湖北省武汉市江汉区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（word版含答案）

这是一份湖北省武汉市江汉区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（word版含答案），共16页。试卷主要包含了听力测试部分，选择填空，完型填空，阅读理解，词与短语填空，连词成句，词语填空，完形填空等内容，欢迎下载使用。

第Ⅰ卷(共100分)
一、听力测试部分(共三节，满分25)
第一节(共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分)
听下面6个问题，每个问题后有三个答语，题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
1. A. Read bks. B. Guizhu. C. Beijing duck.
2. A. Hardly ever. B. On weekends. C. After class.
3. A. Dumpling Huse. B. Sun Cinema. C. Dream Clthes.
4. A. It’s enjyable. B. can’t stand it. C. It’s bring.
5. A. N prblem. B. Never mind. C. I dn’t mind them.
6. A. Pretty gd. B. Nt really. C. It was nthing.
第二节(共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分)
听下面6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。
7. Wh runs the fastest in Ken's class?
A. Ken. B. Jhn. C. Peter.
8. Hw ften des Jack g t the mvies?
A. Every day. B. Three times a week. C. Twice a week.
9. When did the bus leave yesterday mrning?
A. At 8: 00 am. B. At 7: 50 am. C. At 7: 50 pm.
10. What des the man like best?
A. Hamburgers. B. Pizzas. C. Sandwiches.
11. Hw much shuld the wman pay fr the T-shirt?
A. 60 yuan. B. 30 yuan. C. 16 yuan.
12. What des the man think f the new pl?
A. It's always t ht. B. It's as dirty as the ld ne. C. It's neither t ht nr t dirty.
第三节(共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分)
听下面4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。听每段对话和独白前，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13段材料，回答第13至第15小题。
13. Where did Gina g last mnth?
A. Shanghai. B. Guangzhu. C. Beijing.
14. Hw lng did Gina stay there?
A. Fr five days. B. Fr six days. C. Fr three days.
15. What is the picture abut?
A. Gina and her uncle. B. Sme fd. C. Tw tigers.
听第14段材料，回答第16至第18小题。
16. Where are the speakers prbably talking?
A. In a cffee bar. B. At hme. C. On the street.
17. Which bar has the mst cmfrtable seats?
A. Red Cffee Bar. B. Black Cffee Bar. C. Green Cffee Bar.
18. What CAN'T peple d in Black Cffee Bar?
A. Read bks r magazines. B. Watch news n TV. C. Listen t the pian music.
听第15段材料，回答第19至第21小题。
19. Hw was Tim's last weekend?
A. Wnderful. B. Just s-s. C. Terrible.
20. What was the weather like n that day?
A. Rainy. B. Cludy. C. Windy.
21. Which f the fllwing was nt gd in the restaurant?
A. The peple there. B. The service there. C. The fd there.
听第16段材料，回答第22至第25小题。
22. Hw did Grace g t Shanghai?
A. By subway. B. By train. C. By taxi.
23. What did Grace buy fr her brther?
A. A schlbag. B. A hat. C. A sweater.
24. Where did Grace stay at night?
A. In a htel n Nanjing Rad.
B. At her Uncle's hme.
C. In a htel far frm a busy shpping street.
25. What did she eat in Shanghai?
A. Bazi. B. Dumplings. C. Rice.
笔试部分
二、选择填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
26. — Henry, I dn't knw what t d next.
— Dn't wrry. We'll sit in the frnt rws as sn as the game ________.
A. will begin B. has begun C. begins D. began
27. —Which city has ________ number f peple, Shanghai, Hangzhu r Wenzhu?
— Shanghai, f curse.
A. the smallest B. the least C. the mst D. the largest
28. — Yur new cat lks beautiful n yu.
— Thank yu. I ________ it when was n vacatin in Hainan.
A. buy B. will buy C. am buying D. bught
29. — Students in the city are asked t make a N Smking pster.
— Sunds like fun. It's necessary fr them t knw smking is a ________ danger t health.
A. famus B. serius C. cmmn D. simple
30. — Mre and mre freigners are becming interested in Chinese culture.
— That's true. I find Beijing Opera is n the ________ list f many theaters.
