2024届甘肃省新高考备考模拟考试（开学考试）英语试题和答案

甘肃省2024届新高考备考模拟考试

英语试卷

考生注意：

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。

3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对

应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答

题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

4.本卷命题范围：高考范围。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题L5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。

1.Whendoestherainyseasonstart?

A.InJanuary.B.InFebruary.C.InNovember.

2.Howdoesthewoman5sfoodtaste?

A.Salty.B.Hot.C.Sweet.

3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Schoolfriends.

4.Whichroomhasthemanfinisheddecorating?

A.Thebathroom.B.Thekitchen.C.Thelivingroom.

5.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?

A.She'sanathlete.B.She'sacoach.C.She'sadoctor.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各

小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WheredoesRitasuggestgoingfirst?

A.Acinema.B.Arestaurant.C.Acafe.

7.WhatdoesRitathinkoftheplan?

A.Exciting.B.Disappointing.C.Time-wasting.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatdoesAnniewantClarktodo?

A.Feedherdog.B.Cleanherhouse.C.Waterherplants.

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9.WhenwillAnniereturnhome?

A.OnFriday.B.OnThursday.C.OnMonday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdidthemandolastnight?

A.Hedidsomeexercise.B.Hecalledthewoman.C.Hewenttotheraces.

11.Whatwillthewomanprobablydothisweekend?

A.Rideahorse.B.Workonafarm.C.Attendawedding.

12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytakingabout?

A.ATVprogram.B.Asportsmeet.C.Atripabroad.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatwerethekidsdoinginthepool?

A.Havingadivingclass.B.Performingfirstaid.C.Practisingaboardgame.

14.Whydidthewomanjumpinthepool?

A.Toshowherskill.B.Tosaveagirl.C.Togoforaswim.

15.Whocalledforanambulance?

A.Theinstructor.B.Thewoman.C.Astudent.

16.Whatdoweknowaboutthegirl?

A.Shelosthermemoryforever.

B.Shequarreledwithherparents.

C.Sheforgotwhathadhappened.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhywillthestorebeclosedonFridayandSaturday?

A.lbofferitsstafftimeoff.B.lbprepareforabigsale.C.Toupgradethedecoration.

18.Howmuchcanbesavedonapieceofchildren'sclothing?

A.$10,B.$15.C.$50.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthesale?

A.Itendstoday.B.Itlastsoneweek.C.Itwillstartnextweek.

20.Whoarethelisteners?

A.Employees.B.Customers.C.Suppliers.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ExploringWildlifeConservationinKenya

Day1：Nairobi,Kenya

ArriveattheairportinNairobi,whereourstaffwillbeonhandtodriveyoutothehotel.

Enjoytherestofthedayatleisure.

Accommodation：TamarindTreeHotel

Day2：LewaWildlifeConservancy

Acharterflight（包机）bringsustoLewaWildlifeConservancy,a62,000-acregrassland

onthenorthofMountKenya.Consideredamodelintheconservationfield,thishealthy

wildlifehabitatishometoanumberofrarespecies,includingthegiraffe,theGrevyszebra?

andAfricanwilddogs.LewaandtheneighboringBoranaConservancyalsoharborroughly15

percentofKenya'sentirerhinopopulation.

Accommodation：ElewanaLewaSafariCamp

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Day3：AmboseiiNationalPark

FlybyprivatechartertoAmboseliNationalPark,wherevastgrasslandsareirrigatedby

undergroundrunoffstreamsfromMountKilimeinjaro.Theselandscapesprovideahabitatfor

hundredsofelephants,makingtheparkoneofthebestplacesinAfricatospottheselarge

creatures.ThetravelbeginsonthedrivetoTbrtilisCamp,setwithinviewofMountKilimanjaro.

Accommodation：TortilisCamp

Day4：MasaiMaraNationalReserve

Atfirstlight,headouttotracktheanimalsthatcrossedtheareaduringthenight.This

areahasoneofthehighestconcentrationsoflargepredators（捕食性动物）inallofAfrica.

