研究生英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)說(shuō)教程(提高級(jí))(07第二版)-Tests-1-2

UnitIPersonalInformationTask2Listening:Youwillhearsomeinstructionsaboutyourpersonalinformation.Listentotherecordingandcompletethetablebelowwithyouranswers.Number1Man:Whatcountrywouldyouliketovisit?Writeitinthecircle.Ifyoucouldgoanywhereintheworld,wherewouldyougo?Writethecountryinthecircle.Number2Woman:Writeafriend'snameinthetriangle.What'sthenameofoneofyourfriends?Writethenameinthetriangle.Number3Man:Whereareyoufrom?Writethenameoftheplaceinthesquare.Inthesquare,writethenameofyourhometown.Number4Woman:Whatdoyouliketodoinyourfreetime?Writeitinthetriangle.Whatareyouinterestedin?Writeafree-timeactivityinthetriangle.Number5Man:Whatdon'tyouenjoydoing?Writeitinthecircle.Inthecircle,writedownsomethingyoudon'tliketodo.Number6Woman:Atschool,whatisorwasyourfavoritesubject?Writeitinthesquare.Whatclassatschooldoyouordidyoulikethemost?Writethenameofthesubjectinthesquare.Number7Man:Writeyourfavoritekindofmusicinthetriangle.Whatkindofmusicdoyoulikethebest?Writeitinthetriangle.Number8Woman:Inthecircle,writesomethingyoulikebest.Itcanbeafood,asport,oranythingelse.Writethenameofsomethingyoulikebestinthecircle.HereditaryAggressiveSubtractaddTask4Listening:Lookatthefollowingquestionnaireaboutyourlifeexpectancy.Firstfillinthisquestionnairewithinformationaboutyourself.Thenlistentotherecordingandwritedownthescoresforeachquestion.Addupyourtotallifeexpectancy.Whatdoyouranswerstothequestionnairemean?Writewhatyoumustaddorsubtractintheboxes.1.Ifyou'reamansubtract3yearsandifyou'reawomanadd4years.2.Ifyou'rebetween30and39yearsoldadd2years;Ifyou'rebetween40and59add3years;between50and69add4years.3/4.Townsandcitiesareunhealthyplaces;Ifyouliveinalargetownorcitytakeoff2years,butifyouliveinavillageorinthecountry,add2years.5/6.Marriedpeoplelivelonger;Takeoffthreeyearsifyouliveonyourown,butyoucanadd5yearsifyoulivewithapartner.7/8.Educationisgoodforyou.AddIyearforauniversitydegreeandanother2yearsforapostgraduatequalification.9.Ifyousitdownmostoftheday,subtract3years.10.Add2yearsifyouexerciseforatleast20to30minutes3timesaweek.11.Ifyouspendmorethan10hoursadayasleep,takeoff4years.12.Ifyou'rehappyaddayear;Ifyou'reunhappysubtract2years.13.Ifyou'rerelaxedadd3years.Subtract3yearsifyou'requick-temperedandaggressive.14.Don'tsmokeifyouwantalonglife.Subtract3yearsforupto10cigarettesaday,4yearsfor10to20,6yearsforupto40and8yearsformorethan40.Ifyou'reanon-smoker,butyoulivewithasmoker,takeoffIyear.15.ThreeglassesofwineorbeeradayareOKformen,2areOKforwomen.Ifyoudrinkmorethanthis,takeoffayear.16.Overweight?Ifyou'reupto15kilostooheavysubtract2years,16to25kilostakeoff4years.17.Longliferunsinfamilies.Add2yearsforeachgrandparentover80yearsoldnoworwhentheydied.18.Somediseasesarehereditary,too.Takeoffthreeyearsifanyoneinyourclosefamily(brothers,sisters,parents,grandparents)hasorhadhearttrouble.Takeoffanotheryearifanyoneinyourfamilydiedundertheageof50.Tocalculateyourlifeexpectancy,startwithanaverageageof72years.Thenaddorsubtractthenumbers.Task6Listening:Agroupofpeoplehavejustmet.TheywillgoonanexpeditiontourfromLondontoSouthAfrica.Theyarenowintroducingthemselvestoothers.Listentotherecordingandcompletethechartbelowwithwhat3ouhear.Marie:Hi,everyone.WelcometoThrillseekers.I'mMarieGreggandthisisJackRoberts.We'regoingtobeyourguidesonourexpeditionfromLondontoSouthAfrica.Jack:Hi!Asyouheard,myname'sJackand,asyoucanprobablytellfrommyaccent,I'mfromSouthAfrica.AndthisisBessie,ourtrustyvehicle.She'sgoingtotakeusallthewaydownthroughEuropeandAfricatoCapeTown.Nowwe'regoingtobetogetherontheroadforthenextfiveweeks,soweneedtogettoknoweachother.CanIaskyoualltointroduceyourselvesbrieflytothegroup?Now,whowouldliketostart?Yes?Lulu:Hello,everybody.Myname'sLuluMcNultyandI'mfromSydney,Australia.I'mafashiondesigner.MyfatherwasborninSouthAfrica.I'vealwayswantedtogothere,becausehe'stoldmesomuchabouttheplace.SoI'mreallylookingforwardtothetrip.Jack:Thanks,Lulu.AndnowthepersonnexttoPaola.Paola:Hi.I'mPaola,PaolaRossi.I'manaccountant.Iworkforabigchemicalcompany.Oh,andI'mfromArgentinafromBuenosAires.AtthemomentI'mworkinginLondon.I'vebeenhereforaboutayearnow.IliketravellingbutIlikeabitofadventure,too.Sothat'swhyIwantedtogoonthistrip.Jack:Thankyou,Paolaand...?Istvan:Hi.I'mIstvanTisza.I'mfromHungaryandI'mastudent.Marie:Whatareyoustudying,Istvan?Istvan:I'mstudyingpsychologyattheUniversityofBudapest.IwantedtocomeonthistripbecauseI'dliketodosomethingunusual.AndalsoI'llhaveachancetopractisemyEnglish.Jack:Thanksalot,Istvan,and...Task7Listening:Youwillhearaninterviewwithsomeone.Belowisalistofquestionsfortheinterview.Listentotherecordingandnotdowntheanswerstothequestionsinthespacesprovided.(I=Interviewer;C=Celebrity)I:Couldyoutellusalittlebitaboutyourself?C.Sure.I:Firstofall,wherewereyouborn?C:IwasborninLondon,butI'vegotdualnationalitybecausemymother'sfromNicaragua.I:DoyoustillliveinLondon?C:No,I'mlivinginIbizanow.I:Oh,really?Howlonghaveyoubeenthere?C:Notlong.ImovedfromLondonwithmytwodaughters,AssisiandAmba,aboutsixmonthsago.I:Areyouhappythere?C:Yeah,veryhappy.Welovetheoutdoorlife.Also,mymother'saSpanishspeakerandIfeelmorecomfortableinaLatincountry.I:Haveyoumadeanynewfriends?C.Yeah,I'vemadelotsofnewfriendshere.AfewEnglish,butmytwobestfriendsareArgentinianandSpanish.I:Whatdoyoudoforaliving?C:I'mapainter,butI'verecentlystartedajewellerybusinesswithafriend,andthattakesupmostofmytime.IalsodosomemodellingwhenIneedthecash!I:Andwhatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?C:Well,withabusinessandtwoyoungchildrenIdon'thavemuchfreetime,butIlovereadingandlisteningtomusic.I:Whatsortofmusicdoyoulike?C:Allsorts:popmusicandclassical.I:DoyoueverlistentotheRollingStones?C:No,never,butdon'ttellmyfather.I:Howoftendoyouseeyourparents?C:Notveryoften.Mymother'sinNewYorkandmyfather'softenontour.Butwealllovebigfamilyget-togethers.I:You'veobviouslytravelledalot.What'syourfavouriteplaceintheworld?C:That'sadifficultquestionbecauseI'vebeentosomanyamazingplaces,butIthinkBrazilismyfavourite.Thechildrenloveittheretoo.I:Finally,canIaskonelastquestion--whochoseyourname?C:Ithinkmyfatherchoseit.MymotherwantedmetohaveaSpanishname.Unit2DailyPlansTask3Listening:Youwillheartwopeoplearrangingameetingtotalkaboutafewthings.Belowarethediarypagesforthetwoofthem.Someoftheinformationismissingonthediarypages.