2024西安长安区一中高二上学期期中考试英语含答案

这是一份2024西安长安区一中高二上学期期中考试英语含答案，共11页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
时间：120分钟，满分：150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。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 happened t the man yesterday?
A. He frgt t take his bag.
B. His cellphne was brken.
C. His keys were missing.
2. Hw des the wman feel nw?
A. Bred.B. Tired.C. Excited.
3. What des the man want t knw?
A. Hw t get a map fr free.
B. Hw t find the statin n the map.
C. Hw t buy a ticket in a machine.
4. Wh is cleaning the windw nw?
A. Alice.B. Kevin.C. Jack.
5. What is the cnversatin mainly abut?
A. A meal.B. A trip.C. A festival.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What des Mary Smith d?
A. She’s a secretary.B. She’s a translatr.C. She’s a teacher.
7. What d we knw abut Tm and Jane?
A. They are Mary’s children.
B. They are students.
C. They haven’t started schl yet.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why des the wman learn driving?
A. T find a better jb.
B. T travel arund.
C. T g t wrk cnveniently.
9. What is the weather prbably like nw?
A. Windy.B. Cludy.C. Rainy.
10. Where are the speakers?
A. In a car.
B. In the man’s flat.
C. In a driving schl.
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11. What des the man plan t d?
A. See a film.B. Visit his mther.C. G t the cncert.
12. Why des the wman refuse t g with the man?
A. She is very busy with wrk.
B. She desn’t feel well.
C. She will meet her friend.
13. What des the man usually d at night?
A. He watches TV at hme.
B. He ges t the cinema.
C. He wrks at his cmpany.
14. Where des the man want t g n hliday?
A. The cuntryside.B. The muntains.C. The seaside.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Why des the man lk s tired?
A. He didn’t sleep well last night.
B. He has gt a bad cld.
C. He is wrried abut the upcming exam.
16. When did the yung man mve upstairs?
A. Last night.B. Three days ag.C. Seven days ag.
17. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student.B. Classmates.C. Parent and child.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. When is Old Peple Talking?
A. At 7:30 pm.B. At 9:00 pm.C. At 10:15 pm.
19. What is Jenny Lindley?
A. An actress.B. A directr.C. A singer.
20. What kind f prgrams are there n Radi 1?
A. Music.B. Travel.C. Sprts.
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
The best places fr wild sleeping in England and Wales
Challacmbe Meadws, Devn
Best fr: privacy
Challacmbe Meadws is clse t miles f walking trails near Widecmbe. Basic tilet facilities and running water are a shrt walk away, and there's a csy pub and a farm shp als nearby, fr when it's time t return t civilizatin. Tents frm £ 45 per tent.
Bush Farm, Crnwall
Best fr: freedm f chice
At Bush Farm, campers are ffered the freedm f chice. Map in hand, yu can put up yur tent wherever yu please. Days can be spent wild swimming, wandering thrugh the cuntryside and, cme the evening, there's star gazing beneath ink-black skies. Tents frm £12 per persn.
The Wildman Wds, Carmarthenshire
Best fr: life n the riverbanks
At this little-knwn site, yu can put yur tent n the banks f the River Sawdde. The Wildman Wds are as simple as they sund, with leafy pitches scattered amng the trees near the water. During the day, it's the perfect place fr a paddle. Tents frm £10 per persn.
Penrhs Isaf Bthy, Gwyned
Best fr: packing light
Bthies, simple huts traditinally used as muntain refuges that are pen t all and free f charge. They're a great alternative t wild camping if the weather is lking unstable and yu dn't mind sharing with ther travellers, wh can arrive at any time.
21. Which place best suits peple wh emphasize private camping?
A.Bush Farm, Crnwall. B. Challacmbe Meadws, Devn.
C. The Wildman Wds, Carmarthenshire. D. Penrhs Isaf Bthy, Gwyned.
22. What can campers d at Bush Farm, Crnwall?
A. Appreciate stars. B. G t the pub. C. Swim indrs.D. Walk dwntwn.
23. What d the listed places have in cmmn?
A. They are free f charge.
B. They are suitable fr a paddle.
C. They were used as muntain shelters in the past.
D. They are favred by peple enjying wild sleeping.
B
The daughter f a rmantic pet and ccasinal freedm fighter, Ada Lvelace had a famus but absent father. She never knew Lrd Byrn, as just weeks after her birth in 1815, he divrced her mther Isabella Milbanke Byrn and left t fight in the Greek War f Independence. In an effrt t prevent Ada frm develping her father's unpredictable temper, Isabella decided that her daughter shuld devte her life t study.
