听力题M: Do you mind if I ask you how old you are

听力题Harry: Hi, Jane. You look upset. What''s up

听力题 Both John and Sue joined the staff of a successful public relation''s firm in New York during the same year. They had just completed their PR degrees at a nearby university and were thrilled to be hired by one of the finest PR firms in the city. John''s first assignment was to create a promotion campaign for a client who was to put in a new game on the market. Initially Sue was assigned to work with a sportswear company on the marketing concept for its newest line of clothing. As time passed and work with their respective first clients became more and more difficult, John and Sue realized that they had been assigned two of the toughest accounts in town. Although John completed his assignment quickly and successfully, he was furious when he learned that the boss had deliberately assigned him a difficult account. In response, he not only complained to his colleagues, but also to the boss''s secretary. Sue, on the other hand, had a more difficult time satisfying her first client and she took several additional months to actually complete the project. However, she just laughed when she heard that the boss had made the assignments purposely. Over the next two years John worked reluctantly with each assignment and problem that he encountered. Sue accepted each assignment cheerfully and when problems arose she responded with her characteristic, "No problem, I can handle it." Although Sue took longer to complete her projects than John and both were equally successful on the assignments they completed, Sue was given the first promotion when there came a vacancy. Both John and Sue joined the staff of a successful public relation''s firm in New York during the same year. They had just completed their PR degrees at a nearby university and were thrilled to be hired by one of the finest PR firms in the city. John''s first assignment was to create a promotion campaign for a client who was to put in a new game on the market. Initially Sue was assigned to work with a sportswear company on the marketing concept for its newest line of clothing. As time passed and work with their respective first clients became more and more difficult, John and Sue realized that they had been assigned two of the toughest accounts in town. Although John completed his assignment quickly and successfully, he was furious when he learned that the boss had deliberately assigned him a difficult account. In response, he not only complained to his colleagues, but also to the boss''s secretary. Sue, on the other hand, had a more difficult time satisfying her first client and she took several additional months to actually complete the project. However, she just laughed when she heard that the boss had made the assignments purposely. Over the next two years John worked reluctantly with each assignment and problem that he encountered. Sue accepted each assignment cheerfully and when problems arose she responded with her characteristic, "No problem, I can handle it." Although Sue took longer to complete her projects than John and both were equally successful on the assignments they completed, Sue was given the first promotion when there came a vacancy.

听力题Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard

听力题W: Ok

听力题W: Oh, Jack, I''m glad I called you

听力题M: Is this table in the corner okay? W: Sure

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听力题The fiddler crab (招潮蟹) is a living clock

听力题Alan: Come in! Sally: Hi Alan—I just wondered if you would like to come out for a coffee. Alan: Oh, hi, Sally. I was just writing a letter. Sally: Writing a letter! Is your phone out of order? Alan: No—well, not exactly a letter. Alex has applied for a job at children''s summer camp, and they''ve asked me for a character reference. Sally: Oh dear—you''re not going to tell them the truth, are you? Alan: What do you mean? Sally: Well, that he''s a big-headed show-off who never does a day''s work. Alan: Oh, come on, he''s not that bad—I mean, kids love him. He''s always entertaining his little brother''s friends with his magic tricks. Sally: Oh, yes, he''s great with children, but he''s big kid himself, isn''t he? Alan: Yes, I suppose he is a bit immature. Sally: And I hope they don''t expect him to work before four o''clock in the afternoon. You know what he''s like—he needs a bomb under him to get him up in the morning. Alan: Mm. Sally: Also, he hates taking orders from anybody. Do you remember that job he had last summer in a restaurant? He ended up throwing a bucket of water over the chef when she asked him to wash the kitchen floor. Alan: Oh no, don''t remind me. But he did run that restaurant single-handed when the chef and two of the waiters were off sick with food poisoning. Sally: That''s true. He''s good in a crisis. Now shall we go and get some coffee? Alan: All right. Alan: Come in! Sally: Hi Alan—I just wondered if you would like to come out for a coffee. Alan: Oh, hi, Sally. I was just writing a letter. Sally: Writing a letter! Is your phone out of order? Alan: No—well, not exactly a letter. Alex has applied for a job at children''s summer camp, and they''ve asked me for a character reference. Sally: Oh dear—you''re not going to tell them the truth, are you? Alan: What do you mean? Sally: Well, that he''s a big-headed show-off who never does a day''s work. Alan: Oh, come on, he''s not that bad—I mean, kids love him. He''s always entertaining his little brother''s friends with his magic tricks. Sally: Oh, yes, he''s great with children, but he''s big kid himself, isn''t he? Alan: Yes, I suppose he is a bit immature. Sally: And I hope they don''t expect him to work before four o''clock in the afternoon. You know what he''s like—he needs a bomb under him to get him up in the morning. Alan: Mm. Sally: Also, he hates taking orders from anybody. Do you remember that job he had last summer in a restaurant? He ended up throwing a bucket of water over the chef when she asked him to wash the kitchen floor. Alan: Oh no, don''t remind me. But he did run that restaurant single-handed when the chef and two of the waiters were off sick with food poisoning. Sally: That''s true. He''s good in a crisis. Now shall we go and get some coffee? Alan: All right.

