Key to Focus Listening 4Lesson 1Part A I. Key: 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 IL a, b, c, d, cPart B 111. l.a, d, a, b, b 2. Key: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10Passage 2 IIL 1. a, c, a, d, c2. 1) television, radio, correspondence courses; 3) social sciences, arts, mathematics 4) farm workers, teachers, policemen; 5) cheapest and most far-reachingLesson 2Part A Affirmative response: 2,5,6,8,9,13,18,19,20Negative response: 1,3,4,7,10,11,12,14,15,16,17Part B IIL 1. d,a,d,d,c2. Teacher's complaints: 1) students don't do their homework properly.2) students constantly arrive at school red-eyed and yawning.Two explanations: 1) stay up late to watch television; 2) take up part-time jobs Passage 2 IIL L b, a, c2. 1) early childhood 2) elementary// arithmetic, social studies, music, physical education 3) secondary//to prepare students for college; to prepare students for jobs 4) higher// engineering, businessLesson 3Part A 1) 2 2) 11 3) 6 4) 455 5) 8 6) New York 7) 318 8) 12 9) Madrid 10)641 11)9 12) Paris 13)814 14)4 15) Athens 16) 260 17)2 18) Boston 19) 74 20) 24Part B Passage 1 IIL 1 b, c, a, d, a 2. key: 1,4,5,6,7Passge 2 IIL 1. c, a, d, b, c 2. l)sports; 2)two basketball games; 3)Fruday night and Saturday night; 4)skiiing ; 5)music; 6)concert; 7)Saturday night; 8)museum exhibits; 9)American Indian pottery and sand painting ; 10) 10 a.m.-5 pm Saturday and SundayLesson 4Part A I. 1. At 12:30 2. 10:00 train to Edinburgh 3. Platform 16 4. The one to Chicago5. At 17:006. The 16:14 train to Boston7. Platform8. The 7:10 train to Washington D.C. 9) AT 10:15 10) To board the train immediatelyII. his close friend Andrew was leaving for Boston; long before the departure time for Andrew's plane; a lot of things to say to his friend; he didn't know what to say; Just a postcard will doPart B. passage 1. III. 1. b, d, a, a, d 2. key: 1, 6, 7, 8, 9Passage 2. III. 1. a, c, b, d, c 2. key: 1,4, 5, 7, 9Lesson 5Part A. 1. At 8:55 2. In the hospital 3. to pick up her children from school 4. call again after 5 5. she had to stay home to take care of her sick father 6- invite some friends over for a drink 7. he got injured in the football match 8. she's going abroad to visit her daughter 9. close all the windows 10. he's come across many unfamiliar words and has to consult the dictinary all the timePart B. passage 1. III. 1. b, c, a, d, d 2. Key: 1, 3, 7, 8, 10Passage 2. III. 1. a, c, b, c, d 2. key: 1,3, 4, 7, 10Lesson 6Part A. I. 1-5 a, c, a, b, c; 6-10 d, c, d, c, cII. she lost her sight and hearing; until the arrival of ; who was to change Helen's life; March 3, 1887; It was 3 months before Helen's 7th birthday; worked closely with; At times; became disappointed; Miss Sullivan's efforts were rewarded; communicate with others.Part B. Passage 1. III. 1. a, b, b, d, a 2. 1) laugh at pelple in trouble 2) be kind to 3) take your turn 4) older people, women and disabled people on the bus 5) tell them they are fat 6) ask pelple their age 7) smoke unless allowed 8) be on time 9) Please; Thank you 10) stand up when speaking to elder peoplePassage 2. III. 1. d, b, c, b, c 2. 1) Flowers, old porcelain tea sits, traditional paintings, calligraphy, national costumes 2) Tea and small cakes 3) The most distinguished guest 4) Sip bit by bit 5) Constantly make bows and show appreciation of the designs of the tea setsQuiz 1Part A 1-5 d, b, c, d, a 6-10 a, b, d, b, dPart B. 11. Do you mind if I sit here? 12. of course not 13. I'm going to New York 14. I'm on sort of a business trip 15. to study a graduate program for a year 16. I'll study electric engineering 17. but I'm also a little worried 18. Fve heard that it's a dangerous place 19. crimes there in the newspapers 20. actually it's a very exciting placePart C. 21-23 d, b, d 24-6 d, c, a 27-30 b, c, d, cLesson 7Part A 1-5 abcab 6-10 cdacaPart B2. the third of March; exciting day; girls; 3 and 7; dolls; the royal family; the court; May 5th ; armour; male role Passage 2 1. cdacd2. the United States; European; tiny; over 200; National; January 26,h; 1788; British; first settlement; SydneyLesson 8Part A 1-5 bccac 6-10 ddbdbPart B Passage 11 . cacab2. 