湖南省株洲市第二中学2019-2020学年高二上学期入学考试英语试卷

湖南省株洲市第二中学2019-2020学年高二上学期入学考试英语试卷

英语试题 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：How much is the shirt? ‎ A. £ 19. 15. B. £ 9. 18 C. £ 9. 15.‎ 答案是 C。‎ ‎1. What was the weather like when Beth was at the beach?‎ A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.‎ ‎2. What will the man do next Friday?‎ A. Attend a party.‎ B. Go on a business trip.‎ C. E-mail the woman a report.‎ ‎3. What does Nick do?‎ A. A website designer. B. A computer salesman. C. A school teacher.‎ ‎4. Where are the speakers?‎ A. In the woman’s house. ‎ B. In a bookstore. ‎ C. In a restaurant.‎ ‎5. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. A restaurant. B. The man’s job. C. The man’s pay.‎ 第二节(共1 5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 woman’s opinion about the T-shirts?‎ A. They are expensive. ‎ B. They are satisfying. ‎ C. They are ugly.‎ ‎7. What does the woman decide to do in the end?‎ A. Have lunch. B. Go to another shop. C. Buy a cheaper T-shirt.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Why did the man go to San Francisco on vacation?‎ A. To meet a friend. B. To visit his sister. C. To tour a university.‎ ‎9. What did the woman do on her vacation?‎ A. She studied at college.‎ B. She did some shopping.‎ C. She stayed with a friend.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Teacher and student. B. Interviewer and interviewee. C. Colleagues.‎ ‎11. Where is the woman now?‎ A. In Japan. B. In America. C. In Britain.‎ ‎12. What is the woman weak in?‎ A. Computers. B. Languages. C. Organizing activities.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. Their spare time in the evenings.‎ B. Their habits of going on the Internet.‎ C. Disadvantages of going on the Internet.‎ ‎14. What does the woman spend most of her time doing online?‎ A. Reading useless information.‎ B. Carrying out research. ‎ C. Doing her homework.‎ ‎15. What does the woman think of the chat rooms online?‎ A. Useful. B. Unreliable. C. Boring.‎ ‎16. What do the speakers decide to do together this evening?‎ A. Finish their college work. B. Play computer games. C. Watch a film.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. When was the sweater bought?‎ A. On September 25th. B. On October 12th. C. On October 25th.‎ ‎18. What is the speaker’s problem with the sweater?‎ A. It was the wrong size.‎ B. It was washed in a wrong way.‎ C. It became out of shape.‎ ‎19. What does the speaker mainly complain about?‎ A. The price. B. The service. C. The quality.‎ ‎20. Who is the speaker probably speaking to?‎ A. A manager. ‎ B. A shop assistant. ‎ C. A member of the helpline staff.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A The temple fair is the most distinctive folk activity during Spring Festival in Beijing. Here are some temple fairs where you can go during the Spring Festival:‎ Ditan Temple Fair Date: 8:30-17:00, Feb 16-20‎ Location: Ditan Park, Dongcheng district Admission: 10 yuan The temple fair at Ditan Park will include a traditional ceremony to worship the God of Earth, singing and dancing performances, as well as picture exhibitions and folk-custom experience activities. Intangible cultural heritage items and flavored snacks from around the country will also be showcased (展出) during the temple fair, such as the Beijing clay rabbit, Shaanxi shadow puppet.‎ Longtan Temple Fair Date: 8:30-17:00, Feb 16-20‎ Location: Longtan Park, Dongcheng district Admission: 10 yuan The Longtan Temple Fair made a breakthrough in terms of its ice and snow landscape and winter sports, and has made a 30,000-square meter ice and snow theme park. Visitors can experience riding an ice bicycle and other activities. Traditional folk art showcase also can be seen during the fair.‎ Daguanyuan Temple Fair Date: 8:30-17:00, Feb 16-22‎ Location: Daguanyuan Park, Xicheng district Admission: 40 yuan The park will continue its exclusive showing of the opera, Concubine Yuan Paying a Visit Home, which was adapted from a chapter in the classic novel, A Dream of Red Mansions.‎ This year, the play will be innovative, as the performer playing Grandmother Jia in the drama will showcase her Peking Opera skills, and the performer playing Grandma Liu will perform a clapper talk. The performance will be staged twice a day, starting at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.‎ Hongluo Temple Fair Date: 8:30-17:00, Feb 16-21‎ Location: Hongluo Temple, Huairou district Admission: 54 yuan This year it will combine folk culture, festival tradition, and temple culture together, allowing visitors to experience the fu (good fortune) culture. People can pray in the temple, view the newly-made 500 palace lanterns designed by the scenic spot staff, watch an acrobatic(杂技的) performance by a Cangzhou Acrobatic Troupe and participate in the lantern riddle guessing in the temple.