山东省德州市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份山东省德州市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题，共13页。

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
注意事项：
1.答第Ⅰ卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.选出每小题答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号框。
3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在试卷上无效。
第Ⅰ卷（满分95分）
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，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。
1. What is the wman ding?
A. Taking a shwer.B. Hanging the clthes.C. Lking after the cat.
2. When was the wman brn?
A. In 2003.B. In 2004.C. In 2005.
3. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A meeting.B. An exam.C. A lessn.
4. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. At a gas statin.B. At a htel.C. At a garage.
5. What is the relatinship between the speakers prbably?
A. Clleagues.B. Teacher and student.C. Bss and emplyee.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What des the man want the wman t d fr visitrs?
A. Make a schedule.B. Organize a dinner.C. Bk a htel.
7. What will the wman d next?
A. Arrange buses.B. Check the menu.C. Send emails.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9小题。
8. Hw did the wman’s parents knw each ther?
A. Her father’s bss intrduced them.
B. They wrked in the same place.
C. Her father called her mther by mistake.
9. What des the wman think makes her mther attractive?试卷源自 每日更新，汇来这里 全站资源一元不到！集全国各地小初高最新试卷。A. Beauty.B. Humr.C. Rmance.
听第8段材料，回答第10至第12小题。
10. What des the man say abut the cmputer stre?
A. Crwded.B. Expensive.C. Large.
11. What happened n the man’s way t KFC?
A. He hit a tree.B. He lst his vide game.C. He jked his friends.
12. What did Je and Mike d in the end?
A. They waited fr the man.
B. They left the man alne.
C. They sent the man texts.
听第9段材料，回答第13至第16小题。
13. What des the wman d in the band?
A. A guitarist.B. A drummer.C. A singer.
14. What is the wman gd at?
A. Singing.B. Skiing.C. Skating.
15. What des the wman like ding in summer hlidays?
A. Walking n the beach.B. Swimming in the sea.C. Climbing muntains.
16. What is the wman’s favrite subject?
A. Gegraphy.B. Histry.C. Spanish.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20小题。
17. What des the speaker think f living in Lndn?
A. Stressful.B. Cnvenient.C. Bring.
18. Hw des the speaker usually g arund?
A. By undergrund.B. By car.C. By bus.
19. What culdn’t the speaker’s parents bear?
A. The high huse rent.B. The heavy traffic.C. The nise pllutin.
20. Why des the speaker use the pet’s wrds?
A. T cmplain abut the high price.
B. T prve Lndn is impressive t pets.
C. T shw Lndn is a great city t live in.
第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
NPR’s STUDENT PODCAST CHALLENGE IS BACK-WITH A FOURTH—GRADE EDITION!
Micrphne? Check. Headphnes? Ready. A stry yu just can’t stp talking abut? Gt it! Yup, it’s time again fr NPR’s Student Pdcast (播客) Challenge. And we’re here t annunce the pening bell f year six f this annual cmpetitin.In ur first half-decade, we’ve listened t pdcasts frm mre than 80,000 yung peple all ver the cuntry. Students have deeply pured int their micrphnes persnal stries abut their families r their identities and serius issues, like hw changing climate is impacting lives. On ur end, we’ve listened t yur feedback each year—great suggestins that have brught ur nging Cllege Pdcast Challenge, and a special prize last year fr the best pdcast abut mental health.
This year, we’ve gt a big new change: Since the beginning, the cntest has been pen fr students in grades five thrugh twelve. But this year we are intrducing ur first-ever furth grade cntest! The sixth annual Student Pdcast Challenge is nw pen fr entries and will clse n May 3, 2024. Our judges will chse winners in three categries: grade fur, grades five thrugh eight, and grades nine thrugh twelve.
As in the past, entries must be submitted by a teacher, educatr, rtutr wh is 18 years r lder. And dn’t frget all the tips, advice and lessn plans we’ve cmpiled ver the years, especially the rules arund the maximum length f eight minutes, and abut the use f music. The pdcast shuld be cmpleted independently. After years f listening t student pdcasts, we’ve learned that shrter is better.
