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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivesfornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrench

writingagain?

Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

2.Script

M:DidyougotothatbusinessstrategylectureonFriday?Imisseditandneed

tocopyyournotes.

W:I'dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarahhasgotthem.Becarefulnotto

missProfessorBrown'slecture;hetakesattendanceinthat.

Q:Whatdoesthewomantelltheman?

3.Script

W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?

M:I'menjoyingtheview.Allthegirlsinfashiondesignarehere

preparingforan

examonMonday.

Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

4.Script

W:How'syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine'sdoinga

terriblejob.

M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn'tpullhisweight

andSuzan'sneveraround.Idon'tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzan

realizethatthisistheirlastchance.

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Q:WhatistrueofStevenandSuzan?

5.Script

W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn'tyou?What'sitlike?

M:It'sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostoffoodandhousing.

Buttheteachingisfirst-class.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.

They

usethecasesystemofteaching,thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgrew

or

failed.

Q.:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirst-class?Keys:l.C2.D

3.B4.D5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task2:Howtoselectelectivecourses?

Script

Considerthesetipsonelectivecoursesandyou'llchoosethosethatwillserve

youbest.

Moreover,youcanchooseaneducationthatincludesmanyfieldsofstudy.If

youaretakingaheavyloadofcareer-relatedcourses,youmaypreferelectives

that

arenotdirectlyrelatedtoyourmajor.Ifyoureceiveawell-roundededucation,

some

employersbelievethatyouhavebetterpotential.Forexample,ifyouhave

coursesin

sciencealongwithyourbusinessdegree,youcouldpossiblywinajobover

someone

whomajoredpurelyinbusinesswithnooutsideelectives.

Finally,youcanalsoselectachallengingelectivecourse.Partofgettingan

educationislearninghowtolearn,andelectivecoursesshouldhelpyouachieve

this

goal.Youneednottomemorizealltheinformationfromeachclass,butyou

should

getabetterunderstandingoftheworld.So,pickelectivecoursesthatchallenge

your

beliefsystemandmakeyoulookattheworldinadifferentway.Forinstance,

you

canconsideraphilosophyelectiveifyouhavebeentoldthatyouarealittle

narrow-minded.

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1extratraining?chemistry3accounting

4manyfieldsofstudy5betterpotential

6businessdegree?challengingshowtolearn

9betterunderstandinglOnarrow-minded

Task3:HowtoGetStraightA's

Script

ItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.

Here,accordingtoeducationexpertsandstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsof

super-achievers.

Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,an

ArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsarunnerwhoworkedoutevery

day.Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterm.Thenhe

postedalistofbiologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafew

terms

everydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinal

examination.

Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhowto

read,AccordingtoabookentitledGettingStraightA's,thesecretofgood

readingis

tobe“anactivereader-onewhocontinuallyasksquestionsthatleadtoafull

understandingoftheauthor'smessage”.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutsuper—achieversstartingto

study?

Whatdidtherunnerdotoscorehighontheexam?

Whatisthethingalltopstudentsagreeon?

Whatdoesthespeakermeanby“anactivereader"?

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:IB2.C3.D4.A5.D

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VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Taskl:Problemswithoureducationalsystem

Script

Hi,everybody.Mytopictodayis"ProblemswithOurEducationalSystem".

Idisagreeonalotofthewaysthatthingshavehappenedforalongtimeinour

educationalsystem.Itseemsthateducatorsjustwanttogive

standardizedtests,

whichfocusonlyonacademicperformanceandneglectstudents'abilitiesand

interestinotherareas.Ithinkthere'realotofpeoplewhoareveryintelligent,

but

haven'thadtheopportunitiestheycouldhavehadiftheyhadlearnedina

broader-mindededucationalsystems.Ifeelthatalotofcoursesthatstudentsare

requiredto

takeinhighschoolaretooacademic,and,asaresult,manykidshavelosttheir

interestinlearning.

Educatorsoftenfailtorecognizevariouskindsofintelligence.Theysimplyexert

alotofpressureonstudentstobeaswell-roundedaspossible.Ithinkbeing

well-roundedisn'treallypossible.AndasaconsequencesomestudentsIbelieveto

be

intelligentcan'tgetintogoodcollegesifthey,youknow,haven'tscoredwellon

the

mathsection,eveniftheyarebrilliantwriters.

