What is the man doing? 

May I have a word with you?<br />You've caught me at a bad time. I'm writing a report.<br />And have to finish it within an hour.<br />You really like leaving things to the last minute?

 How many dogs do the speakers own now? 

I know we already have a lot of dogs, but this one is so cute. Can we please just get one more?<br />If we get one more, we'll have six dogs. That's way too many.

 What did the speakers do? 

That story we just read was really scary, and now I can't sleep.<br />Don't worry, it wasn't real. Just close your eyes and you'll fall asleep soon.<br />I can put on a funny movie for us to watch.

 When does the bank close usually? 

Excuse me, what time does this bank close?<br />The bank itself closes at 4pm, but the ATM is open 24 hours a day.<br />That's strange, isn't 4pm a little early to close?<br />Well, there aren't too many customers on Saturday, so we close an hour earlier than usual.

 Who is the girl probably talking to? 

Will you tell Sam to give me back my pencil? I'm trying to do homework.<br />Sam, please give your sister back her pencil. You can get one in your mom's office.

 听下面一段对话，回答小题。 

I've had enough of this book.<br />What's wrong, Katie? Aren't you almost finished?<br />I am, but I've been working on the last chapter for hours.<br />I just can't seem to get the ending right.<br />The publisher will kill me if I don't finish this book by the deadline.<br />Do you want to tell me about the storyline?<br />Maybe I can help you think of a good ending.<br />That would be great.<br />I've had enough of this book.<br />What's wrong, Katie? Aren't you almost finished?<br />I am, but I've been working on the last chapter for hours.<br />I just can't seem to get the ending right.<br />The publisher will kill me if I don't finish this book by the deadline.<br />Do you want to tell me about the storyline?<br />Maybe I can help you think of a good ending.<br />That would be great.

1. （1） What is the woman doing? 

   A . Reading a story. B . Writing the ending of the story. C . Finishing her homework.
3. （2） What might the woman do next? 

   A . Tell the man the storyline. B . Invite the man to dinner. C . Publish the book.

 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 

Hold on, sir, I think there's been a mistake.<br />What's the problem, madam?<br />This shirt isn't mine.<br />My husband's shirts are all XXL, but this is a medium.<br />Let me take a look.<br />The laundry list says three XXLs and one medium.<br />It's all correct.<br />Well, I guess I had one of my son's shirts with me that day.<br />Hold on, sir, I think there's been a mistake.<br />What's the problem, madam?<br />This shirt isn't mine.<br />My husband's shirts are all XXL, but this is a medium.<br />Let me take a look.<br />The laundry list says three XXLs and one medium.<br />It's all correct.<br />Well, I guess I had one of my son's shirts with me that day.

1. （1） How many shirts did the woman have washed? 

   A . Two. B . Three. C . Four.
3. （2） Who probably wears the medium-sized shirt? 

   A . The woman. B . The woman' s son. C . The woman' s husband.

 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 

Hello, darling. Did you have a good day?<br />Not bad. The usual sort of things. Meeting, phone calls, letters. You know that sort of thing.<br />Did you see anybody interesting?<br />Well, my friends, Chris and Carla came into the office this morning. We had a long talk.<br />Oh, really? What did you talk about?<br />Oh, this and that, you know.<br />I see.<br />And then Janet turned up as usual just when I was trying to finish some work.<br />So, what did you do?<br />I had lunch with her.<br />Sounds relaxing. Where did you go? Somewhere nice?<br />No, just the pub around the corner. Then in the afternoon, there was a meeting that went on for hours.<br />Sounds like a boring afternoon.<br />Hello, darling. Did you have a good day?<br />Not bad. The usual sort of things. Meeting, phone calls, letters. You know that sort of thing.<br />Did you see anybody interesting?<br />Well, my friends, Chris and Carla came into the office this morning. We had a long talk.<br />Oh, really? What did you talk about?<br />Oh, this and that, you know.<br />I see.<br />And then Janet turned up as usual just when I was trying to finish some work.<br />So, what did you do?<br />I had lunch with her.<br />Sounds relaxing. Where did you go? Somewhere nice?<br />No, just the pub around the corner. Then in the afternoon, there was a meeting that went on for hours.<br />Sounds like a boring afternoon.

1. （1） When did the woman have a long talk with her friends? 

