___________________________?

A. Once a year.
B. With two friends.
C. Fifty kilometers.
D. About fifty minutes.

_____________________________?

A. Nothing.
B. I'd like a cup of tea.
C. I'd like a piece of cake.
D. I'm not hungry.

______________________________?

A. She is fine.
B. She has got here.
C. She is reading.
D. She is interesting.

________________________?

A. That's nice.
B. No problem.
C. So do I.
D. That's not easy.

_______________________?

About 13 years.
B. About 30 years.
C. About 14 years.
D. About 40 years.

____________________________?

A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.

____________________________?

A. She has been here for six weeks.
B. She is going to stay here.
C. The next country she wants to go to is Japan.
D. She wants to leave the place two weeks later.

___________________________?

A. They want to go to New York by express train.
B. The express train can save three hours for them.
C. It only takes one hour to get to New York by the express train.
D. They hurried to the railway station only to find the train had left.

___________________________?

A new apartment.
B. A person knowing the building.
C. The way to the building.
D. The manager of the building.

Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed on the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times.Many visitors to the United States find that the fast pace at which people move is very troubling. One's first impression is likely to be that everyone is ______(1). City people always seem to be hurrying to get where they are going. And they are very impatient if they are _____(2)even for a brief moment. At first, this may seem unfriendly to you. But drivers will rush you; store keepers will be in a hurry as they ______ (3)you; people will push past you as they walk along the street. You will miss smiles and brief conversation with people when you shop or dine _____(4). Do not think it is because Americans are in such a hurry that they are unfriendly. Life is often much slower outside the big cities, which is true in other countries ________(5).