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UNITONETHETEMPTATIONOFARESPECTABLEWOMAN

UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS

1．M：What’syourfamilylike，Emma

W：Well．myparentsareseparated，butmyfatherlivesnearus．Mymotherisamiddleagedwoman．Sheworksasachemicalengineerforadrugcompany．

Q：HowdoEmma’sparentsgetalong

2．W：Ihavetogodowntowntomorrowmorningtohavemyspringdressesfitted．

M：Don’tyouhaveotherclothestowear

W：No．noneofthemfit，andIcan’tevenbuttonupmydresses．IthinkIneedsomenewclothes．

M：Maybeyoushouldfirstthinkaboutdoingmoreexercisesandlosingweightandthenworryaboutyournewclothes．

Q：Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando

3．M：RoberttalksagreatdealaboutmovingfromhispresenthomeinNewYorktoaplantationintheSouth．

W：Butthatisthesamethinghehasbeensayingsincehemovedtheresixyearsago．

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

4．W：Howlonghasyourfriendbeenatyourhome

M：About10days．

W：Didhehaveagoodtime

M：Yeah．Itseemedasifhejustgotherewhenitwastimeforhimtosaygood—bye.

W：Itiscertainlyapleasuretoseehimagainandrenewoldmemories．

M：Well．wetalkedaboutcollegedayswhenwehadbeenbestfriends，andwhenweusedtohaveSOmanyambitions．

Q：Whatcanbelearnedaboutthemanandhisfriend

5．W：WhathappenedtoyouYoulookreallyhappy．

M：Mywifevoluntarilyproposedtoinvitemybestfriendtoourfamilyparty.

W：Didn’tyourwifelikeyourfriend

M：No，atfirstshefoundhimaterriblenuisance，butshehasfinallyovercomeherdislikeforhim．

Q：Whatdoesthemanmean

6．M：Soyouhavefinallydecidedtoendyourteachingcareer，Lucy

W：Yes．Ithasbeendrivingmecrazy．Myhealthdoesn’tpermitmetocopewithsuchaheavyworkloadatthemoment．That’swhyIdecidedtogotoAustraliatotakearest．

M：Oh．Isee．Sothat’swhyyou’vebeensoquietrecently．Yourperiodsofsilencewerenotyourbasicnature，buttheresultofmoods．Youreallyneedachange．

Q：Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman

7．M：IheardjustlastweekthatVickyhadgotmarried．

W：VickymarriedIcan’tbelieveit!Rememberhowshealwayssaidthatmarriagewasn’therchoice

M：ButIalsoheardthatVickyleftherhusband，justtwodaysaftertheirmarriage．

W：What

M：Whenherhusbandaroseinthemorning，Vickyhadalreadygone，withoutevensayingfarewell．Aporterhadcarriedhertrunktothestationandshehadtakenallearlymorningtraintoanothercity．

Q：WhatcanwelearnaboutVickyfromtheconversation

8．W：Doyouknowwhothatmanis

M：Whichone

W：Theoneincasualclothes．

M：Oh，that’sDavidSmith．He’stheonewhojustmovedintotheapartment．

W：Oh，reallyHelookskindofinteresting．

Q：WhatdoesthewomanthinkofDavidSmith

9．W：DoyouknowanythingaboutHenry

M：Thatnamesoundsfamiliar．butI’mnotsure．

W：He’sfromNewZealand．HeworksforIBM．

M：HaveyouspokentohimWhat’shelike

W：Heseemstobeaveryniceman．He’sveryfriendlyandhe’sgotagoodsenseofhumor．

Theysayhe’samanofwit．

0：whatcanbelearnedaboutHenry

10．M：DidyouhearthatMr.andMrs.BrownwenttoSingaporeforavacationlastmonth

W：Yeah．Didtheyenjoythemselves

M：It’shardtosay．Whentheygotthere．theycouldn’tgetaroominagoodhotel．

W：That’stoobad．Buttheyreallyshouldhavemadeareservationforaroomearlier．

Q：Whatcanbedrawnfromtheconversation

11．M：YouknowMartinAlthoughwe’vebeeninthesameofficeformanyyears．I’veneverbeenabletofigurehimout．

silenceinwhichhehasunconsciouslycoveredhimself,but...

