Dif?cult Customer (B0001)
A: Good evening. My name is Fabio, I’ll be your waiter ___tonight. May I take your order?
B: No, I’m still working ___ it. This menu __ not _ ___English. What’s good here?
A: For you sir, I would recommend spaghetti and meatballs.
B: ________ come with ________?
A: It comes with either soup or salad and ____________glass of wine, Sir.
B: I’ll go with the _________and __________, salad and the wine.
A: Excellent choice, your order will be ready soon.
B: How _________ soon?
A: Twenty minutes?
B: You know what? I’ll just go ____ a burger _____ the street.
Elementary - Calling In Sick (B0002)
A: Hello, ______________, how may I help you?
B: Hi, Daniel, Julie here.
A: Hi, Julie, how are you?
B: Actually, I’m ________ quite ___ today.
A: OH, I’m sorry to hear that. What’s wrong?
B: I think I’m ___________ with the ?u. I have a headache, a ______ throat a __________ and I’m feeling slightly _________.
A: I see... so you’re calling in sick?
B: Yes, I was hoping to take the day off to recover.
A: OK, then. Try _____ get some rest.
Daily Life - Hotel Upgrade (C0003)
A: Good afternoon. What ______ do for you?
B: ___ like to check in please. I have a _________ _____the name Anthony Roberts.
A: All right. R.O.B.E.R.T.S... Oh, Mr. Roberts ________expecting you and here is your
___________ to the _________________.
B: But ______ must be some mistake; my reservation _______ standard room.
A: Are you sure? Let me double check .
B: Yeah. Here, this is my ___________ number.
A: ______ right M r. Roberts, there seems to be a _____, unfortunately we’re _________ at the moment .
B: So???
A: Not __ worry. We’re pleased to offer you a _________________.
B: Presidential suite baby!
The Of?ce - I need an assistant! (C0004)
A: ...______ told you befor e, we just don’t have the resources to hire ______ an assistant.
B: I understand that, but the _______ we’re _________.
A: The _________ just not right. The economy is bad, and it’s __________ take ___ new staff.
B: Yeah, I guess you’re right.... here’s an idea, what if we hire an ______? She would take some __ the ______ my shoulders.
A: She?
B: Yeah, you know, a recent graduate. She could give me a hand ________________________ and we could keep our ______down. A: That sounds reasonable... _______ see what I can do.
A: Tony, ___________ to introduce you to your new assistant.
B: OK, great! Let’s _______!
C: Hi, I’m Adam.
B: Oh... hi... I’m Tony...
Daily Life - Cut In Line (C0005)
A: I can’t _______________________ two hours to get here. The traf?c ___ New York is unbelievable.
B: Yeah, but just relax honey, we’re here ____ we’re going on vacation. In a few hours we’ll be in Hawaii, and you’ll be on
_____________.
A: Oh no! Look at that line! It ______ be ______! There’s no way I’m waiting for __________two hours.
B: Honey... don’t...
C: Hey man, the ____________ is over there.
A: Yeah...
C: No seriously, I was here ?rst, and you can’t __________ like this.
A: __________?
C: I do!
A: So sue me!
C: Alright...that’s it....
The Weekend - Road Trip (C0006)
A: So, are we ______ ready to go?
B: ____, I think so. The car’s ________; we have munchies and music, and the ___________ the car.
A: Did you get the camera?
B: Got it! Did you __________ the tank?
A: Y up, it’s all set.
B: You’re sure _________forgetting anyt hing?
A: I’m sure... we’ve got ___________ bases covered.
B: Well, let’s _______ then! I love __________!
B: Um... _____________ we can make a _________?
A: But _________ only __________ the road for ten minutes.
B: I know, but I forgot ________ the bathroom before we left.
这篇做的感觉不是太好，大家填的时候发现问题多反馈下，比如空档设计的太少或者太多，或者是有些连读明显没有设计出来
The Of?ce - Virus! (C0007)
A: Oh ________! This stupid computer ____________! That’s the third time today!
Hey Samuel, can you come ___________ my PC? It’s ________ again. It ________ have a __________ or something.
B: Just give me a ____________; I’ll be ___________.
B: I ran a virus _______ on your computer, and it turns out that you have a lot of _______________!
A: But I’m quite careful when I’m ____________ the internet, I hav e no idea how I ________________a virus.
B: Well, you have to make sure that your anti-virus software is _________ regularly; yours wasn’t up to date, that’s probably
_______________causing your problems.
A: Ok. Anything else?
B: Yeah, try not to ____________ the computer!
A: Um yeah. Sorry about that.
Daily Life - What’s your name again? (C0008)
A: Nick! How’s __ going?
B: Oh, hey...
A: What ________ you ____________ this neighbourhood? Do you live _____________ here?
B: Actually, my of?ce _______________ the corner.
A: It was great to meet you last week ______ the conference. I really enjoyed our conversation about ________________.
B: Yeah, yeah, ___ was really interesting. You know, I’m in a bit ___ a hurry, but here’s my card. We should de?nitely ______________ again _____ continue our discussion.
A: Sure, you still have my _____________, right ?
B: You know what, this is really ____________, but your name has just _____________. Can you ________ me?
A: Sure, my name is Ana Ferris. Don’t worry about _________; ___ happens to me all the time. I’m terrible with names too.
The Weekend - Silence please! (C0009)
A: Those people ____________ us are making so much noise. It’s so __________!
B: Don’t worry ________; it’s not such ____________.
A: Oh... I can’t hear a thing! Excuse me, can you keep ___down?
C: Sure, sorry ’bout that!
A: Someone’s phone ______________!
B: Honey, I think it’s your phone. Did you forget to ______________?
A: Oh, no! You’re right. That’s so _____________!
C: ______________ keeping it down? I’m trying to watch a movie here!
这篇实在太多简单，大家多听多模仿就好。
The Of?ce - Driving Sales (C0010)
A: All right, people. We’re holding this meeting today because we’ve ________ something about our sales, and we need _________ NOW!
I want ___________ solutions. How do you _____________ sales... Roger?
B: Well, in fact, we’re the most expensive_____ the market, so maybe we need to _________________ to _____ the competitors?
A: Lower our prices? Not very creative. It’ll never _______________. What _________ t hinking is that? Geez.
Anybody else have a better plan? Natalie?
C: Um, perhaps, um, a ____________. Maybe a _______________ offer, _____ something like that!
A: _________? That’s the same thing. Bad idea. Really bad idea. _________ people come on! Think! The CEO will be here any minute.
Hello, Mr Swan`````
D: Do we have any ideas ______?
C: Yes Mr. Swan, we were _____________ considering a two-for-one offer to get more ______________.
D: A two-for-one promotion? Hmm. I ________ like the __________ that. It sounds like something we _________ consider.
A: Yeah, exactly. Just _______ I was thinking! In fact, that’s a _________ idea! I’m glad we __________ that. Very creative.
Daily Life - New Guy in Town (C0011)
A: Oh, ___________________ you heard, but someone ____________________ that old house __________ the road.
B: Yeah, I know. I met the __________ the house yesterday as he was moving in. His name is Armand.
A: Really? What’s he like? You have to _____________.
B: Actually, he’s a bit strange. I don’t know... I’ve got a bad feeling _______________.
A: Really? Why?
B: Well, yesterday I brought___________ a_________ gift, but Armand _______________ really weird, and then he practically
________________! I tried to, ___________, ________________ his house, but everything was so dark inside _________ I couldn’t really get a good look.__________________________
A: Well, you’ll never _____________ what I saw this morning. A ___________ truck ______________ his driveway, and
___________________ a long, _________ box. It almost looked like a ___________!
B: You see! Why would he...
C: _______________...
B: Ah, Armand! You scared _______________ me! This is my friend Doris.
C: A ______________to meet you...If you are not doing anything tonight, I ________________ have you both for dinner. I mean...I would like to ____________________ for dinner.
这期里面B的是英式口音，很难懂，我觉得女孩子讲英式口试总是给我很难听的感觉，一定都不温柔，大家多听几遍，锻炼下听力吧，大概意思能听懂，但是能把克漏字完全无误的填好就困难了
Daily Life - Cleaning the House (C0012)
A: Honey, the house_____________! I need you to help me tidy up _______. My boss _________ husband ____ coming ________ for dinner and the house needs to be __________!
B: I’m______________something right now. I’ll be there in a second.
A: This _______ wait! I need your help now!
B: Alright, alright. _______________.
A: Ok, here’s a list of __________we _____________ get done. I’ll _____________ and get _____________ for tonight. You can sw eep and ______ the ?oors. Oh, and the furniture needs to be _____________.
B: You know what, I have to pick some thing _______ the mall, so why ___________ clean the ?oors and I’ll ___________ the supermarket and get all the __________.
A: Sure that’s ?ne. _________________ of all the things you need to get. Don’t forget anything! And can you
________________________on your way home?
B: Hey, honey I’m back. Wow, the house _________ really good!
A: Great! Can you _______ the table?
B: Just a _________ I’m just gonna ________ this _____________
A: Wait! Don’t turn it on...
The Of?ce - Out Of Control Spending (C0013)
A: OK, so now the last _____________ our agenda. Jill, let’s go over the ___________________ statement.
B: Great. Well, the main issue here, as you can see, ______ our expenses are______________________________.
A: Let’s see... These numbers are ____________! What’s going on here!
B: Well, um, sir, the company ____________ on entertainment and travel are ______________. Look at these bills for example. Just this month we’ve ______________ twenty thousand dollars for hotel charges!
