2015級(jí)歷史班胡建宏整理新視野聽(tīng)說(shuō)教程第二版第一冊(cè)聽(tīng)力原文及答案（答案在最后面）Unit1ShortConversations1.W:IsawanadontheInternetaboutonlinelanguagestudies.M:Metoo.Isawanadfor,"ClickHereforLanguageLearning."Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanhaveincommon?2.M:Youhavetobe18yearsoldtoentersomeonlinelanguageclasses.W:Really?Ihadnoideathattherewasaminimumagerequiredforsomeclasses.Q:WhatdidthewomanNOTknowaboutonlinelanguageclassesbefore?3.M:Unlikeregularclasses,onlineclassescanbetakenatyourhome.W:That'sexactlywhyIdecidedtobeginstudyingonline!Q:Whydidthewomandecidetostudyonline?4.W:IkeeponmakingnewfriendsasIstudyonline.M:SodoI!Therearesomanypeopleonline,andIwanttomeetthemall!Q:Whatisonebenefitofstudyingonline?5.M:Myonlineteacheraskedtheclassforsuggestionstomaketheclassbetter.W:That'sgreat!Ialwayslikeitwhenateacherdoesthat.Q:Whatdidtheman'steacherwanttodo?6.M:Ihadnoideathatonlinelanguagelearningcouldbesoeffective!W:Itsurehashelpedmepracticemylanguageskills!Q:Whatisitaboutonlinelanguagelearningthatsurprisedtheman?7.M:MyclassmatesandIhelpeachothersolvehomeworkproblemsonline.W:Itsoundslikeyou'reusingtheInternetinausefulway.Q:Whatdoesthemandoonline?8.M:Onlinelearningisidealforanyonewhodoesn'thavetimetotraveltoschool.W:Yes,butitalsohasitsownchallenges.Q:Whatdoesthewomanhavetosayaboutonlinelearning?9.M:Virtualclassroomsarechanginghowstudentsstudy!W:Theysureare!AndI,forone,amveryexcitedaboutit.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatishappeningtostudentsbecauseofvirtualclassrooms?10.M:Whatadvicedidyourprofessorgiveyou?W:Hesaidthattakinganonlineclasswouldhelpmelearn.Q:Whatdidthewoman'sprofessorsuggest?LongConversationTranscript:W:How'syournewonlineclass,Bill?Isiteverythingyouhadhopedfor?M:It'severythingandmore,Susan.Youshouldgiveitatry!W:Oh,really?What'sthebestthingaboutit?M:Inanonlineclass,youtalkwithothersovertheInternet.Sincetheyarenotrightnexttoyou,theydon'tbotheryousomuch.W:Thatsoundsgreat!ItookaclasswithsomeonewhowouldmakemefeelsmallwheneverImadeamistake.HewouldtellmehowstupidIwasandintimidatemesothatIneverwantedtoparticipate.M:Notaprobleminthevirtualclassroom.Howwouldyouliketosignup?Ithinkthatyoucouldstartonthethirdofnextmonth.W:Idon'tknow,Bill.Youknowallthoseproblemsabouthavingdifficultpeopleintheclassroom?M:Yeah?W:Wedon'treallyhavethemanymoresinceyouleft.PassageTranscript:Thefirstrequirementformyonlinelanguageclasswastomeetinanonlineforum.Ienteredtheforumearlyandsawstudentsappearonthescreenoneafteranother.Strangelyenough,whenitwastimetobegin,theteacherstillhadn'tshownup.However,webegansharinginformationandtalkingaboutthenewclass.Unlikeme,alloftheotherstudentswerenewtotheonlineclass.Itoldthemaboutmyexperiencesandmythoughts.ThenInoticedsomething.Therewere27peopleintheforum.ThiswasstrangebecauseIknowtherewereonly26peopleintheclass."Hey,"Iwrote,"whichoneofyouistheteacher?"Theteachermadeherselfknownatlast.Shesaidthatshewantedtogetourhonestopinionsabouttheonlineclass.Also,shewantedtohavealittlefunwithus."Humorwillbeimportantinmyclass,"shesaid.ListeningandSpeakingTranscript:Oneday,astudentwastakingaverydifficultessayexam.Attheendofthetest,theprofessoraskedallthestudentstoputtheirpencilsdownandhandintheirtestpapers.Theyoungmankeptwritingfuriously.Althoughhewaswarnedthatifhedidnotstopimmediatelyhispaperwouldberejected,heignoredthewarning,finishedthetesttenminuteslater,andwenttohandthetestpapertohisprofessor.Theprofessortoldhimhewouldnotacceptthetestpaper.

