【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
A message in a bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than five decades ago was found 1500 miles away and has been returned to his daughter.
The long lost message was discovered by Clint Buffington of Utah while he was vacationing.
Buffington says he found a soda bottle half-buried in the sand that looked like it had been there since the beginning of time.
The note inside the bottle said, "Return to 419 Ocean Street and receive a reward of $150 from Richard and Tina Pierce, owners of the Beachcomber Motel."
The motel was owned by the parents of Paula Pierce in 1960. Her father had written the note as a joke and had thrown it into the Atlantic Ocean.
Buffington flew to New Hampshire to deliver the message to Paula Pierce. She held up to her father"s promise giving Buffington that reward. But the biggest reward is the message in a bottle finding its way back home.

Q: What is the news report mainly about?

[解析] 四个选项都是名词性短语，考生在听录音时，应注意选项关键词message、daughter、joke、history相关的语词，并结合选项作答。
新闻开头就提到，50多年前一位男子把一张便条放选瓶子里并扔进大海，现在这张便条又回到他的女儿手里，故本题选A。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Q: Why did Paula Pierce give Clint Buffington the reward?

[解析] 四个选项都以she开头，四个选项的关键词分别为show gratitude、promise、asked by her father和handwriting。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，确定she的指代对象，结合选项作答。
新闻最后提到，宝拉·皮尔斯信守了父亲的承诺，赠予巴芬顿150美元的酬金，故本题选B。其他三项新闻中均未提及，故均排除。