单选题

A、 (A) I know many business people at the Beachside Hotel.
B、 (B) The Beachside is the only favorite hotel for many business people.
C、 (C) Many business people like to hold conferences in the Beachside Hotel.
D、 (D) Many business people provide the best conference facilities for the Beachside.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] As far as I know, the Beachside Hotel is one of the favorite hotels for many business people, as it is always ready to offer the best conference facilities.

A、 (A) Only 25 to 30 college graduates will be short-listed for the interview.
B、 (B) The applicants will be asked to do a qualification test.
C、 (C) No one but 25 to 30-year-old college graduates can apply for the job.
D、 (D) The department needs 25 to 30 college graduates to finish the evaluation.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] The department is very selective in recruiting its new staff members. Only college graduates between 25 and 30 are eligible.

A、 (A) Seldom are new scientific theories rejected quickly.
B、 (B) New scientific theories are often slow to be accepted.
C、 (C) Scientists rarely publish their theories immediately.
D、 (D) Quick benefits are expected from this new scientific theory.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] As a rule, new scientific theories are seldom accepted immediately so we should be prepared for rejections and turndowns.

A、 (A) We are content with our cooperation.
B、 (B) We plan to strengthen our cooperation.
C、 (C) The project was not approved by the two sides.
D、 (D) The project was not completed on time.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] If there had been more cooperation between the two sides, the project would have been finished according to the schedule.

A、 (A) All the committee members except the chairman were against the proposal.
B、 (B) Nobody wanted to put forward a proposal to open a second branch downtown.
C、 (C) The chairman was the only one who was against the new proposal.
D、 (D) After negotiations, the committee decided to open a new branch downtown.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] The chairman of the committee found it hard to believe that no one at the meeting seconded his proposal to open a new branch downtown.