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南康中学2020～2021学年度第一学期高一第二次大考英语试卷第一部分：听力（满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Borrowabook.B.Buyabook.C.Returnabook.2.Wherearethespeakersgo

ing?A.Toarestaurant.B.Toabank.C.Toabookstore.3.Howmanylanguagescanthewomanspeak?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.4.Whatwillth

espeakersprobablytake?A.Somecakes.B.Somebiscuits.C.Someicecream.5.Howwillthewomangethome?A.Bytaxi.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoesthe

manplantodothisafternoon?A.Visitadoctor.B.Getarest.C.Takeaclass.7.Whatdayisitprobablytoday?A.Wednesday.B.T

hursday.C.Friday.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhatkindofEnglishdidthewomanlearn?A.BritishEnglish.B.AmericanEnglish.C.AustralianEngliish.9.Whatcanweknowaboutthe

man?A.Heisanewcomer.B.Heisateacher.C.Helikestraveling.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatwastheweatherprobablyl

ikeduringtheholiday?A.Cloudy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.11.Whataboutthehotelwasthemandissatisfiedwith?A.Therooms.B.Thewaiters.C.Thepric

e.12.Whichofthefollowingcouldworkproperly?A.Thecoffeemachine.B.Theairconditioning.C.Therunningmachines.请听第9段材料，回答第

13至16题。13.HowoftendoesChrisplayfootball?A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Twiceamonth.14.WhatsportdoesBendonow?A.Swimming.B.Running.C.Basketbal

l.15.Wholikestoplaytennis?A.Ben’sfather.B.Ben’smother.C.Ben’ssister.16.WhatcanweknowaboutSimon?A.Heisane

arlyriser.B.Heisonadiet.C.Helikescycling.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatdidthespeakergotoattendinMontreal?A.Middlesch

ool.B.Highschool.C.College.18.Whatdidthespeakermainlydointhelibrary?A.HereadEnglishbooks.B.Hedidhishomewo

rk.C.HewroteEnglishstories.19.Whatdoesthespeakerdobestinnow?A.Grammar.B.Writing.C.Speaking.20.Whatkindofpersonis

thespeaker?A.Hard-working.B.Popular.C.Clever.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。A9/11Memorialand

GroundZeroWalkingTourInremembranceoftheeventsthattookplaceonSeptember11,2001,takethis2.5hourwalkingtour.Walkthroughthespaceofthef

ormerWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkCity(NYC)．Aguidewithapersonalconnectiontotheeventsofthatdaysharesstoriesoftragedyandheroism.Please

wearcomfortableshoes.LowerEastSideFoodandCultureTourTakeadeepdiveintothefoodcultureofManhattan'sLowerEastSideduringthis3ho

urguidedsmall-grouptour.FollowyourguidetohiddentreasuresfortastesofeverythingfrompancakestoChinesedumplings.Alongtheway,yourguidewil

lcastlightontheneighborhood'srich,variedfoodculture,whichhelpsyouunderstandNYCasawhole.Childrenaged5yearsoryoungerarewelcomeatnocharge.

Thetourrunsrainorshine.StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandTourGetupcloseandpersonalwithEllisIslandandtheStatueofLiber

tyonthis4.5hourtour.Listentothelivenarrationfromyourguideandlearnaboutthehistoryofbothspots.Jumpthequeueandenjoyaccesstot

hereservationserviceboardingtheferry.ThentakeintheamazingviewsofsouthernManhattanasyoucrossNewYorkHar

bor.Foodsordrinksofanykindarenotpermitted.BigAppleHelicopterTourItmightseemimpossibletoseethehighlightso

fNYCinjust15minutes.Butthishelicoptertourmakesitareality.Listentocommentaryfromyourpilotasyouflybyth

eStatueofLiberty,CentralParkandotherlandmarks.You'llseemoreofthecityonthistourthananentiredayofexplor

ingonfoot.Reservationsarerequired.21．WhichtourisperfectforthoseexpectingaquicklookofNYC?A．BigAppleHelicopterTour.B．

StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandTour.C．LowerEastSideFoodandCultureTour.D．9/11MemorialandGroundZeroWalkingTour.22．WhatdoweknowaboutLowerEast

