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听力原文：W: Do you like to run？
M: Yeah, when the police are chasing me.
W: You know Kerron Clement？
M: Who？
W: Kerron Clement. He just broke the world record in the 400 meter.
M: Right.
W: Did you know that he's only 19 years old？ Did you see it on the news？
M: I heard a bit about it.
W: Okay. Well, let's look at the rest. This Florida sophomore ran the 400 meter in 44.57 seconds at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. He broke the mark of 44.63 seconds set by Michael Johnson in 1995.
M: Hey, I'm fast. I could beat him any day.
W: Yeah, only if there is a ＄ 20 bill blowing in the wind in front of you. Let's get back to the story now. Clement is from Trinidad and Tobago and moved to the United States when he was 13. He won the NCAA championship in the 400-meter hurdles and then won the world junior championship in the same event. At the junior championships, Clement competed for the United States after earning his U.S. citizenship last summer. He probably could have gone to the Olympics for Trinidad and Tobago last year, but preferred to become an American. Why do you think he wanted to become American？
M: Probably America is his new home and it has better living conditions than back home.
W: Yeah, something like that. He said he loves competition and he wants to train with the best in the world, the Americans.
Why does the professor mention ＄ 20 bill？

A. To confirm that the student is capable of beating Clement.
B. To show how sincere he is.
C. To give an example of how to run fast.
D. To make a joke about the student's comment.

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听力原文： Today we're gonna take a look at an unusual houses in America, the Winchester House. It was built by Sarah Winchester, the nineteenth-century heiress of the Winchester family. I don't think I need to tell you why the Winchester family is famous. That's right. It's the owner of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, which made its wealth by manufacturing Winchester guns, the gun of note and notoriety in the American West.
Sarah Winchester was married to the son of Oliver Winchester, who'd founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and made a huge success of it. In 1881, Sarah's husband and their month-old daughter died. Sarah was destroyed by the loss of her beloved husband and daughter.
In the aftermath of her loss, Sarah was convinced that the family's misfortune was due to the fact that the family's massive fortune had been obtained through the manufacture of weapons responsible for uncountable deaths. Sarah be-came convinced that the family was being haunted by the ghosts. To thwart the ghosts, she plans to build such a confusing house that the ghosts wouldn't be able to find their way through it. This is the story of how the Winchester House came to be the way it is. Whether or not you believe in ghosts yourself, and...well...not everyone does...you can see that Sarah did. The world of architecture has one huge and eye-catching reminder of Sarah's belief in ghosts.
What does the speaker mean when he says "I don't think I need to tell you why the Winchester family is famous"？

A. It is not something important.
B. The students should already know it.
C. It will be explained later in the lecture.
D. The students need to answer his question.

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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：M: Hi, Doctor Muir. Can I discuss my grade on my term paper with you？
W: Sure, Andrew. What is the problem？
M: It's a bit complicated, or rather, kind of embarrassing. To be honest, I made a rather stupid mistake.
W: OK, go on, Andrew.
M: The term paper I banded in is not my final edited version. The paper you marked is not the paper I had intended to submit. Perhaps I was overtired and stressed, but when I saw the mark on my paper, I quickly realized what bad happened. I must have printed an earlier draft at the last minute, thinking I was printing out the final paper. Doctor Muir, I must be honest with you, maintaining my average is extremely important to me, as this will affect my application to grad school.
W: Well, Andrew, that sounds like a terrible mistake. I'm not sure what can be done about it at this point. The paper was due three weeks ago, and they've all been marked and given hack to the students. Let me talk to some of my colleagues about your situation, and we'll go from there.
M: Thank you, Doctor Muir. I really appreciate this. Should I give you the correct paper today？
W: No, Andrew. Let's wait until I talk to some people. Check hack with me on Wednesday, and I'll let you know the outcome.
Why does the student say that it's complicated and embarrassing？

A. To confess that he lied to the professor.
B. To emphasize what he is about to say.
C. To prove that he is innocent.
D. To warn the professor not to ignore him.

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Since the average test score of students enrolled in charter schools were rising 7.5 percent in the spring, many educators concluded that the system was working.

A. Since the average test score of students enrolled in charter schools were rising 7.5 percent in the spring, many educators concluded
B. As the average test score of students enrolled in charter schools rose 7.5 percent in the spring, with many educators concluding
C. Because the average test score of students enrolled in charter schools rose 7.5 percent in the spring, many educators concluded
D. Because the average test score of students enrolled in charter schools were up 7.5 percent in the spring, many educators concluded
E. With average test scores rising by 7.5 percent among students enrolled in charter schools, and many educators concluded

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Which of the following can be inferred about a long-distance race in which both athletes who use performance-enhancing drugs and those who do not use these drugs compete？

A. The athletes using the drugs will be caught by the proper authorities and ejected from the race.
B. The athletes using the drugs will have a better chance of winning the race.
C. The athletes using the drugs will use steroid precursors that produce effects similar to those of androgenic drugs but are not technically steroids.
D. The athletes using the drugs are more likely to be professionals in their sport than the athletes who do not use such drugs.
E. The athletes using the drugs will be more likely to use any means possible to win the race, including intentional sabotage of the other racers' equipment.

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A. To confirm that the student is capable of beating Clement. B. To show how sincere he is. C. To give an example of how to run fast. D. To make a joke about the student's comment.

Since the average test score of students enrolled in charter schools were rising 7.5 percent in the spring, many educators concluded that the system was working.

Which of the following can be inferred about a long-distance race in which both athletes who use performance-enhancing drugs and those who do not use these drugs compete？

A. To confirm that the student is capable of beating Clement.
B. To show how sincere he is.
C. To give an example of how to run fast.
D. To make a joke about the student's comment.