江苏省如皋中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期初考试英语试题

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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。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 did the man d yesterday?
A. He played music.
B. He watched a cmpetitin.
C. He practiced running in the track.
2. What did the wman rder fr lunch?
A. Fries.B. A sandwich.C. Mushrm sup.
3. What kind f mvie des the man want t watch?
A. An actin mvie.B. A cmedy.C. A hrrr film.
4. Why is the man in a hurry?
A. He is rushing hme.
B. He is late fr a meeting.
C. He is ding the running exercise.
5. What des the wman mean?
A. She thinks the man tld a lie.
B. She believes it was dangerus fr the man.
C. She feels srry abut the man’s experience.
第二节(共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Hw many daily things did the wman d yesterday?
A. Three B. Fur C. Five
7. Where des the man need t g tday?
A. T the bank. B. T the supermarket. C. T the pst ffice.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Accrding t the man, what d yu knw abut his wife?
A. She is fnd f shpping.
B. She is nly likes certain things.
C. She wrks in a department stre.
9. What clr did the man want?
A. Black. B. Brwn C. Blue.
10. What did the man buy?
A. A scarf. B. A pair f glves. C. A sweater.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Which state des the wman think had the best weather?
A. Suth Carlina.B. Gegia. C. Nrth Carlina.
12. Hw many types f fish did the wman catch?
A. One.B. TwC. Three.
13. When might the wman g back t fish next time?
A. In July.B. In Octber.C. In December.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Clleagues.B. Teacher and student.C. Parent and child.
15. What des the wman suggest the man d?
A. Save all the wrk fr the final week.
B. Use the trip time t study fr the exams.
C. Frm gd habits and get started early.
16. What are the speakers mainly talk abut?
A. A research paper.
B. The classrm management.
C. The plan fr the end f term.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did the custmer think f the first fries?
A. They were unsatisfying.
B. They were delicius.
C. They were salty.
18. Why did Gerge Crum serve the custmer extremely thin fries?
A. He wanted the custmer t be happy.
B. He was bthered by the custmer’s requests.
C. He wanted t try making a new style f fries.
19. Hw did the custmer react t the last plate f fries?
A. He fund them nice.
B. He refused t eat them.
C. He cmplained t the chef.
20. What did Gerge Crum d with his new inventin?
A. He sld the chips in stres.
B. He sld the recipe t his custmer.
C. He sld the snack idea t ther restaurants.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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A Selectin f Museums and Attractins in Washingtn DC
The Tidal Basin
The basin, part f the West Ptmac Park, is surrunded by a path that’s perfect fr walking, running r cycling. The memrials t Thmas Jeffersn and Martin Luther King Junir are tw highlights surrunding the lake. It is the lcatin mst assciated with Washingtn’s Cherry Blssm (樱花) Festival that takes place each spring.
Natinal Museum f African American Histry and Culture
The museum pened in late 2016 after mre than a decade f planning. It is dedicated t African American histry and culture and is rganized like a vertical timeline, starting with the Atlantic slave trade n the 1400s and mving up t the 21st century. Higher up are exhibitins n African American music, theatre and art. It’s a pwerful experience and als very ppular: yu’ll have t apply fr a timed ticket t enter.
The Newseum
Further alng Pennsylvania Avenue is the Newseum, lved fr the 800 newspaper frnt pages frm arund the wrld that are hung utside every mrning. Inside, there are mving exhibits shwing hw imprtant histrical events have been reprted, such as the September 11 attacks. Alngside newspaper pages frm the day after the attacks, there’s a vide exhibit highlighting the wrk f jurnalists reprting n the Twin Twers falling. A must if yu’re interested in jurnalism.
Natinal Gallery f Art
The art gallery is an impressive space: tw buildings, linked undergrund, and a sculpture garden next dr. Inside the light-filed East Building there’s mdern art, including a rmful f Jacksn Pllck’s murals (壁), Andy Warhl’s Green Marilyn and Ry Lichtenstein’s Lk Mickey.
The classical West Building tends t huse lder artwrk: the Eurpean impressinists and Italian Renaissance art (frm artists including Da Vinci and Raphael) are tw highlights.
21. Which f the fllwing requires reserving a ticket in advance?
A. The Newseum.
B. The Tidal Basin.
C. Natinal Gallery f Art.
D. Natinal Museum f African American Histry and Culture.
22. What can visitrs d at the Newseum?
A. Learn abut the stries abut news.
B. Learn hw t reprt imprtant events.
C. Talk with jurnalists abut the 9/11 attacks.
D. Read 800 recently published newspapers.
23. Why is Green Marilyn exhibited in the East Building?
A. It is a painting f mdern art.
B. It is a painting f traditinal art.
C. It is a painting by a famus artist.
D.It is a priceless painting f the gallery.
B
I knw next t nthing abut baseball. When in the right field during P. E. as a by, I prayed the ball wuldn’t cme t me. It tk a miracle fr me t catch it. Yet I later became the father f tw bys, Will and Tim (8 and 5), wh were bth interested in baseball. On Saturday mrnings, I’d take Will ut t the playgrund and play catch with him. Thanks t my weak arm, the ball drpped befre he culd catch it. After many misses ne day, he said, “Hw am I ever ging t make the majr leagues?” “Yu gt the wrng dad, kid,” I thught. Baseball isn’t my thing.
Still, I wanted t give my kids cnfidence n the field. There was an fficial Little League in ur area, but it was super-cmpetitive and primarily targeted lder bys. What if we had smething mre lw-key, smething that welcmed bys and girls, and yunger nes?
I shared the idea with sme neighbrs. “That wuld be great!” they said. Nw wh culd rganize such a thing? Nt me. I tried t put the idea aside, but it wuldn’t leave me. I finally decided that I must d smething abut it. S I called the city’s recreatin department, explaining that sme families wanted t start a baseball league in ur neighbrhd. Were there any fields fr that? They bunced me arund. Finally, I spke t the fficial in charge. I gt butterflies in my stmach. What if he said n? “Yes, we have smething fr yu,” the man said, hearing my request. We gt tw fields fr fur hurs every Sunday mrning. Our league was funded. What a jy it was t sit n the benches, watching Will and Tim playing baseball! Hw grateful I was fr ther parents wh did the caching! And I became the mst unlikely baseball cmmissiner (专员) ever.
Many years have passed. Nw Will and Tim are new dads, and I can’t wait t see what they’ll have t d. I knw better than anyne: Parenthd calls yu t d the mst unlikely things.
24. Why did the authr think his sn Will gt the wrng father?
A. He lacked cnfidence.B. He had pr baseball skills.
C. He had little energy r time.D. He didn’t knw Will’s dream.
25. What special feature did the authr expect the baseball league had?
A. Being easy t jin.B. Having its wn fields.
C. Fcusing n training kids.D. Having prfessinal caches.
26. Hw did the authr prbably feel while talking t the fficial?
A. Cnfident. B. Peaceful. C. Nervus. D. Hesitant.
27. What des the authr want t stress in the text?
A. The need t challenge neself.
B. The greatness f parental lve.
C. The respnsibility f parenthd.
D. The rle f sprts in kids’ grwth.
C
One by ne, prejudices are disappearing in the West. Peple may hld private suspicins that ther peple’s race r sex makes them inferir — but t say s penly is ttally tab (禁忌). One ld prejudice remains undisturbed, thugh. Just ask a childless persn.
They are nt charged t special taxes, as they were in Sviet Russia; nr are they driven frm their hmes, as they still are in sme pr cuntries. The childless nnetheless cme in fr a lt f criticism. Sme pint ut that nn-parents are failing t prduce the future wrkers wh will pay fr their pensins. Childless pliticians are charged with nt having a prper stake in sciety. “He talks t us abut the future, but he desn’t have children!” cmplained Jean-Marie Le Pen, c-funder f the Natinal Frnt party, f Emmanuel Macrn, wh went n t win the French presidency. Similar attacks n Theresa May and Angela Merkel als failed but researchers find that many vters quietly agree.