A. magazine B. service C. prgram D. activity
31. — By the way it's an abslutely beautiful place, yu can see quite a lt f gd views there.
— N wnder thusands f visitrs arrive frm all ________ f the cmpass(罗盘).
A. pints B. grades C. mind D. facts
32. — What are scientists trying t d t feed the grwing wrld?
— They are wrking n plants that ________ use less water r use it better, r bth.
A. neither B. few C. nne D. either
33. — I can tell that yu are truly sprts fans. What sprts are yu gd at?
— Well, I'm gd at running ________ I like table tennis best.
A. because B. when C. althugh D. as
34. — What d yu think f yur friend Mark?
— He desn't ________ believe in anything new until he has actual experience f it.
A. seriusly B. nly C. hardly D. truly
35. — Nearly all educatrs believe that challenges can ________ the best f a persn.
— I agree. Trying t get gd grades is the biggest challenge t ur students nw.
A. bring ut B. carry ut C. try ut D. lk ut
36. — Lk! Hw beautiful they are!
— Indeed. Sunlight makes many f them ________ t be the clr f fire.
A. appear B. chse C. reach D. happen
37. — I didn't even eat lunch tday.
— Really? ________
A. N prblem. B. Hw cme? C. N way! D. S what?
38. — Shall I g fishing r skating if it desn't rain tmrrw?
— ________
A. Yes, I will g. B. N, I wn't g. C. It's up t yu. D. I dn't think s.
39. — What happened? Yu lked wrried.
— In the writing class, ur teacher asked us t ________ a stry with the new wrds.
A. think f B. make up C. help ut D. turn up
40. — Can I get yu smething t drink, Ella?
— ________
A. My pleasure. B. Yes, I can. C. It's very nice f yu. D. Here yu are.
三、完型填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面两篇材料，掌握其大意，然后从4150各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A
Greg: Hi, I'm Greg. I'm new in twn.
Helen: Hi, I'm Helen. Welcme t the neighbrhd! Hw d yu like it s far?
Greg: It's 41 , but still dn't' really knw my way arund.
Helen: Well, the best supermarket is n Center Street. Yu can buy the 42 fd there.
Greg: Oh, great. Is there a cinema arund here? I lve 43 mvies.
Helen: Yes, Sun Cinema is the newest ne Yu can sit the mst 44 because they have the biggest seats.
Greg: Thanks fr telling me.
Helen: N 45
41. A. bred B. fantastic C. pretty D. crwded
42. A. biggest B. wrst C. freshest D. cheapest
43. A. watching B. lking C. acting D. sharing
44. A. beautifully B. quietly C. carefully D. cmfrtably
45. A. reasn B. questin C. prblem D. discussin
B
Mulan is an exciting 46 mvie. It cmes frm an ld Chinese stry. The mvie is abut village girl, Mulan. She 47 like a by and takes her father's place t fight in the army. I think the actress played Mulan's 48 well. The ther actrs are als fantastic and they did a gd jb in the mvie. I like Mulan very much. The mvie 49 her lve fr her family, friends and cuntry. If yu plan t watch a mvie this weekend and yu want t see smething 50 chse Mulan!
46. A. actin B. act C. cartn D. cmedy
47. A. brings ut B. makes up C. dresses up D. lks up
48. A. film B. character C. D. rle
49. A. shws B. gives C. expects D. wins
50. A. similar B. serius C. enjyable D. creative
四、阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面两篇材料，从各小题所给的A、B、CD四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
51. In which sectin can we read the news?
A. CULTURE B. EDUCATION C. FASHION D. HEALTH
52. It is best fr peple t sit ________ away frm the cmputer screen.
A. 5 inches B. 10 inches C. 27 inches . 58 inches
53. Accrding t the tips, ________ can help relax eyes.
A. pure cld water. direct sunlight C. eye mvements D. cntact lens
54. It's clear that ________ is nt gd fr yur eyes.
A. visiting yur eye dctr B. wearing sunglasses
C. wearing cntact lens D. lking at the sun directly
55. Frm the material, we knw that ________.
A. yu can visit www. cdc. gv/cntactlense t knw mre tips
B. there's als scial media fr yu t fllw n
C. clean yur eyes with pure ht water can help keep eyes healthy
D. yu shuld avid visiting yur eye dctr n a regular basis
B
Yu may knw the letters A, B, C. But d yu knw there are peple called ABCs? ABC means American-brn Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was brn in the United States. Smetimes, peple call an ABC a "banana persn". A banana is yellw utside. S, when a persn is white inside- thinking like a Western and yellw utside-lking like a Chinese, then he r she is called s. I am amng them.
