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l.Ted:Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOK?

Ana:I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.

Ted:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?

Ana:Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.

Ted:Didyougrowupthere?

Ana:Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasin

highschool.

Ted:Andwheredidyoulearntorollerblade?

Ana:Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.

Ted:Well,it'smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?

Ana:Sure.Justfollowme.

Ted:Bytheway,mynameisTed.

Ana:AndI'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.

2.Ted:Hey,hey!Thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!

Ana:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

Ted:Iworkinatravelagency.

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Ana:Really!Whatdoyoudothere?

Ted:I'minchargeoftheircomputers.

Ana:Oh,soyou'reacomputerspecialist.

Ted:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.

Ana:That'sgreat.Thenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwitha

computercourseI'mtaking.

Ted:Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerblading

lessons.

Ana:It'sadeal!

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l.Interviewer:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?

YuHong:I'mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.

Interviewer:Andwhendidyoumovehere?

YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.

Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudonow?

YuHong:I'matransportationengineer.

Interviewer:Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.

YuHong:Yes,that'sright.

Interviewer:WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?

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YuHong:Oh,that'snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomany

things,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'thaveany

relativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.

InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'tthe

samehere.

Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

YuHong:Oh,that'seasy:mymom'ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireally

missmymother'scooking.

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l.A:Hey!Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?

B:Yeah!That*smeinfrontofmyuncle'sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,

weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.

A:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!

B:Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearly

andwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithink

it'sstillupintheattic!

A:Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrew

themout!

2.A:YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?

B:What?

A:Visitingmygrandparentshouse...youknow,onholidaysandstuff.

Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamed

Blackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,

too!Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent*shouse.And

everytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.

B:Ah,memories!

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l.A:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

B:Goodquestion.Therearen'tenoughbusesonthisroute.

A:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.

B:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.

A:Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.

B:Andfewercars!There1stoomuchtraffic.

A:Say,isthatourbuscoming?

B:Yes,itis.Butlook.Ifsfull!

A:Oh,no!Let*sgoandgetacupofcoffee.Wecantalkaboutthisletter

Fmgoingtowrite.

2.A:Soyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?

B:Sure.I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They'retooold.

Weneedmoremodernbuses...niceair-conditionedones.

B:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.

A:Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'tenough

parking.

B:Thatsforsure.Itsimpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntown

thesedays.

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A:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.

B:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn'tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbuses

duringtheregularworkday.Hmm...thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.

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l.A:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?

B:There*soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.

A:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?

B:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00A.M.

A:Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?

B:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It*srightdownthe

hall.

A:OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroom

is?

B:Rightbehindyou,ma'am.Seethatsign?

A:Oh.Thanksalot.

2.A:Excuseme.Itsmeagain.Fmsorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-

ifyoudon'tmind.

B:Notatall.

A:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?

B:Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutforty

dollars.

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A:Fortydollars?IguessI'IItakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostan

hourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantinthe

airport?Maybeafast-foodplace?

B:Goupstairsandturnright.You*IIseethesnackbaronyourleft.

A:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.

B:You,too.

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l.Quiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblems

inSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywant

todriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusiness

districtonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.

AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.

Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthe

numberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.

Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchto

buyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.

TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubic

transportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.

Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.

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l.A:Whatdoyouthink?

B:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andtheliving

roomishuge.

C:Butthebedroomsaretoosmall.Andthereisn'tenoughclosetspace

formyclothes.

A:Andit'snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.

B:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerous

neighborhood.

A:Let*sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.

2.A:Well,howdoyoulikethisspace,then?

C:Oh,it'smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthe

bedrooms.Theyaretoohuge!

B:Yes,theyareniceandbig.

C:Andtherearetwobathrooms!Icouldhavemyownbathroom!

B:Yes,Iguessyoucould.

C:Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon'tlike

thosedarkgreenwalls.

A:Oh,Fmsurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.

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l.A:CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.

B:Hello.Tmcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.

A:Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?

B:Whereisit,exactly?

A:It'sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.

B:Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?

A:Yes,I'mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.

Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom

B:Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?

A:Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.

B:Uh-huh.Well,TIIthinkaboutit.

A:OK.Thanksforcalling.

B:Thankyou.Bye

2.A:Hello?

B:Hello.Istheapartmentyou'readvertisingstillavailable?

A:Yes,itis.

B:Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?

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A:Well,it'saperfectapartmentforoneperson.Ifsoneroomwitha

kitchenatoneend.

B:Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?

A:There'sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartment

islocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandthereare

storesandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit'sonahighfloor,soyoudon't

hearanystreetortrafficnoise.

B:ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI'mlookingfor.I'dliketocome

seeit,please.

A:Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.

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l.Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.Tvebeendoingthesamethingsforover

fiveyearsnow,andTmjustnotlearninganythingnew.Itsthesame

routineeveryday,andIamreallysickofsittinginfrontofacomputer.I

thinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofession

thatinvolvesmeetingpeople.

2.1reallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoon

weekends.Igetreallyboredontheweekends,andifIjoinedaclub.I'd

probablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.

3.1shouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneeditformyschool

work.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it'ssomething

you'IIfindusefullaterinlife.

4.Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.Fvegainedtenpoundssincelast

year,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon'tloseweightnow,I

won,tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.

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l.A:Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?

B:Oh,I'mstillatthebank.Idon*tlikeit,though.

A:That*stoobad.Whynot?

B:Well,it*sboring,anditdoesn*tpayverywell.

A:Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon,tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfinda

betterjob.

B:Actually,Idon'twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotof

moneysoIcouldretirenow.

A:Hmm,howoldareyou,Terry?

B:Uh,twenty-six.

2.A:SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?

B:Oh,youdidn'tknow?SheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthsago.We

decidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.

Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.

A:Fmsureyouwill.

B:Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?

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A:I'mnotsure,butFdlovesomethingthatwouldinvolvetravel.And

Fdreallyliketomovetoanothercity.I'msickofthisplace.Ineedtolive

somewheremoreexciting.

B:Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.

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l.A:Hey,thissoundsgood-snailswithgarlic!Haveyouevereatensnails?

B:No,Ihaven't

A:Oh,they'redelicious!Ihadthemlasttime.Liketotrysome?

B:No,thanks.Theysoundstrange.

C:Haveyoudecidedonanappetizeryet?

A:Yes.I'IIhavethesnails,please.

C:Andyou,sir?

B:IthinkI'IIhavethefriedbrains.

A:Friedbrains?Nowthatreallysoundstrange!

2.A:Oh,good.Herecomesthewaitressnow!

C:Hereareyoursnails,madam.Andforyou,sir...thefriedbrains.

B:Thankyou.

A:Mmm,thesesnailsaredelicious!Howarethebrains?

B:Well,Ithinkthey're...yuck!Oh,sorry,Iguessbrainsareprettystrange

afterall.Um,IthinkI'mgoingtoordersomethingelse,ifyoudon,t

mind.

A:Oh,sure.Goahead.

B:Miss!Excuseme,miss!

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C:Yes?

B:Uh,Ireallydon,tcareforthisappetizer.Couldyoubringme

somethingelse?

C:Yes,ofcourse.Whatwouldyoulikeinstead?

A:Trythesnails.

B:No,Idon'tthinkso.I'IItellyouwhat.Justforgetanappetizerforme,

andbringmeanice,juicyhamburger...mediumrare...withFrenchfriesand

alargesoda.

3.Haveyoufinishedwiththis

A:Haveyoufinishedwiththis?

B:No,I,mstilldrinkingit.Thanks.

4.A:Didyouorderthis?

B:Yes,thatsmine.Mmm,itlooksgreatandsmellsdelicious!

5.A:Don'tyoulikeit?

B:Ihaven'ttastedityet.Fmwaitingforthewaitresstobringmeafork.

