四川省南充高级中学2024-2025学年高一上学期第二次月考（12月）英语试卷（Word版附答案）

这是一份四川省南充高级中学2024-2025学年高一上学期第二次月考（12月）英语试卷（Word版附答案），共7页。试卷主要包含了15等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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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。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
What des the man want t d?
A. Help the wman.B. Buy a camera.C. Take phts.
2. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A place f living.B. Their life in twn.C. A nisy night.
3. Where is the man nw?
A. At hme.B. In a restaurant.C. On his way.
4. What will Celia d?
A. Play basketball.B. Watch a game.C. Find a player.
5. What day is it when the cnversatin takes place?
A. Saturday.B. Sunday.C. Mnday.
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。
What is Sara ging t d?
Give Jhn a surprise.B. Buy Jhn a gift. C. Invite Jhn t France.
What des the man think f Sara’s plan?
A. Funny. B. Strange.C. Exciting.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
Why des Diana say srry t peter?
A. She wants t visit anther city.
B. She has t give up her travel plan.
C. She needs t put ff her test.
9. What des Diana want Peter t d?
A. Take a bk t her friend.B. Help her with her study. C. Teach a gegraphy lessn.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
Why des the man call the wman?
A. T ask abut her jb prgram.B. T tell her abut her new jb. C. T plan a meeting with her.
Wh needs a new flat?
A. Andrea.B. Alex.C. Miranda.
12. Where is the wman nw?
A. In New Yrk.B. In Baltimre. C. In Avn.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
What des Jan cnsider mst imprtant when he judges a restaurant?
A. Where the restaurant is.
B. Whether the prices are lw.
C. Hw well the fd is prepared.
When did Jan begin t write fr a magazine?
A. Befre he went t the United States.
B. After he came back t Sweden.
C. As sn as he gt his first jb in 1982.
What may Jan d t find a gd restaurant?
A. Speak t taxi drivers. B. Talk t peple in the street. C. Ask htel clerks.
What d we knw abut Jan?
A. He travels a lt f his wrk. B. He cks fr a restaurant. C. He prefers American fd.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
What d we knw abut the Piaza Leen?
A. It’s a new building. B. It’s a small twn. C. It’s a public place.
18. When d parents and children like ging t the Piaza Leen?
A. Saturday nights. B. Sunday afternns. C. Fridays and Saturdays.
19. Which street is knwn fr its fd shps and markets?
A. Hemandes Street.B. Femand Street.C. Via dei Mar Street.
20. Why des the speaker like Hratin Street best?
A. It has an ld stne surface. B. It is named after a writer. C. It has a famus university.
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 Immerse Educatin Essay Cmpetitin
Immerse Educatin pened their essay cmpetitin rund fr 2024 prgrammes. The cmpetitin prvides the pprtunity fr students aged 13-18 t submit an essay relating t their chsen subject. Ten winners will receive a 100% schlarship, and the runners-up will be awarded a 70% schlarship t attend an Immerse prgramme.
Essay CmpetitinTimeline
Judges
Bill McKibben: His 1989 bk, The End f Nature, is regarded as the first bk fr a general audience abut climate change and has appeared in 24 languages. He’s gne n t write 20 bks, and his wrk appears regularly in magazines frm The New Yrker t Rlling Stne.
Vee Kativhu: Her new bk, Empwered: Live Yur Life with Passin and Purpse, is a practical and mtivatinal self-help bk fr yung peple. Vee enjys vlunteering fr educatin-fcused charities.
Oliver Phmmavanh: He shares his enthusiasm fr writing with kids, using his experience as a primary schl teacher. Oliver’s recent bks include Brain Freeze, Dn’t Fllw Vee and Natural Brn Lser.
Ellen van Neerven: She is enthusiastic abut creating change thrugh writing. Her key writing interests are writing stries abut imaginary peple and events. Ellen’s award-winning bks include Heat and Light and Cmfrt Fd.
Guidelines
▪Essays must be riginal and unpublished.
▪Essays must be limited t 1,000 wrds maximum in English r French.
▪Essays must be typed, with yur name and essay title included at the tp f the first page.
▪Essays must be written by ne persn. C-authred essays are nt accepted.
▪Essays must be submitted nline. Please make sure the file is sent as a .pdf dcument.
When can participants knw the result f the cmpetitin?
