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Unit1Parents

PartB

ListeningTasks

Passage1

DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)

Script:

After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationship

withmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.

ItwasPeggy’sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewith

thepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatif

thetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”

The“other”womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidow

whohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500miles

awaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsix

yearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsof

myjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersand

holidays.

MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgooutto

dinnerandamovie.

“What’swrong?”sheasked.

“Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,”Isaid.“Justthetwoofus.”

“Iwouldlikethatalot,”shesaid.

WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwas

curled,andshewassmiling.“ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywere

allimpressed.Theycan’twaittohearaboutourevening,”Mothersaid.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?

a.Neverdatinganotherwoman.

b.Askinghismothertolivewithhisfamily.

c.Seeingmoreofhismother.

d.Takinghiswifeandchildrentoadinnerandamovie.

2.What