[originaltext]M: As far as I know, many students who choose to live off campus

M: As far as I know, many students who choose to live off campus have good reasons. For example, they think the school doesn’t offer satisfactory accommodation.
W: Yes, I agree with you to some extent. Conditions in university accommodation need to be improved. But students come to the university for the purpose of gaining knowledge and preparing themselves for future career. So living conditions should be their second consideration.
M: I don’t think you are right here. Nice surroundings will stimulate our learning. Students who rent a house off campus can have a nicer and quieter environment in which to study and rest.
W: But don’t you see that we can still work better at our lessons with poor dormitory rooms? At any rate, if we want to study, we can go to the library or the classrooms.
M: I truly can’t agree with you. School dormitories are usually noisy and crowded. Some rooms are very damp. These kinds of living conditions will seriously affect the quality of our rest. Without good rest, how can we study with enough energy?
W: To certain degrees, what you said is true. However, crowdedness and noises are something that can’t be avoided in our daily life. So we should learn to be tolerant of hardships. If we can’t be adaptive and flexible at the university, how can we expect ourselves to survive in the society? Not to mention making a success of our life.
M: Hardships can teach us many things, but it will also make us pay for it. I don’t think living on campus to experience the hardships is a good choice when other options are available. Anyway, if the university can offer satisfactory accommodation, maybe no one will live off campus.
W: I’m afraid you are off the point. The conditions can’t be improved within one day, so let’s face the reality.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
10. According to the man, what is the possible reason for students to rent a house off campus?
11. What does the woman think university students should do if they want to survive in the society?
12. What does the woman think of the accommodation conditions in university?