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選擇題部分

第一部分（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題紙上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和明仕亞洲下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15

B.£9.18

C.£9.15

答案是C.1.Whatisthemanlookingfor?

A.Hispen.

B.Hisbook.

C.Hisphone.

2.WhatdoesCarol’sfatheraskhertodo?

A.Talkwithherfriends.

B.Gooutwithhim.

C.Putonwarmclothes.

3.HowmanymembersarethereinAlice’sgroupnow?

A.Two.

B.Four.

C.Six.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Waysofcooking.

B.Healthyfoodforkids.

C.Kidshelpinginthekitchen.

5.Whatisthewoman?

A.She’sashopassistant.

B.She’sareceptionist.

C.She’sasecretary.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位罝。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間明仕亞洲各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whydoesthemansoundsurprised?

A.Lilyrejectedajoboffer.

B.Lilywasabsentfromschool.

C.Lilyturneddownascholarship.

7.WhathasLilydecidedtodo?

A.TraveltoDubai.

B.Staywithhermom.

C.Startabusiness.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.

B.Relatives.

C.Classmates.

9.WhatisSabrina’ssisterdoing?

A.TouringinAfrica.

B.Teachinginavillage.

C.Workinginacompany.

10.HowcanSabrinareachhersisternow?

A.Byphone.

B.Byemail.

C.Byletter.聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.WhatdoesMariathinkofthesoup？

A.Tasteless.

B.Justfine.

C.Thick.

12.WhatdoesKarlsaycanbeaddedtothesoup?

A.Salt.

B.Onions.

C.Pepper.

13.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Athome.

B.Atarestaurant.

C.Atafriend’shouse.

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whenwillsomeonecometocheckthehotwater?

A.Thisafternoon.

B.Tomorrow.

C.Attheweekend.

15.Howdidthestudentsknowabouttheflat?

A.Fromafriend.

B.Fromanewspaper.

C.Fromahouseagency.

16.Whatwillthewomandotosettletheproblemaboutthefridge?

A.Paythestudentsforthenewone.

B.Getsomeonetofixtheoldone.

C.OrderoneontheInternet.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whoisthespeaker?

A.Aninvitedguest.

B.Anewsreporter.

C.Aradiohost.

18.Inwhatwayhasthespeakerchanged?

A.Hespeaksfaster.

B.Hebecomesheavier.

C.Hecooksmoreoften.

19.Whatisdifficultforthespeakertogetusedto?

A.Thefood.

B.Theweather.

C.Thelanguage.

20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheFrenchpeople?

A.Abitcold.

B.Generous.

C.Easy-going.第二部分：理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）

理解下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmycustomers.She'dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI'dbikeduptoherdoorstep,there'dbeacolddrinkwaiting.I'dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.

Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband,"Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning."she'dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,soda(汽水)wentupmynose.

ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybeshe'dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat'swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhilesheseemedcontenttoleaveherhusbandoveratthecemetery(墓地).

Ifinallyquitdeliveringnewspapersanddidn'tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurchfund-raiser(募捐活動(dòng)).Shewasspooningmashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she'dhadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusbandwasgone,butlifewenton.

Iliveinthecitynow,andmypaperboyisaladynamed

Ednawiththreekids.SheasksmehowI'mdoing.WhenIdon'tsay"fine",shesticksaroundtohearmyproblems.She'slivedinthecitymostofherlife,butsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn'tsomuchaplaceasitisastateofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou'redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey'regettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit'sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.

21.Whydidsodagouptheauthor'snoseonetime?

A.Hewastalkingfast.

B.Hewasshocked.

C.Hewasinahurry.

D.Hewasabsent-minded.

22.WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.StanleyaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Heenjoyedthedrink.

B.Hewantedtobehelpful.

C.Hetookthechancetorest.

D.Hetriedtopleasehisdad.

23.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase"workitourofhersystem"?

A.recoverfromhersadness

B.moveoutoftheneighborhood

C.turntoheroldfriends

D.speakoutaboutherpast

24.Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?

A.Openuptoothers.

B.Dependoneachother.

