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Statement1:

Hello,welcometo"ThisWeek'sSports'*.Thebignewsthisweekisthebasketball

championship.ItstartedonFriday.LosAngelesLakersbeatPhiladelphia76ers,108to96.Lakers

won.

Statement2:

UtahJazzplayedMiamiHeat.Jazzlostthegame.Theylostbyjustonepoint.Thescorewas

IIIto110.

Statement3:

DetroitPistonsbeatIndianaPacers.Thescorewas135to130.Pistonswon.

Statement4:

AndinthelastgameHoustonRocketsplayedNewYorkKnicks.Knickswon,75to69.That's

itforbasketballaction.Thankyou.

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WhyDon'tYouJoinMeattheGymSometime?

Peter:Hi,Laura.Whereareyouheadingwiththatbigbag?

Laura:Hi,Peter.I'mofftothegym.I,vegottostayinshape,youknown.Itrytogothreetimesa

week,butI'mbusysoIcan'talwaysmakeit.

Peter:Iknowmorewomenwhoworkoutthanmen.What'sthemainreasonyouworkout?For

yourhealth,ortolookgood?

Laura:lbbehonest,forboth.Withwomen,goodlooksarealwaysaveryimportantconsideration.

Peter:Iftheywerehonest,mostmenwhoworkoutwouldadmitthattheyalsodoittolookbetter,

andnotmerelyforhealthreasons.

Laura:Howaboutyou?Doyougetanyregularexercise?

Peter:Idoalotofwalking,forexerciseandenjoyment—sometimestentotwentykilometersata

time—butInevergotothegymlikeyoudo.

Laura:Well,walkingisgoodexercise.Howaboutsports?

Peter:Notsincemyschooldays.Iusedtoloveplayingbaseball,butit'simpossibletogetenough

peopletogetherfbragamenow.MostlyIjustwatchsportsonTV.

Laura:Iplaytennisfairlyregularlywithmyfriends,andsometimesgoshimmingandcyclingby

myself

Peter:Oh,Iforgotaboutthat.Igocyclingsometimestoo.AndIoftengoswimmingonvacation,

butonlyrecreationalswimming.

Laura:Whydon'tyoujoinmeatthegymsometime?Icangetyouaguestpass.

Peter;Well,maybesomeday,butI'mprettylazyaboutthingslikethat.

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WatchingaGame

Alan:Goingtothefootballgametoday,Betty?

Betty:No,butI'llbewatchingitontelevisionwithsomefriends.

Alan:Weren'tyouabletogetanytickets?

Betty:Ididn'ttry.Ireallydon'tgotogamessooften.

Alan:Butdon'tyouenjoygoing?Don'tyoufinditexcitingtobepartofthecrowd?

Betty:Ohsure,nothingbeatstheatmosphereatasportingevent:thecheering,allthatenergy.But

sometimesit'sjusttooinconvenientgettingintoandoutofthestadiumbeforeandafterthegame.

Andifyouwatchthegamewithfriends,oratabarorrestaurant...

Alan:...you'vebasicallycreatedyourowncrowd.

Betty:That'sright.AnotherreasonwhyIliketowatchsportsontelevisionisthatIsimplyfindit

easiertofollowtheactiononTV.

Alan:Yeah,sometimesitisalittledifficulttokeeptrackoftheballwhenyou'resittinginthe

stands.

Betty:Especiallywhenyourseatsarehighupinthegrandstand,andfarfrcmthefield.

Alan:h'slikeyou'rewatchingfromanairplane,sometimes.

Betty:Alsogoodsportscommentatorsontelevisioncanaddtoyourunderstandingandenjoyment

ofthegame.

Alan:AfterlisteningtoyouI'mstartingtowonderhowtheyareabletosellanyticketstothese

games!

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1.Theweathertoday:afinedayisinstorenearlyeverywhere,withthebestofthesunshinein

southernandcentralareasofBritain.Apleasantday,then,withlongsunnyperiodsdeveloping.

Lightwinds.Therewillbelightwindswithamaximumtemperatureof18degreesCelsius,64

degreesFahrenheit.

Lookingattheoutlookforthenextfewdays,itwillbecomemostlycloudywithheavy

showersmovinginfromthewest.

2.AstorminChangchun,capitalofNortheastChina'sJilinProvince,claimedfourlivesonSunday.

