01 学校学习（含听力原文和MP3）

01学校学习——备战2023高考英语听力话题训练目录内容板块一场景词汇梳理板块二场景对话训练A+B板块三话题听力一分钟独白A+B板块四模考题训练两套板块一：场景词汇梳理科目或专业Chinese中文English英语mathematics/math/maths数学history历史chemistry化学literature文学sociology社会学geology地质学psychology心理学biology生物physics物理学economics经济学computerscience计算机科学biochemistry生物化学课程optionalcourse选修课requiredcourse必修课daycourse白天的课eveningcourse晚上的课creditcourse有学分的课non-creditcourse没学分的课totake/tosignupfor/toregisterfor/topickupacourse选课todropacourse退课toattend/havealecture上课tocutaclass逃课tomissaclass错过了课semester学期seminar讨论班lecture讲座class课堂presentation课堂发言schoolofthought学派paper论文essay小论文termpaper学期论文thesis本科毕业论文dissertation博士毕业论文proposal开题报告assignment作业homeassignment家庭作业project课题bookreport读书报告classwork/schoolwork功课toturnin/tohandin交作业deadline最后期限extension延期due即将到期toholdup推迟费用tuition学费fee学杂费financialaids助学金总称scholarship荣誉奖学金assistantshipgrant助学金teachingassistant=TA助教researchassistant=RA助研fellowship全额奖学金todisqualify失去资格loan贷款考试test/exam考试quiz小测试popquiz随堂测试finalexam期终考试middleexam期中考试makeup补考oraltest口试todelay/beoff/defer/holdup/postpone/putoff/suspend(考试)延期或取消成绩表示fullmarks满分highscore及格分failinggrade不及格分AplusA+AminusA-perfectgrade优异的成绩tofailtheexam考试没过GPA=gradepointaverage平均学分学校分类publicschool公立学校privateschool私立学校religiousschool教会学校学校中的人president校长dean院长，系主任faculty全体教职员工professor教授lecturer讲师supervisor/tutor导师privatetutor家教coordinator管理员alumnus([pl.]alumni)男校友alumna([pl.]alumnae)女校友freshman大一新生sophomore大二学生junior大三学生senior大四学生undergraduatestudent本科生graduate/post-graduatestudent研究生bachelor学士master硕士doctor博士bachelorofarts=BA文学学士bachelorofscience=BS理学学士bachelor'sdegree学士学位master'sdegree硕士学位PhD博士学位ABD=allbutdissertation准博士板块二：场景对话训练PartA——ADayatSchool1：HowdoesJoshuagotoschoolinJapan?Hewalkswithagroupoffriends.Heridesthesubwayat8:00AM.Hetakesaschoolbuseverymorning.2：WhichitemdidJoshuaNOTtaketoschool?abackpackgymclothesaschoolhat3：WhatdoesJoshdofirstwhenhegetstoschool?Hestandsandbowstotheteacher.Heputsonhisgymclothesforclass.Hepracticeshisreadingandwriting.4：WheredoesJoshuaeatlunchatschool?inhisclassroominthelunchroominthegymnasium5：Joshuaprobablygetshomefromschoolbetween_____.:3:00and4:00p.m.2:00and3:00p.m.1:00and2:00p.m.Randall:Hello.TodayI'mJoshuaonhisexperiencesgoingtoaJapaneseschool.NowJoshua,timedoyoutoschool?Joshua:Eighto'clock.Randall:Eighto'clock.Anddoyougoby,oronaschoolbus?Joshua:No,Ihaveagroupthatgoeswithme.Randall:Soyougowithagroup?Joshua:Uh-huh.Randall:Nowwhatofthingsdoyoutaketoschool?Joshua:Itakemytaisofuku,thatisclothes,andItakemybackpackandmybooks[Oh,okay.]andstufflikethat.Randall:Okayandwhatisthefirstyoudowhenyougettoschool?,oronaschoolbus?Joshua:No,Ihaveagroupthatgoeswithme.PartB——CollegeLife1：Whatdoesthemanwanttodoafterhegraduates?Hewantstoworkatahotel.Hehopestogoontograduateschool.Hewantstobecomeateacher.2：Whatisthewoman'smajor?Frenchhistorycomputerscience3：Howdoesthewomanpayforcollege?HerparentsarepayingforitShereceivedascholarship.Shehasapart-timejob.4：Wheredoesthemanworkpart-time?atarestaurantinalibraryatabakery5：WhatthingdidthemanNOTsayabouthisjob?Thepayisokay.Heworkslonghours.Hisco-workersarefriendly.Maria:Oh,hiDave.Longtime,nosee!Dave:HiMaria.Iwasintheneighborhood,soIthoughtI'dby.Maria:Comeonin.