C.Payforother'shelp

D.Careaboutoneanother.B

It'ssurprisinghowmuchsimplemovementofthebodycanaffectthewaywethink.Usingexpansivegestureswithopenarmsmakesusfeelmorepowerful,crossingyourarmsmakesyoumoredeterminedandlyingdowncanbringmoreinsights(領(lǐng)悟).

Soifmovingthebodycanhavetheseeffects,whatabouttheclotheswewear?We'reallwellawareofhowdressingupindifferentwayscanmakeusfeelmoreattractive,sportyorprofessional,dependingontheclotheswewear,butcantheclothesactuallychangecognitive(認(rèn)知)performanceorisitjustafeeling?

AdamandGalinskytestedtheeffectofsimplywearingawhitelabcoatonpeople'spowersofattention.Theideaisthatwhitecoatsareassociatedwithscientists,whoareinturnthoughttohavecloseattentiontodetail.

Whattheyfoundwasthatpeoplewearingwhitecoatsperformedbetterthanthosewhoweren't.Indeed,theymadeonlyhalfasmanyerrorsasthosewearingtheirownclothesontheStroopTest(onewayofmeasuingattention).Thereserchrscalltheeffect"enclothedcognition,"suggestingthatallmannerofdifferentclothesprobablyaffectourcognitioninmanydifferntways.

Thisopensthewayforallsortsofclothes-basedexperiments.Isthewriterwhowearsafedoramorecreative?Isthepsychologistwearinglittleroundglassesandsmokingacigarmoreinsightful?Doesachef'shatmaketherestaurantfoodtastebetter?

FromnowonIwillonlybeeditingartclesforPsyBlogwhilewearingawhitecoattohelpkeepthetypingerrorcountlow.HopefullyyouwillbedoingyourpartbyreadingPsyBloginacapandgown(學(xué)位服).

25.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Bodymovementschangethewaypeoplethink.

B.Howpeopledresshasaninfluenceontheirfeelings.

C.Whatpeoplewearcanaffecttheircognitiveperformance.

D.Peopledoingdifferentjobsshouldweardifferentclothes.

26.AdamandGalinsky'sexperimenttestedtheeffectofclothesontheirwearers'______.

A.insights

B.movements

C.attention

D.appearance

27.Howdoestheauthorsoundinthelastparagraph?

A.Academic.

B.Humorous.

C.Formal.

D.Hopeful.C

Thereareenergysavingstobemadefromallrecyclablematerials,sometimeshugesavings.Recyclingplasticsandaluminum,forinstance,usesonly5%to10%asmuchenergyasproducingnewplasticorsmelting（提煉）aluminum.

Longbeforemostofusevennoticedwhatwenowcall"theenvironment,"BuckminsterFullersaid,"Pollutionisnothingbuttheresources（資源）wearenotharvesting.Weallowthemtobeleftaroundbecausewe'vebeenignorantoftheirvalue."Totakeoneexample,let'scomparethethrowawayeconomy（經(jīng)濟(jì)）witharecyclingeconomyaswefeedacatforlife.

Sayyourcatweigh5kgandeatsonecanoffoodeachday.Eachemptycanofitsfoodweights40g.Inathrowawayeconomy,youwouldthrowaway5,475cansoverthecat's15-yearlifetime.That's219kgofsteel-morethanafifthofatonandmorethan40timesthecat'sweight.

Inarecyclingeconomy,wewouldmakeonesetof100canstostartwith,thenreplacethemoverandoveragainwithrecycledcans.Sincealmost3%ofthemetalislostduringreprocessing,we'dhavetomakeanextra10canseachyear.Butinall,only150canswillbeusedupoverthecat'slifetime-andwe'llstillhave100leftoverforthenextcat.

Insteadofusingup219kgofsteel,we'veusedonly6kg.Andbecausetheprocessofrecyclingsteelislesspollutingthanmakingnewsteel,we'vealsoachievedthefollowingsignificantsavings:inenergyuse-47%to74%;inairpollution-85%;inwaterpollution-35%;inwateruse-40%.

28.WhatdoesBuckminsterFullersayaboutpollution?

A.Itisbecomingmoreserious.

B.Itdestroystheenvironment.

