第7单元 B卷

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M: Jennifer, you just clocked your fastest time ever! If you were three seconds faster, you would have broken the school record this year. 

W: My time is 10 seconds slower than the national record. I still have a lot of work to do.

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W: Were you woken up by the dog barking last night? 

M: Yeah, I heard the Wilson's house was broken into. 

W: Oh no, I should have called the police.

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W: Are you going to the book fair tomorrow? 

M: I won't miss it for the world. My favorite writer is going to recommend a new book then. 

W: But I think your history project needs to be finished tomorrow.

M: Well, there's no rush.

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W: The five of you will give a presentation on Thursday. Each presentation should be about 10 minutes. I expect to see all of you at 3:00, but the first presentation won't start until 3:15. 

M: Am I going first, Mrs. Robert? 

W: Yes.

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M: You should have a good weekend break, like going for a picnic.

W: But the weather forecast said it was going to be cold. 

M: Oh, that's a shame. Do you think it will rain? 

W: Well, they said there was a 99% chance it would rain on Saturday. 

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M: Hi, this is Bill Patton calling about the objects I bought yesterday. 

W: Hello, Mr. Patton. Yes, you should've received your receipt by email this morning.

M: I did, thanks. But I'm afraid I need to remove one of the objects from my order, because I just realized I spent more than the $700 limit my company gave me. 

W: No problem. May I ask which object you no longer need?

M: Well, I really need the hard drive for my work. I guess I won't bother getting some mice next time.

W: Okay. I'll adjust your receipt and email it to you for confirmation.

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M: Hi, Lena! You've just come back from visiting five cities. It must have cost a lot, so did someone help you with traveling expenses?

W: Yeah, my dad knew that I'd be eager to go, so he got in touch with people we know around the world. Some are relatives and others are friends. Then he arranged for me to stay with each of them for a week or two. 

M: So tell us a few things about each place. For example, what did you like about Athens?

W: It was amazing to see some of the buildings where European civilization started thousands of years ago. And Istanbul is quite similar to Athens. 

M: And then you cross the Atlantic.

W: Yes, first to New York and then up to Montreal. There was so much to see and do in New York, but it all felt a little noisy for me. That's why I prefer Montreal.  

M: You ended your trip by visiting Mexico City, right?

W: Yes, it's got so many museums. I don't know where to start.

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W: Good morning, I'm Alice! I'm applying for the position of teaching assistant.  

M: OK. Please have a seat. Where did you see the job information? From the newspaper?

W: No. My friend saw it on the Internet and told me that.  

M: Oh, I see. What do you know about the position?  

W: It's mainly about helping teachers complete daily tasks within a classroom environment, including leading lessons or small group activities for students.

M: Yes. They're basic. What skills do you have?  

W: I do well in creating Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, and various types of PPTs.  

M: Great! Have you had any experience as a teacher?

W: Yes. Just one year. But my former headmaster was impressed by the work I had done.

M: Why don't you work there any more?  

W: My new house is far from there. I'd like to find one closer to my house now.

M: I see.

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W: It's hard for me to go shopping these days.

M: What's wrong? Are you broke?

W: No, since online shopping has become a trend, fewer and fewer people like hanging around in a mall, especially in the clothing sections. Now I feel so lonely in various physical stores. 

M: You're right. People go to a mall mainly for food and entertainment nowadays.

W: Yes, I once wanted to try a newly opened Italian restaurant. When I got there, the long queue shocked me. I eventually enjoyed a one-hour dinner, three hours in total plus wait time.  

M: Sounds terrible! Why don't you try ordering through the Internet?

W: I'm always afraid that the dishes won't be as good as the online store says, and I think getting a discount is complicated and time-consuming. 

M: Well. Once you start shopping and ordering online, you will love it. For the discounts, I have to say that half a loaf is better than no bread.  

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M: Good evening! Tonight, I want to share how we can use art to spread the word about the changing climate. In our day-to-day lives, the loss of local wildlife due to pollution can be hard to see. We know our river is not clean, but we don't see the fish that are no longer there. So, I decided to do something to make this invisible loss visible. I started an art project called “Fading Away”. We painted huge, colorful pictures of the fish and birds that used to live in our city on the walls of buildings along the riverbank. But here's the key: we used a special paint. On cool days, the animals in the pictures are bright and beautiful. But as the temperature rises on hot summer days, the paint slowly fades and the animals seem to disappear right before your eyes. This directly shows people how the changing environment threatens our local wildlife. The project has already had a real-world effect. The “disappearing” animals started a powerful conversation in our community, and it inspired the creation of a new volunteer group, “Friends of the City”, which now organizes clean-up activities every month.