2024年11月普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試英語

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選擇題部分

第一部分（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題紙上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和明仕亞洲下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15

B.£9.18

C.£9.15

答案是C.1.Whatisthemanlookingfor?

A.Hispen.

B.Hisbook.

C.Hisphone.

2.WhatdoesCarol’sfatheraskhertodo?

A.Talkwithherfriends.

B.Gooutwithhim.

C.Putonwarmclothes.

3.HowmanymembersarethereinAlice’sgroupnow?

A.Two.

B.Four.

C.Six.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Waysofcooking.

B.Healthyfoodforkids.

C.Kidshelpinginthekitchen.

5.Whatisthewoman?

A.She’sashopassistant.

B.She’sareceptionist.

C.She’sasecretary.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位罝。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間明仕亞洲各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whydoesthemansoundsurprised?

A.Lilyrejectedajoboffer.

B.Lilywasabsentfromschool.

C.Lilyturneddownascholarship.

7.WhathasLilydecidedtodo?

A.TraveltoDubai.

B.Staywithhermom.

C.Startabusiness.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.

B.Relatives.

C.Classmates.

9.WhatisSabrina’ssisterdoing?

A.TouringinAfrica.

B.Teachinginavillage.

C.Workinginacompany.

10.HowcanSabrinareachhersisternow?

A.Byphone.

B.Byemail.

C.Byletter.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.WhatdoesMariathinkofthesoup？

A.Tasteless.

B.Justfine.

C.Thick.

12.WhatdoesKarlsaycanbeaddedtothesoup?

A.Salt.

B.Onions.

C.Pepper.

13.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Athome.

B.Atarestaurant.

C.Atafriend’shouse.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whenwillsomeonecometocheckthehotwater?

A.Thisafternoon.

B.Tomorrow.

C.Attheweekend.

15.Howdidthestudentsknowabouttheflat?

A.Fromafriend.

B.Fromanewspaper.

C.Fromahouseagency.

16.Whatwillthewomandotosettletheproblemaboutthefridge?

A.Paythestudentsforthenewone.

B.Getsomeonetofixtheoldone.

C.OrderoneontheInternet.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whoisthespeaker?

A.Aninvitedguest.

B.Anewsreporter.

C.Aradiohost.

18.Inwhatwayhasthespeakerchanged?

A.Hespeaksfaster.

B.Hebecomesheavier.

C.Hecooksmoreoften.

19.Whatisdifficultforthespeakertogetusedto?

A.Thefood.

B.Theweather.

C.Thelanguage.

20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheFrenchpeople?

A.Abitcold.

B.Generous.

C.Easy-going.第二部分：理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）

理解下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。

A

WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmycustomers.She'dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI'dbikeduptoherdoorstep,there'dbeacolddrinkwaiting.I'dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.

Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband,"Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning."she'dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,soda(汽水)wentupmynose.

ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybeshe'dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat'swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhilesheseemedcontenttoleaveherhusbandoveratthecemetery(墓地).

Ifinallyquitdeliveringnewspapersanddidn'tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurchfund-raiser(募捐活動).Shewasspooningmashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she'dhadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusbandwasgone,butlifewenton.

Iliveinthecitynow,andmypaperboyisaladynamed

Ednawiththreekids.SheasksmehowI'mdoing.WhenIdon'tsay"fine",shesticksaroundtohearmyproblems.She'slivedinthecitymostofherlife,butsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn'tsomuchaplaceasitisastateofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou'redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey'regettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit'sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.

21.Whydidsodagouptheauthor'snoseonetime?

A.Hewastalkingfast.

B.Hewasshocked.

C.Hewasinahurry.

D.Hewasabsent-minded.

22.WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.StanleyaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Heenjoyedthedrink.

B.Hewantedtobehelpful.

C.Hetookthechancetorest.

D.Hetriedtopleasehisdad.

23.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase"workitourofhersystem"?

