听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：It’s ten to four．In another half an hour, we’ll be home．

M：I’m glad we’ll be home soon．

1．When will they be home?

A．At 4∶10．

B．At 4∶20．

C．At 4∶40．

M：Good morning．I’m here to see Mr Smith．

W：Mr Smith went to Washington last Monday for a meeting and he will be back on Thursday night．If you like, you may come again on Friday morning．

2．When will Mr Smith return?

A．On Thursday night．

B．On Friday morning．

C．On Monday night．

M：Could you please tell me where I can find tennis shoes?

W：Yes．You can get them in the sportswear department on the right side of the store．

3．What does the man want to do?

A．To find his lost shoes where he played tennis．

B．To change the tennis shoes in the sportswear department．

C．To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes．

M：Press eleven, please．(Pause．)Thank you．

W：You’re welcome．That’s where I’m going, too．

4．Where did this conversation most probably take place?

A．In a lift．

B．In a library．

C．In a computer room．

W：I’m such a terrible typist that I can never finish this report．

M：Would you like me to take over for a while?

5．What does the man offer to do?

A．Type the report for her．

B．Repair the typewriter．

C．Find her a typist．

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

M：What can I do for you?

W：I want a skirt．Would you show me some?

M：What do you think of this expensive one?

W：I am sorry but I am afraid I don’t like it．

M：How about that one?

W：Good! How much does it cost?

M：65 dollars．

W：Only 65 dollars! That’s very cheap．

M：How many do you want?

W：I’ll take two．

6．What did the woman want to buy?

A．A cheap skirt．

B．An expensive skirt．

C．A secondhand skirt．

7．How much did the woman pay for what she bought?

A．＄65．

B．＄56．

C．＄130．

8．What are the two speakers’ relationship?

A．Husband and wife．

B．Salesman and customer．

C．Boss and secretary．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Good morning, sir．I’m Susan Smith．I saw your job advertisement in the newspaper．It seemed very interesting．I’d like to know if the position is still open．

M：Yes, we need a secretary．Did you study shorthand?

W：Yes, I studied at a secretarial college several years ago．

M：What did you do after that?

W：I got a job at the ABC company．

M：What did you do there?

W：I was a receptionist．I answered phone calls, greeted visitors, and did some typing．

M：How long did you work there?

W：A little more than 2 years．And I liked working there．

M：Why did you leave, then?

W：There wasn’t any chance for advancement．

M：I see．Well, Miss Smith, I think we’ve covered about everything．We’ll let you know our decision by letter within a week．

W：Thank you and good-bye．

9．What job does the woman want to take?

A．She wants to work as a secretary．

B．She wants to work as a receptionist．

C．She wants to work as a typist．

10．How long did she work at the ABC company?

A．Over 2 years．

B．No more than 2 years．

C．Several years．

11．Why did she leave ABC company?

A．She didn’t like working there．

B．There wasn’t any chance for advancement．

C．The company fired her．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Travel International, can I help you?

M：Yes, can you tell me the times of flights to Munich on the evening of the fifteenth, please?

W：One minute, sir．There’s one at 4：45, again at seven o’clock．

M：Could you book me one on the 4：45 flight?

W：Single or return, sir?

M：Single, please．

W：What’s your telephone number?

M：101-23544978．

W：We’ll make the booking for you, and phone you back to make sure．

M：Thank you very much, good-bye．

W：Good-bye, sir, and thank you．

12．How many flights to Munich are there on the evening of the fifteenth?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

13．Which flight does the man want to take?

A．4∶45．

B．5∶45．

C．7∶00．

14．What does the woman promise him to do?

A．Phone to tell him about the booking．

B．Send him the ticket he has booked．

C．Pick him up and take him to the airport．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：Can I help you, sir?

M：I come to see what kind of insurance there is?

W：Welcome! Insurance is quite good．Pay a little money each year and you will be paid the costs if anything bad happens to you．OK．Now let me tell you what we have．We offer insurance against fire, accident fire, accidents and damage for houses, cars and so on．

M：But I’m interested in your medical insurance．

W：That’s included, too．You can have anything insured with us．

M：I’d like to know more about your medical insurance．

W：OK．How many persons do you want to cover the insurance?