[Thanks.]Takea.Wouldyoulikeanythingtodrink?IhaveSpriteororangejuice.Dave:Spritewouldbefine.Uh,so,howhaveyoubeen?Maria:Oh,not.Andyou?Dave:Oh,I'mdoingokay,butschoolhasbeenreallythesedays,andIhaven'thadtimetorelax.Maria:Bytheway,what'syouranyway?Dave:Hotelmanagement.Maria:Well,whatdoyouwanttodoonceyou?Dave:Uh...Ihaven'tdecidedforsure,butIthinkI'dliketoworkforahoteloragencyinthisarea.Howaboutyou?板块三：听力一分钟独白PartA——SchoolMostkids_________________school.Theysaytheirsubjectsare________________ortoomuchhomework.Infact,schoolisoneofthebesttimesofaperson’slife.Thinkaboutit.Thehoursareshort–usuallyjustsixhoursaday.You______________tolearnlotsofreallyusefulstuff.Yougettodoscienceexperiments,learnamusicalinstrumentandplaysports.Ontopofthat,_______holidays.Oh,Inearlyforgot,youalso_____________andplaywithyourfriendsfivedaysaweek.Whatistherenottolike?OK,schoollunchesarenotthebestintheworldbutyoubring_____________________lunch.Andyes,examsarestressful,butifyoustudy,you’lldowellinthem.I’dlovetogobacktoschool.IfI____________,I’dtrymybest________.PartB——StudyingLoveitorhateit,studying________________importantthingswedoinlife.Weallstartschool________________fourandthenit’sstudy,study,study.Someofusaregoodatitandlikeit.Somepeopleevenbecome________________andstudyintotheiroldage.Iknowonewomanwho’soverseventyand________________Master’sdegree.Otherpeoplehatestudying.Manypeopleleaveschoolattheageof15or16andgetajob.They________________gettingmoneyandnothavinghomework.Thetruthis,however,studyingisoneofthebest________________sureyoudowellinlife.Themoreyoustudy,themorequalificationsyouhaveandthe________________get.Ireallythinkeveryone________________iftheystudiedsomethinginteresting.板块四：模考题训练——“四省八校”2021届高三上学期第一次开学考试第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdidthemanthinkofthereceptionlastnight?A.Boring. B.Tiring. C.Interesting2.Howdidthewomancometomeettheman?A.Bycarandbysubway. B.Bysubwayandonfoot. C.Bybusandonfoot.3.Whendidtheman’sauntcome?A.Onthe13th. B.Onthe15th. C.Onthe17th.4.Whyisthemanhere?A.Tocollectthepapers. B.Tomeetacustomer. C.Tosignthecontracts.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Whentowatertheplant. B.WhatplanttogrowC.Whichflowerstoremove.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whenisthewomanavailableforvacation?A.InAugust. B.InSeptember. C.InOctober.7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Couple. B.Colleagues. C.Strangers.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?A.Havesomefood. B.ShowhisID.C.Lookforhisboardingpass.9.Whatisthewomanprobably?A.Awaitress. B.Astewardess. C.Anairportstaff.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whodoesthemanthinkisthemostqualified?A.Amy. B.Cameron. C.Hector.11.WhatisthewomanunsatisfiedwithKarine?A.Herlanguageability. B.Herlittleenthusiasm. C.Herlackofconfidence.12.Whoexpectsthehighestsalary?A.Karine. B.Hector. C.Cameron.