1) Milkmen and newspaper boys.2) It derives from the old custom of giving servants and tradesmen a Christmas box or gift. Passage 21. abadb ;2. not true: 2) 3) 5) 8) 10)Lesson 9Part A 1-5 dddba6-10cddbbPart BPassage11. bbdcb;2. 1)3) 6) 7) 8) Passage 21. cbdda;2. 4) 5) 8) 9)Lesson 10Part A Part B 1-5 bdcba 6-10 bacbc Passage 1Passage1. bdcac;2. 2) 5) 7) 8) 10)1. abbbd;2. 1)3) 5) 6)9)Lesson 11Part A 1-5 dcbad 6-10 cdcbcPart B Passage 1 1. acaac2. 1) Rome 2) 700's 3) the first printed newspaper 4) Germany 5)the first newspaper in Europe 6) Amsterdam 7) London 8) Boston 9) the first American newspaper 10) the first daily newspaper in the American colonies2.I) popular music 2) 20 hours 3) light music 4) sports events 5) 17 hours 6)classical music 7) theater plays 8) works of educational, artistic and intellectual interests 9) news and information 10) broadcasts to schoolsLesson 12Part A 1-5 dbcca 6-10 dcbcdPart BPassage 1 1. dcabd2.1) Who should be the audience? How to attract people of different social groups?Where to put the advertisement besides showing it on TV? When and how often should the advertisement be shown?2) a. checking and saving accounts; b. investment plans; c. ATM banking Passage 2 1. cccab; 2. 1) a. d. 2) b. e. g.Quiz 2Part A 1-5 dadba 6-10 bcdbbPart B11. usually 12. Eighties 13. Album 14. Recording 15. Extremely 16. Describe 17. Acting 18. As a young man, he won a gold medal in the Olympics as a boxer. 19. Before long, he was known as one of the most famous boxers in sports history 20. But like the stars in the sky, a superstar fades from the sight as time passes. Many young people, for example, know little about Muhammad Ali these days.Part CPassage 1 Passage 221.d24.b22.C25.23. B26. A 27. CPassage 3 28.d 29.b 30. cLesson 13Part A 1 a 2d 3 c 4d 5b 6a 7d 8c II. I.b2. aPart B Dialogue I IL 1. 1) c 2) b 3) a 4) d 5) b 2. 1) a lot of violent programs 2) advertising一bad for children 3) watching TV all day--・bad for children's eyes 4) watching TV—not creativeDialogue 2 IL 1. 1) b 2) b 2. 1) should be banned in all public places, including the streets. 2) non-smokers 3) partly agrees 4) the smoker himself 5) disagrees 6) useless 7) fully agrees 8) a dirty habit and dangerous to one's health.Part A 1 b 2b 3a 4c 5d 6d 7a 8d 9c 10 dPart B Dialogue I IL 1. 1) She wants to be a lawyer. 2) Her lecturer advised her to change to a more suitable course. 3) She was shocked to hear that and she thought it was the lecturer who should change his job if he didn't want to teach her.2. 1) to study law 2) agrees 3) a waste of time good wives and mothers at home 4) to succeed in her career and to be a good mother at the same time. 5) agrees 6) interfering in people's family life. 7) housework is a woman's job.Dialogue 2 IL 1. 1) Where to live, in a city or in a village? 2) He is a writer and he lives in London. 3) Mary is an actress and her husband is a farmer. They live in a village. 4) Jenny prefers to live in a village, but she is now living in a small town near London. 5) Jenny seems to be quite satisfied with the place she is living in, because she enjoys the best of both worlds, a small town which is within easy reach of London and close to the country.2. 1) fresh air 2) close to nature 3) peace and quiet 4) less crime and less traffic (safer) 5) more pleasant 6) much cheaper 7) There's more going on. 8) more entertainment 9) more open-minded people 10) better stores and shopsLesson 15Part A 1 c 2c 3d 4b 5b 6b 7d 8a 9d lOdPart B Passage 1 IL 1.1) b 2) c 3) a 4) b 5) d 2. 1) b. the restaurants serve 6foreign9 food, c. they don't want to spend the necessary time and effort needed to cook good meals, d. they don't come specially for English food 2) a. simple, b. easy to cook, c. ready prepared, d. just needs heating up before eating. 3) a. is far away from large towns, b. life is slow, c. people are not in a great hurry.Passage 2 II. 1. 1) b 2) c 3) d 4) b 5) a 2. 1) b. fried chickens, d. ice cream 2) b. Mexican restaurants, c. Italian restaurants, d. Chinese restaurants. 