Lesson 41-2 News 新闻

Listen to the dialogues and fill in T for "True", F for "False" base on Stephen's responses.

英语对话1
A:Stephen, do you know that Fl race is going to take place in Singapore in the near future?
B:Yes.Not only that, it will be the first nig ht racing¹ event in the entire Fl history. I can't wait to watch it!

英语对话2
A:Hi, Stephen, have you heard the electricity fee will be increased by lO% next month?
B:Really? I didn't know about it at alll

英语对话3
A:Stephen, I heard Michael Jackson is releasing a new album, do you know that?
B:Nope, but I don't really care. l'm not his fan.

英语对话4
A:Hey, Stephen, do you know who the chairman of Virgin² Group is?
B:Sure, he's Richard Branson. This man started his first business at age of 16. When he's 21, he has setup a music retail³ store. Now his group involves businesses in mobile service, railway, airline, and recently, space travel.

英语对话5
A:Stephen, did you follow the news of stock market recently?
B:Yes,I read the news everyday, especially the business news because I have bought some stocks last month.

英语听力练习题

Listen to the dialogues and fill in T "True",F for "False" based on Stephen's responses.
听MP3的对话，并根据Stephen的回应来回答下列是非题。

1.____He is very passionate⁴ about the Fl race.
2.____He already knew about the news.
3.____He is not interested in the news.
4.____He doesn't know very well about Richard Branson.
5.____He reads the entertainment news everyday.

英语听力练习参考答案
1.T
2.F
3.T
4.F
5.F

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

3 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

4 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。