Part A Listening Practice

Dialogues  Listen to the short dialogues and choose the best answer according to what you have heard.

1. A) Guide and tourist.

    B) Husband and wife.

    C) Attendant and passenger.

    D) Receptionist and customer.

2. A) It’s a best-selling romance in America.

    B) It’s one of the most translated short novels.

    C) It culturally links the United States and China.

    D) Its author became popular for his language talent.

3.  A) Jimmy’s words are often not reliable.

     B) Jimmy is rich enough to buy a big house.

     C) Jimmy is not serious in making decisions.

     D) Jimmy will regret marrying a French woman.

4. A) He is going to give a talk on fishing.

     B) He thinks fishing is a good way to kill time.

    C) He has the same hobby as Susan’s father.

D) He is eager to meet Susan’s parents.

5.  A) He played games on this Valentine’s Day.

     B) He spent this Valentine’s Day with his girlfriend.

      C) He is satisfied with his online dating.

     D) He has little expectation of finding a girlfriend online.

Conversation

Task 1 Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer according to what you have heard.

1. What bothers Eason these days?

   A) His girlfriend.

   B) His computer.

   C) His cyber love.

   D) A phone call.

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the conversation?

   A) Cyber love is unreal and blind.

   B) We can mask up ourselves online.

   C) There is no true love online.

  D) Eason falls in love with a girl online.

3. What can be concluded from the conversation?

  A) There is no true love online.

  B) Lucy got true love online.

  C) Eason will call the girl he met online.

  D) Eason meets Lucy on the Internet.

Task 2  Listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks according to what you have heard.

1. I have a problem which _______ me all day long.

1. I have a problem which _______ me all day long.

2. Most people tell me it is unreal, blind and _______ .

3. It is said cyber love is just built up on_______.

4. She can ease my stress and I always feel_________ and happy.

5. I really want to talk to her face to face, but I’m afraid I will be______.

Task 3  Give a short talk about cyber love.

    Cues:  true love, blind, hide oneself, romantic, relaxed, belief, ease stress, communicate,                                        contrast,  in  the real world, unpredictable

Passage

Task 1 Listen to the passage and choose the best answer according to what you have heard.

1. What is true about online dating?

    A) People meet online without getting together in person.

    B) Online dating experience is a nightmare.

   C) Dating sites allow people to preview the profiles of other singles.

   D) It is easier to find a girlfriend or boyfriend by online dating.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why people turn to online dating?

   A) They are tired of being set up by mutual friends.

   B) They are too shy to approach members of the opposite sex in person.

  C) It is more difficult to date when all the friends are already in relationships.

  D) They have no time to date in the real world.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned about dishonest people who use online dating service sites?

 A) Some people post old photos of themselves.

 B) Some people lie about their sex.

 C) Some people lie about their job.

  D) Some people lie about their marital status.

Task 2 Listen to the passage again and complete the notes by filling in the blanks. 

Task 3 Retell the passage according to the notes above with the help of the key words and expressions below.

Cues: tough, hook up, shy, opposite sex, preview the profiles, large database, without getting                               together, nightmare, outdated photos, lie about, fake profiles, secure