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean

12.W:Haveyoumadeyourpeacewithyourwifeyet

M:I'vecertainlytried,butsherefusedtotalktomelastnight.AndwhenIarosethismorning,shehadalreadyleftforheraunt's.

W:Whenwillshereturn

M:Haven'ttheslightestidea.

Q:Whathappenedbetweenthemanandhiswife

13.M:Whatisitliketolivehere

W:It'sterrible.ItusedtobequieterwhenIwenttoschoolhere.IstillrememberthatIoftensataloneonthebenchthatstoodbeneathanoaktreeattheedgeofthetrail.

M:Andnothingdisturbedyou

W:Yeah.Beingalonethere,mythoughtsquicklyflewthiswayandthat.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply

14.W:Whenmyhusband'sfriendBobvisitedus,Ijustleftthemaloneforthemostpart.

M:Why

W:BecausehewassodifferentfromotherpeopleandIcouldn'tunderstandhim.

M:Didhenoticeyourabsence

W:No,hedidn't.Sometimes1imposedmycompanyuponhim,accompanyinghiminhisidlewalkstothemill.

M:Didhewantyoutoaccompanyhim

W:No,thatwasthelastthinghewoulddesire.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean

15.W:Peterisaquietboy.Heseldomsaysathing.

M:Well,letmetellyou.HisbrotherTomisjusttheopposite.

Q:WhatkindofapersonisTom

16.M:Doyouoftenseeourfellowstudents

W:IdidforawhileuntilIleftuniversity,butafterthatnotreally.

M:Yeah,I'velosttouchwithmostpeopleaswell,butIstillseePeggyoccasionally.

W:Oh,yeah.How'sshegettingon

M:Ok,Isuppose,butshe'shadaroughtimeinthelastfewyears.Shegotdivorced.

Q:Whomdothemanandwomantalkabout

17.M:DidyouhearaboutMrs.Baroda

W:Yes,Idid.Shewasa~uprightandrespectablewoman.Shewasalsoverysensible.It'sapitythattheworldhaslostagreatmoderndancer.

Q:WhathappenedtoMrs.Baroda

18.W:Whenisyourfriendgoing

M:Notforaweekyet,dear.Idon'tunderstandwhyyouaskmyfriendtoleaveourhouse.Actuallyhegivesyounotrouble.

W:No.Ishouldlikehimbetterifhedid;ifheweremoreliketheothers,Icouldplansomewhatforhiscomfortandenjoyment.

M:Hejustcameheretotakearest,sopleasedon'tmakeafussoverhim.

W:Fuss!Nonsense!Howcanyousaysuchathing

Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation

19.M:Oh,it'syou,Mrs.Johnson.Comeinandsitdown.Now,whatwasitOh,yes,yourleg.Hastherebeenanyimprovementsincelastweek

W:Well,no.I'mafraidnot,doctor.It'sstillthesame.

M:I'dbetterhaveanotherlookatit.Hmm!Stillveryswollen.Haveyoubeenrestingit,asItoldyouto

W:It'ssodifficulttorestit;doctor,youknow,withahousetorun,andsixchildrenand...

Q:Whatmadeitdifficultforthewomantofollowtheman'sadvice

20.M:YouareverynicetomeandI'vehadadelightfultime.Ireallyappreciateyourinvitingmehereandspendingsomuchtimeshowingmearound.

W:Oh,itwasfunforme,too.Itgavemeachancetogetawayfromroutineanddosomethingalittlebitdifferent.

Q:Whathavethespeakersbeendoingtogether

Key:1.(A)2.(C)3.(A)4.(C)5.(B)

6.(A)7.(B)8.(B)9.(D)10.(A)

11.(C)12.(C)13.(A)14.(B)15.(D)

16.(C)17.(D)18.(B)19.(C)20.(D)

UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONS

(Emma,BillandTimaretalkingaboutfriendship.)

