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Thewindowoverlookedaparkwithalovelylake.Ducksandswansplayedonthewaterwhilechildrensailedtheirmodelboats.Youngloverswalkedarminarmamidflowersofeverycoloroftherainbow.Grandoldtreesbeautifiedthelandscape,andafineviewofthecityskylinecouldbeseeninthedistance.

AsJackdescribedallthisinexquisitedetail,Benwouldclosehiseyesandimaginethepicturesquescenes.

OnewarmafternoonJackdescribedaparadepassingby.AlthoughBencouldn'

theartheband--hecouldseeitinhismind'

seyeasJackportrayeditwithdescriptivewords.

Daysandweekspassed.OnemorningthedaynursearrivedtobringwaterfortheirbathsonlytofindthelifelessbodyofJack,whohaddiedpeacefullyinhissleep.Shewassaddenedandcalledthehospitalattendantstotakethebodyaway.

Benwasheartbroken.LifewithoutJackwasevenmoreunbearable.HowhelongedtohearJack'

svoiceandhismelodiousdescriptionsoftheoutsideworld!

Ashelookedatthewindow,anideasuddenlyoccurredtohim.Perhapshecouldseeforhimselfwhatitwaslikeoutside.Assoonasitseemedappropriate,Benaskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.Thenursewashappytomaketheswitch,andaftermakingsurehewasfortable,shelefthimalone.

Slowly,painfully,heproppedhimselfupononeelbowtotakehisfirstlookattheworldoutside.Finally,hewouldhavethejoyofseeingitforhimself!

Hestrainedtoslowlyturntolookoutthewindowbesidethebed.Itfacedablankwall!

'

Whatcouldhavepelledmyroommatetodescribesuchwonderfulthingsoutsidethiswindow?

'

Benaskedthenursewhenshereturned.

Perhapshejustwantedtoencourageyoutoliveon,'

shesaid.'

Youknow,hewasblindandcouldnotevenseethewall.'

Questions:

1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

2.WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanbestdescribeJack?

3.WhatdidJackdescribetoBenaccordingtothestory?

PartC

AdditionalListening

ShortConversations

Conversation1:

M:

Howdoyoulikeyourroommate,Debby?

W:

Eversincewemetonthefirstdayofcollege,we'

vebeeninseparable.

Q:

WhatdoyouknowaboutDebbyandherroommate?

Conversation2:

HaveyouheardfromLindalately?

Youtwoweresointimateincollege.

Well,honestly,Ihaven'

theardfromherasmuchasIusedtosinceshemovedtotheeastcoasttwomonthsago.ButI'

msurethefriendshipbetweenusisasstrongasitwasbefore.

Whatcanyouinferfromthewoman’sresponse?

Conversation3:

Doyoukeepintouchwithyouroldfriendsbackhomenowthatyoudon'

tseethemregularly?

Frankly,afterImovedtothiscity,I'

moutoftouchwithmostofthemexceptafewcloseones.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Conversation4:

It'

spolitetocallafriendbeforewevisit,isn'

tit?

You'

reright.Peopleusuallydon'

tlikesurprisevisits.Butclosefriendsoftendropinoneachother.

Conversation5:

Cathy,itseemsthatyouandSallydoalmosteverythingtogether.

That'

strue.Yousee,wewerebornonthesameday.Webothmajoredinfashiondesigning.Andweevenhavethesameloveforusingbright-coloredmaterialinourdesigns.Isn'

titamazing!

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

PartD

TheColorsofFriendship

Legendhasitthatthecolorsoftheworldstartedtoquarreloneday.Allclaimedthattheywerethebest,themostbeautiful.

Greensaid:

"

ClearlyIamthemostimportant.Iamthesignoflifeandofhope.Iwaschosenforgrass,treesandleaves.Withoutme,allanimalswoulddie."

Blueinterrupted:

Youonlythinkabouttheearth,buthaveyoueverconsideredthecoloroftheskyandthesea?

"

Hearingthis,Yellowchuckled:

Youareallsoserious.Ibringlaughter,gaietyandwarmthintotheworld.Iamthecolorofthesun,themoonandallthestars.Withoutmetherewouldbenofun."

Orangestartednexttoblowhertrumpet:

Iamthecolorofhealthandstrength.Imaybescarce,butIamprecious,forIservethene