【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 89-91
The world of entertainment is sad to announce the passing of one of its favorite sons, Jimmy Black. Jimmy finally lost his battle with cancer last night. His family and closest friends were at his bedside when he passed. Jimmy will be best remembered for his string of number-one hits in the early’70's including Sweet Street, I'll Walk With You and Shoelace Lover. Jimmy will also be remembered for overcoming a highly publicized addiction to weight loss medication in the'80's. Jimmy went on to have his own variety in Las Vegas, which ran to rave reviews for almost two decades. Jimmy leaves behind his wife Su Mi and 15 children to 7 different marriages.
[词汇]
The world of entertainment is sad to announce…演艺圈非常悲痛地宣布……
Jimmy will be…Jimmy将会被永远地铭记……
中级问题
这段话是典型的发布消息的文章，第1句话就说出了整篇文章的目的。如果知道passing是death的同义词的话，可以很容易地解决本题。并且还不要忘记advise有inform的意思。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】初级问题
提前阅读了题目的话，应该能够预料到文章中会有一些歌曲的名字出现。一般表示并列意思的词组有such as(例如……)和including(包括)等等，希望考生可以达到一听到这些词就能够判断“这就是正确答案”的水平。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】高级问题
选项中的内容都十分相似，所以如果没有在听录音之前阅读题目的话，很容易会混淆。把文章中的weight loss medication换成diet pill来表达的(D)选项是正确答案。