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Unit Twenty-two Part One Statements Complete each of the statements with what you hear and choose A or B that explains the word or phrase in bold. 1. My friend Ann has the ability to recognize 2. The quality of our products compares favorably with reduce the price. ( B ) 4. The economy of this country depends heavily on 5. Mr. Green is good at talking others into 6. During the war, the army controlled 7. In their school, girl students are not permitted 8. To compromise come up with? ( B ) 10. The officials of the company are committed toPart Two Dialogues Dialogue One Health Boy: Hello, Mary. How are you today? I heard you weren't well last week. Girl: I'm much better now, thank you. Boy: What was the matter? Nothing serious I hope. Girl: Oh, no. I had a bad cold and had to stay in bed for two days. Boy: I'm glad you're better, anyway. I hope it was the last cold of winter and not the first cold of summer. What about your friend, Ann? I hear she is ill, too. Girl: She was ill, but she's all fight now. I think she caught my cold. Boy: Everybody seems to have one now. I expect it's the sudden change of weather. One day hot and the next day cold. Girl: And very windy, too. That's why I'm wearing a sweater today. What do you think of it? Pretty, isn't it? Boy: It certainly is. It must have cost a lot. Where did you find it? Girl: Oh, I got it at a sale. It was quite cheap. Boy: Really! Well, Mary, I must say, it suits you very well. What a pity we men can't wear beautiful sweaters ! Girl: Never mind. Let's go and buy one like it to send to your sister Linda in America Boy: Now that's very kind of you, Mary. I'm really thinking of sending her a present. I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. How is Mary now? ( B ) 2. For how many days did Mary have to stay in bed? ( A ) 3. Why have so many people caught cold? ( C ) 4. Where did Mary buy her sweater? ( C ) 5. Where is the boy's sister Linda now? ( B ) II. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions with Yes or No l. Does the boy care for the health of two girls in the conversation? ( Yes ) 2. Does the boy say it was very cold in winter last year? ( No ) 3. Is Ann the boy's girlfriend in the conversation? ( No )4. Did Mary's beautiful sweater cost her a lot of money? ( No ) 5. Is the boy thinking of sending his sister a present? ( Yes ) Dialogue Two Recognition Boy: Hello, 2345786. Girl: Hello! Could I speak to Tom Jones, please? Boy: Speaking. Girl: Oh, hi, Tom. This is Kathy. I'm sorry to bother you so late. I just want to ask you a little favor. Boy: Oh, sure. I'd like to help out, just anything you want. Girl: Look. My sister Diana is coming to visit our campus. We suppose to meet at the front 0t the main building at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. Boy: Yes. Girl: Unfortunately, I forgot that I've got a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning so I can't go and meet her. Could you possibly meet her for me? Boy: Yes, I could do, but I've never seen your sister before. Girl: Well, she is sort of average height and quite slim. She's twenty-one years old with short curly hair and she has an attractive face and usually looks pretty cheerful. It's easy to recognize her. Boy: OK. Let me write that down.., average height and slim.., about twenty-one years old, with short curly hair and an attractive face. Is that right? Girl: Yes. Boy: OK. I think I should be able to recognize her. Girl: Thank you very much. I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. What's the name of the girl in the conversation? ( B ) 2. Where will Tom and Diana meet tomorrow? ( A ) 3. Why can't Kathy go and meet her sister? ( C ) 4. How old is Kathy's sister? ( B ) 5. How is Diana's height? ( A ) II. Listen to the dialogue again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear. l. Kathy telephones Tom early in the morning. ( F ) 2. Diana will come and meet her sister at 19:00 tomorrow. ( F ) 3. Kathy's sister Diana is coming to visit her university. ( T ) 4. Diana is quite slim, with bright eyes and short curly hair. ( F ) 5. Tom thinks it won't be so difficult for him to recognize Diana. ( T ) Dialogue Three Business Talks Seller: Mr. Smith, I want to open this morning's talk by asking if you are interested in our electronic computers. Buyer: Yes, we are thinking of placing an order. May I have an idea of your prices? Seller: Our prices compare favorably with those offered by other companies either in Europe or anywhere else. Here is our latest price list. You will see our prices are most competitive. Buyer: Well, I'm afraid your price is somewhat higher than I expected. Is it possible for you toreduce it? Seller: I should say our price is quite reasonable, and it is in line with the market. Buyer: I hope that some progress can be made toward a concession in the price. Seller: Well, that's almost cost price, but I'll see what I can do if your order is large enough. Buyer: The size of our order depends greatly on your price. Seller: Since you are our old customer, we may consider reducing the price by 5%. Buyer: I should say a cut of 10% would be more realistic. Shall we meet each other halfway in order to narrow the gap? Seller: You have a way of talking me into agreeing to your terms. I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. What kind of goods is Mr. Smith interested in? ( B ) 2. What is the main problem discussed in the conversation? ( C ) 3. What does the seller ask Mr. Smith to see? ( B ) 4. According to the buyer, what depends greatly on the price? ( A ) 5. What is the possible result of the talk? ( B ) II. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. Part Three Passages Passage One Not a Good Idea In my opinion, wearing school uniforms is not a good idea. Many teachers think if students wear uniforms they will behave better and follow rules, but I disagree. Uniforms just make students look orderly, but it is not always true that students behave better because they are wearing uniforms. Everybody has his own character, but if schools require uniforms and control everything students wear, it is difficult for students to show this individuality. For example some schools even tell their students what kind of socks they have to wear. When a friend of mine wore socks with two blue lines, her teacher told her to take those socks off and then took them away from her. There is another reason I don't like uniforms. They are uncomfortable. When I was in high school, my high school permitted us to wear casual clothes, but a year later the teachers changed the rules. They wanted us to wear uniforms again, so we had to wear them. Our uniform was a very uncomfortable skirt. In summer, the material the skirt was made of felt very hot, and in winter wearing a skirt instead of pants was very cold. In addition, when we were wearing the uniforms, we couldn't run. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. What does the speaker make comments on in the passage? ( B ) 2. What is it difficult for students to show if schools control everything students wear? ( D ) 3. Who was told to take off the socks with two blue lines? ( C ) 4. What is the other reason the speaker doesn't like uniforms? ( B ) 5. What makes the speaker feel cold in winter? ( A ) II. Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences with the information.you hear. Passage Two Team Player When you are working at a job, it is important to be a "team player". A team player is one who works well with the other people on the job. Employers look for people who can get along with other employees and still get the job done. There are many things you can do to be a good team player. By recognizing people's differences in gender, age or culture, you show them that you respect them. Adding other team members' ideas to yours lets them know that you think their ideas are good. When working with others, be willing to compromise. Come up with a way to solve the problem instead of demanding that your idea be used. Try to understand and add to the goals and mission of your team. Show loyalty to your team and show that you are committed to the team's growth and Improvement. Help to develop and meet the team's needs in the future. Find a way to work with different conditions. Be able to adapt to change within the work settings. Be responsible in accepting new work methods. Following these suggestions will help you become a better team member and will help achieve better results on the job. I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. When is it important to be a "team player"? ( C ) 2. What should you be willing to do when working with others? ( A ) 3. What should you try to understand and add to according to the speaker? ( D ) 4. What's the speaker's suggestion when you accept new work methods? ( B ) 5. What will help you become a better team member and help achieve better results on the job? (D) II. Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions. 1. Who do employers look for? They look for people who can get along with others and still get the job done. 2. What should you do to show people that you respect them? You should recognize their differences in gender, age or culture. 3. What lets your team members know that you think their ideas are good? Adding their ideas to yours will make them think so. 4. What should you be committed to according to the speaker? The team's growth and improvement. 5. How do you work with different conditions? Be able to adapt to change within the work settings. Be responsible in accepting new work methods. Passage Three British CustomsThe British people are very particular about privacy. There are some questions that you should never ask an English person unless you know him very well. Now first of all don't ask about money matters. For example, don't ask a person how much money he has, how much pay he gets every month, or how much rent he pays for his house. That would be very rude. Or suppose you see him wearing a new watch, well, don't ask him how much it costs. Another thing that you should not ask about is the age of a woman. It's not bad to ask a man his age, though not very good, but you should never ask a woman her age. It's the great secret. One more thing about privacy is that one must not look at other people's letters. Suppose an English businessman has received a letter in your hotel. He opens it, reads it and leaves it on the table. One must be careful enough not to get close to the letter or look at it. Now what do people say in England when they meet? They generally talk about the