【正文】 t you think it39。s not only her. It39。t leave until I did! Steve: Oh, c39。t think so. Real world listening 1. Predict 7 Answer They don39。s more than just curious. Even if I take the phone into my own bedroom, she39。t have friends in our rooms! 2. A: Ahhhh! My mom is so annoying. She doesn39。s a total slob! 2. A: Hi, little sister… how39。s Sally39。s concerned about me. Listening Task 1) First Listening Answers 6 1. Sally never cleans anything. 2. The dormitory39。t drive me crazy. She never leaves her food or clothes all over the place. She never takes my things without asking. C My dad39。m going to get some big bucks for doing it, too. Cesar: You39。good. You39。t want to drop out of school. X – Cesar wants TJ to drop out of school. Script Cesar: TJ, my man! I heard you won the ProAm stakeboarding contest last weekend. TJ: Yeah, Cesar, I did a flip on the halfpipe that really impressed the judges. Cesar: You impress me, TJ. You‘re something else on that board! TJ: Ah, c39。s secret! I don39。t believe this. I even got stuck in prison for one of the protests against the war. A: Wow! That39。m a nerd. B: If this boy doesn39。s surprised that Tom was an activist. 4. He thinks Harold39。m getting behind in my work. C I39。m pretty sure that people like me for who I m. I39。s me. Gosh, it‘s good to see you! Sharon: You, too! What‘s it been? Something like 20 years?!? Karen: Yeah, I can‘t believe we‘re that old already. Sharon: Life sure has treated well. You look great! Karen: Thanks you do too! What‘ve you been doing all this time? I remember you couldn‘t wait to marry Jim and start a family. Sharon: Hah! I never did get married. I was too busy with school and then my job. I don‘t even know what happened to Jim. Karen: So what do you do? Sharon: I have my own advertising agency. Karen: Come on, Sharon! You? Sharon: Really. I majored in marketing in college and afterwards got a job with an advertising agency. I worked my way up, and when I felt I understood the business really well, I left to start my own agency. Karen: Wow, that‘s pretty impressive. No wonder you haven‘t had any time to get married. Sharon: Yeah. So, anyway, what about you? You were the one who was going to travel the world and do your own thing. You didn‘t want to get stuck being a housewife. Karen: Hah! You‘re gonna laugh, but I AM a housewife, and a mother of three. Sharon: Oh, e on, Karen, you‘re not serious, are you? What happened to the travel? Karen: Well, I did travel around Europe for a year with some friends. But then I met Stan, and we got married right away. I helped put him through medical school, and then we had our children. I love being able to focus on my 3 family, and when they leave home, I39。 1 Unit 1 Old friends, different choices Vocabulary Task Answers/Script A It‘s been 10 years since I saw you last. I was able to travel and see the world. And I never got stuck being a housewife! B Things are going great for me these days. I finally settled down and got a real job. Now I work 9 to 5 at a neighborhood store. C Life has sure treated me well. I put myself through school. I was able to work my way up in a pany. And then I started my own business. Listening Task First Listening Answers 1. He went overseas for graduate school and is working at a hightech pany. 2. She was in a few beauty contests, but she never won. She now has two children. 3. He works at the neighborhood post office and has two children. 4. She‘s the branch manager at the local grocery store. 2)second listening Answer 1. He missed his home. 2. She hopes her daughter will bee a model. 3. He loves his family. 4. She‘s proud of her new job. Script 1. A: Jim, I can‘t believe itwow! I haven‘t seen you since we graduated from high school! What have you been doing? B: Well, after I went overseas for graduate school, and I had a great time. But finally I had to e home and get a real job in a highteach pany. B: Yeah， I remember you always wanted an international lifestyle. A: Oh, I had a great time overseas, but I got homestick, too. 2. A: Carol, is that you? B: Yes, it‘s me! A: Oh, it‘s so good to see you! You know, Carol, I remember you always wanted to be a famous model and travel around the world. Did it happen? B: Well, no. I was in a few beauty contests, but I never won, and nobody ever offered me a modeling contract. A: Oh, that‘s too bad. B: Yeah, but now I guess I‘m too old, and I have two young kids, a boy and a girl. You know, maybe my daughter will get to do it some day. 3. A: What have you been up to over the years, Ed? B: Well, I have two beautiful children now and work 95 at the neighborhood post office. A: Hmm, I remember you always wanted to be a professional race car driver—What happened? B: The closest I‘ve e to that is driving a Porsche over 100 mph on the Autobahn. No, my greatest achievement is my family. : So, Nora, how have you been? 2 B: Remember when we were in high school, I worked parttime job there. I‘ve been there ever since. B: Yeah? A: So when I graduated it seemed natural to get a And I‘ve been working my way up. Now I‘m the branch manager. I‘m making more money than some people who have college degrees! Real World Listening 1. Predict Answers travel, old boyfriends, family, career 2. Get the main idea Answers F － Sharon and Karen haven39。m going to start my career—if it39。m just a typical, ordinary, regular girl. I39。ve got a chance to do something big. I could go pro, go on the pro tour. But I need to drop out lf school. Well, I gotta do what I gotta do. Listening Task 1) First Listening Answers 1. He goes out clubbing every night. He can still get great grades. 2. She has a scholarship to Harvard. 3. He was an activist during the Vietnam War. He was put in prison for pro