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（全卷满分 150 分 考试用时 120 分钟）
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的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。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 wman like cllecting best?
A. Stamps. B. Cins. C. Train tickets.
2. Which cuntry fund lvely music is gd fr peple’s hearts?
A. America. B. Australia. C. Russia.
3. What is the wman eager t buy?
A. Ice creams. B. Candy. C. Drinks.
4. Where are the tw speakers?
A. In the bank. B. In the classrm.C. In the supermarket.
5. What prevented the wman calling the man yesterday?
A. She lst her cellphne.
B. Her cellphne was pwer ff.
C. Her teacher tk her cellphne away.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the wman lking fr?
A. A casual dress. B. A business suit. C. An evening dress.
7. What will the wman d next?
A. Try n the clthes. B. Bargain with the man.
C. Pay fr the clthes in cash.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. Hw ld is the wman’s grandfather?
A. 78. B. 79. C. 80.
9. What did the wman’s grandfather d last winter?
A. He went in the hspital. B. He went n a cycling hliday.
C. He attended a skiing cntest.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What are the speakers arguing abut?
A. Wh t blame (责备). B. Which way t g.
C. What transprt t take.
11. Why did the pliceman stp the speakers?
A. They tk the wrng way.
B. They drve beynd the speed limit.
C. They went thrugh the red light.
12. What was the initial reasn fr what happened t the speakers?
A. The wman didn’t prefer t travel by train.
B. The man failed t ask the way.
C. The man frgt t bk tickets earlier.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What is the basic purpse f the IQ tests?
A. T test wh is brighter.
B. T test language and numerical ability.
C. T judge individual talents.
14. What makes s many unhappy parents in the wrld?
A. Their children being stupid.
B. Their children’s failing in the exams.
C. Their children’s abilities nt being develped.
15. Why d sme children d badly in schl exams?
A. They are nt gd with wrds and numbers.
B. They d nt study hard enugh.
C. They are lked dwn upn by thers in schl.
16. Hw can a persn be happy?
A. Putting yur skills t gd use.
B. Having a higher IQ.
C. Ding well in the exams.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What is the cnductr like?
A. Anxius. B. Absent-minded. C. Kind-hearted.
18. What shuld Mr. Mra d in Princetn?
A. Give a lecture. B. Meet an ld friend. C. Visit a university.
19. Why must Mr. Mra find the ticket?
A. He might be fined. B. He frgt the destinatin.
C. He wrte smething imprtant n it.
20. What kind f persn is Mr. Mra?
A. Frgetful (健忘的). B. Careful. C. Bad-tempered.
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
A
Kew Gardens is nt nly a ppular turist destinatin in Lndn, but als a btanic garden and a research center that has the largest cllectin f living plants at a single site. S, let’s explre the Ryal Btanic Gardens with CGTN’s reprter Rbyn Dwyer.
Palm Huse
The first stp is the Palm Huse, a giant indr rainfrest with a wide range f plants. Visitrs can enjy these extic plants while researchers can study the secrets f these flra. Eatable plants such as cca tree and African il palm are all preserved here t keep the diversity f fd resurces. At the same time, it huses many medical use plants, including sme that are used t treat cancer.
Temperate Huse
Knwn as the wrld’s largest Victrian glasshuse, the Temperate Huse is hme t 1,500 species f plants frm temperate regins f the wrld. Sme f the species kept here have died ut in the wild, such as Encephalarts wdii, a cycad frm Suth Africa. And sme have already disappeared like Saint Helena live, but the Kew has stred its DNA.
Mediterranean Garden
In the Mediterranean Garden, ne can see plants frm the Suthern Eurpe, such as rsemary, lives and crk ak. Walking in the garden, ne can experience the nn-indr atmsphere f the Mediterranean and learn abut the ecnmic as well as scientific uses f these plants.
On Internatinal Day fr Bilgical Diversity this year, jin CGTN t travel arund the wrld’s natinal parks and reserves acrss seven cntinents. Our next prgram is t visit penguins and seals in the Antarctic Ice Aquarium Nrway. Please stay tuned!
