(C) The chairman described what the company would do in the years to come.
(D) The chairman decided to contend against the company's development strategy.
对于商务场景的词汇要熟悉，board chairman董事会主席，outline概述。
习惯表达
2. You needn‟t notify the maintaining office about the fixing of the faucet in the washroom. I can get Tom to take care of it. He is really handy.
2. (A) Someone from the maintenance office will fix the faucet.
(B) Tom will phone the maintenance office for you.
(C) I will get up early and have the faucet repaired for you.
(D) I will ask Tom to repair the faucet in the washroom.
关键词:notify通知，faucet龙头，handy能干的。.
习惯表达
3. Although the accountant promised to help by all he could, the auditor called into question the accuracy of the figures in the books.
3. (A) The auditor doubted if the figures were accurate.
(B) The auditor asked the accountant a couple of questions.
(C) The auditor promised to help the accountant with the figures.
(D) The auditor called the accountant about the accuracy of the figures.
call into question等于doubt。
商务场景
4. We have carefully checked your qualifications, and decided that we need someone with more office experience. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
4. (A) A careful check has revealed that your products are not of good qualities.
(B) More office workers are needed in reviewing the applicants' qualifications.
(C) We regret to inform you that your job application has been turned down.
(D) We are sorry that we didn't check your qualifications while you were in the office.
商务场景。We are sorry for the inconvenience.中级听力高频句型。我们对不便表示抱歉。
健康场景
5. The sales of Vitamin E helped by the testimony of healthy food experts and a number of leading medical authorities have doubled in the past 5 years.
5. (A) Experts in the medical field have doubled in the past five years.
(B) Both health food and medical authorities have recommended Vitamin E.
(C) The health food experts are not authorized to comment on Vitamin E.
(D) The selling of Vitamin E must be approved by the leading medical authorities.
健康场景。testimony证明，medical authorities医学权威。
数字题
6. An average American male is expected to live 75.4 years while the life expectancy of a female can be 80.4 years.
6. (A) Now American men can live five years longer than expected.
(B) An ordinary American woman lives a happier life.
(C) In America, there are more females than males.
(D) In America, women live longer than men.
life expectancy寿命。也许要听好数字。
习惯表达
7. For many people in large cities, the reasons against owning a private car outweigh the reasons for owning one. Therefore the answer is negative.
7. (A) With the expansion of urbanization, many people now choose to live in the city.
(B) With private cars becoming increasingly popular, there is less green in cities.
(C) There is good reason that a person in an urban area should not buy a car.
(D) There is the answer to the question of why it is worthwhile living in a large city.
