1.Read the following words in phonetic symbols.[kən'temprəri] [fə,mili'ærəti] ['nɔnʃələntli]['helikɔptə] [hai'pɔθəsis] ['simblizəm][,kɔmpri'henʃn] [ə'pri:ʃəbl] [,simpə'θetik]['relətivli] [,inik'spensiv] [dis'kʌrid3iŋ]['ægrikʌltʃə] [kən'vi:niəns] [si'kjuərəti][di'stiŋɡwiʃəbl] [,ɑ:ti'fiʃl] [fə'siliteit][ə'prɔksimitli] [,ækə'demik] [ə'pendiks][kəm'pli:tli] [dis'kwɔlifai] [ə'pendiks][kəm'pli:tli] [dai'kɔtəmi] [,kwɔlifi'keiʃn][ɔ:'tɔnəməs] ['stændstil] [hju:,m ili'eiʃn][,indəu'ni:zjən] [mi'kænik] [,hɔspi'tæləti][ə'næləsis] [,ɔ:tə'mætikli] [in'ædikwət][,ɡærən'ti:] [dai'kɔtəmi] [,kwɔlifi'keiʃn][si'kju:rait] ['heritəbl] [,ini'kwɔləti][klai'mæktərik] ['weərəbauts] ['pesimizəm]['nɔnʃələns] [,d ik'teitəʃip] ['d3ə:nəlist][i,mænsi'peiʃn] [ɔ:'tɔnəməs]2.Read the following words.identification individuality believed languages educationalist collected clothes announcement desert(v.) moon contrast(v.) zone washed washes blown knownstone protest(n.) delivered Marx’s well-known increase(n.) transportation kicked Jones’s entertainment received months spoon produce(n.) moon object(v.) administrative praised truths stone perfect(v.) modernize engagement changed Marx’s noon increase(v.) dragged voices drown desert (n.) uniqueness3.Read the following phrases.•first of all a cold drink great changes•father and mother leave me alone as a matter of fact•at midnight great concern just at the moment• a bottle of ink run up againt a bad cold•let him in take it along for an hour• a cup of tea take good care of an important choice •here and there read that book a piece of paper • a great deal a sweet dream improve his English • a good job for example in a minute• a sweet dream give him a book read it again•quite different back in a minute leave it alone•the first chapter take it away back in a minute •here it is a pair of shoes a hard journey•at next door make a mess of do the right thing •read it again a hard journey take it along• a cold drink at the airport great changes• a cat and dog life half an hour4.Read the following sentences.•How many times has he been to Shanghai？•With whom would you like to come for a game of football？•How often do you watch TV every week？•How old is Jim’s little brother？•What have you got for the fruit salad?•Which part of the text shall we prepare for a reading test?•Who would have thought it could be done so quickly?•Which way do you remember he went?•Can you swim to the other side？•Haven’t you read this book before？•You haven’t locked the door？•You are fresh from America?•Could you please make less noise？•Shall we bring some sandwiches for you?•Does your chest hurt when you cough?•Can you come to the pictures with me tonight?•Have you heard anything of him lately?•Have you got the tickets for the football match?•Shall I come to pick you up or shall we meet at the airport？•Where are you going, to the classroom or to the library？•Do you want to go there by land or by air？•Are they reading, chatting or watching television in the evening？•Shall I come to pick you up or shall we meet at the airport？•Which do you like better, a cup of coffee or a glass of milk?•Are you going home or do you prefer to stay here ?•Is he still here or has he gone home already?•Where are you going, to the classroom or to the library?•Are they reading, chatting or watching TV?•There’s little water in the bot tle，is there?•Li Lei gets up at six in the morning，doesn’t he?•Practising speaking English every morning will do you good，won’t it？•All of you like rock and roll，don’t you？•I don’t think that he is the suitable man for the job, is he？•He would rather read it ten times than recite it, wouldn't he?•I needn’t go to hospital for this, need I?•I don't believe that he can translate this book, can he?•I expect our English teacher will be back this weekend, won't he?••It is a fine day, isn’t it?•It is a beautiful flower，isn't it?•It looks like rain, doesn’t it?•Pass me the salt, Cathy.•Tell me the truth, George.••Students live either with a British family, or at the school, or in a hotel.•When I take a walk in the park, I often see a lot of people walking dogs.•Older people are active, healthy, and continue to contribute to society.•In Britain, prisoners in open prisons can exercise, have visitors, or study.•Analyzing the pulse rate can determine whether a driver is drunk or sleeping.5.Read the following paragraphs.•Can you imagine ice that does not melt and is not wet? Have you ever heard of dry ice? Dry ice is made by freezing a gas. Dry ice was first manufactured in 1925. It can be used for destroying insects in grain supplies.It is more practical than ordinary ice because it takes up less space and it is 142 degrees colder.•Have you ever traveled on any of the giant jet planes? If you have not been a passenger on one of these planes, try to imagine a jet which is more than seventeen meters long and more than five stories high at the tail. Such aplane costs at least twenty-five million dollars to build. It costs at least six thousand dollars to fill this giant with fuel.•Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer and gentler with each other? Too often people rush into elevators without giving those inside a chance to get off first, or never say “Thank you” when others hold the door open for them. No matter how nicely we dress, we can’t be truly elegant without good manners.•Do you have a tough math test coming up? Then listen to some classical piano music just before the test. Researchers asked a group of college students to listen to some piano music by a famous 18th century composer before taking a math test. They were surprised t o find that the students’ scores jumped eight to nine points.•Often, there is no parent at home most days, so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants, when to watch television or do homework. They organize their social life. They play no childhood games.Hollywood has always been the city of dreams. The kids there live unreal lives where money, beauty and pleasure are the only gods.•We are all born into this world as equals, but for various reasons, not all of us are treated as equals. This inequality begins when we reach the age of five, for that is when we will enter elementary school. There we have to prove ourselves to the other children and also to our teacher. If we seem different from the other children, we are treated differently.•Let’s say you are trying to learn some new and rather difficult English vocabulary using a stack of cards. Should you look at the same word in rapid succession or look at the word and then have some delay before you look at it again? The answer is it is better to space up the presentations of the word you are to learn.•Is total independence an important thing in our culture? I imagine that what my parents were trying to teach me was to take responsibilities for my actions and my choices. But the teaching was shaped by our cultural imagines.As I was growing up, I remember being carefully taught that independence not interdependence was everything.•Cross-country skiing isn’t as easy as some people think. It takes a lot of energy, but that’s not part of my paper. So I guess I should leave it out. But now I don’t know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness without explaining how hard you have to work for it. It’s not like just sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by.•Barbara is a wife and the mother of two children, ages 2 and 4. Herhusband, Tom, is an engineer and makes an excellent salary. Barbara does not think it's necessary to stay home every day with the children and she knows a very reliable babysitter who's willing to come to her house. Tom does not think a babysitter can replace a mother.。