A: OK, thank you. I’ll ________________.
B: The ______ goes on and on. Here, this is a bill for ?ve thousand dollars for _______________!
A: Thank you; that will be all. I’ll take care of it.
B: Look at this one sir, eight thousand dollars were spent__________________ at a place call ed ”Wild Things”?!
A: OK, I get it!! Thank you for your very thorough ______________!
Elementary - I’m in Debt (B0014)
A: Hello, I’m here to see Mr. Corleone.
B: ___This__________ way, sir.
C: Charlie! What can I do for you?
B: Mr. Corlone, I’m really sor ry to trouble you, _but I____
need your help.
C: Anything for you, Charlie! Your father was like a
__brother______ to me.
B: Well, sir, you see, this ___recession________ has __hit___ me pretty hard; I lost my job and I’m in ____a lot of__________
C: I see. . . . . .
B: Yeah, you know, I’ve got ___credit card_______ bills, car _____bills_________, I’ve got to pay my___mortgage________; and on top of all that, I have to pay my son’s college tuition.
C: So you’re asking for a __loan_________.
B: Well, I just thought maybe you could ___help me out__________.
C: What? ___At a time like this______________? I’m ___broke_____ too, you know! You’re not the only one who ___has been
hit____________ by the recession! I lost half my money in the ___stock market crash___________! Go on! Get ____out of _______ here!
Daily Life - I’m sorry, I love you (C0015)
A: Whoa, whoa, what’s ____going on__________? Watch out!
B: Hey, watch ______where you are________ going!
A: Oh, no! I’m so sorry! Are you all right?
B: Oh...I don’t know.
A: I ______________. I really didn’t mean to ___knock you over________________. My tire, just exploded, _______ I lost
______control of ______ my bike. Really, it was ____an accident_____________. Please accept my apologies.
B: Just __let me try_________ to stand up.
SONG: Why do birds suddenly ___appear________, every time you are near?
B: Oh, wait a second, you seem really ___familiar_______, I think I know you from somewhere.
A: Yeah, that’s right, I think we have ___met___ somewhere before. We m et at Aaron’s __place_____ last weekend! What a
___coincidence_____________! But anyway, I’m glad to see you’re not too badly hurt, and I should probably __get going_________. I have a _nine o’clock___________ meeting. But here’s my number, call me______________
B: Ouch! My ankle! I think it’s __broken__________! You can’t just leave me like this! Are you ___calling_an________ ambulance? A: Nope, I’m ____canceling_______ my appointment ___so that_______ I can stay here with you.
SONG: Do you remember when we met? That’s the day I knew you were my pet. I wanna tell you how much I love you.
相当浪漫的一集，偶遇啊，一见钟情啊啥的，男女主角口音都很标准，适合模仿
Elementary - Turn left here! (B0016)
A: __Hurry up________, get in.
B: I’m in, let’s go!
A: OK, make a left ___here____. . . no wait, I __meant___ make a right. ____come on________, speed __up___!
B: Geez! ___What’s the rush____________?
A: Don’t ___worry about it___________, just drive. Oh, no, the light __is_about to __change_________. . . ___step on it_______!
B: Are you nuts! I’m no t going to run a red light!
A: Whatever. Just turn right here. . . .The __freeway________ will be ____be packed at this hour_________. . . .let’s take a _side______ street. Go on! Get out of our way! Move, move!
B: What’s your problem! Geez. Having a __fit______ is not going to help!
A: Here, I know a short _cut_....just go down here, and we’ll cut __through________ Ashburn Heights. Let’s go, let’s go! Watch out
___for_______ that lady!
B: I’m going __as fast as______________I can!
A: Yes! We made it. 5:58, just before the library closes.
B: You’re such a __geek_________!
Elementary - Here Comes the Bride (B0017)
A: I can’t _belive that_____________ Anthony is ?nally getting married!
B: Yeah_______it’s __about_______ time! ___He’s been _____ living with his parents for 40 years!
A: Don’t be mean. Look_____here come________ the __bridesmaids_________! Their _____dresses _______ look beautiful!
B: Who are those kids ____walking down__________ the aisle?
A: That’s the ___flower girl________ and the __ring bearer________. I’m pretty sure they’re the groom’s __niece and
nephew____________. Oh, they look so cute!
B: I just hope the ___________ makes it quick. I’m starving. I hope the food’s good_at the__reception______________.
A: That’s all you ever think _about_________, food! Oh, I think the bride’s coming now! She looks___gorgeous_______. Wait, what’s she doing? ___Where is _____ she going?
B: Oh great! Does this mean _that_____ the __reception________ is canceled?
Upper-Intermediate - Protest! (D0018)
A: This is Action 5 News reporter Sarah O’Connell ___reporting________ live _____at______ Washington, D. C. _____where_____ a protest has ___broken out_______. Thousands of angry citizens are protesting _ against_______ the
__proposed__bailout___________of the auto _____manufacturing____________ industry! Sir, sir, Sarah O’Connell, __________ 5 news. Can you tell us what’s happening?
B: Yeah, yeah, we’re here because we feel this is an _injustice________! The ___financially irresponsibility_______________ of big
b usiness has to stop! We’re there _to__ show the government that we don’t like the way __that______ they’re spending our ___tax dollars_______!
A: Sir but what exactly is making everyone so angry?
B: It’s an absolute _outrage_____, Sarah, the US government wants to _give_________ 25 billion dollars of taxpayers’ money to the
____________. These are companies that have been ___mismanaged__________ and are now nearly__bankrupt___________.
A: I see. But, many supporters of the ___bailout________ argue that it _could____ help save the jobs of millions of
___hard-working__________Americans.
B: That maybe true, and____I_for one________don’t want to see anyone lose their __job________, but how can _______ CEOs ask for a bailout when they’re making millions of dollar s? And then, they ___have the nerve_________________ to ?y to Washington in ___private jets_______! This costs __hundreds of thousands________________ of dollars! And they’re asking for money! That is just not right!
A: Good point. This is Sarah O’Connell reporting live from Washington D. C., back to you, Tom.
The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles I (C0019)
A: I hate working _on__ Christmas Eve! Whoa! ____Get_a load of________ this guy! Come in _central______, I think we’ve got
__ourselves__________ a situation here.
B: _License and registration__________________ ___ please. Have you been drinking tonight, sir?
A: I had one or two glasses of __eggnog_______, but nothing else.
B: Step out of the vehicle, please. Sir, what do you have in the back?
A: Just a _few___ Christmas gifts, it is the season, after all!
B: Don’t take that __tone___ with me. Do you have ___invoice_______ for these items?
A: Umm...no...I make these in my workshop in the ____North Pole_____!
B: You are under arrest, sir. You have the right to remain silent. You better not _pout____, you better not cry. Anything you say can and will be __against___________ you. You have the right __to an______ attorney; if you cannot afford one, the state will
_appoint______ one for you. Do you understand these rights that _____ just been read to you?
A: You can’t take me to jail! What about my __sleigh_____? It’s Christmas Eve! I have presents to __deliver_______! Rudolph! Prancer! Dancer! Get help!
Elementary - I Can See Clearly Now (B0020)
A: Hello, Arthur. What ____seems to be__ ___ __ the problem?
B: Hey doc. Well, I think I might need _glasses________. I’m getting __headaches_____, and I really struggle to see
things that are __far away___ _____. But I ______ always had ___20/20 vision____ ________.
A: Sounds like you may be ____far-sighted______. OK, then, cover your left eye and read the chart _in__ front of
you.
B: Mmm.. . X, E, R, 3, a question mark, and I can’t quite ___make out_________ the other symbol __but__ I think it’s the ___P
sign___ ________.
A: Wow, Arthur! You’re _as__ blind as a bat!
B: Yeah, I know, my vision is really ___blurry____ at times.
A: Ok then, ___Head on over___ ____ _____ to the other room and pick out some _frames_____ while _I_ fill _out__ your
__prescription_____________.
B: Thanks doc!
A: Arthur, that’s the bathroom.
The Office - What Do You Do? (C0021)
A: Oh, look, there’s Caroline _and__ her boyfriend. She’s always going on about _him___ at the office. Oh, great, they saw us.
They__are__ coming this way.
B: Oh, man...
C: Jessica! Arthur! Hi! _I’d__ like you to meet my boyfriend Greg, he’s the V. P. of quality and safety for a ______ top Fortune 500 food company________________
A: Nice to meet you. This is my husband, Arthur.
B: Hey, how’s it going?
D: Hello.
A: Caroline talks ___about______ you all the time. I guess you must _be__ pretty busy at work.
D: Well, yeah, a V. P. position is not easy, ____you know ________! __I implement___________ policies and procedures
__nationwide______. ___ _of_______ departments, as well _as___ train junior managers in FDA and EPA regulations. I also have to oversee daily operations of our _coordinate____________ for the entire east coast. That ______ means I have 1,500 employees under me.
B: Wow, yeah... that sounds exciting.
D: And what about you, Arthur? What ____ you do for a living?
B: Oh, I’m a ___Top Gun pilot_________________!
作业：什么叫FDA and EPA regulations？此外把VP的话模仿熟练，对工作很有好处的，很多词比如Overseas，operatioin什么的都常用
The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles II (C0022)
A: Really, fellos, you can’t take me __to__ jail! ___Don’t___ you know who I am? Kris Kringle, you know, Papa Noel, Pere Noel, Babbo Natale, sheng dan lao ren!
