武汉市吴家山中学2024-2025学年高一上学期10月考英语试卷

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注意事项：
1. 答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置，
2. 选择题的作答：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用。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效，
3. 非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效，
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，录音内容结束后你将有两分钟的时问将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
(共5小题；每小题1. 5分， 满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每一段对话后，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. When will the man arrive at the party?
A. At 7: 30. B. At 8: 00. C. At 8: 30.
2. Hw des the man help the wman?
A. By filling ut the frm fr her.
B. By telling her his persnal infrmatin.
C. By reading the infrmatin n the frm.
3. What is the wman ging t d?
A. Pay fr the shes. B. G t the she shp. C. Brrw mney frm the man.
4. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Dctr and patient. C. Classmates.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. What the man’s hbby is
B. Whether the man learned drawing.
C. When the man went t high schl.
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秒钟的作答时同。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What did Jena frget t d?
A. Tell the wman abut the man’s call.
B. Make an appintment with the man.
C. Take her cell phne with her.
7. What will the wman d n Saturday?
A. G and visit Jena. B. Have dinner with the man. C. Make a phne call t her sister
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9题。
8. What d we knw abut the man?
A. He is hard-wrking. B. He likes making things. C. He paid SS0 fr the bkcase.
9. What des the man d in the end?
A. He tells a jker B. He makes a future plan. C. He asks the wman fr help
听第 8 段材料，回答第 TO 至 12 题。
10. What are the speakers ding?
A. Discussing their schedule. B. Packing fr a jurney. C. Deciding n a present.
11. What dcs Jacques like ding?
A. Swimming. B. Playing basketball. C. Reading bks n mdem art.
2. What will the speakers mst prbably d next?
A. Find a basketball, B. Leave hme. C. Call a taxi.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. When did the man’s bss call Jeff?
A. In the mrning. B. In the afternn. C. In the evening.
14. Hw did Jeff explain everything?
A. Over the phne. B. By e-mail. C. In persn.
15. Why didn’t Jeff cme t the ffice n Tuesday?
A. He was sick. B. He was ff the day. C. He was wrking smewhere else.
16. Hw des the wman sund in the end?
A. Excited. B. Angry. C. Surprised.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Why did the speaker g n the tur?
A. It was the prize f a cmpetitin.
B. Jhn asked her t g with him.
C. It was her travel plan.
18. What did the speaker dislike abut the htel?
A. The drinks. B. The fd. C. The waiters.
19. What did the speaker think f the trip t the museum?
A. Disappinting B. Amazing. C. Terrible.
20. What did the speaker d in the secnd week?
A. She rde an elephant. B. She went t the muntains. C. She relaxed in the htel.
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。
Ht hlidays that wn’t break the bank in 2024
Spain: Csta del Sl
Whether yu’re lking fr lively beach parties r peaceful bay, yu’ll find yur perfect spt in Csta del Sl. Nt nly is Spain a treasure cllectin f culture, but it is als a perfect spt fr the thrill-seekers. Csta del Sl ffers water sprts like windsurfing and jet-skiing, as well as hiking trails in the beautiful Sierra Nevada muntains.
Italy: Amalfi Cast
The Amalfi Cast is blessed with jaw-drpping scenery. Explring charming twns like Psitan, Ravell, and Amalfi, yu will find each with its wn histry and charm. The regin is famus fr its sweet lemn trees. Try the lcal Limncell, a refreshing lemn wine suitable fr summer.
Turkey: Bdrum
Bdrum has sme f the mst attractive blue waters in the Mediterranean. Visiting the Bdrum Castle, yu can ttally expse yurself t histry and have fun in the beautiful markets f Bdrum, where yu can buy lcal fd, spices, and handmade crafts. It’s a delight fr shpping enthusiasts. Bdrum has a bhemian atmsphere with a lively nightlife. Frm beachfrnt clubs t csy bars, the twn cmes alive after dark.
Cyprus: Paphs
Filled with mythlgy (神话) , Paphs is a UNESCO Wrld Heritage site, with archaelgical wnders like the Paphs Archaelgical Park. The twn cmbines the ld and the new. Depending n the time f yur visit, yu might catch ne f Paphs’ lively festivals, celebrating everything frm music and arts t the yearly Carnival.
Bk tday with £0 depsit (定金) and yu will als get a discunt.