Thestormlastedaboutthreeminutesfromaround8p.m.Thewindsreachedspeedsofovera

hundredmilesanhour,causingseriousdamageandawidespreadpowerfailure.

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DidYouHeartheWeatherForecast?

Alan:Oh,lookatthesky,Michelle!It'sstartingtogetcloudy.

Michelle:Iseeit.Ihopeitdoesn'train.Ithoughtitwasgoingtobeafinedaytoday.

Alan:That'scertainlywhatthedepartmentwashopingforwhentheychosetodayasthedalefbr

theannualpicnic.

Michelle:Youcan'thaveapicnicwithoutgoodweather.Youneedsunshineforalltheeatingand

gamesandentertainment.

Alan:Yeah,sunshine-butnottoomuch!Doyourememberlastyear?

Michelle:Isuredo.Itwassohotallwedidwaslookfbrshade,lookfbrwaystoescapefromthe

sun.

Alan:Andnoonewantedtopanicipatcinanyof(heplannedactivities.Allwewantedwascold

drinks.Andthendozedoff.

Michelle:Iftherehadjustbeenthetiniestbreezetocoolusoff...

Alan:Buttherewasn't.Justthatburningsun,withoutacloudinthesky,andthetemperaturejust

seemedtoclimbhigherandhigher.

MichelleWell,wedon'thavethatproblemthisyear,apparently.Alan,didyouheartheweather

forecast?Isitsupposedtorain?

Alan:Idon'tknow.Ididn'tcatchtheweatherreport.Butmaybeifitrains,itwillonlybeashort

showerwhichcoolsthingsoffalittle.Thatmightnotbebad.

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AThunderstorm

Lili:Look,Betty,theskyhasturnedcompletelyblack!

Betty:Oh,wow.Abigthunderstormiscoming.ButIguessitwon'tlastlong.

Lili:Yeah,maybeforabouttwentyminutesorsoit'sgoingtoseemlikeit'stheendoftheworld.

Andthenthesunwillcomeoutagain.

Betty:Ilikestormslikethis.Summerisdramatic.Whatdoyouthink,Lili?

Lili:Yes,thesestormsdocomequitesuddenlyinthesummer.Ioftenseemtogetcaughtwithout

anumbrella.

Betty:Butit'snotsoterriblygettingcaughtintherainoccasionallyinthesummer.Nowifyougot

allwetduringacold,drearywinterday-thatreallywouldbehorrible.

Lili:True.Ah,it'sstartingtorainnow.Hereitcomes.Yes,it'sstartingtopour.

Betty:Herecomesthelightningandthundertoo.

Lili:Atleastit'ssupposedtoclearuplaterthisafternoon,andtobefinethisevening.

Betty:That'sgood,becauseI'mgoingtomeetsomefriendstonight.

Lili:Well,mostlikelyyouwillhaveaverypleasantevening,becausethisstormshouldtakesome

ofthehumidityfromtheair.

Betty:Yes,ImustadmitthattheseChinesesummersareveryhumid.

Lili:MorehumidthanintheUS?

Betty:Well,Ican'tspeakaboutthewholecountry.ButasfarasNewYorkgoes,I'dsaythatthe

weatherhereinShanghaitendstobehotterandmorehumid.

Lili:ButIthinkourwintersaremilder.

Betty:Yes,I'msuretheyare.WeprobablyalsogetmoresnowinNewYorkthanyoudohere.

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1.

M:Haveyoueverbeentothatbigrestaurantoppositetheschoolgate?

W:Yes,manytimes.Whenevermyfriendscometovisitme,I'lltakethemtheretoeat.

Q:Doesthewomanenjoythefoodinthatrestaurant?

2.

W:Istheresomethingwrong,sir?

M:MywifeandIhavebeenkeptwaitingfornearlyanhourforourmeal.

Q:Isthemansatisfiedwiththerestaurant'sservice?

3.

W:WhereisthecakeImadethismorning?

M:Weateit,mom.Canyoumakeanotheronefbrus?

Q:Dothechildrenlikethecake?

4.

W:Ihearyoulikechickenverymuch.

M:Nexttobeef.

Q:Doesthemanlikechickenbest?

5.

M:Haveyoutried(hiswinebefore?

W:No,never.It'sthefirsttime,butit'sreallytomytaste.

Q:Doesthewomanlikethewine?

6.

M:John,doyouwantasoda?

W:Soda?Ithinkittasteslikemedicine.

Q:DoesJohnwantasoda?

7.

W:Why,thefishisleftalmostuntouched.

M:Well,itwouldbegoodifitwerelesssalty.

Q:Docsthemanlikethefish?

8.

M:Hi,Sue,wouldyouliketoeatouttonight?

W:Oh,I'dreallyliketo,butmysistermaycometovisitmethisevening.

Q:WillSueeatoutwith(hemantonight?

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WhataboutDiningOut?

Peter:Hi,Kate.

Kaie:Hi,Peter.Howhaveyoubeen9

Peter:Oh,OK,Iguess.Andyou?

Kate:Nottoobad.Wehaven'tseeneachotherfbrawhile,havewe?

Peter:No,wehaven't.Sothatmakesmeask...DoyouhaveanyplansforthisSaturday?

Kate:No,notyet,Idon'tthinkso.Why?

Peter:Whatdoyouthinkaboutgettingtogetherandgoingouttodinnerthisweekend?

Kate:Thatwouldbegreat.Doyouhaveanyparticularplaceinmind?

Peter;Well,IthinkI'dliketoeatsomethingthat'snottooheavy.I'vebeeneatingalittletoomuch

lately.

Kate:Metoo.

Peter:IloveItalianfood,butmaybeweshouldskipthatthistime.Theyalwaysseemtoserveso

muchfoodinItalianrestaurants,andyouendupeatingmorethanyouwantedto.

Kate:Chinesefoodwouldbegood.

Peter:Yes,ormaybesomeJapanesesushi.Thatstyleusesalotofnaturalflavors,andnotmuchoil

orcreamorheavysauces.

Kate:Yes,eitherofthosechoiceswouldbegood.Let'sjustmeetonSaturdaynight,anddecide

thenwheretocat.

Peter:That'sfinebyme.

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EatingOut

A:Well,hereweare—nottoocrowded.

B:Great!Let'sorderquicklysowecanchaialittle.

A:OK.Whatareyouinthemoodfor?

B:Somethinglight.IwentoutforpizzaatlunchandI'mstillfull.

A:Therearethreesalads.Oryoucouldhavesoupandasandwich.

B:Whatareyouhaving?Ahamburger,Isuppose.

A:No,actuallyIateoutlastnightroo,butwehadfastfoodatMcDonald's,thenalatesnackat

KentuckyFriedChicken.

B:Oh,dear.Well,maybeyoushouldhavethechickensalad.

A:Yes,Ithinkso.Look,thedailyspecialisspaghetti.Thatsoundsgood.

B:Oh,thepricesaregreat,too.I'llhavethataswell.

A:Nowlet'sdecideondrinks.

B:I'lljusthavecoffeeandaglassoficedwater.

A:Italianfoodneedsredwine,youknow.

B:Butwehavetogobacktowork.

A:OK,aCokethen.

B:Herecomesthewaitress.Letmeorderfirst.

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Dialogue1:

M:What'sthetrouble?

W:Ifeeldizzyandmywholebodyaches.

M:Howlonghaveyoubeensick?

W:Twoorthreedaysnow.

M:How'syourappetite?

W:I'vegotnoappetite.Thesightoffoodsimplyturnsmystomach.What'swrongwithme?

M:Youseemtobegenerallyrun-down.

Q:Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

Dialogue2:

W:What'sthematter.Jack?Youlookpale.

M:Oh,Ifeelterrible.

W:Why?What'sthematter?

M:Ihaveasplittingheadacheandasorethroat.

W:Whydidn'tyoutellme?

M:Ithoughttheymightgoaway,butIfeelworsethismorning.I'machingallover.

W:Hmm.Youfeelwarm,too.Youmusthavegotafever.There'saprettybadflugoingaround,

youknow.

Q:Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

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GoingtoSeetheDoctor

D:Sowhat'syourtrouble?

P:Well,doctor,Ihaven'tbeenfeelingwelllately.MybiggestproblemisthatI'mhavingtrouble

sleeping.

D:Haveyoutriedanyofthesleepingmedicationsavailable?

P:I'vetriedoneortwo,buttheydon'tseemtohelp.

D:Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblem?

P:Threeorfourmonths-it'sbeenratheralongtimenow.

D:Areyousufferingfromanunusuallevelofstressinyourlifelately?

