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whohadhispassportstoleninNewZealand,byaparrot.

Aparrot?

Abird?

That’simpossible!

Areyoupullingmyleg?

No,Iamdeadserious:

it’satruestory!

Whathappened?

Accordingtothearticle,theScottishtouristhadputhispassportinalittlebrightbag.Butthebrightnessofthebagdrewtheattentionofaparrot,whichswoopeddown,grabbedit,andflewaway!

Ohmy!

Thepoortourist!

What’shegoingtodo?

Well,hecan’ttravelhome.Infact,hewillnowhavetospendanextrasixweeksinNewZealand.

Sixweeks?

Yeah.Thearticlesaysthat’showlongitwilltakehimtogethispassportrenewed.

Howinconvenient!

Indeed.That’swhy,whenItravel,Ialwayskeepimportantdocumentsinasafeinmyhotelroom.IwouldneverloseanIDcardorpassport!

Tina,Iaminapanic.Ican’tfindmyIDcard.I’velostit!

Tina:

It’sprobablyjustmisplaced.Iamsureitwillturnup.

Noitwon’t.I’velookedeverywhereforit.it’snowheretobefound.IthinkIsomehowthrewthecardoutwiththerubbish.IdidabighousecleanonSundayandmayhavegottenabitcareless.

Ohmy,whathaveIdone?

Lisa,takeiteasy.it’snottheendoftheworld!

You’lljusthavetogetitreplaced.

How?

WillIbefined?

No,ofcoursenot.It’sasimpletwo-stepprocess.Ihadtodoitlastyear.Thefirstthingistoreportthecardlostorstolentoyourlocalpolicestation.

That’sfairlystraightforward.Thenwhat?

TakeacopyofthepolicereporttothePublicSecurityBureauoppositetheNationalLibrary.Theywillissueanewcardimmediately.

That’sit?

That’sit.

SoI’llhaveanewcardbytheendoftheweek?

Yep.It’snobigdeal,really.

You’reastar.Thanksforthehelp!

Noworries.

Unit2

Jack:

Eric,IhopeImeetthewomanofmydreamssoonerratherthanlater.IwanttosettledownandhaveafamilybeforeIamthirty.

Eric:

Well,I’vealwaysthoughtthatyouandRachelwouldmakeawonderfulcouple!

Rachel?

She’dnevergoforme.

Iwouldn’tbesosure.Youshouldseethewayshelooksatyou.

Whatyearwereyoubornin?

WhatyearwasIbornin?

What’sthatgottodowithanything?

Lots.Theyearyouwerebornsaysagreatdealaboutyourpersonalityandwhoyouwouldbecompatiblewithasamate.

You’rekidding,right?

No.Iamperfectlyserious.

Iwasbornin1985.

That’stheyearoftheox.Thatmakessense,becauseyou’redowntoearth,caringandloyal,justlikeoxpeople.AreyouawarethatRachelwasbornin1987?

Yes,Iam,butwhat’syourpoint?

That’stheyearoftherabbit.Rabbitpeopleareusuallysweetnatured,sociableandromantic.

JustlikeRachel…

Youknow,itissaidthatanidealmatchforarabbitisanox…

Cindy:

Lisa,you’resuchanextrovertedperson,whileIammuchmoreintroverted.You’reoutgoing,whereasIamsoftspoken.You’reverysocial,whileIamveryreserved.Whatdoyouthinkitisthatmakesourpersonalitiessodifferent?

Afterall,we’resisters!

Ithinkitallhastodowiththenatureversusnurturedebate?

Natureversusnurture?

Yes,somescientiststhinkthatpeoplearebornwiththeirpersonalities.That’sthe“nature”theoryofhumanbehavior.Otherscientistsclaimthattheenvironmentpeoplegrowupinshapestheirpersonalities.That’sthe“nurture”theoryofhumanbehavior.

Hm.Interesting.Itendtothinkthattheenvironmentdeterminesaperson’scharacter.IguessthatmeansIsubscribetothe“nurture”theory.

Metoo.Isupposethat’swhywearesodifferent.Wewenttodifferentschools,youplayedsportswhileIstudiedmusic,andwehungoutwithdifferenttypesoffriends.

Nonetheless,Idothinknatureplaysaroleinshapingpersonalitytoo.Afterall,we’rebothintelligent,talentedinwhatwedoandverycaringtowardsothers.Theseareprobablyalltraitsthatweinherited.

Maybe.Iamnoexpert.Theimportantthingtomeisthatwegetalongsowell,enjoybeingtogetherandloveeachother.

You’reright.Icouldn’taskforabettersister!

Unit3

ThisisTinaLinfromHTNnews,andwearewithRachelWutoday,astudentofFeministStudies.Rachel,wouldyousaythatthereistrueequalityinoursocietybetweenmenandwomen?

Rachel:

That'

sagoodquestion.Onthewhole,inmostareas,Ibelievewecanspeakaboutrealequalitybetweenmenandwomen,andthatisaveryclearsignofsocialprogress.However,thewagegapisstillasignificantproblemwomenstillearnalotlessmoneythanmenwhohavethesamejobs.

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