use anything as a weapon. Roger said around 40,000 people get killed with guns each year. I think more than a million people have a gun at home. All gun owners are not crazy killers. In my opinion people should be allowed to own guns.
Chairman: That’s a very good point, Reiko. It’s like traffic accidents. Many people get killed in car accidents, but we don’t talk about the millions and millions of people who drive their cars every day and never have an accident. Antonio? What do you think of it? Do you agree with Reiko or not? Antonio: I see her point. But I’ve heard that there are close to 20,000 accidents in the home every year that happen because of guns. Children watch TV and see people shooting other people, but they are too young to understand what happens in real life. So I think it is very dangerous to allow people to possess guns. I think the law should be changed, and no one except the police should be able to carry guns.
Chairman: Thank you, guests. So, listeners, you’ve heard some opinions from around the world. Now we want to hear your opinion. Please call us or e-mail us.
Exericse 2 Roger from Canada Guns should be outlawed immediately. Yu Fen from China Ordinary people should be allowed to own guns to protect themselves and their families. Reiko from Japan People should be allowed to own guns. Antonio from Italy No one except the police should carry guns. Unit 6 Money Part A Exercise 1
1. She thinks a lot of them are in financial difficulties.
2. She thinks the government should give them a monthly allowance.
3. He thinks it’s not a good idea because some of them would want to be students all their lives.
4. He thinks that the government can get those students an interest-free loan and let them pay back in ten years.
5. Yes. She also finds it a good idea. Part B Passage 1
Exercise 1 1. b 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. d
Banks
Nearly every adult has some business with a bank. Most people have
savings accounts where they deposit their money. Many also have checking accounts which permit them to write a check against the hinds in their
accounts. A lot of people pay their bills by check rather than in cash. It is more convenient and the cancelled check is a receipt of payment. Banks do more
than offer savings and checking accounts to their customers. A bank will generally cash a
check for you and will change large bills for you:
When the bank accepts money for deposit it pays interest on the money
deposited. Thus your money in the bank is earning money. Normally the bank pays about 3% interest.
The bank also provides security for one’s special papers and valuables. Most banks have a safe deposit section. Here you can rent a box (made of metal) in which you store your valuables and important papers. You are given a key to the box and only you can open the box.
One of the most important functions of a bank is to make loans. This is the way the bank makes its money. If you want to buy an expensive object (car, house, etc.) you may have to borrow the money from the bank. You go to the bank and make an application for a loan. After the bank examines your
application to insure that you are a good risk they then will give you the money. You then have to repay the bank the amount of the loan plus interest over a period of time.
Exercise 2 How do you get a bank loan? Step 1 You go to the bank and make an application; Step 2 The bank examines your application; Step 3 The bank gives you the money after making sure that you are a good risk; Step 4 You repay the bank the amount of the loan plus interest over a period of time. Passage 2 Exercise 1 1. a 2. b 3. c 4. b 5. d
What Is Money?
Money is a medium of exchange that is widely accepted in payment for goods and services and in settlement of debts. Money also serves as a standard of value for measuring the relative worth of different goods and services.
The functions of money as a medium of exchange and a measure of value greatly facilitate the exchange of goods and services and the specialization of production. Without the use of money, trade would be reduced to barter, or the direct exchange of one commodity for another; this was the means used by primitive people. In a barter economy, a person having something to trade must find another who wants it and has something acceptable to offer in exchange. In a money economy, the owner of a commodity may sell it for money, which is acceptable in payment for goods. Money may therefore be regarded as a keystone of modem economic life.
Most of the money circulating today is made of metal, paper or plastics.
But in ancient times, people actually used various kinds of things as exchange media, such as knives, cloth, rice, gold and silver. In China, for instance, cloth and metals were used as money for thousands of years. In southwest Asia and parts of Africa, rice and other things were used as money for a long time. Today everybody knows that the first metal coins were made in China.
England used tin to make its first coins. Russia and some other countries used copper to make their money. Later, a number of countries began to make coins of gold and silver. Again the Chinese people thought of a way to improve their money. As the metal money was
Inconvenient if you wanted to buy something expensive, paper currency came into existence, though the first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper currency we use today.
