【正文】 ested in working in business? That39。s where you can sometimes make good money.B: I39。m not really interested in making a lot of money at this point in my life. I39。ll worry about that later A: What kind of career are you planning for yourself?B: I don39。t know. I think I39。d like to have a job where I can help people. Everybody else in my family is in law or businessyou know, boring stuff like that. That39。s just not for me. I know I39。d like to work overseas, though. Maybe in a children39。s hospital in a developing country. But that39。s a long way away. I have to get into medical school first, and that39。s not going to be easy! A: What kind of job do I have in kind? Well, I don39。t want a regular nineto–five job. Eventually, I39。d like to get into actingmaybe even break into movies. But I guess that won39。t happen for a while.B: So what are you doing in the meantime?A: Well, I work out at the gym nearly every day. I need to be really fit. And I39。m taking acting lessons as well so that I feel fortable in front of the crowd. I just had some pictures taken to show to agents in the city. Would you like to see them?B: Sure. A bossA: How do you like your new boss?B: She39。s OK. I just wish she39。d learn to lighten up a little.A: What do you mean?B: Oh, she never enjoys a joke. She never laughs. It39。s hard to even get a smile out of her.A CoworkerA: Look what Mary gave me! Isn39。t this a great book?B: Yeah, it is! Mary39。s so sweetshe39。s always giving her friends and coworkers presents. I wish there were more people like her in this world!A teacherA: What do you think of the new French teacher?B: Well, she39。s king of strange. She39。s in a good mood one minute and in a terrible mood the next.A relativeA: Hey, what39。s wrong?B: I39。m fed up with my brother! It seems as if he39。s always angry at me something.A: Really?B: Yeah. He gets up upset so easily. I don39。t know what39。s the matter with him. A: I don39。t know what classed to take this semester. I can39。t decide what I want to do with my life. Have you thought about it, Brenda?B: Yes, I have. I think I39。d make a good journalist because I love writing.A: Maybe I could be a teacher because I39。m very creative. And I like working with kids.B: Oh, I wouldn39。t want to be a teacher. I39。m too inpatient.A: I know one thing I could never do.B: What39。s that?A: I could never be a stockbroker because I39。m not good at making decisions quickly. A: My history professor says I should think about a career in politics. But I don39。t think I39。d make a good politician.B: Why not, Brenda?A: Oh, you know me. I39。m terrible at speaking in front of a lot of peopleyou know, like giving speeches and things. And politicians have to speak in public all the time.B: That39。s true. You know, that reminds me of a problem I39。m having.A: What is it?B: You know my parents have a really successful restaurant, right? Well, my father wants me to be the manager.A: And you don39。t want go?B: No, not at all. I39。d be a terrible manager. I39。m much too disorganized Unit 11 It39。s really worth seeing!A: We are now approaching the famous Statue of Liberty, which has weled visitors to New YorkHarbor since 1886.B: Wow! Look at it.A: Incredible, isn39。t it?B: The statue was given to the United States by the people of France. It was designed by the French sculptor Bartholdi.A: It39。s really huge. Do we get to go inside?B: Of course. We can climb the stairs all the way up to the crown.A: Stairs? There39。s no elevator?B: Not to the top. But it39。s just 142 steps! Let me tell you a little more about the statue before you climb to the top. In case you39。re wondering what the statue is made of, it has a framework inside that39。s made of iron。 the outer skin is made of copper. The copper skin is only millimeters thick. The supporting framework inside the statue is what holds the whole thing together.The Statue of Liberty is a major tourist attraction, and every year about two million people from all over the world e here to visit it. A: Hello?B: Oh, hello. I need some information. What currency is used in Japan?A: Where?B: In Japan.A: I39。m not sure. Isn39。t it the yen?B: Oh, yes. And do they drive on the left or the right?A: I think the left, but I39。m not sure.B: Oh. Well, is English spoken much there?A: I really have no idea.B: Huh? Well, what about credit cards? Are American Express cards accepted there?A: How would I know?B: Well, you39。re a travel agent, aren39。t you?A: What? A travel agent? This is Linda39。s Hair Salon.B: Oh, sorry. Wrong number! The Pyramids. Who built them? Why were they built?A: The Pyramids were built more than four thousand years ago by the Egyptians. The most famous ones are on the west bank of the river Nile, outside of Cairo. They served as burial places for the Egyptian kings. After a king39。s mummy was placed inside the pyramid, together with treasures and the king39。s belongings. Machu Picchu. When was it begun? When was it discovered?Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca city in Peru. Construction of the city started in 1450. The ruins are about 2,400 meters above sea levelthat39。s about 7,800 feet. The city covers about 13 square kilometers –that39。s about 5 square miles. For centuries, the city was buried in the jungle and wasn39。t discovered again until 1911. Today, Macchu Picchu in one of the most famous tourist attractions in all of South America. The Great Wall of China. Why was it built? How long is it?The Great Wall of China is the longest manmade structure ever built. It was built to protect one of the Chinese kingdoms. Much of what exists of the wall today was built during the Ming Dynasty in the late 1400s, although parts of the wall are much older and go back to around 200 . The wall is about 35 feet high, or 11 meters, and a stone roadway runs along the top of it. The main part of the wall stretches for about 2,000 miles, that is, about 3,400 kilometers. Colombia is located in t