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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．How much will the woman pay if she buys two pounds of tomatoes?

A．＄0.80．

B．＄2.20．

C．＄0.30．

2．How long does it take the woman to drive home when it isn’t rush hour?

A．Twenty minutes．

B．Twenty-five minutes．

C．Fifty minutes．

3．What does the man mean about Betty?

A．She doesn’t like going shopping．

B．She went shopping yesterday．

C．She prefers shopping to studying．

4．What do you know from the conversation?

A．The man had to work overtime．

B．Henry failed to meet the man．

C．The man had a traffic accident．

5．What does the woman mean?

A．She doesn’t believe the man．

B．They are not going to land．

C．She isn’t afraid．

听力原文：(Text 1)

W：I thought that your tomatoes are eighty cents a pound．

M：They used to, but the price has gone up thirty cents．

(Text 2)

M：How long does it take you to drive home when there is not much traffic?

W：Only twenty-five minutes．But if I can’t leave my office before 5∶30 p,m．, it sometimes takes me fifty minutes．

(Text 3)

W：Didn’t Betty go shopping with you yesterday?

M：Even if she hadn’t had a lot of studying, she would have preferred staying at home to going shopping．

(Text 4)

W：If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I should have been home at six o’clock．

M：What a pity!Henry was here to see you．

(Text 5)

W：What was that noise?

M：It was the pilot putting the wheels down．We must be coming to land．Are you frightened?

W：You must be joking．

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 can the woman be?

A．She is a waitress at a hotel．

B．She is the secretary of Mr Li．

C．She works at the Blackwood Hotel．

7．How could the man get in touch with Mr Green?

A．Dial 411 to find a proper phone number．

B．Dial 707．

C．Find the hotel．

8．Why did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?

A．To pay for the information．

B．To get on the bus．

C．To make the phone call．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：Oh, excuse me, Mr．Li．I almost forget there is a phone message here for you．A Dr Green called and asked you to call him back．

M：Where is he now, do you know?

W：He’s staying at the Blackwood Hotel, Room 707．

M：Thank you very much．Do you happen to have the number of the Blackwood?

W：I’m sorry, I don’t．But you can get it from information．Just dial 411．

M：Oh, and could I trouble you for changing a dollar?

W：All right．Here is your change．By the way, the public phones are over there on your right．

M：I see．Thank you．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．What does the man want to learn?

A．Computer science．

B．Skills, such as driving．

C．language．

10．How long does the course last?

A．About 20 days．

B．About 35 days．

C．About 2 months and 5 days．

11．When can he take the final exams?

A．From September 15 to 17．

B．From August 16 to 18．

C．From July 12 to 16．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Excuse me, Miss．

W：Yes, young man．May I help you?

M：Yes, I’d like to get some information about the summer course at the English Training Center．

W：Sure．What can I tell you?

M：Can you tell me the starting and finishing time of course, please?

W：Yes．The course begins on July 15 and runs until August 20．

M：Right, and what course will we learn?

W：Well, you have varieties of courses．You have listening and speaking courses, reading and writing．There are also classes in audio-visual training and chances to use the language laboratory as well．

M：Right, and what time will the classes be held?

W：Well, most of them are in the morning．There are only a few classes in the afternoon．

M：Right．Do you have a timetable?

W：I’m sorry．My workmate isn’t here at the moment, so I can’t get a timetable for you yet．

M：That’s OK．And when will the final exams be held?

W：At the end of the term．They begin on August 16 and run until August 18．

M：OK．Well, thank you, Miss．

听第8段材料, 回答第12～14题。

12．Who answers the telephone?

A．Tom．

B．Susan’s husband．

C．Susan．

13．When are they going to New Zealand?

A．In two weeks．

B．In a couple of months．

C．In half a year．

14．Where are they going to meet?

A．At Susan’s．

B．At Tom’s．

C．In New Zealand．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Hello!Can I speak to Susan, please?

