山东省昌邑市2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份山东省昌邑市2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题，共13页。

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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 will the wman d at last?
A．Clean the rm.B．Eat smething.C．Wash clthes.
2．What is the man advised t d?
A．Catch anther bird.B．Set the bird free.C．Keep the bird.
3．When will the game start?
A．1:00 p.m..B．4:00 p.m..C．5:00 p.m..
4．Where des the cnversatin take place?
A．In a restaurant.B．In a library.C．At hme.
5．What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A．Chinese painting.B．Things fr a painting.C．A trip t a museum.
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 ging t ck?
A．Steak.B．Pizza.C．Chicken.
7．What des Harry think f the wman’s cking?
A．Great.B．Terrible.C．Just s s.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．Why des the man want t wrk at Camp Elizabeth?
A．It wins high praise.B．It ffers a gd pay.C．He knws sme peple there.
9．What des the man care abut?
A．The wrkmates.B．The camping site.C．The accmmdatin.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．Wh mainly uses the USA Learns?
A．Adults.B．Yung children.C．Middle schl students.
11．What will James use the curse fr?
A．Practicing grammar.B．Increasing new wrds.C．Learning American culture.
12．Hw did the wman knw abut the curse?
A．Frm a friend.B．Frm a website.C．Frm a magazine.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What is the wman ding?
A．Managing her mney.B．Making an interview.C．Giving advice n studies.
14．What csts Matt mst each mnth?
A．Clthes.B．Bks.C．Fd.
15．Hw much des Matt spend n sprts a mnth?
A．Abut $50.B．Abut $30.C．Abut $15.
16．What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A．Strangers.B．C-wrkers.C．Schlmates.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．When did Ian first want t help feed sme kids?
A．At the age f 7.B．At the age f 9.C．At the age f 10.
18．Why did Ian d well in gardening?
A．He tk cking classes.
B．He ften gardened at schl.
C．He had sme gardening experience.
19．Where did Ian create a garden at first?
A．At his wn schl.B．Behind his parents’ huse.C．In the cmmunity’s empty area.
20．What is the result f Ian’s Giving Garden prject?
A．It has started a cking schl.
B．It has set up a fd rganizatin.
C．It has given ut a great deal f prduce.
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
Vlunteer Psitin Descriptins fr Shting Range （射击场）
Shting range vlunteers perfrm kinds f duties t help Bureau f Land Management (BLM) staff （工作人员） in keeping the shting range perating. Vlunteers are the imprtant surce f infrmatin and help fr visitrs. They are a main part f the visitr experience at the range and can make sure visitrs have an excellent and safe experience.
Wrking Time
● The shting range are pened daily unless psted r during fire seasns.
● Free start and stp dates are allwed, but vlunteers are required t sign up n a yearly basis.
● Vlunteers may wrk between 1-20 hurs per week, but n mre than 4 hurs per day.
Tls and Equipment （设备）
● Vlunteers may use hand tls t prvide basic repairs.
● Smart phnes and ther data cllectin tls may be used t help with site mnitring and envirnmental cnditin check.
Physical Requirements
● While n duty, vlunteers must wear the prvided persnal prtective equipment (PPE) such as prtective eyewear, hearing prtectin, shes, and ther articles f clthing.
● Vlunteers must nt wear any part f the fficial BLM unifrm （制服）.
● Vlunteers must make right amunt f physical effrt (such as hiking ver a lng path) and/r carrying and lifting heavy bjects (up t 50 punds).
● Vlunteers will stay in extreme heat, high winds r ther terrible weather cnditins during their wrk hurs.
Vlunteers enrich the visitr experience at the shting range and ther BLM managed lands. After 250 hurs f vlunteer time, they have the chance fr the America the Beautiful-Natinal Parks Pass.
21．What is a duty f the shting range vlunteers?
A．Training BLM staff.B．Keeping visitrs safe.
C．Running the shting range.D．Checking staff’s infrmatin.
22．What can we learn abut vlunteers’ wrking time?
A．They can sign up mnthly.B．They can start wrking at any time.
C．They are expected t wrk every day.D．They wrk mre than 20 hurs a week.
23．What are vlunteers required t d while n duty?
