强化巩固训练(二)-【天籁英语】2026年高一英语听力仿真强化训练（PDF书稿+听力原文+纯正美音英音）

强化巩固训练2，第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话读两遍。Text one, the sports . meeting starts . at eight o'clock. In order . to get a good seat, we must arrive there fifteen minutes in advance. The sports meeting starts at eight o'clock. In order to get a good seat, we must arrive there fifteen minutes in advance. Text two. pass me the sault. please. Which car is IT in? The one at the end of the shelf is lightly smaller . than the others. Oh, right. Pass me the sault, please. Which car is IT in? The one at the end of the shelf is lightly smaller than the others? Oh, right. Text three, yesterday's speech was excEllent, right? The topic was . interesting, but I couldn't follow IT completely. Yesterday's speech was excEllent, right? The topic was interesting, but I couldn't follow IT completely. Text for how . much is a pair . of sunglasses of this kind? IT was thirty five u and a pair last month, but this month you have to pay five more UN. For a pair. How much is a pair of sunglasses of this kind? IT was thirty five u and a pair last month, but this month you have to pay five more UN. For a pair. Text five hey. jack, i've been phoning . mister pizza for the past ten minutes. Do you think I should just drive over . there to order a pizza? No way. Why not order online? Hey, jack, i've been phoning mister pizza for the past ten minutes. Do you think I should just drive over there to order a pizza? No way. Why not order online? 第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍，听第六段材料，回答第六、七题。Text six, I am so . glad that the exam is over. By the way, I heard you'll have an important basketball game on the newly repaired playground this afternoon. Yeah, but there will be showers this afternoon. So the game has been put off. Do you have any plans for this afternoon? Then I may go to see one of my teammates. He is sick. Well, I planned to go to a new french restaurant downtown with an old friend this evening. How about joining us? sure. I'd love you. I haven't had french food for a long time, and I really miss IT. I am so glad that the exam is over. By the way, I heard you'll have an important basketball game on the newly repaired playground this afternoon. Yeah, but there will be showers this afternoon. So the game has been put off. What do you have any plans for this afternoon? Then I may go to see one of my teammates. He is sick. Well, I planned to go to a new french restaurant downtown with an old friend this evening. How about . joining us? sure. I'd love you. I haven't had french food for a long time, and I really miss IT. 听第七段材料，回答第八、九题。Text seven. are you wearing . those shoes with your suit? yes. Is there anything wrong with that? Well, they are very dirty. but they are the only shoes I have. Your shoes are fine, but you should shine them. Do I have to? Of course, I would make a good impression. How does being shiny make a good impression? Your employer will think you're very neat. Is that important? A need person is more likely to be employed. Are you wearing those shoes with your suit? yes. Is there anything wrong with that? Well, they are very dirty. but they are the only shoes I have. Your shoes are fine, but you should shine them. Do I have to? Of course, I would make a good impression. How does being shiny make a good impression? Your employer will think you are very need. Is that . important? A neat person is more likely to be employed. 听第八段材料，回答第10至12题。Text IT. could you please tell . me about your previous work? All right, I worked for a travel agency. I had to work six days a week. I got up really early in the morning when most people and even the birds and animals were asleep, so tourists could get to take photos of the sunrise. I used to pick them up from their hotels around five AM. And then head out of town and . into the desert. Why did you give up the work? They wanted to send me to work in spain, but I got married here and we had a baby six months ago. I love my wife and my baby. I don't want to live alone in spain. So I left the job but applied for this position. Could you please tell me about your . previous work? Oh, right. I worked for a travel agency. I had to work six days a week. I got up really early in the morning when most people and even the birds and animals were asleep so tourists could get to take photos of the sunrise. I used to pick them up from their hotels around five AM and then head out of town and into the desert. Why did you give up the work? They wanted to send me to work in spain, but I got married here, and we had a baby six months ago. I love my wife and my baby. I don't want to live alone in spain, so I left the job and applied for this position. 