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命题人：张玲玲 梁士红 玉成 审核人：李红娜
说明：
1.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。2．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。3．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
卷Ⅰ(选择题 共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 man ging t d?
A. Stay inside.B. Lk utside.C. Find his umbrella.
2. Why is the man calling?
A. T make an appintment.
B. T cancel an appintment.
C. T change an appintment.
3. What can we learn abut the lcal weather?
A. It’s sunny and warm.B. It’s cld and cludy.C. It will change in tw weeks.
4. When will the speakers meet?
A. On January 30th.B. On January 31st.C. On February 1st.
5. What will the wman prbably d?
A. Accept the man’s ffer.B. Walk hme.C. Give the man a ride.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A cmputer.B. An e-mail.C. A mbile phne.
7. What will the wman d next?
A. Call the manager.B. Cancel an appintment.C. Get smene t help the man.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Why des the wman say srry t the man?
A. She deleted ne f the man’s files.
B. She made the man’s cmputer brken.
C. She saw the man’s e-mail withut permissin.
9. What is the man’s attitude twards the wman?
A. Impatient.B. Friendly.C. Critical.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What’s the prbable relatinship between the wman and Mr Smith?
A. Husband and wife.B. Bss and secretary.C. Dctr and patient.
11. What des the man ask the wman t d at the beginning?
A. Have lunch tgether.
B. Take a message fr him.
C. Give him Mr Smith’s mbile number.
12. What will the man d next?
A. Wait fr a phne call.B. Wrk at his desk.C. G t meet Mr Smith.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What d the custmers think f the fitness equipment in the htels?
A. Satisfying.B. Disappinting.C. Up-t-date.
14. Hw many htels des the wman mentin?
A. Three.B. Eight.C. Eleven.
15. Where is the wman?
A. In Flrence.B. In Zurich.C. In Bern.
16. What will the speakers d next?
A. Budget the cst.
B. Fix a time fr a meeting.
C. Lk arund the fitness rms.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Wh are the listeners?
A. Parents.B. Students.C. Teachers.
18. Where is the speaker?
A. In the schl hall.
B. In the student health center.
C. In the internatinal student ffice.
19. Hw can the listeners get the infrmatin abut the prcedures?
A. Frm the speaker.B. Frm a dctr.C. Frm a handbk.
20. What des the speaker suggest the listeners d in the end?
A. Get sme travel medicine.
B. Offer their medical histry t the dctr.
C. Make an early appintment with the specialist.
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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Tiger research: Indnesia
While sustainable turism helps prtect many f the Indnesia’s wildlife, ne f its rarest species, the Sumatran tiger, suffers as the island’s cities expand int its frest habitat. Frtunately Bisphere Expeditins have created a trip that nt nly benefits the seriusly endangered animal, but helps prtect it t. Based in a remte camp in the heart f the rainfrest, vlunteers will be needed t tur the landscape, dcumenting tracks, kills and scats(粪便) t aid imprtant research int the lives f these big cats.
Cmpany: Bisphere Expeditins
Length: 13 days
Mre infrmatin: www.bisphere-expeditins.rg
Cycling tur: Cambdia
With an ancient wrld f temples and jungles, Cambdia is the kind f cuntry that needs t be explred slwly. PEPY Turs ffers 621 miles f green fields, dusty range tracks and winding rivers n its 15-day cycling expeditins. Mney ges directly t lcal peple thrugh hmestays and lunches, while turs allw visitrs t learn Khmer custms and cntribute t nging cmmunity develpment prjects.
Cmpany: PEPY Turs
Length: 15 days
Mre infrmatin:
Beach stay: Tanzania
A winner in the Best fr Beach categry at the Respnsible Turism Awards 2014, Chle Mjini Island is a turists’ paradise lcated ff the cast f Tanzania. With n rads r electricity, guests t the lw-impact destinatin can enjy a simple life in hand-built tree huses and spend days either stretching ut n deserted beaches r searching fr whale sharks.
Cmpany: Chle Mjini Island
Length: 6 days
Mre infrmatin:
Teaching: Mrcc
It’s the breathtaking beauty that draws turists t Mrcc’s High Atlas Muntains, but while the remteness f the setting may aid its charm it als causes prblems. Few inhabitants f the regin’s rural villages, especially females, cntinue their educatin past primary schl. Educatin Fr All (EFA) is a Mrccan NGO that builds and runs girls’ barding huses near secndary schls in the High Atlas, making further educatin theretically pssible. Based in the beautiful twn f Asni, the prgramme is lking fr female vlunteers with teaching experience.
