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II. Basic Listening Practice

1. Script

M: I’m beside myself with joy. I’m so lucky. Guess what? I’ve won a lit of money in the lottery.

W: Yeah? Well, you do know that money is the root of all evil, right? Q: What does the woman mean?

2. Script

W: Mary was furious. Her son wrecked up her car.

M: He shouldn’t have driven a car without a driver’s license. He‘s still taking driving lesson.

Q: What do we know about Mary’s son?

3. Script

M: Susan, I hear you’re going to marry that guy. Some people think you’ll regret it. W: Is that so? Only time tell. Q: What does the woman imply?

4. Script

M: Mary, I just want to say how sorry I was to learn of your mother’s passing. I know how close you two were?

W: Thank you. It was so sudden. I’M still in a state of shock I don’t know what to do. Q: Which of following is true?

5. Script

W: I get furious at work when my opinions aren’t considered just because I’m a woman.

M: You should air your view more emphatically and demand that your vice be heard. Q: What is the woman complaining about?

Keys: 1.C 2.B 3. D 4.A 5.D

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III. Listening In

Task 1: Soft answers turn away wrath.

Mary: Dam! You’re spilled red wine on me. My new dress is ruined.

John: I’ m terrible sorry! What can I do to help? Here’s some water to wash it off. Mary: Stop splashing water on me! Oh, this is so embarrassing! I’m a mess.

John: Well, you do look a little upset. Please don’t blow up. Don’t lose your cool.

Mary: Hmm, you’ve got the nerve talking like that! Who shouldn’t fly off the handle?

This dress cost a fortune.

John: You look really cute when you’re mad. I kid you not. Some people do look

attractive when they are in a rage.

Mary: This is very expensive dress. I saved for months to buy it, and now it’s ruined.

Look at this stain!

John: Accidents do happen. Give me your dress, and I’ll take it to the cleaners.

Mary: Sure! You want me to take it off right here in public and give it to you? I don’t

even know you!

John: This might be a really goof time to get acquainted. I’m John Owen.

Mary: Mmm, at least you’re polite. I guess I really shouldn’t have flared up. After all,

it was an accident. I’m Mary Harvey.

John: Come on. I’ll take you home. You can change your clothes, and I’ll get the

dress cleaned for you.

Mary: Now you’re talking. Thanks. You’re a real gentleman.

John: You’d better believe it. I’m glad to see that you’ve cooled down. Feel look a

bite to eat afterward? I’m starving.

Mary: Ok. You’re pretty good. I’m not nearly as mad. If you can get this stain out, I’ll

be very happy.

John: I’ll try my best. But if I can’t get the stain out, please don’t let your happiness

turn to wrath.

1. Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog? 2. Why does the woman get angry?

3. What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry? 4. Why does the woman say the man is a real gentleman? 5. What is the man’s final proposal?

Keys: 1D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.C

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Task 2: Big John is coming! Script

A bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender. This (S1) owner of the establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on (S2) running the place. He tells the timid man, “If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, (S3) drop everything and run for the hills! He’s the biggest, nastiest (S4) outlaw who’s ever lived!”

A few weeks pass (S5) uneventfully. But one afternoon, a local cowhand comes running through town (S6) yelling, “Big John is coming! Run for your (S7) lives!” When the bartender leaves the bar to start running, he is knocked to the ground by several townspeople rushing out of town. (S8) As he’s picking himself up, he sees a large man, almost seven feet tall. He’s muscular, and is growing as he approaches the bar.

He steps up to the door, orders the poor barkeep inside, and demands, “I want a beer NOW!”

He strikes his heavy fist on the bar, splitting it in half. (S9) The bartender nervously hands the big man a beer, hands shaking. He takes the beer, bites the top of the bottle off, and downs the beer in one gulp.

As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar, the big man gets up to leave, “Do you want another beer?” the bartender asks in a trembling voice.

“Dang it, I don’t have time!” the big man yells, (S10) “I got to get out of town! Don’t you hear Big John is coming?”

Task3: A View of Happiness

Script

Dr. Smith has proposed a reasonable, if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies, view of happiness. According to his theory, happiness might be described as a state if balance. And when human or certain animals achieve that balance, they rend to remain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling.

To illustrate this, we may study two magnets. When their positive and negative poles meet, they are comfortably joined, and they remain there. In other words, they have attained a balance or state of happiness. If on the other hand, one of the poles is reversed, and positive pole is presses against positive pole, there is resistance,

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instability, imbalance a state of unhappiness.

Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness in reinforcement. Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food, and water, they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of those goals. This repetition or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense of happiness.

According to this theory, only animals with a significant capacity to learn should be able to experience happiness. But in truth learning can take place through surprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch, followed by pleasure, followed by more scratching, and so on. Thus learning can occur with almost no conscious thought.

For human beings, blessed with the ability to reason, goals are not limited to the short-term satisfaction of needs. Indeed, there is a strong link between happiness and the fulfillment of long-term goals. Even if human strive for goals that are more complex and longer-term than the animals’ goals, once those goals are gained, happiness is reinforced.

1. Why does the speaker mention “magnets”?

2. According to the passage, what may animals do after they have got food? 3. Which of the following is true according to the speaker?

4. What does the speaker say is special about the goals of human beings? 5. Which of the following best captures the main idea of the passage?

Keys: 1D 2.C3. B 4.D 5.A

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1 Don’t let it get to you!

Susan: You look so angry. What happened?

Chris: Nothing I’d rather not talk about it. Just don’t ask. Susan: Come on. Relax. Talk to me.

Chris: All right. This morning I took my car to the garage to check the air conditioner.

They only gave it a quick look, refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 300bucks! Susan: No wonder you’re livid. I’d be mad too if someone ripped me off like that.

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Chris: Yeah. And they were rude. They said I didn’t know anything about cars, which

I don’t, but they didn’t have to be blunt!

Susan: Sounds like you got a raw deal!

Chris: What’s worse, as I was leaving, I herd then saying, “Don’t trust that guy. He

looks broke.” When I heard that, I almost hit the roof. Susan: Don’t let it get to you. Better ignore them. Chris: I agree. I did manage to keep my cool.

Susan: Well, the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Agency.

Chris: sounds like a good idea.

MODEL2 I’m too depressed. Script

Susan: Chris, I hear you’ve been down in the dumps, so I’ve come to cheer you up. Chris: It’s not gong o work. I’m too depressed Susan: Come, on. Tell me what’s on your mind. Chris: Everything. My girlfriend left me; my dog ran away; my wallet was stolen. Susan: Don’t worry. I’ll help you solve the biggest problem: finding you a new

girlfriend.

Chris: Forget it. Anyway, I’m getting bad grades, and I was told that I’d have to repeat a lot of courses next year. When I heard that, I almost lost it. Susan: Look, relax. I’ll help you with those courses.

Chris: Yeah, but I also have three week’s laundry to do., and my room is a pigsty. Susan: Forget it. You’re on your own. Chris: Come, on. What are friends for?

Susan: To keep you in high spirits; not to do your laundry.

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MODEL3 You seem to be on top of the world. Script

Nora: Oh, hey, John! John: Hey!

Nora: You seem to be on top of the world tonight. What’s up? John: I’m so happy I’m about to burst. Guess what? Nora: You’ve got me.

John: It might be true that misfortunes never come singly, but you can also have a “double blessing”. And that’s what I had.

Nora: You mean you’ve had two happy events in your life?

John: Exactly. You know, I was strong in all subjects except physics. Now I’ve finally passed the test--the one I needed to qualify for a Bachelor’s degree.

Nora: Congratulations! You’d failed it three times. Now wonder you’re beaming. What’s the

other good news?

John: The multinational I was dong my field project at offered me a job at a good staring salary. Nora: Wow, wonderful, simple wonderful. John: I feel like celebrating. Shall we go to a bar? Nora: Why not?

Now Your Turn Task 1

SAMPLE DIALOG

A: You look furious. What happened?

B: Nothing. I’d rather not talk about it. Just don’t ask.

A: Come on. You shouldn’t keep your feeling to yourself. You need to let off some stream. So, talk tome.

B: All right. This morning I went to a shop to buy a digital camera, I only need an ordinary one. It is enough for my tours in the summer vacation. Buy they persuaded me to buy a professional camera, which cost three times as much. A: But you were willing to buy for it. Anyway, it must work better.

B: You see, I know next to nothing about photography. So they simply tricked me into buying an expensive one.

A: No wonder you’re livid with rage. I’d be mad too if I were robbed like that. What are you going to do?

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B: I already went back to them and asked to exchange it for a cheaper one. A: What did they say?

B: Oh, they were rude. They insisted that they hadn’t encouraged me to buy a professional camera, and that I bought it myself. A: Sounds like you got a raw deal!

B: What’s worse, as I was leaving, I heard they say, “That guy looks broke. He shouldn’t have bought any camera.”

A: Don’t let it get to you. Better ignore their rude remarks. B: I agree. I did manage to keep my cool.

A: Well, the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Agency. If they talk to the shop, maybe they will give you a refund. B: Sounds too good to be true.

V. Let’s Talk

Script

Hello, everyone. Today I invite you to join me in an exploration off the causes of depression. There ate many factors involved, but I believe some deserve special attention.

Heredity certainly plays a role. .The tendency to develop depression may be inherited; there is evidence that this disorder may run in families.

Physiology is another factor related to depression. There may be changes or imbalances in chemicals which transmit information in the brain called neurotransmitters. Many modern antidepressant drugs attempt to increase levels of certain neurotransmitters so as to increase brain communication. While the causal relationship is unclear; it is known that antidepressant medications do reliever certain symptoms of depression.

Researchers also study psychological factors. They include the complex development of one’s personality and how one has learned to cope with external environmental factors, such as stress. It is freeqently observed that low self-esteem and self-defeating thinking are connected with depression. While it is not clear which is the cause and which is the effect, it is known that sufferers who are able to make corrections to their thinking patterns can show improved mood and self-esteem.

Another factor causing depression is one’s early experiences. Events such as the death of a parent, the divorce of the parents, neglect, chronic illness, and severe physical abuse can also increase the likelihood of depression later in life.

Some present experiences may also lead to depression. Job loss, financial difficulties, long periods of unemployment, the loss of a spouse or other family member, or other painful events may trigger depression. Long-term stress at home, work, or school can

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also be involved.

It is worth nothing that those living with someone suffering from \\depression experience increased anxiety which adds to the possibility of their also becoming depressed. Depression-causing Problem Description Solution Factors Heredity It is inherited and run in families. Physiology changes or imbalances in Antidepressant drugs chemicals called relieve certain symptoms neurotransmitters, which transmit of depression. information in the brain Psychological Factors Low self-esteem and Sufferers who make self-defeating thinking are correction to their connected with depression. thinking patterns can show improved mood and self-esteem. Early Experiences Event like the death of a parent, the divorce of parents, neglect, chronic illness, and severe physical abuse can increase the likelihood of depression. Present Experiences Job loss, financial difficulties, long periods of unemployment, the loss of a spouse or other family member, or long-term stress may trigger depression. Living with somebody This causes increased anxiety, with depression which adds to the possibility of their also becoming depressed.

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VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: Reason and Emotion Script

Emotion is sometimes regarded as the opposite of reason; s is suggested by phrase such as” appeal to emotions rather than reason” and “don’t let your emotions take over”. Emotional reactions sometimes produce consequences or thoughts which people may later regret or disagree with; but during an emotional state, they could not control their actions. Thus, it is generally believed that one of the most distinctive facts about human beings is a contradiction between emotion and reason.

However, recent empirical studies do not suggest there is a clear distinction between reason and emotion. Indeed, anger or fear can often be thought of as an instinctive response to observed fact. The human mind possesses many possible reactions to the external world. Those reactions can lie on a continuum, with some of them involving the extreme of pure intellectual logic, which is often called “cold”, and others involving the extremes of pure emotion not related to logical agreement, which is called “the heat of passion”. The relation logic and emotion merits careful study. Passion, emotion, or feeling can reinforce an argument, event one based primarily on reason. This is especially true in religion or ideology, which frequently demands an all-or-nothing rejection or acceptance. In such areas of thought, human beings have to adopt a comprehensive view partly backed by empirical argument and partly by feeling and passion. Moreover, several researchers have suggested that typically there is no “pure” decision or thought; that is, no thought is based “purely”” on intellectual logic or “purely” on emotion—most decisions are founded on a mixture of both.

1. What results does the speaker may some from emotional reactions? 2. What is the popular belief about reason and emotion? 3. What does the speaker mean by “cold “?

4. According to the passage, what should people do in religious matters? 5. What is the speaker’s conclusion?

Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.D

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Task 2: Depression

Script

Pat: You look depressed. Are you feeling blue? I’ve come to cheer you up.

Ted: But there’s nothing that can cheer me up. I’m down in the dumps. Life’s

miserable

Pat: You have to try to get your mind off things.

Ted: But I can’t. I just feel there’s too much pressure on me sometimes!

Pat: You can’t let things get you down. Learn to relax and stop worrying all the time.

What’s your problem?

Ted: I failed my last exam, and another exam is coming, I get bored.

Pat: If I were you, I’d start working hard. If you work hard for a long time, you’re

bound to get better grades. You see, “no pain, no gain”.

Ted: It’s easier said than done! If I read for fifteen minutes, I get bored. Pat: You have to learn some self-discipline.

But how can I stay cheerful all the time?

Ted: Worse than that! If I read for half an hour, I get a headache. Then I start to worry

about passing the next exam.

Pat: It’s all in your mind. If you stay cheerful like me, everything will soon be OK. Ted: But how can I stay cheerful all the time? Pat: Try to look on the bright side of things. Ted: But what if there isn’t a bright side?

Pat: You know the saying: Every cloud has a silver lining. It means there’re always

tow sides to everything—both the dark and the bright sides. So, try to identify your strengths and bring then into full play.

Ted: Oh, no! Your corny old sayings are making me even more depressed.

Keys: TFFTF

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Task3: Anger

Script

Anger is an emotion that can be hard to control. Despite this, we should learn how to manage anger in a constructive manner. In the most intense moments of anger, we usually have two choices: to fight or to run. Some choose the option of violence, which is a negative reaction to anger; and others choose to run. Some may think running means you are a coward. But the option of walking away and claiming down is the more productive method of handling anger. It is difficult to walk away, especially when your heart is racing, and your anger is boiling over.

There are constructive ways of handling anger in any situation. First, you have to stop for a brief moment and think before you act. Take that moment and calm down id you feel yourself being pushed.

At that moment you should admit you are angry. If you refuse to admit you’re angry or hurt, or if you make it appear that everything is peaches and cream, you are not managing angry in a productive way. You should first admit you are angry and let your feelings out before you blow up. Foe example, you can stay in a quiet place by yourself and shout; or you can talk to a close friend to vent your rage. If you do not acknowledge your anger, it only builds up inside you and will eventually explode like a volcano

Then, in order to manage your angry, you can ask yourself an important question that we all must ask ourselves, “What made me angry?” When you get the answer, and then ask yourself, “Why did that made me angry?” Through such logical reasoning, one tends to calm down and move toward a sensible solution.

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News Report

U.S. Roller Coaster Script

The world’s first 4D roller coaster, “X”, took on its first passengers last week at the Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park, just outside Los Angeles.

After climbing on board and properly securing their safety harnesses, “X” riders are first to a height of over 66meters. At the top, the passenger train is released and builds up enough speed to race and plummet around the track at speeds of over 130km an hour.

The rider takes the daring passengers down an incredible 66m dive and over the top of a 62m loop, in cars that spin independently of the roller coaster train. This unique design allows riders to spin360degree, both forwards and backwards, through the entire ride.

Passengers hurtle through this ride often moving in many different directions at the same time ad the cars somersault back and forth and the roller coaster twists, loops, and dives.

The complicated series of maneuvers includes two raven turn, one front flip, one twisting front flip, and two back flips.

Since passengers aren’t always facing the right direction to see what’s coming up next, the element of surprise is high. For “X” riders, this adds to the thrill of the ride.

The track of this newest roller coaster runs a total length of a little over1, 100meters. The passenger trains measure 6meters wide and 21meters long, large enough to carry 28 passengers at a time. At full capacity, the trains can take 1,600passengers for the ride of their lives each hour.

The entire ride lasts for only a total about 2minutes, but you can tell from the exhilarated faces of passengers returning to the boarding dock that they were two of the most thrilling minutes of heir lives.

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II. Basic Listening Practice

3. Script

W: Did you hear? Helen got modeling jib! She’s going to be sashaying down the catwalk.

M: Wow, that’s great! All that walking practice really paid off. And foe once she won’t be complaining about being so tall. Q: Why did Helen get modeling job?

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4. Script

M: Julia, come and see the Miss America contest on TV. All those beautiful girls are walking around in bathing suits, so the judges can decide who has the best figure. W: Bah! That’s the worst kind of exploitation. They are treating women like toys for people to enjoy. I would never take part in this kind of contest. Q: What do the man and the woman think about the beautify contest?

3. Script

W: What shall I do? I’m fat. I want to be slim and beauty, but I’m fat. I’ve tried all the new ideas, high carb and low carb, but nothing works.

M: Those diets are just fads, popular for a while and then forgotten. Just follow the usual diet with fruits, vegetables, fish, water, and get plenty of exercise. Before long you’ll see results. Q: What has the woman tried?

4. Script

W1: I think Lily is really attractive. She’s half Spanish and has this really sultry look

about her.

W2: That explains why she tans so well. I’ve always been jealous of her skin color in

the summer.

Q: Which of following is true of Lily?

5. Script

M: Trust me, it was tight there on the Internet: “Plastic Surgery Increasing at a Faster Rate Among Men”. Apparently more and more men are trying to improve their appearance.

W: I saw it too on the news. Face-lifts, nose jobs, and box to hide wrinkle are now very popular with men. Men say it’s for business reasons, but we know it’s vanity. Q: What does the woman think the real reason is that men have plastic surgery?

Keys: 1.B 2.A 3. C 4D 5B

III. Listening In

Task 1: A Friendly Stylist

Stylist: Morning, sir. This chair, please. What can I do for you? Nick: A simple haircut: short on the back and sides.

Stylist: Very good. I can, of course, do something fashionable for only $60. Nick: 60 dollars! That’s highway robbery—twice what I ordinarily pay.

Stylist: Perhaps, sir. But your haircuts haven’t been in harmony with your character.

Your hair is at war with your soul. Nick: I’ve never heard of such a thing.

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Stylist: If I may say, I’m an expert at matching hairstyle to personalities. Believe me;

you’re suffering a “disjunction”.

Nick: A disjunction? What the devil is a disjunction? Stylist: Your hair does not match you.

Nick: This is utter nonsense. However, I’d like to hear how you’d solve this so-called problem.

Stylist: Your character is artistic, imaginative. But your hair is dull. I can correct that

imbalance in seconds.

Nick: Okay, let me see what can you do about the…uh…disjunction, as you call it. Stylist: We’re going to use scissors to create peaks, which we’ll keep in place with a liberal helping of gel….This tuft in the back we’ll braid into a pigtail. Now, it’s the new you!

Nick: I love it. It’s just like me: imaginative and artistic. Now what are you doing?

What’s wrong? Don’t you see harmony in my new hairstyle?

Stylist: Something’s preventing your hairstyle from being a true fashionable

statement.

Nick: For heaven’s sake, tell me what’s missing.

Stylist: Streaks. By putting in a few yellow streaks in your hair, it will become a work of art. Streaking will cost you more, but…

Nick: Do it. Forget the cost. But, by the way, what is the total getting to be? How much am I paying to avoid disjunction?

Stylist: That’s…$135. Sir? Sir, are you all right? Oh, he fainted.

6. When the stylist mentions $60, what does the customer say? 7. What does the stylist think about the customer’s hairstyle? 8. What will the stylist do with the customer’s hair?

9. What will streaking do to the man’s hair according to the stylist? 10. What is the passage mainly about?

Keys: 1C.A 3.D4.B 5.A For Reference:

1. It means there is no match between you and your hair. 2. That’s…$135. Sir? Sir, are you all right? Oh, he fainted.

Task 2: The Voice Lift Script

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After the face-lift, the forehead tightened, and the (S1) nose job, something still might be revealing your age: your (S2) voice.

For patients who think their trembly, hoarse words don’t (S3) match their newly face and figure, there’s a procedure that claims to make them (S4) sound younger too: the voice lift.

There are two general kinds of voice lifts. In some cases, implants (S5) inserted through an incision in the (S6) neck bring the vocal cords closer together. Doctors also use injections of (S7) fat or other substances to plump up the cords, so that the voice sounds younger.

(S8) The voice lift is becoming more widely known among an aging population, who try to make themselves sound younger.

“I speak in a great deal, or I was shouting, on a particular day, at the end of the day, I would feel exhausted,” said Robert Brown, 75, (S9) a retired construction engineer who underwent the voice lift several years ago, “I don’t know if I sound younger, but the hoarseness is gone, which is such a great improvement.”

(S10) Voice lift can also benefit people like performers, lawyers, teachers, and telephone operators who need to have a strong voice and hope to shave years off the sound of their voice.

Task3: A View of Happiness

Script

Men are turning to plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures to brighten up their appearances at a faster rate than women, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Men’s use of fat injections to soften deep wrinkles leaped 47 percent last year from the previous year. Women’s use of the injections fell 36 percent, according to a survey by the American Academy of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons.

Men’s use of botox injections to eliminate frown lines rose 88 percent, while women’s botox use fell 8 percent.

And for smoothing skin, the use of laser resurfacing among men rose 13percent, the survey showed. Meanwhile, women’s use of laser resurfacing dropped 38 percent during the same time period.

The number of men getting nose jobs rose 47 percent, while the number of women doing so rose 5 percent.

Typically, men and women visiting plastic surgeons for cosmetic reasons were age 40 to 59.

The study said 44 percent of men and 57 percent of women tell their doctor that looking younger is the reason they are choosing cosmetic surgery.

By about 18 percent, men are more likely than women to say they want facial cosmetic surgery for work-related reasons.

