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2024年6月
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3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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：Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.When can theman haveclasses?
A. In the morning. B. In theafternoon. C. In theevening.
2.Howwill theman probably go to Brighton?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train.
3.Whatdoes thewoman ask theman to do?
A. Paint theroom. B. Buy somepaintings. C. Makea weekend plan.
4.Whatare thespeakers talking about?
A. Whenthey willattend aparty.
B. Whethertheparty is formal ornot.
C. Whatshould thewoman wear to a party.
5.Whatdoes thewoman mean?
A. Jane sings badly.
B. Janetends to be nervous.
C. Janehas abeautiful voice.
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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.When willthenew computerprobably arrive?
A. On June 30th B. On July7th. C.On July21st.
7.Whatwill themandolater?
A. Place an order. B. Go out forlunch. C.Meet theIT manager.
听第7段材料，回答第 8、9题。
8.Whyis thewoman talkingto theman?
A. Todeal with thenoise.
B. Toinvitehim to herflat.
C. Toaskhimto helpwith her study.
9.Whatis therelationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Neighbors. C. Friends.
听第8段材料，回答第 10至12题。
10.Whatdowe knowabout theman?
A. He madea mistake.
B. Heshouldn’t get thediscount.
C. Hestayed fournights at thehotel.
11.Howmuchshould theman pay?
A. $500. B. $1,500. C.$2,000.
12.Whatwill themandoin about 10minutes?
A. Arrive at the airport.
B. Get onthehotel bus.
C. Check out ofthehotel.
听第9段材料，回答第 13至16题。
13.Which part oftheman’s bodyaches?
A.The leg. B.Theshoulder. C.The arm.
14.Howlong has the pain lasted this time?
A.An hour. B.Two weeks. C.Amonth.
15.What was theman doingwhen thepain started?
A. He was walking to work.
B. Hewas doingthe gardening.
C. Hewas working out in thegarden.
16.What willthewoman donext?
A.Ask theman more questions.
B. Do examinationsontheman.
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听第10段材料，回答第 17至20题。
17.What willthelisteners dothis afternoon?
A. Do somesports. B. Explore thecity. C.Watch amovie.
18.What can listeners doat thesports center?
A. Play football. B. Havea swim. C. Playbasketball.
19.When will thelisteners go toOxford?
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
20.At what timewill thelisteners meet onSunday?
A. 8:20. B. 8:30. C.8:40.
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和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上
将该项涂黑。
A
Business Analytics PosterCompetition
Are you a student or a professional working on analytics (分析学), management science,
economics, or data science? This is your chance to share what you have been doing and network with
top experts in thefield.
Presentations & Production Guidelines
Submissions (提交) are welcomed from all industry professionals and students. Posters can be
individual or team submissions. (If a team submission wins an award, the prize money will be shared
equally among the team members.) All submissions musthave at least one authorwho is a member of
ourINFORMS.
Posters must be produced as a single page. We recommend a poster size of 72 inches wide by
36 inches tall, or 48 by 36 inches. Along with the standard poster format, we are also accepting and
encouraging posters usingthe“headline” format. Free model posters are available here.
Video Presentations ofPosters
You will need to submit a video presentation of your work that is at most eight minutes in
length. You are encouraged to promote your work via social media. There is a Social Media Award
cash prize for gaining the most likes on your video! Please show your entire poster on the screen
before any specific introductions to your poster. Also, make sure to have a QR code (二维码) so
peoplecan link toyour actual poster.
Awards
Judges will provide suggestions for each submission after the given poster time has ended.
Award winners will beannounced onApril 16.
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{#{QQABDQSAggiAQJIAAAhCUwUSCAKQkAECCQgORBAMsAAAQRNABCA=}#}1st Place: $2,500
2ndPlace: $1.500
Social Media Award: $1,000
Important Dates
PosterSubmission Deadline: March 6, 2024
Video Presentation Deadline: April 5,2024
PosterCompetition Meetings: April 15&16, 2024
21．Whatis thenecessity forsubmission?
A．Adegree indata science. B．Themembership of INFORMS.
C．Aqualification in computer. D．The award -winning experience.
22．Whatis required for thevideo presentation?
A．Including a paper description. B．Winningwide recognition online.
