初級(jí)口語(yǔ)(LRC)-英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力初級(jí)口語(yǔ)part4

[00:00.00]Oral Workshop: Reproduction Lesson 22-27 ;<BR>[00:13.37] Lesson 22 ;<BR>[00:16.23] Text A If I Don't Do Anything Else ;<BR>[00:21.33]Yesterday morning Paul said to himself. ;<BR>[00:24.83]"I've got to write that economics paper today. ;<BR>[00:28.17]If I don't do anything else,I've got to write that paper." ;<BR>[00:32.79]He sat down at his desk and put a sheet of paper into his typewriter. ;<BR>[00:38.68]He looked out of the window,ate a piece of candy, ;<BR>[00:42.61]got up to get a drink of water,brushed his teeth, ;<BR>[00:46.06]and sat down at his desk again. ;<BR>[00:48.87]"I haven't written my family since Thanksgiving,"he said to himself. ;<BR>[00:54.12]"I'll write them a letter first." ;<BR>[00:57.31]Paul wrote his family a long letter. ;<BR>[01:00.86]"My typewriter needs a new ribbon. ;<BR>[01:03.68]I've got to change this ribbon before I write my economics paper." ;<BR>[01:08.40]The ink from the typewriter ribbon got his hands very dirty, ;<BR>[01:13.07]so he washed them and washed them.While he was washing his hands, ;<BR>[01:18.69]he noticed that his fingernails were much too long. ;<BR>[01:21.88]He cut them very carefully and then went back to his desk. ;<BR>[01:26.87]He put a sheet of paper into his typewriter, ;<BR>[01:30.53]looked out of the window,and looked at his watch. It was noon. ;<BR>[01:35.62]"I'll get some lunch now,"he said to himself. ;<BR>[01:39.23]"After lunch I'll write that paper, if I don't do anything else." ;<BR>[01:45.02] Text B I'll Find My Way ;<BR>[01:50.27]The day of Uncle George's arrival is here. ;<BR>[01:53.51]Everything is ready, but Uncle George and his family haven't arrived. ;<BR>[01:58.87]Uncle George can't find his way to the Miller home. ;<BR>[02:02.69]Mrs Miller gives him specific directions on the telephone. ;<BR>[02:07.36]MRS MILLER:Please answer the telephone,Mary. ;<BR>[02:10.28]MARY:Hello.Uncle George?Where are you?Wait a minute, please. ;<BR>[02:16.22] I'll call Mother. Mother,it's Uncle George. ;<BR>[02:21.31]MRS MILLER:George, dear.Where are you? ;<BR>[02:24.29] At the corner of Pine and State Street?Wait there. ;<BR>[02:28.74] Michael can come and get you. ;<BR>[02:31.08]UNCLE GEORGE:No.It's not necessary.We drove the car. ;<BR>[02:35.38] Give me the directions. I'll find my way. ;<BR>[02:38.61]MRS MILLER:Go north on State Street to Main Street. ;<BR>[02:42.12] There's a large statue there. Turn left. ;<BR>[02:45.67] Continue to Grove Avenue.Turn right. ;<BR>[02:49.28] Continue on Grove Avenue to Seventh Street.Turn left. ;<BR>[02:54.06] We're in the middle of the block.Can you repeat the directions,George? ;<BR>[02:59.10]UNCLE GEORGE:I think so.I have to go nor -th on State Street to Main Street. ;<BR>[03:04.67] I turn left to Grove Avenue.I continue on Grove Avenue.I turn right. ;<BR>[03:10.99] I continue on Grove Avenue to Seventh Street. ;<BR>[03:15.23] I turn left and go to the middle of the block. ;<BR>[03:18.63]MRS MILLER:That's it.I'll see you soon,George.Mary, is the table set? ;<BR>[03:25.63]MARY:Yes,Mother. Come and look. ;<BR>[03:28.34]MRS MILLER:It looks very pretty.Thank you,Mary. ;<BR>[03:32.11]7.Read the following passage once. ;<BR>[03:37.20]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;<BR>[03:43.94] A Bread in the Routine ;<BR>[03:47.50]Jonathan Rivers lived alone in a neat,two- storey, semi-detached house ;<BR>[03:53.71]in Compton Street. ;<BR>[03:55.78]Like many bachelors