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NG KUN: Well, the Mekong River begins in Qinghai Province. That means we’re going to be cycling at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres.WANG WEI: Oh, I think that’s exciting, don’t you?WANG KUN: Remember that the air will be hard to breathe and it’ll be very cold.WANG WEI: That’s going to meke it an interesting experience.WANG KUN: I wish you weren’t so stubborn. You don’t know where it is but you still insist that you know better than anyone else. Now I know that the proper way is always your way, but have you looked at a map yet?WANG WEI: No, I haven’t. that’s just a detail!WANG KUN: OK. I can see by your determined look that you won’t change your mind.5 Compare the following sentences with different stresses and explain the meaning.EXAMPLE: We were both surprised to learn that half the river is in China.→Not only my sister, but also I was surprised ot learn that.We were both surprised to learn that half the river is in China.→(means we didn’t know this)We were both surprised to learn that half the river is in China.→(means we thought that may be more than half was in China)We were both surprised to learn that half the river is in China.→(means that we didn’t know that half the river is in China)Learning about languageDiscovering useful words and expressions1 Find the correct words or expressions from the text for each sentence.1 He is so stubborn that no one can persuade him to do anything.2 A determined person always tries to finish the job, no matter how hard it is.3 My grandpa is fond of fishing and sometimes he fishes all day in the river.4 Liu Xiaoding is a good teacher and cares about his students very much.5 I prefer the red dress to the green one because it fits me better.6 The concert went like clockwork because Li Pei had organized it so well.7 I wanted to pay the train fare, but my friend insisted. Finally I gave in.8 She persuaded all of us to cycle to work instead of taking the bus.2 Choose the correct words or phrases to plete the sentences.1 As neither of them would give in, no decision was taken that day.(give in / give up)2 I liked the first flat we saw better because it was larger. (like ... better / prefer ... to)3 The task was difficult, but Helen’s determined expression let me know that she would not give up. (stubborn / determined)4 The list of gifts was very long, and we don’t know why, but the most important item, the golden cup, was forgotten. (detail / item)5 “How I wish I could make a journey into space and see the stars up close!” cried Sarah. (journey / travel)6 When he returned from his successful climb of Mount Qomolongma, Andrew finished his travel journal and gave it to the newspaper. (journal / diary)7 She had only one shorting: she was very stubborn. (disadvantage / shorting)8 The very first time that Joe saw the film “ET” directed by Steven Spielberg, he made up his mind to bee a director too.(make up one’s mind / change one’s mind)3 Complete this passage with some of the following words.rapids glacier mountain delta plain valley waterfall bankI really enjoyed my