1.M:ProfessorWang,whatisthehomeworkforthislesson?
W:Doexercise2and3onpage15.
Q:What'sthehomeworkforthislesson?
2.M:Heaskedmetotellyouthatthemeetingthiseveningisatseven-thirty.
notatseven.
Q:Whenisthemeetingthisevening?
3.M:Couldyoushowmethattieoverthere,theonewithblueandgoldstripes?
Q:Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantoshowhim?
4.M:Whenareyoutravelling?
W:WewanttotaketheflighttomorrowafternoonandcomebacknextFridayafternoon.
Q;Whenwillthewomancomeback?
5.M:HowmuchisittoLondonbyair,please?
W:$169.There'saflighttomorrowat16:50thatgetstoLondonat18:40.
Q:HowmuchisittoLondonbyair?
6.M:Let'sdecidewherewewanttogoonvacationthissummer.
MomandDadalwaysdecidewherewearegoing.
7.M:Whatsoupdoyouhave?
W:IwillrecommendThreeDeliciousSoup,itisverydelicious.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanrecommend?
8.M:Howlonghaveyoubeenworkinginyourpresentarea?
W:Quiteafewyearsnow...fivetobeexact.
Q:Howlonghasthewomanbeenworking?
9.M:CouldIborrowyourumbrellawhenIgototheshops?
W:I'msorry,butI'llneeditmyselfinafewminutes.
Q:Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
10.M:IhaveticketstothePrinceConcertnextFriday.
W:I'dliketo,butIhavealreadyhadaplanfornextFriday.
Q:WhatwillthewomandonextFriday?
EdwardTed,aretiredpostmanwholivesinNewYork
wasattackedamonthagoatasubwayentranceinhisneighborhood.
Itwaslateafternoon,hesaid.
andhewasreturninghomefromvisitinghiswifeinthehospital.
Suddenly,threeyoungmenassaultedhim.
Theygrabbedhiswatchandhiswallet,thenhithimintheface.
Theblowsenthimcrashingtothegroundandwhenhegotup.
hisglassesweresmashedandatoothwasknockedout.
Doctorslaterfoundthatseveralofhischeekboneshadbeenbroken.
Mr.Ted,atallmanof76,saidthatbeforethemugging.
whenhewanted,withoutfear.
Eventhoughhesaidhewas"determinednottodwellontheincident,"headmitted.
"I'mverycautiousnowwhenIgoout."Hesaid.
"Itrytostickwithcrowdsofpeople.
Idon'twanttobealoneonthestreetorinthesubway."
"IguessI'mmorenervousthanbefore,"Mr.Tedsaid.
"Thereisatension-youcan'tgetitoutofyourmind."
11.WhathappenedtoMr.Tedamonthago?
12.WhatdiddoctorslaterfindaboutTede?
13.WhatdidTedtrytostickwithafterthemugging?
PassageTwo
Beforethe20thcentury,thehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedState.
Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.
TodaythecaristhemostpopularsortoftransportationinalloftheUnitedState.
Ithascompletelyreplacedthehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.
Americansusetheircarfornearly90percentofallpersonaltrips.
MostAmericansareabletobuycar.
Theaveragepriceofarecentlymadecarwas$2,050in1950,
$2,740in1960andupto$4,750in1975.
DuringthisperiodAmericancarmanufacturerssetaboutimprovingtheirproductsandworkefficiency.
Asaresult,theyearlyincomeoftheaveragefamilyincreasedfrom1950to1975fasterthanthepriceofcar.
Forthisreasonpurchasinganewcartakesasmallerpartofafamily'stotalearningstoday.
14.Whatwastheonlyuseoftrainsbeforethe20thcentury?
15.Whatisthemostpopularsortoftransportationtoday?
16.Whatwastheaveragepriceofarecentlymadecarin1960?
17.What'sabouttheyearlyincomeoftheaveragefamilyfrom1950to1975?
Aneighbortoldusaboutatriphetookwithhistwo-and-a-half-year-oldso.
Itwasthefirsttimethatthefatherandtheboyhadbeenawaybythemselves.
Thefirstnighttheyspentinahotel.
thefathermovedhisbedclosetotheboy'sandwhentheywerebothtuckedit.
heturnedoffthelight.
Afterafewminutes,alittlevoicesaid.
"It'sprettydark,buteverythingisallright.
Therewassilenceforafewminutesmore.
andthenasmallhandreachedoverandtookthefather'shand.
"I'lljustholdyourhand,"saidthelittleboy.
"incaseyougetfrightened."
18.Howoldwastheneighbour'sson?
19.Wheredidtheyspendthefirstnight?
20.Whomovedthebedclosetotheboy's?
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