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Developing Listening Skills 3, Second Edition – Dictation Practice

UNIT 1. LocationsListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 17

Question 3 refers to the following dialog.

W: Hey, Joey. Could you __________ ________________ the __________? Mom said that Ellen ________________ the ________________ ________________ __________ there.M: Sure. What do you __________ ______ ________________?W: I am not sure yet. I have to __________ the ________________ __________.M: I saw it ________________ ______ the __________ __________ __________ ________________ the television.


M: The kitchen is ________________ ________________ quite ________________.W: It still __________ __________ ________________ on the __________. The __________ walls look __________ without ________________ on them.M: It __________ does look __________ ________________ is ________________, ________________ it?W: It does, but __________ __________ that once we ________________ ________________ __________ of our __________.


M: I ________________ where Sally __________ __________ all day. Have you __________ __________?W: I saw her __________ __________ your __________ a __________ ________________ ago.M: __________ __________ did she go?W: She was ________________ ________________ Megan’s __________.

Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.

M: Do you know where my ________________ ________________ is?W: I __________ ______ in the ________________ in your room. __________ __________ to your ________________ ________________.M: I __________ the racket, but where is the __________ that I ________________ __________ it ______?W: That’s ________________ __________. It’s ________________ __________ your __________.M: Here it is. That’s ________________ where ______ __________.

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W: I __________ you. You have __________ ______ ______ more ________________ in the ________________.


W: You __________ ________________ where I __________ the __________.M: Really? Where __________ __________?W: ________________ ________________ the ________________ at our next door ________________ __________.M: That’s a ________________ __________ for them to __________. I ________________ what they __________ ________________.W: Who __________? Maybe a __________ ________________ them or ________________.M: Well, they are __________ ________________ the house now.

Listening TestPART IV: Short Talks - Track 23

Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.

W: The most ________________ __________ in my house is the ________________ __________. On __________ __________ of the room, there’s a __________ ______________________ __________ with several ________________. On the __________ ________________ the couch, I have a large ________________ of my ________________ __________. The ________________ in the painting __________ the pillows on the couch. In front of the couch, there’s a large ________________ ________________ __________, which is __________ when I want to __________ ______ __________ ______. Across the room from the couch, I have an ______________________ ________________ with my TV and ________________ ________________. A large __________ __________ the couch and table __________ everything ________________. I love my living room because it has ________________ I __________ ______ __________.


M: Do you __________ ______ ________________ ________________ but think you __________ ________________ it? Then you ________________ __________ about The View. We’re ________________ ______ 6200 Congress Avenue between the __________ of America and the ________________ ________________. Our 12-story building ________________ 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom floor __________ ________________ with ________________ ________________ and full-size ________________ and ________________. Large floor-to-ceiling windows in every unit mean ________________ have ________________ __________ of the city. Our residents also enjoy a ________________ __________ that’s located on the 12th floor, plus __________ ______________________ ________________. All of this at

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________________ you __________ ________________. So what are you ________________ __________? __________ ______ at (512) 673-2000 or __________ ______ today for a __________!

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UNIT 2. PromisesListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 40


W: How can you __________ that __________? You’ve only sent ________________ __________ and __________ with him a ________________ ______ __________.M: He gave me __________ __________ that the __________ ________________ he is sending is __________ __________.W: I still don’t think you ________________ __________ __________ him ______ ________________.M: It’ll ______ __________. ________________ __________.


M: Why __________ we __________ __________ on this street? It’s ________________. You’re __________ ________________ of ________________ __________ the cemetery, are you?W: I’m not going ________________ __________ that place ______ __________ __________. Wendy told me that she __________ __________ ________________ ________________ in the cemetery at night.M: I think your friend just __________ ______ that __________ to __________ you.W: She __________ ______, and I ________________ her.


W: I ________________ to __________ __________ __________ before you __________ __________, but you’re ________________ __________. Darn. Your ________________ ________________ is in this box. __________ __________ ______ it until Saturday, OK?M: __________ __________. I won’t __________ ________________ the box.W: Will you __________ me __________ __________ of __________ about that?M: You have my word of honor.


M: This box should ______ __________ ________________ for all of the ________________ and ________________.W: Please be ________________ with __________ you __________ ______ these ________________. They are ________________ ________________.M: Don’t worry, ma’am. We’ll be careful with them. I’ll ______ __________ to ________________ __________ everything.

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W: I’ve just __________ ________________ from my friends about __________ ________________ __________ ________________ during ________________ and ________________.M: Perhaps your friends didn’t __________ the __________ ________________ ________________. We’re __________ __________ those __________ __________, ma’am.W: I’m __________ ________________ not. Do you think double wrapping will be __________ ________________ for the ________________?


W: Steve, you are not going to ________________ __________ I __________!M: Is this __________ __________ __________ that you ________________ in the __________ __________?W: It is bad news, but I ________________ __________ ______ in the break room. George from ________________ in ________________ told me this.M: George is the __________ __________ with ________________, isn’t he?W: Right. Anyway, I ________________ him I ________________ ________________ the news around because __________ ________________ ______ get a __________ later this week, but I think __________ __________ to tell you. George told me that the ________________ isn’t going to ______ ________________ the usual ________________ ________________ this year!


Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following announcement.

M: OK everyone, let’s __________ ________________. As you __________ __________, we’re finally going to __________ __________ our __________ ________________ on Wednesday. I know you’re __________ ________________, but we still have some ________________ __________ to do. The ________________ ________________ will be here ___________________ morning, so please __________ __________ all of your ________________ are in __________. And don’t forget to __________ your __________ __________ and new office ________________ on __________ __________. Otherwise, this move will be a ________________. I’ll be ________________ everything this afternoon, so ________________ ______ that you’ll __________ this ________________. If you need any ________________ ________________, just call me and I’ll get you ________________ __________ __________. Any questions?

Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following advertisement.

W: Have you ever ________________ ______ ________________? If you ________________ __________, don’t worry. You’re not __________. I don’t think we

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__________ our ________________ ______ ________________. For some people, it’s just ________________ ______ __________ yes than to say no. It’s easy to promise ________________ that we __________ __________ any more junk food, but it’s hard to say no to that __________ of ________________ __________. It’s __________ ________________ to say no to a ________________ or ________________ ________________. All __________ __________, we __________ ______ making promises that we __________ or __________ want to keep. So before you make your next promise, ask ________________ if it’s a promise you can __________ __________, or if you’re just ________________ the __________ __________ __________.

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UNIT 3. Special OccasionsListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 63


M: My 10th ________________ ______________________ is today, and I only ___________________ __________ ______ __________ ago. I don’t have much time to find ________________ ________________.W: Don’t worry. ________________ and ________________ __________ always nice __________.M: Good idea! __________ __________ her an ________________ __________ of chocolates and a __________ __________ __________.W: You might also want to __________ ______ a nice ________________ ______ __________ to __________ with your wife.


M: I can’t believe you __________ __________ __________ __________ across the ________________ for my ________________, Mom.W: Your father and I ________________ __________ ________________ it for the __________. You have worked so hard for this ________________ ________________. And we are both ______ __________ ______ you!M: Thanks, Mom. Do I __________ __________ __________?W: Well, your __________ __________ __________, but your __________ looks __________. Let me help you __________ ______.


M: I saw a big __________ of ________________ ________________ to your office yesterday. It was your birthday, wasn’t it?W: Yes, some of my ________________ __________ me those flowers. It was __________ __________ of them.M: I have a ________________ __________ for you, too. __________ __________ ______. Happy belated birthday!W: Why, Mike! You really ________________ __________, but thank you!


M: Did you __________ ________________ with your family?W: ________________, I’m Jewish, so my family ________________ Hanukkah ________________ ______ Christmas.M: Oh I see! Hanukkah is the ________________ ________________ the ________________ of ________________, __________?

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W: That’s right, because __________ ________________ are lit __________ ______ __________ each night for eight consecutive nights.M: I ________________ ________________ that Hanukkah __________ a ________________ that __________ __________ a long time ago.W: Yes. The ________________ ________________ in the ________________ ________________ for eight nights, even though there was only enough __________ __________ to __________ ______ __________ for one night.


M: It’s ________________ to think that United & Co. has been in ________________ for six years. It __________ __________ only yesterday that we ________________ the ________________!W: __________ __________ __________! I like to think that __________ of __________ ________________ has been __________ ______ the fact that we have ________________ our ________________ __________.M: True. And __________ also ________________ a large percentage of our ________________ __________ __________ the company.W: Did you ever ________________ that our company would be __________ __________ ________________?M: It’s a ________________ ________________, I must __________. However, the ________________ is to __________ in ________________ for ________________ six years!W: We’ll __________ ______! Let’s __________ ______ __________ to United & Co. Another six years of success!



W: I just went to the ________________ ________________. First of all, the bridesmaids all __________ glittery __________ ________________. They ________________ like ________________ ________________ for a stage show or something. As soon as they ________________ __________ the ________________, everyone ________________ to ________________. Then to make ________________ __________ __________, the bride came in ________________ a __________ ________________ dress with ________________ __________ __________ it. Everyone was ________________ ________________! The ________________ church __________ __________, people __________ ________________ ________________, and the ceremony ________________ __________ started yet. And her __________ ______________________!They were ________________ in the __________ __________. I can only ________________ what they __________ ________________. It was __________ a __________. And I haven’t even told you about the ________________.

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M: Good evening, ladies and gentleman, and ________________ ______ the 22nd Annual Award Ceremony! As you ________________ __________, our ________________ had another ______________________ __________. For ________________, we ________________ and ________________ a tremendously successful __________ ________________. Based on the ________________ ______ ________________, the ________________ of attendees felt that this year’s ________________ was ______________________ better than last year’s. A big thanks to all of you who __________ ______ ________________! I’d now like to __________ some very ________________ __________. We just got the __________ ________________ from the fundraiser, and guess what, my friends? We made over $20,000! If you __________ __________ of the fundraising ________________, please stand up. Now, let’s __________ these guys a __________ __________ of ________________!

