B. Ralph reserved a room at a hotel.

C. Ralph made reservation for a room at the local hotel. D. Ralph made a long distance call.

14. __________________________________________________ A. It would be foolish to leave without visiting Disneyland. B. I came to California to see Disneyland.

C. I came all the way to California just to see Disneyland. D. I hope I have enough time to see Disneyland before I leave.

15. __________________________________________________ A. Murphy is always complaining about his doctor. B. Murphy may suffer from heart disease.

C. Murphy explained that the doctor had a pain in the chest. D. Murphy explained to the doctor that he was treated severely.

16. __________________________________________________ A. Susan's report is the best of the three. B. Laura's report is the best of the three. C. Jim's report is the best of the three.

D. Laura reported that Susan is better than Jim.

17. __________________________________________________

A. Because of her working experience at the Bilingual Education Office, she could get this job.

B. She got this job because she can speak many languages and she has good working experience.

C. She had a better opportunity of getting this job than all the other candidates because of her speaking skill.

D. She got this job because she handles two languages well and also because she had worked before.

18. __________________________________________________ A. It doesn't bother Mike to study at Harvard now. B. Mike likes to study.

C. It was easy for him to adjust, but now it is very difficult. D. Mike is a graduate student.

19. __________________________________________________ A. Jane won't pass chemistry even if she works hard. B. Jane won't pass chemistry if she doesn't work hard. C. Jane will pass chemistry without studying hard.

D. Jane will pass chemistry although she doesn't work hard.

20. __________________________________________________ A. John opened a checking account. B. John cashed his check. C. John didn't cash his check. D. John went to the bank.

I-3.多句听写训练

Dictation 1 : The American Family

The concept of family life has changed considerably over the years. In earliest times, several generations lived together in clans, (1) These clans were almost totally (2) . The men (3) . The women (4) . Special members of the community were selected to (5) . But (6) , a single clan could no longer develop all the individual skills the group required. Clans (7) _______________________________________________________ and at the same time (8) -_______________________________________________________. Later the Industrial Revolution brought about even more important changes in family life. New inventions brought (9) . Today a productive family life suggests (10) , but (11) -_____ .

Dictation 2: Unidentified Flying Objects

There are many explanations for why UFOs visit the Earth. The most popular one is that (1) _________________________________________________. To fly such aircraft, their builders must (2) , because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft. The UFOs, it is believed, must (3) __________________________________________________.

It is even believed that (4) __________________________________________________. But there are also (5)__________________________________________________. (6) __________________________________________________, most can be explained quite easily. (7) __________________________________________________.They might have seen (8) _______________________________________________________________________Or (9) ___________________________________________________________________. However,(10) __________________________________________________________.

Dictation 3: The Indian Medicine Man

Among the Indians of North America, the medicine man was a very important per-

son. He could (1) __________________________________________________.The spirits were

(2)__________________________________________________.The Indians (3) ________________________________________________________.So when people were ill, (4)

__________________________________________________. He (5) ______________________ Many people were cured, because (6) __________________________________________________, but really these people cured themselves. Sometimes (7) __________________________________________________. The medicine men (8) __________________________________________________. They knew (9) ____________________________________________________. A lot of medicine are (l0) __________________________________________________.

II.短对话：

Exercise 1: 时间与数字：

Listen to the following short conversations and choose the correct answer. 1.

A) 6330872. B) 6380372. C) 6338720. D) 6338726. 2.

A) On the 6th of June. B) On the 8th of June.

C) On the 9th of June. D) On the 19th of June. 3.

A) $120. B) $108 C) $90. D) $40. 4.

A) 7:15. B) 7:30. C) 7:45. D) 8:00. 5.

A) 8:00. B) 8:20. C) 8:30. D) 9:00.

6.

A) Neither of their watches keeps good time. B) The woman's watch stopped 3 hours ago. C) The man's watch goes too fast.

D) It's too dark for the woman to read her watch. 7.

A) 450. B) 195. C) 159. D) 354. 8.

A) This year. B) Last year. C) Last December. D) Next year. 9.

A) 4:45. B) 5:15. C) 5:45. D) 8:45. 10.

A) 320, 000. B) 400, 000. C) 500, 000, D) 450, 000.

Exercise 2: 地点与方向

Listen to the following short conversations and choose the correct answer. 1.

A) In the side street. B) At the crossroads. C) On the main road. D) On the motorway. 2.

A) In a court. B) On the farm.