Anotherthingthatdisturbsmeisthattheso-calledweakstudentsareseparated

fromtherestoftheschool.Somekidsarekeptinaseparateclassiftheirgrades

are

lowerthenothers'.Andthey'veveryawareoftheirsocialposition,youknow.I

think

itcausesthemtoactinawaythatisnotreallypositive.They'rejustactingina

way

thattheyareexpected.Oftentheirgradesgofrombadtoworse.Andthat's

pretty

sad.Ithinkthatmanyofthekidsinthoseclassesareintelligent,buttheynever

actuallyrealizetheirpotentialbecauseofthewaytheyaretreatedearlyonin

their

education.

Task2:TheFinalExam

Script

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Atauniversity,therewerefoursophomorestakingachemistrycourse.They

weredoingsowellonallthequizzes,midterms,labs,thateachhad"A"sofarfor

the

semester.

Thesefourfriendsweresoconfidentthatontheweekendbeforethefinal,they

decidedtogouptotheUniversityofVirginiaandpartywithsomefriendsthere.

They

hadagreattimeanddidn'tmakeitbacktoschooluntilearlyMondaymorning.

Theprofessorthoughtitoverandthenagreedtheycouldmakeupthefinalthe

followingday.Theguyswererelievedandelated.Thenextday,theprofessor

placed

theminseparateroom,handedeachofthemapaper,andtoldthemtobegin.

Theylookedatthefirstproblem,worthfivepoints.Itwasasimplequestionona

chemicalreaction."Cool,"theythoughtatthesametime,eachoneinhis

separate

room/'Thisisgoingtobeeasy/'Eachfinishedtheproblemandthenturnedthe

page.

Onthesecondpagewasaquestionworth95points/'Whichofthetireswas

flat?”

Task3:HarvardUniversity

Script

HarvardUniversityistheoldestinstituteofhighestlearningintheUnitedStates.

Founded16yearsafterthearrivalofthePilgrimatPlymouth,theuniversityhas

grownfromninestudentswithasinglemastertothepresentenrollmentof

more

than21,000students,includingundergraduatesandstudentsinlOgraduateand

professionalschools.Over14,000peopleworkatHarvard,includingmorethan

2,100facultymembers.HarvardhasproducedeightAmericanpresidentsand

many

NobelPrizewinners.

Duringitsearlyyears,Harvardofferedaclassicacademiccoursebasedonthe

modelofEnglishuniversities,butconsistentwiththeprevailingPuritan

philosophy.

AlthoughmanyofitsearlygraduatesbecameministersinPuritanchurches

throughoutNewEngland,theuniversityneverformallyaffiliatedwithaspecific

religiousgroup.

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UnderPresidentPusey,Harvardstartedwhatwasthenthelargestfundraising

campaigninthehistoryofAmericanhighereducation.Itwasan

82.5-million-dollar

programfortheuniversity.Theprogramincreasedfacultysalaries,broadened

studentaid,creatednewprofessorships,andexpandedHarvard'sphysical

facilities.

NeilL.RudenstinetookofficeasHarvard's26thpresidentin1991.Aspartofan

overallefforttoachievegreatercoordinationamongtheuniversity'sschooland

faculties,Rudenstineencouragedacademicplanningandidentifiedsomeof

Harvard'smainintellectualpriorities.Healsostressedtheimportantofthe

university'sexcellenceinundergraduateeducation,thesignificanceofkeeping

Harvard'sdoorsopentostudentsfromfamiliesofdifferenteconomic

backgrounds,

thetaskofadaptingtheresearchuniversitytoaneraofbothrapidinformation

growthandseriousfundshortage.

Whatismainideaofthepassage?

HowmanyteachersdidHarvardhaveattheverybeginning?

WhatwastherelationshipbetweenHarvardUniversityandreligionduringits

earlyyears?

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanachievementofPresident

Pusey'sfundraisingprogram?

WhatdidPresidentRudenstinedo?

Keys:l.B2.A3.C4.D5.D

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CulturemakesmewhatIam

II.BasicListeningPractice

Script

W:ManyChinesestudentsaretooshytosayanythinginaclassroom.

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M:Ithinktheydon'tspeakbecausetheirculturevaluesmodesty,andtheydon't

wanttoappeartobeshowingoff.GoesbacktoConfucius.

Q:Whydon'tChinesestudentssayanythinginclassroomaccordingtotheman?