approaching middle age, ;<BR>[03:59.81]he was getting rather set in his ways.He cau -ght the same train to London every morning, ;<BR>[04:07.29]ate his lunch in the same crowded restau- rant near the office where he worked ;<BR>[04:12.44]and always came home on the 6.00 train. ;<BR>[04:16.47]People were so used to seeing Jonathan set off at a quarter past eight, ;<BR>[04:22.57]dressed in a simple dark suit, ;<BR>[04:25.07]wearing a black bowler -hat and carrying a rolled umbrella on his arm, ;<BR>[04:30.80]that they said you didn't need to wear a watch if you lived in Compton Street. ;<BR>[04:36.74]Ever since Jonathan had set up house in Compton Street, ;<BR>[04:41.95]he had looked after it very carefully. ;<BR>[04:45.18]He worked hard in the garden every Sunday ;<BR>[04:49.00]and set out to impress the neighbours with his flower beds and lawn. ;<BR>[04:54.15]Before he left the house in the mornings, ;<BR>[04:57.65]he carefully closed all the doors downstairs, ;<BR>[05:01.37]opened some windows to let the air in and locked the front door. ;<BR>[05:06.30]Everything Jonathan did was tidy and systematic.One summer evening ;<BR>[05:14.53]Jonathan returned home as usual at five minutes to seven precisely. ;<BR>[05:20.15]When he opened the front gate he imme -diately noticed something strange. ;<BR>[05:25.78]There was a heavy footprint in the earth in one of the flower beds. ;<BR>[05:31.46]Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman ;<BR>[05:35.97]when he noticed that one of the white lace curtains ;<BR>[05:39.26]in the front room downstairs was out of place. ;<BR>[05:42.92]Jonathan never left anything out of place. ;<BR>[05:47.27]He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly. ;<BR>[05:51.62]He listened carefully for a few moments but could hear nothing. ;<BR>[05:56.29]The front-room door was half-open. ;<BR>[05:59.79]Jonathan studied it thoughtfully, ;<BR>[06:02.55]wondering if he had forgotten to close it that morning. ;<BR>[06:06.43]He had never forgotten before. ;<BR>[06:09.51]He stepped silently across the hall to the door and looked inside the room. ;<BR>[06:15.93]The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the evening sunlight. ;<BR>[06:22.67]He had obviously been standing behind the door since Jonathan's return. ;<BR>[06:28.72]Jonathan grabbed the door-handle,slammed the door and turned the key. ;<BR>[06:35.14]Then he calmly picked up the telephone in the hall ;<BR>[06:39.44]and set about calling the police. ;<BR>[06:42.52]The burglar,a tall, thick-set,bearded fellow, ;<BR>[06:47.77]tried to climb through a window to get out but Jonathan had expected that. ;<BR>[06:53.77]He set about him with his umbrella, using it like a sword. ;<BR>[06:59.29]Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene. ;<BR>[07:03.79]Jonathan was a little annoyed that he had to have dinner later than usual ;<BR>[07:09.37]but on the whole he felt quite pleased with himself. ;<BR>[07:14.52] Lesson 23 ;<BR>[07:46.46] Text A Would You Like a Shave or a Haircut? ;<BR>[07:52.25]A poor farmer who had always lived in the country ;<BR>[07:57.08]and had never visited a big town won a lot of money,so he decided ;<BR>[08:02.59]that he could now afford a holiday in an excellent hotel by the sea. ;<BR>[08:07.48]When lunch-time came on his first day there, ;<BR>[08:11.62]he decided to go and eat in the restaurant of the hotel. ;<BR>[08:15.97]The head waiter showed him to his table,took his order and went away. ;<BR>[08:22.65]When he looked at the