21. Fr a traveler f adventure spirits, the likely destinatin is ________.
A. Csta del SlB. Amalfi CastC. BdrumD. Paphs
22. What can yu d in Bdrum?
A. Explre mdern architecture. B. Visit Wrld Heritage sites.
C. Jin in the yearly Carnival. D. G shpping.
23. What makes Amalfi special cmpared t ther places mentined?
A. Histric sites. B. Amazing beaches. C. Lemn-made wine. D. Energetic nights.
B
Living in Iwa and trying t becme a phtgrapher specializing in landscape (风景) can be quite a challenge, mainly because the crn state lacks gegraphical variatin (变化).
Althugh landscapes in the Midwest tend t be quite similar, either farm fields r highways, smetimes I find distinctive character in the hills r lakes. T make sme f my landscape shts, I have traveled up t fur hurs away t sht within a 10-minute time frame. I tend t travel with a few f my friends t state parks r t the cuntryside t g n adventures and take phts alng the way.
Being at the right place at the right time is decisive in any style f phtgraphy. I ften leave early t seek the right destinatins s I can set up early t avid missing the mment I am attempting t phtgraph. I have missed plenty f beautiful sun sets and rises due t being n the sprt nly five minutes befre the best mment.
One time my friends and I drve three hurs t0Devil’s Lake, Wiscnsin, t climb the purple quartz(石英) rck arund the lake. After we fund a crazy-lking rad that hung ver a bunch f rcks, we decided t phtgraph the scene at sunset. The psitin enabled us t lk ver the lake with the sunset in the backgrund. We managed t leave this spt t climb higher because f the spare time until sunset.
Hwever, we did nt mark the rute(路线)s we ended up almst missing the sunset entirely. Once we fund the place, it was stressful getting lights and cameras set up in the limited time. Still lking back n the phts, they are sme f my best shts thugh they culd have been s much better if I wuld have been prepared and managed my time wisely.
24.Hw des the authr deal with the challenge as a landscape phtgrapher in the Midwest?
A. By teaming up with ther phtgraphers.B. By shting in the cuntryside r state parks.
C. By studying the gegraphical cnditins.D. By creating settings in the cm fields.
25. What is the key t successful landscape phtgraphy accrding t the authr?
A. Prper time management.B. Gd shting techniques.
C. Adventurus spirit.D. Distinctive styles.
26.What can we infer frm the authr’s trip with friends t Devil’s Lake?
A. They went crazy with the purple quartz rckB. They felt stressed while waiting fr the sunset.
C. They reached the shting spt later than expected.D. They had prblems with their equipment.
27. Hw des the authr find his phts taken at Devil's Lake?
A. Amusing.B. Satisfying.C. Encuraging.D. Cmfrting.
C
A team f scientists is studying the sund f the frest in Ecuadr t learn hw artificial intelligence (Al) culd fllw animal life in recvering/envirnments
When scientists want t measure new frest grwth, they can study large areas f land with tls like satellites. But understanding hw fast and in what number wildlife is returning t an area is mre difficult. Smetimes it requires an expert t listen thrugh sund recrdings and pick ut animal calls.
Jrg Muller, an expert n birds, wndered if there was a different way. S, he turned t biacustics (生物声学), which uses sund t learn mre abut animal life and their living envirnments. Muller and his team recrded wildlife sunds in Ecuadr. They first had experts listen t the recrdings and list the sunds f different animals. Then, they examined the sund quality t measure the envirnment. Finally, they ran tw weeks f recrdings thrugh an AI cmputer prgram trained t understand 75 different bird calls.
The prgram was able t pick ut the calls n which it was trained. Hwever, scientists wndered if the prgram culd crrectly identify the number f different kinds f plants and animals in each envirnment. T see if the prgram culd d that, the team used tw different cntrls. One was frm the experts wh listened t the recrdings, and the secnd was based n examples frm each envirnment, which can be used t understand bidiversity (生物多样性) .
Since the number f sunds that are fund t be used t train is limited, the Al prgram culd nly identify ne-furth f the bird calls experts culd. But it was still able t crrectly measure bidiversity levels in each envirnment, the study said. It als said the results shw the Al prgram is a pwerful tl t measure the recvery f animal scieties in sme frests. The study shwed that bidiversity fund frm recrdings can be measured in a cst-effective and cmplete way and measure envirnments.
