【ByJerilynWatsonBroadcast:February142010.WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I’mSteveEmber.AndI’mFaithLapidus.FebruaryfourteenthisValentine’sDay.Sothisisagoodtimetoplaysomelovesongsas】
ByJerilynWatsonBroadcast:February142010.
WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I’mSteveEmber.AndI’mFaithLapidus.FebruaryfourteenthisValentine’sDay.Sothisisagoodtimetoplaysomelovesongsasweexplorethesubjectofdating.
VOICEONE:Valentine’sDayisaspecialtimeforlove.Millionsofpeoplewillreceiveflowerschocolateorsomeothergifts.Othersmightgetjustaphonecalloranelectronicmessagefromsomeonetheycareabout.StillotherswouldbehappyjusttohavesomeonespecialintheirlifeonValentine’sDay.
VOICETWO:Traditionallytherearemanywaysforpeopletomeet.Somemeetatwork.Othersmeetbychance.Stillotherslookforhelpfromservicesthatbringpeopletogether.Friendsandfamilymembersmightoffertohelp.Theymightplanablinddate.Thisisameetingbetweentwopeoplewhohaveneverseeneachotherbefore.Alotofpeopletrytoimprovetheirchancesbylookinginplaceswherepeoplewithsimilarinterestsgosuchasaplaceofreligionabookstorehealthclubandsportsteamwheremenandwomenplaytogether.
VOICETHREE:Internetdatingserviceshadbeengrowingsharplythroughtheendof2009.Butpeopledonoalwaystellthetruthaboutthemselvesonline.Andtheydonotexactlytellabouttheirageforexampletheymightofferanoldpictureinstead.Peoplewhomeetthroughcomputerservicesmaynothavetogivetheirfullnameore-mailaddressatfirst.RelationshipsthatbeginovertheInternetdosometimesleadtomarriage.Yetthereisariskanytimestrangersmeet.Itcouldbeadangerorsimplyanunpleasantsurprise.AyoungwomaninWashingtonD.CwasangryafterseeingadateshemetovertheInternet.Inhispicturehelookedtwenty-fiveorthirtyyearsold.Inrealityshesaidhewasoldenoughtobeherfather.
72.ThetopicoftheVOAbroadcastprogramisprobably________.
A.Valentine’sDay B.howtomakefriendsindailylife.
C.datingbetweenmenandwomen D.howtokeepyourmarriage.
73.InVOICETWOwhichofthefollowingwaysofdatingisNOTmentionedbythespeakerinthetext?
A.Meetingbychanceoratwork
B.Meetingwiththehelpofmedia
C.Meetingwiththehelpoftheservices
D.Meetingwiththehe