ThenwatchlargegroupsofhipposintheMaraRiverandcrocodilessunbathingontheshore.

Accommodation：KichwaTemboCamp

21.OnwhichdaywillyouvisitLewaWildlifeConservancy?

A.Day1.B.Day2.C.Day3.D.Day4.

22.WhichisthebestplacetowatchAfricanelephants?

A.TamarindTreeHotel.B.KichwaTemboCamp.

C.AmboseliNationalPark.D.BoranaConservancy.

23.WhatisspecialaboutMasaiMaraNationalReserve?

A.Itprovidesthebestsunbath.B.ItfeaturestheGrevy'szebra.

C.Itislocatednearanairport.D.Itishometolargepredators.

B

IhavealwayslovedtheArthurianlegend（传奇），asthereissomethingquitespecialabout

KingArthur,andofcourseMerlin,myfavouritecharacterfromthestories.

DeathofanEmpireisthesecondvolumeinMKHumes“Merlin“serieswhichdetails

Merlin'slifefrombirth.MerlintravelsacrosstheRomanEmpireinsearchofhisfather,a

voyageofdiscoverytounderstandjustwhohewas.EventuallyMerlingetsinvolvedinthe

fightagainsttheHunsinvasion（入侵）ofEuropeattheBattleoftheCatalaunianPlain.

ServingundertheGeneralFlaviusAetius?Merlinbuildsareputationbysavingthelives

ofthousandsofsoldiers.WhenhefinallyreachesRome,hesavesmanymore.Butafar

deadlierconflictbetweenEmperorValentinianandSenatorPetroniusMaximusisaroundthe

cornerandMerlinmustuseallhisstrengthtocarryouthiswork.

IfIhadtochoosejustonewordtodescribethisnovel,therewouldbenootherchoice

than“immersive（身临其境的）Therehasclearlybeenaseriousamountofresearchcarried

outbytheauthor.Combinedwiththedescriptiveproseandimaginativestory,thebookreally

doesattractyoufromalmosttheverystart.Thestoryreallydoesfeellikeyouareapartofit

asMerlintravelsacrosstheRomanEmpire.

TheauthordoesagreatjobofmixingtherichhistorywithestablishedArthurianlegend.

Thebattlesceneishandledveryeffectively.Theauthoremploysaveryeffectiveformtoshow

themainfightandthisnotonlyaddsadegreeoftensionandagoodlevelofexcitementbut

almostmakesyoufeellikeyouarerighttherehearingaboutwhathappened.

DeathofanEmpireisaveryfinenovel,awonderfullyrichtaleandarewardingstory.

24.WhydoesMerlintravelacrosstheRomanEmpire?

A.TovisitKingArthur.B.Toenjoyaniceview.

C.Togetawell-paidjob.D.Tofindouthisorigin.

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25.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenovel?

A.Itisamixtureofhistoryandlegend.B.Itfeaturesdifficultlanguage.

C.Itspeakshighlyofanemperor.D.ItisamasterpieceofMerlin.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inparagraph5referto?

A.Aneffectivedescription.B.Along-runningbattle.

C.Awonderfulfeeling.D.Awell-knownlegend.

27.Whatisthetext?

A.Anewsreport.B.Ahistorystory.C.Abookreview.D.Asciencefiction.

C

Asweallknow,insectscanberemarkablyagile（灵活的）inflight.Thisisreallyhardto

buildintoflyingrobots,butMITAssistantProfessorKevinYufengChenhasdevelopedan

insect-sizeddrone（无人机L）thatapproachesinsects'agility.

Typically,dronesrequirewideopenspaces."Hwelookatmostdronestoday,they're

usuallyquitebig,“saysChen.uMostoftheirapplicationsinvolveflyingoutdoors.The

questionis：Canyoucreateaninsect-sizeddronethatcanmovearoundinverycrowdedand

complexspaces?”

