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II.BasicListeningPractice

Script

M:I’mbesidemyselfwithjoy.I’msolucky.Guesswhat?I’vewonalitofmoneyinthelottery.

W:Yeah?Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

Script

W:Marywasfurious.Hersonwreckeduphercar.

M:Heshouldn’thavedrivenacarwithoutadriver’slicense.He‘sstilltakingdrivinglesson.

Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary’sson?

3.Script

M:Susan,Ihearyou’regoingtomarrythatguy.Somepeoplethinkyou’llregretit.

W:Isthatso?Onlytimetell.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.Script

M:Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother’spassing.Iknowhowcloseyoutwowere?

W:Thankyou.Itwassosudden.I’MstillinastateofshockIdon’tknowwhattodo.

Q:Whichoffollowingistrue?

5.Script

W:Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren’tconsideredjustbecauseI’mawoman.

M:Youshouldairyourviewmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyourvicebeheard.

Q:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

Keys:1.C2.B3.D4.A5.D

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Softanswersturnawaywrath.

Mary:Dam!You’respilledredwineonme.Mynewdressisruined.

John:I’mterriblesorry!WhatcanIdotohelp?Here’ssomewatertowashitoff.

Mary:Stopsplashingwateronme!Oh,thisissoembarrassing!I’mamess.

John:Well,youdolookalittleupset.Pleasedon’tblowup.Don’tloseyourcool.

Mary:Hmm,you’vegotthenervetalkinglikethat!Whoshouldn’tflyoffthehandle?Thisdresscostafortune.

John:Youlookreallycutewhenyou’remad.Ikidyounot.Somepeopledolookattractivewhentheyareinarage.

Mary:Thisisveryexpensivedress.Isavedformonthstobuyit,andnowit’sruined.Lookatthisstain!

John:Accidentsdohappen.Givemeyourdress,andI’lltakeittothecleaners.

Mary:Sure!Youwantmetotakeitoffrighthereinpublicandgiveittoyou?Idon’tevenknowyou!

John:Thismightbeareallygooftimetogetacquainted.I’mJohnOwen.

Mary:Mmm,atleastyou’repolite.IguessIreallyshouldn’thaveflaredup.Afterall,itwasanaccident.I’mMaryHarvey.

John:Comeon.I’lltakeyouhome.Youcanchangeyourclothes,andI’llgetthedresscleanedforyou.

Mary:Nowyou’retalking.Thanks.You’rearealgentleman.

John:You’dbetterbelieveit.I’mgladtoseethatyou’vecooleddown.Feellookabitetoeatafterward?I’mstarving.

Mary:Ok.You’reprettygood.I’mnotnearlyasmad.Ifyoucangetthisstainout,I’llbeveryhappy.

John:I’lltrymybest.ButifIcan’tgetthestainout,pleasedon’tletyourhappinessturntowrath.

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthedialog?

Whydoesthewomangetangry?

Whatdoesthemansaytopleasethewomanwhenshelooksangry?

Whydoesthewomansaythemanisarealgentleman?

Whatistheman’sfinalproposal?

Keys:1D2.A3.C4.B5.C

Task2:BigJohniscoming!

Script

AbarownerintheOldWesthasjusthiredatimidbartender.This<S1>owneroftheestablishmentisgivinghisnewhiresomeinstructionson<S2>runningtheplace.Hetellsthetimidman,"IfyoueverhearthatBigJohniscomingtotown,<S3>dropeverythingandrunforthehills!He’sthebiggest,nastiest<S4>outlawwho’severlived!"

Afewweekspass<S5>uneventfully.Butoneafternoon,alocalcowhandcomesrunningthroughtown<S6>yelling,"BigJohniscoming!Runforyour<S7>lives!"

Whenthebartenderleavesthebartostartrunning,heisknockedtothegroundbyseveraltownspeoplerushingoutoftown.<S8>Ashe’spickinghimselfup,heseesalargeman,almostsevenfeettall.He’smuscular,andisgrowingasheapproachesthebar.

Hestepsuptothedoor,ordersthepoorbarkeepinside,anddemands,"IwantabeerNOW!"

