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At the age of 9 Daniel Radcliffe was cast as the most recognizable fictional character of his generation As a result Radcliffe will forever be associated 1 the character of Harry Potter and the J K Rowling s 2 wild successful series of books about the young wizard Now 21 years old Radcliffe has already enjoyed a movie career 3 even the most iconic film stars in history would envy What s more he 4 earn a fortune of over 70 million But being a hand picked child star for a successful movie the young person had 5 enormous amount of pressure and uncertainty He admitted that he really started to rely 6 alcohol when he was 18 years old 7 try to live up to an image of the global superstar He said that there were many times when he was fortunate not to be captured by journalist 8 picture taking fans while he was drunk Eventually he came to realize that he was simply wrong and 9 was at that time that he decided to stop drinking alcohol altogether At an early age Radcliffe shows us how important it is to make clear headed decision about the life and career It ensures that he enjoys a successful career and 10 person life Key 1 with 2 wildly 3 that 4 has earned 5 an 6 on 7 trying 8 or 9 it 10 personal My kids are asking me to give up smoking 1 all hate smoking so every time one of the quitting ads is on the TV they always ask me to watch 2 I would do anything for my kids 3 why can t I do this for them I guess it s because I m just badly 4 addict I did give up smoking while pregnant and at another time I quit for nine months But one night I 5 light up a cigarette for a friend and I went back on it again I m sure 6 there are thousands of people in the same situation No matter how much we might want to quit for our kids or our husbands something keeps getting 7 the way of giving it up I guess that is addiction I now smoke about 20 cigarettes a day I even can t sit down for a chat on the phone 8 reaching for my cigarettes But I ve finally realized that I have to give up for myself and my kids It s 9 only way that I can stop smoking So this summer I m going to try again I will take the kids to Disney and I don t want to spend the entire trip 10 look for somewhere to smoke Key 1 They 2 it 3 but 4 addicted 5 lit lighted 6 that 7 in 8 without 9 the 10 looking George Stephenson was an engineer He built steam locomotives 蒸汽机车 for 1 first railways in 1814 Sometimes people call 2 the Father of the Railway George Stephenson was born in 1781 At that time Britain was staring to change 3 a land of farms and small villages to a land of factories and big cities We call this change the Industrial Revolution By the time George Stephenson died in 1848 its new railways and factories 4 make Britain the richest country in the world George was very clever He invented a lamp for miners 5 use underground But his real interest was in steam engines Some steam engines drove machines in factories One 6 two were made to run on wheels along roads Steam powered road engines were slow and could not go up hills George designed a steam engine 7 was used to run along rails In 1819 8 ask to build a small railway at Hetton Colliery George designed a track that was 8 miles long In 1825 a new railway was opened 9 Stockton and Darlington George and his men built the track and locomotive It was the first steam railway for 10 tour in the world Key 1 the 2 him 3 form 4 had made 5 to use 6 or 7 that which 8 asked 9 between 10 tourists Tony Maggie can you tell me something about one of the greatest 1 culture relics in your country Maggie Of course I think the Great Wall is one of the 2 great relics of the world Tony How 3 is it Maggie It is more than 6 000 kilometers long so it is called The Ten Thousand Li Great Wall Tony When was it 4 Maggie The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period During the Warring States Period 战国 more walls were put up 5 defend the borders of different kingdoms 6 late Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up Thus the Great Wall came into 7 Tony Oh it has a very long history Maggie Yes it has Tony Is it a place of interest at present Maggie Yes of course Now tens of thousands of people visit the Great Wall every day And there is 8 famous Chinese saying like this He 9 doesn t reach the Great Wall is not soon as possible Tony I really look forward to 10 visit it as soon as possible Maggie That s fine I ll act as your guide Key 1 culture 2 greatest 3 long 4 built 5 to defend 6 later 7 being 8 a 9 who 10 visiting Do you know who Father Christmas is It is said that in the year of 300AD there was a kind old man 1 name was Saint Nicholas He was always ready to help 2 poor and often gave presents to them Today Father Christmas is an imaginary figure but nearly all young children believe 3 him They think he is an 4 interest old man with a long white beard and a long red robe 5 the night of the twenty fourth of December every year Father Christmas from some cold northern land comes down the chimney of the fireplace He 6 put presents in the kids stockings by their beds So when children go to bed that night they hang up their stockings On Christmas morning they wake 7 find them full of presents Of course 8 is really their parents who fill the stockings For today s Christian the origin of Christmas is the birth of Jesus Christ as 9 record in the Bible However most of what we witness on December 25th each year has absolutely nothing to do with that blessed day 10 probably occurred in late summer or early fall about 2 000 years ago In fact most of the customs and traditions of Christmas actually came into being before the birth of Jesus Key 1 whose 2 the 3 in 4 interesting 5 On 6 puts 7 to find 8 it 9 recorded 10 which These days people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices As often as not people who work in offices 1 refer to as white collar workers