Ada studied hard despite the fact that sciety did nt encurage wmen pursuing interests in science. Her life changed when she met inventr Charles Babbage at a party. As he demnstrated a wrking sectin f his mechanical calculatr, Ada was taken in by hw it wrked and wanted t knw mre. Impressed by the 17-year-ld's bvius passin, Babbage became her tutr. Ada married in 1835 and became a mther, but she cntinued t take an active interest in study, scialising in intellectual circles with the likes f Charles Dickens and Michael Faraday.
Ada stayed in cntact with Babbage, wh in 1837 had prpsed a new machine, the analytical engine. In 1843, Ada was asked t translate a French text written by engineer Luigi Menabrea abut Babbage's new design. After cmpleting the translatin, Ada was encuraged by Babbage t write her wn ntes n his wrk.
After nine mnths f hard wrk, Ada presented Babbage with a detailed list f ntes that was three times lnger than the riginal article. In her calculatins, Ada wrte what are cnsidered the first ever cmputer algrithms t be used in a new type f machine. She essentially prvided the first ideas fr cmputer prgramming in what was a grundbreaking prpsal n the ptential f cmputers.
Ada died f cancer aged nly 36 and her wrk was largely recgnised until the 1950s when her ntes were republished. In 1979 the US Department f Defence named a prgramming language ‘Ada’ in her hnur.
24. What can we learn abut Ada frm the first paragraph?
A. She had a devted father.
B. She had an unpredictable temper.
C. Her mther raised her up alne.
D. Her parents divrced befre her birth.
25. Wh arused her interest in mathematics and cmputer engineering?
A. Charles Dickens. B. Charles Babbage.
C. Luigi Menabrea. D. Michael Faraday.
26. Which wrds can best describe Ada?
A. Mdest and utging. B. Determined and independent.
C. Generus and cnsiderate. D. Talented and diligent.
27. What can be inferred frm the last paragraph?
A. Ada's ntes were published nly nce.
B. Ada named a prgramming language after herself.
C. Ada earned a reputatin nearly a century after her death.
D. Ada's wrk was largely recgnized when she was alive.
C
One f the mst curius features f the mdern wrld is the manner in which design has been widely transfrmed int smething meaningless. But I want t argue design shuld be the crucial blck n which the human envirnment is shaped and cnstructed fr the betterment and delight f all.
Nt surprisingly, in the absence f widespread agreement abut its significance and value, much cnfusin surrunds design practice. In sme subject areas, authrs can assume cmmn grund with readers. Other subject areas can be s difficult that hw such mutual understanding exists.
Design sits uncmfrtably between these tw extremes. As a wrd it is cmmn enugh, but it is full f disharmny, has innumerable manifestatins （表现）, and lacks bundaries that give clarity and definitin. As a practice, design generates vast quantities f material, much f it ephemeral, nly a small prprtin f which has sustained quality.
S hw can design be understd in a meaningful sense? Design is ne f the basic characteristics f what it is t be human, and an essential determinant f the quality f human life. If things are a necessary part f ur existence, why are they ften dne s badly? There is n simple answer. Cst factrs are smetimes advanced, but the remve between ding smething well r badly can be exceedingly small, and cst factrs can in fact be reduced by apprpriate design inputs.
This bk is based n a belief that design matters prfundly t us all in innumerable ways and represents an area f huge, underutilized ptential in life. It sets ut t explre sme reasns why this is s and t suggest sme pssibilities f change. The intentin is t extend the range f what is understd by the term, and examine the depth f design practice as it affects everyday life in a diversity f cultures.
28. What is paragraph 2 f the text mainly abut?
A. The causes f cnfusin. B. The significance f design.
C. The differences in subjects. D. The cmmn grund in peple.
29. What des the underlined wrd “ephemeral” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Meaningful. B. Shrt-lived.C. Enrmus.D. Hard-wearing.
30. What d we knw abut design?
A. Design is just abut arts r trends.
B. Cst factrs accunt fr inadequate design.
C. Very few are incapable f imprvement by prper design.
D. The authr argues that design is meaningless .
31. What is the bk aimed at?
A. Reducing design inputs.
B. Persisting in meaningful design practices.
C. Denying previus cnceptin f design.
D. Clarifying the cnfusin surrunding design.
D
The sales pitches tempt: Blue-light-blcking glasses are suppsed t prtect eyes frm the effects f shrt-wavelength light emitting frm ur smartphnes, cmputer screens and LED lights. Given hw much time we spend n ur devices, this sunds like a smart investment, right? After all, eye strain is a real issue and can lead t pr sleep and even eye diseases. The glasses can cst $15 all the way up t several hundred dllars. But d they wrk?
Elizabeth Esparaz, an phthalmlgist （眼科专家） based in Cleveland, Ohi, says the science that manufacturers share as they prmte these glasses can be cnfusing. Fr starters, blue light is nt just abut tech devices, and it's nt always bad. "The sun emits a much higher intensity f blue light than human-made devices, f curse, and it's actually beneficial, " says Dr. Esparaz. It helps ur md, alertness and sleep-wake cycle.
The prblem is blue light at night: It cntains the release f melatnin. "Melatnin helps regulate ur circadian rhythms （生理节奏）and makes us sleepy, "says Dr. Esparaz.
S, in thery, wearing blue-light-blcking glasses shuld help peple wh watch mvies in bed r read frm a tablet at night avid sleeplessness. A 2021 review study frm the University f Oklahma that lked at 24 previus studies fund that peple affected by sleep disrders, jet lag and shift wrk fell asleep faster after using these glasses.
As fr eye strain, a 2021 Australian study shwed that thse wearing the glasses did nt experience less eye strain than thse using clear glasses. And a 2018 review study, als by Australian researchers, fund insufficient evidence that they prevent certain eye diseases.
"These glasses aren't ging t be harmful, ” says Dr. Esparaz, But, she adds, a lack f standardizatin in the industry means there's n way t knw if ne pair is better than anther. A mre reliable slutin: Turn n the blue-light-filtering functin n yur devices and limit screen time befre bed. T help with eye strain, Dr. Esparaz suggests taking breaks and using lubricating eye drps.
32. What is Dr. Esparaz's attitude tward business publicity?
A. Dubtful.B. Dismissive. C. Apprving. D. Unclear.
33. What can we learn abut blue light frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. It may facilitate sleep. B. It can be beneficial.
C. It actually causes health issues. D. It merely cmes frm digital devices.
34. Australian studies fund that wearing blue-light-blcking glasses
A. helps prevent eye diseaseB. are nt harmful t eyesight
C. benefits thse with sleep disrdersD. cntributes t n less eye strain
35. What might be the best title f this passage?
A. Blue-light-blcking Glasses: Yur Best Chice
B. Blue-light-blcking Glasses: A Gd Business
C. Blue-light-blcking Glasses: Gd r Bad
D. Blue-light-blcking Glasses: Smart and Cl
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。
Self-Imprvement
Life can be a whirlwind f respnsibilities and stress, but the right fcus ges a lng way twards ensuring yu becme a better persn. _36_Keep reading t learn hw yu can g abut yur self-imprvement jurney.
_37_ Everyne needs smething t live fr, s think abut what yu want in life. Nt nly can struggling fr smething make yu a happier and better persn, but it can als help yu find yur purpse. Use a pen and paper and write dwn the shrt and lng-term gals yu wuld like t achieve.
Frgiving yurself and thers can help yu imprve relatinships. T be a better persn, it's imprtant t have a g at frgiving any hatreds yu're hlding. Allw yurself time t frgive yur past mistakes and recgnize what they've taught yu. _38_Yu may nt be able t frget what they've dne, that's kay, but frgiveness can give yu peace f mind.
Everyne has flaws, but yu can cncentrate n imprving yurs. Ntice hw yur behavir and attitude affect thers. Are peple generally happy r sad arund yu? _39_
Answering these questins and analyzing yur interactins with them can help yu discver and perfect yur weaknesses.
