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2024～2025 學年第二學期中學業質量監測試卷高一英
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第一部分：聽力（共兩節, 滿分 30分）第一節（共 5 小題；每小題 1.5 分, 滿分 7.5 分）聽
下面的 5 段對話。每段對話后都有一個小題, 從題中所給的 A、B、C 三個選項中選出最佳
選項。聽完每段對話后, 你都有 10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅
讀一遍。
1. What would the man like to drink
A. Iced coffee. B. Regular tea. C. Hot coffee.
2. What does the man intend to do
A. To invite the woman to visit an exhibit.
B. To take the woman to a baseball game.
C. To put a date on the calendar.
3. What do we know about the man A. He’s a college student.
B. He won’t live at home next year.
C. He bought too many clothes.
4. What does the woman mean
A. The man can get his hair cut anywhere.
B. The man should go to a different neighborhood.
C. The man doesn’t need a haircut.
5. Why did the woman ask the man for the time
A. Her watch just broke. B. She has an appointment. C. She has to go
running.
第二節（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置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，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. What are the speakers discussing
A. A photograph. B. A drawing. C. A dress.
7. How does the woman probably feel in the end
A. Embarrassed. B. Confused. C. Shocked. 聽第 7 段材料，回
答第 8 至 10 題。
8. According to the woman, why is the young man always tired
A. He eats too much and loses control of himself.
B. He is experiencing mental and physical growth.
C. He doesn’t have enough sleep.
9. What did the young man show the woman
A. The deepness of his voice. B. The muscles on his body. C. The hair on his face.
10. What problems is the man faced with A.
The studying problems.
B. His father’s misunderstanding.
C. The body changes in adolescence. 聽第 8 段材料，回答
第 11 至 13 題。
11. Why does the man want to buy a laptop A.
He wants something he can carry.
B. He already has a desktop.
C. Desktops don’t come in many colors.
12. How are the two laptops similar
A. The same weight. B. The same storage. C. The same color.
13. What does the man ask the woman to do A. Tell him
the price of the MacBook Air.
B. Show him the cheaper laptops. C.
Give him a good discount. 聽第 9 段
材料，回答第 14 至 17 題。
14. What might the man intend to buy at first
A. Five dollars’ worth of items. B. Two bags of groceries. C. Nothing at all.
15. How much is the woman’s employee discount
A. One third off. B. One fourth off. C. One fifth off.
16. What is wrong with the man’s card A. The
machine can’t read it.
B. A piece of the plastic came off.
C. He has no enough money on it.
17. How does the man pay in the end
A. With another card. B. With a personal check. 聽 C. With some cash.
第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 題。
18. Why did the speaker’s parents want her to be a lawyer A.
Because lawyers can help others.
B. Because of her family background.
C. Because she was suitable for the job.
19. When did the speaker work for her neighbors
A. She was an older teenager. B. She was in middle school. C. She was very young.
20. What can we learn from the speaker’s words
A. Giving away money is a direct way to help others.
B. Majoring in law helped her be a volunteer in Africa.
C. She changed parents’ attitudes and realized her dream.
第二部分：閱讀 (共兩節，滿分 50分) 第一節（共 15 小題；每小題 2.5 分，
滿分 37.5 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、B、C、 D 四個選項中選出
最佳選項。
A
Although ecotourism is a well-known aspect of sustainable tourism, it’s not the only one. There
are other sustainable tourism forms that focus on different priorities (優先事項), like volunteer work,
small businesses, and unique local experiences.
Soft Tourism
Soft tourism relies on small-scale, locally-owned and operated businesses that employ local
community members, respect the local way of life and local traditions. Soft tourism typically features
what tourists are going through during the travel rather than choosing the most-visited tourist
attractions. Tourists prefer to gain in-depth knowledge about the destination, and spend more time in
one spot.
Voluntourism
Voluntourism involves tourists who travel for the specific purpose of volunteering, such as teaching
English in a foreign country, working with a wildlife rescue center, or offering medical services to
underdeveloped areas. Voluntourists can travel at home or internationally, typically for a charity or
non-profit work, participating in voluntourism programs that help local communities and benefit
destinations in the long term.
