HowdoesRobbieviewdeejaying?“Youknow,Istillconsideritasa.Ireallydoloveit.LikeIdon’tseeitasajob,youknow.Andthat’sthebestpart,ifyoulovesomething,youknow,youdon’tconsideritasajob,youknow,you’retogotowork.”

Cubaisalwaysgoingtobemy1)_______Inmyheart,that'stheonly2)_________,youknow,andbecausethat'swhereallmy3)________are,mymemories,youknow,andthisistheonlyplaceI'mnevergoingtobea4)__________.Youlearnhowtodancefirst;thenyoulearnhowto5)_________,youknow,inCuba.It'ssomethingthat'sbeen6)__________throughgenerationtogeneration.Andit'salso,youknow,the7)_________andthetropic,andthe8)________and...it's...it'salmost,that'swhatit'saskingfor,danceandmusicand9)__________.

Do youknow how many kinds of ______ (entertain) in our daily life?

Stark:Ilikemyworkingplace.ThereIcanmeetsomanypeople.Iliketalkingtopeople,listeningtotheirproblems.Someofmyregularsarealwaysonthelookoutforwaysthattheycanstumpme.Hedidn’’tthinkIknowhowtomakeit.Hah!ButIknowhowtomakeeverydrinkinthebook,andthensome.AlthoughsomeofthenightswhenIgoinIjustdon’’tfeellikedealingwithallthenoise,whenIgetinabigcrowd,it’’sjustcheerfultolookatthosefamiliarfaces.Taft:IfIhadtositbehindadeskallday,I’’dgocrazy!Fortunately,Idon’’thavetodoso.Myjobkeepsmemoving.Myfavoritepartispickingoutthemusic—Iusenewmusicforeveryten-weeksession.FormylastclassIalwaysusetheBeatles—it’’sagreatbeattomoveto,andeverybodylovesthem.Iliketosortofeducatedpeopleabouttheirbodies,andshowthem,youknow,howtodotheexercisesandmovementssafely.Frances:I’’malwaysworkingagainstatightdeadline.Idon’’tlikethebusinessendofit—youknow,contactingclientsforwork,negotiatingcontracts,whichgetlongandcomplicated.You’’vegottobeonthestretchallthetime.Sometimesitcandriveyoucrazy.Rhondda:Ilikeworkinginmystudio.Allmytoolsareliketoystome—youknow,mywatercolors,penandinks,coloredpencils,draftingtable—Iloveplayingwiththem,andIhavelotsofdifferentkindsofclients—Idomagazines,bookcovers,albumcovers,newspaperarticles—soIneverfeeldull.Youknow,sometimeswhenIstartworkingonaprojectIcouldbedoingitforhoursandhavenoconceptionofhowmuchtimehasgoneby—whatsomepeoplecallaflowexperience.Hovey:Atfirstitwasfun,becausetherewassomuchtolearn,andworkingwithfiguresandmoneywasinteresting.Butafterabouttwoyearsthethrillwasgone.Ikeepthebooks,dothepayroll,paythetaxes,paytheinsurance,paythebills.Everythinggoesonthesamewaydayafterday.NowIfeelratherdulltodoallthese.Iespeciallyhatetohavetorememberwhenallthebillsandtaxesaredueandkeepuptodateonallthelatesttaxforms.Nowmatcheachofthepeopletotheappropriatestatement.Note:Therearetwoextrastatements.StatementsA.Idon’’tlikethepressureofmyjob.B.Ilikebeingoutaroundpeople.C.Ilikethecreativityandvarietyofmyjob.D.Myjobisjustlikeplaying.E.Ilearnedalotfrommyjob.F.Myjobisratherroutine.G.I’’mreallygladIhaveajobwhereIcankeepmoving. A: Stark

