2021青岛胶州高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

这是一份2021青岛胶州高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案，共15页。试卷主要包含了考试结束后，将答题卡交回等内容，欢迎下载使用。
2020—2021学年度第二学期期中学业水平检测
高二英语
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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. Who plays chess regularly?
A. The woman.
B. The man’s father.
C. The woman’s brother.
2. Which country’s chocolate is the woman’s favorite?
A. America. B. The UK. C. Brazil.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. On the street.
B. In the library.
C. In the teaching building.
4. What will the speakers probably do next?
A. Fill the hole. B. Replace the tire. C. Fix the engine.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The time for dinner.
B. The bad cellphone service.
C. The woman’s unclear voice.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What is the man trying to find?
A. A market. B. An online store. C. A pair of shoes.
7. When can the man increase the offer if it’s unaccepted?
A. After one day. B. After two days. C. After three days.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。
8. Why does the wedding have to be delayed?
A. There’s bad weather.
B. The minister can’t make it.
C. The field is occupied by other people.
9. How can the man be described?
A. Generous. B. Flexible. C. Knowledgeable.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Travel partners. B. Father and daughter. C. Agent and customer.
11. What is the woman’s main wish?
A. To work abroad.
B. To start her own business.
C. To spend years traveling around the world.
12. What does the man recommend to the woman?
A. Working in Australia.
B. Relaxing on a beach in Bali.
C. Climbing a mountain in Nepal.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13. Where are the speakers probably?
A. On a city street.
B. In a grocery store.
C. In the woman’s apartment.
14. Why does the man move to a new city?
A. To attend university.
B. To try to make a lot of money.
C. To work for his dream company.
15. How long has the woman most likely lived in the apartment?
A. For one year. B. For two years. C. For four years.
16. What does the man request from the woman?
A. Staying quiet at night.
B. Asking other roommates to leave him alone.
C. Allowing him to keep his pet in the apartment.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。
17. When is the deadline for all contest applicants?
A. March 31st. B. April 5th. C. April 10th.
18. What is the speaker’s position?
A. A classroom teacher.
B. A high school headmaster.
C. A school’s art department leader.
19. What will take place on April 5th?
A. A photography competition.
B. An art fair.
C. An reopening of the arts group.
20. Who will give the next announcement?
A. The head of the theater department.
B. The leader of the photography club.
C. The coach of the school football team.
第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （15个小题，每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
As a nation, we are getting bigger and eating more. But there are effective ways to control your appetite and eat only as much as you need.
Keep away from low-nutrition snacks
That means ice cream, sweets, chips biscuits, cakes and any other salty or sugary snacks you eat between meals. Although we have a tendency to eat them, you can learn to live without these unhealthy-and-fattening-additions to your diet. Try to make it a habit to eat them only when offered at social events or as a special treat.
Leave half an hour between main course and dessert
Having a break between courses gives your brain time to receive the fullness signal and make you more likely to refuse the sweet stuff. And, in fact, as soon as you feel the first signals of fullness, remove your plate from the table. That will tell your brain that food time is over.
Make yours a small helping
Put an end to super-sized portions. You won’t be missing out—today’s small was the medium or large of a few decade ago. Select or serve yourself a modest portion and eat it slowly, enjoying the flavors. Before you know it, small will feel just right. What’s more, ordering the smaller size leads to wearing the smaller size.
Distract yourself
When you find yourself hunting down food, even though you’re even hungry, do something else for 20 minutes. Drink a large glass of water as thirst is often confused with a desire for food. Choose something that engages your brain as well as your hands, such as writing a letter or listening to a song. You could also go for a short walk or do something that you enjoy. If you think you really are hungry, set an alarm for 20 minutes’ time and if you still want to eat when it rings, fine. If not, the urge will have passed.
21. Which way suits you better if you tend to order a large portion of food?
A. Distract yourself.
B. Make yours a small helping.
C. Keep away from low-nutrition snacks.
D. Leave half an hour between main course and dessert.
22. Why should you have a break between main course and dessert?
A. To give people time to chat.
B. To have a good appetite for sweet stuff.
C. To reduce appetite for dessert.
D. To give the host time to remove your plate.
23. When you find yourself pursuing for food, what should you do?
A. Eat some biscuits. B. Eat some sugary snacks.
C. Have some soft drinks. D. Listen to a lovely melody.
B
To stay healthy and fit, Chinese students do group exercises every day at school. Most of you probably do the same set of exercises. But some school exercises have grown popular online due to their local and innovative designs.