C．Being within ten minutes in length. D．Offering access forpeople to link.
23．Howmuchcan each student ofa five-person team winning firstprizereceive?
A．$200. B．$300. C．$500. D．$1.000
B
Climbing, I once thought, was a very manly activity, but as I found my way into this activity, I
came tosee that something quitedifferent happens ontherock.
Like wild swimming, rock climbing involves you into the landscape. On the rock, I am fully
focused. Eyes pay close attention, ears are alert (警觉的), and hands move across the surface. Unlike
walking, where I could happily wander about absent-mindedly, in climbing, attentive observation is
essential.
As an arts student studying English literature, I discovered a new type of reading from outdoor
climbing. Going out ontothecrags (悬崖),I sawhow you could learn to read therocks and develop a
vocabulary of physical movements. Good climbers knew how to adjust their bodies on to the stone.
Watchingthem, I wanted to possess that skillful “language”.
My progress happened when I worked for the Caingorms National Park Authority. Guiding my
explorations into this strange new landscape was Nan Shepherd, a lady too. Unlike the goal-directed
mindset of many mountaineers, she is not concerned with peaks or personal achievement. Shepherd
sees the mountain as a total environment and she praises the Caingorms as a place alive with plants,
rocks, animals and elements. Through her generous spirit and my own curiosity, I saw that rock
climbingneed not be aprocess of testingoneself against anything. Rather, the intensityoffocus could
develop a person intoanother way of being.
Spending so much time in high and stony places has transformed my view on the world and our
place in it. I have come into physical contact with processes that go way beyond the everyday.
Working with gravity, geology (地质学), rhythms of weather and deep time, I gain an actual
relationship with the earth. This bond lies at the heart of my passion for rock climbing. I return to the
rocks, because this iswhere I feel incontact with ourland.
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{#{QQABDQSAggiAQJIAAAhCUwUSCAKQkAECCQgORBAMsAAAQRNABCA=}#}24．Whydoes theauthorlikerock climbing?
A．It challenges her tocompete with men. B．It allows hera uniqueattitudetoward rock.
C．It teaches her howto possess anewlanguage.D．It makes herfeel connected wth the earth.
25．Whatdoes thewriterfind importantin climbing?
A．Balance. B．Concentration. C．Determination. D．Perseverance
26．Whatdoes thewriterlearn from NanShepherd?
A．Climbing goes together with nature. B．Every mountain topis withinreach.
C．Thebest climberis the onehaving fun. D．You can not achieve high unless you change.
27．Whatdoes theunderlined word “it”in thelast paragraph refer to?
A．Time. B．Transformation. C．Theworld. D．Myview.
C
Diving in the ocean, marine biologist Erika Woolsey has seen how coral reefs (珊瑚礁) are being
damaged by climate change. It has made her decide to find a way to share her experience —including
thosewho can’t easily exploretheocean.
Through her non-profit, The Hydrous, Woolsey is using virtual reality to bring the ocean to
everyone. Scientists, filmmakers and divers are taking people on immersive (沉浸式的) virtual dives,
attracting attention to reef damage and expecting action to protect our sea. About 25% of marine
species depend on coral reefs. However, climate change, pollution and overfishing have done harm to
around halftheworld’s shallowwater coral reefs.
Twenty years of underwater exploration has given Woolsey a detailed understanding of the
dangerous situations facing reefs. “I’ve seen this first-hand shift. Healthy colourful coral reefs
become what look likethesurface ofthemoon step bystep,”Woolsey says.
It is through this experience that The Hydrous team set out to recreate with their award-winning
film Immerse. Intended to watch with a VR headset, viewers join Woolsey for a nine-minute guided
virtual diveonthecoral reefs, immersed ina 360-degreeunderwater view.
They swim alongside sea turtles and sharks before witnessing the worsening of the reefs. The
experience often brings out strong feelings. “As soon as people take off that headset and look me in
the eye, they want to tell me a story about their ocean experience,” Woolsey says. “It’s that human
connectiontoour ocean that willsolveour ocean problems.”
Woolsey hopes advances in camera technology will allow her team to take more and more people
to places in the ocean that are underexplored and places further away from human civilization. They
are developing a virtual experience that will put the people in the role of a marine biologist, carrying
out biodiversity surveys underwater, and even transporting the viewers to space to monitor global sea
surfacetemperatures.
