7. M: Did you see Mary in the business office?
W: Yes, she was applying for a student loan.
Q: What was Mary doing?
8. W: When is the movie to start?
M: Don't worry. It doesn't start until 12:30, we've still got 30 minutes.
Q: What's the time now?
9. M: I like skiing but not swimming.
W: Swimming and tennis are my favorite sports.
Q: Which sport does the man like?
10. W: Tom, how are you? I heard you were sick.
M: They must have confused me with somebody else, I've never felt better.
Q: How does Tom feel?
Section B
Very high waves are destructive when they strike the land. Fortunately, this seldom happens. One reason is that out at sea, waves moving in one direction almost always run into waves moving in a different direction. The two sets of waves tend to cancel each other out. Another reason is that water is shallower near the shore. As a wave gets closer to land, the shallow bottom helps reduce its strength.
But the power of waves striking the shore can still be very great. During a winter gale, waves sometimes strike the shore with the force of 6,000 pounds for each square foot. That means a wave, 25 feet high and 500 feet along its face, may strike the shore with a force of 75 million pounds.
Yet the waves, no matter how big or how violent, affect only the surface of the sea. During the most raging storms, the water a hundred fathoms (600feet) beneath the surface is just as calm as on the day without a breath of wind.
答案与详解
1. 答案A。On sale 意为“减价出售”，此题关键在于听懂“Twenty-five dollars each, or two for forty dollars.” 买一件25美元或买两件40美元。因此选A。
2.答案D。此题关键在于听懂第二个人的对话“他说自己不能吃东西，感到不舒服，胃很痛。” 因此从选项来看，D的推断是合乎情理的。
3.答案D。Friendly, easy-going 及 opposite是此题的关键词。其中，easy-going意为“随和的；易相处的，” 根据听到的opposite，选它的反义词not easy-going, 因此选D。
4.答案B。从第二句 “I heard that he has more than 300 jazz records.” 意思是“我
听说他有 300多张爵士乐的碟子。” 我们不难推断出Peter是位爵士乐迷。
5.答案A。听到了关键词stamps 和air mail, 则不难推出此对话应发生在邮局。 因此选A。
6.答案D。从sure可以知道Jim答应了女人的请求，后面说的why not 是进一步的确认，含有“邀请”之意，说明Jim很乐意开车送她去学校。因此选D。
7.答案D。此题关键词是a student loan，意为学生贷款。四个选项中只有financial aid 是a student loan 的同义词。因此选D。
8.答案C。从第二个人的话语中可以知道“电影在12:30开演，现在离开演还有30分钟，”不难推出现在是12:00。因此选C。
9.答案A。从第一句话 “I like skiing but not swimming.” 意思是“我喜欢滑雪而不喜欢游泳。”不难选出答案A。
10.答案D。此题关键在于听懂第二句。“They must have confused me with somebody else.” 意思是“他们一定是看错人了。” I've never felt better等于I always feel fine. 因此答案选D。
11.strike 12.seldom 13.sets 14.shallower 15.bottom
16.strength 17.shore
18.strike the shore with a force of 75 million pounds.
19. the waves, no matter how big or how violent, affect only the surface of the sea