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UNIT 4. Steps and PlansListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 86


B: Mom, can I ______ ________________ with my friends this weekend?W: Let’s see. __________ ______ __________, you ________________ your __________ last week that you __________ __________ him __________ the ________________ on Saturday morning. Then you __________ to __________ your own room.B: OK, OK. Well, can I go bowling after that?W: No, because you __________ ______ ______________________ with the ________________ at __________ ________________.


M: How do you __________ your rosebushes to __________ so ________________?W: First, make sure the rosebushes are ________________ in a __________ __________. Then __________ __________ __________ __________ with a ________________ of ________________ and insecticide.M: Oh, I see!W: Lastly, make sure you __________ your rosebushes ______ __________ __________. If you water the ________________, they __________ ________________.


W: Let’s __________ a ________________ ________________ and visit Las Vegas.M: Vegas ________________ __________! __________ I __________ a __________ __________ now?W: No, let’s book the ________________ __________. Then we can ________________ ______ a hotel.M: OK. But ________________ __________, we need to make sure that we __________ ________________ the __________!W: I knew we were ________________ something ________________!


B: What’s this, Mom?W: It’s a __________ ________________. Your father and I decided that __________ __________ you learned __________ ______ ________________ your time ________________.B: Great, I need ________________ __________ __________. Last Tuesday, I was __________ ______ __________ late for ________________ because I ________________ __________ the ________________ ________________.

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W: Well, this __________ __________ you __________ ________________ like that. Write down all your ________________ __________. Then put in your soccer ________________ and ________________ ________________.B: After that, I can __________ __________ __________ for the weekend, can’t I, Mom?W: Yes, but don’t forget to __________ __________ some time for ________________!


W: Have you ________________ how to ________________ the ________________ ________________ on Wednesday?M: Not yet. Do you have __________ __________?W: Well, you __________ ________________ the class __________ __________ ________________ first. Then __________ __________ __________ to __________ for or ________________ a __________.M: OK. I think the __________ will __________ that.W: After that, you can always __________ __________ to ________________ __________. That way, they learn __________ ______ __________ for both __________ of a __________, right?M: Right! __________ __________. I’ll do as you ________________.



M: Your first ______________________ is ________________ next week, so __________ ________________ the ______________________ one more time. The __________ __________ is to ________________ a __________ __________. My ________________ is to ________________ something that you’re ________________ ________________ __________, as this will __________ your ________________ __________. The second step is to ________________ ______ ________________. Remember that I don’t want you to __________ to me, so please use ________________ ________________. The third step is to ________________, and this ________________ ________________ ________________. We have a __________ __________, so it’s important to __________ ________________ the __________ __________. The final step is to ________________. I know that ________________ __________. But taking a few __________ ________________ before you begin will really __________ you __________.


W: I have the __________ ________________ this ________________. All of my classes are on ________________ and ________________, and my first class

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doesn’t __________ __________ 9:00 a.m. My next class is at __________, and __________ in the __________ ________________. I’m so happy that I don’t have to __________ ________________ ________________ like I did last year. After my morning classes, I have a ________________ __________. I usually meet my friends for lunch, and after that I __________ some __________ ________________ in the ________________. My last class ________________ at __________ p.m. __________ __________ __________, it’s in the building __________ ________________ the library. The best thing about my schedule is that __________ __________ ______ class at 3:30, which means I never __________ __________ in ________________ ________________.

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UNIT 5. MusicListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 109


M: What do you __________ ______ this __________?W: I like the ________________.M: Me, too. It’s __________ __________ to __________ ______.W: Would you __________ to __________ __________ ______?M: Sure, __________ __________ to dance.


W: Hey, you look ________________.M: ______ ______ __________.W: Have you __________ ________________ in the ________________ __________ ________________?M: I ________________ in the Beethoven Festival __________ __________.W: That must be where __________ __________ each other before.


W: Excuse me. What is that ________________ ________________ ______?M: It’s called Tibetan ________________ ________________.W: I’ve never __________ ________________ like it before. ________________ just ________________ ________________, with no ________________ ______________________?M: Yes, it’s an old ______________________ __________ of music. Tibetan __________ __________ many years ________________ the ________________.


W: The ________________ __________ had a ________________ ________________ and ________________ last night.M: How were they?W: The guitar player ________________ ______ __________ ________________.M: That’s __________. He must have __________ __________ ________________, but the coffee house is such a __________ __________ to __________ ______.W: Yeah. Anyway, the singer was good. She __________ ______ __________ any __________ in the guitarist’s ______________________.


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M: Did you ________________ the song __________ ________________ in the ________________?W: Yes, I thought I was __________ __________ ________________ who __________ ______.M: I knew it __________ __________. It was played at my ________________ __________.W: Mine, too! We must __________ ________________ around the __________ __________.M: It’s been ______ __________ since I __________ ______.W: You know you’re ________________ __________ when music from your __________ ______ ________________ in ________________.



M: People always ________________ ______ with my __________ ________________. I guess it’s because I didn’t ________________ our father’s ________________ __________, and he did. When I was five, my parents ________________ ______ in ________________ __________ ________________. Everyone ________________ me to be ______ __________ ______ my brother. But that’s not __________ ________________. My brother’s voice was ________________ and ________________ than mine and he could __________ ______ __________ without ________________. My parents tried to __________ ______ ________________, but after a few months they __________ ______. I know they __________ ______________________, but they __________ ______ ______. In fact, the next month they ________________ ______ ______ for soccer. And __________ __________? I was the best player on my team!