听第九段材料，回答第13至16题。Text nine to . start with. tell me about your education. please. All right, I shall graduate from columbia university of foreign studies next year. I major in international trade. Are you single or married? I'm still single. I want to find a good job before settling down in a family that's . the kind of man we are looking for. Our work needs much travel. So do you mind many business trips? There will be six to ten times traveling abroad a month. Six to ten. I think I will be a chAllenge for me, but I am glad to take IT. IT has been pleasant to talk with you. We'll tell you our final decision within three days. Thank you for your interview with me. I hope . to see you again. goodbye. To start with, tell me about your education, please. All right, I shall graduate from columbia university of foreign studies next year. I major in international trade. Are you single or married? I'm still single. I want to find a good job before settling down in a family that's . the kind of man we are looking for. Our work needs much travel. So do you mind many business trips? There will be six to ten times traveling abroad a month. Six to ten. I think I will be a chAllenge for me, but I am glad to take IT. IT has been pleasant to talk with you. We'll tell you a final decision within three days. Thank you for your interview with me. I hope to . see you again. goodbye. 听第十段材料，回答第17至20题。Text ten hello . everyone. my name is jack Miller. Now i'll tell you something about our trip. Our trip will begin tomorrow with a bus ride, and then we'll take the boat to paris. We'll arrive at the hotel in the evening. The ibis is a hotel with excEllent service. IT has a bar and a restaurant, which is located about two miles south of the iphone tower, so it's very convenient to visit the iphone tower on thursday, the day after tomorrow. After breakfast, we'll take you for sight seeing around the city. You'll see the iphone toward the leva. In fact, almost every famous landmark you've ever heard of. We then leave paris and take a short drive to the palace overside. Our tour will end in the midafternoon back in paris. In the evening, there is a paris by night tour showing you beautiful buildings with bright lights. Okay, that's all. Hello everyone, my name is jack Miller. Now i'll tell you something about our trip. Our trip will begin tomorrow with a bus ride, and then we'll take the boat to paris. We'll arrive at the hotel in the evening. The ibis is a hotel with excEllent service. IT has a bar and a restaurant, which is located about two miles south of the iphone tower, so it's very convenient to visit the iphone tower on thursday, the day after tomorrow. After breakfast, we'll take you for sight seeing around the city. You'll see the iphone tower, the leva a in fact, almost every famous landmark you've ever heard of. We then leave paris and take a short drive to the palace overside. Our tour will end in the midafternoon back in paris. In the evening, there is a paris by night tour showing you beautiful buildings with bright lights. Okay, that's all. There is a story about sailors in the 19th century.In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand,they learned to look for a dolphin called Jack.@From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Today,some people continue to kill dolphins,but many countries around the world now protect them,and in these places it is against the law to kill them. 强化巩固训练（二） Text 1 W:The sports meeting starts at 8:00. M:In order to get a good seat,we must arrive there fifteen minutes in advance. Text 2 W:Pass me thesalt,please. M:Which②jar is it in? W:The one at the end of the shelf.It's slightly smaller than the others. M:Oh,right. 2.答案精析：C根据对话中的salt、jar和 shelf可知，对话发生的地点有盐、罐子和 架子，由此推断这可能是在厨房里进行的 一段对话。 Text 3 W:Yesterday's speech was excellent,right? M:The topic was interesting,but I couldn't follow it completely. Text 4 M:How much is a pair of sunglasses of this kind? W:It was thirty-five yuan a pair last month.But this month you have to pay five yuan more for a pair. Text 5 W:Hey,Jack,I've been phoning Mr Pizza for the past ten minutes.Do you think I should just drive over there to order our pizza? M:No way.Why not order online? 