Stark:Ilikemyworkingplace.ThereIcanmeetsomanypeople.Iliketalkingtopeople,listeningtotheirproblems.Someofmyregularsarealwaysonthelookoutforwaysthattheycanstumpme.Hedidn’’tthinkIknowhowtomakeit.Hah!ButIknowhowtomakeeverydrinkinthebook,andthensome.AlthoughsomeofthenightswhenIgoinIjustdon’’tfeellikedealingwithallthenoise,whenIgetinabigcrowd,it’’sjustcheerfultolookatthosefamiliarfaces.Taft:IfIhadtositbehindadeskallday,I’’dgocrazy!Fortunately,Idon’’thavetodoso.Myjobkeepsmemoving.Myfavoritepartispickingoutthemusic—Iusenewmusicforeveryten-weeksession.FormylastclassIalwaysusetheBeatles—it’’sagreatbeattomoveto,andeverybodylovesthem.Iliketosortofeducatedpeopleabouttheirbodies,andshowthem,youknow,howtodotheexercisesandmovementssafely.Frances:I’’malwaysworkingagainstatightdeadline.Idon’’tlikethebusinessendofit—youknow,contactingclientsforwork,negotiatingcontracts,whichgetlongandcomplicated.You’’vegottobeonthestretchallthetime.Sometimesitcandriveyoucrazy.Rhondda:Ilikeworkinginmystudio.Allmytoolsareliketoystome—youknow,mywatercolors,penandinks,coloredpencils,draftingtable—Iloveplayingwiththem,andIhavelotsofdifferentkindsofclients—Idomagazines,bookcovers,albumcovers,newspaperarticles—soIneverfeeldull.Youknow,sometimeswhenIstartworkingonaprojectIcouldbedoingitforhoursandhavenoconceptionofhowmuchtimehasgoneby—whatsomepeoplecallaflowexperience.Hovey:Atfirstitwasfun,becausetherewassomuchtolearn,andworkingwithfiguresandmoneywasinteresting.Butafterabouttwoyearsthethrillwasgone.Ikeepthebooks,dothepayroll,paythetaxes,paytheinsurance,paythebills.Everythinggoesonthesamewaydayafterday.NowIfeelratherdulltodoallthese.Iespeciallyhatetohavetorememberwhenallthebillsandtaxesaredueandkeepuptodateonallthelatesttaxforms.Nowmatcheachofthepeopletotheappropriatestatement.Note:Therearetwoextrastatements.StatementsA.Idon’’tlikethepressureofmyjob.B.Ilikebeingoutaroundpeople.C.Ilikethecreativityandvarietyofmyjob.D.Myjobisjustlikeplaying.E.Ilearnedalotfrommyjob.F.Myjobisratherroutine.G.I’’mreallygladIhaveajobwhereIcankeepmoving. A: Frances

Stark:Ilikemyworkingplace.ThereIcanmeetsomanypeople.Iliketalkingtopeople,listeningtotheirproblems.Someofmyregularsarealwaysonthelookoutforwaysthattheycanstumpme.Hedidn’’tthinkIknowhowtomakeit.Hah!ButIknowhowtomakeeverydrinkinthebook,andthensome.AlthoughsomeofthenightswhenIgoinIjustdon’’tfeellikedealingwithallthenoise,whenIgetinabigcrowd,it’’sjustcheerfultolookatthosefamiliarfaces.Taft:IfIhadtositbehindadeskallday,I’’dgocrazy!Fortunately,Idon’’thavetodoso.Myjobkeepsmemoving.Myfavoritepartispickingoutthemusic—Iusenewmusicforeveryten-weeksession.FormylastclassIalwaysusetheBeatles—it’’sagreatbeattomoveto,andeverybodylovesthem.Iliketosortofeducatedpeopleabouttheirbodies,andshowthem,youknow,howtodotheexercisesandmovementssafely.Frances:I’’malwaysworkingagainstatightdeadline.Idon’’tlikethebusinessendofit—youknow,contactingclientsforwork,negotiatingcontracts,whichgetlongandcomplicated.You’’vegottobeonthestretchallthetime.Sometimesitcandriveyoucrazy.Rhondda:Ilikeworkinginmystudio.Allmytoolsareliketoystome—youknow,mywatercolors,penandinks,coloredpencils,draftingtable—Iloveplayingwiththem,andIhavelotsofdifferentkindsofclients—Idomagazines,bookcovers,albumcovers,newspaperarticles—soIneverfeeldull.Youknow,sometimeswhenIstartworkingonaprojectIcouldbedoingitforhoursandhavenoconceptionofhowmuchtimehasgoneby—whatsomepeoplecallaflowexperience.Hovey:Atfirstitwasfun,becausetherewassomuchtolearn,andworkingwithfiguresandmoneywasinteresting.Butafterabouttwoyearsthethrillwasgone.Ikeepthebooks,dothepayroll,paythetaxes,paytheinsurance,paythebills.Everythinggoesonthesamewaydayafterday.NowIfeelratherdulltodoallthese.Iespeciallyhatetohavetorememberwhenallthebillsandtaxesaredueandkeepuptodateonallthelatesttaxforms.Nowmatcheachofthepeopletotheappropriatestatement.Note:Therearetwoextrastatements.StatementsA.Idon’’tlikethepressureofmyjob.B.Ilikebeingoutaroundpeople.C.Ilikethecreativityandvarietyofmyjob.D.Myjobisjustlikeplaying.E.Ilearnedalotfrommyjob.F.Myjobisratherroutine.G.I’’mreallygladIhaveajobwhereIcankeepmoving. A: Rhondda

