剑桥英语中级听力原稿

UnitlAtimetoremember

Conversation2A

Ted：Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOK?

Ana：I'mfine.Butlymnotverygoodatthis.

Ted：Neitheraml.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?

Ana：Yes,lam,originally.IwasborninArgentina.

Ted：Didyougrowupthere?

Ana：Yes,Idid,butmyfami1ymovedhereeightyearsago,whenlwasinhighschoo1.

Ted：AndwheredidyoulearntoRollerblade?

Ana：Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.

Ted：Well,it'smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?

Ana：Sure,Justfollowme.

Ted：Bytheway,mynameisTed.

Ana:Andi'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.

Conversation2B

Ted：Hey,thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson!

Ana：Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

Ted：Iworkinatravelagency.

Ana：Really!Whatdoyoudothere?

Ted：I'minchargeoftheircomputers.

Ana：Oh,soyou'reacomputerspecialist.

Ted：Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.

Ana：That'sgreat.Thenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercoursel,mtaking.

Ted：Oh,sure...butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemoreRollerbladinglessons.

Ana：It'sadeal!

Listening4

YuHong

Interviewer:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?

YuHong：I'mfromchina...fromnearShanghai.

Interviewer：Andwhendidyoumovehere?

YuHong：Icamehereafterlgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasinl992.

Interviewer：Andwhatdoyoudonow?

YuHong：I'matransportationengineer.

Interviewer：Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.

YuHong：Yes,that'sright.

Interviewer：WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?

YuHong：

Oh,that,snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.Iguessoneofthebig

gestdifficultiesisthatldon,thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthatJs

notthesamething.Inchina,onho1idaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn,tthesamehere.

Interviewer：Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

YuHong：Oh,that'seasy：myrnom,ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother,scooking.

Ajay

Interviewer：Whereareyoufrom,Ajay?

Ajay：I'mfromlndia.

Interviewer：AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?

Ajay：Itwasinl991.

Interviewer：Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?

Ajay：Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyearsago.I'mworkingasacomputertechnician.

Interviewer：Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?Wasitdifficult?

Ajay：

Yeah,itwasattimes.Themaindifficultylhadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareveryd

ifferenthere.Teachingmethods,everyth]ngisverydifferentfromwhatlwasusedtoinTndia.

Interviewer：Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromlndia?

Ajay：

Totellyouthetruth,afteryou*rehereforawhile,youdon,tmissanythingverymuch.Ilnunm,bu

tlguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingslmiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeism

uchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.

Conversation7A

Jeff：Hey!Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?

Kim：

Yeah,that'meinfrontofmyuncle,sbeachhouse.Whenlwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeve

rysummer.

Jeff：Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!

Kim：

Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreats

hellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit,sstillupintheattic!

Jeff：Hey,lusedtocollectshells,too,whenlwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!

Conversation7B

Jeff：Youknowhatlremembermostaboutgrowingup?

Kim：What?

Jeff：

VisitingmygrandparentJshouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry

,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Iletaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovedthathorse-andshelovedm

e,too!lusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent?shouse.Andeverytimelcameback,Blackie

rememberedme.

Kim：Ah,memories!

Unit2Caughtintherush

Conversation2A

Lynn：Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

Sam：Goodquestion.Therearen,tenoughbusesonthisroute.

Lynn：Sometimeslfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.

Sam：Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.

Lynn：Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.

Sam：Andfewercars!There'stoomuchtraffic.

Lynn：Say,isthatourbuscoming?

Sam：Yes,itis.Butlook.Itysfull!

Lynn：Oh,no!Let*sgoandgetacupofcoffee.Wecantalkaboutthisletterl?mgoingtowrite.

Conversation2B

Sam：So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?

Lynn：

Sure.I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They'retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses^micea

ir-conditionedones.

Sam：Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.

Lynn：Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn,tenoughparking.

Sam：That'sforsure.It'simpossib1etofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.

Lynn：Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.

Sam：

Oh,youmeantheyshouldn,tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…t

hatsoundslikeareal1ygoodidea.

Listening4

Engineer：QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoris

tsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdis

trictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.

AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateifth

eywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesis1imited.Noteveryonecangetone.

Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUn

itedStatesorCanada.

ThGotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemison

eofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.

ConversationsA

Erica：Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?

Man：There'soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.

Erica：Oh,thanks.Doyouknowhattimeitopens?

Man:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8：00A.M.

Erica：Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?

Man：Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It'srightdownthehall.

Erica：Ok,Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?

Man：Rightbehindyou.ma'am.Seethatsign?

Erica：Oh.Thanksalot.

Conversation8B

Erica:Excuseme.ItJsmeagain.Vmsorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon,tmind.

Man：Notatall.

Erica：Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?

Man：Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.

Erica：

Fortydollars?IguessI'lltakethebus.Thatmeanslhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.Wherecoul

dlfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?

Man：Goupstairsandturnright.You'11seethesnackbaronyourleft.

Erica：Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.

Man：You,too.

Unit3Timeforachange!

Conversation2KApartmenthunting

Mr.Dean：Whatdoyouthink?

Mrs.Dean：Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.

Jenny：Butthebedroomsaretoosmal1.Andthereisn,tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.

Mr.Dean：Andit'snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.

Mrs.Dean：Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.

Mr.Dean：Let'sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.

Conversation2B40ar切thunting

Mr.Dean：Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?

Jenny：Oh,it'smuchbetterthanthatotherone.Thethingllikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge!

Mrs.Dean：Yes,theyareniceandbig.

Jenny：Andtheretwobathrooms!Icouldhavemyownbathroom!

Mrs.Dean：Yes,Iguessyoucould.

Jenny：Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon,11ikethosedarkgreenwalIs.

Mrs.Dean：Oh,I'msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.

Listening5

1.

Man1：CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.

Woman1：Hello.I'mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.

Mani：Yes.Whatcanlte11youaboutit?

Woman1：Whereisit,exactly?

Mani：It'sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.

Woman1：Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?

Mani：

Yes,I,mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaveryl

argelivingroom.

Woman：Isee.Andisitinanewbui1ding?

Mani：Welltthebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.

Womanl：Uh-huh.Well,Tllthinkaboutit.

Mani：Ok.Thanksforcalling.

Woman1：Thankyou.Bye.

2.

Woman2：Hello?

Man2：Hello.Istheapartmentyou?readvertisingstillavaiTable?

Woman2：Yes,itis.

Man2：Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?

Woman2：Well,it'saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It'soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.

Man2：Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?

Woman2：

There*sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,s

oyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit'sonahighfloor,so

youdon'thearanystreetortrafficnoise.

Man2：ItsoundslikejustthekindofplacelJmlookingfor.I'dliketocomeseeit,please.

Woman2：Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.

3.

Man3：TownandCityRentals.Howcanlhelpyou?

Woman3：Hi.Umm...isthatapartmentyouadvertisedstillavailable?

Man3：Yes,itis.

Woman3：Oh,good.Umm...Listen.I,lean'tpaytoomuch,sothelowpriceyou,reaskingis,isreallygoodforme.

Man3：Great.

Woman3：Howbigisit?

Man3：It'stworooms,plusthekitchenandbathroom.

Woman3:Well,isitasafeplacetolive?

Man3：Well,IcantellyouI,velivedhereforfiveyearsandlneverheardaboutanybodyhavingaproblem.

Woman3：Oh,that'sgood.Uh…let'ssee.Oh,yeah.Doestheapartmenthavealotofwindows?

Man3：

Windows?Yes,thereareplentyofwindows.Butunfortunately,thereisn,tmuchlight,really.See,

there'sanotherbuiIdingrightnexttoours.

Woman3：Oh,thatysOK.I'mneveraroundinthedayanyway.DoyouthinkitJsallrightifIcomeandlookatit?

Man3：Anytime.Whendoyouwanttoseeit?

Conversation7AMakingwishes

Brian：Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?

Terry：Oh,I'mstillatthebank.Idon,tlikeit,though.

Brian：That'stoobad.Whynot?

Terry：Well,It*shoring,anditdoesn,tpayverywell.

Brian：Iknowhatyoumean.Idon'tlikemyjobeither.Iwishlcouldfindabetterjob.

Terry：Actually,Idon,twanttoworkatallanymore.Iwishlhadalotofmoneysolcouldretirenow.

