劍橋英語中級(jí)聽力原稿

PAGEUnit1AtimetorememberConversation2Ted: Oh,I’mreallysorry.AreyouOK?Ana: I’mfine.ButI’mnotverygoodatthis.Ted: NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?Ana: Yes,Iam,originally.IwasborninArgentina.Ted: Didyougrowupthere?Ana: Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsago,whenIwasinhighschool.Ted: AndwheredidyoulearntoRollerblade?Ana: Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.Ted: Well,it’smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?Ana: Sure,Justfollowme.Ted: Bytheway,mynameisTed.Ana: AndI’mAna.Nicetomeetyou.Conversation2BTed: 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.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI’mtaking.Ted: Oh,sure...butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemoreRollerbladinglessons.Ana: It’sadeal!Listening4YuHongInterviewer: Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?YuHong: I’mfromchina...fromnearShanghaiInterviewer: Andwhendidyoumovehere?YuHong: IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Interviewer: Andwhatdoyoudonow?YuHong: I’matransportationengineer.Interviewer: Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.YuHong: Yes,that’sright.Interviewer: WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?YuHong: Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat’snotthesamething.Inchina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.Interviewer: Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?YuHong: Oh,that’seasy:mymom’ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.AjayInterviewer: Whereareyoufrom,Ajay?Ajay: I’mfromIndiaInterviewer: AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?Ajay: Itwasin1991.Interviewer: Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?Ajay: Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyearsago.I’mworkingasacomputertechnician.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?Wasitdifficult?Ajay: Yeah,itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndiaInterviewer: AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?Ajay: Totellyouthetruth,afteryou’rehereforawhile,youdon’tmissanythingverymuch.Hmmm,butIguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsImiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.Conversation7Jeff: Hey!Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?Kim: Yeah,that’meinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.Jeff: Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!Kim: Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!Jeff: Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!Conversation7BJeff: YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?Kim: What?Jeff: Visitingmygrandparent’shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovedthathorse–andshelovedme,too!Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent’shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.Kim: Ah,memories!Unit2CaughtintherushConversation2Lynn: Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?Sam: Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.Lynn: SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.Sam: Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.Lynn: Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.Sam: Andfewercars!There’stoomuchtraffic.Lynn: Say,isthatourbuscoming?Sam: Yes,itis.Butlook.It’sfull!Lynn: Oh,no!Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.Conversation2BSam: So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?Lynn: Sure.I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.Sam: Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.Lynn: Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.Sam: That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.Lynn: Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.Sam: Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.Listening4Engineer:QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.Conversation8Erica: Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?Man: There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.Erica: Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?Man: Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00Erica: Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?Man: Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.Erica: Ok,Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?Man: Rightbehindyou.ma’am.Seethatsign?Erica: Oh.Thanksalot.Conversation8BErica: Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation–ifyoudon’tmind.Man: Notatall.Erica: Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?Man: Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.Erica: Fortydollars?IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?Man: Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.Erica: Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.Man: You,too.Unit3Timeforachange!Conversation2AApartmentMr.Dean: Whatdoyouthink?Mrs.Dean: Well，ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.Jenny: Butthebedroomsaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.Mr.Dean: Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.Mrs.Dean: Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.Mr.Dean: Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.Conversation2BApartmenthuntingMr.Dean: Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?Jenny: Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge!Mrs.Dean: Yes,theyareniceandbig.Jenny: Andtheretwobathrooms!Icouldhavemyownbathroom!Mrs.Dean: Yes,Iguessyoucould.Jenny: Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.Mrs.Dean: Oh,I’msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.Listening51.Man1: CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.Woman1: Hello.I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.Man1: Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?Woman1: Whereisit,exactly?Man1: It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.Woman1: Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?Man1: Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom.Woman: Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?Man1: Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.Woman1:Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.Man1: Ok.Thanksforcalling.Woman1: Thankyou.Bye.2.Woman2: Hello?Man2: Hello.Istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?Woman2:Yes,itis.Man2: Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?Woman2: Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.Man2: Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?Woman2: There’sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit’sonahighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.Man2: ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.Woman2: Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.3.Man3: TownandCityRentals.HowcanIhelpyou?Woman3: Hi.Umm...isthatapartmentyouadvertisedstillavailable?Man3: Yes,itis.Woman3: Oh,good.Umm...Listen.I,Ican’tpaytoomuch,sothelowpriceyou’reaskingis,isreallygoodforme.Man3: Great.Woman3:Howbigisit?Man3: It’stworooms,plusthekitchenandbathroom.Woman3:Well,isitasafeplacetolive?Man3: Well,IcantellyouI’velivedhereforfiveyearsandIneverheardaboutanybodyhavingaproblem.Woman3: Oh,that’sgood.Uh...let’ssee.Oh,yeah.Doestheapartmenthavealotofwindows?Man3: Windows?Yes,thereareplentyofwindows.Butunfortunately,thereisn’tmuchlight,really.See,there’sanotherbuildingrightnexttoours.Woman3: Oh,that’sOK.I’mneveraroundinthedayanyway.Doyouthinkit’sallrightifIcomeandlookatit?Man3: Anytime.Whendoyouwanttoseeit?Conversation7AMakingwishesBrian: Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?Terry: Oh,I’mstillatthebank.Idon’tlikeit,though.Brian: That’stoobad.Whynot?Terry: Well,It’sboring,anditdoesn’tpayverywell.Brian: Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon’tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.Terry: Actually,Idon’twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.Brian: Hmm,howoldareyou,Terry?Terry: Uh,twenty-six.Conversation7BMakingwishesBrian: SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?Terry: Oh,youdidn’tknow?SheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.Brian: I’msureyouwill.Terry: Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldliketolookfor?Brian: I’mnotsure,butI’dlovesomethingthatwouldinvolvetravel.AndI’dreallyliketomovetoanothercity.I’msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.Terry: Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.Listening91.Man1: Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I’vebeendoingthesamethingforoverfiveyearsnow,andI’mjustnotlearninganythingnew.It’sthesameroutineeveryday,andIamreallysickofsittinginfrontofacomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofessionthatinvolvesmeetingpeople.2.Woman1: Ireallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.Igetreallyboredontheweekends,andifIjoinedaclub,I’dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.3.Man2: Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneeditformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it’ssomethingyou’llfindusefullaterinlife.4.Woman2: Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I’vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon’tloseweightnow,Iwon’tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.Unit4I’veneverheardofthat!Conversation2Kathy: Hey,thissoundsgood-snailswithgarlic!Haveyouevereatensnails?John: No,Ihaven’t?Kathy: Oh,they’redelicious!Ihadthemlasttime.Liketotrysome?John: No,thanks.Theysoundstrange.Waitress: Haveyoudecidedonanappetizeryet?Kathy: Yes,I’llhavethesnails,please.Waitress:Andyou,sir?John: IthinkI’llhavethefriedbrains.Kathy: Friedbrains?Nowthatreallysoundsstrange!Conversation2BKathy: Oh,good!Herecomesthewaitressnow!Waitress: Hereareyoursnails,madam.Andforyou,sir...thefriedbrains.John: Thankyou.Kathy: Mmmm,thesesnailsaredelicious!Howarethebrains?John: Well,Ithinkthey’re...yuck!Oh,sorry,Iguessbrainsareprettystrangeafterall.Um,IthinkI’mgoingtoordersomethingelse,ifyoudon’tmind.Kathy: Oh,sure.Goahead.John: Miss!Excuseme,miss!Waitress:Yes?John: Uh,Ireallydon’tcareforthisappetizer.Couldyoubringmesomethingelse?Waitress:Yes,ofcourse.Whatwouldyoulikeinstead?Kathy: Trythesnails.John: No,Idon’tthinkso.I’lltellyouwhat.Justforgetanappetizerforme,andbringmeanice,juicyhamburger...mediumrare...withfrenchfriesandalargesoda.Listening51.Woman1:Haveyoufinishedwiththis?Man1:No,I’mstilldrinkingit.Thanks.2.Man2:Didyouorderthis?Woman2:Yes,that’smine.Mmm,itlooksgreatandsmellsdelicious!3.Man3:Don’tyoulikeit?Woman3:Ihaven’ttastedityet.I’mwaitingforthewaitresstobringmeafork.4.Man1:Didyouenjoyit?Woman2:Well,itwasalittletough.Ithinkitwascookedfortoolong.5.Woman3:Howisit?Man3:Great.JustthewayIlikeit:blackandstrong.6.Man3:Yourturnormine?Man1:It’smytreatthistime.Youpaidlasttime.Remember?Unit5GoingplacesConversation2Julia: I’msoexcited!Wehavetooweeksoff!Whatareyougoingtodo?Nancy: I’mnotsure.IguessI’lljuststayhome.MaybeI’llcatchuponmyreading.Whataboutyou?AnyPlans?Julia: Well,myparentshaverentedacondominiuminFlorida.I’mgoingtotakelongwalksalongthebeacheverydayanddolotsofswimming.Nancy: Soundsgreat!Julia: Say,Whydon’tyoucomewithus?Wehaveplentyofroom.Nancy: Doyoumeanit?I’dloveto!Listening51.JudyWoman: So,whatareyouplanningtodoforyourvacation,Judy?Judy: Oh,I’mdoingsomethingreallyexoticthisyear.Youknow,IwenttoHawaiilastyear,andjuststayedonthebeachfortwoweeks.Thisyear,I’mgoingwhite-waterrafting!Woman: Ooh,thatsoundsgreat.Butwhatisit,exactly?Judy: Oh,well,youknow,it’sinColorado.Theyhaveallthesetripsdowntherapids.Thewatergetsreallyrough,butIthinkit’llbereallyexciting.Oh,I’mdoingsomerockclimbing,too.Woman:Andyoucallthatavacation?2.PaulWoman: Whatareyourplansforthesummer,Paul?Paul: Oh,I’dlovetogoandlieonabeachsomewhere,butIneedtosavesomemoneyforschool.IthinkI’llstayhomeandgetajob.Woman:Thatdoesn’tsoundlikemuchfun.Paul: Oh,itwon’tbetoobad.Someofmyfriendsaregoingtoworkthissummer,too,sowe’lldosomepartyingontheweekends.3.BrendaMan: Haveyouplannedanythingforthesummer,Brenda?Brenda: Yeah.I’mgoingtoworkthefirstmonthandsavesomemoney.ThenI’mgoingtogodowntoMexicoforsixweekstostaywithmysister.She’sworkinginGuadalajara.Shesaysit’sreallyinterestingthere,soIwanttogoandseewhatit’slike.ItwillalsogivemeachancetopracticemySpanish.Conversation7Lucy: Hey,Mom.IwanttobackpackaroundEuropethissummer.Whatdoyouthink?Mom: BackpackaroundEurope?That’ssoundsdangerous!Youshouldn’tgobyyourself.Yououghttogowithsomeone.Lucy: Yes,I’vethoughtofthat.Mom: Andyou’dbettertalktoyourfatherfirst.Lucy: Ialreadydid.Hethinksit’sagreatidea.Hewantstocomewithme!Listening11TouristtipsInterviewer: WhatshouldpeopledotomaketheirvisittoNewYorkCitysafeandpleasant?Spokesperson: Ithinkthebiggestmistakemanypeoplemakeistryingtodotoomuchinashorttime.There’ssomuchtoseeanddothatyouneedtohaveaplan.It’sbesttostartplanningbeforeyougethere,soyouhaveinformationabouthotels,restaurants,sightseeing,andsoon.VisitorscanuseourWebsitetogettheinformationtheyneedtostartplanningbeforetheycomehere;ortheycanphoneorfaxus.Interviewer: HowsafeisNewYorkCityfortourists?Spokesperson: NewYorkisamuchsaferplacethanmanypeoplethink.Infact,it’sthesafestit’sbeeninthirtyyears!Interviewer: Oh,that’sgoodtohear!Spokesperson: Yes,butthatdoesn’tmeanpeopledon’thavetobecareful;touristsinNewYorkoughttobecareful,justlikeinanybigcityintheworld.Forstudents,Iwouldsaytravelingroups.Ifyougetlost,it’seasierasagrouptofindyourway.Youreallyshouldn’tgooffonyourownifyoucanfindsomeonetogowithyou.Anotherthingtorememberis:Don’tbeafraidtoaskfordirections,evenifyourEnglishisn’tperfect.Peopleoftenstopmeonthestreettoaskfordirections,andthat’snotonlyforeignvisitors.Americanvisitorsalsohavetroublefindingtheirwayaround;andyou’llfindNewYorkersarereallyveryfriendly.Interviewer: Yes,Iagree.Weare!Spokesperson: Uh-huh.Interviewer: IsthereanyotheradviceyoucangivevisitorstotheBigApple?Spokesperson: Well,anotherthingtorememberisnottoleaveanythingvaluableinyourcarifyouhaveone.Don’tleavesuitcasesonthebackseatwherepeoplecanseethem,andit’sbetternottoevenleavetheminthetruck.Mostcarsareveryeasytogetinto,soit’snotworththerisk.ButmostpeoplehaveagreattimewhentheycometoNewYork.Andyouwill,too,ifyouuseyourcommonsense.Unit6Sure.Noproblem!Conversation2AMakingrequestsMr.Field: Jason…Jason!TurndowntheTValittle,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!Werewelikethiswhenwewerekids?Mr.Field: Definitely!Conversation2BMakingrequestsJason:HaveyounoticehowforgetfulDadisgetting?He’salwaysforgettingwherehiscarkeysare.Itdrivesmecrazy.Lisa: Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither.Jason: Iknow.Lisa: YouknowwhatdrivesmecrazyaboutMom?Jason: What?Lisa: ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesonTV.Shejustlovesthem.Jason: Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.Lisa: Oh,well.Iguessthey’rejustgettingold.IhopeInevergetlikethat.Jason: Me,too.Hey,let’sgoandplayavideogame.Lisa: Greatidea.Bytheway,haveyouseenmyglassesanywhere?Listening6Excuses,excuses!1.Mom: James,pleaseturnthatdownJames!James: Yes,Mom?Mom: Turnthatdown.It’smuchtooloud.James: Sorry,Mom.IhaditturnedupbecauseIwantedtohearthegame.2.Dad: Molly,putthegroceriesaway,please.There’sicecreaminoneofthebags.Molly: Ican’trightnow,Dad.I’mdoingmyhomework.3.Mom: What’sthis?James!James: Yeah,Mom?Mom: Whyarethereallthesewettowelsonthebathroomfloor?Pleasepickthemupandhangthemuptodry.James: Gosh,I’mreallysorry,Mom.Iforgotallaboutthem.4.Dad: Justin,comehelpme.Weneedtowashthesedishesbeforeyourmothergetshome.Justin: Oh,Dad.I’dliketohelp,butIhavetocallLaurie.It’sreallyimportant.5Dad1:Aimee,Ithinkthedogistryingtotellyousomething!Aimee:Well,Ican’tpossiblytakehimoutrightnow.I’mdoingmynails.Conversation7George: Hi.I’myournewneighbor,GeorgeRivera.Ilivenextdoor.Stephanie: Oh,hi.I’mStephanieLee.George: So,youjustmovedin?Doyouneedanything?Stephanie: Notrightnow.Butthanks.George: Well,letmeknowifyoudo.Um,bytheway,wouldyoumindturningyourstereodown?Thewallsarereallythin,sothesoundgoesrightthroughtomyapartment.Stephanie: Oh,I’msorry!Ididn’trealizethat.I’llmakesuretokeepthevolumedown.Oh,bytheway,isthereagoodItalianrestaurantintheneighborhood?George: Yeah.There’sagreatoneacoupleofblocksfromhere.Trytheirlasagna.It’sdelicious!Apologies81.Man1: Hello,I’msorrytobotheryou,butIthinkyourcarisparkedinmyspacedownstairsWoman1: Really?Man1: Yes.DoyoudriveablueHonda?Woman1:Yes.Ido.Man1: Well,there’sablueHondaparkedinspace13–andthat’smyspace.Woman1:Oh,I’msosorry.Mysonmusthaveputitinthewrongspace.Oursistheonerightnexttoyours–number12.Letmegetmykeys,andI’llgorightdownandmovethecar.Man1: Thanks.Woman1: AndI’llmakesuremysondoesn’tdoitagain.Man1: Iappreciateit.2.Man2: Gee,Bob,you’rereallylate.Yousaidyou’dbehereatsix,andlookatthetime.It’salmostsixthirty!Man3: I’mreallysorry.Tellyouwhat:I’llpayfordinner.Man2: Oh,it’sallright.Youdon’thavetodothat.Man3: No,Iwanttopay.Youhadtowaitformealmosthalfanhour.Man2: Well,hey,OK–ifyouinsist.Thanks!3Man4:Hi,Sally.WhathappenedtoyouonSunday?Woman2:Sunday?Whatdoyoumean?Man4:Youdon’tremember?Ihadaparty,andIinvitedyou.Woman2:Oh,gosh.Ofcourseyoudid-andIcompletelyforgotaboutit.Sorry.How,didthepartygo,anyway?Man4:Itwasgreat,butwemissedyou.Woman2:Gee,nowIreallyfeelbad!Unit8Let’scelebrate!Conversation3Leo: DidyouknownextweekisHalloween?It’sonOctober31Natasha: SowhatdoyoudoonHalloween?Wedon’thavethatholidayinRussia.Leo:Well,it’sadaywhenkidsdressupinmasksandcostumes.Theyknockonpeople’sdoorsandaskforcandybysayingthewords“Trickortreat!”Natasha: Hmm.Soundsinteresting!Leo: Butit’snotjustforkids.Lotsofpeoplehavecostumeparties.Hey…myfriendPeteishavingaparty.Wouldyouliketogo?Natasha: Sure.I’dloveto.Conversation3BNatasha: Soarewegoingtowearcostumestotheparty?Leo: Ofcourse.That’shalfthefun.LastyearIrentedthisgreatDraculacostume,andthisyearIamgoingasaclown.Natasha: Aclown?Yes,youwouldmakeagoodclown.Leo: Hey!Natasha: Oh,I’mjustkidding.Whataboutme?WhatkindofcostumeshouldIwear?Leo: Whydon’tyougoasawitch?Isawaterrificwitchoutfitatthecostumestore.Natasha: Awitch…yeah,that’sagoodidea.SoafterIscarepeople,youcanmakethemlaugh.Conversation8Jill: Youlookbeautifulinthatkimono,Mari.Isthisyourweddingphoto?Mari: Yes,itis.Jill: DomostJapanesewomenwearkimonoswhentheygetmarried?Mari: Yes,manyofthemdo.Thenaftertheweddingceremony,thebrideusuallychangesintoaWesternbridaldressduringthereception.Jill: Oh,Ididn’tknowthat.Conversation8BJill: Didyougetmarriedinachurch,Mari?Mari: No,theceremonywasheldatashrine.Jill: Oh,ashrine…Mari: Yes,weweremarriedbyapriestinatraditionalShintoceremony.Jill: Hmm,onlytheimmediatefamilyattendedtheceremony…youknow,ourparents,grandparents,brothersandsisters…Jill: Andwhataboutthereception?Whatwasthatlike?Mari: Lotsoffriendsandrelativescametothereception…aboutahundredpeople.Andthefirstthingthathappenedwasthatthemainguestsgaveformalspeeches.Jill: Speeches?Mari: Yes,andthenafterthat,alltheguestswereservedaformalmeal.Whileeveryonewaseatinganddrinking,lotsofotherguestsgaveshortspeechesorsangsongs.Someofthespeecheswerefunny.Jill: Soundslikefun!Mari: Yes,thesongsandspeechesareallpartyoftheentertainmentduringaweddingreception.Andthen,attheendofthereception,eachguestreceivedapresentforcomingtothewedding.Jill: Apresentfromthebrideandgroom?Mari: Yes,it’saJapanesecustom.Jill: Whatanicecustom!Unit9BacktothefutureConversation8Jody: Ugh!Ifeelawful.Ireallyhavetostopsmoking.Luis: Sowhydon’tyouquit?Jody: Well,ifIquit,Imightgainweight!Luis: Alotofpeopledo,but…Jody: AndifIgainweight,Iwon’tbeabletofitintoanyofmyclothes!Luis: Well,youcanalwaysgoonadiet.Jody: Oh,no.I’mterribleatlosingweightonweightondiets.Soifmyclothesdon’tfit.I’llhavetobuynewones.I’llhavetogetapart-timejob,and…Luis: Listen,itishardtoquit,butit’snotthathard.DoyouwanttoknowhowIdidit?Conversation8BLuis: Well,givingupsmokingisn’treallyashardasyouthink.Imanagedtodoit,soitcan’tbethatdifficult.Youshouldtrynicotinegum.Youchewitjustlikeregularchewinggum,andyoudon’tfeellikesmoking.Judy: Well,Iguessit’sworthatry.Unit10Idon’tlikeworkingonweekends!Conversation2Brad: AnyinterestingjobslistedontheInternettoday?Sue: Well,therearealotofretailjobs-sellingclothesandstuff.ButyouhavetoworkSaturdayandSunday.Brad: Hmm.Ihateworkingonweekends.Sue: Hmm…sodoI.Oh,here’sajobinsales.It’sajobsellingchildren’sbookstobookstores.Brad: Thatsoundsinteresting.Sue: Yeah.Let’ssee.Youneedhaveadriver’slicense.Andyouhavetoworksomeevenings.Brad: Idon’tmindworkingeveningduringtheweek.AndIenjoydriving.So,what’sthephonenumber?Sue: It’s798-3455.’Conversation2BWoman: [Phonerings]DeltaEducation.Brad: Hello.I’mcallingaboutthejobyouadvertisedforasalesperson.Isitstillavailable?Woman: Yes,itis.Brad: Well,canyoutellmesomethingaboutthejob?Woman: Sure.Ourcompanysellseducationalbooksforchildren.We’relookingforpart-timesalespeopletopromoteourbookstolocalbookstores.Brad: Thatsoundsinteresting.I’mastudent,andI’mlookingforpart-timework.Woman: Well,perhapsyou’dliketocomeinforaninterview.Brad: Yes,Iwould.Woman: Oh,justonethingwedidn’tmentionintheadvertisement.SomeofourbooksareinSpanish,sowe’dliketohiresomeonewhospeaksSpanish.Brad: Oh,asamatteroffact,Ido.Woman: Good.Well,letmearrangeatimeforyoutocomeinforaninterview.Listening5Jobhunting1Woman1: So,whatkindofjobareyoulookingfor?Man1: Well,Ihaven’tmadeupmymind.Iloveworkingwithpeople,andIlovetraveling.Idon’twantajobwhereI’mstuckinanofficeallday.Iwanttogetoutandseetheworld.Woman1: Areyouinterestedinworkinginbusiness?That’swhereyoucansometimesmakegoodm