unit1sectionA2dJack:Annie,I'malittlenervous.IhavetofinishreadingabookandgiveareportnextMonday.Annie:Thatdoesn'tsoundtoobad.Jack:ButI'maveryslowreader.Annie:Justreadquicklytogetthemainideasatfirst.Don'treadwordbyword.Readwordgroups.Jack:ButIdon'tunderstandmanyofthewords.Ihavetouseadictionary.Annie:Trytoguessaworsemeaningbyreadingthesentencesbeforeandafterit.Youprobablyunderstandmorethanyouthink.Jack:Thatsoundsdifficult!Annie:Well,bepatient.Ittakestime.Youcanbecomebetterbyreadingsomethingyouenjoyeveryday.Themoreyouread,thefasteryouwillbe.Unit2SectionA2dA:Guesswhat?I'mgoingtoChiangMaiintwoweeks.B:Wow,soundslikefun!ButIbelievethatAprilisthehottestmonthoftheyearthere.A:Yes,that'strue.Butthere'sawaterfestivaltherefromApril13thto15th.B:IwonderifitissimilartothewaterfestivalofthedaipeopleinYunnanprovince.A:Yes,Ithinkso.ThisisthetimeoftheThaiNewYear.Peoplegoonthestreetstothrowwaterateachother.B:Cool!Butwhydotheydothat?A:Becausethenewyearisatimeforcleaningandwashingawaybadthings.Thenyouwillhavegoodluckinthenewyear.Unit3SectionA2dHeWei:ThisisaFunTimesPark,thebiggestamusementparkinourcity!Alice:I'mexcitedtotrytherides!HeWei:Whatshouldwestartwith?ThereisSpaceWorld,WaterWorld,AnimalWorld...Alice:Beforewedecide,couldyoufirsttellmewheretherestroomsare?HeWei:Pardon?Restroom?Youwanttorest?Butwehaven'tevenstartedyet!Alice:Ohno,Idon'tmeanthat.Imean...youknowawashroomorbathroom.HeWei:Humm...soyoumean...thetoilet?Alice:Yes!Sorry,maybepeopleinChinadon'toftenusethewordrestroomwhentheyspeakEnglish.HeWei:That'sright.InChinawenormallysaytoiletorwashroominEnglish.Anyway,theyareoverthere.Alice:OK.Iwillbequick!HeWei:Noproblem.Youdon'tneedtorush!Unit4SectionA2dAlfred:Thispartyissuchagreatidea!Gina:Iagree.It'sbeenthreeyearssincewelastsawourprimaryschoolclassmates.Alfred:It'sinterestingtoseehowpeoplehavechanged.Gina:Billyhaschangedsomuch!Heusedtobesoshyandquiet.Alfred:Yeah,hisfacealwaysturnedrightwhenhetalkedtogirls!Gina:Iusedtoseehimreadinginthelibraryeveryday.Alfred:That'sbecausehewasareallygoodstudent.Hestudiedhardandgotgoodscoresonhisexams.Gina.Didheusetowearglasses?Alfred:Yes,andheusedtobethin,too.Butlookhowbigandstrongheisnow!Gina:Heissopopularnow.Lookatallthegirlsaroundhim!Unit5SectionA2dPam:Chinaisfamousfortea,right?LiuJun:Yes,bothinthepastandnow.Pam:WhereisteaproducedinChina?LiuJun:Wellinmanydifferentareas.Forexample,AnxiandHangzhouarewidelyknownfortheirtea.Pam:Howisteaproduced?LiuJun:Well,asfarasIknow,teaplantsaregrownonthesidesofmountains.Whentheleavesareready,theyarepickedbyhandandthenaresentforprocessing.Pam:Whathappensnext?LiuJun:TheteaispackedandsenttomanydifferentcountriesandplacesaroundChina.Pam:ItseemsthatmanypeopleallovertheworlddrinkChinesetea.LiuJun:Yes,peoplesaythatteaisgoodforbothhealthandbusiness!Unit6SectionA2dPaul:HeyRoy,thesubjectformyschoolprojectisSmallinventionsthatchangedtheworld.Canyouhelpmethinkofaninvention?Roy:Mypleasure!Letmethink...hmm...Iknow!Thezipper!Paul:Thezipper?Isitreallysuchagreatinvention?Roy:Thinkabouthowoftenit'susedinourdailylives.Youcanseezippersondresses,trousers,shoes,bags...almosteverywhere!Paul:Well,youdoseemtohaveapoint...Roy:Ofcourse!IthoughtaboutitbecauseIsawawebsitelastweek.Thepioneersofdifferentinventionswerelistedthere.Forexample,itmentionedthatthezipperwasinventedbyWhitcombJudsonin1893.Butatthattime,itwasn'tusedwidely.Paul:Really?Sowhendiditbecomepopular?Roy:Around1917.Unit7SectionA2dSandy:I'mreallyexcitedaboutseeingthefamouspaintingsbyPicasso.WuLan:Me,too!I'mgladMr.Smithchosetheartmuseumforourschooltripthisyear.Sandy:I'mgoingtobringmynewcameratotakealotofphotos!WuLan:Oh,no.Mr.Smithsayswemustnottakephotos.It'snotallowedinthemuseum.Sandy:That'stoobad!Doyouthinkwemaybeallowedtotakephotosifwedon'tuseaflash?WuLan:Hmm...Ithinktheyjustwanttoprotectthepaintings.Soifyoudon'tuseaflash,thenitmaybeOK.Sandy:Yeah.Ithinkweshouldbeallowedtodothat.Iwillbringmycameraanyway.unit8SectionA2dLinda:Mom,I'mreallyworried.Mom:Why?What'swrong?Linda:Ican'tfindmyschoolbag.Mom:Well,wheredidyoulastputit?Linda:Ican'tremember!Iattendedaconcertyesterdaysoitmightstillbeinthemusichall.Mom:Doyouhaveanythingvaluableinyourschoolbag?Linda:No,justmybooks,mypinkhairbandandsometennisballs.Mom:Soitcan'tbestolen.Linda:Oh,wait!Iwenttoapicnicaftertheconcert.IrememberIhadmyschoolbagwithmeatthepicnic.Mom:Socoulditstillbeatthepark?Linda:Yes.Ileftearly,beforetherestofmyfriends.Ithinksomebodymusthavepickeditup.Iwillcallthemnowtocheckifanybodyhasit.unit9sectionA2dJill:Whatareyoudoingthisweekend,Scott?Scott:Notmuch.IsupposeIwilljustlistentothisnewCDIbought.Jill:Oh,whatCDisthis?Scott:Well,it'sallmusic.There'snosinging.Ilikesmoothmusicthathelpsmerelaxafteralongweekatwork.Jill:Soundsnice.Well,ifyouhavesparetime,doyouwanttowatchamoviewithme?Thedirectorisreallyfamous.Scott:Hmm,dependswhichmovie.Ionlylikemoviesthatarefunny.Ijustwanttolaughandnotthinktoomuch.YouknowwhatImean?Jill:Oh,inthatcase,Iwillasksomeonewholikeseriousmovies.Scott:What'sthemovieabout?Jill:It'saboutWorldWartwo.Iprefermoviesthatgivemesomethingtothinkabout.unit10sectionA