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swhenAddisonandherfriendsErikaandEmilyBordendecidedtoselllemonadefor50centsacupandsellpicturesfor25centseach.
BeforeAllredknewit,NewMexicoStatePoliceOfficerswereamongthemanystoppingbyhelpingthemreachatotalof$568.
Thefamilyturnedtosocialmediaexpressingtheirgratitudesaying,"
Fromthebottomofourhearts,wewouldliketodeeplythankeachandeverypersonthatstoppedby!
1:
WhodidAddisonraisethemoneyfor?
2:
HowdidAddisonraisethemoney?
1.D)Herlittlebrother.
2.B)Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.
NewsReport2:
Lastweek,Franceannouncedthatthecountrywillpave621milesofroadwithsolarpanelsoverthenextfiveyearswiththegoalofprovidingcheap,renewableenergytofivemillionpeople.CalledtheWard
Way,theroadswillbebuiltthroughjointeffortswiththeFrenchroadbuildingcompanyColasandtheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy.Thecompanyspentthelastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyaboutaquarterofinchthickandarestrongenoughtostanduptoheavyhighwaytrafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmoreslippery.Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbeinstalleddirectlyontopoftheexistingroadways,makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.Franceisthefirstcountrytokickaroundtheideaofpavingitsroadswithsolarpanels.InNovember2015,theNetherlandscompleteda229-footlongbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasatestforfutureprojects.However,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesignedtobelaiddirectlyontopexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelsonpublichighways.
3:
WhatwasFrance’spurposeofconstructingtheWard
Way?
4:
WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsusedintheWard
3.B)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.
4.C)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.
NewsReport
3
LionshavedisappearedfrommuchofAfrica,butforthepastfewyearsscientistshavewonderedifthebigcatswerehangingoninremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia.Continuousfightingintheregionhasmadesurveysdifficult.ButscientistsreleasedareportMondaydocumentingwithhardevidencethediscoveryof"
lostlions."
AteamwithOxfordUniversity’sWildlifeConservationResearchUnit,supportedbyacharityorganization,spenttwonightsinNovembercampinginanationalparkinnorthwestEthiopiaontheEthiopia-Sudanborder.Theresearcherssetoutsixcameratraps,capturingimagesoflions,andtheidentifiedliontracks.
ThescientistsconcludedthatlionsarealsolikelytoliveinaneighboringnationalparkacrosstheborderinSudan.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehadpreviouslyconsideredtheareaa"
possiblerange"
forthespecies,andlocalpeoplehadreportedseeinglionsinthearea,butnoonepresentedconvincingevidence.
5:
WhathasmadeitdifficulttosurveylionsinremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia?
6:
Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheresearch?
7:
Whatdidtheresearchersfindinthenationalpark?
5.C)Endlessfighingintheregion.
6.D)Tofindevidenceofthelions'
disappearance.
7.A)Lions'
tracks.
ConversationOne
M:
Ibegyou’relookingforwardtotheendofthismonth.Aren’tyou?
W:
Yes,Iam.Howdidyouknow?
Davidtoldmeyouhadaspecialbirthdaycomingup.
Oh,yes.That’sright.Thisyearwouldbemygoldenbirthday.
Whatdoesthatmean?
I’veneverheardofagoldenbirthday.
I’veactuallyjustlearnedofthisconceptmyself.Fortunately,justintimetocelebrate.Agoldenorluckybirthdayiswhenoneturnstheageoftheirbirthdate.So,forexample,mysister’sbirthdayisDecember9thandhergoldenbirthdaywouldhavebeentheyearsheturns9yearsold.Cometothinkofit,myparentsdidthrowherasurprisepartythatyear.
Interesting.ToobadImissedmine.Mygoldenbirthdaywould’vebeenfouryearsago.Iassumedlygotabigplanthen.
Actuallyyes.Myhusbandisplanningasurpriseholidayforthetwoofusnextweek.Ihavenoideawhathe’sgotteninmind,butI’mexcitedtofindout.Hashementionedanythingtoyou?
Hemighthave.
Anythingyou’dliketoshare?
I’mdyingtoknowwhatkindoftriphehasplannedwherewe’regoing.
Yeah,nothingatall.
Notaclue.Hardtoimagine,isn’tit!
ThoughImustsay,Ithinkithasbeenevenmorefunkeepingthesecretformethepastfewweeks.
I’msurebothofyouwillhaveafantastictime.Happygoldenbirthday!
Ican’twaittohearallaboutitwhenyougetback.
8.Whatdoesthewomanlookingforwardto?
9.Whatdidthewoman’sparentsdoonhersister’sluckybirthday?
