新視野大學英語視聽說教程第二版第2冊答案

V.Let'sTalk

StoryofaMiser

Therewasamiserwholovedmoneymorethananythingelse.Justbefore

hedied,hesaidtohiswife,"Now,listen.WhenIdie,Iwantyoutotakeallmy

moneyandputitinthecasketwithme.Iwanttotakemymoneytotheafterlife

withme."

Hemadeherpromisewithallherheartthatwhenhedies,shewouldpitall

themoneyinthecasketwithhim.Thenhedied.Hewaslaidinthecasket,his

wifewassittingtherewearingblack,andherfriendwassittingnexttoher.

Whentheyfinishedtheceremony,justbeforetheundertakersgotalready

toclosethecasket,thewifesaid,"Waitaminute!"Shehadaboxwithher.She

cameoverwiththeboxandputitinthecasket.

Thentheundertakerslockedthecasketdown,andtheyrolleditaway.He

friendsaid,llGirl,Iknowyouweren'tfoolenoughtoputallthatmoneyinthere

withyourhusband!"

Shesaid,"Listen,I'maChristian.Ican'tgobackonmyword.Ipromise

himthatIwouldputallthemoneyinthecasketwithhim."

"Youmeanyoureallyputthatmoneyinthecasketwithhim!?"

"Isurelydid,"saidthewife."Iwrotehimacheck."

1.money

2.allhismoney

3.promise

4.inthecasket

5.sitting

6.nextto

7.close

8.box

9.locked

10.foolish

11.allthatmoney

12.gobackonherword

13.putthemoney/putthatmoney

14.check

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Task1:GivingMoneytoaBeggar

Susan:Hey,Robert,yougavethatbeggarsomeofyourhard-earned

cash?

Robert:Iknow.Helookedasifheneededhelp.

Susan:Buyyou'realwayssocarefulwithyourmoney.

Robert:Yeah,Iguessso,butIliketohelpwhensomeone'sinneed.

Susan:Ijustwonderwhytheguydoesn'tgetajobandmakehisown

living.

Robert:It'sjustnotthatsimple,Susan.Somepeoplehaveahardtimeofit

inlife.

Susan:Maybetheywastealltheirmoney.Ifyougivethemmoney,they

willjustgoonwastingit.

Robert:Lifehasbeengoodtome,Susan,andI'dliketosharesomeofmy

luck.

1.thebeggar

2.neededhelp

3.careful

4.ajob

5.ahardtime

6.waste

7.goodluck/luck

Task2:AnIntroductiontoCreditCards

Creditcardsareplasticcardsissuedbyabankorotherfinancial

institutionsallowingtheholdertobuygoodsandservicewithoutusingcash.

ManyAmericandon'tliketocarrymuchcash.Forthemthecardsare

convenientandsafetouse.

Creditcardsaregainingpopularity,evenforbuyingsmallitems.Theyare

acceptedalmosteverywhere,thoughnotatfastfoodrestaurants.

Creditcardsallowyoutopurchasethingsthatyoumaynotcurrentlyhave

themoneytobuy.Whenyouuseacreditcard,thecreditcardcompanythat

issuedthecreditcardpaysthestore.Later,abillwillbemailedtoyoubyyour

creditcardcompanyfortheamountyoupurchased.Atthattime,youcan

eitherpaythebillinfull,oronlypayaminimumamount,andwaittilllaterto

finishpaying.Ifyouwaittilllater,youwillowethecreditcardcompanyinterest

ontheamountthatyoudonotpay.

1.D2.C3.B4.D5.A

Task3:BuyingaMachine

AnAmericanmanufacturerisshowinghismachinefactorytoapotential

customer.Atnoon,whenthelunchbellrings,twothousandmenandwomen

immediatelystopworkingandleavethebuilding.

"Yourworkers,they'reescaping!"criesthevisitor."You'vegottostop

them."

"Don'tworry,they'llbeback,"saystheAmerican.Andindeed,anexactly

oneO'clockthebellringsagain,andalltheworkersreturnfromtheirbreak.