Cmpany: Peple and Places
Length: 4 weeks (minimum)
Mre infrmatin: www.travel-
21. If yu want t help with wildlife research, yu may g t ______.
A. IndnesiaB. TanzaniaC. MrccD. Cambdia
22. Cycling turs in Cambdia ffer turists ______.
A. nights t stay at temples B. mney t find hmestays and buy lunches
C. prjects t study tigers D. pprtunities t learn lcal culture
23. Which f the fllwing statement is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. The fur turs are all cmmercial turs.
B. PEPY rganises turs t Chle Mjini Island.
C. Cycling expeditin t Cambdia lasts 13 days.
D. Vlunteers are needed in Indnesia and Mrcc.
B
A recent event called the Human Library Prject tk place at the Nrthern Virginia, r NVa, Cmmunity Cllege, utside f Washingtn D.C. The human Library, which began 19 years ag in Denmark, grew frm a yuth rganizatin called “Stp the Vilence”. Tday, it is a wrldwide mvement.
This is the third year that NVa has held such an event. At the event, students gt the chance t learn frm a persn—a “human bk” —instead f a library bk.
Najeeb Baha, a directr at the cllege, knws abut dealing with prejudice. Baha has fair skin, reddish hair and an Abraic name s peple are ften surprised t learn he is frm Afghanistan. And even fficers at airprts ften stp him because f that. Baha tld NVa student Angel Navia that he thught peple shuld nt fcus s much n skin clr, as well as peple’s last name r hw they speak.
Student advisr Cnnie Rbinsn was anther human bk. She said that cllege educatin helped her get ut f a terrible situatin. She was able t take cntrl f her life. “When I talk t students, I just want them t knw that whatever they are ging thrugh, yu knw, t cntinue their educatin is s imprtant.”
Artist Brian Dailey was anther human bk. He spke abut his travels t 113 cuntries in seven years. Dailey said that, during his travels, he asked peple he tk pictures f fr a ne-wrd answer t a series f ther wrds—such as lve, freedm and war. He discvered that peple in different cuntries ften had very different answers t the same wrd.
Patricia Cper, wh rganized the event, said that human bks celebrate diversity by telling their life stries in an easy-ging setting. “The gal f the human library is t talk t peple in yur cmmunity wh yu may therwise nt speak t because yu have yur wn prejudices and hpefully t break dwn sme f these barriers.”
24. Najeeb Baha is ften stpped at airprts because he _______.
A. desn’t fllw airprt rules B. desn’t lk like a usual Afghan
C. has a prblem with freign languages D. is in a blacklist f dangerus peple
25. Cnnie Rbinsn went ut f trubles _______.
A. because f her family
B. with the help f cllege educatin
C. because f the cllege she wrked fr
D. mainly because she tk cntrl f her wn life
26. Hw did Brian Dailey draw his cnclusin?
A. By learning frm travel. B. By cmparing different pictures.
C. By interviewing freign peple. D. By cmmunicating with ther human bks.
27. Why did Patricia Cpper rganize the event?
A. T let neighbrs knw each ther.
B. T encurage peple t talk with each ther.
C. T intrduce the imprtance f reading bks.
D. T cnnect peple with smene they held prejudices against.
C
Anyne wh has wrn a cast (石膏) knws that rebuilding muscle strength nce the cast is remved can be difficult. Nw researchers at the Ohi Musculskeletal and Neurlgical Institute (OMNI) at Ohi University have fund that the mind is crucial in maintaining muscle strength fllwing a lng perid f nt mving and that mental imaginatin may be key in reducing the assciated muscle lss.
Strength is cntrlled by a number f factrs—the mst studied by far is skeletal (骨骼的) muscle. Hwever, the nervus system is als an imprtant, thugh nt fully understd, determining factr f strength and weakness.
Brian C. Clark and clleagues set ut t test hw the system functins in strength
develpment. They designed an experiment t measure changes in wrist muscle strength in
three grups f healthy adults. Twenty-nine subjects wre a hard cast that extended frm just
belw the elbw (肘) past the fingers, effectively preventing the hand and wrist frm mving,
fr fur weeks. Fifteen subjects wh did nt wear casts served as the cntrl grup.
Of the 29 peple wearing a hard cast, half were asked t regularly perfrm an exercise,
imagining they were strngly cntracting their wrist fr five secnds and then resting fr five
secnds. This was repeated fur times in a rw fllwed by a ne-minute break fr a ttal f 13
runds per sessin and five sessins per week. The ther half perfrmed n imaginatin
exercises.