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhatisnotarequirementfortheFBTAwardapplication?A.Nationality. B.Grade. C.Age.14.WhatdoesthemanneedtodobeforeJune?A.Finishtheexams. B.Providethereference C.Submittheapplication.15.HowmanypeoplecanwintheBisikerAwardeveryyear?A.Two. B.Three. C.Five.16.Whatdoesthewomanstressatlast? A.Theapplicationshouldheneat.B.Thesummaryshouldbelong.C.Thepersonaldetailsshouldbereal请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatcanvisitorsdofirstnearthemaingate?A.Seethebands.B.Attendthebookfair.C.Watchthefootballmatch.18.Whoisthethirdgatefor?A.Booksellers.B.Folksingers.C.Craftexhibitors.19.WhatisontheleftoftheI-building?A.Theinformationcenter. B.Therestaurant. C.Theexhibitioncenter.20.Whatcanlistenersdowiththeyellowticket?A.Parkforfree. B.Storetheitems. C.Collecttheequipment.PartB——武汉四模1.Wherearethespeakers?A.Attheairport. B.Atthetrainstation. C.Onthetaxi.2.What’sthewomanlikelytodothisweekend?A.Throwaparty. B.Finishheressay. C.Treatsomefriends.3.Whatisthemanlookingfor?A.Abusstation. B.Ashoppingmall. C.Alibrary.4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?A.Anearphone. B.Acellphone. C.Acamera.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Safedriving. B.Carrepair. C.Acaraccident.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6.Whomaybethedepartmentmanager?A.Steve.B.Mike. C.Johnson.7.Whatwaswrongwiththesoftwareprogram?A.Itcouldn’tstartproperly. B.Itcouldn’tmakesound. C.Itcouldn’tbeconnected.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whoinspiredthewomantobeateacher?A.Herfather. B.Herclassmate. C.Herteacher.9.WhatdidthewomanlikefirstinJuniorHigh?A.Acting. B.Directing. C.Teaching.10.Whatistheman?A.Abusinessman. B.Atraveler. C.Ahistoryteacher.听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。11.Howmanyroomsdoesaone-bedroomapartmentinclude?A.1 B.2 C.312.Whatapartmentdoesthewomanneed?A.Astudio. B.Aone-bedroom. C.Ajunior4.13.Whatisincludedintherent?A.Parking. B.Electricity. C.Water.14.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Onthephone. B.Atahousingestate. C.Inanapartment.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Bossandemployee. B.Friends. C.Husbandandwife.16.Whatmattersmosttothewomaninajob?A.Goodpay. B.Nicepeople. C.Personalgrowth.17.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherpresentjob?A.It’squitechallenging. B.It’sfarfromsatisfactory. C.It’smuchtoodemanding.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatisSocotraIslandfamousfor?A.It’snature. B.It’shistory. C.It’slocation.19.WhichmonthisbestforwindsurferstovisitSocotra?A.May. B.August. C.October.20.Whatdothetwowayshaveincommon?A.Botharenon-stopflights. B.Bothtakeover2hours. C.Botharerunonceaweek.答案及听力原文A板块二：场景对话训练PartA——ADayatSchool答案：ACAAB听力文本Randall:Hello.TodayI’minterviewingJoshuaonhisexperiencesgoingtoaJapaneseschool.NowJoshua,whattimedoyougotoschool?Joshua:EightO’clock.Randall:EightO’clock.Anddoyougobyyourself,oronaschoolbus?Joshua:No,Ihaveagroupthatgoeswithme.Randall:Soyougowithagroup?Joshua:Uh-huh.Randall:Nowwhatkindsofthingsdoyoutaketoschool?Joshua:Itakemytaisofuku,thatisgymclothes,andItakemybackpackandmybooks[Oh,okay.]andstufflikethat.Randall:Okayandwhatisthefirstthingyoudowhenyougettoschool?Joshua:Wedo“kiritsu,rei.”Randall:“Kiritsu”and“rei.”Nowwhatarethose?Joshua:Itmeans“standup,bow.”Randall:Standupandbow.Joshua:Uh-huh.Randall:Andwhatdoyoustudyatschool?Joshua:Westudykokugo,thatiswritingandreadingandstufflikethat[Okay],andsansu,that’smath.