A．Take n heavy wrk.B．Wear fficial suits.
C．Clean prtective equipment.D．Recrd weather changes.
B
Even at 80, Mei Jingtian, still patrls （巡逻） the Shixiaguan part f the Great Wall. With ver 40 years f experience, he taps the vergrwn grund with a wden stick, warning wild animals fr safety.
He lives in Shixia village near the 8.6-kilmeter part. Shixia villagers have a deep lve fr the wall. Mei remembers when he ran and played hide-and-seek with his friends n the large building as a child. Hwever in 1979, when he returned t Shixia after wrking utside fr years, he was shcked by the terrible situatin f the ld wall. “Sme villagers even tk stnes frm it t build their huses,” Mei says. T prtect the wnder, Mei vlunteered as a guardian, patrlling 20 kilmeters daily, preventing peple frm taking stnes, writing n the wall r drpping litter.
In 1984, a Great Wall prtectin prgram started, with Mei’s effrt encuraging many, and it was quickly picked up by villagers in Shixia. Realizing the imprtance f prtectin, mre and mre f them returned the stnes they had taken and jined Mei n patrl. In 2006, as village head, Mei set up a vlunteer prtectin rganisatin, and abut 80 f 100 villagers jined as guardians. His niece, Liu Hngyan, encuraged by him, als became a guardian in 2019. “When I was a child, my uncle always tld me his patrl stries and talked abut the histry f the Great Wall,” Liu says. “It is my duty and respnsibility t prtect the Great Wall.”
Mei’s hard wrk has made a difference. Frm 2015 t 2023,289 prtectin prjects were allwed and thusands f guardians jined.
Even thugh there is prgress, the Shixiaguan part still remains clsed t the public. “My biggest wish,” Mei says, “is t see the Great Wall well-prtected and pen fr all t visit, encuraging mre peple t jin us in prtecting it.”
24．What made Mei Jingtian decide t prtect the Great Wall?
A．The dream f being a her.B．The influence f his friends.
C．Pr cnditin f the Great Wall.D．Encuragement frm the villagers.
25．What d the underlined wrds “picked up” in paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A．Recgnised.B．Finished.C．Managed.D．Develped.
26．Which f the fllwing best describes Mei Jingtian?
A．Careful and cnfident.B．Kind-hearted and humrus.
C．Creative and curius.D．Respnsible and strng-willed.
27．What des the text mainly talk abut?
A．A lifelng guardian f the Great Wall.B．Villagers’ deep lve fr the Great Wall.
C．The prgress in prtecting the Great Wall.D．A practical Great Wall prtectin prgram.
C
In the first half f the twentieth century, Karl vn Frisch, a scientist wh studied animal behavir, changed ur impressin f hney bees by discvering the “waggle （摇摆） dance”, which may nt be cnsidered as a language, but a frm f cmmunicatin. It was ne f ur first understandings that bees d smething like what we call “thinking”.
Clint Perry, a scientist at Queen Mary University f Lndn, has spent much time studying hw bees think. He gave bees a chice between landing n a place abve a black bar （横木） r a place belw it. If they landed abve the bar, they wuld find a delicius sugary drink. If they chse the place belw the black bar, they fund a terrible drink. He made the test harder r easier by mving the landing places farther frm r clser t the black bar. But bees als had the chice f aviding the task if they weren’t sure they wuld succeed. Perry fund that bees avided the test when it was difficult and gave it a try when it was easy.
Perry pinted ut that we can’t knw fr sure frm tests like this whether bees are actually judging by their wn knwledge r simply quitting the task because f an unhappy cnnectin with the terrible drink.
Scientists still d nt knw hw bees manage t d s much with their tiny brains. N ne is suggesting that bees are as smart as humans, at least nt when it cmes t things like memry and language. But learning mre abut hw bees’ brains wrk culd help us learn mre abut hw ur wn brains deal with infrmatin.
We may als have t rethink hw we view the rest f the insect wrld. There are a lt f small creatures （生物） flying arund in the garden. Wh knws what thse tiny minds might be able t d?
28．Why des the authr mentin Karl vn Frisch in the first paragraph?