Emma:Howimportantarefriendstoyou,Bill

Bill:I'veneverhadalotoffriends.I'veneverregardedthemasparticularlyimportant.Perhapsthat'sbecauseIcomefromabigfamily--twobrothersandthreesisters,andlotsofcousins.That'swhat'sreallyimportanttome.Myfamily.Thedifferentmembersofmyfamily.Ifyoureallyneedhelp,yougetitfromyourfamily,don'tyouWell,atleastthat'swhatI'vealwaysfound.Whataboutyou,Emma

Emma:Tomefriendship..,havingfriends..,peopleIknowIcanreallycounton...tomethat'sthemostimportantthinginlife.It'smoreimportanteventhanlove.Ifyoulovesomeone,youcanalwaysfalloutofloveagain,andthatcanleadtoalotofhurtfeelings,bitterness,andsoon.Butagoodfriendisafriendforlife.

Bill:Andwhatexactlydoyoumeanbyafriend

Emma:Well,I'vealreadysaid,someoneyouknowyoucancounton.IsupposewhatIreallymeanis...Mm...let'ssee,howamIgoingtoputthis..,it'ssomeonewhowillhelpyouifyouneedhelp,who'lllistentoyouwhenyoutalkaboutyourproblems..,someoneyoucantrust.Whatdoyoumeanbyafriend,Tim

Tim:Someonewholikesthesamethingsasyoudo,whomyoucanarguewithandnotloseyourtemper,evenifyoudon'talwaysagreewithhim.Imeansomeoneyoudon'thavetotalktoallthetimebutcanbesilentwith,perhaps.That'simportant,too.Youcanjustsittogetherandnotsayverymuchsometimes.Justrelax.Idon'tlikepeoplewhotalkallthetime.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard:

1.WhatdoesBillthinkoffriends

2.WhomdoesBillusuallyturntowhenherunsintodifficulties

3.WhatdoesfriendshipmeantoEmma

4.AccordingtoEmma,whatmayloveleadto

5.WhatkindofpeopledoesTimliketomakefriendswith

Conversation2

W:Youknow,itdoesn'tlooklikeyou'vecleanedthelivingroom.

M:No,Ihaven't.Ugh.Ihadtheworstday.Iamsotired.Look,IpromiseI'lldoitthisweekend.

W:Listen,Iknowthefeeling.I'mtired,too.ButIcamehomeandIdidmyshareofthehousework.Imean,that'stheagreement,right

M:Allright.Weagreed.I'lldoitinaminute.

W:Comeon.Don'tbethatway.Youknow,Ishouldn'thavetoaskyoutodoanything.Imean,webothwork,webothliveinthehouse,weagreedthathouseworkis...isbothofourresponsibility.Idon'tliketohavetokeepremindingyouaboutit.

M:What'sthematterwithyoutodayYouaredispleased.

W:It'sus.

M:Whatdoyoumeanby"us"

W:Well,weusedtotalktoeachotherbeforeweweremarried.Remember

M:WhatdoyoumeanWe'retalkingnow,aren'twe

W:Oh,yes,butweusedtodosomuchtogether.

M:Westillgotothecinematogether,don'twe

W:Yes,butweusedtogooutforwalkstogether.Remember

M:Ofcourse,Ido.

W:Andweusedtodosillythings,likerunningbarefootthroughthepark...

M:Yes.Iusedtocatchterriblecolds.Honestly,youarebeingtotallyridiculous.

W:Butweneverargued.YouusedtothinkIwaswonderful.Once...(soundofthedooropening)Whereareyougoing

M:Backtolivewithmyparents.That'ssomethingelseweneverusedtodobeforeweweremarried.Remember

Questions6to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

6.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace

7.Whatistheagreementbetweenthemanandthewoman

8.Whataretheydoingnow

9.Howdoesthemanreacttothewoman'scomplaints

10.Whatwillthemando

Key:

Conversation1:1.(C)2.(A)3.(B)4.(A)5.(D)

Conversation2:6.(C)7.(A)8.(A)9.(B)10.(D)

UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGES

ListeningTask1Passage1

PeterandRhodaweregoingsteadyfortwoyears.Everyonethoughttheyweregoingtogetmarried.Oneeveningwhiletheywereeatinginarestaurant,PetersaidtoRhoda:

"Youknow,Rhoda,you'retheonlygirlIreallyknowwell.Wearebothveryyoung,andIthinkwemusttrytomakenewfriendsandhavenewexperiences.Ifwestillloveeachotherafterallthat,thenwecangetmarried."