My parents immigrated(移民) t the U. s. in their teenage years, leaving their families behind t pursue the American dream. Because they were thusands f miles away frm their mtherland, they fund cmfrt in being arund ther Chinese students, sharing in familiar custms and values, while als starting new traditins f their wn. With Chinese New Year falling during the schl year, they culdn't travel hme t celebrate, s they wuld get tgether with their classmates ver a ptluck f fish, chicken, dumplings and ndles.
Much in the same way they cmbined ld and new traditins in cllege, my parents passed dwn Chinese custms mixed with American practices t my sister and me. At an early age, they instilled(灌输) the imprtance f family lyalty, mdesty, as well as self- cnfidence. We ate every grain f rice n ur plates s that ur future husbands wuldn't have a lt f pimples (ne f many Chinese sayings ur mm scared us with).
I regret(后悔) nt appreciating Chinese schl and taking it mre seriusly when was in it. can speak Mandarin fluently, but with an American accent(口音). It’s dead giveaway that I'm an ABC t a native Chinese persn Althugh, I've been tld my lks are the first symbl-ne duble eyelid and all. Regardless, nw speak t my parents in Mandarin mre than ever, because I am prud that I can and I want t be an example t my future children.
56. Which f the fllwing describes ABC crrectly?
A. White inside and yellw utside. B. Lk like a Western.
C. Think like a Chinese. D. Chinese- brn American.
57. The authr's parents prbably felt ________ when Chinese New Year fell.
A. excited and wrried B. sad and meaningless
C. hmesick and lnely D. afraid and left ut
58. The wrd "passed dwn" in Paragraph3 prbably means ________.
A. fund ut B. played an imprtant rle
C. brught ut D. gave t the next generatin
59. It seemed that ________.
A. the authr tk Chinese pretty seriusly when she was in Chinese schl
B. a native Chinese persn can easily tell the authr is an ABC frm her lks
C. if a persn can't eat every grain f rice n the plate will get a husband with lt f pimples
D. the authr's parents seldm mixed Chinese custms with American practices
60. The best title f the passage culd be ________.
A. Being an ABC B. My Chinese Accent
C. Pursuing American Dream D. With Chinese New Year Falling
五、词与短语填空(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
cares abut tuches funnier kind cares f saying
先阅读短文，然后用下面方框所给的单词或短语填空，使全文在逻辑上正确。(提示：选项中有一个是多余的。)
I dn't really care if my friends are the same as me r different. My favrite 61 is, "A true friend reaches fr yur hand and 62 yur heart. My best friend Carl is really 63 and very funny. In fact, she's 64 than anyne I knw. I brke my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk abut and share everything. I knw she 65 me because she's always there t listen.
61. ________ 62. ________63. ________ 64. ________65. ________
六、连词成句(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
请将所给单词按照横线后提供的标点组成一个意思完整的句子。注意句首字母大写。
66. yu, did, anything, d, mnth, last, special
___________________________________________________________?
67. yu, t, decide, that, t, up, is
___________________________________________________________.
68. what's, hpe, arund, t, I, ut, find, wrld, n, the, ging
___________________________________________________________.
69. anther, we, hurs, walked, gt fr, tw, befre, t, tp, we, the
___________________________________________________________.
70. can, yu, learn, what, frm, sitcms, t, expect
___________________________________________________________?
七、词语填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
首字母填空或用所给单词的正确形式填空：
71. We had a d________ abut TV shws.
72. But I think friends are like bks-- yu dn't need a lt f them as l________ as they're gd.
73. My mther tld me a gd friend is like a m________
74. S start e________ befre it's t late.
75. One f the m________ reasns is that Mickey was like a cmmn man.
76. Over 80 years ag, he first a________ in the cartn Steambat Willie.
77. When peple watch the shw, they usually play a rle in________ (decide) the winner.
78. Twn Cinema has the________ (shrt) waiting time in twn.
79. Everyne j________ up and dwn in excitement when we gt t the tp.
80. Wh has a pair f ears mre famus than ________ (Mickey)?
第Ⅱ卷(共50分)
八、完形填空(共15小题；每题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
STUDENTS sigh(叹气) as they pen their textbks. tsunami(海啸) f review sheets are piled 81 n their desks. Rivers f red ink run frm teachers 82 sending waves f stress(压力). It is that time f the year again- exams are 83 .