C.Itbenefitstheeconomy.

D.Itistheresourcesyettobeused.

29.Howmanycanswillbeusedupinacat's15-yearlifetimeinarecyclingeconomy?

A.50

B.100

C.150

D.250

30.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topromotetheideaofrecycling.

B.Tointroduceanenvironmentalist.

C.Todiscussthecausesofpollution.

D.Todefendthethrowawayeconomy.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。HowtoRememberWhatYouRead

Readingisimportant.Butthenextstepismakingsurethatyourememberwhatyou'veread!__31__youmayhavejustreadthetext.Buttheideas,conceptsandimages（形象）mayflyrightoutofyourhead.Hereareafewtricksforrememberingwhatyouread.

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Iftheplot,characters,orwordusageisconfusingforyou,youlikelywon'tbeabletorememberwhatyouread.It'sabitlikereadingaforeignlanguage.Ifyoudon'tunderstandwhatyou'rereading,howwouldyourememberit?Butthereareafewthingsyoucando...Useadictionary;lookupthedifficultwords.

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Areyouconnected?

Doesacharacterremindyouofafriend?Doesthesettingmakeyouwanttovisittheplace?Doesthebookinspireyou,andmakeyouwanttoreadmore?Withsomebooks,youmayfeelaconnectionrightaway.__33__

Howwillingareyoutomaketheconnectionshappen?

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Readit;hearit;beit!

Readthelines.Then,speakthemoutloud.And,putsomecharacterintothewords.Whenhewaswritinghisnovels,CharlesDickenswouldactoutthepartsofthecharacters.He'dmakefacesinthemirror,andchangehisvoiceforeachcharacter.__34__

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Howoftendoyouread?

Ifyoureadfrequently,you'lllikelyhaveaneasiertimewithrememberingwhatyou’rereadingandwhatyou'veread.__35__Asyoumakereadingaregularpartofyourlife,you'llmakemoreconnections,staymorefocusedandunderstandthetextbetter.You’lllearntoenjoyliterature-asyourememberwhatyouread!

A.Areyouconfused?

B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.What'syourmotivation?

D.Memoryissometimesatrickything.

E.Markinghelpsyourememberwhatyouread.

F.Butotherbooksrequireabitmoreworkonyourpart.

G.Youcandothesamethingwhenyouarereadingthetext!第三部分

語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

明仕亞洲下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

AyoungEnglishteachersavedthelivesof30studentswhenhetook__36__ofabusafteritsdriversufferedaseriousheartattack.GuyHarvold,24,had__37__thestudentsandthreecourseleadersfromGatwickairport,andtheyweretravellingtoBourmemouthto__38__theirhostfamilies.Theyweregoingto__39__acourseattheABCLanguageSchoolinBournemouthwhereHarvoldworksasa__40__.

Harvold,whohasnot__41__hisdrivingtest,said,"IrealizedthebuswasoutofcontrolwhenIwas__42__thestudents."Thebusranintotreesatthesideoftheroadandhe__43__thedriverwasslumped(倒伏)overthewheel.Thedriverdidn't__44__.Hewasunconscious.Thebus__45__alamppostanditbroketheglassonthefrontdoorbeforeHarvold__46__tobringthebustoastop.Police__47__theyoungteacher'squickthinking.Ifhehadn't__48__quickly,therecouldhavebeenaterrible__49__.

ThebusdriverneverregainedconsciousnessanddiedatEasySurreyHospital.Hehadworkedregularywiththe__50__andwasverywellregardedbytheteachersandstudents.Harvoldsaid,"Iwas__51__thatnooneelsewashurt,butIhopedthatthedriverwould__52__.

