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ll.M:Ileft20pagesheretocopy,here'sthereceipt

W:Tmsorry,sir,butwearealittlebehind,couldyoucomebackinafew

minutes?

Q:whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.W:Ihopeyouarenottoputoutwithmeforthedelay,1hadtostopforthe

Fred'shometopickupabookonmywayhere

M:well,thafsnotabigdeal,butyoumightatleastphoneifyouknowyouwill

keepsomeonewaiting

Q:whatdowelearnaboutthewomen?

13.W:Markisthebestcandidateforchairmanofthestudent'sunion,isn'the?

M:well,thatguywon'tbeabletowintheelectionunlesshegotthemajority

votefromwomenstudents,andIamnotsureaboutit?

Q:whatdoesthemanmean?

14.M:sorrytohavekeptyouwaiting,Madam,I'velocatedyourluggage,itwas

leftbehindinParisandwon'tarriveuntillaterthisevening

W:oh,1can'tbelievethis,haveitbeentodeliveredtomyhotelthenJguess

Q:whathappenedtothewoman'sluggage?

15.W:Idon'tthinkwehaveenoughinformationforourpresentation.Butwe

havetogiveittomorrow.Thatdoesn'tseemtobemuchwecandoaboutit.

M:Yeah,atthispoint,we'Hhavetomakedowithwhatwe'vegot.

Q:whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

16.M:I'mtakingthisgreatcoursepsychologyoflanguage.It'sreallyinteresting.

Sinceyou'repsychologymajor,youshouldsignupforit.

W:Actually,Itriedtodothat.ButtheytoldmeIhavetotakelanguagestudies

first.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

17.W:CanyoubelievethewayLarrywastalkingtohisroommate?Nowonder

theydon'tgetalong.

M:Well,maybeLarrywasjustreactingtosomethinghisroommatesaid.There

aretwosidestoeverystoryyouknow.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutLarryandhisroommate?

18.M:Wedon'thavetheresourcestostopthosepeoplefrombuyingusout.

Unlessamiraclehappens,thismaybetheendofus.

W:Istillhavehopewecangethelpfromthebank.Afterall,wedon'tneedthat

muchmoney.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

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ConversationOne

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

W:YouknowI*veoftenwonderedwhypeoplelaughatthepictureofabigbelly

businessmanslippingonabananaskinandfallingonhisbottom.Wearetofeelsorry

forthem.

M:Actually,Laura,Ithinkwelaughbecausewearegladitdidn'thappentous.

Butofcoursethereisalsoakindofhumoroussatisfactioninseeingsomebody

self-importantmakingafoolofthemselves.

W:Yes,andtherearealotofjokesaboutpeoplewhoaretoofatorphysically

handicapped,youknow,deaf,orshort-sightedthingslikethat.Afterall,it'snotreally

funnytobelikethat.

M:Oh,Ithinkthat'sbecausewe'reembarrassed.Wedon*tknowhowtocope

withthesituation.Perhapsweareevenabitfrightenedwemaygetlikethat,sowe

laugh.

M:Whataboutthecustardpieroutine?

W:Whatdoyoumean'custardpieroutine1?

M:Youknow,allthoseoldfilmswheresomeonegetssooutragedwithhisboss,

Hepicksupacustardpieandplastersitallovertheotherperson'sface.

W:Thatnevermakesmelaughmuch,becauseyoucanguesswhat*sgoingto

happen.Butalotofpeoplestillfinditlaughable.Itmustbecauseofthesortofthe

thingwe'dalllovetodoonceinawhileandneverquiethavethecourageto.

M:Ihadanoldauntwhousedtothrowcupsofteaatpeoplewhenshewas

particularlyirritated.Shesaiditrelievedherfeelings.

W:Itmusthavecomeabitexpensive.

M:Notreally.Shetookcarenevertothrowherbestchina.

19.Whydoesthemansaywelaughedwhenweseesomeself-importantpeople

makingfoolofthemselves?

