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大英听说教程第一册听力原文

Unit1

PartA

Dialogue1:

Bill:Hi,Mary!

Mary:Hi,youdoing?

Bill:Fine,?

Mary:,I'dlikeyoutomeetmyclassmate,,thisismyfriend,BillJones.

Bill:Hello,nicetomeetyou.

Bob:Nicetomeetyou,too.

Dialogue2:

Linda:Excume,areyouPaulJohnsonfromLondon?I'mLindaBlakefromSmithandWells.

Paul:Yes,oudo,MissBlake?

Linda:Howdoyoudo,n?MayIintroduceCharlesGreentoyou?He'soursalesmanager.

Paul:Pleadtomeetyou,.

:It'sapleasuretomeetyou.

Dialogue3:

Jack:Mum,I'vebroughtoneofmyfriends.

Mother:Askhimin,Jack.

Jack:Comeandmeetmyfamily,,thisisTom,myroommate.

Mother:Hello,'sgoodtoknowyou.

Tom:Howdoyoudo,?

Jack:Andthisismysister,Jane.

PartB

TalkingaboutStudyingEnglish

AtagatheringofstudentsfromChinaandsomeothercountries,YangWeipingandVirginiaWang,both

first-yearcollegestudents,aretalkingabouttheirlearningofEnglish.

Hello,mynameisYangWeiping.I'mafreshmanatPekingUniversityandI'mmajoringinchemistry.

eEnglishbecauIlikelisteningtoEnglish

yIhopetovisitBritain

andtheUnitedStates.

IstartedlearningEnglishveralyearsagoandI'riteactivityislistening,

roblemis,however,ervouswheneverI

'vedecidedtoovercomemy

shynessandlearntospeakEnglishbyspeakingasmuchasIcan.

Hi,mynameisVirginiaWang.I'

country,eoftheofficiallanguagesandyouhavetobefluentinEnglishtoget

agoodjob.

I'vebeenstudyingEnglishsincehighschool.I'mgoodatreadingbecauIlikelearningaboutnewthings

tbooksattheuniversityare

inEnglish,ritingisalsoveryimportant,butIfinditreallydifficult.

WhenIgraduatefromtheuniversityIwouldlikeajobinthecitylibrarywhereIcanreadallkindsofnew

books.

PartC

HowtoImproveListeningComprehension

Amongthefourskillsoflistening,speaking,readingandwriting,IfindlisteningmostdifficultbecauI

worryaboutthewordsIdon''mtryingtofocusonthegeneralidea,notworryingaboutthenew

kesmefeelgood,becauIknowI',Ilistenagaincarefully

wayIcometounderstandbetterboththe

mainideaandthedetailsofthelisteningtext.

Unit2

PartA

Dialogue1:

—It'ouverymuchforinvitingus.

—I'mgladyouenjoyedit.

—Maybewecouldgettogethersometimeatmyhome.

—Soundsnice.

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Dialogue2:

—Greatparty,isn'tit?

—Yeah,really.

—metbefore?

—I'mafraidnot.

Dialogue3:

—I'mafraidIhavetogonow.

—Sosoon?Well,Ienjoyedourtalktogether.

—Metoo.

Dialogue4:

—Excume,couldyoutellmethetime?

—It'shalfpast5bymywatch.

—Thankyouverymuch.

—You'rewelcome.

Dialogue5:

—Isthisattaken?

—Oh,letmemovemystuff.

—Aren'tyouJackBrown?I'mBill,BillStone.

—Oh,hello,eetingyouhere!

Dialogue6:

—Hi,toeyou.

—Oh,hi,''rethingswithyou?

—'veyoubeendoingtheyears?

—Well,I'vebeenstudyingformyPhDdegreehereattheuniversity.

—That'swonderful.

Statement1:

MayIintroduceMissJonestoyou?

Statement2:

JohnDaviswasborninCaliforniain1930.

Statement3:

Ican'tagreewithyoumore.

Statement4:

MybirthdayisonJune20th.

Statement5:

Paul,isyoursistermarried?

Statement6:

Look,,oursalesmanager.

Statement7:

Bobisn'tinthelibraryrightnow.

Statement8:

issaidtobeleavingforSouthAfricasoon.

Statement9:

Passmethebeer,plea.

Statement10:

IwaswonderingifyoucouldhelpAnnawithhermusiclessons.

PartB

HowtoImproveYourConversationSkills

Tospeaktopeoople

t'sthebiggestmistakeofall.

Nowifyouhavecourageandarereadytomakeafewerrors,whatdoyousay?

Firstofall,pics,

suchastheweatherandnews,ers,suchasage,moneyorpeople'sappearancedonot.

Thefollowingaresomegoodwaystoopenaconversation.

Weather--Itsureiscoldtoday,isn'tit?

News--Didyouhearaboutthatterribleforestfire?

Aconversationinaforeignlanguagedoesn'mesyourpartnertalkstoofast

orry,alwaysaskyourpartnertorepeatwhathe

mple,"Excume,butcouldyousaythatagain?Ididn'tcatchit."

Or"Couldyouspeakmoreslowly,plea?"

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Attheendofaconversationyouneedtofindawaytocloitinapoliteway."Well,Ireallyneedtobe

going",or"Itwasnicetalkingtoyou"arefrequentlyudbypeopletoendaconversation.

PartC

HowtoImproveYourConversationSkills

Tospeaktopeoople

t'sthebiggestmistakeofall.

Nowifyouhavecourageandarereadytomakeafewerrors,whatdoyousay?

Firstofall,pics,

suchastheweatherandnews,ers,suchasage,moneyorpeople'sappearancedonot.

Thefollowingaresomegoodwaystoopenaconversation.

Weather--Itsureiscoldtoday,isn'tit?

News--Didyouhearaboutthatterribleforestfire?

Aconversationinaforeignlanguagedoesn'mesyourpartnertalkstoofast

orry,alwaysaskyourpartnertorepeatwhathe

mple,"Excume,butcouldyousaythatagain?Ididn'tcatchit."

Or"Couldyouspeakmoreslowly,plea?"

Attheendofaconversationyouneedtofindawaytocloitinapoliteway."Well,Ireallyneedtobe

going",or"Itwasnicetalkingtoyou"arefrequentlyudbypeopletoendaconversation.

Unit3

PartA

Maggielikesswimmingbutshedoesn'esflyingonplanesandtravelingbytrainbut

otinterestedinplayingthepiano

esgoingtoChinerestaurantsandherfavorite

ferslightmusictorock,

nksalotofnews

programsbutsitcomsarethelastkindofthingforhertowatch.

Question1:

I'veneverbeenabroad.

Question2:

MrsJohnson'schildrenusuallypraybeforetheyeat.

Question3:

ThecityofDalianimpresdmebecauit'ssoclean.

Question4:

Thetrafficinthecityshouldbebetter.

Question5:

MothertoldMarynottospeaksoquickly.

Question6:

Ithinkmylisteninghasimprovedalot.

Question7:

Whatapleasantidea!

Question8:

Theshoeshopisatthecornerofthestreet.

Question9:

AfterIgraduatedIgotajobintheCityBank.

Question10:

I'mnotanEnglishmajorbutIlikeEnglishalot

PartB

AccommodationforCollegeStudents

R:lpyou?

S:Yes,plea.I'manewstudentandI'dliketohavesomeinformationaboutthe...em...the

accommodationforstudents.

R:versityprovidestwotypesofaccommodation,hallsofresidenceandlf-catering

accommodation.

S:Howmuchdoesitcostforthelf-cateringaccommodation?

R:Forasingleroom,thirty-venpoundighty-sixperweek,that'

doubleroom,it'llapplythroughoutthisacademicyear.

S:I'isthatfromtheresidencetotheuniversity?

R:idencesat36ElmsRoadand110PalmRoadareaboutoneandahalfmilesfrom

theuniversitymainsiteandtheFreemen'sCommonHousatWilliamRoadarehalfamile.

S:WhendoIneedtoapply?

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R:Areyouanundergraduateorapostgraduate?

S:Undergraduate.

R:Thenyoushouldapplyforitassoonaspossible,sinceplacesinuniversity-ownedaccommodationare

limitedandifyoudon'tapplybeforetheendofthemonth,youarenotlikelytogetaplace.

S:Couldyoupossiblytellmewhattodo,ifnovacancyisavailable?

R:Yes,versityrunsanAccommodationInformation

Officeanditsstaffwillhelpyou.

S:Where'stheoffice?

R:IntheStudents'UnionBuilding.

S:WhomcanIcontact?

R:nderwood,themanageroftheaccommodationinformationoffice.

S:Thankyouverymuch.

R:Youarewelcome.

Questions:

esthedialoguemainlytellus?

fthefollowingisnotincludedinthedialogue?

uldthestudentprobablydorightaftertheconversation?