Brian：Hmm,howoIdareyou,Terry?

Terry：Uh,twenty-six.

Conversation7B%Ai〃gFF?s/?es

Brian：SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?

Terry：

Oh,youdidn,tknow?SheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachothe

rforawhi1e.Butlmissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.

Brian：I'msureyouwill.

Terry：Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldliketolookfor?

Brian：

I'mnotsure,but1?dlovesomethingthatwouldinvolvetravel.Andi'dreallyliketomovetoanoth

ercity.I'msickofthisplace.Ineedto1ivesomewheremoreexciting.

Terry：Iknowhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.

Listening9

1.

Mani：

Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I'vebeendoingthesamethingforoverfiveyearsnow,and1?mjustnotl

earninganythingnew.It'sthesameroutineeveryday,andlamreallysickofsittinginfrontofacompute

r.Ithinklneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwan11obeinaprofessionthatinvo1vesmeetingpeop

le.

2.

Woman1：

Ireallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.Igetreallyboredonth

eweekends,andifIjoinedaclub,I'dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.

3.

Man2：

Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Treatlyneeditformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyou

cantypereallywell,it'ssomethingyou,Ilfindusefullateriniife.

4.

Woman2：

Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I'vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetel1smellook

fat.Andifldon,tloseweightnow,Iwon,tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.

UnitAKveneverheardofthat!

Conversation2A

Kathy：Hey,thissoundsgood-snai1swithgarlic!Haveyouevereatensnai1s?

John：No,Ihaven?t?

Kathy：Oh,they'redelicious!Ihadthemlasttime.Liketotrysome?

John：No,thanks.Theysoundstrange.

Waitress：Haveyoudecidedonanappetizeryet?

Kathy：Yes,I'llhavethesnaiIs,please.

Waitress：Andyou,sir?

John：Ithinkl?1Ihavethefriedbrains.

Kathy：Friedbrains?Nowthatreallysoundsstrange!

Conversation2B

Kathy：Oh,good!Herecomesthewaitressnow!

Waitress：Hereareyoursnai1s,madam.Andforyou,sir...thefriedbrains.

John：Thankyou.

Kathy：Mmmm,thesesnailsaredelicious!Howarethebrains?

John：

Well,Ithinkthey,re...yuck!Oh,sorry,Iguessbrainsareprettystrangeafteral1.Um,Ithinkl'

mgoingtoordersomethingeIse,ifyoudon,tmind.

Kathy：Oh,sure.Goahead.

John：Miss!Excuseme,miss!

Waitress：Yes?

John：Uh,Ireallydon,tcareforthisappetizer.Cou1dyoubringmesomethingeIse?

Waitress:Yes,ofcourse.Whatwouldyoulikeinstead?

Kathy：Trythesnails.

John：

No,Idon'tthinkso.I'lltellyouwhat.Justforgetanappetizerforme,andbringmeanice,juicyha

mburger...mediumrare...withfrenchfriesandalargesoda.

Listening5

1.

Womanl：Haveyoufinishedwiththis?

Mani：No,Pmstilldrinkingit.Thanks.

2.

Man2：Didyouorderthis?

Woman2：Yes,that'smine.Mmm,itlooksgreatandsmellsdelicious!

3.

Man3：DonJtyoulikeit?

Woman3：IhavenJttastedityet.I'mwaitingforthewaitresstobringmeafork.

4.

Mani：Didyouenjoyit?

Woman2：Well,itwasalittletough.Ithinkitwascookedfortoolong.

5.

Woman3：Howisit?

Man3：Great.Justthewajdlikeit：blackandstrong.

6.

Man3：Yourturnormine?

Mani：It'smytreatthistime.Youpaidlasttime.Remember?

Unit5Goingplaces

Conversation2A

Julia：I'msoexcited!Wehavetooweeksoff!Whatareyougoingtodo?

Nancy：I'mnotsure.Tguessl,11juststayhome.Maybe!,1Icatchuponmyreading.Whataboutyou?AnyPlans?

Julia：

We11,myparentshaverentedacondominiuminFlorida.I'mgoingtotakelongwalksalongthebeachev

erydayanddolotsofswimming.

