成熙英語(yǔ)-中級(jí)班-聽(tīng)力腳本(新版)

成熙英語(yǔ)_中級(jí)班_聽(tīng)力腳本(新版)成熙英語(yǔ)_中級(jí)班_聽(tīng)力腳本(新版)成熙英語(yǔ)_中級(jí)班_聽(tīng)力腳本(新版)xxx公司成熙英語(yǔ)_中級(jí)班_聽(tīng)力腳本(新版)文件編號(hào)：文件日期：修訂次數(shù)：第1.0次更改批準(zhǔn)審核制定方案設(shè)計(jì)，管理制度成熙英語(yǔ)中級(jí)班聽(tīng)力腳本（劍橋二）1.BreaktheIceOh,I’mreallysorry:Ted:Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOK?Ana:I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.Ted:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?Ana:Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.Ted:Didyougrowupthere?Ana:Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.Ted:Andwheredidyoulearntorollarblade

Ana:Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.Ted:Well,it'smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?Ana:Sure.Justfollowme.Ted:Bytheway,mynameisTed.Ana:AndI'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.(2)Hey,hey!thatwasfunTed:Hey,hey!thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!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...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollarbladinglessons.Ana:It'sadeal!(3)YuhongtheImmigrant.Interviewer:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?YuHong:I'mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.Interviewer:Andwhendidyoumovehere?YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudonow?YuHong:I'matransportationengineer.Interviewer:Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.YuHong:Yes,that'sright.Interviewer:WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.YuHong:Oh,that'snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'tthesamehere.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?YuHong:Oh,that'seasy:mymom'ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scooking.(4)ChildhoodMemoriesAA:Hey!Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?B:Yeah!That'smeinfrontofmyuncle'sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.A:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!B:Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit'sstillupintheattic!A:Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!(5)ChildhoodMemoriesBA:YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?B:What?A:Visitingmygrandparent'shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent'shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.B:Ah,memories!2.LivingPlaces(1)LivingPlacesAA:Theneighborhoodsurehaschanged!B:Whatwasthisplacelikebefore,Grandpa?A:Well,thereusedtobeagrocerystorerighthereonthiscorner.Hmm.Itwasprettyquiet.Notmanypeoplelivedherethen.B:Thesedays,thepopulationisgrowingfast.A:Yeah.Ibetthey'llteardownalltheseoldbuildingssoon.Inafewyears,therewillbejustmallsandhigh-riseapartments.B:Hey,thatdoesn'tsoundtoobad!A:No,butI'llmisstheolddays.(2)LivingPlacesBA:CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.B:Hello.I'mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.A:Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?B:Whereisit,exactly?A:It'sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.B:Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?A:Yes,I'mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.IthasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroomB:Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?A:Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.B:Uh-huh.Well,I'llthinkaboutit.A:OK.Thanksforcalling.B:Thankyou.Bye(3)LivingPlacesCA:Hello

B:Hello.Istheapartmentyou'readvertisingstillavailable?A:Yes,itis.B:Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?A:Well,it'saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It'soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.B:Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?A:There'sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit'sonahighfloor,soyoudon'thearanystreetortrafficnoise.B:ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI'mlookingfor.I'dliketocomeseeit,please.A:Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.(4)ApartmentHuntingAA:Whatdoyouthink?B:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.C:Butthebedroomaretoosmall.Andthereisn'tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.A:Andit'snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.B:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.A:Let'sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.(5)ApartmentHuntingBA:Well,howdoyoulikethisspace,then?C:Oh,it'smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyaretoohuge!B:Yes,theyareniceandbig.C:Andtherearetwobathrooms!Icouldhavemyownbathroom!B:Yes,Iguessyoucould.C:Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon'tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.A:Oh,I'msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.3.BigDay(1)HalloweenAA:DidyouknownextweekisHalloweenIt'sonOctober31B:SowhatdoyoudoonHalloweenWedon'thavethatholidayinRussia.A:Well,it'sadaywhenkidsdressupinmasksandcostumes.Theyknockonpeople'sdoorsandaskforcandybysayingwords“Trickortreat!”B:Hmm.Soundsinteresting.A:Butit'snotjustforkids.Lotsofpeoplehavecostumeparties.Hey…myfriendPeteishavingaparty.Wouldyouliketogo?

