听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What does the boy’s teacher want him to improve?
A.His writing. B.His listening. C.His speaking.
2.What does the girl probably give to the boy?
A.A textbook. B.A novel. C.A newspaper.
答案：
1.A
2.C
【解析】
【原文】
M: I got my book report back from my teacher, and she said I need to work on how I summarize things on paper.
W: What were you trying to summarize?
M: It’s a book we were reading in class. We had to give a brief summary of the plot.
W: When I used to read textbooks, I always tried to summarize what I had learned by speaking it out loud. Then I just wrote it down on the paper.
M: Really?
W: If I couldn’t do it, I knew I had to go back and read it again. Once I could do it naturally and smoothly, I wrote it down.
M: That makes sense.
W: Here, take this. Read today’s news, and then try and explain it to me.
M: What if I can’t?
W: Then keep trying until you can.