turist place .But turs f the cuntry have prs and cns.
Gd news
Free museums .N charge fr utstanding cllectins f art and antiquities .Pp music .Britain is the nly cuntry t rival（与……比敌）the US n this scre.
Black cabs .Lndn taxi drivers knw where they are ging even if there are never enugh f them at weekends f night.
Chice f fd .Visitrs can find everything frm Ethipian t Swedish restaurants.
Fashin .Nt nly d fashin fllwers lve deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwd, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly lved, t.
Bad news
Pr service. “It’s part f the place. Peple can dine ut n the rudeness they have experienced,” says Prfessr Tny Seatn, f Lutn University’s Internatinal Turism Research Center.
Pr public transprt .Trains and buses prmised t defeat the keenest turists, althugh the ver-crwded Lndn tube is unbelievable ppular.
Lack f languages .Speaking slwly and clearly may nt get many freign visitrs very far, even in the turist traps.
Rain. Still in the number ne cmplaint.
N air-cnditining. S that even splendidly ht summers becme as unbearable as the dwn-purs.
Overpriced htels. The nly Eurpean cuntry with a higher rate f tax n htel rms is Denmark.
Licensing hurs. Alchl（酒）is in shrt supply after 11p.m. even in “24-hur cities.”
56．What d turists cmplain mst?
A．Pr service. B．Pr public transprt
C．Rain. D．Overpriced htels.
57．What d we learn abut pp music in Britain and the US thrugh this passage?
A．Pp music in Britain is better than that in the US.
B．Pp music in Britain is as gd as that in the US.
C．Pp music in Britain is wrse than that in the US.
D．Pp music in Britain is quite different frm that in the US.
58．When is alchl nt able t get easily?
A．At 9:00 p.m. B．At 10:00 p.m. C．At 11:00 p.m. D．At 12:00 p.m.
59．Which f the fllwing is true accrding t the passage?
A．Yu have t pay t visit the museums .
B．It’s very cheap t travel by taxi there.
C．Yu cannt find Chinese fd there .
D．The public transprt is pr there.
B
When I was struggling with cancer a few years ag, my wife and I frmed ur wn "cuple cautin circle". Anytime a dctr came with news f my prgress, my wife wuld give me a big hug. The reprts were seldm gd during the early stages f my illness. One day a dctr brught particularly frightening news. Staring at my reprts, the dctr said in a lw vice, "It desn't lk like yu' re ging t make it."
Befre I culd ask him a questin, my wife std up, handed me my clthes, adjusted the tubes fastened t my bdy and said, "Let's get ut f here. This man is a risk t yur health." As she helped me struggle t the dr, the dctr came near us. "Stay back," demanded my wife. "Stay away frm us."
As we walked tgether dwn the hall, the dctr attempted t catch up with us. "Keep ging," said my wife, pushing the intravenus (静脉内的) stand. "We're ging t talk t smene wh really knws what is ging n." Then she held up her hand t the dctr, "Dn't cme any clser t us."
The tw f us mved as ne. We fund a dctr wh give us hpe, even thugh the diagnsis was bad. I culd never have made that walk tward wellness alne.
60. Frm the passage we knw _____.
A. when the wife learned her husband wuld nt make it, she went crazy
B. the wife's decisin in crisis(危机) cntributed t the husband's wellness
C. the husband was diagnsed with cancer by mistake, which upset him
D. the husband became weaker as a result f the dctr's pr treatment
61. What's the authr's feeling when writing the passage?
A. Angry.B. Thankful.C. Excited.D. Sad.
62. It can be inferred frm the passage that _____.
A. the wife was hard t get alng with
B. the dctr was a dangerus man
C. the wife lved her husband very much
D. the husband believed everything wuld be OK
63. What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. A Happy Cuple in CrisisB. Struggle with Cancer
C. In Crisis, Becme as OneD. Dn' t Believe the Dctr
C
Smetime early in the next century, human beings will mve t Mars. They will live there fr abut a year, and then will be replaced with anther grup f pineers. Building the base n Mars will advance ur knwledge f the slar system and aid in ur understanding f the earth.