There are still areas fr imprvement, including the lack f animal sunds n which t train Al mdels. And the methd can nly catch animals that use sund t cmmunicate.
28. What des the study fcus n?
A. Studying plant grwth. B. Observing birds’ behavir.
C. Understanding Al’s effect n wildlife. D. Measuring wildlife recvery.
29. What methd did the team use t learn wildlife sunds in Eduadr?
A. Biacustics. B. Satellite recrding.
C. Sund recrding by Al. D. Direct bservatin by experts.
30. What did the AI prgram prve t be useful fr?
A. Identifying plant species. B. Tracking weather change.
C. Measuring bidiversity levels. D. Identifying all the bird calls.
31. What did the study suggest fr imprvements?
A. Measuring mre bird cnvirnments.
B. Catching mnimals that use sund t cmmunicate.
C. Training the prgram n a wider variety f sunds
D. Having experts study mre and understand bird calls.
D
D yu remember what yu had fr dinner tw weeks ag tday? What abut tw years ag? Fr mst peple, recalling such details is a challenge, but it’s a different stry fr individuals with hyperthymesia (Highly Superir Autbigraphical Memry, HSAM). This rare cnditin, allws them t clearly remember numerus life experiences, including specific dates, times, lcatins and even small details frm many years ag. As f 2021, nly 62 peple wrldwide have been identified with this ability.
Hwever, memries recalled by HSAM individuals are highly self-centered: they can nly remember past experiences and details abut themselves. Yet their ability t memrize impersnal infrmatin, such as randm lists f wrds, appears t be n better than average. Unlike thers with exceptinal memry, HSAM individuals d nt rely n specific memry strategies t remember infrmatin. Their recall is ften described as an “invluntary” prcess. where memries cme t mind withut effrt r cnscius awareness.
While HSAM may seem like a desirable ability, it can als be a liability fr thse wh pssess it. Peple with HISAM may find it difficult t frget painful r negative experiences, which can ptentially lead t anxiety and depressin. They may als struggle t remain fcused n the present mment, as their-minds are cnstantly flded with memries frm the past.
Despite brain scans failing t reveal significant physical differences, researchers believe peple with HSAM pssess distinct thinking patterns and habits that cntribute t their remarkable memry abilities. Specifically, they shw high- cncentratin levels and a tendency fr fantasy (想象) allwing them t think abut past experiences repeatedly and thereby strengthening their ability t recall memries. Unlike the average persn wh may experience this prcess after significant events, HSAM individuals d s day in and day ut thrughut their lives. McGaugh. a research prfessr in neurbilgy and behavir at the University f Califrnia, says that further research n HSAM may prvide new insights int hw the brain stres and retrieves (检索) memries, ptentially helping the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and ther frms f memry lss.
32. Wh is the mst likely t get HSAM?
A. Daniel wh learns difficult cncepts effrtlessly.
B. James wh memrizes lists f randm wrds quickly.
C. Rebecca wh is familiar with histric events in the wrld.
D. Michael wh remembers almst every item frm his childhd.
33. What des the underlined wrd “liability” in paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A. Shame. B. Burden. C. Prtectin. D. Advantage.
34. What d we knw abut peple with HSAM?
A. They tend t think mre psitively. B. They have unique brain structures.
C. They adpt specific memry strategies. D. They cnstantly recall their past experiences.
35. What is the purpse f the passage?
A. T prvide tips n imprving memry. B. T present the truble caused by HASM.
C. T intrduce the rare cnditin f HASM. D. T explain cmplex human thinking patterns.
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项安选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中在两项为多余选项。
Indr plants might lk as if they just sit arund nt ding much, but in many ways they are the unsung heres f the hme.36____________,but studies have shwn that they can prmte peples wellbeing by imprving their md(心情),reducing stress and helping their memry. What’s mre, indr plants are easy t lk after and are nt very expensive.
What are indr plants?
Indr plants, als knwn as huseplants r pt plants, are plants that like t grw indrs. Mary f these species(物种)are nt ideally suited t grwing utside in the UK, especially in the winter.37____________
Why are indr plants gd fr yu?
Will Spelstra, wh wrks at the Ryal Btanic Gardens, says, “38____________I find during the winter mnths, plants arund the huse can really lift yur md.” Several studies have backed this up and fund that indr plants can imprve creativity, fcus and memry. There is als research shwing that pt plants can clean the air arund them by remving harmful gases such as carbn dixide They als remve sme harmful chemicals frm paints rcking.39____________
Which plants can yu grw?