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The study was conducted by written questionnaires from January 20 to March 3 among more than 2,600 members of the association, who focus on treatment of the face, head, and neck.

By comparison, in the previous year, women’s use of botox rose 60 percent while men’s fell 14 percent; women’s use of laser resurfacing rose 13 percent while men’s fell 19 percent; women’s use of fat injections fell17 percent and men’s fell 54 percent.

6. What is true of men and women’s use of fat injections? 7. While of the following is true of nose jobs?

8. How much greater is the percentage of women choosing cosmetic surgery to look younger than the percentage of men?

9. What is true of men and women using botox in the previous year? 10. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

Keys: 1C 2.C3. B 4.B 5.D

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1 She’s having some cosmetic surgery.

Amy: Did you hear Nora’s off to Korea? Bill: why is she going to Korea?

Amy: She is having some cosmetic surgery. Bill: I’m floored! I thought she was beautiful already. Amy: I know what you mean. She’s having her nose fixed. Bill: Was it broken?

Amy: No, stupid, she’s having it made smaller.

Bill: If she wasn’t beautiful already, I could understand getting surgery. But she

already has a nice nose.

Amy: But not a fashionable one. She’s also having her teeth straighten. She wants to

have a perfect smile. Bill: What for?

Amy: She believes a better physical appearance will improve her chance of getting a good job.

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Bill: We won’t even recognize her when she gets back.

MODEL2 I think I need a face-lift. Script

Susan: Hey!

Amy: Hi! Don’t you know anyone who’s had cosmetic surgery?

Susan: You mean like a liposuction? I don’t think that’s necessary. That’s not the way a woman should stay attractive.

Amy: Honestly, I won’t go as far as that. With surgery, I might look gorgeous, but it wouldn’t be the real me.

Susan: Yeah, people should be happy with the way they are.

Amy: I see your point. But I’m worried about the wrinkle around my eyes. I think I

need a face-lift. Why can’t we go back to the way things were?

Susan: Because…I don’t know! But, Amy, you wouldn’t do that, would you?

Amy: Darned right I would! I don’t expect my skin to be baby-smooth, but I should at least be young-looking. Susan: Isn’t makeup enough?

Amy: Come on, Susan. Be open-minded! Look at my eyes! They’re puffy. And my lower lids are dark and loose, and full of lines and circles. I really hope surgery can wipe out the tired look.

Susan: But what would other people think?

Amy: I don’t care other people think. I’m already for a lift.

MODEL3 How did you find the plastic surgery there? Script

Susan: How was your trip to Korea? How did you find the plastic surgery there? Nora: It was all pretty scary at first. Susan: As I see it, they certainly did a beautiful job for you. If I hadn’t recognized 新视野大学英语视听说答案

your clothes, I wouldn’t have known it was you!

Nora: Tanks, but underneath this surgery, it’s still the same old me. Susan: Well, why did you want the surgery after all?

Nora: If I want to be competitive in the job market, I think this is indispensable.

Susan: How can you say that! You don’t need to change your looks to get a good job.

Anyway, shall we get some lunch? Nora: I’m not hungry, really I’m not. Susan: Did you already have lunch?

Nora: I’m skipping lunch. I want to stay in good shape. I think I’m getting a bit too

fat already.

Susan: Oh, Nora, don’t be so silly! You’re not fat at all, and you need to eat. If you

don’t eat, you’ll get sick and wind up in hospital.

Nora: Ok, maybe I could eat a little. I do want to stay healthy.

Now Your Turn Task 1

SAMPLE DIALOG

Sally: Hi, John, nice to see you here.

John: Hi, sorry, your name escapes me momentarily Sally: Oh, I’m Sally. Don’t you recognize me?

John: Now I see, you’re Sally! You have changed beyond recognition! Sally: I had cosmetic surgery. John: I’m confuses! I thought you were good-looking before.

Sally: My nose was rather flat. The bridge of my nose wasn’t high enough. So I got

my nose fixed.

John: That’s absolutely unnecessary. I can also see your eyes have changed a lot. Sally: Yeah, my single-folded eyelids have become double-folded. John: What else did you do?

Sally: I also have my teeth straightened. I felt uncomfortable about my uneven teeth

whenever I smiled. Now I think I have a better smile. John: Why do you have so much surgery?

Sally: I believe a better physical appearance will help me land a better job.

John: Nonsense. Most employers are more interested in your practical ability than

your looks.

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V. Let’s Talk

Script

Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you’ll find it interesting how to be fashionable without spending too much money.

Sure, some famous stars always look stylish. They have unlimited clothing budgets that put the latest looks at their fingertips! But you can also look amazing without spending lots of money on your wardrobes. Simple try the following suggestions on for size.

First, you should make seasonal purchases; that is, you should buy winter coats, leather jackets, bathing suits, ad summer dress at the end of the season. You’ll get major discounts as you stock up for the next year.

If you want clothes to wear right now, you can go to discount stores. They may not be the place to buy an expensive evening dress, but they’re perfect for buying things like T-shirts

There is yet another cheap way of you to buy stylish clothes. Many department stores have a store brand. It means they offer current styles but are much cheaper than big-name brands.

To save money, an important principle for you to follow is to not buy “outfits”. With the exception of suits, interchangeable piece are more affordable—buying clothing in separate.

Wear-with- anything pieces are always a good buy. For example, you can almost always wear a pair of black trousers and a white dress skirt; you can wear them several times a week, paired with different accessories.

If you can’t afford expensive clothes, you can spend money on accessories such as nice shoes and fashionable bags. Such extras make even the simplest outfit look polished.

Finally, a great haircut always helps. When you hair looks fabulous, you look more stylish and fashionable. Money-saving Methods Detailed Description seasonal purchases You should buy things at the end of the season. You’ll get major discounts, and you’ll be stocked up for the next year. discount stores They’re perfect for buying things like T-shirts. A store brand Stores offer current styles that are much cheaper than big-name brands. Don’t buy outfits Buying separates is much more affordable. 新视野大学英语视听说答案

Wear-with- anything pieces spend money on accessories a great haircut

You can almost always wear a pair of black trousers and a white dress skirt; you can wear them several times a week, paired with different accessories. Examples are nice shoes and fashionable bags. Such extras make even the simplest outfit look polished You look more stylish and fashionable with a nice haircut. VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: Beauty Contests and Plastic Surgeries Script

Juliana Borges, who was named “Miss Brazil” early on Tuesday, had plastic surgery four times and underwent 19 smaller operations. She was just one of many competitors who were determined to improve their appearance through surgery.

“Plastic surgery make me more beautiful and gave me confidence in myself and the perfect measurement that won me this title,” said the beauty queen in a green dress, who was representing Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Borges, 22, had liposuction and had her chin, nose, and ears worked on, as well as, had her breasts enlarged.

With the development of plastic surgery, more and more of Brazil’s would-be beauty queen are finding it easier to achieve the ideal measurements. These days, young hopefuls from the Amazon jungle to big cities in Brazil’s south are planning surgery. A third of the 27 finalists at the beauty contest went under the scalpel after rules were changed in the 1990s.The new rules permit plastic surgery, colored contact lenses, and hair dye at beauty contests.

The organizers of the Miss Brazil contest said, “It’s a war out there, and all of the beauty tools that can be used should be used. Other countries like Venezuela paved the way, and Brazil is going to have to use those tools as well if it wants to compete in Miss University beauty contests.”

But Brazil’s love for plastic surgery is not limited to beauty contests. Most young women who undergo surgery want to find a better man or a higher-paying job.

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5. How many surgical operations did the former Miss Brazil have altogether? 6. What change has plastic surgery brought, according to the passage? 7. Which of the following is allowed after the rules changed in the1990s??

4. Which of the following countries is mentioned as a pioneer in using beauty tools? 5. What is the goal of most young Brazilian women who undergo surgery?

Keys: 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A

Task 2: Is it true beauty?

Script

John: There goes Camilla. She looks gorgeous today, doesn’t she? Her skin is as

smooth as a baby’s bottom. Her lips are a perfect Cupid’s bow. She must have dozens of admirers.

Becky: I wonder what she looks like without all makeup. She must out it with a spoon.

It’s like a mask. I don’t understand what men find so attractive about her.

John: Do I detect a hint of jealousy?

Becky: She has nothing for me to be jealous about.

John: I’ll be you believe in those saying like: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Becky: True beauty comes from within. Natural materials should be enough to bring

it out.

John: But do you always stick to those rules? When I went past your apartment last

night, I saw you in the kitchen with some green substance smeared all your face.

Becky: They were cucumbers. They’re natural healers of the skin. Haven’t you heard

people say on TV that they soften the skin, wipe out the roughness, and build strength and resilience?

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah! They wipe out lines and age signs. Blah, blah, blah! See, I

can even recite that advertisement. Becky: You’ve learned a lot, haven’t you?

John: Since you can keep your skin so young-looking and maintain your figure so

well, you might as well as write a book on beauty secrets.

Becky: Don’t pull my leg. Anyway, you’d do well to try the cucumber treatment on

yourself. Put some cucumber slice on your head. At least they’ll keep that bald spot from shining so brightly.

.

Keys: FTFTF

Task3: Changing Your Hairstyle to Improve Your

Appearance

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Script

If you want to look better, changing your hairstyle can be a simple fix. If you’re trying to reach a weight-loss goal, a new hairstyle is a quick and easy way to freshen up your looks—and boost your confidence.

According to a popular hair stylist, clients often say, “I want to cut my hair, but I should lose weight first.” But that’s not the right sequence; it’s the other way around. You should know what hairstyle will flatter you the most, the style that will show off you particular feature to the best advantage even before you begin to lose weight.

For example, many may want to follow a tread and wear long hair. But some may look better with shorter hair if they have a round face. “When it’s too long, it can drag your face down and actually bring attention to the features you don’t want to emphasize,” says Guy Riggio, a famous hair stylist in Los Angeles. How short is too short? That depends the length of your neck. Riggio says, “The longer the neck, the shorter you can go.”

Some top stylists believe that women should stay clear of bangs. Thick bangs may be fashionable at times, but even thin bangs are hard to wear. “They change the shape of your face, making it seem shorter,” says New York hair stylist O’Connor. Instead, you should pull your hair away from your face. It will make your face look longer.

Finally, pick a stylist who’s knowledgeable and whose opinion can be trusted. Then have fun with the new style.

For Reference:

1. It is a quick and easy way to freshen up your looks—and boost your confidence 2. Clients often say, “I want to cut my hair, but I should lose weight first.” But that’s not the right sequence; it’s the other way around.

3. The speaker say if you have a round face, you may look better with short hair. 4. That depends the length of your neck. The longer the neck, the shorter you can go. 5. They change the shape of your face, making it seem shorter

News Report

Miss World Script

The Miss World title went to first black African contestant ever in its 51-year history at the Miss World finals in Sun City, South Africa on Friday.

Organizers of the pageant said they expected about one billion people to have turned in to watch the beauty queen extravaganza. The event was hosted by American talk show host, Jerry Springer, at a glitzy resort in the heart of South Africa’s bush

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country.

[SOUND BITE]

The pageant was created in 1951 by a public relations executive for a small leisure and entertainment company. It was initially intended to be only a one-time event, but was continued after the United States began the rival Miss Universe contest in 1952. In more than half a century, there have been only three Miss World winners from Africa, two of them white South Africa and the third from Egypt.

Miss World has until now been dominated by winner from Europe, the Americas, and India, the majority of them being Caucasian.

The contestants in this pageant are judges in three different categories: beauty, grace, and charm; talent, poise, and personally; and figure and deportment. After the first round of judging, the original group of 92 contestants was pared down to only ten finalists who would go on to compete for the title.

The second-runner up in this ten year’s pageant was Miss Scotland, 18-year-old Juliet-Jane Horne. [SOUND BITE]

The People’s Republic of China was represented for the first time this year by 18-year-od Bing Li. [SOUND BITE]

The title of first runner up went to Miss Aruba, 19-year-old Zerelda Lee. [SOUND BITE]

The competition was fierce as each of the ten finalists took her turn in the spotlight in front of a live audience.

But out of the 92 contestants, it was Miss Nigeria, 18-year-old Agbani Darego, who took home covered title and the $100,000 prize. [SOUND BITE]

Before being crowed, Darego took the victory walk wearing a lime-green, body hugging dress and waved to a cheering crowd.

The news of her victory sparked rapturous celebrations all over Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos.

Uint3

II. Basic Listening Practice

5. Script

W: Did you see the paper today? There was an earthquake in Brazil.

M: Yes, but it only measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. I don’t think there were any casualties.

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Q: What is the result of the earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale according to the man?

2. Script

W: I’d a bit worried about Suzie traveling to southern India. It’s the rainy season there, and there may be landsides.

M: Suzie can take care of herself; she won’t go anywhere too risky. Besides, you can always e-mail her if it makes you feel better. Q: What is Suzie doing?

3. Script

M: Hi, I thought you were on holiday in Asia! Back already?

W: we never got there! Our travel agent cancelled our arrangements because the

whole region is flooded. We were so disappointed; we won’t get another chance to go this year.

Q: What is the woman doing?

4. Script

M: Our flight to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours. Can you believe it? A typhoon hit the east coast and it was chaos.

W: I saw it on the news. The flooding and damage were terrible. I don’t think anyone was hurt though.

Q: What is the consequence of the typhoon?

5. Script

W: Did you see the program last night about volcanoes? It was fascinating!

M: Yes, the weird thing is the molten lava looks so beautiful, yet it’s so destructive. And I couldn’t believe how far the ash can travel. I’m glad we don’t have any volcanoes here!

Q: What does the man think the volcano is?

Keys: 1.D 2.A 3. C 4.B 5.C

III. Listening In

Task 1: Soft answers turn away wrath.

Son: Hi, mom, what are we having for dinner tonight? Mom: I haven’t started yet. Why, have you any requires?

Son: How about tsunami for a change—I don’t know what is, but I heard some

Japanese people using the word on the bus the other day. Sounds like a food. Maybe it’s similar to sushi.

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Mom: Nonsense. Tsunami comes from Japanese words meaning harbor and wave. If

we had a tsunami, it would be the other way around, young man. Son: Why? What is it?

Mom: I mean it may swallow you up. A tsunami is an enormous series of very

powerful waves.

Son: Could you surf on them? That could be cool.

Mom: They’re not cool. They are very destructive. When they pound the shore of

populated areas, they cause tremendous damage. They destroy everything in their path.

Son: What causes them?

Mom: I think they are caused by some sort of shock, like an earthquake, volcano, or

landside that starts a chain reaction in the ocean. Son: Do the waves get to big that they crush buildings?

Mom: Easily. They can be dozens of meters high. They toss cars and houses around

as though they were children’s toys. Son: Can you see them coming?

Mom: You can see them at quite a distance. But there’s not much you can do. In the

open ocean they move at up to 800km per hour, but when it reaches the shore, the system slows down and the waves get bigger. Son: How big?

Mom: They can reach 30 meters. Big enough to finish you off in one gulp.

11. What the son think a tsunami is?

12. What does Mom imply by saying, “If we had a tsunami, it would be the other way around”?

13. What does the son think surfing on tsunami waves would be like? 14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the cause of a tsunami? 15. How high can tsunami waves reach?

Keys: 1B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C

For Reference

1. In the open ocean they move at up to 800km per hour, but when it reaches the shore,

the system slows down and the waves get bigger.

2. They can reach 30 meters. Big enough to finish you off in one gulp.

Task 2: Flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic Script

The death too continues to (S1) climb from last week’s flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The U.S. Agency for International Development (S2) reports that at least1,068 people are dead, 1,600 are (S3) missing, and 25,000 are in need of emergency food and other forms of (S4)assistance. In Dominican Republic, 414 are dead and 274 are missing, all from the town of Jimani.

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A key(S5) factor in the widespread destruction is the extensive deforestation and the (S6) presence of settlements along the floodplains of rivers.

The flooding was driven by intense rainfall. A low-pressure system (S7) originating in Central America brought exceptionally heavy rain and thunderstorms to Haiti and the Dominican Republic from May 18 t o25. (S8) Rainfall exceeded 500 mm (or 19.7 inches) along the border areas of Haiti and the Dominican Republic during that period. At the town of Jimani, Dominican Republic, 250mm (or 10 inches) of rain fell in just 24 hours, causing the Solie River to overflow its banks from May24 to 25.The heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding and extensive debris flowed over the entire region. Swollen rivers and debris cut off many of the roads traversing the area along the base of the mountains. (S9) This made it difficult for humanitarian relief worker to rescue stranded people and deliver badly. Now people want to know: How often do floods and related landmass movement also caused landsides in a few places.

(S10)Analysis of the past date shows that major floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti are now a near-annual event. Since 1986, twelve lethal events have occurred on the island.

Task3: A Blizzard

Script

A blizzard is a sever weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds, greater than 15 miles per hour, bearing a great amount of snow.

Because the factors for classifying winter storms are complex, there are many different definitions of what a blizzard truly is. But it is generally agreed that in order to be classified as a blizzard, as opposed to merely a winter storm, the weather must meet several conditions. The storm must decrease visibility to a quarter of a mile for three hours running. Include snow or ice as precipitation, and have wind speed of at least 32 miles per hour, which means Force 7 or more on the Wind Scale.

Another standard, according to Environment Canada, is that the winter storm must have winds of 40 kilometers per hour or mi=ore, plenty of snow, visibility less than 1 kilometer, a temperature of less than -25 degrees Celsius, and all of these conditions must last for 4 hours or more, before the storm can properly be called a blizzard.

When all these conditions continue after snow has stopped falling, the storm is referred t o as a ground blizzard.

An extensive form of blizzard is a whiteout, when the downdrafts, together with snowfall, become so sever that it is impossible to distinguish the ground from the air. People caught in a whiteout can quickly become disoriented, losing their sense of up and down as well as their sense of direction. Severe blizzard can also occur along with

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arctic cyclones.

11. What is the passage mainly about?

12. Which of the following is true of a blizzard according to the first standard? 13. Which of the following is true of a blizzard according to the second standard? 14. What is a ground blizzard?

5. Which of the following is in the order of increasing force?

Keys: 1A 2.B3. C 4.D 5.C

For Reference

They can quickly become disoriented, losing their sense of up and down as well as their sense of direction.

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1 It was a strong earthquake

Amy: Bill, it was a strong earthquake! The house was shaking, the window breaking!

Terrible.

Bill: I know, it was terrible. I saw your face turn whit as you ran and got under the table. Amy: I admit I panicked. But it wasn’t an occasion for us to be careless. It’s better to

be cautious. There might be aftershocks. Bill: Or an even bigger quake!

Amy: To play it safe, let’s turn off the gas and electricity. Bill: Right. Let’s get the emergency earthquake kit already. It’s in the kitchen. It has

food, flashlights, and a first-aid kit.

Amy: Let’s turn on the radio for news. I guess the quake measures at least 5 on the Richter Scale.

Bill: Who know what might happen tomorrow, next month or next year? After all, this city is said to be located in an earthquake zone Amy: There hasn’t been much activity for dozens of years Bill: But a major quake may hit at any time.

Amy: I think we’d better move to an earthquake-proof house. Bill: Smart thinking!

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MODEL2 Things are a bit out of balance. Script

John: The seventh straight day of rain. It’s too much. Things are a bit out of balance. Susan: Yeah, too much rain here, too little there. Last summer firestorms destroyed many parts of the globe. John: Firestorms are a pretty interesting phenomenon. They generate so much heat

that they create their own weather. Nothing you can do about it.

Susan: Once a fire developed into a firestorm, there’s no stopping it. Some people

think we shouldn’t try.

John: You mean, just let the forests burn? How can we watch people’s homes on fire with folded arms? Susan: Some experts argue that forest fires are part of nature, and that we shouldn’t

try to interfere, except, of course, to save homes and lives.

John: It seems wrong to let all good timber burn. What a waste that would be!

Susan: But that’s nature’s way of cleaning up the debris that collects on the forest

floor and creating new kind of growth.

John: Maybe so, but it still seems wrong to just let fires burn.

Susan: After all, there have been verdant forests for millions of years without man’s

help fighting the fires.

John: That may be true, but I still think it’s wrong to not put out forest fires

MODEL3 This is the island that disappeared Script

Susan: Just look at that sky. Aren’t the twilight colors beautiful?

John: Um. Even heard of the famous sunsets that followed the Krakatoa volcano

eruption?

Susan: Do you mean the Pacific island that blew up in the eighteen hundreds?

John: Yeah. Deep red sunsets appeared on the horizon for the three years after the

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explosion.

Susan: They were caused by the fine dust that spread through the earth’s atmosphere. John: People 5,000 kilometers away from Krakatoa reported hearing the enormous

blast.

Susan: And ashes even fell on Singapore, more than 500 kilometers to the north. John: As I remember, two thirds of the island simply disappeared, blown to bits. Susan: And then giant sea waves followed, killing more than 40,000 people who lived there. John: Apparently the biggest of those waves traveled 4,000 kilometers in just 12 hours.

Susan: I don’t think there’s ever been another natural disaster quite like it, do you? John: A mountain called Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby town of Pompeii in ashes; but that

was in a smaller scale.

Now Your Turn Task 1

SAMPLE DIALOG

Josh: Maggie, I’ve just read a fire destroyed much of the forest on Day Mountain in

Hong Kong the other day.

Maggie: I’ve heard that too. The local government sent firefighters and even

helicopters to try to put out the fire. But I think they shouldn’t have tried.

Josh: You mean, they should just let the forests burn? How can they stand by and

watch people’s homes go up in flames?

Maggie: Some experts argue that forest fires are a phase in the cycle of nature, and

we shouldn’t interfere. Except, of course, to save lives.

Josh: It seems wrong to allow fires to burn up good timber. What a waste that would

be! You see, the fire-hit area extends nearly 4,00 square meters.

Maggie: But that’s nature’s way of cleaning up the debris that collects on the forest

floor and creating space for new growth.