Nancy：Soundsgreat!

Julia：Say,WhydonJtyoucomewithus?Wehaveplentyofroom.

Nancy：Doyoumeanit?Iydloveto!

Listening5

1.Judy

Woman：So,whatareyouplanningtodoforyourvacation,Judy?

Judy：

Oh,I'mdoingsomethingreallyexoticthisyear.Youknow,IwenttoHawaiilastyear,andjuststayedonth

ebeachfortwoweeks.Thisyear,mgoingwhite-waterrafting!

Woman：Ooh,thatsoundsgreat.Butwhatisit,exactly?

Judy：

Oh,well,youknow,it'sinColorado.TheyhavealIthosetripsdowntherapids.Thewatergetsreal1yroug

h,butIthinkit'1Ibereallyexciting.Oh,I'mdoingsomerockclimbing,too.

Woman：Andyoucal1thatavacation?

2.Paul

Woman：Whatareyourp1ansforthesummer,Pau1?

Paul:

Oh,I'dlovetogoandlieonabeachsomewhere,butlneedtosavesomemoneyforschool.Ithinkl*list

ayhomeandgetajob.

Woman：Thatdoesn'tsoundlikemuchfun.

Paul:

Oh,itwon,tbetoobad.Someofmyfriendsaregoingtoworkthissummer,too,sowe'lldosomepartyin

gontheweekends.

3.Brenda

Man：Haveyouplannedanythingforthesummer,Brenda?

Brenda：

Yeah.I'mgoingtoworkthefirstmonthandsavesomemoney.Thenl'mgoingtogodowntoMexicoforsix

weekstostaywithmysister.She'sworkinginGuada1ajara.Shesaysit,sreallyinterestingthere,sol

wanttogoandseewhatit?slike.ItwillalsogivemeachancetopracticemySpanish.I'mreallylookingf

orwardtoit.

Conversation7

Lucy：Hey,Mom.IwanttobackpackaroundEuropethissummer.Whatdoyouthink?

Mom：

BackpackaroundEurope?That'ssoundsdangerous!Youshouldn'tgobyyourself.Yououghttogowit

hsomeone.

Lucy：Yes,I*vethoughtofthat.

Mom：AndyouJdbettertalktoyourfatherfirst.

Lucy：lalreadydid.HethinksitJsagreatidea.Hewantstocomewithme!

ListeningllTouristtips

Interviewer：WhatshouldpeopledotomaketheirvisittoNewYorkCitysafeandpleasant?

Spokesperson：

Ithinkthebiggestmistakemanypeoplemakeistryingtodotoomuchinashorttime.There*ssomu

chtoseeanddothatyouneedtohaveaplan.It'sbesttostartplanningbeforeyougethere,soyouhave

informationabouthotels,restaurants,sightseeing,andsoon.VisitorscanuseourWebsitetogett

heinformationtheyneedtostartplanningbeforetheycomehere；ortheycanphoneorfaxus.

Interviewer：HowsafeisNewYorkCityfortourists?

Spokesperson：New

Yorkisamuchsaferplacethanmanypeoplethink.Infact,it'sthesafestitsbeeninthirtyyears!

Interviewer：Oh,that'sgoodtohear!

Spokesperson：

Yes,butthatdoesn,tmeanpeopledon,thavetobecareful；touristsinNewYorkoughttobecare

ful,justlikeinanybigcityintheworld.Forstudents,Iwouldsaytravelingroups.Ifyougetlost,i

t'seasierasagrouptofindyourway.Youreal1yshouldnJtgooffonyourownifyoucanfindsomeonet

ogowithyou.

Anotherthingtorememberis：Donytbeafraidtoaskfordirections,evenifyourEnglishisn,tperf

ect.Peopleoftenstopmeonthestreettoaskfordirections,andthat'snotonlyforeignvisitors.A

mericanvisitorsalsohavetroublefindingtheirwayaround；andyou,IlfindNewYorkersarereally

veryfriendly.

Interviewer：Yes,lagree.Weare!

Spokesperson：Uh-huh.

Interviewer：IsthereanyotheradviceyoucangivevisitorstotheBigApple?