第三部分听力原文及答案速查 5.答案精析：B根据对话中女士的问题 "Do you think I should just drive over there to order our pizza?”和男士的回答“Why not order online?”可知，男士建议女士在网 上订购比萨。注意：Why not../What about.,./Let's.…是听力材料中常见的给出 建议的句式。 Text 6 W:I'm so glad that the exam is over.By the way,I heard you'll have an important basketball game on the newly-repaired playground this afternoon. M:Yeah.But there will be showers this afternoon,so the game has been put off. W:Do you have any plans for this afternoon then? M:I may go to see one of my teammates.He is sick. W:Well,I plan to go to a new French restaurant downtown with an old friend this evening.How about joining us? M:Sure,I'd love to.I haven't had French food for a long time and I really miss it. 7.答案精析：B根据女士说的“Well,I plan to go to a new French restaurant downtown..How about joining us?”可知， 女士计划晚上和朋友去市里新开的法国餐 厅吃饭，问男士是否愿意同去，再根据男士 的回答“Sure,I'd love to.”可知，男士晚上 会去法国餐厅就餐。 Text 7 W:Are you wearing those shoes with your suit? M:Yes.Is there anything wrong with that? W:Well,they are very dirty. M:But they're the only shoes I have. W:Your shoes are fine,but you should shine them. M:Do I have to? W:Of course.It would make a good impression. M:How does being shiny make a good impression? 131 天籁英语·听力仿真强化训练·高一分册 W:The employer will think you're very neat. M:Is that important? W:A neat person is more likely to be employed. 8.答案精析：C根据女士说的两句话 "Your employer will think you're very neat.”以及“A neat person is more likely to be employed.”可知，女士认为整洁的人更 可能被老板录用，由此推断男士是去参加 面试。 Text 8 W:Could you please tell me about your previous work? M:All right.I worked for a travel agency.I had to work six days a week.I got up really early in the morning when most people,and even the birds and animals, were asleep.So tourists could get to take photos of the sunrise.I used to pick them up from their hotels around 5:00 a.m,and then head out of town and into the desert. W:Why did you give up the work? M:They wanted to send me to work in Spain.But I got married here and we had a baby six months ago.I love my wife and my baby.I don't want to live alone in Spain.So I left the job and applied for this position. 1l.答案精析：C根据男士说的“They wanted to send me to work in Spain.”及“I love my wife and my baby.I don't want to live alone in Spain.”可知，公司想派他去西 班牙，而他因为自己的妻儿不想离开，换言 之，男士想与家人在一起。 Text 9 W:To start with,tell me about your education,please. M:All right.I shall graduate from Columbia University of Foreign Studies next year.I major in international trade. 132 W:Are you single or married? M:I'm still single.I want to find a good job before settling down in a family. W:That's the kind of man we are looking for.Our work needs much travel.So, do you mind many business trips?There will be six to ten times traveling abroad a month. M:Six to ten?I think it will be a challenge for me,but I am glad to take it. W:It has been pleasant to talk with you. We'll tell you our final decision within three days. M:Thank you for your interview with me.I hope to see you again. W:Goodbye. Text 10 Hello,everyone.My name is Jack Miller.Now I'll tell you something about our trip.Our trip will begin tomorrow with a bus ride and then we'll take the boat to Paris.We'll arrive at the hotel in the evening.The Ibis is a hotel with excellent service.It has a bar and a restaurant which is located about two miles south of the Eiffel Tower.So it's very convenient to visit the Eiffel Tower.On Thursday,the day after tomorrow,after breakfast,we'll take you for sightseeing around city.You'll see the Eiffel Tower,the Louvre,in fact almost every famous landmark you have ever heard of.We then leave Paris and take a short drive to the Palace of Versailles.Our tour will end in the mid-afternoon back in Paris.In the evening there is a“PARIS BY NIGHT” tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights.OK,that's all. 20.答案精析：C根据“Now I'll tell you something about our trip”可知，讲话者意 在告知大家旅行行程安排。强化巩固训练2，第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话读两遍。