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1、精品文庫A: Do you have a date for the p arty yet?B: Yeah, I see her p retty ofte n. We work together at a1. AndreaA: So, have you see n An drea lately?B: Yup, that sounds like James.3. Mr. Joh nsonA: Have you met the new ap artme nt man ager?B: Actually, I don . Do you think you could help me find one?A

2、: Hmm, what kind of guys do you like?B: Oh, I like guys who aren too serious and who have a good sense of humor. You kno w, like you.A: Ok, what else?B: Well, I p refer some one I have someth ing in com mon with-who I can talk to easily.A: I think I know just the guy for you. Bob Branson.Do you know

3、 him?B: No, I don think so.A: Let me arra nge for you to meet him, and you B: Well, to can tell me what you thi nk.A: So, what the verdict? What did you think of Bob?B: Well, I was worried at first esp ecially whe n I saw that he wears not one but two ear ri ngs. I thought he might turn out to be on

4、e of those guys who are into heavy, rock music and stuff like that. You know what I mea n?A: But he just a regular kind of guy, right?B: Yeah, we got along really well!A: I just knew you like him.B: Yeah, I do, and he really funny. He had me laugh ing hysterically duri ng dinn er. I think theA: Are

5、you going to James party on Saturday? B: Of people sitt ing n ext to us in the restaura nt thought we were crazy.A: So, are you two going to get together aga in? B: Defin . ， . . itely, in fact, we e going to a con cert tomorrow ni ght.A: That great.B: Yeah, he a great cook too.A: After dinner I off

6、ered to help clea n up, but he told me n ot to worry about it. He said he take care of it in thecaf elatt eA: How she doing, I e been meaning to call her.be honest! I e always thought she a little difficult. But these days, I find her imp ossible.A: What do you mean?B: Oh, you know how she is. She h

7、as strong ideas about everythi ng. And if you don agree with her, she lets you know what she thi nks of you.A: Yes, that true. But that why we love her, right?B: Yeah, I guess so. But shechanged a lot since shestarted college. She talked about herself allthe time and she always man ages to men ti on

8、 how good she is at everyth ing she does.A: Hmm. Maybe I won call her after all.2. Jamescourse, James always gives the best p arties.And there are always lots of in terest ing new people to meet.A: That true. I don 'tk now where he man ages to find them all.B: Well, you know what he like. He mak

9、es friends really easily. He really likes talki ng to peop le, and he loves in vit ing people over.A: Ur -Ur, he invited me for dinner last Saturday, what a feast!morning. He was like , it nothing, no big deal.B: Mr. Joh nson? Hmm. Yeah, I met him last week. He little stra nge.A: Yeah, he is. I '

10、;m not sure I like him. He hard to predict. Sometimes he pretty cheerful and talkative, and the n ext day he does neve n sayhello. I thi nk he must have personal p roblems or someth ing.B: I think you e right. And have you noticed that half the time whe n he says he going to do someth ing, he n ever

11、 actually does it? He told me three times he come to . . . . . , .fix the light in my kitchen, and he still hasn done it.B: Oh, Uh A: Hello?B: Hi. My name Jim Hunt. I 'm calling about the ad for a roommate.A: Oh, right.C: Are you still look ing for some one?A: Yes, we are.B: Oh, good. I 4m reall

12、y interested.A: Well, there are four of us, and it a fairly small house, so we want some one who easy to get along with.B: r m p retty easygo ing.A: Great! So can I ask you a few fairly straightforward questi ons about yourself?B: No p roblem. I like it whe n people are direct. B: Yeah, but he asked

13、 me to leave by Friday, so I really n eed to find a p lace to live. I e had to move four times in the pB:sce bee n cck ing fcrscmethi ng else- T havenYeah, I got fired from my last job about six mon ths ago, very lucky so far.A: Uh-huh. Well, the rent here is $1,200 a mon thuh, that $300 a month for

14、 each person.A: Will you have eno ugh money to pay the rent every mon th?B: Yeah, I p robably will if I can find a job.A: Yeah. Uh, look, where are you livi ng now?B: Well, I e been staying with a friend for the past couple of weeks.A: Uh-huh.give you a call tomorrow to let you know what we decide.W

15、hy don you give me your nu mber?B: Sure, it two, two, three 第4課A: Good news! I e found a summer job!B: That great! Anything interesting?ast year and, well A: Liste n, Jim. I app reciate your telli ng me aboutyourself. I like it whe n people are hon est with me. Any歡迎下載way, I have to talk to my other

16、 roommates about this, and IA: What do you do, Jim?A: Oh, well, I e had a lot of different jobs, but I 'm not work ing right now.A: Yes, work ing at an amuseme nt p ark. Does n that sound fan tastic?B: Sure, it does.A: So, have you found any thi ng?B: Nothing yet, but I e got a couple of leads.