Community Tourism
Community-based tourism puts a region’s tourism industry into the hands of its local residents, and
it is often supported by its governments or non-profit organizations that have experience in tourism
munity members will manage guesthouses where tourists can get an authentic (正
宗的) experience of local culture, become tour guides, or provide other tourism services. This type of
tourism is important because economic benefits usually go straight towards local families and stay
within the community.
21. According to the passage, what is a key feature of soft
tourism A. It requires government funding to operate.
B. It involves large international hotel chains.
C. It stresses local businesses and cultural experiences.
D. It focuses on protecting the ecological environment.
22. What experience does Voluntourism offer to tourists A.
Tasting the local specialities.
B. Picking up the native languages.
C. Visiting the hottest tourist attractions.
D. Working with Elephant Aid International.
23. What do the three types of tourism have in common A.
Non-profitable and eye-catching.
B. Money-saving and family-engaged. C. Pressure-free and government-supported.
D. Developmentally-friendly and local-beneficial.
B
Teri Russo, who provided food, shelter and clothing for people with Down Syndrome (唐氏綜合
征), died at 82. She, an Advance Woman of Achievement who spent her life fighting for “the children
of God”, believed that children with Down Syndrome (DS) were often treated badly and neglected
based on what they look like. Ms. Russo devoted her life to disabled, abandoned children. Her motto
was to live life to the fullest with love in your heart and a smile on your face and remember never to
hurt anyone.
Born in Rosebank, Ms. Russo was the eldest child of Dorothy and Louis Russo, who moved to
Grasmere during the early 1950s. Educated at St. John Villa Academy, Ms. Russo then joined the U.S.
Navy and went to California where she worked for children with Down Syndrome as a nurse. It was
at that time that she first met children with Down Syndrome.
In 1972, she started Down Syndrome Learning Center in Tottenville, but later, because of a lack of
funding, she moved the school to her home. The program included kindergarten and graded elementary
classes, as well as reading classes, a wood shop, day trips and a sleep away camp.
Early on there weren’t too many programs for children with disabilities and they didn’t start school
until they were 3 years old. Ms. Russo felt they were being cheated out of an education during the
years that are the most developmental.
Throughout the years, she applied to city and state officials for better programs for Down
Syndrome children. Over the years she helped place a number of Down Syndrome children, including
11 from Willowbrook, in adoptive or foster families.
She stressed parents shouldn’t be influenced by negative labels schools and medical professionals
used in describing children’s abilities. “Professionals always tell you what they (DS children) cannot
do,” she once said. “Keep them stimulated. You treat them more towards the normal, not the exception,
and you will get more out of your child.”
24. What left children with Down Syndrome overlooked according to Ms. Russo A. Their abilities.
B. Their physical appearances.
C. Their movements. D. Their disappointed parents.
25. What made Ms. Russo start Down Syndrome Learning Center
A. The internal calling to help. B. The availability of enough money.
C. The repeated requests of parents. D. The growing number of DS children.
26. What does Ms. Russo want to convey in the last paragraph
A. Society needs to change the attitude towards DS children.
B. Professionals often underestimate the DS children’s abilities.
C. Parents should have faith in their children’s potential to encourage growth.
D. Parents should accept their children’s limitations and provide special treatment .
27. What is the main idea of the text
A. Teri Russo devoted her life to fighting for DS children.
B. A devoted nurse tried her best to explore Down Syndrome.
C. Programs Teri Russo successfully started helped DS children.
D. DS children face more challenges than normal people expect.
C
About 10,000 years ago, humans evolved (進化) a tolerance to cow’s milk; over the past 150 years,
we’ve added 10 centimetres to our average height; and over the past 65 years, we’ve added 20 years
to the average lifespan (壽命), mostly thanks to advances in science. We’ve come so far in such an
incredibly short period of time, so what will we look like in another 1000 years
Firstly, our brains are so good that the most advanced computer system doesn’t even come close.
