河北省涉县第一中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题

这是一份河北省涉县第一中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题，共13页。试卷主要包含了5分, 满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
内容与范围: 选择性必修一二三单元
考生注意:
本试卷分第I卷 (选择题) 和第II卷 (非选择题) 两部分, 共150分。考试时间120分钟。
请将各题答案填涂在答题卡上。
第I卷
第一部分 听力 (共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 (共15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 des the man want t d?
A. Fly a kite.B. G t the park.C. Play n the Internet.
2. What will the girl buy this evening?
A. Sunglasses.B. A scarf.C. Glves.
3. What des the man suggest the wman d?
A. Take a taxi.B. Walk t the htel.C. Ask smene else fr help.
4. Wh is the wman prbably?
A. A htel clerk.B. A plice fficer.C. The man’s wife.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A birthday party.B. New Year’s giftsC. The man’s parents.
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 des the man prbably feel?
A. Excited.B. NervusC. Regretful.
7. What will the man d next?
A. Talk t Samantha. B. Dance with the wman. C. Attend a graduatin ceremny.
听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。
8. What will the man d with his girlfriend n Qixi Festival?
A. G t a mvie.B. G t a cncert.C. Eat at a nice restaurant.
9. Accrding t the wman, what wuld be a special gift?
A. A sng.B. A pem.C. A piece f jewelry.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
10. Hw des the man want his hair cut?
A. All ff the back.B. All ff the sides.C. A little ff the tp and sides
11. What did the man cmplain abut?
A. The wman cut his hair t shrt.
B. The wman cut his ear accidentally.
C. The twel was t dirty.
12. Why can’t the man cmplain directly t the manager?
A. The manager is n vacatin.
B. The manager is ut t lunch.
C. The manager is dealing with anther custmer.
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13. Wh is the wman?
A. The by’s aunt.B. The bys mtherC. The by’s grandmther.
14. What did the wman enjy ding when she was yung?
A. Playing with a cat.B. Ding art prjects.C. Taking phtgraphs
15. What des the by like?
A. He is shy.B. He likes t paint.C. He desn’t have many friends.
16. What des the wman imply abut her husband?
A. The by lks just like him.B. He held the by befre she did.C. He passed away.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. Where will visitrs g n the first day f the tur?
A. Arches Natinal Park.B. Temple Square.C. Gblin Valley.
18. What d we knw abut Little Wild Hrse Canyn?
A. It’s very narrw.B. It’s in nrthern Utah.C. It was frmed by an earthquake.
19. What is included in the tur price?
A. Entrance fees.B. Three meals a day.C. Transprtatin in Utah
20. When can yu make a reservatin fr the tur?
A. Tw weeks in advance.B. One week in advance.C. Fur days in advance.
第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节, 满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题: 每小题2.5. 分满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
Are yu cnsidering visiting sme places in a few weeks, r a few mnths’ time, and are yu lking fr the safest places t travel? If yes, this travel guide will prvide sme places yu can visit.
New Zealand
New Zealand has prven t be the wrld’s safest places t travel after Iceland and they are knwn fr their wnderful dishes such as fish & chips, Hkey Pkey Ice Cream, etc. Whangarei Falls is a twenty-fur feet high flwing water with a beautiful view that makes it ne f the best waterfalls lking attractive in phtgraphs.
Belize
A visit t Belize wuld give yu experiences such as wrld-class diving, explratins f jungles, etc. When yu are in Belize, yu shuld try the fllwing fds: Rice and Beans, Tamales, Stewed Chicken, Fry Jacks and lts mre. Belize is knwn fr. Mayan ruins and caves, jungle adventures, and is als knwn as “Nature’s best-kept secret”.
Greenland
Greenland is said t be a place where yu d nt have t wrry abut crime, s yu need nt wrry t much abut yur safety. It is lcated between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, and it is the wrld’s largest island. Majr turist ffers in Greenland include trips n hiking, turs n dg sledding (雪橇), watching f icebergs, etc.
