听力原文:M: I wish to buy a new car, but I spent too much on my house last year.
W: New cars are expensive. You can't borrow so much money.
Q: What happens to the man?
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A. He has some money to buy a new car.
B. He fails in borrowing enough money from the woman.
C. He will spend much money on his house.
D. He wants to buy a new house and a new car.
Moreover, the traffic-safety agency estimates that even among parents who always strap their children in, 85% are not doing it properly. They often don't know where best to place the kids, don't use the proper restraint for their age and weight, or don't install the safety seats properly. Despite the reports about front seats collapsing onto back seats when certain car models get in accidents, the safest place in the car for any child up to the age of 12 is still the back seat. Babies up to 9 kg and one year old should ride in rear-facing infant seats.
Never place a child under age 12 in the front seat with a working passenger-side air bag. These devices are discharged at 320 km/h and can be triggered by low-speed fender benders. They have killed 77 kids in the U.S. since 1993. If you must place a child in front, make sure the passenger-side bag is switched off.
Children over age one should ride in forward-facing safety seats with a five-point harness system. A child who weighs at least 18 kg or at least 1m high can graduate to a booster seat that elevates her so that the standard shoulder and lap belt fits properly.
What does the author mainly discuss in this passage?
A. How to avoid car crash.
B. How to design safer baby equipment.
C. How to educate children properly.
D. How to properly secure children in the car.
听力原文:Once again in Richfield Heights today, there were no classes in the public elementary and secondary schools. This marks the eleventh day that the schools in that community have remained closed. Teachers are still on strike despite the back-to-work order issued yesterday by the District Court. A spokes person for the Teachers' Union stated at a press conference today that the strike would continue until such time as the School Committee agrees to a public hearing to settle the dispute. According to the spokesperson, wages are not an issue in the dispute. At issue is a new role passed by the School Committee, which eliminates paid sick leave from the teachers' contract. Under the new contract, teachers would receive no salary for any day on which they failed to appear due to illness. School administrators, on the other hand, would continue to receive fifteen days of paid sick leave annually. The Parent Board, which was initially sympathetic to the teachers' position, has urged the teachers to return to work until a settlement can be reached. Spokespersons for the School Committee are refusing to comment on the latest developments.
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A. Vacations.
B. Wages.
C. Overcrowded classrooms.
D. Paid sick leaves.