Further Listening and Speaking 文本和答案
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VI. Further Listening and Speaking
Task 1: Karaoke
Dalin: It?s Mike?s birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke bar. Would you like to come with us?
Laura: Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? In America, bars sometimes have
a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song, but we haven?t special karaoke bars! Dalin: Really? In China, karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend time together. We can select the music that ur group enjoys. We mostly sing pop songs.
Laura: Do you sing individually or in groups? Singing is not a very in thing, so I don?t sing very well.
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2. F
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4.T
5.F
Task 2: When was music first sent down a telephone line?
So you think downloading music from the Internet through a phone line is a really cool modern thing? Not so. In 1896, Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on the instrument for transmitting music electronically, and until 1914 he sent music signals down telephone lines with this instrument. And he wasn?t even the first. Elisha Gray transmitted music over a telephone line in 1876, which was the same year the telephone was invented. Gray invented the first electronic music instrument in 1874, calling it the “Musical Telegraph”. Alexander Graham Bell also designed an experimental “Electric Harp”for speech to be transmitted over a telephone line using technology similar to Gray?s. Bell was a speech teacher for the deaf. In 1879 he created an instrument to measure hearing loss. That is why the degrees of loudness came to be measured in bels or decibels.
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Task 3: Thank You for the Music
I?m nothing special, in fact I?m a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke, you?re probably heard it before
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
…Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I?m so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I?m singing
Thanks for all the joy they?re bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honestly
What would life be
Without a song or a dance what are we
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
She says I began to sing long before I could talk
And I?ve often wondered, how did it all start
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart
Like a melody can
Well, whoever it was, I?m a fan
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I?m singing
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Speaking
Musical Memories
Tony: Listen! Quick, turn up the radio! Isn?t that “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?”
Nancy: Yeah, it is, but what?s the big deal?
Tony: When I was a little boy, my grandmother took me to see the movie The Lion King. That?s the Elton John song from the movie.
Nancy: I still can?t understand why it?s so important to you.
Tony: Because it was the first movie I ever saw with my grandma and because I really loved spending time with her. It is my favorite song of all times!
Nancy: The first time Tom and I went on a date, we went to see Titanic. I always think of the song “My Heart Will Go On” as our song! Whenever I hear it, I think of that night.
Tony: Oh, I can understand why you love that song! Isn?t it interesting all the memories we connect with songs?
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VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking
Listening
Task 1: Only One Line
Peter has always wanted to be an actor, but never succeeded because he had a hard time memorizing lines. A friend of his told him about a small part in a play. He promised Peter that he could do it because he?s only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part. His only line was, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Peter practiced and practiced, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” On the opening night of the play Peter was very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line, over and over again, “Listen, I hear the guns roar! Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Finally came his turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself, “WHAT THE HELL WAS THA T?”
1.memorizing lines
2.remember one line
3.I hear the guns roar
4. a loud boom
5.his line
Task 2: An Interview with J.K. Rowling
Q: How did you get the idea for Harry Potter?
A: I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and the idea for Harry just fell into
my head. At that point it was essentially the idea for a body who didn?t know he was a wizard. Q: Did you always plan to write Harry?s story in more than one book? If so, how many?
A: I always conceived it as a seven-book series because I decided that it would take seven years, from age eleven to seventeen, inclusive, to train as a wizard, and each of the books would deal with one year of Harry?s life at the school.
Q: Any clues about the next book?
A: I don?t want to i\give anything away, but I tell you that the books are getting darker. Harry?s going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary!
Q: Of the many things you must have heard people say about Harry Potter, what are some of your favorites?
A: My very favorite was from a twelve-year-old Scottish girl who came to hear me read at the Edinburgh book festival. At the end of the festival, the queue for signing was very long. When the girl finally reached me, she said, “I didn?t WANT there to be so many people here, because this is MY books!” That is exactly how I feel about my favorite books. Nobody else has a right to know them; let alone like them!
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Task 3: The Secret of the Next Harry Potter Book
The Harry Potter books rapidly became one of the most in-demand book series among young readers and have earned large sums of money. Movies based on the books won several Oscar nominations. Readers are now keen to know the plot of the next book.