PartC

WhatCollegeProfessorsDo

Collegeprofessorsareoftenbelievedtoleadeasylivesofquietthinkingwhileteachingoneortwoclass

rageprofessorspendsbetween

tsamecollegeprofessorworksfromsixtytoeighty

hoursaweek.

Becautheymustremaincurrentintheirfields,professorsspendpartofthattimereading,reading,

adstoaddis

sorsmayspendtimeconductingexperiments,

workingoncollegeprojects,ybewritingbooks,articles,orpapersfordelivery

atconventions.

Whennotintheclassroomorintheoffice,professorsarestillworking,behindcloddoorsincommittee

ssionsorathomegradingpapersandpreparingfortomorrow'ptthissortofschedule

willingly,theymustfeelstronglyabouttheimportanceofthecollegeexperience.

Statements:

eprofessorsactuallyleadabusylife,whileteaching.

yprofessorsspendaboutsixtytoeightyhoursaweekintheclassroom.

sorsspendpartoftheirtimeinreadingandstudying,becautheyalwaysfeeltheirknowledge

needstobeimprovedandupdated.

eprofessorshavetodoallkindsofthingsbesidestheirusualloadofteaching.

rtoremainasprofessors,theymayspendtheirtimeinwritingbooksandarticles.

sorsarealwaysworkingwhennotintheclassroomorintheoffice.

sorshavetoaccepttheirbusyschedulewillingly,iftheywanttobequalifiedfortheirjobs.

Unit4

PartA

Dialogue1:

(Ataparty)

A:Greatparty,isn'tit?

B:Yeah,neemstobehavingagoodtime.

A:Theydo,don'tthey?Bytheway,doyouknowthatgirltalkingtoJack?

B:Who?Oh,that'esinourdormitory.

A:She''tyouthinkso?

B:Yes,andclever,hebeststudentsinherclass,Ibelieve.

A:Doyouknowherwell?

B:Quitewell,shallIintroduceyoutoher?

A:That'dbenice.

Dialogue2:

M:WhenareyouleavingforAustralia,Diana?

W:'rearestilloneortwothingsIneedtodobeforeIgo.

M:Likewhat?

W:LikegoingtothetravelagentandfiguringoutwhattodowithmyapartmentwhileI'mgone.

M:Yourapartment?Perhapsyoucansubletit.

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W:Yeah,butwhoto?

M:Hmm,,riendofmine,PeterJones,iscomingheretodo

somerearchthissummer,fromJunethroughAugust.

W:That'xactlywhenI'uldyoutalktohimaboutit?

M:Well,I'llbecallinghimlaterthisweek,anyway.I'llmentionittohimthen.

W:thinkofit,Michael,shallwehaveaget-togetherwithTomandCatherinethis

weekend?

M:Goodidea!Let'sdothat.

Question1:

92381.

Question2:

Sally''sstayingattheParkHotel,Room2608.

Question3:

ivesat1540,WaterStreet.

Question4:

Itusuallytakesabout75minutestogettotheairportfromhere.

Question5:

Thenewcoatcostme156yuan.

Question6:

TheTowerofLondonis900yearsold.

Question7:

asanannualincomeof

$84,200/84200.

Question8:NewYorkis1,735/1735milesawayfromhere.

Question9:

PleagettotheShanghaiMuumnolaterthan9:40/twentytoten/nineforty.

Question10:

's5:45/fiveforty-five/aquartertosixbymywatch

PartB

SmallTalkIsEasy

A:Mike,guesswhat?

B:What?

A:CaroljustinvitedmetoapartyatherhouonSaturday.

B:Carol?Youmeantheprettygirlinyoureconomicsclass?

A:Yeah.

B:Great!I'msureyou'llhaveasupertime.

A:I'mnotsosure.

B:Whatdoyoumean,John?IthoughtyoureallylikedCarol.

A:n'tknowherfriendsverywell.

B:Sogettoknowthem.

A:ButI'mnogoodatsmalltalk.

B:learn.

A:ByFriday?

B:Sure.I'thavetorememberafewsimplentences.

A:Idon'rvous.

B:Don'tneedafewtips.

A:ButwhatifIsaysomethingstupid?

B:'nifyoudo,it'nemakesmistakes.

A:Yeah,especiallyme!WhatifI'mboring?Noonewantstolistentoabore.

B:Hey,you''talkaboutsomethingyou

knowtheyareinterestedin.

A:That''tknowwhatCarol'sfriendsareinterestedin.

B:etpeopletalkaboutthemlves,they'llthinkyouareinteresting.

A:Youmeansomethinglike,"So,tellmewhatyouareinterestedin."

B:Well,youdon'mple,youcantalkabouttheweather.

A:Youcan'therisboring.

B:It'nyday,yousay,"Whatdoyoudoinsuch

terribleweather?"

A:Whatiftheyjuststayedhomeandreadabook?

B:lkabout

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abookyoureallyliked.

A:Sothat'swhatsmalltalkisabout,isit?Well,I'forthetips,Mike.

B:You'oodtimeattheparty.

Questions:

ethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

youlearnaboutJohnfromthedialogue?

Mikedoing?

PartC

AreYouCallingabouttheParty?

Laura:LauraDavisspeaking.

Simon:Oh,hello,illiams.

Laura:Oh,callingabouttheparty?Youdidgettheinvitation,didn't

you?

Simon:Yes,thanks,'sjustit,I',I'malreadytiedupthatevening.

Laura:Oh,really?Thatisapity.

Simon:Yes.I'mafraidit',somefriendsofminearecomingtoeme.I

haven'tenthemforalongtime,andyouknow...well...Imanagedtogetsometicketsfortheopera,and

'tgetoutofit,could.

Laura:Oh,whatashame!,ifyoucandropinlaterwithyour

friends,we'dlovetoeyou.

Simon:,I'llcertainlytry,butIdon'tthinkthere'lyI'ventyouane-mail

tosayIcan'tcome.

Laura:Oh,haveyou?That'sverykind,,keepintouch,Simon.

Simon:!

Laura:.

Statements:

scallingbecauhehasn'tgottheinvitation.

illtakehisfriendsouttodinneraftergoingtotheopera.

asmadeapromitoherfriendsandwillnotbreakherpromi.

uraandSimonwillberatherbusythatevening.

ndSimonagreetomeetdaily.

Unit5

PartA

Dialogue1:－Hello.103-6215.

－ythere?

－No,antmetotakeamessage?

－Yes,rtocallbackDavidthisafternoon,DavidJohnson.

Dialogue2:

－lpyou?

－omas,Room1230,plea!

－I',isn'keamessage?

－'simportant.

Dialogue3:

－Hello,canIspeaktoMary?

－No,I'mafraidshe'knowwhoiscalling?

－Well,thisisJudy,aveamessage?

－Certainly.

－PleaaskhertomeetJudyoutsidetheArtMuumattentomorrowmorning.

Dialogue4:

－Hello.

－Hi,in?

－Hello,Tom.I'msorryJohn'ouliketoleaveamessage?

－mnottoforgettocometomypartythivening.

－Allright.I'lllethimknowaboutitassoonashegetsin.

Dialogue1:

W:lpyou?

M:CouldIhavethenumberfortheboxofficeofEasternAirlines,plea?

W:Justamoment.

M:That'sallright.

W:Thenumberis6247-2255.

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M:Thankyouverymuch.

W:You'rewelcome.Q:What'sthephonenumberthatisinquired?Dialogue2:

W:6471-2817.

M:eaktoSusan?

W:I'ouliketoleaveamessage?

M:askhertocallmeat5404-9982.

W:OK.I'llgiveherthemessage.

M:Thanksalot.

W:Don'tmentionit.Q:AtwhatnumberwillSusancallback?Dialogue3:

W:Number,plea.

M:Oh,I'dliketomakeacollectcall.

W:Whereto?

M:SanFrancisco.

W:Whatnumber?

M:415-566-1268.

W:What'syourname?

M:WangXing.

W:Andwhereareyoucallingfrom?

M:612-930-9608.

W:Holdtheline,plea.Q:Atwhatnumberisthemancallingfrom?

PartB

ABusinessCall

A:lpyou?

B:Yes,ohnson,plea?

A:I'nisn'ouliketoleaveamessage?

B:'sveryimportantthathereturnsmycallthisafternoon.

A:Doeshehaveyourofficenumberandyourmobilephonenumber?

B:Ithinkso,butletmegivethemtoyouagain.

A:Okay.

B:Myofficenumberis714-555-2000,eachmeatmyoffice

imetodayonmymobile.

A:Verywell,I'llgivehimyourmessageassoonashereturnstotheoffice.

Questions:

nbelearnedfromthetelephoneconversationyou'vejustheard?

htbethepersonthathasansweredthephonecall?

PartC

GoodLuckCompany

Secretary:GoodLuckCompany.

Applicant:I'vertiment

saidthatIshouldringupfirstforaninterview.

