UNIT 1
Short conversations
UNIT 2
Shortconversations
1 Q: What is the man going to do? 1 Q: How does the man feel about his sister?
B. Make another appointment. D He’s very unhappy at his sister ’s act.
2 Q: What do we learn about the woman from this conversation?
C. She will give the man a calculator for a coffee. 3 Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Go to graduate school.
4 Q: What does the man imply?
D. Ken is always absent-minded.
5 Q: What does the man think of his job?
C. The job is challenging but rewarding.
2 Q: What does the man say about Professor Smith?
C He often loses his temper.
3 Q: What do we know about the man?
A He didn ’t makejoketheabout Horace on purpose.
4 Q: How does the manaboutfeelJack ’s failing the exam?
A He feels unsympathetic. 5 Q: What do we learn about the woman?
D She is worried about the interview.
Long conversation
Long conversation
1 Q: Why doesceyStacome to Dr. Pearl ’s office? 1 Q: How does the man feel about his sister?
B. To get permission to quit his class. D He’s very unhappy at his .sister ’s act 2 Q: What is worrying Stacey about her studies? 2 Q: What does the man say about Professor Smith?
A. She faces the danger of lowering her grade point C He often loses his temper. average. 3 Q: What do we know about the man? 3 Q: Which of the following does Dr. Pearl suggest Stacey do?
A He didn ’t makejoketheabout Horace on purpose.
A. Sign up for free tutoring in writing. 4 Q: How does the manaboutfeelJack ’shefailingexam?t
4 Q: What is Dr. Pearlattitude ’stoward Stacey? A He feels unsympathetic.
C. Patient. 5 Q: What do we learn about the woman?
D She is worried about the interview.
Passage 1
1 Q: When did Ang Lee come to understand his father ’s
concern about studying film? 1 Q: What will happen if you always think that you must
D. When he graduated from the film school. something in a certain way?
2 Q: What was Ang Lee ’s most painful experience according to
B You will experience more stress.
the passage? 2 Q: How can you make large projects workable accordi
C. Being refused repeatedly by production companies when
passage?
shopping a screenplay. C By dividing them into smaller parts to finish one af
3 Q: Why did Ang Lee enroll in a computer course at a another. community college? 3 Q: What is the benefit of classical music mentioned in t
A. Because he wanted to learn some skills to be employed.
passage?
4 Q: What did Ang Lee ’s wife thinkingof tohimtheaccord A It can facilitate your learning. passage? 4 Q: What is the best title for the passage?
B. He has a talent in making films. A Suggestions to reduce your stress to It can facilita
learning. manageable levels.
Passage 1
P assage 2 Passage 2
1) believe in
2) circumstances 3) searching for
4) a strong sense of 5) responsibility 6) insecurity 7) integrity
8) accomplishing 9) are longing for 10) priorities
1) exerting 2) fabulous
3) take them out 4) approaches 5) head for 6) efficient
7) is linked with
8) compare favorably to 9) boost
10) session
UNIT 3
10) talk it out
UNIT 4
Shortconversations
1 Q: What are the speakers doing?
D They are discussing their curriculum schedules. Shortconversations
2 Q: What do we know about the Christmas party last year?
1 Q: What does the woman mean?
B It was not well-organized. D Ted is not capable of setting up his computer com
3 Q: What is the man supposed to do now according to the
2 Q: What is the man worried about?
conversation? B He is worried about the price of the tiny engines.
C Look after the woman ’s children. 3 Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
4 Q: What does the woman think of her new neighbor? C The man thinks intelligent cars might be expensiv
B She thinks he is always very frank. 4 Q: What are they talking about?
5 Q: What is the man going to do this weekend? A A business idea brought forth by an airline.
C He is going to help Mr. Smith move to a new house. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
5
D She suggests the man edit videos for people onlin
Longconversation
1 Q: Why is the woman asking for two weeks off fromLongconversation
work? 1 Q: What ’s the problem with the man?
