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Part Two     Listening, Understanding and Speaking
Listening I

Exercise 1
Directions:
Listen to a story about two rabbits and a fox and then put the following pictures in the right order according to the story.

The right order of the four pictures is:        .

Exercise 2
Directions:
Listen to the story again and fill in the blanks with the information you get from the story. Write one word in each blank.

It was a 1)   winter day. Two rabbits saw two pieces of an old 2) red blanket. The pieces were 3) thick and 4) warm, but they were too 5) small to use. The rabbits needed a needle and thread to sew the pieces together. A fox coming by lent his needle and thread to the rabbits, but in return he hoped that he could 6) use the blanket, too. The rabbits 7) finished/did the sewing with the fox's needle and thread.
When night came, the fox came back to the rabbits and said that since the rabbits had sewed down the middle of the blanket, he should sleep in the 8) middle. So the rabbits put the middle of the blanket over him. The blanket 9) covered him, but not the 10) rabbits, who were cold all night.

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Part Two     Listening, Understanding and Speaking
Listening II

Exercise 1
Directions:
Listen to a story about the smartest animal, and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for True and “F” for False in the spaces provided.

 1) A buffalo helped the farmer plow his field every day.
 2) The tiger was very shocked when he saw the buffalo listening to the farmer.
  3) The buffalo told the tiger he obeyed the farmer because the farmer was cruel.
  4) The buffalo suggested that the tiger ask the farmer how intelligent the farmer was.
  5) The farmer told the tiger that he had left his intelligence at home.
  6) The tiger wanted to go to the farmer's house to take a look at his intelligence.
 7) The farmer went to get his intelligence after he bound the tiger.
  8) The story told us that man is very smart.

Exercise 2
Directions:
Listen to the story again and complete the following sentences with the information you get from it. Write one word in each blank.

1.
Surprised by what he saw, the tiger wanted to know more about the buffalo and the man.

2.
In the eyes of the tiger, the buffalo was big and strong. 

3.
The buffalo told the tiger that the man was very intelligent. 

4.
The tiger wanted to see the man's intelligence.

5.
Saying that he was afraid of the tiger killing his buffalo when he was away, the farmer tied up the tiger. 

6.
The man finally took his plow and hit the tiger.

Part Three     More Listening

Exercise
Directions:
You are going to listen to a story about a lion. Then decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for True and “F” for False in the spaces provided.

 1) The lion is feeling excited and joyful one morning.
 2) The lion wants to know who is the most powerful animal.
 3) Altogether the lion repeats the same question to three animals.
 4) All the animals the lion asks say he is the mightiest.
 5) In fact the lion is not the most powerful animal.
 6) The lion finally admits that he is not the mightiest.

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Part Three     More Listening

Exercise
Directions:
Listen to the passage about how a dog saved the schoolboys and decide whether the following statements about the dog are true. Put a tick (√) before the correct statements.

1
. The dog was normally quiet and calm.

2
. The dog barked loudly that night.

3
. The dog was frightened by thieves.

4
. The dog slept beside its master and woke him.

5
. The dog sensed that there was something wrong.

6
. The dog wanted more care from its master.

7
. The dog went to the place where the fire started.

8
. The dog helped its master to put out the fire.

9
. If it had not been for the dog, the boys might have been burnt to death.

10
. The dog received a reward for his bravery.

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Unit 5 Book 1  Animal World

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Part Three     More Listening

Exercise 1
Directions:
Listen to the passage about how Hurley trains the sea lions and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for True and “F” for False in the spaces provided.

 1) Hurley spends 20 minutes, three times a week, with each sea lion.
 2) Hurley trains the sea lion to touch a ball with its feet.
 3) The sea lion got praised with food, petting or a game.
 4) The sea lions were trained to swim beside the real whales at the beginning.
 5) Hurley trains the sea lions to videotape other sea mammals.
 6) The sea lions receive pay, but not in terms of money.

Exercise 2
Directions:
Listen to the passage again and fill in each blank with the information you hear from the recording Write one word in each blank.

1.
Hurley is a sea lion trainer. Every day, she plays games with the sea lions, teaches them new skills and praises their efforts.

2.
When Hurley and her team put the plastic whale models in a boat, the sea lions would follow hem.

3.
The animals get paid not in dollars and cents. They get loving caretakers, a good ome, food, andrink — and human companions.