21. What is the theme f best pdcast f the 5th Pdcast Challenge?
A. Climate issues.B. Identity crisis.C. Mental health.D. Family matters.
22. What is special abut the sixth Student Pdcast Challenge?
A. The furth grade cntest is set.
B. Grade five have their wn categry.
C. Elementary teachers’ entries are welcme.
D. The feedback fr the prgramme is required.
23. What may cause the disqualificatin f yur entry?
A. The length f 7 minutes.B. Submissin by yur tutr.
C. Being accmpanied by music.D. Being created with yur friends.
B
Newspapers are lsing the battle against smartphnes as the preferred place t learn the news, but ne wman has fund a way t bridge the divide and bring the print t the peple.
Kelsey Russell makes TikTks in which she ges thrugh a single article and explains the cntext alng the way. “I gt a subscriptin t the Sunday New Yrk Times physical cpy,” she said in ne vide. At first, she didn’t like reading frm a small cellphne screen, and it was her dctr wh brught her t print newspapers after suggesting she address her anxiety by ging back t activities she enjyed as a kid. “When I was little, I wuld read the newspaper with my parents,” she said. “S I said, ‘Let me just g back t what made me happy as a child.’”
“When I read the news n print, I actually had time t prcess what was ging n.” Russell appraches her vides as a learning experience. She tries t read at least ne newspaper a day. Hwever, a part f Russell feared the bad news, and she said what she read ften felt like depressing and disheartening. That experience isn’t unique; a recent reprt fund many peple actively chsing t avid news because they cnsider news bring and despairing.
Despite the struggles, Russell’s unique apprach has appealed t a wide audience, lifting her fame and influencing. She has almst 90,000 fllwers n TikTk and mre than 5.3 millin likes n her vides.Still, Russell said she wasn’t seeking t revive(复兴) the print newspaper industry(a survey fund that nly 5% f adults preferred print publicatins) and she instead encuraged peple t get their news frm wherever they can. Her pririty is simply that the news surces are credible. “Media literacy(素养) is bigger than just reading n print,” she said. “It’s als a great way fr humans t think critically abut the whle entire wrld.”
24. Why did Russell start reading newspaper in TikTks?
A. T manage her stress.B. T recall her childhd.
C. T digest current events.D. T prmte physical reading.
25. What challenge des Russell face?
A. Managing audience engagement.
B. Addressing negative view f Tiktk.
C. Overcming persnal anxieties abut news.
D. Appraching audience’s learning difficulties.
26. What is Russell’s main cncern accrding t the last paragraph?
A. Attracting media’s attentin.
B. Encuraging creative thinking.
C. Reviving the print newspaper industry.
D. Ensuring the reliability f news surces.
27. What is a suitable title fr the passage?
A. Print News Meets TikTkB. News Revlutin in TikTk
C. The Rise f Media EngagementD. Imprving Digital Media Literacy
C
Nightmare disrder is characterized by frequent nightmares that cause unhappiness and greatly impact ur life. But a new apprach is added t existing therapy(疗法) by intrducing certain sunds which can help a persn t turn their nightmare int a sweet dream.
The existing therapy, called Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT), is already used as a way t reduce the frequency and intensity f nightmares. “Yu write dwn the bad dream in a very detailed way and then create new endings that are nnfrightening fr nightmares,” said Dr. Kilkenny, the directr f the Institute f Sleep Medicine at Staten Island University Hspital.
In this newly published study, the 36 participants were divided int 2 equal-sized grups. Bth grups practiced IRT, but the secnd grup additinally used Targeted Memry Reactivatin (TMR). TMR wrks by assciating the stimulatin(刺激) f a specific sund with a specific thught while yu’re awake. The daily practice saw them cmpleting IRT with added TMR. The 36 participants were then recrded fr 2 weeks as they slept.