Hestrikeshisheavyfistonthebar,splittingitinhalf.<S9>Thebartendernervouslyhandsthebigmanabeer,handsshaking.Hetakesthebeer,bitesthetopofthebottleoff,anddownsthebeerinonegulp.

Astheterrifiedbartenderhidesbehindthebar,thebigmangetsuptoleave,"Doyouwantanotherbeer?"thebartenderasksinatremblingvoice.

"Dangit,Idon’thavetime!"thebigmanyells,<S10>"Igottogetoutoftown!Don’tyouhearBigJohniscoming?"

Task3:AViewofHappiness

Script

Dr.Smithhasproposedareasonable,ifperhapssomewhatoversimplifies,viewofhappiness.Accordingtohistheory,happinessmightbedescribedasastateifbalance.Andwhenhumanorcertainanimalsachievethatbalance,theyrendtoremaininthatconditioninordertorepeatthehappyfeeling.

Toillustratethis,wemaystudytwomagnets.Whentheirpositiveandnegativepolesmeet,theyarecomfortablyjoined,andtheyremainthere.Inotherwords,theyhaveattainedabalanceorstateofhappiness.Ifontheotherhand,oneofthepolesisreversed,andpositivepoleispressesagainstpositivepole,thereisresistance,instability,imbalanceastateofunhappiness.

Animalswithsomedegreeofintelligenceseemtofindhappinessinreinforcement.Oncetheyhavegainedoneormoreoftheirgoalssuchasfood,andwater,theylearntorepeattheactionsthatledtosatisfactionofthosegoals.Thisrepetitionorreinforcementproducesastateofbalanceorsenseofhappiness.

Accordingtothistheory,onlyanimalswithasignificantcapacitytolearnshouldbeabletoexperiencehappiness.Butintruthlearningcantakeplacethroughsurprisinglysimpleshort-termactionsuchasscratchinganitch,followedbypleasure,followedbymorescratching,andsoon.Thuslearningcanoccurwithalmostnoconsciousthought.

Forhumanbeings,blessedwiththeabilitytoreason,goalsarenotlimitedtotheshort-termsatisfactionofneeds.Indeed,thereisastronglinkbetweenhappinessandthefulfillmentoflong-termgoals.Evenifhumanstriveforgoalsthataremorecomplexandlonger-termthantheanimals’goals,oncethosegoalsaregained,happinessisreinforced.

Whydoesthespeakermention"magnets"?

Accordingtothepassage,whatmayanimalsdoaftertheyhavegotfood?

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothespeaker?

Whatdoesthespeakersayisspecialaboutthegoalsofhumanbeings?

Whichofthefollowingbestcapturesthemainideaofthepassage?

Keys:1D2.C3.B4.D5.A

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Don’tletitgettoyou!

Susan:Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?

Chris:NothingI’drathernottalkaboutit.Justdon’task.

Susan:Comeon.Relax.Talktome.

Chris:Allright.ThismorningItookmycartothegaragetochecktheairconditioner.Theyonlygaveitaquicklook,refilleditwithsomeFreon,andchargedme300bucks!

Susan:Nowonderyou’relivid.I’dbemadtooifsomeonerippedmeofflikethat.

Chris:Yeah.Andtheywererude.TheysaidIdidn’tknowanythingaboutcars,whichIdon’t,buttheydidn’thavetobeblunt!

Susan:Soundslikeyougotarawdeal!

Chris:What’sworse,asIwasleaving,Iherdthensaying,"Don’ttrustthatguy.Helooksbroke."WhenIheardthat,Ialmosthittheroof.

Susan:Don’tletitgettoyou.Betterignorethem.

Chris:Iagree.Ididmanagetokeepmycool.

Susan:Well,thebestthingyoucandoistofileacomplaintwiththeConsumerProtectionAgency.

Chris:soundslikeagoodidea.

MODEL2I’mtoodepressed.

Script

Susan:Chris,Ihearyou’vebeendowninthedumps,soI’vecometocheeryouup.

Chris:It’snotgongowork.I’mtoodepressed

Susan:Come,on.Tellmewhat’sonyourmind.

Chris:Everything.Mygirlfriendleftme;mydogranaway;mywalletwasstolen.

Susan:Don’tworry.I’llhelpyousolvethebiggestproblem:findingyouanewgirlfriend.

