公共英语三级试题及答案

SECTIONIListeningComprehension(25minutes)Directions：ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish．Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem．Therearetwopartsinthissection，PartAandPartB．Remember，whileyouaredoingthetest，youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet．Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection．youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1．Ifyouhaveanyquestions．youmayraiseyourhandnowyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted．NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet．PartADirections：Youwillhearloshortdialogues．Foreachdialogue，thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers．Choosethecorrectanswer—A，B，CorD，andmarkitinyourtestbooklet．YOuwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce．1．Whatwillthemanbuyforhisfather’sbirthday?[A]Atie．[B]Ashirt．[C]Abook．[D]Awallet．2．WhatdoweknowaboutTed?[A]Heisahistoryteacher．[B]Heisageographyteacher．[C]Heisthewoman’sneighbor．[D]Heisthewoman’scolleague．3．Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemanshoulddo?[A]Haveahealthydiet．[B]Getridofhisanger．[C]Stopaskingquestions．[D]Keephisfeelingsback．4．Whatdoweknowaboutthecheese?[A]Itisontheshelf．[B]Itistooexpensive．[C]Itisinshortsupply．[D]Itisnolongerflesh．5．Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?[A]Answerthephoneforhim．[B]AskMr．Millertophonelater．[C]AskMr．Millertoholdonamoment．[D]TellMr．Millerhewillphonebacklater．6．WhyisthewomaninLondon?[A]Sheisonholiday．[B]Sheisonabusinesstrip．[C]Sheisworkingforacompanythere．[D]Shewantstoestablishacompanythere．7．Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman’ssisterfromthedialogue?[A]Shelikeswatchingfootballgames．[B]Sheisafanofalocalfootballteam．[C]Sheisakeenfootballplayerherself．[D]Shelikesthelocalwomenfootballplayers．8．Whathappenedtothewomanyesterday?[A]Shewasalmostcheatedbyatelephonecall．[B]Shegotaphonecallfromaspecialnumber．[C]Shewasoverchargedbythephonecompany．[D]Shepreparedforhervacationwithherfriend．9．Whydoesthemanrecommendrowing?[A]Itrequiresfewprofessionalskills．[B]Itexercisesmanypartsofthebody．[C]Itisanewitemoffitnessprograms．[D]Itispopularwithmostclubmembers．10．Whatdoweknowaboutthecompany?[A]Itneedsnewemployeesbadly．[B]Itgivesquickresponsesroutinely．[C]Itisanewlyestablishedbusiness．[D]Itisverycautiousindecision。making．PartBDirections：Youwillhearfourdialoguesormonologues．Beforelisteningtoeachone，youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit．Whilelistening，answereachquestionbychoosingA，B，CorD．Afterlistening，youwillhave10secondstocheckyouranswertoeachquestion．Youwill．heartherecordingonlyonce．Questions11—13arebasedonaconversationbetweenawomanandherneighbor．11．Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodoforher?[A]Deliverherpackage．[B]Signforherpackage．[C]Findthepropertymanager．[D]Talktothepropertymanager．12．Howlonghasthemanlivedintheapartment?[A]Twodays．[B]Oneweek．[C]Sixmonths．[D]Oneyear．13．Whatproblemdoesthewomanhave?[A]Shehasrunoutofflourforbakingcakes．[B]Sheisignorantofhowtooperatethestove．[C]Somethingisgoingwrongwithherstove．[D]Somethingisgoingwrongwithhertimer．Questions14~17arebasedonthefollowingconversationbetweenamanandwomanabouttakingavacation．14．WhatdoesthemanthinkofCuracao?[A]Itisdifficulttoreach．[B]Itisatouristparadise．[C]Itisaperfectplaceforsports．[D]Itisanordinarytropicalisland．15．