《21世纪实用英语视听说》第2册

Unit2 Stating That You Have Been Busy

 

II. Listening Practice

1.Mini-Dialogues   

Listen to the following five mini-dialogues and then, for each question that follows, select the best answer from among the four choices given.

 

1)a.He could bebetter.

  b.He has been in trouble.

  c.He has got a problem.

  d.He has been busy.

 

2)a.Watch his weight.

  b.Give up smoking.

  c.Put on his coat.

  d.Relax.

 

3)a.Upstairs.

  b.Downstairs.

  c.In the elevator.

  d.In the lobby(大厅).

 

4)a.Correct theway John behaves.

  b.Invite John to dinner.

  c.Leave John alone.

  d.Cleer John up.

 

5)a.Income.

  b.Traveling.

  c.Places of interest.

  d.Travel safely.

 2.Conversations

In this part,there are two recorded conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then, for each question that follows, select the best answer from among the four choices given.

Words and Expressions

apartment  n.              公寓，套间

fancy      a.                  高档的

in good condition              情况良好

so far                             迄今为止

neighbor   n.                   邻居

communicate with            与……联系

count on                        指望

make friends                        交朋友

have trouble doing sth.     在做某事方面有困难

friendly    a.                   友好的

promise   vt.                   答应

 

Conversation 1

1)a.Looking for an apartment.

  b.Working hard on his apartment.

  c.Experiencing a really hard time.

  d.Preparing for the final in the library.

 

2)a.The woman happens to have a choice for him.

  b.The woman has an empty room for him.

  c.He doesn't have to move right away.

  d.He can live close to school.

 

3)a.He missed it.

  b.It came too late.

  c.It sounds good to him.

  d.He's not interested in it.

 

 Conversation 2

4)a.Getting married soon.

  b.Getting to know the man.

  c.Finishing school wonderfully.

  d.Starting a new life in Beijing.

 

5)a.Leaving theman.

  b.Meeting with the woman.

  c.Having a job interview soon.

  d.Experiencing a big change in her life.

 

6)a.They're inneed of her help.

  b.They're expecting her return to Beijing.

  c.They're looking forward to communication.

  d.They're getting to know her as a friend of theirs.

 

7)a.She is afraid of new living places.

  b.She gets along well with people.

  c.She is shy of making friends.

  d.She loves challenges.

 

 

8)a.To change hermind.

  b.To leave with the man.

  c.To keep in touch with each other.

  d.To start a friendship with the man.

 

3. Passages

Words andExpressions

necessarily      ad.                 必要地

absence        n.                 没有，缺乏 absent

negative        a.                消极的

well-managed    a.          处理好的

represent       vt.              表现

mechanism      n.              机制

transformation   n.            转变

Chinese character                汉字

clue            n.              提示

Symbol         n.                标志

come up with                       想出

Passionate      a.                 激情的

plausible       a.                  似乎可能的

viable         a.                  可发展的

 

 

Passage 1

Listen to the following passage and then fill in the blanks with the missing words. The passage will be read three times.

Stress is not necessarily something to be avoided; it is a natural 1) _______ of our lives.As Selye once said, “The absence of stress is 2) _________.”Stress need not be a negative experience; in fact, well-managed stress can represent a mechanism for transformation and 3) _________. The Chinese language contains a clue to the two sides of the stress cycle; the Chinese character meaning “crisis”is composed of the symbols for “danger” and “4) _________.” Although stress can be damaging, it can also challenge us 5) _________.

 

 

Passage 2

Listen to the following passage twice and then answer each question that follows in no more than three words.

6) What can we learn about running your own business?

   A _____________________ career and life choice.

7) What does the choice demand?

   Your _________________.

8) What’re you supposed to do when you want to start your own business?

   To come up with ___________.

9) And then what when you have an idea?

   To consider if _______________.

10) What else is supposed to be considered?

   To be sure that it is possible to____________.