大学英语题库

John:Jack,comeandmeetmyfriendbob.Jack:Nicetomeetyoubobsamehere

Bob,thisisJack.

Byeleveno'clockyesterday,weattheairport.

havearrived

fashiondiffersroomcountytocountrymayreflecttheculturaldifferences

fromoneaspect.

That

Howdoyoudo?

I'mfine,thankyou.Andyou?

Mm,itisaniceroom,isn'tit?

Yes,ifsgreat!

Howlongdonormalmicelive?

Twoyears.

Whatdoesthetexttellus?

Peoplewhoeatlessandexercisemorewilllivelonger.

Letmeintroducemyself.IamAlbert.

Whatapleasure.

Thanksforinvitingustodinner.Thankyou!Itissogoodthatyoulikethem.

Everythingtastesgreat!

Yesterdaywas___daythatwedecidedtogoswimming.

suchabeautiful

HowmanytimesyoutoBeijingthisyear?

have,been

CanIgetyouacupoftea?

Thafsverykindofyou.

Excuseme,Ithinkthereseemstobeamistake.

Really?Tmsorry.Letmecheckitagain.

Mrs.Hendersonspeaking.

I'mBrianMurphyandIhavesomequestionstoask.

I'msorry.Ilostthekey.一

Well,it'sOK.

一TownHallisthetallestbuildinginthecity.

一fromhere?

Canitbeseen

一Whatasurprise!Youchangedyourhairstyle.

—Weil,I'mgoingtogetmarriednextSaturday

Oh,my!Congratulations!

Wcfound_necessarytoprotecttheenvironment,

it

Ipreferthereddress.

Youhaveaverygoodtaste!

You'vegivenusawonderfuldinner,Mrs.Miler.

I'mgladyouenjoyedit.

Thatcompanydoesn'ttakecreditcards,socustomershavetopay.

cash

Excuseme.Couldyousparemeafewminutes?

Ofcourse.

Februaryismonthoftheyear.

thesecond

Manycountriesareincreasingtheiruseofnaturalgas,windandotherformsof

Energy

Thescientistsinthelaboratoryarcstudyingtherelationshipbetween

theamountofthefoodthemiceeatandtheirhealth.

Sorry,Ican'tfindthebooksyouaskedfor.

Thanksanyway.

Shehastodotoday.

somethingimportant

一Thismobilephoneisreallycheap.

-The,thebetter.Tmshortofmoney,yousee.

cheaper

Iwasamazedatherabilitytothedifficultsituation.

copewith

Tomismygoodfriend.Heoftenhelpswithmystudy,

me

Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?

Sorry,butmysonhadafever.

YouspeakverygoodEnglish.

Thankyouverymuch

Inordertoyourgoals,youmustworkhard.

achieve

I'msorryIlostthekeytoyourbike.

Don,tworry.IthinkI'vegotanotherone.

Wouldyoupleaseshowmeyourbankbook?

Hereyouare.

Doyouliketoplaybasketball?

Iamcrazyaboutit.

Theatmosphereccraingasesmixedtogetherindefiniteproportions,

consistsof

Somethingwentwrongwithmycomputerlastnight.

Iamsorrytohearthat.

Paul,thisismyfriend,Ann.

Gladtomeetyou,Ann.

一Whichwouldyoulike,appleorpear?

■isOK.Thankyou.

either

MayIknowyourname,please?

JaneEdwin

Youdon'thavetohavetheradiosoloud,doyou?

Oh,Idoapologize.

Nicetoseeyouagain,Mr.Smith.Howareyou?

Fine.Thankyou.Andyou?

Shallwehaveanothercupoftea?

Whynot?

一Whynotstayforanothercupoftea?

rdbetterleavenow.

Thefirstgroupisthethinnestbecause

bothBandC.

Doctor,Idon'tfeelwell.

Whafsthematter?

—It'sgettinglate.TinafraidImustbegoingnow.

—OK..

Seeyou

Excuseme,butthere'saproblemwiththeheating.

一,wewillsolveitassoonaspossible.

Sorry,Iapologizeforthat

Whatabouthavingadrink?

