听力原文:W: Hi, Steve!
M: Hi, Jan. I'm planning to go to London by train. Do you want to come with me?
W: But it'd be cheaper by bus.
M: I've got a student travel card. You can get cheap train tickets with it.
W: That sounds good. How much does it cost?
M: A card for six months is sixteen pounds.
W: So how do I get one?
M: You need two photographs—one for the card and one for the form.
W: There's a photo machine in the post office. It gives you four photos for three pounds.
M: So does the one in the library. But I went to a photographer's studio. It was cheaper.
W: I don't have to show my passport or my driving license, do I?
M: No, Jan, you only need a letter from your college.
W: OK, I'll ask my teacher for one.
M: And then you take everything to the tourist office and ask the travel agent.
W: Great, next time you go to London, I'll come too!
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A. £6.
B. £16.
C. £60.
D. £66.
听力原文: Most people feel lonely sometimes. But it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal for some people though, loneliness can last for yeas. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.
The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation—for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year. The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronic loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to other. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think them is little or nothing they can do to improve their conditions.
Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person's social contacts, e.g., friends, family member, co-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For in stance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends shore similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity.
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A. Types of Loneliness.
B. Causes of Loneliness.
C. Solutions to Loneliness.
D. Loneliness.
A.She will choose a new topic to write the essay.B.She used to choose the poetry writt
A. She will choose a new topic to write the essay.
B. She used to choose the poetry written by Shakespeare as the topic.
C. She refuses to accept the man's advice.
D. She is on the wrong track.
听力原文: Time was when a visit to a museum included shopping for a postcard or an exhibition catalogue. Nowadays, most art institutions have expanded their wares to include home furnishings, jewelry, clothing, toys and books. While it might enhance the museum experience, selling all those products can become a distraction for administrators, taking away time and money from their primary business: exhibiting works of art. If that weren't trouble enough, retail operations, intended to supplement museum admissions, don't always end up in the black.
Last year, to try to solve the problem of doing art and commerce profitably, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (MFA) became one of the first museums in the country to spin off the management of its retail operations into a for-profit company, Museum Enterprise Partners Inc. (MEP). Owned by the MFA and senior management, MEP replaced the museum's 30-year-old Enterprise division and the MFA became its first client. From its offices in Boston's South End, MEP operates both the main MFA store and an exhibition store inside the museum, two mall stores in downtown Boston at Copley Place and Faneuil Hall, the MFA catalogue and Web site, the catalogue outlet store on Cape Cod and a wholesale/corporate division. To handle distribution and fulfillment, MEP has a state-of-the-art 100 O00-square-foot warehouse in Avon, Mass., which includes an 85-seat call center.
What is the primary business for a museum, according to the speaker?
A. Selling home furnishings.
B. Showing works of art.
C. Exhibiting books and toys.