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听力原文： Web filtering is just one method or restricting access to the Internet. Here are some countries that have tried to control or track their residents' online activities, according to Reporters Without Borders.
Saudi Arabia—The government filters all traffic through a central server and recently issued regulations banning access to sites considered subversive, contrary to the State or its system or damaging to the dignity of the heads of state.
Burma—Except for some government officials and businessmen, few people in this military-controlled country have access to the Internet. A colonel was jailed after visiting an opposition political site.
China—Internet service providers must install filters that block the Web sites of many Western media outlets, Taiwan and Hong Kong newspapers, human rights groups and the Falun Gong, the banned illegal movement. The government has set up a special Internet police unit.
Britain—Last year the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act extended police phone-tapping privileges to the Internet. If asked, companies and individuals would have to help law enforcement officials decode lawfully obtained data.
Russia—The government has instituted an Internet surveillance system that requires service providers and telephone operators to reroute data traffic to local law enforcement headquarters, allowing authorities to monitor phone calls or e-mail.
Australia—The government does not filter the Internet, but the Broadcasting Services Act defines forbidden online content, including specific representations of sexual acts and information on crime, violence and the use of certain narcotics.
Questions:
11. According to the reporters, how do the mentioned countries control or track their residents' online activities ？
12.Which countries track net activities, according to the report？
13.Who was jailed after visiting an opposition political site？
14.What has the government of China set up in order to supervise the illegal Web activities？
15.Which of the forbidden online content is not mentioned？
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A．Install Web filters.
B．Set Web sites.
C．Ban access to sites.
D．Block online service activities.
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听力原文：M: Where is Joan？ She said she would be here at three. And now it's three-thirty. She must have missed the train.
W: I think so, but I hope she won't miss the next one. Otherwise, she will be late for the opening address of the conference.
What's the woman worried about？
A．Joan may have taken a wrong train.
B．Joan won't come to the conference.
C．Joan will miss the next conference.
D．Joan may be late for the opening speech.
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听力原文：Our prices are lower than those of any of our competitors by 5% to 10%. Besides, we have our products right here for immediate delivery.
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A．We offer a five to ten percent discount unless you require immediate delivery.
B．We promise to refund the money if we cannot send our products in time.
C．If you order our products right now, we will give you certain commission in cash.
D．Buying our products will save not only your money, but also your time.
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听力原文：Give the amount of such heavy expenses on our side, anything less than a ten percent discount is not worth the trouble.
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A．With such a big order, our side demands a discount which is 10% or over.
B．At least 10% of the expenses should be devoted to solving the problem.
C．Although we have spent much on the project, a 10% increase in our budget is necessary.
D．We asked for a 10% discount, which has caused all the trouble on our side.
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听力原文：M：I don't think having big parties is a mistake．I like big parties．I think we should Pay back our friends who have invited us to their parties．
W：But big parties are so impersonal．I think we should have several small ones instead．
Q：How does the woman feel about parties？
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A．She feels she has to pay a lot to hold parties.
B．She feels small parties are impersonal.
C．She feels big parties are very. personal.
D．She dislikes many people at home at the same time.
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听力原文：W: Manager, I have to inform. you that there is an error in our invoice to Mr. Smith for the shoes he ordered on May 25.
M: OK, just change "carriage forward" to "carriage paid". We can't lose this customer.
Q: What did the customer order on May 25？
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A．Invoice.
B．Shoes.
C．Carriage.
D．Error.
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听力原文：M: The washing machine in our apartment is more than seventeen years old, and it worked just fine until last night. Now, I can't for the life of me get it to work.
W: You'll never be able to get spare parts for it. It might be time to invest in a more recent model.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation about the washing machine？
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A．It should have lasted longer.
B．The man should buy new parts for it.
C．The man should consider buying a new one.
D．It wasn't a good investment.
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听力原文：M: I don't think having big parties is a mistake. I like big parties. I think we should pay back our friends who have invited us to their parties.
W: But big parties are so impersonal. I think we should have several small ones instead.
Q: How does the woman feel about parties？
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A．She feels small parties are very impersonal.
B．She feels big parties are very personal.
C．She feels she has to pay much money to hold parties.
D．She dislikes many people at home at the same time.
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听力原文：M: Well, Cynthia, our first semester at university is almost over. I can't wait for the holidays.
W: Me, too, Edward! Why don't we go somewhere far away and forget about lectures and essays and all that hard work.
M: Sounds good to me. Now, how long will we have before we have to be back here on campus for the next semester？
W: We've got about six weeks, I think.
M: How about if we go to the coast？ It would be great to do some swimming and surfing.
W: The coast would be good, but let's look at our other options. There are the mountains. They're nice and cool at this time of year. And we can do some bush-walking. There's also the desert, which I really enjoyed last year.
M: What about going to Sydney？ I've never been there and they say it's a great city to visit. Lots of things to do there, I've heard.
W: I agree Sydney would be good but there are too many tourists there at this time of year. And I'd rather get away from buildings and cars. There are enough of those around here. I vote for mountains.
M: All right, then, let's do that. Now we have to decide where we're going to stay and how we're going to get there.
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A．A mountain resort.
B．A seaside resort.
C．A desert.
D．The outback of australia.
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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：W：Our company is now running in the red．So，we would really appreciate if your team could cut the budget．
M：Why not cancel Bob's program？ His project never brings in any profit．
Q：What can we learn from the conversation？
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A．Their company has a good profit.
B．The man will cut the budget for his project.
C．The woman wants the man to reduce his expenditure.
D．Bob's projects are always profitable.
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听力原文：If our products are to compete on the international market, advanced technology is a key element. The higher the technology, the better the products, and the greater the competitiveness.
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A．Our products cannot compete on the international market because of their higher prices.
B．Our products exhibit greater competitiveness even though they lack advanced technology.
C．Advanced technology will increase our expense to compete on the international market.
D．Advanced technology contributes to the excellence and competitiveness of our products.
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听力原文：W: Welcome to our program. Today Prof. Johnson is going to talking about solar power.
M: Thank you. As you can see, little by little, Americans are turning to solar power, tapping the strength of the sun for energy.
W: Yeah, that's true. Sunlight has already been used for heating or cooling homes and office buildings in the sunny south.
M: Experts say all signs point to the birth of the solar energy industry. Right now, an increasing number of companies are selling solar collector panels to heat and cool homes or to heat water. The glass and metal panels each cost from ＄100 to more than ＄500, and the three or four-bedroom home usually requires a dozen or more. They look like sandwiches. They are usually placed in rooftops. Nobody knows how many have been sold, and in addition, many people have built their own units. It has been estimated that solar power equipment will be a $1.3 billion industry by 1995, and more than a million homes will use sunlight for heat, air conditioning or to generate electricity, both in the cities and in countryside.
W: Wow! That is really big business.
What do we learn about the use of solar energy in the U. S. ？
A．It is very well established.
B．It is relatively new.
C．It is found in one million homes.
D．It is being rapidly expanded.
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听力原文：M: Welcome to “Movie on the Show”, today our guest is Nancy Meyers, director of the newly released movie “What Women Want”. Thank you for coming.
W: Thank you.
M: Meyers, how do you describe your film？ Are you satisfied with it？
W: Well, I am happy to see it top the U.S. weekend box office. Have you seen the film？ Ha, it tells the story of Nick Marshall, a Chicago advertising executive. He acquires the power to read women's minds, not just what they say but also what he hears them think. That's amazing, isn't it？ I like the way Gibson interprets his role.
M: Yeah, Marshall regards himself as a gift to women. I saw the movie. Then why do you choose Mel Gibson？ We know, audiences usually see him playing a man with a strong typical man side, such as in his previous action movies like “Brave Heart”, while “What Women Want” is what you termed as an old-fashioned romantic comedy.
W: You are right．That's precisely why I choose him. Gibson has been known as a joker on the set and a fan of silly comedy, but has not done many romantic comedies. I just want him to display his“feminine”potential in“What Women Want”. And I am grateful to see that he has done a good job.