Goodidea

Excuseme,whenwillthe17:15trainarrive?

Itsbeendelayedonehour.

Theyhavearrivedatlunchtimebuttheirflightwasdelayed,

should

Ivolleyballquitewell,butIhaven'thadtimetoplaysincethenewyear,

play

InIhenearfuture,moreadvancesintherobottechnologybyscientists,

willbemade

Hi,welcomeback!Hadanicetrip?

Oh,fantastic!Freshair,andsunshineeveryday.

Excuseme,sir.I'mwritingaresearchpaperonChineseculture.Doyoumindafew

questions?

No,ofcoursenot.

Ithinkheisagoodlecturer.

SodoI.

Mycameraisn'tworkingproperty.

Maybethere'ssomethingwrongwithIt.

Thanksforyourhelp.

Mypleasure.

DoIhavetotakethismedicine?Itsoterrible.

tastes

Let'sgotoamovieafterwork,OK?

Whynot?

Thetelephone,butbythetimeIgotindoors,itstopped.

wasringing

Whichsweaterdoyoulikebetter?

Ican'tdecide.

HowdidTomlearnFrench?

Bytakingacourse.

nomoderntelecommunications,wewouldhavetowaitforweekstogetnews

fromaroundtheworld.

Iftherehavebeen

I'mgoingtoAmericaforaholidaynextweek.

Thafsgreat!

CanIhelpyouwithyourluggage?

Thankyou.IcanmanageItmyself

Whatareyougoingtodo?

I'mplanningtogotothecinemawithmyfriend.

Itisrequestedthatyouaspeechattheopeningceremony.

give

Insomepartsoftheworld,teawithmilkandsugar.

isserved

Weneedsomeonereallywhocanorganizetheofficeandmakeitrunsmoothly,

executive

Whatabeautifuldressyou'rewearing!

Thankyou

What'stheweatherliketoday?

Ifshotandhumid.

Heteachesphysicsinaschool.

Whatisyourfather?

Mymotherallthecookingformyfamily,butrecentlyshe'sbeentoobusyto

doit.

does

Thisboxislooheavyformetocarryupstairs.

I'llgiveyouahand.

Nowmymotherhisbiketoworkeverydayinsteadofdriving.

rides

Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?

Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident.

—That'sabeautifulskirtyouarewearing.

一I'vehadItfortwomonths.

Oh,thankyou.

Thatpieceofmusicsoundsfamiliar.Whothepianoupstairs.

isplaying

Haveaniceweekend.Thankyou,.

youtoo

Emlookingforwardtoseeingyousoon..Thankssomuchforyourinvitation.

Metoo

Hecouldn'tbuythedictionarybecausehehadmoneywithhim.

little

Whatdoyoudo?

I'macollegestudent

一Excuseme,howmuchisthejacket?

—Ifs499Yuan.

Wouldyouliketotryiton?

Hello,mayIspeaktoMike?

Sorry,heisn'tin.

ThereportersaidthattheUFOeasttowestwhenhesawit.

wastraveling

CouldIborrowyourcarforafewdays?

Sure,hereyouare.Enjoyyourjourney.

Ibelievewe'vemetsomewherebefore.

一No,.

Idon'tthinkso

Someaspectsofapilot'sjobbeboring,andpilotsoftenworkat

inconvenienthours.

can,haveto

Thecoffeeiswonderful.Itdoesn'ttastelikeanythingIbefore,

haveeverhad

Sorry,ProfessorSmith.1didn'tfinishtheassignmentyesterday.

—Oh,youhavedoneitasyesterdaywasthedeadline,

should

I'mafraidMr.Hardingseeyounow.He'sbusy,

can't

Closethedooroffearbehindyou,andyouthedooroffaithopenbeforeyou.

willsee

Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingin.

common

BythetimeJackreturnedhomefromEngland,hissonfromcollege,

hadgraduated

Howiseverything?

Justso-so.

WuDongwastiredthathecouldn'tkeephiseyesopen,

so

—Weil,theygottherelastWednesday.Soaboutaweek.

HowlonghaveyourparentsbeeninParis?

