海南省文昌市文昌中学2025-2026学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试题（含答案）

2025—2026学年度第一学期高一第二次月考试题

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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

话读两遍。

1.HowmanydaysaweekdoesJennyusuallywork?

A.Three.B.Five.C.Six.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inasupermarket.C.Intheman’shouse.

3.WhatdoesPennyaskthemantodo?

A.Checkherlaptop.B.Readtheinstructions.C.Usetheprinter.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theman’scompany.B.Theman’sboss.C.Theman’scareerplan.

5.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Gotoacafe.B.Makeasandwich.C.Havesomecoffee.

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.Howdidthewomangetticketstothemusicfestival?

A.Fromtheman.

B.Fromherfather.

C.Fromaneventorganizer.

7.Whatwillthewomandoatthefestival?

A.Checktickets.B.Takepictures.C.Arrangeflowers.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatwastheman’sopinionaboutlastnight’sdocumentary?

A.Itwasabitannoying.

B.Itwasnothisfavorite.

C.Itwasasgoodasthelastone.

9.Whatwaslastnight’sdocumentaryabout?

A.Elephants.B.Bears.C.Dolphins.

10.Whatdoesthemancomplainabout?

A.Thecamerawork.B.Themusic.C.Thestory.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhatmadeSallydecidetoworkduringhergapyear?

A.Herowninterest.

B.Hereconomiccondition.

C.Herparents’influence.

12.WhatdidSallylikeaboutherjob?

A.Thesalary.B.Theduties.C.Theworkmates.

13.WhatdidRobdoduringhisgapyear?

A.Hewenttraveling.

B.Heworkedtosavemoney.

C.Hestayedathomewithhisfamily.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?

A.Toaskforadvice.B.Toshareherwishes.C.Tooffersomeideas.

15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofperforminginaplay?

A.It’sstrange.B.It’sattractive.C.It’schallenging.

16.Whichactivitydoesthewomandreamofdoing?

A.Protectingwildlife.

B.Ridingahot-airballoon.

C.Attendingafilmfestival.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatisthebiggestattractionofRomeforthespeaker?

A.Thehistory.B.Theart.C.Thearchitecture.

18.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutmanyofthehistoricbuildingsinRome?

A.Theyarelockedup.B.Theyareunderrepair.C.Theyremaininuse.

19.WhatisthedisadvantageofRomeaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Itisabittooold.

B.Itisexpensivetolivethere.

C.Itisinconvenienttogetaroundthecity.

20.Whydoesthespeakerwanttostayintheoldcitycenter?

A.Tospendlessmoney.

B.Totastedeliciousfood.

C.Tostayawayfromtheriver.

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

Nowadays,moviegoersarenolongersatisfiedwithonlywatchingtheshowon

screen,andeagertostepintothescenesandexperiencethedailylivesofcharacters.A

popularmovieorTVdramahasthepowertomakeacityfamousandfurtherthe

developmentoftourism.

QingdaoinShandong

Afamousfilmduringlastyear’sSpringFestivalwasTheWanderingEarthII.

Interestingly,90percentofthefilmwasactuallyshotinQingdao.Forsci-fifansor

filmenthusiasts,visitingQingdaotoexplorethemovie’sfilminglocationshasbecome

apopulartrend(趋势).DuringtheSpringFestivalthecityrecordedmorethan3.75

milliontrips.

DaliinYunnan

Withthepremiere(首映)oftheTVdramaMeetYourselfearlierlastyear,theDali

BaiAutonomousprefectureemergedasahighlysought-aftertourismdestination.The

sceneryandrelaxingpaceoflifedescribedinthedramaleadtoatourismboom(繁荣)

inDali.DuringtheSpringFestival,Yunnanprovincereceivedthesecondmosttourists

inthenationwithtourismrevenue(收入)of38.4billionyuan,rankingtop.

NingboMuseuminZhejiang

WiththebroadcastoftheTVdramaThree-BodyProblem,NingboMuseumhas

gainedsignificantattention.Itsregionalculturalfeatures,traditionalarchitectural

elements,andmoderntechniquesserveasacarrierforhistoryandculture.Following

theTVshow’srelease,visitornumbersroseto50,000duringtheSpringFestival,

markingaremarkable220percentyear-on-yearincrease.

21.WhatinfluencedoesTheWanderingEarthIIbring?

A.Sci-ficfilmshavebeengreathits.

B.MorefilmswillbeshotinQingdao.