M: What do you want audiences to learn from this film？
W: About Women. We should learn about women. They are individuals. What they appreciate is when you make the effort, even if you are not quite getting something they say.
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A．Movie on Display.
B．Movie on the Show.
C．Best-selling Movie.
D．Shining Movie Stars.
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听力原文：M: Good evening and welcome to our program. Our guest is Mrs. Green, who is an expert in the field of environ mental protection. Welcome to our program, Mrs. Green.
W: Thank you.
M: Well, we hear it a lot in the news these days: "Recycle newspapers and save a tree. Collect bottles and cans so they can be reused in the manufacturing of new products." But how to promote the recycling movement？ Can you give us some suggestions？
W: I think there are three essential keys.
M: What is the first one？
W: The first key is to have a more informed public, that is, to raise public awareness about the recycling process, to explain the kinds of materials that can be recycled, and provide ways on how to properly dispose of them. Local governments should educate the public on how to properly sort reusable materials from those, like waxed paper, carbon paper, plastic material such as fast food wrappers, that can't be recycled very easily.
M: Then what is the second key？
W: The second is the development of improved technology. Technological progress has been made on many fronts, but governmental agencies need to step up their support for companies involved in recycling by providing tax incentives, low-cost loans, or even grants to upgrade equipment and to encourage further research.
M: So what about the third essential key？
W: The final key is to develop a greater demand for recycled materials. This means increasing demand for the growing surplus of resources waiting to be recycled.
M: Recycling is a crucial link protecting our planet. The three keys Mrs. Green mentioned are important ways to achieve this end. Thanks for joining us, Mrs. Green.
W: You're welcome.
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A．Keys to paper recycling.
B．Importance of recycling.
C．Keys to recycling improvement.
D．Technological progress in recycling.
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听力原文：We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-p
听力原文： We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it's hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. "Most of the infections we think of as human infections started in other animals," says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.
It's not just that we're going to where the animals are; we're also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen's pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. "I don't think it's fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them," says Isaksen.
"Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing," says Peter Schantz. Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug may be kind at first. But some strains may become harmful. Monkey-pox doesn't look like a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person.
33．What do we learn about the pet sold at the shop？
34.Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets？
35.What does the passage suggest we may have to do in the future？
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A．It may come from Columbia.
B．It may suffer from monkey-pox.
C．It may enjoy being with children.
D．It may prevent us from being infected.
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听力原文：W: Tom, get up, please! I have to clean it up. Our friends will be here at any time and this house is a mess.
M: So what？ Theirs is even worse.
Q: What does the man mean？
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A．He doesn't like messy people.
B．He doesn't know where their house is.
C．He sees no need to clean the house.
D．He can think of no worse time for their friends to come.
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听力原文：Hast: Today, we're going to examine some of the complexities involved in managing today's Internet. And our industrial expert here for us today is Matthew Flanigan, President of the Telecommunications Industry Association. Matt, many thanks. Welcome to the program. What are some of the key issues that we're still grapping with when trying to maximize the Internet's sufficiency？
Matt Flanigan, President, TIA: Well, today I would say speed and bandwidth. Especially, a little smile up to the consumer' is probably a big issue holding back the Internet. But security is also important with electronic commerce. And until they really solve that, people are not gonna feel secure.
Host: All right. Well, Let's introduce our guest.
We're joined by an executive from Effnet: Tomas Althen. Welcome to the program. We're delighted to have you. Tomas, let's start with this. What sort of Internet issue is Effnet dealing with？ What kind of solutions do you bring to the table？
Tomas Althen, CEO, Effnet Group: The Internet is growing at a very rapid speed at the moment. As you must know, the number of users doubles every year. However, also the information on the net doubles every month. And this calls up the two issues we have been hearing about here, speed and security.
Host: Well, let's look at more details. Look at this video about the city council of Stockholm, Sweden.
