Question

 

W: Sir, you’ve been using the online catalogue（目錄）for

quite a (1.) w______. Is there anything I can do to help you?

M: Well, I’ve got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I’m really struggling. There are hundreds of books, and I just don’t know (2.) w_____ to begin.

W: Your topic sounds pretty big. Why don’t you narrow it down to something like…uh… the history of the studios during that time?

M: You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more than 30 books came up when I (3.) t_____ in “movie studios.”

W: You could cut that down even further by listing the specific (4.) y_____ you want. Try adding “1930s” or “1940s” or maybe “Golden Age.”

M: “Golden Age” is a good idea. Let me type that in. Hey, look, just 6 books this time. That’s a lot better.

W: Oh… another thing you might consider. Have you tried looking for any (5.) m_______ or newspaper articles?

M: No, I’ve only been (6.) s________ for books.

W: Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature. And we do have the Los Angeles Times available over there. You might go (7.) t________ their indexes (索引) to see if there’s (8.) a_______ you want.

M: Okay, I think I’ll get (9.) s_______ with these books and then I’ll go over the magazines.

W: If you need any (10.) h_____, I’ll be over at the Reference Desk.

M: Great, thanks a lot. 

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.while       

2.where      

3.typed       

4.years       

5.magazine

6.searching   

7.through    

8.anything    

9.started    

10.help