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A．skyrocketed
B．outer-spaced
C．overestimated
D．under-questioned
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听力原文：W: I don't think I want to live in the dormitory next year. I need more privacy.
M: I know what you mean. But check out the cost of renting an apartment first. I wouldn't be surprised if you changed your mind.
Q: What does the man think the woman will do？
(16)
A．Ask for a reduction in her rent.
B．Move into an apartment with a roommate.
C．Stay in the dormitory.
D．Find out the cost of living in the dormitory.
听力原文：M: I don't think I want to live in the dormitory next year. I need more privacy.
W: I know what you mean. But check out the cost of renting an apartment first, I wouldn't be surprised if you changed your mind.
Q: What does the woman think the man will do？
(14)
A．Stay in the dormitory.
B．Find out the cost of living in the dormitory.
C．Ask for a reduction in his rent.
D．Move into an apartment with a roommate.
A. 到那个时候，生活代价会增加很多，我现在就已经不够花了。
B. 这些天，生活的成本有了戏剧性的增长，我花的比挣的都多。
C. 这段时间生活成本一直快速上涨，我总入不敷出。
DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB？
_Mary__ and __Linda__ are employees of a logistics company. They are talking about the salary levels in the company._
MARY: Do you like your job？
LINDA: {A. and they have to deliver the goods in all weather conditions; B. I don’t really like it; C. Your job is not difficult; D. The cost of living is increasing dramatically these days; E. It is said that couriers of our company can earn more than 6,000 yuan a month}.
MARY: Why not？
LINDA: Because the salary is low. {A. and they have to deliver the goods in all weather conditions; B. I don’t really like it; C. Your job is not difficult; D. The cost of living is increasing dramatically these days; E. It is said that couriers of our company can earn more than 6,000 yuan a month}. I always spend more money than I earn.
MARY: Don’t complain too much. I thought you got a good salary. Your salary is much higher than the white-collar average income of this city.
LINDA: Just 4,000 yuan a month. {A. and they have to deliver the goods in all weather conditions; B. I don’t really like it; C. Your job is not difficult; D. The cost of living is increasing dramatically these days; E. It is said that couriers of our company can earn more than 6,000 yuan a month}.
MARY: But that’s a really hard job. They work long hours every day, {A. and they have to deliver the goods in all weather conditions; B. I don’t really like it; C. Your job is not difficult; D. The cost of living is increasing dramatically these days; E. It is said that couriers of our company can earn more than 6,000 yuan a month}. You just sit in the comfortable office and don’t have to work outside.
LINDA: Yeah, that’s for sure.
MARY: {A. and they have to deliver the goods in all weather conditions; B. I don’t really like it; C. Your job is not difficult; D. The cost of living is increasing dramatically these days; E. It is said that couriers of our company can earn more than 6,000 yuan a month}. You have no reason to complain.
LINDA: Maybe you’re right.
M: Sponsoring a TV show would be effective, but it costs a lot.
W: I agree with you. However, It' s beyond our budget. Let' s see. What do you think of the idea of making community flyers？
M: Why couldn' t I think of that？ It won't cost a lot.
What are they talking about？
A．How to increase sales of their products
B．The naming of their new products
C．Famous TV shows
D．How to put an ad in the local paper
听力原文：M: I don't think I want to live in the dormitory next year. I need more privacy.
W: I know what you mean. But check our the cast of renting an apartment first, I wouldn't be surprised if you changed your mind.
Q: What does the woman think the man will do？
(14)
A．Stay in the dormitory.
B．Find out the cost of living in the dormitory.
C．Ask for a reduction in his rent.
D．Move into an apartment with a roommate.
听力原文：M: (19)You know I've been thinking about applying for a job in Germany. Well, I've got the details about different jobs and I'd like your opinion about which would be the best one to go for.
W: Where are the jobs？
M: (20)One's in Munich, one's in Frankfurt and the other one's in Hamburg.
W: Munich's supposed to be a very nice place.
M: Yes, it is, and it's also in a beautiful part of Germany, not far from the Alps.
W: That would be great for the kids they'd love to be able to go skiing at weekends.
M: But, one problem with Munich is that it's growing very fast. That means the cost of living will probably be very high.
W: (21)How is the salary of the job in Munich compared with the other jobs？
M: It's higher than the salary of the job in Frankfurt but lower than the one in Hamburg. The Hamburg job has the most responsibility. From the point of view of career progression that would probably be the best job for me.
W: Hamburg's the closest to Britain, too, so it would be easy to come back for long weekends and holidays.
M: That's right, and there's a regular ferry service which would save quite a bit on fares.
W: What about the cost of living in Germany as a whole？ How is it compared with British？
M: Well, It's definitely higher than over here, but salaries are substantially higher, so we'd certainly be better off than we are now.
(20)
A．The comparison in costs of living between different countries.
B．The advantages and disadvantages of working in different places.
C．Where to spend their forthcoming holidays.
D．Which university their eldest son should attend.
As prices and building costs keep rising, the "do—it—yourself" (DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.
"We needed furniture(家具) for our living room," says John Ross, "and we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. "(76) John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a two-week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and iris wife died. He has a full—time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for ＄ 420. "I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself."
John and Jim are not unusual people. In order to save money, most families in the country are doing everything they can so that they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a "do—it yourselfer", you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
We can learn from the text that many newly married people ______.
A．find it hard to pay for what they need
B．have to learn to make their own furniture
C．take DIY course run by the government
D．seldom go to a department store to buy things
Of course, living in a city like this has its disadvantages as well. For a start, the cost of living can be very high -- renting an apartment, for example, is very expensive. And as the city is expanding, there are a lot of building sites Where new apartments are continually being built to deal with the population explosion which is a direct result of the government encouraging people to have more children.
Where did the speaker live for five years？
A．London.
B．Paris.
C．Singapore.
D．New York.
Why isn't dollar worth as much as it used to be？ One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it.
No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there's a shortage of goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies withhold gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.
Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget (预算). A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you're spending too much on entertainment. Or if you're spending too much on clothes, you may want to sew your own clothes. Budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.
What has troubled many families in the United States？
A．A not-large-enough income.
B．Nothing is left over to put away.
C．The increasing cost of living.
D．A shortage of certain goods.
听力原文： Many families in the United States have a larger income than ever before, but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet anyway. Almost everyone is wondering, "What happens to all my money？ I never seem to have anything left to put away."
Why isn't a dollar worth as much as it used to be？ One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar has a low value, you can't buy as many things with it.
No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers can make the prices go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there's shortage of goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies withhold gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.
Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living. So many people plan a family budget. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you're spending too much on entertainment. Or if you're spending too much on clothes, you may want to sew your own clothes. Budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.
(33)
A．A larger income often results in a lower living standard.
B．No more money is left over in spite of a larger income.
C．To put away some money has become a necessity.
D．They don't know where their money has gone.
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