5.

W: Will you go to the cinema this Saturday, Bob?

M: I am afraid I can’t, I will have my music lessons then.

W: I didn’t mean in the morning or afternoon., I meant in the evening.　

M: Oh, that’s quite a different thing.

6-7

M: When shall I go on holiday?

M: When do you want to go? You can go in spring, summer, autumn or winter.

M: Winter?

W: Yes. You can go to Switzerland or Austria or... South America in December or January.

M: No. I'd like to go away in spring, in May, to Italy.

W: How long will you be away?

M: For three weeks.

W: Look! Here's a good holiday in Italy, from the 10th of May to the 1st of June.

M: Alright, I’d like to go on that trip.

8-10

W: I hope we’ll have a good flight.

M: So do I. I don’t like flying.

W: Are you going on holiday?

M: No, I’m traveling on business. I’m a salesman. I work for a computer company.

W: How interesting!

M: And you?

W: I’m a physicist. I am going to give some lectures.

M: Really! In English?

W: Yes, of course. Scientists all over the world speak English.

M: Would you like to have a drink?

W: No. Thank you.

11-13

M: Halenair Restaurant, head waiter, good morning.　

W: I’d like to book a table for two.

M: And is that for today, madam?

W: Of course.

M: And what time madam?

W: Oh about 3 o’clock, I suppose.

M: I am afraid we only serve lunch until 3pm, madam.

W: Oh well, 2 o’clock then. And it must be by a window.

M: Very good, and what name, please?

W: White, Mrs. Linda White.

M: Very good, Mrs. White, a table for two at 2 pm today.

14-17

M: Hello, Carol. What seems to be the trouble? 　 W: So kind of you to come to see me. I don't know what's wrong. Three days ago, while planting roses

　 in the garden, it rained and I got completely wet, and since then I've had a cough since that night.

　 Now I ache all over. M: Well, let me take a look at you. Are you still coughing very much? W: Yes, and my stomach has been upset. In addition, I always feel sick. M: Hmmm. You are running a high fever, I am afraid. W: Oh, no wonder I've got a hot face. M: Well, Carol, I think you've got flu. These days there has been a lot of flu going around. I want

　 you to stay in bed for at least two days, drink plenty of water, and take the medicine three times a

　 day. I'll look in on you tomorrow morning.

W: Very good, thank you so much.

18-20

How does television affect our lives? It can be helpful to those who carefully choose the programs that they watch and harmful to those who watch it too much.

In China, many people worry that children and young people are watching too much television. A survey of 300 youngsters in Shanghai last year showed that, on average, they spent half of their free time, that is two and a half hours watching television, and two-thirds of an hour reading stories. Another survey of school age children in Wuhan found out that half of them said they read very little. During the Barcelona Olympic Games, tens of millions of Chinese viewers stayed up late to watch the opening ceremonies and other programs. And television is quickly taking the place of printed material as the major source of news for most Chinese. A recent survey in Beijing found that 63% of those surveyed got their news from television through CCTV and TV stations.

4.

M: May I help you?

W: The color on this jacket is too small, can you make it larger?

M: Let me look at it, I can do it for $20.

3.

M: Do you have a temperature?

W: I don’t know, I haven’t taken it. Can you take my temperature now, sir?　 　

2.

M: Helen isn’t here yet. Did you forget to invite her?

W: She was going to come, but then changed her mind.

1．

W: How do you get here?

M: I come here by bus, there is something wrong with my car.

5.

M: Hi, I don’t think we’ve met, my name is Tom.

W: Hi, Tom, nice to meet you. My name is Bonny.

M: Nice to meet you, Bonny, so where are you from?

W: Well, I am originally from Australia, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old.　

6-8

M: We have just moved into a house.

W: Really? Congratulations!

M: Thank you, and we want to buy a new television set.

W: What kind of television do you want to buy?

M: A color TV set, of course, but I'm not sure about the size. Maybe we should buy a bigger one. If we buy a smaller one, we might have to change it in a few years' time for a bigger one .That would be a waste of money. What is your opinion?

W: In my opinion, I don't think it's necessary to buy a very big one.

M: Any reason?

W: Yes. As I know, your sitting room isn't very big. If you put in a very big TV set, it will be bad for your eyes, and smaller TV set can also pick up good programmes.

M: Mm, that's quite true. I'll think about it.

M: You'd better make a quick decision because the price may go up soon.

9-11

W: Dad, can you lend Jenny and me some money?

M: For what?

W: We want to get tickets for a rock concert. We’ll pay you back out of baby-sitting.

M: How much are these tickets?

W: Eighteen dollars each.

M: Eighteen dollars? That’s a lot of money.

W: That’s not very much for this band, Dad. They are great singers, very popular.

M: When will you need the money?

W: Bob is also going and he’s going to town tomorrow to get the tickets.

M: All right. Here’s a fifty.

W: Thanks a lot, Dad. I’ll call Bob right now.

12-14

M: We had a really interesting debate in science class today. W: Really? What was it about? M: Space exploration. Should we continue the research or spend more money on what's important to 　

　 human beings? W: Well, I think it's important to find out about the rest of the universe, even for human beings. M: But are we wasting money that could be spent on medical research and saving lives? W: I see what you are saying, but we need to understand the universe and how it works. M: But why? We live on earth. So as long as we can understand how the earth works... W: Let me ask you something. Wouldn't you like to travel into space, or visit the moon? M: Oh, yes, it would be wonderful! W: Well, exactly. Maybe in the future it'll be possible to do that.

M: You’re right, in science there are no boundaries to what we can do.　

W: So do you agree that we should go on with the research?

M: Of course. You’ve changed my mind.

15

Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted, "Look! That’s a spaceship up there and it's going to land here." 　 Frightened by the strange spaceship, all the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible except Peter and Mary. They were more curious than frightened. They watched the spaceship land and saw a door open, but nobody came out, so they went to look into it. In the centre of the floor, there was a lot of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door close behind him. The temperature fell in no time and very soon the two young people didn't know anything. 　 When they came to, they were surprised to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. Their cat was nearby. 　 "What happened?" asked Mary. 　 Peter scratched his head, saying slowly, “Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a dream. Come on. It's time to go home.” 　 After driving about fifty meters, they found a thick wall made of something like glass stood in their way. On the other side of the wall, a few strange aliens were looking through the wall and reading a notice which, translated into English. Said: “New comers at the zoo: a pair of earth villagers in their field with their house on wheels.”

4.

M: Cheers.

W: Cheers.

M: The beer tastes good.

W: I am glad you like it. Would you like something to eat?

M: Mm, yes, please.

3.

W: Oh, that’s a lovely painting in your living room.

M: I’m glad you like it. It’s a Christmas gift, from my son.

W: Well, it’s beautiful. Your son has a very good taste.

2.

M: I know you want to talk about this report, but I’d like to tell you about my new computer.

W: Let’s keep to the point. We can talk about that later. All right?

M: OK.