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UNIT1

Part1SpotDictation

/HousintheFuture

Well,Ithinkhousinthefuturewillprobablybe(1)quite_small

butIshouldthinkthey'llbe(2)well-insulatedsothatyoudon'tneed

somuch(3)heatingand(4)coolingasyoudonow,soperhapsvery

economical(5)stheywillu(6)solarheating,

althoughIdon'tknow,inthiscountry,perhapswe

(7)won',Ithinkthey'llbefullof

(8)electronicgadgets:thingslikeveryadvaneedtelevisions,

videos,perhapsvideoswhichtakeup...thescreen(9)takesup

,you'llhavethingslike(10)garage

doorswhichopenautomaticallywhenyou(11)driveup,perhaps

electronic(12)nsorswhichwill(13)recognizeyouwhenyou,whe

s(14)architectsand

designerswillbeabitmore(15)imagjnativeabouthowhousare

designedandperhapswiththe(16)shortageofspacepeoplewill

thinkofputtinggardens(17)ontheroofand,andmayberoomscan

be(18)expandedand,and(19)contracted*dependingonwhatyou

uthemfor,soperhapsthere'llbeabitmore(20)flexibilityabout

that.

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Part2Passage

TheOscarStatuette

TheOscarstatuette,designedbyMGM's*chiefartdirectorCedric

Gibbons,depicts*aknightholdingacrusader's*sword,standing

onareeloffilmwithfivespokes,signifyingtheoriginalbranches

oftheAcademy:Actors,Writers,Directors,Producers,andTechni

cians.

Bornin1928,yearswouldpassbeforetheAcademyAwardofMerit

wasofficiallynamed"Oscar".Industryinsidersand

membersofthepresscalledtheaward"theAcademystatuette","the

goldentrophy"or"thestatueofmerit".Theentertainmenttrade

paper,WeeklyVariety,evenattemptedtopopularize"theironman".

Thetermneverstuck.

ApopularstoryhasbeenthatanAcademylibrarianandeventual

executivedirector,MargaretHerrick,thoughtthestatuetterembled

heruncleOscarandsaidso,andthatasaresulttheAcademystaff

beganreferringtoitasOscar.

Nohardevideneeexiststosupportthattale,butinanyca,by

thesixthAwardsPrentationin1934,Hollywoodcolumnist

SidneySkolskyudthenameinhiscolumninreferenceto

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KatharineHepburn'demyitlfdid

n'tuthenicknameofficiallyuntil1939.

Sinceitsconception,theOscarstatuettehasmetexactinguniform

1930s,

juvenileplayersreceivedminiaturereplicas*ofthestatuette;a

ventriloquist*EdgarBergenwasprentedwithawoodenstatuette

withamoveablemouth;andWaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-

sizeandvenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhisanimated

n1942and1944,

insupportofthewareffort,he

War,winnersturnedinthetemporaryawardsforgoldenOscar

statuettes.

ThetraditionalOscarstatuette,however,hasn'tchangedsince

the1940s,1945,thebawas

changedfrommarbletometalandin1949,AcademyAward

statuettesbegantobenumbered,startingwithNo.501.

Approximately50OscarsaremadeeachyearinChicagobythe

manufacturer,don'tmeetstrictqualitycontrol

standards,thestatuettesareimmediatelycutinhalfandmelteddow

n.

EachawardisindividuallypackedintoaStyrofoam*

containerslightlylargerthanashoebox.

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Eightofthearethenpackedintoalargercardboardbox,andthe

largeboxesareshippedtotheAcademyofficesinBeverlyHillsvia

airexpress,withnoidentifiablemarkings.

OnMarch10,2000,55AcademyAwardsmysteriouslyvanished

enroutefromtheWindyCity*yslater,

52ofstolenstatuetteswerediscoverednexttoaDumpster*inthe

KoreatownctionofLosAngelesbyWillieFulgear,whowaslater

invitedbytheAcademytoattendtheOscar2000ceremoniesasa

specialguest.

Foreightdecades,theOscarshavesurvivedwar,weathered

earthquakes,andevenmanagedtoescapeunscathed*fromcom

1995,however,asrepairedmore

than160statuettes."Maybesomebodyudchemicalsonthemto

polishthemandthechemicalsrubbedrightthroughthelacquer*and

intothegold,"explainsthecompanypresident."Ormaybepeople

storedthemsomeplacewheretheycorroded."Althoughhestress

thatthestatuetteismadetoendure,Siegeloffersthissageadvice

toallOscarwinners:"Ifitgetsdusty,simplywipeitwithasoftdry

cloth."