20.Whydosomepeoplejokeaboutthosewhoarefatorhandicappedaccording

totheman?

21.Whydomanypeoplefinditfunnytoseesomeonethrowingacustardpieon

theirboss'sface?

22.Whydothemansayshewoulddropcupsofteaatpeopleoccasionally?

ConversationTwo

W:YournameSanjayKumaristhatcorrect?

M:Yes,madam.

W:YouclaimyouaretravelingonascholarshipfromDelhiUniversity.

M：That'sright.

W：Nowitseemsthatahandgunwasfoundinyourluggage.Doyouadmitthat?

M:Yes,but...

W:Accordingtothestatementyoumade,youhadneverseenthehandgun

beforeitwasfoundinyourbag.Doyoustillmaintainthat?

M:Butit'strue.Iswearit.

W:Mmm,youdorealizeMr.KumarthattobringahandgunintoHongKong

withoutproperauthorizationisaseriousoffense.

M:ButIdidn'tbringit.I...ImeanIdidn'tknowanythingaboutit.Itwasn't

therewhenIleftDelhi.Mybagsweresearched.Itwaspartoftheairportsecurity

check.

W:Maybeso,butsomeonemanagedtogetthathandgunontotheaircraftorit

couldn'thavebeenthere.

M:Someonebutnotme.

W：Tellme,wherewasyourpersonalbagduringtheflight?

M:Ihaditdownbymyfeetbetweenmeandthemaninthenextseat.

M:HewastheonlypersonwhocouldhaveopenedmybagwhileIwasasleep.It

musthavebeenhim.

W:Isee.Haveyouanyideawhothismanwas?

M:Hetoldmehisname,AlfredFoster.Hewasveryfriendly,afterIwokeup

thatis.Hehadn'tspokenbefore.

W:AlfredFoster,wecancheckthatonthepassengerlist.

M:Hesaidhehadacarcomingtomeethim.Heofferedmealift.

W:Oh,Whyshouldhedothat

M:Sohecangethishandgunback,that'swhy.Pleasefindhim,Madam.

Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

23.WhatisSanjayKumarsuspectedof?

24.WhatdoweknowaboutAlfredFoster?

25.WhatdoesSanjayKumaraskthewomantodofinally?

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SectionB

PassageOne

Everyoneislookingforagoodinvestmentthesedays.Andwithstocks,

currenciesandcompaniesallcrashing,somearefindingthattakingthetripofa

lifetimeisactuallyasmartmoverightnow.Pricesaregood,crowdsarefewerandthe

dividendslikeexpandedworldview,lifelongmemories,thesatisfactionofboosting

theglobaleconomy-can*tbeeasilysnatchedaway.SylviaandPaulCusterson,a

retiredcouplefromCambridge,England,recentlytooka16-dayvacationtoNamibia,

wheretheywentonbird-watchingexcursions.Laterthisyear,theyareplanningatrip

toPatagonia."WeYeusingourcapitalnow,"saysSylvia,"Andwhynot?We'renot

gettinganyinterestinthebank.Ifit'saplacewereallywanttogo,thenwewillgo.

Wemayaswelltravelwhilewe'refitandhealthy.n

Sometravelagentsarethrivinginspiteoftheeconomy."We'vehadmorepeople

bookinginthefirstquarterofthisyearthanlast,"saysHubertMoineau,founderof

TselanaTravel,whichisplanningtointroduceanewprogramoflongeradventure

trips,includingpolarexpeditionsandcruisesintheGalapagos."WeYehearingthings

like,'Wedon'tknowwhatthesituationwillbeinsixmonthssolet'stravelnow'”,

AshleyToft,managingdirectoroftheU.K.touroperatorExplorehasbeensurprised

toseeanincreaseinlast-minutebookingsofhigh-pricedtripstosuchplacesasIndia,

BhutanandNepal."Itseemspeoplewouldrathergiveupsomethingelsethanthebig

trip,"hesays.Travelhasbecomeanecessity.It*sjusthowwetravelthatischanging.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Accordingtothespeaker,whyaresomepeoplewillingtospendtheirmoney

ontravelthesedays?

