Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. The dialogues and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices A , B, C, and D.
听力原文：W: How long does it take you to get to your company from here？
M: It takes about 30 minutes and 7 minutes more during the rush hour.
Q: How much time will the man spend on his way from home to company during the rush hour？
（1)
A．30 minutes.
B．37 minutes.
C．7 minutes.
D．23 minutes.

A．Read the woman's paper.
B．Borrow the typewriter.
C．Visit the woman.
D．Go home soon.

听力原文：It takes only a trip on the busy but rutted highway that leads north from here to understand how a huge swath of the Amazon jungle could have been razed over the course of just a year. Where the jungle once offered shelter to jaguars, parrots and deer, the land is now increasingly being cleared for soybeans, Brazil's hottest cash crop.
What has happened to the Amazon jungle？
A．Highways have been constructed through the jungle to help ease the traffic in the cities.
B．Jaguars, parrots and deer that once inhabited the jungle have left because the place was getting too hot for them.
C．The land has been cleared for growing soybeans because it is the most popular Brazilian food
D．Fast economic development has brought devastating changes to the natural environment in Brazil.

听力原文：For five years I lived in Singapore, a metropolis of almost three million people. Like London, Paris and New York, Singapore is a cosmopolitan city, with people from different parts of the world living and working together. I enjoyed the urban lifestyle. I led there, and made the most of the super amenities, ranging from the excellent shops to some of the best restaurants in the world.In the evenings and at weekends there were always cultural events, with such diverse attractions as classical Western music, and exhibition of Malay art or a Chinese opera in the street, it was difficult to get bored.Perhaps most impressive, however, was the remarkable transport infrastructure, with excellent roads, a swift and efficient bus service and a state-of-the-art underground system which could whisk commuters from the suburbs straight into the heart of the city. This is particularly important, as the government banned private cars from entering the central business district during the morning and afternoon rush hours to reduce congestion on the roads and pollution from the exhausts.
Of course, living in a city like this has its disadvantages as well. For a start, the cost of living can be very high -- renting an apartment, for example, is very expensive. And as the city is expanding, there are a lot of building sites Where new apartments are continually being built to deal with the population explosion which is a direct result of the government encouraging people to have more children.
Where did the speaker live for five years？
A．London.
B．Paris.
C．Singapore.
D．New York.

In the passage, relations between the United States and Colombia was __ .
A．friendly
B．sincere
C．true
D．terrible

Where did Ms. Grace perform. basic clerical duties？
A．At Winners
B．In the Jordan Finance Club
C．At Cambridge Real Estate Agency
D．At Argyle Street Convenience Store