W: If you love music, then ________________ __________ to __________ YourMusic.com! YourMusic.com has the ________________ ________________ ________________ music catalog with __________ ________________ music! If you want a song for your iPod or MP3 player, just __________ and __________ ______ __________. That’s right, only 99 cents __________ ________________! YourMusic.com has the ______________________ ________________ and is ________________ ______ the ________________ ________________. Just one click, and you’ll be ______ __________ __________! YourMusic.com is the fastest way to download a song, ________________! Finding your favorite __________ __________ __________ been ________________ or ________________, and it’s 100 percent __________! So don’t __________ your time with those other __________. If you want the ________________ __________ downloads and free streaming

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music, go to YourMusic.com today!

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UNIT 6. GroupsListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 132


W: Oh, no! The ________________ is ________________!M: They ________________ ______ ________________ already. It’s only eight o’clock.W: I __________ they closed __________ because of the ________________ tomorrow.M: Let’s ______ __________ if Greenwald’s ______ __________ __________. Since it’s usually __________ ______ __________, it __________ __________ ______ open tonight.


M: Hey, __________! You might need to __________ ______ __________ __________.W: ________________ __________, Mike? Did you __________ __________ during that __________ __________?M: I hurt my __________ when I __________ __________.W: OK. Let me __________ ______ ______.M: I don’t __________ to ______ __________ ______ walk on it.W: It could ______ ________________. Let me call the __________ __________ so he can __________ ______ __________ at it.


B: What ________________ is your group in __________ __________ ________________ on?G: We ________________ ________________ yet. There are so __________ ________________.B: Our group is going to __________ ________________. We’re ________________ ______ a __________ and a __________.G: That ________________ __________ a __________ ________________. Are you sure your __________ can ______ ______?B: It __________ not ______ __________, but we want to try. The teacher ________________ our ________________ ________________ ______________________.G: If it __________ __________ __________, your group might be able to __________ the ________________ at __________ __________ of __________ __________.


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W: Have you been in the __________ ________________?M: Yeah, I __________ ________________ __________ some __________ __________.W: I saw a __________ ______ in the attic window last night.M: I __________ __________ __________ the light on.W: Well, __________ ________________ ______ ______ and __________ ______ __________.M: I __________ right after __________ __________ ______ __________.


W: We need to ________________ the ________________ __________.M: What ________________ should we __________?W: I __________ we should __________ the __________ colors.M: I’m __________ ______ __________ about that. It might ______ __________ to ________________ the colors.W: A __________ color __________ __________ __________, but I think the ________________ has __________ __________ __________ __________ from last year.M: In that __________, I guess __________ __________ __________ the same old color.



W: ________________ ______, everyone! I have some ________________ ______________________. This is a ________________-__________ ________________, so the __________ may be a lot ________________ than ________________. As you can see, we have a much ________________ __________ today. I’ve made ______ __________ of __________ ________________ __________ that might need __________ ________________. Please ________________ __________ the ________________, as you could be working in a ________________ ________________ than you ________________ do. My biggest ________________ is that we have enough ________________ ________________ the main cash registers. Our ________________ can’t ______ __________ waiting ______ __________ for too long, so don’t ______ ________________ if you’re asked to __________ ______ __________ if we __________ ________________. Everyone has to be a __________ ________________ this weekend, so please don’t complain.


M: Dr. Richter’s ________________ __________ has to be one of the ________________ ________________ I’ve __________ __________. And, I’m really ________________ about his __________ __________. I haven’t ________________ any classes, but I still feel like I __________ ______ ______ ________________.

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________________ ________________ have asked if he could be __________ ________________ about the __________, but he ________________ __________ that we have to be __________ __________ a cumulative exam. I know Dr. Richter __________ ______ a very busy man, but I sure __________ __________ make us ______ __________ __________. My friends __________ __________ and gave me a __________, but I can’t be sure it ________________ ________________. I may be __________, but I’m going to study ______ ______ __________ and wish for the best.

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UNIT 7. OutdoorsListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 155


W: We’ll have to __________ __________ of the __________ __________ tomorrow ______ __________ ______ get to the ________________ ______ __________.M: Let’s __________ ______ a __________ __________ tonight and __________ ______ a __________ ________________. How about the little shop right ________________ __________ __________ __________?W: Yeah, we can pick up __________ __________ for your ________________ and ________________.M: OK, but __________ __________ __________ too much. Maybe we can __________ __________ ________________ or something like that.


M: I don’t think __________ have __________ ______ __________ ________________ tonight. __________ __________, I have a __________ ________________ at 6:30.W: And I’m going to have to __________ ________________ __________ because I ________________ Mary that __________ __________ to __________ her with her __________ ______________________.M: Why don’t we just meet ________________ in between __________ ________________ and have a __________ ________________ ________________?W: __________ ________________ __________ a good idea. We can meet somewhere __________ to the __________ ________________ __________.