B: Yeah, Yeah, we’ve heard that __one____ before, haven't _we__ Joe?
C: Yeah, last week we __booked____ this guy ___who claimed__ __________ to be the tooth _fairy_____! Can you believe that? A: It’s Christmas Eve and I have all these presents to deliver! Where ___ your Christmas spirit? What _will___ happen when __all___ the children wake up to morrow and don’t find any gifts __in__their stockings?
B: Sorry buddy, you were _parked_______ in a __no parking zone________ _______, you were speeding, and you have no ID! C: Besides that, _Even_____ if we let you go now, your __sleigh___has__ ______ been impounded________ and those
___reindeer______ were taken to the city zoo.
A: What! This is unbelievable! What’s this world coming to? Christmas is ruined!
C: What’s that up head___ _____? It looks like... _elves____!! Elves!! Whoa, they’re shooting ___candy canes______ ______!
______, Mayday, we are under __heavy______ attack! We need backup!
Elementary - Making an Appointment (B0023)
A: Hello, Fairbrook Consulting_________________, how may I help you?
B: Yes, this is Julianne Horton, and I’m call ing to ___arrange__________ __an_ appointment with Ms. McNealy.
A: Certainly, what day __were______ you thinking _of__?
B: How’s Thursday? Does she have any time ______available ____________ then?
A: Um. . . let me double check. . . unfortunately, she’s __booked__solid____ ________ on Thursday, how does next Monday work for you?
B: Actually, I’ve got something ___scheduled_________ _on___ Monday. Can she do Tuesday?
A: Sure, Tuesday’s perfect. May I ask _where____ you’re calling from?
B: Sure, __Merton________ Financial __Advisors________.
A: Oh, actually, Tuesday’s no good. Sorry ’bout that.
Elementary - Where should we eat? (B0024)
A: __Do__ you two have any __plans___ for the evening?
B: We __were_____ thinking of __checking out a__ restaurant in the neigbourhood. Do you have any suggestions?
A: I know this really nice Italian place. The food is fantastic, and the __decor________ is beautiful. I’d recommend ___giving
__________ it a try.
C: Actually, I’m not all that crazy about Italian food; I’m in the mood for something a bit lighter.
A: In that case, I know a great ____little bistro_______ _______. They make a really __tasty_______ seafood ___platter_____; the fish is outstanding.
B: It sounds fantastic, but I’m __allergic_________ to seafood, so. . .
A: Okay, well, let me think. . . Oh, I know this great __little________ place. It’s just a __hole____ in the __wall____, but they do the most amazing sandwiches. You ___gotta_____ give them a try.
C: Ella, you took me there last time I visited, and I got food poisoning, remember?
Upper-Intermediate - Planning For The Worst (D0025)
A: Well, right, let’s move to our next order _in_ business, as many of you are ___aware_____, in recent weeks there has been a lot of media __coverage surrounding________ _________ this bird _flu__ issue. And it’s _comes____ to my attention that our company
_lacks_____ any sort of bird flu __contingency___________ plan.
B: Basically, we need to come ___ with a clear plan; we need to __outlines______ specific actions that our company can take to maintain__critical_______ business functions in case a __pandemic strikes_______ _______.
A: So, what I’d like to do is: first appoint someone to look after _drafting our_______ _____ plan; Ralph, I’d like you to __head up____ __ this project.
C: Sure, no problem. What issues do______ ___ you want me to consider?
B: Well, let’s see, there are _a_few points we need to be thinking about. . . first, I’ll need you to analyze our numbers_______
_____ _________ and figure out what kind of financial _impact_____ an outbreak might_____ ____ have.
A: You’ll also need to think about how we can __avoid____ any of our employees getting infected; think of
_ways_____ to reduce ____employee-client contact_____________ _______, perhaps some IT solutions that will allow our_____ people to work from home.
C: I guess you’ll _need_____ me to __forecast________ employee _absences________ as well, right? And I’ll think about the
__impact______this will have on our __plans_______. Hey, what about _vaccines______? Should we be thinking about getting vaccines for _our_____ employees?
A: Exactly right. So, I’ll leave this to you, and we’ll __review_______ the __draft____ plan in two weeks. Okay, so, anyone
want to order some KFC for lunch?
Elementary - New Year Resolution (B0026)
A: So, _Did__ I tell you about my New Year’s ___resolution___________? I’ve _decide________ to go on a _____diet_.
B: And you’re going __to_ completely __transferm___________ your eating _habit________, right?
A: Exac tly! I’m going to cut _out_____ all the _junk___ I eat; no more chips, no more soda, no more __fat food________.
B: I’ve _heard __________ this one before.
A: But this time I’m going to ____stick to______ it. I really __mean___ it! Trust me, Carol, I’m g oing to __be__ a new man in one year’s time!
B: Well, I guess __we’ll just have_____ ______ ____ to wait and see.
A: Thanks, honey, that was a great meal. I’m __stuffed_____. Do we have any chips left?
Elementary - Asking for Time Off (B0027)
A: Mr. McKenna, do you have a _second________? I need _to talk to___ _______ ____ you about something.
B: Sure, Liv, what can I do for you?
A: Well, I was just wondering. . . you see, I know I’ve _used up_____ ____ all my vacation __days___ this year, but my sister is getting married, and the wedding is overseas, and, well. . .
B: You wanna take some __time off____ ______, is that right?
A: Well, sir, I was just hoping I _might_____ be able to take some ___unpaid_____ _leave_______ this year.
B: What ___date____ are you __planing_____ on taking off? I’ll need at least two months notice, so that I can plan for your
___absence________.
A: I _____am__ thinking ____ taking off_____ ______ September 1st until_____ ______ the _30th _____ . Would you be okay with _that_____?
B: Well, I guess so.
Daily Life - I’m Sorry, I Love You II (C0028)
A: I’m so __relieved______ that your ankle wasn’t broken! I feel just __awful about___ _____ this whole thing. I wanna make _it_up_ ___ to you. Let me take you _out to___ ____ dinner tonight. My treat.
B: That sounds great! I’d love to! Here is my address. Pick me ___up at ____ eight?
A: Perfect!
B: _Thank______ you for _such____ a lovely evening! The food was amazing, and I had a great time.
A: Me too. You look so beautiful tonight! I wish this night __would never end_______ _______ _____. There’s something I have to tell you...
B: What is it?
A: I woke __up__ today thinking this _would_______ be just like any _other______ day, but I was wrong. _A twist of
fate___________________ brought us together. I _crashed_________ into your life and you into mine, and this may sound crazy, but I’m falling
in love with you Veronica.
Advanced - Investing in Emerging Markets (E0029)
A: Dad, __I’d like to_____________ borrow some money.
B: Sure, Johnny, how much do you __need_____? Five bucks?
A: Come on, Dad, I need thirty thousand. I ___want get into the market___________. You know, I’m tired of hearing all this news about the ___economic downturn ____________, the__inevitable recession___________, people _____stuffing their money in their mattresses__________________. I _____look at this as___________ an opportunity. This is a chance for me to get _a jump
start____________on building my ___nest egg__________
B: _I don’t _______know about that huh; with all the __uncertainty ________ in the markets right now, it __would be_________ a very
_unwise decision______________to invest. I don’t know if you’re ___aware______son, but there has been a lot of __turmoil__________ in the markets recently. There_have____ already been half a million _layoffs______ in the last few months, and we have _no___ idea how the ___proposed stimulus package__________________will impact _upon___ the economy. There’s just too much ___instability _______.
I _just____ wouldn’t feel __comfortable__________ investing _in__ this _climate________.
A: But _look at it_______this way, every challenge is an opportunity. And anyway, I’m not talking about investing _in_the
__domestic________market. There are___emerging______markets that ____promises great return________. Look at China, for example;
they have ___1.4 billion_______ people, half a billion of_whom____ have recently entered the middle class. ___Here alone__________, the ____aggregate demand _______________ for consumer goods represents an amazing ___wealth generating___________________ opportunity.
B: Come on, son, you’re looking at this too _naively________, the Chinese market has ___exhibited_______ a great___deal
of_____instability, and their ___currency_________has been _devalued_________ by almost a whole percentage point.
A: Fine, then! If that’s the way you feel, _so be it_______. But you’re _losing out on a great_______________opportunity here. I’m
___gonna to go hit up_____ _____________Mum for the cash.
Daily Life - New Guy in Town II (C0030)
A: Oh, Armand, thank you for such a ___thoughtful invitation_______________! It’s really very nice of you to ___invite us
over____________ for dinner, don’t you think so, Ellen?
B: Oh, yes of course! We’d love to come ov er. Can I ___bring anything____________?
C: No, don’t worry about__it___; I’ll _take care of______everything. I’ll see you tonight. Come with __an appetite_______... I _know___ I will!
B: I don’t want to go _over______ his place _for______ dinner! He gives me the _creeps______! Why __on earth_______did you accept? A: Oh come on Ellen, it will be nice __to get to _______ know him. Besides, he’s new to the neighborhood, and it ___would_____be rude to __decline________ his invitation.
B: I guess so... You __always ____rope___ ________ me into things like this!
C: Ladies! Thank you for coming! You look delicious... I mean beautiful. Please come in.
A: Oh Oh Armand! You are too kind!
B: How did I ____get myself ___________ into this...
Elementary - Canceling an Appointment (B0031)
A: Hello, Samantha speaking.
B: Hi Samantha. This is Angela calling.
A: Oh, hi Angela, _What’s up_______?