B:Sure.I'dloveto.(2)HalloweenBA:Soarewegoingtowearcostumestotheparty?B:Ofcourse.That'shalfthefun.LastyearIrentedthisgreatDraculacostume,andthisyearI'mgoingasaclown.A:AclownYes,youwouldmakeagoodclown.B:Hey!A:Oh,I'mjustkidding.WhataboutmeWhatkindofcostumeshouldIwear

B:Whydon'tyougoasawitchIsawaterrificwitchoutfitatthecostumestore.A:Awitch…yeah,that'sagoodidea.SoafterIscarepeople,youcanmakethemlaugh.(3)JapaneseWeddingAA:Youlookbeautifulinthatkimono,Mari.Isthisyourweddingphoto?B:Yes,itis.A:DomostJapanesewomenwearkimonoswhentheygetmarried?B:Yes,manyofthemdo.Thenaftertheweddingceremony,thebrideusuallychangesintoaWesternbridaldressduringthereception.A:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.(4)JapaneseWeddingBA:Didyougetmarriedinachurch,Mari?B:No,theceremonywasheldatashrine.A:Oh,ashrine…B:Yes,weweremarriedbyapriestinatraditionalShintoceremony.A:Hmm.Andwhowenttotheceremony?B:Well,onlytheimmediatefamilyattendedtheceremony…youknow,ourparents,grandparents,brothersandsisters…A:AndwhataboutthereceptionWhatwasthatlike

B:Lotsoffriendsandrelativescametothereception…aboutahundredpeople.Andthefirstthinghappenedwasthatthemainguestsgaveformalspeeches.A:Speeches?B:Yes,andthenafterthat,alltheguestswereservedaformalmeal.Whileeveryonewaseatinganddrinking,lotsofotherguestsgaveshortspeechesorsangsongs.Someofthespeecheswerefunny.A:Soundslikefun!B:Yes,thesongsandspeechesareallpartoftheentertainmentduringaweddingreception.Andthen,attheendofthereception,eachguestreceivedapresentforcomingtothewedding.A:Apresentfromthebrideandgroom?B:Yes,it'saJapanesecustom.A:Whatanicecustom!4.ComplainsandExcusesHouseholdChoresAA:Jason…Jason!TurndowntheTValittle,please.B:Oh,butthisismyfavoriteprogram!A:Iknow.Butit'stooloud.B:OK.I'llturnitdown.A:That'sbetter.Thanks.B:Lisa,pleasepickupyourthings.A:They'realloverthelivingroomfloor.B:Inaminute,Mom.I'monthephone.A:OK.Butdoitassoonasyouhangup.B:Sure.Noproblem.A:Goodness!Werewelikethiswhenwewerekids?B:Definitely!(2)HouseholdChoresBA:HaveyounoticedhowforgetfulDadisgettingHe'salwaysforgettingwherehiscarkeysare.Itdrivesmecrazy.B:Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither.A:Iknow.B:YouknowwhatdrivesmecrazyaboutMom?A:What?B:ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesonTV.Shejustlovesthem.A:Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.B:Oh,well.Iguessthey'rejustgettingold.IhopeInevergetlikethat.A:Me,too.Hey,let'sgoandplayavideogame.B:Greatidea.Bytheway,haveyouseenmyglassesanywhere?(3)HouseholdChoresC[1]A:James,pleaseturnthatdown…James!B:Yes,Mom?A:Turnthatdown.It'smuchtooloud.B:Sorry,Mom.IhaditturnedupbecauseIwantedtohearthegame.[2]A:Molly,putthegroceriesaway,please.There'sicecreaminoneofthebags.B:Ican'trightnow,Dad.I'mdoingmyhomework.[3]A:What'sthis,James!B:Yeah,Mom?A:WhyarethereallthesewettowelsonthebathroomfloorPleasepickthemupandhangthemuptodry.B:Gosh,I'mreallysorry,Mom.Iforgotallaboutthem.[4]A:Justin,comehelpme.Weneedtowashthesedishesbeforeyourmothergetshome.B:Oh,Dad.I'dliketohelp,butIhavetocallLaurie.It'sreallyimportant.[5]A:Aimee,Ithinkthedogistryingtotellyousomething!B:Well,Ican'tpossiblytakehimoutrightnow.I'mdoingmynails(4)ApologiesAA:Hi.I'myournewneighbor,GeorgeRivera.Ilivenextdoor.B:Oh,hi.I'mStephanieLee.A:So,youjustmovedinDoyouneedanything

