新视野大学英语视听说教程第一册答案Unit3.pdfVIP

II. Listening Skills Understanding Times and Dates 1. W: Oh, look at the clock. It’s 5:15. I’ll be late for Jennifer ’s birthday party! I was supposed to leave at 5 o’clock. M: Don’t worry! You still have some time. The clock is twenty minutes fast. Q: What time is it now? 2. W: It’s 7:50, lazybones, and you’re going to be late for the meeting. M: God! I was sleeping like a dog. Well, I still have ten minutes. Q: When is the man’s meeting? 3. M: Thank you, Laura. We’d like to go to the barbecue with you. What time should we be there W: Some people are coming around 11:00, and we’re going to play badminton, but we won ’t eat until around 12:30. Q: At what time are they going to eat? th 4. M: I knew Dr. Smith’s birthday was October 26 , but I didn’t realize it was this Saturday. W: Let’s give him a surprise party. We could ask him to meet us at his office at 5, and then we could take him to dinner at the restaurant around 5:30. Q: What time does the woman suggest meeting Dr. Smith? 5. M: I just read that Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, when very little was understood about time and energy. W: Absolutely. But when he died on April 18, 1955, people knew a lot more, and nuclear power stations had been built. Q: When was Einstein born? 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B III. Listening In Task 1: A Picture I have a picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom. When I have trouble studying, or I’m worried about an exam, I just take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken years ago when we were in high school. It reminds me of the good time we ’ve shared and the support their friendship still gives me today. Even though our lives have gone in different directions, the bond we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail