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听力原文：W: Good morning. This is housing office. How can I help you？

M: Hi. I'm calling about the new subsidized low-cost housing for graduate students.

W: Are you aware that it's only available to married graduate students and their families？

M: Yes. I think my wife and I may qualify since she's still in graduate school. But I was wondering whether there were any other requirements.

W: Well, unless you have more than one child, you have to have a combined annual income that's less than 5000 dollars.

M: I'm working as a part-time research assistant so that's no problem. But right now we're living with my wife's parents. Does that mean we have to include their income too？

W: Not necessarily. Why don't you stop by our office so I can give you some forms to fill out and explain everything in more detail？

M: That sounds like a good idea. Would tomorrow morning be all right？

W: I think the afternoon might be better. You know it can be pretty crazy around here on a Friday morning.

M: All right then. I'll try to make it in the afternoon, Is there anyone special I should ask for？

W: You can ask for me, Susan Davidson, or my assistant Bill Brown. We'll be glad to give you any help you need.

M: OK. Thanks a lot. See you then.

(20)

A．In his own apartment.

B．With his wife's parents.

C．With his grandparents.

D．In student housing.

听力原文：M: Are you looking forward to your job interview tomorrow？

W: I'm a bit nervous about it. When you interview people, what do you look for？

M: Well, a lot of people think it's about your qualifications and experience, but actually they aren't so important in the interview.

W: Really？ Why not？

M: Well, your qualifications and experience have already been listed on your CV and in your cover letter. The interviewer might want to know how you think your previous experience relates to the job on offer, but...

W: I see. So what's the main purpose of the interview？

M: The interviewer wants to see what kind of person you are and decide whether you will fit in with the other employees. The interviewer wants to see if you have the right personality for the job.

W: You also have to give the right answers to their questions.

M: Usually, there are no 'right' answers. Obviously, you don't want to say anything silly, but each question can be answered in different ways. The important thing is to be articulate.

W: Articulate？

M: Yes. Communication skills are valued by almost all employers nowadays. A person who can express themselves clearly and succinctly is considered a real asset.

W: Why's that？ Surely communication skills can't outweigh qualifications and experience.

M: Good communication skills are vital because if there are breakdowns in communication, it could cost the company time and money. Communication skills might not outweigh qualifications and experience, but as I said before, the interviewer has already seen those on your CV.

W: So, you mean that your CV shows you have the qualifications and experience and gets you into the interview room. After that, other factors take over-particularly communications kills and your personality.

M: Right.

W: I was always told that the way You look is a key factor, too.

M: Well, of course you should look smart, clean, and fairly formal. Whatever some people say, the way you look does create an impression on others.

W: I'll be sure to wear my best outfit then!

(23)

A．Because he/she hasn't seen your CV.

B．Because he/she wants to make sure you are not lying on your CV.

C．Because he/she wants to know how it relates to the job you are applying for.

D．Because he/she wants to sec if you are articulate.

Married, With Money

You fight over finances, right？ Here' s how to keep the cash - and the passion.

Brian Greenberg is a college financial planner, but on a recent morning he felt more like a marriage counselor. The couple sitting in his office, near Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was seeking advice about applying for financial aid for the man's son from a previous marriage. "When they walked in," Greenberg recalls, "I could feel the hostility."

The income from the wife' s business, which she had started before they married, was modest, but it was just enough to limit the amount of aid the son could receive. The husband wanted her to incorporate to reduce their income, thereby allowing the son to qualify for more aid. She didn't want to go through the complicated incorporation process, but felt pressured by her husband. "He was saying, ' I' m entitled to do what I want because I' m making the money that pays the bills, '" recalls Greenberg. "That kind of thinking undermines a relationship."

Much of this type of animosity (仇恨) can be avoided if only couples would talk about money before they get married, says Mary Claire Allvine, a certified financial planner in Chicago and Atlanta and co - author of The 7 Most Important Money Decisions You'll Ever Make. Without this talk, it' s unlikely that couples have an actual plan for their lives together.

Studies have shown that disagreements over money are the No. 1 cause of friction in a marriage. And for some, they're the No. 1 reason for divorce.

So why can some couples weather financial ups and downs while others split over a household budget？ The key to success is to find the common ground - the shared values about how, as partners, you want to live your lives together. Here are some tips for executing a money plan without losing the passion.

Think big and put it in buckets. After couples have paid their fixed expenses, they often find themselves disagreeing over how to spend what' s left - pay off the credit cards or get that HDTV one of them has been craving.

