辽宁省葫芦岛市2023_2024学年高一英语上学期期末学业质量监测试题

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2．本考试分设试卷和答题纸。试卷包括Ⅰ卷和Ⅱ卷两部分。
3．答题前，务必在答题纸上按要求填写信息，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上。作答必须涂或写在答题纸上，在试卷上作答一律不得分。Ⅰ卷部分的作答必须涂在答题纸上相应的区域，Ⅱ卷部分的作答必须写在答题纸上与试卷题号对应的位置。
第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共95分）
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，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. Hw is the man’s French?
A. Fairly gd.B. Very bad.C. Perfect.
2. What will the man d?
A. Buy Christmas cards.B. Make Christmas cards.C. Call his friends.
3. What shuld the man tell the wman?
A. What is in the package.
B. His and his friend’s names.
C. His friend’s phne number.
4. Hw many exams is the man ging t take this week?
A. Tw.B. Three.C. Five.
5. What des the man think f Japanese nw?
A. Easy.B. Interesting.C. Nt that hard.
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. What is the wman busy with nw?
A. Making a wrk schedule.B. Preparing fr her travel.C. Writing her reprt.
7. When is the wman’s flight?
A. At 5 am.B. At 6:30 am.C. At 7:45 am.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where des this cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a stre.B. In a museum.C. At Masn Street.
9. Hw will the man prbably get t the place he wants t g t?
A. By car.B. By bus.C. On ft.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers prbably ging t d?
A. Watch a film.
B. Watch a ftball game.
C. Watch an pera.
11. Why did the speakers cme early?
A. T get gd seats.
B. T meet their friend.
C. T find a place with a gd view.
12. Hw did the speakers get their tickets?
A. By arriving n time. B. Thrugh a friend. C. By bking early.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the man ding?
A. Selling bks.B. Buying bks.C. Intrducing bks.
14. What is the bk Tday’s Wrld abut?
A. Writing.B. Science.C. Fashin.
15. Hw much will the wman pay fr the bk she wants t buy?
A. 7 dllars.B. 14 dllars.C. 23 dllars.
16. Why desn’t the wman want t buy the ther bks?
A. They are t expensive.
B. They are t ld.
C. They might becme useless.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What was the speaker’s dream when in cllege?
A. Changing the wrld.B. Making gd mney.C. Getting a gd jb.
18. What d we knw abut the rganizatin the speaker wrked fr?
A. It taught English fr free.
B. It helped hmeless children.
C. It helped wmen in need.
19. Hw did the speaker feel abut her teaching experience?
A. It was challenging.B. It was wnderful. C. It was disappinting.
20. What des the speaker mainly talk abut?
A. Her first jb.
B. Her cllege life.
C. Her vlunteering experience.
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。
A
Frm ging t wrk t traveling, here are sme backpacks yu can use in several different situatins.
SZLX backpack
This backpack is described as “designed fr travel” and yu can see why—as unzipped and pen, it lks a bit like a carry-n bag. It has tw zip pckets and an inside cmpartment(隔层). With a she cmpartment and a bag fr wet clthes, it is a great chice fr traveling and regular use.
Della Ga backpack
This backpack will have yu feeling safe, with lckable zips(拉链). It has three main cmpartments and at 17 inches, has a large verall space fr keeping imprtant items. It’s a wise chice fr business travel, university r if yu’re ging n hliday with high-value items.
Lekesky backpack
Lking like a crss between a lunch bag and a backpack, the Lekesky bag is actually a bit f bth, with tw pckets alngside a main cmpartment. The bag als has a separate lunch cmpartment, able t stre fd fr nine hurs with an ice bag. The bag cmes in black/white as well as green/white.
Maxtp backpack
If what yu’re after in a backpack is a lt f space, then this bag will be the ne fr yu. It cmes with metal zippers and a USB prt, plus it can be flded up when nt in use. It als has a D-ring fr yu t hang a key r ther items if desired.