Frtunately fr the dreamers, bth grups saw an imprvement in their sleep and a drp in nightmare frequency. Hwever, the grup wh had received the cmbinatin f IRT and TMR saw a drp in nightmare frequency that lasted fr three mnths beynd the study—and even began t experience mre jyful dreams instead f nightmares. “The study shws again that IRT alne wrks t imprve nightmare disrder, but the new change is that the additin f TMR t IRT nt nly imprves nightmare disrder but als increases the amunt f psitive dream experiences,” said Kilkenny.While the results f this study are encuraging, it might be difficult t carry ut them n yur wn. “If yu’re experiencing frequent r serius nightmares, it may be helpful t first address yur sleeping habits and make sure yur are getting enugh sleep with regular sleep and wake times,” said Dr. Dimitriu, the funder f Menl Sleep Medicine in Califrnia.
28. What are patients required t d in IRT?
A. Listen t calming music during sleep.
B. Recrd their frequency f nightmares.
C. Recreate a pleasant ending fr the nightmare.
D. Tell the dctr abut details f their nightmares.
29. Hw des TMR functin?
A. By taking sleeping medicine.
B. By practicing IRT mre times.
C. By intrducing sund stimulatin.
D. By recrding sunds in nightmares.
30. What d we knw abut the result f the study?
A. Participants tend t sleep lnger than befre.
B. TMR culd enhance the effectiveness f IRT.
C. The sund treatment can help imprve sleeplessness.
D. The nightmares can be avided by bth TMR and IRT.
31. What is Dr. Dimitriu’s suggestin fr serius nightmares?
A. Taking regular exercises.B. Ding a medical checkup.
C. Seeking accurate examinatin.D. Adjusting the sleeping habits.
D
Yu may have visited antique stres and fund cutting-edge gds in secnd-hand furniture stres, but have yu ever stping? On the streets f big cities at night, sme yung peple are “lking fr smething”. Obsessed with the spiritual cre f the ld thing recycling, they fell in lve with it. But what exactly is stping?
In fact, this English wrd riginally meant “bending ver”, and nw refers t a way f life f picking up discarded items and renvating and recycling ld things, which riginally emerged in New Yrk and ther freign big cities.
Since the beginning f last year, the trend f “stping” has spread t many big cities in China and many yung peple lk fr secnd-hand items such as discarded furniture n the streets, take hme and repurpse them with a new lk. In rder t make the flw f infrmatin better, sme “stpers” have als built cmmunities where grup members can share “treasures” n the street with each ther.
Mikik, 27, is reprtedly ne f the first peple in China t get invlved in practicing stping. At first, she psted nline things that peple n lnger use, want t thrw away, r exchange at hme, and slwly hundreds f messages flded in and since then, stping has becme mre and mre ppular amng yung peple. Mikik admitted that she was surprised that the cncept has becme a hit n scial media, as lder generatins ften stigmatize picking up things frm the street r using secnd-hand gds. “Peple like my mm cnsider stping as’rubbish-picking’, and peple will be lked dwn upn by ding this.” She even created an app called “Grecycle” where peple can give away r take unwanted items fr free, hping peple may realize that stping can als be abut ding gd and helping thers.
This generatin f yung peple has given “new life” t ld things, practiced scial respnsibility in their wn envirnmentally friendly ways in life, and als cntributed t the circular ecnmy and sustainable sciety.
32. What d we knw abut “stping” in this text?
A. It was develped in England.B. It equals t rubbish-picking.
C. It is an expressin t shw respect.D. It is a way t turn trash t treasure.
33. Why d stpers build sme cmmunities?
A. T shw ff their gd use f items.
B. T argue abut the misuse f gd treasure.
C. T share the infrmatin f the discarded items.
D. T make sme cmments n the abandned items.
34. What des the underlined wrd “stigmatize” mean in paragraph 4?
A. Be skilled at.B. Be ashamed f.
C. Be fed up with.D. Be accustmed t.
35. What des the authr cnvey with the example f Mikik?
A. Secnd-hand stres are wrth visiting.
B. Big cities ffer mre jb pprtunities.
C. Yung peple spend less than lder peple.
D. The yung have a strnger ec-awareness.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hw t Achieve Yur Dreams
If yu’re in a psitin where yu want t achieve yur dreams, but yu’ve lst yur way, yu’re nt alne. 36 If yu’d like t give yurself anther chance, there are a few key cnsideratins yu’ll want t make.
