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2-1-AStatement1:

Hello,welcometo"ThisWeek'sSports".Thebignewsthisweekisthebasketballchampionship.

elesLakersbeatPhiladelphia76ers,won.

Statement2:

rewas

111to110.

Statement3:

ent4:

won,'sit

ou.

2-1-B

WhyDon'tYouJoinMeattheGymSometime

Peter:Hi,reyouheadingwiththatbigbag

Laura:Hi,Peter.I'mofftothegym.I'vegottostayinshape,gothreetimesa

week,butI'mbusysoIcan'talwaysmakeit.

Peter:'sthemainreasonyouworkoutForyour

health,ortolookgood

Laura:Tobehonest,men,goodlooksarealwaysaveryimportantconsideration.

Peter:Iftheywerehonest,mostmenwhoworkoutwouldadmitthattheyalsodoittolookbetter,and

notmerelyforhealthreasons.

Laura:HowaboutyouDoyougetanyregularexerciPeter:Idoalotofwalking,forexerciand

enjoyment--sometimestentotwentykilometersatatime--butInevergotothegymlikeyoudo.

Laura:Well,utsportsPeter:o

loveplayingbaball,butit'Ijust

watchsportsonTV.

Laura:Iplaytennisfairlyregularlywithmyfriends,andsometimesgoswimmingandcyclingby

mylf.

Peter:Oh,tengoswimmingonvacation,but

onlyrecreationalswimming.

Laura:Whydon'tyoujoinmeatthegymsometimeIcangetyouaguestpass.

Peter:Well,maybesomeday,butI'mprettylazyaboutthingslikethat.2-1-C

WatchingaGame

Alan:Goingtothefootballgametoday,BettyBetty:No,butI'llbewatchingitontelevisionwithsome

:Weren'tyouabletogetanytickets

Betty:Ididn'ydon':Butdon'tyouenjoygoingDon'tyoufindit

excitingtobepartofthecrowd

Betty:Ohsure,nothingbeatstheatmosphereatasportingevent:thecheering,

sometimesit'sjusttooinconvenientgettingintoandoutofthestadiumbeforeandafterthegame.

Andifyouwatchthegamewithfriends,oratabarorrestaurant...

Alan:...you'vebasicallycreatedyourowncrowd.

Betty:That'rreasonwhyIliketowatchsportsontelevisionisthatIsimplyfinditeasier

tofollowtheactiononTV.

Alan:Yeah,sometimesitisalittledifficulttokeeptrackoftheballwhenyou'resittinginthestands.

Betty:Especiallywhenyouratsarehighupinthegrandstand,andfarfromthefield.

Alan:It'slikeyou'rewatchingfromanairplane,sometimes.

Betty:Alsogoodsportscommentatorsontelevisioncanaddtoyourunderstandingandenjoymentof

thegame.

Alan:AfterlisteningtoyouI'mstartingtowonderhowtheyareabletollanyticketstothegames!

2-2-A

thertoday:afinedayisinstorenearlyeverywhere,withthebestofthesunshinein

antday,then,

illbelightwindswithamaximumtemperatureof18degreesCelsius,64degrees

Fahrenheit.

Lookingattheoutlookforthenextfewdays,itwillbecomemostlycloudywithheavyshowers

movinginfromthewest.

inChangchun,capitalofNortheastChina'sJilinProvince,claimedfourlivesonSunday.

dsreachedspeedsofoverahundred

milesanhour,causingriousdamageandawidespreadpowerfailure.

2-2-B

DidYouHeartheWeatherForecast

Alan:Oh,lookatthesky,Michelle!It'sstartingtogetcloudy.

Michelle:tdoesn'htitwasgoingtobeafinedaytoday.

Alan:That'scertainlywhatthedepartmentwashopingforwhentheychotodayasthedateforthe

annualpicnic.

Michelle:Youcan'dsunshineforalltheeatingand

gamesandentertainment.

Alan:Yeah,sunshine--butnottoomuch!Doyourememberlastyear

Michelle:ohotallwedidwaslookforshade,lookforwaystoescapefromthesun.

Alan:antedwascolddrinks.

Andthendozedoff.

Michelle:Iftherehadjustbeenthetiniestbreezetocoolusoff...

Alan:Buttherewasn'atburningsun,withoutacloudinthesky,andthetemperaturejust

emedtoclimbhigherandhigher.

MichelleWell,wedon'thavethatproblemthisyear,,didyouheartheweather

forecastIsitsuppodtorain

Alan:Idon''beifitrains,itwillonlybeashortshower

ghtnotbebad.

2-2-C

AThunderstorm

Lili:Look,Betty,theskyhasturnedcompletelyblack!

Betty:Oh,essitwon'tlastlong.

Lili:Yeah,maybeforabouttwentyminutesorsoit'sgoingtoemlikeit'

thenthesunwillcomeoutagain.

Betty:youthink,Lili

Lili:Yes,emtogetcaughtwithoutan

umbrella.

Betty:Butit'ougotall

wetduringacold,drearywinterday--thatreallywouldbehorrible.

Lili:,it',it'sstartingtopour.

Betty:Herecomesthelightningandthundertoo.

Lili:Atleastit'ssuppodtoclearuplaterthisafternoon,andtobefinethivening.

Betty:That'sgood,becauI'mgoingtomeetsomefriendstonight.

Lili:Well,mostlikelyyouwillhaveaverypleasantevening,becauthisstormshouldtakesomeof

thehumidityfromtheair.

Betty:Yes,ImustadmitthattheChinesummersareveryhumid.

Lili:MorehumidthanintheUS

Betty:Well,Ican'arasNewYorkgoes,I'dsaythatthe

weatherhereinShanghaitendstobehotterandmorehumid.

Lili:ButIthinkourwintersaremilder.

Betty:Yes,I'ablyalsogetmoresnowinNewYorkthanyoudohere.2-3-A

1.

M:Haveyoueverbeentothatbigrestaurantoppositetheschoolgate

W:Yes,ermyfriendscometovisitme,I'lltakethemtheretoeat.

Q:Doesthewomanenjoythefoodinthatrestaurant

2.

W:Istheresomethingwrong,sir

M:MywifeandIhavebeenkeptwaitingfornearlyanhourforourmeal.

Q:Isthemansatisfiedwiththerestaurant'srvice

3.

W:WhereisthecakeImadethismorning

M:Weateit,makeanotheroneforus

Q:Dothechildrenlikethecake

4.

W:Ihearyoulikechickenverymuch.

M:Nexttobeef.

Q:Doesthemanlikechickenbest

5.

M:Haveyoutriedthiswinebefore

W:No,'sthefirsttime,butit'sreallytomytaste.

Q:Doesthewomanlikethewine

6.

M:John,doyouwantasoda

W:SodaIthinkittasteslikemedicine.

Q:DoesJohnwantasoda

7.

W:Why,thefishisleftalmostuntouched.

M:Well,itwouldbegoodifitwerelesssalty.

Q:Doesthemanlikethefish

8.

M:Hi,Sue,wouldyouliketoeatouttonight

W:Oh,I'dreallyliketo,butmysistermaycometovisitmethivening.