21. Which backpack best suits a persn carrying expensive items?
A. Della Ga backpackB. Lekesky backpack
C. SZLX backpackD. Maxtp backpack
22. What is true abut Lekesky backpack?
A. It cmes in fur different clrs.B. It is great fr keeping fd.
C. It can be flded up when nt in use.D. It has a bag fr wet clthes.
23. In which sectin f a newspaper des the text prbably appear?
A. Sprts.B. Health.C. Lifestyle.D. Culture.
B
In times f sadness,a friend wuld always suggest ging fr a walk.“Areyu verwhelmed (压垮) by yur wrk?Take a walk arund the neighbrhd.”Cmments like this are ften said with nthing but the best f intentins,but they used t make me angry as much as being tld t drink mre water.I did nt understand hw these things were ging t help.
Three years ag,I hit a lw pint.Once I saw a pair f empty eyes lkingat me thrugh the mirrr,I knew I was at my breaking pint.S,I tk theadvice I fught s hard t ignre.I went fr a walk—with the hpe that itwuld smehw change my life.
I embraced (拥抱) the fresh air everyne seemed t be talking abut.But itdid nthing.I was just as sad as I was befre.I went n a walk every singleday fr mre than a mnth.Sme days I culd hardly make it utside,butI managed t push thrugh.I tk a picture every time I went.I think Iwanted t dcument myself trying t make an effrt.
One day,the unthinkable happened.I fund myself smiling.I realized Ihad patiently waited all mrning t g n this walk.What I nce hated hadbecme the best part f my day.I fund myself lnging t be utside.I neverhad a destinatin in mind.I just danced alng the trails (小路) , stpped tlk at the beautiful blue skies and listened t music.
I’m glad I tk pictures because there was a nticeable difference in myface.I slwly started t lk less tired and defeated.I dn’t knw why Irefused t g n that walk fr s lng.I guess I didn’t want t believe thatsmething small and seemingly meaningless culd actually make an impactn my physical and mental well-being.
If yu’re having a bad day,a bad mnth,a bad year r even a bad life,yushuld try ging fr a walk.Smetimes,all we need t d is try.
24.Hw did the authr use t feel when peple suggested she g fr a walk?
A.Delighted.B.Annyed.C.Relieved.D.Cnfused.
25.Why did the authr decide t g fr a walk three years ag?
A.Her friend encuraged her.
B.She wanted t challenge herself.
Her hpelessness drve her t try.
She was eager t get clse t nature.
26. What happened after the authr started t g fr a walk?
She felt cheered up after the first week.
She always set ff with a destinatin in mind.
She stpped fr a while due t lack f prgress.
She was inspired by the pictures she tk f herself.
27. What des the authr advise us t d?
G fr a walk when feeling dwn.
Care abut ur mental well-being.
Stay psitive when bad things happen.
Take ther peple’s suggestins seriusly.
C
Yu may study English fr years and still nt understand a native speaker f English when yu meet ne. Many language learners knw that native speakers say a lt f things that yu can’t find in a dictinary. Well, here’s a secret fr yu: A lt f British peple can’t understand each ther either!
Acrss the UK, a number f regins have different dialects. There are many different accents (口音) in Lndn, because it is nt just where a persn is brn in the UK that decides their accent. Language and accents als change acrss scial class and level f educatin. Therefre,“Multicultural Lndn English” was created at the end f the 20th century.
Other factrs are als imprtant in the inventin f new accents and ways f speaking. These include the influence f peple frm different cuntries and different age grups, t.
“Yf culture” is an example. The wrd “yf” is a slang (俚语) spelling f “yuth”. Yung peple are creating their wn language, ideas and identity. By using wrds that their parents dn’t understand, children can talk abut things that their parents might nt agree with. Fr example, instead f saying smething like “That’s gd!” r “I understand”, yf will use a single adjective like “Safe!”, r “Srted!” Yf wuld use “kind-a-thing” r “srt-a-thing” t replace “if yu understand what I’m saying”. In this way, they are starting t find freedm, independence and self-expressin.
As learners f English, we may wnder hw well we can talk t a native speaker, but perhaps we shuld wrry less abut this. Research by the British Cuncil shws that 94 percent f the English spken in the wrld tday is spken between nn-native speakers f the language. In fact, when we think abut “internatinal English”, there is n such thing as a native r nn-native speaker. The UK n lnger wns the English language.
