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比如：Howwouldyouliketogotothemovieswithmetonight?Wouldyoulikejoiningus?Wouldyougowithme?Doyouwannakissme?Wannacome?2IpluckedupthecouragetoaskherforaThatremindsmetoomuchofHe’sthelastmanI’dliketodateintheworld.Iammadabouthim.Sheisreallyaheartbreaker,aftertheymadeher,theybrokethemold.Myballandchainisreallyamonkeyonmyback.测试：I’m I’m I’mbesidemyselfwithI’minthe Ifeelhigh Ifeeldown测试：I’mafraidI’mforIcan’tagreeThat’sthelastthingI’dliketodointheworld.Idon’tshareyouropinion.Icouldn’tagreewithyou应试提高的三个层次 addressawful Isee.Icanl IunderstandIhavegot... haveto=havegotto(gotta) begoingto=begonnawantto=wannalI’lltakethis Iwon’tbuy runoutof checkout checkitoutwearout bewornout makeoutfigure shehasafigurethat shehasafacethatworkhelpfinddinecookhangturnout(toflatsweat 字母o:bottle either/neither:美：[i]，英：[ai]美 英2,r3，辅音浊化：city美：[di],英：[ti]betterit’stoobad. whatapity!toughluck it’sreallytough.oh uh- ohmy. ohdear. ohmygoodness. supercool ultracool youbet./youbetit. s.o.b.=sonofPassage原 because， 转折，因果，让步关系，though，还有递进furthermore等都非常重要。客观的事实，用(commonsense)猜题。要是你文章没有听到，你其实还有挽回的余地，那么你一定(developmentevolution,formation,invention,new,special,effect)细节题：firstmostbecauseonlya)HowtohandleSpidersintheunitedPeople’sfearofAspecialkindofa)MostspiderswillnotbiteevenwhenMostspidersarepoisonousandMostspidersarelikelytoattackMostspidershavesharpBecauseshecannotfindahusbandforBecausethefemalespiderislargerthanthemaleBecausethefemalespiderofteneatsherBecausesheisablackfemaleYoushouldnotfearspidersbecauseoftheirpoison.OfallthespidersinnorthAmerica,onlyonekindisreallydangerousandmostwouldnotbiteeveniftheywerehandled.Evenso,whenaspiderrunsdirectlytowarda,itgivestheimpressionthatitisabouttoattack.Actually,itcannotseetheinitsway.Thespideristooshortsightedtoseethingsatadistance.IntheUnitedStatesonekindofspiderisresponsibleforthefrighteningreputationoftherest.Itistheblackwidow.Socalledbecausethefemale,whichislargerthanthemale,ofteneatsherhusbandaftermakinglove.Sheisnotanattackingspiderandmanypeoplehaveproventhisbylettinghercrawlovertheirhands.Whenshebites,itisusuallyinself-defense.Inspiteofthestoriesyoumayhaveheard,itisrareforatobebittenbyablackwidowandevenmoreunusualforthebitetoprovefatal.PassageTheyarekeptinopenTheyareallowedoutoftheprisonTheyareorderedtodocookingandTheyareasmallportionoftheprisonpopulation.SomeoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutsideMostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtoTheirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskillTheirprisonersarealloweddomtovisittheirTheyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingMostofthemgetpaidfortheirTheyhavetocooktheirownTheycanchoosetodocommunityAbout5percentofthepresentpopulationareAndsomeareallowedoutofthegroundtostudyortodocommunityMostofthemarepaidforwhattheydo,whetheritisngmaintenanceorcookingandTheirbusinesshoursareTheirsafetymeasuresareTheirbankingproceduresareTheydon'thaveenoughservicePeoplewhoareinthehabitofswitchingfromonebanktoYoungpeoplewhoarefondofmodernYoungpeoplewhoarewealthyandwell-PeoplewhohavecomputersatTocompeteforToreducethesizeoftheirToprovideservicesfordistantToexpandtheiroperationsatalowerManypeopledislikewalkingintothebank,standinginlines,andrunningoutofchecks.Theyaredissatisfiedwiththeirbanks’limitedhours,too.Theywanttodosomebankingatnight,andonweekends.Forsuchpeople,theirproblemsmaysoonbeover.Beforelong,theymaybeabletodotheirbankingfromthecomfortoftheirownhome,anyhouroftheday,anydayoftheweek.Manybanksarepreparingonlinebranches