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<interlocutor interlocutor=female> </interlocutor>
<interlocutor> Good afternoon, everybody. Would you please tell me your name and the number of your admission ticket? You please? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Mine? Well, my name is ***. I'm from the North China University of Technology. Er my number is </sp1>
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<interlocutor> Ok, Ok! Your number? </interlocutor> 
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<sp1> My number is zero [Wz-th] two one two. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Yours? </interlocutor> 
<sp2> Ern my name is ***. My number ern  zero two two one.</sp2>
<sp3> My name is ***. My speciality [Wa-ae] is computer science [Wie-e] and technology. I </sp3>
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<interlocutor> Your number. </interlocutor> 
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<sp3> My number is o double two seven.</sp3>
<interlocutor> Now would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other? Ern remember, you should not mention the name of your university. </interlocutor>
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<sp1> Oh, I'm sorry.</sp1>
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<interlocutor> Ok. Please. < /interlocutor>
<sp1> Yeah. Well, my major is er international trade. And I'm twenty. And I love [Wv-w] watching TV. Er my mother and my father and my and all my friends also say that I really an outage and out-culture potato. I think so. And er I love watching TV series. I like to cry and laugh with the actress and actresses. </sp1>
<interlocutor>Ok. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Mm. My name is **. I just mentioned it before. My major is international law [Pw-r]. I think [Wth-s] I am a person who like challenges [Pge-er]. I like Forrest [Pe-n] Gump's [Wu-e] words that life is a can [Pn-d] of chocolate [W1o-ae] [W2o-o] and you will never know what you will get. So I like challenges [Pge-er] and that why I am here and join this test. And I am happy to meet your fine [Pe-d] people and be your partner here. I hope that we will have a good time later and work together well. Thank you. </sp2>
<sp3> Well I have mentioned my name in later test just now [Wow-o]. I want to have I want to introduce [Wtr-t] my family. I have a happy family and my mother is a doctor who care of [Wo-ou] [Mf] teachers who care of [Wo-ou] [Mf] children's and women's health [Wea-au] [Wth-s], and and my father is public officer. I was born in winter and in a small city and I have a brother Blur Cost. I am not the only children in that family. Now I am twenty years and I am now [Wow-o] in grade three of college school. And I think I have both outward and inward character. Also  </sp3>
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<interlocutor> Ok, sorry. It's the time. </interlocutor>
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<sp3> I see. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok now we know each other. We can do some group work [Pk-er]. First of all, I'd like to ask each of you to say something about changes in people's viewpoints. ***, ern many people are now thinking of owning a car, what's your opinion? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Well I think it's a tricky question. Ern in my opinion er I want to have my own car. Ern I think it's very convenient to go abroad, er bu, to go far away and I think ern it's [Ms] a very good chance ern I can move to the suburbs [P2b-r] [P2s-is] and downtown. Er but er I think as a country now we can imagine [Mn], if every family not every individual [P3i-l] have a private car, there will [Ww-v] be a lot of traffic jams, and  but also our country is a developing country we should develop our own industry. So ern the government I think the government is very difficult to decide whether we should encourage a person to have a private car or not. Ern well, that's all. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ern. Ok. ***, ern people are now spending more and more money on holidays. </interlocutor>
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<sp2> Er. </sp2> 	
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<interlocutor> What's the reason behind this new trend? </interlocutor> 
<sp2> Ern well, it is true that more and more people are spending more and more time and money on their holidays [Wo-e]. And also our government [M1n] is spending more and more money on holidays [Wo-e] maybe ern to promote ern to promote the economy. Maybe there is some reason for that. But for people I think because the basic needs [Wee-i] are now fulfilled so they have more higher needs to. The first need [Wee-i] is to to get ern get ern the food, the money and the clothes [Mes]. But as the first need [Wee-i] is fulfilled, they have better needs [Wee-i] [Ms]. They want to to go out, and go traveling and have a better ern outlook of the outside world. They want to travel, they want to enjoy the life, so ern that's why ern most of us are beginning to enjoy holiday. And I think it is it is good if the holiday er during the holiday they will [Ml] go shopping, and er go traveling. It is good both for the economy and for for themselves. </sp2>
<interlocutor> ***, er why people are spending more money on their children's education? </interlocutor>
<sp3> I think [Wth-s] [Pk-er] it's a problem we can't-can't avoid [Wa-e] [Woi-i], because [Wse-s] under [Mer] under the common group under [Mer] the common under the common group of mother [Wth-s] and father [Wth-s], every peo- [Po-r] every people's [Po-r] [Pl-r] educational desire [Wire-e] [P2e-n] is is stronger than youth [Mth] I think [Wth-s]. Because [Wse-s] I think [Wth-s] a reason is ern the parent [Wa-e] of us wouldn't enjoy [Wj-dr] very good education in their youth, er So I think they want [Wa-ou] I think they want us to have [Wve-w] better education, and compensate [Mp] [Me] [Pa-n] for themselves. I think [Wth-s] this-this is one reason. And now [Wow-o:] I think [Wth-s] the world [Ml] is more competitive [Wo-o] [W2i-ei] [Wve-w] [S1] than before, only acquire [Wi-ae] very [Wve-w] wide, very [Wve-w] wide skill, very [Wve-w] wide knowledge. You can you can earn some money or you can support yourself [S1] [Wyour-ju:] in the modern society. So I think [Wth-s] it's the second reason. And </sp3>
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<interlocutor> Ok, time is up. Er now let's move on to something more specific. The topic for our discussion today is different views on spending. Each of you will be given a card specifying one way of spending money. I'd like you to talk on the topic given on your card. You will have one minute to prepare and each of you will have one and a half minutes to give your presentation [W1e-i]. Now here are your cards. </interlocutor> 
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<sp2> Thank you. </sp2> 	
<interlocutor> Ok. ***, would you please begin? *** and ***, please put your cards asi-asi-aside [Wi-ae] and listen to what *** has to say. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Er I think a good way for spending [Mn] money is to spending is to spend tomorrow's money today. Because [M1e] what we want to have is just to enjoy our life. Ern I will [P2l-r] give you a women of picture er that shows the difference er in the western culture and er traditional Chinese [Wi-ae] culture. Ern that [Wa-er] is ern an old Chinese lady, before she dies, er she find that, Well, I finally have saved the money to buy the whole building. But she she did not have enough time to enjoy it to to enjoy his-her life. But a western ern a west woman [Wo-i] may say, Well finally I paid back all the money. And she has enjoyed the life. So I think it is a better way to spend tomorrow's money today, because you'll have time to enjoy your life. Why you should save money? Just spend it now. You can enjoy it now and pay back later when you have more time and more money. Just pay back. Now you just need to enjoy it, don't save it any more. That's my opinion [Wio-i] and I think a good a better way to enjoy [Pj-u] your life. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Er er. Now Ok, ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor> 
<sp1> Well I think we should be saving money for the future use. Ern as far as I'm concerned [Med], I'm a college student. I think I shouldn't have the much money er I get the money from my parents. So I think I should er save the money for my future study for my future work and so on. I think in the future I will [Ww-v] have more mon- I will [Ww-v] have much more money. As my family is concerned [M2n], my parents should save money for me ern well for my future career and so on. Er so as a whole, as far as a country is concerned, the government should save money for the people for future. Ern if ther is some disaster er some disasters as earthquake, as flood, the government should put the money should er put the money off for the people ern to save life er to for er and buy some equipment for the lives [Wv-f]. So I think saving money for future is very important and it's a good habit. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Er, ***, it's your turn.</interlocutor>
<sp3> My opinion [W2i-i] [P1o-r] is spending money the way you like [Mk]. Since I will [P2l-r] make [Mk] the arrangement so I think every money [Mn] and all the things to the range. So I think I won't [Mt] spend every [W2e-r] money [Wo-er] [Mn] in my [Wy-ae] pocket because some issue because one reason [Wea-i] is if some emergency [W2e-e] [Pr-n] [S3] happens in life [Wi-ae] [Mf] how can you [Wou-u] arrange it? If you don't have enough [Mgh] money hold-hold it on on on on ban-bank. This is one reason. Second, if you spend all [Mll] your money [Mn] one time [Wi-ae] [Mm], how about next time? Maybe next time [Wi-ae] you need more money [Mn] to support yourself. Or you have some important [W2t-s] thing to do in the future. If you don't arrange [W2a-i] your money, who do you who do you cope with this emergencies [W2e-e] [Pr-n] [S3]? I I think for the third reason is for the third reason is I think every [Wv-w] [W2e-u] country needs [Ms] money [Mn], need we support our country. If everyone [Wv-w] [W2e-u] [P3e-s] spend their money [Mn] at [Mt] now [Wow-o:], what's future? We will [P2l-r] we will [P2l-r]. In future we have no position. We have no money to support others [Wo-a:]. We have no money [Mn] to build er our country. I think no money to build to build our school, building and so on. I think it is ve-ve-very [We-er] important [W2t-s] to arrange-arrange [M1a] our money [Mn]. This is my opinion. That's all. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok, then right. Now we all have some idea of different ways of spending money. Ern I'd like you to discuss this topic further and see if you can agree on which is not a sensible way of spending one's money. During the discussion you may agree argue with each other or ask each other questions to make a point clear. You have about four and half a minutes for the discussion. Please. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Er just now you mentioned our government should save some money for emergency, such as flood [Woo-e]. But I think er it is different from the gover- er for the government and individuals. For the government, of course, ern ern for the budget the government should save money [Po-er] for some future plans. But for individuals I think ern just enjoy your life now. Ern of course you should have some money to to be saved, but I think a better way to enjoy your life is just spend your future money today. </sp2>
<sp1> But I think if you pur- if you ern purchase [Wa-i] everything today, what do you charge for tomorrow? And what you pay for tomorrow? I think money is very important not [Mt] just for today it is but also for future. </sp1>
<sp2> As a student I think now we don't have money but we we need money to ern further education. That's why most students go abroad even-even though they should get loaned now [Wow-a:] [Pw-o], even though er they don't have enough money to support them. But they will  Ern it is investment I think. </sp2>
