1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man do?

A．A policeman.

B．A firefighter.

C．A journalist.

2. How many kids died from the fire?

A．2.

B．5.

C．28.

3. Where did the boy throw the cigarette end?

A．On the carpet.

B．On the sofa.

C．On the table.

4. Why was the boy able to touch the cigarette end?

A．His father asked him to throw it.

B．His father was drunk and sleeping.

C．His father left him alone at home.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How did Eric get hurt?

A．He got hit by a ladder.

B．He tripped over a rock.

C．He fell from the height.

2. Which part of Eric’s body got injured?

A．His arm.

B．His ankle.

C．His head.

3. What does the woman ask the man to do next?

A．Lift Eric on to the bed.

B．Apply ice to the injured part.

C．Send Eric to the hospital for an X-ray.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the main reason for people to go back to school?

A．They want to learn new knowledge.

B．They want to experience school life again.

C．They are not satisfied with their present careers.

2. What challenge will older students face?

A．Having to quit their present jobs.

B．Studying together with teenagers.

C．Spending a lot of money and energy.

3. How do most people balance their work and study?

A．They take night classes.

B．They have fewer classes.

C．They don’t study after class.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What percentage of seniors in the UK would talk with three people a week at most?

A．About 55%.

B．Just 26%.

C．Over 20%.

2. What were more than half of seniors afraid of?

A．Leaving their homes.

B．Parting from their children.

C．Taking early retirement.

3. What did the survey of 2,000 British aged 16—45 show?

A．A minority of them worried about their elder years.

B．One-third of them wanted to help seniors.

C．30% of them felt too shy to talk with seniors.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the talk mainly about?

A．Old people’s lives.

B．A supermarket chain.

C．Services for the elderly.

2. What was the problem with Robert Smith’s mother?

A．She lost her phone by accident.

B．She was cheated through phone.

C．She was unable to make calls.

3. Which company has trained the staff to provide safer and friendlier service?

A．True Call.

B．Safeway.

C．Red & Yellow Care.

4. Who might benefit from Safeway according to Martin Bateman?

A．Businessmen.

B．Sick people.

C．Senior customers.