28．Whydid ErikaWoolsey set upTheHydrous?
A．Tocollect money forocean protection.
B．Tolet thepublicknowabout coral reefs better.
C．Tohelp peopleenjoy the ocean’s beauty.
D．Toencourage peopleto protect theocean.
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{#{QQABDQSAggiAQJIAAAhCUwUSCAKQkAECCQgORBAMsAAAQRNABCA=}#}29．Whatdoes theunderlined word “shift” inParagraph 3probably mean?
A．change. B．experience. C．material. D．scene.
30．Whatcan people knowthrough theimmersivedive?
A．The story about theocean. B．Thegrowth of coral reefs.
C．Theconnection withsea life. D．The way to protect theocean.
31．Whatdoes ErikaWoolsey hopeto doin thefuture?
A．Tobring more fun topeoplewhile diving.
B．To train talents forenvironmental protection.
C．To help peoplelearn more about theocean.
D．Todiscover more places that need protection.
D
Researchers have developed a new soft robot design that conducts itself with three behaviours at
the same time: rolling (翻滚) forward, turning like a record and following a path that goes around a
central point. The device, which operates without human or computer control, holds promise for
developing soft robots that can beused to navigate (导航) and map unknown environments.
The new soft robots are called twisted ring-bots (扭曲环机器人). They are made of something
liketheribbon (缎带) and thenjoined together at theend toform aring.
When the robots are placed on a surface that is at least 55 degrees Celsius, which is hotter than
the surrounding air, one part of theribbon touching thesurface becomes smaller, while one part in the
air does not. This induces a rolling movement: the warmer the surface, the faster the robot rolls. “The
ribbon rolls on its horizontal axis (横轴) , giving the ring forward strength,” says Jie Yin, a professor
ofmechanical and aerospace engineering.
The twisted ring-bot also turns along its central axis. And as the twisted ring-bot moves forward
it travels in a path around a central point, basically moving in a large circle. However, if the twisted
ring-bot meets a boundary- likethe wall ofa box-itwill travel along theboundary.
The twisted ring-bots are examples of equipment whose behaviour is governed by physical
intelligence, meaning their actions are determined by their structural design and the materials they are
madeof, rather than being directed bya computeror human.
“Soft robotics is still a relatively new field.” Yin says. “Finding new ways to control the
movement of soft robots in a repeatable and engineered way moves the field forward. And advancing
ourunderstanding ofwhat ispossibleisexciting.”
32．Whichof thefollowing mostaffects thespeed oftherobot’s rolling?
A．Theribbon. B．Thecentral axis.
C．The shapeand material. D．The higher surface temperature.
33．Howdoes theauthorintroduce thenew soft robots?
A．Byexplainingtherobot’s working ways. B．By quoting viewers’opinions.
C．By making somecomparisons. D．By offering reasons and results.
34．Whatis Yin’s attitudetowards twisted ring-bots?
A．Unclear. B．Favourable. C．Negative. D．Doubtful.
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{#{QQABDQSAggiAQJIAAAhCUwUSCAKQkAECCQgORBAMsAAAQRNABCA=}#}35．Whatis thebest titleforthetext?
A．Ribbonsand TheirRolling B．TheNew Soft Robots
C．Three Creative Movements D．Twisted Rings and theAxis
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。
When traveling in foreign nations, you have to know their way of life. What one country values
might not be accepted in a different country. 36 Otherwise, you may get yourself on the wrong
side. Thefollowing are the things you need toknow when organizing sightseeing in aforeign nation.
Before you travel, learn as much as possible about your destination, about the natural assets, the
local people, the language, their culture and things that appear obvious. This should help to make
your journey moreenjoyable! 37
Travel in the low season. There are times when people do sightseeing in large numbers. During
such times, you need to pay lots of money for your flight. 38 You may also find hotels with
food and accommodation are half theregular prices.
39 You will get treated in the way you interact with the people that you meet. Share
information with the people you meet, and you may get a nice experience in return. They may teach
you theirlanguage, customs, lifestyles and soon.Besides, you may learn howthey call certain foods.
