What will the woman probably do during her vacation?
A. have a relaxing time
B. visit as many places as possible
C. take a summer course
D. do more study
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听力原文: How do you blow 1 billion? With that much money, you could buy every jewel in Tiffany's, collect a small fleet of 747s...or (24[A]) bankrupt a vulnerable bank. That's what Nicholas Leeson apparently did, The 28-year-old trader for British investment house Barings PLC in Singapore staked more than 1 billion of the company's money last winter on Japanese derivatives, and got tsunamied. For weeks he tried to recoup his mounting losses with double-or-nothing bets and doctored bookkeeping. He was arrested in Frankfurt on his way to London. Germany extradited him to Singapore last month, where he was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison. (25[D])Leeson is appealing.
According to the news, Leeson ______.
A. bankrupted a vulnerable bank
B. was a British investor in Singapore
C. worked as a teller in Singapore
D. took exactly 1 billion from the bank last winter
M: It's none of our business. If Tom had wanted to invite her, he would have.
Q: What did the woman say about Tom?
(14)
A. He wanted Mary to come, but she couldn't.
B. He invited Mary to the party.
C. He didn't invite Mary to the party.
D. He didn't want to have a party because of business.
听力原文:W: Dear, I feel hungry now. How about you?
M: So do I. Let me call room service. Hello, room service, please send a menu to 320 right now.
Where are the two speakers?
A. In a hotel.
B. At a dinner table.
C. In the street.
D. In the man's house
听力原文:W: Has John known the news?
M: If he had been at the picnic yesterday, he would have heard about it.
What do we learn from the conversation?
A. John hasn't heard about the news.
B. John was at the picnic yesterday.
C. John wasn't at the picnic, but he has known the news.
D. John was at the picnic, but he didn't hear about the news.