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2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 1 页 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷 考试时间：2019年10月18日下午14:30—16:30 试卷满分：150分 第一卷（选择题 满分100分） 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What’s the season now? A. Summer. B. Fall. C. Winter. 2. Which dress will the woman wear? A. The red one. B. The blue one. C. The green one. 3. What can we learn about the old oven? A. It’s not in style. B. It’s broken. C. It isn’t multi-functional. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a studio. B. In a CD store. C. In a car. 5. What does the woman think of the painting? A. Worthless. B. Just so-so. C. Wonderful. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. How does the man feel about the weather forecasts? A. Inaccurate. B. Reliable. C. Changeable. 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 2 页 7. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? B. Colleagues. C. Classmates. 8. Why does the man stop relying on music as a full-time job? A. He doesn’t like a band member. B. He isn't into music that much. C. The earnings aren’t stable. 9. On what occasion would the man be invited to play most probably? A. A local festival. B. A funeral. C. A birthday party. 听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. What does the woman complain about the office? A. It’s unclean. B. It’s too small. C. It’s noisy. 11. What are the speakers supposed to do in the office? A. Give students their assignments. B. Prepare for the lessons. C. Let students help with the reports. 12. What is the room downstairs used for now? A. Storage. B. Meetings. C. Reading. 听第 9 段材料, 回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What’s wrong with the camera? A. It can’t be charged. B. It can’t be turned on. C. It ruins memory cards. 14. Why can’t the man get the camera fixed for free? A. He broke it by himself. B. It’s out of the free service time. C. He lost his receipt. 15. How much will the man pay for the repair? A. $20. B. $30. C. $50. 16. What day is it today? A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Tuesday. 听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。 A. Neighbors. 听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8、9 题。 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 3 页 17. How long does the training period last? A. 1 to 2 years. B. 2 to 4 years. C. 3 to 5 years. 18. Who will test the learner taxi drivers? A. Driving school trainers. B. Special passengers. C. Government officers. 19. What do we know about the test? A. Learners might not get the result at once. B. 2 to 3 questions will be asked. C. Several routes should be given to the destination. 20. What do learner drivers have to pay for? A. A taxi. B. The driving license. C. A physical exam. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Are you interested in travelling? Here are famous national parks where travellers mostly like to go in America. 1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Visitors: 11,388,893 The name “Great Smoky Mountains” comes from the fog over this mountain range situated along the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Established in 1934, it is not just home to a diverse ecosystem of plants and animals, but also home to rich Appalachian cultures. Visitors there can see over 100 waterfalls, go boating on Fontana Lake and hike the Appalachian Trail. It's also an excellent vantage point to see the leaves change in the fall. 2. Grand Canyon National Park Visitors: 6,254,238 The Grand Canyon is the result of over 70 million years of geological events creating the Colorado Plateau, glaciers and valleys, while the Colorado River carved its way through the valleys. It is truly a natural splendor! When President Roosevelt first visited it in 1903, he said, “The Grand Canyon fills me 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 4 页 with awe. It is beyond comparison – beyond description.”16 years later, it was signed by President Woodrow Wilson, officially viewing the Grand Canyon a national park. 3. Yosemite National Park Visitors: 4,336,890 In addition to being a national park, Yosemite is designated as a World Heritage Site. Yosemite National Park is in Central California in the western Sierra Nevada. Though it covers around 1,168 square miles of area, visitors spend most of their time in the 5.9 square-mile area of the Yosemite Valley where there are some most famous sites like Yosemite Falls, and Cook’s Meadow Loop. 4. Zion National Park Visitors: 4,504,812 Settled in Southwestern Utah is Zion National Park. It has some of the most unique landscapes packed with mountains, valleys, rivers, desert and forests. Zion National Park is also an important place to study ancient humans who made the area their home about 8,000 years ago. Some of the park’s most notable attractions include Angel's Landing, Kolob Arch, the Narrows, etc. 21. How does Great Smoky Mountains National Park get its name? A. With smoke rising from the volcano in the lake. B. With big forest fire breaking out in the mountain. C. Signed by President Woodrow Wilson. D. With water vapor seen over the mountain range. 22.When did Grand Canyon National Park become a national park? A. In 1887. B. In 1903. C. In 1919. D. In 1934. 23.What does Yosemite National Park share in common with Zion National Park? A. They are located in the same state. B. People can learn about ancient times there . C. They both have the most charming land scenery. D. They were both formed as the result of years of geological events. B I remember little of the journey which started so early in the morning. I only know that the day seemed extremely long, and that we appeared to travel over hundreds of miles. Calmed by the sound of the coach wheels, I fell asleep. But I had not slept long when the coach stopped, the door was opened, and I saw a servant standing there. 