Secretary:That'eyourqualifications?

Applicant:IhaveadegreeinComputerScience.

Secretary:Doyouhaveanyrelevantworkingexperience?

Applicant:Yes,Ihavebeenacomputerprogrammerinatradingcompanyforthreeyears.

Secretary:CanIhaveyourname,plea?

Applicant:BrianTong.

Secretary:Okay,I'vewrittendownyourinformationandI'llpassthisontoourpersonneldepartmentfor

furtherconsiderationbeforewedecidewhethertherewillbeaninterviewwithyou.

Applicant:Whenwouldyouletmeknowtheresult?

Secretary:Inabout2weeks'time,Icontactyou,?

Applicant:Youcancallmeatmyofficeat38839673duringofficehours.

Secretary:,I'llletyouknowtheresultwhenIhearfromthepersonneldepartment.

Applicant:-bye.

Secretary:Good-bye.

Unit6

PartA

M:Uh,listen,Ann,Iwaswonderingifyoucouldhelpme.

W:Yes?

M:DoyouhappentoknowwhereImightbuyagoodpainting?

W:,yes,there'sanewgallery,downonGreenStreet,thatdealswithartof

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allkinds.

M:Oh,Iknowwhereyoumean.

Q:Whatinformationdoesthemanwanttoget?

Dialogue2:

M:Hi,kgreat!That'sabeautifuldressyou'rewearing.

W:Thankyou,Michael.

M:Wheredidyoubuyit?I'dliketogetoneformywife.

W:IboughtitattheNo.1DepartmentStore.

M:CouldIasktheprice?

W:168yuan.

Q:Whatinformationdidthemangetfromthewoman?

Dialogue3:

W:CanIhelpyou?

M:Ineedtobuyabirthdayprentformycousin,butIreallydon'tknowwhattoget.

W:Well,'salwaysagoodgift.

M:Soundslikeagoodidea.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthatthemanshouldbuy?

Dialogue1:

－Howmuchisthisbluetablecloth?

－Twentydollarsandfiftycents.

Dialogue2:

－CanIhelpyou?

－Yes,I'hdoesitcost?

－Fiftynine-five.

Dialogue3:

－Howmuchdoesthismobilephonecost?

－Onehundredandventyfivedollarsandfortycents.

Dialogue4:

－MayIhelpyou,sir?

－Yes,I'dliketobuyacoatformyfather.

－Whatdoyouthinkofthisgrayone?It'ssoftandcomfortable.

－Howmuchisit?

－Fiftydollarightycents.

－OK,I'lltakeit.

Dialogue5:

－MayIhelpyou,Madam?

－Ilikethissofaverymuch,butIwaswonderingifyoucouldgivemesomediscount.

－Ifyoureallylikeit,Icangiveyou10%llbe594dollars.

－Allright.I'lltakeit.

PartB

WhereCanWeFindWomen'sWear?

Mark:Excume,wherecanwefindwomen'swear?

Receptionist:taketheescalatoronyourright.

Mark:Thankyou.

Salesperson:lpyou?

Ann:No,'rejustlooking.

Mark:Howaboutthisreddress,Ann?It'sveryfashionable.

Ann:Idon'tknow.I'it'sabittoobrightforme.

Salesperson:Howaboutthiswhitedress?It'sanewarrivalfortheason.

Ann:Isit?tveryexpensive?

Mark:$299.

Ann:That'stooexpensiveforme.I'dlikesomethingbelow$200.

Salesperson:Whataboutthisbluedress?It''s10%off,soit'sonly$126.

Ann:hinkit'lllookgoodonme,Mark?

Mark:'tyoutryiton?

Salesperson:Whatsizedoyoutake?

Ann:Medium.

Salesperson:Here'tingroomisrightbehindyou.

Ann:(wearingthedress)Whatdoyouthinkofit,Mark?

Mark:It'itsperfectly.

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Ann:I'lltakeit.

Mark:That'sagooddeal.

Salesperson:Willthatbecashorcharge?

Ann:Cash,plea.

Questions:

dAnnandMarkgotothedepartmentstore?

fthefollowingcanyouinferfromtheconversation?

dAnnemtogivefirstprioritytoinbuyingherdress?

ydressdidAnntryon?

nwelearnfromtheconversation?

PartC

DefectiveGoods

Theotherday,rehadagood

reputation,nshegothomeandexaminedthe

sheets,hemhadabigholeinthemiddle,andanotherwasbadlystained.

Andtwootherswerefrayedattheedges.

Asyoucanimagine,e

arrived,

thatshehadboughtsometowelsthatmorning,andtheotherladysaidthatshehadpurchadalinen

elatersomeotherwomenjoinedthem,andthey

alltoldthesamestory.

mevery

nervouswhentheladiesthreatenedtocallthepolice,explained

bnce,thedriverofadeliverytruckhadmistakenhisshopforacondhand

esclerkhadnotbothered

tocheckthedeliveryandhadstartedllingthedefectivegoodsrightaway.

Thestorekeeperapologizedforthemistakeandpromidtoexchangetheladies'purchasandto

sstosayhefiredthecarelessassistant.

Questions:

ppenedtothecustomer?

fthefollowingreasonsthattheshopkeepergaveforthemistakeisnottrue?

thestorekeeperhandlethecustomer'scomplaints?

Unit7

PartA

Statements:

'tthinkthere'sanyproblemformetoworkoncomputers.

eyou,I'dfindapart-timejobtoearnsomepocketmoney.

aryis1,600yuantostartwithandraiswillbegivenaccordingtoability.

4.I'veonlydonesomepart-timejobsinsupermarkets.

tobeastewardessisnoeasyjob.

6.I'veneverdoneanynursingbutIlovechildren.

inionmarketrearchisveryimportantifwewanttoincreathesalesvolumeofourcompany.

stomethatthispositionwouldbeaverygoodstartforyou.

'remanyyoungpeoplethedayswhocan'tfindthejobstheywant.

IwantajobinwhichIcanumyEnglish.

eyouhaven'thadanyworkexperience.

ifyforthejobofatourguide,experienceisveryimportant.

Statement1:

Letmetakeaquicklookatyourapplication.

Statement2:

Ioftentakeanapintheafternoonandthentakeawalkinanearbypark.

Statement3:

Youmaynotbefriendswithyourroommatesbytheendoftheyearbutyoumaybefriendswiththemthe

yearafter.

Statement4:

Sometimesit'stoodifficulttotrytolivetogetherandbegoodfriendsatthesametime.

Statement5:

Findinganappropriatetopicishalfthebattle.

Statement6:

Tospeaktopeopleinaforeignlanguagerequirescourageandawillingnesstomakeerrors.

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Statement7:

Awordoranodfromthegoodhasmoremightthantheeloquentspeechesofothers.

Statement8:

Thowholiveinglasshousshouldnotthrowstones.

Statement9:

Betterreturnhomeandmakeanetthanlongforfishbythewaterside.

Statement10:

Aworkmanisknownbyhiswork.

PartB

WeHaveanOpeningNow

(SteveisinthePersonnelDepartmentoftheAtlasRaincoatManufacturingCompany.)

ll:Haveaat,akeaquicklookatyourapplication...Iethatyouwanta

part-timejob.

Steve:That'sright.

ll:yhoursaweekdoyouwanttowork?

Steve:Aboutfifteenortwenty.

ll:You'reajuniorattheuniversity,,youwerealifeguardforthepasttwosummers.

Steve:dajobduringthecondyear,too.

ll:Doyouthinkyoucanhandlebothajobandschool?

Steve:Well,,IthinkIcandoit.

ll:yyou'reahardworkerandareveryreliable.

Steve:Ildommisswork,andI'malwaysontime.

ll:Well,Steve,wehaveoneopeningnow.

Steve:That'swonderful!

ll:Weneedaclerkinthemailroom.

Steve:That'sfine.

ll:Thejobpaystheminimumwage.

Steve:That'sokay.

ll:However,it'sonthenightshift.

Steve:That'sallright.

ll:Thehoursare2to6a.m.,MondaythroughFriday.

Steve:That's...notsogood.

ll:youthink?Areyouinterested?

Steve:Well,...Ioftentakeanapintheafternoon,

doIstart?

ll:OnMonday.

Steve:ou.

Questions:

youknowaboutthemanfromthedialogue?

nbeinferredabouttheman?

theman'sattitudetowardhisworkandstudy?

PartC

UnusualInterviewees

Arecentsurveyaskedvice-presidentsandpersonneldirectorsofAmerica's100largestcorporationsfor

cluded:

●Ajobapplicantwhochallengedtheinterviewertoafight.

●Ajobcandidatewhosaidhehadneverfinishedhighschoolbecauhewaskidnappedandkeptinaclot

inMexico.

●Abaldingcandidatewhoexcudhimlfduringtheinterviewandthenreturnedwearingafullhairpiece.

