【正文】 er 12. Let me get my keys, and I39。ll make sure my son doesn39。re really late. You said you39。s almost six thirty!B: I39。ll pay for dinner.A: Oh, it39。t have to do that.B: No, I want to pay. You had to wait for me almost half an hour.A: Well, hey, OKif you insist. Thanks! A: Hi, Sally. What happened to you on Sunday?B: Sunday? What do you mean?A: You don39。s on October 31B: So what do you do on Halloween? We don39。s a day when kids dress up in masks and costumes. They knock on people39。s not just for kids. Lots of people have costume parties. Hey… my friend Pete is having a party. Would you like to go?B: Sure. I39。s half the fun. Last year I rented this great Dracula costume, and this year I39。m just kidding. What about me? What kind of costume should I wear?B: Why don39。s a good idea. So after I scare people, you can make them laugh. (16)You look beautiful in that kimono, Mari.A: You look beautiful in that kimono, Mari. Is this your wedding photo?B: Yes, it is.A: Do most Japanese women wear kimonos when they get married?B: Yes, many of them do. Then after the wedding ceremony, the bride usually changes into a Western bridal dress during the reception.A: Oh, I didn39。s a Japanese custom.A: What a nice custom! Unit 9 Back to the futureA: Ugh! I feel awful. I really have to stop smoking.B: So why don39。t be able to fit into any of clothes!B: Well, you can always go on a diet.A: Oh, no. I39。t fit, I39。ll have to get a parttime job, and...B: Listen, it is hard to quit, but it39。t really as hard as you think. I managed to do it, so it can39。t feel like smoking.B: Well, I guess it39。ll tear down all these old buildings soon. In a few years, there will be just malls and highrise apartments.B: Hey, that doesn39。ll miss the old days. A: How long have you been living here?B: Oh, for over twenty years.A: And have you noticed a lot of changes during that time?B: Oh, yes, quite a few. This is a much nicer place to live now than it used to be. It39。t many trees around. But over the last few years, the city has planted trees everywhere. It39。s an interesting city. But you really need a car here。t go anywhere. There used to be a good bus system, but there isn39。t bother to provide decent bus service. It39。s usually full! A: I can39。t see any kids out today.A: That39。ve all grown up and moved out of their parents39。s gotten way too quiet around here. Unit 10 I don39。s a job in sales. It39。s books to bookstores.A: That sounds interesting.B: Yeah. Let39。s license. And you have to work some evenings.A: I don39。s the phone number?B: It39。m calling about the job you advertised for a salesperson. Is it still available?A: Yes, it is.B: Well, can you tell me something about the job?A: Sure. Our pany sells educational books for children. We39。m a student, and I39。d like to e in for an interview.B: Yes, I would.A: Oh, just one thing we didn39。d like to hire someone who speaks Spanish.B: Oh, as a matter of fact, I do.A: Good. Well, let me arrange a time for you to e in for an interview. A: So what kind of job are you looking for?B: Well, I haven39。t want a job where I39。s where you can sometimes make good money.B: I39。ll worry about that later A: What kind of career are you planning for yourself?B: I don39。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。d like to work overseas, though. Maybe in a children39。s a long way away. I have to get into medical school first, and that39。t want a regular nineto–five job. Eventually, I39。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。s OK. I just wish she39。s hard to even get a smile out of her.A CoworkerA: Look what Mary gave me! Isn39。s so sweetshe39。s king of strange. She39。s wrong?B: I39。s always angry at me something.A: Really?B: Yeah. He gets up upset so easily. I don39。s the matter with him. A: I don39。t decide what I want to do with my life. Have you thought about it, Brenda?B: Yes, I have. I think I39。m very creative. And I like working with kids.B: Oh, I wouldn39。m too inpatient.A: I know one thing I could never do.B: What39。m not good at making decisions quickly. A: My history professor says I should think about a career in politics. But I don39。d make a good politician.B: Why not, Brenda?A: Oh, you know me. I39。s true. You know, that reminds me of a problem I39。t want go?B: No, not at all. I39。m much too disorganized Unit 11 It39。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 no elevator?B: Not to the top. But it39。re wondering what the statue is made of, it has a framework inside that39。 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。t it the yen?B: Oh, yes. And do they drive on the left or the right?A: I think the left, but I39。re a travel agent, aren39。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 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 5 square miles. For centuries, the city was buried in the jungle and wasn3