Josh: That may be true, but it still seems wrong to just let fires burn. They destroyed

not only timber, but many rare butterflies living there

Maggie: Anyway, there have been verdant forests for millions of years without man’s

help in combating fires.

Josh: You may be correct, but I still think it’s wrong to not put out forest fires. If too

many trees are destroyed, the very existence of human beings is threatened

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V. Let’s Talk

Script

A natural disaster is the consequence of a hazardous event, occurring when human activities are affected by adverse natural phenomena such as flood, drought, hailstorm, heat wave, forest fore, hurricanes or typhoons, tornado, tsunami, landsides and mudslides, or volcanic eruption. The resulting deaths or property damages depend on the human ability to resist the disasters.

Sometimes two seemingly different disasters may be related to each other. For example, an undersea earthquake may result in a tsunami. While there is a long dry spell in one area, there may be a great flood in another. It is necessary for human beings to understand and combat natural disasters.

A drought is a long-lasting weather pattern consisting of dry conditions with very little or no precipitation. During this period, food and water supplies can run low, and other condition, such as famine, can result. Drought can last for several years and are particularly damaging in areas in which the residents depend on agriculture for survival.

A flood follows too much rain or water in a location, and could be the result of many different conditions. Floods can be caused by heavy rainfall from a storm, including thunderstorms, rapid melting of a large amounts of snow, or rivers which swell from too much precipitation upstream, causing widespread damage to areas downstream. Another possible cause of a flood is the bursting of man-made dams. Description Adverse natural phenomena such as flood, drought, hailstorm, heat wave, Natural disaster forest fore, hurricanes or typhoons, tornado, tsunami, landsides and mudslides, and volcanic eruption. They are related to each other. An undersea earthquake may result in a 新视野大学英语视听说答案

Relationship Between Two Disasters Drought Flood tsunami. While there is a long dry spell i n one area, there may be a great flood in another. During a drought, food and water supplies can run low, and other condition, such as famine, can result. Drought are particularly damaging in areas in which the residents depend on agriculture for survival. Floods can be caused by long rainfall from a storm, including thunderstorms, rapid melting of a large amounts of snow, or rivers which swell from too much precipitation upstream, causing widespread damage to areas down stream. Another cause of a flood is the bursting of man-made dams.

VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: Description of a Tsunami Script

A strange hissing noise filled the air, said witnesses to the disaster, and that was followed by an ear-shattering roar. Racing toward the shore at speed of 450 kilometers

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per hour was a vast black wall of water more than 20 meters high.

For sunbathers on the beaches and diners at outdoor beachfront cafes there was no escape. Along with fishing boats, automobiles, trams, trains, early-morning shoppers and beach bungalows they were smashed to the ground and swept as far as two kilometers inland by the force of the tsunami that came after a force 9 earthquake deep under the sea off the coast of Sumatra.

Many local residents, including numerous children, rushed onto the beach to pick up fish thrown ashore by the first giant wave. Before they could return to safety, a second powerful wave struck and swept them to their deaths at sea.

When the worst of the waters finally retreated back into the ocean, bodies lay everywhere, and many hung from trees. At least 140,000 people died in the flooding around the rim of the Indian Ocean and as far away as Kenya and Somalia. Still missing are more than a thousand people, among then 200 Indonesian fishmen.

Hundreds of fishing village in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand are cut off from supplies of clean water, food and medicines. Relief efforts from across the globe are rushing towards the disaster area. Whether they will be able to prevent further deaths from disease remain to be seen.

8. What happened after shoppers were smashed to the ground?

9. According to the passage, what happened after the first giant wave? 10. How many people are missing in the disaster?

11. What may follow immediately after the disaster, according to the passage? 12. What id the passage mainly about?

Keys: 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.A

Task 2: Drought in South Africa

Script

South Africa is heading for a disaster in the new year because of a drought. The water level at some dams have dropped below 20% while the ground water table has dropped by as much s 30 meters

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Emergency measure have been introduced ensure that millions of people have enough water to survive. In rural areas without dams, the government has to send water by truck and sink new, deeper wells to provide drinking water. Tanked water is provided about 3.5 million South Africans. People here normally use barely 30 liters a day, and is impossible to further limit their usage. That is why agricultural use has to be restricted.

More than 100,000 farm workers might lose their jobs if it does not rain soon. Water restrictions, which have a negative influence on the agricultural sector in particular, have already been imposed in several districts. Farmers have been forced to stop irrigating their crops to ensure that enough water is available for domestic use. Maize farmers in the eastern parts of the country have almost no hope of planting their crop in time. They need rain within the next two weeks to be able to start planting. Where farmers did sow, the seedlings have been scorched under the sun.

An estimated 40,000 head of livestock have died because of the dry spell. Thousands of stock farmers will have to slaughter their livestock on a large scale because there is no grass left.

The parts suffering the most were rural areas without dams. If it does not rain, the people there will face a huge crisis.

Keys: FFTFT

Task3: Brave firemen

Script

A fire started on some grassland near a farm in Alberta, Canada. The fire department from the nearby town was called to put the fire out. The fire proved to be more than the small town fire department could handle, so someone suggested that a rural volunteer fire company be called. Since the company was composed entirely of men over65, there was doubt that they would be of assistance. But with no other help

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available, the farmer called the fire company away.

The volunteer fire company’s men arrived in a dilapidated old fire truck. The truck drove straight toward the fire and, instead of stopping in front of the fire, drove right onto the middle of the flames. The volunteer firemen jumped off the truck and started spraying water in all directions. Soon they had put out the center of the fire, breaking the blaze into two easily controllable parts. After an hour of intense fighting, they had extinguished the fire.

The farmer was impressed by the brave volunteer firemen and their work. He was so grateful that his farm had been spared that he presented the volunteer company wit ha check for $10,000.

A local news reporter asked the volunteer fire captain what the company planned to do with the funds. The fireman looked him right in the eye and said, “That should be obvious. The first thing we’re going to do is to get the brakes fixed on that stupid fire truck.”

For Reference

1. Since the company was composed entirely of men over65, there was doubt that they would be of assistance. But the farmer called the fire company away because the fire proved to be more than the small town fire department could handle, and there was no other help available.

2. The truck drove straight toward the fire and, instead of stopping in front of the fire, drove right onto the middle of the flames.

3. After an hour of intense fighting, they had extinguished the fire. 4. He presented the volunteer company wit ha check for $10,000.

The captain said, “The first thing we’re going to do is to get the brakes fixed on that stupid fire truck.” That suggests that they drove right into the middle of the flames because of useless brakes rather bravery.

News Report

Australian Waterspout Script

A big twister struck the Sydney to Hobart yacht race late on Wednesday, nearly knocking out the team highly favored to win, Nicorette.

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Disaster struck the Swedish maxi yacht off the east coast of Australia, tearing its mainsail and nearly carrying away skipper Ludde Ingvall.

When asked about his encounter with the waterspout, Ingvall described the experience as “surreal”.

Ingvall, a seasoned sailor, said that he’s seen twisters before but had always managed to avoid them. This one, however, seemed to be following them and they had no choice but to go right through the middle of it.

The encounter with the twister forced Nicorette to drop into fifteenth place overnight. Crew member valiantly battled extreme weather while attempting to keep the yacht o course.

Skipper Ingvall reported that the team was now in sixth place and making up ground with the use of its backup mainsail.

Nicorette managed to get back on track on Thursday, closing the gap on team Illbruck of Germany, the current leader.

This footage from video taken aboard the Nicorette shows the terrible conditions they experienced as they struggled to stay in the race.

It took real teamwork to get the unlucky yacht back into this position. Even under these harshest of conditions, the Nicorette team managed to work together to make a miraculous recovery. But the team has a history of successful teamwork.

Last year, Nicorette achieved the second-fastest line honors victory in the 57-year history of the 630 nautical mile Sydney to Hobart race. The only yacht to surpass Nicorette’s time was the 60-foot Danish Nokia, setting the record of 1day, 19 hours, 48 minutes, and 2 seconds in 1999.

Earlier on Thursday, 8 of the 75 entrants dropped out of the race after a night of thunderstorm activity and winds of up to 30 knots.

Team Illbruck is the overall winner so far after two legs of the race, but there is still more race to go.

Boat are currently en route to Auckland, New Zealand as they begin the third leg of the around the world race.

Nicorette still has a chance to finish in one of the top spots despite the incredible obstacle that almost stopped them. .

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II. Basic Listening Practice

6. Script

M: Do you see yourself as a leader or more of a team player?

W: Well, it depends on the circumstances. I usually enjoy working as part of a team and helping everyone work together. But if the leadership is weak, I’m not afraid to take over in order to achieve the goal at hand.

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Q: What does the woman want to be?

7. Script

W: Good morning, I have an appointment with Mr. Davies at 11o’ clock.

M: Yes, he left a message for you saying he’s terribly sorry but he’s stuck in traffic and is running 15 minutes late. Please take a seat and he’ll be here as soon as possible. Would you like tea or coffee?

Q: Where is the conversation probably taking place?

3. Script

W: You don’t happy. Did you get that promotion?

M: No, they brought in some new guy. I’m not going to hang around for much longer, I can’t assure you.

Q: Why is the man unhappy?

4. Script

W: Mr. Jones is a self-made millionaire, and I’m honored to have worked for him for the past thirty years as his accountant.

M: He must be pleased to have a loyal and faithful employee such as yourself. Q: What is true of the woman?

5. Script

W: Jane, we’re considering you for the new office manager’s position. We’ve been very pleased with your work.

M: Thank you very much. I’ve always enjoyed working here, and I would welcome an opportunity for more responsibility. Q: Which of the following is true?

Keys: 1.C 2.B 3. A 4.B 5.D

III. Listening In

Task 1: You’re fired!

Joan: Come in, come in. Have a seat. Ah…uh…I want you to know this is going to

hurt me more than it will hurt you.

Carl: Yes, ma’am. But I’m not quite sure what you’re talking about. Joan: You’re fired. That’s what I’m talking about.

Carl: I find that surprising, Miss Jackson. After all, I sold twenty-five percent more of

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our products than any other salesperson.

Joan: Look, I’m not here to argue. You’re fired. Understand?

Carl: I understand perfectly. I just wonder what’s going to happen to the contract I’ve

been arranging. It would be a shame to lose it; it could mean a lot of our company. And I’m the only one who knows the details.

Joan: No one is indispensable. Just clear out your desk, and that’s the end of it. Do I

make myself clear, Mr. Westlake?

Carl: Crystal clear—apart from one small detail. Joan: And what, pray tell, is that detail? Carl: I’m not Mr. Westlake. I’m Carl Smith.

Joan: Well then, that’s a different kettle of fish, Mr. Smith. I know you’ve bee n

working late almost every night and coming in on Saturdays to get work done. The company is very happy with your progress.

Carl: That’s good to know. I was beginning to think that I wasn’t appreciated. Joan: You’re doing well. We have approved your first salary increase.

Carl: That’s great! Thank you! I’ll certainly try to live up to the trust you have

demonstrated in me with this raise in pay.

16. Why is the man surprised at the being fired?

17. What is the second reason mentioned of the man to object to his being fired? 18. What mistake did the woman make?

19. What do you know about the man’s work performance? 20. What does the man finally get?

Keys: 1C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.A

For Reference

1. I want you to know this is going to hurt me more than it will hurt you.

2. That’s great! Thank you! I’ll certainly try to live up to the trust you have demonstrated in me with this raise in pay.

Task 2: SOHO Script

The modern concept of small office and home office, or small and home office, often (S1) shorted to SOHO, is concerned with business that employ from one to ten workers. Also (S2) known as a virtual business, the SOHO has not evolved beyond the idea of an (S3) independent business person who has a few support stall members. Business (S4) enterprises that are large are often called Small and Medium-sized

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Enterprises.

Before the19th century and the (S5) spread of the industrial revolution around the globe, (S6) nearly all offices were small offices or home offices, with only a few exceptions. Most businesses were small, and (S7) so was the amount of paperwork that went with their business activities.

At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, the term “Small or Home Office” and 08_MYAR.

Some products are often designed specifically for the SOHO market. (S8) Many books are written and sold specifically for this type of office to tell people how to equip a small office. Nowadays many consultants, lawyers, and real estate agents in small and medium- sized towns operate from such home offices.

(S9) In the field of software development, engineers often have to work 20 hours or more at a stretch, so they can hardly adapt to normal office hours. They often work in small offices to have more freedom.

Task3: The Role of Job Descriptions

Script

People who don’t understand what their employers expect them to do may be headed for one of the most common and yet most avoidable career traps. If your boss doesn’t take the time to explain properly what you are expected to do in your position. Then keep asking questions until you know precisely what it is. Don’t limit your questions to matter of everyday routine. Lee Colby, a management consultant based in Minneapolis, offers his advice. He says you can ask more significant questions like, “What are our departmwnt’s goals? How does my work fit in with the overall objective of the company?”

That method helped Lisa James, an assistant manager at an electronics company. When James was transferred to a new department seven years ago, she found herself not only working for the manager of quality control, but assisting three other managers. Because the job was both demanding and ill-defined, James had to put in ten-hour days as well as take work home. To clarify what was expected of her and what she hoped to get from her job in terms of career department, she drafted a list of goals in collaboration with her principal boss. The list proved so well though out that her boss used it as the basis for her annual performance reviews. Shortly afterwards, she was given a raise for her efficient work.

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If your boss is vague about what your goals should be, try this technique suggested by Atkin Simon, director of a Boston-based management-consulting firm: Read your position description, which most large firms provide, and identify the two or three most important tasks it mentions. Then meet with your boss, point out the tasks you’ve chosen and ask if they accurately reflect what your boss considers important.

15. If your boss does not describe your job responsibility clearly, what can you do? 16. What kind of questions can you ask about your job?

17. When James was transferred to a new department, how many managers did she have to work for?

18. With whom did James draft a list of goals? 5. How was her list of goals received?

Keys: 1B 2.D3. D 4.A 5.C

For Reference

Read your position description and identify the two or three most important tasks it mentions. Then meet with your boss, point out the tasks you’ve chosen and ask if they accurately reflect what your boss considers important.

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1 I’ve got to talk to Mrs. Parker.

Susan: Parker Electronics Susan speaking. How may I help you? Mrs. Jones: This is William Jones of Sea-land Limited. I’m calling from Australia.

Would you please transfer me to Helen Parker, extension513?

Susan: Please hold, Mr. Jones. I’ll see if Mrs. Parker id available to take your

call…I’m sorry, Mrs. Parker is out of the office. Can anyone else assist you?

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Mrs. Jones: No. I’ve got to talk to Mrs. Parker. It’s urgent. When will she be back? Susan: I’m afraid she is out for the whole day. May I take a message?

Mrs. Jones: Tell her I must talk to her right away. Your last shipment was damaged. Susan: Oh, what a pity. Is there a particular time you want her to call you? Mrs. Jones: She can get in touch with me any time tomorrow at 613-2775-2940. Susan: Let me repeat that back: Mr. Jones of Sea-land, 613-2775-2940; call

as soon as possible regarding the damaged cargo. You can be reached all day tomorrow.

Mrs. Jones: The sooner the better. Those missing parts are holding up our production. Susan: I’ll give her the message, Mr. Jones. She’ll get back to you as soon as she can. Mrs. Jones: Thank you. Good-bye.

MODEL2 Something unexpected has come up. Script

Bob: Hello.

Susan: Hello, it’s Susan Smith from Parker Electronics.

Bob: Hi, Sue, Bob here. How is it going? What’s on your mind day?

Susan: I’m calling on behalf of my boss, Mrs. Helen Parker. She wants some of your

in expensive late-model DVD player.

Bob: We have a good selection that should be right up your alley. Do you suppose we could arrange a meeting? Susan: She was hoping to get together with you this week, if possible. She wants to

get going on this right away.

Bob: Let me check my schedule. Yes, I’m free as the breeze on Friday. Susan: Why not meet at about ten in the morning at your office? Bob: Sound good. Let’s confirm that. I’ll look forward to seeing her at ten on Friday. Susan: I’m sure it’ll be a rewarding meeting. Thank you. Good-bye. [Later]

Bob: Hello, Bob Smith speaking.

Susan: Hello, Bob, this is Susan. Something unexpected has come up. I’m afraid we

have to cancel the meeting with you on Friday.

Bob: That’s disappointing. Shall we meet some other time?

Susan: She’d like to postpone the meeting until Monday afternoon. Would that be convenient for you?

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Bob: Well, I’ve got a full schedule on Monday, but I’d be free after five. Susan: Could we make it five thirty then?

Bob: Five thirty’s perfect. I’ll see Helen at five thirty on Monday. Susan: Ok. Great! Thanks. Bye.

MODEL3 It’s much more than just satisfactory. Script

Helen: You know, Susan, I’ve been looking over the review of your performance in

the past three moths.

Susan: Is everything satisfactory? Helen: We should say it’s more than just satisfactory. According to the review given by your supervisors, you are doing excellent work during this internship. Susan: Thank you, Helen.

Helen: Well, your attendance record is perfect, and you’re very diligent. And on top of all that, you went out of your way to bring in new customers. Susan: I enjoy working here, so I try to do my very best. Helen: Well, wonderful! Our company could use more hardworking employees like you. In fact, the board of directors is unanimous in deciding to offer you a job.

Susan: I’m so glad to hear that. I’ll graduate in less than a month. By then I can devote more time to the company. I’ll work heart and soul to promote its business. Helen: And I also think you are ready to take on some new responsibilities. Susan: What do you mean, Helen?

Helen: I’m promoting you to assistant marketing manager, but you might have to travel around the country at short notice. Is that OK with you?

Susan: Of course. Thank you. I’m honored that you have so much confidence in me.

Helen: Well, Susan, you did great work. Your promotion is effective immediately. Susan: Thank you. I look forward to the new challenge of the job.

Now Your Turn Task 1

SAMPLE DIALOG

Jenny: Hell, Jenny of Mokia Mobile.

Dick: Hello, this is Dick, your mobile phone battery supplier.

Jenny: Hi, Dick. Glad to hear from you again. What’s on your mind?

Dick: We’ve produced a new battery that is inexpensive, but powerful. It can last a long time.

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Jenny: We’ve already got a goof selection. What’s so special about your new product?

Dick: Well, could you arrange for me to meet your boss Linda? Then I’ll go into details.

Jenny: OK, when can you come?

Dick: I was hoping to get together with Linda this week, if possible. I want to get going on this right away.

Jenny: Let me check her timetable…Yes, she’s completely free Thursday Dick: Why not meet at about ten in the morning at your office?

Jenny: Sound good. Let me say it again: We’ll look forward to seeing you at ten on Thursday.

Dick: I’m sure it’ll be a rewarding meeting. Thank you. Good-bye. [Later]

Jenny: Hello. Is Dick there, please? Dick: Hello. Dick speaking.

Jenny: Hi, Dick, this is Jenny. Something unexpected has come up. I’m afraid we have to postpone the meeting with you on Thursday. Dick: That’s disappointing. When can we meet?

Jenny: Linda has to put the meeting off until sometime on Friday. Will that suit you? Dick: I’m afraid I can’t go on Friday. I’ll be flying to another city on business. Jenny: Then could you come after five on Thursday? Dick: Certainly, Can we make it five thirty then?

Jenny: Five thirty’s perfect. Linda will be waiting for you at five thirty on Thursday. Dick: Ok. Great! Thanks. Bye.

V. Let’s Talk

Script

Lillian: Mr. Baxter, you have worked in the company for five years, and you manage everything here smoothly, like a clock. Could you tell us the secret of your successful career?

Baxter: Just as the golden rule of real estate is location, location, location, the golden rule of work is relationships, relationships, relationships. Unfortunately, many workers focus so hard on the job at hand that they never develop useful relationships with people in other parts of their organization. Worse, when they do interact with colleagues in other departments, they may not treat then with respect. Lillian: Could you give more details?

Baxter: Let’s take Wendy as an example. She switched jobs several months ago in the company. In her first position, as a marketing manager, she frequently found herself in

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conflict with the financial department over her staff’s expenses. Her argument for more funds usually ended in vain.

Then in her new job as training administrator, she wanted to launch an on-the-job training project. She needed the financial department to support her request for a budget. How did she convince them this time?

Although the financial department’s offices were located in another city, Wendy decided to visit them in their offices and try to establish closer relationships. She believed she must first of all understand their mission and their own training needs. Then she found an ally in the company’s chief financial officer, who saw how her group could help develop his staff. So the two forged a long-tern=m alliance, which led to a training program so successful that it has since been picked up by the company’s offices in Germany and Japan.

Winning allies throughout your organization has an additional benefit. These days, it’s far too risky to expect your work to speak for itself. Having allies who speak well of you increases your reputation with the top management. Positive Statements Negative Statements The golden rule of work is relationships. Many workers never develop useful relationships with people in other parts of their organization. Worse, they may not treat then with respect. Wendy frequently found herself in conflict with the financial department over her staff’s expenses. Her argument for more funds usually ended in vain. She and the company’s chief financial officer forged a long-term alliance, which led to a training program so successful that it has since been picked up by the company’s offices in Germany and Japan. Having allies who speak well of you increases your reputation with the top management. VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: A small misstep can become a big career trap. Script

George Adams, a market researcher at a Midwestern firm, finally printed his marketing report. After months of research, hundreds of surveys, and several boring drafts, his report was complete, and just in time. He was going away for the weekend, and he wanted to relax knowing his report was a success. He carefully proofread his

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document and then delivered copies to all the executives on his distribution list.

When he returned to his desk, he discovered his boss, the department manager, was livid. At first he did not realize he had accidentally gone over his head. Anyway, she had given him the contribution list in the first place. So he thought he was just following orders. But the boss was furious that she hadn’t seen the final document. The boss asked Adams to get back the copies, but it was too late. When Adams got to the CEO’s office, he was already reading the report.

Adams had felt friction with his boss before. She was overbearing and tended to find fault with his work after he’d broken his back to meet deadlines. In this instance, however, he realized he had made a serious error. His boss was extremely upset, for his mistake made her look as though she wasn’t in control of her department.

