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UnitlILListeningSkillsM:Whydon'twegototheconcerttoday?W:I'llgogetthekeys.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:Ican'tfindmypurseanywhere.Theoperaticketsareinit.M:Haveyoucheckedinthecar?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedCD?W:DoHooklikeathief?Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty?W:Let'sjustsaythat1wouldn't/tvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?M:HaveyouseenTom?1can'tfindhimanywhere.W:Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?l.B2.B3.D 4.C 5.AIII.ListeningInTask1:Encore!Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,“Encore!Encore!"Thesingerwasdelightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn'tbelieveitwhentheaudienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoveijoyedwiththeresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhytheyweresomuchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,"Wewantedyoutoimproveit;nowitismuchbetter.".F2.T 3.F 4.T 5.FTask2:TheCarpentersW:Theyplay"YesterdayOnceMore"allthetimeonthecampusradio.Doyoulikeit?M:Ido.Inevergettiredofit.IliketheCarpenters.Theirvoicesaresobeautifulandclear.Iguessthat'swhythey'resopopular.W:Ilikethewaytheirvoicesblend.Therewerejusttwoofthem,brotherandsister,right?M:Yes,RichardandKarenIthinktheywere.ShediedIthink.W:Yes,anorexia.Itishardtobelievethatsomeonesobeautifulwouldstarveherselftodeath.M:It'saproblemeverywhereintheworld,includingChina,I'mafraid.Womenworrytoomuchabouttheirappearances,andaresocrazyaboutlosingweight.W:Well,let'sgoforlunchbeforewegototheconcert.beautifulandclear2.blendwell3.sister4.worrytoomuch 5.moreimportantTask3:MozartMozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmorethantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasbominSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedtolethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.Theboy'sreputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violinandharpsichord,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.HisfirstmajoroperawasperformedinMilanin1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,MozartbecametheconductorforanorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreatdemandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenextdecadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposedover600works.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zWhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart? DHowlonghasMozart'sfamelasted? AWhichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?BWhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?CWhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart'saccomplishmentswhilehewasinhisearlyteens? CUnit2ListeningSkillsW:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethisahundredtimes.M:Onehundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?M:Doyouthinkwehavemadeenoughfoodfortheparty?W:Therefrigeratorisabouttoexplode.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Althoughthemanoftenplaysabadguyinmovies,inreallifehehasaheartofgold.W:Sodoesahard-boiledegg.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Whatabeautifulsunset!M:Don'tblink.Youmightjustmissit.