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1、1Advanced 1-1M:Do you have a date for the party yet?W:Actually,I dont. Do you think you could help mefind one?M:Hmm, what kind of guys do you like?W:Oh,I like guys who arent too serious and whohave a good sense of humor,you know,like you!M:Ok,what else?W:Well,Id prefer someone that have something in

2、common with who I can talk to easily.M:I think I know just the guy for you,BobBranson,do you know him?2W:No,I dont think so.M:Let me arrange for you to meet him,and you cantell me what you think.Advanced 1-2M:So,whats the verdict?What do you think of3Bob?W:Well,I was worried at first,especially when

3、 I sawthat he wears not one,but two earrings.I thought hemight turn out to be one of those guys who are intoheavy rock music and stuff like that.You know what Imean?M:But,hes just regular kind of guy,right?W:Yeah,we get along really well.M:I just know you like him.W:Yeah,I do.Hes really funny.He had

4、 me laughinghysterically during dinner.I think the people sittingnext to us in the restaurant thought we were crazy.M:So,are you two going to get together again?W:Definitely,in fact,were going to a concerttomorrow night.M:Thats great.4Advanced 2-1M:So,have you seen Andrea lately?W:Yeah,I see her pre

5、tty offen.We work together at acoffee latte.M:Hows she doing?Ive been meaning to call her.W:Well,to be honest,Ive always thought she was alittle difficult.But these days,I find her impossible.M:What do you mean?5W:Oh,you know how she is.She has such strong ideaabout everything.And if you dont agree

6、with her,shelets you know what she thinks of you.M:Yes,thats true.But,thats why we love her,right?W:Yeah,I guess so.But shes changeda lotsince she started college.She talkedherself all the time.And she always manages tomention how good she is at everything she does.M:Hmm,maybe I wont call her after

7、all.Advanced 2-2W:Are you going to Jamess party on Saturday?M:Of course,James always gives the best parties.Andthere are always lots of interesting new people tomeet.W:Thats true.I dont know where he manages to findthem all.about6M:Well,you know what he s like.He makes friendsreally easily.He really

8、 likes talking to people.And heloves inviting people over.W:Uh-huh,he invited me for dinner lastSaturday,what a feastM:Yeah,hes a great cook,too.W:After dinner,I offered to help clean up and he toldme not to worry about it.He said hed take care of itin the morning.He was like,“its nothing,no big dea

9、l.M:Yup,thats sound like James.Advanced 2-3W1:Have you met the new appartmentmanager?W2:Mr Johnson?Hmm,yeah,I met him lastweek.Hes a little strange.W1:Yeah,he is.Im not sure I like him.Hes hard7to predict.Sometimes he is pretty cheerful andtalktive and the next day he doesnt even sayhello.I think he

10、 must have personal problems orsomething.W2:I think youre right.And have you noticedthat half the time when he said he was gonnado something,he never actually does it.He toldme three times that hed come to fix the light inmy kitchen,and he still hasnt done it.Advanced 3-1M1:Hello!M2:Hi,my name is Ji

11、m Hunt.Im calling about the adfor a roomate.M1:All right.8M2:Are you still looking for someone?M1:Yes,were.M2:Oh,good,Im really interesred.M1:Well,there are four of us.And its a fairly smallhouse.So we want someone who is easy to get alongwith.M2:Im pretty easygoing.M1_Great！So,can I ask you a few f

12、airly straitforwardquestions about yourself?M2:No problem！I like it when people are direct.Advanced 3-2M1:What do you do,Jim?M2:Oh,well,I had a lot of diffierent jobs.But Im notworking right now.M1:Oh?9M2:Yeah,I got fired from my last job about sixmonthes ago.So Ive been looking forsomething else.I

13、havent been very lucky so far.M1:Uh-huh.Well,the rent here is $1200 amonth.Thats $300 a month for eavh person.M2: ,oh.M1:Will you have enough money to pay the rentevery month?M2:Yeah,I probably will.If I can find a job.M1:Yeah,look,whereare you living now?M2:Well,Ive been staying with a friend.for t

14、he pastcouple of weeks.M1:Uh-huh.M2:Yeah,but hes asked me to leave by Friday.So Ireally need to find a place to live.Ivehad moved 4 times in the past year and well10M1:Listen,Jim,I appreciate your telling me aboutyourself.I like it when people are honestwith me.Anyway,I have to talk to my other room

15、atesabout this.And Ill give you a calltomorrow to let you know what we decide.Whydont you give me your number?M2:Sure,its 2235Advanced 4-1W:Good news!I find a summer job!M:Thats great!Anything interesting?W:Yes, working at an amusement park.Doesnt thatsound fantastic?M:Sure,it does.W:So,have you fou