W：Speaking．Is that you, Tom?

M：Yes, it is．I am going to New Zealand in two weeks, and my wife is going with me．

W：Oh, how lucky you are!How long are you going for?

M：For a couple of months, maybe half a year．My boss wants me to help set up a branch company there．Well, Susan, you have been to New Zealand several times．Can you give us some suggestions or just tell us about that country?

W：I’d love to．We can have a talk sometime．

M：Why not come over to dinner in my house this weekend．My wife wants to meet you as well．

W：All right．What about Saturday?

M：OK．See you at 6∶00 p．m．, this coming Saturday, Goodbye!

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．When does this conversation take place?

A．Just before the term begins．

B．After the first week of classes．

C．In the middle of the term．

16．Why has the woman come to see Dr．Taylor?

A．She had promised that she would．

B．She has been sick．

C．She needs his approval(赞成)for her courses．

17．What does Dr．Taylor seem most worried about?

A．She already knew the material．

B．She entered the hospital．

C．Her course load was too heavy．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：Excuse me, Dr．Taylor．Your secretary said that I should come right in．

M：Please do, Jennie．How can I help you?

W：Would you please sign your name on my schedule card．Here, on the line above “Adviser’s Agreement．”

M：Sure．But let’s look it over together first．How many courses do you have here?

W：Six．

M：Six? That’s quite a heavy load．Any particular reason?

W：I had to drop my chemistry course last term when I went into the hospital．So, I need to take it again．

M：So, you’ve already learned a lot of the material．

W：Right．And calculus is the part of second-year requirement．

M：Let’s see, chemistry, calculus．Oh, I see, you will be in my seminar on modern American novel．

W：Yes, I’m looking forward to it, and Romantic poetry seminar．too．

M：Two seminars? That’s rather a lot．Can you manage the work?

W：I think so．The introductory economics is fairly easy, and so is the music course．

M：Well, then I’ll be happy to sign the card．However, I insist you come to see me after the first week of classes, so we can make sure this isn’t too much for you．

W：That’s a promise．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．What’s the weather like today?

A．Cool．

B．Warm．

C．Hot．

19．What special view will the tourists get in this park?

A．Houses of all shapes and styles．

B．Birds of all colors．

C．School and teachers and the pupils．

20．What do people do here in autumn and winter?

A．Take photos．

B．Watch birds．

C．Enjoy the beauty．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please．Our bus will arrive at Lake Park in a few minutes．You can feel the comfortable cool air coming from the lake．This is the favorite place for tourists in the summer, especially on a hot summer afternoon like today．This lake is one of the great wonders of nature．No one knows when and how it was formed．But people began to build houses around the lake a hundred years ago, so in this park you can have a special view of houses of all shapes and styles and colors．It is like an architecture show．In late autumn and winter, this park is the best place for bird watching．School teachers like to bring children here and they just love it．Now our bus is driving around the lake．You can sit back and enjoy the beauty of everything here．The bus will take us to a good spot, where you can take the most wonderful photos you have ever taken．Here we are．Please get off and watch your step．Return to the bus in twenty minutes．Thank you!

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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What’s John’s address?

A．125 Park Road．

B．124 Rock Road．

C．125 Part Road．

2．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．At a railway station．

B．In a bank．

C．In a post office．

3．What was the original price of the skirt?

A．＄24．

B．＄12．

C．＄6．

4．Where was the two speakers?

A．At a restaurant．

B．In a museum．

C．In a zoo．

5．What’s the man doing?

A．Borrowing a book．

B．Buying a book．

C．Reading a book．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：Sorry．I have forgotten John’s address．

W：You forgot again!It’s 125 Park Road．

(Text 2)

M：I need some stamps and some envelopes as well．

W：Will you step right over to the second window, please?

(Text 3)

M：Your shirt is quite beautiful in color, isn’t it?