Excuseme,canyoutellmethewaytothebusstop?

Yes,pleasegostraightdownthiswaytotheend.

Howareyoufeeling?

Muchbetter.Thanksforcomingtoseeme.

Althoughthetrafficisnotbusy,heiikestodriveatamoderatespeed.

Couldyoutakeaphotoofmewiththelakeasabackground?

Byallmeans.

Heworksinouruniversityasavisitingscholar,notasaformalfacultymember.

Paul,who'stalkingoverthere?

Oh,thafsmyfather!Andbesidehim,mymother.

Evejustlockedmykeysinmyroom.WhatshouldIdonow?

Lefscalmdownandtrytofigurethingsout.

Thanksforyourhelp.

Mypleasure.

Youwillhavetobuysomereferencebookswhenyougotocollege.

CouldIuseyourcartomorrowmorning?

Sure.Iwillbewritingareportathome.

Twodaysisnotenoughfbrhimtofinishthework.Heneedsathirdday.

Pleasehelpyourselftotheseafood.

Thanks,butIdon'tliketheseafood.

WouldyoulikeanothersliceofChristmascake?

Nomore,thanks.Tinfull.

Whenyoufillintheapplicationform,pleaseuseyourpermanentaddresssothatwe

cancontactyoueasilylater.

Doctor,Idon'tfeelwell.

Whafsthematter?

Linaatenothingthismorning,didn'tshe?

Hello.Tmlookingforaflat,butIcan'tpaymuch.

Howmuchdoyouexpect?

Thevacationanticipatedsolongwindsindisastrousanddisappointing.

IsLindagoodatsinging?

Yes,sheis.Wcoftenhearhertosinginherroom.

HowwasyourtriptoLondon,Jane?

Oh,wonderfulindeed.

Wouldyoupleaseshowmeyourbankbook?

Hereyouare.

Isittruethatthefamousscientistwillgiveusalecturenextweek?

IthinkthelanguagelabisveryhelpfulinimprovingourEnglish.

Ican'tagreewithyoumore.

Goodmorning.Haveyougotasingleroomwithabathroom,please?

Yes,wehave.

HowsoonwillyourfatherflytoNewYork?

Inthreedays.

Who'sspeaking?ThisisTomspeaking.

WhendidyoumovetoAmerica?

Threeyearsago.

Ifyoudon'tgo,neithershallI.

Harry,whohadfailedinthefinalexam,hadagreatworryonhismind.

"Pleaseclosethewindow."Hesaidtome.Heaskedmetoclosethewindow.

Excuseme,Ithinkthereseemstobeamistake.

Really?I'msorry.Letmecheckitagain.

Willyoudomeafavor,please?

Thinkofyourteacher300milesaway.

Imissedyesterday\footballfinal.

Whatapity!

Theschoolboardismadeupofparentswhohavebeenelectedtomakedecisions

aboutschoolaffairs.

Howyoudiditisnotknowntoall.

ThestudentswereallentertainedinaMexicanrestaurant,atProfessorBrian's

expense.

Susanisabsentfromtoday'sclass.

Howcome?AsfarasIknow,shehasnevermissedaclass.

Thankyouforyourhelp.

You'rewelcome.

Howmuchdidyoupayforallthesethings?

Morethanfortydollars.

HaveyougotanE-mailaddress?

Yes,mineisLiPing@

We'dliketotaketherestofthefood.

rilbringyouadoggybagwhenI'mback.

ThereasonIgothereisthatshewillbedisappointedifIdon't.

Whatwouldyourecommend?

OurKongpaoChickenisonsale.Ifyouorderone,thesecondonecomesinhalf

price.

Twodaysisenoughformetofinishthework,Ineedathirdday.

It'sbadmannerforyoutosmokeinthepublicplaceswheresmokingisnotallowed.

I'mflyingtoLondon.

Whereareyouflying?

Mrs.Hendersonspeaking.

I'mBrianMurphyandIhavesomequestionstoask.

HowmanybookscanIborrowatatime?

Uptothreebooks.

CanIhelpyou,sir?

Yes,rdliketowithdrawsomemoney.

Iwouldrathertwoweeksearlier.

youcamehare

WchopeyoucouldstaywithusagainshortlyInthefuture.

Ihopeso,too.

Healwayshasalotofideasinhismind,andsometimeswedonotevenknowwhathe

isthinkingabout.

novel

ItisthebestIhaveseen,

that

Thinkofyourteacher300miles.

away

Joanissupposedtobehereatthemeetingtonight.Whereisshe?

Shecaughtacoldandhastostayinbed

1haveareservation.

MayIhaveyourname?

May1useyourbikeforamoment?

Byallmeans

Canyoupleasegivemeareceipt?

Hereisyourreceipt.

Withthehelpofthegovernment,alargenumberofpeople_afterthefloodin1991.

survived

一Paul,?

一Oh,that'smyfather!Andbesidehim,mymother.

Who'stalkingoverthere

NeitherTonynorIbasketballplayer.

am

Whentherailwayiscompleted,wegettotownmucheasily.

willbeableto

Let'shaveapicnicbytheWestLake.

Goodidea.

-Excuseme,couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestpostoffice?

一OhYes!TwoblocksawayfromhereattheGreenAvenue.Youcan'tmissit.

Mm,letmethink

Thankyouforyourhelp

You'rewelcome

Well,theygotthereWednesday.Soaboutaweek

HowlonghaveyourparentsbeeninParis?

HowaboutgoingtodinnerattheMexicanrestauranttonight?

Thafsgreat!

Weallagreewithhimonwhathesaid.

Pleasebeserious.Iamnotjoking.Youshouldconsideritcarefully.

I'mterriblysorrythatTvespilledsomecoffeeonthecarpet.

Itdoesn'tmatter.

Wouldyoupleaseshowmeyourbankbook?

Hereyouare.

Howareyoufeeling?Muchbetter,.

Thanksforcomingtoseeme.

一Foronlyonemonth.

ForhowlongcanIkeepabook?

Imissedyesterday'sfootballfinal.

Whatapity!

NobodybutJanethesecret.

knows

Canyougototheconcertwithusthisevening?

I'dloveto,butIambusytonight.

Marilyn,TmafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.

Oh,soearly?

I'msosorrytointerruptyouagain.

It'squiteallright

Theyounghaveeatenupalmosteverythingonthetable.

That'sabeautifuldressyouhaveon!

Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday.

Harry,whohadfailedinthefinalexam,hadagreatworryonhismind.

Everyyearthousandsoflivesinroadaccidentsbecauseofcarelessdriving.

arelost

Thereinthenextroom.

aresomeboys

Ifyoudon'tgo,neither

doI

Pleasehelpyourselftotheseafood.

Thanks,butIdon'tlikeseafood.

Little_whenItookthetripwhereitwouldleadme.

hadIknow

Who'sspeaking?ThisisTomspeaking.

Excuseme,whenwillthe17:15trainarrive?

Idon'tknow.

—Hi,Tom,how'severythingwithyou?

一Hm,nottoobad,andhowareyou?

Willyou_meafavor,please?

do

Theoldhousesarcbeingpulleddowntoanewofficeblock.

makeroomfor

Onlybypracticingafewhourseverydaybeabletomasterthelanguage,

canyou

Closethedooroffearbehindyou,andyouthedooroffaithopenbeforeyou.

willsee

Twodaysisnotenoughforhimtofinishthework.Heneedsday.

athird

Pleasehelpyourselftotheseafood.

Thanks,butIdon'tliketheseafood

ThisriverformsanaturalbetweenChinaandKorea.

boundary

Tomorrowismybirthday.

Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!

Doctor,Idon'tfeelwell.

Whafsthematter?

Oh,Betty,wewillbehavingabuffetpartynextSaturday,andwe'dlikeyoutojoinus.

—,Susan.What'sthebesttimefbrmetocome?

rdloveto

Hisadventurefinallytobeanightmare.

turnedout

It'srathercoldinhere.DoyoumindifIclosethewindow?

No,goahead

Ihaveareservation.

MayIhaveyourname?

Physicsmyfavoritesubject.

is

-Howareyou,Bob?

-Ted.

I'mfine.Thankyou.

Marilyn,TmafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.

Oh,soearly?

MayIhaveyourIDcard?

Hereyouare.

一Hello,TmHarryPotter.

-Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but

callmeCharles

HowmanybookscanIborrowatatime?

Uptothreebooks.

Youknow,Ihavethreekidsnow.

Thafsterrific!

AftertheMinisterofEducationhadfinishedspeakingatthepressconference,hewas

madeallsortsofawkwardquestions.

toanswer

Haven'tseenyouforages!Whatareyoubusydoingnow?

Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,youknow.

AlthoughhedidnotknowLondon?well,hemadehiswaytotheairport,

easilyenough

Theproblemisnotsoeasyasyouthink.It'sfarfrombeingsettled,

nearly

Mywalletisnowheretobefound.Iinthestore.

musthavedroppedit

Isitpossibleforyoutoworklatetonight?

Ithinkso

WhendidyoumovetoAmerica?

Threeyearsago.

Notonlyapromise,butalsohekeptit.

didhemake

Withhisdaughter,theoldmanfeltunhappy.

beingdisappointed

Tom,whatdidyoudowithmydocuments?Ihaveneverseensuchaand

disorder!

mess

Inthelastfewyearsthousandsoffilmsallovertheworld.

havebeenproduced

himwhowearewaitingfor.

Itis

MayIseeyourtickets,please?

Sure.

I'vejustlockedmykeysinmyroom.WhatshouldIdonow?

Lefscalmdownandtrytofigurethingsout.

Sony,youhavetopaycash（现金）.

Doyoutakecreditcards?

Thankyoueversomuchforthecoatyouboughtme.

I'mgladyoulikeit.

Closethedooroffearbehindyou,andyouthedooroffaithopenbeforeyou.

willsee

Thisboxistooheavyformetocarryupstairs.

Letmegiveyouahand.

Haveyouhandedinyourfinalpaper?

Notyet.Howaboutyou?

MayIuseyourbikeforamoment?

Byallmeans

WeareattherapidprogressMarkhasmadeinthissemesle匚

astonished

Sheisalready16yearsold.Butsheasifshev/erestillalittlegirl,

behaves

Thisriverissobigthatitisimpossibletobuildaunderitwithoutmodern

technology.

tunnel

-Let'sgoshoppingthisafternoon,'

一AHright.

shallwe

Whatwouldyourecommend?

OurKongpaoChickenisonsale.Ifyouorderone,thesecondonecomesinhalf

price.

一Oh,Betty,wewillbehavingabuffetpartynextSaturday,andwe'dlikeyoutojoin

us.

一,Susan.What'stheoccasion?Whattimedoyouwantmetocome?

I'dloveto

Ihaveareservation.

MayIhaveyourname?

IfyoulikeIcanmailthisletterforyou?

Thafsverykindofyou.

Notonlyapromise,butalsoshekeptit.

didshemake

Lisa,IwaswonderingifyoucouldcometomybirthdaypartythisSaturday?

Sure.Tilbethere.

—Susanisabsentfromtoday'swritingclass.

—?AsfarasIknow,shehasnevermissedaclass.

Howcome

Theproblemisnotsoeasyasyouthink.Ifsfarfrombeingsettled,

nearly

一CouldIuseyourcartomorrowmorning?

一Sure.Iareportathome.

willbewriting

sorry,youhavetopaycash.

Doyoutakecreditcards?

Hey,Tom,what'sup?

Oh,notmuch.

Healwayshasalotofideasinhismind,andsometimeswedonoteven

knowwhatheisthinkingabout,

novel

一I'mterriblysorrythatI'vespilledsomecoffeeonthecarpet.

Itdoesn'tmatter

ProfessorSmithpromisedtolookmypaper,thatis,toreaditcarefullybefore

thedefense.

over

Whentherailwayiscompleted,wegettotownmucheasily,

willbeableto

TwodaysisnotenoughforhimtofinishtheworkHeneeds

athird

Ifyoudon'tgo,neither

doI

Theyoungactorwhohadbeenthoughthighlyoftobeagreat

disappointment.

turnedout

LittlewhenItookthetripwhereitwouldleadme.

hadIknow

Iwassatisfiedwithherexplanation,.

soweremyclassmates

Joanissupposedtobehereatthemeetingtonight.Whereisshe?

Shecaughtacoldandhastostayinbed.

—Wearegoingtohaveasingingpartytonight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?

I'mafraidnot,becauseIhavetogotoanimportantmeeting.

Iwouldrathertwoweeksearlier.

youcamehere

I'mterriblysorrythatI'vespilledsomecoffeeonthecarpet.

Itdoesn'tmatter.

Hello.Tmlookingforaflat,butIcan'tpaymuch.

Howmuchdoyouexpect?

Davidinjuredhislegplayingfootballyesterday.

—Really??

Howdidthathappen

Thecasemanyinnocentpeople.

involved

Thepartyissowonderful!Thankyouoncemoreforinvitingme.

Thankyouforcoming.

Whenaspacecrafttravels,oneofthemajorproblemsisreentryintotheEarth's

atmosphere

一Who'sspeaking?

—ThisisTom

speaking

一I'dliketoopenasavingaccount（储蓄账户）

WhatcanIdoforyou?

Wouldyouliketogoswimmingthisafternoon?

IwishIcould,butIamverybusytoday.

一Ihaveastomachache（肚子痛）

Whafsthematterwithyou?

—Susanisabsentfromtoday'sclass.

一?AsfarasIknow,shehasnevermissedaclass.

Howcome

Everyyearthousandsoflivesinroadaccidentsbecauseofcarelessdriving,

arelost

Howoftendoyougodancing?

Everyotherday.

一Thankyou.

Congratulations

1didn'tmeantodothat.Pleaseforgiveme.

Thafsailright.

Thegirlisofafilmstar,

somebody

Imustapologizetoyoufbrthedelay.

That'sallright.

Youmustn'tgetintothehabitofsmoking.

Unbelievable!Ihavefailedthedrivingtestagain!

Cheerup.

Amy,Iwantthisreporttypedtoday.

Ifllbereadyintheafternoon,sir.

IwonderwhyMikehasn'twrittentousrecently.Weshouldhaveheardfromhimby

now.

Couldyoupassmethesaltandpepper?

OK,hereyouare.

Hi,welcomeback!Hadanicetrip?

Oh,fantastic!Freshair,andsunshineeveryday.

ShallwegoshoppingshisSunday?

Whynot?Goodidea!

I'mgoingtotakemycmrancctesttomorrow.

Goodluck!

Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytothepostoffice?

Sorry,I'mastrangerhere.

Sorry,Ihavekeptyouwaiting.

Thafsallright.

Goodmorning,Lily!

Goodmorning,Dr.Wilson.

Hello,mayIspeaktoMike?

Sorry,heisn'tin.

It'srathercoldinhere.DoyoumindifIclosethewindow?

No,goahead.

Iwillalwaysworkhardwithgreatandconfidence.

passion

Georgehaspreparedcarefullyforhisdrivingtestsothathemightpassitonthisfirst

attempt

I'mgoingdowntown.Comeon.

rilgiveyoualife.

Nicetoseeyouagain,Mr.Smith.Howarcyou?

Fine.Thankyou.Andyou?

IttookmealongtimebeforeIwasabletofullyappreciatewhattheyforme.

haddone

Shallwehaveanothercupoftea?

Whynot?

Ithinkheisagoodlecturer.

SodoI.

Thisistheworstfilmeverproduced.Doyouthinkso?

1don'tthinkso,Pmafraid.

Canyougotothecinemawithme?

I'dliketo,butIhavemuchworktodo.

Excuseme,couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestsubwaystation?

Ofcourse.Godownthisstreetandturnright.

BythetimeJackreturnedhomefromEngland,hissonformcollege.

hadgraduated

Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime?

Ifsthreethirtybymywatch.

一一Heteachesphysicsinaschool.

Whatisyourfather?

WouldyoumindifIborrowedyourbike?

