Inside View
Conversation 1
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2.
1 Most weekends.
2 Every day of the week. / All week.
3. 10 am to 6 pm.
4 It gets pretty lively as people go to the pubs and restaurants all around.
5 They sell pretty well everything.
6 It's a famous club. / It's one of the great clubs in London.
7 To the Electric Ballroom.
8 No, she doesn't.
3.
Janet: 4, 8
Andy: 3, 6, 7
Joe: 1, 2, 5
Conversation2
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5.
1 (c) 2 (c) 3(d) 4 (d) 5 (c) 6(b)
6.
1. having fun
2. festivals of film and music
3. street festivals
4. kids and adults
5. street food
6. go to watch
7. February
8. only moderately
9. for the rest of the year
7.
1 (a) 2 (a) 3(b) 4 (b) 5 (b)
Outside View
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2.
1 The lunar calendar.
2 Red means happiness.
3 Flower arrangements which include pine branches, bamboo and blossoms.
4 Oranges and tangerines mean happiness, coconuts represent togetherness and lychee nuts represent strong family ties.
5 Noodles represent long life.
3.
1. so the exact date
2. lasts for 15 days
3. to send out the old year
4. for the coming year
5. red envelopes of money
6. cleaning the house completely
7. flowers will turn into fruit
8. represents togetherness; mean happiness to everyone
4.
1. they’re very generous
2. South Korea
3. in a family setting
4. get your own plate
5. Asian; Americans
6. American kids
7. what customs they like
5.
1 (c)
2 (c)
3 (a)
4 (c)
5 (c)
6 (d)
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Listening in
News report
1.
1. (c) 2. (c)
Passage 1
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3. the truestatements: 2, 5 and 6.
4.
1. making a guy
2. burn him
3. start of the 17th century
4. beneath Parliament
5. he was trying to light
6. which they did
7. no reason
8. started building
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Passage 2
6.略
7.
Christmas: 1,6,8
Thanksgiving : 2,3,7
Hogmanay: 4,5
8.
1. Because it's a religious festival but she is not a religious person, so it doesn't have that kind of meaning to her.
2. It's a good reason for families to get together, eat a lot of good food and give each other presents.
3. Because it's exciting to think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney and leave them presents.
4. It's a time to give thanks for everything you have.
5. He says it's probably as commercialized as Christmas.
6. The shortest day of the year.
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