From the boss’s point of view, Adams was usurping her authority. The result was simple and natural: Adams left his job soon afterward.

Adams’s story illustrates a fundamental truth about the workplace: small, seemingly innocent missteps can sometimes become a big career trap.

13. To whom did Adams deliver copies of the report?

14. What did Adams discover after he delivered the copies?

15. What happened when the boss asked Adams to get back the copies of the report? 16. According to the passage, why was his boss extremely upset? 5. What conclusion can we draw from the passage?

Keys: 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C

Task 2: The boss is angry!

Script

Sam: Tell me: Does this place look like a nursing home? Sally: No. Why?

Sam: Do I look like a male nurse? Sally: Not at all.

Sam: Then why do my employees act as though this were a nursing home instead of a

work place?

Sally: You’re obviously upset. What’s wrong? Tell me.

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Sam: You’re right. I’m upset about a lot of things. Sally: Can you tell me what the problems are?

Sam: First of all I’m upset because so many of the staff have been showing up late for

work.

Sally: It’s true. A lot of people have been coming in late. They probably think you

don’t mind. You know there’s a pretty relaxed atmosphere here.

Sam: Maybe it’s because I hang out with a lot of them outside the office.

Sally: They must see you more as a buddy than a boss. It’s because you’re so friendly. Sam: You’re right. They don’t view me as an authority figure anymore. I’m afraid they don’t respect me as a boss

Sally: So what are you going to do about it?

Sam: I’m going to change. No more Mr. Nice Guy. I’m going to start cracking the

whip.

Sally: When do you want this change to take place?

Sam: Starting today, I’m going to lay down the law. From now on, everyone in the company must follow regulations to the latter.

Sally: I’ll post a notice as soon as possible. What should it say?

Sam: No more punching in late. No more clocking out early. No more calling in sick

without a goof reason or without a doctor’s note. Sally: Anything else?

Sam: No more personal phone calls or e-mails on company time! Sally: All right, I’ll get right on it!

Keys: FTFTF

Task3: Three Envelopes

Script

After a high –level firing at Supertech, the top executives gathered for lunch to welcome the new Chief Executive Officer, Carl Martin, and say good-bye to the departing CEO, Dick Jackson.

Lunch was pretty well over when Jackson took his replacement aside and said: “Carl, it’s a jungle out there in the business world. If we graduate of Harvard Business School don’t stick up for one anther, who will? Nobody, that’s who.”

Jackson explained that a tradition the company’s CEOs had. The departing CEO left

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three numbered envelopes for the new CEO. He handed Martin three envelopes. “Open one if there’s a problem you can’t solve.”

Things went smoothly for Martin at first, but six months later sales took a downturn, and he was catching a lot of heat. At his wit’s end, he remembered the envelopes. He took from his desk the first envelope. The message read, “Blame your predecessor.” Martin held a press conference and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous CEO. The press—and Wall Street—reacted positively, sales picked up, and the problem was soon behind him.

A year later, the company was again experiencing a dip in sales, combined with serious product problems. The CEO opened the second envelope. The message read, “Recognize.”

This he did, and the company quickly rebounded.

After several consecutive profitable quarters, the company once again fell on difficult times. The CEO went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope. The meager read, “Prepare three envelopes.”

For Reference

1. They gathered for lunch to welcome the new Chief Executive Officer, Carl Martin, and say good-bye to the departing CEO, Dick Jackson.

2. The departing CEO left three numbered envelopes for the new CEO

3. The message read, “Blame your predecessor.” So, the new CEO held a press conference and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous CEO.

4. The message read, “Recognize.” The new CEO did it, and the company quickly rebounded.

5. The meager said, “Prepare three envelopes.” It implied that it was time for Martin to leave and give three similar envelopes to the next CEO.

News Report

A Wearable Translator Script

The inability to communicate in a foreign language is a problem that many international travelers face. But now, a Minnesota company is developing a system that would make this a problem of the past.

Minneapolis-based Via is the company behind the “Mobile Language Translation System”, or MLTS. But they are not the only company trying to develop real-time

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computer translation. IBM is promoting a new high-speed text translation system, and NEC is working on software that provides rapid voice translations from English to Japanese and vice versa.

But Via CEO Ed McConaghay says that the biggest difficulty in developing MLTS hs been to combine existing technology with bidirectional capability and portable packaging. [SOUND BITE]

A translator demonstrates just how MLTS works.

The translations take about five seconds and are not always perfect. However, the text translation on the screen can help users get the general idea of a conversation. [SOUND BITE]

In the future, MLTS may be able to assist military personnel in communicating with foreign language speakers in the field.

This system may also be of help to border patrol officers, airport personnel, and local law enforcement.

Eventually, though, the device will be available to travelers or anyone in the general public who would like to communicate with a foreign friend.

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II. Basic Listening Practice

8. Script

W: Why do some people stay in one job for life while others switch jobs from time to time?

M: Some people want a fixed routine so that they don’t have to adapt tot new circumstances over and over again, while others think variety is the spice of life. Q: According to the dialog, why do some people stick to one job for life?

9. Script

M: Kathleen, you’ve been late for work so many times lately that I have to warn you that any repetition will result in your dismissal.

W: I’m sorry. I’ll try my best to get here earlier in the future. Perhaps I could work later to make up the time I’ve lost. Q: What does the woman say?

3. Script

M: Mr. Brown, my time here has been frustrating for me. I have a better opportunity

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with another firm, and I’m taking it.

W: We won’t be sorry to see you leave, Richard. You’ve done your best to make everyone here as miserable as you are.

Q: How does the woman feel about the man’s leaving?

4. Script

W: Mr. Armes, I wanted to tell you in person that at the end of this month I’ll be leaving the company.

M: Well, Sylvia, we are certainly going to miss you here, but I wish you the best of luck.

Q: What does the woman want?

5. Script

W: Time, I hate to tell you this, but we’re caught in a budget crunch, and we must lay you off. I’m sorry.

M: I understand. I’ve enjoyed my time here, and I’m confident I can find something else.

Q: What is the man’s response?

Keys: 1.B2.D3. A 4.C 5.D

III. Listening In

Task 1: How to Avoid Bankruptcy

Manager: Adam! Have you any suggestions about how we can avoid bankruptcy? Adam: Downsizing would certainly reduce our operating costs. You know, make

us lean and mean, the way you have to be in today’s market.

Manager: Where do you suggest we start making these staff cuts?

Adam: The logical place to start would be in administration. They usually

overstaffed.

Manager: That’s not going to go over very well with our employees. Some of them

have been with the company for years.

Adam: It’s painful process, but there’s no choice. They’ll just have to get used to

the idea.

Manager: We can give them a fairly decent severance package when they’re fired. Adam: I know. And I think that if we computerize the office, we could reduce

office staff by about 20 percent just by eliminating a lot of paperwork.

Manager: OK. If we lay off 20 percent of the administrative staff, will that be enough

to get the company back on its feet?

Adam: Unfortunately not. We’ll also need to make some cuts in the service

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department.

Manager: How can we do that and maintain the level of service that we offer our

passengers?

Adam: Well, we’ll have to retrain the service staff and streamline our operations,

so we won’t need as many people to run things smoothly.

Manager: Well, this is serious, but I really don’t think we have any other choice. If

we keep losing money like this, we’ll have to shut everything down.

21. What is the dialog mainly concerned with?

22. What does the man mean by “make us lean and mean”? 23. What is the difficulty in cutting the administrative staff? 24. What will happen as a result of firing the administrators?

25. What does the man think will happen after they cut 20 percent of the administrators?

Keys: 1B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.C

For Reference

1. He suggests retaining the service staff and streaming their operations, so they won’t need as many people to run things smoothly.

2. That is a serious step, but she thinks they haven’t any other choice. If they keep losing money, they will have to shut everything down.

Task 2: A Hard-nosed Boss Script

Mr. Stone was known far and wide as a hard-nosed boss who (S1) watched his employees like a hawk. He was making one of his regular tours of the factory (S2) when he spotted a young man leaning against a (S3) pile of boxes just outside the foreman’s office. Since George, the foreman, wasn’t around. Stone stood off to the side and watched to see just how ling the young men would stand (S4) around doing nothing.

The young man yawned, scratched his head, looked at his watch, and sat on the floor. After ten minutes or so he yawned again and (S5) leaned back on the pile of boxes. Stone stepped from his (S6) hiding place and walked up to the young man. “You!” he yelled, “How much do you make a week?”

The young man looked up (S7) indifferently. “Two hundred and fifty dollars,” He said.

(S8) Stone rushed into the cashier’s office, took$250 from the cash box, and returned.

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“Take it,” he said, “and get out! Don’t let me see you around here again!”

The young man took the cash, put it in his pocket, and left. (S9) Seeing the young man showed no sign of embarrassment, Stone got furious. Then he went looking for George. When he found him, Stone was red with anger. “That lazy boy in front of your office,” Stone said, “I just gave him a week’s pay and fired him. What’s the matter with you, letting him stand around as though he has nothing to do?” “You mean the kid in the red shirt?” George asked. “Yes! The kid in the red shirt!”

George said, “(S10) He was waiting for the 20 dollars we owe him for lunch. He works for the coffee shop around the corner.”

Task3: Layoffs can be predicted.

Script

In some cases companies inform their employees in advance that layoffs are coming. In other cases, they come without warning: You arrive on time for work on a Friday, but you are told not to come next week. Ouch!

In either case, you may be able to sense some bad signs in advance. Maybe the company has tried very hard to avoid layoffs; maybe it has been preparing for the worst for quite some time. If you think about the bad omens carefully, you might know as much or more than some of the employees in managerial positions with management responsibilities.

For example, if you work in sales, you might know that quotas have not been met. If you work in field engineering, you might notice far fewer customer installations. If your company’s competitors, suppliers or customers are laying off employees, it’s likely your company will too, especially if economic conditions are affecting your industry. Check the layoff statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Search the Net and your local newspaper too for articles concerning layoffs in your industry. Do things like bad sales always mean that layoffs are coming to your company? Not necessarily. Companies have seasonal and economic sales dips all the time, and are always looking for ways to improve their performance. So, if you see only one or two bad signs, don’t jump to a hasty conclusion. But if you see more, especially along the lines of earnings warnings, budget cuts, hiring freezes, restructuring, and massive layoffs in your industry, it might just be time to get your resume up to date and start looking for a new job. Also, it might e a good idea to cancel your vacation, implement money-saving measures, and become more useful on your job. You should prepare in advance if you think you might get the axe soon.

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19. What is the passage mainly about?

20. According to the passage, when can one sense layoffs are coming? 21. What is mentioned as a bad sign for the field engineering department? 22. According to the passage, what do bad sales signal?

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a sign for you to update your resume?

Keys: 1D 2.C3. B 4.C 5A

For Reference

You may get your resume up to date and start looking for a new job. Also, it might e a good idea to cancel your vacation, implement money-saving measures, and become more useful on your job.

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1 We’re going to miss you.

Susan: Excuse me, Helen, do you have a minute to talk?

Helen: That question always carries some weight, Sue. What’s up?

Susan: Well, uh…Here goes…My university wants me to go back to update the

university website.

Helen: So what? You can go back on the weekend, or in the evening.

Susan: But it’s a large project. So I’m afraid I have to terminate my work here before my internship is over. I have to go back next Thursday.

Helen: Oh? This is quite a surprise, Sue. I’m sad that you’ll be leaving us. You run

this place with clockwork efficiency, you know. We’re going to miss you. Susan: I hope this one-week notice will give you time to hire and train a replacement. Helen: Thanks for the notices, Sue. Assistants like you are one in a million. I guess

we’d better start looking as soon as possible.

Susan: With your approval, I’ll put out notice today and screen the application

myself.

Helen: That would be great. Schedule them in as you see fit. Oh, Sue, things certainly won’t be the same without you around here. Susan: Thank you for your kind words. If you have any problem, please feel free to 新视野大学英语视听说答案

call me.

MODEL2 We have to let you go. Script

Helen: Tom, the reason I called you into my office is your work. Tom: Really?

Helen: The truth is ..I’m not satisfied with your job performance. Tom: Are you sure I haven’t been doing a good job? Helen: Tom, you’ve been reprimanded a number of times for being late and for using

company time for personal matters. What’s more, you use the company phone to talk with your friends for hours.

Tom: I know I’ve been late a couple of times; my motorcycle has been breaking

down. I’m really sorry. I promise to do better in the future. Helen: I’m afraid it’s too late. Right now, your tardiness is the least of my problems. Tom: What do you mean?

Helen: My secretary has proof that you have misappropriated company funds on several occasions. We won’t be prosecuting, but this simply can’t be allowed. Tom:: I didn’t steal any money! Your secretary is lying! Helen: I’m sorry, we have to let you go. Tom: You’re firing me? You are giving me my pink slip?

Helen: Exactly. I’m sorry it had to turn out this way. Your termination is effective immediately.

MODEL3 I’m the one you’ve been looking for. Script

Helen: So, Bill, tell me about your last job. What kinds of work did you do?

Bill: Market investigation, sales promotion, after-sale services, risk analysis,

investment planning –to name just a few. Helen: Why did you leave?

Bill: Downsizing. The company wasn’t performing efficiently. It’s been operating at a loss. So the only way out was to lay off redundant employees. Helen: Why do you think our corporation makes a good career move for you?

Bill: My experience at the last company is completely transferable to your company, since you deal in the same products.

Helen: Go on.

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Bill: What’s even better, your corporation is a well-known multinational, and it’s

working to become an industry leaser. I like that.

Helen: And that would be a real boost to your career?

Bill: Definitely. My last employer dealt with only small investments. But your

company is handling large projects. That will help me grow professionally.

Now Your Turn Task 1

SAMPLE DIALOG

Pamela: Excuse me, Mr. Atkin, do you have a minute to spare?

Atkin: The question suggests something serious, Pamela. What’s up?

Pamela: Well, uh…Thank you very much for offering me a permanent job. But now

I’ve received a notice of admission to a Master’s degree program in my university. I’m afraid I have to leave.

Atkin: Oh, what a pity. You did an excellent job here, and everyone likes you.

Pamela: I really enjoyed working here. But further studies will give me more

opportunities to grow professionally.

Atkin: Your skills in software development are almost irreplaceable here. Would

you stay if I promote you to the department head and give you a raise in pay?

Pamela: Thank you very much indeed, and I do appreciate the golden opportunity.

But I really need to acquire more knowledge while I’m young. With a Master’s degree in my hands, I’ll be more competitive in the future.

Atkin: In that case, I won’t keep you, Pamela. I just want to tell you that I’m sad

you’ll be leaving us. You run this place with clockwork efficiency, you know. We’ll all miss you a lot.

Pamela: I hope this one-month notice will give you time to hire and train a

replacement.

Atkin: Thanks for the notice, Pamela. Assistant like you are rare. I guess we’d better

start looking as soon as possible.

Pamela: With your approval, I’ll post notice today and interview applicants for you. Atkin: That would be great. Schedule them in as you see fit. Pamela, without you,

things here will be different.

Pamela: Thank you for your kind words. If you have any problem, please feel free

call me.

V. Let’s Talk

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Script

Kathy: Well, now that everybody I here, let’s call the meeting to order. Today we

have to discuss the operation of our software development department. We’re all aware that nowadays market competition is becoming more intense than ever before. If we want to keep our competitive edge, the only way is to offer excellent and considerate service to our customer and, at the same time, lower our prices. So, what I’m thinking is, maybe we could outsource the software side of out business to another company. But what impact will it have on our engineers? It’s a big problem. Mm, I’d be interested to know your thoughts, Warton.

Warton: I totally agree with you.

Kathy: Could you go into more detail about your opinion?

Warton: I think that outsourcing this part of our operation to another company

certainly makes a lot sense. Our software engineers ate getting a bit too old, and their technology is a bit out of date. Worse still, their salaries are quite high. Many professional software-designing companies are offering better products at lower rates. With outsourcing, we can give some of the engineers the sack.

Jennifer: Sorry to interrupt you. Coming from the PR department, I look at this issue

from a different perspective. I think we should consider all sides of this issue before we make a decision.

Kathy: Jennifer, I’d be interested t o knot your view too.

Jennifer: I think as a large company we should consider not only customers and

prices, but also our employees. Our workers have contributed a lot to our company. Some of them even started working here when our company opened. I hope we can find a solution that won’t require us t o lay off our loyal and trust employees.

Kathy: I’m very much impressed by what you said. We’d better give this issue more

careful consideration.

Kathy Maybe we could outsource the software side of out business to another company. But what impact will it have on our engineers? Our software engineers ate getting a bit too old, and their technology is a bit out of date. Worse still, their salaries are quite high. Many professional Warton software-designing companies are offering better products at lower rates. With outsourcing, we can give some of the engineers the sack. Jennifer: Our workers have contributed a lot to our company.

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Some of them even started working here when our company opened. I hope we can find a solution that won’t require us t o lay off our loyal and trust employees. Kathy

We’d better give this issue more careful consideration. VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: Problems of Joblessness Script

Joblessness can lead to a series of problem, and it is not easy to solve them.

First of all, being without a job often means lacking social contract wit h fellow employees, and lacking a purpose for many hours of the day,. Also, it obviously affects your ability to pay bills and t o purchase the necessities of life, Lack of this ability is especially serious for those wit family obligations, debts, or medical costs, and it is especially true id in a country like the United States, where the availability of medical insurance is often linked to holding a job.

Some maintain that jobless people can rely on unemployment insurance, but this is no true. Unemployment insurance in the U.S. typically does not even replace50 percent of the income one received on the job, and one cannot receive it forever. Therefore, the unemployed often end up aping welfare programs such as Food Stamps—or accumulating debt: both formal debt to banks and informal debt to friends and relatives.

Some hold that low-income jobs provide solution to joblessness, but this is not true. Since it is difficult or impossible to get unemployment insurance benefits without having worked in the past, job-seekers have to accept low-income jobs. Thus, unemployment insurance keeps a ready supply of low-paid workers. To make things worse, many employers take advantage of this. When they resort to such management techniques as low wages and benefits, as well ad few chances for advancement, they bear the unemployment insurance option in mind.

Under increasing unemployment pressure, jobless people suffer from a variety of financial, psychological and social problems. Increase unemployment encourages bad health and raises both crime and suicide rates.

17. What is the first problem mentioned concerning joblessness?

18. Which of the following is true of American unemployment insurance?

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19. Why do people accept low-income jobs?

20. According to the passage, what problems might unemployment cause? 21. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage?

Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D5.A

Task 2: Before the cutback

Script

Barbara: I’ve really got to think about my future. You’ve heard of the cutbacks the

management’s making, right?

Alan: Oh, yes. I’ve heard it. But you haven’t anything to be concerned about. Barbara: Around here you never know from one day to the next whether you can

keep your job

.Alan: Come on, they won’t let you go. You’ve been for so long. Besides, you’re

good at your job.

Barbara: That might be, but I feel that I’ve reached the glass ceiling in this company. Alan: Glass ceiling? What do you mean by that?

Barbara: I’ve been working here for ten years. I haven’t gotten a promotion in three

years. I thought I should be Vice President by now. If I were a man, I’m sure I would be Vice President.

Alan: There’s no official company policy, but it’s true that they don’t promote

women to management positions here.

Barbara: I can see the writing on the wall. I think it’s time to change job, and maybe

even careers, if I want to get ahead.

Alan: Change career? That’s a big jump. If you change careers, what will you

do?

Barbara: I’m doing market research here, but I studies public relations in college. I’d

like to do PR for a large multinational company.

Alan: That sounds exciting, and the pay would be better, too. Yeah, if I would

keep an eye on the job positing on the Internet.

Barbara: Sooner or later something good is bound to turn up in the job market.

Keys: TTFFF

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Task3: Career Transitions

Script

In July of 2001, my husband, a professional in the information technology consulting industry, lost his job. Despite my experience as a career counselor who had counseled hundreds of people about career changes, when the bad news finally arrived, we were both caught unprepared. Unprepared to tell our children, unprepared for the mix of emotions and most dramatically, unprepared for the sudden loss of routine in our lives. The reality was that thought we both knew well how to find jobs, we had never been in this awkward unemployment situation together before. I remember watching my husband sitting in our office as he patted his forehead and muttered to himself, “ Now what am I supposed to do?”

Being laid-off created a whole new set of questions and challenge. We turned to the bookstore for assistance and found lots of books about job search, but not a single book on the day-to-day challenges you face when you get laid-off.

Over time we learned what to do. We discovered terrific resources, identified shortcuts, and learned from others going through the same process. I spoke with my colleagues and clients and collected their best tips. Before we knew it, we had gathered enough interesting material for a book on career transitions –the book we needed but couldn’t find last July

Now we want to share this goldmine of information with you.

For Reference

5. She had experience as a career counselor who had counseled hundreds of people about career changes. But when her husband’s lost job, they both were caught unprepared.

6. They were unprepared to tell our children, unprepared for the mix of emotions and most dramatically, unprepared for the sudden loss of routine in our lives.

3. She saw her husband sitting in our office as he patted his forehead and muttered

to himself, “Now what am I supposed to do?”

4. In the bookstore they found lots of books about job search, but not a single book

on the day-to-day challenges people face when they get laid-off.

5. They had gathered enough interesting material for a book on career transitions –the book we needed but couldn’t find last July

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News Report

U.S. Ford Plants to Be Closed Script

Ford Motor Company has announced plans to close plants ns cut more than 35,000 jobs as part of massive restricting [SOUND BITE]

The announcement didn’t seem to come as a surprise to many Ford employees. .[SOUND BITE]

Ford Chief Executive, Bill Ford, Jr., called the cuts painful, but necessary to rescue the world’s number two carmaker from going under.

The planned cuts include22, 000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada.

Certain U.S. models, such as the Cougar, Escort, Villager, and Lincoln Continental will be discontinued due to plant closings.

Ford, Jr. said he would receive no salary until the company recovered. [SOUND BITE]

Ford’s recent financial troubles reflect a complete turnaround from last year, when the company reported a profit of more than $6 billion for the year2000.