●Acandidatewhoworeheadphonestotheinterviewand,whenaskedtoremovethem,explainedthatshe

couldlistentotheinterviewerandthemusicatthesametime.

●Acandidatewhosaidshedidn'thavetimeforlunchandthenstartedtoeatahamburgerandFrenchfries

intheinterviewer'soffice.

●Aclumsycandidatewhofellandbrokeanarmduringtheinterview.

●Anapplicantwhointerruptedthequestioningtophoneherdoctorforadvice.

●Acandidatewhodozedoffduringtheinterview.

●Acandidatewhorefudtositdownandinsistedonbeinginterviewedstandingup.

●Acandidatewhoasked,"WoulditbeaproblemifI'mangrymostofthetime?"

Itwasreportedthatallofthemwerehired.

Satements:

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datewhofailedtofinishhighschoolhadbeenkidnappedtoMexico.

didatewhohadnotimeforlunchwasgivenahamburgerandFrenchfries.

ylisteningtomusicrefudtoremoveherheadphones.

datebrokehisarmfightingwiththeinterviewer.

didatewhohadlittlehaircaredmuchforhisappearance.

theintervieweeswashiredbecautheyfailedtosatisfytheinterviewers.

Unit8

PartA

Dialogue1:－'soffice.

－CouldIspeaktoSteve?

－Steve?'vedialedthewrongnumber.

－I'msorry.

－That'sallright.

Q:Whydidthemansaysorry?

Dialogue2:

－I'msorryIwaslateforwork,,butIoverslept.

－Howcome,Linda?

－Myalarmclockdidn'tworkthismorning.

－Well,it''sdisturbingtherestofyourcolleagues,youknow.

－Yes,'tletithappenagain.I'msorry.

－That'sallright.

Q:WhydidLindasaysorry?

Dialogue3:

－IheardthatJohnquithisjobthismorning.

－Howdoyouknowthat?

－veryannoyedaboutit.

－WhatdidJohnsaytoher?

－Heapologizedagainandagainfornotnotifyingherearlier.

Q:?

Dialogue4:

－,IcanspeaktwoforeignlanguagesandI'mfriendlyonthephone.I'mtherightpersonforthe

jobasacretary,Ithink.

－Butyou'veonlyjustfinishedschoolanddon'thaveanyofficeexperience.I'msorry.

Q:aysorry?

Statement1:

YangZhenning,borninHefei,Anhuiin1922wasawardedtheNobelPrizeinphysicsin1957.

Statement2:

MichaelJordan,theNBAgreatestplayer,uatedfromtheUniversityofNorth

contributiontothesportof

basketballwillforeverberememberedbythepeopleallovertheworld.

Statement3:

LinZexu,nationalheroofChina,redthedestructionof1.18

millionkilogramsofopiumatHumenin1839,whichmarkedthebeginningofmodernChinehistory.

Statement4:

MarieCurie,oneofthefirstwomenscientiststowinworldwidefame,wasborninWarsaw,Polandin1867.

ShewaswinneroftwoNobelPrizes,din1934.

PartB

ASteadyJob

Fred,averyconscientiousworker,hadoneriousflaw:rboyspoiledeverything

'dhadmanyjobsovertheyearsbutonlyforafew

months,y,hegotajobinawarehouwhere

'sjobwastounpackthemerchandinewly

kwasonlytemporary,butafterso

longwithnoemploymentatallitwasbetterthannothing.

edituptocarryacrossthewarehou.

asaloudcrashasthevafellfromFred'shands

andshatteredintoathousandpieces.

Fredwascalledimmediatelytothemanager'soffice,ngman's

spiritsbegantodrop.

"I'llhavetodeductsomethingfromyourwageveryweekuntilthevaispaidfor,"themanagersaid

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sternly.

"Howmuchisthevaworth?"Fredasked.

"$350."

Awidegrinspreadacrosstheyoungman'sface."That'swonderful!"heshoutedhappily."AtlastIhave

asteadyjob!"

Questions:

esthestorymainlytellus?

nbeinferredfromthestory?

fthefollowingisnotappropriatetodescribeFred?

PartC

MarkHill

MarkHillisatrafficpoliceofficerinWatford,sonsomeofthebusiestmotorways

inBritain,theM1andtheM25.

rethreeshifts,andeachshiftiight

agetheyhavetodealwiththreetofouraccidentachshift.

HereisMarkHilltalkingabouthisjob:

"'havetocleartheroad

andgetthetrafficmovingagain.

"Mostaccidenmes

wegetaccidentsthatoccurbecaudriversdon'mple,I'veenanumberofcas

anttoovertake,youhavetogointothefast

laneontheright.

"thatrideabicycleorasmallmotorbikearenot

allowedtouit.

"variedworkingday--IneverknowwhatI'mgoingtodofromonedaytothenext.

'tthinkthere'sanyotherjobthatcangiveyouthatexperience.

Questions:

ccidentssometimeshappenaccordingtothepassage?

fthefollowingisnottrue?

nbeinferredfromthepassage?

ouldthetrafficpolicedofirstofallintheeventofanaccident?

sMarkHilllikehisjob?"

Unit9

PartA

Dialogue1:

Agent:lpyou?

Woman:Yes.I'dliketobookaroomforthreenights.

Agent:Whenwillyoubearriving?

Woman:We''sOctober20th.

Agent:Yes,ordouble?

Woman:Onedoubleroom.

Agent:bleroomuntil23rd.

Woman:Howmuchwillthatbe?

Agent:$130anight,includingbreakfast.

Woman:That'llbefine.

Agent:MayIhaveyourname,plea?

Woman:Faber,F-a-b-e-r,Faber,.

Agent:Thankyou,e.

Woman:Bye.

Dialogue2:

Woman:Hello,QiangshenTaxiCompany.

Man:Hello.I'dliketobookataxitoPudongAirportfortomorrowmorning.

Woman:Whenexactly?

Man:Ihavetobethereby9:30.

Woman:dress,plea?

Man:Room804,ParkHotel.

Woman:Sowe'llhavetopickyouupatabout8:00.

Man:Yes,thatwouldbefine.

Woman:Couldyoutellmeyourname,plea?

Man:Green,.

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Woman:OK,.

Man:Thankyouverymuch.

Woman:You'rewelcome.

Dialogue1:

M:Youhavejustarrived,haven'tyou?

W:'sMarch6th.

M:Howlongwillyoubestayinghere?

W:Weareleavingon21st.

Q:Whenwillthewomanleave?Dialogue2:

M:Haveyoubeenherelong,Judy?

W:vedon2ndofMay.

M:Andhowlongwillyoubehere?

W:Until23rd.

Q:Whendidthewomanarrive?Dialogue3:

W:Areyouplanningtostayherelong,

?

M:Until28th.

W:ndidyougethere?

M:Wegothereonthe3rdofthismonth.

Q:Howlongwillthemanbestaying?Dialogue4:

M:Todayis5thofJune.

W:Sowhat?

M:Inanother4daysJanewillhaveabirthdayparty.

W:Oh,'sher20thbirthday,isn'tit?

M:Ithinkso.

Q:WhenisJane'sbirthday?

PartB

AVisittoBangkok

A:Hi,yourvacation?

B:Great!IwenttoBangkok.

A:Really?Whydidyoudecidetogothere?

B:Well,'sbeentryingtogetmetotakeavacationdownthereforalong

time,andso,finally,shetalkedmeintoit.

A:I'veensomepicturesofBangkok--thearchitecturethereisreallyinteresting,isn'tit?

B:Yes,it'sincredible,dhisttemples,too,

lovethespicyThaifoodandtropicalfruitsthere.

A:Howwastheweatherwhenyouwerethere?

B:That'sabouttheonlythingIdidn',Aprilisitshottestmonth.

Thebesttimetogoisduringthecoolason,whichlastsfromNovembertoFebruary.

A:DidyougotosomeotherplacesbesideBangkok?

B:'safamousresort,onlytwohours''splentytoenjoy:

finesand,bluesky,clearwater,colorfulnightlife...

A:Well,itsuresoundslikeyouhadagreattime.

B:Oh,antogobacktherenextyear.I'dliketovisitPhuket,thebiggestislandofThailand.

It'sworld-famousasaasideresort.

Questions:

ethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

fthefollowingwastalkedaboutinthedialogueyou'vejustheard?

PartC

PlanningaVisittoMiami(Charlie,PaulandStevearediscussingatriptoMiami.)

Charlie:Okay,wegoingtogettoMiami?

Paul:I''llhavetwoleisurelyweeksonthebeach.

Steve:No,Paul,flyingistooexpensive.

Charlie:Well,wecantakeatrainorabus.

Paul:Ican''stoouncomfortable.

Steve:Iwon'tsaretoosmallforme,andthereisn'tenoughroomformylegs.

