【正文】 ee that sign?A: Oh. Thanks a lot. A: Excuse me. It39。s impossible to find a parking space downtown these days.A: I think they should ban private cars downtown between nine and five.B: Oh, you mean they shouldn39。m going to say something about the buses. They39。s too much traffic.A: Say, is that our bus ing?B: Yes, it is. But look. It39。s still up in the attic!A: Hey, I used to collect shells, too, when I was a kid. But my parents threw them out! A: You know what I remember most about growing up?B: What?A: Visiting my grandparent39。s soup! She makes great soup. I really miss my mother39。t have any relatives here. I mean, I have a lot of friends, but that39。m a transportation engineer.Interviewer: I see. So you 39。s great. Then maybe you can give me some help with a puter course I39。s my first time. Can you give me some lessons?Ana: Sure. Just follow me.Ted : By the way, my name is Ted.Ana: And I39。m really sorry:Ted: Oh, I39。m really sorry. Are you OK?Ana: I39。m Ana. Nice to meet you. Hey, hey! that was funTed: Hey, hey! that was fun. Thank you for the lesson!Ana: No problem. So, tell me a little about yourself. What do you do?Ted: I work in a travel agency.Ana: Really! What do you do there?Ted: I39。m taking.Ted: Oh, sure...But only if you promise to give me some more rollarblading lessons.Ana: It39。re an immigrant to the United States.Yu Hong: Yes, that39。s not the same thing. In China, on the holidays or the weekend, we visit relatives. It isn39。s cooking. (3) Hey! Are these pictures of youA: Hey! Are these pictures of you when you were a kid?B: Yeah! That39。s house… you know, on holidays and stuff. They lived way out in the country, and my granddad had a horse named Blackie. He taught me how to ride. I just love that horseand she loved me, too! I used to really enjoy spending time at my grandparent39。s full!A: Oh, no! Let39。re too old. We need more modern buses… nice airconditioned ones.B: And they need to put more buses on the road.A: Right. And there are too many cars downtown, and there isn39。t allow any cars except taxis and buses during the regular workday. Hmm… that sounds like a really good idea. (5) Quite a number of thingsQuite a number of things have been done to help solve traffic problems in Singapore. For example, motorists must buy a special pass if they want to drive into the downtown business district. They can go into the business district only if they have the pass displayed on their windshield.Another thing Singapore has done is to make it more difficult to buy cars. People have to apply for a certificate if they want to buy a car. And the number of certificates is limited. Not everyone can get one.There is also a high tax on cars, so it costs three or four times as much to buy a car in Singapore as it does in, say, the United States or Canada.The other thing Singapore has done is to build an excellent pubic transportation system. Their subway system is one of the best in the world. And there is also a very good taxi and bus system. (6) Excuse me. Could you tell meA: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the bank is?B: There39。s me again. I39。ll see the snack bar on your left.A: Thanks very much. Have a nice day.B: You, too. Unit 3(7) What do you think?A: What do you think?B: Well, it has just as many bedroom as the last apartment. And the living room is huge.C: But the bedroom are too small. And there isn39。s much better than that other one. The thing I like best is the bedrooms. They are too huge!B: Yes, they are nice and big.C: And there are two bathrooms! I could have my own bathroom!B: Yes, I guess you could.C: The only problem is the color of the living room. I really don39。s on King Street, just off the freeway.B: Oh, near the freeway. Can you hear the traffic?A: Yes, I39。s a perfect apartment for one person. It39。t hear any street or traffic noise.B: It sounds like just the kind of place I39。t like it, though.A: That39。t like my job either. I wish I could find a better job.B: Actually, I don39。m not sure, but I39。m just not learning anything new. It39。ll find useful later in life. Gosh, I really have to go on a diet. I39。t A: Oh, they39。re… yuck! Oh, sorry, I guess brains are pretty strange after all. Um, I think I39。t think so. I39。t you like it?B: I haven39。m so excited!A: I39。ll catch up on my reading. What about you? Any plans?A: Well, my parents have rented a condominium in Florida. I39。m doing something really exotic this year. You know, I went to Hawaii last year, and just stayed on the beach for two weeks. This year, I39。m doing some rock climbing, too.A: And you call that a vacation? (12) What are your plans for the summerA: What are your plans for the summer, Paul?B: Oh, I39。t be too bad. Some of my friends are going to work this summer, too, so we39。s working in Guadalajara. She says it39。s too loud.B: OK. I39。m on the phone.A: OK. But do it as soon as you hang up.B: Sure. No problem.A: Goodness! Were we like this when we were kids?B: Definitely! A: Have you noticed how forgetful Dad is getting? He39。s much too loud.B: Sorry, Mom. I had it turned up because I wanted to hear the game. A: Molly, put the groceries away, please. There39。s this, James!B: Yeah, Mom?A: Why are there all these wet towels on the bathroom floor? Please pick them up and hang them up to dry.B: Gosh, I39。t possibly take him out right now. I39。m Stephanie Lee.A: So, you just moved in? Do you need anything?B: Not right now. But thanks.A: Well, let me know if you do. Um, by the way, would you mind turning your stereo down? The walls are really thin, so the sound goes right through to my apartment.B: Oh, I39。s a great one a couple of blocks from here. Try their lasagna. It39。s my space.B: Oh, I39。t do it again.A: I appreciate it. A: Gee, Bob, you39。m really sorry. Tell you what: I39。t remember? I had a party, and I invited you.B: Oh, gosh. Of course you didand I pletely forgot about it. I was busy all d