2024三明高二上学期期末考试英语含答案

这是一份2024三明高二上学期期末考试英语含答案，共13页。试卷主要包含了考试结束，监考员将答题卡收回，15等内容，欢迎下载使用。

（试卷满分150分；考试时间120分钟）
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名填写在答题卡上。考生要认真核对答题卡上的信息。
2.回答选择题时，每小题选出答案后，用2B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，用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答。如在试卷上作答，答案无效。
3.考试结束，监考员将答题卡收回。
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。
例: Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What did the wman have fr breakfast tday?
A. Sme sup. B. A sandwich. C. Sme ndles.
2. What time is it?
A. 3: 00 p. m. B. 4: 00 p. m. C. 5: 00 p. m.
3. Which place will the speakers g t first?
A. A cinema. B. A grcery stre. C. A bank.
4. What is the man reading nw?
A. A bk. B. A newspaper. C. A magazine.
5. What will the speakers prbably d tgether tmrrw?
A. D exercise. B. Attend a meeting. C. Have a special dinner.
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 did the wman get fr birthday last year?
A. A bicycle.B. A baseball.C. Cncert tickets.
7. Hw des the wman feel in the end?
A. Excited. B. Wrried. C. Dissatisfied.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Friends.B. C-wrkers.C. Hushand and wife.
9. What is Terry cncerned abut?
A. Hw much the class csts.
B. Where t take the class.
C. When the class begins.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. University schlwrk.
B. Envirnmental issues.
C. Hliday plans.
11. What is Sharn cncerned abut the mst?
A. Ocean pllutin.
B. Glbal warming.
C. Disappearing rain frests.
12. Why wn’t the man travel by plane?
A. He can’t affrd it.B. The destinatin isn’t far.C. Planes prduce pllutin.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What was the wman’s first psitin?
A. The frnt desk.B. Rm cleaner.C. Assistant manager.
14. Hw lng has the wman wrked in the industry in ttal?
A. Fr 2 years. B. Fr 3 years. C. Fr 5 years.
15. Wh has left a great impact n the wman?
A. The man.B. Her previus bss.C. Her c-wrkers.
16. What’s the mst challenging accrding t the wman?
A. Maintaining prfessinal perfrmance.
B. Cmmunicating with staff members.
C. Keeping guests satisfied.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the speaker?
A. An artist.B. A tur guide.C. An art museum directr.
18. What des the speaker invite the visitrs t d?
A. Leave their suggestins f the tur.
B. Try fd ffered in the museum.
C. Take pictures f the paintings.
19. Hw sn will the visitrs prbably leave the place?
A. In just 15 minutes.
B. In abut 60 minutes.
C. In arund 75 minutes.
20. What is the speaker’s favrite painting?
A. Last Supper. B. Mna Lisa. C. Scream.
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
Is yur child interested in a camp with Girl Scut（童子军）activities? Attending a summer camp with this fcus is a perfect way fr them t explre while giving them experience and cnfidence. Brwse ur selectin and find the perfect fit fr yur child.
Cde Ninjas Camps（CNC）
Transfrm yur child’s lve fr technlgy int an exciting learning adventure. Guided by ur team f Cde Senseis, Cde Ninjas Camps empwer kids t gain valuable tech skills and make new friends. It’s an unfrgettably fun learning experience! Our camps invent, inspire and create t bring ut the inventr and creatr in yur child this Summer and Spring Break.
Fighting Illini Sprts Camps（FISC）
The University f Illinis has cmmitted itself t the develpment f well-runded summer camp prgrams fr bys and girls. Camps are ffered fr bys and girls in cheer leading, crss cuntry, glf and swimming. Als ffered are camps fr bys in baseball, ftball, gymnastics and wrestling, as well as camps fr girls in basketball, gymnastics, sccer, sftball and vlleyball. Team camps are available in Cheer leading, Basketball, Ftball and Vlleyball.
Girl Scuts f Central Indiana（GSCI）
Campers will enjy the great utdrs, imprve their mental health, make new friends and learn mre abut themselves! Girl Scuts f Central Indiana has five unique camps, each situated n beautiful sprawling acres, and each with their wn special tuch. Activities vary by camp prgram/event/lcatin, and may include: hiking, swimming, jumping n the giant trampline, hrse r pedal car riding. It’s definitely mre fun than yu’d ever expect fr such a great price!