Charlie:rivemycar.

Steve:Charlie,yourcaristoooldtotakeonalongtrip.

Charlie:Maybewecanrentacar.

Steve:That'llbetooexpensive.

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Paul:Don'tworry,'regoingtosharetheexpens,soitwon'tcosttoomuch.

Steve:Howlongwillthetriptake?

Charlie:We'llprobablybeontheroadfortwoorthreedays.

Steve:That'stoomuchtimetospendinacar.

Charlie:Oh,itwon''lltaketurnsdrivingandsleeping.

Paul:Charlie,areyousurewe'llhaveenoughtimeforthistrip?Thenewmesterisgoingtostarton

January15th.

Charlie:Look,'snotMiamiBeach,butit'svery

'sinexpensive,butthefoodisgood.

Steve:Whereisthisplace?InAsia?

Charlie:No,it''sthatsound?

Paul&Steve:Terrible!

Statements:

eywillhavetwoleisurelydaysonthebeach.

hinksflyingistooexpensiveandsuggeststakingatrainorabus.

eandPaulthinkthatrentingacarmaybetooexpensive,butiftheysharetheexpens,itwon't

costtoomuch.

surethattheywillhaveenoughtimeforthetripbecauthenewmesterwillnotbeginuntillate

February.

nd,Charlierecommendsaplaceforthevacation,wheretheycaneatinexpensivefoodandwear

casualclothes.

hemexceptPaulagreewithCharlie'ssuggestionbecauhisideaixcellent.

Unit10

PartA

Dialogue1:

M:HaveyoueverbeentoJapan,Cindy?

W:Yeah,Iwenttherelastsummer.

M:Whatcitiesdidyouvisit?

W:IwenttoTokyoandKyoto,justtwocities.

M:WhatdidyouthinkofTokyo?

W:It'sbigandexciting,butverycrowded,too.

M:Yeah.I'veenpicturesofthecrowds!

W:Andtherestaurantsareexcellent...butthey'reprettyexpensive.

M:AndwhataboutKyoto?

W:''saveryhistoriccity.

M:Soundsperfect!Ican'twait!

Dialogue2:

W:Hi,yourvacation?

M:oMontrealandOttawa.

W:Howdidyoulikethem?

M:ovelyviews.

W:Andwhat'sMontreallike?

M:It'relotsoflargeshoppingmallsandthestorestherearenottooexpensive.

M:Itsoundswonderful.I'llgotheresometime.

Question1:

WhydidyoudecidetogotoBangkokfinally?Question2:I'on3:

ThearchitectureinBangkokisreallyfascinating,don'tyouthink?Question4:

I'dliketovisitPhuket,on5:

You'llwantyourphonenumberontheads,right?Question6:

I'on7:

WithoutyourhelpIcouldn'on8:

Lifeiswhatyoumakeit,sotrytomakeitbeautiful.

PartB

CampDavid

SituatedinCatcotinMountaininMaryland,CampDavidhasbeenaholidayretreatforAmericanpresidents

sincethe1940s.

udesaswimmingpool

spermittedtoenterCampDavidexceptpeopleinvitedby

Corpsprovidecurity.

edaplacewherehecouldgoto

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ethisareainthemountainsbecauitwascoolinthe

editShangri-la,thenameofaperfectmountain

kingdominapopularbook.

Presiearslater,

PresidentEinhowerchangeditsnametoCampDavidforhisgrandsonDavidEinhower.

entRooveltmettherewith

BritishPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchillduringWorldWarTwo.

PresidentEinhowerin1959andPresidentCarterin1978alsoudtheplacefortalkswithleadersof

2000,IsraeliandPalestinianleadersalsometatCampDavidforpeacetalks.

Questions:

fthefollowinghasn't/haven'tbeenmentioned?

fthefollowingis/arenottrueaboutCampDavid?

PartC

Switzerland

oplethinkofSwitzerlandtheyoften

thinkofmountainsandmountainscenery.

ountryofhighlyintelligentandhardworking

people.

TheStheraw

zerlandhasnoacoast,ithas

topayheavilyforimportedrawmaterialswhichhavetobentoverlongdistances.

ForthisreasontheSwissareinterestedonlyinproducingprecisionproductslikewatches,cameras,and

l-knownSwisswatchindustry

mountsofrawmaterialsareudbutagreatdealofskillandprecisionis

neededtoproducealittleitemwithsomanyminuteparts.

Statements:

rlandiswell-knownforitspopularmountainresortsandbeautifullandscape.

rlandisalsoacountryrichinmineralsandothernaturalresources.

sshavehopesofdevelopingthebiggestairandwatertransportations.

sscameraandwatchindustrycallsforskillandprecision.

ssarebynatureinterestedinsports,especiallywintersports.

Unit11

PartA

Dialogue:

A:Linda,allIgivehim?Couldyougivemesome

suggestions?

B:Whydon'tyoubuyhimadog?Dogsaresofriendly.

A:Yes,hasgotadog.

B:Howaboutarabbit?Rabbitsarelovely.

A:ButBobdoesn'tlikerabbits.

B:Haveyouthoughtaboutbuyinghimabird?

A:Hehatesbirds.

B:epretty.

A:That'anIgetthem?

B:egorightnow?

A:Allright.

Dialogue1:

M:HowoftendoyoureadChinaDaily?

W:tonlyonceaweek.

Q:Howoften?

Dialogue2:

W:Doyouplaytennisveryoften?

M:wiceaweek.

Q:Howoften?

Dialogue3:

M:Doyouoftenvisityourgrandparents?

W:Iusuallyethemonceamonth.

Q:Howoften?

Dialogue4:

W:HowoftendoyoulistentoEnglishbroadcasts?

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M:neveryotherday,Iguess.

Q:Howoften?

Dialogue5:

M:DoesJennyworkinthelabveryoften?

W:Fournightsaweek.

Q:Howoften?

Dialogue6:

W:DoyouwatchsportsprogramsonSaturdaynights?

M:goingdancingandmeetingfriendsatweekends.

Q:Howoften?

PartB

DogMa

ywherepeopleinpolitics,lawandbusinessworkmorethaneighthourachday.

Hundtaketheirfurry

hedogsplaywithotherdogsandtheworkers.

Theyalsoplaywithtoysandtheycanrestinsoftplaces.

Rebeccawasasuccessfulhighlevelofficialatabigcompanybutshedidnotfindherjobverysatisfying.

tveryguiltyaboutleavinghertwodogsinsidethe

1998Rebeccalefthercompanyand

henthebusinesshasgrowntoinclude

kerlivesatthecenter.

Onanormalday,25%

averagedayatDogMacostsadogownerabout25dollars.

can

teralsooffersdogtrainingandeven

abighelpforthodogownerswhodonotdrive.

Questions:

DogMa?

nyoulearnfromthepassage?

PartC

TheMissingCatandtheInjuredDog

Animals,especiallycatsanddogs,areoftenkeptaspetsandtheycanbeverygoodfriendsofhumans.

Herearetwotruestoriesaboutacatandadog.

AtJesusCollege,CambridgeUniversity,concernsaregrowingforthesafetyofapetcatwhichhasgone

missing.

Studentsa600students

atyandwhitecat

ficiallyamemberofthecollege,anhonourwhichincludes

llknownforwanderinginandinterruptingtutorials.

AspokesmanforthecollegesaysappealsforhelpintracingBensonhavenotproducedanyinformation.

Heurgesanyonewhomightethecattocontactthecollege.

InLexington,Kentucky,adog,namedJoJo,terSteveFordarchedfrantically

lledthelocalanimalhospitaltotellthemthatJoJohad

'swhenhefoundoutJoJowas

alreadythere.

"Hejustcheckedhimlfin,Iguess,"Fordsaid.

Aftertheaccident,JoJoapparentlyranaboutamilefromFord'ered

bruisbutnobrokenbones.

Questions:

hecatmisdbyahostofpeople?

ghasthecatbeenmissing?

asthedogwhenhismastercontactedtheanimalhospital?

iouslywasthedoginjured?

themainideaofthetwostories?

Unit12

PartA

Dialogue

A:lpyou?

B:Canyouchangesomemoneyforme,plea?

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A:rrencydoyouwanttochange?

B:Hereitis:someHongKongdollars,hwiltheybeinEnglishpounds?

A:indouttheexchangerates.

B:Thankyou.

A:'ldyoulikethemoney?

B:I'odepositthemoneyinit.

A:Adepositorcurrentaccount?

B:currentaccount,plea.

A:Ifyoucouldjustcompletethisform,we'llbehappytoarrangethatforyou.

B:Thankyou.

Questions:

fthefollowingthingsdidthemannotdointhebank?

fthefollowingcurrenciesisnotmentionedinthedialogue?

Statement1:

Nowadaystherearemoreandmorewaysofgoingonholiday.

Statement2:

Somepeoplewouldbeinterestedinadogcarecentre.