If nn-breeders are selfish, they have a strange way f shwing it. They are mre likely t set up charitable fundatins than peple with children, and much mre likely t dnate mney t gd causes. Accrding t ne American estimate, the mere fact f nt having children raises the amunt a persn leaves t charity by a little ver $10,000. The childless are thus a small but useful cunterweight t the wrld’s parents, wh stp scial stability by passing n their scial and ecnmic advantages t their children.
The charge that childless peple fail t pull their weight in ppulatin is crrect, but is less serius than it appears. Thse wh d nt have children d put pressure n public pensin systems. Gvernments have t d unppular things like making pensins less generus, as Japan has dne, r accepting mre immigrants, as sme Western cuntries have dne. But t sustain public pensins in the lng term, cuntries d nt actually need mre parents. What they need instead is mre babies. It is pssible t cmbine a high rate f childlessness with a high birth rate, prvided peple wh becme parents have mre than ne r tw children. That was the pattern in many Western cuntries a century ag. Ireland, yet anther cuntry with a childless leader, still manages it tday.
The childless als d everyne else a favr by creating wnderful wrks f art. British nvelists have been especially likely t have n ffspring: think f Hilary Mantel, P.G Wdehuse and the Brnte sisters. In September last year Britain put Jane Austen n its ten-pund nte. That decisin was cntrversial, thugh it was hard t see why. Few peple have written as shrewdly abut mney r abut families even thugh Austen did nt marry, and had n children.
28. What is the main idea f Paragraph 2?
A. The childless ften cme under sharp criticism.
B. Childlessness is t future wrkers’ disadvantage.
C. Many highly successful peple have n children.
D. The childless pliticians get attacked in sciety.
29. The childless are prejudiced because peple think the childless ______.
A. have a strange way t shw selfishness
B. set a bad example fr yung peple
C. are nt as generus as thse with children
D. are the gvernment’s financial burden
30. What des the underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 4 refer t?
A. Accepting mre immigrants.
B. Reducing the pensins fr the aged.
C. Encuraging parents t have mre children.
D. Supprting the plitical leaders with n children.
31. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. In defense f the childless. B. Prejudice against nn-breeders.
C. Why dn’t they have children? D. Measures t address childlessness.
D
Shadws are ften assciated with darkness and uncertainty. Nw, researchers frm the Natinal University f Singapre (NUS) are giving shadws a psitive spin by demnstrating a way t harness this cmmn but ften verlked ptical (光学的) effect t generate electricity.
The team created a device called a shadw-effect energy generatr (SEG), which makes use f the cntrast in illuminatin (照明) between lit and shadwed areas t generate electricity. It’s made up f a series f thin strips f gld film n a silicn layer, which is then placed n a flexible plastic base.
“In cnventinal ptelectrnics (光电子学) where a steady surce f light is used t pwer devices, shadws are undesirable, since they degrade the perfrmance f devices. In this wrk, we tk advantage f the illuminatin cntrast caused by shadws as an indirect surce f pwer. The cntrast in illuminatin causes a vltage (电压) difference between the shadw and illuminated sectins, resulting in an electric current. This nvel cncept f harvesting energy in the presence f shadws is unprecedented.” explained research team leader Prfessr Tan Swee Ching.
Mbile electrnic devices such as smart phnes, smart glasses and e-watches require efficient and cntinuus pwer supply. As these devices are wrn bth indrs and utdrs, wearable pwer surces that culd harness surrunding light can ptentially imprve the functin f these devices. While cmmercially available slar cells can perfrm this rle in an utdr envirnment, their energy harvesting efficiency drps significantly under indr cnditins where shadws are persistent. This new apprach t maximizing the efficiency f energy harvesting is bth exciting and timely.
“When the whle SEG is under illuminatin r in shadw, the amunt f electricity generated is very lw r nne at all. When a part f the SEG is illuminated, a significant electrical utput is detected. We als fund that the best surface area fr electricity generatin is when half f the SEG is illuminated and the ther half in shadw, as this gives enugh area fr charge generatin and cllectin respectively.” said c- team leader Prfessr Andrew Wee.
