What did he do on the Mississippi and why did he give up the job？

What did the tramp do after he had been locked in？

A. He stole some expensive items from the store.

B. He made himself athome.

C. He kept himself in bed for 3 days.

D. He had a Christmas party.

听力原文：W: Please turn off the lights, Harry.

M: Why？ What's the matter？ I want to read the paper.

W: If we turn on too many lights, all the electricity in the house will go off.

M: Now who told you that？

W: Our new neighbor Mr. Smith.

M: Mr. Smith？ When did he come to our home？

W: I had to go to his home and ask for help today.

M: What was wrong？

W: When I turned on the washing machine, all the lights went out.

M: Well, did he take care of it for you？

W: Yes, but he said it would take a lot more work to do a really good job.

M: What does he mean by a really good job？

W: He said we need new electric wires throughout the house and a lot of other things.

M: Did he tell you how much it would cost？

W: Yes, about a thousand dollars.

M: A thousand dollars？ That's a lot of money. And just when we need to get some work done on our car, too.

What had gone wrong in their house？

A．Their washing machine.

B．The electricity.

C．The lights.

According to the passage, what did the space probes do？

A．Created abnormal conditions on the planets.

B．Confirmed the space artists' work.

C．Produced new occupations for artists.

D．Promoted interest in outer space.

What made Larry Drakes leave the shop without buying the coat he liked？

A．He did not get the kind of service he should have.

B．The young shop-assistant was not polite to him.

C．The other shop-assistants did not come to help.

What did the woman's parents do in Central America？

A．Travel around the area.

B．Volunteer their services.

C．Teach in some schools.

D．Visit relatives in the area.

What did the man do？

A．He didn't tell Alice the news.

B．He told Alice the news.

C．He asked the woman to tell Alice the news.

What does the man say he did？

A．Worked from home on his day off

B．Informed his boss about the problem

C．Promised to finish a project he started

D．Asked to take additional time off from work

听力原文：M: Did you do anything during the winter vocation？

W: Not much. What did you do then？

M: I had planned to go skiing or swimming but I wound up studying for the National Test.

What did the man do during the winter vocation？

A．He went skiing.

B．He went swimming.

C．He went on studying.

D．He didn't do much.

What will the man do before he leaves？

A．Check out a chemistry book.

B．Make copies of all the pages in the book.

C．Put a notice on the bulletin board.

D．Look for a copy of the book on the reserve shell'.

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： If you're in a western country, you often see people walking their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world. However the reason why one keeps the dog has changed. Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against the other animals. And the dog listened to him and did what he told him to do. Later people used dogs for hunting other animals. And dogs did not eat what they got until their masters agreed.

Dogs were also used for driving sheep and guarding chickens. But now people in towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals any more. Of course, they keep them to frighten thieves. But the most important reason for keeping dogs is that they feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with; for a young wife, a dog is her child when she does not have her own; for old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.

In the old days dogs were used for the following EXCEPT ______.

A．hunting other animals.

B．driving sheep.

C．guarding chickens.

D．keeping thieves away.