Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Passage One

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. A) The lack of time C) The frustrations at work

　　B) The quality of life D) The pressure on working families

　　27. A) They were just as busy as people of today.

　　B) They saw the importance of collective efforts.

　　C) They didn’t complain as much as modern man.

　　D) They lived a hard life by hunting and gathering.

　　28. A) To look for creative ideas of awarding employees.

　　B) To explore strategies for lowering production costs.

　　C) To seek new approaches to dealing with complaints.

　　D) To find effective ways to give employees flexibility.

Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. A) Family violence. C) Her father’s disloyalty.

　　B) The Great Depression. D) Her mother’s bad temper.

　　30. A) His advanced age. C) His improved financial condition.

　　B) His children’s efforts. D) His second wife’s positive influence.

　　31. A) Love is blind.

　　B) Love breeds love.

　　C) Divorce often has disastrous consequences.

　　D) Happiness is hard to find in blended families.

Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. A) It was located in a park. C) It went bankrupt all of a sudden.

　　B) Its owner died of a heart attack. D) Its potted plants were for lease only.

　　33. A) Planting some trees in the greenhouse.

　　B) Writing a want ad to a local newspaper.

　　C) Putting up a Going Out of Business sign.

　　D) Helping a customer select some purchases.

　　34. A) Opening an office in the new office park.

　　B) Keeping better relations with her company

　　C) Developing fresh business opportunities.

　　D) Building a big greenhouse of his own.

　　35. A) Owning the greenhouse one day.

　　B) Securing a job at the office park.

　　C) Cultivating more potted plants.

　　D) Finding customers out of town.