We already knw that Mars resembles the earth in many aspects：general size, presence f water, length f day, range f temperatures. These resemblances have caused many peple t cnsider a centuries-lng prject：t terrafrm Mars. Terrafrming means altering a planet’s surface s that Earth’s life frms can survive there. This cncept, previusly fund nly in science fictin is nw being seriusly cnsidered by scientists.
Terrafrming Mars is theretically simple：add nitrgen and xygen t the atmsphere; pump water t the surface; and add the earth’s plants and animals in the rder in which they develped n Earth. But it will take at least 300 years.
Sme peple think that such a prject is t huge fr humans t undertake, but there are very gd reasns t make the attempt. The earth nw cntains sme 6 billin peple, and n ne has any idea f hw many humans the earth can supprt. Our very existence and numbers are threatening many ther species. We als have had sme experience with terrafrming ur wn planet：altering the landscape, the atmsphere and the climate. Currently terrafrming earth has becme a wiser activity as we try t cntrl glbal warming, air and water pllutin, and preserve sme natural living places.
While the pssibility f such a prject is small, it is nt impssible. Even if earth-bund scieties cme and g in the next 300 years, the prject can cntinue thrugh the wrk f the Mars settlers withut the need fr cnstant backing frm the earth.
The future existence f all the peple in ur wrld may very well depend upn ur ability t terrafrm Mars.
64．What wuld be the best title fr this passage?
A．Terrafrming Mars.B．Saving the Earth.
C．Travelling t Mars.D．A Newly-fund Place.
65．What des the underlined wrd “altering” mean in the secnd paragraph?
A．Warming.B．Changing.C．Planting.D．Building.
66．Accrding t the passage the main purpse f terrafrming Mars is t .
A．d sme scientific research wrk
B．find ut its similarity t earth
C．avid the dying away f many ther species
D．find n Mars living place fr the increasing human beings
67．What’s the authr’s attitude twards the prject?
A．Optimistic.B．Negative.C．Sceptical.D．Objective.
D
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near. Are yu eager t enjy watching the matches r start serving as a vlunteer? First, yu need t knw abut audience manners.
The behavir f curtside audiences is cnsidered t be an imprtant part f sprting culture. In 2004, after wrld champin Stephen Hendry lst t Ding Junhui in the China Open Snker Champinships, he cmplained f the nise frm Chinese spectatrs. Perhaps yu and yur classmates culd discuss hw t behave while in the audience at the Olympic Games.
Mst sprting arenas (竞技场) have rules fr spectatrs written n the back f the tickets. Read yur ticket carefully befre yu arrive. Try t reach yur seat half an hur befre the start f the event and dn’t leave when a game is in prgress. When yu leave, remember t take away yur sft drink bttles and ther trash(垃圾).
During exciting games, try t cntrl yurself. Dn’t criticize the perfrmance f players and caches. Be careful with yur wrds, since sme may cause anger amng ther peple in the audience.
Applause is a special frm f bdy language yu can use t cmmunicate with players. But yu shuld d it prperly. When players first appear, clap yur hands tgether t welcme them, but dn’t g n fr t lng. After an excellent perfrmance, applaud warmly. If smene fails, yur applause will help encurage them.
Applause is nt welcme, hwever, while a game is in prgress and players need t keep their cncentratin. Varius sprts have varius rules fr the audience.
Enjying artistic gymnastics requires silence. But lts f cheering can really help basketball and ftball players. Snker and table tennis curtside behavir includes a ban n flash phtgraphy. Mbile phnes are nt allwed in shting centers.
T be a gd spectatr, yu shuld take time t learn the game-specific rules and related culture f each event.
68．What des the wrd “spectatrs” mean in the secnd paragraph?
A．playersB．audiences C．cachesD．rganizers
69．What shuld yu d during an exciting game?
A．Cntrl yurself B．Keep quiet
C．Praise the playersD．Cheer the players
70．When can’t yu clap yur hands?
A．When players first appear
B．When an excellent perfrmance is ver
C．When smene fails
D．When a player is finishing a very difficult perfrmance
71．When can’t yu leave the spt f a game?
A．When the game is ging n B．When the game is just ver
C．Befre the game begins D．When the game cmes t an end
E
If yu walk slwly thrugh dwntwn Helsinki during the day, taking in the splendid 19th century buildings, white bats and nise f passing trams, yu will start t understand why it is called a city f tw clrs: white and blue.
