Topic Five: School Life

一.听下面三段短对话，然后回答问题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the woman look up?

A. The chemistry homework.

B. Mr. Brown’s phone number.

C. The time for the chemistry class.

2. When can the man see the headmaster?

A. At 9:30. B. At 11:45. C. At 12:40.

3. Where will the speakers meet?

A. In Room 340.

B. In Room 314.

C. In Room 223.

二.听下面两段长对话，然后回答问题。每段对话读两遍。

4. What is a daypack?

A. A box B. A bag C. A lock

5. What surprises the girl at school?

A. The number of discussions in class

B. Teachers giving little homework

C. Few students asking questions in class

6. What do we know about the girl?

A. She is new to the school

B. She writes for the school newspaper

C. She rarely asks questions in class

7. Which of the following is TRUE about the man?

A. He has lost interest in jazz.

B. He works at the Student Center.

C. He is a full-time student.

8. Why does the man decide not to stay with the band?

A. He didn’t like the bandleader.

B. He was too busy .

C. He wanted to join a better band.

9. What role does the man probably play in the band?

A. A guitarist B. A pianist C. A singer

10. What suggestion does the woman make to the man?

A. Organizing a new band.

B. Joining a new band.

C. Giving up performing.

三.听下面一段独白，然后根据独白内容补全文章。该段独白读两遍。

In my spoken English class, I asked the students about their ______ (11) of their university life. To my surprise, many of them expressed ______ (12). After their highly controlled high school lives, they were having ______ (13) adjusting to the free time in the university. When I asked them to ______ (14) their high school lives, many of them told me that most of their time was spent at school, doing piles of homework to help them prepare for the university entrance exams.

______ (15) they enter the university, in my opinion, the students should take an active part in ______ (16) activities. These activities are useful in helping them prepare for their future. But what ______ (17) me most was that many students did not seem ______ (18) happy about their new found ______ (19). As they had so many choices, they felt that no matter what they were doing, they should be doing something else. That’s why they were not happy. To those students, my advice was, get used to it and learn to make decisions ______ (20) yourselves.