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　　Listen carefully to the conversations and short passages

[00:07.99]and choose the best answer to each of the questions.

[00:13.56]1.A)From eight o'clock in the morning until noon.

[00:27.19](B)From noon until six o'clock in the evening.

[00:37.22]C)From eight o'clock in the morning until nine o’clock at night.

[00:52.79]D)Twenty-four hours a day.

[00:58.67]2.A)The light hurts her eyes. B)His ears hurt. C)She can't hear. D)She can't see.

[01:26.70]3.A)The boss was angry with good reason. B)The boss didn't understand.

[01:51.05]C)She wasn't at all upset.  D)She wanted a better design.

[01:56.01]4.A)At a bookstore.  B)At a bank.  C)At a club.  D)At a grocery store.

[02:27.17]5.(A) Her daughter was making too much noise in the house.

[02:35.25](B) No one could sleep because of their dog,Flame,barking.

[02:41.59](C) The house was in need of a paint job.

[02:48.86](D) The house was burning and the daughter was awake to let the others know.

[02:54.13]6.(A)She works in a law office.   B)She works for an answering service.

[03:26.79]C)She works at an employment agency.   D)She is a teacher.

[03:31.46]7.A)The northern climate.   B)The water from the lakes.

[03:49.43]C)The well-managed orchards 1.   D)The great northern terrain 2.

[03:57.19]8.A)$ 240.  B)$200.  C)$300.  D)$120.

[04:24.05]9.A)He has another appointment.  B)He hates interviews.

[04:47.01]C)His wife is in a hurry.  D) He's tired.

[04:53.46]10.A)Because it is customary.  B)Because he had extra money.

[05:12.03]C)Because the lady lost her money by mistake.  D)Because the musician took a shower.

[05:18.09]PASSAGE   1 (answer 11-13)

[08:53.58]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[09:00.94]11.A)In the second half of the 19th century. B)In the 1960's. C)In the first half of the 20th century. (D) In the early 1800’s.

[09:06.72]12.A)Movies with sound. B)Nylon. C)The radio. D)The computer.

[09:15.78]13.A)improved living conditions. B)New ways to help people get over diseases. C)Many inventions in industry. D)Industrialization in developing countries.

[09:27.54]PASSAGE 2 (answer 14-16)

[11:20.10]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[11:26.65]14.A)Immigrants and the poor. B)Asians. C)Children. D)Day laborers 3.

[11:34.52]15.A)People needed places to work and live in. B)City government was encouraging rapid expansion.

[11:41.18]C)There were few clearly defined neighborhoods. D)Real estate development was uncontrolled.

[11:46.82]16.A)Rapid population growth. B)Corrupt city government. C)Real estate speculators. D)Lack of immigration quotas 4.

[11:56.96]PASSAGE  3  (answer  17-20)

[12:22.56]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[12:29.11]17.A)The British government. B)George Washington. C)Ben Franklin. D)The private contractors 5.

[12:37.66]18.A)He created kite-flying. B)He established a government service. C)He developed a new road. D)He established the postal 6 system.

[12:45.10]19.A)Because the horse and wagon 7 were slow. B)Because the trains were too fast. C)Because some towns were far away. D)Because the communities didn't like it.

[12:53.36]20.A)The postal service failed. B)The postal service has developed a system. C)It remained the same. D)The postal service has developed all over the country.