Ale vera, peace lilies and spider plants are sme f the species that are easy t grw indrs. Yu can buy plants frm supermarkets, garden centres r nline. Yunger plants are ften cheaper than fully grwn nes, and yu get t care fr them as they mature-which is part f the jy f wning plants. “40___________” Spelstra says. "It can bring a new interest and fcus int peple’s lives and help t make the link between hme and nature."
A. All plants are different
B. Nt nly d they lk beautiful
C. There are many benefits t grwing plants indrs
D. Instead they grw better inside where it is warmer
E. Plants like peace lilies and devil’s ivy are amng the best
F. Changing the pt f yur plant frm time t time will als help
G. Learning abut the requirements f each plant can be very rewarding
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和D四个选项中A选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Gabe and I were taking a rad trip frm Weyburn t Nelsn. At arund 5: 30 pm, we were 41 n a muntain rad. I was texting my family. We weren’t 42 there’d recently been flding in the area.
When I 43 frm my phne, I saw a wave f mud racing dwn the muntain. Gabe tried t brake, but it was t late. The mudslide sent ur car 44 dwn the cliff. It 45 n its side amng sme trees.
I dn’t knw hw lng we were uncnscius, but I wke up t the 46 f Gabe maning (呻吟). We had n phne signal, s all we culd d was 47 fr help. But my chest hurt t much t even 48 . S Gabe started shuting as lud as he culd.
Luckily, fur men sptted us and went t ur 49 . On ur way up, Gabe was in 50 , slipping in and ut f cnsciusness, and I 51 didn’t think he was ging t make it.
When the medical team finally reached us, they 52 us int separate ambulances. I was swearing a lt as they tk us away-I didn’t think I’d ever see my byfriend again.
We spent weeks in hspital. Even after 53 , I’ll walk with a limp fr the rest f my life, and Gabe lst the visin in his left eye.
Befre this all happened, we were happy-g-lucky peple. We’re even mre 54 nw. Despite the 55 we suffered, we’re grateful that we’re still living a pretty gd life.
41. A. cycling B. hiking C. driving D. evacuating
42. A. aware B. ptimistic C. cnfident D. anxius
43. A. gave in B. checked ut C. fell apart D. lked up4
4. A. drpping B. erupting C. crashing D. sheltering
45. A. tapped B. landed C. cracked D. swept
46. A. sund B. behavir C. cmpany D. scene
47. A. cry B. wave C. turn D. fire
48. A. suffer B. beat C. shake D. breathe
49. A. site B. rescue C. emergency D. struggle
50. A. amazement B. shck C. prtest D. demand
51. A. hnestly B. bviusly C. respnsibly D. cnfusingly
52. A. treated B. drve C. laded D. exchanged
53. A. exercises B. restratins C. peratins D. experiments
54. A. determined B. curius C. fcused D. psitive
55. A. injuries B. ruins C. sweats D. traps
第Ⅱ卷非选择题 (共40 分)
第一节： (共10小题；每小题 1. 5分，满分 15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
Knwn as a unique type f prcelain (瓷器) , “Linglng prcelain” is ne f the fur distinguished traditinal prcelains frm Jingdezhen, ften ___56___ (refer) t as the “city f prcelain” in East China’s Jiangxi prvince.
Unlike rdinary prcelain , Linglng prcelain is particularly crafted by first carving tiny hles int the prcelain bdy, ___57___ are then filled with a unique glaze (釉) . Thrugh cntinuus adjustments t the glaze materials, a shining quality has been achieved, imprving bth the artistic and practical charm f the prcelain.
Since Linglng prcelain was t difficult ___58___ (make), the number f Linglng prcelain pieces___59___ (survive) ver time was quite limited.
In the past ten years, thanks t mdern technlgy, certain tasks such as carving and painting ___60___ (emply) t reduce physical labr. ___61___ (hpeful) intangible cultural heritage will reach every husehld, with mre peple enjying the beauty f this cultural heritage ___62___ an affrdable price.
Recently a rising fascinatin amng yung individuals with traditinal decrative arts excites the industry, with the increasing sales f cups and tableware featuring traditinal crafts, indicating a renewed appreciatin and ___63___ (recgnize) f traditinal culture and art amng yung peple.
Beynd integrating intangible cultural heritage int the daily lives f yung peple, drawing ___64___ (glbe) attentin t Jingdezhen’s Linglng prcelain ___65___ highlighting its richness and diversity have becme anther gal achievement.
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是李华，你的朋友Lucy 因为不能良好处理和父母之间的关系，感到烦恼，向你写信求助，请你给她回信，内容包括：
1. 进行安慰：
2. 提出建议。
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 Lucy,
I’m Li Hua. ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A cuple f mnths befre I started high schl, my parents gave me the greatest gift any teenage by culd ask fr: a cellphne. I lived n that phne all summer with my face buried in its screen. I ignred (忽视) my family and my surrundings. Being cnnected was mre imprtant than being present.
S, yu can imagine my displeasure when I learned what my dad had planned fr ur family vacatin that year. “This year.” my dad said, “we’ll be ding smething special. We’re ging camping!” His excitement was met with a disappinted sigh. It wasn’t my dream vacatin because mind was n my phne. I was s buried in the screen, in fact, that the first time I can remember truly lking up was when we drve acrss a bridge n the way t ur campsite.
I stared ut the windw and saw redwds twering abve us, their branches threatening t pierce (刺破) the blue sky. I saw a raring river with slivers f silky black water appearing between crashing white rapids. The air blwing int the car frm the pen windws was ht. But nne f that mattered t me. The reasn I bad lked up was fr smething far mre serius: my phne n lnger had service.
The last hur f the drive was increasingly tense. My dad annunced that he had chsen a campsite that had n cell service, and that my phne wuld be useless until we returned hme. I wuld be trapped in the frest fr fur days with n way t cntact the utside wrld! I went thrugh the full cycle f teenage emtins during the first day f the trip. I raged (愤怒). I bargained. 1 begged. I flip-flpped (转变) frm a depressive state t anger and back.
I went t bed angrily that night. But when I awke in the mrning, smething had changed.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2, 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为您写好。
Instead f burying myself in my phne, I fcused n smething else: my surrundings. _______________
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The next fur days passed in a flash with many fun activities. ____________________________________
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武汉市吴家山中学2024-2025学年度上学期10月考
高一 英语试卷 参考答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 CCBCA 6-10 ABBAB 11-15 CBABC 16-20 CABAC
第二部分 阅读（共20小题，每小题2. 5分，满分50分）
21-23 ADC24-27 BACB28-31 DACC32-35 DBDC
36-40 BDCEG
第三部分 语言运用（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）
41-45 CADCB46-50 AADBB51-55 ACCDA
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
56. referred57. which58. t make59. surviving60. are emplyed
61. Hpefully62. at63. recgnitin64. glbal65. and
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：书面表达（满分15分）
Dear Lucy,
I’m Li Hua. I'm really srry t hear that yu're having truble with yur parents. Feeling frustrated is nrmal, but dn't wrry, things will imprve. First, try t cmmunicate penly and calmly. Share yur feelings and listen t theirs. Secnd, set up regular family activities t strengthen yur bnd. Lastly, if yu feel verwhelmed, cnsider talking t a cunselr r a trusted teacher fr supprt. I hpe these suggestins help, and I'm here fr yu anytime.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
Instead f burying myself in my phne, I fcused n smething else: my surrundings. The redwds and river were breathtaking. Withut my phne, I nticed the sunlight thrugh the leaves, the wind in the branches, and the birds' sngs. Walking by the river, I felt the sun and the cl water, experiencing nature deeply. My mind cleared, and I felt at peace.
The next fur days passed in a flash with many fun activities. Each mrning, my dad and I hiked, explred trails, and discvered views. We fished, cked ver the campfire, and shared stries under the stars. Playing frisbee with my siblings, I laughed and enjyed their cmpany. Evenings were spent arund the campfire, rasting marshmallws and telling ghst stries. Withut my phne, I was mre present, and the cnnectins with my family grew strnger. By the end, I appreciated the value f discnnecting frm technlgy and recnnecting with nature and lved nes.
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(Text 1)
W: What time des the party start?
M: It starts at 8 ’clck. I think I’ll arrive half an hur late because I have t wrk late tday.
(Text 2)
W: Excuse me! Can yu read ut this frm fr me? I’ve frgtten my glasses.