B: I’m just calling __our_____________meeting today. I wonder, is it possible to__reschedule_________ our__appointment__________ in the afternoon? I have___a bit of_____ an ___emergency________that I need to _take care of_________.
A: Let me see, it __shouldn’t_______ be too much_of_____ a problem...
B: I’m really sorry, I hope it doesn’t__inconvenience_________ you too much, it’s ju st this thing ___came up and__________ ...
A: Angela, you know what, I can’t ____make it_______to our meeting, either. Why don’t we ___postpone it_________ to tomorrow afternoon at the same time?
B: Sounds great. See you tomorrow.
C: Angela..Angela, look up! See that lady _over there_________ who is___trying on a red leather jacket________________________? Isn’t that Samantha?
B: What? No wonder she told me she____could’t make it_________ to the meeting, oh, no, I think she saw me...
Daily Life - Opening a Bank Account (C0032)
A: Next, please. May I help you, sir?
B: Hello, yes, I’d like to open a __bank account_________.
A: Certainly, I can can help you with that. What __type of__account _____would you like_________ to open? A __checking______ or a __saving_______ account?
B: What ___features_______ do they offer?
A: Well, if you just take a look ___here______, see, with our chequing account, you can have unlimited daily____transactions______for ___a small __monthly fee_________ ___, and our savings account has a higher _interest rate_________, but you must carry a __minimum balance of_____________ of $ 10,000 dollars.
B: I see, well, I think I’m more interested in a __checking________ account; I like to have easy ___access_______ to my money.
A: Alright, then, with this chequing account you’ll be issued a __debit card_________ and a __checkbook________. Will you
require___________overdraft________ protection? There is ___extra fee_________ for that.
B: No, that won’t be necessary.
A: In that case, I’ll get you to __fill out_______this paperwork; I’ll need your _social insurance____________ number, and two pieces of government ID.
If you could just sign here, and here, and here; we’ll be___all set_________. Would you like to ____make a deposit________ today?
B: Yes, I’d like to deposit one billion dollars.
Elementary - Foul! (B0033)
A: Hey, Has the game ________ yet?
B: Yeah, _________ 5 minutes ago.
A: ___________________?
B: The Bulls, of course!
A: What! That____________ foul! C’mon, ______!
B: Don’t wo rry, Shaq always ____________________.
A: You were right! He _________make the __________!
B: Yeah, That was a __________! A three __________, yeah!
A: Did you see that? He ______________ the ref ___________!
B: This ref needs glasses. Hey ref, open your e yes! I can’t believe he _________see that!
A: Okay... ________ the first ________... Alright, I’m gonna make a __________.
Upper-Intermediate - Live from Washington (D0034)奥巴马BCC 囧
A: This is Madeline Wright, for ___BCT News_____, reporting live________________ from Washington D. C. where, very
_shortly_______, the new President will ___deliver_______his___inaugural_______ address. Just moments ago, the President was
__sworn-in__________ to office; following the United States __constitution__________ the President swore an __oath___ to
faithfully____execute___________ the office _of the presidency________________.
B: And what exactly is going on now, Madeline?
A: Well, Tom,___true____ to American tradition, the band _has____just played “Hail to the Chief”, and the President has been honored with a __21-gun______ salute. Now we’re waiting for the President to take the __stage_______ and ___deliver_____ his speech. Tom, it’s like__who’s who _________ of the political world _here on_______ Capital Hill, __with dignitaries____________ representing several different countries.
B: What’s the ____the mood on the ground______________ like, Madeline?
A: In a word, the mood here is_electric___________. The excitement in the air is___palpable__________; I’ve never seen a
____large______ crowd here on __Capital Hill__________,__and__ the audience is shouting, crying, and___embracing________ each other. On this, a most __historic_____ day, you can feel the __hope and________the excitement in the air. The 20th of January will __go down_______ in history as the . . . . Oh, Tom, it looks like the President __is about to___________ begin. . .
C: My fellow Americans, I stand before you today...
Daily Life - He’s not a Good Fit (C0035)
A: So, Lauren, I just __wanted__ to talk to you quickly about our new___customer support representative_________________, Jason Huntley.
B: Sure, what’s up?
A: Basically, I’ve got a few __concerns___________ about him, and the _bottom line__________ is, I don’t think he’s a good
___fit_____for our company.
B: Okay... what makes you say that? I thought you __were______pleased with his _overall______- performance. Didn’t you just tell me last week how_impressed________you were with his attitude?
A: Yeah, his attitude is great, but he’s really ___unreliable______. Sometimes he’s really ___productive__________, but then other times... take last Tuesday__for instance________, he was forty-five minutes late for our morning meeting!
B: Well, I’m sure he _had_______ a perfectly good reason...
A: But that’s not the only thing... you know, he really doesn’t have the best ___work ethic_______, I’m
____constantly_____________him on MSN and Facebook when he should be talking to clients.
B: Yeah, but come on, Geoff, as if you ____don’t check Facebook at work______________________. Look, you hired this guy, we’ve
____invested________ a lot of time and money in his _training_________, so now _it’s up to you__________ to coach him. _Make it work___________, Geoff!
A: Make it work, Geoff. You _would_____say that, would n’t you, he is your cousin; what a jerk_______, make me hire your stupid, useless, cousin.
Elementary - I’m Sorry, I Love You III (B0036)
A: Steven! Where __have___ you been? I’ve been trying to ______________ you for hours!
B: I... um... there was an __emergency___ at work, so...
A: I was waiting for you in the restaurant for three hours! And you didn’t even have the __decency_______ to call me! _Do___ you have any idea how ___embarrassed I____ was?
B: Honey, I promise this _won’t _____ happen ___again_____, it’s just that I...
A: Yeah, right. I’ve ___heard it ______ all before. I’m not going to take any more of your ___empty promises__________. This is the
__5th____ time you’ve__stood me up_________in two weeks! You need to get __priorities straight______________. I’m tired of you
__putting your job first________ all the time!
B: Come on, Veronica, that’s not fair. I do care about you a lot, you know that. I tried to ...
A: You know what? Maybe we should just __take a break_______. I need some time to think about _where________this relationship is
__heading__________.
B: But...Veronica, _would you__________ listen to me? There was a __fire alarm_______ at my office building today and I was...
Intermediate - Chinese New Year (C0037)
A: I’m so excited _about_____ Chinese New Year! When _do__ I get to visit Grandma? Grandma makes the best dumplings _in_ the world!
B: Ha ha, right. __Sound to_______ me like you’re more excited about the dumplings than___ seeing your Grandma.
A: Of course I miss Grandma, too. I bet she’s _gonna____teach me how to play ___Mahjong____! Hey, Dad, are you__gonna______ buy me firecrackers this year? We’re going to have the best fireworks! I’m really looking forward to _lighting_____ them!
B: Son, firecrackers aren’t toys; they’re dang erous!
A: No, fireworks are awesome!
B: Whoa, don’t you remember? Last year when I __set up____ the firecrackers, you ___covered_______ both your ears and _hid__ behind your mother?
A: Dad! I __was____scared because I saw a_bug_. That’s all.
B: Hahaha... really?
A: Ohhah, and I ___can’t____ wait to watch the __dragon dance____! Dad, can I sit __on_ your shoulders this time?
B: Hey, I offered last year...
A: Well, I... anyways, I was just thinking of the red envelopes. I wanna make a list of all the _things______I’m gonna buy with my red
_envelope_______money! I can’t wait! I’m gonna have so much money! Mom, can I get a pen and a piece of paper?
A: I want a new _transformers_______, no, two transformers... __the Optimus Prime________,__and maybe the wheeljack_________? I’ll get a PSP game
Daily Life - Buying a Car (C0038)
A: Hi _____, __________ help you folks?
B: I’m just ___________; seeing what’s________. My dauhter _______ a car_____her birthday, you know how _____.
C: Dad! I’m sixteen already and I’m, like, the only one _______________who doesn’t have a car!
A: She is right, ______ know. Kids__________days all have cars. Let me show you something we just _____: a 1996 ________. Excellent gas _______, it has _____ ______ and ___________________; a perfect vehicle for a young driver.
C: Dad, I love ____! It’s awesome! Can we get this one please?
B: I see... What can you ____________ this one?
A: Oh, that’s just an ____ _____________ _____ that we use for TV _______________. Now about this sedan...
B: Whoa, whoa wait a minute. Tell me_________ about this tank.
A: Well, Sir, if you are looking for quality and safety _____look no further! Three inches of _________ steel protect your daughter from ________________________.
B: Does the sedan protect her from missile attacks?
A: It does not.
B: Well, I don’t know. Let me ______________.
A: Did I mention the tank is a tank?
B: I’ll take it!
C: Dad!
Elementary - My New Boyfriend (B0039)
A: I heard you __________________ last night! So, how how did it _____? I want all the _____________!
B: Um... well, actually, we had a ____________ time last night. He was...amazing!
A: Okay, now you really have to________. What’s he like?
B: He’s really good looking; he’s quite tall, around __________, he’s ________ early thirties, and he’s got the most beautiful
_______________ eyes...
A: He sounds hot! What does he do ________ living?
B: You know what, this is the best part. David is a __________ investment ___________ at Fortune Bank, so he’s got a great ca reer
__________ ahead ____him!
A: ___________ a _______, his name is David?
B: Yeah?
A: That’s my brother!
Elementary - Can I ask you a favor? (B0040)
A: Um, sorry to __________ , um... my name ___ Rachel. I’m new here. Can I ask you _________ a favor?