21. While in Temperate Huse, visitrs may find plants ________.
A. nt living in the wild B. fr cancer treatment
C. shwing fd diversity D. frm seven cntinents
22. What’s special abut Mediterranean Garden?
A. DNA f eatable plants. B. Rainfrest climate.
C. The largest glasshuse. D. An ut-dr feeling.
23. Where is the text mst prbably taken frm?
A. An encyclpedia. B. A travel prgram.
C. A science magazine. D. A gardening handbk.
B
As an experienced dg trainer, Du Linjia, 30, desn’t nly “teach” dgs —he als gives lessns t dg wners since they are the clsest t their pets. With 10 years f wrk experience, he usually invites wners t train their dgs tgether with him, using a series f lessns t adjust the dgs’ behavir. In extreme cases, the dgs are taken t be trained alne.
Hw des a trainer change a dg’s behavir? “One cmmn aggressive behavir f a dg is grwling (低吼) at its wner t prtect its fd,” Du said. “In such cases, we need t first analyze the dg’s mtivatin. It may misunderstand that the wner is there t take its fd, which we aim t change.” By giving the dg even mre delicius fd while slwly getting clser ne step at a time, the dg begins t believe I can be rewarded fr letting humans cme clser. Prblem slved.
Du believes that a dg trainer shuld have a strng sense f respnsibility. N matter what behavir a dg has, the trainer must make judgments calmly and never give up n any dg.
Empathy is imprtant t, due t the fact that a dg’s wrst behavir is usually cming frm the misleading behavir f its wner. Hwever, empathy des nt nly mean feeling srry fr the dg —ne needs t think frm the dg’s perspective. Mre practically speaking, Du said a dg trainer needs t be bservant (善于观察的)，and sensitive enugh t ntice small changes in the dg’s behavir s that they can intervene (介入) in time .
“The future fr dg trainers is prmising,” Du said, adding that many custmers wh wuld previusly nly fcus n whether their dgs were healthy are nw willing t learn hw t imprve their dgs’ behavir.
24. Hw des Du usually wrk?
A. Walking dgs with their wners. B. Giving lessns t bth dgs and wners.
C. Asking wners t get clser t their dgs. D. Training dgs in an extreme envirnment.
25. When they are grwling at their wners, dgs prbably think ________.
A. they will be rewarded B. the fd is nt delicius
C. wners will give up n them D. wners are interested in their fd
26. What qualities shuld a gd dg trainer have in Du’s view?
A. Bravery and creativity. B. Intelligence and calmness.
C. Empathy and independence. D. Respnsibility and sensitivity.
27. If a dg shws an unusual behaviur, the wner had better ________.
A. leave it alne B. ffer it mre fd
C. figure ut the cause D. feel srry fr the change
C
Frm a yung age, I was fascinated by language. I remember a hliday in Spain when I was 7.
Tw bys asked if I spke Nrwegian. When I culdn’t respnd, they ran ff, leaving me upset. Back hme I searched shps fr ld language bks and enjyed trying all these different wrds t express what was in my head. I thught it was amazing, and still d.
At university, I did a cmbined languages degree, studying French, Spanish, Italian and Prtuguese. Frm then n, it became a way f life. After graduatin, I wrked as an au pair (互惠生) in Germany, and finally studied German. I cycled t the Netherlands, picking up Dutch, then tk Russian classes in Spain and gt a Czech diplma in Prague. It turned ut that speaking a language abrad with lcal peple was an ideal way t learn, especially in a time befre the internet.
Traveling t learn a language became an adventure -- it came with huge excitement and f curse lnelier, mre cmplex mments. I have fund that the speed f learning depends n the language and hw fcused when I’m studying. If it is similar t a language I already speak, I find I can use it in a understandable, althugh perhaps nt plished, way within weeks.
I’ve studied mre than 50 languages nw. I generally use 15 weekly and mre than 30 in a year.
I als advcate fr lcal and endangered languages. Having a wrld f languages ut there and nt learning them is like watching TV in black and white and nt knwing there is clr. They will cntinue t enrich me fr a lifetime.
The mst imprtant thing abut learning languages is the ability t build bridges with ther peple. They allw yu t experience dimensins (维度) and perceptins (认知) yu may never have therwise cnsidered.
28. When did language learning becme a way f the authr’s life?
A. The authr was 7 years ld. B. The authr wrked in Germany.
C. The authr studied at university. D. The authr travelled arund the wrld.
29. What factr determined the authr’s learning speed?
A. The devtin t the language. B. The number f places he travelled.
C. The cmmunicatin n the Internet. D. The degrees he btained at university.
30. The underlined wrd “plished” in paragraph 3 prbably means ________.
A. wrng B. perfect C. curius D. psitive
31. What’s the biggest advantage f learning languages in the authr’s view?
A. Narrwing gaps between peple. B. Traveling arund the wrld freely.
C. Experiencing a variety f cultures. D. Achieving high-level academic degrees.
D
Since 10 a.m. this mrning, I’ve been staring at my cmputer screen in an attempt t squeeze an interesting article ut f myself. Up until an hur ag, I nly had 50 wrds and a dry title t shw fr eight hurs f ‘wrk’. But as the sun set, I had abut ne hundred ideas pp int my head – like guests shwing up t late t a party.