21. Wh is CNC intended fr?
A. Girls interested in science. B. Kids fnd f sprts.
C. Teenagers addicted t games. D. Children keen n adventures.
22. What is special abut FISC?
A. Activities are rganized utdrs. B. Activities are available t bys.
C. Prgramming curses are prvided. D. Campers need t be creative.
23. What activity is prvided by bth FISC and GSCI?
A. Sccer. B. Hiking. C. Swimming. D. Wrestling.
B
My lng-distance cycling career f 13 years and 35,000 kilmetres ended as I apprached 75 in 2019. The realisatin f this dawned n me slwly during my last ride in the US summer f that same year. Althugh I am nw n lnger strng enugh t endure the lng days and big climbs, day in and day ut, I have my memries.
Lng distance cycling brings pain, anxiety and exhaustin, but these pale int insignificance cmpared t the jy and satisfactin f climbing huge muntains r seeing spectacular sights fr the first time. Real jy wuld cme when I was alne, n my bicycle, in sme remte and beautiful place. Yu culd say that these same feelings culd have been experienced in a car, but I knw this nt t be true. I had time t bserve nature and life, all f which wuld have been bypassed in a car.
I enjyed meeting and beating the daily schedule I had set fr myself. I enjyed the ever-changing vegetatin, the peple, kind, unkind and indifferent, whm I met alng the way. N matter hw hard r easy the ride was, I always enjyed the achievement f arriving, fllwed by a ht shwer and bed, when I culd find a mtel. On the ther nights, I was happy t camp. Meeting a diversity f peple with different perspectives n life was easy. The cycling devices allwed me t strike up cnversatins in pubs and cafes and I gt t see and experience the very best in peple.
The rad ahead always lmed large, as did the muntains, the cld, the msquites and the rain. The rad behind is just memries, lack f pain and anxiety, sme sn t be frgtten, thers t be valued and bsted with the retelling.
Cycling taught me t like wh I am. I am finally happy with and accepting f my intrverted（内向的）persnality. I have mre persistence and curage than I ever imagined. These trips all required curage, curage which I never knew I pssessed.
24. What made the authr end his cycling career?
A. Financial prblems.
B. Lack f interest in cycling.
C. Desire t pursue ther hbbies.
D. Physical inability t bear lng rides.
25. What was the real pleasure fr the authr?
A. Meeting different peple.B. Beating the daily schedule.
C. Experiencing nature up clse.D. Climbing huge muntains.
26. What special insight did the authr gain thrugh cycling?
A. Nature deserves explring.
B. One culd find a real self.
C. Intrverted peple culd be sciable.
D. Cmmunicatin with strangers helps a lt.
27. Where is the text mst likely frm?
A. A magazine. B. A brchure. C. A nvel. D. A manual.
C
At Marine Mammal Labratry, labratry directr Herman put a dlphin thrugh its paces. Using hand signals, Herman asked, “Is the ball in the pl?” The dlphin crrectly pressed a lever（杆）fr “YES”. Herman asked it t push the ball t a basket. It did. Then he signaled his pupil t d it again, but he remved the basket. Herman expected the dlphin t be cnfused. Instead, it carried the ball t the NO lever and stpped there. Herman was astnished. “This is a ttally untrained, invented respnse,” he said, “We never dreamed the animal wuld ‘think’ the prblem thrugh like that.”
T get a clser lk at these amazing creatures, Herman and his team spent a week n bard the Jennifer Marie. Whenever they heard the cry “Dlphins!” they slipped int the water. The dlphins apprached, curius abut them, bserving them with dark, liquid eyes. Dlphins lve t imitate. If they swam n their backs, Dlphins did t. If they dived, Dlphins fllwed. This talent can be carried t extrardinary lengths. In ne instance, a trainer blew a puff（泡）f cigarette smke against the windw f an bservatin tank. A yung dlphin rushed t its mther, nursed briefly, and spat（吐）ut a clud f milk against the glass.
Herman said “We’re still in the early stages f learning abut the intelligence f these animals and ur ability t cmmunicate with them.” Scientists are amazed at dlphins’ intelligence, but fear fr the future f these trusting cean creatures.