"That'strue,isn'titButIdon'twanttostopourrelationship,doyouWecanseeeachother,can'twe"

"No,Rhoda,notforawhile."

"Iguessyou'reright,butI'mgoingtomissyouverymuch."

"I'mgoingtomissyou,too,Rhoda."

Themonthspassed.RhodaandPeterwereverylonely.Rhodafinallydecidedtotryacomputerdatingservice.Shefilledoutanapplicationwhichstatedwhatshelikedinaperson.Soonthephonerang.ItwasAndreLegroswhoreceivedhernamefromthecomputerservice.Theyarrangedtomeetthateveningforcoffee.WhileshewaswaitingforAndre,Petercamein.Sheaskedhim:

"Whatareyoudoinghere"

"Well,IhaveablinddatefortonightwithagirlnamedAprilMay.It'sacomputermatch.Whatareyoudoinghere"

"I'mwaitingformyblinddate.HisnameisAndreLegros."

Afterafewminutesofawkwardsilence,Rhodabegantolaugh.Shesaid:

"I'mAprilMay."

Peterlookedsurprised.Afteramoment,hesaid:

"AndI'mAndreLegros.Thiswasnomismatch,wasitItwasmeanttobe."

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

1.HowmanyyearswerePeterandRhodagoingsteady

2.Whatdidtheydecidetodooneevening

3.WhydidRhodatryacomputerdatingservice

4.HowdidPeterandRhodafeelwhentheyfirstknewthetruth

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage

Passage2

George'smotherwasworriedabouthim.Oneevening,whenherhusbandcamehome,shespoketohimaboutit.

"Look,dear,"shesaid,"youmusttalktoGeorge.Heleftschoolthreemonthsago,buthestillhasn'tgotajob,andheisn'ttryingtofindone.Allhedoesissmoke,eatandplayrecords."

George'sfathersighed.Ithadbeenaverytiringdayattheoffice.

"Allright,"hesaid,"I'11talktohim."

"George,"saidGeorge'smother,knockingatGeorge'sdoor,"yourfatherwantstospeaktoyou."

"Oh!"

"Comeintothesittingroom,dear."

"Hello,oldman,"saidGeorge,whenGeorgeandhismotherjoinedhiminthesittingroom.

"Yourfather'sveryworriedaboutyou,"saidGeorge'smother."It'stimeyoufoundajob."

"Yes,"repliedGeorgewithoutenthusiasm.

George'smotherlookedatherhusband.

"Anyideas"heaskedhopefully.

"Notreally,"saidGeorge.

"Whataboutajobinabank"suggestedGeorge'smother,"oraninsurancecompany,perhaps"

"Idon'twantanofficejob,"saidGeorge.

George'sfathernoddedsympathetically.

"Well,whatdoyouwanttodo"askedGeorge'smother.

"I'dliketotravel,"saidGeorge.

"Doyouwantajobwithatravelfirmthen"

"Thetroubleis,"saidGeorge,"Idon'treallywantajobatthemoment.I'djustliketotravelandseeabitoftheworld."

George'smotherraisedhereyestotheceiling."Igiveup,"shesaid.

Questions6to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

6.WhatdidGeorge'smotheraskhisfathertodo

7.HowdidGeorge'sfatherfeelafteraday'swork

8.WhendidGeorgeleaveschool

9.WhatdidGeorgewanttodoaftergraduation

10.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage

Passage3

IfyoulistentoAmericanmusic,watchAmericantelevisionormagazines,youwillprobablyagreethatthemostpopularsubjectoftheseformsofentertainmentislove.RomanticlovealwaysfindsanaudienceintheUnitedStates.Fallinginlove,solvingtheproblemsoflove,andachievingthehappyending--thebigweddingaresubjectsofinteresttotheadultaswellastheteenagepublic.MillionsofAmericanscelebrateValentine'sDaywithspecialcardsandgiftsthatannouncetheirlovetotheirmates,theirfriends,theircoworkers,andtheirfamilies.Popularsongstellusthat"alltheworldlovesalover".Apopularsayingis"Loveconquersall".Numerouscolumnsinmagazinesandnewspapersofferadvicetothelovelorn,thosewithdifficultiesoftheheart.TomostAmericans,romanticloveiscentraltoahappylife.