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 5 页 "Is there a little girl called Jane Eyre here?" she asked. I answered "Yes," and was then lifted out. My trunk handed down, the coach instantly drove away. I looked about me. I could see a house with many windows. There were lights burning in some of them. We went up a wide pebbly path, splashing wet, and were admitted at a door. Then the servant led me through a passage into a room where she left me. I stood and warmed my frozen fingers at the fire and looked around. There was no candle, but the light from the fire showed papered walls, a carpet, curtains and gleaming furniture. Then the door opened, and a tall lady with dark hair, dark eyes entered followed by another who looked younger. "The child is very young to be sent alone," said she, putting her candle down on the table. She looked at me for a minute or two and then added, "She had better go to bed soon; she looks tired." Led by the younger lady, Miss Miller, through passage after passage, we came, at last, to a long, wide room filled with the hum of many voices. There were many tables, and seated all round on benches were a large number of girls aged from nine to twenty. Seen in the dim light of the candles, their number appeared above eighty. Each was dressed in a brown old-fashioned dress of cheap material. It was their hour of study. Miss Miller signed to me to sit on a bench near the door, then walking up to the top of the long room she cried out "Monitors, collect the lesson-books and put them away!" Four tall girls arose and went round, gathered the books and removed them. Miss Miller again ordered, "Monitors, fetch the supper-trays!" The tall girls went out and returned presently, each bearing a tray. Some food and water was in the middle of each tray. The food was handed round and everyone drank from the same mug. When it came to my turn, I drank too, for I was thirsty, but I did not touch the food. From there I was taken to my hard bed where I thankfully fell asleep immediately. 24.Where can you conclude the little girl Jane Eyre arrived at last? A. At a library. B. In a gymnasium. C .In a boarding school. D. In a royal theatre. 25. What transportation conveyed Jane Eyre to her destination in the article? A. She went there on a bus. B. She got there by ship. C. She was transported there in a car. D.A coach carried her to the destination. 26.How did Jane Eyre feel when she was admitted by the servant at a door? A. She must be very excited about the unfamiliar place. B. She should be extremely nervous. C. She should be worn out after the long journey. 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 6 页 D. She could be suspected by others. 27.Jane Eyre____________________. A. slept very long before she was led by the young lady, Miss Miller. B .had nothing for supper after she arrived that night. C. heard the hum of many voices instantly she arrived. D. was lifted out by a tall lady with dark hair and dark eyes. C When we meet someone for the first time, we usually get a vague sense of what kind of person they are by the way they shake hands, talk, or walk. In the age of social networking, however, first impressions are sometimes made even before we actually meet someone in person---that is, by looking at their profile photo. According to a recent study, these social images say a lot about our personality. In the study, presented in a paper at the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, a group of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in the US used software to analyze the profile pictures of 66,000 users of US social platform Twitter and 3,200 of their tweets. At the same time, about 434 participants were asked to complete a survey about their personality type. The researchers wanted to find out if there was a connection between personality traits—like openness, extroversion, and neuroticism(神经质)—and a person’s profile picture. According to the results, open people are more likely to pose in an unusual way and use objects such as glasses or a guitar in their profile photo because they enjoy new and exciting experiences. Meanwhile, neurotic people often hold back their negative emotions. They try to avoid showing their face；Instead, they use an image of something like a pet, a car or a building. Apart from the objects in profile pictures, the colors used in them also give us some hints about the photo’s owner. For example, extraverts were found to have the most colorful profile images, as they want to emphasize their personality and show themselves off, the researchers wrote. Although social media photos “usually represent an extension of one’s self, they also allow a user to shape his or her own personality and idealized view,” according to the researchers. So, when choosing a profile photo, maybe we should ask ourselves first what kind of image we’d like to convey. After all, first impressions always last. 28.What helps form the first impressions with the development of network? A. Shaking hands B. Greetings C. Profile pictures D. Gestures 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 7 页 29. What’s the purpose of the study? A. To analyze the users’ preference. B. To conduct a survey about personality type. C. To explore the formation of first impression. D. To seek out the link between characters and profile photos. 