16、nd anything?M:Nothing yet,but Ive got a couple of leads.One isworking as an intern for a record company- mostly11answering phones.Or I can get a landscaping jobagain.W:Being an intern sounds more interesting thanlandscaping.And its probably not as hard.M:Yeah,but a landscaper earns more moneythan an

17、 intern.And you get a great tan!Advanced 4-2M:So,what will you be doing at the amusementpark,exactly?W:Actually,Ill have two jobs.First,Ill be working at aplace called Childrens World.Theyhave all kinds of interesting games and educationalactivities for young kids. I have to go to a trainingprogram

18、before I start to find out how everythingworks.M:Three days?Wow,the equipment must be pretty12high-tech.W:Oh,it is-a lot of computers and interestingdevices.Its just the kind of stuff that kids love.M:Well,it sounds like the perfect job for you.I knowhow much you love kids.So whats the other job?W:W

19、ell,Ill also be one of the people who worksaround the park greeting people.M:Do you mean youll have to dress up in acostume?W:Yes,as a cartoon character!I know,I know,it soundssilly.And its certainly not rewarding asworking inChildrens World,but its part of the job.Advanced. 5-1W: So where are you w

20、orking in this summer,Carlos?M: I m working as a tutor in a learning center forkids.W:ln teresti ng! What kind ofas13M: I work on subjects they need helping, uh, mainingmath and English.W: ls your job hard?M: Not at all. The kids work on computer most oftime. We have to help get started andwhen they

21、 are into problems.W: Do you enjoy it?M: Oh, yes, working with kids is so much more funthanworking with adults. And l can choose my own hours. As long as work 8 hours a day. I can call me at any time from 8 a.m. to 9p.m.Advanced 5-2W: Paul, did you find a summer job yet?M: Yeah, I m working in a res

22、traut.W: Oh, how s it going?M: Oh, the money is not bad.14W: What are you doing? Are you waiting tables?M: I wish. No, Im working in a kitchen. I cut up thestuff for the chef, vegetables, meat and things. I llalso wash the dishes.W: Yuck!M: Yeah, that s. pretty hard work. I didnt realize howhot it i

23、s in a restraut kitchen until I took this job.W: So why dont you quit?M: I d love to. But I need money.Advanced 5-3M: So what kind of job did you find for the summer?W: Im working for a marketing company. Im goingto marketing.M: So you re one of those people who drives mecrazy by calling me up and t

24、rying topersuade me to buy something that I haveabsolutely no need for.15W: Exactly!M: Do you like it?W: Believe it or not I do. Its also a bunch of studentsworking there, and we have a lot offun when we not making calls. Its really easy toosince we just have to read them fromscript.M: Are you doing

25、 this full time?W: Yes, but I work from 2 in the afternoon to 9 atnight .So I get to sleep as late as I wantto in the morning.Advanced 6-1M: Hello!W: Hi, Robert. This is Tina.M: Hi, Tina, whats up?W: Well, actually, I was wondering if you d mindlending me your camera for a few days. I16want to take

26、some photos of my new appartment tosend to my folks.M: Sure, you can borrow it.W: Oh, thanks a million !Advanced 6-2M: Hi, Sandy.This is Mike.W: Oh, hi, how are things with you?M: Pretty good. Listen, I was wondering if I could useyour video games system over the weekend.W: You mean my Sony Play Sta

27、tion?M: Yeah, my sister asked me to take care of my nieceand nephew over the weekend.They are six and eight. And I thought it would be agreat way to keep them busy.W: Thats a great idea! But kids that age love videogames. I have bad news, machines isnt working. I vebeen meaning to take it into get f

28、ixed. But I haventmy17gonna gotten around to it.M: Oh, too bad.W: But do you know, you can always rent one. Mostvideo stores have machines to rent.You just have to leave the deposit.M: Oh, perfect ,I ll do that, thanks, Sandy.W: No problem.Advanced 6-3M1: Hi.,Grey, Its Phil.M2: Hi, whats up?M1: Not

29、much. But I was wondering if I can ask youfor a favor?M2: Hmm, maybe, trying me.M1: Well, I have to go out of towns for a few daysnext week. Could I leave Pully with you wh.ile Im18gone ?M2: Pully? Who s Pully?M1: You know, Pully is my bird.M2: Oh, yeah, I forget, your bird. I dont know, Phil,Ireall

30、y dont like birds very much. Theyre messy and they make a lot of no ise andM1: No, not Pully. She is really clean and very quite.She wont bother you, I promise.M2: Oh, right, I ll do it.M1: Thanks, Im really appreciate it. I ll bring herover on Tuesday night.M2: Ok, but you own me one.Advanced 7-1W:

