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Location, location, location. We’ve all heard that the most important thing to look for in a home is its location. It’s true -- location is very important, even if you don’t plan to be there many years. What can you look for in the location of your home For instance, are you looking for someplace close enough to town that you could walk to shops and restaurants, or do you want the seclusion(隐居处) of a more quiet, rural setting Do you want your kids to be able to walk to school, or is riding the bus okay Even if some of these things aren’t important to you, when it comes time to sell, the location of the home will always have an impact(影响).
The other thing to keep in mind about location is that your preferences will change over the years. What’s important to you right now, may not be so important in 10 years and vice versa. For example, having no kids might make you ignore looking into the school district the home is in. Later on, if yo

[单项选择]Man: Hi, Janet, I hear you’ve just returned from a tour of Australia．Did you get a chance to visit the Sydney Opera House Woman: of course I did．It would be a shame for anyone visiting Australia not to see this unique creation in architecture. Its magnificent beauty is simply beyond description. Question: What do we learn from this conversation
A. Janet loves the beautiful landscape of Australia very much.
B. Janet is very much interested in architecture.
C. Janet admires the Sydney Opera House very much.
D. Janet thinks it’s a shame for anyone not to visit Australia.

[填空题]You hear the same complaint all the time as people get older: “My memory is terrible.” Is it all in the mind, or do real changes take place in the brain with age to justify such grumbling (抱怨) The depressing answer is that the brain’s cells, the neurons, die and decline in efficiency with age. 　　Professor Arthur Shimamura, of the University of California at Berkeley, says there are three main ways in which mental function changes. The first is mental speed, for example how quickly you can react to fast-moving incidents on the road. Drivers in their late teens react quickly but tend to drive too fast, while the over sixties are more cautious but react more slowly. The near-inevitable slowing with age also partly explains why soccer players are seen as old in their thirties, while golf professionals are still in their prime at that age. This type of mental slowing results from a reduction in the efficiency with which the brain’s neurons work. 　　The fact that adults find it harder t

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M: I hear you’ve been ill.
W: Well, I had the flu for two weeks, but I’m fine now.

How long has the woman been ill（）
A. Two weeks.
B. Two hours.
C. Two months.
D. Two days.

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· You will hear five different people who all run their own business. They are talking about how they raised the money to start their business.
· For each extract there are two tasks. For Task One, choose the type of business from the list A-H. For Task Two, choose the source of funding for the business from the list A-H.
· After you have listened once, replay the recording.

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