请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

13. How does the man probably look now?

A. Tired. B.Surprised. C.Sad.

14. How much will the man's owner charge for the rent?

A.500 dollars. B.600 dollars. C.700 dollars.

15.What did the man's friend often do in the apartment?

A. He often smoked.

B.He often drank alone.

C.He often sang with his friend.

16. What can we know about the man?

　　 A.He likes to live alone. B.He hates making friend.

　　 C.He comes home late at night.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17. What is a good newspaper story like?

A. Ordinary and complete. B.New and attractive.

C.International.

　　18.What can we know about newspaper stories compared with TV stories?

A. They report much faster. B. They have fewer readers.

C.They make readers learn more.

19.Why do some people like reading stories happening in their own

country?

　　　 A. Because of more information. B.Because of the attraction.

　　　 C.Because of the familiarity.

　　20.What does the speaker mainly tell us?

　　 A.The development of the newspaper.

　　　 B.The qualities of a good newspaper.

　　　 C.The character of the international news.

第二部分： 阅读理解（共两节，20小题，满分40分）

第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将之涂黑。

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