听力原文:W: Good morning. I see that you have flat for rent in Baker Street.
M: I should tell you that there is another person interested in it.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
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A. The flat in Baker Street has already been rented.
B. The flat is in a very good location.
C. The woman might not be able to rent the flat in Baker Street.
D. Finding a flat in Baker Street is very difficult.
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Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Even a few years ago the girls would leave work at once when they married.
B. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen.
C. Today more married women leave work long before their first child is born.
D. Very many more women today return to full or part-time work after their first child is born.
Most tropical storms do not become hurricanes.
A. Y
B. N
C. NG
听力原文:M: How do you keep in touch with old friends?
W: I find email faster than the post and cheaper than phoning. I think I'd lose touch with people without it.
Q: Why does the woman use email for keeping in touch with old friends?
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A. She doesn't.
B. It offers the best combination of speed and low cost.
C. She believes that, in the modern world, it is essential.
D. She thinks that people who do not have email will lose touch with their old friends.
When she was over fifty, the late nineteenth-century mother ______.
A. would be healthy enough to take up paid jobs
B. was usually expected to die fairly soon
C. would expect to work until she died
D. was unlikely to find a job even if she wanted one