Preparing fr final exams usually means sleeping 84 and studying harder. Students will 84 have t finish several 85 marathns f questin-answering. In the past, teachers wuld release the scres after an exam. And students –nervusly--wuld 86 arund the pstings t see their ranks.
In recent years, schls have been kept frm making students' test scres public. The educatin department in Jiangsu Prvince recently went ne step 87 . It is encuraging primary and middle schls t use letter grades instead. What's the 88 ? Well, with letter grades, students' perfrmance is gruped tgether. This is believed t help in making students' stress less. 89 , sme argue that students still need exact scres and ranks t get clear feedback(反馈)
S shuld we 90 scres and use grades instead? What it really cmes dwn t is the purpse f the test. 91 the test is t assess(评估) students' learning’, then perhaps it is nt imprtant fr students t knw their scres. There are many ther ways t cmmunicate a need t imprve besides test scres.
Besides, many imprtant skills are 92 t measure with test scres. These include leadership skills, cmmunicatin skills, and 93 "sft skills. " But these are the skills that emplyers say they value the mst. Life is nt a 94 . If schls want t prepare students fr the mdern wrld, they need t 95 mre n teaching skills and less n ranking test scres.
81. A. tall B. lw C. high D. slwly
82. A. pens B. bks C. cmputers D. cups
83. A. gne B. turning C. ver D. cming
84. A. much B. less C. mre D. little
85. A. relaxing B. interesting C. tiring D. embarrassing
86. A. shut B. crwd C. share D. smile
87. A. further B. faster C. clser D. braver
88. A. matter B. excuse C. reasn D. difference
89. A. And B. Thugh C. Hwever D. S
90. A. start B. try C. end D. need
91. A. When B. As C. Thugh D. If
92. A. difficult B. necessary C. successful D. pssible
93. A. anther B. ther C. thers D. any ther
94. A. questin B. fight C. test D. game
95. A. pay B. fcus C. wrry D. care
九、阅读理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面材料，从材料后各小题所给的、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案
It was September 2005. I had just entered Grade Six. As a shy by, I chse t be all alne reading bks during the breaks while mst f my classmates were eager t make new friends. And I was ding well until the third lessn n the first day.
A teacher had us fill ut questinnaire with "get t knw yu" questins. thught she wuld read them privately, s I felt safe t share wh I was. Hwever, after the teacher cllected the sheets, she mixed them up and redistributed(重新分发) them t the class. One by ne, we read ut the student's name and then ur tw favrite answers. My sheet went t a mean kid. His "favrite answers" f mine were the tw wrst nes t be read ut lud.
The first questin was "What's yur favrite mvie?" While ther kids wrte the latest mvies, my answer was “The Wizard f Oz(《绿野仙踪》).” It was film made in1939. The next questin was “Where wuld yu like t travel?” The thers had said Australia” r “Japan.” I wrte, "Wherever a gd bk takes me. "A lud laugh brke ut immediately.
My cheeks burned. I stared at my schlbag Hw I wished I culd disappear inside it!
But then, smething amazing happened. A vice frm the back f the rm said, "Guys, cut it ut! It was Michael Siever, a ppular by. The rm went silent.
Michael then turned t the teacher and said "Why are yu letting this happen? What is the pint if we are making fun f each ther?"
Fifteen years have passed since then. I dn't remember the teacher r the mean kids. But Michael and I still ccasinally chat with each ther n the phne. I can't frget hw it felt when he spke up fr me. Michael has nt nly becme a friend f mine; in my eyes, he is als a her.