W：Yes, I bought it at a sale for half price．It cost me ＄12．

(Text 4)

W：Look at those monkeys running around the rock hill．Look at the mother monkey．She is carrying her baby in her arms．

M：Yes, isn’t it interesting?

(Text 5)

M：What can I do if I can’t finish reading it in a week?

W：You may come and renew it．

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 can we learn about the exam?

A．Not very easy．

B．Shorter．

C．Not good．

7．Why didn’t the girl do well in the exam?

A．She was careless．

B．She didn’t work hard．

C．She was not good at the subject．

8．What kind of the exam did the girl take?

A．The final exam．

B．The mid-term exam．

C．The entrance exam．

听力原文：(Text 6)

M：Hello, Mary! How was your exam yesterday?

W：Not too good．It wasn’t as easy as the last one, and it was longer than before．

M：Well, the final exam is always more difficult．You need to work harder．You will certainly do better next time．

W：I worked very hard, but I was too careless．I made some stupid mistakes．

听第7段材料,回答第9～11题。

9．When is spring in the UK?

A．From March to May．

B．From March to June．

C．From January to March．

10．Where is she most probably talking?

A．On the telephone．

B．In the train．

C．In the street．

11．What season is it in the UK now?

A．Spring．

B．Winter．

C．Autumn．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Hello, Sally．

W：Hello, Ben．I haven’t seen you for years．Where have you been?

M：In the UK．How are you?I miss you and all my friends in Beijing．

W：Fine, thanks．How is the weather in UK?

M：Oh, it’s very cold．But spring will come soon．

W：When does spring begin in the UK?

M：It is being in March．

W：How long does it last?

M：For three months．

听第8段材料,回答第12～14题。

12．Where is Tom now?

A．In the school．

B．In a restaurant．

C．At the cinema．

13．Who answers the telephone?

A．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s sister．

B．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s mother．

C．Mrs．Black, Tom’s aunt．

14．What does Bill want Tom to do?

A．Bring some food for the picnic．

B．Bring some toys for the game．

C．Bring some fruit for the trip．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：Hello!577618．

M：Hello!Could I speak to Tom?

W：I’m sorry he’s out．He’s at the cinema at the moment．

M：Is that Mrs．Brown?

W：Yes, this is Tom’s mother．Do you have anything important to tell Tom?Can I take a message for him?

M：Sure．This is Bill．We’re going to have a picnic next Sunday．Please ask him to bring some delicious food．

M：Thanks a lot．Bye!

W：Bye．

听第9段材料,回答第15～17题。

15．Why does Ann use a little tape-recorder?

A．To practice her English．

B．To listen to pop music．

C．To record radio news．

16．Where does the girl plan to go?

A．Around the world．

B．To America．

C．To Europe．

17．What does the man mean?

A．To envy(羡慕)her．

B．To thank her．

C．To hate her．

听力原文：(Text 9)

M：Whose radio is this, Ann?

W：It’s mine, but it isn’t a radio．

M：What is it?

W：It’s a tape-recorder．

M：What do you do with it?

W：I practice my English with it．

M：That’s a very good idea．

W：It’s for our trip．

M：Do you have plans for a trip to America?

W：We have plans for a trip around the world．

M：What a lucky girl you are!

W：Thanks．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．Which of the following are NOT city government workers?

A．Teachers in public school．

B．Police officers．

C．Doctors．

19．What’s Henry?

A．A fire fighter．

B．A policeman．

C．An office worker．

20．When does Nancy work every day?

A．From 9 a. m. to 5 p. m．

B．From 9 a. m. to 4 p. m．

C．From 8 a. m. to 4 p. m．

听力原文：(Text 10)

Many Americans work in different government departments．There are office workers, fire fighters, police officers and public school teachers and so on．Most city workers may not earn a lot of money but when they are old enough to stop working, they get a good sum of money．Henry and Nancy work for the city of Scattle．Henry is a fire fighter．He is on duty eight hours a day．When he works, he eats and sleeps at the firehouse because the fire fighters have to be ready to answer an alarm at any time．Nancy is a typist in Henry’s office．She works from 9 o’clock in the morning to 5 o’clock in the afternoon．She works five days a week from Monday through Friday．Her job is to type reports of fire．

听力

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。

M：Sorry．I have forgotten John’s address．

W：You forgot again! It’s 125 Park Road．

1．What’s John’s address?

