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听力原文: Today's discussion is about a common animal reaction — the yawning. The dictionary defines a yawn as "an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom". That's definitely true for human yawns but not necessarily for animal yawns. The same action, the yawn, can have quite different meanings in different species.
For instance, some animals yawn to intimidate intruders on their territory. Fish and lizards are examples of this. Hippos use yawns when they want to resolve a quarrel. Observers have seen two hippos yawn at each other for as long as two hours before they stop quarreling.
As for social animals like baboons or lions _ they yawn to set up the pecking order within social groups, and lions often yawn to calm social tensions. Sometimes these animals yawn for a strictly physiological reason __ that is to increase oxygen levels. And curiously enough, when they yawn for a physical reason like that, they do what men do __ they try to stifle the yawn by looking away or by covering their mouths.
What's the main topic of the monologue?

A. Different animals' yawn.
B. Human's yawn.
C. Fish's yawn.
D. Social animals' yawn.

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From the passage we come to know that people may die from ______.

A. cigarette smoking
B. polluted air
C. poisonous chemicals
D. any of the above

【29】

A. battle
B. to battle
C. battling
D. battled

听力原文: W: If you're in your 20s, you own your first car, your career is more or less launched, and you're starting to look forward to owning a home. But you're worried, too. Perhaps you've got some debt. You probably don't have much in the way of savings. And with all your expenses, it doesn't look you'll be able to improve that situation soon.
If you wonder how to cut corners, there's an obvious place to look—at your spending habits.
Do you buy a soda each weekend? Waste $1 a day for 40 years and, when you're set to retire, you'll find your account is short by $190,000. Grab a calculator and you'll discover that, over 40 years going out to dinner twice a month at $40 each time amounts to half a million. Even a pack—a day cigarette habit will lighten your retirement account by $330,000. And the same with cable TV and those cool earrings. They will probably amount to as much as one million.
So, the first clue to accumulating wealth is this: focus on your spending habits. Here are a couple of tricks to help you save even if you swear you can't afford to. Stop buying things that fall rather than rise in value. Pay yourself first: Before you pay the monthly bills, send $25 to a mutual fund. Stop spending coins. From now on, spend only paper currency, and keep the change every day. Get your family involved, and you'll double your savings. Use discount tickets at the supermarket—but use them correctly. How? If you really want to make these tickets worthwhile, you actually must invest into your mutual fund the amount you save by using the tickets. Otherwise, you're wasting your time—and your money.
According to the speaker, what should one pay special attention to if he wants to save up?

A. Family debts
Bank savings
C. Monthly bills
D. Spending habits

【B13】

A. would
B. must
C. ought to
D. for

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