A. On June 21st B. On August 21st. C. On Octber 13th. D. On Octber 18th.
22. Which judge is a fictin writer?
A. Ellen van Neerven B. Vee Kativhu C. Bill McKibben D. Oliver Phmmavanh
23. What is the requirement fr participants?
A. That they must write their essay in English.
B. That they must have the essay printed ut.
C. That they must finish the essay independently.
D. That they must sent their essay as .dc dcument.
B
There is a hidden paradise in Suthwest China where the water cmes frm the Changjiang River, and the muntains extend t Kunlun. Guizhu, a prvince f wnders and clrs, is hme t many ethnicities. The peple f this area have maintained a harmnius and respectful relatinship with the natural wrld fr thusands f years.
The Mia peple,wh mved t Guizhu abut 4,000 years ag, still live there tday. And fr the Mia peple wh live n Yueliang Muntain, lud gunshts break thrugh the mrning silence each day. The last remaining riflemen’s grup（枪手部落）in China is based in Biasha, Cngjiang Cunty. The village als welcmes hnred guests by firing gunshts int the sky when they arrive.
The Mia peple f Biasha believe that all things in nature have a spirit, and that humans shuld be grateful fr them instead f trying t wn them. Spiritually, they are clsely cnnected with their wn trees. Each persn has three trees in their life.
T prtect their child thrughut the life, parents plant a tree when the child is brn. On the first day f each New Year r any ther majr hlidays, the persn pays respect t the tree. The cffin（棺材）will be made f the tree when the persn passes away.
A village figure selects a tree fr every child wh turns 15 t ensure that they reach adulthd. The tree is knwn as “Xiazaishu”, which means “the tree that prevents bad luck”. The by and girl must wrship the tree frm childhd until adulthd.
“Changqingshu”, which means “the evergreen tree”, is the third tree f life. After smene dies, the tree is placed right abve the burial lcatin.This means that life cntinues in anther frm.
Guizhu is rich in clrful custms and cultures. These custms and cultures are bth tangible and intangible. They develp well in this land where they shine with their uniqueness.
24. What’s the main use f gunshts fr the Mia peple f Biasha?
A. T mark the beginning f a new day. B. T represent their deep lve fr nature.
C. T shw their unique custm t turists. D. T welcme the guests frm Cngjiang Cunty.
25. Hw d the Mia peple f Biasha shw respect fr nature?
A. By praying regularly in frnt f trees.
B. By prtecting trees thrugh a lifetime.
C. By planting and selecting trees at key life events.
D. By cnnecting with their ancestrs thrugh trees.
26. What is the significance f “Xiazaishu” in the lives f the Mia peple f Biasha?
A. It is planted t hnr their village. B. It marks the beginning f adulthd.
C. It is a symbl f parents’ lve fr their child. D. It represents a smth transitin t adulthd.
27. What is the authr’s purpse in writing the text?
A. T increase the ppularity f Guizhu.
B. T review recent changes in Guizhu.
C. T prmte turism in Suthwest China.
D. T cmpare Biasha with ther villages in Guizhu.
C
Every year, billins f peple travel acrss brders. While mst trips are frm ne nn-English speaking cuntry t anther, English is the main language used fr cmmunicatin. In fact, cmmunicatin in English between tw nn-native speakers is generally nt a prblem. The real prblem is when a nn-native is faced with a fast-speaking native English speaker.
English wrds tend t merge（合并） tgether much mre frequently than wrds in mst languages. This has even given rise t infrmal new spellings f wrd pairs: ain’t = am nt, gnna = ging t. Anther issue is with speech itself. When native English speakers talk, they dn’t necessarily fllw a lgical structure, nr d they knw exactly what their arrival pint will be. This means they might mve frward a bit and then g backwards, and fill their speech with redundancy(多余). Actually anyne can ntice this redundancy in their wn language, but it’s hard t understand it in a freign language.
When yu talk with a native English speaker, the trick is t find ways t tune ut all the nise and identify the key wrds. T tell the essential frm the nn-essential, yu shuld fcus nly n the lud and lng wrds. These wrds tend t be the key wrds. If yu can understand at least these wrds, then yu shuld be able t make sense f the verall speech. A gd way t see this in actin is by watching a presentatin n TED.cm and reading the transcript (文字记录) at the same time. This will help yu identify which wrds the speaker stresses.
Hwever, under the best cnditins, peple nly take in 40% f what they hear in their native language. Even many native speakers dn’t always understand each ther, pssibly due t different accents. We might ignre, frget, r misunderstand abut 75% f what we hear. Therefre, if yu dn’t understand smething, it is OK t ask fr clarificatin(说明).