A．125 Park Road．

B．124 Rock Road．

C．125 Part Road．

M：I need some stamps and some envelopes as well．

W：Will you step right over to the second window, please？

2．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．At a railway station．

B．In a bank．

C．In a post office．

M：Your shirt is quite beautiful in color, isn’t it？

W：Yes, I bought it at a sale for half price．It cost me ＄12．

3．What was the original price of the shirt?

A．＄24．

B．＄12．

C．＄6．

W：Look at those monkeys running around the rock hill．Look at the mother monkey．She is carrying her baby in her arms．

M：Yes, isn’t it interesting？

4．Where was the two speakers?

A．At a restaurant．

B．In a museum．

C．In a zoo．

M：What can I do if I can’t finish reading it in a week？

W：You may come and renew it．

5．What’s the man doing?

A．Borrowing a book．

B．Buying a book．

C．Reading a book．

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：Hello, Mary! How was your exam yesterday？

W：Not too good．It wasn’t as easy as the last one, and it was longer than before．

M：Well, the final exam is always more difficult．You need to work harder．You will certainly do better next time．

W：I worked very hard, but I was too careless．I made some stupid mistakes．

6．What can we learn about the exam?

A．Not very easy．

B．Shorter．

C．Not good．

7．Why didn’t the girl do well in the exam?

A．She was careless．

B．She didn’t work hard．

C．She was not good at the subject．

8．What kind of the exam did the girl take?

A．The final exam．

B．The mid-term exam．

C．The entrance exam．

听第7段材料, 回答第9～11题。

M：Hello, Sally．

W：Hello, Ben．I haven’t seen you for years．Where have you been？

M：In the UK．How are you？I miss you and all my friends in Beijing．

W：Fine, thanks．How is the weather in UK？

M：Oh, it’s very cold．But spring will come soon．

W：When does spring begin in the UK？

M：It begins in March．

W：How long does it last？

M：For three months．

9．When is spring in the UK?

A．From March to May．

B．From March to June．

C．From January to March．

10．Where is she most probably talking?

A．On the telephone．

B．In the train．

C．In the street．

11．What season is it in the UK now?

A．Spring．

B．Winter．

C．Autumn．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Hello!577618．

M：Hello! Could I speak to Tom?

W：I’m sorry he’s out．He’s at the cinema at the moment．

M：Is that Mrs．Brown?

W：Yes, this is Tom’s mother．Do you have anything important to tell Tom？Can I take a message for him?

M：Sure．This is Bill．We’re going to have a picnic next Sunday．Please ask him to bring some delicious food．

M：Thanks a lot．Bye!

W：Bye．

12．Where is Tom now?

A．In the school．

B．In a restaurant．

C．At the cinema．

13．Who answers the telephone?

A．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s sister．

B．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s mother．

C．Mrs．Black, Tom’s aunt．

14．What does Bill want Tom to do?

A．Bring some food for the picnic．

B．Bring some toys for the game．

C．Bring some fruit for the trip．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Whose radio is this, Ann?

W：It’s mine, but it isn’t a radio．

M：What is it?

W：It’s a tape-recorder．

M：What do you do with it?

W：I practice my English with it．

M：That’s a very good idea．

W：It’s for our trip．

M：Do you have plans for a trip to America?

W：We have plans for a trip around the world．

M：What a lucky girl you are!

W：Thanks．

15．Why does Ann use a little tape-recorder?

A．To practice her English．

B．To listen to pop music．

C．To record radio news．

16．Where does the girl plan to go?

A．Around the world．

B．To America．

C．To Europe．

17．What does the man mean?

