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Mr Miller will buy a new house with the money he has won.
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Part B
Directions: You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE.
听力原文：W：Jim，thank goodness you've arrived．The class presentation started half an hour ago，and I was just beginning to panic．
M：I'm sorry for being late，Alice. This morning has been a real mess．I didn't think I was going to make it here at all．
W：Why are you late？ Our presentation depends on those graphs you are holding．
M：Yes，I know．I'll tell you about it later．First，let's see how we are doing for time．Two groups are still ahead of us，aren't they？ The presentations on the fights of the consumer and the analysis of the stock market．That means I've got twenty minutes to sort out．
W：You look cold．What happened？
M：I've been standing outside in arctic temperatures for over an hour waiting for a bus．
W：Over an hour？ But I thought your apartment was only a ten minute bus ride to campus．
M：In normal conditions，but the bus was delayed because of the weather，and when I stopped in a drug store to call home for a ride，the bus went by．As luck would have it there was no one at home，so I had to wait another forty-five minutes for the next bus．
W：That's Murphy's Law，isn't it？ What did it say？ If anything can go wrong，it will．Well，we've still got twenty minutes to get our wits together．
What is the woman's tone of voice when she first sees the man？
The front door to his home does not open automatically.
Part A
Directions: Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isn't cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she'd like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the softening economy. …I m a good economic indicator, ”she says, “I provide a service that people can do without when they're concerned about saving some dollars. ”So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middle-brow Dillard's department store near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus. “I don't know if other clients are going to abandon me, too. ”she says.
Even before Alan Greenspan's admission that America's red-hot economy is cooling, lots of working folks had already seen signs of the slowdown themselves. From car dealerships to gap outlets, sales have been lagging for months as shoppers temper their spending. For retailers, who last year took in 24 percent of their revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the cautious approach is coming at a crucial time. Already, experts say, holiday sales are off 7 percent from last year's pace. But don't sound any alarms just yet. Consumers seem only concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic about the economy's long-term prospects, even as they do some modest belt-tightening.
Consumers say they're not in despair because, despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortunes still feel pretty good. In Manhattan, “there's a new gold rush happening in the $4 million to $10 million range, predominantly fed by Wall Street bonuses, ”says broker Barbara Corcoran. In San Francisco, prices are still rising even as frenzied overbidding quiets. “Instead of 20 to 30 offers, now maybe you only get two or three, ”says John Deadly, a Bay Area real-estate broker. And most folks still feel pretty comfortable about their ability to find and keep a job.
Many folks see silver linings to this slowdown. Potential homebuyers would cheer for lower interest rates. Employers wouldn't mind a little fewer bubbles in the job market. Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock-market swings, which investors now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom. Diners might see an upside, too. Getting a table at Manhattan's hot new Alain Ducasse restaurant need to be impossible. Not anymore. For that, Greenspan&Co. may still be worth toasting.
By“Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet”(Line 1, Paragraph 1), the author means______.
Mr Miller had known a lot about carpentry and electric wiring before he was engaged in do-it-yourself.
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