,orinternetoffices,whichmeanspeoplewillbeabletotakemuchoftheirbankingbusinessthroughtheirhomecomputers.Thisprocessiscalledinctivebanking.Atthesebranches,customerswillbeabletoviewalltheiraccounts,movemoneybetweentheiraccounts,applyforaloan,andgetinformationabouttheirproductssuchascreditcards.Customerswillalsobeabletopaytheirhillselectronically,andalsoe-mailtheirquestionstothebank.Banksarecreatingonlineservicesforseveralreasons.Onereasonisthatbanksmustcompeteforcustomerswhowillswitchtoanotherbankfftheyaredissatisfiedwiththeservicetheyreceive.Theconvenienceoftheonlinebankingappealstothekindofcustomerbankmostwanttokeep,thatis,peoplewhoareyoung,well-educatedandhavegood es.Banksalsowanttotakeadvantageofmoderntechnologysincetheyhavemovedintothe21stcentury.TheyoftentakeceinhermajorBritishtradeunionsaremoreTherearemoretradeunionmembersinBritainlosesmoreworkingdaysthroughstrikeseveryyear.SuchstrikesareagainsttheBritishSuchstrikesareSuchstrikesinvolveworkersfromdifferentSuchstrikesoccurfrequentlytheseTradeunionsinBritain ingmoreMoststrikesinBritainareagainsttheBritishUnofficialstrikesinBritainareeasiertodealwithEmployer-workerrelationsinBritain eStrikesareverycommoninBritain.Theyareextremelyharmfultoitsindustries.Infact,thereareothercountriesinWesternEuropethatlosemoreworkingdaysthroughstrikeseveryyearthanBritain.ThetroublewiththestrikesinBritainisthattheyoccurinessentialindustries.Thereareover495unionsinBritain.Someunionsareverysmall.Over20havemorethan100,000members.Unionsdonotexistonlytodemandhigherwages.Theyalsoeducatetheirmem­bers.Theyprovidebenefitsforthesickandtrytoimproveworkingconditions.Tradeunionistssaythatwemustthanktheunionsforthegreatimprovementinworkingconditionsinthelasthundredyears.Itisnowagainstthelawforunionmemberstogoonstrikewithoutthesupportoftheirunion.Thiskindofstrikeistheunofficialstrikeandwascommonuntilrecently.Em­ployersfeelthatunofficialstrikesweremostharmfulbecausetheywouldnotbepredicted.How­ever,theseunofficialstrikesstilloccurfromtimetotimeandsomeunionshavealsorefusedtoco­operatewiththelaw.asaresult,thegeneralpictureoftherelationsbetweenworkersandem­ployersinBritainhasgonefrombadtoworse.注：unionsdonotexistonlytodemandhigherwages.Ididn’tspend3hoursrepairingyourvacuumcleanersothatitcouldsitinthecloset.Ididn’tteachbecauseit’seasy.18.A).TheythoughtitquiteTheybelievedittobeaTheytookittobeaTheyconsideredit19.A).CriticalB).C).Skeptical.D).20.A).WhenpeopleconsidermarriageimportantpartoftheirWhenthecostsofgettingadivorceeunaffordable.WhenthecurrentmarriagelawisWhenhusbandandwifeunderstandeachotherbetter.Inrecentyears,therehasbeenanunusuallylargenumberofdivorcesintheUnitedStates.Inthepast,whentwopeoplemarriedeachother,theyintendedtostaytogetherforlife.Whiletoday,manypeoplemarrybelievingthattheycanalwaysgetitdivorceifthemarriagedoesnotworkout.Inthepast,alargemajorityoftheAmericansfrownedtheideaofdivorce.Furthermore,manypeoplebelievedthatgettingadivorcewasaluxurythatonlytherichcouldafford.Indeed,gettingadivorcewasveryexpensive.However,sincesomanypeoplehavebegantotakeamorecasualviewofmarriage,itisinterestingtoknowthatthecostofgettingadivorcearegettinglower.Infact,whereveryougointheUnitedStatestoday,itisnotunusualtoseenewspaperadsthatprovideinformationonhowandwheretogetacheapdivorce.Hollywoodhasalwaysbeenknownasthedivorcecapitaloftheworld.Thedivorcerateamongthemoviestarsissohighthatitisdifficulttoknowwhoismarriedtowhom.Todaymanyfilmstarschangehusbandsandwivesasthoughtheywerechangingclothes.Untilmarriageagain etheseriousandimportantpartofpeople'sliveswewillprobablycontinuetoseeahighrateofdivorce.a)ThecoloroftheThepriceoftheWhetherthedogwillfittheWhetherthedogwillgetalongwiththeotherpetsinthehouse.