1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What magazine does the man take besides Morning Post?

A．Newsweek.

B．New Yorkers.

C．New Scientists.

2. What’s the price for Morning Post?

A．One dollar.

B．One and a half dollars.

C．Three dollars.

2 . 科学技术的发展给我们的日常生活带来了很大的变化。请你以“Science and technology is changing our life greatly”为话题，谈谈你家三代人购物生活的变化，并畅想未来的购物方式。
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3 . Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers, hoping to sell their products .

'The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people's lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.

It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.

1. What does the author try to argue in Paragraphi?

A．The practice of choice is difficult

B．The right of choice is given but at a price.

C．Choice and right exist at the same time.

D．The exercise of rights is a luxury.

2. Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety?

A．People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion.

B．Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items.

C．Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of choice.

D．Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product.

3. By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove that

A．products of the latest design flood the market

B．competitions are fierce in high-tech industry

C．everyday goods need to be replaced often

D．advanced products meet the needs of people

4. What is this passage mainly about?

A．The opinions on people's right in different countries.

B．The problems about the availability of everyday goods.

C．The helplessness in purchasing decisions.

D．The variety of choices in modern society.

4 . A few days ago, I bought some ink for my printer at my favorite $1 Supermarket, which sold everything from fresh produce to birthday cards at one dollar. Then l found a better ____ at a computer store. So I went back to the supermarket to ____ it for some other products. With ____ telling me exactly what to do, I put the ink into a plastic bag, tied it up, placed the bag into a push-cart and started ____
I was midway ____ when a clerk suddenly stopped me. "You are not allowed to ____ a bag around in this store. Open it and show me the ____!" she yelled coldly.
____, I opened the bag and ____ the ink to her. "I'm returning it. " I said.
"You should have left the bag with the clerk upon ____ . Let me see your receipt!" she demanded I did as told, looking around, embarrassed ____everyone was laughing at me. "Perhaps in the future you'll learn how to follow the store ____ . " she added.
By the time I finished shopping, I was angry. How dare she treat me as a ____ ? I went looking for her and asked for her ____ She mumbled (嘀咕) something. I asked her again, and this time I heard "Ursula. "
"Ursula what?" I asked. She yelled at me,   "Ursula! " and stormed away.
"This employee is about to become unemployed, " I ____ when I got home. 1 ____ their headquarters (总部). I described my unpleasant experience to a representative. She was sympathetic, "Our employees are taught to be ____ Give me your phone number and I will ring you back. "
She did two days later. "I'm sorry," she said, "but there's no Ursula at that supermarket. Can you ____ her so that I can find out who she is? I assure you, we do not tolerate rude behavior, nor do we tolerate ____to our customers. "
By this time, I had calmed down. l didn't really want the employee to lose her ____ So I told the representative to forget about it.1.

A．reduction

B．choice

C．introduction

D．price

2.

A．change

B．return

C．receive

D．replace

3.

A．somebody

B．nobody

C．everybody

D．anybody

4.

A．bargaining

B．storing

C．loading

D．shopping

5.

A．across

B．up

C．through

D．down

6.

A．carry

B．show

C．move

D．push

7.

A．identity

B．contents

C．belongings

D．ink

8.

A．Depressed

B．Shocked

C．Amused

D．Stressed

9.

A．poured

B．mixed

C．showed

D．fell

10.

A．exit

B．admission

C．entry

D．departure

11.

A．even though

B．as if

C．so that

D．in case

12.

A．lines

B．borders

C．regulations

D．permissions

13.

A．criminal

B．blue-collar

C．beggar

D．colleague

14.

A．number

B．career

C．explanation

D．name

15.

A．calmed down

B．thought aloud

C．found out

D．got through

16.

A．rang

B．visited

C．questioned

D．blamed

17.

A．patient

B．clever

C．polite

D．hardworking

18.

A．recognize

B．inform

C．describe

D．forgive

19.

A．yelling

B．pointing

C．talking

D．lying

20.

A．job

B．way

C．chance

D．business

5 .

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1. If you want to join Live Card to save money on tickets, you can call       .

A．0844 847 2484	B．0800 587 5007
C．0844 499 6699	D．0161 245 6609

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A．By visiting the website of a post office.

B．By going to your local bank in person.

C．By enclosing your Live Card in an envelope.

D．By providing your credit card information.

3. What benefit can group bookers enjoy according to the text?

A．Delayed payment for tickets.	B．Invitations to opening nights.
C．Reduced booking fees by phone	D．Generous discounts on tickets.