【正确答案】problem The man meets some trouble on a required class—the Organic Chemistry. Without taking the class he would not graduate, but he has registered for the Environmental Chemistry by mistake. In other words, he can't graduate because of lacking the credits from the Organic Chemistry. solutions The woman gives two suggestions. The first is to drop the Environmental Chemistry and immediately register for the Organic Chemistry. The second one is to turn to the dean for help to have his credits from the Environmental chemistry been accepted. best solution I would prefer the second suggestion if I meet the same problem. reasons Why I choose this option is that this semester will be ended in 3 weeks. Switching to a new course and catching up within such a short period seems rather impossible. If he fails his Organic Chemistry exam, he cannot graduate either. However, if he could explain his particular situation well to the dean on a formal request, his credits gained from the Environmental Chemistry class maybe accepted. Then he need not to be too nervous and ready to graduate as tong as the semester finishes.

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Hey, Casey. Are you free for a minute? I need some advice. W: Sure. I am here for you. What's your problem? M: Well, I am a senior student, and right now it is only a few weeks from my graduation, but I guess I cannot graduate on time. W: What makes you say so? M: I've just checked my course requirements and noticed that I need to get myself some credits in Organic Chemistry, or else I can't graduate this semester. W: Gosh, that's too bad. Is that a required course? M: Yes, it is required. W: I don't understand. If this is a required course, why didn't you register for it before this semester? M: I wish I'd have done so, but my advisor told me that I could register for Environmental Chemistry, and if I could pass all the quizzes and tests, the school would accept my credits and allow me to graduate anyway. But it didn't work out that way. W: I feel sorry for you. I guess the easiest thing would be to quit Environmental Chemistry and register for Organic Chemistry right away. I'm sure you can still register for the course right now. M: Come on! It is only about 3 weeks from the end of this semester. Everybody else has begun to study for finals. Taking a new course and catching up with everything within 3 weeks would be impossible and too tough for me. What if I take the course but fail? I don't think I can make it. Plus. I love taking Environmental Chemistry and don't want to quit it. W: Okay, but if you just write a formal request to the department and explain your situation to the dean, I am pretty certain he will let you finish Environmental Chemistry and accept your credits. Then you are good to graduate. M: Thanks, I haven't thought about that solution yet. In fact, I haven't seen if anyone else has done that before. Plus, getting the dean to approve my request might take a long time. Isn't it too late to write the request?