Listentotherecordingandfillinthemissinginformationwithwhatyouhear.Mary:Whencanwegettogethertodiscussafewthings,Alan?Alan:Justaminute,letmegetmydiary.Right.Thisweek?Mary:OK.Weneedabouttwoorthreehours.Whatabouttoday?Areyoufreethismorning?Alan:No,sorry.SomepeoplefromPolandarecomingtoseeus.Butthey'releavingatmidday,sotheafternoon'sfree.Mary:No,Ican'tmakethat.We'reinterviewingforanewsecretary.Alan:AreyoudoinganythingonTuesday?Mary:Well,I'mgivingalectureat10:00andI'mgoingtothedentistintheafternoon.Howaboutlunch?Alan:Nogood,I'mafraid.I'mhavinglunchwithPeter.IsWednesdayafternoonanygoodforyou?I'mgoingtoanexhibitioninthemorning,buttheafternoon'sfree.Mary:No,I'msorry,That'snogoodforme.I'mmeetingthedirectorat2:30.Alan:Well,I'mafraidthat'sitforthisweek,then.I'mgoingtoHollandonThursdaymorning.Mary:Ohyes,soyouare.Whenareyoucomingback?Alan:Sunday,butIdon'tgetbacktill11:00atnight.Isanyeveninganygoodforyou?Mary:No,I'mrehearsingformynewplayeveryeveningthisweek.Alan:Well,itlookslikenextweek,then.Butanyway,Imustgonow.Bye,darling.Mary:Bye.Don'tforgetyou'retakingthechildrentothepartytonight.Alan:What?ButI'mplayingtennisat7:00.Can'tyoutakethem,Mary?Mary:No,Itoldyou.I'mrehearsingthisevening.Alan:Oh,damn.NowIcan't...Task4Listening:Youwillhearfourshortconversations.Ineachofthem,somepeoplearemakingarrangementsforanactivity.Listentotherecordingandcompletethetablebelowwithwhatyouhear.Number1(Phonerings;Pickup)Karen:Hello.Tony:Hi,Karen.ThisisTony.Karen:Oh,hi.I'mlookingforwardtolunchtomorrow.Tony:Uh,that'swhatI'mcallingabout.Weweresupposedtomeetatnoon,right?.Karen:Yeah.Um,attheBangkokCafe.Tony:Look,we'rekindofbusyhereatwork.Canwehavelunchalittleclosertomyoffice?Ihavetogetrightbacktomydesk.Karen:Yeah,OK.HowaboutthePlaza?Tony:ThePlaza?Great!Ilovetheirsaladbar.Karen:OKI'llseeyouatthePlazaatnoonthen.Tony:OK.Sorryaboutthechange,Karen.Karen:Oh,noproblem.Tony:Bye.Karen:Bye.(Hangsup)Number2FirstWoman:Sowe'remeetingatseven-thirtyinfrontofHayesHall,right?SecondWoman:Well,howaboutearlier?Wouldyouliketogetsomethingtoeatbeforetheconcert?FirstWoman:That'dbenice.Let'sgototheMuseumCafe.SecondWoman:OK.Aboutsix-thirty?FirstWoman:Ah,well.Let'smeetatsix.Giveourselvesalittlemoretime.Wedon'twanttobelatefortheconcert.SecondWoman:Six,attheMuseumCafe.Gotit.Noproblem.Number3Announcer:AttentionpassengersonNorthernAirwaysflight475toSeattle.Therehasbeenadelay.Theflightwillnowdepartatsixo'clock.Flight475toSeattlewillleaveatsixo'clockfromgatetwelve.Passenger:Sixo'clock!Great.We'vegotsometime.Let'sgetsomethingtoeat.Number4(Phonerings;Pickup)Patient:Hello.Secretary:Hello.Ms.Clark?Patient:Yes.Secretary:ThisisDr.Lee'soffice.Youhaveanappointmenttodayattwo-thirty.Patient:Yes,that'sright.Secretary:We'reverysorry,butDr.Leewascalledtothehospitaltoday.We'dliketorescheduleyourappointmenttotomorrowatthesametime.Patient:Tomorrowattwo-thirty?That'sthetwenty-first?Secretary:That'sright.Tomorrowattwo-thirty.Patient:That'sOK.Secretary:We'resorryfortheinconvenience.Patient:That'sallright.Goodbye.Secretary:Bye.Task6Listening:JoeHillisamanagerofacompany.Hehastwoassistants:SamanthaandColin.Healso.hasasecretarynamedMandy.Joe'slifeatthemomentisgettingverybusy.Inadditiontohisnormalheavyworkload,thereareanumberofotherthingsneedinghisattention.YouwillhearaconversationbetweenJoeandMandy.ListentotherecordingandwritedownJoe'sactivitiesfortheday.Mandy:Areyoureadytogothroughthediaryfortoday?Joe:Yes,OK.Mandy:Well,firstthereareseverallettersonyourdeskthatneedsigning.Thenfrom9:30to10:30you'vegotameetingwithJohnClarkfromKRP.He'salreadyarrived.Joe:Uh-huh.Mandy:At10:30there'stheregularmonthlymeetingofthefinancecommittee.Joe:Whendoesthatfinish?Mandy:At12:00.ThenSheilaGordoniscomingoveraboutthenewoffices.Shewantstodiscussthenewdesignswithyou.Joe:Doesthathavetobetoday?Mandy:Well,itseemsso.We'retheonlydepartmentthathasn'tchosenthecoloursandfurnitureandsoon.Sowe'vebeenholdingeverythingup.Joe:Allright.Mandy:Thatwillprobablytaketill1:00p.m.Andweweresupposedtobegoingovertoseethebuildingsometimetoday,too.Thenat1:00p.m.you'llbehavinglunchwiththeManagingDirector.Joe:Oh,yes.Hewantstodiscussnextweek'smeeting.Wedon'twantarepeatoflastyear,dowe,Joe?Ohdear.Mandy:Thenwe'vesetasidethisafternoonforwritingtheannualreport.Thedeadlineis5o'clock,ifwe'retogetitoutintimefortheDirectors'meetingnextweek.Joe:Ihatethatjob.Italwaystakesatleastthreehours.Mandy:Andyou'releavingat5:00p.m.promptlytoday.Joe:Yes,it'smyson'sbirthdayparty.Mandy:Well,youcan'tmissthat.It's...issomethingwrong,Joe?Joe:No,I'vejustbeengettingsomepainsinmychestlately,that'sall.It'sprobablynothing.Mandy:Youshouldseeadoctor.Joe:WhendoIgetthechance?Thesurgeryisonlyopentill1:00p.m.Mandy:Well,youshouldn'ttakechanceswithyourhealth.Oh,I'mafraidweneedtofitsomethingelseintoday.Samanthaphonedjustnow.Shewantstoseeyoutodayaboutgettinganewassistant.Joe:Butsheknowsthepolicyonnewposts.Mandy:Well,yes,butshesaysshe'sgottoomuchworkforonepersonand...Joe:Yes?Mandy:Andifyoudon'tseehertoday,she'llresign.AndIthinkshemeansitthistime,Joe.Joe:Ohdear!Well,when...Malevoice:Sorrytodisturbyou,butwe'vejusthadthisurgentfaxforMrHill.Task7Listening:YouwillhearaconversationbetweenJoeandhiswife.ListentotherecordingandnotedownwhatJoeissupposedtodofortodayandtomorrowforthefamily.Marcia:Hello87549.Joe:Hello,Marcia.Marcia:Hello,darling.Thisisanicesurprise.Joe:Well,actuallyI'vegotaproblem.I'vehadthisurgentfaxfromBrussels.Theywantmetogoouttherethisafternoon.Marcia:Butit'sDonald'sbirthdaypartyandyoupromisedyou'dbetherethisyear.Yourememberhowupsethewaswhenyoumisseditlastyear.Joe:Iknow,butwemayloseanimportantcontractifIdon'tgo.Marcia:Well,whattimewillyoubeback?Joe:Tomorrowmorning,Iimagine.Marcia:What?Oh,thisisthelimit,Joe.YouknowI'mgoingtotheBCIConferencetomorrowandyousaidthatyou'dtakeDonaldandSarahtoschoolandpickthemup.Joe:Ohno.I'dforgottenaboutthat.Can'tyougetsomeoneelsetotakethem?Marcia:Itdoesn'tmatter,Ishouldhaveknownbetterthantorelyonyouinthefirstplace.Joe:Marcia...Marcia!Ohdamn.Task9Listening:YouwillhearJoetalkingwithhissecretaryMandyagain.TheyaretalkingaboutwhatJoeshouldorshouldn'tdotoday.Joewillhavetomakesomedecisions.Listentotherecordingandcompletethechartbelowwithwhatyouhear.Presenter:Joehasonemainproblem.Hehastoomuchtodo.It'sacommonproblemthatweallhaveatsometimeinourlives.Howshouldyoudealwiththisproblem?Well,therearethreethingsthatyoumustdecide:1.Whataremypriorities?2.WhatcanIdelegate?Whatcanorshouldbedonebysomeoneelse?3.Areotherpeoplemakingunreasonabledemands?Solet'sseehowJoedealswiththesituationinthelightofthesequestions.Joe:Rightthen,Mandy.I'vehadathinkabouttoday.Thisiswhatwe'regoingtodo.Mandy:OK.I'llgetthediary.Joe:Now.I'vegottoseeJohnClark,becausehe'salreadyhere.ButthefinancemeetingandthemeetingwithSheilaGordon...Colincandealwiththose.He'slearningtheropesandthebestwaytodothatistotakeresponsibility.Mandy:Right.I'llphonehim.Joe:SoI'mnowfreeafter10:307Mandy:That'sright.Joe:Nowmyfirstpriorityistostayalive.SoIwantyoutomakeanappointmentatthedoctor'saboutthesepainsinmychest,please.Mandy:Verysensible.Joe:Thenafterthat,couldyouaskSamanthatocomeandseeme?Wecan'tlosehersoImustseeher.Mandy:Butwhatareyougoingtosaytoheraboutthenewpost?Joe:I'llpromisetoputherrequestforanewposttotheDirectors'meetingnextweek.Ihopethatwillkeepherhappy.Mandy.Whataboutthebirthdayparty?Joe:Well,I'vepromisedmywifeandchildrenthatIwillbetherethisevening,soI'mgoingtokeepthatpromiseandIneedtokeeptheDirectorshappy.Soit'sveryimportantthatIhavelunchwiththeManagingDirectorandthatIwritetheannualreport.ButIthinkColincanhelpmewiththat.Mandy:SowhatabouttheAlitraincontract?Joe:Well,IthinkAlitrainarebeingunreasonable.Iftheirnewchapwantstospeaktome,heshouldn'tleaveittothelastminute.Youcan'tdobusinesslikethat.SoIthinkthat'sit.CouldyougetmetheBelgiumofficeonthephone,please?Mandy:Yes,ofcourse.Oh,whataboutgoingovertoseethenewbuilding?Joe:Oh,thatcanwait.I'llgoandseeittomorrow.Unit3PlacesTask3Listening:Youwillhearaninterviewwithfourpeopleabouttheiropinionsofdifferentplaces.Listentotherecordingandnotedowntheinformation3ouheartofillinthechartbelow.NumberOne(I=Interviewer;P=Paulo)I:Doyoulikeyourcity?P:Ohyes,Ifeelluckytobelivinginacitythat'ssobigandexciting.Ilovelookingoutofmyapartmentwindowoverthehigh-risebuildings.I:What'sthecitycentrelike?P:Somepeoplesayit'stoonoisyandcrowded,butIlovethat.There'salwayssomethingtoseeanddo.Wealsohavethemostfamousbeachintheworld--CopacabanaBeach.Then,ontheothersideofthecity,therearebeautifulmountains.ThehighestoneiscalledCorcovado,andithasthefamousstatueofChrist.Ifyoulookdownatthecityfromthere,theviewisspectacular.I:What'stheweatherlike?P:It'sgreatmostofthetime.TheonlytimeIdon'tlikeRiomuchisinthesummer:it'stoohotandhumid.NumberTwo(I=Interviewer;G=Gisela)I:Doyoulikeyourcity?G:Yes,it'swonderful.Ithinkmycityhaseverything.I:What'sthearchitecturelike?G:It'samixtureofoldandnewwithplentyofshopsforeverybody.Thecastleisthemostfamousmonument,andatnightitlooksamazing.I:What'sthenightlifelike?G:It'sayoungcitybecauseoftheuniversity,sothereareplentyofcheaprestaurantsandinterestingcafesandbars.Itsgotagreatnightlife.I:Andwhatarethepeoplelike?G:Well,somepeopleareabitreserved,butingeneralthey'rereallyfriendly.NumberThree(I-Interviewer;A-Armelle)I:Wheredoyoulive?A:Well,Iliveinasmallvillagewithmyparents.Mygrandparentsliveheretoo,andmyauntsanduncles.Infact,IthinkI'mrelatedtoaboutfiftypercentofthepeopleinmyvillage.I:What'syourvillagelike?A:It'sverypretty.Thecountrysideisbeautiful,andtheairislovelyandclean.Butit'stooquiet.Ifinditsodullandboringhere--therearen'tanydiscosorcinemas