Whenthetourisover,themanufacturerturnstohisguestandsays,"Well,

now,whichofthesemachineswouldyouliketoorder?"

"Forgetthemachines,"saysthevisitor."Howmuchdoyouwantforthat

bell?"

1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T

Speaking

Canyouchangeatwenty-dollarbill?

Cashier:HowcanIhelpyou,Miss?

Jill:Couldyouchangea20forme?

Cashier:Sure.Howdoyouwantit?

Jill:CouldIhavetwo5's,butnotenough1's.Arequartersallrightwith

you?

Cashier:Well,Ihavesome5's,butnotenough1's.Arequartersallright

withyou?

Jill:Oh,that'sevenbetter!Inthatcase,Iwon'thavetoworryaboutthe

smallchangeforthelaundry.

Cashier:Hereyouare!

Jill:Thanksamillion!

PartI

Directions:Listentotheshortdialogs,andthenchoosethecorrect

answerstothequestions.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirst

playing,therewillbetimeforyoutochoosethecorrectanswers.Usethe

secondplayingtocheckyouranswers.

1.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Sheisgoingtotravel.

B.Sheisgoingtoblowitallimmediately.

C.Sheisgoingtosaveitforfutureuse.

D.Sheisgoingtoinvestitinaproject.

2.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Heplanstotravelaroundtheworldtoenjoyhimselfathisforties.

B.Hewantstoleadaluxuriouslife.

C.Hethinksmoneycanbuyhappiness.

D.Hehopestosaveupmoneytohelpthepoor.

3.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.TospenditatChristmas.

B.Topaythetuition.

C.Tobuybooks.

D.Topayfortheaccommodations.

4.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Whenheborrowsmoneyfromafriend.

B.Whenhereceiveshissalary.

C.Notuntilhalfayearlater.

D.Notuntilayearlater.

5.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Heisgeneroustofriends.

B.He'ssavedupalargesumofmoney.

C.Heismeanwithhismoney.

D.Heboastshisattitudetowardsaving.

PartII

Directions:Listentothefollowingrecording,andthenfillintheblankswith

themissingwords.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirstplaying,

therewillbetimetowritethemissingwords.Usethesecondplayingtocheck

youranswers.

Thomas:Nora,canyou(1)?

Nora:(2)?

Thomas:Ican't(3)myfamilywithmypay.They(4)toomuch.

Nora:I'msorry,Thomas,I'm(5).ButBrownisabanker.Ifyou(6),he

mightbegladtohelpyou.

Thomas:I'll(7)tryingtoborrowmoneyfromthatmiser.

Nora:ButMrs.Brownis(8)andreadytohelp.Andsheisthe⑼ofabig

company.

Thomas:OK,I'lltry(10)withher.

givemealoan

(2)Whatfor

(3)support

(4)arespending

(5)hardupmyself

(6)lethimknow

(7)getnowhere

(8)easy-going

(9)generalmanager

(10)myluck

PartIII

Directions:Listentothefollowingrecording,andthenchoosethecorrect

answerstothequestions.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirst

playing,therewillbetimeforyoutochoosethecorrectanswers.Usethe

secondplayingtocheckyouranswers.

1.Howmuchdidthehotelchargetheminitially?

A.$13.

B.$27.

C.$29.

D.$30.

2.Howmuchdidthehoteloverchargedthem?

A.$1.

B.$2.

C.$5.

D.$9.

3.Howdidthebellboy(男侍者)expectthegueststoreactafterhe

pocketed$2?

A.Theguestswouldbeangry.

B.Theguestswouldbehappytogetarefund.

C.Theguestswouldbeslightlydisappointed.

D.Noneoftheabove.

4.Whichofthefollowingcalculationsdidthebellboyusetofindthat$1

wasmissing?

A.30-(27+2)

B.29-(27+1)

C.5-3-1

D.9-5-3

5.Whichofthefollowingcalculationsshouldthebellboyusetosolvehis

puzzle?