WhydoesthewomanhesitatetomakeherdecisiontogotoCuracao?[A]Shethinksitistoofar．[B]Shethinksitistoocrowded．[C]Itisnotsafetogothere．[D]Itisnottherighttimetogothere．16．Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodo?[A]Packupforthetrip．[B]Makeherreservations．[C]Bookherairlineticket．[D]Contacthertravelagent．17．Whoisthewomantalkingto?[A]Herfriend．[B]Herhusband．[C]Hertravelagent．[D]Herhealthadvisor．Questions18～21arebasedonthefollowingconversationaboutrentinghandba9．18．Whydoesthewomanwanttobuyahandbag?[A]Tocelebrateherbirthday．[B]Tocarryitonherwedding．[C]TogiveittoMaryasagift．D]ToattendMary’sweddingwithit．19．WhatdowelearnaboutHandbagHire?[A]Itisthelargesthandbagdealer．[B]Itisafamoushandbagcompany．[C]Itdesignsexpensivehandbags．[D]Itspecializesinrentinghandbags．20．Howwillthewomanplaceherorder?[A]Bypost．[B]Inperson[C]Bytelephone．[D]OntheInternet．21．Howmanydayswillthewomanhavetowaitforherorder?[A]2．[B]3．[C]4．[D]5．Questions22～25arebasedonthefollowingconversationoncommunwation．22．Whatdoesthemanthinkofgoodcommunication?[A]Itstopspeoplefromhurtingeachother．[B]Itbringsglorytoone’scareer．[C]Itimprovesmanysituations．[D]Itsolvesallproblems．23．Howdoesthemandescribehimself?[A]Ill—tempered．[B]Agreeable．[C]Decisive．[D]Natural．24．Whatisnecessaryforalargegrouptomakeafinaldecision?[A]Consultingwithothergroups．[B]Lettingeveryonehavehissay．[C]Goingthroughavotingprocess．[D]Reviewingpastbusinessactivities．25．Whatdoesonehavetodotobesuccessfulinbusiness?[A]Gethelpfromothergroupmembers．[B]Havethepatiencetotalkwithpeople．[C]Stopseeingtheworldintwistedways．[D]Sharetheirachievedresultswithothers．Youhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEETl．ThatistheendofListeningComprehension．SECTIONⅡUseofEnglish(15minutes)Directions：Readthefollowingtext．ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，C，orDonANSWERSHEET1.BluejeansareprobablythesinglemostrepresentativearticleofAmericanclothing．Theywereoriginally26byJacobDavis，atailorfromNevada，27，togetherwithdry-goodssalesmanLeviStrauss，patentedtheideaas28clothingforminersinl873．BluejeaRs，also29asworkclothing，spreadamongworkersofallkindsinthelatel9thandearly20thcenturies，30amongcowboys，farmers，loggers，andrailroadworkers．Duringthe1950s，31MarionBrandoandJamesDeanmadebluejeaRs32bywearingtheminmovies，andjeansbe。camepartofthe33ofteenagers’rebelling．Inthel960sand1970s，thisfashionstatementexplodedasLevI’s34afundamentalpartoftheyouth35focusedonbothcivilrightsandantiwarprotests．36thelate1970s，almosteveryoneintheUnitedStatesworebluejear,37youthsallaroundtheworldsoughtafterthem．38designersbegantocreatemorecomplicated39ofbluejeaRsandto40theirfit，jeaRsbegantoexpresstheAmericanemphasis41informalityandtheimportanceofdetail．Bystressingtherightlabeland42therightlook，bluejeans，43theirworkerorigins，satirically。representedthestatusconsciousnessofAmericanfashionandthe44togetclosetothe45fashion．In1971，LeviStrauss＆Co．receivedtheCotyFashionCritics’Award，thehighestawardoftheAmericanfashionindustry．26．[A]invented[B]introduced[C]developed[D]delivered27．[A]which[B]where[C]that[D]who28．[A]custom-made[B]long-wearing[C]well-tailored[D]nice-looking29．[A]realized[B]accepted[C]known[D]identified30．[A]especially[B]normally[C]obviously[D]exclusively31．[A]cowboys[B]actors[C]writers[D]directors32．[A]economical[B]typical[C]fashionable[D]valuable33．[A]image[B]figure[C]picture[D]character34．[A]took[B]played[C]had[D]became35．[A]characterB]culture[C]anxiety[D]education36．[A]Before[B]Since[C]By[D]Till37．[A]and[B]so[C]then[D]for38．[A]Although[B]Until[C]As[D]Whereas39．[A]styles[B]examples[C]sizes[D]materials40．[A]create[B]adjust[C]determine[D]pursue41．[A]about[B]in[C]of[D]on42．[A]maintaining[B]improving[C]expressing[D]achieving43．[A]besides[B]despite[C]except[D]from44．[A]anxiety

