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What’ s the probable relationship between the two speakers?W: Need I take some medicine?
M: Yes. And I strongly advise you to go on a low-fat diet.
W: Do you really think that’s really important?
M: Of course. If you don’ t, you might have a heart attack some day.
W: Well, I think I should follow your advice. You have been very helpful. Thanks. Husband and wife. Father and daughter. Doctor and patient. Doctor and nurse.
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Where are the two speakers?M: May I help you?
W: Yes, I’ d like to try on some sports jackets. I prefer something like the one I’ m wearing. In a department store. In a restaurant. In a clothes factory. On a playground.
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Why is the woman so happy?W: I am happy I started carrying the credit card that the bank gave us.
M: Why is that, Kate? Did you use it to buy something?
W: I surely did. On my way home I stopped at the store to buy some beef for dinner because I didn’ t have any cash with me.
M: And they permitted you to pay with the card?
W: Yes. They didn’t even ask me to give the ID.
M: You have to be careful. If you lose them and someone finds them, the bank will charge you for what you buy.
W: How much has the bank allowed us to spend with the card?
M: Fifteen hundred dollars. The bank encourages us to use the card, but they will also require us to pay them back.
W: You are right, Henry. I’ll remember that. But the card surely makes it easy to spend money. She started carrying a credit card. She got an ID card of her own. She’ s got some money belonging to her. She met something interesting.
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Why is the man talking to the woman?W: I’m sorry, but I can’t let you check out these books.
M: What do you mean?
W: Wow, the computer shows you got an overdue book, art work, out since last September.
M: But that’ s impossible. I only started going to this school last month and I’ m a business major, not an artist.
W: Oh. This is pretty strange. Let me look out the records. OK. You are Richard Smith?
M: Yeah.
W: You live at fifty thirty-three western?
M: No, I am living on campus, in the new...
W: You did say you are Richard Smith, right?
M: Yeah, well, my full name is Richard James Smith, but I usually go by Richard Smith.
W: Let me check one more thing on the computer. Aha, I see now. There’ s another Richard Smith in the class... Richard E. L. Smith. And it looks like he’ s the one who got the overdue book checked out.
M: Another Richard Smith? No kidding.
W: So I guess you two never met.
M: No, but I think I should probably try. I could at least warn him what’ s just happened.
W: Good idea. Now I’ll let you check out these books today. But I suggest you start using your middle name to avoid any problem like this in the future. To return some business books. To apply for a new library card. To check out some books from the library. To find out where the art books are located.
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Why does old Jake look terribly depressed?W: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed. Did he get pensioned off at last?
M: Yes. They made him retire after 50 years at sea. He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted.
W: He is all alone, isn’t he?
M: Yes, his wife has been dead for years. They had one daughter, Dories. But she went off to town as soon as she left school. And he hasn’ t heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model.
W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help?
M: I don’ t suppose she come. She never got on with her father. He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish. Oh, I expect old Jake will get by. He is healthy at least, comes into a clinic for a check regularly.
W: Are you his doctor?
M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is.
W: That bad-tempered old thing?
M: Oh, he isn’ t bad-tempered. He just looks it. He is an excellent doctor, taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family. His wife invites me over there to supper every week. Very pleasant.
W: Yes. I teach their daughter Pen at school. She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group. His health is getting worse. His past life upsets him a good deal. He can no longer work at sea. He has not got the expected pension.
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Where is the conversation most probably taking place?W: Excuse me, are you going to buy that book?
M: Well, I need it for a class but it’ s awfully expensive.
W: Oh, we must be in the same class. Introduction to British Literature?
M: Yes, that’ s the one. Were you there yesterday for the first class?
W: I sure was. Professor Robert really seems to know his subject.
M: Yes, I took his Shakespeare course last semester and it was very good. He likes listening to his students.
W: That’ s a relief. I’ m a biology major and I was a little uncertain about taking an English course.
M: I’ m an English major and this is a required course. But now I’ m in trouble because I’ m not sure I can afford this book.
W: Hey, I’ ve got an idea. Why don’t we split the cost and share the book?
M: Sounds great. Do you live on campus?