A.27+2+1=30

B.30-5=27-2

C.29+1=30

D.30-1=29

PartIV

Directions:Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingstatements.

1.Ifyoupostponethepayment,youowethecreditcardcompany

theamountthatyoudonotpay.

A.interestfor

B.intereston

C.interestrateson

D.interestratesfor

2.Lifehasbeengoodtome,andI'dliketosomeofmygoodluck.

A.share

B.sharewith

C.sharefor

D.sharein

3.Hey,yougavethebeggarsomeofyourcash?

A.hardly-earned

B.hardly-earning

C.hard-earned

D.hard-earning

4.Robertisalwayssocarefulhismoney.

A.in

B.at

C.over

D.with

5.Helenisgenerousandlikestohelpwhensomeoneisin

A.need

B.needs

C.necessity

D.demand

6.Hey,Mike,whereareyou?

A.ofto

B.offto

C.awayto

D.awayfor

7.I'mgoingtotalktoabankerabouta.

A.borrow

B.lend

C.lending

D.loan

8.Youneedmoney?Ithoughtyouwerethe.

A.keepingtype

B.savetype

C.savingtype

D.reservingtype

9.Asyouknow,propertyvalueshavebeen

A.goingintotheroof

B.goingintheceiling

C.goingthroughtheroof

D.goingtotheceiling

10.Whenyoureceivethebillfromyourcreditcardcompany,youcan

choosepaythebillinfullonlytopayaminimumamountofthe

moneytowaituntillatertofinishpaying.

A.either...nor

B.neither...or

C.either...or

D.neither...nor

Unit8

II.ListeningSkills

Tokeepourchildrensafefromthosedangerouscriminals,thesetips

mightbehelpful.First,childrenshouldbeencouragedalwaystoask

permissionfromtheircaregiverbeforetheygoanywhere.Theyshouldnotonlv

tellthecaregiverwheretheywillbeatalltimes,butalsowhowillbelooking

afterthem.Also,childrenshouldneverwalkorridetheirbikesalone.Instead,

theyshouldtravelingroupswheneverpossible.Moreimportantly,children

shouldbetaughttostayawayfromstrangers,thouahtheymayoffertoshow

themapuppyorgivethemcandy.childrenshouldbetaughttosay"no"andrun,

scream,orfightifnecessary.Moreover,childrenshouldbetoldthatno

problemistoobigortoosmalltoaskgrown-ups.Infact,itisnevertoolateto

askforhelp,andtokeepaskinguntiltheygetthehelptheyneed.Lastbutnot

least,weshouldrealizethatmanychild-attackcasesinvolveafamilymember

orfamilyfriend,forexample,astepfather,sister'sboyfriend,babysitter,

neighbor,andsoon.

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Heorshe?

Girl:

Yes,I'dliketoreportamugging.

Policeofficer:

OK.Canyoutellmeexactlywhathappened?

Girl:

Well,Iwaswalkinghomefromworkwhenthiswomanknockedmeright

offmyfeet,seizedmystuff,andranoff.IwassoscaredthatIdidn'tgoafter

her.

Policeofficer:

Canyoudescribethewomanforme?

Girl:

Yeah.Heisquitetall,aboutsixfeetthree.

Policeofficer:

Yousaidawomanrobbedyou.

Girl:

Well,I'mnotreallysure.Hmm.Yousee,thepersonwaswearingawhite

dress,alightredsweateroverit,andsheorhewaswearingapairof

basketballshoes.

Policeofficer:

Hmm.Whatelsecanyouremember?

Girl:

Well,theperson...hadabeard.

Policeofficer:

Ah!Whatwas,uh,takenexactly?

Girl:

Well,justmyleftshoe.Strange,isn'tit?

Policeofficer:

Ah.The"BeardedWoman"hasstruckagain!

Girl:

The"BeardedWoman"?

