4. What can we learn from the woman's description of the mugger? A. He is about 170 cms tall and unusually fat. B. He is a teenager with pale-blue eyes. C. He is a tall, strong young man. D. He is short, with brown eyes.
5. What does Jackie hope will happen to the mugger? A. He spends the remaining years of his life in prison. B. He reforms and becomes a useful citizen.
C. He apologizes to her next time they meet in the park. D. He locks up his apartment at night. Part IV
Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements. 1. I was walking home from work when this woman ______ me right ____ my feet.
A. knocked...away B. knocked...off C. hit...away D. struck...of
2. I'll just take off my left shoe _________ I walk through the park. A. every time B. every time when C. in every time D. in every time when
3. Many months had ______ and the border guard met the young man again.
A. gone off
B. gone away C. gone by D. gone through
4. The border guard asked the young man, \____________, what were you smuggling?\
A. between me and you B. between you and me C. to tell me D. from you to me
5. Blake wiped his hands ______ his clean jeans before shaking hands. A. in B. at C. on D. through
6. He told the police that Pete lived _____ away. A. two doors B. in two doors C. at two doors D. for two doors
7. The officer could see that Kenny's yard _____ the victim's. A. commanded B. commanded over C. looked over D. overlooked
8. The 91-year-old man was accused of _______ the bank.
A. robbing B. robbing from C. robbing in D. robbing with
9. In 1999 the old man ____ a three-year sentence for bank robbery in Florida.
A. served for B. served C. serviced for D. serviced
10. A witness ______ the criminal's license number of his car. A. took on B. took over C. took in D. took down Unit9
II Listening Skills crashing into a building
Italian investigators are trying to discover what caused a small private plane to crash into Milan?S tallest building on Thursday,killing at least three,injuring dozens more and making a big hole in the 32-story building. The aircraft was piloted by a 68-year-old Swiss man.It hit the 26th floor of the tower in an apparent accident at 5:48 P.m.,I 8 minutes after taking off, Italian officials said.
An Italian police officer said they had no evidence of fl link to terrorism.An intelligence official in Washington told the media that,in spite of past warnings,there was no information about a possible terrorist attack aiming at Italy.
Milan fire brigade officials said the aircraft had only the pilot and no passengers,according to the flight plan.It was on fire as it flew into the tower.There was an explosion in the building when the tour-seat plane hit,but there was no danger that the building would collapse,the police said. event, time and cause The accident The results and making a big hole in the building;but no danger of the building?s collapse. The building The pilot Time Cause The plane III.Listening In Task 1:The Seatbelt
Lisa:Do you wear the seatbelt every time you drive or ride a car? Mike:No,seatbelts are for chickens.Besides,I?m a great driver Lisa:The chances of being injured in a car accident this year are 1 in 75. I think that,s worth thinking about seriously.
Mike:Have you ever been involved in an automobile accident?
Lisa:Only once·My car slid on a rainy night and went off the road.Fortunately 1 was wearing my seatbelt.
Mike:I?ve never had a serious accident.
Lisa: My brother was more unlucky than 1 was.Last December he was almost killed in an accident.He was in the back seat of his friend?s car when it rolled.He wasn?t wearing a seatbeIt.
Mike:Wow, that?s terrible.
Lisa: Fastening your seatbelt should be an automatic thing as soon as you get into your car.But t00 many people still refuse to wear seatbelts j
32-story A 68-year-old Swiss man. 5:48p.m,18 minutes after taking 0ff. Not known.No evidence of a link to terrorism Private;four-seat;having only the pilot Detailed description A plane crashing into the building. Killing at least three people, injuring dozens more Mike:It?s just hard for me to get in the habit of wearing one. Lisa:All it takes is one close-call and you?ll wear your seatbeIts. Mike:0.K.,I?ve got the message.From now on I?11 hook up my seatbeIt. 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.F
Task 2: Why did you stop at a green light?
One day.two friends were driving downtown when they came to an intersection with a traffic light.The light was red but the driver sped right through the red light.The passenger looked in terror at the driver and shouted,“What the hell are you doing? You?re going to get us killed!!¨ The driver replied.“Don?t worry, my mom always drivers like this,and she is all right.”Later.they came to another traffic light,and that too was red.Again the driver shot right through the light.Again the passenger looked at the driver and shouted.“I thought I have told you,you would get US killed! Would you please stop this nonsense”
The driver looked at the passenger and answered.”All right! I get it,but I told you my mom drove like this all the time! And she?s quite OK.”
They came to another traffic light.It was green.The driver slammed 011 the brakes,suddenly stopping the car.,The passenger was thrown forward.“What on earth are you doing?”he screamed.“This is the third time you almost got US killed.Why did you stop at a green light?”
“Well,”said the driver,“my mom might be coming the other way.” 1,D 2,A 3,B 4.C 5.C Task 3: Candle fires Yesterday's fire
A house fire, caused by a candle knocked over by a couple in the building, claimed the lives of six firefighters. The statistics for one year show that about 190 people were killed from candle fires in the United States, and almost 1,500 Fires in recent injured. years The number of candle fires rose 15 percent, and nearly 5 percent of home fires were started by candles, though the percentage was only about 1 percent 10 years ago. Causes of the Candle sales have increased by at least 700 percent in the fires last 10 years.
Never leave a burning candle unattended. Keep candles away from things that can catch fire.
Prevention of
Keep all flammable things at least a foot away. fires
Keep candles away from children and pets.