TheheadofthelanguageschooltoldthelocalnewspaperthattheschoolisgoingtosendHarvoldonaweekend__53__toDublinwithafriend,thankinghimforhis__54__.Alocaldrivingschoolhasalsoofferedhimsix__55__drivinglessons.36.A.control

B.care

C.advantage

D.note

37.A.takenin

B.pickedup

C.trackeddown

D.helpedout

38.A.greet

B.thank

C.invite

D.meet

39.A.present

B.introduce

C.take

D.organize

40.A.drive

B.doctor

C.librarian

D.teacher

41.A.given

B.marked

C.passed

D.conducted

42.A.speakingto

B.waitingfor

C.returningto

D.lookingfor

43.A.learned

B.noticed

C.mentioned

D.doubted

44.A.sleep

B.cry

C.move

D.recover

45.A.ranover

B.wentby

C.carried

D.hit

46.A.remembered

B.continued

C.prepared

D.managed

47.A.witnessed

B.recorded

C.praised

D.understood

48.A.appeared

B.reacted

C.escaped

D.interrupted

49.A.delay

B.accident

C.mistake

D.experience

50.A.airport

B.hospital

C.school

D.police

51.A.happy

B.fortunate

C.touched

D.sorry

52.A.survive

B.retire

C.relax

D.succeed

53.A.project

B.trip

C.dinner

D.duty

54.A.bravery

B.skill

C.quality

D.knowledge

55.A.necessary

B.easy

C.different

D.free第二節(jié)（共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

明仕亞洲下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

EasyWaystoBuildVocabularyIt'snotallthathardtobuildanadvancedandlargevocabulary.Likemanythingsinlife,it's__56__ongoingprocess,andthebestpartoftheprocessisthatthere'senoughroomforimprovement,__57__meansyou'lljustkeepgettingbetterandbetter.Ofcourseyouhavetoworkatit.Youwouldn'tthinkthatafew__58__(month)ofexerciseinyourteenswouldbeenough__59__therestofyourlife,andthat'salsotrueforbuildingyourvocabulary--youhavetokeepatitdaily,andprettysoonyouwillfindthatyouhaveanexcellentvocabulary.

Oneofthe__60__(effect)waystobuildvocabularyistoreadgoodbooks.Youneedto__61__(real)readatleastonegoodbookaweek,preferablyaclassic.Thisisn'tashardasit__62__(sound),anditisfarbetterthananyothermethodbecauseyouimproveyourvocabularywhile__63__(read)aninterestingpieceofliterature.Anothernicethingisthatyoulearnbothnewwordsand__64__(they)useunconsciously,meaningthatyouwilltendtousethewords__65__(learn)thiswayinconversationsalmostautomatically.

第四部分

寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)

應(yīng)用文寫(xiě)作（滿分15分）

假如你是李華，你們學(xué)校的外教Mr.Hall寒假不回國(guó)。你打算邀請(qǐng)他去你家里一起過(guò)春節(jié)。文章內(nèi)容需包含以下要點(diǎn)：

1.時(shí)間

2.家人

3.春節(jié)活動(dòng)。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80詞左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)?！咀x后續(xù)寫(xiě)】

原題大意

文章中文大意：我的母親和健忘（absent-mindedandforgetful）,一家四口去祖父母在的省自駕旅游，途中發(fā)生了有趣的事情，比如爸爸叫我盯住媽媽，以防她開(kāi)車的時(shí)候睡著：

第一段開(kāi)頭句：我們拿出來(lái)新買(mǎi)的帳篷

第二段開(kāi)頭句：我們愉快地欣賞路邊的景色

關(guān)鍵詞：momdad

David(弟弟)tent

camping

nicetroubleforgetfulabsent-minded

浙江省在新高考改革后的第三次的英語(yǔ)高考中，又又又一次考了續(xù)寫(xiě)?。ㄕf(shuō)好的概要和續(xù)寫(xiě)交替出現(xiàn)呢？）但是這次的續(xù)寫(xiě)話題和之前兩次又不太一樣，（2024年10月：森林迷路；2024年6月：路上遇狼；）之前兩次的話題都有著明確的主線和情節(jié)進(jìn)展方向，但是這次的話題非常開(kāi)放，主線非常不明確，進(jìn)而導(dǎo)致的問(wèn)題是同學(xué)們不知道該怎么展開(kāi)處理了。實(shí)戰(zhàn)解析

首先，根據(jù)文章當(dāng)中第二段內(nèi)容比較快樂(lè)的基調(diào)，第一段的故事情節(jié)應(yīng)該比較偏向正面感情色彩，例如：我們?cè)诼稜I(yíng)過(guò)程中一起搭建帳篷的快樂(lè)時(shí)間或露營(yíng)過(guò)程中的趣事（尤其是前文有鋪墊媽媽是個(gè)forgetful的人，這一點(diǎn)也可以埋下伏筆來(lái)表達(dá)后面過(guò)程中由于媽媽健忘而帶來(lái)的趣事）（也有同學(xué)在此處描述了露營(yíng)過(guò)程中對(duì)其他陌生人提供幫助，來(lái)集中體現(xiàn)nice這一個(gè)點(diǎn)）；

其次，第二段開(kāi)頭說(shuō)來(lái)描述欣賞風(fēng)景：此處可以用一些描述景色環(huán)境的表達(dá)來(lái)烘托下氛圍，但是第二段不能僅僅只能有景色描述；例如：這里可以實(shí)寫(xiě)和虛寫(xiě)結(jié)合的方式，看到景色（同時(shí)回憶往事），最終把故事的落腳點(diǎn)放在“家人的感情”“親情”“生活的樂(lè)趣”“與媽媽一起的趣事”等等角度都可以的；當(dāng)然也有同學(xué)描述與陌生人的相遇，引出了陌生人的善意這個(gè)主題；總之這次的話題比較開(kāi)放，情節(jié)可以寫(xiě)的角度比較多；

再次，除了情節(jié)方面的內(nèi)容以外，以下幾個(gè)方面是考生需要著重關(guān)注的得分點(diǎn)：字跡清楚程度，語(yǔ)法多樣性和句式豐富性，銜接成分的使用，語(yǔ)言的場(chǎng)景恰當(dāng)程度；高考英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作中，考生所采納的句型結(jié)構(gòu)一定程度上影響了老師對(duì)考生寫(xiě)作水平的推斷；說(shuō)到語(yǔ)法豐富性方面，例如在作文中用到從句結(jié)構(gòu)、強(qiáng)調(diào)句、非謂語(yǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)等。尤其應(yīng)該注意的是：避開(kāi)句型單一化，如通篇使用定語(yǔ)從句，這樣反而使閱卷老師覺(jué)得該考生對(duì)句型掌握的不夠充分。應(yīng)該在文章寫(xiě)作中有意識(shí)地多使用不同的句型結(jié)構(gòu)。例如：Theysaiditwassuchabeautifuldaythattheywouldrememberitforever.（such...that結(jié)構(gòu)）。

由于閱卷老師在評(píng)卷時(shí)的時(shí)間十分有限，在作文中放入顯耀的連接詞可以幫助老師快速抓住文章結(jié)構(gòu)，促使老師更好地理解文章主旨，同時(shí)清楚的連接詞可以顯示作者寫(xiě)作時(shí)嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)倪壿?。例如：uponone'sarrival,then,however,besides,while等。2024年11月普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試英語(yǔ)科

明仕亞洲部分（浙江省）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和明仕亞洲下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

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(Text1)

M:Ican’tfindmypenanywhere.Itwasonthedeskwithmybookamomentago.

W:Look!Hereitis.Youleftitbythephone.

(Text2)

W:CanIgooutwithfriends,Dad?

M:Yes,Carol,butyoucan’tgooutinthoseclothes.It’sfreezingtoday.

W:Okay,Dad.I’llwearsomethingwarmer.

(Text3)

M:Howbigisyourresearchgroup,Alice?

W:Well,thereweresixofustobeginwith.Thentwopeopleleft.

(Text4)

M:Doyouoftenaskyourkidtohelpinthekitchen?

W:Yeah,Sarahenjoyspouring,mixing,andservinghercreationstofamilymembers.

M:Good!AccordingtoanarticleI’vejustread,thatencourageshealthyeatinginkids.

(Text5)

W:FrontDesk.CanIhelpyou?

M:Oh,mayIaskforawake-upcall,please?

W:Yessir,whattimedoyouwant?

(Text6)

M:Lily,don’tyouthinkthescholarshipfromNewYorkUniversityissomethinggreat?Whydidyoudeclinethisoffer?