（相同词是狗，是谈论狗的a)Itmustbetrainedsoitwon’tItneedsmoreloveandItdemandsmorefoodandItmustbelookedaftera)TheyarelesslikelytorunIt’seasierfortheirmasterstotrainTheyarelesslikelytobeshywithhumanIt’seasierforthemtoformarelationshipwiththeirMostpeoplehavehadadogorwantedoneastheircompanionatsometimeintheirlives.Ifyouarethinkingofbuyingadog,however,youshouldfirstdecidewhatsortofcompanionyouneedandwhetherthedogislikelytobehappyinthesurroundingsyoucanprovide.Specialistadviceisavailabletohelpyouchoosethemostsuitablebreedofdog.Butinpart,thedecisiondependsoncommonsense.Mostbreedswereoriginallydevelopedtoperformspecifictasks.So,ifyouwantadogtoprotectyouoryourhouse,forexample,youshouldchooseabreedthathastherightsizeandcharacteristics.youmustalsobereadytodevoteagooddealoftimetotrainthedogwhenitisyoungandgiveittheexerciseitneedsthroughoutitslife,unlessyouliveinthecountryandcanletitrunly.Dogsaredemandingpets.Whereascatsidentifywiththehouseandsoarecontentiftheircethereissecure,adogidentifieswithitsmasterandconsequentlywantshimtoshowproofofhisaffection.Thebesttimetobuyababy-dogiswhenitisbetween6and8weeksoldsothatitcantransferitsaffectionfromitsmothertoitsmaster.Ifbabydogshavenotestablishedarelationshipwiththehumanbeinguntiltheyareoverthreemonthsold,theirstrongerrelationshipwillalwaysbewithdogs.Theyarelikelytobetooshywhentheyarebroughtoutintotheworldto egoodpets.Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustWhat’smentionedasaconsiderationinbuyingaWhydoesthespeakersayadogisamoredemandingpetthanaWhyisitadvisedtobuybabydogsunderthreemonths注：1.demanding2.consequently= 长WhatdidthemandoHepickedupsomeapplesinhisHecutsomebranchesofftheappleHequarreledwithhisneighborovertheHecleanedupallthegarbageinthewoman’sWhatdidthewomanaskthemantoTrimtheappletreesinherPickuptheapplesthatfellinherTakethegarbagetothecurbforRemovethebranchesfromherWhatdidthewomanthreatentoFilealawsuitagainsttheAskthemanforHavetheman’sappletreecutThrowgarbageintotheman’sWhatwastheman’sreactiontothewoman’sHewasreadytomakeaHewasnotpreparedtogotoHewasnotHewasabitW:o,Patrick,isthatM:Yeah,Jane,whatcanIdoforWIwascallingabouttheappletreethatyouweretrimming修剪yesterday.M：Thatwashardwork!W:I’msureitwas.ItsurelookedM:Yeah,I’mgladit’sfinished.Haulingthebranchestothefrontforgarbagepick-upwasnofunW:Well,Idon’tthinkyou’requitefinishedyet,someofthelargerbranchesfelloverintomyyard,andIthinkyoushouldcomeandgetthem.M:Listen,Jane,Idon’tseewhyIshoulddothat.Youeatalltheapplesthatfallinyouryardandyou’venevercominedaboutthatbefore.W:Well,it’seasiertopickupapplesthantodragtreebranchesallthewaytothecurb(路边).Mykidspickuptheapples,andthebranchesarejusttoobigforthemtodrag.M:Well,Iguessyou’lljusthavetodoityourself,W:Patrick,Iwishyouwouldreconsider.We’vealwaysgottenalongfairlywell,butIthinkyou’reoutoflineThebranchesareyourM:Sorry,Jane,Idisagree!Youtakethebenefitsoftheappletree,butrefusetodealwiththebadsideofit!Besides,itwon’ttakeyouanytimetogetthebranchesoutfront!W:GetthebranchesoffmypropertyorI’llhavetosueM:Yeah?Forwhat?!You’retakingthoselawclassestooseriously!I’vegottago,Ihavetopickupmyson.W:You’llbehearingfromme.M:Yeah,yeah.Seeyouincourt,WhatwasthecauseoftheBadHumanBreakdownoftheFailureofthecommunicationsHowhigharethemountainsonTwothousandWhatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheAccuratecommunicationisofutmostPilotsshouldbeabletospeakseveralforeignAircontrollersshouldkeepaclosewatchontheCooperationbetweenpilotsandaircontrollersisM:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!W:No,Ididn’tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?M:AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareaofArgentinaandflewintoahill!W:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledW:Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretherebadweather,afire,orengineM:Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwasjust municationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers.W:Weren’ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviationM:Yestheywere,butthetransmissionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollersweresostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.W:HowcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousM:Thepilotsweretoldtodescendtotwo-twothousandfeet.Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughthearddescendto2,000feet.That’sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.Unfortunay,theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaextendsup20,000feet.W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,thinkingtheywerefollowingtheaircontrollers’instructions.M:Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplemisunderstanding.W:Wow,that’sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuraycommunicatetoeachother.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)Togo B)TohaveC)Topromoteanew D)TojoininatrainingA)ItcanreducethenumberofpassengercomItcanmakeairtravelmoreItcancutdowntheexpenseforairItcanlessen fortcausedbyairA)Tookbalancedmealswith B)AtevegetablesandfruitC)Refrainedfromfishor D)AvoidedeatingrichA)ManyofthemfounditdifficulttoexerciseonaManyofthemwereconcernedwiththeirwell-NotmanyofthemchosetodowhatsheNotmanyofthemunderstandtheM:Hi, eback!HowwasyourtriptotheW:Verybusy.（19）Ihadalotofmeetings,so,ofcourse,Ididn’thavemuchtimetoseeNewYork.M:Whatapity!Actually,Ihaveatriptheremyselfnextweek.WDoyou?（20）Thentakemyadvicedothewell-being（）intheairprogramItreallyworks.M:Oh,Ireadaboutthatinamagazine.Yousayitworks?W:（20）YesIdidtheprogramontheflighttotheStatesandwhenIarrivedinNewYork,Ididn’thaveanyproblem,nojetlag(飞机时差反应)atall.Onthewayback,Ididn’tdoit,andIfeltterrible.W:Notatall,itreallymadealotofdifference.M:En.Sowhatdidyoudo?W:（21）Well,Ididn’tdrinkanyalcoholorcoffee,andIdidn’teatanymeatorrichfood.Idrinkalotofwater,fruitjuice,andIatethemealsonthewell-being.They’relighter.Theyhavefish,vegetables,andnoodles,forexample,andIdidsomeoftheexerciseintheprogram.M:Exercise?OnaW:Yes.Ididn’tdomany,ofcourse.Thereisn’tmuchspaceonane.M:2）Howmanypassengersdotheexercises?W:NotM:Thenhowmuchchampagnedidtheydrink?W:Alot!Itwasmorepopularthanmineralwater.M:So,basically,it’sachoice.Mineralwaterandexercises,orchampagneandjetlag.W:That’sright!It’sadifficultchoice.A)Ata B)Ata C)Inacomputer D)InashopA)Thelatestcomputer B)TheorganizingofanC)Thepurchasingofsome D)ThedramaticchangesinthejobA)Data B)TrainingC)Corporate D)InformationW:Morning.CanIhelpM:Well,I’mnotreallysure.I’mjustW:Isee.Well,there’splentytolookatitagainthisyear.I’msureyou’dhavetowalktoseeeachM:That’sW:Er…,wouldyoulikeacoffee?Comeandsitdownforaminute,noobligation.M:Well,that’sverykindofyou,but…W:Now,please.（23）Isthisthefirstyearyou’vebeentothefair,M:Yes,Johnson,JamesM:Well,actually,Ihavesomespecificjobsinmind.Iownasmallwe’vegrownquitedramaticallyoverthepast12months,andwereallyneedsometechnologicalhelptoenableustokeepontopofeverything.W:What’syourlineofbusiness,Mr.Johnson?M:（25）We’reatrainingconsultancy.W:Isee.Andwhatyouneedis“tokeeponM:Thefirstthingiscorrespondence.Wehavealotofstandardandforms.