weather. They might say, "Lovely weather, isn't it?" or "It is a bit colder than yesterday, isn't it?" On another day they might look up at the sky and say, "Looks like rain, doesn't it?" or "Terrible weather!" or all sorts of things like that. You may wonder why everybody talks about the weather in England. The reason is very simple: Britain is a very small island country, and in a country like that the weather changes very often and very quickly. Even on a sunny day many people go out and carry an umbrella or raincoat with them. "Just to be on the safe side," they say. I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. What are the British people very particular about? ( B ) 2. What would be very rude first of all? ( C ) 3. What mustn't one do about privacy according to the speaker? ( C ) 4. What do people talk about in England when they meet? ( B ) 5. Why does everybody talk about the weather in England? ( D ) II. Listen to the passage again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear. 1. Marriage status is the great secret of a woman in England. ( F ) 2. English people would say, "Lovely weather, isn't it?" regardless of the weather condition. ( F ) 3. If you see a letter on the table, you must be careful enough not to get close to it. ( T ) 4. It is suggested to ask a man how much he pays for his house if you want to rent a house. ( F ) 5. Even on a sunny day many British people often carry an umbrella with them when they go out. ( T ) Part Four Idioms Proverbs I. In this part, you will be presented with ten sentences. Listen carefully and write them down. 第5/9頁 I. In this part, you will hear ten sentences. In each sentence there is one idiom that is given below. Listen and guess its meaning from the context. Script: 1. Suddenly something flying in the sky caught his eye. It was a big bird he had never seen before. 2. Why won't you dive in? Are you chicken? 3. He agreed to go bungee jumping with his friends, but he got cold feet when they arrived at the jump. 4. Tom was a heavy drinker for more than 15 years, then he quit drinking cold turkey. He's never drunk again since then. 5. When the president made a wrong decision about the country's economic policy, his political goose was cooked. 6. He had very bad news last night, but he came to the office as cool as a cucumber this morning as if nothing had happened. 7. The show was so popular that I had to cool my heels in a long line at the box office. 8. School children don't play outside as much as before. Many of them are overweight couch potatoes. 9. When you teach children, remember that they are not cut from the same cloth. Each child has his/her own personality. 10. His girlfriend wrote him a Dear John letter and moved to Japan. Keys: 1. attract someone and make him/her look at something 2. be coward; be not brave to do something 3. be nervous about doing something that you were going to do 4. stop it suddenly and completely 5. get someone in trouble 6. very calm and relaxed even in a difficult situation 7. wait for a long time 8. a person who spends a lot of idle time sitting and watching television 9. be very similar; act in a very similar way 10. a letter from a woman to her boyfriend or husband telling him that she doesn't love him any more Part Five Exercises for Homework I. Short Conversations In this part, you will hear ten short conversations. Each of them is followed by a question. After the question, you are supposed to choose a correct answer from the four choices. 1. W: The garage sent a mechanic here today and he said it cost $50 to have it repaired. M: We might as well spend $150 more to buy a new one then. Q : What does the man intend to do? ( C ) 2. W: Look at the monkeys and the zebras running around on the rocks together. M : Yes, the environment seems to suit them very well. Let's go over to see the bears now. 第6/9頁 Q : Where are the man and the woman? ( B ) 3. W: Having visited so many different countries, you must be able to speak several different languages. M : I wish I could. But French and English are the only ones that I have ever learned to speak. Q : What did the man say of his knowledge of languages? ( A ) 4. M : When does the next train leave? W: You have just missed one by 5 minutes. Trains leave every fifty minutes, so you'll have to wait for a while. Q : How long does the man have to wait for the next train? ( C ) 5. M : I hear you are moving to a new apartment soon. W: Yes, but it'll be more expensive. My present roommate plays the radio all night long and I can't sleep. Q : Why is the woman moving? ( D ) 6. M : I thought I heard someone at the door. W: Just the delivery boy with a package from our neighbor. She and her husband are visiting their daughter in Canada, so I keep it until they get back. Q : Who was at the door? ( A ) 7. W: I'm so excited that I can't sleep at night. M : I'd be excited too if I had my passport, visa and boat ticket. Q : Why is the woman excited? ( D ) 8. M : Show me that sentence you were talking about. What page is it on first of all? W: It's near the end of the book, right here on the next to the last page in this middle paragraph. Q : Which page was the woman talking about? ( D ) 9. W: Do you walk to work every day? M : No. It's too far to walk. Luckily the bus goes right by my apartment, but when the bus