听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：Did you all enjoy the film yesterday?

M：John was the only one who didn’t．

1．Who enjoyed the film yesterday?

A．John．

B．All except John．

C．Everyone, including John．

M：Aren’t you going to apologize for breaking that window?

W：Why should I?I didn’t throw the ball．

2．Who broke the window?

A．The boy．

B．The girl．

C．Someone else．

W：Have you moved into your new house yet?

M：Yes, already．

W：How do you like it?

M：It’s small but quiet．

3．What are they talking about?

A．A new house．

B．A new friend．

C．A new garden．

W：I’m returning the book you lent me．

M：That isn’t my book．

W：It’s not?That’s funny．It must belong to your brother then．

M：Should I give it to him?

W：Thanks．Here you are．

4．Who is the owner of the book?

A．The man himself．

B．The man’s brother．

C．The woman’s brother．

M：The study with all those bookshelves would be very useful．

W：And here is the kitchen with a large table and a fridge as well．

5．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a house．

B．In a park．

C．In a library．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

W：Sir!Please take me to the airport as quickly as possible．

M：OK!I will drive as fast as I can．When is your flight?

W：9∶30．

M：Don’t worry．We will be there on time．

W：You see, it takes quite a long time to pass the customs．

M：I know．Is this the first time you are travelling by air?

W：Yes, and this is the first time for me to go abroad．

M：No wonder you look a little nervous．Are you going alone?

W：No, five other teachers will go together with me．

6．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Passenger and taxi driver．

B．Husband and wife．

C．Newly-made friends．

7．What time does the plane take off?

A．At 9∶13．

B．At 9∶30．

C．At 9∶20．

8．Why is the woman in such a hurry?

A．She is going to see five teachers off at the airport．

B．It’s almost time for her plane to take off．

C．It’s her first time to take a plane and she is a little nervous．

听第7段材料，回答第9～10题。

W：Do you have a plan for your holidays?

M：Yes, I’ll go back to my hometown．

W：To see your grandparents?

M：Yes, and also to do some farming．

W：You mean you know how to farm?

M：Yes．I did that every summer during holidays．

W：I didn’t know that a city boy can do farm work．Can I go there with you?I’d like to learn to do some farming．

M：Sure, my grandparents would be very happy to see you．

W：Are you sure?

9．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Farming．

B．Holiday plans．

C．Grandparents．

10．Where did the man grow up?

A．In the country．

B．At the seaside．

C．In the city．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：Why did you sell the car?

M：It was giving me too much trouble．I was spending so much money on it that I was…er…spending more money than it was worth．Unfortunately, of course, when you actually sell the car, you’ve already, spent the money on it, so you lose both ways．

W：What was wrong with your old car?

M：The engine needed a lot of repairs and the wheels were giving trouble now and then．When I set off on a journey, it gave me a sort of feeling that I might not get to the other end．So I decided to change it．

W：Is the new car good?

M：Yes．It’s newer, more comfortable, and it hasn’t given me any trouble at all．When I set off, I’m quite sure that I’ll be able to get to the other end safely．

11．What did the man do about his old car?

A．He sold it．

B．He repaired the engine．

C．He gave it to his friend as a present．

12．How did the man feel about his old car?

A．It would go far safely．

B．It was in pretty good condition．

C．He shouldn’t have spent money having it repaired．

13．How does the man feel about his new car?

A．We are not sure．

B．It’s even worse than the old one．

C．It’s much better than the old one．

听第9段材料，回答14～16题。

M：Excuse me, Miss Smith, I cannot come to class tomorrow．

W：You missed two classes last week．You’ve missed a lot of lessons already．I think you should work a little harder to make up for them．

M：Yes, I will, Miss Smith．

W：Well, now, why can’t you attend my class tomorrow?

M：My grandfather is seriously ill and my family is going to visit him in the hospital tomorrow．

W：It seems to be an excuse．All right, you are excused．By the way, which hospital has your grandfather been in?