96. While the writer's classmates were making friends, he was _______.
A. talking with themB. listening t them C. reading a bk D. ding his hmewrk
97. The writer felt safe t cmplete the questinnaire because _______.
A. the teacher asked him t d that
B. he thught n ne wuld read it
C. he thught the teacher wuld nt give it t ther students
D. he fund smene wuld laugh at him
98. After the lud laugh brke ut, the authr felt _______.
A. embarrassed B. bred C. surprised D. angry
99. Which is true accrding t the passage?
A. The write didn't knw any latest mvie.
B. The mean by wuld like travel t Australia.
C. The teacher spke up fr the writer.
D. Michael and the writer have been gd friends since then.
100. The best title fr the passage can be _______.
A. A True Friend B. The Her in My Eyes
C. Never Make Fun f Others D. The By I Can't Frget
十、阅读理解填词(共10小题；每题1分，满分10分)
先阅读短文，再其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。
By r girl? Rich r pr? Fat r thin? Smart r stupid? We like t label(贴标签) the peple we meet and divide them int d 101 grups.
Labeling is necessary in 1 102 as we use it t catalgue clthes and infrmatin. But labels are just labels. We may easily get t " knw" a persn t 103 the labels. H 104 these judgments may be wrng.
In fact, everyne c 105 all the time. The persn we see in frnt f us right nw will be different in the future. The prblem with labelling peple is that it is t s 106 and usually unfair. Labels can create bias(偏见) The bias changes the w 107 we cmmunicate with each ther. Fr example, when a teacher thinks, "bys are better than girls at maths,"the teacher cannt understand that bys and girls u 108 different methds t slve prblems. As the teacher fails t lk at the whle picture this may b 109 students' hearts, and lead t misunderstanding.
S we need t remember that labels are fr clthing. Labels are nt fr peple. We dn't need t be labeled. Let's respect urselves and 110 and just be prud f wh we truly are.
101. d_______ 102. 1_______ 103. t_______ 104. H_______ 105. c_______
106. s_______ 107. W_______ 108. u_______ 109. b_______ 110. _______
十一、书面表达(共1题；满分15分)
假如你是李明，申请成为学校艺术节的英语主持人，请根据以下信息写一封自荐信。
1. 目前在初二年级，性格开朗，乐于助人是班里最受欢迎的学生之一
2. 擅长英语，曾获校英语演讲比赛一等奖；
3. 热爱电影，最喜欢喜剧片，每个月去看三次电影；
4. 相信勤奋跟天分一样重要。希望能在艺术节上成为一名主持人；
5. 可适当自由发挥。
注意：
1. 不要逐词逐句翻译；
2. 60-80词左右；
3. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校；
参考词汇：演讲比赛：speech cntest 和……一样：as…as 主持人：hst
Dear Sir/Madam,
I'm writing t apply fr the jb. __________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I'm lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs,
Li Ming
江汉区2020~2021学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试题
参考答案及听力录音稿
参考答案
一、听力
1- 5 BACAC 6- 10 BBCBB 11- 15 BCCBC 16-20 ABBCA 21- 25 BBBAA
二、单项选择题：
26-30 CDDBC 31-35 ADCDA 36-40 ABCBC
三、完型填空：
41-45 BCADC46-50 ACDAC
四、阅读理解：
51-55 DCCDB 56-60 ACDBA
五、词与短语填空：
61. saying 62. tuches 63. kind 64. funnier 65. cares abut
六、连词成句：
66. Did yu d anything special last mnth?
67. That is up t yu t decide.
68. I hpe t find ut what's ging n arund the wrld.
69. We walked fr anther tw hurs befre we gt t the tp.
70. What can yu expect t learn frm sitcms?
七、词语填空：
71. discussin 72. lng 73. mirrr 74. exercising 75. main
76. appeared 77. deciding 78. shrtest 79. jumped 80. Mickey's
八、完形填空
81- 85 CADBC 86- 90 BADCC 91- 95 DABCB
九、阅读理解
96- 100 CCADB
十、阅读理解填词
101. different 102. life 103. thrugh 104. Hwever 105. changes
106. simple 107. way 108. use 109. break 110. thers
十一、书面表达
参考范文
Dear Sir/Madam,
I'm writing t apply fr the jb. I'm Li Ming, a student in Grade 8. I'm ne f the mst ppular students in my class because I'm very utging and always ready t help thers. I'm gd at English. I wn the first prize in the schl English speech cntest. My hbby is watching mvies, especially cmedies. I usually g t the mvies three times a mnth. I believe wrking hard is as imprtant as talent. I hpe I can be a hst t bring ut the best in me in the cming art festival.