Script

W:Thegovernmentisdoingsomethingatlastaboutsexdiscriminationinthe

workplace.Womendeservethesamepayasmenforthesamework.M:Yeah.In

theUnitedStates,womenearnonly70percentofwhatmendofor

thesamejob.It'sasituationthathastobechanged.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutwomen?

3.Script

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutDellfromtheconversation?

4.Script

M:Successfulentrepreneursareoftenself-madepeoplewhohaveavisionand

knowwheretheyaregoing.

W:Butdotheyenjoylifelikeyouandme,orismoneytheironlyconcern?

Q:Whatarethetwospeakers'attitudestowardsuccessful

entrepreneurs?

5.Script

W:Doyouagreethatequalopportunityforallinaneducationalsystemis

important?

M:Yes,butwehavetorecognizethatallofusarenotofequalability.Q:What

doesthemanimply?

Keys:1.C2.A3.D4.B5.A

III.ListeningIn

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Task1:CompetitioninAmerica

Script

Alan:Whatareyoureading,Eliza?

Alan:Competitioniseverywhereandconstant.Whysomuchfussaboutit,Miss

Knowledge?

Alan:Andmanygirlswanttolookmoreattractivethanthegirlssittingnextto

theminclass.Doyouthinkthatway?

Alan:Idolikesports.Whenourfootballteambeatstheotherteam,Ifeelgreat.

Makesmewanttoshoutoutloud.Butisn'tthatnormalthroughouttheworld?

Alan:IhearthatsomeAsiansputemphasisoncooperation.Whichapproachdo

youthinkmakesmoresense?

Eliza:It'shardtosay.Anyway,there'snoaccountingfordifferentcultures.

Whatisthedialogmainlyabout?

Whatisthewomandoing?

Whatdochildrenlearnfromplayinggamesaccordingtothewoman?Whatdoes

themansayaboutstudents'studies?

Keys:1.C2.A3.C4.B5.D

Task2:Americans'WorkEthic

Script

Forfourhundredyearsormore,onethinghasbeenacharacteristicof

Americans.Itiscalledtheir“workethic”.Its(SI)rootswereintheteachingofthe

ChristianPuritanswhofirstsettledin(S2)whatisnowthenortheasternstateof

Massachusetts.Theybelievedthatitwastheir(S3)moraldutytoworkatevery

task

topleaseGodbytheir

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(S4)diligence,honesty,attentiontodetails,skill,andattitude.TothesePuritans,

itwasa(S5)sintobelazyortodolessthanyourbestinanytask.Theyandlater

AmericanstriedtofollowtheBible's(S6)teachings,“Ifamanwillnotwork,he

shall

noteat.

Therefore,Americanshavefor(S7)centuriesbelievedthattheywereguiltyof

siniftheydidnotworkascarefullyandhardastheycouldwhentheydid

anything.

Godwouldpunishthosewhowerecarelessorlazyintheirwork.(S8)Evenas

childrentheyweretaught/1fit'sworthdoingatall,it'sworthdoingwell.”

Thereareconflictingpointsofviewaboutworkaholics.Thoseconcernedwith

problemsofmentalstressbelieveworkaholicsabusethemselvesphysicallyand

mentally.(S10)Othersholdthatworkaholicsarevaluablemembersofsociety

becausetheyareextremelyproductive.TheAmericanculturevalues

achievement,

efficiency,andproduction,andaworkaholicupholdsthesevalues.Task3:Cross-

culturalipsondoingbusiness

Script

Countriesfromaroundtheglobe,suchasGermany,theU.S.,TheU.K.,and

Russia,conductalotofbusinessinChina-thebiggestmarketintheworld.Here

are

sometipstohelpyoudealmoresuccessfullywithpeoplefromthosenations.

Firstly,youmustbepunctualwiththeGermans.Beingevenfiveminuteslate

makesapoorimpression.Beingpunctualisalaoveryimportantwiththe

Americans

andtheBritish.Butwhileit'simportanttobeontimeforbusinessmeetings,

nobody

expectsyoutobepunctualforaspecialevent.Halfpastsevenreallymeansa

quarter

toeight,oreveneighto'clock!WithRussians,alwaysbeontime,butdon'tbe

surprisedifyourRussiancontactisverylate!Itisnotunusualforthemtobeone

or

eventwohourslate!