M：Which hospital? Er-er…he is in St．George’s Hospital．

W：St．George’s Hospital? That’s interesting．It has been closed for repair for the past two months．Tony Banks, you’re trying to cut my class again．You’re coming to my class tomorrow and staying after class for extra work．

14．What can we learn about the boy?

A．His grandfather is seriously ill．

B．He is tired of learning．

C．He is a good student．

15．What makes that woman know the boy is lying?

A．The fact that the hospital has been closed for 2 months．

B．The fact that the boy has cut classes before．

C．She met the boy’s grandfather only minutes ago．

16．What does the teacher decide to do?

A．Give the boy permission to see his grandfather．

B．Punish the boy by having him stay for extra work after class．

C．Go to the hospital to see the boy’s grandfather

17．How might the boy feel in the end?

A．Happy．

B．Moved．

C．Disappointed．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　It was about two o’clock in the morning, and…and suddenly I woke up, I heard a noise．I got out of bed and went slowly downstairs．There was a light in the living room．I listened very carefully．I could hear two men speaking quietly．

　　“Burglars!” I thought．“Two of them!”Well, I was really frightened, so I went back upstairs, and immediately phoned they police from my bedroom．The police arrived quickly．They opened the front door with a special key and went into the living room．Then they came upstairs．“It’s all right now, sir, ”they explained．“We turned the television off for you!”

18．What did the speaker think had happened when he woke up?

A．The house was on fire．

B．Some guests had arrived．

C．The house was broken into．

19．Why didn’t the speaker get into the living room?

A．Because it was too dark there．

B．Because he was afraid．

C．Because the police were there．

20．What did the police find out?

A．The speaker had forgotten to turn off the TV before going to bed．

B．Two burglars (夜贼)were trying to steal valuable things．

C．Someone had opened the door with a special key．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：I think it is going to rain．

M：Going to rain?The ground is already wet!

1．What does the man mean?

A．It won’t rain．

B．It is raining．

C．It’s going to rain．

W：What happens in the first part of the film?

M：To tell the truth, I don’t exactly remember because it almost put me to sleep．

2．What does the man think of the film?

A．Frightening．

B．Interesting．

C．Boring．

M：I’d like to have this film developed．

W：Just write down your name and address here please．

M：Oh…, it’s for a friend．I don’t know his address．I guess I’ll have to make a phone call and come back later．

3．What will the man do when he comes back?

A．He will make a telephone call．

B．He will write down his friend’s address．

C．He will get his photos back．

M：Hi, Jane．Long time no see!

W：Hi, George．How are you doing?

M：Not so well．I’ve been working overtime a lot．Besides, I go to night classes, and I’m on my way to school now．

W：That’s terrible!Why don’t you take it easy for a while?

4．What does George need most of all?

A．Having a rest．

B．Going to school．

C．Keeping on working．

W：Tickets, please．

M：We want to catch the eighteen to London．

W：You’ve just missed it!

M：Goodness me!What should we do then?

W：You can come in the afternoon and catch the three sixteen．

5．Where does this dialogue take place?

A．At the cinema．

B．At the police station．

C．At the railway station．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

M：I’d like to book a ticket to Los Angeles for next Monday．

W：Just a second．

M：I’ll need a ticket with an open return．

W：TWA has a flight leaving at 9：25．

M：I guess that’s OK．What time should I check in?

W：You have to be there half an hour before it leaves．

6．What does the man want to do?

A．Buy a ticket．

B．Book a ticket．

C．Book a room．

7．When will the man go to Los Angeles?

A．Next Monday．

B．This Monday．

C．Not settled．

8．When should the man check in?

A．9∶25．

B．9∶55．

C．8∶55．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Having visited so many different countries you must be able to speak several different languages．

M：I wish I could, but French and English are the only ones that I have ever learned to speak．

W：Have you ever tried Chinese?

M：Yes, but I gave up halfway．The Chinese characters are too difficult to practise．

W：How about Japanese?