Chris:Forgetit.Anyway,I’mgettingbadgrades,andIwastoldthatI’dhavetorepeatalotofcoursesnextyear.WhenIheardthat,Ialmostlostit.

Susan:Look,relax.I’llhelpyouwiththosecourses.

Chris:Yeah,butIalsohavethreeweek’slaundrytodo.,andmyroomisapigsty.

Susan:Forgetit.You’reonyourown.

Chris:Come,on.Whatarefriendsfor?

Susan:Tokeepyouinhighspirits;nottodoyourlaundry.

MODEL3Youseemtobeontopoftheworld.

Script

Nora:Oh,hey,John!

John:Hey!

Nora:Youseemtobeontopoftheworldtonight.What’sup?

John:I’msohappyI’mabouttoburst.Guesswhat?

Nora:You’vegotme.

John:Itmightbetruethatmisfortunesnevercomesingly,butyoucanalsohavea"doubleblessing".Andthat’swhatIhad.

Nora:Youmeanyou’vehadtwohappyeventsinyourlife?

John:Exactly.Youknow,Iwasstronginallsubjectsexceptphysics.NowI’vefinallypassedthetest--theoneIneededtoqualifyforaBachelor’sdegree.

Nora:Congratulations!You’dfaileditthreetimes.Nowwonderyou’rebeaming.What’stheothergoodnews?

John:ThemultinationalIwasdongmyfieldprojectatofferedmeajobatagoodstaringsalary.

Nora:Wow,wonderful,simplewonderful.

John:Ifeellikecelebrating.Shallwegotoabar?

Nora:Whynot?

NowYourTurn

Task1

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Youlookfurious.Whathappened?

B:Nothing.I’drathernottalkaboutit.Justdon’task.

A:Comeon.Youshouldn’tkeepyourfeelingtoyourself.Youneedtoletoffsomestream.So,talktome.

B:Allright.ThismorningIwenttoashoptobuyadigitalcamera,Ionlyneedanordinaryone.Itisenoughformytoursinthesummervacation.Buytheypersuadedmetobuyaprofessionalcamera,whichcostthreetimesasmuch.

A:Butyouwerewillingtobuyforit.Anyway,itmustworkbetter.

B:Yousee,Iknownexttonothingaboutphotography.Sotheysimplytrickedmeintobuyinganexpensiveone.

A:Nowonderyou’relividwithrage.I’dbemadtooifIwererobbedlikethat.Whatareyougoingtodo?

B:Ialreadywentbacktothemandaskedtoexchangeitforacheaperone.

A:Whatdidtheysay?

B:Oh,theywererude.Theyinsistedthattheyhadn’tencouragedmetobuyaprofessionalcamera,andthatIboughtitmyself.

A:Soundslikeyougotarawdeal!

B:What’sworse,asIwasleaving,Iheardtheysay,"Thatguylooksbroke.Heshouldn’thaveboughtanycamera."

A:Don’tletitgettoyou.Betterignoretheirruderemarks.

B:Iagree.Ididmanagetokeepmycool.

A:Well,thebestthingyoucandoistofileacomplaintwiththeConsumerProtectionAgency.Iftheytalktotheshop,maybetheywillgiveyouarefund.

B:Soundstoogoodtobetrue.

V.Let’sTalk

Script

Hello,everyone.TodayIinviteyoutojoinmeinanexplorationoffthecausesofdepression.Thereatemanyfactorsinvolved,butIbelievesomedeservespecialattention.

Hereditycertainlyplaysarole..Thetendencytodevelopdepressionmaybeinherited;thereisevidencethatthisdisordermayruninfamilies.

Physiologyisanotherfactorrelatedtodepression.Theremaybechangesorimbalancesinchemicalswhichtransmitinformationinthebraincalledneurotransmitters.Manymodernantidepressantdrugsattempttoincreaselevelsofcertainneurotransmitterssoastoincreasebraincommunication.Whilethecausalrelationshipisunclear;itisknownthatantidepressantmedicationsdorelievercertainsymptomsofdepression.

