17．听下面一段材料，回答第17到第20题
17．What did Nicholas do at eighteen months？
A．He began to learn French．
B．He read the newspaper．
C．He took telephone messages．
18．Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools？
A．He had too much homework．
B．He almost couldn't learn anything special．
C．His teachers often corrected his spelling．
19．Who offered to help Nicholas finally？
A．His classmates．   B．His parents．   C．A college．
20．What is Nicholas'life like now？
A．Busy without any social life．   B．Full but boring．    C．Busy at college and free at home．

16．听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题．
18．Why was the speaker excited？
A．She liked to teach children                         
B．It was her first time going abroad
C．She was paid to be a teacher for the first time
19．What is the speaker's nationality？
A．Canadian              B．American                 C．Japanese
20．How did the speaker feel about the students'questions at first？
A．Angry                 B．Moved                   C．Uncomfortable．

15．听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题．
17．Why did Sally decide to write her first book？
A．People said her stories were good．
B．Her pen friend persuaded her to do it．
C．Her parents bought her a diary．
18．Why didn't Sally's dad want her to send her book to a publisher？
A．He didn't think the book was good．
B．He didn't like the book very much．
C．He didn't want her to get sad．
19．What kind of company did Sally send her book to？
A．One that published books of a similar type．
B．One that only published books on the Internet．
C．One that published her favorite stories．
20．How did Sally's mum feel after she got the company's phone？
A．Extremely surprised．     B．Very excited．    C．Anxious about the future．

14．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题．
13．What are the speakers mainly talk about？
A．How to save money．
B．How to spend money．
C．How to be a housewife．
14．Where does the woman like shopping？
A．In malls．    B．In outdoor markets．  C．In department stores．
15．What do we know about the woman？
A．She has a second-hand car．
B．She rents a car if she needs．
C．She wants to buy a now car．
16．Who often repairs things around the woman's house？
A．The woman．    B．Repairman．    C．The woman's husband．

13．听下面一段材料，回答第18至20题
18．When did O'Hare International Airport become Chicago's second biggest airport？
A．In 1942．    B．In 1955．    C．In 1959．
19．What makes O'Hare International Airport the biggest in the world？
A．Its wide area．    B．Its number of passengers．    C．Its number of airplanes．
20．How do people move around at O'Hare International Airport？
A．By train              B．By bus                    C．On foot．

12．请听第9段材料，回答第14至17题．
14．Where will the girl stay if she takes the course？
A．In a teacher's home．    B．In a high school．    C．In a college
15．What will the students do on Saturday？
A．Do sports．   B．Go on an outing．    C．Go to the cinema
16．what should the students take？
A．A dictionary．   B．A course book．   C．A grammar book．
17．How much does a four-week course cost？
A．£250．    B．£680    C．£860．

11．请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题．
11．Who is James？
A．The man's son．   B．The man's brother．   C．The woman's brother．
12．When will the man probably get to the restaurant next Friday？
A．At 7：00       B．At 6：30．    C．At 6：00．
13．what does the man ask the woman to do？
A．Make a birthday cake for his mother．
B．Book a birthday cake for his mother．
C．Put some words on the cake．

10．请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题．
8．What did Allen do last night？
A．He played football      B．He drove racing cars     C．He played computer games
9．What does the man usually do online？
A．He sends e-mails．   B．He makes friends．   C．He gives out information．
10．What does the woman think of chatting online？
A．Popular      B．Interesting      C．Time-wasting．

9．请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题．
6．Where does the man live？
A．In Apartment 205    B．In Apartment 305．    C．In Apartment 503．
7．Why does the man call the woman？
A．He doesn't know how to cook．
B．His fridge doesn't work again．
C．He thinks his oven（烤箱）needs to be checked．

8．请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题．
18．Haw old is the speaker now？
A．About 30．   B．About 31．    C．Ahout 41
19．What do we know about the speaker and his wife？
A．They met in the university．
B．They won many competitions together．
C．They were both very good swimmers before they met．
20．What does the speaker do now？
A．He is a coach．    B．He is a student      C．He is a swimmer．