NotonlydoAmericansbelieveinromanticlovebuttheyalsobelievethatitisthebestbasisformarriage.DespitethehighdivorcerateintheUnitedStates,youngmenandwomencontinuetomarryonthebasisofromanticlove.Americansconsidermarriageaprivatearrangementbetweenthetwopeopleinvolved.YoungAmericansfeelfreetochoosetheirownmarriagepartnersfromanysocial,economic,orreligiousbackground.Themanorwomanmayhavestrongtieswithparents,brothers,orsisters,butwhenheorshefallsinlove,thestrongestfeelingsaresupposedtobeforthelovedone.WhenanAmericancouplemarries,theygenerallyplantoliveapartfrombothsetsofparentsandbuildtheirownindependentfamilystructure.

Questions11to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

11.Whatisthemostpopularsubjectofallformsofentertainment

12.Whoisinterestedinthesubjectoflove

13.WhatdomostAmericansthinkofromanticlove

14.WhatfactorsdoyoungAmericansconsiderwhenchoosingtheirownmarriagepartners

15.WhatdoesanAmericancoupleplantodowhentheymarry

Passage4

"Family"isofcourseanelasticword.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaythattheirsocietyisbasedonfamilylife,theyarethinkingof"family"initsnarrow,peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouseasaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus,everyBritishmarriageindicatesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily--hencethegreatimportanceofmarriageinBritishlife.Forboththemanandthewoman,marriagemeansleavingone'sparentsandstartingone'sownlife.Theman'sfirstdutywillthenbetohiswife,andthewife'stoherhusband.Hewillbeentirelyresponsibleforherfinancialsupport,andshefortherunningofthenewhome.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommonresponsibilityandtheirsalone.Neitherthewife'sparentsnorthehusband's,northeirbrothersorsisters,auntsoruncles,haveanyrighttointerferewiththem--theyaretheirownmasters.

ReadersofnovelslikeJaneAusten'sPrideandPrejudicewillknowthatinformertimesmarriageamongwealthyfamilieswasarrangedbythegirl'sparents,thatis,itwastheparents'dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter,preferablyarichone,andbyskillfulencouragementtoleadhimeventuallytoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Untilthattime,thegirlwasprotectedandmaintainedintheparents'home,andthefinancialreliefofgettingridofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry.Itisverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinanciallyindependentbeforetheirmarriage.Thishashadtworesults.Agirlchoosesherownhusband,andshegetsnodowry.

Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

16.WhatdoesBritishmarriageindicate

17.WhatshouldthehusbandandwifedoinatraditionalBritishfamily

18.Whodecideseverythinginafamily

19.WhatcanbelearnedfromnovelslikePrideandPrejudice

20.Howdopresent-daygirlsdifferfromthoseinformertimes

Key:

Passage1:1.(B)2.(C)3.(A)4.(A)5.(D)

Passage2:6.(A)7.(B)8.(C)9.(C)10.(D)

Passage3:11.(B)12.(D)13.(A)14.(D)15.(B)

Passage4:16.(D)17.(A)18.(C)19.(B)20.(B)

UNIT2CharlieChaplin

UNDERSTANINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS

1.M:Aren'tyouwatchingthemovieonTV

W:What'sontonight

M:CharlieChaplin'sModernTimes.Haveyouseenitbefore

W:No,never.ButI'veheardofit.Soareyouwatchingit

M:It'snotuntil8.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean

2.M:DoyouknowsomethingaboutCharlieChaplin'schildhood

W:Yes,Ido.HewasborninapoorareaofSouthLondonin1889.Hespenthischildhoodinpoorly-furnishedhouses.Heworehismother'soldredstockingscutdownforanklesocks.Hismotherwastemporarilymadandwasinandoutofmentalhospitals.

