[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
－－由
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