M：Just myself．

W：Well, you pay only 350 dollars for the whole year．How does that sound?

M：It sounds good, but how is it going to work?

W：We pay 80 percent of the medical expenses for you．Here are some papers with explanations on payments．

M：Thanks．

15．Why does the man come to see the woman?

A．Because he is badly ill and wants to have medical insurance．

B．Because he wants to see who will pay his medical expenses．

C．Because he wants to know something about insurance, especially medical insurance．

16．How much should the man pay for the whole year if he wants to have the medical insurance for himself?

A．＄350．

B．＄250．

C．＄280．

17．How much should the insurance company pay if his medical expense is ＄800?

A．＄160．

B．＄640．

C．＄800．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Parents, teachers, and fellow students,

　　This is the day of our graduation．Today marks the end of our studies and the beginning of a new life for all of us．We are supposed to feel happy on a day such as this, and we are supposed to be full of hope for the future．

　　We all do feel these things, but we feel much more, too．There is a great feeling of sadness among us today as we realize that this is the last time that we will all be together as members of this school．

　　However, the thing we feel most, I think, is our feeling of thanks．We have some idea of what you, our parents, have done for us, and we have some idea of all the efforts that you, our teachers, have made for us．No words can express how thankful we are to you on this day．

　　We will always remember this day and we will always remember you．Thank you from the bottom of our hearts．

18．What was the speaker?

A．A student who was about to graduate．

B．A student who graduated years ago．

C．A student who had just entered the school．

19．What made the speaker feel sad as well?

A．To have no chance to learn．

B．To begin a new life．

C．To be separated from each other．

20．What was the main purpose of the speech?

A．To say good-bye to their school．

B．To thank their parents and teachers．

C．To encourage all the schoolmates．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does the woman mean?

A．His brother should let them use the car．

B．The subway is fine with her．

C．A car wouldn’t be any faster．

2．What does the man have to do now?

A．Complete the research．

B．Write the research paper．

C．Finish typing the paper．

3．What do you know about the woman?

A．Perhaps she is a doctor．

B．She was seriously ill．

C．She didn’t want to see the film．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．The light isn’t bright enough．

B．The dining hall isn’t large enough．

C．She agrees with the man．

5．What does the man mean?

A．His daughter is too old for the club．

B．His daughter is too young to join the club．

C．His daughter is the eldest．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：I’d like to drive to the concert but my brother has the car tonight．

W：Who needs a car?We can take the subway if we go a little earlier．

(Text 2)

W：How are you getting on with research paper?

M：I’ve finished all my research, but I haven’t been able to organize it, therefore I haven’t begun the paper yet．

(Text 3)

M：What a pity you missed the film last night．It was wonderful．

W：I would have gone to see it．But there was a patient seriously ill．

M：No wonder you didn’t come．

(Text 4)

M：The light in this dining hall is a little too bright, don’t you think so?

W：I’d say it’s perfect for a football stadium．

M：Quite right．

(Text 5)

W：Can I join your club, Dad?You know I’m interested in it, too．

M：You can when you get a bit older．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

6．What time is it now?

A．It’s 10∶10 p.m．

B．It’s 10∶30 p.m．

C．It’s 9∶50 p.m．

7．How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station?

A．Fifteen minutes or less．

B．More than fifteen minutes．

C．Less than fifty minutes．

8．Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

A．They had a tea party．

B．They had a dinner party．

C．They had a dancing party．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：What’s the time by your watch, David?

M：Just a minute．It’s ten to ten by my watch．

W：Is it?I had no idea it was so late．I must be going now．

M：Can’t you stay a bit longer?

W：I’m afraid not．I must catch the ten-thirty train back．

M：You’ve got plenty of time yet．The railway station’s very near．It won’t take you more than fifteen minutes to get there．

W：Well, I hate to rush at the last minute．

M：OK, drop in whenever you like．

W：Yes, I’ll do that．Thank you for asking me to dinner．It was a nice dinner party and I’ve enjoyed your cooking．

M：I’m glad you enjoyed yourself．Good night．

W：Good night．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Why does the man want to have a word with the waitress?