3) a. quick service, b. cheap prices, c. carry-out service. 4) a. quick meals fbr people in a hurry, b. inexpensive meals for people on a budget.Lesson 16Part A 1 b 2b 3c 4a 5c 6d 7d 8d 9b 10bPart B Passage 1 ILL 1) b 2)d 3)c 4)c 5)d 2. 1) a. wines, b. beers, c. carbonated drinks. 2) a. soda water, b. sugar, c. flavoring. 3) supermarkets, b. gas stations, c. schools, d. movie theaters, e. fast food restaurants, f. bars, g. large elegant restaurants. 4) a. classes, b. meetings, c. meals, d. sports games. 5) a. Coca-Cola, b.Pepsi-Cola, c. 7-Up.Passage 2 IL 1. 1) a 2)c 3)c 4) d 5)d 2. 1) green vegetables of all kinds peas, cabbages, lettuces 2) fruits peaches, bananas 3) beets, carrots, tomatoes 4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs 5) milk and food made from milk cheese and ice-cream 6) bread or cereal rice. Lesson 17Part A. 1 c 2 d 3 b 4 d 5 d 6. a 7. b 8. d 9. b 10. cPart B Passage 1 IL 1. 1) b 2) d 3) c 4) c 5) c 2. 1) Put a coin 2) Push a button 3) pull a lever 4) open a door Passage 2 IL 1. 1) b 2) c 3) d 4) c 5) b 2. 1) Its reply comes back at once or within hours. 2) It can create friendship. 3) It is far cheaper than a long-distance call. 4) It can help revive the almost lost art of letter writing. 5) It can bring people together and make the world even smaller.Lesson 18Part A. 1 b 2d 3b 4c 5b 6c 7a 8b 9c 10bPart B Passage 1 IL 1. 1) d 2) a 3) c 4) d 5) b 2. 1) an ordinary record 2) reproducing pictures and sound 3) plastic 4) since Dec. 1978 5) as popular as records and record players.Passage 2 IL 1. 1) c 2) c 3) a 4) d 5) c 2. 1) Fan effect on the central nervous system. 2) a chemical change in the body's fluids. 3) an unknown system of energy under the skin. Quit 3Part A 1. a 2. c 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. d 9. b. 10. dPart B 11. keen 12. Saturday 13. equipment 14. kilometers 15. part 16. ride17.though18.Recently my wife decided that she not want to spent every Saturday on her own and asked me to take her with me.19."Why don't you show me what to do and let me try?20.When the next Saturday came, I asked my wife if she wanted to go with me again. 'Oh, no!' she exclaimed. Td rather stay at home. It's so boring catching fish/ Suggested answers for 18,19 and 20:18.Not long ago my wife wanted to go fishing with me because she didn't want to spend Saturday alone at home.19.'Can't you show me how to fish?'20.When the next Saturday came, my wife didn't want to go fishing with again. She preferred to stay at home because she didn't find fishing interesting.PartC 21. a 22.b 23.d 24.b 25.d 26.d 27. d 28.c 29. b 30.cLesson 19Part A 1. Because Mary was busy typing a report in her office.2.In New York.3.Photography. Because he finds it a lot of fun.4.They will have a picnic, take some pictures and have a swim.5.She doesn't play any sports but she watches all kinds of games.IL first brought Io America from Africa as slaves, free was not completely done away withThe black people make up nearly 12% of the population, used >o live two million more thanthree times as many as in 1940. an increase of close to one million in 20 years.Part B Passage 1III 1. l .c 2.d 3. a 4. b 5. c2. l.F 2.T3. F4.T5.TPassage!nil l.b 2.a 3.c 4,c 5.d2. 1. shapeless mass of clor, colors 2.perfect roundness, artificial3.strange shapes4. real, taste5. surface , in every detail, touchLesson 20Part A I. 1 .d 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. bIL l.b 2.c 3. c 4. b 5. bPart B III. 1. d 2. d 3. c 4. c 5. c 6. a 7. c 8. c 9.d lO.bTest Part A 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. d 6. a 7. d 8. d 9. a lO.cPart B 11, free time 12. hunting 13, hundred 14. organized 15. meaning 16. paid 17. professional 18. a professional footballer in England earns more than 3,000 pounds a year. 19. Perhaps the mast surprising thing about sportsmeD and money is that: the stars can earn more money from advertising than from playing： their sports. 20. Sports are no longer just something for people's spare time.Part C Passage 1 21. d 22. c 23. aPassage 2 24. b 25. b 26. aPassage 3 27. c 28. d 29. a 30. c。