B: Hi Rachel, welcome _________. I’m afraid I can’t ____ you right now. I’m_______________ a very important meeting.
A: Excuse me, but can I bother you for a _________?
C: You know what, I’d love to help you, but I’m________meet an important _________. Do you _______ ___ Sean ________? He
________ right over there.
A: Sorry to interrupt you Sean, ________ you do me a quick favor?
D: Actually, I’m ___________ a document that__________ a couple minutes. I really ___________ right now. Sorry about that.
A: Geeze! I just want to know where the bathroom _____! ______________________________!
The Weekend - Movie Trailer (C0041)哈哈
A: In a __________ world, even the strongest must fight for _________. Two people, possess a secret so valuable, so powerful, they have to defend it ____________
B: I don’t care ______________, I don’t care____________... you find them and ________them to me!
A: They only _______- one chance! And their chance was to ____________!
D: You wanna_________? Okay, say hello ___________________
A: With a little help from ____ Governor...
C: Listen to me! We have to ____________! No matter ______!
A: Nothing will prevent them from doing their job! Double the action.
D: Get down!
A: ____________the excitement.
D: Get down again!
A: This summer... nothing will __________________.
B: I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.
A: Two hosts, one podcast, Englishpod ,coming to a theater _____ you.
Elementary - I Need More Time (B0042)
A: So, Casey, how are things _______ with the photos for the __________?
B: Yeah, I_____________to talk to you about that. I might need to ask for ____________________________.
A: You’ve had ____________month to get this ____________! Why are things delayed?
B: Well, the thing is, we _______ a lot of problems. . .
A: I’m not looking for__________here. I just want to get this finished on time!
B: I know, and I ___________ for the ________. But some things were just ________________. I had trouble_________ the
_______________, and then Michael was sick for three weeks, so I ____________ him in the photos, and the_____________ lost all the _______, so I had to __________ the pictures.
A: I’m not going to ____________ any longer, Casey! I want those photos ____________!
Daily Life - Applying for a Visa (C0043)
A: So, you’re applying for a ________, where is your _______________ and what’s the ________ of your____to the United States?
B: I’m going to _____ my brother; he’s just had a baby. He lives in Minneapolis.
A: And how long do you plan to _________ in the United States?
B: I’ll be here for ______________three weeks. See, here’s my ___________ for the twenty-sixth of March.
A: And, who is ________________ your trip?
B: My brother, here, this is an_________ letter from him. I will stay with him and his family ___ their home.
A: Alright, tell me about the _______ you have to your ______________.
B: Well, I _______house; actually, I’m _________my dog there with my neighbors. I have a car at home, and oh, my job! I’m
___________ Tornel as an engineer. Actually, I only have three weeks’ ________, so I ha ve to go back to work at the end of March.
A: And what ________________that you are_________________?
B: Well, I do have assets in my country; like I said, I own a house, and see, here’s a ___________________my investments, and my
______________-.
A: I’m s orry, sir, we cannot __________- you a B2 visa at this time, instead, you ________________________! Congratulations, you
are___________________to ________a visa! You win! Congratulations!
Elementary - Small Talk (B0044)
A: Morning.
B: Hi there Mr. Anderson! How are you on this ____ morning?
A: Fine, thank you.
B: It sure is cold this morning, isn’t it? I _______even ___ out of bed!
A: Yeah. It’s pretty cold, alright.
B: Did you ____ the news this morning? I heard that there was a _________ ____ Byron _________.
A: No, I didn’t hear about that.
B: Did you ____ to watch the football game last night? The Patriots scored ___ the last minute!
A: No, I don’t like football.
B: Oh. . . By the way, I saw you with your __________ ___ the office Christmas party. She is really beautiful!
A: She’s my wife! Oh, _______________! Nice talking to you. Goodbye.
B: Sir this is the__________! We are ___________!
A: That’s okay, I’ll_______________!
Intermediate - I’m Sorry I love You IV (C0045)
A: ... so, I said, ”let’s take a break .” And since __________, I’ve been ____________him to call, but I still___________________ him. You don’t think he’s_______someone else, do you?
B: Come on, don’t be so ___________! I’m sure everything is going to __________just fine.
A: You think s o? Oh, no! How _______ he do this to me? I’m sure he’s ____________ me! ________ wouldn’t he call?
B: But, you two are on a break. _______________ he can do whatever he likes.
A: He’s__________my life! I___ really _____________.
B: Come on, hon. ______________. It’s going to be alright.
A: But I... I still love him! ________ all my fault! I can’t believe how ________________ I was ______. I mean, he is a_________, it’s not like he can just leave someone in a __________________ and ____ me for dinner. I’ve t otally messed this up!
B: You know what, Veronica, I think you should___________________. I’m sure he’ll forgive you...
A: No, this is not gonna happen! I... I’ve ruined everything....
B: Hey... do you hear something? Guess what? It’s your lovely firefight er!
一下为歌，略去不看
C: When I had you, I treated you bad and wrong dear. And since, since you went away, don’t you know I sit around with my head hanging down and I wonder who’s loving you.
Upper-Intermediate - Emergency Room (D0046)
A: Help! Are you a doctor? My ___________Frankie has ____________ breathing! Oh my ______, Help me! I tried to perform _____, but I just don’t know if I could get any________ his lungs! Oh, Frankie!
B: Ellen, get him __________________! Someone _______ Dr. Howser. ___________________, I can’t get a ________! Okay, he’s on the monitor. His BP is falling! He’s _______!
A: NOOOOOO! Frankie! Doctor! Do something!
B: Someone get her out of here! Get me the __________. Okay, clear! Again! Clear! Come on! dammit! I’m not letting go of you! Clear! I’ve got a ________!
C: Okay, what’s happening?
B: The patient is in_________________, I think We’re going to have to ____________!
C: Alright! __________! __________! Someone give him __________________! Let’s go, people move, move!
A: Doctor, oh, thank god! How is he?
B: We’ve managed to ___________ Frankie, but he’s not _________________ yet; he’s still in __________condition. We’re moving him to ______________, but …
A: Doctor, just do whatever it takes. I just want my little Frankie to be okay. I couldn’t imagine life without my little _________!
Advanced - Just In Time Strategy (E0047)难度过大，不改
A: I called this meeting today in order to discuss our manufacturing plan. As I’m sure you’re all aware, with the credit crun ch, and the global financial crisis, we’re obligated to look for more cost efficient ways of producing our goods. We don’t want to have to be looking at redundancies. So, we’ve outlined a brief plan to implement the just-in-time philosophy.
B: We have two basic points that we want to focus on. First of all, we want to reduce our lead time.
C: Why would want to do that? I think this is not an area that really needs to be worked on.
B: Well, we want to reduce production and delivery lead timesfor better overall efficiency.
A: Right, production lead times can be reduced by moving work stations closer together, reducing queue length, like for example, reducing the number of jobs waiting to be processed at a given machine, and improving the coordination and cooperation between successive processes. Delivery lead times can be reduced through close cooperation with suppliers, possibly by inducing suppliers
to locate closer to the factory or working with a faster shipping company.
C: I see. That makes sense.
B: The second point is that we want to require supplier quality assurance and implement a zero defects quality program. We currently have far too many errors that lead to defective items and therefore, they must be eliminated. A quality control at the source program must be implemented to give workers the personal responsibility for the quality of the work they do, and the authority to stop production when something goes wrong.
C: I’m with you on this one. It’s essential that we reduce these errors; we’ve got to force our suppliers to reduce their mistakes.
A: Exactly, well, let’s look at how we are going to put this plan into action, first…
Intermediate - Carnival in Rio! (C0048)
A: I can’t believe we’re here! __________! Seriously, this is like a ______________ opportunity! Can you believe it? We’re here
______________ party in the world!
B: I know! We’re so lucky______we found tickets for the _______________! Good thing we found that ticket ______.
A: Look! It’s starting! Wow, this is amazing! Look at _____________dancers there are. Oh my g osh! The costumes are so colorful! This is so cool!
B: It says__________the school that is dancing now is one of the oldest and most ____________ ______schools in Rio.
A: No kidding! Look at them, they’re amazing! Look at that girl on the top of that _________! She must be the carnival queen!
_______________ so I can get a picture of you!
B: Ok. Hurry up take the picture!
C: join us! come and dance!
B: Oh really.... no I can’t. No really, I don’t know how to dance! Honey I’ll see you later!
A: Patrick! Don’t just leave me here!
Daily Life - Daddy Please! (C0049)
A: Hey daddy! You ______great today; I like your tie! By the way, I was wondering can I…
B: NO!
A: I ___________ even told you what________ yet!
B: Okay, okay, what do you want?
A: Do you think I co uld borrow the car? I’m ________ a concert tonight.
B: Um.. I don’t think so. I need the car tonight to ______your mother.
A: Ugg! I told you about it last week!__________ is playing, ____________ asked if I would go with him!
B: Who’s this Eric guy?
A: Du h! He’s like the_________and most _________ guy at school! Come on, dad! Please!
B: ____________... sorry.
A: Fine then! Would you mind _____ me 100 bucks?
B: No way!
A: That’s so unfair!
Daily Life - New Guy In Town III (C0050)
A: Please make ______________ home. Let me take your _________. Dinner is almost ready; I hope you brought your ________
B: Your house is lovely, Armand! Very interesting _________-...very..._________.
C: I think it’s amazing! You have such good _____, Armand. I’m thinking ____ _________ my house; maybe you could give me a
few___________?