Q:WillSueeatoutwiththemantonight

2-3-B

WhataboutDiningOut

Peter:Hi,Kate.

Kate:Hi,eyoubeen

Peter:Oh,OK,

Kate:n'teneachotherforawhile,havewe

Peter:No,wehaven'makesmeask...DoyouhaveanyplansforthisSaturday

Kate:No,notyet,Idon'

Peter:Whatdoyouthinkaboutgettingtogetherandgoingouttodinnerthisweekend

Kate:aveanyparticularplaceinmind

Peter:Well,IthinkI'dliketoeatsomethingthat'snottooheavy.I'vebeeneatingalittletoomuch

lately.

Kate:Metoo.

Peter:IloveItalianfood,waysemtorveso

muchfoodinItalianrestaurants,andyouendupeatingmorethanyouwantedto.

Kate:Chinefoodwouldbegood.

Peter:Yes,yleusalotofnaturalflavors,andnotmuchoil

orcreamorheavysauces.

Kate:Yes,'sjustmeetonSaturdaynight,anddecidethen

wheretoeat.

Peter:That'sfinebyme.

2-3-C

EatingOut

A:Well,hereweare--nottoocrowded.

B:Great!Let'sorderquicklysowecanchatalittle.

A:eyouinthemoodfor

B:utforpizzaatlunchandI'mstillfull.

A:ouldhavesoupandasandwich.

B:WhatareyouhavingAhamburger,Isuppo.

A:No,actuallyIateoutlastnighttoo,butwehadfastfoodatMcDonald's,thenalatesnackat

KentuckyFriedChicken.

B:Oh,,maybeyoushouldhavethechickensalad.

A:Yes,,undsgood.

B:Oh,thepricesaregreat,too.I'llhavethataswell.

A:Nowlet'sdecideondrinks.

B:I'lljusthavecoffeeandaglassoficedwater.

A:w.

B:Butwehavetogobacktowork.

A:OK,aCokethen.

B:rderfirst.

2-4-A

Dialogue1:

M:What'sthetrouble

W:Ifeeldizzyandmywholebodyaches.

M:Howlonghaveyoubeensick

W:Twoorthreedaysnow.

M:How'syourappetite

W:I''swrongwithmeM:You

emtobegenerallyrun-down.

Q:Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers

Dialogue2:

W:What'sthematter,JackYoulookpale.

M:Oh,Ifeelterrible.

W:WhyWhat'sthematter

M:Ihaveasplittingheadacheandasorethroat.

W:Whydidn'tyoutellme

M:Ithoughttheymightgoaway,butIfeelworthismorning.I'machingallover.

W:lwarm,'saprettybadflugoingaround,you

know.

Q:Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers

2-4-B

GoingtoSeetheDoctor

D:Sowhat'syourtrouble

P:Well,doctor,Ihaven'estproblemisthatI'mhavingtrouble

sleeping.

D:Haveyoutriedanyofthesleepingmedicationsavailable

P:I'vetriedoneortwo,buttheydon'temtohelp.

D:Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblem

P:Threeorfourmonths--it'sbeenratheralongtimenow.

D:Areyousufferingfromanunusuallevelofstressinyourlifelately

P:estworryisthefactIcan'tsleep.

D:Well,somepeopledon'tneedasmuchsleepasothers.

P:ButIfeeltiredallday,soitisaproblemforme.

D:Haveyoubeenexperiencinganyothersymptoms

P:I'vealsohadalotofindigestionlately.

D:Well,youarealittleoverweight,aren'tyou

P:'vegainedaboutvenkilogramsthispastyear.

D:etmuchexerci

P:No,notverymuch.

D:Physicalactivityisveryimportant.

P:Sowhatdoyourecommend,doctor

D:sorecommendthat

youbeginaregularexerciprogram.

P:ButIhaveneitherthetimenorthemoneytogotoagym.

D:Youdon'

you'llfindthatdietandexerciwillbeveryhelpfulintakingcareofyourrecentcomplaints.

2-4-CEatingApples

,"Anapplea

daykeepsthedoctoraway.

Now,anewAmericanstudyshowatingapplesmayhelpfightcancer,ch

scientistsatCornellUniversityinNewYorksayacombinationofchemicalsfoundinapplesis

dyshowsthatthecombinationofchemicalsplaysanimportantpart

inanti-canceractivity.

softhe

nellrearchersstudiedthechemicals,or

extracts,udiedthe

effectivenessoftheappleextractsinfightingcancer.

Therearcherstreatedcolon（结肠）cancercellswithfiftymilligramsofappleextract

（苹果汁）.Extractsfromtheappleskinreducedthegrowthofcancercellsbyforty-threepercent.

Extractsfromthefruit'sfleshreducedthegrowthofcancercellsbytwenty-ninepercent.

Therearchersalsotreatedhumanliver（肝）ts

ftsfromthefleshy

partoftheapplereducedthecancercellsbyfortypercent.

LeadrearcherLiuRuihaisaidscientistshavelongknownthatapplesaregoodforhuman

somescientistsareinterestedintestingsinglevitaminsorothersubstancestoeif

hisstudyshowsnosinglesubstanceworksalonetoreducecancer.

Instead,thecombinationofchemicalsinapplesiffectiveandeatingfruitandvegetablesisbetter

thantakingextravitaminpills.

2-5-A

,'sontheradioandtelevisionandcanbe

r,noteveryonelikesthesamekindofmusic.

esomanypeoplehadaskedfor

arecordbytheBeatles,Epsteindecidedtogoandlistentothegrouphimlf.

yIwouldliketotalkaboutclassicalmusicanditsreprentativecompors,thenIwillmove

ontojazzmusic,andfinallyIwillfocusonpopmusicinthelastcentury.

entoexcitingmusicandourheartsbeatfaster,ourbloodpressureris,andourblood

t,we'restimulated.

2-5-B

BackgroundMusic

Backgroundmusicmayemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffectonthowhohearit.

Recordedbackgroundmusicfirstfounditswayintofactories,

sbecomingdifficulttogoshoppingoreatameal

withoutlisteningtomusic.

Tobeginwith,backgroundmusicwasintendedsimplytocreateasoothingatmosphere.

Recently,however,it'icanmarketingexperthasshownthat

musiccanboostsalesorincreafactoryproductionbyasmuchasathird.

siccan

increareceiptsby34%.Thisisprobablybecaushoppersslowdownandhavemoreopportunity

,slowmusicisn'ertfoundthatin

restaurantsslowmusicmeantcustomerstooklongertoeattheirmeals,whichreducedoverallsales.

Sorestaurantownersmightbewelladvidtoplayfastermusictokeepthecustomersmoving--

unless,ofcour,theresultingindigestionleadstocomplaints.2-5-CCelineDion

CelineDionistheyoungestof14childreninaworking-classfamilyinQuebec,

parents,whobothlovedmusic,12,Celinehad

compodthesong"ItWasOnlyaDream".Hermotherandbrotherhelpedhertomakearecording

ofthatsong

addresswasthatofReneAngelil,whobecameherfirstconquest,buttherewouldbemillionsmore.

Celine'srifromateenagesingertoapopsuperstarhasbeensteady,butnotwithout

companieswereatfirstlesnthusiasticaboutinvestinginateenagerthan

Angelil,firsttwoalbumswonagreat

1983shebecamethefirstCanadianevertohaveagoldrecordinFrance.

In1990,CelinemadeherfirstEnglishlanguagerecordwithUnisonbutherrealbreakthroughin

AmericacamewhenshewaslectedbyDisneytosingthethemesongofBeautyandtheBeast.

1996she

performedattheopeningceremoniesofthe1996AtlantaOlympicGamesandin1997,sherecorded

thethemesongforTitanic,andhernamebecamesynonymouswiththeenormouslysuccessfulfilm.

CelineDion'gsthedepthandthepowerofloveinagreatmany

ofherhitssuchas"LoveCanMoveMountains","BecauYouLovedMe","ThePowerofLove"and,

ofcour,thethemesongofTitanic,"MyHeartWillGoOn".

2-6-AIdentifyingtheMajorEventinaConversationW:Hereweare,anewly-built

building.M:Whatafinebuilding!HowmanyfloorsarethereW:panyhasofficeson

fourfloorsinthebuilding.M:Yoursisreallyabigcompany.

W:Yes,ketingandaccountingofficesareonthe

avemanyotherdepartments:ch,eallonthe8th

floor.

M:Where'sthemanager'soffice

W:It'sonthe9thfloor.

Passage:

Ladiesandgentlemen,

ourproductsareforyoungstudents;some

ntyears,wehaveexpanded

ourmarketsfromChinatoSoutheastAsia,EastAfrica,NorthAmerica,andSouthAmerica.

2-6-B

WhoIstoBePromoted

(ackisthechairpersonofthemeeting.)

Joan:IthinkJohnJeffrey'he'snotstillexpecting

gree,Peter

Peter:inion,John''stimethiswas

youthink,Clive

Clive:It'ebeanygoodatthejobHewouldneedtomanagea

smallteam--he'sgotnoexperienceofthatyet.

Peter:Heneverwillhaveanyexperienceunlesswegivehimachance!

Joan:Wecan''tthinkhe''salwaysbeena

follower,'ydenhasalreadyshowngreat

personnelmanagementskill,Ifeel,evenifshe's...

Peter:Oh,comeon,Joan!Rita'sstilllearninghertrade!Wecan'taffordtotakeariskwithsomeone

soinexperienced.

Clive:''salreadyworkedin

thedepartmentonotheroccasionssosheknowstheropesandshe's...

Joan:ButSusan':

I'he'sabitcautiousbutshe's

solid,reliable...Weneedthoqualitiestoo.

Joan:Well,ifyou'rebothsosure,IsuppoI',we'llwaitaweekbefore

confirmingitjustincaanyotherapplicantsputtheirnamesforward.

2-6-C

AGoodSalesman

eenmanynewly-weds

comingintohisstoretoshopfortheirfirstrefrigerator,washeranddryer,

pencilinhand,theywouldaskhimalotofquestionsaboutprice,featuresandafter-salervices,but

theywouldusuallywalkawayattheendoftheirinquiry.

kedhimalltheusualquestionsand

nhesuggestedanorderattheend,theyrepliedfirmly,

"We'llhavetolookaroundplacesfirst."

Althoughfeelingabitdisappointed,d,hesmiled,moved

clorandsaid,"'sperfectly

,oubuythingsthere,

itheverythingIll.I'vebeeninthe

businessforthirtyyearsandinafewyears'timeI'mgoingtogivemystoretomydaughterandson-

behindeverythingIllandIwillmake

surethatyouwillneverregretbuyingthingsfromme."

AfterthisshortspeechMrStevensonofferedtheyoungcouplesomeicecreamtothankthem

fortheirinterest.

Impresdbyhishonestyandsincerity,theyoungcoupledecidedtoplaceanorder.

2-7-ADialogue

M:Excume,doyouhaveaT-shirtofthiskindinalargersize

W:Whatsizedoyouwant

M:Medium.

W:Pardon

M:Iwantamedium.

W:Here'ikeit

M:Well,Ilikethepictureonthefront,butI'dpreferawhiteonewithasloganonthefront.

W:Here''s100%cotton.

M:Perfect.I'lltakeit.

2-7-B

Fashion--ImageorReality

WhydopeoplespendsomuchmoneyonfashionDotheywanttocreateanimageormake

suretheyarenotold-fashionedDopeoplereallyjudgeeachotherbytheclothestheywearThe

billion-dollarfashionindustrycertainlytriestoconvinceconsumersthatsuchjudgementsaremade.

Unfortunately,tstudyusingelementaryschoolstudentswas

idthatpeoplewearingCalvinKleindesignerjeansweremorehandsomeand

-wearerswereenassporty,fashionableandfun!

Obviouslywelearnearlythat"Clothesmaketheman."Inotherwords,clothesshowage,outlook,

r,clothesthatlookgreatonprofessionalmodelsmaylookterribleonthe

averagebuyer.

Althoughbeautifulclothesdon'thelpphysically,theyareimportantforsocialandpsychological

iveclothescanmakethewearerfeellikepartofthehighstatusgroupthattstaste

reallylivearoutinelife,wakingupinthe

nyoudressintheexpensiveclothes,yourmood

lgood,razyPeoplewholove

clothessayit'strue.

Ofcour,alotofpeopledon''dratherspendtheirmoneyonsomething

ouldyouprefer--theimageorthereality2-7-CPlatformShoes

Ifyouhavebeenthinkingthatplatformshoesarethenewestfashiontrendontheplanet,thenit

yweretheywildlypopular

duringthenoisydiscodaysofthe1970's,buttheywerealsoalltherageduringthelate1400'sto

1600's.

Theplatformshoesthatwerethesignofhighfashioninthe1600'sweremorepracticalthan

today'rewornoverdelicateshoestoprotectthemfromgettingdirtywhen

walkinginmuddyordustystreets.

Aftergoingoutoffashioninthe1600's,platformsreturnedtothestylesceneinthe1930'swhendesignerssuchas

-emergedagaintowardstheendofthe1960'sandby

1975weresocommonthatmenwerealsotryingtobalanceontheirmassiveheels.

Nomatterhowfashionableplatformsare,ryeasytotwist

youranklewn,theyhavealso

broughtabouttrafficproblemsaswomenwearingthemwhiledrivinghavebeenunabletobrakequicklyenoughandasa

resultcaudaccidents!2-8-ANowadays,r,ofthenearly50

Americanadultscurrentlydieting,onlylessthan10%willbeabletomaintaintheirweightlossforatleastayear.

RearchersintheFraminghamHeartStudypointedoutthatlosingandgainingweightagainmightbeharmfultoyour

14-yearperiod,theyanalyzedtheweightchangesandhealthof3,undthatthoadults

whoweightshiftedthemosthadabouta50%increadriskofdevelopingheartdiathanthowhoweight

therearchersarenotsurehowweightchangesarelinkedtohealthproblems,butthey

andregainingweightmayalsocauanunhealthy

smaylopoundsfromtheirlegsonlytoregainweightinanareasuchastheirstomach,

whichincreastheriskofdevelopingheartdia.