Policeofficer:

Well,this"BeardedWoman"isaman.Hedressesuplikeawomanand,

forsomeunknownreason,likestotaketheleftshoefromhisvictims.He's

reallyharmlessandusuallyreturnstheshoetothecrimesceneacoupleof

dayslater.

Girl:

Hey,hecankeepmyshoe,andI'lljusttakeoffmyleftshoeeverytimeI

walkthroughthepark.

1.F2.T2.F4.T5.F

Task2:What'sinthebags?

Ayoungmancomesuptotheborderonhisbicycle.Hehastwolarge

bagsoverhisshoulders.Theborderguardstopshimandsays,"What'sinthe

bags?"

"Sand,"answerstheyoungman.

Theguardisabitsuspiciousandaskstheyoungmantoopenthebagsfor

inspection.Theguardemptiesthebags,butfindsnothinginthembutsand.

Thenhehasthesandanalyzed,onlytodiscoverthatthereisnothingbutpure

sandinthebags.Sotheyoungmanisallowedtorideacrosstheborderwith

hissandbags.

Aweeklater,thesameyoungmanpresentshimselfattheborderwithhis

bags.Theguardasks,"Whathaveyougot?"

"Sand,"saystheyoungman.

Theguarddoeshisthoroughexaminationanddiscoversthatthebags

containnothingbutsand.Hegivesthesandbacktotheyoungmanwhothen

ridesacrosstheborderonhisbicyclewiththesandbags.

Thishappenseveryweekforthreeyears.Finally,theyoungmanno

longerappearsatthebordercrossing.Manymonthsgobyandtheborder

guardmeetstheyoungmaninanexpensivecafe.

"Hey,"saystheguard,"forthreeyearsyouweresmugglingsomething

throughmycrossingstation.It'sdrivingmecrazy.Justbetweenyouandme,

whatwereyousmuggling?"Theyoungmandrinkshiscoffeeandsays,

"Bicycles."

1.B2.D3.C4.A5.C

Task3:Fightingidentitytheft

Itisimportanttokeepyourpersonalinformationsecure.Herearesomeways

tohelpyoufightidentitytheft.Afterall,youdon'twantsomeoneelsetoruin

yourgoodcreditratingandperhapskeepyoufromgettingtheloanyouwantto

get.

Thefirstthingyouwanttodoistowatchhowmuchinformationyougiveouton

theInternet.Forexample,neverputyourcreditcardnumberintoanemail.If

youdomakepurchasesonline,youneedtobecareful.Onewaytobeextra

carefulistoonlyusesitesthatofferahighlevelofencryption.Anotherwayto

beextracarefulistoonlyuseonecreditcardforallofyourInternetpurchases.

Makesurethatcreditcardhasalowlimit.

AnotherthingyouhavetodotohelpyouavoidIDtheftistodestroyallyour

outgoingmailcompletely.Somethieveswillpickupgarbage,searchthroughit,

andpulloutthecreditcardoffersthatyouthrewawaybecausetheywerejunk

mail.Rememberthatalotofyourinformationisalreadythere.Allathiefhasto

doisforgeyoursignatureandmailtheformbackwithanotethatsaysyou've

changedyourmailingaddress(totheiraddress).

Thethirdwaytoavoididentitytheftistomakesurethatyourmailboxissafe.

Haveaslotinyourfrontdoorforthemailtofallthrough.Eventhoughthatis

notcompletelysafe,itisstillmuchsaferthanthepostboxoutsideyourfront

door.

(1)giveout(2)number(3)online(4)sites(5)creditcard(6)low(7)

outgoing(8)thieves(9)offers(10)mailbox(11)frontdoor

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Bye-bye,bully!

Se-Jin:john,doyoumindifIaskyousomething?

John:No,whatisit?

Se-Jin:youseemnervous.Isthatbigguystillbullyingyou?

John:Yeah.Todayhewantedmetogivehimsomemoney.Heeven

pushedmewhenIsaidno.

Se-Jin:That'sterrible!Youhavetotalktoateacheraboutthis.

