My sister has yet to discover what she wants to do with her life.

听力原文：M: Have you prepared any gifts for your mother's birthday yet？

W: My father has ordered flowers and a birthday cake. My sister will give her a handbag. And I've got a pair of shoes.

Q: What presents will the children give？

(5)

A．A handbag and flowers.

B．Flowers and a cake.

C．Shoes and a cake.

D．A handbag and a pair of shoes.

SECTION B PASSAGES

Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： It is a dark stormy night when suddenly the phone rings. I casually answer the telephone. It is my older sister informing me that our mother is in the hospital. She is going to need an emergency brain transplant. It takes me just a moment to drop everything I am doing and rush to the hospital. When I arrive I see my father and sister in the waiting room casually enjoying their conversation. I am amazed they could have such high spirits at such a time. As I begin to confront them on this, they inform. me that this is merely a routine brain transplant. They reinforce that very few die from the actual transplant. I become immediately relieved as a huge burden has been lifted off my shoulders. Issues of transplants, vaccines, and medicine are such that, whether anyone realizes it, they are becoming a social concern that does affect each of us. Nearly each and every one of us today has received vaccine shots. We have all used medications. We have all heard of transplant technology. This above example I have used is farfetched. Brain transplants are not an everyday occurrence. They are not yet, at least. However, kidney and heart transplants are beginning to become a more and more common every day. Who knows what is possible with the proper research.

Why did the speaker drop everything at the time？

A．Because she received a telephone call at midnight.

B．Because her mother was sent to a hospital.

C．Because her older sister was seriously ill.

D．Because her father was sent to a hospital.

My sister has a talent for music.

A．interest

B．limitation

C．dream

D．gift

My sister has ______ friends at school. But she has good friends. ()

A．few, a few

B．a few, few

C．little, a little

D．a little, little

My sister has recently got a job as a (reception) ______ in a hotel.

A.gone

B.got

C.come

D.been

r husband were ecstatic.【C2】______were her parents. Joan expected her older sister, Sally, to be just【C3】______delighted. Joan had always worshiped Sally—the beauty and the star of the family—and【C4】______at her achievements. But since the babys arrival, the sisters have become【C5】______Joan feels hurt that Sally seems completely【C6】______in little Andrew. Sally, who had no children, claims that her younger sister "acts【C7】______no one ever had a baby before". Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the sudden【C8】______in their family roles is the real cause of the current【C9】______Joan has finally【C10】______her dominant older sister—and Sally doesnt like it! Their present distance may be【C11】______but study shows that childhood rivalry doesnt just exist during the childhood. It can【C12】______a strong ingredient in sibling (兄弟姐妹) relationships throughout life. In a study at the University of Cincinnati, 65 men and women were asked how they felt【C13】______their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted【C14】______similar feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were sufficiently intense to have【C15】______their entire lives. Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive and affectionate—yet still need to【C16】______Two brothers I know【C17】______killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the【C18】______they are the best of friends. My own younger sister never fails to tell me when Ive【C19】______weight.... However, shes a terrible cook and that【C20】______me.

【C1】

A．to

B．in

C．at

D．for

A.has not yet graded

B.has not yet been graded

C.is not yet to be graded

D.is not yet graded

My sister has been working in that factory ever ______ it was set up.

A．since

B．while

C．when

D．fill