In fact, in 2014 researchers used the K computer in Japan — one of the most powerful computers in
the world — to simulate (模擬) human brain activity, and it took 705,024 processor cores, 1.4 million
GB of RAM, and 40 minutes to process the same amount of data processed by one second of brain
activity.
But we might not always have an edge over the machines we create. Scientists predict that, in the
future, computers will not only match the computational speed of the human brain, and we’ll also
develop artificial intelligence that can speak, listen and remember. Let’s hope the computers don’t use
all that information to turn against us.
As computers grow progressively more human, humans will become more integrated with robots.
In the future, scientists predict that we’ll have tiny robots called nanobots swimming around our bodies
and improving our natural abilities.
In the next 1000 years, the number of languages spoken on the planet is set to dramatically fall,
and extra heat and UV radiation could see darker skin become an evolutionary advantage. Also, we’re
all set to get a whole lot taller and thinner, if we want to survive, that is. Why Let’s just say global
warming is going to have a much bigger impact on our appearance than you might think.
28. What’s the main purpose of paragraph 1
A. To illustrate the importance of science.
B. To predict the physical changes in humans.
C. To list how humans have changed in history.
D. To introduce the idea of future human evolution.
29. How does the author emphasize the power of the human brain in paragraph 2
A. By listing figures. B. By making a comparison.
C. By analyzing cause and effect. D. By showing background information.
30. What do scientists predict about future computers A. They will hold control of
human brains.
B. They will make humans more powerful.
C. They will go against the orders of humans.
D. They will take over humans’ life to the fullest.
31. What will happen in the next 1000 years according to the text A. People with
darker skin will be healthier.
B. Diverse cultures will become more booming.
C. Robots will enjoy the same rights as humans.
D. There will be bigger changes in human appearance.
D
Even though using dyes (染料) to develop lenses (鏡片) for glasses to correct colorblindness is not
novel, these 3D-printed glasses seem to break fresh ground. Researchers at Khalifa University in Abu
Dhabi have made a very special set of glasses that allows colorblind people to view the world in color.
The lenses of the eyewear are printed with a semi-transparent resin (樹脂), which is mixed with dyes.
The result is a set of lenses that can adjust colors according to what the user sees.
There’s a wide range of color vision deficiencies (CVDs). The most common type of them is
redgreen blindness, where people cannot distinguish between both. The 3D-printed eyeglasses help
block and distribute the color as the eye sees it, allowing the brain to send better signals to make out
the colors. Two different dyes were used during printing — one blocked the undesired wavelengths for
red-green patients and the other occluded those unwanted for yellow-blue patients. In the test, their
eyesight was effectively corrected.
The research team tested their product against other commercially-available solutions. The team
found that their glasses were more selective at blocking different shades. Thanks to the tailored nature
of 3D printing, the glasses can be adapted and customized to anyone’s face shape and degree of
colorblindness. 3D printing was also chosen as a means to keep the glasses smooth and comfortable
on the wearer’s face. However, as 3D-printing ink can be poisonous, the glasses were left to dip in
water for a week to test their durability (耐久性). The team found afterward that there wasn’t any
leakage (泄露) of the dyes, proving their permanence and safety.
A pair of 3D-printed glasses may not sound revolutionary, but to some people with colorblindness,
they could paint a whole new world in color. They will help colorblind people manage the challenges
of their daily activities, making their lives easier.
32. What is special about the 3D-printed glasses
A. They only work for red-green colorblindness.
B. Dyes are first used in lenses to deal with CVDs.
C. They can adjust colors based on the users’ vision.
D. They are made from transparent resin with no dyes.
33. What does the underlined word “occluded” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Removed. B. Absorbed. C. Delivered. D. Corrected.
34. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about
A. The original inspiration behind 3D-printed glasses.
B. The commercial potential of 3D-printing technology.
C. The advantages of using 3D-printing for making glasses.
D. The technical challenges in producing 3D-printed glasses.
35. What is the best title of the text
A. Novel Dyes: Revolutionizing Color Vision.
B. 3D Printing: Bringing Color to the Colorblind.
C. 3D-Printed Glasses: A Cure for Colorblindness.
D. 3D-Printed Glasses: A Blessing for Colorblindness.
第二節（共 5 小題：每小題 2.5 分，滿分 12.5 分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可
以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
In recent years, more Americans are spending time alone. People are dining, traveling, and living
by themselves more than ever before. This has raised concerns, especially after the U.S. declared a
loneliness crisis in 2023. 36
However, not all time alone is harmful. Some people choose solitude just because they enjoy it
— a state researchers call “positive solitude,” linked to relaxation, clear thinking, and self-connection.
A psychologist studying this topic found that many people feel refreshed after quiet alone time, and a
2024 survey showed over half of Americans consider solitude essential for mental health. 37
Despite the benefits, in many cultures, being social is still seen as the right way to live. 38
Media often describes being alone in negative terms, and many people think of solitude as loneliness.
39 Studies indicate that over 40% of older people living alone report high life satisfaction
rather than feeling lonely. Also, some artists and writers also rely on alone time to fuel creativity. In
this regard, it is safe to draw the conclusion that being alone doesn’t mean being lonely.
Besides, how we use that time actually makes a great difference. That said, alone time is not
always helpful — especially if it’s spent on phones or social media. 40 It’s a chance to slow down,
rest, and understand your own feelings.
More people are now learning to see solitude in a positive way. Just like we need others, we also
need time to be with ourselves.
A. But research says otherwise.
B. However, the benefits of solitude can’t be overlooked.
C. People who enjoy being alone may feel judged or misunderstood.
D. Solitude requires a quiet environment, free from any external noise.
E. True solitude means turning off distractions and being with yourself.
F. After all, long-term loneliness can harm both mental and physical health.
G. Some even buy small “quiet rooms” to enjoy peaceful time by themselves.
第三部分：語言運用（共兩節，滿分 40分）第一節（共
15 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 15 分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的 A、B、C、D 四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
I spent my teenage years on purpose avoiding eye contact with them—those untidy-looking people
on the corner with a sign in their hand. Like most people, I mastered the art of 41 them.
Everything changed when my best friend, battling terminal breast cancer, shared her 42 : “True
living means 43 everything, not just looking.” Inspired, I began practicing conscious observation.
Originally, it brought 44 discoveries: sunlight breaking through storm clouds, dewdrops clinging to
roses, the sudden magic of rainbows.
Then my 45 vision revealed what I’d long ignored.
There he stood—a man with cracked lips and sunburned cheeks, his cardboard sign reading
“Anything 46 .” My throat tightened as I approached. “What would 47 right now ” I asked.
“Socks,” he said hoarsely (沙啞地), exposing shoes with falling apart soles. “Dry feet. Just once.”
Without missing a beat, I reached into my backpack and pulled out the 48 hiking socks— a
birthday gift still in its packaging. At first, he refused, but 49 when I told it would 50 me. His
reaction moved me deeply: pressing the material to his face, he whispered, “They smell like
sunshine.”
As he 51 them on, I saw a pool of tears 52 up in his eyes. “Haven’t felt this warm since...”
The sentence faded away as we embraced.
Now my box in the car stocks 53 and other stuff. Last week, a woman held her new warm gloves,
whispering, “You saw me, actually saw me.” Her words clung to me, a(n) 54 of my friend’s final
lesson: Sometimes the greatest gift isn’t in the 55 , but in the seeing.
