The sentence "Our planet has shrunk" underlined in Paragraph 1 means that______.
A．the earth has become physically smaller
B．the more advanced ways of traveling has made the distance between countries shorter
C．the traditional concept of our planet has become out-of-date
D．modern means of communication has made it much easier for people to communicate with each other from different parts of the world

听力原文：M: I'm not feeling well today.
W: Take the medicine three times a day and have a rest.
Q: What's the probable relationship between the two speakers？
（10)
A．Tourist and guider.
B．Waiter and customer
C．Patient and doctor.
D．Manager and worker.

The statement that "Love is blind" is all too true. People in love need to depend on others to help them separate their idealization of who they think their lover is from the reality of who their counterpart（对方) really is. That is one reason why I don't advise Internet dating since it is very difficult to get realistic impressions of supposed Internet counterparts.
Sadly, students have told me that as soon as people finally reach the point of marriage, "true love dies". I disagree. It is not the end of true love, but the beginning of realistic love. I have been married for 21 years in a cross-cultural marriage. Despite the difficulties of such marriage, I love my wife now more than ever before. But that does not mean my emotions are always the same as when I first fell in love. As a matter of fact, love is more than emotion; it's both a decision and a commitment（承诺，奉献).
True love must include making a self sacrificial（自我牺牲的) commitment to always work for another person's good. I like to think that falling in love is like a match lighting a candle. It can start a love relationship. But it doesn't "hold a candle" to the true lifelong realistic commitment that makes true love last for life. Unlike a candle, true love will not grow tired and eventually bum out, but will grow ever deeper throughout a lifetime.
People in love usually can't __ their idealization of their lover from the reality.
A．separate
B．connect
C．depend on
D．think

Butforalltheefforts,hedidnotsucceed.
A．但是他所有的努力都失败了。
B．但是尽管他再三努力，他还是没有获得成功。
C．要不是他所有的努力，怎么能获得成功呢？
D．要不是尽全力，他也不会成功的。

A．Less than $500.
B．$500.
C．More than $500.
D．$40.

What is the author's attitude toward high-tech communications equipment？
A．Critical.
B．Prejudiced.
C．Indifferent.
D．Positive.