M: Of curse, ma’am. First, yu shuld write dwn yur name and address, and then yur telephne number.
(Text 3)
W: Yur shes lk really nice. Hw much did yu get them fr?
M: They nly cst me abut frty dllars.
W: I’m ging t get a pair fr my husband. Let me see if I’ve gt enugh mney.
(Text 4)
W: I didn’t g t schl yesterday because I was sick.
M: I’m srry t hear that. D yu want the ntes and hmewrk frm English class?
W: That wuld be nice, thank yu.
M: N prblem. I hpe t see yu at schl tmrrw.
(Text 5)
W: Tell me, what d yu enjy ding in yur spare time?
M: I enjy drawing.
W: I didn’t knw yu culd draw.
M: I learned back in high schl.
(Text 6)
W: Hell, Mary speaking.
M: Hi, Mary. This is Jack. I called yu yesterday, but yu were nt at hme. Didn’t yur sister Jena tell yu?
W: N, she prbably frgt. She is busy preparing fr her exams these days.
M: I tried yur cell phne, but yu didn’t answer.
W: Actually, I didn’t have my cell phne with me. Anyway, what did yu want t tell me?
M: I wanted t invite yu t dinner n Saturday. S d yu have any plans then?
W: N, nt at all. See yu then.
(Text 7)
W: What’s this suppsed t be?
M: It’s my new bkcase. I just have t put it tgether.
W: Why didn’t yu buy ne which was ready?
M: T begin with, I like making things.
W: I knw, but this is a lt f wrk. Is it wrth it?
M: Of curse! I saved $50.
W: Ww, I had n idea.
M: Yu knw what? The next thing I want t make is a car. Will yu help me build it?
W: What? Yu’re crazy!
M: Relax. I’m nly kidding!
(Text 8)
W: Jim, yu did put the suncream in the case, didn’t yu?
M: Yes, f curse, Cindy. I think we’ve gt everything. Oh, hang n. Yu have packed ur swimming things, haven’t yu?
W: Srry, I frgt. I’ll d that nw.
M: We shuld take a present fr Jacques, shuldn’t we?
W: Yes, we shuld, and I already thught f that. I bught him a beautiful bk n mdern art. Yu knw, he always buys bks abut that. Nw, what abut yur basketball? Yu like playing basketball. D yu want t take it with yu?
M: I’d rather just be by the pl, reading and swimming.
W: Well, I want t g climbing with Jacques. Yu wuldn’t mind, wuld yu?
M: Of curse nt! I might even cme with yu. Nw, we shuld get ging. Let’s get everything int the car.
(Text 9)
M: Jsie, d yu remember Jeff in my ffice?
W: Yeah. I have seen him befre at yur party, and yu have tld me smething abut him.
M: He left last week.
W: Left? Really? D yu knw why?
M: He didn’t cme in by Tuesday, s n Tuesday afternn I called t see whether he was ff the day r he was sick.
W: And what did he say?
M: N answer. I talked t my bss, and it seems that he tried t call Jeff the mrning befre me. But he culdn’t get thrugh either.
W: Strange.
M: Anyway, by the end f the day, Jeff sent an e-mail explaining everything.
W: An e-mail? S, why did he leave?
M: Well, he fund a new jb last mnth, but he frgt t tell us abut it.
W: Yu’re jking! Hw can anyne d that?
(Text 10)
W: Well, my name is Cindy and recently, I’ve finished a tur which is nt the type f thing I’d usually g fr. But because we wn it, we didn’t have t pay anything. We didn’t get ff t a gd start, thugh, because the bus frm the airprt t the htel was awful. It tk ages. The trip was all-inclusive, s all drinks and meals were included in the price. The drinks were fantastic! The htel fd was either tasteless r t ht, but the waiters were all friendly and knwledgeable at least. Jhn decided he wanted t take a trip t a museum, s I went alng. Actually, I didn’t really like it. It was pretty disappinting. I surely preferred being near the cean. The beach was amazing and I went there several times. In the secnd week, Jhn went ff n his wn int the muntains, but I stayed in the htel. I nce tried ging n an elephant ride, but it was terrible. Elephants frightened me, s I gave up. The tw weeks went by s quickly. We gt back last night and, all in all, I think it was a great trip, really relaxing. I’m s glad we entered the cmpetitin