Unit 4
Section A
1b Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like?
Conversation 1
Bob: Mario, is that you?
Mario: Yeah, it is. It’s Bob! Hey guys, it’s Bob! I haven’t seen you for four years!
Bob: Yeah. I’m here with my parents. We’re visiting for a couple of days. Wow, Mario, you look different! You used to be short, didn’t you?
Mario: Yes, I did. Now I’m tall. And so are you!
Bob: That’s true. And you used to wear glasses.
Conversation 2
Bob: Hey, Amy, it’s great to see you.
Amy: Hi, Bob. How are you?
Bob: Fine. Wow, you’ve changed!
Amy: Really? How?
Bob: You used to have short hair.
Amy: You remember that? Yes, I did.
Bob: And you used to be really tall!
Amy: Not anymore. You’re taller than me now, Bob.
Conversation 3
Tina: Hiya, Bob.
Bob: Hi, Tina. You’ve changed, too.
Tina: Oh, yeah?
Bob: You have blonde hair!
Tina: Yeah, it used to be red, didn’t it?
Bob: And it’s straight!
Tina: Yeah, it used to be curly.
2a Listen and check (√) the words you hear.
Paula: Hey, Steve! Over here! Don’t you remember me?
Steve: Oh, wow! You’re Paula, aren’t you?
Paula: That’s right. We were in the same science class during Grade 8.
Steve: Yes, now I remember. You used to be really quiet, didn’t you? I remember you were always silent in class.
Paula: Yeah. I wasn’t very outgoing．I was never brave enough to ask the teachers any questions!
Steve: Well, but you were always friendly. And you got a better grade in science than I did,haha. And I remember you were really good in music class, too. Wait a minute! Did you use to play the piano?
Paula: Yes, I did. But now I’m more interested in sports. I play soccer almost every day, and I’m on a swim team. But I still play the piano from time to time.
Steve: Wow, you’re so active! People sure change.
2b Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed.
Paula: Hey, Steve! Over here! Don’t you remember me?
Steve: Oh, wow! You’re Paula, aren’t you?
Paula: That’s right. We were in the same science class during Grade 8.
Steve: Yes, now I remember. You used to be really quiet, didn’t you? I remember you were always silent in class.
Paula: Yeah. I wasn’t very outgoing．I was never brave enough to ask the teachers any questions!
Steve: Well, but you were always friendly. And you got a better grade in science than I did,haha. And I remember you were really good in music class, too. Wait a minute! Did you use to play the piano?
Paula: Yes, I did. But now I’m more interested in sports. I play soccer almost every day, and I’m on a swim team. But I still play the piano from time to time.
Steve: Wow, you’re so active! People sure change.
3a
Skim the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information [13]. 浏览文章，确定以下信息所出现的段落。对信息用[1 - 3]标号。
From Shy Girl to Pop Star 从害羞的女孩到流行歌星
1 For this month’s Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. 1 在本月的《青年世界》杂志中,我采访了19岁的亚洲流行歌明星肯蒂王。
Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness. 肯蒂告诉我,她曾经非常害羞,所有她从事唱歌来应对自己的羞怯。
As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school. 当她不再那么羞怯的时候,她敢在全班面前唱歌,然后在全校师生面前唱歌。
Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds. 现在她一点儿也不害羞了,她喜欢在人群面前唱歌。
2 I asked Candy how life was different at er she became famous. 2 我问肯蒂，在她出名后，她的生活与之前是如何不同。
She explained that there are many good things, like being able to travel and meet new people all the time. 她解释说,有很多好处,比如可以总是去旅游，结交新的朋友。
“I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of at ention everywhere I go.” “过去，我在学校不怎么受欢迎,但现在无论我走到哪里，我都是万众瞩目的。”
However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. 然而,过多的关注也不是一件多好的事情。
“I always have to worry about how I appear to others and I have to be very careful about what I say or do. “我一直担心我在别人看来表现如何,我必须非常小心我说的或做的一切。
And I don’t have much private time anymore. 另外，我没有太多的私人时间了。
Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for me now because there are always guards around me.” 与朋友们外出，现在对我来说几乎是不可能的,因为我周围总是有保镖。”
3 What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous? 肯蒂对所有那些想出名的年经人要说什么呢？
“Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to give up your normal life. “嗯,”她慢慢地开始说,“你必须准备好要放弃你的正常生活。
You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. 你永远无法想象成功的道路是多么的困难。
Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on. 很多次我想放弃,但是我都坚持住了。
You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. 真的需要很多才能和努力工作，你才能成功。
Only a very small number of people make it to the top.” 只有极少数的人能做到最好。”
infomation: 信息:
how Candy’s life has changed 肯蒂的生活是如何改变的
Candy’s advice to young people 肯蒂给年轻人的建议
Candy’s background 肯蒂的背景
听录音。鲍勃正在会见四年来第一次见面的几个朋友。他的朋友们过去是什么样子？
对话1
鲍勃：马里奥，是你吗？
马里奥：是的，是我。你是鲍勃！你好，伙计，是鲍勃！我四年没见到你了！
鲍勃：是的。我和我的父母在这儿。我们将（在这儿）参观两天。哇，马里奥，你看上去不一样了！你过去不高，是不是？
马里奥：是的。现在我长高了。你也是！
鲍勃：是的。你过去常戴着眼镜。
对话2
鲍勃：你好，埃米，见到你很高兴。
埃米：你好，鲍勃。你好吗？
鲍勃：我很好。哇，你变了！
埃米：真的吗？怎么变了？
鲍勃：你过去留着短发。
埃米：你还记得？是的，我过去留着短发。
鲍勃：还有你过去真的很高！
埃米：不再高了。现在你比我高了，鲍勃。
对话3
蒂娜：你好，鲍勃。
鲍勃：你好，蒂娜。你也变了。
蒂娜：哦，是吗？
鲍勃：你留着金黄色的头发！
蒂娜：是的。过去是红色的，是不是？
鲍勃：并且还是直的！
蒂娜：是的，过去是卷的。
听录音，标出(√)你所听到的单词。
葆拉：你好，史蒂夫！这儿！难道你不记得我了？
史蒂夫：哦，哇！你是葆拉，对不对？
葆拉：对。上八年级的时候我们在同一个科学班里。
史蒂夫：是的，现在我记起来了。你过去很文静，是不是？我记得在课堂上你总是很安静。
葆拉：是的。我不是很外向。我从来不敢问老师问题！
史蒂夫：嗯，但是你总是很友好，并且你的科学成绩比我的好，哈哈。我记得在音乐课上你表现得也很好。等一下！你过去常常弹钢琴吗？
葆拉：是的，我过去常弹钢琴。但是现在我对体育运动更感兴趣。我几乎每天都踢足球，我还是游泳队里的一员。但我有时还弹钢琴。
史蒂夫：哇，你这么活跃！人确实会变的。
