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—But actually I’m at work. So rather not wait. Would you mind taking a message?—()Go ahead.
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A、No, it's my pleasure.
B、No, I don't mind.
C、No, not at all.
A.It,s terrible
B.It’s serious
C.Very well
D.Nothing serious
Friend A: Hi, Melissa. This is Brian.
Friend B: Oh, hi, Brian. ______?
Friend A: Actually, I'm calling you for a favor.
A.How have you been
B.What's happening
C.Where have you been
D.Why are you calling me
听力原文:W: Hi, Frank. What are you up to? Is that really a French grammar book?
M: Well, I'm trying to teach myself some French. When I go to Montreal next semester, I don't want to sound like just another tourist. Most of the people there are bilingual.
W: Leave Boston to go to Montreal? I didn't know this university had a program in Canada.
M: It doesn't. I'm planning to take a short leave of absence from school, so I can go there on my own.
W: What's the reason for this sudden interest in Canada? M: Well, actually I've been thinking about going for some time now. I know someone there who's been wanting me to visit.
W: A relative?
M: An old friend of my uncle's runs a chemical engineering department there. So, I'm hoping he can help me enroll in some interesting courses.
W: If you want those credits transferred back here later on, you'd better arrange for it before you leave. Don't forget what happened to Susan after she came back from Rome.
M: Yeah, but her situation was different. I already have all the credits I need to graduate.
W: So you'll be taking courses just for the sake of learning.
M: That will be a nice change of pace, won't it?
What was Frank doing at the beginning of the conversation?
A.Planning a sightseeing tour.
B.Writing to his uncle.
C.Arranging his class schedule.
D.Looking through a language textbook.
听力原文:W: May I help you?
M: Yes, [22] my wife and I want to take a vacation this winter to some place warmer.
W: I understand. How much time do you have?
M: Only a week between Christmas and the New Year. That is the problem, you see.
W: Oh, no problem at all. I can get you on a flight to sunny Spain and Portugal leaving on Christmas and coming back New Year's Eve. And it will only cost you $500 a round trip.
M: Only $500? [23] We were thinking of something less. $1,000 is a lot to spend for such a short time. [23] If we had a month maybe, not just a week.
W: [24] Do you know about the Florida Fun tour the airline offers? Everything is reserved for you. Your flight, a reserved hotel room, meals, and they even get you to and from the airport in Miami.
M: Actually we don't go in much for arranged tours. We like to do all that for ourselves.
W: Well, in that case, maybe we could just arrange your flight and the rest to you.
M: What else do you have to offer? Florida is not exactly our idea of a great vacation. What about some place a little different where few tourists go?
W: Oh, some place like Arizona, right? [25] Or maybe New Mexico? Sunny, but quiet, relaxing.
M: Yeah, that sounds better—New Mexico. I'll talk to my wife about it and then return.
(23)
A.In a department store.
B.At a travel agency.
C.At an airport ticket counter.
D.At a hotel.
______ I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.
A. Since
B. While
C. Before
D. Unless
If you say to your children "I'm sorry I got angry with you, but...", what follows that "but" can render the apology ineffective: "I had a bad day" or "your noise was giving me a headache" leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior. in expecting an apology.
Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say "I'm sorry you're upset"; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.
Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying "I'm useless as a parent" does not commit a person lo any specific improvement.
These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.
But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children's expectations can require an apology. A twelve-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent's clothes without permission is not.
If a mother adds "but" to an apology, ______.
A.she doesn't feel that she should have apologized
B.she does not realize that the child has been hurt
C.the child may find the apology easier to accept
D.the child may feel that he owes her an apology
—________________.
A.It doesn’ t fit us, actually
B.No, I don’ t believe it
C.I don’ t believe in her
Man:Excuse me,madam.Do you mind if I smoke here?Woman:__________
A.Well,yes,actually this is a no smoking compartment.
B.Of course not.This iS a no smoking compartment.
C.Yes,better not.
D.All right,if you just smoke one cigarette a day.
W: Well, can we summarize the problem from our point of view? First of all, the campaign was late. It missed two important trade fairs. The ads also did not appear into key magazines. As a result, the campaign failed. Do you accept that summary of what happened?
M: Well, the delay wasn't entirely our fault. You did in fact make late changes to the specifications of the advertisements.
W: Hmm, actually, you were late with the initial proposals, so you had very little time. And in fact, we only asked for small changes.
M: Well, whatever. Can we repeat our offer to run the campaign for four extra weeks?
W: That's not really the point. The campaign missed two key trade fairs. Because of this, we're asking you either to repeat the campaign next year for free, or we only pay 50% of the fee for this year.
M; Could we suggest a 20% reduction to the fee together with the four-week sustention to the campaign?
W: We are not happy. We lost business.
M: I think we both made mistakes. The responsibility is on both sides.
W: Ok, let's suggest a new solution. How about a 40% cut in fee, or a free repeat campaign?
M: Well, let's take a break. We're not getting very far. Perhaps we should think about this.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What do we learn about the man's company?
23. Why was the campaign delayed according to the man?
24. What did the woman propose as a solution to the problem?
25. What does the man suggest they do at the end of the conversation?
(25)
A.It publishes magazines.
B.It is engaged in product design.
C.It sponsors trade fairs.
D.It runs sales promotion campaigns.
A.The train I failed to catch had actually arrived 10 minutes earlier.
B.What the man said was not correct.
C.We listened hard, but they didn't.
D.I was reading when she came in, and she didn't apologize before she spoke.