【正文】 W: So your advice to me is Don39。t worry.? Now I39。m worried that I39。m paying too much for school. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. Who are likely to worry about their active vocabulary? 2. What is active vocabulary according to the professor? 3. What do many English learners want to do? 4. What does the professor say about vocabulary in one39。s native language? 5. What does the professor want to tell Winnie? Passage The biggest problem most people face in learning English is their own fear. They worry that they won39。t say things correctly so they don39。t speak English at all. Don39。t do this. Don39。t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want. The best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it. The more English material you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely you will begin thinking in English. Music can be a very effective tool to learning English. The best way is to use the lyrics and try to read them as the artist sings. This way you can practice your listening and reading at the same time. Watching English movies is not only fun but also very effective. By watching English movies, you can expand your vocabulary and learn the natural flows of speech from actors. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the passage you have just heard. 1. What is the biggest problem that many English learners have? 2. Why do some English learners NOT speak English at all? 3. What is the best way to learn English according to the speaker? 4. What is the best way to learn English through music? 5. How can you benefit from watching English movies? VOA The College Board says its Advanced Placement program will add four new languages for American high school students. Mandarin Chinese along with Italian will be added within three years. Japanese and Russian will be offered later. This means the best high school students will be able to take collegelevel courses in these four new languages. The Chinese government and the Italian government have each agreed to pay part of the cost of developing the Advanced Placement programs. Chinese officials say they will also help create the program in Chinese language and culture. College Board officials say the study of a world language, such as Chinese, is an important part of a student39。s high school education. More than one million students at more than 14,000 American high schools took at least one Advanced Placement test this year after taking an AP class. The AP program is increasingly important among high school classes for the best students. Colleges often give high school students credit for an AP class if the students do well on the test. Colleges require a set number of credits before a student may graduate. Credit for AP classes may help some students graduate from college earlier. The Advanced Placement program in American high schools has expanded over the years. There are now 34 classes and tests in 19 subject areas. They include history, mathematics and English. But, until now, the languages included only Spanish, French, and German. These are the most popular languages in American high schools. The American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages says Spanish is the most monly taught language in American high schools. About four million high school students study Spanish. It is followed by French, German, Italian, Russian, and Japanese. The College Board notes that most high school students in China study English. However, only about 50,000 American high school students study Chinese. This may change because of the new AP language program. The Chinese ambassador to the United States spoke about the new AP program. Yang Jiechi said, The Bridge of understanding and friendship cannot be built without language. Unit 2 Short conversation 1. W: How about spending the evening chilling out with the folks? M: Come on, Mom. I39。d really like to get out with my friends. Q: What does the young man want to do? 2. W: Honestly, I don39。t know what to say about our son39。s music. M: Leave him alone about it. After all, your mother didn39。t like your music either. Q: What should the woman do according to the man? 3. W: I39。m surprised to see you out and about so early in the morning. M: You know my mom. She doesn39。t like me sleeping in, even on weekends. Q: Why is the man out and about so early in the morning? 4. M: A little teenage rebellion is normal. Your son will get over it. W: I know. I39。m just worried about him doing something that will ruin his life. Q: Why is the woman worried about her son? 5. W: Get a piercing in my nose? No way! My parents would be angry! M: You39。re not giving them enough credit. I don39。t think they39。d be upset at all. Q: Why wouldn39。t the woman get a piercing in her nose? 6. W: What bugs you most about your daughter39。s eating habits? M: I can39。t stand the way she eats so quickly. Q: Why does the man have a problem with the way his daughter eats? 7. M: What39。s wrong with our kids? They think they39。re entitled to everything we have! W: Well, I feel it39。s my faul