is crowded and when it rains, I often wish I had a car. Q : How does the man usually go to work? ( C ) 10. M : Is this seat taken? W: I don't think so. The fellow who was here finished his lunch and left. Q : Where does this conversation probably take place? ( A ) II. Passages Passage One Guilty or Not Guilty This story took place in a courtroom. After a tiring morning, the clerks were anxious to get off to lunch and even the judge must have felt relieved when the last case came up before the court. A short middle aged man with grey hair and small blue eyes was now standing before him. The man had a foolish expression on his face and he kept looking around stupidly as if he was trying hard to understand what was going on. The man was accused of breaking into a house and stealing a cheap watch, but the witness was not sure whether this was the man. At last the judge declared that the man was not guilty of the crime because there was no real proof. He said the case was dismissed and rose to go. Just at that moment, the man said suddenly, "Excuse me, sir, but do I have to give the watch back or not?" 第7/9頁 Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. When did the story take place? (B) 2. Who was accused in the last case? (B) 3. What was the man accused of? (D) 4. What did the judge declare in the end? (A) 5. What was caused by what the man said at last? (C) Passage Two Two Americans in Spain This story is about two Americans who were traveling in Spain. They did not speak a word of Spanish. One day the train on which they were traveling stopped for repairs in a small town for several hours. To pass the time, the two men got off the train and took a walk through the town. They decided to go into a small restaurant to get something to eat. But the only word on the menu which they could understand was coffee. Therefore, they ordered a cup of coffee. The young man who waited on them brought them the coffee at once; he was very much interested in the two Americans. But he brought them black coffee. Many Americans do not like black coffee; they prefer milk and sometimes sugar with their coffee. Since the two men did not know the word for milk, they made different gestures with their hands, but the waiter did not understand what they ranted. At last, one of the men drew a picture of a cow on a piece of paper. Then, with gestures, he fled to show that milk comes from a cow. The waiter studied the picture for a long time. Then he tried round and went out of the restaurant. A little later he returned--with two tickets for a bullfight Listen to the passage and answer the following questions. 1. Why did the train stop at a small town? The train stopped at a small town for repairs. 2. What did the two Americans do to pass the time? They got off the train and took a walk through the town. 3. Why did they order only coffee? Because it was the only word on the menu which they could understand. 4. How do many Americans usually have their coffee? They usually have their coffee with milk and sometimes with sugar. 5. At the end of the story, what did the waiter bring them? The waiter brought them two tickets for a bullfight. Passage Three True Sportsmanship Tom Brown was a good boxer. He had a pair of very powerful fists that he never used at ordinary times. He was very successful in boxing and had won many championships. On one of his holiday trips in a small town, he happened to see two men attacking a young lady when he was driving his car along a back street. Mr. Brown immediately stopped the car and rushed out to help the girl. "Get in my car," Mr. Brown shouted to the girl. "Drive to the police station. Quick!" When the policemen came, they found that the two men had gone and a young gentleman lying on the ground, beaten black and blue. "Why, this is Mr. Brown, our great champion!" One of them had now recognized him. "Why didn't you fight back but let them hit you like this?" asked another. "You're strong enough to beat four of them with your fists !" 第8/9頁 "But I haven't got my gloves," answered Mr. Brown calmly. "A boxer must never go to fight without his gloves on. That's one of our rules." Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences with the information you hear, 1 III. A Story. for Retelling Here is a funny story. Listen and retell it. More thirsty than Hungry A young man had been walking through the streets all day and was very thirsty. Finally he went into a shop and asked the shopkeeper: "How much are these cakes you have here?" "Five cents each," was the answer. "I'll give you ten cents for three of them." "All right," said the shopkeeper. So the young man took three cakes and then began looking at some of the other things in the shop. "How much is this wine?" he asked. "Ten cents a glass." "Well, I'm more thirsty than hungry. Here, take back the cakes and give me a glass of wine." So the shopkeeper gave him a glass of wine. The young man drank the wine and began to walk out of the shop. "Just a minute, young man," said the shopkeeper. "You haven't paid for the wine." "Of course not. I gave you the cakes for it." "But you didn't pay for the cakes." "I didn't eat them. I gave them back to you. I certainly don't have to pay for something I didn't eat, do I?" And before the shopkeeper could think of an answer to that the young man was out of the shop.