28. What d we knw abut “Multicultural Lndn English”?
A. It was invented by Lndners in the 1900s.
B. It is nw spken by peple arund the wrld.
C. It’s a dialect specific t a particular scial class.
D. It’s a mdern accent that crsses educatinal levels.
29. Which f the fllwing cntributed t the rise f “yf culture”?
A. A mix f many different cultures.
B. The way t simplify English spelling.
C. Yung peple’s desire t express themselves.
D. Yung peple’s lnging fr mre attentin.
30. What des “Srted!” mean in “yf culture”?
A. Gt it!B. N way!C. With pleasure!D. N wrries!
31. What message des the authr intend t cnvey?
A. Mastering English is next t impssible.
B. The English language is always changing.
C. Dn’t wrry if yu cannt understand native speakers.
D. It helps fr a nn-native speaker t talk t a native speaker.
D
Sugar-free ckies, sugar-free candy, and diet sda—are these better fr yu? After sugar became a n-n in the nutritin and health wrld, sugar-free fd and drinks acted as a replacement fr nce belved sweet drinks and snacks. Being said t be ZERO sugar means the fd and drinks are healthier, better fr diabetics, and help yu slim dwn ... Right? Wrng. Sugar-free prducts aren’t better fr yu. In fact, they are wrse. Fr mst sugar-free prducts, it means that man-made sweeteners (甜味剂) are used instead f real sugar. The prblem is that these sweeteners d nt cme frm natural surces and they can d yu mre harm than gd.
Let’s get int what these artificial sweeteners actually are. Sugar-free sugar sunds wrng because there is n such thing as sugar-free sugar. Sme f these sugar-free alternatives (替代物) even cntain sugar and the nes that have chemicals yur bdy ften des nt knw hw t prcess. Mst artificial sweeteners are a lt sweeter than sugar s nly a small quantity f them are needed. That’s why they can market sugar-free alternatives as “lw-calrie” r “n-calrie’. It als means that yu get n nutritinal value frm cnsuming them, which is why s many sugar-free replacements are classified as “nn-nutritive”. These artificial sweeteners tend t hide under sme names. Actually, they are 200-600 times sweeter thansugar.
When yu eat sweet stuff, yur bdy cntinues t desire it and, even thugh yur bdy cannt metablize (代谢) these sugar-free alternatives, yur brain des nt knw the difference. In turn sugar-free alternatives relate t weight gain and Type-2 diabetes. Besides, artificial sweeteners als damage yur gut’s ability t break dwn sugar which impacts everything yu eat. In ther wrds, yur bdy desn’t knw hw t handle artificial sweeteners because they have nthing real t prcess.
Here is a gd rule f thumb (经验法则): stay away frm artificial sweeteners and lk fr nn-sugar, natural sweeteners like stevia(甜叶菊) r date sugar. In the war against artificial sweeteners and real sugar, bth lse. Satisfy yur sweet tth with natural sugar that cmes frm fruits and stay away frm prducts claimed t be sugar-free.
32. What d mst sugar-free prducts have in cmmn?
A.They dn’ttaste sweet.B.They are free f calries.
C.They are richinnutritin.D.They have artificialsweeteners.
33.What can be inferred abut artificialsweeteners?
A.They are as sweetassugar.
B.They cause a big risk t health.
C.They can bemetablizedeasily.
D.They have lng been added tfd.
34.What des the authr advise us td?
A.T keep abalanceddiet.
B.T stay away frm sugary prducts.
D.T take in sugar frm naturalsurces.
C.T chse fewerartificialingredients (成分).
35.Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr thetext?
A. Why are sugar-free prducts ppular?
B.What can be called sugar-freeprducts?
C.Hw will sugar-free prducts affect yur bdy?
D.Why are sugar-free prducts bad fr yur health?
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。
Hw t be a better listener
When yu are in a cnversatin with smene and paying attentin twhat they’re saying,that’s a sign f caring and are sme simple things yu can d t make that happen.
●37
A gd listener is attentive.They’re fcused and paying attentin t whatthe ther persn is saying.This is called active listening.Active listeninginvlves listening with all yur senses.Yu can assume that if smenekeeps lking at their watch r ver their shulder,their fcus isn’t n thecnversatin.
