听力题 M: Good morning. Say, do you know what the assignment is for our term paper in history? W: Sure. Weren''t you in class on Monday? That''s when it was given out. M: No, I missed that class. Was there a handout? W: No, the instructor just wrote the assignment on the board. M: Could I copy the assignment from your notes? W: You could, if I had copied it all down; but I just wrote down the part that I wanted. M: Oh, no. W: You see, there were four choices of topics for the term paper; but, when I saw them, I knew which one I wanted so I didn''t copy the others down. M: Can you remember any of the others? W: Let''s see. There was one about World War I, something about it, but I don''t remember what, and there was one called "the idea of progress in the nineteenth century." M: And what was the last one? W: I can''t remember. My mind is a complete blank. Maybe you can ask someone else. M: Yes, I will. Anyway, those are certainly broad topics. W: Yes, but you can focus on a special area within them. Which one would you take? M: Of course, I don''t know what the last one is, but of these three, I think I''d take "the idea of progress." W: That''s very abstract. M: Yes, but it''s one of my interests and I''ve read a lot on the subject. I''ve never written a term paper on it though. W: Me neither. I haven''t even read about it. Are you going to class on Wednesday? M: Yes. W: Maybe he''ll write it on the board again. M: I hope so. Good luck with your paper. W: Same to you.