Harry Potter movie fans will get a long-awaited treat. The movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret is finally about to come out. This time around, Harry discovers a frightening secret at Hogwarts School. Eager readers of the first four Harry Potter books are also trying to discover a secret, the secret plot of the fifth book in the series. Because of the long wait since Book Four, they are guessing many things. Some think that Professor Lupin will die or that Harry and his friend Ron may be related!
J.K. Rowling herself has only said that Book Five will be shorter and scarier than Book Four. To make sure her readers hear only rumors, she locks all her ideas for the books in a hidden place. Since the next book does not come out until 2003, for mow Harry?s secret is safe with her!
1. D
2.C
3.A
4.B
Speaking
Views on Movies
Interviewer: Hello, Robert and Richard, I?d like to ask you something about movies. Do you prefer going to the theater or watching movies on video at home?
Robert: I prefer, personally, going to the theater, because I believe there are certain movies that come over better when you see them in a large theater. The sound effect is much
better.
Interviewer: What about you, Richard?
Richard: Just the opposite. It?s more comfortable to sit at home.
Interviewer: There?re many different movie genres, for example, science fiction, action, comedy, romance. What?s your personal favorite?
Robert: My favorite would be action movies.
Richard: And mine would be nice movies that touch me deeply.
Interviewer: How do you like the old black and white movies of the forties, and fifties compared with the modern blockbusters?
Robert: For their time, the movies of the forties and fifties were excellent. But try to compare them with today?s technology, and you?ll find there isn?t anything to compare. It?s so
superior today.
Richard: I agree.
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VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking
Task 1: Finding the Right Type of Girl
Keith: Hey, Peter! You?ve been in the room all night. Get out and dance with someone like that babe over there.
Peter: No way, Keith! She?s the intellectual type. My pickup line just won?t work with her. Keith: Oh, come on, man! What kind of girl do you like?
Peter: I want a girl that gentle and mild, and that babe is not the right type.
Keith: Times are changing, and you?ll never find a woman that will shine your shoes and fill your beer mug all the time. Wake up.
Peter: Oh really? I still prefer women that stay home, cook, clean, and take care of the kids. Keith: Okay, then what will you do after you get home from work?
Peter: Hmm. Eat, watch TV, and throw our the trash.
Keith: Wit, wait, wait. I can?t believe my ears. You?ll never find a wife.
1.B
2.D
3.C
4.A
Task 2: He thinks I?m God.
A young woman brings home her fiancéto meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man?s plans. The father invites the fiancéto his study for a drink.
“So what are your plans?” the father asks the young man.
“I am a Bible student,” he replies.
“A Bible student. Hmm.” The father says. “Good, but what will you do to provide my daughter with a nice house such as she?s accustomed to?”
“I will study,”: the young man replies, “and God will provide for us.”
“And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring such as she deserves?” asks the father. “I will concentrate on my studies,” the Youngman replies, “and God will provide for us.”
“And children?” asks the father. “How will you support children?”
“Don?t worry, sir. God will provide,” replies the fiancé.
The conversation goes on like this, and each time the father questions him, the young man insists that God will provide. Later, the mother asks, “How did it go, honey?”
The father answers, “He had no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I?m God.”
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3.F
4.T
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Task 3: Lady
Lady, I?m your knight in shining armor and I love you.
You have made me what I am and I am yours.
My love, there?s so many ways I want to say I love you.
Let me hold you in my arms forever more.
You have gone and made me such a fool;
I?m so lost in your love.
And on, we belong together.
Won?t you believe in my song?
Lady, for so many years I thought I?d never find you.
You have some into my life and made me whole.
Forever let me wake to see you each and every morning.
Let me hear you whisper softly in my ear.
In my eyes I see no one else but you.
There?s no other love like our love.
And yes, oh yes, I?ll always want you near me.
I?ve wanted for you so long.
Lady, your love?s the only love I need
And beside me is where I want you to be.
…Cause, my love, there?s something I want you to know,
You?re the love of my life, you?re my lady.
Speaking
Mutual Love
Jill: You know, Robert, we?ve been dating a long time now.
Robert: Yeah. Twelve months next week.
Jill: You remembered!
