What is the purpose of the author in mentioning her friend who travelled halfway across London for a shoe sale?
A. To praise her friend for her persistence in pursuing what she wants.
B. To introduce her friend to the general public.
C. To give an urgent call for people to take life easy.
D. To raise people's awareness as to how precious time is.
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听力原文:Americans use a variety of strategies to avoid silence. They keep on talking, especially during business negotiations. Because they think that silence makes a bad impression.
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A. Talking too much in business negotiations leaves a bad impression o Americans.
B. Silence often makes Americans feel uncomfortable in business situations.
C. Americans enjoy keeping silent in business negotiations and employ a variety of strategies.
D. Americans are rather aggressive, especially in business situations.
Talks and Conversations
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE, when you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
听力原文:M: By the way, Christina, when is Nancy going to leave for New York?
W: She is already gone. She left last Friday.
M: The office won't seem the same without her. But we certainly gave her a great farewell party.
W: Yes, but was it really a surprise?
M: Well, I think so. Didn't you ask everyone not to say anything about the party?
W: Of course I did. But I think somebody gave the surprise away.
M: Who would do anything like that?
W: Mrs. Sampson might. You know she can't keep a secret. And she and Nancy are such good friends.
M: Didn't you warn her to be careful about what she said?
W: I told her not to say a word.
M: Well, surprise or not, I'm sure Nancy had a good time. She was smiling and laughing all evening.
W: And crying a little too. She asked everyone to come and visit her in New York.
M: And everyone was asking her to write or to call, or best of all, to come back'.
W: We're all going to miss her. Just about everybody in the office working for Nancy in the
correspondence section.
M: Yes, and she is a true friend and always tries to help everyone.
W: It won't be too long before I see her again. I'm going to New York next month, and she invited me to stay with her.
M: That'll be wonderful. Anyway, she's still working with the same company. So I'm sure we'll get to talk to each other on the phone pretty often.
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A. She was fired.
B. She was given a raise.
C. She got a transfer.
D. She got married.
Statements
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper, so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
听力原文:Up to now, none of the candidates who applied for the position has the required credentials. We'd better let our ad in the Help-Wanted Section run for more weeks.
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A. We didn't find one qualified applicant.
B. Nobody applied for the job.
C. Only one person applied for the job.
D. We interviewed nine candidates.
听力原文:I've already mentioned to the director about the signing of the agreement three times this month. Each time he said he was ready, but nothing happens.
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A. The director has already signed the agreement.
B. The director has read the agreement for three times.
C. The director is not in and cannot sign the agreement.
D. The director is not ready to sign the agreement.