Unit 4 Taste the sweets and bitters of family life
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Part I Script
Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.
1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. They are taking photos.
B. They are barbecuing.
C. They are playing with the woman's sister.
D. They are looking at photos.
2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The man's mom will always scold him when he and his brother fight.
B. The man's mom will always scold his brother when they fight.
C. The woman's sister is very naughty.
D. The woman sometimes fights with her little sister.
3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The woman thinks parents shouldn't allow children to watch TV at all.
B. The man's child is a couch potato.
C. The woman's child doesn't like watching TV.
D. The man encourages his child to work out to reduce the time spending
on TV.
4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. Husband and wife.
B. Daughter and father.
C. Mother and son.
D. Two colleagues.
5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. One had better forget the divorce.
B. One should find a new spouse as early as possible.
C. Divorce is very painful.
D. Divorce is not very painful.
Part II Script
Directions: Listen to the passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read the third time, check your answers.
In a powerful new Mercedes a married couple are driving along a highway
Her husband suddenly looks over at her. From the
voice
and the
moment. He says, "
been married for 20 years, but I want a
The wife says nothing, but slowly increases the
He then says, "
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Again the wife stays quiet, but speeds up as her rage increases.
"I want the house," he insists, pressing his luck.
The wife speeds up to 80 mph.
He says, "I want the car, too," but she just drives faster and faster. By now she's up to 90 mph.
"All right," the man says, "
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The wife slowly starts to veer toward a bridge.
This makes him a bit nervous, so he says, "Isn't there anything you want?" The wife says, "
"Oh, really," he says, "So what have you got?"
Seconds before they slam into the bridge at a speed of 100 mph, the wife
smiles and says, "The airbag."
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Part III Script
Directions: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The importance of remarriage.
B. The reasons for a remarriage.
C. Ways of preparing for a blended family.
D. Children's problems in a blended family.
2. How will children view the man their single mother is dating if she says
"we're just friends"?
A. They will find the man threatening.
B. They will leave home.
C. They will treat the man as a friend.
D. They will be eager to have a new father.
3. How can single parents benefit from advice?
A. They can make up their minds to find a new spouse quickly.
B. They can see the issue from a new angle.
C. They will understand their former spouse better.
D. They can give their new spouse a surprise.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is true in the case of a
divorce?
A. Children are sadder than parents.
B. Parents are sadder than children.
C. Younger children have more problems than older children.
D. Older children have more problems than younger children.
5. Which people are mentioned in the passage who must make adjustments in a
blended family?
A. The stepparent and the biological parent.
B. The stepparent and the children.
C. The biological parent and the children.
D. The stepparent, the biological parent, and the children.
Part IV
Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements.
1.Amy, sit down. We need to talk. Your mother and I are going to _________.
A. separate
B. separate with each other
C. divorce ourselves
D. divorce with each other
2.So you're still single? If you ________ to me and used the Internet, you'd
have had a husband by now.
A. listen
B. have listen
C. have listened
D. had listened
3.I _________ an online ad that read, "Husband Wanted".
A. put
B. posted
C. positioned
D. pressed
4.I do have a right _____ stability for my children and myself, don't I?
A. in
B. for