Unit 1
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 1
Passage 1 Hammering a Nail on the Wall 1
Passage 2 The Conversation After a Hotel Fire 2
Passage 3 Coming Here to Connect Your Telephone 4
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 5
Passage 1 A Very Stupid Servant 5
Passage 2 Enjoying Classic Music 7
Passage 3 Sharing a Taxi 8
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 10
Passage 1 Beautiful Cold Piece of Glass 10
Passage 2 The Passport Photo 11
Passage 3 Enjoying the Picture on the Platform 13
Unit 2
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 15
Passage 1 Having a Holiday in Greece 15
Passage 2 Visiting the State Prison at Sing Sing 16
Passage 3 Looking for Somebody to Write His Letter 18
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 19
Passage 1 Usage of English Language 19
Passage 2 Talking with an Englishman in English 21
Passage 3 Ways to Report Death 22
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 24
Passage 1 Matching a Valuable Antique Vase 24
Passage 2 The School Report of the Monthly Examinations 25
Passage 3 A Problem in Arithmetic 27
Unit 3
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 29
Passage 1 Who Can Answer the Phone? 29
Passage 2 A Short Holiday 30
Passage 3 Asking Permission to Hunt in a Farmer's Yard 32
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 33
Dialogue 1 The Continental Breakfast 33
Dialogue 2 Reserving a Table for Five 35
Dialogue 3 A Table near the Dance Floor 36
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 37
Passage 1 A Shoemaker Ticket 37
Passage 2 Cleaning Shoes in the Street 39
Passage 3 The Security for a Bank Loan 40
Unit 4
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 43
Passage 1 Halfway Across the Atlantic 43
Passage 2 A Ride in the Small Plane 44
Passage 3 Traveling in a Small Plane 46
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 47
Passage 1 Have the Hair Cut on Your Own Time 47
Passage 2 Going to the Barber's 49
Passage 3 Having the Hair Cut 50
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 52
Passage 1 A Specially Trained Parrot 52
Passage 2 A Penny-Pinching Farmer 54
Passage 3 The Seat for Proper Load Balance 55
Unit 5
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 59
Passage 1 A Middle-Aged Man with Two Wives 59
Passage 2 A Girl to Marry a Man 61
Passage 3 Searching for a Girl to Marry 62
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 64
Passage 1 A Way to Be Close with a Gentleman 64
Passage 2 The Guardian Angel 65
Passage 3 A Lady Starting to Get Off 67
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 69
Passage 1 Animals Doing a Number of Simple Jobs 69
Passage 2 The Earth and the Sun 70
Passage 3 Giving Names to Children 72
Unit 6
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 75
Passage 1 The Fights Between Two Brothers 75
Passage 2 An Act to Punish the Mother 76
Passage 3 A Holiday from School 78
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 79
Passage 1 Where Is Jesus Today? 79
Passage 2 Asking for the Position 81
Passage 3 A Gardener Working for a School 82
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 84
Passage 1 Becoming a Monk in Three Years 84
Passage 2 The Dog and the Pickle 86
Passage 3 The Fortune-Teller's Prediction 87
Unit 7
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 89
Passage 1 The Doorman's Way to Handle Trouble 89
Passage 2 This Hole in the Ground 90
Passage 3 The Place to Take Her Pills 92
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 93
Passage 1 Women and Men 93
Passage 2 Boys and Girls in America 95
Passage 3 The American Swimming Star 96
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 98
Passage 1 Becoming an Artist 98
Passage 2 Why Do You Want to Become a Dustman? 99
Passage 3 An Unforgettable Holiday Ride 101
Unit 8
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 103
Passage 1 Staying in the Cheapest Room at a Hotel 103
Passage 2 Greeting to an Air Hostess 104
Passage 3 A Big Dance at the Hotel 106
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 107
Passage 1 The Menus in a Restaurant 107
Passage 2 Show You the Way 109
Passage 3 Paying as Little as Possible 110
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 112
Passage 1 The Father and His Sons 112
Passage 2 The Two Astronauts 114
Passage 3 A Word with Many Meanings 116
Unit 9
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 119
Passage 1 Taking Care ofvYoung Animals 119
Passage 2 In the Zoo 120
Passage 3 Catching a Mouse with the Mouse-Trap 122
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 123
Passage 1 The Mouse Family 123
Passage 2 A Fox in a Deep Well 125
Passage 3 The Hunters of the Insect World 126
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 128
Passage 1 An Antique Collector's Trick 128
Passage 2 Two Lions in a Small Zoo 129
Passage 3 An Old Farmer with a Horse 131
Unit 10
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 133
Passage 1 A Nice Car 133
Passage 2 The Bright Yellow Beta 400s in the Car-Park 134
Passage 3 How About Getting in the Car 136
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 138
Passage 1 A Beautiful Modern Bicycle for Sale 138
Passage 2 A Pint of Beer in a Clean Glass 139
Passage 3 An Urgent Letter 141
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 142
Passage 1 American Indians in the New World 142
Passage 2 The Cheater 144
Passage 3 Celebrating Christmas 146
Key to Exercises and Transcript 149