7. thinner and thinner 8. The busier; the happier 9. one of the greatest 10. much drier
Part Two Practical Writing
ABC Li Hua Service Manager ABC (China ) Investment Co., Ltd. Shanghai Office Address: 11/F China Venturetech Plaza No.819 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai Postcode: 200042 Web Site: www.abc.com.cn Tel: (021) 62551331 Mobile: 1234567987 Fax: (021) 62551406 E-mail: Lihua@abc.com.cn. UNIT FOUR
听力原文
Section A Listening and Speaking
Part Two Dialogues
Page 73 Dialogue 1
Exercise Ⅰ. Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (The phone rings)
Receptionist: Freedom Travel. May I help you?
Customer: Yes, I’d like to make a flight reservation for the twenty-third of this month. R: Okay. What is your destination? C: Well. I’m flying to Salt Lake City.
R: Okay. Let me check what flights are available. And when will you be returning? C: Uh, well, I’d like to catch a return flight on the twenty-ninth. Oh, and I’d like the cheapest flight available. R: Okay. Let me see. Um, hmm... C: Yeah?
R: Well, the price for the flight is almost double the price you would pay if you leave the day before.
C: Wow. Let’s go with the cheaper flight. By the way, how much is it? R: It’s only $980.
C: All right. Well, let’s go with that.
Exercise Ⅱ. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you’ve heard.
Page 73 Dialogue 2
Exercise Ⅰ. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following statements with the information you’ve heard.
Woman: Sir, Mr. James from Editing would like your opinion on this report. Man: I’m too busy right now. Would you please put it in my in-box? I’ll add it to my
To-Do list.
W: Yes sir. And Sally Jones from Photography wants to discuss the Osten campaign. M: Hmm, yes. That’s a key issue we still have to resolve. What’s my schedule like? W: The earliest slot available is in two days.
M: OK, make an appointment for a meeting with her. We’ll discuss the final design and the contract.
W: According to your plan, you’re going to check on the Farley project today. M: No need. The design’s available. Now, where did I put the minutes for last week’s meeting... oh, there they are! Let me see the agenda for this next meeting, please. W: Right here, sir.
Exercise Ⅱ. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.
Part Three Passages
Page 74 Passage 1
Now you’ll hear a passage. Listen to it and complete the following sentences according to the information you’ve heard with the words and phrases provided in the box. Then listen to it again and check your answers. Dear Mr. Smith,
We are very pleased to welcome President William Taylor and Manager James Rogers to Beijing and Shanghai in the second half of April for about a week. As requested, we propose the following itinerary for your consideration.
At 4:00 pm on Monday, April 18th, President William Taylor and Manager James Rogers will arrive in Beijing and Mr. President of Asia Trading Co. will meet them at the airport. At 4:15 pm, they will leave for Great Wall Hotel. At 7: 30 pm, President Green will hold a dinner party to welcome President William Taylor and Manager James Rogers.
At 9:30 am on Tuesday, April 19, there will be a discussion between both sides at Asia Trading Co. Building. At 12:00 noon, both sides will sign the Letter of Intent
and at 2:00 pm, President William Taylor and Manager James Rogers will leave for Shanghai.
Would you please confirm by fax so that we can make arrangements accordingly?
Yours faithfully,
Bill Jones
Page 75 Passage 2
Now you’ll hear a passage, which is followed by four questions. Listen to it and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Then listen to it again and check your answers.
If you book a private package from us, our guides in each destination will meet you at arriving gate of each airport or railway station by holding a board /a piece of paper with your name on it, so it will be very easy for you to recognize your guides when you arrive. But do be patient if there are lots of people arriving at the same time.
After our guides meet you, she or he will lead you to the private car/van/bus with air-condition and cushioned seats provided for you according to the number of your group, for the groups over 8, a luggage truck will be also provided.
If you book a private package from us, we will then arrange one local guide for you in each destination of yours. The guides we arrange for you will be English-speaking guides, unless you ask for the guides speaking the other languages and your Travel Consultant has confirmed the availability.
习题答案及参考译文
Section A Listening and Speaking
Part Two Dialogues
Dialogue 1
Ⅰ. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F Ⅱ. 见听力原文
Ⅲ. 略
Dialogue 2
Ⅰ. 见听力原文
Ⅱ. 1. A boss and a secretary. 2. In two days. 3. In the office.
Part Three Passages
Passage 1
见听力原文
Passage 2
Ⅰ. 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A Ⅱ. 略
Section B Reading
Text A
演讲例文：
Hello, everyone! My topic is about junk food.
As we know, any food that is high in fat, salt, or sugar is known as a junk food, such as fried food, salted food, canned food and so on. They have poor nutritional value and are considered unhealthy. But I like eating hamburgers, fried chickens and French fries. McDonalds’ and KFC are very popular among us students.
Junk food is easy to carry and looks tasty. Generally, a junk food is given a very attractive appearance by adding food additives and colors to enhance its flavor, appearance, and increase its shelf life.
Since junk food is high in fats and sugars, it is responsible for being fat, dental diseases and heart diseases. Most fast foods are junk foods. The total number of calories in them is very high. Eating too much such kind of food, many people become overweight and busy with losing weight.
Our health depends on what we eat daily. Foods are the building blocks of every cell