A: That would be my pleasure. Please have a seat. Can I offer you a glass of wine?
C: We would love some!
A: Here you are. A very special ______ ___________from my home country. It has a unique __________which gives it a pleasant
___________and ____________.
C: Mmm... it’s delicious!
B: It’s a_________for my taste... almost tastes like... like...
C: Ellen! Ellen! Are you okay?
A: Did she ___________?
C: Yeah...
A: I hope that you didn’t _________ her drink too much! You’ll ______________!
The Weekend - What a Bargain! (C0051)
A: Hello. May I help you?
B: Yeah, this dress is really nice! How much __ it?
A: That one is a hundred ____ fifty dollars.
B: A hundred and fifty dollars? What about this other one _________?
A: That’s a hundred and forty.
B: Hmm...that’s _______________. Can you give me a __________?
A: This is an _________________ by DaMarco! It’s a_____ at that price.
B: Well, I don’t know. I think I’ll shop _______.
A: Okay, okay, how about a hundred dollars?
B: That’s still more than I __________. What if I take _____ dresses?
A: Okay, I can give you a special _______, ________ you seem like a nice person. A hundred and ninety for both.
B: I don’t know... It’s still a bit _______.... Thanks anyway.
A: Okay, my final price! One hundred dollars for both! That’s two for the___________. And that’s my last offer!
B: Great! _____________________!
Daily Life - Pizza Delivary (C0052)
A: Good evening, Pizza House. This is Marty speaking.
May I take your order?
B: Um yes, I’d like a _________ pizza with ____________,
__________, and______________
A: We have a _____________________large pizzas.
Would you like a large pizza ____________?
B: Sure, that sounds good.
A: Great! Would you like your second pizza to be _________________________ the first?
B: No, make the second one with ______, ________-
and _______________. Oh, and make it __________.
A: Okay, thin crust. Your total is $21.50 and your
order _____________in thirty minutes ______ it’s free!
B: Perfect. Thank you. Bye..
A: Sir, wait!! I need your address!
The Weekend - Head Chef (C0053)噩梦的口音
A: ...Right away sir, your order will be ready_____. Jean Pierre, we have another _________ for table seven!
B: I’m working __________! We’re really in the w eeds! Where is my sous chef? Luc! I need you to peel more potatoes. Marie, chop some onions and carrots for the stew.
A: Jean Pierre another special! We’re really_______ tonight! We’re running ______ on wine. Is there any left in the ___________?
C: Sorry I’m late, everyone. Wow, we are doing really well tonight!
B: Harry, stop talking and get over here I need this sauce stirred and the fish needs to be butchered and buttered.
C: Ok, ______________!
A: Jean Pierre, table seven has __________to see the chef! I think they are food__________ from _________Magazine.
Intermediate - I’m Sorry I Love You V (C0054)
A: Honey, of course I forgive you! I love you so much! ______really ________ you. I was wrong to ___________________ nothing.
B: I’m sorry I haven’t ___________, but ____________ you decided you _________a break, I was ____________ to put
__________________! I was in the ____________nowhere, working day and night, trying to prevent the _______ from ___________! It was pretty intense.
A: Oh, honey, I’m glad you’re okay! But I have some exciting news... I think I’m ___________!
B: Really? Wow, that’s amazing! This is great news! I’ve always wanted to be a father! We’ll go to the doctor ______ _________ the morning!
C: We have your___________ back and, indeed, you are pregnant. Let’s see here... everything seems to be _______. Your
__________________ is October twenty-seventh two thousand and nine, so that means that the baby was _____________ on February third, two thousand and nine.
B: Are you sure? Are these things __________?
C: Well, yes sir, they are.
A: What’s wrong? Why are you asking these questions?
B: This baby ________ mine! I was ___________________________February at a ________________!
A: I... I... no, it can’t be...
Intermediate - Hockey (C0055)
A: Hello everyone! I’m Rick Fields, and______________ is Bob Copeland.
B:_______________, and welcome to today’s game! You know, Rick, today is a key game between Russia and Canada. As you know, t he winner will move on to the finals.
A: That’s right, and it looks like we’re just about ready to start the match. The _____ is calling the players for the face-off... and here we go! The Russians win possession and immediately set up their attack! Federov gets checked hard into the boards!
B: Maurice Richard has the puck now, and passes it to the center. He shoots! Wow what a save by the goalie!
A: Alright, the puck is back in play now. Pavel Bure is on a breakaway! He is flying down the ice! The defenders can’t keep u p! Slap shot! He scores
B: What an amazing goal!
Daily Life - Planning a Bank Robbery (C0056)
A: All right, so ____________ we are going to do. I’ve carefully ___________________, so don’t ___________. Mr. Rabbit, you a nd Mr. Fox will go into the bank __________________. We managed to get________ of the one ____________for when they_________the money.
B: Got it.
C: No problem, boss.
A: When you get inside,___________ that you are __________for Carl and Tom, ____________ they__________ today. Don’t
______________. Just act natural.
B: What if they _________________________?
A: You let him.
C: What!?
A: Don’t worry, we have the phones _________, so the call will be _______________________ me, and I’ll ___________to be
the______________company.
B: Ha ha, you are so clever boss!
A: Okay, shut up. Only ta ke_____________ you can ______ these bags. Don’t get ___________-! Are you ready? Let’s go.
The Office - Malfunction (C0057)
A: Hey Carl, can you make a copy of this__________ for me please? When you ____________, send it out ASAP to our
___________________.
B: Sure! Um... _________________ this thing. Maxine, can you help me ____ here? I’m not really a ______ guy.
C: Yeah, sure. I think it’s just out of _________. You can _____ use the ________ upstairs. On your way up, can you ____________ while I ___________this thing?
B: Sure! Dammit! Everything in this office seems to be _______________! Never mind. I’ll send ______________ later. Oh great! Is someone playing_______________ on me? This is ridiculous!
D: The elevator__________________ of ______________. Just take the _____________. What _______ are you going to?
B: I have to_______fifteen floors! Never mind. Made it! ________________________!
Daily Life - This Is Your Captain Speaking (C0058)
A: And the ______ thing you know, we’re running ______the... Oh...did you feel that?
B: Yeah, don’t worry about it; we’re just going through a bit of____________.
C: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. It looks like we’ve ______________, so we’re going to have a bit of
a_____________for the ________________, and...
A: This why I hate flying... Oh!
C: At this time, I’d like to______________ of our passengers to _________________and ________ until the _______________ is tu rned off. Please ____________ that all cabin baggageis carefully _________ under the seat in front of you. I’ll be back to ________ you in a minute.
A: Did you hear that? Oh, my god, Brent!
B: Don’t worry about it. This is totally normal. It happens all the
C: Ah, ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain again. We’ve got quite a larg e _____________ ahead of us, so for your safety, we will be _______________service. I would ask all the ____________ to __________ their seats at this time. I would also ask that all our passengers ______ from using the ____________ until the seat belt sign has been __________________ We can expect...
Advanced - Job Interview I (E0059)
A: Okay, so let’s ________ everything one more time. I really want you to get this job!
B: I know! It’s an amazing __________! They’re true industry leaders, and it __________so interesting to be part of an ___________ that is the ____________ leader in business ______________development.
A: So, let’s see, you did your __________on the company, right?
B: Well, I visited their website and ___________ what they do. They’re an IT service company that offers ________________for large
____________. They provide services such as CRM development, and they also offer _________________________________.
A: So what would your role in the company?
B: Well, the position is for____________ manager. That basically means that I would be the ______between our _______ and our
___________________.
A: Sounds good, and so, why do you want to work with them?
B: Well, as I said they’re the industry leaders, they have a really great ______________, a mazing ______________opportunities for employees, and it seems like they have strong _______________. They’re all about helping companies grow and ____________. I g uess their ___________ and mission really ____________ with me. Oh, and they offer six weeks’ vacation, ___________ and __________... I’m totally going to ____________that.
A: You idiot! Don’t say that! Do you want this job, or not?
Intermediate - New Guy in Town IV (C0060)
A: All right, drag… drag her ________, and help me _______ up.
B: I can’t believe she fell for it! She is a lot more ________than I thought!
A: Well, you_________ admit, my acting was brilliant!
B: Whatever. I was the one that________ her to come. Look, she’s ___________!
C: What’s going on? Ellen? What are you doing?
A: __________________, you witch! You can stop pretending, now!
B: Yeah Lois , we know who you are! Now, we want some answers! Why are you here?
C: Fools! You don’t know __________________! You can’t __________me!
B: Run!
The Weekend - Swim faster! (C0061)
A: This is______a beautiful day! Great day for___________!
B: It sure is! The water ____________!________ the boat for a little while. I’m going to___________.
A: Why are you _____________? I taught you how to swim! Do your _________________!
B: I get too tired! I’ll just ____________, it’s easier!
A: Try __________ _____ legs more. That’s good. Don’t go out too far!
B: It’s fine. Jump in!
A: Kathy! Get back here! I see a shark!
B: Ahhhh!!!! Help me! Help!_______________!
The shark is_____________towards me!
A: I t’s right under you! Kathy!!!!!
The Office - Job Interview II (C0062)
A: Thanks for coming in today,______you have any trouble __________ us? Please take a seat.
B: Thank you.
A: So, let’s get started; tell me _______about your ___________ background.
B: Sure! Well, I graduated with _________- from Chesterton University with a major in Business _______________, with
a____________in ___________Management, and I________________. I chose this _________of study for two reasons: I wanted to gain some __________, _____________ skills, which the information management _________ provided, and I also feel that
______________skills are__________for professional success, ______________________ psychology.
A: Interesting. And, your postgraduate studies?
B: Well, I am r eally ___________ about ______________, so I ____________ a master’s ___________. I also ______ to keep my professional skills ___________, so I continuously attend ____________________-related management and _____________.
A: Very good. Now, tell me__________about your work __________. I see here that you previously worked __ Oracle.
B: Yeah, I worked ___ their____________ manager, which brought me a ___________ experience in both _________, and
_______________. I ____________and ____________ the customer support team as well as ______________ new strategies to achieve__________________________.
A: Interesting...
B: Yes, in this position I was able to make some pretty significant ________________ to the ___________________of the company. With the different ______________that we ___________, we lowered our ___________ to about five percent, which had a________ impact on _____________
The Office - Receptionist (C0063)
A: Good afternoon. May I help you?
B: Yes, I’m_____ here to see Joanna Stevens. I have an ________________________.
A: Certainly, may I take your name? I’ll let _______ know you’ve arrived.
B: Sure, it’s Josh O’Neil.
A: Ms. Stevens will be with you _________. Can I offer you something to drink?
B: Yes, coffee _____________ be nice, thank you.
A: Here you are. Ms. Stevens__ ready for you now. I’ll show you to her office, ___________.
A: _______________________here...
Daily Life - I’m Sorry I Love You VI (C0064)
A: This is __________! I can’t believe _______________with someone else! How could you do this! You know what? I’m _______ here! B: Wait! Doctor how is this possible? I haven’t _________ on my boyfriend!
C: I have something to _______... I’m sorry Veronica, I lied.
B: Wait... what? What ______you mean?
C: I lied. You _______ even pregnant; there’s no__________. I was just so______________with jealousy that I couldn’t help myself. Veronica I love you!
B: What are you talking about!!! Who are you?
C: It’s me! Daniel, don’t you remember me? From high school. I sat behind you in science class! I used to go to every football game and watch you in the __________________!
B: You are insane! We never even spoke! Why did you lie _____________ to my boyfriend?
C: Because Veronica... It’s not fair! I love you; I have since the first day we met! Everyth ing was going fine until that ______came
_____________ and ________________! I went to______________ and became a doctor for you! You always said_____ you wanted to
marry a doctor! You will be mine now... one way or another...
A: I heard everything, you lying bastard! Get your hands_________her!
The Office - Job Interview III (C0065)
A: Very good. Now, I have a____________ final questions.
B: I hope _____________ too hard!
A: Well, why should we hire you?
B: I think that I would be a perfect ______ this company. I have a _________________ of strong ____________, with
outstanding___________-; you know, I _______ building strong, long-term _____________relationships. For example, when I
___________ the customer support department in my previous company, our t eam ___________ about seventy percent of our customers’ problems. I decided that we needed better information and __________________ on our products, so after I _________________-a series of training sessions in ____________ with our technical department, we were able to _________ninety percent of our customers’ issues. Given the opportunity, I could _________ this kind of success to this company.
A: Impressive! So, what would you consider to be your __________ weakness?
B: To be honest, I struggle with organization and time management. ___________ has never been a _______ of mine. I
find___________to organize my time __________. I have actually_____________ this weakness recently, by attending a ___________ on ______________________. It helped me a lot, by providing me with _____________on how to get organized and use my time efficiently, so I think I’m getting better now.
A: Great... Well, let me tell you that I am very pleased with this interview. We are __________our _______ this week, and next week we will inform our short listed candidates of the day and time for a _________ interview with our CEO.
B: Great, thanks a lot! I hope to_______ from you! Good bye.
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The Weekend - Soccer (C0067)
A: Welcome back,_______ fans. My name is Rick Fields __________________, I am joined by my ——————————————————, Bob Copeland.
B: And we’re_______________ soccer history today, ___ Ecuador and Brazil are_______ one-one as we begin the _________________ of the 2022 _____________________!
A: The ______ calls the player s for the_________, and here we go! Ecuador quickly________the ball to the _________, but, ohhh, it’s
______________-.
B: That will be a __________ for Brazil. Adriano has the ball and makes a long _________ to Robinho, and the ________ has called him _____________.
A: No question about it. He was ____________by a mile! We have a___________ for Ecuador. Edison Mendez ___________Valenica, he shoots!______________ by the defender and we have a ________________.
B: Delgado__________________ . We have a _______! Oh no, Dida, the___________, has _________ the Ecuadorian player! He gets
_____________and that will be a ________________!
A: This is the perfect opportunity for Ecuador to_____________ this match and become World Champions! He gets ready for the _____. He shoots! And he...
The Office - Groundbreaking Research (C0068)鸡蛋问题
A: We’ve been_______this a thousand times. The data is ______________! Look, we’ve done_________ research, _____________, and read the literature, and there is ________________ evidence to support my theory!
B: Horowitz, I beg to _________-. Even in your most recent study, the____________________________! You know a___________I do that the collection of data was not __________, and there is a large_____________________. To
______________________________based on that data would be misleading
A: That is _______________!
B: You are trying to _______________ solve one of the world’s greatest ____________-, and yet you are ___________ to the fact that you are wrong!
A: I am not wrong! The chicken came first!
Daily Life - How Would You Like Your Eggs? (C0069)
A: Wow, you_________ early today! ________ for breakfast?
B: Well, I _________- baking, so I made some__________.
A: __________ good! I’ll make some coffee. Do you want me to__________ som e eggs?
B: Sure, I’ll take_____________________-.
A: Eww, I don’t know how you can _________ eggs like that! Ever since I _______ small, I’ve had eggs and ______.
B: You know, my dad had _________________ every morning for twenty years. It _______ my mom crazy!
A: You know ________ really drives me crazy? ___________soft _________, and they overcook them, so they
_______________________! How can you____your toast into a hard boiled egg?
B: You’re so_______sometimes.
A: Here you go, honey,______________.
B: ________! I said ______________! How many
times do I have to tell you.
Advanced Media - Buying Underwear (F0070)
A: __________ sucks; I hate buying _______. Okay, just find something and _____________. Alright, these are fine. Oh, no, don’t
_____________, don’t come over here.
B: You ___________________, can I help you?
A: Um, I’m just__________a look_______. It’s my girlfriend’s birthday tomorrow. I’m trying to ______something.
B: Well, you can’t give her ____________. Have you thought__________ getting her some ____________? We’ve got these lovely,
______________. Or, how about a nice __________________. Look, here’s a nice ______________, and you can choose a
few___________ _______________ to go with it.
A: Sure that’s fine.
A: This is so awkward..._____________do I pick? What size is she?
B: Well, do you want a ________, some__________-, maybe this nice pair of ________________?
A: Just pick something and _______________ of here.
A: Um, I’ll go __________ these two.
A: _____________; I just want to get____________. She ______________for this...
B: Here you are, sir. I’m sure she’ll enjoy them.
B: Finally!
A: I’m sorry, sir. I’m going to _____________ a look____________bag.
The Weekend - Happy Hour (C0071)
A: Hey man, what do you have ________?
B: Heineken and Budweiser. We have a _______________________.
A: Cool,_________ a _________Heineken and half a pint of
Bud.
B: Okay...A pint of Heineken, ___________
bud for table six! And what about some __________?
A: Sure! Let’s have some ________ and_____________.
B: Okay. _____________ 80 bucks.
A: Wait... What!
Intermediate - You Are Fired! (C0072)
A: Hi Isabel! You _________ to see me?
B: Yes Anthony,____________Have a seat.
A: Is everything okay? You seem __________________.
B: Well, Anthony, this is not going to be_______ conversation. The company has made some decisions which will have a direct_________ on your ___________.
A: Okay...
B: I don’t want to _______________so I’m just gonna come out with it. We are_____________________ let you go.
A: What? Why? I mean... just_________? I’m fired?
B: I’m sorry but, to be honest, you_______ terrible employee!
A: What! I___________ _____!
B: Anthony, you were caught making ______________from the office phone, you __________________ eight times this month and you smell like ___________!
