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1、1A: Oh, Im really sorry, are you OK?B: Im fine, but Im not very good at this.A: Neither am I. Say, are you from South America?B: Yes Imoriginally.I was born in Argentina.A: Did you grow up there?B: Yes, I did. But my family moved here 8 years ago whe n I was in highschool.A: And where did you lear n

2、 the roller blade?B: Here in the park. This is only mysecond time.A: Well its myfirst time. Can you give less ons?B: Sure, just follow me.A: By the way, my n ame is Ted.B: And Im Anna, nice to meet you.A: Heh hey, that was fun. Thanks for the B: No problem, so, tell me alittle yourself. What do you

3、do?A: I work in a travel age ncy.B: Really? What do you do there? A: Im in charge oftheir puters.B: Oh, so youre a puter specialist!A: Well, sort of. Yeah, I guess so.B: Thats great. Then maybeyou can give help with the puter courseIm taking. A: Oh, sure, but only if you pro mise to give me somemore

4、 roller bladi ng less ons.B: Its a deal.2A: Where are you from origi nally, Yu Hong?B: Im from China, from near Shanghai.A: And whe n did you move here?B: I came here after I graduated from college.That was in 1992.A: And what do you do now?B: Im a transportation engineer.A: I see, so youre an immig

5、rant to the United States.B: Yes, thats right.A: What are some of the difficulties of beingan immigra nt in the US?B: Oh, thats not an easy question to answer. There are so many things really. I guess one of the biggest difficulties is that, I dont have any relatives here. I mean, I have a lot of fr

6、iends, but thats not the samething. In China, on holidays or the weekend, they visitrelatives. It isnt the same here.A: And what do you miss the most from home?B: Oh, thats easy, my moms soup! She makes great soup. I reallymiss mymothers cooking.3A: Hey, are these pi ctures of you whe nyou werea kid

7、?B: Yeah, thats mein front of myuncles beach house. When I wasa kid, we used to spend two weeks there every summer.A: Wow, I bet that was fun.B: Yeah, we always had a great time. Every day we used to get up earlyand walk along the beach.I had a great shell collection.In fact, I thinkit still up in t

8、he attic.A: Hey, I used to collect shells, too, whe n I was a kid. But my parentsthrew them out.A: You know what I remember most about grow ing up?B: What?A: Visiting my Grandparentshouse. You know,on holidays and stuff, they lived way out in the country and my Grandad had a horse n amedBlackie. He

9、taught mehow to ride. I just love thathorse, and she loves me, too. I used to really enjoy spending time atmy Grandparentshouse. And every time i came back, Blackie rememberedme. B: Err, memories.4A: Why is there n ever a bus whe n you want one?B: Goodquesti on, there arent eno ugh buses on this rou

10、te.A: Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.B: Good idea, you should say that we n eed more subway lin es, too.A:Yeah, there should be more p ublictransp ortati on in gen eral.B: And fewer cars, theres too much traffic.A: Say, is that our bus ing?B: Yes, it is. But look, its full.A: Oh

11、, no. Lets go and get a cup of coffee. We can talk about this letterrm going to write.B: So, are you really going to write a letter to the paper?A: Sure, Im going to say someth ing about thebuses. Theyre too old. We need more modern buses, ni ce, air con dition on es.mesomeless on.aboutmesomeB: And,

12、 they need to put more buses on the road. A: Right, there aretoo man years dow ntow n, and there isnt eno ugh parking.B: Thats for sure. Its impo ssible to find a parking sp aee dow ntown these days.A: I think they should ban private ears downtown betwee n 9 and 5.B: Oh, you mea n they should nt all

13、ow any ears exeept taxis and busesduring regular work days?Em, that sounds like a really good idea.5Quite a nu mber of things have bee n done to help solve trafficp roblems in Singapore.For exa mp le, motorists must buy a sp eeial p ass if they wantto drive into the dow ntow n bus in ess district. T

14、hey can go into thedow ntow n bus in ess district only if they have the p ass dis pl ayedon their win dshield.Ano ther thi ng Singapore has done is to it more difficult to buyears. People have to apply for a certificate if they want to buy a ear.And the nu mber of certificate is limited. Not every o

15、ne can get one.Theres also a high tax on cars. So it costs about 3 or 4 times as muchto buy a car in Singapore as it does in, say, the Un ited Statesor Can ada.The other thing Singapore has done is to build an excellent publictransportationsystem.Their subway system is one of the best in the world.

