广东省实验中学08-09届高二下学期期中考试(英语听力整理).docVIP

广东省实验中学08-09学年高二下学期期中考试（英语听力）W: Are you all ready for Christmas? M: Are you kidding? I haven’t even started. I’ve done zero shopping. W: Well, you’d better get going. Christmas is only a week away. M: I have to tell you that I’m one of those people who really is put out by the Christmas rush. W: Oh, I’m not. I love the holidays. I love the crowds, the shopping, the lights, the music, the food, the parties and all the presents. M: That’s just the beginning. My wife always spends too much money on Christmas. The average Christmas expenses for U.S families is about ＄550. But somehow we always spend about twice that much. It takes me till April to pay off all our Christmas bills. W: Now, let’s not be an Ebeneezer Scrooge about it, Tim. Think about your kids. Didn’t you use to love Christmas when you were a kid? M; I guess so. I don’t remember. W: I know you did. You’ve actually forgotten your childhood memories. I remember you were the most excited kid in the whole class. You know, Tim, maybe Christmas is for kids, but you can still enjoy it through the eyes of your children, M: Well, kids enjoy it because they don’t have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills. W: Maybe that’s true. But you know as well as I do, that Christmas is more than tinsel and trees. Christmas is about what’s in your heart and how you can make others happy. M: You’re right, Mary. You’re absolutely right. I’m going to try harder to be a nice person and to try to keep the true spirit of Christmas in my heart.? 4-6 M. Hi, Sis. I just came over to drop off the DVDs you wanted, and… Hey, wow! Where did you get all of this stuff? W. I bought it. So, what do you think of my new entertainment center? And the wide screen TV… M: Bought it? W: … And my new DVD player. Here, let me show you my stereo. You can really rock the house with this one. M: But where did you get the money to buy all this? You didn’t borrow money from mom and dad again, did you? W: Of course not. I got it with this! M: This?