【正文】 at it was time for Carl to leave and give three similar envelopes to the next CEO.t e into journalism for the money. When you start, you39。re working really long hours, and it39。ve got this thing over my head because I know I39。re bigger or smaller ones you know. It39。s) so much you can do. So you can stay in newspapers, you can go into radio, television—there39。Journalism is just fantastic because you don39。Listening inTask 3Of all numbers, 13 is the most associated with bad luck. Some people claim that the number is bad luck because 13 people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified, and with this in mind few hosts will serve dinner with 13 at the table. And according to an ancient Norwegian tale, 12 gods had gathered for a feast when a 13th, Loki, entered. After the meal, Loki killed Baldr, who was the most beloved of all the gods.It is interesting to note that lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. Conversely, superstitious people tended to regard themselves as among the less lucky, worried about life, had a strong need for control, and could not tolerate ambiguity.Armstrong attempted to explain this phenomenon: When students are preparing for exams with a lucky charm, they may trust the charm, rather than doing some extra revision. even more superstitious constructive actionworkedexamss talkTask 1mysteryinside outlargestthree millionoutsideinnerhis theoryused upthe base137meterpurposetall, narrow100,000 or soradarViewing and speakingTask 1Unit 7Basic listeningAADBCListening in Task 1DCAABLet39。Further listening and speakingFurther listening Task 1AABBBListening inTask 1future needssharesriskbanks30a halfratecapital lossinterchangeablysavingss a realistic amount to take this manufacturing business forward.3) they must update their initial business plan4) it39。s back to basics for a fun evening of number crunching and spread sheets,9) it39。Viewing and speakingTask 1casheasyresultspaybillshead26 percent / 26%close the dealfiguresideaplanfinebusiness guidevoting rightssaystrong pointinvestment150,000 / 15000026 percent / 26%。1. He has been following the roller coaster ride of his stock portfolio and it39。s driving him mad.2. Stocks are pretty hard to predict. So she has put her money into hedge funds.3. A hedge is a way of reducing risk. A hedge fund is a pany that creates a stock portfolio that tries to balance the market activity.4. Analysts examine stocks to assess which ones are likely to go up, and which will likely go down.5. He says that if he leaves his money with a fund manager, perhaps the manager can trade his stocks in a more profitable way.Further listening and speakingFurther listeningTask 1ABDBCll have to... maybe get the heavies in or something.6) The most important thing James needs to do over the next two months is to raise cash7) Cyclepods can39。Let39。Unit 10Basic listeningDCABCTask 3ABCDCTask 3restSundayindustrial revolutionGodsixday work weeklate 19th and early 20threlaxationgreat boonconsumer spendingSecond World Wartwo daysdo not workreligious activitiess parrot watched every show and began to understand what the magician did in each trick. Once he understood that, he started shouting in the middle of the show.3. Each time the parrot revealed one of his secrets, the audience roared with laughter. The 4. performance he intended to be dark and mysterious turned into a edy.4. The ship collided with an enormous iceberg and sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood, in the middle of the ocean, and the parrot was by his side.5. He said, OK, I give up. But I hope you39。Task 2AABBA trustmore satisfied less luckymuch lessfalling stock marketsThere was no evidence that superstitions ever worked, even when people were instructed to carry lucky charms for a week. They didn39。The number seven also has some superstition connected to it. It is said that God created the world in seven days, and any association with the number is lucky. The seventh son of the seventh son is said to be the luckiest of men, and when people talk about the sevenyear itch they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a plete change in personality.listening in task 2Are you worried because you have just broken a mirror? Some people believe that breaking a mirror is a terrible thing to do. They say it will bring you seven years of misfortune. The reason behind this belief stems from the old idea that a person39。 CBADCs happening on a daytoday basis. You meet so many different people and it just puts you in such a privileged position. And I just love it. I just