28. What is paragraph 2 mainly abut?
A. The characteristics f English wrds.
B. The difficulties f learning English well.
C. The prblems f talking with nn-native English speakers.
D. The reasns why it is hard t understand native English speakers.
29. Hw can listeners effectively recgnize key wrds in spken English?
A. By repeatedly listening t TED talks.
B. By ignring backgrund nise during the speech.
C. By fcusing n the lng wrds that a speaker stresses.
D. By reading the transcript f the speech befre listening.
30. What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A. Peple can just remember 75% f what they hear.
B. Understanding native English speakers fully is hard.
C. Keeping calm will help yu receive mre infrmatin.
D. Misunderstandings are nt cmmn amng native speakers.
31.What is a suitable title fr the text?
A. Tips fr understanding native English speakers
B. Language challenges in internatinal travel
C. The imprtance f English as a glbal language
D. Differences between native and nn-native speakers
D
Yu and yur best friend have a lt in cmmn: yur favrite fd, yur taste in music, and maybe yur hmetwn. But a new study finds that yur similarities may even extend t the genetic level.
The researchers, James Fwler f University f Califrnia San Dieg and Nichlas Christakis f Yale University, used data cllected during the famus Framingham Heart Study, running since 1948 in Framingham, a twn in Massachusetts. When subjects shared their DNA with researchers fr the study, they shared lts f ther infrmatin, t, including whm they hang ut with. “Because Framingham is quite small, many peple that were friends als happened t take part in the study,” Fwler explained. He and Christakis lked at almst 2,000 subjects and identified abut 1,400 pairs f friends.
The findings shw that peple share 0.1 percent mre DNA with their friends than with perfect strangers. That’s abut the same genetic similarity yu share with yur furth cusin.
Fr the findings, the study authrs have a few theries. Maybe peple with similar genes seek ut similar envirnments and then meet thers like them. Or, peple wh share DNA culd have cmparable skill sets, s they wrk tgether better ver lng perids f evlutinary（进化的）time.
The study has a few limitatins. Fr ne, the team didn’t lk acrss the entire human genme－they cmpared nly abut 500,000 f each persn’s three billin DNA base pairs. Fr anther, even thugh the researchers remved anyne wh was related in any way, Framingham’s ppulatin is made up mstly f descendants f Italian and Irish immigrants, s the genetic differences may nt be large enugh t make a wider-reaching cnclusin. But the study such as this culd influence theries abut hw altruism（利他主义）has develped ver evlutinary time.
Of curse, Fwler and Christakis dn’t have all the infrmatin yet. Interestingly, they fund that the biggest genetic similarities were fund in friends’ sense f smell. They’re nt quite sure why that wuld be the case, but future studies may help them find ut the answers.
32. What d we knw abut the new study?
A. It explred peple’s scial relatinships. B. It used data cllected frm a small twn.
C. It built upn and imprved earlier research. D. It centered n mapping the genes f friends.
33. What’s the purpse f paragraph 4?
A. T pint ut the research methds used.
B. T discuss the pssible effects f the new study.
C. T explain pssible reasns behind the findings.
D. T summarize previus studies n genetic similarities.
34. In which aspect did the new study fall shrt?
A. Only including the Irish descendants.
B. Researching a small number f subjects.
C. Paying t much attentin t scial netwrks.
D. Failing t cver the entire human genme.
35. What is the authr’s attitude twards the new study?
A. Psitive. B. Objective. C. Dubtful. D. Disappinted.
第二节（共5小题; 每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hw t get back t sleep
Waking up in the middle f the night is nrmal. Mst f us experience mini-awakenings withut even nticing them－up t 20 times per hur. When it cmes t bservable wake-ups, mst peple have abut tw r three per night. We tend t lk at the clck, tss and turn fr hurs, r turn n the light and check ur phnes when sleep gets away frm us. 36
Dn’t watch the clck.
Turn yur alarm clck t face the wall and resist the desire t check the time n yur phne. Cunting the minutes f missed sleep since yu wake up in the middle f the night increases stress and anxiety. 37 In additin, expsure t blue light frm yur phne can make yu mre awake.
38
Visit the bathrm t empty yur bladder（膀胱）if it might be full. Make sure that yur bedrm is cl and dark and that yur bedding is just right s that yu dn’t feel t warm r cld.
Get up and g.
If yu’re just nt sleepy, get up after abut 20 minutes have gne by. Sit in a cmfrtable chair. Read a bk, with just enugh lights n s that yu can see the print cmfrtably. If yur mind is racing, distract yurself by listening t quiet music fr a few minutes. It’s imprtant nt t stay in bed when yu’re reading. Staying in bed will lead yur brain and bdy t assciate yur bed with wakefulness instead f with sleep. 39
Fllw yur nrmal schedule tmrrw.