The company was hit hard in 2001, when they spent $3 billion during a safety recall. When news of the plant closings and job cuts the workers, many reacted with emotion.

[SOUND BITE]

Chairman Ford, Jr. says that recovery will be based on getting back to basics in product development and on improving quality and productivity.

Uint6

II. Basic Listening Practice

10. Script

W: What’s that? Is it a toy? Did it get chewed by a dog?

M: Hey, that’s my mascot! My uncle gave it to me when I was five, and it’s been with me ever since. It brought me luck in all my college exams. I can’t bring myself to part with it.

Q: What does the man say about his lucky charm?

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11. Script

W: Wish me luck; I’ve got a job interview this afternoon. I’m really nervous. M: Stay calm, best of luck! I’ve got my finger crossed for you.

Q: What does the woman say he has crossed his fingers for the woman?

3. Script

W: Oh no! Did you see that black cat walk right in front of me? That’s unlucky!

M: Really? I guess it depends on where you come from. In my hometown it’s the opposite: It’s lucky to see a black cat cross your path. So no need to worry! Q: What do the man and the woman think about a black cat crossing their path?

4. Script

M: Guess what I did this morning? I smashed my mirror. A great way to start the day! W: Oh no, seven years’ bad luck, isn’t it? Q: What happened in the morning?

5. Script

M: I can’t believe this rain; it’s been pouring for hours! Where can I dry my umbrella?

W: Not in here please! It’s unlucky to open an umbrella indoors. You can put it on the porch.

Q: Where does the woman ask the man do to open his umbrella?

Keys: 1.C2.C3. A 4.D 5.B

III. Listening In

Task 1: David Copperfield is coming.

W: My brother is going to pick up some tickers for the David Copperfield show.

You interested in coming with us?

M: I don’t know. I’ve been card tricks before, and rabbits from hats. I even do

tricks myself—watch me change this coin into an ice cream cone.

W: Very funny. David Copperfield is the world’s greatest magician; he’s

certainly worth a look.

M: Actually, I have seen him on television. He pulls off some pretty amazing

stunts. I wish I knew how he performed his tricks. Then I could also make a person float in the air. I could pull a rabbit out of my hat. I could escape from a straitjacket and handcuffs—all underwater. And I could saw a

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woman in half.

W: A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts the impossible and no

one has any idea how he does it. I saw him on TV when he walked through the Great Wall of China.

M: How could he do that?

W: I have no idea, but I know what I saw: He entered a canvas shelter on one

side of the wall, and he came out of a canvas shelter on the other side.

M: yes, bur was he always in full view of the camera, or did they cut to a

commercial or something else?

W: Not only was the camera running all the time, but he was hooked up a heart

monitor, and you could track his progress as he moved through the wall.

M: It’s difficult to know what to believe. I know it’s not possible for him to do

that, but…

W: It sounds to me like it’s a show worth watching.

M: Count me in. Instead of an ice cream cone, I’ll turn my money into a ticket.

26. What is the dialog mainly about?

27. Which of the following DOESN’T the man mention?

28. What did David Copperfield do at the Great Wall of China, according to the woman?

29. Under what condition did David Copperfield go through the Great Wall? 30. What does the man finally decide to do?

Keys: 1C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C

For Reference

1. He could make a person float in the air, pull a rabbit out of his hat, escape from a straitjacket and handcuffs—all underwater, and saw a woman in half.

2. She thinks Davis Copperfield in the world’s greatest magician and he’s certainly worth a look.

Task 2: Is it really bad luck? Script

Are you worried because you have just broken a mirror? Some people believe that breaking a mirror is a (S1) terrible thing to do. They say it will bring you seven years of (S2) misfortune. The reason behind this belief stems the old idea that a person’s soul is in their (S3) reflection, so that if you smash your mirror, you soul will be (S4)

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damaged too, dooming you do an early death, and not giving you entry to (S5) heaven. Is there any way to reverse this bad luck? Yes—if you very carefully (S6) pick up all the broken pieces of the mirror and throw them into a river or stream, then the bad luck will be”(S7) washed away”..

Of all number, 13 is the most associated with bad luck. (S8) Some people claim that the number is bad luck because thirteen people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified, and with this in mind few hosts will serve dinner with thirteen at the table. And according to an ancient Norwegian tale, twelve gods had gathered for a feast when a thirteenth, Loke, entered. After the meal, Loke killed Balder, who was the most beloved of all the gods.

(S9) Friday the thirteenth of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky, and Friday the thirteenth of March is the worst of the all.

The number seven also has some superstition connected to it. It is said that God created the world in seven days, and any association with the number is luck. The seventh son of the seventh son is said to be the luckiest of men, and (S10) When people talk about the “seven-year itch” they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a complete change in personality.

Task3: The Status on Easter Island

Script

One of the greatest mysteries on Earth is the statues on Easter Island. The island is one of the most remote places on Earth, located in the southern Pacific Ocean. It was almost uninhabited when it was discovered on Easter Day in 1722 by a Dutch captain, but it is covered with hundreds of giant statues, each weighing several tons and some standing more than 30 feet tall.

Who carved these statures, and how and why were they put there?

Nobody knows the answer for sure, but many ate trying to find out. There are many theories to explain this mystery. It has even been suggested the space aliens may have played a role regarding these giant statues. Another theory relates to the fact that Easter Island was inhabited by Polynesian seafarers, who traveled thousand of miles in their canoes, guided by the stars, the color of sky and the sun , the shapes of clouds, and the presence of birds making flights out to sea seeking food. The Polynesians first arrived on the island in 499A.D.However, the ocean currents which carried them there would mot take them back. They were trapped and, having arrived there, could not leave. The Polynesians probable cared the statues themselves, perhaps as religious symbols.

To date, 887 statues have been discovered on the island. However, only a few statues

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were carried intended destination. The rest were abandoned along the way.

The statues appear to have been carved out of the top edge of walls of a volcano on the island. After a statue was carved, it may have been rolled or dragged down to the base of the volcano. Then it was put upright, and ropes were tied around it. Using a pulley system, the statue was moves to its intended destination.

At its peak, the population of Eater Island is believed to have reached 11,000. Eventually, the resources of the island were exhausted, and the people resorted to cannibalism, eating one another. Work on the statues stopped and the statues were knocked over. When the first Europeans finally arrived on the island, most of the people lad died out.

23. When and by whom was the island discovered?

24. Who are mentioned in the passage as possible builders of the statues? 25. What is true of the Polynesians on the island according to the passage? 26. How many statues ere carried to their intended destination?

5. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage?

Keys: 1A 2.B3. D 4.D 5B

For Reference

The resources of the island were exhausted, and the people resorted to cannibalism, eating each other. When the first Europeans finally arrived on the island, most of the people lad died out.

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1

This is a custom that dates back to the ancient Celts.

Chris: Sue, do you know why people say, “knock on wood” when they want to avoid

bad luck?

Susan: It sounds a bit funny. As far as I know, it has a lot to do with ancient Celtic

people. They worshipped trees. Chris: Sounds interesting.

Susan: They thoughts trees would suck demons back into the ground.

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Susan: What’s more, knocking on wood was a way to brag without being punished.

People once thought that evil spirits would become jealous if good fortune was pointed out to them

Chris: Uh, yes, go on.

Susan: well, by knocking on wood three times, the noise could frightened away the

evil spirits, and they couldn’t have to rob the braggart of that good fortune

Chris: I’m afraid those who don’t know this superstition might be frightened away as

well.

Susan: Now here’s a test. Do you know how the custom of kissing under the mistletoe originated?

Chris: I haven’t the slightest idea, but I’m all ears.

Susan: Again this is a custom that dates back to the ancient Celts. Since they

worshipped trees, they conducted many of their ceremonies in the woods in the shade of trees.

Chris: Now I see. Probably it’s under these mistletoe trees that weddings took place. Susan: I wish you were standing under some mistletoe right now. Chris: Luckily I’m not. Touch wood.

MODEL2 Is there any relationship between superstitions and real life? Script

Chris: It’s strange that so many people are superstitious. There must be some

relationship between superstitions and real life.

Susan: You know, Richard Wiseman, a British psychologist researched the

relationship between superstition and luck.

Chris: What did he find? Most people would be interested. At least I would

Susan: He polled ,000 people and fond that people who believe themselves to be

lucky tend to go for positive superstitions .They may wear a ring as a talisman or often say,” touch wood” for good luck.

Chris: Then, what about the unlucky people? Do you mean if they think they ate

unlucky, they tend to believe in superstitions abut bad luck.

Susan: Yeah. They worry a lot about a broken mirror, a black cat running across their

path, and so on.

Chris: So what is his point? Susan: His point is that people make their own luck by their attitude to life. So, 49

percent of lucky people regularly cross their fingers, compared to 30 percent of unlucky people. And only 18 percent of lucky people are anxious if they break a mirror.

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Chris: So, our fate is linked to our attitude rather than to our superstitions. Susan: I think that’s what he is suggesting. Chris: This research seems too complicates. If I were a psychologist, I would conduct a survey to find whether 13 really is an unlucky number. I f there ere traffic accidents or murders on the 13th than on other days, then we have to believe in superstitions.

Susan: What if there weren’t?

Chris: Then I wouldn’t be superstitious. Susan: What a brilliant idea! I never expected you to be as wise as Solomon. Chris: Well as long as you don’t think I’m a fool.

MODEL3 I believe ETs have visited the earth before. Script

Nora: Hey, what’s this picture of yours? It looks like a flying saucer.

Chris: It is. I was visited by aliens last week and this is a picture of their spacecraft. Nora: When I look closer, it resembles a liver Frisbee.

Chris: But it could have been aliens. I believe ETs have visited the earth before. What do you think?

Nora: It would be hard to believe otherwise. Projects like the pyramids are difficult to explain away, given the level of technology that was available at the time Chris: That’s for sure. They are mysterious. Nora: When you consider all those “impossibilities, it’s tempting to infer that some highly advanced civilization assisted humans in their construction.

Chris: Think about this: if you were abducted by aliens and taken up to their spaceship or something …well… Nora: What do you mean?

Chris: I mean, who would believe you? You’d go nuts telling everyone: “It’s true! I

was abducted by aliens!”

Nora: And everyone would think you were crazy, or just making up a story to get attention. Chris: From what I understand, sometimes these people do go crazy, trying to

convince people about their experiences.

Nora: I believe that in some cases they offer pretty good evidence.

Chris: So, take a closer look at this picture. Do you still think it’s a Frisbee?

Now Your Turn Task 1

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SAMPLE DIALOG

Simon: Eliza, do you know why people say” keep your fingers crossed” when they

want to wish others luck?

Eliza: It sounds a bit funny. As far as I know, it’s a lot to do with an ancient

Christian belief.

Simon: Uh, go on.

Eliza: In the Christian belief “making the sign of the cross” would keep away evil

spirits and bad luck.

Simon: I see. When you think about the cross, sign of Christianity, that belief seems

to make some sense.

Eliza: That’s true. That’s why children often cross their fingers when they tell a

small lie. They want to keep bad luck away, or to avoid being punished.

Simon: Sounds interesting. So, I’ll cross my fingers for you before you take the final

examination.

Eliza: Thank you.

Simon: But those who don’t understand this superstition might be puzzled

Eliza: With interesting communications among nations, more and more people can

understand it now.

V. Let’s Talk

Script

Thanks, perhaps, to falling stock markets and unrest in the Middle East, Britons have become even more superstitious than usual, according to a report published today. “There has been a significant increase in superstition over the last month, possible as a result of current economic and political uncertainties,” stated Dr. Dick Armstrong. He launched an Internet Survey of national superstition, and found it to be surprisingly high, even among those with a scientific background. Only more in ten of those surveyed claimed not to be superstitious at all. Three out of four people in Britain feel the need to touch wood, and 65% cross their fingers.

It is interesting to note that lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. Conversely, superstitious people tended to regard themselves as among the less lucky, worried about life, had a strong need for control, and could not tolerate ambiguity.

The survey also revealed some unexpected beliefs. For example, one respondent could not stay in the bathroom once a toilet had been flushed.

There was no evidence that superstitious ever worked, even, when people were instructed to carry lucky charms for a week. They didn’t feel any luckier or more stratified with their lives at the end of that week than when they started.

Armstrong attempted to explain this phenomenon: “When students are preparing for exams with a lucky charm, they may trust the charm, rather than doing some extra

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revision.” Reasons foe More Thanks, perhaps, to falling stock markets and unrest in the Superstitions Middle East, Britons have become even more superstitious than usual Lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. Conversely, superstitious people tended to regard themselves as among the Who are more less lucky superstitious? There was no evidence that superstitious ever worked, even, when people were instructed to carry lucky charms for a week. Do superstitions They didn’t feel any luckier or more stratified work? Explanation

When students are preparing for exams with a lucky charm, they may trust the charm, rather than doing some extra revision. VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: Horseshoes as a Sign of Good Luck Script

Horseshoes are a traditional sign of good luck. Most people believe this comes from the fact that the horseshoe is shaped like the crescent moon, a period of prosperity and good fortune. One legend has it that the Devil was in disguise and wandering at large, looking for trouble. He happened to call on St. Dunstan, who ea skilled in shoeing horses. St. Dunstan recognized the Devil and tied him to a wall with only his feet free to move. He then set to work shoeing him as though he were a horse, but with such roughness the Devil cried out for mercy. St. Dunstan stopped his work and released the Devil after making him promise never to enter a home on which a horseshoe was fixed. Witches fear horses, so they are also turned away by a door with a horseshoe mounted on it. The big issue regarding horseshoes is whether they should be hung points up or points down.

The original superstition was that the horseshoe is points up to keep the luck from pouring out. Despite this view most buildings with horseshoes in their sign hang them the opposite way. The Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas hangs its horseshoe with the arc on top. They may be hoping their customers’ luck runs out, but this is usually not something you advertise in your sign. Finger rings made of horseshoe nail are said to keep away bad luck. Also, robbing two horseshoes together is said to bring good luck.

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22. According to the passage, what does the crescent moon represent? 23. What did St. Dunstan do to the Devil? 24. What did the Devil promise?

25. What is the big issue concerning the horseshoe?

26. Why is the arc of the horseshoe up at the casino in Las Vegas?

Keys: 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C5.B

Task 2: Superstitions or real bad lucks?

Script

Joan: Pass me that mirror, would you? I’ll see if my makeup is OK.

Dick: OOOPS!! Sorry I dropped it…but is it you or me that gets the seven years of

bad luck?

Joan: You, I hope, but probable neither of us. I wonder where that “old wives’ tale”

originated anyway.

Dick: There used to be a lot of superstitions: black cats, ladders, numbers. My

parent and grandparents are full of them.

Joan: I agree. People today are much more educated than before. These superstitions

are just amusing pieced of history rather than beliefs, don’t you think so?

Dick: Perhaps, but some people today still go for them. People whose livelihoods

depend more on luck—like professional athletes, or fishermen—often they have superstitious routines.

Joan: It’s rue. I have heard of athletes who wear lucky socks or a treasured medal to

bring them good fortune.

Dick: And let’s not forget lucky numbers. We all know about the number4,6, and 8 in

China.

Joan: I know 4 is death and 8 is wealth, but what is the significance of 6?

Dick: 6 means good luck. Some people include 6 in their e-mail address just for luck. Joan: Maybe we are not as smart as we think we are.

Dick: Well, there are many things in the universe that we cannot control, and that’s

why people are superstitious.

Keys: TTFFT

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Task3: Career Transitions

Script

There was a king in Africa who has a close friend that he grew up with. The friend has a habit of looking at every situation in his life and saying, “This is good!”

One day the king and his friend were out hunting. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had apparently done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off. Examining the situation, the friend remarked as usual, “This is good!” to which the king replied, “No, this is NOT good!” and proceeded to send his friend to jail.

About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that he should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured him and took him to their village. They tied him to a stake surrounded by wood. As they came near to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king had but one thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone that was less than whole. So they set the king free.

As he returned home, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb off and felt badly sorry about his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend. “You were right,” he said, “it was good for my thumb was blown off.” Then he apologized, “I’m very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.”

“No,” his friend replied, “this is good!”

“What do you mean, ‘this is good’? How could it be good that I sent you, my good friend, to jail for all this time?”

“If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you—and eaten.!”

For Reference

1. He had a habit of looking at every situation in his life and saying, “This is good!” 2. After taking the gun, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.

3. They set the king free, because being superstitious, they never ate anyone that was less than whole

4. He felt sorry for his friend and went to the jail to apologize to him. 5. If he had not been in jail, I would have been with you—and eaten.

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News Report

Egyptian Tombs Script

Archaeologist have uncovered two tombs that date back more than 2,500 years in the part of Cairo where the ancient city of Heliopolis once stood, according to Egyptian antiquity authorities.

Although there is a modern suburb of Heliopolis in Cairo southeast of its ancient namesake, the original Heliopolis was known as a center of learning and academic study in ancient Mediterranean times.

The 26-century-old tombs that date back to the years 664 to 625 BC were developed during a routine archaeological inspection of an empty plot of land in the Eins Shams district of northwestern Cairo. This district covers part of the ground that used to be the ancient city of Heliopolis.

The owner of the land was seeking construction rights and by law, construction cannot begin without a permit certifying that the site has no historical significance.

The first of the two limestone tombs to be opened contained a sarcophagus and sixteen statuettes, said the chief state archaeologist for the Cairo-Giza area, Zahi Hawass.

Hawass said in a statement that the tombs were found in a downtown residential area, three meters below the ground. [SOUND BITE]

Hawass went on to give a more detailed account of the important find. [SOUND BITE]

It appears that the tombs have not been raided by grave robbers, but they have been damaged by leaking sewage water.

The first tomb to be uncovered belonged to a builder named Waja-Hur. His name was engraved on the statuettes, which the ancient Egyptians placed in tombs to answer questions for them in the afterlife.

Te process of recovering these artifacts can be long and tedious, but the historical significance of these pieces makes the painstaking work worthwhile. [SOUND BITE]

Egyptian archaeologists plan to open the second tomb on Sunday.

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II. Basic Listening Practice

12. Script

M: We offer all kinds of tours and excursions. DO you have anything particular in mind?

W: Not really, we’d just like to see the local sights and have an English speaking guide. It would be good if they were someone local too. My husband is interested in the local stories and folklore.

Q: What does the woman mention as one of her preferences?

2. Script

M: Are you joining a tour group when you go to Indonesia?

W: No, I’m going to backpack my way round. I like being independent and seeing things at my own pace. Besides, there’s more chance of meeting local people that way. I’ve just got to be careful. Q: what dose the woman want?

3. Script

W: Hey, could you bring your video camera to the kids’ concert tomorrow? I’d love to capture it on film.

M: No problem. I’ll burn it to a DVD for you afterwards, then you can watch it at home.

Q: How will the woman watch the concert later in the week?

4. Script

W: I can’t find that track I really like anywhere. It’s not on CDs in any of the shops, and I really want it on a CD.

M: Well, let’s look online. Maybe we can download it, then burn it to a CD. Q: What does the man suggest doing to get the track?

5. Script

W: Here’s a riddle: You love deep-sea finishing in Florida, and you’re crazy about skiing in Canada, but you can’t afford even one vacation home. What do you do? M: I buy a share in two holiday homes, so I own a week or more at each place. Timesharing is the way many people afford seemingly expensive holidays.

Q: What advice does the man give for people unable to afford expensive holiday homes?

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Keys: 1.A 2.A 3. D 4.B 5.C

III. Listening In

Task 1: I’m doing a lot of things on the computer!

Script

Barbara: Jack, you’re sitting in front of your computer again! The sea and the sand

are only steps only away. Why are you wasting these beautiful holidays? The summer will be over before you know it.

Jack: I’m not wasting the holidays as you say. The computer is a good thing. On

the Internet you can go to any part of the world; I can see everything in the world. It’s more real than reality.

Barbara: But…but you can’t spend your entire summer watching that screen. You’ll

get a big bottom.

Jack: I’m not just watching the screen. I’m doing a lot of things—I’m sending

e-mails, I’m learning things, I’m chatting in chat rooms…

Barbara: Right! But I’ll bet you’re spending most of your time playing computer

games—a time-wasting, mindless activity that I’ll turn your brain into Chinese doufoo.

Jack: No, it isn’t a single mindless pastime. It’s many activities: role-playing

games, arcade games, adventure games, strategy games…

Barbara: I understand the computer is a wonderful thing, but you have to be careful

not to get too much of a good thing. Every life needs some variety in it. It would be a lot healthier if you played a chess game outdoors, in the park.

Jack: It wouldn’t be the same. In those games in the park I can’t play against the

grandmaster of Moscow, can I? And there are creative games in the computer, where I can learn city planning and psychology.

Barbara: Well, what about me? Don’t you think I’d like a little attention?

Jack: Now, Baby, that’s no way to talk. After all this time together, you know I

love you.

Barbara: I’m not so sure any more. It’s time you made a choice. Is it going to be

more me or the computer?

Jack: Well…

1. Where does this dialog probably take place?

2. What dose the man like to do according to the dialog?

3. What does the woman mean when she says the man’s brain will turn into Chinese doufoo?

4. What does the man think about a chess game outdoors?

5. What does the woman mean when she says, “Don’t you think I’d like a little

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attention?”

Keys: 1.A 2.B 3. C 4.D 5.C

For Reference

1. He says that in those games in the park he can’t play against the grandmaster of Moscow. And there are creative games in the computer, where he can learn city planning and psychology,

2. She asks him to make a choice between her and the computer.

Task 2: A Magician and a Parrot

Script

A magician was working on a deluxe cruise ship in the Caribbean. The (S1) audience was different each week, so the magician did the same (S2) tricks over and over again. He felt he could cast a spell over the audience (S3) whenever he wanted to.

There was only one problem: The captain’s (S4) parrot watched every show and began to understand what the (S5) magician did in each trick. Once he understood that, he started shouting in the middle of the show.