Unit Twenty-two Part One Statements Complete each of the statements with what you hear and choose A or B that explains the word or phrase in bold. 1. My friend Ann has the ability to recognize 2. The quality of our products compares favorably with reduce the price. ( B ) 4. The economy of this country depends heavily on 5. Mr. Green is good at talking others into 6. During the war, the army controlled 7. In their school, girl students are not permitted 8. To compromise come up with? ( B ) 10. The officials of the company are committed toPart Two Dialogues Dialogue One Health Boy: Hello, Mary. How are you today? I heard you weren't well last week. Girl: I'm much better now, thank you. Boy: What was the matter? Nothing serious I hope. Girl: Oh, no. I had a bad cold and had to stay in bed for two days. Boy: I'm glad you're better, anyway. I hope it was the last cold of winter and not the first cold of summer. What about your friend, Ann? I hear she is ill, too. Girl: She was ill, but she's all fight now. I think she caught my cold. Boy: Everybody seems to have one now. I expect it's the sudden change of weather. One day hot and the next day cold. Girl: And very windy, too. That's why I'm wearing a sweater today. What do you think of it? Pretty, isn't it? Boy: It certainly is. It must have cost a lot. Where did you find it? Girl: Oh, I got it at a sale. It was quite cheap. Boy: Really! Well, Mary, I must say, it suits you very well. What a pity we men can't wear beautiful sweaters ! Girl: Never mind. Let's go and buy one like it to send to your sister Linda in America Boy: Now that's very kind of you, Mary. I'm really thinking of sending her a present. I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. How is Mary now? ( B ) 2. For how many days did Mary have to stay in bed? ( A ) 3. Why have so many people caught cold? ( C ) 4. Where did Mary buy her sweater? ( C ) 5. Where is the boy's sister Linda now? ( B ) II. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions with Yes or No l. Does the boy care for the health of two girls in the conversation? ( Yes ) 2. Does the boy say it was very cold in winter last year? ( No ) 3. Is Ann the boy's girlfriend in the conversation? ( No )4. Did Mary's beautiful sweater cost her a lot of money? ( No ) 5. Is the boy thinking of sending his sister a present? ( Yes ) Dialogue Two Recognition Boy: Hello, 2345786. Girl: Hello! Could I speak to Tom Jones, please? Boy: Speaking. Girl: Oh, hi, Tom. This is Kathy. I'm sorry to bother you so late. I just want to ask you a little favor. Boy: Oh, sure. I'd like to help out, just anything you want. Girl: Look. My sister Diana is coming to visit our campus. We suppose to meet at the front 0t the main building at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. Boy: Yes. Girl: Unfortunately, I forgot that I've got a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning so I can't go and meet her. Could you possibly meet her for me? Boy: Yes, I could do, but I've never seen your sister before. Girl: Well, she is sort of average height and quite slim. She's twenty-one years old with short curly hair and she has an attractive face and usually looks pretty cheerful. It's easy to recognize her. Boy: OK. Let me write that down.., average height and slim.., about twenty-one years old, with short curly hair and an attractive face. Is that right? Girl: Yes. Boy: OK. I think I should be able to recognize her. Girl: Thank you very much. I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. What's the name of the girl in the conversation? ( B ) 2. Where will Tom and Diana meet tomorrow? ( A ) 3. Why can't Kathy go and meet her sister? ( C ) 4. How old is Kathy's sister? ( B ) 5. How is Diana's height? ( A ) II. Listen to the dialogue again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear. l. Kathy telephones Tom early in the morning. ( F ) 2. Diana will come and meet her sister at 19:00 tomorrow. ( F ) 3. Kathy's sister Diana is coming to visit her university. ( T ) 4. Diana is quite slim, with bright eyes and short curly hair. ( F ) 5. Tom thinks it won't be so difficult for him to recognize Diana. ( T ) Dialogue Three Business Talks Seller: Mr. Smith, I want to open this morning's talk by asking if you are interested in our electronic computers. Buyer: Yes, we are thinking of placing an order. May I have an idea of your prices? Seller: Our prices compare favorably with those offered by other companies either in Europe or anywhere else. Here is our latest price list. You will see our prices are most competitive. Buyer: Well, I'm afraid your price is somewhat higher than I expected. Is it possible for you toreduce it? Seller: I should say our price is quite reasonable, and it is in line with the market. Buyer: I hope that some progress can be made toward a concession in the price. Seller: Well, that's almost cost price, but I'll see what I can do if your order is large enough. Buyer: The size of our order depends greatly on your price. Seller: Since you are our old customer, we may consider reducing the price by 5%. Buyer: I should say a cut of 10% would be more realistic. Shall we meet each other halfway in order to narrow the gap? Seller: You have a way of talking me into agreeing to your terms. I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. What kind of goods is Mr. Smith interested in? ( B ) 2. What is the main problem discussed in the conversation? ( C ) 3. What does the seller ask Mr. Smith to see? ( B ) 4. According to the buyer, what depends greatly on the price? ( A ) 5. What is the possible result of the talk? ( B ) II. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. Part Three Passages Passage One Not a Good Idea In my opinion, wearing school uniforms is not a good idea. Many teachers think if students wear uniforms they will behave better and follow rules, but I disagree. Uniforms just make students look orderly, but it is not always true that students behave better because they are wearing uniforms. Everybody has his own character, but if schools require uniforms and control everything students wear, it is difficult for students to show this individuality. For example some schools even tell their students what kind of socks they have to wear. When a friend of mine wore socks with two blue lines, her teacher told her to take those socks off and then took them away from her. There is another reason I don't like uniforms. They are uncomfortable. When I was in high school, my high school permitted us to wear casual clothes, but a year later the teachers changed the rules. They wanted us to wear uniforms again, so we had to wear them. Our uniform was a very uncomfortable skirt. In summer, the material the skirt was made of felt very hot, and in winter wearing a skirt instead of pants was very cold. In addition, when we were wearing the uniforms, we couldn't run. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. What does the speaker make comments on in the passage? ( B ) 2. What is it difficult for students to show if schools control everything students wear? ( D ) 3. Who was told to take off the socks with two blue lines? ( C ) 4. What is the other reason the speaker doesn't like uniforms? ( B ) 5. What makes the speaker feel cold in winter? ( A ) II. Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences with the information.you hear. Passage Two Team Player When you are working at a job, it is important to be a "team player". A team player is one who works well with the other people on the job. Employers look for people who can get along with other employees and still get the job done. There are many things you can do to be a good team player. By recognizing people's differences in gender, age or culture, you show them that you respect them. Adding other team members' ideas to yours lets them know that you think their ideas are good. When working with others, be willing to compromise. Come up with a way to solve the problem instead of demanding that your idea be used. Try to understand and add to the goals and mission of your team. Show loyalty to your team and show that you are committed to the team's growth and Improvement. Help to develop and meet the team's needs in the future. Find a way to work with different conditions. Be able to adapt to change within the work settings. Be responsible in accepting new work methods. Following these suggestions will help you become a better team member and will help achieve better results on the job. I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. When is it important to be a "team player"? ( C ) 2. What should you be willing to do when working with others? ( A ) 3. What should you try to understand and add to according to the speaker? ( D ) 4. What's the speaker's suggestion when you accept new work methods? ( B ) 5. What will help you become a better team member and help achieve better results on the job? (D) II. Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions. 1. Who do employers look for? They look for people who can get along with others and still get the job done. 2. What should you do to show people that you respect them? You should recognize their differences in gender, age or culture. 3. What lets your team members know that you think their ideas are good? Adding their ideas to yours will make them think so. 4. What should you be committed to according to the speaker? The team's growth and improvement. 5. How do you work with different conditions? Be able to adapt to change within the work settings. Be responsible in accepting new work methods. Passage Three British CustomsThe British people are very particular about privacy. There are some questions that you should never ask an English person unless you know him very well. Now first of all don't ask about money matters. For example, don't ask a person how much money he has, how much pay he gets every month, or how much rent he pays for his house. That would be very rude. Or suppose you see him wearing a new watch, well, don't ask him how much it costs. Another thing that you should not ask about is the age of a woman. It's not bad to ask a man his age, though not very good, but you should never ask a woman her age. It's the great secret. One more thing about privacy is that one must not look at other people's letters. Suppose an English businessman has received a letter in your hotel. He opens it, reads it and leaves it on the table. One must be careful enough not to get close to the letter or look at it. Now what do people say in England when they meet? They generally talk about the weather. They might say, "Lovely