P:Notmorethanusual.MybiggestworryisthefactIcan'tsleep.

D:Well,somepeopledon'tneedasmuchsleepasothers.

P:ButIfeeltiredallday,soitisaproblemforme.

D:Haveyoubeenexperiencinganyothersymptoms?

P:I'vealsohadalotofindigestionlately.

D:Well,youarealittleoverweight,aren'tyou?

P:Yes.AndI'vegainedaboutsevenkilogramsthispastyear.

D:Youreallyshouldtrytoloseatleastthatextraweight.Doyougetmuchexercise?

P:No,notverymuch.

D:Physicalactivityisveryimportant.

P:Sowhatdoyourecommend,doctor?

D:Iwillgiveyousomemedicationforyourinsomniaandyourindigestion.ButIalsorecommend

thatyoubeginaregularexerciseprogram.

P:ButIhaveneitherthetimenorthemoneytogotoagym.

D:Ybudon'tneedtogotoagym.Asimplewalkingprogramwouldbeverybeneficialfbryou.I

thinkyou'llfindthatdietandexercisewillbeveryhelpfulintakingcareofyourrecent

complaints.

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EatingApples

Ybuprobablyknowafamoussayingabouttheimportanceofeatingapples.Itis,"Anapplea

daykeepsthedoctoraway.

Now,anewAmericanstudyshowseatingapplesmayhelpfightcancer,loo.Research

scientistsatCornellUniversityinNewYorksayacombinationofchemicalsfoundinapplesis

importantforgoodhealth.Thestudyshowsthatthecombinationofchemicalsplaysanimportant

partinanti-canceractivity.

Thescientistssaythechemicalsareinboththeskinandthefleshofapples.Resultsofthe

studywerereportedinthepublicationNature.TheCornellresearchersstudiedthechemicals,or

extracts,takenfromtheskinandfleshofredapplesgrowninNewYorkSlate.Theystudiedthe

effectivenessoftheappleextractsinfightingcancer.

Theresearcherstreatedcolon（结肠）cancercellswithfiftymilligramsofappleextract（苹

果71）.Extractsfromtheappleskinreduced（hegrowthofcancercellsbyfony-ihrcepercent.

Extractsfromthefruit'sfleshreducedthegrowthofcancercellsbytwenty-ninepercent.

Theresearchersalsotreatedhumanliver（肝）cancercellswithappleextract.Extractsfrom

theappleskinreducedthegrowthofthosecellsbyfifty-sevenpercent.Extractsfromthefleshy

partoftheapplereducedthecancercellsbyfortypercent.

LeadresearcherLiuRuihaisaidscientistshavelongknownthatapplesaregoodforhuman

health.Hesayssomescientistsareinterestedintestingsinglevitaminsorothersubstancestosee

iftheyalonefightdisease.Hesayshisstudyshowsnosinglesubstanceworksalonetoreduce

cancer.Instead,thecombinationofchemicalsinapplesiseffectiveandeatingfruitandvegetables

isbetterthantakingextravitaminpills.

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I.Mostpeoplelikemusic.Infact,wearesurroundedbyit.It'sontheradioandtelevisionandcan

beheardinstoresandoffices.However,noteveryonelikesthesamekindofmusic.

2.ThemanagerofthemusicshopwascalledBrianEpstein.Becausesomanypeoplehadasked

forarecordbytheBeatles,Epsteindecidedtogoandlistentothegrouphimself.

3.FirstlyIwouldliketotalkaboutclassicalmusicanditsrepresentativecomposers,thenIwill

moveontojazzmusic,andfinallyIwillfocusonpopmusicinthelastcentury.

4.Welistentoexcitingmusicandourheartsbeatfaster,ourbloodpressurerises,andourblood

flowsmorequickly.Inshort,we'restimulated.

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BackgroundMusic

Backgroundmusicmayseemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffectonthosewhohearit.

Recordedbackgroundmusicfirstfounditswayintofactories,shopsandrestaurantsintheUSA.

Verysoonitspreadtootherpartsoftheworld.Nowitisbecomingdifficulttogoshoppingoreat

amealwithoutlisteningtomusic.

Tobeginwith,backgroundmusicwasintendedsimplytocreateasoothingatmosphere.

Recently,however,it'sbecomingabigbusiness.AnAmericanmarketingexpenhasshownthat

musiccanboostsalesorincreasefactoryproductionbyasmuchasathird.

Butithastobethelightmusic.Livelymusichasnoeffectatallonsales.Slowmusiccan

increasereceiptsby34%.Thisisprobablybecauseshoppersslowdownandhavemore

opportunitytospotitemstheywouldliketobuy.Yet,slowmusicisn'talwaystheanswer.The

expertfoundthatinrestaurantsslowmusicmeantcustomerstooklongertoeattheirmeals,which

reducedoverallsales.Sorestaurantownersmightbewelladvisedtoplayfastermusictokeepthe

customersmoving—unless,ofcourse,theresultingindigestionleadstocomplaints.

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CelineDion

CelineDionistheyoungestof14childreninaworking-classfamilyinQuebec,Canada.Her

parents,whobothlovedmusic,encouragedhertodevelophermusicaltalent.At12,Celinehad

composedthesong"ItWasOnlyaDream".Hermotherandbrotherhelpedhertomakea

recordingofthatsongandsentitofftoanaddresstheyfoundonanalbumofapopularFrench

singer.TheaddresswasthatofReneAngelil,whobecameherfirstconquest,buttherewouldbe

millionsmore.

Celine'srisefromateenagesingertoapopsuperstarhasbeensteady,butnotwithout

difficulties.Recordcompanieswereatfirstlessenthusiasticaboutinvestinginateenagerthan

Angelil,whomortgagedhisownhometopayforherfirstalbum.Butherfirsttwoalbumswona

greatsuccess.Andby1983shebecamethefirstCanadianevertohaveagoldrecordinFrance.

In1990,CelinemadeherfirstEnglishlanguagerecordwithUnisonbutherrealbreakthrough

inAmericacamewhenshewasselectedbyDisneytosingthethemesongofBeautyandtheBeast.

ThesongwenttoNo.1onthechartandwonbothaGrammyandanAcademyaward.In1996she

performedattheopeningceremoniesofthe1996AtlantaOlympicGamesandin1997,she

recordedthethemesongforTitanic,andhernamebecamesynonymouswiththeenormously

successfulfilm.

CelineDion'sfavoritethemeislove.Shesingsthedepthandthepowerofloveinagreat

manyofherhitssuchas"LoveCanMoveMountains","BecauseYouLovedMe","ThePowerof

Love"and,ofcourse,thethemesongofTitanic,"MyHeartWillGoOn".

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IdentifyingtheMajorEventinaConversation

W:Hereweare,Mr.Wang.Thisisanewly-builtbuilding.

M:Whatafinebuilding!Howmanyfloorsarethere?

W:Forty.Ourcompanyhasofficesonfourfloorsinthebuilding.

M:Ybursisreallyabigcompany.

W:Yes,itis.Thesalesofficeisonthefirstfloor.Themarketingandaccountingofficesareonthe

secondfloor.Andwehavemanyotherdepartments:personnel,research,etc.Theyareallonthe

8thfloor.

M;Where'sthemanager'soffice?

W:It'sonthe9thfloor.

Passage:

Ladiesandgentlemen,welcometoourcompany.Ourcompanywasestablishedin1999.Itis

ajoint-venturecompanyspecializinginsportswear.Mostofourproductsareforyoungstudents;

someareforadults.Allourproductssellwellbothathomeandabroad.Inrecentyears,wehave

expandedourmarketsfromChinatoSoutheastAsia,EastAfrica,NorthAmerica,andSouth

America.

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WhoIstoBePromoted?

(ThePersonnelDepartmentishavingameeting.JoanBlackisthechairpersonofthemeeting.)

Joan:IthinkJohnJeffrey'salreadybeenwiththecompanyfor20years.Surelyhersnotstill

expectingpromotion.Doyouagree,Peter?

Peter:Well,inmyopinion,John'salwaysshowngreatloyaltytothecompany.It'stimethiswas

rewarded.Whaidoyouthink,Clive?

Clive:It'snotjustaquestionofloyalty.Wouldhebeanygoodatthejob?Hewouldneedto

manageasmallteam—he'sgotnoexperienceofthatyet.

Peter:Heneverwillhaveanyexperienceunlesswegivehimachance!

Joan:Wecan'taffordtobesentimental.Idon'tthinkhe'sthemanforthejob.He'salwaysbeena

follower,notaleader.Let'smoveontotheothercandidates.RitaHaydenhasalreadyshowngreat

personnelmanagementskill,Ifeel,evenifshe's...