C Because she wants to volunteer for an organization. B He has no idea about his new writing assignment.
2 Q: Which of the following statements is true? 2 Q: How does the woman get her ideas before painting
B Over 150,000 volunteers worked for the building of C She draws inspiration by taking long walks in natu
houses after the hurricane. 3 Q: What is the man ’s attitude toward the woman 3 Q: According to the woman, why is she willing to volunteer for
Habitat for Humanity? D Disapproving.
C Because she enjoys developing friendships and building4Q:What does the woman suggest the man do at the tr
communities through volunteer work. station? 4 Q: What do we know about the man from the conversation?
getting inspiration?
B He finally agreed to let the woman take 14 days off.
B Get creative ideas from real daily life.
Passage 1
Passage 1
1 Q: What question did the research group try to find an answer
to?
B How well do people know their neighbors?
1 Q: Who invented the first toilet according to the passag
B Sir John Harrington.
2 Q: What was one of the problemswithHarrington ’s water closet?
2 Q: Which age group is more likely to know their neighbors?C The basin had to be emptied and cleaned constan
D 55 - to 64-year-olds. 3 Q: How did inventors improve the original toilet accordi
3 Q: Which of the following statements is true according to the
the passage?
passage? A They improved the pipes that were attached to the
C Women are more likely to know their neighbors than
bottom.
men. 4 Q: Which of the following can best summarize the pass 4 Q: What do the website ’s commentsthe mentionedendof a D The development of the toilet. the passage imply?
D It is hard to get to know our neighbors.
Passage 2
1) vary
2) a large portion of 3) well-being 4) profound 5) accessible 6) ultimately
7) have a harmful effect on 8) went against 9) aviation
10) is not worth pursuing
Passage 2
1) illegal
2) taking family vacations 3) acquaintances 4) throwing a party 5) verbal 6) tolerant 7) intervene
8) splits the difference 9) resolve
10) focusing on
UNIT 5
UNIT 6
Shortconversations
1 Q: Whattheis man ’s advice for the woman?
B. She should keep shut until a better job is available.
Shortconversations
C They still have plenty of time to work on the assig
1 Q: What does the woman imply?
2 Q: What does the woman imply?
B. The man should earn the bread.
3 Q: What does Mrs. Smith imply?
A. The man is ungrateful in deciding to leave.
4 Q: What does the man mean?
D. He cannot afford to have a coffee break.
2 Q: Whatis the man ’s reply to the woman ’s sugg
A He is too busy to go with her.
3 Q: What does the man mean?
B Americans are heavily dependent on cars.
4 Q: What does the man think of historians?
A They can get clues to our past from old family pict
5 Q: What does Sam imply?
5 Q: What can we learn about Jane from the conversation?
C. She was fed up with counting money at her job.
B He will probably fail the test this Friday.
Longconversation
1 Q: What was the girl doing on such a hot morning?
A Working outside in the yard.
2 Q: What do we know about the air conditioning from th conversation?
C It was invented by Willis Carrier.
3 Q: What can we learn about the man when he was 13?
C He kept cool in summer by swimming in a stream.
4 Q: What would the girl like to have in the next century t cool?
A personal ice cream machine.
Longconversation
1 Q: What is the man complaining about?
B. Awful job, hot weather and working outside.
2 Q: What does the man dream of being?
A. A self-made millionaire.
3 Q: What is the woman ’s attitude toward the man
B. Sarcastic.
4 Q: What does the woman dream of doing?
D. Becoming a ballroom dancer.
’s dream?
Passage 1
1 Q: What was Sir Ludwig Guttmann ribution’sgreatestto con
Passage 1 the disabled? 1 Q: Why did the speaker get tired of her job at the company?
2 Q: Which of the following is true about money according to the
D. Because she had no passion anymore. 2 Q: When were the first Paralympic Games held?
D In 1960.
