2023年9月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．

PartB

Directions：

Youwillhearfourdialoguesormonologues．Beforelisteningtoeachone，youwillhave5seconds

toreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit．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]delivered

27．[A]which

[B]where

[C]that

[D]who

28．[A]custom-made

[B]long-wearing

[C]well-tailored

[D]nice-looking

29．[A]realized

[B]accepted

[C]known

[D]identified

30．[A]especially

[B]normally[C]obviously

[D]exclusively

31．[A]cowboys

[B]actors

[C]writers

[D]directors

32．[A]economical

[B]typical

[C]fashionable

[D]valuable

33．[A]image

[B]figure

[C]picture

[D]character

34．[A]took

[B]played

[C]had

[D]became

35．[A]character

B]culture

[C]anxiety

[D]education

36．[A]Before

[B]Since

[C]By

[D]Till

37．[A]and

[B]so

[C]then

[D]for

38．[A]Although

[B]Until

[C]As

[D]Whereas

39．[A]styles

[B]examples

[C]sizes

[D]materials

40．[A]create

[B]adjust

[C]determine

[D]pursue

41．[A]about

[B]in

[C]of

[D]on

42．[A]maintaining

[B]improving

[C]expressing

[D]achieving

43．[A]besides

[B]despite

[C]except

[D]from

44．[A]anxiety[B]eagerness[C]ambition[D]promise

45．[A]tempor[B]grand[C]brightest[D]latestSECTIONIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

PartA

Directions·

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，togettheproducts

andthefinancingandfessionaldesignandconstructiontohelptodoitoutright．

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-techdevelopment

47．ThetextshowsthatRollyRouseis________．

[A]creative[B]cautious

[C]considerate[D]conservative

48．BuildingBtocksisacompanythathelpspeopleto________．

[A]rentidealhouses[B]buyidealhouses

[C]findidealhouses[D]ownidealhouses

49．Rollyandthewriterdecidedtostartacompanytogetherbecausetheywereboth________．

[A]expeginarchitecture[B]underRaidattheirjobs

[C]outofworkatthetime[D]interestedine-business

50．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．Duringthefollowingweekssheinsistedonsleepingwithhermotherandwouldnotletheroutofher

sight．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]communicable

52．Peopleshouldseekprofessionalhelpwhenanxietybeginsto________．

[A]appearintheirkids

[B]affecttheirjudgments

[C]appearintheirfamilies

[D]affecttheirlifeactivities

53．Accordingtothetext．Mafiasufferedfromstressdisorderbecause_______.

[A]shewitnessedagunbattle

[B]shewaswoundedbyabullet

[C]sheworriedabouthermother

[D]shewasscaredofhercheckup

54．Mariawastakentohermother’sbedsideinthehospitalto_______.

[A]startherinitialtreatment

[B]keephermominhersight

[C]sleeptogetherwithhermom

[D]helpwithhermom’srecovery

55．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，betweenaHarvardCstudent

andanAstudentfromalessdistinguishedplace．

Again．overallgradeinflation-theuniformdevaluationofthestudents’capital-wouldbetelativelyeasytocopewith，workinginprincipleneithertotheadvantageordisadvantageofHarvard

graduates．Recruiters．inapositiontoseethemarketforgraduatesasawhole，wouldsimplyadjusttheirexchangerate．Compression，however，hasdistributionalconsequences．ThebestHarvardstudentsseetheirgradesdevaluedrelativetothoseofsecond．rateHarvardstudents．Thatisbadwithrespecttoencouragingstudentstoworkharder．

56．ThetexttalksabouttherecentstormconcerninggradeinflationinAmericanuniversitiesbyfocusingon_________．

[A]itscauses

[B]itsfeatures

[C]itsimpacts

[D]itspurposes

57．Inthewriter’sopinion，realgradeinflationcanoccurwhenthehighestpermissiblegrade_______