Dlphins’ truble culd be sharks, killer whales r, wrse yet, a fishing vessel. Indeed, in the past three decades, cmmercial fishing, especially the biggest threat—the drift net fishing, has greatly decreased the wrld’s dlphin ppulatin. Every night in the Nrth Pacific, hundreds f Asian fishing vessels put ut these “curtains f death,” each up t 50 miles lng. Flating with the currents, they sweep up all sea life in their path. Peple wnder what the wrld wuld be withut dlphins.
28. Why did the dlphin stp at the NO lever?
A. It was cnfused.B. It was unable t d the task.
C. It refused t listen t the rder.D. It fund the basket wasn’t there.
29. Why did the dlphin spit ut a clud f milk against the glass?
A. T cpy human behavir. B. T threaten its playmate.
C. T shw ff its talent. D. T drive the trainer away.
30. What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A. Further research n dlphins is essential.
B. Intelligent Dlphins culd tackle their trubles.
C. Sme measures shuld be taken t prtect dlphins.
D. Drift nets are the biggest truble fr marine animals.
31. What’s the best title fr the text?
A. Dlphins: clever, naughty
B. Dlphins: intelligent, threatened
C. Dlphins: humans’ best friends
D. Dlphins: smartest marine animals
D
In a wrld where fire threatens mre and mre hmes, scientists have develped a surprising type f material that might keep sme buildings safer: thin sheets f fungi（真菌）.
Underneath every mushrm is a branching netwrk f rt like structures called a mycelium（菌丝体）. Nw researchers have successfully grwn these netwrks int pizza-size sheets that culd act as a fire retardant in building materials, accrding t a new study in Plymer Degradatin and Stability.
“Using a bilgical material like mycelium has enrmus benefits”, says senir authr Eversn Kandare. Unlike asbests, which is still smetimes added t building materials as a fire retardant, mycelium des nt release pisnus cmpunds when expsed t fire. “When there is a building fire, it ften isn’t the flame intensity r the heat that kills r injures peple,” says Kandare, an engineer at RMIT University in Melburne, Australia. “It is the smke and the pisnus metal that cmes ut f building materials.”
The new mycelium sheets, grwn int prtective carpets up t a few millimeters thick, culd prevent such building materials frm burning in the first place. Mycelium cntains a lt f carbn. When expsed t fire, the sheet briefly burns, releasing water and carbn dixide int the air, leaving behind a black layer f carbn.
This study is the first t integrate these prperties int a useful building material. Kandare suggests mycelium culd replace the fire retardant fam（泡沫剂）, which can prduce CO and ther pisnus prducts when it burns.
The RMIT team has been reaching ut t mushrm farmers t see whether they culd prmte the technlgy fr cmmercial use. Kandare says, “Mycelium can grw in the dark, which means its energy needs are relatively minimal. Even better, mycelium is a bilgical material, and any waste it leaves behind can be used as fertilizer.”
32. Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined phrase?
A. Fire blck. B. Fire signal. C. Fire alarm. D. Fire detectin.
33. What is paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A. Cmpnents f prtective carpets.
B. Prcess f grwing mycelium sheets.
C. Envirnmental impact f the material.
D. Wrking principle f mycelium sheets.
34. What can we learn abut the new material?
A. It is widely used.
B. It cntains enrmus fam.
C. It’s resistant t high temperature.
D. It’s a safer ptin fr cnstructin.
35. What is Kandare’s attitude t mycelium’s future use?
A. Cntradictry. B. Dubtful. C. Optimistic. D. Cautius.
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。
Traditinal Chinese medicine（TCM）is an ancient system f health and wellness that’s been used in China fr thusands f years. It has saved millins f lives arund China’s vast territry by prviding vital infrmatin n diagnsis（诊断）, treating cmmn medical prblems and diseases, and emphasizing preventin. If yu d nt have previus experience with Chinese culture r medicine, be prepared fr a cultural experience. 36
Several thusand years ag, The Medical Classic f the Yellw Emperr put frward the principle that ne shuld develp yang energy in spring and summer, 37 And in China’s lng histry, the principle has prven f great value fr gd health and lngevity f life.
Accrding t TCM thery, yang energy is the pwer fr inner rgans. 38 “Summer treatment” takes advantage f abundant yang energy in nature during summer, when yang energy is utward and upward. It is the right time t supplement（补充）yang energy by internal r external traditinal Chinese medicine methds. This helps t adjust t the balance f yin and yang in the bdy, resulting in a mre effective utcme.
