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Uint1II.BasicListeningPracticeM:I’mbesidemyselfwithjoy.I’msolucky.Guesswhat?I’vewonalitofmoneyinthelottery.W:Yeah?Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Marywasfurious.Hersonwreckeduphercar.M:Heshouldn’thavedrivenacarwithoutadriver’slicense.He‘sstilltakingdrivinglesson.Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary’sson?3.M:Susan,Ihearyou’regoingtomarrythatguy.Somepeoplethinkyou’llregretit.W:Isthatso?Onlytimetell.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?4.M:Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother’spassing.Iknowhowcloseyoutwowere?W:Thankyou.Itwassosudden.I’MstillinastateofshockIdon’tknowwhattodo.Q:Whichoffollowingistrue?5.W:Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren’tconsideredjustbecauseI’mawoman.M:Youshouldairyourviewmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyourvicebeheard.Q:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?Keys:1.C2.B3.D4.A5.DIII.ListeninginTask1.Whataclumsyman!Maria:Jack,canyouhelpmemovethisheavybox?Jack:Noproblem,Maria.Hereletmeliftthisend...Oops!Maria:Ouch!Myfoot!Comeon,can'tyoubealittlemorecautious?Jack:I'msosorry.Itwasanaccident.Noneedtobefurious!Maria:You'realwayssoclumsy,Jack.I'mreallylosingmypatiencewithallthestupidmistakesyoumakearoundtheoffice.Jack:Calmdown,Maria;I'llcertainlybemorecarefulnexttime.Thiswasjustanaccident.Maria:Ifyouaren'tmorecareful,thennexttimesomeonecouldbebadlyhurt.Oh,look!Theglassintheboxisallbrokennow.Mr.Johnsonisgoingtoflyintoarage.Jack:Ohno!WhatcanIdotokeephimfromhittingtheroof?Maria:Well,youcanbeginbyhelpingmecleanupthemessandthenhonestlytellhimaboutyourmistake.Jack:MaybeifIoffertopayforthedamage,hewon'tbesoangry.Whatdoyouthink?Maria:Thatmighthelpsolvetheproblem,thoughitcouldbequiteexpensivetoreplaceit.Jack:Well,I'mwillingtodowhatittakestokeepMr.Johnsonfromexploding.Ineedtokeepmyjob!Page4——Task1ACDCBTask3.HappinessindexAustralianswerethehappiestpeopleintheworldaccordingtoasurveyundertakenbytwomarketresearchers.Theyconducteddoor-to-doorsurveysandinterviewswithnearly30,000peoplein30countries.Theyaskedrespondentshowsatisfiedtheywerewiththeiroverallqualityoflife.Forty-sixpercentofAustraliansproclaimedtobeveryhappyandexpressedoptimismabouttheirfuture.FollowingthemintheveryhappygroupwastheUSA(40percent),Egypt(36percent),India(34percent)andtheUKandCanada(32percent).Hungarygotthewoodenspoon,finishingbottomofthehappinesschart.Thirty-fivepercentofitscitizenssaidtheywereeitherdisappointedorveryunhappy,followedbyRussiansat30percent.Theresearchdemonstratedthatmoneyandagewerekeydeterminantsinhowhappypeopleare.Althoughthestudydidnotindicatemoneycouldbuyhappiness,itdidrevealalinkbetweenalackofmoneyandunhappiness.Lesshappypopulationswerefoundamonglower-incomegroupsortheunemployed.Thestudyalsosuggestedthatonthewhole,theolderwebecome,thelesshappyweare.Globally,teenagersarethehappiestpeople.Theagegroupwiththelowestlevelsofhappinesswas50-59.Only16percentofthoseintheir50ssaidtheywereveryhappy.Thefactorsthatmakeushappyincludegoodhealth,financialsecurityandahappymarriage.Materialcomfortssuchascars,clothesandgadgetsrankedcomparativelylow.Page6——Task3BDAACVI.FurtherlisteningandspeakingTask1:BigJohniscoming!AbarownerintheOldWesthasjusthiredatimidbartender.Theowneroftheestablishmentisgivinghisnewemployeesomeinstructionsonrunningtheplace.Hetellsthetimidman,“IfyoueverhearthatBigJohniscomingtotown,dropeverythingandrunforthehills!He’sthebiggest,nastiestoutlawwho’severlived!”Afewweekspassuneventfully.Butoneafternoon,alocalcowhandcomesrunningthroughtownyelling,“BigJohniscomingtotown!Runforyourlives!”Whenthebartenderleftthebartostartrunning,hewasknockedtothegroundbyseveraltownspeoplerushingoutoftown.Ashewaspickinghimselfup,hesawalargeman,almostsevenfeettall.Hewasmuscular,andwasgrowlingasheapproachedthebar.Hestepeduptothedoor,orderedthepoorbarkeepinside,anddemanded,“IwantabeerNOW!”Andwithonestrikeofhisheavyfist,hesplitthebarinhalf.Thebartendernervouslyhandedthebigmanabeer,handsshaking.Hetookthebeer,bitthetopofthebottleoff,anddownedthebeerinonegulp.Astheterrifiedbartenderhidbehindthebar,thebigmangotuptoleave,“Doyouwantanotherbeer?”thebartenderaskedinatremblingvoice.“Dangit,Idon’thavetime!”thebigmanyelled,“Igottogetoutoftown!Don’tyouhearBigJohniscoming?”Page16——Task1S1：owner；S2：running；S3：drop；S4：run；S5：local；S6：yelling；S7：lives；S8：Ashewaspickinghimselfup,hesawalargeman,almostsevenfeettall.S9:Thebartendernervouslyhandedthebigmanabeer,handsshaking.S10:Igottogetoutoftown!Didn’tyouhearBigJohniscoming?Task2:ReasonandEmotionEmotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason;sissuggestedbyphrasesuchas”appealtoemotionsratherthanreason”and“don’tletyouremotionstakeover”.Emotionalreactionssometimesproduceconsequencesorthoughtswhichpeoplemaylaterregretordisagreewith;butduringanemotionalstate,theycouldnotcontroltheiractions.Thus,itisgenerallybelievedthatoneofthemostdistinctivefactsabouthumanbeingsisacontradictionbetweenemotionandreason.However,recentempiricalstudiesdonotsuggestthereisacleardistinctionbetweenreasonandemotion.Indeed,angerorfearcanoftenbethoughtofasaninstinctiveresponsetoobservedfact.Thehumanmindpossessesmanypossiblereactionst