託福備考:聽力練習

每天一練對同學們可以大有幫助：

1. The tank is almost empty, but I think there’s a gas station about 20 miles up the road.

油箱快沒有油了，不過我想順着這條路往前走約20英里的地方有一個加油站。

2. If you aren’t able to pay cash for the television set, you can make arrangements with the credit manager for 12 payments.

如果你不能付現金買電視機，你可以與負責信貸的經理商定分十二次分期付款。

3. I don’t intend to stop by the post office, but I will go to the grocery store and to the cleaner’s after I see the doctor.

看完醫生之後我不打算順便去郵局，但是將去食雜店和乾洗店。

4. I had to stand in line for two hours to get a first-row seat for the performance.

我不得不排了兩個小時的隊以搞到第一排的演出票。

5. Jack can’t go to the movies with you because he needs to brush up on his notes.

傑克需要温習筆記，不能跟你去看電影。 (複習，重新學習。)

6. With 30 seconds to go in the football game, the Harvard halfback scored a touchdown to beat Yale.

在離橄欖球比賽結束前還剩30秒鐘時，哈佛隊的中衞獲得底線得分，結果擊敗了耶魯隊。

7. An assembled lawnmower costs $125, but it’s only $100 if you put it together yourself.

一台裝配好的割草機價值125美元，而如果你自己組裝的話僅需100美元。

8. Dave had to take a cut in pay to keep from losing his job.

大衞不得不降低工資以便不失去工作。

9. Bill was on the verge of speeding when he saw the patrolmen.

彼爾在發現巡警時車子幾乎超速。(on the verge of: 幾乎，差不多。)

10. Instead of waiting until tomorrow or Wednesday, Bob wants to get right to work.

鮑勃想馬上投入工作而不是等到明天或星期三。

11. I took more time on the last question than I did on the first four.

我在最後一個問題上所花的`時間比在前四個問題上多。

12. We’re closed on Sundays, but we stay open from 8 until 6 on weekdays and from 8 until 12 on Saturdays.

我們星期天關門，平日從早8點營業到晚6點，星期六從早8點到中午12點。

13. The student kept on talking even though the teacher had asked him to stop.

儘管老師讓他住嘴，這個學生還是不住地講話。

14. Because she wanted to take a walk, Mrs. Jones asked Linda to keep an eye on the baby.

瓊斯夫人想出去散步，請琳達照看孩子。

15. Before finding out that a neighbor had broken his window, the father scolded his child for having done it.

在發現是一個鄰居打破了他的窗户之前父親痛罵了孩子一頓。

16. The hostess made every effort to see that her guests got the food and drinks they wanted.

女主人盡一切努力保證她的客人們都有他們所要的食物和酒。

17. John attended kindergarten and grade school in New York City and high school in Washington, but he received his higher education in Chicago.

約翰在紐約上的幼兒園和國小，在華盛頓讀的中學，但在芝加哥受的高等教育。(grade school：<美國小。)

18. It’s hard to believe that Bill is a sophomore at Memphis State University.

很難相信比爾是夢菲斯州立大學的二年級學生。

19. Mike hasn’t touched a book since this semester began.

從這個學期開始以來，麥克一本書也沒有碰。

20. Fred rented a car and drove to Dallas.

佛雷德租了輛汽車開到達拉斯。

希望對同學們有所幫助。