B:Notrightnow.Butthanks.A:Well,letmeknowifyoudo.Um,bytheway,wouldyoumindturningyourstereodownThewallsarereallythin,sothesoundgoesrightthroughtomyapartment.B:Oh,I'msorry!Ididn'trealizethat.I'llmakesuretokeepthevolumedown.Oh,bytheway,isthereagoodItalianrestaurantintheneighborhoodA:Yeah.There'sagreatoneacoupleofblocksfromhere.Trytheirlasagna.It'sdelicious!(5)ApologiesBA:Hello.I'msorrytobotheryou,butIthinkyourcarisparkedinmyspacedownstairs.B:Really?A:Yes.DoyoudriveablueHonda?B:Yes,Ido.A:Well,there'sablueHondaparkedinspace13andthat'smyspace.B:Oh,I'msosorry.Mysonmusthaveputitinthewrongspace.Oursistheonerightnexttoyours-number12.Letmegetmykeys,andI'llgorightdownandmovethecar.A:Thanks.B:AndI'llmakesuremysondoesn'tdoitagain.A:Iappreciateit.(6)ApologiesCA:Gee,Bob,you'rereallylate.Yousaidyou'dbehereatsix,andlookatthetime:It'salmostsixthirty!B:I'mreallysorry.Tellyouwhat:I'llpayfordinner.A:Oh,it'sallright.Youdon'thavetodothat.B:No,Iwanttopay.Youhadtowaitformealmosthalfanhour.A:Well,hey,OK-ifyouinsist.Thanks!A:Hi,Sally.WhathappenedtoyouonSunday?B:SundayWhatdoyoumean

A:Youdon'trememberIhadaparty,andIinvitedyou.B:Oh,gosh.Ofcourseyoudid-andIcompletelyforgotaboutit.Iwasbusyalldayhelpingmybrotherwithhiscar,andIguessIjustforgot.Sorry.Howdidthepartygo,anyway?

A:Itwasgreat,butwemissedyou.B:Gee,nowIreallyfeelbad.5.TransportationTransportationProblemsAA:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?B:Goodquestion.Therearen'tenoughbusesonthisroute.A:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.B:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.A:Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingenral.B:Andfewercars!There'stoomuchtraffic.A:Say,isthatourbuscoming?B:Yes,itis.Butlook.It'sfull!A:Oh,no!Let'sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI'mgoingtowrite.(2)TransportationProblemsBA:Soyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?B:Sure.I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They'retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.B:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.A:Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'tenoughparking.B:That'sforsure.It'simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.A:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.B:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn'tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.(3)TransportationProblemsCA:Howlonghaveyoubeenlivinghere?B:Oh,forovertwentyyears.A:Andhaveyounoticedalotofchangesduringthattime?B:Oh,yes,quiteafew.Thisisamuchnicerplacetolivenowthanitusedtobe.It'smuchgreener.WhenIfirstmovedhere,thereweren'tmanytreesaround.Butoverthelastfewyears,thecityhasplantedtreeseverywhere.It'smadesuchadifference.(4)TransportationProblemsDA:Howdoyoulikelivinghere?B:Well,it'saninterestingcity.Butyoureallyneedacarhere;otherwise,youcan'tgoanywhere.Thereusedtobeagoodbussystem,butthereisn'tanymore.A:Whyisthat?B:Oh,Ithinktheyexpecteveryonetohaveacar,sotheydon'tbothertoprovidedecentbusservice.It'sgettingworseandworse.Thesedays,youhavetowaitforagesforabus.Andwhenonefinallyshowsup,it'susuallyfull!(5)SolutionSingaporeQuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.(6)DrivingandRoadSingsAA:Um,haveyounoticedthatpolicecarbehindus?B:Oh,yeah.A:[Policesiren]Oh,no!I'dbetterpullover.B:MayIseeyourdriver'slicense,please?A:Sure,ofcourse.DidIdosomethingwrong,Officer?B:Well,foronething,youwentoveradoubleyellowlinebacktheretopassacar.A:Oh.B:Adoubleyellowlinemeans”nopassing.”Youcanonlypasswhenthere'sabrokenyellowlineonyourside.A:Oh.B:Andanotherthing!Youwereintheleft-turn-onlylane,butyoudidn'tturn!Youwentstraightthroughtheintersectioninstead.A:Oh,IguessIdid,Officer,…but…B:Yes,youdid!Don'tyouknowthatifthere'sasignwithanarrowpointingtotheleft,youhavetoturnleftwhenyou'reinthatlane?A:Oh,yeah,you'reright-B:Ofcourse,I'mright!Mygoodness!Howdidyoueverpassyourdrivingtestandgetalicense?A:Gosh,I'msorry,Officer.(7)DrivingandRoadSingsBA:Youknow,thesehighwaysarereallygreat,buttheroadsignsareprettyconfusing.B:Hmm.Whatdotheselinesontheroadmean?A:Theymustmeanyouaren'tallowedtopasshere.B:No.Idon'tthinkso.I'mgoingtopassthiscarinfrontofus.It'sgoingtooslow.Now,Iwonderwhatthatsignupaheadmeans.A:Itmaymeanyou'vegottotakealeftinthislane.B:Ormaybeitmeansyoucanturnleftifyouwantto.IthinkI'lljustgostraight.6.FoodandCookOrderDishesAA:Hi.MayItakeyourorder?

