Well, I wish I were there.

Sure. I took many pictures.

Right, he’s the best athlete.

No, let’s go see the game.

Yeah, we got 46 in total.

You’ll miss him, too.

I’ll join his farewell party.

I’ll pick him up at the airport.

He’s going to Canada to study.

He’s living in my neighborhood.

Sure. You’ll love the activity you’ve signed up for.

Don’t worry. You’ll make a lot of friends.

Good. You should stop your bad habits.

You’re right. My schedule isn’t always full.

Okay. Let me explain the activities one by one.

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Woman:

That’s right. I really like my art teacher.

You’re right. I’ll talk to her right now.

I don’t like people who are late.

I’m sorry that I couldn’t help you.

I feel better because I already apologized.

Man:

I’m sure you’ll enjoy reading the book, too.

Okay. I’m going to make a list of my own.

I agree. It’s really difficult to reach the goal.

Don’t give up, and you can fulfill your dreams.

Well, keeping a diary helps you to find a solution.

Jane Tom

Jane:

I can’t agree with you on the ticket price.

I really can’t wait to meet the fans tonight.

Our concert will definitely be a big success.

The safety of the audience is our first concern.

I’m pleased that many people enjoyed the concert.

When people expect to see someone again, they are

more likely to find that person attractive, regardless of the

individual’s behavior, than if they do not have expectations

of future interaction. The expectation of future interaction

motivates people to look for positive qualities in someone

so that they will look forward to future interactions rather

than dread them, and increases the chances that people

will find the individual attractive. Conversely, when people

interact with someone whom they do not foresee meeting

again, they have little reason to search for positive

qualities. In fact, doing so may be depressing, given that

they may not have the opportunity to get to know the

person better in future interactions. Indeed, people are

sometimes motivated to find negative qualities in

individuals whom they do not expect to see again.

Lone animals rely on their own senses to defend

themselves, but an animal in a group benefits by having

a lot of other animals’ eyes, ears, and noses on the alert

for danger. An animal in a group also has a smaller

chance of being the unlucky individual picked out by a

predator. In addition, a group of animals fleeing from a

predator can create confusion. This makes it harder for a

predator to focus on one animal to catch. A school of

fish will split in two to avoid a predator and then

quickly regroup behind it. A herd of zebras can become

a dazzling display of black and white stripes, making it

more difficult for a lion to see where one zebra ends and

another begins.

If you are trying to decide among a few people to fill

a position, take a look at their writing skills. It doesn’t

matter if that person is a marketer, salesperson, designer,

programmer, or whatever; their writing skills will pay off.

That’s because being a good writer is about more than

writing. Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking. Good

writers know how to communicate. They make things

easy to understand. They can put themselves in someone

else’s shoes. They know what to omit. And those are

qualities you want in any candidate. Writing is making a

comeback all over our society. Look at how much

communication happens through instant messaging and

blogging. Writing is today’s currency for good ideas.

Thus, it is essential to welcome people with good writing

skills into your company.

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Hi, boys and girls!

My name is Adam Burke. Are you interested in buying

a special lunch bag to protect our environment?

When I was in sixth grade, I noticed that many of

my classmates carried paper lunch bags. I found out

that from sandwich wrappers to disposable drink

containers, the average school kid generates 65 pounds

of lunch bag waste every year. To help kids cut

down on lunch bag waste, I have invented a reusable

lunch bag, which I am now selling on my website. It

has handles and a front pocket. And the fabric is

partially made from recycled plastic bottles. You will

like it because you can fold it up and put it in your

backpack. If you’d like to buy one, please feel free

to visit www.myblog.com/aburke.

(A), (B), (C)

You cannot fit objects (A) that / what occupied a 5,000-

square-foot house in a 2,000-square-foot condominium. If

you are moving to a smaller condominium, that’s great.

