1. What problem does the man have at the beginning of the conversation?
A. The man is suffering from a foot injury.
B. The man forgot his girlfriends birthday.
C. The man lied about his running ability.
2. What does the man want at the store?
A. some running shoes
B. a pair of running socks
C. a running hydration pack
3. How can you best describe the mans running ability?
A. He is an elite runner.
B. He is more of a couch potato.
C. He runs a number of 10k races.
4. The woman has run |||||| under ||||| hours.
A. 20, three hours
B. 25, three hours and 30 minutes
C. 30, four hours
5. The sales associate suggests that the man |||||||||||.
A. break up with the woman
B. tell the woman the truth
C. start working at the shoe store
答案：
1. The man lied about his running ability.
2. some running shoes
3. He is more of a couch potato.
4. 20, three hours
5. tell the woman the truth
英语听力原文：
Sales Associate: Hi. Can I help you with anything today?
Customer: Yeah. I need some new running shoes.
Sales Associate: Okay, what type of running are you doing? I mean are you preparing for a road race or do you need some trail shoes? We have them all.
Customer: I need some street shoes, and I need them to make me run fast, I mean real, real fast.
Sales Associate: Well, sir, how fast you run depends on many things and . . .
Customer: But, you dont understand. You see, Ive been dating this woman, and well, I kind of told her that Im a pretty good runner, and uh . . .
Sales Associate: Well, how much, how much DO you run? 10Ks, marathons? What exactly are you doing?
Customer: Well, I dont really run. I mean I run out to get the newspaper in the morning. Listen, I twisted the truth a little.
Sales Associate:Um, yeah, Is say.Well, how much does she run?
Customer: Uh, shes completed, I think, about 20 marathons, all under three hours.
Sales Associate: Ah, man, youre toast. Youre in some serious hot water. The only good new shoes will do for you is to kick yourself for not having been honest with her. Just fess up with her.
Customer: Ah, ah, I think I have a leg cramp coming on. Believable?
Sales Associate: Forget it. She wont buy that story. Just be frank with her and apologize. She may or may not accept your apology, but at least you can look at yourself in the mirror and recognize that you told the truth. That way, you can live with yourself another day.
Customer: Yeah. I realize that now.
Sales Associate: Hey, heres one idea. Tell her the truth and she what she says. If she forgives you and you really want to start running, then I suggest signing up for the 5K race we are sponsoring next month. This can get you started on a new path to fitness and a positive relationship.
Customer: And if she doesnt forgive me?
Sales Associate: Well, thats just the consequence of not telling the truth.
英语单词学习：
complete 完成 完全 完整 : finish
| My sister completed the marathon in under four hours.
be toast 完蛋了 : be in trouble
| Youre toast if you dont apologize to your wife.
be in hot water 陷入困境 : be in trouble
| Lauren is going to be in hot water if she doesnt clean the house before the wedding reception.
fess up 爽快地坦白 : admit a mistake
| Unless you fess up to the teacher about cheating, she will never believe you in the future, and you will fail the class.
buy : believe something that someone tells you
| My parents bought my story. They think that I am going to spend the night at my friends house.
be frank 先说好 : be honest and tell the truth
| Why werent you frank with your boss about the job? It always pays to be honest.
live with oneself 不会感到内疚，会心安理得的;自重 : accept a mistake or difficult situation
| How can he live with himself? He stole money from the company, but he was justified in doing so.
sponsor vt. 赞助;发起 : support someone or something like a sports event with money or other goods
| We are looking for companies to sponsor the race. Would you be interested in doing so?
