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听力原文：M: Well, what can I do with my money then？ Interest rates are so low at the moment. What's the best way to invest？
W: I think the most important thing is not to put everything in one place. I mean spread it around a bit.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation？
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A．The interest rates are high.
B．The man wants some advice on how to invest.
C．The woman suggests investing money in one place.
D．The woman does not want to help him.
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听力原文：M: It is good to have some company for the drive. It’s a long way to Edinburgh, and it’s very boring if you are on your own.
W: I’m really lucky you stopped and offered me a lift. I’ve been waiting for about two hours but no one seemed to be going my way.
M: Are you a student？
W: Yes, I’m a biology student in London University. I’m going up to Edinburgh for the festival, but it’s so expensive on the train that I decided to try and hitch a lift.
M: Well, you are lucky because I should have been going yesterday, but something happened to delay me so I postponed my trip until today.
W: Is it all right if I put my bag on the back seat？
M: Yes, of course.
W: It started to rain just as I left the house this morning and my clothes and shoes are wet through. Would you mind if I take off my shoes？
M: No, of course not. I don’t mind. Go ahead.
W: Thanks.
M: Oh, don’t forget to put your seat belt on! You can get fined nowadays, you know, for not wearing your seat belt.
W: Yes, sorry, I forgot. Could I open this window？
M: Well, I’d rather you don’t if you don’t mind. It gets very draughty when you open that window. But you can open the back window.
W: Is it all right if I go to sleep for a while？
M: Yes, of course. I’ll wake you up when we reach the next service station. I’ll need some coffee then.
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A．Because she has a company for the drive.
B．Because she can attend the festival.
C．Because the man stopped and offered her a lift.
D．Because the man provided a shelter from the rain.
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听力原文：M: Is this the time to get that great new job？ Is this the time to sell or buy a new home？ Well our financial contributor Mellody Hobson has consulted all the experts including herself and she's got some answers this morning, Mellody, Good morning.
W: Good morning.
M: All right, houses. Is it the time to buy or sell a house？
W: Well, actually, housing looks like it's going to be a bust. The housing sales for this month were down 1.7%. That's the second month in a row. And the markets headed for a correction or a drop in prices. And it's important to know that mortgage rates have been up, so that's one of the big reasons that it's slowing down buying. And on top of that the other big indicator mortgage applications are down. Actually last week mortgage applications hit a three-and-a-half-year low. So what does all this mean？ If you are a buyer, I think you are gonna find some bargains out there.
M: Ok! It is puzzled to both then by the middle of the year you really find bargains. All right, your jobs, is this gonna be the year to look for a new job because they're gonna be available or is this a year in which more people again will get laid off.
W: This is good news on the job front, in November 215,000 jobs were added, that's up from 44,000 in October. December looks good. Companies out there say they're planning to hire in the first quarter of this year and there are still jobs shortages in certain areas like finance, health care and construction.
M: Great to get some optimistic news. All right, Mellody, thanks again and have a great weekend.
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A．There will be a boom in housing.
B．The house market will suffer depression.
C．The bank will exert positive influence on housing.
D．It will hit a three-and-a-half-year low.
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听力原文：Although the short report was well written and documented, it failed to convince the committee to vote against the proposed project.
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A．The committee voted against the proposed project.
B．The committee approved against the proposed project.
C．The committee considered the short report well written.
D．The committee was convinced by the documented report.
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听力原文：W：Are you going to accept the job offered by that famous motor company？ I think it's a good opportunity.
M：Not yet. I'm still waiting for the letters from other companies.
Q：What does the man mean？
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A．He will write a letter to another company.
B．He has received many job offers.
C．He hasn't accepted the job offer.
D．He will let the woman have the job.
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听力原文：M: You must be Kelly. Thanks for coming. It's hard to find a good baby-sitter on a Friday night.
W: I like watching kids, and I need the extra money. I'd like to talk to you about my new rate increases.
What does the woman mean？
A．She is asking for a higher pay.
B．She is introducing a new friend.
C．She is too busy.
D．She's got some problems.
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听力原文：BRYSON: Well, Amina, thanks for letting me have your draft in such good time.
AMINA: Oh, that's alright. I was just very anxious to hear what you think of it. You can
see that I decided to change the topic - I had been interested in looking at
Barings Factory.
BRYSON: Oh, I think the hospital was a much better choice. In fact.., well... I have to 【Q21】
say that I thought it was good.
AMINA: Oh？
BRYSON: There's still lots of work to be done...
AMINA: Oh yes.., of course.
BRYSON: But there's plenty of good ideas. It opens well and the first chapter is fine but
the middle section really stood out for me... most interesting. 【Q22】
AMNA: That's amazing because I really didn't find it a bit easy to write... 【Q23】
BRYSON: How long did you work on the whole thing？
AMINA: Well, I spent about two or three weeks reading and doing general research and
then I dashed the writing off very quickly.., so about four weeks in all.
BRYSON: Well, that's about par for the course. You've got a while yet to make the changes.
AMINA: Oh right.., no problem...
BRYSON: Right. Let's have a look at my notes here. OK. Starting with section headings
…. the broad divisions are good but you'll have to re-do the actual headings. Example
I've made some suggestions in the margins...
AMINA: OK. Thanks.
BRYSON: Now, this information on local housing... I can see why you put it there but it 【Q24】
really isn't relevant to the approach you've taken.
AMINA: I think I see what you mean.
BRYSON: Now... what did I say about the interviews？
AMNA: I worked very hard on those. I really thought they were valuable.
BRYSON: They are, Amina, but they're very complex and rather unclear at the moment.
You're going to have to spend a bit of time making the data a lot clearer. 【Q25】
AMINA: OK... as long as I don't have to remove them altogether...
BRYSON: No, don't worry.
AMINA: What about the chronology.., the list of dates？ I wasn't sure whether I should
rewrite those.
BRYSON: My advice on that is to take them out. I feel it makes the whole piece appear 【Q26】
too simplistic.
AMINA: OK, if it'll help.
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BRSON: Now, there are a couple of other books I'd like you to look at. Have you got a
pen？ Right... Approaches to Local History by John Mervis...
AMINA: Right...
BRYSON: And then I think you need to think about ways of representing interview data.
Have a look at Sight and Sound by Kate Oakwell. 【Q27】
AMINA: Sight and Sound.
BRYSON: Then you know I'm going away on holiday next week...
AMINA: Yes.
BRYSON: So when you've made the changes I suggest you show the work to your 【Q28】
Support Tutor.
AMINA: Support Tutor... right...
BRYSON: Then you do the proof reading... 【Q29】
AMINA: Proof reading.., uh-huh. When by, do you think？
BRYSON: I'd aim for 29 June and after that you should get it laser printed.., but be &nb
A．school.
B．hospital.
C．factory.
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听力原文：W: I sold the idea to the bosses by refusing to take no for an answer. It was tough at first, but they finally agreed that it was a good idea.
M: Yes, I believe the key to salespeople is not accepting your first refusal.
Q: What does the man say about salespeople？
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A．Salespeople must be persistent.
B．Salespeople don't sell enough.
C．Salespeople sell too much.
D．Salespeople are inconsiderate.
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听力原文：W: Our teacher encourages us to watch the news in English on TV. She says it is a good way to learn a language.
M: I think so. It’ll be especially helpful if you can check the same story in the newspaper.
Q: What does the man mean？
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A．Watching TV is better than reading a newspaper.
B．The newspaper may give more information.
C．TV is more interesting than a newspaper.
D．A combination of reading and listening is more effective.
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听力原文：M: Do you know that Chinese first played football hundreds of years ago？F: But now the Europeans play it well.
What does the woman think？
A．She thinks the Japanese first got to know how to play football.
B．She doesn't think football came from China.
C．She thinks the Europeans play football better.
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听力原文： I just wanted to say well done for getting that contract. You did a great job and we know it wasn’t easy. What would you say to a celebratory meal？ I know a very good restaurant near here. I’m sure we could get a table for lunch if you’re free.
—You will hear five recordings.
—For each recording, decide what the main reason is for the phone call.
—Write one letter (A—H) next to the number of the recording.
—Do not use any letter more than once.