“Look, it’s not the same (S6) hat!” “Look, he’s hiding the flowers under the table!” “Hey, why are all the (S7) cards the Ace of Spades?”

(S8) The magician was furious. Each time the parrot revealed one of his secrets, the audience roared with laughter. The performance he intended to be dark and mysterious turned into a comedy. He was in a rage. (S9) He dreamed of various ways he could do away with the troublesome bird. But he didn’t dare to touch it. It was the captain’s parrot after all.

One foggy night the ship collided with an enormous iceberg and sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood, in the middle of the ocean, and the parrot was by his side. (S10) They stared at each other with hate, but did not utter a word. This went on for several days.

After a week the parrot finally said, “Okay, I give up. But I hope you’ll tell me what trick you are going to do with the boat.”

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Task3: The Modern Circus

Script

The first modern circus was staged in London in 1768 by Philip Astley, a former English cavalry officer, who performed as a trick ride. Beginning with a visit to Paris in 1772, Astley introduced the circus in cities throughout continental Europe and was responsible for establishing permanent circuses in a number of European countries as well as in England. A circus was first presented in 1793 at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg.

By the early 19th century, several permanently-based circuses were located in larger European cities. In addition, small traveling shows moved from town to town in covered wagons in which the performers lived. The traveling shows were usually simple affairs, featuring a fiddler or two, a juggler, a ropedancer, and a few acrobats. In the early circuses such performers gave their shows in open spaces and took up a collection for pay; later, the performers used elaborate shows. In the earlier part of the 19th century a main feature of the permanent circus program was the presentation of grams that included displays of horsemanship. Throughout the 19th century the circus evolved in programming and management. Initially, trained horse and horsemanship performances dominated circuses, but ropedancing, juggling, acrobatic acts, wild-animal acts, and clowning were all introduced within the first few decades. The flying trapeze, an important part of the modern circus, was not invented until 1858, and the street parade and sideshow did not become standard circus events until later in the 19th century. Tents are believed to have come into use in the 1820s, but it is uncertain whether they appeared first in Europe or in the United States.

Nowadays, the entertainment activities offered at a circus are more elaborate, generally consisting of displays of horsemanship, exhibitions by gymnasts, aerialists, wild-animal trainer, performing animals, and comic performance by clowns.

27. What was Phillip Astley especially good at?

28. According to the passage, what was true of the early traveling shows?

29. What acts were featured in permanent circus programs in the early 19th century? 30. When were wild-animal acts introduced? 31. What is the main idea of the passage?

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Keys: 1C 2.A3. B 4.B 5.D

For Reference

They are more elaborate, generally consisting of displays of horsemanship, exhibitions by gymnasts, aerialists, wild-animal trainer, performing animals, and comic performance by clowns

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1 Would you like to do anything?

Amy: Would you like to go to see a movie tonight, say, The Lord of the Rings? Bill: Thanks for asking, but there’s too much violence in those blockbusters. Amy: Then, let’s go roller-skating.

Bill: I don’t really like to now that I’m not so young any more. You know, my knees

ache terribly.

Amy: I’ m sorry to hear that. Hey, let’s go to see a country singer tonight? Bill: No. I’m not really in the mood.

Amy: Well, would you like to do anything? Bill: Sure, let’s stay home and watch TV.

Amy: Is there anything worth watching tonight?

Bill: Let me look at the TV Guide first. Well, Survivor’s on Channel 3 at 7:30.

Amy: If I remember correctly, there’s a documentary about animals on another

channel.

Bill: Yes, on Channel 10. Do you want to watch it? Amy: Do you mind if we watch it?

Bill: Well. I really wanted to watch the Rocket game tonight.

MODEL2 I can’t make up my mind! Script

John: Hey! Nora: Hey!

John: I see you’re reading travel brochures. Planning a holiday trip somewhere? Nora: Once the warms up. I get itchy feet. I think about going places. John: Will this be a trip abroad or some excursion close to home?

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Nora: Two tours are offered in May: one to big American cities; one to Europe. John: Are these whirlwind tours that allow you a few hours in each place?

Nora: Oh, no, no, they’re both three-week three-city tours, with a week in each city. John: That’s more like it. You can look around and not feel rushed. What cities? Nora: I can’t make up my mind: London, Paris and Rome or New York, San…? John: Stop there. Europe’s more interesting. America’s OK, but it’s all the same. Nora: You didn’t let me finish. San Francisco and Chicago, a modern metropolis. John: Big U.S. cities are so much alike. European cities differ from one anther. Nora: Yeah, like, they’re in different countries.

John: There are other differences in languages, architecture, food, and customs. Nora: All right. You convinced me. They say variety’s the spice of life. Variety, here I

come.

MODEL3 You’d better get more exercise in your leisure

time.

Script

Amy: Look at you! You’re fat and flabby. You’d better get more exercise in your

leisure time, or you’ll never be Governor of California.

Bill: That’s right. I’m no Schwarzenegger, no Mr. Universe, so don’t bug me. Amy: He shows what exercise can do. He used to be a skinny kid from Austria. Bill: He likes exercise; I don’t. I was born tired, and I’ve been resting ever since. Amy: Seeing a fine specimen like him, don’t you feel like exercising vigorously to stay in good shape? Bill: Whenever I feel like exercising, I lie down and rest until the feeling passes. Amy: Ha, ha, very funny. Surely you’ve read about the dangers of obesity. Bill: Scientists constantly find dangers: smoking, cholesterol. What else is new? Amy: You must know an exercise like walking benefits the mind and body. Bill: I do, and I walk every day—from my office to the parking lot, not-stop. Amy: OK, have it your way. Eventually you’ll be a burden on our health system. Bill: And just what do you mean by that? I’m not sick. My appetite is good. Amy: If you stay fat, heart trouble or high blood pressure could hospitalized you. Bill: Well, you may have a point there. I suppose we could go for a walk after

dinner, slowly.

Now Your Turn

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Task 1

SAMPLE DIALOG

Qiang: I see you’re reading travel brochures. Planning a holiday trip somewhere? Li: Once the warms up. I get itchy feet. I think about going places. Qiang: Will this be a trip abroad or some excursion close to home?

Li: I prefer going abroad. We’ve never visited a foreign country before. Qiang: What countries are advertised in the brochure?

Li: Two overseas tours are offered during summer vacation. One is to a nearby

country like Korea or Japan, and the other is to European countries.

Qiang: Which tour do you prefer?

Li: I’d like to go and see Korea. It’s close to China so that the tour is less

expensive.

Qiang: I prefer to spend our savings on the European tour. We can see very

different people and architecture, enjoy different food, and appreciate different customs.

Li: All right. You convince me. They say variety’s the spice of life. But shall we

take a long tour or a whirlwind tour that allow us only a few hours in each place?

Qiang: In a long tour we can look around and not feel rushed, but it’s too expensive.

So let’s take a whirlwind tour. That’s what we can afford.

Li: I agree. A whirlwind tour allows us to visit many important places we’ve heard and read

so much about. That’s good enough for us.

Qiang: Right on.

V. Let’s Talk

Script

The notion of a weekly rest is ancient. Christian religions celebrate a day of rest known as the Sabbath, also called the Lord’s Day. It is on Sunday. The weekend as a holiday is a rather modern invention. Before the industrial revolution the wage labor force was a small fraction of the population. The day of the Sabbath was viewed as one dedicated to God, not one of relaxation.

The early industrial period in Europe saw a six-day work week with only Sunday off, but some workers had no days off at all. Only the workers’ rights movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a five-day work week introduced as Saturday became a day of rest and relaxation. This movement began in England.

In many ways this has been a great boon to the economy as it leads to a great increase

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in consumer spending on Saturdays as restaurant visits, motorcar journeys, or trips to the movies became common on Saturday. Many jurisdictions continued to enforce strict Lord’s Day laws on Sunday, which meant that most places of recreation, such as stores and theaters, were forced to close on that day. These regulations began to weaken in the years after the Second World War, and Sunday also became a day of recreation for many.

After centuries of development, the weekend is now a part of the week usually lasting two days in which most paid workers do not work. This is a time for leisure and recreation, and for religious activities. Christian religions celebrate a day of rest known as the Sabbath, also called the Lord’s Day. It is on Sunday. Before the industrial revolution the day of the Sabbath was viewed as one dedicated to God, not one of relaxation. The early industrial period in Europe saw a six-day work week with only Sunday off. Only the workers’ rights movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a five-day work week introduced as Saturday became a day of rest and relaxation In many ways this has been a great boon to the economy as it leads to a great increase in consumer spending on Saturdays. After the Second World War, and Sunday also became a day of recreation for many. The weekend is now a part of the week usually lasting two days in which most paid workers do not work. This is a time for leisure and recreation, and for religious activities.

VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: The History of Chinese Acrobatics Script

Welcome to the magnificent world of the Beijing Acrobats! Here the impossible is made of possible, and “daring” only begins to describe their amazing performance. The Beijing Acrobats are comprised of the finest acrobatic troupes in China today and have received acclaim from countries around the world. An outgrowth of Great China Circus, popular during the 1920’s, this group became an integrated professional acrobatic company in 1958.

Many of the magnificent and sophisticated feats we see today were performed even in ancient times. The history of Chinese acrobatics is rich in tradition and dates back over 2,000 years. It began with folk arts; tumbling, juggling ordinary household objects and balancing.

Myth and religion also influenced the acrobatic performing arts. The Lion Dance is

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Buddhist in origin. It was a symbol for the spirit of renewal and for avoiding bad luck. Throughout the history of China the acrobatic arts flourished, but in varying degrees. Originally, court entertainments were formal and monotonous, quite the opposite of the lively folk arts of the people. Eventually, however, the excitement of the acrobats’ amazing feats caught and held the attention of the ruling class. Acrobatic performers were routinely invited to the court to entertain and impress the Emperors. These varied acts of tumbling, singing, dancing and juggling became known as “The Hundred Entertainments” in the Han Dynasty, more than 2, 000 years ago. The acrobatic arts have always maintained their popularity with the people. Today the acrobatics of families carry on this highly-acclaimed tradition. Children begin training at a young age to do handstands on a chair, balance jar, spin plates and throw knives; they stick to a strict training schedule which they follow the rest of their lives.

Now let’s sit back, relax and enjoy the shows as our performers reveal to you their mastery of an ancient art from, thousands of years in the making!

27. Where does this speech probably occur? 28. When was the Great China Circus popular? 29. How long is the history of Chinese acrobatics?

30. According to the passage, what does the lion in a Lion Dance symbolize? 5. How long do acrobats receives training?

Keys: 1D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D

Task 2: Exercise to Relax

Script

Wendy: What a day…a walk on the beach, bodysurfing, an hour of pumping iron,

followed by a nice long jog. Maybe we can finish off with a little badminton this evening.

Howard: Groan.

Wendy: So far this week, we’ve played beach volleyball, gone hiking, gone

swimming, and ridden mountain bikes. Don’t you feel better in mind and body than when we arrived here?

Howard: To tell the truth, I ache all over. My muscles are complaining that they’re

being mistreated.

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Wendy: Oh, now, admit it: This is the way to get the most out of life. This is how

Nature intended us to live. I’ll bet you’d be exercising even if I weren’t here.

Howard: Not a chance. Whenever I feel the urge to exercise, I lie and wait for the

feeling to pass. I prefer sitting around fishing or resting on a comfortable chair and watching the grass grow or stretching out on the beach while the sun slowly sets.

Wendy: You’re a lazy lump. Before long you’ll be fat and weak and short of breath. If

you think we had a big workout this week, just wait till next week. We’re going rafting, and after that, I want to go camping and mountain climbing.

Howard: Know what you are? You’re fitness freak. You’re hooked on exercise.

Wendy: Well, that may be true. But I’ll make a deal with you. If you promise to go

camping with me next week, we’ll go to a movie this weekend.

Howard: Wonderful. Just what I was waiting to hear. It sounds like a great chance to

relax. Maybe someday I can even help you break free from that horrible fitness habit.

Wendy: That’ll be the day!

Keys: FTTFF

Task3: How Americans Use Their Time

Script

If you want to know what Americans do when they are not working, well, the average adult spends almost two hours a day on household activities like cooking, cleaning and paying bills. How do we know? The Department of Labor has just released a study of how Americans use their time.

The study confirmed something that many people already knew. Women spend more time on child care and housework than men do, even when the women are employed. Men, however, spend more time at work. Men also spend more time on leisure activities and sports. They average five hours and twenty minutes a day, half an hour more than women.

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Leisure activities include things like watching television, visiting friends or exercising. Both men and women reported that they spent about half their leisure time watching television. Visiting friends and attending social events was the next most common leisure activity for both sexes.

Older Americans spent more of their leisure time watching TV and reading than younger people did. Younger people reported spending more time with friends, using the computer and playing sports. In all, 19 percent of men and 16 percent of women play sports on any given day..

For Reference

1. They spend almost two hours a day on household activities like cooking, cleaning and paying bills.

2. Men spend more time at work. Men also spend more time on leisure activities and sports. They average five hours and twenty minutes a day, half an hour more than women

3. Both men and women reported that they spent about half their leisure time watching television. Visiting friends and attending social events was the next most common leisure activity for both sexes.

4. They spend time with friends, using the computer and playing sports

5. In all, 19 percent of men and 16 percent of women play sports on any given day..

News Report

Latest Space Walk from Space Station Script

American astronaut Carl Walz and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko took their first space walk outside of an international space station on Monday. Their mission was to move a construction crane and install a radio antenna outside the space station.

Walz, Onufrienko, and American astronaut Daniel Bursch first moved into the space station last month. This was their first attempt since then to exit the station.

As Bursch monitored from outside, Walz and Onufrienko exited the station 400 km above the Pacific Ocean. Their main task was to move a Russian-built crane from its temporary home on the U.S. side of the space station to a permanent home on the Russian side. Their plan was to use another similar Russian-built crane to help them

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carry out the job. The goal was for both cranes to eventually be located on the Russian side of the space station, which was launched in September.

The job was not an easy one, considering that the crane they were in charge of moving is nearly 15 meters long when fully extended and able to move more than three tons of equipment when in use. The two men worked together to maneuver the two large cranes into the correct positions. The complicated job took several hours to complete, but their hard work resulted in the successful relocation of the crane to the Russian side of the space station.

The men were also given the task of installing the first of four radio antennas on the living quarters of the space station.

During the space walk, the two men complained of a continual high-pitched beeping sound that distracted them as they floated in space.

Russian engineers attempted to find the cause of the noise the men were hearing inside their spacesuits, but could not provide an immediate solution.

The three-man crew is the fourth crew to live on the space station and will remain on board there until May.

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II. Basic Listening Practice

1. Script

M: Scentists claim the world population has 99.5% of the same DNA. W: But this doesn’t tell us there is no such thing as race. Q: What is true of the DNA of difference races?

2. Script

W: With the advent of the genetic map we know where everything is, but do we know where to go with it?

M: Your map seems to differ largely from my geographical map! Q: What does the man imply?

3. Script

M: As you know, it has taken millions of years of evolution and natural selection to

get us where we are today.

W: Yes, but now that we have genetic engineering, we seem to have decided that we

want to be God.

Q: What does the woman imply?

4. Script

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M: I think the research into cloning will lead us into dangers, filling us with false

hopes of perfection.

W: It’s too late to turn back the clock. We’ll just have to depend on common sense to

solve uncommon problems. Q: What does the woman mean?

5. Script

W: In America, many prisoners are having their cases reviewed, and some have even been freed through DNA testing.

M: Except for the ones whose death sentence has already been carried out. Q: What can we learn about DNA testing from the dialog? Keys: 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.C

III. Listening In

Task 1: Stem Cell Research Script

Gregory: The Republican party in America is opposing stem cell research. I find it hard to believe that in this day and age, someone would do that.

Lillian: Stem cell research sounds pretty impressive, I’ll admit. But just what is it? Gregory: Well, a stem cell is a special type of cell. It is a general cell that, when it devides, can become any specific type of cell.

Lillian: You mean, a stem cell can become a heart cell? Or a brain or a kidney cell? Gregory: That’s about it. Stem cells are a part of the body’s maintenance and repair system. When they divide, they can become any cell type.

Lillian: I guess there would be some tremendous medical advantages in that sort of research.

Gregory: You’ve said a mouthful. Recently, scientists were able to help a man who lost a jawbone for cancer. They recreated bone material for his jaw from stem

cells. What it means is that since the new bone was created out of the person’s own cells, there was no problem with rejection because the DNA was the same.

Lillian: I bet the person was delighted. Why would anyone oppose that sort of

research? It would seem to have endless potential to benefit the human race.

Gregory: I agree, but there are people who think we should not interfere with nature

and manipulate “what is natural”.

Lillian: It’s easier to hold such a narrow view if you’re not in a position to need the

benefits of the research. If you’re missing a jawbone because of cancer, you probably support the research.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

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2. Who is against stem cell research? 3. What is special about a stem cell?

4. When can a stem cell become another cell type?

5. According to the passage, why do some people oppose stem cell research? Keys: 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.A 5.D

Task 2: The Improvement of Rice Script

Scientists now know a lot more about a grain that people have eaten for ten thousand years. (S1) Research teams around the world have completed a map of the (S2) genes of rices. The findings appeared last week in the (S3) journal Nature.

The aim is to speed up the improvement of rice. The scientists (S4) warn that the kinds of rice plants used now have reached the limit of their (S5) productivity. Yet world rice production must (S6) grow by an estimated 30 percent in the next twenty to meet demand. By 2025, as many as 4.6 billion people will depend on rice for (S7) survival. There is a lot of pressure on breeders to improve the crop, and the rice genome is a valuable tool to do that. (S8) Plant breeders have already used preliminary information from the rice genome to create experimental strains of rice that better resist cold and pests.

The researchers also say rice is an excellent choice for genetic mapping and engineering. Rice genes have only about 390 million chemical bases. That maight sound like a lot. But other major food grains have thousands of millions. (S9) The new map could better explain more than just rice. Rice shares a common ancestor with other cereal crops. Because rice is the first cereal crop to be fully analyzed, researchers expect that sufficient knowledge of its genetic information will reveal the heredity of more complex grains, including corn, wheat and barley.

(S10) While significant progress has been made in the analysis of the rice genome, the mapping of human genes is also making headway. When scientists can identify and manipulate genes that cause certain diseases, mankind will cure them easily. The human genetic map may help us control a person’s height, weight, appearance and even length of life.

Task3: The First Cloned Cat

Script

In the age-old battle of cats and dogs, score one for the cats. Researchers at Texas A&M University recently announced that they have successfully cloned a cat name Rainbow—the first pet ever cloned—after several years of unsuccessful efforts to clone a dog name Missy.

The ork, financed by a company hoping to provide pet-cloning services to wealthy owners, adds cats to a growing list of successfully cloned animals that includes pigs,

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sheep, cattle and mice.

The success demonstrates cloning is a technology that could be transferred to other animal families as well. The accomplishment may provide new tools for studying diseases such as cats’ AIDS, a valuable research model for AIDS in humans.

Research into animal cloning remains an important scientific alternative until the issue of human cloning is settled. And that seems unlikly in the immediate future, for it involves religious and moral principles. There are, for example, groups that insist no one should be allowed to take on the role of God the Creator.

To create cloned cat embryos for the experiment, researchers transferred DNA from adult cat cells into egg cells stripped of their own genetic information. Out of 82 attempts with cloned embryos, one attempt resulted in a failed pregnancy, and another yielded a kitten named CC, delivered from a surrogate mother on December 22. The kitten’s name refers to “Carbon Copy” and “Copycat”, the name of the cloning project.

Cloning attempts with dogs have proven unsuccessful in part because dogs’reproductive cycles are more complicated.

The technique may also work with endangered cats such as the African wildcat, fishing cat and blackfooted cat.

Ironically, the increased knowledge of cat reproduction may best be suited for developing cat contraceptives to control the U.S. cat population. 1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

1. What did researchers at Texas A&M University recently announce?

2. Which animals are NOT mentioned in the passage as having been cloned?

3. According to the passage, why is human cloning unlikely to happen in the near future?

4. What does the passage say about the pregnancy and birth in cat cloning? Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.C

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1 Why are people protesting against genetically modified foods?

Susan: With so many people suffering from malnutrition around the world, why are people protesting against genetically modified foods?

Chris: Some people are protesting about genetically modified foods, but even more

people are protesting the fact that processed foods containing these ingredients aren’t labeled.

Susan: But why should they be labeled?

Chris: Not everyone is sure that genetically modified foods are safe. They want to be

certain that biotech foods have the sme composition as organic foods.

Susan: But there are more urgent problems in this world. Many people are dying of starvation.

Chris: But those who aren’t starving may want genetically modified foods to be

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labeled so they know what foods they should andd shouldn’t eat.

Susan: You know, I heard of a genetically modified fish that grew to be ten times its normal size.

Chris: That sure sounds abnormal.

Susan: Yeah, it does sound a bit strange , but that fish could feed ten times as many people.

Chris: You’re right; genetically modified food might help solve world hunger. But I

think we have a right to know what we are eating.

MODEL2 Do you think the cloning of humans should be forbidden by law? Script

Susan: After the cloning of Dolly the sheep, I think human cloning is next.

John: Whoa. I have some reservations about it. There are stll many scientific

problems

to solve before human cloning starts.

Susan: There’s an easier way. The Clonaid Company says they’ve cloned humans. John: Oh, my God! These guys claim aliens from another planet taught them human cloning.

Susan: A woman gave them half a million dollars to clone her dead daughter. John: Clearly that woman doesn’t know much about cloning. How risky it is!

Susan: I know it’s inefficient. It took 276 tries to produce Dolly. But why is it risky? John: Cloned animals grow abnormally large and age unnaturally fast.

Susan: In other words, that woman may not be happy with her cloned daughter. John: Then there are the emotions. No one knows if cloning damages the mind. Susan: Do you think the cloning of humans should be forbidden by law?

John: To my mind, the cloning of human organs shouldn’t be prohabited. It may help solve medical problems.