Singing in Sichuan dialects with energetic movements and unique mask-changing is not just a Sichuan Opera performance. It’s the routine exercise for students of Mianyang Foreign Languages Experimental School in Sichuan province.
“Sichuan Opera is a local opera, and it is now facing a gap in inheritance (传承). Therefore, we cooperated with Mianyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Center to create a simple and easy-to-learn Sichuan Opera exercise,” said Shen Junhua, who is in charge of organizing the school’s exercise between classes.
According to Shen, this new type of exercise has been practiced since 2017 and has been popular among students. When students enroll (入学), they will spend several weeks practicing it. At present, almost all of the students and teachers have mastered it.
“In fact, we had hardly heard of Sichuan Opera before teachers taught us how to do the Sichuan Opera exercise,” said Li Yangwenwen, 14, an eighth grade student who also joined the school’s Sichuan Opera club out of interest. “It’s very different from normal exercises. After practicing it, we found it very beautiful and became interested in it. Now, almost all of the students look forward to our daily exercise time and feel excited to do it.”
“By combining opera with daily exercise, the daily class activity allows students to perceive and understand Sichuan Opera’s culture”, Shen said. “After years of continuous effort to spread the seeds of traditional culture, the younger generation is finally catching on.”
24. What do students in Shen’s school do during the group exercise?
A. They do normal exercise .
B. They sing pop songs in Sichuan dialects.
C. They do mask-changing in a Sichuan Opera performance.
D. They combine group exercise with Sichuan Opera.
25. Why do they adopt the new type of exercise?
A. To attract new students to the school.
B. To inherit local culture.
C. To create an easy-to-learn exercise.
D. To make the school’s group exercise popular.
26. How do teachers and students react to the group exercise?
A. Calm. B. Indifferent. C. Enthusiastic. D. Uninterested.
27. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Shen’s continuous effort is highly praised.
B. The younger generation will have a stronger body.
C. The students can better understand their local culture.
D. Students help to spread the seeds of traditional culture to younger generation.
C
After almost an entire year of not going shopping and vacationing, you find the numbers reflected by your bank account meet your heart’s desire.
Now the most important question comes, what to do with the earnings? Should you fulfill dreams of the present, invest in preserving the future or perhaps keep saving it for a rainy day?
Our elders always try to teach us the value of money and its moral weakness. One may be on a winning streak (连续成功) now, but it will not always be so. One will have days when there will be no sunshine but only rain, and their luck will hide behind those thick grey clouds. Save for those rainy days, they say. Do not spend too much, live within a budget, refrain from credit no matter how small and save for the future.
Since the very first time we earn our own money from a summer job or earning our first salary, the lessons start. In fact, the pocket money that we receive when we are children begins the process of learning how to best manage one’s money.
People often think like this — one day when I have enough money, I will travel the world. Then, once we do earn enough money, tomorrow’s plans start shadowing our present ones. However, is it wise to keep living for that future? Will we still enjoy or even be able to backpack in our 50s? How will we ever enjoy our present if we are constantly living for the future?
Good questions, aren’t they? I say travel but don’t let yourself run dry, treat yourself to some luxuries but also keep enough for your necessities, and enjoy your present but with a plan for the foreseeable future. Life is for the living, so live it sensibly.
28. Why do elders teach us to save money?
A. Because there are more rainy days in life.
B. Because no one can win streak.
C. Because good days may end.
D. Because money can’t buy everything.
29. What does the underlined phrase “refrain from” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. select from B. hold back C. rely on D. prefer to
30. Which of the following opinions would the author agree?
A. To enjoy yourself in the right time.
B. To wait to travel until we have enough money.
C. To go backpacking in our 50s.
D. To live for the future.
31. What should we do with the earnings according to the author?
A. We should save all for rainy days.
B. We should fulfill our dreams.
C. We should entertain ourselves.
D. We should live the present wisely.
D
Understanding the link between a clean environment and human life is not a new concept. In fact, it was noticed as early as ancient Rome. Today we see how green living has infiluenced our everyday lives. There is a growing community of people who embrace a zero waste lifestyle and make changes to the way they live to reduce their carbon footprint.