A.recoverfromhersadness

B.moveoutoftheneighborhood

C.turntoheroldfriends

D.speakoutaboutherpast

24.Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?

A.Openuptoothers.

B.Dependoneachother.

C.Payforother'shelp

D.Careaboutoneanother.B

It'ssurprisinghowmuchsimplemovementofthebodycanaffectthewaywethink.Usingexpansivegestureswithopenarmsmakesusfeelmorepowerful,crossingyourarmsmakesyoumoredeterminedandlyingdowncanbringmoreinsights(領(lǐng)悟).

Soifmovingthebodycanhavetheseeffects,whatabouttheclotheswewear?We'reallwellawareofhowdressingupindifferentwayscanmakeusfeelmoreattractive,sportyorprofessional,dependingontheclotheswewear,butcantheclothesactuallychangecognitive(認知)performanceorisitjustafeeling?

AdamandGalinskytestedtheeffectofsimplywearingawhitelabcoatonpeople'spowersofattention.Theideaisthatwhitecoatsareassociatedwithscientists,whoareinturnthoughttohavecloseattentiontodetail.

Whattheyfoundwasthatpeoplewearingwhitecoatsperformedbetterthanthosewhoweren't.Indeed,theymadeonlyhalfasmanyerrorsasthosewearingtheirownclothesontheStroopTest(onewayofmeasuingattention).Thereserchrscalltheeffect"enclothedcognition,"suggestingthatallmannerofdifferentclothesprobablyaffectourcognitioninmanydifferntways.

Thisopensthewayforallsortsofclothes-basedexperiments.Isthewriterwhowearsafedoramorecreative?Isthepsychologistwearinglittleroundglassesandsmokingacigarmoreinsightful?Doesachef'shatmaketherestaurantfoodtastebetter?

FromnowonIwillonlybeeditingartclesforPsyBlogwhilewearingawhitecoattohelpkeepthetypingerrorcountlow.HopefullyyouwillbedoingyourpartbyreadingPsyBloginacapandgown(學位服).

25.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Bodymovementschangethewaypeoplethink.

B.Howpeopledresshasaninfluenceontheirfeelings.

C.Whatpeoplewearcanaffecttheircognitiveperformance.

D.Peopledoingdifferentjobsshouldweardifferentclothes.

26.AdamandGalinsky'sexperimenttestedtheeffectofclothesontheirwearers'______.

A.insights

B.movements

C.attention

D.appearance

27.Howdoestheauthorsoundinthelastparagraph?

A.Academic.

B.Humorous.

C.Formal.

D.Hopeful.C

Thereareenergysavingstobemadefromallrecyclablematerials,sometimeshugesavings.Recyclingplasticsandaluminum,forinstance,usesonly5%to10%asmuchenergyasproducingnewplasticorsmelting（提煉）aluminum.

Longbeforemostofusevennoticedwhatwenowcall"theenvironment,"BuckminsterFullersaid,"Pollutionisnothingbuttheresources（資源）wearenotharvesting.Weallowthemtobeleftaroundbecausewe'vebeenignorantoftheirvalue."Totakeoneexample,let'scomparethethrowawayeconomy（經(jīng)濟）witharecyclingeconomyaswefeedacatforlife.

Sayyourcatweigh5kgandeatsonecanoffoodeachday.Eachemptycanofitsfoodweights40g.Inathrowawayeconomy,youwouldthrowaway5,475cansoverthecat's15-yearlifetime.That's219kgofsteel-morethanafifthofatonandmorethan40timesthecat'sweight.

Inarecyclingeconomy,wewouldmakeonesetof100canstostartwith,thenreplacethemoverandoveragainwithrecycledcans.Sincealmost3%ofthemetalislostduringreprocessing,we'dhavetomakeanextra10canseachyear.Butinall,only150canswillbeusedupoverthecat'slifetime-andwe'llstillhave100leftoverforthenextcat.