Susan: I see your point: cloning should be regulated if it’s to benefit humanity.

MODEL3 Is it interfering with nature? Script

Nora: Some religious groups are opposed to genetic research. They believe it’s interfering with nature.

John: I know. But nature can be pretty hard-nosed too, so we often need to interfere

with her—we build dams to control flooding.

Nora: There’re many diseases that are a part of nature, and they cause people a great

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deal of misery: cancer and diabetes, for example.

John: A better understanding of the genetic code that controls our body would be a great help in curing many diseases.

Nora: The project to map the human genetic code…what’s that called?

John: The genome project. As you say, it has tremendous promise to make our lives

better—just in the ability to identify and correct genetically-caused diseases like Alzheimer’s.

Nora: Some diseases like cancer are also believed to have a genetic switch.

John: That’s right, and once researchers identify the switch, perhaps they can turn off

cancer or Alzheimer’s.

Nora: People are also concerned that science will enable us to determine such

qualities as intelligence and height.

John: You know it’s going to happen—it’s just a matter of when.

Nora: Imagine if everyone was a combination of Yao Ming and Albert Einstein.

John: But what if they get it wrong, and you wind up with Yao Ming’s knowledge of

nuclear physics and Albert Einstein’s height?

Nora: All those religious groups would say that it served you right.

Now Your Turn Task 1

SAMPLE DIALOG

Jane: Some countries are suffering from crop failure and famine, but why do they

refuse genetically modified crops and foods?

Bob: And many Europeans insist that processed foods containing GM ingredients be

labeled.

Jane: Why should they be labeled?

Bob: Not everyone is sure that genetically modified foods are safe. They want to

certain that biotech foods have the same composition as traditional foods.

Jane: But there are more urgent problems in this world. Many people are dying of

famine.

Bob: But those who aren’t hungry may want all genetically modified products to be

labeled so they know exactly what they’re eating.

Jane: You know, I’ve heard of a GM fish that was ten times larger than a normal fish. Bob: That really sounds abnormal.

Jane: Some famine-stricken people are afraid GM crops will overpower and eliminate

their native crops.

Bob: Sounds alarming.

Jane: Yeah, but GM foods can feed many people.

Bob: You’re right; they could solve the problem of starvation in the world. But I think

we have a right to know what we are eating. GM food should be labeled.

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V. Let’s Talk

Script

Correspondent: In the U.S. what percentage of people support biotech crops? And do

those who support biotech crops also eat biotech foods? What percentage of food on the market has genetically modified ingredients?

Professor: U.S. consumers have been exposed to a very effective

anti-biotechnology propaganda campaign for the last few years, but according to polls, over 70% support biotechnology. For example, in a recent referendum in Oregon, voters rejected a proposal to require special labels on all products containing biotech ingredients by an overwhelming 73% to 27%. That’s probably because consumers know that we have an effective administrative system. Many may also know that 70-80% of the processed food products on supermarket shelves contain one or more ingredients from biotech crops. All Americans eat biotech foods unless they deliberately seek out products that are labeled otherwise. Evidence suggests that this is less than 5% of consumers.

Correspondent: Chinese scientists have used biotechnology to create a new type of

tomato, which contains the vaccine against hepatitis B. What’s your take on this?

Professor: It’s a great example of how this technology can be used to save lives,

ease pain and suffering and improve the human condition. How can anyone be opposed to that? My only hope is that the clinical trials of this new tomato go well, and that it is quickly delivered to health-care providers who will use it to vaccinate people against hepatitis. By the way, please note that I do think that such new pharmaceutical foods need to be handled as medicines by professionals and not as conventional foods. You will never see these tomatoes in the supermarket. In a sense, the tomato plant is just being used to manufacture a vaccine in a very safe and economical manner.

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U.S. Consumer’s attitude to Over 70% of Biotech biotechnology. Examples U.S.consumers support In a recent referendum in Oregon, voters rejected a proposal to require special labels on all products containing biotech ingredients by an overwhelming 73% to 27%. Chinese scientists have used biotechnology to create a new type of tomato, which contains the vaccine against hepatitis B. This technology can be used to save lives,ease pain and suffering and improve the human condition. I do think that such new pharmaceutical foods need to be handled as medicines by professionals and not as conventional foods. Chinese Progress in Biotech Significance of the Progress The Professor’s Advice

VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: Confident enough to control your fate? Script

Some people are born with the belief that they are masters of their own lives. Others feel they are at the mercy of fate. New research shows that part of those feelings are in the genes.

Psychologists have long known that people confident in their ability to control their fates are more likely to adjust well to growing old than those who feel they drift on the currents of fate.

Two researchers who questioned hundreds of Swedish twins report that such confidence, or lack of it, is partly genetic and partly drawn from experience.

They also found that the belief in blind luck—a conviction that chance plays a big role in life—is something learned in life and has nothing to do with heredity.

The research was conducted by Nancy Pedersen, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The results were recently published in the United States in the Journal of Gerontology.

People who are confident of their ability to control their lives have an “internal locus of control”, and have a better chance of being well adjusted in their old age, said Pedersen. An “external locus of control”,believing that outside forces determine the

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course of life, has been linked to depression in latter years, she said.

“We are trying to understand what makes people different. What makes some people age slowly and others have a more difficult time?” she said.

The study showed that while people have an inborn tendency toward independence and self-confidence, about 70 percent of this personality trait is affected by a person’s environment and lifetime experiences.

Pedersen’s studies, with various collaborators, investigate the aging process by comparing sets of twins, most of whom were separated at an early age.

The subjects were drawn from a list first compiled about 30 years ago, registering all twins born in Sweden since 1886. The complete list, which was extended in 1971, has 95,000 sets of twins.

1. Which of the following is concerned with blind luck?

2. Which of the following is related to an external locus of control?

3. According to the passage, what is true of one’s inborn tendency towards self-confidence?

4. What subjects were mostly used in Pedersen’s studies? 5. What is the main idea of the passage?

Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.D

Task 2: Is it moral to clone humans?

Script

Laura: Did you hear about that peculiar cult that claimed to have created the world’s

first human clone?

Ian: Yeah, I did! They also said that it was aliens that created life on earth over

25,000 years ago. What are they on?

Laura: I know! It was so obviously just part of an elaborate hoax to bring publicity to

their crazy movement. But I don’t think the truth can be far off. Scientists have been working on it for years.

Ian: Sure, but most scientists are working on cloning human cells or body parts

that can be used to repair or replace damaged organs. Not complete human beings! That’s just science fiction!

Laura: Well, the science may seem to be very advanced, but the idea is not a new one.

In A Journey to the West, Sun Wu-kung, the Monkey King, can clone himself from the hairs on his head. He just plucks a few hairs, chews them a bit, and when he spits them out, they change into replicas of him!

Ian: Really? Now that would be cool! You could send your clone to school while

you went to the cinema, and then it could do your homework! Wow! Now that I think of it, it would be kind of fun to have a clone!

Laura: You would say that! Don’t you think it’s slightly immoral? I mean, it’s just

like having a slave. Doesn’t the clone deserve a life of his own?

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Ian: Sure, but human beings must learn to strike a balance between the welfare of

a patient and of a clone.

Keys: 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T

Task3: A Drunkard’s Argument

Script

Here’s drunkard’s argument in favor of heavy drinking.

We would learn more about human bihavior if we paid closer attention to the laws at work in the animal kingdom.

“Only the fittest survive” is a law that is apparent everywhere in the natural world. Human beings could certainly benefit from a close study of how this law operates among, for example, the wild buffalo.

A herd of buffalo moves only as fast as the slowest buffalo. When the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest animals at the back that are killed first. This is natural selection, and it is good for the herd. The general speed and health of the group keeps improving with regular killing of the weaker memebers.

The same process of survival of the fittest is to be observed by looking closely at the human brain, which can operate only as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive consumption of alcohol, as we all know, kills brain cells. Just like the less vigorous buffalo at the back of the herd, the weakest and slowest brain cells are destroyed first. In this way the principles of natural selection become evident. Regular consumption of large amounts of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. It is therefore not suprising that one also feels smarter after drinking several glasses of beer.

News Report

Bioinformatics Script

It’s a complex name for a complex subject. Bioinformatics is the key to figuring out the wealth of information in the human genome project.

Researchers have nearly mapped out all of the 30,000 genes that make up human DNA, but making sense of useful data is not easy.

The company Double Twist is a pioneer in the business of bioinformatics. ［SOUND BITE］

Double Twist works mainly with information that is also available to the public,sifting through data to find what may help link a biological problem like cancer, to its possible cure.

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［SOUND BITE］

The company then sells software and data to pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, and academic institutions, which use them in their work. This provides a solution to help people better understand data from the human genome project. ［SOUND BITE］

Bioinformatics speeds up drug development and provides more accurate research. ［SOUND BITE］

Human Genome Sciences takes the process one step further. It uses bioinformatics to develop drugs using its own genomic information. ［SOUND BITE］

Right now, Human Genome Sciences has four new drugs being tested that are the results of genomic research. Bioinformatics systems developed within the company played an important role in discovering these drugs. ［SOUND BITE］

Bioinformatics can also bring much quicker returns for investors. ［SOUND BITE］

Even though its role is crucial, bioinformatics if only a small part of the overall $305 billion biotech sector, accounting for only about $2.23 billion. But some investors believe that bioinformatics has great potential. ［SOUND BITE］

So unless drug companies start developing their own bioinformatics systems or partner with companies that can provide them, they may get left behind in the race to discover new drugs.

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II. Basic Listening Practice

13. Script

M: Third World countries must improve their economies if they want to raise their citizen’s standard of living.

W: But how can they do that when developed countries control world trade? Q: Which of the following is true?

14. Script

W: What did Professor Smith mean when he said that when America sneezes, Britain catches a cold?

M: He meant that what is happening to America’s economy today will have an effect

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on Britain’s economy in the future. Q: What did the professor say?

3. Script

M: Your government gives financial subsidies to certain industries, creating unfair competition. This is wrong.

W: But your government sets up import tariffs, which have the same effect. Q: What can we learn from this conversation?

4. Script

M: The price of oil is going through the roof. It is going to cause economic pain all over the world.

W: I think the high price of oil is good. It will make people more careful in using their cars, and also make them seek alternative fuels which will probably be better for the environment.

Q: What do the man and the woman think about the high price of oil?

5. Script

W: Industries that pollute should either be closed down or made to clean up their act. I’m tired of breathing dirty air.

M: It’s not that simple. People need jobs and that means we need industry. Besides, the sunset looks especially beautiful through the smog. Q: What does the man say about smog?

Keys: 1.A 2.C 3. D 4.B 5.A

III. Listening In

Script

Joan: It seems like a miracle that China’s GDP has been growing so fast. The

growth last year was over eight percent again.

Vincent: Excuse me, it just slipped my mind. What does GDP stand for? Joan: It stands for gross domestic product.

Vincent: Since China’s GDP is increasing so rapidly, its economy must be healthy. Joan: It’s hard to say. Along with the economic growth, there are some problems.

Pollution; less farmland; a wide economic gap between the coastal areas and the interior, between the urban and the rural residents, and between the high-income groups and the low-income groups; to name just a few.

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Vincent: What do you suggest for the Chinese economy then?

Joan: I’m not an economist, and I’m not in a position to give advice. But I notice

the Chinese government is shifting its focus from GDP growth to more balanced, sustainable economic and social development.

Vincent: So, you mean GDP may not be an accurate indicator of a country’ economic

performance?

Joan: Yeah. In my opinion, GDP is simply a gross measure of market activity, of

money changing hands. It makes no distinction whatsoever between the desirable and undesirable.

Vincent: Now, I understand why some years ago the GDP of the United States went

up, but the President failed to win re-election.

Joan: Right. In spite of the larger GDP, American people found life harder. Many

worked longer hours for less pay. Only the rich forged ahead.

Vincent: Your talk was really enlightening. I’m getting more interested in economics.

31. What is true of China’s GDP growth for the recent two years? 32. What is the new goal for the Chinese government? 33. What does the woman say about the GDP figure?

34. What happened to the President after the American GDP went up some years ago? 35. What is the dialog mainly concerned about? Keys: 1.C 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.B

Script

Before going to Europe on business, a woman drove her new Rolls-Royce to a (S1) downtown bank in New York City and went in to ask for a (S2) loan of $5,000. The bank officer said the bank would need some kind of (S3) security for the loan, so the women handed over the keys to her Rolls-Royce.

The car was parked on the street in front of the bank. The bank (S4) agreed to accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank’s president and its officers all enjoyed a good laugh at the woman for using a $250,000 Rolls-Royce as collateral (S5) against a $5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then (S6) proceeded to drive the Rolls into the bank’s underground garage and parked it there.

Two weeks later, the woman walked throuh the bank’s doors and asked to (S7) settle up her loan and get her car back. “(S8) That will be $5,000 principal, and $20.30 in interest,” the loan officer said. The woman wrote out a check and started to walk away.

“Wait, Miss,” the loan officer said, “(S9) We’re very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi-millionaire. What puzzles us is why you would bother to borrow $5,000.”

The woman replied: “(S10) Where else in Manhattan can I park my car for two weeks for only $20.30 and expect it to be there when I return?”

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Script

Rich and poor nations struck an historic deal on Sunday to cut billions of dollars in farm subsidies, create more open industrial markets, and resume world trade talks that could boost global growth.

After five days of negotiations, the World Trade Organization’s 147 member states formally agreed on a framework that lays down the guidelines for its Doha Round, which has been in trouble since the collapse of talks almost a year ago in Cancun, Mexico. Failure in the negotiations could have delayed further trade liberalization for years.

After an all-night negotiation, key WTO members, including the United States, the EU, Brazil, and Japan, on Saturday had agreed to the elimination of export subsidies at a date yet to be set, which has long been a key developing-country demand, to limit other subsidies, and to lower tariff barriers.

Rich nations welcomed the new deal, which commits them to a plan to cut back on the huge subsidies they spend on farmers and give developing nations better access to world markets. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick called the agreement a “crucial step for global trade”. He said, “Tonight, 147 economies have ensured that 2004 will go down as a productive year for the Doha trade negotiation. There’s a lot of work yet to be done. But today’s framework is a milestone.”

A delegate from Mauritius, which has taken a leading part in the WTO talks on behalf of African nations, said the so-called Group of 90 developing countries could live with the text even if it did not get everything it wanted. The agreement makes it clear that the poorest countries will not be forced to contribute to market opening in any area, including services.

32. Why of the following would be the best title for the passage?

33. How many countries participated in the WTO negotiations and how long did the negotiations last?

34. What will happen to export subsidies after the negotiations? 35. Who are supposed to reduce their agricultural subsidies? 36. What are poor countries supposed to do? Keys: 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1 Shop till you drop.

Susan: Still reading about how the bubble’s going to burst in the U.S. economy? John: Yeah, and this is an interesting article called, “Shop Till You Drop.”

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Susan: The rhyme between “shop” and “drop” is cathy, but what does it mean?

John: “Shop” and “drop”? You know: buy, buy, and buy, until you fall down from

exhaustion.

Susan: Is that what the author is telling people to do—go out and spend money. John: No, he’s afraid that consumer consumption is too high at 70 percent of the GDP.

Susan: You mean 70 percent of the gross domestic product in the United States? John: That’s right. France and Japan are worried with 55 percent of the GDP. Susan: What’s behind this big rush to buy things in America?

John: I Apparently the search for status symbols: luxury cars, holiday homes. Susan: Amazing. So many people earn enough to buy a Mercedes and two houses. John: They don’t; they buy on credit. And too much debt may burst the bubble.

MODEL2 The Chinese are working miracles. Script

Susan: Hey, John!

John: Hey! Look at this headline! China’s foreign trade should reach $1 trillion

this year!

Susan: Are you sure the figure is correct? How can they keep up such rapid growth for so many years running?

John: A senior official of the Ministry of Commerce said so in Beijing

Wednesday.

Susan: As far as I know, China’s foreign trade volume was already $851.2 billion

last year, a 37.1 percent jump over the previous year. That volume ranked fourth in the world, following only the United States, Germany, and Japan.

Susan: But the Chinese are working miracles. In the first half of this year, foreign

trade reached $523 billion, up 39.1 percent over last year.

John: I wonder how it can grow so fast.

Susan: The U.S. economy has been very good. Booming consumption has created opportunities for China’s exports.

Susan: Is that the only one reason China’s exports have increased? No other factors?

John: China encourages exports. Exporters can get rebates from the customs department.

Susan: What’s happening with Chinese imports?

John: Well, China has met her commitments to the World Trade Organization

since she joined two and half years ago. She has gradually been decreasing tariffs and strengthening intellectual property rights. She has opened her doors to the outside world wider. All these changes have led to an increase in her imports.

Susan: You seem to be looking at China through rose-colored glasses.

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only a blunt competitive edge. They have a weak anti-risk capability. Some industries still depend on trade protectionism.

Susan: John, I really admire your wide knowledge. I think you’ll be in line for

Nobel Prize in Economics some day.

John: You’re just pulling my leg again.

MODEL3 I don’t know what to say in the seminar. Script

Nora: Hey John, Professor Brown asked us to discuss the economic gap between the

rich and poor nations. But I don’t know what to say in the seminar. John: If you don’t know anything, don’t say anything.

Nora: But participation counts for 20 percent of the total grade. Will you tell me what

you’re going to talk about?

John: Will, according to a report by the World Economic Forum, the technology gap between rich and poor countries is closing.

Nora: Sounds too good to be true. Only a few years ago, I heard that the gap between the North and the South was widening. Many people in developing countries are still struggling below the poverty line.

John: Different people may have different opinions on this issue. The World Bank

also says the gap is narrowing.

Nora: Still, it sounds stange to me. How could it be possible now that the United

States and other industrialized nations are developing IT so fast?

John: But it’s easier for others to copy new technology. Experts say the technological advantages of the developed countries are getting smaller.

Nora: I’m still unconvinced. Does a narrower technology gap nessarily mean a narrower economic gap?

John: Today, information tecnology is the most powerfull engine for economic growth, so the

narrowed technology gap leads to a narrowed economic gap.

Nora: OK, I’ve learned a lot from you. Now I feel more confident about the seminar.

Now Your Turn

SAMPLE DIALOG

Pamela: Still reading about how the bubble’s going to burst in the real estate

market?

Simon: Yeah, and this is an interesting article, though what it says may not be true. I think the market is going to be stable.

Pamela: I agree. At present, the government’s policy seems to be stabilizing

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property prices. But I don’t understand why some people spend so much money on real estate? What was behind this big rush to buy houses last year?

Simon: Since the interest rates on bank savings were quite low, and the stock

market remained a bear market for a long time, it’s not surprising that investment in housing property rose.

Pamela: Were there any other reasons for the race to buy houses last year?

Simon: Yeah, a number of other reasons: Some buyers searched for status symbols,

some wanted to live more comfortably, and still others expected further rises in property values.

Pamela: Amazing. So many people earn enough to buy a large apartment or even

two houses.

Simon: Most of them don’t; they buy on credit.

Pamela: The article says too much debt may burst the bubble.

Simon: But I think the market will remain stable, at least in the near future.

V. Let’s Talk

Script

Journalist: Professor Williams, some people argue that the GDP does not reflect the

true nature of the economy. What’s your opinion of the GDP measurement?

Professor: The GDP is a core index in the calculation of a national economy. But it

shows only whether the economy has grown in a region or a country. What isn’t taken into account is the price being extacted from our natural resources and environment to support growth. China’s more than eight percent annual GDP growth in the past depended a lot on high energy consumption and uncontrolled discharge of wastes.

Journalist: Can“green GDP” solve the problems?

Professor: As a brand-new method of calculating a national economy, the“green

GDP” index system takes into consideration both the economy and environmental costs. It deducts environmental costs from the traditional gross domestic product. In other words, green GDP equals traditional GDP minus the costs of resources and environmental damage. Green GDP can be regarded as “the genuine GDP”, for it not only reflects economic growth, but also shows the quality of that growth.

Journalist: How will the“green GDP” influence enterprises?

Professor: The system will have direct and far-reaching influence on enterprises.

Some enterprises attach importance only to costs directly related to their growth, but turn a blind eye to serious damage to resources and the environment. On the other hand, the macroeconomic departments need to analyze the real economic balance sheet. It is necessary for those departments to calculate the environmental costs in resulting from the

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activities of enterprises. The“green GDP”index system will effectively restrict an enterprise’s impulse to expand at the expense of resources and the environment. In the long run, the benefits green GDP brings will outweigh the demands imposed on enterprises. China is planning to introduce the“green GDP”index system to ensure balanced, sustainable development and secure the prosperity of future generations.

Problems The GDP does not take the costs of natural resources and the environment into account. China’s growth in the past depended a lot on high energy consumption and uncontrolled discharge of wastes. The “green GDP”index system takes into considerat- ion both the economy and environmental costs. Green GDP equals traditional GDP minus the costs of resou- rces and environmental damage. The “green GDP”index system will effectively restr- ict an enterprise’s impulse to expand at the expense of resources and the environment. In the long run, the benefits green GDP brings will outweigh the demands imposed on enterprises. China is planning to introduce the “green GDP”in- dex system to ensure balanced, sustainable develo- pment and secure the prosperity of future generations. Definition of Green GDP Influence on Enterprises Prospects VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: How was the problem resolved ? Script

The management of Mecon Insurance Corporation explained to angry emplyees that their opposition to a management buyout, or MBO, arose from a misunderstanding. The employees believed that with an MBO, the management intended to acquire controlling shares in the insurance firm, which was owned by the government and was undergoing privatization, supported by the Bureau of Public Enterprise.

The Managing Director of Mecon, Ms. Presley Bates, gave this explanation: According to the proposed MBO, the staff and management of the firm would jointly acquire controlling shares in the firm—a process that took place with Guangdong Insurance Corporation not long ago.

When the MBO was first proposed, workers in the company fought against it, saying

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that they hoped to join the management in buying the insurance firm. They accused the Bates-led management of trying to bypass employees. But the workers have since come to understand the nature of the acquisition and have given their full support to the MBO proposal.