.I:Whatarethepeoplelike?A:Oh,they'relovely,buttherearen'tmanyyoungpeople.Iwanttogoandliveinthecity.Soon.NumberFour(I=Interviewer;L=Luigi)I:Whatdoyouthinkofyourcity?L:Itisaveryspecialplace.Thereisnowhereelseintheworldlikemycity--it'ssoromantic.I:What'sthecitycentrelike?L:Thebuildingsarebeautiful,andwehaveSanMarco,oneofthemostfamouschurchesintheworld.SanMarcoSquareiswonderful,andduringcarnivalinFebruaryVeniceisthebestplaceintheworldtobe.I:Doyoulikelivinghere?L:No,Ireallyhatelivinghere.It'shorrible.Therearetoomanytouristseverywhere.I:Ohdear.Whataretheshopslike?L:Well,becauseofthetouriststheshopsaretooexpensiveandthecanalsaredirtyandpolluted.Mycityisnotbigenoughforallthesepeople.Whydon'ttheyleaveusinpeace?Task5Listening:WhatdoyoualreadyknowaboutHongKong?Youwillhearsomeonetalkingaboutthisplace.Listentotherecordingandnotedowntheinformationyouhear.TalkingaboutHongKongUm,thepopulationofHongKongis,urn,it'saboutsixmillion.Umandtherearealargenumberofislands,theNewTerritoriesandKowloonareactuallypartofthemainlandofChinabutHongKongIslandisactuallyseparatefromthat,um,thepopulation,theretendtobewell,openspacesandthenverydenselypopulatedareas.Asfarastheclimate'sconcerned,inthesummer,um,itreaches34degreesbutthehumiditycanbesometimesuptoabout100percentsoit,it'sveryverysticky...Um,asfarasthefoodisconcerned,it'sawonderfulplace,Imean,Ithinktherearesomethinglike19thousandrestaurantsforapopulationofsixmillion,whichisincredible--it'sthemostincredibleplace...Umit'sthesortofplacewhereeverybodyhastoberesponsibleforthemselvesfinancially,there'snosocialsecuritynetworksopeopletrytomaketheirfortunesandthereisanemphasisonmoney..,butmostpeoplearereallyfriendly.Ithinkanyway.Umm.Then,asfarasthefood'sconcerned,it'svery,verymixed,it'sthekindofplacewhereyoucanfindJapanese,Chinese,Thai,French,andItalianrestaurantsallinthesamestreet--andeveryone'seatingintheBurgerKingroundthecorner!Task6Listening:Youwillhearthreepeopletalkingaboutthreedifferentplaces.Listentotherecordingandcompletethechartbelowwithwhatyouhear.First,AmeliaAmelia:EveryonefallsinlovewithRiodeJaneiro.PeopleinRiospendsomuchtimeoutdoors.Oh,andtheyaresofriendly.Sometimes,itseemsthateveryoneisononeofthosebeautifulbeaches,especiallyCopacabana.Many,manyvisitorscomejustforthemusic.Sambaremainspopular,andyouwon'tbedisappointedbyRio'sexcellentnightlife.Next,RolandRoland:Um...IthinkifyoucometoSydney,you'llreallyenjoyit.Thepeopleyoumeetwillalwayshelpyou,andwereveryfriendlytostrangers.Oh,andofcourse,SydneyHarborisabsolutelybeautiful--it'sthelargestintheworld.Andifyoureallywanttoseesomelocalanimals,uh,youshouldcometoTarongaZoo--thereareallkindsofAustralianmarsupialsthere,includingkoalabears.Finally,LilyLily:VisitorsloveSingaporefortheshopping.It'sexcellent,andyoucangetsomerealbargainshere.But...um...whatIthinkyou'dlikethemostaboutSingaporeisthemixofdifferentpeople--um...Chinese,Malay,Indian,andEuropeans.Thefoodisgreat,too--youknow,allkindsofAsianfoodandnotexpensiveatall.The...um...outdoorfoodmarketsarethebestplacestoeat.Task8Listening:YouwillheartwopeoplebeinginterviewedabouttheirexperienceoflivinginBritainandEcuador().ThefirstpersonisfromFranceandthesecondfromBritain.Listentotheinterviewandwritedowntheiranswerstothequestionsbelow.Interviewer:What'sthebestthingaboutlivinginBritain?Therese:Thebestthing?Iwouldsay..,myrelationshipwithmyboyfriend.I:What'stheworstthing?T:BeinginBritain!No,Idon'tknow,Ithinktheworstthingisthefood..,andthecoffee,ohyes,thecoffee.I:WhatdoyoumissmostaboutFrance?T:Well,firstofallmyfamily,secondmyfood,andthirdmyfriends..,myfriendsmostofall.I:What'sthestrangestthingaboutlivinginBritain?T:Thestrangestthing...Ifounditverystrange,Istillfinditverystrangethatthepubscloseat11o'clock..,andthefactthatyoucan'tgointoabarjustto...youcan'treallygointoabarjusttohaveacupofteaorcoffeeoryouknow,at7I:WhatadvicewouldyougivesomeonecomingtoliveinBritain?T:AFrenchperson?If...Whatwoulditbe?Bringanumbrella.Interviewer:WhatwasthebestthingaboutlivinginEcuador?Jim:ThebestthingformeIthinkwasthemountains,Ilovedthemountains.I:Andwhatwastheworstthing?J:Idon'tthinktherewasaworstthingreally,Ijustlikedeverythingaboutit.I:WhatdidyoumissmostaboutEngland?J:WhatdidImissmost?Mybedander...probablyfamilyandfriendsbecauseIcouldn'taffordtocomehomeforChristmas.I:WhatwasthestrangestthingaboutlivinginEcuador?J:Thestrangestthing?Beingrich!ImeanevenonmysalaryIcouldaffordtodothings,like,like..,flysomewherefortheweekend.I:WhatadvicewouldyougivesomeonegoingtoliveinEcuador?J:Travelaroundasmuchastheycan,it'sanamazingplace...Unit4DietTask3Listening:Youwillhearthreeconversations.Somepeoplearetalkingaboutthefoodanddrinktheyarehavingatdifferentplaces.Listentotherecordingandcompletethetablebelowwithwhatyouhear.NumberOneMan1:Ooh,thisisreallyspicy,isn'tit?Woman:Whew,yes,itis.It'stasty,though.Idon'tusuallyeatcurryandrice,butthisisreallygood.Man1:Curry'snottoohotforyou?Woman:Oh,no,it'sfine.Andyouknowwhat?Thericetastesreallyfresh.It'sprettygoodforaplacelikethis,don'tyouthink?Man1:Yeah.Gouldyoupassthewater,please?IthinkIneedsomemore.Woman:Sure,here,I'llpour.Man2:Hi,isitOKifIsithere?Woman:Oh,yeah,sure.Um,justletmejustmovemybagoffthechairforyou.Man2:OK,thanks.NumberTwoMan:...betterthanitusuallyis.Waitress:OK,hereyougo.Man:Oh,thanks.Woman:Thanks.Man:Thanksalot.Waitress:Sure.Enjoy!Man:Oh,thankyou.Youknowsomething,thischeesecakelooksreallygood.Woman:Itsuredoes.Heynow,don'tforgetwe'resharingit!Man:Ha-ha!Iknow.Woman:Mmm.Wow,thatisrich.Ooh,it'sreallysweet,too.Man:Doyouthinkthatweshouldgetsomemorecoffee?Woman:Oh,nothanks,IthinkI'mOK.Listen,isitOKwithyouifweaskforthechecknow?Iknowthatwe'restilleating,butI'minabitofahurry.Man:No,sure,it'sfine.Thanks.Excuseme,can..,uh...wehavethecheck,please?NumberThreeMan:Whatisit7Woman:Youknow,I'mnotsure.Ithinkit's..,chicken.Man:Nhn-nhn,Ithinkit'sbeef.Woman:Ugh,thevegetableslookverystrange,don'tthey?Man:Oh,well,I'mnotreallyveryhungry.Woman:Oh,meneither.Man:I'lljusttasteit...You'llneverguess!Woman:What?Man:It'sfish.Andthesauceisactuallyprettygood.Ithoughtitwouldbebland,butit'snotatall.Here,tryit.It'snotbad.Woman:Oh,allrightUgh!It'sawful.It'stoosalty.Man:Well,Ilikeit.Woman:Oh,nowIneedsomemoresoda.Iwishthey'dcomebackwiththedrinkcartagain.Man:Here,haveyourselfsomeofmine.Thenwe'llasktheflightattendantfortwomorecans.Task4Listening:Youwillheartwoshortconversations.Somepeopl