‎ ‎21.You can taste some traditional Chinese food at _________.‎ ‎ A. Ditan Temple Fair B. Longtan Temple Fair ‎ C. Daguanyuan Temple Fair D. Shijingshan Temple Fair ‎22. Which of the following statements is NOT true?‎ A. Intangible cultural heritage items will be showcased at Ditan Temple Fair.‎ ‎ B. Visitors who want to experience winter sports can go to Longtan Temple Fair.‎ ‎ C. You can watch the performance in Daguanyuan Park at 9 a.m. on Feb 17.‎ ‎ D. Tickets for Hongluo Temple Fair are the most expensive.‎ ‎23.Visitors enjoy themselves at Hongluo Temple Fair in different ways EXCEPT_________.‎ ‎ A. Praying in the temple. B. Watching an acrobatic performance.‎ ‎ C. Guessing lantern riddles. D. Seeing picture exhibitions. ‎ B Awarding winning film Ballad From Tibet《天籁梦想》 by Chinese director Zhang Wei is scheduled to premiere in New York City on Saturday, March 10.‎ The film, which tells the story of four visually impaired kids from China's Tibet autonomous region setting out a journey for their dreams, will be presented at the Bronx Library Center on Saturday, at Mid-Manhattan Library on Sunday, at Lehman College and Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan on Tuesday, and at the Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday.‎ Based on a true story, Ballad from Tibet is about the four Tibetan kids —Thupten, Sonam, Kelsang and Droma — achieving their dreams against all difficulties.‎ Thupten is a 10-year-old boy partially sighted in one eye and blind in the other. His doctor says that there is a chance he could completely lose his sight, but there is an operation that could offer a 50 percent chance of saving his vision.‎ His teacher firmly suggests that he should have the operation right away, but Thupten is afraid and wants to see the world before his life is plunged into total darkness.‎ Along with his three friends who also suffer from blindness, Thupten starts on an exciting adventure. Together they decide to go to Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong province, a city more than 3,700 km away from Tibetan regional capital Lhasa.‎ The reason for the children's decision to go to Shenzhen is their love of music. They are all talented and want to sing their hearts out in front of national audience by participating in a Shenzhen-based reality show.‎ The foursome's trip is indeed fun, but also turns out to be dangerous as well. Luckily, help is on hand along the way in the form of a wandering family, a shepherd, a motorcycle club, and a TV producer's assistant.‎ Ballad From Tibet has won the award for Best Children's Feature at the 13th China International Children's Film Festival in November, and earned nominations at 17 different international children's film festivals in Germany, Canada, Japan, Greece, Australia and India.‎ ‎24. What does the underlined impaired in paragraph 2 mean?‎ A. damaged B. strengthened C. short-sighted D. amazing ‎ ‎25.Why do the four children in Ballad From Tibet choose Shenzhen as their destination?‎ A. Their teacher advises them to go there to pursue their dream. ‎ B. They want to look for their parents there.‎ C. They long to earn money there to support themselves.‎ D. They want to take part in a Shenzhen-based reality show.‎ ‎26. What can we infer about Ballad From Tibet in the text?‎ A. The teacher and the doctor are in favor of Thupten’s decision.‎ B. The film is going to be shown in New York City for the first time. ‎ C. Not all the four children in the film have trouble in seeing things. ‎ D. The children get to their destination very smoothly.‎ ‎27. What does the author think of Ballad From Tibet?‎ A. Successful. B. Negative C. Awful D. Surprising ‎ C There are few things U.S. students love more than the summer vacation, that traditionally three-month break from school during June, July and August. But why does it even exist?‎ A common theory holds that the summer vacation was created for farm kids who needed to work. That’s only slightly true: students at rural schools did get time off for harvests, but those breaks fell in the spring and the fall. ‎ In fact, the summer vacation was born in the city. Calls for a break began in the mid-19th century, when many urban schools met year-round. Warnings about “over-study” led reformers like Horace Mann to argue that time off would be good for kids’ behavior and mental health, says Kenneth M. Gold, author of School’s In: The History of Summer Education in American Public Schools. ‎ Doctors agreed. John C. Warren, a Harvard professor of anatomy(解剖学) and surgery, once remarked that “too steady an application to literary pursuits” led to a “over-exhausted body.” And in an era before AC, experts worried that poorly ventilated（通风的）school buildings increased the risks. ‎ Debate continued for decades. But as railroads made nature more accessible for city dwellers, wealthier parents increasingly took matters into their own hands and took their kids out of school. Eventually, the vacationers won out, and the break became official.