Listen to part of a conversation between two students.

Now get ready to answer the questions. You may use your notes to help you answer.
单选题 What is the conversation mainly about?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Listen to a conversation between two students,
Project

Student A: Hi, James.
Student B: Hi, Sachi.
Student A: Can we arrange a time to discuss our project on the tango?
Student B: Sure, when would you like to meet?
Student A: How about tomorrow at 3:30?
Student B: Sorry, I have basketball practice. What about Thursday at 4 in the afternoon?
Student A: Sure, that is fine. Shall we meet at the coffee shop on the corner of Robson and Bute?
Student B: Oh, I just remembered, Thursday I need to visit my grandfather. He is in the hospital as he just had surgery. What about right now? Are you free for the next hour?
Student A: Actually, yes. Shall we go to the cafeteria?
Student B: Good idea. I will buy you a coffee.
Student A: How do you think we should approach the topic of the tango?
Student B: Well, first maybe we should deal with the importance of the tango to the dance world, maybe the history of the tango and its impact on Argentina.
Student A: Yes, and tango is such an emotional dance. I think we should also discuss it as a way to mourn and as a way to escape.
Student B: It is a sad dance, but it is also very romantic, remembering love, lamenting loss.
Student A: I love to tango. It makes me forget. You focus on the music, your dance partner and forget everything else in the world.
Student B: I have seen you tango at the Forum. You are an excellent dancer. I have never learned to tango. Perhaps you could give me a lesson one day.
Student A: Sure, maybe during the fall break. But right now, we should list the topics we want to cover for the project.
Student B: Okay, let"s start with the history. Didn"t the tango start in Buenos Aires, a big immigrant city in the late 1800s?
Student A: Yes, we should also mention the bandoneon.
Student B: How do you spell that? Isn"t that the musical instrument so often used in tango music?
Student A: Yes, it"s spelled b-a-n-d-o-n-e-o-n. We should also mention Charles Gardes and Carlos Gardel, important tango musicians. Gardel was a wonderful singer.
Student B: I"m lucky to have you for a partner. You know so much already.
Student A: Yes, I have read lots about the tango. I am especially interested in it as therapy.
Student B: Really?
Student A: Yes, after the recent economic crisis in Argentina, there was a revival of the tango. People were even doing it in the malls.
Student B: I guess it is the kind of music people develop a connection with.
Student A: Yes, many people surrender to the music and get a relaxing sense of floating with their partner.
Student B: I really am getting interested in learning to tango. Do you think you might have time to give me a lesson before fall break?
Student A: We will see. I have a lot of extra things on the go so it may be difficult to make time.
Student B: I understand. Do you think you could recommend someone else who might get me off to a good start?
Student A: Actually, my cousin said he was looking for someone to get extra practice with. He"s quite passionate about dancing so I think he"ll make a great teacher.
Student B: Excellent! Give me his contact information and I"ll get started as soon as I can. Then when you have time I"ll be ready to dance circles around you.

[解析] 整体上来说这是关于探戈课题的对话。
单选题 What is the reason that the man cannot meet the woman at 4 on Thursday?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “Thursday I need to visit my grandfather.”从这句话可以得出答案为D。因为爷爷已经做了手术(he just had surgery),所以C错误。
多选题 Which of the following will be included in the students" project? (Click on 2 answers)
【正确答案】 A、B
【答案解析】[解析] “Well, first maybe we should deal with the importance of the tango to the dance world, maybe the history of the tango and its impact on Argentina”从这句话中可以找到答案。
单选题 Why does the woman mention that people were doing tango at the malls in Argentina?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 女士说她对探戈的治疗方面感兴趣(interested in it as therapy)之后说了这样的话。
单选题 Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question.
What does the woman mean by this?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Student B: I really am getting interested in learning to tango. Do you think you might have time to give me a lesson before fall break?
Student A: We will see.
What does the woman mean by this?
We will see.

[解析] “We will see.”这句话是不能给对方确切答复时的表达方式。
单选题 What can be inferred about the tango teacher?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] Actually, my cousin said he was looking for someone to get extra practice with. 通过这句话可知女士的堂哥想找个舞伴来练舞。