6.A:Didyouenjoyit?

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B:Well,itwasalittletough.Ithinkitwascookedfortoolong.

7.A:Howisit?

B:Great.JustthewayIlikeit:blackandstrong.

8.A:Yourturnormine?

B:Ifsmytreatthistime.Youpaidlasttime.Remember.

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l.A:I'msoexcited!Wehavetwoweeksoff!Whatareyougoingtodo?

B:I'mnotsure.IguessI'IIjuststayhome.MaybeTIIcatchuponmy

reading.Whataboutyou?Anyplans?

A:Well,myparentshaverentedacondominiuminFlorida.I'mgoingto

takelongwalksalongthebeacheverydayanddolotsofswimming.

B:Soundsgreat!

A:Say,whydon'tyoucomewithus?Wehaveplentyofroom.

B:Doyoumeanit?I'dloveto!

2.A:Haveyouplannedanythingforthesummer,Brenda?

B:Yeah.I'mgoingtoworkthefirstmonthandsavesomemoney.Then

I'mgoingtogodowntoMexicoforsixweekstostaywithmysister.

She*sworkinginGuadalajara.Shesaysit'sreallyinterestingthere,soI

wanttogoandseewhattogoandseewhatit'slike.Itwillalsogivemea

chancetopracticemySpanish.I'mreallylookingforwardtoit.

3.A:So,whatareyouplanningtodoforyourvacation,Judy?

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B:Oh,Fmdoingsomethingreallyexoticthisyear.Youknow,Iwentto

Hawaiilastyear,andjuststayedonthebeachfortwoweeks.Thisyear,I'

mgoingwhite-waterrafting!

A:Ooh,thatsoundsgreat.Butwhatisit,exactly?

B:Oh,well,youknow,it'sinColorado.Theyhaveallthesetripsdownthe

rapids.Thewatergetsreallyrough,butIthinkitIIbereallyexciting.Oh,

Fmdoingsomerockclimbing,too.

A:Andyoucallthatavacation?

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l.A:Hi.Fmyournewneighbor,GeorgeRivera.Ilivenextdoor.

B:Oh,hi.I'mStephanieLee.

A:So,youjustmovedin?Doyouneedanything?

B:Notrightnow.Butthanks.

A:Well,letmeknowifyoudo.Um,bytheway,wouldyoumindturning

yourstereodown?Thewallsarereallythin,sothesoundgoesright

throughtomyapartment.

B:Oh,Fmsorry!Ididn*trealizethat.FIImakesuretokeepthevolume

down.Oh,bytheway,isthereagoodItalianrestaurantinthe

neighborhood?

A:Yeah.There/sagreatoneacoupleofblocksfromhere.Trytheir

lasagna.Itsdelicious!

2.A:Hello.Tmsorrytobotheryou,butIthinkyourcarisparkedinmy

spacedownstairs.

B:Really?

A:Yes.DoyoudriveablueHonda?

B:Yes,Ido.

A:Well,therezsablueHondaparkedinspace13andthat*smyspace.

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B:Oh,Fmsosorry.Mysonmusthaveputitinthewrongspace.Oursis

theonerightnexttoyours-number12.Letmegetmykeys,andFIIgo

rightdownandmovethecar.

A:Thanks.

B:AndI'IImakesuremysondoesn'tdoitagain.

A:Iappreciateit.

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l.A:Jason..Jason!TurndowntheTValittle,please.

B:Oh,butthisismyfavoriteprogram!

A:Iknow.Butifstooloud.

B:OK.I,IIturnitdown.

A:That*sbetter.Thanks.

B:Lisa,pleasepickupyourthings.

A:They'realloverthelivingroomfloor.

B:Inaminute,Mom.I'monthephone.

A:OK.Butdoitassoonasyouhangup.

B:Sure.Noproblem.

A:Goodness!Werewelikethiswhenwewerekids?