Enjoy withoutreservation (保留). Don’t think ofthenext time. 40 Things change pretty fast,
and you may have only one chance. Take part in the activities the locals engage in and make your trip
amemorable one.
A. Be nice to people.
B. Enjoythe present moment.
C. Writedownyour spending when travelling.
D. It requires you to seethings from a different angle(角度).
E. If there are not many travelers, you can save ontickets.
F. Traveling there, you can communicatebetter with local people.
G. It refers to appreciating beautiful natural scenery in thecountry.
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，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳
选项。
It was a Saturday night. I circled the neighborhood a few times, looking for a place to 41 my
car. Finally, Ifound one, which was behind a late-model Jeep. I tried to back into the space, but 42
to see the angles 43 . I heard it before I felt it, the sound of plastic on plastic. I got out of my car
to 44 thedamage. My car was 45 .However, there were two distinct 46 onthe Jeep.
Then I noticed a woman, walking her dog, who was now 47 me with her phone. “Hope
you’re no planning to drive away,” she said quietly. Until then, I was annoyed with myself for having
been careless, but now Iwas 48 with herfor taking mypicture. How dare she, I thought. Shehad
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{#{QQABDQSAggiAQJIAAAhCUwUSCAKQkAECCQgORBAMsAAAQRNABCA=}#}no respect for my 49 . And how dare she assume I would do the wrong thing? But soon I calmed
down because I knew she wasn’t entirely 50 . I made no decision to drive away without leaving a
note, but that idea did flash across my mind. It was dark, and 51 her no one was watching. It
happens all thetime—thehit-and-run in theparking lot.
We all have those 52 to behave selfishly. It is not the thought but what we do with it that
53 . It is the commitment (承诺) to take 54 , to care for one another, and to think about the
greater good that makes this world a better place to stay. Eventually, I left a/an 55 with my name
and phone numberunder thewiper bladeofthe Jeep.
41. A．start B．repair C．fill D．park
42. A．managed B．failed C．attempted D．turned
43. A．individually B．clearly C．significantly D．hurriedly
44. A．cover B．rate C．check D．reduce
45. A．unharmed B．ordinary C．special D．typical
46. A．doors B．functions C．lines D．batteries
47. A．greeting B．inspiring C．forgiving D．photographing
48. A．glad B．mad C．familiar D．generous
49. A．privacy B．performance C．work D．idea
50. A．tough B．polite C．wrong D．capable
51. A．apart from B．inaddition to C．instead of D．in spiteof
52. A．talents B．energies C．desires D．approaches
53. A．counts B．agrees C．responds D．happens
54. A．time B．responsibility C．part D．chances
55. A．bag B．coin C．picture D．note
第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读短文内容，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Learning Chinese calligraphy 56 (list) as one of the must-do things when I came to China.
Now, I’m in the course of learning this unique art, 57 value is considered very high in China,
even across East Asia today. It is not only 58 ancient artistic form of human language, but it
also reflects Chinesetraditions.
As someone who paints, draws, and loves all 59 (create) things, at first, I assumed I would
be rather good at Chinese calligraphy. I was 60 (total ) wrong. Generally speaking, using thick
brush tips toproduce awkward brush strokes (笔画) 61 (be) very difficult for a beginner. I have
no idea about the different types of calligraphy and the meanings 62 ( hide) behind each one.
Also, I have to hold the paintbrush 63 a very specific way; unlike a pen or pencil, the
paintbrush is held upright in the hand. I need to be extra careful when changing the angle or 64
(direct)of thebrush, especially ifIpress too hard onthepaper.
After taking the lesson, I now understand the difficulty of calligraphy and that it will take efforts
and commitment 65 (master) this art form. Yet, I am grateful to learn such a special Chinese
tradition.
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第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华。你的英国朋友David生日将至，你画了一幅关于马的中国画，作为生日礼
物寄送给他。请你写一封信，说明其寓意并表示祝福。
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。
Dear David,
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
Niesha could not forget the way she had frozen in front of the class today. Mr Roberts had
divided the class into groups to do presentations. Today had been Niesha’s turn. However, her hands
had shaken so badly that she couldn’t read her notes. Her voice had become softer even to silence. Mr
Roberts kindly ended Niesha’s part of the presentation even though she had clearly not finished. He
had also asked Niesha tostay after class for amoment.
