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听力原文：W: What is the most popular comic presently in Japan？ Why do you think it is popular？
M: Nana is the most popular comic series because Japanese people can sympathize with this love story. Why Japanese people love comics is probably because riley do not show much of what they think or feel. So, they project their thoughts and feelings in comics.
W: Which part of Japan is the most famous？ And why？
M: The most famous part in Japan is Tokyo, the center of modern culture in Japan and all Japanese trends are born there.
W: What is the most important festival in Japan and why does it become so significant for the Japanese？
M: In Japan, the most important festival is the New Year's Holidays. Japanese people visit a shrine on New Year's day to pray for health and good future. Also, family gets together and many children receive money. Also, people clean the house before the New Year and eat toshikoshi soba for long life. And on New Year's day people eat osechi ryori, which is very special and delicious. I like New Year very much.
W: If I want to skiing, where should I go？
M: I think Nagano(长野) is the best place to ski in Japan. The reason is because the Winter Olympics were held in Nagano in 1998. The snow there is very soft and beautiful.
W: What kind of food do you like besides Japanese food？ Like American food, Chinese food？
M: Recently, young Japanese people eat with their friends at fast food restaurants like McDonalds or Yoshinoya. There are not many university students eating meals at home. I think that I am the same as those students. Also, Japanese like Italian, Chinese, and Korean food. But I like Japanese food the best because foreign food is too strong for me.
W: What do you think about Junlehiro Koizumi？ Is he handsome or look old？
M: I think Prime Minister Koizumi is a progressive person rather than a traditional one. He is active and has made good diplomacy, but his idea of tax increase is not good. I think capitalism is going to do big damage to poor people. Koizmni's capitalism is just like that of President George Bush. Is Koizumi handsome？ Well, I think he looks not all that bad.
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A．Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because it's a love story.
B．Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because its plot is attractive.
C．Japanese people do not like to express their thoughts and feelings before others.
D．Japanese people love comics because they are very funny and interesting.
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听力原文：Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be giv
听力原文： Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is "don't!". But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, although the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a theatrical company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, publicity, taking care of the costumes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed, the hours are long and the salary is tiny.
Of course, some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and hard training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary gift working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his car. He stopped and got out to speak to the girl. He asked if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. The test was successful. And within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!
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A．Sought after by too many people.
B．Too difficult for young people.
C．For ambitious people only.
D．For young people only.
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听力原文：M: The food in this restaurant is horrible. If only we got to the school dining hall.
W: But the food isn't everything. Isn't it nice just to get away from all the noise？
Q: What can we learn from the conversation？
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A．It's quiet in the restaurant.
B．The restaurant is too far from their school.
C．The price is high in the restaurant.
D．The restaurant serves good food.
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听力原文：W: Why is it that I found some letters addressed to you in my mailbox lately, Paul？
M: Didn't Mike tell you that I'm having the post office forward my mail to your place until I've got a new apartment？
Q: What's happening to Paul's letters？
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A．His letters are being forwarded to his new apartment.
B．His letters are being sent to his old address.
C．He tells Mike to deliver his mail to the woman's house.
D．He has the post office deliver his mall to the woman's house.
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听力原文：Professor Lawrence is going to retire, but she is still going to lead a graduate seminar each semester.
What's tree about Professor Lawrence？
A．She has found a new job at another university.
B．She has become the head of the graduate school.
C．She will continue to work part-time.
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听力原文：M：Congratulations! I heard your field hockey team is going to the mid-Atlantic championships!
W：Yeah! Now we're all working hard to get ready for our game tomorrow．
Q：What will the woman probably do this afternoon？
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A．Take part in the championship game.
B．Try out for the field hockey team.
C．Get tickets to see the championship game.
D．Go to practice field hockey.
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听力原文：M: The Students' English Club is having a party on Saturday night. Would you like to come？
W: I would like to, but I have to work at a restaurant on the weekend.
Why does the woman refuse to go the party？
A．Because she has got an appointment.
B．Because she doesn't want to.
C．Because she has to work.
D．Because she wants to eat in a new restaurant.
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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：The climate of the west coast is the most moderate in Canada. Summers are coast a
听力原文： The climate of the west coast is the most moderate in Canada. Summers are coast and fairly dry and winters are mild, cloudy and wet. Even in mid-winter, average temperatures are usually above freezing.
The central plain from the Rocky Mountains to Great Lakes is characterized by cold winters, short but hat summers, and light snow and rain.The large water-surfaces of Central and Eastern Canada produce considerable modification in the climate. Southern Ontario and Quebec experience cold, damp winters and hot, humid summers.
Most of Atlantic Canada has a humid climate owing to its marine character. Nevertheless, it experiences weather systems arriving from the dry continental interior as well as from the sea. The combined influence of these systems creates some of the most variable day-to-day weather conditions to be encountered anywhere in Canada.