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[D]latestSECTIONIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)PartADirections·Readthefollowingthreetexts．AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET。Text1Backintheearly1990s，Iknewlittleaboutcomputersbeyondwhatittooktogetthroughaworkingday．Buthere’swhatIdidknow：somethinghugewashappening．ItwasstirringeconomiesandimaginationsandpossibilitieslikenothingIhadeverknown．IknewtheworldwaschanginginwaysthatmeantIshouldn’tcountonoldassumptions．AndIknewIhaddreamsIstillhadn’tfulfilled.ButIdidn’tknowhowtorealizethemuntilImetwithmyoldfriend，RollysRouse，whenwehappenedtomoveintothesameneighborhood．Rollyoftencalledmewithastreamofideas．Hisrateofideaproductionpersecondseemedal-mostincredible．Soonwewereonthephonewitheachothereveryday．TalkingabouttheInternet．TalMngaboutstartinganewonlinecompany-maybetogether．Hewasthendevelopingaplanandhewantedmetobeapartofit：wewouldgivepeoplewonderful，wholeelectronichousesonaCD-ROMandletthemmodifythosehomestotheirownneeds．Tryoutdifferentwindowsanddoors，differentpaintcolorsandfurnishings．Whentheyweresatisfied，wewouldenablethemtogoonlinetomaketheprojecthappen，togettheproductsandthefinancingandfessionaldesignandconstructiontohelptodoitoutright．BuildingBlockswasthenameRollycameupwithforhisnewenterprise．Rollytooktheplungefirst．Hesimplydroppedhisprofitableenergy—consultingbusinesstocommithimselffulltimetoBuildingBlocks．IsoonjoinedhimafterIquitmywell—paidjobatanewspaper．TogetherwedevelopedademotoshowthefeaturesofourCD—ROM，“TheNewAmericanDreamHome”．ThenwetookittotheannualconventionoftheNationalAssociationofHomeBuildersinBoston．Allthebigcompanieswerethereshowingofftheir。latestproducts．Toourdelight，nearlyeveryonewaseagertoseewhatwewereshowing，．includingthetopexecutivesofsomeenormouscompanies．Whenweleft，wehadinvitationsfromthemtocometotheirofficestotellthemmoreaboutBuildingBlocks.ThatwasthestartofmyreallifetimedreamandBuildBlocks，ourcompany，hasbeenprosperingeversince．46．By“somethinghugewashappening”，thewriterrefersto_________．[A]housedesigning[B]homedecoration[C]furnitureproduction[D]high-techdevelopment47．ThetextshowsthatRollyRouseis________．[A]creative

[B]cautious[C]considerate

[D]conservative48．BuildingBtocksisacompanythathelpspeopleto________．[A]rentidealhouses

[B]buyidealhouses[C]findidealhouses

[D]ownidealhouses49．Rollyandthewriterdecidedtostartacompanytogetherbecausetheywereboth________．[A]expeginarchitecture[B]underRaidattheirjobs[C]outofworkatthetime

[D]interestedine-business50．AttheBostonconvention，Rollyandthewriterwerehappybecause_________．[A]theyarousedpeople’sinterestintheirproducts[B]theysoldsomeoftheirownproductsrightthere[C]theygottheirfirstordersfromsomefamousbuildingfirms[D]theyhadtheopportunitytovisitsomefamousbuildingfirmsText2Anxietydisordersarecommonandrangefromlopercentt020percentofchildrenandteens．Girlareusuallymorelikelythanboystoreportanxietysymptomsorsigns．Anxietyrunsinfamilies，duetoacombinationofinherentandenvironmentalfactors．Anxiousparentsmayproduceanxiouschildren．