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Unit1

Part2Passages

Passage1Snack

It’s3:

15intheafternoonandhalftheofficejuststeppedout*foracoffeebreak.Youreyelidsarestartingtocloseand7-11isjustaroundthecorner.Asodaorabagofchipswouldbejustthethingtoperkyouup*.Soyou,too,gooutforanafternoonsnack.

Sometimesweeatsimplybecauseeveryoneelseisdoingit.Othertimesweeatwhenwefeeltired,boredordepressed.Snackingforthewrongreasonscanleadtoovereatingandunhealthydiet.

Ofcourse,therearetimeswhenourbodiesreallyneedextraenergy.Herearefourtipstokeepyoursnackingontherighttrack.

1.Knowwhyyou’reeating.Usingfoodtochangeyourfeelingscanbeadangeroushabit.AnorderofFrenchfriesmightdistract*youfromfeelingsadforawhile,butit’sonlyatemporarycure.Oncethefriesaregone,theproblemisstillthere.Ifyou’refeelinglonely,don’treachintotherefrigerator.Callafriend.Ifyou’refeelingstressed,takea10-minutewalk.

2.Findahealthypick-me-up*.Ifyou’retrulyhungry,ahealthysnackcangiveyoutheboostofenergyyouneed.Ifyoulikefreshfoods,bringasmallbagoftomatoesorapplesslicestoworkwhityou.Totameyoursweettooth,tryahandfulofdriedfruit.Aservingofnutscanbeaperfectpick-me-up.Theyhavetherightcombinationofnutrientstogiveyoutheenergyyouneed.Butwaituntilyou’rehungrytofindsomethingtoeat.Planaheadandbringsomethinghealthywhityou.

3.Eatjustoneserving.Don’topenupawholeboxofcrackersandstartmunchingaway.Instead,pulloutjustoneservingandputawaythebox.

4.Thinkofsnacksasmini-meals.Eatingsmall,healthysnackcankeepyoufromstuffingyourselfatthenextmeal.Insteadofeatingthreebigmealseachday,splitthemintofourorfivemini-meals.Youmayactuallyeatlessfoodoverall.

Usethesetipstohelpyouplansnacksaheadoftime.Thenexttimeyouhaveasnackattack,tameyourhungerthehealthyway.

ExerciseA:

asodaorabagofchips;apieceofcake;asandwich;asmallbagoftomatoes;asmallbagofappleslices;aservingofnuts;aglassoflow-fat-milk;aservingofcrackers,etc.

ExerciseB:

1.A2.D3.B4.C5.D6.B7.C8.A

Unit2

Part2passages

passage1WhyShouldn'tyouGobyFirstImpressions?

Oneshouldn'talwaysgoby*firstimpressions.Inmyhometowntherelivedagiantofamanwithhugehandsandamannersofierceandunfriendlythathealwayssataloneinanypublicplace.Yettothosewhoknewhim,hewasakindandgenerousfriend.Inthesamewayoneshouldneverassume*thatsomebodywholooksinoffensiveisalwaysgoingtobehaveinaninoffensivemanner.

Recentlymyyoungbrother,whoworksforafamousAmericanairline,wasremindedofthistruth.Theplanewasoverbookedandforonceallthepassengersturnedup.Somybrotherhadthedifficulttaskofchoosingthreepassengersandinformingthemthattheycouldn'ttravelontheflightinquestion*.

question*.

Knowingthattheyoungaregenerallyimpatientandoftenaggressive,mybrotherchosethreeelderlytravellers,anEnglishcoupleandalittleoldAmericanlady.

TheEnglishcoupleacceptedthesituationandwenttohaveadrinkwhilewaitingforthenextflight.ThenmybrotherapproachedtheAmericanlady,whosenamewasMrsPepper,withasadsmileonhisface,"MrsPepper?

MayIhaveafewwords?

I'mafraidwehaveaproblem."

"Aproblem?

Whatdeyoumean,wehaveaproblem,youngman?

"

“Wouldyouliketocomeintotheoffice”askedmybrother,sensingthatthiswasnotgoingtobeeasy.

"Oh,verywell,butonlyforamoment.Ihaveaplanetocatch,youknow."

"Er...yes."Mybrotherexplainedtheposition.

Thelittleladylookedathimwithsteely,blueeyes."Youngman,"shesaid."Idon'tbelieveyouareawarethatyouaretalkingtoMrsKatherinePepper,widowofGeneralArnoldPepper,oftheUnitedStatesArmyAirForceandI'dliketoinformyou,further,thatthePresidentofyourairlinewasapersonalfriendoftheGeneral's.InthecircumstancesI'dadviseyoutosortthisout*rightaway,otherwiseyou'regoingtobeinalotoftrouble.DoImakemyselfclear?

"

ExerciseA:

Appearancesareoftendeceptive.Inthispassage,thetwoexamplestellusthereasonwhyweshouldn'tgobyfirstimpressions.

ExerciseB:

I.C2.D3.A4.B5.C6.D7.A8.B

Unit3

Dialogue2CardInsurances

—I'lltellyouaboutoneawfulexperiencethathappenedtome,erm,Itookout,erm...oneofthesecardinsurancesthatcoverallyourcards（Mm.）shouldyourcardsbestolenandIhadmyhandbagsnatched*inastoreandimmediatelygotthestoresecurity,whowereveryquick,gotmeintotheirofficeandwephonedallofthecreditcardsthatIhadonme,withintenminutes.