Text one, the sports . meeting starts . at eight o'clock. In order . to get a good seat, we must arrive there fifteen minutes in advance. The sports meeting starts at eight o'clock. In order to get a good seat, we must arrive there fifteen minutes in advance. Text two, pass me the salt, please. Which jar is IT in? The one at the end of the shelf is slightly smaller . than the others. Oh, right. Pass me the salt, please. Which jar is IT in the . one at the end of the shelf? It's slightly smaller . than the others. Oh, right. Text three. yesterday's speech . was excEllent, right? The topic was interesting. but I couldn't follow IT completely. Yesterday's speech was excEllent, right? The topic . was interesting, but I couldn't follow IT completely. Text for how . much is a pair of sunglasses . of this kind? IT was thirty five U. N, A pair last month, but this month you have to pay five more U. N, for a pair. How much is a pair of sun glasses of this kind? IT was thirty five U. N, A pair last month, but this month you have to pay five more U. N for a pair. Text five hey. jack. i've been phoning mister pizza for the past ten minutes. Do you think I should just drive over there to order a pizza? No way. Why not order online? Hey, jack, i've been phoning mister pizza for the past ten minutes. Do you think I should just drive over there to order our pizza? No way. Why not order online? 第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍，听第六段材料，回答第六、七题。Text six. i'm so glad that . the exam is over. By the way, I heard you'll have an important basketball game on the newly repaid playground this afternoon. Yeah, but there will be showers this afternoon. So the game has been put off. Do you have any plans for this afternoon? Then I may go to see one of my teammates. He is sick. Well, I planned to go to a new french restaurant downtown with an old friend this evening. How about joining us? sure. I'd love you. I haven't had french food for a long time, and I really miss IT. I'm so glad that the exam is over. By the way, I heard you all have an important basketball game on the newly repaid playground this afternoon. Yeah, but there will be showers this afternoon, so the game has been put off. Do you have any plans this afternoon? Then I may go to see one of my teammates. He is sick. Well, I planned to go to a new french restaurant downtown with an old friend this evening. How bad joining us? Sure. i'd love to. I haven't had french food for a long time, and I really miss IT. 听第七段材料，回答第八、九题。Text seven. are you wearing . those shoes with your suit? yes. Is there anything wrong with that? Well, they are very dirty. but they are the only shoes I have. Your shoes are fine, but you should shine them. Do I have to? Of course, I would make a good impression. How does being shiny make a good impression? Your employer will think you're very neat. Is that important? A neat person is more likely to be employed. Are you wearing those shoes with . your suit? yes. Is there anything wrong with that? Well, they are very dirty. but they are the only shoes I have. Your shoes are fine, but you should shine them. Do I have to? Of course, I would make a good impression. How does being shiny make a good impression? Your employer will think you're . very neat. Is that important? A neat person is more likely . to be employed. 听第八段材料，回答第10至12题。Text eight. could you please . tell me about your previous work? All right, I worked for a travel agency. I had to work six days a week. I got up really early in the morning when most people and even the birds and animals were a sleep so tourists could get to take photos of the sunrise. I used to pick them up from their hotels around five AAM. And then head out of town and . into the desert. Why did you give up the work? They wanted to send me to work in spain, but I got married here and we had a baby six months ago. I love my wife and my baby. I don't want to live alone in spain. So I left the job and applied for this position. Could you please tell me about your previous work? Oh, right, I worked for a travel agency. I had to work six days a week. I got up really early in the morning when most people and even the birds and animals were a sleep so tourists could get to take photos of the sunrise. I used to pick them up from their hotels around five AM and then head out of town and into the desert. Why did you give up the work? They wanted to send me to work in spain, but I got married here, and we had a baby six months ago. I love my wife and my baby. I don't want to live alone in spain, so I left the job but applied for this position. 听第九段材料，回答第13至16题。