m() n. very bad luck or sth. that happens to you as a result of bad luck.

听力原文：W: Oh, no! Oh, I can't believe I dropped that mirror. What bad luck.

M: Don't worry, mama! I'll pick it up for you.

W: Thanks. But you know I can just hear your grandmother's voice saying" Now you are in for seven years of bad luck. ".

M: Why would she say that？

W: Oh, you know her, she's very superstitious. She believes that once a mirror is broken, you can't see yourself as a whole person in it. So something really had is going to happen to you.

M: Yes, but why？ Why seven years of bad luck.

W: Well, I guess a long time ago, people thought it took seven years for the body to repair itself, so I guess it would take seven years to fix a broken body.

M: Seven years is a really long time. I guess I’m glad I didn't drop that mirror.

W: Oh？

M: No, mama, I'm only kidding. I mean you don't really believe in that stuff, do you？

What will make one have seven years of bad luck according to the speaker？

A．To break the mirror.

B．To see the black cat.

C．To write with left hand.

D．To sneeze without blessing.

A.I’m sorry to hear that.

B.Bad luck!

C.What a pity!

D.Bad news.

A.Good luck

B.Congratulations

C.Come on

D.Go ahead

听力原文：F: Hi, Frank.

M: Hi, Jessica. I've heard that you' ve got a job. Congratulations!

F: Thank you. What about you ？

M: Still hunting. Sometimes I just wonder why I've got such bad luck!

F: Why not try using the Internet？ I got mine there. You don' t go on line very often, do you ？

M: Yes. But I don' t trust the Internet much. Usually I just check my mail, enter the chat room and find some interesting news on the Internet.

F: You can make better use of your computer apart from just having fun. Through the keyboard, we can correspond almost instantly with anyone else, an where; we can find information on almost any topic. You can play orders for goods and services and you can explore the catalogues of faraway libraries.

M: And of course, I can reach the companies that want to recruit people.

F: Yes. All you have to do is to flu in some blanks and cliche here and there. And then, you wait for phone call.

M: Is that what happened to you ？

F: Exactly. I received phone balls from 27 companies within two weeks.

M: Ok, I will try.

What may be the relationship between the two people？

A．Classmates.

B．Boyfriend and girlfriend.

C．Colleagues.

D．Brother and sister.

ting and puzzling. For instance, women customarily walk behind their husbands, and often three or four generations live together in the same house. None of these customs troubled me, however, until the day I found out that my wedding dress was to be red.

This is America, I thought, not China, and I am not going to make myself look silly by wearing that dress. What would my friends and family think？

My future mother-in-law soon caught wind of my reluctance to wear the dress and came to visit me.

"I know it is difficult for you to accept wearing a red wedding dress," she said. "I would like to help you understand our marriage customs. All Chinese women marry in a red dress because this color symbolizes great happiness, good luck, and a bright future. To marry in a white dress would bring very bad luck, for white represents mourning and deep sorrow."

Hearing this, I felt there was no way that I could refuse to wear that dress on my wedding day. Then she smiled and said, "You must promise to pass on this particular tradition to your own daughter one day. Old ways should never be forgotten."

Now so many years have passed since that day, but some things never change. And one of them is the attitude of people growing up in a new generation. When I told my daughter the history of the red dress, she replied, "I'm not wearing that dress!"

(30)

A．Women should walk behind their husbands.

B．Three or four generations live together in the same house.

C．Old people are held in great respect.

D．Women marry in a red dress.

听力原文：M: Hello, is that Jane？

W: Speaking.

M: Hi, Jane, this is Chris here. Listen, I'm in real trouble. I'm in the middle of an assignment and my computer's crashed!

W: Oh, no! Bad luck!

M: Yeah, I can't believe it! What do you think I should do？ I'm desperate!

W: I think I can help you, Chris, so calm down! It happened to me last year, and I solved the problem. So don't panic! What happened exactly？

M: I started to boot up and suddenly the screen went blank. I couldn't do anything! All my data's gone! I can't get back it! I've lost it all!

W: Listen, that happened to me, and I took it round to a small company I know and they fixed it in an hour! And they got back all my data, too.

M: Thank goodness Can you give me the phone number？

W: Sure, they're very helpful. Speak to Kit, Kit Marlow. You can mention my name too! That might help. Do you have a pen handy？ Call them at 0208 346 789. Oh, just one more thing. Before you do that, switch it off, and try again. You never know it might correct itself.

M: Okay! I'll do that fight now. And thanks a million!

W: My pleasure. Good luck.

(20)

A．He lost all his data in his work.

B．He can't find his data in the computer.

C．He can't find the phone number of a company.

D．His computer is crashed in the middle of his work.

听力原文：W: Hi, how is everything？ Are you ready for the party？

M: Yes, just about. It's been crazy trying to organize everything, we haven't even started to think about the wedding yet !

W: There are lots of things to think about. Has she chosen her dress yet？

M: I think she has decided about the dress, but of course, I can't see it before the wedding. It's bad luck if I do.

W: Have you bought the wedding rings yet？

M: Yes, I found some beautiful ones in a magazine, I'm having them made now.

W: Emily is a great girl, and very pretty. Does she have any good looking brothers？

M: Hey! Stop thinking about that and help me. I have booked the function room at "Tequilas", ordered the food, and booked the band. They are going to play Mexican music, to go with the theme of the food and the place.

W: So, that's everything, right？ You said that Emily was arranging the invitations, so everything is ready.

M: No! I haven't ordered the drink. What should we serve？

W: Well, if you are going to party, do it in style. Champagne! And some Mexican drinks, to keep with the Mexican theme. You can ask the restaurant to sort it our for you.

M: It's a good thing I got that promotion, with all of this money coming out I'm really going to need that pay raise!

(20)

A．No, he doesn't like any of them.

B．Yes, they are being made.

C．Yes, he has bought them from a shop.

D．No, he will not wear a wedding ring.

听力原文：W: Hi, how is everything？ Are you ready for the party？

M: Yes, just about. It's been crazy trying to organize everything, we haven't even started to think about the wedding yet!

W: There are lots of things to think about. Has she chosen her dress yet？

M. I think she has decided about thee dress, but of course, I can't see it before the wed ding. It's bad luck if I do.

W: Have you bought the wedding rings yet？

M: Yes, I found some beautiful ones in a magazine, I'm having them made now.

W: Emily is a great girl, and very pretty. Does she have any good looking brothers？

M: Hey! Stop thinking about that and help me. I have booked the function room at Tequilas' , ordered the food, and booked the band. They are going to play Mexican music, to go with the theme of the food and the place.

W: So, that's everything, right？ You said that Emily was arranging the invitations, so everything is ready.

M: No! I haven't ordered the drink. What should we serve？

W: Well, if you are going to party, do it in style. Champagne! And some Mexican drinks, to keep with the Mexican theme. You can ask the restaurant to sort it our for you. M: It's a good job I got that promotion, with all of this money coming out I'm really going to need that pay rise!

(20)

A．no, he doesn't like any of them.

B．yes, they are being made.

C．yes, he has bought them from a shop.

D．no, he will not wear a wedding ring.

bad luck that mine crashed when I had almost finished.

M: No problem. What are friends for？

Q: What can we find out from this conversation？

(19)

A．The woman didn't finish her project.

B．The man doesn't have a computer.

C．The woman's computer was broken.

D．The woman has bought a new computer.