[Okay.].And,let’ssee...,wedogymtoo.Randall:Okay,andwheredoyoueatlunch?Doyouhavealunchroomorcafeteria?Joshua:No,weeatinourclassroom.Randall:Youeatinyourclassroom![Yeah.].Ohwow.Thatisveryinteresting.Nowwhattimedoyoucomehomefromschool?Joshua:Wecomehomesometimesat3:00andsometimesat2:00.Randall:Okay,wellthankyouverymuchJoshua.Joshua:You’rewelcome.PartB——CollegeLife答案：ACBAB听力文本Maria:Oh,hiDave.Longtime,nosee!Dave:HiMaria.Iwasintheneighborhood,soIthoughtI’ddropby.Maria:Comeonin.[Thanks.]Takeaseat.Wouldyoulikeanythingtodrink?IhaveSpriteororangejuice.Dave:Spritewouldbefine.Uh,so,howhaveyoubeen?Maria:Oh,notbad.Andyou?Dave:Oh,I’mdoingokay,butschoolhasbeenreallyhecticthesedays,andIhaven’thadtimetorelax.Maria:Bytheway,what’syourmajoranyway?Dave:Hotelmanagement.Maria:Well,whatdoyouwanttodoonceyougraduate?Dave:Uh…Ihaven’tdecidedforsure,butIthinkI’dliketoworkforahotelortravelagencyinthisarea.Howaboutyou?Maria:Well,whenIfirststartedcollege,IwantedtomajorinFrench,butIrealizedImighthaveahardtimefindingajobusingthelanguage,soIchangedmajorstocomputerscience.[Oh].Withtherightskills,landingajobinthecomputerindustryshouldn’tbeasdifficult.Dave:So,doyouhaveapart-timejobtosupportyourselfthroughschool?Maria:Well,fortunatelyforme,Ireceivedafour-yearacademicscholarship[Wow]thatpaysforallofmytuitionandbooks.Dave:Wow.That’sgreat.Maria:Yeah.Howaboutyou?Areyouworkingyourwaythroughschool?Dave:Yeah.Iworkthreetimesaweekatarestaurantnearcampus.Maria:Oh.Whatdoyoudothere?Dave:I’macook.Maria:Howdoyoulikeyourjob?Dave:It’sokay.Theotherworkersarefriendly,andthepayisn’tbad.板块三：听力一分钟独白PartA——SchoolMostkidssaytheydon’tlikeschool.Theysaytheirsubjectsareboringorthere’stoomuchhomework.Infact,schoolisoneofthebesttimesofaperson’slife.Thinkaboutit.Thehoursareshort–usuallyjustsixhoursaday.Youhavetheopportunitytolearnlotsofreallyusefulstuff.Yougettodoscienceexperiments,learnamusicalinstrumentandplaysports.Ontopofthat,yougetloadsofholidays.Oh,Inearlyforgot,youalsogettoseeandplaywithyourfriendsfivedaysaweek.Whatistherenottolike?OK,schoollunchesarenotthebestintheworldbutyoucanbringyourownlunch.Andyes,examsarestressful,butifyoustudy,you’lldowellinthem.I’dlovetogobacktoschool.IfIhadanotherchance,I’dtrymybestineverysubject.PartB——StudyingLoveitorhateit,studyingisoneofthemostimportantthingswedoinlife.Weallstartschoolaroundtheageoffourandthenit’sstudy,study,study.Someofusaregoodatitandlikeit.Somepeopleevenbecomelifelonglearnersandstudyintotheiroldage.Iknowonewomanwho’soverseventyandisdoingherfifthMaster’sdegree.Otherpeoplehatestudying.Manypeopleleaveschoolattheageof15or16andgetajob.Theyliketheideaofgettingmoneyandnothavinghomework.Thetruthis,however,studyingisoneofthebestwaystomakesureyoudowellinlife.Themoreyoustudy,themorequalificationsyouhaveandthebetterjobyoucanget.Ireallythinkeveryonewouldlovestudyingiftheystudiedsomethinginteresting.