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ChapterOne
ChapterOne
MynameisLiYang.IgraduatedfromLanzhouUniversityandmajoredMechanicalEngineering.IwasonceapoorstudentofEnglish,anditwasmybiggestheadacheandtrouble-maker.Igotsickandtiredoflearningboringgrammarrulesandlifelesswords.ButthroughhardworkinpracticingspeakingEnglishandbreakingawayfromthetraditionalgrammargames,Ifoundmyselfatotallydifferentandexcitingnewworld.NotonlydidIpassBandfourandBandsixCollegeEnglishExamsveryeasilywithhighmarks,butimportantly,IbegantouseEnglish.
Finally,IdevelopedanewLanguageCrackingSystemmyself,IbegantoteachGermannotlongafterIstartedtolearnthisterriblydifficultlanguageinmyownway.ItwasamiraclebutImadeit.TospeakgoodEnglish,Ithinkoneyearofstudyshouldbeenoughforanydilligentandinterligentperson.
I'dliketosharemylearningtechniqueswithyou,andIwillbeverygladtoansweryourlettersandbeyourfriend.
ChapterTwo
AnAwkwardSituation
Awomanwassinging.Oneofthegueststurnedtoamanbyhissideandcriticizedthesinger.
"Whataterriblevoice!
"hesaid."Doyouknowwhosheis?
"
"Yes."wastheanswer,"Sheismywife."
"Oh,Ibegyourpardon,"themansaid."Ofcoursehervoiceisn'tbad,butthesongisverybad.Iwonderedwhowrotethatawfulsong?
"
"Idid."wastheanswer.
Aletter
DearMother,
I'mwritingtoyoufromourhotelatHawaiiBeach.StoneandIamonvacationwiththechildrenforafewdays.We'rehappytobehere,buttotellthetruth,we'rehavingafewproblems.
Theweatherisn'tverygood.Infact,it'scoldandcloudy.RightnowI'mlookingoutthewindowsandit'srainingcatsanddogs.
Thechildrenaren'tveryhappy.Infact,they'reboredandthey'rehavingaterribletime.Rightnowthey'resittingonthebed,playingcardsandwatchingTV.
Therestaurantshereareexpansive,andthefoodisn'tverygood.Infact,Stoneisatthedoctor'sofficerightnow.He'shavingproblemswithhisstomach.
Alltheotherhotelsherearebeautifulandnew.Ourhotelisugly,andit'svery,veryold.Infact,rightnowarepairmanisinourbathroomfixingthetoilet.
Asyoucansee,Mother,we'rehavingafewproblemshereatHawaiiBeach,butwe'rehappy.We'rehappytobeonvacation,andwe'rehappytobetogether.
Seeyousoon.
LoveMakestheWorldGoRound
What'swrong,Stone?
Whyareyousoupset?
It'sthosenewneighborsofours.TheyplaytheirstereosoloudatnightthatIcan'tsleep.
I'vehadit.I'mgoingtogooverthereandgivethemapieceofmymind!
Holdit!
Youwon'taccomplishanythingbyholleringatthem.You'reallworkedupnow.Whynotwaituntilyoucooldownabit?
Don'tyouknowthatlovemakestheworldgoround?
Iagreethattheworldwouldbeabetterplacetoliveifpeoplerespectedandlovedeachother,Butrightnow...
Notanotherword!
Let'stryitmyway.I'llbakesomecookies,andlateronwe'lltakethemnextdoorandintroduceourselves.Wecancasuallymentiontheproblemafterwegettoknowournewneighbors,I'msurethey'llcooperate.
AskingaboutLikesandDislikes
WhatdoyouthinkofChinesefiction?
Ilikeit---especialllybooksbyWangShuo
Doyoulikedetectivestories?
Notmuch.They'reallthesame.
Whataboutnon-fiction?
Iliketoreadbiographies.
WhatdoyouthinkofthatnewbookaboutGeorgeBush?
I'mafraidIhaven'treadityet.
Whataboutmusic?
Doyoulikemusic?
Yeah---POPMusic.
Whatdoyouthinkofclassicalmusic?
Ilistentosomeofit
Whataboutmodernjazz?
Modernjazz?
Ican'tstandmodernjazz!
StatingObligations
Whydon'twegotoamovietonight?
I'dlovetobutIcan't.Ihavetostudy.
Butit'sjustacoupleofhours.
No.IhaveaFrenchtesttomorrowmorning.Ihavenochoice.Ihavetostudy.
CanIhelp?
Idon'tthinkso.FirstIhavetomemorizesomeirregularverbs...thenIhavetoread20pagesofmygrammarbook.
Oh,yourteachermustbeamonstertogiveyouallthatworks.
No.It'smyfault.Hetoldusaboutthetestthreeweeksago.I'vebeenprocrastinating...nowIhavetostudy!
Offering
Wouldyoulikesometea?
Yesplease.
I'llplugtheKettlein.Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?
O.K.Wouldyouliketowatchsometelevision?
No.Notreally.
Wouldyouliketolistentotheradio?
Notparticularly.
Wouldyouliketolistentosomerecords?
Ohyes!
Um...I'mveryfondofMozart.
Idon'thaveanyMozart.WouldyouliketolistentosomeMichaelJackson?
Iguessso.
Apologizing
MissJones...DidyoutypethoselettersIgaveyou?
I'msorry,Mr.White.Iforgot.