Robert: Of course I did. How could I forget the anniversary of our first date?
Jill: You?re so sweet. Can I tell you something?
Robert: Sure. You can tell me anything.
Jill: From our very first date, I knew we?d be together a long time.
Robert: Can U tell you something?
Jill: Yes.
Robert: The feeling was mutual.
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VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking
Task 1: Banning Cigarette Ads
Nancy: Hey, Robert, what do you think about cigarette ads?
Robert: They?re disgusting. Many countries have banned tobacco ads completely.
Nancy: I heard in the States advertises are not allowed to show young people smoking cigarettes, neither are ads targeted at youth allowed.
Robert: But advertises keep finding ways around the law. Some years ago one cigarette ad showed a deer smoking, but it was dressed in a university sweater. Obviously the ad is trying to attract young people.
Nancy: In order to increase sales, they have to make smoking appealing to young people. Make
them think it?s cool.
Robert: Right. Cigarette manufacturers need to keep bringing in new customers. The old ones are dying of lung cancer.
Nancy: Good point. Our Student Union should do some publicity against smoking in campus. Robert: I couldn?t agree more.
1.They have banned tobacco/cigarette ads completely.
2.Advertisers are not allowed to show young people smoking cigarettes.
3.They keep finding ways around the law.
4.They must keep bringing in new customers, as the old ones are dying of lung cancer.
5.IT should do some publicity against smoking on campus.
Task 2: A Radio Commercial
Are you looking for appliances or furniture to give new life to your home?
Look no further! Here at Frontier Furniture, we have everything you need to give your home a new look and feel. Stereos, video machines, refrigerators, dining tables, washers and dryers. You name it; we have it! Low on cash? We have an easy rent-to-own plan that will put you on your favorite sofa tonight. Big color TVs cost only two hundred and twenty-five dollars; digital pianos staring at three ninety-nine ($399); king size beds from two hundred and fifty dollars. Free delivery on all major appliances.
So come on down to Frontier Furniture. Located downtown two blocks east of city hall, across from Union Square. We?re open daily from 10:00 AM to 9:30 PM. So, come on in, and let us make your dream home a reality.
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2.F
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4.F
5.T
Task 3: An Introduction to Advertising
Advertising has become increasingly specialized in modern times. In today?s business world, supply usually outnumbers demand. There is great competition among different manufacturers of the same kind of product to attract customers to their product. They always have to remind the consumer of the name and the qualities of their product. They do this by advertising. The manufacturers advertise in the newspapers and on posters. They sometimes pay for songs about their product in commercial radio programs. They employ attractive salesgirls to distribute samples. They organizes competitions, with prizes for the winners. They often advertise on the screens of local cinemas. Most important of all, in countries that have television, they have advertisements put into programs that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. Sometimes they even spend more on ads than on the products themselves. We usually think so because of the advertisements that say so. Some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth.
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.D
5.D
Speaking
Influence of a High-Profile Star
Jill: Hey, isn?t that the same jacket the soccer star Roberto wears in that magazine ad? Robert: The very same one indeed. Even the same color.
Jill: But his would have bigger pockets to hold all the money the company pays him to wear it. Robert: You?re just jealous. Wait a sec. I?m going to try it on. It seems to fit me pretty well.
Jill: You make me sick. You fall for every ad you see.
Robert: Not at all. I want to buy it just because I like it.
Jill: Sure you do. It and Roberto.
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VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking
Task 1: A Birthday Present
Mary: David, how did your mom like the dog you gave her for a birthday gift?
David: Oh, Mary, she was delighted. It licked her hand and wagged its tail and she was hooked. Mary: What did she call it?
David: She?s calling it “Brian”, after a friend of hers.
Mary: Your mom always did have a sense of humor. I read somewhere that dogs can become very close to their owners.
David: I?ve heard that. I saw an interview on TV with a man who had epileptic attacks, and his dog would warn him before he would have an attack.
Mary: Really? I wonder how they can do that1
David: It ahs something to do with the dog?s sense of smell. It?s very keen.
Mary: Do you think Brian will be able to foretell when your mom is going to roast a chicken?
