第一段（12页）a : nowadays , more and more students chooseto study abroad . what do you think of this phenomenon ?b : if i had enough money , i would go abroadto continue my studies . i can make a lotof friends and broaden my horizons whenstudying abroada : yes , it ' d be a great opportunity to makefriends with people who are from differentcultures , which will add to our life experience .Having said that , i still prefer to stay home ,because i will miss my family a lot when i amfar away from home .b : that could be a problem . i always feel sadand uneasy when i am in a totally strangeplace.a : that ' s what i was saying . homesickness , youknow.第二段（84页）a:I ' m afraid i have a complaint . could i speak to the director of our school , please?b : yes , please go ahead . i ' m the director .a : good afternoon , sir . i ' m sorry to trouble you ,but the heat doesn ' t work and it is winter.b : i ' m really sorry about that . i ' ve already sent some people to look into it .a : thank you . and another thing i have to say is that the equip ment in the self access center is faulty.b : i ' m sorry but there ' s nothing we can do at the moment . we know some equipment there is beyond repair , and we plan to purchase some new equipment but the funds have not been approved yet .a : that ' s too bad . anyhow , thank you .b : you ' re welcome .第三段（102页）a: hey , kathy . i ' m thinking about renting a movie for tonight ' s party ,and i want to know what kind of movies you like.b : ok . what kind of movies do you have in mind ?a : well , what about action movies ?b : Ah,I’m sick of action movies . too much violence .a : ok , do you like comedies ?b : yeah , i ' m keen on comedies.a : fine . well , what do you think of horror movies or love stori es ?b: uh ...i'm not really crazy about horror movies or love stories . but i ' m really mad about hollywood movies .a : ok . i ' ll go to the video store and see what i can find .第四段（121页）a : the mobile phone is essential to me . i can ' tlive without it . i need it in case there ' s anemergency and i have to call someone.b : i can ' t live without the mobile phone , either.i ' m a secretary , and i need it just in casemy boss calls me . so we ' ll buy two mobilephones . how about the laptop？a : i ' m a designer . the laptop is very important for my job . without it , my career would be ruined.b:So a laptop is essential . MP3 player? i lovemusic . i can ' t bear the thought of life without it. So an mp3 player is the gadget i must have.a : the DVD player is out - of - date . i usuallywatch movies on the internet . it ' s much moreconvenient . besides if i want to do some editing， most dvd players can ' t help now.i must turnto some popular computer programs on theInternet . so i think we don ' t need one.b : digital camera ? i want one . i ' m not aphotographer , but i love to film every important person and moment in my life . so a digitalcamera is a good help . i feel proud and happywhen i watch those videos i ' ve made.a :digital tv ? i suppose i don ' t need a digitaltv . although it can provide much clearerand higher - quality pictures , it has ratherlimited programs to choose from . i think itwill be replaced by the internet or some othertechnology in the future .第五段（138页）a : lt is getting Increasingly hot. I’m thinking of installing an air conditioner in the dorm.What do you think ?b : if you ask me . it is not necessary to installone . when it is getting really hot , we will beat home to spend the summer holidays.a : but there is still one month before we gohome .and more importantly , when we arehaving the final exams , it will be over 3 0 ' c .b : but i think that it is unnecessary to spend so much money to buy an air conditioner justfor two or three weeks , not to mention theelectricity bill.a : for me ，the most important thing is notmoney , but to have a good rest during theexamination time . i couldn ' t sleep wellwithout an air conditioner in hot weather .b : anyhow , it ' s perfectly ok for me to gowithout an air conditioner .and i ' m afraidthat the other two roommates don’t need an air conditioner either.a : i will talk to them later . one thing i ' d like to say is that it is still very hot in septemberand october in this city . i believe that you ' ll find that an air conditioner is essential at the beginning of next semester .。