30. According to the study, an outgoing person may ________. A. choose a puppy dog as an image B. share a distinct pose in his photo C. fill his profile photo with light colors D. care little about his image 31.What is the best title for the text? A. Be Mindful of Your Personality B. Make Use of Your Social Image C. First Impressions Make a Difference D. Profile Photos Reveal Your Personality D Janus, the Roman god, has two faces looking in opposite directions. So does artificial intelligence (AI). On one side are the positive changes, enabling people to achieve more, far more quickly, by using technology to improve their existing skills. Look the other way, though, and there are plenty of potential pitfalls. Like Janus, technological change may also cause disruption（混乱）, but AI is likely to have a bigger impact than anything since the appearance of computers, and its consequences could be far more disruptive. In the years ahead, AI will raise three big questions for bosses and governments. One is the effect on jobs. Although CEOs publicly praise the broad benefits AI will bring, their main interest lies in cutting costs. One European bank asked Infosys to find a way of reducing the staff in its operations department from 50,000 to 500. The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that by 2030 up to 375m people, or 14% of the global workforce, could have their jobs replaced by AI. A second important question is how to protect privacy as AI spreads. The internet has already made it possible to track people’s digital behavior in minute detail. AI will offer even better tools for businesses to monitor consumers and employees, both online and in the physical world. Consumers are sometimes happy to go along with this if it results in personalised service or promotions. But AI is bound to bring invasion of privacy that is seen as unacceptable. For example, law-enforcement officials around the world will use AI to spot criminals, but may also monitor ordinary citizens. 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 8 页 The third question is about the effect of AI on competition in business. A technology company that achieves a major breakthrough in artificial intelligence could race ahead of rivals, put others out of business and lessen competition. This is unlikely to happen in the near future, but if it did it would be of great concern. It is too early to tell whether the positive changes brought by AI will outweigh the risk. But it will put an end to traditional ways of doing things and start a new era for business and for the world at large. 32.Janus is mentioned to ________. A. introduce the topic B. praise the Roman god C. tell its difference D. support AI 33.The underlined word “pitfalls” in paragraph 1 is probably means ________. A. consequences B. risks C. effects D. benefits 34. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. AI is a double-edged sword. B. People show great concern about AI. C. privacy is threatened by AI. D. AI will enjoy a bright future. 35. What’s the author’s attitude towards AI? A. Objective. B. Positive. C. Worried. D. Subjective. 第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两 项为多余选项。 Some Myths You Strongly Keep Believing Are Untrue There are varieties of false myths we spread from day to day. 36 . Otherwise, people will continue to believe such ridiculous myths undoubtedly. You will realize some of the most acceptable facts are completely untrue. Men get beer bellies from beer. We blame the beer for the belly. It is widely believed that men who constantly drink beer end up with a beer belly. However, it is not the beer that’s to blame, but the abundance of unhealthy snacks that often accompany the drink. Alcohol in beer irritates the stomach, therefore causing an increased appetite. Dr. Michael Jensen, an obesity specialist in Minnesota USA says that drinking beer makes liver burn alcohol instead of fat, leaving the latter to 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 9 页 accumulate in the waist. 37 , while the one of women’s accumulates in the hips and bottoms, as a result of different sexual characteristics. 38 . We are told that dogs see the world in black and white. But the truth is that they can distinguish colors just not in the same way we do. Jay Needs from the University of Washington in Seattle proves that our furry friends are able to receive a limited range of colors, which means they can distinguish objects of the same shape. In general, a dog’s vision is very similar to that of a person with red-green color blindness. Carrots improve eyesight. 39 . This myth came into existence during the Second World War. The British Army claimed that fighter pilots had excellent night vision as a result of their consumption of large quantities of carrots. Actually, they had radars onboard which made it faster and easier to detect the enemies. The myth about the amazing power of carrots was invented and spread by the media so that enemies would not learn about the fact. 40 . A. Dogs can distinguish colors B. Men’s fat is stored in their bellies C. Dogs see the world in black and white D. Men’s fat is not mostly accumulated in these parts E. Eventually, it spread all over the world and people are still convinced of it F. We agree with the view that eating carrots plays an essential part in good vision G. It is high time that scientists created a separate department dedicated to exposing the truth 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分 45 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入 空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I am an amateur radio operator. A few weeks ago, I was heading towards the basement with a steaming cup of coffee in my hand. What