单选题

A、 (A) The program on Channel Eight reminds me of TV commercials.
B、 (B) The product advertised in the TV commercial cannot help cure my illness.
C、 (C) I don't watch TV that much, because of the omnipresent advertisements.
D、 (D) I have to sit on the sofa, because I am too sick to stand in front of the television.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] I used to watch a lot of TV, but now I can't stand it. Too many commercials made me sick. They are everywhere in every program and every channel.

A、 (A) The plane arrived at 7:30.
B、 (B) The plane arrived at 8:00.
C、 (C) The plane arrived at 9:00.
D、 (D) The plane arrived at 10:00.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] The flight was due at 7:30 but it was delayed one and a half hours, so I have to put off our meeting until 10: 00.

A、 (A) I'll ask someone else to read and check this agreement for errors.
B、 (B) I'll think more about the agreement before making a decision.
C、 (C) It's obvious that I'll discuss the agreement with my assistant first.
D、 (D) It's out of question that I should get into any agreement with you.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] As to this agreement, no questions come to my mind right now, but I'd like to read it through again before signing it.

A、 (A) The better members decided to cancel the meeting.
B、 (B) Less than half of the committee was away on business trips.
C、 (C) It'd be better if no one had attended this morning's committee meeting.
D、 (D) The meeting was cancelled because of low attendance.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] To the chairperson's surprise, better than half of the committee was absent, which accounted for her decision to call off the meeting this morning.

A、 (A) Supermarkets in the inner city and the suburbs are usually owned by the same company.
B、 (B) Products in grocery stores are more expensive than those in supermarkets.
C、 (C) There is a price difference for the same product even in shops run by the same company.
D、 (D) People prefer to shop in supermarkets, which are mostly located in the suburbs, with free parking space.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] Grocery stores and supermarkets in the inner city and the suburbs may sometimes be run by the same company, but there are often differences in prices for the same product.