Thestudentasked,"DoyouknowwhoIam?"

Theprofessorsaid,"NoandIdon'tcare."

Thestudentaskedagain,"Areyousureyoudon'tknowwhoIam?"

Theprofessorsaid,"Yes."So,thestudentwalkedovertothepileoftests,placedhisinthemiddle,andthenthrewthepapersintheair.

"Good,"thestudentsaid,andwalkedout.HomeworkLongconversationTranscript:M:Allright,everyone.Goodwork.That'sallfortoday'sclass.Doesanyonehaveanyquestions?

W:Excuseme,Professor.Ihaveaquestion.I'mworriedaboutmyEnglishskills.Igetgoodmarksontests,butIdon'tfeelthatI'mlearningalot.

M:Notexactlyaquestionisit,Winnie?Butit'sagoodconcern.ManyadvancedEnglishlearnershavealarge"passivevocabulary",buttheyworryabouttheir"activevocabulary".TheycanunderstandmanydifficultEnglishwordswhenreadingorlistening,buttheydon'tusemostofthemwhenspeakingorwritinginEnglish.Theyfeelthisisaproblem.Theywouldliketouseallthedifficultwordsthattheyknow.

W:DoyouthinkthatIusetoofewwords?

M:That'snotwhatI'msayingatall.Actually,I'msayingtheoppositething.

W:I'mafraidIdon'tunderstand.

M:Inyournativelanguage,therearealsothousandsofwordsthatyouunderstandbutyoudon'tuse.Soyouractivevocabularyinyournativelanguageismuchsmallerthanyourpassivevocabulary.AndIguessthatyouarenotworriedaboutthat.

W:No,I'mnot.ButIwouldliketousethenewwordsthatIlearninmyEnglishclasses.HowelseamIgoingtorememberthem?

M:Nowthat'saverygoodquestion.

W:Iwashopingthatyouhadananswertothisquestion.

M:Winnie,youdon'tneedtoworryaboutusing"toofew"Englishwords.Asyourneedsfordifferentthingsgrow,youwillbeabletouseyournewwordsmoreandmore.Ithinkyou'dbesurprisedbyhowmuchyouknow.

W:Soyouradvicetomeis"Don'tworry."?NowI'mworriedthatI'mpayingtoomuchforschool.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whoarelikelytoworryabouttheiractivevocabulary?

2.Whatis"activevocabulary"accordingtotheprofessor?

3.WhatdomanyEnglishlearnerswanttodo?

4.Whatdoestheprofessorsayaboutvocabularyinone'snativelanguage?

5.WhatdoestheprofessorwanttotellWinnie?PassageTranscript:ThebiggestproblemmostpeoplefaceinlearningEnglishistheirownfear.Theyworrythattheywon'tsaythingscorrectlysotheydon'tspeakEnglishatall.Don'tdothis.Don'tletalittlefearstopyoufromgettingwhatyouwant.

ThebestwaytolearnEnglishistosurroundyourselfwithit.ThemoreEnglishmaterialyouhavearoundyou,thefasteryouwilllearnandthemorelikelyyouwillbeginthinkinginEnglish.

MusiccanbeaveryeffectivetooltolearningEnglish.Thebestwayistousethelyricsandtrytoreadthemastheartistsings.Thiswayyoucanpracticeyourlisteningandreadingatthesametime.

WatchingEnglishmoviesisnotonlyfunbutalsoveryeffective.BywatchingEnglishmovies,youcanexpandyourvocabularyandlearnthenaturalflowsofspeechfromactors.

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatisthebiggestproblemthatmanyEnglishlearnershave?

2.WhydosomeEnglishlearnersNOTspeakEnglishatall?

3.WhatisthebestwaytolearnEnglishaccordingtothespeaker?

4.WhatisthebestwaytolearnEnglishthroughmusic?