Statement3:

AnaveragedayatDogMacostsadogownerabout25dollars.

Statement4:

Fredhadhadmanyjobsovertheyearsbutonlyforafewweeksatatime.

Statement5:

Smalltalkiasy,isn'tit?

Statement6:

Youneedtofillinaformsowecangetyouanewcard.

Statement7:

WhenIputmycardin,themachineateit.

PartB

AttheBank

Customer1:Boy,it'sbusytoday.

Customer2:istakingalongtime.

A:Huh?That'thathappen?

Bankclerk:Excume,sir,isthereaproblem?

A:Well,yes,Idon'utmycardin,themachineateit.

Bankclerk:Ateit?Youmeanitdidn'tgiveitback?

A:Yes,that'it.

Bankclerk:Didyoupressthewithdrawalbuttonandtheamountyouwant?

A:Yes.

Bankclerk:Howaboutyourcretcode?Didyouenteryournumber?

A:Well...cometothinkofit,itdidaskmethreetimestoentermycode.

Bankclerk:Areyousureyouenteredyourcorrectnumber?

A:Hmm,Ithinkso,butmaybeImadeamistake.

Bankclerk:,achinereceivesawrongnumber

threetimesitautomaticallykeepsthecard.

A:Oh,Ididn'oIgetanothercard?

Bankclerk:That'snoproblem...oucome

overtothecounter?

A:Verysorryaboutthat.(Totheothercustomers)Sorrytokeepyouwaiting.

Bankclerk:OK,pleafillthisinwithyouraccountnumberandtoday'canissueyouanew

'llgetitinaboutaweek.

A:OK,thanksverymuch,andI'msorryforthetrouble.

Bankclerk:Notatall,nyoureceiveyournewcard,it'sagoodideatomemorizethenumberor

makeanoteofitsomewhere.

A:Right,I'lldothat.

Questions:

eheardspeaking?

fthefollowingistrue?

themainideaoftheconversation?

PartC

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OpeningaCheckingAccount

wattheuniversitybranchofFirstNationalCityBankof

Statesville.

Teller:MayIhelpyou?

Liu:I'dliketoopenanaccount.

Teller:Checkingorsavings?

Liu:Iwanttowritechecks.

Teller:hdoyouwanttodeposit?

Liu:Will$500beenough?

Teller:Youcandepositanyamountyouwish.

Liu:Allright.I'lldeposit$500.

Teller:ouwouldn'tmindfillingoutthissignaturecardandapplicationform.

Liu:Ialsoneedsomechecks.

Teller:We''llhaveyournameandaccountnumberonthem.

Liu:thesignaturecard,theformandthe$anyinterestonmymoney?

Teller:etoopenasavingsaccountforthat.

Liu:HowmuchdoIhavetodepositforasavingsaccount?

Tellers:$50atleast.

Liu:ouverymuch.

Teller:You'rewelcome.

Questions:

studenthasgotasavingsaccountwiththebank.

odeposit$500ifhewantstoopenacheckingaccount.

asavingsaccount,heneedstomakeaminimumdepositof$50.

dentwillreceivehischecksinaboutacoupleofweeks.

ldtoputhisnameandaccountnumberonthesignaturecard.

Unit13

PartA

Dialogue

W:Hi,yourweekendgo?

M:acktovisitmyhometown.

W:dyoudothere?

M:Iwentforanautumnwalkinthehillswithsomeofmycousins.

W:Wasitgood?

M:Yes,lehillsidewasfieryred.

W:Howwonderful!Doanythingel?

M:WewentonarivertrippracticallythewholedaySunday.

W:Didyoulikeit?

M:ay,Laura,whataboutyourweekend?

W:Don'taskme,Phil.

M:Whathappened?

W:donothingbutlieinbed.

M:Oh,dear.

DescribingTime

Hello,mynameisBarbaraSmith.I'mthepersonnelmanageroftheGardenHotelandI'mgoingtotell

at7:15andlefthomeforworkat7:35minutes'driveIarrived

atmyofficeatabout8:9sharp

viewedtwocandidatesinthemorning,oneat9:30andtheotherat10:12:20,I

fternoonIinterviewedtwomorecandidates,oneat2

o'clockandtheotherat3:4o'clockIattendedastaffmeeting,whichlastedforaboutthreequarters

fficwassobadthatittookmemorethananhourtoget

lready7:30whenIfinallysatdowntomydinner,completelytiredout.

PartB

Larry'sDream

esforsuccessweredashedagainandagain,

ryrefudtoadmitthathischancesofgettinginto

y,hetoldhimlf,hisbigopportunitywouldcome.

Tokeepbodyandsoultogether,LarryfoundajobparkingcarsforoneofHollywood'sbigrestaurants.

Thepaywasbasicbutsincetheguestswerequitegenerouswiththeirtips,hemanagedtomakealiving.

Onedayherecognizedanimportantfilmdirectordrivingintotheparkinglotandgettingoutofhiscar.

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Larryhadrecentlyheardthatthemanwasmakinganewpicture.

stopped,jumpedoutand

ranovertothedirector."Excume,sir,butIthinkit'sfairtotellyouthatit'snoworneverifyouwantme

bigcompaniesareafterme."

FascinatedbyLarry'sabruptstatement,thedirectorstopped."Yes?Whichcompanies?"

"Well,"repliedthewould-bestar,"there'sthetelephonecompany,thegascompany,andtheelectric

company,tomentiononlyafew."

Thedirectorlaughed,thenscribbledsomethingonacardandhandedittotheyoungman."Comeande

metomorrow."

Larrygotasmallpartinthedirector'nhisway!

Questions:

ndofjobdidLarrydoforabigrestaurant?

thefilmdirectorlaughedatLarry'sanswers?

esthestorymainlytellus?

fthefollowingstatementsaboutLarrycanbeinferred?

PartC

JeffreyZaslow

JeffreyZaslow,theadvicecolumnistfortheChicagoSun-Times,

biggestambitioninlifewastobeawriter."Ineverwantedtobeanythingel,"hesays."Iwastenoreleven

whenIsawGonewiththeWindandIwrotemyownCivilWarstory."

AfterearningadegreeincreativewritingatCarnegieMellonUniversity,hegotajobatanewspaperin

Orlando,hismarkwithhisarticleontheroughworkingconditionnduredbythepeople

ebecameastaffwriterfortheWall

StreetJournal.

In1988,whenthefamousadvicecolumnist,AnnLanders,quitherjobattheChicagoSun-Times,the

he12,000

contestants,womenoutnumberedmenninetoone,andmostofthemhadenalotmoreoflifethan

Zaslow,reachedthemifinals,hiditorsattheJournalrana

headline:"WhyHe'llNeverMakeIt."ButJeffreydidmakeitinthefinals.

Today,thirteenyearslater,hiscolumn,"AllThatZazz,"isreadbythousandsofreadersintheChicago

rsintheadvi

alsogreatlymovedbythegenerosity,sincerityandgoodnatureofhisreaders."Wonderfulpeople,"hesays,

"

I'vereadplentyofletterstobackthatup."

Questions:

dZaslowstartwritingstories?

nbeinferredfromthepassage?

snottrueaccordingtothepassage?

wasZaslowwhenhiscolumnbecamepopularwithreadersinChicago?

themajorbenefitZaslowhasgotfromhisyearsintheadvicebusiness?

Unit14

PartA

Dialogue

Ro:Hi,hatyourbirthdayiscomingsoon.

James:'snextTuesday.

Ro:I'veboughtaprentforyou.

James:Whatisit?Canyoutellme?

Ro:No,it''llenextTuesday.

James:lourisit?

Ro:Um...it'sorange.

James:Andwhatabouttheshape?

Ro:Rectangular.

James:Howbigisit?

Ro:Oh,about30centimetreswideand2metreslong.

James:Really?Isitheavy?

Ro:Notreally.

James:What'sitmadeof?

Ro:It'smadeofwool.

James:What'situdfor?

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Ro:Tokeepwarm.

James:Oh,Iknow!It'sawoolenscarf.

Ro:That'nextTuesday,.

olledinthe

DepartmentofChineatNorthwestUniversityonAugust31st,esin

asbornonAugust

19th,nterestedinwriting,painting,estobecomeawriterwhenshe

finishescollege.

stayinthehotel

goingtopayby

MasterCard.

PartB

RadioandTV

Themostobviousdifferencebetweenradioandtelevisionisthatyoulistenandlookatthetelevision,but

way,radioismoreimaginativebecauitforcesyoutoformpicturesinyour

ownmindratherthanprovidingyouwithvisualinformation,whichiswhattelevisiondoes.

Inaddition,radioismoreflexiblethantelevision,sinceyoudon'thavetobeinthesameroomastheradio

tinordertolistentotheprogrammes,butyoudohavetobeinthesameroomasatelevisioninorderto

watchit.

listentotheradiowhiledrivinginthecar,

ghportabletelevisionsdoexist,youcan'treallywatchonewhile

youarejogging,forexample.