39 Therefre, it is the best time fr the human bdy t supplement essence and stre vital substances thrughut the whle year. TCM hlds that Ga Fang, the cream frmula, is the best chice fr tnificatin（滋补）in winter. By adjusting qi, bld, yin and yang f the bdy, it can achieve the effects f treatment, regulatin, and nurishment.
“Spruting in spring, grwing in summer, harvesting in autumn and string in winter” is the law f develpment in the nature. 40 It needs t be in agreement with timing and the seasns. With such directin, ancient Chinese peple handed dwn t later generatins medical texts fr an rderly-arranged daily life.
A. while prtecting yin energy in autumn and winter.
B. It’s necessary t the functin f varius bdy parts.
C. The same is true fr the way f health preservatin.
D. when the bdy engages in active digestive prcesses.
E. It will relieve yur medical cnditin and enrich yur life.
F. Winter is the seasn fr strage f everything, including energy.
G. Summer is a gd seasn t build up yur bdies thrugh exercise.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分24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。
Despite facing numerus blws, Kieran Behan kept ging. This remarkable man has 41 the wrld, nt nly with his gymnastic skills, but als his unshakable 42 .
Behan had a（n） 43 fr gymnastics and became a part f the schl team. Hwever, his 44 childhd changed when he was ten, due t an peratin. The unfrtunate turn f events left him in a 45 . The dctrs tld him that he wuld never walk. 46 , against all dds, the yung Behan returned t the gym 15 mnths later. Unfrtunately, tragedy struck again when he was 12 years ld. While wrking n the high bar at schl, Behan 47 and hit the back f his head. This brain injury damaged his inner ear, taking away the tw mst crucial 48 f a gymnast: balance and crdinatin. This time, the dctr was even mre 49 that he wuld never walk again. Nevertheless, Behan 50 t believe any f that. Over the next three years, he made 51 t recver. He managed t make a 52 t the gymnastic wrld.
In 2016, Behan made it fr the 2016 Olympic Games, his final Olympic appearance. He managed t cmplete his 53 and came in 38th in the event. Behan said, “If I’ve 54 anyne ut there, then that’s a（n） 55 I’m ging t be s prud f. T have gne ut there and given it my all, yu can’t really ask fr much mre.”
41. A. challenged B. impressed C. explred D. defended
42. A. will B. psitin C. fundatin D. gal
43. A. need B. passin C. nse D. idea
44. A. lnely B. unlucky C. imaginative D. peaceful
45. A. seat B. mess C. wheelchair D. shelter
46. A. Yet B. Thus C. Otherwise D. Besides
47. A. hung B. slipped C. jumped D. swung
48. A. hbbies B. features C. skills D. qualities
49. A. nervus B. puzzled C. certain D. depressed
50. A. tried B. tended C. started D. refused
51. A. effrts B. suggestins C. arrangements D. prmises
52. A. difference B. cmeback C. presentatin D. breakthrugh
53. A. drill B. missin C. rutine D. curse
54. A. inspired B. hurt C. misunderstd D. admired
55. A. trick B. stry C. ambitin D. blessing
第二节（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9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。
Thugh knwn as the “father f hybridrice”, Yuan Lngping cnsidered himself a farmer because he cntinually wrked the land in his research. His parents wanted him t pursue a career in science r medicine. Hwever, 56 cncerned him mst was that farmers ften had pr harvests and a serius shrtage f fd t eat. T tackle this crisis, he chse t study agriculture. Yuan 57 （cnvince）that the answer culd be fund in the creatin f hybrid rice. Thrugh intense effrt, Yuan 58 （vercme）enrmus technical difficulties t develp the first hybrid rice. Tday, abut 60 percent f dmestic rice 59 （cnsume）in China is cmprised f crps 60 （generate）frm Yuan’s hybrid strains. Yuan’s innvatin has helped feed nt just China, but many ther cuntries that depend n rice as well. His 61 （late）visin fr “seawater rice” has als becme a reality.
第四部分 写作（共三节，满分46分）
第一节 英汉互译（共4小题，每小题1.5分，满分6分）
62.人如其食。
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63.他让人把手柄去掉，这样它就用不成了。
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64. Yur lights will cme ut the instant yu enter the dr.