27.WhatisTselanaTravelplanningtodo,accordingtoitsfounder?

28.AccordingtoAshleyToft,managingdirectorofExplore,whatischanging

nowwithregardtotravels?

PassageTwo

Somehowtheoldmaleandfemalestereotypesnolongerfit.Menandwomenin

thiscountryhaven'tbeenfulfillingtheirtraditionalrolesforsometimenow.And

thereseemtobefewerandfewerdifferencesbetweenthesexes.Forinstance,even

thoughmorewomenthanmenarestillhomemakerswithoutpayingjobs,womenhave

beentakingovermoreresponsibilityinthebusinessworld,earninghighersalaries

thaneverbeforeandenteringfieldsofworkthatusedtobeexclusivelymaleareas.At

officemeetingsandingroupdiscussions,theymightspeakupmoreoften,express

strongopinionsandcomeupwithmorecreativeandpracticalideasthantheirmale

colleagues.Severaldaysago,my23-year-olddaughtercametomewithsome

importantnews.Notonlyhadshefoundthehighestpayingjobofhercareer,but

she'dalsoacceptedadatewiththemostcharmingmenshe'devermet.

“Really?’',Iresponded/9tellmeaboutthem.^^

''Receptionistinanattorney'sofficeandawelderataconstructionsite."She

answeredinamatter-of-factway.Theinterestingthingismydaughter'sdateisthe

receptionistandmydaughteristhewelder.Theoldstereotypesofmen'sandwomen's

workhavebeenchangingmorequicklythaneverbefore,exceptperhapsinmyown

marriage.

“Who'sgoingtomowthelawn?”Iaskedmyhusbandthismorning.

“Oh,Iwill,“heansweredpolitely.^That'smen'swork."

"What?”Irritated,Iraisedmyvoice."That'saridiculousstereotype.1*11show

youwhocandothebestjobonthelawn.”

Theworktook3hoursandIdiditallmyself.

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

30.Whatmightwomendoatofficemeetingsnowadaysaccordingtothe

speaker?

31.Whydidthespeakermowthelawnherselfthatmorning?

PassageThree

FlorenceHayesisajournalistfortheGreenVilleJournal,thedailynewspaperin

town.SpecificallyshecoverscrimeintheGreenVillearea.Thisresponsibilitytakes

hertomanydifferentplaceseveryweekthepolicestation,thecourtandthe

hospital.Mostofthecrimesthatshewritesaboutfoilintotwogroups:violentcrimes

andcrimesagainstproperty.Thereisn'tmuchviolentcrimeinasmalltownlike

GreenVille,oratleastnotasmuchasinthelargeurbanareas.Butassaultsoften

occuronFridayandSaturdaynights,nearthebarsdowntown.There'realsooneor

tworapesoncampuseverysemester.Florenceisveryinterestedinthistypeofcrime

andtriestowritealongarticleabouteachone.Sheexpectsthatthiswillmakewomen

morecarefulwhentheywalkaroundGreenVillealoneatnight

Fortunately,therewereusuallynomurdersinGreenVille.Crimesagainst

propertymakeupmostofMissHeyes,reporting.Theyrangefromminorcasesof

deliberatedamagingofthingstomuchmoreseriousoffenses,suchascaraccidents

involvingdrunkdriversorbankrobberiesbutFlorencehastoreportallofthese

violationsfromthethiefwhotooktypewritersfromeveryunlockroominthe

dormitorytothethiefwhostoleonemilliondollarsworthofartworkfromthe

universitymuseum.MissHayesenjoysworkingforanewspaperbutshesometimes

getsunhappyaboutallthecrimeshehastoreport.Shewouldprefertostartwriting

aboutsomethingmoreinterestingandlessunpleasantsuchaslocalnewsorpolitics,

maybenextyear

FlorenceHayes

GreenVille

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32WhatisFlorenceHayes'mainresponsibilityasajournalist?

33WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutsecurityinGreenVille?

34WhatdowelearnaboutcrimesagainstpropertyintheGreenVillearea?

35WhatwouldFlorenceHayesprefertodo?

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SectionCCompoundDictation

InAmerica,peoplearefacedwithmoreandmoredecisionseveryday,whether

it'spickingoneofthirty-oneicecreamflavors,ordecidingwhetherandwhentoget

married.Thatsoundslikeagreatthing,butasarecentstudyhasshown,toomany

choicescanmakeusconfused,unhappy,evenparalyzedwithindecision.'That's

particularlytruewhenitcomestotheworkplace',saysBarrySchwartz,anauthorof

sixbooksabouthumanbehavior.Studentsaregraduatingwithavarietyofskillsand

interests,butoftenfindthemselvesoverwhelmedwhenitcomestochoosingan

ultimatecareergoal.Inastudy,Schwartzobserveddecision-makingamongcollege

studentsduringtheirsenioryear.Basedonanswerstoquestionsregardingtheirjob

huntingstrategiesandcareerdecisions,hedividedthestudentsintotwogroups：

maximizers,whoconsidereverypossibleoption,andsatisficers,wholookuntilthey

findanoptionthatisgoodenough.Youmightexpectthatthestudentwhohad

undertakenthemostexhaustedsearchwouldbethemostsatisfiedwiththeirfinal

decision,butitturnsoutthat'snottrue.Schwartzfoundthatwhilemaximizersended

upwithbetter-payingjobsthansatisficersonaverage,theyweren'tashappywith

theirdecision.Thereasonwhythesepeoplefeellesssatisfiedisthataworldof

possibilitiesmayalsobeaworldofmissedopportunities.Whenyoulookatevery

possibleoption,youtendtofocusmoreonwhatwasgivenupthanwhatwasgained.

Aftersurveyingeveryoption,apersonismoreacutelyawareoftheopportunitiesthey

hadtoturndowntopursuejustonecareer.

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Qll.W:Thisisoneofourbestandleastexpensivetwo-bedroomlistings.It9slocatedinaquietbuildingandisclosetobuslines.

M:Thatmaybetrue,butlookatit,it'sawful.Thepainthaspeeledoffandthecarpetiswornandthestoveisancient.Q:What

canweinferfromtheconversation?

Q12.M:ThepictureswetookattheBotanicalGardenshouldbereadytomorrow.W:Ican'twaittoseethem.Tmwondering

iftheshotsItookisasgoodasIthought.Q:Whatisthewomaneagertoknow?

Q13.W:Thehandleofthebookcaseisbroken.CanyouhaveitfixedbynextTuesday?M:Letmesee.Ineedtofindahandle

thatmatches,butthatshouldn'ttaketoolong.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

Q14.M:ThistrucklookslikewhatIneedbutTmworriedaboutmaintenance.Forus,itwillhavetooperateforlongperiodsof

timeinverycoldtemperatures.W:Wehaveseveralmodelsthatespeciallyadaptedforextremeconditions.Wouldyouliketo

seethem?Q:Whafstheman'sdemandfromtheconversation?

QI5.M:Ithinkyourbosswillbeveryupsetwhenhegetsyourletterofresignation.

W:Thatmaybeso.Butintheletter,IjusttoldhimfranklyIcouldnolongerlivewithhispoormanagementandstupid

decisions.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

Q16.W:Tdliketoexchangetheshirt.TvelearnedthepersonIboughtitforisallergictowool.M:maybewecanfind

somethingincottonorsilk.Pleasecomethisway.Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

Q17.M:ExcusemeMiss,didanyonehappentoturninanewhandbag?Youknowifsabirthdaygiftformywife.W:Let

mesee.Oh,we'vegotquitealotofwomen'sbagshere.Canyougivememoredetailedinformation,suchasitscolor,thesize

andthetrademark?Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

Q18.W:What^eyougoingtodowiththeoldhouseyouinheritedfromyourgrandfather?M:Ionceintendedtosellit.

