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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：W: I certainly would like to buy the brown suit I saw in the department store, but I don't have enough money.
M: Well, if you would budget your money more carefully, you would be able to buy it.
Q: How does the man feel about the woman？
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A．She should be. careful about her money.
B．She should buy the brown suit.
C．She should find another job to make more money.
D．She shouldn't buy the brown suit.
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听力原文：W: Have you made any plans yet for summer vacation, Brad？ Don't you want to go anywhere？
M: Not really. I am not planning to go anywhere this year. What I'd like to do is to find a decent job.
Q: What does Brad mean？
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A．He doesn't have any idea about what he wants to do.
B．He'd like to work this summer.
C．He wonders whether the woman has a job.
D．He can't decide where to go on vacation.
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听力原文：W: Hi. Tom. How things get along with the preparation for the annual meeting documents？
M: It's coming along. But I've been staring at the computer screen for hours and my eyes hurt.
W: Yeah Typing the words on the screen really make your eyes dry and tired. You should take a break.
M: I can't. The deadline is approaching.
W: You know, I read about computers and eye problems recently. The article says that they are usually caused by not blinking your eyes enough.
M: Blinking？ I thought I just needed new glasses.
W: when you blink, the movement of closing and opening your eyes, even though it happens really fast relaxes your eyes.
M: That makes sense.
W: People using computer tends to stare at the screen and blink less often than they normally would.
M: That is what I am doing. And I am suffering from the dry eyes.
W: That is one of the typical symptoms. M: But what does it have to do with the computer？
W: The article I read about the office workers found that the workers averagely blink 22 times a minute when relaxed But just 7 times a minute while looking at the text on a computer screen.
M: Wow That's quite a difference.
W: Yeah. So you need to blink your eyes and take a break from the computer
M: I wonder if using some kind of eye-drops will make me feel better.
W: That might help.But the best prescription is to take a break and rest your eyes
M: Ok. Let's go get some coffee. I can finish this later tonight.
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A．Something goes wrong with his computer.
B．He can not finish the documents in time.
C．The computer screen is hurting his eyes.
D．He can not understand the article.
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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：W：I have been waiting here for almost half an hour．Why did you take so long to park the car？
M：I'm sorry，dear．I had driven three blocks before I spotted a place to park．
Q：What do we learn from the conversation？
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A．The man couldn't find a parking lot for his car.
B．The man apologized because of his carelessness.
C．The woman was upset due to his late arrival.
D．It's very hard to find a place to park the car.
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听力原文：M: Now I am going to start off by asking you a difficult question. Why do you get this post？
W: Well, first of all, I know that your firm has a very good reputation. Then I've heard you offer good opportunities for promotion for the right person.
Q: What do we know from the conversation？
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A．The woman is being interviewed by a reporter.
B．The woman is asking for a promotion.
C．The woman is applying for a job.
D．The woman is being given an examination.
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听力原文：W: Many Chinese students just don't open their mouth to say anything in a classroom.
M: I think they don't speak because their culture values modesty, and they don't want to appear to be showing off. Goes back to Confucius.
Q: Why don't Chinese students say anything in class according to the man？
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A．They are too shy.
B．They are not allowed to speak.
C．They are modest.
D．They don't dare to speak.
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听力原文：W: Bob, are you ready？ What on earth are you doing？ Don't you know the curtain goes up at exactly seven？
M: My shirt's caught in the zipper. Could you give me a hand？
Q: Where are the speakers going？
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A．The tailor's.
B．A dress-up party.
C．The theatre.
D．A shopping mall.
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听力原文：M: Don't you think it's marvelous that Mary has won the first prize of the English Speech Contest？
W: She deserves it.
Q: What does the woman mean？
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A．Mary earned the prize.
B．Mary has granted the prize..
C．Mary fails in the speech contest.
D．Mary shouldn't earn the prize.
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听力原文：W: I wonder if Tom will come. It's already 10: 00, and he was supposed to come at 9:00.
M: He told me he would start 30 minutes earlier. Maybe something happened to him.
Q: How long have the man and the woman been waiting？
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A．1 hour.
B．30 minutes.
C．1.5 minutes.
D．2 hour.
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听力原文：I am glad to have telephone call from Tom that he isn't coming tonight, We don't have an extra bed for him to sleep in.
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A．We had plenty of extra rooms for Tom to sleep in.
B．Tom wanted his own room, not an extra one.
C．We wanted to give Tom a room but he refused it.
D．We have no extra room for Tom to sleep here.
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听力原文：W: I enjoy going through secondhand bookstores, don't you？ It's interesting to see what people used to enjoy reading. Did you see this old book of children's stories？
M: Some of these books aren't so old, though. See？ This novel was published only six years ago. It cost seventy-five cents.
W: Hey! Look at this!
M: What？ Are you getting interested in nineteenth-century plays all of a sudden？
W: No. Look at the signature. Someone gave this book as a present, and wrote a note on the inside of the front cover. It's dated 1856. Maybe it's worth something.
M: Everything on that shelf is worth fifty cents.
W: But if this is the signature of someone who is well-known, it might bring a lot more. I hear William Shakespeare's signature is worth about a million dollars.