At the end f the fur-week experiment, bth grups wh wre casts had lst strength in their unmving limbs (肢体) when cmpared t the cntrl grup. But the grup that perfrmed imaginatin exercises lst 50% less strength than the nn-imaginatin grup. The nervus system’s ability t fully make the muscle recver als returned mre quickly in the imaginatin grup cmpared t the nn-imaginatin grup.
28. What des the underlined wrd “crucial” mean in the first paragraph?
A. Significant. B. Disapprving. C. Serius. D. Criticizing.
29. Which f the fllwing statements is NOT true accrding t the passage?
A. Scientists have partly understd the nervus system.
B. The number f the subjects in the experiment was 29 in all.
C. Scientists have already spent a lt f time in studying skeletal muscle.
D. Whever has wrn a cast fr lng may have difficulty in muscle recvery.
30. What can we infer frm the experiment?
A. The cntrl grup lst 50% less strength than the nn-imaginatin grup.
B. The imaginatin grup lst mre strength than the nn-imaginatin grup.
C. The speed f nn-imaginatin grup’s muscle recvery was slwer.
D. The cntrl grup wre casts but didn’t perfrm the imaginatin exercise.
31. Where can yu mst prbably find the passage?
A. In a textbk . B. In a strybk.
C. In a science magazine. D. In a bk review.
D
It is a questin we ften wnder, especially as we age: Hw many years d I have left? Well, thanks t Brazilian dctr Claudi Gil Arauj, there is nw a simple test yu can perfrm right at hme in just a few secnds that culd predict hw many years yu have left t live, accrding t “Discver”.
Begin by standing straight in the middle f a rm. Withut using yur arms r hands, carefully squat (蹲) int a crss-legged sitting psitin. Once yu are cmfrtable, attempt t stand back up frm the sitting psitin again, withut using yur arms r hands fr help. The test is scred n a pint scale between 1 and 10 (5 pints fr sitting, 5 mre pints fr standing back up). Each time yu use an arm r a hand fr help in balancing during the test, yu subtract (减去) ne pint frm 10 pssible pints and half a pint is subtracted each time yu lse yur balance.
It seems like a pretty simple test f training, but Arauj fund that it culd predict life expectancy. He tested it n mre than 2,000 f his patients aged 51 t 80, and fund that peple wh scred less than 8 pints n the test were twice as likely t die within the next six years. Thse wh scred three pints r less were five times mre likely t die within that same time. Overall, each pint achieved in the test meant a 21-percent reductin in mrtality (死亡率).
Arauj’s study was nly perfrmed n patients lder than 50, s the results wn’t mean the same thing fr yunger nes taking the test. But withut cnsidering yur age, the test shuld prvide a useful benchmark (基准) fr yur health. If yu are yunger than 50 and have truble with the test, it ught t be a wake-up call. The gd news is that the yunger yu are, the mre time yu have t get int better shape.
32. Hw many pints will Peter get if he just achieved the crss-legged sitting psitin in the test perfectly?
A. 3 pints. B. 5 pints. C. 6 pints. D. 9 pints.
33. What is the imprtant part f Claudi Gil Arauj’s test if peple want t get a high scre?
A. Stand straight enugh in the right middle f a rm.
B. Squat int a crss-legged sitting psitin and keep the actin.
C. Try t keep their balance withut using arms r hands fr help.
D. Try t stand back up frm the sitting psitin as sn as pssible.
34. What can we learn frm the last paragraph?
A. The test is nly suitable fr peple wh are lder than 50 years ld.
B. The test has the same benchmark upn ld peple and yung peple.
C. Yunger peple can als use the test t be a benchmark fr their health.
D. Older peple shuld take the test seriusly t predict the life expectancy.
35. What wuld be the best title fr this passage?
A. The Yunger t D the Test, the Lnger t Live
B. The Older t D the Test, the Lnger t Live
C. A Test t Tell Yur Life Expectancy
D. A Magic Test t Extend Life
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，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whether yu are a new blgger, r ne that has been blgging fr a while, yu are prbably wndering hw t make the best f yur blg. 36 By ding s, yu can get yur blg knwn, prmte a prduct and get the results yu are expecting. Here are several ways t d this.
The first step is t make sure that yur blg is updated frequently. 37 This will make a huge impact n yur blg. Cntinue psting as yu shuld as this is smething that will keep attracting yur readers t yur blg.
