Why did the small man come to the party?A.He came to ask for a drink.B.He came in to look
Why did the small man come to the party?
A.He came to ask for a drink.
B.He came in to look for someone.
C.He came to ask for help.
Why did the small man come to the party?
A.He came to ask for a drink.
B.He came in to look for someone.
C.He came to ask for help.
Why did the man go to the bank?
A.He had to pay the fine there.
B.He wanted to get small change.
C.He intended to call the traffic police.
Why did Jack Welch remark that small companies have advantages?
A.Because they gain a lot of profits
B.Because they are able to compete with others
C.Because they offer a variety of choices and perform. well in a difficult situation
Why did the speaker want to open the window in the small restaurant?
A.Because he felt too hot inside.
B.Because he wanted to smoke there.
C.Because the restaurant was too smoky.
D.Because he wanted to stop himself dying.
Why did the professor put the food in a small box?
A.To give the monkey a surprise.
B.To see how the monkey ate from a box.
C.To see how soon the monkey could find it.
D.To find out how the monkey would open the box.
Why did the managers of Goldlink choose to work with Prima?
A.They wanted to work with a local firm.
B.They liked working with small organisations.
C.They were attracted by the company's approach.
Why did Kitty leave the company?
A.Because she was not good at her job.
B.Because she got married and she wanted to be a full-time housewife.
C.Because she didn't like her job.
听力原文: A small girl and his mother were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard. They did not have their umbrellas with them, and there was nowhere to hide from the rain, so they were soon very wet, and the small girl did not feel very happy.
For a long time while they were walking home through the rain, the girl was thinking. Then at last she turned to her mother and said to her, "why does it rain, Mother? It isn't very nice, is it?"
"No, it isn't very nice, but it's useful," answered her mother. "It rains to make the fruit and the vegetables grow for us, and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep."
The girl thought about this for a few seconds, and then he said, "Then, why does it rain on the road too, Mother?"
Where were the small girl and her mother having a walk?
A.In the downtown.
B.At the beach.
C.In the country.
Why was it possible for these ancient trees let more light through than modern ones?
A.Because they were closely spaced, only 3 to 16 feet apart.
B.Because they were smaller plants and shrubs.
C.Because their branches did not fan out as far as to form. a shape like umbrella.
D.Because they had very small leaves like that of fern and dropped easily.
Why did Hampton hotels donate money to support citizen efforts?
A.In order to celebrate its 100th anniversary this year.
B.In order to restore the spirit of the wounded city.
C.In order to raise more money.
D.In order to quicken the restoration step.
听第9段材料,回答第15~17题。
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W: Please turn off the lights, Harry.
M: Why? What's the matter? I want to read the paper.
W: If we turn on too many lights, all the electricity in the house will go off.
M: Now who told you that?
W: Our new neighbor Mr. Smith.
M: Mr. Smith? When did he come to our home?
W: I had to go to his home and ask for help today.
M: What was wrong?
W: When I turned on the washing machine, all the lights went out.
M: Well, did he take care of it for you?
W: Yes, but he said it would take a lot more work to do a really good job.
M: What does he mean by a really good job?
W: He said we need new electric wires throughout the house and a lot of other things.
M: Did he tell you how much it would cost?
W: Yes, about a thousand dollars.
M: A thousand dollars? That's a lot of money. And just when we need to get some work done on our car, too.
What had gone wrong in their house?
A. Their washing machine.
B. The electricity.
C. The lights.