2023-2024学年度湖北省十堰市十堰市第一中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度湖北省十堰市十堰市第一中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案，共24页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7，B．$90，5分, 满分37等内容，欢迎下载使用。

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
注意，听力部分答题时请先将答案标在试卷上，听力部分结束前你将有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A．A travel plan.B．A business trip.C．A turist spt.
2．Where des this cnversatin prbably take place?
A．At hme.B．In a hspital.C．At a kindergarten.
3．What des the wman think f the new restaurant?
A．She desn't like hw it lks.
B．She thinks the fd there is bad.
C．She finds the service disappinting.
4．Hw des the man want t g t the palace?
A．By bus.B．On ft.C．By taxi.
5．Hw much is the pstage fr the man’s pared in ttal?
A．$50.B．$90.C．$105.
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2至4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 5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
6．What is the man delivering?
A．Flwers.B．Ballns.C．Tires.
7．When des the party start?
A．At 2:00 p.m.B．At 6:00 p.m.C．At 7:00 p.m.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A．Mther and sn.
B．Husband and wife.
C．Teacher and student.
9．Where des the man suggest ging?
A．The cinema.B．The circus.C．The amusement park.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．Why is the wman wrried?
A．She’s getting fatter and fatter
B．She can’t finish her jb n time.
C．She suffers frm heavy wrk stress.
11．When des the wman usually get ff wrk?
A．At 7:00 p. m.B．At 6:00 p.m.C．At 5:00 p.m.
12．What dcs the man advise the wman t d at last?
A．Quit her jb.B．Arrange her schedule.C．Ask fr leave.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13．What time des the man usually g t bed?
A．At abut 11:00 p.m.B．At midnight.C．At abut 1:00 a.m.
14．Why des the man lse sleep?
A．Fr lking after children.
B．Fr wrrying abut exams.
C．Fr being jbless.
15．What des the wman suggest the man d?
A．D sme reading.
B．Watch less televisin.
C．Listen t relaxing music.
16．What are the speakers talking abut?
A．Being ut f a jb.
B．The sleeping prblem.
C．Ding smething relaxing.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．What did Emma’s mther rent?
A．A barding huse.B．A car. C．A bike.
18．Wh fund O. Henry’s manuscript (手稿)?
A．The speaker’s father.B．Emma’s mther.C．Emma.
19．What d we knw abut O. Henry?
A．He nce taught at SMU.
B．He nce wrked in Hustn.
C．He nce stayed in Galvestn.
20．Why did the speaker’s father g t Des Mines?
A．T talk with the O. Henry expert.
B．T sell the O. Henry’s bk.
C．T give mney t Emma.
第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分40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。
A
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Once yu’ve submitted yur applicatin, yu’ll see a cnfirmatin page with imprtant reminders and yur UC applicatin ID number which is used t access the varius campus websites and, in many cases, t access yur admissin decisins.
21. What shuld students d t increase admissin chances?
A. Submit applicatins n time.B. Apply fr multiple campuses.
C. Open mre than ne accunt.D. Decide n ne ideal campus.
22. Hw can students learn abut the latest applicatin prcess?
A. By checking the email.B. By visiting the campus.
C. By making phne calls.D. By signing up fr Yah.
23. What will students get after cmpleting the applicatin?
A. A checkmark.B. A cnfirmatin call.
C. A “Cntinue” buttn.D. A UC applicatin ID number.
B
What d yu d with the things yu lve? Yu prbably take care f them and keep them safe. That’s nt what Camern Payne des. The by frm Nrth Carlina is sharing his lve f bks by giving them away.
When Camern heard abut a family wh lst everything in a huse fire, he was lking fr a way t help them. He was sad that all f their bks were destryed. That’s when he created his prgram, which gives bks away t peple in need.
Camern’s prgram cllects bks fr yung peple f all ages and reading levels. He cllects bks fr kids wh are blind r with lw visin, t, because he wants everyne t have bks. Camern knws that bks can help kids think abut their future. They d this by helping kids dream abut what they might be when they grw up. Learning abut new things can give kids new interests. Six years later, Camern is still giving away bks.