M: Let’s __________ this __________ that __________ __________ from our ________________ and see __________ ______ __________.W: Or we can __________ __________ to the __________ ________________ and __________ ______ a __________ __________.M: We can do that tomorrow. I really want to __________ __________ __________ the __________.W: OK, but ______ ______ __________ __________, don’t __________ ______.


W: I don’t think ________________ ________________ in this ________________.M: Don’t be in __________ ______ __________. Sometimes you have to __________ ________________ to __________ the ________________.

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W: It __________ __________ __________ the animals in this habitat __________ ________________ ________________. They’re ________________ ________________ at __________ __________ of the day.M: No! __________! I can __________ __________ of __________.W: Where? I __________ __________ __________ anything.M: They’re __________ ______ __________ ______ you. They’re ______ __________ of that __________ __________. Maybe you __________ __________ them because________________ __________, just like the __________.


M: Are you ________________ you ________________ the __________ __________? I don’t see it anywhere.W: I’m __________ ______ ______. I remember that __________ __________ __________ in the ________________ of the ________________ __________. I ________________ it when I __________ __________ of the __________.M: Too bad you ________________ __________ ________________ to the aisle ________________ that we ________________ ______.W: ________________ you ________________ ________________ much attention to that, ________________.M: Hey, isn’t that your car __________ ______ ______? Over __________ __________ to that __________ __________.W: Hooray! We found it!



M: Welcome to __________, everybody. __________ __________ you are __________ today. My name is Walker and I will ______ __________ __________ __________. Our first plan is to __________ ______ __________ __________ of the mountain. Once __________ on the __________ __________, we will __________ __________ the ________________ and __________ __________ to the __________. In between the lake and the ________________ is a ________________ __________ for __________. But before we __________ __________ the ________________ site, we will have the ________________ to take some ________________ of ________________. There is a big __________ of ______________________ next to the __________ on the __________ __________ of the mountain. They are very ________________. Let’s __________ __________ so we have ________________ of __________ for everything.


W: I know you have __________ ________________ __________ something __________ ______ ______ on your __________ to the city, and I think I have a

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great idea. We should go ________________ because there are __________ __________ __________ __________ the __________ ________________ there. For example, there is a ________________ __________, and right next to that there is an __________ __________ ________________. After stopping for ice cream, we __________ ______ __________ a __________ in the ________________ that is between the ice cream parlor and the __________. It will be a lot of __________. On __________ __________ __________, we can __________ ______ to the restaurant ________________ the street from my house.

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UNIT 8. MeetingsListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 178


W: Marty, can you look at the __________ from our __________ __________ ________________ and tell us how many ________________ ________________ we ________________ __________ the __________?M: Sure. I’ve __________ ________________ of those notes __________ __________ for everyone. I’ll __________ __________ ________________.W: I ________________ we planned ______ __________ ______ ________________ for the ________________ ________________. This looks like the ________________ __________ ever ________________.M: The ________________ was that not ________________ ________________ came to the ________________ ________________ __________ __________.


M: Welcome! __________ ______ ______. Oh, wow! You didn’t need to __________ __________ ________________. We have ______ __________ ______ ________________ ________________.W: Hi, Ted. We __________ ________________ to ______ __________ we didn’t __________ __________. Where’s Monica?M: She’s in the ________________ ________________ more ________________ to __________ __________ in the ________________ __________.W: Phil and Cathy ________________ __________ __________?M: No, they ________________ and __________ they’d be ______ __________ __________ ________________ late.


M: Wow. I can’t ________________ __________ __________ __________ o’clock. We have __________ __________ in two hours in __________ __________ than I did __________ __________ the __________ __________!W: Yeah, this __________ __________ __________. Do you want to meet __________ __________ __________ before the __________ ______ __________ __________?M: That would be good. We can __________ __________ __________ going over the ________________ __________ than ______ __________ __________ and __________ __________ to __________.W: Yeah, let’s do that. ________________ in a group like this ________________ __________ ______ __________.

Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.22


W1: I’m really ________________ __________ ________________ so many __________ ________________ to our ________________. In fact, I heard we will ______ ________________ an ________________ ________________ this month. Then __________ __________ new employees will __________ __________ __________.M1: Excellent! With an office assistant, I can __________ __________ __________ ________________ on the __________ and more time ________________ with ________________ ______________________.W1: That’s right. And that ________________ more ________________ ________________.M1: What about the __________ __________ ________________?W2: Well, we wanted to __________ __________ __________ from all of you ______ __________.M2: Yes, we want to know __________ __________ __________ as the __________ ________________ __________ right now.M1: You mean we can __________ ________________ ______ __________?W2: Well, ________________ ________________, yes. Ours is the __________ ________________ ________________ and ________________ wants to make it __________ ______.


