【正文】 eling better. I think it’s important to stay active and positive. I read a lot and do volunteer work.Audio Track 3310Listen to the…Let’s face it. Life is stressful. Stressful events in our lives are called “stressors”. Some of them are minor, such as unfortable air conditioning or a loudly ringing telephone. Others are more serious, such as the death of a spouse. That event tops the list as life’s most stressful event.You might be surprised to learn about the top 20 life stressors. Getting a divorce, for example, is number 2 on the list.Audio Track 3311Listen to the…Tina Vega, 16Last year was horrible! My family moved to another town. I had to change schools and say goodbye to all my friends. It was really tough. I felt so lonely in my new school. But then one day I decided to enjoy my life: I smiled at everyone and I joined the soccer club at school. Now I have new friends. I like my new school.Frederick Cho, 42Life is unpredictable. Three weeks ago I lost my job. I was upset for the first week. I couldn’t do anything. Now I’m looking for a new job. It’s not good to sit around the house. I exercise every day and I’m healthier than I’ve been in years.Hazel Greene, 80My husband and I got married in 1950. He died five years ago. For the first two years I was depressed. I missed him so much because we did everything together. But now I’m feeling better. I think it’s important to stay active and positive. I read a lot and do volunteer work.Unit 4 Lesson A, 2 Listening,Activity15Audio Track 342A. Listen and circle the best headline for the news story you hear.Female Newscaster(F): Well, Jim, our next story is a strange one, isn39。It sounds like you have some experience with the terrible twos.Lee:Does he throw things around? And cry a lot more?Ellie:How old is he now?Ellie:s so cute. And you39。s list of places to visit in upstate New York. The footpaths allow you to get a wonderful view. You can even feel the spray from the falls on your face. What do these three places Stanford University, Central Park, and Niagara Falls State Park all have in mon? They were all landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted (18221903) has been called the father of landscape architecture.Audio Track 3212In the 1800s, more and more people were moving to the cities. Some munity leaders becameworried about the quality of life. They began a beautification campaign. In 1857, a design contest was held for a new park in New York City. Olmsted and his partner, CalvertVaux, won the contest. Central Park was the finished product the first landscaped public park in theUnited States. Today, no trip to New York is plete without a visit to this beautiful park. Later in his life, Olmsted designed landscapes for college campuses, including Stanford University. In the late 1860s, he joined the Free Niagara movement. Members of the movement wanted to preserve the beauty of Niagara falls. Despite opposition and pressures from business to industrialize the area. Olmsted and others resisted. Olmsted designed footpaths to give visitors better views of the falls. In all his work, Olmsted preferred to preserve the natural beauty of an area. Today, there are pressures again to develop Niagara. On Goat Island, an island in Niagara Falls StatePark, there are now souvenir shops. There may be signs that say No Littering, but there is still a lot oftrash on the island. Most of the animals have disappeared. What would Frederick Law Olmsted say to all this?Unit 3, Lesson A, 2 Listening,Activity15Audio Track 331A. Listen to Ellie and Lee39。s go with the second choice.Jenna: OK. I39。s only three blocks.Jenna: I see your point. Well, the pool area also has barbecue grills, beautiful gardens39。s terrible!Jenna: Very funny. I39。s OK. It39。t you consider going solo?Bon voyage!Unit 2 Lesson AAudio Track 322, Audio Track 323Carson and Jenna are looking for a vacation rental home. Listen. Circle the one they choose.Jenna: OK, I think we have two choices. The first place is a little house. It39。ve already asked the mailman to stop mail delivery. Thanks for asking, though.Leticia: Well, have a great trip!Paula: Thanks, Leticia. I really appreciate your help.Leticia: My pleasure. Wait a second. I don t have any keys to your place.Paula: Oh, that39。m away?Leticia: Sure. No problem.Paula: Great. They need water twice a week. There39。s Paula.Leticia: Hi, Paula. How are you? Have you finished packing yet?Paula: Almost.Leticia: You must be excited. When39。s your flight?Paula: Tomorrow. At 9 . Listen, Leticia, I need your help.Leticia: OK. What39。s one plant in the bedroom and one in the kitchen.Leticia: OKsay, how about your dog? Should I feed her, too?Paula: No, that39。s right. Will you be home around 8 tonight?Leticia: Yeah, I think so.Paula: OK, I’ll drop by—I’ll give you the keys then.Leticia: OK! See you tonight. Bye!Paula: Bye! Thanks again!Audio Track 313, Audio Track 314, Audio Track 315W: Wow, Jun, you look relaxed! Did you enjoy the long weekend?J: I sure did actually. Actually I took a big trip.W: Over the weekend? We only had three days off!J: Yep! But I visited four countries in three days!W: What?!J: I love to fly! You might say I’m an airplane freak!W: That’s interesting. Where did you go?J: I visited Korea, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines.W: Sounds like you were busy.J: I was. I only had only four hours in so. So I have to finish my shopping very quickly. Sometimes I had to run between connecting flights.W: Wait a minute. What about your baggage? Didn’t you have to wait for it?J: No, I didn’t have much, only one carryon bag, it just fits the overhead partment.W: So let me get this straight. You spent your weekend in an airplane flying around?J: Basically yes. I fly standby.W: Standby?J: Yes, as a standby passenger. I don’t have a reservat