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W: Hi, Jim. I haven’t seen you for a few weeks.
M: Oh, hi, Mary. (9)I have been studying a lot for my final exam.
W: Well, this semester is about over now.
M: Yeah. (8)My brother is coming for a visit this summer, and we’d like to see some of the country, but traveling is so expensive.
W: Have you thought about camping
M: Camping I’ve never done that.
W: I think you’ll really like it. (10)You can rent the equipment you need.
M: Is it cheap
W: Yeah, much cheaper than buying or staying at the hotel.
M: Good idea. Here is my bus. I’ll talk to you about this again and get all the details.

What did the women suggest Jim do in order to make traveling cheaper（　）.
A. To stay in a cheap hotel.
B. To rent camping equipment.
C. To stay in his brother’s house.
D. To buy camping equipment.

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W: Hi, Jim. I haven’t seen you for a few weeks.
M: Oh, hi, Mary. (9)I have been studying a lot for my final exam.
W: Well, this semester is about over now.
M: Yeah. (8)My brother is coming for a visit this summer, and we’d like to see some of the country, but traveling is so expensive.
W: Have you thought about camping
M: Camping I’ve never done that.
W: I think you’ll really like it. (10)You can rent the equipment you need.
M: Is it cheap
W: Yeah, much cheaper than buying or staying at the hotel.
M: Good idea. Here is my bus. I’ll talk to you about this again and get all the details.

What is Jim going to do this summer（　）.
A. To travel with his friends.
B. To travel with his brother.
C. To go to see his brother.
D. To work as a tour guid

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W: Hi, Richard, I haven’t seen you for a few weeks.
M: Hi, Susan, I’ve been studying a lot for my final exams.

Why hasn’t Susan seen Richard lately （）
A. He was visiting his uncle.
B. He went on a trip.
C. He moves to another city.
D. He’s been studying.

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W: Hi. John. I haven’t seen you for a few weeks.
M: Hi. Mary. I’ve been studying a lot for final exams.
W: Well, the term is almost over now.
M: Yeah. My brother is coming for a visit this summer, and we’d like to see some of the country. But traveling is so expensive.
W: Have you thought about camping
W: Camping I’ve never done that !
W: Oh. I think you’ll really like it. You can rent the equipment you need. It’s much cheaper than buying it or staying at a hotel.
M: What a good idea! We can drive until we find a nice spot and just camp wherever we like.
W: Well, not exactly. It’s usually illegal unless you camp in a designated area. But there are many national parks and camp grounds around the country.
M: But that takes all the fun out of it.
W: Not really. Besides, there are almost always conveniences like showers at camp grounds to make it a little easier.
A. Students.
B. Teachers.
C. Park employees.

[单项选择]—Hi, I haven’t seen you for a long time. You look fine! —（）. You look well, too.
A. Thanks
B. Oh, no
C. Not at all

[单项选择] Iris Rossner has seen eastern German customers weep for joy when they drive away in shiny, new Mercedes—Benz sedans. "They have tears in their eyes and keep saying how lucky they are," says Rossner, the Mercedes employee responsible for post-delivery celebrations. Rossner has also seen the French pop corks on bottles of champagne as their national flag was hoisted above a purchase and she has seen American business executives, Japanese tourists and Russian politicians travel thousands of miles to a Mercedes plant in southwestern Germany when a classic sedan with the tradermark three-pointed star was about to roll off the assembly line and into their lives. Those were the good old days at Mercedes, an era that began during the economic miracle of the 1960s and ended in 1991. Times have changed. "Ten years ago, we had clear leadership in the market," says Mercedes spokesman Horst Krambeer, "But over this period, the market has changed drastically. We are now in a pitched battle.
A. reducing the salary of employees
B. opening up to consumer need
C. increasing the efficiency of production
D. getting to business in various fields