Living a zero waste lifestyle means doing one’s best to achieve the aim of not sending anything to a landfill. People who adopt this lifestyle ultimately cut down on their waste by reducing what they need and want. They reuse what they own, sending few things to be recycled.
Many people who adopt the zero waste lifestyle claim to be frustrated by the many harmful chemical substances found in beauty and cleaning products. They also find the uses of disposable items and excessive packaging. For example, how many times have we had to peel away layers of plastic wrap and cardboard before finally taking out the item which we had bought? Instead of buying pre-packed food and goods, those who identify with the zero waste philosophy tend to shop in stores that allow them to make purchases and bring their own cloth bags and glass jars to store their purchases.
Many people may have the misconception that it is easier to live a zero waste lifestyle in the West. Nevertheless, Malaysian environmental journalist, Ms. Aurora Tin, has proven that a zero waste lifestyle is possible even in the Asian context. Instead of going to the supermarket to buy pre-packaged foods, Ms. Tin now visits the wet market and brings her own bags for vegetables. She has even stopped using store-bought toothpaste and makes her own toothpaste from coconut (椰子) oil and baking soda. This lifestyle may be too big a change for the average person, but we could follow her suit to make gradual changes to our own lives.
32. Which of the following is a zero waste lifestyle?
A. Bringing a resuable container to take away food.
B. Choosing appliances that cost less money.
C. Turning off a device to stop using power.
D. Classifying the garbage before throwing it away.
33. What may disappoint a person who adopts a zero waste lifestyle?
A. Recycable carboard.
B. Excessive packaging.
C. Glass jars to store purchases.
D. Natural substances in cleaning products.
34. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. How do people live a zero waste lifestyle.
B. Why Ms. Tin chooses to live a zero waste lifestyle..
C. We can also practice a zero waste lifestyle in Asia.
D. It is easy to live a zero waste lifestyle in the West.
35. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Living a zero waste lifestyle.
B. Going green is more than a fashion.
C. A zero waste lifetyle is easy to achieve.
D. Making environmentally-conscious decisions.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Fear of missing out or FOMO is characterized by “a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing”.
  Researchers have found that FOMO leads us to check social media more frequently, leading to a negative cycle that can be hard to break. 36 Your mood will be easily influenced by others and your life starts to be controlled by the outside world. However, the situation can be improved if you take the following advice.
37 Try to reduce our screen time, focus on building your own path to success and do what you like. Live in the moment, you will find nothing is missing out in our life!
It is common to post on social media to keep a record of the fun things you do. 38 If this is the case, you may try to keep a personal journal of your best memories, either online or on paper. Keeping a journal can help you to shift your focus from public approval to private appreciation of the things that make your life great. 39
You may find yourself seeking a greater connection when you are feeling depressed or anxious, and this is healthy. Feelings of loneliness are actually our brain’s way of telling us that we want to seek out greater connections with others and increase our sense of belonging. 40 Talking with families, making plans with a good friend, or creating a group outing that can help you to shake that feeling that you are missing out.
A. You actually can’t miss anything.
B. Especially the young are addicted to the social media.
C. Rather than focusing on what you lack, try noticing what you have.
D. This shift can sometimes help you to get out of the cycle of FOMO.
E. As a result, it will lead to feelings of depression, loneliness, and boredom.
F. However, you may find yourself noticing too much about people’s opinion on your experiences online.
G. Rather than connect with people on social media, why not arrange to meet up with someone in person?
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。
On a freezing January evening, Ashley Austrew sat in her car in an Omaha parking lot. She was working up the 41 to go into a comedy improv (即兴表演) class. For 20 minutes, the 33-year-old journalist and mom of two sat with thoughts of 42 : “I can’t do this. I’ll be the worst one.” Then she turned off the engine, took a few deep breaths, and went 43 .
For Austrew, 44 improv was the first small step to improve her self-esteem. She lacked confidence and didn’t have the courage to try anything 45 . So she made a list of all the things she was afraid to 46 and then asked herself, What if I didn’t let my excuses win? Improv was her biggest 47 .
Her fear 48 as soon as she walked into the class. Her classmates were also 49 , and she discovered that she was 50 capable of earning a few laughs and making new friends. Over the next two years, Austrew went on to deal with other what-ifs, including writing a book. “Self-esteem is like a muscle--you have to 51 it constantly,”she says.
