Unit7Whydon’twestartabusinessofourown?Basiclisteningpractice1-5BCABCListeninginTask1Correctanswer(1)reception(2)newconnections(3)distributed(4)greenhand(5)businesscards(6)talkbusiness(7)card(8)followup(9)moreground(10)pieceofcakeListeninginTask21-5CBBADListeninginTask3Correctanswer(1)technology-oriented(2)higher(3)returns(4)options(5)Venturecapital(6)cash(7)founders(8)businessideas(9)potential(10)intellectualpropertyprotection(11)100percent/100%(12)creators(13)stock(14)$16.5million(15)failurerateLet'stalkTask1Correctanswer(1)rapidgrowth(2)shock(3)large(4)shotup(5)hard(6)opportunities(7)different(8)stable(9)money(10)ownLet'stalkTask2·1HethoughttherewerenotenoughopportunitiestouseallhisabilitiesbecauseSamsungisamassiveorganization.Besides,hewantedtotrysomethingdifferentfromworkinginabigcompany.2Hecanmakemoremoneyandtherewon'tbemanytroubles.Alsotherewon'tbeanybodylookingoverhisshoulderFurtherlisteningandspeakingFurtherlisteningTask11-5DCCACFurtherlisteningandspeakingFurtherlisteningTask2BABBAFurtherlisteningandspeakingFurtherlisteningTask3CBDCAFurtherlisteningandspeakingViewingandspeakingTask1略FurtherlisteningandspeakingViewingandspeakingTask21KraftistryingtoacquireortakeoverCadbury.2Cadburyisawonderfuliconicbusinesswithremarkablemarketpositionsandgreatpositionsingrowthmarketswhichisdeliveringforitsshareholderstoday.Ithasnostrategicissues,nofinancialissuesandnomanagerialissues.3Itdepends.Iftheacquiringcompanyisaneconomicallystrongoneandmakesusagoodoffer,Iwouldbeonlytoogladtoseetheproposedtakeover.Ontheotherhand,iftheacquiringcompanydoesnotthinkoursmallcompanyisworthalotandtheshareholders'interestsareaffected,thenIwouldcertainlybeagainstthetakeover.Unit7testPartIADDCDPartIICorrectanswer(1)resulting(2)demand(3)on(4)trends(5)elderly(6)trend(7)pet-related(8)Lookatexistingbusinessesandtheproductsandservicestheyoffer,andthendetermineifthere'saneedformoreofthoseproductsorservices(9)Keepanopenmindandcontinuetoassesseverythingyoureadandhearfromabusinesspointofview(10)Dream,think,plan,andyou'llbereadytotransformthatbusinessideaintothebusinessyou'vealwayswantedCBDACBDBCABDCDDUnit8Hereisadarkersideofsociety.LeadinTask11Somepeoplethinksmokingmakesthemrelax.Somepeoplesmokejustbecauseallthosearoundthemsmoke.Someyoungpeopleeventhinksmokingiscool.Smokingisharmfultoone'shealth.Itcanleadtomanydiseases.Long-termsmokingmayresultinlungdiseases,orevenlungcancer.Also,someheavysmokersmaysufferfrombreathingdifficulty,highbloodpressure,hearttrouble,amongstotherdisease.Moreover,cigarettescostmoney.2Yes.Thefamily-planningorone-childpolicyisoneofthereasons.What'smore,therapideconomicdevelopment,continuousincreasesinlivingstandardsandtheimprovedmedicalservicehaveallcontributedtotheincreasingaveragelifespan.Thiscancausealotofproblems.Fewyoungpeoplehavetosupportmoreoldpeople.Thelargerelderlypopulationrequiresmoresocialsecurityspending,specialpublicfacilitiessuchashomesfortheelderlyandnursinghomes,andmoremedicalservices,whichareaheavyburdenonsociety.Todealwiththechallenges,wemustdevelopoureconomytoaccumulatemorefundssoastoestablishasoundsocialsecuritysystemandold-ageinsurancesystem.Wealsoneedtoestablishmorepublicfacilitiesforseniorcitizens.3Povertymayleadtomanyproblems.Becauseofashortageofmoney,sickpeoplecan'taffordtogotothehospital,childrencan'taffordtogotoschool,andsomejoblesspeoplelivefarbelowthepovertyline.Worsestill,someneedypeoplemaybecomesodesperatethattheyhatesocietyandcommitcrimesorsuicide.Povertycanbeeliminatedbygeneratingmoreemployment,raisingthelevelofeducation,drawingupontheresourcesofeverysocialinstitutions,etc.4Beforeunemployedpeoplecanfindanewjob,theirbasiclivingstandardshouldbemet.Generallyspeaking,mostpeopleprefertofindajobratherthanliveonahandout.Soitisimportantforthemtobetrainedforreemployment.Thegovernmentshouldoffertrainingprogramstoupdatetheirskillssothattheywillbecomecompetitiveinthejobmarketagain.BasiclisteningpracticeCCBADListeninginTask1BACCDListeninginTask2CDCBCListeninginTask3Correctanswer(1)49(2)firstbirthday(3)healthcaresystems(4)reduce(5)expenses(6)increasing(7)lower(8)faster(9)education(10)reducepoverty(11)moreopportunities(12)livebetter(13)socialladderLet'stalkTask1Correctanswer(1)easier(2)loneliness(3)passedaway(4)brain(5)healthproblems(6)younger(7)doctor(8)assumption(9)history(10)attitudesLet'stalkTask21Bereavement.Hermumpassedawaylastyear,andthathasleftabigholeinherlife.2Theyhavechronichealthproblems,butunlikeyoungeraddicts,theyarelesslikelytooverdose,sotheydon'tappearonanyone'sradar.Doctorsassumethatpensionersdon'tdodrugs,sotheyrefusetogivethemtreatment.3(fakeFurtherlisteningandspeakingFurtherlisteningTask1BACBCFurtherlisteningandspeakingFurtherlisteningTask21Shethinksmanyofthebigspendersonlotteryticketsarepoor;theyspendmoneytheycan'taffordtospend.2Hejustbuyslotteryticketsforfun.Hethinksifhewonahugeamount,itwouldbeexciting.3Theybuylotteryticketsoutofdesperation.Alsothethrillofawin,ofsomethingfornothing,isaddictive.4Casinosareopeningeverywhere,manypeoplegoongamblingonholidays,andone