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Level5

Unit1

1/4

Listening

Jessicais35yearold.

Shegraduatedfrommiddleschool20yearsago.

Thisyearhermiddleschoolclasshasits20yearclassreunion.

Allofherclassmatesandteacherswereinvitedtoattend.

Itwasgoingtobeatahotelnearwheretheirschoolusedtobe.

Likemanyotherbuildings,theschoolhadbeentorndown.

Ithadbeenreplacedbysomeapartmentbuildings.

Atfirst,shewasn’tsureifshecouldgotothereunion.

Onereasonwasthattherewasn’tanyoneinparticularthatshewantedtosee（fromherschooldays）.Anotherreasonwasthatshewasverybusy.

Shewasaworkingmotherwithaboy8yearsoldandahusbandwhoisrarelyathome.

Goingtotheunionmeantthatshewouldhavetoarrangeforsomeonetotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.

Thatwouldn’tbeeasy.

Shedidn’twanttotakeherboywithher,andherhusbandwouldn’ttaketimeofffromwork.

ThenshegotamessagefromSharon,oneofheroldclassmates.

Sharonwascontracting

Intheschoolreunion.

TheyexchangemessagesandJessicasaidshewouldn’tmakeit.

ThenSharongaveheracall,andtheytalkforalmostanhour.

Sharonreallywantedhertocome,andsodidthecoupleofJessica‘s’oldfriends

Theywereallwanderinghowshewasdoing.

Noneofthemhasseenorheardfromhersincegraduation.

Theywereaspeciallycareersshehadn’tgonetothefirstreunion10yearsago.

Jessicadecidedtoarrangethingsothatshecouldgo.

Herhusbandfinallyagreedtotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.

Heagreedtodoit,becausehermotherhadofferedtocomeandstayedforawhile,soJessicacouldattendthereunion.

Sinceheandhermotherdidn’tgetalong,hedecidedtochangehisscheduleandworkfromhomeforafewdays.Hereallydidn’twanthismothertocomethoughhedidn’tsayso.

Whenshegottothereunionshewasshocked.

Everyonehadagedsomuchandmanywereoutofshape.

Somewhousedtobegoodlookinghadlosttheirlookscompletelyandotherslookedmuchbetterthanbefore.Itwasstrangehowtimehadchangedpeopleinsuchdifferentways.

Anyway,shedecidedsinceshewasthere,shewouldtrytoenjoyit.

Vocabulary

Toreplacesomethingmeanstoputsomethingelseinitsplace.

Whensomethinggetsoldandbeginstobreakdown,itmayneedtobereplaced.

Thepersonwhoreplacessomeoneistheperson’sreplacement.

Totearsomethingdownmeanstobreakitapart.

Totearapersondownmeanstohurtthembysayingnegativethingsaboutthem.

Itmaytakealongtimetoteardownabigbuilding.

Toconstructsomethingmeanstobuilditorputittogether.

Largeconstructionprojectsincludebuildings,bridgesandorganizations.Theoppositeofconstructiveisdestructive.

Tobeconstructivemeanstohelpbuildanideaorprocessbycontributingsomethinghelpful,suchaspositivefeedback.

Toorganizesomethingmeanstoarrangethingsinanorderlylogicalway.

Anorganizationissomethingthathaslogicalstructuresuchasawell-managedcompany.

Somepeoplearepoorlyorganized,sotheyhaveahardtimefindingthings.Theyaretoodisorganizedtogetanythingdoneontime.

Aneventorpartycanbewellorganized,poorlyorganizedorcompletelydisorganized.

Whenthingsarenotarrangedwell,youneedtoorganize.

Tosupportsomethingsuchasanideaistohelpaddstrengthtoit.

Theoppositeofsupportistoundermineorweaken.

Ifyousupportsomeone,itmeansyouaretryingtohelpthemsucceed.

Toworkagainstsomeonemeanstounderminethem,ormakethemlesseffective.

Publicinformationisavailabletoanyonewhowantstoknowit.

Ifastoreisopentothepublic,itmeansanyonecancomein.

Apubliccompanymakesitssharesavailableforpurchasebyanyinvestor.

Manypeoplemakemoneybyinvestinginpubliccompanies.

Anyonecaninvestinapubliccompanybybuyingitsshares.

Privateinformationisnotopentoeveryone,butisonlyavailabletotrustedfriendsorfamily.

Informationaboutone’ssecrethopesanddreamsisusuallyprivate.

Youhadbetterkeepinformationaboutyourpasswordsprivateoryoumaylosealot.Thepasswordtoyourbankaccountisprivateinformation.

Mostpeoplekeeptheirpersonalinformationprivate.

Confidentialinformationissecretinformation.

Confidentialinformationisnotsupposedtobesharedwithothers.

Thedetailsofasecretdesignorhowacompanymakesdecisionsareoftenconfidential.Revealingconfidentialinformationmaybeillegal.

Gossipisinformationthatisoftenexchangedbecauseit’sexcitingorfun,eventhoughitmaynotbetrue.

Officegossipisoftenentertainingbutitcanalsobedamaging.

Gossipmayhurtorembarrassthepersonbeinggossipedabout.Peoplewhogossipoftenenjoyembarrassingorhurtingotherpeople.

Opinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeelaboutsomethingasaposetofactsorinformation.Factualinformationisbasedonfactsorevidencesbutopinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeel.

Someone’sopinioniswhattheythinkorfeelaboutsomething.

Opinionsoftendiffer,andwhentheydopeoplemayargue.

Dialogue

M:

IsthistheAceservicecenter?

W:

Yes,itis,sir.MayIhelpyou?

M:

Yes,I’mcallingtocomplainaboutyourservice.

W:

Certainly,sir.I’msorrytohearthat.LetmeseeifthereissomethingIcandotohelpyou.Pleasetellmewhathappened.

M:

Iorderedanewwashingmachineonyourwebsite.Itwasmorethanaweekago.

W:

Beforeyougoon,mayIhaveyourordernumberplease?

M:

Sure,it’sABC1005.

W:

AndmayIhavethelastfourdigitsofyoursocialsecuritynumber?

M:

Idon’thaveasocialsecuritynumber.I’manillegalalien.

W:

Veryfunnysir.OK,then,whatisyourfirstpet’sname?

M:

MisterKitty.

W:

OK.Iseeyourorderinformation.Now,what’stheproblem?

M:

Iorderedawashingmachineandpaidforit.ThenIchoseadeliverydatefromasetofchoices.Itwassupposedtobedeliverytoday,butit’sstillnothere.

W:

Didanyonecontactyou?

M:

No,Ihaven’treceivedanymessages.

W:

I’msorrytohearthat,sir.

W:

Iseeherethatthewashingmachineyouorderedhasn’tarrivedinourwarehouseyet.Itcan’tbedeliveryuntilnextweek.

M:

Youdon’tevenhaveityet?

Whyhaven’tIbeennotified?

Itooktimeofffromworktobeathometoday.

W:

Youshouldhavebeennotified,byphoneoremail.

M:

Iwasn’t.Ihaven’treceivedanynotification.Thisisveryupsetting.

W:

Iunderstand,sir.I’mreallysorryforthis.

M:

Beingsorryisn’tenough.I’mreallyupset.Thisisnowaytodobusiness.

W:

Yes,sir.Iunderstand.

W:

Icansendyoua50dollargiftcouponasawaytoexpressourappreciationforyourpatience.

M:

Idon’tcareaboutthemoney.Idon’tblameyouofcourse.ButIwantyoutoknowhowdisappointedIamwithACE.Iexpectedamuchbetterservice.

W:

I’mreallysorry,sir.IsthereanythingelseIcandoforyou?

M:

Yes,thereis.I’dliketocanceltheorderandgettherefund.

W:

I’msorrytohearthat,sir.ButIunderstand.I’llseetowhatyougetyourrefund.

M:

HowlongwillittakebeforeIgettherefund?

W:

Youshouldseethecreditonyourcreditcardbillingstatement.

M:

Thanksforyourhelp.

W:

You’rewelcome,sir.Andonceagain,pleaseacceptmyapologies.

2/4

Listening

Jessica’s20-yearclassreunionwasheldatafancyhotel.

Whenshearrived,shewasn’tsureshewasintherightplace.

Atfirst,shedidn’trecognizeanyone.

Shefeltabitaccordandinoutplace.

Butitwasn’tlongbeforeastrangemancameuptoher.

Hewasalreadylosinghishair,andhewaswearingthickglasses.

Don’tyourememberme?

Heasked.

Whenhesaidwhohewas,shebarelyrememberedhim,especiallysincehehadchangedsomuch.Thenhetoldherthathealwayshadacrashonher.

Hesaidshelookedbeautifulandheimmediatelytookasofyofthemwithhisarmtitearoundherwaist.Thismadeherfeelabitstrange.

Shesmiledtohimandpretendedtobehappytoseehim.

Butinfact,shewasn’tsurehowtoreact,thoughheseemednice.

Shefinallyexcusedherselfandwenttothelady’sroom.

Shewasbeginningtoregrethavingcometothereunion.

Shehadalwaysbeenshyandshestillwas.

Whenshereturnedtotheparty,Sherryinvitedhertositathertable.

Dinnerwasgoingtobeservedsoonandsomeoftheclassmatesweregoingtogivespeeches.SharonaskedJessicatosayafewwordstoo,becausepeoplewerecurious.

Thiswasasurprise.

Jessicahadneverbeenverypopularandshedidn’tthinkanyonehadnoticedher.

Shehadalwaysfeltlikeanoutsider,withonlyacoupleofclosefriends.Stillshehadbeenoneofthebeststudentsandpeoplerememberedher.

Astheeveningwereon,Jessicabegantoreallyenjoyherself.

Shetalkedwithheroldfriendsandwasamazedbyhowsomeothershadchanged.Forexample,Tommyusedtobegood-lookingandathletic.

Hewasoneofthemostpopularstudentsandastarbasketballplayer.Hisoneproblemwasmath.

Hehadhadahardtimeinmath,especiallyingeometry.Thiswasbecausehewasn’talogicalthinker.

Exceptforbasketball,hedidn’twanttodoanything,unlessitwaseasy.

Tomwasnolongergood-looking.

Hisnose,whichhadalwaysbeenlarge,hadgrownevenlarger.

Hehadalsogainedalotofweight.

Hiswifehadlefthim,soforthefirsttimeever,hewasalone.

Helookedlonelyanddepressednotatalllikeheusedtobe.

Stevenwasnobodyinhighschool.

Peoplehardlynoticedhim.

Hewassmall,quietandabitugly,withcrookedteeth.

WhathewasgoodatwasEnglish.

HisEnglishwasevenbetterthantheirteacher’s.

Aftergraduating,hewenttoalowrentuniversityandeventuallydroppedout.

Forawhile,heworkedasatourguide.

Then,10yearsago,heandsomefriendsstartedalittlecompanywhichhasnow