Tunisia
Tunisia is said t be ne f the mst visited African cuntries. Sme attractive places include its great capital city f Tunis, the beach resrts f Mahdia and La Kabash Square in Tunis. Tunisia is ppular fr her beaches which have this glden ring and pcket-friendly expensive items. Tunisians are always willing t help. Sme f the delicius dishes that Tunisians enjy include Traditinal Tunisian Bread, Tajine, Meats, etc.
21. What makes New Zealand attractive?
A. Beautiful waterfall.B. Jungle adventures. C. Lw crime rates.D. Glden beaches.
22. Which place shuld yu g t if yu are fnd f diving?
A. New Zealand.B. Belize.C. Greenland.D. Tunisia.
23. What can be knwn abut Tunisia?
A. Tunis is the wrld’s largest prt city.B. It is the mst visited cuntry in Africa.
C. Tunisians are bth warm and friendly.D. It ffers first-class hiking experience.
B
Mst peple in their eighties wuld cnsider themselves lucky nt t have health prblems, but this is nt the case with Tshisuke Kanazawa. The 82-year-ld Japanese bdybuilder is nt nly in perfect physical cnditin, he als lks better than a lt f men a quarter his age.
Kanazawa is living prf (证明) that yu’re never t ld t hit the gym and achieve the bdy yu’ve always dreamed f. A champin bdybuilder in his yuth, Kanazawa stpped exercising cmpletely after he retired at age 34, drinking, smking and eating whatever he liked. It wasn’t until he turned 50 that he gt his mtivatin t regain the perfect bdy f his yunger years.
Kanazawa’s wife felt sick frequently, and the frmer bdybuilder remembered that she had never been happier than when he wn the natinal champinship. S t please her, he decided t return t the gym and cmpletely change his diet.
His wrkut schedule had t be adjusted t his age as well. In his yuth, he wuld spend up t six hurs training in the gym every day, and his bdy wuld recver within tw days after a particularly intensive (强化的) wrkut, but that was nt the case anymre. He cut the daily gym time t three hurs and started giving his bdy ne week t recver after exercising every muscle grup.
Kanazawa’s effrts paid ff. In 2016, at the age f 80, Kanazawa defeated many ppnents (对手) and placed sixth in the wrld in a cntest fr bdybuilders ver 65, and wn the admiratin f the crwd.
Sprt keeps this elderly man healthy, as he claims nt t have suffered s much as a cld since he started bdybuilding again at age 50.
“I want t be a super ld man in the bdybuilder cmmunity,”Kanazawa said, “If I have a gal, I can cntinue mving frward. I have t wrk much harder.”
24. What can we learn abut Kanazawa frm Paragraph 2?
A. He started bdybuilding at the age f 34. B. He seldm exercised when he was yung
C. He had serius health prblems in his childhd. D. He develped an unhealthy lifestyle after he retired.
25. Why did Kanazawa decide t take up exercise again?
A. T help change his diet.B. T cheer up his wife.
C. T stand t his prmise.D. T recver frm illness.
26. What did ld Kanazawa d while rebuilding his bdy?
A. He tk the same wrkut schedule. B. He turned t the dctrs fr advice.
C. He cmbined relaxatin with exercise. D. He spent ver six hurs training every day.
27. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. Bdybuilding: N Age LimitB. Champin: The Result f Wrkut
C. Exercise: The Best Medicine fr IllnessesD. Understanding: A Guarantee f Happiness
C
Everyne may dream at night. D yu always believe yur dream? Sme dreams make us feel relaxed and happy, while sme dreams frighten us. Dn’t yu think s? I even had such an experience.
One day I nticed the brakes (刹车) n my car getting weaker. They still wrked but it tk lnger fr my car t stp. I knew I needed new brakes, but I had many ther things t d. S I didn’t take it seriusly.
Then n Christmas Eve, I had an awful dream. I was driving my car n a bright, sunny day when suddenly a truck appeared n the rad in frnt f me. I pushed n my brakes but they didn’t wrk and I hit that truck. The terrible dream wke me up at nce and I made up my mind t change my brakes the next day. When the wrker tk ut the ld nes, I nticed that they had wrn thin.
One day, I was driving hme with my daughter beside me and my tw sns in the back seat. Suddenly, a truck came frm the ther directin. It was running t fast and mved tw feet ver the center line. I hit my brakes and led my car tward the side f the rad. We were surprised that the huge truck missed us by nly a ft. It was t dangerus.
