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^^）

Lesson42 Children Should Be Seen, Not Heard

King Edward loved his grandchildren, but he treated them very 1 . They were not allowed to make too much noise, and they were not allowed to speak at table without their grandfather's permission.
One day, they were having lunch with King Edward. He was talking to an important guest, the King of Sweden. He was so interested in the conversation that he 2 what he was eating.
Suddenly, one of his little grandsons said:“Grandpapa!”The king took no notice of this interruption, and went on talking to the King of Sweden.
"Grandpapa!” the little boy repeated, 3 .
"Be quiet, David. It's impolite to 4 the conversation of grown-ups.” “But Grandpapa!”
"Little boys should be seen but not heard,” said the King.
"Wait until I've finished talking to the King of Sweden.”So the little boy had to keep silent.
When King Edward finished his conversation with the King of Sweden, he turned to his little grandson and said: "Now, my little man, 5 ?”“Oh, it doesn't matter now,” answered the little boy.“I just wanted to tell you there was a slug on your lettuce, but you've eaten it now.”

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