After David gave his mom a dog as a birthday present, she was very pleased, for the dog licked her hand and wagged its tail. She called it Brian after one of her friends. Mary read an article which says that dogs can be faithful to their owners/masters. David agreed, for he saw a TV interview which introduced a dog that could warn its master of an epileptic attack. He explained that this ability of the dog?s has something to do with its keen sense of smell. Jokingly, Mary said she wounded whether the dog Brian can foretell/predict when David?s mom is going to roast a chicken.
Task 2: 100 Percent Polar Bear
One afternoon in the Arctic, a father polar bear and his son polar bear were sitting in the snow. The son turned to his father and asked, “Dad, am I 100 percent polar bear?”“Of course, son, you?re 100 percent polar bear.”
A few minutes passed, and the bear turned to his father again and said, “Dad, tell me the truth. I can take it. Am I 100 percent polar bear? No brown bear or panda bear?”“Son, I?m 100 percent polar bear and your mother is 100 percent polar bear, so you?re certainly 100 percent polar bear.”
A few minutes passed, and the son polar bear again turned to his father and asked, “Dad, don?t worry. But it?ll hurt my feelings if it?s not true. I really need to know…am I really 100 percent polar bear?”
Somewhat angered by this continued questioning, the father polar bear yelled at his son, “Why on earth do you keep asking is you?re 100 percent polar bear?”
“Because I?m freezing to death out here!”
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Task 3: An Introduction to Advertising
“Are you ready to go to work?” a woman asks her dog Sydney. The dog was her tail. Then she starts sniffing around inside the house. Sydney is hunting for mold. When she sits down, that means she smells mold nearby. Usually mold is found within three or four feet. A boy who lives in this house has epileptic attacks. It could be from mold. His mother wanted to find the mold. She tried other ways to find it, but they didn?t work. She said she trusted the dog more than the other ways. Workers found mold near where Sydney sat. Nobody had thought to look for mold there
before. Now it can be cleaned out and the boy will feel much better.
Sydney is very special. Only about ten animals in the U.S. can do this. She spent hundreds of hours with a police dog trainer in Florida to learn how. In the U.S., people have used dogs to find drugs and bombs for a long time, but dogs that find mold are something new.
People in Europe have used mold-sniffing dogs for many years. Dogs are cheaper to use than human trackers and can find exactly where the mold is. They also do it quickly and for less than %500. Other methods may cost thousands of dollars and take many weeks.
1.D
2.C
3.B
4.A
5.D
Speaking
A Funeral for a Dead Fish
Nancy: Westerners often take pets as their friends, even their family members. Especially dogs They think dogs are man?s best friends.
Michael: What pets do people usually keep?
Nancy: A lot. Fish, cats, horses… anything could be a pet.
Michael: Do you have a pet?
Nancy: I have three fish. One day, the fish called Susan died. We even had a funeral for her. Michael: A funeral?
Nancy: Yes, usually it?s a ceremony for dead people. But we had a funeral for the dead fish. Michael: Sounds interesting.
Nancy: Well, I need to go back to feed my fish. Talk to you later.
Michael: OK, bye.
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VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking
Task 1: Paying for the New Clothes
Daughter: Mom, I need some new clothes. Everything I have is out of date. The new semester will be starting soon—can we go shopping?
Mother:You have a closet full of clothes that are still in very good condition. Your father and I already have to pay you university tuition…and there?re the books too.
Daughter: But everyone else will be wearing the latest Levis. And I will look stupid wearing the same old skirts I wore in high school. They are so long. People will think I came form
the middle ages.
Mother:But…
Daughter: Maybe I could get a part-time job to help pay for the new clothes.
Mother:No, you need to study. But university is a new experience…maybe we can look for something not too expensive.
Daughter: Wonderful, at least we can have a look.
The daughter wants to buy new clothes, but the mother disagrees, saying she still has a lot of clothes in good condition and the parents have to pay for the university tuition. The daughter argues that she needs clothes in fashion, so as not to look as if she had come form the middle ages. The daughter then suggests getting a part-time job to cover the expenses. Not wanting to affect the daughter?s studies, the mother finally agrees to buy new clothes.