Get rid of your belongings and (B) buy / buying the

condominium. It is fruitless to look at condominiums

when you have spent the past 20-odd years in a large

house and then try to move all of your life into the

smaller investment. To do so often leads to frustration

because what you wind up purchasing is an expensive

warehouse for your furniture, and that is usually the

wrong investment. If you want to change your lifestyle,

you must accept the consequences of that decision.

Throwing things out only (C) hurt / hurts for a little while.

(A) (B) (C)

that buy hurt

that buy hurts

what buy hurts

what buying hurts

what buying hurt

Occasionally, there are children who have trouble

understanding that their clothing choice is inappropriate or

even unhealthy. Some children follow the suggestion

that sandals may not be the best option for a snowy day.

For those kids, experience may be the best teacher.

For example, when Lydia was eight years old, she

insisted on wearing her favorite sandals to school despite

warnings that the sidewalks were covered in snow and

slush. Her mom worried that she would arrive at

school with cold, wet feet, but Lydia would not change

her mind. Of course, her mother was right. While Lydia

did have some very uncomfortable toes because they

became soaked and frozen on her way to and from

school, she learned that sometimes fashion isn’t worth

the price of serious discomfort.

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GHANA NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Website: www.geocities.com/service_gnvsContact: Emmanuel Odonkor Corletey

(eodonkor@hice.com)

The Ghana Network of Volunteer Service is looking

for volunteers who are open-minded, sociable, and

committed.

Starting Months: March and September

Duration of Service: 8 12 weeks

Age: 20 35

Activities: Administration, Teaching, Translating

When to Apply: Throughout the year

Costs: $200 for the first month and $150 for each

following month per person. This covers

accommodations and three meals a day.

Qualifications: Volunteers must be good at using

computers.

Kids in the Kitchen

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Kids in the Kitchen

Kids in the Kitchen is a half-day camp for children.

Children will learn how to use a number of kitchen

tools.

They can explore everything from planning to

presentation of their favorite foods.

They can also take the food home and share with

the entire family!

INSTRUCTOR: James Smith

DATES: July 22 26

FEE: $75.00 (additional charge for materials: $30.00)

SCHEDULE:

TIME AGE

Morning Camp 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon 5 to 7 years old

Afternoon Camp 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8 to 10 years old

This camp is not recommended for children with

food allergies.

2036 North Walnut Street, Appleville, TX 22345

Come visit the new Campus Court at North Walnut!

Choose from our new one-bedroom or two-bedroom

apartments:

Great location for shopping and dining

Fully equipped kitchen with all electric appliances

Washer and dryer in all apartments

24-hour recreation center (except public holidays)

LOCATION

Located near the university stadium on the northwest

side of the campus. Two convenient entrances, one

from Oxford Avenue and the other from North

Walnut Street.

OFFICE HOURS

Monday Friday: 9 a.m. 6 p.m.

Saturday: 11 a.m. 3 p.m.

Sunday: Closed

The above graph shows the percentage of women in wage

employment in the non-agricultural sector in 1990 and 2006.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, women’s waged

non-agricultural employment increased more than five

percentage points between 1990 and 2006. In 2006, the

percentage of women’s waged non-agricultural employment

in East Asia and Pacific countries was twice as high as that

of South Asia. In that same year, the percentage of

women’s waged non-agricultural employment in the Middle

East and North Africa was less than that of Sub-Saharan

Africa by ten percentage points. Despite the improvement

between 1990 and 2006, South Asia showed the smallest

increase in the percentage of women in waged non-agricultural

employment. Between 1990 and 2006, the increase in the

percentage of women’s waged non-agricultural employment

in Sub-Saharan Africa was larger than that of the Middle

East and North Africa.

Kate

Kate ran to the mailbox as soon as the mail truck

drove away. She opened the mailbox and reached into

the dark space. Her hope quickly disappeared, however.