Bursts f inspiratin like this at night are frequent within the creative cmmunity. Writers, artists, and inventrs thrughut histry have all said they’ve been mst inspired during night-time.
In the light f psychlgy, we write at night with less distractins (干扰). Kids put t bed and the wrld utside quiet, there’s very little that can pull us away frm ur writing. Als, mst f the day’s tasks are cmplete by the evening. This means we have a whle day’s wrth f inspiratin and experience t reflect n, mst f which cmes ut in ur writing. Anther factr is that the dark hurs tend t be mre relaxing: lighting is sfter, we’re spending less time n scial media, and the verall setting is quieter. This makes it ten times easier t fcus n ur writing.
Chemically, ur brains change t. When we sleep, certain parts f the brain shut dwn in preparatin fr it as the sun sets. In particular, much f the frntal lbe (前额叶) becmes inactive, s less energy is spent n decisin-making and mre is directed int ther parts f the brain, specifically t the right hemisphere. Despite sme debate surrunding the subject, scientists generally believe the creative cntrl-centre f the brain is in the right hemisphere, which cncerns itself with everything frm emtins and intuitin t the way we dream. When we reach night time, this side f ur brain becmes mre active because less energy is being used t pwer the rest f ur brain. This is partly what allws creative surges t happen.
Hwever, that desn’t mean yu can’t enter a creative state during the day. If yu can mirrr night-time cnditins, yu stand the best chance f beating yur writer’s blck and letting wrds flw thrugh yu.
32. Why des the authr mentin his experience?
A. T lead t his pint. B. T prve his effrts.
C. T display his rutine life. D. T shw ff his writing talent.
33. What des Para 3 mainly talk abut?
A. The distractins at night. B. The way t relax at night.
C. The mental advantages at night. D. The tasks t be dne at night.
34. In ur brains, creative thughts increase sharply when ________.
A. the frntal lbe functins well B. energy ges t decisin-making
C. emtins and dreams are absent D. the right hemisphere becmes active
35. Which f the fllwing can be the best title?
A. What Shall We Write at Night? B. When D We Need t Write Mst?
C. Why Are We Mst Creative at Night? D. Hw Can We Becme A Creative Writer?
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。有两项为多余选项。
Yu are walking dwn the street. Suddenly it starts t rain and yu dn’t have an umbrella. What d yu d? Run r walk? Mst peple wuld chse t run because it will get yu ut f the rain faster. 36 S what shuld yu d?
Things are mre cmplicated (复杂的) than yu might think. Franc Bcci, a prfessr at the University f Brescia in Italy, fund that whether yu shuld travel slwly r quickly in rain depends n the wind’s directin and yur bdy’s shape, accrding t the BBC.
When there is n wind, and the rain falls directly n yu, Bcci suggests that yu shuld run and hide as fast as pssible. But if the wind cmes frm behind and blws the rain nt yur back, the best thing t d is walk at the same speed as the wind. 37
This is nt all. When the wind blws in frm the side, yu’ll have t think abut ne mre thing -- yur bdy shape. 38 In this case, a fatter persn had better run while a thinner persn shuld still try t match their speed t the wind. “In general, the best thing is t run as fast as yu can -- nt always, but in general,” Bcci tld BBC News. “If yu’re really thin, it’s mre prbable that there will be an ideal speed. Otherwise, it is better t run fast.”
39 Back in 1987 they thught that running r walking did nt really make a difference.
Years later they realized that wind directin might be a factr. And here, mre cmplicated study results have been fund by Bcci. 40 But the best way t stay dry is still t carry an umbrella.
A. Thinner peple are hit by fewer raindrps.
B. If there is n wind, walk at yur usual speed.
C. But if yu run, yu als run int mre raindrps.
D. This way, bth yur frnt and back will stay mstly dry. E. Nw yu knw what t d next time the rain catches yu. F. In fact, this questin has puzzled scientists fr many years. G. Running is always the best chice t stay as dry as pssible.