Imagine what smene's been thrugh can give yu a new perspective. Empathy is ne f the first steps t being a better persn because it builds yur cmpassin. Nt nly des cultivating empathy help yu be mre sensitive tward ther peple, but it als helps yu frm lasting relatinships and feel less islated. _40_
A. Psitive aspiratins can give yu smething t thrive fr.
B. Are peple arund yu talented in imprving themselves?
C. Then, frgive thse wh have hurt yu in the past.
D. Learning frm ne's mistakes is a step t frgiving neself.
E. D friends cme t yu fr help r advice?
F. Being empathic helps yu gain a friend while challenging yur perspective.
G. There's smething yu can d every day t better yurself in different ways.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
By the time I was a junir at Yale, I'd already met everyne I cared t knw. I als knew thse I didn't want t knw, including Maxey. He and I were like planets in different _41_
Everything changed dramatically when we had a field trip fr a weekend. Althugh I was_42_, I culd get alng well with thers except Maxey wh still made me_43_. I culdn't think f anything t say t him. When he walked up t me and stuck ut his hand, I just _44_ it quickly. We std awkwardly fr a few minutes. When smene tried t get my attentin, Maxey plitely _45_. That last mrning, when we discussed hw t return hme, he insisted I ride hme n the back f his mtrcycle. I said I thught it was a terrible_46_ and I wanted t refuse, but Maxey _47_ a helmet at me. " I wanted t give yu a_48_. Yu didn't seem t like me. I want yu t like me.” he said. Maxey started up the_49_ and we rared ut f the driveway. The bike _50_dwn the highway. I_51_ my arms arund him and held n fr dear_52_. Maybe ur friendship started frm that day.
We were nw bth 60, but my _53_ with him remained strng. I was sure if I was in _54_, Maxey wuld be there fr me. I was _55_sure that if he wanted my help, I wuld give it withut hesitatin.
41.A. districtsB. rbitsC. citiesD. cuntries
42.A. lvelyB. rdinaryC. braveD. shy
43.A. happyB. nervusC. sadD. dubtful
44.A. bservedB. wavedC. shkD. ignred
45.A. backed ffB. went nC. bunced ffD.stepped frward
46.A. pininB. psitinC. decisinD. idea
47.A. aimedB. shtC. threwD. directed
48.A. liftB. serviceC. jurneyD. tur
49.A. truckB. mtrcycleC. busD. car
50.A. slippedB. rlledC. screamedD. wheeled
51.A. wrappedB. stretchedC. raisedD. pened
52.A. friendB. parentsC. lveD. life
53.A. cperatinB. bndC. privilegeD. interval
54.A. harmnyB. cntrlC. reliefD. truble
55.A. typicallyB. eventuallyC. equallyD. secretly
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。
Hangzhu is recgnized as the "City f Well-Being" in China. Hangzhu made its name _56_ （knw） t the wrld in 2016 by hsting the G20 Summit. Blessed with pleasant climate and few wars, Hangzhu has gradually frmed _57_（it） wn urban character. _58_busy Shanghai, yu will slw dwn and relax nce yu are here. It seems that Hangzhu peple dn't have many things t rush t in their _59_ （day） life. N wnder Hangzhu is expanding_60_（annual） by 500, 000 t 600, 000 peple.
The lifestyle, hwever, was laid dwn by tw histrical men f letters. One was Bai Juyi, _61_ rebuilt the West Lake and made a new bank_62_（benefit） the lcals. Peple lve him. When it cmes t him, it desn't sund like ne is talking abut a persn wh _63_（live） a thusand years ag. The ther was Su Shi. His pen-minded persnality _64_ diligence fr his peple left many much-tld tales. Seemingly, _65_（mentin） his name gives peple jy even after a thusand years.
Surely, it will be even mre brilliant in 2023 when it hsts the 19th Asian Games. Let's lk frward t it.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
应用文写作（满分15分）
近年来，许多城市都流行兴建“口袋公园”，曾经的社区边角地摇身一变，成了家门口高颜值的小公园，给市民带来了惊喜。假定你是李华，你所在的城市也逐渐建了一些口袋公园，为此你校英文报社正在组织以“Pcket Parks in My Eyes”为主题的征文活动，请你撰写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
（1）简要介绍“口袋公园”；
（2）阐述“口袋公园”的好处；
（3）号召绿色生活方式。
注意：（1）写作词数应为80左右；
（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。


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。
The emergency dctr std at the ft f my husband's hspital bed, hlding the test results and a diagnsis — Acute Myelid Leukemia（骨髓白血病）. He said t my husband, “Well mve yu t the leukemia flr. Yu'll be here at least a mnth. ”
A mnth! My mind started spinning. My mm had fught breast cancer. My aunt had lung cancer. Bth had died. But neither had been in hspital fr a mnth! Exactly hw bad was my husband's diagnsis? And hw were we ging t struggle fr a mnth? It was March. The end f a schl year was appraching. My days with my high schl students were limited. Hw culd I prepare fur weeks f lessn plans and hand them ver t a substitute teacher? A mnth! Culd we affrd being in the hspital that lng? Our insurance was gd, but we'd still have t pay ur part f the medical expenses. My meals wuldn't be cvered, and parking was s expensive! My head culdn't d the math. I drve hme, filled with cuntless wrries. Even thugh the parking pass wuld be a significant discunt, I culdn't help but feel bthered by the cst thrughut the drive.