   A . In the morning. B . In the afternoon. C . In the evening.
3. （2） Where did the woman have lunch with Janet? 

   A . A pub around the corner. B . A nice restaurant near her company. C . In her company' s cafeteria.
5. （3） What did the man think of the woman' s afternoon? 

   A . It wasn' t bad. B . It was relaxing. C . It sounded boring.

 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 

Ivy, how do you like your new apartment?<br />Well, I wish I hadn't moved in.<br />The man who lives upstairs often plays the piano until midnight.<br />I really can't stand it.<br />Why don't you ask him to stop?<br />I've tried, but it doesn't work.<br />What's worse, he isn't the only one that I cannot stand.<br />The woman who lives next door often comes over to borrow things, but she never returns<br />anything.<br />Then don't lend her anything.<br />Now I don't even open the door when she knocks.<br />I'm afraid I'll have to move again.<br />You can move in with my sister Susan, the girl who was sharing her apartment.<br />Jennifer has moved out, so she has an extra room now.<br />That's great.<br />Your sister is such a great girl.<br />I'll call her and move in with her as soon as possible.<br />After all, I need to sleep well every night, in order to do well on the coming exams.<br />Ivy, how do you like your new apartment?<br />Well, I wish I hadn't moved in.<br />The man who lives upstairs often plays the piano until midnight.<br />I really can't stand it.<br />Why don't you ask him to stop?<br />I've tried, but it doesn't work.<br />What's worse, he isn't the only one that I cannot stand.<br />A woman who lives next door often comes over to borrow things, but she never returns anything.<br />Then don't lend her anything.<br />Now I don't even open the door when she knocks.<br />I'm afraid I'll have to move again.<br />You can move in with my sister Susan, the girl who was sharing her apartment.<br />Jennifer has moved out, so she has an extra room now.<br />That's great.<br />Your sister is such a great girl.<br />I'll call her and move in with her as soon as possible.<br />After all, I need to sleep well every night, in order to do well on the coming exams.

1. （1） Why can' t the woman stand the man living upstairs? 

   A . He often knocks on her door. B . He plays the piano until midnight. C . He always borrows her things.
3. （2） Who is Susan? 

   A . The woman' s former classmate. B . The woman' s neighbor. C . Jennifer' s former roommate.
5. （3） What will the woman probably do next? 

   A . Call Susan for help with her roommates. B . Move into a new apartment. C . Prepare for her exams.
7. （4） What does the woman say about Susan? 

   A . She is a great girl. B . She does well on exams. C . She sleeps well every night.

 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 

Grandma Moses is among the most well-known 20th century painters of the United States.<br />Yet she had hardly started painting before she was in her late 70s.<br />She was born on a farm in New York, one of five boys and five girls, at 12.<br />She left home and worked as a housekeeper until she married Thomas Moses at 27.<br />They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York.<br />Grandma Moses began to paint using oils in her old age because she wanted to keep busy<br />and pass the time.<br />Her pictures were first sold at the local drug store and at a market and were soon noticed<br />by a businessman who bought everything she painted.<br />Three of those pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art and in 1940 she had<br />her first exhibition in New York.<br />Between the 1930s and her death she produced some 1,600 pictures.<br />Grandma Moses is among the most well-known 20th century painters of the United States.<br />Yet she had hardly started painting before she was in her late 70s.<br />She was born on a farm in New York, one of five boys and five girls, at 12.<br />She left home and worked as a housekeeper until she married Thomas Moses at 27.<br />They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York.<br />Grandma Moses began to paint using oils in her old age because she wanted to keep busy<br />and pass the time.<br />Her pictures were first sold at the local drug store and at a market and were soon noticed<br />by a businessman who bought everything she painted.<br />Three of those pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art and in 1940 she had<br />her first exhibition in New York.<br />Between the 1930s and her death she produced some 1,600 pictures.

1. （1） How many brothers and sisters did Grandma Moses have? 

   A . Five. B . Nine. C . Ten.
3. （2） What did Grandma Moses spend most of her life doing? 

   A . Housekeeping. B . Farming. C . Working at a local drugstore.
5. （3） Why did Grandma Moses paint in her old age? 

   A . To pass the time. B . To make money. C . To exhibit her artworks.
7. （4） When did Grandma Moses have her first exhibition in New York? 

   A . In 1930. B . In 1940. C . In 2000.