Many f the bks be gives away were given t him by thers, but Camern’s grandmther als shps fr bks that dn’t cst a lt. She buys bks that are new r that lk new. In additin t wrking with schls, Camern and his grandmther give bks t children in places near their hme, such as hspitals, libraries, and day camps
Camern wants t keep his prgram ging and grwing. Over the past six years, he has given away mre than 5, 000 bks. He has als wn many prizes fr his wrk. His prgram has grwn ver the years, t. Last Christmas,
Camern was able t give away tys and bks Camern Payne is making a difference in kids’ lives by giving away the things he lves. Wh needs help in yur cmmunity? Hw might yu help?
24. What caused Camern t create his prgram?
A. His wn bks destryed by a fire.B. His huse’s being cnsumed by a fire.
C. Smene’s lsing all the bks t a fire.D. Smebdy’s sadness abut the accident.
25. What can we learn abut the cllected bks accrding t Paragraphs 3-4?
A. Children have n interest in new bks at all.
B Bks are given t children with advanced levels.
C. Children with hearing lss can receive new bks.
D. Camern’s granny makes cntributins t bk cllectin.
26. Why des the authr put tw questins in the last paragraph?
A. T attract readers’ interest.B. T call n peple t help thers.
C. T appeal t peple’s sense f justice.D. T leave a deep impressin n readers.
27. Which wrds best describe Camern?
A. Selfless and caring.B. Creative and calm.
C. Patient and sensitive.D. Cnfident and ptimistic.
C
Fr mst peple, getting t the stars is nthing mre than a dream. On 28 April 2001, Dennis Tit achieved that lifelng gal-but he wasn’t a typical astrnaut. Tit, a wealthy businessman, paid $20 millin fr a seat n a Russian Syuz spacecraft t be the first turist t visit the Internatinal Space Statin. Only seven peple have fllwed suit in the 20 years since, but that number is abut t duble in the next 12 mnths alne.
NASA has lng been hesitant t play hst t space turists, s Russia has been the nly chice available fr thse wh lk fr this kind f extreme adventure. Hwever, it seems the rise f private space cmpanies is ging t make it easier fr regular peple t experience space.
Persnally, I see the beginning f an age when mre peple can experience space. With cmpanies like Space X and Blue Origin hping t build a future fr humanity in space, space turism is a way t prve bth the safety and reliability f space travel t the general public.
Flights t space like Dennis Tit’s are expensive fr a reasn. A rcket must burn a lt f expensive fuel t travel high and fast enugh t enter Earth’s rbit.
Anther cheaper pssibility is a subrbital (亚轨道) launch, with the rcket ging high enugh t reach the edge f space and cming right back dwn. While passengers n a subrbital trip experience weightlessness and incredible views, these launches are mre accessible.
T ur jy, three cmpanies led by billinaire CEOs have emerged as the majr players: Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, and Space X.
Nw, Space X has tw turist launches planned. These trips will be cstly, at $55 millin fr the flight. Blue Origin’s and Virgin Galactic’s subrbital trips are far mre reasnable in cst, with bth priced between $200, 000 and $250. 000. Thugh these prices are high, it is wrth cnsidering that Dennis Tit’s $20 millin ticket in 2001 culd pay fr 100 flights n Blue Ongin sn. The experience f viewing the Earth frm space, thugh, may prve t be priceless fr a whle new generatin f space explrers.
28. What makes’ space travel easier fr cmmn peple?
A. Russia’s explratin in space.
B. NASA’s accepting space turists.
C. The first space tur made by Dennis Tit.
D. The appearance f private space cmpanies.
29. What’s the authr’s attitude t space turism?
A. Psitive.B. Curius.
C. Wrried.D. Dubtful.
30. What can we learn abut a subrhital launch?
A. It’s nt a real launch.B. It ffers a better view.
C. It makes peple travel further.D. It prvides the same experience.
31. What des the authr think f Blue Origin’s and Virgin Galactic’s subrbital trips?
A. They are relatively cheaper.B. They are planned by Space X.
C. They are nt wrth the mney.D. They are affrdable t the public.

D
Was it prbable that Tang Dynasty pet Li Bai and Western her King Arthur meet and fight against each ther? Yes. In a game called King f Glry, created by Chinese cmpany Tencent, King f Glry has been ne f the mst ppular MOBA games in China since 2017.