The NUS researchers are als lking at develping wearable SEGs attached t clthing t harvest energy during nrmal daily activities. Anther prmising area f research is the develpment f lw- cst SEG fr efficient harvesting f energy frm indr lighting.
32．Why are shadws cnsidered undesirable in traditinal ptelectrnics?
A. They serve n useful purpse.
B. They weaken device perfrmance.
C. They are rare in utdr cnditins.
D. They are difficult t cntrl r predict.
33．What d we knw abut the SEG?
A. It’s specially designed t wrk in pen areas.
B. It will replace existing slar cells nce and fr all.
C. It’s mst effective when fully psitined in light r in shadw.
D. It requires a balance f light and shadw t maximize electricity generatin.
34．What can we learn frm the last paragraph?
A. The SEG is unlikely t wrk efficiently in dark places.
B. The researchers are lking t reduce the cst f the SEG.
C. The develpment f SEG is limited by its high prductin cst.
D. The researchers are develping wearable SEGs attached t smart phnes.
35．What des the text mainly talk abut?
A. An innvative use f shadws t generate electricity.
B. The prblems with shadws in cnventinal ptelectrnics.
C. The challenges f adapting technlgy fr wearable devices.
D. A need fr efficient pwer supply in mbile electrnic devices.
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。
Wh can imagine life tday withut an Autmated Teller Machine (ATM)? They are available in cnsiderable numbers thrughut the wrld.
The first ATM was the brainchild f an enterprising Turkish-American inventr Luther Gerge Simjian. When the idea f an autmated banking machine struck him he registered 20 patents befre any bank agreed t give it a trial run. It is easy t assume that the inventr f such a ppular machine was laughing all the way t the bank. ____36____ Within six mnths f its peratin in New Yrk in 1939, the device was remved due t lack f custmer acceptance.
It was nt until 1967, nearly 30 years later, that Barclays Bank, in a careful launch, rlled ut a self-service machine in Lndn, England, which prved successful. ____37____ The first cash machine relied n custmers’ use f prepaid tkens (代币) t get envelpes with a fixed amunt f cash inside.
____38____ The banks’ principle was seemingly custmer service. But it wuld be flish t minimize the many advantages that cash machines prvided t the banks themselves. By the late 1970s, the highest fixed cst fr the average large bank was its branches. The greatest variable cst and lss t prfits were its staff. Bank accunts swiftly recgnized that self-service peratins culd reduce bank branch staff cst by70 percent.
Experts quickly determined that public acceptance f ATMs cunted n cnvenience, simplicity, speed, security and trust. ____39____ Fr maximum efficiency, ATMs had t be lcated near public transprt r in a shpping mall, nt at a branch. The busier and mre crwded the lcatin, bviusly, the better. Nw, rughly 75 percent f all cash prvided by banks t their custmers cmes frm cash machines. ____40____.
Public acceptance f depsits (存款) by machine was significantly slwer than custmers’ usage f ATMs fr withdrawals. In general, it seems that custmers smetimes still prefer and trust an ver-the-cunter transactin (交易) fr depsits.
A. Lcatin, in particular, was a key factr.
B. His cash machine, hwever, didn’t prve durable.
C. The device was relatively primitive, at least by tday’s standards.
D. Hwever, cash machines psed sme interesting, unanswered questins.
E. An interesting factr was the issue f bi-statistics fr custmer identificatin.
F. Devices riginally dismissed by the public are nw recgnized as essential institutins.
G. Sn afterwards, many ther banks became admittedly champins f the cash machine.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Have yu ever heard f and seen Canadian geese? D yu knw that they ___41___ fresh grass and seeds?
Canadian geese have a gd ___42___ fr their pliteness. They always bw dwn t yu whenever yu walk by. Hwever, I have recently fund that they can smetimes be ___43___ t their peers, especially n ccasins when they quarrel fr fd——yes, these ___44___ gentlemen d quarrel, just fr smething t eat.