Dn’t sleep in, dn’t nap, and dn’t g t bed early the next night. Get up at yur usual time and g t bed at yur usual bedtime. 40 But by increasing yur bdy’s appetite fr sleep, yu’re ensuring a better night.
A. Get cmfrtable.
B. Try muscle relaxatin.
C. It culd delay yur return t sleep.
D. G back t yur bed when yu feel sleepy.
E.Yu may feel a bit mre tired than usual during the day.
F. Hwever, there are better ways t help yu get back t sleep.
G. Dn’t d anything challenging like dealing with prblems in yur life.
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。
Heman Bekele, a teen frm the US, has been hnured fr his wrk abut skin cancer treatment. Heman was fur years ld when he started cnducting his wn 41 experiments at hme. At six, he realized he wanted t 42 the wrld in sme way using science.
He has witnessed the 43 effects f the sun n laburers, wh ften 44 in the sun withut skin prtectin. Heman was 45 t realize that the 46 f skin cancer treatment culd be up t $42,000. S he decided t 47 an affrdable treatment.
After reading abut a drug used t treat skin cancer that usually cmes as a cream, Heman thught a bar f 48 culd be the drug’s perfect vehicle(媒介) and he decided that it wuld be nt nly cst-effective, but mre easily 49 .
In 2023, Heman applied fr 3M’s Yung Scientist Challenge and was invited t 50 his speech t a grup f judges. He was declared the winner. Mnths later, Heman met a bilgist, Vit Rebecca, wh had read abut his wrk and fund him 51 .
With the help f Rebecca, Heman has thught a way t 52 the sap with a nanparticle(纳米颗粒) that will 53 n the skin when the sap is washed away. “I’m really passinate abut skin-cancer research,” he said. “ It’s 54 unbelievable t think that ne day my bar f sap will make a direct impact n smene’s life. That’s the 55 I started this all in the first place.”
41. A. science B. field C. animal D. plant
42. A.study B. help C. manage D. prtect
43. A. damaging B. imprtant C. interesting D. weak
44. A. sit B. stand C. wrk D. sleep
45. A. excited B. happy C. nervus D. shcked
46. A. tax B. expense C. prfit D. fine
47. A. put up with B. keep up with C. cme up with D. stand up with
48. A. wd B. bread C. cheese D. sap
49. A. accessible B. influenced C. cntrlled D. breakable
50. A. send B. teach C.deliver D. write
51. A. hnest B. puzzling C. difficult D. inspiring
52. A. cmbine B. cmpare C. cnnect D. fasten
53. A. fall B. remain C. rely D. mve
54. A. mainly B. cmpletely C. usually D. pssibly
55. A. tip B. way C. chance D. reasn
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。
In the UK, ne in three 56 (family) wns a bttle f sy sace(酱油). Althugh that might sund 57 (surprise), sy sauce has been in England lnger than mst peple wuld expect. Sy sauce 58 (use) in the very first editin f Mrs.Beetn, the famus cking guide bk published in1861, and yet, Chinese hme cking didn’t becme widespread in the UK 59 the end f the 20th century.
In 1928, Chinese ingredient brand Amy mved its factry frm Xiamen t Hng Kng, 60
helped canned Chinese ingredients travel arund the wrld. The arrival f these ingredients alngside peple with the skills t use them meant that interest 61 Chinese fd began t grw in the UK.
After Wrld War II, Chinese chefs cked 62 they culd buy in the UK in traditinal Chinese ways. By the 1970s and 1980s, mre and mre Chinese dining restaurants pened and gained recgnitin,
63 (particular) in Lndn, and in 1974，Lee H Fk became a famus Chinese restaurant
64 (award) a Michelin star in the UK.
Thrugh bands like Amy and many Chinese restaurants, cking Chinese fd at hme became cmmn in the UK. 1984 saw the release f Yan-Kit S’s The Classic Chinese Ckbk and Ken Hm’s Chinese Ckery. Bth f the wrks intrduced Chinese fd in all its cmplexity, while als 65
(intrduce) easy hmestyle dishes.
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，你的外国朋友David最近选修了中文课程。他来信向你咨询学好中文的方法。请你写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 提出建议；
2. 表达祝愿。
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。
Dear David,
I’m delighted t learn that yu’ve started learning Chinese!
