Unit 8　From hobby to career

Listening

Ⅰ.听短文,在空白处填上所缺的单词(听力播放两遍)

I am an American girl.My name is Linda.My hobby is collecting postcards.I have been collecting them for about four years.My friends often send me postcards.Now I have thousands of them.They are from different countries.The postcards are about different kinds of subjects.Some are about famous people;some are about animals.They are very beautiful.Postcards not only give me knowledge but also make me happy.I like them very much.And I will go on with my hobby.

Ⅱ.听短文,回答下面的问题(听力播放两遍)

Bernard Longmore is a reporter of a national newspaper.I talked to him recently and have found something interesting about him.Bernard used to study in our school.He decided to be a reporter when he was 14.He started writing articles for the school newspaper when he was 15.He became the editor of the paper when he was 17.He went to university and wrote for the university newspaper.Then he got a job with a small newspaper.After about two years,he started working for the national newspaper.He has worked for it for four years.

Bernard likes our school.He thinks that successful people knew what they want to do when they were quite young.