“Niesha, I know you’re shy, but you worked hard on this project. I’d hate to see you give up on
yourself.” Mr Roberts had hesitated, “If I give you another chance tomorrow, do you think you can
find, your courage?”
Niesha had nodded, grateful for the chance. She had gone as quickly as she could to her next
class. Shehad kept herhead down and hoped theschool day would end soon.
When she reached her back steps that afternoon, she could see an inviting light coming from the
kitchen windows. Mommawas baking.
Mommastudied Niesha’s face as shecame into thekitchen. “What’s wrong, Niesha?”
Tears shone in Niesha’s brown eyes. She told her the whole story. Momma was silent for a
moment, herhands still busy withthe cake.
“Why is it that you can talk to me about anything and everything, but you can’t talk to your
class?”Mommaasked. Shesetthe timerand then said, “Let meshow you something.”
Niesha followed Momma to her bedroom. There Momma showed her a book filled with
newspaper clippings (剪报) and pictures. In it there was a blue ribbon (丝带) that said “First Place”
and a pictureof herself when she was very young, standing withher parents.
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ended the year as the blue ribbon winner. It wasn’t easy because I was lacking in confidence—not
sureof myself at all. Iworked hard, and mostly Ifaced my fears. You just need to find your courage.”
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Thatwas thesecond timesomeone hadtoldher thattoday.
Paragraph 2:
Thenext day Nieshaagainwalked to thefrontof theclassroomto give her presentation.
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56. was listed 57．whose 58．an 59．creative 60．totally 61．is
62．hidden 63．in 64．direction 65．tomaster
书面表达：
第一节：
Dear David,
How’s everything going? As your birthday is drawing near, I’ve prepared a gift for you. It’s a
Chinesepainting ofahorse,which I specially drew for you.
In Chinese culture, horses carry many best wishes and excellent qualities. On one hand, with its
burning eyes, bared teeth and kicking hooves, it’s always full of life. I wish you as strong and
energetic as a horse. On the other hand, if compared to a horse, one is usually considered to
bestrong-willed and reliable.All inall, we usehorse torepresent anoble and loyal person.
Ihopeyou likethe gift and wish you ahappy birthday.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
参考范文：
Thatwas thesecond timesomeonehadtold her thattoday.Niesha stared at theprecious blue
ribbon, imaging thescene where her mothertried her best toovercome her fears andpick upher
courageto stand onthestage and face theaudience, giving afantastic speech. In front ofthemirror
was her continuous practice, from pronunciation to gesture. Whenfatigue (疲倦)came, shewould sit
inher seat and recitethepassage over and over again in ordertoimproveher fluency.
Thenext dayNiesha againwalked to thefrontof theclassroomto giveher presentation.
Though havingmade adequate preparations, shewas stilloverwhelmed (被压倒的) bygreat
nervousness: her heart beat violently as shedragged herself to thefront of theclass; herface turned
paleand shecould hardly squeezeout any word with herabsolutely blank mind.Anxiety had almost
droveher crazy whensuddenly, shecaught sight ofMrRoberts’ smile,comforting and inspiring. She
remembered her Momma’s encouraging words. “How could I let them down?”she thought to herself.
Holdingthe blueribbon tight in her hand, she tooka deep breath, calmed herself downand gathered
hercourage. “Dear fellow students,”she started...解析：本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Niesha在做报告时非常紧张，不得不终止。回到家后，她告诉了妈
妈事情的经过，妈妈告诉Niesha自己小时候也很害羞，却获得公众演讲奖，妈妈告诉Niesha开学之初，她
是演讲队最害羞的女孩，但结束那年，她成了蓝带冠军，因为她努力，大部分时间敢于面对自己的恐惧，
妈妈告诉Niesha需要找到自己的勇气。
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(Text1)
M: CanI register forany courseI like?
W:Not exactly. There are plenty ofopenings inourevening program, but thereare noplaces left in
themorning orafternoon I’m afraid.
(Text2)
M: I’m going togo visit my parents inBrighton thisweekend.
W:Really? I’m going toBrighton myself. How are you gettingthere?
M: Mycar broke down, so I haveto go bybus ortrain.
W:Well,there’splenty of roomin mycar!