Researchersalsostudypsychologicalfactors.Theyincludethecomplexdevelopmentofone’spersonalityandhowonehaslearnedtocopewithexternalenvironmentalfactors,suchasstress.Itisfreeqentlyobservedthatlowself-esteemandself-defeatingthinkingareconnectedwithdepression.Whileitisnotclearwhichisthecauseandwhichistheeffect,itisknownthatsuffererswhoareabletomakecorrectionstotheirthinkingpatternscanshowimprovedmoodandself-esteem.

Anotherfactorcausingdepressionisone’searlyexperiences.Eventssuchasthedeathofaparent,thedivorceoftheparents,neglect,chronicillness,andseverephysicalabusecanalsoincreasethelikelihoodofdepressionlaterinlife.

Somepresentexperiencesmayalsoleadtodepression.Jobloss,financialdifficulties,longperiodsofunemployment,thelossofaspouseorotherfamilymember,orotherpainfuleventsmaytriggerdepression.Long-termstressathome,work,orschoolcanalsobeinvolved.

Itisworthnothingthatthoselivingwithsomeonesufferingfrom\depressionexperienceincreasedanxietywhichaddstothepossibilityoftheiralsobecomingdepressed.

Depression-causingFactors

ProblemDescription

Solution

Heredity

Itisinheritedandruninfamilies.

Physiology

changesorimbalancesinchemicalscalledneurotransmitters,whichtransmitinformationinthebrain

Antidepressantdrugsrelievecertainsymptomsofdepression.

PsychologicalFactors

Lowself-esteemandself-defeatingthinkingareconnectedwithdepression.

Suffererswhomakecorrectiontotheirthinkingpatternscanshowimprovedmoodandself-esteem.

EarlyExperiences

Eventlikethedeathofaparent,thedivorceofparents,neglect,chronicillness,andseverephysicalabusecanincreasethelikelihoodofdepression.

PresentExperiences

Jobloss,financialdifficulties,longperiodsofunemployment,thelossofaspouseorotherfamilymember,orlong-termstressmaytriggerdepression.

Livingwithsomebodywithdepression

Thiscausesincreasedanxiety,whichaddstothepossibilityoftheiralsobecomingdepressed.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:ReasonandEmotion

Script

Emotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason;sissuggestedbyphrasesuchas"appealtoemotionsratherthanreason"and"don’tletyouremotionstakeover".Emotionalreactionssometimesproduceconsequencesorthoughtswhichpeoplemaylaterregretordisagreewith;butduringanemotionalstate,theycouldnotcontroltheiractions.Thus,itisgenerallybelievedthatoneofthemostdistinctivefactsabouthumanbeingsisacontradictionbetweenemotionandreason.

However,recentempiricalstudiesdonotsuggestthereisacleardistinctionbetweenreasonandemotion.Indeed,angerorfearcanoftenbethoughtofasaninstinctiveresponsetoobservedfact.Thehumanmindpossessesmanypossiblereactionstotheexternalworld.Thosereactionscanlieonacontinuum,withsomeoftheminvolvingtheextremeofpureintellectuallogic,whichisoftencalled"cold",andothersinvolvingtheextremesofpureemotionnotrelatedtologicalagreement,whichiscalled"theheatofpassion".Therelationlogicandemotionmeritscarefulstudy.Passion,emotion,orfeelingcanreinforceanargument,eventonebasedprimarilyonreason.Thisisespeciallytrueinreligionorideology,whichfrequentlydemandsanall-or-nothingrejectionoracceptance.Insuchareasofthought,humanbeingshavetoadoptacomprehensiveviewpartlybackedbyempiricalargumentandpartlybyfeelingandpassion.Moreover,severalresearchershavesuggestedthattypicallythereisno"pure"decisionorthought;thatis,nothoughtisbased"purely""onintellectuallogicor"purely"onemotion—mostdecisionsarefoundedonamixtureofboth.

Whatresultsdoesthespeakermaysomefromemotionalreactions?

Whatisthepopularbeliefaboutreasonandemotion?

Whatdoesthespeakermeanby"cold"?

Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldpeopledoinreligiousmatters?

5.Whatisthespeaker’sconclusion?

Keys:1.A2.B3.C4.C5.D

Task2:Depression

Script

Pat:Youlookdepressed.Areyoufeelingblue?I’vecometocheeryouup.

