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L5Unit1-1 ListeningJessicawas35yearsold.Shegraduatedfrommiddleschool20yearsago.Thisyearhermiddleschoolclstogasshadits20thyearclassfor reunion .Allofherclassmatesandteacherswereinvitedtoattend.Itoingtobeheldatthehotel,nearwheretheirschoolusedtobe.Likemanyotherbuildings,theschoolhadbeentorndown.Ithadbeenreplacedbysomeoftheapartmentbuildings.Atfirst,shewasn ’ itfssuhrecouldgotothereunion.Onereasonwasthattherewasn ’ tanyoneinparticularthatshewantedtosee.Anotherreasonwasthatshewasverybusy.Shewasaworkingmother,wit haboy8yearsoldandherhusbandwhowasrarelyathome.Goingtothereunionmeantthatshewouldtbeeasy.Shedidnhavetoarrangesomeonetotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.Thatwouldnwanttotakeherboywithherandherhusbandwouldn taket’timeofffromworkThenshegotamessagefromSharon,oneofherclassmates.Sharonwascontactingpeoplefromtheirc lassand urging everyonetocome.Intheschooldays,shewasclassmonitor,andnowshewashelpingtmakeit ’t .ThenShoorganizethereunion. TheyexchangedthemessagesandJessicasaidshecouldnarongaveheracallandtheytalkedforalmostanhour.Sharonreallywantedhertocomeandsodid acoupleof Jessica ’ soldfriends.Theywereallwonderinghowshewasdoing.Noneofthemhaveseenorhe ardfromhersincegraduation.Theywereespeciallycuri oussinceshehadn ’ tgonettoheirfirstreunion10yearsbefore.Jessicadecidedtoarrangethingssothatshecouldgo.Herhusbandfinallyagreedtotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.HeagreedtodoitbecausehermotherhadofferedtocomeandstayforawhilesoJestgetalong,hedecidedtochangehisschesicacouldattendthereunion.Sinceheandhermotherdidnduleandworkfromhomeforafewdays. Hereallydidn ’ twanthermothertocomethoughhedidn ’ ts ayso.Whenshegottothereunion,shewasshocked.Everyonehadagedsomuchandmanyofthemwere outofshape .Somewhousedtobegood-lookinghadlosttheirlookscompletelyandotherslookmuchbe tterandbefore.Itwasstrangehowtimehadchangedpeopleinsuchdifferentways.Anyway,shedecid edthatsinceshewasthere,shewouldtrytoenjoyit.L5Unit1-1vocabularyToreplacesomethingmeanstoputsomethingelseinitsways.Whensomethinggetsoldandbeginsto breakdown,itmayneedtobereplaced.Totearsomethingdownmeansbreakitapart.Totearapersondownmeanstohurtthembysayingnega tivethingsaboutthem.Toconstructsomethingsmeanstobuilditorputittogether.Largeconstructionprojectsincludebuildings,bridgesandorganizations.Theoppositeofconstructiveis destructive .Toorganizesomethingmeanstoarrangethingsinelderlylogicalway.Anorganizationissomethingth athasalogicalstructuresuchasawell-managedcompany.Tosupportsomethingsuchanideaistohelporaddstrengthtoit.Theoppositeofsupportisto undermine （逐渐削弱 ）orweaken.Publicinformationisavailabletoanyonewhowantstoknowit.ifastoreisopentothepublic,itmeansanyonecancomein.Privateinformationisnotopentoeveryonebutit ’ sonlyavailabletotrustedfriendtofamily.Informationaboutone ’ ssecrethopesordreamsisusuallyprivate.Confidentialinformationissecretinformation.Confidentialisnotsupposedtobesharedwithothers.Gossipisinformationthatisoftenbeexchangedbecauseofitsexcitingandfun,eventhoughitmayben otbetrue.Offeringgossipisoftenentertainingbutitcanoftenbedamaging.Opinionsarewhatpeoplethinkandfeelaboutsomethingasitsupposedtofactualinformation.Factualinformationisbasedonfactsorevidence,butopinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeel.Theyaretoodisorganizedtogetanythingdoneontime.Toreplacesomethingmeanstooutsomethingelseinitsplace.Theoppositeofconstructisteardown.Opinionsoftendiffer,andwhentheydopeoplemayargue.Gossipisinformationthatisoftenmadeupor exaggeratedThepasswordtoyourbankaccountinformationisprivateinformation.Manypeoplemakemoneyby investinginpubliccompaniesRevealingconfidentialinformationmaybeillegal.Gossipmayhurtorembarrasstheperson beinggossipedaboutL5Unit1-1dialogueIsthistheAceservicecenter?Yes,itis,Sir.MayIhelpyou?Yes,I ’ mcallingtocomplainingaboutyourservice.Certainly,sir.I ’ msorrytohearthat.Letmeseeifthat ’ ssomethingIcandotohelpyou.Pleasetellmewhathappened.Iorderanewwashingmachineatnewwebsite.Itwasmorethanaweekago.Beforeyougoon,mayIhaveyourordernumberplease?Sure,itsabc1005.AndmayIhavethelast4 digits ofyoursocialsecuritynumber?Idon ’ thaveasocialsecuritynumber.I an illeg’malalien .Veryfunny,sir.Ok,then.What ’ syourfirstpet ’ sname?Mr.Kidi.OK,Iseeyourallinformation.Now,what ’ syourproblem?Iorderedanewwashingmachineandpaidforit.ThenIchosethedeliverydatefor asetof choices.Itwassupposedtobedeliveredtoday,butit ’ sstillnothere.Didanyonecontactyou?No,Ihaven ’ treceivedmessages.I ’m sorrytohearthatsir.Iseeherethatthewashingmachineyouorderedhasn ’t arrivedinourwarehouse（ 仓库 ）yet.Itcanbedelivereduntilnextweek.Youdo n ’ tevenhaveityet?Whyhaven be’ entInotified .Itooktimeofffromworktobeathometoday.Youshouldhavebeennotifiedbyphoneoremail.Iwasn ’ t.Ihaven ’ treceivedannoytification .Thisisveryupsetting.Iunderstand,sir.I ’ mreallysorryforthis.Beingsorryisn ’ tenough.I ’ mreallyupset.Thisisnowaytodobusiness.Yes,sir,Iunderstand.Icansendyoua50-dollargiftcouponasaw。