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听力原文:W: Exercise, exercise, exercise, we hear so much about it these days that even the experts can't agree on which exercises are best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises.
M: Arm exercises? Is that because our arms are too fat of flabby?
W: Actually, that's not the main reason. They say that arm exercises are an ideal way to become physically fit.
M: But don't arm exercises raise your blood pressure?
W: That they do, but the article I read mentioned ways to compensate for that.
M: How?
W: By adding leg exercise so the arms don't do as they work. Arm exercises alone aren't enough to increase metabolism before fatigue sets in. The more of a body that involves in the exercise, the better.
M: And in turn, I'm sure that there is a great chance of losing weight.
W: Sounds right to me.
M: So, what exercises do the experts recommend?
W: They mentioned quite a few. But some of the more popular ones are bicycling with special bicycles that make you use both your arms and legs, and walking vigorously while wearing arms weights.
M: I must try that. I like to walk a lot.
According to the conversation, what is one problem with arm exercises?

A. They don't get rid of flabby arms.
B. They can damage arm muscles.
C. They aren't acceptable to most people.
D. They can raise one's blood pressure.

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听力原文:M: Tell me about your trip to Philadelphia.
W: Well, we walked a lot, visited some interesting monuments, and finished up at a good restaurant.
What is the woman talking about?

A trip she takes frequently.
B. A trip she has already taken.
C. A restaurant she owns.
D. Famous monuments in Philadelphia.

听力原文:W. This postage is going to Tokyo. I want to insure it for $50.00.
M: That'll be $3.50 postage and another $2.00 for the insurance, ma'am.
Where is this conversation taking place?

At a department store.
B. At an airport.
C. At the post office.
D. At an insurance office.

Why does the man like Thanksgiving?

A. He can cook delicious meals.
B. He likes to cook the dinner.
C. He really wants to meet his family.
D. He just wants to play with the kids.

W: Yes, it was fantastic. Now I know why it is listed together with the Nile river as one of the great natural wonders of the world. Here, want to see the picture I took?
M: Oh what a view! It is even bigger than I had imagined. I remember reading about the Great Canyon and I think it said that it was formed suddenly when the earth crust split open during an earthquake.
W: Well, not that quickly. Look, here is the picture of th Colorado river. See way down at the bottom of the canyon, that river and its tributaries have been wearing the canyon floor away for ten million years.
M: Then the canyon is the result of soil erosion. I'll bet geologists have made some interesting discoveries there.
W: Not only the geologists, archaeologists have also found the bones of extinct animals in caves in the canyon walls. In a cave one hundred and forty feet above the river, they found drift wood that dated back as far as thirty-seven thousand years.
M: That means the river must have been a hundred and forty feet higher up when it carried the drift wood into the cave.
W: It's very possible, but of course who knows. The Great Canyon is full of mysteries. Wouldn't you like to go to Arizona some day?
M: You bet I would.
Where has the woman been?

A. To Colonado.
B. To Anzona.
C. To the Nile River.
D. To the Museum of Natural History.

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