Whensignsaresoseverethattheyinterferewithdailylifeactivities，itistimetoseekanevaluationfromamentalhealthprofessional．Considerthefollowingexampleofachildwhosufferedstressdisorder．Maria，agel2，wasatherphysician’sofficeawaitingheryearlycheckup．Abulletfromagunbattleinthenextbuildingtorethroughthewallandstruckhermotherintheshoulder．severelywoundingher．Themotherwasrushedtothehospital，butMariadidnotknowherfateforseveraldays．Unableorunwillingtospeak，visiblyanxiousandfearful，MariawasevaluatedbyachilddoctorintheSalllehospitalseveraldayslater．HerecommendedabrieftreatmentandbeganbytakingMariatohermother’sbedside．Maria，reassuredthathermotherwasalive，neveRhelesscouldnotbeseparatedfromher．Duringthefollowingweekssheinsistedonsleepingwithhermotherandwouldnotletheroutofhersight．Hermotherwasequallyshocked，andtoldherdaughtershewassufferinggreatpain．ThedoctorbeganaseriesofplaytreatmentsessionsusingdollsandpalysurgicalinstrumentsinwhichMariaperformedoperationsinherdollhospital．Shebegantogetgreatpleasureinhersessions．Hermotherdidnotrecoversoquickly，sothedoctorrecommendedindividualtreatmentforher．ThefinalsessionsinvolvedMafiaperformingtheoperationon，notadoll，buthermother，whosubmittedtopatientstatusonceagain．Playingoutthepainfulthemewasextremelybeneficial，andwithaminimumofinterpretation，bothwerebacktotheirnormalfunctioningbythemonth’send．Mariadidnotneedanymedication．Therearemanywaysofhelpinganxiouschildrencopewiththeirfearsandworries．Acarefa，tevaluationandspecifictreatmentplancanhelpthesechildrengetbackonthepathofnormaldevelopment．51．Welearnfromthetextthatanxietyinafamilyatmosphereisoften________．[A]analyzable[B]unavoidable[C]uncontrollable[D]communicable52．Peopleshouldseekprofessionalhelpwhenanxietybeginsto________．[A]appearintheirkids[B]affecttheirjudgments[C]appearintheirfamilies[D]affecttheirlifeactivities53．Accordingtothetext．Mafiasufferedfromstressdisorderbecause_______.[A]shewitnessedagunbattle[B]shewaswoundedbyabullet[C]sheworriedabouthermother[D]shewasscaredofhercheckup54．Mariawastakentohermother’sbedsideinthehospitalto_______.[A]startherinitialtreatment[B]keephermominhersight[C]sleeptogetherwithhermom[D]helpwithhermom’srecovery55．Tohelpallanxiouskidout，itissuggestedto_______.[A]toleratehisfearsandworries[B]pointouthisnormalgrowpath[C]puthiminaparticulartreatment[D]askhimtomakeaself-evaluationText3Lately，presidentsofsomeAmericanuniversitieshaveaddedinflationtotheirworrylist．Theyarenotconcemedaboutinflationofprices，butofacademicgrades．LarrySummers，presidentofHarvard．recentlycausedastormwhenhetoldoneoftheuniversity’sprofessorshedidn’tlikegradeinflation．InsiderssaythatnearlyhalfthegradesHarvardawardshavelatelybeenAorAminus—alotmoremaninthel980s．Isthistrendabadthing，infact2Andisthisgradeinflationreally“inflation”?Totakethesecondquestionfirst，theanswerisN0，notstricdyspeaking．”Inflation”ingradesoughttomeanthatworkofagivenstandardwouldbeawardedaneverhighergrade，yearbyyear.Thehighestpermissiblegradewouldthereforehavetokeeprisinginaceaselessprocesslonofnon-improvement．Becauseinrealitythetopgradeisfixed，theprocessisnotsomuchgradeinflationasgradecompression．Thisisworse：adistortioninrelativepricesismoreconfusingthanauniformupwarddrift.Gradecompressionsqueezesinformationoutofthesystem．Butisgradeinflationnecessarilyabadthing?Theanswerdependsonwhoyouare．WhenstudentsleaveHarvard,theycarrygradesasasortofcurrency：apocketfulofintellectualcapital，tobidforjobsorplacesingraduateschoolsagainstgraduatesfromotheruniversitieswithothercurrencies．