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第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

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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。聽

完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例:Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是Co

1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Checkthenewbike.B.Buyanewbike.C.Ridethenewbike

2.Whatdidthemandobefore9:00lastnight?

A.Hesleptforawhile.B.HewatchedTV.C.Hewrotethepaper.

3.Whywastheofferrefused?

A.Itwasn?tfitforthemarket.B.Itwasratherlow.C.Itwasabithigh.

4.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Usetheoldrecipestonight.

B.Doachemistryexperiment.

C.GototheJohnsons'fordinner.

5.What，stheman，sdecision?

A.Waitingforthebus.

B.Walkingtothenextstop.

C.Meetingthewoman30minuteslater.

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。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.WhydoesthemancallLouisCatering?

A.Forfoodanddrinks.B.Foraninvitation.C.Forconferencerooms.

7.Howmanypeoplewillattendtheparty?

A.108.B.120.C.112.

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聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhatisthemangoingtoCanadafor?

A.Research.B.Furtherstudy.C.Sightseeing.

9.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Buyasuitcase.B.Packclothes.C.Preparematerials.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whoworksinthepowercompany?

A.Thegirl'sfather.B.Thegirfsclassmate.C.Theman'sclassmate.

11.Howwillthegirlgotothepowercompany?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bytaxi.

12.Whatisthegirlgoingtodofirst?

A.Visitthemanager.B.Getreadyforapicnic.C.Chatwiththeworkers.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatdoesthecompetitiontrytofindthisyear?

A.Thebestdancer.B.Thebestactor.C.Thebestsinger.

14.Howshouldpeopleenterthecompetition?

A.Byfax.B.Byphone.C.ThroughtheInternet.

15.Whendoesthesportshallclosethisweek?

A.At10:30pm.B.At9:00pm.C.At8:00pm.

16.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewswimming,pool?

A.Itisbiggerthantheoldone.

B.Itwillbefreeforthefirstweek.

C.Itwillbeopenearlierthanplanned.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhatdoesCyberEditaimtodo?

A.Supplyfundingforbusinessmen.

B.Offerstudentscomputereditingservices.

C.EditdocumentsforWiredmagazine.

18.Howmanyemployeesdidthespeakerhireatfirst?

A.Ten.B.Five.C.Four

19.WhydidsomeinvestorsinvestmoneyinCyberEdit?

A.Itgotgoodpublicity.

B.Itpromisedbigreturns.

C.Itemployed50students.

20.Whenisthebesttimeforpeopletodevelopabusiness?

A.Whentheyhavetheidea.

B.Aftertheygraduatefromcollege.

C.Aftertheyhaverichsocialexperience.

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第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（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

EasierIsBetterwiththeLivelyFlip

TheLivelyFlip,fromthemakersoftheJitterbug,theoriginaleasy-to-usecellphone,hasbig

buttonsandaspecialUrgentResponsebuttonthatnootherphoneoffersonthekeypad.

EASYTOUSEToday,cellphonesarehardtohear,difficulttodialandoverloadedwith

featuresyoumayneveruse.That5snotthecasewiththeLivelyFlip.Alargescreenandbigbuttons

makeiteasytocallfamilyandfriends,andthepowerfulspeakerensureseveryconversationwillbe

loudandclear.

EASYTOENJOYWhereveryougo,abuilt-incameramakesiteasyandfunforyoutocapture

andshareyourfavoritememories.Plus,theflashlightandbuilt-inmagnifierhelpyouseeindimlylit

areas.

EASYTOBEPREPAREDLifehasawayofbeingunpredictable,butyoucanbepreparedin

anuncertainorunsafesituationwithUrgentResponseService.SimplypresstheUrgentResponsebutton

toevaluateyoursituationandgetyouthehelpyouneed.

TheLivelyFlipisoneofthemostaffordablecellphonesonthemarketandcomeswithreliable

nationwidecoverage.Youcanevenkeepyourcurrentlandlineorcellphonenumber.

100%U.S.-basedlivecustomerservice,themostreliablenationwidewirelessnetwork,nolong-

termcontracts,andaffordableandflexibleplans,soyoucanchangeplansanytime.Nocancellation

fees.Plansaslowas$14.99/month.BuynowandgetaFREECarCharger,a$25value!No

hiddenmonthlyfees.Toorderorlearnmore,call1-866-366-0431.

21.WhichfeatureisspeciallyownedbyFlip?

A.Akeypad.B.Bigbuttons.C.UrgentResponsebutton.D.Livelylook.

22.WhatcanFlipoffer?