‎ Nowadays, reformers have changed their tune: they argue that cancelling long summer vacations could shrink achievement gaps between students. It’s an idea backed up by data—but one at which their forebears might shock.‎ ‎28. Who first enjoyed the summer vacation according to the text?‎ A. Students in the countryside. ‎ B. Students in the city.‎ C. Students whose family are rich. ‎ D. Students who are good learners. ‎ ‎29. Why did John C. Warren think it necessary for the students to take a summer vacation? ‎ A. The poorly-equipped school buildings added the risks. ‎ B. If the students over studied, they would feel too tired. ‎ C. Taking a break was good for the students’ mental health.‎ D. The students could help their parents with the farm work. ‎ ‎30. Why are the reformers today against taking a long summer vacation? ‎ A. Because the students needn’t help their parents on the farms any longer. ‎ B. Because all the parents are complaining about it.‎ C. Because the students spend too much time playing in the summer vacations. ‎ D. Because the students can catch up with their peers during the period.‎ ‎31. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?‎ A. Discuss whether it is necessary to take a summer vacation.‎ B. Tell the readers the origin of the summer vacation. ‎ C. Talk about how to spend the summer vacation effectively.‎ D. Tell the readers how the students in the USA like the summer vacation.‎ D As free as they make us, mobile phones still need to stay close to a power source. Soon that may change with “green” power.‎ Three Chilean students got the idea for a plant-powered device to charge their cell phones, while sitting in their school’s outdoor courtyard during a break from exams, with dead mobile phones. Then, one of them had an “aha” moment.‎ ‎“It occurred to Camila to say about plants, ”said inventor Evelyn Aravena. “‘Why don’t you have an outlet ( 插座), if there are so many plants? ’After that, we thought, ‘why don't they have a charging outlet? Because there are so many plants and living things that have the potential to produce energy, why not?’”‎ Their invention—a small biological circuit called E-Kaia—uses the energy plants to produce energy during photosynthesis(光合作用). A plant uses only a small part of that energy and the rest goes into the soil, and that's where the E-Kaia collects it. The device plugs into the ground and then into your phone.‎ ‎“It’s the most amazing project I've ever seen in my life, plain and simple. They brought this original model, and it worked — and that’s when it all changed, at least from my personal point of view and I began to support them.” said Mauricio Cifuentes.‎ The device solved two problems for the engineering students — they needed an idea for a class project, and an outlet to plug in their phones.‎ ‎“Looking for a place to charge the notebook, which had no power, and the mobile phones, we weren’t able to find anything because all the other students were in the same state of madness trying to find a place to charge their devices,” said Aravena.‎ But plants are everywhere, and the bio－circuit makes the best of their excess(过多的) power.‎ The E-Kaia doesn’t carry much charge but it’s powerful enough to completely recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours.‎ The student inventors have applied for patents on their technology, and expect the E-Kaia to go on sale before long.‎ ‎32. How did the students get the “green” power idea?‎ A. When carrying out an experiment.‎ B. Getting inspiration from a science book.‎ C. With the encouragement of their professors.‎ D. Just from an occasional thought.‎ ‎33. How does E-Kaia work?‎ A. It only works in the daytime.‎ B. It uses the energy from the plants.‎ C. It collects the energy in the air.‎ D. It doesn’t need any outlets while charging the phones. ‎ ‎34. What can we learn from what Mauricio Cifuentes said?‎ A. He intended to purchase the patent. ‎ B. He invented the original device.‎ C. He showed great interest in the device. ‎ D. He attempted to produce the device in large numbers.‎ ‎35．What might be the best title for the passage?‎ A. A New Device to Change the World B. Green Power - a New and Potential Source C. Chilean Students Find a Green Way to Charge Phones D. A New Device Invented by Chilean Students Will Be on Sale 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。