A. Because it's too crowded in the subway.

　B. Because the nearest subway stop is far from them.

　C. Because she doesn't like taking the subway.

12. How will the two speakers get to where they want to go?

A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By taxi.

听第9段材料，回答第13~16题

13. What date is it today?

A. November 4th. B. November 3rd. C. November 5th.

14. What does the woman do?

A. She is a student. B. She is a nurse. C. She is a secretary.

15. What will Doctor Li be doing at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning?

A. Having a meeting.

　B. Giving a lecture.

　C. Doing an operation.

16. When will the woman see Doctor Li?

　A. At 5:00 p.m. today.

　B. At 5:00 p. m. tomorrow.

　C. At 3:00 p.m. tomorrow.

听第10段材料，回答第17~20题

17. What hit the two villages in South Africa?

A. An earthquake. B. A flood. C. A storm.

18. How many people were killed?

　A. One. B. Seven. C. Fourteen.

19. How was Mr. Smith's child?

A. He was killed.

　B. He was safe.

　C. He was injured.

20. Where was Mr. Smith when the disaster happened?

A. He was in the kitchen.

　B. He was in the bedroom.

　C. He was in his office.

第二部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

第一节 （共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow landed on their window. The father asked his son,"What is that?"The son replied,"That's a crow."

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, The son said,"Father, I told you just now. It is a crow."After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time,"What is that?"This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone,"It's a crow, a crow."