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听力原文：W: Bob, would you please come in for a while？ Please also bring along the minutes of yesterday's management meeting.
M: Of course, Madame. Here is the minutes of the meeting. The meeting was delayed by thirty minutes and started at 2 : 30 p. m. and it last for two and a half hours.
W: Did you tell the chairman that I was very ill and couldn't attend？
M: Yes, I did. Also, here are all the reports and materials handed out in the meeting. I think you will have to do some replies.
What does the man do？
A．He is a manager.
B．He is a clerk.
C．He is a secretary.
D．He is a chairman.
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听力原文：W: The report says that all departments are making a profit except the Asian Department.
M: Well; Mr. Smith seems to be the wrong person to head that department. One more wrong step and he will be removed from that office.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation？
(16)
A．Mr. Smith will be replaced if he makes another mistake.
B．Mr. Smith is an admirable chief of the Asian department.
C．Mr. Smith's department is more successful than ail the others.
D．Mr. Smith is seldom in his office.
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听力原文：M: The subway is running behind schedule. and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don't know if well make the 7:15 show
W: It's a beautiful night. Let's try to get there on foot. We may have dinner near the theatre.
Q: Where are they heading for？
(14)
A．The subway station.
B．The beautiful seeing sights.
C．The restaurant.
D．The theatre.
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听力原文：M: Mr. Brown asked me to tell you that he is sorry he can't come to meet you in person. He is really too busy to make the trip.
W: That's okay. I'm glad you've come in his place.
Q: What do we learn from the conservation？
(13)
A．The man is late for the trip because he is busy.
B．The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.
C．The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.
D．The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.
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听力原文：M: I'd like to go to Canada to do post-graduate work in medicine. Could I have some in formation please？
W: Certainly. This handbook tells you what you must do to get into a medical school in Canada.
What did the woman give to the student？
A．A handbook.
B．Some medicine.
C．A Canadian post-graduate.
D．Some post-graduate work.
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听力原文：\M: Mrs. Hobson, would you please describe some of things you do with aggressive children in this special school？
F: Well, you must realize that when he comes here he is meeting other aggressive children, and aggressive children all together usually sum each other up.
M: Uhum.
F: And they find that aggressive here doesn' t pay off because you be jolly sure there' s one tougher and worse than he is.
M: Uhum.
F: So I usually, sometimes, have organized fights.
M: Organized fights？ You actually..
F: We have a ring and we have a bell.
M: A boxing ring？
F: Yes. They must conform, they must keep to the rules, and when they have either lost or won, we discuss after what it is to be the winner and what it is like to lose. And we carry on with our discussion and go on to what it is like in life.
M: Umm.
F: We must win or lose and we must do each very gracefully.
M: Would you please describe some children you have had problems with？
F: I had one boy who cut off his dog' s ear.
M: Really？
F: Yes. Then put a stone around his neck and drowned him.
M: The dog？
F: Yes, and there was another boy that used to attack me...
\A particular way to deal with aggressive children is to ______.
A．give them severe punishments
B．tell them to behave themselves
C．organize them to fight
D．send some of them to prison
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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：M: Miss, can you give me change for a dollar so that I can make a phone call at the call box？
W: I'm sorry, sir. I'm not allowed to give change without a purchase. If you go across the hall, you'll find a change machine in front of the jewelry store.
Q: Where does the woman suggest that the man get change？
(16)
A．At the call box.
B．At the jewelry store.
C．From a machine.
D．From the purchaser.
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听力原文：M：I've forgotten my passbook，but rd like to make a deposit to my savings account if I may．
W：No problem．Just bring this receipt with you the next time you come in along with your passbook，and we will adjust the balance．
Q：Where did the conversation most probably take place？
(15)
A．At a library.
B．At a store.
C．At a bank.
D．At a university class.
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听力原文：M: The mountain seems high. It makes me dizzy to climb it this year, but it's worth it for the view.
W: The mountain ma)' not be higher, but we're older.
Q: What has changed since last year？
(14)
A．The mountain's height.
B．The woman's height.
C．The view.
D．Their ages.
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听力原文：W: Would you mind sending champagne and strawberries to my room at 1. a. m. , please？
M: I'll try, ma'am, but on Wednesday the kitchen staff leave at midnight.
Q: Where does the conversation probably take place？
(15)
A．In a bar.
B．In a restaurant.
C．In a hotel.
D．In a grocer' s.
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听力原文：W: Please turn down the television. I can't understand anything my friend is saying on the phone.
M: Hurry up and finish your call. I don't like standing so close. The light hurts my eyes.
Q: Why is the woman upset？
(13)
A．The light hurts her eyes.
B．His ears hurt.
C．She can't hear.
D．She can't see.
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听力原文：W: My room smells of cigarette smoke. I can't stand it. Could you change my room, please？
M: Let me see... I'm sorry, but we don't have any more non-smoking rooms. We won't charge you for your room tonight.
Q: what can you learn from the conversation？
(19)
A．The woman doesn't want to pay for the room.
B．The woman likes smoking.
C．The woman wants to have a non-smoking room.
D．There's no more room in the hotel.
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听力原文：Please pass me the book.（）
A．Yes, please
B．Here you are
C．Be careful．
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听力原文：M: Chinese restaurant or Italian？ I like them both, but it is just too hard to make a choice.
W: Either one will do for me. You should make a quick decision because I'm not going to wait for you to make up your mind.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do？
(8)
A．Hurry up and make the decision.
