2. Unit 4 1 Conversations 1.W:The girl in the picture looks very lovely. M:Yeah,everyone in our class likes her. M:Yeah,everyone in our class likes her. 2.W:When doe formal education usually begin? M:It usually begins when we are six years old. M:It usually begins when we are six years old. 3.W:The old lady is learning English there..

3. 4 M:And the old man neat to her is reading. W:I shall go to Shanghai tomorrow and stay there for two weeks. M:Will you take the ten o ’ clock train? M:Will you take the ten o ’ clock train? 5.W:Hello, wang, here is a postcard for you. M:Oh,thank you.It is from my sister. Key:1d 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.b

4. 2 Passage Children’s education changes very rapidly today. In the past,teachers made children sit still in the classroom. They made them memorize all sorts of things.Today,children are very active in class. They learn and discover things for themselves.Teachers only help them to learn. Children’s education changes very rapidly today. In the past,teachers made children sit still in the classroom. They made them memorize all sorts of things.Today,children are very active in class. They learn and discover things for themselves.Teachers only help them to learn. Key:1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F

5. 3 Spot Dictation There are four members in my family. They are my parents, my younger sister and me. My father is an engineer,my mother is a doctor.my sister studies in a foreign language school.I ’ m working for an oil company. My sister and I usually go home on Sundays.we always have a good time with our parents.

6. 4 Picture Identification 1.the man is standing. 2.the man is angry. 3.the man wears summer clothes. 4.The man is reading a newspaper. 5.the man is fat.. 6.the man is smiling. 7.the man has a big mouth. 8.the man is sitting by the table. Key:1F 2S 3S 4F 5S 6F 7F 8S

7. Unit 5 1.Conversations 1 M:If you want to get this job here,you must be able to type well. W:Well, I do want to work here.but I ’ m not a good typist. W:Well, I do want to work here.but I ’ m not a good typist. 2 M:I ‘ d like to get an office job. W:But I prefer to have more fresh air. W:But I prefer to have more fresh air. 3 M:I ’ m twenty four and my brother is five years younger than me.

8. W:I ’ m as old as your brother. 4 M:the girls has short brown hair and black eyes. W:She looks like her mother. W:She looks like her mother. 5 M:Did you watch TV last night?The match was exciting. 5 M:Did you watch TV last night?The match was exciting. W:I ’ m not interesting in football.I went to the movies. W:I ’ m not interesting in football.I went to the movies. Key: 1.c 2.a 3.d 4.c5.d

9. 2 Passage Mary is a secretary.she works in Mr.Smiths company. Her brother Bob does not have a job.she wants her boss to get a job for Bob in the company.However, Mr.Smith is not satisfied with Bob, for he can neither repair a car nor use a computer.Bob says he will be a good driver,but Mr.Smith has too many drivers in his company already. Key: 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F

10. 3 Spot dictation Ann works in an office.Yesterday,the office manger was away. So Ann and two secretaries and two office boys used the office to have a party. But the manger came back in the middle of it. He found people were dancing in his office instead of working.Naturally,he was very angry.

11. 4 Picture Identification 1.Five persons are having a meeting. 2.One person is standing. 3.The man is using a computer. 4.There are two gentleman and one lady. 5.Two men and two women are listening 6.Four people are sitting at a big table. 7.Two persons are watching. 8. The man is speaking. Key: 1.F 2.F 3.S 4.S 5.F 6.F 7.S 8.F

12. Unit 6 1 Conversations 1.M:Do you work or study in England? M:I work as a part-time waitress only during the summer vacation. M:I work as a part-time waitress only during the summer vacation. 2.M:How many brothers and sisters do you have? W:I have three sisters and two brothers.

13. 3.M:My hobby is gardening. W: Yes, I can see that.Your garden looks fine. W: Yes, I can see that.Your garden looks fine. 4.M:Your sister is at least 1.78 meter tall. Does she like sports? W:Oh, no. she is not strong enough. W:Oh, no. she is not strong enough. 5.M:the manager is going to give me an interview. 5.M:the manager is going to give me an interview. W: Good. You don ’ t need to be nervous. Key:1.a 2.d 3.b 4.a 5.c

14. 2 Passage For some children, school is not a pleasant place. Classes are often very dull, teachers are too strict and there is too much homework. These children have to sit still in the classroom and they have to remember a lot of things. They go to school only because their parents make them go. Many of them want to find a job, but the law does not allow them to work at such a young age. So they have to stay in school.

15. Key: 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T

16. 3 Spot Dictation Dear students, You may not like English. If you don ’ t like English, you are not alone---many people dislike it. Yes, English is difficult because it is not your mother tongue. However, English is important for you. It is useful in life. So you should learn the language. English can be fun and interesting. Hopefully, you will learn to like it. You may not like English. If you don ’ t like English, you are not alone---many people dislike it. Yes, English is difficult because it is not your mother tongue. However, English is important for you. It is useful in life. So you should learn the language. English can be fun and interesting. Hopefully, you will learn to like it.

17. 4 Picture Identification key: 1F 2T3F 4F 5T6 T 7T 8T 1.There are six people on a big ship. 2.The six persons are divided into two groups. 3.They are fishing together with a piece of rope. 4.The rope is going to break. 5.These people may fall into water. 6.These people are in danger. 7.Two crocodiles are waiting for them to fall down. 8.We can see some mountains in the picture.