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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：We intend to send Yuki to America so that she can perfect her English which was learned in Japan.
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A．Yuki can't speak English, so she needs to go to America.
B．Yuki speaks English better than most Japanese do.
C．Yuki will improve her English in America.
D．Yuki will learn English in America instead of Japan.
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听力原文： SINGAPORE—Singapore said on Tuesday it would organize a contest to find the tech savvy city-state's best computer hacker.
Six pairs will compete in the Aug. 20 "Black OPS: Hack Attack Challenge 2004," organized by the government-funded National Infocomm Competency Center, said its marketing manager Yvonne Choo.
They will "penetrate, exploit, gain access and obtain privileged information from the other teams' servers, for the purpose of corporate espionage," the center said on its Web site.
Teams will also have to defend their organization's networks against hacking from other teams in the daylong event, it added.
Choo said he hoped the contest would help shed light on ways to prevent actual computer attacks.
The prize for the best hacker will be a DVD burner and free computer classes.
Asia has been the root of some of the worst attacks by hackers in recent years.
In May 2000, the so-called Love Bug virus, released in the Philippines, overwhelmed e mail systems worldwide and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage.
Close to 80 percent of Singapore's 4 million citizens own personal computers and the island is largely considered to be the most technologically advanced in Southeast Asia.
Hackers can be jailed for up to three years or fined up to S$10,000 (US$5,810) under the city-state's Computer Misuse Act.
According to the report, the contest will last ______ days.
A．one
B．two
C．four
D．six
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听力原文：In America, self-improvement is a national pastime. Every year, more and more Ame
听力原文： In America, self-improvement is a national pastime. Every year, more and more Americans spend their leisure time trying to improve themselves one way or another.
One popular form. of self-improvement is the search for physical fitness. Thousands of Americans who never exercised are now out on the streets jogging in fashionable running suits and expensive gym shoes. They boast of how many miles they nm each day and of how many pounds they lose each week. Others are turning to swimming, tennis, dance and the martial arts to improve their physical fitness.
Instead of running around the park in the morning or evening, other Americans are studying yoga or meditating quietly in their homes. They are seeking to improve themselves by finding peace and quiet.
Adult education is another form. of self-improvement. After a hard day's work, many Americans take evening courses at a kraal high school or a community college. There they can study a variety of subjects. Often these people am preparing to return to the job market or trying to qualify themselves for better jobs. For example, a mother busy raising her children might attend a night school to learn secretarial skills. A secretary might return to study accounting. Some retired people may go back for the education they missed at an earlier age.
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A．Entertainment.
B．Studying in a local college.
C．Seeking physical fitness.
D．Finding peace and quiet.
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听力原文：A newspaper reports Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah has canceled a visit to
听力原文： A newspaper reports Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah has canceled a visit to Canada over criticism for the alleged mistreatment of a Canadian citizen detained in a Saudi prison.
Saudi Arabia’s A1-Riyadb newspaper quotes Saudi officials as saying the trip has been called off because of what they call "unacceptable interference" by Canadian officials and some of Canada's newspapers.
The dispute is over 43-year-old William Sampson, who is being held in Saudi Arabia in connection with two bomb explosions in November. The blasts killed a British citizen and injured several other people in the capital, Riyadh. Mr. Sampson could face the death penalty if found guilty of murder.
Canada’s National Post newspaper recently quoted a close friend of the prisoner as saying Mr. Sampson had been taken to a hospital on May 17 with a crushed vertebra, foot injuries and scratched wrists. Saudi officials have said the injuries were the result of a suicide attempt.
The Canadian government rejected the torture allegations after receiving a report from its ambassador who visited Mr. Sampson with a European doctor in a hospital on Monday.
What crime is William Sampson charged with？
A．Bombing.
B．Arson.
C．Rape.
D．Burglary.
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听力原文：Los Angeles today is the second largest city in America, sprawling over 464 square miles along the southern California coast. It is the center of the entertainment industry, end it has a balmy climate of mostly sunny days.
But there was a time when Les Angeles was nothing more than a tiny Indian village. The Spanish expedition searching for Monterey Bay camped there the night of August 1,1769. Twelve years later, other Spaniards started a settlement at the village, which remained unchanged for decades. Yankee sea traders used the settlement as a port, and the California gold rush brought some new economic life to the village, but the town remained quite small. It was not until the completion of the transcontinental railroads in 1869, and the discovery of oil in the 1890s, that the population began to grow.
Later, during the two world wars, Los Angeles experienced move growth, in part because of the new airplane industry. At about the same time, the arrival of two New York motion picture producers in search of sunny weather marked the beginning of an entertainment industry that has become a multibillion-dollar industry today. In just the past 100 years, this tiny sea village has grown into the sprawling metropolis that we know today.