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65. Bdy language varies frm culture t culture.
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第二节（满分15分）
你校英语报举办“用英语介绍中国文化”征文活动，请你以Chinese Fd Makes Its Way Abrad 为题写一篇文章投稿。内容包括：
1.走向世界；
2.原因分析；
3.意义。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
第三节（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。
I was a bad by in a village in India. At least I was labeled that way because I had n interest in schl r studies. I used bad language, hung arund with ther “bad” bys, skipped schl and ran thrugh the fields. N ne thught I wuld d anything wrthwhile with my life. And I’d heard many peple in ur village talking. “Why bther ging t schl? These kids end up back n the farms anyway. He’ll never amunt t anything.” My parents and teachers were disappinted with my average marks.
My mther envisined a different future and knew the value f educatin t create a better life. By the time I entered the 12th grade, I had taken a gd lk at myself and realized the life I was creating. The bad by image trubled me. I didn’t believe I was a bad by. I didn’t want t be a bad by. These realizatins frced me t acknwledge that my mther was right—educatin was my nly way ut. I wrked hard t finish my high schl, and then I decided t apply fr higher educatin in university. But this village bad by faced t many challenges.
Firstly, my family had very limited mney. In additin t that, my grades were nt gd. There was very little chance I’d gain admissin t a university. Still, I tk a chance and applied. The last day f admissins, I visited the university t check my result. I lked dwn the list, and there it was, “Parashram J. Patil”. Finally, I’d been admitted. Nw, it was the last day t pay, s I had t find mney t cver my fees.
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。
三明市2023-2024学年第一学期普通高中期末质量检测高二英语试题
参考答案及评分标准
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
1--5 BABBA 6--10 CAACB 11--15 ACACB 16--20CCACB
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
21--23 ABC 24--27 DCBA 28--31 DACB 32--35ADDC 36--40 EABFC
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分24分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41--45 BABDC 46--50 ABCCD 51--55 ABCAD
第二节（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）
56. what 57. was cnvinced 58. vercame
59. cnsumptin/cnsumed 60. generated 61. latest
第四部分写作（共三节，满分46分）
第一节英汉互译（共4小题，每小题1.5分，满分6分）
62. Yu are what yu eat.
63. He had the handle mved s that it culd nt be used.
64.你一进家门，灯就会亮起。
65.不同文化有着不同的肢体语言。
第二节（满分15分）
One pssible versin
Chinese Fd Makes Its Way Abrad
As the wrld becmes mre intercnnected, Chinese fd has gained ppularity arund the glbe, with Chinese restaurants pening up in many cuntries.
One f the key reasns is Chinese cuisine diversity. Each regin in China has its wn unique cking styles and flavrs, resulting in a wide variety f dishes. In additin, Traditinal Chinese meals ften include a cmbinatin f clrs, flavrs and tastes, creating a great dining experience.
Its ppularity is nt nly a recgnitin but an pprtunity fr us t enhance the influence f Chinese culture.
第三节（满分25分）
One pssible versin
Helpless, I sat utside the department head—Prfessr Parth’s ffice. Head held in my hands, I cntained my tears, thinking that my dreams f higher educatin wuld finish there. Perhaps my teachers and the whle village were right. “I wuldn’t amunt t anything.” Seeing me sitting there sad, Prfessr Parth invited me in. When he heard the situatin f mine, Prfessr Parth remained silent fr a while. Then he prmised t lend me mney t pay the fees, believing I culd have a bright future. I felt t grateful t say a wrd.
Frm then n, things changed. I was able t shake ff the bad by image. Everyne in the university had a purpse. Being in that atmsphere frced me t think bigger. Every time I was stuck in a difficult situatin, Prfessr Parth’s encuraging wrds wuld ech in my mind. It was his kindness and faith in me that inspired me t g n. He helped a bad village by turn his life arund. Smetimes, kindness may be pwerful enugh t make a real difference.
听力部分录音稿
Text 1
M: I’ve brught sme sandwiches fr lunch. D yu want sme?
W: I just had ne this mrning.（1）I feel like eating smething ht, like sup r sme ndles.
M: All right, let’s g t a restaurant and get yu sme.
Text 2
W: Des anyne help yu clean yur huse?