‎ Positive thoughts Before you read any further, will you do me a quick favor? Find a mirror, take a look at yourself, and pay attention to the thoughts and feelings that run through your head. Don’t feel silly. It’s okay.‎ Done? Let’s continue. How did that feel? Did your brain think positive thoughts like, 36 “___________” or did you put yourself down because you hate your hips or arms? If I had to guess, I would imagine most of you put yourselves down. So to encourage you to love yourself, 37.____________.‎ You have strength of character.‎ No matter what life throws at you, you keep moving forward. No matter how many times you fall down, you keep getting back up. Your strength to keep on living and stay true to yourself speaks highly of your character. 38._____________.‎ Giggle , giggle, giggle!‎ Laughing is one of the best calorie-burning activities ever. Keep sharing giggles with everyone you come across because there is already enough darkness in the world. Be a source of light instead.‎ ‎39._______________.‎ Your gratefulness shows that you appreciate the people who help you and the blessings in your life. If we can’t be thankful for what we do have, what makes us think that we should obtain even more things to feel better? Your thankfulness is incredibly attractive.‎ You are who you are.‎ Love your body. Be unapologetic about who you are. Walk with confidence. 40.______________. Smile because you deserve it. There is nothing more attractive than a person who is 100 percent comfortable in his or her skin.‎ A. You give thanks.‎ B. I look super cute today!‎ C. I have put on weight again recently.‎ D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.‎ E. Love yourself because you are wonderful.‎ F. I made a list of reasons why you are attractive.‎ G. No matter how many struggles you face, you stand firm .‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ It was a hot summer day. The sun was shining brightly and all I could think of was 41 down with a scoop（勺） of my favorite ice cream. I decided to make a quick 42 to the newly opened ice cream parlor(冰淇淋店) close by for a mid-day 43 .‎ As soon as I arrived there, I 44 my ice cream in a fancy cone and asked the server to 45 two tubs of chocolate ice cream home.‎ While he was busy preparing for my take-out, I was halfway through my icy treat and was enjoying the view of the two colorfully 46 ice cream flavors, sitting pretty one next to the other. ‎ Now that my to-go order was 47 , I headed to the payment counter to settle the bill. Surprisingly, the cashier had forgotten to 48 my ice cream, 49 only for the two tubs.‎ The next few 50 passed by as I 51 between doing what was easy — clearing the bill and moving out, and doing what was right — 52 the error. I knew if I didn’t bring the error in the bill to his 53 , my ice cream would be charged against his 54 .‎ That moment, my decision was made and I went and told him what he had 55 .‎ He looked at me in 56 and thanked me for telling the error. Had it not been for my 57 telling the error, he would have been 58 . The smile of relief on his face made me smile, too.‎ I came out of the ice cream parlor feeling really 59 about myself. I knew that day how wonderful it feels to do what is right 60 what is easy. ‎ ‎41. A. calming B. breaking C. cooling D. setting ‎42. A. choice B. trip C. decision D. promise ‎43. A. meal B. work C. treat D. cure ‎44. A. ordered B. booked C. delivered D. made ‎45. A. sell B. take C. make D. pack ‎46.A.decorated B. prepared C. created D. described ‎ ‎47. A. ready B. slow C. late D. over ‎48. A. bill B. buy C. pay D. cash ‎ ‎49. A. taking B. spending C. charging D. buying ‎50. A. days B. weeks C. hours D. seconds ‎51. A. debated B. checked C. doubted D. hesitated ‎ ‎52. A. referring to B. pointing out C. finding out D. looking into ‎53. A. mind B. face C. notice D. note ‎54. A. expenses B. salary C. taxes D. fees ‎55. A missed B. left C. remained D. balanced ‎56. A. need B. relief C. disbelief D. anxiety ‎57. A. honestly B. obviously C. secretly D. incredibly ‎58. A. fined B. hired C. sentenced D. arrested ‎ ‎59. A. optimistic B. fresh C. wonderful D. well ‎60. A. other than B. rather than C. regardless of D. apart from 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。‎ The Chinese language is different 61._________ Western languages. Chinese words are formed by putting together different characters. In many cases, a single character can also make up a word. The history of the Chinese language can be examined by looking at 62.___________ these characters developed. ‎ Chinese writing 63.____________(begin) thousands of years ago. According to 64.___________ancient story, a man named Cang Jie invented Chinese writing. One winter day while he was hunting, he saw the tracks of animals in the snow and observed that the 65._____________(appear) of each one was different. Then he had the idea 66._________ he could use different shapes to represent different objects. The first Chinese characters were drawings of physical objects. ‎ Not all characters were developed from drawings of objects. Sometimes to express ideas, some characters were made by 67.__________(combine) two or more characters together. For example, ‘rest’ was made up of the characters for a man and a tree. ‎ Though these kinds of characters indicate meanings, one of their shortcomings is that they do not show how they should 68.__________(pronounce). Therefore, a method was developed to have one part of a character indicates the meaning and the other suggests the pronunciation. Many Chinese characters 69.__________(use)today were made this way.‎ In the 1950s the Chinese government introduced simplified Chinese characters and now they have been used 70.__________(wide) in China’s mainland.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ The first public TV broadcasts were made in the USA in 1925. Later, in 1928, a first long-distance TV broadcast was made between the UK and the USA. Many different people contributed the development of TV. Most early TV broadcasts are made using a system developed by John Logie Baird in the UK, which constructed the first color TV in 1928, but the first color TV programme was broadcast until 1938. It took more than two decade, though, until 1951, for regular color TV broadcasts to begin in the USA.‎ Satellites were used to broadcast TV at beginning in 1962. It allow TV to be broadcast over vast distances, as everyone receiving the same broadcast at the same time. They also make TV access to people who live far away from cities, and satellite dishes can often be seen distributing throughout the countryside and remote areas. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是我校高二学生李华，你的英国朋友 Jim 希望了解你在过去一年中的最大收获。 请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：‎ ‎1.简述你的最大收获；‎ ‎2.谈谈该收获对你的影响；‎ ‎3.表达对新一年的期待。‎ 注意：1. 词数120左右；‎ ‎2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Jim,‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,‎ Li Hua 英语试题答案 听力：‎ ‎1-5ABACB 6-10CABCB 11-15CABAB 16-20CACBA 阅读理解 ：‎ ‎21-23ACD 24-27ADBA 28-31BBDB 32-35DBCC ‎36-40 BFGAE 完形填空：‎ ‎41-45 CBCAD 46-50 BAACD 51-55DBCBA 56-60 BAACD 语法填空：‎ ‎61. from 62.how 63. began 64. an 65. appearance 66. that ‎ ‎67. combining 68. be pronounced 69. used 70. widely ‎ 改错：‎ The first public TV broadcasts were made in the USA in 1925. Later, in 1928, a ‎ first long-distance TV broadcast was made between the UK and the USA. Many different people contributed the development of TV. Most early TV broadcasts are made using a system developed by John Logie Baird in the UK, which constructed the first color TV in 1928, but the first color TV programme was broadcast until 1938. It took more than two decade, though, until 1951, for regular color TV broadcasts to begin in the USA.‎ Satellites were used to broadcast TV at beginning in 1962. It allow TV to be broadcast over vast distances, as everyone receiving the same broadcast at the same time. They also make TV access to people who live far away from cities, and satellite dishes can often be seen distributing throughout the countryside and remote areas. ‎ ‎71.a 改为the 72.contributed 后面加 to 73. are 改为 were ‎74.which改为 who 75.decade 改为decades 76. 删除 at ‎77.It 改为 They 78.as 改为 with 79.access 改为accessible ‎ ‎80.distributing改为distributed ‎ 参考范文：‎ Dear Jim,‎ How is it going? In your email, you mentioned you wanted to know ‎ my greatest harvest in the past year, so now I’m very delighted to share it with you. ‎ Last October, I celebrated my 18th birthday with my classmates, symbolizing that I have grown up. Learning to take the responsibility as an adult is the biggest reward for me and it has many positive influences on my life. Firstly, I am much clearer about my goal in life and I feel highly motivated to achieve it. More importantly, I learn to appreciate what I have already had. The love and dedication of my teachers and parents keep me going, and all I need to do now is to play my part. ‎ When it comes to the coming year, I do hope I can achieve my dream and be admitted to my ideal university. Meanwhile, I sincerely hope all your best dreams can come true! ‎ Looking forward to your good news.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 听力原文：‎ Example:‎ M: Excuse me, can you tell me how much the shirt is?‎ W: Yes, it's nine fifteen.‎ Text 1‎ M: Hi Beth! How was your holiday at the beach?‎ W: We had a great time, but it was cloudier than it usually is in July. I prefer it when it's really sunny. But that was OK. At least it didn't rain.