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B:Definitely!

2.A:HaveyounoticedhowforgetfulDadisgetting?He'salways

forgettingwherehiscarkeysare.Itdrivesmecrazy.

B:Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither.

A:Iknow.

B:YouknowwhatdrivesmecrazyaboutMom?

A:What?

B:ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesonTV.Shejustlovesthem.

A:Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.

B:Oh,well.Iguessthey'rejustgettingold.IhopeInevergetlikethat.

A:Me,too.Hey,let'sgoandplayavideogame.

B:Greatidea.Bytheway,haveyouseenmyglassesanywhere?

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l.A:DidyouknownextweekisHalloween?IfsonOctober31

B:SowhatdoyoudoonHalloween?Wedon,thavethatholidayin

Russia.

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A:Well,it'sadaywhenkidsdressupinmasksandcostumes.Theyknock

onpeople'sdoorsandaskforcandybysayingwords"Trickortreat!"

B:Hmm.Soundsinteresting.

A:Butit'snotjustforkids.Lotsofpeoplehavecostumeparties.Hey...my

friendPeteishavingaparty.Wouldyouliketogo?

B:Sure.Tdloveto.

2.A:Soarewegoingtowearcostumestotheparty?

B:Ofcourse.Thatshalfthefun.LastyearIrentedthisgreatDracula

costume,andthisyearI'mgoingasaclown.

A:Aclown?Yes,youwouldmakeagoodclown.

B:Hey!

A:Oh,I'mjustkidding.Whataboutme?WhatkindofcostumeshouldI

wear?

B:Whydon*tyougoasawitch?Isawaterrificwitchoutfitatthe

costumestore.

A:Awitch...yeah,that*sagoodidea.SoafterIscarepeople,youcan

makethemlaugh.

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l.A:Youlookbeautifulinthatkimono,Mari.Isthisyourweddingphoto?

B:Yes,itis.

A:DomostJapanesewomenwearkimonoswhentheygetmarried?

B:Yes,manyofthemdo.Thenaftertheweddingceremony,thebride

usuallychangesintoaWesternbridaldressduringthereception.

A:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.

2.A:Didyougetmarriedinachurch,Mari?

B:No,theceremonywasheldatashrine.

A:Oh,ashrine...

B:Yes,weweremarriedbyapriestinatraditionalShintoceremony.

A:Hmm.Andwhowenttotheceremony?

B:Well,onlytheimmediatefamilyattendedtheceremony...youknow,our

parents,grandparents,brothersandsisters...

A:Andwhataboutthereception?Whatwasthatlike?

B:Lotsoffriendsandrelativescametothereception...aboutahundred

people.Andthefirstthinghappenedwasthatthemainguestsgaveformal

speeches.

A:Speeches?

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B:Yes,andthenafterthat,alltheguestswereservedaformalmeal.While

everyonewaseatinganddrinking,lotsofotherguestsgaveshort

speechesorsangsongs.Someofthespeecheswerefunny.

A:Soundslikefun!

B:Yes,thesongsandspeechesareallpartoftheentertainmentduringa

weddingreception.Andthen,attheendofthereception,eachguest

receivedapresentforcomingtothewedding.

A:Apresentfromthebrideandgroom?

B:Yes,itsaJapanesecustom.

A:Whatanicecustom!

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l.Tim:Idon'tknowwhatclassestotakethissemester.Ican'tdecide

whatIwanttodowithmylife.

Haveyouthoughtaboutit,Brenda?

Brenda:yes,Ihave.IthinkI'dmakeagoodjournalistbecauseIlove

writing.

Tim:maybeIcouldbeateacherbecauseI'mverycreative.AndIlike

workingwithkids.

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Brenda:oh,Iwouldn'twanttobeateacher.I'mtooimpatient.

Tim:IknowonethingIcouldneverdo.

Brenda:what'sthat?