Spokesperson：

Well,anotherthingtorememberisnottoleaveanythingvaluableinyourcarifyouhaveone.Don

'tleavesuitcasesonthebackseatwherepeoplecanseethem,anditsbetternottoevenleavethemi

nthetruck.Mostcarsareveryeasytogetinto,soit'snotworththerisk.Butmostpeoplehaveagreat

timewhentheycometoNewYork.Andyouwi11,too,ifyouuseyourcommonsense.

Unit6Sure.Noproblem!

CQnversatiQn2Mfakingrequests

Mr.Field：Jason'^JasonlTurndowntheTValittle,please.

Jason：Oh,butit?smyfavoriteprogram!

Mr.Field：Iknow.Butit'sveryloud.

Jason：OK,I'llturnitdown.

Mr.Field：That'sbetter,Thanks.

Mrs.Field：Lisa,pleasepickupyourthings.They'realloverthelivingroomfloor.

Lisa：Inaminute,Mom,I'monthephone.

Mrs.Field：OK.Butdoitassoonasyouhangup.

Lisa：Sure.No,problem!

Mrs.Field：Goodness!Werewe1ikethiswhenwewerekids?

Mr.Field：Definitely!

Connersation2Bifakingrequests

Jason：IIaveyounoticehowforgetfulDadisgetting?He,salwaysforgettingwherehiscarkeysare.Itdrivesmecra

zy.

Lisa：Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither.

Jason：Tknow.

Lisa：YouknowhatdrivesmecrazyaboutMom?

Jason：What?

Lisa：ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesonTV.Shejustlovesthem.

Jason：Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.

Lisa：Oh,well.Iguessthey,rejustgettingold.Ihopelnevergetlikethat.

Jason：Me,too.Hey,let'sgoandp1ayavideogame.

Lisa：Greatidea.Bytheway,haveyouseenmyglassesanywhere?

Listening6Excuses,excuses!

1.

Mom：James,pleaseturnthatdown....James!

James：Yes,Mom?

Mom：Turnthatdown.It'smuchtooloud.

James：Sorry,Mom.Ihaditturnedupbecauselwantedtohearthegame.

2.

Dad：Molly,putthegroceriesaway,please.There'sicecreaminoneofthebags.

Molly：lean'trightnow,Dad.I,mdoingmyhomework.

3.

Mom：What*sthis?....James!

James：Yeah,Mom?

Mom：Whyarethereallthesewettowelsonthebathroomfloor?Pleasepickthemupandhangthemuptodry.

James：Gosh,I'mreallysorry,Mom.Iforgotal1aboutthem.

4.

Dad：Justin,comehelpme.Weneedtowashthesedishesbeforeyourmothergetshome.

Justin：Oh,Dad.I'dliketohelp,butIhavetocallLaurie.It'sreallyimportant.

5

Dadi：Aimee,Ithinkthedogistryingtotellyousomething!

Aimee：Well,Ican,tpossiblytakehimoutrightnow.I'mdoingmynails.

Conversation?A

George：Hi.I'myournewneighbor,GeorgeRivera.Ilivenextdoor.

Stephanie：Oh,hi.I'mStephanieLee.

George:So,youjustmovedin?Doyouneedanything?

Stephanie：Notrightnow.Butthanks.

George：

Wei1,letmeknowifyoudo.Um,bytheway,wouldyoumindturningyourstereodown?Thewallsarere

allythin,sothesoundgoesrightthroughtomyapartment.

Stephanie：

Oh,I'msorry!Ididn,trealizethat.I'llmakesuretokeepthevolumedown.Oh,bytheway,ist

hereagoodltalianrestaurantintheneighborhood?

George:Yeah.Thereysagreatoneacoupleofblocksfromhere.Trytheirlasagna.It,sdelicious!

Apologies8

1.

Mani：Hello,I'msorrytobotheryou,butIthinkyourcarisparkedinmyspacedownstairs

Woman1：Really?

Mani：Yes.Doyoudriveabluellonda?

Woman1：Yes.Ido.

Mani：Well,there,sab1ueHondaparkedinspace13-andthatJsmyspace.