A.Overloadedfeatures.B.Abuilt-incamera.

C.Apowerfulscreen.D.Worldwidecoverage.

23.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Amagazine.B.Aresearchreport.C.Adocument.D.Ablog.

B

LiuWei,borninBeijingin1987,oneofthetoptenfigureswhotouchedChina,isliving

evidenceofthepowerofthehumanspirit.Oneday,adecadeafterhisbirth,anightmarishelectrical

accidentstruck,shatteringhislifeandcostinghimhisarms.

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Despitethedestructiveloss,Liuneverlethisdisabilitydefinehim.Instead,hechanneledhis

energyintoswimming,hopingtocompeteintheOlympics.Hetrainedintenselyandquicklybecamea

regionalchampion.However,duetohealthissues,Liuhadtogiveupswimming.Resoluteinhis

determination,heturnedtoanotherpassion一music.Hetaughthimselftoplaythepianousinghisfeet.

HisdeterminationandtalentweresoremarkablethathewasadmittedtotherenownedBeijingNormal

Universitytostudymusic.

In2010,themostmemorablemomentcamewhenheappearedonChinasGotTalentandhislife

tookanotherinspiringturn.Hisperformancemovedmillions,earninghimnationalrecognitionandthe

admirationofaudiencesworldwide.Liu，sstoryisnotjustaboutovercomingphysicallimitations;it's

abouttheunwaveringspiritthatrefusestobebroken.

Liuhassincebecomeamotivationalspeaker,sharinghisstorywithpeoplearoundtheworld.He

encouragesotherstopursuetheirdreamsregardlessoftheobstaclestheyface."Livewithyourheart,

heoncetoldyounggenerations."Complainingaboutfatewon，tsolveproblems,soit'suseless.

Instead,don，tletthenegativeaspectsoflifeleadyoutoabandonwhatinitiallydroveyoutostruggle

forsuccess.

24.WhathappenedtoLiuWeiattheageof10?

A.Sufferingfromaseveredisease.

B.Teachinghimselftoplaythepiano.

C.Becominganationalswimmingchampion.

D.Experiencingatragiclossinanaccident.

25.HowdidLiuWeiinitiallyrespondtohisdisabilityaftertheaccident?

A.Hegaveuponsports.

B.Hefocusedonswimming.

C.Hewasdepressedaboutlife.

D.Heembarkedonamusicjourney.

26.WhatwasthehighlightofLiuWei'slife?

A.Workingasamusicteacher.

B.Beingadmittedtoauniversity.

C.Participatinginarealitytalentshow.

D.Beinganestablishedinspiringspeaker.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLiuWei?

A.Resolvedandoptimistic.

B.Promisingandcurious.

C.Energeticandfortunate.

D.Talentedandgenerous.

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c

In2024,theterm“brainrot“wasselectedasoneofthehottestwordsbytheOxfordUniversity

Press,capturingtheessenceoftheyear，smostpressingsocialconcerns.

Thisphrase,whichdescribesthenegativeimpactofexcessiveconsumptionoflow-qualityonline

contentoncognitiveabilities,reflectsagrowingawarenessofthedangersposedbythedigitalage.

Thetermgainedpopularityasitreflectsthecollectiveanxietyoverthepotentialdeclineofcritical

thinkingskillsandattentionspansduetotheuniversalinfluenceofsocialmediaandotherdigital

platforms.

Tounderstandtheimplicationsofthisphenomenon,researchersfromvariousinstitutionshave

initiatedstudiestomeasuretheeffectsofdigitalmediaoncognitivehealth.Onesuchstudyat

StanfordUniversityanalyzedthecognitiveperformanceofstudentsbeforeandafterprolongedexposure

tosocialmedia.Theresultsindicatedasignificantdeclineinattentionspansandcriticalthinking

abilitiesamongparticipants,reinforcingtheconcernshighlightedbytheterm“brainrot”.

Thefindingsfromthesestudieshavebeenalarming,showingadirectcorrelationbetween

increasedscreentimeanddecreasedcognitivefunction.Thishasledtocallsformorestrict

regulationsondigitalcontentandagreateremphasisondigitalliteracyeducation.

Whiletheresearchhasprovidedvaluableinsights,itisnotwithoutlimitations.Thestudiesoften

relyonself-reporteddata,whichcanbesubjecttobias（偏見）.Additionally,thelong-termeffects

ofdigitalmediaoncognitivehealtharestillnotfullyunderstood.Furtherresearchisneededto

developcomprehensivestrategiestoreducethenegativeimpactsofdigitalmediaonmentalhealth.