5.HowcanyoubenefitfromwatchingEnglishmovies?VOATheCollegeBoardsaysitsAdvancedPlacementprogramwilladdfournewlanguagesforAmericanhighschoolstudents.MandarinChinesealongwithItalianwillbeaddedwithinthreeyears.JapaneseandRussianwillbeofferedlater.Thismeansthebesthighschoolstudentswillbeabletotakecollege-levelcoursesinthesefournewlanguages.

TheChinesegovernmentandtheItaliangovernmenthaveeachagreedtopaypartofthecostofdevelopingtheAdvancedPlacementprograms.ChineseofficialssaytheywillalsohelpcreatetheprograminChineselanguageandculture.

CollegeBoardofficialssaythestudyofaworldlanguage,suchasChinese,isanimportantpartofastudent'shighschooleducation.

Morethanonemillionstudentsatmorethan14,000AmericanhighschoolstookatleastoneAdvancedPlacementtestthisyearaftertakinganAPclass.

TheAPprogramisincreasinglyimportantamonghighschoolclassesforthebeststudents.CollegesoftengivehighschoolstudentscreditforanAPclassifthestudentsdowellonthetest.Collegesrequireasetnumberofcreditsbeforeastudentmaygraduate.CreditforAPclassesmayhelpsomestudentsgraduatefromcollegeearlier.

TheAdvancedPlacementprograminAmericanhighschoolshasexpandedovertheyears.Therearenow34classesandtestsin19subjectareas.Theyincludehistory,mathematicsandEnglish.But,untilnow,thelanguagesincludedonlySpanish,French,andGerman.ThesearethemostpopularlanguagesinAmericanhighschools.

TheAmericanCouncilofTeachersofForeignLanguagessaysSpanishisthemostcommonlytaughtlanguageinAmericanhighschools.AboutfourmillionhighschoolstudentsstudySpanish.ItisfollowedbyFrench,German,Italian,Russian,andJapanese.

TheCollegeBoardnotesthatmosthighschoolstudentsinChinastudyEnglish.However,onlyabout50,000AmericanhighschoolstudentsstudyChinese.ThismaychangebecauseofthenewAPlanguageprogram.TheChineseambassadortotheUnitedStatesspokeaboutthenewAPprogram.YangJiechisaid,"Thebridgeofunderstandingandfriendshipcannotbebuiltwithoutlanguage."Unit2Shortconversations1.W:Howaboutspendingtheeveningchillingoutwiththefolks?M:Comeon,Mom.I'dreallyliketogetoutwithmyfriends.Q:Whatdoestheyoungmanwanttodo?2.W:Honestly,Idon'tknowwhattosayaboutourson'smusic.M:Leavehimaloneaboutit.Afterall,yourmotherdidn'tlikeyourmusiceither.Q:Whatshouldthewomandoaccordingtotheman?3.W:I'msurprisedtoseeyououtandaboutsoearlyinthemorning.M:Youknowmymom.Shedoesn'tlikemesleepingin,evenonweekends.Q:Whyisthemanoutandaboutsoearlyinthemorning?4.M:Alittleteenagerebellionisnormal.Yoursonwillgetoverit.W:Iknow.I'mjustworriedabouthimdoingsomethingthatwillruinhislife.Q:Whyisthewomanworriedaboutherson?5.W:Getapiercinginmynose?Noway!Myparentswouldbeangry!M:You'renotgivingthemenoughcredit.Idon'tthinkthey'dbeupsetatall.Q:Whywouldn'tthewomangetapiercinginhernose?6.W:Whatbugsyoumostaboutyourdaughter'seatinghabits?M:Ican'tstandthewaysheeatssoquickly.Q:Whydoesthemanhaveaproblemwiththewayhisdaughtereats?7.M:What'swrongwithourkids?Theythinkthey'reentitledtoeverythingwehave!W:Well,Ifeelit'smyfaultforgivingthemtoomuch.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheirkids'problems?8.W:Dad,I'vegotadatetonightwithMike.I'llbebacklate.M:Himagain?Iwishyouwouldn'tdateaguywithatattoo!Q:Whatdoesthefatherwishforhisdaughter?9.W:Mymotherwantsmetogointobanking,butIlikewriting.M:Youcan'tletyourmotherchooseyourcareerforyou.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatshouldthewoman'smotherNOTdo?10.W:Dad,I'magrownwoman,andyoucan'tmakechoicesforme.M:Ha!Ifyouwereagrownwoman,youwouldn'twatchcartoonsallday!Q:Whydoesthegirl'sfatherNOTbelievethatsheisagrownwoman?LongConversationM:Youshouldgetasenseofhumor,Mom.W:I'msorry,butIjustdon'tthinkthatbreakingshopwindowsisfunny.M:Ifitisn'tfunny,thenIdon'tknowwhatis.Theseshopwindowsonlyshowthingsoutofdateandoutoffashion.They'remisleading.Anyway,it'sfuntobreakoldstuff.W:Andthat'swhatI'msaying.Youdon'tknowwhat'sfunny.WhenIwasateenager,Ienjoyedmoviesandgoingoutwithmyfriends,notcausingtroubleorbreakingthings.M:Thisisjustthebigdifferencebetweenyourgenerationandmine.W:No,itisn't!Iknowteenagersofyourage,andtheydon'thaveyourbadattitude!Andtheycertainlyneverbreakshopwindows!M:Whatever,Mom.I'vegottogonow.W:Huh?Wheredoyouthinkyou'regoing?M:Idon'tknow.MaybeI'llgooutandbreakstuff.Transcript:"Educatormethods",suchasnotbuyingtoysforchildrenwhoactup,donotalwayswork.Ipersonallythinkthateventhoughparentsteachtheirchildrenmanythings,theyshouldnotactliketeachersallthetime.Aftermy"educatormethods"failed,Ispentsomequalityone-on-onetimewithmydaughterwithNOlecturingaboutherbehavior.Forexample,wewentoutforicecream.Whilewesatandate,wespentalongtimewatchingotherpeopleandtalkingaboutthethingsaroundus.Thenwewenttoabookstorewhereshelookedforabooktobuy.Ittookheralongtime,butIwaspatient.Wefinallyboughtherabookandfinishedouroutingtogether.Attheend,wedecidedtohavesimilaroutingsonceamonth,becauseitreallywasfun.MymaingoalwastoletherknowthatIloveher.HomeworkLongconversationTranscript:M:Grandma,GrandpatellsmeIcomplaintoomuchaboutmychores.Doyouthinkhehasapoint?