Tim:IcouldneverbeastockbrokerbecauseI'mnotgoodatmaking

decisionsquickly.

2.Brenda:myhistoryprofessorsaysIshouldthinkaboutacareerinpolitics.

ButIdon*tthinkTdmakeagoodpolitician.

Tim:whynot,Brenda?

Brenda:oh,youknowme.Tmterribleatspeakinginfrontofalotof

people—youknow,likegivingspeechesorsomething.Andpoliticians

havetospeakinpublicsallthetime.

Tim:that*strue.Youknow,thatremindsmeofaproblemI'mhaving.

Brenda:whatisit?

Tim:youknowmyparentshaveareallysuccessfulrestaurant,right?Well,

myfatherwantsmetobethemanager.

Brenda:andyoudon'twantto?

Tim:no,notatall.I'dbeaterriblemanager.Tmmuchtoodisorganized.

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l.A:WearenowapproachingthefamousStatueofLiberty,whichhas

welcomedvisitorstoNewYorkHarborsince1886.

B:Wow!Lookatit.

A:Incredible,isn'tit?

B:ThestatuewasgiventotheUnitedStatesbythepeopleofFrance.Itwas

designedbytheFrenchsculptorBartholdi.

A:It'sreallyhuge.Dowegettogoinside?

B:Ofcourse.Wecanclimbthestairsallthewayuptothecrown.

A:Stairs?There'snoelevator?

B:Nottothetop.Butit'sjust142steps!

2.Letmetellyoualittlemoreaboutthestatuebeforeyouclimbtothetop.

Incaseyou'rewonderingwhatthestatueismadeof,ithasaframework

insidethatsmadeofiron;theouterskinismadeofcopper.Thecopper

skinisonly2.4millimetersthick.Thesupportingframeworkinsidethe

statueiswhatholdsthewholethingtogether.

TheStatueofLibertyisamajortouristattraction,andeveryyearabouttwo

millionpeoplefromallovertheworldcomeheretovisitit.

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3.ThePyramids.Whobuiltthem?Whyweretheybuilt?

A:ThePyramidswerebuiltmorethanfourthousandyearsagobythe

Egyptians.ThemostfamousonesareonthewestbankoftheriverNile,

outsideofCairo.TheyservedasburialplacesfortheEgyptiankings.After

aking'smummywasplacedinsidethepyramid,togetherwithtreasures

andtheking'sbelongings.

(21)l.Howdidyougetintomodeling,Stacy?

A:Howdidyougetintomodeling,Stacy?

B:Well,whenIgraduatedfromdramaschool,ImovedtoLosAngelesto

lookforworkasanactress.Iwasgoingtoauditionseveryday,butInever

gotanyparts.AndIwasrunningoutofmoney.

A:So,whatdidyoudo?

B:Igotajobasawaitressinaseafoodrestaurant.WhileIwasworking

there,acustomerofferedmesomeworkasamodel.Withinafewweeks,I

wasmodelingfulltime.

A:Wow,whataluckybreak!

2.A:So,Richard,whatdidyoudoafteryougraduated?

B:Well,ImajoredinEnglishliteratureincollege.

A:Uh-huh.

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B:SowhenIgraduated,triedtomakemylivingasawriter.

A:Oh,really?

B:Yeah.See,I'vewrittenanovelandI'vesentittoeightdifferent

publishers,buttheyall,uh,rejectedit.Say,wouldyouliketoreadit,Stacy?

Ihaveitrightherewithme.

A:Well,I'dlovetoreadit,Richard,...butnotrightnow.Uh,sodoyou

haveajoboranything?

B:Oh,yes.I'minsales.

A:Oh!Where?

B:Actually,rmasalesclerkinahardwarestore.Butwhenmynovelsells,I

knowTIIbeabest-sellingauthorandTIImakelotsofmoney.

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l.A:Hey,Joan!Ihaven*tseenyouinages.Whathaveyoubeendoing

lately?