W: How does this __________ __________ __________? Is it too __________?M: No, I think it’ll be OK ______ __________ ______ there are ______ __________ than __________ ______ ______.W: I __________ ______ __________ at least two hours on ________________ ________________. I __________ spend less than two hours a __________ ________________ to ________________ __________ the ________________.M: Two hours a night? I don’t spend more than __________ ______ __________ on __________ ______ the ______________________ Mr. Adkins __________ ______.W: Then it sounds like this __________ __________ __________ __________ ______ a lot. If I can __________ __________ __________ on this, then I’ll have more time to spend on ______ __________ ______________________.M: OK, but I don’t want to be __________ __________ __________ ________________ all the ________________. We’ll __________ ________________ some ________________ and then ________________ ______ the __________ ______ the problems.



W: Are you ________________ ______ ________________ some __________ ________________? Do you need a ________________ __________ ________________?

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If so, come to an ______________________ ________________ this ________________ ________________ at the Summit Hotel. A ______________________ from __________ ________________ will be there to __________ __________ __________ about an ________________ __________ ________________ ______________________. The ________________ will __________ at __________ p.m. and will __________ for __________ __________ than __________ hours. You will be able to __________ more about __________ ________________ and ask ________________ about the __________ ______________________. Only people who are ________________ about ________________ ______ __________ ________________ for ________________ should ________________.


M: I need to ________________ ________________ that the ________________ __________ for this ________________ ________________ study group has been ________________. ________________ ______ meeting in the ________________ ______ __________, we will be meeting in the __________ of the Chemistry ________________. This change is for this week only. We have to change our ________________ __________ this week because the ________________ __________ has been ________________ by ________________ ________________ and we were just ________________ about __________ ________________. Sorry for this ______________________. I __________ ________________ ______ ________________ you in our study group tomorrow!

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UNIT 9. FeelingsListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 201


W: I’ve got an ________________ ________________ at work, so I won’t be able to ________________ the __________. I just __________ __________ that I’m going to have to work ________________ ________________ __________.M: That’s ______________________, but I know __________ ________________ __________ ______.W: Thanks, you’re __________ ______________________. I am sorry, though. I was really ________________ ________________ to it.M: __________ ______ __________. Don’t work too hard, OK? I’ll __________ you ______ __________ ______ __________.


B: Not spaghetti again! __________ __________ ______ ________________ spaghetti! I’ve __________ ________________ __________ spaghetti for __________ __________. Can we have ________________ __________ ________________?W: Well, OK. I guess ______ __________ __________ something else ________________. But when __________ __________ __________ all the spaghetti?B: Well, I __________ __________ to __________ Grandma when you __________ __________ ______ __________, and she made spaghetti. Then we had spaghetti __________ __________ ______ ________________ on ________________. And __________ and ______ had spaghetti ________________ __________ ________________ ________________.W: That’s a lot of spaghetti! ______ ________________ you’re __________ __________ it. OK, let’s have __________ ________________ ________________.


W: You know, you really __________ ______ ________________ yesterday ________________ ________________.M: What? I __________ ______ __________. I’m so sorry. What did I do?W: Well, I thought I __________ __________ to __________ __________ ________________ after our meal at that ________________. But ________________, you asked the ________________ __________ the __________ without even ________________ me if I ________________ ________________ else.M: I’m sorry. That must __________ ________________ __________ __________ of me. Actually, my __________ was ______ ______ ________________ I’d been ________________ ______ all day. I was not really ________________ much ________________ to __________ __________.

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W: I know. That was not __________ __________ of you, either.M: I’m sorry, honey. Why don’t we ______ __________ __________ ________________ again tonight? This time, I promise ______ __________ __________ about work!


M: Hey, ________________ __________? Why are you ________________? Tell me what’s __________ you like this.G: Some of my friends think __________ ______ __________ with Tom. But I’m not, Dad! They’ve __________ ________________ ________________ that I am. No one ________________ ______ when I say I’m not in love __________ ________________!M: Oh, I see. Well, ______ ________________ to you is to __________ ________________ about what your ________________ __________. Also, __________ ______ __________ are really your friends if they ______ ________________ ________________ ________________ about you.


M: Why didn’t you __________ ______ for the ________________ ________________? Everyone was ________________ __________ __________ __________.W: What meeting? I didn’t see any meeting ________________ __________ my ________________ for yesterday.M: It was the meeting we scheduled to ________________ the __________ ________________ __________ ________________.W: __________ that ________________ for tomorrow?M: Of course not. Didn’t you ________________ the __________ last week? None of the __________ ________________ could make it for Tuesday so the meeting __________ ________________ ________________ a couple of days.W: Oh, no! How could I not __________ ________________ the memo? I’m so ______________________!



M: The next time you __________ __________ because ________________ __________ ________________ to you that you don’t like, try doing this: First, __________ be too __________ to __________. Many times, we __________ __________ ________________ __________ the best of us and we can say something __________ __________. If we are too quick to __________, we __________ __________ something just because we feel angry, __________ ________________ it is not our __________ ________________. Second, __________

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______ ________________ to think about why you __________ ________________ by the ________________. Sometimes, the person who is talking to you __________ __________ __________ to be ________________. Perhaps they are ________________ to __________ you some ________________, but you are not __________ ______ __________.