A．T intrduce a famus scientist.B．T change the impressin f bees.
C．T shw early study f bees’ thinking.D．T stress the imprtance f bees’ study.
29．Hw did Clint Perry make the task difficult?
A．By setting mre chices.B．By giving challenging rders.
C．By making landing places farther.D．By reducing the sweet level f the drinks.
30．What is Clint Perry’s attitude t the result f the research?
A．Supprtive.B．Uncaring.C．Dubtful.D．Uncertain.
31．What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A．Insects’ thinking ability will imprve.B．The number f small insects will increase.
C．Study n insects’ brains has a lng way t g.D．Insects’ life habits will be a fcus f research.
D
Little kids are much mre likely t remember a thing that is unimaginable t them, a team reprts in the jurnal PNAS.
Feigensn, an expert at Jhns Hpkins University and Aimee Stahl f The Cllege f New Jersey did an experiment that included 335 2-and 3-year-lds. “We wanted t knw hw little kids think abut pssibilities,” Feigensn says.
Their first challenge was getting the attentin f kids that yung, s the scientists designed a special machine filled with tys. It turns ut that the chance t put a little cin in a machine and get a prize is a drive t kids. When the little kids gt a ty frm the machine, the scientists tld them it had a made-up name: Blick. Later, they were asked t pint t the Blick amng many tys. When the little kids knew the transparent （透明的） machine held Blicks, they were unsurprised by their prize and usually frgt its name. This was true even when the machine had nly ne r tw Blicks amng lts f ther tys.
But the little kids behaved very differently when they gt a Blick frm a machine that appeared t have nne, a seemingly impssible thing. Often, “kids’ eyes get wide, and their muths pen, and they lk at their mm in surprise that this has happened,” Feigensn says. Mrever, when little kids met this cmpletely unexpected result, they usually remembered the Blick’s name. They are really driven t learn.
The results further prve that even very yung children learn better when they meet the unexpected, says Andrew Shtulman, an expert at Occidental Cllege. “It causes a level f surprise that leads t mre attentin, better understanding f the things, and better cntinuus attentin f thse things later n,” he adds, “If yu want children t learn smething deeply and fr a lng time, yu g against their expectatins befre intrducing that infrmatin.”
32．What des the experiment fcus n?
A．Little kids’ imaginatin.B．Little kids’ rememberance.
C．Little kids’ curisity abut learning.D．Little kids’ behaviur t pssibilities.
33．What des the underlined wrd “this” refer t in paragraph 3?
A．They had n interest in the result.B．They had n cnfidence in winning.
C．They had difficulty in cncentrating.D．They did well in telling the difference.
34．Hw did little kids find the machine withut Blicks?
A．They were amazed.B．They were annyed.
C．They were satisfied.D．They were frightened.
35．What is Andrew Shtulman’s suggestin n children’s learning?
A．Offer infrmatin directly.B．Teach them as they expect.
C．Prvide mre teaching methds.D．Surprise the kids t learn better.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
I have a terrible sense f directin, s withut the guide f GPS—the Glbal Psitining System—nt nly wuld I be lst, but als I’d feel lst. 36 . If yu want t get cnfidence n the rad r be less dependent n GPS t get arund, here are sme steps yu can take t imprve yur sense f directin.
Turn ff yur GPS and get lst n purpse. Next time yu g fr a walk, g dwn a rad yu’ve nt walked and see where it ends up r take the beautiful rad t yur favrite restaurant r cffee shp. 37 . The gal is t get cmfrtable with getting lst and mving thrugh the wrld withut a map.
Use landmarks t guide yurself. Nt sure if yu’re nrth, suth, east r west frm hme? 38 . The perfect landmark is large and far away, like a big sign, a highway, r a bridge which can serve as a better mark f directin.
Use memry tricks （技巧） t remember where yu are. Peple with a gd sense f directin knw their streets. If yu have n sense f directin, yu can try sme expert methds. Keep street names and rads in mind by using stries and tricks t lck things in. 39 .
These methds may nt turn yu int an expert guide able t find yur way ut f being lst. 40 . And yu can use them t gain a better sense f wnership ver yur envirnment.
