单选题

A、 We cannot deliver the commodity you require because of the circumstances.
B、 We cannot repeat the same mistake due to the uncontrollable circumstances.
C、 We cannot delay sending the goods you ordered due to the circumstances.
D、 We cannot control the circumstances and give you more discounts if you order.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
I regret to say that we are still unable to send the goods you ordered. But we"d like to emphasize that the delay is entirely due to the circumstances beyond our control.

A、 We drove to the city because we had missed the flight.
B、 We thought it was safer to take the road transportation.
C、 We decided to go by car instead of taking an air flight.
D、 We took the chance and arrived at the city before the strike.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Rather than taking a chance on being grounded at the airport because of the impending strike, we decided to take the slower but surer route and arrived at Kansas City.

A、 Sally wants to find a job in the country with a decent salary.
B、 Sally prefers to teach in the countryside so as to stay with her family.
C、 Sally used to be an accountant, but now she"d like to be an auditor.
D、 Sally finds it difficult make a living in the city with such a low pay.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Sally turned down both the auditor"s job and the local school accountant job. The former involved working in the city, and the latter offered a very low pay.

A、 New highways will be constructed along the elevated subway.
B、 The rent of the houses along the elevated subway has risen sharply.
C、 A number of houses have been built along the elevated subway.
D、 House have been torn down for the building of the elevated subway.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
A number of houses along the elevated subway route have been torn down, so as to make room for two new highways that are being built.

A、 Modern family life needs information technology more than electricity.
B、 Modern family life would be difficult with information technology.
C、 Information technology is essential to our modern family life.
D、 Information technology is difficult to manage without electricity.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Today, it is as difficult for us to imagine family life without information technology as it would have been for our parents to imagine family life without electricity.