单选题
A. He ran a village shop. B. He worked on a farm. C. He worked in an advertising agency. D. He was a gardener.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] I live in a small village in the country. My wife and I run the village shop. We have a very peaceful life. "Boring," some might say. But we love it. We know all the people in the village and have plenty of time to stop and chat. I have plenty of time for my hobbies too, gardening, fishing, and walking in the countryside. I love the outdoor life. It wasn't always like this though. I used to have a really stressful job, working till late in the office every evening and often bringing work home at the weekend. The advertising world is very competitive and when I look back, I can't imagine how I stood it. I had no private life at all, no time for the really important things in life. Because of the pressure of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much. The crisis came when my wife left me. She complained that she never saw me and I had no time for family life. This made me realize what was really important to me. I talked things through with her and decided to get back together again and started a new and better life together. I gave up tobacco and alcohol, and searched for new hobbies. Now I am afraid of looking back since the past life seemed a horrible dream.
What did the speaker do before?
单选题
A. It was stressful. B. It was colorful. C. It was peaceful. D. It was boring.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文] How was his life then?
单选题
A. His desire to start his own business. B. The crisis in his family life. C. The decline in his health. D. His dream of living in the countryside.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] What brings the change to the speaker's lifestyle?
单选题
A. He is quite bored. B. He is quite poor. C. He is divorced. D. He is content.