Mindset
If yu’re prne(倾向) t negativity, it’s nt uncmmn. It’s easy fr peple t pick up n negativity and spread it. Be very intentinal abut the develpment f a psitive mindset. Whether yu chse t watch mtivatinal films, r read inspiratinal bks, wrk n develping a psitive mindset. 37
Envirnment
When yu’re lking t fulfill a dream, the envirnment is s critical. Pay attentin t the peple within yur envirnment. If yur friends wake up late, hang ut a lt and avid respnsibilities, it’s nly a matter f time befre they try t get yu t d the same thing. 38 Fcus n the gal-riented tasks yu’re called t.
Tls
39 If yur dream is t pen up a fashin stre, yu’ll want t start ding research t learn mre abut the industry. Yu can purchase a few bks and curses t gain a better understanding f hw yu’d like t apprach yur business mdel. Yu might need t purchase strage space r a small ffice space t hld all f yur merchandise(商品). These details might seem small, but yu’ll want t prepare fr all f yur expenses.
Discipline
In rder t achieve any wrthwhile dream, yu’ll have t develp a high level f discipline.
When yu’re disciplined, yu’ll sit dwn t cmplete a task withut giving in t yur emtins. 40 Develp a habit f prducing excellence at all times. When yu’ve develped that muscle, yu’ll create a name fr yurself as smene wh’s reliable, cmmitted and dependable.
A. Take a detailed lk at the gals yu have.
B. When yu dn’t feel like wrking, yu still get it dne.
C. Therefre, limit the amunt f time yu spend with them.
D. It’s ne f the mst desired qualities t becme a mdel.
E. There are plenty f peple wh give up n dreams in the prcess.
F. Think abut the tls fr packaging such as tape, bxes and bubble wrap.
G. Yu’re mre likely t achieve yur dreams when yu’re psitive thrugh challenges.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Hammnd is the nly wheelchair nurse in the UK with an assistance dg. Having disabilities mst f her life, she was always 41 that nurses were caring, which mtivated her t becme a nurse t help peple. It wuldn’t be easy. But nthing wuld 42 her passin.
She lves being able t 43 her clients t set achievable gals, helping them 44 the supprt in their changing lives. It’s really helpful t understand the 45 her clients may be having. She has been there: she 46 at hme, she had t receive care. She used t be a dancer, s when she became a wheelchair user and peple asked her what her 47 are, she wuld chke up because she didn’t have any mre. Then it was lucky fr her t find the lve f dgs and her life gt back n 48 . She hpes she can use that t guide peple t 49 themselves.
Her assistance dg, Och aids Hammnd with her 50 difficulties, while he is als a therapy dg, cmfrting her clients. Hwever, she cmpletely understands that nt everyne will want a dg in their hme. Patients’ hmes are 51 ; S befre taking him t the first 52 she wuld call her clients and give them the 53 t accept r refuse him. Smetimes Hammnd can d her jb withut him 54 if he is injured r sick.
Hammnd wuld lve t see mre disabled dctrs and nurses wrking in this field. Like her, they wuld bring their wn 55 t imprve patient care.
41. A. uncertainB. surprisedC. afraidD. aware
42. A. pass nB. hld backC. wake upD. result in
43. A. shapeB. inspireC. frceD. fllw
44. A. deliverB. updateC. accessD. express45. A. depressinB. frtuneC. sympathyD. freedm
46. A. struggledB. waitedC. wrkedD. retired
47. A. dutiesB. challengesC. excusesD. hbbies
48. A. scheduleB. trackC. purpseD. guard
49. A. cmmentB. awardC. behaveD. rediscver
50. A. secretB. scialC. physicalD. financial
51. A. safeB. wrnC. privateD. remte
52. A. visitB. peratinC. accidentD. tur
53. A. guessB. respnseC. serviceD. chice
54. A. temprarilyB. graduallyC. generallyD. casually
55. A. hnrsB. experiencesC. researchesD. needs
第Ⅱ卷（满分55分）
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在题后空白处填入适当的内容（每空一词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Piyingxi, r Chinese shadw puppetry is a traditinal pera art amng Chinese peple. Accrding t histrical recrds, shadw puppetry riginated 56 Western Han Dynasty and became ppular in Ming & Qing.