Text nine to start with, tell me about your education. please. All right, I shall graduate from colombia university of foreign studies next here. I major in international trade. Are you single or married? I'm still single. I want to find a good job before settling down in a family . that's the kind of man we are looking for. Our work needs much travel. So do you mind many business trips? There will be six to ten times travelling abroad a month. Six to ten. I think I will be a chAllenge for me, but I am glad to take IT. IT has been a pleasant to talk with you. We will tell you our final decision within three days. Thank you for your interview with me. I hope to see . you again. goodbye. To start with, tell me about your education, please. All right, I shall graduate from columbia university of foreign studies next year. I major in international trade. Are you single or married? I'm still single. I want to find a good job before settling down in a family . that's the kind of man we are looking for. Our work needs much travel, so do you mind many business trips? There will be six to ten times travelling abroad a month. Six to ten. I think IT will be a chAllenge for me, but I am glad to take IT. IT has been pleasant to talk with you. We will tell you a final decision within three days. Thank you for your interview with me. I hope to see you again. goodbye. 听第十段材料，回答第17至20题。Text ten hello . everyone. my name is jack Miller. Now i'll tell you something about our trip. Our trip will begin tomorrow with a bus ride, and then we'll take the boat to paris. We will arrive at the hotel in the evening. The ibis is a hotel with excEllent service. IT has a bar and a restaurant, which is located about two miles south vii full tower, so it's very convenient to visit the eiffel tower on thursday, the day after tomorrow. After breakfast, we'll take you for sight seeing around the city, you'll see the iphone tower, the love, in fact, almost every famous landmark you've ever heard of. We then leave paris and take a short drive to the palace overside. Our tour will end in the midafternoon back in paris. In the evening, there is a paris by night tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights. Okay, that's all. Hello everyone, my name is jack Miller. Now i'll tell you something about our trip. Our trip will begin tomorrow with a bus ride, and then we'll take the boat to paris. We will arrive at the hotel in the evening. The ibis is a hotel with excEllent service. IT has a bar and a restaurant, which is located about two miles south of the iphone tower. So it's very convenient to is the iphone tower on thursday, the day after tomorrow, after breakfast, we'll take you for sight seeing around the city, you'll see the iphone toward the love. In fact, almost every famous landmark you've ever heard of, we then leave paris and take a short drive to the palace overside. Our tour will end in the midafternoon back in paris. In the evening, there is a paris by night tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights. Okay, that's all. Advance . advance. follow. employer . nat . neat, previous agency, desert. apply. position . position. graduate. ExcEllent. excEllent. Locate. convenient. convenient . sight seeing . sighting. Get married. get married. Pick up. pick up. International trade. international . trade. Settle . down. settle down. 天籁英语·听力仿真强化训练·高一分册 强化巩固训练（二） 重点词汇预听 follow v. 跟着 excellent adj. 极好的 employer n. 雇主 locate v. 位于 neat adj. 整洁的 convenient adj. 便利的 previous adj. 以前的 sightseeing n. 观光旅游 agency n. 代理 get married 结婚 desert n. 沙漠 pick up 用车接某人 apply v. 申请 international trade 国际贸易 position n. 职位 settle down 安定下来 graduate v. 毕业 in advance 提前 强化训练 第-节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独 题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最 白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个 佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的 选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白 时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段 前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒 对话仅读一遍。 钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时 1.What time will the speakers get to the sports 间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 meeting? 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题 A.At7:45.B.At8:00. C.At8:15. 