Abut ne in every seven Chinese peple plays the game, and 55 millin f them play it every day. The game is easy fr beginners. Scial media like QQ and WeChat have als helped the game’s cmmunity grw. New players can be invited t play the game by their WeChat cntacts, with sme seeing it as a gd way t keep in tuch with ld friends and make new nes.
The game has mre than 60 characters t unlck and play as yu prgress, each with their wn special styles and abilities. The characters cver different times and cuntries. Sme are real histrical characters, like Li Bai. Sme are nt. Players use them t fight against each ther r team up t fight. The winners can reach higher ranks.
Hwever, sme peple think King f Glry gives the students incrrect infrmatin abut events and peple in histry. Fr example, the pet Li Bai is described as a killer; Jing Ke, the man wh tried t kill the first emperr f China, is a girl in the game. But mre peple wrry abut children playing the game t much and spending t much mney n it. Mst f the players are belw the age f 19. It’s reprted that a 17-year-ld by had a strke (中风) after playing the game fr 40 hurs.
T change the situatin, Tencent added a time limit feature t the game t prevent kids frm playing t much. Frm 4 July 2017, children under 12 years ld can play the game fr nly ne hur a day, while users between 12 and 18 get tw hurs. Thse wh try t play beynd the time limit will be lcked ut f the game.
32. What can we learn abut King f Glry?
A. It is the mst ppular nline game in the wrld.
B. It ffer 60 characters fr players t chse frm.
C. All f the characters are real histrical characters.
D. Players fight against each ther r team up t fight.
33. What is Paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A. Only yung peple are keen n the game.
B. The game may have sme bad effects n children.
C. The game gives children false infrmatin abut histry.
D. Children waste t much time playing the game.
34. Why was a time limit feature added t the game?
A. T prevent addictin.B. T save mney fr players.
C. T avid teenagers’ playing.D. T appeal t mre teenagers.
35. Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut King f Glry?
A. It’s ppular arund the wrld.
B. It’s created by QQ and WeChat.
C. Sme peple think it’s a gd way t make friends.
D. Children under 18 can get nly ne hur t play it.

第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
T much stuff, t much t d, t much These are weighing peple dwn and breaking their spirit. ___16___ Here are several things t help yu get started.
The first step is t srt ut yur pssessins. T live a simple life, yu need a simple living space. S take sme time t tidy yur living area. Fcus n keeping things that yu value deeply and thrw away things that yu dn’t need any lnger. ___17___ Finally, yu will be shcked t see hw few pssessins yu actually use in yur daily life.
___18___ As humans we tend t think what we are used t as naturally right. Hwever, there culd be prblems in the millin little things that bther us as we g abut ur day. The best skill yu can develp in yur life is the ability t take a step back and lk at things bjectively by raising dubts abut what is seemingly the way it is suppsed t be.
We shuld always stay mindful and live with intentin. If there is smething in yur life that yu dn’t lve, change it! Cut ut the things that aren’t serving yu. Yu can write dwn what an ideal day wuld lk like fr yu in five years’ time. Then utline what things yu want mre in yur life and what things yu want less. ___19___
Managing yur time wisely cunts. ___20___ Instead, take sme time t think abut whether it’s smething that yu are excited abut attending. Be intentinal with hw yu spend yur time and take cntrl f what yu d. This is hw yu can guarantee yurself a flexible schedule and d everything in an unhurried way.
A. Minimalists live intentinally,
B. Cmplete the prcess in several sweeps.
C. Dn’t reply “yes” t everything yu’re invited t.
D. With that in hand, yu have a gal t wrk twards.
E. Frm time t time yu need t questin abut yur lifestyle.
F. That’s why there is a grwing interest in the minimalist lifestyle.
G. Having a flexible schedule depends n yu taking cntrl f things.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从41-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Time fr girls t shine
Mst f us grew up reading fairy tales that start with “Once upn a time” and end with “the princess and prince lived happily ever after”. They seem t be harmless- even ____41____, perhaps. But in the eyes f tw Italian writers, Favilli and Cavall, this is what’s been ____42____ with children’s stries fr years.