M:Howabouthisfather

W:Hewasneversurewhohisrealfatherwas.Althoughhepursuedlearningpassionatelyinlateryears,youngCharlieleftschoolat10towork.

M:Butwhenhegrewup,hemadeagreatsuccessinfilms.

Q:Whatcanbelearnedfromtheconversation

3.W:Whichdoyoulikebetter,comedyortragedy

M:Iprefercomedy.

W:Whoisyourfavoritecomiccharacter

M:ThegreatcomiccharacteroftheTrampcreatedbyCharlieChaplin.Thislittlemaninragsgavehiscreatorpermanentfame.

W:TheTrampYou'rekidding.Imeanyoucan'tbeserious.TheTramp...heisabit,well,crude.

M:Well.You'reobviouslymissingthepoint.Middle-classaudiencesinEnglandinthe1920sand1930salsothoughttheTrampabitcrude,buttheworking-classaudiencesweremorelikelytoclapforacharacterwhorevoltedagainstauthority.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

4.W:WhatnationalitywastheactorDoyouknow

M:HewasBritish,butactuallyhequitBritainforgoodin1913.HejourneyedtoAmericawithagroupofperformerstodohiscomedyactonstage.

W:AndthentalentscoutsrecruitedhimtoworkforthekingofHollywoodcomedyfilms,MackSennett.

M:Yes,that'sright.InfactheismorepopularinothercountriesthaninBritain.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean

5.M:Doyouwanttohearmynewrecord

W:Yeah,sure.Who'sitby

M:TheRollingStones.

W:TheRollingStonesOh,great.It'soneofmyfavorites.

M:Yeah,minetoo.I'mcrazyabouttheband.DidyouseetheshowonTVlastweek

W:Yeah,wasn'titgreat!Bytheway,doyouenjoygoingtoconcerts

M:That'sallright,butIlikelisteningtorecordsbetter.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheband

6.M:Iwasterriblyembarrassedwhensomemembersoftheaudiencegotupandleftinthemiddleofit.

W:Well,maybesomepeoplejustcan'tacceptsuchatrampcharacterwhosportsatinymoustache,hugepantsortailcoats.

M:Butsuchacharacterhelpeditscreatorachieveworld-widefame.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean

7.W:Haveyouseenthemovieaboutacollege-educatedgentlemanwhohascomedownintheworld

M:Yes.Andthemanhadmanydifferentpersonalities.

W:Thatwasaninterestingmovie!Ihopeyouenjo~:editasmuchasIdid.

M:Imustadmitthatit'sfarfrombeingmyfavoritekindofmovie.That'sforsure.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply

8.M:Itseemsthatyou'reextremelyenthusiasticaboutthesongsandfilmsofElvisPresley.

W:Yes,Ilovehissongsverymuch.

M:Couldyoutellmewhy

W:HechangedthefaceofAmericanpopularculture.Andhewasuniqueandirreplaceable.

M:Ihonestlycan'tseewhatyou'regettingsoexcitedabout!

Q:Whatarethespeakers'attitudestowardsElvisPresley

9.W:Well,whatdoyouthinkofChalieChapin

M:YoumeanthegreatcomicHewasanimmenselycomplexman,toacertaindegree,hewasevenunusualintheranksofHollywoodstars.

W:Anditissaidthathishugefamegavehimthefreedom,andmoreimportantly,themoneytobehisownmaster.

M:That'sright.Healreadyhadtheurgetoexploreandextendatalenthediscoveredinhimselfashewentalong.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

10.M:Wouldyouliketogotothemoviewithmetonight

W:Yes,I'dliketo.What'son

M:It'sGhost.

W:Oh,great!Iheardaboutthatfilmseveralyearsago.Itwasveryunusual,butIcouldn'tfindtimetoseeit.