I'm lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs,
Li Ming
听力材料
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Where did yu g n vacatin?

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Hw ften des he watch TV?

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Which is the wrst clthes stre in twn?

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Why d yu like watching the news?
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What d yu think f talk shws?
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Did yu d anything special last mnth?
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W: Ken, yu did a gd jb yesterday. Yu ran s fast.
M: Well, in my class, Peter runs faster than me, and Jhn runs faster than Peter.
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W: Hw ften d yu g t the mvies, Jack?
M: Well, I g t the mvies twice a week. But my sister ges t the mvies three times week.
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W: I heard yu were late fr class yesterday mrning. Didn't yu catch the bus?
M: N. It always leaves at 8, but yesterday it left ten minutes earlier.
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W: Is there a gd place t have dinner?
M: Yes. Burger King makes the mst delicius hamburgers. Pizza Hut sells gd pizzas that I like best. And a new place called Subway has really healthy sandwiches.
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W: Excuse me, hw much is the blue shirt?
M: It's 60 yuan, but it's half price this week. Yu can buy it cheaply.
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W: I'd like t g t the cinema. D yu want t g with me?
M: It's always t ht there. If yu like, we can g fr a swim at new pl instead. It's nt as
dirty as the ld ne.
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W: Lk! Here are my new phts.
M: Hw wnderful they are! Where did yu take these phts, Gina?
W: In Beijing. I went there t visit my uncle last mnth.
M: Hw lng did yu stay there?
W: Frm Oct 10th t Oct 15th.
M: Did yu g shpping in Beijing?
W: Of curse! I bught sme fd fr my grandparents.
M: Oh, it's a pht f tw small tigers! They lk s cute!
W: Yes, my uncle tk me t Beijing Z during the trip. I tk the picture there.
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M: Ww, the cffee here tastes very gd.
W: Right. It is the best cffee in Red Cffee Bar.
M: Which bar is the best ne?
W: It's up t yu t decide what yu like. Black Cffee Bar has the mst cmfrtable seats. And
yu can read bks r magazines in the bkcase. On weekends yu can listen t smene playing the pian.
M: Oh, which bar has the mst delicius fd?
W: Green Cffee Bar. But it's t crwded.
M: Which is yur favrite bar?
W: Of curse Red Cffee Bar. I like the cffee here.
M: Thanks fr talking with me.
W: Yu are welcme.
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W: Tim, did yu enjy yur last weekend?
M: Oh, n. I can't stand it. It culdn't be wrse.
W: Really? Hw cme? Yu said yu wanted t g t the famus muntain.
M: Sure. But guess what? The radi said it was ging t be cludy, but when we gt there, it was a little rainy and the rad was s crwded!
w:That 's’ t bad.
M: But the mst terrible thing was that when we reached the tp f the muntain, it was at night.
W: Why was that?
M: Because f t many peple.
W: Did yu g with anyne?
M: Yes. I went with my family. Everyne was tired and hungry. After we went dwn, we rushed t a restaurant right away.
W: Ha ha! Hw was the fd there?
M: It was delicius. We ate dishes. But the service was nt gd at all!
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Hell, I'm Grace. I went t Shanghai with my cusin Mike by train last summer. It was my first time t g there. My uncle met us at the train statin and we tk a taxi t his hme. At night, we stayed in a nice htel n Nanjing Rad. It is a busy shpping street f Shanghai. I bught a schlbag fr my sister, a hat fr my brther and a sweater fr my mther. We visited a lt f beautiful places. I had great fun. The fd in Shanghai tasted really delicius. I dn't like rice, s I tried Bazi there. It is similar t the dumpling in sme ways, but it is larger. We als went t a museum. It was little far frm ur htel. We spent 2 hurs n the subway. But it was really educatinal and fun. On the way back, we were s tired that we fell asleep. The weather was sunny mst f the time and everything was excellent. We stayed there fr fur days. We enjyed the trip s much that we decided t g there again next year.