ButnowI'mthinkingofturningitintoaguesthouse,becauseit'sstillasolidstructure.Q:Whatdoesthemanplantodowith

hisoldhouse?

长对话：W:thereisanelementthereaboutthecompetitioner,isn'tthere?BecauseBritishrailwaysareanationalizedindustry,

thereisn'tanyonerailwaysysteminthecountry.Ifyoudon9tlikeaparticularkindofbigbeans,youcangoonbyanother;butif

youdon'tliketheparticularrailway,youcan'tgoonusinganotherM:somepeoplewhowritetomesaythis.Theysay

thatifyoudidnothaveamonopoly,youwouldnotbeabletodothethingsyoudo.Well,Idon'tthinkwedoanything

deliberatelytoupsetourcustomers,wehaveparticularproblems.Since1946,whentheTransportActcamein,wewere

nationalized.W:Doyouthinkthatisagoodthing?Hasitbeenagoodthingfbrtherailways,doyouthink,tobenationalized?

M:Oh,Ithinkso,yes,becauseingeneral,mostsofthetransportsareallaround.Let'sfacethefact,thecararearrivedthecarsare

heretostay.ThereisnoquestionaboutthatW:Sowhat'syoursayingthen?Isitiftherailwayshaven'tbeennationalized,

theywouldsimplyhavedisappeared?M:Oh,Ithinktheywouldhave.TheyaredisappearingfastinAmerica.TheFrench

railwayslose1billionpoundsayear,theGermanrailways,2billionayear.Butyouseethosegovernmentsai*epreparingtopour

themoneyintotheti*ansportsystemtokeepitgoingW:So,Inasense,youcallbetweentwoextremes.Ontheonehand,they

aretryingnottolosetoomuchmoney,andontheotherhand,you'vegottoprovidethebestservice.M:Yes,youareright

22.WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheBritishrailways?23.Whatdosomepeoplewhowritetothemancomplainabout?

24.Whatdoesthemansaythreatenstheexistenceoftherailways?25.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherailwaysinother

countries?

Passage1Amongglobalwarming'smostfrighteningthreatsisthepredictionthatthepolaricecapswillmelt,raisingsea

levelsomuch,thatcoastalcitiesfromNewYork,toLosAngeles,toShanghaiwillbeflooded.Scientistsagreethattheykey

playerinthisscenarioistheWestAntarcticicesheet.ABrazilsizemassfrozenwaterthatasmuchas7,000feetthick,unlike

floatingiceshelveswhichhavelittleimpactonsealevelwhentheybreakup,theicesheetisanchoredtobedrockwillblowthe

seasurfoce.Surroundedbyanopenocean,itisalsovulnerable.ButAntarcticexpertsdisagreestronglyonjusthowunstableitis.

NownewevidencerevealsthatallaremostoftheWestAntarcticicesheetcollapsedatleastonceduringthepast1.3million

years-aperiodwhenglobaltemperaturesprobablywillnotsignificantlyhigherthantheyaretoday.Andtheicesheetwas

assumedtohavebeenstable.Ingeologictime,amillionyearsisrecenthistory.Theproofwhichwaspublishedlastweekin

SciencecomesfromateamofscientistsfromUppsalaUniversityinSwedenandCalifornianInstituteofTechnologywhodrill

deepholesneartheedgeoftheicesheet.Withinsamplescollectedfromthesolidsubstancelyingbeneaththeice,theyfound

fossilsofmicroscopemarineplantswhichsuggeststheregionwasonceanopenocean,notsolidice.AsHeimanAnkleherd,a

co-authorfromCalifornianInstituteofTechnologysays,“TheWestAntarcticicesheetdisappearedonceandcandisappear

again.”