A He was the first to organize games for the disable
speaker? 3 Q: What was special about the 1988 Seoul Paralympic
A. Money can buy you nice things. B They were held right after the Summer Olympic G
3 Q: What can bring satisfaction according to the speaker?
B. Doing jobs that express your passion. 4 Q: What do we know about the Paralympic Games fro
4 Q: What does the speaker find most suitable for her now?
in the same city and using the same facilities.
passage?
D. Sharing ideas and thoughts through blogging.
B The Games have not been included in the Olympi
Games for the able-bodied.
Passage 2
1) suffer from 2) enthusiastic 3) erodes
4) competent 5) clear-cut 6) labeling
7) comes down to 8) commonplace 9) tend to
Passage 2
1) estimated
2) assassinated
3) was intended to 4) released from
5) made a contract with 6) gave way
7) Accomplishing ensued 8) survived 9) victims
10) perished
10) second nature
UNIT 7
Shortconversations
UNIT 8
’s laptop?
1 Q: What ’s the man ’s opinion of mobilecampus?phones on
2 Q: Why doesn ’omantthe havew an instant messenger?
1 Q: What does the man say about the woman
Shortconversations
C It ’s not easy to spot the problem with her laptop. A Mobile phones disturb students when they study.
2 Q: How can the man solve the problem of the heating unit according to the woman?
C Because she believes that online chatting is unsaf
A Turn the switch off for a while and then restart it. 3 Q: What does the woman imply?
4 Q: Why was the man frustrated with the get- together
3 Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? D She can ’t send the email right now.
B The man would have to review more lessons to meet the
exam requirements.
4 Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
D Make a compromise with his partner.
5 Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
B Decline the employer directly and politely.
Longconversation
yesterday?
A Because most peoplecellwerphone addicts and didn
concentrate on their conversation. 5 Q: What does the man imply?
A Online love is not as reliable as you expected
.
1 Q: What is the man ’s problem accordingn?to the conversatio
Longconversation
D He is worried whether he could pass the test. A Because he is too shy and nervous.
B She is easy to talk to and good at making complex ideas
2 Q: Why is the man afraid of asking the professor for help?
D Because she received a letter from her pen pal.
2 Q: What is the woman ’s job?
1 Q: Why is the woman so happy?
B An accountant in Miami.
3 Q: What can we know about the teaching assistant from the
conversation?
3 Q: Which of the following would belikelymostto be talked
about between the woman and her pen pal?
C Old cowboy movies.
easy.
4 Q: What else will the man probably do in addition to talking to
4 Q: Why is the woman more willing to receive old-style l
instead of emails from her friend?
the teaching assistant?
D Surf the Internet to get help from some great lectures D Because she thinks waiting for a letter is like expe
gift from far away.
online.
Passage 1
Passage 1
1 Q: Why is it important to “see the problem from the other
1 Q: Which of the following is the most popular form of
communication according to the passage?
person ’s perspective ” according to the passage?
B Because it enables us to understand why people have A Emailing. their particular attitude.
2 Q: How many people use their smart phones to text, a
2 Q: What is a major cause of conflicts in relationships according
to the passage?
to the passage? 3 Q: What do we know about the number of messages s
A We expect people to behave in a certain way. over Facebook?
3 Q: How should we solve the problem by way of talking? C It is far less than the number of emails sent every
A We should talk about something positive. 4 Q: What is probably the speaker ’s attitude towa
C More than 70 percent of people.
4 Q: Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of
this passage?
C How to deal with the conflicts in relationships.
decreasing face-to-face and verbal communication?
D Neutral.
Passage 2
1) was accompanied by 2) acceleration 3) severe
4) endeavor 5) practicable 6) analogy
7) speeding up 8) attempts to 9) foster
Passage 2
1) endangered 2) falling apart 3) calculates
4) tosses aside 5) turn to
6) unprecedentedly 7) classified 8) shut down
9) approximately
10) fury
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