在托福听力的备考中，选择一个适合自己的听力素材是非常重要的。而巴郎听力则是很多学生冲刺高分听力的必备选择。由于他的内容基本可以跟国外讲座水平接轨，所以是非常适合作为托福听力考前练习素材。

　　Man: Hi. Are you Paula?

　　Woman: Jim?

　　Man: Hi. Nice to meet you.

　　Woman: Glad to meet you.

　　Man: So, you need some tutoring in English?

　　Woman: Yeah. I'm taking English composition, and I'm not doing very well on my essays.

　　Man: Right. Um, well, first let's see if we can figure out a time to meet . . . that we're both free.

　　Woman: Okay.

　　Man: How about Mondays? Maybe in the morning? I don't have any classes until eleven on Mondays.

　　Woman: That would work, but I was hoping we could, you know, meet more than once a week.

　　Man: Oh. Well, Tuesdays are out. I've got classes and, uh, I work at the library part time on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But I could get together on Wednesdays.

　　Woman: In the morning?

　　Man: Probably nine-thirty would be best. That way we'd have an hour to work before I'd have to get ready for my eleven o'clock.

　　Woman: So that would be two hours a week then?

　　Man: I could do that.

　　Woman: Oh, but, would that be extra? You know, would I need to pay you for the extra session?

　　Man: No. Um, just so you meet me here at the Learning Center, and we both sign in, then I'll get paid. Tutoring is free, to you, I mean. The school pays me. But we both have to show up. If you don't show up and sign in for a session, then I don't get paid. So . . .

　　Woman: Oh, don't worry about that. I really need the help. I won't miss any sessions unless I'm sick or something.

　　Man: Okay then. So you want me to help you with your essays?

　　Woman: Right. I could bring you some that have, you know, comments on them. I'm getting C's and . . .

　　Man: Well, that's not too bad. Once I see some of your writing, we should be able to pull that up to a B.

　　Woman: You think so?

　　Man: Sure. But I need to explain something. Some of my students in the past . . . they expected me to write their essays for them. But that's not what a tutor is supposed to do. My job is to help you be a better writer.

　　Woman: Oh, I understand that. But you'll read my essays, right?

　　Man: Oh yeah. No problem. We'll read them together, and I'll make suggestions.

　　Woman: Great. I think part of the problem is I just don't understand the teacher's comments. Maybe you can help me figure them out.

　　Man: Sure. Who's the teacher?

　　Woman: Simpson.

　　Man: No problem. I've tutored a couple of her students, so I know more or less where she's coming from. Okay, then. I guess we'll meet here on Monday.

　　Woman: I'll be here. Nine-thirty you said.

　　Man: Just sign in when you get here.