Listening Comprehension Section B
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions. Will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
　　11. Why did the speaker go to a cafe?
　　A) He wanted to find a place to read his papers.
　　B) He wanted to kill time before boarding the plane.
　　C) He felt thirsty and wanted some coffee.
　　D) He went there to meet his friends.

　　12. What was in the speaker's case?
　　A) Toys for children.
　　B) Important documents.
　　C) Food and coffee.
　　D) Clothes and scientific papers.

　　13. What did the speaker find out on board the plane?
　　A) The woman took his case on purpose.
　　B) All his papers had been stolen.
　　C) He had taken the woman's case.
　　D) The woman played a joke on him.

　　14. What is this passage mainly about?
　　A) The liberation movement of British women.
　　B) Rapid economic development in Britain.
　　C) Changing attitudes to family life.
　　D) Reasons for changes in family life in Britain.

　　15. Why did British women become indispensable to industry after World War II?
　　A) Because millions of men died in the war.
　　B) Because women had proved their world.
　　C) Because women were more skillful that men.
　　D) Because factories preferred to employ women.

　　16. What remained unchanged in spite of all the challenges to family life?
　　A) The concept of "the family" as a social unit.
　　B) The attitudes to birth control.
　　C) The attitudes to religion.
　　D) The ideas of authority and tradition.

　　17. Who are likely to treat their only children as "special jewels"?
　　A) Those who are themselves spoiled and self-centered.
　　B) Those who expected to have several children but could only have one.
　　C) Those who like to give expensive jewels to their children.
　　D) Those who give birth to their only children when they are below 30.

　　18. Why do some only children become "little adults"?
　　A) Because their parents want them to share the family burden.
　　B) Because their parents are too strict with them in their education.
　　C) Because they have nobody to play with.
　　D) Because their parents want them to grow up as fast as possible.

　　19. What does the passage mainly discuss?
　　A) Two types of only children.
　　B) Parents' responsibilities
　　C) The necessity of family planning
　　D) The relationship between parents and children.

　　20. Why do some only children feel unhappy?
　　A) They have no sisters or brothers.
　　B) They are overprotected by their parents.
　　C) Their parents expect too much of them.
　　D) Their parents often punish them for minor faults.