SideFoodandCultureTour?A．Itisanighttour.B．Itinvolvestreasurehunting.C．Itischildfriendly.D．Itwillbecanceledi

fitrains.23．WhatcantouristsdoonStatueofLibertyandEllisIslandTour?A．Sharetheirfirsthandstories.B．Takesomewaterwiththem.C．Haveabird'

seyeviewofsouthernManhattan.D．Enjoyspecialrighttoboardtheferry.BRecently,myhusbandandthreekidswereplayinginMediterra

nean(地中海),swimmingandfloatinginthepictureperfectsea.ItwasridiculouslybeautifulinMajorca,Spain.Thewaythesundancedacrossthewaterandhowthebluehorizo

nwasdottedwithstorybooksailboatsweresuchbeautifulscenes.MyhusbandandIalwaysdreamedabouttakingourkidson

atriparoundtheworld.Itwasoneofthethingswetalkedatlengthabout.Whenweimaginedourlifewiththechildren,wehope

dwewouldhave.Fourteenyearslater,wehadthreeboyswhoweregrowingupfasterbytheday.Itwastimetomake_good_ontho

seplans.Werenewedourpassports,andthenpackedourbags.Weshowedourkidstheworld.Itwasaboutexperiencingthedozensofflightsandtrains

andtaxistogether.Weshowedthemhowwonderful,howdiverse,andhowfascinatingtheworldis.Wewantedthemtolearnallthatwehadlear

nedourselves,throughourowntravels.Buttherewassomethingmorethanthat:Whatwereallywantedistoslowdowntime.Wewantedthedaystola

stabitlonger,andtheweekstotaketheirtime.Theyearswithourchildrenaregoingtoofast.Wewantedtoputthebrakeso

nourbusylivesforayear,andjustbewithourkids.Wewantedabreakfromthedailymorningroutineofmakinglunches,eatingbreakfas

tandgoingoutthedoorintimeforschool.Weneededfamilytimeout.ItwasthewonderfultwomonthsinEurope,fullofincrediblem

oments.Whenwelookbackatourlives,Iknowwe'llbegladwedidit.Iknowwe'llbehappythatthisisachapterofthestoryofourfamily.24．Whatdidthecoupleoft

endreamoffourteenyearsago?A．GoingtoMediterranean.B．Travellingwiththeirchildren.C．Somestorybooksailboats.D．Theirchildren'sgrowingfast.25．Whatdoestheun

derlinedpart“makegoodon”probablymeaninParagraph3?A．Dogoodto.B．Carryout.C．Makeup.D．Putoff.26．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Thet

ravel.B．Thechildren.C．Thetransportation.D．Thediverseworld.27．Whatwasthemostimportantinthewriter'seyes?A．Doingev

erythingslowly.B．Livingabusylife.C．Stickingtotheroutine.D．Slowingdownthetime.CMaeJemisonwasbornin1956inDecatur,Alabama.Herfatherwasa

worker.Hermotherwasaschoolteacher.Bothherparentsencouragedtheirchildrentokeeplearningandgoaftertheirdreams.OnedaywhenMaewasyoung,herthumbgothu

rt.Shewatchedpusoozingout(脓流出).Shewascuriousaboutpus:whatwasitandwhywasitcomingout?Thatsimpleincidentturnedintoalearnin

gexperience.Sheendedupdoingawholeprojectonpus.ItwasnosurprisethatMaedidwellatschool.ShereceivedaBachelorofSciencedegreeinchemi

calengineering(化学工程)andanotherdegreeinAfricanandAfro-AmericanStudiesfromStanfordUniversity.ButMaedidn’twanttostudyordojustonething.Shechose

tostudymedicinenextatCornellUniversityMedicalCollege.Thenshebecameadoctor.Sheenjoyedherjob,yetherchildhooddreamofgoingintospacewasstill

inhermind.SoshelatertriedtojoinNASA’sastronaut(宇航员)trainingprogram.Shetriedtwiceandwasacceptedfinally!