The next mrning, I packed the car with everything needed fr ur hspital stay and headed t schl t see my students. Because we live in a small cmmunity, they wuld have heard abut my husband's diagnsis. I wuld assure them that my husband wuld be fine, and that I wuld be fine, t. I'd encurage them t be their best selves fr the substitute and fr me while I was n family leave.
When I entered my classrm, the chatter stpped. I put n a smile and cntinued t my pdium（讲台）. Sitting n tp was a green envelpe with "Mrs. Sargent" written n it. I lked ver the frames f my glasses at twenty-eight faces, sme smiling, sme trying t resist. “What is this?” I asked. I picked up the envelpe, and cntinued, "Yu guys…”
注意：（1）续写词数应为150 左右；
（2）开头已给出。
Paragraph 1:
When I pened the envelpe, cins and dllar bills fell ut — fives, tens, twenties.


Paragraph 2:
As an adult in the rm, I felt guilty and unwilling t accept these teenagers' hard-earned mney, but I decided t accept it.

高二期中考试答案
听力：
1-5 ABCAB 6-10 CBABA 11-15 CCAAA 16-20 BBBCA
阅读：
21-23 BAD 24-27 CBDC 28-31 ABCB 32-35 ABDC
七选五
36-40 GACEF
完形填空：
41-45 BDBCA 46-50 DCABC 51-55 ADBDC
语法填空:
56. knwn 57. its 58. Unlike 59. daily 60. annually
61. wh 62. t benefit 63. lived 64. and 65. mentining
写作：
第一节：
In recent years, the trend f building “pcket parks” has becme ppular in many cities. “Pcket Parks” is a term that refers t small, urban parks created in limited spaces within the city.
Pcket parks bring numerus benefits t ur cmmunity frm varius perspectives. Firstly, they cntribute t the ecnmy by attracting visitrs and stimulating lcal businesses. Additinally, pcket parks play a vital rle in imprving the life quality f residents. These small paradises ffer a welcme escape frm ur busy city life. Furthermre, pcket parks have significant envirnmental benefits. They help t prevent urban heat island effects by prviding shade, reducing temperatures and imprving air quality.
In cnclusin, pcket parks have many advantages fr ur cities. Let us embrace a greener lifestyle and make use f these parks, appreciating the beauty f nature right at ur drstep.
第二节：
When I pened the envelpe, cins and dllar bills fell ut--fives, tens, twenties. At that mment, my thrat tightened with emtin and I understd the meaning behind their excited faces. An verwhelming sense f pride frm them washed ver me. Shuld I take it? My brain was spinning fast. Seeing the mney that the students raised, I culdn’t help but wnder anther questin: Hw had these kids cllected s much mney? I culd even imagine the cuntless hurs they had spent wrking dd jbs, determined t save every penny t help me. Therefre, deep within my heart, there was a firm vice, “I can’t take it”.
As an adult in the rm, I felt guilty and unwilling t accept these teenagers hard-earned mney, but I decided t accept it. I tightly held up the cash and my vice trembled as I tld them hw I was bthered by the cst f parking. “Kids, yu just cvered my parking cst fr the mnth.” But that’s nt the real reasn why I accepted it. With tears f gratitude welling up in my eyes, I hugged each student tightly. Mre imprtant than the envelpe was the kindness in their hearts and the lessn they had taught themselves: hw wnderful it feels t meet smene’s needs and t make a difference. Thrugh their small act f kindness, these teenagers have shwn me their grwth and they are nt ignrant children, but yung individuals with wisdm and kindness in their hearts.
听力材料：
Text 1
W: Why didn’t yu call me last night?
M: I had a bad day yesterday. I left hme withut taking my bag. There were my keys, wallet and cellphne in it.
Text 2
M: It’s almst midnight. Why dn’t we leave the dirty clthes until tmrrw?
W: Gd idea! I am almst beat.
Text 3
M: Excuse me, culd yu tell me hw t buy a ticket?
