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^^）

Lesson57 A Little Kite

“I never can do it，” the little kite said，As he looked at the others high 1 ；
“I know I should fall if I tried to fly．”
“Try，” said the big kite， “Only try!Or I fear you never will learn 2 ． ”
But the little kite said， “I'm afraid I'll fall．”
The big kite nodded：“Ah， well， good-bye；I'm off．” And he rose toward the 3 sky．
Then the little kite's paper stirred at the sight，And trembling， he shook himself free for flight．
First whirling and frightened， then braver grown，Up， up he rose through the air alone，Till the big kite， looking down， could see
The little one rising 4 ．
Then how the little kite thrilled with pride，As he sailed with the big kite 5 !
While far below he could see the ground，And the boys， like small spots moving round．
They rested high in the quiet air，And only the joyful birds were there．
“Oh， how happy I am!” the little kite cried，“And all because I was brave， and tried．”

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