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
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。
With my parents away n a business trip, I planned t spend a quiet weekend at hme. But when my friends Chickie and Dm invited me t jin them fr an afternn at the beach, I was tempted. “I had an asthma(哮) attack yesterday, and it really tired me ut,” I warned them. “S I’ll prbably just lie ut n the sand.”
A few hurs later, relaxing under a sun umbrella after a picnic lunch, I was glad I’d cme. I lked fr Chickie and Dm in the water, but they were t far away. They like t g far ut befre swimming back t the shre. I saked up(吸收) the sun until I gt t ht, and then I tk a walk dwn t the water.
Fr a few minutes I just let the waves lap arund my legs. The cean was smth. I thught I culd flat n my back as if I were in a swimming pl, and I did. I clsed my eyes and enjyed the gentle rcking underneath me. The sun wasn’t quite ht this late in the afternn.
I drifted(漂移) peacefully until the water beneath me rlled, splashing(飞溅) ver my face. I pened my eyes and lked arund. Hw did I get s far frm the shre?
I started swimming as quick and hard as I culd. Even s, I wasn’t getting any clser, and it was becming harder t breathe. I spun arund with a splash, lking fr help, but it seemed that I was cmpletely alne in the water. Far ff n the sand I culd see peple packing up their umbrellas and twels. It must be nearly five ’clck, I thught. That’s when the lifeguard went ff duty.
A wave slapped my face and I swallwed salt water. My chest was already burning as I struggled t breathe. In desperatin I raised ne hand and waved it t get smene’s attentin. Tw yung men with their surf bard were suddenly near me.
注意：
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。
“Help!” I managed t cry ut.________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
“The water is nt deep. Actually yu can stand there.” the ther yung man said.________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
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【参考答案】
听力 1-5: CACAB 6-10: ACBAB11-15: ABCBB 16-20: ACBAC
阅读理解 21-23: DAC 24-27: ACDA 28-31: DCBA 32-35: BCDB
七选五 36-40: FCADE
完形填空 41-45: ABACD 46-50: BCDAC 51-55: DABBD
语法填空
56. families 57. surprising 58. was used 59. until 60. which
61. in 62. what 63. particularly 64. awarded 65. intrducing
写作
Dear David,
I’m delighted t learn that yu’ve started learning Chinese! Knwing that yu wuld like t have a better cmmand f Chinese, I’m writing t share with yu sme practical suggestins.
With prper guidance and enugh practice, yu are certain t becme skilled in Chinese. T begin with, it is advisable that yu regularly watch sme Chinese learning prgrammes, which will expse yu t a real-wrld learning envirnment and will help yu develp a better understanding f Chinese culture. Besides, yu’d better make sme Chinese friends and cmmunicate with them as much as pssible. With frequent cmmunicatin in real life, yu’ll eventually imprve yur ral Chinese and feel mre cnfident.
Hpefully my tips abve can be f sme help. Wish yu success.
Yurs,
Li Hua
读后续写
本文的语篇类型是记叙文，主题语境为人与社会之人际互动。作者和朋友们一起来海边过周末。作者一开始在沙滩上晒太阳，随后选择泡在水中享受。当意识到自己远离海岸时，惊魂时刻开始了……
(1) 根据续写第一段首句可知，本段可围绕这两位年轻男子如何援救作者展开。且根据续写第二段首句可知，其中一位男子有对作者说了些什么。
(2) 根据续写第二段首句可知，本段可围绕作者听到这句话的反应及后续会发生的事展开。
One pssible versin:
“Help!” I managed t cry ut. One f them grabbed my left arm, and the ther grabbed my right arm. Tgether, they tried t pull me tward the shre. But I was t exhausted t mve by myself. S the yung men laid me ver the surf bard and carried me nt the sand. As we reached t the shre, ne f the yung men asked, “Are yu all right?” I lked at him and ndded my head.
“The water is nt deep. Actually yu can stand there.” the ther yung man said. I felt very embarrassed and gt up t walk back t my umbrella. After just a few steps, I turned arund t thank the yung men. But the beach was nearly empty and the yung men had just gne. Getting back t the umbrella, I felt a mix f gratitude and awe. The yung men helped me when I was in danger, and fr that, I wuld be eternally grateful. I lked back at the water nce mre, thinking I wuld never underestimate the pwer f sea.
听力原文
Text 1
M: I’ve gt my camera with me. Am I allwed t take phts here?
W: I think s. It desn’t say yu can’t.
Text 2
A: I really like living here in this flat, because it’s s near the center f twn.