C.Qingdaobecomespopularwithsci-ficfans.

D.TourismintheSpringFestivalwasaboom.

22.WhatattractstouriststoDaliinMeetYourself?

A.Localcustoms.B.Variouslife-styles.

C.Amazingscenery.D.Impressivecharacters.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?

A.Tointroduceatourismtrend.B.Toshowshootinglocations.

C.Tointroducefilmsanddramas.D.Tofurtherthedevelopmenttourism.

B

Insteadofbeingaddictedtosmartphonesandgames,ZhangYixuanprefersto

spendhissummervacationwalkinginnature,meetingwithlittlecreatureslike

shrimps(虾)andcrabs(蟹).

The17-year-oldboywentviral(走红)ontheInternetrecentlyforhisknowledge

ofbiology,whichledhimtodiscoveranewspeciesoffreshwatercrabsof

Sinolapotamonin2022.

Zhang’sfather,whowasborninaruralarea,lovedcatchingfishandcrabs

himselfatanearlyage,soZhangwasalwaystakenoutdoorsbyhisparentstoexplore

asmuchaspossibleandobserve(观察)littlecreaturesquietlywithoutbeinginterrupted.

Nowagrade12studentatYulinHighSchool,GuangxiZhuangautonomousregion,

Zhanghasdozensof“livingtreasures”thathehascollectedfromtheoutdoors,

includinginsects,fish,shrimpsandcrabs.

“ThisoneisaspeciesofNanhaipotamonthatIcaughtinamountainousarea,”

saidZhang,pointingtoabright-coloredcrabmovingitsamusingeyesaround.“You

canseeitjustsheditsshell.”ThereisalsoarowofemptybottlesandjarsinZhang’s

roomtostorehisspecimens(标本).

“Icannoticethesmalldifferencesbetweentwoshrimps,andthenItakethem

backtomyroomforfurtherobservation,”saidZhang.It’saplacewhereZhangcan

devotehimselftoidentifyingorobservingthespecimensofshrimpsandcrabsdayand

night.Sometimeshespendshourssimplyexaminingapieceoffishscale,thelegofa

crabortheantennaofaninsect.Heoftenworkssolatethathisparentshavetoforce

himtogotobed.

“I’moftenamazedbywhatIseewhileplacingthesetinyandfragilethingsunder

themicroscope.Nomatterhowunimportantaninsectis,eachlifeissodelicatelyand

uniquelyorganized,”saidZhang.

24.WhatmadeZhangpopularonSinaWeibo?

A.Hismeetingwithshrimpsandcrabs.

B.Hisvideosofoutdooradventures.

C.Hisdiscoveryofanewtypeofcrab.

D.Hiscollectionof“livingtreasures”.

25.WhatinspiredZhang’sinterestinexploringnature?

A.Hisfather’searlyjob.B.Acrabheoncecaught.

C.Hisschool’sfieldtrips.D.Hischildhoodexperiences.

26.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.Zhang’stoolsforobservations.

B.Zhang’sachievementsinbiology.

C.Zhang’sminibiologylabathome.

D.Zhang’saddictiontohisspecimens.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesZhang?

A.Honestandenergetic.B.Outgoingandadventurous.

C.Curiousandhard-working.D.Knowledgeableandthankful.

C

Twenty-fiveyearsago,mostyoungBritonswantedacareer(职业)inlaw,tobea

doctor,or,iftheywerecreativeenough,totakeupsinging.Buttoday,thingsstand

differently.

AccordingtoasurveybyTescoMobile,aUKcompany,the“dreamjob”of

youngpeopleagedbetween16and25intheUKisavideoblogger,or“vlogger”.The

survey,carriedoutamong1,002people,foundthatasmuchas40percentofthemput

thevloggerastheirnumberonechoiceonalistofidealcareers.

Thischangeisundoubtedlytheresultofthegrowingdigitalspace,astheInternet

hasmadeitmucheasiertoreachaudiencesaroundtheworldwithoutpeoplehavingto

enteracareerinshowbusinessinthetraditionalway.

Inthepast,thebiggeststarsweretrainedbytheHollywoodstudios.Now,anyone

withacameracanbecomeastar.Vloggersarethebigstarsoftodaybecausetheyare

normalpeoplecommunicatingwiththeirfansabouteverydaylives.

However,whatpeopleseeisonlythebrightsideofbeingavloggerandtheyfail

tonoticethefactthatonlythosewhoaresuccessfulearnfame(声誉)andmoney.For

everysuccesstherearehundredsofotherswhonevergetoffthestartingline.Thereare

thedreamsthatcometrueandthedreamsthatremaindreamsforever.