(Text3)
W:You know, this room needs anew paintjob.Do you think you can handle it?
M: Let mesee what my schedule islikethis weekend.
(Text4)
M: So,what are you going to wear tonight? Youknowyou can’t get away withjeans. It’s a formal
dinnerparty.
W:Ugh, Iknow and Ihate wearing dresses.
M: You could justwear askirt orsomething.
W:Yeah, Iguess I havenochoice.
(Text5)
M: Jane’s always singing when sheworks.
W:Yeah, and it’s a habit that gets oneveryone’s nerves.
M: Iguess shethinks shehas a nicevoice.
W:If shethinksthat thenshe’s theonly one.
(Text6)
M: Ournew assistantstarts onJuly7th,but Idon’t have acomputer forhim. I placed an order today.
W:Oh, that’s a problem. Today isalready June 30th. It usually takes three weeks fororders to be
filled.
M: Three weeks? That won’t do.
W:Whynot talk to theIT manager? He might have an extracomputerthe assistant could use.
M: Ishould. But heis out at lunch right now. I’llhave to talk to himwhen hegets back.
(Text7)
W:Hello, well, there’ssomething Ineed to talk toyou about.
M: Oh yeah?
W:Ihave anexam coming upand I’m studying, and ...well, theproblem is there’s alot ofnoise
coming from your flat at night.
M: Oh, you mean last weekend?
W:Yeah, well, kindofeverynight. Imean lastweekend but also during weekdays.
M: Really? Ihad aparty withmy friends onSaturday.
W:Yeah, thething is,I can’tstudy because ofthenoise.
M: Oh, sorry. Ididn’trealize, tobe honest. Ican turn themusicdown.(Text8)
W:Thank you for staying at theRattleton Suites Hotel. Here’s acopy ofyour bill.
M: Thank you … Oh, Ibelieve you’vemade a mistake. Idon’t thinkthe discount was applied tomy
bill. When I booked, it said that if you attend the Education Expo and stay four nights, one night is
free. Everything elselooks correct.
W: Oh, let me check. You checked in on March 3rd and today is the 7th. You’re right. I’m sorry
about that. I’ll process that right away. There has been something wrong with our system recently,
so itdidn’t apply somediscounts. I’llreturn $500toyou.
M: That’s OK. Also, could you tell mewhere Ican catch thehotel bus tothe airport?
W: It’s just outside the main doors here. A bus leaves every half hour. You can catch one in about
ten minutes.
M: Thanks very much.
(Text9)
W:Good morning Mr. Wood.What’sbrought you here today?
M: I’vegot this terribleleg pain.
W:Wouldyou likemeto give you somepainkillers before wego on?
M: Yes, please.
W:Canyou showmeexactly where the pain is?
M: I’vebeen getting it right here.
W:Right. Isee. And how longhave you had it?
M: Forthepast hour.
W:And when did thepainstart?
M: It came onwhen Iwas working out inthegarden about two weeks ago.And then Igot thispain.
Sometimesit hurts, sometimesit doesn’t.
W:Have you had this pain before?
M: Not thepain in theleg,no.Ihad apain in myleft shoulderand arm when Iwas walking towork
onemorning about a monthago, butit recovered soon.
W:OK. I’dliketo ask you somequestions …
(Text10)
M: Hello, everyone. I’m Mr. Brown andI’mthe Social Organizer. It’s my jobto make sure you have
somefun whileyou’rehere!Now I’m glad to talkto you about today’s arrangements. Thisafternoon
we’llgo together onawalking tourof thecity, exploringits sights and sounds.Then onWednesday
afternoon, we’reoff to thelocal sports center, where you can take part invarious activities such as
volleyball, basketball, gym workouts tokeep yourselves fit and active! And there isalso apool anda
football field being built. On Friday afternoons, we havea Film Club—thisweek’s movieis
Spiderman. On Saturday we’reheading outfor a daytrip to Oxford, leaving here at 8:30 inthe
morning. Pleasedon’t be lateorwe’llleave withoutyou! And finally, onSunday, we’reoff to
London, leaving at the sametime, and you’dbetter arrive 10minutes early. If there are any other
activities you’dliketo dowhileyou are here,then just askmeand I’ll see ifI can help.