In1992,herdreamcametrue.ShebecamethefirstAfrican-Americanwomantogointospace.Shortlyafterthat,shequitfromNASAtodooth

erthings.ShethenbecameateacheratDartmouthCollege.Mae’spathwasn’talwayseasy.Atthattime,manybelievedthatwomendidn’thaveaplaceintheworldofscien

ce.Butnothingwouldstandinherway.Throughthecourseofherlife,Maewasanexcellentdoctor,scientistandastronaut.Althoughshehasleftherjobandstoppe

dworking,she’sstillactive.Shespeaksatmanyschoolsandtalksabouttheimportanceofgoingafterone’sdreams.28.WhydidMaebegintostudysci

ence?A.Shewantedtobelikehermotherwhowasascientist.B.Herparentsencouragedhertostudyscience.C.Shewascuriousaboutpuswhenshewashurt.D.Shedid

bestinscienceatschool.29.WhatdifficultydidMaerunintowhenshewasgoingafterherdreams?A.Peopledidn’tbelievewomencoulddowellinscience.B.Sh

efailedmanytimesinherprojectonpus.C.ShewasseriouslyinjuredandhadtoquitfromNASA.D.Shecouldn’tfocusononethingfora

longtime.30.WhatistherightorderofMae’slifeevents?a.ShebecameateacheratDartmouthCollege.b.Shelearnedmedi

cineandbecameadoctor.c.ShestudiedscienceatStanfordUniversity.d.ShegottraininginNASA’sastronauttrainingprogram.A.c-a-d-bB.c-b-d

-aC.a-b-d-cD.b-d-c-a31.Fromthepassage,weknowthatMae______.A.livedapoorlifewhenshewasyoungB.wentintospaceattheageof36C.studiedme

dicineatStanfordUniversityD.haddreamedofbeingadoctorsincechildhoodDOneNorthCarolinabusinessownerishelpingtheho

melessbyopeninguphisparkinglottopeoplewhomaybelivingoutoftheircars.JamesCharlesistheownerofKiplin’sAutomotiveGroupinCh

arlotte,NorthCarolina.Forabouttwomonths,hehasbeenencouragingpeoplesleepingintheircarstousethecompany’sparkinglota

sasafeplacetosleepatnight.Charleswasfirstencouragedtodosomethinghelpfulafterhisteamtriedtotakebackawoman’scarbackinJanuary.“Thegentlemanwhowasta

kingbackthecarsaid,‘Wecan’ttakethecar;there’ssomebodylivinginthecar,’”CharlestoldWBTV.Thenhetriedtogetthewomanintoahomelessshelter(收容所).Buthew

asshockedtofindthateveryshelterinthecitywasfull.Althoughhepaidforhertostayinahotelforafewnights,heknewthattherewereotherpeoplesufferingfromthesameth

ing.CharlesmadeaFacebookpost:“Wewouldliketoprovideasafeplaceforthosegoingthroughthistoughtime.Wecan’tputeveryoneinahotel,bu

twecangetyouasafeplaceforthenight.Sincemoreandmorepeoplehavesharedhispost,peoplehavedonated(捐赠)hats,scarves,food,andev

enaneasy-to-movetoiletfortheparkinglot.Notonlythat,butabout20differentpeoplehavehelpedCharleswithhisofferbyparkingtheircarsovernighta

tthelot.ThesekindactsalsomadeitpossibleforCharlestostarthisnon-profit(非盈利的)organization,HALONow.Theorganizationwassetuptoraisemoneyfortheho

melesspeopleofCharlotte—andhehasraisedmorethanUS$30,000.32.Fromthepassage,weknowKiplin’sAutomotiveGroup__________.A.maybeaco

mpanythatrentscarstopeopleB.isacompanythatrentsaparkingplaceC.isanon-profitorganizationinNorthCarolinaD.maybeanorganizatio

nthatoffershomelessshelters33.WhydidCharlesprovidetheparkinglotasasafeplaceforpeopletosleep?A.Becausehisp

arkinglotwasrentedasalivingplace.B.BecauseCharleswantedtoshowhiskindness.C.Becausepeoplehadnoplacetoparktheircars.D.Beca

usemanypeoplehadnoplacetogoduringatoughtime.34.WhatdidCharlesdotohelpthehomeless?A.Heaskedpeopletodonateonline.B.Hesharedthestorythrough

theInternet.C.Hegaveoutfoodtopeoplelivingintheircars.D.Hebuiltaneasy-to-movetoiletfortheparkinglot.35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Parkinglotscanbe

safeplacesforpeopletoliveinthefuture.B.HomelesspeopleseekhelpthroughtheInternet.C.Acompanyownerprovidesasafep

laceforthehomelesstoparkandsleep.D.Thegovernmentusesparkinglotstohelpthehomelesssettledown.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。Everybodyhassomegoalsinlife.Ifyouarenotactinginawaythatwillhelpyouachievethosegoals,yourconfidencemaybeless._36_Takerealacti