Insteadofusingup219kgofsteel,we'veusedonly6kg.Andbecausetheprocessofrecyclingsteelislesspollutingthanmakingnewsteel,we'vealsoachievedthefollowingsignificantsavings:inenergyuse-47%to74%;inairpollution-85%;inwaterpollution-35%;inwateruse-40%.

28.WhatdoesBuckminsterFullersayaboutpollution?

A.Itisbecomingmoreserious.

B.Itdestroystheenvironment.

C.Itbenefitstheeconomy.

D.Itistheresourcesyettobeused.

29.Howmanycanswillbeusedupinacat's15-yearlifetimeinarecyclingeconomy?

A.50

B.100

C.150

D.250

30.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topromotetheideaofrecycling.

B.Tointroduceanenvironmentalist.

C.Todiscussthecausesofpollution.

D.Todefendthethrowawayeconomy.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowtoRememberWhatYouRead

Readingisimportant.Butthenextstepismakingsurethatyourememberwhatyou'veread!__31__youmayhavejustreadthetext.Buttheideas,conceptsandimages（形象）mayflyrightoutofyourhead.Hereareafewtricksforrememberingwhatyouread.

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Iftheplot,characters,orwordusageisconfusingforyou,youlikelywon'tbeabletorememberwhatyouread.It'sabitlikereadingaforeignlanguage.Ifyoudon'tunderstandwhatyou'rereading,howwouldyourememberit?Butthereareafewthingsyoucando...Useadictionary;lookupthedifficultwords.

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Areyouconnected?

Doesacharacterremindyouofafriend?Doesthesettingmakeyouwanttovisittheplace?Doesthebookinspireyou,andmakeyouwanttoreadmore?Withsomebooks,youmayfeelaconnectionrightaway.__33__

Howwillingareyoutomaketheconnectionshappen?

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Readit;hearit;beit!

Readthelines.Then,speakthemoutloud.And,putsomecharacterintothewords.Whenhewaswritinghisnovels,CharlesDickenswouldactoutthepartsofthecharacters.He'dmakefacesinthemirror,andchangehisvoiceforeachcharacter.__34__

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Howoftendoyouread?

Ifyoureadfrequently,you'lllikelyhaveaneasiertimewithrememberingwhatyou’rereadingandwhatyou'veread.__35__Asyoumakereadingaregularpartofyourlife,you'llmakemoreconnections,staymorefocusedandunderstandthetextbetter.You’lllearntoenjoyliterature-asyourememberwhatyouread!

A.Areyouconfused?

B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.What'syourmotivation?

D.Memoryissometimesatrickything.

E.Markinghelpsyourememberwhatyouread.

F.Butotherbooksrequireabitmoreworkonyourpart.

G.Youcandothesamethingwhenyouarereadingthetext!第三部分

語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

明仕亞洲下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。

AyoungEnglishteachersavedthelivesof30studentswhenhetook__36__ofabusafteritsdriversufferedaseriousheartattack.GuyHarvold,24,had__37__thestudentsandthreecourseleadersfromGatwickairport,andtheyweretravellingtoBourmemouthto__38__theirhostfamilies.Theyweregoingto__39__acourseattheABCLanguageSchoolinBournemouthwhereHarvoldworksasa__40__.

Harvold,whohasnot__41__hisdrivingtest,said,"IrealizedthebuswasoutofcontrolwhenIwas__42__thestudents."Thebusranintotreesatthesideoftheroadandhe__43__thedriverwasslumped(倒伏)overthewheel.Thedriverdidn't__44__.Hewasunconscious.Thebus__45__alamppostanditbroketheglassonthefrontdoorbeforeHarvold__46__tobringthebustoastop.Police__47__theyoungteacher'squickthinking.Ifhehadn't__48__quickly,therecouldhavebeenaterrible__49__.

ThebusdriverneverregainedconsciousnessanddiedatEasySurreyHospital.Hehadworkedregularywiththe__50__andwasverywellregardedbytheteachersandstudents.Harvoldsaid,"Iwas__51__thatnooneelsewashurt,butIhopedthatthedriverwould__52__.