A．Driving with GPS brings truble smetimes.
B．Pick landmarks in twn t help guide yurself.
C．But they can reduce any anxiety abut getting lst.
D．It gives yu an idea f hw the streets are cnnected.
E．Then see if yu can make it back hme withut a GPS.
F．This is especially helpful when street names are hard t knw.
G．Hwever, dependence n GPS can lead t a narrwer view f yur envirnment.
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Waters’ strng cnfidence made her the tp f her game—she hlds number ne in tennis in Flrida.
Waters, a natural player never 41 t turn tennis int a career （职业）. When her grandfather asked her t play tennis after mving t Flrida, she gave the sprt a try. Sn this sprt 42 her. At the age f 12, she began playing tennis in the natinal team and quickly 43 the list, having wn six gld medals in the Natinal Tennis Champinship.
Waters 44 begins her day with tw hurs f training. After ding her schl wrk, she 45 back t the gym fr anther tw hurs with her 46 . She’s been traveling fr turnaments （锦标赛） every ther week.
When Waters feels the stress 47 while in the game and needs t climb ut f it, she calls a 48 and talks t herself. “When yu’re under great stress, yu have t keep 49 because yur ppnent （对手） is trying t beat yu, and if yu’re trying t beat yurself t, then that’s tw 50 ne. Believe in yur game and what yu’ve dne.” Waters cnsiders the ability t 51 self-dubt very imprtant. 52 changing has helped Waters succeed.
Tennis accidently creates a 53 in Waters. And her 54 has been attracting mre players natinwide. S, if yu’d like t pick it up, just find a tennis curt and give it a 55 !
41．A．expectedB．waitedC．preferredD．agreed
42．A．relaxedB．bredC．impressedD．annyed
43．A．plannedB．tppedC．ranD．gt
44．A．especiallyB．frmallyC．immediatelyD．usually
45．A．headsB．bringsC．staysD．calls
46．A．trainersB．classmatesC．parentsD．neighbrs
47．A．drppingB．risingC．changingD．disappearing
48．A．rideB．meetingC．leaveD．stp
49．A．curiusB．nervusC．cnfidentD．prud
50．A．frB．besideC．nearD．against
51．A．cmment nB．get verC．set upD．lk ver
52．A．SuddenlyB．ActivelyC．CmpletelyD．Silently
53．A．feelingB．mysteryC．wnderD．truth
54．A．stryB．dreamC．chiceD．idea
55．A．surpriseB．testC．gD．hit
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I’m a freshman at senir high schl. 56 (g) frm junir high schl t senir high schl is a really big challenge. The first week was a little 57 (cnfuse).
First, I had t think very carefully abut what curses I wanted t take. The schl adviser recmmended that I shuld sign up 58 advanced literature because I like English and I’m gd at it.
I had t chse extra-curricular 59 (activity), t. I tried t jin the schl ftball team, 60 the cach tld me that I didn’t play well enugh. 61 (bvius), I was unhappy. Hwever, I wn’t quit. I’ll find a way t imprve n my wn s that I can make 62 team next year.
I knw I’ll have t study much 63 (hard) as a senir high schl student and get used t being respnsible fr a lt mre. I’m a bit wrried abut keeping up with the ther students in my advanced curse, and it’ll be quite difficult 64 (get) used t all the hmewrk. Still, I’m happy t be here. Studying hard isn’t always fun, but n matter what else 65 (cme) in the future, I’ll be well prepared.
第三节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据汉语及首字母提示写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
66．Paul a______ （申请） fr a visa last week.
67．Students gathered in the l______ （讲座） hall at 8:00 a.m..
68．I didn’t feel a______ （令人尴尬的） r frightened at all.
69．It’s amazing that there are mre than 8,000 s______ （雕像）.
70．An exchange student is talking t a teacher n c______ （校园）.
71．What learning s______ （策略） d yu and yur partner share?
72．I think he’s a______ （上瘾的） t smking. He just can’t seem t quit.
73．Cusc is a ppular d______ （目的地） fr turists, because f its unique place in the histry f Suth America.
74．Finding time fr bth studies and extra-curricular clubs is a big challenge, s I need t make a wrkable s______ （日程安排）.