on.Lackofaction.WatchingTVisn'tanaction.Eatingisn'tanaction,too._37_Itcanbeasidehustle,ahobby...Somethingthatyouwant!Ofcourse,whenyousetgo

alsforlife,youshouldbeabletoputthemtogether,andmakepracticalgoals.__38__Ifyouaren'tproudofyourself,howcan'tyoubeinlowsp

irits.Thequickestwaytoovercomeyoursituationistowinmoreoften.Botharestronghormones(荷尔蒙)thatpushyoutod

omore.__39_You'llgetmoreconfidencefromwinning.Thisishowyougetstarted—win.Faceuptotrueselves.Weshouldknowourselvesverywellandjudgeours

elvesfairly.Insteadofthinkingaboutyourownphysicalimperfections,oralwayscomparingyourselfwithothers'advantages,youshouldbelievetha

tyouhavebrightspots,andthateveryonehastheirownstrengthsandweaknesses._40__Ifwewouldjustacceptandtrustourselves,con

fidencemightbemuchstronger.A．Arealactionissomethingthatyouwant.B．Calmdownandthinkpositively.C．Keepnormalrelationshipsandmakemorewarmheartedfriend

s.D．Ifso,youneedtoreadthefollowingtips.E．Thereisnosuchthingasaperfectperson.F．Onceyoustarttowin,youwillalw

aysgoformorewinning.G．Highconfidencecomeswithpride.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）阅读下面短文，

从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）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。MyfatherwasborninasmalltownintheUS.Hewasn'tsurewhathewa

ntedfrom__41__，butsomethingtoldhimto__42__andbeginanewadventure.HebeganthatadventuretravelingtocitiesintheUSbeforegoingonto

Australia,NewZealandandthePhilippines.Hetookmymotherandusthreedaughterswithhimandwentwherevertheroad__43__him.It'seasytofeel_44__whenyou'reonth

eroad.Wemadelotsofnewfriendsonourtrip—mostofthemaremechanics,sinceweoften__45__hoursinrepairshops.Butthatwasawaymuch_46__thansitti

ngbytheroadsidewhilewaitingfortheengineto__47__whenitwas40℃outside.Gettingalongwellsometimesseemed__48__.Therewerealwaysalotof_49__，e

speciallyamongusbackseatpassengersaboutwhohadto__50__inthemiddle.Butevenifitwashard,welearnedalotabout__51__.Whenwewer

etravelinginthePhilippines,wedrovetoQuezonCityoneday.Itshouldhavebeenanhour'sdrivebutwasnearlythreethankstobadroadsand__52__traffic

.“Didyouputoursuitcasesinthecar？”myfatheraskedmymotheraswearrivedthere.Fromthebackseat,wesawher__53__turntowardmyfather.“No，”shesaid.“Ithoughtyou

did.”Thatwashowasevenhourcartripturnedintoa16-hourone,whichwasmostlyspentin__54__.Onoccasionslikethat,wehadtolearntoletgoofourangerb

ecausewewere__55__inarollingboxwiththesamepeoplefortherestofthe__56__.EvenifIsometimesfeltlikeopeningtheca

rdoorand__57__oneofmysistersout,Ikeptmyfeelingstomyself.Thisiswhyroadtripswerelike__58__universitiestous.We__

59__ourPhDs(博士学位)inhowtogetalongwithotherpeoplejustbytravelinginouroldcar.Ifwewere__60__givenasecondchanceat

life,wewoulddoitalloveragain.OnlythistimewouldIputthesuitcasesinthecarmyself.41．A.moveB．lifeC．experien

ceD．belief42．A.liveupB．struggleonC．getoutD．walkaround43．A.tookB．droveC．servedD．controlled44．A.anxiousB．upsetC．helple

ssD．lonely45．A.wastedB．workedC．spentD．chatted46．A.betterB．easierC．saferD．cleverer47．A.breakdownB．cooloffC．clearupD．turnover48．A.availableB．alternativ

eC．necessaryD．impossible49．A.argumentsB．fightsC．embarrassmentsD．amusements50．A.settleB．restC．sitD．watch51．A.sharin

gB．respectC．communicationD．tolerance52．A.lightB．heavyC．localD．fast53．A.suddenlyB．sensitivelyC．calmlyD