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?1.A2.D 3.B 4.C 5.BListeningInTask1:WaitingfortheNewHarryPotterMovieAmy:Tmsoexcitedaboutfinallyseeingthismovie!Peter:Metoo.TmcrazyaboutHarryPotter.HaveyouheardthatJ.K.Rowlinghasaddedanotherbooktotheseries?Amy:She'salreadywrittenBookSeven?I'mstillwaitingforBookFive...Peter:Iknow.Whoisn't?Atleastwehavethemoviestowatchinthemeantime.Amy:Bytheway,haveyouseenthetraileryet?Peter:Yeah.Itwasgreat!Ithinkthemovieitselfwillbereallyscary.Amy:Itsurelywill!Allthatwritingonthewallinblood...Itscaresmetodeathjusttothinkaboutit!Boththegirlandtheboyareexcited/crazyaboutthemovieandtheheroHarryPotter.TheboyheardthatthewriterJ.K.Rowlinghaswrittenthelatestbook,whichisBookSeven,thoughthegirlisstillwaitingforBookFive.Theboyhasbeenthetrailerandbelievesthefilmwillbescary.Thegirlsharesthatviewbecauseof(hewrilingonthewallinblood.Task2:AGreatActorTherewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveralyearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythelineonpraiseoftherose:'Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.'"Theactorwasexcited.Alldaylongbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,"Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove."Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!''Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!"hecried.fctYou'veruinedmyplay!You'veruinedme!"Theactorwaspuzzled,"Whathappened?DidIforgetmyline?""No!"shoutedthedirector.44Youforgettherose!"l.D2.C 3.D 4.A 5.BTask3:MovieReviewsIlovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.ThesearemoviesIsawthisyearIwouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighlyrecommend"MonsoonWedding".It'sanIndianmovie.ThestoryisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsfortheweddingbringoutfunnyandsadsituationstouchingonloveandapastrape.ThismovieshowssomeofthewonderfulcustomsofIndia,andtheimportanceoffamilyandlove.It'sgreat!Amongdramas,Ilike''Adaptation".Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethefirstpartofthemoviewastoofasttofollow.IhopetoseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.t4ThePianist"issetintheSecondWorldWar.It'saboutayoungPolish-Jewishpianist,wholivesinWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissenthisfamilytodieintheconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,butwouldhavediedwithoutunusuallygoodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Thisisapowerfulmoviewiththought-provokingthemes.“Rabbit-ProofFence"issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andit'sbasedonrealevents.Itisaboutthreenativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheirfamiliesbytheracistpolicewhosendthemtospecialcenters.Therethegirlsaretaughtpracticalskills,andthegovernmenttriestointegratethemintowhiteAustraliansociety.Theycanawayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofindtheirmothers.Thisisasad,touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.Helikestoseemoviesandcommentonthem.Fou匚Three.One.MoviesContentsandCharacteristicsMonsoonWeddingItisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsforitrevealloveandapastrape.ThemovieshowsIndiancustoms,familyandlove.AdaptationItistoofastforthespeaker,whowantstoseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.ThePianistItisaboutaJewishpianistinWarsaw.TheNazissenthisfamilytotheconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,andthisnarrowescapewasduetogoodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Rabbit-ProofFenceItisaboutthreenativegirls.Racistpoliceseparatethemfromtheirfamiliesandsendthemtospecialcenters.Theretheyaretaughtpracticalskills.ThegovernmentintendstointegratethemintowhiteAustraliansociety.Theyranawayfromthecampandwalked1.500milestofindtheirmothers.Unit3ListeningSkillsM:Willyouloveandkeephiminsicknessandinhealth,aslongasyoubothshalllive?W:Iwill.Q:Whoisthewoman?W:Mike,wakeuplItistimetogotoschool.Hurryuporyou'regoingtobelate!M:Don'tworry.Icansleepalldaylong.DidyouforgettodayisMartinLutherKing'sbirthday?Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?M:CouldIseeyourdriver'slicenseandregistration,please?W:What'sthematter,officer?Q:Whoistheman?M:I'dliketoaskyouabouttheresearchpaperyouassignedthatwehavetodobytheendofthesemester.W:ok.