weather, isn't it?" or "It is a bit colder than yesterday, isn't it?" On another day they might look up at the sky and say, "Looks like rain, doesn't it?" or "Terrible weather!" or all sorts of things like that. You may wonder why everybody talks about the weather in England. The reason is very simple: Britain is a very small island country, and in a country like that the weather changes very often and very quickly. Even on a sunny day many people go out and carry an umbrella or raincoat with them. "Just to be on the safe side," they say. I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. What are the British people very particular about? ( B ) 2. What would be very rude first of all? ( C ) 3. What mustn't one do about privacy according to the speaker? ( C ) 4. What do people talk about in England when they meet? ( B ) 5. Why does everybody talk about the weather in England? ( D ) II. Listen to the passage again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear. 1. Marriage status is the great secret of a woman in England. ( F ) 2. English people would say, "Lovely weather, isn't it?" regardless of the weather condition. ( F ) 3. If you see a letter on the table, you must be careful enough not to get close to it. ( T ) 4. It is suggested to ask a man how much he pays for his house if you want to rent a house. ( F ) 5. Even on a sunny day many British people often carry an umbrella with them when they go out. ( T ) Part Four Idioms Proverbs I. In this part, you will be presented with ten sentences. Listen carefully and write them down. 第5/9頁 I. In this part, you will hear ten sentences. In each sentence there is one idiom that is given below. Listen and guess its meaning from the context. Script: 1. Suddenly something flying in the sky caught his eye. It was a big bird he had never seen before. 2. Why won't you dive in? Are you chicken? 3. He agreed to go bungee jumping with his friends, but he got cold feet when they arrived at the jump. 4. Tom was a heavy drinker for more than 15 years, then he quit drinking cold turkey. He's never drunk again since then. 5. When the president made a wrong decision about the country's economic policy, his political goose was cooked. 6. He had very bad news last night, but he came to the office as cool as a cucumber this morning as if nothing had happened. 7. The show was so popular that I had to cool my heels in a long line at the box office. 8. School children don't play outside as much as before. Many of them are overweight couch potatoes. 9. When you teach children, remember that they are not cut from the same cloth. Each child has his/her own personality. 10. His girlfriend wrote him a Dear John letter and moved to Japan. Keys: 1. attract someone and make him/her look at something 2. be coward; be not brave to do something 3. be nervous about doing something that you were going to do 4. stop it suddenly and completely 5. get someone in trouble 6. very calm and relaxed even in a difficult situation 7. wait for a long time 8. a person who spends a lot of idle time sitting and watching television 9. be very similar; act in a very similar way 10. a letter from a woman to her boyfriend or husband telling him that she doesn't love him any more Part Five Exercises for Homework I. Short Conversations In this part, you will hear ten short conversations. Each of them is followed by a question. After the question, you are supposed to choose a correct answer from the four choices. 1. W: The garage sent a mechanic here today and he said it cost $50 to have it repaired. M: We might as well spend $150 more to buy a new one then. Q : What does the man intend to do? ( C ) 2. W: Look at the monkeys and the zebras running around on the rocks together. M : Yes, the environment seems to suit them very well. Let's go over to see the bears now. 第6/9頁 Q : Where are the man and the woman? ( B ) 3. W: Having visited so many different countries, you must be able to speak several different languages. M : I wish I could. But French and English are the only ones that I have ever learned to speak. Q : What did the man say of his knowledge of languages? ( A ) 4. M : When does the next train leave? W: You have just missed one by 5 minutes. Trains leave every fifty minutes, so you'll have to wait for a while. Q : How long does the man have to wait for the next train? ( C ) 5. M : I hear you are moving to a new apartment soon. W: Yes, but it'll be more expensive. My present roommate plays the radio all night long and I can't sleep. Q : Why is the woman moving? ( D ) 6. M : I thought I heard someone at the door. W: Just the delivery boy with a package from our neighbor. She and her husband are visiting their daughter in Canada, so I keep it until they get back. Q : Who was at the door? ( A ) 7. W: I'm so excited that I can't sleep at night. M : I'd be excited too if I had my passport, visa and boat ticket. Q : Why is the woman excited? ( D ) 8. M : Show me that sentence you were talking about. What page is it on first of all? W: It's near the end of the book, right here on the next to the last page in this middle paragraph. Q : Which page was the woman talking about? ( D ) 9. W: Do you walk to work every day? M : No. It's too far to walk. Luckily the bus goes right by my apartment, but when the bus is crowded and when it