17、One is worki ng as an in tern for a record company精品文庫mostly an sweri ng phon es. Or I can get aIan dsca ping job aga in.A: Bei ng an in tern sounds more in terest ing tha n landscaping. And it probably not as hard!B: Yeah, but a Ian dsca per earns more money tha n an intern. And you get a great tan

18、!B: So what will you be doing at the amuseme nt p ark, exactly?， . ， A: Actually, I have two jobs. First, I Ibe working at a place called Children World. They have all kinds of in teresti ng games and educati onal activities for young kids.I have to go to a training p rogram for three days before I

19、start to find out how everyth! ng works.B: Three days? Wow, the equipment must be p retty high-tech!A: Oh, it is -a lot of computers and interesting devices. It just the kind of stuff that kids love.B: Well, it sounds like the p erfect job for you.I know how much you love kids.So what your other job

20、?A: Well. I also be one of the people who walks around the park greeti ng peop le.B: Do you mean you have to dress up in a costume?A: Yes, as a cartoon character! I kno w, I kno w. It sounds silly. And it certainly not as rewarding as working in Children World, but, it part of the job.B: r m worki n

21、g as a tutor in a Tear ning cen ter for kids.B: No, not at all. The kids work on compu ters most of the time. We have to help them get started and whe n they run into p roblems.A: Do you enjoy it?B: Oh, yes. Work ing with kids is so much more fun tha n worki ng with adults. And I get to choose my ow

22、n hours. As long as I work eight hours a day, I can come in at any time from 8 A. M. TO 9 P . M. A: Lucky you!A: P aul, did you find a summer job, yet?B: Yeah, I 'm work ing in a restaura nt.A: Oh, how it going?B: Oh, the money not bad.A: What are you doing? Are you wait ing tables?B: I wish! No

23、. I m working in the kitchen. I cut up stuff for the chef -vegetables and meat and thin gs. I also wash the dishes.A: Oh, yuck.B: Yeah. It pretty hard work. I didn realize how hot it is in a restaura nt kitche n un til I took this job.A: So why don you quit?B: I love to, but I need the money.歡迎下載21A

24、： In terest ing. What kinds of thi ngs do the kids do there?B: They work on subjects they n eed help in, uh.mai niy . math and En glish.A: Is your job hard?A: So where are you worki ng this summer,A： So what kind of job did you find for thesummer?Carlos?B: r m worki ng for a marketi ng company. I4md

25、oing tele phone marketi ng.A: Oh, so you e one of those people who drives me crazy by call ing me up and tryi ng to p ersuade me to buy somethi ng that I have absolutely no n eed for.B: Exactly.A: Do you like it? ，B: Believe it or not, I do. It mostly a bunch of stude nts work ing there, and we have

26、 a lot of fun when we 're not making calls. It really easy, too, since we just have to read from a scri pt.A： Are you doing this full time?C: Yes, but I work from two in the after noon un til eleve n at ni ght, so I get to slee p as late as I want to in the morni ng.第6課Jack: Hi, Rod. This is Jac

27、k.Rod: Oh, hi, Jack. What up?J: I 'm going to my best friend wedding this weekend. I love to videotape it. Would you mind if I borrowed you video camera?R: Um, yeah. That OK, I guess. I don think I n eed it for anything.J: Tha nks a mi Hi on.R: Sure. Have you used a video camera before? It p ret

28、ty easy.J: Yeah, a cou pie of times. Would it be OK if I p icked it up on Friday ni ght?R: Fine. No p roblem.Jack: Hi, An dy. This is Jack.B Liste n to two more tele phone calls Jack makes.An dy: Hello.A: Oh, hi, Jack.J: I was won deri ng if you could do me a favor.A: That depen ds.J： Well, I have t

29、o go to a wedd ing this weeke nd.Would it be OK if I borrowed your n avy blue suit?A: Oh, sure. No p roblem.J: Thanks a lot. I 1 come by and pick it up tonight.A: That fine.Rose: Rose Rizzo.Jack: Hi, Rose. This is Jack.R: Oh, hello. How are you?J: P retty good, tha nks. Liste n, the reas on I calli

30、ng is I have a really big favor to ask you. R: Yes? ,J: Remember I told you about that frie nd of mine who gett ing married to a woma n he met in Barcel ona?R: Yeah, I remember. And?J: Well, the wedd ing this Saturday after noon, and it out in the country -about an hour drive from here -and I was wo

31、ndering if I could borrow your car for the after noon to get there.R: Gee, Jack, I really love to help you out, but I m going to be n eed ing my car all weeke nd. Iegot a frie nd coming in from out of tow n, and I pro mised to show her the sights.J: Oh, OK. I un dersta nd. Any way, how are thin gs?I

32、 haven seen you for ages.R: Oh, p retty good.第7課Amy: Hello?Jeff: Hello. May I sp eak to Sop hia, p lease?A: I m sorry, she not in right now. Would you like to leave a message?J: Yes, p lease. This is Jeff. Would you tell her that Tony is hav ing a p arty on Saturday?A: Un-huh.J: And would you ask he

33、r if she ' like to go with me?A: All right, Peter. I 1 give her the message.J: No, this is Jeff, not P eter.A: Oh, I'm . sorry.J: By the way, who 's Peter?Sophia: Hi! I m home!A: Oh, hi.S: Did anyone call?A: Uh-huh. Your old frie nd P eter called a few hours ago. He going to be in town o

34、n Saturday and wants to get together with you Saturday ni ght.He said to call him.S: Oh, super! I haven seen Peter in almost a year. Any other calls?A: Uh, yeah. Jeff called. He wants to know if you want to go to Tony party with him.S: Oh. When is Tony party?A: On Saturday.S: Oh, perfect. That the s

35、ame night I m going to get together with Peter, so I have an excuse not to go. Even if I weren going out with Peter, I would n go any where with Jeff. Oh, he such a locked out of his house, so he tried to get in through the chi mn ey.S: Yeah, yeah, I guess he is. It just that I don wannago out with

36、him -and he just doesn seemto get the message. Do me a favor, Amy: If he calls aga in, could you just tell him I 'm not home? A: Hmm. OK.A: What an awful story! A couple was saili ng their yacht from Hawaii to Mexico. While they were cross ing the Pacific, their boat hit a whale and sank!B: Is t

37、hat true? What happened to the whale?A: It doesn say! Oh and here another one. Aguy in Los An gles was robb ing a bank. But as he was escaping, he got caught in the revo Iving door. B: I guess itwas his first bank robbery!A: Yeah. Oh and liste n to this. Some guy gotA: Exactly. And he was still tryi

38、 ng to get out two days later whe n the p olice rescued him.A man who con sidered himself a sn ake charmer was stra ngled to death on Sun day by a three-a nd-a-ha1f-meter boa con stricter in a tow n inThaila nd. It seems that the man rushed to see the gia nt sn ake after frie nds told him the serpen

39、t was see n beside one of the tow n 4 s main roads. The sn ake charmer put it around his n eck; while he and his frie nds were walk ing home, the sn akeB: Don tell me! He got stuck in the chimney!pain!A： Oh, he didn sound so bad. He sounded kind of sweet.stra ngled him to death.Early Tuesday morni n

40、g in California, two p olice officers who were pursuing a car thief dow n to leave me alone. Fin ally, they left and whe n IHollywood Boulevard in a high-s peed chase were rescued by the thief. During the chase, the officers car overturned and fell into a shallowriver. The officers couldn get out of

41、 the car, which was rap idly filli ng up with water. The thief went back to the see ne of the accide nt and helpedrescue the officers. The Hollywood P oliceDep artme nt has decided to drop charges aga inst the thief for sav ing the officers 'lives.第9課A: Some one stole my wallet last ni ght!B: Oh

42、 no! What happen ed?A: Well, I was work ing out, and I had put my stuff in my locker, just like I always do. When I came back, some one had stole n my wallet. I guess I d forgotte n to lock the locker.B: I, m sorrv. That terrible! Did vou lose much mon ey?A: Only about $20. But I lost my credit card

43、 and my driver license. What a pain!B: Hmm. That rem inds me of whe n I had my purse stole n last year.A: Really? What happen ed?B: Well, it was whe n I was in Belgium. I was on my way to the air port, so I was sta nding on the side of the road with my bags, trying to figure out the bus schedule. An

44、y way, this bunch of guys came by and asked if they could help me. They sp oke very broke n En glish, and I could n really un dersta ndwhat they were say in g. I really just wan ted themlooked dow n, I realized my purse had disa pp eared. It had my wallet in it with all my traveler checks and my mon

45、ey and my credit card. Well, luckily, I had put my airli ne ticket and my p ass port in one of my carry-on bags.A: How awful! So what did you do?B: Well, first I screamed at the top of my lungs and tried to run after the guys -but they were long gone. Then -this sounds really corny T did just what I

46、 had see n people do on TV: I called my credit card company.A: Were they hel pful?B: They were lifesavers! In no time at all, they d give n me new traveler s checks and a new credit card, and sent me on my way.第10課1 Taxi driversA: It really up sets me whe n taxi drivers drive so fast. I "m alwa

47、ys terrified of having an accident.B: That doesn really bother me. I like to get where I going quickly. But I can stand it when they have their radios turned up all the way full blast. You can even hear yourself think!2 People with dogsA： I hate it whe n people take their dogs into a park and let th

48、em make messes all over the pl ace. Itsso irres pon sible!B: You know what bothers me? I hate it whe n they go out and leave their dog at home, bark ing all day.3 TV commercialsA： I can ' stand it when they show the same commercial twice in a row. Why do they do that? It drives me crazy!B: The t

49、hi ng that bothers me the most is whe n they in terr upt a ball game at the most excit ing mome nt to show some stu pid commercial.4 Store clerksA: It really up sets me whe n store clerks p rete nd they haven ' noticed you and just stand around chatting to each other. It ' so rude.B: Yeah. O

50、r on the other hand, they give you the hard sell, and try to get you to buy someth ing you don really want.第11課Clerk: Can I help you?A: Yes, I ' like to return this jacket.C： Is there someth ing the matter with it?A: Yes. I didn ' notice when I bought it, but there are a few p roblems. First

51、, it has a tear in thelining.C: Hmm, actually, it ' torn in several places.A: I won der if you could take a look at these shoesI bought here. They ' e pretty new, but they seem to be falli ng ap art.C: Hmm. Let me see. Yes, this does n ' look right. The stitch ing is coming out. How long

52、 did you say you ve had them?A: Only about a mon th. Here ' the rece ipt.C: Hmm yes. Well, let me exchange these for you. I 4m sorry for the inconvenience.A: Excuse me.C: Yes, how can I help you?A: You see this shirt? I bought it here a few weeks ago, but the first time I washed it, the color ch

53、a nge. It went from bright red to light pink.C: How did you wash it?A: Well, I just tossed it into the wash ing mach ine with my other clothes.C: What temp erature did you use?hot.C： Well, did you check the wash ing in struct ions?C: Yes?cha nge the lightbulb out front? It went outaga in.A: And some

54、 of the butt ons are very loose, this one came off, in fact. And there ' a sta in on the collar.C: I'm really sorry about this. Would you like to excha nge it for ano ther one?A: Well, to be honest, I don ' think this jacket is very- well made. I 'd rather get a refund.C: I un dersta

55、 nd. Do you have the recei pt?A: I usually wash my clothes in hot water, so I guessA: Hi.A: Um maybe not.C: Well, you see here on this label? It says, Wash in cold water only.A: UmTimm.C: So I' m really sorry, but since you did n follow the wash ing in struct ion s, I can ? really do any thi ng

56、for you.第12課A: Hello, Mr. Smith? I was won deri ng if you could, uh,B: Look, why are you botheri ng me now? It still light outside and it will be for ano ther five hours.A: Well, I realize that, but it was dark last ni ght, and I was fumbli ng with my keys, and I' m headed out now, and B: Miss,

57、it just rained. It very wet. It dangerous to . . . , .work with electricity whe n it wet outside.A: Oh, I I don want to endanger you. It just that I be coming home late tonight and I just want to make B: Oh! Wait! Wait! Have you tried earplugs?A: I e tried earplugs. They don B:Have you see n the siz

58、e of that dog? You want me to go in there? That dog could hurt me!A: Well, I n eed my slee p! I don k now what to tell you, I mean B: Look, look. I tell you what. I call him on the phone, and ask if he can kee p his dog quiet.A: Tha nk you!B: I would love to help you miss, but somebody borrowed myA: Mr. Smi