In common with many countries, Britain has serious environmental problems. In 1952, more than 4,000 people died in London because of the smog. The government 【26】______ new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the 【27】______ improved a lot.
Today, London is much cleaner 【28】______ there is a new problem: smog from cars. In December 1991, there was very 【29】______ wind in London and pollution 【30】______ a lot, which led to 160 deaths in just four days.
【31】______ of the problem is the new" out of town" shopping centers. In the past, people often 【32】______ to shops near their homes or went by bus. Today, many people drive to the new shopping centers. 【33】______ , the small shops have 【34】______ and more people have to go a long way to 【35】______ their shopping.
Critics say that Britain needs better and cheaper public 【36】______ Many people are trying to 【37】______ the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have special bicycle 【38】______ and many people ride to work. Some people also 【39】______ to work together in one car to reduce the pollution and the 【40】______ .
Sometimes people take "direct 【41】______ ". In 1995, for example, many people wanted to 【42】______ a new road near Newbury. They built houses 【43】______ trees and lived there for many months. It 【44】______ a long time to force the people out of the trees 【45】______ work on the road could continue.
【26】
A. introduced
B. comprehended
C. embraced
D. deduced
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听力原文:W: Well, Mr. Smith, we have had an interesting discussion about your work. Now, tell us something about your after work activities.
M: I guess not much different from everyone else. I'm interested in sport, and I run about three miles every day. I particularly enjoy cross-country running, where you have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on While I'm running I think about all sorts of things, and at the end of a run I'm sometimes surprised to find that I've managed to solve a problem that was on my mind.
Next year I'm going to try the London Marathon. It's a long, hard race--26 miles, or 42 kilometers--and you have to be tough to finish, but I very much want to do it. I worry a bit about getting old, and I'd like to prove to myself that I'm still almost as fit as I was twenty years ago.
I'm interested in climbing as well as running. I'll never become an expert climber, but I know what I'm doing in the mountains. I successfully completed a course in snow and ice climbing when I was younger, and I've done a series of easy climbs in the Alps during the last few years. My wife doesn't share my interest in Mountains. She agreed to go climbing with me once, but she found that she felt iii as soon as she got above 1,000 meters, so we decide to follow different hobbies.
W: You certainly seem to enjoy various types of recreation. All right, Mr. Smith. Thanks for your interesting talk.
What are the man's hobbies?
A. Running and thinking.
B. Running and jumping.
C. Running and climbing.
D. Running and skiing.
听力原文:W: How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M: I'll call you when it is ready, but it shouldn't take longer than a week.
What is the man going to do?
A. He wants the woman to fix his watch.
B. He will call the woman when the watch is fixed.
C. He wants the woman to fix the watch within one week.
D. He doesn't want to go home.
听力原文:W: Was the movie as good as you expected?
M: It was a waste of time and money. We should have stayed at home.
How does the man feel about the movie?
A. The movie is not good.
B. The movie is excellent.
C. He wants to see the movie again.
D. He doesn't want to stay at home.
Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文: I am living in a small village in the country. My wife and I run a village shop. We have a very peaceful life, some boring I say. But we love it. We know all the people in the village. They have plenty of time to stop and chat. I have plenty of time for my hobbies too--gardening, fishing, walking in the country side. I love the outdoor life. It wasn't always like this though I used to have a really stressful job, working so late in the office every evening. I often bring work home at the weekends. The advertising world is very competitive. And when I look back, I can't imagine how I stood it. I have no private life at all. No time for the really important things in life. Because of the pressure of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much. The crisis came when my wife left me. She complaint that she never saw me and I had no time for family life. This made me realize what is really important to me. I talked things through with her and decided to get back together and started a new and better life together. I gave up tobacco and alcohol and searched for new hobbies. Now I am afraid of looking back since the past life seemed like a horrible dream.
What did the speaker do for a living?
A. He ran a village shop.
B. He worked on a farm.
C. He worked in an advertising agency.
D. He was a gardener.