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Listening practice Now listen to Dialogue 2 and try to complete the following statements. 1. Tom is a ___________. 2. Tom draws the professor’s attention by saying “________________”. 3. Tom wants the professor to explain the word “ ___________ ”. 4. Tom asks the professor to repeat the explanation by saying “___________________? ” 5. Tom apologizes for the ___________ . Flying over water can get rather boring (when?) __________ , and your book of detective stories was really helpful. It was sweet and thoughtful of you to think of it. The flight was uneventful and we arrived at (where?) _______ on schedule. (who?)________ came to meet me at the airport. She is on vacation in London now and she will stay with me for ( how long ?) _____________ She shared my happiness in enjoying the (what?) ________ you took for me on your beautiful farm. With the United States suffering its worst day at the Athens Olympics, China took the center stage as a sporting superpower on a night to remember on the athletics track. With the United States suffering its worst day…是介词With引导的介词短语，其后的分词是宾语的补语。在那个另人难以忘记的夜晚,中国已经以超级体育大国的形象,成为田径赛场上人们关注的焦点;而美国则遭遇了雅典奥运会上最惨淡的一天。 Exercise Directions: Read the following passage and write a summary of it by answering the questions behind it. What Is Language? A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds, and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication. Let us look at this definition in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, that tells man from the rest of the animal world. Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by means of cries: for example, many birds give warning calls at the coming of danger; monkeys give different cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and pleasure. But these different ways of communi