The sea is always present in Helsinki. When yu take a walk ver the great pen space f the central square, yu will hear seabirds screaming. When yu take the tram, suddenly and unexpectedly, yu are faced with a calm, shining blue sea. Yu may ntice that peple in Helsinki d nt rush abut as in ther cities. Instead, they walk alng the rads, plitely letting ther peple by.
A usual way t see Helsinki fr the first time is t start ut by the bats. Yu will walk by the elderly wmen selling fish and vegetables in the market square and find yurself in frnt f a beautiful park. Yu may enjy a pleasant walk in the park fr a few hurs and then take the tram. Trams are the perfect way t get arund in Helsinki. Watching the ld huses, parks, theatres, churches, shps, restaurants and peple in the streets, yu may have a slightly sad film feeling t it.
The pale summer nights are anther wnder in the city. Fllwing the waterfrnt f the city after sunset, yu culdn’t help stpping and listening t the sweet silence, interrupted nly by the screaming seabirds and leaving fishing bats.
Hwever, in sme way, Helsinki is als the mst mdern city in nrthern Eurpe. Yu will surely want t visit the white Glass Palace, the mdern art museum, and all thse extremely ppular cafes and design stres.
72．Helsinki is called a city f tw clrs mainly because f the clrs f its ________.
A．19th century buildings, bats and parks
B．19th century buildings, bats and seabirds
C．ld huses, parks and trams
D．ld buildings, bats and the sea
73．The best way t see mst f Helsinki is t g ________.
A．by batB．by busC．by tramD．n ft
74．The 19th century buildings, the white Glass Palace, ppular cafes and design shps in Helsinki all shw that Helsinki is _________.
A．bth splendid and traditinalB．bth quiet and nisy
C．bth histrical and mdernD．bth ld and new
75．This passage is mst likely t be fund in _________.
A．a stry-bkB．a gegraphy textbk
C．a research reprtD．a travel magazine
1,3,5
第Ⅱ卷(共35分)
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共l O小题；每小题1分，满分1 0分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉.
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错词的下面画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的请不要改。
It was fine while I gt up early last Saturday mrning.76．__________
S I decided t g hiking and tk sme phts in the77．__________
beautiful cuntry. After breakfast, I tk my camera with78．__________
me and set ff. Everything went smth. I enjyed my trip79．__________
s much that I didn’t realize the weather had been turned80．__________
bad. I began t run and it was t late. I was caught81．__________
in rain and was wet thrugh. I kept n running until82．__________
I gt t a bus stp. I std there wait fr a lng time83．__________
fr the bus, shaking with cld. Shrtly after I gt t hme,84．__________
I had a high fever, which made me stay in bed fr three day!85．__________
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
随着网络的发展，目前很多人给亲朋好友发电子贺卡。请根据以下提示，阐述电子贺卡的优越性。
1．可播放动画和声音；
2．传递速度快。
3．形式多样，还可自己设计。
4．有利于保护环境。
注意：文章包括以上要点，可适当发挥，不要逐条翻译。
词数：100—120字
参考词汇：电子贺卡：electrnic card; 动画：animatin
答案及听力录音稿
听力
1—5 BAACC6—10 CABCA 11—15 CBCCC 16—20 BBACB
多项选择
21-25 DBCCA26-30 DCABA31-35 BDAAB
完形填空
36-40 ADDCB41-45 ACBDA46-50 CBABD51-55 CABBD
阅读理解
56-60 ACBCB61-65 BCCAB66-70 DABAD71-75 ADCCD
短文改错
76．while 改为 when 77．tk 改为 take 78．正确 79．smth 改为 smthly
80．去掉been 81．and 改为 but 82．Rain前加the
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83．wait 改为 waiting 84．去掉t 85．day改为days
参考范文
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Text 1
M: We’ll be here in Lndn sitting in a newspaper ffice r teaching in a classrm full f chalk dust.
W: Well, Gerge, yu’ll able t g ut in the sunshine smetimes. I’m the ne wh has t stay in classrm.
Text 2
M: Hi, Ruby. Haven’t seen yu fr lng . Where have yu been?
W:I studied in Singapre fr tw years and then came back t wrk here in Trnt. Next mnth I will be sent t a branch in Lss Angeles.
M: Yu are really lucky traveling arund.
Text 3
M: It is said that the manager desn’t like yung peple with lng hair. Is that true?
W: Well, if yu want t get the jb, yu had better have yur hair cut.
Text 4
M: This is a very expensive watch, but I’ve had truble with it ever since I bught it. I insist n seeing the manager.
W: Actually, there is n need fr that, sir. I’ll give yu anther watch just like this ne.
Text 5
W: It says in the newspaper that the bus drivers are threatening t g n strike in England.
M: It’s nt surprising. They g n strike every tw r three years. What d they want this time?
W: Less wrk, mre pay.
M: That sunds familiar.
Text 6
M: Mrs. Spencer, what time is Mr. Black’s flight expected t arrive at Bstn Airprt ?
W: Arund 2 pm, sir. Will yu g with the cmpany car t meet him?
M: Yes, s I’d better leave here n later than nn. Hw abut the htel fr Mr. Black and his party?
W: I made the reservatins fr them last week and checked again yesterday t be sure everything is ready.
M: Including the welcme rm fr tnight’s receptin?
W: That’s right. The manager prmised me that everything wuld be exactly as we have requested.
M: Excellent. I want everything t be the very best.
W: I’m sure it will be. That manager has never let us dwn yet.
M: We want t make a gd impressin. Nt just t be sure that this business deal is a success, but t pay back the wnderful hspitality we received frm them in Tky last year.
Text 7
M: May I help yu ?
W: Yes, my nephew is graduating frm cllege next week and I’d like t get him a nice gift.
M: What price f gift are yu interested in ? We’ll need t knw that befre we begin lking.
W: I usually spend abut twenty dllars fr a gift. D yu have anything nice fr that price?
M: Hw abut a pen and pencil? We culd carve his name n them.
W: N, my brther gave him that fr his birthday last year.
M: Well, then, wuld he enjy a chess set?
W: N, he desn’t g in much fr chess, but he is quite athletic.
M: Then yu culd get him a handball set.
W: That’s a gd idea. I’ll take it.
Text 8
M: Are yu ging t have a hliday this year?
W: Yes. We’re thinking f visiting my brther Fred, wh is a farmer.
M: Farming is a very nice jb, althugh farmers have t wrk hard. They have t get up at 5 in the mrning.
W: Well, as a dctr, yu are quite used t getting up in the night. Well, I’ve just heard frm Fred. He says his crn is ready fr harvest. And he’s thinking f buying sme mre fields next year.
M: h, he must be ding well.
W: Yes, he’s prud f having the largest farm in Kent.
M: Have yu ever been n the farm befre?
W: Yes. Last summer I was. I tried my hand at milking a cw. The result was terrible!
Text 9
M: Betty, whse keys are these? I’ve just fund them n my desk.
W: They’re nt mine, Jack. I saw them this mrning after Je left. He prbably frget them.
M: Why did he leave s early? Did he have a class?
W: N. When he was playing basketball, he fell and hurt his arm. I’ll see Je in class this afternn. I’ll ask him if the keys are his.
M: If they aren’t his, maybe they’re my uncle’s. He brught me sme cakes this mrning, yu knw.
W: That’s right. But he came by car, didn’t he? Then hw culd he get int his car withut his keys?
M: Well, they must be smebdy’s. I’m sure he’s lking fr the keys nw.
Text 10
Hell! My name’s Art. I’m 74 years ld and I live in a retirement cmmunity with my wife Kate. I retired abut twelve years ag frm the bicycle business. I was in the bicycle business fr thirty-five years. Twenty f the thirty-five years I ran my wn business. After I decided t sell my business, I became an advisr. I wrked as an advisr fr five years and then I retired. The retirement cmmunity I live in requires ne t be frty-eight years r lder. In the cmmunity I engage in many activities, il painting, waterclr painting, stained glass prjects. My majr activity, hwever, is glf. Weather permitting, I play every day. We have a glf curse in the cmmunity, and since I played mre ften than I used t befre I retired, my game has imprved.