16、And theres alsoa very good taxi and bus system.6A: Exeuse me, eould you tell me where the bank is?B: Theres one up stairs, aeross from the duty free shop.A: Oh, tha nks. Do you know what time it opens?B: It should be open now, it opens at eight a.m.A: Good, and can you tell mehow often the buses lea

17、ve for the eity?B: You need to eheek at the transportation counter. Its right downthe hall.A: OK, and just one more thing. Do you know where the n earest restroomis?B: Right behi nd you, Ma-am. See that sig n?A: Oh, tha nks a lot.A: Exeuse me, its meagain. Imsorry. I need some more informationif you

18、 dont mind.B: Not at all.A: Than ks. Do you know how much a taxi costs to the city?B: It depends on the traffic of course. But it usually costs about 40dollars.A: 40 Dollars? I guess Ill take the bus. That means I have almostan hour till the n ext one.Where eould I find an inexpen sive restaura ntin

19、the air port, maybe a fast food pl aee?B: Go up stairs and turn right. Youll see the sn ack bar on yourleft.A: Thanks very much. Have a nice day!B: You too.7A: What do you think?B: Well, it has just as manybedrooms as the last ap artme nt, and theliv ing room is huge.C: But the bedroomsare too small

20、, and there isnt eno ugh closet spaee for my cloths.A: And, its not as eheap as the last apartment we saw.B: But that ap artme nt was dark and din gy, andit was in a dan gerous n eighborhood.A: Lets see if the real estate age nt has somethi ng else to showus.A: Well, how do you like this plaee, the

21、n?C: Oh, itThe thi ng I like best is the bedrooms. huge.B: Yes, they are n ice and big.C: And there two bathrooms, I eould bathroom.B: Yes, I guess you eould.C: The only p roblem is the eolor of the livi ng room. I really dont like those dark green walls.A: Im sure we can ehange the eolor if we want

22、 to.A: Creative Ren tals, good morni ng.B: Hello, Im ealling about the apartment you have for rent.A: Yes, what can Itell you about it?B: Where is it,exactly?A: Its on Ki ng Street, just off the freeway.B: Oh, near the freewayCan you hear the traffic?A: Yes, Im afraid you do hear some. But the apart

23、ment has lots ofspaee.It has threemakes much better tha n that other one.They arehave my own9bedrooms and a very large livi ng room. B: I see. Andis it in a new build ing?A: Well, the buildi ng is about 50 years old. B: Uh-huh.Well, Ill think about it.A: OK, tha nks for calli ng.B: Thank you, bye!A:

24、 Hello.B: Hello, is the apartment youre advertisingstill available?A: Yes, it is.B: Can you tell me a little about it?A: Well, its a perfect apartment for one person. Its one roomwith a kitchen at one end.B: And is it far away from subway?A: Theres a subwaystation just downthe Actually, the ap artme

25、 ntis locateddow ntow n, so you ste p out of the buildi ng and there are stores andrestaura nts everywhere. But its on the high floor, so you donany street or traffic no ise.B: It sounds like just the kind of p lace I looking for. Id liketo e see it please.A: Sure, let me give you the address.A: So

26、where are you work ing now, Terry?B: Oh, Im still at the ban k. I dont like it, though.A: Thats too bad. Why n ot?B: Well, its bori ng, and it does nt pay very well.A: I know what you mean. I dont like my job either. I wish I couldfind a better job.B: Actually, I dont want to work at all anymore. I

27、wish I had a lotof money so I could retire now.A: Hmm, how old are you, Terry?B: Uh, twen ty-six.street.rightt hearA: Tow n and City Ren tals, how can I hel p you?B: Hi, um, is that apartment youre advertising still available?A: Yes, it is.B: Oh, good. Um, listen,I, I cant pay too much.So the low pr

28、ice youre asking isgood for me.A: Great.B: And how big is it?A: Its two rooms plus the kitchenB: Well is it the safe p lace to live?A: Well, I can tell you Ive livedA: So how are things going with you and Susie, Terry?B: Oh, you did nt know. She and I broke up a couple of mon ths ago.We decided we n

29、 eeded a break from each other for a while. But I missher a lot. I wish we could get back together aga in.A: rm sure you will.B: I really hope so. So what kind of job would you like to look for?A: rm not sure, but rd really like to move to another city. Im sickof thisplace. I need tolive somewhere m

30、ore excit ing.B: I know what you mean. It sure can get bori ng around here at times.is reallyand bathroom.here for fiveyears and I n ever heard about an ybody hav ing a p roblem.B: Oh, thats good. Let see, oh yeah. Does the ap artme nt have alot of win dows?A: Windows?Yeah, there are a plenty of win