Althoughbeingvloggersispopular,someyoungpeoplechoosetofollowcareers

thatdon’tnecessarilyearnthemfame,butallowthemtomakegooduseoftheInternet

tosharetheirhobbies.YoungIsraeliDavidLeshaw,forexample,runsabusinesscalled

theFinishersClub.It’sanonlineplatformforrunnerstokeeparecordoftheirraces.

Hisjoballowshimtoexpresshisenthusiasm,andisalwaysalearningexperience.And

that’senoughforhim.

28.WhydomoreandmoreyoungBritonschoosetobevloggers?

A.BecausevloggerscanearnlittlefameandmoneyontheInternet.

B.Becausethereistoomuchcompetitioninthetraditionalshowbusiness.

C.BecausetheInternetmakesitconvenienttobecomevloggers.

D.Becauseanyonewithacamerawillsurelybecomeastar.

29.Whatcanweinferfromthefifthparagraph?

A.Onlyafewvloggerscanbesuccessful.

B.Avloggercannotearnfameormoney.

C.Peopleseldomseethebrightsideofbeingavlogger.

D.Dreamswillalwaysremaintobedreams.

30.WhatdoyoungpeoplelikeDaviddoontheInternet?

A.Learnfromothers.B.Becomeanonlinehit.

C.Holdrunningraces.D.Mixjobswithhobbies.

31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.MostBritonschoosetobevloggersastheirjobsnow.

B.TheInternetisinfluencingyoungBritons’careerchoice.

C.TheInternetisreplacingtraditionalstudios.

D.YoungBritonscannotfindjobswithouttheInternet.

D

Threeminutesoflookingatredlightonceaweekmayhelpoureyesight,new

researchsuggests.Thefindingsshowthatredlightmightbeacheapandeasy

treatmentfordeclines(衰退)incolorvision(视力)aswegetolder.

Lastyear,researchersfromUniversityCollegeLondondidastudyonredlight

therapy(疗法).24healthyvolunteers,agedbetween28and72,wereaskedtolookat

redlightforthreeminuteseverydayfortwoweeks.Testslaterfoundthattheeyesight

ofpeopleovertheageof40improved.

Totestthepossibleweakpointsoftheirtherapy,theydidanewstudythisyear.

Insteadofusingthelighteveryday,theyuseditonceaweek.Thenewstudyincluded

20volunteers,agedbetween34and70,allwithhealthyvision.Somereceivedred

lighttherapyinthemorning,andothersreceiveditintheafternoon.Theywerethen

testedontheircolorvisionuptoaweeklater.

Onthewhole,thosewhogotthetreatmentinthemorningshoweda17%

improvementintheircolorvision,evenaweeklater.Thosewhogotthetreatmentin

theafternoondidnothaveanyimprovement.

“We’vefoundthatonesingletreatmentinthemorningcangreatlyimprove

decliningvision.”saidleadauthorGlenJeffrey.

Thefindingsdosupporttheirearlierwork,andtheymightmakethetreatment

morepracticable,sinceaonce-weeklytreatmentiseasiertosticktothanadailyone.

Buttheteam’spromisingresultsarestilldrawnonsmallnumbersofhealthy

volunteersLargerstudieswouldbeneededtoshowthehelpofredlighttherapy.

“Inthenearfuture,aonce-a-weekthree-minutetreatmentcouldbedonewhile

makingacoffeeorlisteningtoasong,andsuchasimplethingcouldchangeeyecare

andvisionaroundtheworld,”Jeffreysaid.

Givenitslowcost(aslittleas$15)permachine,andsimplicity,theteamis

excitedaboutthefutureoftheirtherapy.

32.Whatplaysakeyroleinredlighttreatment?

A.ThetimeofdayfortreatmentB.Themachineusedinthetreatment.

C.Thetimethatonetreatmentlasts.D.Thenumberoftreatmentsreceived.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartprobablymeaninparagraph6?

A.connectsomethingtoanotherB.continuewithsomething

C.discoversomethingnewD.giveuponsomething

34.WhatisJeffrey’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthetherapy?

A.Unclear.B.Doubtful.C.Serious.D.Hopeful.

35.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tostatetheimportanceofeyecare.

B.Toexplainthevalueofdeepredlight.

C.Tointroduceawaytofightvisiondecline.

