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A. They are worthless people.

B. They don't like to spend money.

C. They make too much money.

D. They spend too much money. 2.

A. She is going to travel.

B. She is going to blow it all

immediately.

C. She is going to save it for future

use.

D. She is going to invest it in a project. 3.

A. They depend mainly on bookstores

to get rich.

B. They depend mainly on cheating.

C. They know the secret to getting

rich.

D. They may not really know how to

make a fortune.

A. To spend it at Christmas.

B. To pay the tuition.

C. To buy books.

D. To pay for the accommodations. 5.

A. The interest rates have been low.

B. The interest rates would rise soon.

C. Her old computer did not work well.

D. The new computer was on sale. 6.

A. When he borrows money from a

friend.

B. When he receives his salary.

C. Not until half a year later.

D. Not until a year later.

A. More than 30 pounds.

B. Exactly 30 pounds.

C. Less than 30 pounds.

D. Less than 13 pounds.

A. Put all her money in the bank.

B. Put her money in his hands.

C. Write down her decision to save.

D. Keep a record of her income and

expenditure.

A. She will try her luck with a lottery

ticket.

B. She is sure she is going to win.

C. She wants to share the money she

wins with the man.

D. She wants to buy the ticket by

herself.

10.

A. She would try to become a famous

star.

B. She would spend all of it on travel.

C. She would save all of it in a bank.

D. She would consider both saving

and enjoyment.

11.

A. He plans to travel around the world

to enjoy himself at his 40s.

B. He wants to lead a luxurious life.

C. He thinks money can buy

happiness.

D. He hopes to save up money to help

the poor.

12.

A. He is generous to friends.

B. He's saved up a large sum of

money.

C. He is mean with his money.

D. He boasts his attitude toward

spending.

1.How much did the hotel charge them

initially?

A. $13.

B. $27.

C. $29.

D. $30.

2.How much did the hotel overcharged

them?

A. $1.

B. $2.

C. $5.

D. $9.

3.How did the bellboy expect the guests

to react after he pocketed $2?

A. The guests would be angry.

B. The guests would be happy to get a

refund.

C. The guests would be slightly

disappointed.

D. None of the above.

4.Which of the following calculations did

the bellboy use to find that $1 was

missing?

A. 30 - (27 + 2)

B. 29 - (27 + 1)

C. 5 - 3 - 1

D. 9 - 5 - 3

5.Which of the following calculations

should the bellboy use to solve his

puzzle?

A. 27 + 2 + 1 = 30

B. 30 - 5 = 27 - 2

C. 29 + 1 = 30

D. 30 - 1 = 29

6.What did the couple apply to the bank

for?

A. A NZ$10,000 overdraft.

B. A NZ$10 million overdraft.

C. A US$8 million overdraft.

D. None of the above.

7.What is happening to the couple now?

A. Only the New Zealand police are

hunting for them.

B. International Police are hunting for

them.

C. The New Zealand police have

found where they are.

D. International Police have found

where they are.

8.How was the couple's gas station?

A. It made a lot of money.

B. It made some money.

C. It had money problems.

D. It had a balance between income

and expenditure.

9.What did the banking expert Claire

Matthews say about the couple?

A. They are likely to escape being

caught.

B. They will be caught in a couple of

days.

C. They will be caught sooner or later.

D. It will take a long time to catch

them.

10.Which of the following could be the

best title for the news item?

A. A couple that robbed a bank.

B. A criminal couple caught.

C. Bank error and police involvement.

D. Bank error makes customers

multi-millionaires.

1.What is Robert doing?

A. He is buying a lottery ticket.

B. He is looking at his lottery ticket.

C. He is looking at the woman's lottery

ticket.

D. He is asking the woman to look at

the wining lottery ticket.

2.Why doesn't the woman know the final

result?

A. They won't announce the result until

tomorrow.

B. They haven't drawn the winning

numbers yet.

C. The horse race has not started yet.

D. The horse race has not finished yet.

3.Why does the woman feel lucky with

that particular ticket?

A. It does not include an unlucky

number like 13.

B. It does not include an odd number

like 7.

C. It has her complete birth date in it.

D. It has her birthday in it.

4.What does Robert think about a Ferrari

car?

A. It can be very expensive.

B. It runs fast.

C. It looks beautiful.

D. It is a safe car.

5.What does the woman think about the

car?

A. It is cheap and of bad quality.

B. It is inexpensive and of good quality.

C. It is expensive and will cost her all

the money.