Ted:Butthere’snothingthatcancheermeup.I’mdowninthedumps.Life’smiserable

Pat:Youhavetotrytogetyourmindoffthings.

Ted:ButIcan’t.Ijustfeelthere’stoomuchpressureonmesometimes!

Pat:Youcan’tletthingsgetyoudown.Learntorelaxandstopworryingallthetime.What’syourproblem?

Ted:Ifailedmylastexam,andanotherexamiscoming,Igetbored.

Pat:IfIwereyou,I’dstartworkinghard.Ifyouworkhardforalongtime,you’reboundtogetbettergrades.Yousee,"nopain,nogain".

Ted:It’seasiersaidthandone!IfIreadforfifteenminutes,Igetbored.

Pat:Youhavetolearnsomeself-discipline.

ButhowcanIstaycheerfulallthetime?

Ted:Worsethanthat!IfIreadforhalfanhour,Igetaheadache.ThenIstarttoworryaboutpassingthenextexam.

Pat:It’sallinyourmind.Ifyoustaycheerfullikeme,everythingwillsoonbeOK.

Ted:ButhowcanIstaycheerfulallthetime?

Pat:Trytolookonthebrightsideofthings.

Ted:Butwhatifthereisn’tabrightside?

Pat:Youknowthesaying:Everycloudhasasilverlining.Itmeansthere’realwaystowsidestoeverything—boththedarkandthebrightsides.So,trytoidentifyyourstrengthsandbringthenintofullplay.

Ted:Oh,no!Yourcornyoldsayingsaremakingmeevenmoredepressed.

Keys:TFFTF

Task3:Anger

Script

Angerisanemotionthatcanbehardtocontrol.Despitethis,weshouldlearnhowtomanageangerinaconstructivemanner.Inthemostintensemomentsofanger,weusuallyhavetwochoices:tofightortorun.Somechoosetheoptionofviolence,whichisanegativereactiontoanger;andotherschoosetorun.Somemaythinkrunningmeansyouareacoward.Buttheoptionofwalkingawayandclaimingdownisthemoreproductivemethodofhandlinganger.Itisdifficulttowalkaway,especiallywhenyourheartisracing,andyourangerisboilingover.

Thereareconstructivewaysofhandlingangerinanysituation.First,youhavetostopforabriefmomentandthinkbeforeyouact.Takethatmomentandcalmdownidyoufeelyourselfbeingpushed.

Atthatmomentyoushouldadmityouareangry.Ifyourefusetoadmityou’reangryorhurt,orifyoumakeitappearthateverythingispeachesandcream,youarenotmanagingangryinaproductiveway.Youshouldfirstadmityouareangryandletyourfeelingsoutbeforeyoublowup.Foeexample,youcanstayinaquietplacebyyourselfandshout;oryoucantalktoaclosefriendtoventyourrage.Ifyoudonotacknowledgeyouranger,itonlybuildsupinsideyouandwilleventuallyexplodelikeavolcano

Then,inordertomanageyourangry,youcanaskyourselfanimportantquestionthatweallmustaskourselves,"Whatmademeangry?"Whenyougettheanswer,andthenaskyourself,"Whydidthatmademeangry?"Throughsuchlogicalreasoning,onetendstocalmdownandmovetowardasensiblesolution.

NewsReport

U.S.RollerCoaster

Script

Theworld’sfirst4Drollercoaster,"X",tookonitsfirstpassengerslastweekattheSixFlagsMagicMountainthemepark,justoutsideLosAngeles.

Afterclimbingonboardandproperlysecuringtheirsafetyharnesses,"X"ridersarefirsttoaheightofover66meters.Atthetop,thepassengertrainisreleasedandbuildsupenoughspeedtoraceandplummetaroundthetrackatspeedsofover130kmanhour.

Theridertakesthedaringpassengersdownanincredible66mdiveandoverthetopofa62mloop,incarsthatspinindependentlyoftherollercoastertrain.Thisuniquedesignallowsriderstospin360degree,bothforwardsandbackwards,throughtheentireride.

Passengershurtlethroughthisrideoftenmovinginmanydifferentdirectionsatthesametimeadthecarssomersaultbackandforthandtherollercoastertwists,loops,anddives.

Thecomplicatedseriesofmaneuversincludestworaventurn,onefrontflip,onetwistingfrontflip,andtwobackflips.

