【听力材料及答案】

(Text 1)

M:Would you like to have some red wine?

W:No,thanks.I’d rather have tea.I drank some red wine last Friday when I was at my mum’s birthday.It was too sweet.

(Text 2)

M: I’m having a party tonight.Mike will buy food and drinks and I need something different.

W:How about some roses?

M:Oh,roses! How wonderful!

(Text 3)

W: I’m afraid I have forgotten something,but I don’t know what it is.I have my boat ticket here in my pocket and...

M:You have all your suitcases,don’t you?

W:Oh,one,two,three.Yes,they are all here.

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M: Why don’t we stay in one of the flats for our holiday,Mary? They sound just as good as the hotel,and it would be much cheaper.

W:But they’re quite different,you know.The hotel would be less work!

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M: What do you think of this one?

W:It is really not my cup of tea.Too modern and unusual.

M:But look at the colors and forms.Very imaginative.

W:Maybe.I prefer a painting showing a view of the countryside.

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M:Well,I’ll see you later,Mrs.Todd.My wife is waiting for me to take her shopping.

W:I understand.There’s a lot to get done at weekends,especially when you two work and the children are small.

M:That’s right.Jane and I have been talking about visiting you.So when I saw you in the garden,I decided to come over and say hello.

W:I’m glad you did.In fact,I should have called on you first,since you have newly moved here.

M:By the way,do you need anything from the store?

W:No,but thanks for the offer.And thank you for coming over.

M:It’s a pleasure.

(Text 7)

W:How can I help you?

M:I’d like to return this sweater.I bought it a week ago.

W:Well,first of all,what seems to be the problem?

M:Well,isn’t it obvious by just looking at it? The first time I washed and dried it,the thing shrank at least five sizes.

W:Uh,I see what you mean,but did you follow the washing instructions?

M:How was I supposed to know that? The label is written in Spanish! And the color faded from a nice dark blue to a light green.

W:Sir,we take a lot of pride in our clothing. What I can do is allow you to exchange the sweater for another one.

M:But I just want my money back!

W:Sorry.Since the item you bought was on clearance,we can’t give back your money.

M:A clearance item! Was I supposed to know that?

W:I guess you didn’t read the fine print in our ad.Look. Here’s the ad,and the information about the clearance sale is right here.

M:OK.I’ll exchange it for another one.But you should give credit for your goods next time.

(Text 8)

W:Why weren’t you at the German class last night,Tom?Have you given up?

M:Well,no...I came back late yesterday and found John sleeping in the chair.He’d been writing a report all day long and he was too tired to go out again,so we gave the lesson a miss.

W:You’ve missed quite a lot of lessons lately,haven’t you?Are you losing interest?

M:Yes,I’m afraid so.Neither John nor I have a gift for language.People just laugh at us when we attempt to speak German.How did you and Jane pick it up so quickly and easily?You’ve hardly been in Germany a month.

W:It was neither quick nor easy.We’d both studied the language before we came,and we only needed to revise it.

M:Anyway,all our friends here speak English very well,so we don’t really need to learn German.

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W:Did you go out today?

M:With my bad luck?What good would it have done if I’d gone out?

W:If you’d looked for a job,you might have found one.

M:But I’ve been looking for one over a year.Today wouldn’t have been any different.

W:I know how bad you feel,but if you don’t keep on looking,you’ll never get a job.

M:If I’d stayed in Puerto Rico in the first place,I wouldn’t have had so much trouble.

W:What would you have done?There are more people out of work there than there are here.

M:I could have had a farm of my own if I’d stayed there.

W:You?Up the mountains,with nobody to talk to,but the children?

M:I don’t like the city.There are too many people.There’s too much noise,too much dust.

W:I like here.

M:Yes,because your brother’s here.This is really your home.

W:Well,maybe we should go to Puerto Rico for a visit anyway.You could see Andis Nanco.

M:You really mean that?I’d like to see the island again and feel the sunshine and here everyone’s speaking Spanish.

(Text 10)

Different colors have different effects on people.Red is an exciting color.It creates an image of action,energy and danger.Red is also the most frequently used color in flags,80% of the world’s flags contain red.A study in Germany showed that football teams wearing red are more successful.Blue is a very calm color.Businessmen usually wear dark blue suits.Blue is also a peaceful color.The flag of the United Nations is light blue.Yellow means freedom and green is a very relaxing color.Some doctors nowadays wear green,because it is less tiring than white.Black can also be a very threatening color while white is a pure and strong color.This is one reason why most doctors wear white coat.We trust them more.People wearing gray do not want others to notice them.Brown is the opposite of black.It is warm and friendly,while black is threatening.

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