Section C 40% Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I (1)_____ with Helen?”“When I got that great job , did Jim really feel good about it , as a friend? Or did he (2)_____ my luck?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back , It’s too late. Why do we go wrong about our friends – or our enemies? Sometimes what people say (3)______ their real meaning. And if we don’t really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. (4)______ someone tells you , “You’re a lucky dog .” That’s being friendly. But “lucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But (5)_____ in the “dog” puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you (6) ______ your luck. “Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life (7)________. But is he? Hidden in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the (8) _____________ in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night. How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the (9)______________? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend (10)____________ the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.