9．听第6段材料，回答第 6至8题．
6．What is Mrs Williams doing right now？
A．Being interviewed．
B．Hosting a program．
C．Applying for a job．
7．What made people most interested in Mrs Williams？
A．That she is a successful writer．
B．That she is living in a desert．
C．That she has made friends with lions．
8．What can we learn about Mrs Williams？
A．She is living alone in Africa right now．
B．Her husband supports her adventures in Africa．
C．She has been living with lions for 9 years．

8．I was waiting for a phone call from my agent．He had left a message the night before，telling me that my show was to be cancelled．I called him several times，but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later．So I waited and waited，but there was still no call．Three hours passing by，I became more and more impatient．I was certain that my agent didn't care about my work，and he didn't care about me．I was overcome with that thought．I started to shout at the phone，"Let me wait，will you？Who do you think you are？"
At that time I didn't realize my wife was looking on．Without showing her surprise，she rushed in，seized the phone，tore off the wires，and shouted at the phone，"Yeah!Who do you think you are？Bad telephone!Bad telephone!"And she swept it into the wastebasket．
I stood watching her，speechless．What on earth…？
She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house，"Now hear this!All objects in this room--if you do anything to upset my husband，out you go!"
Then she turned to me，kissed me，and said calmly，"Honey，you just have to learn how to take control．"With that，she left the room．
After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out，shouting at everything in sight，I noticed that something in my mood（情绪）had changed．I was laughing．How could I have trouble with that phone？Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things．Twenty minutes later my agent did call．I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly．
21．Why did the author shout at the telephone？B
A．He was mad at the telephone．
B．He was angry with his agent．
C．He was anxious about his wife．
D．He was impatient with the secretary．
22．What made the author laugh？A
A．His own behavior．
B．His wife's suggestion．
C．His changeable feelings．
D．His wife's sweet kiss．
23．What does the underlined word"antics"refer to？B
A．Smart words．
B．Unusual actions．
C．Surprising looks．
D．Anxious feelings．

7．听第10段材料，回答第18至20题．
18．How much should a young couple with their six-year-olds on pay for the film？
A.13.50．
B.5.00．
C.3.50．
19．Which film tells a story about a lovely dog？
A．Street match．
B．Ships In The Night．
C．Lulu．
20．What does the speaker mainly talk about？
A．The movies and times of screening．
B．The movies are interesting．
C．The prices of the movie tickets．

6．听第9段材料，回答第14至17题．
14．Who just had a baby？
A．Anna
B．Peter．
C．Cathy．
15．Why did Peter change his hairstyle？
A．Because it is out of fashion now．
B．Because he got tired of washing it．
C．Because he changed his job．
16．Where did Tom use to work？
A．A book store．
B．A computer software company．
C．A barber's shop．
17．What is the probable relationship between the speakers？
A．Husband and wife．
B．Employer and employee．
C．Old friends or neighbors．

5．听第8段材料，回答第11至13题．
11．Why is the woman visiting the man？
A．To ask for advice．
B．To apply for scholarship．
C．To talk about the old school days．
12．Which field is the woman going to study？
A．Electronic engineering．
B．Modern technology．
C．Computer science．
13．How does the man think of the famous universities such as Harvard？
A．Smaller，very nice and much cheaper．
B．Wonderful but competitive and expensive．
C．Not a suitable place for the woman to study．

4．听第7段材料，回答第8至10题．
8．Who is Alice？
A．Tom's neighbor．
B．Tom's teacher．
C．Tom's cousin．
9．How long has Alice live dhere？
A．Two years．
B．Six years．
C．Three years．
10．Where did Tom's cousinlive？
A．Dallas．
B．Vietnam
C．Washington．

3．听第6段材料，回答第6、7题．
6．Where does the conversation probably take place？
A．Onatrain．
B．Onabus．
C．Onaflight．
7．What does the man want now？
A．Aticket．
B．Somefood．
C．Aholiday．

2．How does the woman feel now？
A．Excited．
B．Painful．
C．Frightened．

1．Just a couple of hours ago，I was on the plane，ready to fly home from London．The flight had been delayed by a few hours so it felt good to be so close to take-off．I had my iPod in place and a new book to read．Then，over the loudspeaker came the pilot's voice："The ground crew has found a metal instrument in one tire．We regret that we must cancel this flight．"
    The passengers'reactions that announcement led to were interesting．One man close to me began to argue with a flight attendant．A couple in another row complained loudly．A businessman in a black suit actually kicked the seat in front of him．Yet some passengers responded differently．An elderly gentleman smiled as he helped others take their bags down from the overhead compartments （行李厢）．A teenager，rather than trying to rush off the plane like most of the other passengers，stopped to help a woman with a disability．The lady sitting next to me laughed and said："Hey，it's not the end of the world，"before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them．The wisest among us have a remarkable ability to maintain grounded when times get tough．
    No life is perfect； mine certainly isn't．We all must face challenges，both large and sma ll．You and I have the power to choose to rise above the external（外围的） circumstances．We always have the choice to be strong and kind when things fall apart．
    That's grace under pressure．My seatmate was right-things could have been so much worse．Anyway，I am safe．I have my health．I have two wonderful children．I have work I love and so much to be grateful for．Sure I now have to wait a few hours to catch the next flight home．
29．Who turned his anger on the seat？C
A．The teenager helping the disabled．
B．The old man taking bags down．
C．The man in a dark suit．
D．The man close to me．
30．What did the woman sitting next to the author do？B
A．She assisted a disabled woman．
B．She made a phone call to her family．
C．She helped others carry their luggage．
D．She told moving stories to her children．
31．What can we learn from the story？D
A．Our life is full of ups and downs．
B．It is natural to be scared under pressure．
C．We should help each other in times of difficulty．
D．We should be positive and calm when life is hard．

20．听第10段材料．回答第17至20题．
17．What is the speaker？
A．A tour guide． 
B．A bus conductor． 
C．A ticket seller．
18．How much will a couple and a child aged 10to pay for the tickets？
A．100．
B．65．
C．85．
19．How long does the tour last？
A．An hour and a half．
B．Two hours．         
C．Three hours．
20．Where will the tourists get off the bus at the end of the tour？
A．At the St．Anthone's Falls．
B．At the Nicollet Shopping Center．
C．Outside the Waller Art Center．