英语四级模拟听力原文5

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Model Test Nine

Section A

Directions In this section,

you will hear short conversations

and long conversations

At the end of each conversation,

one or more questions will be asked

about what was said

Both the conversation and the questions

will be spoken only once

After each question there will be a pause

During the pause,

you must read the four choices

marked A), B), C) and D),

and decide which is the best answer

Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet

with a single line through the centre

Now let’s begin with the eight short conversations

W I need to do something to improve

my spoken French as quickly as possible

M Of course you need

The training program in France is coming soon

Doesn’t the community college offer something?

Q What does the man suggest the woman do?

M Look at this traffic

By the time we get to the gallery,

we’ll only have an hour to look around before it closes W You may be right,

but since we can’t do anything about it,

we may as well try to relax

Q What does the woman mean?

W We thought we’d all go out for dinner today

Can you be ready to leave at half past five?

M I have to pick up my car from the garage

and do some other things,

so I’ll just come straight to the restaurant

Q What will the man probably do?

M Why did you come to the meeting late?

I left a message with your roommate about the time change

W She has a very short memory,

and it really gets on my nerves sometimes

Q What does the woman imply?

W I heard you had a tour in Germany

and some other European countries

Did you get traveler’s checks with you?

M Yeah They are better than carrying

around a wallet full of big bills

Q What does the man mean?

M What have you heard about Prof Steve?

I’m thinking of taking an advanced mathematics course

with him next year

W You really should

I’ve heard he’s always publishing articles in the journals and one of his articles just won some kind of award

Q What does the woman say about Prof Steve?

M My friend Jones spent his whole weekend

helping me move to a new department

W There aren’t many people who would

put themselves out like that

He is indeed a friend

Q What does the woman mean?

W Will you need a ride to work

while your car is being repaired in the garage?

M Actually, I’m thinking I’d ask Judy

She lives closer to me

Thanks anyway for your offer

Q What does the man mean?

Now you'll hear the two long conversations

Conversation One

M I really can’t stand them anymore!

W Who? What happened?

M My roommates

Two of them keep talking till midnight

and make it impossible to get to sleep

W I know how you feel

It’s never easy to live with inconsiderate roommates

I once had a roommate who never cleaned

the dormitory or fetched water

M So what did you do with her?

W At first I tried to ignore it

because I didn’t want to cause anything unpleasant

But things didn’t become any better

Suddenly one day I broke out,