W: Yeah, I live on the 10th floor of Butler Hall.
M: Perfect. I live on the 3rd floor of Butler. We should have no trouble sharing the book. I can bring it up to your room right after I wrap up the assignment.
W: It’s a deal. In a college bookstore. In a lecture hall. In a library. In a dormitory.
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【C1】______The Daily Mirror and the Daily Express both sell about four million copies every day. Apart from the national papers, there is,【C2】______Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and country area has one. Nearly all of them hold their own financially and many of them are very profitable.
These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events, birth, deaths, council meetings and sports.【C3】______Editors prefer to rely on a small staff of people who all know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it does not get out of date as quickly as national news. If there is no room for it in this week’ s edition, an item can sometimes be held over until the following week.
The editor must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. 【C4】______But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to attract local readers, the businessmen are grateful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eyes.
Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importance and editors rarely hold with taking sides on political questions.【C5】______A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping facilities, improve transport in the area, and soon.
[A]Newspapers in Britain usually have great profits.
[B]So local businesses are very interested in advertising in local papers.
[C]The content is naturally influenced by the kind of community they serve.
[D]For this reason,he is keen to keep the good will of local businessmen.
[E]However, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many as copies.
[F]But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feelings on local issues.
[G]Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation.
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With the world’ s population estimated to grow from six to nine billion by 2050, researchers, businesses and governments are already dealing with the impact, this increase will have on everything from food and water to infrastructure and jobs. Underling all this【C6】______will be the demand for energy, which is expected to double over the next 40 years.
Finding the resources to meet this demand in a【C7】______, sustainable way is the cornerstone of our nation’ s energy security, and will be one of the major【C8】______of the 21st century. Alternative forms of energy-bio-fuels, wind and solar, to name a few are【C9】______being funded and developed, and will play a growing【C10】______in the world’ s energy supply. But experts say that even when【C11】______, alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the world’ s energy needs by 2050.
For example, even with【C12】______investments, such as the $ 93 million for wind energy development【C13】______in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind and bio-fuels【C14】______only about 1 % of the market today.
Energy and sustainability experts say the answer to our future energy needs will likely come from a lot of【C15】______both traditional and alternative.
[A]consist[B]solutions[C]certainly
[D]stable[E]comprise[F]competitions
[G]exactly[H]growth[I]included
[J]role[K]progress[L]marvelous
[M]challenges[N]combined[O]significant
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Persons who are overweight should watch their diet carefully in order to lose pounds. The best way to do this is to start a weight control program. At first, it is wise to talk with your doctor. He can advise you of the number of calories you should have in your meals each day. He can tell you about exercising while on your diet. A good rule is to lose slowly. A loss of a pound or two is plenty.
Plan meals around foods you know. This means that it is wise to include foods that you are used to and that are part of your regular eating habits. When you have lost the weight you wish, simple items can be added to your diet so that you can maintain the weight you want. While you are dieting, try to build a pattern of eating that you can follow later to maintain your desired weight.
When dieting, choose low-calorie foods. Avoid such items as fats, fried food, sweets, cakes, cream and soft drinks. Try to take coffee and tea without sugar or cream. Snacks can be part of your diet. For example, a piece of fruit or a simple dessert saved from mealtime can be eaten between meals.
Keep busy! This way you will not be tempted to go off the die. Make full use of opportunities to exercise. Try walking instead of riding whenever possible. Happy dieting!
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Some time ago, I discovered that one of the chairs in my front hall had a broken leg. I didn’ t foresee any great difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique shops on Pimlico Road which is three minutes’ walk from my flat, so I set forth one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop confidently expecting a friendly reception, with a kindly man saying, “What a charming chair! Yes, that’ s quite a simple job. When would you want it back?“
I was quite wrong. I wasn’ t too concerned: after all, it was only the first to try and there are many more shops on both sides of the road.