．slowly54．A.silenceB．vainC．panicD．disappointment55．A.buriedB．crazyC．stuckD．impatient56．A.holidayB．journeyC．explor

ationD．march57．A.draggingB．pushingC．helpingD．sending58．A.unusualB．commonC．freeD．mobile59．A.earnedB．expectedC．missedD．valued6

0．A.somewhereB．anytimeC．somehowD．anyway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。HaveyoueverheardofLiZiqi?Sh

eis61._____famousvlogger(视频博主)livinginavillageinSichuan,China.Hervideos62.______(be)popularamongpeoplearoundtheworld.I

nhervideos,Limakeseverything,frompaper63.________cloth,dressesandevenasofa,withherownhands.ProfessorLiJinz

haofromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversityspoke64.________(high)ofhervideos.She65.____________(think)thevideoswerepleasingtotheeyeofh

eraudience.“Itisreally66._________(relax)towatchhermakingthings,”sheadded.Manypeoplewanttoknow67.______Li

Ziqiissopopular.ProfessorLiexplainedthatpeoplefeltanxiousabouttheworldandtheywantedtoliveaquietand68._

_____(nature)life.“WhatLishowsinhervideos69.________(provide)aninterestingandcreativeway70.________(look)atordin

arylifeinvillages.Weshouldlearnfromherpositiveattitudetowardslife,”ProfessorLisaid.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：在错的词下划一横线，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。MissYangisoneofmyneighbo

r.Asayoungchildhenevergotanypocketmoneyfromherparents,butshecouldearnalittlebydosmalljobsaroundtheneighborhood.Likemostyoungpeopleshedre

amtbeingrichandfamous,butshemadeherdreamtocometrue.She’snowveryrich,butsherememberedwhereshecamefrom.Shehasgivenawaythelotofmoneyoverth

eyearstosettingupschoolsandtohelppoorfamilies.Shesays,“Formeit’sjustalittlemoney,butformuchofthesepeopleit’sth

edifferencebetweenlifeordeath.”第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是高一新生李华，你们学校要开设英音课程和美音课程，但你对要学习英音还是美音很是困惑，故而想在某英语网站论坛发帖（post

）寻求帮助。请你就此事在论坛里发一份求助帖。注意：1.词数80-100左右(发帖格式已给出，不计入总词数)；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。LiHuaPostat17-9-202020:00..南康中学

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ecently,ourschoolclaimeditisgoingtoofferBritishEnglishcoursesandAmericanEnglishcourses.ButIhavenoideaaboutwhichcourseIshouldt

ake.Actually,IammorelikelytochooseBritishEnglishbecauseitisusuallyrecognizedasanoblelanguage.IfIcanspeakBritishEnglishwell,Iwillbeproudofmyself.Ho

wever,knowingthatBritishEnglishisdifficulttolearn,especiallyforitspronunciation,IamafraidthatIwon’tbeabletomasteritverywell.ComparedtoBritishEngli

sh,AmericanEnglishiseasiertolearn.SoIamstrugglingwithwhichonetochoose.WhatshouldIdo?听力原文(Text1)M:I’vebeenwaitingforthreeweeksforsomeonetoreturnHa

rryPottertothelibrary.I’mgettingsoimpatient.W:Whydon’tyoujustbuyyourowncopyonline?(Text2)M:Havewemissedit?Themansaiditw

asonlyfiveblocksawayoppositetherestaurant.W:Waitaminute,thebank,thetower…Thereitis,theJacksonBookstore.Let’sgo.(Text3)W:Whatlan

guagesdoyouspeakbesidesEnglish?M:IalsospeakChineseandJapanese.Whataboutyou?W:BesidesEnglish,IalsospeakSpanish,ItalianandPortugu

ese.(Text4)W:Whataboutsomethingsweet?Wecan’treallycarryacake,canwe?M:No.Andwecan’ttakeicecreamifit’shot.W:Definitelynot.Icanaskmymumtomakesom

ebiscuitsforus.M:Thatwouldbewonderful!(Text5)W:Oops,I’mlategettinghome,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneyforataxi.M:Whynottakethe

subway?W:Thestationisabitfarfromhere.HowIwishIcouldgetalift!M:Thengetinmycar.I’lltakeyouhome.(Text6)W:Henry,willyougo

toclassthisafternoon?M:Thisafternoon?Idon’tfeelalright.I’mafraidI’llhavetotakearestatmyhouse.W:ProfessorBrownwilla

nswerourquestionsabouttheupcomingexam.Aren’tyouworriedabouttheexam?M:OfcourseIam,butIreallydon’tfeelal