Peter:Oh,comeon,Joan!Rita'sstilllearninghertrade!Wecan'taffordtotakeariskwith

someonesoinexperienced.

Clive;IagreewithPeter.IfavorSusanPalmer.She'sgotalotofexperience.She'salreadyworked

inthedepartmentonotheroccasionssosheknowstheropesandshe's...

Joan:ButSusan'salwaysstruckmeasabitcautious.Weneedsomeonedynamicforthisjob.

Peter:I'dagreewithClive.IthinkSusanPalmerwoulddoagoodjob.Maybeshe'sabitcautious

butshe'ssolid,reliable...Weneedthosequalitiestoo.

Joan:Well,ifyou'rebothsosure,IsupposeI'llhavetoagree.Still,we'llwaitaweekbefore

confirmingitjustincaseanyotherapplicantsputtheirnamesforward.

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AGoodSalesman

MrStevensonwastheownerofageneralappliancestore.Hehadseenmanynewly-weds

comingintohisstoretoshopfortheirfirstrefrigerator,washeranddryer,andair-conditioner.Pen

andpencilinhand,theywouldaskhimalotofquestionsaboutprice,featuresandafter-sale

services,buttheywouldusuallywalkawayattheendoftheirinquiry.

Theotherdayayoungcouplecameintohisstore.Theyaskedhimalltheusualquestionsand

heansweredallofthempatiently.Butwhenhesuggestedanorderattheend,theyrepliedfirmly,

"We'llhavetolookaroundplacesfirst."

Althoughfeelingabitdisappointed,MrStevensondidnotshowit.Instead,hesmiled,moved

closerandsaid,"IknowyouwillgotoDiscountDantolookatthepricetags.That'sperfectly

understandable.Idothesame.Infact,theysellthesamestuffaswedo.Butifyoubuythings

ihere,(hereissomethingyouwillnotget.Andthatisme.IcomewitheverythingIsell.I'vebeen

inthebusinessforthirtyyearsandinafewyears'timeI'mgoingtogivemystoretomydaughter

andson-in-law.Ihopetheywillcarryonthefamilybusiness.IstandbehindeverythingIsellandI

willmakesurethatyouwillneverregretbuyingthingsfromme."

AfterthisshortspeechMrStevensonofferedtheyoungcouplesomeicecreamtothankthem

fortheirinterest.

Impressedbyhishonestyandsincerity,theyoungcoupledecidedtoplaceanorder.

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Dialogue

M:Excuseme,doyouhaveaT-shirtofthiskindinalargersize?

W:Whatsizedoyouwant?

M:Medium.

W:Pardon?

M:Iwantamedium.

W:Here'samediuminblack.Doyoulikeit?

M:Well,1likethepictureonthefront,butI'dpreferawhiteonewithasloganonthefront.

W:Here'sawhiteoneinmedium.Andit's100%cotton.

M:Perfect.I'lltakeit.

2-7-B

Fashion—ImageorReality?

Whydopeoplespendsomuchmoneyonfashion?Dotheywanttocreateanimageormake

suretheyarenotold-fashioned?Dopeoplereallyjudgeeachotherbytheclothestheywear?The

billion-dollarfashionindustrycertainlytriestoconvinceconsumersthatsuchjudgementsare

made.

Unfortunately,theymayberight.Arecentstudyusingelementaryschoolstudentswas

interesting.TheysaidthatpeoplewearingCalvinKleindesignerjeansweremorehandsomeand

successfulthanthosewearingWranglers.Levi-wearerswereseenassporty,fashionableandfun!

Obviouslyweleamearlythat"Clothesmaketheman."Inotherwords,clothesshowage,outlook,

statusandincome.However,clothesthatlookgreatonprofessionalmodelsmaylookterribleon

theaveragebuyer.

Althoughbeautifulclothesdon'thelpphysically,theyareimportantforsocialand

psychologicaleffects.Expensiveclothescanmakethewearerfeellikepartofthehighstatus

groupthatsetstasteandstyle.Soyouarebuyinganimageofsuccess.Youmayreallylivea

routinelife,wakingupinthemorningfeelingdullandordinary.Butwhenyoudressinthese

expensiveclothes,yourmoodbrightens.Youfeelgood,readytofaceanotherdaywithenergy.