Later when I lay in my bed, I realized if I didn’t get my brakes changed, I culdn’t slw dwn fast enugh. My children and I may be hurt r killed. I clsed my eyes and gave thanks fr that dream.
28. The writer didn’t change his brakes at first because he
A. was t busyB. had an awful dreamC. was very prD. wanted t buy a new car
29. In the writer’s dream, his car ________.
A. stpped wrking cmpletelyB. hit a truck
C. was flying in the skyD. was running t fast
30. The writer made up his mind t change his brakes ________.
A. n Christmas EveB. after the accidentC. n Christmas DayD. n a bright, sunny day
31. What can yu learn frm the passage?
A. Every family has its wn prblemB. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. Behind bad luck cmes gd luckD. A stitch (缝补) in time saves nine.
D
Yu may have already seen them in sme restaurants arund the wrld: rbts. They are abut the size f a child. They can welcme peple and lead them t their tables. They can deliver fd and drinks and bring dirty dishes back t the kitchen.
Many peple think rbt waiters are the answer t wrker shrtages. Sales f rbts have been grwing in recent years. There are tens f thusands f them nw mving thrugh eating places wrldwide.
But thers say rbt waiters still have a lng way t g befre they can replace humans. They cannt take rders. And they cannt walk up steps t different areas f a restaurant.
Still the use f rbts is grwing. In Madisn Heights, Michigan, Li Zhai was having truble finding wrkers fr his restaurant Ndle Tpia in the summer f 2021. S, he bught a rbt frm Pudu Rbtics. The rbt was s successful that he added tw mre; nw, ne rbt leads diners t their seats while anther delivers fd t tables. And his emplyees lad dirty dishes nt the third rbt t bring them back t the kitchen.
Zhai said he nw needs three peple t d the same wrk that five r six peple used t d. And they save him mney. A rbt csts arund $15,000, he said, but a persn csts him $5,000 t $6,000 per mnth. Zhai nted that the rbts give his human servers mre time t spend with diners, which increases tips. And diners ften pst vides f the rbts t n scial media, which leads t mre visits. “Besides saving labr, the rbts benefit. business,” he said.
But nt all restaurants have had success with rbts. Chili’s intrduced a rbt server in 2020. The restaurant cmpany expanded the test t 61 U.S. restaurants befre suddenly stpping last August. Chili’s fund that the rbt mved t slwly and gt in the way f human servers. And 58 percent f guests surveyed said rbts did nt imprve their verall experience.
32. What is Li Zhai’s third rbt used t d?
A. Lead diners t their seats.B. Deliver fd t tables.
C. Take rders frm custmers.D. Carry away dirty dishes.
33. What d Li Zhai’s wrds mainly tell us in Paragraph 5?
A. The ppularity f rbts.B. The lw prices f rbts.
C. The advantages f using rbts.D. The impressin f rbts n peple.
34. Why did Chili’s give up rbt servers?
A. They brke dwn easily.B. They didn’t wrk well enugh.
C. They ften made big mistakes.D. They culdn’t understand custmers’ demand.
35. Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A. Are Rbt Waiters the Future?B. Will Human Servers Lse Jbs?
C. Rbts Will Never Replace HumansD. Rbt Services Are Better Than Humans
第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If yu feel depressed, it’s best t d smething abut it—depressin desn’t just g away n its wn. In additin t getting help frm a dctr r cunselr, 36 .
Exercise.
Take a 15-t-30-minute walk every day-r dance, jg, r bike if yu prefer. Peple wh are depressed may nt feel much like being active. But make yurself d it anyway, Once yu get in the exercise habit, it wn’t take lng t ntice a difference in yur md.
Cherish yurself with gd nutritin.
Depressin can affect appetite. One persn may nt feel like eating at all, but anther might vereat. If depressin has affected yur eating, yu’ll need t be extra mindful f getting the right fd. 37 . S eat plenty f fruit and vegetables and get regular meals (even if yu dn’t feel hungry, try t eat smething light, like a piece f fruit, t keep yu ging).
Identify trubles.