31、dows. But unfortunately,really. See, there n ext to ours.there isnt much lights anotherbuilding rightB: Oh, thats OK, I never around in the day any way. Do youthink its alright if I e and look at it?A: Any time. When do you wanna see it?10A: Ugh! I feel awful. I really have to stop smok ing.B: So wh

32、y dont you quit?A: Well, if I quit, I might gain weight!B: A lot of people do, but.A: And if I gain weight, I wont be able to fitinto any of clothes!B: Well, you can always go on a diet.A: Oh, no. rm terrible at losing weight on diets. So if my clothes dontfit, ril have to buy new ones.门I have to ge

33、t a p art-time job, and.B: Listen, it is hard to quit, but its not that hard. Do you want toknow how I did it?A: Well, giving up smoking isnt really as hard as you thin k. I managed to do it, so it cantbe that difficult. You should try nicotine gum. You chew it just likeregular chew ing gum, and you

34、 dont feel like smok ing. B: Well, I guess10its worth a try.Yeah, I really need a change.ve been doing the samethings forover five years now, and rm just not lear ning any thi ng n ew. Itsthe same rout ine every day, and I am really sick of sitt ing in frontof a pu ter. I thi nk I n eed to try somet

35、h ing totally differe nt. Iwant to be in a pro fessi on that invo Ives meeti ng people.I really n eed to join a club or sp orts team to give me something to do on weeke nds. I get really bored on the weeke nds, and if Ijoi ned a club. rd probably get to meet people and make new frie nds.Gosh, I real

36、ly have to go on a diet. Ive gained ten pounds sincelast year, and every one tells me I look fat. And if I dont lose weightnow, I wont be able to get into any of mysummer clothes.11A: Hey, this sounds good, sn ails with garlic.Have you ever eate n sn ails?B: No, I havent.A: Oh, they are delicious. I

37、 had them last time, like to try some?B: No, tha nks. They sound stra nge.C: Have you decided on an app etizer yet?A: Yes. Ill have the snails, please.C: And you, sir?B: I think Ill have the Fried Brains.A: Fried Brains? Nowthat really sounds strange.A: Oh, good. Here es the waitress, now.C: Here ar

38、e your snails,madamAnd for you, sir,the Fried Brains.B: Tha nks.A: HmmThe sn ails are delicious. How are theBrain s?B: Well, I think theyreYuck! Oh, sorry. I guess Brains are pretty stra nge after all. Um, I think Im going to order somethingelse if you dont mind.A: Oh, sure. Go ahead.B: Miss? Excuse

39、 me, miss!C: Yes?B: Um, I really dont care for this appetizer. Could you bring me something else?C: Yes, of course. What would you like in stead?A: Try the sn ails.B: No, I dont think so. Ill tell you what.Just forget an app etizer for me, and, bring mea nice, juicy hamburger, mediumrare with French

40、 fries and a large soda.A: Have you fini shed with this? B: No, Im still drinking it. Tha nks.A: Did you order this?B: Yes, thats mine. Hmm, it looks great and smells delicious!A: Do nt you like it?B: I have nt tasted it yet. Im wait ing waitress to bring me a fork.A: Did you enjoy it?B: Well, it wa

41、s a little tough. I thi nk it was cooked for too long.A: How is it?B: Great. Just the way I like it: black and stro ng.A: Your turn or mine?B: Its my treat this time. You p aid Remember.12A: rm so excited! We have two weeks off! What are yougoing to do?B: rm not sure. I guess ril just stay home.Mayb

42、e ril catch up on my read ing. What about you? Anypla ns?A: Well, my parents have ren ted a condominium inFlorida. Im going to take long walks along the beachevery day and do lots of swimmi ng.B: Sounds great!A: Say, why dont you e with us? We have plenty of room.B: Do you mea n it? Id love to!A: So

43、, what are you planning to do for your vacatio n,Judy?B: Oh, Im doing someth ing really exotic thisyear. You know, I went to Hawaii last year, and just stayed on the beachfor two weeks. This year, rm going white-water rafti ng!A: Ooh, that sounds great. But what is it, exactly?for thelast time.14B:

44、Oh, well, you kno w, its in Colorado. They have all these trips downthe rapids. The water gets really rough, but I think itll be reallyexciting. Oh, Im doing somerock climbing,too.A: And you call that a vacatio n?A: Have you planned any thi ng for the summer, Bren da?B: Yeah. Im going to work the fi

45、rst mon th and save some mon ey. Then rm going to go dow n to Mexico for six weeks to stay with my sister.Shes working in Guadalajara. She says its really in teresti ng there,so I want to go and see what to go and see what its like. It will alsogive me a cha nee to p ractice my Spani sh. rm really l

46、ook ing forwardto it.13A: What should people do to make their visit New York City safe and pleasa nt?B: I think the biggest mistake manypeople make is tryi ng to do too muchin a short time. There are so much to see and do that you n eed to havea plan. Its best to start planning before you get here.