75．I miss my friends frm junir high schl, but I believe I will make new friends here and there’s a lt t e______ （探索） at senir high.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，上周你校组织了以“Adventure Camp”为主题的研学活动，请你给英文报写一篇短文分享这次经历。内容包括：
1．活动内容；
2．活动感受。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
第二节（满分15分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My daughter Gina was in Mrs. Meltn’s furth-grade class. After nly a mnth in schl, she began t cme hme frm time t time asking fr pencils, crayns （蜡笔）, paper, etc. At first I just prvided whatever she needed, never questining her.
After nging requests fr bjects that shuld have easily lasted a mere six weeks f furth grade, I became wrried and asked her, “Gina, what are yu ding with yur schl items?” She wuld always reply with an answer that satisfied me.
One day, after ffering the same thing nly a week earlier, I became angry with her asking fr mre and seriusly asked her nce mre, “Gina! what is ging n with yur schl items?” Knwing her excuses wuld n lnger wrk, she lwered her head and began t cry. I lifted her tiny chin （下巴） and lked int thse big brwn eyes, filled nw with tears. “What?! What is wrng?” My mind was filled with all kinds f ideas. Had she been bullied by anther child? Was she giving her items t him r her t keep frm being hurt? I culdn’t imagine what was ging n, but I knew it was smething serius fr her t cry. I waited fr what seemed like a year fr her t answer.
“Mm,” she began, “there is a by in my class; he desn’t have any f the items he needs t d his wrk. The ther kids make fun f him because his papers are in a mess and he nly has tw crayns t clr with. I have been putting the new items yu bught me in his desk befre the thers cme in, s he desn’t knw it’s me. Please dn’t get mad at me，Mm. I didn’t mean t tell yu a lie, but I didn’t want anyne t knw it was me.”
注意：
1．续写词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
高一期中调研监测考试
英语试题参考答案
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 BBCAA6-10 ABACA11-15 BBBCA16-20 CBCAC
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）
21-23 BBA24-27 CADA28-31 CCDC32-35 DAAD
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40 GEBFC
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 ACBDA46-50 ABDCD51-55 BBCAC
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56．Ging57．cnfusing58．fr59．activities60．but
61．Obviusly62．the63．harder64．t get65．cmes
第三节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
66．applied67．lecture68．awkward69．statues70．campus
71．strategies72．addicted73．destinatin74．schedule75．explre
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（满分15分）
One pssible versin:
Last week ur schl rganized an activity themed Adventure Camp, aiming t bring us clse t nature and imprve ur practical skills.
During the camp, we hiked thrugh beautiful muntains, set up czy tents, and learned basic survival skills such as making a fire. We als challenged urselves with rck climbing. Mrever, we nt nly gt sme useful tips n hw t live in the wild, but als tried finding fd and recgnizing safe plants, greatly enriching ur experience.
This camping taught us the imprtance f strng will and team wrk. The memries f beating fears, laughing tgether, and appreciating nature’s beauty while explring will frever be valued.
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My heart drpped as I std there in disbelief. Gazing at my kind angel, I knelt dwn and hugged her prudly. My little daughter Gina had taken n the rle f an adult and tried t hide it, yet her actins deeply mved me. Then, rising t my feet, I uttered, “Gina, I wuld never get mad at yu fr giving smene in need a hand. Actually, I’m prud f yu and yu are my rle mdel. Wuld yu like me t jin yu?” Gina ndded, a big smile in her little face and eyes shining. The next day, we bught mre items. And I prmised that I wuld regularly accmpany her in preparing mre little surprises fr the by.
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M: Lisa, lk at yur rm. It’s in a mess. Why nt clean it up?
W: I’ll d it immediately after I finish ding the laundry.
M: OK. Cme t eat after yu finish cleaning yur rm.
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W: What a beautiful bird! Did yu catch it?
M: Yes, and I want t keep it.
W: I dn’t think it’s a gd idea. Yu shuld let it g.
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W: What time des the game start? The tickets say 1:00 pm..
M: They changed the time s the game can be shwn n TV n the East Cast. I saw an annuncement n the team’s website. The new time is nw 5:00 pm..