28.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheterm“brainrot“fromthetext?

A.Amedicaldiagnosisbyhealthprofessionals.

B.Aphysicalconditioncausedbydigitaldevices.

C.Atermsayingtheharmfuleffectofdigitalmedia.

D.Aphrasedescribingthequalityofonlinecontent.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reinforcing“probablymeaninparagraph3?

A.Relieving.B.Opposing.

C.Guaranteeing.D.Strengthening.

30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsissupportedbythetext?

A.Theterm“brainrot”wasthehottest2024WordoftheYear.

B.Theresearchhasbeenfundedbysocialmediacompanies.

C.ThestudieshavebeenconductedonlyatStanfordUniversity.

D.Therearecallsformoreregulationsandeducationondigitalliteracy.

31.Whatistheauthor，sattitudetotheresearchregardingdigitalmedia，simpact?

A.Tolerant.B.Objective.

C.Supportive.D.Dismissive.

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D

Inaremarkablebreakthrough,scientistshavedevelopedaroboticsystemcapableofperforming

surgicalprocedureswithminimalhumanintervention.Thisadvancementmarksanewerainmedical

technology,whereautonomoussurgicalrobotscouldsoonbecomeareality.

Thenewroboticsystem,similartothedaVinciSurgicalSystem,hasbeenprogrammedtocarry

outcomplextaskssuchashandlingtissues,drivingneedles,andtyingknotswithprecision.During

thefirstfewtrials,theroboticarmdemonstratedremarkableskillfulness,performingatleastaswellas

humansurgeonsandsometimesevenbetter.Inthewholeprocessofthesurgery,doctorswouldn't

leavethebedsidetheyaresupposedtowatch.Plus,theywouldhandletherestofthesurgery.

Thepurposeofthisinnovationwasnottoreplacesurgeonsbuttoenhancesurgicaloutcomes.

“Ifyouhaveanintelligenttoolthatworkswithasurgeon,canitimprovetheoutcome?That5swhat

wehavedone,“saidDr.Kim,wholedtheprojectatSheikhZayedlnstitute.

ThesuccessfulintegrationofAIinsurgeryhasprofoundsignificance.Itsuggestsafuturewhere

robotscouldassistinsurgeries,potentiallyreducingtheriskofhumanerrorandimprovingpatient

outcomes.Thistechnologycouldbeparticularlybeneficialinremoteareaswhereaccesstoskilled

surgeonsislimited.However,robot-assistedsurgeryhasbeencontroversial,assomestudieshave

shownitcanbringhighercostswithoutbetteroutcomes.

Inconclusion,thesuccessfuldevelopmentofautonomoussurgicalrobotspresentsnumerous

advantages,butitalsointroducesnewchallengesthatneedtobeaddressed.Thebalancebetween

technologicaladvancementandhumaninvolvementmustbecarefullymanagedtoensurethebest

possibleoutcomesforpatients.

32.Whatmightsurgeonsdowhentherobotisusedinsurgery?

A.Theyjoininwhennecessary.B.Theyofferproperinstructions.

C.Theyhavearestatthebedside.D.Theyperformanothersurgery.

33.Whatwastheprimarygoalofdevelopingtheautonomoussurgicalrobot?

A.Toreplacehumandoctors.B.Toreducetheemotionalbond.

C.Toimprovesurgicaloutcomes.D.Toautomatesurgicalprocedures.

34.Whyaresomepeopleagainstusingrobotsinsurgery?

A.Theyaretime-consuming.B.Theymaybecostlytouse.

C.Theycanbeoutofcontrol.D.Theycausegreatpain.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.MedicalAI:ACompleteSubstituteforaHumanSurgeon

B.RoboticSurgery:AnUrgentMatterinAutomatedTechnology

C.MedicalProcedures:AutomatedProcesseswithoutHumanControl

D.RoboticSurgeons:ASuccessfulLeapintoAutonomousProcedures

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第二節(jié)（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。

ForgetaboutGoals,FocusonSystemsInstead

Whatisthedifferencebetweensystemsandgoals?36.Systemsareaboutthe

processesthatleadtothoseresults.Goalsaregoodforsettingadirection,butsystemsarebestfor

makingprogress.Ahandfulofproblemsarisewhenyouspendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutyour

goalsandnotenoughtimedesigningyoursystems.

Winnersandlosershavethesamegoals.