John:Ithoughtaboutthat,butI'mafraidthateveryonewillthinkI'ma

coward.

Se-Jin:yoursafetyismoreimportantthanwhatotherpeoplethink.

John;Buttellingateachercouldmakethingsworse.Thebigguywarned

menotto.

Se-Jin:Ofcoursehedid!Hedoesn'twanttogetintotrouble.Look,if

you'restillworried,telltheteachernottomentionyournamewhenshetalksto

him.

John:Goodidea.ButIthinkIcandealwithhimonmyown.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hi,canItalktoyouforaminute?

B:Sure,whatisit?

A:Youlookworried.Areyoustillbeingbulliedbythatbigboyinyou

class?

B:Yeah.Todayheaskedmetohelphimcheatinthefinalexam.

A:That'stoobad!Youhavetotalkwithyourparentsaboutit.

B:lthoughtaboutthat,butI'mafraidthatotherpeoplewilllaughatmeifI

turntomyparentsforhelp.

A:Don'tbesilly.It'smoreimportanttoprotectyourself.

B:Maybeyouareright.Ishouldtellthistomyparents,andtheywillgive

mesomeadvice.

Model2Myhousehasbeenrobbed!

Operator:ColchesterPoliceStation.CanIhelpyou?

Jane:Ihopeso.Myhousehasbeenrobbed.

Operator:Wheredoyoulive?

Jane:2BSouthbankRoad.

Operator:Whendidyoudiscovertheburglary

Jane:WhenIgothomefromwork.Aboutfiveminutesago.

Operator:Wasanythingstolen?

Jane:yes.Allmyjewelry'sgone,andmycomputertoo.Andtheywrote

dirtywordsallovermywalls.

Operator:Howdidtheygetin?

Jane:Theyforcedthebackdoor.

Operator:Anofficerwillberoundinabouthalfanhour.Pleasedon'ttouch

anything.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:BroadwayPoliceStation.MayIhelpyou?

B:Ihopeso.Myhousehasbeenbrokeninto.

A:Wheredoyoulive?

B:43MainStreet.

A:Whendidyoufindoutaboutthebreak-in?

B:Whenwegothomefromthetheater.Abouttwominutesago.

A:Howdidtheybreakin?

B:Theyforcedopenthebackdoor.

A:Wasanythingstolen?

B:Yes.Allmycashinthedrawer,andmymobilephonetoo.Andthey

brokealltheglass.

A:OK,anofficerwillcomeinabout20minutes.Pleasedon'tleave

fingerprintsanywhere.

Model3Weshouldcreateharshersentencesforbootleggers.

Jane:It'sabouttimethatthegovernmentgottoughwithbootleggers.

Theirfakeliquorshavealreadykilledseveralpeople.

Peter:Yeah,that'stoohighapricetopay.It'salmostarip-off.The

bootleggersuseindustrialalcoholtocutcostsandincreaseprofits.

Jane:Perhapsweshouldcuttaxesonliquor.Withlowertaxes,

bootleggingwilldecrease.

Peter:Butthatcancreateanewproblem.That'snotinagreementwiththe

WTOrules.

Jane:Ithinkthroughnegotiationwithothernations,perhapswecancut

taxesundertheWTOframework.

Peter:Thatmaybetough.Perhapsabettersolutionistocreateharsher

sentencesforbootleggers.

Jane:Iagree.Ourcountryneedsaspecialteamtodealwiththisproblem.

Thenwecancrackdownonbootlegging.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:It'stimethegovernmenttookstricterstandardscontroloncosmetic

products.Thelowqualitycosmeticshavecausedvariousskindiseasesamong

users.

B:Yeah,theproducersuseharmfulingredientstolowercostsandadd

profits.

A:Perhapstaxesoncosmeticsshouldbecut.Withlowertaxes,low

qualitycosmeticproductswillbelessprofitableanddecrease.

B:Butthereisanewproblem.CuttingtaxesgoesagainsttheWTOrules.

