{{B}}Section A{{/B}} In this section, you will hear five
short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of
each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question
with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then
mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the
centre.
单选题
What does the woman say about Frank? A. He's bought a stereo with a lower price. B. His new stereo has a good sounding system. C. He's happy because he's just got an expensive stereo.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Frank is certainly in a good mood.
W: The bargain he got on his new stereo made him very happy.
男士说Fran心情很好，女士解释道他用较低的价格买到了立体设备，这让他很开心。
单选题
What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man is very grateful for the woman's help. B. The man is ready to face any problem. C. The man is not satisfied with the woman's advice.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: This whole situation is completely messed up. I don't know how to deal with it at all.
W: Don't worry. Worrying only makes things worse.
M: But what am I going to do?
W: Deal with it.
M: You're a lot of help. What kind of advice is "deal with it" ?
男士说情况成了一团糟，不知道怎么办，而女士一直在“安慰”他，却提不出什么可行的建议，所以you're a lot of help是反话，男士对她的话很不满意。
单选题
What can we learn about the woman from the conversation? A. The woman managed to give the police a wrong dog. B. The woman was caught by the police because she didn't have a driving license. C. The woman tried very hard to find a new dog to make her parents happy.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: What happened to you last night? We waited but you didn't show up.
W: The police took my family's dog because I didn't have a license for it. I had to spend the whole night looking for a new dog that looked the same as the old one.
M: Really? That's crazy.
W: Look, could you keep this a secret? My parents loved the old dog. I don't want them to hear I bought a new one.
对话中提到女士的狗因为没有license被警察带走了，她的父母很爱这只狗，她只好寻找一只和原来一模一样的狗。
单选题
What does the man do?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Well, is this your first time visiting China? So I bet you're expecting to see a lot while you are here.
M: Not really. See, this is a sales promotion tour for our new product line. I'm really pressed for time.
男士说这是一次sales promotion tour(促销旅行)，是要推销他们的新产品，可以推断他是个商人。
单选题
How much did the woman pay for her purse?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Did you find a purse you like?
W: Yes. I got a lovely one for $ 30 at Hayward's, but I saw today that they're on sale for $ 20. I would have saved $10 if I had only known.
女士got a lovely one for $30 at Hayward's，可知她的钱包花了30美元。