
1. To become familiar with monetary units presented as a listening focus;
2. To improve listening comprehension through specific exercises.

In an economy-driven world, you have to be money-conscious to survive. You have to pay for basic necessities — food, housing, clothing — and for anything else you need or want. This section focuses your attention on an aspect of authentic, day-to-day English: money talk.


A. News Item One
Directions: Listen to the following news item and then, for each question, select the best answer from among the four choices given.
the international charity Oxfam | 国际慈善机构乐施会 |
feature | vt. 由…为主要成员 |
tycoon | n. 企业界大亨,巨头 |
trillion | n. 万亿 |
extreme | a. 极度的 |
ailing | a. 体衰的 |
tax havens | 避税场所(指税率很低的国家或地区) |
tackle | vt. 解决,正对,处理 |
vital | a. 至关重要的 |
public services | 公共服务;公共设施 |
B. News Item Two
Directions: Listen to the following news item and then, for each question, select the best answer from among the four choices given.
Bacha Khan University | 帕夏汗大学 |
Charsadda | 查萨达市(巴基斯坦北部城市) |
Peshawar | 白沙瓦(巴基斯坦北部城市) |
Pakistani | a. 巴基斯坦的 |
footage | n. 片断镜头 |
military presence | 军事存在 |
flee | vi. 逃走 |
at the scene | 在现场 |
security | n. 安全 |
claim | vt. 声称 |

A. Conversation One
Directions: Listen to the following long conversation and then, for each question, select the best answer from among the four choices given.
B. Conversation Two

Directions: Listen to the following passage and then, for each question, select the best answer from among the four choices given.
A. Passage One
B. Passage Two