【听力材料及答案】

(Text 1)

M:I want to see about getting a private room as soon as possible.Also please put a “No Visitors”sign on my door.

W:I’ll take care of both things,but first put this in your mouth so that I can take your temperature.

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M:Are you buying that book on ships?I didn’t know you were interested in ships.

W:I’m not.I’ve just been looking at the pictures.No,this is the one I’m buying—on modern aircraft.

M:I thought you hated flying.

W:I do,but I love watching planes.

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W:There’s a folk music concert tomorrow evening.Do you want to go?

M:I don’t like folk music very much.

W:What kind of music do you like then?

M:Classical music.What about you?

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M:Don’t you like the coat you just tried on?

W:Well,I like the color and fabric.

M:And it is really nice and reasonably priced.

W:Yes.I would have bought it right away if they had had it in my size.

(Text 5)

W:Are you ready to start working out now?

M:No.First I need to warm up for ten minutes.

W:So which part are you going to be exercising today?

M:I’ll do work on my upper body.

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M:I think something is wrong with Mr.Hudson.He’s not as cheerful as usual.

W:I don’t know what it could be.

M:I heard last week that his mother had been ill.I wonder if  that’s the trouble.

W:I doubt that.Yesterday he told me his mother felt much better.

M:Maybe he has a problem here at work.

W:I don’t think that he has any problems with his job.It’s well-known that Mr.Hudson is the best worker among us.

M:Perhaps there is some trouble in his home.

W:Well.The headmaster phoned this morning.

M:That must be the problem.He’s worried about his son.

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M:Hello,Louise.Have you seen  my new supermarket yet?

W:Yes.I’ve heard of it actually.I suppose you must like it.

M:Yes,I mean it’s marvelous.

W:Oh,Jeff.I really can’t agree.I don’t like it at all.My shop is much better.

M:You must be mad.I think it’s really...you know...so easy to buy everything in one place.

W:Yes,it’s easy.But don’t you think the food isn’t...I mean small shops usually have much fresher food.

M:Maybe,but you pay for it.Small shops are more expensive,aren’t they?

W:Yes,I agree with you,but supermarket staff are badly paid and they are really...but you get better service in small shops.They are  much more friendly.

M:No,everyone in my supermarket is very nice.

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W:Hi,John! Long time no see.

M:Julia!It must be over two years.The last time we met was at Kate’s birthday party,wasn’t it?

W:Oh,yes.That’s right.How is life with you?

M:Not too bad.You’re getting a little fat.Your husband must be feeding you too much.

W:Yeah.He enjoys cooking and the dishes he cooks are very delicious.But that’s not the reason.The only trouble is I have no time for exercise.Anyway I  should lose weight from now on.

 M:Are you still working in that factory? You ought to have taken the job at our place when the manager offered the job to you.We have a strict five-day  week and you’re free at weekends.

 W:I ought to have.Michael often complains about my working too long.Often when I come back home  from work,my children have already fallen asleep.

 M:Michael is right.You should spend more time with  your family.Think it over,Julia.I could ask our  manager;maybe he’ll offer you a job.

(Text 9)

M:So,how long have you been living here?

W:About six months now.

M:Why did you choose Beirut?

W:Because,Mike—my husband—and I have always loved Arab culture and the language.Mike’s an English teacher and he got a  job here in a language school.

M:Why did you want to take a year off?

W:Basically I wanted a break from teaching.I love teaching children but I needed a change.Also I’ve been drawing and painting since I was little but I’ ve never really had the chance to study drawing.So   this seemed like the perfect opportunity to have a change and learn   to draw properly.

M:Well,I found a fantastic art teacher,called Omayma,and I’ ve  been having classes with her since October.She’ s great and she   speaks English,which is lucky,because I don’ t know much Arabic yet.But I’ m learning the language as quickly as I can.

W:Is Arabic a difficult language to learn?

M:Incredibly difficult! Especially the pronunciation.You have to learn  to make a lot of new sounds.

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Twin sisters are supposed to be very much alike,are they not?Well,my twin sister Jane and I do look alike.However,we are different in many ways.I care little about clothes.Tshirts and blue jeans are my favorite clothes.My sister often dresses like a model.We have very similar characters in most ways.I don’t get angry and enjoy being with friends.In this respect,my twin sister feels the same.But she likes loud music and modern dances while I find that nightclubs give me a headache.She is always with friends,is the favorite of our teachers and never wants to have children.I prefer to be alone at times,don’t really  try to please my teachers and want some day to have a family of my own.We have tried to live in the same room several times and even  agreed on the color we like best and the kind of furniture we want.But  I like to keep things neat and orderly while my twin sister acts as if  there were a servant around to pick up all the things that get thrown on  the floor.I like to go to bed early and get up early.She often goes to  bed very late and then sleeps late next day.

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