A．To envy(羡慕)her．

B．To thank her．

C．To hate her．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

Many Americans work in different government departments．There are office workers, fire-fighters, police officers and public school teachers and so on．Most city workers may not earn a lot of money but when they are old enough to stop working, they get a good sum of money．Henry and Nancy work for the city of Seattle．Henry is a fire-fighter．He is on duty eight hours a day．When he works, he eats and sleeps at the firehouse because the fire-fighters have to be ready to answer an alarm at any time．Nancy is a typist in Henry’s office．She works from 9 o’clock in the morning to 5 o’clock in the afternoon．She works five days a week from Monday through Friday．Her job is to type reports of fire．

18．Which of the following are NOT city government workers?

A．Teachers in public school．

B．Police officers．

C．Doctors．

19．What’s Henry?

A．A fire-fighter．

B．A policeman．

C．An office worker．

20．When does Nancy work every day?

A．From 9 a. m. to 5 p. m．

B．From 9 a. m. to 4 p. m．

C．From 8 a. m. to 4 p. m．

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。

1．What will the woman do?

A．Stop what she is doing at once．

B．Put her book away immediately．

C．Help the man a little later．

2．What will the weather in Arizona be like in the coming week?

A．Rainy．

B．Warm．

C．A bit cold．

3．Why does the woman say so?

A．There is a mirror in the bathroom．

B．The man left his glasses in the bathroom．

C．The man is wearing his glasses．

4．When will the woman get her photos?

A．Late in the afternoon．

B．At about 2：00 p．m．

C．Early the next morning．

5．What does the woman think of the acting?

A．Excellent．

B．Just so so．

C．Very bad．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：Can you help me put these things away?

W：In a minute．I am almost through with this chapter．

(Text 2)

W：Good morning, can I help you?

M：Yes, I’d like to know something about the weather in Arizona in the coming week．

W：Well, it will be fairly hot and there will be much rain．

M：I see．Thanks very much for your help．

(Text 3)

M：Have you seen my glasses?I can’t find them anywhere．

W：Go into the bathroom and look in the mirror．

(Text 4)

W：When will my photos be ready?

M：Well, it’s twelve o’clock now．I think they will be ready in a couple of hours．

(Text 5)

W：What do you think of the film?

M：I like it．I think it is great．

W：I like it, too．Do you like the acting?

M：Yes．It is excellent．Do you?

W：Not really．It is disappointing．

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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

6．Where is Mr．Brown?

A．He is in the Sales Department．

B．He is in a meeting room．

C．He is at home．

7．What is Mr．Peterson’s telephone number?

A．1300－621－7865．

B．1300－612－7685．

C．1360－620－7568．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：ABC company．Can I help you?

M：Can you put me through to Mr．Brown in the Sales department?

W：I’m afraid Mr．Brown is at a meeting at the moment．

M：Can I leave a message?

W：Certainly．

M：Can you ask Mr．Brown to call me at 1300－621－7865?

W：Who is calling, please?

M：Alan Peterson．

W：OK, Mr．Peterson．Can you repeat the phone number?

M：That’s 1300－621－7865．

W：OK, I’ll ask Mr．Brown to call you as soon as the meeting is over．

M：Thanks．Bye．

8．Whom do you think the woman was angry with?

A．The man．

B．The repairman．

C．The shopkeeper．

9．Why couldn’t the woman find the repair shop?

A．She missed the right turn．

B．The man gave her the wrong directions．

C．She was a bad driver．

10．Why did the man tell her to turn to these television repairmen?

A．The shop was easy to find．

B．One of the repairmen was his friend．

C．They do good work and the price is reasonable．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Do you want your television repaired?