Soundcrazy?Peoplewholoveclothessayit'strue.

Ofcourse,alotofpeopledon'tlikehighfashion.They'dratherspendtheirmoneyon

somethingpractical.Whichwouldyouprefer-theimageorthereality?

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PlatformShoes

Ifyouhavebeenthinkingthatplatformshoesarethenewestfashiontrendontheplanet,then

itisabouttimeyoufoundoutsomethingabouttheseheightboosters.Noionlyweretheywildly

popularduringthenoisydiscodaysofthe1970,s,buttheywerealsoalltherageduringthelate

1400'sto1600's.

Theplatformshoesthatwerethesignofhighfashioninthe1600'sweremorepracticalthan

today'sstylesymbols.Theywerewornoverdelicateshoestoprotectthemfromgettingdirtywhen

walkinginmuddyordustystreets.

Aftergoingoutoffashioninthe1600's,platformsreturnedtothestylesceneinthe1930's

whendesignerssuchasSalvatoreFerragamobeganbreakingtherulesoffashion.They

re-emergedagaintowardstheendofthe1960'sandby1975weresocommonthatmenwerealso

tryingtobalanceontheirmassiveheels.

Nomatterhowfashionableplatformsare,theyalsohaveareputationforcreatingproblems.

Itisveryeasytotwistyouranklewhilewearingplatformsandthedamagethiscandotoyourfoot

canbeserious.InJapan,theyhavealsobroughtabouttrafficproblemsaswomenwearingthem

whiledrivinghavebeenunabletobrakequicklyenoughandasaresultcausedaccidents!

2-8-A

Nowadays,dietingisapopularpracticeinmanycountries.However,ofthenearly50American

adultscurrentlydieting,onlylessthan10%willbeabletomaintaintheirweightlossfbratleasta

year.ResearchersintheFraminghamHeartStudypointedoutthatlosingandgainingweightagain

mightbeharmfultoyourheart.Overa14-yearperiod,theyanalyzedtheweightchangesand

healthof3,130people.Theyfoundthatthoseadultswhoseweightshiftedthemosthadabouta

50%increasedriskofdevelopingheartdiseasethanthosewhoseweightremainedmorestable.

Fornowtheresearchersarenotsurehowweightchangesarelinkedtohealthproblems,butthey

thinkthatpeoplewhodietfrequentlymaypreferhigh-fatfoods.Losingandregainingweightmay

alsocauseanunhealthydistributionofbodyweight.Dietersmaylosepoundsfromtheirlegsonly

toregainweightinanareasuchastheirstomach,whichincreasestheriskofdevelopingheart

disease.

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LotteryWinners

Doyoudreamofwinningthelottery?Sohavemillionsofotherpeople.Everyday,millions

ofAmericansbuylotterytickets.Theyarehopingtowin$100,000,$1,000,000ormore.What

happensafteryouwinthelottery?

Whenyouwinamilliondollars,youdon'treceiveacheckforthetotalamount.Ybureceive

$50,000ayearfbrtwentyyears.Also,youmustpaytaxes.Aftertaxes,youreceivefrom$25,000

to$40,000ayearfortwentyyears.Thisisalotofextraspendingmoney.

Whathavesomepeopledonewiththeirmoney?Let'slookatthreepastwinners.

LisaKwantedtobeanartist,butshedidn'thaveenoughmoneytogotoartschool.Shewas

workingatajobshedidn'tenjoy.InAugust,Lisaboughtoneticketandwontwomilliondollars.

Shequitherjobthreeweekslaterandisnowattendingartschool.

MarkLwasacarsalesman.Heworkedsevendaysaweekandhadlittletimeforfamilylife.

Afterhewonthelottery,hequitworking.Nowhespendshistimebowling,workinginthegarden,

andfixingthingsinhishouse.But,he'sbored.Hedoesn'twanttosellcarsagain,butheisn'tsure

whathewantstodowithhislife.

JackBisoneofthesmallnumberofwinnerswhodidnotquithisjob.Jackstillteachesata

schoolnearhishome.Butnowheandhiswifetaketheirchildrenonaninterestingvacationevery

year.Andtheydon'tworryaboutsendingtheirchildrentocollege.Theysaythatmoneybrings

securityandgivesapersonopportunities,butitdoesn'tbringhappiness.

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