Thesepositionsgotothosewhocanputthemostacademiccashonthetable。Employersandgraduateschoolsmustdecideontheexchangerate,asitwere，betweenaHarvardCstudentandanAstudentfromalessdistinguishedplace．Again．overallgradeinflation-theuniformdevaluationofthestudents’capital-wouldbetelativelyeasytocopewith，workinginprincipleneithertotheadvantageordisadvantageofHarvardgraduates．Recruiters．inapositiontoseethemarketforgraduatesasawhole，wouldsimplyadjusttheirexchangerate．Compression，however，hasdistributionalconsequences．ThebestHarvardstudentsseetheirgradesdevaluedrelativetothoseofsecond．rateHarvardstudents．Thatisbadwithrespecttoencouragingstudentstoworkharder．56．ThetexttalksabouttherecentstormconcerninggradeinflationinAmericanuniversitiesbyfocusingon_________．[A]itscauses[B]itsfeatures[C]itsimpacts[D]itspurposes57．Inthewriter’sopinion，realgradeinflationcanoccurwhenthehighestpermissiblegrade_______[A]israisedaccordingly[B]iscautiouslygranted[C]isstrictlyadministered[D]islimitedappropriately58．Thewriterthinksthatgradecompressioncharacterizes________．[A]ajustpolicyinevaluation[B]adistortedgradingsystem[C]afixedcriterionfortheworkdone[D]arelativedifferenceamongstudents59．Asfarasjob—seekingisconcerned，Harvardgradeinflationwillbenefit________．[A]itsbestgraduates[B]itsordinarygraduates[C]thejobrecruiters[D]theschoolauthorities60．WithgradeinflationgoingoninHarvard，itislikelythat________．[A]itsbeststudentswilllacktheurgetomakeprogress[B]itsrankingintheUSuniversitieswillgoingdown[C]itsadvantageswillbeovertakenbyitsdisadvantages[D]itssystemofschoolscoredistributionwillbeinchaosPartBDirections：Readthetextsinwhichfivepeoplearecommentingonamagazinearticlecalled“TheGlobalFishCrisis”。Forquestion61to65，matchthenameofeachperson(61to65)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersANSWERSHEET.TomHagen：IamacommercialfishermaninAlaska．Itwasaneye—openertoseethedestructionandwasteintheworld’sfisheries．TheAlaskasalmonfisheryisverywellmanaged，andwedon’tseethedestructionoccurringelsewhere．Manylocalpeoplecomplainofthemanyrestrictivelawsinthefish-cry，butafterreadingthisarticle，I’minfavorofevenstricterregulation．TheseaisthebasisforlifeonEarth，andwemusttakecareofit．JimmyO’Brien：Youdidn’ttouchthefishinghereintheU．S．wherethefishermanisworkingundertheharshestregulationsonEarthandthestrictestequipmentrestrictions．WearefishinginafashionthatiscompletelyenvironmentallyfriendlyasrequiredundertheMagnuson-StevensAct．TheU．S．keepsimportingmorefishfromcountriesthathavenorequirementsonequipmentorontheircatch．U．S．fishermencannotcompetewithforeignpricessothefishermen’snumbershavebeenreduced．TiffanyMiller：Iwasshockedattheutterlackofregardthatthecommercialfishingindustryhasforitsveryownresources.I’dliketoaskthesesamefishermenwhosaythattheycannotmakealivingonthecatchlimitssetforthem：Howareyougoingtomakealivingwhenallthefisharegone?NathanKennedy：Youfailedtonotetheobviousrootcauseoftheglobalfishcrisis，whichisnotnewtechnologiesbuttheexplosionofworldpopulation．TheresimplyarenotenoughfishintheoceantofeedUS，andallthefishefiesmanagementandconservationintheworldwilldonothingtostopoverfishingifnothingisdonetostemtheunsupportabledemandforhumanconsumption．PeterPaul：Asapersonwithsome35yearsofmembershipinvariousconservationgroups，andafterwritingthousandsofemails，letters，andprotestforms，IarrivedatthesadConclusionthatnothingIdidmatteredonebit．