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Part Three     More Listening

Exercise 1
Directions:
Listen to the dialog about seals and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

Where do most of the seals live?

A. In the ocean near San Diego.

B. In the oceans near the poles.

C. In the Atlantic Ocean.

D. In the Pacific Ocean.

What happened to seals around the late 1800s?

A. Many of the species nearly disappeared.

B. They doubled their population.

C. They became a threat to humans.

D. Most of the species moved to other places.

Which of the following is not mentioned as a measure to protect seals?

A. Making seal hunting illegal.

B. Setting up protection areas.

C. Advocating the use of other materials.

D. Shutting down seal fur factories.

Which of the following is the major reason for people not to wear seal fur?

A. Killing seal for fur is not legal.

B. Seal population has greatly decreased.

C. New warm synthetic materials are produced for clothes.

D. Wearing seal fur clothes is no longer fashionable.

How many species of seals are there?

A. 8
B. 18
C. 80
D. 800

Exercise 2
Directions:
Listen to the dialog again and fill in each blank with the information you hear from the recording. Write one word in each blank.

1.
The marine biologist thinks that they are lucky because they have as many living species of seals as they do have.

2.
Many international agreements were reached to protect seals.

3.
In the United States there is now ess demand for seal fur than there     be.

4.
There are now many people and organizations who are against the killing of animals for their fur.

5.
The most common one is called the harbor seal. It is found in both the north Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Section I The “Drowning Dog”

Part A  Directions:

  1) The speaker worked as a waiter at a restaurant in the Midwest.
  2) The restaurant was located on a beach.
  3) The incident took place when the speaker had been on this job for a long time.
  4) The speaker thought a dog was drowning and he wanted to save it.
  5) The animal turned out to be a sea lion.

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UNIT 5 BOOK 1 Animal World
Part Four Testing Yourself

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Section II Chinese Pandas in the U.S. Zoos

Part A  Directions:

Listen to a passage about Chinese pandas in the U.S. zoos and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

How many giant pandas were there in the U.S. zoos before Le Le and Ya Ya arrived?

A. 9
B. 3
C. 6
D. 7
D

What does a zoo need before it gets a panda from China?

A. Bamboo trees.
B. A contract.

C. A permit.
D. Scientists.
C

To which of the following do the pandas belong?

A. The Chinese government.
B. The U.S. Government.

C. The U.S. zoos.
D. The Chinese zoos.

Why do scientists study pandas?

A. To improve their conditions.

B. To send them as gifts to foreign countries.

C. To limit their population.

D. To provide knowledge about them.

Why don't scientists study pandas in the wild?

A. Because it is dangerous to study them in the wild.

B. Because it is difficult to actually see them in the wild.

C. Because it is easier to study them in the zoo.

D. Because it is not allowed to study them in the wild.
B

Part B  Directions:

Listen to the passage again and then decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for True and “F” for False in the spaces provided.

 1) Five zoos in the U.S. have giant pandas now.
 2) The first two pandas were given to the U.S. in 1972.
 3) Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing were the first two pandas in a U.S. zoo.
 4) Scientists in the West learned most about pandas from Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing.  
 5) A baby panda which was born in a U.S. zoo belongs to the U.S.

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UNIT 5 BOOK 1 Animal World
Part Four Testing Yourself

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Section III Mouse: in pairs or alone?

Part A  Directions:

Listen to a passage about mouse's lifestyle and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for True and “F” for False in the spaces provided.

  1) A mouse enjoys attention, care and playing on its own.
  2) If you want to keep only one mouse, you have to spend a lot of time with it.
  3) You can take the place of its friend if you care and love the mouse very much.
  4) You need to let the first mouse be familiar with the home before buying a second one.
  5) Put the two mice together at the very beginning if you've bought the second one.  
  6) Give the two mice chances to visit each other for the first few days.

Part B  Directions:

Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks according to what you hear from the recording.

Getting two female mice is usually a 1) good idea. They get along well. Male mice will 2) get along fine when they're young, but 3) once they're adults, they're likely to 4) hate each other. Getting one male 5) mouse and one female may also 6) not be a good idea, 7) unless you want a huge 8) number of mice running around in your 9) house within a few months. Mice 10) produce babies quickly and frequently.

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