AccordingtoChen,heovercamemanyproblemswhenbuildingthedrone.Theinsect-sized

dronerequiresafundamentallydifferentconstructionfromalargerone.Thelargedroneis

usuallypoweredbyamotor,butthemotorlosesefficiencyasyoushrinkit.So,Chensays,

“Foraninsect-sizeddrone,youneedtolookforalternatives."Theprincipalalternativeuntil

nowhasbeenemployingasmall,rigidactuator（执行器）builtfromnewmaterials.Chen

designedamoreagiletinydroneusingsoftactuatorsinsteadofhardones.

Eachactuatorcanbeatnearly500timespersecondandweighsjust0.6gram,approximately

themassofalargebee.Itgivesthedroneinsect-likeagility."Youcanhititwhenit'sflying,

anditcanrecover,“saysChen."Itcanalsoturnoverintheair."Thedronelooksabitlikea

tinycassettetapewithwings,thoughChenisalsoworkingonanewoneshapedlikeadragonfly.

Chensayshisdronecanbeusefulinindustryandagriculture.Itcanperformmachinery

inspectionstoensuresafetyandfunction.Itspotentialapplicationsincludecompleting

search-and-rescuemissionsfollowingadisaster."AUthosethingscanbeverydifficultfor

existinglarge-scaledrones,“Chenexplains.

28.WhatcanweknowabouttheactuatordesignedbyChen?

A.Itweighsaboutsixgrams.B.Itdrivestheinsect-sizeddrone.

C.Itlosesefficiencytoomuch.D.Itemploysconventionalmaterials.

29.WhichwordcanbestdescribeChen'swork?

A.Easy.B.Costly.C.Fruitless.D.Challenging.

30.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellusaboutthenewdrone?

A.Itssafetystandards.B.Itsflyingrange.

C.Itspossibleapplications.D.Itsdesignprinciple.

31.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AnInsect-likeSmallDrone

B.TheFutureofInsect-sizedDrones

C.HowDronesWillChangetheAgriculture

D.WhatChallengeDroneDevelopmentFaces

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AnewstudyfindsthatlessthansevenpercentoftheadultpopulationintheUShave

whathealthexpertsconsidergoodcardiometabolic（心脏代可吉）health.

Usinginformationonroughly55,000peopleovertheageof20,theresultsshowjust6.8

percentofAmericanadultsreachedoptimal（最佳的）levelsofhealthin2018.Moreover,the

studyfoundAmericanhealthhasbeeninsharpdeclineoverthelast20years.In1999,onein

threeadultshadahealthyweight.By2018,thatnumberfelltojustoneinfourAmericans.

Atthesametime,threeinfivepeoplewerefreeofdiabetesin1999.By2018,however9more

thansixintenadultshadthecondition!

“Thesenumbersarestriking.ItsdeeplyproblematicthatintheUnitedStates,fewer

than1in15adultshaveoptimalcardiometabolichealth,“saysMeghanO'Heam,oneofthe

researchersfromTuftsUniversity."Weneedacompleteoverhaul（革新）ofourhealthcare

system,foodsystem,andlivingconditions,becausethisisacrisisforeveryone.,,

Insteadofjustlookingforsignsofdisease,theteamfocusedtheirstudyonthesignsof

good,moderate,andpoorcardiometabolichealth.uDiseaseisnottheonlyproblem,v

OHearnexplains."Wedontjustwanttobefreeofdisease.Wewanttoachieveoptimal

healthandwell-being.v

ResearchersalsofoundlargehealthgapsbetweenUSadultsofdifferentgenders,ages,

andeducationlevels.Specifically,thestudyfoundAmericanswithlesseducationwerehalfas

likelytobeinpeakcardiometabolichealth.