Yesterday I witnessed tw Canadian Geese arguing ___45___ fr a clump(草丛) f beautiful fresh grass. The clump was ___46___ right in the middle f them, while the tw were shuting nisily, stretching their necks as lng as they culd t lk aggressively at each ther. It’s __47___ t witness the “implite” side f Canadian geese. Hence, I culdn’t help ___48___ my mrning walk, standing still t watch these “gentlemen” quarreling. Interestingly, after a shrt while, a truck rared past their feast, disturbing their ___49___ cnversatin. The tw geese were equally ___50___ by the massive “mnster”, thus giving up their cnversatin.
Wuld they start quarreling again? I std still, ___51___ the ridiculus questin and waited. Beynd my expectatin, right after the truck’s passing by, the tw geese immediately lst their ___52___fr quarreling as if they had frgtten all abut what had happened. Even the tw turned arund and left the ___53___ in ppsite directins as if nthing had happened. They left nly me there, imagining what might have happened withut the ___54___.
They gt alng harmniusly again. Smetimes it’s nt that bad t be ___55___.
41. A. draw n B. fcus nC. feed n D. try n
42. A. desire B. reputatin C. affectin D. appetite
43. A. generus B. faithful C. weird D. rude
44. A. well-infrmedB. well-dressed C. well-behaved D. well-balanced
45. A. fiercelyB. blindly C. cautiusly D. gently
46. A. desertedB. lcated C. fixed D. laid
47. A. frequentB. rare C. cmmn D. cnstant
48. A. restrictingB. changing C. pausing D. speeding
49. A. desperateB. simple C. serius D. disharmnius
50. A. frightenedB. annyedC. crashedD. injured
51. A. finding utB. dealing with C. lking int D. wndering abut
52. A. passinB. reasn C. talent D. anxiety
53. A. sceneB. destinatinC. landscapeD. park
54. A. lker-nB. passer-byC. truckD. clump
55. A. upsetB. frgetfulC. meanD. greedy
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wrld Petry Day takes place each year ____56____ March 21 t prmte the teaching f petry, as well as the publishing, writing, and reading f this frm f writing arund the wrld.
It ____57____ (declare) by UNESCO in 1999 in the hpes f supprting language diversity thrugh petic expressin and increasing the pprtunity fr endangered languages ____58____ (hear). Wrld Petry Day was abut giving fresh drive and ____59____ (recgnize) t internatinal, reginal, and natinal petry mvements. It als fcused n prmting a return t the ral (口头的) traditin f petry recitals, as well as ____60____ (strengthen) the assciatin between petry and ther frms f expressin, such as dance, music, and painting.
The day is celebrated ____61____ (glbal). Gvernment agencies, cmmunity grups and individuals get invlved in prmting r participating in the day, which enables children t learn and enjy ____62____ (variety) f petry. It is a time ____63____ students are busy examining pets and learning abut different types f petry. Pets may be invited t read and share their wrk t audience at bk stres and schls. Ceremnies are held t hnr pets f ____64____ (remark) achievements.
All in all, it’s a day fr petry: _____65_____ ancient art frm that still enriches ur understanding f humanity tday.
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
习近平总书记一直提倡“厉行节约，反对浪费”的社会风尚，多次强调要制止餐饮浪费行为。请以此为主题，写一封“节约粮食，反对浪费”的倡议书。要点如下：1. 争做爱粮、节粮的倡导者。2. 爱粮、节粮的具体措施。注意：1. 参考词汇：厉行节俭，反对浪费 practice strict ecnmy and cmbat waste；2. 字数：100词左右。
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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。
I was always afraid f water. This fear culd nt be explained, but I knew that the mment I stepped near any bdy f water, my legs wuld turn t jelly (果冻). I wuld imagine myself drwning in the water and thrashing arund (乱扑腾) helplessly. That was why I had never gne int a swimming pl until swimming became a schl requirement. My schl wanted all pupils t pass a swimming test, and if they culd nt, then they wuld have t attend weekly swimming lessns in schl, which made me tremble.