●Maintain eye cntact
When smene is talking,they are usually saying smething theycnsider t be meaningful.They want all eyes n them.Eye cntact is verypwerful.38 .Smake it a pint the next time yu’re in acnversatin t maintain eye cntact with the speaker.
●Ask questins
Asking questins is ne f the best ways t shw yu’re interested.Ifsmene is telling yu abut their ski trip t Mammth Muntain,dn’trespnd with,“That’s nice.”39 .Instead,yu can ask,“Hwlng have yu been skiing?”“What was yur favrite part f the trip?”Thepersn will think mre highly f yu and cnsider yu a great listener.
●Avid interrupting the speaker
Interrupting is a sign f disrespect.When yu interrupt the speaker,theyfeel frustrated and unimprtant.Interrupting a speaker t agree,disagree,argue,etc.als causes the speaker t lse track f what they are saying. 40 .
A.Be an active listener
B.Regulate emtinal respnse
C.This wuld shw a lack f interest
D.It can cnvey much infrmatin withut anything being said
E.Big,pen questins encurage the speaker t cntinue t share
F.S it’s imprtant fr everyne t learn hw t be a better listener
G.Whatever yu have t say can wait until the ther persn is dnetalking
第三部分语言运用（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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Wuld yu drive arund the wrld n a mtrbike? Wuld yu d it with a dg41 behind yu the whle way? Jess Stne is ding just that with her dg Mxie.
Stne and Mxie are traveling the wrld tgether by 42 . Their trip started n March 5 frm their hme in Guatemala and will 43 them thrugh 90 cuntries.
Mxie is a German shepherd wh weighs 34 kilgrams and is perfectly 44 n the back f a bike. Accrding t Stne, it tk the dg just a single weekend t learn hw t 45 . Sitting n the back f the bike in a mtrcycle dg carrier, she lks 46 with ht pink gggles (护目镜) t prtect her eyes.
Stne culd nt 47 leaving hme withut her belved dg, s she decided t travel the wrld with Mxie. Traveling with a dg, 48 , has its limits, such as being 49 t dg-friendly accmmdatins and attractins.
But accrding t Stne, it’s ttally 50 it. “I see Mxie in my mirrr 51 . Her head is always right up against my side. Smetimes she even 52 her big nse n my shulder with her chin up there. It makes me feel s 53 that she’s really experiencing everything.”
One thing Stne has nticed s far is that n matter which cuntry r area they have gne thrugh, the reactin t Mxie is 54 . “She just puts a big smile n everybdy’s face,” Stne said. “And that’s the part that really 55 .”
41. A. jumpingB. sittingC. runningD. walking
42. A. bicycleB. carC. mtrcycleD. tricycle
43. A. takeB. cstC. makeD. send
44. A. cmfrtableB. awkwardC. busyD. natural
45. A. behaveB. rideC. cmpeteD. perfrm
46. A. curiusB. carefulC. gratefulD. stylish
47. A. cnsiderB. imagineC.avidD.miss
B.therefreC.mreverD.instead
49.A. cntributedB.admittedC. limitedD.applied
B.againstC.behindD.wrth
B.eventuallyC. finallyD.frequently
B.turnsC.restsD. lies
53.A. happyB.upsetC.surprisedD.cnfused
54.A. strangeB.crazyC. cmmnD.different
B.mattersC.imprvesD.challenges
第Ⅱ卷（满分55分）
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第二节 （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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If yu wake up in the middle f the night, yu're likely t check the time and see hw many mre hurs yu have 56 (leave)befre mrning. But this is a bad idea.
Lking at any surce f light 57 (send)signals t the brain t wake up and turns ff the 58 (prduce)f the sleep-prmting hrmne melatnin(荷尔蒙褪黑激素).
Bilgical clcks help regulate the timing f bdily prcesses, including circadian rhythms(昼夜节律).Circadian rhythms are 24-hur cycles 59 are part f the bdy’s internal clck. One f the mst imprtant circadian rhythms is the sleep-wake cycle,which is 60 (easy) influenced by light. Even a quick lk can make falling back t sleep 61(difficult).