O?Hearnadds,"Identifyingtheseindividualsandaddressingtheirhealthconditionsand

lifestyleearlyiscriticaltoreducinggrowinghealthcareburdens.Itsimpactsonnational

healthcarespendingandthefinancialhealthoftheentireeconomyareenormous.Andthese

conditionsarelargelypreventable.Wehavethepublichealthandclinicalinterventionsand

policiestobeabletoaddresstheseproblems.”

32.WhatpercentageofAmericanadultshadoptimalcardiometabolichealthin2018?

A.Over7percent.B.Just6.8percent.

C.Around33percent.D.About60percent.

33.WhatdoesO'Hearnthinkoftheresultsofthestudy?

A.They,reunreal.B.They'reacceptable.

C.They'reexpected.D.They'reshocking.

34.Whatisthepurposeoftheteam'sresearch?

A.Tofindthebigagegap.B.Tohelppeoplekeepfit.

C.Todevelopnewdrugs.D.Toearnlotsofprofits.

35.Whatcanweinferfrom（）'Hearn'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Jointeffortisneededtoimprovepublichealth.

B.Economicgrowthaffectspersonalhealthcondition.

C.Americasawaslowdecreaseinhealthcarecosts.

D.Richpeopletendtosufferfromhealthproblems.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

Itissoeasytojustgohomeandshutyourdoorwithoutgettingtoknowyourneighbors.

Butbeinganactiveneighborwillturnyourlivingplaceintoakinderandmorecaringneighborhood.

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36.Youdon'thavetoshowupwithafreshapplepieoranythinglikethat.It'struly

assimpleassayinghello,introducingyourselfandaskingafewopen-endedquestions.But

theyarethefirststeptobecomingakindneighbor.

Thengetoutofyourcomfortzoneandmakeeffortstoknowmoreaboutyourneighbors.

37Andifyoufeelcomfortable?letthemknowthatyouretheretohelp?iftheyever

needanotherhand.

Anotherwaytoshowyourneighborsthatyoucareisbymakingyoursmallactsof

kindnessaregularpractice.Thiscanbecleaningupthelitterorevencleaningupafterthe

petshavemadeamessonyourblock.38,youcanaskyourpartnerorkidstopicka

bunchofflowersfromthegardentogiveyournewneighbor.39

Remindyourselfthatbeingconnectedfeelsgoodandboostsyourmoodinthelongrun.If

youtakethefirststep,yoursmallactsofkindnesscanencourageotherstopaythatkindness

forward.40.Challengingastheyare,reachingouttoyourneighborsisworththeefforts.

A.Orifyouhaveanamazinggarden

B.Remember,everysmallgesturecounts

C.Ifyouwanttoberespectedandcaredbyyourneighbors

D.Forexample,askfortheirnamesandlearnwhattheydoforwork

E.Yourattitudestowardsyourfriendsalsosetanexampleforyourkids

F.Itdoesn'ttakealotofmoneyoragenerousgesturetobeanactiveneighbor

G.Intheend,moreandmorepeopleintheneighborhoodwillfeelmuchbetter

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Inbattlingleukemia（白血病），9-year-oldHarperHarrellhasdevotedherdaysinthe

hospital——toraisingmoneyfortheVFoundationforcancerresearch."Iknowit's41,but

itdeservesmyeffort,“saidHarrell.

AfterHarrellwasdiagnosed（诊断）withleukemiainOctober2021,shestartedlearning

aboutthefoundationwhich42cancerresearch.Thefoundationhasalready43nearly

$290millionforcancerresearchnationwide.Thefoundation,sadministrativecostsarepaid

44byitself,whichmeans100%ofdonationsgotocancerresearch.

Believingonesmallthingcouldchangealot,Harrellstartedto45somedrawingsin

hernotebookshortlyafterbeginningtreatment.Oneofthemwasaribbon（丝带）witha

uPeaceout,cancer“messagewrittenbelowit.Harrellthoughtthe46wouldbeagreat

T-shirtforchildrenfacinga（n）47battle.