B:Nothingexciting.I'vebeenworkingtwojobsforthelastsixmonths

A:Howcome?

B:I'msavingupmoneyforatriptoEurope.

A:Well,I'veonlybeenspendingmoney.Iquitmyjobtogotograduate

school.I'mstudyingjournalism.

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B:Really?Howlonghaveyoubeendoingthat?

A:Fortwoyears.Luckily,Ifinishnextmonth.Fmalmostoutofmoney.

2.A:Hey,Bob,howzsitgoing?

B:Prettygood,thanks.

A:Ihaven'tseenyouforawhile.Whathaveyoubeenupto?

B:Well,Fvebeenlookingforahousetobuy.Ifinallyfoundonelast

month.Imoveinnextweek.

A:Gee,that*sterrific.

B:Yeah.Tmreallytiredofdealingwithlandlords.Sowhathaveyoubeen

doinglately?

A:Well,IjustgotbackfromavacationinItaly.

B:Italy?WhereaboutsinItaly?

A:Mostlyinthenorth,aroundMilan.Ihaveacousinupthere.

B:Isee.Didyouhaveagoodtime?

A:Yeah.Itwasgreat.Infact,IjustgotengagedtoaguyImetthere.

B:You'rekidding!Well,thatmusthavebeensomevacation!

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(20)

1.A:Ugh!Ifeelawful.Ireallyhavetostopsmoking.

B:Sowhydon'tyouquit?

A:Well,ifIquit,Imightgainweight!

B:Alotofpeopledo,but...

A:AndifIgainweight,Iwon'tbeabletofitintoanyofclothes!

B:Well,youcanalwaysgoonadiet.

A:Oh,no.I'mterribleatlosingweightondiets.Soifmyclothesdon'tfit,

I'llhavetobuynewones.I'llhavetogetapart-timejob,and...

B:Listen,itishardtoquit,butit'snotthathard.Doyouwanttoknowhow

Ididit?

2.A:Well,givingupsmokingisn'treallyashardasyouthink.Imanagedto

doit,soitcan'tbethatdifficult.Youshouldtrynicotinegum.Youchewit

justlikeregularchewinggum,andyoudon'tfeellikesmoking.

B:Well,Iguessit'sworthatry.

3.A:James,pleaseturnthatdown...James!

B:Yes,Mom?

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4.A:Turnthatdown.It'smuchtooloud.

B:Sorry,Mom.IhaditturnedupbecauseIwantedtohearthegame.

5.A:Molly,putthegroceriesaway,please.There'sicecreaminoneofthe

bags.

B:Ican'trightnow,Dad.I'mdoingmyhomework.

6.A:What'sthis,James!

B:Yeah,Mom?

A:Whyarethereallthesewettowelsonthebathroomfloor?Pleasepick

themupandhangthemupt。dry.

B:Gosh,Imreallysorry,Mom.Iforgotallaboutthem.

7.A:Justin,comehelpme.Weneedtowashthesedishesbeforeyour

mothergetshome.

B:Oh,Dad.Idliketohelp,butIhavet。callLaurie.It'sreallyimportant.

8.A:Aimee,Ithinkthedogistryingtotellyousomething!

B:Well,Ican'tpossiblytakehimoutrightnow.Imdoingmynails

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l.A:[Music]WelcometoANightattheMovies!I'mPaulineKahn...

B:AndTmColinHale.Goodevening!

A:Tonightwe'regoingtoreviewthenewJamesBondfilm.Well,Ireally

likedthisnewJamesBondactorvery,verymuch!

B:Mm-hmm.

A:He'sthebestactorthey*veeverhadintherole-warm,human,even

funny.Atotallybelievablecharacter.

B:Ihavetoagree,aprefectdouble-oh-seventype.Pauline,whatdidyou

thinkofthestory?

A:ItwasastandardstoryforaBondmovie...uh,theusualbeautifulwomen,

theusu