D.Toencouragepeopletoprotecttheireyesight.

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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

HowtoMakeaChineseHotPot

EatingaChinesehotpotisaverycommonexperience.Peoplegatheraroundthe

pot,dippingtheirfood,waitingforittocook,mixingtheirownseasonings(调味品)

andenjoyingeachother'scompany.36

Firstly,preparealargepotofsoup.Thereisnorightorwrongwaytopreparea

soup,sofeelfreetomakeyourown.Asimplesoupcanbemadebyboilingwaterwith

theadditionofmeatbonesorfishheadsandamixtureofherbs,seasoningsand

vegetables.

Then,cutavarietyofmeatsandfishintothinslices(薄片).37Chooseany

foodthatyouenjoy.SomecommonchoicesforChinesehotpotincludethinpiecesof

beef,pork,lambandsoon.Youcanmakeyourhotpotusingthemoretraditional

methodofusingthemeatsandseafoodthatarelocaltoyou.Meanwhile,select,wash

andpreparesomevegetables.38Mushroomsofallkindsarealsocommonto

Chinesehotpotpreparations.

39Athome,asinglehotpotwouldworkwellupto4-8peopledepending

onthesizeofthepot.Makesureeveryoneissittinginacircleandhaseasyaccessto

everythingonthetable.Prepareaseparatesmalldishforeachguesttomixtheir

seasonings.40

A.Nowcomestheturntoenjoyyourhotpot!

B.Finally,arrangetheseatingreasonable.

C.Formorevariety,considerdumplings,ricecakesandtangyuan.

D.Popularchoicesinclude:cabbage,pealeaves,wintermelon,andtomato.

E.HerearesomeeasystepstomakeaChinesehotpotathome.

F.Itwillmakesurethattheitemswillcookquicklyandfully.

G.Itusuallylastsacoupleofhoursbecauseyouarecookingandeatinginsmall

parts.

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。

“That’sus,darling,isn’tit?”saidMilly,my91-year-oldgrandmother,aswe

snappedaselfie(自拍).Iwas41herforthefirsttimeinmorethantwoyears,

andalthoughhermindwas42，herwarmandgentlepersonalityshoneright

through.

Thedaybefore,mydadandIhad43thedoor,excitedtohavearrivedafter

anovernight44andthefive-hourdrivefromtheairport.Iquickly45,

however,thatmygrandmothercouldn’t46us---shethoughtmydadwasher

brother,andsheaffectionately(深情地)referredtomeas“thegirl”.

Milly’s47seemedsharperinthemornings.Shedrankcoffeeand48

theChelseaFlowerShowontelevision.Aroundlunchtime,shestartedasking

questions.“Whose49isthis?”shesaidoneday,lookingaroundatfamilyphotos.

It’syours,Milly,Itoldher.“Oh!Well,it’salovelyhouse,”sheresponded(回应),

seeming50.

Afewdayslater,MillyandIhada(n)51thatI’llneverforget.Whilesitting

onthegardenbench,sheaskedaboutherhusband.“Where’sPaulo?”she52.“He

isn’thereveryoften.”Itookherhand,“Ithinkhedied,Milly.”Asshelookedoverthe

honeysuckle(金银花)inthegarden,hereyesfilledwithtears.

She53said,“Oh.That’sverysad,isn’tit?”

“Itisverysad.Buthewasathome,andyouwerewithhim,andhefeltvery

loved.”“Well,that’sthemost54thing,isn’tit?”shesaid.“Tofeelloved.”

Thefogrolledintotheharbor(港口)themorningweleft.Aswehuggedgoodbye,

Millysmiled.“Wehadgreat55,didn’twe,darling?”

41.A.guidingB.answeringC.visitingD.comforting

42.A.clearB.foggyC.closedD.open

43.A.rushedthroughB.takendownC.setupD.crashedinto

44.A.adventureB.hikeC.rideD.flight

45.A.expectedB.realizedC.thoughtD.feared

46.A.locateB.describeC.recognizeD.meet

47.A.mindB.wordsC.eyesD.pain

48.A.attendedB.starredC.hostedD.watched

49.A.photoB.houseC.gardenD.family

50.A.impatientB.uninterestedC.unconvincedD.impolite

51.A.storyB.secretC.messageD.exchange

52.A.repliedB.commentedC.shoutedD.wondered

53.A.immediatelyB.carefullyC.finallyD.extremely

54.A.importantB.difficultC.surprisingD.successful

55.A.funB.interestC.hopeD.courage

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。

ZhengXiaohui,aChinesestudentinMilan,Italy,hasperformed(表演)alotof

erhuperformancesonthestreet,56(spread)traditionalChineseculturetothe

world.ShecomesfromShandongProvinceandarrivedinItalyin2021.Shehasbeen

playingerhusinceshewas9,winningprizesinmany57(nation)music

competitions.

