英语口语初级训练(lesson29)

Lesson 29
　　Text¹ A
　　Some Sausage Sandwiches
　　One morning last summer Mrs Andrews made² some sausage sandwiches for her husband's lunch. There was³ one sausage left over. Mrs Andrews didn't care⁴ for sausages herself⁵ and so she gave⁶ the last one to Henry, their little dog. Henry ate⁷ it up q uickly. During⁸ the morning the dog got⁹ ill. He wouldn't stop shaking¹⁰ his head and he couldn't stand up properly¹¹. Mrs Andrews thought¹², “He has eaten something that didn't agree¹³ with him. Maybe that sausage was bad. . . ” She suddenly¹⁴ remembered her huusband's lunch. She ran¹⁵ to the telephone and called Jim at the office.“Jim, I hope¹⁶ you haven't eaten any of those sandwiches yet¹⁷. ”“Yes, I have. . . ”“You have？ Well, listen- don't eat any more. I gave Henry the last sausage and now he's ill. Go to the doctor, Jim. Tell the doctor about the dog. Get some medicine¹⁸ at once. ”Jim came¹⁹ home at lunchtime²⁰ and went to bed. “I had²¹ a very wnpleasant hour with the doctor,” he told his wife²². “The medicine made me very sick.” The next morning Jim was fine. Henry seemed²³ quite well again too. At eleven o'clock the milkman came with the milk.“Good morning, Mrs Andrews,” The milkman said²⁴. “How's your dog this morning？ I have been thinking²⁵ about him. . . ”“Have you？' Well, he seems²⁶ alright now, but. . . ”“Yesterday morning he and I had a little accident²⁷. He jumped up at .me and I dropped a bottle of milk on his head. ”
　　Text B
　　Which of the Two ls Better？ WOMAN：   Which of the two do you think is bctter？ I mean , what's the difference²⁸ between them？
　　SALESMAN：   Well…… this one costs²⁹ more, but it has a much better sound. This part³⁰ of it is made of wood , not plastic³¹. And there's a tone³² control“ , too. WOMAN：   I only want it for the kitchen. I like to listen to the news³³ at breakfast time. SALESMAN：   Hmm³⁴ …… well, the other one is good for the money. It's much cheaper. We sell a lot of them and all our customers³⁵ are satisfied³⁶ with them. Moman：   Hmm…… I'd like the cheaper one, please. Can I pay³⁷ hy cheque³⁸？
　　SAILESMAN：   Ceftainly.
　　Question on Text B
　　7. Read the following³⁹ passage⁴⁰ once. Underline⁴¹ the key words while⁴² reading⁴³ and retell⁴⁴ the story to your partner⁴⁵.
　　“Why Not Stop Her？”The ladies' club⁴⁶ always had a meeting⁴⁷ every Friday afternoon and some one came to talk to them about important⁴⁸ things. After that, they had tea and asked questions. One Friday, a gentleman⁴⁹ came and talked to the club about food “There is not enough food in the world for everybody,”he said. “More than half the people in the world are hungry. And when they get more food, the have more babies, so they never stop being⁵⁰ hungry. Somewhere⁵¹ in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute, day and night. What are we going⁵² to do about it？” He waited for a few⁵³ seconds hefore he continued⁵⁴, but hefore he began to speak again, one of the ladies said, “Well, why don't we find that woman and stop her？”