2-8-BLotteryWinners

ay,millionsofAmericansbuylottery

ehopingtowin$100,000,$1,000,ppensafteryouwinthelottery

Whenyouwinamilliondollars,youdon'eive$50,000ayearfortwenty

,axes,youreceivefrom$25,000to$40,alotof

extraspendingmoney.

WhathavesomepeopledonewiththeirmoneyLet'slookatthreepastwinners.

LisaKwantedtobeanartist,butshedidn'workingatajobshe

didn'st,therjobthreeweekslaterandisnow

attendingartschool.

ewonthelottery,

pendshistimebowling,workinginthegarden,,he'

doesn'twanttollcarsagain,butheisn'tsurewhathewantstodowithhislife.

illteachesataschoolnearhishome.

Butnydon'tworryaboutndingtheir

ythatmoneybringscurityandgivesapersonopportunities,butitdoesn'tbringhappiness.

2-8-CAnAbandonedNewbornBaby

ywasabandonedonthetopofa

rockshortlybeforedawnafterthemothergavebirthtoherthere.

ywerearchingforthemother.A

allydidn'y

werejusthappythebabywasallright.

icebelievedthebabywasborn

sobelievedjudgingfromtheamountofbloodfoundontherock,

70degreeswhenthebabywasfound.

Detectiveswereinvestigatingwhetherthemotherwasahomelesswomanwhocalledababyrescuehotlineearly

dofHopeFoundationsaidthathishotlinereceivedacallabout5:ounghomelesswoman

lerasked,"HowdoIgetridofmybaby"ewastoldtogoto

dalsosaidthatthe

womanwouldn'teventellhimwherehecouldpossiblymeethersincetheyhadtwoteamsthatcouldhelpwiththedelivery,

ifnecessary.

firstbillwasfoundthenextmorning,smellyandundamaged,ul

gotallthemoneyback,hesaid:“Thebillsareslight

yellowandIthinkI'llcleanthem.”

2-9-BABelatedPostcard

ApostcardcarryingaGeorgeVstamphasmysteriouslyarrivedatitsdestinationatleast63yearsafteritwasfirst

posted.

ThecardwasnttoabakernamedRichardPriceofSouthWales,

wasdeliveredtoavanhirecompanylastweek,whichisthecurrentowneroftheHighStreethouformerlyudbythe

dPriceoftheaddressreallywas,apuzzled

kcameforward.

PamMeyrick,whois66yearsold,ldn'tbelievehereyeswhenshesawthe

addressandthename."Mygrandfatherdiedin1970attheageof92,"shesaid."Thecardcarriesahalfpennystampwith

GeorgeV'on'affledmeto

understandwherethecard,whichisinmintcondition,hasbeenallthistime."Shesaidthattheunexplainedpostcardwill

becomeatreasuredkeepsaketoherandherfamily.

arditsays:"

Thomaswillhavethepleasureofwaitinguponyouinafewdays."

AspokeswomanfortheRoyalMailsaiditwasunlikelythatthepostcardwasdeliveredbyapostman."Thereisaslim

chanceitcouldhaveslippedthroughthesystembutIdon'tthinkthepostmanwouldhavemisdthestamp,"shesaid.

"We'llcertainlylookintothematter."2-9-CABrokenTube

OnemorningIwassittinginajuniorcollegeclassroomlisteningtoasociologyprofessorexplainwhyhethought

suggestedthat"bad"childrenshouldbeofferedtheopportunitytochootheinstrumentofpunishmentforthemlves,

fromalectionofbelts,switches,n'angrythatwithoutthinking,I

raidmyhsilencesweptthrough

uswerespeechlessandshaking

oreeitherofuscouldreacttothehorriblesituation,thelightin

butuntouched!Youcouldefragmentsofglasslyingon

ntwasnever

discusdinclass.

2-10-A

Report1:

Turkeysaysmorethan10,the

34,workersarestillarchingfor

about35,000missingpeople;rsareusingcameras,dogsandlistening

devicestoarchforsurvivors.

Report2:

EarlythismorningavereexplosiontookplaceinShijiazhuang,thecapitalofNorthChina'sHebeiProvince,killing

108andinjuring38,reatment,15ofthoinjuredhavebeendischarged

alofficialssay5amongthe11,whowereverelyinjured,arestill

investigatingthecauoftheexplosion.

2-10-B

SurvivingaPlaneCrash

ThreemonthsagoIflewtoBurmawithmyboyfriend,newasasmalloneandouratswerenearthe

lookedveryblackaswetookoff,andthroughouttheflight,minutes

n't

'Irealizedthattheplanehad

terriblepainandIcouldn'tmove."Johan,"Icalled,buthedidn'

dark,butIknewthathewasn'groansandIworkedoutthatpossiblysixotherpeoplewerestillalive.

Whendaylightcame,asontheothersideoftheaisle,butIknewthathe

wasdead.

rescuersdidn'tcome."Theymustbeontheir

way,"'tknowthatwewereinaswampinthemiddleofajungleandthatthehelicopterscouldn'tflyin

edtostay

tofconsciousnessbecauofpainandhunger.

cueteamhad

arrived...ninedaysafterthecrash.

2-10-C

aysmuchattentiontothem.

1980,teruptionhad

,inMarch1980,begantomake

t,,felttherewas

nodanger.

ButonthemorningofMay18,1980,epoweroftwenty-fiveatomicbombs,Mount

ndmudcrasheddownthe

slopes.

Unfortunately,manypeoplewerestillliving,camping,

wererescued.

rtedthatthemorningofMay18was

,tes,

edhisfam

thetime,hotashwasrainingonthem.

ohnston,avolcanoexpert,wasstandingnearthesummitofthe

8:31a.m.,heradioed,"Thisisit!"Hewasneverheardfromagain.

bemanyyearsbeforefish,plants,andtreeswill

againliveonthemountain.

2-11-A

Passage1:

Napoleonwasmanythingsbuthewas,firstofall,fromanartilleryofficerto

thecommanderoftheFrencharmy,1804,hedeclaredhimlf

oleon'spower

ewholeofEuroperoagainsthim,

1821,.

Passage2:

TomCruihasalwaysreprentedcool,butsomehowoverthelastcoupleofyears,hehasgonefromjustanother

ryone

likeshim,iesmakemillions,heisaninternationalstar--menenvy

him,andwomenlovehim.

Passage3:

HiscriticsagreethattheUnitedNationsSecretary-General,KofiAnnan,isadignifiedmoralidealist.

Buthe'dtothepostin1996,thankslargelytotheUS'sdispleasurewithBoutros-Ghali,Annanhas

provedtobeenergeticandwillingtopressAmericanstoacceptgreaterinternationalresponsibility.

Asthehostof159headsofstateatthisyear'sMillenniumSummitinNewYorkSeptember6to8,headvocated

interventionagainstwar,diaandpoverty.

