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ChapterOne

ChapterOne

MynameisLiYang.IgraduatedfromLanzhouUniversityandmajoredMechanicalEngineering.IwasonceapoorstudentofEnglish,anditwasmybiggestheadacheandtrouble-maker.Igotsickandtiredoflearningboringgrammarrulesandlifelesswords.ButthroughhardworkinpracticingspeakingEnglishandbreakingawayfromthetraditionalgrammargames,Ifoundmyselfatotallydifferentandexcitingnewworld.NotonlydidIpassBandfourandBandsixCollegeEnglishExamsveryeasilywithhighmarks,butimportantly,IbegantouseEnglish.

Finally,IdevelopedanewLanguageCrackingSystemmyself,IbegantoteachGermannotlongafterIstartedtolearnthisterriblydifficultlanguageinmyownway.ItwasamiraclebutImadeit.TospeakgoodEnglish,Ithinkoneyearofstudyshouldbeenoughforanydilligentandinterligentperson.

I'dliketosharemylearningtechniqueswithyou,andIwillbeverygladtoansweryourlettersandbeyourfriend.

ChapterTwo

AnAwkwardSituation

Awomanwassinging.Oneofthegueststurnedtoamanbyhissideandcriticizedthesinger.

"Whataterriblevoice!

"hesaid."Doyouknowwhosheis?

"

"Yes."wastheanswer,"Sheismywife."

"Oh,Ibegyourpardon,"themansaid."Ofcoursehervoiceisn'tbad,butthesongisverybad.Iwonderedwhowrotethatawfulsong?

"

"Idid."wastheanswer.

Aletter

DearMother,

I'mwritingtoyoufromourhotelatHawaiiBeach.StoneandIamonvacationwiththechildrenforafewdays.We'rehappytobehere,buttotellthetruth,we'rehavingafewproblems.

Theweatherisn'tverygood.Infact,it'scoldandcloudy.RightnowI'mlookingoutthewindowsandit'srainingcatsanddogs.

Thechildrenaren'tveryhappy.Infact,they'reboredandthey'rehavingaterribletime.Rightnowthey'resittingonthebed,playingcardsandwatchingTV.

Therestaurantshereareexpansive,andthefoodisn'tverygood.Infact,Stoneisatthedoctor'sofficerightnow.He'shavingproblemswithhisstomach.

Alltheotherhotelsherearebeautifulandnew.Ourhotelisugly,andit'svery,veryold.Infact,rightnowarepairmanisinourbathroomfixingthetoilet.

Asyoucansee,Mother,we'rehavingafewproblemshereatHawaiiBeach,butwe'rehappy.We'rehappytobeonvacation,andwe'rehappytobetogether.

Seeyousoon.

LoveMakestheWorldGoRound

What'swrong,Stone?

Whyareyousoupset?

It'sthosenewneighborsofours.TheyplaytheirstereosoloudatnightthatIcan'tsleep.

I'vehadit.I'mgoingtogooverthereandgivethemapieceofmymind!

Holdit!

Youwon'taccomplishanythingbyholleringatthem.You'reallworkedupnow.Whynotwaituntilyoucooldownabit?

Don'tyouknowthatlovemakestheworldgoround?

Iagreethattheworldwouldbeabetterplacetoliveifpeoplerespectedandlovedeachother,Butrightnow...

Notanotherword!

Let'stryitmyway.I'llbakesomecookies,andlateronwe'lltakethemnextdoorandintroduceourselves.Wecancasuallymentiontheproblemafterwegettoknowournewneighbors,I'msurethey'llcooperate.

AskingaboutLikesandDislikes

WhatdoyouthinkofChinesefiction?

Ilikeit---especialllybooksbyWangShuo

Doyoulikedetectivestories?

Notmuch.They'reallthesame.

Whataboutnon-fiction?

Iliketoreadbiographies.

WhatdoyouthinkofthatnewbookaboutGeorgeBush?

I'mafraidIhaven'treadityet.

Whataboutmusic?

Doyoulikemusic?

Yeah---POPMusic.

Whatdoyouthinkofclassicalmusic?

Ilistentosomeofit

Whataboutmodernjazz?

Modernjazz?

Ican'tstandmodernjazz!

StatingObligations

Whydon'twegotoamovietonight?

I'dlovetobutIcan't.Ihavetostudy.

Butit'sjustacoupleofhours.

No.IhaveaFrenchtesttomorrowmorning.Ihavenochoice.Ihavetostudy.

CanIhelp?

Idon'tthinkso.FirstIhavetomemorizesomeirregularverbs...thenIhavetoread20pagesofmygrammarbook.

Oh,yourteachermustbeamonstertogiveyouallthatworks.

No.It'smyfault.Hetoldusaboutthetestthreeweeksago.I'vebeenprocrastinating...nowIhavetostudy!

Offering

Wouldyoulikesometea?

Yesplease.

I'llplugtheKettlein.Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?

O.K.Wouldyouliketowatchsometelevision?

No.Notreally.

Wouldyouliketolistentotheradio?

Notparticularly.

Wouldyouliketolistentosomerecords?

Ohyes!

Um...I'mveryfondofMozart.

Idon'thaveanyMozart.WouldyouliketolistentosomeMichaelJackson?

Iguessso.

Apologizing

MissJones...DidyoutypethoselettersIgaveyou?

I'msorry,Mr.White.Iforgot.

Didyoufilethosereports?