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Pappy, an wner f a pawnshp (当铺), was a pleasant-lking ld fellw. He had a talent fr whistling and did s happily each day as he managed his shp. Even s, he had a secret 41 .
This typical day at the shp, Pappy was whistling an ld tune while 42 his past. His dr bell, kept in his family fr ver a hundred years, prduced a 43 charming resund.
Then in came a little girl.
“Hw can I help yu, little lady?” Pappy’s vice was jyful.
“I’d like t buy a 44 , sir.”
“Wh is that fr?”
“It’s fr my 45 .” She had walked t the drway and wiggled the dr, gently 46 the bell. “This is just right,” she bubbled. “Mmma says grandpa lves music.”
“I’m srry, Miss. That’s nt fr 47 .”
Disappinted, the little girl 48 her head. In an effrt t help her understand, Pappy tld her the stry f hw the bell had been in his family fr s many years.
The girl lked up at him, sftly said, “I understand. Thank yu, anyway.”
Suddenly, Pappy thught f his estranged (疏远) daughter whm he had nt seen in nearly a decade. Why nt? Why nt pass it n t smene wh will 49 it with a lved ne?
“Wait…little lady.” Pappy spke just as the girl was leaving. “It’s yur 50 day. I’ve decided t sell the bell.”
“Oh, thank yu, sir. Grandpa will be s happy.”
“Okay, little lady. Yu must 51 t take gd care f the bell fr yur grandpa–and fr me, t, kay?” He 52 placed the bell in a paper bag.
“Oh, I prmise.” said the girl and then left the shp merrily.
Later that evening as Pappy 53 his shp, he thught he heard his bell again. He turned arund, and there std the little girl, ringing the bell and 54 sweetly.
Pappy was 55 . Befre Pappy had time t say a wrd, the girl’s mther stepped int the drway and gently said, “Hell, Dad.”
41. A. happiness B. sadness C. madness D. kindness
42. A. planning B. explring C. recalling D. rganizing
43. A. unique B. lud C. fluent D. awkward
44. A. present B. chance C. secret D. shp
45. A. teacher B. mther C. friend D. grandpa
46. A. viewing B. packing C. ringing D. shting
47. A. fun B. sale C. gal D. cmpany
48. A. lwered B. raised C. shk D. ndded
49. A. make B. design C. exchange D. share
50. A. nrmal B. hard C. lucky D. first
51. A. vlunteer B. prmise C. refuse D. pretend
52. A. anxiusly B. carefully C. narrwly D. cnfidently
53. A. cut ut B. gave up C. checked in D. clsed up
54. A. smiling B. sleeping C. leaving D. wrking
55. A. annyed B. frightened C. puzzled D. stressed
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。
Recently, the strange acts f sme animals at Nanning Z in Guangxi have been listed in the tp searches f Sina Weib and have caused 56 (heat) discussin nline. In a vide sht by Jimu News, several different animals in the z act 57 (strange). A chimpanzee thrws pieces f turf at visitrs, a gibbn (长臂猿) 58 (cpy) the mve f visitrs and a bear shakes its rear (臀部). Peple jked, “Are there any nrmal animals at this z?”
Althugh these strange acts amused many viewers, the 59 (true) behind might nt be that funny. Sme peple wrried abut the mental cnditin f the animals, 60 (wnder) if the lack 61 freedm hurts their mental states. Unfrtunately, this guess turned ut crrect in sme ways, 62 was cnfirmed by specialists. Ga Yanhng, a staff member at Wuhan z, tld Jimu News that sme f these animals behaviral 63 (pattern) are natural. Sme are because f external stimuli (外部刺激) r their captive envirnment, like the elephant swinging its bdy.
The z determined 64 (imprve) the well-being f the animals such as clearing away stnes t make the envirnment much 65 (safe). The z als called n visitrs t shw respect and pliteness fr the animals, nted Jimu News.