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M: Where were yu at nn? I’ve been waiting fr yu here until nw.
W: I’m s srry. I was reading a nvel in the library and didn’t ntice the time.
M: Yu have a bad memry! S can we rder sme fd nw? I am s hungry.
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W: Mark, d yu knw hw traditinal Chinese painting is dne?
M: Yes. It’s usually dne with a brush dipped in black r clred ink. The mst ppular things fr paintings are paper and silk.
W: Have yu seen any such paintings?
M: Yes. I’ve seen sme in a museum.
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W: Harry, put dwn the pt. It’s yur birthday. I’m ging t be in charge f making dinner tnight. Surprise?
M: Can we just rder sme fried chicken r a pizza?
W: Well, get sme rest. I’ll ck yur favrite steak.
M: Nw I’m wrried.
W: Huh?
M: Well, cnsidering what happened befre, yu’d either present me and ur kids sme muth -trturing fd r end up burning the kitchen, neither f which is smething I wuld desire.
W: Funny. Just sit dwn and be quiet! Yu’re ging t eat whatever I give yu.
M: Oh, n...
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W: Why d yu want t wrk with us at Camp Elizabeth?
M: Well, yur cmpany has a gd reputatin. I knw sme peple wh have been t yur camps and they say everything was well-rganized.
W: Mm... gd. What qualities d yu think are imprtant fr this kind f jb?
M: Well, I think yu certainly must have patience. A lt f patience, that’s the mst imprtant. And anther imprtant thing is interest. And, I suppse yu als have t be very careful.
W: Okay, are there any questins yu wuld like t ask me?
M: Just ne thing. Culd yu tell me whether yu prvide rms fr peple wrking at the camp?
W: Yes, f curse. Mst mnitrs have their wn rms, but sme will have t share.
M: Okay, I see.
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W: James, have yu ever heard abut the website USA Learns?
M: N. Is it a website fr English learning?
W: Yes. But it isn’t suitable fr children. It is mainly ppular with grwn-ups. There are a lt f vide lessns and thusands f activities. Yu can learn cultural facts and language skills t adapt t life in the United States.
M: That sunds gd.
W: Yes. Alngside curses in grammar, vcabulary, and prnunciatin, USA Learns has a helpful US Citizenship curse.
M: Well, I’m nt really interested in that curse. But I d need it t learn sme new wrds.
W: Then yu can give it a try.
M: I will. By the way, have yu ever used it?
W: N. I learned abut it n the Internet the ther day. I thught yu’d be interested, s I decided t tell yu abut it.
M: Thanks. I’m really interested.
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W: Hi, Matt. May I ask yu a few questins?
M: Certainly. What d yu want t knw?
W: I’m ding a study n the spending habits f students in ur schl. I’m writing a paper fr my scial studies curse.
M: That sunds interesting!
W: T begin with, hw much mney d yu get frm yur parents a mnth?
M: I get abut five hundred dllars.
W: Hw d yu spend yur mney?
M: I spend abut three hundred dllars n fd. Yu knw hw I like t eat.
W: Yes, what abut the rest f the mney?
M: Well, I spend n shws, abut thirty dllars a mnth. Games, uh, fr rental f tennis curts and balls, abut fifty dllars. I d spend sme n things like reading materials and the rest I save.
W: What abut clthes?
M: My mther buys them fr me.
W: Thanks a lt, Matt!
M: Yu’re welcme!
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W: Ian lives in Austin, Texas. He’s nw 16 years ld. Seven years ag he was still in third grade. He learned that sme kids at his schl weren’t getting enugh t eat at hme. Thugh he was nt even ten years ld then, he wanted t help. Fr years, he had gardened with his mm, s he believed he was gd at gardening. He thught that perhaps he culd try t start a garden. He wanted t help feed thse peple wh were in need. Ian tk actin and persuaded his schl t set aside space fr a garden. He asked the cmmunity fr help with seeds and equipment. Other students gave their time. Nw Ian’s Giving Garden prject has entered five schls. It has prvided mre than 20,000 punds f prduce fr Austin families and fd rganizatins. He nw even rganizes nline cking classes.
My heart drpped as I std there in disbelief.