A．Choose the word which is in the sentence you hear．
1．He would live in his shadow for the next twenty-three years．
2．There is a marked contrast between the standard of living in the north of the country and that in the south．
3．Economists believe that the total jobless will soar to 3．5million by the spring．
4．In frogs and toads，the tongue is fixed to the front of the mouth in order to facilitate protruding it at some distance，GREatly aiding in the capture of insects．
5．He swerved in order to avoid hitting a little boy on a bicycle．
B．Choose the sentence which is the closest in meaning to the sentence you hear．
1．Mrs Black bought a twenty-dollar dress for sixteen dollars．
2．You have about five minutes to finish your tests．Please don't forget to put your names on them．
3．It was very kind of her to meet us at the airport，especially on such a short notice．
4．Although they are brothers，they don't look alike．
5．She used to take two tablets a day，but re- cently the doctor doubled the dosage．
6．Usually I like to have orange juice for breakfast，but I've had it so often lately that I'm rather tired of it．
7．I really don't want any dessert．Just bring me my check，please．
8．If it hadn't been so late，we would have called you．
9．The football game started at two o'clock， and we arrived just in time for the second half．
10．In spite of occasional differences in opin- ion，Ron and Paul get along very well．
C．Write down the sentences you hear．
1．I warmed both hands before the fire of life．
2．Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist．
3．Modesty helps one go forward，whereas conceit makes one lag behind．
4．Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang，the mastermind．
5．Our age abounds in heroic deeds and achievements of every kind．