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A．European expeditions in the 1700s.
B．Famous sites in Los Angeles.
C．The growth of Los Angeles.
D．The entertainment industry.
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听力原文：Technicians are making the last-minute preparations for the launch of the U. S. s
听力原文： Technicians are making the last-minute preparations for the launch of the U. S. space shuttle Discovery on a flight to the International Space Station. Flight officials with the space agency NASA are aware of storm clouds near the Atlantic coast launch site in Florida, which could postpone the launch. This is the second shuttle flight since Columbia disintegrated on reentry three years ago, killing all seven astronauts on board. Since then NASA has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to correct design flaw that caused a piece of foam insulation to break off from the fuel tank and puncture Columbia's wing. NASA is launching Discovery despite objections by the space agency's chief safety officer and chief engineer. They say the problems with the foam insulation have still not been resolved. Shuttle astronaut Steve Robinson says he is not worried. "The thing like this happened to every single flight and what's really great -- you remember how much we talked about culture change after Columbia. This is culture change. You are seeing it."
The space agency's chief safety officer ______ NASA's plan to launch Discovery.
A．vetoed
B．sanctioned
C．supported
D．disapproved
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听力原文：America's universities are the envy of the world with 60% of all U.S. high school graduates attending college, while in Germany, it's 30%; in France, 28%; and in Britain, only 20%.
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A．Thirty percent of the German population can receive college education.
B．American students enjoy a very high rate of admission to college in the world.
C．Comparatively speaking, there are more British people than the French attending college.
D．American college students are envied by 60% of high school graduates around the world.
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听力原文： The king has taken a knock. Nokla warned that the U. S. slowdown is now extending to other economies, and said that is cutting into demand for Nokia' s handsets, and for its growing mobile infrastructure business.
In April, a more optimistic Nokia said it was on course for a 20 percent sales growth this quarter. That forecast has been cut in half. Tuesday' s warning knocked a whopping $31 billion off Nokia' s market cap. Nokia joins rivals Motorola and Ericsson in warning about sales. The rate of new phone purchases has slowed dramatically in Europe, with customers reluctant to trade up to new handsets.
What' s the effect of the US slowdown？
A．Cutting into demand for Nokia' s handsets.
B．Promote other economies.
C．Many firms break down.
D．Many handsets don' t sell.
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听力原文：M: We have to hurry if we hope not to miss the beginning of the film. It' s already 7:35.
W: Well, it takes only 15 minutes to get to the movies and the film doesn' t begin until 7:55.
What time will the couple get to the movies if they leave immediately？
A．At 7:50.
B．At 7:55.
C．At 7:35.
D．At 7:45.
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听力原文：M：The job sounds great，but I’m a little worried about how much time it might take．It’s to be Prof，Jamison’s assiStant．
W：It’s pretty reasonable．It never took me more than five hours a week to do all the grading and another thirty to fourty minutes to record the grades on the computer．
M：That sounds manageable．I think you can do the work when it fits into your own schedule, too,can't you？
W:Oh, yeah, you can do the grading in your room or in the library. You just need to get each set back for the next class, but that means you always have at least two days and sometimes four.
M: It sounds great.
W:Good luck with your interview.
Why was the woman able to give the man so much information about the job？
A．She is Professor Jamison's daughter.
B．She works part-time as Profess or Jamison's secretary.
C．She used to do the job herself.
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听力原文： Nokia warned that the U. S. slowdown is now extending to other economies, and said that is cutting into demand for Nokia s handsets, and for its growing mobile infrastructure business.
In April, a more optimistic Nokia said it was on course for a 20 percent sales growth this quarter. That forecast has been cut in half. Tuesday s warning knocked a whopping $31 billion off Nokia s market capitlization. Nokia joins rivals Motorola and Ericsson in warning about sales. The rate of new phone purchases has slowed dramatically in Europe, with customers reluctant to trade up to new handsets.
Why has the rate of new phone purchases slowed in Europe？
A．Because of the warning about sales.
B．Because the customers are reluctant to trade up to new handsets.
C．Because of cutting into demand for handsets.
D．Because of the US slowdown.
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听力原文：The Fourth of July is the Independence Day. It was on July 4, 1776. that the Declaration of independence was signed, proclaiming the independence from England of the thirteen original colonies which later became known as the United State of America.
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A．The 4th of July is coming at hand.
B．Independence Day was the day on which Pearl Harbor was bombed.
C．The 4th of July marks America's freedom from England.
D．July 4th is President Washington's birthday.
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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： The Atlantic Seaboard and the Gulf Coast could be in for another bad hurricane season, one of the goveminent' s top forecasters said Monday.
Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, predicted 12 to 15 tropical storms, seven to nine of them becoming hurricanes, and three to five of those major hurricanes, with winds of at least 111 mph.