Sincepassengersaren’talwaysfacingtherightdirectiontoseewhat’scomingupnext,theelementofsurpriseishigh.For"X"riders,thisaddstothethrilloftheride.

Thetrackofthisnewestrollercoasterrunsatotallengthofalittleover1,100meters.Thepassengertrainsmeasure6meterswideand21meterslong,largeenoughtocarry28passengersatatime.Atfullcapacity,thetrainscantake1,600passengersfortherideoftheirliveseachhour.

Theentireridelastsforonlyatotalabout2minutes,butyoucantellfromtheexhilaratedfacesofpassengersreturningtotheboardingdockthattheyweretwoofthemostthrillingminutesofheirlives.

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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Didyouhear?Helengotmodelingjib!She’sgoingtobesashayingdownthecatwalk.

M:Wow,that’sgreat!Allthatwalkingpracticereallypaidoff.Andfoeonceshewon’tbecomplainingaboutbeingsotall.

Q:WhydidHelengetmodelingjob?

2.Script

M:Julia,comeandseetheMissAmericacontestonTV.Allthosebeautifulgirlsarewalkingaroundinbathingsuits,sothejudgescandecidewhohasthebestfigure.

W:Bah!That’stheworstkindofexploitation.Theyaretreatingwomenliketoysforpeopletoenjoy.Iwouldnevertakepartinthiskindofcontest.

Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutthebeautifycontest?

3.Script

W:WhatshallIdo?I’mfat.Iwanttobeslimandbeauty,butI’mfat.I’vetriedallthenewideas,highcarbandlowcarb,butnothingworks.

M:Thosedietsarejustfads,popularforawhileandthenforgotten.Justfollowtheusualdietwithfruits,vegetables,fish,water,andgetplentyofexercise.Beforelongyou’llseeresults.

Q:Whathasthewomantried?

4.Script

W1:IthinkLilyisreallyattractive.She’shalfSpanishandhasthisreallysultrylookabouther.

W2:Thatexplainswhyshetanssowell.I’vealwaysbeenjealousofherskincolorinthesummer.

Q:WhichoffollowingistrueofLily?

5.Script

M:Trustme,itwastightthereontheInternet:"PlasticSurgeryIncreasingataFasterRateAmongMen".Apparentlymoreandmoremenaretryingtoimprovetheirappearance.

W:Isawittooonthenews.Face-lifts,nosejobs,andboxtohidewrinklearenowverypopularwithmen.Mensayit’sforbusinessreasons,butweknowit’svanity.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktherealreasonisthatmenhaveplasticsurgery?

Keys:1.B2.A3.C4D5B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:AFriendlyStylist

Stylist:Morning,sir.Thischair,please.WhatcanIdoforyou?

Nick:Asimplehaircut:shortonthebackandsides.

Stylist:Verygood.Ican,ofcourse,dosomethingfashionableforonly$60.

Nick:60dollars!That’shighwayrobbery—twicewhatIordinarilypay.

Stylist:Perhaps,sir.Butyourhaircutshaven’tbeeninharmonywithyourcharacter.Yourhairisatwarwithyoursoul.

Nick:I’veneverheardofsuchathing.

Stylist:IfImaysay,I’manexpertatmatchinghairstyletopersonalities.Believeme;you’resufferinga"disjunction".

Nick:Adisjunction?Whatthedevilisadisjunction?

Stylist:Yourhairdoesnotmatchyou.

Nick:Thisisutternonsense.However,I’dliketohearhowyou’dsolvethisso-calledproblem.

Stylist:Yourcharacterisartistic,imaginative.Butyourhairisdull.Icancorrectthatimbalanceinseconds.

Nick:Okay,letmeseewhatcanyoudoaboutthe…uh…disjunction,asyoucallit.

Stylist:We’regoingtousescissorstocreatepeaks,whichwe’llkeepinplacewithaliberalhelpingofgel….Thistuftinthebackwe’llbraidintoapigtail.Now,it’sthenewyou!

Nick:Iloveit.It’sjustlikeme:imaginativeandartistic.Nowwhatareyoudoing?What’swrong?Don’tyouseeharmonyinmynewhairstyle?

