听力题 W: Gosh, Fred, another cup of coffee? That''s your third since lunch. M: Yeah. Well, I stayed up all night cramming for my history exam. I couldn''t keep my eyes open in my last class. I''m having this coffee so I can stay awake this afternoon. W: Don''t you know that drinking too much coffee is harmful? M: What do you mean by "harmful"? W: Well, for one thing, it may cause heart disease. M: Nah. Most of the research about the link between coffee and heart disease is inconclusive. W: But coffee has caffeine which is addictive. M: You can''t become addicted to caffeine like other drugs. W: Yes, you can. Don''t you know that people who are deprived of caffeine suffer withdrawal symptoms, especially headache? M: One cure for headache, oddly enough, is caffeine. Haven''t you ever noticed that my over-the-counter headache remedies use caffeine as one of their ingredients? Besides, coffee helps me work faster. W: Studies have shown that coffee makes you work faster but not necessarily better. You may finish your exam in a shorter period of time, but you won''t have fewer errors. M: You know that the soda you''re drinking has caffeine in it too. W: But 12 ounces of soda has only half the caffeine in a 5-ounce cup of coffee. And a cup of tea has less than that. M: But I like the taste of coffee. W: You could drink decaf. M: Decaffeinated coffee doesn''t have as much flavor as regular coffee. Besides, I want something that''ll keep me alert in class.