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a

B, ask A why he/she wants to move out.

Why? Is your roommate really that hard to live with? A, make your complaint.

I‘m afraid so. He/she snores loudly, and it keeps me up all night! B, ask A whether he/she has tried to solve the problem.

Well, isn‘t there anything you can do about it? Have you talked to him/her? A, express your disappointment.

I have, but he/she says there‘s nothing he/she can do about it. I know it‘s not his/her fault. B, make your suggestion.

I think you can suggest he/she go to see a doctor. They can help people who snore. A, make comments on B‘s suggestion.

.Well, if he/she agrees, that would be a good idea. And I don‘t have to move out.

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b

A, greet B and show your surprise for having not seen him/her for days. Hi, John. I haven‘t seen you for days. Where have you been? B, tell A that you‘re not on campus very often.

Hey, John. It‘s good to see you. I‘m not living in the dorm now. A, ask B why.

What‘s up? Anything unhappy? B, give your reason.

Well, I just wanted a little more freedom. And… some of my roommates were making me crazy.

A, make comments on what B says.

I know what you mean. It‘s really inconvenient to share a single room with several other people.

VI. Further Listening and Speaking Listening

Task 1: The Residence Hall

The University Residence Hall houses 339 students. It is conveniently located on campus, and provides comfortable, fully air-conditioned room for male and female students. As an integral part of the educational program, it is more than a place where students can eat and sleep; it is a living unit in the true sense of the term. Here students from all parts of the country and all corners of the world are assigned to room without regard to race, religion, color or national origin. They enjoy many opportunities to make new friends with all kinds of people and can also enjoy many

voluntary educational, social, culture and recreational activities provided by the Residence Hall staff, in cooperation with the Residence Hall Council. The experience here will contribute as much to students‘ development as will their coursework and study, and ultimately to the sound education needed for effective citizenship in the community. 1. on campus air-conditioned room 339

2. the educational program a living unit eat and sleep

3. all parts of the country assigned to room national origin 4. make new friends educational activities

5. students‘ development the sound education citizenship

Task 2: Arrangements for Moving

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I‘ve called this meeting to discuss our new campus which is opening fully next year. We plan to move our students to the new facilities in groups, so please listen carefully. They Agricultural Science students won‘t move at all. As you know, their new facilities were opened last year, and they are well placed for both laboratory and classroom space. The Arts students, however, are a different case. History students are all moving, but unfortunately Their teachers will be left in the old building, as the new office accommodation isn‘t yet ready. Better news for engineers. Your faculty, staff and students, are already in the process of moving to the new campus. The lab is already in operation. The move for the engineers should be completed next week. The old engineering building will be taken over by the Philosophy Department. The Faculty of Law has been moved downtown. This leaves vacant the premises previously occupied by the lawyers. The planning committee is accepting suggestions for the way school buildings could be used. So, if you have further doubts or questions, please let us know. Thank you.

1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F

Task 3: Top of the World

Such a feeling‘s coming over me

There is wonder in most everything I see

Not a cloud in the sky Got the sun in my eyes

And I won‘t be surprised if it‘s a dream

Everything I want the world to be Is now coming true especially for me And the reason is clear It‘s because you are here

You‘re the nearest thing to heaven that I‘ve seen

I‘m on the top of the world looking Down on creation

And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I‘ve found ever since You‘ve been around

Your love‘s put me at the top of world…

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II. Listening Skills

Making Calculations

1. W: It sounds expensive. Why did they charge you so much for repairing the computer?

M：Well, it‘s $25 for labor to start with. A new modern cost another 50 bucks. On top of that I needed a new battery, and it cost $17.

Q: How much did the man spend altogether fixing his computer?

2. W: How long are you on the Internet every day?

M：About three hours a day. I promised Dad to cut that in half, but the Internet is so slow.

Q: How much time has the man promised to spend on the Net every day.

3. W: Where did you get all these e-mails?

M：I got ten messages from classmates, one about an assignment and one from my brother.

Five were spam, the annoying stuff that comes at all times.

Q: How many e-mail messages did the woman get altogether?

4. W: It takes twice as long to open my Hotmail now. I need over a minute to see my mail. Is the

problem Hotmail or the ISP?

M：Forget Hotmail. I get e-mail through a local provider in ten seconds. Try it.

Q: How long did it use to take the man to get his mail?

5. W: Talking about computer, what‘s the meaning of Pentium 4 and clock speed?

M：Imagine the processor of a computer as a bus. The higher the Pentium number, the larger

the the bus and the more information it can carry. Clock speed tells how fast data are processed. A clock speed of 100 is half as fast as a speed of 200.

Q: How much faster is a clock speed of 200 than a clock speed of 100?

1.D 2. C 3.A 4.B 5.C

III. Listening In

Task 1: The Internet on Campus

The Internet, a worldwide information network, is used at universities mainly as an information supply source. Staff supply information via the Internet and students may access it or any other publicly available information. The Internet is also useful for students to communicate with staff. Teachers may present lecture materials in lecture halls, and at the same time, they can distribute the materials for students to access from any location at any time via their computer. Such materials are preesented mainly in the form of text, still pictures and hypertext links. Students find this valuable and relevant to their needs. If they must miss a lecture, students can still keep up to date. Staff users may put up notices of conferences, maintain professional contacts, and communicate and conduct discussions with their colleagues or students. Students, on the other hand, are taught haow to use the Internet as an individual productivity tool in several courses.

1. A 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. C

Task 2: Surfing the Net

W: Hi Bryan. Hare you doing? You look tired.

M：Oh, I‘m a little burnt out. I‘ve been surfing the Net for the last few hours. W: Were you doing schoolwork, or was it just for pleasure?

M：Well, I wanted to get some information on South America for a project I have, but I found a

really interesting chat site with people from there and started chatting. W: Well, did you get the information you needed?

M：Yes, but then we spent lots of time chatting about other interests.

W: I see. The Internet is a wonderful place. There is so much information available. I completely understand how you can get distracted. Sometimes I find myself looking for one piece of information, but by the time I am finished I have a lot more than I started off looking for. M：I know. One thing I really don‘t like about it, though, is it takes so much longer to find things, because many sites are useless.

W: Yes, there‘s that, and also, I often find the same site over and over again in a search. That definitely wastes lots of my time.

M：And, of course, there are sites that offer little to no relevant information on the topic you are