Weconcentrateonthepeoplewhoendupwinning一thesurvivor一andmistakenlyassumethat

ambitiousgoalsledtotheirsuccesswhileoverlookingallofthepeoplewhohadthesameobjectivebut

didn'tsucceed.37.Itisonlywhentheycarryoutasystemofcontinuoussmall

improvementsthattheyachieveadifferentoutcome.

38.

Imagineyouhaveamessyroomandyousetagoaltocleanit.Ifyousummontheenergyto

tidyup,thenyouwillhaveacleanroomfornow.Butifyoumaintainthesamemessy,pack-rathabits

thatledtoamessyroominthefirstplace,soonyou'11belookingatanewpileofclutterand

hopingforanotherburstofmotivation.Whatwereallyneedtochangearethesystemsthatcausethose

results.

Goalsrestrictyourhappiness.

Theassumptionbehindanygoalisthis:"OnceIreachmygoal,thenI'11behappy."The

problemwithagoals-firstmentalityisthatyou，recontinuallyputtinghappinessoffuntilthenext

milestone.Furthermore,goalscreatean“either-or“conflict:eitheryouachieveyourgoalandyouare

successfuloryoufailandyouareadisappointment,39,youdon'thavetowaittogive

yourselfpermissiontobehappy.

Goalsarenotinlinewithlong-termprogress.

40.Manyrunnersworkhardformonths,butassoonastheycrossthefinishline,they

stoptraining.Thepurposeofsettinggoalsistowinthegame.Thepurposeofbuildingsystemsisto

continueplayingthegame.It'snotaboutanysingleaccomplishment.Itisaboutthecycleofendless

polishingandcontinuousimprovement.

A.Goalsblockyourhabits

B.Ifyouconcentrateongoals

C.Everycandidatewantstogetthejob

D.Truelong-termthinkingisgoaHessthinking

E.Achievingagoalisonlyamomentarychange

F.Goalsareabouttheresultsyouwanttoachieve

G.Whenyoufallinlovewiththeprocessratherthantheproduct

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第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（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。

Truelovecanovercomeanyobstacles.Theworld-famouswhitestork（鸛）couple,Klepetanand

Malena,havereunitedforthe20thyear41inCroatia,asthemale42hiswifeafterfinishinghis

annualjourneyinAprilthat43over13,000kmfromSouthAfrica.

Thedustanddirtonhisbodyshowsthatthejourneywasa44.Itwasdangeroustooashe

hadto45throughareasknownforillegalhunting.ThepairwouldflytogetheruntilMalena5swing

wasinjured,whichleftherflyingability46.

Thestorystartedin1993,whenMalenahadherwing47.AmannamedVbkicrescuedher

andtookherhome.He_48herbacktohealth.Sincethen,themanhasmadeithislifegoalto

careforMalena.Overthepast29years,Vokichasdoneeverythinghecanforthebirdandher

husband:building49,providingfood,caringfortheirchildren,aswellastakingMalenaon

walks,watchingTVwiththebird,and_50_herwhensheisanxiouslywaitingforherlove.Vokic

51wenttothelengthofwritingalettertothepresidentofLebanon,urgingthecountrytoimplement

52_formigratorybirds.

Thelovestory53theheartsofmanyinCroatiaandit_54_globally.Todate,Klepetanand

Malenahavebred66smallbirds.Infact,thelovestoryhighlightsthe55andcommitmentbetween

thetwostorks.

41.A.inadvanceB.inarowC.inreturnD.intime

42.A.unitesB.chasesC.joinsD.leaves

43.A.coversB.passesC.claimsD.distances

44.A.lessonB.struggleC.failureD.dilemma

45.A.crossB.diveC.runD.travel

46.A.restrictedB.suspendedC.abandonedD.challenged

47.A.cutB.poisonedC.shotD.arrested

48.A.recoveredB.nursedC.keptD.fed

49.A.nestsB.bridgesC.gardensD.funds

50.A.blamingB.praisingC.lecturingD.comforting

51.A.evenB.merelyC.stillD.rarely

52.A.limitationB.approachC.protectionD.insurance

53.A.breaksB.touchesC.shapesD.tears

54.A.countsonB.comesonC.carriesonD.catcheson

55.A.beautyB.routineC.loyaltyD.taste

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第二節(jié)(共10個小題；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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

InNovember2014,ChinaputforwardtheCooperationInitiativeonPovertyReductioninEastAsia,

56(direct)topovertyreductioninruralcommunitiesofEastAsiancountries.