WhileHarrellwas48,hermother,HeatherHindin,foundawaytobringher

49tolife.She50aT-shirtcampaignonline.Theplanwastodonatehalfofthe

incometothefoundationwhileusingtherestforherdaughter'smedicalexpenses.Theyhave

51over$24,000thisyear,whichwillspecificallygotothefoundation,afterlaunching

twoT-shirtcampaigns.

"Thereareallofthesemessagesof52thatpeoplepostwhentheyorder,“Hindin

said."Theyhelpsomuchwithher53andkeepingherpositive.vHarrelLwhosaysshe

hasalwayshada54forhelpingothers,offeredasimplepieceofadvice：”Trytohelpand

assistwhereyoucan,andyouwillachievesomething55”

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41.A.riskyB.luckyC.newD.hard

42.A.avoidsB.attractsC.supportsD.restricts

43.A.awardedB.wastedC.demandedD.missed

44.A.partlyB.completelyC.accidentallyD.suddenly

45.A.makeB.coverC.tearD.enjoy

46.A.wordB.titleC.designD.wish

47.A.originalB.similarC.exactD.famous

48.A.undercontrolB.atschoolC.inhospitalD.onduty

49.A.dreamB.bodyC.illnessD.doctor

50.A.turneddownB.putoffC.handedoverD.setup

51.A.collectedB.refusedC.investedD.borrowed

52.A.predictionB.encouragementC.hesitationD.embarrassment

53.A.notesB.rolesC.scoresD.spirits

54.A.signB.passionC.viewD.finish

55.A.harmlessB.gentleC.familiarD.great

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。

Astronomershavepublishedamajorfinding56(recent)：Ablackholehasbeen

releasingenergyfromasmallstar57wasshredded(吞噬)in2018,aftertwoyearsin

whichitdidn'temit(发射)anysuchmaterial.

“Superunusual,“saidYvetteCendes,anastronomeratHarvard."We'veneverreally

seenthisbeforetothisdegree.n

Researchersmadethe58(discover)whentheyuseda59(power)radiotelescope

facilitytochecksometwodozenblackholeswherestarshadbeenshreddedafter60

(come)tooclosetothem.Suchhappenings61(call)tidaldisruption(潮汐破坏)events,

orTDEs.

WhattheyfoundwasthatoneoftheTDEswasemittingenergyatanunusualspeed

62ataverysurprisingtime：morethantwoyearsaftertheevent.

Thisbehaviorisdifferentfromwhathasbeenobservedinblackholesbefore,intwo

ways.First,thetiming：it'smorecommon63(see)radioemissionsfromblackholes

withinthefirstfewmonthsafterswallowingastar.Andsecond,theenergyemittedinthis

casedoesn'tquitefitin64whatastronomershaveseenbefore.

Inmostcasesofblackholesswallowingstars,perhaps99%,theoutflowislowerin

energy.Andin1%ofcases,thatoutflow,atabouthalfthespeedoflight,rarely65(occur).

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

上周末你参观了校学生会举办的“乡土中国(RuralChina)”摄影展。请你为校英文报写一

篇报道，内容包括：

1.活动介绍；

2.个人感受。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Icametoknowthisuniqueindividualinaverysimpleway.Oneafternoon,inthelittle

townwhereIthenlived,Iwaswalkingmydogwhenhebegantobehavestrangely,rolling

wildlyontheground.

WhileIwaswonderingwhatwasthematterwithhim,Ibecameawarethatsomeonewas

walkingbymyside-amanofabout30,poorlydressed,collarlessandhatless.Abeggar,I

thought,andwasabouttoputmyhandinmypocket.Butthestrangersmiledpeacefullyat

measthoughwewereoldfriends."He'sgotatick（扁虱）,poorguy,“hesaid,pointingto

mydog."Comealong.We'llhaveitout."Therewassuchwarmfriendlinessinhiseyesthat

Itooknooffenseathisfamiliarity.Ifollowedhimtoaparkbenchandsatdownbesidehim.