Try t make ut any situatins that have cntributed t yur depressin. When yu knw what’s gt yu feeling blue and why, talk abut it with a caring friend. 38 . If there’s n ne t tell, puring yur heart ut t a jurnal wrks just as well.
39
Depressin affects a persn’s thughts, making everything seem dark, negative, and hpeless. If depressin has yu nticing nly the negative, make an effrt t ntice the gd things in life. Try t ntice ne thing, and then try t think f ne mre. Cnsider yur strengths, gifts, r blessings. Mst f all, dn’t frget t be patient with yurself.
40 .
A. Lk at the bright side
B. Take actin t slve prblems
C. here are fur things yu can d t feel better
D. Depressin takes time t heal
E. Prper nutritin can influence a persn’s md and energy
F. With depressin, a persn’s creativity and sense f fun may seem blcked
G. Talking is a way t release the feelings and t receive sme understanding
第三部分: 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题: 每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D’) 中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Brn in Mscw, Russia, Masn is a disabled persn, with-n legs and nly ne arm. The 25-year-ld man is 41 millins f peple with his vides n TikTk.
Masn tld News 8 abut his 42 , explaining that his wn natural mther tk him t an rphanage (孤儿院). “I have a letter, where she says she didn’t want t 43 a terrible creature. But nw I dn’t have any 44 r disappintment twards that letter r her. 45 , withut her giving me up, I wuldn’t be here and I wuldn’t have the amazing mm I d and the amazing 46 I have.”
He was adpted (收养) when he was 3 years ld and has been taught t be 47 ever since. “I have tw sayings, ‘I can’ and ‘I will’ and that’s smething my mm wuld always make me 48 ,” he explained.
Last September, a TikTk vide f him n a running machine was 49 widely. “I went t bed and when I wke up, it had tw millin 50 ,” he said. “And it just kept grwing frm that.”
Fast frward t nw, his vides have 51 nearly 14 millin likes. The recent attentin might mean a new directin fr Masn and he’s ready fr any 52 . He said he wuld lve t becme an influential speaker smeday. “I am n a jurney right nw and I will let it 53 me wherever it ges,” Masn said. In the meantime, he 54 t make mre vides. Yu can 55 Masn n TikTk here.
41. A. invitingB. prtectingC. inspiringD. warning
42. A. jbB. experienceC. hbbyD. dream
43. A. raiseB. describeC. changeD. truble
44. A. pleasureB. memryC. fearD. anger
45. A. SimilarlyB. HnestlyC. EventuallyD. Accidentally
46. A. familyB. neighbrC. schlD. ffice
47. A. patientB. simpleC. carefulD. independent
48. A. catch up withB. keep in mindC. put asideD. pass dwn
49. A. spreadB. dubtedC. expectedD. limited
50. A. suppliesB. applicatinsC. viewsD. suggestins
51. A. missedB. designedC. demandedD. gathered
52. A. challengeB. experimentC. mistakeD. cmparisn
53. A. recgnizeB. prmteC. takeD. intrduce
54. A. agreesB. intendsC. hesitatesD. happens
55. A. refuseB. guideC. amazeD. fllw
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。
Humans have always lked up at the stars, 56 (wnder) what’s ut there in space. Scientists have been wrking hard t make 57 (vehicle) t carry peple int space.
After many experiments, scientists develped rckets 58 culd escape Earth’s gravity in the mid-20th century. On Octber 4th, 1957, the Sputnik 1 Satellite was launched by the USSR and 59 (successful) rbited arund earth. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first persn in the wrld 60 (travel) int space. Then American astrnaut Neil Armstrng’s walking n the surface f the mn in 1969 61 (signal) ne giant leap fr mankind.
While China’s space prgramme started 62 (late) than thse f Russia and the US, it has made great prgress in a shrt time. In 2003, China independently sent Yang Liwei int space in the Shenzhu 5 spacecraft. Then China launched the Tiangng 2 space lab int space. In spite 63 the huge challenges, China has been carrying n the 64 (establish) f a space statin.
Scientists hpe future discveries will nt nly allw us t understand hw the universe began, 65 als help us survive well int the future.