A．Because he has been kept waiting for a long time．

B．Because he wants to complain about the food．

C．Because he wants to pay the bill．

10．What do we learn about the restaurant?

A．It must be a new one．

B．They don’t know how to serve the people．

C．They need more waiters．

11．If the head waitress had known about his situation, what would

have happened?

A．She would have served him much earlier．

B．She would have brought another drink．

C．She would have turned to her boss for help．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Head waitress！ I want to have a word with you．

W：Yes, sir．I’ll be with you in a minute．Is there anything else you’d like to have, sir?

M：Anything else?We have been kept waiting here for almost an hour for the meal！

W：I’m terribly sorry about that, sir．There might be something wrong．You see, we’re short of help today．I’ll see to it at once．Would you like to have a drink while waiting?

M：Well, another martini．

W：Yes, sir．One moment．Here you are．I’ll be back in a minute．Here are the dishes you ordered, sir．

M：Thank you．

W：I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting．I wish I could have known earlier．

M：That’s all right．

W：Thank you for your understanding．I assure you it won’t happen again．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Who is Mary?

A．A student．

B．A worker．

C．A teacher．

13．What can we infer about Washington’s birthday from the conversation?

A．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day．

B．It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in．

C．It is perhaps a national holiday．

14．How did Mary go to the mountain on Washington’s birthday?

A．By bus．

B．By car．

C．By train．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Hey, Mary！You have really been gone a long time．Why is that?

W：Hi！Well, I talked with my teachers before I left about the work I would miss．Besides, my aunt in Denver made me study a lot there．

M：I thought she was your rich aunt．

W：Not very．But she didn’t have any children to raise, so she does have some money, even though she was a teacher．

M：How was the holiday?

W：Cold．．．at least three of the days while I was there．And I saw so many people on the mountain on Washington’s birthday．

M：The beaches were full on Washington’s birthday, too．It really was warm here, so lots of people went swimming．

W：Well, we should have stayed home that day．There were so many people．We took the train over to the mountain, so that at least we didn’t have to drive．It was a good thing we did－there were so many cars and buses, and no place to park anywhere．

M：Just like the beaches here．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．When will the man come back from the trip?

A．December 22．

B．January 3．

C．January 13．

16．Which flights is the man going to take for his round trip?

A．Flight 220 and Flight 476．

B．Flight 476 and Flight 220．

C．Flight 220 and Flight 414．

17．How much will the man probably pay for the tickets?

A．About ＄952．

B．About ＄414．

C．About ＄476．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：United Airlines．May I help you?

M：Yes．I’d like to book some tickets on your Flight 220, departing for Honolulu on December 22 at 7：30 in the evening．

W：Your name, please．

M：Mr．Wang Lin and Mrs．Li Fang．

W：Do you want to fly first or economy class?

M：Economy, please．

W：Yes, we still have room on that flight．Will this be a one-way trip?

M：No, round trip back to Chicago－on January 3．By the way, do you have any direct flights coming back?

W：Yes, we do．Flight 414, leaving Honolulu at 3∶00 p.m．flies non-stop back to Chicago．

M：That’s perfect．What’s the exact air fare?

W：Economy fare round trip from Chicago to Honolulu is ＄476 during busy season．

M：I see,…then our tickets are confirmed．

W：Yes, your seats are confirmed on those two flights．Please be at the airport at least one hour before departure．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．How long does Mr．Hill have to work every day?

A．6 hours．

B．7 hours．

C．8 hours．

19．What’s the worst thing that can happen to a postman?

A．Having too many items to deal with a day．

B．Going to work late in the morning．

C．Delivering letters to people from abroad．

20．How does Mr．Hill feel about his work?