Answering questions from reporters, Bates said that the workers’opposition was “a matter of their misunderstanding of the acquisition process, thinking the management left out employees in the MBO”.

Giving detail of how the problem was finally resolved, Bates disclosed that the firm organized a seminar to inform the workers that,”Everybody would be involved, not just the management.” She also recalled that it was made clear to the workers at the seminar that job losses were inevitable, no matter what happened. She said, “There would be job losses, and they would be from top to bottom. If the MBO fails, and another investor takes over, the management would probably be the first casualty, depending on the decision of the investor.”

31. What did the employees first fear would happen to their insurance corporation? 32. What did the Managing Director clarify?

33. From what source did the employees learn the truth about the fate of their company?

34. According to the passage, if an outside investor took over the company, what would happen?

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? Keys: 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.B

Script

Petrol, up. Eating out, up. School fees, up. Everyone in Britain seems to be talking about price rises, but why then is inflation still so low?

Professor Brown gave the seemingly difficult economic issue a simply answer: It is the low-priced “Made-in-China” products that help keep inflation under control.

In his presentation at an economic forum, Brown reminded the price-sensitive Britons that Chinese-made commodities have not only helped bring down the inflation figures, but also made the already rich countries like Britain richer.

Consider the following figures. Over the past 10 years, the total cost of living in Britain, as measured by the official consumer price index, has risen by just 14 percent. But that very modest average increase has included high inflation in some categories: school fees, for example, are up 62 percent, hairdressing up 58 percent, holidays up 52 percent, and eating out up 33 percent on average, with top London restaurant prices showing much faster growth. Why then has the total cost of living remained so stable?

The answer to the question, the professor said, is not just interesting in its own right, but tells Britons a surprising amount about what is happening today not only in Britain but in the world economy as a whole.

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Because the prices of mass-produced goods have been plunging: clothes prices down by 42 percent in a decade, shoes by 31 percent and consumer electronics by 63 percent.

Professor Brown said that this relates to China’s entry into the global economy. By becoming the workshop of the world, China has pushed down the prices of all mass-produced goods.

Keys: 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.T

Script

Although automobile prices in China are among the highest in the world, cars are still selling like hotcakes, the Beijing-based reported.

Statistics show that China has been the top consumer of limousine brands such as Rolls-Royce and Bentley, and their sales volume accounts for almost 20 percent of the total in the whole Asian continent.

According to German figures, China has been the biggest market for BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the world, combined with a sales volume between 6,000 to 7,000 units every year.

The newspaper said various famous international car makers are competing with one another now for more market share in China. Mercedes-Benz is cooperating with Chinese institutions on car research and plans to establish a design center here. Meanwhile, Volkswagen, also from Germany, has set up a new lab center in Beijing. The founding of these research and design centers indicates that the competition among multinational car producers in China now includes research in addition to sales.

As a price gap exists between China’s and the international auto market, the returns on luxury cars from the domestic market are much higher than the five-percent profit margin in the international market. Over 30 percent of the manufacturers’gains resulted from spare part sales.

Considering the steadying market demand experts estimated that the prices of luxury cars would not decrease by large margins this year.

The newspaper noted that major consumers of luxury cars in China are entrepreneurs, professional managers of foreign companies, professionals with high incomes,and young white-collar workers.

News Report

Highlights of the Detroit International Auto Show Script

The latest concept cars were unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit

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on Monday.

More than 700 cars featuring the latest styles and technology will be on display for public viewing from January 12th through the 21 st.

One of the cars on display, Honda’s pilot Sports Utility Vehicle, is made of an impressive 90 percent recyclable material. Designed to be family friendly, it has the largest cargo and passenger loading capability in its class.

Another of Honda’s concept cars, the Acura RD-X was created to perform well on both city and country roads. Targeting young urban professionals, the futuristic RD-X features rear seating that can be folded away to provide extra cargo room, power rear doors that open to the side, making it easy to load large items easily in even the tightest of spaces, and side doors that provide a large entryway in minimal space.

The Mitsubishi Hybrid Sports Pack was designed with the outdoors enthusiast in mind. It features a waterproof interior, a freshwater shower complete with retractable shower head and refillable water tank built into the exterior, seat-mounted backpacks, and a convertible top.

Another one of Mitsubishi’s concept cars, the Space Liner, was designed to use the car’s interior space in new ways to provide the most comfortable ride possible. Envisioned as a car of the future, it gets its power from fuel cells.

Carmaker Suzuki also provided its share of innovative designs for this year’s show.

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II. Basic Listening Practice

15. Script

W: Many Chinese students are too shy to say anything in a classroom.

M: I think they don’t speak because their culture values modesty, and they don’t want to appear to be showing off. Goes back to Confucius.

Q: Why don’t Chinese students say anything in classroom according to the man?

16. Script

W: The government is doing something at last about sex discrimination in the

workplace. Women deserve the same pay as men for the same work.

M: Yeah. In the United States, women earn only 70 percent of what men do for the same job. It’s a situation that has to be changed. Q: What does the man say about women?

3. Script

W: I admire Michael Dell. He had a dream to be the world’s largest manufacturer of personal computers, and he has realized that dream.

M: And he dropped out of university to become a success. I wonder if there is a lesson in that.

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Q: What do we learn about Dell from the conversation?

4. Script

M: Successful entrepreneurs are often self-made people who have a vision and know where they are going.

W: But do they enjoy life like you and me, or is money their only concern? Q: What are the two speakers’ attitudes toward successful entrepreneurs?

5. Script

W: Do you agree that equal opportunity for all in an educational system is important? M: Yes, but we have to recognize that all of us are not of equal ability. Q: What does the man imply?

Keys: 1.C 2.A 3. D 4.B 5.A

III. Listening In

Task 1: Competition in America Script

Alan: What are you reading, Eliza?

Eliza: An article on American competition.

Alan: Competition is everywhere and constant. Why so much fuss about it, Miss

Knowledge?

Eliza: Don’t make fun of me. According to the author, competition is especially

important in American life. They’re taught to compete from early childhood. When children play games, they learn how to beat others.

Alan: And many girls want to look more attractive than the girls sitting next to them

in class. Do you think that way?

Eliza: Don’t be silly. Let’s get back to the point. When children are growing up, they

compete with one another in their studies.

Alan: Isn’t that also true of students in other nations? As we all know, many Asian

students kill for a high test score and grab every opportunity to sharpen their competitive edge over others.

Eliza: American boys find great pleasure in competing with each other in sports,

according to the author.

Alan: I do like sports. When our football team beats the other team, I feel great.

Makes me want to shout out loud. But isn’t that normal throughout the world? Eliza: American people also compete with each other at work and at climbing the

social ladder.

Alan: But there’s competition in other countries as well.

Eliza: You’re right in a sense, but the author says the idea of competing is more

deeply rooted in the minds of Americans. They’re even taught that if you lose

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and don’t feel hurt, there must be something wrong with you.

Alan: I hear that some Asians put emphasis on cooperation. Which approach do you

think makes more sense?

Eliza: It’s hard to say. Anyway, there’s no accounting for different cultures.

36. What is the dialog mainly about? 37. What is the woman doing?

38. What do children learn from playing games according to the woman? 39. What does the man say about students’ studies?

40. What does the woman say when asked which makes more sense, competition or cooperation?

Keys: 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D

Task 2: Americans’ Work Ethic Script

For four hundred years or more, one thing has been a characteristic of Americans. It is called their “work ethic”. Its (S1) roots were in the teaching of the Christian Puritans who first settled in (S2) what is now the northeastern state of Massachusetts. They believed that it was their (S3) moral duty to work at every task to please God by their (S4) diligence, honesty, attention to details, skill, and attitude. To these Puritans, it was a (S5) sin to be lazy or to do less than your best in any task. They and later Americans tried to follow the Bible’s (S6) teachings, “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”

Therefore, Americans have for (S7) centuries believed that they were guilty of sin if they did not work as carefully and hard as they could when they did anything. God would punish those who were careless or lazy in their work. (S8) Even as children they were taught, “If it’s worth doing at all, it’s worth doing well.”

But some people have gone beyond the usual sense of diligence. They are especially attracted to the notion of “climbing the ladder” so as to increase their status, financial position, and sense of self-worth. (S9) In English a new word has been created to describe people who work compulsivelly. The word “workaholic” describes an individual who is as addicted to work as an alcoholic is to alcohol.

There are conflicting points of view about workaholics. Those concerned with problems of mental stress believe workaholics abuse themselves physically and mentally. (S10) Others hold that workaholics are valuable members of society because they are extremely productive. The American culture values achievement, efficiency, and production, and a workaholic upholds these values.

Task 3: Do you know what “Freeze!” means? Script

There is one word which you must learn before you visit the U.S.A. That is “Freeze!”

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It means, “Stand still and don’t move.” Police officers use it when they are ready to use their guns. If the person does not obey the command and moves, they shoot.

One evening in Los Angeles, someone rang the bell doorbell of a house. It was a dangerous area at night, so the owner of the house took his gun with him when he answered the door. He opened the door and saw a person, who turned round and started walking away from the house. The owner cried “Freeze!”, but the man went on walking. The owner thought he tried to escape, so he shot him dead.

Later, a sad story was uncovered. The dead man was Yoshiro Hattori, a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student. He went to visit a friend for a Halloween party, but he could not remember the number of the house. When he realized that he had gone to the wrong house, he turned round to leave. He did not know much English and so did not understand the command “Freeze!”.

The tragedy arose from cultural misunderstanding. Those who have lived in the United States for a long time understand the possibility of being shot when one trespasses upon an individual’s property. It is a well-known fact in America that a person’s home is his castle. Although Rodney Pears, the owner of the house, gave a verbal warning “Freeze!” to Hattori, Hattori did not know it meant “Stand still and don’t move”, and therefore did not obey it. This misunderstanding became the trigger of Hattori’s disaster. The concept of owning guns is hard for Japanese people to understand, but in America you are permitted to own a gun under the U.S. Constitution.

1.What does the word “Freeze!” mean in the passage?

2.What did the owner of the house take with him when he answered the door? 3. Why did the Japanese student turn around and leave? 4. What is mentioned as a possible result of trespassing?

5. Why is the phrase “a person’s home is his castle” quoted in the passage? Keys: 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1 Americans glorify individualism.

Susan: John, I was looking for you. Where have you been hiding all morning? John: Well, I caught Professor Brown’s lecture on American individualism. Susan: Oh, how did you find it?

John: Enlightening. Americans glorify individualism. They believe individual interests rank above everything else.

Susan: Sounds intersting. It’s a sharp contrast to the oriental collectivism Professor

Wang talked about last semester.

John: But you should know that the individualism in the United States is not necesssarily an equivalent for selfishness.

Susan: Then what does it mean in the States?

John: They believe all values, rights, and duties originate in individuals, so they

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emphasize individual initiative and independence.

Susan: There could be something in that. Of course in oriental countries the

interests of the group are more important than anything else.

John: I So, it’s all the more necessary for foreigners to understand American culture,

or they can’t hope to understand the importance of privacy in the West..

Susan: Maybe that’s the reason nuclear families outnumber extended families in the

United States.

John: Right on! You’re catching on fast! Susan: Now let me ask you a question. John: Shoot. Go ahead.

Susan: Why do Americans cherish individualism more than oriental people? John: I don’t know. Anyway, Professor Brown didn’t say.

Susan: One reason might be that American children stop sleeping with their parents

at an early age. They learn independence early, so it’s deeply rooted.

John: Wow, that’s an intelligent guess!

MODEL2 What do you think are the reasons for that difference? Script

Susan: Do you find that people in America often walk faster than people in China?

Americans always seem to be in a hurry.

John: It’s hard to come to a definite conclusion. Some Americans walk in a

leisurely way, and some Chinese hurry all the time. But on the whole, I think you’re right.

Susan: What do you think are the reasons for that difference?

John: Americans treasure time. For them, time is tangible. It’s a thing. “Time is

money.” You can “spend time”, “waste time”, “save time”. You can even “kill time”!

Susan: Does this strong sense of time affect their lifestyle?

John: Sure. If you’re 20 minutes late for a bussiness appointment, the other person

or persons will be annoyed. They may not trust you anymore.

Susan: But as far as I know, English-speaking people may be 15-30 minutes late for

a dinner party.

John: That’s true. For an informal occasion like that, punctuality is not so

important. Also, a boss may keep his employees waiting for a long time.

Susan: But if his secretary is late, she’s in trouble. She will probably receive a

reprimand.

John: How true!

Susan: The American workship of time probably led them to create fast foods.

John: I agree. And globalization shrinks the differences between cultures. Now

people everywhere are rushing, and anywhere you go, you find Kentucky

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Fried Chicken.

Susan: But plenty of Chinese are still making appointments saying, “If I am late,

wait for me.”

John: But with more intercultural communication, I think the gap will eventually be bridged, and Chinese will be hurrying everywhere.

MODEL3 That’s the secret of their success. Script

Chris: Hey Sue, how’s the math class going? Are you head of the class?

Susan: Are you kidding? There’s a bunch of foreign students in the class---from

China somewhere---and they are on top.

Chris: Why do you think so many Chinese students excel in math? It’s been my

observation that the Chinese students are usually the best.

Susan: In class they don’t say much, but they definitely get the best marks.

Chris: I think part of it is their work ethic. They never skip class, and they pay

attention.

Susan: One Chinese student in my class did homework each night until the early

hours. He never took a break, watched TV, or went out for a beer.

Chris: That’s the secret of their success: hard work and deligence.

Susan: It’s so unfair. I could probably do better if I worked harder, but that’s no fun.

I think learning should be more fun.

Chris: Someone with a knowledge of chess would find a chess tournament fascinating. But if

you don’t have the knowledge, then you won’t understand the significance of the moves, and you’ll be bored.

Susan: So what you’re saying is knowledge requires hard work, and knowledge makes things

interesting. I am not against knowledge; I just want to learn it in an interesting way. What’s more, “All work and noplay makes Jack a dull boy.”

Now Your Turn

Task 1:

SAMPLE DIALOG

Maggie: Josh, you were late for work this morning.

Josh: I was only about ten minutes late. Anyway, the boss didn’t say anything

about it.

Maggie: As a friend, I must give you a warning. You should understand that

Americans treasure time.

Josh: What do you mean?

Maggie: You see, for them time is tangible. It’s a thing. “Time is money.” You can

“spend time”, “waste time”, “save time”. You can even “kill time”!

Josh: Does this strong sense of time affect their lifestyle?

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Maggie: If you’re 20 minutes late for a business appointment, the other persons will

be annoyed. They may not trust you anymore. Today you were ten minutes late for work. That was bad enough.

Josh: I was caught in a traffic jam. What could I have done?

Maggie: You should have called the secretary to say you might be late. I learned the

importance of punctuality when I studied at an American university.

Josh: Tell me about it.

Maggie: Some students were late handing in assignments and the professors gave

them poor marks. One professor even refused to read a term paper that was turned in after the deadline.

Josh: But as far as I know, English-speaking people may be 15-30 minutes late for

a dinner party.

Maggie: That’s true. For an informal occasion like that, punctuality is not so

important. Also, a boss may keep his employees waiting for a long time.

Josh: But if his secretary is late, she’s in trouble. She will probably be

reprimanded.

Maggie: How true!

V. Let’s Talk

Script

Culture shock happens to most people who travel abroad. Psychologists tell us that there are five distinct phases of culture shock.

During the first few days of a person’s stay in a new country, everything usually goes fairly smoothly. The newcomer is excited about being in a new place where there are new sights and sounds, new smells and tastes. They may find themselves staying in hotels or with a home-stay family that is excited to meet the foreign stranger. This first stage of culture shock is called the “honeymoon phase”.

Unfortunately, this phase often comes to an end fairly soon. The newcomer may encounter many problems in transportation, shopping, or interpersonal communication. You may feel that people no longer care about your problems. You might even start to think that the people in the host country don’t like foreigners. This may lead to the second stage of culture shock, known as the “rejection phase”. The newcomer may start to complain about and reject the host culture.

If you don’t survive stage two successfully, you may find yourself moving into stage three: the “regression phase”. The word “regression” means moving backward, and in this phase of culture shock, you spend much of your time speaking your own language, watching videos from your home country, and eating food form home. Also, you may remember only the good things about your home country.

If you survive the third stage successfully, you will move into the fourth stage of culture shock called the “recovery phase”. In this stage you become more comfortable with the customs of the host country. You start to realize that no country is that much better than another---they are just different.

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Much later, when you return to your homeland, you may find yourself entering the fifth phase of culture shock---the “reverse culture shock”. After you have become comfortable with the habits and customs of a new lifestyle, you may find that you are no longer completely comfortable in your home country. It may take a little while to become at ease with your home culture.

If you overcome the problems in all five phases, you will be much stronger, and you will be a citizen of the world. Honeymoon Phase Rejection Phase Everything usually goes fairly smoothly. The newcomer may encounter many problems in transportation,shopping,or international communication You may feel that peoplet no longer care about your problems, and they don’t like foreigners. The newcomer may start to complain about and reject the host culture. You spend much of your time speaking your own language, watching videos from your home country, and eating food from home. You may remember only the good things about your home country. You become more comfortable with the customs of the host country. You start to realize that no country is that much better than another---they are just different. Regression Phase Recovery Phase Reverse Culture Shock You are no longer completely comfortable in your home country. It may take a little while to become at ease with your home culture.

VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task 1: Punctuality

Script

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on

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tome. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually don’t try that at work.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to chance it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friends will just “drop in” unannounced. Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 p.m.

To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. People in some Eastern cultures value relationships more than schedules. In these societies, people don’t try to control time, but to experience it. Many Eastern cultures, for example, view time as a cycle. The rhythm of nature---from the passing of seasons to the monthly cycle of the moon---shapes their view of events. If they have wasted some time or let an opportunity pass by, they are not very worried, knowing that more time and opportunities will come in the next cycle. But Americans often want to jump at the first opportunity. They are unwilling to stand by idly and give up the opportunity.

The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed that view of time like this: “Do you love life? Then do now waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of.”

35. According to the passage, when people are late in America, what do they do?

36. According to the passage, what do Americans do after the time for an appointment is fixed?

37. How do people in some Eastern countries view relationships and schedules?

38. According to the passage, why aren’t some Eastern people worried if they let an opportunity pass by?

5. What was Benjamin Franklin’s view of time? Keys: 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D

Task 2: Our Personal Spaces Script

Our personal space, that piece of the universe we occupy and call our own, is contained within an invisible boundary surrounding our body. As the owners of this area, we usually decide who may enter and who may not. When our space is invaded, we react in a variety of ways. We back up and retreat, stand our ground as our hands become moist from nervousness, or sometimes even react violently. Our response shows not only our unique personality, but also our cultural background.

For example, cultures that stress individualism such as England, the United States, Germany, and Australia generally demand more space than collective cultures do, and

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tend to become aggressive when their space is invaded. This idea of space is quite different from the one found in the Mexican and Arab cultures. In Mexico, the physical distance between people when engaged in conversation is closer than what is usual north of the border. And for middle easterner, typical Arab conversations are at close range. Closeness cannot be avoided.

As is the case with most of our behavior, our use of space is directly linked to the value system of our culture. In some Asian cultures, for example, employees do not stand near their bosses; the extended distance demonstrates respect. Extra interpersonal distance is also part of the cultural experience of the people of Scotland and Sweden, for whom it reflects privacy. And in Germany, private space is sacred. Keys: 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.F

Task 3: We don’t know what to do with them. Script

A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman, and an American lawyer were passengers on a fast train speeding across the French countryside. As time wore on, the men gradually became friendly with one another, introducing themselves and shaking hands. Eventually, the Russian took out a large bottle of vodka and poured each of his traveling companions a drink. Just as the American businessman was sipping the vodka and praising its fine quality, the Russian hurled the half-full bottle out of the open window.

“What did you do that for?” asked the startled American businessman.

“Vodka is plentiful in my country,” said the Russian, “In fact, we have thousands and thousands of liters of it---far more than we need.”

The American businessman shook his head and leaned back in his seat, obviously baffled by the Russian’s reasoning.

A little later, the young Cuban passed around a box of fine Havana cigars. The men enjoyed this treat and made admiring remarks about the pleasures of smoking good Havana cigars. At that very moment the Cuban took a couple of puffs of his cigar and then tossed it out of the open window.

“I thought the Cuban economy was not good this year,” the American businessman said. “Yet you threw that perfectly good cigar away. I find your actions quite puzzling.”

“Cigars,” the Cuban replied, “are a dime a dozen in Cuba. We have more of them than we know what to do with.”

The American businessman sat in silence for a moment. Then he got up, grbbed the lawyer, and threw him out of the window.

News Report

Russian Popcorn Festival Script

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American popcorn has made its way into the heart of Russian culture. Organizers and participants came together on Sunday at a Moscow festival marking the tenth anniversary of the introduction of popcorn to Russia.

It was exactly ten years ago, on December 16, 1991, that popcorn, considered an American delicacy here, first made its appearance in this land famous for its artists.

To celebrate the occasion, ten “artists” decided to recreate a famous Russian painting in, you guessed it, popcorn. It took the ten artists a total of six hours of painstaking work to complete the popcorn painting. The result of this long ordeal was a 120 square meter popcorn mosaic.

The Russian Records Agency, the local equivalent of the Guinness Book of World Records, was at the Manezh exhibition complex to witness the event. A ceremony was held in front of onlookers to officially register the record. [SOUND BITE]

The ceremony was immediately followed by a popcorn lovers’feast, with festival-goers consuming large amounts of the much-loved snack. Both the young and the old eagerly took part in the festive celebrations. Some participants voiced their support for the unusual event. [SOUND BITE]

There were also those who talked about feeling a sense of camaraderie among their fellow popcorn enthusiasts. [SOUND BITE]

The celebrations continued for hours and even included some live performances.

Clean up for the event was no problem---there were many eager onlookers on hand to clean up---and eat---the delicious mess.

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