2-11-B

AMusician-turnedEconomist

AlanGreenspan,lRerveBoardforoveradecade,isregardedasoneof

themostimportantmenbymanypeopleintheworld.

GreenspanwasbornonMarch6,

was4yearsold,hisparentsdivorcedandhewasraidbyhismotherinNewYork.

wasonlyfive,hismotherwouldgethim

toaddtwothree-digitnumbersinhishead.

,likehismother,id-1940she

studiedbrieflyatamusicschoolinNewYork,entered

NewYorkUniversity'Master'sdegreeatNYU

in1949,smoneyranlow,hewithdrewfromgraduate

tuallyearnedaPhDfromNYUin1977.

1987hebegantoworkintheFederal

isworkasChiefofFederalRerveBoardismuchthesameastheworkhedidonWallStreet,

tryingtounderstandhowtheeconomyisworkingandwhatdrivesit;,however,

makinglessmoney.2-11-CEdwinHubble

EdwinPowellHubblewasatall,elegant,hislifetime,hisrearchwasfocudonnebulae,

1924,ulatedthat

thisstarwasmuchfurtherawaythananyonehadthoughtandthatthereforethenebulawasnotinsideourgalaxy,buta

galaxyofstarsjustliketheMilkyWay,coveryenabledtheworldtorealizethattheuniver

wasmuchbiggerthanhadbeenpreviouslypresumed.

Hubblewantedtoclassifythegalaxiesaccordingtotheircontent,distance,shapeandbrightnesspatterns,andinhis

obrvationshemadeanothergreatdiscovery:thegalaxiesweremovingawayfromeachotheratarateconstanttothe

knownasHubble'aterthedistancebetweenthem,thefastertheymove

pportedthebigbangtheoryofhowtheunivercameintobeing.

rhisgreatcontributiontospaceexploration,hisnamewaschonfortheworld'smost

powerfulspacetelescope,theHubbleSpaceTelescope.

2-12-A

DrawingInferences

Collegestudentsarefamiliarwiththeinitials,WWW,ouknowwho

inventedthisAccordingtothemagazineTime,TimBerners-Leewasthecreator.

TimBerners-Leeixtremelyintelligentbutnotgoodat"randomconnection",

ordertokeeptrackofsuchlinks,hewrotesomesoftware--"amemorysubstitute"--elater,ittooka

greatleap,day'sWorldWideWeb,whichcouldproveasimportantastheprintingpress.

Yetsofar,mosotappeared

smallofficeatwherehisnonprofitgrouphelpsandguardstheWeb.

2-12-B

TheStoryoftheWalkman

AkioMorita,chairmanofSony,hiscompany

d,

personallyinsistedonusingthename"Walkman"forthenewmachine.

newitwaasytopronouncethewordinnearlyevery

lsoshort,catchingandsummeduptheimportanceofthenewdevice!

renewdesignssuchasCDWalkmans,recordingWalkmans,

,weightandcostgetsmaller,qualitygetsbigger.

Socially,however,ingtheirpersonalstereosatfullvolumeinsmall

spaces,whyinLondon'sUnderground

RailwaySystemtherearesignssaying,"KeepYourPersonalStereoPersonal."Furthermore,driverslisteningto

riinhearingproblemsisoftenblamedontheir

misu.

Thereisncriticismproveshow

likethetelevisionorthecomputer,itishardtoimaginehowweeverlived

withoutthem.

2-12-C

TheCameraMan

DoyouownacameraUndoubtedlyyoudo,andyouprobablyuitoften,ipthecamerainyourbackpack

pocket,andyou'ore1888,youwouldhaveneededawagontocarryallthe

ameraswerethesizeofmicrowaveovens!ButGeorgeEastman

changedthewaytheworldtookpictures.

BorninupstateNewYorkonJuly12,1854,herdied

1874,hegotajobas

ajuniorclerkatabankfor$15aweek.

lovedtakingpictures,buthedidn'tlikethe

succeeded,hestarted

acompanytoproducehis"film"--workedondevelopingasimplecamera.

Whenheintroducedhiscamerain1888,Georgecoinedtheadvertisingslogan,"Youpushthebutton,wedothe

rest."Peoplebeganbuyingthecameras,andKodaksoongrewtobeverylarge.

muchofhisfortunetoestablishhospitals,clinics,

universities,diedin1932attheageof77,aneditorialinTheNewYork

Tim,ofcour,forputtingaKodak

smileonthefacesofpeoplearoundtheworld.

2-13-A

Passage1:

Althoughchildrenhavelittleornomoneyoftheirown,theycertainlyhavethecapacitytobe"givers".Andbecau

childrenoftenneedsomuchhelp--evenwitheverydaythings,they

canletthemknowthateveryoneinthisworldneeds

somekindofhelp,andthatsomepeopleneedmorehelpthanothers.

Encouragingchildrentobehelpfulisoneofthebestwaystohelpthemdevelopacharitableattitude,andthat'san

attitudethathopefullywillgrowallthroughtheirlives.

Passage2:

Whatislf-controlSelf-controlislisteningtoyourfriendtalkwhenyouwanthimtolistentoyou.

Beingquietinthelibrarytakeslf-control,especiallywhenafriendcomesinandyouwanttocalltohim.

WhatiscaringWhenyouhelpaturtlecrossapathintheparksohewillbesafe--that'uleave

flowerstobloomsootherscanenjoythemtoo--that'e3:

Platothoughttherearefourvirtues:1)wisdom,2)courage,3)temperance,orlf-control,and4)t

importantoftheiswisdom,whohavewisdomand,asaresult,know

eoplewillactintheirowninterestandbeinharmonywith

whoarejust,inPlato'sview,willtendtohaveothervirtuesas

well.2-13-B

ProfessorSabbatucci'sNobleAct

Athiefwhodroppedawinnitim,who

pickeduptheticket,managedtotracehim,andhandedoverthecash.

TherobberyhappenedlastSaturdaywhenmathsprofessorVinicioSabbatucci,58,waschangingatireonanItalian

rmotorist,whostoppedto"help",stoleasuitcafromhiscaranddroveoff.

Theprofessorfoundthedroppy,

hesawthelotteryresultsonTVand,unfoldingtheticket,medthe60millionlireprize.

ally,hedecidedhecouldnotkeepthemoneydespitethefactthat

hehadbeenrobbed.

Headvertidinnewspapersandonradio,saying:"I'60millionlire

ityguaranteed."

hemtriedtotrickhimintogivingthemthecash.

Buttherewasonevoiceherecognized--andhearrangedtomeetthemaninapark.

backthesuitcaandburst

dnotbelievewhatwashappening."Whydidn'tyoukeepthemoney"heasked.

Theprofessorreplied:"Icouldn'tbecauit'snotmine."

Thenhewalkedoff,ignoringthethief'sofferofareward.

2-13-C

HeartTransplantOperation

AtahospitalnearTelAviv,aJewishdoctorconductedahearttransplantoperation,usingtheheartofaPalestinian

ient,whonameisYigalCohen,wouldhavediedifhehadnotreceivedtheheartofaPalestinian

namedMazenJoulani,i'sfamilyclaimthat

hewaskilledbyJewishttlersbutIsraelipolicesaidhewaskilledinafeudwithotherPalestinians.

