Part V：听力与口语训练
短对话1：
Man: What is Mr. Anderson going to do with that old house of his? Rent it or sell it?
Woman: I heard he’s thinking of turning it into a restaurant, which is not a bad idea because it’s still a solid building.
短对话2：
Man: George is already more than an hour late. Do you think he changed his mind about joining us?
Woman: That’s hard for me to say.
短对话3：
Man: There’s a limit of three books per person.
Woman: Fine. I’ll be certain to return them on time.
短对话4：
Man: Can you tell me where the manager’s office is?
Woman: I’m on my way there myself, so I’ll show you.
短对话5：
Woman: Why are you so late? I’ve been waiting for more than half an hour.
Man: My bicycle had a flat tire and I had to walk.
短对话6：
Woman: I certainly enjoyed meeting your parents. I hope they liked me.
Man: Don’t worry. My parents would approve of any girl I liked.
短对话7：
Man: Let’s go for a nice long walk into the country this morning.
Woman: I certainly would like the exercise, but I think I’m catching a cold.
短对话8：
Woman: If we hurry, we can take the express train and save an hour, couldn’t we?
Man: Yes. The expresss takes only three hours to get to New York.
单词与短语：
solid adj.坚固的，硬的；have a flat tire轮胎瘪了，轮胎没气了；approve of 动词结构)赞成，认可；express train 特快列车
Part VI：快速阅读
The New Giant(巨人)
Have you ever traveled on any of the new giant airplanes? If you have not been a passenger(乘客)on one of these planes, try to imagine(想象)a jet plane which is more than seventy meters long and more than five storeys high at the tail(尾部). Such a plane cost at least 25 million dollars to build. It cost at least $6,000 to fill(充满，灌满)this giant with fuel(燃料). Inside, the giant jet looks more like a great theatre than a plane. It has six kitchens and they are all needed when the plane is full of passengers. The jet plane can sit(容纳。。。人坐) more than 400 passengers. Imagine that number in one jet plane!
Is there any danger that the jet’s engines will fall? Fortunately, the plane appears to be quite safe. On each plane, there are twice as many engines as the jet needs. If two engines fail on the same side, the plane can easily use its other engines to land. There are also two mechanical(机械的)pilots(飞行员)to take charge(接管)if the human pilots cannot fly(驾驶)the plane.
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