M：I attended class for two or three months, but the more I learned, the more difficult the grammar became．

W：Do you like travelling?

M：No, I don’t, but I have to．I work in the sales department．

W：If only all the countries used the same language, then I would be able to work in different countries．

M：But to tell you the truth, I hope not．As a matter of fact, I am quite interested in language learning．

9．How many languages can the man speak?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

10．What’s the man’s job?

A．A doctor．

B．A businessman．

C．A teacher．

11．What does the woman wish?

A．She wishes she could speak French．

B．She wishes she could speak Japanese．

C．She wishes there were just one language in the world．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Have you been chased by a dog?

M：No, I haven’t．But by a bull．

W：Really?

M：Yes, a couple of years ago．When I was walking in the country, the field was full of bulls．And I was wearing a bright red coat．They suddenly jumped up and down and started chasing me．

W：What happened then?

M：I just ran for the nearest fence and jumped over it．

W：You’re lucky．But I know a man who was bitten by a dog while he was jogging．

M：How did that happen?

W：He was running past a farm when a sheepdog started barking at him．He tried to kick it out of the way．But the dog jumped up and bit him in the leg．

12．When was the man chased by bulls?

A．A couple of years ago．

B．A couple of months ago．

C．A couple of weeks ago．

13．What was the man doing when he was chased by a dog?

A．He was walking．

B．He was working．

C．He was running．

14．Why did the bulls chase the man?

A．He was wearing a red coat．

B．He ran past a farm．

C．He walked in the country．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Have you ever eaten here before?

W：Only in the evenings．I didn’t know until now that they served breakfast too．

M：That’s what the Carolina Coffee Shop is famous for．People have been coming here for over 60 years for breakfast before going to the university football and basketball games．It’s a tradition．

W：Oh, what’s good here?

M：The best is their French toast．They take some pieces of French bread and dip them in eggs．Then they bake them．It’s delicious．

W：I think I’ll try it．

M：OK．Since this is your first visit to the Carolina Coffee Shop in the morning, I’ll buy you breakfast．

W：Thanks．

15．What time of day is the conversation taking place?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

16．What does the man suggest the woman have?

A．French bread．

B．French toast．

C．French eggs．

17．Who will pay the breakfast?

A．The man．

B．The woman．

C．It will be free．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

“We are not training future poets．”said a school’s headmaster．“We just hope the class makes students more creative．”The class has 56 poem-loving students in it．They get half a day’s teaching every week from Zhu Tiewu, a poet from the Shanghai City Poets Group．Zhu has a three-term teaching plan for the class．He will ask them to study many poems in the first two terms．They will only get to write poems in the final term．Students will study both old and new poems．These will come from both China and foreign countries．But are students interested in poems today?Yes．According to a study of 90 students at the school, about half of them read poems and about a third want to be poets．They are learning about poems not because they want to be poets, but because poems teach them a lot about life．

18．What’s the purpose of teaching poems to students in this school?

A．To train them into future poets．

B．To make the class more lively．

C．To make the students more creative．

19．What’s Mr．Zhu’s three-term teaching plan for the class?

A．He will ask them to study poems in the first two terms and then get to write．

B．He will ask them to study Chinese poems for two terms and then to study foreign poems．

C．He will ask them to study poems in the first term and then write in the following terms．

20．How many students in this school want to be poets?

A．About 1/2．

B．About 1/3．

C．About 1/4．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a school．

B．In a library．

C．In a hospital．

2．What did the woman think of the lecture?

A．It was popular．

B．It was boring．

C．It was interesting．

3．How is the girl going to spend the weekend?

A．Doing her homework．

B．Preparing for the competition．

C．Boating in the Water Park．

4．Where does the woman most probably work?

A．In a music store．

B．In a computer lab．

C．In a school library．

5．Why didn’t the man go to the exhibition?

