Step1：先泛听一遍了解大意，并回答以下四个问题。

1. Why dose the General think the U.S. could draw down some combat troops by next July? (from News 1)
2. What do the Democrats say about the General’s plan to draw down troops to pre-surge levels?(from News 1)
3.Why did the soldier have a daily sense of futility when he were writing back? (from News 2)
4.What is Families of Freedom?(from News 3)
Step2：请听写下面三个空格部分。

The number of car bombings and suicide attacks has also declined in each of the past five months. _____1_____. The number of overall civilian deaths has also declined during this period. (from News 1)

I think we came into a country and, you know, __________2_______. We're trying to rebuild a government, and I am afraid that, you know, enough of the wrong people are going to take power and they are going to pull us out. _____3______ .(from News 2)