B:Yes.I’llhaveacupofcoffee.A:Creamandsugar?

B:Oh,yes,please.A:Andyou?

C:I’dlikeachickensandwich.AndI’llhavesomechips…oh,youcallthemfrenchfrieshere.right,I’llhavesomefrenchfries,please.A:Allright.Onecoffeewithcreamandsugarandachickensandwichwithfrenchfries.Uh,anythingelse?

C:Yes,I’dlikeanicedtea,please.A:Oneicedtea.Thankyou.B:Oh,waitaminute!Whatkindofdessertsdoyouhave?

A:Well,wehavepie,cake,icecream,chocolatemousse…B:Oooo!Whatkindofpiedoyouhave?

A:Ithinktodaywehaveapple,cherry,lemon…B:Hmm…IthinkI’llhaveapieceofapplepiewithmycoffee.Howaboutyou,Tina

C:Oh,maybeI’llhaveapiecelater…or…I’llhavesomeofyours!A:Thenit’sonecoffee,oneapplepie,onechickensandwich,anorderoffrenchfries,andanicedtea.Right

B:Yes,thankyou.C:Thanks.(2)OrderDishesBC:Oh,herecomesourwaiter!B:Yeah,Iwonderedwhattooksolong.A:Whew!Hereyouare!C:Uh,Iorderedfrenchfrieswithmychickensandwich,andyoubroughtme…ugh!…mashedpotatoeswithgravy!A:Oh,youorderedfrenchfries?

C:Yes!A:Well,then,OK.B:Uh,andcouldIhavetheapplepieIordered?

A:Whatapplepie?Didyouorderapplepie?B:Uh-huh.Yeah,Idid…withmycoffee.Remember

A:ReallyGee,howdidIforgetthat

C:Uh,canIaskyouaquestion?

A:Yes

C:Howlonghaveyoubeenawaiter?

A:Whome?Oh,uh,todayismyfirstday.Well,I’ll…I’llgetyourapplepieandthefrenchfriesrightaway.Sorryaboutthat.B:Oh,that’sOK.C:Yeah,thanks.Goodluck!A:Thanks!(3)OrderDishesC[1]A:Haveyoufinishedwiththis?B:No,I'mstilldrinkingit.Thanks.[2]A:Didyouorderthis?B:Yes,that'smine.Mmm,itlooksgreatandsmellsdelicious![3]A:Don'tyoulikeit?B:Ihaven'ttastedityet.I'mwaitingforthewaitresstobringmeafork.[4]A:Didyouenjoyit?B:Well,itwasalittletough.Ithinkitwascookedfortoolong.[5]A:Howisit?B:Great.JustthewayIlikeit:blackandstrong.[6]A:Yourturnormine?B:It'smytreatthistime.Youpaidlasttime.Remember.(4)CookingAA:What’syourfavoritesnack?

