1A听力材料

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M: Hello, Aunt Jenny. This is Tom. May I speak to John, please?

W: OK. Just a moment. He is reading in the study.

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M: Alice, could you go to the grocery store to buy some salt?

W: I'm doing homework now. Jack is free and watching TV in the living room.

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W: Hi, Steve. Where are you going?

M: To the shop. We bought a table the other day but found we didn't really like it. I'm hoping somebody might buy it if I put up an advertisement in the shop window.

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W: It's so cold here. Let's go to the beach for the holiday. I found cheap tickets to Australia in December.

M: I was thinking about a ski trip, but we can save that.

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M: Can you believe it? Just a few weeks ago we were wearing shorts and now we are wrapped up against winter winds?

W: The weather changes so fast in this city. In summer it's hot, and now we have this freezing weather. But spring will soon come around.

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W: You look sad, Jason. What's wrong?

M: I got a ticket just now.

W: Why?

M: I was driving slowly near the shopping mall when a policeman suddenly asked me to pull over. He told me that I had stopped on the double yellow line while I was waiting for the light.

W: Why did you do that? You are not a new driver.

M: I was thinking about my mother. She has been ill in bed. I was worrying about her, so I didn't notice where I had stopped.

W: Sorry to hear that. Then what did you say?

M: I said I was wrong, but the policeman wrote me a ticket anyway. That means I lost ＄425!

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W: Steven, do you have any friend in London?

M: Yes, my old friend Hanson lives there working as a lawyer.

W: Are you close?

M: Yes. He's one of my best friends. Our friendship formed at college when we were volunteers at a club. Why did you ask that?

W: I'm going to London on business next week. But I know nothing about it.

M: I get it. You want to find a guide, don't you?

W: Yes, Steven. You always know what I want.

M: Don't worry. I will call Hanson and ask him to help you.

W: Thank you!

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M: Hey, I think I found a job that might interest Lisa. Where is she?

W: She went to Liverpool visiting friends. What is it?

M: Well, it's from The Times, which is a British daily national newspaper.

W: What do they want, a reporter?

M: No, it's what they call a sales representative.

W: Hmm. That could be interesting. How much does it pay?

M: Not bad. Three thousand pounds a month. That's five hundred pounds more than what she made in her last job.

W: Not bad at all. Any requirement?

M: Salespeople with no less than two years of experience, not necessarily in advertising. Lisa has got plenty of that.

W: Any other details about the job?

M: No, just the paid trips to Paris on top of the salary.

W: Well, let's tell Lisa. She'll be back tomorrow.

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M: Can I help you?

W: Yes. I'm looking for a pair of jeans. By the way, are these jeans on sale? I like this style.

M: No, they are new arrivals. They are very popular this year. I think this green pair is a good fit for you. Why not try it on? The dressing room is right there in the corner.

W: The price is a bit high. The black ones are the same style as the green ones. Why are the prices different?

M: They are made of different materials, and the dark-colored jeans are on sale now. Actually, both of them are of high quality. But the green ones are more popular. It's up to you.

W: Well, I'll take the black pair.

M: Do you want to try it on?

W: No, it's fine. Thanks.

M: Is that everything?

W: Yes, that's all.

M: Cash or credit card?

W: Neither.I'll pay by WeChat.

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M: Hello! My name is Art. I'm 74 years old and I live in a retirement community with my wife Kate. I retired about twelve years ago from the bicycle business. I was in the bicycle business for twenty-five years. For twenty of the twenty-five years I ran my own business. After I decided to sell my business, I became an adviser. I worked as an adviser for five years and then I retired. The retirement community I live in requires you to be fifty-eight years old or older. In the community I engage in many activities, such as oil painting and photography. My favourite activity, however, is golf. Weather permitting, I play every day. We have a golf course in the community and since I play more often than I used to before I retired, my skill has improved a lot.