经济资料译丛2011年第3期 《美国经济评论》创刊100年来的20篇最佳文章 Kenneth J. Arrow, B. Douglas Bernheim, Martin S. Feldstein, Daniel L. McFadden, James M. Poterba, Robert M. Solow①著， 吴春雷、马林梅 译 原载：American Economic Review 101 (February 2011): 1–8 https://www.doczj.com/doc/e28612750.html,/articles.php?doi=10.1257/aer.101.1.1 由Kenneth J. Arrow, B. Douglas Bernheim, Martin S. Feldstein, Daniel L. McFadden, James M. Poterba 和 Robert M. Solow组成的20佳文章评选委员会，受Robert Moffitt的委命，负责评选《美国经济评论》创刊100年以来所刊发的最优秀的20篇文章。这些文章必定思想深刻、对经济学家的思想和实践产生了影响、具有普遍意义、得到应用广泛。尽管我们并不打算将以上这些作为正式的评选标准，但是，我们无法找到更好的评判标准。我们正在寻找的是20篇令人敬佩的、重要的文章。 一开始，我们考察了文章的引用次数和在JSTOR（过刊数据库）里的搜索量。这样做无疑是重要的，从中可以得到相关的信息，但是这本身并不具有决定性。越多人青睐的经济学分支，该领域的文章被引用的次数就会越多，这是一个偏向。还有一个偏向是，发表时间适度靠近的文章被引用的次数较多，因为随着时间的推移，潜在读者和作者的数量不断增加，而非常新的文章由于发表时间较短，引用次数就会较少。无论如何，我们都要对文章的质量和意义做出自己的判断。因此，我们仅仅依靠引用次数和JSTOR数据库给出一组符合条件的备选文章。我们特别担心的一点是：这样做会忽略了《美国经济评论》曾经发表过的、非常老的文章，其中的一些文章是经济学历史上的一些大师写的。但最终我们发现，基本没有出现这样的情况。举一个突出的例子，尽管Irving Fisher（欧文·费雪）在本刊物上发表了好几篇文章，但这些文章都不大成熟，或者说都很短小。在这一次的评选中，我们早期的投票结果显示了一致性或者接近一致性，特别是在最优秀的备选文章方面。这样的结果确实鼓舞人心。我们很快就选出了15篇文章,在选择余下的几篇文章时，由于委员会内个人的兴趣不同，因此偶尔会有不同的意见。 以下按字母顺序（即按照作者英文姓名的字母顺序——译者注）列出我们最后选出的20篇文章，并对每篇文章做了简单的提示。这些文章的入选是不会出乎人们的意料的。 ◆ Alchain, Armen A., Harold Demsetz(阿门·阿尔钦、哈罗德·德姆赛茨)：《生产、信息成本与经济组织》，《美国经济评论》1972.62(5): 777 795页. ①Arrow：斯坦福经济政策研究所；Bernheim：斯坦福大学经济系；Feldstein：美国经济研究局；McFadden：加州大学经济系；Poterba：麻省理工学院经济系；Solow：麻省理工学院经济系 ·1·
《今日锦溪》创刊100期寄语 《今日锦溪》编辑部 不经意间，《今日锦溪》已走过了1600多个日日夜夜，刊出了整整100期!在此，我们向始终关心、支持和帮助《今日锦溪》的人们，致以衷心的感谢！ 《今日锦溪》是我们锦溪人自己的第一份刊物，创刊于2006年元月1日，至今，已展现了百期的迷人风采。她倾注了锦溪公司决策者的关怀，凝聚着采编与创作人员的汗水，更寄托了锦溪员工对未来的憧憬。从诞生的那一天起，《今日锦溪》就紧密伴随着锦溪发展的每一段历程，忠诚记录下公司前行的每一步深刻印迹，共同见证了锦溪人追求理想的每一个辉煌瞬间。 如今，走过百期的《今日锦溪》已经褪去了创刊初时的稚嫩，正以成熟大方的姿态展现在大家面前。从二线竣工到余热发电投运，从节日晚会到十周年庆典，从生产操作到文娱生活，有严寒酷暑干劲冲天的场景，也有吹拉弹唱轻歌曼舞的画面…… 细细翻阅百期报纸，我们不难发现，她不仅在形式上图文并茂、编印精致，而且在报道内容上求真务实，真正做到了弘扬锦溪特色文化，塑造“青溪峰”商标品牌，反映员工与客户心声，增强公司向心力和凝聚力，提升企业管理水平，展示锦溪发展方向，把握行业发展动态，以企业传媒特有的亲和力成功筑起了公司与员工交流的平台，架起了公司与客户沟通的桥梁，成为连接锦溪与社会各界的纽带；通过高品
位、全角度、多层次的表现形式，成功打造公司对外宣传的“名片”，成为社会各界更多地了解今日锦溪的“窗口”。 小报纸，大空间。根据新时期下《今日锦溪》所肩负的使命与责任，我们更要充分利用这个宣传平台，进一步创新办报手段，强化宣传通联工作，提升办报质量，牢牢把握正确的宣传导向，营造企业和谐发展的氛围，让《今日锦溪》伴着墨香，顺畅地走向员工、走近客户、走入社会。 100期，凝聚着既往的成绩，更预示着一个全新的起点。六月，一个绚丽多彩、歌声飞扬的季节，我们又上路了，所幸的是有您与我们一路同行。
《德生天地》100期回想 仓管部：蒋海雄 展历程，走过了12个春秋，编辑到了第100期。看着公司墙报栏里 张贴的“100期大型征文活动”的通知，我不由得感慨万千。作为一 名见证了《德生天地》从孕育到新生、从策划到创刊一路走来的老 读者，我拿起了久违的笔，实在是有太多的话想要一吐为快。 回想1997年金秋，《德生天地》创刊初始，梁总所说的话至今 还记忆犹新：“德生一定要创办自己的刊物，要形成自己的企业文 化，要将德生人特有的风采和精神面貌永远记录下来。”当时，几 个参加创刊会议的人都被安排了任务，大家分工合作，发动属下员 工和干部积极投稿。 可是，写些什么内容好呢？经过首届编委会的讨论，大家确定 了几个栏目：第一个就是“点兵台和点将台”，把优秀员工和干部 的工作面貌写出来，让所有员工知道和了解公司优秀员工和干部的 工作情况，树立典型人物，弘扬先进事迹！ 其次，《德生天地》当然要体现德生人的故事和德生公司的文 化内涵，管理理念和服务宗旨等。所以创刊首期，由梁总的“全面 质量管理中的皇帝论”、“程咬金的三斧论”、“科学技术是最大 的生产力”这三篇管理小论文抛砖引玉。在这三篇短文中，梁总精 辟地点出了德生企业管理的要点：1、定位服务态度：“给你的服务 对象提供‘皇帝式’的服务”；2、抓关键问题：“动用5S等手法 找关键问题，用三斧利索解决，关键是练成解决问题的三斧”；3、 工程技术力量：“企业的发展一定要重视工程技术队伍培养，建立 一支优秀的工程技术队伍是企业的财富之一”。 而其他几个负责人也积极参与，有的把自己的打工故事写出来 和读者分享，有的将德生同事的先进事迹写出来和读者共勉。再加 上几篇管理文摘、消费者来信等，收编的内容也就齐全了，《德生 天地》也终于可以面世和读者们见面了！ 第一期的内容，给人的总体感觉很好，内容真实，观点明确， 可读性强，不仅很好地记述了德生公司的起点和德生人的工作生活 状态，还将消费者对我们的产品和服务的反馈意见刊登了出来，鞭 策我们精益求精，做得更好。 有了第一期的良好开头，德生的干部员工们都开始踊跃投稿， 把自己的心情故事投向《德生天地》。同时，《德生天地》也成了 供大家学习和交流管理经验的窗口，我就是通过这个窗口发表了一 些管理上的见闻文章，也从“管理文摘”上学到了很多先进的管理方法。 后来，又先后开办了“车间窗口”、“学习心得”、“人在途中”、“健康之友”等栏目。为了激发更多的员工投稿和献计献策，公司还特设了稿费，员工来稿一经采用，就会发放稿费以资鼓励。 为了方便员工投稿，公司又专门在车间上下班的楼梯口设了投稿箱，由各车间编委定时收集打印上交编辑，编辑人员再经过筛选修饰后才能登上《德生天地》。 有了丰富多彩的员工投稿，好文章、好主意不断出现，本人也断断续续在《德生天地》上发表了二十来篇稿件。闲时，登录德生的公司网站，点击“德生天地”，就能回味一下自己写的文章，觉得很有意思，觉得人生过得充实而有意义。 《德生天地》编辑到第68期以后，由于工作的原因，我对她的关注也逐渐减少了一些。而期间，编委会的人员也几经改头换脸，还聘请了专人，专职负责《德生天地》的编辑和公司内的企业文化宣传。 虽然没有每期都看《德生天地》，但我还是发现，现在的《德生天地》和以前的相比发生了一些变化。内容上，增加了公司每月发生的动态新闻和重大活动的报道，还有德生员工和基层管理人员的专访。但与此同时，也少了一些公司领导发表的文章，让我们这些希望能从领导们的成功之路里，有所感悟有所成长的人，少了一些学习的机会。 我很喜欢写自己的心情故事，也喜欢看别人写的心情故事。一路走来，谁会没有自己的故事呢？把那些往事记录下来，也就还原了自己每一步成长的足迹，我想，这对别人多多少少有些借鉴的作用。 《德生天地》是德生的企业文化之一，它反映和记载的是德生人的奋斗史和德生公司的成长发展史。很多已经离开公司的德生人，不管现在他身在何处，只要登录德生网站，打开“德生天地”，都可以从中寻找到自己曾经的笔迹。回想过去在德生的岁月，不管是好是坏，他都不会忘记自己曾经也是一名德生人。 今天，《德生天地》已经顺利出刊到了第100期，这离不开公司领导的重视和支持，离不开编委会成员们的执着和努力，也离不开广大作者和读者的参与和关注。它是我们德生人信念和精神的升华。 《德生天地》是否有可读性？关键是文章的内容能否对读者产生吸引力！我个人认为，能煽动读者情感的文章才有吸引力。金庸写的武侠小说之所以有那么多读者，是因为他能结合历史，虚拟出一个个江湖故事，把江湖儿女的侠骨柔情描写得入木三分，让人看了还想看，总想知道故事的结局。 这就是人的好奇心使然。 我幻想着，有一天，《德生天地》是不是也会弄出个关于“德生”的连载故事来？那可有看头了！我看过《联想为什么》和《华为的冬天》等企业管理著作，它们很注重实效，观点新颖突出，读后觉得学到了很多东西，给人很大的启发和触动，不愧是优秀企业的优秀文化。 让我们一齐努力，为《德生天地》加油！…… 我们 走在 大路 上—