38 Having yur wn lk is a huge plus in the blg marketing wrld. Yu can have yur wn lk by just using HTML, and adjusting the cde t suit yur taste. Yu are ging t see that this will truly make a difference with yur blg. 39 Ding s will make it lk even mre prfessinal.
Smething else that will help yu with yur blg marketing is exchanging links with authrity blgs that are in yur same market. This is anther great way t get the wrd ut abut yur blg. The authrity sites are listed high in Ggle’s search results. 40 Yu will need t cntinue t wrk n yur blg and get mre links t it all f the time. The mre the better in this case. In the wrld f blgs, mst blg wners are thankful fr all links, and are willing t return the favr.
Remember that effective blg marketing requires persistence and patience. Just keep wrking n it. Yur hard wrk is ging t pay ff and yu will be glad that yu did.
A. Make yur blg different.
B. In fact, the key t this is t blg effectively.
C. Pst in yur blg regularly fr the best results.
D. Meanwhile, be n guard against sme harmful links.
E. Anther imprtant thing is t make yur blg lk nice.
F. Hwever, just a few links are hardly ever enugh t get yur blg knwn.
G. Try t get a theme that is ging t match the market that yu are prmting in yur blg.
第三部分：语言运用（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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My 7-year-ld daughter Leeny always has her nse in a bk. She even 41 reading in the car n the lng drive t summer camp, which was where she 42 the bk. My family has always been vereducated, but we were 43 . I didn’t wn bks. I brrwed bks. Hwever, when Leeny realized she had lst the bk, she 44 . “Srry. I can’t find it,” she said. “It’s nly $ 20, right? What’s the big deal?”
I felt the need t make her feel 45 fr the bk. She agreed t help me clean the chicken cp (笼子) 46 my paying the library fine. I thught this idea was very clever because cleaning the cp is sme wrk I had been 47 fr mnths. It was summertime and dust flated in the air. But my girl thught shveling chicken pp (铲鸡粪) was the mst 48 she’d had n a Saturday mrning. In fact, she lked as if she might lse anther 49 in rder t clean the cp again. I std, smewhat 50 , watching her.
It tk me a while t realize why my punishment had 51 . The fact is that I was there, t, shveling chicken pp, fetching the clean straw and feed. Leeny’s little sister, Vicki, was watching a cartn while my husband paid bills. Only Leeny and I were 52 . She had me all t herself fr the first time 53 Vicki was brn, and she was enjying all the attentin fr nce. I dn’t knw what she learned abut respnsibility, but I didn’t 54 the bk any mre. We 55 ver that unpleasant jb and spent quality time tgether: mther, daughter, and chicken pp.
41. A. tk dwnB. tk tC. tk inD. tk ver
42. A. lstB. fundC. brrwedD. tre
43. A. richB. respectableC. clseD. pr
44. A. shruggedB. fearedC. laughedD. ndded
45. A. thankfulB. cncernedC. respnsibleD. anxius
46. A. in respnse tB. in line withC. in trade frD. in charge f
47. A. enjyingB. directingC. practicingD. aviding
48. A. attentinB. funC. wrkD. truble
49. A. n purpseB. by chanceC. at lengthD. withut dubt
50. A. cntentedB. frightenedC. thrilledD. amazed
51. A. succeededB. failedC. endedD. changed
52. A. separatedB. playingC. utsideD. attentive
53. A. afterB. whenC. befreD. since
54. A. pay frB. care abutC. lk frD. call fr
55. A. bndedB. relaxedC. wrkedD. chatted
卷II (非选择题 共55分)
第一部分：单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
I’d like t make new clthes at the ______________ (裁缝店).
It was shcking that she was charged with ______________ (抵抗) arrest.
Believe it r nt, that cuntry is making ______________ (准备) fr the war.
His wife ______________ (陪伴) him n the trip when he was depressed.
The ppulatin f mice in this area has shrunk __________ (急剧) within just a few mnths.
第二部分：单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
The child ran int the rad and was ______________ (strike) by a car.
It was bvius that the event did nt live up t ______________ (expect).
It was apparent that the attacks were nt ______________ (race) mtivated.
Yu’ve dne s much wrk - yu’re bund ______________ (pass) the exam.
It is______________ (hrrible) stressful t d smething yu knw yu’re nt gd at.
There was an almst cmplete lack f ______________ (aware) f the issues invlved.
Jack ______________ (drag) his cat in the mud when we came acrss him the ther day.