“Children’s bks have always ____43____ the same since we were children,” Cavall said. And a study als fund while 80 percent f male characters in mst ppular children’s bks have a(n) ____44____, nly 18 percent f female characters d.
S they tgether wrte a bk ____45____ nly female prtagnists (主角). Gd Night Stries fr Rebel (叛逆) Girls is an “anti- princess” bk, which gives yung girls rle mdels f their wn t ____46____.
The riginal bk was published in December 2019, and the secnd vlume ____47____ n Feb 28, 2021. Bth bks cntain the stries f 100 extrardinary wmen frm all ver the wrld, and much t the____48____ f children’s bk writers, every ne f them has a jb r prfessinal ambitin. The “characters”____49____ pp singer Beynce and tennis star Serena Williams.
Hwever, the wrd “rebel” may make sme peple feel uncmfrtable, since it’s nt really seen as _____50_____. But being rebellius is_____51_____ being independent, which many f tday’s girls need t develp.
“It is imprtant t _____52_____ — especially if yu are a wman r a girl- a rebel attitude, a rebel character, because yu have t _____53_____ harder t reach yur dream and t get what yu want.
And this _____54_____ is made clear, with the bk’s first page reading “T all the girls f the wrld, dream _____55_____, aim higher, fight harder”.
41. A. crazyB. cmplexC. sweet D. puzzling
42. A. wrngB. typicalC. cmmn D. familiar
43. A. claimedB. reflectedC. preferred D. remained
44. A. fferB. frtuneC. cmpany D. jb
45. A. recmmendingB. featuringC. displaying D. serving
46. A. apprachB. admireC. practice D. challenge
47. A. came utB. turned utC. made up D. ended up
48. A. surpriseB. reliefC. excitement D. satisfactin
49. A. highlightB. memrizeC. include D. describe
50. A. reasnableB. wrthwhileC. energetic D. psitive
51. A. actuallyB. riginallyC. casually D. fficially
52. A. riskB. buildC. change D. fllw
53. A. perfrmB. thinkC. fight D. breathe
54. A. annuncementB. cnclusinC. sentence D. message
55. A. smarterB. biggerC. deeper D. faster

第二节 语法填空（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。
China plans t send astrnauts t the mn befre 2030, a space fficial said n May 29th. Lin Xiqiang, deputy directr f the China Manned Space Agency, said at ___56___news cnference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in nrthwestern China that the cuntry's space authrities ___57___（launch） the manned lunar prgram.
“The verall gals are ___58___（achieve） the target f China's first manned landing n the mn befre 2030, carry ut scientific ___59___（explre）and related technlgical demnstratins n the lunar surface, develp a cmmutatin and shrt-term stay system fr crews, ___60___develp human-rbt integrated(综合的)testing and ther key technlgies,” Lin said.
“Our astrnauts will walk n the mn, cllect samples arund the landing site and perfrm sme in-situ research, ___61___will lead ff ur manned missins frm lw-Earth rbit t deep space and help ___62___（deep） mankind's knwledge abut the rigin and evlutin f the mn and the slar system ___63___（significant）,”the fficial nted.
___64___（realize） this missin, Lin's ffice has arranged the research and develpment f all relevant systems, ____65____（include） the Lng March 10 new crew-carrying rcket, a lunar landing capsule(胶囊，太空舱) and a lunar extravehicular suit. New rcket testing and launch facilities will als be cnstructed, he added.
第四部分写作（共二节，满分40分）
第一节 书面表达（满分 15分）
假如你是李华，你校上周举办了主题为太空探索的科技周活动，请你给美国的笔友Whitman写封信，跟他聊聊该活动， 内容要点如下：
1、活动背景：随着中国神舟十六号载人航天飞机于2023年5月30日成功发射，越来越多的同学对此感兴趣；
2、学校特邀请科学家杨教授来校作太空探索知识的讲座；
3、举办了太空探索图片展, 了解了中国航天史和航天英雄的事迹；
4、你的感受。
参考词汇：
太空探索space explratin
科技周 Science and Technlgy Week
开阔视野 braden ne's hrizns
字数80左右， 开头及结尾已给出， 不计入总词数。
Dear Whitman,
Hw are things ging recently? With the successful launch f Shenzhu 16 n May 30, 2023,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Well, let me stp here. Lking frward t yur letter.