W:Yourgrandpasaysalotofthings,Jerry.Don'ttakeittoheart,OK?Whatdoyouknowaboutyourgrandpa?

M:Iknowheworkedhard.

W:That'strue.Manyyearsago,yourgrandpadidn'thaveenoughmoneytolive.

M:Thatsoundsawful!

W:Itdoes.Heusedallhismoneytobuyanapple.Andhesoldthatappleforenoughmoneytobuytwo.

M:Andhejustkeptgoinglikethis?

W:That'sright,Jerry.Bytheendofthemonth,hehad$20.

M:Wow!NowonderGrandpasaysyoungpeoplecomplaintoomuch!Yourgenerationworkedmuchharder!Grandpabecamerich,andhediditallwithoneapple.

W:Notquite!Afterthatfirstmonthofsellingapples,myfatherdiedandleftusafortune.Yourgrandpaneverhadtoworkagain.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatdidGrandpasaytoJerry?

2.WhatdoesJerryknowabouthisgrandpa?

3.HowdidGrandpaearn$20?

4.WhydoesJerrythinkthatGrandma'sgenerationwassogreat?

5.HowdidGrandpareallybecomesorich?PassageTranscript:Preparingteensforlifeafterhighschoolisanimportanttaskforparents.Deb,amotheroffour,communicateswithherchildrenoften.WhenherdaughterKatebecameinterestedinart,DebtookheronatouroftheDisneyStudiostoshowKatehowshecouldmakeherdreamscometrue.

Whatifyourteenisabouttobeginhisjunioryearandyouhaven'treallyspokentohimabouthisplans?Youcanaskhim.Ifyourteenhasan"I'llthinkaboutitlater"attitude,gentlyremindhimthatnowisthetimetostartpreparing.

Ifyourteenimagineshimselfarockstar,trytokeepanopenmind—youmaythinkit'scrazy,buttherearepeoplewhoarerockstars.Insteadofimmediatelysayingnotoyourteen'sidea,youshouldtalkaboutwhathe'llneedtodotoreachhisgoal.