Didyoufilethosereports?
No,sir.I'mterriblysorry.Idoapologize.
Didyoumakethosephonecalls?
I'mreallysorry,Ididn't...butIwillsoon.
Well,didyoumakethosephotocopiesIgaveyouthedaybeforeesterday?
I'msorry,Mr.White.I'mafraidIforgot.
AndthatfaxtoChina?
I'velostit.I'mreallysorry.
Complaining
Yes,sir.CanIhelpyou?
Iboughtatelevisionsetherelastweekandnowitdoesn'twork.Iwantmymoneyback.
Doyouhavethewarranty?
No.I'velostit.
Sorry,sir.Wemusthavethewarranty.
Butthisisridiculous.Yousoldmetheset...
Whatisthematterwithit?
Idon'tknow.WhenIturniton,there'snopictureandastrangesmell.Canyoufixit?
I'mafraidwedon'tdorepairshere.
Norepairs?
Thisisunacceptable.Iwantmymoneyback.
Wedon'tgiverefunds.
Butthisisoutrageous!
My-YOUR-TVsetdoesn'twork.
Bringthesetinandwe'llsendittoJapanforrepair.Withoutthewarranty,you'llhavetopay.It'lltakethreeweeks.
Threeweeks!
Thatjustwon'tdo.I'llmissthefootballfinals.
Wecanrentyouanothersetwhileyouroldsetisbeingrepaired.Thechargeistwentydollarsaweek.
Twentydollarsaweek!
That'soutrageous!
Letmespeaktothemanager.
IAMthemanager.
GivingAdvice
Ican'tdecidewhethertogotouniversityorgetajob.Whatdoyouthink?
Well,youshouldn'tneglectyoureducation.IfIwereyou,I'dcontinuestudying.
Idon'tevenknowwhatIwanttostudy.
IfIwereyou,I'dstudyEnglish.You'regoodatEnglish.YoucouldbeanEnglishteacher.
That'swhatmyparentswantmetodo.
Youshouldn'tignoretheiradvice.Theywantwhat'sbestforyou.
ButmyfriendswillhavejobsandlotsoffunwhileIspendallmytimestudying.
Butifyougotouniversity,you'llstillhavetimeforfun.Andwithapart-timejob,youshouldhavesomemoneytoo.
Whatyousaymakessense.
IfIwereyou,that'swhatI'ddo.
ExpressingRegret
Whydoyoulooksosad?
IfailedmyEnglishexamination.
Oh,that'stoobad.
Ifonly...ifonly...ifonly...
Ifonlywhat?
IfonlyIhadpassed!
Takeiteasy!
Wasitreallydifficult?
Notreally...butIdidn'tstudyenough.Iwish...Iwish
Iwishwhat?
IwishIhadstudiedmore!
Takeiteasy!
IfonlyIhadstudiedmore!
Oh!
Takeiteasy...takeiteasy.
Worrying
Let'shaveaparty
Ohno...nono.
Oh,comeon.
Whatifit'saboringparty?
Itwon'tbe.
Whatifnoonecomes?
Ofcoursetheywill.
Whatiftheneighbourscomplainaboutthenoise?
We'llinvitetheneighbours!
Hey,let'shavethepartyoutside.
Whatifitrains!
?
Don'tworry.
ChapterThree
Inthissectionofthetest,youwillhaveanopportunitytodemonstrateyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Therearethreepartstothissection,withspecialdirectionsforeachpart.
PartA
Directions:
foreachquestioninPartA,youwillhearashortsentence.Eachsentencewillbespokenjustonetime.Thesentencesyouhearwillnotbewrittenoutforyou.Therefore,youmustlistencarefullytounderstandwhatthespeakersays.
Afteryouhearasentence,readthefourchoicesinyourtestbook,marked(A),(B),(C),and(D),anddecidewhichoneisclosesetinmeaningtothesentenceyouheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findsentenceyouheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Fillinthespacesothattheletterinsidetheovalcannotbeseen.
ExampleI
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
(a)Maryoutswamtheothers.
(b)Maryoughttoswimwiththem.
(c)Maryandhefriendsswamtotheisland.
(d)Mary'sfriendsownedtheisland.
Thespeakersaid,"Maryswamouttotheislandwithherfriends."Sentence(C),"Maryandherfriendsswamtotheisland."Isclosestinmeaningtothesentenceyouheard.Therefore,youshouldchooseanswer(C).
ExampleII
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
(a)Pleaseremindmetoreadthisbook.
(b)Couldyouhelpmecarrythesebooks?
(c)Idon'tmindifyouhelpme.
(d)Doyouhaveaheavycourseloadthisterm?
Thespeakersaid"Wouldyoumindhelpingmewiththisloadofbooks?
"Sentence(B),"Couldyouhelpmecarrythesebooks?
"isclosestinmeaningtothesentenceyouheard.Therefore,youshouldchooseanswer(B).
PartB
Directions:
InPartByouwillhearshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdpersonwillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Youwillheareachconversationandquestionaboutitjustonetime.Therefore,youmustlistencarefullytounderstandwhateachspeakersays.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.
Lookatthefollowingexample.
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
(a)PresentProfessorSmithwithapicture.
(b)PhotographProfessorSmith.
(c)Putglassoverthephotograph.
(d)Replacethebrokenheadlight.
FromtheconversationyoulearnthatthewomanthinksProfessorSmithwouldlikeaphoto
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