The north-central part of Canada is usually snow-covered for more than half of the year, with a frost flee period of barely two months. Rain is relatively light. Further north, on the islands along the Arctic coast and round Hudson Bay, the land is always frozen. Average temperatures stay above freezing for only a few weeks of the year. The Arctic Islands and the northern border of the mainland do not have a summer season of the kind known in Southern Canada.
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A．The Arctic coast.
B．The west coast.
C．The east coast.
D．The central plain.
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听力原文：Less than 10 years after the birth of worldwide web, some 260 million people are on line around the world and the internet population is expected to be over 500 million by the time of its 10 year anniversary.
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A．People using the Internet will soon be almost doubled.
B．Population is exploding because of the Internet.
C．Ten years ago, only rich people can afford to use the Internet.
D．The Internet population will increase two fold in ten years.
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听力原文：Not until somewhat recently （that is, in terms of human history) did people find
听力原文： Not until somewhat recently (that is, in terms of human history) did people find a need for knowing the time of day. As best we know, 5000 to 6000 years ago great civilizations in the Middle East and North Africa initiated clock-making. With their bureaucracies and formal religions, these cultures found a need to organize their time more efficiently.
The Egyptians were the next to formally divide their day into parts something like our hours. Obelisks (slender, tapering, four-sided monuments) were built as early as 3500 B. C. Their moving shadows formed a kind of sundial, enabling citizens to partition the day into two parts by indicating noon. They also showed the year's longest and shortest days when the shadow at noon was the shortest or longest of the year. Later, markers added around the base of the monument would indicate further time subdivisions.
Another Egyptian shadow clock or sundial, possibly the first portable timepiece, came into use around 1500 B.C. to measure the passage of "hours". This device divided a sunlit day into 10 parts plus two "twilight hours" in the morning and evening. When the long stem with 5 variably spaced marks was oriented east and west in the morning, an elevated crossbar on the east end cast a moving shadow over the marks. At noon, the device was turned in the opposite direction to measure the afternoon "hours".
In the quest for more year-round accuracy, sundials evolved from flat horizontal or vertical plates to more elaborate forms. One version was the hemispherical dial, a bowl shaped depression cut into a block of stone, carrying a central vertical gnomon (pointer) and scribed with sets of hour lines for different seasons. The hemicycle, said to have been invented about 300 B. C. , removed the useless half of the hemisphere to give an appearance of a half bowl cut into the edge of a squared block.
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A．4000 - 5000.
B．50 - 60,000.
C．500 - 600.
D．5000 - 6000.
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听力原文：Is this your briefcase （）
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听力原文：M: There are several reasons why careful analysis of financial statements is necessary. What are they？
W: First, financial statements are general-purpose statements. Secondly, the relationships between amounts on successive financial statements are not obvious without analysis. And thirdly, users of financial statements may be interested in seeing how well a company is performing.
Q: What are they talking about？
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A．The methods of financial statements.
B．The necessity of careful analysis of financial statements
C．The relationship among financial statements.
D．The purpose of financial statements.
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听力原文：W: Your room is dirty. Your clothes are all over the floor and your bed is unmade.
M: Clean it now. We'll all go on a picnic in half an hour.
Q: What is the possible relationship between the two speakers？
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A．Mother and father.
B．Mother and son.
C．Teacher and student.
D．Two students.
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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？
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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：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：I want to remind everyone that this Friday is clean-up day—what that means is we'
听力原文： I want to remind everyone that this Friday is clean-up day—what that means is we're going to put a couple of large garbage bins in the cafeteria so you can throw away old papers, out-of-date materials, and all the other junk that's piling up on or around your desks. It's actually a fire hazard to have stacks of papers on your desks or piled on overhead shelves or cabinets. So, please, everyone, mark this Friday, from noon to 5, on your calendar as a time to dump some of your clutter. And it'll be fun—there will be pizza and soda for everyone who contributes to the bins.
What is the purpose of the event？
A．Team building
B．Training new employees
C．Cleaning up the office
D．Raising money for charity
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听力原文：LOS ANGELES--Spider-Man caught just about everyone in his web. The superhero's la
听力原文： LOS ANGELES--Spider-Man caught just about everyone in his web. The superhero's latest adventure, Spider-Man 3, smashed box-office records with $148 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates Sunday.
That put it ahead of the previous record debut of ＄135.6 million set last summer by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man' s Chest.
With ＄59.3 million on opening day Friday, Sony's Spider-Man 3 broke the single-day box-office record, also held by Dead Man's Chest with ＄55.8 million in its first day.
Since it began rolling out overseas on Tuesday, Spider-Man 3 has taken in ＄227 million in foreign markets, bringing the film's worldwide total to ＄375 million. In just days, the movie has grossed ＄117 million more than its whopping ＄258 million production budget.
In just two days, it also nearly matched the ＄114.8 million opening weekend of 2002's Spider-Man, which had held the debut record until Dead Man's Chest opened.
Spider-Man 3 reunites director Sam Raimi, who also made the previous two installments, and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.
How much did Spider-Man 3 take in on its opening day？
A．＄148 million.
B．＄227 million.
C．＄59.3 million.
D．＄55.8 million.
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听力原文：W: I love the beach when the sand is fine and the water is just barely making waves.
M: I prefer an angry sea. That makes me feel better whenever I'm sad.
Q: What does the man like？
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A．A stormy ocean.
B．Calm water.
C．Golden sand.
D．Little waves.
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听力原文：Like Malaysia, Indonesia is a traditional honor-oriented society. There is strong
听力原文： Like Malaysia, Indonesia is a traditional honor-oriented society. There is strong in-group loyalty including family, friends, and members of the same ethnic group. This is the basis for widespread favoritism in the economy.
Indonesians value large families, with extended families living together and supporting one another. However, increasing urbanization and the need to move to find employment is breaking up this interdependence and extended family living.
Harmony and respect characterize the relations among people, Conflict is avoided as values and behavior. in all aspects of life are directed towards smooth relations with others. People of low ranks do not make decisions; there is a wait-and-see attitude until senior managers reveal what the decision is.
The best time of year to schedule business trips to Indonesia is between February and June, and again between September and early December. July and August axe vacation months for Indonesians who can afford to travel.
Both Malay and Chinese Indonesians respect age, status and position. You should be equally sensitive to those factors at meetings and in social engagements associated with business. Defer to older people by standing when they enter and letting them sit down first. If a meeting involves a very senior Indonesian, it is respectful that your organization has a very senior person available to attend.
You should be punctual at all time even though your Indonesian counterparts may not be Indonesians generally shake hands all round and give a slight bow of the head. You should do the same. They smile a lot, but this does not necessarily have a positive meaning.
What breaks up Indonesians' extended family living？
A．Change of family values.
B．Increase of urbanization.
C．Charm of being mobile
D．Pressure of changing houses.
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听力原文：M: This is it. I know that it is smaller than you wanted, but it is one of the nicest apartments in the buildings.
W: Does it have three bedrooms？
M: No. There are two. The master bedroom is quite spacious though. Maybe you could let the children share the larger room, and you and your husband could use the smaller one.
W: I suppose I could do that.
M: A three-bedroom apartment will be difficult to find.
W: Yes, I know. Believe me, I have been looking for over a week. The few three-bedroom apartments that I have found are either extremely expensive or the owner won't allow children as tenants.
M: Well, the owner allows two children in this apartment complex.
W: Aren't you the owner？
M: No. I am the manager. I live here, too, on the first floor of this building.
W: Oh. That's nice. Then if anything gets broken...
M: Just leave a note on my door.
W: You said that the rent would be 350 dollars a month. Does that include any of the utilities？
M: Yes. It includes gas. Your furnace and stove axe gas, so, as you can imagine, your other utilities, electric and water, are quite inexpensive.
W: This sounds better and better. But before I sign a lease I would like my husband to see it.
M: Why not stop by with him this evening？
W: How late are you open？ He doesn't get off work until five.
M: Come by at six. I will still be in the office. I am sure that you are eager to move from the hotel, and if we get the paper work out of the way tonight, you can move in tomorrow.
W: Oh, that would be wonderful.
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A．The woman's husband.
B．The owner of the apartment.
C．The apartment manager.
D．The tenant who occupies the apartment now.
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听力原文：Interviewer:With us today is Steve Thomas, a 23 year-old chef who delights TV aud
听力原文：Interviewer: With us today is Steve Thomas, a 23 year-old chef who delights TV audiences with his imaginative cooking programme. Steve, what's the secret of your success？
Steve: Well, I think I'm different from other TV chefs in that I want people to see how I prepare a dish from the word go, so I don't present them with a dish that's half prepared already. If anything should go wrong during the programme, know, suppose something gets burned, well, that's part of the experience. When they try preparing it themselves, then they'll see the beauty of the finished product, but not on the screen.
Interviewer: So how did you come to get your own TV series？
Steve: I was working in a restaurant called the Gala in December last year when they came to make a documentary about the place. I didn't even look at the camera.I was too busy making pasta and cooking fish. But the producer spotted me and the following week they phoned me to offer me a job... The Gala owner wished me all the best and let me go without a complaint.