B: That’s true. But it gets really nisy at night.
Text 3
A: Hi, Maggie. I’m cming, but it’s snwing and the traffic is mving slwly.
B: Ok, David. Take yur time. We’ll wait fr yu, s we can have dinner tgether.
Text 4
A: Celia, yu see thse girls ver there? They need anther player fr a basketball game. Wuld yu like t jin them?
B: Seems like it’s a game fr fun. Sure, I’ll be there in a minute.
Text 5
A: I wn’t have anything t wear t wrk n Mnday unless I pick up my clthes at the dry cleaner’s.
B: Then yu’d better hurry. It clses at nn n Sundays.
A: Oh! I shuld have gne there n Saturday.
Text 6
A: Alright, Sara, we knw that yu are planning smething big fr Jhn’s birthday. Culd yu tell us just what yu have in yur mind?
B: I want t make his birthday a very special event. Jhn has a sister living in France. And I’ll send her a plane ticket, s that she can be here fr his birthday.
A: By! What an excellent plan! That’s smething special. I kind f guessed yu had sme secret plan and were waiting fr the right time t tell me.
B: Well, I didn’t want t say anything until I was sure she culd cme.
Text 7
A: Hey, Peter, I’m srry!
B: Hi, Diana, what’s wrng?
A: We were ging t Hng Kng this weekend, but I’m afraid I can’t g.
B: Hw cme?
A: I have a really big gegraphy test and I have t study fr it.
B: We can g next week instead.
A: N, I dn’t want t ruin yur weekend. Yu g ahead and please take the bk I bught t my friend Sally. Tell her I have t study all weekend, because I can’t affrd t fail the test.
B: Ok, then I’ll g with Dan. But it’s a pity yu can’t cme.
Text 8
A: Hell, this is Andrea.
B: Hell, Andrea, this is Alex. I have sme very gd news fr yu. Miranda was very satisfied with yu and said she’s very much lking frward t wrking with yu. Isn’t that wnderful? Cngratulatins dear! Hw des it feel t be Miranda’s new assistant? I imagine that yu’ll just be delighted with this news. S let’s see, yu can start n Mnday, right?
A: Umm, well, I dn’t think I can start Mnday. I am visiting my father in Baltimre. And because I dn’t live in New Yrk, I’ll need a cuple f days t find a flat and buy sme furniture and mve my things frm Avn.
B: Oh, well then, in that case I suppse Wednesday wuld be gd. Ok, see yu then!
Text 9
A: Hell, Mr. Jan Erick Freedman. Yu’re a frequent traveler. And we als knw that yu eat ut twice a day. Hw cme yu’re s fnd f eating ut?
B: When I gt my first jb back in 1982 and started travelling, I had n ther chice but eat ut. I fund that I felt different due t what I was eating, s I tried t find places that served fd that made me feel gd. The secret was the quality f the fd and hw well the fd was prepared. I made an effrt t find gd restaurants as well as nice dishes.
A: Hw did yu manage t make a list f 218 favrite restaurants?
B: I’ve lived in many cities and when I mved back t Sweden frm the United States, peple asked me where t g and eat when they went t cities I knew. I gt a lt f ideas. Then I wrte abut restaurants fr the Swedish club magazine and smene suggested I gather the infrmatin abut the restaurants tgether since I had all the facts abut the restaurants I’ve been t. I started t d that.
A: Hw d yu find restaurants?
B: The best way is t ask the peple there. I may talk t the peple at the street market r take a walk and lk fr a place fr myself. I never asked a htel clerk r a taxi driver. I dn’t g empty restaurants r places with menus t difficult t understand.
Text 10
M: At the beginning f the tur, we’ll start with the mst imprtant place in my twn, which is the Plaza Len. The Plaza Len, which is mre than 100 years ld, is a gathering place fr yung peple n Friday and Saturday nights, and fr parents and children n Sunday afternns. Fur streets lead t the Plaza, which have white sidewalks and treeline. Hernandes Street, which was named after a famus writer brn in the city, cntains all f the fd stres, fish markets and vegetable stands. Femand Street, which was named after an educatr, is where all f the gvernment ffices are hused. Via del Mar Street, whse rads are made f stnes, is the nly street which still has its ld surface. Finally we cme t Hrati Street n which there are tw universities, ne f them is the mst famus university in my cuntry. That’s why it’s my favrite street f all.
April 8th
Cmpetitin pens
June 21st
Cmpetitin clses
Octber 14th
Winners annunced
December 11th
Essays published