Aftertheoperation,LaviespokeofthemomentheheldaJew'sheartinonehand--andtheheartofan

,"Whenyouaredeepinthetransplantoperationyoudon'tthinkaboutit,but

amomentlateryouthinkthatduringtheoperationyouheldinyourrighthandtheheartofanArabPalestinianMuslim...

letoyourlfandethatdeepinsideweareexactlythesameandallthe

conflictsarecompletelyunnecessary."

'sfatherDavidtoldIsraelRadio:"Thisisanobleactthatreally,

allytouching,especiallyinthedayswhenrelationsareso

blefamilycomesandteachesusthatitispossibletodothingsinadifferentway."

2-14-A

Passage1:

Tostartwith,rainwateriscollectedinalarge3,kis

etankisfilledwithrainwater,fishareaddedtothetankand

e2:

WhataresomeofthesimilaritiesbetweentheAfricanandtheAsianelephantsWell,foronething,bothanimalshave

longnos,ndsofelephantsutheirtrunks

topickupverysmallobjectsandverylarge,ther

thing,boththeAfricanandtheAsianelephantshaveverylargeears,althoughtheAfricanelephant'arsareconsiderably

larger.

Passage3:

Severaltheorieshavebnt

yearsonepopulartheimaticchange

theorysaysarthslowlybecamecolder,

probablyknow,mostofthedinosaurswerevegetarians,andtheydependedonplantsfortheirfoodsupply.

2-14-B

WhyIsBiodiversityImportant

ythebeautyofbiodiversitywhenwetakeawalkinthe

park,takeatriptothezooorawildarea,

peoplinktherearephilosophicalor

reareotherreasonswhyitissoimportant.

osystemisdestroyed,manyspeciesadapted

speciesiswhatscientistscall"keystone",awhole

ecosystemmaydependonit.

giveustheairwebreathe;animalsandplants

supplyuswiththefoodweeat;andorganismsandmicroorganismscleantheair,regulatefloods,recyclewaste,and

controlpests.

dustryandagriculturedependonitforrawmaterialand

a,morethan5,000speciesofplantsareud

ecieswhichwerethought"uless"sisafurther

threatfromthelossofbiodiversity.

2-14-C

HowManySpeciesAreThere

Isn'titsurprisingthatscientistshaveabetterunderstandingofhowmanystarsthereareinthegalaxythanhowmany

speciesthereareonEarthTheople

agreeonanestimattknowledgeof

speciesdiversity

oblembecomesmoreriousbecauthereisalackofacentraldatabaorlistoftheworld'sspecies.

age,aboutthreenewspeciesof

birdsarefoundeachyear,andsince1990,roupsarestillfar

frombeingcompletelydescribed:anestimated40percentoffreshwaterfishesinSouthAmericahavenotyetbeen

classified.

Scientistswerestartletudyofjust

19treesinPanama,960newspeciesofbeetleswerediscovered.

Asscientistsbegininvestigatingotherlittle-knownecosystems,likethesoilandthedeepa,"surprising"discoveries

snothingstrangeaboutthis,though,sinceasmanyasamillionundescribed

gramofasmall-sizedpieceoflandmighthold90millionbacteriaand

yspeciesthecommunitiescontainisstillanyone'sguess.

2-15-A

Theenvironmentonourplanetisaclodsystem:recyclesitsresources.

Today,shdieandthewaterbecomesunhealthyfor

dfactoriesputpoisonintotheairandcauplants,throw

bottlesandpaperoutoftheircarwindows,eyears,

peoplehavechangedtheenvironment,andwehavepollution.

Tocontinuetosurvive,wemustlearnhowtoutheEarth'tochangeourhabitsandstop

cooperatewithnatureandlearn

betterwaystou,notabu,ourenvironment.2-15-BPlasticBags--ABigProbleminHongKong

notincludingthe

tensofthousandsofplasticbagspeopledumpatthebeachesandin

localwaters,whichhavecaudriouspollution.

Thebagscosttaxpayersover$

problemwiththisisthat,whentheybreakdown,theyreleapoisonouschemicals,mical

poisonspenetrateintotheearth.

Inordertoattractthepublic'sattentiontotheproblemofplasticbagsandtoreducethenumberofbagsudatthe

sametime,irststageofthe

campaign,1,500retailstoresaim

ondstageofcampaignwillfocusonthenumberofplasticbagsgivenawayinmarkets.

"Ideally,peoplegoingtobuyfoodinthemarketsshouldcarrytheirownreusablebags,suchascanvasbags,that

canbewashed,"sreducingthe

numberofplasticbagsud,shehopedthatthecampaignwouldincreathepublic'soverallawarenessofenvironmental

problems.2-15-CTheRhineRiver

TheRiverRhineisWesternEurope'intheAlps,itpassthroughSwitzerland,

Germany,FranceandHolland,beforeflowingintotheNorthSea.

Butfordecades,industrialanddomesticwastefloweduntreatedintotheriverand,notsurprisingly,theRhinewas

1986afireat

sawake-upcall

alizedthattheyreallyhadtogettogetherandcleanitupandkeepitclean.

rland,GermanyandFrancenowworktogetherinBaltokeepthe

ouspoints,waterixtractedandcheckedeverysixminutes,ustries

thatpollutetherivercanbetracedandfined.

Thankstointernationalcooperation,l,intheeveningsummersun,the

walkleisurelyalongtheriverbanks,listeningtolivemusic,andpauforadrinkin

astriveritlf,boatsfromGermanysailslowlypasttheoldtownofthecity,

towardsthemoremodernstructuresofthechemicalindustries.

2-16-APassage1:

Studentsandteachersat20schoolsinChina'spoorruralareaswillhavetheirowncomputerlabsbytheendof

sarebeingjointlyfundedbytheChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundationandCoca-Cola(China)Beverages

Ltd.,whichhaveplannedtoestablishmorecomputerlabsin1,200ruralschoolsinthefuture.

Passage2:

ChinaisnowusingIndia'srichresourcesandexpertiinITeducationtomeetitsgreatdemandforsoftware

ancompanyhasrecen

isthefirstIndiancompanytoinvestintheeducationofsoftwareprofessionalsinChina.

Passage3:

CodeRedII,theworld'smostviciouscyberworm,itsformerpeer,"Iloveyou"

bug,-bugexpertsarecallingforgreater

onlinecurity.

2-16-B

DigitalDivide

Jenny:Hi,John.

John:Hi,Jenny.

Jenny:esitmean

John:Itreferstothedividebetweenwhoisonlineandwhoisn't.

Jenny:What'sthenatureofthebreakdownWhoaretheysayingisonlineandwhoisn't

John:TheyarelookingatthreeprincipalportionsoftheAmericanpopulationwithregardtoethnicgap,incomegapand

alsodifferentagegroups.

