2014真题B
Part C Retelling
Tapescript:
Fear of
the Dark Mary was terrified of the dark. When the lights were off
at night, everything in her bedroom looked like terrible things.
Many times her parents explained that people could not see clearly
in the dark, so everything became strange. But Mary still had an
awful feeling of fear in the dark. One day, her aunt came for a
visit. She was famous for her courage and for her many adventures.
Mary asked her aunt for help to overcome her fear. Her aunt told
Mary a secret: when you are afraid of the things in your bedroom,
close your eyes and touch them with your hands. You’ll know there
is nothing to be afraid of. That night, Mary turned off the light.
After a while, she felt afraid of the things in the bedroom again.
Following her aunt’s advice, she closed her eyes, gathering all her
courage. She then moved forward and touched something soft. Her big
smile appeared on Mary’s face. She realized that it was her
favorite toy bear. Excited, Mary touched everything in her room
with her eyes closed. All the things that seemed terrible were
actually her toys. Mary was not afraid of the dark
anymore.
参考复述:
Mary was afraid of the
dark. When she looked around when the lights were off, she seemed
to see all kinds of scary things. Her parents said she shouldn’t be
afraid, but their advice didn’t help her. Then one day her aunt
visited. Her aunt was famous for her adventures and bravery, so
Mary was eager to talk with her. Her aunt told Mary that she should
just touch whatever was scaring her. Then she’d see there is
nothing to be scared of. That night, Mary tried it. She saw
something scary, but when she touched it, she found it was only her
favorite toy bear. She felt happy, and touched everything else in
her room. They all turned out to be toys. After that, she wasn’t
afraid of the dark anymore.
Part C Retelling
Tapescript: Surprise
Tom’s birthday was
approaching. His wife Mary wanted to give him a present, but she
wanted it to be a surprise, so she had to keep everything a secret.
But she had a problem: how could she find out what he wanted for
his birthday. Soon, she got an idea and decided to ask Tom’s sister
for help. His sister would telephone him and ask him what he would
like to receive and Mary would listen to the conversation without
Tom knowing it. Everything went smoothly as planned. Mary listened
carefully from the other room and finally heard what Tom wanted — a
pair of sneakers. Full of excitement, she rushed off to the shop
and bought a pair of shiny sneakers. Finally the day arrived. Mary
brought in the box of sneakers packed in colorful paper. “Wow,” Tom
said with a big smile, “I wonder what it can be.” “Open it and see
for yourself,” Mary replied happily. Tom opened the box but did not
seem that happy. Mary noticed that something was wrong. “Didn’t you
tell your sister that you wanted a pair of sneakers?” she asked. “A
pair of sneakers?” Tom started to laugh, “I said a pair of
speakers.”
参考复述:
Mary wanted to buy a
birthday present for her husband Tom, but she wanted to surprise
him. So instead of asking him directly, she asked Tom’s sister to
phone him and ask him what he wanted for his birthday. Then, she
could listen to the conversation from the next room. While they
were talking, she heard Tom say he wanted a pair of sneakers. Soon
after, Mary went to a shop and bought a pair of nice new sneakers
for him. When Tom’s birthday arrived, Mary gave him the present.
Tom opened the package, and looked at the shoes, but he didn’t seem
very excited. Mary asked him what was wrong. She said she thought
he had wanted a pair of sneakers. Tom laughed. He said that
actually, he’d wanted a pair of
speakers.
Part C Retelling
Tapescript: Mary’s Invitation
Mary was seven
years old. She was often left alone at home by her parents, so she
wanted to have someone to talk to. Mary loved to play with the
phone in the living room. Beside the phone was a list of names with
phone numbers. One day, Mary tried to call the first number on the
list. A familiar voice came from the phone. That was one of her
mother’s best friends. Mary was greatly excited and invited her to
dinner. After the first call, she phoned everyone on the list
inviting all of them to dinner. Mary’s parents returned home and
found their living room full of friends. Too late to prepare
dinner, they started ordering food for the guests. When the father
and mother finally had time to talk to each other, they found out
that neither of them had invited the guests. Then Mary said
proudly, “It’s my party. I invited them all by phone.” All the
guests laughed. They were surprised that little Mary held a big
dinner party by herself. Before leaving, each guest thanked Mary
and invited her to their home. Now little Mary had many people to
talk to.