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?W:I'vecleanedthewindows,moppedthefloors,andfoldedthelaundry.IsthereanythingelsethatyouwouldlikemetodobeforeIcallitaday?M:Didyoudothelivingroomyet?Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?l.B2.C 3.D 4.A 5.AIII.ListeningInTask1:Don'tbeachicken!Gilbert:Hey,Henry,isSarahcomingwithus?Henry:Yes.Why?Gilbert:Nothing.I'mjustasking.Henry:Justasking?Butwhyisyourfaceflamingred?Ah-huh,someonehasacrushonSarah,doesn?the?Gilbert:Whohasacrush?!Henry:Comeon,Gilbert,don'tbesuchachicken.Ifyoulikeher,justgoandtellher.Maybeshelikesyou.Gilbert:ButIdon'thavethegutstoaskherout.Henry:Whatareyousoafraidof?Gilbert:Tdtotallydieifsheturnedmedown.Henry:Butthat'sbetterthankeepingeverythingtoyourself.You'vegottoletherknow.Comeon!You'vegottotakeachance!Gilbert:Idon'tknow...Well,maybeyou'reright,buthowamIgoingtotellherIlikeher?1.goout2.flamingred3.hasacrushon4.achicken5.likes6.theguts7.turnhimdown8.know 9.keepingeverythingtohimself10.howtotellherTask2:ProblemofMeetingPeopleBeforethewedding,thegroomwentuptheministerwithanunusualoffer."Look,I'llgiveyou$100ifyou'llchangetheweddingvows.WhenyougettothepartwhereI'mexpectedtopromiseto'love,respectandobeyher,''givingupallothers,'and'betruetoherforever,'I'dbehappyifyou'djustleavethatpartout“Hegavetheministerthecashandwalkedawaywithalightheart.Theweddingdayarrived,andthebrideandgroomreachedthatpartoftheceremonywheretheywouldmakevowstoeachother.Whenitwastimeforthegroom'svows,theministerlookedtheyoungmanintheeyeandsaid,"Willyoupromisetokneelbeforeher,obeyhereverycommandandwish,serveherbreakfastinbedeverymorningofyourlifeandmakeavowbeforeGodandyourlovelywifethatyouwillneverevenlookatanotherwoman,aslongasyoubothshalllive?”Thegroomwasshocked,butinspiteofhimself,hesaidinalowvoice,"Yes,Iwill."Thenthegroomwhisperedtotheminister,"Ithoughtwehadadeal."Theministerputthe$100intohishandandwhisperedback,"Shemademeamuchbetteroffer."l.F2.F3.T4.T 5.FTask3:LongDistanceFriendshipsAmericanweddingsarenotalwaysthesame.I'dliketoshowyoupicturesofmywedding.Whenwegotengaged,anannouncementwaspublishedinthenewspaper.Theannouncementtypicallyincludesthenamesofthebride,thebridegroomandtheirparentsandtheweddingisexpectedtobeheld.Aboutamonthbeforethewedding,wesentoutweddinginvitationstorelativesandfriends.Thisisthechurchwherewehadthewedding.Myfathergavemetomyfuturehusband.Thentheministerstartedtheweddingceremony.Hegreetedtheguests,andtalkedaboutthemeaningofmarriage.Next,weexchangedvowsandgaveeachotherrings.Thisisthemainpartofthewedding.Afterthevows,theministerprayedforus.Thentheministerdeclaredushusbandandwife,andwekissedeachother.Hereismysister,whowasabridesmaid.ThisisthebouquetIcarried.Traditionally,theunmarriedwomengatherafterthewedding,andthebridethrowsherbouquettothem.Theonewhocatchesitwill,accordingtotradition,bethenextonetogetmarried.Atthereception,wecuttheweddingcakeandfedeachotherbitesofthecake.Thenwetoastedeachotherwithchampagne.Finallythereceptionwasover,andtheministersignedthemarriagecertificateandwewerelegallymarried.A2.B 3.C 4.D1-3-7-5-4-2-6Unit4ListeningSkills1-i2-a 3-f4-b 5-c 6-d 7-h 8-g 9-eListeningInTask1:TheInfluenceofAdvertisingRichard:Dad,Ineedapairofnewshoesforanimportantbasketballgame.Myoldoneslookkindoffunny.Father:Funny!Wejustboughtthoselastspring.There'salotoflifeleftinthem.Richard:ButlookatthisadwithYaoMing.Hesaystheseshoesgivehimextraspring.Father:YaoMingissotallthathedoesn'tneedextraspring.Anyway,hemakesmoneythanIdo.Andtheyprobablygivehimmillionsofdollarstowearthoseshoes.Richard:Butifyouboughtmetheshoes,I'dwearthemfornothing.AndI'dhavethatextraspring.Father:DoyouthinkYaoMingreachedthetopjustbecauseoftheshoeshewears?Orwasitsomethingelse?Richard:Youmeanlikehardwork,dedication,thatsortofthing?Father:Exactly.Jlionsofdollars9.wearingtheshoes 