W: Today, my friends at school __________ ________________ ______ ______ because they think ______ __________ ______ __________ in my class __________ __________ is Art. I __________ __________ that it wasn’t __________, but they __________ ________________ ______ me. It made me __________ __________ that they were ________________ me, but I know it is really true. I didn’t think ________________ __________ ________________ it, but I really do like Art. He is a very nice boy and ______ ________________ very ________________. It __________ me __________ __________ when I talk to him. He always says __________ ________________ about me, and it __________ me __________ __________. I just wish my friends ________________ __________ __________ ______ ______ about that!

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UNIT 10. FavorsListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 224


W: Is Miriam Lester ______ __________?M: __________ ________________ she’s __________ __________ for the ________________. May I __________ ______ ________________?W: Yes, would you ________________ ________________ __________ that the ________________ of ________________ parts she ________________ has ________________ at our ________________? My name is Lee, and __________ ________________ from Bright ______________________.


G: Dad, could you __________ ______ with __________ __________, please?M: Sure. There, __________ ________________ ______. You look nice. Did you __________ __________ ________________?G: Yes, __________ __________ you like it. Could you do ______ __________ __________ __________? __________ the __________ __________ for me.M: The ________________ are in a ________________ in the ________________. I’ll be __________ __________.


W: Come and __________ ______ __________ at this ________________. Would you like the __________ __________ or the __________ ________________ for table centerpieces?M: Is this for our ________________ ________________?W: Yes. __________ __________ ______ ________________ would you like?M: You like the ________________, don’t you? I like the __________. ________________ we have __________ __________ of centerpieces, on ______________________ ________________?W: That’s a ________________ __________.


W: Honey, could you ______ ______ __________ __________ me? I need you to __________ ______ the ______________________ on your __________ __________ from __________ and __________ ______ a few ________________.M: Of course, __________ ______ __________ to. What do you __________?W: Here, I’ve __________ __________ ______ ________________ __________ for you.

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M: __________ . . . __________ . . . . Nuts . . . . What __________ ______ __________ do you __________? What are you ________________?W: I’m making ________________ ________________. What do you __________? Should we __________ ________________ or ________________?M: Oh, we ________________ ________________ get walnuts. I __________ ________________ ________________!


W: Could I ask you to ______ ______ ______ __________, Max? Would you ________________ this ________________ to Mr. Kim, who __________ ______ the __________ __________? I’m __________ for my ________________.M: Sure, Ms. Harris, I’ll __________ __________ ______ ______.W: Thank you. I might be able to __________ ______ __________ on time if I __________ __________!M: You’d ________________ __________. There may be a ________________ __________ on the __________ to the ________________. Would you like me to __________ ______ __________ for you?W: I should take a cab there, ________________ ______? I really don’t want to __________ ______ __________ my car ______ __________ ________________.M: A cab is really the __________ ______ ______. Let me __________ __________ for you.



W: Sometimes I need help, but __________ ________________ ______ __________ anyone for a __________. My friend told me that this __________ ______ ________________ and that I ________________ __________. He told me to ________________ that ________________ __________ __________ sometimes and that ________________ __________ ______ __________ is a good __________ to do. But he __________ __________ me some ________________ to __________ when asking for a favor. For example, you should ________________ __________ about the ________________ you are asking for help and think if that person will __________ __________ __________ or ________________ to help you. Also, you should remember to ask for a favor ______ ________________, if possible. It’s not good to ask for help ______ __________ __________ ________________.


M: Sometimes, when you __________ ________________ and they __________ __________ __________, you have to __________ ______ ________________ for that person. Usually, the person who ________________ the phone is

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________________ ______ __________ a ________________. Still, it is important to ask that person to __________ __________ ________________ ________________. For example, ________________ that the message-taker write down your __________ and __________ ________________. ______ ________________, it is a good idea to ask that they write down the __________ __________ ________________. This way, the person you __________ ________________ __________ ________________ for will know when you called. You __________ __________ __________ if they could write down a __________ ________________ on the __________.

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UNIT 11. MemoriesListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 247


W: Your __________ __________ is McIntyre? Are you Scottish?M: No, my __________-grandfather __________ __________. __________ ________________ “M, C” are Irish.W: I __________ __________ __________.M: Yeah, and names spelled “______, ______, ______” are ________________.W: So did your great-grandfather __________ __________ __________ Ireland?M: No, __________ ________________ had __________ here before he __________ __________.W: So you’re a __________ ________________ ________________, then.


M: Hey, Diane, what are you __________ __________ at the __________? I thought you __________ ________________.W: Hi, Mark! I __________ ________________ that you __________ __________. I do __________ to __________, but I need to get some things for ________________ like ________________, __________, and a new ________________.M: ________________ ________________ next week and ________________ just now __________ your shopping?W: Yeah, I always __________ ______ __________ until the __________ ________________ ________________. You ________________ had your shopping __________ two ________________ __________.M: Not two months ago, but I __________ ______ __________ before I went ______ ________________ last week.W: Well, maybe you can help me find __________ __________ ________________ __________.


M: Mom, where did you __________ all these __________ ________________?W: I was ________________ __________ the ________________ in the __________ and I __________ them. I had ________________ that __________ __________ them there.M: Who are __________ __________ ________________?W: Those are ________________ on my ________________ __________. I don’t know __________ ______ __________ ______ them are.M: Why not?