The reaction at the second shop, though slightly politer, was just the same, and at the third and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with some confidence because I had thought of a plan. I placed the chair gently on the floor, then the rather fierce shop owner looked it over carefully and said, “ Yes, not a bad little chair, how much do you want for it?“ “￡20,“ I said. “It’ s got a slightly broken leg,“ I said. “Yes, I saw that. It’ s nothing: don’t worry about it. “
“What will you do with it?“ I asked. “Oh, it will be very saleable once the repair is done, I like the bit of old green velvet on the top, I shall leave that, yes, very saleable. “ “I’ll buy it,“ I said. “Yes, I know, but I’ ve changed my mind: as a matter of fact, it is just what I’ m looking for. I’ ve got a pair to it at home: I’ll give you ￡27 for it. “ “You must be crazy,“ he said: then suddenly the penny dropped and he smiled and said, “ I know what you want, you want me to mend your chair.
“And what would you have done if I had walked in and asked you to repair it for me?“ “I wouldn’ t have done it,“ he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much of a nuisance, but I’ll mend this for you. “
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Martin:
I work not because I like it but that I have to, so I often count the minutes until stopping work or holidays. However, my sister is totally different. She enjoys her work so much that she often spends extra time on her job even takes work home with her. I think she is so crazy about work just as some people are about drugs or alcohol. I could hardly understand it.
Joseph:
Work is a core element of our lives. It gives us a sense of identity in the larger world outside the personal circle of family and friends. However, there are some people for whom work occupies an even more central place in their lives. Workaholics are a stereotype of modern life, and they are both praised and criticized. On the one hand, it may be the accepted way of earning promotion. On the other hand, workaholics are often viewed as neglecting aspects of life such as family and leisure that are important for maintaining a healthy equilibrium.
Malcolm:
In cities, workaholism is so common that people do not regard it as unusual. I think workaholics prefer to work rather than do anything else because they don’ t know how to kill time if they don’ t work. They can only get pleasure from work. Work is everything for them.
Emily:
Workaholism is dangerous in a sense because it can cause some problems. First of all, workaholics often have health problems because they don’ t have time to relax and keep themselves occupied all the time. Secondly, their family life is not happy since they spend little time with their family.
Their marriage may even end in divorce.
Linda:
Being a workaholic can mean you achieve great things, but more people achieve great things without being addicted to work. Workaholics need time away from work and when I say “away from“ I mean psychologically distanced from it as well as physically. If you are still obsessing about work when you should be focused on your loved ones or an outside of work activity then you are still basically working.
Now match the name of each person(36 - 40)to the appropriate statement.
Note: there are two extra statements.
Statements
[A]If you don’t get rid of workaholism, you may get ill.
[B]To get promotion, you need to be a workaholic.
[C]Workaholics’ behaviors are hard to understand.
[D]Workaholics had better have some time with no work.
[E]Workaholics don’ t know how to enjoy themselves except working.
[F]It’ s hard for workaholics to be away from work psychologically.
[G]Some people appreciate those who pay almost all their attention on work.
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Your friend Bob wants to know something about the library in your school. Write an email to Bob, telling him about:
1)the location and opening time of the library:
2)the inner environment of the library:
3)and the functions of the library.
You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your email. Use “Wang Lin“ instead.
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Read the text below. Write an essay in about 120 words, in which you should summarize the key points of the text and make comments on them. Try to use your own words.
A 23-year-old Chinese woman has died after her mobile phone exploded while it was being charged.
Miss Zhao was found dead in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of northeast China’ s Hebei province. She was talking to her boyfriend on her mobile phone, but suddenly went silent.
After the boyfriend failed to get a response in a prolonged period of time, he rushed to Zhao’ s home. It was already too late, as the phone had clearly exploded in her hands, and her entire chest had been burned.
This piece of news draws public attention to the using safety of electronic devices, especially the most commonly used mobile phone, and provides information that will be of great value in assessing the safety of cell phone use.
Liang Guangchuan, a researcher from Hebei University of Technology, says the tragedy could be caused by a faulty charger and electric leakage of the lithium battery. He suggests that to be on the safe side, one should avoid using his or her mobile phone while it is being charged.
This accident caused great response in the population of cell phone users. A cell phone user replied in an interview, “ I swear, after I post this comment, I will never play with my mobile phone a-gain when the battery is still being charged. “ A sample of comments on Weibo: “ Should the cell phone producer be responsible for this accident and make effort to broadcast the knowledge of cell phone using safety?“