Question26:Whatisoneofthemostfrighteningthreatsofglobalwarmingaccordingtothepassage?Question27:Whatdid

scientistsdisagreeon?Question28:WhatdoesthelatestinformationrevealaboutWestAntarcticicesheet?Question29:

Whatdoesscientists,latestfindingsuggest?

Passage!Ifsalwaysfuntowriteaboutreserchyoucanactuallytryoutyourself.Trythis.Takeaphotoanduploaditto

Facebook,thenafteradayorso,knowwhatURLlinktothepictureisandthendeleteit.Comebackamonthlaterandseeifthe

linkworks.Chancesare,itwill.Facebookisn'talonehere.ResearchesatCambridgeUniversityhavefoundoutnearlyhalfofthe

socialnetwworkingsitesdon'tdeletepicturesimmediatelywhenauserrequesttheyberemoved.Ingeneral,photo-centric

websiteslikePhlicawerefoundtobebetteratquicklyremovingdeletedphotosuponrequest.Whydiddeletedphotosdeck

aroundsolong?Theproblemrelatestothewaydatarestoredonlargewebsites.Whileyourpersonalcomputeronlykeepsone

copyofafile.,large-scaleservices,likeFacebook,relyonwhatarecalledContentDeliveryNetworkstomanagedataand

distribution.It9sacomplexsystemwherewerenderdatatomutil-intermediadevicesusuallytospeedupaccesstofileswhen

millionsofpeoplearetryingtoaccesstheserviceatthesametime.Butbecausechangesaren'treflectedacrossContentDelivery

Networksimmediately,ghostcopiesoffilestendtolingerfordaysorweeks.InthecaseofFacebook,thecompanysaysdata

mayhangaiwnduntiltheURLlinkquestionedisreused,whichisusuallyafterashortperiodoftime,thoughobviouslythat

timevaryconsiderably.

Question30Whatdoesthespeakeraskustotryout?Question31Whataccountsforthefailureofsomewebsitestoremove

photosimmediately?Question32WhenwilltheunwanteddataeventuallydisappearfromFacebookaccordingtothe

company?

Passage3Enjoyanicedcoffee,betterskipdinnerorhitthegymafterwards.WiththeCancerCharitywarningthatsome

icedcoffeescontainasmanycaloriesasahotdinner,theWorldCancerResearchFund(WCRF)conductedasurveyoficed

coffeesoldbysomepopularchainsinBritainincludingStarbucks,CafeNeroandCostaCoffeetogivethecaloriesasstudies

increasinglylinkobesitywithcancer.Theworstoffender,acoffeefromStarbuckshad561calories,othericedcoffeescontained

morethan450calories,andthemajorityhadanexcessof200.Healthexpertsadvisethattheaveragewomenshouldconsume

about2000caloriesadayandamanabout2500caloriestomaintainahealthyweight.Dietersinfor1000to1500caloriesaday.

Thefactthatthereisanicedcoffeeonthemarketwithoveraquarterofawoman'sdailycaloriesallowanceisalairning.Doctor

RachelThompson,scienceprogrammermanageratLondon-basedWCRF,saidinawidelyreportedstatement,thisisthe

amountofcaloriesyoumightexpecttohaveinaneveningmeal,notinadrink.TheWCRFhasestimatedthat19thousand

cancersayearinBritaincouldbepreventedifpeoplelosttheirexcessweight,withgrowingevidencethatexcessbodyfat

increasesvariouscancers.Ifyouarehavingthesetypesofcoffeeregularly.Thentheywillincreasechancesofyoubecoming

overweight,withinturnincreasesyourriskofdevelopingcanceraswellasotherdiseasessuchasheartdisease,sheadded.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q33:Whatwarningdoessomehealthexpertsgive?Q34:

Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledoafteranicedcoffee?Q35:WhatcouldBritishpeopleexpectiftheymaintainthe

normalbodyweightaccordingtotheWCRF

复合式听写：Psychologistsarefindingthathopeplaysasurprisinglyvitalroleingivingpeopleameasurableadvantagein

zonesofdiverseasacademicachievement,bearingupintoughjobsandcopingwithtragicillness.Andbycontrast,thelossof

hopeisturningouttobeastrongersignthatapersonmaycommitsuicidethanotherfactorslongthoughttobemorelikelyrisks.