TheheadofthelanguageschooltoldthelocalnewspaperthattheschoolisgoingtosendHarvoldonaweekend__53__toDublinwithafriend,thankinghimforhis__54__.Alocaldrivingschoolhasalsoofferedhimsix__55__drivinglessons.36.A.control

B.care

C.advantage

D.note

37.A.takenin

B.pickedup

C.trackeddown

D.helpedout

38.A.greet

B.thank

C.invite

D.meet

39.A.present

B.introduce

C.take

D.organize

40.A.drive

B.doctor

C.librarian

D.teacher

41.A.given

B.marked

C.passed

D.conducted

42.A.speakingto

B.waitingfor

C.returningto

D.lookingfor

43.A.learned

B.noticed

C.mentioned

D.doubted

44.A.sleep

B.cry

C.move

D.recover

45.A.ranover

B.wentby

C.carried

D.hit

46.A.remembered

B.continued

C.prepared

D.managed

47.A.witnessed

B.recorded

C.praised

D.understood

48.A.appeared

B.reacted

C.escaped

D.interrupted

49.A.delay

B.accident

C.mistake

D.experience

50.A.airport

B.hospital

C.school

D.police

51.A.happy

B.fortunate

C.touched

D.sorry

52.A.survive

B.retire

C.relax

D.succeed

53.A.project

B.trip

C.dinner

D.duty

54.A.bravery

B.skill

C.quality

D.knowledge

55.A.necessary

B.easy

C.different

D.free第二節(jié)（共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

明仕亞洲下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

EasyWaystoBuildVocabularyIt'snotallthathardtobuildanadvancedandlargevocabulary.Likemanythingsinlife,it's__56__ongoingprocess,andthebestpartoftheprocessisthatthere'senoughroomforimprovement,__57__meansyou'lljustkeepgettingbetterandbetter.Ofcourseyouhavetoworkatit.Youwouldn'tthinkthatafew__58__(month)ofexerciseinyourteenswouldbeenough__59__therestofyourlife,andthat'salsotrueforbuildingyourvocabulary--youhavetokeepatitdaily,andprettysoonyouwillfindthatyouhaveanexcellentvocabulary.

Oneofthe__60__(effect)waystobuildvocabularyistoreadgoodbooks.Youneedto__61__(real)readatleastonegoodbookaweek,preferablyaclassic.Thisisn'tashardasit__62__(sound),anditisfarbetterthananyothermethodbecauseyouimproveyourvocabularywhile__63__(read)aninterestingpieceofliterature.Anothernicethingisthatyoulearnbothnewwordsand__64__(they)useunconsciously,meaningthatyouwilltendtousethewords__65__(learn)thiswayinconversationsalmostautomatically.

第四部分

寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)

應用文寫作（滿分15分）

假如你是李華，你們學校的外教Mr.Hall寒假不回國。你打算邀請他去你家里一起過春節(jié)。文章內(nèi)容需包含以下要點：

1.時間

2.家人

3.春節(jié)活動。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80詞左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)?！咀x后續(xù)寫】

原題大意

文章中文大意：我的母親和健忘（absent-mindedandforgetful）,一家四口去祖父母在的省自駕旅游，途中發(fā)生了有趣的事情，比如爸爸叫我盯住媽媽，以防她開車的時候睡著：

第一段開頭句：我們拿出來新買的帳篷

第二段開頭句：我們愉快地欣賞路邊的景色

關(guān)鍵詞：momdad

David(弟弟)tent

camping

nicetroubleforgetfulabsent-minded

浙江省在新高考改革后的第三次的英語高考中，又又又一次考了續(xù)寫?。ㄕf好的概要和續(xù)寫交替出現(xiàn)呢？）但是這次的續(xù)寫話題和之前兩次又不太一樣，（2024年10月：森林迷路；2024年6月：路上遇狼；）之前兩次的話題都有著明確的主線和情節(jié)進展方向，但是這次的話題非常開放，主線非常不明確，進而導致的問題是同學們不知道該怎么展開處理了。實戰(zhàn)解析