Oneofthemainadvantagesofradio,however,isthatitoffersthelistenermoreimmediateaccessto

diostationsbroadcastnewsreportsatregularhalf-hourorhourlyintervals,but

,thevarietyoftopicsyougetontheradiois

muchgreaterthanthatontelevision.

dioprogrammesareinteractiveinawaythattelevision

erscancalltheradiostationtheyarelisteningtoandexpresstheirthoughtsand

'tringupatelevisionstationandexpressyouropinions,canyou?

Questions:

themostobviousdifferencebetweenradioandtelevision?

adiomoreinteractivethantelevisionaccordingtothepassage?

thepassagemainlyabout?

fthefollowingreflectsthespeaker'sattitude?

PartC

TheBensonFamily'sDecision

Haveyoueverspentayearwithoutatelevision?AyearagotheBensonfamilydecidedthattheywere

yhavebeenlivingwithouta

etheybeenspendingtheirfreetimethen?

"Wefounditveryhardforthefirstfewweeks,"."Wedidn'tknowwhattodowithour

cethenit''vedonesomanythingsthatwehadn'tdoneforsuchalongtime.

Lastyear,forexample,wedidn'tgoouttothecinemaorthetheateronce,butthisyearwe'veenatleast

'veevenjoinedthelocaldramasociety."

erEmilyhasbeenlearningtoplaythepianoandsonMarkhas

y'id,"ThisyearI'vereadabouttennovels

andfiveorsixotherbooks,too."

So,haven'ttheymisdtheboxatall?Emilysaysshehashadafewproblems:"Idon'tlikeitwhenIgo

toschoolandallthekidsaretalkingaboutaprogrammethatthey'ly,I'vejustbeenwatching

aprogramatmyfriend'shou."

Nevertheless,,"We'veallstarteddoingsomanyinterestingthingsthatwe

wouldn'thavetimetowatchTVnow."

Statements:

sonfamilyhasgotmorefreetimesincetheygotridoftheirtelevisiont.

tilldoesn'twanttomisseinganinterestingprogramontelevision.

obsoldthetelevisiont,hischildrenadaptedquicklytothechangeoflife.

ingtothepassage,watchingtelevisionishowmostkidsspendtheirfreetime.

thinksshecanfindpleasureinplayingthepianoandgoingtothedramasociety.

nowfindspleasureinplayingtennisandreading.

Unit15

PartA

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Dialogues

1.

－Doyouthinkweshouldputanadinthenewspapertollourapartment?

－Sure,whynot?

2.

－CampusDailyisn'tveryinterestingthisweek.

－Youcansaythatagain.

3.

－Ihearputtinganadinanewspapercostsalotofmoney.

－Itdepends.

4.

－InmyopinionwatchingsomanyTVadsisawasteoftime.

－Icouldn'tagreewithyouless.

5.

－Youdon'tcareforcommercialsonTV,doyou?

－I'llsayIdon't.

6.

－Didn'tyouthinkthemoviewesawlastnightwasfascinating?

－Iwouldn'tsaythat.

7.

－There'llbeafootballmatchbetweenEnglandandFranceonChannel10tonight.

－Areyouabsolutelysure?

8.

－Thedesignofthemovieadsappealstomeverymuch.

－Yousaidit.

PartB

PlacinganAd(Ring...Ring...Soundofphonebeingpickedup)

John:Hello,CampusDaily,Johnspeaking.

Maggie:Hi,I'mcallingtoplaceacoupleofads.

John:hatclassification?

Maggie:Well,I'dlikeoneinthe"RoommatesWanted"ction.

John:wouldyoulikeyouradtoread?

Maggie:Itshouldread"Femaleroommatewantedforpleasant,sunnytwo-bedroomapartmentonFifth

Avenue,tween5and

forMaggie."

John:taboutyourotherad?

Maggie:ThatoneI'dlikeunder"MerchandiforSale",andI'dlikeittoread"Matchingbluesofaandeasy

chairforsale,excellentcondition,$forMaggie."Didyou

getallthat?

John:'llwantyourphonenumberonthe,right?

Maggie:'s555-6792.

John:Andhowlongdoyouwanttheadstorun?

Maggie:Foraweek,hwouldthatbe?

John:Let'se--it's$oadswillbothtakeupthreelines,sothat's$24perad.

Maggie:Allright.

Questions:

thetwospeakersinthetelephoneconversation?

Maggiedoingintheconversation?

nyouinferaboutMaggie?

PartC

DifferentKindsofAdvertising

wcompaniesareabletollaproductwithout

ssible,plestis

anbehandedtopeopleon

aremailed,irectmail

advertising,thereare:newspaperadvertising,radioadvertising,magazineadvertisingandtelevision

peradvertisingisthecheapestkind,whiletelevisionisthemostexpensive.

Televisionadsaregenerallyudbylargecompaniesllingaproducttoalargemarketgment.

Televisionaompanies

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mayfindtelevisionadvertisingtooexpensive,r,large

companiesalsolikenewspaperbecauoftheirwidecirculation.

statements:

possibleforcompaniestollaproductwithoutadvertising.

peradvertisingusuallyhasalargereadership.

plestandcheapestkindofadvertisingiscalledpromotion.

iesthatudirectmailadvertisingndconsumersbrochuresorpamphletsabouttheirproducts.

allandbigcompaniesfindnewspaperadvertisingmosteffective.

Unit16

PartA

Dialogue

Jack:Hellothere,nicetoeyouback,theSpringFestivalinyourhometown?

Wang:ear'sEvewehadahugedinneratmygrandparents'place.

Allmyuncles,auntsandcousinswerethere.

Jack:That'sareallybigtimeforfamilyreunion,isn'tit?

Wang:hilewatchingCCTV'reatfun.

Jack:Iheardplentyoffirecrackersgoingoffduringthenight.

Wang:Yes,theyoungpeopleenjoyttingthemoff.

Jack:Yeah,waysyourSpringFestivalremindsmeofChristmasbackhome

on'ttofffireworksatChristmas.

Wang:Whatdoyoudothen?

Jack:Well,placeprents

formembersofthefamilyunderthetree.

Wang:Isn'titalsoatimeforfamilyreunion?

Jack:avefamilydinneronChristmasDay.

Wang:So,similarinsomeways,differentinothers.

Jack:Yousaidit.

Dialogues

1.

－Howdoyoulikeourcampus,John?

－Well,it'sverylargebutit'snotcleanenough.

Q:DoesJohnhaveafavorableopinionofthecampus?

2.

－HowdoyoulikeyourEnglishteacher,LiMing?

－She's,sheoftengivesupherfreetimefor

herstudents.

Q:DoesLiMinglikeherEnglishteacher?

3.

－Howdidyouenjoyyourvacation,Jack?

－Althoughit'sshort,Ivisitedmanymuumsandartgalleries.

Q:DidJackenjoyhisvacation?

4.

－Michael,youthink?

－'shardtotalkto.

Q:IsProfessorFallpopularamonghisstudents?

5.

－What'syourimpressionofNewYork,Barbara?

－Ireallylikethestoresandthemuumsappealtome,too.

Q:DoesBarbaralikeNewYorkverymuch?

6.

－Doyoulikelivingoncampus?

－etimesthedormissonoisythatIcan'tgetanythingdone.

Q:Desthewomanhaveafavorableopinionoflivingoncampus?

7.

－Howdoyoulikelivingwithyourroommates?

－Well,sometimesit'shardtosharearoomwithothersbutyougetalongwithyourroommatesby

compromising.

Q:Doesthewomangetalongwithherroommates?

8.

－Doyouthinkyouwillmajorinmedicine,Mary?

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－Ithinkbeingadoctormeansalotofstudyandthenworkingallsortsofhours.

Q:DoesMarywanttomajorinmedicine?

PartB

Fireworks

Theexpression"fireworks"getsitsmeaningfromthefireworksthatpeopleshootintotheskywhenthey

xplodetofillthedarknightskywithbrightredsandblues,with

ressionalsomeansagreatshowofnoisyangerorsomething

mple,adefenlawyerinacourttrialmaybecomeveryemotionalinarguingwiththe

governmentlawyeraboutevidenceaffectingtheaccud.

sthem,"Iwantno

moreofthefireworksinmycourtroom."Anotherkindoffireworkscanbeanyeventofactivitythatis

hingcanproducefireworks,itisthesweetheart's

kissorthetouchofalover'utheexpression"fireworks"oulive

intheUnitedStatesandwanttoerealfireworks,4thofJuly

anstraditionallycelebratetheirnation'sfreedomwith

publicpartiesandfireworksatnight.