Hope'sprovedapowerfulpredictorofoutcomeineverystudywe'vedonesofar.MsaidDoctorCharlesRSnider.Apsychologist

whohasdevisedascaletoassesshowmuchhopeapersonhas.Forexample,inresearchwith3920collegestudents,Doctor

Sniderandhiscolleaguesfoundthatthelevelofhopeamongfreshmenatthebeginningoftheirfirstsemesterwasamore

accuratepredictoroftheircollegegradesthanweretheirSATscoresortheirgradepointaveragesinhighschool-thetwo

measuresmostcommonlyusedtopredictcollegeperfbnnance.Studentswithhighhopesetthemselveshighergoalsandknow

howtoworktoattainthem.,,DoctorSnidersaid.Whenyoucomparestudentsofequivalentintelligenceandpastacademic

achievements,whatsetsthemapartishope.Indevisingawaytoassesshopescientifically,DoctorSniderwentbeyondthe

simplenotionthathopeismerelythesensethateverythingwillturnoutallright.Thatnotionisnotconcreteenoughanditblurs

twokeycomponentsofhope."DoctorSnidersaid.Havinghopemeansbelievingyouhaveboththewillandthewayto

accomplishyourgoalswhatevertheymaybe.

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11.M:Oh,TmsosorryIforgottobringalongthebookyouborrowedfromthelibrary.

W:Whataterriblememoryyouhave!Anyway,Iwon'tneedituntilFridaynight.AslongasIcangetitbythen,OK?Q:What

dowelearnfromthisconversation?

12.W:Doctor,Ihaven'tbeenabletogetenoughsleeplately,andI'mtootiredtoconcentrateinclass.

M:Well,youknow,spendingtoomuchtimeindoorswithallthatartificiallightingcandothattoyou.Yourbodylosestrackof

whetherit'sdayornight.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

13.M:IthinkI'llgetoneofthosenewT-shirts,youknow,withtheschoofslogoonboththefrontandback.W:You'll

regretit.Theyareexpensive,andI'veheardtheprintingfadeseasilywhenyouwashthem.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14.W:Ithinkyourarticleintheschoolnewspaperisrightontarget,andyourviewpointshavecertainlyconvincedme.M:

Thanks,butinviewofthegeneralresponses,youandIaredefinitelyintheminority.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.M:DaisywasftiriousyesterdaybecauseIlosthernotebook.ShouldIgoseeherandapologizetoagain?

W:Well,ifIwereyou,TdlethercooloffafewdaysbeforeIapproachher.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

16.M:WouldyoupleasetellmewhereIcangetbatteriesfbrthisbrandofcamera?W:Letmehavealook.Oh,yes,godown

thisaisle,passthegardentools,you'llfindthemontheshelfnexttothelightbulbs.

Q:Whatisthemanlookingfbr?

17.M:OurbasketballteamisplayinginthefinalsbutIdon'thaveaticket.1guessI'lljustwatchitonTV.Doyouwanttocome

over?W:ActuallyIhaveaticket.ButTmnotfeelingwell.Youcanhaveitforwhatitcostme.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthe

conversation?

18.M:Honey,Tilbegoingstraighttothetheatrefromworkthisevening.Couldyoubringmysuitandtiealong?W:Sure,ifs

thefirstperformanceoftheStateSymphonyOrchestrainourcity,sosuitandtieisamust.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthe

conversation?

LongConversations

Conversation1

M:Igottwolettersthismorningwithjoboffers,onefromthePolytechnic,andtheotherfromtheLanguageSchoolinPistoia,

Italy.W:Soyouarenotsurewhichtogofbr?M:Tha