Some people are 52 with a seemingly unshakable positivity, but most of us need to learn how to 53 ourselves up by our own hands. Thankfully, like Austrew, we can learn to feel 54 about ourselves and 55 our feelings of hope.
41. A. courage B. project C. preparation D. solution
42. A. self-esteem B. self-confidence C. self-doubt D. self-reflection
43. A. inside B. ahead C. home D. out
44. A. acting B. trying C. building D. getting
45. A. important B. different C. special D. new
46. A. abandon B. attempt C. absorb D. account
47. A. confidence B. guarantee C. surprise D. target
48. A. dissolved B. arose C. appeared D. changed
49. A. helpers B. strangers C. supporters D. beginners
50. A. barely B. perfectly C. slightly D. widely
51. A. work B. break C. catch D. take
52. A. connected B. burdened C. blessed D. tired
53. A. bring B. put C. pick D. pull
54. A. better B. simpler C. smaller D. smarter
55. A. forget B. strengthen C. spread D. hide
第二节：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Listening to happy music at work can help you complete tasks more quickly, especially if you’re doing something repetitive (重复的) such as checking e-mail or 56 (file) documents. A recent study also found that the accuracy and 57 (efficient) of surgeons improved when they worked 58 their music in the background.
Music decreases levels of the stress hormone cortisol (皮质醇) just as well as massage therapy does. Scientists 59 (random) assigned anxious patients to listen to music either during massage therapy or while lying in a dim room. After three months, those who just 60 (listen) to music experienced the same drop in anxiety as those who also got massages. 
Listening to music before surgery has been shown to ease anxiety and limit the need for sedatives (镇静剂). After surgery, it helps reduce pain. 61 analysis of 73 studies 62 (publish) in the Lancet in 2015 confirmed that listening to music before, during, or after surgery improves anxiety and pain levels, 63 in turn means less pain medication. 
People come up with more creative 64 (solution) when they listen to happy music than when they sit in silence, according to researchers from the Netherlands and Australia. It may be because music improves your brain’s flexibility or 65 it relaxes you enough for the creative juices to flow. But don’t play the music too loudly.
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，你的英国朋友Robin想到中国留学，但对中国大学的情况了解很少，于是寻求你的帮助。请你给他回一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.为他推荐一所大学；
2.该大学的基本情况介绍。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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。
“What’s this? — Ben Caruthers is trying out for Mr. Zuckerman?” My ears burned at hearing my name. It was Lindsey Stanton, the most popular eighth-grader in Bellworth Middle School, talking to her friends.
I held my breath. She obviously had no clue that my locker was next to Mrs. Stevens’s room, where the tryout schedule for Charlotte’s Web was posted. It sounded that they were worrying that I would ruin the whole play, because I had never acted before. My stomach tightened into a big knot.
Who was I kidding? Lindsey was right. I’d never been in a play. At lunch I told Trevor, my best friend, that I’d changed my mind. I’d join the technical crew instead. That fit my quiet-kid image better anyway. Trevor was surprised to my descision. He was keen on acting and expected my company in the play. He shook his head, but he didn’t try to change my mind. It wouldn’t have made a difference anyway — I was starting to look forward to being on the tech crew.
On Friday I checked the final cast list, just for fun. Trevor was Templeton, and Lindsey Stanton was Mrs. Zuckerman.
Rehearsals (排练) started, and I spent Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at school. It was fun to learn all the technical stuff and to watch the actors from backstage. By the third week I’d memorized everyone’s lines. Trevor and I talked all about the play and the rehearsals during our lunch time.
And then, only a week before the performance, everything fell apart. The eighth-grader who was supposed to play Mr. Zuckerman, crashed his bike and broke his leg. Then his understudy (替角) came down with the flu. Things like this weren’t supposed to happen in real life.
Mrs. Stevens called the cast together. She told us we couldn’t get someone else ready by the next week and that we would have to postpone the play. She frowned and continued, “If the auditorium (礼堂) is booked for later, we may even have to cancel.” For once the cast was silent.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Then I heard Trevor’s voice. “Ben Caruthers can do it. He knows all the lines.”



When the rehearsal began, I spew (喷出) my lines too quickly and I trembled my body.

2020-2021学年度第二学期期中学业水平检测
高二英语参考答案
第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 CCABA 6-10 CBABC 11-15 BAACB 16-20 CABBA
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）
21-23 BCD 24-27 DBCC 28-31 CBAD 32-35 ABCA
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5 分）
36-40 ECFDG
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 ACABD 46-50 BDADB 51-55 ACDAB
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. filing 57. efficiency 58. with 59. randomly 60. listened 61. An
62. published 63. which 64. solutions 65. because
第四部分：写作
第一节：（满分15分）
范文（略）
评分细则（格式错扣1分）：
1.极优档 (15分)：书写规范；覆盖所有要点，内容充实；词汇丰富，行文流畅，有修辞意识。
2.优秀档 (12-14分) ：漂漂亮亮
紧扣主题，覆盖所有要点，内容充实；语法结构多样，词汇丰富，行文较为流畅，显示出较强的语言运用能力，允许有个别语法错误，但不影响语言表达。
3.良好档 (9-11分)：清清楚楚
紧扣主题，覆盖所有要点，内容较充实，语言有少量错误，但基本不影响意思表达。
4.一般档 (6-8分)：马马虎虎
紧扣主题，基本覆盖所有要点，能够表达基本内容，语言错误已影响了部分意思的表达，但多数句子基本正确。基本达到预期的写作目的。
5.较差（3-5）：稀里糊涂
内容不完整，要点不全，行文不连贯，语言错误（尤其是大错）较多，多数句子基本正确。
6.差（1-2分）：一塌糊涂
内容混乱，或主要内容偏离主题，能够写出少数与内容相关的可读句。
7.极差（0分）：一塌糊涂
只能写出与内容相关的词语，没有有效信息，抄写其他文章，或只写出与作文无关的内容。
第二节：（满分25分）
参考答案：
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly, thirty pairs of eyes stared at me. Mrs. Stevens asked, “Is that right?” I nodded. Lindsey Stanton gave me a skeptical glimpse. I looked at her and flowed out Mr. Zuckerman’s longest speech. When I finished, the whole cast started talking. Mrs. Stevens clapped and announced excitedly that the show was saved. She asked us to stay and that we should seize every minute to parctice.
Paragraph 2:
Lindsey sighed and suggest postponing the show until the understudy got better. I was ready to agree with her, but Mrs. Stevens spoke first. She advised me to adjust my breath and keep calm. After the rehesrsal was dismissed, Trevor stayed with me, helping me to project my voice and take deep breaths so that I’d stay calm onstage. The next day, I remembered to breathe and mind my moves. It must have made a difference, because at the end Mrs. Stevens clapped and even Lindsey looked relieved.
评分原则
1. 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。
2. 评分时，先根据所写概要的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3. 词数少于40的和多于80的，从总分中减去2分。
4. 评分时，应主要从以下四个方面考虑：
（1）对原文要点的理解和呈现情况；
（2）应用语法结构和词汇的准确性；
（3）上下文的连贯性；
（4）对各要点表达的独立性情况。
5. 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个重要方面，评分时，应视其对交际的程度予以考虑。
6. 如书写较差以致影响交际，可将分数降低一个档次。
各档次给分范围及要求:
第五档：（21-25）
理解准确，涵盖全部要点;
能准确使用相应的语法结构和词汇;
有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所完成的概要结构紧凑;
完全使用自己的语言。
第四档（16-20）
理解准确，涵盖绝大部分要点;
所使用的语法结构和词汇可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达；
比较有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所完成的概要结构紧凑;
有个别整句抄自原文。
第三档（11-15）
理解较为准确，涵盖绝大部分要点;
所使用的语法结构和词汇可虽有些许错误，但不影响意义表达；
应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使上下文内容连贯;
出现两句以上整句抄自原文现象。
第二档（6-10）
理解有误差，仅涵盖半数要点;
有些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达；
较少使用语句间的连接成分，全文内容缺少连贯性;
出现两句以上整句抄自原文现象。
第一档（1-5）
没有理解原文，造成概要内容与原文主题不符;
有较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，严重影响了意义的表达；
缺乏语句间的连接成分，全文内容不连贯;
多个句子抄自原文。
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听力原文
Text 1
M: Do you know how to play chess? I’m looking for someone to play against but nobody knows how.
W: I’m afraid I don’t, but my brother does. He’s in another country but he plays online a lot with my dad.
Text 2
M: Chocolate in America tastes a lot different than the stuff you get in the UK.
