12月的四级听力题答案

　　四级听力

　　11 C) She has not got the mans copies for her

　　12 B) She was late for the appointment

　　13 C) It wont be easy for Mark to win the election

　　14 A) It failed to arrive at its destination in time

　　15 A) Just make use of whatever information is available

　　16 D) The woman isnt qualified to take the course the manmentioned

　　17 A) They are both to blame

　　18 A) They are in desperate need of financial assistance

　　19 C) We derive some humorous satisfaction from theirmisfortune

　　20 C) They dont know how to cope with the situation

　　21 A) They themselves would like to do it but dont dare to

　　22 C) To relieve her feelings

　　23 D) Bringing a handgun into Hong Kong

　　24 D) He is suspected of having slipped something in Kunmarsbag

　　25 B) Find Alfred Foster

　　26 B) They think travel gives them their moneys worth

　　27 D) Launch a new program of adventure trips

　　28 B) The way people travel

　　29 B) The changing roles played by men and women

　　30 A) Offer more creative and practical ideas than men

　　31 C) To show that women are capable of doing what men do

　　32 B) Reporting criminal offenses in Greenville

　　33 D) It has fewer violent crimes than big cities

　　34 A) There are a wide range of cases

　　35 A) Write about something pleasant

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