farmer again, he had a surprise! ;<BR>[08:26.85]The farmer had tied his table napkin round his neck. ;<BR>[08:31.78]The head waiter was very annoyed at this and immediately ;<BR>[08:35.76]told one of the other waiters in the resta -urant to go to the man ;<BR>[08:39.69]and inform him,without being in any way insulting, ;<BR>[08:43.30]that people did not do such a thing in restaurants of that quality. ;<BR>[08:48.23]The waiter went to the farmer and said in a friendly voice, ;<BR>[08:52.74]"Good morning,sir. Would you like a shave,or a haircut?" ;<BR>[08:58.42] Text B What Do the Romans Do? ;<BR>[09:04.05]MR TURNBULL:When in Rome,do as the Romans do, they say. ;<BR>[09:08.82]MRS TURNBULL:What do the Romans do? ;<BR>[09:11.05]MR TURNBULL:They live in Rome,of course,and go to work by car or bus. ;<BR>[09:16.20] But sometimes it takes too long that way ;<BR>[09:19.54] because of the traffic jams, so they walk. ;<BR>[09:22.67]MRS TURNBULL:In other words,the Romans do what everyone else does. ;<BR>[09:26.92]MR TURNBULL:Yes,but they do it differ- ently.Everything is different. ;<BR>[09:31.54]MRS TURNBULL:What do you mean? ;<BR>[09:32.92]MR TURNBULL:Well,the climate's different for a start. ;<BR>[09:36.37] It doesn't rain so much as it does in England.The sun shines more often. ;<BR>[09:41.62]MRS TURNBULL:I envy them the sun. ;<BR>[09:43.69]MR TURNBULL:I know. You hate the rain, don't you? ;<BR>[09:46.71]MRS TURNBULL:I certainly do. ;<BR>[09:48.31]MR TURNBULL:And a Roman really loves life.He knows how to enjoy himself. ;<BR>[09:53.35]MRS TURNBULL:They always eat spaghetti and drink wine,don't they? ;<BR>[09:57.12]MR TURNBULL:Not always But they like a good meal. ;<BR>[10:00.41] Lots of tourists go to Rome just for the food,you know. ;<BR>[10:04.33]MRS TURNBULL:Really? How much does it cost to fly to Rome? ;<BR>[10:08.42]MR TURNBULL:I don't know exactly,but it costs a lot of money. ;<BR>[10:13.78]7.Read the following conversation once. Underline the key words ;<BR>[10:22.11]and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words. ;<BR>[10:26.89] Mrs Smith Meets Mrs Turnbull ;<BR>[10:30.12]Mrs Smith:Hello, Mrs Turnbull. How are you? ;<BR>[10:33.79]Mrs Turnbull:Fine, Thanks.How's your boy,Jack? ;<BR>[10:37.45]Mrs Smith:He's a bit tired. ;<BR>[10:39.89] You know,he goes to school at eight o'clock every morning. ;<BR>[10:44.56] He doesn't get home till after four.Then he does his homework after tea. ;<BR>[10:50.61] It often takes him a couple of hours to finish it. ;<BR>[10:54.80]Mrs Turnbull:Poor boy. ;<BR>[10:56.45] They work hard at school nowadays, don't they?Does he like it? ;<BR>[11:02.28]Mrs Smith:School,you mean?Yes,he does. ;<BR>[11:06.48] He likes his teachers,and that always makes a difference. ;<BR>[11:11.62]Mrs Turnbull:Yes,it does.Does he go to school by bus? ;<BR>[11:16.56]Mrs Smith:No,He walks. He likes walking. ;<BR>[11:20.48] He meets some of his friends at the corner and they go together. ;<BR>[11:25.69]Mrs Turnbull:What does he do when it rains? ;<BR>[11:28.50]Mrs Smith:My husband takes him in the car. ;<BR>[11:31.52] He passes the school on the way to the office. ;<BR>[11:36.94] Lesson 24 ;<BR>[12:08.03] Text A At Christmas Time ;<BR>[12:12.23]Many people like to decorate their houses at Christmas time. ;<BR>[12:16.47]They decorate the inside of the house and the outside too. ;<BR>[12:21.25]Inside they usually decorate a Christmas tree ;<BR>[12:24.59]and the fireplace, if there is one. ;<BR>[12:26.66]Outside they place wreaths,ribbons,and