10.wear 11.fornothing 12.reachthetop13.becauseof14.somethinglese15.hardworkanddedication17.forget16.focus/concentrateonhisstudies17.forgetTask2:Filgetacamera.Onedayjustbeforeclosingtime,JohnrushedintoaTVstoretobuyacolorTVsetwiththemoneyhehadsavedforthreemonths.Thefriendlyshopassistantwaswaitingfortheday'slastand100thcustomertoreachhissalestargetforhisbonus,sohewarmlygreetedJohnandshowedhimthevariousmodelsondisplay.HeaskedJohntoseehowsharpandcolorfultheimagineonthescreenwas.Atthatmoment,anewcommercialcameontothescreen,introducingapopularbrandofcameraaswellassomebeautifulpicturesithadtaken.ThecameraandpicturesattractedJohn.Hesuddenlychangedhismindandtoldtheshopassistant:"ThankyoufortheTVcommercial.NowIhavetohurrytothecamerastoretogetthatcamera."l.T2.F3.F 4.T 5.FTask3:Don'teventhinkaboutit!“Don'teventhinkaboutit!"isaphrasecommonlyusedintheUnitedStateswhenapersonemphaticallydeniesorrefusesomething.In1995,ShaquilleO'Neal,apopularbasketballplayer,madeaPepsicommercialinwhichthisphrasewasused.ThecommercialbeginswithShaqplayingbasketball,andalittlekidiswatchinghim.Thentheboycriesoutthenameofthisbasketballstar.ShaqturnstoseethekidwithaPepsinhishand.Hewalksovertotheboyandsays,“Hey,canIhaveit?"Hebendsover,supposingthathisadmirerwillgivehimthePepsi.Butthenthekidsays,"Don'teventhinkaboutit!"Thiscommercialwasratherpopular,andithadbeenshownonTVforaboutthreeyears.ThecommercialseemstohaveamoredramaticeffectthanthatproducedbytheCoca-Colacompanyinthe1970s.IntheCokeadayoungboymeetsfootballstar"Mean"JoeGreenasheisleavingthefieldagame.TheboygiveshisheroabottleofCoke,andinexchangeforthedrink,thefootballplayerthrowstotheboy,whoexcitedlycatchesthesouvenir.Thephrase"Don'teventhinkaboutit!"isusedonmanyotheroccasions.VisitorstoNewYorkCityareoftenamusedtoseearoadsignwiththesewords:"Don'teventhinkaboutparkinghere."Thisroadsignmeansthatpeoplearestrictlyprohibitedfromparkingthere.A2.D 3.B 4.C 5.CUnit5ListeningSkillsM:ThepolicegaveafewticketsoutlastweekalongHighway15.W:Infact,quiteafewticketsweregivenonthatroad.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:Whodoyouthinkisthesmarteststudentintheclass?W:Maryissecondtonone.Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMary?W:Whatareyousohappyabout?M:Insteadofbeinggivenanevendozen,we'vebeengivenabaker'sdozen.Q:Whyisthemansohappy?M:Wehavehadalotofrainoverthelastfewyears.W:Butnothinglikethis.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:Whateffecthastheboomingeconomyhadoninterestratesforloans?W:Theinterestrateshaveskyrocketed!Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?1.A2.B3.B 4.D 5.CIII.ListeningInTask1:Dogsaren'tallowedhere!Manager:I'msorry.Miss,butdogsaren'tallowedinthistheater.Mary: But1haveaticketforhim.Manager:I'mverysorry,butanimalsaren'tpermitted.Mary:Youdon'tunderstand.Thisisaspecialcase.Mydogissowelltrainedandsointelligentthathe'salmosthuman.Manager:Iseethatyouhaveanexceptionalanimal,but...Mary:Ipromiseyouthatifthereisanyproblemwe'llleavethetheaterimmediately.Ipromiseyouthatthisdogisn'tlikeanyotherdogyou'veeverseen.Manager:Well...allright.I'llletyougoin,sincethetheaterisalmostemptytonight.Butyourdogwillhavetobehavehimself,oryouwillhavetoleave.Mary:Thankyouverymuch.allowedmovietheateraticketwelltrainedintelligenthumananyproblem