But even mre imprtantly,checking can cause 62 (additin)stress. Dr NerinaRamlakhan, a physilgist, sleep and stress management expert suggests that checking the time every time yu wake up will just lead 63 a mre disturbednight.
“Never check the time if yu wake during the night—it is cmpletely nrmal 64 (wake)during the night. 65 yu’re a sensitive sleeper,then checking the time cansend yu int a whirl f calculatins(一连串的计算)and make yu wrry abut hw much sleep yu will r wn’t be getting.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，即将参加你校英文报举办的以“Technlgy and Life”为题的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇演讲稿，内容包括:
科技在生活中的运用；
你的感受。
参考词汇：二维码 QR cde
Then the ld wman intrduced herself, “My name is
The ld wman agreed t g with Scut.
注意：1. 写作词数80左右；
可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Technlgy and Life
第二节 读后续写（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。
Scut culd clearly remember the night she had t leave her hme in Pland. It was the beginning f Wrld War II and her family had t escape as sn as pssible. She quickly packed a suitcase with a few pieces f clthing, her diary, and her mst prized treasure, a silk scarf (围巾). Scut and her best friend, Betty, had persuaded their parents t buy them matching scarves, which they tk as a symbl f their friendship. Scut didn’t knw she was ging t America and wuld nt be returning.
Scut kept that special silk scarf fr many years. One day she decided t give it t her granddaughter, Eliza, t wear t her first jb interview fr gd luck. Scut was afraid that Eliza wuld lse the scarf, but the granddaughter prmised, “Dn’t wrry, Grandma. Nthing’s ging t happen t yur scarf. Yu’ll see that it’s ging t bring bth f us luck.” And with that, Eliza kissed her grandmther and left fr the interview.
Leaving the interview, Eliza felt cnfident that she had gt the jb s she decided t celebrate by ging t a restaurant. Sitting at her table, Eliza felt an elderly wman staring at her fr a lng time.
“I’m srry. D I knw yu?” Eliza asked.
“I’m srry, dear, but yu remind me f my best friend,” the ld wman replied. “She lked like yu and used t wear a scarf just like yurs.” Eliza listened carefully, with her eyes and muth wide pen. She had heard stries f her grandmther’s best friend and knew the meaning f the scarf. Culd this wman be Betty, her grandmther’s childhd friend?
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
2024年1月葫芦岛市普通高中学业质量监测考试
高一英语参考答案
听力
1—5 AABBC 6—10 CCAAB 11—15 CBABA 16—20 CABBC
阅读理解
21—23 ABC 24—27 BCDA 28—31 DCAC 32—35 DBCD 36—40 FADCG
完形填空
41—45 BCAAB 46—50 DBACD 51—55 DCACB
语篇填空
left 57. sends 58. prductin 59. that/which 60. easily
mre difficult 62. additinal 63. t 64. t wake 65. If
写作
第一节
Technlgy and Life
Dear teachers and fellw students, I feel greatly hnred t be here t share my pinins n Technlgy and Life.
Over the last few decades, technlgies have been develped quickly, which have brught cnvenience t ur life. Firstly, facial recgnitin is widely used in ur life and makes it easy fr us t get int many places. Besides, the high-speed railway enables us t visit mre places cnveniently. What impresses us mst is mbile payment which allws us t pay fr everything by scanning a QR cde.
In a wrd, technlgies are all arund us, and they have made ur life mre efficient and clrful. We’d better make better use f all these technlgies.
Thanks fr yur attentin.
第二节
Then the ld wman intrduced herself, “My name is Betty. I’m riginally frm Pland, but left there when I was thirteen. And I have been living here in Washingtn DC in America ever since.” Eliza culd nt believe it, stries f her grandmther’s best friend flating int her mind. Assuming that the ld wman must be her grandmther’s best friend, she said, “Betty, wuld yu mind cming with me right nw? I need t shw yu smebdy.”
The ld wman agreed t g with Eliza. Sn they left the restaurant after a quick dinner. On the way, Betty felt her heart was thumping with excitement. She culdn’t wait t see her lng-lst friend. Arriving at Scut’s hme, Betty eagerly rang the dr bell. The mment Scut pened the dr, she was rted t the grund due t the amazement at seeing her childhd friend standing in frnt f her. Bth f them were in tears, hugging each ther tightly. Time seemed t cease t witness the great mment.