57July2017,Chinahascarriedout58seriesofEastAsiaPovertyReductionDemonstration

CooperationTechnicalAssistanceProjectsinsixruralcommunitiesofLaos,CambodiaandMyanmar.It

59(build)infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)forthesecommunitiesincludingdrinkingwaterfacilities,power

facilities,60publicservicefacilitiessuchasvillageactivitycenters,healthclinicsandschools.It

hasupgradedhouses,toiletsandenvironmentalprotectionfacilitiesforpoorhouseholds,thus61

(improve)theworkingandlivingconditionsofthelocalcommunitiesandthelocalenvironment.

Chinahasorganizedvillagerstoraisebeefcattleandpoultry,plantmaizeandvegetables,usesuperior

62(variety)ofriceandpeanutsandmodemplantingmethods,anddevelophandicraftindustries

includingbambooweaving,ruraltourism,courtyardeconomy,migrantwork,andtechnicaltraining.

Theseeffortshaveincreasedvillagers,incomesviamultiplechannelsandincreasedtheself-development

63_(capable)ofvillagersandcommunities.

Themodelanditssuccesshavebeen64(high)praisedbyministersandrepresentativesof

ASEANcountries,65havedescribeditasabenchmark(基準(zhǔn))forcooperationinpovertyreduction.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假如你是校學(xué)生會主席李華，你校將舉辦一系列以“勞動之美”為主題的校園活動。請你給交換生

David寫一封郵件，邀請他參加。內(nèi)容包括：

1.活動時間和地點；

2.活動內(nèi)容；

3.期待他的參與。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearDavid,

Yours,

LiHua

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第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

Onepossibleversion:

DearDavid,

Ihopethisemailfindsyouwell.I'mwritingtoinviteyoutoourupcomingcampusactivities

themed"TheBeautyofLabor〃nextweek.

TheeventswillbeheldfromMondaytoFridayatthemainplayground,schoolgarden,and

auditorium.Therewillbealaborskillsexhibition,wherevarioushandicraftsmadebystudentswill

bedisplayed.Youcanalsoparticipateinhands-onworkshops,suchasmakingtraditionalpaper-

cuttings.Additionally,wewillhaveagroupgardeningactivitytobeautifyourcampus.

Isincerelyhopeyoucanjoinusandexperiencethecharmoflabor.Lookingforwardtoyour

reply.

Yours,

LiHua

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Onepossibleversion:

Wednesdaymorningarrived,andIreluctantlygotreadyforschool.WhenIgottotheclass,I

satinback.Theclassbegan,andDr.Simonbegangivingbackthethoughtcards.Whenllookedat

thecard,Idiscoveredhehadwritten,“Whatdoesthe'sonofanidiot'dowiththerestofhis

life?”Itfeltlikesomeonehadpunchedmeinthestomach.Ineverchallengedmyselftotake

responsibilityformyself.Ithoughtitwasallmyfather,sfault.Simon'squestiongotrightto

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acentralfigure!

Fromthenon,Iwastakingresponsibilityformyownaction.Iwassurprisedathowmygrades

improvedinallmysubjects.Iwasastoundedattheincreaseinthenumberandqualityofmyfriends.

Itwasequallyastonishinghowmuchsmartermyfatherseemed.Insteadofcontrolling,Isawhimas

concernedandcaring.Allthroughthisprocess,Ikeptsendinginmythoughtcards.Ibecamea

personwhowasenergized,excited,purposefulandevenjoyful.Itallstartedwithaquestion.Thank

Simonforthethoughtcards,whichchallengedmetothinkandthinkdeeply.

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M:Hi,Helen!Isthisyournewbike?

W:Yes,Iboughtitonlyyesterday.

M:It'scool!MayIhaveatry?

W:Ofcourse.Don，tforgettorideontheleft.

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W:Youlooktiredandsleepy.Doyouhavetroublefallingasleep?

M:No,Ihadtofinishthepaperforhistoryclassfrom9:00lastnightto2:00inthemorning,

becauseIdidn，trememberituntilIfinishedwatchingTV.

Text3

W:rmdisappointedthatEverestdidnotacceptouroffer.

M:Thedirectorovertherethoughtitwasn'tlowenough.

W:Accordingtoourresearch,itwasgenerousbymarketstandards.

Text4

W:rmgoingtotryoutsomenewrecipestonight.

M:Well,rememberthattheJohnsonsarecomingoverfordinner.YouknowhowmuchHike

yourcooking,dear,butmaybeyoushouldn，tpicktonightofallnightstoexperiment.

Text5

W:Thebusisn'tsupposedtoarriveatthisstopforanother30minutes.Iguesswe'11just

havetowaituntilitcomes.

M:NormallyI'dagreewithyou,butI'm