A:Ithinkbynegotiatingwithothercountrieswecanreducetaxes.

B:Thatmaybehard.Maybethebestideaistotakestricterstandards

controloncosmeticproducts.

A:Iagree.Weshouldhavesomeregulationstokeepacheckonthe

productionandmarketingofcosmetic.

V.Let'sTalk

Texaspolicesaytheyhavearresteda91-year-oldman,J.L.HunterRountree,

whoisaccusedofrobbingabank,makinghimprobablytheoldestbankrobber

inU.S.history.

PolicesaidRountree,whowasnotarmed,askedatellertoputmoneyintoa

largeenvelopewiththeword"robbery"writtenonit.Awitnesstookdownthe

licensenumberofhiscar,andhewasarrestedonahighwayabout15miles

outsidethecity.

Ifheisprovedguilty,Rountreewillfacefrom10to20yearsinprison.Hetold

policeheneededthemoney,andhehadacomplaintagainstbanks.

RountreeleftaprisoninFlorida,wherehewastheoldestprisonerinthestate,

aboutayearago.Beforethat,heservedathree-yearsentenceforabank

robberyinFloridain1999.

Inaprisoninterviewwithajournalist,Rountreesaidhehadbeena

businessmaninTexasbuthadfallenonhardtimes.Hesaidherobbedhisfirst

bankwhenhewasabout80becausehewantedtogetrevengeagainstbanks.

"AbankthatI'ddonebusinesswithhadforcedmeintobankruptcy.Ihaven't

likedbankssince,"hetoldthejournalist."IdecidedIwouldgeteven.AndI

have."

7651234

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:DescribingaRobbery

Detective:Okay,Ms.Brown,justcalmdown.Couldyoustartfromthe

beginningandtellmewhathappened?

Janet:Well,let'ssee.Iwassittingatthetablenearthewindowwhentwo

menrushedinandtoldeveryonetofreeze.

Detective:Canyoudescribetheman?

Janet:Onewastallandwithalongcoaton.Theotherwasshorterinared

jacket.

Detective:Aftertheyburstinwhatdidtheydo?

Janet:Well.Thetallonepointedhisgunattheclerkandtoldhimtoopen

thecashregister.Theshortonewaswatchingtherestofus.Theclerk

hesitatedaminuteandjustthentherestaurantmangercameoutofhisoffice.

Thatsurprisedthethieves.

Detective:Yeah,let'ssee...Themanger'snameisMr.Jackson.Iguess

hehadthekeytothesafe?

Janet:Yeah!That'sright!Becausethethievestoldhimtoopenthesafe.

Theshortonewentwithhim.Asthemangerturnedtogobacktotheoffice,he

toldtheclerktocooperatewithhim.

Detective:Didthebossopenupthesafe?

Janet:Yeah,hewentbackintotheofficeandopenedit.Heseemedpretty

calm,notlikethecustomers.Ithinkthatguydeservesamedalorsomething.

Sam:Youalldo.Livingthrougharobberyisatoughexperience.

1.everyonefreeze

2.tall,shorter,redjacket

3.hisgun,open,therestofthepeople

4.key,safe

5.calm,amedal

Task2:Who'stheMurderer?

Apassingpolicecarheardloudscreamsandrespondedimmediately.

Whenthepolicearrivedatthescene,heyfoundPete'sdeadbodyinhis

backyard,withmanknifewoundsandbloodeverywhere.Theofficer

immediatelywenttoquestionthethreeneighborsthathadbeenoutsideinthe

pastthirtyminutes.

BlakeSmithhadjustfinishedpaintinghisporchwhentheofficercame.A

young,politeman,Blakewipedhishandsonhiscleanjeansbeforeshaking

hands,andsaid,"Ireallydidn'tseeorhearanything,"headdedapologetically.

NelsonBrownhadbeeninhisgarden,rightnextdoortothevictim'syard.He

said,“Iwasinandoutofthehouse.Weeding."Hishandsweredirty.Thenhe

added,"Inside,Iwasrepairingachair,ItallmusthavehappenedwhenIwas

indoors.Sorry."