31、Hello!M:Hello,may I speak to Sophia please?19W:Im sorry. She is not in right now. Would you liketo leave a message?M:Yes,please. This is Jeff. Could you tell her that Tonyis having a party on Saturday? W:Un-huh.M:And would you ask her if she likes to go to withme?W:All right, Peter ,Ill give her the

32、 message.M:No, this is Jeff, not Peter.W:Oh,Im sorry.M:By the way, whos Peter?Advanced 7-2W1:Hi, Im home.W2:Oh, hi.W1:Did anyone call?W2:Un-huh. You old friend Peter called a few hoursago. He is going to be in town onSaturday, and wants to get together with youSaturday night. He said to call him.W1:

33、Oh,super! I havent seen Peter in almost a year.Any other calls?W2:Uh, yeah, Jeff called. He wants to know if you20want to go to Tonys party with him.W1: Oh, when is Tonys party?W2:On Saturday.W1:Oh, perfect. Thatsthe same night Im going toget together with Peter. So I have an excuse not togo. Even i

34、f I werent going out with Peter, I wouldntgo anywhere with Jeff. Oh, hes such a pain!W2:Oh, he didnt sound so bad. He sounded kind ofsweet.W1:Yeah,yeah, I guess he is. Its just that Idont want to go out with him. And he justdoesnt seem to get the massage. Do me a favor,Amy, if he calls again, could

35、you just tell him Im nothome?W2:Hmm. Ok.Advanced 8-1M:What an awful story! A couple was sailing theiryacht from Hawaii to Mexico. While they werecrossing the Pacific, their boat hit a whale and sank!W:Is that true? What happened to the whale?21M:It doesnt say! Oh and heres another one. A guyin Los A

36、ngles was robbing a bank. But as he wasescaping, he got caught in the revolving door.W:I guess it was his first bank robbery.M:Yeah. Oh! And listen to this. Some guy got lockedout of his house, so he tried to get in through thechimney.W:Dont tell me he got stuck in the chimney!M:Exactly. And he was

37、still trying to get out two dayslater when the police rescued him.Advanced 8-2W:A man who considered himself a snake charmerwas strangled to death on Sunday by athree-and-a-half-meter boa constrictor in a town inThailand. It seems that the man rushed to see thegiant snake after friends told him the

38、serpent wasseen beside one of the towns main roads. Thesnake charmer put it around his neck, while he andhis friends were walking home, the snake strangledhim to death.22Advanced 8-3M:Two teenage girls who disappeared from a shipwere found alive and well. The girls turned up onFriday, near a small t

39、own on the northeast ofAustralia. The girls said they were visiting a friend onthe ship and fell asleep in their friends cabin. When they woke up,the ship was heading for Singapore, so they decidedto jump off the ship and swim to shore. They foundthemselves on a deserted part of the Australiancoast,

40、 and had to walk over 100 miles to the nearesttown.Advanced 8-4W:Early Tuesday morning in California, two policeofficers were pursuing a car thief down HollywoodBoulevard in a high-speed chase were rescued bythe thief. During the chase, the officerscaroverturned and fell into a shallow river. The of

41、ficerscouldntget out of thecar, which was rapidly filling up with water. The thiefwent back to the scene of the accident and helped23rescue the officers. The Hollywood PoliceDepartment has decided to drop charges against thethief for saving the officerslives.Advanced 9-1M:Someone had stolen my walle

42、t last night.W:Oh no! What happened?M:Well, I was working out, and I had put my stuff inmy locker, just like I always do.When I came back, someone had stolen my wallet. Iguess Id forgotten to lock the locker.W:Im sorry. Thats terrible! Did you lose muchmoney?M:Only about $20. But I lost my credit ca

43、rd and mydrivers license. What a pain!Advanced 9-2W:Hmm. That reminds me of when I had my pursestolen last year.M:Really? What happened?W:Well, it was when I was in Belgium. I was on myway to the airport, so I was standing on the side ofthe road with my bags, trying to figure out the bus24schedule.