Manyothercountriesaround

Australia,sthebirthplaceof

pleusmall

fireworkshowalwaystakesplaceonBastilleDaywhichcelebratesthebeginningoftheFrenchRevolution.

rkshowsarepopulararoundthe

world.

Questions:

fthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassageyouhavejustheard?

sthepassagewritten?

PartC

WarmColorsandCoolColors

Peoplesaythatredandyellowandorangeare"warm"colors,andthatblueandgreenare"cool"colors.

Butifyoutoucharedwoolsweater,itdoesn'outoucha

greenleaf,itdoesn'ydopeoplecallcertaincolors"cool"andother

colors"warm"?

sunglowsyellowto

summerweather,aybesomeofthe

reasonswhywesayredandyellowandorangearewarmcolors.

Butwhydowesayblueandgreenarecoolcolors?Isitbecaucoldasandoceansareblueandgreen?

Orisitbecaupeoplecooloffintheshadeofgreentrees?Orstill,isitbecaulipsturnbluewhentheyare

cold?Manycoldthingsemtobeblueandgreen.

Thereisanotherreasonwhywetalkabout"cool"colorsand"warm"istshavemeasuredthe

temperatureofcolorswithaspecialinstrumentcalledathermopileandhavefoundthatredsandoranges

ghwecannotfeelthedifference,"warm"colorsreallyarewarmer

than"cool"colors.

statements:

utoucharedsweater,youwillfeelitswarmth.

epassage,wecaninferthatagreenleafiscoolerthanayellowone.

istscanfeelthechangeintemperatureofcolors.

elwarmbecauripetomatoesarered.

reveralpossibleexplanationsfortheeffectsofcolors.

feelcoldintheshadeoftrees.

Test1

PartA

Conversations

1.

M:Excume,I'oushowmethewaytothenearestbank?

W:It'sbesidethenewbookstoreonMarketStreet.

Q:Whereisthenearestbank?

2.

M:I'mfondofplayingbasketball,footballandtennis.

W:Asforme,swimmingismyfavoritesport.

Q:Whichsportdoesthewomanlike?

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3.

W:CouldIborrowyourbikeforawhile,Bob?

M:Youcanifyoucanfindthekey.

Q:Whatistheman'sproblem?

4.

W:ThesportsmeetwillbeheldonThursday,Nov.20th.

M:You''sthedayaftertomorrow.

Q:Whatdateisittoday?

5.

M:Doyoufeellikegoingjoggingwithme?

W:I'dloveto,butIhavetogotomysister''ssickandIhavetolookafterherchild.

Q:Whatwillthewomando?

6.

W:Thetrainisleavinginhalfanhour.

M:'saquartertotennow.

Q:Whenwillthetrainleave?

7.

W:Shallwemakeanotherpotofcoffee?

M:Whynot?

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

8.

M:DoyoulikeProfessorZhang'sclass?

W:Inevermissherclass,youknow.

Q:Whatdoyoulearnfromtheconversation?

9.

M:oulikemetocleanit?

W:Don'anyway.

Q:Whatdoesthemanoffertodo?

10.

W:ChenLinhasagreatnofhumor,doesn'tshe?

M:Icouldn'tagreemore.

Q:Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?

PartB

TelephoneConversation

W:lpyou?

M:navailable,plea?

W:I''keamessage?

M:Yes.I'tellhimI'mstayingattheParkHotel?el'sphone

numberis6356-7700.

W:anthimtocallyouback?

M:Yes,eningifhecan--after9:00.

W:ngel?

M:No,that'.

W:Don'e.

M:Goodbye.

PartC

IfyouarelikemostlearnersofEnglish,likelytobeawareofan

urgentneedtoimproveyourspeakingandlisteningskills,increayourvocabularyandimproveyourgrammar.

Becauoftheeminglymoreurgentneeds,readingskillsimprovementisoftenputatthebottomofthelistofthingstodoto

alsotellyourlfthatyoudonotneedtospendextratimeonreadingimprovementbecau

goffreadingimprovementwiththistypeofreasoningisoneof

thebiggestmistakesyoucanmakeinyourlanguage-learningplanning.

Thepurpohreadingyoucanimproveyour

ngintocontactwithnewwordsandbeingabletounderstandtheirmeaning,youareableto

hrepeatedcontactwithnewandnot-so-familiarntence

constructionsinacontext,isincreainknowledgeanduofvocabulary,

idioms,andgrammar,yourwritingabilitywillimprove,yourspeakingabilitywillimprove,andevenyourlisteningcomprehension

willimprove,too.

AsreadingcanimprovevirtuallyeveryaspectofEnglishability,itsimportanceshouldnotbeunderestimatedoroverlooked.

Questions:

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esthepassagemainlytellus?

'soneofthebiggestmistakesthatpeoplecanmakeintheirlanguage-learningplanningaccordingtothepassage?

PartD

ecapitalcityofBangkoktotheislandbeachresortsof

Phuket,thereisalwayslotstoeanddo.

ryouaretakingarivertaxi,visitingone

ofthemanybeautifultemplesoreatingoutataThairestaurant,youwillbegladthatyoucometoBangkok.

Ifyouwanttogetawayfromcitylife,offersarangeofactivitiestosuiteveryone

includingdiving,onotwanttobeactive,youcansimplyrelaxononeofthebeautiful

beaches.

ttimeofyeartovisitisduringthecoolason,

ertimeofyearyouvisit,youshouldtakelightsummer

clothes.

matterwhatyouwanttodo,youcandoitinThailand,theLandofSmiles.

Ifyouarelookingforrelaxation,cultureoradventure,Thailandistheplaceforyou!

Test2

PartA

Conversations

1.

W:We'joinus?

M:I'dloveto,butI'llbeworkingfulltimeinarestaurant.

Q:Whatwillthemandoduringthewinterholidays?

2.

W:Howmucharethenotebooks?

M:Theyudtobe90centachbutnowit'sonedollarand50centsfortwo.

Q:Howmuchwillthemanpayifhebuystwonotebooks?

3.

W:Bobsayshelovesartmuums.

M:Buthedoesn'toftenvisitthem,doeshe?

Q:WhatcanbeinferredaboutBob?

4.

W:Whydidn'tyoucallmelastnight,Peter?

M:rlinewasalwaysbusy.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.

W:Excume,talktoyouaboutmypapernow?

M:'tyoucometomyofficeafter3tomorrowafternoon?

Q:Whenwillthewomanetheprofessor?

6.

M:CanIopenasavingsaccounthere?

W:I'lhavetostepovertothemanager'sdesk.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

7.

W:men'ssuitswouldbeonsaleatSears'Men'sWeartomorrow.

M:'sjustwhatI'vebeenwaitingfor.

Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

8.

M:Thesupermarketdownthestreetisllingeverythinghalfprice.

W:Soundslikeanidealtimetobuysomegroceries.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

9.

W:It's9:15alreadyandI'llmissmy10o'clocktrain.

M:Don'ckishalfanhourfast.

Q:Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

10.

W:Somepeoplearealwaysafterlarge,ybecomevictimsoffinancialtricks.

M:Well,theyshouldknowthatifsomethingemstoogoodtobetrue,itprobablyis.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkpeopleshouldknow?

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PartB

Passage:

acquirethisskillforsuccessandenjoymentthroughout

entotheradio,televisionprograms,

concerts,listentoteachers,friends,ourfamilymembersandotherpeoplespeaking.

Thebetterwelisten,themorewewillsucceedinourworkandstudy.

Listeningisbasteners

ytounderstandeverywordandevery

tudentwillconstantly

examiwayhecan

improvehislisteningskills.

PartC

M:Hi,'sTerry.I'mcallingtoaskifyou'dliketojoinusforapicnicnextweek.

W:Yes,I'it?

M:It'sSaturday,15th.

W:dwhereshallwegettogether?

M:Pleabeatmyplaceby8:30.

W:,tellmeyouraddress,willyou?

M:It'sNo.1480,FallStreet.

W:Bytheway,whoelwilljoinus?

M:Janeandherboyfriend.

W:That'sgood.I'fortheinvitation.

M:It'nextSaturday.

W:Seeyou.

PartD

Passage

udyingatcollegebecauheistoointelligentfor

ewellbeforehewasoneyear

geoftwohebegantolearn

angeher

said,"couldspeak,hecorrectedmyspelling."When

Nicholaswenttoschool,histeachersjustgavehimpicturestocolourandtoystoplaywithanddidn'thave

astriedtwodifferentschools,buthewasboredandunhappy.

Thenhisparentsdecidedthathecouldn'yhadnoideawhattodowith

asspendssomeofhistimethere,andalso

eadsnewspaperveryday,hersaid,

"leverchildandwewanttohelphimineveryway."

Questions:

djectivecanbestdescribeNicholas?

dNicholaslearntotaketelephonemessagesforhisparents?

Nicholasstudyingatcollege?

fthefollowingistrueaboutNicholas?