Woman1：Oh,I'msosorry.Mysonmusthaveputitinthewrongspace.Oursistheonerightnexttoyours-number12.L

etmegetmykeys,andl'llgorightdownandmovethecar.

Man1：Thanks.

Woman1：Andi'1Imakesuremysondoesn*tdoitagain.

Mani：lappreciateit.

2.

Man2：Gee,Bob,you?rereallylate.Yousaidyou,dbehereatsix,andlookatthetime.It'salmostsixthirty!

Man3：I'mreallysorry.Tellyouwhat：Iyllpayfordinner.

Man2：Oh,it'sallright.Youdon,thavetodothat.

Man3：No,Iwanttopay.Youhadtowaitformealmosthalfanhour.

Man2：Well,hey,OK-ifyouinsist.Thanks!

3

Man4：Hi,Sally.WhathappenedtoyouonSunday?

Woman2：Sunday?Whatdoyoumean?

Man4：Youdon,tremember?Ihadaparty,andlinvitedyou.

Woman2：Oh,gosh.Ofcourseyoudid-andlcompletelyforgotaboutit.Sorry.How,didthepartygo,anyway?

Man4：Itwasgreat,butwemissedyou.

Woman2：Gee,nowlreallyfeelbad!

Unit8Lefscelebrate!

ConversationsA

Leo：DidyouknownextweekisIIalloween?It,son0ctober31

Natasha：SowhatdoyoudoonHalloween?Wedon,thavethatholidayinRussia.

Leo：Well,it'sadaywhenkidsdressupinmasksandcostumes.TheyknockonpeopleJsdoorsandaskforcandybysayi

ngthewordsuTrickortreat!w

Natasha：Hmm.Soundsinteresting!

Leo：

Butit,snotjustforkids.Lotsofpeoplehavecostumeparties.Hey-myfriendPeteishavingaparty

.Wouldyouliketogo?

Natasha：Sure.I'dloveto.

Conversation3B

Natasha：Soarewegoingtowearcostumestotheparty?

Leo：

Ofcourse.That'shalfthefun.LastyearlrentedthisgreatDraculacostume,andthisyearlamgoing

asaclown.

Natasha：Aclown?Yes,youwou1dmakeagoodc1own.

Leo：Hey!

Natasha：Oh,I'mjustkidding.Whataboutme?Whatkindofcostumeshouldiwear?

Leo：Whydon'tyougoasawitch?Isawaterrificwitchoutfitatthecostumestore.

Natasha：Awitch…yeah,that'sagoodidea.SoafterIscarepeople,youcanmakethemlaugh.

ConversationsA

Jill:YoulookbeautifulinthatkimonozMari.lsthisyourweddingphoto?

Mari:Yesjtis.

Jill:DomostJapanesewomenwearkimonoswhentheygetmarried?

Mari:

Yes^anyofthemdo.Thenaftertheweddingceremony^hebrideusuallychangesintoaWesternbridaldressdur

ingthereception.

Jill:Ohjdidn'tknowthat.

Conversation8B

Jill：Didyougetmarriedinachurch,Mari?

Mari：No,theceremonywasheldatashrine.

Jill：Oh,ashrine***

Mari：Yes,weweremarriedbyapriestinatraditionalShintoceremony.

Jill：

Hmm,onlytheimmediatefamilyattendedtheceremony-^youknow,ourparents,grandparents,brothe

rsandsisters***

Jill：Andwhataboutthereception?Whatwasthatlike?

Mari：

Lotsoffriendsandrelativescametothereception---aboutahundredpeople.Andthefirstthingthat

happenedwasthatthemainguestsgaveformalspeeches.

Jill：Speeches?

Mari：

Yes,andthenafterthat,alltheguestswereservedaformalmeal.Whileeveryonewaseatinganddrink

ing,lotsofotherguestsgaveshortspeechesorsangsongs.Someofthespeecheswerefunny.

Jill：Soundslikefun!

Mari：

Yes,thesongsandspeechesareallpartyoftheentertainmentduringaweddingreception.Andthen,a

ttheendofthereception,eachguestreceivedapresentforcomingtothewedding.

Jill：Apresentfromthebrideandgroom?

Mari：Yes,it'saJapanesecustom.

