17．聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第17至第20四個(gè)小題．
17．What is the passage mainly about？
A．The history of hostels．
B．The development of hostels．
C．The reasons for the popularity of hostels．
18．By whom were hostels mostly used years ago？
A．Hikers．
B．Business travelers．
C．Older tourists．
19．How did the economic crisis influence hostels？
A．It brought down the price．
B．It increased the business．
C．It promoted the better services．
20．What does the speaker say about modern hostels？
A．Their services are various．
B．Most of them are located in the countryside．
C．They provide cheap plane tickets for the customers．

16．聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題．
17．Which word can be used to describe the New York subway？
A．Old．
B．Boring．
C．Slow．
18．Why did Rosie Ruiz get on the subway？
A．She was tired of running．
B．She wanted to go home．
C．She wanted to win a race．
19．What happened in the 1960s？
A．The trains ran much faster．
B．The subway became dangerous．
C．The trains started running underground．
20．What do people like most about the subway，according to the speaker？
A．The feeling of traveling in a fast train underground．
B．The adventure of exploring the tunnels．
C．Standing at the window and watching the lights．

15．聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題．
17．When will the fire arrive close to Lakewood？
A．By six o'clock in the evening．
B．By five o'clock in the evening．
C．By six o'clock in the morning．
18．Where shouldn't residents go to escape the fire？
A．Springfield．B．Western Hill．C．Point Cabina Station．
19．How long will it take residents to reach the safe zone？
A．Less than ten minutes．B．Less than twenty minutes．C．Less than thirty minutes．
20．What are residents advised to do before they leave？
A．Leave all pets behind．
B．Stay calm and do not panic．
C．Tell the state police where they are going．

14．聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題．
17．What class did Jim take on Wednesday evenings？
A．Cooking．B．Flower arranging．C．Painting．
18．What was wrong with the cake Jim baked？
A．It was too hard．B．It was too sweet．C．It was too big．
19．What did Jim try to paint during the weekend？
A．A Christmas tree covered with snow．
B．A dog with mud all over it．
C．A snow-covered landscape．
20．What did the art teacher think of the painting？
A．It was terrible．B．It was wonderful．C．It was so-so．

13．聽第 10 段材料，回答第 18-20 題．
18．What's the speaker talking about？
A．He is selling the vegetables growing in his garden．
B．He is attending a competition about cooking．
C．He is introducing a special recipe of his own on TV．
19．Which is not from Stanley's garden？
A．Carrots．B．Mushrooms．C．Tomatoes．
20．How long does it take to cook the"Stanley's Vegetable Stew"？
A．One hour．B．Two hours．C．Three hours．

12．聽第 10 段材料，回答第 18-20 題．
18．What's the speaker talking about？
A．He is selling the vegetables growing in his garden．
B．He is attending a competition about cooking．
C．He is introducing a special recipe of his own on TV．
19．Which is not from Stanley's garden？
A．Carrots．B．Mushrooms．C．Tomatoes．
20．How long does it take to cook the"Stanley's Vegetable Stew"？
A．One hour．B．Two hours．C．Three hours．

11．聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題．
18．What kind of clothes does the speaker's sister like？
A．Cheap clothes．
B．Ordinary clothes．
C．Clothes of new design．
19．What do the twin sisters have in common？
A．They enjoy loud music．
B．They enjoy friendship．
C．They want to have their children．
20．Why doesn't the speaker like living in the same room with her twin sister？
A．The speaker likes to keep things neat while her sister doesn't．
B．Her twin sister often brings friends home and makes too much noise．
C．They can't agree on the color of the room．

10．聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題．
17．What is the purpose of this speech？
A．To talk about the exam．
B．To introduce a professor．
C．To explain the arrangement．
18．When will the speaker be away？
A．From Monday to Thursday．
B．From Tuesday to Friday．
C．From Wednesday to Friday．
19．Who will take care of the class next week？
A．The headmaster．
B．Professor Lee．
C．Professor Brown．
20．What will the students do next Thursday？
A．Have classes as usual．
B．Have mid-term exam．
C．Review lessons．

9．聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第17至第20題．
17．Who might the speaker be？
A．An editor．
B．A journalist．
C．A college student．
18．Where did the speaker meet the girl？
A．At a school party．
B．At a college in Kentucky．
C．In a hospital．
19．How did the speaker communicate with the girl？
A．By playing games．
B．By talking to her．
C．By using gestures and writing on each other's hands．
20．What's the purpose of the letter？
A．To call on people to give money to poor people．
B．To call on people to communicate with disabled people．
C．To ask people to make as many friends as possible．

8．聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第17至第20小題．
17．How do many English people spend their holidays？
A．Making their homes beautiful．
B．Traveling all over the world．
C．Making a lot of money．
18．Why do English people like DIY？
A．TV programmes teach them to DIY．
B．Many stores sell DIY things．
C．DIY can bring them fun．
19．What can we learn from the passage？
A．DIY is a waste of money．
B．It's always difficult to DIY．
C．We should be careful while doing DIY．
20．How many people fell off ladders in one year in the UK？
A.41，000．  B.51，000．  C.230，000．