Chapter 2 Self-Assessment-Listen
这部分的成绩会计入你的形成性考核成绩。
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1．Listen and fill in the blanks.
Peter: Wow. Look. It’s raining cats and dogs — again! I hate this weather. When does winter break start?
Jack: Winter break? It’s only October.
Peter: I know, but I’m 1 (1) of studying. I want to go someplace warm and lie on the beach for a week. Someplace where it’s 2 (2) and dry. Florida or Hawaii, maybe?
Jack: Yeah. Where we can go swimming and snorkeling and get a great 3 (3). Now that’s my idea of a perfect vacation.
Ming: Not mine. I can’t swim very well, and I don’t like lying in the 4 (4).
Peter: Oh, yeah? How come?
Ming: I don’t know. I just prefer the mountains, especially in winter. I 5 (5) snowboarding. In fact, I’m planning to go to Bear Mountain with some friends in December. Do you guys want to 6 (6)?
Jack: No thanks. I went there last year. I was freezing the whole time. Anyway, I don’t know how to 7 (7) very well. Last year, I fell about a hundred times.
Ming: Peter, how about you?
Peter: Sorry, I’m like Jack. I don’t want to go anyplace where it’s below 8 (8) degrees.
Jack: By the way, what’s the weather forecast for tomorrow?
Ming: The same as today. Cloudy, cold, and a 90 percent 9 (9) of rain.
Jack: Oh, no! I left my umbrella at the library.
Ming: You can borrow mine. I’ve got an 10 (10) one.
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2．Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer.
（1）What is the best title for this presentation? 1
（2）Spring Breaks is ( ) weeks in ( ). 2
（3）Spring Break has become an important business for ______. 3
（4）Businesses start to advertise for Spring Break in the ______. 4
（5）The places students like best are the ______. 5
（6）The most popular destination in the 70s and 80s was ______. 6
（7）Students stopped going there because now it was difficult for them to _______. 7
（8）______ is now one of the most popular destinations during Spring Break. 8
（9）Foreign places such as ______ have become popular with students. 9
（10）It is estimated that over ______ students go on Spring Break each year. 10
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