1. M: Did you go to the match on Saturday?
[00:02.69]W: No,I listened to the commentary instead.
[00:05.43]It sounded pretty exciting,I must say.
[00:08.33]Q: What are they talking about?
[00:11.52]2. M: Two six two four three double four.Charles Farmer speaking.
[00:18.83]W: Hello,Charles,it's Joan-Joan Cook.
[00:21.50]Q: What kind of talk is this?
[00:24.71]3. M: I have written five books,You know.
[00:27.64]W: But you should have written six books.
[00:30.35]Q: How many books have the man written?
[00:34.82]4. M: Linda is coming by train.
[00:37.83]Let's go to the railway station.
[00:39.24]W: OK,but I must wash the dishes first.
[00:42.08]Q: Can the woman get to the station?
[00:46.34]5. M: You speak Chinese quite well.
[00:49.21]How long did you study the language?
[00:51.33]W: I studied it in a college for two years.
[00:54.33]Then I was sent to China and worked there for three years.
[00:57.60]Q: How long did the woman study Chinese?
[01:02.09]6. W: I want to go shopping.
[01:03.82]Can you come with me, please.
[01:05.99]You can help me carry the things.
[01:07.60]W: Certainly,dad.Do you have the shopping basket?
[01:10.90]Q: Where will they go?
[01:12.31]7. M: I'll give a thorough check
[01:15.83]first open your month and show me your tongue.
[01:17.77]W: Is there anything wrong?
[01:19.73]Q: Where does this conversation most likely take place?
[01:24.64]8. M: How long have you been in America?
[01:27.64]W: I arrived one month ago,I will stay here for one year.
[01:30.85]Q: When will the woman leave?
[01:34.15]9. M: How do you spend your weekend?
[01:37.07]W: I usually go shopping or go fishing or go to a movie.
[01:41.59]Q: Which is not mentioned in the conversation?
[01:45.20]10. M: If you buy this blouse,you'll save five dollars.
[01:49.90]It's only twenty-one dollars.
[01:52.12]W: But I want a small size.
[01:53.37]So could you hand me the eighteen-dollar blouse?
[01:57.29]Q: How much did the woman plan to pay for the blouse?
[02:01.13]Passage One
[02:03.14]My friend Wilfred works in the post office.
[02:06.04]He is a good sportsman
[02:07.22]and so he belongs to the Monta Sports Club.
[02:11.00]Three months ago Wilfred made a money-box.
[02:14.19]He got a flat box,and he coloured it white.
[02:17.04]He cut a slit on the top of the box.
[02:19.70]He wrote these words on the box,in big letters.
[02:22.71]WILL YOU HELP
[02:23.46]That was all.
[02:25.50]He did not write his name,or any name.
[02:28.19]The words were just---WILL YOU HELP
[02:31.17]Wilfred took the money-box to the club.
[02:33.50]He put it on a table,just inside the door.
[02:36.45]Every Friday evening he opens the box.
[02:39.06]I do not belong to Monta Sports Club
[02:41.67]but I went there last Friday evening with Wilfred.
[02:44.57]He opened the money-box and took out the money
[02:47.21]"Not bad,"he said "Between two and three pounds
[02:50.71]He shut the box then,and put it back on the table.
[02:54.26]The money went into Wilfred's pocket
[02:56.12]"People are kind," Wilfred said
[02:58.31]"They like to help.They like to give some money away."
[03:01.47]"Are you going to keep the money?" I asked.
[03:04.01]"Yes.I'm not a rich man,and that box is mine."
[03:08.45]I said,"Doesn't anyone ever ask questions about it?"
[03:11.48]"No. They help or they don't help.
[03:13.93]They never ask questions
[03:15.84]People don't like to ask questions about money."
[03:18.95]Questions:
[03:19.65]11. What does a money-box always have?
[03:24.96]12. How often does Wilfred open the box?
[03:28.07]13. Why does Wilfred leave the box near the club door?
[03:33.52]14. People put money in the box. Whom are they helping?
[03:37.94]Passage Two
[03:39.12]It is ten o'clock at night
[03:38.12]and you are outdoor
[03:40.13]You can see many points of light in the sky .
[03:43.00]They are stars.
[03:43.94]Each star is another sun.
[03:46.71]The sky is big,and it has many sun.
[03:49.64]Our Sun is near to us.
[03:52.09]It warms us and gives us light in daytime.
[03:53.82]The stars are not near.
[03:55.83]We can see their light only at night
[03:58.23]and they do not warm us.
[03:59.49]The stars are not all the same.
[04:02.28]Many stars are quite like our Sun.
[04:04.95]They are of the same size
[04:07.22]and they have the same color----yellow .
[04:09.78]Other stars are bigger or smaller.
[04:12.23]A "giant" star is very, very big.
[04:15.50]A "dwarf" is a small star--smaller than the sun.
[04:19.44]Stars have different colours too.
[04:21.90]They can be red,orange,yellow,white or blue.
[04:27.15]There are giants and dwarfs in all these colours.
[04:30.52]All stars are,of course,very hot.
[04:33.45]The hottest stars are the blue ones.
[04:35.82]White stars come next
[04:37.97]they are less hot
[04:39.69]then yellow and orange stars are less hot again
[04:43.32]red stars are the least hot.
[04:45.46]And they are also the oldest stars.
[04:48.65]Questions:
[04:49.35]15. We don't see stars in the daytime. Why?
[04:54.45]16. What colour are the hottest stars?
[04:58.11]17. As what do we see the stars?
[05:02.70]Passage Three
[05:04.38]What you hear is only a recording of the movie.
[05:07.51]The theater is closed.
[05:09.00]Today's movie is The Godfather Part II
[05:11.87]winner of six Academy Awards---Oscar Award
[05:16.10]There will be continuous showings at two-thirty
[05:19.24]five o'clock,seven-thirty,and ten o'clock.
[05:22.95]The movie is rated PD.
[05:24.86]Tickets are two-fifty for adults and half price for cildren under sixteen.
[05:30.13]If you need more information
[05:32.27]the theater will be open at two o'clock.
[05:34.70]Please call back at that time.
[05:37.37]Questions:
[05:38.28]18. What time does the last show start?
[05:42.54]19. How much does a ticket for a child under sixteen cost?
[05:47.35]20. When did the speaker say that the theater would be open |