[Test 9-5]
　　A) A writer.
　　B) A teacher.
　　C) A reporter.
　　D) A student.
　　W: Good evening, Professor David. My name is Susan Gray. I’m with the local newspaper. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
　　M: Not at all. Go ahead, please.
　　Q: What is Susan Gray?
　　注：1. Do you mind if I ... 生活中常常省略为Mind if I ...回答相反。
　　2. Not at all. 理解成no
　　 [Test 9-9]
　　A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.
　　B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.
　　C) The man didn’t have a good time because of the different weather.
　　D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.
　　W: Where were you on Christmas David? I called you several times and nobody was home.
　　M: My parents and I traveled to Australia to visit my uncle. It was quite an experience to spend Christmas in summer.
　　Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
　　节日：Christmas 圣诞节；Valentine’s Day 情人节
　　[Test 9-10]
　　A) To attend a party at a classmate’s home.
　　B) To do homework with her classmate.
　　C) To attend an evening class.
　　D) To have supper out with her classmate.
　　M: It’s seven o’clock already. Mary should be home by now.
　　W: Oh. I forgot to tell you that she called this afternoon and told me she was going to a par­ty at her classmate’s house and wouldn’t be home until 10.
　　Q: What did Mary say she was going to do?
　　健忘表达方式：
　　1. forgetful: He is forgetful.
　　Isn’t he forgetfull? （有责备的语气）
　　How forgetful he is! （语气更强）
　　2. absent minded
　　表示人内向：
　　shy
　　embarrassed
　　keep to oneself
　　keep one’s mind/ thought to oneself
　　conscious （stream of consciousness 意识流）
　　self-conscious 自我意识
　　[Test 10-2]
　　A) They’re talking about nice children.
　　B) The man has a house for sale.
　　C) The woman lives in a nice house.
　　D) The man has three children.
　　W: Hi! I’ m calling about the three-bedroom house you advertised in yesterday’ s paper. It sounds really nice.
　　M: It is-especially if you have children.
　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　注：bedroom 卧室
　　living room 起居室，客厅
　　rest room 厕所
　　住房场景：
　　1、房子难找。
　　2、房子太贵。
　　3、房子太吵。
　　段子题：
　　词汇（很少考生词含义）
　　题材（抛弃题材，注重结构）
　　抓共性，总结规律

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