—Whichiswhattheytellyoutodo?

—Yeah.When,Isupposebythetimewe’dgottoallofthemitabouthalfanafterthebaghadbeensnatched.Gotuptothetopflooroftheoffice,startedringinground,andthewholethingwasdonewithinhalfanhour.Erm,whenthebagwassnatcheditwentthroughapparentlyachainofpeople,outofthestore,anditwenttwomilesawayandtheymanagedto...threedifferentpeoplehadspentover￡2,000onfourofmycards...

—Butyou'reonlyliable*forthefirst50.

—Iwasn'tliableforanyofit.BecausethankgoodnessIhadthisinsurance.

—Noneofit.Yeah.

—But...

—Touchwood*quick.Thatwas...

—..They'dspentitwithintwentyminutesofstealing.

—That'sincredible,isn'tit?

—AndthethingthatabsolutelyhorrifiedmewasIwasclosetolimitsontwoofthecards,theonesthatIdocleareverymonth（Mm–mm.）IwasclosetothelimitI'mallowedonthose,andthey,bothofthosecardstheywentintobanks,saidtheywereme,andgot（No!

）welloverwhatthetoplimitwouldhavebeen.

—Really!

Wellitjustgoestoshow,youcouldwalkintoabankandgetmorethanyoucouldpossiblyeverpayoff*!

—Icouldn'tprobably,becauseIgoin,andtheysay,"No,you'vespentitallalready?

—Right,right.

1.F2.F3,F4.T5.T6.T7.F8.T

Passage1CreditCards

Thesystemofbankcreditcardsoperatesinmuchthesamewayasastorecreditaccountexceptthattheholderisnotrestrictedtomakingpurchasesinoneplace.

Cardscanbepresentedatanyplacewherethebankcardsignisdisplayed,andthatcouldbeatashop,aservicestation,ahotel,arestaurantorinfactatallkindsofbusinesses.

Thesalesassistantimprintsthecarddetailsontoasalesvoucher*whichthecustomersigns,andthecardisthenreturnedtothecustomer.Eachmonththebanksendstheholderacreditcardstatementsettingoutwherepurchasesweremadeandtotallingwhatisowing.Apaymenthastobemadewithin25daysofthedateofthestatement,butnotnecessarilythefullamount.Ifthecustomerpaysinfullwithinthistimetheuseofthecarddoesnotcostanything,Butifhedecidestopayonlytheminimumrepaymentshownonthestatement–￡5or5%oftheoutstanding*balance*,which-everisthegreater--heautomaticallychoosestousethesystem'sextendedrepaymentfacility.Theremainingbalanceisthencarriedforwardandattractsinterestattherateof2.25%permonth.

Bankcreditcardsaremoreversatilethanstorecreditaccountsinthattheyalsoenablepeopletoobtaincash.Anybankdisplayingthebankcardsignwillarrangeacashadvance*foracardholder,whetherornotbeisoneoftheirowncustomers.Formoneydrawninthiswaythebankmakesachargeattherateof225%amonthcalculated.cashadvancesappearonthemonthlybankcardstatement.

Thebankcreditcardsystemoperatesentirelyseparatelyfromchequeaccountsbutneverthelessitisacustomer'spreviousrelationshipwithhisbankthatisusedasaguidetotheamountofcredithewillbeextended.Whenacardisissuedapersonalcreditlimitisimposedindicatingthemaximumthatcanbeowingatanyonetime.Thisisconfidential*betweencustomerandbankanddoesnotappearonthecard.

ExerciseA:

Thesystemofbankcreditcardsoperatesinmuchthesamewayasastorecreditaccountexceptthattheholderisnotrestrictedtomakingpurchasesinoneplace.Bankcreditcardscanbepresentedatanyplacewherethebankcardsignisdisplayedandinfactatallkindsofbusinesses.Bankcreditcardsalsoenablepeopletoobtaincash.

ExerciseB:

1.A2.C3.C4.B5.D6.D7.B8.B

Unit6

Passage1TheLochNessMonster

OneofthestrangestandmostfascinatingthingsaboutScotland*istheLoch*NessMonster,Somepeoplebelieveinthemonster'sexistence.Manydonot!

However,veryimportantbodiesofpeopledobelievethereissometruthinthefamousmonsterstory:

expertsfromBritain'sRoyalAirForce*,scientistsfromtheBostonAcademyofAppliedScience*andcomputerspecialistsfromNASA（NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration,U.S.A.）,tomentionbutafew!

LochNessisanenormouslakeinNorthernScotland.Itisabouttwenty-fourmileslongandonemilewide,andhasanapproximatedepthof1,000feet,whichmakesitverydifficultforanybodytofindandexaminethehighlyelusive*monster.InfactthefirstconvincingreportsofpeopleseeingthemonsterdatefromonlyaboutsixyearsbeforethebeginningoftheSecondWorldWar.Sincethentherehavebeenothersightings,andphotographsofthemonsterhavebeentaken!

Manyofthesephotographshavelaterbeenrecognisedasfakes--sillyjokesplayedonanunsuspectingpublic!

However,otherphotographshaveamazedthemostsearchingscientificminds.Infact,itseemscertainthatsomething（andprobablyseveralofthem）doesexistinthedeepwatersofLochNess.Themostamazingphotographsshowaflipper*--theflipperperhapsofaverylargeanimal（twentyorthirtyfeetlong,it