right.CouldyouwritedownProfessorBrown’sanswersandgivethemtometomorrowmorning?W:TheexamwilltakeplacethisF

riday.Itmeansyou’llhaveonlyonedaytoprepareforit.Isitenough?M:Yes,Ithinkso.Don’tworry.(Text7)W:Let’sgoandtaketheelevator.M:OK.Soyou’vel

earnedAmericanEnglishinsteadofBritishEnglish,right?W:Yes.MyEnglishteacherspentafewyearsinAmerica,soshetaughtusAmericanEnglish.SodoIhaveanAmericana

ccent?M:Yes.Butyouknow,Britishpeopledon’tsay“elevator”.Theysay“lift”.W:Right.SodidyoulearnBritishEnglish?M:ActuallyIreceivedmyeducationinAustr

alia,soyoucansayIspeakAustralianEnglish.ButI’velearnedaboutdifferentEnglisharoundtheworld,soIknowthedifferences.W:NowIsee.Oh,hereweare.Now

letmeshowyouintoyouroffice.M:Thanks.(Text8)M:Phew!Homeatlast!I’mgladtobeback,aren’tyou?W:Notreally.I’msorryourholidayisover.Wehadagreattime,di

dn’twe?M:Mmm…itwasOK.Theweatherwasn’tasgoodasI’dhoped.Theforecastsaiditwouldbesunnyforthewholeweek!Butitstartedcloudywhenwearrived.W:Butlu

ckily,wehadnorain,didwe?M:No.Butthehotelwestayedinwasveryexpensive.W:Yeah,butthefoodwasdeliciousandthewaiters

wereveryhelpful,Imustsay.WhenIaskedforcoffeebeansforthecoffeemachine,theysentsomeuptoourroominawhile.M:Mmm…that’

strue.W:ButIdidn’tknowwhytheairconditioningdidn’twork.Itwassohot!Butthatwasn’ttheonlythingthatwasn’t

workingproperly.Therunningmachineswerebroken,too.M:Right,well,thesethingshappen…(Text9)W:Hello,Ben.Youlooktired.Areyoualright?M:HiJess.I’vebeenout

doingsomeexercise.W:HaveyoubeenplayingfootballwithyourfriendChris?Doesn’theplayeveryTuesday?M:Yes,hedoes,butI’vebeenrunningwithRicky.W:Thatsoundshea

lthy!Yoursisterissporty,isn’tshe?Doesshegowithyou?M:Katie?No,shesayswegotooearlyinthemorning!Sheprefersswimming.W:Well,that’sg

oodexercise.Doyourparentsgowithher?M:No,mymumgoestothesportscentre.Sheusedtodoayogaclasstwiceaweek,butnowshepreferstennis

.W:Whataboutyourdad?M:Hedoesn’tdomuchexerciseandhehardlyeverwalksanywhere,buthe’sreallycarefulwhatheeats.Hehaslotsoffruitandvegetablesandnever

eatsredmeat.W:Andwhataboutyourolderbrother?M:Simongotanewbikelastyearsohe’salwaysonthat.Hegoesonreallylongrideseverymonth.W:Well,youre

allyhaveahealthyfamily!(Text10)AfterIfinishedmiddleschoolandhighschoolinmyowncountry,IwenttostudyinMontre

al,Canada.MostofmyclassmatesspokeverygoodEnglish.WhenItriedtotalkwiththem,Icouldn’tunderstandmuchandsometimesIhadtoaskthesimplestquestions.Somet

imesIcouldn’tfinishthehomeworkwell.IrealizedthatIhadtotakeactiontoimprovemyEnglish.Istartedtogototheschoollib

raryinmyfreetime.IspenttwotofourhoursadayjustreadingEnglishstoriestoincreasemyvocabulary.Also,IwroteinEnglishasmuchaspossible.Duringthattime,myvo

cabularyincreasedquickly.IalsowatchedmoviesinEnglish.WhenImetanewword,Iwroteitdowninmynotebook.Inord

ertodevelopmylisteningskills,Ilistenedtotheradioalot.Ialsomadesomefriends.IusuallyhungoutwiththemandwetalkedalottogetherinEnglish.SoIhavemadegreatp

rogressinspeakingEnglish.NowI’mgoodatspeaking.ButI’mstillhavingproblemswithmywritingandgrammar.SoIplantojoinaclub.