W: Sure. First, find the statin yu’ll get ff n the map. Then put in the mney. After that, push the buttn fr the ticket price. Then take yur ticket and change.
Text 4
M: Darling, what are the children ding nw?
W: Kevin is ding sme washing and Alice is cleaning the windw.
M: What abut Jack?
W: He’s still sleeping. I’m sure he will be ld enugh t help us with these chres in a few years.
Text 5
M: Are yu cmfrtable? It’s a lng trip, s I’ve brught snacks and pillws, and bks t read.
W: I’m fine, thanks. I’m just s excited abut this trip. I can’t wait t see Grandma again.
M: I can’t wait t eat dumplings! Spring Festival desn’t cme ften enugh.
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M: Hi, Mary Smith! I haven’t seen yu fr ages. Hw have yu been?
W: Jhn, Jhn Brwn! It has been a lng time, hasn’t it? Well, hw are yu? Still wrking fr the freign cmpany?
M: N, I changed my jb abut three mnths ag. I’m in an investment crpratin nw. Hw abut yu?
W: I’m still teaching at the university, but I mved frm the German department t the Spanish department. Well, hw is yur family? Are the children all in schl nw?
M: N, Billy is still at hme. Tm is in the third grade and Jane’s in the secnd.
W: Our tw children haven’t started schl yet either. But Sue will g in the fall.
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W: I’m ging t take my driving test. I think it might help me get a better jb.
M: Have yu had any lessns yet?
W: N, I’m having my first ne tmrrw afternn.
M: What time?
W: I finish classes at 3 ’clck and I’m seeing my instructr afterwards.
M: Oh, I may cme and watch! N, nly jking! Wh’s yur instructr?
W: Smene my mum knws. My mum thinks she’ll be gd. She’s gt 100% pass rate.
M: Yu shuld be all right, then. Pity abut the weather. Lk at thse cluds.
W: Yeah, it’s ging t rain.
M: Listen, I think I’ll take this rad. It’s quicker. And I’ll drp yu ff at the lights. Is that OK?
W: That’s fine.
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W: Hell, Mike. Where are yu ging?
M: T the cncert. What abut cming with me?
W: N, thanks. I’m ging hme. My friend’s expecting me.
M: What a pity! I believe it’s a very gd cncert.
W: D yu g t the cncert a lt?
M: Twice a mnth. Mst nights I sit at hme and watch TV.
W: Oh, I see. By the way, where are yu ging fr yur hlidays this year?
M: I dn’t knw yet. My wife’s ging t her mther’s fr tw weeks. She lives by the sea.
W: Oh, des she? That’s cnvenient.
M: Yes, but I want t g t the cuntry.
W: Dn’t yu like the sea?
M: Yes, very much. But I need peace and quiet when I’m n hliday.
Text 9
W: Jim, why d yu lk s tired?
M: I didn’t sleep well last night.
W: Why? Are yu wrrying abut the cming exam?
M: N. I dn’t wrry abut the exam. I’m well prepared fr it.
W: Then what’s wrng?
M: Three days ag, a yung man mved upstairs. He had a party last night. Sme f his friends came. They sang and danced. The party lasted deep int the night.
W: Why didn’t yu g t stp them?
M: I had thught the party wuld be ver befre 11 ’clck. I hpe he wn’t have parties t ften.
W: Maybe it was his birthday. I dn’t think he will make a lt f nise every night.
M: I hpe s. S have yu prepared well fr the exam?
W: Sure.
Text 10
W: And nw there are sme f the things yu can listen t this evening here n Radi 2. Our Wednesday play is at 9:00 and it is called Old Peple Talking. It’s abut a small grup f retired wrkers sitting in a scial club remembering the past. Befre that at 7:30 we have My Favrite Musician in which Jenny Lindley talks abut the recrds that had an effect n her musical career. At 10:30 there is a talk by James Farmer f his travels in the Middle East by bicycle. On Radi 3 the big event f the evening is the bradcast f La Traviata frm the Albert Hall at 8:00. The talk at 10:15 is Peter Mrris remembering his adventures while fishing in Sctland. Radi 1 has the usual cntinuus pp music: frm 6:00 t 8:00 it’s the Tmmy Brian Shw with talks with several pp stars frm Nrth America; frm 8:00 till midnight it’s the American cuntry music shw. S if yu’re in fr the evening r listening n the car radi, there shuld be smething fr yu t listen t.