新编大学英语听力1Unit Ten

[03:44.10]Listening 2
[03:45.90]Exercise 1
[03:47.81]Directions: Listen to the dialog and answer the following questions.
[03:53.71]Choosing  a  Pet
[03:56.20]A: Good afternoon, madam. Can I help you?
[03:57.56]C: Yes. I'm looking for a pet for my son. Can you suggest anything?
[04:03.83]A: What kind of pet does he want? A traditional pet...a cat... or a dog? Or something unusual?
[04:11.71]C: Well, he'd like a snake or a crocodile, but he isn't going to get one.
[04:17.58]A: We've got a nice Alsatian dog at the moment.
[04:21.25]C: An Alsatian? Did you say "an Alsatian"? Oh no, I've read about them in the pape
[04:28.70]They're very big and savage.
[04:30.76]A: Oh, no, madam. They aren't as savage as some dogs.
[04:34.36]C: Really?
[04:35.47]A: Oh, yes. Last week we had a small do
[04:39.65]It was only as big as your handbag, but it was as savage as a tiger... it bit me three times!
[04:47.03]C: Perhaps not a dog, then.
[04:49.04]A: How about a cat?
[04:51.24]C: A cat? Hmm...they aren't as friendly as dogs, are they? 
[04:56.32]A: No, but they don't eat as much as dogs eithe
[04:59.92]And they're very clean. They wash themselves every day.
[05:04.45]C: Hmm...
[05:05.60]A: Or how about a bird? A parrot or a budgie? We have both.
[05:11.15]C: Yes, but budgies don't need as much space as parrots, do they?
[05:16.55]A: That's true. Budgies are very popular because they are so easy to keep.
[05:22.42]C: Yes...but they're a bit noisy, aren't they? I want a quiet pet.
[05:27.71]A: A quiet pet? Well how about a goldfis
[05:32.64]There's nothing as quiet as a goldfish.
[05:35.84]1)  For whom is the woman going to buy a pet?
[05:40.78]2)  According to the woman, what does the person want most as a pet?
[05:47.44]3)  What kind of pet does the woman say she wants at the end?
[05:54.10]4)  What do you think of the woman?
[05:58.20]Exercise 2
[06:00.36]Directions: Listen again and fill in the table with the information you have learned from the dialog.