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W: Because most of them __________ __________ before I __________ __________ __________. But here are your great-grandfather and great-grandmother.


M: I __________ to a ________________ __________ for the __________ __________ last night.W: What did you think?M: It was __________ ______ ________________. I had never __________ so many __________ ________________ before.W: Did you sing?M: You’ve __________ to ______ ________________!W: Oh, come on. __________ __________ you’ve __________ a __________ __________.


W: Tell me more about the __________ __________ in this __________.M: They are my __________ Marty and Uncle Albert. They’re both ______ __________ ________________. ______________________, they’re __________ ________________ ________________ ________________. They both ________________ in schools in very __________ __________ in Alaska.W: What about __________ __________? I __________ __________ them in this __________.M: ________________ __________ of them ever ________________.W: That’s ________________. How long __________ __________ __________ in Alaska?M: All their __________.W: Wow. They sound like ________________ ______________________ __________.



M: One ________________ I have of my ________________ is ________________ to __________ ________________. I was on a ________________ ________________ __________, but I wasn’t very good. On the __________ __________ of ________________, the __________ __________ ______ to go to the ________________. Then he __________ __________ __________ to me. I was __________ ________________ and when I went to __________ __________ __________, I ________________ __________ it. All I could see was the __________! Then I felt the __________ __________ ______ on the __________. It really __________, but I was so ______________________ I didn’t __________ to __________. Now, when I have something __________ ________________ to me, I

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________________ that ________________ and __________ to ______ ________________.


W: My grandfather __________ __________ ________________ at our house __________ ________________. That was because a ________________ __________ ________________ his __________, so he was living with us __________ ______ __________ __________. It was a very __________ summer, but we ________________ to __________ a __________ __________ on our house. My grandpa was a __________ ________________ __________. He had been a ______________________ ________________ all his life and knew __________ ______ ______ ________________. I ________________ ________________ him how to __________ the __________ with the ________________. He was very ________________ with me and said to __________ __________ ______ __________ __________ the nail or I could hit my ________________. Even though I had __________ ________________ ______ doing it, he taught me __________ ______ __________ just about __________ __________ in our ________________. Now, I remember that experience and think about __________ __________ __________ it __________.

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UNIT 12. AssistanceListening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 270


M: Could you __________ Jason and Dakota for a ________________ of __________ ________________?W: I’d __________ ______. You know I like ________________ __________ with my ________________.M: __________! Amy and I want to ______ __________ ______ __________ tonight.W: You can __________ __________ __________ any time after __________.


W: Hey, Greg, are you __________ to the __________?M: Yeah, __________ ________________ __________ there right now.W: Can you do ________________ __________ ______? Can you __________ ______ ________________ for me?M: I __________ that __________. The __________ ________________ said we can’t __________ computers for people __________ ________________ __________. Sorry.


W: Honey, __________ __________ __________ me with this ________________?M: What do you __________ ______ ______ ______?W: I need you to __________ ______ ______ so I can __________ if this is __________ ______ __________ ______.M: I thought you __________ ________________ to put it in the ________________ __________.W: I ________________ my __________.M: This will be the ________________ __________ we’ve __________ this picture in __________ ________________.


M: Do you think you __________ __________ me a __________ to ________________ today? My car __________ __________ last night.W: Sure. Just tell me __________ ________________, and I can __________ __________ ______ at __________.M: It’s 1435 Broadway, about ______ __________ from the __________ ________________.W: That’s __________ on __________ __________ for me. I’ll __________ __________ at 8:30.

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M: Excuse me. May I ________________ you for ______ ________________?W: Sure. What __________ ______ ______ for you?M: Are you the ________________ ________________ ________________?W: Yes, I am.M: My ________________ ________________ told me ______ __________ __________ if I could use the department __________ ________________. My ________________ __________ me to __________ ______ ________________ from one of the __________ in his ________________.W: If you __________ __________ me the __________, I’ll __________ the ________________ for you.



M: The __________ __________ I had an ______________________ to do ________________ that I ________________ __________ __________ before. I was on the __________ and there was a __________—a ________________ ________________ to me—who ________________ very ________________. Usually, I would just ________________ I ________________ ________________, but in this __________ I asked her __________ __________ __________. She told me that she __________ __________ and that she didn’t know where to __________ __________ the bus. She ________________ __________ __________ if she had ________________ her __________ ________________. I asked her where she __________ __________. ______________________, she was ________________ on the __________ bus and ________________ ________________ her stop. I told her __________ to __________ __________ and she ________________ ______.


W: In my ________________, my ________________ ________________ often __________ me __________ ________________. I think he does it because he __________ I __________ __________ him my ________________ ________________ about his ________________. Ever since we __________ ________________, my brother __________ __________ to me and ask me __________ ______ ________________ about ________________ ________________. When I have to give him ________________, I start by asking him __________ ______ __________ about the ________________. I think it is ________________ for him to think about __________ ______ __________ __________ the problem, too. __________ I __________ him my opinion __________ ______ ________________. From there, we ________________ the ________________ and ________________ on the __________

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