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M: My parents are coming to see our apartment this weekend.
W: Looks like I’d better lend you my vacuum cleaner then.
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W: Well, I’ll see you later. My wife is waiting for me to take her shopping.
M: Well, give her my regards. I look forward to seeing you both on Saturday.
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Before starting our tour of Monticello, I’d like to give you some historical facts that might help you appreciate what you see today even more.
Monticello was the very much loved home of Thomas Jefferson for over fifty years. Jefferson, who was, of course, President, was also a great reader and language enthusiast. He read widely on different subjects, including architecture. He wasn’t formally trained in architecture, but as a result of his study and observation of other buildings, he was able to help design and build the house. He chose the site himself, naming the estate "Monticello", which means "little mountain" in Italian. In fact, many of the ideas behind the design also came from the Italian architect Andrea Palladio, who lived in the sixteenth century and who had a great influence on the architecture of England.
Jefferson, however, ignored one of Palladio’s principles—that is, not to build in a hi
A. To describe Jefferson’s role in history.
B. To introduce a tour of Jefferson’s home.
C. To train a group of architects.
D. To raise money for the Monticello Historical Society.
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When we accept the evidence of our unaided eyes and describe the Sun as a yellow star, we have summed up the most important single fact about it—at this moment in time. It appears probable, however, that sunlight will be the color we know for only a small part of the Sun’s history.
Stars, like individuals, age and change. As we look out into space. We see around us stars at all stages of evolution. There are faint bloodred dwarfs school that their surface temperature is a mere 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, there are searing ghosts blazing at 100,000 degrees Fahrenheit and almost too hot to be seen, for the great part of their radiation is in the invisible ultraviolet range. Obviously, the "daylight" produced by any star depends on its temperature; today (and for ages to come) our Sun is at about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and this means that most of the Sun’s light is concentrated in the yellow band of the spectrum, falling slowly in
A. The dangers of invisible radiation.
B. Faint dwarf stars.
C. The Sun’s fuel problem.
D. The evolutionary cycle of the Sun.
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M Today my guest is Carolyn Whitcombe, whose business consultancy is now celebrating its tenth anniversary Welcome to the studio, Carolyn.
F Thank you.
M What exactly does your consultancy do, Carolyn
F We provide various business-to-business services, but whereas some consultancies focus on a particular niche, we prefer to have a broader palette. A lot of our clients tend to be small and medium enterprises. It could be someone wanting to know the best sources of finance for their particular business, or a company wanting solutions to a problem; in which case they might ask for recommendations, or commission us to do the work for them.
M Has the company evolved in its ten years of existence
F Oh yes. When we started, companies generally asked us to analyse a particular situation, and write a report. For instance, on what IT system they ought to install to meet their particular needs. These days we’re far more likely to
A. It aims to help companies of a particular size.
B. It offers advice and practical assistance.
C. It concentrates on certain specialities.
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M: What are those things in our suitcase There aren’t any clothes at all. Where have you put them
W: Oh, no. This is not our suitcase.
M: What do you mean
W: The old lady must have taken ours by mistake. Just now she was sitting next to us at the restaurant.
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M: Did you see Mrs. Scott this morning
W: Yes, she was sitting at her desk when I came into the office.
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