Thus, my parents signed me up fr swimming lessns at the pl near my huse. With great unwillingness, I attended thse weekly lessns, and each ne was great suffering fr me. I was naturally clumsy, and my fear f water did nt help at all. Every lessn, I wuld be spending my time thrashing abut in the water, while my classmates wuld be swimming cuntless laps effrtlessly and even turning ver like dlphins in the water. Hw was I ging t pass the test at this rate?
In my swimming class, there was an exceptinally athletic girl. Tall and muscular, her name was Kathy. She was the best swimmer in ur class and always lked at me with disdain (鄙视), especially when I thrashed abut hpelessly in the water.
Once, after a particularly lng and hard swimming lessn, I sptted Kathy swimming gracefully in the pl. Gathering my curage, I asked gently, “Kathy, can yu teach me t swim?” She stared at me cldly. It was as if I std at the edge f an endless cean f inadequacy, my fears appearing like dark strm cluds threatening t drwn me. Yet, in that mment, a glimmer f hpe flashed within me, a desperate lnging fr guidance and acceptance. Wuld Kathy’s icy exterir (外表) melt under the warmth f empathy, r wuld I remain frever thrashing in the sea f my wn fears?
注意：
1. 续写词数应150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
T my surprise, she ndded after a few mments f silence.
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“Cngratulatins!” Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test.
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江苏省如皋中学2024—2025学年度高三年级测试
英语参考答案
听力1-5 ABCBA6-10 BCBCA11-15 CBABC16-20 CABAA
阅读理解
21-23 DAA
24-27 BACC
28-31 ADCA
32-35 BDBA
七选五
36-40 BCGAF
完形填空
41-45 CBDCA 46-50 BBCD A 51-55DAACB
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Dear friends,
I’m here t call n everyne t pay attentin t the phenmenn f fd waste. As President Xi advcates, it is suppsed t be a new fashin fr all Chinese peple t practice strict ecnmy and cmbat waste. We must bear it in mind that fd is a precius resurce n ur planet and wasting fd ges against the basic mral principles.
It’s high time that we tk actin nw. When we have dinner ut in a restaurant, please remember t rder apprpriately, and try t eat up. It’s recmmended t prmte fd saving actins n scial media. Launch sme campaigns t remind custmers abut the prtin size f the dishes.
S, dn’t hesitate t jin us. Small actins make a big difference.
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T my surprise, she ndded after a few mments f silence. Frm then n, Kathy stayed back fr abut an hur after every swimming lessn t cach me. She taught me hw t prpel myself frward in the water and I gradually gained cnfidence in the pl. Slwly but surely, I imprved under her guidance and encuragement. Fur mnths later, it was time fr me t take my swimming test. I jumped int the pl and fllwed all f Kathy’s advice. I swam gracefully, just like a fish, and passed the test with flying clurs.
“Cngratulatins!” Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test. I threw my arms arund her and hugged her tightly. “Thank yu! Yu’re a wnderful friend! If it had nt been fr yu, I wuld nt have dne s well!” I exclaimed. Since then, ur friendship has blssmed. We met frequently t have fun with each ther, sharing bth jy and srrw. Surprisingly, I grew t lve the water. A friend like Kathy is hard t cme by. She has a heart f gld and I will definitely treasure ur precius friendship.
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W: Hey Frank, were yu at the track and field cmpetitins yesterday?
M: N, Jenny. I had band practice yesterday. We played fr nearly the whle day.
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W: Hi, culd yu tell me tday’s specials fr lunch, please?
M: Certainly. We have a rast beef sandwich with sme vegetables and yur chice f fries r a salad. We als have mushrm sup.
W: Great! I’ll have the sandwich with a salad, please.
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W: Let’s watch sme funny vides tnight.
M: I’m in the md fr a scary mvie.
W: I’m never in the md t get scared. Hw abut an actin film?
Text 4
W: James, I almst never see yu run. Where are yu ging in such a rush?
M: I’m late fr a meeting. Srry, I will tell yu abut it later. Bye.
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M: A car came tward me and I jumped aside just in time. It was really a narrw escape.
W: Well, it was very dangerus indeed. But I was tld that the car stpped three meters away frm yu, and it was mving very slwly.