ExerciCDetailedListening

Directions:Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthe

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followingstatementsaretrue(T)orfal(F).Discusswithyour

classmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueorfal.

----1...erefiveoriginalbranchesoftheAcademy.

(Becauthefivespokesonthereeloffilmsignifytheorig

inalbranchesoftheAcademy:

/Actors,Writers,Directors,Producers,andTechnicians.)

~demyAwardofMeritwasofficiallynamed"Oscar"in

1928.

(Bornin1928,yearswouldpassbeforetheAcademy

AwardofMeritwasofficiallynamed"Oscar.")

----1...demystaffbeganreferringtotheAcademy

statuetteasOscarbecauMargaretHerricksaidthe

statuettewaslikeheruncleOscar.

(AnAcademylibrarianandeventualexecutivedirector,

MargaretHerrick,thoughtthestatuetterembledheruncle

Oscarandsaidso,andasaresulttheAcademystaffbegan

referringtoitasOscar.)

tsconception,theOscarstatuettehasmetexactinguniform

standards.

(1930s,juvenileplayers

receivedminiaturereplicasofthestatuetteandaventriloquist

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EdgarBergengainedawoodenstatuettewithamoveablemouth.

WaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeandvenminiature

statuettes.)

----1...-weremadeofplasterinthe1940sbecauofthe

War.

(Between1942and1944,insupportofthewareffort,Oscarswere

madeofplaster.)

----1...-ufacturer,akesabout50Oscars

eachyearinChicago.(Approximately50Oscarsaremadeeach

yearinChicagobythemanufacturer,.)

~7.55AcademyAwardswerestolenbyamysteriouspersonen

routefromtheWindyCitytotheCityofAngelsonMarch10,2000.

(OnMarch10,2000,55AcademyAwardsjustmysteriouslyvanished

enroutefromtheWindyCitytotheCityofAngels,buthowandby

whomwasunknown.)

~htyyears,theOscarshavesurvivedwar,weathered

earthquakes,managedtoescapeunscathedfromcommonthieves

andevenchemicalcorrosion.

(Since1995,however,asrepairedmorethan160

statuettes."Maybesomebodyudchemicalsonthemtopolish

themandthechemicalsrubbedrightthroughthelacquerand

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intothegold."

Part2Passage34;00

/RiandFallofEgypt

TheNileRiver*wasakindfriendbutoccasionallyitwasa

hardtaskmaster*.Ittaughtthepeoplewholivedalongitsbanksthen

obleartof"teamwork".Theydependeduponeachothertobuild

way

theylearnedhowtogetalongwiththeirneighborsandtheirmutual-

benefit-associationquiteeasilydevelopedintoan

organizedstate.

Thenonemangrewmorepowerfulthanmostofhisneighbors

andhebecametheleaderofthecommunityandtheircommander-

in-chiefwhentheenviousneighborsofwesternAsiainvadedthe

ouroftimehebecametheirKingand

ruledallthelandfromtheMediterraneantothemountainsofthe

west.

Butthepoliticaladventuresoftheoldpharaohs*(theword

meant"theManwholivedintheBigHou")rarelyinterestedthe

edhewasnot

obligedtopaymoretaxestohisKingthanhethoughtlust,he

acceptedtheruleofpharaohasacceptedtheruleof

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MightyOsiris*.

Itwasdifferenthoweverwhenaforeigninvadercameand

robbedhimofhisposssions.

Aftertwentycenturiesofindependentlife,asavageArabtribeof

shepherds,calledtheHyksos*,attackedEgyptandforfivehundred

re

highlyunpopularandgreathatewasalsofeltfortheHebrewswho

cametothelandofGoshen*tofindashelteraftertheirlong

wanderingthroughthedertandwhohelpedtheforeignusurper*

byactingashistax-gatherersandhiscivilrvants.

Butshortlyaftertheyear1700.,thepeopleofThebes*begana

revolutionandafteralongstruggletheHyksosweredrivenoutof

thecountryandEgyptwasfreeoncemore.

Athousandyearslater,whenAssyria*conqueredallofwestern

Asia,Egyptbecamepartoftheempireof

Sardanapalus*Intheventhcentury.,itbecameoncemoreanin

dependentstate

ExerciCDetailedlistening

Directions:Listentothepassageandchoothebestanswerto

completeeachofthefollowingntences.

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