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M:I suggest a walk over to the gym where we can play ping-pong and meet some of our friends.W:That's a good idea.I hear Mary and Sally often go there to play ping-pong.Perhaps we can play with them.M:Sounds great to me!If they are willing,we could ask them to go dancing with us.That is excellent exerciseand fun,too.W:Good.Let's go now.M:All right.(Text 8)M:I need to find a new place to live.W:Yeah?Why?Don't you like living with me and your dad?M:Oh,it's not you.I just want my own place.W:Well,check the newspaper.M:I didn't realize a single bedroom apartment went for so much these days.W:Yeah,prices have really gone up the past couple of years.M:Oh,here's one.There is a single bedroom too.It looks like it's in this neighbourhood,$600 a month.That's not too bad.W:No,it's pretty good.Why not give the landlord a call?M:OK...Hello.I'm calling about the one bedroom in Lincoln Park.Could I take a look at it?Yes.Tonight atsix is fine.Thanks.(Text 9)W:Peter,where's the closest ATM?M:Do you see that yellow building over there?W:The big one or the small one?M:The big one.。W:Yes.M:It's right next to it,on the right.W:Do you know if there's a convenience store around here?M:I don't think there's one around here.The closest one is on 3rd street,but that's probably closed now.W:I really need to get some things before I leave.M:Well,you could go down to 22nd street or 30th street.There are lots of stores down there that are open 24hours a day.W:Can I take the subway or bus to get there?M:Yes,but that'll probably take about half an hour.You should just take a taxi.W:Won't that be expensive?M:No,from here I think it's only about 5 dollars.(Text 10)Looking around,you will find most people in the world have a hand that is more competent at performingtasks.The majority of people are right-handed.Left-handed people make up about 10%of the population.Somepeople can use both hands effectively.Which hand is more competent can be related to the structure of brain.This has caused many people to think about differences in the minds of left-handed and right-handed people.There are large amounts of left-handed people in artistic and musical fields,which has led to the common beliefthat left-handed people are naturally more creative.And they are more good at maths.The medical community generally believes that the hand that a newborn baby raises near his mouth willbecome the preferred hand for the baby after birth.While some scientists believe parents have more influence onwhich hand children are more accustomed to using.In families where both parents are left-handed,theprobability of children being left-handed is 50%0.However,we can't figure out why most humans prefer theirright hand.So more experiments need to be done to discover the mystery.英语答案第8页（共8页）HN