M:I guess so. Anyhow, I didn’t notice. I feel terrible because I watched TV until after midnight last night.
W:After midnight! Did you watch so late because you were bored? I usually watch TV only if I have nothing better to do.
M:Bored? No, I was unhappy because I left my meal tickets in the dining room. There’s more than fifty dollars worth of meal tickets lost.
W:So, did watching TV make you feel better?
M:Well, I felt a bit better while I was watching. You know, it took my mind off my troubles. But after I turned the TV off, I just felt even worse with myself for wasting so much time.
W:I’ve had that feeling before.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Where does the conversation probably take place?
M:Darling, I’ve decided to become a vegetarian. From tomorrow on, I will stop eating meat.
W:Why?
M:Because people nowadays eat too much meat and it’s healthier to eat less.
W:Is this another one of your crazy ideas? It won’t last a week! Last month, in order to lose weight, you decided to walk to work every morning. That only lasted a week because every day you were late for work!
M:That’s not the reason why I stopped! I stopped walking because I pulled a muscle in my leg.
W:Well, what about bicycle?
M:What bicycle?
W:Exactly! You can hardly remember you own a bike as it’s been locked away in the garage ever since you bought it.
M:That’s not completely true! As soon as the weather improves, I’m going to start using it again.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.How does the boy feel about the motorcyclist’s action?
M:Oh, how wonderful! You don’t see that very often.
W:Well, what’re you talking about? What if it crashed into a house?
M:Yeah, that’d be great!
W:What a thing to say! You naughty little boy!
M:It’s OK, Mum, the motorcyclist’s got it under control. The motorbike only seems to be crashing into the house. See how the motorcyclist gets it right when it’s about to crash into a tree. Terrific! Fortunately the motorbike finally comes to a stop on the playground.
W:Heavens! I feel so weak I could cry!
M:See? I told you it’d be all right.
W:Thank goodness. I hate to think what might have happened.
M:I bet that the cyclist is my brother. He’d bring the motorbike to a stop safely.
W:Phew! I’m certainly glad that nobody’s hurt.
M:Hurrah! My brother is a hero!
W:Thank God that no damage is done either. Imagine how many people would have been hurt if the motorbike had crashed into the crowd!
M:Oh, yes, but nothing of that sort happened. And my friends will never guess that the hero is my brother!