This is the statue f a brave sldier____________ (seat) n a hrse, with a gun n his back.
______________ (ccupy) herself ding rutine ffice tasks, she can’t spare any time at all.
Yu are allwed 20kgs f baggage unless ____________ (indicate) therwise n yur ticket.
第二部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友William寒假期间要来中国游玩，行程中计划在你家住三天，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
住宿条件；
活动安排；
其他事项（气候差异、着装提醒等）。
注意：1．词数为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear William,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs，
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。读写的词数应为150左右。
I went up t the rf fr a break after studying fr an hur and watched the 50 r s peple swimming in the natural rck pl belw ur huse. It was a sunny day—a blue, cludless sky ver a calm sea. But then, as I lked in the distance, I discvered a series f three r fur big waves heading twards the shre. I’d seen these mini-tsunamis many times befre. They were heading at speed in the directin f the pl. Mst peple knew hw t lk ut fr them, but frm the screams that started cming frm the beach, I culd tell smene was in truble.
Withut thinking, I ran dwn int the street, hlding my bdybard n the way, and shuted at a stranger t g inside my huse and call the castguard. My neighbr Mises had heard the screaming as well and was als utside with his bdybard, s tgether we rushed t the steps that led dwn t the sea.
Once we gt clser, we discvered the waves had pulled a by and a girl frm the pl and int the pen sea. I knew that the nearest bat wuld take at least 30 minutes t reach us. Waiting fr help wasn’t a chice. I wasn’t used t this srt f emergency-I’d never been trained as a lifeguard-but I didn’t think twice abut trying t save them. I suppsed in a way I wanted t impress everyne: at 19, a deal like that can seem like a gd pprtunity t shw ff.
Mises and I dived int the water and it tk us 10 minutes t get t them. When we finally reached them, they were almst lifeless with nly their heads cming in and ut f the water. We culd tell they were still alive frm their small breaths but it was clear they wuldn’t have been able t stay there much lnger. I held the by and pulled him ver my bard. Mises mved the girl nt his bard. We discussed pushing them back t the shre, but we were t far ut.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
We had t wait anxiusly. ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
That night, wrd came frm the hspital that the tw peple were in gd cnditin.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
高二年级2020-2021学年下学期期中考试参考答案
听力
1—5 ACBCB6—10 CCABB11—15 CABCC16—20 BBACC
阅读
21—23 A DD 24—27 BBAD 28—31 ABCC 32—35BCCC 36—40 BCAGF
完形
41—45 BADAC 46—50 CDBAD51—55 BCDBA
单词拼写
tailr’s 57. resisting58. preparatins 59. accmpanied 60. sharply
单句语法填空
struck62. expectatins 63. racially 64. t pass 65. hrribly
awareness67. was dragging68. seated 69. Occupying 70. indicated
书面表达
第一节：应用文
Dear William,
I am delighted t knw that yu will stay in my huse. Nw, I’d like t tell yu sme relevant infrmatin.
The bedrm is bright and pleasant. Varius bks, a cmputer and the net are all available. Als, I intend t shw yu arund my city. By the way, we are having a cld winter here. S, be sure t bring yur winter clthes.
I am sure yu will have a wnderful experience here. Lking frward t yur cming.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节：读后续写
We had t wait anxiusly. We were hping fr the arrival f the saving bat eagerly. The wind blew wildly and the freezing sea water clapped ur bdies cntinuusly. Thirty minutes seemed much lnger as we just helplessly flated n the bundless sea. After a lng time, a light spt appeared in the distance! We waved ur hands and yelled ut with the left energy. The bat finally reached us and tk all f us back t the shre.
That night, wrd came frm the hspital that the tw peple were in gd cnditin. When I pictured what the merry scene wuld be, relief lay in my heart and happiness was etched n my face. The next mrning, peple all I met smiled at me and culd nt stp praising me. It seemed like a gd pprtunity t shw ff, but I didn’t mean t. In fact, I was ashamed I had thught abut it. It ccurred t me that helping thers was priceless and everyne shuld be a lifeguard.
听 力 原 文
1.
W: Lks like rain. Better lk fr yur umbrella.
M: Yeah, I think it’s definitely ging t rain. That’s why I’m nt ging ut.
2.
M: Srry fr calling s late in the day.
W: That’s OK.
M: Gd. I’m actually calling abut my visit. I’m afraid I've just realized can’t make the Wednesday. Can we mve the meeting t Thursday?