RememberthatwiththeGermans,onceadealhasbeenagreedupon,youcan't

changeit!WiththeAmericans,moneyismoreimportantthan

relationships,whereas

withtheRussiansit'simportanttogettoknowyourcontactswell.Also,don'tbe

surprisedifaBritishmeetingseemslikechaos,witheveryone

participatingandgiving

opinions!

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Rememberthesetipsandyouwillbeonyourwaytoasuccessfulinternational

businesscareer!

Questionsandkey

WhatistrueoftheAmericansandtheBritishintermsofpunctuality?lnwhich

countrydopeoplehavedressdownFridays?

WhatcanyouinferabouttheRussiansfromtheirconversation?Howcanyoudo

businesswellwiththeRussians?

Whatisthespeaker'sattitudetowardthefournationalities?

Keys:l.D2.A3.D4.A5.C

FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:Punctuality

Script

ToAmericans,punctualityisawayofshowingrespectforotherpeople'stime.

Beingmorethan10minuteslatetoanappointmentusuallycallsforanapology,

and

maybeanexplanation.Peoplewhoarerunninglateoftencallaheadtolet

others

knowofthedelay.Ofcourse,thelessformalthesituation,thelessimportantit

isto

beexactlyontome.Atinformalget-togethers,forexample,peopleoftenarrive

as

muchas30minutespasttheappointedtime.Buttheyusuallydon'ttrythatat

work.

TheearlyAmericanheroBenjaminFranklinexpressedthatviewoftimelikethis:

“Doyoulovelife?Thendonowwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof.”

Accordingtothepassage,whenpeoplearelateinAmerica,whatdotheydo?

Accordingtothepassage,whatdoAmericansdoafterthetimeforan

appointmentisfixed?

HowdopeopleinsomeEasterncountriesviewrelationshipsandschedules?

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Accordingtothepassage,whyaren'tsomeEasternpeopleworriediftheyletan

opportunitypassby?

5.WhatwasBenjaminFranklin'sviewoftime?

Keys:1.C2.B3.A4.C5.D

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Tastethesweetsandbittersoffamilylife.

II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

M:Amy,sitdown,weneedtotalk.YourmotherandIaregoingtoseparate.

W:What!Areyoucrazy?Youcan'tdothat!Whatwillmyfriendssay?Ijustwant

tohaveanormalfamily.

Q:Whatisthegirlsaying?

2.Script

M:Goodevening,Mrs.Jones.Themanagersentyoutheserosesandhisbest

wishestoyoubothforahappyanniversary.

W:Thankyou.Weliketheroomandtheservicehere,andweespecially

appreciatethemanager'sconsideration/

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

3.Script

W:WhileI'mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourintothebowl?M:You

bet,darling.I'llalsoturntheovenonsothatitgetswarmedup.Q:Wheredoesthis

conversationprobabletakeplace?

4.Script

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W:Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI'mafraidIcan'tmissit.Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

5.Script

Wl:Soyou'restillsingle?Ifyou'dlistentomeandusedtheInternet,you'dhave

ahusbandbynow.

W2:IdidusetheInternet.Ipostedanadthatread“HusbandWanted7'.There

weredozensofe-mailresponses.Buttheyallsaidprettymuchthesamething:

You

canhavemine.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

Keys:1.C2.A3.B4.C5.D

III.ListeningIn

Taskl:NuclearFamilyLivingPatterns

Script

Anuclearfamilyistypicalinhigh-industrializedsocieties.Beginningintheearly

20thcentury,thetwo-parentfamilyknownasthenuclearfamilywas

thepredominantAmericanfamilytype.Generallychildrenlivewiththeirparentsuntil

theygoawaytoacollegeoruniversity,oruntiltheyacquiretheirownjobsand

move

intotheirownapartmentorhome.

Intheearlymid-20thcentury,thefamilytypicallywasthesolewageearner,and

themotherwasthechildren'sprinciplecaregiver.Today,oftenbothparents

hold

jobs.Dual-earnerfamiliesarethepredominanttypeforfamilieswithchildrenin

the

UnitedStates.Increasingly,oneoftheparentshasanon-standardshift;thatis,a

shiftthatdoesnotstartinthemorningandendinlaterafternoon.Inthese

families,

oneoftheparentsmanagesthechildrenwhiletheotherworks.Task3:Viewson

filialpietyseechange

Script

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WithfasteconomicdevelopmentinHongKong,youngpeoplearelesslikelyto

cherishthetraditionalnotionoffilialpiety.Instead,theyaregraduallytakinga

new

approachtoawelfaresociety,accordingtoathree-yearsurveyconductdbythe

City

UniversityofHongKong.