A．Boring．

B．Dangerous．

C．Satisfactory．

听力原文：(Text 10)

　　I’m Harley Hill．I was chosen as a postman of the year 1975．I have been a postman for 23 years．I love my work very much and it’s a fine life for me．Every week I work forty hours．I work from six o’clock in the morning to about two o’clock in the afternoon．The worst thing is being late in the morning．We handle 50 000 to 60 000 items a day．I deliver to probably 278 addresses．Some of them are from abroad．

　　I’m happy to see the smile on their faces when I give them a letter from home．I think if there is anything I don’t like about the job, it’s the snow and ice and especially dogs．I’ve been bitten about half a dozen times．I have got 3 years before I retire．I’m going to miss the job when I retire．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：Did you all enjoy the film yesterday?

M：John was the only one who didn’t．

1．Who enjoyed the film yesterday?

A．John．

B．All except John．

C．Everyone, including John．

M：Aren’t you going to apologize for breaking that window?

W：Why should I?I didn’t throw the ball．

2．Who broke the window?

A．The boy．

B．The girl．

C．Someone else．

W：Have you moved into your new house yet?

M：Yes, already．

W：How do you like it?

M：It’s small but quiet．

3．What are they talking about?

A．A new house．

B．A new friend．

C．A new garden．

W：I’m returning the book you lent me．

M：That isn’t my book．

W：It’s not?That’s funny．It must belong to your brother then．

M：Should I give it to him?

W：Thanks．Here you are．

4．Who is the owner of the book?

A．The man himself．

B．The man’s brother．

C．The woman’s brother．

M：The study with all those bookshelves would be very useful．

W：And here is the kitchen with a large table and a fridge as well．

5．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a house．

B．In a park．

C．In a library．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

W：Sir!Please take me to the airport as quickly as possible．

M：OK!I will drive as fast as I can．When is your flight?

W：9∶30．

M：Don’t worry．We will be there on time．

W：You see, it takes quite a long time to pass the customs．

M：I know．Is this the first time you are travelling by air?

W：Yes, and this is the first time for me to go abroad．

M：No wonder you look a little nervous．Are you going alone?

W：No, five other teachers will go together with me．

6．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Passenger and taxi driver．

B．Husband and wife．

C．Newly-made friends．

7．What time does the plane take off?

A．At 9∶13．

B．At 9∶30．

C．At 9∶20．

8．Why is the woman in such a hurry?

A．She is going to see five teachers off at the airport．

B．It’s almost time for her plane to take off．

C．It’s her first time to take a plane and she is a little nervous．

听第7段材料，回答第9～10题。

W：Do you have a plan for your holidays?

M：Yes, I’ll go back to my hometown．

W：To see your grandparents?

M：Yes, and also to do some farming．

W：You mean you know how to farm?

M：Yes．I did that every summer during holidays．

W：I didn’t know that a city boy can do farm work．Can I go there with you?I’d like to learn to do some farming．

M：Sure, my grandparents would be very happy to see you．

W：Are you sure?

9．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Farming．

B．Holiday plans．

C．Grandparents．

10．Where did the man grow up?

A．In the country．

B．At the seaside．

C．In the city．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：Why did you sell the car?

M：It was giving me too much trouble．I was spending so much money on it that I was…er…spending more money than it was worth．Unfortunately, of course, when you actually sell the car, you’ve already, spent the money on it, so you lose both ways．

W：What was wrong with your old car?

M：The engine needed a lot of repairs and the wheels were giving trouble now and then．When I set off on a journey, it gave me a sort of feeling that I might not get to the other end．So I decided to change it．

W：Is the new car good?

M：Yes．It’s newer, more comfortable, and it hasn’t given me any trouble at all．When I set off, I’m quite sure that I’ll be able to get to the other end safely．

11．What did the man do about his old car?

A．He sold it．

B．He repaired the engine．

C．He gave it to his friend as a present．

12．How did the man feel about his old car?

A．It would go far safely．

B．It was in pretty good condition．

C．He shouldn’t have spent money having it repaired．

13．How does the man feel about his new car?