Whenthecatchdropsbelowthecostofoperatingexpenses，theindustrywilldie，takingthehealthoftheoceanwithit．Wewillthenall,standbackandwonderwhyweletithappenNowmatchthenameofeachperson(61to65)totheappropriatestatement．Note：therearetwoextrastatements．Statements61．TomHagen62．JinmayO’Bfien63．TiffanyMiller64．NathanKennedy65．PeterPaul[A]Overfishingresultsfromextensiveuseofnewtechnologies．[B]Manypeopleinmyplacesupportstricterregulationonfishing．[C]Ithinkthatyoufailedtopointouttherealreasonforoverfishing．[D]Weareinaveryweakpositiontocompetewithothercountdesinfishing．[E]Soonerorlater，wewillfeelregretfulaboutoutcurrentfishingpractice．[F]Ididn’tknowthereweresuchdamagingwaysoffishingaroundtheworld．[G]1wonderifthosefishermenhaveeverconsideredtheconsequencesofexhaustingoceanresources．SECTIONIVWriting(40minutes)Directions：YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothPartAandPartBofthissectiononANSWERSHEET2．PartA66．Youhavereadthefollowingadvertisementaboutavolunteerprogramforallinternationalsportsgame．Youwanttogetintouchwiththeorganizer．VolunteersWantedTasks：interpreting，guiding，receptionwork，medicalaid，driving，etc．GoodlevelofEnglishrequired．ContactUSatvolunteerswanted@gamil．comWriteanemailtotheorganizer，tellingabout1)yourinterestintheprogram；2)yourqualificationsforthetask；3)yourtimeavailableforthetask．Youshouldwriteaboutl00words．Donotsignyourownnameattheendofyouremail．Use“WangLin”instead．PartB67．Belowisapictureshowingthatthecommunitynewspaperboardiscoveredbyadvertisements．Lookatthepictureandwriteanessayofabout120wordsmakingreferencetothefollowingtwopoints：1)whattheproblemisandwhatcausestheproblem；2)howtoimprovethesituation．

参考答案及精析第一部分听力理解

【答案】1．A2．D3．B4．D5．C6．B7．C8．A9．Bl0．A11．B12．Al3．Cl4．B15．A16．D17．A18．D19．D20．D21．A22．C23．C24．B25．D【听力部分录音材料】PartA1．W：Whatafantastictieyou’vegot，Adam!M：Thanks．It’sabirthdaygiftfrommywife．W：Itgoessowellwithyourshirt．M：1wasthinkingofgivingmyfatherawalletorabookonhisbirthday．Butitseemsthatatieisabetterchoice．2．M：Greatparty，isn’tit?TedandJanealwayshavegreatparties．W：Butthisismyfirst．IonlymetTedyesterday．HeandIteachatthesalilesch001．M：Oh，you’reateacher?Whatdoyouteach?W:History，andGeography．3.W:Youlooksoangry．whathappened?M：Nothing，I’drathernottalkaboutit．Justdon’task．W：Comeon．Ithinkyouneedtoletoffsomeanger．Nothaveyourfeelingsheldbacklikethat．It’lleatyourlife．4．M：What’stheproblem?W：Thischeesehasgonebad．It’spastthesalebydate．Iboughtitinthisshopyesterday．M：Well,that’snotreallyourfault．Thesupplierisresponsible．W：Butyousolditinyourshop．I’dliketogetmymoneyback，please．5．W：Stanley，thereisaMr．Milleronthephonewhowantstotalktoyou．M：I’mbusyatthemoment．Canyouaskhimtohold?TellhimI’lltalkwithhiminafewseconds．W：Sure，he’sonLine2．M：Thanks，Jane．6．M：Areyoustayinglong?W：No，unfortunatelyonlyacoupleofweeks．M：Onbusinessoronholiday?W：Business，I’mafraid．MycompanyissettingupallofficeinLondon．7．W：Mysisterisreallykeenonsoccer．M：Really?Whatteamdoesshesupport?W：Notanyinparticular．Sheisanenthusiasticplayer．She’sonthelocalwomen’steam．M：Well．Ifthat’sthecase，youreallymusttakemetoseeherplaysometimes．8．W：Iwasalmostfooledbyatelephonecallyesterday．M：What’sitabout?W：Aweek’svacationfortwo．ButIrealizeditwasacheatwhentheytoldmetoringaspecialtelelghonenumbertoclaimtheprice．M：WeD,thosecallsarechargedatunbelievablyhigh9.M：I’dliketorecommendanextremelyefficientwork-outmachineatthisfitnessclub．