请同学们在一张白纸上把你听到的内容逐字逐句地写下来，包括标点符号，注意单词的拼写和大小写要正确。然后查看听力原文仔细核对答案。

Listen to the following passage and write down every word you hear. Altogether the passage will be read to you 4 times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.

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听力原文

Where to Vacation

On your next vacation, where do you want to stay, here in the U. S.? /Or maybe you would like to go somewhere outside of the U.S., / but you don’t want to cross any oceans. /Or maybe you would prefer to see Asia, Africa or Europe. /There are many destinations to choose from. / If you are looking for something as vague as some place with a small population, /then you can look at parts of Australia, Asia, Canada, /South America, South Africa, northern Europe and Russia. /If you want bustling cities then you have to choose from many/ on every continent and just about every country. /There are many places that could be suggested: / Rome, Paris, the Amazon in Brazil, London, Northern Ireland and Hong Kong. /It is probably safe to say that most people have an idea of where they want to go, / but if you don’t, take a look around/- there are in fact millions of places.