A．We are not sure．

B．It’s even worse than the old one．

C．It’s much better than the old one．

听第9段材料，回答14～16题。

M：Excuse me, Miss Smith, I cannot come to class tomorrow．

W：You missed two classes last week．You’ve missed a lot of lessons already．I think you should work a little harder to make up for them．

M：Yes, I will, Miss Smith．

W：Well, now, why can’t you attend my class tomorrow?

M：My grandfather is seriously ill and my family is going to visit him in the hospital tomorrow．

W：It seems to be an excuse．All right, you are excused．By the way, which hospital has your grandfather been in?

M：Which hospital? Er-er…he is in St．George’s Hospital．

W：St．George’s Hospital? That’s interesting．It has been closed for repair for the past two months．Tony Banks, you’re trying to cut my class again．You’re coming to my class tomorrow and staying after class for extra work．

14．What can we learn about the boy?

A．His grandfather is seriously ill．

B．He is tired of learning．

C．He is a good student．

15．What makes that woman know the boy is lying?

A．The fact that the hospital has been closed for 2 months．

B．The fact that the boy has cut classes before．

C．She met the boy’s grandfather only minutes ago．

16．What does the teacher decide to do?

A．Give the boy permission to see his grandfather．

B．Punish the boy by having him stay for extra work after class．

C．Go to the hospital to see the boy’s grandfather

17．How might the boy feel in the end?

A．Happy．

B．Moved．

C．Disappointed．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　It was about two o’clock in the morning, and…and suddenly I woke up, I heard a noise．I got out of bed and went slowly downstairs．There was a light in the living room．I listened very carefully．I could hear two men speaking quietly．

　　“Burglars!” I thought．“Two of them!”Well, I was really frightened, so I went back upstairs, and immediately phoned they police from my bedroom．The police arrived quickly．They opened the front door with a special key and went into the living room．Then they came upstairs．“It’s all right now, sir, ”they explained．“We turned the television off for you!”

18．What did the speaker think had happened when he woke up?

A．The house was on fire．

B．Some guests had arrived．

C．The house was broken into．

19．Why didn’t the speaker get into the living room?

A．Because it was too dark there．

B．Because he was afraid．

C．Because the police were there．

20．What did the police find out?

A．The speaker had forgotten to turn off the TV before going to bed．

B．Two burglars (夜贼)were trying to steal valuable things．

C．Someone had opened the door with a special key．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

W：David, so you are taller than Smith．

M：That’s right．

But I’m shorter than Tom．

1．Who is the shortest of the three?

A．Tom．

B．David．

C．Smith．

M：Pop music is really boring to all people．

W：I can’t agree with you．Most of the young people enjoy it．

M：Simply because they are too young．

2．Who is the man?

A．He is a young man．

B．Maybe he is an old man．

C．He is a pop music lover．

M：Mary, have you found a job at the market?

W：No, I wish I were a boy．

3．What does the woman imply?

A．A boy is stronger than a girl．

B．A boy can find a job more easily than a girl．

C．She doesn’t like to be a girl．

W：How many eggs did you buy from the supermarket this morning?

M：A dozen．But four were broken on my way home．

4．How many eggs does the man have now?

A．12．

B．4．

C．8．

W：What do you think of the football game we watched last night?

M：It is no better than the one we are watching now．

5．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Neither of the football games is good．

B．Both of the football games are good．

C．The football game they are watching is better than the one they watched last night．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

M：The American pop star Jackson is in our city．

W：That’s great．

M：I’m very fond of Jackson, so are my parents and my sister．

W：Are you going to the Jackson’s concert?

M：Yes．My family will go there．I’m going to buy tickets for tonight’s concert．

W：Why not buy a ticket for me?I’m busy now, I have to type two letters for my boss, David．

M：With pleasure．

W：100 yuan, please．

M：Oh, your change, twenty yuan, here you are．

6．How many tickets will the man possibly buy for tonight’s Jackson’s concert?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Five．

7．What job does the woman probably do?

A．Doctor．

B．Secretary．

C．Manager．

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

M：Sit down, please, take it easy．What is your name, please?

W：Alice．

M：What is the matter?Madam?