W：Great!Ineedyourprofessionaladvice．M：Therowingmachine．Somanypeoplejustignoreit，butit’safullbodyexercise．Itcombinesstrengthtrainingwiththeheart．10．W：Hi，Mark!Iheardyoujusthadallinterviewforanewjob?Howdiditgo?M：IthinkIdidwell：Theysaidthey’dmakeadecisionbythisFriday．W：ThisFriday?Itlooksliketheywanttohirethepersonasquicklyaspossible．PartBQuestions11—13W：Hi，I’mSally．IliveintheApartment324，rightnextdoor．1waswonderingifyoucoulddoafavorforme．I’mexpectingapackagetobedelivered，butnowIhavetogotothepropertymanager．Couldyousignthepackageandholditforme?M：Ofcourse．Iwouldbehappytohelpyouout．Bytheway，I’mJohn．Imovedinheretwoclaysago．It’snicetomeetyou．W：I’vebeenlivinghereforsixmonths．M：Wouldyouliketocomeinforacupofcoffee?W：N0，thanks．Ineedtotalktothepropertymanageraboutsomeproblemswithmyapartment．M：Whattroubleareyouhaving?W：Myelectricstovegetstoohot．Ibakedacakeyesterday．Afteronlyfiveminutes，thecakewasashardasabrick．Ihadthetemperaturesetright．M：Somethingmustbegoingwrongwithit．You’dbettertalktothepropertymanager，andgetitrepairedassoonaspossible．W：OK．Ihavetogonow．Ireallyappreciateyourhelp．I’mgladthatyoumovedinnextdoortome．I’llbakeacakeasahousewarminggiftassoonasmystoveisworking．M：Soundsgreat．Well，I’11seeyoulater．W：Byefornow．Questions14-17W：Ireallyneedavacation．Ijustcan’tdecidewheretogo．M：HaveyoueverbeentoCuracao?W：No，Ihaven’t．It’ssofar．M：Ohm,comeon!Inthisdayandage，nothingisfar．Besides，onceyougetthere，it’slikebeinginparadise．Ireallythinkyoushouldconsiderit．Infact，Isuggestyouaskyourtravelagentaboutit．W：What’sso。greataboutCuracao?It’sjustanothertropicalislandwith．aprettybeach．M：Justanothertropicalisland?Brightsunnydayswithbluewaterrollingupontothecleanwhitesand．Gentlewindsblowingthroughthepalmtreesofclearmoveatnight．Comeon!It’satremendousplacetogo．W：Oh，Idon’tknow．M：Look!Youcangowhereveryouwant．Butit’simportantthatyourelaxduringyourvacation．AndCuracaoistheperfect，placeforthat．Imean，youcandoallthethingsyouliketod0．Playtennis，swim，read，rest,nottomentioneatwellandgetagreatsuntan．Whyareyousohesitant?Comeon!Beadventurous．W：You’recertainlymakingitsoundbetterbytheminute．OK．maybel’11checkitoutwimmytravelagent．M：Isuggestyouhurry．Thisisaverybusytimeoftheyear．Andreservationsarea’talwayseasytoget．Anditisabsolutelynecessarythatyouhavereservations．Questionsl8—21w：John，shallwegotoSunStore?IhavedecidedtobuythatMurrberryhandba9．Anyway，I’mnotcarryingthisonetoMary’swedding．M：But，Jane，whynotrentonewithHandbagHire?Insteadof$990．pay$50．andyouhaveitforawholeweek．W：Soundsgreat，butIneverknewIcanrentahandbag．M：HandbagHireisanewbusiness．Itwasfoundedtwomonthsago．Itscollectioncoversmanydesignerhandbags．W：So…forthepriceofoneMurrberry，Icanuseadifferentbageachweekfortwentyweeks?M:Absolutely．Andifyoulikeoneofthem，youcanchoosetobuyitatadiscountedrate．Ofcoursethepricevariesbyageandcondition．Forexample，a$1500Murrberrybagcansellforjust$750．W：Great．buthowdoIrent?Bytelephone?Orinperson?M：Either．Andmoreconveniently，itacceptsonlineorders．W：I’lldoitonlinenow．Istillhaveonemorequestion．Mary'sweddingisnextSaturday．Thereareonlyfivedaysleft．DoIhaveenoughtime?M：Don’tworry．Itpromisesthatcustomersreceivetheirordersbypostwithintwodays．Threemore．daystogo．W：Oh，I’dbetterorderonerightnow．Questions22—25w：Somebodyoncesaidthatgoodcommunicationcansolveanyproblem．Doyouagreewiththis?M：Ithinkthatgoodcommunicationcansolvealotofproblems，andimprovemanyasituation．1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