Asmanyas85percentoftherespondentsexpectthegovernmenttotakeupthe

responsibilityforsupportingtheelderly,and77percentagreewiththeideathat

burdenshouldfallonsocietyasawholeratherthanonindividualfamilies.

ResearcherRichardWong,whotookchargeofthestudy,issadaboutthe

erodingoftraditionalfamilybonds.Hesaidthatwhilemostpeoplestillrespecttheir

parentsandgrandparents,theytendtoequateeconomicassistancewithlove.

When

askedabouthowtheywouldshowtheirlovefortheiroldparents,manysimply

said

theywouldsendthemtooldpeople'shomes.Otherssaidthattheywouldgive

money,andonlytwopercentoftherespondentssaidtheywouldbereadyto

take

careofthepsychologiacalhealthoftheirparents.

Accordingtothestudy,middle-agedpeoplewhohavechildrenoftheirowntake

theirfilialdutiesmoreseriously.Also,marriedwomenknowbetterthanmen

the

needforthiskindoflovingcare.

ResearcherWongquestionedthewisdonofadoptingthenewconceptof

governmentwelware.Hesaid,Awelfaresocietyisfoundedonhightaxrates,but

hereinHongKongthepersonaltaxrateisonly15percent.Howcanyouexpect

the

governmenttotakecareofalltheelderly?

Hefurtherpointedoutthatevenwhenasocailsecuritynetworkcansupportall

seniorcitizens,itcannotreplacethelovethatonlyfamilymemberscangive.

Questionsandkey

Accordingtomostoftherespondents,whoshouldtakeupthe

responsibilityfor

supportingtheelderly?

Whichofthefollowingisawayformostrespondentstoshowrespecthtand

lovefortheiroldparents?

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Whichofthefollowingtypesofpeoplehavemorelovingcarefortheirold

parents?

AccordingtoResearcherWong,whyisawelfaresocietynotrealisticinHong

Kong?

Whatitthepassagemailyabou?

1.A2.A3.A4.D5.C

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task2:Single-parentproblems

Script

Question:

Hi,Ihavebeendivorcedfor8years.MyexseesourchildMariaonarelular

basis.Sheiseightandinthesecondgrade.Myexhasawifethatis20.Myexand

his

wifegototheschoolalmosteverydaytoseeourdaughter.Ourdaughterhas

failed

thesecondgradeandhowhastorepeatit.Ihaveseenhergradesplummet

since

thosetwostartedshowingupatschool.Theyarebothverycontrollingand

verbally

abusivetomeandtoourdaughter.I'mconcernendaboutthis.Heforcedmy

daughtertocallhiswifemommy.Iamreallytiredoftheirunkindvisits.Idon't

know

whattodo.Ifyouhaveanyadvicetogiveme,Iwouldbegrateful.Thanks.

Answer(byawomanpsychiatrist):

Hi,Diana.It'sobvioustomethatyourdaughterishavingproblemswiththe

visits.Iwouldsuggesthavingafrankconversationwithyourdaughtertosee

what

shefeelstheproblemsare.Ifshesaysitisalltheseproblemsasyouhavestated

above,Iwouldtrytotalktoyoutexaboutherproblems.I'lltrytosticktowhat

your

daughterfeelstobetheproblemsandhopehewillhelpyourdaughterdo

betterat

school.

Ifheisnotresponsive,thenI'lltakeyourdaughterforcounselingtohelpher.

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Youcan'tmakeothersdothingsthatarerightforyourchild,noteventhe

father,sospendyourenergyonthingsyoucancontrollikecounselingforyour

daughter.Also,youshouldspengqualitytimewithherandallowhertoventher

feelingsonyou,andletherknowyouarealwaysthereforhernomatterwhat

happens.Trytokeepherself-esteemhigh.Whenachildfailsagrade,theywill

feel

bad.GoodLuck!

Questionsandkey

WhatdoesDianathinkaobutthevisitsbyherexandhiswifetoherdaughter?

Whathashappenedtothedaughter'sstudies?