W：My house was broken into last night．

M：Can you describe what happened last night?

W：Yes．At six o’clock, my husband and I left home to attend a friend’s birthday’s party．We didn’t get home until mid-night．When I opened the door, we found that someone had entered our house by the window．

M：Have you got anything stolen?

W：Yes．My diamond necklace is gone, so are my computer and two valuable vases．

M：Can you tell me anything more?

W：Oh, the man living opposite our house said he had heard a sound of glass being broken at about eleven．After a while, he saw a tall man with long hair came out of my house．

M：Well, we will look into the case right away．If we have any news, we will let you know．

8．What in the man in the conversation?

A．A policeman．

B．Alice’s husband．

C．Alice’s neighbor．

9．When was the woman’s house broken into?

A．At twelve last night．

B．At around 11 last night．

C．At seven yesterday evening．

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

M：Susan, is your cousin beautiful?

W：No, she is not as good-looking as you thought．She is an ordinary girl．But she is very tall．You are taller than I, but she is even taller than you．

M：Does she use any make-up?

W：No, she doesn’t like to．She is very natural．

M：Does she have a good figure?

W：I don’t think so．But she looks very healthy．She is also very lively and very lovely．

M：Do you like her because of that?

W：That’s not the main reason．I like her because she is gentle and understanding．

M：Oh, everyone likes such a girl．

W：Yes．And she always wears a sweet smile．

M：I see．No wonder you’re always talking about her．

10．What did the man used to think of Susan’s cousin?

A．Very beautiful．

B．Common．

C．Gentle．

11．Who is the shortest of the three people?

A．Susan．

B．The man．

C．Susan’s cousin．

12．What is the main reason for Susan’s liking her cousin?

A．Because Susan’s cousin is very tall．

B．Because Susan’s cousin is very healthy．

C．Because Susan’s cousin is gentle and understanding．

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

M：Mrs Speneer, what time is Mr Black’s flight expected to arrive at Boston Airport?

W：Around 2 p．m．sir．Will you go with the company car to meet him?

M：Yes．So I’d better leave here no later than now．How about the hotel for Mr Black and his party?

W：I made the reservations for them last week and checked again yesterday, to be sure everything is ready．

M：Including the welcome room for tonight’s reception．

W：That’s right．The manager promised me that everything would be exactly as we have requested．

M：Excellent．I want everything to be the very best．

W：I’m sure it will be．That manager has never let us down yet．

M：We want to make a good impression．Not just to be sure that this business deal is a success, but pay back the wonderful treatment we received from them in Tokyo last year．

13．What is the man going to do?

A．Take a flight for Japan．

B．Drive the woman to the hotel．

C．Meet a guest at the airport．

14．Where will Mr Black stay after his arrival?

A．At a hotel．

B．At the man’s house．

C．At the woman’s house．

15．What will take place that evening?

A．Mr Black’s arrival．

B．A hotel reception．

C．A business meeting．

16．Why does the man want to make a good impression?

A．To repay Mr Black’s kindness．

B．To get invited back to Tokyo．

C．To increase the hotels business．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

Bill, Ed and Arnold are three musicians who are discussing ways in which they will perform together on stage in front of an audience．Bill says, “Here’s what I have in mind, when the curtain goes up, I’ll come out and play the violin．Then the curtain goes the piano．Then the curtain goes down．Then the curtain goes up．．．”

“Wait a minute, ”interrupt the other two．“What are we supposed to do?”Bill says．“The curtain doesn’t go up and down by itself．”

17．What instrument do Ed and Arnold play?

A．The violin．

B．The piano．

C．Unknown．

18．According to Bill, who will be performing on the stage?

A．Ed and Arnold．

B．Bill, Arnold and Ed．

C．Bill．

19．Who asked the question, “What are we supposed to do?”

A．Bill and Ed．

B．Ed and Arnold．

C．Bill, Ed and Arnold．

20．According to Bill, what will Ed do?

A．Pull the curtain up and down．

B．Play he instruments with the other two．

C．Play an instrument by himself．