【聽力材料及答案】

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M: I don’t think you have time to send out the invitations to all the students.

W:Oh,yes.I will.

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W: Nobody told me that Bill was in the hospital.

M:Sorry.I meant to give you a call when I found out but it slipped my mind.

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M: I don’t know if I will be able to turn in my economics paper on time.

W:Have you heard that the professor gave us a week of extension on it?

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M: I’d like to make an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow.

W:Unfortunately he is completely booked.

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M: Joe just went down to the engineering meeting.

W:Where is it?

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M: Excuse me,madam.I’m wondering if you could tell me the place where I can repair my shoes.

W:There’s one on Fifth Street.

M:Thank you,but how far is it to that store?

W:Not very far and not difficult to find.Just keep walking and after two blocks you will see a supermarket on your left.The store is next to the supermarket.

M:Oh,thank you very much.

W:You’re welcome.You won’t miss it,young man.

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M: What’s the matter,Alice?

W:Sorry,Mr.Harrison.I missed my train.

M:Why did you miss the train?

W:Because I left home a little late.

M:Did you get up late or something?

W:No.My aunt called me at the last minute.

M:Tell her not to call you in the morning.

W:I will,Mr.Harrison.I’m really sorry for being late.

M:If you are late again,I can’t let you pass for this class.

W:Oh,please.

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M: What seems to be the matter?

W:I just can’t sleep well,doctor.

M:I see.And how long have you had this problem?

W:Oh,for about two weeks now.

M:Two weeks.Do you have headaches?

W:Sometimes.

M:Fever?

W:No.

M:Are you having any family problems?

No,not really.We all get along pretty well.

M:And how about work?

W:Well,I’ve been working a lot lately...more than 11 hours a day.

M:Maybe you should take a vacation and just rest for a few days.

W:Well,I can’t right now.We’re in the middle of some important business.

M:Yes,I understand,but you really need to slow down.You’re going to kill yourself if you go on like this.

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M: Everyone seems to be on a diet nowadays.Have you noticed that?

W:Everyone seems to talk about that,especially girls.

M:A friend of mine was on a sweet potato diet.He ate a sweet potato for breakfast,a sweet potato for lunch and another one for supper.

W:That’s bad for his health.Has he lost any weight?

M:Yes.But he didn’t last long.One day he felt sick and was sent to hospital.The doctor had to keep him there for a week.

W:I’m very sorry to hear that.I think if you want to lose weight,you should not eat too much but you have to eat all kinds of food,vegetables,fruits etc..And you should also do more exercise.

M:I agree with you.

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I saw a really good video last night when I was taking care of the kids.My sister asked me to look after my two nieces for a couple of hours while she went to the doctor’s.They’re both nine years old,they’re twins.I was a bit tired but I know they love watching films,so on my way to the house I went to the video shop and rented a Disney classic.I’d seen it myself 20 years ago when I was their age,so I was sure they’d enjoy it,and I was right.My nieces love dogs and as the film is about two dogs who fall in love,they sat in front of the TV for over an hour without moving! It’s a complicated love story because one of the dogs lives in the rich part of town and is very carefully looked after and has everything a dog could want,but the other is a street dog who lives on the poor side of town and has nothing.

So it’s a bit like Romeo and Juliet! But of course it’s a Disney film,so although there are some sad moments when we all cried,there’s a happy ending.Everybody who’s seen the film always remembers the scene when the two dogs are eating a plate of spaghetti which ends in a kiss!

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