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^^）

Lesson20 Time Off
Working hours are shorter, holidays are longer, and people have 1 now than ever before. What do they do with it?
In both Britain and America, people watch TV for many hours every week. In America there is 2 . Many cities have twenty or more channels, sometimes going for twenty-four hours a day. In Britain there are four channels, but many people now have satellite or digital TV, offering hundreds more. Many well-off Americans have a 'camper' or 'trailer' which they can use for weekends away. Some have holiday houses in the country, and spend as much time as possible on 3 like fishing and water-skiing.
Fewer British people have caravans or second homes, but many have gardens, where they spend a lot of their free time. Home owners often 4 round the house. They paint, put wallpaper, build cupboards and even make furniture. There are a lot of DIY (Do It Yourself) shops all over the country selling everything they need.
For some, time off means music and dancing. In London and New York, one or two new discos open every week. Some close again 5 , but some, like Tramp in London, go on, and on, and on ...

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