p; B. By car. C. By taxi.
8. A. Eight. B. Nine. C. Five.
9. A. Your sister. B. The man’s sister. C. Alice’s sister.
10. A. Emily is not in. B. The man has got a wrong number.
C. She knows Emily very well.
听力材料：
1. M: What do you want to do tonight, Jenny?
W: I want to go to the cinema. What about you, Jim?
M: Just watch TV at home.
Q: What is Jim going to do tonight?
2. M: This shirt is too expensive. Do you have a cheaper one?
W: How about this one? It’s only five dollars.
M: But I don’t like the colour.
Q: Where are the two speakers?
3. M: I want to take a business trip tomorrow.
W: How long will you be away, Dad?
M: Five or six days.
W: And where are you going?
M: To Beijing first, and then to Tianjin.
Q: Where’s the girl’s father going?
4. M: What do you usually eat for breakfast?
W: I used to eat dumplings, but now I’m used to eating bread and milk.
Q: What does the lady now eat for breakfast?
5. M: It’s a quarter to eight. Let’s hurry.
W: Well, your watch is 15 minutes fast. My watch is only half past seven.
Q: What time is it by the girl’s watch?
6. M: Why didn’t Peter come to school yesterday, do you know, Alice?
W: It is said he got the flu and stayed in bed all day.
Q: What was the matter with Peter yesterday?
7. M: Excuse me, where is the nearest hospital?
W: It’s far from here. You can catch the No. 8 bus. But there is no bus now. You’d better take a taxi.
Question: How will the man go there?
8. M: Did you speak at the meeting?
W: Yes, I was the third one. Then five other people spoke after me.
Question: How many people made their speeches?
9. M: What’s your sister’s name, Alice?
W: Her name is Betty.
Question: Who is Betty?
10.M: May I speak to Emily?
W: Emily? Oh, no. There is nobody named Emily here.
Question: What does the woman mean?
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听短文，选答案
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1. What did the man have to do in the morning?
A. He fed the chickens.
B. He cleaned the bath-room.
C. He carried water for the family.
2. Why did the man go to school on foot?
A. No bus ran in the direction.
B. The school was near.
C. His family was poor.
3. What did the man do every Sunday?
A. He was taken to church three times.
B. He stayed at home all day.
C. He played in the street.
4. What can we learn from what the speaker said?
A. He is a retired teacher of history.
B. He thinks children were happier in the past.
C. He lives on a farm far away from cities.
听力材料：
Now, you want to know about life in the past, right? I can tell you. When I was a boy, things were different. I had to get up at six every morning. That was not very bad in summer, but in winter it was cold. And we didn't have any hot water in the house. We had to wash in cold water. We didn't have a bath-room. My dad had some chickens. I had to feed them every morning and then I had to walk to school with my little sister. It was two miles to school and two miles back in the evening. And we had to go to bed at seven o'clock every night. We couldn't watch TV be |