首先，根據(jù)文章當中第二段內(nèi)容比較快樂的基調(diào)，第一段的故事情節(jié)應該比較偏向正面感情色彩，例如：我們在露營過程中一起搭建帳篷的快樂時間或露營過程中的趣事（尤其是前文有鋪墊媽媽是個forgetful的人，這一點也可以埋下伏筆來表達后面過程中由于媽媽健忘而帶來的趣事）（也有同學在此處描述了露營過程中對其他陌生人提供幫助，來集中體現(xiàn)nice這一個點）；

其次，第二段開頭說來描述欣賞風景：此處可以用一些描述景色環(huán)境的表達來烘托下氛圍，但是第二段不能僅僅只能有景色描述；例如：這里可以實寫和虛寫結(jié)合的方式，看到景色（同時回憶往事），最終把故事的落腳點放在“家人的感情”“親情”“生活的樂趣”“與媽媽一起的趣事”等等角度都可以的；當然也有同學描述與陌生人的相遇，引出了陌生人的善意這個主題；總之這次的話題比較開放，情節(jié)可以寫的角度比較多；

再次，除了情節(jié)方面的內(nèi)容以外，以下幾個方面是考生需要著重關(guān)注的得分點：字跡清楚程度，語法多樣性和句式豐富性，銜接成分的使用，語言的場景恰當程度；高考英語寫作中，考生所采納的句型結(jié)構(gòu)一定程度上影響了老師對考生寫作水平的推斷；說到語法豐富性方面，例如在作文中用到從句結(jié)構(gòu)、強調(diào)句、非謂語結(jié)構(gòu)等。尤其應該注意的是：避開句型單一化，如通篇使用定語從句，這樣反而使閱卷老師覺得該考生對句型掌握的不夠充分。應該在文章寫作中有意識地多使用不同的句型結(jié)構(gòu)。例如：Theysaiditwassuchabeautifuldaythattheywouldrememberitforever.（such...that結(jié)構(gòu)）。

由于閱卷老師在評卷時的時間十分有限，在作文中放入顯耀的連接詞可以幫助老師快速抓住文章結(jié)構(gòu)，促使老師更好地理解文章主旨，同時清楚的連接詞可以顯示作者寫作時嚴謹?shù)倪壿?。例如：uponone'sarrival,then,however,besides,while等。2024年11月普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試英語科

明仕亞洲部分（浙江?。?/p>

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和明仕亞洲下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

錄音稿

(Text1)

M:Ican’tfindmypenanywhere.Itwasonthedeskwithmybookamomentago.

W:Look!Hereitis.Youleftitbythephone.

(Text2)

W:CanIgooutwithfriends,Dad?

M:Yes,Carol,butyoucan’tgooutinthoseclothes.It’sfreezingtoday.

W:Okay,Dad.I’llwearsomethingwarmer.

(Text3)

M:Howbigisyourresearchgroup,Alice?

W:Well,thereweresixofustobeginwith.Thentwopeopleleft.

(Text4)

M:Doyouoftenaskyourkidtohelpinthekitchen?

W:Yeah,Sarahenjoyspouring,mixing,andservinghercreationstofamilymembers.

M:Good!AccordingtoanarticleI’vejustread,thatencourageshealthyeatinginkids.

(Text5)

W:FrontDesk.CanIhelpyou?

M:Oh,mayIaskforawake-upcall,please?

W:Yessir,whattimedoyouwant?

(Text6)

M:Lily,don’tyouthinkthescholarshipfromNewYorkUniversityissomethinggreat?Whydidyoudeclinethisoffer?

W:Idorealizethevalueofthescholarship.But,ifIcouldexplain,mymotherdoesn’twantmetogooverseas.

M:Why?