—After you have listened once, replay each recording.
A booking a table
B cancelling a meeting
C placing an order
D selling something
E offering a lift
F congratulating someone
G checking an address
H making an appointment
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听力原文：W: The newspaper says it will be raining today. What do you think M: Well. I don’听力原文：W: The newspaper says it will be raining today. What do you think M: Well. I don’t believe. Look, it’s fine. Q: What are they talking about （）
A．The weather．
B．The newspaper．
C．The whether．
D．The rain．
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听力原文：M: So your division in the bank is to ensure that your customers receive payment for the goods they expect.
W: That's where we can help an exporter like your corporation. We often hear people say that exporting is easy, but to get paid is hard work.
Q: What is the relationship between the speakers？
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A．Husband and wife.
B．Teacher and student.
C．Banker and his customer.
D．Employer and employee.
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听力原文：M : To collect data for my report, I need to talk to someone who knows that small city very well.
I was told that you lived there for quite a long time.
W: Oh, I wish I could help. But I was only a child then.
Q: What does the woman imply？
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A．She doesn't remember much about the city.
B．She's never been to the city.
C．She would find someone else to help.
D．She would talk to the man later.
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听力原文：M: Good morning everyone. Well I think we can start straightaway by getting Rosie to do her presentation. Would you like to start, Rosie？
W: Yes, well, um, we've done a survey on local entertainment. Basically, we tried to find out how students feel about the entertainment in the town and how much they use it. So we've called our project "Out and About"...
M: Yes, that's a good title!
W: We wanted to find out how well students use the entertainment facilities in town... whether they get to see the latest plays, films... that kind of thing. Actually there were a lot of areas to choose from but in the end we limited ourselves to looking at two general categories: cinema and theatre.
M: Right.
W: OK. Well, first of all the cinema. In the town, there are three main places where you can see films. There's the new multi-screen cinema complex, the old park cinema, and a late-night odeon. In terms of audience size, the multi-screen complex accounts for 75% of all cinema seats, the park cinema accounts for 20% of seats and the late-night odeon has just 5% of seats.
M: Yes, as is shown in your chart.
W: As you probably know, the complex and the park show all the latest films, while the late-night cinema tends to show cult films. So, when we interviewed the students, we thought the complex would be the most popular choice of cinema... but surprisingly it was the late-night odeon. Most students said that if they wanted to see a film, they waited for it to show at the park because the complex is more expensive and further out of town so you have to pay more to get there as well.
M: Yes, and that adds to the cost, of course, and distracts from the popularity, evidently.
W: Well, next, we looked at theatres. There's the Stage Theatre in town, which is very old and architecturally quite beautiful. And there's also the large, modem theatre, the Ashtop, that has recently been built. But the thing about the theatres is that there's a whole variety of seat prices. Also, the types of performance vary... so students tend to buy seats at both and like using both for different reasons and if they want cheap seats at the Ashtop, they can just sit further from the front.
M: And anything else？
W: Yes. What we did find that was very interesting is that there are periods during the year when students seem to go to the theatre and periods when they go to the cinema and we really think that's to do with the budget. There's a peak around November and December when they go to the theatre more and then a period in April and May when neither is particularly popular and then theatre viewing seems to tail off virtually while the cinema becomes quite popular in June and July.
M: Mmm. I think you're probably right about your conclusions...
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A．The entertainment on campus.
B．The entertainment facilities students use in town.
C．The kinds of films and plays students enjoy.
D．The cinemas and theatres students like to go to.
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听力原文：If you're good at managing your own time and energy, it is very likely that you can do well both in your schoolwork and for your career.
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A．Effective self-management skills are key to academic and career success.
B．If you spend a lot of time on your school work, you will become a good manager later.
C．School work can be time-consuming and is likely to make you feel exhausted after class.
D．Good management calls for more time and energy on the part of the academic staff.
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听力原文：M: Good morning. I want to know something about the weather in Shanghai this week.
W: Well, it's fairly cool and there's much rain in the morning.
What is the weather like in Shanghai？
A．Hot.
B．Cool.
C．Cold.