10.Whatisthewomaneagertofindoutabout?
11.Whatdoesthemansayattheendoftheconversation?
8.D)Her"
luckybrithday"
.
9.A)Threwherasuperiseparty.
10.C)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.
11.B)Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple'
sholidayturnsout.
ConversationTwo
Mr.Green,Whatdoyouthinkmakesasuccessfulnegotiator?
Well,Itdoeshardtodefine,butIthinksuccessfulnegotiatorshaveseveralthingsincommon.Theyarealwayspoliteandrationalpeople,theyarefirm,butflexible.Theycanrecognizepowerandknowhowtouseit.Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsinthenegotiation,thewayitraisesandfalls,andhowmaychangethedirection.Theyprojecttheimageofconfidence,andperhapsmostimportantly,theyknowwhentostop.
Andwhataboutanunsuccessfulnegotiator?
Well,thisprobablyallofuswhenwestartout.Weareprobablyimmatureandover-trusting,tooemotionaloraggressive.Weareunsureofourselvesandwanttobelikedbyeveryone.Goodnegotiatorslearnfast,poolnegotiatorsremainlikethatandgoonlosingnegotiations,
Inyouropinion,cantheskillsofnegotiationbetaught?
Well,youcanteachsomeonehowtopreparefornegotiation.Thereperhapssixstagesineverynegotiation,gettoknowtheotherside,stayyourgoals,starttheprocess,clarifythereisadisagreementorconflict,reassessyourposition,makingacceptablecompromise,andfinallyreachsomeagreementsandprincipals.Thesestagescanbestudied,andstrategiestobeusedineachcanbeplannedbefore-hand.ButIthinkthereallysuccessfulnegotiatorisprobablybornwiththesixthsensethatmayrespondproperlytothesituationathand.
Theartisticsenseyoujustdescribed?
Yes,that’sright
12.What’sthemansayaboutgoodnegotiators?
13.Whatdoesthemansay,maybethemostimportantthingtoasuccessfulnegotiator?
14.Howisagoodnegotiatordifferentfromapoorone?
15.What’sthefirststageofanegationaccordingtotheman?
12.A)Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.
13.B)Theyknowwhentostop.
14.C)Theylearnquickly.
15.D)Gettoknowtheotherside.
PassageOne
Somepeoplewonderwhycountriesspendmillionsofdollarsonspaceprojects.Theywanttoknowhowspaceresearchhelpspeopleonearth.Actually,spacetechnologyhelpspeopleoneartheveryday.Thisiscalledspin-offtechnology.Spin-offtechnologyisspacetechnologythatisnowusedonearth.Inearlyspaceprograms,suchastheApollomissionsofthe1960sand1970sandinthespaceshuttlemissionstoday,scientistsdevelopedobjectsfortheastronautstouseonthemoonandinspace.Wenowusesomeoftheseobjectseveryday.Forexample,wehavequartzcrystalclocksandwatchesaccuratetowithinoneminuteayear.Wepurifythewaterwedrinkwiththewaterfilterdesignedfortheastronautstouseinspace.Thecordlesshand
heldtoolsweuseinourhomes,suchasvacuumcleaners,flashlights,drillscamefromthetechnologyoftheseearlyspaceprograms.Oncoldwinterdays,wecanstaywarmwithbattery-operatedglovesandsocks,especiallymadecoatsandjackets.Alltheclothesaresimilartothespacesuitsdesignsthatkeptastronautscomfortableinthetemperaturesofthemoon,inourspin
offsfromspacetechnology.Theseproductsareonlyafewexamplesofthemanywaysspacetechnologyhelpsusinoureverydaylives.Nooneknowshownewspin
offtechnologyfromtheinternationalspacestationwillhelpusinthefuture.
16.Whatdosomepeoplewanttoknowaboutspaceexploration?
17.Whatdidscientistdoforthespaceshuttlemissions?
18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthequartzcrystalclocksandwatches?
16.D)HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.
17.B)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouterspace.
18.C)Theyareextremelyaccurate.
PassageTwo
Well,ifIcouldgetbackinhistoryandlive,I'
dliketogetbacktothe18thcenturyandperhapsincolonialAmericainYankeenewEnglandwhereoneofmyancestorslived,becauseitwasthebeginningofsomething.Bythe18thcentury,therewasafeelingofcommunitythathadgrown.Myancestorwasthepreachertravelingaroundcountryside.Peoplelivedinsmallcommunities.Itwasfishermanandfarmerswhoprovidedfreshfoodthattastedandlookedlikefood.Unliketoday’ssupermarkets,andthereweresmalltownsandNewYorkwasn'
tthatfaraway.I