Shadw puppetry is an art with a perfect 57 (cmbine) f light, image, sund and clr. In lamp light, the shadw puppet lks crystalline(似水晶的) and graceful, with the cut-ut parts brighter than 58 rest.
The perfrmers hld jysticks in their hands that they grab, grind, rll, and press 59 (create) flwing mtins, which is exactly 60 the ancient called “a millin sldiers in tw hands.” In additin t images, perfrmers tell their stries in the lcally ppular tne with musicians 61 (play) instruments in the backgrund.
The clring is als an 62 (amaze) step in making a shadw figure. The favrite clrs are the pure nes, mst f 63 are red, green and black in practice, as yellw is the riginal clr f the skins, and the light leaked thrugh the cut-uts is 64 (natural) white.
The harmnius c-existence f sunds, clrs, light and shadw 65 (make) shadw puppetry a clrful additin t peple’s leisure time.
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）
假如你校英文写作比赛初赛主题为:“If yu desire t succeed, yu must pay the price.”请你写一篇文章投稿，内容包括：
1.你对主题的理解；
2.你的故事。
注意：1.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。
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，使其构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
The biling ht sun beamed nt us as we walked ut fr the state-cup finals. The mix f excitement and nervusness created tensin in the air as everyne walked ut nt the ftball field. I culd feel my heart punding everywhere in my bdy as bth teams lined up.
Starting midfield, like always. 90-minute game, like always. But this was the mst extrardinary stage we’ve ever played n. All parents f us were invited t watch the match. As we gt ready fr kickff, fear tk ver my bdy. Cach says cnfidence is the biggest part f the game, but fr me, it’s my biggest enemy.
My thughts were interrupted as the high-pitched whistle stabbed my ears, and the game began. The ball came straight t me. I drve frward, slipped arund a defender(后卫), and lst it. On the very next play, I gave it straight away again. I culd feel my cnfidence just seeping away. I tld myself I wuldn’t lse it again.
“Cme n, Aidan, keep the ball!” shuted Griffin, my teammate. It wasn’t mean r anything. We’ve knwn each ther fr years and played tgether fr a lng time. But it was nt helping. I just played it safe next time and passed it back. Barely even n target, I was lsing it. I culd feel ur cach, Caden’s eyes burning int the back f my head.
“Aidan, stay ut wide n the start and get up that field. Yu’ve dne it befre, it’s cming t yu n this kickff. Use yur speed.” nce again shuted Griffin. But I didn’t feel fast enugh. I felt like there were rcks tied t my ankles when I ran.
The whistle blew twice fr halftime. The scre was still 0-0. It was a bad game n ur part, sun peeked thrugh my hair int my eyes. My muth was as dry as a desert.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按下列格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
高二英语试题参考答案
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 CCBAA 6-10 BCABA 11-15 CBABA 16-20 BBACC
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
21-23 CAD 24-27 ACDA 28-31 CCBD 32-35 DCBD 36-40 EGCAB
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41—45 DBBCA 46—50 ADBDC 51—55 CADAB
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. frm 57. cmbinatin 58. the 59. t create 60. what
61. playing 62. amazing 63. which 64. naturally 65. makes“Are yu OK?” Griffin passed me a bttle f water.
Exchanging a high-five with the cach, we walked back nt the field.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15 分）
The qute “If yu desire t succeed, yu must pay the price” suggests that achieving success requires devtin, sacrifice, and effrt. My daily experiences make me have a deep understanding f the qute.
When I entered senir high t study, my English was very pr, which made me very depressed. At ne time, I intended t give up learning English. Hwever, the idea brught me nthing but pressure. Therefre, I determined t change the situatin by cntinuus effrt. Day by day, thrugh my struggle and my teacher’s guidance, I imprved my English little by little, bringing me mre cnfidence.
Accrding t the experience, I realize that success rarely cmes easily r withut sacrifice and thse wh persevere in the face f challenges are mre likely t achieve their aspiratins.
高二听力录音材料
Text 1
M: Mlly, cme help me. We need t hang these wet clthes up t dry.
W:I can’t right nw, dad. I’m giving a shwer fr my little cat.
Text 2
W: When were yu brn, Jhn?
M: On May 1st, 2004. What abut yu?
W: I am a year yunger than yu.
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W: Our French exam will be changed t the next Mnday.
M: Yu mean the seventh?
W: Yes. And it will start at 2 p. m.
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W: Fill it up, please.
M:Yu’re at the self-service island, madam. If yu want me t gas up yur car, yu’ll have t pull ver t the area marked “full service”.
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W: I made a mistake in the bard meeting yesterday. I’m afraid ur bss is still angry with me.
M: It’s the past tense. Dn’t wrry.
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M: Linda, did yu receive the schedule fr the visitrs I sent ut this mrning?
W: Yes. What can I d t help?
M: Did yu ntice the dinner I have scheduled fr the final evening? I need yu t make reservatins, invite everyne, and arrange buses frm the htel.
W: Sure, I’d be happy t take care f that. In fact, I’ll email the visitrs right nw and ask them what kind f fd they wuld prefer.
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M: Betty, hw did yur parents meet?W: It’s kind f funny. They had never seen each ther befre their first date.
M: Really? A blind date? S, what happened?
W: Well, ne day my father’s bss Mr. Andersn said, “Hey, I knw a really nice girl. Her name’s Anita. I think yu tw wuld like each ther. Why dn’t yu give her a call?” S, my dad called her, and they went ut that night.
M: Just like that?
W: Yeah. And that first night, my mther started telling stries. She made my father laugh, and they fell in lve. It’s great. She still makes him laugh all the time.
M: Hw beautiful!
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W: Hw was the shpping trip then?
M: The new cmputer stre is great. Yu can’t get near any f the play statins and meals by lunchtime because there are s many peple, but they sell sme great vide games.
W: Did yu g anywhere else?
M: We went fr a burger at the KFC. I lst Je and Mike n the way there. I thught they were just playing a trick n me when they didn’t reply t my texts. S I hid behind a big tree utside the KFC and gave them a real shck when they walked past! I wish I hadn’t dne it nw; they were upset because they culdn’t find me.
W: Then yu went fr the burgers tgether?
M: N, Je and Mike were s angry that they decided t g back hme directly.
W: Oh, that sunds nt s gd.
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M: Giulia, what d yu like ding in yur free time?
W: I’m really int music s I spend a lt f my time playing the guitar in a band and I enjy singing.
M: What d yu like t d when yu’re n hliday?
W: My huse is abut 10 minutes’ walk t the muntains s we usually g t the muntains. I like skiing very much. I lve t spend time ut n the snw. I first learned when I was fur years ld s I’m quite gd at it.
M: What abut summer hlidays?
W: I’m nt interested in ging t the muntain s in the summer. I prefer walking alng the beach. I can’t swim thugh.
M: What is yur favrite subject at schl?
W: Well, Spanish is OK but it’s nt my favrite. Histry is what I enjy mst and gegraphy is the secnd. I’d like t be a histry teacher ne day.
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M: Hi! My name is Stephen and I live in a tiny flat in Lndn. I dn’t live with my parents. They’re living in the cuntryside. An advantage f city life is that having everything yu need s clse at hand. Living beside the undergrund train statin means I dn’t need a car t get arund, which saves me mney. I take the undergrund t wrk every day. I can als use it when I g t visit my friends. Als, there are shpping centers and museums everywhere. Of curse, Lndn, like any large city, has its prblems, t. Lndners dn’t chat n the train r the bus and there is much less sharing spirit than in the cuntry, where my parents live. In fact, they dn’t understand hw I can put up with the nise pllutin. Hwever, I see that as a small price t pay. I’m here, in the heart f the fine city. As a famus pet nce said, “He wh is tired f Lndn is tired f life.”