单选题Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.

单选题badly off work off well off desirous of badly off (1) having little money We were so badly off that we couldn't afford a bus ticket. Thanks to the money my uncle left me, I'm not badly off. (2) in bad condition I felt unwell, but I wasn't so badly off that I had Io stay home from work. work off (1) to pay (a debt) by working She worked off her loan. His parents are making him work off the cost of the bike he ruined. (2) to lose or get rid of (something) by physical activity He walks every day to work the extra weight off. Jogging is a great way to work off stress. well off (1) wealthy Her family is extremely well off. (2) in a good position or situation You might be better off in a different career. desirous of wanting or wishing for something very much, feeling desire for something Parents are desirous of a better way to educate their children.The earthquake refugees are ______ for food and blankets. A. desirous B. badly off C. working off D. ambitious

单选题Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.

单选题In order to make myself ~ in English, I am studying hard.

单选题Which of the following italicized phrases indicates CAUSE? A. Why don't you do it for the sake of your friends? B. I wish I could write as well as you. C. For all his efforts, he didn't get an A. D. Her eyes were red from excessive reading.

单选题 Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.

单选题What can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage?

单选题Why did the student come to see Mr. Green?

单选题The loss of the rain forests would upset the climates of tropical countries, bringing droughts and floods and ______ soil. A. fertile B. sterile C. hostile D. serial

单选题A new laptop costs about ______ of a second-hand one.A. the price of three timesB. three times the priceC. as much as the three times priceD. three times more than the price

单选题What is the final offer of a raise the man makes Miss Barnes?

单选题I tried to be pleasant to her but she gave me the cold ______.

单选题We have a high regard for Prof. Joseph because he always ______ his principles.

单选题{{B}} {{I}}Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.{{/I}}{{/B}}

单选题In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed ______ in Chicago and New York City. A. homogeneously B. simultaneously C. spontaneously D. harmoniously

单选题 {{I}}Questions 27 to 29 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.{{/I}}

单选题The party's reduced vote in the general election was _____of lack of support for its policies.