W:Idorealizethevalueofthescholarship.But,ifIcouldexplain,mymotherdoesn’twantmetogooverseas.

M:Why?

W:Youknow,I’mtheonlychildinthefamily.Mymotherwillbelivingalonemostofthetimeforthreeyearsinmyabsence.Shecannoteventhinkofit.

M:Nobodytotakecareofher?

W:MyfathertravelsalottomanycountriesandheisdoingbusinessinDubainow.Ihavetodoalotformymomathome.

M:Oh,Isee.Youareveryconsiderate.

(Text7)

M:Annajustemailedtosaythatthemanagers’meetingisputofftillnextMonday.Willyouhaveeverythingreadybythen,Sabrina?Hey,Sabrina,what’swrong?

W:I’msoworried.Ihaven’theardfrommysisterfortwoweeks.

M:Howoftendoyoucalleachother?

W:Normallyatleastonceaweek,butshe’snowavolunteerteacheratamountainvillageinAfrica.Icanonlywriteher.

M:Themailcanbereallyslowsometimes.I’msureyou’llhearfromhersoon.

W:Ihopeso.

M:Youknowthesaying,“nonewsisgoodnews.”Ifsomethingwerewrong，someonewouldhavecalledyou.

M:Maybeyou’reright.Thanks,Jason.(Text8)

W:I’mnotsureaboutthissoup,Carl.Ithasnotaste.

M:No!Idon’tthinkso,Maria.Ittastesfinetome.We’vebeentothisplacebefore,andIdon’tfeelthesouptastesanydifferent.

W:Well,Istillthinkitneedssomething.Salt?

M:No,certainlynot.Whataboutpepper?Ifanything,Ithinkitcouldusealittlemoreofthat.

W:Nowyou’retalking.That’sexactlywhatitneeds.Andhowaboutsomemoreonionstoo?

M:Idon’tknowaboutthat.Youseemtobestartingtolikefoodwithstrongtastesrecently.

W:Oh,really?

(Text9)

M:Goodmorning,I’moneofthestudentswhorentedyourflat.It’s55ParkRoad.

W:Oh,yes.Everythingallright?

M:Notexactly.I’mafraidthereareacoupleofproblems.

W:Oh!I’msorrytohearthat.Whatkindofproblems?

M:Well,wehaven’thadanyhotwaterforacoupleofdaysnow.Iwonderifyoucouldsendsomeonetohavealookatit.

W:Ofcourse.I’llgetsomeonetocomearoundattheweekend.

M:Well,couldhecomearoundabitsooner?Idon’tthinkwecanmanageuntiltheweekend.

W:Isee.Okay.I’llsendsomeoneoverthisafternoonthen.

M:There’salsothematterofthefridge.Weallassumedtherewouldbeoneintheflatwhenwemovedin,becausethat’swhatwereadfromtheadvertisementinthenewspaper.

W:Ah,yes.Sorryaboutthat.Igotridoftheoldfridge,butIdidn’tgetaroundtoorderinganewoneyet.I’mreallysorry.I’llorderonetodayandgetitdeliveredtoyoutomorrow.

M:WeboughtoneontheInternetactually.Butcouldyoupayusback?

W:Ofcourse.Justtellmehowmuchyoupaidforit.

M:It’s260pounds.Thankyou.

(Text10)

M:Helloeveryone!I’mveryhappytobeinvitedtothisprogramtoday.I’dliketosharewithyoumyimpressionofParis.Actually,there’ssomethinginterestingtoseeineverycornerofParis:theoldbuildings,neighborhoods,andthehistoricalmonuments.Theweather’sbeengreattoo,coolanddry.SomeaspectsoflifeherearedifferentfromthoseintheUnitedStates.ThemostobviousthingisthatthereismuchmoreactivityinthestreetsthaninatypicalUScity.Peoplegathertogetherinopenmarkets,cafes,parks,andsquares.Then,ofcourse,there’sthefood.Foodseemstobemoreimportanthere.It’sbeautifullyshowninwindowsandmarkets.Everythingisfresherandbettertastingthanathome.I’vegainedfivepoundssinceIarrived.Thereareafewthingsthatbothermethough.I’mstillhavingahardtimew