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Unit 1 Enjoy your feelings!
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Part I Script
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. He has learned to make sounds like a cat.
B. He found food for the woman's cat.
C. He has become team captain.
D. He has attracted the woman's attention.
2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. His house was broken into.
B. His bicycle was broken.
C. He failed the exams.
D. He's worried about the coming exams.
3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. An exciting football match.
B. A beautiful scene.
C. The man's interest in her.
D. The man's inviting her to a football match.
4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. Excited.
B. Indifferent.
C. Annoyed.
D. Joyous.
5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The man is sad since he failed to be promoted.
B. The man has already been the sales manager for three years.
C. The woman is overjoyed at the man's promotion.
D. The woman made a mistake.
Part II Script
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.
What is happiness? Where do you find it? If you have trouble answering those questions, you are not alone. Philosophers and scientists puzzled (1)them for ages.
Probably you gave many of the same answers. Did you say happiness comes from music or good food or (2)lovercompanionshipover ? Perhaps you agreed with Chopin's (3)
when she said, \loved.\
Those are the usual answers, but they do not constitute a complete (4)
definition of happiness. Happiness may also exist in unlikely places. Anne scarceFrank, a Jewish girl, hid from Nazi soldiers in a small attic for two years. Food was (5) and the threat of death was never far away. Yet she diaryrecorded in her (6) frequent moments of happiness. The (7)sight of new green leaves on tree tops brought her joy. Lord Nelson, the famous English admiral, found happiness when he was near death with a painful wound. After he learned he had defeated the enemy fleet, he spoke his last words with a smile: \(8).\Those stories show that people in a difficult
or even painful situation may also feel happy.
Conversely, happiness may lead to an unhappy situation. (9)
. On the other hand, mildly negative moods bring on the critical and analytical skills that are essential for business prosperity. (10)
. (1) (2) (3) Your answer over companionship lover Correct answer over companionship lover (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) definition scarce diary sight definition scarce diary sight Thank God, I've done my duty In a workforce made up entirely of happy people, the competitive edge would soon be lost It may take centuries before philosophers and scientists can arrive at a clear definition of happiness (10)
Part III Script
Directions: Listen to the following recording, 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. Which of the following is true, according to the speaker?
A. The crises after job loss are as bad as the loss itself. B. The crises after job loss are worse than the loss itself. C. Job loss is worse than the subsequent crises.
D. Only after finding another job can one overcome the depression.
2. What are the subjects in the study like?
A. More than 700 subjects averaging over 30 years of age. B. More than 700 subjects averaging over 40 years of age. C. Almost 600 subjects averaging over 30 years of age. D. Almost 600 subjects averaging over 40 years of age.
3. Which of the following does the speaker mention as a result of unemployment?
A. Losing healthcare benefits.
B. Less ability to care for a family member with a long illness. C. A heavy pressure on family relationships. D. All of the above.
4. Which of the following is true of the study participants who found new jobs?
A. Their health improved but their emotional functioning was poor. B. Their health worsened but their emotional functioning improved. C. Their health and emotional functioning were both poor. D. Both their health and emotional functioning improved.
5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. How to find new jobs.
B. How to overcome depression after job loss. C. Long-lasting depression from job loss. D. Depression from undesirable reemployment.
Part IV
Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements. 1. I've won a large sum of money in the lottery. I'm _______ myself with joy.
A. beside B. behind C. below