A．The ticket was too expensive．

B．Buying tickets took time．

C．Da Vinci was not his favorite．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：Excuse me, is it my turn now?I have been waiting for some time and I was wondering…

W：I’m sorry．The doctor is so busy．

(Text 2)

M：It was such an interesting lecture．I hope you enjoy it as much as I did．

W：I must admit that I always fell asleep in the first 30 minutes．

(Text 3)

M：Have a nice weekend．Do you have anything exciting?

W：No, not really．I was thinking of boating in the Water Park with my parents．But you know the international English telling competition is coming up, so I will stay at home and prepare for it．

(Text 4)

W：Good morning, Mig music．

M：Hello, I’d like to know if I can order the new discovery CD．

W：Certainly．Let me check on the computer．Yes, the order number is CD392BK．The price is 30 ponds 99．

(Text 5)

M：Did you go to the Italian art & tech exhibition in Tianjin University last month?

W：Yes, it was wonderful．I particularly like the works by Da Vinci．

M：I wish I had gone but I heard we have to wait for two hours to get the ticket．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

6．What do we learn about Bill?

A．He just got out of trouble．

B．He did something right．

C．He enjoyed what he had done．

7．What kind of film does the woman prefer?

A．Something exciting．

B．Something educational．

C．Something relaxing．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：Hi Bill, you look happy．

M：Yes．I’ve just seen a very funny film on TV．

W：What was it about?

M：It was about a careless man who got into trouble wherever he went．He couldn’t do anything right．

W：So you like it?

M：Yes, I did．It made me laugh a lot．

W：But I rather see something not only interesting but also instructive．

M：Oh Jane, don’t be so serious．People sometimes need relaxation．

W：That’s true．But I just think that watching TV is not just for entertainment．

听第7段对话，回答第8～10题。

8．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．Their future study．

B．The graduation party．

C．College entrance exam．

9．In what field is the boy most likely to work in the future?

A．Medicine．

B．Computing．

C．Banking．

10．What do we learn about the girl?

A．Her uncle has a company．

B．She dreams of becoming a doctor．

C．She wants to live in Hong Kong．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：How are you, Lily．Great graduation party, isn’t it?

W：Yes．Everyone here is having a good time．Any ideas for the future?

M：Well, I’m interested in finance and my uncle runs a company in Hong Kong, so I decided to go to Hong Kong University．

W：Sounds great．Hong Kong is an international financial center．You will surely go far there．

M：What about you?

W：I’d like to go to university in Beijing．

M：What do you want to take as you major, computer science or medicine?

W：I prefer medicine．It’s always being my dream to be a doctor．

听第8段对话，回答11～13题。

11．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．Cultures of Australia and New Zealand．

B．A plan to travel to Australia and New Zealand．

C．Similarities and differences between two countries．

12．What are the people of the two countries like?

A．They are crazy about sports．

B．They like drinking and talking．

C．They are interested in shopping．

13．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．New Zealand has a warmer climate．

B．Australian beaches are slightly better．

C．Both countries are attractive to travelers．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：I hear that you have just been to Australia and New Zealand;can you tell me something about the two countries?

W：Well, Australia is much bigger than New Zealand．You can leave a town and drive for hours before coming to the next one．There are more nationalities there．But New Zealand has a much cooler climate．

M：Is there anything similar about them?

W：They both have beautiful beaches, green forests and mountains．So traveling in both countries is very exciting．

M：What about the cultures?

W：They have very similar cultures．Perhaps because they are such close neighbors．Both cultures are very relaxed and friendly．You can go into a corner shop to buy a drink and then end up to talking to shop keeper for hours．What’s more, people in both countries are sports mad．

听第9段对话，回答第14～16题。

14．What does the boy do at the gym every week?

A．Swim three times．

B．Take a part-time job．

C．Play ping-pong sometimes．

15．Why doesn’t the girl go to the gym?

A．She doesn’t like doing exercise．

B．Study has been her first concern．

C．The gym schedule is too tight for her．

16．What is the girl probably going to do?