rains, I often wish I had a car. Q : How does the man usually go to work? ( C ) 10. M : Is this seat taken? W: I don't think so. The fellow who was here finished his lunch and left. Q : Where does this conversation probably take place? ( A ) II. Passages Passage One Guilty or Not Guilty This story took place in a courtroom. After a tiring morning, the clerks were anxious to get off to lunch and even the judge must have felt relieved when the last case came up before the court. A short middle aged man with grey hair and small blue eyes was now standing before him. The man had a foolish expression on his face and he kept looking around stupidly as if he was trying hard to understand what was going on. The man was accused of breaking into a house and stealing a cheap watch, but the witness was not sure whether this was the man. At last the judge declared that the man was not guilty of the crime because there was no real proof. He said the case was dismissed and rose to go. Just at that moment, the man said suddenly, "Excuse me, sir, but do I have to give the watch back or not?" 第7/9頁 Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. When did the story take place? (B) 2. Who was accused in the last case? (B) 3. What was the man accused of? (D) 4. What did the judge declare in the end? (A) 5. What was caused by what the man said at last? (C) Passage Two Two Americans in Spain This story is about two Americans who were traveling in Spain. They did not speak a word of Spanish. One day the train on which they were traveling stopped for repairs in a small town for several hours. To pass the time, the two men got off the train and took a walk through the town. They decided to go into a small restaurant to get something to eat. But the only word on the menu which they could understand was coffee. Therefore, they ordered a cup of coffee. The young man who waited on them brought them the coffee at once; he was very much interested in the two Americans. But he brought them black coffee. Many Americans do not like black coffee; they prefer milk and sometimes sugar with their coffee. Since the two men did not know the word for milk, they made different gestures with their hands, but the waiter did not understand what they ranted. At last, one of the men drew a picture of a cow on a piece of paper. Then, with gestures, he fled to show that milk comes from a cow. The waiter studied the picture for a long time. Then he tried round and went out of the restaurant. A little later he returned--with two tickets for a bullfight Listen to the passage and answer the following questions. 1. Why did the train stop at a small town? The train stopped at a small town for repairs. 2. What did the two Americans do to pass the time? They got off the train and took a walk through the town. 3. Why did they order only coffee? Because it was the only word on the menu which they could understand. 4. How do many Americans usually have their coffee? They usually have their coffee with milk and sometimes with sugar. 5. At the end of the story, what did the waiter bring them? The waiter brought them two tickets for a bullfight. Passage Three True Sportsmanship Tom Brown was a good boxer. He had a pair of very powerful fists that he never used at ordinary times. He was very successful in boxing and had won many championships. On one of his holiday trips in a small town, he happened to see two men attacking a young lady when he was driving his car along a back street. Mr. Brown immediately stopped the car and rushed out to help the girl. "Get in my car," Mr. Brown shouted to the girl. "Drive to the police station. Quick!" When the policemen came, they found that the two men had gone and a young gentleman lying on the ground, beaten black and blue. "Why, this is Mr. Brown, our great champion!" One of them had now recognized him. "Why didn't you fight back but let them hit you like this?" asked another. "You're strong enough to beat four of them with your fists !" 第8/9頁 "But I haven't got my gloves," answered Mr. Brown calmly. "A boxer must never go to fight without his gloves on. That's one of our rules." Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences with the information you hear, 1 III. A Story. for Retelling Here is a funny story. Listen and retell it. More thirsty than Hungry A young man had been walking through the streets all day and was very thirsty. Finally he went into a shop and asked the shopkeeper: "How much are these cakes you have here?" "Five cents each," was the answer. "I'll give you ten cents for three of them." "All right," said the shopkeeper. So the young man took three cakes and then began looking at some of the other things in the shop. "How much is this wine?" he asked. "Ten cents a glass." "Well, I'm more thirsty than hungry. Here, take back the cakes and give me a glass of wine." So the shopkeeper gave him a glass of wine. The young man drank the wine and began to walk out of the shop. "Just a minute, young man," said the shopkeeper. "You haven't paid for the wine." "Of course not. I gave you the cakes for it." "But you didn't pay for the cakes." "I didn't eat them. I gave them back to you. I certainly don't have to pay for something I didn't eat, do I?" And before the shopkeeper could think of an answer to that the young man was out of the shop.