Jenny:Whatdotheydiscover

John:Theyfindthattoday30%ofAfricanAmericans,33%ofHispanicAmericans,and47%ofWhiteAmericans,are

online,butthelargestportionoftheAmericanpopulationareAsianAmericanswitha65%online.

Jenny:Dotheyofferanyexplanationsaboutwhythismightbe

John:Well,omepopulation'suoftheInternetisless.

Forexample,forthowhoearn$75,000annually,over70%havecomputerslinkedtotheInternet.

Jenny:Well,computersarestillafairlypriceyitem,althoughpricesarecomingdown.

John:Butthey'repredictingthatwithinfiveyearsdoubletheamountofpeoplewillbeusingthem.

Jenny:Goingbacktothisdigitaldivide,domenandwomenutheInternetequallyIsthereagenderdivide

John:yistherenotagenderdividebutthepredictionisthisyearmorewomenwillbeonlinethanmen.

Jenny:Really

John:endto

nttofindoutaboutwomen'eboth

menandwomenareonline,thereisadifferenceinwhattheygoonlinefor.

Jenny:dthestudysayaboutthefuturegrowth

John:'refore:That'sfast,isn'tit

John:'sbettergetinvolved.

Jenny:Right.

2-16-C

Ananova

heperfectwoman--28,tallandbeautiful,available

green-haired,wide-eyed,iversthenewsina

pleasant,quietlhumans,shedoesn't

posssundesirablecharacteristicssuchasarrogance,timidity,anddishonesty,andshe'llnevercallinsickorrequesta

two-dayvacation.

OnApril19,2000,stwordswere"Hello,world"--a

commonphraudinthenewsoftwareprograms,followedby"Here'sthenews,andthistimeit'spersonal."Shewent

ontodeliverherfirstnewsstory,hertwo-minutespeech

sheudherlimitedrangeoffa

speechwritersattachtagstovariouswordstohelpthecomputeranimationprogramknowwhensheshouldsmileorlook

dwithurs,ractedtensofthousandsofursin

thefirsthour.

Astechnologyimproves,peoplewillbeabletotalktoherratherthantypeintheirrequestsandgetpersonalized

bulletins,shoppinghelpandotherrvicesreadtothem,ontheInternetorbymobilephone.

Intime,Ananovamaygainvirtualcolleagues,afamilyoramalecompanionandshewillgetgraduallymore

sophisticated.

2-test1-A

Dialogue1:

A:MayIhelpyou

B:I'mheretoapplyforalibrarycard.

A:Wouldyoupleafilloutthisapplicationcard

B:outellmewhattimethelibraryisopen

A:Monday,WednesdayandFriday,yandThursday,it'sopentill6onSaturday.

ButonSundayit'sclodallday.

Q:Onwhicheveningsisthelibraryopen

Dialogue2:

M:ecastsemnevertobeaccurate.

W:bethewindthatmakesitsocold.I'mfreezing.

M:Me,too.

W:It'snofunstandingouthere,'sgoinside.

Q:Howistheweatherwhentheconversationtakesplace

Dialogue3:

M:Hi,youdoingthedays

W:I'mfine,'tyougladthemesterisover

M:Yes.I''mbusylearningsomeFrench.W:'sawfulto

visitaforeigncountrywithoutbeingabletospeakitslanguage,don'tyouthinkItwouldbenofunatallifonehadtolive

likeadeaf-mute.

Q:Whataretheymainlydiscussing

Dialogue4:

W:Thankyouverymuchforinvitingmehere,Michael.

M:It'sapleasure.

W:kethemusictoo.

M:Shallwehavesomebeefsoupfirst

W:That'llbefine.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace

Dialogue5:

M:HaveyoueverheardProfessorHall'slecture

W:No,Ihaven'stoldhehasaverygoodreputationamongthestudents.

M:Yes,estudentswhofallasleepindiscussiongroupsfightforfrontrowatsin

hislectures.

W:Thenhislecturesmustbefascinating.

M:Theycertainlygiveyoulotstothinkabout.

Q:WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesProfessorHall'slectures

Dialogue6:

M:Ican'tfigureoutwhythoyoungstersaresoeagertogoafterbrandnameclothing.

W:lydoesn'tmakentospendsomuchmoneyonshoesandclothes.

M:You'allywhentheyknowhowquicklystyleschangenowadays.

Q:Onwhatdothetwospeakersagree

Dialogue7:

W:Well,m.I'mtohaveaverygoodbackground.

M:Thankyou,.

W:Yourealizethatwe'relookingforasalesmanforourexportdivision

M:Yes,that'swhyI'minterestedinthejob.

Q:Whoisthewoman

Dialogue8:

M:Everythingisbecomingcomputerizedthedays.

on'tunderstandthecomputer,you'reintrouble.

M:YouknowI'troubleisIhatethecomputer

andit'ssocomplicated.

W:It'aranteeyouthat.

2-test1-B

Itisnoexaggeratiodustrial

processarenowoperatedbyremotecontrol,andwecanbesurethatinthefuturemanymoreproductswillbe

whatwecallautomation,andithasbeenmadepossiblebytheuofcomputers.

Theschedulingofthesuper-expressrailnetworkinChina,andtheatingcapacityofmostairlineshavebeen

computerized,reonlyacoupleofexamples

ofwhatcanbedonebytheamazingmachines.

Acomputerhasthepowertomakecalculationsattremendousspeed,andithasamemoryforstoringmuchmore

uicklysolveproblemsthatwouldtakeyearsofworkbymathematicians,butit

mustnotbeforgottenthatcomputersarestillonlymachines.

2-test1-C

Passage1

panyhasjustopenedabranchofficein

nwillbethemanagerofthenewoffice.

tersare

reisn''s

wife,Susan,'saboutthesamesizeastheirprenthou,but

it'denisbigger,isinthesuburbs,onlyhalfamilefromthePacificOcean,soit's

andoesn'tminddrivingalittlefurthertothestores.

TheJohnsons'threekidsareveryexcited,especiallytheireldestson,'

thewestcoastisbetterforsurfingthantheeastcoast,,the

waterisn'idisn'tworriedaboutthat.

TheJohnsons'othertwokids,CarolandBetty,arehappy,'rehappybecautheywillliveinanewhou.

TheywilllearntoplaythepianoaftertheygettoSanFrancisco.

ascometrue.

Passage2Recentlytheterm"health"ngermeansjustthe

,healthmeansthewell-beingofyourbody,yourmindandyourrelationshipwithotherpeople.

Thyoflifeisthedegreeofoverall

satisfactionthatapersongetsfromlife.

Whyhastheemphasisofhealthshiftedfromtheabnceofdiatoabroaderfocusonthequalityofaperson's

lifeOnereasonforthladvanceshave

madeitpossibleforpeopletodaytolivelonger,eforamomentthatyouwerebornintheyear1900.

rast,ifyouwerebornintheyear1999,you

couldexpecttolivetotheageof75.

2-test2-APassage1:

BorninJanuary1756inSalzburg,Vienna,nlearningto

playtheviolinwhenhewas4yearsoldandby6hewasalreadycomposingmusicandperforminginhisfirstconcert

riageofFigaroandTheMagicFlute

odypraidMozartforhiswonderfulmusic,

becamesopoorthathecouldn'1791,

graveisnotevenmarked.