D. It is expensive but she can still save

some money.

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Unit 1
Section One Tactics for Listening
Part 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent 1. We haven’t got any in dark blue. 2. We can’t make it at nine tomorrow. 3. My telephone number is not 65031609. 4. I don’t like the black jumper. 5. He won’t come by the 7:30 train. (The word or digit in bold has the most stress)
Exercise:
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
Part2 Listening and Note-talking Driving Carefully
Drive carefully and slowly when pedestrians are about, particularly in crowded shopping streets, when you see a bus stopped, or near a parked mobile shop. Watch out for pedestrians coming from behind parked or stopped vehicles, or from other places where you might not be able to see them.
Three out of four pedestrians killed or seriously injured are either under fifteen or over sixty. The young and elderly may not judge speeds very well, and may step into the road when you do not expect them. Give them, and the infirm, or blind, or disabled people, plenty of time to cross the road.
Drive slowly near schools, and look out for children getting on or off school buses. Stop when signalled to do so by a school crossing patrol showing a Stop-Children sign. Be careful near a parked ice-cream van—children are more interested in ice-cream then in traffic.
When coming to a zebra crossing. be ready to slow down or stop to let people cross. You must give way once they have stepped onto a crossing. Signal to other drivers that you mean to slow down or stop. Give yourself more time to slow down or stop on wet or icy roads. Never overtake just before a zebra crossing.
Exercise A: 1. Drive carefully and slowly when pedestrians are about. 2. Three out of four pedestrians killed are either under fifteen or over sixty. 3. Be careful near a parked ice-cream van—children are more interested in ice-cream
than in traffic. 4. When coming to a zebra crossing, be ready to slow down or stop to let people
cross. 5. You must give way once they have stepped onto a crossing.
Exercise B:

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Unit 3 听力原文 Part I B Sam: I won?t be able to do the exam tomorrow. I just don?t feel that I?m ready. Counselor: You say that you don?t feel ready for tomorrow?s exam ... what do you feel like right now? Sam: Well, I?m angry with myself because I?m going to have to quit the exam and, well, I guess I?m anxious. Yes, I feel very anxious. Counselor: When you think about this anxiety, what image do you have of yourself? Sam: Well, I see myself trying to explain to my Dad why I didn?t make the grade on this course ... and I see him getting angry ... and, well, I start to feel I?ve let him down again. Counselor: You don?t feel ready for your exam, you feel anxious and you don?t want to let your Dad down again. Tell me about the last time you let your Dad down. Sam: Oh, well, it was a year ago ... He?d entered me for a chess competition and I got knocked out in the first match ... he was angry because he?d told all his friends how good I was. Counselor: What did you tell him ... as an explanation when you lost the chess game? Sam: I told him that I wasn?t ready to play in that league. Counselor: And now you are preparing to tell him that you?re not ready to sit this examination? Sam: Yes, I suppose I am. Counselor: O.K. Sam, so what you are saying to me is that you feel reluctant to take the exam tomorrow because you do not like the thought of having to explain a poor grade or a failure to your father. Is that right, Sam? Sam: Yes. That?s exactly it. C 1. A: When I read in English, I always want to understand every single word and so I spend a lot of time looking words up in my dictionary. This makes reading difficult for me because by the time I?ve looked up the word in my dictionary, I?ve forgotten what the rest of the sentence was about. That?s my trouble really — I rely too much on my dictionary. B: Well, why don?t you try to read a text without using your dictionary the first time you read it? You?ll probably be able to understand most of it and guess what some of the words mean. 2. A: I have to read a lot of books and articles in English for my work —I?m a consultant in business management. What I find most difficult is finding the main point in an article or a paragraph. I always try to take notes when I?m reading and so sometimes I find that I?m almost copying out the whole article because I can?t decide what the really important points are. B: It might help if you read through the book or article very quickly first just to get an idea of what it?s about. I think it?s difficult to read something for the first time and take notes as well. 3. A: I like reading novels and short stories in my own language and in English, but there?s one thing I find very difficult in English. I?m never quite sure if the writer is being serious or not. Several times I?ve read something I thought was serious and later I?ve found out it was supposed to be funny. B: I have exactly the same problem. I suppose the only thing to do is to read as much as possible. Then one day perhaps we?ll understand the British sense of humor. 4. A: I have to read a lot in English in my studies and this is causing me problems. I read too slowly in English. Do you think I can train myself to read quickly and at the same time understand