Here are some advice on listening．Maybe they can help you in one way or another．

________．Before you start listening to something，don’t get excited or nervous．You need to relax．This will help you with your listening．

________．The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passage．For example，if，at the beginning，you hear“Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves，but some people say it’s not a good idea．Our reporter says…”，you know you will hear a piece of news，not a children’s story，or a science report．

________．When you’re listening，try to do some thinking．For example，you can think of the following questions：

What happened? When，where and how? What was the result and what did the speaker want to tell us?

In this way，you may understand the passage better．

________．It’s important for you to remember some important facts．For example，if the passage is a science report，you should try to remember its findings，and how the scientists got their results．

This is also helpful to your listening．

61．下面方框中的句子，分别是上文每段空白处的内容，请选择出内容和顺序相符的一项．

   A．②③①④    B．④①③②    C．②④③①    D．①②③④

62．What do you need to do before you start listening to something?

   A．Get nervous    B．Relax    C．Get excited   D．Talk

63．Listen carefully to the first sentence to learn ________ about the whole passage．

   A．a lot    B．a little    C．nothing   D．all

64．Try to do some thinking ________．

   A．before you’re listening     B．after you’re listening

   C．when you’re listening       D．when you’re reading

65．What’s the writer’s purpose of this passage?

   A．The writer wants you to relax．

   B．The writer wants you to do some thinking．