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Unitl

SectionA

1.Iusedtotravelalotmore.

2.Lindagreetedherfriendsatthedoor.

3.Itwashalfpasttenwhenthestudentstookthetest.

4.Shesatdownandmadeherselfcomfortable.

5.Irememberedturningoffthelight.

6.Lindadevelopedthefilmherself.

7.Afterthecakehadcooled,Iputfrostingonit.

8.Shestoppedtheclassexperimenttoreviewtheprocedure.

9.Whatwastheoutcomeofyourmeeting?

10.MarkhasdecidedtorunagainstJackfortreasurer.

SectionB

Allen:

Jim,thankgoodness,you'vearrivedatlast.Actually,themanagerarrivedhalfanhouragobut

luckyenough,hewon'tlistentoourpresentationuntil10o'clock,forheisnowsomewhat

engaged.

Jim:

I'msorry.I'mlate.Allen.Thismorninghasbeenarealmess.Ididn'tthinkIwasgoingtomake

ithereatall.

Allen:

Whathappened?

Youknow,Ifeelpanicbecauseourwholepresentationdependsonthese

graphsyouareholding.

Jim:

Yes,Iknow,I'lltellyouaboutitlater.First,let'sseehowwearedoingforthetime.Sincethe

presentationbeginsat10o'clock,thatmeansI'vegotabouttwentyminutes.

Allen:

Youdolookcold.

Jim:

I'vebeenstandingoutsideinArctictemperatureforoveranhourwaitingforabus.

Allen:

Waitingforabus?

Andoveranhour?

ButIthoughtyougotacar,right?

Jim:

Yes,butmycarbrokedownyesterday.IhavehaditrepairedandIcan'thaveituntilaweeklater.

Tomakemattersworse,thebuswasdelayedbecauseoftheheavytrafficjam.Ihadtowaitfor

anhouruntiltheroadwascleared.

Allen:

Thisiswhatissaid."Ifanythingcangowrong,itwill."Well,westillgettwentyminutesto

gatherourwitstogether.Hopefully,themanagerwillacceptourproposal.

Questions:

1.Whydidn'tthemanagerlistentothespeakers'presentation?

2.WhenwillAllenandJimaddressthemanager?

3.WhyisAllenwaitingforJim?

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4.WhyisJimlate?

5.Whatisthetimewhenthespeakersaretalking?

SectionC

Themusicbusinessisverydifficulttosucceedin;9outof10bandsthathavereleasedtheirfirstrecordfailtoproduceasecond.Survivinginthemusicindustryrequiresluckandpatience,butmostofall.itrequiresanintricateknowledgeofhowarecordcompanyfunctions.Thesigningofarecordingcontractisaslowprocess.Therecordcompanywillspendalongtimeinvestigatingthebandandcurrenttrendsinpopularmusic:

duringthisperiod,itisimportantthatabandreciprocatewithaninvestigationofitsown.learningasmuchaspossibleaboutthecompanyandmakingpersonalconnectionswithinthedifferentdepartmentsthatwillhandletheirrecordings.Arecordcompany'ssearchfornewtalentusuallybeginsbysendingarepresentativeoftheArtistsandRepertoire（A&R）departmenttovisitbarsandnightclubsscoutingforyoung,talentedbands.Whentherepresentativeidentifiesapromisingband,heorshewillworktonegotiateacontractandmaketherecordingarrangements.Onceabandhasfinishedrecordingthealbum,thePublicityandPromotionsdepartmenttakesoveranddecideswhetherornottomass-produceandmarkettheband'salbum.Thisiswheremanybandsgowrong.Theyfailtomakepersonalcontactsinthisseconddepartment,thuslosingtheirvoiceinthefinalprocessofproducingandmarketingtheiralbum.Thislossofvoiceoftencontributestotheband'sfailureasarecordinggroup.

Questions:

1.Whatistheratiooffailureafterabandhavereleaseditsfirstrecord'?

2.Whatisthemostimportantfactorinsucceedinginthemusicbusiness?

3.Whowillfirstapproachtalentedbands?

4.Whatwillhappenifthebandfailstomakepersonalcontactsintheseconddepartment?

5.Howmanydepartmentsofarecordingcompanyhavebeenmentionedinthepassage?

Unit2SectionA

1.Hemusthaveeatentoomuch.

2.Sheattendspianoclasseseveryotherweek.

3.Jackisafraidofdogs.

4.Mustyouleaveussosoon?

5.Theclubwasfoundedbyagroupofwomen.

6.Themanhadthedriverstopatthecorner.

7.Maryrefusedtoaccepttheprize.

8.Thefeesdon'tincluderoomandboard.

9.Areyouonyourwayout?

10.Gregorvavoidedunnecessaryexercisewheneverpossible.

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SectionB

F:

Exercise,exercise,exercise,wehearsomuchaboutitthesedaysthateventheexpertscan'tagree

onwhichexercisesarebest.Nowsomedoctorsarestronglyencouragingarmexercises.

M:

Armexercises?

Isthatbecauseourarmsaretoofatorflabby?

F:

Actually,that'snotthemainreason.Theysaythatarmexercisesareanidealwaytobecome

physicallyfit.

M:

Butdon'tarmexercisesraiseyourbloodpressure?

F:

Thattheydo,butthearticleIreadmentionedsomewaystocompensateforthat.

M:

How?

F:

Byaddinglegexercise,thearmsdon'tdoallthework.Armexercisesalonearen'tenoughtoincrease

metabolismbeforefatiguesetsin.Themoreabodyinvolvesintheexercise,thebetter.