[A]israisedaccordingly

[B]iscautiouslygranted

[C]isstrictlyadministered

[D]islimitedappropriately

58．Thewriterthinksthatgradecompressioncharacterizes________．

[A]ajustpolicyinevaluation

[B]adistortedgradingsystem

[C]afixedcriterionfortheworkdone

[D]arelativedifferenceamongstudents

59．Asfarasjob—seekingisconcerned，Harvardgradeinflationwillbenefit________．

[A]itsbestgraduates

[B]itsordinarygraduates

[C]thejobrecruiters

[D]theschoolauthorities

60．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,standbackandwonderwhyweletithappen

Nowmatchthenameofeachperson(61to65)totheappropriatestatement．

Note：therearetwoextrastatements．

Statements

61．TomHagen

62．JinmayO’Bfien

63．TiffanyMiller

64．NathanKennedy

65．PeterPaul

[A]Overfishingresultsfromextensiveuseofnewtechnologies．

[B]Manypeopleinmyplacesupportstricterregulationonfishing．

[C]Ithinkthatyoufailedtopointouttherealreasonforoverfishing．

[D]Weareinaveryweakpositiontocompetewithothercountdesinfishing．

[E]Soonerorlater，wewillfeelregretfulaboutoutcurrentfishingpractice．

[F]Ididn’tknowthereweresuchdamagingwaysoffishingaroundtheworld．

[G]1wonderifthosefishermenhaveeverconsideredtheconsequencesofexhaustingoceanresources．SECTIONIVWriting

(40minutes)

Directions：

YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothPartAandPartBofthissectiononANSWERSHEET2．

PartA

66．Youhavereadthefollowingadvertisementaboutavolunteerprogramforallinternational

sportsgame．Youwanttogetintouchwiththeorganizer．VolunteersWanted

Tasks：interpreting，guiding，receptionwork，medicalaid，driving，etc．

GoodlevelofEnglishrequired．

ContactUSatvolunteerswanted@gamil．comWriteanemailtotheorganizer，tellingabout

1)yourinterestintheprogram；

2)yourqualificationsforthetask；

3)yourtimeavailableforthetask．

Youshouldwriteaboutl00words．Donotsignyourownnameattheendofyouremail．

Use“WangLin”instead．

PartB

67．Belowisapictureshowingthatthecommunitynewspaperboardiscoveredbyadvertisements．Lookatthepictureandwriteanessayofabout120wordsmakingreferencetothe

followingtwopoints：

1)whattheproblemisandwhatcausestheproblem；

2)howtoimprovethesituation．

参照答案及精析第一某些听力理解【答案】

1．A2．D3．B4．D5．C6．B7．C

8．A9．Bl0．A11．B12．Al3．Cl4．B

15．A16．D17．A18．D19．D20．D21．A

22．C23．C24．B25．D

【听力某些录音材料】PartA

1．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,thosecallsarechargedatunbelievablyhigh

9.M：I’dliketorecommendanextremelyefficientwork-outmachineatthisfitnessclub．

W：Great!Ineedyourprofessionaladvice．

M：Therowingmachine．Somanypeoplejustignore

it，butit’safullbodyexercise．Itcombinesstrengthtrainingwiththeheart．

10．W：Hi，Mark!Iheardyoujusthadallinterviewforanewjob?Howdiditgo?

M：IthinkIdidwell：Theysaidthey’dmakeadecisionbythisFriday．W：ThisFriday?Itlooksliketheywanttohirethepersonasquicklyaspossible．

PartBQuestions11—13

W：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，thecakewasas

hardasabrick．Ihadthetemperaturesetright．M：Somethingmustbegoingwrongwithit．You’dbettertalktothepropertymanager，andgetitrepaired

assoonaspossible．

W：OK．Ihavetogonow．Ireallyappreciateyourhelp．I’mgladthatyoumovedinnextdoortome．

I’llbakeacakeasahousewarminggiftassoonasmystoveisworking．

M：Soundsgreat．Well，I’11seeyoulater．

W：Byefornow．

Questions14-17

W：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,nott