Narrator on the video: Here is the power. The politicians and high civil servants at Stockholm County Council are used to having access to qualified information. Now with everyone using Internet and Intranet, some information has to remain secret. The decision on how to do this are mad here at IT Control. They have found the way to let 10, 000 employees use the Internet but some information can still be accessed only by qualified people.
This is the firewall keeping the information system secure. A box in the basement with software from Effnet. Scandinavia is known for its technology. Cellular phones and Internet are part of daily life. And here in Sweden there are some young, very innovative up-starting companies. One is Effnet, founded in 1997 and already on the world market.
As the world demands speed and security and reliability, Effnet's gigabit router on a card makes security easier. The generic plug-in card, firewaller and router in one, proves that they are ready to meet the world demand.
Host: Well, how does the firewall work？ We were told a few days ago that one of the new methods of transmission was to break everything up into little packets, send them all into the Internet and hope they arrive in the same order, and so on. Is the protection of these packets from being raided is this the principle task of the firewall？
Tomas Althen: You can say that in one sense. You also don't want packets to come in to your data system, or into your network, packets which you don't want to be there. You want to be able to decide for yourself as an organization or as a company: hey, I don't want these guys to be able to access my treasure. And to do that you need to do some filtering. You need to decide which packets are allowed, which packets are not allowed. You have to do that very fast so you don't end up with yet another bottleneck. And we solved that problem.
Host: Let's look ahead a couple of years and have you estimate for us how you see this technology evolving. What do you think will be different or new on the horizon in a couple of years？ Tomas？
Tomas Althen: More and more has been put into smaller and smaller spaces. We are making quite a leap in putting all these features on one card. But the next step is clearly putting them on one chip. And we are talking to chip vendors to try to do that as quickly as reasonable.
They usually say that one year in this business is seven ordinary years. So, that would be 14 years from now. We'll see things more and more integrated. For Effnet, in two years I would s
A．The quality of being easy to use.
B．For most of us, broadband access is years in the future.
C．To maximize the Internet's sufficiency.
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听力原文：M: Good morning. Say, do you know what the assignment is for our term paper in history？
W: Sure. Weren't you in class on Monday？ That's when it was given out.
M: No, I missed that class. Was there a handout？
W: No, the instructor just wrote the assignment on the board.
M: Could I copy the assignment from your notes？
W: You could, ff I had copied it all down; but I just wrote down the part that I wanted.
M: Oh, no.
W: You see, there were four choices of topics ior the term paper; but, when I saw them, I knew which one I wanted so I didn't copy the others down.
M: Can you remember any o'f the others？
W: Let's see. There was one about World War I, something about it, but I don't remember what, and there was one called "the idea of progress in the nineteenth century."
M: And what was the last one？
W: I can't remember. My mind is a complete blank. Maybe you can ask someone else.
M: Yes, I will. Anyway, those are certainly broad topics.
W: Yes, but you van focus on a special area within them. Which one would you take？
M: Of course, I don't know what the last one is, but of these three, I think I'd take "the idea of progress."
W: That's very abstract.
M: Yes, but it's one of my interests and I've read a lot on the subject. I've never written a term paper on it though.
W: Me neither. I haven't even read about it. Are you going to class on Wednesday？
M: Yes.
W: Maybe he'll write it on the board again.
M: I hope so. Good luck with your paper.
W: Same to you.
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A．Three.
B．Four.
C．Five.
D．Six.
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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：The world is growing smaller each day. Globalization, information revolution, and communication have made our planet earth more closely-knit for the people who live on it.
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听力原文：The fact is no matter how nicely we dress, or how beautifully we decorate our homes, we can't be truly elegant without good manners because elegance and manners always go hand in hand.
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听力原文：Peter Smith had just received the phone call that would bring him to the top position. Regulators had approved his purchase of a controlling share in Direct TV’s satellite service. Our reporter Kate Harvey interviewed the News Corp. Chairman in his Los Angeles office on September 30, just hours before the official announcement.
How does it feel to finally get the deal？
I’m very happy, of course, but it would have been better if it were a few years ago, otherwise cable wouldn’t have made those investments and would have been more vulnerable.