Passage2:

Therearethreeactivitiesthree

activitiesarelisteningcomprehension,ioninvolvestheactivityofwritingdown

derstandingdoesnotbeginuntilwehear

benefitsofdoingdictationgobeyondjusthelpingus

helpsuswithgrammar,vocabulary,pronunciation,spelling,punctuation,ereisno

teacheraround,dictationcaneffectivelyhelpusfindoutmisunderstoodpointsandothermistakes.

2-test2-BRecentfiguresshowthataround5billiondollars're,

however,afewnsiblethingsthatwecandotosaveenergyinourhomes.

Firstlya30%energkeepcostsdownby

ttingair-conditionersto25degreesCsinceeveryonedegreedecreaadds10%

surethatallleaksarefixedimmed

temperatureofrefrigeratorsshouldbetto3degreesCbecaueachdegreelowerthanthisadds5%totheamountof

energyconsumed.

2-test2-C

1)DearPolly,

I'vegotaproblem,andIcan',,

ecidedtovisithersoninAustralia,andsheaskedmetotakecareofherpetsforherwhileshewasaway.I

wascrazyenoughtosayyes,andnowI'vegotthreedogsonmyhands,awhiteone,abrownoneandawhiteandblack

one.

WhenJackgothomefromwork,esn'tlikedogs,and,forsomereason,dogsdon'tlike

,thenextmorningwhilewewerehavingourbreakfast,the

whitedogbitJackontheleg."Getthatanimaloutofhere,orelI'llkillit,"tevening,thebrowndogbit

aysthat,unlessIgetridofthedogs,he'sgoingtomoveintoahotel

fthat,I'mreallyworriedaboutthethirddog,ickup

thebaby--thedoggrowlsasifitwerejealous.

Polly,ides,oupossiblytakecareof

etsbackintwoweeksJusttwoweeks,Polly-plea!Ifyoucan'ttakethedogs,maybeyou

couldtakeJackandthebaby.

Yourfriendinneed,

Alice

2)

Nowadd,itispartofthecommon

everydayequipmentofthehome,onotknowhowtouacomputer,youarecertainlybehindthe

nyoudowithacomputer,thenFirst,youcanbelinkedtotheInternetandgetaccesstoanunlimited

,,

then,youcanuyourcomputertoplaygames.

Althoughcomputersareveryuful,mple,computerscan

erurscanalsogetbackachesiftheydonotsitproperly.

Then,thereisthedangereoplewill

becomeinmindthatwhilecomputers

areufultheyarenotwithoutdisadvantages.

3)Passage:

DoyouhaveanysingersyoulikeI'ulistentothemsing,youwillfeelhappyorsad,

edsingershavethepowertoaffectyouinmanyways--emotionally,physicallyandmentally.

Butbecomingagreatsingerisn'spractice,k

thewell-knownAmericanoperastarCarolVaness.

AttheMetropolitanOperaHouinNewYorkCitywheresheoftensings,Carol'svoicemustbeloudenoughtobe

heardby4,reacheverypersoninthetheater,withoutamicrophone,evenwhenshe'ssingingsoftly.

ThereasonCarolcanprojecthervoicethatfaristhewayshebreathes.

Carolsays,"Whenyoubreathe,it'etotake

alotofairintoyourlungs."

AccordingtoCarol,themaindiffereneebetweenpopsingingandoperais"howyoubreathe,howmuchairyoutake

in,rsingingismorelikespeaking,andit'salotsofter."Unit1

Unit1

PartA

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Text

Exerci1:1.D2.B

Exerci2:

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PartC

Exerci:1.B

PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit2

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PartB

Text

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Exerci2:

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PartC

Exerci:1.F

PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit3PartA

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Unit6

Exerci1:

1....forawhile

2....plansforthisSaturday

3....dinner...weekend

4....Italian...toomuchfood

5....Chine...Japane

Exerci2:

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Exerci:1.B

PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit4

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PartB

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PartC

Exerci:1.T3.F

PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit5

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Text

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Exerci2:1.b3.c

PartC

Exerci:

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PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit8

PartA

Q1:Theyareprobablybusinesspartners.

Q2:Oneisshowingtheotherthebuildingwherehercompanyhasoffices.

Q3:AccountingOffice:2ndfloor

PersonnelDepartment:8thfloor

Manager'sOffice:9thfloor

SalesOffice:1stfloor

PartB

Text

Exerci1:

Theyarediscuofasmallgroup.

beingdynamic

becauheisalwaysafollower

becauhehasnoexperieneeinleadership.

Exerci2:

John:Loyal;withthecompanyfor20years/Noexperieneeinbeingaleader/Peter/Joanand

Clive

Rita:Haspersonnelmanagementskill/lackxperienc/Joan/PeterandClive

Susan:Experiences,solidandreliable/abittoocautious,notdynamicenough/PeterandClive;

Joan(agreeswithrervation)/Joan(atfirst)

PartC

Exerci:

PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit7

PartA

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gettingwhathewants.

PartB

Text

Exerci1:;;

Exerci2:

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thehighstatusgroup/tasteandstyle/image

brightens/good/faceanotherday/energy

great/terrible/averagebuyers

highfashionornot/imageandreality

PartC

Exerci:

PartD(RefertoTextBook)

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PartC

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PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit9

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PartB

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Exerci2:

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aboutthreeyearsold

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PartC

Exerci:1-4-2-5-6-3

PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit10

PartA

1

1)earthquake

2)3daysago

3)Turkey

4)10000

5)34000

2

1)explosion

2)earlythismorning

3)108

4)38

5)11

PartB

Text

Exerci1:

3monthsago

inthemiddleofajungleinBurma

aterriblestorm

allaboardtheplaneexceptthenarrator

1(narrator)

Exerci2:

Itrolledandshookinthewind.

vedninedayslaterbecauitwasrainingheavilyandthehelicopterscouldn'the

matterwor,interriblepainandcouldn'tmove.

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PartC

Exerci:

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Unit11

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Text

Exerci1:

Exerci2:

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2)retailing

3)March6,1926

4)NewYork

5)musicschool

6)economics

7)Commerce

8)Master'sdegree

9)PhD

10)Industrial

11)economicconsulting

12)FederalGovernment

PartC

Exerci:

PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit12

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PartB

Text

Exerci1:

Exerci2:(ommited)

PartC

Exerci:

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Unit13

PartA1.f2.e3.d

PartB

Text

Exerci1:

Exerci2:(ommited)

PartC

Exerci:

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PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit14

PartA1.c2.b3.a

PartB

Text

Exerci1:

Exerci2:

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PartC

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PartD(RefertoTextBook)

Unit15

PartA1.c2.d3.b

PartB

Text

Exerci1:

Exerci2:

PartC

Exerci:

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Everysixminutes,twenty-fourhoursaday.

France,Germany,SwitzerlandandHolland.

Unit16

PartA

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PartB

Text

Exerci1:

Exerci2:

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PartC

Exerci:

Test1

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1.d2.b

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