Man:Youknow,Istartedoutincivilengineering,andthenIswitchedtoelectronicengineering.Butwhatreallyinterestsmeiselectronicmusic.Woman:Well,that’salongwayawayfromcivilengineering.Question:Whichofthefollowinghasthemanneverbeeninterestedin A: Electronicmusic. B: Electronics. C: Civilengineering. D: Electronicengineering.

—Youknow…Ifyouaskme,they’rebuildingtoomanyofficesandapartmentbuildingsinourarea.<br/>—_____<br/>—Theareaisbecomingnoisyandcrowded,andtrafficduringrushhouristerrible.<br/>—Hmm.Youseemtofeelverystronglyaboutthat. A: Crimeratesaresignificantlyhigherinurbanareas. B: Myapartmenthasalargekitchenarea. C: Whatmakesyousaythat? D: Willthenewlawincreasebuildingcosts?

A.Whatisitabout?B.Icanonlydonate200yuan.C.Weareraisingmoneyfor“HelpingFutureProject”.D.Iknowthatyoucanhelpus.E.Asincereheartisthemostimportant.F.Youshouldeatlessicecreamtosavemoney.G.Whatagreatcharity!A:Whatareyoudoing,Bill?B:(1)_________A:Ihaveneverheardaboutitbefore.(2)_________B:Itaimstohelppoorandhomelesskidsindifferentpartsoftheworld.A:(3)_________Ialsowanttodonatesomemoney.B:Really?Allpoorandhomelesskidswillbethankfultoyouforyourkindness.A:ButI’mafraidIcan’tdonatetoomuch.Youknow,I’mjustastudentandIdon’thavemuchmoney.(4)_________B:That’senough.(5)_________Thankyouverymuch.

Jennifer’sstoryDaviddidn’tlookatalllikehisphotographontheInternetdatingsite.Ithinkitmusthavebeenanoldone.Hishairwasshorterandhewaswearinganawfulblackstripedsuit.IthoughthelookedkindandfriendlybutIdidn’tfancyhim.Idon’tknowifitwasthealcohol,butwhenhestartedtalking,Ididn’tgetachancetosayanything.Hemadesomestupidjokesandlaughedatthemhimself(Ididn’tthinktheywerefunny).Ididn’twanttolistentosillyjokes.Iwantedtotalkaboutmoreseriousthings–youknow,gettoknowhimbetter,hisfamily,hisinterestsandhobbiesandsoon.DuringthemealDavidhadalongconversationwiththewaitressaboutthewine.Heignoredallmysuggestionsandthatputmeinareallybadmood,soIdidn’tsayanythingfortherestoftheevening.Iwashappywhenthemealwasfinished.Itwasamiserableevening.Icouldn’twaittogetataxiandgohome.ThiswasmyfirstInternetdateandIthinkitwasmylastone.IwonderifIwilltellmyfriendsaboutDavidwhenwegogeocachingtomorrow.