To avoid such clashes, talk about your dreams. Allvine' s research says couples who don't get bogged down with day -to- day budgeting details are usually the most successful with their money. "You can't say to the spender, 'Okay, you can only spend $ 50 a month. ' It' s like putting people on a diet where they can last for a while but then they just binge and eat a loaf of bread. The spender will say, 'I'll cut back. And then they start cutting out the extra cup of coffee. But it' s rarely the coffee that puts them in debt. It' s the home they can' t afford or the car they shouldn' t be driving."

Allvine recommends sorting your big dreams - starting a business, owning a home, saving for a vacation - into categories, or buckets. "When you name the bucket, you know what that money is for, and you won' t use it for anything else. That' s how couples get to their goals - they pay themselves first for the big things."

Everyone needs the prenuptial (结婚前的)talk. As today's couples marry later, or remarry, they face big challenges combining resources. One spouse may bring children from a previous marriage; another might be caring for elderly parents. The new- think says, rich or not, you may need a prenuptial agreement. "It makes sense to think things through early on," says Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Capital Management in Chicago.

But Carrie Schwab - Pomerantz, co - author, with her father, Charles Schwab, of It Pays to Talk, has a different take: "Not everyone needs to sign a prenuptial document- but everyone should have the prenuptial conversation."

The point, says Schwab - Pomerantz, is to get an idea of each other's money personality. "If someone has a lot of debt. that can reflect some personality issues that his or her partner needs to know ab

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听力原文： The private motor vehicle has given us a freedom our ancestors could not dream about. We can travel swiftly, and usually safely, over the roads which have been built to accommodate our cars. People can display their wealth by driving a car which may cost as much as another person's home.

(29) Sadly the car has become a disadvantage as well as a boon. The car pollutes the atmosphere, may be involved in serious accidents, and by its very numbers blocks roads. (29) How can we reduce its use？ The car is only desirable if we can use it easily, so we might begin by reducing access to parking spaces in the cities and simultaneously increasing the quality and availability of public transport. Cars could be banned from certain parts of the city, thus forcing people to walk or to use public transport. The expense of buying and running a car can be raised. (30) If the motorist is faced with a high purchase price, high road tax, high insurance premiums and substantial fines he or she may reconsider the purchase. A corresponding reduction in the price of public transport would help this financial argument against car ownership.

Neither of these arguments will sway the super rich who can afford the status cars, but it would perhaps encourage them to look at other ways of demon-strafing their wealth. (31) However we do it, reducing the number of cars on the road will reduce the problems of pollution and the congestion which can bring cities to a standstill.

29. What does the speaker focus on？

30.What factor might hinder most people's consideration of purchasing private cars？

31.What would be the result if the number of private cars is reduced？

(4)

A．The sadness of being involved in accidents.

B．Ways to limit the use of private cars.

C．The serious pollution on motor roads.

D．Freedom to travel quickly and safely.

听力原文：W: This evening, the guest speaker with us is Dr. Bush. (22)He's going to talk about copyrighting works of art.

M: Well, a copyright is a proof of authorship. (22)It protects artists against someone else using their work without their permission.

W: So, all artists' works will be protected by copyright law？

M: It's important to remember that United States Copyright Law protects artistic expressions such as paintings, (23)but does not protect any ideas, concepts, procedures or techniques.

W: How can artists obtain copyright protection？

M: The law has changed in 1978 and again in 1989. (24)For artists the current law means everything they create is automatically and immediately copyrighted. They don't have to file any documents and under the protection of the Copyright Law, any recreations of their original work such as prints are also covered by the artist's copyright.

Further more, any changes artists made to their original works are covered. The Law also makes it dear that when someone buys the work of art, they are not allowed to destroy or change that work of art.

W: What if the work was sold to a new owner？

M: (25)Artists keep the copyright even after selling the work of art. The purchaser may buy the physical work, but the right to make prints or copies is still the artists' and the buyer does not automatically have any right to make and sell prints or copies of work.

W: Do you have any suggestions to our artists in this area？

M: Although works are automatically copyrighted, artists are encouraged to register their work with United States Copyright Office. Registering art provides additional legal protection and also gives the people around the world the ability to approach the honors about licensing and purchasing right.

(23)

A．Protecting buyers of paintings.

B．Why copies of famous paintings are made.

C．How paintings are sold in the United States.

D．Protecting artists from illegal use of their work.

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