<sp3> I have [Wv-w] an announce here. I think everybody [W2e-i] [M2y] should have [Wv-s] his or own should has his own choose. I think if your opinion [W2i-i] [P1o-r] is different [M2er] from others. Ern for example I mean I don't [Wo-er] think it is quite quite clear that. I don't [Wo-er] think I don't [Wo-er] think [Mk] it is right [Wi-e] to spend all your money in a [Ma] time. If you [Wou-o:] are [Ware-a] a student, you should range [Wa-e] your life you should range [Wa-e] your future. </sp3>
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<sp2> Yes. </sp2>
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<sp3> It is unwise [Ws-s] to spend all money [Py-s]. </sp3>
<sp2> Yes, I should range my future. But now I don't have enough money, for example I want to go abroad to further education. I want to study law in America. But I haven't enough money. What should I do? Just save money? </sp2>
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<sp3> Yes, I think so. </sp3>
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<sp2> Just save until before I died? </sp2>
<sp1> But I think it's our parents' duty and the loan [Mn] just er I think just when you work you can pay for the loan [Mn] and </sp1>
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<sp2> Yes. </sp2>
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<sp1> And don't forget that your pocket money your a loan [Mn] [Pn-s] just supported [Md] by your parents. </sp1>
<sp2> No, by my own credit. </sp2>
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<sp1> Really? </sp1>
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<sp2> Don't you have credit? </sp2>
<sp3> Thank you. </sp3>
<sp2> Yes, I should save some money. I won't I won't borrow it from my parents. I just save er spend my future money not my parents' money. </sp2>
<sp3> I think if you want go abroad, it is time for you to prepare [Ware-e] [P2e-r] and you should and you should prepare some money [Wo-er]. So you must save and not spend everything [W2e-er] in one time [Wi-e]. </sp3>
<sp2> I can get a loan from from the bank and pay back later when I when I have. After graduation I think I will [P2l-r] earn a lot of money and I will [P2l-r] have enough money to pay back. So I think it's a better way to spend </sp2>
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<sp1> Saving money for future doesn't mean you don't enjoy yourself for today er just today. It doesn't. It cope with each other. </sp1>
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<sp2> For example, I want to buy a car now. I don't have enough money. I could get the loan. I could enjoy the car. I could pay by installment. But at the same time I have enjoyed the car. I have driven it everyday. But if I just saved money until maybe in my forties or fifties then only until then I could buy a car. But how about these [Wse-s] years? I have to wait? To save? </sp2>
<sp3> I think you you you are in debt [We-i] [Pb-i] and you are driving a car. Are you happy now [Wow-o:]? I don't think so, because [Ws-s] the car owns [Wow-o] the car owns [Wow-o] something else I think. </sp3>
<sp1> I think saving [Wa-er] money is very stability. You can feel better than er well. </sp1>
<sp2> Well here, I am talking [Wa-e] about individuals. I mean myself. I will spend myself my future money because I know that if I have better education, after graduation I could have ability to pay back. So that's why I could spend my future money today. But not my parents' [Wa-ae]. And even after graduation I will spend what I have to my parents [Wa-ae]. Let them have a happy life. </sp2>
<sp1> So before you pay before you paying back [Mck], you should save [Wa-er] you should be saving [Wa-er] money. </sp1>
<sp2> Ern as I just mentioned, how about I want to buy a car. I want to drive a car now. But I don't have money. </sp2>
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<interlocutor> OK, all right. That's the end of the discussion. </interlocutor>
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<interlocutor> Er now I would like to ask you just one last question on the topic of different views of spending. ***, how do you usually spend your money? Do you plan to spend? </interlocutor>
<sp3> You mentioned me, but my name is ***. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Yeah, ***. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Please ask. Please repeat your question. </sp3>
<interlocutor> How do you usually spend your money? Do you plan or? </interlocutor>
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<sp3> I usually spend my money. I think my money is di-divided into several parts [Ms]. First [Mt] is for my study [Wu-er], because everybody [W2e-r] is in school. I range some money for the food I mean. For the food expenses I-I should spend one month. And what's more I spend some money on my communication [W1o-o] [S1] because I have I have a lot of friends which is apart which didn't in Bei Jing I think. Yhis is this is for my communication. And third for my travel [Wa-a:], and buy some books or some cosmetics [Ws-s] [Pe-n] and for some other things. I think saving my money [Mn] is range is range three part [Ms]. I think every [W2e-r] cent will [P2l-r] be in its position and run a happy life with me. I think I think everyone should range money. I-I My opinion is my opinion is happy life comes from good arrangement [M1a]. </sp3>
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<interlocutor> Ok. ***, what do you do if you came into a large fortune unexpectedly? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Oh, well. Oh I never thought of it. If I immediately have a lot of money, I think I will buy a an apartment for my parents. I think they have they have paid so much for me, to support my view, in the future for my career. If I have a lot of money I will repay back to them. Ern I think it's a good thing for my family. And we will share [Ware-ae] [Pe-l] the big money and er we will enjoy ourselves together. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok, this is the end of the test. Thank you. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Thank you. </sp1>
<sp2> Thank you. </sp2>
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