练习题

1. Who is visiting Jori for the weekend?

A. her best friend

B. her brother Bob

C. her sister

2. What is Carol wearing?

A. a sweater

B. a red sweat shirt

C. a black blouse

3. What is Carol like?

A. She's sociable.

B. She's timid

C. She's very reserved.

4. What is Bob wearing?

A. a flashy suit jacket

B. a green tie

C. blue jeans

5. Jori knows Bob because:

A. they work together in the same office.

B. she is taking karate lessons from him.

C. they met at a party two months ago.

参考答案

1. her sister

2. a sweater

3. She's sociable.

4. a green tie

5. she is taking karate lessons from him.

听力原文

Jori: Hi Dave. [Hi] Happy to see you could make it. Come on in.

Dave: Wow. Looks like the party is in full swing.

Jori: Yeah. And they're eating me out of house and home. Oh, I'd like you to meet my sister, Carol. She's visiting for the weekend.

Dave: Oh. Which one is she?

Jori: She's sitting on the sofa over there.

Dave: You mean the woman wearing the red sweater with the long black hair?

Jori: Yeah. That's right. Let me introduce you to her. I just know you two will hit it off. You're both sooutgoing and adventurous.

Dave: Uh, and who's the man sitting next to her? Uh, the man with the suit jacket and flashy green tie?

Jori: Oh, that's Bob, my karate teacher.

Dave: Karate teacher! I never knew you were into karate.

Jori: Yeah, I started about two months ago. Come on. I'd like you to meet them.

听力短语

1. good to see you could make it : happy to see you could come

It's really good to see you could make it.

2. full swing (idiom): at its high point

The party really got into full swing around midnight.

3. eat someone out of house and home (idiom): they're eating all of my food

My teenagers have huge appetites and are eating me out of house and home.

4. hit it off (idiom): get along well

My roommate and I hit it off from the very first day we moved in.

5. outgoing (adjective): very friendly and sociable

He is very outgoing and always makes newcomers feel comfortable at a party.

6. adventurous (adjective): willingness to try new things

If I were more adventurous, I think I would try mountain climbing.

7. flashy (adjective): brightly colored or unusually decorated beyond normal standards

She tends to wear flashy ski wear during the winter season.