B:Oh,it'sasandwichwithpeanutbutter,honey,andbanana.It'sreallydelicious!A:Uh!I'veneverheardofthat!Howdoyoumakeit

B:Well,first,youtaketwoslicesofbreadandspreadpeanutbutteronthem.Thencutabananaintosmallpiecesandputthemononeoftheslicesofbread.Finally,poursomehoneyoverthebananasandputtheothersliceofbreadontop.Yum!A:Yuck!Itsoundsawful!(5)CookingBA:I’lltellyouwhatmyfavoritesnackis-bakedapple.B:Backedapple?

A:Ah,it’sdeliciousandhealthy.B:So,howdoyoumakeitA:Youtakeoutthecoreoftheapplewiththeapplecorer.Thenyoufillthecentraloftheapplewithbrownsugarandsomeraisins.Next,putitinapanwithalittlewaterandbakeitintheovenforabout45minutes.B:Hmm,thatdoessoundgood.7.TravelandTourismTravelPlansAA:I'msoexcited!Wehavetwoweeksoff!Whatareyougoingtodo?B:I'mnotsure.IguessI'lljuststayhome.MaybeI'llcatchuponmyreading.WhataboutyouAnyplans

A:Well,myparentshaverentedacondominiuminFlorida.I'mgoingtotakelongwalksalongthebeacheverydayanddolotsofswimming.B:Soundsgreat!A:Say,whydon'tyoucomewithusWehaveplentyofroom.B:DoyoumeanitI'dloveto!(2)TravelPlansBA:Whatareyourplansforthesummer,Paul?B:Oh,I'dlovetogoandlieonabeachsomewhere,butIneedtosavesomemoneyforschool.IthinkI'llstayhomeandgetajob.A:Thatdoesn'tsoundlikemuchfun.B:Oh,itwon'tbetoobad.Someofmyfriendsaregoingtoworkthissummer,too,sowe'lldosomepartyingontheweekends.(3)TravelPlansCA:Haveyouplannedanythingforthesummer,Brenda?B:Yeah.I'mgoingtoworkthefirstmonthandsavesomemoney.ThenI'mgoingtogodowntoMexicoforsixweekstostaywithmysister.She'sworkinginGuadalajara.Shesaysit'sreallyinterestingthere,soIwanttogoandseewhattogoandseewhatit'slike.ItwillalsogivemeachancetopracticemySpanish.I'mreallylookingforwardtoit.(4)Preparation(5)AskForDirectionAA:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?B:There'soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.A:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?B:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00A.M.A:Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?B:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It'srightdownthehall.A:OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?

B:Rightbehindyou,ma'am.Seethatsign?A:Oh.Thanksalot.(6)AskForDirectionBA:Excuseme.It'smeagain.I'msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon'tmind.B:Notatall.A:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?B:Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.A:FortydollarsIguessI'lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairportMaybeafast-foodplace?

B:Goupstairsandturnright.You'llseethesnackbaronyourleft.A:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.B:You,too.(7)FamousLandmarksAA:WearenowapproachingthefamousStatueofLiberty,whichhaswelcomedvisitorstoNewYorkHarborsince1886.B:Wow!Lookatit.A:Incredible,isn'tit?B:ThestatuewasgiventotheUnitedStatesbythepeopleofFrance.ItwasdesignedbytheFrenchsculptorBartholdi.A:It'sreallyhuge.Dowegettogoinside?B:Ofcourse.Wecanclimbthestairsallthewayuptothecrown.A:StairsThere'snoelevator

B:Nottothetop.Butit'sjust142steps!(8)FamousLandmarksBLetmetellyoualittlemoreaboutthestatuebeforeyouclimbtothetop.Incaseyou'rewonderingwhatthestatueismadeof,ithasaframeworkinsidethat'smadeofiron;theouterskinismadeofcopper.Thecopperskinisonly2.4millimetersthick.Thesupportingframeworkinsidethestatueiswhatholdsthewholethingtogether.TheStatueofLibertyisamajortouristattraction,andeveryyearabouttwomillionpeoplefromallovertheworldcomeheretovisitit.(9)AncientMonumentsAThePyramidswerebuiltmorethanfourthousandyearsagobytheEgyptians.ThemostfamousonesareonthewestbankoftheriverNile,outsideofCairo.TheyservedasburialplacesfortheEgyptiankings.Afteraking'smummywasplacedinsidethepyramid,togetherwithtreasuresandtheking'sbelongings.(10)AncientMonumentsBTheGreatWallofChinaisthelongestmanmadestructureeverbuilt.ItwasbuilttoprotectoneoftheChinesekingdoms.MuchofwhatexistsofthewalltodaywasbuiltduringtheMingDynastyinthelate1400s,althoughpartsofthewallaremucholderandgobacktoaround200B.C.Thewallisabout35feethigh,or11meters,andastoneroadwayrunsalongthetopofit.Themainpartofthewallstretchesforabout2,000miles,thatis,about3,400kilometers.8.Change,ThereIsNoBetterWay(1)LifeintroubleAA:Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?B:Oh,I'mstillatthebank.Idon'tlikeit,though.A:That'stoobad.Whynot?B:Well,it'sboring,anditdoesn'tpayverywell.A:Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon'tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.B:Actually,Idon'twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.A:Hmm,howoldareyou,Terry?B:Uh,twenty-six.(2)LifeintroubleBA:SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?B:Oh,youdidn'tknowSheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.A:I'msureyouwill.B:Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?A:I'mnotsure,butI'dreallyliketomovetoanothercity.I'msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.B:Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.(3)Ireallyneedachange!AYeah,Ireallyneedachange.I'vebeendoingthesamethingsforeverfiveyearsnow,andI'mjustnotlearninganythingnew.It'sthesameroutineeveryday,andIamreallysickofsittinginfrontofacomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofessionthatinvolvesmeetingpeople.(4)Ireallyneedachange!BIreallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.Igetreallyboredontheweekends,andifIjoinedaclub.I'dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.(5)Ireallyneedachange!CIshouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneedifitformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it'ssomethingyou'llfindusefullaterinlife.(6)Ireallyneedachange!DGosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I'vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon'tloseweightnow,Iwon'tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.9.CareerDevelopmentPersonalityTraitsAA:Idon'tknowwhatclassedtotakethissemester.Ican'tdecidewhatIwanttodowithmylife.Haveyouthoughtaboutit,Brenda?B:Yes,Ihave.IthinkI'dmakeagoodjournalistbecauseIlovewriting.A:MaybeIcouldbeateacherbecauseI'mverycreative.AndIlikeworkingwithkids.B:Oh,Iwouldn'twanttobeateacher.I'mtooinpatient.A:IknowonethingIcouldneverdo.B:What'sthat?A:IcouldneverbeastockbrokerbecauseI'mnotgoodatmakingdecisionsquickly.(2)PersonalityTraitsBA:MyhistoryprofessorsaysIshouldthinkaboutacareerinpolitics.ButIdon'tthinkI'dmakeagoodpolitician.B:Whynot,Brenda?A:Oh,youknowme.I'mterribleatspeakinginfrontofalotofpeople-youknow,likegivingspeechesandthings.Andpoliticianshavetospeakinpublicallthetime.B:That'strue.Youknow,thatremindsmeofaproblemI'mhaving.A:Whatisit?B:Youknowmyparentshaveareallysuccessfulrestaurant,rightWell,myfatherwantsmetobethemanager.A:Andyoudon'twantgo?B:No,notatall.I'dbeaterriblemanager.I'mmuchtoodisorganized(3)Job-huntingAA:AnyinterestingjobslistedontheInternettoday?B:Well,therearealotofretailjobs-sellingclothesandstuff.ButyouhavetoworkSaturdaysandSundays.A:Hmm.IhateworkingonweekendsB:Hmm…sodoI.Oh,here'sajobinsales.It'sajobsellingchildren'sbookstobookstores.A:Thatsoundsinteresting.B:Yeah.Let'ssee.Youneedtohaveadriver'slicense.Andyouhavetoworksomeevenings.A:Idon'tmindworkingeveningsduringtheweek.AndIenjoydriving.So,what'sthephonenumber?B:It's7983455(4)Job-huntingBA:DeltaEducation.B:Hello.I'mcallingaboutthejobyouadvertisedforasalesperson.Isitstillavailable?A:Yes,itis.B:Well,canyoutellmesomethingaboutthejob?A:Sure.Ourcompanysellseducationalbooksforchildren.We'relookingforpart-timesalespeopletopromoteourbookstolocalbookstores.B:Thatsoundsinteresting.