Exercise 2
1. …medium of exchange …payment for goods and services ….settlement of debts 2. …standard of value …relative worth
3. …the exchange of goods and services …the specialization of production 4. …keystone of modern economic life
Unit 7 Environment Part A Exercise 1 Item The Way to Recycle 1. old reports reuse 1) the other side of each page 2. a chipped cup can be used as a 2) penholder 3. an empty great for 3) storage of foods like 4) cookies, candies or container chocolates to keep them 5) fresh Exercise 2 1) noticeable 2) trip 3) results 4) typically 5) layers 6) excessive 7) effects
8) we should try to avoid excessive packaging wherever possible
9) to encourage consumers to bring their own bags and to choose products that involve less packaging
10) We should do away with the practice so as to conserve resources and protect our environment.
Part B Passage 1
Exercise 1 1. d 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. b
Exercise 2 1. Plastic bags, household waste, poisonous factory waste, etc.
2. They think the earth will forever take care of us no matter how we treat it in return. 3. The water, the food, the animals, and ourselves.
Passage 2 Exercise 1 1. d 2. d 3. a 4. a 5. d Exercise 2 1. Use scrap paper for notes; Reuse paper by making completely new paper from old paper/recycling old paper. 2. Get rid of all our old and useless books; Save space in our homes; Buy the books that we want at much lower prices; Raise money for charities.
Unit 8 Story Time
Part A Exercise 1 1. d 2. c Exercise 2 c
Part B Story 1 Exercise 1 1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. d Exercise 2 1. Near the wine section.
2. On the handle of the trolley.
3. She wanted to open it but she couldn’t and she got bored playing with it.
4. At the exit of the supermarket.
5. Go and talk to the manager of the supermarket. Story 2 Exercise 1 1. d 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. b Exercise 2 1. An orange and some grapes. 2. She gave the surface of the orange in minute detail.
3. One of them painted it as a shapeless yet pleasing mass of colors, another had
presented it with perfect roundness. Some painted it in strange shapes and some made it look very real.
4. The artists had seen the fruit from different perspectives.
Unit 9 Food and Drinks Part A Exercise 1
1. There are lots of vegetables in Chinese food. And the speaker loves vegetables. 2. A full English breakfast.
3. Go to the pub with friends from work and have a few beers, then go to an Indian restaurant. Exercise 2
1. Mr Davis is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him. (a big cheese---an important person)
2. We stayed up very late last night chewing the fat about our sightseeing during the summer vacation. (chew the fat---chat)
3. Don’t cry over spilt milk. The past is past and you can’t do anything to change it. (cry over spilt milk---complain about something that has already happened)
4. Going to the galleries is my cup of tea. I can spend a whole day there, looking at the paintings. (cup of tea---something one enjoys)
5. Recently Tom has been working very hard trying to bring home the bacon. He has no time to do anything else. (bring home the bacon---be the bread earner of one’s family)
Part B Passage 1
Exercise 1 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. b
Exercise 2 1. Green vegetables of all kinds (a d f g) 2. Other vegetables (k l m) 3. Fruits (i o s) 4. Meat, fish, eggs (b c e) 5. Dairy products (h j q r) 6. Bread, cereal, rice (n p t) Passage 2 Exercise 1 1. b 2. d 3. d 4. c 5. a Exercise 2 1. Some 38 billion 2. a. Great tasting b. Basic C. Can be adapted to suit various tastes 3. German immigrants 4. The 18th century 5. Refocusing efforts on the hamburger in its many varieties 6. Find a taste that people will never get tired of
Unit 10 Cities
Part A Exercise 1 1. The city: wonderful The architecture: very traditional 2. They city: young The people: friendly in general 3. The village: small but pretty with beautiful countryside and clean air The people: lovely and warm-hearted Life in the village: quiet but dull 4. The city: noisy and crowded The weather: great most of the time but hot and humid in summer The people: very helpful Exercise 2
1. Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, is an ancient city with many famous historical places to visit. 2. Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the world’s largest cities with a population of over 11 million. 3. Washington ., the capital of the United States, is a beautiful city with its magnificent
monuments and traditional and colorful architecture. 4. Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, is a charming, quiet city with modern buildings. 5. Prague, capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, is often called the City of a Hundred
Spires because of its many churches and towers. It is a major tourist attraction of the country. 6. Mexico City, capital and largest city of Mexico, is a city with the country’s leading universities,
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