M:

Andinturn.I'msurethatthereisagreatchanceoflosingweight.

F:

Soundsrighttome.Iha\ebeengainingweightallthesedaysafterIstartmynewpositioninthe

office.

M:

So,whatexercisesdotheexpertsrecommend?

Youknow,therearesomanywaysofarmexercises.

F:

Theyhavementionedquiteafew.Hutsomeofthemorepopularonesarecyclingwithspecial

bicyclesthatmakeyouusebothyourarmsandlegs,andwalkingvigorouslywhilewearingarms

weightsisalsoagoodmethod.

M:

ThoughIdon'tknowhowmuchweightIcancarrywhenwalking,IthinkIwouldtrythat.Iliketo

walkalot.

Questions:

1.Whatproblemwillarmexercisesproduce'.'

2.Howdid（hewomangettheinformationtocompensatefortherisingofbloodpressure'.'

3.Whydosomedoctorsstronglyrecommendarmexercises?

4.Whendidthewomanbegintogainweight?

5.Whichofthefollowingexercisesissuggested'.'

SectionC

Kaili,adevelopingindustrialcityinsoutheastGuizhouProvince,hasenchantinglandscapesofgreenmountainsandclearwatersandacomfortableclimate.KailiisoftencalledaLandofFestivalsandaSeaofSongsandDances.Thevariousethnicgroupsintheregioneachhavetheirownfestivals,andallinall,135traditionalfestivalsareputonthereeveryyear.TheMiaoisthelargestoftheseethnicgroups,andtheirlusheng（Bamboo-Pipe）Festivalisthemostfamous.

Thelusheng,aclassicalwindinstrumentoftheMiao.comesintwovarieties:

longandshort.Thelongoneisusually6meters,withthelongestbeing8.9meters,andshortlushengis2.2,1.8or1.5metersinlength.Everylushengconsistsofthreeparts:

asetofbamboopipes,ahollowgroundwithamouthpiece,andaseriesofcopperreeds.Themanufactureoftheinstrumenthasexpandedsincethelate1950s,andnowtherearelushengswithanywherefrom6to24pipes.Thelushengfeaturesawidemelodicrange,suitableforbothfolkandnoblemusic.

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Thereareusuallysixlushengsinaband,andwhilethebandplays,youngMiaowomenwearingsilverornamentscomebythedozensorevenhundredstodanceenthusiastically.

ThelushengteamofKailihastouredFrance,Italy,Austriaandothercountries.Intheautumnof1999,aninternationallushengfestivalinKailiattractedsome100lushengteamsfromChinaandlushengplayersfromCanada,theUnitedStates,FranceandLaos.

Besidesthetraditionallushengsonganddancecompetitionsandthecontestsofstrengthbetweenfightingbulls,aMiaofashionshowwasheldduringthe1999festival.TensofthousandsofyoungMiaowomenfromdifferentpartsofChinadisplayedtheircolorfulclothesandsilverdecorationswhichtheMiaopeopleregardasasymbolofwealth.

Questions:

1.WhatisKailimostfamousfor?

2.WhatistheMiao'sLusheng?

3.WhatisthelengthofthelongestLusheng?

4.Apartfromthetraditionalactivities,whatelsewasheldinthefestivalof1999?

5.WhatarethoughtofasasymbolofwealthbyMiaopeople?

Unit3

SectionA

1.Jackmisunderstoodmyinstructions.

2.Irememberpostingtheletter.

3.Thegaslankisempty.

4.Assoonas1arrived,theconcerttookplace.

5.Hislecturewassoboringthateveryonegotupandleft.

6.Ifhe'dbroughthischeckbook,hewouldhavepaidbycheck.

7.ThereisenoughroomtobettermyEnglish.

8.Nosmokingisallowed.

9.Abarkingdogkeptmeawakelastnight.

10.Wecanhavetheflowersdeliveredtothehouse.

SectionB

M:

Excuseme.I'mfromBCpublicrelationsconsultingcompany.Wouldyoumindansweringsome

questionsaboutTVadverts?

F:

Notatall.

M:

CouldIhaveyourname,please?

F:

Yes.LindaBelushi.That'sB-E-L-U-S-H-I.

M:

CouldyougivemeanideaofhowmanyhoursofTVyouwatchaweek?

F:

Yes.Ithinkonaveragetwotothreehoursaday.About,say.fifteenhoursaweek.

M:

AndwhatsortofTVadvertsdoyoulikebest?

F:

Well,uh,IsupposeIlikethosethathaveabitofastorytothem.

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M:

Arethereanyadsthatyoureallydislike?

F:

Oh,yes,thereare.Quitealot.Forastart,someoftheonesthataresimplyincredible,likesomeof

thedetergentones,whereyougettheideathattheadvertiserislaughingatthepublic.And.Idon't

likethewayalotofadspresentwomenassillydolls,youknowwhatImean?

M:

Ido,indeed.WouldyoubuyaproductsimplybecauseyousawitadvertisedonTV?

F:

No.Infact,Ithink,veryoftenavoidbuyingthingsI'veseeninTVadsbecauseIgetthefeeling

They’llbemoreexpensivebecausethey'vegottopayforalltheadvertising.

M:

Onelastquestion.Ms.Belushi.DoyouthinkTVwouldbebetterwithoutadverts?

F:

Withoutads?

Well,liketheBBC,youmean?

Well,no,Ithinkit'squitenicetohavethechoice,don't

youthink?

Imean,ifyoudon'tlikehavingyourprograminterruptedwithads,youcanalways

switchovertotheBBC.can'tyou?

M: