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 passage.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 11-13 My father woke me up early one morning when I was fourteen and announced "Get up! You are going with me to cut grass. " I felt proud and excited because my father thought I was responsible enough to help him in his business. Still, that first day was very hard. From sunrise to sunset, my father, my younger brother and I cut very large yards in well-to-do part of the city. By the end of the day I was exhausted, but I felt good. I put out a hard day's labor and earned six dollars. One day, my father spotted some weeds I had missed cutting and pulled me inside. "Cut that section again!" he said firmly. "And don't make me have to tell you again. " The message was very clear. Today I stress the importance of doing the job right the first time. Every job I have helped, from cutting lawns to washing dishes to working a machine on the construction site, I have learned something that help me in my next job. If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.

单选题 What did his father do when the speaker missed cutting some leaves?

A. His father scolded him severely.
B. His father took back the six dollars.
C. His father made him do the cutting again.
D. His father cut the leaves himself.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】

单选题 What did the speaker want to tell us in this passage?

A. One can benefit a lot from working with his father.
B. Manual laborers shouldn't be looked down upon.
C. One should always do his job earnestly.
D. Teenagers tend to be careless.