Education is big business. In fact for both the UK and the US, income from foreign brain power is greater than export sales of arms and ammunition. But security fears and restrictive visa controls are shrinking America's dominance of the 2-million-strong international student market, while in Britain a third of colleges reported a drop in last year's foreign enrolments due to visa problems. Nick Mackie, BBC News, Chongqing.
According to the report, how many overseas are now studying in Britain?
A. 100,000
B. 300,000
C. 600,000
D. 900,000
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听力原文: Advertising is a way of informing people of something. This can range from telling them of a product for sale, or a service, or urging them to do something, or even to bring one's name before the public. So advertising came out quite naturally and took many forms from the very beginning.
Signboards that notified people of services available were placed outside doors in Greece and Egypt around 1500 B. C. —a form. of advertising. With the invention of printing, advertising began to take on new forms. About in 1477, in London, the first printed advertisement in English announced a prayer book sale. The first newspaper advertisement appeared on the back page of a London newspaper in 1625. It was not until 1704 that paid advertisements were printed in the Untied Sates. By 1771 there were 31 newspapers in the Colonies, and all of them carried advertising. Today, of course, we know that advertising is done not only in newspapers, but also in magazines, on the radio, and on television.
The first "commercials" appeared on radio about in 1920. Commercials on television developed mostly after World War II. The idea spread very quickly and today the advertising that is done on TV is so familiar to all of us that many people can remember the commercials even better than the shows they see!
Advertisements are employed NOT to ______.
A. inform. people of a product for sale and promote a service
B. tell the difference between different products
C. urge people to take some actions
D. make someone familiar to the people and get famous
听力原文: Another bomb has gone off in southern Thailand, the fourth in 24 hours. The latest blast that is reported to have injured four soldiers was in Yala province.
Even while senior government officials held an emergency meeting to discuss 3 bombs overnight, the fourth was detonated. The blast in Yala on Monday marks a return to form. for violence in the southernmost provinces, where soldiers, police and loeal officials have been targeted by almost daily shootings and small explosions. But the attacks overnight represent a different kind of threat to Thailand's national security. The 3 explosions on Sunday killed 2 people and injured as many as 60. All of the blasts are thought to have been trigged by a mobile phone signals in the first major attacks outside the southernmost provinces in the large cities of Hat Yai and Songkhla.
What were the senior government officials doing when the last bomb took place?
A. Sleeping.
B. Holding a meeting.
C. Indulging themselves.
D. Quarrelling.
与合同无关的第三人可以依据合同对违约方提出请求或诉讼。()
A. 正确
B. 错误
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文:W: Good evening, sir! Welcome to Dreamland Hotel. I am Cathy Lee. May I help you?
M: Yes, I booked a single room three weeks ago. My name is David Arden.
W: How do you spell your last name, please?
M: It's A-R-D-E-N.
W: Thank you, Mr. Arden. Please wait for a minute. I'll check the arrival list... Yes, we have your reservation. Mr. Arden, a single room with bath. You have paid $50 as advance deposits. Am I right?
M: Yes.
W: Your room number is 505. It's on the fifth floor. Would you please fill out this form. while I am preparing the key card for you?
M: Yes. Should l write down my passport number here?
W: Yes. I am afraid you have to.
M: Here you are.
W: Let me see... Oh, Mr. Arden, you forgot to put in the date of your departure. You are leaving on...?
M: Well, Sep. 21.
W: Everything is all right now. You will be staying in Room 505 from Sep. 19 to Sep. 21 for two nights. The daily rate is $60 per night. Here is your key card with all the information about hotel services and rules and regulations on it. Please make sure that you have it with you all the time. You need to show it when sign for your meals and drinks in the restaurants and the bars.
M: OK. I'll take good care of it.
W: And now if you are ready, Mr. Arden, I'll call the bellboy and he'll take you to your room.
M: Yes, thank you.
W: I hope you enjoy your stay with us.
What is the man's purpose of being here?
A. To reserve a room with bath.
B. To pay the deposit.
C. To check his reservation.
D. To stay in the Dreamland Hotel.