听力题 M: So, Andrea, you are going home for the holidays? W: I sure am. I''ve booked a flight for tomorrow afternoon and I can''t wait! M: That sounds great. W: What about you? Going home, too? M: I haven''t decided yet, I''m still debating.... W: Haven''t decided? Oh, you''re never going to get a flight out of here. I''m sure all the seats have been reserved by now. It''s the holiday season, after all! M: Well, it''s not such a big deal for me. My family only lives about a hundred and fifty miles from here. I usually drive or take the train. It''s a short trip. W: You don''t sound very excited about it. M: Well, we''re not really a very close-knit family. I have three brothers, and they''re spread out all over the place. One lives on the East Coast and the other on the West Coast. I even have a brother in Montreal! W: Oh, wow! What does he do? M: Translation work. It''s kind of strange, but we rarely get together as a family anymore. W: Well, I try to get home as much as possible. We''re a big family—there are six of us children—so it''s always a lot of fun. M: Six kids? W: Yep. And we''ve all really close. You should see it—most of us are married, too, so it makes for a very crowded house over the holidays. M: I can imagine. W: Of course, there are too many people to cook dinner for. It''s a real headache for my parents. So we end up going out to dinner a lot. It''s pretty crazy. M: Well, at my house my mother loves to cook. So, when all of us do get home—which isn''t that often—she always cooks big, homemade meals. We have leftovers for days!