精听建议：

　　先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

　　下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

　　（参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^）

　　On Tv, stories like the one about the vice president mistaking a 70 years old man for a bird can trigger a massive media ___1___ clouding over other stories of national importance. New Orleans, health care, campaign finance and Iraq melt away when the media loses its ability to multi task. But media gas emissions don’t only create a White House effects. Over in Turin in Italy, a huge ___2___media gas ___3___ when Bode Miller heroed as the second coming turned out to be the fifth going. Michelle Kwan ___4___. Apolo ___5___ bronze and Kildo crashed. Seems hot air and winter games don’t mix well.

　　参考答案：

　　1.gas attack

　　2.build-up of

　　3.melted the snow

　　4.bowed out

　　5.faded to