41. A. ignoring B. rescuing C. pitying D. observing
42. A. failure B. fantasy C. philosophy D. suffering
43. A. learning B. enjoying C. accomplishing D. seeing
44. A. unusual B. delightful C. external D. creative
45. A. desired B. narrowed C. widened D. damaged
46. A. contributes B. helps C. exists D. survives
47. A. make your day B. keep your head C. spring to mind D. pull your leg
48. A. fashionable B. odd C. amazing D. unused
49. A. gave off B. gave away C. gave in D. gave out
50. A. honor B. save C. inspire D. awaken
51. A. took B. pulled C. turned D. pushed
52. A. fixing B. holding C. breaking D. welling
53. A. cash B. webcams C. files D. socks
54. A. context B. echo C. recipe D. guideline
55. A. giving B. storing C. taking D. touching
第二節（共 10 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 15 分）
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入 1 個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Picture a stage where every movement tells a story—of emperors and peasants, of mythical (神
話的) characters and everyday joys. This is Chinese dance, 56 over-5,000-year-old art form that
mixes actions, emotion, and symbolism into an appealing visual language. 57 Western ballet’s
focus on precision (精確), Chinese dance stresses expression through flow, 58 the body becomes
a brush painting stories in the air.
Chinese dance began as a sacred (神圣的) act, performed 59 (honor) gods and ancestors. By
the Tang Dynasty, it had become a center of court entertainment with dancers performing for
emperors and foreign dignitaries.
60 (root) in martial arts and opera, classical dance is called the “ballet of the East”. Dancers
use flowing silk sleeves and various hand gestures to express emotions. 61 (compare) folk dance
with classical dance, we think that it seems 62 (common) in rural China. The Yangko, popular in
northern China, 63 (feature) lively group formations and twirling handkerchiefs, while the southern
Lion Dance combines acrobatics (雜技) and drumming to hold back evil spirits. These dances are
deeply collective, often involving entire villages.
Chinese dance is more than entertainment—it’s a bridge between the past and the present, East
and West. 64 through a village Yangko or a high-tech stage production, it reminds us that movement
is a universal language and the hidden language of the soul. That soul speaks with 5,000 years of 65
(wise) in China.
第三節 單句填空（共 20 小題；每小題 0.5 分，滿分 10 分）
66-75：根據中文或首字母用單詞或短語完成句子，注意形式變化。（70、74、75 有首字母
提示。請在答題紙上寫出完整的單詞，不要遺漏所給的首字母。）
66. A burst of laughter made him ▲ (挺直) himself and look round.
67. Despite her family’s ▲ (貧窮), she managed to excel in school and earn a scholarship to
university.
68. Human activities and natural disasters make many species in danger of going ▲ (滅絕).
69. It is said that the vase ▲ (出土) a couple of days ago dates back to the Tang Dynasty.
70. My colleague r ▲ (減輕) me of my duties when I go on vacation.
71. The newly-published article ▲ ▲ ▲ (引起) an intense online debate last week.
72. She always keeps her desk ▲ (有條理) to help her find documents easily.
73. Many challenges are ▲ ▲ (等待) for new graduates entering the job market.
74. Spring is coming; the beauty of the natural scenery here is beyond d ▲ (描繪).
75. The president stressed the significance a ▲ (依附) to the issue in the meeting.
76-85：根據語境完成句子，在橫線處填入 1 個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式．．．．。
76. Part of the forest, located in the reserve, ▲ (destroy) in the fire one week ago.
77. The instructions ▲ (specific) stated that the report should be submitted by Friday.
78. She felt ▲ (power) to change the situation and had to accept the reality.
79. The ▲ (occur) of some natural disasters is unpredictable.
80. He said he would be late home, because he had several packages ▲ (deliver) that night.
81. The guest ▲ (interview) by a reporter for the moment will give a lecture for us.
82. It would be difficult for us to access information and communicate with others ▲ the internet.
83. The artist ▲ paintings are displayed in the gallery gains popularity among college students.
84. To a certain extent, the world’s knowledge is all ▲ our fingertips.
85. The young man ▲ (catch) up in the issue turned to nobody for help and was at a loss.
第四部分：寫作（滿分 30分）第一節（滿分
15 分）
4 月 23 日為世界讀書日(World Book and Copyright Day)，上周日你校學生會組織學生舉行
“共讀一本書”的公益活動。請你給英國朋友 Jim 寫一封郵件分享此次活動，內容包括：
1. 活動內容； 2. 你的體會。
注意：
1. 寫作詞數應為 80 左右；
2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文相關。
3. 請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
Dear Jim,
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲
▲ ▲ ▲
Yours,
Li Hua
第二節 （滿分 15 分）閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給兩段段落開頭語，續寫第一段，使之
與原文和所給的第
二段開頭語銜接。
Max arrived at an office, for his first interview. He used to live with his parents. He was frustrated
with his parents blaming him for every little thing he did at home.
