精聽建議：

先完整地把一條新聞聽一到三遍，爭(zhēng)取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精聽，力爭(zhēng)每句話都聽明白。遇到實(shí)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(jiǎn)單，不過是一些值得注意的連讀或者典型的美式發(fā)音哦，有些語速比較快。試試看，你能不能全部寫對(duì)？

（參考文本，歡迎指正^^）

Lesson50 The Land of Dreams
In the 1840's, California was almost uninhabited. There were a few Spanish missions, some ranchers and farmers, and of course, bandits who stole anything they could find.
In 1848, everything changed. Gold was discovered, and people from 1 rushed to California. They all 2 making their fortunes by finding gold. Mining towns were built anywhere gold was found. As a rule, these towns had 3 a saloon, a hotel, a stable, a jail — and a cemetery.
Almost a century later people again rushed to California. This time, they dreamed of making their fortunes not in gold, but in the movies. Los Angeles, a large city that was not even there in 1848, had become the movie capital of the world.
These were the days of the great movie stars — actors and actresses like Cary Grant and Rita Hayworth — heroes and heroines like John Wayne and Susan Hayward. 4 would-be stars dreamed of being a Hollywood prince or princess.
Few people look for gold now, and Los Angeles is no longer a movie city. It's a factory town where time is money and TV companies control the time. The California scenery has changed, too. A century or so ago there were unclimbed, snow-topped mountains, uninhabited deserts, and unspoiled beaches with high surf. The scenery is still there, but so are thousands of miles of highways, millions of cars, 5 suburbs — and smog. Most films are now made inside, and the best place to find gold is in a jewelry store.

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