There was nothing addressed to her. It was her sixteenth

birthday today, but there wasn’t even a birthday card

from her father. “I didn’t get anything from Dad,” said

Kate to her mother. “I can’t believe he forgot my

birthday.” Kate’s father was a doctor, and every summer

he went to Africa to treat people who were too poor to

go to a hospital. “Well, he didn’t forget your birthday,

Kate. I was going to give this to you at your birthday

party this afternoon,” said her mother, giving her a small

pink box with a purple ribbon, which arrived from Africa

the day before. “Yeah, I knew Dad wouldn’t let me

down!” shouted Kate, smiling the sweetest smile.

scared relieved

cheerful terrified

indifferent ashamed

dissatisfied confused

disappointed delighted

Do you remember the childlike joy you felt the last

time you found a parking spot at the mall on a crowded

day? When you finished shopping, you may have left the

spot with a certain hesitation, particularly if someone else

was waiting for it. Studies have shown that people take

longer to leave a parking spot when another driver is

waiting, even though they predict they will not. It’s as if

the space suddenly becomes more valuable once another

person wants it. Strictly speaking, it is no longer valuable

to the person leaving it. After all, it seems that our

brains are so that once we have

been given something, we are hesitant to give it up.

sensitive to loss

resistant to order

receptive to new ideas

easily exposed to illness

reluctant to deal with time

Wood is a material that is widely acknowledged to be

environmentally friendly. It has been welcome as an

alternative material for a long time in building houses

instead of cement or bricks. However, it is not always

easy to of one particular

material such as wood over another. Many species of tree

are now endangered, including mahogany and teak, and

deforestation, particularly in tropical rainforests, has had a

severe impact both on local communities and on native

plants and wildlife. Where wood is harvested and then

transported halfway across the globe, the associated energy

costs are high, causing a negative impact on the

environment. What is more, where wood is treated with

chemicals to improve fire- and pest-resistance, its healthful

properties are compromised.

* mahogany: ( )

increase the inherent resistance

favor the chemical properties

dominate the natural habitats

evaluate the relative merits

deny the cost advantage

Human farmers and their domesticated plants and

animals made a grand bargain, though the farmers did not realize it at the time. Consider maize. Domestication made it dependent on man. But its association with humans also carried maize far beyond its origins as a little-known Mexican grass, so that it is now one of the most widely planted crops on earth. From mankind’s point of view, meanwhile, the domestication of maize made available an abundant new source of food. But its cultivation (like that of other plants) prompted people to adopt a new lifestyle based on farming. Is man taking advantage of maize for his own purposes, or is maize taking advantage of man? Domestication, it seems, is .

* maize:

a pain in the neck an unfair sacrificea two-way street a request for helpa zero-sum game

(A), (B)

Pride is a sense that I am better than others, I have the ultimate beauty, talent, and answers, and I alone should rule the world. Pride causes individuals to be out of touch with the reality of who they truly are and of what really brings happiness. Pride prevents individuals from experiencing their true value or the true value of others. A sense of self-worth, (A) , provides calmness and enjoyment when dealing with all kinds of individuals. When individuals have a true sense of self-worth, they do not need to compare themselves with others, to tear others apart or feel superior.

(B) , there is an experience of oneness and sharing. By recognizing where one’s true value lies, one simultaneously recognizes the true value of others.

(A) (B)

on the other hand Instead

on the other hand Unfortunately

for example Moreover

for example Instead

in addition Unfortunately

Power walking is a type of exercise that nearly anyone can do. Many people enjoy this form of exercise because it can be done outdoors in fresh air where the scenery can be changed by altering the course of the walk. Alternatively, the exercise may be done indoors, in a climate-controlled environment, on a treadmill. People should start with a short distance on flat ground and gradually increase the distance and intensity. Instruct people to sit on the bench and to start reading their newspapers carefully. While power walking, people should wear shoes with a good arch support to avoid injury and wear clothes appropriate for the climate.

* treadmill:

To create a unifying theme for the many crowd scenes,

he invented a character of a backpacking tourist who

would appear in each location.