‎ Text 2‎ W: We're having a small lunch party next Friday. Would you like to come?‎ M: I'd love to, but I'm afraid I'll be away at a meeting in Brussels. And please e-mail me a copy of the report we just talked about.‎ Text 3‎ W: Hey, Nick. I heard you no longer teach at school. How is your new job?‎ M: Not bad, Nancy. But I have to work late a lot.‎ W: What do you do now?‎ M: I design websites at Central Computers.‎ Text 4‎ W: Would you like to have some drinks first?‎ M: No, thank you. I think we'll just be having a main course.‎ W: Are you ready to order now?‎ M: I think we're ready.‎ Text 5‎ W: Paul, did you find a summer job yet?‎ M: Yeah, I'm working at a restaurant.‎ W: Oh, how is it going?‎ M: The money is not bad. But it's pretty hard work. I didn't realize it until I took this job.‎ Text 6‎ M: I love these T-shirts! But they're pretty expensive. I only have $20.‎ W: Hey, these T-shirts are only $12.‎ M: So, what color? Do you like the red or the yellow one?‎ W: Not really. Hey, all these shirts are red and yellow. Awful colors, you know. I think that's why they're on sale.‎ M: So do you want one?‎ W: No, let's go. f m hungry. Let's find a place to have lunch.‎ Text 7‎ W: Where did you go on vacation?‎ M: I went to San Francisco. It's a really pretty city.‎ W: Why San Francisco?‎ M: Oh, my sister works there. I stayed with her. She loves shopping, so we went shopping every day. Look, I got this sweater.‎ W: Nice! I didn't go anywhere on my last vacation. I didn't have enough money to go anywhere.‎ M: Oh,‎ W: Oh, that's too bad not really. I actually enjoyed my vacation a lot. A friend from college stayed with me for a week. We just talked and watched a lot of old movies.‎ M: That sounds fun.‎ Text 8‎ M: Well, hello. Please come in and sit down. Your name is Mary North, I see.‎ W:Yes.‎ M: So why don't you tell me about yourself?‎ W: Uh, well, certainly. I come from Japan, but now I live here in London. I received a degree in Business English at the University of Chicago in America. And I organized many activities at university. These are all in my application.‎ M: Well, how about your office skills? Can you type fast?‎ W:I can type, but not very fast.‎ M: Can you do word processing and financial reports?‎ W: No, I can't, but I'd like to learn about computers.‎ M: What about languages?‎ W: Well, I speak Japanese. My French is good, and I can speak English very well.‎ M: Oh, yes. I think we'll send you a letter next week.‎ Text 9‎ W: Carl, how long do you spend on your computer each evening?‎ M: Well, my college work usually takes at least two hours.‎ W: Is that all? Then I think maybe I spend too much time looking for information every day一I start off by researching one topic on a website and then I follow a link to something else. Suddenly I realize how late it is and I'm on a completely different subject, and I still haven't finished the work I was supposed to do.‎ M: It's a waste of time. And you know you can't believe everything you read on the Internet.‎ W: Oh yes, that's why I never go into chat rooms一you have no idea who you're talking to and what they might find out about you.‎ M: What I really like are online games. Sometimes I stay up really late playing.‎ W: I find them boring and it's not good for you to sit in front of a screen for too long M: You're right. So I'm trying to limit my time playing online games. And you can stop visiting websites that aren't going to be useful for your work.‎ W: OK, and then let's go to the cinema this evening with the time that we've saved.‎ M:Great!‎ Text 10‎ W: Good morning. This is Lydia speaking. Now I have no other choice but to call you to complain about the recent purchase of a woolen sweater from your department store on Philip Street, on September 25th. I recently washed the sweater in cool water, following the instructions. However, when I moved it from the machine, the sweater became too large and wrinkled and no longer fit me well. I phoned the store last Tuesday, that was October 12th, and spoke to the shop assistant, a Mr. Morris, who was rather rude on the phone and informed me that I could not get a replacement sweater as it was purchased at a reduced price. Later I phoned again but once more received a cold answer from one of your helpline staff that she could do nothing to help. I felt really upset, for I have been a regular customer of your store for many years and until this incident, I've never had any complaints. I must tell you, I feel disappointed to be treated in such a manner. I demand an apology for this manner. And I think you should have a talk with your workers. I'm expecting you to ring me back as soon as possible.‎