Task 2: A Model?s Description of Her Work
Before the fashion show started, we had a rehearsal. In a small room we were each given a space.
A dresser got us into the fashion clothes, then an assistant checked that the style was right—the
correct number of buttons undone, the trousers pulled to the right height. Once dressed, we queued up in order by the door. The fashion designer checked that the clothing was as the he wanted. The music started, and we went out. We posed for the photographers, turned and walked back. It was a breeze. I walked back into the room, too excited to realize I was meant to hurry. In the few steps from the door you can throw off quite a few layers of clothing. By failing to do so, I almost missed my next turn.
At 8:30p.m., with the audience in place, we were back in the clothes. We went out again, to a full house. The music was loud, but clear. You could hear the talking—fashion shows are not theatre, and people don?t keep quiet. Journalists discuss what to write about; buyers discuss whether they can make a profit from the clothes. And although you have been chosen for your looks that are suitable for certain dresses, as a model, you are just an advertisement for the designer. So you walk through conversations, unable to stop or react. You are not a creative human being, just a smiling doll.
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Task 3: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was as nervous as she could be
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was afraid that somebody would see
One, two, three, four, tell people what she wore
It was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini
That she wore for the first time today.
An itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini
So in the locker she wanted to stay.
Two, three, four, stick around we?ll tell you more
She was afraid to come out in the open
And so a blanket around her she wore
She was afraid to come out in the open
And so she sat bundled up on the shore
Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore…
Speaking
Buying an Expensive Dress
Nancy: Your new low-cut dress is wonderful.
Jill: Thank you, Nancy. I just bought it on sale. It was marked d9own 50%.
Nancy: Where did you get it?
Jill: Lane Crawford. They had a year-end sale that was too good to pass up.
Nancy: I heard about this store. They have all the high-end stuff.
Jill: Nothing good in life is cheap.
Nancy: Well, let?s go shopping then. And don?t forget to bring it.
Jill: Bring what?
Nancy: Your credit card.
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VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking
Task 1: Giving Money to a Beggar
Susan: Hey, Robert, you gave that beggar some of your hard-earned cash?
Robert: I know. He looked as if he needed help.
Susan: Buy you?re always so careful with your money.
Robert: Yeah, I guess so, but I like to help when someone?s in need.
Susan: I just wonder why the guy doesn?t get a job and make his own living.
Robert: It?s just not that simple, Susan. Some people have a hard time of it in life.
Susan: Maybe they waste all their money. If you give them money, they will just go on wasting it. Robert: Life has been good to me, Susan, and I?d like to share some of my luck.
1.the beggar
2.as if
3.help
4.careful with/about
5. a job
6.people
7. a hard time
8.waste
9.share
10.good luck
Task 2: Buying a Machine
An American manufacturer is showing his machine factory to a potential customer. At noon, when the lunch bell rings, two thousand men and women immediately stop working and leave the building.
“Your workers, they?re escaping!” cries the visitor. “You?ve got to stop them.”
“Don?t worry, they?ll be back,” says the American. And indeed, an exactly one 0?clock the bell rings again, and all the workers return from their break.
When the tour is over, the manufacturer turn s to his guest and says, “Well, now, which of these machines would you like to order?”
“Forget the machines,” says the visitor. “How much do you want for that bell?”
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2.F
3.F
4.T
5.T
Task 3: An Introduction to Credit Cards
Credit cards are plastic cards issued by a bank or other financial institutions allowing the holder to buy goods and service without using cash. Many American don?t like to carry much cash. For them the cards are convenient and safe to use.
Credit cards are gaining popularity, even for buying small items. They are accepted almost everywhere, though not at fast food restaurants.
Credit cards allow you to purchase things that you may not currently have the money to buy. When you use a credit card, the credit card company that issued the credit card pays the store. Later, a bill will be mailed to you by your credit card company for the amount you purchased. At that time, you can either pay the bill in full, or only pay a minimum amount, and wait till later to finish paying. If you wait till later, you will owe the credit card company interest on the amount that you do not pay.
1.D
2.C
3.B
4.C
5.A
Speaking
Can you change a twenty-dollar bill?
Cashier: How can I help you, Miss?
Jill: Could you change a 20 for me?