44、Anyway, this a bunch of guys came by andasked if they could help me. They spoke very brokenEnglish, and I couldnt really understand what theywere saying. I really just want them to leave mealone. Finally, they left and when Ilookdown, I realize my purse had disappeared. It hadmy wallet in it with al

45、l my travelers checksand my money and mycredit card.Well,luckily, I put my airline ticket and my passport in oneof my carry-onbags.M:How awful! So what did you do?W:Well, first I screamed at the top of my lungs andtried to run after the guys, but they were long gone.Then, ,this soundsreallycorny, I

46、did just what I had seen people doon TV. I called my credit card company.M:Were they helpful?W:They were lifesavers! In no time at all, theygave me new travelers checks and newcredit card, and sent me on my way.25Advanced 11-1M:It really upsets me when taxi drivers drive so fast.Im always terrified

47、of having an accident.W:That doesnt really bother me. I like to get whereIm going quickly. But I cant stand it when theyhave their radio turned up all the way full blast. Youcant even here yourself think!Advanced 11-2W:I hate it when people take their dogs into a park.And let them make messes all ov

48、er the place. I tssoirresponsible.M:You know what bothers me? I hate it when theygo out and leave their dog at home, barking all day.Advanced 11-3M:I cant stand when they show the samecommercials twice in a row. Why do they do that?It drives me crazy.W:The thing bothers me the most is when theyinter

49、rupt a ball game at the most excitingmoment to show some stupid commercials.26Advanced 11-4W:It really upsets me when store clerk pretend theyhavent noticed you. And just standaround, chatting to each other. Itsso rude.M:Yeah,or on the other hand. They give you the hardsell and try to get you to buy

50、 something you dontreally want.Advanced 12-1M:When I lived in Spain, I was surprised how latepeople eat in the evening. When you are invited todinner, you are asked to come around 9 oclock andyou usually dont start dinner until ten. And peoplestay terribly late, sometimes until 2 in the morning orev

51、en later. I found it difficult. How does one get upand go to work or school the next day after eatingand drinking until 3 in the morning?Advanced 12-2W:I lived in the middle East for a while. And when Iwent out, I had to obey the local custom of wearingsomething over my head. And wearing a dress tha

52、t27covered my whole body. At first, I find it reallynuisance, but after a while, I got used to it, and evenstarted to like it. You feel really secure and also youdont have to worry about what to wear all thetime.Advanced 13-1M:Can I help you?W:Yes, Id like to return this jacket.M:Is there something

53、the matter with it?W:Yes, I didnt noticed when I bought it but thereare a few problems. First, it has a tear in the lining.M:Hmm, actually, its torn in several places.W:And some of the buttons are very loose, this onecame off, in fact and theresa stain onthe collar.M:Im really sorry about this. Woul

54、dyou liketo exchange for another one?W:Well, to be honest, I dont think this jacket is verywell made, Id rather get refund.M:I understand, do you have the receipt?Advanced 13-228M1:Can I help you?M2:Yes, I bought this briefcase here last week, buttheres something wrong with the lock.I cantget it clo

55、sed properly.M1:Let me see, yes, I see what you mean. The lockseems to be jammed or something.No problem, I ll get you another one, sorry aboutthat.Advanced 14-1W1:Hi.W2:Yes?W1:I wonder if you could take a look at these shoes Ibought here. They are pretty new, but they seem tobe falling apart.W2:Hmm

56、, let me see. Yes, this doesntlook right. The stitching is coming out. How longdid you say you had them?W1:Only about a mouth. Heres the receipt.W2:Hmm Yes. Well, let me exchange these for you.Im sorry for the inconvenience.29Advanced 14-2M1:En-en, excuse me.M2:Yes, how can I help you?M1:You see the

57、 shirt? I bought here a few weeks ago,but the first time Iwashed it, thecolor changed, it went from bright red to light pink.M2:How did you wash it?M1:Well, I just tossed it into the washing machinewith my other clothes.M2:What temperature did you use?M1:I usually wash my clothes in hot water, so I

58、guesshot.M2:Well, did you check the washing instructions?M1:Ummaybe not.M2:Well, you see here on this label? It says,Wash in cold water only.M1:Un-hmm.M2:So Im really sorry, but since you didnt followthe washing instructions, I cant really do anythingfor you.Advanced 15-130W:Hello?M:Hello, Ms. Lock.

59、 This is Jack Burr.W:Uh, Mr. Burr in Apartment 205?M:No, in Apartment 305.W:Oh, yes. What can I do for you? Does yourrefrigerator need fixing again?M:No, itsthe oven this time.W:Oh, so whats wrong with it?M:Well, I think the temperature control needs to bechecked. Everything I try to cook gets burne

60、d.W:Really? Ok, Ill have someone look at it rightaway.M:Thanks a lot, Ms. Lock.W:Uh,by the way, Mr. Burr, are you sure itsthe oven and not your cooking?Advanced 15-2W1:Hello?W2:Hello. Is this the manager?W1:Yes, this is Ms. Lock.W2:This is Mrs. Harris in Apartment 216.31W1:Yes,how can I help you, Mr