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M: Hw was yur day yesterday?
W: It was gd. I had a lt f things t d, but I finished them all.
M: What type f things?
W: Oh, yu knw, daily stuff. I stpped at the supermarket, picked up sme shirts at the Cleaner’s, depsited a few checks at the bank, and mailed sme letters at the pst ffice.
M: Ww, cmpared with yu, I had a very lazy day. But it reminds me that I need t buy sme stamps tday.
W: What did yu d all day yesterday?
M: I just stayed n my sfa and watched TV.
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W: Welcme t Jan’s department stre. Can I help yu?
M: Yes, I’m lking fr a birthday present fr my wife.
W: D yu have smething specific in mind?
M: I dn’t knw. She’s very particular. Any suggestins?
W: We have sme new wlen sweaters that just arrived.
M: Oh, that might be just the thing. My wife just lves sft sweaters, and she’s always liked that material fr that exact reasn. D yu have anything in blue?
W: Unfrtunately, we nly have these sweaters in black and light brwn. We d have sme wlen scarves and glves in different clrs. Let me see if we have ne in blue.
M: Great. Thanks.
W: I fund a blue scarf here. What d yu think?
M: It lks perfect. I’ll take it.
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M: I heard that yu and yur dad went deep-sea fishing in the fall. Where did yu g?
W: We wanted t g t Flrida, but we read nline that the water was a little dirty. S, we decided t g t Nrth Carlina instead, and it ended up being a gd chice. The weather was perfect there!
M: Great! Hw did yu get there?
W: We had t drive thrugh three states t get there. Driving thrugh Gergia and Suth Carlina was hrrible, thugh. The weather there was t wet.
M: That sunds like a lng trip. I frgt hw far Nrth Carlina is frm yur hme in Alabama.
W: I knw, but nce we gt there, it was great. We caught tuna and sea bass. We wanted t catch sme salmn, but we didn’t have any luck.
M: Maybe next time.
W: That’s what I’m hping. We are ging back next summer! That’s suppsed t be the best seasn fr salmn. I’ll be dreaming abut it all winter!
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M: Mrs. Jnes, thanks fr making time fr me tday. Many f the students are wrried abut hw clse the class trip is t final exams. As class mnitr, they asked me t speak with yu t wrk ut a new plan that we can all fllw.
W: Charles, yur cncerns are reasnable. All the teachers have met abut the trip and exams. We have wrked tgether n tasks. We all agree that there is a large amunt f wrk fr students t d. Hwever, we are cnfident that as lng as yu all wrk tgether with everyne ding their part, and d nt wait until the last minute t get started, there will be enugh time.
M: But Mrs. Jnes, they’re wrried abut having t d the grup research prject and t study fr exams in such a shrt time.
W: Remember last term when half f yur classmates waited until the last week t start the Internatinal Studies research paper? What a disaster that was! I imagine they remember it as well. Yu knw we always talk abut hw gd habits lead t success. Here is anther chance t practice that. There will be n changes t the schedule. Nw, g and tell that t yur classmates.
M: Yes, I remember that I’ll encurage them t get started early and wrk tgether.
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Thrughut histry, a great number f inventins were made by accident. One delicius example f this is ptat chips. Have yu ever stpped t wnder abut the histry f the tasty treats? The year is 1853, and at a restaurant in Saratga, New Yrk, USA, a custmer wh was unsatisfied with his thick-cut French fries sent them back t the kitchen. The chef, Gerge Crum, made a new plate f thinner fries. The custmer sent them back a secnd time, cmplaining they were still t thick. The chef, annyed by the custmer’s demands, made a new plate f fries that were t thin t eat with a frk. He was certain that the custmer wuld nt like these extra thin fries. Hwever, t the chef’s surprise, the custmer was delighted! And s, ptat chips were brn. Gerge called these Saratga chips. He started packaging the chips and selling them in shps thrughut New Yrk State. He later pened his wn restaurant. Eventually, ptat chips became a ppular snack in ther parts f America. The next time yu have sme, yu can thank a particular custmer and an angry chef fr this delicius inventin.