SinceApril2023,shehasbeenperformingonthestreetduringherfreetime,and

nowshedoesthreeorfourshowsamonth,58attractmanypassers-by.Shehad

plannednostreetperformancesatfirst,butherideachangedafterwatchingavideoof

aviolinistperformingonthestreet.Dressedinhanfuandwearingcarefulmakeup,she

played59(nervous)duringherfirststreetperformance,but60warm

response(回应)fromtheaudienceimmediatelycheeredherup.Someaudienceeven

triedtoplaytheerhu61(they).

Aftershehadperformedafewtimes,she62(begin)recordingandposting

videosofherstreetperformancesontheInternet,whichsoongain63(popular)

online.Uptonow,alltheseeffortshavebeenmade64(show)thecharm(魅力)

ofChineseerhutotheworld.

Talkingaboutthefuture,shelooksforward65it,andsaidthatwhatevershe

doesandwherevershelives,shewillbringhererhuwithher.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，上周你校举行了运动会。你的外国朋友Mike发邮件询问相关情况，

请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：

1.你参加的项目及理由；

2.分享一件难忘的事。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearMike,

Yours,

LiHua

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。

WhenIwasinmiddleschool,myfamilymovedtoSeattle,wheremyparents

startedtheirnewbusiness—asmallgrocerystoredownstairsmyhouse.Asagirlof

shynature,Ihadtotakeafreshstarttofitintothecomplexcitylife.

Onesunnyday,myschoolannouncedanexcitingevent,atalentshowforthe

localfoodbank(食物救济处).Studentswereencouragedtoshowtheiruniquetalentsin

frontofthepublicinthecityhallonNationalDay.Awaveofexcitementfilledthe

schoolaseveryonebeganpreparingforthebigday.Deepdown,Ifeltcuriousandhope

totakepart.However,myself-doubt(自我怀疑)heldmeback,“Idon’thaveany

specialskillstoshare.”

Daysturnedintoweeks,andthetalentshowdrewcloser.Icouldn’tshakethe

upsettingfeelinguntilonedayAlice,oneofthemostpopulargirlsinmyclass,cameto

mewhileIwashelpinginthegrocerystoreafterclass.“Howaboutsingingtogetherin

thetalentshow?”Shegrinned,“Iheardyousingbeautifullyalongthewaybackhome.

Ican’thelpfollowingyouhere.”Gosh,Icouldn’tbelievemyears.Alice,popular

amongstudents,recognizedmylittleadvantage.SinceAlicehadtheworld'sprettiest

voice,Ifeltlikebeingfavouredbyluck.

“Youtwo?Thetalentshowforthefoodbank?”Mymumbenttowardsusandher

facelitup,“Abigoccasion(场合)!Whynotpractiserightnowupstairs?Ibetyou’llbe

aperfectmatch.”WiththesupportofMum,AliceandIbegantopractisealmostevery

singledayafterschool.Webrainstormed,exchangedideasandrehearsed(排练)the

scene.Asthedaysrolledby,Iwasfeelingprettygoodaboutoursinging,Buttheday

beforetheperformance,Alicecalledthatshehadaseriousstomachacheandwasnot

abletoperform.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Paragraph1:

Hearingthenews,Iwasalmostclosetotears.

Paragraph2:

Finallycamethebigmoment.

2025—2026学年度第一学期高一第二次月考答案

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

1—5BABAA6—10CBBCB11—15BCAAC16—20ACCBA

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

21—23CCA24—27CDDC28—31CADB32—35ABDC

36—40EFDBA

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

41—45CBADB46—50CADBC51—55DDCAA

56.spreading57.national58.which59.nervously60.the

61.themselves62.began63.popularity64.toshow65.to

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

Possiblesample

DearMike,

I’mdelightedtosharemyexperienceatourschoolsportsmeetinglastweek.I

signedupforthe800-meterrace—notonlybecauseI’minterestedinrunning,but

alsohopetochallengemyself.