coloured lights on the door and windows ;<BR>[12:32.76]If there is a tree in front of their house, ;<BR>[12:35.74]they place colored lights on it too.In New York City,there is a very tall, ;<BR>[12:42.10]beautifully decorated Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center at Christmas time. ;<BR>[12:47.04]In Washington,there is also a big deco- rated tree in front of the White House. ;<BR>[12:53.09]People come from many cities to admire the trees ;<BR>[12:56.70]and the gaily decorate -d store windows on the principal avenues of large cities. ;<BR>[13:03.33] Text B What Do You Do After Work? ;<BR>[13:09.22]PETER:Hello,Jim. Where are you going? ;<BR>[13:12.41]JIM:To the cinema. What about coming with me? ;<BR>[13:16.12]PETER:No,thanks.I'm going home.My wife's expecting me. ;<BR>[13:21.48]JIM:What a pity.I believe it's a very good film. ;<BR>[13:25.41]PETER:Do you go to the cinema a lot? ;<BR>[13:28.06]JIM:Once a week.Most nights I sit at home and watch telly. ;<BR>[13:34.00]PETER:Do you know what's on tonight, by any chance? ;<BR>[13:37.03]JIM:No,I'm sorry I don't.I never read the papers till I get home. ;<BR>[13:42.76]PETER:Oh,I see.By the way,where are you going for your holidays this year? ;<BR>[13:48.65]JIM:I don't know yet My wife's going to her mother's for a couple of weeks. ;<BR>[13:53.85] She lives by the sea,you know. ;<BR>[13:56.66]PETER:Oh,does she? That's convenient. ;<BR>[14:00.17]JIM:Yes,but I want to go to the country. ;<BR>[14:03.62]PETER:Don't you like the sea? ;<BR>[14:05.74]JIM:Yes,very much. But I need peace and quiet when I'm on holiday. ;<BR>[14:11.47] What are you going to do? ;<BR>[14:13.38]PETER:I'm going to stay at home. ;<BR>[14:15.50]JIM:Aren't you going to have a holiday abroad this year? ;<BR>[14:19.06]PETER:No,I want to buy a car,and that's going to take every penny I've got. ;<BR>[14:25.75]7.Read the following passage once. ;<BR>[14:32.75]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;<BR>[14:39.33]Going to the Theater ;<BR>[14:42.57]If you want to be certain of seeing a play in London, ;<BR>[14:47.13]you have to book your seat in advance. ;<BR>[14:50.42]You can buy your tickets ;<BR>[14:52.60]either at a Theatre Ticket Agency or at the Box Office in the theatre itself. ;<BR>[14:59.13]It is very rare that you will be lucky enough to get a ticket ;<BR>[15:03.69]five minutes before the play begins. ;<BR>[15:06.82]If you go in a large party it is not always possible ;<BR>[15:11.70]for all of you to sit in the same part of the theatre. ;<BR>[15:15.95]Some will have to sit in the Stalls, others in the Dress Circle ;<BR>[15:21.57]and some in the Upper Circle. ;<BR>[15:24.81]These seats are the least expensive of the three ;<BR>[15:28.74]Seats in a Box or the Front Stalls are the most expensive. ;<BR>[15:36.17] Lesson 25 ;<BR>[16:08.11] Text A A Ten-Dollar Bill ;<BR>[16:11.93]Sam waited patiently in the long line at the grocery store. ;<BR>[16:16.87]He had come to pick up a few items for his mother. ;<BR>[16:20.59]He often did chores for his parents after school. ;<BR>[16:24.35]He enjoyed helping out at home. ;<BR>[16:26.69]As he waited,he daydreamed about the new camera he wanted to buy. ;<BR>[16:32.15]He wanted to buy it soon because his family was going on a vacation, ;<BR>[16:36.98]and he wanted to take pictures of their trip There was only one problem. ;<BR>[16:42.34]He needed seven more dollars to buy the camera. ;<BR>[16:45.69]His lawn-mowing job at the Smith's should provide the money shortly. ;<BR>[16:50.78]Suddenly