单选题 You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
Questions 11~13 are based on the following dialogue between two friends talking about a telegram.
单选题 What does the telegram say?
  • A. Return immediately for his parents missed him badly.
  • B. Return immediately for his aunt is expecting him.
  • C. Return immediately for something unusual happened at home.
  • D. Return immediately for his uncle was seriously ill at home.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Something very unusual happened to me this morning. W: Really? What was it? M: I was studying in the classroom when Tom came rushing in. W: Yes? M: He told me there was a telegram for me at the gate house! Someone was ill in my family. W: Goodness me! I hate telegrams. They seldom bring any good news. M: Yes, that's just how I felt. My legs turned to water, so I asked Tom to accompany me to the school gate. W: I can imagine how you felt. M: So when I tore the telegram open, my fingers were trembling. W: Dear me! M: But when I read the telegram, I just couldn't make heads or tails out of it. W: How strange! What did it say? M: It said: Return immediately. Uncle seriously ill. W: Oh, I am sorry to hear that. M: But the surprising part about it is that I have no uncle. W: Indeed! M: I could hardly believe my own eyes. But it was written there in black and white. Then I happened to glance at the address to a "Carl", not "Carol". W: Well, I never! M: You can never imagine how relieved I was. W: Yes. What a relief! But what did Tom have to say? M: Tom was so embarrassed. He kept apologizing all the way back. W: He has always been quite careless.
单选题 Why was the man relieved at last?
  • A. Because the telegram was a false one.
  • B. Because this telegram was not addressed to him.
  • C. Because his uncle wasn't ill at all.
  • D. Because it was somebody else that was ill.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】
单选题 What kind of person is Tom supposed to be?
  • A. Warm-hearted but careless.
  • B. Curious and mischievous.
  • C. Helpful and tricky.
  • D. Prudent but cautious.
【正确答案】 A
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