47、Soyou have informationabout hotels,restaura nts, sightsee ing and so on. Visitors can use our website toget the information n eed to start planning before they e here, or theycan phone or fax us.A: How safe is New York City for tourists? B: New York is a much saferpl ace tha n many people think. In

48、fact, its the safest itbee n in thirty years.A: Oh, thats good to here.B: Yes, but that doesnt meanpeople donbe careful. Touristin New York ought to be careful just like in any big city in the world.For stude nts, I would say travel in group s. If you get lost, itseasier as a group to find your way.

49、 You really shouldnt go off byyourown if you can find some one to go with you. Another thing to rememberis, dont be afraid to ask for direct ions,eve n if your English isnt p erfect. People ofte n stop me on the street to ask fordirections. And thats not onlyforeig n visitors. America n visitors als

50、o have trouble finding theirway around. And youllfind New Yorkers are really very frien dly. A: Yes, I agree. We are.B: Uh-huhA: Jas on? Jas on! Turn dow n the TV a little, p lease.B: Oh, but this is my favorite p rogram!A: I know. But its too loud.B: OK. Ill turn it dow n.A: Thats better. Tha nks.C

51、: Lisa, pl ease p ick up your thin gs. Theyre all over the liv ingroom floor.D: In a minu te, Mom. Im on the phone.C: OK. But do it as soon as you hang up.D: Sure. No p roblem.C: Goodness! Werewelike this whenwewere kids?A: Defi ni tely!A: Have you noticed howforgetful Dad is getting? Hes always for

52、getting where his car keys are.It drives me crazy.B: And he can n ever find his glasses either.A: I know.B: You know what drives me crazy about Mom?A: What?B: Those awful talk shows she watches on TV. She just loves them.A: Yeah, I think she watches them for hours every day.B: Oh, well. I guess they

53、re just gett ing old.I hope I n ever get like that.A: Me, too. Hey, lets go and play a video game. B: Great idea. By theway, have you see n my glasses any where?A: James, pl ease turn that dow n? James!B: Yes, Mom?A: Turn that dow n. Its much too loud.B: Sorry, Mom. I had it turned up because I wan

54、ted to hear the game.A: Molly, put the groceries away, p lease.Theres ice cream in one of the bags.B: I cant right now, Dad. Im doing myhomework.A: Whats this, James!B: Yeah, Mom?A: Why are there all these wet towels on the bathroom floor? PI easep ick them up and hang them up to dry.B: Gosh, Im rea

55、lly sorry, Mom. I forgot all about them.totheyhaveA: Just in, e help me. We n eed to wash thesedishes before your mother gets home.B: Oh, Dad. Id like to help, but I have to callLaurie. Its really imp orta nt.15A：Hi, Im your new neighbor. George Rivera. I live n ext door.B：Oh, hi, Im Stephanie Lee.A

56、：So you just moved in? Do you need anything?B：Not right now. But thanks.A：Well let me know if you do. Um, by the way, would you mind turningyour stereo dow n? The walls are really thin, so the sound goes rightthrough to my ap artme nt.B：Oh, Im sorry. I didnt realize that. Illmake sure to kee p the v

57、olume dow n. Oh, by the way, is there a goodItalia n restaura nt in the n eighborhood?A：Yeah, theres a great one a couple of blocks from here. Try theirlasag na. Its delicious.A：Hello, Im sorry to bother you. But I think your car is p arkedin my sp ace dow nstairs. B：A：B：A：13, and thatB：Oh, Im so so

58、rry. My son mustve put it in a wrong space. Oursis the one right next yours, nu mber 12. Let me get my keys and ril goright dow n and move the car.A:Thanks.B：A：B：be here at six and look at six thirty.A：Im dinner. B：Ah, A：No, half an hour.B：Well, hey, ok, if you insist.A：Thanks.16A: Didyou knownext w

59、eekisHalloween?Its on October 31.B: So what do you do on Halloween? Wedont have that holiday in Russia.A: Well, its a day whe n kids dress up inmasksand costumes. They knock on peopi es doors and ask for candy by sayingwords“Trick or treat!”B: Hmm. sounds in teresti ng.A: But its not just for kids.

60、Lots of people have costume p arties.Hey, my frie nd Pete is hav ing a p arty. Would you like to go?B: Sure. Id love to.A: So are we going to wear costumes to the party?B: Of course. Thats half the fun. Last year I rented this great Draculacostume, and this year rm going as a clow n.A: A clow n? Yes