Sam was roughly shoved aside. ;<BR>[16:53.86]He recognized Mrs Sanders, ;<BR>[16:56.78]an unkind and unfriendly person who lived on his block. ;<BR>[17:01.02]She had shoved in front of him without even smiling. ;<BR>[17:05.00]Just as Mrs Sanders received her change and her purchases, ;<BR>[17:09.25]a ten-dollar bill flew out of her hand and fell at Sam's feet. ;<BR>[17:14.29]Mrs Sanders,however, ;<BR>[17:16.20]was too busy criticizing the cashier for his slowness to notice. ;<BR>[17:21.35]As Sam bent to pick up the money,he thought quickly. ;<BR>[17:25.80]The money did belong to Mrs Sanders, ;<BR>[17:28.56]but she deserved to lose it after the way she had behaved, and,with it, ;<BR>[17:33.71]he could buy the camera. ;<BR>[17:36.31] Text B A Baby-sitter ;<BR>[17:41.09]Colin is talking to Jack about yesterday evening. ;<BR>[17:45.65]Jack went out,but Colin had to stay at home. ;<BR>[17:50.43]JACK:Why did your parents make you stay at home? ;<BR>[17:54.04]COLIN:They wanted to go out, ;<BR>[17:56.27] and so they made me look after my baby brother. ;<BR>[17:59.61]JACK:Didn't you mind doing it? ;<BR>[18:01.78]COLIN:No,I didn't. My brother was very good and I did quite a lot of homework. ;<BR>[18:08.21]JACK:Didn't you even want to go to the cinema? ;<BR>[18:11.07]COLIN:Not really.I watched television for an hour. ;<BR>[18:15.42]JACK:What was on television last night? ;<BR>[18:18.18]COLIN:Boxing.It was excellent. ;<BR>[18:20.89]JACK:Oh.I enjoy watching boxing on television, too. ;<BR>[18:24.98] What a pity I missed it last night! ;<BR>[18:27.31]COLIN:What did you do last night? ;<BR>[18:29.86]JACK:I went to a boxing-match in the sports stadium. ;<BR>[18:34.16]7.Read the following passage once. ;<BR>[18:39.94]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;<BR>[18:46.68]Miss Green was very fat. ;<BR>[18:50.13]She weighed 100 kilos, and she was getting heavier every month, ;<BR>[18:56.34]so she went to see her doctor. ;<BR>[18:59.68]He said,"You need a diet,Miss Green,and I've got a good one here." ;<BR>[19:06.69]He gave her a small book and said, ;<BR>[19:09.77]"Read this carefully and eat the things on page 11 every day. ;<BR>[19:15.55]Then come back and see me in two weeks' time." ;<BR>[19:20.17]Miss Green came again two weeks later, ;<BR>[19:23.88]but she wasn't thinner:she was fatter. ;<BR>[19:27.65]The doctor was surprised and said, ;<BR>[19:30.94]"Are you eating the things on page 11 of the small book?" ;<BR>[19:35.56]"Yes,doctor," she answered. ;<BR>[19:38.63]The next day the doctor visited Miss Green during her dinner. ;<BR>[19:43.68]She was very surprised to see him. ;<BR>[19:46.81]"Miss Green," he said, "Why are you eating potatoes and bread? ;<BR>[19:52.54]They aren't in your diet.""But,doctor," Miss Green answered, ;<BR>[19:58.16]"I ate my diet at lunch time.This is my dinner." ;<BR>[20:04.85] Lesson 26 ;<BR>[20:36.48] Text A What Are the Times of Meals? ;<BR>[20:40.94]Mr and Mrs Williams had always spent their summer holidays in England in the past ;<BR>[20:47.09]in a small boarding- -house at the seaside. ;<BR>[20:50.70]One year,however,Mr Williams made a lot of money in his business, ;<BR>[20:55.85]so they decided to go to Rome and stay at a really good hotel ;<BR>[21:00.52]while they went around and saw the sights of that famous city. ;<BR>[21:04.02]They flew to Rome,and arrived at their hotel late one evening. ;<BR>[21:09.33]They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, ;<BR>[21:13.26]because in the boarding-houses