听力题W: Hi, Mark. How''s it going? M: Well

听力题 A moment''s drilling by the dentist may make us nervous and upset. Many of us cannot stand pain. To avoid the pain of a drilling that may perhaps last a minute or two, we demand some medicine that deadens the nerves around the tooth. Now it''s true that the human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the world. Without our nerves — and our brain, which is a group of nerves ?we wouldn''t know what''s happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of torture is based on the human body being open to pain. But there is a way to handle pain. The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude towards it. If the dentist says, "This will hurt a little," it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation, we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life. A moment''s drilling by the dentist may make us nervous and upset. Many of us cannot stand pain. To avoid the pain of a drilling that may perhaps last a minute or two, we demand some medicine that deadens the nerves around the tooth. Now it''s true that the human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the world. Without our nerves — and our brain, which is a group of nerves ?we wouldn''t know what''s happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of torture is based on the human body being open to pain. But there is a way to handle pain. The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude towards it. If the dentist says, "This will hurt a little," it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation, we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life.

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听力题M: Maths Department, Doctor Webster speaking

听力题You may remember that a few weeks ago

听力题 Few people can stand for the spirit of earlier America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived through almost the whole of the 18th century. He was born six years after the century began and died ten years before it ended. During this time he saw the American colonies grew from tiny settlements into a nation and he also contributed much to the new state. He was deeply interested in science and natural history and his experiments with the electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, and a university, a philosophical society and a tire-prevention service. He worked hard to enable American colonies to gain independence from Britain. As Ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington. After the war, he attended the American Constitutional., Congress. This was his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States. Few people can stand for the spirit of earlier America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived through almost the whole of the 18th century. He was born six years after the century began and died ten years before it ended. During this time he saw the American colonies grew from tiny settlements into a nation and he also contributed much to the new state. He was deeply interested in science and natural history and his experiments with the electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, and a university, a philosophical society and a tire-prevention service. He worked hard to enable American colonies to gain independence from Britain. As Ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington. After the war, he attended the American Constitutional., Congress. This was his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States.

听力题Alan: Come in! Sally: Hi Alan—I just wondered if you would like to come out for a coffee. Alan: Oh, hi, Sally. I was just writing a letter. Sally: Writing a letter! Is your phone out of order? Alan: No—well, not exactly a letter. Alex has applied for a job at children''s summer camp, and they''ve asked me for a character reference. Sally: Oh dear—you''re not going to tell them the truth, are you? Alan: What do you mean? Sally: Well, that he''s a big-headed show-off who never does a day''s work. Alan: Oh, come on, he''s not that bad—I mean, kids love him. He''s always entertaining his little brother''s friends with his magic tricks. Sally: Oh, yes, he''s great with children, but he''s big kid himself, isn''t he? Alan: Yes, I suppose he is a bit immature. Sally: And I hope they don''t expect him to work before four o''clock in the afternoon. You know what he''s like—he needs a bomb under him to get him up in the morning. Alan: Mm. Sally: Also, he hates taking orders from anybody. Do you remember that job he had last summer in a restaurant? He ended up throwing a bucket of water over the chef when she asked him to wash the kitchen floor. Alan: Oh no, don''t remind me. But he did run that restaurant single-handed when the chef and two of the waiters were off sick with food poisoning. Sally: That''s true. He''s good in a crisis. Now shall we go and get some coffee? Alan: All right. Alan: Come in! Sally: Hi Alan—I just wondered if you would like to come out for a coffee. Alan: Oh, hi, Sally. I was just writing a letter. Sally: Writing a letter! Is your phone out of order? Alan: No—well, not exactly a letter. Alex has applied for a job at children''s summer camp, and they''ve asked me for a character reference. Sally: Oh dear—you''re not going to tell them the truth, are you? Alan: What do you mean? Sally: Well, that he''s a big-headed show-off who never does a day''s work. Alan: Oh, come on, he''s not that bad—I mean, kids love him. He''s always entertaining his little brother''s friends with his magic tricks. Sally: Oh, yes, he''s great with children, but he''s big kid himself, isn''t he? Alan: Yes, I suppose he is a bit immature. Sally: And I hope they don''t expect him to work before four o''clock in the afternoon. You know what he''s like—he needs a bomb under him to get him up in the morning. Alan: Mm. Sally: Also, he hates taking orders from anybody. Do you remember that job he had last summer in a restaurant? He ended up throwing a bucket of water over the chef when she asked him to wash the kitchen floor. Alan: Oh no, don''t remind me. But he did run that restaurant single-handed when the chef and two of the waiters were off sick with food poisoning. Sally: That''s true. He''s good in a crisis. Now shall we go and get some coffee? Alan: All right.

听力题On Christmas Eve 2003

听力题W: Dr. Thomas