While waiting for the interview, he was thinking, “Only if I succeed in today’s interview will I say
goodbye to my parents’ house and settle down in the big city, which will let me avoid having to listen
to my parents’ complaints about little things all the time.”
He started thinking about little things his parents used to blame him for— How his mother asked
him to make his bed after he woke up. If he left the bathroom door open, his mother would ask him to
close the door and before that check if the tap was turned off properly. How his father asked him to
switch off the fan or light switch before he left. How his mother always blamed him for not keeping
things at the right places.
While thinking about all these, he thought, “Why should I listen to their words Why should I do
all these If I get a job, I will definitely leave their home.”
When looking around, Max saw that there were many candidates (應試者) sitting in that office.
He saw that the light in the office was still on and it was ten o’clock in the morning. Remembering his
father’s words, he got up and switched off the light. When he saw that water was falling from the water
cooler kept at the office, he went to turn off the tap properly.
It was time to go up to the second floor for the interview, everyone went upstairs in turn. On the
way up the stairs, a chair stood in the way, and the other candidates bypassed it, but Max removed it,
set it aside, and walked to the second floor.
Now, as Max waited outside, he saw the candidates in front of him keep going in and coming out
immediately. After talking to these people, he learned that the interviewers didn’t ask them anything.
注意：
1. 只需續寫第一段，詞數應為 80 詞左右；
2. 請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
It was Max’s turn to be interviewed. ▲ ▲
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲
▲ ▲ ▲
After the interview, Max reached home and hugged his parents.2024～2025學年第二學期中學業質量監測答案
高一英語
參考答案
聽力：1-5 CABBA 6-10 BABCC 11-15 ACBAC 16-20 ACBBC
閱讀：21-23 CDD 24-27 BACA 28-31 DBBD 32-35 CACD 36-40 FGCAE
完型：41-45ACDBC 46-50BADCA 51-55 BDDBA
語法填空：
56. an 57. Unlike 58.where 59. to honor 60. Rooted
61. Comparing 62. more common\commoner 63 features 64. Whether 65. wisdom
單句填空：
66. straighten 67. poverty 68. extinct 69. unearthed 70. relieves
71. gave rise to 72. organized\orderly 73. in store 74. description 75. attached
76. was destroyed 77. specifically 78. powerless 79. occurrence 80. to deliver
81. being interviewed 82. without 83. whose 84. at 85. caught
應用文（略）
讀后續寫（略）
錄音原文：
Text 1
W: Do you want some iced coffee
M: No way! I never drink super cold stuff. They make my stomach hurt. But regular coffee would be fine.
Text 2
M: I’d love to go to the art exhibit downtown tomorrow night. What do you say
W: I wish I could, but I told my dad I would take him to a baseball game. My mother put it on the calendar months ago.
Text 3
W: I wish you wouldn’t put your clothes everywhere, Gino! I’ve told you a thousand times! Next time I see your stuff lying all over the place, I’m going to burn it!
M: Whoa! Jeez, I’m sorry! I’ll pick my stuff up. Oh, it’s like living in a prison here! I can’t wait to go to college next year!
Text 4
M: Excuse me. Can you tell me where I can get my hair cut around here
W: Uh, take a look around you. This is an industrial neighborhood. There aren’t exactly hairdressers on every block.
Text 5
W: Do you know what time it is My watch just stopped working for some reason.
M: Let’s see…oh, it’s 7:30! I’m late for my dinner appointment. Thanks for asking me what time it was. I’ve gotta run!
Text 6
W: What a funny-looking picture!
M: What’s so funny about it
W: Well, everything is the wrong color. The clouds are purple, and the grass is yellow! Plus, everyone is the wrong size.
M: I guess it is unique. Let me ask you a question: how much would you pay for something like that if you saw it in an art gallery
W: That I’m not trying to be rude, Lester, but you’d have to pay me to take that home!