they had been used to in the past, ;<BR>[21:17.13]no meals were served after seven o'clock in the evening. ;<BR>[21:20.63]They were therefore surprised ;<BR>[21:22.81]when the clerk who received them in the hall of the hotel ;<BR>[21:25.62]asked them whether they would be taking dinner there that night. ;<BR>[21:29.39]"Are you still serving dinner then?"asked Mrs Williams. ;<BR>[21:33.63]"Yes,certainly, madam,"answered the clerk. ;<BR>[21:37.03]"We serve it until half-past nine." ;<BR>[21:40.21]"What are the times of meals then?"asked Mr Williams. ;<BR>[21:44.78]"Well,sir,"answered the clerk, ;<BR>[21:47.32]"we serve breakfast from seven to half- past eleven in the morning, ;<BR>[21:51.52]lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon,tea from four to five, ;<BR>[21:57.67]and dinner from six to half-past nine." ;<BR>[22:00.86]"But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of Rome!" ;<BR>[22:04.94]said Mrs Williams in a disappointed voice. ;<BR>[22:08.87] Text B The Food Is Bad ;<BR>[22:14.23]Lise,Nick and Bill had gone out walking for the day. ;<BR>[22:19.38]Nick got back about six."Haven't Bill and Lise arrived yet?"he asked. ;<BR>[22:26.60]"I thought they were ahead of me..." It was 7.30 when Bill and Lise came in. ;<BR>[22:34.13]The others were just finishing supper. ;<BR>[22:37.21]"Where on earth have you been?" Nick asked. ;<BR>[22:40.82]"We'll tell you all about it after supper, "Bill said. ;<BR>[22:45.01]"We'd better go and get our food. ;<BR>[22:47.40]The warden's already told us that we're late..." ;<BR>[22:50.95]After supper,the group sat around talking. ;<BR>[22:55.20]STEVE:Ugh!The food here really is bad. My soup was cold. ;<BR>[23:00.13]And the meat- huh!-it was like leather! ;<BR>[23:03.05]LISE:Yes,and they don't give you very much,either. ;<BR>[23:06.50] I'm still hungry. Are hostels in England always as bad as this? ;<BR>[23:11.92]ANNA:I haven't stayed in one for ages. ;<BR>[23:14.73] But I'm sure this one is especially bad.And the warden is so unpleasant... ;<BR>[23:20.28]MALC:"Don't do this, don't do that.You mustn't do this,you can't do that..." ;<BR>[23:25.29]STEVE:Well,I'm going to write a letter of complaint. ;<BR>[23:28.74] To the Secretary of the Youth Hostels Association! ;<BR>[23:32.19]LISE:And we'll all help you... ;<BR>[23:35.42]7.Read the following dialogue once. Underline the key words while reading ;<BR>[23:45.61]and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words. ;<BR>[23:50.34]A:They don't really think you took it,do they? ;<BR>[23:53.89]B:I don't know.I just know I've never been asked so many questi -ons in my life. ;<BR>[24:00.47]A:How many of them were there? ;<BR>[24:03.02]B:Three--but there was one of them who kept asking really stupid questions. ;<BR>[24:09.02]A:Like what? ;<BR>[24:10.40]B:Oh,he wanted to know what time I got up this morning ;<BR>[24:14.48] and if I had a bath or a shower--you know,things like that. ;<BR>[24:19.52]A:What on earth has that got to do with some money disappearing? ;<BR>[24:23.87]B:I've no idea.Oh yes,and the most ridiculous thing. ;<BR>[24:29.13] He asked me what I had for breakfast this morning. ;<BR>[24:32.68]A:Oh well,that's it. They obviously think you're a desperate criminal ;<BR>[24:38.20] and you have to steal to eat.I should think you'll get thirty years. ;<BR>[24:43.40]B:Hmm.Thank you very much. ;<BR>[24:47.60] Lesson 27 ;<BR>[25:18.75] Text A The Shopping List ;<BR>[25:22.57]Mrs Black was having a lot of trouble with her skin, ;<BR>[25:26.92]so she