Such is human nature A great many people are often willing to sacrifice 牺牲 2 high pay for the priviledge 殊荣 of becoming white collar workers This can cause 3 curiosity situations 4 Alfred Bloggs got married he was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job He simply told 5 that he worked for the corporation Every morning he left home dressed in a smart black suit He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours 6 a dustman Before returning home at night he changed back into his suit Alfred s wife has never discovered 7 she married a dustman and she never will for Alfred has just found 8 job He will soon be working in an office 9 earn only half as much as he used to he feels that his rise in status is well worth 10 loss of money From now on he will wear a suit all day and others will call him Mr Bloggs not Alfred Key 1 are referred 2 higher 3 curious 4 When 5 her 6 as 7 that 8 another 9 Earning 10 the Joyce What do you think of the head teacher s speech Caroline I think it was 1 interest Joyce 2 do I I hear Mike is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year Caroline Yes his teacher says so He 3 work hard at his lessons every evening for months He wants to go to Oxford University next year Joyce I hope he will realize his goal Caroline I hope so 4 I think he studies too hard I hope he ll go out and enjoy 5 for a change How about your son Carl Joyce Don t mention him Carl never starts studying Caroline You are joking I heard that Carl 6 win the composition prize Joyce You have made 7 mistake That is White Carl My son is Brown Carl The Whites live in the same community 8 we do White Carl has always been so hard working He wants to be a 9 write My son likes going to the concert He only likes singing Caroline 10 he practises singing he will become a singer in the future Joyce Not all people can become a singer I don t think he has the talent Key 1 interesting 2 So 3 has been working 4 But 5 himself 6 had won 7 a 8 as 9 writer 10 If Bill We had lots of fun this afternoon Amy We 1 are we Bill Dick Jim and I Amy And 2 did you do Bill There were many bicycles at the school gate We went there and let the air 3 of all the tyres Amy Do you call that fun That was a bad thing Bill Oh but it was interesting We 4 wait until all the boys came to get their bicycles They were 5 surprised to find the flat tyres Amy What 6 did you naughty boys do Bill We tried to make fun of the butcher 7 he was too clever for us Amy Oh Tell me about it Bill Well we went to his shop He had a lot of meat so Jim asked 8 he would sell meat by the meter Amy By the meter Bill Yes that s what we thought was funny But the butcher said Yes five dollars 9 meter He took three pig feet put them on newspapers and gave them to us Amy Three pig feet make one meter Yes the butcher was 10 certain too clever for you Did you take them Bill No We had no money and we were afraid of the butcher So we ran away as fast as we could Amy You dare not do that again in the future I suppose Key 1 Who 2 waht 3 out 4 waited 5 surprised 6 else 7 but 8 if whether 9 a per 10 certainly The other day I came home early The kids 1 play in my apartment complex and the ice cream truck was whistling its tune Then I noticed a little boy looking at the ice cream truck with a 2 disappoint look on his face I asked the ice cream guy 3 had happened and he said the little boy had no money I had no cash on me so I went upstairs to look 4 some cash When I found 5 the ice cream guy was waiting 6 the little boy was not Now I saw a poorly dressed woman getting out of her vehicle I asked her whether she had 7 little boy and she said yes She quickly went into the house to get her son This boy was a bit 8 old and his sister came out with him I took them 9 the truck and let them pick out what they wanted I never told the mom it was not the same boy I couldn t find the 10 origin boy anywhere but I hoped he would get some ice cream soon Key 1 were playing 2 disappointed 3 what 4 for 5 it 6 but 7 a 8 older 9 to 10 original It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City My friend Bobby Lewis a pound father 1 take his two little boys to play miniature golf He walked up to the fellow at the ticket counter 2 say How much is it to get in The young man replied 3 00 for you and 3 00 for any kid who is over six We let them in free if they are six or 3 young How old are 4 Bobby replied The lawyer s three and the doctor is seven so I guess I owe you 6 00 The man at the ticket counter said Hey Mister did you just win the lottery 5 something You could have saved yourself three dollars You could have told me that 6 older one is six I wouldn t have known the 7 differ Bobby replied Yes 8 may be true but the kids would have known it Ralph Waldo Emerson once said Who you are speaks so loudly I can t hear what you re saying In challenging times 9 ethics 道德规范 are more important than ever before make sure you set a good example to everyone you work and live 10 Key 1 was taking 2 saying 3 younger 4 they 5 or 6 the 7 difference 8 that 9 when 10 with Sarah Welcome to the program of Columbia Broadcasting System This afternoon I m standing in the middle of the northern Black Forest 1 Rainer Sanger Rainer Good 2 Sarah Sarah Rainer you re very 3 concern about this area of the forest aren t you Can you tell us 4 you are so concerned Rainer Well much of the forest was wiped out in the terrible storm last winter 5 you can see Many of the trees are dead and more are dying because of the damage We believe that the government isn t doing enough right now to make this beautiful forest get into its former state Sarah I see But you 6 speak to the government about this Rainer We have tried but each time they say they haven t got enough money They are always using money as the excuse It s getting really disappointing Sarah But it s not just 7 excuse is it They actually don t have eno