A．Do some sport．

B．Meet her teacher．

C．Study even harder．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：Hi, you look tired．

M：Yeah, but actually I feel great．I’ve just been working out at the gym．

W：Really?What do you do?

M：Well, usually I play ping-pong three times a week．If I have time, I go for a short swim．

W：I have never been to the gym．I am so busy with my classes that I just don’t have time to exercise．

M：Oh, that’s too bad．I think you will enjoy the gym if you start going．

W：My schedules are so tight．You know, my teachers all have great expectations of me．

M：Well, anyway, think about it．And if you will find the time, I do encourage you to try it．You’d feel 100％ better．

W：Yeah．I really need to start to get some exercises．I will give it some serious thought．

听第10段对话，回答第17～20题。

17．Why is Fred invited to the program?

A．To advertise his driving school．

B．To talk about learning to drive．

C．To share his driving experiences．

18．How do Fred’s customers know about him?

A．Through friends．

B．Through newspapers．

C．Through the program．

19．Why does Fred have so many customers now?

A．He works harder．

B．He is warm-hearted．

C．He offers lower prices．

20．What does Fred do first in training beginners?

A．He calms them down．

B．He talks to them．

C．He sits beside them．

听力原文：(Text 10)

　　W：Welcome to our program．Today we have invited Fred Watson, a driving instructor of over 20 years experience to talk to us about learning to drive．Well, Fred, do you think it’s getting more expensive to learn to drive these days?

　　M：Well, it depends．If you come for a private instructor like me, it’s probably going to be a bit less expensive than going to a big school．The thing is, people have usually heard of the big school and trust them．Well, I get customers through personal connections．

　　W：Does that mean you have to try harder to get customers??

　　M：Not now, when I started I have to．But at the moment I am fully booked and my prices are quite competitive．

　　W：Learning to drive is usually a nervous experience for beginners．What do you think?

　　M：Well, it can be．But I try to get them to sit quietly in the drive’s seat for a few moments．With their eyes closed, you will be surprised how it changed some people．They fell much more ready for driving if they had a few quiet moments．

　　W：Yes, I suppose some people are much more nervous than others．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What’s the man’s opinion about the woman’s dress?

A．He thinks it pretty．

B．He thinks it awful．

C．He thinks it kidding．

2．What’s the man’s job?

A．A traveler．

B．A teacher．

C．A news reporter．

3．What’s Lisa wearing?

A．A blue dress．

B．A red dress．

C．A yellow dress．

4．What will the man do?

A．He will take woman to a lovely garden．

B．He will go to see a film with the woman．

C．He will pick up the woman at 6：30．

5．Why is the woman’s father going go retire?

A．He is old．

B．He is in good health．

C．He is in poor health．

听力原文：(Text 1)

W：Do you like my new dress?

M：It looks awful．Just kidding．You look really pretty in it．

(Text 2)

W：What do you do for a living?

M：I am a journalist．

W：Really?Do you like it?

M：Yes, I do．It’s very interesting．

(Text 3)

M：Who is that girl over there?

W：Which one?

M：The tall one in a yellow dress．

W：That’s Lisa．

(Text 4)

M：Would you like to come to the cinema this evening?

W：That would be lovely．

M：I shall pick you up at six．

(Text 5)

W：My father is going to retire soon．

M：Is he?Why?

W：He is not in good health now．

M：I am sorry to hear that．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

6．Where are the two speakers?

A．On a ship．

B．On a plane．

C．On a train．

7．Why isn’t the man going straight to London?

A．To visit other places．

B．To save money．

C．To meet some Romanian friends．

听力原文：(Text 6)

M：The plane is leaving in three minutes．

W：Yes, it is．

M：Excuse me, may I know your nationality?

W：I’m from the States．You’re Chinese, I guess．

M：Yes, you are right．

W：Are you going to Romania?I mean what’s your destination?

M：I’m on my way to London．Where are you going?

W：Same here．But why don’t you fly straight to London?