第四部分: 写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作 (满分15分)
假定你是李华, 想邀请交换生Jack周末来你家的菜园体验种菜, 请给他写封邮件, 内容包括:
1. 菜园介绍;
2. 活动安排。
注意: 1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jack,
I’d like t invite yu t experience the fun f grwing vegetables at my hme this weekend.
Yurs,
Lihua
第二节: 读后续写 (满分25分)
阅读下面短文, 根据所给情节进行续写, 使之构成一个完整的故事。
My daughter and I pushed the verladed cart in the stre. She reached up and tk anther ty, and withut asking, threw it in the cart. “Is that fr yu?” I asked.
“N, it is fr my friend.” she answered. I was prud f her. Being an nly child and and nly grandchild, she culd have been spiled (宠坏), but instead she was caring and very giving, almst mre than necessary.
On the drive hme, my daughter was unusually quiet. Finally, she said, “Mmmy, if Santa brings all the gifts, why are we buying them?” I quickly tried t think f an answer. Befre I culd say anything, she shuted, “I knw why. We’re Santa’s helpers!” Yes, she tk the wrds right ut f my muth. Yes, that’s exactly what we are.
After a few days, she came hme frm schl quite upset, explaining, “Mmmy, there’s a girl in my class wh’s very mean (吝啬) t me and my friends. She is Lucy. We talk t her anyway, and when we asked her what she was getting fr Christmas, she started crying. She said she wasn’t getting anything because her mther is always sick and her father desn’t have the mney t pay fr anything, nt even fd.”
I calmed her dwn, knwing what she was thinking abut.
One evening befre Christmas vacatin, my daughter began t wrap (包装) the gifts fr her friends. I gave her a rll f wrapping paper, but she came back and asked fr mre. I thught it was strange, but I was busy then, nly telling her t get whatever she needed.
On the last day f schl, I had t leave fr wrk extra early, s I asked my friend t pick up my daughter since she had quite a few gifts t take fr the class Christmas party. I never actually saw what my daughter tk t schl.
On Christmas Eve, I went t wrap gifts, but all f them were missing. I lked high and lw and culdn’t find them.
注意: 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150词左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好;
Paragraph 1:
Finally, I wke my daughter.
Paragraph 2:
Early Christmas mrning, a mther and a daughter came t ur huse.
涉县一中2024-2025学年第一学期10月月考
高二英语试题参考答案
内容与范围: 选择性必修一二三单元
听力 (30分)
1-5 CACBA 6-10 BACBC 11-15 AACBB 16-20 CBACA
阅读理解 (50分)
21-23 ABC 24-27 DBCA 28-31ABCD 32-35 DCBA 36-40 CEGAD
完形填空 (15分)
41-45 CBADB 46-50 ADBAC 51-55 DACBD
语填: (15分)
56. wndering 57. vehicles 58. that/which 59. successfully
60. t travel 61. signaled/signalled 62. later 63. f
64. establishment 65. but
应用文写作 (满分15分)
Dear Jack,
I’d like t invite yu t experience the fun f grwing vegetables at my hme this weekend.
Our garden is a lvely small vegetable ne, which is tended by my parents and me in ur spare time. There are all kinds f vegetables in it. I want t plant several vegetables with yu. We als need t water all the vegetables in the garden. At nn, my mther will ck a delicius meal fr us and yu can try sme fresh vegetables picked by us.
Lking frward t yur reply!
Yurs,
Li Hua
读后续写 (25分)
Finally, I wke my daughter. I frantically searched fr the missing gifts but was unable t find them anywhere. My daughter lked at me with cncern in her eyes. Sensing my distress, she gently tk my hand and said, “Mmmy, dn’t wrry. Everything will be kay. Maybe ur missing gifts weren’t meant fr us. Maybe they were meant fr smene wh needed them mre.” Her wrds struck a chrd within me.
Early Christmas mrning, a mther and a daughter came t ur huse. A knck n the dr interrupted ur thughts. Standing befre me was Lucy and her mther, hlding a beautifully wrapped gift. Tears welled up in my eyes as I realized that my daughter’s intuitin had led her t d smething extrardinary. Lucy’s mther explained that my daughter had secretly packed the missing gifts and brught them t schl fr Lucy. In a selfless act f kindness, she had brightened Lucy’s Christmas and tuched the hearts f everyne in her class. Hearing this, my heart swelled with pride as I saw the pure jy n my daughter’s face.