（24）SoIsupposeweneedsomekindofwordprocessor.W:Right.Well,that’snoproblem.（24）Butitmaybepossibleforyoutogetasystemthatdoesalotofotherthingsinadditiontowordprocessing.WhatmightsuityouistheMR5000,That’sitoverthere!It’sIBMcompatible.M:WhatabouttheW:Well,theMR5000costs1,050pounds.Softwarecomeswiththehardware.M:Well,I’llthinkaboutit.Thankyou.W:Here’smycard.PleasefeeltocontactA)Ina B)Inaclothing C)Atabeach D)AtafashionA)Tolivethere B)TostaythereforhalfaTofindabetterjobtosupport D)TosellleathergoodsforaBritishA)Designingfashionitemsforseveral B)Modelingforaworld-famousItalianWorkingasanemployeefor D)ServingasasalesagentforA)Ithasseenasteadydeclineinits B)It emuchmoreIthaslostmanycustomerstoforeign D)IthasattractedalotmoredesignersfromQuestions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)Ithelpshertoattractmorepublic B)ItimprovesherchanceofgettingItstrengthensherrelationshipwith D)ItenableshertounderstandpeopleA) B) C) D)A)Itkeepshauntingherdayand B)HerteachingwassomewhataffectedbyItvanishedthemomentshestepsintoher D)HermindgoesblankonceshegetsontheM:o,and etoourprogram“WorkingAbroad”.OurguestthiseveningisaLondoner,wholivesandworksinItaly.Hername’sSusanHill.Susan, etotheprogram.YouliveinFlorence,howlonghaveyoubeenlivingW:Since1982.ButwhenIwenttherein1982,Innedtostayforonly6months.M：Whydidyouchangeyourmind?W:Well,I’madesigner.Idesignleathergoods,mainlyshoes,andhandbags.SoonafterIarrivedinFlorence,IgotajobwithoneofItaly’stopfashionhouses,Ferregamo.So,Idecidedtostay.M:Howlucky!DoyoustillworkforW:No,I’vebeenalancedesignerforquitealongtimenow.Since1988,infact.M:So,doesthatmeanyoudesignforseveraldifferentcompaniesnow?W:Yes,that’sright.I’vedesignedmanyfashionitemsforanumberofItaliancompanies,andduringthelastfouryears,I’vealsobeendesigningfortheBritishBurberry’s.M:Whathaveyoubeendesigningforthem?W:Mostlyhandbags,andsmallleathergoods.M:HasthefashionindustryinItalychangedsinceW:Oh,yes.Ithas ealotmorecompetitive.Becauseofqualityofproductsfromothercountrieshasimprovedalot.ButtheItalianqualityanddesignisstillworld-famous.M:AnddoyoueverthinkofreturningtoliveinW:No,notreally.WorkinginItalyismoreinteresting.IalsolovetheMediterraneansunandtheItalianlifestyle.M:Well,thankyoufortalkingtous,Susan.W:ItwasaM：So，Claire，you’reintoW:Yes,Ihaveamaster’sdegreeindramaandtheatre.Atthemoment,I’mhotogetontoaPh.Dprogram.M:Whatexcitesyouaboutdrama?W:Well,Ifindit’sacommunicativewaytostudypeopleandyoulearnhowtoreadpeopleindrama.SousuallyIcanunderstandwhatpeoplearesayingeventhoughtheymightbelying.M:ThatwouldbeW:Yeah,it’sveryusefulformeaswell.I’manEnglishlecturer,soIusealotofdramainmyclassessuchasroleys.AndIaskmystudentstocreatemini-dramas.Theyreallyrespondwell.Atthemoment,I’mhotogetontoaPh.Dcourse.I’dliketoconcentrateonAsiandramaandtrytobringAsiantheatretotheworld’sattention.Idon’tknowhowsuccessfulIwouldbe,buthere’sho.M:Oh,I’msureyou’llbesuccessful.Now,Claire,whatdoyoudoforstageW:Ah,stagefright!Well,manyactorshavethatproblem.IgetstagefrighteverytimeI’mgoingtoteachanewThenightbefore,Iusuallycan’tM:What?ForW:Yes.Igetreallybadstagefright.ButtheminuteIstepintotheclassroomorgetontothestage,itjustallfallsintoce.ThenIjustfelllike:Yeah,thisiswhatImeantodo.AndI’mfine.TomakeabusinessreporttothewomanTobeinterviewedforajobinthewoman‘sToresignfromhispositioninthewoman’sToexchangestockmarketinformationwiththeHeisheadofasmalltradingHeworksinaninternationalinsuranceHeleadssteamofbrokersinabigHeisapublicrelationsofficerinasmallThewomanthinksMr.SaundersisaskingformorethantheycanMr.Saunderswillshareonethirdofthewoman'sMr.SaundersbelievesthathedeservesmorepaidThewomanseemstobesatisfiedwithMr.Saunders'pastexperience.Conversation1W:Pleasehaveaseat,Mr.Saunders.Ireceivedyourjobresumelastweek,anditwasveryimpressed.M:Thankyou!W:WeareasmallfinancialtradingmostlystocksandbondsmayIaskwhyyouaresointerestedinworkingforus?M:YourhasanimpressivereputationandI’vealwayswantedtoworkforasmallerW:That’sgoodtohear.WouldyoumindlingmealittlebitaboutyourpresentM:I’mcurrentlyworkinginalargeinternationalinchargeofateamof8brokers.WebuyandsellstocksformajorsworldwideW:WhydoyouthinkyouaretherightcandidateforthisM:Asaheadbroker,Ihavealotofexperiencesinthestockmarket,Idealwiththesonthedailybases,andIenjoyworkingwithpeople.W:Well,youmightjustbethewe’vebeenlookingfor.DoyouhaveanyM:Aha,ifIwerehired,howmanyaccountswouldIbeW:youwillbeworkingwithtwootherheadbrokers,inanotherwords,youwillbehandlingaboutathirdofours.M:AndwhowouldIreportto?W:DirectlytoM:Isee.WhatkindofbenefitspackagedoyouW:Twoweeksofpaidvacationinyourfirstyearemployment,youarealsobeenentitledtomedicalanddentalinsurance,butthisissomethingyoushoulddiscusswithournelDepartment.Doyouhaveanyotherquestions?M:NonotattheW:Well,Ihavetodiscussyouapplicationwithmycolleaguesandwe’llgetbacktoyouearlynextweek.M:OK,thanks,it’sbeennicemeetingyou!W:Nicemeetingyoutoo!AndthanksforcominginWhat’sthepurposeofMr.Saunders’WhatisMr.Saunders’currentWhatcanweconcludefromtheShe'sworriedabouttheThemankeepsinterruptingShefindsittooShelacksinterestinit.ThelecturersareThecourseispoorlySheprefersPhilosophytoSheenjoyslituremore.Karen'sKaren'sKaren'sKaren'sChangingherSpendinglessofherparents'GettingtransferredtotheEnglishLeavingtheuniversity.Conversation2M:Hey,Karen,youarenotreallyreadingit,areyou?W:Pardon?M:Thebook!Youhaven’tturnedthepageinthelasttenW:No,Jim,IsupposeIhaven’t.Ineedtogetthroughit,though,butIkeepdriftingaway.M:Soitdoesn’treallyholdyourinterest?W:No,notreally.Iwouldn’tbotherwithit,tobehonest,butIhavetoreaditforaseminar.I’matauniversity.M:It’salaboroflaborthenratherthanalaboroflove.W:Ishouldsay,Idon’tlikeDickensatallreally,theauthor,indeed,Iamstartingtolikethewholecourselessandless.M:It’snotjustthebook,,it’sthecurseaswell?W:Yeah,inaway,althoughthecurseitselfisn’treallythatbad,alotofitisprettygood,infact,andthelecturerisfine,astome,Isuppose,yousee,IwanttodophilosophyratherthanEnglish,butmyparentstookmeoutofit.M:SothecoursesareOKassuch,it’sjustthathadifbeenlefttoyou,youwouldchooseadifferentW:Oh,theyhadmybestinterestandheartofcourse,myparents,theyalwaysdo,don’tthey?Theybelievethatmyjobprospectwouldbeprettylimitedwiththedegreeofphilosophy.Plus,theygivemeareallygenerousallowance,butIambeginningtofeelthatI’mwastingmytimeandtheirmoney.TheywouldbesodisappointedthoughifItoldthemIwasWhycan’tKarenconcentrateontheWhyisKarenstartingtolikethecourselessandWhothinksPhilosophygraduateshavelimitedjobWhatisKarenthinkingofTogoboatingontheSt.LawrenceTogosightseeinginQuebecTocallonafriendinQuebecToattendaweddinginMontreal.StudythemapofQuebecFindmoreaboutQuebecBrushuponherLearnmoreaboutthelocalcustoms.It’smostbeautifulinIthasmanyhistoricalItwasgreatlyexpandedinthe18thIt’stheonlyFrench-speakingcityinW:Hey,Bob,guesswhat?I’mgoingtovisitQuebecnextsummer.I’minvitedtogotoafriend’sButwhileI’mthereI’dalsoliketodosomeM:That’snice,Sy.ButdoyoumeantheprovinceofQuebec,orQuebecW:Imeantheprovince.Myfriend’sweddingisinMontreal.I’mgoingtherefirst.I’llstayforfivedays.IsMont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