began as a 41 Saturday morning, 42 one of those lessons that life seems to hand you occasionally. When I turned up my radio for a Saturday morning swap net, I 43 an older man with a 44 signal and golden voice. He was telling 45 he was talking with something about “a thousand marbles” 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 10 页 “It sounds like you are busy with your job. Surely they pay you well but it’s a 46 you have to be away from home. You missed your daughter’s dance recital. You see, the 47 person lives about seven-five years. Now I 48 75 times 52 and I came up with 3,900, which is the number of 49 that the average person has in their entire lifetime. It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about this 50 ”, he went on “and by that time I have 51 2,800 Saturdays. If I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand left to enjoy. So I went to stores to round up 1000 marbles. I put them inside a 52 container. Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away.” “I found by watching the marbles 53 , I focused more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time run out to help get your 54 straight. This morning, I took the very last marble, I think if I 55 it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time by life. Time is the only thing we can use in life. Bye, and I hope you can spend more time with your 56 ” and then he 57 . I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work that morning, and then I was going to 58 a few friends to work on the next club newsletter. 59 , I 60 and woke my wife up and decided to take her and the kids to breakfast. 41. A. valuable B. terrible C. typical D. special 42. A. turned out B. turned back C. turned on D. turned into 43. A. came up B. got through C. came across D. got across 44. A. distinct B. vague C. apparent D. ambiguous 45. A. anything B. anyone C. something D. whomever 46. A. guilt B. shame C. chance D. dignity 47. A. average B. ordinary C. specific D. common 48. A. counted B. divided C. multiplied D . added 49. A. weekends B. weekdays C. holidays D. Saturdays 50. A. in detail B. in short C. in conclusion D. in brief 51. A. lived on B. lived through C. lived by D. gone by 52. A. clear B. clean C. empty D. full 53. A. increase B. lose C. change D. decrease 54. A. preferences B. priorities C. majorities D. responsibilities 55. A. make B. get C. have D. take 56. A. friends B. family C. job D. career 57. A. set off B. saw off C. signed off D. took off 58. A. round up for B. meet up with C. get around for D. make up for 59. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D .Instead 60. A. went downstairs B. came outside C. went upstairs D. came inside 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 11 页 第二节 (共 10 题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（ 1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 When it comes to climate change, language does count. In March, the Guardian changed 61 (it) wording – using “global heating” instead of “global warming” , after scientists found that Earth’s temperature is set 62 (rise) from between 2.5C and 4.5C. And on May 1, the UK parliament declared a “climate emergency”, 63 (become)the first parliament to do so. If with “global warming”, we’re still inside our comfort zone of handling the situation, entering the state of “global heating” is like heading to a point 64 the delicate balance of nature is disturbed so much that there is no turning back. Everything will be changing: Coral will die, polar bears will lose their habitats completely, and extreme 65 (weather) like droughts and heavy storms will happen at a higher 66 (frequent). There is no denying that we’re entering a climate emergency. Decades ago when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts could be seen as an issue for future generations,” but now it’s 67 (definite) our issue, 68 shift we all are living together. However, getting these messages 69 is far from enough. It depends on each to find a solution – if there are any solutions left to find. The UK’s Labor leader Jeremy urged that “we 70 ( take) rapid and dramatic action now”. Indeed, language matters. But action matters even more. 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分 35 分） 第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文 中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或 修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。 2019 年高三年级 10 月联考 英语试卷（共 12 页）第 12 页 Dear Tom, How have you been recently？Though everything is going good here, but I still want to get some help from you. I’m going to participate the Chinese Character Hero competition, which is aimed at giving teenagers a opportunity to show their level of Chinese characters. I attached great importance to this competition, but I’m quite nervously. I know you have won in many competitions ago and have much experiences in how to adjust the state of mind. I hope what you can give me some advice to reduce my nervousness. Looking forward to receive your reply. Yours sincerely Li Hua 第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分） 注意： 1. 词数 120 左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 假定你是李华，暑假刚刚去澳大利亚交流学习，认识了澳大利亚本地的笔友 Bruce, 他也是一位高中男生，他对中国高中生的生活很兴趣，常常跟你写信交流。他来信想了 解暑假中国高中生的生活和学习，请你给他写一封回信。内容包括： 1.国内高中学生暑假一般怎样度过 2.分享你暑假的见闻感受 3.感谢他对你的关照 高三英语10月联考试题答案 第一部分： 1-5 BABCC 6-10 ABCAC 11-15 BACBB 16-20 ABCAC 第二部分：21—25 DCBCD 26—30CBCDB 31—35DABAA 36—40 GBCFE 第三部分：41-45 CDCAD 46-50 BACDA 51-55 BADBA 56-60 BCBDC 61. its 62. to rise 63.becoming 64, where 65.weathers/weather 66. frequency 67. definitely 68. the 69. through|across 70. （should）take 71. good 改为 well 72. 