听力原文:
(Text 1)
W: I can’t believe hw nice it is utside. Let’s take a walk t the park.
M: And d what? Fly a kite? I’d rather just stay at hme and play n the Internet.
(Text 2)
M: Nw, will lve skiing, but yu must have the right clthes. D yu have glves?
W: Yes, Uncle Steve, and a scarf. Yu gave them t me at Christmas, remember?
M: Oh, yes! I had frgtten. Yu will need sunglasses fr the snw as well.
W: All right. I am ging shpping this evening, s I will buy a pair then.
(Text 3)
W: Excuse me. D yu knw where the Admiral Htel is?
M: I can’t say that I d. Why dn’t yu walk ver and ask that taxi driver? He shuld knw.
(Text 4)
W: Calm dwn, sir. Where were yu last Tuesday evening? And wh were yu with?
M: I was staying in a htel. I was with my wife, Jan.
W: What was the name f the htel?
M: The Gerge and Dragn.
(Text 5)
M: I can’t wait fr my birthday this weekend.
W: Me t. Are yu having a giant cake this year?
M: Yes, and hpefully, I get a lt f gifts. My parents have planned ut the whle party already. And I knw my friends are preparing t give me a big surprise.
(Text 6)
W: Hey, I think Samantha just came in.
M:
W: Yes. She is here! Yu shuld g t talk t her.
M: , I wuldn’t knw what t say.
W: Oh, cme n. Everyne knws yu like her. G and ask her t dance.
M: later. W: Yu have been saying that fr years! We just graduated! This is yur last chance.
M: Yu are right. Fine, I’ll d it.
(Text 7)
W: What have yu been up t lately?
M: Just spending a lt f time with my girlfriend.
W: Oh, nice. D yu tw have any plans fr Qixi Festival? G t see a film?
M: N, I’m taking her ut t dinner at a nice restaurant.
W: She’ll lve that.
M: I hpe s. I want t d smething else special fr her, t.
W: Like what?
M: I dn’t knw. D yu have any rmantic ideas?
W: culd always write her a pem.
M: Great idea! It’s much better than a piece f jewelry that might break r get lst.
W: Definitely.
M: S, what are yu ding with yur byfriend this Qixi Festival?
W: We’re ging t the Taylr Swift cncert. M: Sunds fun.
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M: Hi! I’d like t get my hair cut.
W: Well, maybe yu’ll be interested in tday’s special? We’ll cut and style yur hair fr ne unbelievable lw price f $12.
M: Okay, but I just want t get my hair cut a little bit. A little ff the tp and sides, that’s all.
W: N prblem. Okay, here we g. S, what d yu d fr a living?
M: I’m a lawyer, and I’m in twn fr a jb interview, and...
W: Ops.
M: What d yu mean by saying “ps”? Hey, can I see a mirrr?
W: Nthing t wrry abut, sir. Relax.
M: Ouch. That really hurt! What are yu ding anyway? Oh, lk at all my hair n the flr. Hw much are yu really cutting ff?
W: Relax. M: Oh, gsh, yu cut my hair t shrt. I want t talk t the !
W: I’m srry, but he’s n vacatin.
M: Ugh!
(Text 9)
M: What were yu like when yu were my age?
W: That was a lng time ag. I was a lt like yu, actually. I lved art, and I tk dance lessns.
M: I like art, t.
W: I knw yu d. I have hung a lt f yur paintings up in the living rm. I was als very shy, and I didn’t make friends very easily. D yu want t see sme phts f me when I was little?
M: Yeah!
W: Lk at my silly hat! And here I am with the family dg, Buttns. He was s sweet. Oh, lk, this is me with yur mther when she was little. She lks just like yu!
M: I think she lks like yu. W: She des lk like me. I’m her mther, after all.
M: When did yu meet me?
W: When yu were brn! I was at the hspital when yur mther had yu, and I was the third persn t hld yu. Yur grandfather was the furth. He wuld be very prud f yu if he were still with us tday. Yu’re a wnderful little by.
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