(5) The woman can also borrow ___________ records by paying __________ pounds as a deposit.
a. five; 2 b. four; 2 c. two; 5 (6) The woman can keep the books for __________ weeks. a. three b. four c. six
B. True or False Questions.
(1)（T）The woman wants to join the library now because she has just moved to the district. (2)（T）The library can never issue tickets without some sort of identification. (3)（F）The woman has just got her passport. That's why she has it on her.
(4)（T）The librarian suggests that the woman go and choose her books while her tickets are
being prepared.
(5)（F）Apart from books, the woman can also take away magazines, periodicals or
newspapers.
(6)（T）The woman probably wants to borrow some books on history and biography this time. (7)（F）Finally the woman borrows only one book.
C. Give brief answers to the following questions. 1. Where is the catalogue? Answer: round the corner
2. What is the punishment for failing to return the books on time? Answer: a 20p a day fine for each book 3. Where will the woman go on holiday? Answer: Tahiti
4. Does the woman finally borrow any books? Answer: No
D. Fill in the blanks
1. You have to pay a deposit (5 pounds) in case (you damage them). But that (entitles you) to take out (2 records at a time). We also have (everything available) on cassette if you prefer it. cassettes seem to (be much more popular than) records lately.
2. After that you must (telephone to renew the books) if you wish to keep them longer. 3. Oh, never mind. I‘ll leave it until (we get back). It‘s not (worth all the bother). I‘ll get (some paperbacks in the airport). Well, thank you. I‘m sorry (I‘ve been such a nuisance).
Section Two
Task 1: United World Colleges
A. Give brief answers to the following questions. 1. Where does the dialogue take place? Answer: on the phone
2. What does Julian want to know? Answer:some information about the college 3. What‘s the name of the International Secretary? Answer: Robert Creighton
4. Who wants to apply to one of the colleges? Answer: Julian‘s friend in Spain
5. What is the main language used for normal lessons? Answer: English
6. Is it expensive to go to one of the colleges?
Answer: No. There are scholarships for all colleges, but parents will have to pay too. 7. Does a student have to get high marks in her examinations?
Answer: Yes. But academic ability is not the only thing important. Personal qualities will also be considered.
8. What does personal qualities refer to?
Answer: Maturity, the ability to get on well with people from different countries.
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. Hold (the line) . I'll (put you through to) the International Secretary.
2. But at (Pacific College) in Canada some subjects are taught in (French), and at the College of the Adriatic some (may be taught in Italian).
3. Julian: Her last question is about her other interests. Can she do (painting and modern
dancing), for example?
Creighton: Yes, (probably). It depends on (the staff at the college) she enters. Each college
has its own (special activities), such as (theatre studies) or (environmental work), in which students can (take part).
Task 2: I Remember ...
Choose the best answer (a, b or c) for each of the following questions. (1). What's the possible relationship between the speakers? a. Friends.
b. Former classmates and friends. c. Colleagues.
(2) When were they in college? a. Twenty years ago. b. Twenty-five years ago. c. Thirty years ago.
(3) What does Martin remember most about the college days? a. Curtis's hair down to his waist. b. How Grace looked.
c. The air-conditioned blue jeans. (4) What is Grace's best memory?
a. The time they were driving home from college for a spring break b. The peace demonstration. c. The graduation day.
(5) Who of the three went to the graduation ceremony? a. Martin. b. Curtis. c. None of them. (6) How did Grace spend her graduation day? a. She went for a picnic with Martin and Curtis. b. She attended the graduation ceremony. c. She drank wine in a bar.
B. True or False Questions.
(1)（T）The time they were in college were probably the sixties. (2)（T）In college Grace used to paint a flower on her face.
(3)（T）They called Martin's blue jeans air-conditioned because they had a lot of holes. (4)（F）Martin no longer has his air-conditioned blue jeans.
(5)（F）When they were driving home for a spring break once, they got arrested for stealing
gas.
(6)（T）They got arrested when they took part in a peace demonstration. But they were not
frightened because five hundred other students got arrested with them.
(7)（T）Grace has never regretted for not having attended the graduation ceremony. (8)（T）The three of them spent the last day of college together by the stream, drinking wine,
playing guitar and singing.
Section Three
Study Skills: Note-taking 1
As students you may often attend lectures delivered in English. You will want to write down as many of the details as possible as you listen so that you can remember them later. However, taking notes on a lecture can be difficult. How can you write everything down quickly, especially when the words are long? You may still be writing one sentence while the lecturer is five sentences further along. By the time you have finished writing and can listen again you are lost! You no longer understand what the lecturer is talking about. Or, like many students, you may decide that it is more important just to listen, and so you stop taking notes. But then at the end of the lecture you have already forgotten many important details. This textbook will introduce some techniques which you can begin to use now to make sure that your listening and note-taking keep pace with the speaker's ideas. Rephrasing Sentences for Note-Taking
Taking good notes requires you to be able to do two things very quickly: First, you must recognize main topics; second, you must be able to write down as many details and supporting examples as you can hear and understand. In other words, your hand must work as quickly as your ear.
Most students do not have special training in transcribing or copying speech. You don't need a course in secretarial skills or shorthand in order to do a good job taking notes. But you do need to practise a few simple techniques to help you to be thorough in your note-taking. You should use abbreviations. We will study that technique later. You should also learn how to write only the most important words from each sentence, and ignore the rest.
When you send a telegram to somebody, you must pay by the word; and for many people, money is limited. That is why we send very short telegrams which include only the most important words. For example, compare these two messages:
1. \will be arriving tomorrow, Monday, April 15, on TWA flight number 222, at JFK airport.\
2. \
Which message would be more expensive?
When you take notes, you have a similar problem. In this case it is not money, but time, that is limited. Therefore, it is a good idea to practise listening for only the most important sentences in a section of speech, and only the most important words in those sentences.
Exercises.
Task 1: Learning to Rephrase
Listen to the following sentences. Write the words you think are most important in the space given.
1. most subjects: 1 English word, 1 meaning 2. most English words: more than 1 meaning
3. 3rd misconception: word used correctly with meaning known 4. larger vocabulary: influenced by other language; rich in synonyms 5. grammatical matter: words of same meaning used with certain other words 6. many students: no purpose than read 7. students: no overall view, forget soon
8. poor comprehension because no notes, no questions 9. 25 pages a test: no fatigue or loss of efficiency up to 6 hours 10. increase speed, no loss of comprehension: more efficient reader
Task 2: Dictation
The following paragraph will be read to you slowly. Listen to it for three times, and while listening write as much and as closely to the original text as you can.
Credit Cards
Many businesses, such as department stores, restaurants, hotels and airline companies, use a credit system for selling their products and services. In a credit system, the seller agrees to sell something to the buyer without immediately receiving cash. The buyer receives the goods or services immediately and promises to pay for them later. This \system is quite old. People have been buying things on credit for centuries. But nowadays people use credit cards. There are two types of credit cards. One type is issued directly by a store to a customer. Many large department stores issue credit cards to their customers. The store credit card can be used to make purchases only at a particular store. The other kind of credit card is issued by a credit company. Credit cards from credit companies can be used to buy things almost anywhere. If you have a major credit card, you can buy airplane tickets, stay at hotels, and eat at restaurants with it. Most large credit companies are connected to large banks. So if you want a credit card from a credit company, you generally have to make an application at a bank. After an applicant receives a credit card, he or she casn make