板块四：模考题训练PartA——“四省八校”2021届高三上学期第一次开学考试答案：1-5ACBAB 6-10CABCB 11-15CBACB 16-20ABCAC听力文本Text1M:Didyouattendthereceptionlastnight?W:IwouldhavegoneifIhadbeenfree.M:Youdidn’tmissanything.IwishIhadbeensomewhereelsemoreinteresting.Text2M:Katie,Iwaitedforyouforages.W:Ilefthomeinplentyoftime,butthentherewasacaraccidentandthebusgotstuckforages.Sodecidedtogetoffandwalk.Sorry!Ishouldhavetakenthesubway.Text3W:Hasyourauntleft,David?M:Yes,shewentbackhomeonthe17th.Shewasmeanttocomeonthe13thbutsomethinghappened,soitwasn’ttillthe15th.Text4W:Couldyoudrawupthesecontractsforme?Ihaveameetingwiththecustomerintheafternoon.M:I’mleavingtocatchaflightinabout30minutes.HawkinsissendingmetovisittheChicagooffice.Ionlycameintogetsomepapers.Text5M:I’dliketogetaplantfortheofficeanddon’twantsomethingIhavetowaterfrequently.I’mnotsurewhatkindtoget.W:Icanhelpyouwiththat.Howaboutthoseflowers?M:No,I’mallergictosomeofthem.Text6M:Areyoutakinganyvacationinthenextfewmonths?W:I’mnotsure.Whydoyouask?M:I’mtryingtocreateascheduleofvacations.W:Well,ourkidsareoutofschoolinAugust,butIwasthinkingofgoingawayinOctober.Ican’tgobeforethen.Ihavetowaituntilaftertheend-of-Septembermarketingconference.It’sonlyJanuarynow,soIguesswedon’thavetoworryaboutthatyet.Text7M:Excuseme,Iseemtohavelostmyboardingpass.IatelunchatthefoodcourtjustafterIhadcheckedin.Imusthavethrownitawaywiththegarbage.W:Isee.Icanprintoutanotheroneforyou.What’syourname,sir?M:It’sFrankDobbs.I’montheflightfromheretoChicagothatleavesaround3:00.W:Allright.I’lljustneedtoseeyouridentificationbeforeIcanprintyournewboardingpass.Text8M:Well,thatwasinteresting.Fourverydifferentcandidates.MyfeelingisthatCameronhasthehighestqualifications,andhe’sobviouslythemostexperienced.Whatdoyouthink?W:ButIfelthewasn’tasenthusiasticastheothers.Myguessisthatheislookingforamorechallengingjob.M:HowaboutKarineandAmy?W:They’rebothyoungwithlittleexperience.Karineonlyjustfinishedhertrainingbutsheseemedthemostenthusiastic.However,shewasnotasconfidentastheothers.AmyspeaksFrenchandSpanishwell,andInoticedthatshedoesmuchmoresportthantheothers.M:Yes,Iseewhatyoumean.Andfinally,Hector.W:Heexpectsthehighestsalary.Hisqualificationsaren’tasgoodasCameron’sandhispreviousheadteachersaysheistheleastpunctual!He’sprobablytheworstcandidateofthefour.So,decisiontime!Text9M:Dr.Warner,Iwanttoaskaboutapplyingforawards.I’minterestedintheFBTAward.W:Youhavetosatisfyanumberofcriteria.First,youhavetobeunder25yearsold.M:Iwon’tbe25untilnextyear.Sothat’sokay.DoIhavetobeaBritishcitizen?W:No,butyouhavetocomeinthetopfivestudentsinyourfinals.M:ButIwon’tknowuntilI’vetakenmyexams.W:ThedeadlineforapplicationisJune1,andthat’sbeforetheexamsstart.Sotheyexpectyoutotellthemafterwards.M:DoIneedanyreferees?W:Yes,two.FivestudentscanwintheFBTAward.M:WhatabouttheBisikerAward?W:Itisalotstricter,asit’sforamuchlargersumofmoney.M:Iheardit’snoteasytogetoneasthereareonlythreeperyear.W:You’reright.Theapplicationisbywayofa5,000wordsummaryoutlininghowyouplantousethemoney,accompaniedbyyourpersonaldetails.OnethingthatIwouldstressisthattherehavebeencomplaintsbeforeaboutthelackofcaretakenincompletingtheformsandessays.Thisappliestoyoutoo.Theapplicationmustbetypedandtidy.M:Isee.Thanks