Interviewer: Wow!! Now, is it true that you come from a family of cooks？
Steve: Well, you could say that ... I started cooking at the age of eight. My mum and dad have a restaurant and Dad used to do all the cooking back then. My mum was too busy looking after us ... Dad insisted that if I wanted some money, I should work for it. And it seemed a lot more interesting to help out in the kitchen and see how things were made than to earn my money washing Dad's car ...
Interviewer: You attended a catering course at college. How did you like that？
Steve: At school I wasn't very good at anything much. At that time, my mind wasn't on anything other than cooking. I found sitting in a classroom trying to pay attention to things very very trying. I managed to get to college though and there I was fine, because when it came to the actual cooking, I knew what I was doing. I realised that a bit of academic work didn't do you any harm either and I found it much easier when I was interested in the subject, and so I've no regrets, really.
Interviewer: And now you have a TV programme and several cooks working under your orders. How do you get on with them？
Steve: Oh, I love working with them. But on my programme everyone has to be really special. They need to have gone through college training before they even apply for the job. I suppose the problem is that fairly frequently I tend to raise my voice if they don't work emciently ... but I'm just as likely to praise them if they do well ... What I say to them is, you want the audience to say we are the best, so we need to make a special effort ...
Interviewer: Is there any chef celebrity that you admire especially？
Steve: I definitely think that Ron Bell is the best, and I'm pleased that he's now got his own food column in a newspaper. I had the great privilege of working with him for a while. What's so special about him is that he's always been enthusiastic about using ingredients that come from the area where he works ... For example the fish of the day would be the catch from the river close to his restaurant. He's been criticised for sticking to old-fashioned recipes, maybe that's a weakness, but I think that's his decision ...
Interviewer: I heard that you are also going to write a book.
Steve: Yes, I’m writing it at the moment. It may disappoint readers who expect a lot of glossy pictures, as most cookbooks nowadays seem to be things to look at rather than read ... I've gone for a style. that may be less attractive with fewer colour pictures but it will be more useful for most types of reader. What I say in my book is that we must remember the success of a meal does not depend on how it looks ... it's what it tastes like and the company of the friends you'll share it with that matters ...
Interviewer: Well, thank you, Steve, I look forward to trying some rec
A．the process of cooking.
B．amusing incidents.
C．attractively presented dishes.
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听力原文：W: 45-21-64. Bonjour（French).M: Is that the Saint Martine Hotel？W: Oui（French). Y
听力原文：W: 45-21-64. Bonjour(French).
M: Is that the Saint Martine Hotel？
W: Oui(French). Yes, it is. Can I help you？
M: Have you got a double room for the night of 23rd July？
W: One moment please. I'll just have a look. Yes, we have got a double room on that date.
M: Has it got a double bed or two singles？
W: Two singles, monsieur,
M: And is that with or without bath？
W: It's a room with shower and toilet, monsieur.
M: That sounds fine. Is there a TV？
W: Could you repeat that, please？
M: Is there a color television in the room？
W: Yes, but of course. And a video, if you choose.
M: How much will it be for one night？
W: About four hundred francs.
M: And what does that include？
W: It includes morning newspaper continental breakfast and service.
M: Where is the nearest metro？
W: Opera, monsieur. It's only five minutes from here.
M: And is there an extra charge for children？
W: If the child is under sixteen and we put an extra bed in your room, the charge is seventy-five francs. Do you want the room？
M: Yes, for one night-23rd July.
W: Oui, monsieur. May I have your name, please？
M: Actually, it's for my wife and two daughters Mrs. Jean Gordon, Linda and Maggie.
W: Yes, monsieur. So you need an extra bed.
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A．A room with a single bed.
B．A double room with two single beds.
C．A room with a double bed and a single bed.
D．A double room and two double beds.
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听力原文：M: This book is due today, but I am not finished. Can I get it renewed？
W: French Art & Architecture of the 19th Century. I have to check. Can I have the book and your library card？
M: Sure. I just need it for a few more days.
W: Well, first, this book is one week late, not due today as you thought. There are also a few requests for this book so it is now on hold for the next person. There's a small fine on your card of ＄1.40 for the overdue book, would you like to pay today？
M: So if I pay the fine, can I take this book out again？
W: You won't be able to take it out again until all the other people who have placed holds on it have signed it out. Did you want to pay your fine today？
M: Have you processed the return on the book？ Perhaps I'll accrue more fines, and keep it for a few more days. I really need it. The exam is in two days and this is practically the course text book.
W: Sorry, I have already signed it hack in and now it is on hold. In fact if I could, I would triple our fines and suspend your library privileges. It's not fair to other students who are also trying to access library material for study purpose. Now are you going to pay your fine today？
M: OK. Sorry.
What is the student's problem？
A．He does not have his library card with him.
B．He does not want to return the book right now.
C．He does not like the system of putting books on hold.
D．He does not want to pay the fine.
