Once I invited a group of friends round to my house, telling them that I was going to record their speech. I said I was interested in their regional accents, and that it would take only a few minutes. Thus, on one evening, three people turned up at my house and were shown into my front room. When they saw the room they were a bit alarmed, for it was laid out as a studio. In front of each easy chair there was a microphone at head height, with wires leading to a tape-recorder in the middle of the floor. I explained that all I wanted was for them to count from one to twenty. Then we could relax and  have a drink．

I turned on the tape-recorder and each in turn seriously counted from one to twenty in their best accent．When it was over，I turned the tape—recorder off and brought round the drinks，and for the rest of the evening there was general cheerful conversation -interrupted only by the fact that I had to take a telephone call in another room，which unfortunately lasted some time．

Or at least that was how it would appear．For，of course，the microphones were not connected to the tape-recorder in the middle of the room at all but to another one in the kitchen．The participants，having seen the visible tape-recorder turned off, paid no more attention to the microphones only a few inches from their mouths．And my lengthy absence meant that I was able to obtain as natural a piece of conversation as it would be possible to find．

I should add，perhaps，that I did tell my Mends what had happened to them，after the event was ever，and gave them the choice of destroying the tape．None of them wanted to-thaugh for some years afterwards it always seemed to be my round when it eatne to the buying of drinks．Linguistic re-search Can be a very expensive business．

71．The writer asked his friends to count from one to twenty because________________.

A．he wanted to record the numbers for his research

B．he wanted to find out whether the tape recorder Was working

C．he wanted to make his friends relax before real recording started

D．he wanted his friends to think that was all he wanted to record

72．The writer tamed off the tape-recorder so that______________________.

A．he could check if the recording was OK

B．his friends could enjoy some drinks

C．he could take out the tape safely

D．his friends felt sure the recording was over

73．The writer went into another room to_____________________．

A．leave his guests talking freely

B．check if the other tape—recorder was working

C．bring a telephone into the front room

D．answer a long distance phone call

74．What does the writer do as a profession?

A．Record conversations．      B．Do expensive businesses．

C．Study languages．                 D．Test tape-recorders.

75．The writer sounds ___________________ in tolling the story．

A．serious    B. humorous    C．honest             D. excited

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to put it another way,   in detail,  look into,   click into,  in terms of ,  link to , die of ,   as a result of ,   on demand,   figure out,   do with

1.I can’t give you any good suggestions until you tell me the whole thing ________.

2.If you like listening to rock music, you can ______________ this website.

3.The murder case is _____________ by the police now.

4.You can __________your computer _________the Internet only after you have paid the service.

5. ______________ population, China is the largest country in the world.

6.His speech was very long but few people could _____________ what he meant .

7.His sister _______________ cancer last year.

8.The boss is not satisfied with your work, ______________ , you lose your job.

9.What have you been __________________ the conflict?

10.He is unable to work _______________ the fall from his horse.

Once I invited a group of friends round to my house, telling them that I was going to record their speech. I said I was interested in their regional accents, and that it would take only a few minutes. Thus, on one evening, three people turned up at my house and were shown into my front room. When they saw the room they were a bit alarmed, for it was laid out as a studio. In front of each easy chair there was a microphone at head height, with wires leading to a tape-recorder in the middle of the floor. I explained that all I wanted was for them to count from one to twenty. Then we could relax and have a drink.

I turned on the tape-recorder and each in turn seriously counted from one to twenty in their best accent. When it was over, I turned the tape-recorder off and brought round the drinks, and for the rest of the evening there was general cheerful conversation—interrupted only by the fact that I had to take a telephone call in another room, which unfortunately lasted some time.

Or at least that was how it would appear. For, of course, the microphones were not connected to the tape-recorder in the middle of the room at all but to another one, which was turning happily away in the kitchen. The participants, having seen the visible tape-recorder turned off, paid no more attention to the microphones which stayed in front of their chairs, only a few inches from their mouths, thus giving excellent sound quality. And my lengthy absence meant that I was able to obtain as natural a piece of conversation as it would be possible to find.

I should add, perhaps, that I did tell my friends what had happened to them, after the event was over, and gave them the choice of destroying the tape. None of them wanted to—though for some years afterwards it always seemed to be my round when it came to the buying of drinks. Linguistic research can be a very expensive business.

41. The writer asked his friends to count from one to twenty because _______. 

A. he wanted to record the numbers for his research 

B. he wanted to find out whether the tape recorder was working

C. he wanted to make his friends relax before real recording started

D. he wanted his friends to think that was all he wanted to record

42. Which of the following words can best describe the recording which the linguist managed to make? 

   A. controlled   B. prepared    C. natural          D. artificial 

43. The writer went into another room to ________. 

A. get a natural recording of his friends’ conversation 

B. stay away from too much drinking with his friends

C. bring a telephone into the front room  D. answer a long distance phone call 

44. The writer turned off the tape-recorder because _______.

    A. he had to answer a phone call       

B. he wanted his friends to enjoy some drinks

C. he thought the tape-recorder might bother his friends

D. he wanted to make his friends believe he had finished the recording

45. The writer sounds _______ in telling the story.

   A. serious    B. humorous      C. honest          D. excited

Once I invited a group of friends round to my house, telling them that I was going to record their speech. I said I was interested in their regional accents, and that it would take only a few minutes. Thus, on one evening, three people turned up at my house and were shown into my front room. When they saw the room they were a bit alarmed, for it was laid out as a studio. In front of each easy chair there was a microphone at head height, with wires leading to a tape-recorder in the middle of the floor. I explained that all I wanted was for them to count from one to twenty. Then we could relax and have a drink.

I turned on the tape-recorder and each in turn seriously counted from one to twenty in their best accent. When it was over, I turned the tape-recorder off and brought round the drinks, and for the rest of the evening there was general cheerful conversation—interrupted only by the fact that I had to take a telephone call in another room, which unfortunately lasted some time.

Or at least that was how it would appear. For, of course, the microphones were not connected to the tape-recorder in the middle of the room at all but to another one, which was turning happily away in the kitchen. The participants, having seen the visible tape-recorder turned off, paid no more attention to the microphones which stayed in front of their chairs, only a few inches from their mouths, thus giving excellent sound quality. And my lengthy absence meant that I was able to obtain as natural a piece of conversation as it would be possible to find.

I should add, perhaps, that I did tell my friends what had happened to them, after the event was over, and gave them the choice of destroying the tape. None of them wanted to—though for some years afterwards it always seemed to be my round when it came to the buying of drinks. Linguistic research can be a very expensive business.

39. The writer asked his friends to count from one to twenty because _______. 

A. he wanted to record the numbers for his research 

B. he wanted to find out whether the tape recorder was working

C. he wanted to make his friends relax before real recording started

D. he wanted his friends to think that was all he wanted to record

40. The writer went into another room to ________.

A. get a natural recording of his friends’ conversation 

B. stay away from too much drinking with his friends

C. bring a telephone into the front room

D. answer a long distance phone call 

41. The writer turned off the tape-recorder because _______.

    A. he had to answer a phone call       

B. he wanted his friends to enjoy some drinks

C. he thought the tape-recorder might bother his friends

D. he wanted to make his friends believe he had finished the recording