.Text10Goodevening.Welcometothisplanningmeetingforthefestival!Whetheryou’reaperformer,acraftexhibitororanartist,weallextendabigwelcometoyou.First,letmefamiliarizeyouwiththesite.Pleaselookatthemap.Youcanseethemaingateatthebottomofthemap—that’swherevisitorswillenterIt’salsotheentranceforthosetakingpartinthebookfair:we’vesetthefairjustontheleftofthegate.Ifyouwalkstraightaheadfromthemaingate,you’llcometosomestepsuptothefootballstadium.Thisisforrockbands,folksingers,anddancers.Theentranceforthemisonthefarside.Youcanseeathirdgaleforcraftexhibitorsopeningontoasidepath.OnthepathistheH-buildingwheretheexhibitionisbeinghoused.Ontherightofthebuildingisarestaurant,andontheoppositesideofthebuildingistheinformationcenter.Youhaveaskedusifwecanstoreyourtables,chairsanddisplayitemsovernight.We’repleasedtosaythataroomintheH-buildinghasbeenmadeavailable.You’llbeissuedwithayellowtickettogetbackyourequipment—it’ssimilartotheredparkingtickets,sodocheckyoubringtherightone!PartB——武汉四模答案：1-5ABCBC6-10ACCBA11-15CBAAB16-20CBABC听力文本Text1M:It'salready2:30p.m.Theplaneshouldhavelandedat2:15p.m.What'sgoingon?W:Hush...Listen.There’sanannouncement.M:Badweatheragain.Taximissed;trainlate,nowplanedelayed---whataday!Text2M:Whataboutapartythisweekend?WecouldinviteBobandNancyoverandhaveabarbecueinourgarden.W:I’dloveto.ButthedeadlineofmyessayisnextMonday.Couldwedoitnextweekend?Text3M:Excuseme.CanyoutellmewheretheRainbowLibraryis?Ithoughtit’soppositethebusstation,butIjustcan’tfindit.W:Well,ithasmovedintotheshoppingmalltwoblocksaway.Text4M:Youmadetherightchoicecomingtous,madam.Wehaveawidevarietyofcellphonesforyoutochoosefrom.W:I’dlikeonewiththebestcamera.M:Takethisone.Youcanalsogetanearphoneforfreeifyoubuyit.Text5W:Oh,themanshouldhavebeenmorecareful.M:Thecarflippedover.I’mgladnoonegothurt.W:Butitwillcostafortuneforhimtogethiscarrepaired.M:Safedrivingreallymatters.Text6M:ThisisJohnsonspeaking.W:Stevesaidsomethingmightgowrongwiththesoftware.Hejustcouldn’tgetconnected.M:ButIjustsettledastartproblemandasounderrorinyouroffice.ItshouldbeOK.W:Well,that’sMike’sproblem.Thistimeyouhavetosettlethemanager’sproblem.M:Ok.I’llgoandcheckit.Text7M:Whatmakesyouahistoryteacher,Kate?W:Well…MyfathertriedtoinspiremewithinterestinhistorywhenIwasyoung.Hethoughthistoryexcitingandinteresting.ButIfeltquitetheoppositethen.ThingschangedwhenImetanewwomanhistoryteacherintheJuniorHigh.M:Whatmadehersospecial?W:Sheforcedustoactoutimportanteventsinhistory.Quitebychance,Idreamedofbecomingadirectorthen.Whendirectingotherclassmatestoperformthosehistorystories,Isuddenlyrealizedhowinterestinghistorywasandhowinspiringitwastobeateacher.M:Whatapityweweren’tinthesameclass.Otherwise,Icouldhavebecomeahistoryteacherinsteadoftravellingaroundtheworldsellingcomputers.Text8W:Hello.I'mcallingabouttheapartmentyouadvertised.M:Wehavedifferenttypesofapartments:studio,singleroom,one-bedroom,junior4.Whatkindofapartmentareyouinterestedin?W:Idon’tquiteunderstand.M:Well,astudioapartmentisaspacewithoneroomandabathroom.Thesingleroomisaspacewithakitchen,livingroom,andbedroomallinone.Ifyoudon’tneedtonsofspace,it’sagoodchoice.Aone-bedroomapartment