W：Yes, but not by the man you suggested．

M：Why not?The repairmen are very good and the charges are so reasonable．

W：That may be, but I couldn’t find the place．

M：But you couldn’t miss it．I told you it is at the first right after the railroad bridge．

W：I took that．I went to the end of the road．There is no such place．

M：Wait a minute．Perhaps it is the second right．Yes, I think it is．

W：I should have known, whenever someone says “You can’t miss it”, you can be sure that you won’t find it．

11．What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?

A．They are friends．

B．They are teacher and student．

C．They are mother and son．

12．What does the woman ask the man to do?

A．Look for a new apartment．

B．Find a job to earn ＄200 a month．

C．Share an apartment with one or two roommates．

13．How much does the woman want to spend on rent?

A．Less than ＄200 a month．

B．Somewhere about ＄200 a month．

C．A little more than ＄200 a month．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：Hello, Roger?This is Ann．

M：Hi, Ann．How have you been?And how’s your new apartment working out?

W：Well, that’s what I’m calling about．You see, I’ve decided to look for a new place．

M：Oh, what’s the problem with your place now?I thought you liked the apartment．

W：I do, but it’s a little far from the campus．Do you think you could help?

M：All right．So, what kind of place is you looking for?

W：Well, I’d like to share an apartment with one or two roommates within walking distance of　school．

M：Okay, how much do you want to spend on rent?

W：Uh, somewhere under ＄200 a month．

M：Hmm．And anything else?

W：Yeah, I need a parking space．

M：Well, I know there’s an apartment nearby．I’ll drop by there on my way to class today．

W：Hey, thanks a lot．

M：No problem．

听第9段对话，回答第14～16题。

14．Why did the man want to buy the records?

A．The man wanted to buy them for his cousin．

B．The man liked popular songs．

C．The man wanted to keep the same records given by his father．

15．Who broke the man’s records?

A．The man himself．

B．The man’s father．

C．The man’s cousin．

16．How much did each record cost the man?

A．2 pounds．

B．1.5 pounds．

C．1 pound．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：Good afternoon．

M：Good afternoon．Have you got any records of modern guitar music?

W：We’ve got a lot of them．Which ones are you looking for?

M：I’m looking for some records of Julian Bream．I saw them in your window last week．

W：Excuse me, aren’t you American?

M：No．I’m Canadian．My father gave me the same records in Canada, but I broke them．

W：What happened?

M：They were in my suitcase．I sat on my case and broke the records．My cousin told me about your shop．I came here last week and saw the records．

W：Let’s look for the records and put them on that shelf．Yes, the records are there．

M：How much are those three?

W：They are four pounds fifty pence．

听第10段独白，回答第17～20题。

17．What does the speaker like to know about a new play?

A．How much it costs．

B．Whether it is worth seeing．

C．How long it lasts．

18．Why were the speaker and his wife late for the theatre?

A．Because they missed the bus．

B．Because his wife spent too much traffic time deciding what to wear．

C．Because there was too much traffic on the way．

19．Which of the following is true according to the conversation?

A．What the newspaper said was wrong．

B．What the newspaper said was right．

C．They didn’t mind missing the first part of the play．

20．Where did they go after the play?

A．To a night club．

B．To a restaurant．

C．To their home．

听力原文：(Text 10)

　　My wife and I go to the theater whenever we can．But before we buy tickets, we like to know if the play is good or bad．When a new play opens．We usually read the newspaper to get information about it．Last week a new play opened at the theater．The newspaper story said it was very interesting so we decided to go on Saturday night．

　　My wife took a long time to make up her mind what to wear and we left our house a little late．By the time we got to the theater, the first act had already begun．We were sorry we missed part of the play, because the rest of it was very funny．The newspaper had been right．It was very good．

　　After the play was over, we met some friends we hadn’t seen for a long time．They wanted to go to a night club．It had been many years since my wife and I had gone dancing, but I finally agreed．By the time we got home, it was about two o’clock in the morning．I’m got used to staying out so late and I was extremely tired．

　　When I was younger．I didn’t have the money to go out for an evening like this．Now I can afford it．I don’t have the energy to really enjoy it．