Themostunforgettablepartwasduringtherace:Istartedwell,buthalfway

through,mylegsfeltheavyandIwantedtogiveup.Justthen,Iheardmyclassmates

shoutingmynameandtheircheersechoedaroundthetrack.Gatheringmystrength,I

keptrunningandfinallycrossedthefinishline.

Lookingback,Idon’tcaremuchabouttheraceresult.ItisthecourageIgained

andthewarmthoftheirsupportthatmakeabigdifferencetome.

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

Paragraph1:

Hearingthenews,Iwasalmostclosetotears.Awaveofdespairgrewinmyheart.

Theideaofbeingleftaloneonstagemademetremble,letalonesinginginfrontofso

manyaudience.Imurmuredtomyself,“withoutAlice’scompany,thistalentshow

woulddefinitelybeanimpossibletask”.AsIstoodthere,feelingataloss,agentle

touchonmyshoulderbroughtmebacktoreality.Itwasmymom,whostrokedmyhair

andlookedatmewithaacomfortingsmile,“Ibelieveyoucanmakeit.”Hearingmy

mum’swords,Imadeupmymindtogiveitatry.Memoriesofcountlessrehearsal

camefloodingback,drowningmyfearsandlosses.Ipracticedsinginginnotime.

Paragraph2:

Finallycamethebigmoment.Seizedbynervousness,Ifeltmyheartwas

poundingsohardthatIpacedbackandforthbackstage.Themomentmynamewas

called,Icouldfeelbutterfliesinmystomachflyingwildly.Igatheredmycourage,

tookadeepbreathandsteppedontotheplatform.Icastmyeyesrandomlytothe

audienceandspottedafamiliarfaceatthecorner.ItwasAlicewhocametowatchmy

performanceandcheerforme.Withthemusicrising,Ibegansingingandimmersed

myselfinitcompletely.WhenIfinished,theaudiencecastapprovingglancesatme,

withthunderousapplauseechoingaroundthehall.Fromthisexperience,itdawnson

methatonlywhenyoumakegreateffortstodefeatfearsandovercomeself-doubtcan

yougainconfidence.

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M:I’monlyworkingthreedaysaweeknow.Howmanydaysdoyouworkatthestore,Jenny?

W:UsuallyMondaythroughFriday,butsometimesIworkonSaturdaytoo.

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M:Waseverythingallright?

W:Yes,itwaswonderful.Iespeciallylikedthedessert.

M:Itisoneofourspecialties.

W:MayIhavethecheck,please?

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M:Penny,Idon’tknowhowtosetupthewirelessprinter.

W:Well,youdoneedtoruntheset-upprogrambeforeyoucanprintfromyourlaptop.Havealook

attheinstructions.Heretheyare.

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W:Howlonghaveyoubeeninthisarea?

M:Wemovedherefiveyearsago.Beforethat,wewereinaverysmallofficebuildinginthecenter

oftown.

W:Andwhenwasthecompanysetup?

M:Tenyearsago,byourbossSimonDonna.

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W:Excuseme.Iwasjustwonderingwhereyouboughtthat.

M:Thissandwich?Justdowntheroadatthecafe.

W:OK.Thanks.I’llgoandgetonemyself.

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W:Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?

M:I’mgoingtotheflowerfestivalwithmyparents.You’regoingtothemusicfestivalthen,

aren’tyou?Iheardthey’vegotsomefantasticbandsthisyearandareexpectingthousandsof

visitors!

W:Yes,that’sright.Myfriend’sfatherisorganizingtheevent,sowe’vegotfreetickets.

M:Luckyyou!

W:Yes,butwe’vebothgottohelp.Myfriend’sgottochecktickets.He’saskedmetotakephotos,

andIdon’tminddoingthat.

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W:Didyouseethatdocumentary,NatureWatch,lastnight?

M:Idid.Iwouldn’twanttomissanythingfromthatseries.Ididn’tthinkitwasasgoodaslast

week’soneonelephants,though.

W:Iactuallyfinddolphinsmuchmoreinteresting,soIthoughtlastnight’sonewasbetter.Thenext

one’saboutbears,whichshouldbegreat.

M:Yeah,Ican’twait.Thereisoneproblemwiththeseriesthough.

W:Oh,what’sthat?

M:Ireallycan’tfindanyproblemwiththecamerawork,butIthinkwhoeverwrotethemusic

shouldn’tbeaskedtodoitforanatureseriesagain.It’sabitannoying,especiallywhenItryto

focusonthestory.

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M:Sally,tellmesomethingaboutyourgapyear.

W:Oh,well,mygapyearwasvery