Whatdoesthepsychiatristadvisethewomantodofirst?

WhatwillthepsychiatristdotoDiana'sex-husband?

WhatisNOTadvisedbythepsychiatristforDianatodo?

1.B2.C3.A4.D5.C

Task3:Amanwhoremarried

Script

IfyouwantmetotellyouwhyIremarried,that'smystory.

RemarriedisthelastthingI'dconsiderfortwoyearsaftermydivorce.Ihad

heardaboutthehighrateofremarriagefailure.Moreimportantly,Iwondered

how

remarryingwouldaffectmy10-year-oldson.MyheartachedwhenIsawmyson

drawapictureofhimself,myex-wifeandmeholdinghands,withsadnesson

our

faces.Sincemyparentshavemarriedanddivorceeighttimesaltogether,!hope

my

sonwouldnothavetogothroughthesamepainIhadexperienced.Asaresult,

my

primaryfocusafterdivorcewasmyrelationshipwithmysonJohn,notfindinga

wife.

Astimewentby,mysongraduallygrewup,andhebecameofmylonelinessand

anxiety.Onedayheaskedmetoconsiderdating.Thefirsttimerhesaidthis,I

ignoredhim.Thesecondtimehebroughtitup,Ireconsideredmyreservations

about

dating.IbegantodateMaria.Asourrelationshipdevelopedoverthefollowing

year,I

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wasconcernedaboutmysonwouldactuallyrespondtoher.Atfirst,John's

affection

forMariawaslukewarm.Forinstance,hewouldhugher,buttheactseemed

mechanical.Butafterseveraltimes,hewarmeduptoher.Seeingthatthetime

was

ripe,IaskedMariatomarryme.Sheaccepted,soourfamilyoftwosmoothly

became

afamilyofthree.Thinkingback,Ibelievemyremarryingwastherightchoice.

Somesingle-parentsarestillbesitantaboutremarrying.Nowthatyou'veheard

mystory,Ihopeyouwon'thesitateandletgoldenopportunitiesslipthrough

your

fingers.

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Herearetipsforfindingajob.

II.BasicListeningPractice

Script

M:Didyoupickupthepaperformetoday?Ireallywanttocheckthejob

vacancies.

W:Iknow,it'soverthere.There'snotmuchhappenthough.Ihadalook

already.MaybeyoushouldlookontheNetinstead.

Q:Whatisthemanlookingfor?

Script

M:Youdon'thaveenoughexperienceorqualificationsforthisrole.Whatmakes

youbelieveyoucouldhandletheposition?

W:I'mafastlearnerandenjoylearningonthejob.Mynaturalskillslieinthis

area,andI'mconfidentthatIcouldhandlethechallenge.Givenachance,I

would

provemyself.

Q:Whatisthewomansaying?

3.Script

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M:Couldyouhelpmewithmyresume?Janesaidyou'regoodwiththesethings,

andIreallyneedsomeonetoeditit.It'swaytoolong.

W:Sure,noproblem,giveItome.Agoodresumeshouldbenomorethanone

page,youknow.Anditshouldlistyouexperienceinreverse

chronologicalorder.I

canseewe'vegotsomeworktodo!

Q:Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

4.Script

Q:Whydoesthewomanapplyforthejob?

5.Script

W:Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears'time?

M:Iaimtohavebeenpromotedtoseniormanagerattheveryleast.I'mvery

ambitiousandwanttoclimbupthecareerladderasfastaspossible.Idon't

wantto

feelmiserableonthefirstrunginfiveyears'time,watchingeverybodyabove

me.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwantinfieyears?

Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.C5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task2:Areyoureadyforaphoneinterview?

Script

Nowadays,manyemployersusetelephoneinterviewstoscreencandidatesin

ordertonarrowthepoolofapplicantswhowillbeinvitedforin-person

interviews.

Theyarealsousedasawaytominimizetheexpensesinvolvedininterviewing

out-of-towncandidates.

Whileyouarejob-searching,it'simportanttobepreparedforaphoneinterview

onamoment'snotice.Youneverknowwhenarecuritermightcall.So,you'd

better

takealookatthefollowingphoneinterviewtips.

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It'shelpfultopracticeinterviewing.Youcanrehearseanswerstothosetypical

questionsyoumightbeasked.Haveafriendorfamilymemberconductamock

interviewandtaperecordit,soyoucanseehowyousoundover