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听力原文: (24[A]) Northern Ireland peace talks resumed yesterday with negotiations under orders from the US Chairman George Mitchell, former US Senator, (23[C]) to stop haggling and get down to the business of solving the worst violence in the province,
"The time has come to get down to serious negotiations and not to waste your time on full stops and commas. There is an urgent need for this process to proceed." George Mitchell said.
The talks, launched with fanfare by the British and Irish governments in June 12, started, however, without representatives of the key players, the IRA guerrillas fighting the British rules.
Who is George Mitchell?

A representative of the IRA guerrillas.
B. A key player.
C. A former US Senator
D. A businessman and writer.

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听力原文:Man: Hi, I heard you are looking for a different apartment.
Woman: Yeah, the place I am in is really terrible.
Man: It was OK when I was there.
Woman: (7[D])The boiler keeps breaking and when it does, (9[A])we lose the heat for several days at the time.
Man: Why does not the owner replace it?
Woman: Well, she said it's cheaper to keep fixing it. She is a nice enough person, just sort of stingy in any case. I'm sick of being cold.
Man: Can you get your deposit back if you move?
Woman: If I give a 2-month notice, I can get the whole thing back.
Man: So what kind of place are you looking for?
Woman: I think I'll try to get into one of those high rises (8[A])near the university. There is nothing really special but at least they are new and functional.
Man: I heard those buildings are pretty noisy. The walls are thin and you can hear everything going on in the other apartment.
Woman: Oh. That will never do. (10[C])I need some place quiet to (8[A])finish my Thesis. I guess I'll have to look at some more ads. Maybe new isn't necessarily better.
Man: Why don't you try some of those apartment at Windsor? They're supposed to be nice.
Woman: Oh, aren't they awfully expensive?
Man: Not really. The problem with being out there is the bus doesn't run that way.
Woman: That definitely won't be a problem. I can afford a car right now.
What is wrong with the woman's current apartment?

A. It is too noisy.
B. The walls are too thin.
C. The buses do not go in that direction.
D. The boiler often goes wrong.

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文:George: (l[B]) Excuse me. Are you going to buy concert tickets?
Dora: Yes, I am. So are all these people in front of me.
George: Have you been here long?
Dora: About 45 minutes. I've moved forward a total of about 3 feet in that time.
George: You are kidding.
Dora: Not at all. There was a couple up ahead of me who got so disgusted they finally gave up and left. They said they'd been waiting for more than an hour.
George: Terrific. Does any one know what's causing the delay?
Dora: If so,(2[D]) no one has let us know. It could be that there aren't enough people selling tickets this afternoon. Or maybe their computer is down. I'm sure the concert hasn't been cancelled.
George: I just hope they don't run out of tickets before I get up there.
Dora: That really would be annoying, wouldn't it?
George: I guess I should have come before lunch. Or has it been like this all day?
Dora: Apparently it has. In fact, before I came I tried calling to charge my tickets over the phone, just to avoid this long wait. But they are not taking phone orders, or checks, or credit cards. It's cash or nothing, and you have to come in person.
George: Well, there are two more hours before the tickets office closes.(3[B])Tickets for a good concert are worth waiting for. So I think I'll just make myself comfortable.
What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. They are friends.
B. They have never met before.
C. They are lovers.
D. They are classmates.

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A. farms
B. farming
C. farmers
D. families

Reading Comprehension (1)
When friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches. It isn't that our friends are all very busy ; it is just that we haven't got a television. People, think that we are very strange. "But what do you do in the evening ? " they are always asking. The answer is very simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. We certainly don't spend our evening staring at the walls . My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages. This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps and am always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to the music and Haying chess together.
Sometimes there are power cuts and we no electricity in the house. This does not worry us as we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before. Our friends are lost—no television!-so they don't know what to do. On such evening our house is very full as they all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, every-body talks and plays games. Yes, life is possible without television.
The author's friends like______ .

A. sitting and playing chess in the evening
B. attending classes in the evening
C. Listening to music in the evening
D. watching television in the evening

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