1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did Mr. Day look at the blanket for a long time but go away?

A．He didn’t like its color.

B．The blanket was too big for him to take home.

C．He wanted to get the blanket but could not decide on it.

2. What was the result?

A．Mr. Day didn’t get the blanket.

B．The seller sold the blanket at a lower price.

C．The seller sent the blanket to Mr. Day’s home.

3. What can we learn from the story?

A．The seller was clever, but Mr. Day was foolish.

B．The seller wasn’t honest and Mr. Day was humorous.

C．The seller didn’t want to sell the blanket to Mr. Day.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the lady want the pianist to sing?

A．She knew he could sing well.

B．She was tired of listening to the piano.

C．She wanted to make him famous.

2. When did the pianist know he had a talent for singing?

A．That night after his first singing.

B．Long before he played the piano in the bar.

C．After he became a famous pianist.

3. What happened to the pianist at last?

A．He had his own piano bar.

B．He continued to play the piano in the bar.

C．He became a well-known singer in America.

4. Which of the following will the author of the passage agree on?

A．Everyone should make full use of his talent.

B．Few people have real talent.

C．People will succeed if they have talent.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the main topic of the talk?

A．Yard sales.

B．Chinese history.

C．An ancient artwork.

2. In which city was the bowl found?

A．New Haven.

B．London.

C．Taipei.

3. What did the man do when he got the bowl?

A．He sent pictures of it to experts.

B．He passed it down to his children.

C．He argued with the owner over the price.

4. How much money did the bowl eventually sell for?

A．$20,000.

B．$350,000.

C．$721,800.

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

A．The story of a lost cat.

B．The life on the farm.

C．The Harry Potter series.

2. Where do Colin and Echo live?

A．In an apartment.

B．On a farm.

C．On a boat.

3. When did Harry go missing?

A．10 years ago.

B．12 years ago.

C．14 years ago.

4. Who made the call probably?

A．A visitor.

B．A farmer.

C．The staff in an animal shelter.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the speaker’s mother do four jobs?

A．She had a big family to raise.

B．She tried to live a better life.

C．She wanted to make the speaker’s life better.

2. What happened to the speaker at the age of eleven?

A．She became an actress.

B．She held her solo show.

C．She got discouraged by a director.

3. What did the speaker’s mother tell her to do?

A．Believe in herself.

B．Trust others.

C．Fight back

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who had the priority to travel by plane during the Second World War?

A．Ordinary people.

B．Common soldiers.

C．Important officials.

2. What can be learned about Mr. Brown?

A．He was an ordinary cook in a cafeteria.

B．He did secret work for the government.

C．He worked as a reporter for the army.

3. What did the army officer discover in the end?

A．He had taken a very important person’s seat.

B．He arrived in London earlier than expected.

C．The scheduled report had been canceled.