How are you going to win customers away from cable？
To a certain extent, we’re just going to give better service — cable and satellite both have had reputations for service — and if we want to get customers, we’d better have someone on the phone in 30 seconds rather than 20 minutes. And we will be investing a lot in research and development to get the most advanced technology for our set-top boxes and to get a lot of more interactivity.
Will you be giving set-top boxes for free？
Well, Jack Lonergan, Echo Star Communications Corp. Chairman, is already giving away some of the boxes. We will be matching him. But if we are manufacturing boxes with more features than he is giving, then we will charge something. But we will be subsidizing to the extent that he does.
Do you intend to undercut cable’s prices to start a price war？
We are not going into a price war with anyone. But overall, digital satellite today is getting about $54 a month per customer, and cable is averaging about $66 at the moment. People want digital offerings, because cable is just too expensive.
What about broadband？ Cable offers it; satellite can’t.
I am inclined to think that broadband will be a commodity. I am not sure about that, but it’s certainly physically possible to get first-class broadband service by satellite.
People genuinely seem to fear you. Why is that？
Ah, "the crazy people who will change the world". This company has always been a stimulus for change — Fox News is a stimulus for change, BSKYB was. Someone told me that there Were two crazy people in the media business — Ted Turner and me — and now there is only one. And that’s not a bad thing to keep people guessing.
Still, in Britain, you forced MTV to lower its rates for your BSKYB service. Will you force US programmers to lower their rates to get carried on Direct TV？
I hope to have a good relation and compromise. But they want give us more and more channels — and charge us for them. So if they want us to carry one of their channels, they have to promise it will get an audience.
You have said you would use sports as battering ram. Will Fox TV or the Fox Sports Network bid against ESPN for Sunday Night NEL football when it comes up in 2006？
It is too early to say. I would be happy to leave things as they are. but the NFL may try to do something with cable to expand their revenues. To try to take on ESPN would be too expensive. I am not committing myself, but at current prices we are to keep what we have.
Your sons, Lachlan and James. are both in top jobs, Who will succeed you？
They will both learn and develop. And my daughter may be coming back into the company. But the board will decide. I won’t be around. I’ll probably drop dead on the job.
？You will hear an interview with Peter Smith, CEO of Direct TV.
？For questions 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.
？You will hear the recording twice.
Mr. Smith believed that his promotion came
A．too early.
B．a bit late.
C．just in time.
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听力原文：W: Excuse me. Do you live here？
M: Yes, I've lived here in Edinburgh all my life. My name's Rory McDonald. How do you do？
W: Hi, I'm Chris Hudson from Phoenix, Arizona. I'm an oil engineer. I'm on my way to London on business.
M: How long are you staying in Edinburgh？
W: Just a day. What can I see here in twenty-four hours？
M: Well, most tourists want to visit the Castle. It's on Castle Rock. It's where the Scottish government used to be. From there you can walk down the Royal Mile.
W: What's the Royal Mile？
M: It's a narrow street of medieval houses. It's worth seeing. Then you really should visit Holyrood Palace.
W: Who lives in the Palace？
M: No one, except the Queen when she comes to Edinburgh, which is usually once a year. But the kings and queens of Scotland used to live there be fore Scotland was united with England.
W: When was that？
M: That was...er, let me see 2. in 1603.
W: You seem to know a lot about Scottish history.
M: Aye, well, I'm a McDonald of the McDonald clan. You know there are clans in Scotland, and we're all proud of our history.
W: I'd like to buy something as a souvenir of the trip. What should I buy？
M: Why don't you buy some sweaters？ Scottish sweaters are famous for their quality. And you must buy some whiskey. Of course you know that's our national drink.
W: Yes, I've already bought the whiskey.
M: Good. But remember you mustn't put ice in it. That spoils the flavor!
W: Oh, we Americans put ice in everything!
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A．She comes to visit this famous town.
B．She comes to visit her friend.
C．She comes to Edinburgh on business.
D．She is on her way to London on business.