KennyGreen'sstoryseemedlessbelievable."Iwasonaladder,washing

mywindows,"themiddle-agedmanadmitted.Theofficercouldseethat

Kenny'syardoverlookedthevictim's.ButKennyclaimed,"Ineverlookedover

intoPete'syard,nordidIhearanything."

Nowtheofficerbelievedthatoneoftheguyswaslying.Whowasthis

man?

1.A2.D3.C4.D5.B

Task3:Thetheftofpersonalinformation

Thelistofinstitutionswherepersonalinformationwasreportedtohavebeen

stolenorlostthisyearislong,includingmanylargebanks,hospitals,

universitiesandautomobilestores.Theseplacescontainlargenumbersof

preciousrecordscovetedbyIDthieves.EventheDepartmentofJusticeis

reportedtohavelostpersonalrecordswhenalaptopwasstolen!

Themostcommoncausesoftheseincidentsarereportedtobehackingand

lostrecords.Also,thetheftofpersonalrecordscanbeaninsidejob,where

employeeswhohaveaccesstocomputersystemsaretemptedtosteallarge

volumesofcustomerpersonaldatarecords.Thistemptationcanbereal,

becausestolenpersonaldatacansellanywherefrom$10to$60perrecord.

Identitytheftcouldbehappeningtoyourightnowandyouwouldn'tknowit

untilthedamagewasdone.Evenmoredisturbingisthatnewbornsandthe

elderlyareoftenthefavoritevictimsofidentitythieves,becausetheabuseof

theirpersonalinformationcangoonlongerbeforeitisfoundout.

Today,thetheftofpersonalrecordsismoredangerousthanthelossof

personalinformationthroughthecarelessdiscardingofcreditcardreceiptsor

mail.

1.F2.T3.T4.F5.F

Speaking

ProtectingIntellectualPropertyRights

Richard:Iunderstandwhypublishinghouseshavecalledforacrackdown

onillegalcopiesofbooks.It'sabiglossforthemifeveryonebuyspirated

booksinsteadofpayingthefullprice.

Nancy:Iagree.Ifthepublishersdon'ttakeactionagainstillegal

publications,theyandtheauthorsofthebookslosemoney.Thenthe

publishershavetosavemoneybyloweringthequalityoftheirbooks.

Richard:That'swhyintellectualpropertyrightshavetobeprotected.Itwill

dodogoodnotonlyforthepublishers,buttoconsumersaswell.

Nancy:Yousaidit.I'mallforprotectingintellectualpropertyrights.ButI

alsothinkbooksaregettingmoreexpensiveeveryday,andsomestudents

havenochoicebutyobuycheapbooks.

Richard:Ibegtodisagree.Thereisnoexcuseforcollegekidstobuy

mobilephonesandthensaytheycan'taffordbooks.

Nancy:Buttoreallysolvethepiracyproblem,weneedcheaperbooksas

wellasharsherpunishments.

PartI

Directions:Listentotheshortdialogs,andthenchoosethecorrect

answerstothequestions.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirst

playing,therewillbetimeforyoutochoosethecorrectanswers.Usethe

secondplayingtocheckyouranswers.

1.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Warningthewomanagainstwalkingaloneatnight.

B.Offeringtowalkbackwiththewoman.

C.Sayinggoodbyetothewoman.

D.Tellingthewomantobeonguard.

2.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Thewoman'sbookisstolen.

B.Thewomanstealsthebook.

C.Themansupportspiracy.

D.Themantriestopersuadethewomannottobuypirated

books.

3.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Shehopestogetbackherlaptop(筆記本電腦).

B.Shehopestocatchthethief.

C.ShehopesStevewillgetoverhisrage.

D.ShehopesStevewillgetsomecompensation.

4.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Totellthechildrenwhoisthecriminal.

B.Tokeepthechildrenstayathomeallthetime.

C.Toencouragechildren