去掉 but 73.participate 后加 in 74. a 改为 an 75.attached 改为 attach 76. nervously 改为 nervous 77.ago 改为 before 78.experiences 改为 experience 79. 去掉 what 或者把 what 改为 that 80.receive 改为 receiving 书面表达 One possible version； Dear Bruce, How have you been recently？Hope everything goes smoothly with you. And thank you for the help you offered during my stay in Australia. I am very happy to share my life here. You told me you are interested to know teenagers and their life as well, and I am here to tell you something about our summer holidays. Students in senior middle school usually have two months off, which last from July to the end of August. We spend most of our holiday on cram classes. Most families will arrange a great travel , during which time parents and kids will travel home and abroad. Some of us have study tour like what I had this summer in your country. I really enjoyed the tour，and I learned a lot from it. What impressed most is the friendliness and kindness you and your people brought to me, and I will cherish all forever. Do write back soon. yours sincerely Li Hua 听力原文 Text l M: Mum, can Peter and I swim at the pool in our backyard, please? W: You’d better not, Jimmy. The summer days are already gone. You’ll catch a cold. Text 2 W: The green dress makes me look slimmer; the red one makes me look more energetic and cheerful; as for the blue one, it’s more traditional. M: I think you should wear the one which can let him feel your energy and joy since it’s your first date. W: Okay. Text 3 W: Okay, I’m going to put a new kitchen oven on my shopping list. It should be in style, with a lot of functions, and… M: What’s wrong with the old one? W: Oh, it took its last breath days ago. Text 4 M: Looks like we’ll be stuck on the road for a while. W: Turn off the radio. The host’s voice annoys me! M: I’ve got some real nice jazz CDs here. You want to hear? W: Sure. Go ahead. Text 5 M: You bought this painting for $1,000? Are you crazy? I don’t think it’s even worth 50 bucks! W: What do you know? It’s a diamond in the rough①! Even Vincent van Gogh’s works were considered as rubbish at first, and now they are all priceless! Text 6 W: The weather forecast says it’ll rain today. M: Doesn’t it always? ⑥They’ve been saying that for a week and I haven’t seen much sign of it so far. W: Yeah, but this time maybe they’re on target. The sky’s very dark. I got a feeling the rain will be heavy. M: I can give you a ride home if it’s raining heavily. W: No, thanks. ⑦Our boss may ask me to work overtime to finish this month’s billing report. Don’t worry. I’ll probably just wait the rain out. Text 7 M: Wendy, I was wondering if you could help me get a job? I mean, since you’re resourceful... W: Why? I thought music was your life career. Is that because of that guitar player Tony? I remember you said you didn’t get along with him. M: No, not like that. I love playing in my jazz band, but ⑧I can’t rely on it for a full-time salary. When the days are good, ⑨we get hired a lot to play at weddings, outdoor concerts and festivals. Then, once the cooler temperatures set in, we don’t get that many jobs at all. Sometimes I can barely make ends meet. Text 8 W: I need to talk to you about the situation in the office, Simon. M: Oh, I know I should’ve kept my desk clean. Sorry, I... W: That’s not what I want to say. ⑩I mean the noise! ⑪We’re supposed to do our preparation for the courses and grade the students’ assignments in the office, but Professor Brian constantly has students coming in to get help with his research reports. I can’t get focused on my work! M: What do you think of that small room downstairs? We could change it into a meeting room for Professor Brian to use. W: ⑫You mean the room used for storing supplies now? I thought the school said it would be changed into a little library. M: Well, I don’t know. Let’s go and ask. Text 9 M: Hello. I’d like to get my camera fixed. W: Can your camera still be turned on, Sir? M: Yeah, but every time I put a memory card in it, ⑬the card gets burnt! W: Oh? Did you drop it on the ground accidentally, Sir? M: Not even once. W: I see. Have you brought the receipt? M: I lost it. Does it matter? W: It’s okay. I can still check the serial number on our website. Here ⑭It shows that you bought it 8 months ago. We only provide a 6-month free service.⑮ You’ll have to pay $50 if you want to get it fixed here, Sir. M: What? It has burnt three of my memory cards! Who’s going to make up for that? W: Well, Sir. Considering your loss, ⑮how about a 40% discount for the repair? M: Okay. When can I get my camera back anyway? W: ⑯Tomorrow is Sunday and our repairmen won’t work... Can you come back next Tuesday, Sir? M: Sure. Text 10 W: London taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands, for they all have to go through a very tough training period before getting a special taxi driving license. During this period, ⑰which can take from 2 to 4 years, the learner taxi driver has to learn the most direct route to every single road and to every important building in London. ⑱Learner drivers are tested several times during their training period by government officers. Their exams are a terrible experience. The officers ask you, “How do you get from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of London?” And you have to take them there in a direct line. When you get to the tower, they will quickly move on to the next question. After 5 or 6 questions, ⑲they will just say “see you in two months’ time” and then you know the exam is over. Learner drivers are not allowed to work and earn money as drivers. The training can cost quite a lot because ⑳learners have to pay their own expenses for the tests and a medical exam.