6.Why is the basketball game put off? 2.Where does the conversation most probably A.An exam is being held. take place? A.In the study. B.In the bedroom. B.The playground is under repair. C.It will rain. C.In the kitchen. 3.What does the man think of the speech? 7.What will the man probably do this evening? A.Excellent.B.Difficult.C.Moving. A.Meet an old friend. 4.How much is a pair of the sunglasses this B.Eat French food. month? C.Visit a teammate. A.30 yuan.B.35 yuan.C.40 yuan. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 5.What does the man suggest the woman do? 8.What is the man going to do? A.Call Mr Pizza again. A.Do some shopping. B.Order the pizza online. B.Have a birthday party. C.Drive to Mr Pizza. C.Attend a job interview. 30 第二部分仿真强化训练 9.What does the woman think the man should do? 15.What does the man think of the job? A.Get his shoes shone. A.It's easy. B.Buy a pair of new shoes. B.It's challenging C.Buy a suit to match his shoes. C.It's pleasant. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 16.How soon will the man get the reply? 10.Why did the man get up early in the morning? A.Within three days. A.To pick up tourists. B.Within six days. B.To watch birds and animals. C.Within ten days. C.To take photos of the sunrise. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.When will the trip begin? 11.What does the man want to do? A.On Tuesday. A.Get a pay rise.B.Find a job in Spain. B.On Wednesday. C.Stay with his family. C.On Thursday. 12.What is the relationship between the speakers? 18.What is Ibis? A.Interviewer and interviewee. A.A bar. B.Husband and wife. B.A restaurant. C.Tourist and guide. C.A hotel. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 19.How will the listeners probably go to the 13.What is the man's major? Palace of Versailles? A.Foreign culture.B.English. A.By ship. B.By car. C.International trade. C.On foot. 14.Which is a requirement of the job? 20.What is the speaker doing? A.Traveling a lot.B.Being married. A.Introducing scenic spots in Paris. C.Living abroad. B.Carrying out a survey. C.Explaining the tour plan. ●听后能力提升 、根据汉语提示，完成下列句子。 二、翻译句子。 1.We must arrive there fifteen minutes 1.为什么不在网上预订呢？ (提前). 2.The game has been 2.我完全跟不上。 (推迟). 3.A neat person is more likely 3.游客可以拍到日出的照片。 (录用). 4.I shall (毕业) 4.我辞掉工作来申请这个岗位。 Columbia University of Foreign Studies next year. 5.我认为它对我来说是一个挑战，但是我可 5.The Ibis is a hotel 以接受它。 (有好的服务). 3113.on time 14.carriage 15.Express train 16.travel plan 17.scenery 18.excellent service 19.the local food 20.transportation 七、计划与打算(intentions and plans) 1~5 AAACC 6~10 BBACA 11~12 CA 计划与打算精听训练 1.goal 2.lose weight 3.after school 4.appointment 5.book a table 6.fully 7.play table tennis 8.looking forward to 9.graduation 10.for a while 11.Book a hotel 12.Set off 13.a boat tour 14.Do some sightseeing 15.air fare 16.a key figure 17.challenging and demanding 18.land 19.consists of 20.marking 八、工作与职业(jobs and careers) 1~5 BCCAB 6~10 ACBCB 11.A 工作与职业精听训练 1.enjoying 2.get to 3.impressed 4.my honor 5.present job 6.quit 7.Congratulations 8.interview 9.look after 10.considered 11.team player 12.work experience 13.applicant 14.salary 15.benefits 16.why not 17.a great demand 18.running the office 19.get from 20.training at night 第二部分仿真强化训练 基础夯实训练（一） 1~5 BABAC 6~10 BAACC 11~15 ABCAB 16~20 ABCCA 听后能力提升 一、 1.getting off 2.take a trip 3.to get a taxi 4.have been working 5.to go back to college 第三部分听力原文及答案速查 二、 1.Why not stay in London for a few more days? 2.There's a little dirt on the left sleeve. 3.I really want to get her opinion on my article. 4.Dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. 5.They don't use ears to receive sounds,but the lower part of the mouth. 强化巩固训练（二） 1~5 ACBCB 6~10 CBCAA 11~15 CACAB 16~20 ABCBC 听后能力提升 、 1.in advance 2.put off 3.to be employed 4.graduate from 5.with excellent service 二、 1.Why not order online? 2.I couldn't follow it completely. 3.Tourists could get to take photos of the sunrise. 4.I left the job and applied for this position. 5.I think it will be a challenge for me,but I am glad to take it. 能力提升训练（三） 1~5 BACBA 6~10 BCACA 11~15 BCBAB 16~20 CCACA 听后能力提升 一、 1.to put up the tent 2.Much to my regret 3.which is the third biggest city of Germany 4.much more exciting 5.express our thanks 二、 1.It's difficult to find a restaurant that has both good food and reasonable prices. 2.They invited my sister and me to go skiing. 3.I find it harder to meet people here. 203