Stylist:Something’spreventingyourhairstylefrombeingatruefashionablestatement.

Nick:Forheaven’ssake,tellmewhat’smissing.

Stylist:Streaks.Byputtinginafewyellowstreaksinyourhair,itwillbecomeaworkofart.Streakingwillcostyoumore,but…

Nick:Doit.Forgetthecost.But,bytheway,whatisthetotalgettingtobe?HowmuchamIpayingtoavoiddisjunction?

Stylist:That’s…$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.

Whenthestylistmentions$60,whatdoesthecustomersay?

Whatdoesthestylistthinkaboutthecustomer’shairstyle?

Whatwillthestylistdowiththecustomer’shair?

Whatwillstreakingdototheman’shairaccordingtothestylist?

Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

Keys:1C.A3.D4.B5.A

ForReference:

Itmeansthereisnomatchbetweenyouandyourhair.

That’s…$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.

Task2:TheVoiceLift

Script

Aftertheface-lift,theforeheadtightened,andthe<S1>nosejob,somethingstillmightberevealingyourage:your<S2>voice.

Forpatientswhothinktheirtrembly,hoarsewordsdon’t<S3>matchtheirnewlyfaceandfigure,there’saprocedurethatclaimstomakethem<S4>soundyoungertoo:thevoicelift.

Therearetwogeneralkindsofvoicelifts.Insomecases,implants<S5>insertedthroughanincisioninthe<S6>neckbringthevocalcordsclosertogether.Doctorsalsouseinjectionsof<S7>fatorothersubstancestoplumpupthecords,sothatthevoicesoundsyounger.

<S8>Thevoiceliftisbecomingmorewidelyknownamonganagingpopulation,whotrytomakethemselvessoundyounger.

"Ispeakinagreatdeal,orIwasshouting,onaparticularday,attheendoftheday,Iwouldfeelexhausted,"saidRobertBrown,75,<S9>aretiredconstructionengineerwhounderwentthevoiceliftseveralyearsago,"Idon’tknowifIsoundyounger,butthehoarsenessisgone,whichissuchagreatimprovement."

<S10>Voiceliftcanalsobenefitpeoplelikeperformers,lawyers,teachers,andtelephoneoperatorswhoneedtohaveastrongvoiceandhopetoshaveyearsoffthesoundoftheirvoice.

Task3:AViewofHappiness

Script

Menareturningtoplasticsurgeryandcosmeticprocedurestobrightenuptheirappearancesatafasterratethanwomen,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonWednesday.

Men’suseoffatinjectionstosoftendeepwrinklesleaped47percentlastyearfromthepreviousyear.Women’suseoftheinjectionsfell36percent,accordingtoasurveybytheAmericanAcademyofFacialandPlasticReconstructiveSurgeons.

Men’suseofbotoxinjectionstoeliminatefrownlinesrose88percent,whilewomen’sbotoxusefell8percent.

Andforsmoothingskin,theuseoflaserresurfacingamongmenrose13percent,thesurveyshowed.Meanwhile,women’suseoflaserresurfacingdropped38percentduringthesametimeperiod.

Thenumberofmengettingnosejobsrose47percent,whilethenumberofwomendoingsorose5percent.

Typically,menandwomenvisitingplasticsurgeonsforcosmeticreasonswereage40to59.

Thestudysaid44percentofmenand57percentofwomentelltheirdoctorthatlookingyoungeristhereasontheyarechoosingcosmeticsurgery.

Byabout18percent,menaremorelikelythanwomentosaytheywantfacialcosmeticsurgeryforwork-relatedreasons.

ThestudywasconductedbywrittenquestionnairesfromJanuary20toMarch3amongmorethan2,600membersoftheassociation,whofocusontreatmentoftheface,head,andneck.

Bycomparison,inthepreviousyear,women’suseofbotoxrose60percentwhilemen’sfell14percent;women’suseoflaserresurfacingrose13percentwhilemen’sfell19percent;women’suseoffatinjectionsfell17percentandmen’sfell54percent.

Whatistrueofmenandwomen’suseoffatinjections?

Whileofthefollowingistrueofnosejobs?

Howmuchgreateristhepercentageofwomenchoosingcosmeticsurgerytolookyoung