W: Yes, but I think the chocolate from Brazil is the most delicious. I always pick up some when I visit my cousins in Brasilia.
Text 3
M: Did you see someone in a yellow dress walking across this street and going to that teaching building?
W: No. But I’ll be there for a while — I’ll pass her a message if I see her.
M: Great. Let her know I need to see her in the library.
Text 4
W: Ah, did you hear that? What just happened to my car?! Was the engine broken?
M: We must have had a flat tire. You drove over that hole in the road pretty hard.
W: Oh, we can fix that. Let’s go out and take a look.
Text 5
M: Your voice isn’t clear. Let’s stick to the plan and meet at 8:00 p.m. at the restaurant.
W: Perfect. I’ll arrive early to meet my parents, then we’ll all sit down together.
M: Seated forever — what? Your cell service must be bad. Anyway, see you at 8:00 p.m.
Text 6
M: I’ve been trying to find these shoes online but they are sold out.
W: Here, try this website. It’s a marketplace famous for shoe trading.
M: OK, how does it work?
W: People sell their shoes on it. You can buy what is sold at the asking price, or submit a lower offer.
M: Do you think the sellers will accept a lower offer?
W: Yeah, some people want to clear space so they’ll take what they can get.
M: Great, thanks. I’ll try that.
W: If no one accepts your offer, you can increase it after 48 hours.
Text 7
W: Daniel, we can’t begin the wedding ceremony now! Look at the field — it’s covered with water.
M: The guests and the minister are waiting now. I’ll figure out a solution.
W: We could hold the ceremony indoors instead. I don’t mind postponing it a bit. But everyone has come and I hate letting them down.
M: We couldn’t have known there’d be a storm. It’s OK; there’s a church down the street. We could have the ceremony there and return for the party once the ground dries.
W: Thank you, Daniel. You’re so understanding.
M: The main point of today is getting married, that’s what matters. Now, let’s get it done.
W: Yes. You’re so right.
Text 8
W: I’m currently looking into these gap-year travel destinations: the mountains of Nepal, the beaches of Bali, and the seaside cities of Australia.
M: I’d suggest that you focus on getting a job first, so that you could travel on your own to all of these places afterwards. It’s most crucial to create a successful plan for employment. Our company is aimed to provide these programs for students like you.
W: How about setting up an online sales business? That’s always been my plan for the future.
M: That’ll be difficult while you’re traveling. Now, I can get you an Australian work visa. There, you can make money to prepare for travel expenses.
W: OK. Can I stay there for just four months?
M: Of course. Afterwards, you’ll be able to travel by yourself before you head back home to see your parents.
Text 9
W: Hey, are you Steve?
M: Yes. Thanks for finding me — I’ve been lost. I just graduated from college in Boston and moved here for a job at Apple.
W: What? Like Apple computers? Seriously? And you want to live in my shared apartment downtown?
M: It’s a part-time summer program. The pay isn’t high, but I’ve always wanted to work for them.
W: Well, it’s a great opportunity. Anyway, let’s go, my apartment is just at the top of the hill next to the grocery store.
M: OK. So, how long have you been in San Francisco?
W: My whole life. I grew up in North Beach, went to college in Palo Alto for four years, and just moved into this place two years ago.
M: Cool. I hope you don’t mind me keeping my dog there. She is a good girl.
W: Oh, we love dogs. Don’t worry; all the roommates are easy-going and friendly. We’ve just all agreed not to make much noise at night.
M: I’m excited to meet them. And no worries, I’ll keep it down!
Text 10
Good afternoon, Clarksburg High School students and staff. Today marks the beginning of March and the start of the annual photography competition. For those who want to take part in the game, please come to the art center to get a sign-up form. Ms. Gonzalez, our photography teacher, will be taking submissions from now until the last day of the month — no later, please. The winners will be announced on April 5th, five days after the submission deadline. On this day, we’ll also hold our art fair, followed by the football game brought to you by the coach and the players. Go Eagles! I’ll be in my headmaster’s office, as always, to give out school activity schedules. So, please — everyone, come grab one! But kindly, only contact the art teachers for questions related to contest registration. Next, we are going to have an announcement from the head of the drama department about reopening the Clarksburg performing arts group. Thank you, my Clarksburg community, and I’ll catch you tomorrow for another update.