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportanttaskforparents?

2.Accordingtothepassage,whoisDeb?

3.WhydidDebtakeKatetotheDisneyStudios?

4.Whatshouldbedonewithteenswhoareputtingofftheirlifechoices?

5.Howshouldaparentrespondtoateenwhowantstobearockstar?VOATranscript:MostchildrenintheUnitedStatesarereturningtoschoolafterthesummerholiday.PubliceducationforchildrenintheUnitedStatesisfree.Butparentsstillhavetobuyequipment,newclothesandothersuppliesfortheirchildrenbeforeeverynewschoolyear.

TheNationalRetailFederationstudiessuchsaleseachyear.Itisanorganizationofmanykindsofstores,aswellascompaniesthatsellgoodsbymailorderandtheInternet.Thegrouprecentlyreleasedareportonback-to-schoolsalesthisyear.ThereportsaysAmericanparentswillspendalmost15,000milliondollarsthisyeartopreparetheirchildrenforschool.

AresearchbusinesscarriedoutthestudyfortheNationalRetailFederation.Itaskedmorethan8,000Americansabouttheirback-to-schoolneedsandshoppingandspendingplans.

Thestudyfoundthat93percentoffamilieswithschool-agechildrenplantopurchaseclothes,shoesandschoolsupplies.

Familieswillspendanaverageofalmost500dollarsonthosethings.Thisisanincreaseofmorethan7percentfromlastyear.Almosthalfofthosequestionedalsosaidtheyplannedtospendabout100dollarsonelectronicsandcomputer-relatedproducts.

TheNationalRetailFederationsaysthatwouldbea15percentincreasefromlastyear.Thegroupsaysmostfamilieshaveenoughmoneytobuyelectronicandcomputerequipmentfortheirchildren.Itsaysthishelpsparentscontinuetheirchildren'seducationathome.

Halfoftheparentsinthestudysaidtheirchildrenwouldbeusingtheirownmoneytobuysomethingsforschool.Teenagedchildrenareexpectedtospendabout85dollarseachforsupplies.And,23percentofparentssaideventheiryoungerchildrenwillbuysomethingsforthemselves.

