新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 8-14

Task 2: Two Concert Tickets
After shopping for most of the day, a couple return to find their car has been stolen. They go to the
police station to make a full report. Then, a police officer drives them back to the parking lot to
see if any evidence can be found at the scene of the crime. To their surprise, the car has been
returned. There is an envelope on the windshield with a note of apology and two tickets to a
concert. The note reads, “I apologize for taking your car, but my wife was having a baby and I
had to use your car to rush her to the hospital. Please forgive the inconvenience. Here are two 
tickets for tonight’s concert.” The couple feel relieved¹. After all, most human beings are kind, they
think. They go to the concert and return home late. They find their house has been robbed.
Valuable goods have been taken. And there is a note on the door reading, “Well, you still have
your car. I have to put my newly-born kid through college somehow, don’t I?”
1. B   2. C  3.A  4. D  5. A
 

1 relieved   

a.如释重负的

参考例句：

• You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在知道你们的工作保住了，可以放心了。
• Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter. 你来了，省去我写长信的麻烦了。