Cashier: Sure. How do you want it?
Jill: Could I have two 5?s, but not enough 1?s. Are quarters all right with you?
Cashier: Well, I have some 5?s, but not enough 1?s. Are quarters all right with you?
Jill: Oh, that?s even better! In that case, I won?t have to worry about the small change for the laundry.
Cashier: Here you are!
Jill: Thanks a million!
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VI. Further Listening and Speaking
Task 1: Describing a Robbery
Detective: Okay, Ms. Brown, just calm down. Could you start from the beginning and tell me what happened?
Janet:Well, let?s see. I was sitting at the table near the window when two men rushed in and told everyone to freeze.
Detective: Can you describe the man？
Janet: One was tall and with a long coat on. The other was shorter in a red jacket. Detective: After they burst in what did they do?
Janet: Well. The tall one pointed his gun at the clerk and told him to open the cash register.
The short one was watching the rest of us. The clerk hesitated a minute and just then
the restaurant manger came out of his office. That surprised the thieves. Detective: Yeah, let?s see… The manger?s name is Mr. Jackson. I guess he had the key to the safe? Janet: Yeah! That?s right! Because the thieves told him to open the safe. The short one went with him. As the manger turned to go back to the office, he told the clerk to cooperate
with him.
Detective: Did the boss open up the safe?
Janet: Yeah, he went back into the office and opened it. He seemed pretty calm, not like the customers. I think that guy deserves a medal or something.
Sam: You all do. Living through a robbery is a tough experience.
1. everyone freeze
2. tall long coat shorter red jacket
3. his gun the clerk open the rest of the people
4. key safe
5. calm customers a medal
Task 2: Two Concert Tickets
After shopping for most of the day, a couple return to find their car has been stolen. They go to the police station to make a full report. Then, a police officer drives them back to the parking lot to see if any evidence can be found at the scene of the crime. To their surprise, the car has been
returned. There is an envelope on the windshield with a note of apology and two tickets to a concert. The note reads, “I apologize for taking your car, but my wife was having a baby and I had to use your car to rush her to the hospital. Please forgive the inconvenience. Here are two tickets for tonight?s concert.” The couple feel relieved. After all, most human beings are kind, they think. They go to the concert and return home late. They find their house has been robbed. Valuable goods have been taken. And there is a note on the door reading, “Well, you still have your car. I have to put my newly-born kid through college somehow, don?t I?”
1. B
2. C
3.A
4. D
5. A
Task 3: Who stole the vase?
Amy, the richest woman in town, threw a party. It was crowded and turned out to be a huge success, until about 12:00 a.m. That?s when Amy noticed that her valuable vase was missing from the entry hall table. When the police chief arrived, he asked each visitor to make a statement. Phillip McDonald stepped forward, saying, “I was one of the first to arrive, about the sane time as Julie Becker. I never once left the house. If people don?t remember me, it?s because I spent most of time in a bedroom, watching a basketball game.” The chief took down what Phillip?s said, then told him he could go. Rod Bush was the next. He also claimed that he had never left the house, though he did step out onto a second story balcony, but it was so cold that he came back in immediately. Julie Becker was the third to make a statement She also claimed never to have left or seen anything. “I spent much of the party moving from group to group and eating the various tables.” The chief told her to leave, too, and watched as she went into the hall and took her coat from the top of a crowded coat rack. Now the chief started to suspect one of the three guests.
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.B
5.A
Speaking
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
Richard: I understand why publishing houses have called for a crack down on illegal copies of books. It?s a big loss for them if everyone buys pirated books instead of paying the full
price.
Nancy: I agree. If the publishers don?t take action against illegal publications, they and the authors of the books lose money. Then the publishers have to save money by lowering
the quality of their books.
Richard: That?s why intellectual property rights have to be protected. It will do do good not only for the publishers, but to consumers as well.
Nancy: You said it. I?m all for protecting intellectual property rights. But I also think books are getting more expensive every day, and some students have no choice but yo buy cheap
books.
Richard: I beg to disagree. There is no excuse for college kids to buy mobile phones and then say they can?t afford books.
Nancy: But to really solve the piracy problem, we need cheaper books as well as harsher Punishments