听力原文:W: Excuse me, could you tell me where the post office is?
M: There's one upstairs, across from the duty-free shop.
Where is the post office?
A. It is downstairs.
B. It is upstairs, across the duty-free shop.
C. It is on the third floor.
D. It is across the street.
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M: Does he? And how do you feel about that?
W: Well, I'm not quite sure. Perhaps I'm not good enough.
M: What makes you say that?
W: Oh, it's just that the universities are setting their entrance requirements higher and higher. There is a tremendous amount of competition to get in.
M: Hmm. You've got a very good chance of getting them, haven't you?
W: I'll need at least three A-levels. And that will take another two years at school.
M: But it would be worth it, wouldn't it?
W: I just don't know. Sometimes I think it would be better ff I left school this summer and got some kind of job. ~ all, I can't expect you and mum to support me for the rest of my life, can I?
M: Look, don't worry about money. Your mother and I are both earning enough. Just think of your future instead.
W: But that's what I am thinking of. And I just don't know ff I want to spend the rest of my life studying.
M: It isn't the test of your life. It's just another five years. Two years for your A-levels. And then, with any luck, after another three years at university, you'd get a degree.
W: Well, thanks for your encouragement, Dad. But I'm still not sure.
What is the daughter's attitude towards going to university?
A. She is very keen on going to university.
B. She thinks she is university material.
C. She thinks it too competitive to go to university.
D. She thinks it quite easy to go to university.
Benjamin Franklin deserves credit mainly because ________ .
A. he established the United States postal system
B. he served as the postmaster general
C. he increased the number of post offices
D. he was made postmaster by the U. S.
Part A
Directions: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer ― A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.
听力原文:W: How much time did you have for drawing this picture?
M: We were given 3 hours, but I finished 20 minutes earlier.
How long did it take the man to finish drawing the picture?
A. 3 hours.
B. Three hours and twenty minutes.
C. Twenty minutes.
D. Two hours and forty minutes.
The reason to start "star routes" is ________ .
A. some communities were too far
B. the horse was too slow
C. the train was much convenient
D. private contractors paid to deliver mail