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Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Number 10 is neither a small nor a particularly hospitable dwelling. It is two 17th century houses joined together by a narrow corridor. Once inside, one rapidly realizes the house has three separate functions: the office of the head of the British government; a place to entertain the grandest of guests; and a private home for the Prime Minister and his family.
Stanley Baldwin's experience of sleeping in an airless corridor in the thirties was sufficient to persuade his successor, Neville Chamberlain (1937--1940), that a fiat had to be built at the top of the house for the Prime Minister and his family.
Second World War bombs started falling before the Churchills could settle in. The final straw was when a bomb landed while Churchills was having dinner. He had a forecasting and went into the kitchen to warn the staff to take shelter. Seconds later a bomb landed on the grass outside, killing others nearby but none in Number 10.
When Churchill returned to power in 1951, they lived in the second floor flat. Churchill remained as eccentric as ever in his working hours: he would announce in the evening whether it would be a "one or two girl night", depending on how much dictation he planned to give.
Harold Wilson's wife, Mary, felt even less at home in Number 10 in the sixties. In fact, she positively disgusted living there and having to share her husband with his office work and omnipresent aide, Marcia Williams.
James and Audrey Callaghan moved into Number 10 in April 1976. Audrey was the first wife of a Labor Prime Minister in history to enjoy living at Number 10. She was accustomed in the State Rooms and in the relative tranquility of their "flat at the top". Her husband was one of the most methodical of Prime Ministers. One aide said: "He considered being Prime Minister like being an athlete--there was a duty to be fit".
According to the text, What is referred to as Number 10？
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The expression "the final straw" in Paragraph 3 could be best explained as______.
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Near the border the writer could not see the hills because ______.
听力原文：W: Excuse me. My watch stopped running and I'm not sure what's wrong with it.
M: Well, let me look at it.
W: OK. It's a new watch. I've only had it for about a year.
M: Hmmm, it seems that it just needs a new battery. They only last about a year, you know.
W: Oh. That's a relief. I was hoping it wouldn't be broken or something. In fact, last week I got some water on it and I was afraid that the water might have ruined it. How much is a new battery？
M: It's six ninety-nine plus tax for a battery.
W: Oh dear, that seems like a lot. I thought my friend said she paid about three ninety-nine plus tax for a battery.
M: Well, she may have. But we are a watch-repair shop and we install your battery and then guarantee it for a year. If you have the watch cleaned here, we guarantee it for an additional three months.
W: Well, I guess you get what you pay for. I'll get my battery here. How long will it take to put it in？
M: Usually I can do it right away, but right now I'm way behind in my repair of a large shipment of watches. They all need to be fixed by this afternoon. Can you leave your watch here until about 5:00 p. m. ？
W: Oh dear, I'm afraid I can't. I need to get back to work and I have to work this evening, so I couldn't pick it up by five. And I have to have it by tomorrow.
M: Well, then maybe I can just squeeze it in now. It'll only take a few minutes. Can you wait？
W: Oh, I'd really appreciate that. Sure, I'll wait.
M: OK. Just sit down over there. I'll have it fixed in a few minutes.
W: Thanks a lot.
What is the problem with the woman's watch？
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