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听力原文：A book may be compared to your neighbor; if it's good, it can not last too long; if bad, you can not get rid of it too early.
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A．It is good to have a nice neighbor as long as possible, and it is bad to get rid of a nasty neighbor.
B．You never get tired of a good book; while you should get rid of a bad one the earlier the better.
C．It is good to have a nice neighbor as long as possible, and a bad neighbor as short as possible.
D．A good book is a good neighbor who will last long, and a bad one is just like a bad neighbor who would like to get rid of you.
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听力原文：M: It's nice and quiet here, away from the dust and noise of the city. And our apartments are new and well furnished.
W: It's a good place except it is a bit far from the place where we work. Anyway, I'll talk with my husband tonight and give you a call tomorrow.
Q: What is the woman doing？
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A．Looking for an apartment.
B．Taking a suburban excursion.
C．Asking the man for his opinions.
D．Looking for a job.
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听力原文：W: Alexander, you speak quite good English. How did you learn a foreign language so well？ You know English is really a headache for me. I just don't know how to learn it well.
M: Well, when learning a foreign language, I would surround myself in the language, the target language, that I wanted to learn.
W: Surround oneself in the language？ I think it is difficult to do that. Can you explain how you do it？
M: Uh, for example, I would watch a movie in that language, uh, which would help me keep motivated to learn vocabulary and phrases.
W: That sounds interesting.
M: Yeah, you'll have a lot of fun by doing so.
W: I see. A little hit of practice every day is very important to language learning.
M: Yes. Regular practice is also better than practicing a lot in one day. Learning a language well needs patience and perseverance.
W: Then what else did you do to learn a foreign language？
M: Well, I would keep a situational notebook.
W: What is that used for？
M: Ur, for example, in a restaurant, you use a certain phrase over and over again, and so if you can remember just one particular phrase in each setting, then you can immediately speak that language and have more confidence and you get more out of learning the language, I think.
W: Really？ I'll try that. Thank you for your advice.
M: You're welcome.
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A．He's offering some suggestions about learning foreign languages.
B．He's asking the woman for help to improve his English.
C．He's discussing with the woman how to listen to a language regularly.
D．He's talking about the importance of taking notes in foreign languages learning.
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听力原文：M: Well, a business Angel sounds like someone who is unselfish, but in fact it expects to make a good return on their money. We usually invest in start-ups and small businesses looking to expand. When the company does well we expect our capital back with a substantial return. These investments are different from bank loans in the way that I don't charge interest, so I'm taking a risk with my money.But within five years I expect to get a good return on this investment——about fifty or sixty percent.Earlier this year I got back ten times the amount I'd invested in one company.
？You will hear another five recordings.
？For each recording, decide what the speaker is doing.
？Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording
？Do not use any letter more than once.
？You will hear the five recordings twice.
A giving advice
B．requesting advice
C．making an apology
D．giving instructions
E．making a complaint asking for a pay rise
G．describing a job routine
H．describing an investment form
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听力原文：M: I wnt to hve this shirt wshednd this suit dry clened.W: Very well, Sir.听力原文：M: I wnt to hve this shirt wshednd this suit dry clened. W: Very well, Sir. Your nmend room number, plese. Where does the womn work t resturnt. B．t hotel. C．t deprtment store.
A．At a restaurant．
B．At a hotel．
C．At a department stor
E．
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听力原文：W: How is your job at the supermarket M: Well, it’s rather hard work. The hours a听力原文：W: How is your job at the supermarket M: Well, it’s rather hard work. The hours are pretty long. I already feel difficult to keep up with my classmates. What is the man worried about （）
A．He does not earn as much money as his classmates．
B．He does not work as well as his classmates．
C．He does not get enough pay for his ’hard work．
D．He does not have enough time for his study．
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听力原文：W: What exactly do you mean by s friend M: Well, it should be someone you know yo听力原文：W: What exactly do you mean by s friend M: Well, it should be someone you know yon can rely on, someone who will help you if you need help, who’ll listen to you when you talk about your problems. Q: What are they talking about （）
A．How to solve problems．
B．Someone who will listen to them．
C．Someone whom they can rely on．
D．What a real friend should b
E．