参考复述:
There was a
seven-year-old girl named Mary. Her parents were usually out of the
house, so she often felt lonely. One day, she noticed there was a
list of names and phone numbers next to the phone in the living
room. So she picked up the phone and dialed the first number. It
was one of her mother’s friends, and Mary was excited. Mary invited
her mother’s friend for dinner. Then she phoned everyone on the
list and invited each one for dinner as well. When Mary’s parents
got home, they were surprised to find all their friends there. It
was too late to cook, so Mary’s parents ordered food for their
friends. Then Mary proudly told them she’d wanted a party and had
invited everyone. All the guests thought it was funny, and they all
thanked Mary before leaving and inviting her to their home. So Mary
had lots of people she could talk
to.
The Pet
Shop
Tom and Mary
always wanted a dog and finally their parents agreed. So the kids
went to the local pet shop and had a look around. It was a very
small shop that didn’t have many pets. The shop owner said that
there were only two dogs to choose from, one was a big black dog,
and the other was a tiny white one. Tom wanted the big dog, while
Mary preferred the tiny one. They couldn’t persuade each other.
Mary suggested they race home and the winner could choose the dog.
Tom agreed, but he wanted to win the race so much that he played a
trick on Mary. “Look at your shoes,” Tom said. When Mary looked
down, he ran off and got a head start. He ran as fast as he could.
And soon Mary was left far behind. Finally, Tom got home and Mary
arrived a few minutes later. “It was unfair!” she shouted angrily.
So they decided to race back to the shop. However, when they
arrived, they couldn’t see the dogs. They asked the owner where the
dogs were. The owner explained that a few minutes after they left,
a man walked in and bought the two dogs. 参考复述:
Tom and Mary’s parents
said they could have a dog. They were very happy and went to their
neighborhood pet shop. But it was small, and there were only two
dogs. One was big and black, and the other was small and white. Tom
wanted the black one, and Mary wanted the white one. They couldn’t
convince each other, so they decided to race home to decide who’d
choose the dog. But before the race started, Tom told Mary to look
at her shoes. When she looked down, he quickly ran ahead. So he got
home first, but Mary said the race had been unfair. Then they
agreed to have a race back to the pet store. But when they got
there, the dogs were gone. The pet shop manager told them that a
man had come while they were gone and had bought both of the
dogs.
Part C Retelling
Tapescript: Where is My Money?
Tom is very careless with money.
He often forgets his money in his desk drawer at school or even
finds that his pet dog has eaten his bank notes. Accidents still
happen. One day, Tom gave his mother an old pair of trousers to
wash and went into the study to read. His mother would usually go
through his pockets before washing his clothes, but for some
reason, she failed to do so this time. As he was reading, Tom
suddenly remembered that there was a ten-pound note in one of the
pockets of the trousers. He dropped his book and rushed into the
bathroom. “Mum, you didn’t put my trousers into the
washing-machine, did you?” he asked. But it was too late. His
mother told him that his trousers had been in the machine for 20
minutes already. Tom stopped the machine and pulled out his
trousers as quickly as possible. He went through all the pockets
looking for the note. At last, he managed to find the ten-pound
note that had turned into a white piece of paper. To his great
disappointment, the note had lost its color and might not be of any
use.
参考复述: Tom is very forgetful and careless with his money. He often
forgets his money at school, or finds that his dog has eaten some
of his cash. One day, his mother was washing some of Tom’s clothes.
She usually checks his trouser pockets before putting them in the
washing machine, but this time she forgot. Tom was reading in
another room, when suddenly he remembered he’d had a ten-pound note
in his trouser pockets. He quickly ran to his mother and asked her
if she’d put his trousers in the machine. She said she had put them
in about twenty minutes before. Tom went to the machine and took
his trousers out. He finally found the ten-pound note in the pocket
of his trousers, but it had lost its color and looked like a piece
of white paper. Tom was very disappointed.
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