On average, the United States is hit by two major hurricanes every three years. Last year, them were 15 tropical storms, with nine of them hurricanes---six of them major.
The hurricane season begins June I and runs through Nov. 30.
______ major hurricanes were predicted by the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
A．3 to 5
B．7 to 9
C．9 to 15
D．12 to 15
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听力原文：M: I'm leaving for America and still have some RMB with me. There is about 700 yuan left. Can I change it back into US dollars？
W: Yes, we can convert your leftover RMB back into foreign money.
Q: How much RMB yuan does the customer want to exchange for US dollars？
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A．700 yuan.
B．600 yuan.
C．650 yuan.
D．750 yuan.
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听力原文：A: Good Evening! Everyone, this is Bizchina. Today’s guest is Eric Finucane from SilverMark Inc. Design & Build. He is on phone right now!
B: Good Evening! Everybody!
A: Eric! We knew you are working in a very successful, multi-million dollar company, could you tell us why this company becomes so successful？
B: Well, I think its success down to corporate culture. This culture is something that's been in place for some time. We're involved in basically every major decision within the company — from setting client expectations to implementing a new dust protection system. As production coordinator, I get to know our customers well, so it was a natural for me to volunteer to call past clients. I loved it and got immediate results.
A：Could you tell us more？
B: We also organize anti-bureaucrat weeks, where all the managers have to work in the store showrooms, warehouses or restaurants for at least one week a year.
A: So, that really makes SilverMark Inc. Design & Build a fascinating place to work for.
You will hear two people talking about corporate culture of company.
Name of programme: (5)______
Eric Finucane works as (6)______ in the company.
The company organizes (7)______ in the company
All the managers have to work (8)______ a year in warehouses or restaurants.
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听力原文： A homeless man who broke into his ex-mother-in-law's house to clean himself up will be sentenced for stealing tea and toothpaste worth one penny.
Martin Boothby, 41, was living on the streets when he decided to sneak into the home of his ex-wife' s mother Sandra Bayley in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Ms Bayley had left the house empty while she was away on holiday. Boothby crept into the property and brushed his teeth before helping himself to a hot bath and cup of tea. But he was spotted by a keen-eyed neighbor who contacted the authorities.
Who was Sandra Bayley ？
A．The man' s neighbor.
B．The man' s own mother.
C．The man's ex-wife.
D．The man's ex-mother-in-law.
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听力原文：The doctor who’s in charge of the case told him that without surgery his wife would surely die in two months.
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A．He was too sick to live another two months.
B．The doctor advised an operation on his wife.
C．He learned the case from the doctor.
D．The doctor told him the truth about his illness.
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听力原文： A new study says millions of the world' s children continue to live in poverty, disease and despair. VOA's correspondent Bmeck Ardery reports on the annual report from UNICEF, the United Nations Children' s Fund.
The report acknowledges great progress has been made in the eradication of certain childhood diseases such as polio and measles. However, it emphasizes that for millions of the world' s children, armed conflicts, disease and forced labor continue to take a heavy toll. Susan Surandon, the American film actress who is recently appointed UNICEF special representative, told reporters that 3 main factors are endangering the lives and futures of the world' s children. "Poverty is killing our children; HIV is killing our children, disproportionately in sub-Saharan Africa; armed conflict is killing our children. And when I say killing, I mean their bodies and their souls their futures, our futures." Ms. Surandon cited statistics which show that in the last decade 2 million children died in wars, 6 million were disabled as the result of armed conflicts, and 14 million have been orphaned by the disease AIDS. A special focus in this year' s UNICEF report is on the rights of adolescents. No longer children in the traditional sense, the report says adolescents still need positive support and guidance and the opportunity to finish school. Breck Ardery, VOA News, at the United Nations.
According to the UNICEF report, great progress has been made in the protection of world' s children from______.
A．some childhood diseases
B．AIDS
C．wars
D．forced labor
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听力原文：Hi, Jim! You look pretty good tody. Everybodyt the office sys hello. We’rel听力原文：Hi, Jim! You look pretty good tody. Everybodyt the office sys hello. We’rell pulling for you to pull through this opertionnd get bck to workt soons you cn. Wht’s wrong with Jim He’s going throughn opertion. B．He’s getting sick. C．He’s hdnccident. D．He looks good tody.
A．He’s going through an operation．
B．He’s getting sick．
C．He’s had an accident．
D．He looks good today．
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听力原文：M: How does your son like his new school W: Great. He seems to have some new frie听力原文：M: How does your son like his new school W: Great. He seems to have some new friends in no time. Q: What can be inferred about the woman’s son （）
A．He doesn’t like his new school．
B．He feels very lonely now．
C．He has no time to make new friends．
D．He has adapted easily to his new school．
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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
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