B．Hurry up and make a reservation.
C．Choose a Chinese restaurant.
D．Go to both restaurants since both are good.
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听力原文：The main policy-making bodies of the EU are the Commission, the Council of Minist
听力原文： The main policy-making bodies of the EU are the Commission, the Council of Ministers, and the European Parliament. The Commission has 17 members appointed by EU countries for four-year terms. It is an executive body with the right of proposing initiatives to the Council of Ministers. This Council is made up of the foreign ministers from the member nations. Although the Commission represents community interests, the Council represents the national interests of the members. Members of the Council rotate the presidency with each holding the office for six-month terms.
The European Parliament had 626 members in 1995. The representatives are elected by citizens of member nations. The number of representatives differs according to the size of each country. Germany for example, has 99 representatives, while Luxembourg has six. When the Parliament meets, the representatives sit in political groups, not by nation. Some of the political groups are: the Socialists, the European People's party (or Christian Democrats), the Liberal Democratic and Reform. Group, the European Democrats, and the Greens (an environmental group).
Other EU institutions are the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, and the European Investment Bank. The Court of Justice, founded in 1958, reviews the legality of acts of the Commission and Council. The Court of Auditors, founded in 1977, monitors the revenues and expenditures of the EU. Since 1958 the Economic and Social Committee has revised the Commission and the Council on general economic policy. The Committee has 189 members representing employers, labor unions, farmers, professions, consumers, and small businesses. The European Investment Bank, founded in 1958, is an independent public institution that oversees long-term investment.
Whose interests does the Council of Ministers represent？
A．The community interests.
B．The interests of the foreign ministers from the member nations.
C．The interests of the Council members.
D．The national interests of the members.
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听力原文：M: Bob is certainly the funniest person in class; he can always make everyone laugh.
W: I think I still have to get used to his sense of humor.
Q: What does the woman mean？
(7)
A．She must learn to understand Bob's humor better.
B．She enjoys Bob's humor a great deal.
C．She thinks Bob is not funny enough.
D．She doesn't appreciate Bob's humor.
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听力原文：M: I'll make you flight reservation by phone now, and then write out the ticket for you.
W: That's fine. Can you please tell me the departure time again？
Q: What is the man doing？
(3)
A．Saying good-bye to a friend.
B．Buying tickets for a sports event.
C．Paying a bill at a friend.
D．Arranging a plane trip.
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听力原文：M: Operator, I want to make a person-to-person call to Miss Marilyn Peters in Washington, D.@C@The number is 393-5331.
W: one moment, please. I'll get that number for you. Hello. Is this 393-53317 Is this Miss Marilyn Peters？ It is？ I have a long distance call for you.
M: How much is it, Operator？
W: That will be two dollars for the first three minutes.
M: Hello？ Hello？ Marilyn？ Operator! Operator, we've been disconnected.
W: One moment, please. I'll see if I can connect you again.
Who is the man planing to call？
A．Marilyn Peters.
B．His mother.
C．His wife.
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听力原文：M: Would you please tell me what I should do to have funds transferred to me here from London？
W: The fastest way is by telegraphic transfer from your bank in London to us.
Q: What does the man want to do？
(20)
A．He wants to withdraw some pounds.
B．He wants to transfer some money to London.
C．He wants to know how to transfer money from London to him.
D．He wants to exchange some pounds for yen.
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听力原文：M: I want to make a long distance call to Sydney, Australia. Do you know how much it will cost？
W: Five yuan for the first three minutes and two for each additional minute.
Q: How much will a seven-minute telephone call to Sydney cost？
(14)
A．9 yuan.
B．11 yuan.
C．13 yuan.
D．15 yuan.
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听力原文：M: Oh, my God! Jessica. It's five p. m. now. Tomorrow is Saturday. The credit will expire on Sunday. Weekend is non-business day. We cannot make it today. What shall we do？
W: Don't worry. Banks will accept presentation on the following business day.
Q: When will the bank deal with the credit if the expiry date of a credit fails on a non-business day？
(19)
A．On every business day.
B．On Tuesday.
C．On Wednesday.
D．On the following business day.
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听力原文：M I have a coupon that gives me 20 percent off on one item. I'd like to apply this coupon to the file cabinet, please.
W Actually, the coupon automatically applies to the most expensive item on your bill. I scan it after I've scanned all your purchases, and it automatically chooses the item.
M Oh, good. I just wanted to make sure it wouldn't be applied to the paper or the scissors or anything like that.
W Nothing to worry about. Okay, your coupon gives you $16 off the file cabinet and your total comes to $105.75. How would you like to pay for that？
What is learned about the coupon？
A．It expires after 60 days.
B．It has a $50 limit.
C．It can be used only at the downtown store.
D．It gives a 20 percent discount on one item.
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听力原文：M: Operator, I want to make a person-to-person call to Miss Marilyn Peters in Washington, D.@[C]@The number is 393-5331.
W: One moment, please. I'll get that number for you. Hello. Is this 393-5331？ Is this Miss Marilyn Peters？ It is？ I have a long distance call for you.
M: How much is it, Operator？
W: That will be two dollars for the first three minutes.
M: Hello？ Hello？ Marilyn？ Operator! Operator, we've been disconnected.
W: One moment, please. I'll see if I can connect you again.
Who is the man planing to call？
A．Marilyn Peters.
B．His mother.
C．His wife.