leavethetheateranyotherdogseenalmostemptyTask2:Putthecatout!Acouplewasgoingoutfortheeveningtocelebratethewife'sbirthday.Whiletheyweregettingready,thehusbandputthecatout.Thetaxiarrived,andasthecouplewalkedoutoftheirhome,thecatranbackintothehouse.Notwantingtheircartohavefreerunofthehousewhiletheywereout,thehusbandwentbackupstairstochasethecatout.Thewife,notwaitingitknownthatthehousewouldbeempty,explainedtothetaxidriver,t4He'sjustgoingupstairstosaygoodbyetomymother."Afewminuteslater,thehusbandgotintothecar,andsaid,44Sorryittookitsolong.Thestupidoldthingwashidingunderthebed,andIhadtopokeherwithasticktogethertocomeout!"4-1-3-5-2-6D)Shewasill-treatedathome.Task3:ASuddenChangeintheParrot'sAttitudeAyoungmannamedJohnreceivedaparrotasagift.Theparrothadabadattitudeandanevenworsevocabulary.Everywordoutofthisbird'smouthwasrude.Johntriedeverymethodtochangethebird'sattitudebyconstantlysayingpolitewords,playingsoftmusic,andanythinghecouldthinkoftosetagoodexample.Nothingworked.Finally,Johngotfedupandheyelledattheparrot.Andthebirdyelledback.Johnshooktheparrot,andthebirdgotangrierandruder.Finally,inamomentofdesperation,Johnputthebirdintherefrigeratorfreezer.Forafewminutes,Johnheardthebirdscreamandkick.Thensuddenlytherewassilence.Notasoundforoveraminute.Fearingthathe'shurtthebird,Johnquicklyopenedthedoortothefreezer.Theparrotcalmlysteppedoutandsaid,力believeImayhaveoffendedyouwithmyrudelanguageandactions.Iamtrulysorry,andIwilldoeverythingIcantocorrectmypoorbehavior.',Johnwasgreatlysurprisedatthebird'schangeofattitude.Ashewasabouttoasktheparrotwhathadcausedsuchasuddenchangeinhisbehavior,thebirdcontinued,t4Mayliaskwhyyouputthechickensthereandwhattheydidwrong?”.C2.D 3.B 4.C 5.AUnit6.ListeningSkillsDialog1Girl1:Whatdoyouthinkofthisminiskirt,Amy?Prettyhotstuff,eh?Girl2:Wow...it'sprettyshort.Mymomwouldneverletmewearsomethinglikethat.Girl1:Mymom'scool.Sheletsmemakemyowndecisionsaboutclothes.Girl2:Notmymom.She'dbemadifIcamehomeinaskirtlikethat.Girl1:Let'sbothgotone;thenmaybeyourmomwouldn'tbesoupsetifwebothworethesameskirt.Girl2:Well...maybe.l.D2.Thefirstgirl(Thegirlwhosuggestswearingtheshortskirt.)Dialog2Mother:Lily,wheredidyougetthatskirt?Youcan'twearthat.It'smuchtooshort!Whatwillothersthink?Lily:Youdon'tunderstandfashion.It'swhateveryoneiswearing.Ithinkitlooksveryattractive.Mother:Nonsense,it'sonlysuitableforasupermodelonthecatwalk.It'snotmeantforordinarypeoplelikeus.Yourdadissuretosaytheskirtisfartoorevealing!Lily:Butit'sreallyinhighfashion;everyoneiswearingclotheslikethis.Mother:Noteveryone.YourfriendAmywouldneverwearaskirtlikethat![Amycomesin,wearingthesamestyleofshortskirt!]Lily:Look,Amyhascome.She'swearingthesameskirt!Mother:MyGod,Igiveup.1.B2.No,shehasn't.III.ListeningInTask1:AWoman'sFunnyDressLily: Mom,lookatthatwoman.Herdresslooksfunny.Mother:Iwouldn'tsaythat,Lily.Itlooksfinetome.Lily:Areyoukidding?She'soutoffashion.That'slastyear'sstyle.Mother:Oh,comeone,aslongasitlooksgoodonher.Lily:Wow,you'rereallyasout-datedassheis.Mother:You'reright.I'moutofdate.Sowhat?What'sthepointoffollowingthefashion?Lily:Nowonderyouneverbuymenewdresses.looksfunnylooksfinetoherisbehindthetimeswentoutlooksgoodonherout-datedkeepingherselfinstylenowonderTask2:Howisfashiondecided?Fashiondesignersdesignandmakefashionableclothesformenandwomen.Theydeigntrendsandcreatenewstyles.Parishasbeenthetraditionalcenterofworldfashion,thoughrecentlyBritishdesignershavehadgreatinfluenceinsettingnewstyles,andsohavecertaindesignersintheUnitedStatesandItaly.Frenchdesignersguardthesecretsoftheirnewdesignsuntiltheircollectionsareshowntothepublic.Thenpicturesofthestylesarepublishedinnewspapersandmagazinesallovertheworld.PeoplefrommanycountriestraveltoParistobuytheclothesandcopythenewestideas.InJanuarytheygotoseethespringclothes;andinJuly,toseetheautumndesigns.ManydressmanufacturersfromothercountriesbuytheoriginalclothesofthefamousFrenchdesigners.Theythentakethembacktotheirownsewingrooms,wheretheclothesarecopiedandmadeupingreatnumbers.That'swhyyoumaybeabletobuyinyourtowntheclothingthatisinthelateststylewithoutpayingaveryhighpriceforit.OthermanufacturersusetheParisstylessimplyasastartingpointfortheirownideas.StillothersmayadaptonlyapartoftheFrenchdesignintotheirownstyles.1.F2.F 