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W: Can you speak up a little? I’m having difficulty hearing you.
M: All right. Is that better?
Q: What can we conclude from the talk? The woman doesn’t like the man. The man tries to speak more loudly. The man doesn’t want to speak up. The woman has no problem hearing the man.
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W: It seems like new inventions come out almost every day.
M: Yes, we may well call our time “The Age of New Inventions.“
W: I’ve heard of: “the Computer Age“, “The Internet Age“, “The IT Age“, and “The Age of Cloning“ ,but I’ve never heard theat phrase before.
M: Thanks to advances in science and technology, our lives are becoming easier.
W: Yes, indeed. They have not just changed our way of life, but our ideas as well.
M: That’s true. However, they have also brought about some side effects.
W: I agree. Just think of the harm from crime committed through the Internet.
M: And children may be the most likely online victims. Nevertheless, what I’m most worried about is human cloning.
W: Me, too. I fully support the idea of banning all kinds of experiments involving human cloning.
M: I just can’t bear to live among clones.
W: That’s totally unbearable.
Q9. What’s the topic of this conversation? The advantages of modern society. The side effects of IT and cloning technology. The conveniences of modern life. Benefits and harms of new technologies.
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M: Lily, are you interested in traveling?
W: Yes, why?
M: The school Travel Association is planning for a trip to Guilin.
W: Oh, Guilin is a beautiful place.
M: Do you like to join us?
W: When will you set out?
M: We are thinking of the National Day Holiday. Will you be free then?
W: Unfortunately, I’ll take part in the 3rd Spoken English Competition in Beijing at that time.
M: Oh, what a pity! Hope you a success in your competition.
W. Thank you. I’ll try my best. The boy’s association. The girl’s competition. The trip to Beijing. The trip to Guilin.
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What surprising items can camels chew up?
Camels can chew up sharp ______.What surprising items can camels chew up?
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Would you be so kind ______ to do me a favor? but and or as
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The experiment is not satisfactory and its data is doubtful; we’ll have to do it ______ time. second a second the second this second
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Peter ______ the driver’s test, but he was not calm enough in the last minutes. can have passed ought to have passed might have passed must have passed
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The project will be finished at the end of this month; by then, we ______ for ten weeks. are working have been worked were working will have worked
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We are told that the order has not yet come, so we have nothing to do now but ______. wait to be waiting to wait waiting
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______ he first heard of Ba Jin, the great Chinese writer. That was from his father It was from his father that it was his father It was his father that
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Although it is the first time he takes up such a big task, never ______ afraid of difficulties. he has been has he been has been he been has he
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The production of our new model is to go up ______ 8.6 percent this year. at in by with
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No sooner had we reached our destination ______ we all sat down to rest. when then than until
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The Students Union’s secretary and monitor ______ asked to make a speech at the meeting. is was are were
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My (suggest) ______ is that we send a few technicians to help other groups.
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He’s (increase) ______ rude to me.
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She had been looking forward to (leave) ______ the hospital wards for a holiday in the Orkneys.
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Did you remember (cash) ______ a cheque for Mr. Walter last Friday?
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As the students gain (confident) ______ in themselves, they are less likely to cheat.
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Twenty dollars seems a (reason) ______ price for that skirt.
