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A．The man is thinking about taking a new job.

B．The man likes the job that enables him traveling.

C．The man is sure that he can gain more by taking the job.

D．The man doesn't want to stay home and take care of his child.

A．He's excited that his mother-in-law is coming.

B．He's thinking about quite a number of things.

C．He's not feeling well lately.

D．He's looking for a new apartment.

A．He is happy that his parents are coming.

B．He's thinking about a number of things.

C．He's not feeling very well.

D．He's looking for a new apartment.

听力原文：W：Do you know what's wrong with Peter？ He has been acting very strangely lately.

M：Come on，with his parents coming to visit next week-right after he's moved into a new apartment-he's just got a lot on his mind.

Q：What does the man say about Peter？

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A．He is happy that his parents are coming.

B．He's thinking about a number of things.

C．He's not feeling very well.

D．He's looking for a new apartment.

W: It sounds as though you've already made up your mind about what you are going to do.

Q: What is the man thinking about？

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A．Whether to employ the woman.

B．Whether to take up the new job.

C．Whether to ask for a raise.

D．Whether to ask for more salary.

听力原文：M: You are going to make a trip to New York, aren't you？

W: Yes. But I haven't got the plane ticket yet. I'm thinking of postponing the trip next month since it is the busiest month of the airlines.

Q: What do we know about the woman from this conversation？

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A．She has to change the time for the trip.

B．She hasn't decided where to go next month.

C．She is busy so she can't afford the time for the trip.

D．She will manage to get the ticket and leave this time.

听力原文：W: May I help you？

M: Yes, [22] my wife and I want to take a vacation this winter to some place warmer.

W: I understand. How much time do you have？

M: Only a week between Christmas and the New Year. That is the problem, you see.

W: Oh, no problem at all. I can get you on a flight to sunny Spain and Portugal leaving on Christmas and coming back New Year's Eve. And it will only cost you $500 a round trip.

M: Only $500？ [23] We were thinking of something less. $1,000 is a lot to spend for such a short time. [23] If we had a month maybe, not just a week.

W: [24] Do you know about the Florida Fun tour the airline offers？ Everything is reserved for you. Your flight, a reserved hotel room, meals, and they even get you to and from the airport in Miami.

M: Actually we don't go in much for arranged tours. We like to do all that for ourselves.

W: Well, in that case, maybe we could just arrange your flight and the rest to you.

M: What else do you have to offer？ Florida is not exactly our idea of a great vacation. What about some place a little different where few tourists go？

W: Oh, some place like Arizona, right？ [25] Or maybe New Mexico？ Sunny, but quiet, relaxing.

M: Yeah, that sounds better—New Mexico. I'll talk to my wife about it and then return.

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A．In a department store.

B．At a travel agency.

C．At an airport ticket counter.

D．At a hotel.

听力原文： A recent film, The Cods Must Be Crazy, described the social change that can result in a society from the introduction of a single item from the outside world. While a pilot was flying in a light plane over a remote desert in South Africa, he finished the soda he was drinking and throw the bottle out of the window. It fell to the ground in an area where an Mrican tribe lived. The people there had almost no possession or sense of private property. No one in this small, remote society had seen a soda bottle before and, because it came from the sky, they believe that it must be a unique gift from the gods. When the bottle was first found, it was something new and people of all ages enjoyed admiring it, playing with it, and thinking about its purpose. It was not very long, however, before arguments and conflict arose among group members about who would possess the bottle and for what purpose. The harmony of this peaceful society was disturbed by the introduction of a new item of technology. And, as it was told in the film, ties of affection were broken, and people's trust in each other disappointed.

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A．Because the bottle was empty and useless.

B．Because he wanted to lighten the load of his small plane.

C．Because the bottle might be useful to the native Africans.

D．Because he wanted to amuse the local tribe's people.

听力原文：W: Hi, Michael. How are things？

M: Hi, Liz. Good, thanks. What's new with you？

W: Oh, I was just wondering if you wanted to go out tonight.

M: Well I was thinking of going to the University Library to do a bit of study. What've you got in mind？

W: I thought we could just go for a walk. Maybe down to that park near the beach.

M: Tonight？ You must be joking, it's too cold. What about coming round to my place？ We could just watch TV or something.

W: Whatch TV？ That's all you ever want to do! I want to go out somewhere. That new Jackie Chen movie is on in town. How about that？

M: Look, if you really want to go somewhere, you could come with me to the library.

W: Oh, come on.

M: Ok, just joking. What time does it start？

W: Oh, I think it's half past eight or something. I'll just get the paper and show you something. Just hang on for a minute. You'll love it. It got a fantastic review in the newspaper last week.

M: Ok, Ok. So, where are we going to meet？

W: It'd be easiest if we met at the cinema.

M: Ok, see you there then.

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A．He has something else in mind.

B．It's freezing outside.

C．It's too dark near the beach.

D．He has to work against a deadline.

听力原文： In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The "spiderstory" is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times to span the gap. On the seventh time, he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English.

Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often. He replied,

"Failure？ 1 have no failures. Now, I know 50,000 ways that it won' t work."

So what？ First, always think about your failure. What caused it？ Were conditions right？ Were you in top form. yourself？ What can you change so that things may go right next time？

Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one？ Try to do some titivating about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, "If I do succeed in this, where will it gel me？" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn' t be doing anyway.

The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to live with yourself even though you may have failed. Remember, you can't win them all .

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A．Failure and success.

B．The "spider-story".

C．Two sides of failure.

D．The invention of the light bulb.