【NPR邊聽邊練】致力于提供新鮮有趣、饒有意味的時訊資料，致力于通過精聽的方式促進聽力提高，致力于不斷開闊眼界和深入了解美國觀點。

精聽建議：
先完整地把一條新聞聽一到三遍，爭取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精聽，力爭每句話都聽明白。遇到實在不懂的地方，再聽寫。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的詞都很簡單，不過是一些值得注意的連讀或者典型的美式發音哦，有些語速比較快。試試看，你能不能全部寫對？

（參考文本，歡迎指出錯誤^^）
Many people think the Kalamazoo promise will revitalize the whole city, although it's far too soon to know weather ____(1)____. Already some local dealers say they've sold new cars to parents flush with college savings. Here at the celebration, ___(2)___ like Kathy King are gathering armfuls of the newly created yard signs that say "college tuition qualified" before heading back to the office. "I have three listings just near here I put them all up on my way there." The city is buzzing with speculations about the donors' identities. Perhaps it's local wealthy families. ___(3)___sending thousands of children to colleges is likely to reach at least 2 hundreds million dollars. But Laurie J. says it isn't important who the donors are. She is just grateful. "You guys are awesome. We thank you from the ___(4)___." 29 new students have enrolled in Kalamazoo public schools since the promise was made and the city is making new plans for the future, a future no one ____(5)___just short time ago.