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Text 6(35 词)想喝热巧克力                                Text 10(140 词)请求帮忙
              M: The snow is too heavy outside. I think we’d better   W: Have you heard about the apartment in Curry Grove
                 watch a movie at home. Um, what do you want to    that I’ve been assigned to design? It turns out that
                 drink?                                            it will take a lot more time than originally planned.
              W:    Well, nothing is better than hot cocoa on a cold   Would you be able to help me out?

                 morning.                                       M: Unfortunately, I’m not going to be able to.   I’m
              Text 7(36 词)野炊                                       supposed to train our new workers over the next two
              W: Emma has an exam, so she’s studying in the car. And   weeks, so I’m not going to have time to do anything
                 she will join us later.                           else. You can’t do it all on your own?

              M: How about Alex? I don’t see him around.        W: I probably can, but it is a very important project. I’m
              W:    Oh, he is preparing for our barbecue beside the   hoping to get it done by the deadline for sure.
                 lake.
                                                                M:    Then, you should tell Mr. Cortez and see if
              Text 8(85 词)公园偶遇                                     you can get help from him. He’s a very generous
              M: Hey, Jane!                                        co-worker, so I think he’d be happy to help you a bit
              W: Hey, John! I didn’t expect to see you in the park.
                                                                   if you can’t do it on your own.
                    Didn’t you say you would be back on Monday?
              M: Yes, I did. But the work was completed ahead of             专项训练(十二)
                 time. So I came back two days earlier.         Text 1(201 词)健身教练

              W:    How was your business trip to Leeds? Was your   W: Cody is a popular fitness coach. He gives personal
                 product presentation successful?
                                                                   fitness classes to a dozen people every Monday
              M: It was great and the presentation was a big success.
                                                                   afternoon and lectures on how to keep a healthy
                 Many companies signed contracts with us.
                                                                   lifestyle every other week. People who don’t know
              W: It’s so cool. You can have a very relaxing weekend
                                                                   Cody may think that he has always been healthy
                 now.
                                                                   and fit.   But in fact he has only been working at
              Text 9(118 词)音乐节
                                                                   the gym for six months. During his college years,
              M: Amy, have you heard of a band called The Rockers?
                                                                   Cody often ate junk food and did no exercise at all.
              W: Sure. It is quite popular these days. I heard the band
                                                                      After college, he realized that he couldn’t go on
                 is going to perform at a music festival next month.
                                                                   like that any longer.  So he began to try to lose
              M:    Actually that’s why I’m talking to you. I’ve got
                                                                   weight by eating less. It did have some effect at first.
                 tickets to the festival. Would you like to come?
                                                                   And he lost five pounds over the next two months.
              W: Wow, definitely! I’ve been wanting to see The
                 Rockers live for a while.                         But after doing some research online, he learned that
              M: Wonderful. We can also check out the food trucks  the best way to get fit was by doing exercise.   So he
                 and try some new foods while we’re there.         started to go running in the park every morning and
              W: OK, but let me pay for the food.                  lift weights in the gym every evening. It wasn’t easy
              M: Deal.                                             for him to keep it up every day at the beginning, but
              W: Oh, I have to go, or I’ll be late for work.   I’ll see   he never gave up. And his effort soon paid off.   He

                 you in the class reunion tonight, OK?             lost forty pounds over five months and he ended up
              M: Sure.                                             being hired by his gym to work as a fitness coach.


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