M: Oh？ I can hardly read what the one says. Who wrote it？
W: The name looks like "Harold Dickinson". Wasn't he a politician or something？ I'm going to buy this book and see if I can find a name like that in the library.
M: Good luck. Your book of plays may make you rich, but I'll bet my seventy-five cents novel is a better buy.
Where is this conversation taking place？
A．In a classroom.
B．In a library.
C．At a secondhand bookstore.
D．In a museum.
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听力原文：W: Why are you living on campus？ I thought you said it would be over your head body before you moved here.
W: I changed my mind. Living so close is a good change of pace from rushing around.
Q: What does the man mean？
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A．He doesn't have time living on campus.
B．He wants to change his home.
C．He wanted more free time so he moved on campus.
D．He prefers the more interesting life-style. on campus.
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听力原文：W: Listen to me, Tom. The exam has been the thing in the past．Just forget about it.
M: It's easier said than done.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation？
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A．The exam was easier.
B．Tom is sure that he will do better.
C．The exam is easier than last one.
D．Tom is afraid of failing the exam.
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听力原文：W Hi, Sarah, it's Meg. I'm working on the presentation and I don't think I'll be able to finish my part by Monday morning. Do you think I could get an extension？
W How much more work do you have left？
W I've finished only 3 sections and I still have 2 more left to do.
W Well, Jack hasn't been able to finish his part, either. It looks like we'll have to postpone presenting it to Ms. Lawrence until the end of the week. I'll let her know.
What is Meg working on？
A．A report
B．A presentation
C．A business letter
D．A press release
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听力原文：W: You're not going to make the call, are you？ Aren't you going to wait until dawn？ I don't think it is a right moment for you to pick up the phone.
M: I should wait until then, but I simply can't.
Q: What can be inferred about the woman？
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A．She doesn't want the man to call so early.
B．She urges the man to call immediately.
C．She encourages the man to do whatever he likes.
D．She simply doesn't know what to do now.
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听力原文：W: Were you able to book seats for this coming Tuesday？ The urgency of the trip means that we don't have much time.
M: Yes, but business and economy classes were full I had to upgrade to first.
Q: What are the man and woman discussing？
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A．Enrolling in a business class.
B．Airline reservations.
C．Concert tickets.
D．An important meeting.
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听力原文：W: Alexander, you speak quite good English. How did you learn a foreign language so well？ You know English is really a headache for me. I just don't know how to learn it well.
M: Well, when learning a foreign language, I would surround myself in the language, the target language, that I wanted to learn.
W: Surround oneself in the language？ I think it is difficult to do that. Can you explain how you do it？
M: Uh, for example, I would watch a movie in that language, uh, which would help me keep motivated to learn vocabulary and phrases.
W: That sounds interesting.
M: Yeah, you'll have a lot of fun by doing so.
W: I see. A little hit of practice every day is very important to language learning.
M: Yes. Regular practice is also better than practicing a lot in one day. Learning a language well needs patience and perseverance.
W: Then what else did you do to learn a foreign language？
M: Well, I would keep a situational notebook.
W: What is that used for？
M: Ur, for example, in a restaurant, you use a certain phrase over and over again, and so if you can remember just one particular phrase in each setting, then you can immediately speak that language and have more confidence and you get more out of learning the language, I think.
W: Really？ I'll try that. Thank you for your advice.
M: You're welcome.
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A．He's offering some suggestions about learning foreign languages.
B．He's asking the woman for help to improve his English.
C．He's discussing with the woman how to listen to a language regularly.
D．He's talking about the importance of taking notes in foreign languages learning.
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听力原文：M: You have been getting back from lunch later every day. You do your shopping, don't you？
W: No. I spend most of my lunch hour at the library, but it's so quiet that I fall asleep.
Q: Why does the woman come back late from lunch now？
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A．She goes home for lunch.
B．She spends her time shopping.
C．She gets interested in what she is reading.
D．She doesn't wake up in time.
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听力原文：W: Are you sure you don't mind getting the concert tickets？ I wouldn't be able to pay you back until Friday when I get paid.
M: No problem. I'm glad I can help and we'll be able to go together.
Q: What does the man mean？
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A．He doesn't mind it at all.
B．He has no problem.
C．He doesn't need money.
D．The concert tickets are free.
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听力原文：W: It is said that you have made a new pretty girlfriend. And we're having a party tonight. Why not join us together with your girlfriend？
M: Well.. .I'm breaking up with Cathy.
Q: What does the man mean？
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A．He has his leg broken.
B．He wants to join the party.
C．He parts with his girlfriend.
D．He gets along well with Cathy.
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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.
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听力原文：W: It’s Lind’s birthdy. She’s 20 yers old tody.re you going to her birthdy听力原文：W: It’s Lind’s birthdy. She’s 20 yers old tody.re you going to her birthdy prty, Peter M: Sure, why not Here is present for her. W: Is it book M: No. W: Cn I open it M: Yes, gohed. W: Wow, video tpe. How nice ! Whtre they tlkingbout Lind’s birthdy. B． video tpe. C．Peter’s present for Lind. D．Lind’s birthdy prty.
A．Linda’s birthday．
B．A video tape
C．Peter’s present for LindA
D．Linda’s birthday party．