No,sir.I'mterriblysorry.Idoapologize.

Didyoumakethosephonecalls?

I'mreallysorry,Ididn't...butIwillsoon.

Well,didyoumakethosephotocopiesIgaveyouthedaybeforeesterday?

I'msorry,Mr.White.I'mafraidIforgot.

AndthatfaxtoChina?

I'velostit.I'mreallysorry.

Complaining

Yes,sir.CanIhelpyou?

Iboughtatelevisionsetherelastweekandnowitdoesn'twork.Iwantmymoneyback.

Doyouhavethewarranty?

No.I'velostit.

Sorry,sir.Wemusthavethewarranty.

Butthisisridiculous.Yousoldmetheset...

Whatisthematterwithit?

Idon'tknow.WhenIturniton,there'snopictureandastrangesmell.Canyoufixit?

I'mafraidwedon'tdorepairshere.

Norepairs?

Thisisunacceptable.Iwantmymoneyback.

Wedon'tgiverefunds.

Butthisisoutrageous!

My-YOUR-TVsetdoesn'twork.

Bringthesetinandwe'llsendittoJapanforrepair.Withoutthewarranty,you'llhavetopay.It'lltakethreeweeks.

Threeweeks!

Thatjustwon'tdo.I'llmissthefootballfinals.

Wecanrentyouanothersetwhileyouroldsetisbeingrepaired.Thechargeistwentydollarsaweek.

Twentydollarsaweek!

That'soutrageous!

Letmespeaktothemanager.

IAMthemanager.

GivingAdvice

Ican'tdecidewhethertogotouniversityorgetajob.Whatdoyouthink?

Well,youshouldn'tneglectyoureducation.IfIwereyou,I'dcontinuestudying.

Idon'tevenknowwhatIwanttostudy.

IfIwereyou,I'dstudyEnglish.You'regoodatEnglish.YoucouldbeanEnglishteacher.

That'swhatmyparentswantmetodo.

Youshouldn'tignoretheiradvice.Theywantwhat'sbestforyou.

ButmyfriendswillhavejobsandlotsoffunwhileIspendallmytimestudying.

Butifyougotouniversity,you'llstillhavetimeforfun.Andwithapart-timejob,youshouldhavesomemoneytoo.

Whatyousaymakessense.

IfIwereyou,that'swhatI'ddo.

ExpressingRegret

Whydoyoulooksosad?

IfailedmyEnglishexamination.

Oh,that'stoobad.

Ifonly...ifonly...ifonly...

Ifonlywhat?

IfonlyIhadpassed!

Takeiteasy!

Wasitreallydifficult?

Notreally...butIdidn'tstudyenough.Iwish...Iwish

Iwishwhat?

IwishIhadstudiedmore!

Takeiteasy!

IfonlyIhadstudiedmore!

Oh!

Takeiteasy...takeiteasy.

Worrying

Let'shaveaparty

Ohno...nono.

Oh,comeon.

Whatifit'saboringparty?

Itwon'tbe.

Whatifnoonecomes?

Ofcoursetheywill.

Whatiftheneighbourscomplainaboutthenoise?

We'llinvitetheneighbours!

Hey,let'shavethepartyoutside.

Whatifitrains!

?

Don'tworry.

ChapterThree

Inthissectionofthetest,youwillhaveanopportunitytodemonstrateyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Therearethreepartstothissection,withspecialdirectionsforeachpart.

PartA

Directions:

foreachquestioninPartA,youwillhearashortsentence.Eachsentencewillbespokenjustonetime.Thesentencesyouhearwillnotbewrittenoutforyou.Therefore,youmustlistencarefullytounderstandwhatthespeakersays.

Afteryouhearasentence,readthefourchoicesinyourtestbook,marked（A）,（B）,（C）,and（D）,anddecidewhichoneisclosesetinmeaningtothesentenceyouheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findsentenceyouheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Fillinthespacesothattheletterinsidetheovalcannotbeseen.

ExampleI

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

（a）Maryoutswamtheothers.

（b）Maryoughttoswimwiththem.

（c）Maryandhefriendsswamtotheisland.

（d）Mary'sfriendsownedtheisland.

Thespeakersaid,"Maryswamouttotheislandwithherfriends."Sentence（C）,"Maryandherfriendsswamtotheisland."Isclosestinmeaningtothesentenceyouheard.Therefore,youshouldchooseanswer（C）.

ExampleII

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

（a）Pleaseremindmetoreadthisbook.

（b）Couldyouhelpmecarrythesebooks?

（c）Idon'tmindifyouhelpme.

（d）Doyouhaveaheavycourseloadthisterm?

Thespeakersaid"Wouldyoumindhelpingmewiththisloadofbooks?

"Sentence（B）,"Couldyouhelpmecarrythesebooks?

"isclosestinmeaningtothesentenceyouheard.Therefore,youshouldchooseanswer（B）.

PartB

Directions:

InPartByouwillhearshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdpersonwillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Youwillheareachconversationandquestionaboutitjustonetime.Therefore,youmustlistencarefullytounderstandwhateachspeakersays.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.

Lookatthefollowingexample.

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

（a）PresentProfessorSmithwithapicture.

（b）PhotographProfessorSmith.

（c）Putglassoverthephotograph.

（d）Replacethebrokenheadlight.

FromtheconversationyoulearnthatthewomanthinksProfessorSmithwouldlikeaphoto