I’LL GIVE YOU THIS BOOK AS SOON AS I FINISH (READ) ___________ IT....

36. I’ll give you this book as soon as I finish (read) ___________ it.

I. Listen to the tape and choose the best option to fill in the blanks.

A. appreciate B. hopeless C. selfish D. happily E. destroyed F. family

Christina: Well, before the fire, I was (1)…C……... I always complained to my mother about how small my

room was, or how few clothes I had. Then the fire came and (2)…E…… everything we owned. But I slowly

began to realize that I didn’t really need my odd things. I just needed my (3)..…F….. After all, you can get

new clothes anytime, but a family can never be replaced.

Interviewer: I see, so the fire took many things from you, but it gave you some thing, too.

Christina: Exactly. It taught me to (4)……A….. my family more than things.

II. Phonetics:

A. Choose the word which has the stress pronounced differently from the rests: