Part One 听辨练习
A. Listen to the following phrases. Pay attention to the liaisons .
knock at look into take up
take a chance take a back seat take a nap
take a message to take advantage of take air
look about look out of look over
look up get out of get off
get into get in get away
get along with get up find out
a cup of tea a box of books a package of gum
a line of cars a glass of milk a bottle of beer
a row of desks a bag of apples a carton of cigarettes
B. Form noun phrases, use a lot of + plural noun, or many a+ plural noun .
bottle actor artist cook table watch infant
box team doctor guide bride bachelor tiger
clock star lawyer parent waiter manager
C. Form sentences with the phrases below .
travel around the world have a picnic
a very old tree think about it
stage a drama did a very good job
cherish a hope take on an important post
pay in cash waste a lot of time
a man of high prestige lost all his property
bring a lot of trouble read it to me
make a mistake work in the fields
draw a chart have a sweet dream
make a sound judgement see it already
net income a talk on environment
at the back of a group of students
start in a hurry have a look at the house
commit a crime very cold outside
make a living by cheating
D. Listen to the tape carefully and then repeat .
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It’s easy. They’re in class.
I have lots of friends. Our exam was long.
Let’s eat lunch. Your answer is right.
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He’s angry. She can tell us.
She’s in trouble. Fill out this application.
Where’s our car? He’s as tall as you are.
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Am I too late? It’s on top of the desk.
Please come in. Keep up the good work.
What time is it? I’ll have a cup of coffee.
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You can ask later. They get up late.
He’s an engineer. Class starts at eight.
Turn off the TV. Please put it away.
E. Read the sentences for at least 2 times .
Cheer up!
I mean it.
May I have a cup of milk?
What do you think of it?
I’ve got a lot of work to do.
I’ve had it with this business.
Don’t give up your decision yet.
Do you think you can grab it?
Please wrap it in blue paper.
We’ll have to put it off until tomorrow.
Come in please.
How long is the sale on?
Let’s put the rug over there.
We need some time out tonight.
When does the new supermarket open up?
You need to wipe up the milk.
What time do you get up every day?
I’m glad I could help you out tonight.
Let me have a look at the book.
How much money do you need to open a company?
F. Two of you students form a group to read the questions and the answers below .
1. How much is it? 5. I hope it’s clean
It’s five dollars. Yes, it is.
2. Is it worth it? 6. I can’t sleep with the light on.
It’s worth every penny. Get under the sheets.
3. Give it to me, please. 7. Turn off the light, please.
Sorry, I can’t. I need it myself. I need it on. I’ve got a lot of work to do.
4. Stop and think. Why?
There’s a mistake in it.
G. Read the dialogue.
Mary: Just outside the district there’s a very dangerous bridge.
Smith: Yes. Paul told me that two trucks crashed there in last month. Did you know how it happened?
Mary: Well, George was driving the large truck. He was driving a little fast.
Smith: George? Who is the man? Do I know him?
Mary: He is the son of the dentist in our district. I think you know him. He is
now the manager of the travel agency in our district.
Smith: Yes. I remember him. He’s always telling jokes. Well, was anybody
injured?
Mary: Oh, yes. The other truck went over the edge of the bridge, and three
children and another passenger were badly injured.
Smith: Were both trucks damaged?
Mary: Yes.
Smith: And what happened to George? Was he injured?
Mary: George? He is said to hurt his leg terribly and was still in hospital now.
H. Read the following paragraph .
It was the last night of the year. It was snowing heavily and the ominous sky had grown dark. A poor little girl was walking bare-foot through the streets trying to find people to buy her matches. She had had slippers on when she left home. But they were too big. She had lost them when she crossed the wide and deep street. So then she continued walking along without her slippers.
The sad girl looked as thin as the matches that she was selling. She had already been walking in the wind and snow for a whole day. No one had bought anything from her; no one had given her even a copper penny. She was shivering with cold, yet she did not dare to go home. If she did not bring money home, her father would beat her. Besides, her home was as cold as the street.
As her legs could no longer carry her, she sat down at the corner of the street. How fine it would be if she had a little fire before her! She drew a match from the box and struck it against the wall. Oh, how it burned! The girl struck one match after another. It really seemed as if she was sitting by a great beautiful stove. When the little fire was burning, in her imagination she saw a lot of fine things: a Christmas tree, a goose, and so on. It also seemed to her that her long dead grandmother was standing by her. She was the only person who had been good to her.
The next day the New Year’s sun was shinning upon the little body that was lying there with the pile of burned matches. The poor girl had gently frozen to death on the last day of the Old Year.