W: What an educational lecture the professor has given us!

M: Educational? I nearly fell asleep in class. He should add in some historical stories.

(Text 2)

W: You look upset, John. Your business is doing bad?

M: No. But the kids drew a lot of pictures on the walls of my shop. They look so ugly now.

W: It’s really annoying.

(Text 3)

W: Weren’t you going to confirm your booking at the hotel?

M: Yes. I’d better call them. They always get quite busy this time of the year.

(Text 4)

W: Are you interested in cars?

M: No, I prefer bicycles. They’re clean and practical.

W: Cars have greatly changed the world and made people’s life easier.

M: But they also produced some bad effects, such as pollution and global warming.

(Text 5)

W: Hey, congratulations! I heard the news! When’s the date?

M: In September. We’ve got a lot of planning to do.

W: Well, the great thing is that you’ve decided to marry. Congratulations!

M: Thanks. Remember to come to our party with your family.

第一节到此结束。

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

(Text 6)

M: The credit card bill arrived today. Oh, no. This bill is for more than 1,500 dollars.

W: I was shopping with Barbara, and the store was having a sale, so I bought a dress. She forgot her credit cards at home and asked if she could put the charge on our card. She promised to pay me back.

M: A 1,500-dollar dress?!

W: Well, I bought a few things. A few hundred dollars in the food section and 200 on that pair of shoes. I guess the dress cost, um, 600 dollars.

M: Honey!

W: I’m sorry. I promise I’ll not do shopping for the next three months.

(Text 7)

M: Good morning. I’d like to ask about the Master degree course in cultural studies.

W: Ah, yes.

M: How long will the course last?

W: It’s a two-year course that involves mostly research.

M: Can I study by distance learning?

W: Yes, the course is designed for distance learning. You have to be here for only three weeks.

M: Well, could you tell me the contents of the course?

W: Yes. It is concerned with the analysis and theory of culture.

M: Oh, that’s culture in general, not just British culture?

W: That’s right. The course does encourage some analysis of British culture, but what’s most important is the comparison with the cultures of the students in the course. You are British?

M: Yes, I’m working as an English teacher in China, actually.

M: Rob and Steve were so busy holding a party last night that they probably didn’t hear the fighting. Mrs Anderson has a heart of gold. Unfortunately, she’s a little deaf. Actually, she’s also a problem. Her niece phones every morning at 6:30. She always screams into the phone, and it wakes me up.

W: You need to look for a new place to live.

Finally, in the United States, the passage into adulthood takes several years. American teenagers can get a driver’s license at the age of 16. The legal age of adulthood is 18. However, they must wait until age 21 to buy alcohol.

OK, that’s all for my lecture. You are required to write a summary of this class.