第四部分 写作（共三节，满分40分）
第一节 词汇考查（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
根据提示将下列句子补充完整。注意填写最近新学词汇，答题卡上填写完整的单词。
66. The mid-term examinatin is s________ fr this Wednesday.
67. Anything can be achieved as lng as yu c________ yur effrts n it.
68. Everyne present at the meeting began t make c________ n the plan.
69. Withut yur ________ (认可) and guidance, I culdn’t have written this article.
70. There is n use cheating in sprts, because the ________(观众) will see thrugh it.
71. It’s a little difficult t chse s________ curses, s I’ll turn t my adviser fr help.
72. The athletes wrk ut n a daily basis t build up the ________(力量) f their muscles.
73. Munt Tai is really a(n) ________ (令人印象深刻的) place fr its breathtaking natural view.
74. Find the main idea f a passage thrugh a quick lk at the t________, pictures, and key wrds.
75. A must-see fr turists is Gulangyu Island, with its special streets, beautiful beaches, and unusual ________(建筑风格).
第二节 完成句子（共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
76. 既然已经尽了自己最大的努力，他就不为考试结果感到焦虑。(anxius)
He ________ ________ ________ the results f the exams nw that he has tried his best.
77. 她建议我们提前在网上预订火车票。(advance)
She recmmended that we bk ur train tickets nline ________ ________.
78. 这为母亲朝女儿挥手告别，直到火车消失在视野中。(sight)
The mther waved gdbye t her daughter till the train was ________ ________ ________.
79. 你应该详细地告诉他你遇到的麻烦，这样他可以帮助你。(detail)
Yu shuld tell him the truble yu met with ________ ________ s that he can help yu.
80. 昨天晚上，就是在城堡里我们的老板举行了一次盛大的聚会。(castle)
It was ________ ________ ________ ________ ur bss held a wnderful party last night.
81. 她聪明，学习努力并且为我们树立了一个好榜样。(set)
She is intelligent, wrks hard and ________ ________ ________ ________ fr us.
82. 自从公司创立以来，尽管有困难，他们从未失去信心。(heart)
In spite f the difficulties, they ________ ________ ________ ________ since the cmpany was established.
83. 那个孩子除了向他父母要东西，从不跟他们说话。(than)
The child never speaks t his parents ________ ________ t ask fr smething.
84. 网络帮助我与朋友们保持联系。(cntact)
The Internet helps me t keep ________ ________ ________ my friends.
85. 看起来他似乎对我刚才所说的话很好奇。(say)
It seemed that he shwed great curisity abut ________ ________ ________ just nw.
第三节 书面表达（满分 15 分）
假定你是李华，受学生会委托在校英文报上发出倡议，呼吁同学们重视体育锻炼。
内容包括：
1. 倡议的原因；
2. 倡议的内容（锻炼的好处、方式等）。
注意：1. 词数不少于 100 字；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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荆州中学 2024-2025 学年高一上学期期中考试
英语答案
听力：
1-5 CABAC 6-10 BA BCA 11-15 BCBCA 16-20 ACABA
阅读：
21-23 ADB 24-27 BDDC 28-31 CABA 32-35 ACDC 36-40 CDAFE
完形填空：
41-45 BCAAD 46-50 CBADC 51-55 BBDAC
语法填空：
56. heated 57. strangely 58. cpies 59. truth 60. wndering
61. f 62. which 63. patterns 64. t imprve 65. safer
词汇考查：
66. scheduled 67. cncentrate 68. cmments 69. recgnitin 70. audience
71. suitable 72. strength 73. impressive 74. title 75. architecture
完成句子
76. isn’t anxius abut 77. in advance
77. ut f sight 79. in detail
80. in the castle that 81. sets a gd example
81. have never/nt lst heart 83. ther than
84. in cntact with 85. what I said
作文参考范文：
Nwadays, many students haven’t cme t the realizatin hw imprtant exercise is and dn’t wrk ut regularly, listing varius reasns such as lack f time r exhaustin frm studying.
Hwever, taking regular exercise brings us a hst f benefits, ranging frm building up ur bdies t helping reduce stress. Besides, physical exercise als helps us t cncentrate and thus imprve ur learning efficiency (ɪˈfɪʃənsɪ效率). Therefre, we shuld give pririty t (praɪˈɔːrəti 优先关注，把...放在首位) exercise n matter hw busy r tired we are. We can incrprate exercise int (ɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪt 合并) everyday rutines, like squeezing in(挤进去) ten minutes daily fr a jg.
Let’s take actin and exercise mre!
听力录音稿
（Text 1）
M: I thught yu nly liked cllecting stamps.
W: I als like cllecting cins. But cllecting train tickets is my favrite activity.
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W: Sngs that make ur hearts happy can make them strnger, t?
M: Sure. It’s a new find by American researchers and reprted in Russia n Tuesday.
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W: D yu have any change? I’m dying fr candy and this machine wn’t give change.
M: Lk. This ne gives change. I think I’ll get smething t eat, t.
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W: Gd mrning. May I help yu, sir? M: Yes, culd I change these punds fr dllars, please?
W: D yu want small bills r large nes? M: Bth are OK.
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M: Why didn’t yu call me yesterday? I was waiting by the phne all day.
W: I’m srry, but I culdn’t call. I culdn’t find a phne.
M: What d yu mean yu culdn’t call? Yu have a cellphne, dn’t yu?
W: I used t have a cellphne. The teacher tk it away because I tried t call yu frm class.
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M: Hell. Can I help yu?
W: Oh, hell. Yes. I want smething t wear at a cnference.
M: S, yu're lking fr smething quite smart.
W: Yes. Sme kind f business , this is nice. Is this ne n sale?
M: Yes, it is. There's a 25% reductin n this ne. It's a real bargain.
W: Hmm. It's still a bit expensive fr me. Is there a discunt fr cash?
M: Oh, n, I'm srry.
W: Oh, well, can I try it n?
M: Yes, f curse. The changing rm is just ver there.
W: Thanks.
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W: My grandfather hasn't been t well lately.
M: Oh dear. I'm srry t hear that.
W: He's 79. Dn't yu think he shuld slw dwn a bit at his age?
M: Abslutely.
W: But he wn't listen t me. He says he wants t enjy his life t the full.
M: Fair enugh.
W: Last summer he went n a tw-week cycling hliday in France. Last winter he attended a skiing cntest.
M: Yu are kidding. I can't believe it.
W: We're ging t give him a big party fr his 80th birthday.
M: That's great.
W: But befre that, I'm ging t have a wrd with him and tell him t take things mre easy.
M: Gd fr yu.
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M: This is all yur fault! This wuldn’t have happened if yu hadn’t tried t give mney t that pliceman!
W: Well, if yu’d listened t me when I suggested asking smene fr directins, we shuldn’t have gt lst in the first place, wuld we?
M: Oh, g n! Blame it all n me! Yu were the ne wh was driving when we gt stpped by the plice. If yu hadn’t been speeding, we wuldn’t have been stpped at all!
W: That’s nt fair. We were ding fine until yu suddenly decided yu knew a quicker way!
M: Oh, cme n! I nly suggest it because we were running s late. We wuld’ve been fine if yu hadn’t suggested driving instead f taking the train.
W: N! We wuld’ve been fine if yu had remembered t bk tickets!
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W: Why is it that sme children perfrm better than thers at schl?
M: Obviusly, certain children are brighter than thers. But it is nt that simple. A lt f emphasis is placed n intelligence measured by tests.
W: The s-called IQ tests?
M: Yes. Basically they are intended t test language and numerical ability, s sme children are bund t suffer. This is very unfrtunate. A child with an average IQ may turn ut t be successful when he grws up.
W: What yu are saying is that sme children have abilities that are nt easy t measure.
M: Exactly. If these abilities are nt discvered early, they cannt be develped. That’s why there are s many unhappy parents in the wrld. They are nt ding the things they are best at.
W: I see.
M: But at schl, nly thse wh are gd with wrds and numbers will prbably d well in exams.
W: Right. Is there anything a parent can d t help in this case?
M: Yes. In my pinin, a child shuld be judged n his individual talents. After all, being happy in life is putting yur skills t gd use, n matter what they are.
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Mr. Mra is a famus university president. He is remembered as a humrus man because his lectures cause laughter frm time t time. He is als remembered by his family and friends fr being absent-minded. There are many interesting stries abut Mr. Mra, which amuses peple.
Once n a train, a cnductr came t Mr. Mra, asking fr his ticket. He began t search his pckets. N ticket appeared. Mr. Mra began searching his suitcase. “Never mind, sir,” said the cnductr, seeing hw anxius Mr. Mra was becming and trying t cmfrt him. “When yu find yur ticket, just pst it t the statin. I’m sure yu have it smewhere.” “I’m sure, t,” said the president as he cntinued searching. “But I must find it. I need t knw where I’m ging.”
Mr. Mra gt ff the train in New Yrk and hurried t the pst ffice t make a telephne call t his secretary. “I’m in New Yrk nw but I dn’t knw why,” said Mr. Mra, feeling like a small by wh had gt lst. Within minutes came the shrt reply, “Yu are nt suppsed t be in New Yrk. Yu shuld be in Princetn t give a lecture.”