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Unit1Parents

PartB

ListeningTasks

Passage1

DatingwithMyMother（PartOne）

Script:

After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.

ItwasPeggy’sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”

The“other”womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.

MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.

“What’swrong?

”sheasked.

“Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,”Isaid.“Justthetwoofus.”

“Iwouldlikethatalot,”shesaid.

WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.“ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan’twaittohearaboutourevening,”Mothersaid.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?

a.Neverdatinganotherwoman.

b.Askinghismothertolivewithhisfamily.

c.Seeingmoreofhismother.

d.Takinghiswifeandchildrentoadinnerandamovie.

2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker’smother?

a.Shehaslivedalonelylifeformanyyears.

b.Shehasgotthreechildren.

c.Shedoesnotgetonwellwithherdaughter-in-law.

d.Sheoftengoesoutwithherladyfriends.

3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?

a.Understandable.b.Caring.

c.Sympathetic.d.Friendly.

Exercise2

Listenagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhatwasPeggy’sidea?

Whatdidshesaytoherhusband?

Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”

2.Howdoyouknowthatthemotherwasexcitedaboutthedatewithherson?

1）Whenthespeakerdroveintohismother’sdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.

2）Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboutthis.

Passage2

DatingwithMyMother（PartTwo）

Script:

Wedidn’tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.

“Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,”shesaid.

“Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,”Isaid.

Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother’slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.

“I’llgooutwithyouagain,”mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,“butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.”

Iagreed.

“Howwasyourdate?

”mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.

“Nice…nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,”Isaid.

MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican’tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.

Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

a.Learningaboutone’sfamilyhistoryismoreimportantthanwork.

b.Oneshouldspendtimecatchinguponmissinglinksinone’sfamilyhistory.

c.Spendingtimewithone’sagedmotherisarewardingexperience.

d.Lifewillbemoremeaningfulifyoucanbalanceworkandfamily.

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

a.Thespeakerfindshisdateswithhismotherasrewardingashehadexpected.

b.Thespeakercareslittleabouthisfamilyhistory.

c.Thespeakerkno