M: In a way. I have a rbt cleaner. Every day, it starts wrking at 3: 00 p. m. and desn’t stp until everything is clean. It can wrk until 4: 00 p. m. r 5: 00 p. m. Oh lk, my rbt has just started.（2）
Text 3
M: Befre we head t the cinema, I need t find a bank r smething. I’ve run ut f cash.
W: OK, n prblem. There’s a grcery stre with a cash machine n the way.（3）We can buy sme mvie snacks there, t!
Text 4
W: Are yu finished with the sprts sectin f the newspaper?
M: Nt quite,（4）but yu can read the magazine while waiting, if yu like.
W: OK, thanks. I wnder if there’s a review f the latest bk I was reading. Let me have a lk.
Text 5
M: D yu want t g running after wrk?
W: I’m afraid I can’t. I must g t a meeting at my sn’s schl, straight frm the ffice. But we can g t the gym this evening, if yu want.
M: Srry, my daughter is cking a special dinner tnight. Maybe tmrrw!（5）
Text 6
M: When I was yur age, yur grandmther wuld give me the mst fantastic presents every Christmas.
W: Yu always say that, Dad. Yu gt bicycles, baseball game tickets, and new suits, right?
M: Exactly. But mre than the things themselves, yur grandmther knew that the best gifts are unfrgettable experiences.
W: Like the cncert tickets yu bught fr my birthday last year?（6）
M: Perfect example, my lve. S, because yu’re turning 16 years ld tday, I’m ffering yu an experience. Just pen the envelpe.
W: Ah, I can’t wait t find ut!（7）
Text 7
W: Hi Terry.（9）Are yu planning t take a curse as well?
M: Yes, Liz. I was hping t study phtgraphy.
W: That wuld be interesting.
M: Yes, but the classes are n Mnday evenings and I ften wrk late n Mndays, s I might nt be able t make it.（9）
W: Oh, in that case, yu need t give it a secnd thught.
M: Yes. What d yu want t study?
W: Spanish. Eric and I g t Spain at least nce a year s it wuld be nice t speak sme f the language.
M: Are the classes cnvenient?
W: Yes—n Friday evenings. We finish early n Fridays at the place where we wrk.
M: Oh, that sunds great.
Text 8
M: D yu wrry abut the envirnment, Sharn?
（11）
W: Surely everybdy wrries abut the envirnment.
M: I dn’t remember yu caring s much abut it in the past. What changed?
W: Well, t be hnest, I always had a slight cncern in the back f my mind but I didn’t think t deeply abut it. Hwever, since I’ve been at university, I’ve realized what a serius issue it is fr all f us.
M: I’m glad abut that. The wrld needs all the help it can get. There are s many envirnmental issues—disappearing rain frests, litter and pllutin, glbal warming...
W: All plastic in the cean wrries me the mst.
（11）It breaks dwn int small pieces and kills the animals there. I’d like t d smething abut that.
M: I’ve decided never t g n a plane again.（12）
W: But yu lve yur hlidays abrad.
M: I knw, but planes create t much greenhuse gas. The wrld can’t affrd that.（12）
Text 9
M: Gd afternn, Julia. Hw are yu tday?
W: I’m great, thanks. Nice t meet yu, sir. I’m already very interested in the htel and can’t wait t learn mre abut the cmpany.
M: Thanks, Julia. And it’s a pleasure t meet yu, as well. Befre getting int the jb requirements, can yu tell me a bit abut yur wrking experience?
W: Sure. I’ve been wrking in htels since I graduated. I started as the frnt desk,（13）（14）but was prmted t becme an assistant manager after three years. And I held that assistant manager psitin fr anther tw years until nw.（14）
M: That’s quite gd!
W: It’s primarily because f my previus bss. She influenced me a lt.（15）
M: I’m glad t hear that. What has been the hardest part f being a manager in yur experience?（16）
W: Oh, many aspects f management are challenging. But I’d say, luckily, I’m naturally calm and can easily maintain prfessinal behavir. Als, althugh cmmunicating with c-wrkers is fairly simple, I find it very difficult t ensure custmers’ satisfactin.（16）
Text 10Chinese Fd Makes Its Way Abrad
Helpless, I sat utside the department head—Prfessr Parth’s ffice.
Frm then n, things changed.