Tohelpshopperssavemoney,severalcitiespermitpeopletobuysomegoodswithoutpayingsalestax.WashingtonD.C.isonesuchcity.Itobservedaten-daysalestaxholidayinAugust.Duringthisperiod,peoplecouldbuyclothing,shoesorschoolsuppliesthatcostlessthan100dollarswithouthavingtopaysalestax.Unit3ShortconversationsW:Inordertohaveameaningfullife,youmustbereadytogiveandsacrifice.M:Iagreetotally.AndItrytorememberthiseveryday.Q:Whatwillbepossibleifyougiveandsacrificeaccordingtothewoman?W:Doyouthinkweshouldgiveaidtopeopleinneed?M:Ithinkit'stheleastweshoulddoforthem.Q:Whatshouldbedoneforpeopleinneed,accordingtotheman?M:Believeitornot,mybaseballcoachtaughtmealotaboutbeingkind.W:Thatreallyisn'tsounusual.Afterall,itisn'talwaysparentswhoteachus.Q:Whotaughtthemantobekind?W:Whydoyouletyourlittlesisterclingtoyouallthetime?M:Sinceourparentsdied,sheneedsmemore.Ican'tpushheraway.Q:Whydoesthelittlesisterneedthemanmore?W:Mymothernevercomplainedabouthardworkinfrontofthefamily.M:Wow,that'ssomethingtolearnfrom!Q:Whatdidthewoman'smothernevercomplainabout?W:You'vegottomeetmyfather.He'shandicappedandhehasalottoshare.M:I'dliketo.Youjusttellmewhen.Q:Whyshouldthemanmeetthewoman'sfather?M:Isawyoutalkingtoyourmotheratdusk.W:Yeah,eventhoughshe'sbusyshealwaysfindstimetotalktome.That'swhyIlovehersomuch.Q:Whydoesthewomanlovehermother?W:Hey,Iheardyouspendyoureveningsatthehomefortheelderly.M:Someevenings.I'dliketogomore,butIdon'thavetime.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutgoingtothehomefortheelderly?W:YouarethefirstpersontoextendhelpwhenIneededit.M:Don'tworryaboutit.That'swhatfriendsarefor.Q:WhydoesthemantellthewomanNOTtoworry?W:MymotherneverinterruptedmewhileItoldhermyproblems.M:Sometimesthat'sthebestwaytohelpsomeone.Q:Whatdidthemotherdotohelpthewoman?Transcript:W:Iheardabangonmywaytoclassthismorning.M:Someguybroughtaguntoschoolandtriedtoshootsomeone.W:You'rekidding!IseveryoneOK?M:Yeah.Theteachermanagedtotakethegunfromhim.W:Ourhistoryteacher?M:That'stheone.W:Heneverstopsamazingme.M:Hewasdefinitelytherightpersonattherighttime.Afterhehitthestudentandgrabbedthegun,hetalkedtotheboyabouthisproblems.WhileIwasonthephonewiththepoliceandtheparents,hewasholdingthestudent.IfIwasnotmistaken,Ithoughtthestudentwascrying.W:Didtheteacherhelptheboysolvehisproblems?M:Idon'tthinkso.Thestudentwasclearlybotheredbysomethingprettybig.Idon'tthinkproblemslikethatcanbesolvedsoquickly.But,whenthepolicecametotakehimaway,ourteachertoldhimthathewouldseehimagain.Transcript:Thefriendshipandsympathyofaspecialpersonchangedmylife,andI'dliketotellyouaboutit.Lookingatmenow,youmightnotguessthatIwasnotverypopularwhenIstartedmyuniversitystudies.Iwasthinanddidn'tlookveryhandsomewithmyglasses.Infact,myclassmatesstilllaughedatme,justastheydidinhighschool.Oneday,whenIwasleavingthesciencebuilding,someoneranpastmeandknockedthebooksoutofmyhands.Iwasfeelingsadandlonely.Butthen,someoneelseapproachedmeandhelpedmepickupmybooks.Thatday,Imademyfirstuniversityfriend.Suddenly,lifeimproved.Ihelpedhimwithhisstudies.Andhehelpedmewitheverythingelse.Hetaughtmehowtodressright,howtotalktogirls,andaboveall,howtobesocial.ListeningandspeakingTranscript:Ayoungmanwasanticipatinghiscollegegraduationday.

Formanymonthshehadaskedforacar.Knowinghisfathercouldaffordit,hetoldhimthatthecarwasallhewanted.

Finally,onthemorningofhisgraduationday,hisfathertoldhimhowproudhewasandhowmuchhelovedhim.Hehandedhissonabeautifullywrappedgiftbox.Curious,butsomewhatdisappointed,theyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundabook.Theyoungmanraisedhisvoicetohisfatherandsaid,"Withallyourmoney,yougavemeabook?"Hewalkedaway,leavingitbehind.

Manyyearspassedwithoutseeinghisfather.Alettercame,tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway.Heneededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecareofthings.Whenhearrivedhome,hesawthebookhisfatherhadgivenhim.Thistime,however,henoticedthattherewassomethinginsideit.LongConversationTranscript:M:Hello?

W:Hello.I'mcallingfromtheuniversity.

M:Iwashopingtohearfromyou.HaveIbeenaccepted?

W:We'llsendthatinformationbymail.Butthatisn'twhyI'mcalling.

M:WhatcanIdoforyou?

W:We'vereceivedyourapplicationtoenterourschool,butI'mafraidthatyoudidn'tfillitallout.Intheplacewherewerequestfamilyinformation,youwrotethatyouhaveamotherandayoungersister.

M:Uh-huh.

W:Well,youdidn'tmentionanythingaboutyourfather.

M:Isitnecessary?

W:Yes.I'mafraidso.Weliketokeepcompleterecords.

M:OK.Thetruthisthatmyfatherwasn'taroundtohelpmeinmygrowingup.

W:I'msorry.

M:It'sfine.Mymothertaughtmethevalueofbeinghonest,workinghard,andbeingkind.Shedidthiswhileworkingtwojobs.

W:Shesoundsgreat.

M:Sheis.Andshe'stheonlyrealparentIhave.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatwasthemanexpectingtofindout?

2.Howwilltheuniversityletthemanknowwhetherheisacceptedornot?

3.Whodidthemanleaveoffofhisform?

4.Whatdothepeopleattheuniversityfeelitnecessarytodo?