W:Youknow,I’mtheonlychildinthefamily.Mymotherwillbelivingalonemostofthetimeforthreeyearsinmyabsence.Shecannoteventhinkofit.

M:Nobodytotakecareofher?

W:MyfathertravelsalottomanycountriesandheisdoingbusinessinDubainow.Ihavetodoalotformymomathome.

M:Oh,Isee.Youareveryconsiderate.

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M:Annajustemailedtosaythatthemanagers’meetingisputofftillnextMonday.Willyouhaveeverythingreadybythen,Sabrina?Hey,Sabrina,what’swrong?

W:I’msoworried.Ihaven’theardfrommysisterfortwoweeks.

M:Howoftendoyoucalleachother?

W:Normallyatleastonceaweek,butshe’snowavolunteerteacheratamountainvillageinAfrica.Icanonlywriteher.

M:Themailcanbereallyslowsometimes.I’msureyou’llhearfromhersoon.

W:Ihopeso.

M:Youknowthesaying,“nonewsisgoodnews.”Ifsomethingwerewrong，someonewouldhavecalledyou.

M:Maybeyou’reright.Thanks,Jason.(Text8)

W:I’mnotsureaboutthissoup,Carl.Ithasnotaste.

M:No!Idon’tthinkso,Maria.Ittastesfinetome.We’vebeentothisplacebefore,andIdon’tfeelthesouptastesanydifferent.

W:Well,Istillthinkitneedssomething.Salt?

M:No,certainlynot.Whataboutpepper?Ifanything,Ithinkitcouldusealittlemoreofthat.

W:Nowyou’retalking.That’sexactlywhatitneeds.Andhowaboutsomemoreonionstoo?

M:Idon’tknowaboutthat.Youseemtobestartingtolikefoodwithstrongtastesrecently.

W:Oh,really?

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M:Goodmorning,I’moneofthestudentswhorentedyourflat.It’s55ParkRoad.

W:Oh,yes.Everythingallright?

M:Notexactly.I’mafraidthereareacoupleofproblems.

W:Oh!I’msorrytohearthat.Whatkindofproblems?

M:Well,wehaven’thadanyhotwaterforacoupleofdaysnow.Iwonderifyoucouldsendsomeonetohavealookatit.

W:Ofcourse.I’llgetsomeonetocomearoundattheweekend.

M:Well,couldhecomearoundabitsooner?Idon’tthinkwecanmanageuntiltheweekend.

W:Isee.Okay.I’llsendsomeoneoverthisafternoonthen.

M:There’salsothematterofthefridge.Weallassumedtherewouldbeoneintheflatwhenwemovedin,becausethat’swhatwereadfromtheadvertisementinthenewspaper.

W:Ah,yes.Sorryaboutthat.Igotridoftheoldfridge,butIdidn’tgetaroundtoorderinganewoneyet.I’mreallysorry.I’llorderonetodayandgetitdeliveredtoyoutomorrow.

M:WeboughtoneontheInternetactually.Butcouldyoupayusback?

W:Ofcourse.Justtellmehowmuchyoupaidforit.

M:It’s260pounds.Thankyou.

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M:Helloeveryone!I’mveryhappytobeinvitedtothisprogramtoday.I’dliketosharewithyoumyimpressionofParis.Actually,there’ssomethinginterestingtoseeineverycornerofParis:theoldbuildings,neighborhoods,andthehistoricalmonuments.Theweather’sbeengreattoo,coolanddry.SomeaspectsoflifeherearedifferentfromthoseintheUnitedStates.ThemostobviousthingisthatthereismuchmoreactivityinthestreetsthaninatypicalUScity.Peoplegathertogetherinopenmarkets,cafes,parks,andsquares.Then,ofcourse,there’sthefood.Foodseemstobemoreimportanthere.It’sbeautifullyshowninwindowsandmarkets.Everythingisfresherandbettertastingthanathome.I’vegainedfivepoundssinceIarrived.Thereareafewthingsthatbothermethough.I’mstillhavingahardtimew