went to her doctor about it. ;<BR>[25:29.79]He could not find anything wrong with her,however, ;<BR>[25:33.18]so he sent her to the local hospital for tests.The hospital, of course, ;<BR>[25:38.59]sent the results of the tests direct to Mrs Black's doctor, ;<BR>[25:42.73]and the next morning he telephoned her ;<BR>[25:45.60]to give her a list of the things that he thought she should not eat, ;<BR>[25:49.26]as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble. ;<BR>[25:53.40]Mrs Black carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, ;<BR>[25:58.65]which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies'meeting. ;<BR>[26:04.49]When she got back home two hours later,she found her husband waiting for her. ;<BR>[26:10.70]He had a big basket full of packages beside him, ;<BR>[26:14.68]and when he saw her, he said,"Hullo,dear. I have done all your shopping for you." ;<BR>[26:20.78]"Done all my shopping? "she asked in surprise "But how did you know what I wanted?" ;<BR>[26:26.73]"Well,when I got home, I found your shopping list beside the telephone," ;<BR>[26:31.72]answered her husband, ;<BR>[26:33.63]"so I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down." ;<BR>[26:39.30]Of course,Mrs Black had to tell him ;<BR>[26:42.65]that he had bought all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat! ;<BR>[26:48.11] Text B Under Terrible Strain ;<BR>[26:54.27]Betty and Jean are on their way to work. ;<BR>[26:57.77]BETTY:What was the party like last night,Jean? ;<BR>[27:01.06]JEAN:Not bad at all, thanks.There were one or two intere -sting people there. ;<BR>[27:06.21] Why couldn't you come? ;<BR>[27:08.28]BETTY:Well,I couldn't get away from work early. ;<BR>[27:11.73] And when I got home I had a headache,so I had to go straight to bed. ;<BR>[27:17.04] But I was over-tired because I wasn't able to get to sleep for hours. ;<BR>[27:23.25]JEAN:What a shame. Why didn't you take a sleeping pill? ;<BR>[27:27.97]BETTY:I don't like them. ;<BR>[27:29.98] I used to take them when I had to work overtime,you know. ;<BR>[27:33.59]JEAN:How many did you use to take? BETTY:Three every night. ;<BR>[27:38.47]JEAN:Good heavens. Why did you take so many? ;<BR>[27:42.72]BETTY:Because I was under a terrible strain. ;<BR>[27:45.32] The doctor said they weren't very strong. ;<BR>[27:48.03] Anyway,I used to feel awful the next morning. ;<BR>[27:51.69]JEAN:I'm sure you did. ;<BR>[27:53.49]BETTY:The doctor said I had to be careful. ;<BR>[27:55.88]JEAN:He was quite right. ;<BR>[27:57.79]BETTY:So I stopped drinking coffee late at night instead. ;<BR>[28:02.99]7.Read the following passage once. Underline the key words while reading ;<BR>[28:11.38]and retell the story to your partner. ;<BR>[28:15.14] A Language Mix-Up ;<BR>[28:18.06]Two young British tourists were traveling in France ;<BR>[28:23.05]when a policeman stopped their car and gave it a search. ;<BR>[28:27.72]He found a bag of white powder which looked suspicious. ;<BR>[28:33.29]"Drogue?" asked the heroin-conscious policeman. ;<BR>[28:37.33]"Yes,dogs,"they responded,and promptly found themselves in jail. ;<BR>[28:44.54]Analysis of the powder revealed that it was a chemical ;<BR>[28:49.53]which gives off a smell, ;<BR>[28:51.34]used to discourage dogs from using the sides of the car as a toilet. ;<BR>[28:56.96]The tourists were set free, ;<BR>[28:59.99]after promising to take a few French lessons ;<BR>[29:03.28]before their next vacation in France. ;<BR>

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