Strangetosay,myKaspar,whowasusuallywary（警惕的）ofstrangers,respondedat

once,andputhisheadontheman'sknee.Searchingthedog'scoatwithlongandsensitive

fingers,thestrangerfinallysaid"Aha!”andreleasedKaspar."Hereitis,“helaughed,

holdingsomethingintheair.Asthedogranhurriedly,thestrangerrosewithanodand

walkedon.HisdeparturewassosuddenthatitdidnotoccurtomeuntillaterthatIshould

havethankedhim.

Athome,stillconsideringtheman'sstrangebehaviour,Ireportedtheadventuretoour

oldcook."（）h,thatwasAnton,“sheremarked."He'sgotaneyeforeverything.nIasked

whathedidforaliving."Nothing,“shesaid,asifastonishedbymyquestion.

“Well,“Isaid.uEveryonehastohavesomethingtoliveon.”

“NotAnton,“shesaid.uEveryoneisgladtogivehimwhateverhewants.Hedoesn't

careaboutmoney.Hedoesn'tneedit,either.vWell,thiswasstrange.

注意:L续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Iresolvedtolearnmoreabouthim.______________________________________________

InlateryearsIhaveoftenthoughtofAnton.

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甘肃省2024届新高考备考模拟考试-英语试卷

参考答案、提示及评分细则

听力部分录音稿

(Text1)

W：Il'sJanuary,andit'sbeenrainingthewholemonth.Howlongdoestherainyseasonlasthere?

M：Aboutfourmonths.ItbeginsinearlyNovemberandlastsuntilFebruary.

{Text2)

M：Canyoupassmethesaltandpepper,please?Myfooddoesn'ttasteverygood.Ithasnotaste.How'syours?

W：ItsOK.It'sjustalittlehot.

(Text3)

M：Whatareyoulearninginschoolrightnow,Jennifer?

W：Werelearningtomakesculptures,Dad!It'samazing.Icannowmakeabeautifulsculptureoutofnothing.

Next,wewilllearnhowtotakegoodpictures.Thenwewilllearnhowtodraw.

(Text4)

W：Haveyoufinisheddecoratingyourhouseyet?

M：No,I'veonlyjustfinishedthebathroom.It'stakensuchalongtime.Ivestillgotthekitchenandtheliving

roomtodo.

(Text5)

W：Whathappenedtoyou,youngman?Whyareyouinthehospital?

M：Ibrokemylegwhileplayingfootballatschool.Myfriendkickedmeinsteadoftheball.Ithurtsalot!I

hopeyoucanfixit.

(Text6)

M：Willyougooutwithmethisweekend,Rita?Wccandoanythingyoulike.

W：Iwouldloveto,Sam!Canwegotodinner?Ivealwayswantedtoeatatthenewrestaurantintown.

M：Sure!Thenweshouldgotoamovieafterdinner.Ilovegoingtothemovies.

W：OK.Thenwecouldgetcoffeeafterthemovieandtalkaboutitifwerenotreadytogohome.Thatsounds

likeanamazingnight!

(Text7)

W：Hi,Clark.Ineedyourhelp.IamtravelingtoAmsterdamforworknextweek,andIneedsomeoneto

watchmyapartment.Couldyougothereandwatermyplantsandfeedmycat?Iwouldreallyappreciateit!

M：Noproblem,Annie.1,11doit.WhendoyouleaveLondonandwhenwillyoureturn?

W：IamflyingoutofLondonHeathrowAirportonMondayandwillarrivehomeonFriday.SoIneedyouto

visittheapartmentfromTuesdaythroughThursday.Iwillpayyoufiftydollars.

M：Thatsoundsgreat!Iwillbethere.

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M：WhatwereyoudoingwhenIcalledyoulastnight?

W：IwaswatchingaTVprog