M：It’s cheaper this way for both Chinese and Romanian passengers．

W：Is that so? That’s fine．

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

8．Where does the man live?

A．In a beautiful garden．

B．In a camp．

C．In the mountains．

9．Why does he live there?

A．Because there is no pollution．

B．Because there is a beautiful lake．

C．Because there is a cabin．

听力原文：(Text 7)

W：Welcome to the mountains!

M：We’re delighted to be here．It’s really beautiful．

W：Yes, it is．

M：No pollution!Not many care and in fact, not much traffic of any kind!How long have you been in this place?

W：Oh…about five years．

M：Did you build the cabin yourself?

W：Friends, family, everybody joined in．It took us one whole summer．We camped outside and used the lake water for drinking and washing．

M：Interesting, wasn’t it?

W：It was．

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

10．What’s wrong with the two speakers?

A．They don’t have an engine．

B．Their tank is half full．

C．The run out of gas．

11．Where are they going?

A．To the sea port．

B．To the railway station．

C．To the airport．

12．What should they do now?

A．Do nothing but wait．

B．Find a policeman．

C．Telephone the nearest gas station．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：What’s the matter?

M：I don’t know．All of a sudden, the engine died．

W：Well, can you start it?

M：No…No, it won’t start now．

W：Could we be out of gas?

M：No, I’m sure we are not out of gas．

W：Let’s check the gas gauge．Oh, see, it’s on “empty”．

M：I was sure the tank was half full!

W：Obviously, it wasn’t．Well…, too bad．

M：What time is it now?

W：It’s five to eight．I am afraid we can’t get the airport on time．He’s probably looking for us right now．

M：Let’s stand by the side of the road for a few minutes．Maybe somebody will stop and pick us up．

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

13．What is the man asking about?

A．The woman’s last job．

B．Ideal Systems．

C．The woman’s work experience．

14．How many companies has the woman worked for?

A．3．

B．2．

C．4．

15．Why did the woman leave Format?

A．She had a quarrel with her boss．

B．She needed a change．

C．The company closed down．

16．How many years did the woman work for Ideal Systems?

A．Ten．

B．Five．

C．Two．

听力原文：(Text 9)

M：Miss Helen, can you tell us a little bit about where you have worked before?

W：Well, my last job was with Format．

M：And when did you start with them?

W：Two years ago．

M：I see．So why did you decide to leave?

W：Well, perhaps you’ve heard that the company closed down earlier this year．

M：Yes, we’ve heard about it．And where did you work before Format?

W：Ideal Systems．

M：How long did you work for them?

W：For ten years, as a secretary．

M：And why did you leave that job as a secretary?

W：Well, I felt I needed a change．I think I learnt all I could there．

M：OK, that’s enough on your work experience．Thank you．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．What destroyed Tokyo the second time this century?

A．Pollution．

B．Earthquake．

C．War．

18．What happened during the earthquake?

A．People lost their homes．

B．People pulled down their houses．

C．People lost their jobs．

19．What caused Tokyo to develop fast during the 1960’s?

A．The Olympic Games．

B．The rapid growing population．

C．The world wars．

20．What challenges is the government facing now?

A．Waste disposal and job problems．

B．Housing problems and pollution．

C．Pollution and crimes．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

　　Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities of the world．It is also one of the world’s most modern cities．Twice this century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt．In 1923, a major earthquake struck the city．Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless as buildings collapsed and fires broke out throughout Tokyo．It took seven years to rebuild the city．During World War Ⅱ, Tokyo was destroyed once again．As a result of these disasters there is nothing old Tokyo remaining in the downtown area．

　　After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city．Buildings went up at a fantastic rate, and between 1945 and 1960, the city’s population is more than doubled．Because of the Olympic games held in Tokyo in 1964, many new stadiums, parks, and hotels were built to accommodate visitors from all over the world．As a result of this rapid development, however, many problems have arisen．Housing shortage, pollution, and waste disposal have presented serious challenges to the city, but the government has begun programs to answer them．