M:DoyouknowthatthemaincharacterwasplayedbythefamousHollywoodfilmstarDemiMoore

W:Yes.ActuallythisfilmhelpedMooreachievefame.AfterthatsheisgenerallybelievedtobeoneofthetopHollywoodstars,gainingbigbox-officesuccessesoneafteranother.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation

11.W:Howdidyouliketheperformance

M:Generallyspeaking,itwasverygood,butIthoughttheconductorwasabitinexperienced.

W:InexperiencedButhehaswonmanyawards.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply

12.M:I'vereadthereviewofthefilm.ImustsaythatIcouldn'tagreewiththecriticmore.

W:Whatdoesitsay

M:ItsaysthatChaplindidn'thavehisjokeswrittenintoascriptinadvance.

W:Really

M:Yes.Hewasthekindofcomicwhousedhisphysicalsensestoinventhisartashewentalong.ThecriticsaysthatlifelessobjectsespeciallyhelpedChaplinmake"contact"withhimselfasanartistandheturnedthemintootherkindsofobjects.

Q:Whatistheman'sreactiontothereview

13.M:Youknowsomuchaboutoldmovies.I'llbetyousawalotwhenyouwereyoung.

W:Notasmanyasyoumightthink.

M:Whatkindofmoviesdidyoulikemostatthattime

W:IlikedChaplin'smoviesmost.InthemovieThePawnbroker,abrokenalarmclockbecomesa"sick"patientundergoingsurgery;andhisfilmTheGoldRush,bootswereboiledandtheirsoleseatenwithsaltandpepperlikeprimecutsoffish.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

14.M:Doyouknowwhyhiscomediesweresopopularatthattime

W:Ithinktherearesomesecrets.

M:Secrets

W:Yes.Thephysicaltransformationandtheskillwithwhichheexecuteditagainandagainaresurelythesecrets.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthepopularityofthecomedies

15.M:HaveyoueverseenthemovieModernTimes

W:Once,Ithink.

M:ItwasthefirstfilminwhichChaplinwasheardasasingingwaiter,andhemadeupanonsenselanguagewhichsoundedlikenoknownnationality.

W:Weareusedtospeakingofthefilmsmadebefore1927as"silent",butitwasaheadacheforhimwhenhecouldnolongerresistthetalkingmovies.Hepostponedthatdayaslongaspossible.

M:UntilModernTimeswasproducedin1936.

W:Yeah.Inthisfilmhefound"therightvoice"forhiscomiccharacter--theTramp.

Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation

16.M:Areyousureyoucan'trememberthenameofthefilm

W:It's...it'sjustonthetipofmytongue!

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthefilm

17.W:Oh,hey,canyouturnthatupalittle

M:Sure.Doyoulikemusic

W:Oh,yes,ofcourse.

M:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike

W:Allkinds,butmyfavoriteisjazz,bluesandrock'n'roll.

Q:Whichofthefollowingisnotthewoman'sfavoritemusic

18.W:SomeonesaidthatthetwosidesofChaplinwerereflectedinhisfilms.

M:Whatwerethetwosides

W:Ontheonehand,hehadadeepneedtobeloved,butontheotherhand,hehadacorrespondingfearofbeingbetrayed.

M:Werethetwohardtocombine

W:Yeah,andsometimes--asinhisearlymarriages--thecollisionbetweenthemresultedindisaster.Yeteventhispainfully-boughtself-knowledgefounditswayintohiscomiccreations.TheTrampneverloseshisfaithintheflowergirlwho'llbewaitingtowalkintothesunsetwithhim;whiletheothersideofChaplinmakesMonsieurVerdoux,theFrenchwifekiller,intoasymbolofhatredforwomen.

Q:WhatisimpliedaboutChaplin'searlymarriages

19.W:Couldyoutellmesomethingabouthismarriage

M:Yeah.Asacomplexandprivateman,hehadaweaknessforyounggirls.Hisfirsttwowiveswere16whenhemarriedthem.Hislast,OonaO'Neill,daughterofEugeneO'Neill,thegreatAmericandramatist,was18.

W:Sohemarriedthreetimesinhislife

M:Yes.Infact