In 1986, Martin Handford, a young British commercial

artist who specialized in drawing cartoon scenes for

clients, had the idea of publishing his illustrations in

book form. ( ) His idea was to depict humorous

crowd scenes in various locations, including a beach, a

train station, and a country fair. ( ) In the original

British editions of the book, the character’s name was

Wally. ( ) He went on to publish seven more Where’s

Wally books, create a television show, and license several

video games. ( ) Although the fad for his character

declined in the late 1990s, there is still occasional talk of

a Wally movie. ( ) Wally is licensed in at least 17

countries, where he looks pretty much the same but often

goes by different names.

* fad: ( )

Most of the words we use and the meanings we think

about are a combination of simpler ideas.

(A) Some of them are specialized for sitting at certain high

places, like bar stools. If you learned about a culture

in which a certain type of chair was used only for the

purpose of sitting while waiting for a bus, you might

think this is odd but would have no difficulty

understanding it.

(B) Consider a chair. Before you can have an idea of a

chair, you need to understand that there exist in the

world certain functional objects. Some of these objects

support human activity, in this case, sitting.

(C) The combination of the concepts chair and waiting for

bus allows you to create the new complex concept

chair used while waiting for bus. But the basic concept

of chair is built out of the simpler ideas that we take

for granted: object, furniture, sitting.

(A) (C) (B) (B) (A) (C)

(B) (C) (A) (C) (A) (B)

(C) (B) (A)

Effective communication is vital to achieving wellness

because our daily interactions with others are important

factors in our emotional health. People who have

developed a high degree of communication skills are

more likely to have the potential for deeper bonds in

their personal relationships than non-communicators.

Perhaps the greatest communication satisfaction comes

from our close relationships, which are the main source

of our emotional health. Close relationships develop when

two people can exchange emotional messages easily and

effectively. Whether we develop effective communication

skills that promote healthy interactions depends largely on

how we learn to communicate. For example, interaction

between parents and their children is often important in

determining whether a child is shy or unafraid of

interaction. Good parents listen to their children and

allow them to talk about their fears and unhappiness.

Children raised in households that

communication find it easier to talk to others about their

disappointments, fears, frustrations, and other emotions

later in life. Such individuals find that they ultimately

have better emotional health.

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neglect classify

foster discourage

investigate

(A)

The school orchestra was practicing in the auditorium,

and Mr. Grey was clapping his hands to mark the

rhythm when he heard the town emergency siren. “Stop!

Everyone!” he shouted. Then, he ran to the door and

pushed it open. But a burst of wind slammed the door

right back, and it hit him hard. He fell down and didn’t

move. Janet was the oldest kid. And (a) she knew

instantly. This was a tornado.

(B)

Looking at the kids around her, Janet yelled as loudly

as (b) she could, “Rick and Matt, get Mr. Grey on that

cart and roll him over here! Everyone else, grab the

music stands and bring them next to the piano. Hurry!”

When everyone came back, Janet asked five of them to

follow. They ran to where the curtain hung along the

wall of the stage.

(C)

Janet grabbed the edge of the curtain and screamed,

“Everyone, grab hold and pull!” When the curtain fell,

they pulled it over the tops of the music stands and the

grand piano. Then, (c) she motioned everyone to get

under the curtain. The wind noise rose again, but Janet

was now safely hidden inside the piano and curtain fort

with the rest of the orchestra. Relieved, they thanked

one another and felt oneness in their hearts.

* fort:

(D)

Kids were shocked to see Mr. Grey fall down, and

they began screaming. Nikki put (d) her mouth next to

Janet’s ear and yelled, “We need help!” Janet was scared

too, but she fought the fear. Janet pulled Nikki and ran

over to the grand piano. She grabbed the whistle out of

her bag and blew it hard three times. Every kid on the

stage turned to look at Janet. In three seconds, all kids

were gathered around (e) her.

(A)

(B) (C) (D) (C) (B) (D)

(C) (D) (B) (D) (B) (C)

(D) (C) (B)

(a) (e)

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Janet