5.Whyistheman'smothertheonlyrealparenthehas?PassageTranscript:Beingnastyandimpatienthasadvantages.Forexample,sinceIamnotnice,ItendtogetwhatIwant.Peoplelistentome,andIdon'thavemanyproblems.

Therearepeopleinthisworldwhoarecaring.Isupposeitisgoodthatourworldhassuchpeople,becausetheyhelpothers.Still,Itrynottolearnanythingfromthesegoodpeople.Goodness,afterall,hasaprice.

Myfriendisoneofthosegoodpeople.Heoncesavedachildfromafire.Hewastherightmanattherighttime.Thechildwaslucky.Myfriendwasthereandnotme.BecauseIwould'vebeenreluctanttohelp.Infact,Iprobablywouldn'thavehelped.Fires,youknow,aredangerous.

Bythinkingaboutmyselffirst,I'vesavedmyselffrombeinghurtoruncomfortable.ButsometimesIwonderwhethermyfriendhasthebetterlife.

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkaboutbeingnastyandimpatient?

2.Whyisitgoodthattheworldhascaringpeople?

3.WhydoesthespeakerNOTwanttobegood?

4.Howwouldthespeakerhaverespondedtothefire?

5.Whatdoesthespeakerwonderabout?VOATranscript:MillionsofAmericanchildrenattendsummercamp.Mostsummercampsteachswimmingandsports.Butsomearedesignedtoteachspecialskills.

OneoftheseisConcordiaLanguageVillagesCampintheStateofMinnesota.Camperstherelearntospeakaforeignlanguagewithouttheuseofbooksorteachers.Thecounselorsspeakthelanguageallthetimeandshowthecamperswhattodo.Thecamperslearnthelanguagebywatchingandhearingthewords.OnestudentattheGermancampsaidsheexperiencedwhatitwouldbeliketobeinGermany.

Collegesanduniversitiesorganizeotherlearningcamps.SouthernIllinoisUniversityinCarbondale,Illinoisoffersaweek-longexperiencecalled"SummerWingsCamp".ThecampisheldattheSouthernIllinoisAirport.Camperslearnaboutthehistoryofflightandexperiencewhatanairplanepilotdoes.

AtGettysburgCollegeinGettysburg,Pennsylvania,studentscantakepartinatwo-weekcampthatteachesastronomy.Theyobservesunspots,forexample,andstudythemotionofplanetsandstars.

ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversityoffersmanysummerprograms.Onecampthissummertaughtaboutwhatitisliketobeaweatherexpertormeteorologist.StudentsatWeatherCamplearnedhowtornadoesform.Andtheylearnedhowtopresentweatherinformationontelevision.

AnotherPenn.StatesummerprogramwasNursingCamp.Studentsinthisprogramtookpartindifferentemergencysituationsandlearnedhowtotreatinjuries.Thestudentscarriedoutfirst-aidskillsonlife-likedollsinalaboratory.Theyalsolearnedcardiopulmonaryresuscitation,howtostartaheartthathasstoppedbeating.Andtheylearnedhowtohelppeopleinamedicalemergency.

Anotherskillscampisorganizedbybusinesses.CampCEOisaone-weekprogramintheStateofArizonafor50teenagegirls.Atthecamp,theylinkwithsuccessfulbusinesswomenwhoarechiefexecutiveofficers(CEO)indifferentindustries.Thegirlsbuildabusiness.Theyalsotakepartinaspecialoutdoorexercisetodevelopcommunicationandtrust.OfficialsatCampCEOsaytheexperienceisunlikeanyotherkindofcampoperatingtoday.Unit4ShortConversationsW:I'dreallyliketomakeagoodimpressioninclass.M:Well,solongasyoupayattention,youshouldn'thaveaproblem.Q:Howcanthewomanmakeagoodimpressioninclass?M:I'vehadagoodrest,andamreadytomakeagoodimpressiononmyboss.W:That'stheattitude!You'regoingtobegreat!Q:Whatisthemanreadytodo?M:You'vebecomesomaturesinceIlastsawyou.W:Nah,itjustseemsthatwaybecauseI'mwearingniceclothes.I'mreallystilllikeachild.Q:Accordingtothewoman,whydoessheseemdifferent?M:Don'tlooks