Part II Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with, the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Some people borrow money and "forget" to pay it back.
Large loans are seldom the issue; they are usually treated as business（26）, with the terms spelled out on paper. But many women suffer（27）over problems like Carol's "My friend Ginny is always28cash," she says."I hate to recall how often I've ' loaned' her a dollar or two for a drink or a movie. Each loan is so small I'd feel really cheap making a big deal out of it; still, I do（29）the fact that she never pays me back."Carol admits to being "too（30）or something" to demand repayment, but she has resolved tostop lending money to Ginny. "The last time she asked for five dollars to pay for her dry cleaning, I just told her I couldn't（31）it. "Another woman suggests a bolder（32）. "When somebody refuses to repay a loan, I（33）byrequesting one myself," she says. "'I left home without my wallet,' I'll say. 'Can you lend meenough to cover lunch?' Then,when the money is safely in hand, I am struck by a sudden（34）Why, this is exactly the amount I loaned you last week ! How（35）! Now you won't have to repay me'" She says it works like a charm.
参考答案：
26．transactions
27．in silence
28．short of
29．resent
30．embarrassed
31．spare
32．response
33．turn the tables
34．reization
35．convenient