听力原文
Text 1
W: Welcme hme, Jack. Hw is it ging with yur French?
M: Nt t badly. I understd mst f what they said when they spke slwly.
Text 2
W: It’ll be Christmas in tw weeks.
M: What? Gd Lrd, I haven’t dne anything abut it. I must remember t buy Christmas cards fr all the peple I frgt last year.
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M: I want t leave a package fr a friend t pick up. Can I d that?
W: Just tell me yur name, yur friend’s name, and when yur friend is cming by.
M: OK. I’ll put all that infrmatin n the package.
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W: I hear yu are taking sme exams this week.
M: Yes, I am. I have three this week and tw next week.
W: I really hpe they g well fr yu.
M: Thank yu, s d I.
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W: What are yu studying?
M: Japanese.
W: Isn’t it very difficult?
M: Yeah, it was difficult at first, but it became easier as I went deeper.
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M: Yu’re always s busy, Jane.
W: I have t finish the reprt befre flying t Paris tmrrw.
M: What time des yur flight leave?
W: Our departure is scheduled fr 7:45 in the mrning. Culd yu take me t the airprt?
M: Sure. We’ll have t leave the city at abut 5 ’clck then, and get t the airprt at abut 6:30.
W: Sunds gd.
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W: Here’s yur change. Thanks, and have a nice day!
M: Excuse me, I’m lking fr the art museum. D yu knw hw t get there?
W: Let’s see, the art museum is n 7th Avenue. The best way t get there is t g ut ur parking lt and turn right. Fllw that street tw blcks, and turn left at the light fr Masn Street and g up five blcks t Seventh. Turn left. The museum will be n the right-hand side.
M: Thank yu. D yu knw if there’s a parking lt available at the museum?
W: Yes, there’s a parking garage right next dr.
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M: We were lucky t find smewhere t park.
W: Yeah, we gt here early. Lk at all thse cars there. They’ll never get in.
M: We g in ver there, Gate B. Peter said they’re pretty gd tickets.
W: Where are they?
M: They’re right behind the gal.
W: Oh, d we have t stand up all the time watching the game?
M: That’s right. Peter culdn’t get seats in the stand this year.
W: I hpe we’ll have a gd view.
M: That’s why we’ve cme early. The earlier yu are, the better.
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M: Hey, Sis. Are yu interested in buying sme secnd-hand bks fr schl? Yu can really save sme mney that way.
W: Well, what d yu have?
M: Well, let’s see. I have a science bk called, Tday’s Wrld, and I’m selling it fr 30 dllars.
W: Thirty dllars? That’s a little expensive fr an ld bk like that.
M: Maybe s, but I bught it fr 60 dllars. Plus, I tk a lt f ntes in the bk that shuld help yu with the class ... if yu culd read my writing.
W: What else are yu selling?
M: OK, I have an English writing textbk fr 14 dllars, a math bk fr 23, and a nvel fr nly 7 dllars.
W: Uh, Hmmm.
M: It’s up t yu.
W: OK, I’ll take the nvel. I think I’d better nt buy the ther bks fr nw. Teachers are always changing their minds abut textbks.
Text 10
W: Sme peple say that it’s yur duty t “give back” t yur cmmunity. That’s true. But fr me, I want t d sme vlunteer wrk s that I can feel useful. I’ve been wrking at the same jb fr years and it’s nt at all rewarding. Yes, I make gd mney, but I never feel like I’m ding any gd in the wrld. That’s why I want t be a vlunteer.
When I was in cllege, I had dreams f changing the wrld. I wanted t wrk in a nn-prfit rganizatin that helped wmen and children in need. That was when I decided t take the first step f ding sme vlunteering. Then, I culd see if I liked that kind f wrk and make sme decisins.
I called an rganizatin that helped hmeless children. I tld them abut my educatin and experience, and they said they culd use smene like me t d sme teaching wrk. I filled ut an applicatin and a few weeks later, I met my student and I taught her fr the first time. It was a great experience. I wish I had dne it earlier!