出自:北京开放大学大学英语（2)
Listen again and fill in the missing words.
1. Kento [Tokyo, Japan]: I.m trying to choose a college. My family wants me to go to Tokyo University or Waseda University. They are two of the best colleges in Japan, but there.s a lot of (1)
. Thousands of people (2)
these schools every year, but they only (3)
a couple of hundred. It.s a lot of work to (4)
these schools. And I.m not even sure I want to go to college right now! It.s a really hard decision and I need some help.
2. Sergei [Moscow, Russia]: Hi, Kento: Some students get (5)
a school, but they.re not really ready for university. Here.s my (6)
: After (7)
from high school, study abroad and improve your language skills, or (8)
an internship for a year. Later, when you.re ready for college, you can show how your “year off” prepared you for university. Good luck!
Read the conversation below. Then answer the questions.
Carla: Dad, can I talk to you for a minute?
Dad: Sure, what’s up?
Carla: Well, my friend Marta is going to see a concert tomorrow night and she invited me to go.
Dad: Tomorrow night? But tomorrow’s Tuesday. Sorry, Carla, but no.
Carla: Dad! You never let me do anything!
Dad: That’s not true, Carla. You do lots of things. But the concert ends late and you have school on Wednesday.
Carla: I know what you are saying, Dad, but it’s just one night. And all of my friends are going.
Dad: Sorry, Carla, but the answer is still “no”.
Carla: Oh, Dad, you’re so unfair.
1. Carla and her dad are fighting about something. What is it?
2. Who do you agree with—Carla or her dad?
March 17 Part-time job
Today I started my new part-time job as a trendspotter. I was nervous and I didn’t know what to expect. Well, guess what! It was a lot of fun! I’m telling all my friends, “You should think about becoming a trendspotter, too!”
This morning, we had to report to a recording studio by 10 a.m. The “Trends Coordinator,” Mandy, explained the schedule. (1)
. That was really cool!
Next we sat around a big table in a room. (2)
. Mandy gave each person three cards. One card said “Yes—All the way!” Another said, “It’s OK.” The third one said, “No way!”We listened to about 10 different songs. After each song, we had to hold up a card. They played some hip-hop, rock, heavy metal, and dance music. The heavy metal was “No way” for me!
March 24 Gifted
Do you know the rock group called “Gifted”? They’re really popular right now. (3)
. Too bad we missed them. Anyway, they have a new CD coming out on June soon. We saw six different CD covers. (I guess they are trying to choose one.) This time, we didn’t have any cards. Instead, we just talked about the covers we liked. Mandy asked us questions: “Which ones do you like?” “Why do you like them?” “Would you buy a CD with this cover?”
We finished at 12:30. We meet again next week at a boutique downtown. We will look at some new fashions. Each week we go to a different location. Oh, and we also received a music gift card for our work. This “job” doesn’t pay. But we get free stuff!
That’s all for now.
Task 1（任务1）
Below are extra sentences from the reading, add each one to the correct place in the reading. One sentence is extra.
a. Yesterday, they were here in the studio.
b. I can’t wait for our next meeting.
c. Then she gave us a tour of the studio.
d. There were about ten of us.
Letter reunites lovers
In the mid 1990s, Carmen Ruiz Perez and Steve met and fell in love. Carmen, from Spain, was studying in Steve’s hometown of Devon, England. They dated for a year, but then Carmen got a job in Paris and the couple had to separate.
After Carmen left, Steve realized he still loved her. Did she love him? He took a chance and wrote a letter to Carmen’s address in Paris. Unfortunately, she no longer lived there. Luckily, Steve had Carmen’ home address in Spain. He sent a letter to her mother’s house. Her mother got the letter, but it fell behind a piece of furniture in her house and was lost. Steve never heard from Carmen.
Several years later, workmen were fixing her mother’s house and they found the letter by accident. What good luck!
Carmen read the note and contacted Steve. The couple met and soon married. Steve says he’s lucky to have Carmen. “I missed my chance with her the first time.
But in the end, everything worked out for the best.”
Carmen read the letter.
The couple parted.
Carmen went to England.
Steve and Carmen got together again.
Carmen met Steve. They fell in love.
Years later, workmen found the letter.
Carmen’s mother got the letter but then she lost it.
Steve wrote a letter to Carmen.
Mysterious Artwork
Interviewer: the Nazca Desert in Peru is home to one of the most unusual sites in the world. In this issue, we talk with Dr. Gabriel Reyes about the Nazca Lines and why they are one of the history’s greatest mysteries.
So, Dr. Reyes, tell us: (1)
Dr. Reyes: On the ground for almost 60 kilometers (37 miles) in the Peruvian desert are hundreds of line drawings of different animals, humans, insects, and other symbols. These drawings, known as the Nazca Lines, are very large. Some are over 200 meters (600 feet) long and can only be seen correctly from the sky.
Interviewer: (2)
Dr. Reyes: For years, people had different theories. Some thought visitors from another planet drew them—maybe because the lines are best seen from a plane. Today, though, scientists believe the Nazca people created the images. They lived in the area from 200 B.C. to the 7th century A.D. and probably made the drawings over 1,500 years ago.
Interviewer: 1,500 years ago? (3)
Dr. Reyes: Most likely they used simple tools. A team probably planned what they wanted a certain image to look like. Then they worked together and made the drawings in the desert ground. They didn’t need planes or other modern equipment.
Interviewer: (4)
Dr. Reyes: Good question. We still can’t figure out why the Nazca people drew these large pictures on the ground—images you can really only see from the sky. Many scientists think the image might be religious symbols. Others believe the lines may be a large map; perhaps the Nazca people used the lines to find water in the desert. Still others think the lines were a special type of calendar. As I say, scientists are still investigating.
Task 1（任务1）
A. Read the passage and then write the questions below in the correct places in the interview. Two questions are extra.
a. What was the purpose of the lines?
b. How do the local people feel about the lines?
c. What exactly are the Nazca Lines?
d. Who created these unusual ground drawings?
e. How did they do it—especially without modern technology?
f. Can anyone visit the Nacza Lines?
B. Determine whether the following statements are “T” (true) of “F” (false).
1. North Americans probably created the lines about 1500 years ago.
2. The lines are small and must be looked at closely on the ground.
3. It was probably difficult for people to make the lines without modern tools.
4. Scientists now know what the Nazca Lines were used for—a calendar.