56.Betty：Myparentsarealwaystalkingtomeaboutstudying.Iknowstudyingisveryimportantbuttheyputtoomuchpressureonme.HowcanIexplaintomyparentsthatIneedsomefreetime?57.Jimmy：MybestfriendTonyisa

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56. Betty：My parents are always talking to me about studying. I know studying is very important    but they put too much pressure on me. How can I explain to my parents that I need some free time?

57. Jimmy：My best friend Tony is a nice young man but he has a bad habit. He is always late. Once he turned up thirty minutes late for a meeting! What can I do to break him of this bad habit?

58.David：I have a new roommate named Louis. He is my good friend but he is making me crazy because he is very untidy. He leaves his dirty clothes everywhere and never makes bed.                                                 

59. Mike：My cousin plays computer games a lot and he keeps on talking to me about them. I don’t have any interest at all but I find it difficult to stop him.                                                                 

60. Alice：I’m feeling upset these days because the result of my last English exam was not as good as I had expected. My teacher comforted me “Don’t worry. You can do better next time.” But I’m still feeling bad. I need your help.  

A: Next time when he begins talking you might interrupt him with a smile saying “That’s interesting but I hope you understand this is my time to relax.I read to do some reading now.”

B: You could try talking to him about the importance of being on time. If it doesn’t work one trick you can try is to ask him to set his clock 15 minutes ahead.

C: Tell your parents how you feel.Let them know you respect them.Maybe you can make a deal with them. For example ask them far one day off each week to do what you want to do.

D: “Be yourself”is the best solution.If I were you I’d tell him to leave me alone.At least tell him “That was hurtful.Please don’t say things like that to me.I can make my own decision.”

E: You can have a talk with him and see if you could both be a little less nervous about your attitudes towards housekeeping.

F: Scores are important for a student but you don’t have to care too much about the result of one test.Maybe it’s more important to find out why you failed to achieve your goal.Try to do better next time.

Answer 1

 56. C  57. B  58. E  59. A   60. F