M: Do you know how much I paid for it
W: No. How much
M: Nothing! My cousin Eric drew it for me. He’s four years old.
W: Oh…
Text 7
M: Doctor, I don’t fit into any of my old clothes.
W: That’s because most of these clothes are several years old. You’re in high school now. You do most of your growing in your early teens, you know.
M: My voice is much deeper than it used to be, too.
W: I’ll bet. And you probably eat a lot more than you did before.
M: Yeah, it seems like I always ask for seconds (添菜) at dinner. And I’m always tired. Every night, I feel like I could sleep for a hundred years.
W: You’re using your brain in new ways, and your body is developing as well. That means you need more rest than you used to.
M: I’m starting to get some hair on my face, too. See It’s not as thick as my Dad’s, but it’s definitely starting to show.
W: You’re becoming more like a man every day!
Text 8
W: Good morning, sir. Welcome to Apple. How can I help you
M: Hi. I’m looking to buy a new computer.
W: Do you need a desktop or a laptop
M: Oh, I’m always on the go. I need something I can take with me.
W: Well, we have two main laptops at the moment: the MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air.
M: What’s the difference between the two
W: Well, the Air is much lighter. It weighs about one pound, while the Pro weighs in at just over three pounds. The Air is also thinner and uses much less power compared to the Pro. The screens are the same size, though, and they both come in white, silver, and black.
M: The Air sounds better in pretty much every way!
W: Actually, the Pro is faster, and it has more storage. Plus, it’s quite a bit cheaper.
M: Uh, how much cheaper
W: Several hundred dollars cheaper…
M: Well, that is probably the most important thing! Could you show me some MacBook Pros, please
W: Sure. Right this way, sir.
Text 9
W: Hey, welcome to Trader Joe’s! Did you find everything you needed today
M: Yeah…and a bunch of things I didn’t know that I needed! I always come in here expecting to buy, like, five dollars’ worth of stuff. And I leave with two full bags of groceries, just like I have here!
W: Tell me about it! Whenever I get off work, I always buy things just because they’re right in front of me.
M: Do you get a nice employee discount
W: It’s OK…we get 20% off on everything except beer and wine.
M: That’s not bad!
W: Your total is $39.60.
M: Can I use my Visa card
W: Sure. Just slide it right there and select “Credit Card”.
M: All right…did it go through
W: I don’t think so. Try it again.
M: Here it goes…OK, I heard a beeping sound. Is that good or bad
W: Well, nothing is coming up on my screen here. I know what to do. Sometimes this works…
M: A plastic bag
W: Yeah. If you put a plastic bag over the card and then swipe it, it often does the trick… That’s strange. It might be a problem with our machine. Do you have another card you’d like to use
M: No, that’s my only one.
W: Sorry about that.
M: It’s no problem. It’s probably time for a new card, anyway. That one has been in my wallet for, like, eight years! Here’s forty dollars.
W: Great. Here’s your change. Have a nice day!
Text 10
My parents always wanted me to be a lawyer. They said it was important to make money. All my uncles and aunts were either doctors or lawyers, and I even had a couple of cousins who were government officials. My parents grew up really poor, and they wanted me to earn enough money to support them and my three sisters, all of whom are younger than me. But as a little kid, I didn’t care about material things like toys or clothes. When I was in middle school, I offered to cut my neighbors’ grass or walk their dogs for free. In high school, I spent all my free time volunteering at soup kitchens and hospitals for people who couldn’t afford health insurance. It just seemed like the right thing to do, and it made me feel like I was part of something bigger than myself. My parents weren’t satisfied. They said I should major in law and give away my money if I wanted to help others. But I chose to study sociology instead. I tried to explain to my parents that I wanted to help people help themselves, and the only way to do that was to show them…directly. I wanted to “get my hands dirty,” as they say. When I told my parents that I was going to go to Africa to volunteer for a year, they finally realized that I was serious about my dream. Ever since then, they’ve been my biggest supporters.

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