3.T 4.T 5.FFashiondesigners designfashionableclothes,begintrendsandnewstyles,andtheirworkiscopiedallovertheworld.Paris isthecenteroftheworldfashion,wherethesecretsofthenewdesignsareguardeduntiltheyareshowntothepublicPeopleandmanufacturerscometoParistobuyandcopynewclothes,inJanuaryandJuly.Thentheclothesarecopiedandmadeupinlargenumbers,forwhichonedoesnothavetopayahighprice.OthermanufacturersuseParisstylessimplyasastartingpointfortheirownideas.StillothersadaptonlyapartoftheFrenchdesignTask3:DreamingofBeingaFashionModelTopfashionmodelstravelallovertheworld,earnhugesalariesandliveexcitinglives.Ifyouwanttobeamodel,youshouldknowthebasicrules.Girlsareusuallypickedtobemodelswhentheyarebetween15and22yearsold.Ideally,theyaretall,long-legged,andthin.Theminimumheightisabout5'8”,andtheaverageweightis108-125pounds.Afewotherimportantthingsforafashionmodelareclearskin,healthyhair,straightteeth,andawell-shapedbody.You'llalsoneedambition,intelligence,confidence,independence,andwill-power.Ifyou'vegottherightlooksbutareworriedovernotbeingtallenoughorfitenough,Kimiistheanswer.Kimiisthemagickeytodevelopingyourfashionmodelpotential.Kimiisacomputer-designedstimulator.Itmassagesyourfeettostimulateapartofyourbrainthatproducesmoregrowthhormones.Thiswillgiveyouthefashionmodelkindofheight.Youshouldalsogoinforsomesportslikerunningorbasketball.TheseincreasethebenefitsofusingKimi.Makeanimportantdecisiontoday.OrderKimirightnow!Don'tyouthinkhavingthehegithandshapeofafashionmodelwouldbewonderful?Yes,Kimihelpsyourealizeyourdream..D2.B 3.A 4.B 5.CTopfashionmodels earninglargesalariesFuturemodelsbeingatleast5'8"tallKimi massagingone'sfeetApartofthebrain producinggrowthhormonesdirectlyCustomers buyingKimiUnit7.ListeningSkillsW:Howmuchmoneyistherentforanapartmentinthisneighborhood?M:Yourrentshouldbeaboutaquarterofthat.Q:Howmuchshouldbethewoman'srentbe?M:Ipaid$3,500forthisdigitalcamera.Itwasonsaleata30$discount.W:It'sarealbargain.Q:Howmuchdidthecameracostoriginally?M:What'stherateforaneconomycar?W:Thedailyrateis$32,unlimitedmileage.Q:Howmuchwillthemanpayifherentsthecarforaweek?M:I'lltakethesesweaters.Howmuchdotheycost?W:Theyare$180eachandfourmakesatotalof$720.Buttodayweareofferinga20%discount.Q:Howmuchdoesthemanhavetopay?W:Whatanoldcaryou'vegot!M:Well,ithadrun12,000mileswhenIboughtitsecondhand.Andit'scovered3,080milessincethen.Q:Howmanymileshasthecarrun?l.B2.A 3.A 4.D 5.BIII.ListeningInTask1:It'stimetobuy.Mike:Hey,Robert,whereareyouoffto?Robert:I'mgoingtotalktoabankeraboutaloan.Mike:Youareshortofmoney?Ithoughtyouwerethesavingtype.Robert:There'satimetosaveandatimetospend.Mike:Iknowallaboutspending.What'stheloanfor?IhaveafewbucksIcould...Robert:I'mconsideringgettingamortgagetobuysomeproperty.Mike:Doyouthinkpropertyisagoodinvestment?Imean,it'salotofmoney.Robert:Well,Mike,asyouknow,propertyvalueshavebeengoingthroughtheroof.IfIhadboughtanapartmenttwoyearsago,itsvaluewouldhavegoneupby30percenttoday.Mike:AndfromwhatIknow,interestratesarelownow.Robert:Exactly.Soundslikeagoodtimetobuy.abankeraloansavingsavespendamortgagepropertyPropertyvaluesrisen/goneup/increasedby30percentTask2:CanIhavemychangeplease?Tomwasdownonhisluckandfeltheneededafewdrinks.Hwwenttoabarandhadseveraldrinks.Whenhewasdone,hestoodupandwalkedtowardthedoor.Thebarmanshoutedafterhim,“Heymister,areyougoingtopayforthosedrinks?"Tomturnedaroundandreplied,"Ihavealreadypaidyou,"andthenwalkedoutofthebar.AlmostimmediatelyhesawoneofhisfriendsRichardandtoldhimaboutthebarman,"Justgointhereanddrinkallyouwant,thengetupandleave.Whenthebarmanasksyoutopaythebill,justtellhimyouhavealreadypaid."Thissoundedeas