单选题

A、 (A) Sarah gets her head knocked on the door in a rush to deliver the work on time.
B、 (B) Though Sarah tried her best on the job, she failed the expectation of her boss.
C、 (C) Sarah worked very hard in the hope of getting promoted.
D、 (D) Sarah's boss gave her an empty promise, even though Sarah has worn herself out on the job.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] Sarah has been knocking herself out to deliver the work on time, since she expected to live up to her boss who promises to give her a promotion if nothing goes amiss.

A、 (A) I barely had enough time to finish my paper.
B、 (B) I didn't hear the phone because I was typing.
C、 (C) Someone called just as I started to work.
D、 (D) I was busy with typing and answering a phone call at the same time.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] No sooner had I Started to type my paper than the telephone rang, but before I could receive it, it was hung up.

A、 (A) The better half of the class decided to cancel the lecture
B、 (B) Teacher was surprised to find less than half of the class was present, but he decided to give his lecture as originally planned.
C、 (C) The teacher's surprising announcement to cancel the lecture led to chaos.
D、 (D) Unexpectedly, less than half0f class were present.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] To the teacher's surprise, better than half of the class was absent, which accounted for his decision to cancel the lecture.

A、 (A) The author has included some of her life in the book.
B、 (B) Like most story-tellers, she is fond of drawing illustration for her book.
C、 (C) The author is supposed to be experienced at writing friction, yet I find her book bit disappointing.
D、 (D) Experience and personal imagination is of equal importance to such a story-teller as her.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] This is supposed to be fiction but I think the author has drawn on her own experience, as is the usual case with most of the story-tellers.

A、 (A) Donna should give her friends a chance to explain.
B、 (B) Donna shouldn't bother to try to change her friends' opinion.
C、 (C) Donna's friends are too deaf to give any attention to her suggestion.
D、 (D) Donna should convince her brother to visit her friends.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] Donna should save a breath because she can't convince her friends who mm a deaf ear to whatever she says.