uncertainties.
9. Lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. ___________,
superstitious people tended to regard themselves as among the less lucky.
10People ______ livelihoods depend more on luck—like professional
. athletes, or fishermen—often have superstitious routines.
A. with B. for
C. whose
D. which
A. probable B. may
C. possibly
D. likely
A. Opposite
B. Contrary
C. Conversely
D. In the contrary
Unit 7
Basic listening AADBC Listening in > Task 1 DCAAB
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Task 2 DCAAB Task 3
Your answer
(1) rest (2) Sunday
(3) industrial revolution (4) God
(5) six-day work week
(6) late 19th and early 20th (7) relaxation (8) great boon
(9) consumer spending (10) Second World War (11) two days (12) do not work
(13)
religious activities
Let's talk Task 1
Your answer
(1) held back (2) transport (3) highest (4) subsistence (5) lower
(6) 2,000-kilometer (7) minerals (8) potential (9) development (10) number one (11) tourism (12) only two (13) landscapes (14) fascinating (15) commuting (16) tourist (17) ruined (18) history (19) traditional (20)
mistakes
Further listening and speaking>
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Correct answer rest Sunday
industrial revolution God
six-day work week
late 19th and early 20th relaxation great boon
consumer spending Second World War two days do not work
religious activities
Correct answer held back transport highest subsistence lower
2,000-kilometer minerals potential development number one tourism only two landscapes fascinating commuting tourist ruined history traditional mistakes
Further listening > Task 1 AABBB Task 2 CABBD Task 3 ABCDC Viewing and speaking> Task 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Your answer
book
search engines real customers judge
250 pounds two days partying click targeting
Correct answer book
search engines real customers judge
250 pounds
two days / 2 days partying click targeting
Test
Part I
Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. A one-day trip to the waterfalls.
B. A two-day trip to the waterfalls.
C. A trip to the caves.
D. A free travel book.
2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
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A. He was exhausted from the whirlwind tour of Europe.
B. He was surprised by the beautiful scenery in Europe.
C. He was robbed and almost killed on his trip to Europe.
D. He enjoyed his trip to Europe tremendously.
3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The woman is changing a room for the man.
B. The man is fed up with the noise next door.
C. The woman will charge some money for changing a room for the man.
D. The man is checking out at the counter.
4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. 2 a.m. B. 12.
C. 2 p.m.
D. 2:30 p.m.
5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. Hang gliding.
B. Whitewater rafting.
C. Rock climbing.
D. Mountain biking.
Part II Script
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Directions: Listen to the passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from (1) to (7) with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from (8) to (10), write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read the third time, check your answers.
In recent years the weekend has begun to decline in importance. While most people work a five-day work week, (1)human costs, the (2)competitivenesswhen the hardware costs outweigh of the modern economy means that leaving
unmanneda factory idle for two days or an office (3)Thus, many workers (4)regularly is too great an expense.
work on weekends. Since this is seen as a extragreater burden, most employers pay (5)agreement or by law.
for weekend work, either by The rapid increase in the number of two-income (6)changed the character of the weekend. (7)Previouslyhouseholds has also the stay-at-home spouse
would do the shopping during the week. With both working, most of the shopping must be done on weekends, leaving less time for recreation. (8)
To serve these new shoppers it is also necessary for more stores to remain open and thus more pe.
The functions of the work week and weekend vary a great deal in some areas. Stores that rely on office workers will see far less business on a weekend, while those in the suburbs or in residential areas will see far more. (9)
Weekends are days when people can safely sleep in and also not have to worry as much about the i, so Friday and Saturday nights are the busiest for bars, restaurants, clubs, and movie theaters. There is substantially less activity on many websites on weekends. (10)
One area in which the weekend has remained unaffected is education. where schools are shut on Sa- 50 -