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。
Sally had lnged t becme a dancer since three. Hwever, a terrible car accident made that ambitin nearly cme t an end vernight in 2011. Sally, then a 15-year-ld high schl student in Califrnia was injured severely in the accident that left her paralyzed(瘫痪的) frm the waist dwn. Fr mst peple, that wuld have dashed any hpe f a dancing career. But fr Sally, it was just the beginning f new life. Instead f being a barrier, her wheelchair made her mre curageus. “I wanted t prve t my cmmunity and t myself that I was still‘nrmal’,”she said with a determined lk,“Whatever nrmal meant.”
In her eyes, Nrmal meant dancing, s Sally did it in her wheelchair right alngside her nndisabled high schl dance team. “Half f my bdy was taken away frm me, and I have t mve it with my hands,” Sally said. “It definitely tk a lt f learning and patience.”
After graduatin, Sally expanded her dance netwrk t include wmen wh had the same situatin as her. She met peple nline wh had suffered varius spinal crd injuries (脊髓损伤), and invited them t dance with her by sharing her determinatin. “It was such an amazing experience.” Hping t reach mre peple in a larger city, Sally mved t Ls Angeles in 2016 and frmed a team f dancers with disabilities called DREAM. “I want t shw that dance is dance, whether yu’re walking r yu’re rlling.”
In Sally’s dancing team, there was a girl Ella aged 12, wh had been feeling depressed since the terrible accident. Having knwn abut the girl’s situatin, Sally made effrts t seek every chance t help the little girl find back the cnfidence t live. Thanks t Sally’s cntinuus effrts, the little girl recvered physically and mentally day by day. The ther day, an invitatin t a natinal dancing cmpetitin arrived. After a heated discussin, they reached an agreement that they wuld recmmend Ella t the cmpetitin n behalf f the team.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
On hearing the decisin, Ella felt mre than wrried.
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The audience std up and clapped fr Ella’s excellent perfrmance.
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参考答案
英语听力
1—5. ACCAC 6—10. ACBAA 11—15. CBACC 16—20. BABCB
阅读理解
21-23. BAD 24-27. CDBA 28-31. DADA 32-35. DBAC36-40. FBEDC
完形填空
41-45. CADDB 46-50. BAACD 51-55. ABCDB
语法填空
56. a 57. will launch 58. t achieve 59. explratin 60. and 61. which 62. deepen 63. significantly 64. T realize 65. including
应用文
Dear Whitman,
Hw are things ging recently? With the successful launch f Shenzhu 16 n May 30, 2023, mre and mre students are interested in space explratin.
Last week, ur schl held a Science and Technlgy Week with the theme f space explratin, which was very infrmative and interesting. We were frtunate t have Prfessr Yang, a renwned scientist, give a lecture n space explratin, which was very enlightening. In additin, there was a pht exhibitin n space explratin that shwcased China’s aerspace histry and the heric deeds f astrnauts.
Attending this event really bradened my hrizns and helped me gain a deeper understanding f space explratin.
Well, let me stp here. Lking frward t yur letter.
Yurs,
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On hearing the decisin, Ella felt mre than wrried. She knew that it was their trust n her that made her get the chance t dance n that large stage. S she began t practice hard every day. Whenever she met with prblems, she wuld turn t Sally fr help. The cmpetitin day came finally, and it was Ella’s turn t shw herself. Ella cntrlled her wrry and excitement, and danced with gentle elegance and strength.
The audience std up and clapped fr Ella’s excellent perfrmance. Ella lked arund and nticed that Sally and all her teammates were sitting under the stage, with their eyes filled with tears and smiles n their faces. At that mment, Ella knew that she was successful. She was very grateful t Sally and all her teammates. Thanks t their supprt and belief, she culd gain cnfidence and succeed in dancing at last. She had made up her mind t g n this way frever.
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Text 1
M: Darling. We really must g t the travel agency and bk ur hliday.(1)
W: Yes. Yu’re right. But where d yu want t g?
M: Hw abut New Yrk?
W: OK. But July’s always a very ppular time fr hlidays. S we'd better hurry.