Notatall.

I'mafraidMr.Hardingseeyounow.He'sbusy.

can't

Somepeopleeitheravoidquestionsofrightandwrongorremainneutralabout

them.

deliberately

Let'shangupsomenicepaintingsonthesewallsofthegreathall.

empty

ThereafootballgamebetweenItalyandGermanytomorrowafternoon.

isgoingtobe

Inouruniversity,librarybooksintwoweeks.

mustbereturned

BythetimeTonyreturnedhomefromCanada,hissonfromcollege.

hadgraduated

JustasIwasleavingthehouse,itoccurredtomethatItotakemykeys.

hadforgotten

Whatareyougoingtodo?

I'mplanningtogotothecinemawithmyfriend.

I'mplanningtostudyabroadandIwantyouradvice.

WhatcanIdoforyou?

Itisrequestedthatyouaspeechattheopeningceremony.

give

Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?

Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident.

I'mafraidI'vegotaterribleflu.

Bettergoandseeadoctor.

Booksofthiskindwell.

aresold

一That'sabeautifulskirtyouarewearing.

-.I'vehaditfortwomonths.

Oh,thankyou.

Therebeanydifficultyaboutpassingtheroadtestsinceyouhavepracticeda

lotinthedrivingschool.

shouldn't

What'stheweatherlikeinyourhometown?

Ifscoldinwinterandhotinsummer.

Weneedsomeonereallywhocanorganizetheofficeandmakeitrunsmoothly,

executive

Shehaveleftschool,forherbikeisstillhere.

can't

Thechurchlowerwhichwillbeopentotouristssoon.Theworkisalmost

finished.

isbeingrestored

Sorrytogiveyousomuchtrouble.

IfsOK.

MustIbehomebeforeseven?

No,youneedn't.

IfMr.Deweypresent,hewouldhaveofferedanypossibleassistancetothepeople

there.

hadbeen

一Whatdoyouthinkofmydress?

Itlooksverygoodonyou.

Let'skeeptothepoint,orweanyconclusions.

willneverarriveat

WuDongwastiredthathecouldn'tkeephiseyesopen.

so

Howwouldyoulikeyoursteak,Sir?

Rare,please.

It'scoldinhere.DoyoumindifIlosethedoor?

Ofcoursenot

Howdoyoulikethemoviewesawyesterday?

I'veneverseenabettermoviethanit.

OverseasChinesethememoryoftheirhomeland.

cherish

In1942,ColumbusononeoftheBahamaIslands,buthemistookitforan

islandofIndia.

landed

Theguardatthegateinsistedthateveryonetherules.

obeys

Howyousaythatyoureallyunderstandthewholestoryifyouhavecovered

onlypartofthearticle?

can

WouldyoumindifIborrowedyourbike?

Notatall

Sorry,Ihavekeptyouwaiting.

Thafsallright.

Theclimberstheirambitionbyreachingthesummitofthemountain.

realized

—Nowlet'smoveontoanothertopic.Canyoufollowme?

一,Professor.

Yes,perfectly

Ireallylovetheareaandseeitasaplacetostartmynewcareer.

ideal

Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytothepostoffice?

Sorry,I'mastrangerhere.

Hey,Tom,what'sup?

Oh,notmuch.

Hecouldn'tbuythedictionarybecausehehadmoneywithhim.

Little

Shewalkedslowlyaway,andhewaiteduntilshewasoutofbeforegoingback

intothehouse.

sight

—Unbelievable!havefailedthedrivingtestagain!

—.Thisisnottheendoftheword.

Cheerup.

Itwouldberisktoletthechidgotoschoolbyhimsef

carrying

Il'sbeenawonderfulevening.Thankyousomuch.

Mypleasure

Thenewsuspensionbridgebytheendoflastweek.

hadbeendesigned

Asshethenewspaper,Lucyasleep.

read,fell

CanIborrowyourcameraforaweek?

Sure,hereyouare.

Couldyoupassmethesaltandpepper?

OK,hereyouare.

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who'stalkingoverthere

Hi,welcomeback!Hadanicetrip?

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proposes

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