Jill：Whatanicecustom!

Unit9Backtothefuture

ConversationsA

Jody：Ugh!Ifeelawful.Ireallyhavetostopsmoking.

Luis：Sowhydon,tyouquit?

Jody：Well,ifIquit,Imightgainweight!

Luis：Alotofpeopledo,but***

Jody：Andiflgainweight,Iwon,tbeabletofitintoanyofmyclothes!

Luis：Well,youcanalwaysgoonadiet.

Jody：

Oh,no.I'mterribleatlosingweightonweightondiets.Soifmyclothesdon,tfit.I'llhavetobuy

newones.I'11havetogetapart-timejob,and***

Luis：Listen,itishardtoquit,butitJsnotthathard.Doyouwanttoknowhowldidit?

Conversation8B

Luis：

Well,givingupsmokingisn,treallyashardasyouthink.Imanagedtodoit,soitcan,tbethatdiffi

cult.

Youshouldtrynicotinegum.Youchewitjustlikeregularchewinggum,andyoudon,tfeellikesmoking.

Judy：Well,Iguessit,sworthatry.

UnitlOldon'tlikeworkingonweekends!

Conversation2A

Brad：Anyinterest!ngjobslistedonthelnternettoday?

Sue：Well,therearealotofretaiIjobs-sellingclothesandstuff.ButyouhavetoworkSaturdayandSunday.

Brad：Hmm.1hateworkingonweekends.

Sue：Hmm-**sodoLOh,here,sajobinsales.It'sajobsel1ingchiIdrenJsbookstobookstores.

Brad:Thatsoundsinteresting.

Sue：Yeah.Let'ssee.Youneedhaveadriver,slicense.Andyouhavetoworksomeevenings.

Brad：Idon,tmindworkingeveningduringtheweek.Andienjoydriving.So,whatJsthephonenumber?

Sue：It'S798-3455.'

Conversation2B

Woman：[Phonerings]DeltaEducation.

Brad：Hello.I'meal1ingaboutthejobyouadvertisedforasalesperson.Isitstillavailable?

Woman：Yes,itis.

Brad：Well,canyoutellmesomethingaboutthejob?

Woman：

Sure.Ourcompanysellseducationalbooksforchildren.We'relookingforpart-timesalespeoplet

opromoteourbookstolocalbookstores.

Brad：Thatsoundsinteresting.Ifmastudent,andl?mlookingforpart-timework.

Woman：Wei1,perhapsyou,dliketocomeinforaninterview.

Brad：Yes,Iwould.

Woman：

Oh,justonethingwedidn,tmentionintheadvertisement.SomeofourbooksareinSpanish,sowe'dl

iketohiresomeonewhospeaksSpanish.

Brad：Oh,asamatteroffact,Ido.

Woman：Good.Well,1etmearrangeatimeforyoutocomeinforaninterview.

Listening5Jobhunting

1

Woman1：So,whatkindofjobareyoulookingfor?

Mani：

Well,Ihaven,tmadeupmymind.Iloveworkingwithpeople,andIlovetraveling.Idon,twantajobwh

erelTmstuckinanofficea11day.Iwanttogetoutandseetheworld.

Woman1：Areyouinterestedinworkinginbusiness?ThatJswhereyoucansometimesmakegoodmoney.

Mani：I'mnotreallyinterestedinmakingalotofmoneyatthispointinmylife.I'llworryaboutthatlater.

WordPower7Personalitytraits

1.Aboss

Woman1：Howdoyoulikeyournewboss?

Man1：She'sOK.Ijustwishshe,dlearntolightenupalittle.

Woman1：Whatdoyoumean?

Nani：Oh,sheneverenjoysajoke.Sheneverlaughs.It'shardtoevengetasmileoutofher.

2Aco-worker

Man2：LookwhatMarygaveme!IsnJtthisagreatbook?

Woman2：

Yeah,itis!Mary,ssosweet-she,salwaysgivingherfriendsandco-workerspresents,Iwishthere

weremorepeoplelikeherinthisworld!

3Ateacher

Woman3：WhatdoyouthinkofthenewFrenchteacher?

Man3：Well,she'skindof