Text 2
M: Miss Richardsn, my daughter didn’t sleep well last night. Will yu give her sme extra attentin tday and make sure she has a gd shrt sleep in the afternn?
W: Dn’t wrry, Mr. Cruise. We take gd care f all the little nes here.(2)
Text 3
M: Hw was the new Italian restaurant arund the crner? It lks really nice frm the utside.
W: Yeah, and I really enjyed what I rdered. But my friends and I waited fr almst an hur befre ur dishes arrived, yet nbdy aplgized fr that.(3)
Text 4
W: It’s a lng walk t the palace. Shuldn’t we take a taxi?
M: We’ll miss all f the interesting sights. We culd take a bus, thugh, and get ff the bus wherever we like.(4)
Text 5
M: I’d like t send the parcel t Britain by express mail.
W: OK, the standard pstage is $90. But since it’s verweight, yu have t pay extra and that’s $15. (5)
M: All right, here yu g.
Text 6
M: I need t have my car repaired. It needs a new tire. Culd I brrw yurs t deliver sme flwers?(6)
W: I need it tday between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. t cllect ballns fr the birthday party. Yu can use it after that as lng as yu are careful.
M: I will. Oh, we are having a party this evening, aren’t we?
W: Yes. The party starts at 7:00p.m.(7)
M: I can drive yu t the party as well if yu like. I shuld be finished by 6:00 p.m.
Text 7
W: It’s Children’s Day. Will we stay at hme all day? Why dn’t we g t the amusement park?
M: Oh, there’s always t much nise.
W: What abut the circus?
M: Circus? Is it still in twn?
W: Yes, and yu prmised ur sn yu’d take him there befre it leaves.(8)
M: The circus will be s crwded tday. What abut ging t the cinema? Peter likes watching mvies.(9)
W: That sunds gd.
Text 8
M: Yu lk a bit wrried. What’s the matter?
W: I just seem t be putting n weight these days. (10)
M: Oh. That’s quite a wrrying prblem.
W: What d yu think I shuld d?
M: I suggest yu g n a diet r at least stp eating t much junk fd and…
W: And take mre exercise, right? A lt f peple have tld me the same thing, but smehw I just haven’t gt the time. I wrk frm nine in the mrning t five in the afternn daily. (11)Smetimes I have t wrk extra hurs until six r seven ’clck.
M: Well, have yu ever thught f arranging yur timetable, (12) s yu can g t the fitness club after wrk.
W: Yes, that sunds like a gd idea. Thanks a lt.
Text 9
W: Hw have yu been lately?
M: Actually, I haven’t been sleeping well. I am kind f ut f it.(16)
W: Is there a reasn why yu can’t get enugh sleep?(16)
M: I g t bed, but I just can’t get cmfrtable enugh t fall asleep.
W: When d yu turn in at night?
M: I usually try t g t bed arund 11:00 p.m. during the week.(13)
W: D yu have a lt n yur mind when yu try t g t sleep?
M: I just lst my jb, and I am unsure abut being able t find anther ne. I think abut it a lt.(14)
W: What d yu usually d befre bedtime?
M: I usually watch a lt f televisin befre I g t bed. Maybe I shuld try smething else t help me quiet dwn.
W: Yu might cnsider listening t relaxing music as yu g t sleep with a clear head.(15)
M: Ding smething relaxing befre I g t sleep sunds like a plan.
Text 10
My father was a prfessr at Suthern Methdist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. A student named Emma in his class suffered frm a serius back disease. Her family culdn’t affrd the peratin. Her mther rented a barding huse in Galvestn, a seaside twn near Hustn, Texas. (17) She was cleaning ut the rf space ne day when she came acrss an ld bk. On its tp page were the wrds “By O. Henry”.(18) S she sent it t her daughter wh shwed it t my father. My father knew that O. Henry had nce lived in Hustn. S it was pssible that O. Henry had been t the beach and stayed in the Galvestn barding huse. (19) Maybe he had written the bk and left the bk there by accident. S my father visited an O. Henry expert at Clumbia University. Then my father set ut fr Des Mines t sell the bk. (20) At last, an editr bught it. My father tk the mney t Emma. It was just enugh fr her t have the peratin that she indeed needed.