W: OK. Yes, the afternn is free.
3.
W: I’ve gt a tw-week break cming up, and I’d like t g smewhere that’s ht and sunny.
M: Ht and sunny? S yu’re tired f ur weather.
4.
M: S when shall we meet?
W: Let’s see. My trip begins n the 30th f January. That’s a Mnday. Hw abut Tuesday?
M: I’d prefer the Wednesday.
W: OK. That suits me.
5.
M: Need a ride hme?
W: Thanks... but... my apartment is just arund the crner. Besides, I need the fresh air.
6.
W: I’m afraid the manager isn’t here at the mment.
M: Oh, that’s a shame, but maybe yu culd help me. I bught this mbile phne here the ther day and I can’t seem t get the e-mail functin t wrk prperly. I dn’t knw if it’s me r the phne that’s at fault.
W: The manager will be back later if yu can wait.
M: I’m srry, but that’s n use t me. I have an urgent appintment t get t this afternn.
W: Well, if yu wait a minute, I’ll see if I can find smene else t help yu.
M: OK.
7.
W: Oh n! I’m s srry, Bill.
M: What’s the matter?
W: I’ve just deleted smething by mistake.
M: But why are yu using my cmputer?
W: Well, mine is brken and I haven’t taken it t the repair shp. Yu knw I just wanted t send a quick e-mail, s I used yurs, and I’m really srry!
M: What did yu delete?
W: I dn’t knw, just a file that was pen. I thught it was mine. Srry Bill!
M: Oh, never mind. It wasn’t imprtant. Dn’t wrry abut it.
8.
W: Hell, Mr Smith’s ffice.
M: Oh, hell. Culd I speak t Mike Smith, please?
W: I'm afraid he’s nt at his desk at the mment. I think he’s gne ut t lunch. He’ll be back in abut half an hur. Shall I get him t call yu as sn as he cmes back? Or d yu want t leave message?
M: Actually, culd yu pssibly give me his mbile number? It’s quite urgent.
W: I’m really srry, but I am nt allwed t.
M: Is there any chance f yu ringing him fr me and asking him t call me back?
W: Certainly, I can d that fr yu. Culd I have yur name, please?
M: Yes, it’s Sam Dalgam.
W: OK, Sam. I’ll ring him straight away. Gdbye.
9.
W: I’m calling fr sme infrmatin. I’d like t find ut abut yur services fr htels.
M: OK. Can yu tell me a little mre? What type f htels?
W: Well, a chain f fur-and five-star htels. We’re based in Switzerland, but n yur website yu dn’t have an peratr in Switzerland, s I thught Italy was the nearest.
M: That’s right, yes. We are in Flrence.
W: Gd. Well, we’re interested in updating ur current fitness rms fr guests. Our current equipment’s rather ut f date and ur custmers ften cmment n this.
M: OK. Hw many htels are we talking abut?
W: We currently have eight htels with fitness equipment, and three thers that need it.
M: And what budget d yu have fr this?
W: That’s difficult t say, actually. Wuld it be pssible fr smene t cme and have a lk?
M: Yes, f curse. Actually, we’re cming t Switzerland next mnth. We already have a custmer in Zurich. Is that near yu?
W: Nt t far. I’m in Bern. It’s nly a cuple f hurs away.
M: Fine. Can we arrange a meeting then?
W: Sure. Let’s see...
10.
Hell, there. Gd afternn! Thank yu fr yur finding the time in yur busy schedules t cme t the internatinal student ffice’s first meeting fr students ging abrad, t Suth America next autumn. By the way, if yu haven’t already signed next t yur name n ur attendance lists —they’re n the table at the entrance t the schl hall—be sure t d it n yur way ut. Remember, this meeting is a must fr yu, s yu need t make sure we knw that yu’re here. All right, t begin, we’re ging t be talking abut health and specifically the prcedures that yu have t g thrugh in rder t get yur student visas fr yur hst cuntry. Fr all f yu, this will include gathering health infrmatin, such as prf frm yur dctrs that yu’re nt suffering frm any serius diseases that may pass t thers. All the infrmatin that each f yu will need can be fund in yur cuntry handbk that yu received when yu were accepted int the prgram. Als, each ne f yu is required t meet with a dctr at the student health center wh is specialized in travel medicine. The health center can give yu infrmatin abut appintment times, but be sure t bk yur appintment early, because the specialist is nly at the health center at certain times. T have the benefit, yu shuld have yur meeting at least 4-6 weeks befre yur trip.