听力音频：
Task1：
To Know Current Events from Watching Television or Reading Newspapers and Internet
问题
Some people prefer to learn about current events from watching television news programs. Others prefer to read about current events in newspapers or on the Internet. Which do you think is better: watching the news or reading the news? Explain why.
Task2:
Energy costs reach sky-high levels
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Energy costs reach sky-high levels
Heating prices, and the university’s heating bills, reached record-high levels this year. In an effort to reduce heating costs, the university plans to lower the temperature in all classroom buildings on weekends and on weekdays after five P.M., when the day’s classes have officially ended. Because classes will not be in session at these times, the reduced heat should have no negative impact on students and their studies. The university considers it essential that the cost-saving measures not interfere with student activities.
问题
The woman expresses her opinion about the plan described in the article. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Task3：
Franchising
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Franchising
Many popular and well-known business chains, such as fast food restaurants, use a practice known as franchising. In franchising, someone who wants to open a store or restaurant pays an established company for the right to use the company’s name and sell the company’s products. Selling an established, in-demand product that has immediate name recognition benefits the new business by reducing the risk that the business will fail. In exchange, the new business agrees to follow all of the standard practices of the company with the name it wants to use.
问题
Using the example given by the professor, explain how franchising works.
Task4:
Defensive Mechanisms
问题
Using points and examples from the talk, describe the two defense mechanisms mentioned by the professor.
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